2018版高中英语人教版必修1试题 Unit 2 English around the world 核心素养提升(Unit 2) Word版含答案

必修一 Unit2 English around the world单元测试一、单项选择（15分）1. _________ these, he failed in the exam last week.A. BecauseB. Because ofC. SinceD. As2. Pandas are native ______ China.A. withB. toC. forD. in3. If you can’t _____ a better plan, we have to carry out the present one.A. come along withB. come up withC. come acrossD. come about for4. She pretended to be calm but _______she was more than nervous at the time she was being questioned.A. in actualB. actuallyC. as matter of factD. in a fact5. Everybody has ______ to play _____ our environment.A. a part; to protectB. a role; in protectingC. part; in protectingD. a role; to protect6. When the expression first came into being, people refused to use it but _____ they began to accept it.A. usuallyB. graduallyC. frequentlyD. quickly7. You won’t be able to make a wise _____ of a word until you know all the _____ of it.A. use; usesB. usage; usagesC. use; usagesD. usage; uses8.My elder sister is _______ studying in Britain and she can speak English quite fluently like a native speaker.A. in the presentB. at presentC. at the presentD. for the present9. Some minority(少数民族) languages are losing their ______ because of the invasion(入侵) of more popular spoken ones.A. ideasB. naturesC. identitiesD. characters10. Some animals ______ the tiger, the lion and the wolf are meat-eaters.A. such likeB. such asC. for exampleD. includes11. Some people are good at _____ voices on the phone while others ______.A. knowing; aren’tB. recognizing; don’tC. knowing; don’tD. recognizing; aren’t12. Different people from different provinces speak English _____ different accents.A. inB. byC. withD. on13. American English is more or less different _____British English ______ pronunciation and spelling.A. from; inB. with; inC. from; withD. with; on14. --Do you think it true that all the theories should ________ facts? --I don’t suppose so. If so, there would be nopredictions(预言)A. be made onB. be based onC. be set up withD. be built with15. ---What do you think of my article, professor? ---The former part is well written but _____ is just so so.A. the laterB. the last partC. latestD. the latter二、完形填空(10分)I was riding my motorbike along a country road near Chilton on the evening of February 15. I 1 it was about 9:30. It was 2 and I couldn’t see things clearly. So I was driving very 3 , but the road was bad and suddenly my bike 4 a stone, and before I could stop my bike, I was already 5 on the ground. My whole 6 hurt, especially（特别）my left arm. I knewI was bleeding（流血）, and I 7 get up. Luckily I was 8 by a policeman. He made a telephone call and I was taken to the9 There I was examined. I had a broken arm and lots of cuts. My arm was put in a cast（石膏绷带）and my cuts were 10 and bandaged（包扎）.1A. told B. said C. guess D. thought2. A. dark B. far C. long D. later3. A. fast B. well C. carefully D. carelessly4. A. kicked B. hit C. beat D. touched5. A. standing B. sleeping C. waiting D. lying（躺）6. A. mind B. body C. head D. arm7. A. couldn’t B. didn’t C. wouldn’t D. might not8. A. caught B. held C. led D. found9. A. police station B. village C. doctor D. hospital10.A. stopped B. repaired C. served D. cleaned三、语法填空：(共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)In only fifty years, English 1 (develop) into the language most 2 (wide) spoken and used in the world.English is the working language of most international organizations, international trade and tourism. Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak 3 . Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using English. English is also the language of 4 (globe) culture, such as popular music and the Internet. You can listen to English songs 5 the radio 6 use English to communicate 7 people around the world through the Internet. With so many people 8 (communicate) in English every day, it will become 9 (important) to have 10 good knowledge of English.四、阅读理解：(共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分)AMost people want to work, but it has become more difficult in today’s world to find work for everyone. The economy (经济) of the world needs to grow by 4% each year just to keep the old number of jobs for people. Often this is not possible, and so more people are out of work. Some people have no jobs now because new machines can do the work of many people in short time. Also, machines do not ask for more money and longer holiday. In all of the countries of the world, machines are taking work from people not only in factories but also on the farms. One machine can often do the work from forty people. About 75,000 people are moving to the cities a day to look for jobs, but only 70% of them can find jobs.1. It was _______ for people to find work before than today.A. not possibleB. difficultC. more difficultD. easier2. If the economy of the world grows by 4% each year, _______.A. people will have no jobsB. people can still have jobs as beforeC. 4% of the people will have jobsD. 97% of the people will have jobs3. One machine can do as much work as _______.A. 40% of the peopleB. 4% of the people in the worldC. 40 peopleD. 75,000 people4. How many people outside cities go into to look for jobs each day?A. 70% of the people.B. 4% of the people in the world.C. More than 75,000.D. About 75,000 people.5. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Machines are taking work instead of people.B. Now more people are out of work.C. Machines need more money and longer holidays.D. Most people want to have jobs.BA young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to hisbedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long.He came downstairs, where his mother and his two sisters were washing up tea things in the kitchen. “These new trousers12at the end of come up with more thaneven if than ever beforeare too long.” He said. “ They need shortening (缩短)by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She was a kind -hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she , too, remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers.6. The young man bought the new trousers _______ his size. A. as long as B. two inches longer than C. as big as D. two inches shorter than7. He asked _______ to shorten his new trousers. A. his mother and sisters B. his two sistersC. his elder sisterD. his mother and one of his sisters 8 His mother and sisters ________.A. agreed to do thatB. didn’t want to do thatC. said nothing to himD. said something to him 9. His elder sister shortened the trousers ________.A. after finished washingB. before she went to bedC. when she came back from the cinemaD. after having supper10. The next morning the young man would find the trousers were _______. A. two inches shorter B. four inches shorter C. six inches shorter D. eight inches shorter 五、根据句子句意及单词首字母、汉语提示或括号内单词，写出所缺单词的正确形式。

Unit2 English around the world单元练习一、听力(听力)（共20小题；共20分）二、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)（共10小题；共10分）21. Mother can't r her three babies because they look the same.22. The car was coming s at the girl and all of us held our breath.23. My sister has a special language sense; she can have a good c of language easily.24. You are r not to smoke in the restaurant.25. In the good care of the nurses, the boy is g recovering from his heart operation.26. During the war, the small village used to be a revolutionary b area.27. The woman looks old, but a she is only in her thirties.28. The Germans speak English with a strong German a .29. Though he has studied English for only two years, he can speak it f .30. My partner likes the former plan, but personally I prefer the l one.三、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)（共15小题；共15分）31. He looked calm, but (实际上) he was very nervous.32. (基于) on facts, his article is popular with the readers.33. The officer has a hundred men under his (指挥).34. The boss refused our (请求) to have an outing next Sunday.35. Though I haven't met him for many years, I could (认出) him immediately when I saw him in the crowd.36. Go (一直) down the road and then turn left.37. From his strong (口音) we can easily tell he is from London.38. There was an (表情) of anger on her face.39. (频繁的) natural disasters led to a great loss to the people in the area.40. For example, India has a very large number of (流利的) English speakers because British ruled India from 1765 to 1947.41. There has been a (逐渐的) increase in the number of people owning cars.42. What a good command of English (词汇) that girl has!43. When the British invite you to their flat, the Americans will ask you to come around to their a (公寓).44. Singapore has a large number of fluent English speakers because its (官方) language is English.45. It was based more on German than the English we speak at (现在).四、翻译(根据中文提示完成句子)（共5小题；共10分）46. 在昨天的会议上计划被提出来。

核心素养提升(Unit 2)(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,并标在试卷的相应位置。

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 1)M:What’s the matter,Anne?Do you have a problem?W:Yes,I have the chance to get another job and I don’t know what to do.M:If it’s a better job than your present one,take it.That’s my advice.(Text 2)W:Excuse me.Where is the White Swan Hotel?M:It’s just over there around the corner.W:Thank you.M:You’re welcome.(Text 3)M:I’m staying at home.I want to read a book.W:You’re always reading.You work all the time.M:Games are silly.W:No,they’re not.The headmaster says,“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” (Text 4)M:Hello,Mary,this is John Smith from the bank.Is Paul there?W:Not yet,John.He phoned me from the office 5 minutes ago to say that he was going to look for a birthday present on his way home.(Text 5)M:Have you got a single room for two nights?W:Yes.You can have a room facing the sea.M:What’s the price?W:$34 a night with a shower.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。

人教版高一上英语必修一《Unit 2 English around the world》同步练习一、单选题1.Please tell me the way you thought of _______ the garden.A.take care ofB.to take careof C.taking careof D.to take care2.Do you have any difficulty ________?A.on listeningB.tolistening C.inlistening D.for listening3.The general used his power, and _________ his men to fire at once.A.requestedB.askedC.conqueredmanded二、单词拼写（词汇运用）4.They greeted the president with many ________ (表达) of pleasure.5.He once headed (as a leader) Pudong District of ________ (东部的) Shanghai.6.The new building occupies the whole ________ (街区).三、阅读理解7.阅读理解People need to relax and enjoy themse1ves. One way they can have a good time is to watch a baseball game or another sports event. Even thousands of years ago, groups of people gathered to watch skilled athletes (运动员).Over 2000 years ago in Greece, certain days in the year were festival days. These were holidays when people stopped work and enjoyed themselves. They liked to watch athletes take part in races and other games of skill.The most important festival was held every four years at the town of Olympia. It was held in honor of the Greek god Zeus (Zus). For five days, athletes from all parts of the Greek world took part in the Olympic Games. At the Olympic Games, people could watch them box, run, jump and so on. There was a relay race between two teams of men in which a lighted torch (火矩) waspassed from runner to runner. The Olympic Games were thought to be so important that cities which were at war with one another had to stop fighting. People were allowed to travel to the games safely. Thousands of people came to Olympia from cities in Greece and from her colonies (殖民地) in Africa, Asia and Italy. They met as friends to cheer their favorite athletes and to enjoy themselves.（1）What happened in Greece over 2000 years ago？A.People stopped work and enjoyed themselves.B.The cities there were often against one another.C.People watched baseball games.D.People didn't go to any games at all.（2）What were those countries in Africa？A.Friends.B.Enemies.C.Colonies.D.Other cities.（3）What did people do at the games？A.They fought.B.They just talked to friends.C.They cheered for good athletes.D.They tried to find friends.（4）Greek cities then were fighting so they_________.A.were weakB.were strongC.couldn't go to other cities freelyD.could see each other（5）The best title for the story is "__________".A.Greece at WarB.Together for the GamesC.Stop FightingD.Sport8.阅读理解Norm Pethrick, a 36-year-old man in Australia's northern city Darwin, was praised on Thursday for jumping onto a crocodile's back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodilelunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater.Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. Hejumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free.Ms Pethrick was later taken to Royal Darwin Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors saidshe was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left legand a serious cut to one of her fingers."This could have been a fatal and tragic situation," said the general manager of Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH), Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report.He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband's "quick and diligent actions".Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three to four days and have an operation toclean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile.（1）This passage is most likely to be found in ________.A.a travel guideB.a newspaperC.a textbookD.a novel（2）The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ___________.A.swimming in the riverB.standing on the river bankC.watching the crocodileD.fishing in the water（3）Which of the following statements is TRUE about Ms Pethrick?A.Her eyes were badly poked.B.She had eight wounds altogether.C.One of her fingers also got hurt.D.One of the crocodile's teeth was found in her leg.（4）According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT __________.A.braveB.diligentC.quickD.humorous（5）Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A.The husband should save the wifeB.A man saves wife's life from crocodile's jawsC.A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagineD.Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes四、完形填空9.完形填空Some American leaders proposed major 1 in the language. Benjamin Franklin wanted a whole 2 system of spelling. His 3 were not accepted. But his ideas did 4 others. One was Noah Webster.Webster 5 language books for schools. He believed the United States should have a system of its own language as well as government. Webster 6 a dictionary of the American language in 1828. It established 7 for speaking and spelling the words 8 in American English.Webster wrote that all words should be said in the order of the 9 that spell them. This is why Americans use the letters "e-r" to 10 many words instead of the British "r-e." He 11 the word "center," for example, "c-e-n-t-e-r," instead of the British "c-e-n-t-r-e."Noah Webster said every part of a word should be 12 . That is why Americans say "sec-re-ta-ry" instead of "sec-re-try," as the British do. Webster's rule for saying every part of a 13 to a large extent made American English 14 for foreign settlers to 15 . They learned to say "waist-coat," for example, the way it is spelled instead of the British "wes-kit."The different 16 of many people who came to the United States also 17 make American and British English 18 . Many of their foreign words and 19 became part of English as Americans 20 it today.1. A. bases B. usages C. changes D. dialects2. A. obvious B. similar C. steady D. new3. A. accents B. reforms C. exceptions D. reviews4. A. influence B. establish C. resemble D. confuse5. A. exchanged B. solved C. wrote D. directed6. A. mentioned B. compared C. omitted D. published7. A. remarks B. rules C. structures D. combinations8. A. enriched B. conquered C. based D. used9. A. identities B. letters C. requests D. blocks10. A. end B. begin C. insert D. add11. A. resolved B. spelled C. explained D. respected12. A. spoken B. criticized C. standardized D. stressed13. A. phrase B. sentence C. word D. paragraph14. A. tougher B. funnier C. simpler D. easier15. A. accept B. realize C. learn D. present16. A. varieties B. languages C. personalities D. companions17. A. helped B. recognized C. commanded D. organized18. A. different B. popular C. available D. romantic19. A. languages B. prepositions C. accents D. expressions20. A. require B. disagree C. recover D. speak五、语法填空10.We crossed into ________ (German) from Switzerland.11.In fact, China may have the ________ (large) number of English learners.12.语法填空Nowadays, time travel is just about everywhere you look, ________films to TV shows and even literature. Our society has become obsessed with the idea of traveling through time. However, that wasn't true just 150 years ago. The gate was opened by H. G. Wells' novel, TheTime Machine, which ________ (publish) in 1895. In this book, Wells describes a man who buildsa machine that enables him ________ (move) throughout the course of history and into the future. The story is important because it views time as something ________ (flow).Before this book came out, time was ________(basic) viewed as a one­way street. You could only go forward, and only at one speed. In this way, Wells' ________(create) account transformed the way people viewed time and time travel.It was so successful largely because it came out at the end of 19th century when tremendous change was in the air. As the ________(twenty) century dawned, people were becoming incredibly excited for the future. It was a period of huge technological as well as scientific________(grow) and, for the first time ever, people were living in a way that was dramatically different from ________generation before them.In other words, it was the first time that the past, future and present would be entirely different. This simple historical moment is________made time travel so fascinating.13.The office ordered his soldiers ________.A.to stand stillB.to not standstill C.not standstill D.stand still六、书面表达14.假定你是李华，市电视台将举办《中国诗词比赛》(Chinese Poetry Contest)国际友人专场，你想邀请对中国文化感兴趣的外教老师Adam一同观赛。

Unit 2 English around the world一，单项选择1. My hometown has changed so much that I can’t _____ it.A. knowB. understandC. recognizeD. realize2. There was no wind. The smoke rose _____ upward.A. strangelyB. straightC. frequentlyD. fluently3. From her _____, I guess she must come from the West of America.A. soundB. voiceC. accentD. noise4. The change was so _____ that we hardly noticed it.A. actualB. officialC. gradualD. entire5. The _____ language used in most international organizations is English.A. officialB. nativeC. fluentD. separate6. Nobody knows the man killed in the accident, so it is difficult for the police to find out his _____.A. powerB. expressionC. weightD. identity7. Many questions ______ at the meeting, but he answered none.A. came upB. raisedC. were risenD. came up with8. Every farmer knows that weather _____ farming.A. plays a part inB. takes part inC. makes use ofD. gets along with9. —Hello! Is Mr. John in the office—Yes. But I’m sorry. He is busy _____ and can’t speak to you.A. at onceB. at presentC. at the endD. at first10. _____, the great mother, in order to save her sick child, kept waiting for four hours in the heavy snow.A. It dependsB. Take it easyC. Believe it or notD. It is OK二，完成句子1. Her novel, which (基于) her family’s history,drew many people’s attention as soon as it came out. (base)2. The elevator stopped on the first floor, and a gentleman in white askedall of us(不要乘坐电梯). (take)3. If you can ______________ (充分利用你的时间), your studies will get better soon.4. More and more people now realize health and happiness are the most important ______________（比起以前）.5. He was late for the meeting (由于糟糕的天气).6. ------what did the teacher say------He ______________________________(命令我们不要离开)the lab until we finished the experiment .(order)7. Today the number of people learning English _______________________ (正迅速增长).8. ___________________ (信不信由你)，he cheated in the exams.9. When I was worried, a child _____________ (走上前来) and showed me the way to the station.________ （不久） we realized the truth.(before)答案：单选题：CBCCA DAABC完成句子：1. is based on2. not to take the lift/elevator3. make full use of your time4. than ever before5. because of the bad weather6. order us not to leave7. is increasing rapidly 8. Believe it or not9. came up to me 10. wasn’t long before。

Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldSectionⅠ—WarmingUp,Pre-reading,Reading&Comprehending课时过关·即时巩固一、根据句意和汉语提示写出本单元学过的单词或短语1I haven’t chosen the clothes (因为) the colours.答案:because of2A very important plan (提出) at the meeting yesterday afternoon.答案:came up3We should try to (充分利用) our limited time.答案:make full use of4(实际上),he didn’t go to see his uncle.答案:Actually5His plan was (以……为根据) what he had learned from his teacher.答案:based on6So that is how the situation stands (现在).答案:at present二、用所给短语的正确形式完成下列句子come up because of be based on make use ofsuch as atpresent1He realized that she was crying what he had said.答案:because of2Boys John and James are very friendly.答案:such as3While we were talking,a young man .答案:came up4We should train them to reference books.答案:make use of5No one can help us with our work .答案:at present6This song an old love story.答案:is based on三、语法填空1Later in the next century,people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world andthat,English began (speak)in many other countries.答案:because of;to be spoken2So why has English changed time?答案:over3India has a very large number of fluent English speakers Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.答案:because4At first the English (speak)in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very differentthe English spoken today.答案:spoken;from5By the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to make use of a (wide)vocabulary than ever before.答案:wider四、单句改错1Do you know there are more than one kind of English?答案:are→is2Native English speakers can understand each other if they don’t speak the same kind of English.答案:if前加even3Actual all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.答案:Actual→Actually4Late in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too.答案:Late→Later5Today the number of people learning English in China are increasing rapidly.答案:are→is★五、阅读理解AA year ago,I paid no attention to English idioms,though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again.But soon,the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.One day,I happened to meet an Englishman on the road,and soon we began to talk.As I was talking about how I was studying English,the foreigner seemed to be astonished,gently shaking his head,shrugging his shoulders,saying,“You don’t say!”“You don’t say!” I was puzzled.I thought,perhaps this is not an appropriate topic.“Well,I’d better change the topic.”So I said to him,“Well,shall we talk about the Great Wall?By the way,have you ever been there?”“Certainly,everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it.It is magnificent(雄伟的,壮观的).” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide,“The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world.We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his order,“You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking.I said,“Didn’t you say you don’t say?” Hearing this,the Englishman laughed to tears.He began to explain,“‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really’.It is an expression of surprise.Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I realize I had made a fool of myself.Since then,I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.1A year ago,I paid no attention to English idioms because .A.English idioms were too difficult to masterB.I cared little about the teacher’s instructionC.my teacher didn’t emphasize the importanceD.I had no interest in English learning答案:B解析:细节理解题。

高一英语同步练习必修1 Unit 2 English around the world第2课时：Reading基础练习：阅读课文完成下列表格：单句改错：1. Thomas joined in the army last year.A B C D2. Driving is also great importance.A B C D3. They were tiring after a long day’s hard work.A B C D4. They returned back in the evening with some money and perhaps a present for their children.A B C D5.I heard that the old woman was bad injured in the leg.A B C D6. The number of members in the club are twenty.A B C D7. Can I exchange the shirt with a bigger one?A B C D8. They communicate to each other by telephone.A B C D9. If you get to my house before I do, help yourself to a drink and make yourself in home.A B C D10. The soup tastes so nicely.A B C D把下列短语翻译成英语:1．目前，现在______________2．利用，使用______________3．根据 ______________4．例如 ________________5．说英语的国家 ________________6．英语口语 ________________7．讲得通，有意义_______________8．扮演一个角色 _______________9．信不信由你 _______________10．太……而不能 _______________阅读理解AWhich is the best way to learn a language? We know that we all learnt our own language well when we were children, if we learn a second language in the same way, it won’t seem so difficult. How does a small child do? It listens to what peopl e say, and it tries to guess what it hears. When it wants something, it has to ask for it. It’s using the language, thinking in it and talking in it all the time. If people use a second language all the time, they will learn it quickly.In school, you learn to read, to write, to hear and to speak. It is the best way to learn all new words through the ear. You can read them, spell them, and write them later.1. When we were very young .A. it’s difficult for us to understand peopleB. we learnt our language through our earsC. we could not guess what people sayD. we could hear our own language but couldn’t understand it2. A small child can learn his own language very well because .A. he’s cleverB. his parents took good care of itC. he keeps on using itD. he often tries to guess what he hears3. According to the text, what is the best way to learn a second language？ .A. remembering as many words as we canB. writing all the timeC. using our ears firstD. loo king up the words in the dictionary when we don’t know their meanings.4. In school, when we learn a second language, we must .A. do nothing but listen to our teachersB. often listen, speak, read and writeC. learn it by heart all the timeD. translate it into our own language all the time5. The word “it” in the sentence “it won’t seem so difficult” refers（指的是） .A. the small childB. the second languageC. learning the second languageD. the best way to learn languageBA 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 som etimes 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 himB. American people cannot understand himC. the Grammar is too hard for himD. the spelling is too hard for him2.American English and British English are different in __________.A. spellingB. pronunciationC. GrammarD. all of the above3. 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.4.Most __________ say “Do you have a watch?”A. British peopleB. AmericansC. childrenD. teachers5.According to this passage, British people and Americans have __________ difficulty in understanding each other.A. littleB. muchC. someD. greatCAn old friend from New York , who was going to spend a few days with me, called from the airport to tell me that he had arrived .I was not able to leave the office, but I have prepared for his arrival．After explaining where my new house was，I told him that I had left the key under the doormat．Since I knew it would be quite late before I could get back，I suggested that he make himself at home and help himself to anything that was kept in the refrigerator（冰箱）．Two hours later my friend phoned me from the house．At the moment，he said，he was listening to some of my records after having had a nice meal．He had found the pan and meat in the refrigerator．Now，he was drinking a cup of tea and hoped that I would join him soon．When I asked him if he had any difficulty finding the house，he answered that the only problem was that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat，but luckily，the living room window by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in through the window．I listened to all this in great surprise．There is no apple tree outside my window，but there is one by the living room window of my next-door neighbor’s house！1．When my friend arrived，I could not go to meet him because________．A．we were not good friendsB．I was busy at workC．he had not told me that he would comeD．I did not want to see him2．A doormat is a mat______．A．used as a doorB．for cleaning the bottom of shoesC. put up on a door as an ornament（装饰物）D．near a door under which people put their keys3．I listened to my friend’s phone call in great surprise b ecause____．A．he had not waited for me to eat togetherB．he had eaten too much of the foodC．he mistook my neighbor’s house for mineD．he had left the house with the window open4．At last my friend______．A．did not enter my houseB．entered my house after he opened the doorC．entered my house by climbing through the windowD．entered my house with the help of my neighbor5．The writer left the key under the doormat so that______．A．nobody would find itB．he might not lose itC．his family could use the same keyD．his friend could easily get it第2课时基础练习：1.16th century2. began to be spoken in many other countries3. foreign4. apartment5. communicate with6. German7. French- men ruled England then8. vocabulary 9. Australia 10. china改错：1.B 去in 2.C great前加of 3.A tiring-tired 4.A 去back 5.B bad-badly 6.D are-is 7.B with-for 8.B to-with 9.D in-at 10. D nicely-nice翻译：1 at present 2. make use of 3.according to 4.for example 5.an English speaking country 6. oral/spoken English 7. make sense 8.play a part in 9.believe it or not 10.too…to…阅读理解A：BCCBC B：ADCBA C： BBCAD。

Unit 2单元测试卷(时间：100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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

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。

1．What's the man doing now?A．Reading the menu.B．Asking the waitress to bring his bill.C．Asking for a glass of beer.2．Why is the woman moving?A．There is too much noise from her neighbor.B．She wants to save some money to buy a piano.C．The present flat is too expensive.3．How does the man think the woman plays the guitar?A．Worse than him.B．Better than him.C．As well as him.4．Why won't the woman eat any more?A．She's had enough. B．She's not feeling well.C．She's losing weight.5．Where did this conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant. B．At a theatre.C．At a hospital.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

Part 2 课时训练Ⅰ.单词拼写1.There was an (表情)of anger on her face.2.Some times Beth did not even (辨认)her sisters.3.He has developed a slight southern (口音).4.Go (笔直地)on until you come to a bus stop.5.He is famous for having a good (掌握) of French.6.He played this song by the (请求) of the audience.7.Generally speaking, the (东部的)part of China is more developed than the west.8.The railway station is only two (街区) away from the bank,so you can go there on foot.9.The expensive camera was damaged by wrong (使用).10.Most parts of (非洲的) countries have suffered from drought in recent years.答案:1.expression 2.recognize 3.accent 4.straight mand 6.request 7.eastern 8.blocks age 10.AfricanⅡ.完成句子1.She has (起了重要作用) in carrying out the whole plan.2.No matter how I tried to read it,the sentence didn’t (讲得通,有意义) to me.3.I didn’t (辨认出他的声音)on the phone last night.4.The company offered (同样的机会) he had got to Miss Liu.5. (信不信由你), they will not carry out their promise.答案:1.played an important role/part 2.make sense 3.recognize his voice 4.the same chance as 5.Believe it or notⅠ.单句语法填空1.He is a commander and he (command) the soldiers to go to the front yesterday.2.The students are ordered to remember all the words and (express) of the text.3.Do you realize the part the Internet has played our daily life?4.He uses the same book you do.5.His handwriting is so careless that even he himself can not (recognize) it.6.That is a new (use) of the important word,which we should remember.7.It is easy for the student to walk to school,for his school is only two (block) away.8.He has good command of English and he can speak it like an Englishman.9.Jiangsu Province lies in the (east) part of China.10.As I know,there is no student in this school.答案:manded 2.expressions 3.in 4.as 5.recognize age7.blocks 8.a 9.eastern 10.suchⅡ.阅读理解(2017辽宁实验中学高一期末检测) My favorite English teacher could draw humor out of the driest material.It wasn’t forced on us either.He took Samuel Johnson’s dictionary,Addison’s essays,and many other literary wonders from the eighteenth century and made them hilarious,even at eight o’clock in the morning.The thing that amazed me most was that the first time I read these works on my own some of them seemed dead,but the second time,after his explanation,I couldn’t believe that I hadn’t seen the humor.The stories and poems and plays were suddenly filled with allusions(典故) and irony(讽刺) and hilarious moments.I learned more from him than from any other teacher.My least favorite English teacher also made people laugh.Some students found him to be wonderfully funny.Many others did not.He assigned journals over a six-week period,to be written every day.At the end of the six weeks I had a notebook fullof bits and pieces about my ideas,short stories,reactions to what we had read,and so on.Our teacher announced that we would be grading each other’s journals.Mine was passed to Joe,that class clown,who always behaved in a funny or silly way.He saw it fit to make a joke of and said,“This writing isn’t fit to line the bottom of a birdcage.” Our teacher laughed at that funny remark.It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since.So what makes the difference?Humor is one of the most powerful tools teachers or writers have.It can build up students and classes and make them excited about literature and writing,or it can tear them apart.It is true that humor is either productive or counter-productive and self-defeating.1.The passage mainly discusses .A.teachingB.literatureC.humorD.knowledge2.The underlined word “hilarious” in Paragraph 1 probably means .A.funnyB.tiringC.inspiringD.brilliant3.With his favorite English teacher,the writer found it most amazing that .A.his teacher was very learnedB.his teacher was very humorousC.the works by Johnson and Addison were very humorousD.few were able to find humor in works by Johnson and others4.The English teacher the writer disliked most .A.was not able to make students laughB.hurt his students’ feelingsC.didn’t let his students do the gradingD.had no sense of humor语篇导读:作者通过自身的经历说明幽默是老师或者作家的有力工具,它可以激发学生的文学热情,也会摧毁这一热情。