Unit2 English around the world单元同步测试I. 单项选择1. ---Are you sure you have ______ all the documents in your list?---Oh, sorry, I forgot to ______ the one you had sent me.A. included; containB. listed; includeC. listed; be includedD. contained; listed2. She didn’t come to his birthday party just ______what he had said to her the day before.A. becauseB. because ofC. as result ofD. thanks for3. If you want to do international trade successfully, ______ of English is _______.A. good command; a mustB. a good command; a needC. a good command; a mustD. good command; must4. Pandas are native ______ China.A. withB. toC. forD. in5. If you can’t _____ a better plan, we have to carry out the presen t one.A. come along withB. come up withC. come acrossD. come about for6. She pretended to be calm but _______she was more than nervous at the time she was beingquestioned.A. in actualB. actuallyC. as matter of factD. in a fact7. Everybody has ______ to play _____ our environment.A. a part; to protectB. a role; in protectingC. part; in protectingD. a role; to protect8. When the expression first came into being, people refused to use it but _____ they began toaccept it.A. usuallyB. graduallyC. frequentlyD. quickly9. 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; uses10.My elder sister is _______ studying in Britain and she can speak English quite fluently like anative speaker.A. in the presentB. at presentC. at the presentD. for the present11. Some minority(少数民族) languages are losing their ______ because of the invasion(入侵) ofmore popular spoken ones.A. ideasB. naturesC. identitiesD. characters12. Some animals ______ the tiger, the lion and the wolf are meat-eaters.A. such likeB. such asC. for exampleD. including13. Young students are ______ not to smoke both in and out school.A. suggestedB. requestedC. hopedD. invited14. No product is allowed to go into the market if it fails to _____ the quality standard.A. liveB. come up toC. meetD. go through15. The foreign customer ______ a polite request asking about the price of the flower vase, but theassistant looked puzzled, as she didn’t understand any English.A. tookB. offeredC. madeD. asked16. Some people are good at _____ voices on the phone while others ______.A. knowing; aren’tB. recognizing; don’tC. knowing; don’tD. recognizing; aren’t17. Different people from different provinces speak English _____ different accents.A. inB. byC. withD. on18. ______ the direction of the experienced experts, they successfully carried out the experiment.A. WithB. ByC. InD. Under19. Because all the roads leading to the mountain village ______, the rescue workers were not ableto reach it to help.A. were blockedB. are blockedC. have been blockedD. had been blocked20. American English is more or less different _____British English ______ pronunciation andspelling.A. from; inB. with; inC. from; withD. with; on21. ---Excuse me, Madam but is this the way to the town center? I am afraid I ______ the rightdirection.---Keep on walking and you can’t miss it.A. don’t walk inB. am not walking inC. haven’t walked withD. am not walking with22. --Do you think it true that all the theories should ________ facts?--I don’t suppose so. If so, there would be no predictions(预言)A. be made onB. be based onC. be set up withD. be built with23. ---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 latter24. The old mother was ______to see his long lost son home.A. a little more than happyB. more than a little happyC. happy more than a littleD. a little more happy than25. There is ______ is called Mr. Smith in our workshop.A. no such man asB. no such a man asC. no such manD. no such a man thatII. 完型填空：(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)People always say that the earlier one learns a language, the 26 it is to do so, in theory itis that, 27 , in my opinion, that refers to spoken language. Capability(能力) to practice some essential(基本的) 28 of a language and read between the lines can only be trained through proper reading ways and hard work 29 .So spending money to help 30 learn English may 31 up with disappointment. It is likely that the more you 32 ,the more you are let down.The daughter of one of my friends33 English in primary school, 34 her foreign teacher’s blindness35 psychology. She did not want to go on 36 English until middle school, 37 a college student studying English slowly 38 her interest in the language.It is better to have the child learn Chinese than to have some difficulty 39 learning English for several years. Having been engaged in English education, 40 find that despite(尽管) their excellent 41 , many students have 42 command of English words and phrases. SoI suggest that children43 classical Chinese prose(散文),rather than 44 them to learn English hurriedly. Otherwise, they may let go the best time to45 the language ability of their mother tongue.26. A. easy B. difficult C. easier D. more difficult27. A. but B. however C. though D. yet28. A. opinions B. regards C. requests D. expressions29. A. step by step B. right away C. at once D. quickly30. A. people B. girls C. children D. boys31. A. begin B. start C. finish D. end32. A. pay B. get C. buy D. take33. A. loved B. liked C. disliked D. learned34. A. because of B. because C. instead of D. instead35. A. of B. at C. in D. to36. A. learning B. to learn C. with learning D. for learning37. A. while B. where C. when D. as38. A. introduced B. practiced C. explained D. developed39. A. in B. to C. at D. of40. A. He B. I C. She D. They41. A. pronunciation B. phrase C. language D. writing42. A. few B. less C. little D. fewer43. A. write B. do C. remember D. memorize44. A. have B. let C. cause D. make45. A. study B. improve C. learn D. masterⅣ. 阅读理解：(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)AEveryday, 340 million people speak it. One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050, half of the world’s population will be using it. What are we talking about? That global language—English.The English language started in Britain in the 5th century. It is a mixed language. It was built up when German. Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a common language for communication.Today it is the official language of the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean . Many other countries and regions use it for politics and business, for example, India. Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines. English is also one of the official languages of Hong Kong.But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries, you will see or hear some English. Thanks to McDonalds, we all know about "burgers". "fries" and "milkshakes". Songs by Madonna, Britney Spears and Celine Dion are in English. We can sing along, even if we do not understand what we are singing!English is a messy (杂乱的) language. Every year, dictionaries include new words that talk about popular culture, for example, computer-related words such as "blogging", "download" and "chatroom". Also included are words that teenagers use. Who does not know "cool", "OK" and “hello” ?Other languages also influence English. Many English words come from French. Words like "cafe" and expressions like "c'est la vie" (that is life) are all part of the English language. On the other hand, the French language includes English words like "le weekend" and "le camping". German words are also part of English. Words like "kindergarten" come from the German language.Recently, British people have become interested in "yoga". But the word comes from an ancient Hindu language in India.46. The English language has a history of ______.A. over 2000 yearsB. over 500 yearsC. over 1500 yearsD. over 1000 years47. The underlined expression “thanks to ” can be replaced b y ______.A. because ofB. thankful toC. not untilD. as if.48. Which of the following statements is true about the language of English ?A. It has been changing all the time.B. It has borrowed words from all the other languages.C. French words are used by the English because dictionaries have French words.D. Singers and film stars have thegreatest influence on language.49. How many people in the world are using English now?A. One billion peopleB. 340 millionC. almost all the people in the world.D. not mentioned above, but the number is growing rapidly.50. Many countries and regions use it for politics and business except______.A. the USAB. NigeriaC. the PhilippinesD. NorwayBIn 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，with confidence（自信）and without hesitation（犹豫）．Thirdly，we must do much reading．Finally，we must be able to write it．We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar．There are no shortcuts to success in language learning．A good memory is a great help，but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book．It is not much 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 throu gh use．” Practice is important．We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever we can．51．The most important things to learn a foreign language are ＿＿＿＿＿.A．understanding and speaking B．listening，speaking，reading and writingC．writing and understanding D．memorizing and listening52．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 spokenB．he doesn't have a good memoryC．he always remembers lists of words and their meaningsD．he often hesitates（犹豫）to practise speaking it53．One can never learn a foreign language well by ＿＿＿＿＿．A．doing much practice B．studying the dictionaryC．learning through use D．using the language54．Which is the most important in learning a foreign language？A．A good memory．B．Speaking．C．Practice．D．Writing．55．“Learn through use” means ＿＿＿＿＿＿．A．we use a language in order to learn itB．we learn a foreign language in order to use itC．we can learn a language well while we are keeping using itD．B and C．IV. 短文改错：(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)I still remember my middle school life in Tianjin yet . I was then 56. ____in a school for students from Tibet . As we were all left home 57. ____at early age , we met lots of problems in our daily life . We 58____.had to do the washing , cleaning and shopping by us . However , 59. ____we seldom felt lonely or helplessly . We enjoyed our happy life . 60 ____At weekends , we would play basketball , swimming in the pool 61. ____or go for a picnic . We were living in a big family . We treat 62. ____each other as brothers and sisters . If any one of us had any 63. ____difficulty in our life and study , the other would help him out . 64. ____It has been five years when we graduated , but those memories 65 ____are as sweet as ever before .Ⅵ. 书面表达1. 请依据以下信息写一则通知。
单元加餐练(一) 完形阅读组合练Ⅰ.完形填空“Fire! Fire！〞 What terrible words to hear when I __1__ in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, __2__ house —the sort that burns easily —and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, __3__ the door and stepped out into the passage. It was full of __4__.I began to __5__， but as I was still only half awake, __6__ going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I found it hard to __7__. The floor became __8__ under my feet. I ran into another room and tried to reach the __9__ for fresh air. Suddenly, one of my feet got caught in something __10__ and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a package of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my __11__ from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor __12__ under me and I fell through to the floor below with pieces of __13__ wood all around me.__14__， there was a doorway in front, so I put the package over my face and ran. My feet were terribly burned, but I __15__. As I reached the cold air outside, my package of clothes gave a __16__. I nearly dropped it in my surprise. Then I saw there were many people in the street. A woman screamed (尖叫) as she saw me and came running __17__.“My baby! My baby！〞 she cried. Those people cheered loudly __18__ she took the smokeblackened package out of my arms. I almost __19__ to see who she was —my boss's wife. I had __20__ her baby, and become a hero!语篇解读：本文是记叙文。
