新人教版選修11《Unit 5 Launching your career》2017年單元測試卷

一、閱讀理解（滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項．

• 1．When I first moved to the US，it was very hard for me to understand a friendly chat or conversation．There were a lot of words that were quite unfamiliar to me．They were just common words，but the only difference was the actual meaning and their usage．We are used to different sets of words in other parts of the world due to British English influence．Though this has been changing a lot in recent times，I would like to share with you some of the common words used here and what I felt were different．It took me a while to catch up very basic words that Americans use in daytoday conversations and I am still learning new words every day!
     Usually in India，we say，"Can I get my stuff in a plastic cover？" Here in the US，people say，"Can I get a bag for the stuff？"
     We are used to saying I am a nonvegetarian，but in the US，people might get lost．You have to say，"I eat meat or chicken．" When you go to a restaurant，if you are a vegetarian，you should say，"NO Meat or Chicken"；otherwise，you may find interesting stuff as a vegetarian in your food．
     Americans consider association football （英式足球） to be a kids' sport．People say soccer when they refer to actual football．In Europe and other parts of the world we call football，but here in the US they say it soccer．
     Typically in the restaurant after you are done with a meal，you ask for a check not a bill in the US from the waiter．No one uses "lift" here；it is "elevator"．Any shop is called store．We often get confused when Americans use "bike"．It means "bicycle"．If you want to take a bath，people say，"I need to take a shower．"
  
  （1）Which of the following groups of words is most likely to be said by an American？

  
  A．Waiter，get my stuff in a plastic cover，please．
  B．Is there anything wrong with the lift？
  C．Would you like to watch the soccer match this afternoon？
  D．It is so great to go travelling across the country on a bicycle!
  （2）When you go to a restaurant in the US，which of the following sentences will be used？

  
  A．If you don't eat meat，you will say "I am a vegetarian．"
  B．If you are a nonvegetarian，you will say "I eat meat or chicken．"
  C．If you are done with a meal，you will say "Could I have the bill，please？"
  D．If you want interesting stuff as a vegetarian in your food，you will say "No Meat or Chicken．"
  （3）It can be inferred from the passage that

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  A．just common words are used in daytoday conversations
  B．English spoken in India is mostly influenced by British English
  C．British English is different from American English in all words
  D．English in European countries is mostly
  （4）What's the author's purpose of writing this passage？

  
  A．To share some of his funny experiences．
  B．To tell us that language is always changing．
  C．To tell us that English spreads widely in the world．
  D．To introduce some differences between British English and American English．
  組卷：2引用：1難度：0.5

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• 2．Sometimes people add to what they say even when they don't talk．Gestures are the "silent language" of every culture．We point a finger or move another part of the body to show what we want to say．It is important to know the body language of every country or we may be misunderstood．
     In the United States，people greet each other with a handshake in a formal introduction．The handshake must be firm．If the handshake is weak，it is a sign of weakness or unfriendliness．Friends may place a hand on the other's arm or shoulder．Some people，usually women，greet a friend with a hug．
     Space is important to Americans．When two people talk to each other，they usually stand about two and a half feet away and at an angle，so they are not facing each other directly．Americans get uncomfortable when a person stands too close．They will move back to have their space．If Americans touch another person by accident，they say，"Pardon me．" or "Excuse me．"
     Americans like to look at the other person in the eyes when they are talking．If you don't do so，it means you are bored，hiding something，or are not interested．But when you stare at someone，it is not polite．
     For Americans，thumbsup means yes，very good，or well done．Thumbsdown means the opposite．To call a waiter，raise one hand to head level or above．To show you want the check，make a movement with your hands as if you are singing a piece of paper．It is all right to point at things but not at people with the hand and index finger（食指）．Americans shake their index finger at children when they scold them and pat them on the head when they admire them．
     Learning a culture's body language is sometimes confusing．If you don't know what to do，the safest thing to do is to smile．
  
  （1）From the first paragraph we can learn that

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  A．gestures don't mean anything while talking
  B．gestures can help us to express ourselves
  C．we can learn a language well without body language
  D．only American people can use gestures
  （2）If you are introduced to a stranger from the USA，you should

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  A．greet him with a hug
  B．place a hand on his shoulder
  C．shake his hand firmly
  D．shake his hand weakly
  （3）In the United States，people often

  ．
  A．show their friendship by touching each other
  B．show their friendship by glancing at each other
  C．say"Pardon me"to each other when they are talking
  D．get uncomfortable when you sit close to them
  （4）If you talk with an American friend，it's polite to

  ．
  A．look up and down at your friend
  B．look at the other person in the eyes
  C．hide your opinion
  D．look at your watch now and then
  組卷：2引用：1難度：0.6

  解析

• 3．In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas!You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket!You might even drive a flying car!
     Not all past predictions（預(yù)言） have been proven wrong．A few of them have been surprisingly accurate．Some great thinkers predicted the arrival of the credit card，the fax machine and even the Internet-years before they happened．But for each prediction that has come true，some others have missed by a mile．Many of these predictions didn't consider how people would want to use the technology or whether people really needed these high-tech （高科技的） things in their lives or not．Let's look at some predictions from the not too distant past．
     Robot helpers
     Where's the robot in my kitchen？Nowhere，of course．And he's probably not coming anytime soon．Robots do exist today，but mostly in factories and other working environments．
     Back in the 1950s，however，people said that by now personal robots would be in most people's homes．
     So why hasn't it happened？Maybe because robots are still too expensive and clumsy（笨拙的）．And probably the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just too strange．At home we seem to be doing fine without them．
     Telephones of tomorrow
     In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone．They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes．But of course the idea hasn't caught on yet．
     Why？The technology worked fine，but it overlooked something obvious：people desire for privacy．Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just stepped out of the shower？Probably not-it could be uncomfortable!Just because technology doesn't always mean people will want to use it．
     And finally，how about that crazy prediction of the flying car？It's not so crazy any more!But a flying car remains one of the most wonderful technology ideas to catch our imagination．Keep watching the news-or perhaps the sky outside your window-to see what the future will bring．
  
  （1）According to the passage，which of the following statements is NOT true？

  
  A．Technology doesn't always mean people want to use it．
  B．Predictions don't need to consider people's practical use of the technology．
  C．Many of the high tech things people thought we'd be using by now simply never appeared．
  D．High tech things are not always convenient to people's life．
  （2）The underlined phrase "caught on" in Paragraph 6 probably means

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  A．become popular
  B．become enjoyable
  C．come into sight
  D．come to life
  （3）What does the author think of the flying car？

  
  A．It is too difficult to imagine．
  B．It is too crazy to realise．
  C．It is likely to appear in the future．
  D．It has been the focus of the news．
  （4）The passage mainly deals with

  ．
  A．predictions that catch our imagination
  B．predictions that haven't come true
  C．new technology that can benefit our life
  D．new technology that is in wide use
  組卷：4引用：2難度：0.6

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五、短文改錯（滿分10分）

• 8．假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文．文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處．每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改．
  增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫上該加的詞．
  刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉．
  修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞．
  注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
  2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分．
  Notice In order to improve our English，an English evening is going to held in our school hall．It will start at 7：30 p．m．or end at 10：00 p．m．the next Friday．You will enjoy English stories at the"evening"．Some English songs will also be singing．What's more，some English short plays and poem will be performed，either．In addition，Mr．a(chǎn)nd Mrs．Brown from Canada，working in our school，together with his children，will be invited to our"evening"．They will give us wonderfully performances．
      Everybody is welcome to attending the"evening"．We hope all of you can be there in time and will appreciate the performances．We also hope your English will be greatly improved after this"evening"．
  Students' Union
  組卷：6引用：2難度：0.5

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六、書面表達（滿分25分）

• 9．請你（王剛）根據(jù)下面要點信息給你的美國筆友（Peter）寫一封電子郵件，向他介紹你們學(xué)校英語俱樂部上周六舉行英語角的情況．
  要點：1．時間：上周六上午；
  2．地點：學(xué)校禮堂；
  3．參加人員：學(xué)校英語俱樂部全體成員；
  4．活動內(nèi)容：參與者扮演各種角色，并在模擬生活場景中用英語完成一項任務(wù)，講中文者會被懲罰；
  5．活動效果：大家練習(xí)了口語，度過了一個愉快的上午．
  注意：1．詞數(shù)100左右，書信的開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；
  2．短文要求包含以上所有要點，但不能逐條翻譯；
  3．可以適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫．
  參考詞匯：imitative模擬的；let slip sth．無意中說出……
  Dear Peter，
  Yours sincerely，
  Wang Gang
  組卷：5引用：1難度：0.7

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