2021-2022学年新教材高中英语 课时素养检测二十一 Unit 5 Languages around the World Period 1（含解析）新人教版必修第一册.doc

1、课时素养检测 二十一Unit 5Period 1. 阅读理解Towards the end of Middle English, a sudden change in pronunciation started, with vowels (元音) being pronounced shorter and shorter. From the 16th century the British communicated with people frequently from around the world. This means that lots of new words and express

2、ions entered the language. The invention of printing also meant that there was a common language in print. Books became cheaper and more people learned to read. Spelling and grammar became fixed and the dialect of London became the standard. In 1604, the first English dictionary came out. Early Mode

3、rn English and Late Modern English are mostly different in the number of words. Late Modern English has a lot more words, mainly because of two reasons: firstly, the Industrial Revolution led to the need for new words; secondly, the British Empire covered one quarter of the earths surface, and the E

4、nglish language took in foreign words from many countries. From around 1600, the English colonization (殖民地化) of North America led to the creation of American English. Some English pronunciations and words froze when they reached America. In some ways, American English is more like the English of Sha

5、kespeare than modern British English. Some expressions that the British call “American English” are in fact from British expressions. They were kept in the colonies but were lost for a time in Britain. Spanish also had an influence on American English. For example, words like “canyon” “ranch” “stamp

6、ede” and “vigilante” are from Spanish. They entered English by the people of Spain who settled in the American West. French words and West African words also influenced American English. Today, American English has a greater influence because of the USAs movies, television, popular music, trade and

7、technology. 【语篇概述】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了现代英语的发展历程。1. The main difference between Early and Late Modern English lies in _. A. vocabularyB. pronunciationC. spellingD. grammar【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段可知早期的现代英语和晚期的现代英语的主要区别是词汇。2. From the passage, we can learn the word “canyon” is from _. A. American dialectB. African

8、 dialectC. SpanishD. French【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段中“For example, words like canyon ranch stampede and vigilante are from Spanish. ”一句可知选C。3. Whats the main idea of the third paragraph? A. English colonies in North America. B. The development of American English. C. Other languages influence on American E

9、nglish. D. The difference between American English and British English. 【解析】选B。段落大意题。根据第三段的首句和尾句可知该段的主要内容是美国英语的主要发展过程。4. The underlined word “froze” can best be replaced by _. A. unchangedB. disappearedC. improvedD. ignored【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据第三段可知美国英语比现代英国英语在某些方面更像莎士比亚时期的英语。这说明英语没有发生变化。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 从短文

10、后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Many students want to learn English well, but dont know where to start. Here is some advice. Before you begin(or go back to)studying English, ask yourself: Why do you want to study English? 1 Like every decision in life, studying English must be something you want to d

11、o. If you know why you want to study, setting goals is easy. For example, maybe you want to travel to an English-speaking country. Great! Your goal might be to learn “Survival English”. 2Then, you may also ask yourself how long you need to study to achieve your goals. This answer is different for ev

12、ery student. 3 If you work 60 hours per week, dont plan on another 40 hours a week studying English. Start off slowly, but study regularly. Use material that is challenging, but not too difficult. 4 Do you study best at night, or on the bus on your way to work? Do you like to study alone at a quiet

13、place, or with friends and background music? After you have studied for a few weeks, adjust your study plan accordingly. Its generally accepted that 5 If you arent having fun learning English, you are not studying in the right way! You can be a serious student who has fun at the same time. Make up y

14、our own rewards program to give yourself encouragement to stay on task. A. It is wise to make a timetable. B. The important thing is to be realistic. C. Its better to find out what works for you. D. learning English is interesting and rewarding. E. Whatever your goals are, work hard on them. F. the

15、things we do best in life are the things we enjoy doing. G. Is it because you want to, or because someone else wants you to? 答案: 15. GEBCF阅读理解China is a country with a long history. It has great traditional culture, especially Chinese characters. Chinese characters usually have more than one meaning

16、 and some of them are very interesting. Here are six ones. We use “pinyin” here because “pinyin” is the Chinese spelling way for the characters. For example, “fu” is the “pinyin” for good luck in Chinese. “Pinyin” “fu” is only the phonic part of the character and if you want to know the meaning of g

17、ood luck “fu”, you must read the Chinese character “福” because “fu” also represents (代表) other Chinese characters that sound the same. “Fu” means blessing, good fortune and good luck. The Chinese character “fu” is one of the most popular ones used during Chinese New Year. Chinese people often put up

18、 “fu” upside down on the front door of a house or an apartment. The upside down “fu” means good luck comes since the character for upside down in Chinese sounds the same as the character for “come”. “Lu” is used to mean officials pay in old China. “Shou” means long life, age or birthday. “Xi” is hap

19、piness. The doubled character “xi” means double happiness. It is usually put up everywhere at Chinese weddings. “Cai” means wealth or money. Chinese often say “money can make a ghost turn a millstone”. It is to say money really can do a lot of things. But, money cant buy everything. “He” is an impor

20、tant part of Chinese culture. It means good relations with other people. When you have “he”, things will be a lot easier for you. The top six lucky Chinese characters, “fu” “lu” “shou” “xi” “cai” “he”, are particularly loved by Chinese people. 【语篇概述】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了 “福、禄、寿、喜、财、和”这几个中国汉字的意思。1. What do

21、 we use to show how to read the Chinese characters? A. “Pinyin”. B. Letters. C. Words. D. Spelling. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段We use “pinyin” here because “pinyin” is the Chinese spelling way for the characters. 可知选A。2. The upside down “fu” means _. A. comingB. good luck comesC. good fortuneD. “fu” is upsid

22、e down【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段“倒贴的福字意味着好运到来”, 可知选 B。3. People in China most probably put up the Chinese character _on the front door at their weddings. A. upside down “cai”B. upside down “fu”C. doubled “xi”D. doubled “he”【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段可知选C。 4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passag

23、e? A. “Cai” is wealth or money. B. “Lu” is used to mean officials pay in old China. C. “Shou” means keeping thin. D. Things will be a lot easier if you have “he”. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段“寿意味着长命百岁”可知选C。【素养培优】话题小写作你认为自己的汉字书写怎么样? 如何写好汉字? 写出你自己的建议。要求: 词数80左右。_【参考范文】I think my Chinese handwriting is at the av

24、erage level in my class. It actually needs to be improved from my point of view. In my opinion, every student in school should try to have a good Chinese handwriting. The ways to have a good handwriting can be different. First, you can learn Chinese handwriting from professional training centers. Th

25、ere are many professional teachers. Secondly, you should keep practising handwriting in your daily life. Good handwriting can not be got in one day because practice makes perfect. At last, you should do all your written work with a good handwriting style. Practising is only the first step; daily use is the real way to make your handwriting better and better.