新教材2021-2022学年外研版高中英语必修第一册Unit1 A new start课时检测及单元测验

Unit1Anewstart

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

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

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

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

单元质量检测......................................................29

1、Startingout&Understandingideas

I.阅读理解

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.

语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。作者由学校规定学生的衣着打扮来说明学校

有自己的规则，所有的学生都要遵守，这样学校才能井然有序。

1.Whataren，tboystudentsallowedtodoinmostmiddleschoolsaccordingto

thispassage?

A.Tohavelonghair.

B,Towearuniforms.

C.Tolikefamousstars.

D.Toshowtheirownpersonalities.

解析：选A细节理解题。由第二段第二句Inmostschools,boystudentsarenot

allowedtohavelonghairwhilegirlsarenotallowedtodyetheirhair.可决口，在大多数

学校，男生不允许留长发，女生则不允许染发。故选A。

2.Whydidthegirlmakeherhairbrown?

A.Becauseshewantedtobecool.

B.Becauseshethoughtthatshewouldlookmuchmorebeautiful.

C.Becauseshewantedtomakeherteacherangry.

D.Becausewomenteachersdyedtheirhair.

解析：选B细节理解题。由倒数第二段第一句Agirlstudentthoughtthatshe

wouldlookmuchmorebeautifulifshehadbrownhair.可知，女学生认为如果她有一

头棕色的头发，她会显得更漂亮。故选B。

3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheseschoolrules?

A.Thestudentsshouldbeagainstthem.

B.Theyarebadforstudents.

C.Theycanmakeschoolsingoodorder.

D.Theycan，tmakestudentsgrowhealthily.

解析：选C细节理解题。由文章最后一段第二句However,aschoolhasits

ownrulesforallthestudentstoobeysothattheschoolcanbeingoodorde匚可专口，学

校有自己的规则，所有的学生都要遵守，这样学校才能井然有序。故选C。

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Hairstylesandclothes.

B•Schoolboysandschoolgirls.

C.Studentsandfamousstars.

D.Schoolrules.

解析：选D主旨大意题。文章通过学校对学生衣着打扮的规定来说明学校

要有规则。所以本篇文章的主旨就是学校规则。故选D。

B

WhenIwokeupon4August,2016,therewasonlyonethingonmymind：what

towear.Abillionthoughtsappearedthroughmybraininthecloset（衣橱）・Notonly

wasitmyfirstdayofhighschool,butitwasmyfirstdayofschoolinanewstate;

firstimpressionsareeverything,anditwasimportantformetoimpressthepeople

whoIwouldspendthenextfouryearswith.

Aftercarefullyhuntingmycloset,IproudlycameoutinadressfromTarget.The

softcottonwascomfortable,andthespeciallydesignedshouldersaddedalittleof

fun.Yes,thisclothwastheone.Anhourlater,IfeltpowerfulasIheadedtowardroom

1136.ButasIenteredclass,myjawdroppedtothefloor.

SittingatherdeskwasMrsHutfilz,myEnglishteacher,wearingexactlythesame

dressasme.Ikeptmyheaddownandtiptoed（踮着脚尖）tomyseat.Imadeit

throughmysimpleintroductionspeechuntilMrsHutfilzstoodup,jokinglysaying

thatshelikedmystyle.AlthoughthiswasthemomentIhadbeenafraidoffromthe

momentIwalkedin,allmyanxietysurprisinglymeltedaway,andthestudentspaid

attentionasIsharedmystory.MysmilegrewasIlaughedwiththestudents.After

class,Istayedbehind,talkedtoMrsHutfilzandmadeahumorousandreal

communication.

Lookingbackfouryearslater,thetenminutesIspentafraidofgivingmyspeech

werereallynotworthit.Myfirstperiodofhighschoolcertainlymadetheday

unforgettableinthebestwayandtaughtmethatMrsHutfilzhasabrilliantsenseof

style!

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在新的国家，高中入学第一

天所发生的难忘的经历。

5.Whydidtheauthorpaygreatattentiontoherclothesonthefirstdayofhigh

school?

A.Becauseshefollowedherfather，sadvice.

B.Becauseshewasunconfidentaboutherself.

C.Becauseshecaredtoomuchaboutherappearance.

D.Becauseshewantedtomakeagoodimpression.

解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句Notonlywasitmyfirstdayof

highschool,butitwasmyfirstdayofschoolinanewstate;firstimpressionsare

everything,anditwasimportantfbrmetoimpressthepeoplewhoIwouldspendthe

nextfouryearswith.可知，作者之所以这么看重入学第一天的穿着，是希望给人

们留下一个好印象。故选D。

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?

A.Itwasherfirstdayofprimaryschool.

B.Shewassatisfiedwithherfirstdaydress.

C.Herteacherwasunhappybecausesheworethesamedresswithher.

D.ShemadeaconversationwithherEnglishteacherinclass.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Aftercarefullyhuntingmycloset,

IproudlycameoutinadressfromTarget.可知，作者对她的穿着很骄傲,即对她第

一天入学的穿着很满意。故选B。

7.Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafternoticingherteacher，sdress?

A.Angry.B.Confused.

C.Proud.D.Embarrassed.

解析：选D推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句ButasIenteredclass,myjaw

droppedtothefloor.和第三段第二句Ikeptmyheaddownandtiptoed（踮着脚尖）

tomyseat.可知，作者看到和老师撞衫后很是惊愕，低着头悄悄地走到座位，这

些动作表明了作者的尴尬。故选D。

8.Whatistheauthor，spurposeinwritingthearticle?

A.Toshareamemorableexperience.

B.Toexplorethetroubleswithdressing.

C.TointroduceherstylishEnglishteacher.

D.Tostresstheimportanceoffirstimpressions.

解析：选A推理判断题。结合全文内容可知，该篇以作者为高中第一天入

学挑选衣服开始，到当天自己穿着与老师撞衫，再到作者对这一天很是难忘，这

些都是对一次难忘的经历进行的分享。故选A。

C

Myhighschoollifehasbeenfilledwithmanyupsanddowns,whetheritwas

socialoracademic.Eventhoughmycurrenthighschoolwasnotmyfirstchoice,I

neverregrettedattendingSouthsideHighSchool.uSinceyouhavechosenit,thenitis

thebestforyou,“saidmyparents.

UpuntilthejunioryearIdidnotrealizemycapabilities（能力）asa

student.BeingintheIBProgram,Iwastoldthatmyjunioryearwouldbethetoughest

inalltheyearsofhighschool.Withthis“little“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.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者步入高中后从成绩不好到成

绩优秀的过程，感悟到要勇敢面对挑战的道理。

9.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.ThewriteralwaysthoughtSouthsideHighSchoolwasthebest.

B.Thewriter'sparentspersuadedherintoattendingSouthsideHighSchool.

C.Thewriterhasmetmanychallengessincesheattendedhighschool.

D.LifehasbecomeeasiersincethewritercametoSouthsideHighSchool.

解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中的Myhighschoollifehasbeenfilled

withmanyupsanddowns,whetheritwassocialoracademic.可知,无论是社会活动

还是学业，“我”的高中生活者卜充满了起伏，所以自从上高中以来“我”面临了

很多挑战，故选C。

10.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewalkedintoherjunioryear?

A.Excited.B.Worried.

C.Curious.D.Uninterested.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的Iwalkedintomyjunioryear,scared

ofmygrades.可知，当作者进入高中时，非常害怕自己的成绩，所以是担忧的，

故选B。

11.Whywasthewriter，sstudyworseandworse?

A.Becauseshedidn，tworkhardenough.

B•Becauseshedidn，taskothersfbrhelpbecauseofpride.

C.Becauseshemissedmanyimportantspeeches.

D.Becausenoonewouldliketohelpher.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的Itriedmybesttogetmygradesup

myselfwithoutanyhelpfromanyone,butmypridejustmademygradesworse.可知,

作者尽全力提高成绩，不寻求任何人的帮助，但是这种骄傲让作者的成绩更差了，

故选B。

12.WhatimportantlessonhasthewriterlearnedatSouthsideHighSchool?

A.Studentsshouldfacechallengesbravely.

B.Studentsshouldbecarefulinchoosingschool.

C.Studentsshouldbeproudoftheirschool.

D.Studentsshouldbetterlearnaboutlife.

解析：选A细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Southsidehastaughtmetoalways

keepmyheadupandnevergiveuponmyselfnomatterwhatlifethrowsatme.可知，

作者学到了无论生活发生了什么，都要抬起头，永远不放弃自己，所以要勇敢地

面对挑战，故选A。

II.阅读七选五

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中

有两项为多余选项。

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.

语篇解读：本文一篇议论文。文章阐述了普通的学生怎样才能学得更好，并

给出了四条建议。

1.选C根据上文Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.Youprobablythinkyou

willneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessaryso,however.可知，作者认为，任何

人只要努力学习，都有可能学得更好。因此，C项中的abetterstudent与上文中

的atopstudent相呼应，故选Co

2.选D根据上文youshouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.After

makingthislist,youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtime.Firstyourtimeforeating,

sleeping,dressing,etc,thendecideagood,regulartimeforstudying.可知，作者还会

列出休息娱乐的时间。故选D。

3.选A该段大意为：要找一个好的地方学习，才能集中精力，不受外界

事物干扰。因此，A项中的agoodplace与下文中的agoodstudyarea相呼应。故

选Ao

4.选F根据下文中的Listeningcarefullyinclassmeanslessworklater.可知，

F项与下文构成因果关系，且话题一致，都讲了“上课认真听讲”的问题，选项

中的listentoeverything与下文中的Listeningcarefully相呼应。故选F。

5.选B根据上文reviewtheimportantpointsthatyourteacherisgoingto

discussthenextday可知，作者建议，要预习第二天老师将要讲的知识点。因此，

B项与上文构成因果关系，选项中的thenextclass与上文中的thenextday相呼

应。故选B。

2、Usinglanguage

।.阅读理解

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（残忍的）toseparategoodfriendsintheyoungergradeswithoutgoodcause.

OnemomnamedKarensaysthathersonisalwaysstartinganewgradewithout

anyclosefriends.Atfirst,shethoughtitwasagoodidea.Thensherealizedonething

一hersondoesnothavea“bestfriend,\whichmakesherprettyworried.Infact,she

thinksthathedoesnothaveanyclosefriendsbecausehisclassmatesarealways

changing.

Partofaschoofsresponsibilityistoprovideasafeandcomfortablespacefor

childrentolearnandgrow.Ifthatenvironmentisalwayschanging—causingterrible

results—perhapsitistimetorethinkthispractice.

语篇解读：本文一篇夹叙夹议文。作者以儿子上一年级所在班里没有一个好

朋友和老同学的事，探讨了学校对孩子们熟悉的朋友和同学分到不同的班级的做

法是错误的，不利于孩子的成长。

1.Howdidtheauthorbringupthetopic?

A.Bytellingastory.

B.Byusingotherpeople'swords.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.

D.Byshowingresearchfindings.

解析：选A细节理解题。根据本文第一段内容可知，作者以自己儿子班级

里既没有自己的好朋友也没有老同学这件事为例，提出本文的话题，他认为学校

不应该这样。故选A。

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“blunder“inParagraph5probablymean?

A.Progress.B.Reason.

C.Mistake.D.Failure.

解析：选C词义猜测题。结合下文第七段中的itseemsalmostcruel（残忍的）

toseparategoodfriendsintheyoungergradeswithoutgoodcause,以及本文最后一

句perhapsitistimetorethinkthispractice可知，如果学校积极尝试把两个最好的

朋友安排在不同的班级，只是为了让事情发生变化，我认为这是一个错误。故选

Co

3.Whydidtheauthormentionherownprimaryschoolexperience?

A.Toprovethatsmallerclassesarebetter.

B.Todiscusstheimportanceofgoodfriends.

C.Toexplainhowfriendshipsaredevelopedatschool.

D.Toshowtheadvantageofhavingfamiliarclassmates.

解析：选D推理判断题。根据第六段中的Itwasasmallclassandourgroupof

studentsmovedthrougheachgradetogether.Wefeltlikebrothersandsisters.ltwas

wonderful.和最后一段中的Partofaschoofsresponsibilityistoprovideasafeand

comfortablespaceforchildrentolearnandgrow.可知，她认为,在熟悉的班集体里，

能让孩子有安全感，有利于他们的成长。故选Do

4.What'sKaren5sattitudetowardthepracticeofherson，sschool?

A.Shesupportsit.B.Sheisagainstit.

C.Sheisn，tinterestedinit.D.Sheisuncertainaboutit.

解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，她对儿子所在学校的做

法持反对的态度。故选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.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者的父亲在作者上上学后每周都会给作者

写一封信，一开始作者不理解父亲的行为，直到作者自己成为一名父亲，才开始

感受到只有父母才能体会到的心痛，开始欣赏起父亲的信。

5.Whatwerethelettersfromtheauthor，sfathermainlyabout?

A.Dailydetails.B.Keats，poems.

C.Collegeandfamily.D.Weatherandholidays.

解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段中的TheydetailedwhatDadreferredto

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

亲的信主要讲了日常的细节。故选A。

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vital"inParagraph3referto?

A.Professional.B.Interesting.

C.Difficult.D.Important.

解析：选D词义猜测题。根据画线词上下文内容可知，作者有一些问题是

关于自己要做什么？要住在哪里？打算什么时候申请研究生？但有一个问题比

其他任何事情都重要，那就是每周的信件会怎么样呢？它们会继续吗？故画线词

意思为“重要的”。故选D。

7.Whatleadstheauthortofullyunderstandhisfather，sletters?

A.Enteringcollege.

B.Writingtohisownsons.

C.Graduatingfromcollege.

D.Sendinghissonstocollege.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段中的AndIneverfullyunderstoodwhy

mydadwouldalwaysaskifTdreceivedtheletterwhenwespoke.以及第五段第一

句Butnow,asIpenmyfirstofficialletterstomyownsonsJacksonandCassius,itall

seemsclear.可知，作者给自己的儿子写信，才让作者完全理解了他父亲的书信。

故选B。

8.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhatWeCanLearnfromGraduateSchool

B.HowICommunicatedwithMySonsbyLetter

C.HowICametoAppreciateMyFather，sLetters

D.WhatWeKnowaboutKidsafterBeingParents

解析：选C标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了作者的父亲在作者上大学后每周

都会给作者写一封信，一开始作者不理解父亲的行为，直到作者自己成为一名父

亲，才开始感受到只有父母才能体会到的心痛，开始欣赏起父亲的信。故C选

项“我是如何开始欣赏父亲的来信的”最符合文章主旨，适合作本文标题。故选

Co

II.完形填空

SometimesIthoughtIwasagoodmom.Sometimes,IfeltlikeIspenttheday

nagging（唠叨不休）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.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者开车途中为了保持清醒让儿子不断与她

交谈，这一路交谈也让作者对儿子有了更多的了解。

1.A.visitingB.knowing

C.worryingaboutD.dealingwith

解析：选B空格与nagging之间由ratherthan连接，表示语义上的转折，

结合选项可知，应该是作者整天唠叨而不了解孩子，故选B。

2.A.OrB.So

C.SinceD.But

解析：选D上文说不了解孩子，下文的家庭聚会给了我教训，让我知道怎

样了解孩子，故两句话是转折关系，故选D。

3.A.ideaB.plan

C.lessonD.reason

解析：选C参见上题解析。teachsb.alesson“给某人上课；给某人教训”。

4.A.learnedB.ate

C.exercisedD.slept

解析：选D根据下文的wideawake,以及我和儿子的交谈可知，丈夫和女

儿睡着了。故选D。

5.A.moveB.take

C.playD.touch

解析：选C根据下文的Iaskedhimtotalktome可知，我之所以让儿子和

我聊天，是因为我不想打开收音机，故选C。

6.A.anyoneB.someone

C.nothingD.anything

解析：选D根据下文儿子向作者主动提出话题Howaboutfrogs（青蛙）？可

知，作者告诉儿子可以谈论任何事，故选D。

7.A.luckyB.fine

C.simpleD.dangerous

解析：选B根据forthenexthourorso可知，他们就这个话题谈论了一个多

小时，因此作者认为儿子的提议很好，故选B。

8.A.studiesB.rules

C.differencesD.competitions

解析：选C根据空后betweenfrogsandtoads（蟾蛛），以及生活常识可知，

空处应该选differences,指“青蛙和蟾蛛的区别”，故选C。

9.A.tasksB.sports

C.showsD.programs

解析：选B根据破折号后basketballandsoccer可知，破折号前名词应该是

运动，故选B。

10.A.interestedB.surprised

C.angryD.sorry

解析：选A根据上下文语境可知，既然儿子主动谈论运动话题，肯定是对

球星很感兴趣的。故选A。

11.A.stayB.stop

C.watchD.leave

解析：选B根据下文中的continue可知，此处应选stop"停止"，故选B。

12.A.darkB.main

C.wideD.beautiful

解析：选A根据上文的onalatenight可知，作者开夜车，行驶在漆黑的路

上，故选A。

13.A.passedB.followed

C.finishedD.arrived

解析：选D根据下文的brightlightswokeeveryone可推断，作者终于到达

目的地，故选D。

14.A.workedB.continued

C.disappearedD.changed

解析：选C根据下文的ButIknewthatIhadtakenthefirststep可知，此句

与空格所在句意是转折关系，结合选项，应该是“虽然谈话的魔力消失了，但是

迈出了第一步”，故选C。

15.A.readingB.listening

C.livingD.driving

解析：选B作者在文章开头描述了自己通常是唠叨不休而不了解孩子，经

过一路上和儿子的交谈，对儿子有了进一步的了解，所以作者以后会改变自己的

倾听习惯，故选Bo

III.语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者的几位新老师各自的性格特

点以及他们上课时的有趣之处。

1.but句意前后为转折关系，but及however都可表示转折，但空格处位于

句中且其后无逗号，故只能填but。

2.patient分析句子结构以及句意可知，空格处和and前的kind一起作表

语。故填形容词patiento

3.kindly此处修饰动词smile,应用副词形式，故填kindly。

4.organised根据句子结构以及句意可知，空格处和and后的clear一起作

表语。故填形容词organisedo

5.that根据sowell5I'msureI'lldo…以及句意可知，句中涉及

so…that…引导的结果状语从句,表示“如此……以至于……故填that。

6.in根据dowell可知,此处为固定搭配dowellin…意为"擅长.,

在……方面做得好”。故填in。

7.waves分析句子结构可知，空格处为动词和前面的talks以及后面的tells

一起作谓语，时态也应为一般现在时。故填waves。

8.jokestelljokes“讲笑话”，为固定词组，故填jokes。

9.teachingenjoydoingsth.“喜欢做某事”。故填teaching。

10.boring根据句子结构以及句意可知，空格处为形容词修饰名词things。

bore的形容词形式为bored及boring,前者常用于修饰人，后者常用于修饰某个

事物或某种体验，故填boring。

3、Developingideas

I.阅读理解

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