2021～2022學(xué)年新教材高中英語課時素養(yǎng)檢測二十一Unit5LanguagesaroundtheWorldPeriod1【含答案】

課時素養(yǎng)檢測二十一Unit5Period1Ⅰ.閱讀理解TowardstheendofMiddleEnglish,asuddenchangeinpronunciationstarted,withvowels(元音)beingpronouncedshorterandshorter.Fromthe16thcenturytheBritishcommunicatedwithpeoplefrequentlyfromaroundtheworld.Thismeansthatlotsofnewwordsandexpressionsenteredthelanguage.Theinventionofprintingalsomeantthattherewasacommonlanguageinprint.Booksbecamecheaperandmorepeoplelearnedtoread.SpellingandgrammarbecamefixedandthedialectofLondonbecamethestandard.In1604,thefirstEnglishdictionarycameout.EarlyModernEnglishandLateModernEnglisharemostlydifferentinthenumberofwords.LateModernEnglishhasalotmorewords,mainlybecauseoftworeasons:firstly,theIndustrialRevolutionledtotheneedfornewwords;secondly,theBritishEmpirecoveredonequarteroftheearth’ssurface,andtheEnglishlanguagetookinforeignwordsfrommanycountries.Fromaround1600,theEnglishcolonization(殖民地化)ofNorthAmericaledtothecreationofAmericanEnglish.SomeEnglishpronunciationsandwordsfrozewhentheyreachedAmerica.Insomeways,AmericanEnglishismoreliketheEnglishofShakespearethanmodernBritishEnglish.SomeexpressionsthattheBritishcall“AmericanEnglish”areinfactfromBritishexpressions.TheywerekeptinthecoloniesbutwerelostforatimeinBritain.nishalsohadaninfluenceonAmericanEnglish.Forexample,wordslike“canyon”“ranch”“stampede”and“vigilante”arefromnish.TheyenteredEnglishbythepeopleofinwhosettledintheAmericanWest.FrenchwordsandWestAfricanwordsalsoinfluencedAmericanEnglish.Today,AmericanEnglishhasagreaterinfluencebecauseoftheUSA’smovies,television,popularmusic,tradeandtechnology.【語篇概述】本文是說明文。文章主要介紹了現(xiàn)代英語的發(fā)展歷程。1.ThemaindifferencebetweenEarlyandLateModernEnglishliesin______.

A.vocabulary B.pronunciationC.spelling D.grammar選A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段可知早期的現(xiàn)代英語和晚期的現(xiàn)代英語的主要區(qū)別是詞匯。2.Fromthepassage,wecanlearntheword“canyon”isfrom______.

A.Americandialect B.AfricandialectC.nish D.French選C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中“Forexample,wordslike’canyon’’ranch’’stampede’and’vigilante’arefromnish.”一句可知選C。3.What’sthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?A.EnglishcoloniesinNorthAmerica.B.ThedevelopmentofAmericanEnglish.C.Otherlanguages’influenceonAmericanEnglish.D.ThedifferencebetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.選B。段落大意題。根據(jù)第三段的首句和尾句可知該段的主要內(nèi)容是美國英語的主要發(fā)展過程。4.Theunderlinedword“froze”canbestbereplacedby______.

A.unchanged B.disappearedC.improved D.ignored選A。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段可知美國英語比現(xiàn)代英國英語在某些方面更像莎士比亞時期的英語。這說明英語沒有發(fā)生變化。Ⅱ.閱讀填句根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。ManystudentswanttolearnEnglishwell,butdon’tknowwheretostart.Hereissomeadvice.Beforeyoubegin(orgobackto)studyingEnglish,askyourself:WhydoyouwanttostudyEnglish?1Likeeverydecisioninlife,studyingEnglishmustbesomethingyouwanttodo.

Ifyouknowwhyyouwanttostudy,settinggoalsiseasy.Forexample,maybeyouwanttotraveltoanEnglish-speakingcountry.Great!Yourgoalmightbetolearn“SurvivalEnglish”.2

Then,youmayalsoaskyourselfhowlongyouneedtostudytoachieveyourgoals.Thisanswerisdifferentforeverystudent.3Ifyouwork60hoursperweek,don’tplanonanother40hoursaweekstudyingEnglish.Startoffslowly,butstudyregularly.Usematerialthatischallenging,butnottoodifficult.

4Doyoustudybestatnight,oronthebusonyourwaytowork?Doyouliketostudyaloneataquietplace,orwithfriendsandbackgroundmusic?Afteryouhavestudiedforafewweeks,adjustyourstudyplanaccordingly.

It’sgenerallyacceptedthat5Ifyouaren’thavingfunlearningEnglish,youarenotstudyingintherightway!Youcanbeaseriousstudentwhohasfunatthesametime.Makeupyourownrewardsprogramtogiveyourselfencouragementtostayontask.

A.Itiswisetomakeatimetable.B.Theimportantthingistoberealistic.C.It’sbettertofindoutwhatworksforyou.D.learningEnglishisinterestingandrewarding.E.Whateveryourgoalsare,workhardonthem.F.thethingswedobestinlifearethethingsweenjoydoing.G.Isitbecauseyouwantto,orbecausesomeoneelsewantsyouto?答案:1～5.GEBCF閱讀理解Chinaisacountrywithalonghistory.Ithasgreattraditionalculture,especiallyChinesecharacters.Chinesecharactersusuallyhavemorethanonemeaningandsomeofthemareveryinteresting.Herearesixones.Weuse“pinyin”herebecause“pinyin”istheChinesespellingwayforthecharacters.Forexample,“fu”isthe“pinyin”forgoodluckinChinese.“Pinyin”“fu”isonlythephonicpartofthecharacterandifyouwanttoknowthemeaningofgoodluck“fu”,youmustreadtheChinesecharacter“?！眀ecause“fu”alsorepresents(代表)otherChinesecharactersthatsoundthesame.“Fu”meansblessing,goodfortuneandgoodluck.TheChinesecharacter“fu”isoneofthemostpopularonesusedduringChineseNewYear.Chinesepeopleoftenputup“fu”upsidedownonthefrontdoorofahouseoranapartment.Theupsidedown“fu”meansgoodluckcomessincethecharacterforupsidedowninChinesesoundsthesameasthecharacterfor“come”.“Lu”isusedtomeanofficials’payinoldChina.“Shou”meanslonglife,ageorbirthday.“Xi”ishappiness.Thedoubledcharacter“xi”meansdoublehappiness.ItisusuallyputupeverywhereatChineseweddings.“Cai”meanswealthormoney.Chineseoftensay“moneycanmakeaghostturnamillstone”.Itistosaymoneyreallycandoalotofthings.But,moneycan’tbuyeverything.“He”isanimportantpartofChineseculture.Itmeansgoodrelationswithotherpeople.Whenyouhave“he”,thingswillbealoteasierforyou.ThetopsixluckyChinesecharacters,“fu”“l(fā)u”“shou”“xi”“cai”“he”,areparticularlylovedbyChinesepeople.【語篇概述】這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了“福、祿、壽、喜、財、和”這幾個中國漢字的意思。1.WhatdoweusetoshowhowtoreadtheChinesecharacters?A.“Pinyin”. B.Letters.C.Words. D.Spelling.選A。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Weuse“pinyin”herebecause“pinyin”istheChinesespellingwayforthecharacters.可知選A。2.Theupsidedown“fu”means______.

A.coming B.goodluckcomesC.goodfortune D.“fu”isupsidedown選B。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“倒貼的’?！忠馕吨眠\到來”,可知選B。3.PeopleinChinamostprobablyputuptheChinesecharacter______onthefrontdoorattheirweddings.

A.upsidedown“cai” B.upsidedown“fu”C.doubled“xi” D.doubled“he”選C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段可知選C。4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.“Cai”iswealthormoney.B.“Lu”isusedtomeanofficials’payinoldChina.C.“Shou”meanskeepingthin.D.Thingswillbealoteasierifyouhave“he”.選C。細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“壽意味著長命百歲”可知選C。【素養(yǎng)培優(yōu)】話題小寫作你認(rèn)為自己的漢字書寫怎么樣?如何寫好漢字?寫出你自己的建議。要求:詞數(shù)80左右。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________