学年高中英语Unit5Launchingyourcareer单元综合测评新人教版选修11Word下载.docx

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WhenIfirstmovedtotheUS，itwasveryhardformetounderstandafriendlychatorconversation.Therewerealotofwordsthatwerequiteunfamiliartome.Theywerejustcommonwords，buttheonlydifferencewastheactualmeaningandtheirusage.WeareusedtodifferentsetsofwordsinotherpartsoftheworldduetoBritishEnglishinfluence.Thoughthishasbeenchangingalotinrecenttimes，IwouldliketosharewithyousomeofthecommonwordsusedhereandwhatIfeltweredifferent.IttookmeawhiletocatchupverybasicwordsthatAmericansuseindaytodayconversationsandIamstilllearningnewwordseveryday!

UsuallyinIndia，wesay，“CanIgetmystuffinaplasticcover？

”HereintheUS，peoplesay，“CanIgetabagforthestuff？

”

WeareusedtosayingIamanonvegetarian，butintheUS，peoplemightgetlost.Youhavetosay，“Ieatmeatorchicken.”Whenyougotoarestaurant，ifyouareavegetarian，youshouldsay，“NOMeatorChicken”；

otherwise，youmayfindinterestingstuffasavegetarianinyourfood.

Americansconsiderassociationfootball（英式足球）tobeakids'

sport.Peoplesaysoccerwhentheyrefertoactualfootball.InEuropeandotherpartsoftheworldwecallfootball，buthereintheUStheysayitsoccer.

Typicallyintherestaurantafteryouaredonewithameal，youaskforachecknotabillintheUSfromthewaiter.Nooneuses“lift”here;

itis“elevator”．Anyshopiscalledstore.WeoftengetconfusedwhenAmericansuse“bike”．Itmeans“bicycle”．Ifyouwanttotakeabath，peoplesay，“Ineedtotakeashower.”

1．WhichofthefollowinggroupsofwordsismostlikelytobesaidbyanAmerican?

A．Waiter，getmystuffinaplasticcover，please.

B．Isthereanythingwrongwiththelift?

C．Wouldyouliketowatchthesoccermatchthisafternoon?

D．Itissogreattogotravellingacrossthecountryonabicycle!

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据第四段中的“InEuropeandotherpartsoftheworldwecallfootball，buthereintheUStheysayitsoccer.”可知C项正确，其余三项均可在文中找到错误的依据。

【答案】　C

2．WhenyougotoarestaurantintheUS，whichofthefollowingsentenceswillbeused?

A．Ifyoudon'

teatmeat，youwillsay“Iamavegetarian.”

B．Ifyouareanonvegetarian，youwillsay“Ieatmeatorchicken.”

C．Ifyouaredonewithameal，youwillsay“CouldIhavethebill，please？

D．Ifyouwantinterestingstuffasavegetarianinyourfood，youwillsay“NoMeatorChicken.”

根据文章第三段可知A、D两项错误，B项正确；

根据第五段第一句可知C项错误。

【答案】　B

3．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.

A．justcommonwordsareusedindaytoday

conversations

B．EnglishspokeninIndiaismostlyinfluencedby

BritishEnglish

C．BritishEnglishisdifferentfromAmerican

Englishinallwords

D．EnglishinEuropeancountriesismostly

influencedbyAmericanEnglish

【解析】　推理判断题。

根据第一段的“WeareusedtodifferentsetsofwordsinotherpartsoftheworldduetoBritishEnglishinfluence.”以及第二段中的“UsuallyinIndia，wesay...”可以推断出印度人说的英语主要是受英式英语的影响。

4．What'

stheauthor'

spurposeofwritingthispassage?

A．Tosharesomeofhisfunnyexperiences.

D．TointroducesomedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.

【解析】　写作意图题。

纵观全文，作者讲述自身的经历，目的是为了向我们介绍英式英语和美式英语之间的一些差异。

故选D。

【答案】　D

B

Sometimespeopleaddtowhattheysayevenwhentheydon'

ttalk.Gesturesarethe“silentlanguage”ofeveryculture.Wepointafingerormoveanotherpartofthebodytoshowwhatwewanttosay.Itisimportanttoknowthebodylanguageofeverycountryorwemaybemisunderstood.

IntheUnitedStates，peoplegreeteachotherwithahandshakeinaformalintroduction.Thehandshakemustbefirm.Ifthehandshakeisweak，itisasignofweaknessorunfriendliness.Friendsmayplaceahandontheother'

sarmorshoulder.Somepeople，usuallywomen，greetafriendwithahug.

SpaceisimportanttoAmericans.Whentwopeopletalktoeachother，theyusuallystandabouttwoandahalffeetawayandatanangle，sotheyarenotfacingeachotherdirectly.Americansgetuncomfortablewhenapersonstandstooclose.Theywillmovebacktohavetheirspace.IfAmericanstouchanotherpersonbyaccident，theysay，“Pardonme.”or“Excuseme.”

Americansliketolookattheotherpersonintheeyeswhentheyaretalking.Ifyoudon'

tdoso，itmeansyouarebored，hidingsomething，orarenotinterested.Butwhenyoustareatsomeone，itisnotpolite.

ForAmericans，thumbsupmeansyes，verygood，orwelldone.Thumbsdownmeanstheopposite.Tocallawaiter，raiseonehandtoheadlevelorabove.Toshowyouwantthecheck，makeamovementwithyourhandsasifyouaresingingapieceofpaper.Itisallrighttopointatthingsbutnotatpeoplewiththehandandindexfinger（食指）．Americansshaketheirindexfingeratchildrenwhentheyscoldthemandpatthemontheheadwhentheyadmirethem.

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sbodylanguage