Unit 2 English around the world.综合提优测评卷(有答案解析)

Unit 2 English around the world.综合提优测评卷
时间：90分钟　满分：100分
一、单项选择 (共15题,15分)
1. Mr Huang will ________ in the movement.
A. play a leading part B. take parts
C. play leading part D. take a part
2. Japan will look for a great deal of support from the US __________ a rising China
A. because B. in spite of C. since D. because of
3. _____ of the students who took part in the military training is 450.
A. A number B. A lot C. Lots D. The number
4. Sometimes ________ English is quite different from _______ English in many ways.
A. speaking; writing B. spoken; written
C. speaking; written D. spoken; writing
5. I found the man who came from Libya at war to be a Cantonese by his __________.
A. accent B. language C. sound D. voice
6. When we visited Zhangzhuang again ten years later, we found it changed so much that we could hardly ________ it.
A. remember B. think about C. believe D. recognize
7. The policeman warned the driver ________ so carelessly.
A. never to drive B. to never drive
C. to not drive D. doesn’t drive
8. Drunk driving, which was once a _________ occurrence, is now under control.
A. general B. frequent C. normal D. particular
9. They lived a hard life and were often made _______ for over ten hours a day.
A. work B. to work C. to working D. worked
10. Do you have any difficulty ________
A. on listening B. to listening
C. for listening D. in listening
11. Mary found it important for any person in the US to __________ of English.
A. have a good command B. be good C. command D. grasp
12. Please tell me the way you thought of _______ the garden.
A. take care of B. to take care of
C. taking care of D. to take care
13. It’s _______ hot here. We can’t stay here for a long time.
A. much B. very much C. much too D. too much
14. How did all these _________
A. came out B. come up C. come across D. come about
15. After months of hard working, the new book is ___________ taking shape.
A. eagerly B. hopefully C. actually D. gradually
二、 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、 D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
When I first entered university，my aunt，who is an English professor，gave me a new English dictionary. I was __16__ to see that it was an English English dictionary，also known as a monolingual dictionary. __17__ it was a dictionary intended for non native learners，none of my classmates had one __18__，to be honest，I found it extremely __19__ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and __20__ not fully understand the meaning. I was used to the __21__ bilingual dictionaries，in which the words are __22__ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt __23__ to make things so difficult for me. Now，after studying English at university for three years，I __24__ that monolingual dictionaries are __25__ in learning a foreign language.
As I found out，there is __26__ often no perfect equivalence(对应) between two __27__ in two language. My aunt even goes so far as to __28____ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __29__ meaning of a word in English! __30__，she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a word in a monolingual dictionary __31__ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning. __32__，I have come to see what she meant.
Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n) __33__ number of words，around 2,000 in its definitions. When I read these definitions，I am __34__ exposed to(接触) the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. __35__ this，I can express myself more easily in English.
16. A. worried B. sad C. surprised D. nervous
17. A. Because B. Although C. Unless D. If
18. A. but B. so C. or D. and
19. A. difficult B. interesting C. ambiguous D. practical
20. A. thus B. even C. still D. again
21. A. new B. familiar C. earlier D. ordinary
22. A. explained B. expressed C. described D. created
23. A. offered B. agreed C. decided D. happened
24. A. imagine B. recommend C. predict D. understand
25. A. natural B. better C. easier D. convenient
26. A. at best B. in fact C. at times D. in case
27. A. words B. names C. ideas D. characters
28. A. hope B. declare C. doubt D. tell
29. A. exact B. basic C. translated D. expected
30. A. Rather B. However C. Therefore D. Instead
31. A. when B. before C. until D. while
32. A. Largely B. Generally C. Gradually D. Probably
33. A. extra B. average C. total D. limited
34. A. repeatedly B. nearly C. immediately D. anxiously
35. A. According to B. In relation to C. In addition to D. Because of
三、 阅读理解(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共8小题；每小题2.5分，满分20分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给出的四个选项(A、 B、 C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
It was a village in India. The people were poor. However，they were not unhappy. After all，their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.
Then one day，Some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog's legs. However，they did not have enough frogs of their own，and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.
This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around，and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was to catch them. Agreement was reached，and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time，the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn't last long.
The change was hardly noticed at first，but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often，and there seemed to be more insects around lately.
The villagers decided that they couldn't just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicine. Soon there was no money left.
Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn't been useless. They had been doing an important job—eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed，the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.
Now，the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.
36. From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers ________.
A. worked very hard for centuries
B. dreamed of having a better life
C. were poor but somewhat content
D. lived a different life from their forefathers
37. Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs
A. The frogs were easy money. B. They needed money to buy medicine.
C. They wanted to please the visitors. D. The frogs made too much noise.
38. What might be the cause of the children's sickness
A. The crops didn't do well. B. There were too many insects.
C. The visitors brought in diseases. D. The pesticides were overused.
39. What can we infer from the last sentence of the text
A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.
B. Health is more important than money.
C. The harmony between man and nature is important.
D. Good old days will never be forgotten.
B
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 world’s books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabulary—perhaps as many as two million words.
However, let’s 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. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which aren’t 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, public bathrooms have no baths in them.
And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham If the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldn’t the plural of booth be beeth One goose, two geese—so 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 (反映) the creativity of human beings. That’s why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看见的); 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.
40. According to the passage ______.
A. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different things
B. there should be egg in an eggplant
C. pineapples are the apples on the pine tree
D. boxing rings should be round
41. 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.
42. The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “______”.
A. blow B. roll up C. get hurt D. finish
43. Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are ______.
A. clever B. crazy C. lazy D. dull
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。
I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台) in her general store. __44__ I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you”．
At first I was paid in candy. __45__ I worked every day after school，and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 am to 7 pm. My father helped me set up a bank account. __46__
By the time I was 12，my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics(化妆品). I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid，women would ask me such things as “What color do you think I should wear？”. I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup(化妆) ideas. __47__
The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson，you didn't need to be a Rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. __48__ Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me；instead，they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.
A. Later I received 50 cents an hour.
B. Before long，she let me sit there by myself.
C. I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.
D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.
E. My grandma's trust taught me how to handle responsibility.
F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.
G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.
四、 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
When 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 and tried to translate anything into English.3. ________
My teacher advised me to keep my diary. I followed her4. ________
advice and should put down 100 words or so each day.5. ________
Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was6. ________
learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote7. ________
a little story and showed to my teacher. She liked it8. ________
very much and reads it to the class. All said the story was9. ________
a good one. Their word were a great encouragement to me.10. ________
五、书面表达 (共1小题，满分15分)
假定你是一名高中生，一次一位外国朋友问你除了在学校学习英语之外还有什么其它途径练习英语。请你根据提示用英语写出你参加“英语角”的情况。
提示：1、“英语角”于两年前成立，许多中学生参加，有时也有些大学生和外国人来此；
2、活动时间：每周六上午；
3、活动内容：练习口语，谈论大家共同感兴趣的事情，交流学习英语的经验等；
4、谈你参加此项活动的体会。
参考词汇：“英语角”English corner
一．单项选择(1—5:ADDBA 6—10: DABBD 11—15:ABCDD
二、 　　这是一篇记叙文，作者主要描写自己从最初接触英英词典的惊异，到习惯使用英英词典以及使用英英词典的好处。
16. C　通读全文可知，作者是一个中国大学生，中国人学英语，尤其是初学者习惯使用英汉词典。当作者看到英英词典的时候，他感到“吃惊”。
17. B　前后两句在意义上是让步关系，所以用Although引导让步状语从句。而A项Because引导原因状语从句；Unless和If引导条件状语从句。
18. A　此空格处是一个并列连词，连接前后两句。而前后两句之间存在的是转折关系，所以用but。
19. A　最初用英英词典，不习惯，所以作者感觉用起来“很难difficult”。interesting是“有趣味的意思”，根据下文not fully understand the meaning不可能是这个答案；ambiguous是“不明确的”；practical是“实用的”，这两个词也不符合语境。
20. C　句子中有否定词not，有副词fully，所以用still，表示“仍然不能够完全”的意思。
21. B　be used to 表示“习惯……”，对作者来说习惯了双语词典，或者说是英汉词典。这里指双语词典的使用对他来说是熟悉。
22. A　此句是一个in which引导的定语从句，其中words是主语，根据常识在词典中单词的意思是被“解释出来”的，所以用explained。
23. C　我真想知道我姑妈为什么决定这么为难我。其他三个词虽然都跟动词不定式，但是在这里意思都不恰当。
24. D　过去不理解，经过一段时间后，“明白了understand”；imagine是“想象”的意思；recommend是“推荐”的意思；predict是“预测”的意思。
25. B　此句中monolingual dictionaries和bilingual dictionaries比较，A和D项没用比较级，better强调更好，更实用，而easier则不可能。
26. B　常见的情况是实际上两种语言之间的两个词没有完全的对应。in fact表示“实际上，事实上”。at best是“至多；充其量”；at times是“有时”；in case是“万一，以防”，显然A、 C、 D项不合语境。
27. A　词典上重点的内容应该是单词。
28. B　我姑妈甚至还声称汉语意思决不能给出一个英语单词的确切意思。
29. A　前面的a Chinese equivalent和the meaning of a word in English对应，所表明还是对应不准确的问题，所以用exact。
30. C　此空后面的句子和前面表示的是一种“因果”关系，所以用therefore。
31. A　表示“当……时候”，用when引导时间状语从句。而before通常指“在……之前”；until指“直到……时候”；while指“在……的同时”。
32. C　该句的谓语have come to see是表示“变化过程”，所以用gradually表示“渐渐地”。
33. D　从后面的around 2,000可知词典中用于解释词义的词是限制在2,000左右。
34. A　在有限的范围内，查阅阅读释义的话，就会反复接触基本词汇、 学会这些词汇怎样用来解释事物和观点，所以用repeatedly表示“反复地，经常地”。
35. D　后面主句部分I can express myself more easily in English.表达的是结果，此处表达的应该是原因，说明使用这种词典所带来的好处。
三、 36. C　细节理解题。第一段中有The people were poor. However，they were not unhappy.和C项意思一致。
37. A　细节理解题。根据第三段和本段第一句This seemed like money for nothing.句中for nothing是“免费的”意思，说明青蛙容易得到，并能赚到钱，村民才答应卖。
38. B　推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中They had been doing an important job—eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed，the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.可以推断出庄稼收成不好，孩子生病与青蛙减少，害虫增多有关。
39. C　推理判断题。最后一句These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning. 现在夜晚的这些声音具有更深刻的意义。该句是一个中介句，说明人们过度捕杀造成生态失衡，由此也影响了人类，因此，可以推断人与自然的和谐是重要的。
40~43 A C D A
44. B　从后一句I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”可推知，作者的祖母先让作者跟着她学，然后让作者独立工作，所以她很快学会有礼貌地对待客人的重要性。
45. A　前面有at first，和本项中的later一致。
46. G　根据前一句的My father helped me set up a bank account.可确定答案。
47. C　同样根据前一句确定答案。
48. D　上文提到a valuable lesson，这里承接上下文。
四、 1. ?　2. 去掉in　3. anything→everything　4. 第二个my→a
5. 去掉should　6. talk→talking　7. me→myself　8. showed后加it　9. reads→read　10. word→words
五、One possible version:
I’m a senior student. I like English very much. Besides attending English lessons at school, I often go to the English corner in the park near my home on Saturday morning. It was set up (formed) two years ago. Many high school students gather there. Sometimes, some college students and even foreign friends are present at the English corner. There, we practice our spoken English, talk about what we are interested in, exchange our experience in learning English and so on. I’ve learned a lot. I have greatly improved myself in English since I visited it. It is really a great help to me.