Unit2PoemsⅠ.单项填空1．—Theweatherhasbeenveryhotanddry.—Yes.Ifithadrainedevenadrop，thingswouldbemuchbetternow！Andmyvegetables________.A．wouldn’tdieB．didn’tdieC．hadn’tdiedD．wouldn’thavedied2．Sheusedtobeterriblyshy，butayearabroadhascompletely________her.A．transmittedB．transportedC．transplantedD．transformed3．—What’s________scheduleforthisweekend?—________greetingceremonyforProfessorWhitewillbeheldinthelecturehall.A．the；TheB．a；AC．the；AD．a；The4．Wordscan’t________howhappyIam.A．conveyB．carryC．takeD．remember5．—DidyouhaveagoodtimeinThailandlastweek?—________，itwastoohot.A．NotreallyB．Yeah，whynotC．Oh，greatD．You’reright6．Thetechnicalcooperationandcultural________betweenthetwocountriesaredailyontheincrease.A．expensesB．exchangesC．revengesD．extension7．SomeTVstationswereadvertisingthecompanybecauseit________severalTVprograms.A．hadB．heldC．sponsoredD．bought8．Theteacher________havethoughtJohnsonwasworthitorshewouldn’thavewastedtimeonhim，Isuppose.A．shouldB．canC．wouldD．must9．—Steve，wewilltakeanexaminationinphysicsnextweek.—Yes，butdon’tworktoohard.________.A．Itdoesn’tmatterB．AllthebestC．TakeiteasyD．Tryyourluck10．Mymoney________.ImustgotothebanktodrawsomeofmysavingsoutbeforeI’venoneinhand.A．hasrunoutB．isrunningoutC．hasbeenrunoutD．isbeingrunout11．Thesetrousersaretootight.I’mgoingto________them________.A．make；outB．pick；outC．let；outD．give；out12．Thereasonforthefloodwas________theheavyrainhadbeenon.A．thatB．whyC．becauseD．for13．________thecrisisofeconomygettingmoreandmoreserious，thegovernmentissearchingforwaystoimprovepeople’slife.A．AsB．WithC．WhenD．If14．________everybodyenjoysfreshcutflowersaroundhishouse，fewpeopleknowhowtokeepthemforaslongaspossible.A．BecauseB．SinceC．WhileD．If15．Hemade________clearthathedidn’twanttotalkaboutit.A．thatB．thisC．oneD．itⅡ.阅读理解ADoyoueverwonderwhytheEnglishhaveonewordforsomeanimalsandadifferentonefortheirmeat？Whydotheyusepigandpork，cowandbeef，andsheepandmutton？Tofindout，wehavetogobackto1066，whentheNormanFrenchinvadedEnglandandputaFrenchkingontheEnglishthrone(王位)，whichnotonlychangedthegovernmentbutalsochangedthelanguage.Frenchbecamethelanguageoftheupperclassesofsociety.Anditremainedthatwayfor300years.Onlythesehighsocietypeoplecouldaffordtoeatmeat.Asaresult，Frenchwordslikeporc(pork)andbeouf(beef)cameintotheEnglishlanguage.However，poorEnglishfarmersraisedtheanimals.SotheEnglishlanguageretainedthewordspigandcowfromthenativeAngloSaxon.TheNormanFrenchaddedabout10,000FrenchwordstotheEnglishlanguage.Seventyfivepercentofthemarestillinusetoday.LanguageexpertsestimatethatEnglishspeakerswhohaveneverstudiedFrenchalreadyknow15,000Frenchwords！BetweenonethirdandtwothirdsofallEnglishwordshaveFrenchorigins.SomewordssuchaspossibleandavenuearethesameinFrenchandEnglish；onlythepronunciationschange.Otherwordssuchasballetoralacarte(照菜单点菜)retaintheirFrenchpronunciationsinbothlanguages.InFrenchgrammar，nounshaveeitheramaleorfemalegender，soadjectives(形容词)takedifferentformsforeach.Englishhasonlyoneadjectivethatdoesthis，anditcamefromFrench.Thewordblonddescribessomeonewithlightcoloredhair.Blondisusedformen，andblondedescribeswomen.Andtheyarealsonouns.SomeFrenchwordsthatenteredtheEnglishlanguagehavetakenoncompletelydifferentmeanings.TheFrenchphrasealamodemeans“...
