外研版 (2019)必修 第一册Unit 2 Exploring English测试题

Checking Corner

Starting out & Understanding ideas

I. 根据所给首字母及英文释义，填出该单词。

II. 根据括号内的汉语提示补全下面句子（每空一词）。

1. If we all agree, let's ________ ________ ________ ________ (结束讨论) about

improving students' spoken English.

2. The invention of new words like BGM reflects ________ ________ (人类的创造力).

3. ________ ________ ________ ________ (说到语言学习), I can give you some useful advice.

4. You'd better ________ ________ ________ ________ (给你的手表上发条) so that you won't be late for attending the lecture.

5. The fire has ________ ________ (烧完); get some more wood please.

III. 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

The English language has many idioms and expressions with the word “Dutch” in them. Perhaps you 1. ________ (meet) them during an English course recently, but what do they mean, and where did they come from? Let's bring it to light.

During 2. ________ 17th century and early 18th century, there were many wars between the British and the Dutch, 3. ________ led to a rise of negative idioms in English about their enemy, the Dutch. “Dutch” became a bad name. Some of these expressions are still around and have taken on other 4. ________ (sense).

“A Dutch agreement” is an agreement 5. ________ (make) between two drunk people. Neither of them remembers it afterwards.

“To go Dutch” is nowadays a popular expression, 6. ________ (mean) to pay for only your part of a bill. This situation often happens when a group of friends have a meal together.

“A Dutch uncle” is someone who gives much stronger advice 7. ________ he needs to. Someone who talks to you like a Dutch uncle is usually speaking to you 8. ________ (angry).

Many people find English expressions difficult 9. ________ (understand), but now that you know about some of them, you can have fun finding out many more 10. ________ (interest) English expressions.

Using language

I. 选用方框内合适的单词并用其正确形式填空（每个单词限用一次）。

1. Which ________ of accent do you prefer, American or British?

2. Here are some of the most popular ________ to the dictionary in 2019.

3. The ________ Asian Development Bank is also known as ADB.

4. It is quite possible to understand the meaning of a new word or phrase from the ________.

5. A railway system that runs under the ground below a big city is usually called ________ by American speakers.

6. If you are ________ with its culture, it is not easy to use the expression correctly.

7. Anyone who wants to know about where these words came from can ________ me by e-mail.

8. ________ is the US term for the fuel put in cars; the British call it petrol.

II. 选用方框内合适的短语并用其正确形式填空（每个短语限用一次）。

1. As we all know, PRC ________________ People's Republic of China.

2. Have you ever ________________ an English word beginning with “thw”?

3. The Chinese word “rest” ________________ the Chinese words for a man and a tree.

4. Borrowed words usually ________________ those that came from other languages.

5. American customs ________________ those of Britain although their people speak the same language.

6. It is impolite to ________________ the Internet language or emojis in a formal situation.

III. 选用方框内合适的选项完成下面对话（有两个多余选项）。

Student: Good morning, sir. How are you?

Teacher: Good morning. I am fine. What about you?

Student: Not bad. 1. ________.

Teacher: Oh sure! Tell me, how can I help you?

Student: I want to know how to learn to speak English.

Teacher: Hmm. 2. ________ But, you have to work hard to be skilled at it.

Student: I know. How can I achieve that?

Teacher: Firstly, you can practice speaking in English with your friends or classmates. 3. ________ Reading English storybooks and magazines can also help a lot.

Student: 4. ________

Teacher: Of course. If you know how to use these rules, it will greatly support you in your writing and speaking.

Student: 5. ________ I will make much greater efforts from today.

Teacher: Okay dear. Carry on.

IV. 阅读下面短文，用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。

There are 1. ________ (different) between American English and British English in 2. ________ (pronounce). In fact, some words are more often used by the Americans.

“Wanna” and “gonna” are two examples of 3. ________ (formal) spoken American English. Both of them are examples of reductions, which tend to be used for function words such as auxiliary verbs. “Wanna” means “want to”, and “gonna” takes on the 4. ________ (mean) of “going to”. They are 5. ________ (common) used in daily 6. ________ (communicate). You'll hear these phrases in movies, pop music, and other forms of entertainment (娱乐), but you are almost 7. ________ (likely) to hear them in more formal shows, like the news.

So please remember that they should not be used, (except for texting, perhaps) in 8. ________ (write) English.

Developing ideas & Presenting ideas

I. 根据下面各句句意以及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示词，写出该单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

1. Can you show me the nearest ________ (入口) to the building where a lecture about the Internet language is being held?

2. The teacher kindly r________ him that there was a spelling error in his writing.

3. Have you any c________ to make on these new words invented by netizens?

4. Her unique accent made her easily ________ (辨认出) in the crowd.

5. N________ sentences are generally formed by adding the word “not” after the helping verb.

II. 阅读方框内所给成语及其含义，并用其正确形式补全下面句子或对话（每个成语限用一次）。

1. I never think about going abroad to study English, because it will ________________.

2. Don't ask him again. It's better to ________________.

3. It is ________________ for native speakers to pass IELTS tests but so hard for us.

4. —With a bit of luck, we'll be finished by the end of the year.

—Yes, and ________________!

5. —My first stage performance is scheduled for tonight.

—Well. ________________!

III. 英汉互译。

1. If you want to attend the English forum, you'll have to pull up your socks.

_____________________________________________________________________

2. It turns out that all languages are changing with the development of society.

_____________________________________________________________________

3. 你想学习哪种外语应该基于你的兴趣。

_____________________________________________________________________

4. 他似乎并没有意识到文化差异的影响。

_____________________________________________________________________

IV. 阅读下面短文，选用方框内合适的单词并用其正确形式填空（每个单词限用一次）。

Do you have a(n) 1. ________ hard time understanding British people? If so, you are not alone. When I was 19, I was studying in London. I thought that communication would be no problem because I had studied English for many years.

At first, the native students thought I was Australian because of my 2. ________ accent. Sometimes I couldn't understand them at all. After a few weeks, a(n) 3. ________ happened.

The debate group that I joined won a competition and we 4. ________ to celebrate it at a(n) 5. ________ restaurant. But one of the members said he had a(n) 6. ________ in his throat and wouldn't go with us. I was so confused about his diet until they explained the exact meaning to me. I became aware that I had a lot to learn before I could “go native”.

7. ________, such situations often happen when we learn a foreign language. Don't worry. Many learning 8. ________ are there to help us out.

V. 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（有两个多余选项）。

Learning a language should be fun. It doesn't always require textbooks, teachers and classrooms! 1. ________

Start your own speaking club on Houseparty

This free app allows users to make group video calls with up to eight people at a time. It's like a real hang-out. It could also be an opportunity to practise your English-speaking skills with strangers and a fun way to meet new people. 2. ________ Houseparty has some really great games to break the ice.

Learn English with Amazon Alexa

Have you ever wanted an English-speaking partner that you can talk with for hours and hours but won't get bored? Look no further than the app Amazon Alexa. She is about speaking and listening. First change the language to English. 3. ________ You may need to speak more slowly than usual and pay more attention to your pronunciation.

Practise speech shadowing with an English video

4. ________ It is about following someone's voice. This includes their stress, their intonation, and their pronunciation. Keep practising until you feel confident. Make sure you have some headphones to hand! 

Play scrabble

Games also provide a great fun way to learn the language without any fear of making mistakes. Scrabble is a word game. To play scrabble you have to arrange (排列) letters to make a word on the board. 5. ________ So it is a great way to test and enrich your English vocabulary.

A. What is speech shadowing we hear you ask?

B. Why do you need the speech shadowing?

C. There is a chance of starting new conversations.

D. It aims to beat others by placing the most letters you can.

E. You don't have time to plan any fun conversation topics beforehand.

F. There are plenty of opportunities to learn English in creative ways online.

G. Then ask her questions to improve your communication skills any time of day.

答案

Starting out & Understanding ideas

I. 1. creative       2. unique       3. reflect         4. alarm

5. title               6. behavior     7. visible        8. confusing

II. 1. wind / end up the discussion

2. human creativity       

3. Speaking of language learning

4. wind up your watch

5. burned down / up

III. 1. have met      2. the    3. which           4. senses       5. made               

6. meaning    7. than       8. angrily    9. to understand   10. interesting

Using language

I. 1. type             2. additions       3. organization      4. context

5. subway        6. unfamiliar      7. contact            8. Gas

II. 1. is short for       2. come across    3. was made up of 

4. refer to       5. are different from  6. communicate with

III. 1-5 BCGEA

IV. 1. differences    2. pronunciation     3. informal        4. meaning

5. commonly     6. communication    7. unlikely         8. written

Developing ideas & Presenting ideas

I. 1. entrance            2. reminded   3. comment(s)       4. recognised

5. Negative

II. 1. cost an arm and a leg

2. let sleeping dogs lie  

3. as easy as pie

4. pigs might fly   

5. Break a leg

III. 1. 如果你想参加英文论坛，你必须得多加把劲。

2. 随着社会的发展，所有语言都在变化。

3. Which foreign language you want to learn should be based on your interest.

4. He doesn't seem to be aware of the influence of cultural differences.

IV. 1. rather           2. odd     3. misadventure     4. intended

5. downtown       6. frog    7. Actually           8. materials

V. 1-5 FEGAD