Module 1 my first day at senior high
第一部分 英語知識運用
第一節(jié) 單項填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)
從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
21．Kate is looking forward________ to the ball.
A．to be invited B．being invited C．to inviting D．to being invited
22．My English teacher in Senior High school is a kind and handsome man________ Mr.Yu.
A．calling B．Called C．calls D．to call
23．Lu Xun wrote many worldfamous novels.________，he was a great writer.
A．In other words B．In a word C．In some words D．In word
24．—________do you think of the lessons of Senior High teachers?—Lively and interesting.
A．How B．What C．Why D．When
25．Nine in ten parents said there were significant differences in their approach to educating their children compared with ________ of their parents.
A．those B．One C．both D．that
26．The dictionary to be published next month will________ lots of network languages that have ever appeared in the past few years. A．improve B．Introduce C．correct D．cover
27．About 200 teenagers________ the speech competition and my brother won the first prize.
A．joined into B．attended to C．joined to D．took part in
28．These two new cameras are quite similar in appearance (外觀)，but this one costs almost________.
A．twice as much B．twice so much C．as much twice D．so much twice
29．That was such an________ question that it made me________，not knowing how to answer it.
A．embarrassing；embarrassed B．embarrassed；embarrassed
C．embarrassing；embarrassing D．embarrassed；embarrassing
30．—Can you attend the party tomorrow?—I think I can if my headache________ completely.
A．will disappear B．is disappearing C．disappears D．is disappeared
31．—Is Mr.Stephen in，please？He________ me. —Yes，sir，in the meeting room.
A．was expecting B．Expects C．is expected D．is expecting
32．—How about the awarding ceremony for Grammy?
—Wonderful.I’m quite________ by the shape of the cup.It is like an old gramophone (留聲機)．
A．discouraged B．Impressed C．encouraged D．disappointed
33．—To my great joy，my classroom has a computer with a special screen.
—________ and it provides more information.
A．So do I B．So mine does C．So does mine D．So I do
34．—Will you show me how to download these songs?—Press “Enter” and follow the onscreen___.
A．information B．Instructions C．advice D．descriptions
35．—I went to Hong Kong Disneyland last weekend.—Really？________？
A．Is that all right B．How was it C．Why not invite me D．How are you doing
第二節(jié) 完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
School children are now constantly asked by their parents and teachers to study harder and harder.And the competition __36__ the students themselves is growing in most schools in China.In my opinion，the fierce __37__ in school __38__ more harm than good.
Visiting a German city，I __39__ to be present at a parentteacher meeting at a school.__40__ were told at the meeting that their children’s school grades were held to be personal information __41__ by the law，and that the school would not disclose the students’ marks，__42__ report them to the parents.It is their view that a __43__ school should encourage children to learn __44__ without pressure.A student’s intelligence and ability will __45__ later by competition in society.
In China，ranking students according to their examination __46__ as a means of encouraging students to study harder.A friend told me about a parentteacher meeting she __47__ with her daughter who was in the second grade.
At the meeting，a teacher read aloud __48__ students in the class and their marks for different __49__.Good students came at the top of the list and poor __50__ at the bottom.And in front of everybody at the meeting，the teacher gave warnings __51__ those poor students and their parents.
From this comparison，I __52__ that teachers and school leaders in China ought to learn __53__ more about children’s psychology and show their students more __54__.Such competition among students is unhealthy and should not be __55__.
36．A.over B．between C．among D．beyond
37．A.pain B．competition C．study D．argument
38.A.makes B．gives C．lets D．does
39．A.invited B．had invited C．was inviting D．was invited
40．A.Parents B．Children C．Teachers D．Students
41．A.protects B．protecting C．to protect D．protected
42．A.it would neither B．either would not it C．nor would it D．it also wouldn’t
43．A.successful B．wellknown C．excellent D．ordinary
44．A.happily B．lazily C．inactively D．friendly
45．A.be judged B．be judging C．have judged D．judge
46．A.has used B．has been used C．has treated D．has looked on
47．A.went B．joined C．attended D．present
48．A.a lot B．a list of C．the number of D．the marks
49．A.subjects B．classes C．schools D．names of parents
50．A.those B．one C．ones D．boys
51．A.from B．to C．with D．off
52．A.conclude B．am sure C．want D．wonder
53．A.a little B．quite C．a lot of D．a quantity of
54．A.marks B．homework C．books D．respect
55．A.discussed B．got rid of C．Lasted D．encouraged
第二部分 閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)
第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項。
A
Dear Mr.Harrington，
I saw your name on a list of teachers of French who wish to spend their holidays in France this summer.I am a teacher of English in SaintSimon，a small village in the Loire Valley，just south of Saumur.I should very much like to spend some time in England，because it is many years since I had a chance to practise my English.Perhaps we could exchange houses for three weeks in late July or early August.
I have heard a lot about a holiday in Columbia and Lake District.I have been eager to spend a holiday in Columbia ever since I first saw pictures of the foxhunting，and read about the fine hunting dogs that you have in your part of the country.I’m very interested in the foxhunting and I take my dogs out hunting in the local forest whenever I am free.
I shall tell you more about SaintSimon countryside when you express interest in my plan.I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely，
JeanBaptist Foucault
56．Mr.Foucault wants to visit England________.
A．to meet his old friend Harrington B．in order to use and improve his English
C．because it is many years since he had a holidayD．because he wants to go foxhunting there
57．Mr.Foucault plans to________.
A．spend three weeks in SaintSimon in the
B．stay with Mr.Harrington in
C．invite Mr.Harrington in
D．stay in Mr.Harrington’s house while Mr.Harrington stays in his
58．Mr.Foucault wishes to spend a holiday in Columbia because________.
A．he is interested in the foxhunting
B．there are many forests where he can take his dog hunting
C．he has heard a lot about the good English spoken in
D．the first pictures of
59．Mr.Foucault does not say much about SaintSimon because________.
A．Mr.Harrington has been there and seen it for himself
B．it is such a small village that there is very little to say about it
C．he wants to know first whether Mr.Harrington is interested in his plan
D．he knows Mr.Harrington will not be interested in SaintSimon
B
In the United States，most children begin attending school when they are five years old.Public education is free and most children go to school near their homes.School in these early years is fun.Children learn to read and write.And they also play games and go on trips.There is no reason at such an early age for them to hit the books.
The situation changes as children become older.The subjects become more difficult.Students must learn about world history，algebra(代數(shù))，and the life sciences.Tests become more common.Pressure is growing to hit the books，study hard，and advance.However，most serious students only really begin hitting the books for long hours when they reach high school.
High school students who hope to continue their education at a college or university must take a special national test called the SAT.The test has two parts.The first part tests the students’ ability with numbers and mathematical skills.The second part tests the students’ ability in the English language.
The SAT test is very important.A high school student who gets a high score on the two parts of the test has a good chance to enter a top American college.For this reason，many students hit the books for months to prepare for the SAT.
60．From the test，we can see “hitting the books” means________.
A．working hard for the future B．studying a subject carefully
C．reading books in a hurry D．reading books with great effort
61．Which of the following statements can best express the main idea of the text?
A．The SAT is the most important test for the students who want to go to college.
B．Education is not easy in the
C．“Hitting the books” is very important for the students who want to have a bright future.
D．The more you want to learn，the more tests you have to pass.
62．American children need ________ if they want to study in public school.
A．work hard at their lessons B．not pay for the education C．hit the books D．take many tests
63．Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A．In
B．Young children needn’t work hard at their lessons because education is free.
C．Those who fail in the SAT cannot go to college.
D．The students must spend a lot of time preparing for the SAT.
C
To most of us，school means classes，teachers，schedules，grades，and tests.But for the children at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts，school is very different.
Firstly，there are no lessons.All the children，aged between 4 and 19，do whatever they want.There are no teachers—only “staff members”．The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn，because children want to learn anyway.“You do not need to say to a threeyearold，‘Go explore your environment.’You can’t stop them！” says Daniel Greenberg，a founder of the school.“But if you make children do what you want all day，they will lose all taste for learning.”
At Sudbury Valley School，you will permit children to talk，read，paint，cook，work on computers，study French，play the piano，climb trees，or just run around.Two boys spent three years just fishing!
The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules.Every week，there is a school meeting where both children and staff have one vote each—even the fouryearolds.They decide the school rules，how to spend the school budget，and even which staff they want and do not want anymore.
When the school first opened in 1968，people said it would never work.But today，the school has 200 students，and 80% of its students go on to college.Even the two boys who went fishing all the time have successful careers today.One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist.
64．What is the main topic of the article?
A．An unusual school. B．Children’s hobbies. C．A school without rules. D．Education in the
65．What does the school believe?
A．Teachers cannot teach children well. B．Children learn best when they do what they want to do.
C．Learning is for adults—children should only play.
D．Children should only learn about one thing at a time.
66．What does Daniel Greenberg say about threeyearolds?
A．They love learning. B．They are very naughty.
C．They want to be outside all the time D．They are too young to learn anything.
67．What happens to the children after they leave this school?
A．They do all things in different ways. B．They have problems getting into college or getting a job.
C．Most of them have a promising future. D．They are not successful.
D
Last August，Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17yearold daughter，Maureen.With a checklist of criteria in hand，the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools.They sought a university that offered the teenager’s intended major，one located near a large city，and a campus where their daughter would be safe.
“The safety issue is a big one.”says Joe Mahoney，who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries.On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns，and the same question was always asked：What about crime？But when college officials always gave the same answer—“That’s not a problem here.”—Mahoney began to feel uneasy.
“No crime whatsoever？” comments Mahoney today.“I just don’t buy it.” Nor should he：In 1999 the U．S.Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses.“Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college，”says David Nichols，author of Creating a Safe Campus.“Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.”
But getting accurate information isn’t easy.Colleges must report crime statistics(統(tǒng)計數(shù)字) by law，but some hold back for fear of bad publicity，leaving the honest ones looking dangerous.“The truth may not always be obvious，”warns S．Daniel Carter of Security on Campus，Inc.，the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group.
To help concerned parents，Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.
68．The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means ________.
A．mind B．Admit C．believe D．expect
69．We learn from the text that “the honest ones” in the fourth paragraph most probably refers to colleges ________.
A．that are protected by campus security B．that report campus crimes by law
C．that are free from campus crime D．that enjoy very good publicity
70．What is the text mainly about?
A．Exact campus crime statistics. B．Crimes on or around campuses.
C．Effective solutions to campus crime D．Concerns about kids’ campus safety.
第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分)
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United States.This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall.But according to a recent report, there is a great change. Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever. 71.____
These days, college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier. 72.____On the other hand, deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time.Students may not like being put on waiting lists. Also, common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them. Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight. Some universities send gifts. 73.____
For many families, the most important thing colleges can do is show them the money, especially this year; the weak economy makes parents nervous. 74.____ The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans. So lately, top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students.
75．____The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down. This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finishes high school. The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015.
A. Besides, top colleges are facing changes in the population.
B．What contributes to it?
C．But a mistake can be costly if it happens.
D．But top colleges ignore them.
E．They have international students who know English.
F．It can mean several acceptances to choose from.
G．They cannot afford college as planned.
第二卷
第三部分 寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)
第一節(jié) 短文改錯(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)
假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不記分。
Dear Sir，
How are you? As a exchange student, I am writing to tell you I would prefer to move into a single room in next term, as I find it inconvenient to share a room with others. My roommate often held parties at night, made much noise. Besides, his friends are always visiting him, that disturbs me a lot.So I hope to draw your attentions to this problem. If you think in my position, I am sure he will agree that the only solution for me is get a room of my own, one not in the same building and as near to the school campus as possible. I would be gratefully if you could do me the favor.
Best wishes.
Yours sincerely，
Li Ming
第二節(jié) 書面表達(滿分25分)
李明的美國網(wǎng)友彼得最近有一次來華做交換生學漢語的機會。他寫信給李明，希望可以了解一下李明學校的情況。假設(shè)你是李明，試寫一封郵件，向彼得介紹自己的學校。
內(nèi)容包括：
1．學校的歷史及環(huán)境；
2．學習輔助設(shè)備及配套設(shè)施；
3．教學資源及教師和同學。
注意：詞數(shù)100左右(開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計入總詞數(shù))。
參考詞匯：選修課selective；宿舍樓dormitory building
Dear Peter，
I am excited to hear that you’re coming to learn Chinese at our school._____________
答案
1．C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.B 10.B 11.B 12.C 13.B 14.C 15.B 16.C 17.C 18.C 19.A 20.C
21．D [look forward to中的to為介詞，故to后跟doing，又因為invite和主語之間是被動關(guān)系，故選D項。]
22．B [考查過去分詞短語作定語的用法。man和call之間為動賓關(guān)系，故用過去分詞表示被動。]
23．A [in other words 換句話說；in a word總之。]
24．B [考查句型“What do you think of...？”或“How do you find/like...？”，其意思是“你覺得……怎么樣？”。]
25．D [從選項上可以看出此題考查的是代詞的用法。做題時可以先在空格處填上名詞，然后再找出相應(yīng)的代詞。根據(jù)句意空格處應(yīng)該填the approach，所以應(yīng)該用that指代。]
26．D [考查動詞詞義辨析。句意為：下個月出版的那本字典將包括很多近年來出現(xiàn)的網(wǎng)絡(luò)語言。cover包含；improve改善，改進；correct改正；introduce介紹。]
27．D [考查動詞短語辨析。表示參加某項活動，使用take part in；join (in)也可指參加某項活動。join into搭配有誤。join sth.to sth.把兩者連接起來；attend to注意。]
28．A [考查倍數(shù)表達用法。后面句子補充完整應(yīng)為：but this one costs almost twice as much as that one。]
29．A [考查形容詞用法。embarrassing question令人感到尷尬的問題。embarrassing常常修飾物；embarrassed感到尷尬的，其主語往往是人。]
30．C [考查時態(tài)和語態(tài)。disappear為不及物動詞，無被動語態(tài)形式，可排除D。在if引導(dǎo)的條件狀語從句中，常用一般現(xiàn)在時表示將來。]
31．D [考查時態(tài)。根據(jù)語境，說話時Mr.Stephen正在等我，故使用進行時。]
32．B [考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意為：——格萊美的頒獎儀式怎么樣？——很棒！那獎杯的形狀給我留下了很深刻的印象，像一架老式的留聲機。discouraged灰心的，泄氣的；encouraged被鼓勵的；disappointed感到失望的。]
33．C [考查句型。表示前面肯定的情況也適用于后者的時候，用so＋系動詞/情態(tài)動詞/助動詞＋主語，可排除B和D項。選項C意思是“我的教室也是如此”，mine是名詞性物主代詞，在這里相當于my classroom。]
34．B [考查名詞詞義辨析。follow the onscreen instructions按屏幕上的指示操作，instruction常作復(fù)數(shù)，意為“指示，說明”。information信息；advice建議；description描述。]
35．B [考查交際用語。根據(jù)第一句句意，上個周末我去了香港迪斯尼樂園，第二句理應(yīng)問一問玩得怎么樣，有什么感受之類。Is that all right？可以嗎？；Why not invite me？為什么沒邀請我？(用在這里顯然很不禮貌); How are you doing？最近好嗎？最近怎么樣？。]
36．C [本句指學生們“之間”的競爭。among“三者或三者以上之間”；between“兩者之間”。]
37．B [由上文可知應(yīng)為學校里激烈的“競爭”，competition符合句意。]
38.D [“有危害”是do harm。]
39．D [“我應(yīng)邀出席家長會”是發(fā)生在過去的事，所以用一般過去時的被動語態(tài)。]
40．A [由本句的“their children’s school grades”可知應(yīng)選擇parents(家長們)。]
41．D [私人信息受到法律的保護，存在被動關(guān)系。]
42．C [由上文得知“學校不會透露學生的成績，也不會告訴家長”。]
43．A [“成功的”學校會鼓勵學生沒有壓力、快樂地學習。]
44．A [B項是“懶惰地”；C項是“不活動地”；D項是“友好的”，均不合句意，所以選A項。]
45．A [由“后期學生在社會上的競爭力來判斷學生的智力和能力”可知be judged by符合句意。]
46．B [“考試只是用來鼓勵學生更加努力學習的方式。”]
47．C [attend a meeting“參加會議”。]
48．B [此處意思是讀“學生名單”。]
49．A [意思是“不同學科的成績”。B項是“班、課”；C項是“學校”；D項是“父母的名字”。]
50．C [由上文可知此處是“差學生”，因上文出現(xiàn)了“students”，所以用ones代替，避免重復(fù)。]
51．B [“給某人以警告”是give warnings to sb.。]
52．A [從以上比較“可得出結(jié)論”，conclude符合句意。]
53．A [在此a little修飾比較級。]
54．D [respect意思是“尊重”，符合句意。]
55．D [“這種競爭是不健康的，不應(yīng)得到鼓勵。”]
56．B [細節(jié)理解題。從第一段倒數(shù)第二句“...because it is many years since I had a chance to practise my English.”可知。]
57．D [細節(jié)理解題。從第一段最后一句可知。]
58．A [細節(jié)理解題。從第二段最后一句“I’m very interested in the foxhunting...”可知。]
59．C [細節(jié)理解題。從最后一段第一句“I shall tell you more about SaintSimon countryside when you express interest in my plan.”可知。]
60．D [“hit the books”在短文中出現(xiàn)了三次。“hitting the books”在短文中出現(xiàn)了一次。根據(jù)上下文可以猜出其與D項意思相符，表示“努力讀書”。]
61．A [主旨大意題。綜觀全文可知只有A項最能表達文章的中心。]
62．B [由文章第一段第二句“Public education is free...”可知選B。由第一段后三句可知A、C、D三項不合題意。]
63．B [通讀全文可知，只有B項表述不符合文意。]
64．A [主旨大意題。文章主要介紹了Sudbury Valley School不同尋常的地方：學生不用上課，不用做作業(yè)，可以隨心所欲干自己想干的事，可以參與學校制度的制定。這樣的學校確實罕見。]
65．B [推理判斷題。從第二段可知，被動學習只會讓學生失去興趣，讓學生做自己想做的事他們才會學得最好。]
66．A [細節(jié)理解題。Daniel Greenberg的話是對“...you do not need to make children learn，because children want to learn anyway.”的進一步說明，由此可知A項切題。]
67．C [細節(jié)理解題。從最后一段最后三句可知C項正確。]
68．C [根據(jù)上文的“No crime whatsoever？”沒有絲毫的犯罪？這太絕對，因此我是不相信的。]
69．B [第四段第一句提到“學校必須按照法律統(tǒng)計犯罪數(shù)字，但有些學校怕宣傳不統(tǒng)計，而那些按法律統(tǒng)計的學校就難堪了”。由此可知the honest ones指的是B項。]
70．D [縱觀全文父母為了孩子上學，而到處去看各學校的情況，調(diào)查各校犯罪情況，由此可知D項正確。]
71．B 72.F 73.D 74.G 75.A
短文改錯
Dear Sir，
How are you? As exchange student, I am writing to tell you I would prefer to move into a single room in\ next term, as I find it inconvenient to share a room with others.My roommate often parties at night, much noise. Besides, his friends are always visiting him, disturbs me a lot. So I hope to draw your to this problem. If you think in my position, I am sure will agree that the only solution for me is ∧to get a room of my own, one not in the same building as near to the school campus as possible. I would be if you could do me the favor.
Best wishes.
Yours sincerely，
Li Ming
Dear Peter，
I am excited to hear that you’re coming to learn Chinese at our school.Let me tell you something about it.Our school was built eighty years ago.Its campus is beautiful，with many trees and flowers.We have two very nice teaching buildings and one dormitory building.In addition，the school has excellent facilities，such as a new gym，a computer room and a large library.We also offer a lot of selectives，such as painting，typing and cooking.
Above all，there are many excellent teachers here.The classes are lively and interesting，and the teachers are kind and helpful.I like our school，and hope you will like it.
Best wishes!
Yours，
Li Ming
