Unit 2 Exploring English 知识点题库

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Public Health England (PHE) is targeting pizzas, ready meals, ready meat and takeaways. The government has also required the food industry to start using healthier food and encourage the public to choose lower calorie (卡路里) foods.

It is all part of an effort to cut calorie intake by 20% by 2024. The target will point to 13 different food groups, which are equal to about a fifth of the calorie taken by children. If action is not taken, PHE said, it would be prepared to ask the government to pass laws.

PHE would strictly monitor the progress by looking at which products people buy and would be prepared to punish companies which do not take on their duties. The government is also organizing a program encouraging adults to consume (吃，喝) 400 calories at breakfast and 600 each at lunch and dinner.

At present, adults consume between 200 and 300 calories more than they should each day. PHE chief nutritionist Dr. Alison Tedstone said the 400­600­600 tip would make it easier for people to make healthier choices by being able to judge what they should eat at each meal.

How many calories should we eat? It is suggested that a woman eat no more than 2,000 calories a day, while a man should limit his intake to 2,500. For children, it depends on the age. A four­year­old should consume no more than 1,300 calories a day, while for teens aged 17 and 18, it is about 3,000, but overweight children are eating up to 500 calories more than that.

Prof Russell Viner, from the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, said it was a necessary move. He said, "Over the past 40 years, there has been slow growth in food sizes, with pizzas and hamburgers simply much bigger than they were in our parents' time." The convenience of fast food and the advertisement of unhealthy food and drinks to children add to the problem.

名词后加 "-ly"变成形容词

名词转化为形容词的不规则变化

形容词变副词

这两张书桌都不是新的。

of the two books is new.

The reason is_________ I missed the bus.

— My mother does a lot of housework before going to work, but she has never been late.

— _________.

_________shortly after it stopped raining.

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Here are four fantastic experiences for you to enjoy wonderful countryside spots, breath­taking scenery and clean, fresh air. Pack your bags and get outside!

Horse­riding

Here's a novel way of chasing the Northern Lights—on horseback, which is a back­to­nature experience hunting for the aurora borealis. You'll saddle up (给马备鞍) at dusk and head deeper into the wilds near the Pallas Yllas National Park.

GO: Three­night full­board guided trip, including two nights in a cottage and one night glamping, from ￡965 per person. See aurora zone. com.

Mountain­biking

You can choose from guided downhill or cross­country mountain biking to road cycling and families can enjoy peaceful, slower paths and farm trails.

Extra activities include hiking, water park.

GO: Five­night B & B packages including transfers and guided biking, from ￡374 per person. Bike hire from around ￡15 a day. See wizzair. com.

Camping

Get back to basics on a campsite with none of that fancy glamping. The pitches are large so you can light your own campfire at night. Walkers are in heaven here, hiking among the limestone hills filled with traditional stone walls.

Also a great destination for fishing, sailing and windsurfing on nearby Lake Semerwater.

GO: Non­electric grass tent pitches from ￡20 a night. Tipi already pitched from ￡70 a night. See pitchup. com.

Whale­watching

Scotland's west coast, one of Europe's best places to catch sight of whales, has launched a new whale trail. It features 30 top places offering opportunities to see the wildlife and showcases whale heritage sites.

GO: Accommodation along the trail is reasonable including B & B in a double room at Torran in Ullapool from ￡70 a night. See bandbullapool. co. uk.

The invention of new words like BGM reflects (人类的创造力).

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The English language has many idioms and expressions with the word "Dutch" in them. Perhaps you (meet) them during an English course recently, but what do they mean, and where did they come from? Let's bring it to light.

During 17th century and early 18th century, there were many wars between the British and the Dutch, led to a rise of negative idioms in English about their enemy, the Dutch. "Dutch" became a bad name. Some of these expressions are still around and have taken on other (sense).

"A Dutch agreement" is an agreement (make) between two drunk people. Neither of them remembers it afterwards.

"To go Dutch" is nowadays a popular expression, (mean) to pay for only your part of a bill. This situation often happens when a group of friends have a meal together.

"A Dutch uncle" is someone who gives much stronger advice he needs to. Someone who talks to you like a Dutch uncle is usually speaking to you (angry).

Many people find English expressions difficult (understand), but now that you know about some of them, you can have fun finding out many more (interest) English expressions.

The teacher kindly r him that there was a spelling error in his writing.

阅读下面短文，选用方框内合适的单词并用其正确形式填空（每个单词限用一次）。

Do you have a(n) hard time understanding British people? If so, you are not alone. When I was 19, I was studying in London. I thought that communication would be no problem because I had studied English for many years.

At first, the native students thought I was Australian because of my accent. Sometimes I couldn't understand them at all. After a few weeks, a(n) happened.

The debate group that I joined won a competition and we to celebrate it at a(n) restaurant. But one of the members said he had a(n) in his throat and wouldn't go with us. I was so confused about his diet until they explained the exact meaning to me. I became aware that I had a lot to learn before I could "go native".

, such situations often happen when we learn a foreign language. Don't worry. Many learning are there to help us out.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（有两个多余选项）。

Learning a language should be fun. It doesn't always require textbooks, teachers and classrooms!

Start your own speaking club on Houseparty

This free app allows users to make group video calls with up to eight people at a time. It's like a real hang-out. It could also be an opportunity to practise your English-speaking skills with strangers and a fun way to meet new people. Houseparty has some really great games to break the ice.

Learn English with Amazon Alexa

Have you ever wanted an English-speaking partner that you can talk with for hours and hours but won't get bored? Look no further than the app Amazon Alexa. She is about speaking and listening. First change the language to English. You may need to speak more slowly than usual and pay more attention to your pronunciation.

Practise speech shadowing with an English video

It is about following someone's voice. This includes their stress, their intonation, and their pronunciation. Keep practising until you feel confident. Make sure you have some headphones to hand!

Play scrabble

Games also provide a great fun way to learn the language without any fear of making mistakes. Scrabble is a word game. To play scrabble you have to arrange (排列) letters to make a word on the board. So it is a great way to test and enrich your English vocabulary.

A. What is speech shadowing we hear you ask? B. Why do you need the speech shadowing? C. There is a chance of starting new conversations. D. It aims to beat others by placing the most letters you can. E. You don't have time to plan any fun conversation topics beforehand. F. There are plenty of opportunities to learn English in creative ways online. G. Then ask her questions to improve your communication skills any time of day.

The new driver can't find the e to the highway.

And (那就是为什么) when I wind up my watch, it starts, but when I wind up this passage, it ends.

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When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn't the first time that I had been abroad. Like most British children, I learned French at school and I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn't understand English. But when I went to America, I was really looking forward to having a nice and easy holiday without any language problems.

  How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my friend Mary a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking like being lost and asked if he could help me.

"Yes," I said. "I want to give my friend a ring. "

"Well, that's nice," he said. "Are you getting married? But aren't you a bit young?"

"Who is talking about marriages?" I replied. "I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I've arrived. Can you tell me where there's a phone box?"

"Oh!" he said. "There's a phone downstairs. "

When at last we did meet up, Mary explained the misunderstanding to me.

"Don't worry," she said to me. "I had many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British. You'll soon get used to all the funny things they say. But most of the time British and American people can understand each other!''

They are trying their best to explore ways of reducing the waste of natural (资源).

I figured out the (标题) of this article last year.

This apartment can house six people and a dog.

(词性: 词义:)