2024新教材高中英语Unit2ExploringEnglish单元测试外研版必修第一册.docVIP

Unit2单元测试

第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)

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。

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ManystudentswanttoknowaboutthedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.Howdidthesedifferencescomeabout?Thereisnoquickanswertothisquestion.Atfirst,thelanguageinBritainandAmericawasthesame.In1776,Americabecameanindependentcountry.Afterthat,thelanguageslowlybegantochange.Foralongtime,thelanguageinAmericastayedthesame,whilethelanguageinEnglandchanged.Forexample,300yearsago,theEnglishtalkedabout“fall”.Today,mostBritishpeopletalkabout“autumn”，butAmericansstilltalkabout“fall”.InthesamewayAmericansstillusetheexpression“Iguess”(meaning“Ithink”),justastheBritishdid300yearsago.

Atthesametime,BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishstartedborrowingwordsfromotherlanguages,endingupwithdifferentwords.Forexample,theBritishtook“typhoon”fromChinese,whiletheAmericanstook“tornado”fromSpanish.

In1828,NoahWebsterpublishedthefirstAmericandictionary.HewantedtomakeAmericanEnglishdifferentfromBritishEnglish,sohechangedthespellingofmanywords.Thatswhythewordscolour,centreandtravellerarespeltcolor,centerandtravelerinAmericanEnglish.Exceptforthesedifferencesinspelling,writtenEnglishismoreorlessthesameinbothBritishandAmericanEnglish.

Thedifferencesaregreaterinthespokenlanguage.Forexample,Americanssaysdance/d?ns/,andinsouthernEnglandtheysay/dɑ?ns/.InAmericatheypronouncenot/nɑt/;insouthernEnglandtheysay/n?t/.However,mostofthetimepeoplefromthetwocountriesdonothaveanydifficultyinunderstandingeachother.

篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英式英语、美式英语之间的演化、发展以及目前两种语言之间的不同之处。

1．WhendidthelanguageinBritainandAmericaslowlybegintochange?

A．After1828.

B．300yearsago.

C．AfterBritainstoppedrulingtheUSA.

D．300yearsafterAmericabecameindependent.

答案：C推理推断题。依