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第二单元过关检测(时间:90分钟分值:120分).阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。A(导学号51920018)English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet.One in every seven human beings can speak it.More than half of the worlds books and three quarters of international mail are in English.Of all languages,English has the largest vocabularyperhaps as many as two million words.However,lets face it:English is a crazy language.There is no egg in an eggplant,neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger.Sweetmeats are candy,while sweetbreads,which arent sweet,are meat.We take English for granted.But when we explore its paradoxes (探讨它的矛盾),we find that quicksand can work slowly,boxing rings are square and public bathrooms have no baths in them.And why is it that a writer writes,but fingers dont fing,grocers dont groce,and hammers dont ham?If the plural of tooth is teeth,shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth?One goose,two geeseso one moose,two meese?How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same,while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?How can overlook and oversee be opposites,while quite a lot and quite a few are alike?How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?English was invented by people,not computers,and it reflects the creativity of human beings.Thats why,when stars are out,they are visible;but when the lights are out,they are invisible.And why,when I wind up my watch,I start it;but when I wind up this essay,I end it.1.According to the passage .A.sweetmeats and sweetbreads are different thingsB.there should be an egg in an eggplantC.pineapples are the apples on the pine treeD.boxing rings should be round答案：A提示：根据短文第二段最后一句可知这两种是不同的东西,故选A项。2.Which of the following is the correct plural?A.Beeth.B.Geese.C.Meese.D.Tooth.答案：B提示：根据所学可知A和C两项是错误的复数形式,D项是单数形式,B项是正确的复数形式。3.Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?A.A wise man and a wise guy.B.Overlook and oversee.C.Quite a lot and quite a few.D.Hot as hell and cold as hell答案：C提示：结合常识可知C项表达的意思相同,都是表示“许多”的含义。4.Through many paradoxes in English,the writer wants to show that human beings are .A.cleverB.crazyC.lazyD.dull答案：A提示：根据最后一段第一句可知,人类是聪明的,故选A项。B(导学号51920019)Standard English is the formal English that you need to use when you write in coursework or in the exam.Standard English is the form of English you learn at school.All written English should be standard means that it should be clear enough for anyone in Britain to understand it.Standard English developed as the main form of printed English in the 15th Century.At the time,every region of Britain used to spell words differently,but printers needed a fixed spelling.Printers like Caxton chose the East Midlands dialect form which was used in London and the South East.Soon Standard English replaced all written dialect formsthe other forms of English spoken around the country.It also replaced French and Latin in law and in academic (学术的) works.In the 18th Century,people wrote dictionaries and grammar books which standardized spelling.Dr Johnsons Dictionary of 1755 fixed many of the spellings we still use today.All written English should be Standard Englishany grammar rules you learn are for Standard English and you will definitely need to learn them to avoid making mistakes in your work.The rules of Standard English mean using the correct forms of words with the correct spellings.Avoid slang words (俚语)words that your teachers or friends wouldnt understand.Youll lose marks if the examiners cant understand what you say or write.Dont use dialect words.Every region has words or phrases that are only used there.Dont use them in your coursework,because you wont be understood.Make sure you revise grammar and punctuation (标点) you have learned,and learn the list of commonly misspelled words you have made.Clichs are ideas or sayings which have been used so often that theyve become boring and unoriginal.Phrases like,“As good as it gets” “At the end of the day” “In the fullness of time” are all clichs.So are images like,“as fierce as a lion” “as cunning as a fox”.If you use them you will sound boring and unimaginativethat could mean you lose marks for writing and speaking style.So avoid clichs.5.What is standard English?A.The English spoken by British people.B.The English spoken by American people.C.The English spoken by British people in the 15th Century.D.The English used in London.答案：D提示：由第一段第四句和第六句可知。6.What are clichs according to the passage?A.The English full of slang words.B.The long phrases which are used often.C.The boring ideas or sayings because of being used often.D.All the English which is used outside of London and in the southeast of Britain.答案：C提示：由第二段第七句“Clichs are ideas or sayings.”可知。7.Why do we need to use Standard English?A.Because no one can understand dialect words.B.Because local dialect belongs to certain region,not everyone can understand it.C.Because there are many kinds of English in the world,we need Standard English to make communication easier.D.Because standard English has been used for a long time.答案：B提示：由第一段第三句和第二段第四句可知。8.Which statement is TRUE?A.All the spoken English should be standard English.B.Written English should be formal and standard.C.Standard English means people should use the words from Dr Johnsons Dictionary of 1755.D.Standard English replaced all written dialect forms in the 18th century.答案：B提示：由第一段第三句可知。C(导学号51920020)What is language for?Some people seem to think its for practising grammar rules and learning lists of words?The longer the lists,the better.Thats wrong.Language is for the exchange of ideas and information.Its meaningless knowing all about a language if you cant use it freely.Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules,but they cant speak correctly or fluently.They are afraid of making mistakes.One shouldnt be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language.Native speakers make mistakes and break rules,too.Bernard Shaw once wrote,“Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make.Theyre English mistakes in the English language.And if enough native speakers break a rule,it is no longer a rule.What used to be wrong becomes right.People not only make history,but they also make language.But a people can only make its own language.It cant make another peoples language.So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar,but they shouldnt overdo it.They should put communication first.9.Generally,when an American or an Englishman speaks English,he .A.never makes mistakes B.often makes mistakesC.cant avoid making mistakesD.always makes mistakes答案：C提示：文中提到“Native speakers make mistakes and break rules,too”,而且下文也提到类似的情况。10.The sentence “Foreigners often speak English too correctly.” means that .A.foreigners speak correct EnglishB.foreigners speak incorrect EnglishC.foreigners speak English according to the grammar rulesD.foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English答案：C提示：根据上下文可知,英语不是母语的人在学英语时,首先要学许多的语法规则,所以他们说话时总是套规则,太死板。11.Language is used to .A.express oneself B.practise grammar rules C.talk with foreigners only D.learn lists of words 答案：A提示：由第五句可知语言是用来交流的,因此应选择express oneself,其含义是“表达自己的意图;让别人明白自己”。12.If too many native speakers break a rule,.A.what they use will become right B.they are against the law C.they should say sorry to others D.they will become heroes答案：A提示：根据文章倒数第六、七句可知答案。第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后面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。(导学号51920021)When you leave school or college,someone will surely point out that it is not the end and it is only the beginning.Of course the speaker is right.13And that is the case here.To stop increasing your vocabulary is to stop your growth.Let us offer a series of the steps you must take so that your vocabulary will keep growing and growing.You must receive new words actively.14 You must train yourself to be on a constant lookout,in reading and listening for any word that other people know and you do not.15 As an adult,you will find most of the sources of your supply of new words in books and magazines.Is your reading today largely limited only to the quick reading of daily newspapers?Then you will have to change your habits,not this week and the next week,but every week for the rest of your life.You must learn to add to your own vocabulary the new words you meet in your reading.When you see an unfamiliar word in a book or in a magazine,do not pass it impatiently.Instead pause for a moment and say it to yourself.16 Then puzzle out its possible meaning in the context of the sentence.Whether you come to the right conclusion or not,whether indeed you are able to come to any intelligent conclusion is of no importance.You must set a goal.If you do something about your vocabulary,you will learn,at least,twenty-five to fifty new words in the next twelve months.In conscious(有意识的) efforts,you can learn several thousands.17 The results of each new day search will be greater and greater once you provide the necessary earliest push,once you gain push,once you become addicted to looking for new words,finding new words and having new words.A.You must read more.B.Vocabulary building snowballs.C.You must open your mind to new ideas.D.No educative process has the end.E.Get used to its sound and appearance.F.Words wont come chasing after you.G.For now your mind has been quick to notice it.答案：1317 DFAEB.英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(导学号51920022)People always say that the earlier one learns a language, the18 it is to do so.In theory it is that;19, in my opinion, that refers to the spoken language.Ability to practise some essential(基本的) 20of a language and read between the lines can only be trained through proper reading ways and hard work 21.So spending money to help22learn English may23up with disappointment.It is likely that the more you 24,the more you are let down. The daughter of one of my friends25English in primary school, 26her foreign teachers blindness 27psychology.She did not want to go on 28English until middle school, 29a college student studying in English slowly 30her interest in the language.It is better to have the child learn Chinese than to have some difficulty31learning English for several years.Having been engaged in English education, 32find that despite their excellent 33, many students have 34command of English words and phrases.So I suggest that children 35classical Chinese prose(散文), rather than 36them to learn English hurriedly.Otherwise, they may let go the best time to37the language ability of their mother tongue.18. A.easyB.difficultC.easierD.more difficult答案：C提示：此处考查比较级句型“the +比较级,the +比较级”,表示人学语言越早越容易。19.A.butB.howeverC.thoughD.yet答案：B提示：句意:然而,以我之见,那指的是口语。此处应为转折关系,由后面的逗号可知,B项正确。20.A.opinionsB.regardsC.requestsD.expressions答案：D提示：opinion“意见”;regard“问候,致意”;request“请求”;expression“表达,语句”。讲述的是有关于语言的学习,因此,此处应为一种语言基本语句的练习能力。21.A.directlyB.orallyC.properlyD.indirectly答案：A提示：句意:练习一种语言的语句和阅读能力是通过正确阅读方式的培训和直接的努力来获得的。directly“直接地”;orally“口头地”;properly“正确地”;indirectly“间接地”。22.A.peopleB.girlsC.childrenD.boys答案：C提示：由上文语境“学语言越早越好”可知,此处应为“花钱帮助孩子学英语”。23.A.beginB.startC.finishD.end答案：D提示：begin(start) with“从开始”,不合上下文意。end up with disappointment“以失望而结束”。24.A.payB.getC.buyD.take答案：A提示：由上文“花钱帮助孩子学英语很可能以失望而结束”这一信息可知,此处应为“你花钱越多,失望越大”。 由此可知,A项正确。25.A.lovedB.likedC.dislikedD.learned答案：C提示：由下文“29a college student studying in English slowly 30her interest in the language.”这一信息可知,C 项正确。26.A.because ofB.becauseC.instead ofD.instead答案：A提示：前面讲到“她不喜欢英语”,此处应该是讲述其原因。由后面的“her foreign teachers blindness 27psychology”这一名词性短语可知,A项正确。27.A.ofB.atC.inD.to答案：D提示：句意:由于她的英语老师对心理学的无知blindness to.“对无知(盲目)”。28.A.learningB.to learnC.with learningD.for learning答案：A提示：go on 后接动名词作其宾语。29.A.whileB.whereC.whenD.as答案：C30.A.introducedB.practisedC.explainedD.developed答案：D提示：develop ones interest in .“培养某人在的兴趣”。31.A.inB.toC.atD.of答案：A提示：have difficulty/trouble in doing “干(做)有困难”。固定搭配。32.A.HeB.IC.SheD.They答案：B提示：由后面“So I suggest that.”这一信息可知,B项正确。33.A.pronunciationB.phraseC.languageD.writing答案：A提示：由后面“So I suggest that children 35 classical Chinese prose(散文),.”这一信息可知,此处指的是“尽管学生发音很好”。34.A.fewB.lessC.littleD.fewer答案：C提示：have little command of .“对掌握得不好”,只有little才能与前面的“despite .”形成转折关系。35.A.writeB.doC.rememberD.recite答案：D提示：由前面“学生有很好的发音”这一信息可知,此处只有recite“背诵”才能与之对应。36.A.haveB.letC.causeD.make答案：C提示：由后面“to learn English hurriedly”这一不定式可知,只有cause才能后接带to的不定式作补语,其他不可这样用。37.A.studyB.improveC.learnD.master答案：B提示：句意:不然的话,他们有可能会失去提高学习母语能力的最好机会。由此可知,B项正确。第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)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。(导学号51920023)As we all know,English,which was only spoken by the people living in Britain 38.the end of the 16th century,began to be spoken 39. many other countries from the next century with the English colonists making voyages 40.(conquer)other places all over the world.Because of that,a large number of countries speak English as their first language.And people in many other countries who have a good command of English speak it 41.(fluent)as a foreign or second language.Although there are different kinds of English in the world,the native speakers can have almost no trouble in communicating with each other even if they dont make use of the same kind of English.However,sometimes they do have some difficulty in 42.(recognize)and understanding each others words,spelling,pronunciation and 43.(dialect).English is an all-the-time changing language;for example,the English between AD 45044. 1150,which45.(base)on German,was quite different from the English spoken 46.(present).Thanks to Shakespears efforts,English had a big change in usage.American English got its own 47.(identity)with the help of Noah Webster.答案：38.at39.in40.to conquer41.fluently42.recognizing43.dialects44.and45.was based46.presently47.identity.写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。(导学号51920024)Dear Miss Wilson,I am sorry to say that I cant practise spoken English with other members in this Friday afternoon.I was writing this letter to express my regret.The reason of my absence is I have to attend a maths class.You know I always have difficult with my maths,so my parents expect me to make great progresses in maths with the help of my tutor.So I have to miss this chance to communicate with others with English,it is a great pity for me.You know,I always thought it important to practise spoken English because of it can help me improve my communication skills.I promise to practise spoken English with my friends next week.Please allow me to say sorry again.I sincere hope you can understand me and allow my absence.Yours,Li Hua答案：第二句:amwas第三句:offor;is后加that第四句:difficultdifficulty;progressesprogress第五句:第二个within;itwhich第六句:thoughtthink;去掉of第九句:sinceresincerely第二节书面表达(满分25分)(导学号51920025)为提高我校学生的英语口语水平,我们将举办英语演讲比赛(English-speaking contest),请你根据下面的信息,以学生会(the Students Union)的名义写一份100词左右的海报,欢迎全校同学参加,届时特邀本校美籍教师史密斯先生颁奖。报名时间9月30日以前(报名:sign up)报名地点学生会办公室比赛时间10月9日晚7:009:00比赛地点学习大会议室奖励前8名参考范文English-speaking contestWe are going to have an English-speaking contest for all the students in our school in order to improve our spoken English.It will be held in our school meeting hall from 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.,Oct.9th.Those who want to take part in the contest are supposed to come to sign up at the office of the Students Union before Sept.30th.All the students are welcome to join in the contest.Mr Smith from America working in our school will be invited to attend this contest.The first eight winners will be awarded by Mr Smith.Please try your best and get ready in time.Wish you success.The Students Union
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