必修二Unit 3 Computers reading课时作业

一、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries. And in the 　1　 300 years, there were 　2　 many changes in 　3　 places that now people can　4　 tell an English person 　5　 an American in the way he or she speaks.

　　Many old words 　6　 in England but were kept in America. For example, 300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they called either a "faucet", a "spigot", or a "tap". All these words are 　7　 heard in different parts of America, but only "tap" is still common in 　8　. Americans often made up new words or changed old 　9　. "Corn" is one kind of plant in America and 　10　 in England.

　　Also, over the last three centuries the English language 　11　 thousands of new words for things that weren't known 　12　. And often, American and English people used two 　13　 names for them. A tin can is called "tin" for short in England, but a "can" in America. The word "radio" is 　14　 all over the world, including America. But many English people call it a "wireless". And almost anything having something to do 　15　 cars, railroads, etc. 　16　 different names in British and American English.

　　But now American and British English may be growing close together. One 　17　 is the large amount of American speech that British people hear daily in movies, on television, or 　18　 travellers. 　19　 this, Americans seem to be influencing the British more or less. So some day, English may even be 　20　 on both sides of the Atlantic.

1. A. following　　　　 B. recent

C. oldest D. last

答案:A

解析:第一句提到"英国人在16和17世纪把英语带到了北美", 因此此处用in the following 300 years表示"在接下来的300年里"。

2. A. such B. too

C. so D. great

答案:C

解析:so. . . that. . . 引导结果状语从句, 且由many可知应用so。

3. A. either B. both

C. neither D. two

答案:B

解析:上文只提到两个地点Great Britain和North America, 又因此处表示肯定的含义, 故应用both。