新教材2021-2022學年外研版高中英語必修第一冊Unit1 A new start課時檢測及單元測驗

Unit1Anewstart

Startingout&Understandingideas................................................................................1

2、Usinglanguage..................................................................................................................8

3、Developingideas............................................................................................................16

4>Writingajournalentry..................................................................................................23

單元質量檢測......................................................29

1、Startingout&Understandingideas

I.閱讀理解

A

AstudenthadtogethislonghaircutoffinamiddleschoolinGuangdong

Province.ltwastalkedalotamongteachersandstudents.

Infact,allschoolshavetheirownrules.Inmostschools,boystudentsarenot

allowedtohavelonghairwhilegirlsarenotallowedtodyetheirhair.Andmost

schoolrulessaythatstudentsshouldweartheirschooluniformsatschool.And

studentsmustobeytheserulessothattheycangethealthydevelopmentatschool.

Butsomestudentshavedisagreements.Theythinkthatboystudentshavinglong

hairdoesn，tmeanthattheyarenotgoodstudents.Theywanttoshowtheirown

personality.Theythinkthattheywouldlookcooltooiftheyhadlonghairandthe

hairstylesliketheirfavoritestars.

Agirlstudentthoughtthatshewouldlookmuchmorebeautifulifshehadbrown

hair.Soshehadherdarkhairdyedbrownoneday.Whenshewentbacktoschoolthe

nextday,theteacherwasveryangrywithher.Shesaidthatsheworkedhardather

lessonsanddidwellineverysubject.Shejustdidn'tknowwhytheteacherdidn，t

allowhertodyeherhairwhilewomenteacherscan.

Itisnotwrongforteenagerstolovestars'hairstylesorweartheirfavorite

clothes.However,aschoolhasitsownrulesforallthestudentstoobeysothatthe

schoolcanbeingoodorder.Studentsshouldnotbreaktherulesatschool.

語篇解讀：本文是一篇議論文。作者由學校規(guī)定學生的衣著打扮來說明學校

有自己的規(guī)則，所有的學生都要遵守，這樣學校才能井然有序。

1.Whataren，tboystudentsallowedtodoinmostmiddleschoolsaccordingto

thispassage?

A.Tohavelonghair.

B,Towearuniforms.

C.Tolikefamousstars.

D.Toshowtheirownpersonalities.

解析：選A細節(jié)理解題。由第二段第二句Inmostschools,boystudentsarenot

allowedtohavelonghairwhilegirlsarenotallowedtodyetheirhair.可決口，在大多數(shù)

學校，男生不允許留長發(fā)，女生則不允許染發(fā)。故選A。

2.Whydidthegirlmakeherhairbrown?

A.Becauseshewantedtobecool.

B.Becauseshethoughtthatshewouldlookmuchmorebeautiful.

C.Becauseshewantedtomakeherteacherangry.

D.Becausewomenteachersdyedtheirhair.

解析：選B細節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二段第一句Agirlstudentthoughtthatshe

wouldlookmuchmorebeautifulifshehadbrownhair.可知，女學生認為如果她有一

頭棕色的頭發(fā)，她會顯得更漂亮。故選B。

3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheseschoolrules?

A.Thestudentsshouldbeagainstthem.

B.Theyarebadforstudents.

C.Theycanmakeschoolsingoodorder.

D.Theycan，tmakestudentsgrowhealthily.

解析：選C細節(jié)理解題。由文章最后一段第二句However,aschoolhasits

ownrulesforallthestudentstoobeysothattheschoolcanbeingoodorde匚可?？冢瑢W

校有自己的規(guī)則，所有的學生都要遵守，這樣學校才能井然有序。故選C。

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Hairstylesandclothes.

B?Schoolboysandschoolgirls.

C.Studentsandfamousstars.

D.Schoolrules.

解析：選D主旨大意題。文章通過學校對學生衣著打扮的規(guī)定來說明學校

要有規(guī)則。所以本篇文章的主旨就是學校規(guī)則。故選D。

B

WhenIwokeupon4August,2016,therewasonlyonethingonmymind：what

towear.Abillionthoughtsappearedthroughmybraininthecloset（衣櫥）?Notonly

wasitmyfirstdayofhighschool,butitwasmyfirstdayofschoolinanewstate;

firstimpressionsareeverything,anditwasimportantformetoimpressthepeople

whoIwouldspendthenextfouryearswith.

Aftercarefullyhuntingmycloset,IproudlycameoutinadressfromTarget.The

softcottonwascomfortable,andthespeciallydesignedshouldersaddedalittleof

fun.Yes,thisclothwastheone.Anhourlater,IfeltpowerfulasIheadedtowardroom

1136.ButasIenteredclass,myjawdroppedtothefloor.

SittingatherdeskwasMrsHutfilz,myEnglishteacher,wearingexactlythesame

dressasme.Ikeptmyheaddownandtiptoed（踮著腳尖）tomyseat.Imadeit

throughmysimpleintroductionspeechuntilMrsHutfilzstoodup,jokinglysaying

thatshelikedmystyle.AlthoughthiswasthemomentIhadbeenafraidoffromthe

momentIwalkedin,allmyanxietysurprisinglymeltedaway,andthestudentspaid

attentionasIsharedmystory.MysmilegrewasIlaughedwiththestudents.After

class,Istayedbehind,talkedtoMrsHutfilzandmadeahumorousandreal

communication.

Lookingbackfouryearslater,thetenminutesIspentafraidofgivingmyspeech

werereallynotworthit.Myfirstperiodofhighschoolcertainlymadetheday

unforgettableinthebestwayandtaughtmethatMrsHutfilzhasabrilliantsenseof

style!

語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者在新的國家，高中入學第一

天所發(fā)生的難忘的經(jīng)歷。

5.Whydidtheauthorpaygreatattentiontoherclothesonthefirstdayofhigh

school?

A.Becauseshefollowedherfather，sadvice.

B.Becauseshewasunconfidentaboutherself.

C.Becauseshecaredtoomuchaboutherappearance.

D.Becauseshewantedtomakeagoodimpression.

解析：選D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句Notonlywasitmyfirstdayof

highschool,butitwasmyfirstdayofschoolinanewstate;firstimpressionsare

everything,anditwasimportantfbrmetoimpressthepeoplewhoIwouldspendthe

nextfouryearswith.可知，作者之所以這么看重入學第一天的穿著，是希望給人

們留下一個好印象。故選D。

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?

A.Itwasherfirstdayofprimaryschool.

B.Shewassatisfiedwithherfirstdaydress.

C.Herteacherwasunhappybecausesheworethesamedresswithher.

D.ShemadeaconversationwithherEnglishteacherinclass.

解析：選B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句Aftercarefullyhuntingmycloset,

IproudlycameoutinadressfromTarget.可知，作者對她的穿著很驕傲,即對她第

一天入學的穿著很滿意。故選B。

7.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafternoticingherteacher，sdress?

A.Angry.B.Confused.

C.Proud.D.Embarrassed.

解析：選D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句ButasIenteredclass,myjaw

droppedtothefloor.和第三段第二句Ikeptmyheaddownandtiptoed（踮著腳尖）

tomyseat.可知，作者看到和老師撞衫后很是驚愕，低著頭悄悄地走到座位，這

些動作表明了作者的尷尬。故選D。

8.Whatistheauthor，spurposeinwritingthearticle?

A.Toshareamemorableexperience.

B.Toexplorethetroubleswithdressing.

C.TointroduceherstylishEnglishteacher.

D.Tostresstheimportanceoffirstimpressions.

解析：選A推理判斷題。結合全文內容可知，該篇以作者為高中第一天入

學挑選衣服開始，到當天自己穿著與老師撞衫，再到作者對這一天很是難忘，這

些都是對一次難忘的經(jīng)歷進行的分享。故選A。

C

Myhighschoollifehasbeenfilledwithmanyupsanddowns,whetheritwas

socialoracademic.Eventhoughmycurrenthighschoolwasnotmyfirstchoice,I

neverregrettedattendingSouthsideHighSchool.uSinceyouhavechosenit,thenitis

thebestforyou,“saidmyparents.

UpuntilthejunioryearIdidnotrealizemycapabilities（能力）asa

student.BeingintheIBProgram,Iwastoldthatmyjunioryearwouldbethetoughest

inalltheyearsofhighschool.Withthis“l(fā)ittle“pieceofinformation,Iwalkedintomy

junioryear,scaredofmygrades.Asweekswentby,Istartedtobelievethatthejunior

yearwasnotashardaseveryonehadsaid,butIwaswrong.Mygradeswererapidly

declining（下降）andbytheendofthefirsttermIhadhadfiveCsinsevenofmy

classes!Icouldnotbelieveit—Ididnotwanttobelieveit.Itriedmybesttogetmy

gradesupmyselfwithoutanyhelpfromanyone,butmypridejustmademygrades

worse.AndIhadtomissoutononeofthemostimportantspeechanddebate

competitionsallyear：States.Iwasheartbroken.!realizedthatIcouldnotsurvivemy

junioryearonmyown,soIhadtogethelpfast.

OnceIgotatutor,mygradeswentfromCs,Ds,andevensomeFs,tonothingbut

AsandBs.Islowlystartedtogainmyconfidencebackinallofmyclassesandeven

myself.Bythetimethethirdandfourthquartercamearound,Ihadbeenonthehonor

rolltwice,andIwasreceivingawardsfromspeechesanddebates,tennisandschool.

Southsidehastaughtmetoalwayskeepmyheadupandnevergiveuponmyself

nomatterwhatlifethrowsatme.IamproudtobeaSouthsideTiger.

語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者步入高中后從成績不好到成

績優(yōu)秀的過程，感悟到要勇敢面對挑戰(zhàn)的道理。

9.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.ThewriteralwaysthoughtSouthsideHighSchoolwasthebest.

B.Thewriter'sparentspersuadedherintoattendingSouthsideHighSchool.

C.Thewriterhasmetmanychallengessincesheattendedhighschool.

D.LifehasbecomeeasiersincethewritercametoSouthsideHighSchool.

解析：選C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的Myhighschoollifehasbeenfilled

withmanyupsanddowns,whetheritwassocialoracademic.可知,無論是社會活動

還是學業(yè)，“我”的高中生活者卜充滿了起伏，所以自從上高中以來“我”面臨了

很多挑戰(zhàn)，故選C。

10.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewalkedintoherjunioryear?

A.Excited.B.Worried.

C.Curious.D.Uninterested.

解析：選B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的Iwalkedintomyjunioryear,scared

ofmygrades.可知，當作者進入高中時，非常害怕自己的成績，所以是擔憂的，

故選B。

11.Whywasthewriter，sstudyworseandworse?

A.Becauseshedidn，tworkhardenough.

B?Becauseshedidn，taskothersfbrhelpbecauseofpride.

C.Becauseshemissedmanyimportantspeeches.

D.Becausenoonewouldliketohelpher.

解析：選B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的Itriedmybesttogetmygradesup

myselfwithoutanyhelpfromanyone,butmypridejustmademygradesworse.可知,

作者盡全力提高成績，不尋求任何人的幫助，但是這種驕傲讓作者的成績更差了，

故選B。

12.WhatimportantlessonhasthewriterlearnedatSouthsideHighSchool?

A.Studentsshouldfacechallengesbravely.

B.Studentsshouldbecarefulinchoosingschool.

C.Studentsshouldbeproudoftheirschool.

D.Studentsshouldbetterlearnaboutlife.

解析：選A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的Southsidehastaughtmetoalways

keepmyheadupandnevergiveuponmyselfnomatterwhatlifethrowsatme.可知，

作者學到了無論生活發(fā)生了什么，都要抬起頭，永遠不放棄自己，所以要勇敢地

面對挑戰(zhàn)，故選A。

II.閱讀七選五

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中

有兩項為多余選項。

Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatop

student.Thisisnotnecessaryso,however.1here，show：

Planyourtimecarefully.

Whenyouplanyourwork,youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhaveto

do.Aftermakingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtime.Firstyourtimefbr

eating,sleeping,dressing,etc,thendecideagood,regulartimefbrstudying.2A

weeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblems,butitwillforceyoutorealizewhat

ishappeningtoyourtime.

3

Lookaroundthehouseforagoodstudyarea.Keepthisspace,whichmaybea

deskorsimplyacornerofyourroom,freeofeverythingbutstudymaterials.No

games,radios,ortelevision!Whenyousitdowntostudy,concentrateonthesubject.

Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.

4Listeningcarefullyinclassmeanslessworklater.Takingnoteswillhelp

yourememberwhattheteacherssay.

Studyregularly.

Whenyougethomefromschool,gooveryournotes,reviewtheimportantpoints

thatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussthenextday,readthatmaterial.5Ifyoudo

thesethingsregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningful,andyouwill

rememberitlonger.

Developagoodattitudeabouttests.

Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.lthelps

yourememberyournewknowledge.Theworldwon'tendifyoudon，tpassatest,so

don，tbeoverworried.

Thereareothermethodsthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.Youwill

probablydiscoverthemafteryouhavetriedthese.

A.Findagoodplacetostudy.

B.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.

C.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.

D.Don'tforgettosetasideenoughtimeforentertainment.

E.Noonecanbecomeatopstudentunlessheorsheworkshard.

F.Takeadvantageofclasstimetolistentoeverythingtheteacherssay.

G.Makefulluseofclasstimetotakenotesofwhattheteacherssayinclass.

語篇解讀：本文一篇議論文。文章闡述了普通的學生怎樣才能學得更好，并

給出了四條建議。

1.選C根據(jù)上文Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.Youprobablythinkyou

willneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessaryso,however.可知，作者認為，任何

人只要努力學習，都有可能學得更好。因此，C項中的abetterstudent與上文中

的atopstudent相呼應，故選Co

2.選D根據(jù)上文youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.After

makingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtime.Firstyourtimeforeating,

sleeping,dressing,etc,thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.可知，作者還會

列出休息娛樂的時間。故選D。

3.選A該段大意為：要找一個好的地方學習，才能集中精力，不受外界

事物干擾。因此，A項中的agoodplace與下文中的agoodstudyarea相呼應。故

選Ao

4.選F根據(jù)下文中的Listeningcarefullyinclassmeanslessworklater.可知，

F項與下文構成因果關系，且話題一致，都講了“上課認真聽講”的問題，選項

中的listentoeverything與下文中的Listeningcarefully相呼應。故選F。

5.選B根據(jù)上文reviewtheimportantpointsthatyourteacherisgoingto

discussthenextday可知，作者建議，要預習第二天老師將要講的知識點。因此，

B項與上文構成因果關系，選項中的thenextclass與上文中的thenextday相呼

應。故選B。

2、Usinglanguage

?.閱讀理解

A

MysonwasenteringGradel.Hewasabitnervousbecauseheknewhisbest

friendwouldnotbeinhisnewclass.Iexplainedtohimthateventhoughhisbest

friendwouldnotbeinhisclass,hewouldstillhavesomeofhisoldclassmates.

Onthefirstdayofschoolwhentheclasslistwasposted,Iwasshocked!Myson

hadzeroformerclassmatesinhisclass.None.Notone.

Howcouldthishappen?

IaskedmyfriendwhoworkswiththeHamilton-WentworthDistrictSchool

Board.Sheexplained,“Manylargelypopulatedschoolsoftenshuffle（弄混）the

kidsaroundeachyeartoencouragenewfriendships.,,

Ifschoolsareactivelytryingtoplacetwobestfriendsindifferentclassessimply

toshakethingsup,Ithinkitisablunder.

Iwasluckyenoughtoattendthesameprimaryschoolallthewaythrough.ltwas

asmallclassandourgroupofstudentsmovedthrougheachgradetogether.Wefelt

likebrothersandsisters.ltwaswonderful.

Whileitmaybegoodtoshakethingsupabitintheoldergrades,itseemsalmost

cruel（殘忍的）toseparategoodfriendsintheyoungergradeswithoutgoodcause.

OnemomnamedKarensaysthathersonisalwaysstartinganewgradewithout

anyclosefriends.Atfirst,shethoughtitwasagoodidea.Thensherealizedonething

一hersondoesnothavea“bestfriend,\whichmakesherprettyworried.Infact,she

thinksthathedoesnothaveanyclosefriendsbecausehisclassmatesarealways

changing.

Partofaschoofsresponsibilityistoprovideasafeandcomfortablespacefor

childrentolearnandgrow.Ifthatenvironmentisalwayschanging—causingterrible

results—perhapsitistimetorethinkthispractice.

語篇解讀：本文一篇夾敘夾議文。作者以兒子上一年級所在班里沒有一個好

朋友和老同學的事，探討了學校對孩子們熟悉的朋友和同學分到不同的班級的做

法是錯誤的，不利于孩子的成長。

1.Howdidtheauthorbringupthetopic?

A.Bytellingastory.

B.Byusingotherpeople'swords.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.

D.Byshowingresearchfindings.

解析：選A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)本文第一段內容可知，作者以自己兒子班級

里既沒有自己的好朋友也沒有老同學這件事為例，提出本文的話題，他認為學校

不應該這樣。故選A。

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blunder“inParagraph5probablymean?

A.Progress.B.Reason.

C.Mistake.D.Failure.

解析：選C詞義猜測題。結合下文第七段中的itseemsalmostcruel（殘忍的）

toseparategoodfriendsintheyoungergradeswithoutgoodcause,以及本文最后一

句perhapsitistimetorethinkthispractice可知，如果學校積極嘗試把兩個最好的

朋友安排在不同的班級，只是為了讓事情發(fā)生變化，我認為這是一個錯誤。故選

Co

3.Whydidtheauthormentionherownprimaryschoolexperience?

A.Toprovethatsmallerclassesarebetter.

B.Todiscusstheimportanceofgoodfriends.

C.Toexplainhowfriendshipsaredevelopedatschool.

D.Toshowtheadvantageofhavingfamiliarclassmates.

解析：選D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段中的Itwasasmallclassandourgroupof

studentsmovedthrougheachgradetogether.Wefeltlikebrothersandsisters.ltwas

wonderful.和最后一段中的Partofaschoofsresponsibilityistoprovideasafeand

comfortablespaceforchildrentolearnandgrow.可知，她認為,在熟悉的班集體里，

能讓孩子有安全感，有利于他們的成長。故選Do

4.What'sKaren5sattitudetowardthepracticeofherson，sschool?

A.Shesupportsit.B.Sheisagainstit.

C.Sheisn，tinterestedinit.D.Sheisuncertainaboutit.

解析：選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段內容可知，她對兒子所在學校的做

法持反對的態(tài)度。故選B。

B

WhenIwentofftocollegeinthefallof1991,Iwasan18-year-oldmanwhose

favoritelettersweretheonesonthesportssweater.Fouryearslater,Iwascrazyabout

thelettersofthepoetKeats,butoneauthorspennedlettersstoodoutabovethe

rest.Yousee,myfatherwrotemeoneletterperweekfromthetimeIlefthome.

Inanagebeforeemail,theselettersseemedtooordinary.Buttheyarrived.Each

week.Oneafteranother.Againandagain.Insnowstorms.Onholidays.Fromforeign

countries.TheydetailedwhatDadreferredtoas“theweekthatwas”-aday-by-day

descriptionofmyfather，slife.

In1995,Igraduatedfromcollege,likemany22-yearolds,withplentyof

uncertainty.Someofmyquestionswereprettytypical：WhatwasIgoingtodo?Where

wasIgoingtolive?WhenwasIgoingtoapplyforgraduateschool?Butonequestion

wasmorevitalthananyotherthing.Whatwouldhappentotheweeklyletters?Would

theycontinue?Tomysurprise,theletterskeptcoming,moreheartfeltandemotional

thanbeforeandalwaysontime.Imeantheguynevermissed.

AsmuchasIenjoyedmyfather，sweeklyletters,Ididn，tfullyappreciatethem

allthoseyearswhentheyarrivedlikeclockwork.AndIneverfullyunderstoodwhy

mydadwouldalwaysaskifI'dreceivedtheletterwhenwespoke.

Butnow,asIpenmyfirstofficialletterstomyownsonsJacksonandCassius,it

allseemsclear.Althoughourboyshaveyettoleavefbrcollege,Ihavetoacceptthat

daywillsooncome.Justtheideaoftheirleavingfromourhomemakesmeachewith

sadnessonlyaparentcanknow.

Iamwritingabout“theweekthatwas”withmydailydetails.Withaboxofover

500ofDad'slettersnearbyandhispeninhand,Iwritealetter,fightingbackthetears

Imakeittotheendandsignitjustashedid.A/Zmylove,Dad.

語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。作者的父親在作者上上學后每周都會給作者

寫一封信，一開始作者不理解父親的行為，直到作者自己成為一名父親，才開始

感受到只有父母才能體會到的心痛，開始欣賞起父親的信。

5.Whatwerethelettersfromtheauthor，sfathermainlyabout?

A.Dailydetails.B.Keats，poems.

C.Collegeandfamily.D.Weatherandholidays.

解析：選A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的TheydetailedwhatDadreferredto

as“theweekthatwas”-aday-by-daydescriptionofmyfather，slife.可知，作者父

親的信主要講了日常的細節(jié)。故選A。

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vital"inParagraph3referto?

A.Professional.B.Interesting.

C.Difficult.D.Important.

解析：選D詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞上下文內容可知，作者有一些問題是

關于自己要做什么？要住在哪里？打算什么時候申請研究生？但有一個問題比

其他任何事情都重要，那就是每周的信件會怎么樣呢？它們會繼續(xù)嗎？故畫線詞

意思為“重要的”。故選D。

7.Whatleadstheauthortofullyunderstandhisfather，sletters?

A.Enteringcollege.

B.Writingtohisownsons.

C.Graduatingfromcollege.

D.Sendinghissonstocollege.

解析：選B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的AndIneverfullyunderstoodwhy

mydadwouldalwaysaskifTdreceivedtheletterwhenwespoke.以及第五段第一

句Butnow,asIpenmyfirstofficialletterstomyownsonsJacksonandCassius,itall

seemsclear.可知，作者給自己的兒子寫信，才讓作者完全理解了他父親的書信。

故選B。

8.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhatWeCanLearnfromGraduateSchool

B.HowICommunicatedwithMySonsbyLetter

C.HowICametoAppreciateMyFather，sLetters

D.WhatWeKnowaboutKidsafterBeingParents

解析：選C標題歸納題。文章主要講述了作者的父親在作者上大學后每周

都會給作者寫一封信，一開始作者不理解父親的行為，直到作者自己成為一名父

親，才開始感受到只有父母才能體會到的心痛，開始欣賞起父親的信。故C選

項“我是如何開始欣賞父親的來信的”最符合文章主旨，適合作本文標題。故選

Co

II.完形填空

SometimesIthoughtIwasagoodmom.Sometimes,IfeltlikeIspenttheday

nagging（嘮叨不休）mykidsratherthan]them,especiallymystrong-willed

son.2afamilyget-togethertaughtmeanimportant3.

Mysonwastenatthetimeandwewereonalatenightfamilycartripto

Clevelandfortheget-togetherthenextday.Iwastakingmyturnatthewheelwhile

myhusbandandmysmalldaughter4.Myson,fullofenergy,waswideawakein

thebackseat.Ineededtostayawake,too,andIdidn'twantto5theradio,soI

askedhimtotalktometohelpkeepmeawake."Sure,Mom,"hesaid,“whatdo

youwanttodiscuss?”ItoldhimI'dtalkabout6hewantedtotalk

about."Howaboutfrogs（青蛙）？"heasked.Isaidthatwouldbe

7,andforthenexthourorsowetalkedaboutthe8betweenfrogsand

toads（蟾蛛），and9—basketballandsoccer.Hewasquite10whenwe

talkedaboutMichaelJordanandMichaelJacksonandhowtheygottobeso

famous.Nowandthenhewould11,butwe'dcontinuetotalkasIdrovedown

the12road.

Aboutanhourandahalflater,whenIfinally13,thebrightlightswoke

everyone,andthemagicofourdiscussion14.ButIknewthatIhadtakenthe

firststeptowardchangingabad15habitwithsomeoneIloveverymuch.

語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。作者開車途中為了保持清醒讓兒子不斷與她

交談，這一路交談也讓作者對兒子有了更多的了解。

1.A.visitingB.knowing

C.worryingaboutD.dealingwith

解析：選B空格與nagging之間由ratherthan連接，表示語義上的轉折，

結合選項可知，應該是作者整天嘮叨而不了解孩子，故選B。

2.A.OrB.So

C.SinceD.But

解析：選D上文說不了解孩子，下文的家庭聚會給了我教訓，讓我知道怎

樣了解孩子，故兩句話是轉折關系，故選D。

3.A.ideaB.plan

C.lessonD.reason

解析：選C參見上題解析。teachsb.alesson“給某人上課；給某人教訓”。

4.A.learnedB.ate

C.exercisedD.slept

解析：選D根據(jù)下文的wideawake,以及我和兒子的交談可知，丈夫和女

兒睡著了。故選D。

5.A.moveB.take

C.playD.touch

解析：選C根據(jù)下文的Iaskedhimtotalktome可知，我之所以讓兒子和

我聊天，是因為我不想打開收音機，故選C。

6.A.anyoneB.someone

C.nothingD.anything

解析：選D根據(jù)下文兒子向作者主動提出話題Howaboutfrogs（青蛙）？可

知，作者告訴兒子可以談論任何事，故選D。

7.A.luckyB.fine

C.simpleD.dangerous

解析：選B根據(jù)forthenexthourorso可知，他們就這個話題談論了一個多

小時，因此作者認為兒子的提議很好，故選B。

8.A.studiesB.rules

C.differencesD.competitions

解析：選C根據(jù)空后betweenfrogsandtoads（蟾蛛），以及生活常識可知，

空處應該選differences,指“青蛙和蟾蛛的區(qū)別”，故選C。

9.A.tasksB.sports

C.showsD.programs

解析：選B根據(jù)破折號后basketballandsoccer可知，破折號前名詞應該是

運動，故選B。

10.A.interestedB.surprised

C.angryD.sorry

解析：選A根據(jù)上下文語境可知，既然兒子主動談論運動話題，肯定是對

球星很感興趣的。故選A。

11.A.stayB.stop

C.watchD.leave

解析：選B根據(jù)下文中的continue可知，此處應選stop"停止"，故選B。

12.A.darkB.main

C.wideD.beautiful

解析：選A根據(jù)上文的onalatenight可知，作者開夜車，行駛在漆黑的路

上，故選A。

13.A.passedB.followed

C.finishedD.arrived

解析：選D根據(jù)下文的brightlightswokeeveryone可推斷，作者終于到達

目的地，故選D。

14.A.workedB.continued

C.disappearedD.changed

解析：選C根據(jù)下文的ButIknewthatIhadtakenthefirststep可知，此句

與空格所在句意是轉折關系，結合選項，應該是“雖然談話的魔力消失了，但是

邁出了第一步”，故選C。

15.A.readingB.listening

C.livingD.driving

解析：選B作者在文章開頭描述了自己通常是嘮叨不休而不了解孩子，經(jīng)

過一路上和兒子的交談，對兒子有了進一步的了解，所以作者以后會改變自己的

傾聽習慣，故選Bo

III.語法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。

MyNewTeachers

Atherfirstclass,MrsLiseemednervousandshy,1shehasturnedouttobe

kindand2(patience).SheexplainsEnglishgrammarclearlyandsmiles_3

(kind)whenwemakemistakessowedon，tfeelstupid.Herclassesmaybetooslow

forfaststudentsbutformetheyarewonderfuLMrsChenisalmost60andvery

strict.Studentsarequietinherclassandneverlate.Somestudentsdon'tlikeherbut

herteachingisvery4(organise)andclear.Sheexplainsscientificexperiments

sowell5rmsuref11dowell6theexam.AlthoughMrWuhasonly

beenteachingusfortwoweeks,heisalreadyverypopular.Heisabout28and

good-looking.Hetalksloudandfast,7(wave)hishandsaboutandtells_8

(joke).Heenjoys9(teach)Chineseliteratureverymuchandeven10

(bore)thingsarefuninhisclass.

一有SB讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章介紹了作者的幾位新老師各自的性格特

點以及他們上課時的有趣之處。

1.but句意前后為轉折關系，but及however都可表示轉折，但空格處位于

句中且其后無逗號，故只能填but。

2.patient分析句子結構以及句意可知，空格處和and前的kind一起作表

語。故填形容詞patiento

3.kindly此處修飾動詞smile,應用副詞形式，故填kindly。

4.organised根據(jù)句子結構以及句意可知，空格處和and后的clear一起作

表語。故填形容詞organisedo

5.that根據(jù)sowell5I'msureI'lldo…以及句意可知，句中涉及

so…that…引導的結果狀語從句,表示“如此……以至于……故填that。

6.in根據(jù)dowell可知,此處為固定搭配dowellin…意為"擅長.,

在……方面做得好”。故填in。

7.waves分析句子結構可知，空格處為動詞和前面的talks以及后面的tells

一起作謂語，時態(tài)也應為一般現(xiàn)在時。故填waves。

8.jokestelljokes“講笑話”，為固定詞組，故填jokes。

9.teachingenjoydoingsth.“喜歡做某事”。故填teaching。

10.boring根據(jù)句子結構以及句意可知，空格處為形容詞修飾名詞things。

bore的形容詞形式為bored及boring,前者常用于修飾人，后者常用于修飾某個

事物或某種體驗，故填boring。

3、Developingideas

I.閱讀理解

A

Sharon,aged22

Themostimportantthingtokeepinmindwhengoingintohighschoolistobe

yourself.Besides,Idon'