2016-2017学年高一英语人教版必修一课时作业：Unit 2《English around the world》Section Ⅱ Warming up Reading—Language Points（含解析）.docVIP

课时作业(六)　Unit 2　English around the world Section Ⅱ　Warming up Reading—Language Points (本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！) Ⅰ.单句语法填空 1．To speak English________(fluent)，you should read as many English articles as you can. 答案：　fluently 2．Linda’s health is improving________(gradual) day by day，and the doctor has advised her to stay home for a couple of weeks. 答案：　gradually 3．—I am really tired of my job.It’s so boring. —Why not________(find) a better one? 答案：　find 4．I am very busy________present，and I can’t join in your game. 答案：　at 5．As we all know，the panda is native________China. 答案：　to 6．We hold such an activity to ________(rich) our school life. 答案：　enrich 7．Even though he lives alone，he owns two________(apartment)． 答案：　apartments 8．________(actual)，he is an honest and reliable person，whom you can depend on. 答案：　Actually 9．He is free ______present，and you can turn to him for help. 答案：　at 10．Since he came to power，he has paid several______(office) visits to some foreign countries. 答案：　official Ⅱ.阅读理解 There are many differences between British English and American English.I used to teach a course about the differences between the two.We speak English on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean but we have many differences in our common language.We have examples of the same words having very different meanings，differing spellings of the same words as well as completely different words for the same things.Here are some examples. A cookie in the US is called a biscuit in the UK.A biscuit in the US is a small cake in the UK.Crisps in the UK，are known as chips，but we British people eat a plate of chips that you call fries in the US.In the UK，a pie can be made from either meat or fruit，while in the US pies are normally made from fruit；pot pies are made from meat.Most things are measured in grams and kilograms in the US，not pounds and ounces. One very obvious (明显的) difference is the side of the road we each choose to drive on.Petrol in the UK is gas in the US.The place where we fill up our ca