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1、文档来源为:从网络收集整理.word版本可编辑.欢迎下载支持Unit 2 English around the world第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共5小题; 每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)|导学号听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、日C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What are the speakers talking about ? AA. Housing.B. Story telling.C. Number counting.2. At what time may
2、the man arrive in Boston? BA. About 9 : 25.B. About 11 : 45.C. About 12 : 00.3. How much is it to rent a mountain bike a dayA. 10 yuan.B. 20 yuan.4. When does the train arrive in WashingtonA. At 9 : 26.B. At 11 : 30.? _B_C. 50 yuan.? _C_C. At 11 : 50.5. What is the original price of the glasses? CA.
3、 90.B. 180.C. 360.第二节(共15小题;每题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A, B, C三个选 项中选出最佳选项。 听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出 5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第 6至7题。导学号6. How much money does the man want to borrow ? BA. $ 25,000.B. $ 50,000.7. How much does the man's wife earn ? AA. $12,5
4、00.B. $15,000.听第7段材料,回答第 8至9题。|导学号8. How much did the man tip the bellboy ? AA. $3.B. $5.9. Where were the speakers now ? CA. In Cameroon.B. In Europe.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。|导学号C. $ 75,000.C. $17,500.C. $20.C. In California.210. Why does the woman want to go to the library? CC. At 10: 00.C. 30 minutes.?
5、_B_C. Four.C. In June.C. At 19.C. At her parents? _B_C. 57 pounds.A. To return some books.B. To find some test papers.C. To borrow some new books.11. When does the library close ? CA. At 9 : 00.B. At 9 : 40.12. How long does the conversation last ? AA. 10 minutes.B. 20 minutes.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。|导学号1
6、3. What are the speakers doing ? AA. Having an interview.B. Talking about jobs.C. Studying at the university.14. How many days does the woman's work cover each weekA. Two.B. Three.15. When is it now ? AA. In April.B. In May.16. What do we know about the woman ? CA. Her last job doesn't provi
7、de enough time for work.B. She works for the restaurant for free.C. She wants to improve herself.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。|导学号17. When did Rose begin to look for work ? BA. At 17.B. At 18.18. Where did Rose live now ? CA. At the company.B. At the college.house.19. Why did Rose choose one of the offices ? B
8、A. It offered her a higher salary.B. It was near her parents' house.C. It had more free time.20. How much will Rose earn per day after three monthsA. 27 pounds.B. 30 pounds.听力原文文档来源为 :从网络收集整理.word 版本可编辑.欢迎下载支持Text 1M: Do you prefer a one-story or two-story house?W: How about one-story? There are
9、 no stairs to climb.Text 2M: What time does the train for Boston leave?W: 9: 25 on Track 12.M: When does it arrive?W: It should be there at 11: 45, but it may be a little late.Text 3M: Here's a bike rental store.W: Yeah, do you want to rent one?M: How much is it to rent one?W: It's 10 yuan p
10、er day for a standard bike,20 yuan for a mountain bike and 50 yuan for a tandem.Text 4W: What time's the next train to Washington?M: That's 9 : 26.W: When does it get there?M: It's scheduled to arrive at 11: 50.W: How much is it?M: I It's $ 30 one way or $ 55 round trip.Text 5W: Welc
11、ome! Please have a look at our selection of sunglasses.M: OK. I think these brown ones are great.W: Brown-tinted glasses offer great protection from the sun.M: And they totally go with my face.How much is this pair?W: We're offering a 50% discount for this pair, so the total price will onlybe 18
12、0 yuan.M: OK, I'll take them.Text 6W: Good morning. I'm the manager. How can I help you?M: We'd like to apply for a mortgage.W: Have you found a property you're interested in?M: Yes, we have.W: How much would you like to borrow?M: Well , the property is $ 75,000, but we have a deposi
13、t of $ 25,000.W: So you need a $ 50,000 loan. Do you have an account with this bank?M: Yes, we both have accounts here. I've had my account for over fifteen years.W: How much do you both earn?M: I earn $15,000 a year and my wife earns $ 12,500.W: That's fine. Now would you like to complete t
14、his form.Text 7W: Did you tip the bellboy?M: Yes, but I don't think it was enough. He looked disappointed. I gave him three dollars.W: That sounds about right to me, fifty cents a bag. If they think you don't know better, they'll try to get more.M: It's the samein Cameroon. But I def
15、initely think we over-tipped the cab driver. The fare was twenty dollars , and you gave him a five-dollar tip. That's twenty-five percent of the total! Too much!W: I disagree. He was polite and informative, and he drove smoothly. One should reward good service.M: I'll sign for the dinner and
16、 charge it to our room. Let's see. The bill is one hundred dollars. That seems reasonable. How much tip should I leave?W: Rememberlast month when we were in Europe? Maybe Californians use that same system they add the waiter or waitress into the bill, so you don't have to leave anything extr
17、a.Text 8W: What time is it now?M: It is half past nine.W: It is said that our library has got some new books. I want to go and have a look. Do you think I'll have enough time to get there before it closes?M: I can't tell. What time does it close?W: 10 o'clock.M: Can you make it in half a
18、n hour? Anyhow it's not far from here. By the way,can you return some books for me?W: OK, no problem! Do you know what the new books are about? I need some books about English writing for my term paper.M: I heard that most of the new books are about English grammar and writing.All of them are th
19、e latest publications. I am sure there are some you need.W: That's great. Oh , it's already 9: 40. There are onty 20 minutes left. I'dbetter get going. See you!M: See you !Text 9M: You're interested in the job as a waitress.W: That's right. I saw your sign at the window , asking
20、for a part-timewaitress.M: Um, have you worked as a waitress before?W: Yes , I'veworked as a waitress for three years at severaldifferentrestaurants.M: I see. Are you working now?W: Yes, at the King Hotel dining room on Dart Avenue.M: They have a nice dining room there. Why do you want to leave?
21、W: Because I can't work full time at the moment. I'm taking some courses at the university. I need more time for study.M: I see. What days are you available?W: I'm free on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.M: That suits us very well, actually. We are looking for someone who can helpu
22、s late in the week when we get busy. That's Thursday afternoon, Friday afternoonand evening , as well as all day Saturday. The restaurant is closed on Sunday.W: That's fine with me.M: When can you start?W: Is the first of next month all right with you?M: That's fine. The first of May. Th
23、at's good. By the way, you'll get one dollar eighty cents an hour, with tips of course.W: Good. Thank you very much.Text 10M: Rose left school when she was seventeen and went to a college for a year to learn to type. She passed her examinations quite well and then went to look for work. She
24、was still living with her parents.A lot of people were looking for typists at that time, so it was not difficultto find interesting work. Rose went to several offices, and then chose one of them. It was near her parents' house. She thought, I'll walk there every morning. I won't 6文档来源为:从
25、网络收集整理.word版本可编辑.欢迎下载支持need to go by bus.She went to the office again and said to the manager, “I want to work here ,but what will you pay me per day ? ""We'll pay you 27 pounds now , " the manageranswered, and 30 pounds after three months.Rose thought for a few seconds before she
26、 answered. Then she said, “All right, then I'll start in three months' time.”第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、日C和D)中,选出最佳选项。A导学号American and British people both speak English of course. But sometimes it does not seem like the same language. In fact, there are som
27、e important differences between British English and American English.First of all, they sound very different. Often, Americans don't say each word separately. They say several words together. Americans may say “I dunno"insteadof "I don't know ” . However, the British are more caref
28、ul on their speech. Theyusually say all the words and keep them separate.Also, some letters have different sounds. For example, the Americans say the"a" in half like the "a" in cat. But the British say the"a" in half likethe"o" in soft.Sound is not the only di
29、fference between British English and American English. Words sometimes have different meanings too. SomeAmerican words are never used in England. The same thing is true of some British words in America. For example, the vocabulary for cars and driving is very different. Americans drive trucks, but i
30、n England they drive lorries.Many expressions are also different in the two countries. In England, if you are going to telephone friends, you“ring them up ” . In America you “give thema call ".There are also sometimes differences in grammar. For example, Americans usually use the helping verb&q
31、uot;do" when they ask a question. They say “Do you have classtoday ? ” But the British often leave out the helping verb. They say “Have you class today ?"All these differences can be confusing if you are learning English. But mostlanguages are like this. Languages change over time. When pe
32、ople live in separate places, the languages change in different ways. This is what happened to English.It can also happen to other languages, such as French. Many people in Canada speak French but their French is very different from the French of France.文章大意:本文介绍了美式英语与英式英语的不同点。21. Compared to the Br
33、itish, Americans are usually B . A. more careful about saying wordsB. less careful about saying wordsC. easier to understandD. slower speakers解析:细节判断题。由文章第二段的第二句"Often, Americans don't say each word separately."可以直接得出答案为B项。22. Some letters in English B . A. always sound the sameB. have
34、 different sounds in the US and EnglandC. don't changeD. have an unusual sound解析:细节判断题。由第三段首句可得出正确答案为B项。23. The vocabulary for cars and driving is B . A. an example of British EnglishB. different in the US and EnglandC. an example of modern technologyD. the same in the US and England解析:细节判断题。由文章
35、第四段的最后两句可知。B导学号Sometimes it is difficult to talk to taxi drivers. They must give all theirattention to the road as they work out the shortest way to the place where you aregoing. However, passengers from Wangfujing were in surprise when they took a taxi.The driver just would not stop talking- in Eng
36、lish.Organized by the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy, “Dare to Speak"examines if Chinese people will speak English in “real-life ”situations.Matthew Knowles, an acting student from South Carolina at Beijing Film Academy,acted the part as the “driver ” . He collected six p
37、assengers on Saturday morning, most of whom were female white-collar ( 白领 )workers.“Of course they were surprised at first, wondering why I'm driving a taxi, and wondering whether this is a real taxi, but then most of them were pretty willing«passengersto speak , " he said. Knowles sai
38、d he was also surprised by his“Apart from my first'passenger' , who could speak very little English, all therest spoke English very well, and it was fun to communicate with them, " he said, adding that some apassengers" were quite talkative.Dare to SpeakThe aforeign taxi driver &qu
39、ot; project was just one of the activities, which have been going on since the end of October. Other projectsincluded a foreign store owner near a high school in Beijing, a cook in a Shanghaiuniversity canteen. They were testing the willingness of Chinese people, especially students and white-collar
40、 workers, to speak to foreigners in English.Rong Xin, senior manager of IELTS ( 雅思)with the British Embassy, said theyhoped to let IELTS takers in China know that communication is the ultimate goal ofIELTS.“We hope that more and more IELTS takers in China can realize the importance of communicating
41、in English in real life, instead of just getting high test scores ,” she said.文章大意:本文是一篇小品文,主要介绍了英国驻华大使馆所举行的一个活动:敢于说英语。24. Why did Matthew Knowles drive a taxi ? AA. He took part in the project “Dare to speak ”.B. He played the role of a taxi driver in a film.C. He enjoyed chatting with people in En
42、glish.D. He wanted to improve his Chinese while driving.解析:推理判断题。根据第二段和第三段的整体理解,可推知 Matthew Knowles开出租是因为他参与了这项“敢开口说英语”的活动,故答案 A符合文意。25. The Chinese may meet and talk to BA . a white-collar workerC . a restaurant manager解析:推理判断题。根据第二段:“ Dare speak English in “real-life " situations. 从而有机会说英语,故答
43、案B符合文意。 in“Dare to speak " projects.B. a foreign store ownerD. a high school studentto Speak" examines if Chinese people will可推知,在这项活动中中国人会遇到外国人,26. The underlined word “ultimate " is closest in mea ning to D .A . most difficultB. most commonC . most famousD. most important解析:词义猜测题。根据
44、最后一段的整体理解并结合生活常识可知,学习语言的最终目的是为了交流,无论是书面的还是口头, 而不是所谓的考试, 考试只是一种检验语言掌握水 平的方式而已,由此可推知答案 D符合文意。27. The purpose of the project “Dare to Speak " is to C .A. attract more foreigners to start business in ChinaB. draw Chinese people's attention to IELTC. remind language learners of the goal of learn
45、ingD. give more chances for English learners in China解析:目的意图题。根据第二段:“Dare to Speak' examines if Chinese people will speak English i n "real-life " situations.这个活动的主旨和最后一段的呼应,可推知答案C符合文意。C导学号I was in a strange city I didn't know at all, and what's more, I could not speak a word o
46、f the language. On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back to my hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way. The t
47、rouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly. I stopped to ask a newspaper-seller. He handed meapaper. I shook my head and repeated the name of the street and he putthepaperintomy hands. I had to give him some mone
48、y and went on my way. The next person I asked was a policeman. He listened to mecarefully, nodded and gently tookme bythearm.There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right and left again.I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed.About an hour passed and I not
49、iced that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me to do was find the nearest railway station.文章大意:本文讲述了作者来到一个新的城市,不懂对方的语言,结果迷路的故事。28. The writer preferred to walk back to his
50、 hotel because C . A. he had no money to buy a ticketB. he wanted to lose himself in the cityC. he tried to know the city in this wayD. it was late and there were no buses passing by解析:推理判断题。根据第一段前四句I was in a strange city I didn't know at all,and what's more, I could not speak a word of the
51、 language. On my second day I goton the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on. The first two hours passed pleasantly enough, then I decided to turn back tomy hotel for lunch. After walking about for some time可知作者在这个陌生的城市里,想多了解这个城市的有关信息,才这样做的。故C正确。29. From th
52、e story we know that the policeman A . A. was kind but didn't understand the writerB. told the writer where to take a trainC. knew what the writer really meantD. was cold-hearted and didn't help the writer解析:推理判断题。根据第一段的The next person I asked was a policeman. Helistened to me carefully, nod
53、ded and gently took me by the arm.和第二段的 About anhour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and greenfields were appearing on either side of me. I had come all the way into the countryside. 可知实际上这个警察并不能听懂作者的话,但是他很有礼貌,故 A正确。30. What can we learn from the last paragraph? CA.
54、 The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed.B. The writer got to the hotel with the policeman's help.C. The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel.D. The writer found the hotel in the direction the policeman pointed.解析:细节理解题。根据文章最后一段About an hour passed and I noticed that th
55、ehouses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either sideof me. I had come all the way into the countryside. The only thing left for me todo was find the nearest railway station.作者已经走到了乡下去了,可知他离自己的宾馆肯定远了。故C正确。31. In your opinion, what was the writer's real trouble? BA.
56、He didn't know the city at all.B. He couldn't speak the language.C. He went too far in the wrong bus.D. He followed the policeman's direction.解析:细节理解题。从作者开始问路开始,别人都不懂他所说的内容,可知他最大的麻烦是语言。故B正确。D(2017 四川雅安中学高一上学期第一次月考)导学号Every people uses its own special word to show its ideas and feelings.
57、Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years. Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is “Where's the beef ?” It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be. In the early 1980s “Where's the beef ?" was one of the most popular ex
58、pressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone was using it at the time.Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef. In the 1960s a businessman named Ray began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. R
59、ay called this “McDonald's". Ray became one of the richest businessmen at last in America.Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company called“Wendy's" said its hamburgers werebigger than those sold by McDonald's or anyone else. The Wendy's Company began to use the expression“Where's the beef ? ” to
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