新概念2 练习题25,26课

明日复明日，明日何其多？我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。———《明日歌》 4. Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______-. A. she likes to hear all about the past. B. she likes talking

C. Linda had not told her that she has arrived D. she is going to pay for the telephone call 5. Linda tries to stop her mother by ________. A. telling her how much the call is costing B. writing a letter as she has promised to do C. telling her that they have arrived safely D. promising to write, and ringing off

四．改错与翻译

1. The little boy pretended cry.________

2. Lucy suggested that we went out by train._________ 3. Either Lucy nor I am going to wait for you. ________ 4. I found it is easy to learn Chinese. _________

5. I would appreciate that if you could help me. ________ 6. The bottle is filling with water._________

7. The boy sits on the floor is my brother._________ 8. I do like the way how she speaks.________ 9. Of my delight, I have won the game. _________

10. We should try our best realize our dreams. ________

11. 老师走进教室，手里拿着一本书。

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明日复明日，明日何其多？我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。———《明日歌》

12. 为了表演得更好，她每天都练习。

13. 坐在太阳下，老爷爷哼起了歌曲。

14. 被绑在树上，小偷逃不掉了。

15. 如果你说得更慢点，我就听清楚了。

五．完型填空

People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th centuries． And in the 26 300 years， there were 27 many changes in 28 places that now people can 29 tell an English person 30 an American in the way he or she talks．

Many old words 31 in England but were kept in America． For example，300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from something they called either a “faucet，” a “spigot，” or a “tap． ” All these words are 32 heard in different parts of America， but only “tap”is still common in 33． Americans often made up

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明日复明日，明日何其多？我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。———《明日歌》

new words or changed old 34． “Corn” is one kind of plant in America and 35 in England．

Also， over the last three centuries the English language 36 thousands of new words for things that weren’t known 37． And often， American and English people used two 38 names for them． A tin can（洋铁罐头） is called “tin”for short in England， but a “can”in America． The word “radio”is 39 all over the world， including（包括） America． But many English people call it a “wireless． ”And almost anything having something to do 40 cars， railroads，etc．41 different names in British and American English．

But now American and British English may be growing closer together． One 42 is the large amount（数量）of American speech that British people hear daily in movies， on television， or 43 travelers．44 this， Americans seem to be influencing （影响） the British more and more． So some day， English may even be 45 on both

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明日复明日，明日何其多？我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。———《明日歌》 sides of the Atlantic（大西洋）．

26． A． following 27． A． such 28． A． either 29． A． hardly 30． A． with 31． A． disappeared 32． A． not 33． A． America 34． A． word 35． A． another 36． A． added 37． A． anywhere 38． A． new 39． A． produced 40． A． to 41． A． has 42． A． thing 43． A． from 44． A． For 45． A． different B. recent C. oldest D. Last B. too C. so D. Great B. both C. neither D. Two B. difficulty C. clearly D. Easily B. from C. to D. And

B. were disappeared C． spoke D. were spoken B. hardly C. yet D. Still B. the two countries C． England D. British B. forms C. ones D. Ways

B. also planted C． a plant D. a kind of food B. has added C． discovered D. has discovered B. in some countries C． before D. for centuries B. short C. different D. Surprising B. made C. developed D. Used B. away C. with D. From B. have C. has given D. was given B. cause C. reason D. Expression B. through C. on D. By B. Because C. Besides D. Because of

B. more different C. the same D. more useful

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