课时规范训练(二) 层级一 基础知识自测 Ⅰ.单词拼写 1．I am glad to know that you have joined your school's Calligraphy(书法) Club. 2．The bad weather is an important factor in the failure of the project. 3．Huge waves caused by the hurricane struck the coastlines of the country，causing a loss of 3 billion dollars. 4．Our English teacher encouraged us to read English classics to enlarge our vocabulary. 5．As you get older，your attitude towards death changes. Ⅱ.单句语法填空 1．There are varieties (vary) of books in the bookstore for us to choose from，like history books，science books，literary books and so on. 2．Based (base) on a true story，the book has caught much attention. 3．The ancient building dating (date) back to the Tang Dynasty is really amazing. 4．Every possible means has_been_tried (try) so far，and we find only by this means is it possible to persuade him. 5．The reason why he found German so difficult is that its grammar is so confusing. Ⅲ.完成句子 1．不论发生什么，永远不要放弃或灰心丧气。 Never give up or lose heart no_matter_what/whatever_happens． 2．经历了这么多浮沉之后，他变得更加坚定了。 He has become more determined after going through so many ups_and_downs． 3．如果你尽早回信我将感激不尽。 I'd appreciate_your_writing/appreciate_it_if_you_could_write me back as soon as possible. 4．我的家庭传统让我意识到接受良好教育很重要。 My family tradition makes me aware that it is of_great_importance to receive good education. 层级二 素养能力提升 Ⅰ.阅读理解 There are close to 7，000 languages spoken on Earth.However, it's estimated that by the end of this century, up to 50% of them may be lost. It's commonly thought that majority languages tend to be valued for being useful and for promoting progress, while minority languages are seen as barriers to progress, and the value placed on them is seen mainly as sentimental.But is sentimentality really the only motivation for preserving language diversity Speakers of endangered languages often live in remote areas with unique landform.It is quite common for these languages to distinguish between hundreds more types of plants and animals than those known to modern science.For example, in Southeast Asia, some tribes have discovered the medicinal properties of over sixty-five hundred plant species.This has led to many of landmark achievements in medicine. It was once believed that the limits of one's language defined the limits of one's thought.This theory, called the Sapir-Wharf hypothesis, has been largely rejected in favor of the improved version, which assumes that the language we speak does not set the limits of our thoughts, but it does direct our focus in certain ways.For example, English is a tense-based language.It's nearly impossible to talk about doing something without specifying the time — i．e.I went to the party (past), I'm going to the party (present), or I'll go to the party (future).This differs from Chinese, where it's perfectly reasonable to say, “I go to the party” w ... ...
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