Unit 2 English around the world 单元测试题 1.docx

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Unit2Englisharoundtheworld单元测试题1

Unit2Englisharoundtheworld

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

DearPrincipal（校长）Becker,

I’mSimoneAnderson,astudentfromGrade11.I’msittingintheclassroomtowriteyouthisletterbecauseIreallyhavesomethingtosayabouttheschoollunchtime.

Iunderstandthatschoolismeantforlearning.Itisimportanttohavegoodreadingskillsandtobeabletosolvemathproblems.ButIthinkschoolisalsoimportantforanotherreason.Ithelpspeoplelearntogetalongwithothers.

Itmayseemlikelunchtimeisnotimportant.Afterall,Ispendmostlunchtimejusttalkingwithmyfriends.Butthisactivityismoreimportantthanitlooks.

Iamlearninghowtogetalongwithothers.Iamlearninghowtosolveproblems.Iamfindingoutaboutnewthingsfrompeople,andrealizingmymistakes.Iamlearninghowtostandupformyself.Iamlearninghowtosaysorry.Theseareallimportantskillstolearn.Myproblemisthatthetimeforlunchandourotherbreakskeepgettingshorter.Iknowthisishappeningsowecanspendmoretimeinclasslearning.Butpleasedonotforgetthatwearealsolearningatlunchtime.Wearelearningpeopleskills.Itisimportantthatwehaveenoughtimetospendwithourfriends.

Ihopethatyouwillconsidermakingourlunchtimelonger.Alittlemoretimespentwithfriendseachdaywouldbenefit（有益于）everybody.

Bestwishes,

SimoneAnderson

21.Wheredid Anderson writethisletter?

A.Athishome.

B.Inthelibrary.

C.Intheclassroom.

D.Athisfriend’shome.

22.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A.Studentscanlearnmanyskillsatlunchtime.

B.Whatimportantskills Anderson haslearned.

C.Kidsshouldmakegooduseoftheirlunchtime. 

D.How Anderson getsalongwithhisfriends.

23.Whydid Anderson writethisletter?

A.Tosaythankyoutotheprincipal.

B.TotellBeckerabouthislunchbreak.

C.ToinviteBeckertotheirclassactivities. 

D.Toasktheprincipaltolengthenlunchtime. 

B

KyleSchwartz,anewteacherat Doull ElementarySchool in Denver,teachesathird-gradeclass.Mostofherstudentscomefrom underprivileged homes,as92percentareentitled（给予权利）tofreeorreducedschoollunches,shesaid.

“Asanewteacher,Itriedtounderstandmystudents’reallivesandhowtobestsupportthem.IjustfeltliketherewassomethingIdidn’tknowaboutmystudents,”shesaid.Tosolvethisproblem,sheaskedherstudentstocompletethesentence:

“Iwishmyteacherknew...”

Whilesomechildrenusedthenotestojokinglycomplain（抱怨）abouthomeworkortoaskformoreplaytime,MsSchwartzsaidsomeoftheanswerswere “heartbreaking”,aschildrenshowedtheirhardlives.OnestudenttoldMsSchwartzthathedidnothaveanypencilsathome,whileanothersaidthattheyhadn’tseentheirfatherforsixyears.Andanotherstudentwrote, “Iwishmyteacherknewsometimesmyhomeworkisnotsigned（签字）becausemymomisnotaroundalot.”

ShepostedthemtoTwitterinMarchwiththehashtag#IWishMyTeacherKnew.TeachersonTwittersoonnoticedhowsuccessfulMsSchwartz’strick（策略）wasforreachingouttostudents,andbegansharingsimilarnotestheyreceivedalongside#IWishMyTeacherKnew.

MsSchwartzsaidthatsincesheencouragedherstudentstosharetheirsecrets,studentshavebeensupportingeachothermore,andshehopesthemethodwillconnectstudentsandtheirfamilieswiththeproperresources（资源）theyneedtolivecomfortably.Sheaddedthattheresultshavebeensurprising,andthestudentthatsaidshedidn’thaveanyonetoplaywithhassincebeeninvitedbyclassmatestojointhemintheschoolplayground.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“underprivileged”inParagraph1probablymean?

A.Comfortable.

B.Happy.

C.Broken.

D.Poor.

25.WhydidKyleaskherstudentstocompletethesentence?

A.Tobetterunderstandthem.    

B.Toencouragetheircreativity.

C.Todeveloptheirwritingskills.      

D.Toteachthemtointroducethemselves.

26.WhatweretheattitudesofteachersonTwittertoKyle’sidea?

A.Uncaring.

B.Worried.

C.Surprised.

D.Supportive.

27.HowdidKylelookathertrick?

A.Itwasdifficultforherstudents.

B.Itmightupsetsomestudents.

C.Ithelpedherstudentsinmanyways.

D.Itwouldimproveherschool’senvironment. 

C

Pete

AsanewsreporterIhavetoworklonghoursandsoIgetlessthanfivehours’sleepanight.I’moftenupearlyinthemorningsearchingfornews,andthenworkinglateintothenight.I’manenergeticpersonmostofthetime.However,IfindtheonlywayIcanfunction（运转）properlyisbytakingaregularnap（小憩）duringtheday.Iusuallydropoffatonce.Icangenerallyonlygetawaywithfifteenortwentyminutesatatimebeforethephonerings.

Penny

Ihaverealproblemsgettingtosleepatnight.Idoallthethingsyou’resupposedtodo.ButtryasImighttogettosleep,I’llbeturningforages,thengettinguptobusymyselfwithdifferentthingstotiremyselfout.Andthen,whenIdofinallydropoff,Itendtowakeupattheslightest（最轻微的）soundandlieawakeforhoursworrying.I’vetriedallkindsoftreatment,butnoneworked.Ijustcan’trememberwhenIlastgotagoodnight’ssleep.

Amy

I’mnormallysotiredbytheendofthedaythatIneverhaveanyproblemsdroppingoff.I’llsleepanywhere—inahotel,onaplane,Icanevensleepthroughanoisypartyinthehousenextdoor,anything.Allthesame,Ineedagoodeighthours’sleeptomakemefeelrefreshed（精神焕发的）otherwiseItendtofeelsleepythenextday.

Joe

Isnore（打鼾）heavily.Itdrivesmywifecrazy,asshe’salightsleeper.She’llmoveintoanotherbedroomandthenshe’llcomplainthenextdaythatshedidn’tgetagoodsleep.I’vetriedsleepingonmysidebutinspiteofmyefforts,noneofithasdoneanygood.Mywifehasaskedmetoloseweight—Idon’tbelieveitwillmakeanydifference,though.

28.WhathelpsPetetoworkwell?

A.Hisscientificmethod.

B.Enoughsleepatnight.

C.Hiseffectiveworkinghours.

D.Aregularshortsleepduringtheday.

29.WhatiswrongwithJoe?

A.Heisinpoorhealth.

B.Healwayslooksworried.

C.Hehasaweightproblem.

D.Heoftenfightswithhiswife.

30.Whoisalightsleeper?

A.Penny.

B.Pete.

C.Amy.

D.Joe.

31.Inwhichpartofamagazinecouldwefindthistext?

A.Arts.

B.Jobs.  

C.Lifestyle.

D.Education. 

D

Ifyouweretotravelbackintimetothetenthcentury,youprobablywouldn’tbeabletounderstandasentencethatanyonesaidtoyou.They’dbespeakingOldEnglish.Talkingtoatenth-centuryEnglishman,you’dprobablyonlybeabletounderstandafewwordslike “a” or “the”.Onlyaboutone-sixthoftoday’sEnglishwordshaveanOldEnglishroot（词根）,withtheresthavingforeigninfluences.

GraduallyOldEnglishturnedintotheMiddleEnglishthatChaucerwrotein — butstilltheofficiallanguageofEnglandwasFrench!

Itwasonlyin1362,duringChaucer’slifetime,thatEnglishwasusedattheopeningofParliament（议会）forthefirsttime.Duringthesameyearalawcalledthe“StatuteofPleading”waspassed,makingEnglishtheofficiallanguageinParliament.In1399,KingHenryIVbecamethefirstkingof England aftertheNormanConquestwhosemothertonguewasEnglish.

Englishwasstillalanguageoflowstatus（地位） — especiallywhenitcametowritingpoetry（诗歌）.Duringthe14thcentury,theItaliansandFrenchwerecreative.GreatpoetslikeDantewerewritingintotallynewways.ButEnglishhadnosuchgreatwriters.ThiswaswhereChaucermadeadifference.Hetookthelanguageofthemaninthestreetandturneditintomanyfamousworks,suchas TheCanterburyTales.ChaucerprovedpoetrywritteninEnglishcouldbeeverybitasgoodasbooksinFrench.

Ofcourse,theEnglishlanguagehascontinuedtochangesinceChaucer’sday.Forexample,Shakespeare’sEnglishisquitedifferentfromChaucer’s.Anditisstillchangingnow.Untiljustafewyearsago,“CUL8R”（seeyoulater）wasjustasetoflettersandnumbers,butnowmostpeopleknowwhatitmeans!

32.WhathappenedduringChaucer’slifetime?

A.OldEnglishbegantoturnintotheMiddleEnglish. 

B.English’sstatuswasgreatlyimproved.

C.EnglishwasusedonlyinParliament.

D.EnglishkingsusuallyspokeEnglish.

33.WhywasChaucersogreat?

A.HefirstusedformalEnglishtowrite. 

B.HehadabiginfluenceonpoetslikeDante.

C.HewasapioneerinwritingEnglishpoems.

D.HeencouragedpeopletoreadbooksinFrench.

34.WhydidtheauthorgivetheexampleofShakespeare’sEnglish?

A.ToexplainEnglishisalwayschanging. 

B.ToexplainhowtheMiddleEnglishchanged.

C.ToshowShakespeare’sEnglishisunusual.

D.Toshowhowpeoplerespondtonewwords.

35.Howisthetextdeveloped?

A.Byspace.

B.Bycomparison. 

C.Byimportance.

D.Bytime.

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。

Healthyhabitsthatstick

Herearefiverulesthathelpedmedevelopgoodhabits.

1.Pickhabitsyouhonestlywanttohave

Ididn’tchoosehabitsIthoughtIshouldaddbecauseofwhatanyoneelsewasdoing.  36  Itwasaboutlisteningtomyself.

2.Buildyourhabityourownway

WhenIstartedtobuildupanexerciseroutine（习惯）,IonlywentwhenIwantedtogo.Forme,thatwasaround2pmeveryday.  37  IfIwantedtodo20minutesonthebike,I’ddoonly20minutesandthenleave.

3.Startsmall

IknewthatifItriedtotakeontoomuch,I’dfindawaytomakeanexcuse.  38  Istartedwithtwominutesofexercise,whichwerefinallybuiltupto10,then20minutes.Irealisedthatjustdoingsomething,nomatterhowsmall,meantIwasmorelikelytodoitagainthenextday.

4.Bekindtoyourself

 39  WhenIgot