2016-2017学年高中英语unit2detective单元综合测评新人教版选修

1、Unit 2 Detective.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。A(2016东北三校二模)Can You Imagine How Hard It Would Be To Read?Sentences likethis？Every one of us gets so used to punctuation marks that not many of us give them a second thought. Actually, the ancient Greeks wrote this way. The lack of punctuation marks probably didnt bother good readers, though. As they read, they just put pauses where they fit best. Also at this time, sentences switched directions. A sentence read from left

2、 to right. The next one read right to left, and then left to right again, etc. The ancient Romans sometimes punctuated like this: Theyputsomethingthatcanseparatewordsinasentence. The word punctuation actually comes from this idea and the Latin word puncture, which means a dot.When the 5th century arrived, there were just two punctuation marks: spaces and points. The spaces separated words while the points showed pauses in reading. Then in the 13th century, a printer named Aldus Manutius tried to

3、 standardize punctuation. He always used a period for a complete stop at the end of a sentence. He used a slash (/) to indicate a short pause. Over time, that slash was shortened and curled, and it became the modern comma (逗号)Since that time, other marks have enlarged the punctuation family. The exclamation mark (感叹号) comes from the Latin word io.It means “exclamation of joy”. The question mark originally started out as the Latin word questio, meaning question. Eventually, scholars put it at the

4、 end of a sentence to show a question.Punctuation even keeps changing nowadays. New marks are coming into existence, and old punctuation marks are used in new ways. Take for example the “interrobang”. This 1962 invention combines the question mark and exclamation mark for times when writers want both. For example, “She did what！？” or “How much did you pay for that dress！？” Obviously, the interrobang is not widely used or recognized yet, but its invention shows that English is not yet finished wi

5、th its punctuation.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了英文中标点符号的起源和发展。1From the first paragraph, we can know that _.Agood readers had trouble reading without punctuation marksBa sentence always read from left to right in ancient GreeceCthe ancient Greeks switched the direction of punctuation marksDthe use of punctuation marks can date back to ancient times【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句“The ancient Romans sometimes . which means a dot.”可推知，标点符号的使用可以追溯到古代。故答案选D。【答案】D2The passage is developed by_.AtimeBspaceCcomparison Dimpor

6、tance【解析】篇章结构题。文章第二、三、四段开头第一句都与时间有关，由此可推知，本文是按照时间顺序来写作的。故答案选A。【答案】A3We can learn from the passage that_.Aancient Romans didnt use any punctuation marksBexclamation and question marks came from LatinCspaces and slashes were already used before the 5th centuryDAldus Manutius first started to use commas【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二、四句可知，感叹号和问号都起源于拉丁语。故答案选B。【答案】B4What can be concluded from the last paragraph?AThe combination of two marks will not work.BIt takes time for people to accept new punctuation marks.

7、COld punctuation marks need to be standardized.DPunctuation marks are still changing today.【解析】细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Punctuation even keeps changing nowadays.”和最后一句中的“but its invention shows that English is not yet finished with its punctuation”可知，英语中的标点符号至今还在继续变化。故答案选D。【答案】DB(2016石家庄市高三质检)Jackson Language SchoolSummer Opening and Closing TimeThe Jackson Language School is open each day except Sunday. There is an English Corner also available from 6 pm.9 pm. at the Bellevue Hall across from the school

8、.Class SizeClasses have a minimum of 10 students and a maximum of 16 students in one class. Classes are equipped with earphones and an electronically controlled listening.TeachersTeachers are all experienced and have a minimum of 2 years experience and at least a certificate in teaching English as a second language. They are all available for tutoring if you need it.LocationThe school is located 15 minutes from central London at 34 Inverleith Row, next to the Marks and Spencer shopping centre. I

9、t is near a bus stop and only a 5minute walk from the tube.AttendanceStudents on student visas are expected to attend regularly. Students who are absent more than 60% of the time will be reported to the Student Office. Moreover, if students attend less than 80%, they will not be able to get a certificate from Jackson Language School. It is also required by the Student Office for a visa extension.Home StayYou are able to stay with a British family if you request so. Jackson has a home stay program that matches students with families according to their own requirements and needs. While generally no problems occur, students may move from a home stay household if he or she gives a 2week written notice to the home stay family school.Language PolicyAs the course is an immersion (沉浸式) program, students are

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