1、Unit 2 English around the world 单元练习题完形填空When Pat Jones finished college，she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could 1 she was youngPat wanted to visit Latin America 2 ，so she got a job 3 an English teacher in a school in BoliviaPat spoke a little Spanish， 4 sh
2、e was able to communicate with her students even when they didnt 5 much EnglishA sentence she had read somewhere stuck in her mind：if you dream 6 a foreign languageyou have really mastered(掌握)itPat repeated this sentence to her students and 7 that some day she would dream in Spanish and they would d
3、ream in 8 One day，one of her 9 students came up arid explained m Spanish that he had not done his homeworkHe had 1O earlyand had slept 11 “What does this have to do with your 12 ?”Pat asked“I dreamed all night，Miss Jones. and my dream was in English?”“In English?” Pat was very 13 ，since he was such
4、Fl bad studentShe was 14 secretly jealous(嫉妒的)Her 15 was still not in SpanishBut she encouraged(鼓励)her young student“Well， 16 me about your dream”“All the people in nay dream 17 English.” the student said“And all the signs were in EnglishAll the newspapers and magazines and a11 the TV programs were
5、in English”“But thats 18 ，”said Pat“What did all the people say to you?”“Im sorry，Miss JonesThats 19 I slept so badly1 didnt 20 a word they saidIt was a nightmare(噩梦)!”1. A. because B. while C. if D. since【解析】趁着年轻想多到国外看看，用while合适。【答案】B2. Afirst Bat first C1ast D. at last【答案】A3. Afor Bof Cas D1ike【解析
6、】get a job as“获得一份工作”。【答案】C4. A. and B. but C. so D. yet【解析】上下文为因果关系，故用so。【答案】C5. A. say B. know C. read D. write【解析】学生对英语懂得不多。【答案】B6. A. in B. about C. of D. for【解析】如果能用外语思维，你就真正掌握了外语。【答案】A7. A. thought B. realized C. hoped D. wanted【解析】Pat希望有一天能用西班牙语思维，而学生们能用英语思维。【答案】C8. AEnglish BSpanish CRussian
7、 DGerman【答案】A9. A. bright B. excellent C. hest D. worst【解析】由文章的最后一段可知，该学生一句英语也听不懂，说明他英语学得很差。【答案】D10. A. got up B. gone to bed C. fallen asleep D. woken up【答案】B11. A. well Bsoundly C. badly Dheavily【解析】文章最后一段有提示。【答案】C12. AEnglish B1anguage C. dream D. homework【解析】学生说他的作业没有做，是因为晚上没睡好。Pat问：这与作业有何关系?【答案
8、】D13. A. surprised B. worried C. pleased D. excited【解析】学习最差的学生竟然能用英语做梦了Pat当然感到惊奇。【答案】A14. A. yet B. seldom C. also D. still【解析】惊奇之余，还有点嫉妒。因为她还不能用西班牙语做梦。【答案】C15. A. study B. class C. work D. dream【答案】D16. A. answer B. write C. tell D. ask【解析】tell sb. about sth. “告诉某人的情况”。【答案】C17. A. read B. liked C.
9、spoke D. learned【解析】由原文可知，该学生梦中的人都说英语，他自己却一句也不懂。【答案】C18. A. wonderful B. terrible C. funny D. stange【答案】19. A. how B. why C. when D. because【解析】Thats why“所以”。【答案】B20. A. hear B. understand C. know D. remember【答案】B阅读理解AIn order to know a foreign language thoroughly(完全地), four things are necessary. Fi
10、rst, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence(自信) and without hesitation(犹豫). Thirdly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.There is no short way to succeed
11、 in language learning. A good memory(记忆) is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use 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 wi
12、th a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must “Learn through use”. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever(无论何时) we can.1. The most important things to learn a foreign language are _.A. understanding and speakingB. heari
13、ng, speaking, reading and writingC. writing and understandingD. memorizing and listening【解析】 学习一门外语最重要的是听、说、读、写四种技能，A、C、D三项都不够全面。【答案】 B2. Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because _.A. he doesnt understand the language when he hears it spokenB. he doesn
14、t have a good memoryC. he always remember lists of words and their meaningsD. he often hesitates to practise speaking it【答案】 D3. One can never learn a foreign language well only by _.A. much practice B. studying the dictionaryC. learning through useD. using the language【答案】 B4. Which of the followin
15、g is the most important in learning a foreign language?A. A good memory.B. Speaking.C. Practice.D. Writing.【解析】 在学习英语时，最重要的还是“练”(practice)，古语说，熟能生巧(Practice makes perfect)，故选C项。【答案】 C5.“Learn through use” means _.A. we use a language in order to learn itB. we learn a foreign language in order to use
16、 itC. we can learn a language well while we are using itD. both B and C【解析】 “在用中学”，文章强调练习的重要性。A项颠倒了学与用的关系，B项虽对，却不合题意。【答案】 CBA student is learning to speak British English. He wonders(想知道): Can I communicate(交际) with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the diffe
17、rences between British and American English? How important are these differences?Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” ,Americans say “in the
18、 hospital” and “Do you have a pen?”.Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound theirs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example
19、, “colour” and “honour” are British, “color” and “honor” are American.These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.1. According to this passage, a student who is learning to spea
20、k American English might be afraid that _.A. British people cannot understand himB. American people cannot understand himC. the grammar is too hard for himD. the spelling is too hard for him【解析】 此题考查细节事实和辨别能力。学美式英语的学生常会担心英国人不懂得他们的意思，从文中第一段可以找到。【答案】 A2. American English and British English are differ
21、ent in _.A. spelling B. pronunciationC. grammar D. all of the above【解析】 文章第二段给出了英式英语和美式英语的几点不同：在拼写、发音、词汇及语法上。故此题选D。【答案】 D3.What is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage?A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English.B. Whether British English and American English are one la
22、nguage or two.C. How the differences between British English and American English came about.D. How important the differences are.【解析】 此题亦用排除法。只有英式及美式英语不同之处的起源本文中没有涉及，故选C。【答案】 C4.Most _ say “Do you have a watch?”A. British people B. AmericansC. children D. teachers【答案】 B5. According to this passage,
23、 British people and Americans have _ difficulty in understanding each other.A. little B. muchC. some D. great【解析】 本文第三段意在指明：尽管英式英语和美式英语在几个方面有些不同，但大体来说，它们仍同属一种语言。所以说英国人和美国人相互理解起来也没有多大的困难。【答案】 ACIf you ask people to name the one person who had the greatest effect on the English language, you will get
24、answers like“Shakespeare”“Samuel Johnson” and“Webster”, but none of these men had any effect at all compared to a man who didnt even speak English William the Conqueror.Before 1066, in the land we now call Great Britain lived people belonging to two major language groups. In the west-central region
25、in the Welsh, who spoke a Celtic language, and in the north lived the Scots, whose language, thought not the same as Welsh, was also Celtic. In the rest of the country lived the Saxons, actually a mixture of Anglos, Saxons, and other Germanic and Nordic peoples, who spoke what we now call Anglo-Saxo
26、n (or Old English), a Germanic language. If this state of affairs had lasted, English today would be close to German.But this state of affairs did not last. In 1066 the Normans led by William defeated the Saxons and began their rule over England. For about a century, French became the official langu
27、age of England while Old English became the language of peasant. As a result, English words of politics and the law come from French rather than German. In some cases, modern English even shows a distinction(区别)between upper-class French and lower-class Anglo-Saxon in its words. We even have differe
28、nt words for some foods, meat in particular, depending on whether it is still out in the fields or at home ready to be cooked, which shows the fact that the Saxon peasants were doing farming, while the upper-class Normans were doing most of the eating.When Americans visit Europe for the first time,
29、they usually find Germany more “foreign” than France because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does. Few realize that the English language is actually Germanic in its beginning and that the French influences are all the result of one m
30、ans ambition.1. The two major languages spoken in what is now called Great Britain before 1066 were _.A. Welsh and ScottishB. Nordic and GermanicC. Celtic and Old EnglishD. Anglo-Saxon and Germanic【解析】 这是一道细节理解题。从第二段可知，在1066年前，在英国主要说两种语言Celtic和Old English。【答案】 C2. Which of the following groups of wo
31、rds are, by inference, rooted in French?A. president, lawyer, beef B. president, bread, waterC. beard, field, sheep D. folk, field, cow【解析】 从第三段可知，当时在英国，凡是政治、法律和供Normans上层阶级吃的食物，其名称都来源于法语。【答案】 A3. Why does France appear less foreign than Germany to Americans on their first visit to Europe?Most adver
32、tisements in France appear in English.B. They know little of the history of the English language.C. Many French words are similar to English ones.D. They know French better than German.【解析】 这是一道推断题。从第四段第一句话“When Americans visit Europe for the first time, they usually find Germany moreforeign than Fr
33、ance because the German they see on signs and advertisements seems much more different from English than French does.”可知法语单词与英语单词比较相似。【答案】 C4. What is the subject discussed in the text?A. The history of Great Britain.B. The similarity between English and French.C. The rule of England by William Conq
34、ueror.D. The French influences on the English language.【解析】 这是一道主旨题。通读全文可知，短文主要讨论了法语对英语的影响。【答案】 D短文改错In Wednesday morning, Tom was walking along 1._the street. Suddenly he heard two shots .It came 2._from the bank. He ran to the bank and saw 3._a man coming out of. The man was short and 4._fat with
35、red hair. He had a bag of money or a 5._gun in his hands. The man ran away and was 6._disappeared behind a bus. That afternoon Tom 7._went a film. He saw the thief again and phoned the 8._police. They caught the thief. How an exciting day 9._for Tom!. The bank gave him $100 for a reward. 10._【答案及解析】
36、1.InOn 2.It改为They3.第一个thea 4.out of 后加it5.orand 6.去掉was7. 8.went 后加to9.HowWhat 10.forasWhen I first learned to write in English, I ran into many 1._difficulties. The main problem was in that I always thought 2._in Chinese end tried to translate anything into English. 3._My teacher advised me to keep
37、 my diary. I followed her 4._advice and should put down 100 words or so each day. 5._Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was 6._learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote 7._a little story and showed to my teacher. She liked it 8._very much and reads it to the class. Al
38、l said the story was 9._a good one. Their word were a great encouragement to me. 10._【答案】1 2去掉in3anythingeverything 4第二个mya5去掉should 6talktalking7memyself 8showed后加it9readsread 10wordwords书面表达你是一名中学生，设想假期有一段打工经历。开学初在英语课上，你用英语向同学们讲述你的体会。试用所给短语，写一篇100词左右的短文。keep on asking parents for moneylearn the va
39、lue of moneyget along with othersget prepared forget a little working and social experience短文开头已为你写好：Nowadays it is not unusual for many students to find part-time jobs. During this past winter holidays, I once worked as【参考答案】Nowadays it is not unusual for many students to find part-time jobs. Durin
40、g this past winter holidays. I once worked as a waiter at a McDonalds. At first I couldnt stand the hard work. But as time went on, I came to realize that I did a meaningful thing. First I earned enough money which can support my future study. Today some of us keep on asking our parents for money, b
41、ut now I dont have to do so. Its really great. And I began to learn about the value of money.Besides, I also learned how to get along with others. It gets me prepared for my future work. So I suggest all of us students getting a part-time job so that we can get a little working and social experience.Thats all. Thank you第 7 页
