必修 第一册Unit 2 Exploring English单元测试达标测试

必修一 U2 Exploring English单元测试

一、听力（略）（1-20题）

二、阅读理解

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。

A

A student is learning to speak British English．He wonders：Can I communicate with Americans？Can they understand me？Learners of English often ask：What are the differences between British and American English？How important are these differences？

Certainly，there are some differences between British and American English．There are a few differences in grammar．For example，speakers of British English say "in hospital" and "Have you a pen？"，Americans say "in the hospital" and "Do you have a pen？"．Pronunciation is sometimes different．Americans usually sound theirs in words like "bird" and "hurt"．Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in these words．There are differences between British 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 and American English are the same language．

21．According to this passage，a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that　   　．

A．the grammar is too hard for him

B．American people cannot understand him

C．British people cannot understand him

D．the spelling is too hard for him

22．What is NOT mentioned（提及） in the passage？　   　

A．How important the differences are

B．Whether British English and American English are one language or two．

C．Whether there are differences between British English and American English．

D．How the differences between British English and American English came about．

23．Most　   　 say "Do you have a watch？"

A．Americans　　B．British people　   C．children      D．teachers

B

Putonghua is the official language on the mainland, but if history had played out differently, most of the people could have been speaking Cantonese.

In 1912, shortly after the end of the Qing dynasty, the founding fathers of the republic met to decide which language should be spoken in the new China.

Mandarin - now known as Putonghua -- was just a northern dialect spoken by the hated Manchurian officials at that time. While it had served as China's lingua franca(混合语) for centuries, many saw it as an “impure form” of Chinese.

Many of the leaders, including Sun Yat-sen, were from Guangdong -- where people are open to new ideas. A great debate started and eventually led to a formal vote. Cantonese lost out by a small margin to Putonghua and the rest is history.

While historians today still argue about whether this story is real, it is something Guangdong people love to tell. Many Cantonese speakers feel proud of their native language, saying it has more in common with the classical Chinese than Putonghua -- which is a mix of northern dialects heavily influenced by Manchurian and Mongolian.

Linguists agree to some degree. “Cantonese is closer to classical Chinese in its pronunciation and some grammar,” Jiang Wenxian, a Chinese language scholar, said. “Using Cantonese to read classical poetry is a real pleasure,” he said. “Many ancient poems don't rhyme(押韵) when you read them in Putonghua, but they do in Cantonese.”

“Cantonese keeps a flavor of ancient Chinese. Nowadays few people understand classical Chinese, so Cantonese should be protected as a type of language fossil helping us study ancient Chinese culture.”

Cantonese is spoken by about 70 million people in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau and communities abroad.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, Guangdong was the only Chinese province allowed to trade directly with foreigners. Many Westerners at the time learned Cantonese. Up till very recently, there were more Cantonese speakers in overseas Chinese communities than Putonghua speakers. In Canada, for example, Cantonese is the third most commonly spoken language after English and French.

24.What’s the function of the first paragraph?

A. To introduce the topic.     B. To attraction people’s attention.

C. To summarize the whole passage.   D. To show the importance of Putonghua.

25.What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?

A. Most of the leaders are in favor of Putonghua.

B. Most of the leaders came from Guangdong at that time.

C. Guangdong people are more likely to accept new ideas.

D. Sun Yat-sen suggested having a debate to decide on the new language.

26.Why Cantonese should be protected as a type of language fossil?

A. Because it’s as important as Putonghua.

B. Because it is an ancient language with a long history.

C. Because nowadays few people can understand Cantonese.

D. Because it is very helpful when studying Chinese culture.

27.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. New language, New China.

B. How Putonghua defeated Cantonese

C. The development of an official language

D. Cantonese almost became the official language

C

    The English language started about 1,500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came to the country. They were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. These three groups brought their languages with them to England-After some time,the three languages became one new-language-English. The name “English” comes from the Angles. They lived in most of England. “England” means “Angle Land” or “Country of the Angles”.

The language that we speak today－Modern English－is not the same as the English that people used many years ago, including Old English(before 1150)and Middle English(up till 1500).That language—Old English—sounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar. There were only a few thousand words in Old English. But Modern English does come from Old English, and it is still like it in many important ways.

28.When did Modern English start？

A. About the year 1150.   B. Before the year 1500.

C. Between tile 12th century and tile 16th century. D. About the year 1500.

29.How many languages did Old English come from？

A. One.     B. Two.     C. Three.    D. Four.

30.Which language did the name “English” come from？

A. Modern English.  B. The Angles. C. The Jutes.  D. The Saxons.

31.According to the passage, Modern English differs from Old English in_______.

A. grammar    B. pronunciation C. words      D. All of the above

D

   If you want to become a fluent English speaker, you should take some advice: there are four skills in learning English. They are listening, speaking, reading and writing. The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills you should first master the skills of reading and listening.  

Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentences, the meaning of the unfamiliar words, etc.

There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammar---or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across, but the fact you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them, for example in other passages or books, is enough. It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it.

As for listening, there are two choices: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30 minutes. You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening. Since you have lots of inputs in your mind, you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. This never means that you should not practice listening.

For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children. Their languages are easy. Or if you are good at listening, you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day. Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and preferably taking some notes.

If you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve automatically, and you can be sure that with a little effort they will become perfect.

32. According to the author, which should you improve first among the four skills?  _______

A. Reading and listening    B. Reading and writing

C. Writing and speaking     D. Speaking and listening

33. To improve your reading, when you read you should ____.

A. look up all the new words in the dictionary.

B. think about what you are reading actively

C. spend more time studying grammar

D. copy as many words and sentences as possible

34. The underlined words “come across” in paragraph3 probably be replaced by_____.

A. meet by accident   B. discover   C. find on purpose  D. look for

35. The author seems to agree with the view that _____.

A. everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programs every day

B. you needn’t practice listening if you keep in reading every day

C. being good at reading is helpful in improving your listening

D. you should take notes of whatever you are hearing

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。

E

 Speaking English is not only about using proper grammar. To use English effectively, you need to understand the culture in which it is spoken. Here are a number of important tips to remember when speaking English in the United States.

Conversation Tips

Talk about location.   36   When speaking to strangers, ask them where they are from and then make a connection with that place. For example: “Oh, I have a friend who studied in Los Angeles. He says it’s a beautiful place to live in.” Most Americans will then willingly talk about their experiences living or visiting that particular city or area.

Talk about work.   37   It’s not considered impolite and is a popular topic of discussion between strangers.

Talk about sports. Americans love sports!   38   When speaking about football, most Americans understand “American Football”, not soccer.

  39 

Many Americans prefer first names. Americans often prefer using first names, even when dealing with people in very different positions. Americans will generally say, “Call me Tom.” and then expect you to remain on a first name basis.

Public Behavior

Always shake hands.   40   This is true for both men and women. Other forms of greeting such as kissing on the cheeks is generally not appreciated.

Smoking is Out! Smoking, even in public places, is strongly disapproved of by most Americans in the modern United States.

A. Americans shake hands when greeting each other.

B. Americans love to talk about location.

C. Americans commonly ask “What do you do?”.

D. Talking with people.

E. Addressing people.

F. However, they love American sports.

G. Americans prefer to make friends with foreigners.

三、英语知识运用

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms,   41   my teacher said again and again that it was important.

One day, I happened to   42   an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to  43   . As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was   44  , I thought, perhaps this is not a  45    topic. Well, I’d    46   change the topic. So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?   47   the way, have you ever   48   there?”

“Certainly, everyone back home will   49   me if I leave China without seeing   50   . It was great.” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of   51  .” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “  52  !” I couldn’t   53    asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do  54   ”, he answered, gently surprised.

I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’?”

Hearing this, the Englishman   55   to tears. He began to   56  , “‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really?’. It is an   57   of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention   58   English idioms.”

Then I knew I had made a fool of   59  . Since then I have been more     60   with idioms.

41. A. though  B. when  C. if  D. as

42. A. look  B. meet  C. pick up  D. find out

43. A. walk  B. talk  C. play  D. go

44. A. pleased  B. angry  C. afraid  D. surprised

45. A. proper  B. strange  C. safe  D. polite

46. A. to  B. better  C. not  D. like

47. A. On  B. In  C. All  D. By

48. A. gone  B. visited C. seen  D. been

49. A. look at  B. think of  C. send for  D. laugh at

50. A .it  B. them  C. anything  D. something

51. A. fun  B. interest  C. business  D. mountain

52. A. Really  B. Good  C. You don’t say  D. You are right

53. A. be  B. help  C. think  D. do

54. A. this  B. so  C. anything  D. me a favor

55. A. laughed  B. cried  C. moved  D. came

56. A. explain   B. shout  C. prove   D. say

57. A. experience   B. expression  C. explanation   D. example

58. A. for   B. to  C. at   D. in

59. A. me   B. myself  C. him   D. somebody

60. A. helpful   B. popular  C. careful   D. satisfied

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

So why has English changed (61) time？ Actually all languages change and develop (62) cultures meet and communicate with each other． At first the English spoken in England between about AD 40 and 110 was very different from the English (63) （ speak） today． It was based more on German (64) the English we speak at present． Then gradually between about AD 800 and 110， English became (65) （ little） like German because those (66) ruled England spoke first Danish and later French． These new settlers enriched the English language and (67) （ especial） its vocabulary． So by the 1600's Shakespeare was able to make use of a (68) （ wide） vocabulary than ever before． In 1620 some British (69) （ settle） moved to America． Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too． English began to (70) （ speak） in both countries．

四、写作

假如你是Wangdong，在国外学习。现在你的好友 Xiaoxiao向你请教如何学英语。下面你以书信形式给他几条建议。

（1）每天早上要朗读（如英语单词和语篇等）。

（2）广泛扩大阅读（包括报纸，杂志和英语小说）。

（3）尽可能多的利用机会和别人用英语交流，写英语日记。

注意：

（1）内容应包括以上要点，但不要逐字翻译；

（2）可以适当发挥，增加情节，以使文章连贯；

（3）词数：100左右。

U2单元测试答案

21--23:ADA   24--27ACDD    28-31：DCBD   32-35：ABAC

36--40：BCFEA

41--60 : ABBDA   BDDDA   BCBBA  ABBBC

61--70: over；when；spoken；than；less；who；especially；wider；settlers；be spoken

作文参考范文：

Dear Xiaoxiao,

I’ve received your letter asking me to give you some advice on how to learn English well. Here are some of my suggestions:
    First of all, I suggest you read the English words, sentences and short articles aloud every morning. Meanwhile, you should try to memorize the useful sentences as many as possible and recite some short passages as well. Besides, it is suggested that you read a great variety of books after school. Last but not least, you should use as much English as possible in various aspects, like keeping a diary often and trying communicating in English with classmates.
    In my opinion, as long as you can make good use of your spare time to learn English, surely, you will make great progress. Just as the saying goes, “Where there is a will, there is a way.” If you hold on to your dream and study hard, I’m sure you will be successful in your English learning some day.
All the best!
Yours sincerely,

Wangdong