Unit 2 Exploring English 单元测试
答案解析
一、听力（略）
二、
21.【答案】A
22.【答案】D
23.【答案】A
24.【答案】A
25.【答案】C
26.【答案】D
27.【答案】D
28.【答案】D
29.【答案】C
30.【答案】B
31.【答案】D
32.【答案】A
33.【答案】B
34.【答案】A
35.【答案】C
36.【答案】B
37.【答案】C
38.【答案】F
39.【答案】E
40.【答案】A
三、
41.【答案】A
42.【答案】B
43.【答案】B
44.【答案】D
45.【答案】A
46.【答案】B
47.【答案】D
48.【答案】D
49.【答案】D
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50.【答案】A
51.【答案】B
52.【答案】C
53.【答案】B
54.【答案】B
55.【答案】A
56.【答案】A
57.【答案】B
58.【答案】B
59.【答案】B
60.【答案】C
61.【答案】over
62.【答案】when
63.【答案】spoken
64.【答案】than
65.【答案】less
66.【答案】who
67.【答案】especially
68.【答案】wider
69.【答案】settlers
70.【答案】be spoken
四、
参考范文：
Dear Xiaoxiao,
I’ve received your letter asking me to give you some advice on how to learn English well. Here are
some of my suggestions:
First of all, I suggest you read the English words, sentences and short articles aloud every morning.
Meanwhile, you should try to memorize the useful sentences as many as possible and recite some short
passages as well. Besides, it is suggested that you read a great variety of books after school. Last but not
least, you should use as much English as possible in various aspects, like keeping a diary often and trying
communicating in English with classmates.
In my opinion, as long as you can make good use of your spare time to learn English, surely, you will
make great progress. Just as the saying goes, “Where there is a will, there is a way.” If you hold on to your
dream and study hard, I’m sure you will be successful in your English learning some day.
All the best!
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Yours sincerely,
Wangdong
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一、听力（略）（1-20 题）
二、阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders: Can I communicate with Americans
Can they understand me Learners of English often ask: What are the differences 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 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, “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.
21. According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid
that ________.
A. the grammar is too hard for him
B. American people cannot understand him
C. British people cannot understand him
D. the spelling is too hard for him
22. What is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage ________
A. How important the differences are.
B. Whether British English and American English are one language or two.
C. Whether there are differences between British English and American English.
D. How the differences between British English and American English came about.
23. Most ________ say “Do you have a watch ”
A. Americans B. British people C. children D. teachers
B
Putonghua is the official language on the mainland, but if history had played out differently,
most of the people could have been speaking Cantonese.
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In 1912, shortly after the end of the Qing dynasty, the founding fathers of the republic met to
decide which language should be spoken in the new China.
Mandarin now known as Putonghua was just a northern dialect spoken by the hated
Manchurian officials at that time. While it had served as China’s lingua franca(混合语) for centuries,
many saw it as an “impure form” of Chinese.
Many of the leaders, including Sun Yat-sen, were from Guangdong —— where people are
open to new ideas. A great debate started and eventually led to a formal vote. Cantonese lost out by
a small margin to Putonghua and the rest is history.
While historians today still argue about whether this story is real, it is something Guangdong
people love to tell. Many Cantonese speakers feel proud of their native language, saying it has more
in common with the classical Chinese than Putonghua —— which is a mix of northern dialects
heavily influenced by Manchurian and Mongolian.
Linguists agree to some degree. “Cantonese is closer to classical Chinese in its pronunciation
and some grammar,” Jiang Wenxian, a Chinese language scholar, said. “Using Cantonese to read
classical poetry is a real pleasure,” he said. “Many ancient poems don’t rhyme(押韵) when you read
them in Putonghua, but they do in Cantonese.”
“Cantonese keeps a flavor of ancient Chinese. Nowadays few people understand classical
Chinese, so Cantonese should be protected as a type of language fossil helping us study ancient
Chinese culture.”
Cantonese is spoken by about 70 million people in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau and
communities abroad.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, Guangdong was the only Chinese province allowed to trade
directly with foreigners. Many Westerners at the time learned Cantonese. Up till very recently, there
were more Cantonese speakers in overseas Chinese communities than Putonghua speakers. In
Canada, for example, Cantonese is the third most commonly spoken language after English and
French.
24. What’s the function of the first paragraph
A. To introduce the topic. B. To attraction people’s attention.
C. To summarize the whole passage. D. To show the importance of Putonghua.
25. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph
A. Most of the leaders are in favor of Putonghua.
B. Most of the leaders came from Guangdong at that time.
C. Guangdong people are more likely to accept new ideas.
D. Sun Yat-sen suggested having a debate to decide on the new language.
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26. Why Cantonese should be protected as a type of language fossil
A. Because it’s as important as Putonghua.
B. Because it is an ancient language with a long history.
C. Because nowadays few people can understand Cantonese.
D. Because it is very helpful when studying Chinese culture.
27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. New language, New China.
B. How Putonghua defeated Cantonese
C. The development of an official language
D. Cantonese almost became the official language
C
The English language started about 1,500 years ago in England. Three groups of people came
to the country. They were the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes. These three groups brought their
languages with them to England-After some time, the three languages became one new-language-
English. The name “English” comes from the Angles. They lived in most of England. “England”
means “Angle Land” or “Country of the Angles”.
The language that we speak today — Modern English — is not the same as the English that
people used many years ago, including Old English (before 1150) and Middle English (up till 1500).
That language — Old English — sounds different, and it has some different rules of grammar.
There were only a few thousand words in Old English. But Modern English does come from Old
English, and it is still like it in many important ways.
28. When did Modern English start
A. About the year 1150. B. Before the year 1500.
C. Between tile 12th century and tile 16th century. D. About the year 1500.
29. How many languages did Old English come from
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
30. Which language did the name “English” come from
A. Modern English. B. The Angles. C. The Jutes. D. The Saxons.
31. According to the passage, Modern English differs from Old English in ________.
A. grammar B. pronunciation C. words D. All of the above
D
If you want to become a fluent English speaker, you should take some advice: there are four
skills in learning English. They are listening, speaking, reading and writing. The most important
thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills you should
first master the skills of reading and listening.
Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that you must think about
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the meaning of the sentences, the meaning of the unfamiliar words, etc.
There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammar —— or try to understand all the
unfamiliar words you come across, but the fact you see them for the first time and recognize them
whenever you see them, for example in other passages or books, is enough. It would be better to
prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it.
As for listening, there are two choices: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30
minutes. You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading, then you
can catch up on your listening. Since you have lots of inputs in your mind, you can easily guess
what the speaker is going to say. This never means that you should not practice listening.
For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children.
Their languages are easy. Or if you are good at listening, you can listen to VOA or BBC programs
every day. Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and preferably taking some notes.
If you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve automatically,
and you can be sure that with a little effort they will become perfect.
32. According to the author, which should you improve first among the four skills ________
A. Reading and listening B. Reading and writing
C. Writing and speaking D. Speaking and listening
33. To improve your reading, when you read you should ________.
A. look up all the new words in the dictionary
B. think about what you are reading actively
C. spend more time studying grammar
D. copy as many words and sentences as possible
34. The underlined words “come across” in paragraph3 probably be replaced by ________.
A. meet by accident B. discover
C. find on purpose D. look for
35. The author seems to agree with the view that ________.
A. everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programs every day
B. you needn’t practice listening if you keep in reading every day
C. being good at reading is helpful in improving your listening
D. you should take notes of whatever you are hearing
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。
E
Speaking English is not only about using proper grammar. To use English effectively, you need
to understand the culture in which it is spoken. Here are a number of important tips to remember
when speaking English in the United States.
Conversation Tips
Talk about location. 36 When speaking to strangers, ask them where they are from and
then make a connection with that place. For example: “Oh, I have a friend who studied in Los
Angeles. He says it’s a beautiful place to live in.” Most Americans will then willingly talk about
their experiences living or visiting that particular city or area.
Talk about work. 37 It’s not considered impolite and is a popular topic of discussion
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between strangers.
Talk about sports. Americans love sports! 38 When speaking about football, most
Americans understand “American Football”, not soccer.
39
Many Americans prefer first names. Americans often prefer using first names, even when
dealing with people in very different positions. Americans will generally say, “Call me Tom.” and
then expect you to remain on a first name basis.
Public Behavior
Always shake hands. 40 This is true for both men and women. Other forms of greeting
such as kissing on the cheeks is generally not appreciated.
Smoking is Out! Smoking, even in public places, is strongly disapproved of by most Americans
in the modern United States.
A. Americans shake hands when greeting each other.
B. Americans love to talk about location.
C. Americans commonly ask “What do you do ”.
D. Talking with people.
E. Addressing people.
F. However, they love American sports.
G. Americans prefer to make friends with foreigners.
三、英语知识运用
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最
佳选项。
A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms, 41 my teacher said again and again that
it was important.
One day, I happened to 42 an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to 43 .
As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, “You don’t
say! You don’t say!” I was 44 , I thought, perhaps this is not a 45 topic. Well, I’d 46
change the topic. So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall 47 the way,
have you ever 48 there ”
“Certainly, everyone back home will 49 me if I leave China without seeing 50 . It
was great.” I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of 51 .”
Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “ 52 !” I couldn’t 53 asking, “Why do you ask
me not to talk about it ” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do 54 ”, he answered, gently surprised.
I said, “Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say’ ”
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Hearing this, the Englishman 55 to tears. He began to 56 , “‘You don’t say’ actually
means ‘really ’. It is an 57 of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention 58 English
idioms.”
Then I knew I had made a fool of 59 . Since then I have been more 60 with idioms.
41. A. though B. when C. if D. as
42. A. look B. meet C. pick up D. find out
43. A. walk B. talk C. play D. go
44. A. pleased B. angry C. afraid D. surprised
45. A. proper B. strange C. safe D. polite
46. A. to B. better C. not D. like
47. A. On B. In C. All D. By
48. A. gone B. visited C. seen D. been
49. A. look at B. think of C. send for D. laugh at
50. A .it B. them C. anything D. something
51. A. fun B. interest C. business D. mountain
52. A. Really B. Good C. You don’t say D. You are right
53. A. be B. help C. think D. do
54. A. this B. so C. anything D. me a favor
55. A. laughed B. cried C. moved D. came
56. A. explain B. shout C. prove D. say
57. A. experience B. expression C. explanation D. example
58. A. for B. to C. at D. in
59. A. me B. myself C. him D. somebody
60. A. helpful B. popular C. careful D. satisfied
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
So why has English changed 61 time Actually all languages change and develop 62
cultures meet and communicate with each other. At first the English spoken in England between
about AD 40 and 110 was very different from the English 63 (speak) today. It was based more
on German 64 the English we speak at present. Then gradually between about AD 800 and
110, English became 65 (little) like German because those 66 ruled England spoke first
Danish and later French. These new settlers enriched the English language and 67 (especial)
its vocabulary. So by the 1600’s Shakespeare was able to make use of a 68 (wide) vocabulary
than ever before. In 1620 some British 69 (settle) moved to America. Later in the 18th century
some British people were taken to Australia too. English began to 70 (speak) in both countries.
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四、写作
假如你是 Wangdong，在国外学习。现在你的好友 Xiaoxiao 向你请教如何学英语。下面
你以书信形式给他几条建议。
（1）每天早上要朗读（如英语单词和语篇等）。
（2）广泛扩大阅读（包括报纸，杂志和英语小说）。
（3）尽可能多的利用机会和别人用英语交流，写英语日记。
注意：
（1）内容应包括以上要点，但不要逐字翻译；
（2）可以适当发挥，增加情节，以使文章连贯；
（3）词数：100 左右。
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