Unit 2　English around the world

单元过关测试

单项填空  
                                                               1. —Shall we go outing this weekend?
—Oh, with all this work __________,I don’t know if I’ll have time to go out.
A. to do B. doing
C. done D. do
【解析】 “with+n.+to do”意为“有事要做”，不定式表示将来；“with+n.+done”意为“事情做后”，过去分词表动作已完成。
【答案】 A
2.________, the first settlers found in New Zealand many strange birds and animals that exist nowhere else in the world.
A. As in Australia B. As Australia
C. Like in Australia D. Like Australia
【解析】 as可用作连词；like通常作介词用。as in Australia“和在澳大利亚一样”。
【答案】 A
3. The storm died away at last with the golden waves __________ the shore in peace.
A. beat B. to beat C. beating D. beaten
【解析】 “with+n.+doing”在句中作伴随状语。
【答案】 C
4. —You look very pale. You __________ very tired.
—I didn’t sleep at all last night.
A. must be B. must have been
C. can be D. can have been
【解析】 对现在情况的肯定推测，用must be形式。
【答案】 A
5. One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain __________ good knowledge of basic word formation.
A. / B. the C. a D. one
【解析】 knowledge前有形容词，常与不定冠词连用。
【答案】 C
6. Where was __________ you met with the famous scientist?
A. it that B. it
C. the place D. there
【解析】 此题考查强调句型，当被强调部分为疑问词时，句子用倒装语序。
【答案】 A
7. John said he would pay __________ second visit to China __________ next month.
A. the; / B. the; the
C. a; the D. a; /
【解析】 a second“再一次，又一次”；the next month用于间接引语中。
【答案】 C
8. The cost of the various repairs amounts __________ total to just over a hundred pounds.
A. to B. in C. by D. for
【解析】 amount in total to“总计达到……”。
【答案】 B
9. She would rather have a room __________ than sleep with her sister.
A. on her own B. of her own
C. of hers D. for her
【解析】 a room of one’s own“某人自己的房间”。
【答案】 B
10. You look not a bit older than you did 5 years ago. How do you __________so young?
A. change B. grow
C. become D. stay
【解析】 系表结构stay+adj.表示“一直保持某种状态”。
【答案】 D
11. For some reason, it __________ all day over the two weeks.
A. rained B. rains
C. was raining D. has been raining
【解析】 over the two weeks“在过去的两周里”，常与现在完成时或现在完成进行时连用。
【答案】 D
12. America is an __________ country. You can hear __________ everywhere.
A. English-spoken; English speaking
B. English-speaking; English spoken
C. speaking-English; English spoken
D. spoken-English; English speaking
【解析】 “English-speaking country”意为“说英语的国家”，spoken English意为“英语口语”，而You can hear English spoken则为“到处你都可以听到人们在说英语”。
【答案】 B
13. Mr. Smith is in good health now for it is quite a long time since he __________.
A. not smoked B. smoked
C. has smoked D. began to smoke
【解析】 在since从句中瞬间性动词如join, catch是动作从发生时算起；延续性动词如live, work, have是动作从结束时算起。抽烟是延续性的行为习惯，故since he smoked意为“自从他戒烟”。
【答案】 B
14. You should try to write __________ even when you’re busy. As you know, practice makes perfect.
A. now and then B. more or less
C. sooner or later D. here and there
【解析】 从后面句中“熟能生巧”可知，前句的语义为“你应该经常写，即使当你很忙的时候”。
【答案】 A
15. When Bob woke up he found himself in hospital, but he didn’t know how that __________.
A. came about B. came out
C. came along D. came across
【解析】 根据句意，Bob不知道“发生”了什么，故用词组come about; come out有“开花，出来，出版”之意，come along意为“过来”，而come across意为“偶然碰到”。
【答案】 A
完形填空
When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could 1 she was young．Pat wanted to visit Latin America 2 ，so she got a job 3 an English teacher in a school in Bolivia．Pat spoke a little Spanish， 4 she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn't 5 much English．
A sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind：if you dream 6 a foreign language．you have really mastered(掌握)it．Pat repeated this sentence to her students and 7 that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in 8 ．
One day，one of her 9 students came up arid explained m Spanish that he had not done his homework．He had 1O early．and had slept 11 ．
“What does this have to do with your 12 ?”Pat asked．
“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones. and my dream was in English?”
“In English?” Pat was very 13 ，since he was such Fl bad student．She was 14 secretly jealous(嫉妒的)．Her 15 was still not in Spanish．But she encouraged(鼓励)her young student．“Well， 16 me about your dream．”
“All the people in nay dream 17 English.” the student said．“And all the signs were in English．All the newspapers and magazines and a11 the TV programs were in English．”
“But that's 18 ，”said Pat．“What did all the people say to you?”
“I'm sorry，Miss Jones．That's 19 I slept so badly．1 didn't 20 a word they said．It was a nightmare(噩梦)!”
1. A. because B. while C. if D. since
【解析】趁着年轻想多到国外看看，用while合适。
【答案】B
2. A．first B．at first C．1ast D. at last
【答案】A
3. A．for B．of C．as D．1ike
【解析】get a job as…“获得一份……工作”。
【答案】C
4. A. and B. but C. so D. yet
【解析】上下文为因果关系，故用so。
【答案】C
5. A. say B. know C. read D. write
【解析】学生对英语懂得不多。
【答案】B
6. A. in B. about C. of D. for
【解析】如果能用外语思维，你就真正掌握了外语。
【答案】A
7. A. thought B. realized C. hoped D. 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】C
8. A．English B．Spanish C．Russian D．German
【答案】A
9. A. bright B. excellent C. hest D. 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】D
10. A. got up B. gone to bed C. fallen asleep D. woken up
【答案】B
11. A. well B．soundly C. badly D．heavily
【解析】文章最后一段有提示。
【答案】C
12. A．English B．1anguage C. dream D. 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】D
13. A. surprised B. worried C. pleased D. 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】A
14. A. yet B. seldom C. also D. 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】C
15. A. study B. class C. work D. dream
【答案】D
16. A. answer B. write C. tell D. ask
【解析】tell sb. about sth. “告诉某人……的情况”。
【答案】C
17. A. read B. liked C. spoke D. 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】C
18. A. wonderful B. terrible C. funny D. stange
【答案】
19. A. how B. why C. when D. because
【解析】That’s why…“所以……”。
【答案】B
20. A. hear B. understand C. know D. remember
【答案】B
阅读理解
A
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly(完全地), four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence(自信) and without hesitation(犹豫). Thirdly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.
There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory(记忆) is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use learning by heart long lists(一览表) of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must “Learn through use”. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever(无论何时) we can.
1. The most important things to learn a foreign language are __________.
A. understanding and speaking
B. hearing, speaking, reading and writing
C. writing and understanding
D. memorizing and listening
【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】 B
2. Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because __________.
A. he doesn’t understand the language when he hears it spoken
B. he doesn’t have a good memory
C. he always remember lists of words and their meanings
D. he often hesitates to practise speaking it
【答案】 D
3. One can never learn a foreign language well only by __________.
A. much practice
B. studying the dictionary
C. learning through use
D. using the language
【答案】 B
4. Which of the following is the most important in learning a foreign language?
A. A good memory.
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(Practice makes perfect)，故选C项。
【答案】 C
5.“Learn through use” means __________.
A. we use a language in order to learn it
B. we learn a foreign language in order to use it
C. we can learn a language well while we are using it
D. both B and C
【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】 C
B
A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders(想知道): Can I communicate(交际) 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.
1. According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that __________.
A. British people cannot understand him
B. American people cannot understand him
C. the grammar is too hard for him
D. the spelling is too hard for him
【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】 A
2. American English and British English are different in __________.
A. spelling　　　　　 B. pronunciation
C. grammar D. all of the above
【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】 D
3.What is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage?
A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English.
B. Whether British English and American English are one language or two.
C. How the differences between British English and American English came about.
D. How important the differences are.
【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
4.Most __________ say “Do you have a watch?”
A. British people　　　 B. Americans
C. children D. teachers
【答案】 B
5. According to this passage, British people and Americans have __________ difficulty in understanding each other.
A. little B. much
C. some D. 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】 A
C
If you ask people to name the one person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get answers like“Shakespeare”“Samuel Johnson” and“Webster”, but none of these men had any effect at all compared to a man who didn’t even speak English ——William the Conqueror.
Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived people belonging to two major language groups. In the west-central region in the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in the north lived the Scots, whose language, thought not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Anglos, Saxons, and other Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we now call Anglo-Saxon (or Old English), a Germanic language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German.
But this state of affairs did not last. In 1066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official language of England while Old English became the language of peasant. As a result, English words of politics and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, modern English even shows a distinction(区别)between upper-class French and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words. We even have different words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows the fact that the Saxon peasants were doing farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating.
When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more “foreign” than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one man’s ambition.
1. The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before 1066 were __________.
A. Welsh and Scottish
B. Nordic and Germanic
C. Celtic and Old English
D. Anglo-Saxon and Germanic
【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Old English。
【答案】 C
2. Which of the following groups of words are, by inference, rooted in French?
A. president, lawyer, beef
B. president, bread, water
C. beard, field, sheep
D. 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】 A
3. Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe?
Most advertisements in France appear in English.
B. They know little of the history of the English language.
C. Many French words are similar to English ones.
D. They know French better than German.
【解析】 这是一道推断题。从第四段第一句话“When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany more’foreign’ than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does.”可知法语单词与英语单词比较相似。
【答案】 C
4. What is the subject discussed in the text?
A. The history of Great Britain.
B. The similarity between English and French.
C. The rule of England by William Conqueror.
D. The French influences on the English language.
【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
In Wednesday morning, Tom was walking along 1.__________
the street. Suddenly he heard two shots .It came 2.__________
from the bank. He ran to the bank and saw 3.__________
a man coming out of. The man was short and 4.__________
fat with red hair. He had a bag of money or a 5.__________
gun in his hands. The man ran away and was 6.__________
disappeared behind a bus. That afternoon Tom 7.__________
went a film. He saw the thief again and phoned the 8.__________
police. They caught the thief. How an exciting day 9.__________
for Tom!. The bank gave him $100 for a reward. 10.__________
【答案及解析】
1.In→On 2.It改为They
3.第一个the→a 4.out of 后加it
5.or→and 6.去掉was
7.√ 8.went 后加to
9.How→What 10.for→as
When I first learned to write in English, I ran into many 1.__________
difficulties. The main problem was in that I always thought 2.___________
in Chinese end tried to translate anything into English. 3.___________
My teacher advised me to keep my diary. I followed her 4.___________
advice and should put down 100 words or so each day. 5.___________
Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was 6.___________
learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote 7.___________
a little story and showed to my teacher. She liked it 8.___________
very much and reads it to the class. All said the story was 9.___________
a good one. Their word were a great encouragement to me. 10.__________
【答案】
1．√ 2．去掉in
3．anything→everything 4．第二个my→a
5．去掉should 6．talk→talking
7．me→myself 8．showed后加it
9．reads→read 10．word→words
书面表达
你是一名中学生，设想假期有一段打工经历。开学初在英语课上，你用英语向同学们讲述你的体会。
试用所给短语，写一篇100词左右的短文。
keep on asking parents for money
learn the value of money
get along with others
get prepared for
get a little working and social experience
短文开头已为你写好：
Nowadays it is not unusual for many students to find part-time jobs. During this past winter holidays, I once worked as…
【参考答案】
Nowadays it is not unusual for many students to find part-time jobs. During this past winter holidays. I once worked as a waiter at a McDonald’s. At first I couldn’t stand the hard work. But as time went on, I came to realize that I did a meaningful thing. First I earned enough money which can support my future study. Today some of us keep on asking our parents for money, but now I don’t have to do so. It’s really great. And I began to learn about the value of money.
Besides, I also learned how to get along with others. It gets me prepared for my future work. So I suggest all of us students getting a part-time job so that we can get a little working and social experience.
That’s all. Thank you.