浙江省2022届中考英语总复习语法填空13英语的前生后世+手势的文化试题新版外研版

语法填空(十三)　英语的前生后世+手势的文化阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。A　[2022·武威改编]EnglishWorldLanguage　　Oncepeopledreamedofalanguagethateverybodyintheworldcouldunderstand.Now,forthe1.　　　　(one)timeinhumanhistory,perhapsthereisone—English.Itistheofficiallanguageinmorethan50countriesand250—300millionpeoplespeakit2.　　　　asecondlanguage.Somesaythathalftheworldwillbespeakingitintheyear2050. 　　DifficulttoMaster?　　Englishisnotthe3.　　　　(easy)languagetolearn—mostofitscommonverbsareirregularandithasalargevocabulary—atleast200,000wordsareincommonuse. 　　User-friendly　　Butsomethingsmakeiteasy.Forexample,nounsdon'thavegender(性别)andtheusagesofverbsare4.　　　　(simple)thanotherlanguages.Thereisonlyoneformtospeaktosomeone5.　　　　(direct)—“you”.Adjectivesdon'tagree6.　　　　nouns,andmanynounsareoftenalsoverbs. 　　EnglishIsEverywhere　　Someotherlanguagesmayhavemore7.　　　　(speak),likeChinese.ButEnglish8.　　　　(use)inmanydifferentareas.Itisthelanguageoftransport:mostairlinepilotsandair-trafficcontrollersuseit.AtseaEnglishistheinternationallanguageof9.　　　　(communicate). 2\n　　TheFutureofEnglish　　WhatisthefutureofEnglishasagloballanguage?10.　　　　anotherlanguagereplaceit? 　　Manythinknot—ithasbeenalreadytoopopular.B　　Differentgestures(手势)meandifferentthingsindifferentcountries.Sometimesagesturethatispoliteinonecountryisnotpoliteinanotherandshouldnot11.　　　　(use).Differentmeaningsofgesturescanalsocauseproblemsin12.　　　　(understand)whatanotherpersonistryingtosay. 　　Agesturethatmanypeopledonotunderstandisthe13.　　　　thatusesthethumb.Most14.　　　　(western)willsometimesshowthattheylikesomethingbyholdingoutaclosedhandwiththethumbliftingintheair.Thisiscalledtogivesomeoneorsomething“thethumbsup”.Often,onlyonethumbisused,15.　　　　itshouldbe“thethumbup”. 　　Theusualexplanation(解释)forthe16.　　　　(original)ofthisgestureisnotreallycorrect.ItsaysthatinancientRomantimes,whenpeoplewerepleased17.　　　　thewayagladiator(角斗士)hadfought,theyshowedtheirthumbsup.Whentheywerenotpleased,theygavetheirthumbs18.　　　　.Whenagladiatorwasgiventhethumbsup,theemperorallowedhim19.　　　　(live).Whenagladiatorwasgiventhethumbsdown,theemperororderedhimtobekilled. 　　The20.　　　　(true)is,however,itwastranslatedintoawrongmeaningbymistake.Ifpeoplewantedtosavethegladiator,theyputouttheirhandsandhidtheirthumbsintheirhands.Iftheywantedthegladiatortodie,theypointedtheirthumbsstraightathim. 参考答案A　1.first　2.as　3.easiest　4.simpler　5.directly　6.with7.speakers　8.isused　9.communication　10.WillB　11.beused　12.understanding　13.one　14.westerners　15.so　16.origin　17.with　18.down　19.tolive　20.truth2