高中英语外研版 (2019)必修 第一册Unit 2 Exploring English课文内容ppt课件

Writing a story about a misunderstanding in English

Ⅰ.阅读理解

America is a mobile society.Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change.Neither side feels hurt by this.Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more.If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship.This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life.They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time.This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time.Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend.We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends.The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine.They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus.And they expect that we will phone them from there.Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters.So accept their hospitality at home!

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章通过对比讲述了中美之间交友特点及观念的差异。

1．The writer of this passage must be         .

A．an American　　　　　 B．a Chinese

C．a professor  D．a student

解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.可知，这是一个中国人写的文章。故选B。

2．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第一段中的If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship.可知，D项描述正确。故选D。

3．From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be         .

A．warmly welcomed at the airport

B．offered a ride to his home

C．treated hospitably at his home

D．treated to dinner in a restaurant

解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第三段中的Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.We will find ourselves treated hospitably.和第四段中的For the Americans, it is often considered friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters.可知，当我们到美国去拜访一位美国朋友时，我们可能会在他家里受到热情的款待。故选C。

4．Which can be a suitable title for the text?

A．Friendships between Chinese

B．Friendships between Americans

C．Americans' Hospitality

D．Americans' and Chinese's Views of Friendships

解析：选D　标题归纳题。文章通篇都在通过对比的方式讲述中国人和美国人不同的交友观念。由此可知，Americans' and Chinese's Views of Friendships适合作本文标题。故选D。

Ⅱ.完形填空

“Folk on the subway don't talk.They don't want you interrupting their day.” I was given the   1   long ago.

One day, I climbed on a train and there was only one   2   seat.I scrunched into the space beside a woman and immediately she complained in a(n)   3   manner, “Oh yeah, she had to sit here.Make me all uncomfortable.”

“I'm sorry.” I told her.“Do you want me to   4  ？”

With a huge sigh, she   5   back, “I suppose you can stay.”

The words were okay but her   6   told me I was not welcome.

“I can move.Really, especially if it is   7   you，” I said   8  .

Another   9  ， and she told me to stay.

Okay,   10    don't want me to interrupt them on the subway.  11  ， I figured we could have a conversation.I asked her if she had ever been out to Alberta.She waited all of two seconds, then responded, “No, but we've been through on the way to Vancouver.”

“I love it there，” I told her and went on to   12   the great weather and friendly people.“Where are you from originally？” I asked.

Now here was a   13   she wanted to talk about and soon I   14   her life in the old country.She talked until it was time for her to get off.Then she   15   and warmly said good­bye.

Hey, this subway traveling is okay!

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者之前被告知“地铁上的陌生人不喜欢与你交谈”这一规则，但在一次乘车过程中，作者用自己的真诚打动了坐在旁边的陌生女人，两人交谈愉快，这次乘车经历对作者来说是很棒的。

1．A.decision　　　　　　　 B．option

C．rule   D．order

解析：选C　根据上文的Folk on the subway don't talk.可知，“地铁里的人不说话”应该是一条“我”所学到的规则，而后文的经历正是讲述了关于这条规则的事情。故选C。

2．A.occupied   B．reserved

C．comfortable   D．empty

解析：选D　根据下文的I scrunched into the space可知，我坐在了那个座位上，由此可推断出，那个座位应该是空的。故选D。

3．A.unpleasant   B．calm

C．unusual   D．casual

解析：选A　根据下文的Make me all uncomfortable.可知，我坐在她旁边让她感觉不舒服，故应该是以不愉快的方式抱怨。故选A。

4．A.switch   B．move

C．help   D．wait

解析：选B　根据上文可知，女人以一种不愉快的方式抱怨作者坐在她旁边，所以这里作者应该是问她是否想让自己离开。move意为“移动，(使)改变位置”，符合句意。故选B。

5．A.whispered   B．screamed

C．argued   D．fought

解析：选A　根据上文的With a huge sigh可知，女人并不是真的想让作者留下来，所以应该是不情愿地小声说话。故选A。

6．A.appearance   B．voice

C．behavior   D．figure

解析：选B　根据上文的With a huge sigh, she   5   back可推断，“我”是通过她和“我”说话时的声音得知“我”不受欢迎。故选B。

7．A.inspiring   B．surprising

C．embarrassing   D．bothering

解析：选D　根据下文的Okay,   10   don't want me to interrupt them on the subway.可知，后文作者意识到在地铁上，陌生人不想让“我”打扰他们。由此可知，这里作者是询问女人自己是否打扰到她了。故选D。

8．A.desperately   B．sharply

C．sincerely   D．confidently

解析：选C　根据上文可知，作者连续问了女人两次是否希望自己离开。由此可推断出作者是真诚地询问对方。故选C。

9．A.attempt   B．glance

C．hesitation   D．sigh

解析：选D　根据上文的With a huge sigh可知，之前女人和“我”说话时叹了口气。由此可推断出这里是又叹了口气。故选D。

10．A.strangers   B．conductors

C．tourists   D．performers

解析：选A　根据上文可知，女人是“我”在乘车时遇到的陌生人，由此可知，这里应该是陌生人不想让“我”在地铁里打扰他们。故选A。

11．A.Apparently   B．Therefore

C．Eventually   D．Still

解析：选D　根据上下文可知，“我”虽然意识到陌生人不想让“我”在地铁里打扰他们，但下文“我”还是尝试着和女人对话。由此可知，这里表示转折关系，Still意为“不过”，符合语境。故选D。

12．A.evaluate   B．mention

C．imagine   D．debate

解析：选B　根据上文可知，“我”是在尝试和女人聊天。由此可推断，“我”是向她提到那里的好天气和友好的人们。故选B。

13．A.topic   B．conclusion

C．plan   D．career

解析：选A　根据上文的the great weather and friendly people可知，这是一个我们在交谈中的话题。由此可推断，这是一个她喜欢的话题。故选A。

14．A.cared about   B．longed for

C．learned about   D．thought of

解析：选C　根据下文的her life in the old country可知，我应该是在和她的对话中，了解到了她在故乡的生活。故选C。

15．A.pushed   B．smiled

C．hesitated   D．clapped

解析：选B　根据上文的She talked until it was time for her to get off.可知，我们的交谈很愉快，她一直和“我”聊到下车。由此可推断出作者用自己的真诚打动了女人，所以她应该是微笑着对“我”说再见。故选B。

Ⅲ.读后续写

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

A farmer grew some  vegetables in his garden.One day his wife was ill and he had no money.He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market.The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town.But it was snowing hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street.When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark.He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.

On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow.He  placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up.At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body.He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.

The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station.Having shown the baskets, an officer asked，“Are these yours？”“Yes, sir，” the farmer answered timidly (胆怯地)．“Have you killed the man？”“No, no, sir，”the farmer said in a hurry.“When did you see the dead man？”“About seven last evening.”“Did you see who killed the man？”“No, sir.” The officer brought out a knife and asked，“Have you seen it yet？”“No, sir.” The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat  him up and sent him into prison.The officer wanted to trap the farmer into the confession (供认), but the farmer didn't admit he was the murderer.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

The officer was so angry that he asked the policeman to beat him up again.　             

The farmer was lucky.　                                                       

参考范文：

The officer was so angry that he asked the policeman to beat him up again.The farmer was very afraid.He thought he would be sentenced to death by killing people, but he didn't.He was innocent.He must tell people the truth, but no one could hear his voice.He hoped that someone could come and save him.

The farmer was lucky.A few days later, a young man came to the police station with a lot of journalists, saying that he saw the murderer.It was the police officer who killed the man on the snow！He saw the police officer used a knife killing the man in the evening.He was so frightened and ran away.But the young man thought the farmer was innocent.So he took the great courage to expose the real criminal.After the investigation, the young man was right.The police officer was sent into prison and the policeman who beat up the farmer was fired, and the brave young man was regarded as the hero by the villagers.