Unit-1單元話題閱讀理解專項練習

Unit1單元話題閱讀理解專項練習(名校最新真題)（2022·江西吉安·高一期末）Eddie,Aged17Beingyourselfisoneimportantthingyouhavetorememberwhengoingtoseniorhighschool.Idon’tknowwhatyourjuniorhighschoolwaslike,butseniorhighschoolteacherswillnotcareaboutsuchthingsashowmuchhomeworkyouhavealreadyfinishedinonenight.Itmeansthatyouhadbetterlearntomanageyourtimewisely.Frank,Aged16Ithinkalmosteverykidfeelsbothnervousandexcitedbeforetheirfirstday.You’llprobablyloveit.IknowIdid.Youshouldjoinsomeclubswhereyoucanmeetpeoplewiththesameinterests.Andtakingpartinsomeoutdooractivitieswillalsohelptomakeyourseniorhighschoolexperiencemoreenjoyable.Goodluck!Bill,Aged15WhenIbeganseniorhighschoolIwasreallynervous,especiallysinceIhadbeentaughtathomeallthroughjuniorhighschool.Ithinkthebestadviceisthatyoushouldrelax.Thefirstcoupleofdayscanbealittlebithard,butthingswillbecomeeasierbeforeyouknowit.James,Aged16Ihavetotellyouthetruththatthefirstdayofmyseniorhighschooliskindoffrightening.Butyou’llgetusedtoitsoon.Don’tbeafraidofanyone.Justtakeiteasy.Itreallyhelpsifyoumakesomefriendsandstaywiththem.Afterthefirstweek,you’llfeelbetter.Don’tworry.1．WhatcanweinferfromEddieaboutseniorhighschool?A．Teachersarequitestrict.B．Studentsusuallydon’ttalkwithteachers.C．Studentsshouldmakegooduseoftheirtime.D．Teachersprovideverylittlecareforstudents.2．AccordingtoFrank,howcanyoumakeyourseniorhighschoollifeenjoyable?A．Bymakingmanyfriends.B．Bytalkingwithyourteachers.C．Byjoiningclubsandtakingpartinactivities.D．Bymeetingpeoplewiththedifferentinterests.3．HowdidBillfeelonhisfirstdayofseniorhighschool?A．Excited. B．Worried. C．Easy. D．Relaxed.4．Whomentionedtheimportanceoffriends?A．James. B．Eddie. C．Frank. D．Bill.5．Thepassagemainlyofferstipsonhowto________.A．makefriends B．getalongwithothersC．enjoyseniorhighschoolstudy D．getusedtoseniorhighschoollife（2022·河南洛陽·高一階段練習）AtypicalschooldayintheUKstartsaround8:30am.Thisisoftenevenearlierelsewhereintheworld,withstudentssittingdowntotheirfirstlessonat7:30amintheUS.Accordingtostudiesaboutsleep,theaverageteenagerneedseighttoninehours’sleepeachnight,butinfactalotofteenagersstruggletogetthismuch.Alotofproblemshappenbecauseoursleeppatternsarenotfixedandtheychangeaswegrow.So,alaterschoolstarttimecouldhelptosolvethisproblem,bymakingsureteenagerscangeteightplushoursofsleepandreactproperlytobody’snaturalrhythms(規(guī)律).Therehasbeenageneralchangeoverthepast25yearstoshortentheschoolday.Thisisnotatthecostofteachingtimebutatthecostofnaturalbreaks,whichhasledtoreducedlunchtimeandlessonbreaks.Actually,laterstarttimescouldhelpteens’gradesandhealth.Thisismainlybecauseitmakesthemanagementofchildreneasier.Managinghundredsofchildren“playing”requireseffectivestaffing.Andthereisalwaysthefearthatbehaviorworsensduringbreaks.Sothetheory(理論)goesthathavingchildreninclassandstrictlysupervisedmustbebetter.Butthismeansthatstudentsseldomhaveenoughtimetoabsorb(吸收)whattheyweredoinginmathsbeforesuddenlytheyareforcedtostudyancienthistory.Andteachingstaffalsomovethroughfromoneclasstoanother,withhardlyarestortimetorefocus.ProfessorWilsonfromYaleUniversityhasstudiedsleeppatternsforalmosttenyears.Hesaidthatthelaterstarttimeoftheschooldaycouldbenefiteveryoneincluded.Anyway,itcouldalsoleadtobetterachievementinteenagersandlessofastruggleforparentsinthemornings.Forteachers,itcouldalsomeanalessstressfuldayallaroundandwhatcouldbebetterthanthat?6．Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?A．Teenagersneedlessthaneighthours’sleep. B．Sleeppatternsarenotchangingaswegrow.C．Teenagersdon’tgetenoughsleep. D．Thefirstlessonstartsat8:30amintheUS.7．Whatistheresultofshorteningtheschoolday?A．Poorermanagementofthestudents. B．Longerteachingtimeineachclass.C．Moreharmtoparents. D．Shorterlunchtimeandlessonbreaks.8．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“supervised”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Watched. B．Warned. C．Punished. D．Valued.9．What’sProfessorWilson’sattitudetowardslaterstarttimeoftheschoolday?A．Unclear. B．Supportive. C．Doubtful. D．Critical.（2020·北京市第四十四中學高一階段練習）FirstDayatSchoolItwasmyfirstdayatschoolinLondonandIwashalf-excitedandhalf-frightened.OnmywaytoschoolIwondered,whatquestionstheotherboyswouldaskmeandpracticedalltheanswers:“Iamnineyearsold.IwasbornherebutIhaven’tlivedheresinceIwastwo.IwaslivinginFarley.It’saboutthirtymilesaway.IcamebacktoLondontwomonthsago.”Ialsowonderedifitwastheruleforboystofightstrangerslikeme,butIwastallformyage.Ihopedtheywoulddecidenottoriskit.Noonetookanynoticeofmebeforeschool.Istoodinthecenteroftheplayground,expectingsomeonetosay“hello”,butnoonespoketome.MyteacherwascalledMr.Jones.Therewere42boysintheclass,soIdidn’tstandoutthere,either,untilthefirstlessonoftheafternoon.Mr.JoneswasveryfondofCharlesDickens,soheaskedseveralboysiftheyknewDickens’birthplace,butnooneguessedright.AboycalledBrian,thebiggestintheclass,said:“Timbuktu”andMr.Joneswentredintheface.Thenheaskedme.Isaid:”Portsmouth”andeveryonestaredatmebecauseMr.JonessaidIwasright.Thisdidn’tmakemeverypopular,ofcourse.“Hethinkshe’sclever,”IheardBriansay.Afterthat,wewentouttotheplaygroundtoplayfootball.IwasinBrian’steam,andheobviouslyhadDickensinmindbecausehetoldmetogoingoal.Nooneeverwantedtobethegoalkeeper.“He’sbigenoughanduselessenough,”Briansaidwhensomeoneaskedhimwhyhehadchosenme.Astheboykickedtheballhardalongthegroundtomyright,Ithrewmyselfdownquicklyandsavedit.Allmyteamcrowdedroundme.Mybarekneesweregrazedandbleeding.Briantookoutahandkerchiefandofferedittome.“Doyouwanttojoinmyteam?”hesaid.Attheendoftheday,Iwasnolongerastranger.10．ThewriterpreparedtoanswerallofthefollowingquestionsEXCEPT“________”.A．Howoldareyou? B．Whereareyoufrom?C．Doyouwanttojoinmyteam? D．WhendidyoucomebacktoLondon?11．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．boyswereusuallyunfriendlytonewstudents B．thewriterwasnotgreetedasheexpectedC．Brianpraisedthewriterforhiscleverness D．thewriterwasgladtobeagoalkeeper12．Theunderlinedpart“Ididn’tstandout”inparagraph3meansthatthewriterwasnot___.A．noticeable B．nervous C．important D．surprised13．Thewriterwasofferedahandkerchiefbecause________.A．hewasinBrian’steam B．hewasnolongeranewcomerC．hewasbeginningtobeaccepted D．hepushedaplayerontheotherteam（2022·山西·陽泉市第十一中學校高一期中）JoshuaCountryman,theHenrySibleyHighSchoolchoirdirector,wasinvitedbyhisschooltomakeavideotocheerupsheltered-at-homestudentsthisspring.AfteraskingtheteachersinhisschooltorecordthemselvessingingCyndiLauper’s“TrueColors,”CountrymanturnedthevoicesandvideosintoavirtualchoirpostedonYouTube.Thenhelethisschoolchoirsgovirtual,too:notwithjustonesongbutwithall13songstheyhadbeenpractisingfortheirspringperformance.Intheend,hecreatedaspecialconcert.“Idon’tliketolose,”saidCountryman.“Togiveuponaconcertexperience,tome,thatfeltlikealoss.Itwasimportantthatwecouldgetawin.”Duringthecoronaviruspandemic(冠狀病毒流行病),virtualchoirshavebeenpoppingupalloverMinnesota.Singerssingathome,withtheirvoicesandfacesalleditedtogetherandshowninonlinevideos.Collegeshavemadevitualchoirchoirvideos.Children’sTheatremadeoneof“Tomorrow”fromthemusical“Annie”,itspostponed(推遲的)springshow.“Itwasstressfulatfirst.Ioverthoughtalotofthings,”saidchoirstudentTamitWeldeyesus.“Iprobablyhadtorecordthefirstsong20or25times,andIkepttellingmyselfthatthishadtobeperfectbecauseifitwasnot,everyonecouldhearmymistake.ItwasaloteasierthanIhadexpected.”Afterspendinghalfthespringconductingonlineclassesandorganizingthevirtualchoirconcert,Countrymansaid,“Thevirtualchoircreatesanexcellentopportunitytoreallymakeassessments(評價)foreachstudent.Evenifwegobacktoschooleveryday,thevirtualcomponent(組成部分)isgoingtohavetobeimportantatleastinmyclassbecauseofthathugeriskofincreasedvirustransmission(病毒傳播)inthechoir.”14．WhatdidCountrymandoforthehighschoolwhereheworks?A．Hecomposedanewsong. B．Hemadeavideofortheteachers.C．Hecreatedavirtualchoirconcert. D．Hehelpedhisstudentswinacompetition.15．WhathappenedinMinnesotaduringthepandemic?A．Musiciansandcollegesworkedtogethertocheeruppeople.B．Children’sTheatreputonthemusical“Annie”online.C．Anewtypeofvirtualmusiccameintobeing.D．Virtualchoirsbecamestatewidepopular.16．WhatcanwelearnaboutWeldeyesus?A．Sheisveryhumorous. B．Shetriedtoachieveperfection.C．Sheknowsherselfverywell. D．Shepaidlittleattentiontohermistakes.17．WhatdidCountrymanwanttosayaboutthevirtualchoirinthelastparagraph?A．Itwasavaluableteachingtool. B．Itsometimeswastedalotoftime.C．Itrequiredgreatorganizationalabilities. D．Itwasusefulmainlyduringthepandemic.（2022·寧夏·吳忠中學高一期中）Schoolisaplacethatisfamiliartoeveryone.Let’sfindoutwhatAmericanstudentsdoinschool.AnofficialdancepartyisheldabouttwiceayearinhighschoolsintheUnitedStates.Whenthefinalfootballgameisoverfortheseasonthereisahomecomingparty.Sometimes,studentsselectakingfromamongthefootballplayers,andaqueenfromamongthegirls.Everystudentcanattendandhavefunwiththehelpoftheirteachers.Sometimes,tothesurpriseofeveryone,students,whodevotealltheirtimetostudy,cometothepartyinabeautifuldress.Themostexcitingpartythatstudentscangotowouldhavetobeaprom(畢業(yè)舞會).StudentsattenditindressessimilartothoseofHollywoodstarsandtheatmosphereiscomparabletoanOscarAwardparty.Sincesuchapartyisforseniors,studentsusuallystayupthenighttryingtoenjoytheirlastyearinhighschool.InAmericanschools,insteadoftheteachersgoingtodifferentrooms,studentshavetheirownclassschedulesandgotodifferentclassrooms.Whenastudentisawayfromschool,theymusthaveanexplanationforbeingawayalongwiththesignature(簽名)ofaparent.Thesignedpaperisthenhandedintotheschooloffice.Americanstudentsalsoenjoyanumberofactivitiesoutofschoollikecheerleading(拉拉隊),studentgovernmentandahostofdifferentsports.18．Whosepresenceatthehomecomingpartycanmakeothersamazed?A．Thekingandthequeenactedbystudents. B．Thelazieststudentinstudy.C．Theteacherwhooffersadvice. D．Studentswhostudyhardest.19．Whydostudentsholdthepromtillthenextmorning?A．Becausetheywouldliketodanceandsangmadly.B．Becausethisistheonlychancethattheygetdressedlikefilmstars.C．BecausestudentsmakeitasexcitingasanawardingpartyofOscar.D．Becausethisperhapsisthelastchancethattheycanenjoytheirschoollife.20．Accordingtothepassage,Americanstudentsinschool________.A．studyinthesameclassroom B．havethesameclasswitheachotherC．a(chǎn)ttenddifferentclassesindifferentplaces D．waitfortheirteachersintheirclass21．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Theorganizingofdanceparties. B．Homecomingparty.C．Howtoaskforaleave. D．SchoollifeinAmerica.（2022·海南·嘉積中學高一學業(yè)考試）Hi!MynameisAdamandI’mafreshmanatseniorhighschool.Goingfromjuniorhighschooltoseniorhighschoolisareallybigchallenge.Thefirstweekwasalittleconfusing.First,IhadtothinkverycarefullyaboutwhichcoursesIwantedtotake.Theschooladviserhelpedmechoosethesuitableones:maths,English,chemistry,worldhistory,andChinese.IknowthatChineseisaverydifficultlanguage,butIhopetobefluentwhenIgraduate.MyadviserrecommendedthatIshouldsignupforadvancedliteraturebecauseIlikeEnglishandI’mgoodatit.Ihadtochooseextra-curricularactivities,too.Itriedtojointheschoolfootballteam,butthecoachtoldmethatIdidn’tplaywellenough.Obviously,Iwasunhappy,butIwon’tquit.I’llfindawaytoimproveonmyownsothatIcanmaketheteamnextyear.Ijoinedavolunteerclubinstead.EveryWednesday,weworkatasoupkitchenandhandoutfoodtohomelesspeopleinthecommunity.IknowI’llhavetostudyharderasaseniorhighschoolstudentandgetusedtobeingresponsibleforalotmore.I’mabitworriedaboutkeepingupwiththeotherstudentsinmyadvancedcourse,andit’llbequitedifficulttogetusedtoallthehomework.Still,I’mhappytobehere.Studyinghardisn’talwaysfun,butI’llbewellpreparedforuniversityorwhateverelsecomesinthefuture.22．WhatdoesAdamthinkabouthisseniorhighschoollife?A．Easy B．Challenging C．Ordinary D．Unhappy23．WhydidtheschooladviserrecommendAdamtosighupforadvancedliterature?A．Becausehehatesmaths,chemistryandhistory.B．BecauseheprefersEnglishtoChinese.C．BecauseheisfondofEnglishanddoeswellinit.D．Becausehewantstobeawriterinthefuture.24．Whatdoes“maketheteam”inParagraph3mean?A．Toformasportsteamwithothers.B．Totrytowinthesportsgame.C．Totryoutandthenbeallowedtojoinasportsteam.D．Tohelpasportsteamasavolunteer.25．WhatkindofpersonisAdamaccordingtothepassage?A．Hard-workingandconfident B．OutgoingandhumorousC．Unhappyandworried D．Anxiousandannoyed（2022·遼寧實驗中學高一期末）Doyougetnervousthinkingaboutacomingmathtest?Ifyes,youarefarfromalone.Mathanxietyhasbecomeacommonconditionamongstudentsaroundtheworld.Studentsincountrieswithhigherlevelsofmathanxietytendtoachievelowermathgrades,accordingtoastudypublishedbytheNationalAcademyofSciencesonFeb15.Mathanxiety—anegativeemotionalreactiontothecoresubject—causesfear,physicalsufferingandbehaviorproblemsamongyoungpupils,accordingtoaUniversityofCambridgestudy.Somepeoplealsoexperiencephysicalsymptomssuchassweatypalmsoraracingheart.Theymaythentrytoavoideverysituationinvolvingnumbers,meaningtheyareheldbackfrompursuingcareersrelatedtothissubject,suchastechnologyorengineering,accordingtoTheGuardian.Reliefcomesfromthefactthatthosewithmathanxietyaren’tdestined(注定的)tobebadatmath.“Ifachildhasmathanxiety,don’tassumethatthey’renotgoodatmath.Theymayhavehadareallybadexperiencewithmathandtherearewaystoimprovemathachievement,”DanielAnsari,theseniorauthorofthestudytoldTheLondonFreePress.Also,therearewaystomanageyourstressrelatedtomath.Ifyou’refeelingstressedbeforeamathexam,itmayhelptospendafewminutesexploringthosefeelingsbeforetheexambegins.“It’saboutmakingsureyou’reinterpretingyourfeelingscorrectly,”SianBeilock,acognitive(認知的)scientisttoldtheBBC．“Justbecauseyouhaveafastheartbeatandsweatypalms,thatdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouwillfail.”Mathdoesn’tcomeeasy,nomatterhowcleveryouare.LeonardodaVinci,thefamousItalianartist,wasahugefanofmathematics.ButhisnotebooksshowthatDaVincicouldn’tdofractions(分數(shù)).Hecouldnevergrasp,forinstance,thatdividinganumberbyone-quarteristhesameasmultiplyingbyfour,resultinginahighernumberthantheoriginal.26．Whatdoweknowaboutmathanxiety?A．Peoplewhoaregoodatmathdon’texperiencemathanxiety.B．Itismostcommonlyseenamongteenagers.C．Itcancauseunpleasantsymptomsbothmentallyandphysically.D．Mathanxietyleadstopeoplestrugglingintheircareer.27．WhatdoesDanielAnsari’sstudyimply?A．Mathanxietymaycontributetobettergrades.B．Studentswithmathanxietymayhavehighercognitiveabilities.C．Mathanxietydoesnotreflecttheabilitytosolvemathproblems.D．Badexperiencewithmathcancausecognitivedisadvantages.28．Howshouldyoudealwiththestressrelatedtomathaccordingtothearticle?A．Practicemorebeforeyoutakemathexams.B．Learntounderstandyourfeelings.C．Askcognitiveexpertsforhelp.D．Takeallnervousenergyasachallenge.29．WhyisLeonardodaVinci’sstorymentioned?A．Toshowthatmathdefinitelyisn’teasy.B．Toexplainwhymathisaparticularlydifficultsubject.C．ToshowdaVinci’smathanxietyisveryserious.D．Tosuggestawaytosolvemathanxiety.（2022·陜西西安·高一期末）WhenaHoustondadfoundouthiseight-year-oldsonwasbeingbullied(欺負),hedidn’tgetmadattheclassmatewhoteasedhim.Instead,hetalkedwiththeso-calledbullyandrealizedthattheboywasstruggling,too.AubreyFontenot’sson,Jordan,toldhimaboynamedTamarionwasteasinghim.FontenotdecidedtositdownwithhissonandTamariontounderstandwhatwasgoingon,andsomethingunexpectedhappened.TamariontoldFontenothewasbeingteasedatschool,too.“Iasked,‘Bywho?Youarebig.Youarehuge.Whoisteasingyou?’”thefathersaid.“Hesaid,‘Justalltheotherkids,man.Theyaremakingfunofme.”FontenotlearnedthatTamarionwasgettingteasedforhisclothesandshoes—hisclothesandshoeswereoldanddirty.Fontenotthenspoketotheboy’smother.“Shekindofconfirmedit,”Fontenotsaid.“Andshesaid,‘That’sthekindofsituation.’”Hefeltsympathetictotheyoungboyandwantedtohelp.SoheaskedTamarion’smomifhecouldtakehersontodosomeshopping.Fontenotpostedvideosoftheirtriptothemallonsocialmediaandtheywentviral.Tamarioneventuallysmiled,andthenthetwowerelaughingandsingingtogetherontheirshoppingtrip.Justasifheweretakinghisownsontodosomeshopping,FontenotgotTamarionnewclothesandshoes,andsharedwordsofwisdomwithhim.Then,thedadunitedthetwoboys.Hesaiditwasawkwardatfirst—justadayearlier,theydidn’tgetalongwellatschool.Butthetwoclassmatesstartedplayingsportsgamestogetherandsoonbecamefriends.Itwasnotjustabouttheclothesandshoes.TamariongainedafriendinJordan,andamentorinhisdad.Fontenotsaidhewasalsobulliedwhenhewasachild,soheknewitwasimportanttolistentoTamarion’sstory.Hechosekindnessinsteadofangerandbroughtthetwoboystogether.“Iwouldn’tsaythatwasthegoal,butthatwasthereward,”Fontenotsaid.30．WhatwasFontenot’sattitudetowardhisson’sbeingbullied?A．Amazedandembarrassed. B．Angryandimpatient. C．Calmandsensible. D．Sadanddiscouraged.31．Whydoestheauthorsay“somethingunexpectedhappened”inthesecondparagraph?A．FontenotlikedTamarioninstantly. B．TamarionbulliedJordanoutofkindness.C．Tamarionwasalsoavictimofbullying. D．FontenotandTamarion’smotherusedtobefriends.32．WhatdidFontenotdotosolvetheproblemofbullying?A．Heturnedtotheschoolforhelp. B．HeaskedTamarion’smothertosettletheproblem.C．HeorderedhissonnevertoplaywithTamarionagain. D．Hemadethetwoboysunitedandjointogether.33．Whatcanweknowfromthetext?A．Jordan’sbeingbulliedarosefromhisclothesandshoes.B．JordanandTamariongotalongwellinthebeginning.C．Tamarion’smotherpaidlittleattentiontoTamarion.D．FontenotcommunicatedwithTamarion’smothertoknowabouthim.（2019·西藏·林芝一中高一期末）Ifyouarethinkingofputtingyourchildinaprivatehighschoolinsteadofapublicone,youshoulddosomeresearch.Youwillfindthatmostprivateschoolsoffersomeadvantages.Oneofthemostimportantdetailsofagoodhighschoolissmallclasssize.Manypublicschoolsmighthave30oreven35studentsineachclass.However,manyprivateschoolslimitthesizetoabout15to20kidsperclass.Thisisagoodthingbecauseitallowseachteachertooffereverystudentmoreattention.Anotherthingtomentionistheinterestingclasses.Forexample,whilethetypical(典型的)highschoolmightonlyofferSpanishandFrenchasforeignlanguages,privateschoolsoftenhaveseveralotherlanguagestochoosefrom.Thisisespeciallyimportantifyourchildisactuallyinterestedinstudyingaparticularlanguagethatisnotusuallyoffered.Ofcourse,manycollegesalsoconsiderthevarious(各種各樣的)classesasagoodthing,sincetheycanteachstudentsmoredifferentsubjectsthanusual.Somecollegesactuallyworkcloselywithschoolstomakesurestudentsarepreparedwelltogetanadvancededucation.Thismeansthatteachersarecarefultoteachskillsthatcanbeusedincollege.Also,collegeteachersmaybeon-handtotalktostudentsandgivethemadvice.Ifyouthinkyourchildcouldusesomehelpofthiskind,whichwouldlikelyhelppreparehimorherforcollege,youshouldlookintoschoolsofferingthesethings.Asimplevisittothewebsiteorcampus(校園)ofalocalprivatehighschoolcouldgiveyoutheanswersyouarelookingfor.Ifyouthinkyourchildwouldbenefitfromandappreciatetheseadvantages,youshouldstartresearching.Youaresuretofindatleastonethatoffersthesebenefits.34．Bywritingthistext,theauthorisprobablyencouragingparentsto________.A．payattentiontotheirchildren’sstudyB．a(chǎn)ppreciatetheadvantagesofpublicschoolsC．helptheirchildrenchooserightcollegesD．sendtheirchildrentoprivatehighschools35．Inthethirdparagraphtheauthorstressestheimportanceof________.A．teacher’srole B．differentkindsofclassesC．learningforeignlanguages D．properstudymethods36．Accordingtothetext,collegesmightliketochoosestudentswho________.A．liveclosetocolleges B．haveinterestinsportsC．havewideknowledge D．comefrompublichighschools（2020·全國·高一課時練習）Drrinnggg!That’sthesoundthatkidsalloverthecountryhatetohear-thealarmbell.ThenewschoolyearhasjuststartedandchildrenacrosstheUKhavetowakeupearlyinthemorningtogotoschool.ButstudentsatoneschoolinnortheastEnglandarelucky.Theycanlieinbedforanextra(額外的)hourbeforetheygotoschool.MonkseatonHighSchoolhasbeenallowingitspupilstocomeintoschoolanhourlaterthanotherschools.Theheadmaster,DrPaulKelley,saysthatthisnewapproach(方式)helpsstudentspaymoreattentiontotheirlessonsinclass.Hefeelsthatyoungpeoplearemoreenergeticandcanperformbetterfortherestoftheday.Andheaddsthatfortheirschoolstudents,alatestartatschoolmaybebetterthananearlyone.DrKelleytellstheBBCthatteenagersdon’tperformverywellinthemorningandtheirneedtosleepisbiological(生物的).Itseemsthatthisnewapproachtoteachingshowspositive(積極的)results.Thenumberofstudentswhosleepinclassdropsquickly.Besides,theschoolhasalreadyseenadropinthenumberofpupilswhoplaytruant(逃學)by27%.Moreimportantly,DrKelleyalsosaysthatexamresultshaveimprovedby20%-30%overthepastyear.ClassesatMonkseatonHighSchoolbeginat10a.m.andfinishat3:40p.m.However,theschoolopensfrom8a.m.to5p.m.Thestudentscancomeearlyandleavelateiftheywant.37．Whatisthispassage?A．Anewsreport. B．Aspeech.C．Astory. D．Anotice.38．WhatisDr.PaulKelley’sopinionofthenewapproach?A．Hegivesnoopinionsaboutit.B．Hehashisdoubtsaboutit.C．Hedisagreeswithit.D．Heagreeswithit.39．WhichisNOTthepositiveresultaboutthenewapproach?A．Theexamresultshaveimproved.B．Fewerandfewerstudentssleepinclass.C．Moststudentsgettoschoolearlier.D．Thenumberofpupilswhoplaytruantdrops.40．WhendoclassesusuallybegininschoolsintheUKaccordingtothepassage?A．At8:00a.m. B．At9:00a.m.C．At10:00a.m. D．At11:00a.m.參考答案：1．C2．C3．B4．A5．D【導語】本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了四位青少年分享了上高中的感受以及給出了一些建議幫助剛上高中的人更好地去適應(yīng)高中生活。1．推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的“Idon’tknowwhatyourjuniorhighschoolwaslike,butseniorhighschoolteacherswillnotcareaboutsuchthingsashowmuchhomeworkyouhavealreadyfinishedinonenight.Itmeansthatyouhadbetterlearntomanageyourtimewisely.(我不知道你的初中是怎樣的，但是高中老師不會在意諸如你一個晚上完成了多少作業(yè)這樣的事情。這意味著你最好學會明智地管理你的時間。)”可知，Eddie是想告訴剛上高中的人在高中學會管理好自己的時間是一件很重要的事，因此高中生要學會利用好自己的時間。故選C項。2．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“Youshouldjoinsomeclubswhereyoucanmeetpeoplewiththesameinterests.Andtakingpartinsomeoutdooractivitieswillalsohelptomakeyourseniorhighschoolexperiencemoreenjoyable.(你應(yīng)該參加一些俱樂部，在那里你可以遇到有相同興趣的人。并且參加一些戶外活動也有助于讓你的高中生活更加愉快。)”可知，F(xiàn)rank建議通過加入一些俱樂部和參加一些戶外活動來讓高中生活變得更加有趣。故選C項。3．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“WhenIbeganseniorhighschoolIwasreallynervous,especiallysinceIhadbeentaughtathomeallthroughjuniorhighschool.(當我開始上高中的時候，我真的很緊張，尤其是因為我整個初中都是在家學習的。)”可知，Bill一開始上高中時，他是很緊張的，因為他初中是在家學的，因此他其實對高中生活不了解，對此感到擔心。故選B項。4．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“Itreallyhelpsifyoumakesomefriendsandstaywiththem.(如果你交一些朋友并和他們待在一起，這真的會有幫助。)”可知，James認為交朋友對高中生活有幫助。故選A項。5．主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段的“Beingyourselfisoneimportantthingyouhavetorememberwhengoingtoseniorhighschool.(做你自己是上高中時你必須記住的一件重要事情。)”以及第二段的“Andtakingpartinsomeoutdooractivitieswillalsohelptomakeyourseniorhighschoolexperiencemoreenjoyable.Goodluck!(并且參加一些戶外活動也有助于讓你的高中生活更加愉快。祝你好運！)”以及第三段的“Thefirstcoupleofdayscanbealittlebithard,butthingswillbecomeeasierbeforeyouknowit.(開始的幾天可能會有點困難，但是在不知不覺中事情會變得更容易。)”以及第四段的“Afterthefirstweek,you’llfeelbetter.Don’tworry.(第一周過后，你會感覺更好。別擔心。)”可知，整篇文章都是講四位青少年在分享他們的建議來幫助剛上高中的人更好地適應(yīng)高中生活。故選D項。6．C7．D8．A9．B【導語】本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了推遲上課時間的諸多好處。6．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Accordingtostudiesaboutsleep,theaverageteenagerneedseighttoninehours’sleepeachnight,butinfactalotofteenagersstruggletogetthismuch.(根據(jù)關(guān)于睡眠的研究，青少年平均每晚需要8到9個小時的睡眠，但事實上很多青少年很難達到這個時間)”可知，青少年沒有得到足夠的睡眠。故選C。7．細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Thisisnotatthecostofteachingtimebutatthecostofnaturalbreaks,whichhasledtoreducedlunchtimeandlessonbreaks.(這不是以教學時間為代價，而是以自然休息為代價，這導致了午餐時間和課間休息的減少)”可知，縮短上課時間的結(jié)果是縮短了午餐時間和課間休息時間。故選D。8．詞句猜測題。根據(jù)劃線詞上文“Thisismainlybecauseitmakesthemanagementofchildreneasier.Managinghundredsofchildren“playing”requireseffectivestaffing.Andthereisalwaysthefearthatbehaviorworsensduringbreaks.(這主要是因為它使孩子的管理更容易。管理數(shù)百個“玩?！钡暮⒆有枰行У娜藛T配備。人們總是擔心休息時行為會惡化)”可知，此處在講述學生管理的重要性。由此可知，劃線詞supervised與watched(密切注意，監(jiān)視)意思接近，即“讓孩子在課堂上上課并受到嚴格的監(jiān)督”。故選A。9．推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Hesaidthatthelaterstarttimeoftheschooldaycouldbenefiteveryoneincluded