高中英语人教版Unit2Englisharoundtheworld【市一等奖】

Unit2单元过关测试完形填空WhenPatJonesfinishedcollege，shedecidedtotravelaroundtheworldandseeasmanyforeignplacesasshecould1shewasyoung．PatwantedtovisitLatinAmerica2，soshegotajob3anEnglishteacherinaschoolinBolivia．PatspokealittleSpanish，4shewasabletocommunicatewithherstudentsevenwhentheydidn't5muchEnglish．Asentenceshehadreadsomewherestuckinhermind：ifyoudream6aforeignlanguage．youhavereallymastered(掌握)it．Patrepeatedthissentencetoherstudentsand7thatsomedayshewoulddreaminSpanishandtheywoulddreamin8．Oneday，oneofher9studentscameuparidexplainedmSpanishthathehadnotdonehishomework．Hehad1Oearly．andhadslept11．“Whatdoesthishavetodowithyour12?”Patasked．“Idreamedallnight，MissJones.andmydreamwasinEnglish?”“InEnglish?”Patwasvery13，sincehewassuchFlbadstudent．Shewas14secretlyjealous(嫉妒的)．Her15wasstillnotinSpanish．Butsheencouraged(鼓励)heryoungstudent．“Well，16meaboutyourdream．”“Allthepeopleinnaydream17English.”thestudentsaid．“AndallthesignswereinEnglish．Allthenewspapersandmagazinesanda11theTVprogramswereinEnglish．”“Butthat's18，”saidPat．“Whatdidallthepeoplesaytoyou?”“I'msorry，MissJones．That's19Isleptsobadly．1didn't20awordtheysaid．Itwasanightmare(噩梦)!”1.A.becauseB.whileC.ifD.since【解析】趁着年轻想多到国外看看，用while合适。【答案】B2.A．firstB．atfirstC．1astD.atlast【答案】A3.A．forB．ofC．asD．1ike【解析】getajobas…“获得一份……工作”。【答案】C4.A.andB.butC.soD.yet【解析】上下文为因果关系，故用so。【答案】C5.A.sayB.knowC.readD.write【解析】学生对英语懂得不多。【答案】B6.A.inB.aboutC.ofD.for【解析】如果能用外语思维，你就真正掌握了外语。【答案】A7.A.thoughtB.realizedC.hopedD.wanted【解析】Pat希望有一天能用西班牙语思维，而学生们能用英语思维。【答案】C8.A．EnglishB．SpanishC．RussianD．German【答案】A9.A.brightB.excellentC.hestD.worst【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。【答案】D10.A.gotupB.gonetobedC.fallenasleepD.wokenup【答案】B11.A.wellB．soundlyC.badlyD．heavily【解析】文章最后一段有提示。【答案】C12.A．EnglishB．1anguageC.dreamD.homework【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?【答案】D13.A.surprisedB.worriedC.pleasedD.excited【解析】学习最差的学生竟然能用英语做梦了．Pat当然感到惊奇。【答案】A14.A.yetB.seldomC.alsoD.still【解析】惊奇之余，还有点嫉妒。因为她还不能用西班牙语做梦。【答案】C15.A.studyB.classC.workD.dream【答案】D16.A.answerB.writeC.tellD.ask【解析】tellsb.aboutsth.“告诉某人……的情况”。【答案】C17.A.readB.likedC.spokeD.learned【解析】由原文可知，该学生梦中的人都说英语，他自己却一句也不懂。【答案】C18.A.wonderfulB.terribleC.funnyD.stange【答案】19.A.howB.whyC.whenD.because【解析】That’swhy…“所以……”。【答案】B20.A.hearB.understandC.knowD.remember【答案】B阅读理解AInordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly(完全地),fourthingsarenecessary.First,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken.Secondly,wemustbeabletospeakitourselves,correctlywithconfidence(自信)andwithouthesitation(犹豫).Thirdly,wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletomakesentencesthatarecorrectingrammar.Thereisnoshortwaytosucceedinlanguagelearning.Agoodmemory(记忆)isagreathelp,butitisnotenoughonlytomemorizetherulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnomuchuselearningbyheartlonglists(一览表)ofwordsandtheirmeanings,studyingthedictionaryandsoon.Wemustlearnbyusingthelanguage.Ifwearepleasedwithafewruleswehavememorized,wearenotreallylearningthelanguage.Wemust“Learnthroughuse”.Practiceisimportant.Wemustpractisespeakingandwritingthelanguagewhenever(无论何时)wecan.1.Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare__________.A.understandingandspeakingB.hearing,speaking,readingandwritingC.writingandunderstandingD.memorizingandlistening【解析】学习一门外语最重要的是听、说、读、写四种技能，A、C、D三项都不够全面。【答案】B2.SomeonehearsandwritesEnglishverywell,buthespeaksitverybadly.Thisisbecause__________.A.hedoesn’tunderstandthelanguagewhenhehearsitspokenB.hedoesn’thaveagoodmemoryC.healwaysrememberlistsofwordsandtheirmeaningsD.heoftenhesitatestopractisespeakingit【答案】D3.Onecanneverlearnaforeignlanguagewellonlyby__________.A.muchpracticeB.studyingthedictionaryC.learningthroughuseD.usingthelanguage【答案】B4.Whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantinlearningaforeignlanguage?A.Agoodmemory.B.Speaking.C.Practice.D.Writing.【解析】在学习英语时，最重要的还是“练”(practice)，古语说，熟能生巧(Practicemakesperfect)，故选C项。【答案】C5.“Learnthroughuse”means__________.A.weusealanguageinordertolearnitB.welearnaforeignlanguageinordertouseitC.wecanlearnalanguagewellwhileweareusingitD.bothBandC【解析】“在用中学”，文章强调练习的重要性。A项颠倒了学与用的关系，B项虽对，却不合题意。【答案】CBAstudentislearningtospeakBritishEnglish.Hewonders(想知道):CanIcommunicate(交际)withAmericans?Cantheyunderstandme?LearnersofEnglishoftenask:WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish?Howimportantarethesedifferences?Certainly,therearesomedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.Thereareafewdifferencesingrammar.Forexample,speakersofBritishEnglishsay“inhospital”and“Haveyouapen?”,Americanssay“inthehospital”and“Doyouhaveapen?”.Pronunciationissometimesdifferent.Americansusuallysoundtheirsinwordslike“bird”and“hurt”.SpeakersofBritishEnglishdonotsoundtheirsinthesewords.TherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanEnglishinspellingandvocabulary.Forexample,“colour”and“honour”areBritish,“color”and“honor”areAmerican.Thesedifferencesingrammar,pronunciation,spellingandvocabularyarenotimportant,however.Forthemostpart,BritishandAmericanEnglisharethesamelanguage.1.Accordingtothispassage,astudentwhoislearningtospeakAmericanEnglishmightbeafraidthat__________.A.BritishpeoplecannotunderstandhimB.AmericanpeoplecannotunderstandhimC.thegrammaristoohardforhimD.thespellingistoohardforhim【解析】此题考查细节事实和辨别能力。学美式英语的学生常会担心英国人不懂得他们的意思，从文中第一段可以找到。【答案】A2.AmericanEnglishandBritishEnglisharedifferentin__________.A.spellingB.pronunciationC.grammarD.alloftheabove【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。【答案】DisNOTmentioned(提及)inthepassage?A.WhethertherearedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.B.WhetherBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishareonelanguageortwo.C.HowthedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishcameabout.D.Howimportantthedifferencesare.【解析】此题亦用排除法。只有英式及美式英语不同之处的起源本文中没有涉及，故选C。【答案】C__________say“Doyouhaveawatch?”A.BritishpeopleB.AmericansC.childrenD.teachers【答案】B5.Accordingtothispassage,BritishpeopleandAmericanshave__________difficultyinunderstandingeachother.A.littleB.muchC.someD.great【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，它们仍同属一种语言。所以说英国人和美国人相互理解起来也没有多大的困难。【答案】ACIfyouaskpeopletonametheonepersonwhohadthegreatesteffectontheEnglishlanguage,youwillgetanswerslike“Shakespeare”“SamuelJohnson”and“Webster”,butnoneofthesemenhadanyeffectatallcomparedtoamanwhodidn’tevenspeakEnglish——WilliamtheConqueror.Before1066,inthelandwenowcallGreatBritainlivedpeoplebelongingtotwomajorlanguagegroups.Inthewest-centralregionintheWelsh,whospokeaCelticlanguage,andinthenorthlivedtheScots,whoselanguage,thoughtnotthesameasWelsh,wasalsoCeltic.IntherestofthecountrylivedtheSaxons,actuallyamixtureofAnglos,Saxons,andotherGermanicandNordicpeoples,whospokewhatwenowcallAnglo-Saxon(orOldEnglish),aGermaniclanguage.Ifthisstateofaffairshadlasted,EnglishtodaywouldbeclosetoGerman.Butthisstateofaffairsdidnotlast.In1066theNormansledbyWilliamdefeatedtheSaxonsandbegantheirruleoverEngland.Foraboutacentury,FrenchbecametheofficiallanguageofEnglandwhileOldEnglishbecamethelanguageofpeasant.Asaresult,EnglishwordsofpoliticsandthelawcomefromFrenchratherthanGerman.Insomecases,modernEnglishevenshowsadistinction(区别)betweenupper-classFrenchandlower-classAnglo-Saxoninitswords.Weevenhavedifferentwordsforsomefoods,meatinparticular,dependingonwhetheritisstilloutinthefieldsorathomereadytobecooked,whichshowsthefactthattheSaxonpeasantsweredoingfarming,whiletheupper-classNormansweredoingmostoftheeating.WhenAmericansvisitEuropeforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfindGermanymore“foreign”thanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmoredifferentfromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.FewrealizethattheEnglishlanguageisactuallyGermanicinitsbeginningandthattheFrenchinfluencesarealltheresultofoneman’sambition.1.ThetwomajorlanguagesspokeninwhatisnowcalledGreatBritainbefore1066were__________.A.WelshandScottishB.NordicandGermanicC.CelticandOldEnglishD.Anglo-SaxonandGermanic【解析】这是一道细节理解题。从第二段可知，在1066年前，在英国主要说两种语言——Celtic和OldEnglish。【答案】C2.Whichofthefollowinggroupsofwordsare,byinference,rootedinFrench?A.president,lawyer,beefB.president,bread,waterC.beard,field,sheepD.folk,field,cow【解析】从第三段可知，当时在英国，凡是政治、法律和供Normans上层阶级吃的食物，其名称都来源于法语。【答案】A3.WhydoesFranceappearlessforeignthanGermanytoAmericansontheirfirstvisittoEurope?MostadvertisementsinFranceappearinEnglish.B.TheyknowlittleofthehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.C.ManyFrenchwordsaresimilartoEnglishones.D.TheyknowFrenchbetterthanGerman.【解析】这是一道推断题。从第四段第一句话“WhenAmericansvisitEuropeforthefirsttime,theyusuallyfindGermanymore’foreign’thanFrancebecausetheGermantheyseeonsignsandadvertisementsseemsmuchmoredifferentfromEnglishthanFrenchdoes.”可知法语单词与英语单词比较相似。【答案】C4.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthetext?A.ThehistoryofGreatBritain.B.ThesimilaritybetweenEnglishandFrench.C.TheruleofEnglandbyWilliamConqueror.D.TheFrenchinfluencesontheEnglishlanguage.【解析】这是一道主旨题。通读全文可知，短文主要讨论了法语对英语的影响。【答案】D短文改错InWednesdaymorning,Tomwaswalkingalongthestreet.Suddenlyheheardtwoshots.Itcamefromthebank.Herantothebankandsawamancomingoutof.Themanwasshortandfatwithredhair.Hehadabagofmoneyoraguninhishands.Themanranawayandwasdisappearedbehindabus.ThatafternoonTomwentafilm.Hesawthethiefagainandphonedthepolice.Theycaughtthethief.HowanexcitingdayforTom!.Thebankgavehim$100forareward.【答案及解析】→On改为They3.第一个the→aof后加it→and6.去掉was7.√后加to→What→asWhenIfirstlearnedtowriteinEnglish,Iranintomanydifficulties.ThemainproblemwasinthatIalwaysthoughtinChineseendtriedtotranslateanythingintoEnglish.Myteacheradvisedmetokeepmydiary.Ifollowedheradviceandshouldputdown100wordsorsoeachday.SoonIbegantoenjoytalktomyselfonpaperasIwaslearningtoexpressmeinsimpleEnglish.OnedayIwrotealittlestoryandshowedtomyteacher.Shelikeditverymuchandreadsittotheclass.All