Unit+2-English+around+the+world单元测试(详细解析)(共9页)

1、单元测试(二)第卷(共75分)第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节语法和词汇知识(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1Senior 3 high school students should be given enough sleeping time，_ they are busy preparing for the College Entrance Examinations.Aeven so Bas though Cas if Deven if答案D解析even if即使，引导让步状语从句。句意为：即使高三学生忙于准备高

2、考，也应该给予充分的睡眠时间。2_ English has changed a lot over time and _ English spoken between about AD 450 and 1150 was quite different.A/；the B/；/ CThe；/ DThe；the答案A解析前半句中的English是泛指，前面不加冠词；后半句中的English特指公元前450年到1150年间所使用的English，因此前面要加定冠词the。3Many people have been out of work in China.And _ that the governme

3、nt is making every effort to takemeasures to increase the number of employment.Ain spite of Bbecause of Cthanks to Din addition to答案B解析because of后跟代词that。答语句意为：就是因为在中国很多人失业了，政府正在采取措施增加就业数量。4Does he know how to work out the problem?Yes，he has _ a good idea to solve it.Acaught up with Bkept up withCco

4、me up with Dput up with答案C解析come up with a good idea想出了一个好办法。5One of the boys has got his leg broken，so _ one will go.Athe other Banother Cothers Dthe others答案B解析句意为：有一个男孩伤着了腿，因此要另外去一个。the other表示两者中的另一个的；another另一个。6We have many good boys here，Li Hua，_.Afor example Bsuch as Cthat is Dnamely答案A解析举例时

5、，如果是一个事物，应用for example。such as用于列举多个事例。7We must know the use the people _ waste things.Amake Bmake ofCmake good of Dmake from答案B解析这句话是对make use of这个句型的考查。句意为：我们必须知道人们对于废物的利用。use作为先行词提到了前边。8She knew he felt the same _ he did.Aas Blike Cwhat Dthat答案A解析as可以用作连接词，引导定语从句，常常位于the same，such之后，表示“和一样”；like作

6、介词，表示“像一样”，但后面不能接从句；what，that不能直接位于the same之后，所以该题选A。9When I was a child，I took it for granted that parents should provide me with everything，but I didnt_ their hardship.Arecognize Borganize Cquestion Didentity答案A解析recognize在此句中意为“认识到”。10The second is connected with the main use the body _ the food.

7、Amakes Bmakes of Cmade of Dmakes from答案B解析句意为：第二点与身体对食物的主要利用有关。make use of利用。use作为定语从句的先行词被提到了前面。11There are _ students in the school.But I dont know _ the girls among them.Aa number of；a number of Bthe number of；the number ofCa number of；the number of Da number；a number答案C解析a number of一些，许多；the num

8、ber of的数字。句意为：学校里有很多学生，但我不知道女生的人数。12He was standing _ to the door and watched the enemy_.Aclosely；closely Bclose；closelyCclose；close Dclosely；close答案B解析close作副词用时，意为“靠近”，指具体的距离近；closely也是副词，但它表示抽象意义，意思为“紧紧地，紧密地”。13The chair is _ the way.Move it please.Aon Bin Cby Dto答案B解析on the way to在去的路上；in the wa

9、y挡道；by the way顺便说一句。14I dont like the way _ he congratulated us _ getting married.Ain which；on Bthat；for Cin that；on D/；about答案A解析第一空用in which/that或者可不用任何关系代词；congratulate sb. on sth.。15All I request of you is that you _ punctual.Aare Bwere Cbe Dmust答案C解析request后接that宾语从句，从句谓语动词要用should动词原形，should可以

10、省略。第二节完形填空(共20小题；第小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1635各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could _16_ she was young.Pat wanted to visit Latin America _17_，so she got a job _18_ an English teacher in a schoo

11、l in Bolivia.Pat spoke a little Spanish，_19_she was able to communicate with her students even when they didnt _20_ much English.A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind：if you dream _21_ a foreign language，you have really mastered(掌握)it.Pat repeated this sentence to her students and _22_

12、that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in _23_.One day，one of her _24_students came up and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework.He had _25_ early and had slept _26_.“What does this have to do with your _27_？”Pat asked.“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones.And my dr

13、eam was in English.”“In English？”Pat was very _28_，since he was such a bad student.She was _29_ secretly jealous(嫉妒的)Her _30_ was still not in Spanish.But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student.“Well，_31_me about your dream.”“All the people in my dream _32_English，”the student said.“And all the signs w

14、ere in English.All the newspapers and magazines and all the TV programs were in English.”“But thats _33_，”said Pat.“What did all the people say to you？”“Im sorry，Miss Jones.Thats _34_ I slept so badly.I didnt _35_ a word they said.It was a nightmare(噩梦)！”16A.because Bwhile Cif Dsince答案B解析趁着年轻想多到国外看看

15、，用while引导时间状语从句，符合题意。17A.first Bat first Clast Dat last答案A解析毕业后想首先参观拉丁美洲，排除C、D两项。at first 意为“开始”，不合句意。18A.for Bof Cas Dlike答案C解析as意为“作为”，符合题意。for“为了”；of“的”；like“像样的”。19A.and Bbut Cso Dyet答案C解析上下文为因果关系，故用so。20A.say Bknow Cread Dwrite答案B解析学生对英语懂得不多。know相当于understand。21A.in Babout Cof Dfor答案A解析如果梦中能用外语

16、思维，你就真正掌握了外语。in此处表示方式，由本段最后一句的“dream in Spanish”也可推知。22A.thought Brealized Choped Dwanted答案C解析Pat希望有一天梦中能用西班牙语思维，而学生们能用英语思维。23A.English BSpanish CRussian DGerman答案A解析Pat只懂一点西班牙语。而她的学生对英语了解甚少，所以她希望有一天自己能精通西班牙语，而学生能掌握英语。24A.bright Bexcellent Cbest Dworst答案D解析由文章的最后一段可知，该学生一句英语也听不懂，说明他英语学得很差。25A.got up

17、 Bgone to bed Cfallen asleep Dwaken up答案B解析学生在为没有按时完成作业找借口，说自己早早上床睡觉。26A.well Bsoundly Cbadly Dheavily答案C 解析文章最后一段有提示。27A.English Blanguage Cdream Dhomework答案D解析学生说他的作业没有做，是因为晚上没睡好。Pat问：这与作业有何关系？28A.surprised Bworried Cpleased Dexcited答案A解析学习最差的学生竟然能用英语做梦了，Pat当然感到吃惊。29A.yet Bseldom Calso Dstill答案C解析

18、惊奇之余，还有点嫉妒。因为她还不能用西班牙语做梦。30A.study Bclass Cwork Ddream答案D解析学习最差的学生能用英语做梦，而自己却不能用西班牙语做梦。31A.answer Bwrite Ctell Dask答案C解析tell sb. about sth.“告诉某人关于某事”，为固定搭配。32A.read Bliked Cspoke Dlearned答案C解析由原文可知，该学生梦中的人都说英语。说某种语言用动词speak。33A.wonderful Bterrible Cfunny Dstrange答案A解析梦中所有的人都用英语交谈，Pat认为这是锻炼英语的好机会，所以用

19、wonderful修饰。34A.how Bwhy Cwhen Dbecause答案B解析Thats why.“所以”，why后接表示结果的从句。35A.hear Bunderstand Cknow Dremember答案B解析understand“理解；明白”，符合语境。第二部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AWhen I was 16 years old，I made my first visit to the United States.It wasnt the first time I had been

20、 abroad. Like most English 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 didnt understand English. But when I went to America I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.How w

21、rong I was！The misunderstanding began at the airport.I was looking for a public telephone to give my friend Danny a call and tell him that I had arrived.A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.“Yes，” I said.“I want to give my friend a ring.”“Well，thats nice，”he said.“Are

22、 you getting married? But arent you a bit young？”“Who is talking about marriage？” I replied.“I only want to give my friend a ring to tell him Ive arrived.Can you tell me wheres a phone box？” “Oh！” he said，“theres a phone downstairs.” When at last we met，Danny explained the misunderstanding to me.“Do

23、nt worry，”he said to me.“I have so many difficulties at first.There are lots of words which the Americans use differently in meaning from us British.Youll soon get used to all the funny things they say.Most of the time British and American people understand each other！”36Where was the writer from?AH

24、e was from America. BHe was from France.CHe was from England. DHe was from China.答案C解析由第一段的“I made my first visit to the United States”和“like most English children”可推断出答案。37The writer thought _ in America.Ahe wouldnt have any language difficultiesBhe would not understand the AmericansCthe Americans

25、might not understand himDhe would have difficulties at the airport答案A解析根据第一段最后一句“But when I went to America，I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems”可以确定选项A正确。38The writer wanted _.Ato buy a ring for his friend Bto make a call to his friendCto go to th

26、e telephone company Dhis friend to see him off答案B解析从第二段可知作者在机场想给朋友打电话。39From the passage we can see that “give somebody a ring”_Ameans the same in America as in EnglandBmeans “call somebody” to the old manCmeans “be going to get married”Dhas two different meanings in America and in England答案D解析作者所遇到

27、的误会是由ring的不同意思引起的。美式英语中give sb.a ring是“给某人一个戒指”的意思，而在英式英语中则是“给某人打电话”的意思。40In the last paragraph，the word “they” refers to _.Athe old man and the boy Bthe AmericansCthe British Dthe French答案B解析因为作者和Danny是英国人，所以他们所说的they是指“美国人”。BA student is learning to speak British English.He wonders(想知道): Can I com

28、municate (交际) with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British English and American English? How important are these differences?Certainly，there are some differences between British and American English.There are a few differences in gra

29、mmar.For example，speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen？”，while Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen？”Pronunciation is sometimes different.Americans usually sound r in words like “bird ”and “hurt”Speakers of British English do not sound r in these words.T

30、here are differences between British English and American English in spelling and vocabulary.For example，“colour” and “honour” are British，“color” and “honor” are American.These differences in grammar，pronunciation，spelling and vocabulary are not important，however.For the most part，British English a

31、nd American English are the same language.41According to this passage，a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that _.ABritish people cannot understand himBAmerican people cannot understand himCthe grammar is too hard for himDthe spelling is too hard for him答案B解析此题考查细节事实和辨

32、别能力。学英语的学生常会担心美国人不懂他的意思，从文中第一段可以找到。42American English and British English are different in_.Aspelling Bpronunciation Cgrammar Dall of the above答案D解析文章第二段给出了英式英语和美式英语的几点不同：在拼写、发音、词汇及语法上。故此题选D。43What is NOT mentioned(提及)in the passage?AWhether there are differences between British English and American

33、 English.BWhether British English and American English are one language or two.CHow the differences between British English and American English came about.DHow important the differences are.答案C解析英式及美式英语不同之处产生的根源本文中没有涉及，故选C。44Most_say “Do you have a watch？”ABritish people BAmericans Cchildren Dteach

34、ers答案B 解析根据文中第二段的第四、五行可得此答案。45According to this passage，British people and Americans have_difficulty in understanding each other.Alittle Bmuch Csome Dgreat答案A解析本文第三段意在指明：尽管英式英语和美式英语在几个方面有些不同，但大体来说，它们仍属同一种语言。所以英国人和美国人相互理解起来也没有困难。CThroughout history，people have been interested in knowing how language

35、first began，but no one knows exactly where or how this happened. However，we do know a lot about languages，the languages of today and also the languages of earlier times.There are probably about three thousand languages in the world today.Chinese is the language with the most speakers.English，Russian

36、 and Spanish are also spoken by many millions of people.On the other hand, some languages in the world have less than one hundred speakers.There are several important families of languages in the world.For example，most of the languages of Europe are in one large family called the IndoEuropean langua

37、ge family.The original(最初的)language of this family was spoken about 4,500 years ago.Many of the present languages of Europe and India are modern forms of the language of 4,500 years ago.Languages are always changing.The English of today is very different from the English of 500 years ago.In time som

38、e even die out completely.About 1,000 years ago，English was a littleknown relative of German spoken on one of the borders(边界)of Europe.If a language has a lot of speakers or if it is very old，there may be differences in the way it is spoken in different areas.That is，the language may have several di

39、alects.Chinese is a good example of dialect differences.Chinese has been spoken for thousands of years by many millions of speakers.The differences among the dialects of Chinese are so great that speakers of Chinese from some parts of China cannot understand speakers from other parts.46The first par

40、agraph mainly tells us that _.Amost people in the world speak ChineseBthere are thousands of languages in the world todayCman has much knowledge about languagesDsome people know several languages答案C解析A项是错误的，因为第一段说讲汉语的人最多，但并不是说世界上大多数人都讲汉语；B项只是人们对语言了解的一部分内容，并不是全段的主要内容；D项根本未提及。正确答案为C，从第二句话后面的内容可知人们对语言了

41、解得很多。 47Many European and Indian languages _.Awill soon die out completelyBwere once a relative of EnglishCare the same as beforeDcome from the same family答案D解析从第二段可知，many European and Indian languages来自同一个语系，即IndoEuropean语系，它们都是这种古老语言的现代表达形式。48_ seems to have changed a lot.AChinese BEnglish CSpanis

42、h DGerman答案B解析第三段的主题句是第一句话，说明了语言一直在发展变化，然后以English为例，讲述了这门语言的变化之大。49The word “dialect” in the last paragraph means _.Aa special language spoken by ChineseBthe sign used by Chinese people in a special areaCthe difference between the old and todays ChineseDthe form of a language used in one part of th

43、e country答案D解析从最后一段前两句话可知，如果有很多人讲同一种语言，且这种语言历史悠久，在不同地区就会有差异，因此dialect指“方言”。50The subject of this passage is _.AlanguageBdialectCthe difference between language and dialectDspeakers of different languages答案A解析通读全文可知，文章的主题就是language。DEnglish is a language spoken all around the world.There are more tha

44、n 42 countries where the majority of the people speak English.Most native speakers of English are found in the United Kingdom，the United States，Canada，Australia，South Africa，Ireland and New Zealand.In total，for more than 375 million people，English is their mother tongue.An equal number of people lea

45、rn English as a second language.These people will perhaps speak the language of their own country at home with their family，but the language of the government，schools，newspapers and TV is English.However，the number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million.Everywhere

46、 in the world children go to school to learn English.In China，students learn English at school as a foreign language，except for those in Hong Kong，where many people speak English as a first or a second language.In only fifty years，English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used i

47、n the world.English is the working language of most international organizations，international trade and tourism.English is also the language of global culture，such as popular music and the Internet.You can listen to English songs on the radio or use English to communicate with people around the worl

48、d through the Internet.With so many people communicating in English every day，it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.51How many people learn English as a second language?A37,500,000. B375,000,000. C750,000,000. D75,000,000.答案C解析由第二段第一句“the number of people who lea

49、rn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million”可得出答案。52In China we are learning English as a_.Afirst language Bsecond languageCforeign language Dmother tongue答案C解析由第二段“in China students learn English at school as a foreign language”可得出答案。53Most international organizations use _ as their w

50、orking language.AEnglish BFrench CChinese DJapanese答案A解析依据第二段“English is the working language of most international organizations”可知选A。54Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?AThere are more than 42 countries where most of the people speak English.BThe number of people w

51、ho learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million.CEnglish is the language of global culture like popular music and the Internet.DEnglish is the most important and widely used language in the world.答案D解析通读全文可知，本文主要介绍英语的使用，所以D项最恰当地概括了本文的大意。55From the passage we can infer that _.AEnglish

52、 will be the only language to be used in the worldBnative speakers of English might find it unnecessary for them to learn a foreign languageCthe number of learners of English will become smaller in the futureDto master English will become more and more important答案D解析这是一个推断题。根据最后一段可以推断出：掌握英语的重要性。第卷(共45分)第三部分书面表达(共两节，满分45分)第一节阅读表达(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答