外研版（2019）必修1《Unit 2 Exploring English》2020年單元測試卷

閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項．

• 1．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．
  
  （1）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
  （2）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．
  （3）Most

  say"Do you have a watch？"
  A．Americans
  B．British people
  C．children
  D．teachers
  組卷：81引用：6難度：0.5

  解析

• 2．Putonghua is the official language on the mainland，but if history had played out differently，most of the people could have been speaking Cantonese．
      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（混合語） 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（押韻） 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．
  
  （1）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．
  （2）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．
  （3）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．
  （4）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
  組卷：22引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式．

• 7．So why has English changed （1）

  time？Actually all languages change and develop （2）

  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 （3）

  （speak） today．It was based more on German （4）

  the English we speak at present．Then gradually between about AD 800 and 110，English became （5）

  （little） like German because those （6）

  ruled England spoke first Danish and later French．These new settlers enriched the English language and （7）

  （especial） its vocabulary．So by the 1600's Shakespeare was able to make use of a（8）

  （wide） vocabulary than ever before．In 1620 some British （9）

  （settle） moved to America．Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too．English began to （10）

  （speak） in both countries．
  組卷：68引用：4難度：0.6

  解析

寫作

• 8．假如你是Wang Dong，在國外學(xué)習(xí)．現(xiàn)在你的好友 Xiaoxiao向你請教如何學(xué)英語．下面你以書信形式給他幾條建議．
  （1）每天早上要朗讀（如英語單詞和語篇等）．
  （2）廣泛擴大閱讀（包括報紙，雜志和英語小說）．
  （3）盡可能多的利用機會和別人用英語交流，寫英語日記．
  注意：
  （1）內(nèi)容應(yīng)包括以上要點，但不要逐字翻譯；
  （2）可以適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，增加情節(jié)，以使文章連貫；
  （3）開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù)；
  （4）詞數(shù)：100左右．
  組卷：43引用：5難度：0.6

  解析