1、Unit 1 Discovering Useful Structures & Listening and Talking1、 It is hard to say the first day of school in the United States because when the first day of school is and what happens on the first day of school usually are different by districts (地区). The first day of school for many school districts
2、 in different states is on the day after the first Monday in September. In some other school districts, school begins in mid-to-late August. For example, the Denver, Colorado schools go back in mid-August and schools in Cleveland, Ohio start back usually one week before the first Monday in September
3、. The Boston, Chicago, New York City and San Diego schools start back on the Tuesday or Wednesday after the first Monday in September. Schools in Cleveland, Ohio used to start the school year on the day after the first Monday in September, but in the 1976-1977 and 1977-1978 academic years, the schoo
4、l year was affected by several bad snowstorms, extremely cold. In the 1978-1979 school year, the Ohio Department of Education moved the start of the year to late August, one week before the first Monday in September. This went into effect in the 1980-1981 school year. In most school districts in Uta
5、h, the school year starts between August 25 and August 30, and goes until the last week of May or the first week in June next year. In American high schools, the freshmen class usually goes back one or two days before the rest of the school body for an orientation (迎新) period. An orientation period
6、helps the freshmen get familiar with their new school, its rules, and surroundings.In some schools, the freshmen classes have their photographs taken for identification purposes. Some high schools have tried to make the first week of school fun for incoming freshmen.1.According to the passage, which
7、 schools start their school year the earliest?A.Schools in Denver.B.Schools in Cleveland.C.Schools in New York City.D.Schools in Boston.2.Why did the Ohio Department of Education change the start of the school year?A.Because of some political events.B.Because of the entrance examinations.C.Because o
8、f the increasing number of students.D.Because of the extreme (极端的) weather.3.How many months does the school year last in schools in Utah?A.About seven months.B.About eight months.C.About nine months.D.About ten months.4.The article is probably taken from _.A.a book about ones life storyB.an officia
9、l website of educationC.an advertisement in a newspaperD.a sports magazine2、Mom was a teacher most of her life. When she wasnt in the classroom, she was educating her children or grandchildren; correcting our grammar; starting us off on collections of butterflies, flowers or rocks; or inspiring a di
10、scussion on her most recent “Book of the Month Club” topic. Mom made learning fun.It was sad for my three brothers and me to see her suffering in her later years. At eighty-five, she suffered a stroke (中风) and she went steadily downhill after that.Two days before she died, my brothers and I met at h
11、er nursing home and took her for a short ride in a wheelchair. While we waited for the staff to lift her limp body back into bed, Mom fell asleep. Not wanting to wake her, we moved to the far end of the room and spoke softly.After several minutes our conversation was interrupted by a muffled sound c
12、oming from across the room. We stopped talking and looked at Mom. Her eyes were closed, but she was clearly trying to communicate with us. We went to her side.“Whrr,” she said weakly.“Where?” I asked. “Mom, is there something you want?” “Whrr, she repeated a bit stronger. My brothers and I looked at
13、 each other and shook our heads sadly.Mom opened her eyes, sighed, and with all the energy she could gather said, “Not.was. Say were!”We suddenly realized that Mom was correcting Brother Jims last sentence, “if it was up to me.”Jim leaned down and kissed her cheek. “Thanks, Mom,” he whispered. We sm
14、iled at each other and once again shook our heads.1. What do the underlined words went steadily downhill in the 2nd paragraph mean?A. went lower and lower B. went worse and worseC. went down the hill D. went downstairs2. What do we know about Mom?A. She gave up her teaching after retirement.B. She w
15、as always making her teaching interesting.C. She stopped her teaching because of her illness.D. She left the nursing home before her death.3. What does the writer think of his mother?A. He loved her but was tired of his mothers teaching.B. His mother should have enjoyed the rest of her life.C. His m
16、other was great because she devoted herself to teaching.D. His mother was an excellent teacher before she retired.3、Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play _ he was eight and he started to act in TV shows and films while he was still in college. He made many _
17、(success) films and TV shows but he is most famous _ his Superman films. _ (lucky) , disaster (灾难) came in 1995 when he fell from his horse and _ (break) his back. The doctors did not expect him to live. However, he made _ (amaze ) progress. At first, he couldnt breathe without a machine, but he lea
18、rnt to breathe on _ (he)own. He would never walk again but he started _ new life with great courage. The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money _ (promote) medical research into back injuries. He made speeches all over the USA about his exp
19、eriences. This not only drew public attention to research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people _ (live) with all kinds of problems.4、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余选项。 Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. By using your time properly, you can d
20、o your homework more quickly. 1. _ The first thing to remember is that you must be willing to learn.2._It does mean, however, that you must be willing to do whatever is necessary to learn. Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you learn other things. Knowing mathematics facts wi
21、ll be useful in your whole life. Knowing how to spell makes any kind of writing easier. Sometimes the subject that you think is going to be uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly. 3. _ Heres some advice for you: have a certain time each day and a q
22、uiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate on your study without interruption(打扰).4. _ Be sure you understand what you should learn before you start. Read carefully and pay special attention to the most important things. When memorizing something, first find out the main pa
23、rts and then recite the whole thing.5._ Never forget the importance of reviews and previews.A.Learning to study is not difficult.B.It is necessary to take notes in class.C.Check your homework after you finish it.D.It doesnt mean that you must always like the subject.E.Remember that you must follow t
24、he teacher in studying.F.Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them.G.Have everything ready before you sit down to study like a dictionary, paper, a pen and books. 答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1.A; 2.D; 3.C; 4.B解析：1.考查细节理解。根据文章第二段中的For example, the Denver, Colorado schools go back in mid-Aug
25、ust可知,丹佛的学校在八月中旬开学,开学最早。2.考查细节理解。根据文章第三段中的but in the 1976 - 1977 and 1977 - 1978 academic years, the school year was affected by several bad snowstorms, extreme cold可知俄亥俄州学校的学年受到暴风雪的影响,因而开学日发生了变化。3.考查推理判断。从文章第四段中犹他州的学年从八月底到来年的五月底或六月初推断,一学年大约有九个月。4.考查推理判断。通读全文可知,本篇文章讲的是有关美国学校开学第一天的内容,应属教育类,故选B项。 2答案及
26、解析：答案：BBC解析：1. B语句理解题。根据画线句子前面提到的At eighty-five, she suffered a stroke可知，85岁的时候母亲得了中风由此可知，从那以后她的身体越来越差(go worse and worse)，故选B:2. B细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句Mom made learning fun.可知B项正确。3. C推理判断题。作者的母亲是位敬业的老师，而且在家里也教孩子学习，甚至在生命的尽头还不忘纠正孩子们的语法错误.由此可知作者认为母亲是很伟大的。 3答案及解析：答案：1. when2. successful3. for4. Unluckily5.
27、 broke6. amazing7. his8. a9. to promote10. to live解析：本文是一篇记叙文。文幸主要介绍了克里斯托弗 里夫的荧屏生涯。1. when所填词引导时间状语从句，表示当的时候，所以填 when。2. successful所填词修饰名词films,所以用形容词形式。3. for be famous for意为以.而著名，是固定搭配。4. Unluckily所填词修饰整个句子，所以用副词形式。5. broke根据前面的时间状语in 1995可知，此处应该填动词的过去式。6. amazing根据句意可知，他取得了惊人的进步。amazing意为令 人吃惊的，符
28、合语境。7. his on ones own意为独立地，是固定搭配。8. a life是单数可数名词，此处表示一，所以填a。9. to promote所填内容作目的状语，所以填动词不定式。10. to live encourage sb. to do sth.为固定搭配，意为鼓励某人做某事 。 4答案及解析：答案：ADFGC解析：1.A根据上句通过正确使用你的时间,你可以更快地做作业可知,学会学习并不是困难的事。故选A2. D根据上句首先要记住的是,你必须愿意学习,再根据下句中的It does mean, however可知,D项这并不意味着你必须总是喜欢这个科目符合语境。故选D.3.F此空位于段落末尾。根据上句当你开始钻研并且更清楚地理解它时,有时候你认为无趣的科目将会令人兴奋可推知,如果你愿 意与它们合作,学习东西可能是有趣的。故选F。4.G根据语境可知,空处说明学习前要准备的工作。所以G项与上下文相匹配。5.C根据上句背诵的时候,先找出重要部分,然后把整个部分都背下来和下句永远不要忘记复习和预习的重要性,由此可知,C项完成作业后检查一下与上下文联系紧密。故选C。