1、Unit1SectionGrammarandusage&Integratedskills.阅读理解AIamastrongbelieverthatifachildisraisedwithpraise, hewilllearntolovehimselfandwillbesuccessfulinhisownway.Severalweeksago, Iwasdoinghomeworkwithmysoninthethirdgradeandhekeptstandingupfromhischairtogooverthemathlines.Ikeptaskinghimtositdown, tellinghim
2、thathewouldconcentratebetter.Hesatbutsecondslater, asifhedidntevennoticehewasdoingit, hegotupagain.Iwasgettingfrustrated, butthenithitme.Istartednoticinghisanswersweremuchquickerandaccurate(准确的)whenhestoodup.Couldhebemoreintent(专心的)whilestandingup?ThismademestartquestioningmyselfandwhatIhadbeenraise
3、dtobelieve.Iwasraisedtobelievethataquiet, calmchildwasasurewaytosuccess.Thischildwouldhavethediscipline(纪律)tostudyhard, getgoodgradesandbecomesomeoneimportantinlife.NowthosesamepeopleperhapscometorealizethattheirkidsarebornwiththeirownsetsofDNAandpersonalitytraits(特点)andallyoucandoislovingandaccepti
4、ngthem.Asparents, throughouttheirgrowingyearsandbeyondthat, weneedtobeourkidsbestcheerleaders,guidingthemandhelpingthemfindtheirway.Ihavestoppedaskingmysontositdownandconcentrate.Obviously, heisconcentratingjustinhisownwayandnotmine.Weneedtolearntoacceptourkidswaysofdoingthings.Somewaymayhaveworkedf
5、ormebutdoesntmeanweneedtocarryitthroughgenerations.Thereisnothingsweeterthanbeingindividual(个人的)andunique(独一无二的).ItmakesusfreeandhappyandthatsjustthewayIwantmykidstolivetheirownlife.1Atthebeginning, theauthortriedtokeephissonseatedinordertomakehim_.ApaymoreattentiontohisstudyBkeepsilentintheroomCfin
6、ishhishomeworkontimeDgetrightanswers2Inspiredbythecaseofhisson, theauthorbegantodoubt_.AtheimportanceofparentsBtheoldformofeducationCtherelationshipbetweenkidsandtheirparentsDthegoodgradesofsomekids3Accordingtothepassage, whichofthefollowingstatementsisright?AWeshouldhelpkidscorrecttheirwrongways.BP
7、arentsshouldstudytheirkidsDNA.CKidsshouldbetaughttobehavethemselves.DParentsshouldloveandaccepttheirkids.4Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?AStudyHardandYoullBeSuccessfulBBeFriendlytoYourChildrenCChildrensSuccessinTheirOwnStyleDParentsHelpwithTheirChildrensStudyBLikeanynewninthgrade
8、ronthefirstdayofschool, JoemarClasshadninthgraderemotion(情绪).HewasnotusedtotheschoolinHartford.HewasusedtogoingtoschoolinhishometownofFlorida, usedtoseeinghisfriends, andusedtohavingclassesinSpanish.“Nervioso,”hesaidinSpanish.WefirstmetJoemarinmidOctoberintheSanJuanAirport.Hisfather, GuillermoClass,
9、 hadsoldhiscartobuyplaneticketstogethiskidsandflythemupfromPuertoRico.TheislandwasalmostdestroyedbythedeadlystormHurricaneMaria.Now, theyaresettlingintotheirnewhomeinHartfordsSouthEnd.Aweeklater, usinghiswifescar, Classdrove16yearoldJoemartoBulkeleyHighSchool.Afterashortride, hegotoutinfrontofhisnew
10、school.Inside, hemetGretchenLevitztheschoolsprogramdirector.“Iseeyouhavenewuniform(校服),”saidLevitz.“Youlookgreat.Areyoureadyforagoodfirstday?”Thenhemetacoupleofteachers.“Hello,”theyeachsaidinSpanish.Theyaskedwherehewasfrom, andtoldhimtheywerehappytoseehim.ThenLevitztookhimonaquicktouroftheschoolbefo
11、reclassesbegantoheroffice, theschoolstore, thelibrary, andthedininghall.Atotalof19languagesarespokeninBulkeleyHighSchool.“Wehavesomanynewstudentscomingherefromothercountrieseverysingleday,”saidLevitz.“Soitsnotlikehestheonlyonewhohasthatfeeling.”“Youcouldtellhewasalittleworried,”Guillermosaidasweleft
12、.“But, atthesametime, hewaslookingforwardtoit.”5WhatkindoffeelingdidJoemarhaveonhisfirstdayofschool?AAngry.BExcited.CNervous.DRelaxed.6WhydidJoemarleaveFlorida?AHishometownwashitbyaterriblestorm.BHisoldschoolcloseddown.CHewantedtoseehismother.DHeexpectedtohaveanewlife.7WhatdidJoemardobeforehewalkedi
13、ntohisnewclassroom?AHehadalongtalkwithhisfather.BHelearnedsomesimpleSpanishwords.CHesaidhellotosomeofhisclassmates.DHehadashortlookaroundhisnewschool.8WhatcanwelearnaboutBulkeleyHighSchool?AIthasnolibrary.BItisaninternationalschool.CItplanstoopenSpanishclasses.DItrequiresallstudentstowearuniforms.七选
14、五Manyteenagersmayhaveaveryconfusingtimefilledwithworriesinhighschool.Herearesometipsthatcanhelpyousucceedintheyears._1_Youmaybefacedwithtoomanychoicesinyourlifeanditsunwisetotryeverything.Justfocusononedirection.Considerallthebenefits(好处)thatitbringsintoyourlifeandthenseehowyoucandevelopyourpassioni
15、ntoapossiblejobchoice.Getawayfromthefriendsthatofferunfriendlyadviceandnegativity(否定性).Thereisnoplaceforthatkindofbehavioratanystageofyourlife.Andyoushouldvalueyourselfhighlyenoughtogetridofthesepeople._2_Readasmuchasyoucan.Pickupabookonanythingthatincreasesyourknowledge.Stopspendinghoursinwatchingy
16、ourfavoriteTVshows._3_Youllnoticeinafewdayshowyoubegintoseethingsinadifferentway.Limitthetimespentonsocialmedia.Iam19yearsold, soIunderstandjusthowmuchtimecanbewastedontechnology, especiallytheInternetandcellphones._4_Insteadonceyouspendthattimeimprovingyourself, yourlifebeginstoshapeandturnintoexac
17、tlywhatyouwantittobe.Makemistakes.Lookatthemistakesyouvemadeineverypossiblewayandtakethelessonsfromthem._5_Youcantachievethisbytryingtobeperfectallthetime.Itsokaytomakemistakes.AGetreadytotrydifferentthings.BKnowyourselfandpickadirection.CInsteadusethattimetoimproveyourselfbyreading.DSpendlesstimedo
18、ingthingsthataddnovaluetoyourlife.EThisdoeswondersforselfconfidenceandoverallpositivity(积极性)FYourteenageyearsaremeanttobespentgettingtoknowyourself.GItsimportantforyoutoworkhardtoimproveyourscoresinyourstudy.课时作业(二).阅读理解A【语篇解读】主题:人与自我(生活与学习);话题:接受孩子的学习方式。本文是一篇议论文。作者的儿子做作业的方式与作者自己小时候学习的方式完全不同,让作者反思以前
19、的教育模式并认同现在的孩子都有自己的学习方式,作为父母我们要爱他们并接受他们与我们不同的方式。1答案与解析:A细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he would concentrate better.”可知,作者一直想让儿子坐下,把注意力更好地集中在学习上,不要分神。2答案与解析:B推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句“I started noticing his answers were much quicker and accurate when he stood up. Could he be more
20、 intent while standing up?”可知,作者注意到儿子站起来的时候所做的作业准确率更高。再根据第三段第一句“This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe.”可知,这让作者怀疑自己被教育的方式。3答案与解析:D细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality trai
21、ts and all you can do is loving and accepting them.”可知,作者认为现在的孩子生来就有自己的特点,作为父母能够做的就是爱他们并接受他们。4答案与解析:C主旨大意题。本文中作者的儿子做作业的方式与作者自己小时候学习的方式完全不同,让作者反思以前的教育模式并认同现在的孩子都有自己的学习方式,作为父母我们要爱他们并接受他们与我们不同的方式。C项Childrens Success in Their Own Style(孩子们以他们自己的方式成功)适合作本文的标题。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了一名十六岁的男孩转校上学第一天的经历。5答案
22、与解析:C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“He was not used to the school in Hartford.”以及最后一段中的“he was a little worried”可知,他不习惯哈特福德的学校,他有点担心。所以到新学校的第一天Joemar感到紧张不安。angry生气的;excited激动的;nervous紧张的;relaxed放松的,故选C项。6答案与解析:A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“his hometown of Florida”和第三段中的“.fly them up from Puerto Rico. The island was almost destroye
23、d by the deadly stormHurricane Maria.”可知,Joemar的家乡遭遇了飓风的袭击,故选A项。7答案与解析:D细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“Levitz took him on a quick tour of the school before classes began”可知,Joemar走进教室之前在Levitz的指引下简单地参观了一下学校,故选D项。8答案与解析:B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“A total of 19 languages are spoken in Bulkeley High School.have so many new stu
24、dents coming here from other countries every single day”可知,在该学校人们所说的语言共计19种,每一天都有来自不同国家的新同学来到这里。由此可推知,该校是一所国际学校,故选B项。.七选五【语篇解读】许多青少年在高中阶段可能有一段充满焦虑的时间,本文对如何应对焦虑提出了一些建议。1答案与解析:B根据下文中的“You may be faced with too many choices in your life and its unwise to try everything. Just focus on one direction”可知,B
25、项中的direction和下文中的direction相吻合。故选B。2答案与解析:E根据上文中的“Get away from the friends that offer unfriendly advice and negativity(否定性)”和“And you should value yourself highly enough to get rid of these people”可知,远离这些朋友,重视你自己,可以对自信和积极性产生神奇的效果。故选E。3答案与解析:C根据建议“Read as much as you can. Pick up a book on anything t
26、hat increases your knowledge. Stop spending hours in watching your favorite TV shows”可知,要利用这段时间阅读来提升自己。C项中的reading与上文内容一致。故选C。4答案与解析:D根据上文中的“I am 19 years old, so I understand just how much time can be wasted on technology, especially the Internet and cellphones”和下文中的“Instead once you spend that time improving yourself, your life begins to shape and turn into exactly what you want it to be”可知,作者建议少花时间去做那些对你的生活没有意义的事情。故选D。5答案与解析:F根据下文中的“You cant achieve this by trying to be perfect all the time”可知选F。