Module 1

　?、?閱讀理解

　　(2024·蘭州模擬)

　　Sunday, 31 August

　　We've been in China for a month now. Dad, Mom, Harry and I moved to Tianjin on 25 August. We're not very far from Beijing. Two days ago，we celebrated my 15th birthday. It was great celebrating in China; the only thing that was strange was the cake—here they're not as sweet as the ones in New York. On Monday school starts—I wonder what it will be like.

　　Monday, 1 September

　　On my first day I was looking around for a locker to put my books in. However, here all the students keep all of their books at their desks—we stay in the same classroom because apparently we don't have to go from class to class—teachers come to us!

　　Today we selected teacher assistants for each subject. Their duties are to collect homework, make announcements, and do other stuff for the teacher and the students. It's kind of a big deal here! Since I am from the US, I was asked to be the English assistant. I felt so proud but quite nervous at the same time because I wasn't sure what I had to do，but I accepted the job anyway.

　　Friday, 3 October

　　Boy，what a week! Now we have nine classes every day, including the morning class, a combination of our American schools' “Homeroom” and “Study Hall”. I think Chinese students work too much! I have to do my homework when I get back home. I don't even have time to watch TV or surf the Internet like before. I sometimes miss New York and my school because we didn't have to study so much. We had more time to hang out with our classmates and neighbors; here, besides their usual classes, students are involved in weekend classes in subjects such as English，Chinese and maths.

　　I get a lot of attention, being from another country. Everyone wants to practice English with me! A really cute girl even asked me for my phone number on my second day and sent me a text message! I'm making a lot more friends now. I just need a lot of help to improve my Chinese. Some students want to do a language exchange program with me. Nice!

　　1．The passage mentions all the following points EXCEPT ________.

　　A．physics study B．food flavour

　　C．free time activitiesD．language exchange program

　　答案：A　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第一段提到蛋糕的味道，B提到了；倒數(shù)第二段提到空閑時間的活動；最后一段提到語言互相交流課程，但是沒有提到物理學(xué)習(xí)，所以選A項。2.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the teacher assistant's duty?

　　A．Collecting homework.

　　B．Making announcements.

　　C．Helping teachers with small errands(差事)．

　　D．Teaching classmates.

　　答案：D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第三段第一、二句可知課代表的任務(wù)是收作業(yè)，發(fā)布通知，幫助老師做些小差事，但是不用教學(xué)生，故選D項。

　　3．Where is this passage most probably from?

　　A．A storybook.B．A guide book.

　　C．A diary.

　　D．A magazine.

　　答案：C　推理判斷題。這篇文章是到中國學(xué)習(xí)的美國學(xué)生的日常生活的記錄，從格式也可以看出是日記，故選C項。4.The passage is best described by ________.

　　A．culture shock

　　B．multi-culture

　　C．unique culture

　　D． culture background

　　答案：A　推理判斷題。從文章多處可以看出作者在對比中國和美國的差異，這也是作者體驗的一種文化差異，故選A項。

　　Ⅱ.短文填空

　　根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

　　It is said that there are about 40,000 different kinds of jobs in the world.__1__

　　“Finding a job”is not the same as“choosing a job”．Many young people end up in a job which they are not suitable for.__2__.Here are a few steps to help you think

　　about jobs which you might enjoy doing after school or university.

　　First，it is important to realize what kind of person you are，which special qualities make you different from everyone else and what you are interested in. __3__.If you like art and enjoy looking at pictures，that is an interest.But if you can draw a horse that looks like a horse instead of a big dog，that is a skill.

　　Then ask

　　yourself this question：in the following three areas-skills with people，skills with information and skills with things-which are your best skills?

　　After examining your skills，the next step is research.To find out as many different kinds of jobs as possible，go to the library and read books，magazines and newspapers.__4__.

　　Finally，trust your own ideas and your own thinking！__5__

　　A．It is your own life，so find something that you enjoy doing.

　　B．Choosing the right one itself is a difficult job.

　　C．We must know what our ideal jobs are.

　　D．There is a difference between an interest and a skill.

　　E．Ask your friends about the work they do.

　　F．“Chance”may play a more important part than“decision”．

　　G．Your parents may also give you a job offer.

　　語篇解讀：本文介紹了如何選擇自己喜歡的工作。

　　答案：

　　1．B　由下文第二段中的choosing a job以及許多人找不到適合的工作可知答案為B。

　　2．F　根據(jù)上下文可知找工作也要看機會。

　　3．D　由下文中的interest和skill的區(qū)別可知兩者的不同。

　　4．E　根據(jù)上文的查閱書、雜志、報紙等去找工作可知問朋友也是其中的一種找工作的方式。

　　5．A　根據(jù)上文中的相信自己可知答案為A。

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　The Fitting-in of Suzy Khan

　　The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her.She was really small for her age of 12.The boys in my class often__1__ about her and laughed their heads off.She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.

　　All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤兒) from Africa.She had just been adopted by a family in town who __2__ that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids.I looked down at this __3__ girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.

　　But how could I help her__4__ in with us? There had to be a __5__.

　　One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had__6__ her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n)__7__ copy.

　　I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming__8__ show.So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had __9__.“Why, it's wonderful，” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted __10__ the talent show.“I need more of these, but I just don't have enough __11__.Could you help me, Suzy？”

　　On the day of the talent show, Suzy's __12__ were everywhere—all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.

　　“And finally，” said Mr.Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a(n)__13__ award.I'm sure you've all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded.“One of our own students __14__ them.”

　　I could hear everyone whispering.“Who in our school could draw __15__ well？”

　　Mr.Brown waited a while before saying，“__16__ this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a __17__，too.Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student—Suzy Khan！”

　　Mr.Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist's set.“Thank you，” she cried.

　　I__18__， at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she'd probably never __19__ anything in her whole life.

　　Everyone started to__20__ their hands.Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening.I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.

　　語篇解讀：Suzy是一位被美國家庭收養(yǎng)的非洲孤兒，在學(xué)校經(jīng)常受到同學(xué)的欺負(fù)，老師利用Suzy的繪畫天賦幫她贏得了同學(xué)們的尊重，從而幫助Suzy成功融入學(xué)校生活。

　　1．A．joked

　　B．cared

　　C．forgot

　　D．worried

　　答案：A　詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)題。從后文同學(xué)的動作“l(fā)aughed their heads off ”看出，同學(xué)們對Suzy 是嘲諷的態(tài)度，因此符合的是joked about，“開……的玩笑”。

　　2．A．reported

　　B．decided

　　C．complained

　　D．questioned

　　答案：B　詞義辨析題。后文賓語從句的內(nèi)容是：讓Suzy 了解美國生活方式的最好方法是與美國孩子在一起。這是家長做出的決定，而不是匯報、抱怨或者質(zhì)疑的內(nèi)容，因此確定答案為B。

　　3．A．rich

　　B．proud

　　C．tiny

　　D．popular

　　答案：C　詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)題。對于小女孩的描述在文章第二句話就有描述“She was really small for her age of 12.”因此選C．tiny。另外，其他三項與小女孩身份明顯不符，故可排除。

　　4．A．come

　　B．fall

　　C．fit

　　D．tie

　　答案：C　詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)題。作為老師，對于Suzy 想提供幫助，幫助她更好地融入學(xué)校的生活，考查了fit in這個短語，表示融入環(huán)境或人群，且此短語在文章標(biāo)題處也有出現(xiàn)“The Fitting-in of Suzy Khan”。

　　5．A．manner

　　B．pattern

　　C．choice

　　D．way

　　答案：D　詞義辨析題。此處意為總有法子解決，表示解決問題的一般方式用way ，而manner 表方式時是個人獨特的處事方式，因此此處選way。

　　6．A．read

　　B．taken

　　C．opened

　　D．put

　　答案：C　固定搭配題。與名詞book 進(jìn)行搭配，且由后文得知Suzy 臨摹了書上一個火車的圖片， 雖然其他選項都可與book 搭配，但只有翻開書到某一頁才能臨摹某個圖片。

　　7．A．free

　　B．perfect

　　C．final

　　D．extra

　　答案：B　邏輯推理題。此處要選出一個形容詞對于 Suzy的畫作進(jìn)行描述，從后文“I”的反應(yīng)“surprised”和美術(shù)老師的評價“wonderful”看出Suzy 很有繪畫的天賦，因此選B。

　　8．A．a(chǎn)rt

　　B．talk

　　C．quiz

　　D．talent

　　答案：D　詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)題。從后文兩處提到的Suzy 參與的活動talent show看出，此處應(yīng)為talent show。

　　9．A．colored

　　B．written

　　C．carved

　　D．drawn

　　答案：D　邏輯推理題。由上下文內(nèi)容可知，“我”帶著Suzy 的火車畫作去給美術(shù)老師看，因此適合的動作是畫(draw)，而不是上色(color)，寫(write)或者雕刻(carve)。

　　10．A．a(chǎn)t

　　B．a(chǎn)fter

　　C．for

　　D．a(chǎn)round

　　答案：C　邏輯推理題。美術(shù)老師的海報是為了即將舉辦的talent show所畫，因此選介詞for 表示“為了……目的”。

　　11．A．room

　　B．time

　　C．paper

　　D．interest

　　答案：B　邏輯推理題。上文可知美術(shù)老師需要更多的talent show 所用的海報，但是沒有“時間” 來畫，所以請Suzy 幫忙，只有沒有時間才最符合情理，其他選項可排除。

　　12．A．gifts

　　B．books

　　C．photos

　　D．posters

　　答案：D　背景常識題。上文提到美術(shù)老師請Suzy 幫忙為talent show 畫海報(poster)，所以talent show當(dāng)天校園里到處都是Suzy 的海報，是情理之中的答案。

　　13．A．special

　　B．a(chǎn)cademic

　　C．national

　　D．royal

　　答案：A　邏輯推理題。由于Suzy 并沒有參加talent show 的比賽項目，僅僅作為幕后貢獻(xiàn)了自己的力量，但是校長希望頒發(fā)一個獎來鼓勵 Suzy，所以是一個特殊的獎項以感謝Suzy的付出。談不上是學(xué)術(shù)(academic)獎，國家級(national)獎項或者皇家(royal)獎賞。

　　14．A．painted

　　B．found

　　C．printed

　　D．collected

　　答案：A　背景常識題。畫海報自然要用動詞paint。

　　15．A．very

　　B．that

　　C．quite

　　D．too

　　答案：B　邏輯推理題。表示畫得那么好，特指像海報那種好的程度，其他的副詞無此含義。

　　16．A．If

　　B．Though

　　C．Unless

　　D．Since

　　答案：D　邏輯推理題。since 在此引導(dǎo)的是原因狀語從句，譯作“既然”。其他選項不符合邏輯。

　　17．A．prize

　　B．rank

　　C．rest

　　D．place

　　答案：A　邏輯推理題。后文提到，校長頒給Suzy 一套繪畫工具artist's set ，因此這里的最佳答案為prize(獎品)。

　　18．A．replied

　　B．realized

　　C．remembered

　　D．regretted

　　答案：B　邏輯推理題。看到Suzy 興奮的表情，我意識到她可能從沒有真正擁有過什么， 這是我當(dāng)時的想法，因此“意識到”是最佳答案。

　　19．A．offered

　　B．valued

　　C．owned

　　D．controlled

　　答案：C　邏輯推理題。之前提到Suzy 的身世是孤兒，被人領(lǐng)養(yǎng)，原來從來沒有擁有過什么，所以獲得了繪畫工具非常高興，其他動詞不符合語境。

　　20．A．clap

　　B．wave

　　C．raise

　　D．shake

　　答案：A　詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)題。后文有提示詞applause，所以這里大家是鼓掌(clap)。

　　Ⅳ.語法填空

　　閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

　　An elderly teacher，with a pupil by his side，took a walk through a forest.Suddenly he

　　__1__ (stop) and pointed to four plants close at hand.The first was just beginning to appear slowly above the ground，the second had rooted itself pretty well into the earth，the third was a small short tree，while the fourth was

　　__2__ full-sized tree.The tutor said to his young

　　__3__

　　(company)，“Pull up the first plant.” The boy did so eagerly,

　　__4__ (use) only his fingers.

　　“Now pull up the second.” The youth obeyed

　　__5__ found that the task was

　　__6__ (difficult)．

　　“Do the same

　　__7__ the third，”he urged.The boy had to use all his strength to uproot it.

　　“Now，” said the instructor，“try your hand with the fourth.”The pupil put his arms around the trunk of the tall tree and couldn't even shake

　　__8__ leaves.“This，my son，is just

　　__9__

　　happens with our bad habits.When they are young, we can remove them easily; but when they are old，it's hard to pull them out of the ground,

　　__10__ we pray and struggle ever so sincerely！”

　　1．______　2.______　3.______　4.______　5.______

　　6．______　7.______　8.______　9.______　10.______

　　答案：

　　1．stopped　考查動詞的時態(tài)。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，所填詞和后面的pointed to是并列關(guān)系，所以應(yīng)該用一般過去時。

　　2．a(chǎn)　考查冠詞的用法。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，這里和前面的a small short tree一致，所以用不定冠詞表泛指。