Module 1
Ⅰ.单项填空
1. ______ me, he walked up to me, smiling.
A. To see
B. For seeing
C. On seeing
D. Because seeing
2. He was once refused by a primary school for lack of ______ teaching experience. But now he has turned out to be one of ______ best teachers in the city.
A. a; a
B. /; the
C. the; the
D. a; the
3. — Do you know the girl ______ hair is yellow?
— Of course, she is my neighbour.
A. who
B. that
C. where
D. whose
4. Although I have never worked for a bank before, I feel quite at home there because I ______ work for an accountant and I ______ dealing with figures.
A. am used to; used to
B. was used to; used to
C. used to; am used to
D. used to; was used to
5. As a rule I catch the seven o'clock subway to work ______ I can be sure of getting a seat.
A. so that
B. in case
C. even if
D. if only
6. ______ the ice, Ted spoke of his interest in mountain climbing, then Jane and he soon kept a conversation going.
A. Breaking
B. Having broken
C. To break
D. Broken
7. Chemistry is one of the most difficult subjects ______ I am studying in the senior middle school.
A. which
B. who
C. what
D. that
8. This kind of exercise is most ______， and therefore is a good test of your students' ability.
A. surprising
B. encouraging
C. exciting
D. challenging
9. One of the firms I applied to has offered me a job but I ______ my options open until I hear from the others.
A. have kept
B. will have kept
C. am keeping
D. keep
10. Lucy recently won a beauty contest, ______ confirms the fact that she is one of the prettiest girls in town.
A. that
B. which
C. where
D. who
11. He tried to invite some famous pop stars to sing in the concert ______， but failed.
A. on purpose
B. in secret
C. with freedom
D. for free
12. — Has Peter started out? He said he would go hiking with us.
— He ______. He is a man of keeping his word.
A. could have started
B. must have started
C. could start
D. must start
13. — Can you come this Saturday afternoon or this Sunday morning?
— ______ is OK. I'm free this weekend.
A. Neither
B. Both
C. Either
D. All
14. ______ you'll have to stay in bed for the next few weeks, I thought you might like some books to read.
A. Though
B. Unless
C. When
D. Since
15. More than 5,000 people ______ the important meeting.
A. participated
B. attended
C. donated
D. joined
Ⅱ.完形填空
A
(原创)Ms. Sullivan, who has taught us since I entered the middle school, should get Educator of the Year.
First of all, Ms. Sullivan is a diligent teacher because she teaches many different classes and is very __1__ in our school. Most teachers in our school only teach one __2__. Only Ms. Sullivan teaches Language Arts classes including Theater Arts and Writing for Publication. Not only does she teach a wide variety of classes, she also __3__ the school play!
In addition, Ms. Sullivan should get Educator of the Year because she __4__ about us. She shows us that she is willing to help us. In Writing for Publication, she checks everything carefully we __5__ and gives us an honest opinion about them. Ms. Sullivan knows everything about plays and drama so she always gives __6__ criticism to us in Theater Arts. The more comments we receive, the more confident we feel with our __7__.
Lastly, Ms. Sullivan makes each class fun. In Writing for Publication she lets us write our stories and poems __8__. Not everyone works at the same pace so when we get to do it on our own it is a lot more fun. Her most __9__ class is Theater Arts. This class is so much fun because in each class we can get up and do different __10__， practicing our roles, speaking out our lines and following her stage performance directions. Ms. Sullivan has amusing jokes with all of her students and everybody keeps __11__ all the time!
In conclusion, Ms. Sullivan should definitely win Educator of the Year because she is devoted to her work, and ready to help us. Besides, she makes every class as fun as possible. Even if Ms. Sullivan doesn't __12__ Educator of the Year she still is to all of us!
1. A. interested
B. involved
C. lost
D. absorbed
2. A. course
B. pupil
C. play
D. skill
3. A. watches
B. checks
C. directs
D. writes
4. A. talks
B. knows
C. worries
D. cares
5. A. do
B. play
C. design
D. write
6. A. attractive
B. constructive
C. negative
D. sensitive
7. A. lines
B. articles
C. parts
D. directions
8. A. independently
B. actively
C. patiently
D. creatively
9. A. challenging
B. interesting
C. puzzling
D. touching
10. A. activities
B. tricks
C. jobs
D. exercises
11. A. smiling
B. shouting
C. crying
D. laughing
12. A. defeat
B. win
C. accept
D. achieve
B
One day a week, more than 700 students dress for success when they attend classes at the Mayfield Intermediate School in Manassas, Virginia. Boys wear suit coats and ties. Girls wear nice clothing 1.__________ dresses or skirts.
The head of the school believed that once a week, his students should wear something 2.__________ than blue jeans. So he created 3.__________ program called Dress for Success.
“4.__________ am I going to wear to school today？” That is the question 10yearold Diana Otero asks herself each morning. 5.__________ not on Mondays. That is when she exactly knows the clothes she is going to wear — she dresses 6.__________ if she were going to work. This is Diana's first year in the Dress for Success program. She likes 7.__________. She says she does better in class when she is dressed up.
Sixthgrade teacher Erika Redler says she sees a big difference in students' behavior on Mondays. Ms. Redler says the program teaches students to be 8.__________ serious, feel prouder of themselves, thus improving their grades. She and other teachers hope the program will help students become successful.
Ⅲ.阅读理解
(原创)According to guidelines by the National Education Association (NEA), a student should be assigned no more than 10 minutes per grade level per night. This means that a student in my grade should have no more than 70 minutes of homework each night. Yet this is often doubled, sometimes even tripled!
As a result of too much homework, kids are developing more schoolrelated stomachaches, headaches, sleep problems, and depression than ever before. In addition, students miss out on much active playtime, essential for learning social skills, proper brain development, and keeping off childhood obesity. Too much homework is also weakening students' curiosity, and most importantly, their love of learning. Is that really what teachers and parents want?
Is homework really necessary? Most teachers assign homework as a drill to improve memorization of material. While drills and repetitive exercises have their place in schools, homework may not be that place. If a student does a math worksheet with 50 problems but completes them incorrectly, he will likely fail the test. Practicing dozens of homework problems incorrectly only cements(强化) the wrong method.
However, if schools assign less homework, it would benefit teachers, parents, and students alike. Teachers who assign large amounts of homework are often unable to do more than spotcheck answers. This means that many errors are missed. Teachers who assign less homework, however, will be able to check these mistakes thoroughly. In addition, it allows a teacher time to focus on more important things. A student who is assigned less homework will live a healthy and happy life. The family can look forward to stressfree, carefree nights.
Some schools are already taking steps to improve the issue. For example, JohnsonMike Elementary School and MasonRice Elementary School in Newton, Massachusetts, have limited homework, keeping to the “10minute rule”. Raymond Park Middle School in Indianapolis has written a policy instructing teachers to “assign homework only when you feel the assignment is valuable”. Others, such as Oak Knoll Elementary School in Menlo Park, California, have eliminated homework altogether. If these schools can do it, why can't everyone?
So, my fellow Americans, it's time to stop the insanity. It's time to start a homework revolution.
1. We can infer that the author is ______.
A. a math teacher
B. a worried parent
C. a strict
headmaster
D. a seventhgrade student
2. How much time does the author often spend in doing his/her homework each night?
A. About 35 minutes.
B. About 70 minutes.
C. Over 140 minutes.
D. About 250 minutes.
3. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. Some negative effects of too much homework.
B. Healthy problems caused by too much homework.
C. Active playtime essential for learning social skills.
D. Some positive effects of proper homework.
4. According to the author, students should finish drills and repetitive exercises ______.
A. during class breaks
B. during school time
C. at noon
D. at night
5. Students don't have to do any homework at ______.
A. JohnsonMike Elementary School
B. MasonRice Elementary School
C. Raymond Park Middle School
D. Oak Knoll Elementary School
Ⅳ.阅读简答
A satellite built by engineering students was sent up into space last week.
Matt Bennett and his colleagues at the University of Michigan, US, made history as the first students at their college to build their own satellite and have it launched into space, according to the Detroit Free Press.
It took Bennett's team two years to design, build and improve the Radio Aurora Explorer( RAX) satellite. In the past two years, Bennett devoted almost all his spare time to the research. He met with a lot of difficulties, but he was determined to go on with the research with the help and encouragement of his team.
The satellite weighs only 6.5 pounds (3 kilograms) and is about the size of a loaf of bread. The satellite was designed to study space weather. Turbulent(恶劣多变的) weather often disrupts communication between ground network station and satellites.
Bennett came up with the idea for the project in a program of the American National Science Foundation, which provides funding for space weather and atmospheric research.
The students involved were all undergraduates and were inspired and helped by their professors.
However, Bennett said that the experience counted more than the final launch. “We got to see it come from a blueprint(蓝图) all the way to a final product，” said Bennett, the student team leader. “It's a valuable experience that few engineers get.”
Bennett, now a graduate engineer, works for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Last week the student satellite blasted into space. It shared a ride on a 78feet(23meter) rocket with six other satellites which are conducting experiments for the military, NASA and universities.
1. According to Matt Bennett, what is more important in building a satellite? (No more than 2 words)
________________________________________________________________________
2. What is Bennett's satellite designed for? (No more than 4 words)
________________________________________________________________________
3. Use at least three words to describe Bennett's quality? (No more than 5 words)
________________________________________________________________________
4. What is the main idea of the passage? (No more than 9 words)
________________________________________________________________________
Ⅴ.写作
你们学校正在举行“校园最美中学生”的评选活动，号召同学们推荐参评人选。请你写一封推荐信，推荐一位品学兼优的同学。
内容主要包括：
1. 被推荐人的基本情况；
2. 主要事迹；
3. 推荐理由。
注意：
1. 词数：不少于120；
2. 参考词汇：校园—campus
3. 文章的开头已经给出。
Our school is selecting “the Most Beautiful Middle School Student on the Campus”．
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Module 1
Unit 1
Ⅰ.1. C 考查短语用法。on doing sth.意为“一……就”，相当于as soon as。句意：一看见我，他就笑着向我走来。
2. B 考查冠词用法。experience在此意为“经验”，为不可数名词，不加冠词；第二空要用定冠词the来修饰形容词最高级。句意：他曾经因为缺少教学经验而被一所小学拒绝。但他现在是这个城市最优秀的老师之一。
3. D 考查定语从句。定语从句缺少定语，故用whose引导。句意：——你认识那个黄头发的女孩吗？——当然认识，她是我的邻居。
4．C 考查固定搭配和时态。句意：尽管我以前从未在银行工作过，但我觉得在银行工作非常舒适自在，因为我曾为一位会计师工作过，而且我习惯于同数字打交道。used to do sth.过去一直做某事。be used to doing sth.习惯于做某事。根据语境可知选C项。
5．A 考查连词辨析。句意：我通常是赶七点钟的地铁去上班，这样才能保证有座位坐。so that 因此，以便； in case 以免，万一；even if 即使；if only 只要，但愿。根据句意可知选A项。
6. C 考查非谓语动词。句意：为了打破冷场，泰德谈及他所热衷的爬山运动，接着简和他就热聊起来。根据语境可知break ice 在句中作目的状语，故用动词不定式。
7. D 考查定语从句。先行词subjects 被形容词最高级修饰，定语从句应用that引导。
8. D 考查形容词辨析。challenging意为“挑战性的，困难的”，符合句意。句意：这样的练习很有挑战性，所以是对你的学生能力的一次好的考验。
9. C 本题考查时态。句意：我申请了几家公司，其中一家已经答应给我一份工作，但我想等另外几家公司有了回音后再作决定。现在进行时可表示将来的动作，强调计划、打算，符合语境，故选C 项。
10. B 考查定语从句。句意：“露西最近在选美大赛中夺冠，这证明了她是城里最漂亮的姑娘之一。”根据语境可知which 指代主句内容，在此处引导非限制性定语从句。
11. D 考查介词短语。for free是“免费的”之意，符合句意。句意：他试图邀请一些著名的流行歌星来音乐会免费演唱，但失败了。
12. B 考查“情态动词＋have done”用法。根据He is a man of keeping his word.可知，说话人猜测彼得肯定已经动身了。must have done 表示对过去情况的肯定猜测，符合语境。
13. C 考查代词。根据答语后部分“我”本周末有空可知，周六下午或周日上午都可以，故选either表示“两者之一”。
14. D 考查状语从句。句意：因为你还要在床上待上几个星期，所以我想你可能想看一些书。根据语境可知，前半句表示原因，后半句是结果，故用since 引导原因状语从句。
15. B 考查动词用法辨析。“参加会议”应用动词attend。句意：有5000多人参加了这个重要的会议。
Ⅱ.A 1. B be very involved in意为“积极投身于，卷入”。最后一段she is devoted to her work也有提示。
2. A 根据常识判断大多数老师教一门课程。course意为“课程”，符合句意。pupil 学生； play 戏剧； skill 技能。
3．C 第四段following her stage performance directions(听她的表演指导)有提示，可见，这位老师还导演学校戏剧。
4. D 本段主要讲Sullivan老师帮助人、关心人的品德，care about在此意为“关心”，符合句意。talk about谈论；know about了解；worry about为……发愁。
5. D 前面提到这是一门写作课(Writing for Publication)，故她细心检查我们写的文章。
6. B 在戏剧表演课里，她总是给我们提出一些建设性的批评意见。constructive意为“建设性的”，符合句意。attractive有魅力的；negative消极的，负面的；sensitive敏感的。
7. C 前面提到这是戏剧表演课，part在此是“角色”之意，符合句意。line 台词； article 文章； direction 指导。
8. A 后面的on our own(独自地)有提示。independently意为“独立地”，符合语境。actively活跃地；patiently耐心地；creatively创造性地。
9. B 本段主要讲Sullivan老师的课上得幽默风趣，前一句的fun也有暗示，故B项最佳。challenging 挑战性的； interesting 有趣的； puzzling 迷惑的； touching感人的。
10. A 后面practicing our roles, speaking out our lines and following her stage performance directions有提示，可见学生在戏剧表演课里做了各种各样的活动。故A项最佳。
11. D 前一句讲到Sullivan老师讲很多幽默风趣的笑话，可见同学们在她的课上是笑声不断。laugh意为“哈哈大笑”，符合句意。smile指“微笑”。
12. B 即使Sullivan老师没有获得“年度教育家”的称号，她在我们心中仍然是位“年度教育家”。win是“获得，赢得”之意，defeat 打败； accept 接受； achieve 达到。
B 1. like 介词like在此意为“像……之类，例如”。
2. other other than为固定短语，意为“除……之外”。
3. a 不定冠词a 在此表泛指概念。
4. What wear后面缺少宾语，根据句意及后文That is when she exactly knows the clothes she is going to wear的提示填what。
5. But 前后存在转折关系。
6. as as if为固定短语，意思是“好像是，似乎是”。
7. it 此处缺少宾语，故考虑填代词。
8. more 后面prouder(比较级)有提示。故可判断此处是形容词比较级形式，故填more。
Ⅲ.1. D 推理判断题。根据第一段第一、二句a student should be assigned no more than 10 minutes per grade level per night. This means that a student in my grade should have no more than 70 minutes of homework each night.可知每上升一个年级就增加10分钟的作业时间。按此规定，作者所在的年级作业时间应该不超过70分钟，故可判断作者是一个七年级的学生。
2. C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句This means that a student in my grade should have no more than 70 minutes of homework each night. Yet this is often doubled, sometimes even tripled！可知作者每晚做的作业通常是规定的两倍，甚至是3倍，故C项正确。
3. A 主旨大意题。根据本段的内容可知本段主要谈家庭作业过多所产生的负面作用，故A项最佳。
4. B 细节理解题。根据第三段第三句While drills and repetitive exercises have their place in schools, homework may not be that place.可知作者认为操练性和重复性的练习应当在学生在校时间内完成。
5. D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段倒数第二句Others, such as Oak Knoll Elementary School in Menlo Park, California, have eliminated homework altogether.可知Oak Knoll小学完全取消了家庭作业。
Ⅳ.1. The experience. 细节理解题。根据Bennett said that the experience counted more than the final launch.可知Bennett认为体验比最终发射更重要。
2. To study space weather. 细节理解题。根据The satellite was designed to study space weather.可知这颗卫星是用来研究太空天气的。
3. Dedicated, creative, strongwilled(determined), cooperative, hardworking… 推断题。根据In the past two years, Bennett devoted almost all his spare time to the research. He met with a lot of difficulties, but he was determined to go on with the research with the help and encouragement of his team.可知Bennett具有“专注、富有创新意识、意志坚强、团队合作意识、勤奋等”个性品质。
4. A satellite built by students was launched into space. 主旨大意题。根据本文的主题句A satellite built by engineering students was sent up into space last week.可知本文主要讲美国大学生研制的卫星发射升空。
Ⅴ.One possible version：
Our school is selecting “the Most Beautiful Middle School Student on the Campus”.
I think Li Fan deserves the title.
Li Fan is a 16yearold boy in Class 5, Senior Three. He studies very hard and is good at his lessons. He is also kind and always ready to help whoever is in trouble.
One year ago, Liu Yong, his classmate, had a traffic accident and lost both his legs. Li Fan came to his aid when Liu Yong felt desperate. Every day Li Fan carries Liu Yong to the classroom and back to the dormitory on his back. He also encourages Liu Yong to face the disaster with courage.
His action has not only made a big difference to Liu Yong's life, but also inspired more to volunteer. Now, more and more people join him in helping Liu Yong. So I strongly recommend Li Fan.