1、Unit1AnewstartSectionAStartingout&Understandingideas课后篇巩固提升必备知识基础练.单句填空1.He was about to tell the secret someone called him.答案when2.We are too stressed (have) time to chat every day.答案to have3.To the principals (embarrass),the student refused to drop out of school.答案embarrassment4.She took deep brea
2、th and sat up with great effort.答案a5.Guests (panic) and screamed when the bomb exploded.答案panicked6.He turned the television,put on his coat and walked out.答案off7.His speech made a strong impression the audience.答案on/upon8.I have no butterflies my stomach after I prepared my lessons carefully.答案in.短
3、语填空be about to,get into a panic,out of breath,be impressed by,turn around,to ones embarrassment,one by one,have butterflies in ones stomach1.I the efficiency with which she handled the crisis.答案was impressed by2.He ,and I recognised him as a former classmate.答案turned around3.When I met my teacher fo
4、r the first time I .答案had butterflies in my stomach4.By the time I got to the top of the hill,I was quite .答案out of breath5.This paper will deal with the following three questions .答案one by one6.I when I found the door was locked.答案got into a panic7.,his two children burst into tears in public.答案To
5、his embarrassment8.The train leave and I was not even on the platform.答案was about to.完成句子1.你对英语老师的第一印象如何?Whats your the English teacher?答案first impression of2.你要与你的新同学们分享哪些学习方法?What learning methods do you wantyour new classmates?答案to share with3.他们又问了其他问题,我说我太累了,不想说话。To their further questions I an
6、swered that I was .答案too tired to speak4.杰克正在实验室里工作,这时突然停电了。Jack in the lab the power cut occurred.答案was working;when5.能不能上一所理想的大学取决于你平时做些什么。Whether you can go to an ideal universityyou usually do.答案depends on what6.听说你打算辞职,我大吃一惊。Ithat you were planning to quit.答案was surprised to hear关键能力提升练.阅读理解Wha
7、t a day!I started my new school this morning and had the best time.I made lots of new friends and really liked my teachers.I was nervous the night before,but I had no reason to be.Everyone was so friendly and polite.They made me feel at ease.It was like Id been at the school for a hundred years!The
8、day started very early at 7:00 am.I had my breakfast downstairs with my mom.She could tell that I was very nervous.Mom kept asking me what was wrong.She told me I had nothing to worry about and that everyone was going to love me.If they didnt love me,Mom said she would send them her way for a good t
9、alking to.I couldnt stop laughing.My mom dropped me off at the school gate about five minutes before the bell.A little blonde girl got dropped off at the same time and started waving at me.She ran over and told me her name was Abigail.She was very nice and we became close straight away.We spent all
10、morning together and began to talk to another girl called Stacey.The three of us sat together in class all day and we even made our way home together!It went so quickly.Our teacher told us that tomorrow we would really start learning and developing new skills.I cannot wait until tomorrow and think t
11、hat I am really going to enjoy my time at my new school.I only hope that my new friends feel the same way too.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。主要描述了作者在新学期的第一天遇到的人和事,以及作者心理感受的发展变化。1.How did the author feel the night before her new school?A.Tired.B.Excited.C.Worried.D.Relaxed.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Iwasnervousthenightbefor
12、e”可知,作者在开学前感到紧张不安。2.What did the author think of her mothers advice?A.Clear.B.Funny.C.Reasonable.D.Excellent.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“.Momsaidshewouldsendthemherwayforagoodtalkingto.Icouldntstoplaughing.”可知,作者觉得妈妈的话很好笑。3.What happened on the authors first day of school?A.She met many nice people.B.She had
13、 a hurried breakfast.C.She learned some new skills.D.She arrived at school very early.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Imadelotsofnewfriendsandreallylikedmyteachers.”和“Everyonewassofriendlyandpolite.Theymademefeelatease.”以及下文作者详细介绍自己遇到的朋友可知,作者在开学第一天遇到很多友好亲切的人。4.What can we infer about Abigail?A.She disliked Stace
14、y.B.She was shy and quiet.C.She got on well with the author.D.She was an old friend of the author.答案C解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Shewasveryniceandwebecameclosestraightaway.Wespentallmorningtogether.”和“weevenmadeourwayhometogether”可知,阿比盖尔和作者相处得非常好。BSunday,31 AugustWeve been in China for a month now.Dad,Mom,Har
15、ry and I moved to Tianjin on 25 August.Were 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 cakehere theyre not as sweet as the ones in New York.On Monday school startsI wonder what it will be like.Monday
16、,1 SeptemberOn 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 because apparently we stay in the same classroom and we dont have to go from class to class.Teachers come to us!Today we selected teacher assistants f
17、or each subject.Their duties are to collect homework,make announcements,and do other stuff for the teacher and the students.Its 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 wasnt sure what I had to
18、 do,but I accepted the job anyway.Friday,3 OctoberBoy,what a busy 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 dont even have
19、 time to watch TV or surf the Internet like before.I sometimes miss New York and my school because we didnt have to study so much.We had more time to hang out with our classmates and neighbours;here,besides their usual classes,students are involved in weekend classes in subjects such as English,Chin
20、ese and maths.I get a lot of attention,being from another country.Everyone wants to practise English with me!A really cute girl even asked me for my phone number on my second day and sent me a text message!Im making a lot more friends now.I just need a lot of help to improve my Chinese.Some students
21、 want to do a language exchange program with me.Nice!【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要写了中国和美国学校文化的差异。5.The passage mentions all the following points EXCEPT .A.physics studyB.food flavourC.free time activitiesD.language exchange program答案A解析细节理解题。文章第一段提到蛋糕的味道,B项提到了;倒数第二段提到空闲时间的活动,C项提到了;最后一段提到语言交流课程,D项提到了;但是没有提到物理学
22、习,所以选A项。6.According to the passage,which of the following is NOT the teacher assistants duty?A.Collecting homework.B.Making announcements.C.Helping teachers with small errands(差事).D.Teaching classmates.答案D解析细节理解题。从第三段第一、二句可知课代表的任务是收作业,发布通知,帮助老师做些小差事,但是不用教学生,故选D项。7.Where is this passage most probably
23、 from?A.A storybook.B.A guide book.C.A diary.D.A magazine.答案C解析推理判断题。这篇文章是到中国学习的美国学生的日常生活的记录,从格式也可以看出是日记,故选C项。8.The passage is best described as .A.culture shockB.multicultureC.unique cultureD.culture background答案A解析推理判断题。从文章多处可以看出作者在对比中国和美国的差异,这也是作者体验的一种文化差异,故选A项。.七选五AdviceforHighSchoolStudentsAs a
24、 person who is graduating from high school very soon,I have some suggestions for students in high school or students who are soon going to be high school students.1 I am sure others can benefit from reading them and will not make similar mistakes like me.2 Do not value first impressions highly.Dont
25、dismiss a person or an idea too early just because you immediately get a bad impression.You will miss many opportunities because of that.Although something seems bad at the first impression,it does not mean it is bad all the time.Try to give everything a fair chance.Dont try to please everybody.Ther
26、e is no way you can please everybody or get everybody to agree with you.3 It is a huge waste of time.Have respect for authority.No matter how much you may dislike them,just remember that teachers and parents care about you and they are only doing their jobs.4 Dont argue with them and just obey them.
27、Realise a high school is not the real world.The real world isnt a closed environment.5 What is rewarded in high school such as popularity and agreement is different from what is rewarded in the real world.If high school isnt working out for you,you may find yourself better at handling the real world
28、.A.Do not be too quick to judge.B.So just learn to say the word “No” a lot.C.Listen to their advice and consider it carefully.D.Many of these are based on regrets that I have.E.Bad habits are hard to break and remain with you for a long time.F.Dont spend any effort trying to please others who will n
29、ever like you.G.It is a free society where people accept responsibility for their actions.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。作者是一个即将高中毕业的人,他给学弟学妹们提出了一些有用的建议。1.D根据前文“Asapersonwhoisgraduatingfromhighschoolverysoon,Ihavesomesuggestionsforstudentsinhighschoolorstudentswhoaresoongoingtobehighschoolstudents.”可知,作为一个即将高中毕业的人,
30、作者有一些建议,想给在高中或即将成为高中生的学生。可见,作者主要是以自己的经验教训为基础的。D项符合语境。2.A根据后文“Donotvaluefirstimpressionshighly.”(不要太看重第一印象。)可知,空处应该说对事物不要太快做出判断。故A项符合语境。3.F根据前文“Donttrytopleaseeverybody.”(不要试图取悦每个人。)和后文“Itisahugewasteoftime.”(这完全是浪费时间。)可知,不要费尽心思取悦不可能喜欢你的人。故F项符合。4.C根据前文“Haverespectforauthority.Nomatterhowmuchyoumaydislikethem,justrememberthatteachersandparentscareaboutyouandtheyareonlydoingtheirjobs.”可知,要认真听取他们的教诲。C项符合语境。5.G根据前文“Realiseahighschoolisnottherealworld.Therealworldisntaclosedenvironment.”可知,要明白高中不是真正的世界,真正的世界不是封闭的环境,而是一个人人都对自己言行负责的自由社会。G项符合语境。