Unit 19 Language
单元检测A——语言基础扎根练＋阅读理解提速练
[语言基础扎根练]
Ⅰ.单词拼写/用所给词的适当形式填空
1．A famous old name on a firm is not necessarily a guarantee (保证) of quality.
2．Making speeches in public always makes the shy girl feel embarrassed (尴尬的)．
3．Having lived in England for many years, he can speak English as fluently (流畅地) as an Englishman.
4．If you want to ensure (保证) that you catch the plane, you'd better take a taxi.
5．Do not take it for granted that the board of the directors will approve (赞同) of the plan.
6．Our surroundings (环境) make more difference to our mood than most of us want to admit.
7．He has been placed on a paid leave of absence (absent) while investigations are made.
8．She wished sincerely (sincere) she might do something to comfort them.
9．The report says the government needs to make an adjustment (adjust) to an aging population
10．The government's announcement (announce) is seen as a move towards settling the strike.
11．I'm an negotiator. I've done very well over the years through negotiation.(negotiate)
12．I will be thankful (thank) to you if you could give me a kind consideration.
13．He laughed off the embarrassing (embarrass) situation.
14．The police gained a great deal of useful information (inform) about the organization.
15．The application (apply) form is important. Sit down and write it out properly.
Ⅱ.单句改错
1．It impressed me most was that I failed in an English exam, feeling extremely upset and disappointed.It→What
2．Giving that I have got up earlier, I won't miss the train.Giving→Given
3．They are faced with the problem if they should continue the work.if→whether
4．Please inform me the progress you have made as soon as possible.me后加of
5．Travelers to Englishspeaking countries have to adjust differences between British and American English.adjust后加to
6．The police caught someone steal in the railway station.steal→stealing
7．In absence of gravity, the human body does some bizarre things.In后加the
8．What impresses me most is that the little girl can speak English fluent.fluent→fluently
9．We offered her our congratulation on her passing the driving test.congratulation→congratulations
Ⅲ.补全句子
1．一方面我们应该发展经济，而另一方面我们还得保护我们的环境。
On_the_one_hand,_we should develop our economy; on_the_other_hand,_we should protect the environment.
2．不管是(自己)开车还是乘火车，他会准时来的。
Whether_he_drives_or_takes_the_train,_he'll be here on time.
3．这是首款以无人驾驶为目的的汽车。
The car is the first vehicle built for_the_purpose_of_ selfdriving.
4．尽管被敌人包围了，这些士兵仍然泰然自若。
Surrounded_by_the_enemy,_the solders remained firm.
5．使我们自己不断适应变化着的世界不是很容易。
It is not easy to_adjust_ourselves_to_the_changing_world continuously.
6．首先，祝贺你被你喜欢的大学录取了。
First of all, I congratulate_you_on/offer_my_congratulations_to_you_on being admitted into your favorite university.
[阅读理解提速练]
A
The chance of a snowy holiday season in most American cities is practically impossible this year, so any festive atmosphere to be enjoyed will have to be the imaginary sort. Luckily, there are books for that.
The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
Any reader of fairy tales knows Andersen's responsible for the snowy scenes in The Snow Queen, the story of children Kay and Gerda, who must face the goddesslike woman who controls all snowflakes after Kay is kidnapped.
Family Life by Akhil Sharma
It's a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America, only to face entirely new hardships. Sharma's novel isn't entirely set in the wintertime, but his poetic descriptions of winter weather as lovely yet isolating make it a great choice for a December read.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Go ahead and give up the movie adaptation that has been produced recently and read or reread the classic itself. You know the story: a scientist driven by his ambition discovers a method for creating life, and spends two years cobbling together a living creature, who later feels angry with him.
An American Childhood by Annie Dillard
Dillard's first book is, as its title suggests, about her change from being a selfcentered child to being an adult more concerned with the world around her than with her own personal concerns. Her parents are key figures in the story. One famous scene takes place during what the author calls “a big snow”， in 1950.
1．Who wrote a novel about The Snow Queen?
A．Annie Dillard. B．Mary Shelley.
C．Akhil Sharma. D．Hans Christian Andersen.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据文中介绍第一本书时说的“Any reader of fairy tales knows Andersen's responsible for the snowy scenes in The Snow Queen ...”可知，《冰雪女王》的作者是安徒生。故选D项。
2．Which novel is about an Indian's family?
A．The Snow Queen. B．Family Life.
C．An American Childhood. D．Frankenstein.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据Family Life by Akhil Sharma部分的第一句“It's a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America ...”可知，《家庭生活》的故事内容是关于一个移民到美国的印度家庭。故选B项。
3．What do we know about Frankenstein?
A．It has been adapted for movies.
B．It's about the secret history.
C．It's about an Indian family.
D．It's a fairy tale.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据Frankenstein by Mary Shelley部分的第一句“Go ahead and give up the movie adaptation ...”可知，《弗兰肯斯坦》已被改编成电影。故选A项。
4．From An American Childhood, we know the main characters are ________.
A．selfcentered children B．adults
C．scientists D．Dillard's parents
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Her parents are key figures in the story.”可知，迪拉德的父母是书中故事的主角。故选D项。
B
(2018·湖北省鄂西北联考)A school where 60% of pupils speak English as a second language has equipped electronic translators for every child so they can communicate with teachers. Manor Park Primary in Birmingham, which has 384 pupils, is the first school in Britain to provide translators for all of its children and to make the tools a part of every lesson.
The technology can allow teachers to type messages to pupils which are then translated into the 19 native tongues of children, with no English. Another 11 languages are spoken by pupils who have some English. In Britain, with figures showing that one in six primary pupils speaks a different language at home — double the number ten years ago — the technology could soon become popular in many more schools.
Talking Tutor can translate English into many languages including Polish, Urdu and Chinese. The teacher types a message into a computer and it then reads the message out to the pupils in their native tongues. The pupils type the answer which is read to the teacher by Talking Tutor. Headmaster Jason Smith said the software had transformed his school and given staff the opportunity to communicate with children. The school pays ￡700 a year for the software. The software, developed by EMAS UK, cost more than ￡2.5 million to produce.
Dawn Holt, a teacher at the school, admitted she had struggled in the past to communicate with pupils who had recently arrived in Britain. But some say giving pupils the translators could be “damaging and dangerous”．“Surely it would be better to give all these teenagers an intensive course in English，” said Nick Seaton, a father.“My boy says teachers are spending more time using the computer than teaching. He came home last week and said he felt pushed aside.”
语篇解读：学校里60%的学生的母语不是英语，教师怎么上课、怎么和学生交流呢？一种新发明的电脑软件能帮助解决这个问题。
5．What is the name of the electronic translator?
A．Talking Tutor. B．EMAS UK.
C．Nick Seaton. D．Dawn Holt.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句可知，该软件的名称为Talking Tutor。
6．Manor Park Primary decided to use electronic translators in order to ________.
A．help the pupils to learn English well in a short time
B．make the teachers and the students understand each other
C．let the students master foreign languages quickly
D．attract more and more pupils to the school
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句可知，该校配备这个软件的目的是帮助师生更好地交流。
7．From the text we can infer that ________.
A．EMAS UK can't make a lot of money from the software
B．more and more pupils begin to choose to study in Britain
C．there are many schools which have already used the software
D．the teachers had no difficulty talking with the students before
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第二段第三句可知，在英国，有六分之一的小学生的母语不是英语，这一比例是十年前的两倍。由此可以推知，越来越多的国外的小学生选择到英国去上学。
8．Why do some people say giving pupils the translators could be “damaging and dangerous”？
A．Because the students will pay more money to the school.
B．Because the students won't get enough care from the teachers.
C．Because the students can't use the translators properly.
D．Because the students won't speak to the teachers any more.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后两句可知，其原因在于这会导致老师把过多的时间用在电脑操作上，学生感觉老师不够关心自己。
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