1、Unit 15 单元主题语篇训练ADont let your kids be bored this summer! Join the Summer Fun Holiday Club at Canterbury College.Choose from over 30 amazing activities which take place between 28 July and 8 August.Just complete the Registration Form and return it to Canterbury College personally or by post with pay
2、ments.Payments must be made in cash, by check, or by credit card before your childs first day.Download the Registration Form.What do I need to know?Age: The Summer Fun Holiday Club is designed for 1116year olds.Prices: 10 per half day, 20 per day and 80 per 5 days.Arrival & Parking: All people shoul
3、d arrive at the College main reception 15 minutes before the start time.We have a large dropoff and pickup area.Parking on site is for disabled visitors only public car parks can be found a few minutes walk from site.Lunch & Breaks: You will need a packed lunch for the 30 minutes lunch break.Vending
4、 machines (自动售货机) are available for drinks and snacks.Collection: Children should be collected within 15 minutes of the finish time.Refunds Policy: Refunds will only be given with a minimum of 48 hours notice.To cancel, call 01227811259 or email summercanterburycollege.ac.uk.Clothing: Some activitie
5、s may be messy, so please ensure that your child brings clothing suitable for their activities and ensure sensible footwear is worn.First Aid & Losses: Canterbury College has a devoted first aider at all times, but will not be liable (负有偿付责任的) for the loss or damage of personal belongings.Please not
6、e that we are currently updating our list: Please email summercanterburycollege.ac.uk to figure out the finalized leaflet of event.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章详细介绍了坎特伯雷大学为1116岁的孩子在夏天创办了欢乐假日俱乐部，包括课时缴费、活动须知等相关事宜。1Whats the main purpose of the text?ATo attract customers.BTo ask for advice.CTo present schedules. DT
7、o introduce an activity.解析：选A写作意图题。根据第一段前两句可知，本文是一则广告，其目的是吸引读者参加该俱乐部所组织的活动。故选A项。2If you want to cancel an activity, you may have to _.Ago to the main receptionBfill in an application formCprovide a credit card numberDcontact the club at least 2 days in advance解析：选D细节理解题。根据“Refunds Policy”部分中的“Refund
8、s will only be given with a minimum of 48 hours notice.”可知，顾客如果想退款，需要至少提前两天联系俱乐部。故选D项。3The Summer Fun Holiday Club offers participants _.Atimely first aid Bfree drinks and snacksCbreakfast and lunch Dan Internet connection解析：选A细节理解题。由“First Aid & Losses”部分中的“Canterbury College has a devoted first ai
9、der at all times”可知，该俱乐部为顾客提供及时的急救服务。故选A项。BEvery year, thousands of new high school graduates pack their bags, move to new cities, and sign papers accepting loans, the money borrowed from a bank or lenders etc., which they might not be able to pay back.Without proper education on personal finance, e
10、specially as it relates to paying for college, young adults are guided into improper loan plans that result in years of debt after graduation.In order to set students up to succeed financially, it is important to educate students and parents on their financial options before school in the fall.The b
11、est way to support families heading for college is to require that every high school student take a personal finance class before graduation.This will help smooth the transition into adulthood.The average student takes out at least one loan to cover the costs of their education each year.In 2014 the
12、 average student graduating from college carried a negative balance of about $20,000 in debt, which often spread over multiple lenders.Upon graduation, students rarely know exactly how much money they owe, and even though they are in the state of being unable to pay their debts, they cannot wipe out
13、 student loans.These students spend much of their adult lives paying off the gradual increasing debts.A personal finance course would teach students how to manage their income and expenses, while helping to significantly reduce the amount of debt students carry into adulthood.By teaching students ho
14、w to save money and live within their means, this course will provide the next generation with a foundation to progress financially.Students choosing to get a job straight out of high school would also benefit from finance education for these very reasons.With education on how to manage their financ
15、es, all young people will have the knowledge to make healthy decisions, leading them to improve good credit and purchase needed items like cars and homes with skill and confidence.While not every young person makes financial mistakes, those who do can face years of difficulty trying to get their fin
16、ances back under control.Rather than help them through these hard times when they happen, we should try to prevent them from happening at all.Making the completion of personal finance coursework a requirement for graduation would ensure that young people are at least aware of the basics of preservin
17、g a financial stability.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章介绍了一种理财课程，教学生怎么合理地管理自己的钱财，避免陷入债务危机。4After graduation from college, many young people _.Aspend years paying off their debtsBstruggle to support their familiesCget through the hard times smoothlyDare able to manage their own finances well解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段中“young
18、adults . result in years of debt after graduation”可知，很多年轻人花很多年偿还债务。故选A。5What is the third paragraph mainly about?AWays to improve financial credits.BIntroduction to the education on personal finance.CSkills of balancing income and expenses.DAdvantages of taking a finance course.解析：选D段落大意题。根据第三段中第一句可
19、知，第三段主要介绍了参加理财课程的好处。故选D。6Having financial knowledge, high school students are probably able to _.Asmooth their way for collegeBget out of their financial trapCavoid the risk of the future financial troubleDfree from the cost of their college education解析：选C细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，有了理财知识，年轻人至少能了解保持经济稳定的基本知
20、识，也就是可以避免陷入经济困境。故选C。7The main purpose of the passage is to _.Ainform and explainBargue and persuadeCanalyze and evaluateDdiscuss and examine解析：选B推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，文章首先说明大学生会欠下很多债务，以至于在毕业多年后仍然忙于偿还债务，然后劝说学生参加理财课程，因为该课程能帮助他们更好地管理自己的钱，学会节约和合理使用钱。故选B。CNot long ago I saw the following headline: “An antihomew
21、ork trend goes global”. The reasoning: It stresses children out and it steals “precious family time”Hmm . I wonder. As a teacher, one of the problems I often come across is that students attach far too little importance to their studies, resulting in bad or incomplete work. I also wonder about the “
22、precious family time”. If homework were abolished, would the time freed up be used for reading poetry aloud at the dinner table or having hearttoheart discussions about the social and political landscapes (局面)? In the age of the Internet and games such as Candy Crush Saga, which have absorbed the ti
23、me and interest of otherwise intelligent adults, I am doubtful.When I was a kid, homework actually created precious family time. I still remember, after supper, clearing the table and replacing the dishes with my schoolbooks. And then, in swing shifts, my workingclass parents would sit down with me
24、and, to the best of their abilities, help me when and where they could.Ive often thought that the homework question could be dealt with if one thought of homework in terms of learning to play a musical instrument. For me, this was the clarinet (单簧管), which I began learning to play at age 9. Every we
25、ek I took a 30minute lesson from an old Polish man, Mr Markiewicz. “Practice an hour a day, and youll be playing the clarinet before you know it.” Because my motivation was strong, I did practice an hour a day, and I did learn to play it in a reasonable amount of time.Lets get rid of homework, but o
26、nly the word “homework”， and replace it with “practice”. As a teacher, its all I ask: that my students listen up in class and then go home to practice, so that when they return to me to show me how much they understand, I and their parents can be proud of them.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要叙述了作者通过回忆小时候的经历，提出解
27、决作业问题的方法让练习代替作业，成为课堂教学的延续。8What might happen in the house with no homework according to the author?AStudents will play games.BStudents will develop new interest.CThere will be more precious family time.DThere will be more arguments among the family.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可知，在互联网和游戏盛行的时代，如果不写作业，学生可能会玩游戏
28、，故答案为A。9What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 3?AMourn his precious family times passing.BShow the powerful parental forces.CProve the advantage of homework.DRepresent his uneasy life as a student.解析：选C推理判断题。第三段作者主要讲述做作业给自己的童年带来的快乐时光，证明了做作业的好处，故答案为C。10What does the author suggest students d
29、o about the homework?AGet rid of it.BDont see it as a load.CTake great pride in it.DImprove their motivation for it.解析：选B细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知，作者最后倡议我们只摆脱“家庭作业”这个词，而代之以“练习”的称呼。再结合倒数第二段作者用学乐器来对比做家庭作业可知，作者建议通过练习的方式来把作业当作一种实践，而不是一种负担，故答案为B。11Which is a suitable title for the text?AWhy to value the family t
30、imeBAn antihomework trend beginsCHow to solve the homework problemDDeveloping hobbies can replace homework解析：选C标题归纳题。本文作者通过回忆小时候的经历提出解决目前家庭作业问题的方法。故C项适合作本文标题。tips 明确文章体裁，巧判写作意图题写作意图题要求考生在理解文章主旨的基础上根据文章的论述，明白作者的言外之意，推测作者的写作意图。此类题型题干中常出现purpose, intention, in order to等词。要做好写作意图题，考生必须先弄清楚文章的体裁。体裁写作意图广告推销某种产品或某种服务，或是通过影片、电视节目、旅游景点等的介绍以吸引更多的观众、读者或游客等说明文向人们展示某事物的用途或制作过程等研究报告向人们展示某种研究结果议论文论述一个道理或表达一个观点记叙文向人们分享经历、叙述一件事情或表达感情等例如上文A篇阅读是一则广告，详细介绍了坎特伯雷大学为1116岁的孩子在夏天创办了欢乐假日俱乐部，比如课时缴费、活动须知等相关事宜。特别是根据第一段前两句可知，其目的是吸引读者参加该俱乐部所组织的活动。由此可知第1题答案。
