外研版（2019）Unit 2 Exploring English单元测试题（含答案）
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Unit 2 Exploring English
第二部分 阅读 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A 2020 Kids News Short Story competition
Kids News is starting its 2020 Kids News Short Story competition and wants to read all your wonderful stories. Kids News editor ( 编辑) Kamahl Cogdon encouraged all kids to enter and get all their creative stories down on paper.
“Last year we received almost 2, 000 entries and the stories were great,” Ms Cogdon said. “We have some very creative young minds across Australia and we are looking forward to reading more of their fantastic stories this year.”
How to enter
·Entry to the competition is free for children from Kindergarten to Year 9 studying in an Australian school. One entry per person.
·All entrants ( 参赛者) must get permission ( 许可) from their schools and parents before entering this competition.
·Entrants can choose any topic they want.
·Entries must be submitted ( 提交) through the online competition form located at www..au.
·The competition starts at 9 am on Monday, May 11, 2020, and ends at 5 pm on Friday, July 3, 2020.
Age categories:
Kindergarten to Year 2: entry must be between 250 and 750 words.
Years 3-4: entry must be between 250 and 750 words.
Years 5-6: entry must be between 500 and 1,000 words.
Years 7-9: entry must be between 500 and 1,000 words.
Prizes
Winners will get the following prizes:
First prize (one for each age category)
10 copies of your winning short story published ( 出版) into a printed book with a personally designed cover
Apple iPad — valued at $529
HarperCollins Book Pack — valued at $100
Second prize (one for each age category)
HarperCollins Book Pack — valued at $100
Third prize (three for each age category)
HarperCollins Book Pack — valued at $30
21. What can we learn about the competition
A. It is free for kids to enter.
B. It is held for the first time this year.
C. It is open to kids from around the world.
D. It requires no permission from the entrants' schools.
22. If a Year 5 student wants to enter the competition, he or she must _____.
A. write no less than 750 words
B. submit his or her story online
C. choose a topic from a given list
D. finish his or her story by May 11, 2020
23. What will one who comes second in the competition get
A. Apple iPad valued at $529.
B. HarperCollins Book Pack valued at $30.
C. HarperCollins Book Pack valued at $100.
D. 10 copies of his or her winning short story.
B
Thein Shwe is sitting with one of his students, 14-year-old Nur Hakim, outside a small classroom built of wood. Thein Shwe has been working at this non-formal primary education centre since it was first set up five years ago. He says, “I love teaching. I was a personal tutor ( 家庭教师) before. When I learnt that this centre was looking for teachers, I applied.”
Thein Shwe is very popular among his students. Even Nur Hakim, who at first was very shy, becomes more confident as his teacher smiles, nodding to encourage him. “I come from a poor family,” says Nur Hakim. “My father died when I was a baby.”
Nur Hakim's father, who was a factory worker, was the main provider. Since his father's death, his mother has had to support the family of six by herself. Nur Hakim was not attending school until the age of 12, when he got the chance to attend this non-formal primary education centre. “I love English and I love my teacher because he is always on time and teaches us well,” says the boy.
Nur Hakim says he hopes to join Grade 5 students next year in a nearby government school. Nur Hakim holds on to his dreams. “I want to be a doctor,” he says. “In my village, I see a lot of illnesses.”
Thein Shwe admits he finds it difficult to support his family working as a volunteer. But Thein Shwe talks more about the successes and difficulties he has faced keeping his students in class. He says over the four years, about 80% of the students continue on to the government school or vocational (职业的) training.
When Thein Shwe is asked about his main success as a teacher, he needs no time to think. “It's being able to keep the poorest children in school,” he says.
24. What can we learn about Thein Shwe
A. He started teaching when he was 14.
B. He used to work in a government school.
C. He has worked as a volunteer teacher for five years.
D. He helped set up the non-formal primary education centre.
25. How has Nur Hakim changed after attending school
A. He has begun to have a dream.
B. He has fallen in love with English.
C. He has come to understand his parents.
D. He has had a growing belief in himself.
26. What does Nur Hakim want to do in the future
A. Be a worker like his father.
B. Work in the field of medicine.
C. Teach in a government school.
D. Be a volunteer teacher like Thein Shwe.
27. What does Thein Shwe think is his main achievement as a teacher
A. Teaching kids useful life skills.
B. Providing chances of education for poor kids.
C. Changing children's attitude towards education.
D. Sending his students to schools of higher education levels.
C
To most people especially the Americans, the Canadians speak the same language as them. This makes them believe that Canadian English is simply American English. However, there are several reasons why it can be said that the Canadians have their own variant of the English language. What makes Canadian English so special
Canadian English is a variant of both variants. Because of the fact that their next-door neighbors speak American English, no doubt they were largely influenced by it. However, it is to be noted that the Canadians were strongly against colonization (殖民化) when the Americans tried to force them to join. This showed just how much loyalty ( 忠诚) they have for the Queen of England. The English spoken by the British and that spoken by the Americans are worlds apart and Canadian English took the best of both worlds to create its own language style.
What's more, nothing beats the uniqueness (独特性) of the Canadian accent. This accent can go back to the history of the first Canadians. The first people to arrive in Canada were the Irish who were under the rule of Great Britain. However, soon after, a large number of people who came from neighboring America also started to arrive. Many accents mixed into something between the British and the American accent. It created certain mannerisms (习惯) which cannot be found in either British or American English.
When you are in Canada, you cannot help but notice mannerisms used by most Canadians. The word “eh” is one word which has fully come to be connected with the Canadians. You would most likely hear a Canadian speak to you and end his sentence with “eh”.
28. What do most people think of Canadian English
A. It is somewhere in between American and British English.
B. It is less popular than American English.
C. It is no different from American English.
D. It is the same as British English.
29. What did the Americans try to do in history
A. To require the Canadians to change their mannerisms.
B. To ask Canada to take a stand against colonization.
C. To force the Canadians to learn American English.
D. To make Canada part of America's land.
30. What can be learned about the first Canadians
A. They were from Ireland.
B. They hated Americans a lot.
C. They spoke American English.
D. They came to Canada through America.
31. How do the Canadians use the word “eh”
A. To finish a sentence.
B. To start a new sentence.
C. To show good manners.
D. To express a strong feeling.
D
Ask an English-speaking person whether they've heard of a pineapple, and you'll probably receive little more than a puzzled (迷惑的) look. Surely, every schoolchild has heard of this special fruit. But ask an English-speaking person if they've ever heard of the ananas fruit and you'll probably get similarly puzzled looks, but for the opposite reason. Most English speakers have no idea what an ananas is — even though it's the name given to the pineapple in almost every other important language such as Arabic, German and French.
So how is it that English managed to pick the wrong side in this fight Would not a pineapple, by any other name, taste strange
The fruit was first noticed by Columbus's men on Guadeloupe in 1493, and they called it pi a de Indes, meaning “pine of the Indians”. But almost every other European language decided to stick with the name given to the fruit by the Tupí people of South America: ananas, which means “excellent fruit”.
According to historical records, the English word “pineapple” was first applied to the fruit in 1664, but that didn't end the great pineapple versus (对抗) ananas debate.
So given that we knew what both words meant, why didn't English speakers just let go of this illogical (不合逻辑的) and unhelpful linguistic distinction (语言差别) The final reason may be: We just think our own language is better than everyone else's.
You see, “pineapple” was already an English word before it was applied to the fruit. First used in 1398, it was used to describe what we now call pine cone. Interestingly, the term “pine cone” wasn't recorded until 1694, suggesting that the application of pineapple to the ananas fruit probably meant that people had to find another word to avoid confusion. And while ananas hung around on the periphery ( 边缘) of the language for a time, when given a choice between using a local word and a foreign one, the English went with the former so often that the latter died out.
Of course, it's not too late to change our minds. If you want to ask for ananas the next time you order a pizza, give it a try.
32. What does Paragraph 1 center on
A. The origin of the pineapple fruit.
B. The popularity of the pineapple fruit.
C. The strange taste of the pineapple fruit.
D. The different names of the pineapple fruit.
33. What do we know about the word “ananas”
A. It was first applied to pizza.
B. It was created by Columbus.
C. It came from South America.
D. It developed from an English word.
34. When was the English word “pineapple” first used to describe the ananas fruit
A. In 1398.
B. In 1493.
C. In 1664.
D. In 1694.
35. What does the author think of the pineapple versus ananas debate
A. It makes no sense.
B. It is out of date.
C. It shows the uniqueness of English.
D. It is important to English learners.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you want to get fluent (流利的) in English, you're in luck. It's the second most spoken language in the world. So you won't have to look very hard to find lots of English resources and lots of chances to practice both spoken and written English.
36 Then there are two steps you should follow so that you don't waste any of your valuable study time.
Before “the what” or “the how”, start with “the why”. 37 Finding your big why is much more important than knowing which words to learn or the best study methods for English. Really think about why learning English is important to you. 38 The more motivated (激励) you are to study English, the easier English will be to learn.
If you want to learn English fast, this step is key. 39 If your English is still basic, it's fine to look at some easy resources such as children's storybooks. If you're an intermediate (中级的) English speaker, reading children's storybooks might make you feel confident. 40 Are you really learning English if you're only seeing words you've already known The perfect English resources will be just easy enough that you can understand the basic ideas, but difficult enough that you have to look up several words if you want to understand everything in detail (细节).
A. So why not start today
B. What if you want to learn English fast
C. But in fact, you're just wasting your time.
D. You need to find a great reason to learn English.
E. Find English resources that are just a little bit challenging.
F. Just make sure that your reason is great enough to encourage you.
G. The more you practice, make mistakes and speak, the faster you'll get fluent in English.
第三部分 语言运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
At 35, Yong Duckworth is the oldest student at Chrisney Elementary School in Chrisney, Indiana. Duckworth attended first grade last September, 41 to learn English. Since arriving in the U. S. 13 years ago from Korea, Duckworth had 42 private teachers and adult ( 成人) education classes. Nothing 43 .
Then Duckworth called Chrisney headmaster (校长) Leroy Meyer. “I could hardly 44 her,” says Meyer. “The best I could make out was that she 45 someone to help her learn English. She wanted to know the 46 by age 40, so she could open her own business.”
After 47 to find a private teacher for Duckworth, Meyer suggested that she attend first grade at Chrisney. Duckworth 48 at once.
Duckworth studied English in junior high but 49 learned to speak fluently. She once opened a clothes shop, but her business failed because of her language problems. “Too much people hurt me because I speak 50 English,” says Duckworth. “In Korea I had many people tell me I smart lady. Here broken English makes me 51 .”
These days, her 4-year-old son, Simon, is her main motivation (动机) to learn English. “Duckworth knows she's going to have a challenge 52 Simon,” says Duckworth's husband Ben.
“I worry some day he asks me, ‘Mom, what is this ' If I can't 53 him, I'm sad,” says Duckworth.
“Duckworth is having a great influence on young students at Chrisney,” Meyer says. “When they see a(n) 54 person going to school, they realize how important 55 is.”
41. A. promising B. refusing C. hating D. hoping
42. A. forgotten B. tried C. noticed D. continued
43. A. appeared B. worked C. mattered D. happened
44. A. understand B. remember C. accept D. believe
45. A. forced B. invited C. wanted D. encouraged
46. A. school B. teachers C. students D. language
47. A. failing B. managing C. deciding D. regretting
48. A. returned B. stopped C. agreed D. doubted
49. A. also B. never C. only D. already
50. A. modern B. same C. simple D. poor
51. A. through B. big C. down D. hot
52. A. raising B. ordering C. changing D. hearing
53. A. train B. see C. tell D. praise
54. A. older B. stricter C. kinder D. funnier
55. A. experience B. money C. education D. time
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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。
During these last 6 months in London, in order to improve my English, I not only discovered the huge wealth of English grammar, 56. ________ also found a large number of similarities between English and Spanish. This helped to encourage my learning. For example, no sooner had I arrived at Heathrow Airport than I listened 57. ________ a native speaker talking with 58. ________ (he) friend, saying “to strike while the iron is hot”. I still have to admit (承认) that I did not understand at that moment 59. ________ the meaning of that was. Having learned this meaning, I realized that people like to use sayings to express their 60. ________ (idea) in both English and Spanish cultures.
Looking back on previous (以前的) years, many memories come to my mind. For example, I felt very sad because of 61. ________ (be) unable to calm my fears 62. ________ (use) English well enough. It was 63. ________ (complete) frustrating (令人沮丧的) when I was unable to engage (参与) in some meaningful and 64. ________ (interest) conversations, especially at the dining table of my house, where I lived with a native speaker. However, little by little, I am getting better and better and as the saying goes “practice 65. ________ (make) perfect”.
第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，是某国际高中英语角的负责人。英语角打算近期举办一场英语口语学习的分享活动。请你给你校英国交换生Simon写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 邀请他来英语角进行交流；
2. 介绍活动的相关信息；
3. 期待回复。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When I was ten years old, my mom decided she wanted a dog. My sister and I were excited about the idea. We went to the local shelter (收容所) where we discovered a dog who had been hit by a car. His back left leg was badly injured, and he was clearly in terrible pain, dragging it around behind him.
My mom adopted (收养) the dog and took him to the vet (兽医). The vet fixed his leg and said he would be fine. It took him a long time to get well, and he had to be helped up and down the stairs to our second-floor apartment for weeks. The bad leg was always a little shorter than the others, but he got along fine. So, we had a dog.
Now our dog needed a name. My mom couldn't think of any name except that of a dog on a television show — a smart dog named Kleo. So she named our dog Kleo.
Kleo loved all of us, letting my sister and me put him in dolls' clothes, cut his hair, and play with him, but my mom was his savior (救星). When she left the house to go shopping, he howled (吠叫) at the top of his voice until she returned. And when she came home, he was beside himself with happiness.
Kleo went with us on vacation each summer, driving from our home in Washington State to our grandparents' homes in Massachusetts and New York. We never had to worry about Kleo; we just opened the door and he got out, did what was needed and got back in the car.
One day, we stopped at midday for gas and a bathroom break at a station in the middle of nowhere. It had started to rain. Everyone rushed out of the car and took off in several directions. A few minutes later, we were on the road again.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Hours passed when my mom asked suddenly, “Where's the dog ” ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We went all the way back to the gas station but couldn't find Kleo. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
21-25 ABCCD 26-30 BBCDA 31-35 ADCCA
36-40 BDFEC 41-45 DBBAC 46-50 DACBD
51-55 CACAC
56. but 57. to 58. his 59. what
60. ideas 61. being 62. to use pletely
64. interesting 65. makes
写作
第一节
One possible version:
Dear Simon,
The English Corner of our school is going to hold an activity next Friday to help students with their spoken English. Thus I'm writing to invite you to join us. Will you be free on that day
The activity, including three parts, will start at 5 p. m. and end at 8 p. m. Everyone will share their study skills in the first part. And the second part will be question time. Free talk will follow afterwards.
I would really appreciate it if you could come. I'm looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节
One possible version:
Hours passed when my mom asked suddenly, “Where's the dog ” Kleo was a quiet dog for the most part, so it took us time to realize he wasn't in the car. Everyone got very worried. “Did anyone see him get back in the car at our last stop ” Mom asked. None of us had. Mom phoned the gas station, but by that time they had closed for the day, and there was no answer. So we turned around and headed back to that gas station as fast as we could.
We went all the way back to the gas station but couldn't find Kleo. My sister and I were crying, sure we'd never see him again. We pulled into the gas station parking lot, and as our lights swept the station, we saw Kleo. He was sitting in front of the dark station, very wet, patiently waiting for our return. My mother jumped out and opened the back door. We had no blankets, so she wrapped him in her sweater. We all laughed happily and told him what a good dog he was.
部分解析
阅读
第一节
A篇
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是应用文。文章为一则写作竞赛通知。
21. A。细节理解题。由How to enter部分中的Entry to the competition is free for children from Kindergarten to Year 9 studying in an Australian school可知，孩子们可以免费参加这个竞赛。
22. B。细节理解题。由How to enter部分中的Entries must be submitted through the online competition form located at www. . au可知，参赛作品需在网上提交。
23. C。细节理解题。由Prizes部分中二等奖的奖品信息可知正确答案。
B篇
主题语境：人与社会——社会服务
本文是记叙文。Thein Shwe选择在某教育中心做志愿者老师，为贫苦孩子们提供接受教育的机会。
24. C。细节理解题。由第一段中的Thein Shwe has been working at this non-formal primary education centre since it was first set up five years ago可知，Thein Shwe已经在该教育中心工作了五年时间。
25. D。细节理解题。由第二段中的Even Nur Hakim, who at first was very shy, becomes more confident as his teacher smiles, nodding to encourage him可知，Nur Hakim一开始非常羞怯，后来在老师的鼓励下变得越来越自信。
26. B。细节理解题。由第四段中的“I want to be a doctor,” he says. “In my village, I see a lot of illnesses.”可知，Nur Hakim将来想要成为一名医生，即在医学领域工作。
27. B。细节理解题。由最后一段可知，Thein Shwe认为自己做老师最大的成就是让最贫困的孩子们能够上学。
C篇
主题语境：人与社会——文化
本文是说明文。文章介绍了加拿大英语。
28. C。推理判断题。由第一段中的To most people especially the Americans, the Canadians speak the same language as them可知，多数美国人认为加拿大英语和美国英语一样。
29. D。细节理解题。由第二段中的However, it is to be noted that the Canadians were strongly against colonization when the Americans tried to force them to join可知，美国人企图把加拿大变成自己的领土。
30. A。细节理解题。由第三段中的This accent can go back to the history of the first Canadians. The first people to arrive in Canada were the Irish可知，第一批加拿大人来自爱尔兰。
31. A。细节理解题。由最后一段中的You would most likely hear a Canadian speak to you and end his sentence with “eh”可知，eh是用来结束句子的。
D篇
主题语境：人与社会——历史、社会与文化
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了菠萝在英语中被称为“pineapple”背后的历史和原因。
32. D。段落大意题。由第一段中的they've heard of a pineapple ... they've ever heard of the ananas fruit ... Most English speakers have no idea what an ananas is — even though it's the name given to the pineapple in almost every other important language such as Arabic, German and French可知，本段主要介绍了人们对“菠萝”的两种不同叫法的熟悉程度。
33. C。细节理解题。由第三段中的the name given to the fruit by the Tupí people of South America: ananas, which means “excellent fruit”可知，ananas一词来源于南美，是当地土著对“菠萝”的称呼。
34. C。细节理解题。根据第四段中的the English word “pineapple” was first applied to the fruit in 1664可知，根据历史记载，人们在1664年首次用英文单词“pineapple”来命名菠萝这种水果。
35. A。推理判断题。根据第五段中的why didn't English speakers just let go of this illogical and unhelpful linguistic distinction可知，作者认为菠萝名称之争仅仅是一个不合逻辑并且没有意义的语言差异。
第二节
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了一些如何快速学习英语的方法。
36. B。根据下文中的don't waste any of your valuable study time和If you want to learn English fast, this step is key可知，文章主要介绍如何快速学习英语，B项符合此处语境。
37. D。D项中的find a great reason与上文中的Before “the what” or “the how”, start with “the why”和下文中的Finding your big why相照应。
38. F。F项中的your reason与上文中的why learning English is important to you相照应，且F项中的great enough to encourage you与下文中的The more motivated you are to study English相照应。
39. E。本句是该段的主旨句。根据下文中的Are you really learning English if you're only seeing words you've already known以及The perfect English resources will be just easy enough ... but difficult enough ...可知，作者在本段主要介绍在学习英语的过程中要选择有点难度的英语资源。
40. C。C项中的But in fact与上文中的make you feel confident形成转折，且C项中的you're just wasting your time与下文中的if you're only seeing words you've already known相照应。
语言运用
第一节
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是记叙文。为了拥有自己的事业，为了更好地教育儿子，35岁的Yong Duckworth选择从头开始学英语。
41. D。42. B。43. B。由下文中Duckworth给克里斯尼小学的校长打电话求助及最终选择上一年级可知，Duckworth去年九月开始在克里斯尼小学上一年级，“希望（hoping）”能够学习英语。自从她十三年前从韩国来到美国后，她“尝试过（tried）”请家庭教师、接受成人教育，但都“没什么效果（Nothing worked）”。
44. A。由下文中的The best I could make out可知，Meyer校长几乎听不“懂（understand）”她在说什么。
45. C。由下文中的find a private teacher for Duckworth可知，Duckworth“想（wanted）”找个人帮助她学习英语。
46. D。由上文中的help her learn English可知，设空处表示英语这门“语言（language）”。
47. A。由本句中的Meyer suggested that she attend first grade at Chrisney可知，Meyer校长“没有（failing）”给Duckworth找到家庭教师。
48. C。由语境可知，Duckworth立刻接受了Meyer校长的建议。agreed（同意）符合语境。
49. B。由本句中的but 及下文中的her business failed because of her language problems可知，Duckworth“从未（never）”学会说流利的英语。
50. D。51. C。由本段中的Too much people hurt me, In Korea I had many people tell me I smart lady及broken English可知，Duckworth的英语说得很“蹩脚（poor）”。这让她感到很“沮丧（down）”。down在此作形容词讲，表示“沮丧，情绪低落”。注意：Duckworth的英语不好，所以她说的英语中会包含语法错误，这符合真实的情况。
52. A。由上文可知，Duckworth的英语水平不高。结合本段中的her 4yearold son, Simon, is her main motivation to learn English及常识可知，Duckworth心里明白，对她来说，“养育（raising）”儿子将会有挑战性。
53. C。由上文中的some day he asks me, ‘Mom, what is this ’可知，此处表示如果Duckworth无法“告诉（tell）”儿子这是什么，那她会很难过。
54. A。55. C。由上文可知，35岁的Duckworth在克里斯尼小学上一年级，她的年龄比班里其他学生要大得多。结合本段中的Duckworth is having a great influence on young students at Chrisney可知，Meyer校长认为如果小学生看到一个“年龄大的（older）”人还来上学，那他们会意识到“教育（education）”的重要性。
第二节
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者学习英语的经历。
56. but。考查句型。not only ... but (also) ... 不仅……而且……。
57. to。考查介词。listen to sb. 听某人说话。
58. his。考查代词。根据语境可知，此处表达的是和“他的”朋友交谈，故填形容词性物主代词his。
59. what。考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句，作动词understand的宾语，且根据语境可知，此处表示的是“我”当时并不知道这句话是“什么”意思，故填what。
60. ideas。考查可数名词的复数。idea意为“想法”，为可数名词，根据语境可知，此处表示泛指，用复数，故填ideas。
61. being。考查动词ing形式作宾语的用法。设空处作because of的宾语，故填being。
62. to use。考查动词不定式作目的状语的用法。设空处作目的状语，故填to use。
pletely。考查副词。设空处修饰形容词frustrating，用副词，故填completely。
64. interesting。考查形容词。设空处与其前的形容词meaningful并列，作前置定语，修饰名词conversations，表示“有趣的”，故填interesting。
65. makes。考查主谓一致。practice makes perfect是一句谚语，意为“熟能生巧”。
本套试题复现的教材词汇有：classroom, learn, teacher, come from, support, English, used to, same, language, simply (simple), American English, British, create, uniqueness (unique), a large number of, word, express (expression), pineapple, fruit, opposite, name, strange, pi a, mean, decide, describe, pine cones, interesting (interestingly), confuse (confusion), change, ask for, the origin of, develop from, resource, understand, challenging, realize, improve, Spanish, for example, native speaker, culture (cultural), calm, use English, conversation
第二部分 阅读 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A 2020 Kids News Short Story competition
Kids News is starting its 2020 Kids News Short Story competition and wants to read all your wonderful stories. Kids News editor ( 编辑) Kamahl Cogdon encouraged all kids to enter and get all their creative stories down on paper.
“Last year we received almost 2, 000 entries and the stories were great,” Ms Cogdon said. “We have some very creative young minds across Australia and we are looking forward to reading more of their fantastic stories this year.”
How to enter
·Entry to the competition is free for children from Kindergarten to Year 9 studying in an Australian school. One entry per person.
·All entrants ( 参赛者) must get permission ( 许可) from their schools and parents before entering this competition.
·Entrants can choose any topic they want.
·Entries must be submitted ( 提交) through the online competition form located at www..au.
·The competition starts at 9 am on Monday, May 11, 2020, and ends at 5 pm on Friday, July 3, 2020.
Age categories:
Kindergarten to Year 2: entry must be between 250 and 750 words.
Years 3-4: entry must be between 250 and 750 words.
Years 5-6: entry must be between 500 and 1,000 words.
Years 7-9: entry must be between 500 and 1,000 words.
Prizes
Winners will get the following prizes:
First prize (one for each age category)
10 copies of your winning short story published ( 出版) into a printed book with a personally designed cover
Apple iPad — valued at $529
HarperCollins Book Pack — valued at $100
Second prize (one for each age category)
HarperCollins Book Pack — valued at $100
Third prize (three for each age category)
HarperCollins Book Pack — valued at $30
21. What can we learn about the competition
A. It is free for kids to enter.
B. It is held for the first time this year.
C. It is open to kids from around the world.
D. It requires no permission from the entrants' schools.
22. If a Year 5 student wants to enter the competition, he or she must _____.
A. write no less than 750 words
B. submit his or her story online
C. choose a topic from a given list
D. finish his or her story by May 11, 2020
23. What will one who comes second in the competition get
A. Apple iPad valued at $529.
B. HarperCollins Book Pack valued at $30.
C. HarperCollins Book Pack valued at $100.
D. 10 copies of his or her winning short story.
B
Thein Shwe is sitting with one of his students, 14-year-old Nur Hakim, outside a small classroom built of wood. Thein Shwe has been working at this non-formal primary education centre since it was first set up five years ago. He says, “I love teaching. I was a personal tutor ( 家庭教师) before. When I learnt that this centre was looking for teachers, I applied.”
Thein Shwe is very popular among his students. Even Nur Hakim, who at first was very shy, becomes more confident as his teacher smiles, nodding to encourage him. “I come from a poor family,” says Nur Hakim. “My father died when I was a baby.”
Nur Hakim's father, who was a factory worker, was the main provider. Since his father's death, his mother has had to support the family of six by herself. Nur Hakim was not attending school until the age of 12, when he got the chance to attend this non-formal primary education centre. “I love English and I love my teacher because he is always on time and teaches us well,” says the boy.
Nur Hakim says he hopes to join Grade 5 students next year in a nearby government school. Nur Hakim holds on to his dreams. “I want to be a doctor,” he says. “In my village, I see a lot of illnesses.”
Thein Shwe admits he finds it difficult to support his family working as a volunteer. But Thein Shwe talks more about the successes and difficulties he has faced keeping his students in class. He says over the four years, about 80% of the students continue on to the government school or vocational (职业的) training.
When Thein Shwe is asked about his main success as a teacher, he needs no time to think. “It's being able to keep the poorest children in school,” he says.
24. What can we learn about Thein Shwe
A. He started teaching when he was 14.
B. He used to work in a government school.
C. He has worked as a volunteer teacher for five years.
D. He helped set up the non-formal primary education centre.
25. How has Nur Hakim changed after attending school
A. He has begun to have a dream.
B. He has fallen in love with English.
C. He has come to understand his parents.
D. He has had a growing belief in himself.
26. What does Nur Hakim want to do in the future
A. Be a worker like his father.
B. Work in the field of medicine.
C. Teach in a government school.
D. Be a volunteer teacher like Thein Shwe.
27. What does Thein Shwe think is his main achievement as a teacher
A. Teaching kids useful life skills.
B. Providing chances of education for poor kids.
C. Changing children's attitude towards education.
D. Sending his students to schools of higher education levels.
C
To most people especially the Americans, the Canadians speak the same language as them. This makes them believe that Canadian English is simply American English. However, there are several reasons why it can be said that the Canadians have their own variant of the English language. What makes Canadian English so special
Canadian English is a variant of both variants. Because of the fact that their next-door neighbors speak American English, no doubt they were largely influenced by it. However, it is to be noted that the Canadians were strongly against colonization (殖民化) when the Americans tried to force them to join. This showed just how much loyalty ( 忠诚) they have for the Queen of England. The English spoken by the British and that spoken by the Americans are worlds apart and Canadian English took the best of both worlds to create its own language style.
What's more, nothing beats the uniqueness (独特性) of the Canadian accent. This accent can go back to the history of the first Canadians. The first people to arrive in Canada were the Irish who were under the rule of Great Britain. However, soon after, a large number of people who came from neighboring America also started to arrive. Many accents mixed into something between the British and the American accent. It created certain mannerisms (习惯) which cannot be found in either British or American English.
When you are in Canada, you cannot help but notice mannerisms used by most Canadians. The word “eh” is one word which has fully come to be connected with the Canadians. You would most likely hear a Canadian speak to you and end his sentence with “eh”.
28. What do most people think of Canadian English
A. It is somewhere in between American and British English.
B. It is less popular than American English.
C. It is no different from American English.
D. It is the same as British English.
29. What did the Americans try to do in history
A. To require the Canadians to change their mannerisms.
B. To ask Canada to take a stand against colonization.
C. To force the Canadians to learn American English.
D. To make Canada part of America's land.
30. What can be learned about the first Canadians
A. They were from Ireland.
B. They hated Americans a lot.
C. They spoke American English.
D. They came to Canada through America.
31. How do the Canadians use the word “eh”
A. To finish a sentence.
B. To start a new sentence.
C. To show good manners.
D. To express a strong feeling.
D
Ask an English-speaking person whether they've heard of a pineapple, and you'll probably receive little more than a puzzled (迷惑的) look. Surely, every schoolchild has heard of this special fruit. But ask an English-speaking person if they've ever heard of the ananas fruit and you'll probably get similarly puzzled looks, but for the opposite reason. Most English speakers have no idea what an ananas is — even though it's the name given to the pineapple in almost every other important language such as Arabic, German and French.
So how is it that English managed to pick the wrong side in this fight Would not a pineapple, by any other name, taste strange
The fruit was first noticed by Columbus's men on Guadeloupe in 1493, and they called it pi a de Indes, meaning “pine of the Indians”. But almost every other European language decided to stick with the name given to the fruit by the Tupí people of South America: ananas, which means “excellent fruit”.
According to historical records, the English word “pineapple” was first applied to the fruit in 1664, but that didn't end the great pineapple versus (对抗) ananas debate.
So given that we knew what both words meant, why didn't English speakers just let go of this illogical (不合逻辑的) and unhelpful linguistic distinction (语言差别) The final reason may be: We just think our own language is better than everyone else's.
You see, “pineapple” was already an English word before it was applied to the fruit. First used in 1398, it was used to describe what we now call pine cone. Interestingly, the term “pine cone” wasn't recorded until 1694, suggesting that the application of pineapple to the ananas fruit probably meant that people had to find another word to avoid confusion. And while ananas hung around on the periphery ( 边缘) of the language for a time, when given a choice between using a local word and a foreign one, the English went with the former so often that the latter died out.
Of course, it's not too late to change our minds. If you want to ask for ananas the next time you order a pizza, give it a try.
32. What does Paragraph 1 center on
A. The origin of the pineapple fruit.
B. The popularity of the pineapple fruit.
C. The strange taste of the pineapple fruit.
D. The different names of the pineapple fruit.
33. What do we know about the word “ananas”
A. It was first applied to pizza.
B. It was created by Columbus.
C. It came from South America.
D. It developed from an English word.
34. When was the English word “pineapple” first used to describe the ananas fruit
A. In 1398.
B. In 1493.
C. In 1664.
D. In 1694.
35. What does the author think of the pineapple versus ananas debate
A. It makes no sense.
B. It is out of date.
C. It shows the uniqueness of English.
D. It is important to English learners.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you want to get fluent (流利的) in English, you're in luck. It's the second most spoken language in the world. So you won't have to look very hard to find lots of English resources and lots of chances to practice both spoken and written English.
36 Then there are two steps you should follow so that you don't waste any of your valuable study time.
Before “the what” or “the how”, start with “the why”. 37 Finding your big why is much more important than knowing which words to learn or the best study methods for English. Really think about why learning English is important to you. 38 The more motivated (激励) you are to study English, the easier English will be to learn.
If you want to learn English fast, this step is key. 39 If your English is still basic, it's fine to look at some easy resources such as children's storybooks. If you're an intermediate (中级的) English speaker, reading children's storybooks might make you feel confident. 40 Are you really learning English if you're only seeing words you've already known The perfect English resources will be just easy enough that you can understand the basic ideas, but difficult enough that you have to look up several words if you want to understand everything in detail (细节).
A. So why not start today
B. What if you want to learn English fast
C. But in fact, you're just wasting your time.
D. You need to find a great reason to learn English.
E. Find English resources that are just a little bit challenging.
F. Just make sure that your reason is great enough to encourage you.
G. The more you practice, make mistakes and speak, the faster you'll get fluent in English.
第三部分 语言运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
At 35, Yong Duckworth is the oldest student at Chrisney Elementary School in Chrisney, Indiana. Duckworth attended first grade last September, 41 to learn English. Since arriving in the U. S. 13 years ago from Korea, Duckworth had 42 private teachers and adult ( 成人) education classes. Nothing 43 .
Then Duckworth called Chrisney headmaster (校长) Leroy Meyer. “I could hardly 44 her,” says Meyer. “The best I could make out was that she 45 someone to help her learn English. She wanted to know the 46 by age 40, so she could open her own business.”
After 47 to find a private teacher for Duckworth, Meyer suggested that she attend first grade at Chrisney. Duckworth 48 at once.
Duckworth studied English in junior high but 49 learned to speak fluently. She once opened a clothes shop, but her business failed because of her language problems. “Too much people hurt me because I speak 50 English,” says Duckworth. “In Korea I had many people tell me I smart lady. Here broken English makes me 51 .”
These days, her 4-year-old son, Simon, is her main motivation (动机) to learn English. “Duckworth knows she's going to have a challenge 52 Simon,” says Duckworth's husband Ben.
“I worry some day he asks me, ‘Mom, what is this ' If I can't 53 him, I'm sad,” says Duckworth.
“Duckworth is having a great influence on young students at Chrisney,” Meyer says. “When they see a(n) 54 person going to school, they realize how important 55 is.”
41. A. promising B. refusing C. hating D. hoping
42. A. forgotten B. tried C. noticed D. continued
43. A. appeared B. worked C. mattered D. happened
44. A. understand B. remember C. accept D. believe
45. A. forced B. invited C. wanted D. encouraged
46. A. school B. teachers C. students D. language
47. A. failing B. managing C. deciding D. regretting
48. A. returned B. stopped C. agreed D. doubted
49. A. also B. never C. only D. already
50. A. modern B. same C. simple D. poor
51. A. through B. big C. down D. hot
52. A. raising B. ordering C. changing D. hearing
53. A. train B. see C. tell D. praise
54. A. older B. stricter C. kinder D. funnier
55. A. experience B. money C. education D. time
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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。
During these last 6 months in London, in order to improve my English, I not only discovered the huge wealth of English grammar, 56. ________ also found a large number of similarities between English and Spanish. This helped to encourage my learning. For example, no sooner had I arrived at Heathrow Airport than I listened 57. ________ a native speaker talking with 58. ________ (he) friend, saying “to strike while the iron is hot”. I still have to admit (承认) that I did not understand at that moment 59. ________ the meaning of that was. Having learned this meaning, I realized that people like to use sayings to express their 60. ________ (idea) in both English and Spanish cultures.
Looking back on previous (以前的) years, many memories come to my mind. For example, I felt very sad because of 61. ________ (be) unable to calm my fears 62. ________ (use) English well enough. It was 63. ________ (complete) frustrating (令人沮丧的) when I was unable to engage (参与) in some meaningful and 64. ________ (interest) conversations, especially at the dining table of my house, where I lived with a native speaker. However, little by little, I am getting better and better and as the saying goes “practice 65. ________ (make) perfect”.
第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，是某国际高中英语角的负责人。英语角打算近期举办一场英语口语学习的分享活动。请你给你校英国交换生Simon写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 邀请他来英语角进行交流；
2. 介绍活动的相关信息；
3. 期待回复。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
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第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When I was ten years old, my mom decided she wanted a dog. My sister and I were excited about the idea. We went to the local shelter (收容所) where we discovered a dog who had been hit by a car. His back left leg was badly injured, and he was clearly in terrible pain, dragging it around behind him.
My mom adopted (收养) the dog and took him to the vet (兽医). The vet fixed his leg and said he would be fine. It took him a long time to get well, and he had to be helped up and down the stairs to our second-floor apartment for weeks. The bad leg was always a little shorter than the others, but he got along fine. So, we had a dog.
Now our dog needed a name. My mom couldn't think of any name except that of a dog on a television show — a smart dog named Kleo. So she named our dog Kleo.
Kleo loved all of us, letting my sister and me put him in dolls' clothes, cut his hair, and play with him, but my mom was his savior (救星). When she left the house to go shopping, he howled (吠叫) at the top of his voice until she returned. And when she came home, he was beside himself with happiness.
Kleo went with us on vacation each summer, driving from our home in Washington State to our grandparents' homes in Massachusetts and New York. We never had to worry about Kleo; we just opened the door and he got out, did what was needed and got back in the car.
One day, we stopped at midday for gas and a bathroom break at a station in the middle of nowhere. It had started to rain. Everyone rushed out of the car and took off in several directions. A few minutes later, we were on the road again.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Hours passed when my mom asked suddenly, “Where's the dog ” ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We went all the way back to the gas station but couldn't find Kleo. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
21-25 ABCCD 26-30 BBCDA 31-35 ADCCA
36-40 BDFEC 41-45 DBBAC 46-50 DACBD
51-55 CACAC
56. but 57. to 58. his 59. what
60. ideas 61. being 62. to use pletely
64. interesting 65. makes
写作
第一节
One possible version:
Dear Simon,
The English Corner of our school is going to hold an activity next Friday to help students with their spoken English. Thus I'm writing to invite you to join us. Will you be free on that day
The activity, including three parts, will start at 5 p. m. and end at 8 p. m. Everyone will share their study skills in the first part. And the second part will be question time. Free talk will follow afterwards.
I would really appreciate it if you could come. I'm looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节
One possible version:
Hours passed when my mom asked suddenly, “Where's the dog ” Kleo was a quiet dog for the most part, so it took us time to realize he wasn't in the car. Everyone got very worried. “Did anyone see him get back in the car at our last stop ” Mom asked. None of us had. Mom phoned the gas station, but by that time they had closed for the day, and there was no answer. So we turned around and headed back to that gas station as fast as we could.
We went all the way back to the gas station but couldn't find Kleo. My sister and I were crying, sure we'd never see him again. We pulled into the gas station parking lot, and as our lights swept the station, we saw Kleo. He was sitting in front of the dark station, very wet, patiently waiting for our return. My mother jumped out and opened the back door. We had no blankets, so she wrapped him in her sweater. We all laughed happily and told him what a good dog he was.
部分解析
阅读
第一节
A篇
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是应用文。文章为一则写作竞赛通知。
21. A。细节理解题。由How to enter部分中的Entry to the competition is free for children from Kindergarten to Year 9 studying in an Australian school可知，孩子们可以免费参加这个竞赛。
22. B。细节理解题。由How to enter部分中的Entries must be submitted through the online competition form located at www. . au可知，参赛作品需在网上提交。
23. C。细节理解题。由Prizes部分中二等奖的奖品信息可知正确答案。
B篇
主题语境：人与社会——社会服务
本文是记叙文。Thein Shwe选择在某教育中心做志愿者老师，为贫苦孩子们提供接受教育的机会。
24. C。细节理解题。由第一段中的Thein Shwe has been working at this non-formal primary education centre since it was first set up five years ago可知，Thein Shwe已经在该教育中心工作了五年时间。
25. D。细节理解题。由第二段中的Even Nur Hakim, who at first was very shy, becomes more confident as his teacher smiles, nodding to encourage him可知，Nur Hakim一开始非常羞怯，后来在老师的鼓励下变得越来越自信。
26. B。细节理解题。由第四段中的“I want to be a doctor,” he says. “In my village, I see a lot of illnesses.”可知，Nur Hakim将来想要成为一名医生，即在医学领域工作。
27. B。细节理解题。由最后一段可知，Thein Shwe认为自己做老师最大的成就是让最贫困的孩子们能够上学。
C篇
主题语境：人与社会——文化
本文是说明文。文章介绍了加拿大英语。
28. C。推理判断题。由第一段中的To most people especially the Americans, the Canadians speak the same language as them可知，多数美国人认为加拿大英语和美国英语一样。
29. D。细节理解题。由第二段中的However, it is to be noted that the Canadians were strongly against colonization when the Americans tried to force them to join可知，美国人企图把加拿大变成自己的领土。
30. A。细节理解题。由第三段中的This accent can go back to the history of the first Canadians. The first people to arrive in Canada were the Irish可知，第一批加拿大人来自爱尔兰。
31. A。细节理解题。由最后一段中的You would most likely hear a Canadian speak to you and end his sentence with “eh”可知，eh是用来结束句子的。
D篇
主题语境：人与社会——历史、社会与文化
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了菠萝在英语中被称为“pineapple”背后的历史和原因。
32. D。段落大意题。由第一段中的they've heard of a pineapple ... they've ever heard of the ananas fruit ... Most English speakers have no idea what an ananas is — even though it's the name given to the pineapple in almost every other important language such as Arabic, German and French可知，本段主要介绍了人们对“菠萝”的两种不同叫法的熟悉程度。
33. C。细节理解题。由第三段中的the name given to the fruit by the Tupí people of South America: ananas, which means “excellent fruit”可知，ananas一词来源于南美，是当地土著对“菠萝”的称呼。
34. C。细节理解题。根据第四段中的the English word “pineapple” was first applied to the fruit in 1664可知，根据历史记载，人们在1664年首次用英文单词“pineapple”来命名菠萝这种水果。
35. A。推理判断题。根据第五段中的why didn't English speakers just let go of this illogical and unhelpful linguistic distinction可知，作者认为菠萝名称之争仅仅是一个不合逻辑并且没有意义的语言差异。
第二节
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了一些如何快速学习英语的方法。
36. B。根据下文中的don't waste any of your valuable study time和If you want to learn English fast, this step is key可知，文章主要介绍如何快速学习英语，B项符合此处语境。
37. D。D项中的find a great reason与上文中的Before “the what” or “the how”, start with “the why”和下文中的Finding your big why相照应。
38. F。F项中的your reason与上文中的why learning English is important to you相照应，且F项中的great enough to encourage you与下文中的The more motivated you are to study English相照应。
39. E。本句是该段的主旨句。根据下文中的Are you really learning English if you're only seeing words you've already known以及The perfect English resources will be just easy enough ... but difficult enough ...可知，作者在本段主要介绍在学习英语的过程中要选择有点难度的英语资源。
40. C。C项中的But in fact与上文中的make you feel confident形成转折，且C项中的you're just wasting your time与下文中的if you're only seeing words you've already known相照应。
语言运用
第一节
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是记叙文。为了拥有自己的事业，为了更好地教育儿子，35岁的Yong Duckworth选择从头开始学英语。
41. D。42. B。43. B。由下文中Duckworth给克里斯尼小学的校长打电话求助及最终选择上一年级可知，Duckworth去年九月开始在克里斯尼小学上一年级，“希望（hoping）”能够学习英语。自从她十三年前从韩国来到美国后，她“尝试过（tried）”请家庭教师、接受成人教育，但都“没什么效果（Nothing worked）”。
44. A。由下文中的The best I could make out可知，Meyer校长几乎听不“懂（understand）”她在说什么。
45. C。由下文中的find a private teacher for Duckworth可知，Duckworth“想（wanted）”找个人帮助她学习英语。
46. D。由上文中的help her learn English可知，设空处表示英语这门“语言（language）”。
47. A。由本句中的Meyer suggested that she attend first grade at Chrisney可知，Meyer校长“没有（failing）”给Duckworth找到家庭教师。
48. C。由语境可知，Duckworth立刻接受了Meyer校长的建议。agreed（同意）符合语境。
49. B。由本句中的but 及下文中的her business failed because of her language problems可知，Duckworth“从未（never）”学会说流利的英语。
50. D。51. C。由本段中的Too much people hurt me, In Korea I had many people tell me I smart lady及broken English可知，Duckworth的英语说得很“蹩脚（poor）”。这让她感到很“沮丧（down）”。down在此作形容词讲，表示“沮丧，情绪低落”。注意：Duckworth的英语不好，所以她说的英语中会包含语法错误，这符合真实的情况。
52. A。由上文可知，Duckworth的英语水平不高。结合本段中的her 4yearold son, Simon, is her main motivation to learn English及常识可知，Duckworth心里明白，对她来说，“养育（raising）”儿子将会有挑战性。
53. C。由上文中的some day he asks me, ‘Mom, what is this ’可知，此处表示如果Duckworth无法“告诉（tell）”儿子这是什么，那她会很难过。
54. A。55. C。由上文可知，35岁的Duckworth在克里斯尼小学上一年级，她的年龄比班里其他学生要大得多。结合本段中的Duckworth is having a great influence on young students at Chrisney可知，Meyer校长认为如果小学生看到一个“年龄大的（older）”人还来上学，那他们会意识到“教育（education）”的重要性。
第二节
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者学习英语的经历。
56. but。考查句型。not only ... but (also) ... 不仅……而且……。
57. to。考查介词。listen to sb. 听某人说话。
58. his。考查代词。根据语境可知，此处表达的是和“他的”朋友交谈，故填形容词性物主代词his。
59. what。考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句，作动词understand的宾语，且根据语境可知，此处表示的是“我”当时并不知道这句话是“什么”意思，故填what。
60. ideas。考查可数名词的复数。idea意为“想法”，为可数名词，根据语境可知，此处表示泛指，用复数，故填ideas。
61. being。考查动词ing形式作宾语的用法。设空处作because of的宾语，故填being。
62. to use。考查动词不定式作目的状语的用法。设空处作目的状语，故填to use。
pletely。考查副词。设空处修饰形容词frustrating，用副词，故填completely。
64. interesting。考查形容词。设空处与其前的形容词meaningful并列，作前置定语，修饰名词conversations，表示“有趣的”，故填interesting。
65. makes。考查主谓一致。practice makes perfect是一句谚语，意为“熟能生巧”。
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