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Module2MyNewTeachers
一、阅读理解
(—)
A
Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywill
almostcertainlymentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcourse.
However,beingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanwe
need.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestway
possible,butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomein
thefirstplace.
Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUK,for
example,isrunningoutofitforcarryingthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingis
burnt,itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.
Recyclinghelps,buttheprocessitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuch
itemsinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblem,too.Toomanysupermarkets
encouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.However,afewofthemarecoming
roundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinue,encouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplastic
bags,forexample.
Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedto
associate(联系)packagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomething
unpackagedisofpoorquality.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butisalsoappliestoawide
rangeofconsumer(消费者)products,whichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthan
necessary.
Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecycle,wearebeginningtorealisejusthow
muchunnecessarymaterialarecollecting.Weneedtofacethewastefulnessofour
consumerculture,butwehaveamountaintoclimb.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"over-consumption"referto?
A.Usingtoomuchpackaging.
B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.
C.Havingmorematerialthanneeded.
D.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.
2.WhatcanwelearnaboutrecyclingaccordingtoParagraph2?
A.Itmeansburningpackagingforenergy.
B.Ithelpscontrolthegreenhouseeffect.
C.Itmeansstoppingusingplasticbags.
D.Ithelpssupermarketssavemoney.
3.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?
A.Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.
B.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.
C.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.
D.Otherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfood.
4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?
A.Fightingwastefulnessisdifficult.
B.Needlessmaterialismostlyrecycled.
C.Peoplelikecollectingrecyclablewaste.
D.Theauthorisproudoftheirconsumerculture.
B
Asachild,Ialwayswantedtobe'Important".Iwantedtodosomethinggreatthat
therestoftheworldwouldbesurprisedat.Iwantedtomakemyparentsfeelproudofme.
Iwantedtobethecenterofattentionandstandoutinacrowd.Naturally,inorderto
makethesedreamscometrue,Ithoughtoutallofthenoble(高尚的)jobssuchas
doctor,lawyer,firefighterandsoon.Bytheway,Iwassixatthattime.Finally,after
manyyearsofresearch,Ifoundthatengineerswerecool.
BythetimeIwaseight,Ihadalreadyplannedmyprofessionalcareer(职业生涯).
Ispentthenexttenyearstryingtoperfectmydrawingskillsthroughcompetitionsandart
classes.Ienjoyednearlyeverysecondofit.However,somewherealongthewaymy
thoughtbegantochange.Somuchhaschanged.
I'velearnedthatlifeisaboutlearningtoacceptyouandletthingsflowintheirmost
naturalstate.Successisaboutfindingyourselfandyourownmeaninginthisworld.Istill
wanttomakemyparentsfeelproudofme,butI'mmoreconcernedaboutwhatI
considerasimportant.IpaymoreattentiontowhatIreallywanttodo.
Asanadult,I'veincreasinglyrealizedallthethingstobeafraidofinlife.I'verealized
myownlimitations.Anyonewithgoodreasoningskillssoonbeginstoseetheriskof
lookingforthe"hardtoreach"goal.Itwasn'tuntilIwastwenty-twoyearsoldthatIbegan
togetintouchwithmytrueself.AsAlbertEinsteinsaid,"Onceweacceptourlimitations,
wegobeyondthem."Afteracceptingmytrueself,Icanconfidentlytakecareofmyself
andfindthewaythatismostsuitableforme.
5.Whatwastheauthor'sgoalwhenhewassix?
A.Todosomethinggreat.
B.Tobecomeanengineer.
C.Tohaveawell-paidjob.
D.Tobecomerichandfamous.
6.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthoraccordingtoParagraph2?
A.Hewasinterestedindrawing.
B.Heenjoyedeverysecondofhisschoollife.
C.Heworkedhardtoimprovehisdrawingskills.
D.Hepaidlittleattentiontohisprofessionalcareer.
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"limitations"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?
A.Disadvantages.B.Hobbies.
C.Dreams.D.Fears.
8.Whathastheauthorprobablyrealizedaccordingtothetext?
A.Hehadtoohighagoal.
B.Heownedtoomanythings.
C.Heshouldaccepthistrueself.
D.Heshouldtryhardtoreachhisgoal.
(二)
A
AsIwaswalkinghome,aboyseemedtobesingingasonginaverylowvoice,
walkinginfrontofmeandcarryingsomeofthesamehighschoolbooksIhadwithme.I
caughtuptohim,andsaid"Hello^,.Icouldtellhewasstartledanddroppedoneofhis
books.IpickeditupandasIhandedittohim,hesaid"Thankyou"inastrangeway,
likewithastrongaccent.
Wesoonbeganwalkingtogetherandtalking.Itturnedouthewasinmyscience
class,andIdidn'tevenknowit!
HisnamewasAhmad,andhisfamilyhadjustmovedherethisschoolyear.He
invitedmeintohishouseandhisfamilytreatedmelikeaspecialguest,whichmademe
feelverywelcome.Hesaidhospitality(好客)isverybasictohisculture,andstrangers
werealwaystreatedverykindly.Hismombroughtoutsomegreatfood,andofferedme
sometea.Ahmad'sfatherandtwosisterswantedtohearallaboutmeandmyfamily,
andmyschooling.
Ahmad'swholefamilyhadtoleavetheirlifelonghomebecausewarhadbrokenout,
anditwasn'tsafethereanymore.Theyleftwithonlywhattheycouldcarry.Hisfamily
washappytofeelsafe,andtheygotusedtoAmericanculturequickly.Theyseemed
pleasedthatAhmadhadbroughtafriendhometomeetthem.
AndasmyfriendshipwithAhmadhascontinued,Inowrealizethattheworldisso
muchbiggerthanIthought!Ialsorealizethatyourfriendsdon'thavetobejustlikeyou.
Differencesmaketheworldgoround.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"startled"inParagraph1mean?
A.Excited.B.Moved.
C.Surprised.D.Interested.
2.WhydoAhmad'sfamilytreattheauthorasaspecialguest?
A.Theyliketohelpteenagers.
B.Theydidsooutoftheirculture.
C.Theywanttoknowmoreabouttheauthor.
D.TheymeanttohelpAhmadmakemorefriends.
3.Wheredoestheauthorprobablycomefrom?
A.Canada.B.America.C.China.D.Australia.
4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Peoplefromdifferentcountriescanbegoodfriends.
B.Friendsshouldhavealotofthingsincommon.
C.It'sdifficulttomakefriendswithforeigners.
D.Friendsneeddifferentculturesandaccents.
B
ThecityofRomehaspassedanewlawtopreventcrueltytoanimals.Allgoldfish
bowlsarenolongerallowedanddogownersmustwalktheirdogs.
Thiscomesafteranationallawwaspassedtogiveprisonsentencestopeoplewho
desertcatsordogs.
"Thecivilizationofacitycanbemeasuredbythis,“saidMonicaCarina,the
councilor(议员)behindthenewlaw.
"It'sgoodtodowhateverwecanforouranimalswhoinexchangeforalittlelovefill
ourexistencewiththeirattention,"shetoldaRomenewspaper.
Thenewspaperreportedthatroundbowlsdon'tgiveenoughoxygenforfishandmay
makethemgoblind.
"Romehastriedtoprotectfishmorethananywhereelseintheworld.Itstandsoutfor
recognizingthatfishareinterestinganimalswhodeserve(值得)respectand
compassioneverybitasmuchasdogsandcatsandotheranimals,"saidKarin
Robertson,adirectorofthePeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals.
LastyearalawwaspassedinItalythatgivespeoplewhodesertpetsbigfines(罚
款)andprisonsentences.Sincethenlocalgovernmentshaveaddedtheirownanimal
protectionrules.
ThenortherncityofTurinpassedalawinApriltogivepetownersfinesofupto$598
iftheydonotwalktheirdogsthreetimesaday.
ThenewlawinRomealsosaysthatownersmustn'tleavetheirdogsinhotcarsor
cuttheirdogs'tailstomakethemlooklovelies.Thelawalsogiveslegalrecognitiontothe
"catladies"whofeedhomelesscats.Thecatslivealloverthecityfromancientruinsto
modernofficecarparks.
5.WhatcanwelearnaboutRome'snewlawfromthetext?
A.Ithelpsimprovefishingenvironment.
B.Itstopspeoplefromcatchinggoldfish.
C.Itdiscourageskeepinggoldfishathome.
D.Itprovidesbetterconditionsforgoldfish.
6.PeopleinRomebelievethatthecivilizationofacitycanbejudgedbyits__.
A.protectionforancientruins
B.exchangeswithothercities
C.recognitionofanimallovers
D.awarenessofanimalprotection
7.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph6mean?
A.Pity.B.Praise.
C.Support.D.Popularity.
8.WhatisillegalinTurin?
A.Feedhomelessanimalsincarparks.
B.Shutdogshomealldaylong.
C.Raisecatsnearancientruins.
D.Keepdogsorcatsincars.
(三)
阅读理解
ThechildrenwereabouttosetoutwhenEsquithgotanote.Hehadalookatitand
crumpled(揉)itupatonce.Hehadworkedfortwomonthstogetthekidsreadyforthe
trip.Theirparentsweresupportive,andmanyofthemwerecomingtothemovieswith
theirchildren.Hecouldn'tbelievetheheadofaschoolwouldmakesuchafoolish
decision.
Esquithstormedintotheoffice,gavethecrumplednotetotheheadmaster's
secretary,andaskedhertotelltheheadmasterthathewouldsticktohisopinion.
Becauseofhisbehavior,hewastoldthatafternoonthathehadbeensuspended(停
职)bytheschoolboarduntilthemoralcommittee(道德委员会)coulddecideifhehad
thequalitytobeagoodteacher.
Hewenthomesadlyandhadthethoughtofneverteachingagain.Hehadspent
muchofhislifeplanningtobeagoodteacherandnowhehadtoconsiderthepossibility
thathemighthavetomakeaharddecision,likegoingtoalawschool.
Actually,thisresponseisnaturalformanyyoungteachers.Intruth,formanyofthe
newhands,thefirstgoalisjusttoremain.Theyhopetheirlessonsgosmoothlyandthe
clockrunsquickly.Forthem,thereisnomorewonderfulsoundthanthebells'ringingat
theendoftheday.Buttheyaremorelikelytomovebackwhentheyhavedifficulties.
ButRafeEsquithwaslucky.Beforelong,thecommitteeputanendtothelabor
trouble.Theymadeajudgmentthatapersonwhowasdevotedtochildrenwasnodoubt
fitforthepost.Sohereturnedtoclasshappilyandcontinuedhiscareer.
1.HowdidEsquithfeelafterreadingthenote?
A.Confident.B.Scared.
C.Angry.D.Excited.
2.WhatmadeEsquiththinkofchanginghisprofession?
A.Hewasn'twillingtofollowtherules.
B.Hewasn'tsupportedbyhisparents.
C.Hewastootiredofteaching.
D.Hewasgreatlydisappointed.
3.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofEsquith'sideaofgivingupteaching?
A.Surprising.B.Normal.
C.Unwise.D.Strange.
4.Whatcanwelearnfromthecommittee'sjudgment?
A.Theheadmasterlosthisjob.
B.Esquithwasateacherofgoodquality.
C.Esquithcouldn'tacceptthejudgment.
D.Thecommitteedidn'trecognizeEsquith'sability.
二、选词填空
用下面给出单词的正确形式填空,使其句意完整。有两个词是多余的。
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respectenergyappreciateseriouswaveimpress
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