河北省武邑中學(xué)

2017-2018

學(xué)年高一英語下學(xué)期課練

14（實(shí)驗(yàn)班）ASomestudentsgetsonervousbeforeanexamthattheydopoorlyeveniftheyknowthematerial.SianBeilock,apsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofChicago,hasstudiedthesehighlyanxiousexam-takers.“Theystartworryingabouttheresults.Theymightevenstartworryingaboutwhetherthisexamisgoingtopreventthemfromgettingintothecollegetheywant.Andwhenweworry,itactuallyusesupattentionandmemoryresourcesthatyoucouldotherwisebeusingtofocusontheexam.”saysSianBeilock.Theresearcherstestedtheideaonagroupof20anxiouscollegestudents.Theygavethemtwoshortmathexams.Afterthefirstone,theyaskedthestudentstoeithersitquietlyorwriteabouttheirfeelingsaboutthecomingsecondexam.Theresearchersaddedtothepressure.Theytoldthestudentsthatthosewhodidwellonthesecondexamwouldgetmoney.Theyalsotoldthatperformancewouldaffectotherstudentsaspartofateameffort.ProfessorBeilocksayswhosatquietlyscoredanaverageof20%worseonthesecondexam.Butthestudentswhohadwrittenabouttheirfearsimprovedtheirperformancebyanaverageof5%.Next,theresearchersusedyoungerstudentsinabiologyclass.Theytoldthembeforefinalexamseithertowriteabouttheirfeelingsortothinkaboutthingsunrelatedtotheexam.ProfessorBeilocksayshighlyanxiousstudentswhowroteabouttheirfeelingsgotanaveragegradeofB*,comparedwithaB*forthosewhodidnot.Butwhatcantheydoifstudentsdonothaveachancetowriteabouttheirfearsimmediatelybeforeanexamorpresentation?ProfessorBeklocksaysstudentscantryitthemselvesathomeorinthelibraryandtheycanstillimprovetheirperformance.21.AccordingtoSianBeilock,ifyouwanttosucceedinanexamyoushould.A.beasseriousasyoucanabouttheexamB.focusyourattentionontheexamC.setclearstudygoalsandkeepthemD.makeacarefulpreparationfortheexam22.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphrefersto“”A.lookingforachanceB.preparingfortheexamC.writingaboutthefeelingsD.takingtheexam23.Ifastudentwritesabouthisfeelingsbeforeanexam,he.A.willimprovehisexamresultB.cankeepagoodmemoryoftheexamC.willgetsupportfromhisteachersD.willforgetwhathehaspreparedfortheexamItwasmyfirstOnmywaytoschool

BFirstDayatSchooldayatschoolinLondonandIwashalf-excitedandhalf-frightened.Iwondered,whatquestionstheotherboyswouldaskmeandpracticedalltheanswers:"Iamnineyearsold.IwasbornherebutIhaven'tlivedheresinceIwastwo.IwaslivinginFarley.It'saboutthirtymilesaway.IcamebacktoLondontwomonthsago."Ialsowonderedifitwastheruleforboystofightstrangerslikeme,butIwastallformyage.Ihopedtheywoulddecidenottoriskit.Noonetookanynoticeofmebeforeschool.Istoodinthecenteroftheplayground,expectingsomeonetosay"hello",butnoonespoketome.MyteacherwascalledMr.Jones.Therewere42boysintheclass,soIdidn'tstandoutthere,either,untilthefirstlessonoftheafternoon.Mr.JoneswasveryfondofCharlesDickens,soheaskedseveralboysiftheyknewDickens'birthplace,butnooneguessedright.AboycalledBrian,thebiggestintheclass,said:"Timbuktu"andMr.Joneswentredintheface.Thenheaskedme.Isaid:"Portsmouth"andeveryonestaredatmebecauseMr.JonessaidIwasright.Thisdidn'tmakemeverypopular,ofcourse.Hethinkshe'sclever,"IheardBriansay.Afterthat,wewentouttotheplaygroundtoplayfootball.IwasinBrian'steam,andheobviouslyhadDickensinmindbecausehetoldmetogoingoal.Nooneeverwantedtobethegoalkeeper."He'sbigenoughanduselessenough,"Briansaidwhensomeoneaskedhimwhyhehadchosenme.Astheboykickedtheballhardalongthegroundtomyright,Ithrewmyselfdownquicklyandsavedit.Allmyteamcrowdedroundme.Mybarekneesweregrazedandbleeding.Briantookoutahandkerchiefandofferedittome."Doyouwanttojoinmygang(team)?"hesaid.Attheendoftheday,Iwasnolongerastranger.ThewriterpreparedtoanswerallofthefollowingquestionsEXCEPT"_______".A.Howoldareyou?B.whereareyoufrom?Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.boyswereusuallyunfriendlytonewstudentsB.thewriterwasnotgreetedasheexpectedBrianpraisedthewriterforhisclevernessD.thewriterwasgladtobeagoalkeeperTheunderlinedpart"Ididn'tstandout"inparagraph3meansthatthewriterwasnot_______.reliableB.nervousC.importantD.noticeableThewriterwasofferedahandkerchiefbecause_______.hewasinBrian’steamB.hewasnolongeranewcomerCTomostofus,schoolmeansclasses,teachers,schedules,gradesandtests.ButforthechildrenatSudburyValleySchoolinMassachusetts,schoolisverydifferent.Firstly,therearenolessons.Allthechildren,agedbetween4and19,dowhatevertheywant.Therearenoteachers-only"staffmembers".Theideabehindthisisthatyoudonotneedtomakechildrenlearn,becausechildrenwanttolearnanyway."Youdonotneedtosaytoathree-year-old,'Goexploreyourenvironment.'Youcan'tstopthem!"saysDanielGreenberg,afounderoftheschool."Butifyoumakechildrendowhatyouwantallday,theywilllosealltasteoflearning."AtSudburyValleySchool,youwillpermitchildrentotalk,read,paint,cook,workoncomputers,studyFrench,playthepiano,climbtrees,justrunaround.Twoboysspentthreeyearsjustfishing!TheotherwaythatSudburyValleySchoolisdifferentisthatthechildrencandecidetherules.Everyweek,thereisaschoolmeetingwherebothchildrenhaveonevoteeach-eventhefour-year-olds.Theydecidetheschoolrules,theschoolbudget,andevenwhichstafftheywantanddonotwantanymore.Whentheschoolfirstopenedin1968,peoplesaiditwouldneverwork.theschoolhas200students,and80%ofitsstudentsgoontocollege.Eventhetwoboyswhowentfishingallthetimehavesuccessfulcareerstoday.Oneofthemisamusicianandtheotherisacomputerscientist.

andstaffhowtospendButtoday,28.Whatisthemaintopicofthearticle?Whatdoestheschoolbelieve?Teacherscannotteachchildrenwell.Childrenlearnbestwhentheydowhattheywanttodo.Learningisforadults-childrenshouldonlyplay.Childrenshouldonlylearnaboutonethingatatime.WhatdoesDanielGreenbergsayaboutthree-year-olds?A.Theylovelearning.B.Theyareverynaughty.C.Theywanttobeoutsideallthetime.D.Theyaretooyoungtolearnanythings.31.Whohasthemostpowerintheschoolmeetings?A.TheolderchildrenhavemorepowerthantheyoungerB.Achildhasmorepowerthananadult.C.Theyoungerchildrenhavemorepowerthantheolderchildren.D.Everybodyhasequalpower.

children.DMostoftheguestswhocomeonourtripshaveneverbeentoEgyptbefore.Wewanttomakeeveryonecomfortableandatease,butwedoalwaysgetthesamequestionsinadvanceoftrip.SohereIwillgiveyousometraveltips.WhatshouldIwear?Ifyou’reluckyenoughtovisitEgyptbetweenNovemberandFebruary,packasweater.You’llneedit-thedesertgetsrathercoldatnight.Duringtheday,thetemperaturewillbeagreeableandcomfortable.Anyothertime,packasifyou’regoingtoPhoenixofVegasinAugust.Fortheladies,bathingsuitsarenormalifthere＇sapoolwhereyouaregoing,butleavethestringbikiniathome–itisaMuslimcountry,afterall.Last,ifyouareplanningonvisitinganymosques（清真寺）orcertainpartsofupperEgypt,ladieswillneedtoplanonbringingsomethingthatcomesatleasttotheelbow（肘部）,andnoshortsformenofwomeninthoseareas.WhatspecialthingsdoIneedtopack?OneofmyfavoritethingsintheworldtobringtoEgyptisandEvianMister,asprayer(噴霧器)withafinemistofEvianwater.Youmaybeabletofinditinyourlocaldrugstore.Sprayalittleonyourfaceofhead,andyourbodytemperaturewillfeellikeit’sdropped10or15degrees.Otheritemsincludeyourcamera,sunblockandextrabatteries.HowdoIcommunicatewithhome?Internetcafesareplentifuleverywhere,especiallyinCairo,Luxor,andAlexandria.Ifyouhaveinternationalcallingonyourphone,youshouldbeabletouseit-AT＆TandSprintbothworkinternationallyforsure,butmakesureyouhavetheinternationalcoverage.Asatellitephoneisbestifyouarecertaintoneedcoverageinthemiddleofthecountry,likewhilesailinguptheNile,butformostpeoplethesedaysacellphoneisfine.WhatmedicalpreparationdoIneed?Inaword:none!TheonethingyoumaycomedownwithinEgyptispolitelycalled“Pharoah’sRevenge.”ThethingthatgetsridofPharoah’sRevengeisaregionallyproducedmedicine,andisavailableateverydrugstorefor＄1abox.DON’Tdrinklocalwater.DOdrinkbottledwater,avoidtheskinsoffreshvegetables,andyou’llbefine.32.Whatclothingisproperforladiesvisitingamosque?A.StringbikinisB.BathingsuitsC.Long-sleeveclothesD.Shorts.33.What’stheuseofanEvianMister?A.Torelieveyourthirst.B.Tocoolyourselfdown.C.Topreventsunburns.D.Todriveawayinsects.34.Whatinformationisprovidedaboutdistancecommunication?A.Acellphoneisenoughformostpeople.B.AT＆TandSprintofferfreeserviceinEgypt.C.Asatellitephonedoesn’tworkinMid-Egypt.D.Internetcafesareonlyavailableinbigcities.35.Thepurposeofthispassageisto.A.describeajourneytoEgypttothetouristsB.attractmorepossibletouriststothejourneyC.warnreadersoftheawfulinsectsinEgyptD.offersomepracticaltipsontravelinginEgypt第二節(jié)（共5小題；每題10分）Howcanweallgetmorelaughterintoourlives?Hereiswhattheexpertssuggest:___36__.NancyAlguire,ateacherinCliftonPark,N.Y.,wasoncepainfullyshyandhadahardtimelaughing.Thenshemarriedacircusclown(小丑)."Ibecameinterestedintheclowns,"sherecalls"Oneday,Iputonacostumeandpaintmyface.Thatafternoonmywholelifechanged.IlearnedtolaughandenjoylifeinawayIhadneverdonebefore."__37___Tothisday,shestillmakesitaruletobewithpeoplewhoenjoylifeandlaughing.__38___Itdoesn'ttakeyoutoomuchtimeandcanbeeasy.Collectfavoritecartoonsandjokes.Also,keepapaperforwritingdownhumoryoufindineverydaylife."Goodideascomeandgofast,youhavetocapturethemquicklyortheyaregone,"saysVirginiaTooper.Laughwhenyouneeditmost"__39___"sayscomedianBillCosby."Andonceyoufindlaughter,nomatterhowpainfulyoursituationmightbe,youcansurviveit,"heinsists.GrayAlan,asociologyprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesota,claimsthatlaughterisaskillwecanallgain-becauseitcomesnaturally.__40___Justremember:wearejusthereforaperiod,sogetafewlaughs.A.Youcansoftentheworstblowsthroughhumor.B.Mixwithpeoplewholaugh.C.Practisetheartoflaughing.D.Keepalaughterfile(文件).E.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.F.Butit'salsosomethingthathastobedeveloped.G.People'sjoycanaffectthosearoundthem.第三部分英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最正確選項(xiàng)。ItwasmybirthdaylastThursday.Idedidedto41byinvitingafewfriendsouttosupper.Ichosearestaurantina42partoftown.Itisoneofmyfavoriterestaurantsbecausethefoodisgoodandthewaitersarefriendly.Itis43evercrowded（擁擠）,becausenotmanypeopleknowaboutit,soitisnotusually44tobook(預(yù)定)atable.Inanycase,Thursdayisnotabusyevening45.Whenweenteredtherestaurant,weweresurprisedtofinditcompletely46.Ilookedaroundbutno47wasfree.Oneofthewaitersrecognizedme.Hecameacrossandexplainedthesituation.“Apartyoftourists(旅游團(tuán))cameinabouthalfanhourago,”hesaid.“Itwaslikeaninvasion(侵略).48theplacewasfull!Wecanhardlymanage(應(yīng)付，應(yīng)付).”Thewaiterthenpointedtoatableinthecorner.“Thepeoplethereareaboutto49,”hesaid.“Justholdonandyou’ll50aplacethere.”Hewasright.Fifteenminuteslater,thepeople51thecornertablepaidtheir52,gotupandleft.Iledmyfriendsacrossandweallsatdown.53,ourtablewasalmostoutofsight.Wetriedtocalltheattentionofthewaiterwhosentusthere,54he,likealltheotherwaiters,was55withthepartyoftourists.Theyorderedlotsoffood.Atlast,anhourlater,thetouristswerefinishingtheirmealandlookingvery56withlife.Thewaiter,nowverytired,appearedatourtable.Iadvisedmyfriendsaboutthebestdishesandfinallythewaiterwentoffwithour57.Afewmomentslaterhereturnedtoourtable.Wecouldtellfromhisfacethathehad58newsforus.59alittles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