
Unit 2 Exploring English 单元测试 -2022-2023学年高中英语外研版(2019)必修第一册(含答案).docx
11页Unit 2 Exploring English 单元测试第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分)阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AHello and welcometo English with Lucy.Today we have another topic:"Four Common British Expressions."Now, before we get started make sure you connect with me on all my social media which is right here. You can subscribe to my YouTube. You can also like me on Facebook. And for my Chinese followers, I have my Weibo account as well.Four Common British Expressions:“A piece of cake.” And this is very similar to "Easy-peasy, lemon squeezy, "which we’ve discussed in a former video. And basically, it means very easy. So I might come out of an easy exam saying, "That exam was a piece of cake."“Break a leg!” It actually looks really rather cruel, but I promise you it’s positive. And “Break a leg!” means “Good luck!” So before a race, before a job interview, before a test, instead of saying “Good luck!” I might say “Break a leg!” “It cost an arm and a leg.” And this basically means something was really expensive. If I say, "My bag cost an arm and a leg," I mean it cost a lotof money.“To call it a day.”And this means “to end a task”. So, for example, “I’m feeling a bit tired. I think I’ll call it a day."That means"I thinkhave learned something.1.How can Chinese listeners connect with Lucy?A. With WeChat. B. Through Weibo.C. On Facebook.D. By YouTube.2.When John went to an English Speech Competition, what should you say to him?A. Break a leg!B. It cost an arm and a leg.C. To call it a day.D. A piece of cake.3.What does he/she mean when the teacher says "Let’s call it a day."?A. He/She will stop that day.B. He/She feels tired.C. Class is over.D. It is daytime.BLanguages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly knit(联系) groups developed their own patters of speech independent of each other. Some langue experts believe that 10,000 years ago when the world had justfive to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.Soon afterwards, many of those people stared setting down to become farmers, and their languages too became settledmore and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education especially globalisation and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over. At present, the world has about 6,800 languages. The distribution of these languages is hugely uneven. The generalrule is that mild zones have relatively few languages, often spoken by many people, while hot, wet zones have lots, oftenspoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1,000; Africa 2,400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800. The median number (中位数) of speakers is a mere 6,000, which means that half the world’s languages are spoken by fewer people than that. Already well over 400 of the total of 6, 800 languages are close to extinction (消亡), with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random, Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico(150), Lipan Apache in theUnited States (two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chanceof survival.4.What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times?A. They developed very fastB. They were large in number.C. They had similar patterns.D. They were closely connected.5.Which of the following best explains "dominant” in paragraph 2?A. Complex. B. Advanced. C. Powerful. D. Modern.6.How many languages are spoken by less than 6000 peopleat present?A. About 6,800.B. About 3,400.C. About 2,400.D. About 1,200.7.What is the main idea of the text?A. New languages will be created.B. People’s lifestyles are reflected in languagesC. Human development results in fewer languages.D. Geography determines language evolution.COne of the most important ways to learn and master the English language is to read, read, and read. It is said that a good reader is also a good writer and a good speaker. However, in today’s world, reading is something that most children dislike doing. There are simply so many distractions that books, magazines, and newspapers are often ignored and they are in favor of video games and movies. And while video games and movies also play a role in helping the child learn the Englishlanguage, they still can’t quite compare to reading.And as a result, kids are learning less and less. Take a look at an elementary level textbook. You’ll notice that the booksfor elem。
