20182019学年高中英语Module2HighlightsofMySeniorYear课下能力提升六含解析外研版

课下能力提高(六)Ⅰ.依据提示写出单词的正确形式1．Thehighlight(出色部分)ofourtourwasseeingthepalace.2．Ihaverented(出租)thehouseouttoaverynicefamily.3．Hiswordswillbeforever(永久)imprintedonmymemory.4．Doyouthinkthiscolorsuits(合适)me?5．Americanchildrendidlesswellinmathsthantheirpeers(同龄人)6．Ourgovernmenthaslentanenormous(enormously)amountofmoneytoothercountriestohelpthemgetoutoftheglobalfinancialstorms.7．Youhavetobehighlycompetitive(compete)todowellinsportsnowadays.8．Twomediators(mediate)werecalledintosettlethedispute.9．Theelection(elect)washeldtwoweeksaheadoftheschedule.10．Thetwopartiesarelookingforapeacefulsettlement(settle)to

inJapan.allthesetroubles.Ⅱ.选词填空workas，haveproblemswith，goonatripstartof，lookbackat，telljokes

，comparedwith，have

fun，at

the1．Herspeechlooked_back_atthepartnershipbetweenthetwocountries.2．Myparentswantmetotakeextramathslessonsattheweekend,butIwanttoplayandhave_fun.3．Heworked_asateacherfortwoyearsaftergraduation.4．Compared_withothers,shewasaluckywoman.5．Somestudentshave_problems_withlearninglanguage.6．Thingsdidn'tlooktoohopefulat_the_start_oftheyear.7．Mr.Wangtold_jokesinthejourneysothatwecouldn'tfallasleep.8．Hewent_on_a_triptothenearestseasideduringhisvacationlastsummer.Ⅲ.达成句子1．半小时后我们到那边，发现工作已经做完了。Wegottherehalfanhourlaterandfound_the_work_done.2．你把她的地点和电话号码都忘掉了真是遗憾。It_is_a_pity_thatyouforgotbothheraddressandhertelephonenumber.3．尽人皆知，纸是中国最初制造的。It's_well-known_thatpaperwasfirstmadeinChina.4．他的确告诉过我他次日要去伦敦。Hedid_tellmehewouldleaveforLondonthenextday.5．他明日让人给修电脑。Hewillhave_the_computer_repairedtomorrow.Ⅳ.阅读理解ATheonlyreasonIauditioned(试演)formyhighschool'splayHereandNowwasbecausefriendshadconvincedme.PartofmethoughttherewasnowayI'dbeabletomemorizeallthoselinesandstillgetgoodgrades.Havingneverbeeninaplay,IwasunsurewhetherIcouldliveuptoeveryone'strust.Buttherestofmewasexcitedtoperform.Surprisingly,mylineswereeasiertolearnthanIhadthought.Butasopeningnightapproached,wepracticedeveryday.Webecamestressedandemotionallydrained,_forgettinglineswehadknownforweeks.Wenolongerlaughedatfunnyparts.Ourdirectorwasdisappointed,frequentlyscreamingatustogetouracttogether.Openingnightfinallyarrived.Whenweallstoodtogethertoprayforasuccessfulperformance,Irealizedthiswaswhatweallhadbeenworkingtowardforthelasttwomonths.Andthat'swhenIwasfacedwithstagefright.However,steppingintothebrightlights,allmyfearsjustdisappeared.Iknewmylinesperfectlyandactuallyhadfun.Ihadnoreasontobenervous.Afterall,Iknewmylines!Ihadpreparedmyselfwellfortheplay.Isawmyfamily,andfriendsinthefrontrowandsmiledbroadlybeforefallingbackintomycharacter.Wefinallyputonasuccessfulperformance.Aswegatheredforonelastgrouphug,IfeltsadIhadcometounderstandmycharacteralmostaswellasIunderstoodmyself.Allthoseweekswereover,thoseweeksofworkingtogether,offailingpainfullybutsomehowknowingwe'dcomethrough.Wehadstartedoutasagroupofstudentswhoseonlythingincommonwastheplayandwehadbecomefriends.IknewthatIwouldmissitall.语篇解读：本文是一篇记述文。文章主要记述了作者在校时期参演一部舞台剧的经历。1．Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor________.A．feltthankfultoherfriendsB．hadmixedfeelingsfortheplayC．joinedtheplaytogetgoodgradesD．wasgoodatperformingonthestage分析：选B推理判断题。依据第一段“Partofmethoughttherewasnoway...Buttherestofmewasexcitedtoperform.”可推测，作者关于参演舞台剧情绪比较复杂。2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“drained”inParagraph2mean?A．Tired.B．Excited.C．Relaxed.D．Disappointed.分析：选A词义猜想题。依据第二段“wepracticedeveryday...becamestressed”和“forgettinglines...nolongerlaughedatfunnyparts.Ourdirectorwasdisappointed...”可推测，跟着公演日的邻近，作者他们压力很大，情绪上也十分疲倦不堪，可推测drained意为“累的，筋疲力尽的”。3．Whatdidtheauthorlearnmostfromthesuccessfulplay?A．Thepowerofpatience.B．Thebeautyofperforming.C．Themeaningoffriendship.D．Theimportanceofteamwork.分析：选D细节理解题。依据最后一段“Allthoseweekswereover,thoseweeksofworkingtogether...agroupofstudentswhoseonlythingincommon...”可知，作者参演舞台剧的经历令她认识到了团队合作的重要性。4．Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthispassage?A．Herfavouritehobbyatschool.B．Hereffortsinrealizingadream.C．Herfirstexperienceinperformance.D．Herunderstandingofperformance.分析：选C要旨粗心题。本文主要叙述了作者初次参演一部舞台剧时从开始排演直至公演成功的经历。BForhighschoolleaversstartingoutintheworkingworld,itisveryimportanttolearnparticularskillsandpractisehowtobehaveinanintervieworhowtofindallinternships(实习).Insomecountries,schoolshaveprogramstohelpstudentsontothepathtowork.IntheUnitedStates,however,suchprogramsarestillfewandfarbetween.Researchshowsthatifhighschoolsprovidecareer-relatedcourses,studentsarelikelytogethigherearningsinlateryears.Thestudentsaremorelikelytostayinschool,graduateandgoontohighereducation.InGermany,studentsasyoungas13and14areexpectedtodointernships.Germancompaniesworkwithschoolstomakesurethatyoungpeoplegettheeducationtheyneedforfutureemployment.ButinAmerica,educationreformprogramsfocusonhowwellstudentsdoinexamsinsteadofbringingthemintocontactwiththeworkingworld.HarvardEducationschoolprofessorRobertSchwartzhascriticisededucationreformersfortryingtoplaceallgraduatesdirectlyonthefour-yearcollegetrack.Schwartzarguedthatthisapproachleavesthecountry'smostvulnerable(易受影响的)kidswithnojobsandnoskills.Schwartzbelievedthatthebestcareerprogramsencouragekidstogoforhighereducationwhilealsoteachingthemvaluablepracticalskillsathighschool.JamesMadisonHighSchoolinNewYork,forexample,encouragesstudentstochooseclassesoncareer-basedcourses.Theschoolthenhelpsthemgainon-the-jobexperienceinthosefieldswhilethey'restillathighschool.However,evenforteenswhoseschoolsencouragethemtoconnectwithwork,thejobmarketisdaunting.IntheUS,unemploymentratesfor16-to19-year-oldsareabove20percentforthethirdsummerinarow.“Theriskisthatifteenagersmissoutonthesummerjobexperience,theybecomepartofthisgenerationofteenswhohadtroubleinlandingajob，”saidMichael,aresearcherintheUS.语篇解读：本文叙述了就业市场不容乐观，

而且美国高校缺乏有助于学生找工作的与职业有关的课程。5．AccordingtoRobertSchwartz,________.A．thereisnoneedforkidstogoforhighereducationintheUSB．studentsshouldgetcontactwiththeworkingworldathighschoolC．educationreformshouldfocusonstudents'performanceinexamsD．teenagersintheUScan'tmissoutonthesummerjobexperience分析：选B细节理解题。依据第五段内容及第六段的“...evenforteenswhoseschoolsencouragethemtoconnectwithwork,thejobmarketisdaunting.”能够看出答案。6．Theunderlined

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D．unbearable分析：选A词义猜想题。依据下文的“IntheUS,unemploymentratesfor16-to19-year-oldsareabove20percentforthethirdsummerinarow.”可知，就业市场不容乐观，应选A项。7．Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．UnemploymentratesforUSteenagersremainhighatthemoment.B．Studentswithcareer-basedcoursesneverhaveproblemsfindingajob.C．UScompaniesworkwithschoolstoprepareyoungpeopleforfuture

employment.D．Highschoolleaverswithnopracticalskillscan'tfindajobabsolutely.分析：选A推理判断题。依据第六段的“IntheUS,unemploymentratesfor16-to19-year-oldsareabove20percentforthethirdsummerinarow.”一句可推出答案。8．What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．ArgumentsaboutrecentUSeducationreform.B．Tipsonfindingjobsforhighschoolleavers.C．Thelackofcareer-basedcoursesinUShighschools.D．AdviceforAmericanhighschoolleavers.分析：选C要旨粗心题。文章第一段的“Insomecountries,tohelpstudentsontothepathtowork.IntheUnitedStates,arestillfewandfarbetween.”点出了主题。

schoolshaveprogramshowever,suchprogramsⅤ.阅读七选五Universitiesaroundthecountryaredoingeverythingtheycantobecomegreencampuses.__1__，buttherearealsoitemsthateverystudentcandotocontributetoagreencampusandaneco-friendlylifestyle.Recycleeverything,especiallypaper!Theamountofpaperacollegestudentgoesthrougheveryyearisenormous.Thereareclassnotes,termpapers,studentnewspapers,graphsandpicturesprintedoutpluscountlessotherrandomitems.__2__，butthewayyouhandleallthepapercanreallyhelpcreateagreencampus.Lookforrecyclingboxesbydorms,restaurantsandclassrooms.Useyourprinterwisely.__3__.Thisisahugewaytosaveonpaper.Also,tosaveink,usethelowqualitysettingonfilesthatdon'tneedtolooktoonice.Lastly,thinkaboutwhatyou'reprintingout.Ifyoucanshowsomeonethewebsiteonascreen,doit.Youdon'tneedtoprintout.Limittheuseofpapernapkins(餐巾)．We'renottellingyoutoeatcleaner,butwe'retellingyounottooverdoit.Generally,alotoffastfoodiseatenbycollegestudents,whichmeansalotofnapkinsgetgrabbed(拿取)onthewayout.__4__.Walk,bike,andlimittheuseofyourcar.Mostcampuses,especiallythosethat