1、优质文档优质文档高中英语 Unit2 English around the world 第一课时 Warming up同步检测 新人教版必修 1.用适当的介词、副词或连词填空1English_the world differs(不同)_some important ways.2We went to the cinema_underground last night.3City life is different_country life.4At Christmas time the young people give presents to_ _.5Is Yao Ming_the team t
2、his year?答案：1.around; in 2.by 3.from 4.one another/each other 5.on/in.完成句子1有不止一种服装款式供你选择。There is_ _ _dress fashion_ _ _ _.2他们的爱好与我的不同。Their tastes are _ _mine.3让我们去看电影。Lets_ _ _ _.4他是该队最好的队员。He is by far the best player_ _ _.答案：1.more than one; for you to choose 2.different from/to 3.go to the movi
3、es/cinema 4.on/in the team.完形填空阅读下面短文，理解大意，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。People always say that the earlier one learns a language, the_1_it is to do so, and in theory it is that. In my opinion， _2_， that refers to spoken language. Capability to practise some essential(基本的)_3_of a language and read be
4、tween the lines can only be trained through proper reading ways and hard work_4_. So spending money to help_5_learn English may_6_up with disappointment. It is likely that the more you_7_， the more you are let down.The daughter of one of my friends_8_English in primary school，_9_her foreign teachers
5、 blindness_10_psychology. She did not want to go on_11_English until middle school，_12_a college student studying in English slowly_13_her interest in the language.优质文档优质文档It is better to have the child learn Chinese, than to have some difficulty_14_learning English for several years. Having been en
6、gaged in English education，_15_find that despite their excellent_16_， many students have_17_command of English words and phrases. So I suggest that children_18_classical Chinese prose(散文), rather than_19_them to learn English hurriedly. Otherwise, they may_20_the best time to improve the language ab
7、ility of their mother tongue.1A.easy BdifficultCeasier Dmore difficult答案：C 由上文暗示可预期：理论上说，一个人越早学语言，他/她会越容易学好。the比较级.the比较级，表示“越越” 。C、D 项为可选项，而 D项意思不符，故选 C项。2A.but BhoweverCthough Dyet答案：B 转折连词的使用区别，but 连接句子可放于句首、句中，且其后不可用逗号；however前后可用逗号隔开；though 常放于句末；yet 与 but相似，故选 however。3A.opinions BregardsCrequ
8、ests Dexpressions答案：D 根据上下文暗示可预期：练习语言的基本表达能力，A、B、C 三项都不符合句意，故选 expressions“表达” 。4A.directly BorallyCproperly Dindirectly答案：A 由上下文提示可预期：直接通过合适的阅读方法和努力，才能形成能力，而orally“口头地” ；properly“合适地” ，上文已出现 proper reading ways，故有重复之嫌，indirectly“间接地” ，故选 directly“直接地” 。5A.people BgirlsCchildren Dboys答案：C 由上下文可预期，谈论
9、的对象即是 children“孩子” 。6A.begin BstartCfinish Dend答案：D 由上下文可预期：先是花钱去学，而后是以失望收场。A 和 B项与句意不合，finish不与 up with搭配，end up with“以结束” 。7A.pay BgetCbuy Dtake优质文档优质文档答案：A 根据句意可知：花钱越多，失望越大。take 常用在结构：it takes sb. some time/money to do sth.花某人时间或钱做某事；B 和 C项与句意不符。8A.loved BlikedCdisliked Dlearned答案：C 由上下文暗示可预期：上中学
10、时来了一位学英语的大学生，从而开发了她的兴趣，故选 disliked“不喜欢” 。9A.because of BbecauseCinstead of Dinstead答案：A 因为外籍老师对心理学的盲点，才导致她厌学。because 连词， “因为” ；because of介词， “因为” ；instead of 介词；instead 副词， “代替” ；故用 because of。10A.of BatCin Dto答案：D 介词 to， “对而言” 。11A.learning Bto learnCwith learning Dfor learning答案：A go on doing继续不停地
11、做同一件事； go on to do继续去做另一件事；go on with sth.停下后接着去做同一件事；D 项为干扰项，故选 learning。12A.while BwhereCwhen Das答案：C when“当时候” ；while“在时候” ；where“在那儿” ；as“因为，在时候” 。13A.introduced BpractisedCexplained Ddeveloped答案：D introduce“介绍” ；practise“练习” ；explain“解释” ；均不合句意，可猜测为 develop“开发” 。14A.in BtoCat Dof答案：A have some
12、difficulty/trouble(in)doing sth.“做某事遇到困难/麻烦” 。15A.he BICshe Dthey答案：B 由上下文可判断。16A.pronunciation BphraseClanguage Dwriting答案：A 根据上下文可知：发音好，但词汇量不够缺陷，故选 pronunciation。优质文档优质文档17A.few BlessClittle Dfewer答案：C 同题 16理解，表否定但无比较，可选项为 A、C，而 few修饰可数名词，故选 little修饰不可数名词。18A.write BdoCremember Dmemorize答案：D 根据意思
13、，显然是记散文，可选项为 C和 D项，而 C项常表“追忆、记得” ，故只有推测生词 memorize“记住” 。19A.have BletCcause Dmake答案：C 其他三个选项动词不定式 to均省略。20A.get back Blet goCbring in Dgo away答案：B get back“回来、返回” ；let go“放开；错过” ；bring in“引来；吸收” ；go away“走开；离开” 。.阅读理解阅读下面的文章，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。AOnly a hundred years ago, people seldom travele
14、d far out of their birthplace. Books were very expensive and there were few national newspapers and no radio or TV. In fact, most people spent their time talking and listening. And only a little reading and writing went on and many people were unable to read or write. For this reason, native dialect
15、s(方言)grew up and people spoke as their parents and grandparents did. A Cornwall woman who traveled just as far as London would find that people spoke a completely different language.Sometimes it is hard to take in just how much things have changed. You always have books around, read magazines and ne
16、wspapers, and have different TV or radio programs. You and everyone around you, often travel not just in British islands but all of the world. Modern science has changed our life and distances have been made shorter. It might have taken a Cornwall woman three days to travel to London. Now it takes l
17、ess than two hours by air, less than four by train and less than six by road.The result of this is that the language we use is becoming more national and the dialects are dying out. Writing, printing(印刷)and broadcasting(广播)优质文档优质文档have speeded up this change as one dialect has come to be used by mor
18、e and more people. This is the dialect called Standard English which was first used outside London in the south and east Midlands.1From the passage we know that a century ago_.Apeople wouldnt like to leave their birthplaceBthere were neither books nor newspapersCmost people couldnt read or writeDpeo
19、ple learned to read and write from their family members答案：C 由第一段第四句“And only a little reading and writing went on and many people were unable to read or write.”可知。2If a Cornwall woman went to London a hundred years ago, she would find_.ALondon was not far from her birthplaceBLondon was a strange cit
20、yCshe could easily understand London peopleDshe could hardly understand London people答案：D 由短文第一段的最后一句“A Cornwall woman who traveled just as far as London would find that people spoke a completely different language.”可知。3Things have changed so much that people are not_any more.Awatching TV and listen
21、ing to the radioBreading books and magazinesCtravelling just within British islandsDtravelling all over the world答案：C 根据第二段第三句“You and everyone around you, often travel not just in British islands but all of the world.”可知。4English is becoming more national because_.Adistances have been made shorter
22、by modern scienceBit takes a Cornwall woman less time to travel to LondonCthe capital of England has been moved to a place near CornwallDpeople mustnt speak dialects in England答案：A 本题的理解必须联系第二段和第三段。其中第二段写的是变化，第三段说的是结果。请看有关的句子：“Modern science has changed our life and distances have been made shorter.
23、”和“The result of this is that the language we use is becoming more national and the dialects are dying out.”。优质文档优质文档5Today Standard English is_.Adying out slowlyBused by more and more peopleCused in east Midlands onlyDused by London people only答案：BBOnce a New Zealand teacher asked where I live.“In
24、the white building， ”I answered.“At our university both girls and boys live in the same dormitory， ”I added.Beyond my expectation, however, my effort(努力)to show I am speaking American English(AE)turned out to be something else. The New Zealander seemed very puzzled at my answer.With a half smile, sh
25、e asked， “Really? Do they live in the same room？”“Oh, no. They live in different rooms but in the same building.”I reacted quickly.Later I got to know the word“dormitory”. In AE it means one building while it means one room in British English(BE)The New Zealander misunderstood me because she spoke N
26、ew Zealander English(NE), which, as we know, is much related to BE.Nowadays, not a few English learners, who try to catch up with the fashion, choose to speak AE.Yet, the problem is that they cannot speak pure AE, but half AE and half BE instead.I think it necessary to keep one style in order to avo
27、id misunderstanding.文章大意：本文讲述了由美式英语和新西兰英语(与英式英语很相近)的差异引起的误解。6Which of the following is RIGHT?AAE and BE are two different languages.BThere are some differences between AE and BE.CNew Zealanders speak BE.DNew Zealanders cannot understand Americans.答案：B 细节理解题。阅读全文可知 A、C 和 D与文意不符，而由第五段“Later I got to k
28、now the worddormitory. In AE it means one building while it means 优质文档优质文档one room in British English(BE) ”可知，美式英语和英式英语之间是有区别的，故选B。7What I said to the New Zealander is_.Areally pure AE Breally pure BEChalf AE and half BE Dnot English at all答案：A 推理判断题。由第二段中“.my effort to show I am speaking American E
29、nglish(AE)turned out to be something else.”和第五段“In AE it means one building while it means one room in British English(BE) ”可知“我”对这个新西兰人说的是纯正的美式英语。8According to the passage，_.Afew people speak AEBmore people speak BECBE is becoming fashionableDAE is becoming fashionable答案：D 细节理解题。由倒数第三段“.not a few E
30、nglish learners, who try to catch up with the fashion, choose to speak AE.”可知美式英语越来越流行。not a few相当于 many，即许多。9The writer wrote the passage in order to_.Atell us a funny storyBwarn us not to make mistakesCtell us the differences between AE and BEDencourage us to speak one style of English答案：D 推理判断题。由文章的最后一句话“I think it necessary to keep one style in order to avoid misunderstanding.”可知，作者只希望只说一种风格的语言，以避免误解，故选 D。
