1、Module 1My First Day at Senior High(限時：35分鐘)(對應學生用書第297頁).閱讀理解A (2018成都二診)Welcome to Whitney High School!Spring Kids Dance ClinicThe WHS Dance Team is hosting the annual Spring Dance Clinic for children aged 513.If your son or daughter is interested in attending this camp，you may download the form a

2、nd return it to the WHS office or register online!QUESTIONS? CONTACT: Halley Crandell at .WHERE：Whitney High School CafeteriaWHEN：April 22nd，9 am12：30 pmCOST：$25 online registration and $30 walkup registrationKaplan SAT/ACT Combo Practice TestOffered in the WHS LibrarySaturday

3、，April 29th，9 am1 pmRegistration is $20.Please sign up in the College and Career Center by April 21st to secure a spot.Please see Mrs.Randazzo in the College and Career Center to sign up or for questions.Lions Club Student Speech ContestEnter to be one of two Whitney High School students to qualify

4、for the Rocklin Lions Club Speech Contest，which is to be held this summer.A written copy of your speech is due at the College and Career Center no later than April 30th at 3 pm.Open to grades 912.No less than 5 minutes and no more than 10 minutes.Can You Catch the Wildcat at the 5K RaceOn April 28th

5、 at 8：30 am，the Whitney Wildcat will leave his stadium and attempt to outrun hundreds of runners trying to catch him!This will be a fun exciting way to challenge yourself and provide needed funds for two great causes! The WHS track and field team is raising money for equipment.Secondly，we are raisin

6、g money for the Heidi Greenwood Scholarship.All profits on Tshirt sales will go directly to the scholarship! Entry to the race is $15 and Tshirt sales will be on site.Go to https：/goo.gl/QANQg 8 to register!Questions？Email Mark Snow at msnow . 【語篇解讀】本文主要介紹了Whitney高中所開展的活動。1How much sho

7、uld one pay for registering the dance camp in person?A$15. B$20.C$25. D$30.D考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一部分中的“$30 walkup registration”可知，親自去報名參加舞蹈營的人每人報名費為30美元，題干中的in person與文中的walkup呼應，故選D。2Who should students turn to if they have questions about practice tests?AMark Snow. BMrs.Randazzo.CHalley Crandell. DHeidi Gree

8、nwood.B考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二部分中的“Please see Mrs.Randazzo in the College and Career Center to sign up or for questions”可知，對于模擬考試有疑問的學生可以向Mrs.Randazzo咨詢。3What do we know about Can You Catch the Wildcat at the 5K Race?AIts an indoor activity to be held on April 28th.BAll the money collected will go to the schola

9、rship.CThere is no specific information for registration.DPeople can support it by buying Tshirts on the spot.D考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一部分中的“Secondly，we are raising money for the Heidi Greenwood Scholarship.All profits on Tshirt sales will go directly to the scholarship”可知，人們可以通過在活動現(xiàn)場購買T恤衫來支持這項活動。4Whats the purp

10、ose of the text?ATo show how wonderful the school is.BTo persuade students to join in the events.CTo publicize the schedule of some events.DTo draw parents attention to the school.C考查寫作意圖。根據(jù)全文的整體內(nèi)容可推知，本文主要對Whitney高中所要舉行的活動做了詳細介紹，故選C。 【導學號：】B(2017大連雙基測試)Whenever we see a button, we want to press it b

11、ecause we know that something will happen.This is true in most cases, for example, on a doorbell.But some buttons are actually fake (假的), like the “close” button on a lift.Many people are in the habit of pressing the “close” button because they dont have the patience to wait.But lifts “close” button

12、s are a complete trick, at least in the USthe doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US, making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter safely.Onl

13、y repair workers can use the buttons to speed up the doorclosing process if they have special keys.But to normal lift riders, the buttons arent completely useless.According to psychologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control.“A sense of control is very

14、 important.It reduces stress and increases wellbeing，” said Ellen JLanger，a psychology professor at Harvard University.Experts also added that a lot of buttons that dont do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose.For example, pedestrian crosswalk buttons dont live up to their names either.

15、Pressing them used to help make the traffic signals change faster, but that was before computercontrolled traffic signals were introduced.But psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies”， they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as t

16、he doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。主要介紹了我們平時生活中所見到的按鈕可能是不起作用的。5What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo describe different fake buttons.BTo explore the functions of fake buttons.CTo analyze various habits of pushing buttons.DTo explain the di

17、sadvantages of fake buttons.B考查推理判斷。通讀整篇文章可知，作者通過舉例子介紹了不同地點的虛假按鈕，其目的是探求這些虛假按鈕的功能，故選B。6What can we learn about the “close” buttons on a lift in America?AThey work when people press them hard.BThey were designed for a sense of control.CThey never speed up the doorclosing process.DThey take the safety

18、of the disabled into account.D考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段第一句中的“making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter safely”可知，美國電梯里的“關閉”按鈕是為了確保殘疾人能安全地通過，故選D。7What can we infer about pedestrian crosswalk buttons?AThey can make people feel better.BThey help computers work f

19、aster.CThey can control the traffic signals.DThey help pedestrians cross safely.A考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第四段中的“fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control”和第六段中的“For example, pedestrian crosswalk buttons dont live up to their names either.”可知，人行橫道按鈕也沒有實現(xiàn)其功能，但可以讓人們感覺好一點，故選A。8Wh

20、ich may be the best title for the passage?AButtons in the USABButtons Always LieCButtons May Not WorkD“Cloge” Buttons on LiftsC考查標題判斷。通讀全文內(nèi)容可知，本文主要講述了有些按鈕只是形式上的，而不具備真正的實際功能。故C項“按鈕可能不起作用”最符合文章主旨。故選C。.完形填空(2017山西八校聯(lián)考)One day, while we were visiting my parents on a farm in late summer, Dad mentioned he

21、d always wanted a Crimson King Maple Tree for the yard.Mom agreed that the trees were 1 Like many other parents, mine were hard to 2 for, so I figured this was a great opportunity to get them something theyd 3 I also thought two would be even better.I checked the 4 at work and decided it was a bit m

22、ore than I could 5 but all of my siblings(兄弟姊妹) agreed to give some money to buy the trees.In northern Ohio, you dont plant maple trees at Christmas, so we decided to 6 Mom and Dad with a special Christmas in October before the ground 7 We asked my aunt if shed help us with the “ 8 ”， and she called

23、 my parents 9 to say she was coming for a Sunday visit.Then my sisters and sistersinlaw went into 10 ， planning a big holiday turkey dinner.On the 11 Sunday, we all met at my house and 12 the trees into a truck.I 13 as Santa Claus.When we arrived at my parents house, Dad was 14 something was wrong f

24、irst.He and Mom were amazed when we told them 15 we were there.When Christmas 16 ， of course, we couldnt go to our parents house emptyhanded, so Mom and Dad got 17 presents that year.Almost half a century later, I 18 drive by the old farm and smile when I see those big, handsome 19 and remember givi

25、ng a special 20 to special people at Christmas in October.【語篇解讀】本文為記敘文。涉及家庭關系話題。作者講述了自己和親人們一起用特別的方式給其父母帶來驚喜的經(jīng)歷。1A.distinctiveBfragrantCexpensiveDprettyD上文提及父親想要在庭院種植一棵楓樹，下文提及“those big, handsome”，故此處應是母親也欣然同意，認為楓樹很漂亮(pretty)。distinctive“與眾不同的”；fragrant“芳香的”。2A.shopBrepresentCanswerDcareA根據(jù)上文的“Like m

26、any other parents，mine were hard to”，下文的“so I figured this was a great opportunity to get them something”以及接下來介紹的作者兄弟姊妹幾人為父母買禮物的內(nèi)容可知，此處指作者覺得給父母買東西是很難的，故選shop“購物”。3A.deserveBappreciateCadvertiseDimagineA根據(jù)上文的“Dad mentioned hed always wanted a Crimson King Maple Tree for the yard.”及下文介紹的為父母買禮物的內(nèi)容可知，此處

27、指作者認為這是一個給父母買他們欣賞的東西的好機會。deserve“值得，應得”；appreciate“感激，欣賞”；advertise“為做廣告”；imagine“想象”。4A.resultBnumberCpriceDexpressC根據(jù)下文的“but all of my siblings(兄弟姊妹)agreed to give some money to buy the trees”可知，作者在上班時查看了一下楓樹的價格(price)，認為它的價格比自己能支付得起(afford)的還要高一點。express“快遞”。5A.affordBexpectCfancyDhandleA參見上題解析。6

28、A.frightenBassistCsurpriseDrewardC從下文作者聯(lián)合其姑姑來幫忙實施這個計劃以及計劃具體實施的內(nèi)容可知，作者他們想給父母一個驚喜(surprise)。assist“幫助，協(xié)助”。7A.warmedBfrozeCsoftenedDdarkenedB根據(jù)上文中的“In northern Ohio, you dont plant maple trees at Christmas”以及“a special Christmas in October before the ground”可知，作者他們決定在土地上凍之前讓父母度過一個特別的圣誕節(jié)。freeze“結冰”符合語境。

29、soften“變軟，軟化”。8A.trickBpurchaseCchoiceDdecorationA根據(jù)上下文語境可知，作者詢問姑姑是否可以幫忙實施這個“騙局(trick)”。9A.in advanceBin timeCby accidentDon purposeA根據(jù)上下文語境可知，作者的姑姑提前(in advance)給作者的父母打電話說她會在周日來拜訪。in time“及時”；by accident“意外地”；on purpose“故意地”。10A.service Baction CeffectDproductionB根據(jù)下文的“planning a big holiday turkey

30、 dinner”可知，隨后，作者的姊妹和嫂子(或弟媳)行動起來。go into action“行動起來”符合語境。go into service“投入使用”；go into effect“生效”；go into production“投產(chǎn)”。11A.regularBseparateCgivenDchosenD根據(jù)語境可知，作者和親人們在選定的(chosen)那個周日聚到自己家里。regular“慣常的，有規(guī)律的”。12A.sortedBloadedCtransportedDtransplantedB根據(jù)下文的“the trees into a truck”可知，作者他們把樹裝上(load)卡車。transport“運輸，運送”；transplant“移植”。13A.dressed upBpassed