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新版人教必修第一册Unit5Languagesaroundtheworld检测卷
Unit5Languagesaroundtheworld复习检测卷
考试时间:
100分钟 满分:
120分
选择题部分
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)
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
AmericanteenagerThomasCheathamhadplannedtostudyLatinduringhissophomoreyearatHebronHighSchoolinTexas.ButwhenhelearnedthattheschooldistrictwasgoingtoofferaMandarinclass,hequicklychangedhismind.“Ithoughtit(Mandarin)wouldbemorebeneficialthanLatin,”saidCheatham,whoisnowinhissecondyearofstudyingthelanguage.
HespeaksMandarintoorderfoodatChineserestaurantsandcanreadFacebookpostsfromhisChinese-speakingfriends.
Whileit'sadifficultlanguagetomaster,thehighschooljunior,whoplanstostudycomputerengineering,thinksitwillbeavaluablethinginhiscareer.
“Chineseisagoodlanguagetoknow,especiallywithChinabecomingagrowingpower,”hesaid.
ManyexpertsagreethatproficiencyinalanguagespokenbyabillionpeopleworldwidewillgiveAmericanstudentsanedgeintheglobaleconomy.
“PeoplearelookingatChinaasournexteconomiccompetitor,andinterestinMandarinisgrowing,”saidMartyAbbott,executivedirectoroftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages.“We'reseeingitinallpartsofthecountry.”
ThenumberofstudentsstudyingMandarininpublicschoolsnationwideingrades7through12grewfrom20,000in2004-2005to60,000threeyearslater,accordingtothecouncil'smostrecentsurvey.
Abbottestimatesthatasmanyas100,000studentsarenowstudyingMandarin,inpublicandprivateschools,throughoutthenation.
ShesaidtheUSgovernmenthasconsideredMandarintobean“importantneeds”languageandprovidesprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsforteachers.
“Ourgovernmentwantstoincreaseourlanguageabilityfornationalsecurityandeconomiccompetitiveness,”Abbottsaid.
Atthesametime,theChinesegovernmentisspreadingknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandculturethroughConfuciusInstitutesestablishedinmanystates.
TheConfuciusInstituteattheUniversityofTexasinDallas,foundedin2007,opensConfuciusClassroomsat11localpublicandprivateschoolswheremorethan700studentsarelearningMandarin.
1.WhydoesthewritermentionThomasinthepassage?
A.Totellushowchangeableheis.
B.Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.
C.Tointroducehiscollegelife.
D.TotellusLatinislesspopularnow.
2.ManyexpertsinAmericaagreethat________.
A.MandarinisbecomingmorebeneficialthanLatin
B.MandarinisverydifficulttolearnformostAmericanstudents
C.MandarinwillbeofsomehelptoAmericanstudentsintheglobaleconomy
D.ChinaisacompetitorofAmericainculture
3.WhydoesMandarinbecomesopopularinAmerica?
A.BecauseMandarinismoreinterestingthanLatin.
B.BecausetherearemanygoodteachersintheConfuciusInstitutes.
C.BecauseMandarinisveryhelpfulintheglobaleconomy.
D.BecausetheChinesegovernmenthastriedhisbest.
4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.AnincreasingnumberofstudentsinAmericaarelearningMandarin.
B.ConfuciusInstituteshavebeenestablishedinmanystatesinAmerica.
C.LatinislesspopularinAmericanow.
D.Chinanowisbecomingagrowingpower.
B
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C
ItisoftensaidthatWesternEuropeansspeakEnglish.FromtravelingallthroughEurope,Iknowthatthisisnotentirelytrue.SomeregionsofEuropehavea90%ofEnglishspeakingrate,whileinotherparts,Englishisgenerallyatonguewhichisimpossibletounderstand.Thedivide,itseems,lieswiththeRomancelanguages.
InScandinavia,Germany,Belgium,theNetherlands,andtherestoftheWesternEuropeannon-Romancelanguagespeakingregions,Englishseemstobeunderstoodandspokenjustlikethepeople'sfirsttongue.InIceland,IhaveneverexperiencedEnglishwasspokensowellandsowidelybyanonnativespeakingcountry.AndIhavealmostnevermetaDutchpersonwhodidnotspeakEnglishalmostaswellasmycountrymen.
ButwhenyoumovetosouthofWesternEuropealittle,somethinghappens.Englishbecomesalessusefullanguagefortravel.YoujustcrossovertheromancelanguagebarrierandintoSpain,Portugal,France,andItaly,whereEnglishisspokenataratethatdoesnotseemtobemuchhigherthaninChina,LatinAmerica,orSoutheastAsia.
TravelingthroughEuropeandworkingathotelaroundtheworldthatarepopularwithEuropeans,havegivenmeadeeperviewoftheirusageofforeignlanguages.ThenorthernEuropeanscanoftenspeakfiveorsixlanguages,whiletheRomancespeakershardlyknowmorethantheirbirthtongue.AndifyouthinkthatSpanishandItalianaresosimilarthattheycanbeunderstoodbyeachother,Itellyouthatthisiscompletelywrong.SpaniardsandItaliansdon'tevenunderstandeachother.ItisalsonotafactthatpeoplefrombothofthesecountriescancommunicateinFrench;onlythosewhoputahighamountofeffortintolearningEnglishorhavelivedabroadforyearscanspeakEnglishwell.
PeopleoftensaythatFrenchpeoplereallyunderstandEnglishbutrefusetospeakit,butfromwatchinghundredsofFrenchtravelersovertheyearsstrugglewithEnglishabroadaswellasfriendsinFrancetryinginvain
tocommunicatewithme,Iknowthatthisisnottrue.Englishissimplynotwidelyspokenthereoutsidethelargecities.
8.Theauthorisprobablya(n)________.
A.FrenchmanB.Dutchman
C.AmericanD.Chinese
9.Whatdoes“this”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.WesternEuropeansspeakEnglish.
B.FrenchpeoplereallyunderstandEnglishbutrefusetospeakit.
C.HundredsofFrenchtravelersstrugglewithEnglishabroad.
D.FriendsinFrancetryinvaintocommunicatewithmeinEnglish.
10.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?
A.Traveljournal.B.Fashionmagazine.
C.Geographytextbook.D.Newsreport.
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。
AlthoughmanyChinesestudentssaythattheirknowledgeofEnglishgrammarisgood,mostwouldadmitthattheirspokenEnglishispoor.WheneverIspeaktoaChinesestudent,theyalwayssay,“MyspokenEnglishispoor.”__1__IwouldliketosuggestthattheremaybesomereasonsfortheirproblemswithspokenEnglish.
First,theyfailtofindsuitablewordstoexpressthemselvesduetoalimitedvocabulary.__2__However,youcanspeakwithalimitedvocabulary,ifyouchooseapositiveattitude.Otherswillfollowyouaslongasyouusethewordsthatyouknow.
__3__Sometimestheymakemistakeswhentheyarespeakingbecausetheyareshyandnervous.YetstudentsshouldrememberthattheirgoalshouldbeFLUENCYNOTACCURACY.Youraiminwritingistobeaccuratefollowingtherulesforgrammarandusingtherightwordsandspellingthemcorrectly.However,inspeakingyouraimisfluency.Youwanttogetyourmessageacross,totalktosomeoneinEnglish,asquicklyandaswellasyoucan,eventhoughsometimesyoumayuseawrongwordortense,butitdoesn'tmatter.__4__
Thethirdreasonisthatnotenoughattentionispaidtolistening.Youhaveonemouthbuttwoears!
Allthathearingisnecessaryforyoutostartspeaking.
Fourth,mostChinesestudentsarereactiveratherthanproactive(主动的)languagelearners.InsteadofactivelyseekingoutopportunitiestoimprovetheirspokenEnglishtheypassivelywaitforspeakingopportunitiestocometothemandwonderwhytheirEnglishalwaysremainspoor.__5__
A.Thepersonyouarespeakingtowillunderstandyouandmakeallowancesforanymistakeshehears.
B.Obviouslythebetteransweristoexpandtheirvocabulary.
C.Theymaytrytoavoidmakingsimilarmistakesnexttime.
D.Ifyouhavethisproactiveoutlook,thenyouwillseeEnglishopportunitieswhereveryougo.
E.Second,theyareafraidofma