Unit2Englisharoundtheworld课时作业(三)WarmingUp&ReadingⅠ.单词拼写1.Becauseofthebadweather,the________(航行)wasputbacktwelvehours.2.Hereturnedtohis________(本土的)landforhomesickness.3.Thesea________(逐渐地)calmeddownaswesteamedout.4.Myfatherspeaks________(流利的)English.5.________(实际上),I'mbusyatthemoment.CanIphoneyouback?6.Afewofthesehavereceived________(频繁的)usage.7.Animportant________(官员)calledtoseeus.8.We'rerunningoutof________(汽油).9.It's________(以……为基础)onsoundthinking.10.Widereadingwillincreaseyour________(词汇量).Ⅱ.单项填空1.Asweallknow,theTitanicsankonitsfirst________.A.journeyB.tripC.voyageD.travel2.Astothechild,sheis________amother;sheisalsoafather.A.notmorethanB.nomorethanC.morethanD.notlessthan3.Duringthe________partofthemeeting,theymainlydiscussedthesolutiontotheproblem.A.latestB.lateC.laterD.latter4.Pleasedon'tworry.Everythingisundercontrol______.A.atpresentB.inpresentC.forpresentD.withpresent5.Manygreatmenhaverisenfrompoverty—LincolnandEdison,________.A.insteadB.suchasC.andsoonD.forexample6.Wemustnotloseheart________suchaminorsetback.A.becauseB.becauseofC.sinceD.as7.Withoutfacts,wecan'tformaworthwhileopinionforweneedtohavefactualknowledge________ourthinking.A.whichtobaseonB.whichtobebasedonC.uponwhichtobaseD.withwhichtobaseon8.______thestudentsinourclassis45and________themstudyhard.A.Thenumberof;thenumberofB.Anumberof;thenumberofC.Thenumberof;anumberofD.Anumberof;anumberof9.Tenminuteshadbeenmadefull________of________theproblem.A.using;studyingB.use;tostudyC.touse;tostudyD.use;studying10.Theengineersaresobusythattheyhavezerotimeforoutdoorsportsactivities,________theyhavetheinterest.A.whereverB.wheneverC.evenifD.asif11.—Heisanative________Spain.—________hespeaksSpanishsonicely.A.of;NodoubtB.of;NowonderC.from;NodoubtD.from;Nowonder12.Asisknowntoalllanguagelearners,thenewlylearntwordswillsoonbeforgottenunless______usedineverydaycommunication.A.graduallyB.looselyC.exactlyD.frequently13.LilyseemstoknowalotaboutHongKong,but________shehasneverbeenthere.A.luckilyB.graduallyC.actuallyD.naturally14.Morethanone________thepeopleheartandsoul.A.officialhasservedB.officialshaveservedC.officialhasservedforD.officialshaveservedfor15.Whatplans________attheconferencetocontrolgreenhousegasandclimatechange?A.cameoutB.cameupC.cameacrossD.cameupwithⅢ.完形填空Throughouthistory,peoplehavebeeninterestedinknowinghowlanguagefirstbegan,butnooneknowsexactlywhereorhowthishappened.__1__,wedoknowalotabout__2__,thelanguagesoftodayandalsothelanguagesof__3__times.There__4__probablyaboutthreethousandlanguagesintheworldtoday.Chineseisthelanguage__5__themostspeakers.English,RussianandSpanisharealsospokenbymanymillionsofpeople.__6__,somelanguagesintheworldhavelessthanonehundredspeakers.Thereareseveralimportant__7__oflanguagesintheworld.Forexample,mostofthelanguagesof__8__areinonelargefamily__9__theIndo-Europeanlanguagefamily.Theoriginal(最初的)languageofthisfamilywasspokenabout4,500years__10__.ManyofthepresentlanguagesofEuropeandIndiaaremodern__11__ofthelanguageof4,500yearsago.Languagesare__12__changing.TheEnglishoftodayisverydifferent__13__theEnglishof500yearsago.Intimesomeeven__14__completely.About1,000yearsago__15__wasalittleknownrelativeofGerman__16__ononeof...