Unit-1单元话题阅读理解专项练习

Unit1单元话题阅读理解专项练习(名校最新真题)（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·河南洛阳·高一阶段练习）AtypicalschooldayintheUKstartsaround8:30am.Thisisoftenevenearlierelsewhereintheworld,withstudentssittingdowntotheirfirstlessonat7:30amintheUS.Accordingtostudiesaboutsleep,theaverageteenagerneedseighttoninehours’sleepeachnight,butinfactalotofteenagersstruggletogetthismuch.Alotofproblemshappenbecauseoursleeppatternsarenotfixedandtheychangeaswegrow.So,alaterschoolstarttimecouldhelptosolvethisproblem,bymakingsureteenagerscangeteightplushoursofsleepandreactproperlytobody’snaturalrhythms(规律).Therehasbeenageneralchangeoverthepast25yearstoshortentheschoolday.Thisisnotatthecostofteachingtimebutatthecostofnaturalbreaks,whichhasledtoreducedlunchtimeandlessonbreaks.Actually,laterstarttimescouldhelpteens’gradesandhealth.Thisismainlybecauseitmakesthemanagementofchildreneasier.Managinghundredsofchildren“playing”requireseffectivestaffing.Andthereisalwaysthefearthatbehaviorworsensduringbreaks.Sothetheory(理论)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·北京市第四十四中学高一阶段练习）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·阳泉市第十一中学校高一期中）JoshuaCountryman,theHenrySibleyHighSchoolchoirdirector,wasinvitedbyhisschooltomakeavideotocheerupsheltered-at-homestudentsthisspring.AfteraskingtheteachersinhisschooltorecordthemselvessingingCyndiLauper’s“TrueColors,”CountrymanturnedthevoicesandvideosintoavirtualchoirpostedonYouTube.Thenhelethisschoolchoirsgovirtual,too:notwithjustonesongbutwithall13songstheyhadbeenpractisingfortheirspringperformance.Intheend,hecreatedaspecialconcert.“Idon’tliketolose,”saidCountryman.“Togiveuponaconcertexperience,tome,thatfeltlikealoss.Itwasimportantthatwecouldgetawin.”Duringthecoronaviruspandemic(冠状病毒流行病),virtualchoirshavebeenpoppingupalloverMinnesota.Singerssingathome,withtheirvoicesandfacesalleditedtogetherandshowninonlinevideos.Collegeshavemadevitualchoirchoirvideos.Children’sTheatremadeoneof“Tomorrow”fromthemusical“Annie”,itspostponed(推迟的)springshow.“Itwasstressfulatfirst.Ioverthoughtalotofthings,”saidchoirstudentTamitWeldeyesus.“Iprobablyhadtorecordthefirstsong20or25times,andIkepttellingmyselfthatthishadtobeperfectbecauseifitwasnot,everyonecouldhearmymistake.ItwasaloteasierthanIhadexpected.”Afterspendinghalfthespringconductingonlineclassesandorganizingthevirtualchoirconcert,Countrymansaid,“Thevirtualchoircreatesanexcellentopportunitytoreallymakeassessments(评价)foreachstudent.Evenifwegobacktoschooleveryday,thevirtualcomponent(组成部分)isgoingtohavetobeimportantatleastinmyclassbecauseofthathugeriskofincreasedvirustransmission(病毒传播)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·宁夏·吴忠中学高一期中）Schoolisaplacethatisfamiliartoeveryone.Let’sfindoutwhatAmericanstudentsdoinschool.AnofficialdancepartyisheldabouttwiceayearinhighschoolsintheUnitedStates.Whenthefinalfootballgameisoverfortheseasonthereisahomecomingparty.Sometimes,studentsselectakingfromamongthefootballplayers,andaqueenfromamongthegirls.Everystudentcanattendandhavefunwiththehelpoftheirteachers.Sometimes,tothesurpriseofeveryone,students,whodevotealltheirtimetostudy,cometothepartyinabeautifuldress.Themostexcitingpartythatstudentscangotowouldhavetobeaprom(毕业舞会).StudentsattenditindressessimilartothoseofHollywoodstarsandtheatmosphereiscomparabletoanOscarAwardparty.Sincesuchapartyisforseniors,studentsusuallystayupthenighttryingtoenjoytheirlastyearinhighschool.InAmericanschools,insteadoftheteachersgoingtodifferentrooms,studentshavetheirownclassschedulesandgotodifferentclassrooms.Whenastudentisawayfromschool,theymusthaveanexplanationforbeingawayalongwiththesignature(签名)ofaparent.Thesignedpaperisthenhandedintotheschooloffice.Americanstudentsalsoenjoyanumberofactivitiesoutofschoollikecheerleading(拉拉队),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．attenddifferentclassesindifferentplaces D．waitfortheirteachersintheirclass21．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Theorganizingofdanceparties. B．Homecomingparty.C．Howtoaskforaleave. D．SchoollifeinAmerica.（2022·海南·嘉积中学高一学业考试）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·辽宁实验中学高一期末）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(认知的)scientisttoldtheBBC．“Justbecauseyouhaveafastheartbeatandsweatypalms,thatdoesnotnecessarilymeanyouwillfail.”Mathdoesn’tcomeeasy,nomatterhowcleveryouare.LeonardodaVinci,thefamousItalianartist,wasahugefanofmathematics.ButhisnotebooksshowthatDaVincicouldn’tdofractions(分数).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·陕西西安·高一期末）WhenaHoustondadfoundouthiseight-year-oldsonwasbeingbullied(欺负),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(各种各样的)classesasagoodthing,sincetheycanteachstudentsmoredifferentsubjectsthanusual.Somecollegesactuallyworkcloselywithschoolstomakesurestudentsarepreparedwelltogetanadvancededucation.Thismeansthatteachersarecarefultoteachskillsthatcanbeusedincollege.Also,collegeteachersmaybeon-handtotalktostudentsandgivethemadvice.Ifyouthinkyourchildcouldusesomehelpofthiskind,whichwouldlikelyhelppreparehimorherforcollege,youshouldlookintoschoolsofferingthesethings.Asimplevisittothewebsiteorcampus(校园)ofalocalprivatehighschoolcouldgiveyoutheanswersyouarelookingfor.Ifyouthinkyourchildwouldbenefitfromandappreciatetheseadvantages,youshouldstartresearching.Youaresuretofindatleastonethatoffersthesebenefits.34．Bywritingthistext,theauthorisprobablyencouragingparentsto________.A．payattentiontotheirchildren’sstudyB．appreciatetheadvantagesofpublicschoolsC．helptheirchildrenchooserightcollegesD．sendtheirchildrentoprivatehighschools35．Inthethirdparagraphtheauthorstressestheimportanceof________.A．teacher’srole B．differentkindsofclassesC．learningforeignlanguages D．properstudymethods36．Accordingtothetext,collegesmightliketochoosestudentswho________.A．liveclosetocolleges B．haveinterestinsportsC．havewideknowledge D．comefrompublichighschools（2020·全国·高一课时练习）Drrinnggg!That’sthesoundthatkidsalloverthecountryhatetohear-thealarmbell.ThenewschoolyearhasjuststartedandchildrenacrosstheUKhavetowakeupearlyinthemorningtogotoschool.ButstudentsatoneschoolinnortheastEnglandarelucky.Theycanlieinbedforanextra(额外的)hourbeforetheygotoschool.MonkseatonHighSchoolhasbeenallowingitspupilstocomeintoschoolanhourlaterthanotherschools.Theheadmaster,DrPaulKelley,saysthatthisnewapproach(方式)helpsstudentspaymoreattentiontotheirlessonsinclass.Hefeelsthatyoungpeoplearemoreenergeticandcanperformbetterfortherestoftheday.Andheaddsthatfortheirschoolstudents,alatestartatschoolmaybebetterthananearlyone.DrKelleytellstheBBCthatteenagersdon’tperformverywellinthemorningandtheirneedtosleepisbiological(生物的).Itseemsthatthisnewapproachtoteachingshowspositive(积极的)results.Thenumberofstudentswhosleepinclassdropsquickly.Besides,theschoolhasalreadyseenadropinthenumberofpupilswhoplaytruant(逃学)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.参考答案：1．C2．C3．B4．A5．D【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四位青少年分享了上高中的感受以及给出了一些建议帮助刚上高中的人更好地去适应高中生活。1．推理判断题。根据第一段的“Idon’tknowwhatyourjuniorhighschoolwaslike,butseniorhighschoolteacherswillnotcareaboutsuchthingsashowmuchhomeworkyouhavealreadyfinishedinonenight.Itmeansthatyouhadbetterlearntomanageyourtimewisely.(我不知道你的初中是怎样的，但是高中老师不会在意诸如你一个晚上完成了多少作业这样的事情。这意味着你最好学会明智地管理你的时间。)”可知，Eddie是想告诉刚上高中的人在高中学会管理好自己的时间是一件很重要的事，因此高中生要学会利用好自己的时间。故选C项。2．细节理解题。根据第二段的“Youshouldjoinsomeclubswhereyoucanmeetpeoplewiththesameinterests.Andtakingpartinsomeoutdooractivitieswillalsohelptomakeyourseniorhighschoolexperiencemoreenjoyable.(你应该参加一些俱乐部，在那里你可以遇到有相同兴趣的人。并且参加一些户外活动也有助于让你的高中生活更加愉快。)”可知，Frank建议通过加入一些俱乐部和参加一些户外活动来让高中生活变得更加有趣。故选C项。3．细节理解题。根据第三段的“WhenIbeganseniorhighschoolIwasreallynervous,especiallysinceIhadbeentaughtathomeallthroughjuniorhighschool.(当我开始上高中的时候，我真的很紧张，尤其是因为我整个初中都是在家学习的。)”可知，Bill一开始上高中时，他是很紧张的，因为他初中是在家学的，因此他其实对高中生活不了解，对此感到担心。故选B项。4．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Itreallyhelpsifyoumakesomefriendsandstaywiththem.(如果你交一些朋友并和他们待在一起，这真的会有帮助。)”可知，James认为交朋友对高中生活有帮助。故选A项。5．主旨大意题。根据第一段的“Beingyourselfisoneimportantthingyouhavetorememberwhengoingtoseniorhighschool.(做你自己是上高中时你必须记住的一件重要事情。)”以及第二段的“Andtakingpartinsomeoutdooractivitieswillalsohelptomakeyourseniorhighschoolexperiencemoreenjoyable.Goodluck!(并且参加一些户外活动也有助于让你的高中生活更加愉快。祝你好运！)”以及第三段的“Thefirstcoupleofdayscanbealittlebithard,butthingswillbecomeeasierbeforeyouknowit.(开始的几天可能会有点困难，但是在不知不觉中事情会变得更容易。)”以及第四段的“Afterthefirstweek,you’llfeelbetter.Don’tworry.(第一周过后，你会感觉更好。别担心。)”可知，整篇文章都是讲四位青少年在分享他们的建议来帮助刚上高中的人更好地适应高中生活。故选D项。6．C7．D8．A9．B【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了推迟上课时间的诸多好处。6．细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Accordingtostudiesaboutsleep,theaverageteenagerneedseighttoninehours’sleepeachnight,butinfactalotofteenagersstruggletogetthismuch.(根据关于睡眠的研究，青少年平均每晚需要8到9个小时的睡眠，但事实上很多青少年很难达到这个时间)”可知，青少年没有得到足够的睡眠。故选C。7．细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Thisisnotatthecostofteachingtimebutatthecostofnaturalbreaks,whichhasledtoreducedlunchtimeandlessonbreaks.(这不是以教学时间为代价，而是以自然休息为代价，这导致了午餐时间和课间休息的减少)”可知，缩短上课时间的结果是缩短了午餐时间和课间休息时间。故选D。8．词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“Thisismainlybecauseitmakesthemanagementofchildreneasier.Managinghundredsofchildren“playing”requireseffectivestaffing.Andthereisalwaysthefearthatbehaviorworsensduringbreaks.(这主要是因为它使孩子的管理更容易。管理数百个“玩耍”的孩子需要有效的人员配备。人们总是担心休息时行为会恶化)”可知，此处在讲述学生管理的重要性。由此可知，划线词supervised与watched(密切注意，监视)意思接近，即“让孩子在课堂上上课并受到严格的监督”。故选A。9．推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Hesaidthatthelaterstarttimeoftheschooldaycouldbenefiteveryoneincluded