人教版必修一英语Unit 2 English around the单元测试（无答案）.docx

1、学科教师辅导讲义 组长签字： 学员编号： 年 级： 课 时 数：学员姓名： 辅导科目： 学科教师：授课日期及时段教学目标Unit 2 阅读 作文重点难点教学内容 AEnglish 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 mails are in English.Of all lang

2、uages，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 sweets，are meat.We take Engl

3、ish for granted.But when we explore its paradoxes (矛盾)，we find that quicksand can work slowly，boxing rings are square，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(复数) of tooth is teeth，shouldnt

4、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 an

5、d 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.1Accordin

6、g to the passage _Asweetmeats and sweetbreads are different thingsBthere should be egg in an eggplantCpineapples are the apples on the pine treeDboxing rings should be round2Which of the following is the correct plural?ABeeth.BGeese.CMeese. DTooth.3The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragrap

7、h probably mean “_”Ablow Broll up Cget hurt Dfinish4Through the many paradoxes in the English language，the writer wants to show that human beings are _Aclever Bcrazy Clazy DdullBEnglish has surely become the global language.Whenever we turn on the news to find out whats happening in East Asia，or Afr

8、ica，or anywhere，people are being interviewed and telling us about it in English.If people look at the facts about the amazing reach of the English language，many would be surprised.English is used in over 90 countries as an official or semiofficial language.English is the working language of many int

9、ernational institutes(研究所)as well as of most international research scientists.It is also the language that Indian parents and black parents wish their children to learn.It is believed that over one billion people worldwide are now learning English.One of the most important causes of the spread of E

10、nglish around the world is that Europeans are willing to accept it as their language.English is spreading from northern Europe to the south and is now the second language in countries such as Sweden，Norway，Netherlands and Denmark.If one visits any of them，it would seem that almost everyone there can

11、 talk in English.Recently，a report said that at the beginning of 2019，English was the most widely known foreign language with 43% of Europeans saying they spoke it.The report also said that with over 89% of the population speaking English，Sweden now has the highest percentage of English speakers.Wha

12、ts more，English is the language rated as most useful to know，and over 77% of Europeans who do not speak English as their first language consider it useful.5By writing this passage，the writer mainly wants to tell us _Awhy so many people speak English around the worldBthat English has become a languag

13、e spoken all over the worldCabout the development of English in EuropeDsomething about the Englishspeaking countries6The writer mentions all of the following EXCEPT _AAsia BEuropeCAfrica DAmerica7What does the underlined word“rated”in the last paragraph mean?AStood. BAgreed.CConsidered. DArgued.8Wha

14、t can we learn from the passage?ABlack parents dont want their children to learn English.BEnglish is used in over 90 countries as an official language.CNot all international research scientists speak English at work.DEnglish has become the most important language in Sweden.CAn 80yearold man was sitt

15、ing on the sofa in his house along with his 45yearold highly educated son.Suddenly a crow (乌鸦 )perched on the tree near their window.The father asked his son，“What is this？”The son replied，“It is a crow.”After a few minutes，the father asked his son the 2nd time，“What is this？”The son said，“Father，I

16、have just now told you Its a crow.”After a little while，the old father again asked his son the 3rd time，“What is this？”“Its a crow，a crow，a crow，” said the son loudly.A little after，the father again asked his son the 4th time，“What is this？”This time the son shouted at his father，“Why do you keep as

17、king me the same question again and again? IT IS A CROW.Are you not able to understand this？”A little later，the father went to his room and came back with an old diary，which he had kept since his son was born.Opening a page，he asked his son to read that page.When the son read it，the following words

18、were written in the diary：“Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa，when a crow was sitting on the window.My son asked me 23 times what it was，and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow.I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for

19、23 times.I did not at all feel annoyed.I rather felt affection for my innocent child.”9In what tone did the son say to his father “Its a crow，a crow，a crow”？AHurried. BImpatient.CExcited. DSurprised.10Why did the father ask the same question again and again？ABecause he couldnt understand what his so

20、n said.BBecause he was too old to remember anything.CBecause he wanted to make his son angry.DBecause he wanted to see how patient his son would be.11How old was the old man when his son asked him 23 times “What is this？” ?A80 years old. B45 years old.C38 years old. D35 years old.12What is the most

21、suitable title for the passage?AA Crow BAn Old ManCAn Old Dairy DFathers LoveDAmerican high school students are terrible writers，and one education reform group thinks it has an answer：robots.Or，more accurately，robotreaderscomputers programmed to scan studentsessays and spit_out a grade.Mark Shermis，

22、professor of the College of Education at the University of Akron，is helping to hold a contest，set up by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation( WFHF)，that promises $100，000 in prize money to programmers who write the best automated grading software.“If youre a high school teacher and you give a wr

23、iting task，youre walking home with 150 essays，” Shermis said.“Youre going to need some help.”Automated essay grading was first proposed in the 1960s，but computers back then were not up to the task.In the late 1990s，as technology improved，several textbooks and testing companies jumped into the field.

24、Today，computers are used to grade essays on South Dakotas student writing assessments and a handful of other exams，including the TOEFL test of English fluency，taken by foreign students.The Hewlett contest aims to show that computers can grade as well as English teachersonly much more quickly and wit

25、hout all that depressing red ink.“Automated essay scoring is objective，”Shermis said.“And it can be done immediately.If students finish an essay at 10 pm，they will get a result at 10：01 pm.”Take，for instance，the Intelligent Essay Assessor，a webbased too marketed by Pearson Education，Inc.Within secon

26、ds，it can analyze an essay for spelling，grammar，organization，and help students to make revisions.The program scans for key words and analyzes semantic(语义的) patterns，and Pearson claims that it can understand the meaning of text much the same as a human reader.13From Paragraph 3，we know that in the 19

27、60s _Acomputers were not easy to getBautomated grading software was popularCpeople refused automated essay gradingDcomputers couldnt grade essays automatically14What does Paragraph 4 focus on?AThe prize of Hewlett contest.BThe advantages of automated essay scoring.CThe application of automated essay

28、 scoring.DTeachersopinions about Hewlett contest.15The Intelligent Essay Assessor can _Arewrite essaysBunderline the mistakes in red inkCunderstand the meaning of textDcorrect key words and patterns it.完形填空People from Great Britain brought the English language to North America in the 16th and 17th c

29、enturies.And in the _21_ 300 years，there were so many _22_ in both places that now people can easily _23_ an English person from an American in the _24_ he or she talks.Many old words _25_ in England but were kept in America.For example，300 years ago people in Great Britain got their water from some

30、thing they _26_ either a “faucet”，“spigot”，or a “tap”All these words are _27_ heard in different parts of America，but only “tap” is still _28_ in England.Americans often make _29_ new words or change old ones.“Corn” is one kind of plant in America and _30_ in England.Also，over the last three centuri

31、es the English language has _31_ thousands of new words for things that werent _32_ before.And often，American and English people used two _33_ names for them.A tin can be called “tin” for short in English，but a “can” in America.The word “radio” is _34_ all over the world，including America.But many E

32、nglish people call it a “wireless”And almost anything _35_ something to do with cars，railroads，etc.has different _36_ in British and American English.But now American and British English may be _37_ closer together.One thing is that _38_ people can hear a large amount of American speech daily in _39

33、_，on television，or from travelers.Because of this，Americans _40_ to be influencing(影响) the British more and more.So some day，English may even be the same on both sides of the Atlantic.,21.A.past Brecent Coldest Dlatest22A.citizens BinventionsCchanges Dadvances23A.pick Btell Ctake Djudge24A.voice Bpl

34、ace Clanguage Dway25A.disappeared Bstayed Creturned Dformed26A.said Btalked Cspoke Dcalled27A.then BhardlyCclearly Dstill28A.necessary Bnative Ccommon Dlively29A.of BintoCup Dout30A.another Bthe otherCnone Dsomething31A.discovered BaddedCimproved Dteamed32A.accepted BknownCintroduced Dunderstood33A.

35、new BshortCdifferent Dsurprising34A.produced Bmade Cdeveloped Dused35A.having BbringingCgetting Dmaking36A.types Bnames Cdegrees Dparts37A.putting Bstaying Cliving Dgrowing38A.British BAmerican Ceducated Dordinary39A.families BbusesCmovies Dnewspapers40A.need Bexpect Cseem Dhappen.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适

36、当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。(2019云南省腾冲县第八中学高一上学期期中考试)Voyages of people from England play an important 41._ in spreading the English language.At present，English is 42._(frequent) spoken as an official or common language in many countries，such 43._America，Singapore，Malaysia and some African countries.All ba

37、sed British English，the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English 44._ (speak)But actually，these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents，spellings，45._ (express) and the usage of vocabulary.Because 46._this fact，you can make use of the differences to tell w

38、hich country the foreigners of your block are from.For example，if a boss fluently 47._ (command) his driver，“Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some 48._for my trucks and cabs.”，instead of requesting，“Please come to my 49._ by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis.”，y

39、ou can recognize his American identity，while the 50._(late) suggests that he is British. .短文改错Hiding behind the loose dust curtain，a teenager packed up his overcoat into the suitcase.He plan to leave home in dusk.He had got to do this because of he was tired of his parents nagging about his English

40、study.He couldnt get along good with English and disliked joining English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose.His partner was concern about him very much.She understood exactly what she was suffering from，but entirely agreed with his idea.In order to calm him down and settl

41、e his problem，she talked with him face with face and swapped a series of learning tips with him.The teenager was grateful but got great power from his friends words.Now，he has recovered from being upset and has fallen in love with Chinese.书面表达假如老师要求你写一篇题为My English Study 的英语短文，请你按以下三方面进行写作，词数100左右。成绩学了三年，掌握词汇约1 500，能阅读一些英语读物，能写简易短文。困难主要在听说两个方面。别人说英语较快时听不懂；跟人交谈时不能把意思表达清楚。打算学好一门(至少)外语很重要。努力学习，加强练习，争取把英语学得更好。My English Study_