1、核心素养测评一 Module 1 My First Day at Senior High. 阅读理解AI was lucky enough to have a chance to study in the United States as an international student from Ukraine when I was fourteen years old. I went to a wonderful school,West Catholic High School,for my freshman year. I remember my first day at that sc
2、hool as if it were yesterday. I was very nervous,and I could feel my heart beat on the tips of my toes. My main fear was that I would not be able to express myself due to the language barrier. I was trying to have as little communication as I possibly could. And I almost succeeded,until we had to in
3、troduce ourselves in front of the class. And the moment the word “international” flew out of my mouth,I was surrounded by thirty people who were asking questions one after another. I remember some of the questions were “Where is Ukraine?Is it a kingdom? ” “Do you have McDonalds?Does it taste the sam
4、e? ” and “Say something in your language”. It turned out to be the opposite of less communication,but it was so much fun. During the first three months,I certainly experienced a bit of cultural shock. I think Americans are the nicest people I have ever met in my entire life. They always smile and sa
5、y,“Hi,how are you? ”One day,I noticed the students looking at me suspiciously. Finally,my classmate came up to my locker and whispered,“Is that true that you are a princess and that you came to study here so that nobody would recognize you? ” At one point,I even had an image of myself wearing a gown
6、 (长袍) and waving at the crowd. What?People do have a wild imagination! During my study abroad,I saw a totally new world,experienced great culture,met a lot of incredible people and improved my language. This trip inspired me to learn foreign languages. That is one of the reasons why I speak five dif
7、ferent languages today. 【文章大意】本文属于记叙文。作者在14岁时, 作为国际学生到美国West Catholic High School学习。在这期间, 她经历了很多有趣的事情, 尤其是她在这个学校的第一天, 她印象非常深刻。同时, 她也经历了很多文化碰撞, 增强了自己的跨文化意识。1. Why was the author afraid on the first day of school? A. She was eager to talk with others. B. She could not communicate with others well. C.
8、She was not good at the subjects in this school. D. She couldnt learn a new language without a teachers help. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段“My main fear was that I would not be able to express myself due to the language barrier. ”信息可知, 作者主要担心的是由于语言障碍, 无法表达自己。2. What happened when the word “international” flew
9、out of the authors mouth? A. Her classmates played a joke on her. B. Her classmates showed interest in her country. C. Her classmates were eager to make friends with her. D. Her classmates tried to know less about the authors hometown. 【解析】选B。 推理判断题。第三段谈到: 作者被30个人包围着, 他们一个接一个地问问题, 比如 “乌克兰在哪里? 它是一个王国
10、吗? ”“你们有麦当劳吗? 味道一样吗? ” “请用你的语言说点什么”等等。从这些信息可推知, 作者的同学对作者的祖国很感兴趣。3. What can we learn about the author from the text? A. She was a princess from Ukraine. B. She couldnt adapt to the school environment later. C. She got lots of benefits through studying abroad. D. She always told her classmates about
11、her cultural background. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段可知, 作者在留学期间, 看到了一个全新的世界, 经历了不同的文化, 遇到了很多不可思议的人, 提高了语言能力, 激发了学习外语的热情, 作者今天能说五种不同语言。由此推知, 作者从留学的经历中学习到了很多, 受益很大。【知识拓展】佳词积累 nervous adj.紧张的; express vt.表达; surround vt.包围; whisper vi.低语; 耳语; recognize vt.识别; 看出; 认出;imagination n.想象; imagine v.想象;inspire vt.激励
12、;turn out 结果是; 生产; 出现; 证明是长难句分析 And the moment the word “international” flew out of my mouth,I was surrounded by thirty people who were asking questions one after another. 分析: the moment在本句引导状语从句, 相当于as soon as; 有类似用法的还有 the minute,the instant等; 本句who引导定语从句, 修饰people。one after another相继; 依次; 接二连三。翻译
13、: 当“国际”这个词从我嘴里脱口而出时, 我被30个人包围着, 他们一个接一个地问问题。背景链接 cultural shock 文化休克, 又叫文化震荡症。它是1958年美国人类学家奥博格(Kalvero Oberg)提出来的一个概念, 是指一个人进入到不熟悉的文化环境时, 因失去自己熟悉的所有社会交流的符号与手段而产生的一种迷失、疑惑、排斥甚至恐惧的感觉。“休克”本来是指人体重要功能的丧失, 如身体失血过多, 呼吸循环功能衰竭等。但是, 当一个长期生活于自己母国文化的人突然来到另一种完全相异的新的文化环境中时, 其在一段时间内常常会出现这种文化休克的现象。B(2020黄山模拟)There a
14、re many programs for high school students today that help lonely teenagers deal with loneliness. However,loneliness is not only a problem for teens but also an important and rarely acknowledged one in the elderly. In Britain,Tracey Crouch was appointed to be the first Minister of Loneliness in order
15、 to address the problems caused by loneliness. This is the first time such a position has been created. In Britain,there are around 9 million people who say they are lonely frequently. In Germany,a study conducted by Ruhr University Bochum found that 20 percent of people over the age of 85 felt lone
16、ly,and 14 percent of those between age 45 and 65 felt socially lonely. In the United States,more than 25 percent of the population lives alone,more than 50 percent are unmarried. Loneliness is generally associated with heart disease,overweight,and anxiety. Additionally,the stress from loneliness can
17、 cause your cells to change on a molecular(分子)level that reduces its abilities to defend your body against diseases. In fact,doctors believe having feelings of loneliness is equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes per day in regard to its effect on health! In Britain,the new Minister of Loneliness will
18、help introduce government policies on the problem and fund a charityan organization for helping people in need,to devote their efforts towards aiding loneliness. There are charities that link lonely seniors to high school students in order to give them a line of communication whenever they feel lone
19、ly! The possibilities for the new Minister of Loneliness are endless. For example,she can provide education services to household businesses so that they can identify lonely customers if they see one. Loneliness fits into the category of being a social problem that must be monitored by the entire co
20、mmunity in order to help those in need. Therefore,government involvement(介入) in medical services and care for seniors and others is vital for happy seniors. 【文章大意】本文属于说明文。在英国, 特蕾西克劳奇(Tracey Crouch)被任命为首席孤独事务大臣。在英国, 这是第一次设立这样的职位, 孤独事务大臣将帮助政府出台有关这一问题的政策, 并为慈善机构提供资金, 以解决孤独带来的问题。4. How does the author d
21、evelop Paragraph 3? A. By listing some statistics. B. By giving examples of lonely people. C. By pointing out similarities and differences. D. By comparing different cultures in different countries. 【解析】选A。段落结构题。第三段作者谈到: 在英国, 大约有900万人经常感到孤独。在德国,85岁以上的人中有20%感到孤独, 45岁至65岁的人中有14%的人感到社交孤独。在美国, 超过25%的人独居
22、, 超过50%的人未婚。由此可知, 本题选A, 作者是通过列举数据展开本段内容的。【误区警示】本题容易误选B。本段确实提到了英国、德国和美国, 但不是举例子在说明某个问题, 而只是列举数据, 完成本段的内容的描述, 因此B不能入选。5. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “equivalent” in Paragraph 4? A. Relevant. B. Similar. C. Opposite. D. Harmful. 【解析】选B。词义猜测题。前面谈到: 孤独通常与心脏病、超重和焦虑有关。此外, 孤独带来的压力
23、会导致你的细胞在分子水平上发生变化, 降低其抵御疾病的能力。本句进一步引用医生的话, 接着谈孤独的危害: 孤独感对健康的影响相当于每天吸15支烟! 【解题提示】: 本题是常规考题, 每年高考都有这方面的试题。做这类题要根据画线部分的上下文信息来捕捉其含义。6. What will the Minister of Loneliness do? A. Do housework for lonely people. B. Develop friendships with the elderly. C. Help fund charities to aid lonely people. D. Comm
24、unicate with anxious school students. 【解析】选C。 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句信息可知: 新上任的孤独事务大臣将帮助政府出台有关这一问题的政策, 并为慈善机构提供资金。7. What is the main idea of the text? A. UK becomes the capital of loneliness. B. Many teenagers suffer from loneliness. C. Loneliness affects old peoples life worldwide. D. UKs Minister of Lon
25、eliness settles loneliness. 【解析】选D。主旨大意题。本文主要谈到了: 在英国第一次设立孤独事务大臣帮助政府出台有关这一问题的政策, 并为慈善机构提供资金, 以解决孤独带来的问题。【误区警示】本题容易误选C。文中谈到了英国、美国和德国的人的孤独问题, 但没有说是全世界, 本选项范围过大, 同时, 也不是文章主要信息。【知识拓展】佳词积累 acknowledge v. 认可; 感谢; address n.地址; 演说; vt.处理; 应对; conduct v. 指导; 实施;n.行为; identify vt.鉴定; 识别;be associated with与有关
26、; in regard to关于长难句分析 Loneliness fits into the category of being a social problem that must be monitored by the entire community in order to help those in need. 分析: that. . . 引导定语从句修饰 a social problem, that在定语从句中作主语; in order to. . . 作目的状语; in need 作定语修饰those。fit into 符合; 适合; monitor在本句作动词用, 意为“监管”。
27、翻译: 孤独属于一种社会问题范畴, 必须由整个社区加以监测, 以便帮助那些有需要的人。背景链接2018年1月17日, 英国任命体育事务部部长特蕾西克劳奇(Tracey Crouch)兼任英国第一任“孤独部长”, 以处理社会中越来越多因孤独寂寞而引发的各种问题。全英6560万人口中, 有900多万的成年人总感到孤独。一个叫Jo Cox的孤独委员的调查数据发现, 35%的男性每周会体会到一次孤独。慢性孤独会对我们的身体造成伤害: 孤独与每天吸15只烟、肥胖一样危险, 使早逝的可能性增加26%。. 阅读填句Many people might feel lost during a major tran
28、sition(转折)in life. Life coaching,however,is the best choice for anyone who is looking for ways to get through the tough path of life. 1 Some life coaches might focus only on certain types of situations,like advancing careers,while others may be willing to help with nearly any life transition.A life
29、coach will often act as an advisor for his clients(客户). 2 Many times,he will also be able to look at a clients life with a fair eye and offer fresh ideas on certain situations. In doing so, the life coach will usually be able to help his client work through any problems he may face. 3 During this in
30、terview,the life coach should find out what the clients wants,needs and goals are in life.How to help each client is different to everyone,and it is a very individualized process. 4 Because of this,a life coach must develop plans based on each clients strengths,weaknesses,abilities and so on. A life
31、 coach will also usually take each clients morals and values into consideration.Some life coaches may be able to find employment with a few select universities and corporations. There are also a handful of large life coaching firms that hire life coaches as well. The majority of life coaches,however
32、,work for themselves,opening their own life coaching practices. 5A. Methods that work for one client may not work for another. B. A good life coach should try to satisfy all the needs of his clients. C. He is often expected to listen closely to their concerns and problems. D. Before a life coach can
33、 help a client,he first needs an in-depth interview. E. Life coaches offer guidance to all types of people in different stages of their lives. F. In some cases,life coaches may work together and offer a wider range of services. G. Generally,there are no strict education requirements for starting a l
34、ife coaching career. 【文章大意】本文属于描述类说明文。主要讲述不同类型的人生导师是如何为客户工作的。1. 【解析】选E。考查与后文的衔接。根据本空后句“Some life coaches might focus only on certain types of situations,like advancing careers,while others may be willing to help with nearly any life transition. ”两类不同的人生导师可知, 生活导师为不同阶段的各类人提供指导。故选E。2. 【解析】选C。考查与前、后文的衔
35、接。根据本空前句“A life coach will often act as an advisor for his clients. ”和后句“Many times,he will also be able to look at a clients life with a fair eye and offer fresh ideas on certain situations. ”可知, 人生导师是客户的顾问, 其后叙述人生导师是如何为客户服务的。故选C。3. 【解析】选D。考查与后文的衔接。根据本空后句“During this interview,the life coach should
36、 find out what the clients wants,needs and goals are in life. ”中关键词this interview可知, 在生活导师帮助客户之前, 他首先需要进行深入的面谈。故选D。4. 【解析】选A。考查与前文的衔接。根据本空前句How to help each client is different to everyone,and it is a very individualized process. 和后句Because of this,a life coach must develop plans based on each clien
37、ts strengths,weaknesses,abilities and so on. 可知, 生活导师必须根据每个客户的优点、缺点、能力等等制定计划, 说明用在一个客户身上的方法可能不适用于另外一个客户。故选A。5. 【解析】选F。考查与前文的衔接。根据本空前面两句“There are also a handful of large life coaching firms that hire life coaches as well. The majority of life coaches,however,work for themselves,opening their own lif
38、e coaching practices. ”可知, 也有少数大型的生活教练公司雇用生活导师。然而, 大多数生活导师, 是为自己工作, 开启自己的实战指导, 说明在某种程度上, 生活导师可以一起工作, 提供更广泛的服务。故选F。. 短文改错My school life in the Britain is significantly different. The school day is nearly 5. 5 hours short than that in China. Students there are friendly and focus their studies. With hi
39、s help,I have adapted to the life soon and make lots of new friends. I feel so luckily to be able to participate in class discussion,that Ive learnt a lot about local culture. I enjoy the respect for the teachers and the country. Besides,I have learnt many skill about completing my projects. My expe
40、rience is amazed and enjoyable because of my wonderful host family,my friends or the teachers. 答案: 1. 【解析】第一句去掉Britain前的the。考查冠词。Britain是专有国家名词, 其前不能有冠词。2. 【解析】第二句shortshorter。考查形容词比较级。本句中有than, 是比较级的标志, 因此short应改为shorter。句意: 上学的时间要比中国短将近5. 5个小时。3. 【解析】第三句在focus后面加上on/upon。考查介词。focus on/upon集中; 聚焦,
41、是固定短语。句意: 那里的学生很友好而且专注于他们的学习。4. 【解析】第四句histheir。考查代词。前面谈到那儿的学生很友好, 本句是说“在他们的帮助下, 我很快适应了那儿的生活”。5. 【解析】第四句makemade。考查时态。本句第一部分用的是现在完成时, 根据句意, 本部分也应使用现在完成时, 将make改为made, 其前省略have。6. 【解析】第五句luckilylucky。考查副词及形容词。根据句意, 本句的feel作系动词用, 其后面要跟形容词作表语。表示“我感到幸运”。7. 【解析】第五句thatwhere。考查定语从句引导词。根据句意, “我”从课堂讨论中了解了很多当地文化, 因此将that改为where, 相当于from which。8. 【解析】第七句skillskills。考查名词的单复数。该词前面有many修饰, 根据句意, 应使用复数形式。9. 【解析】第八句amazedamazing。考查形容词-ed和-ing用法。amazed指“感到惊奇的”; amazing指“令人惊奇的”。这里表达的是“我的经历是惊奇的”。10. 【解析】第八句orand。考查连词。根据句意, 本句的“. . . my wonderful host family,my friends or the teachers. ”属于并列关系, 不存在选择关系。
