高中英语《MODULE1 British and American English》单元练测题（一） 新人教版必修5

1 高中英语必修五高中英语必修五 MODULE1 MODULE1 BritishBritish andand AmericanAmerican English English 单元练测题 一 单元练测题 一 模块练测卷 一 模块练测卷 一 I 单项选择单项选择 1 Do you think the rain will affect the football match Well the players are used to such rainy weather so it shouldn t make any to them A difficulty B difference C trouble D good 2 I hope that one day there no wandering dogs on the street A were B being C are D will be 3 What did the man say just now He said that they had everything with America nowadays except language A connection B common C share D in common 4 spring is here we can expect milder weather A Because B Now that C For D Even if 5 Teachers are always gardeners while children flowers A compared with B compared for C comparing to D compared to 6 Space exploration has been made with the development of modern science and technology A it possible B it was possible C that possible D possible 7 Not only politics but also English is important In other words is important A English as well politics B English as well as politics C both politics and English D politics and English 8 Do you know the difficulty he had the family A supported B supporting C to support D support 9 The tower on the top of the hill the beauty of the lake A adds up to B adds up C adds to D adds 10 He agrees with us That s to say his opinion is to ours A common B the same C opposite D similar 11 Jane s parents as well as mine the school meeting A were present at B joined C took part D were attended 12 We Chinese can work wonders that is we can make A impossible possible B the impossible possible C impossibly possible D the impossible possibly 13 What he said at the meeting is really so many people were A confused confusing B confusing confused C confused confused D confusing confusing 14 The book is very difficult to understand You could read a one if you like A simplify B simplified C simplifying D simplifier 15 Although they met with difficulties I hear that they ve succeeded A in all B after all C above all D first of all 完形填空完形填空 The Voice of America began during the World War II when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 16 American officials believed they should 17 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events The first VOA news report began with words in 18 The 19 may be good or bad but we shall tell you the truth Within a week other VOA 20 were broadcasting in Italian French and English After the World War ended in 1945 some Americans felt VOA s 21 had to be changed 22 the Soviet Union 苏联 became enemy of America They wanted to 23 Soviet listeners Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian In the early days VOA began adding something new to its Broadcast that was 24 Music USA Another new idea came along in 1959 VOA knew that many listeners did not know 25 English to completely understand its 26 English broadcast So VOA 27 a simpler kind of English 28 uses about 1 500 words and is spoken 29 Of course it is special English In the 30 of most VOA listeners the most 31 program is the news report News from around the world 32 into the VOA news room in Washington 24 hours a day It comes from VOA reporters in 33 cities and also from other 34 like BBC VOA writers and editors use these materials to 35 news reports which are being broadcast in 43 languages 16 A business B culture C support D information 17 A reply B answer C join D interrupt 18 A time B short C English D German 19 A news B problems C effects D opinions 20 A stations B news C announcers D officials 21 A home B position C purpose D result 22 A if B supposing C considering D in order that 23 A reach B satisfy C attack D support 24 A known B reported C called D printed 25 A American B British C standard D enough 26 A normal B fast C good D exact 27 A invented B discovered C taught D stopped 28 A it B who C which D that 29 A slowly B rapidly C normally D loudly 30 A please B course C opinion D advice 31 A difficult B important C various D common 32 A fly B send C deliver D past 33 A all B major C American D news 34 A broadcasts B forms C newspaper D countries 35 A broadcast B announce C translate D prepare 阅读理解阅读理解 A A A student is learning to speak British English He wonders 想知道 Can I communicate 交际 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 while Americans say in the hospital and Do you have a pen Pronunciation is sometimes different Americans usually sound the r in the words like bird and hurt Speakers of British English do not sound the r 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 36 According to this passage a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that A British people cannot understand him B American people cannot understand him C the grammar is too hard for him D the spelling is too hard for him 37 American English and British English are different in A spelling B pronunciation C grammar D all of the above 38 What is NOT mentioned 提及 in the passage A Whether there are differences between British English and American English B Whether British English and American English are one language or two C How the differences between British English and American English came about D How important the differences are 39 Most say Do you have a watch A British people B Americans C children D teachers B B Read a whole book in English Me Yes you Believe it or not that may be easier than you think Not all classics are too difficult or complicated So you re not limited to the simplified versions And the easier books are not all for children Books in their original versions may send you to the dictionary And you might not understand everything you read But reading one from cover to cover will give you a real sense of accomplishment The key is to find the right books Let s take a look at these TheThe Lion Lion thethe WitchWitch andand thethe WardrobeWardrobe C S C S Lewis Lewis Stepping into an old wardrobe four English school children find themselves in the magical world of Narnia On this delightful land they find friends among the many talking creatures The children soon discover however that Narnia is ruled by the White Witch Edmund one of the children falls under her power Who can free Narnia Only Aslan the great and noble lion He alone knows the deeper magic But the children themselves must help fight the battle against the White Witch and those who serve her TheThe OldOld ManMan andand thethe SeaSea Ernest Ernest Hemingway Hemingway Santiago an old Cuban fisherman hasn t caught any fish in more than 80 days Sailing far out from land the old man hooks an enormous fish That begins an agonizing three day battle First he struggles against the great fish Then he must fight off the sharks that circle the little boat and threaten to eat his fish Exhausted and bleeding the old man arrives back at shore But his fish his beautiful fish Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for this superb story of strength and courage of victory and regret A A WrinkleWrinkle inin TimeTime Madeleine Madeleine Lingle Lingle Meg s father a U S government scientist has been missing for many months He had been experimenting with time travel when he mysteriously disappeared Now Meg her little brother Charles Wallace and her friend Calvin will try to rescue him But first they must outwit the forces of evil they encounter on their journey through time and space Can they find Meg s father before it s too late This novel is more than just a science fiction adventure It s an exploration of the nature of our universe TheThe PearlPearl John John Steinbeck Steinbeck One day Kino a poor Mexican pearl diver finds a magnificent pearl With it he dreams of buying a better life new clothes and schooling for his son Instead it brings only evil His wife pleads with him to get rid of it No says Kino I will have my chance I am a man But when he kills a man who is trying to steal the pearl Kino and his wife must run for their lives This tale of dreams justice and the power of greed is told simply and beautifully TheThe LongLong WinterWinter Laura Laura IngallsIngalls Wilder Wilder It s winter 1880 1881 on America s northern prairies Mr and Mrs Ingalls and their four girls stay near the kitchen stove to keep warm Heavy snowstorms cut them off even from neighbors With the trains stopped no supplies can reach the town Food and fuel are running out Day after day the girls must grind wheat for bread and twist hay to burn At times they nearly lose the battle to keep their spirits up This story provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of early American settlers 40 In the passage the author intends to A recommend a few simplified versions of clas sics B recommend a few original versions of classics C tell us how to read an English book from be ginning to end D tell us how to find proper English books to read 41 In The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe the White Witch is probably A an evil woman with magic power B a friendly woman with magic power C a delightful talking creature D a powerful lion 42 The underlined word outwit in the passage probably means A get rid of B take advantage of C beat by being cleverer D make the most of 43 Which book deals with history A The Pearl B The Old Man and the Sea C A Wrinkle in Time D The Long Winter C You are a German living in Berlin One day you re walking down the street minding your own business when suddenly a stranger comes up with a smile on his face After stopping you he holds a small electronic device 装置 close to his face and speaks slowly into it saying in English Can you tell me where I can buy some sauerkraut What should you do a Run away b Call the police or c Listen closely for the device to say in German Konnen Sie mir bitte sager which Sauerkraut Kaufen Kann The most proper answer would be c because the person in front of you is only a tourist trying to enjoy himself The device is said to be the world s first portable 便携的 translator a hand held microcomputer that at the same time translates one spoken language into another The four pound battery operated product is called the Voice and it is the invention of Advanced Products and Technologies an American electronics company When the Voice is introduced in the United States in late April at a price of 1 500 it will be used to translate spoken English into Italian German French and Spanish The product comes with separate cartridges 盒式储存器 for each of the four languages which can be changed when the user travels from one country to another It will be sold in Europe soon after the US introduction with cartridges that translate Italian German French and Spanish into English The Voice uses a microchip 微型集成电 路片 to translate languages It is started by voice command and produces voice output through a built in speaker When the user makes a statement or asks a question the Voice immediately repeats what has been said in another language 44 The device held by the stranger is probably a kind of A a two way radio B language translator C easily carried speaker D a multi functioned computer 45 What does the last sentence of the first paragraph mean A Can you tell me where I can buy some sauerkraut B Can I ask for some information from the police C Would you like to try my device D Would you not run away if I ask you where to buy some sauerkraut 46 When the stranger says Can you tell sauerkraut he is A learning German from his device B asking you the way to the sauerkraut shop C making fun of you with his device D testing his device for fun 47 Which of the following is not mentioned in the text A The price of the hand held microcomputer B The function of the product Voice C The producer of the small electronic device D The number of the device sold to the European countries D D Who are these people rushing by you in the street More than 215 million people now call America home but most of them can trace their families back to other parts of the world If you look at the names on shop windows you will see that Americans come from many different lands The idea that these people who once were strangers to the United States have lost the customs and cultures of their original countries and have become American is really not true In fact what exists in America is more often a kind of side by side living in which groups of people from other countries often have kept many of their customs and habits They join the general American society only in certain areas of their lives such as in schools business and sports but they keep many of their own native customs and manners socially and at home This side by side living has both advantages and disadvantages Sometimes it may cause disagreements to develop between groups whose ways of life are very different from each other However there are also great advantages that come from the variety of cultures brought by settlers from other lands There is great freedom of choice among ideas and dress food and social customs in America Everyone can find some part of his or her familiar world in the United States in churches music food national groups or newspapers 48 More than 215 million people call America home because A they have their houses B they settle there now C they want to make their home there D they like that land very much 49 Side by side living style means A to make friends with native people B to keep their own customs while sharing American ones in certain areas C the groups of people who live nearby D that they get closer to American society 50 According to the passage people in the USA A share American customs and culture B live in a kind of side by side society C keep their own customs and habits firmly D make no choice to accept American customs 51 Which is the best title for this passage A Advantages and Disadvantages B Different Customs and Habits C Home for the People D Side by side Living Style in America E E Like every language American English is full of special expressions phrases that come from the day to day life of the people and develop in their own way Our expression today is to face the music When someone says Well I guess I ll have to face the music it does not mean he s planning to go to the concert It is something far less pleasant like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that and why you didn t do this or that Sour music indeed but it has to be faced At some time or another every one of us has had to face the music especially as children We can all remember father s angry voice I want to talk to you and only because we did not obey him What an unpleasant business it was The phrase to face the music is familiar to every American young and old It is at least 100 years old And where did this expression come from The first explanation comes from the American novelist James Fenimore Looper He said in 1851 that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage When they got their cue to go on they often said Well it s time to face the music And that was exactly what they did facing the orchestra which was just below them And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile especially if he forgot his lines But he had to go out If he did not there would be no play So the expression to face the music come to mean having to go through something no matter how unpleasant the experience might be because you knew you had no choice Other explanations about the expression go back to the army When the men faced an inspection by their leaders the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked Was their equipment clean shinny enough to pass the inspection Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well as the inspection What else could they do Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done As for example when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible he is dishonored The band does not play Only the drums tap a sad slow beat The soldier is forced to leave facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse 52 How many ways does the phrase to face the music come from A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 53 What s the meaning of to face the music A To face something far less pleasant B To face the stage C To face the back of one s horse D To face one s leader 54 Which of the following is a situation of facing the music A When we are playing basketball B When we are making a speech C When we are having a party D When we are talking with somebody 55 The underlined word hostile means A unfriendly B dislike C unkind D unnecessary 阅读表达阅读表达 阅读下面的短文 并根据短文后的要求答题 请注意问题后的字数要求 Stone Soup is an international magazine of which the articles are written by English speaking children up to age 13 Although the magazine is based in the United States and most of the writing is by American children we also publish the writing by children from across the world Twenty two years ago my colleague Gerry and I started Stone Soup along with a group of fellow university students Different magazines are designed for different readers Our magazine is for the kind of writing that exists on the borderland between fiction 小说 and nonfiction We look for novels based on experiences of life that are so real that one wonders whether the stories are true or