Unit 19
Language
课时练(一) 一、单元考点落实练(练基础)(限时：40分钟)
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Making speeches in public always makes the shy girl feel embarrassed (窘迫的)．
2．Having lived in England for many years he can speak English as fluently (流畅地) as an Englishman.
3．I asked the photographer to enlarge (扩大) the picture and then hung it on the wall.
4．If you want to ensure (保证) that you catch the plane, you'd better take a taxi.
5．Take it easy. We are guaranteed (保证) to provide you the best service.
6．The absence (缺乏) of air and water makes it impossible to live on the moon.
7．Most of the officers approved (赞同) of the plan put forward by Mr.Smith.
8．She resembles (像) her sister in appearance but not in character.
9．If you witness the accident, please inform (通知) the police.
10．Several decades (十年) have passed since I graduated from the college.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．If she wants to settle in London, she must learn to adjust herself (she) to English life.
2.Surrounded (surround) by a river, the park has a central pond with flowers floating in it.
3．Everyone in the village is very friendly. It doesn't matter whether you have lived there for a short or a long time.
4．Provided/Providing (provide) that they refuse us, who else can we turn to for help?
5．It's reported that we'll have a snowstorm recently.
6．Was your knowledge of the languages adequate for the job?
7．The training programme takes the form of a series of workshops.
8．While advertisements are of great help, I don't think we should entirely rely on/upon them.
9．It's tough for a woman to get ahead
in politics in ancient times.
10．They resemble each other in shape but not in colour.
11．We did not receive any news during/in his long absence.
12．What surprised Mr. Lee most was, I think, that Clement had done his work neatly and correctly.
13．It is rather embarrassing (embarrass) that we still do not know how many species there are in the world today.
14．It's a shame that he was caught sleeping (sleep) in class.
15．To_ensure (ensure) that your resume works for you, I recommend writing it more like a proposal than a job description.
Ⅲ.单句改错
1．It happened — whether by accident or by purpose — that the two of them were left alone after all the others had gone.第二个by→on
2．If he will go there or not is not clear.If→Whether
3．That doesn't necessarily happen that you'll do well academically even if you're highly intelligent.That→It
4．He settled there two years ago, and now he has adjusted the way of life there.adjusted后加to
5．She was always calm and never seemed embarrassing.embarrassing→embarrassed
6．He owed his success to the fact which he worked twice as long hours as other colleagues.which→that
7．I am sure we can help you solve the problem, provide that you tell us all the necessary information.provide→provided或providing
8．What impresses me most is that the little girl can speak English fluent.
fluent→fluently
9．Teachers like students who are very quick to catch on things.on后加to
10．The boy is poor, to whom love was totally absent of his childhood.of→from
Ⅳ.课文缩写语法填空
①It was predicted that as early as the 1700s English would one day be the global language and it has proved to be the case in the last few decades. The ② growth (grow) of international companies and the great advances in communications have started the trend for learning English as a foreign language. In today's world, ③being (be) able to speak more than one language, ④including (include) English, is how you stand out and get ahead.
However, learning English as a foreign language is very difficult in ⑤the absence of a native language environment. Some ⑥respected (respect) theories on language acquisition believe that ⑦to_attain (attain) a high level of fluency and accuracy in a foreign language, you need to be surrounded ⑧by it. But sadly, the chances that we will all have the opportunity to live in an Englishspeaking country are small. ⑨Therefore,_most of us have to rely on ⑩what
we can learn at school as part of the school curriculum.
Ⅴ.用本单元所学知识完成写作训练
(一)依据提示补全短文
①In/During the absence of the boss, Li Hua is always surrounded_by (被……包围) business. This morning, he was first told that he had to negotiate_with (与……商谈)
an important company, then (and/then/but) he was to congratulate a young manager on the opening of his new firm. Whether_he_was_willing_or_not (无论他是否愿意), he would try his best to make sure the guests were pleased. ②As long as the business of their company gets_ahead (获得进步) and their products really catch_on (受欢迎), he is ready to_adjust_himself_to (使自己适应) such a busy life.
(二)按要求将词汇句式升级
1．用本单元高级词汇替换加黑部分
(1)told→informed
(2)make sure→ensure
2．按要求进行句式改写
(1)用强调句型(强调状语)改写句①
It_is_in/during_the_absence_of_the_boss_that_Li_Hua_is_always_surrounded_by_business.
(2)用provided/providing that改写句②
Provided/Providing_that_the_business_of_their_company_gets_ahead and their
products really catch on, he is ready to adjust himself to such a busy life.
二、完形填空提练(练专项)(限时：20分钟)
(2016·河北省唐山市统一考试)Challenges and tough experiences can help you find out who you really are.
About 2 years ago, I was __1__ in one of my first taekwondo (跆拳道) championships. I was very __2__ in myself. My opponent (对手) was skinny. The thoughts in my head were something like “She's so __3__， of course you'll win.” As the match started, my opponent's true __4__ came out. She came straight at me and landed a head kick on me, __5__ three points in the first five seconds. I was so shocked, __6__ and forgot everything my coach said. I was kicking __7__， in hopes of not losing. But __8__ hit me. I lost 21－5. I had never lost before. I was afraid of the girl, and to me, her name was __9__ with my defeat.
The experience lasted with me. I worked and trained harder than before. I listened to my __10__ wholeheartedly and made sure I was not overconfident. The following year, I __11__ the same girl once again at the state championships. I was __12__. But with encouragement from my coach, I __13__ some confidence. When the fight started, I did not panic like the previous match but listened to my coach's __14__. His voice __15__ me around the ring (竞技场), attacking at key moments. The main thought in my head was not about winning or losing, __16__ doing my best. Eventually, I won. My hard work, and listening to my coach all __17__. My opponent had the __18__ skinny figure, but did not frighten me anymore.
From this experience, I learned not to let confidence overshadow reality. It is important to __19__ the fact that there are people better than you. But with this idea in mind, you can work hard to become that person that is better. This experience also taught me not to judge others based on their __20__.
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在跆拳道锦标赛上遇到了一位身形极瘦的对手，作者的轻敌使自己遭受惨败。此后作者跟随教练努力训练。在比赛中与该对手再次相遇时，作者沉着应战，最终获胜。这次经历让作者明白，不能轻敌也不能以貌取人。
1．A.struggling B．competing
C．playing
D．quarrelling
解析：选B 根据下文中的“in one of my first taekwondo (跆拳道) championships”可知，作者是在参加一个跆拳道锦标赛。compete in“参加比赛”，符合语境。
2．A.confident
B．proud
C．content
D．ashamed
解析：选A 根据下文中的“My opponent (对手) was skinny.”及“of course you'll win”可知，作者看到对手极瘦时，对自己获胜充满了自信。confident“自信的”，符合语境。
3．A.young
B．strong
C．tiny
D．ugly
解析：选C 根据前文中的“My opponent (对手) was skinny.”可知，这个对手极瘦。tiny“极小的”，符合语境。
4．A.expression
B．personality
C．sense
D．figure
解析：选B 比赛一开始对手真正的个性就展现出来了。personality“个性”，符合语境。
5．A.taking
B．scoring
C．reaching
D．catching
解析：选B 对手在前五秒就得了三分。score“得分”，符合语境。
6．A.surprised
B．excited
C．tired
D．panicked
解析：选D 作者对对手开场时的猛攻感到震惊，结合下文中的“and forgot everything my coach said”可知，作者感到恐慌，忘了教练说过的话。panicked“惊慌失措的，恐慌的”，符合语境。
7．A.blindly
B．bravely
C．angrily
D．cautiously
解析：选A 作者此时惊慌失措，所以盲目地踢，希望不会输掉比赛。blindly“盲目地”，符合语境。
8．A.imagination
B．intelligence
C．reality
D．memory
解析：选C 根据下文中的“I lost 21－5.”可知，作者还是输了，现实(reality)给了作者沉痛的一击。
9．A.associated
B．filled
C．mixed
D．compared
解析：选A 作者害怕这个女孩，并且对于她来说，这个女孩的名字与自己的失败相连。be associated with“与……有关联”，符合语境。
10．A.teammate
B．coach
C．opponent
D．judge
解析：选B 作者更刻苦地训练并全心全意地听教练(coach)的指导。
11．A.faced
B．recognized
C．admired
D．reminded
解析：选A 作者在锦标赛上又迎战那个女孩。face“与……比赛，迎战”，符合语境。
12．A.courageous
B．afraid
C．delighted
D．alone
解析：选B 由于上次比赛造成了阴影，作者感到害怕(afraid)，但教练的鼓励让作者有了些信心。
13．A.lacked
B．borrowed
C．remembered
D．developed
解析：选D 作者在教练的鼓励下产生了(developed)些自信。
14．A.judgment
B．praise
C．advice
D．criticism
解析：选C 根据下文中的“His voice __15__ me around the ring (竞技场), attacking at key moments.”可知，教练在竞技场周围指导，作者没有像上次比赛那样恐慌而是听取教练的建议(advice)。
15．A.directed
B．forced
C．kept
D．showed
解析：选A 教练在竞技场周围指导作者。direct“指导”，符合语境。
16．A.and
B．or
C．so
D．but
解析：选D 作者头脑里想的不是输赢，而是尽全力打好比赛。not ... but ...“不是……而是……”，符合语境。
17．A.paid back
B．paid off
C．called back
D．called off
解析：选B 根据前文中的“Eventually, I won.”可知，作者的努力最终得到了回报(paid off)。
18．A.different
B．common
C．rare
D．same
解析：选D 作者的对手有同样的(same)极瘦体形，但不会再让作者感到害怕了。
19．A.accept
B．ignore
C．receive
D．oppose
解析：选A 接受人外有人这个事实很重要。accept“接受”，符合语境。
20．A.behaviors
B．descriptions
C．words
D．appearances
解析：选D 这次经历也让作者懂得了不要以貌取人。appearance“外貌，外表”，符合语境。
课时练(二) 阅读理解提速练(练速度)
(限时：35分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2016·河南省洛阳市统一考试)
A．Evesham Solar
Creation
The Evesham Solar Creation is a wellbuilt system but HD video fans will be disappointed that it doesn't support HDCP.
Price: ￡ 999
Manufacturer: Evesham
Pros: good allround performance; plenty of room for internal upgrades and expansion
Cons: the display has only analogue VGA input; no option to upgrade to twin graphics cards
Overall: a solid performer will meet the needs of most home users
B．Chillblast Fusion Tundra 6300
The Chillblast Fusion Tundra 6300 has a powerful process but is let down by the graphics card.
Price: ￡ 999
Manufacturer: Chillblast
Pros: it provides strong performance, a TV tuner and Vista upgrades
Cons: oversized graphics cards obstruct PCI expansion slots
Overall: an excellent allround combination of performance and multimedia features
C．Evesham Voyager Lightbook
Laptop too heavy? Consider Evesham's lowpowered laptop.
Price: ￡ 999
Manufacturer: Evesham
Good points: small and light; a Windows Vista compatible; 1.5 GB memory
Bad points: running some applications is a bit slow; poor sound if you don't use headphones
Overall: small and light, but it isn't the fastest notebook computer on the planet
D．HP Compaq nc6400 Notebook
Price: ￡ 1,056
Manufacturer: HP
Pros: Bluetooth, WiFi and standard Vodafone 3G wireless broadband connection; complete fingerprints and smart card security
Cons: poor graphic performance; washedout displays
Overall: connective and security features make this business notebook stand out
语篇解读：本文是一则有关四款电脑的广告。介绍了各自的价格、制造商、优缺点以及总体情况等相关信息。
1．If a man chooses HP Compaq nc6400 Notebook, he is most probably________.
A．a computergame fantastic
B．a music fan
C．a designer
D．a businessman
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第四则广告中的“Overall: connective and security features make this business notebook stand out”可知，连接和安全特点使得这种商用笔记本脱颖而出。由此可推断，选择这种笔记本电脑的人很有可能是商人，即D项正确。
2．A university student needs a computer which is easily portable and with features suited to a student's life. Choose the best type of computer for him.
A．Evesham Solar Creation
B．Chillblast Fusion Tundra 6300
C．Evesham Voyager Lightbook
D．HP Compaq nc6400 Notebook
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第三则广告的最后一项“Overall: small and light”可知，此款电脑比较符合这位想要一台轻便的手提电脑的大学生的需要，即C项正确。
3．A family wants a computer with multifunctions and an advanced DVD player. Choose the best type of computer for them.
A．Evesham Solar Creation
B．Chillblast Fusion Tundra 6300
C．Evesham Voyager Lightbook
D．HP Compaq nc6400 Notebook
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二则广告的最后一项“Overall: an excellent allround combination of performance and multimedia features”可知，这款电脑比较适合这个家庭对于一台具有多功能和带有一个先进DVD播放器的电脑的需求，即B项正确。
B
(2016·哈尔滨市第六中学月考)Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on goes forward at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction. For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute without least consideration; he does so with skill and polish (完美): “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size. It happens to be the color you mentioned.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is: “This is the right color and may be the right size but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.”
Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”. She is always open to persuasion: indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lookout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a tiresome process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.
4．According to the passage, a man's shopping is based on ________.
A．his money B．his hobbies
C．his need
D．his friends
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“A man goes shopping because he needs something.”可知，男士买东西是出于需要，故选C。
5．Why does a lady welcome suggestions from anyone while buying a dress?
A．Because she wants to buy a dress that everyone thinks suits her.
B．Because she doesn't know how to buy a dress.
C．Because she doesn't know whether to buy it or not.
D．Because she wants to show herself off in public.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her.”可知选A。
6．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Most men have patience with trying clothes on while the shop doesn't have exactly what he wants.
B．Most women have a poor sense of value when buying a dress.
C．A woman's shopping is based on her need.
D．A man doesn't pay much attention to the price of the clothes he wants to buy.
解析：选D 正误判断题。有耐心试穿各种衣服的是女士而非男士，故A项错误；基于需要而买衣服的应是男士而非女士，故C项错误；根据第二段的“Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes.”可知B项错误；根据第一段的“the price is a secondary consideration”可知选D。
7．The passage mainly talks about the ________ between men shoppers and women shoppers for clothes.
A．similarities
B．differences
C．varieties
D．intentions
解析：选B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了男士和女士在买衣服方面的不同点，故选B。
C
(2016·哈尔滨市第三中学一模)Babies don't learn to talk just from hearing sounds. They are lipreaders too. It happens during the stage when a baby's babbling (咿呀声) gradually changes from unclear voices into that first “mama” or “dada”. The baby in order to do like you has to figure out how to shape their lips to make that particular sound they are hearing, according to developmental psychologist David Lewkowicz of Florida Atlantic University, who led the study.
Apparently it doesn't take them too long to absorb the movements that match basic sounds. By their first birthdays, babies start changing back to look you in the eye again. It offers more evidence that quality facetime with babies is very important for speech development more than, say, turning on the latest baby DVD.
But Lewkowicz went a step further. He and his student Amy HansenTift tested nearly 180 babies, groups of them at ages 4,6,8,10 and 12 months. How? They showed videos of a woman speaking in English or Spanish to babies of English speakers. They found that when the speaker used English, the 4montholds gazed mostly into her eyes. The 6montholds spent equal amounts of time looking at the eyes and the mouth. The 8and 10montholds studied mostly the mouth. At 12 months, attention started changing back toward the speaker's eyes.
But what happened when these babies accustomed to English heard Spanish? The 12montholds studied the mouth longer, just like younger babies. They needed the extra information to recognize the unfamiliar sounds. That fits with research into bilingualism (双语) that shows babies' brains adjust themselves to distinguishing the sounds of their native language over other languages in the first year of life.
The continued lipreading shows the 1yearolds clearly still are fit for learning. Babies are so hard to study that this is “a fairly heroic data set”， says Duke University cognitive neuroscientist Greg Appelbaum, who found the research so fascinating that he wants to know more.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一项科学发现：婴儿不仅仅通过听声音来学习说话，他们还会通过观察说话者的口型来学习讲话。
8．According to the first paragraph, babies________.
A．might get its voice “mama” by lipreading
B．learn to talk just from hearing the sounds
C．like to figure out how to shape their lips
D．communicate with parents through gestures
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句“They are lipreaders too ...that first ‘mama’ or‘dada’．”可知，婴儿可能会通过读唇的方式发出“mama”的声音。故答案选A。
9．What is necessary in developing babies' speech according to Lewkowicz?
A．Playing baby DVD nearby.
B．Teaching babies to read English.
C．Speaking with babies face to face.
D．Speaking different languages in front of babies.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句及第二段第三句中的“It offers more evidence ...important for speech development”可推知，在婴儿的语言发展阶段，跟婴儿面对面讲话是有必要的。故答案选C。
10．Which of the following shows the right change of babies' eye gaze according to the text?
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第三段最后四句“They found that ...the speaker's eyes.”并结合所给选项可知，A项坐标图符合文中的描述。故答案选A。
11．What would be the best title of the text?
A．Babies Have Different Methods to Talk
B．Babies Try Lipreading in Learning to Talk
C．Babies Are Suitable to Learn Two Languages
D．Babies Can Easily Accept Foreign Language
解析：选B 标题归纳题。纵观全文，文章主要介绍了一项科学发现：婴儿不仅仅通过听声，还通过观察说话者的口型来学习说话。B项概括了文章主旨。故答案选B。
D
(2016·甘肃省高三第一次诊断)Thirteen can be a challenging age. Not only did I have to adapt to my changing body, but I also had to deal with my parents' bitter divorce, a new family and the upsetting move from my country home to a crowded town.
When we moved, my beloved companion, a small brown pony had to be sold. I was heartbroken and terribly lonely. I couldn't eat or sleep and cried all the time. Finally, realizing how much I missed my pony, my father bought me another horse, Cowboy.
Cowboy was without doubt the ugliest horse in the world. But I didn't care. I loved him beyond all reason.
I joined a riding club. When Cowboy and I entered the events where the horse was judged by appearance, we were quickly “shown the gate”. I knew nothing could turn Cowboy into a beauty. My only chance to compete would be in the timed speed events. I chose the jumping race.
For the whole next month we practiced running and jumping for hours in the hot sun and then I would walk Cowboy home, totally exhausted.
All of our hard work didn't make me feel confident by the time the show came. One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse in the race events. She always won the blue ribbons. I sat at the gate and sweated all out while I watched Becky and her horse charge through the court and finish in first place.
My turn finally came. At the signal, we dashed toward the first fence, jumped over it without trouble and raced on to the next one. Cowboy then flew over the second, third and fourth fences like a bird and I turned him toward the finish line.
No cheers filled the air. The end of our run was met with surprising silence. Cowboy and I had beaten Becky and her fancy horse by two seconds.
I gained much more than a blue ribbon that day. At thirteen, I realized that no matter what the odds are, I'd always come out a winner if I wanted something badly enough to work for it. I can be the owner of my fate.
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。年仅13岁的作者承受着家庭的变故且失去了自己心爱的小马，她感到痛苦、孤独。后来，父亲又给她买了一匹马Cowboy，它虽长得丑却给作者带来了许多安慰。在一场比赛中作者明白：只要努力奋斗，每个人都可以主宰自己的命运。
12．Why did the author like Cowboy so much in spite of its ugliness?
A．Because she loved horses more than anything else.
B．Because Cowboy was a strong and smart young horse.
C．Because Cowboy had a lot in common with her pony.
D．Because she was sad and lonely and needed a companion.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第一段可知，13岁的作者承受着家庭的变故；第二段中介绍作者失去棕色的小矮种马后的伤心与孤独，由此可推知，尽管父亲给她新买的马Cowboy很丑，她还是喜欢有它的陪伴，故选择D项。
13．The audience fell into silence at the end of the run probably because________.
A．they didn't expect Cowboy would win the event
B．they were unhappy that Becky was beaten in the event
C．they didn't like Cowboy, for it was too ugly
D．they never saw a horse running as fast as Cowboy
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第六段中的“One girl named Becky rode a big brown horse ... the blue ribbons.”和倒数第二段中的“The end of our run was met with surprising silence.”可知，Becky夺冠是众望所归，所以当作者和其貌不扬的Cowboy获胜时，人们感到非常意外，一下都变得沉默了。
14．After the competition, the author came to realize that________.
A．she ought to gather the courage to solve all the problems
B．it was time to forget her pony and treat Cowboy better
C．she needed to work harder to win more blue ribbons
D．she could be the god of her own fate if she tried hard enough
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“At thirteen ... the owner of my fate.”可知，作者意识到自己通过足够的努力可以主宰自己的命运。
15．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A．all of their hard training was totally in vain
B．a blue ribbon must be the second highest prize
C．Cowboy lost in the events of being judged by appearance
D．both Becky and the author won the jumping event
解析：选C 推理判断题。第三段的第一句表示Cowboy是世界上最丑的马，结合第四段中的“When Cowboy and I entered the events where ... quickly ‘shown the gate’．”可知，在外形比赛中Cowboy输了。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
(2016·南昌市高三一模)We have all seen nervous presenters in classrooms and meetings. One effect of being nervous is moving from side to side. __1__ In fact the audience can lose interest in a speaker who does not move.
How a speaker moves is important. Wholebody movement should be slow and planned to command attention. Such movement helps to communicate confidence.
__2__ But they look at their notes on a paper or at the screen if they have an electronic presentation.
With posture, the typical problem for new speakers is that they are often moving back and forth, and they're not facing the audience. They'll often be facing the white board or the screen with slides and be talking to that rather than talking to the audience. The same thing with eye contact with the audience, they find it really, really difficult, because they'll be looking at their notes, they'll be looking at their computer, they'll be looking at the screen, or they will be looking at the floor. The problem of having notes and trying to talk from notes often is a big problem. __3__ The best way to avoid this problem is to use images and few words for notes instead of sentences. The image should help communicate the point you want to make. Writing a few words with the image on your slide helps you remember that point. Then you can look at the audience while speaking.
__4__ When you practice, remember these important tips: be aware of your posture, eye contact, and gestures.
__5__ Then step by step, you'll become an excellent speaker.
A．So they usually have eye contact with the audience.
B．So they have trouble with eye contact.
C．An important part of public speaking is practice.
D．New public speakers know that they should look at the audience while they speak.
E．A presenter does not need to stand perfectly still.
F．Improve your public speaking with body language.
G．Look for opportunities to speak and gain more confidence.
答案：1～5 EDBCG
课时练(三) 第Ⅱ卷强化增分练(练规范)
(限时：45分钟)
Ⅰ.语法填空
(2016·济南市教学质量调研考试)Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg __1__ (recent) surprised Chinese students when he spoke to __2__ in Chinese. In a talk at Tsinghua University in Beijing, Zuckerberg spoke Chinese for about 30 minutes. __3__ his Chinese was far from perfect, students and faculty cheered his effort.
Clayton Dube is the head of the U．S.China Institute at the University of Southern California. He praises Zuckerberg's effort and thinks more American CEOs should learn foreign __4__ (language)．
“To speak Chinese __5__ (mean) you begin to think as Chinese people do. You begin to understand how Chinese speakers have the world __6__ (organize), and how they understand things. And that is a vital step if you're going to be culturally qualified.”
Zuckerberg's talk raises a larger question: Is Chinese the language of the future? Could it replace English __7__ the world's international language? Chinese already has the most native speakers of any language. And, China may soon pass the United States as the world's __8__ (large) economy.
The study of __9__ Chinese language is increasing in the United States and around the world. In 2009, about 60,000
__10__ (America) college students were studying Chinese. That is three times as many as in 1990.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过Facebook创始人用汉语与中国学生对话并得到南加州大学美中学院院长的赞扬这件事情，提出了一个问题：汉语是否会成为未来的世界性语言？
1．recently 根据句意可知，Facebook创始人Mark Zuckerberg最近用汉语同中国学生对话，这让他们大吃一惊。句中需要用recent的副词形式修饰动词surprised。故填recently。
2．them speak to sb.“同某人说话”，为固定短语。根据语境可知，此处应使用代词指代Chinese students，且为复数概念。故填them。
3．Although/Though 根据句意可知，尽管Mark Zuckerberg的汉语说得远不够完美，但是师生们还是为他的努力而感到高兴。两个分句之间是让步关系，故填Although/Though。
4．languages 根据语境可知，Clayton Dube表扬Mark Zuckerberg的努力，他认为更多的美国CEO应该学习外语。此处的“外语”是复数含义。故填languages。
5．means 根据句中动词“begin”和“do”的时态可判断，此处应用一般现在时。不定式“To speak Chinese”作主语，谓语动词应使用第三人称单数形式。故填means。
6．organized 根据句意可知，此处指学习汉语可以让人开始理解说汉语的人怎样组织这个世界。have sth. done“让……被做”，为习惯用法。故填organized。
7．as 根据句意可知，此处指汉语能否代替英语成为国际性语言。replace ... as ...“替代……成为……”，为固定用法。故填as。
8．largest 根据句意可知，中国可能不久就会超越美国成为世界上最大的经济体。故填形容词最高级形式largest。
9．the 名词language前有Chinese修饰时，需要使用定冠词the，特指汉语这种语言。故填the。
10．American 修饰college students用形容词American(美国的，美国人的)。
Ⅱ.短文改错
(2016·长春市高三质检二)
Dear Sir or Madam，
I've learned from the newspaper that your company is looking for a receptionist. I'm very interesting in the job and I'd like to apply to the position.
First of all, allow me to introduce myself. I have just graduated from senior high school. I want to find out a parttime job in the summer. I'm 18 years old and have good knowledge of English, especial in terms of speaking and listening. In fact, I win first prize in the English speech competition hold in our school last year. Besides, I'm quite easygoing but therefore very popular among my classmate.
I sincerely hope you can give us a chance. I'm looking forward to your early reply.
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
答案：第二句：interesting→interested; 第二个to→for
第五句：去掉out
第六句：have后加a; especial→especially
第七句：win→won; hold→held
第八句：but→and; classmate→classmates
第九句：us→me
Ⅲ.书面表达
(2016·银川二中高考模拟)假定你是李华，下个月你将去英国学习。请给你的笔友Peter写封信，告诉他你想利用周末时间来参加社区志愿者活动，以便亲身体验生活。要点如下：
1．表达心情；
2．询问信息；
3．表达愿望。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语和结束语已为你写好，但不计入总词数。
Dear Peter，
How is everything going？_________________________________________________
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I'd appreciate your early reply and I can't wait to see you next month.
Yours，
Li Hua
参考范文：
Dear Peter，
How is everything going? It's great that I will come to Britain next month and see you finally. I feel excited and look forward to studying in your country.
I heard that we could do some volunteer work as a student there. Would you kindly tell me what volunteer work I could do in the community close to my school, and if there is any chance for me to do it on weekends? I believe your valuable guidance can help with my study in Britain.
I'd appreciate your early reply and I can't wait to see you next month.
Yours，
Li Hua