1、课时作业1My First Day at Senior High.阅读理解AThings to Do on a Sunny Day in San FranciscoSan Francisco doesnt take its sunny days for granted. Once the sun comes out and the temperatures rise, everyone races to seize a spot to take in an unbelievable city view or heads for one of his or her favorite attrac
2、tions.Find Thrills at a Theme ParkExperience thrill rides and attractions at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, North Americas only theme park of wildlife, sealife and thrilling rides. Its a wonderful entertainment experience for the whole family, with oneofakind adventures across three worlds.Cruise (乘船游
3、览) on the BaySail under one of the “Modern Wonders of the World”. Watch sea lions and seals at play. And learn all the secrets of the fantastic city by the Bay. For people who like the thrill of speed and wind in their hair, the seasonal Rocket Boat (MayOctober) is the option.Tour Oracle ParkIts hom
4、e to the famous baseball team San Francisco Giants from April to October every year, but you can take a tour inside Oracle Park anytime for a “playerseye view”. Youll have access to the baseball field, the visitors clubhouse, the press box and so on.Ride a Bike Over the Golden Gate BridgeExplore the
5、 beautiful, bikefriendly streets and waterfront paths of San Francisco all the way to the Golden Gate Bridge with an allday bike rental from Blazing Saddles. Their light bikes, combined with their new, free mobile app full of helpful tips and sightseeing suggestions, make the selfguided tours easy a
6、nd fun for everyone.本文主要介绍了美国旧金山一些适合在晴朗天气游玩的景点，包括它们的游玩项目及特色等相关信息。1What can tourists do at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom?AExperience thrill rides.BLearn all the secrets of San Francisco.CTake a playerseye view over a park.DAdmire the scenery of the Golden Gate Bridge.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据Find Thrills at a Th
7、eme Park部分中的“Experience thrill rides and attractions at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.”可知，在六旗探索王国可以体验惊险之旅。故选A项。2Which event attracts tourists loving speed and wind most?AFind Thrills at a Theme Park.BCruise on the Bay.CTour Oracle Park.DRide a Bike Over the Golden Gate Bridge.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据Cruise on
8、the Bay部分中的“For people who like the thrill of speed and wind in their hair.”可知，对于热爱速度与风的游客，Cruise on the Bay这项活动会很有吸引力。故选B项。3Which of the following offers tourists a free mobile app?AWatching wildlife.BSailing on the bay.CVisiting a baseball field.DRenting a bike from Blazing Saddles.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据
9、Ride a Bike Over the Golden Gate Bridge部分中的“.with an allday bike rental from Blazing Saddles. Their light bikes, combined with their new, free mobile app.”可知，从Blazing Saddles租自行车可以获得免费的移动应用程序。故选D项。BWhile an entire month free of homework or tests may sound too good to be true, that is exactly what th
10、e students at Sturenskolan School in Boden, Sweden were treated to in April. Whats more, if the results of the experiment prove encouraging, starting 2019, the middle schoolers will never have to worry about afterschool work or tests, aside from the national examinations, which are compulsive for st
11、udents across the country.The schools principal, Petronella Sirkka, who came up with the idea, said, “We are constantly receiving new reports that our children feel bad. And thats because they have a high level of stress all the time. This is our way of trying to reduce that stress.”The educator say
12、s that while banning homework and tests sounds radical (激进的), it makes sense given the changes in the curriculum and approaches to education. While in the past students were primarily subjected to memorizing facts, learning today is all about reflection and analysis. As a result, it is often harder
13、for kids, especially those with little support at home, to comprehend the material by themselves.Sirkka is not the only one who believes afterschool work does not help students learn. In March 2018, another principal in Canada also decided to do away with homework. They hope parents will spend the e
14、xtra time reading to their kids.While the longterm impact of the recent decisions made by the two educators remains to be seen, the experiment has already proved successful in Finland which has done away with homework, grades, and even teaching by subjects for many years. Yet, Finnish students alway
15、s rank high in the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) tests especially in math and science but they have the least homework! Hopefully, it will only be a matter of time before US educators follow their lead and ban afterschool work as well!本文是一篇说明文。瑞典一所学校在四月份取消了学生的家庭作业和考试，这是该校校长Pe
16、tronella Sirkka看到学生作业负担太重而提出的举措，且芬兰采取的类似做法已获成功。4The students at Sturenskolan School had no homework in April because _.Athe headmaster was experimenting with her ideaBthey needed to do some experiments during the monthCthey were busy preparing for the national examinationsDthe headmaster had to carr
17、y out the governments policy答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的“The schools principal, Petronella Sirkka, who came up with the idea”，并结合第一段的内容可知，Sturenskolan学校的学生们在四月份没有家庭作业和考试是该校校长提出的想法，故A项正确。5What makes childrens learning hard nowadays?AChildren have to do more analyzing.BThe approach to education is complex.
18、CChildren get no support at home and school.DThere are many more facts to memorize.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二、三句可知，在过去，学生主要是被要求记住事实，而如今学生需要的是反思和分析。因此，孩子们往往很难自己理解这些材料。据此可知，反思和分析让孩子们的学习更加困难。故A项正确。6What does Petronella Sirkka most likely advise parents to do?AHelp children with their homework.BFree children
19、from afterschool housework.CSpend more time reading to their children.DCommunicate with teachers from time to time.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第四段尾句“They hope parents will spend the extra time reading to their kids”可推知，Petronella Sirkka很可能会建议父母花些时间为他们的孩子们阅读，故C项正确。7What can we infer about the students in Finland?
20、AThey study the hardest at school.BThey have a more relaxing school life.CThey enjoy great success after graduation.DThey all have a talent for math and science.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据尾段第一句中的“the experiment has already proved.and even teaching by subjects for many years”可知，多年来，芬兰已经取消了家庭作业、成绩等级，甚至科目教学。据此可推知，
21、芬兰学生的学校生活更加轻松，故B项正确。.完形填空I understood Chinese cultures only seen on TV and in books but only made little headway learning Chinese. _1_， it did not matter. The patience, generosity and _2_ of strangers left me pleasantly surprised with Beijing.I _3_ needed Chinese. On my birthday, for example, I was
22、_4_ in the city. Everyone I knew was out of town, so I decided to _5_ a day of it myself. I went shopping. After three happy hours, I went confidently up to the _6_ and for a minute, I _7_ everyone spoke English.But after _8_ my items, the woman behind the counter spoke in Chinese, and all I could d
23、o was stare _9_. I thought she was asking cash or card, so I pulled out some notes, but she _10_ her head. We stood there for a few minutes _11_ another cashier said, “A couple of your _12_ are part of the sale and cannot be exchanged or _13_ once bought.”Another day, I went to the police station as
24、 I had lost my wallet in a _14_ land. During that 20minute talk, I realized the eagerness and _15_ of people.Speaking in a mix of Chinese and English, the young police officer did all he could to put me _16_. He knew that as foreigners we were nervous at the police station, so he smiled and spoke. I
25、n the end, the _17_ took a couple of hours and the wallet did not _18_ anymore. I had made a friend.There are many _19_ and unforgettable memories of getting by without _20_， but perhaps without the friends help, Beijing may not have been so easy to navigate.本文为一篇记叙文。本文介绍了作者在汉语说不好的情况下也能在中国生活得很好，这都是因
26、为周围有耐心的、慷慨的、热心的人帮助他。1A.Lastly BThusCInstead DHowever答案：D解析：A项意为“最后”；B项意为“因此”；C项意为“相反”；D项意为“然而”。根据上文“I understood Chinese cultures only seen on TV and in books but only made little headway learning Chinese.”和本句中的“it did not matter”可知，作者只懂在电视和书本上看到的中国文化，但学习汉语却没有什么进展。然而，这没有关系，此处表示转折关系，应用however。2A.warm
27、th BeffortsCsacrifice Dpromise答案：A解析：A项意为“温暖”；B项意为“努力”；C项意为“牺牲”；D项意为“诺言”。根据上文中的“The patience, generosity”可知，陌生人的耐心、慷慨和热情让作者对北京感到惊喜。3A.totally BbasicallyCcompletely Drarely答案：D解析：A项意为“完全地”；B项意为“基本地”；C项意为“完全地，彻底地”；D项意为“很少地，罕见地”。根据下文语境可知，作者很少需要汉语。4A.still BaloneConly Deven答案：B解析：A项意为“仍然”；B项意为“独自”；C项意为“
28、唯一，仅仅”；D项意为“甚至”。根据下文中的“Everyone I knew was out of town”可知，作者独自生活在城市里。5A.do BneedCmake Dplan答案：C解析：A项意为“做”；B项意为“需要”；C项意为“使得”；D项意为“计划”。根据上文中的“Everyone I knew was out of town”可知，作者决定自己痛快地玩一天。make a day of it意为“痛痛快快玩一天”。6A.counter BstoreCexit Dhall答案：A解析：A项意为“柜台”；B项意为“商店”；C项意为“出口”；D项意为“大厅”。根据下文中的“the wo
29、man behind the counter”可知，作者自信地走到柜台那里。7A.realized BrecognizedCassumed Dguaranteed答案：C解析：A项意为“意识到”；B项意为“识别”；C项意为“假设”；D项意为“保证”。根据下文中的“everyone spoke English”及语境可知，作者假设每个人都说英语。8A.examining Bshowing upCassessing Dringing up答案：D解析：A项意为“检查”；B项意为“出现”；C项意为“评估”；D项意为“响起，将(款项)输入现金出纳机”。根据下文语境可知，作者走到柜台处，将自己的物品扫码
30、。9A.helplessly BpoorlyCquickly Dpatiently答案：A解析：A项意为“无助地”；B项意为“贫乏地”；C项意为“迅速地”；D项意为“耐心地”。根据上文中的“the woman behind the counter spoke in Chinese”可知，作者无助地盯着她看。10A.waved BshookCnodded Dhung答案：B解析：A项意为“挥动”；B项意为“摇晃”；C项意为“点头”；D项意为“悬挂”。根据上文中的“I thought she was asking cash or card, so I pulled out some notes”及
31、语境可知，作者以为柜员是在问现金还是信用卡结账，所以作者拿出些纸币，但是这个柜员摇摇头。11A.after BasCuntil Dfor答案：C解析：A项意为“在之后”；B项意为“正如，因为”；C项意为“直到”；D项意为“为了”。根据本句中的“We stood for a few minutes _ another cashier said”可知，作者和柜员站在那里几分钟，直到另外一个柜员说话。12A.purchases BexpensesCsupplies Dparcels答案：A解析：A项意为“购买”；B项意为“费用”；C项意为“供应品”；D项意为“包裹”。根据下文中的“are part
32、of the sale”可知，第二个柜员说作者买的一些东西是减价商品，一旦买了就不退不换。13A.accepted BcanceledCbroken Dreturned答案：D解析：A项意为“接受”；B项意为“取消”；C项意为“打破”；D项意为“归还”。根据本句中的“cannot be exchanged or _ once bought”可知，第二个柜员说作者买的一些东西是减价商品，一旦买了就不退不换。14A.different BsameCforeign Dnew答案：C解析：A项意为“不同的”；B项意为“相同的”；C项意为“外国的；陌生的”；D项意为“新的”。根据语境可知，作者在一个陌生
33、的地方丢失了钱包。15A.kindness BwisdomCexcitement Dhappiness答案：A解析：A项意为“善良”；B项意为“智慧”；C项意为“兴奋”；D项意为“快乐”。根据语境可知，作者感受到了人们的热心与善良。16A.for sure Bin placeCin order Dat ease答案：D解析：A项意为“毫无疑问”；B项意为“在适当的位置”；C项意为“秩序井然”；D项意为“放松；不拘束”。根据语境可知，警察尽力使作者不要紧张。17A.procedure BincidentCquestion Dsurvey答案：A解析：A项意为“过程”；B项意为“事件”；C项意为“
34、问题”；D项意为“调查”。根据下文中的“took a couple of hours”可知，这个过程花费了几个小时。18A.return BstayCchange Dmatter答案：D解析：A项意为“返回”；B项意为“停留”；C项意为“改变”；D项意为“有关系，要紧”。根据第五段中的“the wallet did not _ anymore. I had made a friend”可知，通过这件事，作者交了一个朋友，钱包不重要了。19A.interesting BpleasantCamusing Dadmiring答案：B解析：A项意为“有趣的”；B项意为“愉快的”；C项意为“好笑的”；D项意为“令人敬佩的”。根据下文中的“and unforgettable memories”可知，在这有很多愉快和难忘的记忆。20A.Chinese Bpolice officersCcellphone Dcashiers答案：A解析：A项意为“汉语”；B项意为“警察”；C项意为“手机”；D项意为“柜员”。根据语境可知，作者不说中文也收获了许多愉快和难忘的回忆。故选A。
