1、单元检测（三十八） Highlights of My Senior Year.阅读理解AMy mother is a talented dressmaker. When I was a child, I would lose myself in her pattern books. I liked the pictures of childrens clothes they gave me ideas for making dresses for my dolls. I liked cutting a hole in a piece of cloth for the dolls head an
2、d tying a belt around its waist. Perhaps that was why my mother sent me to the French sewing class.French sewing was taught by Mademoiselle Lambert on Friday afternoons. She also taught us the French language. So we called the stitches (缝法) by their French names. I didnt have any trouble with that.
3、I was a star in French class.French sewing, however, was another matter. Sewing is a skill that requires the quality I always need: patience. Every Friday I suffered. I had to go to Mademoiselle Lambert and had her correct my mistakes. I watched sadly as, with a slight frown (皱眉), she carefully repa
4、ired my ugly sewing work. This was Mademoiselle Lambert in a different situation. I missed her energetic “Great！” after I successfully translated a passage in French. All I got now was a tired “OK” as she handed back my work.Gradually, I realized that some other girls who suffered from reading in Fr
5、ench could make perfect French knots (法式花芯结), with which I never had the patience. Many times Mademoiselle Lambert smiled at their works and praised, “Great！” In French sewing class, they were the stars. And so I understood how they felt in French class when the_word wouldnt come.Now, Im satisfied t
6、hat I could sew well enough to complete easy patterns, though I could never sew like my mother.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者小时候学了一门法语缝纫课程。虽然她在缝纫课上表现得很差，但是她的法语学得很好。相反，有的学生法语学得不好，但缝纫课却学得很好，这让作者明白一个道理：每个人都有自己独特的天赋。1The author was sent to the French sewing class because she seemed to be good at _.Areading booksBse
7、wingCdrawing picturesDspeaking French解析：选B推理判断题。第一段中讲到作者的母亲是一位很有天赋的裁缝。作者小时候喜欢给她的玩偶做衣服，这展露出的是她的缝纫天赋，所以她才被母亲送去上法语缝纫课。2In the French sewing class, the author suffered because _.Ashe could only create ugly sewing worksBMademoiselle Lambert was extremely strictCshe always made mistakes when reading in Fr
8、enchDshe was impatient at remembering the names of stitches解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，在上缝纫课的时候，作者的缝纫活儿做得总是很差，每次都得去找老师修理她丑陋的作品，这让作者很痛苦。3The underlined part “the word” in the passage refers to “_”Athe French name of a stitchBthe name of a girlCGreatDOK解析：选C词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段可知，作者的法语学得好，经常获得老师的夸赞“Great”。但是，她的缝纫课
9、学得一团糟，每次老师帮她修理完作品后，老师都只勉强说声“OK”。同样，有的学生缝纫活儿做得好，但是法语学得不好，所以她们在法语课上都很期待得到老师的好评“Great”。4What lesson did the author learn from the French sewing class?AIt was a waste of time for impatient people to sew.BTalent and patience are the two great qualities.CPraise makes good students better.DEveryone has dif
10、ferent talents.解析：选D推理判断题。作者通过上缝纫课和法语课的经历懂得一个道理：每个人都有自己独特的天赋。BMany studies have shown that students learn in different ways and that good results can be achieved if they are taught by a teaching method that suits them best. Similarly, students performance varies in what types of test they are given.
11、 Therefore, it may seem reasonable to give students the chance to choose how they wish to be tested. However, this would mean teachers would be forced to prepare many different methods of assessment for the exact same material. Teachers are already very busy, creating tests, grading, coming up with
12、interesting lesson plans, teaching classes, not to mention holding parent teacher conferences, and creating new tests would only add to their burden.Another strain teachers would have to face is how to grade fairly and objectively if students were tested on the same material in a variety of ways. Fo
13、r instance, how do you compare a student who wrote an essay on one small topic of a book to another who answered every multiple choice question correctly over the entire book? Maybe the student who wrote the essay only read a small part of it in depth enough so that they could write the essay. But p
14、erhaps the student taking the multiple choice test only had a base understanding of the book and couldnt write a critical essay about something in it.This is not to say, however, that students should be graded in the same manner every time. This would be equally unfair as again, different students t
15、est better when assessed by different methods. Therefore, teachers need to be sure to give essay tests, multiple choice tests, as well as other multimedia (多媒体) projects to assess their students, just not over the same material. This gives students the opportunity to show off their abilities and mak
16、e up for tasks that theyre not good at. For instance, a student that is a bad test taker could make up for their grade with a wellperformed project. Another option is to provide students with extra credit opportunities. As such, students could be allowed to choose the method in which they wish to co
17、mplete their extra credit. If a student is a strong essay writer, they could write an extra essay to make up for their poor test grade. This would allow students to compensate for poor grades in areas in which they arent as accomplished.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。不同的学生所擅长的考试方式不尽相同，那么是否应该让学生自己选择考试方式呢？作者对此问题展开讨论。5
18、We know from Paragraph 1 that if students could choose how they are tested, teachers would _.Ahave more workBlose their authorityCchange their lesson plansDprepare more testing materials解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“However, this would mean teachers . the exact same material.”和“creating new tests would only ad
19、d to their burden”可知，如果让学生自己选择考试方式，那么意味着老师要对同样的考试内容设计不同的考试方式，工作量必然加大。6What does the underlined word “strain” in Paragraph 2 mean?APossibility.BDifficulty.CApproach. DHesitation.解析：选B词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“how to grade fairly and objectively if students were tested on the same material in a variety of ways”可知
20、，如果让学生自己选择考试方式的话，如何公正客观地评价是老师面临的另一个“困难”。7The author writes the last paragraph in order to _.Adraw a conclusionBoffer suggestionsCpredict the futureDprove his point解析：选B写作意图题。根据最后一段中的“Teachers need to be sure to give essay tests .”和“Another option is to provide students with extra credit opportunitie
21、s.”可知，本段主要对“让学生自己选择考试方式”如何操作提出了两点建议。8Where is the text most probably taken from?AA textbook.BAn announcement.CA news report.DAn education magazine.解析：选D文章出处题。通读全文可知，本文主要围绕“让学生自己选择考试方式”展开讨论，属于教育的范畴。故选D。.完形填空One of my fondest memories as a child is going by the river and sitting leisurely on the _1_.
22、There I would enjoy the peace and quiet, _2_ the water rush downstream and listen to the birdsong and the sound of leaves. I would also watch the bamboos _3_ under the pressure of wind and watch them return _4_ to their original position after the wind had _5_._6_ I think about the bamboos ability t
23、o return to its _7_ position, the word “resilience” comes to my mind. When used _8_ a person, this word means the ability to readily _9_ shock, depression or any other situations that _10_ a persons emotions to the limit.Have you ever felt like you are about to _11_？ Have you ever felt like you are
24、at your breaking point? Thankfully, you have _12_ the experience and live to talk about it. During the experience you probably felt a mix of _13_ that threatened your health. You felt emotionally drained, mentally _14_ and you most likely endured unpleasant physical symptoms.Life is a _15_ of good t
25、imes and bad times, happy moments and unhappy moments. The next time you are _16_ those bad times or unhappy moments _17_ take you close to your breaking point, bend, but dont break. Try your best not to let the situation get the best of you.A measure of hope will take you _18_ the unpleasant tortur
26、e. With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be. The unpleasant torture may be easier to _19_ if the end result is worth having. When the going gets tough and you are at your breaking _20_， show resilience. Like the bamboos, bend, but dont break.
27、语篇解读：我最美好的记忆就是沿着河边散步，然后悠闲地坐在岸边聆听鸟鸣和风吹竹叶的声音，层层竹林在风的吹动下弯腰但又完好无损地回到原来的位置，由此我悟出一个道理：人应该像竹子一样能屈能伸，优雅面对生活中的挑战。1A.chairBbeachCbankDboat解析：选C根据空格前的“going by the river”可知，此处表示悠闲地坐在岸边，所以选C。2A.tasteBwatchCdiveDhit解析：选B根据后文“I would also watch the bamboos”可知，此处为原词复现，所以选B。3A.bendBbreakCgrowDchange解析：选A根据文章最后一句“Li
28、ke the bamboos, bend, but dont break.”(人生就要像竹子一样弯曲但不折断)可知，此处表示竹子在风的作用下弯曲。此处为原词复现，所以选A。4A.proudlyBgracefullyCpainfullyDpeacefully解析：选B根据语境可知，此处表示竹子在风平息后又优雅地回到了原来的位置，所以选B。proudly“骄傲地”；gracefully“优雅地”；painfully“令人痛苦地”；peacefully“安静地”。5A.died outBdied ofCdied downDdied off解析：选C此处表示风平息后竹子恢复到原来的位置，所以选C。di
29、e out“灭绝”；die of“死于”；die down“逐渐平息”；die off“相继死去”。6A.WhenBWhileCSinceDIf解析：选A当我想起竹子有能力回到它原来位置的时候，“resilience”这个单词便出现在了我的脑海中。think是非延续性动词，所以此处应用when引导时间状语从句，意为“当时候”，故选A。7A.traditionalBpersonalCoccasionalDoriginal解析：选D根据前文“to their original position”可知，此处为原词复现，表示回到原来的位置，所以选D。traditional“传统的”；personal“
30、个人的”；occasional“偶然的”；original“原来的”。8A.in reference toBin the hope ofCin privateDin brief解析：选A根据后文“this word means the ability to readily _9_ shock, depression or any other situations that _10_ a persons emotions to the limit”可知，此处作者由物及人，说明了当用来指人的时候，这个单词意味着什么。所以选A。in reference to“关于”；in the hope of“抱
31、着的希望”；in private“私下地”；in brief“简言之”。9A.recover fromBescape fromCrun intoDbring out解析：选A根据语境可知，此处表示人从震惊、沮丧或其他情形中恢复，所以选A。recover from “从中恢复”；escape from“从逃脱”；run into “撞上”；bring out “使显现”。10A.expandBstretchCwidenDspread解析：选B根据语境可知，此处表示从震惊、沮丧或者让一个人的情感消耗殆尽的其他情形中恢复，所以选B。expand“扩大，扩展”；stretch“(大量地)使用，消耗，伸
32、展”；widen“加宽”；spread“传播，展开”。11A.ignoreBsplitCburst outDbreak down解析：选D根据语境可知，此处表示你曾经感觉到你即将垮掉了吗，所以选D。后文中的“breaking point”也是提示。ignore“忽视，对不予理会”；split“分开，分裂”；burst out“突然激动地喊叫，突然开始(做某事)”；break down“垮掉”。12A.reflectedBsurvivedCabandonedDsuspected解析：选B此处表示谢天谢地，你从这次的经历中幸存了下来，所以选B。reflect“反映”；survive“幸存”；aba
33、ndon“放弃”；suspect“怀疑”。13A.emotionsBdeterminationCsympathiesDbelief解析：选A根据后文“You felt emotionally drained, mentally _14_ and you most likely endured unpleasant physical symptoms”可知，此处表示你可能会有各种情绪，所以选A。14A.confusedBembarrassedCexhaustedDfrightened解析：选C根据语境可知，此处表示你感到心灰意懒、精力枯竭，而你的身体状况也不佳，所以选C。confused“迷惑的
34、”；embarrassed“尴尬的”；exhausted“筋疲力尽的”；frightened“害怕的”。15A.seriesBmixtureCflockDvariety解析：选B根据前文“you probably felt a mix of _13_ that threatened your health”可知，生活是一种顺境和逆境、快乐的时光和不快乐的时光的混合，所以选B。16A.observingBexperiencingCwitnessingDdiscovering解析：选B根据语境可知，此处表示下一次，当你正在经历那些艰难的时刻或不开心的时光的时候，所以选B。observe“观察”；e
35、xperience“经历”；witness“目击”；discover“发现”。17A.whenBwhereCwhoDthat解析：选D此处that引导定语从句且在从句中作主语，所以选D。此处表示这些会让你接近你的极限。 18.A.acrossBthroughCduringDbeneath解析：选B根据后文“With hope for a better tomorrow or a better situation, things may not be as bad as they seem to be”可知，一丝希望也能让你渡过痛苦的磨难。所以选B。 19.A.improve Bapprecia
36、teCdeal withDconsist in解析：选C根据语境可知，此处表示如果最终结果值得拥有，那么痛苦的磨难也许会更容易应对。所以选C。improve“提高，改善”；appreciate“欣赏，感激”；deal with “处理，应对”；consist in “在于”。20A.occasionBsituationCpointDconclusion解析：选C如果进展变得困难，而你也达到了自己的爆发点，那么就表现得灵活一些。所以选C。此处为原词复现，上文中的“Have you ever felt like you are at your breaking point”及“take you close to your breaking point”是提示。8
