1、UNIT 2-Exploring English 单元单元能力测试卷能力测试卷 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 These people are studying English. However, they are now facing some problems. I am Pablo. I work 50 hours a week as a taxi driver, so I talk t
2、o people all day. They understand me, but I know I make a lot of mistakes. No one corrects me. My vocabulary is strong. Grammar is my problem. Im trying to change little by little. For example, I dont use the past tense (时态). I always say, “I drive him to the office this morning” instead of “I drove
3、 him to the office this morning”. My name is Maria Luisa. Im teaching myself English, and Im good at grammar. However, its really difficult to find ways to practice English. I live in an area where everyone speaks my language. My neighbors and friends speak Spanish. I can speak Spanish in the superm
4、arket and at the post office. I am Li Ping. I understand the grammar and the readings in my class and I think my writing is good, but Im very nervous when I speak English. I dont want to make any mistakes because Im afraid people will think that Im stupid.Also, my pronunciation isnt good. When I spe
5、ak, people often say, “What? Say that again”. I am Yoshi. I have been in the United States for one year. Im studying hard and I know grammar well, but the vocabulary is very difficult. When I listen, I dont understand many of the words. When I try to read, there are three or four new words in every
6、sentence. I feel discouraged. 1Who may say, “I go to bed late last night”？ APablo.BMaria Luisa. CLi Ping.DYoshi. 2What would be the best advice for Maria Luisa? ATry to have a wide vocabulary. BDevelop a good knowledge of grammar. CRead as many English books as possible. DMake friends with Englishsp
7、eaking people. 3Why do people find it hard to understand Li Pings English? AShe cant pronounce words in English correctly. BShe speaks at a very fast speed. CHer grammar is terrible. DHer voice is very low. B I ran into quite a few language problems while travelling with my family last summer. The m
8、ost embarrassing was when my Mom apologized to the people we were staying with because her “pants were dirty”. They looked at her in amazement, not knowing how to react. You see, Mom had fallen over and gotten mud on her jeans. But in Britain, “pants” means underpants (内裤) or knickers, not trousers
9、as it does back home. KatieFrom America I went to stay with a friend on the west coast last summer. Her flat was on the first floor of a highrise building so I got the lift up. Then I wandered round for ages looking for her flat but couldnt find it. Fed up and tired, I finally had to go out to find
10、a phone box. She explained that her flat was on the first floor, which for me meant the ground floor. DavidFrom Britain When I asked for the “restroom” in a big department store, people kept directing me to a room with seats where I could sit and “rest”. It took me years to get through to someone th
11、at I only wanted the toilet! TomFrom America Last summer we went on a twoweek family touring holiday, so Dad hired a car over the Internet. This was an old vehicle (汽车) and there turned out to be lots of things wrong with it. When he phoned the hire company and tried to explain that the lock on the
12、boot was broken, they thought he was talking about footwear! He had no idea their word for “boot” was “trunk”. In the end we went to a garage and just solved the problem. MaryFrom Britain 4 HearingKatiesmotherswords,Katiesfriendswereinsurprise because. AKaties mother got mud on her jeans BKaties mot
13、hers underpants were dirty Cthey didnt know English Dthey mistook “pants” in American English for underpants 5David went out to find a phone box to. Aphone the police for help Bphone his friend for help Ctell his friend he couldnt go to visit her Dapologize for his being late 6 When Tom asked for th
14、e “restroom” ，the people around him thought. Ahe wanted to go to a department store Bhe wanted the toilet Che wanted to have a rest Dhe wanted a chair C When I lived in Spain, some Spanish friends of mine decided to visit England by car. Before they left, they asked me for advice about how to find a
15、ccommodation (住 所). I suggested that they should stay at “bed and breakfast” houses, because this kind of accommodation gives a foreign visitor a good chance to speak English with the family. My friends listened to my advice, but they came back with some funny stories. “We didnt stay at bed and brea
16、kfast houses，” they said, “because we found that most families were away on holiday.” I thought this was strange. Finally I understood what had happened. My friends spoke little English, and they thought “VACANCIES” meant “holidays”，because the Spanish word for “holidays” is “vacaciones”. So they di
17、d not go to house where the sign outside said “VACANCIES”， which in English means there are free rooms. Then my friends went to house where the sign said NO VACANCIES， because they thought this meant the people who owned the house were not away on holiday. But they found that these houses were all f
18、ull.As a result, they stayed at hotels! We laughed about this and about mistakes my friends made in reading other signs. In Spanish, the word “DIVERSION” means fun. In English, it means that workmen are repairing the road, and that you must take a different road. When my friends saw the word “DIVERS
19、ION” on a road sign, they thought they were going to have fun. Instead, the road ended in a large hole. English people have problems too when they learn foreign languages. Once in Paris, when someone offered me some more coffee, I said “Thank you” in French. I meant that I would like some more. Howe
20、ver, to my surprise the coffee pot was taken away! Later I found out that “Thank you” in French means “No, thank you.” 7My Spanish friends wanted advice about. Adriving their car on English roads Bgoing to England by car Cfinding places to stay in England Dlearning English 8I suggested that they sta
21、y at “bed and breakfast houses” because. Ait would be much cheaper than staying in hotels Bit would be convenient for them to have dinner Cthey would be able to practice their English Dthere would be no problem in finding accommodation there 9“NO VACANCIES” in English means “” Afree roomsBno free ro
22、oms Cnot away on holidayDholidays 10When someone offered me more coffee and I said “Thank you” in French, I. Awanted them to take the coffee pot away Bdidnt really want any more coffee Cwanted to express my politeness Dreally wanted some more coffee 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
23、处的最佳选项。选项中有 两项为多余选项。 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。 Some people learn a second language easily. Other people have trouble learning a new language. How can you help yourself learn a new language, such as English? 1 Be patient. You do not have to understand everything all at once.2We can l
24、earn from our mistakes. Practice your English. For example, write in a journal every day. You will get used to writing in English, and you will feel comfortable expressing your ideas in English. After several weeks, you will see that your writing is improving.3You can practice with your classmates o
25、utside class. You will all make mistakes, but gradually you will become comfortable communicating in English. 4 Be positive about learning English and believe that you can do it. If you believe that you can learn, you will learn. Keep a record of your language learning. After each class, think about
26、 what you did. Did you answer a question correctly? Did you understand something the teacher explained? Perhaps the lesson was difficult, but you tried to understand it.5 It is important to practice every day and make a record of your achievements. You will enjoy learning English, and you will have
27、more confidence in yourself. AFeel confident about learning English. BWrite these achievements in your journal. CBesides, you must speak English every day. DMaking mistakes is an unavoidable part in your life. EShare your achievement with your parents and friends. FIt is natural for you to make mist
28、akes when you learn something new. GThe following are several tips to make learning English a little easier and more interesting. 第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分 45 分) 第一节完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以 填入空白处的最佳选项。 Eight years ago, I went to a wonderful school,West Catholic Hig
29、h School, in the United States. I waslucky enough to have an opportunity to study as a(n)1 student from Ukraine when I was fourteenyears old. I remember my first day at that school2it was yesterday. I was very3 as if there had beenmany butterflies in my stomach. My main4wasthat I would not be able t
30、o5myself due to thelanguage barrier (障碍).I was trying to have as little6as I possibly could. And I almost7 , untilwe had to introduce8in front of the class. And the moment the word “international” flew out of my9，I was surrounded by thirty people whowere asking questions one after another. It10 to b
31、e the opposite of less communication, but it was somuch fun. During the first three months, I11experienced a little bit of cultural shock. I thinkAmericans are the12people I have ever met inmy entire life. They always smile and say, “Hi, howareyou？” One day, I13the students looking at mewith doubt.
32、Finally, one classmate14to my locker (寄物柜) and whispered, “Is that true that youare a princess and that you came to study here so that nobody would15you？” At one point, I even hadan image of myself16a crown and gracefully waving at the crowd. People do have a wild17！ I think it was a18oneyear experi
33、ence! I saw a totally new world, experienced great culture, meta lot of incredible (极好的)people and19 my language. This trip inspired me to learn foreignlanguages. That is one of the reasons20I speak five different languages today. 1A.internationalBcommon CfriendlyDclever 2A.even thoughBas though Cno
34、w thatDin case 3A.sadBcomfortable CexcitedDnervous 4A.pointBgoal CfearDreason 5A.helpBexpress CcontrolDrelax 6A.communicationBconnection CemotionDattention 7A.failedBsucceeded CforgotDwon 8A.myselfBthemselves CourselvesDhimself 9A.eyeBmouth CheartDmind 10.A.turned outBfigured out Cpointed outDmade o
35、ut 11A.hardlyBcertainly CsuddenlyDfinally 12A.funniestBnicest CsmartestDworst 13A.caughtBnoticed CconsideredDkept 14A.turned upBsent up Ccame upDpicked up 15A.recognizeBharm CacceptDblame 16A.holdingBcarrying CwearingDdressing 17A.imaginationBsuggestion CrequestDdesire 18A.valuelessBpriceless Cterri
36、bleDsimilar 19A.practisedBshared CimprovedDspread 20A.thatBwhich CwhyDhow 非选择题部分 第二节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形 式。 In order to know a foreign language1(complete), four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear it2(speak). Secondly
37、, we must be able to speak it with3(confident). Thirdly, we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. There is no easy way to succeed in language learning. A good memory is very 4(help), but it is not enough only5(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not muc
38、h use learning by heart long list of words and6(they) meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are satisfied7only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is8good piece of advice for those9are studying a
39、 new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and10 (write) the language whenever we can. 12.3.4. 56.7.8. 910. 第四部分写作(共两节，满分 40 分) 第一节应用文写作(满分 15 分) 假设你们班将举行一场以“Why Should We Learn English”为主题的英语演讲 比赛，请你结合以下内容，写一篇英语演讲稿。要点如下： 1现在英语被广泛使用； 2学习英语可以为我们带来很多好处，如可帮助我们考取理想大学，增强 竞争力，了解外国文化，丰
40、富生活。 注意：1.词数 80 左右； 2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：理想的 ideal；有竞争力的 competitive Why Should We Learn English Dear friends， It is known to all that Thats all. Thank you. 第二节阅读下面短文， 根据所给情节进行续写， 使之构成一个完整的故事。 （满分 25 分） Im an English selflearner; English is not my first language.Today I am an Eng
41、lish teacher. I would like to voice that failures are not disasters.Have faith, keep moving on, and never give up. You will see your hard work pay off. I was a slow learner when I was little. Before five, I couldnt even speak in full sentences. Unlike most other children, I seldom interacted with ot
42、hers; I neither cried nor got angry. My extreme quietness made my parents wonder if I was mentally slow, but they were not sure. Actually, I have to admit that my memories of my early childhood are quite uncertain. WhenI was in elementary school,I learned very slowly and was as quiet as a doll.While
43、 my teacher was teaching, my mind oftentimes would wander outside of the classroom to the playground.The learning problems and inactive personality remained with me until I was in Grade 5.As a fifth grader,I finally started interacting with my classmates.That was the first time in my memory that I h
44、ad had some friends.More amazingly,from that time on, I became talkative,laughing and playing like any normal child. After heading full speed for my junior education, my learning situation got stuck in the mud again.In my country, students were arranged into different levels of classes based on thei
45、r IQ test scores. For example, students with higher IQ scores were placed in the “outstanding class”；average ones joined the “intermediate class”， and slower students were destined (注定)for the “bottom class”. I was placed in the “bottom class” as a result of my belowaverage IQ score. Most of my teac
46、hers taught us using easy and slow methods because they considered us unable to learn much. Despite that,I never lost faith that I might one day succeed.As if to prove that when God closes a door, he will definitely open up a big window, a miracle occurred. Thats when I discovered a strong passion f
47、or English. 注意： 1所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右； 2至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1： At the age of 13, I found myself deeply interested in English. Paragraph 2： That way, I could further expand my vocabulary. 参考答案 【阅读理解】 13ADA46DBC710CCBD 【七选五】 15GFCAB 【完形填空】 15AB
48、DCB610ABCBA1115BBBCA1620CABCC 【语法填空】 pletely2.spoken3.confidence4.helpful 5to memorize6.their7.with8.a9.who10.writing 【写作】 【应用文】 Why Should We Learn English Dear friends， It is known to all that English is the most widely used language in the world. There are many advantages for us to learn English.
49、 Firstly, it will not only help us enter an ideal university and then realize our personal value, but also make us become more competitive. A good command of English will help us find a good job more easily. Secondly, with the help of English we can get a better understanding of foreign cultures. Th
50、irdly, we can relax ourselves and give color to life by listening to English songs and watching English movies. Meanwhile, we can make friends from all over the world. In brief, learning English is necessary and we should learn it. Thats all. Thank you. 【故事续写】 Paragraph 1： At the age of 13, I found
