高二英语外研版 必修5 module 1 单元测试

外研版英语必修5模块1同步导学检测试卷（A级）（4页码）（考试时间90分钟满分120分）题号一二三四五六七总分得分单元导读重点单词ACCENTOBVIOUSCONFUSECONFUSINGCOMPARECOMPARISONVARIETYVARYVARIOUSREMARKREMARKABLESATELLITEPLANETSTRUCTURESYSTEMRAPIDLYANNOUNCEMENTEDITIONADDPRESENTATTEMPTSIMPLIFYCOMBINEDISTINCTIVECRITICIZESTANDARDREFERENCE重点短语MAKEADIFFERENCEHAVEINCOMMONWITHBEDIFFERENTINPREFERTODOFILLUPWITHGASSTANDINLINEBESIMILARTOSTHINHAVESOMEDIFFICULTYINDOINGSTHITTHEFLICKOFASWITCHLEADTOPUTINORDEROFIMPORTANCEGETONWITHINTHEAIRALIVELYMUSICSCENEMAKEAFUSSOFACOUPLEOFWEAROFFNOWTHATINFAVOROFREFERTOINANUMBEROFWAYSALITTLEBITEASIERTHANKSTOGRADUATEFROMFIGHTAGAINSTASTANDARDREFERENCEBOOK重点句子1BRITISHENGLISHANDAMERICANENGLISHAREDIFFERENTINMANYWAYS2THEOTHERAREASINWHICHTHETWOVARIETIESDIFFERARESPELLINGANDPRONUNCIATION3AFTERALL,THEREISPROBABLYASMUCHVARIATIONOFPRONUNCIATIONWITHINTHETWOCOUNTRIESASBETWEENTHEM4SINCETHE1980S,WIYHSATELLITETVANDTHEINTERNET,ITHASBEENPOSSIBLETOLISTENTOBRITISHANDAMERICANENGLISHATTHEFLICKOFASWITCH5THISNONSTOPCOMMUNICATION,THEEXPERTSTHINK,HASMADEITEASIERFORBRITISHPEOPLEANDAMERICANSTOUNDERSTANDEACHOTHER6BUTITHASALSOLEDTOLOTSOFAMERICANWORDSANDSTRUCTURESPASSINGINTOBRITISHENGLISH7THISINTERNATIONALDIMENSIONSUGGESTTTTTTTTTTTSTHATINTHEFUTURE,THEREAREGOINGTOBEMANY“ENGLISGES”,NOTJUSTTWOMAINVARIETIES语法本模块复习一般现在时、现在进行时和现在完成时。一、单词识记（15分）1令人困惑的，难懂的_2比较_3种类_4不同；有区别_5讲话；评论_6声明；宣告_7增加_8陈述；提出_9努力；尝试_10简化_11与众不同的_12难懂的_13种类N_/V_14声明；V_N15组合；V_N_二、翻译习语（15分）1有相同之初_2有影响；使不相同_3四处走动_4与相似_5做有困难_6引起；导致_7支持；同意_8称为_9幸亏；多亏_10排队_11不同于_12毕竟_13由于_14习惯于_15指的是；提的是_三、用所给词的适当形式填空（10分）REMARKDIFFERSWITCHCONFUSEVARIETYCOMPASSLEADOBVIOUSLYBELONGVOCABULARY1HE_USTOHISHOUSE2_TOOTHERS,THETEACHERTHINKS,JACKISAMORESATISFYINGSTUDENT,3ITIS_THATWHATHESAYSISRIGHT4HEHASAHABITOFMAKINGHUMOUROUS_5SOMETIMESTHESAMEWORDHASSLIGHTLYDIFFERENTMEANING,WHICHCANBE_6MANY_OFPRODUCTSAREONSHOWNOW7THETWINSARESOALIKEBUTTHEYACT_FROMEACHOTHER8HE_THELIGHTSOFF,LOCKEDTHEDOORANDLEFTHOME9THATCAR_TOME,WHICHILOSTLASTWEEK10HERCHINESEISGOODSHEHASA_OFABOUT2000WORDS四、根据课文完成句子（10分）1WEBSTERIS_WELLKNOWNFORHISDICTIONARYIN18122BYTHE1850SITWASSELLINGONEMILLIONCOPIESAYEAR,_MAKEITONEOFTHEMOST_POPULARSCHOOLBOOKSEVER3FORAMERICANSTHINGSAREALITTLEBIT_EASY,THANKSTOTHEWORKOFHIM4THEREARE_HUNDREDOFDIFFERENTWORDSUSEDBYAMERICANS5THEREAREAFEW_DIFFERENCEINGRAMMAR,TOO6HEWAS_OBVIOUSLATEFORCLASS7SOMEEXPERTSBELIEVETHATTHETWO_VARIETYAREMOVINGCLOSERTOGETHER8WHATDIFFICULTYDOYOUTHINKHEHAS_LEARNMATHS9SHESPENTASMUCHTIMEASSHECOULD_READTHENOVEL10HERE_COMETWOBUSES五、语法练习（20分）1DONTGETOFFTHEBUSUNTILIT_ASTOPBWILLSTOPCSTOPPEDDHASSTOPPED2“WHERE_THERECORDERICANTSEEITANYWHERE“I_ITRIGHTHEREBUTNOWITSGONE“ADIDYOUPUT/HAVEPUTBHAVEYOUPUT/PUTCHADYOUPUT/WASPUTTINGDWEREYOUPUTTING/HAVEPUT3THEYASKEDMETOHAVEADRINKWITHTHEMISAIDTHATITWAS10YEARSSINCEI_AGOODDRINKAHADENJOYEDBWASENJOYINGCENJOYEDDHADBEENENJOYING4DONTCOMETONIGHTIWOULDRATHERYOU_TOMORROWACOMEBCAMECWILLCOMEDCOMING5_YOU_ADO/MARRYBHAVE/MARRIEDCHAVE/BEENMARRIEDDARE/MARRIED6WHENHE_ALLTHENEWSPAPERS,HELLGOHOMEASELLSBHASSOLDCWILLHAVESOLDDWILLBESOLD7“THISCLOTH_WELLAND_LONG“OKILLTAKEIT“AWASHES/LASTSBISWASHED/LASTEDCWASHES/ISLASTEDDISWASHING/LASTING8“HURRYUP,YOU_ONTHEPHONE“OH,IMCOMINGTHANKYOU“AAREWANTEDBAREBEINGWANTEDCWANTDAREWANTING9I_SEEYOU,BUTIDIDNT,FORIHADNOTIMEAHADWANTEDTOBHASWANTEDTOCWANTEDDWASWANTED10I_INGUANGZHOUFORSIXYEARSBYTHISOCTOBERAHAVELIVEDBWASLIVINGCWILLBELIVINGDSHALLHAVELIVED11BYTHISTIMENEXTYEARHE_FROMTHECOLLEGEAWILLBEGRADUATINGBSHOULDBEGRADUATINGCWILLHAVEGRADUATEDDISGRADUATING12OURTEACHERTOLDUSTHATTHEEARTH_FROMWESTTOEASTATURNSBTURNCHASTURNEDDHADTURNED13MYBROTHER_WHILEHE_HISBICYCLEANDHURTHIMSELFAFELL/WASRIDINGBFELL/WERERIDINGCHADFALLEN/RODEDHADFALLEN/WASRIDING14BILLSAIDHE_TWENTYONETHENEXTYEARAWASGOINGTOBEBWASABOUTTOBECCOULDBEDWASTOBE15ITISHIGHTIMEYOU_INBEDNOWAAREBWERECWILLBEDWOULDBE16AFTERAWHILEANAGREEMENT_AWASARRIVEDATBWASARRIVEDINCWASARRIVEDDHASBEENARRIVED17THEAIRLINERFROMBEIJING_AT300PMAISABOUTTOARRIVEBHASARRIVEDCARRIVESDISGOINGTOARRIVE18_,THATSTEPISNOTSAFEALOOKAROUNDBLOOKUPCLOOKOUTDLOOKDOWN19“HAVEYOU_HIMTOGIVEUPSMOKING“NOI_,BUTHEWOULDNTLISTEN“APERSUADED/TRIEDBTRIED/PERSUADEDCTRIED/TRIEDDPERSUADED/PERSUADED20THERESEARCHLABORATORYISGOINGTO_THENEWTYPEOFCOMPUTERTOUSEATAKEBMAKECPUTDSEND六、完形填空共20小题，每题15分，满分30分IREMEMBERMYDADTEACHINGMETHEPOWEROFLANGUAGEATAVERYYOUNGAGEONEFAIRLYINTERESTINGEVENTHAPPENEDWHENIWASEIGHTASAKID,IWASALWAYSCLIMBINGTREES,POLES,AND_1_AROUNDUPSIDEDOWNFROMTHERAFTERS房梁OFOURHOUSESO,IT_2_TONOSURPRISEFORMYDADTO_3_MEATTHETOPOFA30FOOTTREESWINGINGBACKANDFORTHWITHOUTREALIZINGTHETREECOULDBREAKORICOULDGET_4_,IJUSTTHOUGHTITWAS_5_TOBEUPSOHIGHMYCOUSIN,TAMMY,WASINTHESAMETREESHEWASHANGINGONTHEFIRSTBIG_6_ABOUTTENFEETBELOWMETAMMYSMOTHERALSO_7_USATTHEEXACTTIMEMYDADDIDABOUTTHATTIMEAHUGEGUSTOFWINDCAMEOVERTHETREEANDICOULDFEELTHETREEBEGINTOSWAYIREMEMBEREDMYDADS_8_OVERTHEWINDYELLING,“BART,_9_ONTIGHTLY”SOIDIDTHENEXTTHINGIKNOW,IHEARDTAMMY_10_ATTHETOPOFHERLUNGS,_11_FLATONTHEGROUNDSHEHADFALLENOUTOFTHETREEICAMEDOWNTHETREETO_12_MYDADLATERTOLDMEWHYTAMMYFELLANDIDIDNT_13_,WHENTAMMYSMOTHERFELTTHEWIND,SHEYELLEDOUT,“TAMMY,DONT_14_”ANDTAMMYDIDDOTHATMYDADTHEN_15_TOM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