1、UNIT 1Section 请同学们认真完成 练案8 .阅读理解Some educators told us that more years of school could help students get higher scores on intelligence tests.That was a finding of a study of teenage males in some countries.Now, another research shows that physical activity may help students do better in their classe
2、s.The research comes as educators in some countries are reducing time for activities like physical education.They are using the time instead for academic (学术的) subjects like math and reading.The studies appeared between 2008 and 2014.They included more than 55,000 children，aged 6 to 18.Amika Singh：“
3、According to the results of our study, we can conclude that being physically active is beneficial for academic performance.There are, first, physiological explanations, like more blood flow, and so more oxygen to the brain.Being physically active means there are more hormones (荷尔蒙) produced like end
4、orphins (内啡肽)And endorphins make your stress level lower and your mood improved, which means you also perform better.”Also, students taking part in organized sports learn rules and how to follow them.This could improve their classroom behavior and help them keep their mind on their work.The study le
5、aves some questions unanswered, however.Ms Stash says it is not possible to say whether the amount or kind of activity affected the level of academic improvement. This is because of differences among the studies.The researchers said they found only two highquality studies.They needed more highqualit
6、y studies to confirm(证实) their findings.They also pointed out that “results for other parts of the world may be quite different”.Still, the general finding was that physically active kids are more likely to do better in school.Ms Singh says schools should consider that finding before they cut physic
7、al education programs.Her paper on “Physical Activity and Performance at School” is published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.文章大意：本文介绍了一项新的研究发现：体育活动对学生有益，作者呼吁要重视体育教育。1The passage mainly tells us that _B_.Aa research on physical education has been done by the researchersBthere i
8、s a possibility that physical activity leads to higher gradesCthe amount or kind of activity directly affects academic levelDthe research shows that the children aged 6 to 18 dont do sports解析：主旨大意题。根据第一段讲述了关于上学时间更长能够帮助学生在智力测验中得到更高分数的一项发现，现在另一项研究表明，体育锻炼可能帮助学生在功课上做得更好。所以选B项。2Which of the following is
9、TRUE？_D_ABeing mentally active is good for academic subjects.BThe more hormones you have, the more stressed you will get.CThe researchers have found many highquality studies to prove the research.DThe educators in some countries think studies, not exercise, mean much to students.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段第一、二句“
10、The research comes as educators .like math and reading.”即可判断出有些国家的教育工作者认为学习比体育活动更重要。3The underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 probably means _B_.Agood marks result from highquality studyBfindings are probably different in different areasCphysical activity will spread all over the worldDacademic perfor
11、mance depends on the surroundings解析：句意理解题。根据第六段段意：研究人员表示，他们只发现两项高质量研究。他们需要更多高质量研究以确认他们的发现。他们还指出，“世界上其他地区的结果可能大不一样”。所以选B项。4Whats the purpose of writing the passage？_A_ATo call our attention to the sports at school.BTo introduce all types of physical activities.CTo represent the academic performance.D
12、To improve students health.解析：目的意图题。根据最后一段一、二句提到“Still, the general finding was.before they cut physical education programs.”尽管如此，总的结论是，喜欢运动的孩子更容易在学校表现更好。辛格女士说，学校应该在削减体育课之前，考虑一下这一研究发现。所以选A项。.七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to make friends at a new schoolStarting with a new school can
13、 be difficult.Everything seems to be different, and you dont even know where to go for your own class._1.B_ However, if you use these skills, you can quickly turn some of those strangers into friends.Be yourself._2.D_ If some people dont accept you, theyre not the kind of friends you need.People oft
14、en stay together because they have similar interests.For example, someone who does a lot of sports may make friends with those who also run or swim a lot._3.A_Remember to be nice to the people you meet at your new school.If you think that you will say something that may make them feel sad, do not sa
15、y anything and just nod your head if they talk to you.Also, remember to be as helpful as possible!Believe in yourself.A smile goes a long way.When you walk in the halls, dont keep your eyes on the floor.Raise your head and make eye contact (目光接触) with other people._4.E_ Introduce yourself.Tell them
16、your name and where youre from.Remember peoples names.You like it when people use your name, and so do other people._5.F_ Besides, ask them in a kind way if they have a nickname(昵称)Youd be surprised how often this might come in handy.ABe friendly to others.BMaking new friends can be hard, too.CJoin
17、afterschool activities you like.DNever change who you are to try and fit in.EIf you see someone you know, smile or say “Hi”FPeople may become angry if you just begin by saying “Hey” each time.GDont sit at the back of the classroom where other people dont notice you!文章大意：本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了几种在新学校结交朋友的方法。解
18、析：1由该空后的“However, if you use.strangers into friends.”可知，这里是说结交新朋友也会很难。故选B项。2由该段标题Be yourself.和该空后的说明可知，D项内容符合此处语境。3由该段中的“Remember to be nice.at your new school.”和“remember to be as helpful as possible”等信息可知，本段主要是讲要对他人友善，故用A项作为小标题最恰当。4由该空前后的“make eye contact with other people”和“Introduce yourself.”等信
19、息可知，E项内容符合此处语境。5由该段标题Remember peoples names.和该空前的“You like it when people use your name, and so do other people.”可知，记住别人的名字非常重要，如果你每次都称呼对方“嘿”，人家可能会生气。故选F项。.完形填空Hello，everyone.Its my honor to recommend (推荐) Educator of theYear.Im sure everyone has an_1.B_ teacher that they will be able to _2.C_ for y
20、ears to come.There is one famous teacher that everyone wants to have in our middle schoolMs Sullivan，whose _3.A_ you must often hear at school.Ms Sullivan does a lot of things to make herself amazing.First of all，she has great enthusiasm for her _4.A_.She teaches many different classesLanguage Arts
21、Enrichment，Writing for Publication and Readers Theater，though most teachers in middle school only teach one _5.D_，such as math，Social Studies，science，etc.Ms Sullivan is also responsible for _6.C_ the school play.Every year she devotes her time into putting on an amazing school play.Luckily I have be
22、en a part of it and _7.A_ it so much!In addition，Ms Sullivan always shows her students that she _8.A_ them，whether in our study or in life.Some teachers teach us the lessons in a strict way，_9.B_ Ms Sullivan shows us that she is always accessible like a friend.In writing classes，she makes us have a
23、group discussion first，which I think is a good way to _10.D_ our creative ideas.Then she lets us freely write our stories at our own speed.She _11.B_ everything we write and gives us an honest opinion about it.We are getting more _12.D_ writing a composition，and no longer consider it hard work.Most
24、importantly，she also makes each of her classes _13.B_._14.C_，I think Ms Sullivan should be Educator of the Year.Even if she doesnt get the _15.D_，she still deserves our respect and love!文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。一位学生推荐Ms Sullivan老师成为“年度教师”，指出Ms Sullivan老师对待工作热情，同时教授不同的课程，除此之外，她关爱学生，平易近人，应该当选“年度教师”。1AenergeticBfa
25、voriteCenthusiasticDresponsible解析：考查形容词词义辨析。energetic精力充沛的；favorite最爱的；enthusiastic热情的；responsible负责的。由上文“Educator of the Year”可知此处是指每个人都有一个最爱的老师。故选B。2AfollowBvisitCrememberDunderstand解析：考查动词词义辨析。follow跟随；visit拜访；remember记住；understand明白。因为喜爱老师所以会铭记老师很多年。故选C。3AnameBlectureCessayDbehavior解析：考查名词词义辨析。n
26、ame名字；lecture演讲；essay散文；behavior行为。你经常会在学校听到Ms Sullivan的名字。故选A。4AworkBlifeChobbiesDperformance解析：考查名词词义辨析。work工作；life生活；hobbies爱好；performance表现。Ms Sullivan是老师，故她首先对工作有极大的热情。故选A。5AstudentBtermCobjectDsubject解析：考查名词词义辨析。 student学生；term学期；object目标；subject科目。上文提到了Ms Sullivan教很多不同的课程，而大多数中学老师只教一个科目。故选D。6
27、AdeliveringBdecidingCdirectingDdescribing解析：考查动词词义辨析。delivering发表；deciding决定；directing指导；describing描述。根据后文“the school play”可知，Ms Sullivan也负责“指导”校园剧。故选C。7AenjoyedBexpectedCachievedDappeared解析：考查动词词义辨析。enjoyed喜爱；expected期待；achieved实现；appeared出现。由上文luckily可知作者非常喜欢校园剧。故选A。8AcaresBcontrolsCconsidersDrequ
28、ires解析：考查动词词义辨析。cares关心；controls控制；considers考虑；requires需要。Ms Sullivan是一位学生喜爱的老师，是因为她关心她的学生们。故选A。9AunlessBwhileCbecauseDif解析：考查连词辨析。unless除非；while当时候；然而；because因为；if如果。句意：有些老师以严格的方式教我们这些课程，而沙利文女士展现给我们的是她总是像朋友一样平易近人。while在此处表示前后的对比，相当于but。故选B。10AchangeBbelieveCaffectDdevelop解析：考查动词词义辨析。change改变；believ
29、e相信；affect影响；develop发展。句意：在写作课上，她让我们先进行小组讨论，我认为这是一个很好的培养我们的创意的方式。故选D。11AstudiesBchecksCdesignsDtests解析：考查动词词义辨析。studies学习；checks检查；designs设计；tests测试。句意：她检查我们写的一切并且给出意见。故选B。12Aproud ofBaddictive toCconnected withDconfident in解析：考查形容词短语辨析。proud of以为骄傲；addictive to对上瘾；connected with连接；confident in对自信。根
30、据后文“no longer consider it hard work”可知我们对写文章变得更加自信。故选D。13AlivingBlivelyClovelyDlive解析：考查形容词词义辨析。living活的；lively生动的；lovely可爱的；live活的。句意：最重要的是，她也让她的每一节课都生动活泼。故选B。14AIn particularBIn timeCIn conclusionDIn return解析：考查介词短语辨析。In particular尤其；特别；In time及时；In conclusion总之；In return作为回报。最后一段进行总结，“总之，我认为Ms Su
31、llivan应该成为年度教师。”故选C。15AaimBprogressCpermissionDhonor解析：考查名词词义辨析。aim目标；progress进步；permission允许；honor荣誉。上文提到了成为“年度教师”，这是一种荣誉。故选D。.语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。This morning，they left on a long trip to Hawaii.They were as _1.excited_(excite) as if it were their honeymoon (蜜月)When my parents marri
32、ed(结婚)，they had only enough money for a threeday trip fifty miles from home.They made an _2.agreement_(agree) that each day they would put a dollar in a special metal box and save it for a honeymoon in Hawaii for their fiftieth anniversary (周年纪念)Dad was a policeman，and Mom was a school teacher.They
33、lived in a small house and did all _3.their_(they) own repairs.Raising five children was a challenge，and sometimes money was short，_4.but_ no matter what emergency came up，Dad would not let Mom take any money out of the “Hawaii account (账户)”As _5.the_ account grew，they put it in a saving account and
34、 then bought CDs.My parents _6.have been_(be) always very much in love since the day they got married.I can remember Dad _ing_(come) home and telling Mom，“I have a dollar in my pocket，” and she would smile _8.at_ him and say，“I know how to spend it.”When each of us children married，Mom and Dad gave
35、us a small metal box and told us their secret，_9.which_ we found attractive.All five of us are now saving for our dream honeymoon.Mom and Dad never told us how much money they had managed _10.to save_(save)，but it must have been fairly large because when they cashed in those CDs，they had enough for
36、the flights to Hawaii and a hotel room for ten days and plenty of spending money.文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者的父母非常恩爱，他们在结婚时用一个金属盒子建立一个“夏威夷账户”，在结婚50周年纪念的时候到夏威夷度蜜月。解析：1考查形容词。asadj. as和一样，主语为they，指人，故用excited，表示“兴奋的”。句意：他们兴奋极了，好像这次旅行是他们的蜜月一样。故填excited。2考查名词。根据前面不定冠词an可知，此处用名词形式。make an agreement“达成协议”。句意：他们达
37、成协议，每一天他们都会把一美元放在一个特别的金属盒子里。故填agreement。3考查代词。修饰名词repairs，用形容词性物主代词修饰。句意：他们住在一所小房子里并且自己修理。故填their。4考查连词。根据前后句意可知，这里为转折关系。句意：有时钱不够用，但不管发生什么紧急情况，爸爸都不会让妈妈从“夏威夷账户”中取钱。故填but。5考查冠词。这里特指前句中的Hawaii account(夏威夷账户)，故用定冠词the。句意：随着账户的增长，他们把钱存入储蓄账户，然后购买CD。故填the。6考查时态。根据从句“since the day they got married.”可知用现在完成时
38、，表示从结婚那天一直持续到现在。句意：从结婚那天起，我的父母就一直非常相爱。故填have been。7考查短语。短语remember doing sth.“记得做过某事”，且与连词后面的telling作并列宾语。句意：我记得爸爸回家告诉妈妈。故填coming。8考查短语。短语smile at sb.“对某人微笑”。句意：她会微笑着对他说：“我知道怎么花这份钱。”故填at。9考查定语从句。这里为非限制性定语从句，指代前面一件事，故用关系代词which。句意：后来我们几个都先后成家，父母每人都送了一个小金属盒子，并且告诉我们他们的秘密，我们发现这确实很让人着迷。故填which。10考查短语。短语m
39、anage to do sth.设法完成某事。句意：父母从来没有告诉我们他们究竟存了多少钱。故填to save。.应用文写作假如你是李华，你收到朋友李磊的来信，他告诉你他不适应高一数学老师的课，在数学方面有些困难，以至于跟不上其他同学，感到非常着急。请给他写一封电子邮件，想办法解决这方面的困难。注意：1.词数80左右；2邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：适应adapt toDear Li Lei，I have got your letter._ _Best wishes!Yours，Li Hua参考范文：Dear Li Lei，I have got your letter. An
40、d I am very glad that you believe in me.I have known you have some difficulty in learning maths. Because you can not adapt to what your maths teacher teaches, you cant catch up with others in your class. Dont worry about it. I think the following may be of help to you. Firstly, youd better listen to
41、 the teacher carefully in class. You can ask your maths teacher to explain what you can not understand after class. Secondly, confidence is very important. You should be confident and believe in yourself. Finally, you can communicate with your classmates and get some advice on maths. Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it. I hope you will make progress in it.Best wishes！Yours，Li Hua
