高中英语外研版 (2019)必修 第一册Unit 2 Exploring English习题

这是一份高中英语外研版 (2019)必修 第一册Unit 2 Exploring English习题，共7页。试卷主要包含了阅读理解，七选五等内容，欢迎下载使用。

A
（2020江苏扬州邗江中学高一上学期月考）
When I was 16 years ld, I made my first visit t the United States. It wasn't the first time that I had been abrad. Like mst British children, I learned French at schl and I had ften been t France, s I was used t speaking a freign language t peple wh didn't understand English. But when I went t America, I was really lking frward t having a nice and easy hliday withut any language prblems.
Hw wrng I was! The misunderstanding began at the airprt. I was lking fr a public telephne t give my friend Mary a ring and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly ld man saw me lking like being lst and asked if he culd help me.
"Yes, " I said. "I want t give my friend a ring. "
"Well, that's nice," he said. "Are yu getting married? But aren't yu a bit yung?"
"Wh is talking abut marriages?" I replied. "I just want t give my friend a ring t tell her I've arrived. Can yu tell me where there's a phne bx?"
"Oh!" he said. "There's a phne dwnstairs. "
When at last we did meet up, Mary explained the misunderstanding t me.
"Dn't wrry," she said t me. "I had many difficulties at first. There are lts f wrds which the Americans use differently in meaning frm us British. Yu'll sn get used t all the funny things they say. But mst f the time British and American peple can understand each ther !"
1. Where was the writer frm?
A. He was frm America
B. He was frm France.
C. He was frm Britain
D. He was frm China
2. The writer thught________ in America.
A. he wuldn't have any language difficulties
B. he wuld nt understand the Americans
C. the Americans might nt understand him
D. he wuld have difficulties at the airprt
3. What did the writer actually want t d accrding t the passage?
A. He wanted t buy a ring fr his friend.
B. He wanted t make a call t his friend.
C. He wanted t g t the telephne cmpany.
D. He wanted his friend t see him ff.
4. Frm the passage we can see that "give smebdy a ring"________.
A. means the same in America as in Britain
B. means "call smebdy" t the ld man
C. means "be ging t get married"
D. has different meanings in America and in Britain
B
There is an ld saying that America and Britain are "tw natins divided by a cmmn language". N ne knws exactly wh said this, but it reflects the way many British peple feel abut American English. But are American and British English really s different?
Vcabulary
The mst bvius difference between American and British English is vcabulary. There are hundreds f everyday wrds that are different. Fr example, Americans g n vacatin while British peple g n hliday; New Yrkers live in apartments while Lndners live in flats. There are far mre examples than we can talk abut here. Frtunately, mst Americans and British peple can usually guess the meaning thrugh the cntext f a sentence.
Past Tense Verbs
Yu'll als find sme differences in past frms f irregular verbs. The past tense f "learn" in American English is "learned". British English has the ptin f "learned" r "learnt". The same rule applies t "dreamed" and "dreamt", "burned" and "burnt", and "leaned" and "leant". Americans tend t use the -ed ending; British peple tend t use the -tending.
Spelling
There are hundreds f slight spelling differences between British and American English. Nah Webster, an authr, plitician and teacher, made an effrt t refrm English spelling in the late 1700s.
Webster wanted t spell wrds the way they sunded. Yu can see Webster's legacy in the American spelling f wrds like clr (frm clur), hnr (frm hnur), and labr (frm labur).
Nt S Different After All
British and American English have far mre similarities than differences. With the exceptin f sme reginal dialects, mst British peple and Americans can understand each ther withut t much difficulty. They watch each ther's TV shws, sing each ther's sngs and read each ther's bks. They even make fun f each ther's accents（口音）.
5. Which f the fllwing is a grup f American wrds?
A. Vacatin; hliday.
B. Apartment; flat.
C. Vacatin; apartment.
D. Hliday; flat.
6. The underlined wrd "ptin" in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by "________".
A. chice
B. change
C. structure
D. use
7. What d we knw abut British and American English frm the last paragraph?
A. They bth have sme strange wrds.
B. They are affecting peple using them.
C. They cnnect peple f the tw cuntries.
D. Their differences have little effect n cmmunicatin.
8. What can be the best title fr the text?
A. Ways t tell British English frm American English
B. Differences between British and American English
C. Develpment f British and American English
D. Difficulty fr British peple and Americans t understand each ther
二、七选五
（2021河北武邑中学高一上学期期末）
English can be a difficult language t learn, but actually there are certain things yu can d t learn the language a lt faster. Peple can master English as lng as they take time t practice speaking, reading and writing in English. 1
Start by taking a class that teaches beginning English. These classes are ften named as "ESL" classes, r "English as a Secnd Language" classes. 2
Buy an English audi（音频的）curse. Yu can g ver these classes in yur free time and learn quite a bit. Buy an audi curse and listen t it in the car r while wrking, if pssible. The higher the quality f the curse is, the quicker yu'll learn.
Practice s speaking English with ther peple, especially with native English speakers. 3 And make sure they are willing t help yu learn English by having simple cnversatins with yu. Yu will prbably be surprised at hw quickly yu can start having a cnversatin in English.
4 Pay attentin t the dialgue and try t figure ut what the actrs are saying. Cngratulate yurself when yu are able t pick ut certain wrds and phrases that yu understand.
Read newspapers, bks and magazines that are printed in English. At first, they may be very difficult, but as yur knwledge grws, s will yur understanding f written English. 5 It will help yu a lt in learning t speak the language much faster.
A. Try t understand written English.
B. Watch televisin shws r mvies that are in English.
C. Read and remember as many English wrds as pssible
D. Here we will shw yu hw t learn t speak English quickly.
E. Every mrning yu shuld get up very early and read English.
F. Make friends with peple speaking English as their native language.
G. The teachers f these classes have the experience in teaching students.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
参考答案：
一、阅读理解
A
语篇解读：本文讲述了作者第一次到美国时因为英式英语和美式英语的不同而导致的语言误解。
1.C细节理解题。根据第一段中Like mst British children, I learned French at schl and I had ften been t France…可知，作者来自英国。
2.A细节理解题。根据第一段中But when I went t America, I was really lking frward t having a nice and easy hliday withut any language prblems..可知，作者原以为在美国不会遇到语言麻烦。B项“他会不理解美国人”、C项“美国人可能会不理解他”和D项“他在飞机场会有困难”均不符合题意。
3.B细节理解题。根据第二段中I was lking fr a public telephne t give my friend Mary a ring and tell her that I had arrived.可知，作者实际上是想给朋友打电话。A项“他想给他的朋友买一个戒指”、C项“他想去电话公司”和D项“他想要他的朋友为他送行”均不符合题意。
4.D推理判断题。根据文中那位美国老人和作者的对话可知，在美国give smebdy a ring意思是“给某人一个戒指”，而在英国give smebdy a ring意思是“给某人打个电话”。
B
语篇解读：本文介绍了英式英语和美式英语的不同之处：词汇、动词过去式、拼写。尽管有不同，但这并不影响两国人的交流。
5.C细节理解题。根据第二段中Fr example, Americans g n vacatin while British peple g n hliday; New Yrkers live in apartments while Lndners live in flats.可知，vacatin和apartment都是美国人用的词汇，故选C项。
6.A词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“learned”r“learnt”可知，关于learn的过去式英国人可以写learned也可以写learnt，即他们可以在这两种写法中任选一个。由此可以推测出画线词的意思是“选择”。chice选择；change改变；structure结构；use用途。故选A项。
7.D细节理解题。根据最后一段中British and American English have far mre similarities than differences. With the exceptin f sme reginal dialects, mst British peple and Americans can understand each ther withut t much difficulty.可知，英式英语和美式英语的相似之处远多于不同之处，除了一些方言，大多数英国人和美国人之间的交流是没有多大问题的。D项“它们的不同之处对交流几乎没有影响。”符合以上说法，故选D项。A项“它们都有一些奇怪的词。”、B项“它们正在影响使用它们的人们”和C项“它们将两个国家的人们联系在一起。”均不符合题意。
8.B主旨大意题。根据第一段中But are American and British English really s different? 第二段中The mst bvius difference between American and British English is vcabulary.第三段中Yu'll als find sme differences in past frms f irregular verbs.及第四段中There are hundreds f slight spelling differences between British and American English.可知，本文主要介绍了英式英语和美式英语的不同之处。故B项“英式英语和美式英语之间的不同之处”可以作为本文标题。
二、七选五
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，为如何快速学会说英语提出了一些建议。
1.D根据下文可知，本文提出了几种关于快速学会说英语的方法，故本空起承上启下的作用，D项“这里我们将向你们展示如何快速学会说英语。”符合语境。
2.G根据Start by taking a class可知，本段主要介绍参加英语补习班。G项“这些班级的老师有教学生的经验。”符合语境。
3.F根据空前句Practice speaking English with ther peple, especially with native English speakers.可知，本段建议我们跟把英语作为母语的人用英语沟通来提高说英语的速度。F项“和把英语作为母语的人交朋友。”符合语境。
4.B根据空后句Pay attentin t the dialgue and try t figure ut what the actrs are saying.可知这里要求我们注意演员讲了什么，推测这里是建议我们通过观看英语电视节目来提高说英语的水平，B项“观看英语电视节目或电影”符合语境。
5.A根据空前句At first they may be very difficult, but as yur knwledge grws, s will yur understanding f written English.可知，刚开始它们可能很难，但随着你的知识增长，你对书面英语的理解也会提高。这里的关键词是written English（书面英语），选项中只有A项提及书面英语，故A项“努力去理解书面英语”符合语境。