全校联考第二单元检测卷必修一英语

home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it.It was great and beautiful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide.“The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world.We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted(打断) again by his words: “You don't say！” I couldn't help asking，“Why do you ask me not to talk about it？” “Well，I didn't request you to do so，” he answered，greatly surprised.I said，“Didn't you say, ‘You don't say？’ Hearing this，the Englishman laughed to tears.He began to explain, “‘You don't say’ actually means ‘Really？’ It is an expression of surprise.Perhaps you don't pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself.Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.

Remember：what the English teachers said is always right to us students.

1．A year ago，I paid no attention to English idioms because. A．English idioms were not important B．I was not careful with English idioms

C．my teacher didn't emphasize the importance of them D．I had no interest in them

2.At first，on hearing“You don't say，”I thought the foreigner meant.

A．he was not interested in the topic B．he was only

interested in the Great Wall

C．I had talked too much D．I had to stop talking 3．The underlined word in the first paragraph probably means. A．interesting B．important C．terrible D．unlucky

语篇解读：本文向我们讲述了作者因为不明白英语习语“you don't say”的确切含义而闹出的一场笑话。

1．解析：细节理解题。根据文中第一段的第一句可知，作者对学英语习语是很粗心的。

答案：B

2．解析：细节理解题。根据“I thought，perhaps this is not an appropriate topic”可知。

答案：A

3．解析：词义猜测题。阅读全文可知这是一次非常有趣的经历，amusing意为“有趣的”。

答案：A

As a young adult，Noah Webster was a teacher.At this time，the colonies were fighting for independence from Britain.Yet the books

that American children used in school all came from Britain.The books were all about British people and British places.Webster wanted books that would mean more to American children.So he wrote three books that used American examples—a grammar book，a spelling book，and a reader.These books were very popular，and millions of them were sold.

Webster was interested in changing the spellings of words.He wanted words to be spelled the way they were pronounced.For example，he thought the word “head” should be spelled “hed”，and the word “laugh” should be spelled “laf”．People liked Webster's suggestions.

However，few words were actually changed.One group of words that were changed were words in which all unpronounced “u” followed an“o”．That is why Americans write“color”and“labor” and the British write “colour” and “labour”．

With the money he made from his books，Webster was able to write.It was the first American English dictionary，published in 1828.Webster's dictionary had over 70，000 words and gave the meaning

and

origin

of

each.To_this_day，Webster's_work_is_the_example_that_most_dictionaries_of_American_English_follow. 4．Which of the following statements is right?

A．Noah Webster had to borrow books from Britain when he was a student.

B．Noah Webster had his own government when he was very young.

C．When Noah Webster taught at schools，he wrote some story books.

D．As a teacher，Noah Webster wasn't satisfied with the books he used.

5．The third paragraph mainly tells us that. A．Webster spoke English in a different way

B．American people didn't write English as exactly as English people did

C．Webster was good at correcting mistakes in textbooks D．American people didn't like speaking English 6．In American history，Noah Webster is famous for. A．his teaching methods B．his fighting for freedom C．his dictionary D．learning foreign languages 7．What reasons did Webster have for writing an American dictionary?

A．He wanted to simplify the spelling of English. B．He wanted to make money by selling his dictionary. C．He wanted to become famous.