外研版 (2019)必修 第一册Unit 2 Exploring English图文课件ppt

Developing ideas

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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Learning Chinese could be one of the most important decisions you ever make.Chinese is becoming the language to learn in the 21st century.With the world's largest population and a rapidly growing middle class, China stands to become the engine of the world's economy in the coming years.This will make learning Chinese very important for people in many industries, or for those of us who wish to visit China or learn from its culture and history.

There is an ongoing effort to modernize the writing system and standardize the language.An increasing number of people learning Chinese are learning the Mandarin, so unless you absolutely need to learn another dialect (such as Cantonese), be sure you are studying Mandarin.

For native English speakers Chinese is one of the most difficult and most different languages to learn.The vocabulary is wholly unfamiliar and unlike anything we know.In addition, in the Chinese tone system, words are spoken in rising or falling tones, which help to distinguish between them.Furthermore, there is the Chinese writing system — a collection of thousands of individual ideograms (表意文字), or symbols, which represent a word or an idea.These ideograms have no phonetic value — that is to say, we can't tell how the word is pronounced by how it is written.There is a method to present written Chinese in a phonetic script called pinyin.If you are learning Chinese, you'll be working with this pinyin system, but the beauty of the traditional writing system shouldn't be passed up.All these factors make learning Chinese difficult for us.Yet, for a determined learner, there's always a way to overcome it.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了学习汉语的重要性、汉语的特点以及学习汉语的困难。

1．Learning Chinese is becoming more and more important, because         .

A．Chinese engines are very welcome

B．China has the world's largest population

C．there are more and more rich people in China

D．China has become important to the world economy

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第一段中的China stands to become the engine of the world's economy in the coming years.This will make learning Chinese very important for people in many industries可知，学习汉语变得越来越重要是因为中国对世界经济变得重要，故选D。

2．From the text we can learn that            .

A．the author thinks Chinese is as difficult as English

B．the author is interested in the Chinese language and its culture

C．foreign languages can play a great role in industrial

　development

D．as long as the pinyin system is learned well, one can learn Chinese well

解析：选B　推理判断题。根据最后一段作者对汉语拼音和汉语文字体系的理解可知，作者对汉语和中国文化很感兴趣，故选B。

3．The last paragraph mainly tells us about         .

A．the difficulties of learning Chinese

B．the advantages of learning Chinese

C．the Chinese tone system

D．the Chinese writing system

解析：选A　段落大意题。根据最后一段中的For native English speakers Chinese is one of the most difficult and most different languages to learn.可知，本段主要介绍了学习汉语的困难，故选A。

4．What would be probably written following this text?

A．The sources of Chinese characters.

B．The importance of learning Chinese.

C．The advice on how to learn Chinese.

D．The difficulties of learning other languages.

解析：选C　推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句Yet, for a determined learner, there's always a way to overcome it.可知，接下来作者可能会介绍如何克服困难学习汉语的建议，故选C。

B

Birthdays are especially important to the very young and the very old.On their birthdays, people receive birthday cards and birthday presents from their family and friends.Children's cards often have a large number on them showing how old they are.Cards for adults have pictures of flowers or scenery, or humorous or rude cartoons.Inside there is usually a simple greeting, such as “Happy Birthday” or “Many Happy Returns of the Day”．

In the US, children who have their birthdays during the school year take a cake to school and have a small party with their classmates.In Britain, children sometimes get Bumped (lifted off the ground horizontally and put down again sharply) by their friends.

In the US, the 16th birthday is called sweet 16.It is the age at which a person can get a US driver's license, and some wealthier parents give their children a car as a present.At 18, in Britain and in the US, young people become adults and many have a big party.In most parts of the US, 21 is the age at which people can drink alcohol legally.In Britain, people celebrate 21st birthday less.

.Many adults dislike getting older and a few lie about their age.But in general older people are now much more willing to tell others their age.You may see a sign by the side of a road saying：“Dave Ell is 40 today！”， put there by Dave's friends.At about 65, people retire, and those who have reached this age are called senior citizens.Few people live to be 100, so a 100th birthday is very special.In Britain, people reaching this age may receive card containing a printed message from the Queen.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了在美国和英国不同年龄段的人的生日意义以及庆祝方式。

5．What's the main characteristic of children's birthday cards?

A．They are full of pictures of scenery.

B．There are some flowers on them.

C．There is a large number on them.

D．They have greetings written on them.

解析：选C　细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的Children's cards often have a large number on them showing how old they are.可知，孩子的生日卡片的主要特点是有巨大的数字。故选C。

6．In the last paragraph, the example “Dave Ell is 40 today！” shows         .

A．the 40th birthday is very special

B．many adults like lying about their age

C．Dave's friends like playing jokes on him.

D．older people don't mind telling others their age now

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据最后一段中的But in general older people are now much more willing to tell others their age.You may see a sign by the side of a road saying：“Dave Ell is 40 today！”， put there by Dave's friends.可知，举Dave Ell的例子主要为了说明，现在年龄稍大的人愿意告诉别人他们的年龄。故选D。

7．If a person reaches 65, he can         .

A．be called a senior citizen

B．refuse to talk about his age

C．receive a card from the Queen

D．be invited to dinner with the Queen

解析：选A　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“At about 65, people retire, and those who have reached this age are called senior citizens.”可知，如果一个人到了65岁会被称为老年人。故选A。

8．We can infer from the passage that         .

A．bars in the US are forbidden to sell alcohol to young people under 21

B．in Britain, 18 means young people become adults

C．young people will get a car as the 16th birthday present in the US

D．British young men love to celebrate the 21st birthday

解析：选B　细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中的At 18, in Britain and in the US, young people become adults and many have a big party.可知，在英国和美国18岁就是成年人。故选B。

Ⅱ.阅读七选五

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

As we all know, studying a language is different from living in a language.As adults, we already understand how a language works, so we apply the rules to another language.  1  .

Language living is what we do when we share our languages with our children on a daily basis.  2  .We may point out grammar errors now and then but finally we are our children's examples for how to use languages in everyday life and we share with them without expecting them to understand the underlying constructs.

  3  ， here are some tips that my family would like to pass on according to our own experiences：

Playful.It has been particularly important for my husband and me to just let go of the weight of learning Spanish and instead play with it as much as possible.  4  ， but it's also the best way to approach it.We act out the language, crawl on the floor to imitate animals, call out colors in the grocery store.It's such a wonderful excuse to spend time together having fun!

Make Mistakes.Making mistakes in language learning is the best thing that can happen, especially when someone else points them out.  5  ， the sooner we can move on to the real process of learning a language.Plus, laughing at our own mistakes makes for so much family fun.

A．The more you use a word

B．Gradually, you will form the habit of learning

C．If you are learning a second language

D．The sooner we give ourselves permission to make mistakes

E．However, our children shouldn't be expected to study as we do

F．Our kids have followed our lead and can see that being playful is not only OK

G．We surround them with our languages and allow them to absorb these languages over time

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。学习外语不同于在一种语言氛围内生活，如果你正在学习一门语言，作者根据他们家的亲身经历给你提供了一些建议。

1．选E　根据上文的As adults, we already understand how a language works可知，E项However, our children shouldn't be expected to study as we do和上文形成对比，同时引出下文。

2．选G　根据上文提到的“……我们每天与孩子们分享语言时所做的事情”可知，G项We surround them with our languages ...与上文语境一致。

3．选C　根据下文的here are some tips ...可知，所填的是引出下文的过渡句。C项If you are learning a second language符合语境。

4．选F　根据下文的“but it's also the best way to approach it”可知，F项和下文构成not only ... but also ...结构。

5．选D　D项中的make mistakes对应本段第一句，且D项与下文构成“the＋比较级．..，the＋比较级．..”句式。

Ⅲ.应用文写作

假如你是某高中学生李华，进入高中后，你觉得学英语的方式和初中有很大不同，你给自己的英语老师写了一封信，讲述自己的英语学习情况。要包括以下内容：

1．开始学习时遇到的困难；

2．后来自己做出的努力；

3．现在英语取得的进步。

注意：1.词数 80 左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Mr Wang，

I'm writing to you to talk about my English learning with you.　                      

Thanks for your helping me.Best wishes for you!

Yours，

Li Hua

参考范文：

Dear Mr Wang，

I'm writing to you to talk about my English learning with you.

When I started senior English in the beginning, I found it much more difficult than what we learned in junior school and almost lost heart.Later, I realized the importance of English, so I got up early every morning, recited English words, listened to English tapes and did a lot of exercises.I also asked my teachers and classmates for better ways of learning English.

Now, I have made great improvement in my English.And I'm getting more and more interested in learning English.

Thanks for your helping me.Best wishes for you!

Yours，

Li Hua