2019-2020学年高中英语-Unit-2-English-around-the-world水平测

1、PAGE PAGE - 21 -第二单元水平测试考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第一部分听力(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)听力材料听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、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。Text 1W: I find your friends English hard to understand.M: Of course. She comes from India and speaks quite differently from Briti

2、sh people.1Why is the mans friends English hard to understand?AShe doesnt receive much education.BShe comes from India.CShe hasnt learned English long enough.答案：BText 2W: Our computers are down.M: Im afraid Im not following you. What does that mean?W: That means theyre not working.2How are the compu

3、ters?AThey arent working.BSomebody has taken them away.CThey are working right now.答案：AText 3W: Can you catch the ladys meaning?M: No, I cant. She is speaking so fast that I cant follow her.3Why cant the man follow the lady?ABecause the lady is running fast.BBecause the man isnt strong enough to cat

4、ch up with her.CBecause the lady is speaking fast.答案：CText 4M: Are there any differences between British English and American English?W: Certainly. For example, the British say “I have to go back now”， while Americans say “Ive got to go back now”M: Are there any differences in spelling?W: Yeah. For

5、example, “color” is often spelt colour in British English.4What are the two speakers talking about?AThe differences between British English and American English.BThe differences between American and British spelling.CThe differences between American and British pronunciation.答案：AText 5W: Hi, Lin Fen

6、g. Long time no see. How are you getting along with your English recently?M: Hi, Linda. Ive been learning English with an American teachers help. He told me to listen to the VOA every day, and Ive made great progress.W: Congratulations.5How is the man getting on with his English?AHe finds some diffi

7、culties in learning English.BHe has made much progress thanks to a British teacher.CHe is getting along quite well with his English.答案：C第二节(共15小题；每小题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、7题。Text 6M: I give

8、up! I simply cant learn English. I try and try but dont make any progress.W: I know its hard, but maybe itll help if we spend more time practising together.M: Thats a good idea. But what kind of practice can we try?W: Well, why dont we practise these dialogues together?M: Thats a good idea. It might

9、 improve our spoken English.W: Sure.6Whats the mans problem?AHe works hard at English, yet makes little progress.BHe hasnt got enough time to learn English.CHe has no interest in English.答案：A7What does the woman suggest doing?APractising the dialogues together.BDoing more listening practice.CReading

10、 more outside of class.答案：A听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。Text 7W: Excuse me, Mr Benson. Can I talk to you for a minute?M: Sure, Mary. What can I help you with?W: Im really having problems in English. I do all my work and come to class, but Im not making much progress. What do you think I ought to do?M: Maybe its

11、a little hard for you to learn English, but you are improving. Do you spend much time with Americans?W: No, not really.M: Why dont you try and make an effort? Maybe you could join a club at school. Another thing Id suggest is not waiting for Americans to invite you somewhere. Theres nothing wrong wi

12、th calling up someone youve met and asking them to go somewhere.W: Those are good ideas. Thank you very much.8Why does the woman come to see the man?ATo learn English from him.BTo join a club.CTo ask for advice.答案：C9What does the man think of the womans English?AIt is improving.BIt is just soso.CIt

13、is good enough.答案：A10What does the man suggest the woman do?ASpend more time learning English.BTry to be close to Americans.CAsk some people for help.答案：B听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。Text 8M: Excuse me, Miss. Id like to get some information about the summer course at the English Training Center.W: Sure. What ca

14、n I tell you?M: Can you tell me the starting and finishing times of the course, please?W: Yes. The course begins on July 15th and runs until August 20th.M: Right, and what courses can we study?W: Well, you have a variety of courses. You have listening and speaking courses, reading and writing. There

15、 are also classes in audiovisual training and chances to use the language laboratory as well.M: Right. Do you have a timetable?W: Im sorry. My workmate isnt here at the moment, so I cant get a timetable for you yet.M: Thats OK. And when will the final exams be held?W: At the end of the term. They be

16、gin on August 16th and run until August 18th.11What does the man want to learn?AComputer. BDriving.CEnglish.答案：C12How long does the course last?A20 days. B37 days.C45 days.答案：B13When will the final exams be held?AFrom August 16th to 18th.BFrom September 16th to 18th.CFrom July 15th to August 20th.答案

17、：A听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。Text 9M: You dont look too happy. What seems to be the problem?W: Ive got to write a long composition for my English class, and I just cant come up with any ideas, and it is due tomorrow.M: That shouldnt be too difficult. Remember those pictures you were showing me last week? The

18、ones from your voyage last year.W: Sure, Ive got them here somewhere.M: Why dont you write about your impressions of the pyramids in Egypt and the camel ride you took?W: That sounds like a good idea. I can also talk about our visit to the North Africa, the Holy Land, and all of the historical places

19、 we visited.M: Well, now that youre feeling better, I think Ill be on my way. Ive got to finish my composition too.W: Thanks for your help. Im much more relaxed now and once I get organized, it wont be so difficult.14What is the womans problem?AShe has forgotten to bring her pictures.BShe has no ide

20、a what she should write.CShe has missed visiting some places.答案：B15What does the man suggest the woman do?ATake a voyage.BFetch her pictures.CWrite about her trip.答案：C16Why does the man has to leave?ATo pack his bags for his trip.BTo write his composition.CTo calm himself down.答案：B听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

21、Text 10W: Well, I suppose the schooling system in America and England is not quite the same way I would imagine. For example, John, what age do you start school?M: In America, most people start school at age five. They go to kindergarten. Its a voluntary thing.W: At five, yes.M: I actually went to a

22、 state primary school and I started just after my fifth birthday, um . you know most people start at five and then they can leave when theyre sixteen. I actually stayed on until I was eighteen.W: So, basically its more or less the same starting age. But, er . when do you finish in the States?M: Well

23、, we finish, er . you can go to school; most people finish high school. But you can actually leave school legally at the end of the tenth grade which is about sixteen . when youre sixteen.W: So, more or less actually the same thing. And, er . as far as examinations are concerned, I mean, is it, um .

24、 I think its very different, isnt it?M: Well, exams are not quite the same. We dont have as many exams in America as they do in Britain.17When does the woman start school?AAt seven. BAt sixteen.CAt five.答案：C18What happens to the people when they are sixteen?AThey finish high school.BThey leave colle

25、ge.CThey go to primary school.答案：A19Whats the difference between America and Britain in schooling system?AThe age when people start school.BThe age when people finish high school.CThe examinations.答案：C20Which country has more exams?AAmerica. BBritain.CBoth America and Britain.答案：B第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

26、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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AEnglish is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the worlds books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the l

27、argest vocabularyperhaps as many as two million words.However, lets face it: English is a crazy language. There is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweetmeats are candy, while sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat.We take English for granted.

28、 But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers dont fing, grocers dont groce, and hammers dont ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plur

29、al of booth be beeth? One goose, two geeseso one moose, two meese?How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and

30、cold as hell the next?English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. Thats why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); but when the lights are out, they are invisible. And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind_up this ess

31、ay, I end it.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英语语言中一些奇怪的现象。21Which of the following is the correct plural?ABeeth. BGeese. CMeese. DTooth.答案：B细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句“If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth? One goose, two geeseso one moose, two meese？”可知B项正确。22Which of the following includ

32、es two items which have the similar meaning?AA wise man and a wise guy.BOverlook and oversee.CQuite a lot and quite a few.DHot as hell and cold as hell.答案：C细节理解题。根据第五段第二句中的“while quite a lot and quite a few are alike”可知C项正确。23The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “_”Ablo

33、w Broll up Cget hurt Dfinish答案：D词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的but可知前后文构成转折关系，前文wind up和start意思一致；而后文中wind up和end意思一致，选项中唯有finish “完成，结束”和end意思一致。故D项正确。BMr Paul was a professor of medicine, who was very strict with the students. Whenever Mr Paul took the chair on the exam committee, the students would be in fear,

34、because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave. A student would be lucky enough if he or she could receive a good mark from him. At the end of the term, the students of medicine would take their exam room and got seated before the committee. This student was a little nervous as he knew it

35、would not be so easy to get through the exam at all.Mr Paul began to ask. The student was required to describe a certain illness, his description of which turned out to be OK.Then Mr Paul asked about the cure (药剂) for the illness, and the student, too, answered just as right. “Good，” said the profes

36、sor, “and how much will you give the patient？”“A full spoon，” answered the student.“Now you may go out and wait for what you can get，” said Mr Paul. At the same time the committee discussed carefully the answers the student had given. Suddenly the student noticed that there was something wrong with

37、his last answer. “A full spoon is too much，” he thought to himself. Anxiously he opened the door of the room and cried, “Mr Professor, Ive made a mistake! A full spoon is too much for the patient. He can take only five drops.”“Im sorry, sir，” said Mr Paul coldly, “but its too late. Your patient has

38、died.”篇章导读：本文为记叙文，是一篇简短的人物介绍。通过一件事介绍了医学教授保罗先生严谨的教学作风。24The students were afraid of Mr Paul because _.Athey often angered and disappointed himBtheir answers often surprised himCtheir answers seldom satisfied himDhe often misunderstood them and gave them bad marks答案：C细节理解题。根据首段第二句中的“the students would

39、 be in fear, because he was seldom pleased with the answers they gave”可知，保罗先生很少对学生们的回答感到满意，故学生们都害怕他，所以选C。25The students description of the illness was _.Anot correctBnot satisfyingCcompletely discouragingDaccepted答案：D推理判断题。根据第二段第二句中的“his description of which turned out to be OK”可知，这位学生对于疾病的描述正确。acce

40、pted “可以接受的”符合语境。故选D。26Before he left the room the student was almost sure that _.Ahe had passed the exam, and the only thing was to wait for the markBhis last answer had been wrongChe had made a mistakeDhe had not done well in the exam答案：A推理判断题。从第二、三、四段中可以看出这位学生对于老师提出的每个问题都回答得很干脆，可以推测他对于自己的回答很自信、满意

41、。故选A。27What can we learn from the text?AThe student was able to pass the exam.BMr Paul was a funny but stubborn man.CMr Paul was an interesting but serious medical professor.DThe student was very confident about his exam.答案：C推理判断题。全文通过一次医学考试描述了一位风趣但严谨的医学教授的形象，故C项所述最适合作标题。CCanadian EnglishCanadian En

42、glish is affected by both British and American English. In vocabulary there are a lot of US influences: Canadians use billboard, gas, truck and wrench rather than hoarding, petrol, lorry, and spanner; but on the other hand, they agree with the British in saying blinds, braces, porridge, and tap rath

43、er than shades, suspenders, oatmeal, and faucet.South African EnglishSince 1994 South Africa has had eleven official languages: English, Afrikaans (having developed from Dutch), Zulu, Xhosa, and other largely regional African languages. English is the first language of only about 10 percent of the p

44、opulation, but the second language of many others. The English of native Afrikaners has influenced the “standard” English of white South Africans, examples being such informal usages as the affirmative (肯定的) “no”， as in “How are you? No, Im fine.” and the allpurpose response “is it”， as in “She had

45、a baby last week, is it？”Indian EnglishTogether with Hindi, English is used across India, but it can also be a speakers first, second, or third language. The grammar of Indian English has many distinguishing features, of which perhaps the best known are the use of the present continuous tense, as in

46、 “He is having very much of property”，and the use of “isnt it” as an ordinary question tag, “We are meeting tomorrow, isnt it？”The first example shows another characteristic of the language, which is using “in or of” in idiomatic phrases. Verbs are also used differently, with speakers often dropping

47、 a preposition or object altogether, “I insisted immediate payment”， while double possessives (所有格)“our these prices” (instead of the British English “these prices of ours”)are common.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。全文主要说明了三个国家中所使用的英语的特点。28What does the underlined word “distinguishing” mean in Paragraph 3?ADifferent.

48、 BSame.CShort. DMissing.答案：A词义猜测题。第三段所举的例子讲述了印度英语一些不同的用法，因此是指“不同的”。29According to the passage, which group of words is all in American form?ABillboard, gas, blinds, braces.BHoarding, petrol, porridge, tap.CTruck, wrench, shades, suspenders.DLorry, spanner, oatmeal, faucet.答案：C细节理解题。由第一段第二句可知美式英语中常用到

49、billboard, gas, truck, wrench及shades, suspenders, oatmeal, faucet。30What can we learn from Paragraph 2?ADutch is one of the official languages in South Africa.BZulu is one of the official languages in South Africa.CLess than 10% of the South African people speak English as their second language.DMor

50、e than 10% of the South African people speak English as their mother tongue.答案：B细节理解题。由第二段第一句可知Zulu是南非官方语言的一种。其他选项与文意不符。31How many distinguishing features of Indian English grammar are mentioned in the passage?A2. B3.C4. D5.答案：D细节理解题。第三段提到了印度英语语法的五种与众不同的用法，分别是现在进行时用法，isnt it普遍用于附加疑问句，习惯搭配中插入in或of等，动

51、词后省去介词及宾语和双重所有格的用法。DEnglish is not pronounced as it is written: vowels (元音) and consonants (辅音) can often be pronounced in different ways, and there are not accents to help you with stress. For this reason, most students see pronunciation as one of the most difficult things of the language, and they

52、 expect their teacher to help them with it. Before a student can pronounce well, they must be able to pronounce each sound more or less correctly.Incorrect pronunciation is one of the main reasons for breakdown in communication.The more help students are given with their pronunciation, the more conf

53、ident they feel when they speak and the more likely they are to have a go at speaking.There is no point in teaching students new words or phrases if they cant pronounce them correctly.Although there are many irregularities, there are also rules which can help students to pronounce better. About 70%

54、of words in English follow a regular pronunciation style.If students are taught to recognize phonemic scripts (音标注音), they will be able to check pronunciation of new or unusual words in their dictionary.Certain English sounds may not exist in their language at all or may be similar but different. St

55、udents may tend to pronounce letters or a group of letters in the same way as in their own language.Teaching the 44 sounds of English altogether makes students realize that the number of sounds isnt limitless.Students can be taught to see the relationship between a single letter and a sound, and how

56、 certain groups of letters produce certain sounds.REMEMBEREncourage your students with their pronunciation.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了英语发音的重要性，并提出了如何让学生学好发音的几条建议。32This passage is probably written for _.Astudents BteachersCparents Dscientists答案：B推理判断题。根据文章最后一句可以推知，这篇文章可能是写给老师的。33If you pronounce a word inco

57、rrectly, people will _.Anot get along well with youBnot be able to understand youCteach you the correct pronunciationDencourage you to pronounce correctly答案：B推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Incorrect pronunciation is one of the main reasons for breakdown in communication.”可知，错误的发音会影响交流。由此可推知，如果你发音不正确，对方将不能理解你的意思。34Th

58、e author probably disagrees that _.Apronunciation is one of the most difficult things of the languageBthere are pronunciation rules for most of the English wordsCstudents should learn new words before pronouncing them correctlyDteachers should help and encourage students with their pronunciation答案：C

59、细节理解题。根据第四段可知，如果学生不能正确地读出新单词的发音，那么老师教他们这些新单词也是没有意义的，故答案为C项。35What does this passage mainly talk about?AThe development of English.BThe most difficult thing of EnglishCThe English teachers correct attitude.DThe importance of teaching English sounds.答案：D主旨大意题。本文主要讲了正确的英语发音的重要性，并提出了如何让学生学好发音的几点建议，故D项为最

60、佳选项。第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Different CulturesThe cultures of the East and the West really distinguish each other a lot. _36_ The origin of the Eastern culture is mainly from two countries: China and India. Both of the two cultures are developed by riversthe Yel