2018_2019学年高中英语Module2HighlightsofMySeniorYear课下能力提升（八）外研版.docx

课下能力提升(八).阅读理解Getting to schoolJapanese high school students do not drive cars. Many either walk or ride bicycles if the distance is not too great. In other cases, students must take public buses and trains. After junior high school, students attend schools based on their high school entrance examination scores. So some students travel a great distance to attend the school. The school day begins at 8：30.At schoolThen students assemble in their homeroom classes for the days studies. Each homeroom has an average of 4045 students. Students stay in their homeroom classrooms for most of the school day. Only for physical education, laboratory classes, or other subjects requiring special facilities (设备) do students move to different parts of the school. Between classes and at lunchtime, classrooms can be noisy, lively places. Some schools may have a cafeteria (自助餐厅), but most do not. In most schools, students bring a box lunch from home, prepared by the mother in the early morning hours.Japanese students spend about 240 days a year at school, 60 days more than American students. Students in high schools take three years each of the following subjects: mathematics, social studies, Japanese, science, and English. Other subjects include physical education, music, art, and moral studies. All the students in one grade level study the same subjects. Given the number of required subjects, electives (选修科目) are few.Afterschool activitiesClub activities take place after school every day. Students can join only one club, and they rarely change clubs from year to year, so the clubs are relatively stable. Clubs are made up of sports clubs (baseball, soccer, judo, kendo, etc) and culture clubs (English, broadcasting, science, etc). New students usually are encouraged to select a club shortly after the school year begins in April. Clubs meet for two hours after school each day and many clubs continue to meet during school vacations.1Most Japanese high school students often have their lunch _.Ain restaurantsBin school cafeteriasCat home Din homeroom classrooms解析：选D推理判断题。根据第二段可知“大多数学校的学生午饭是早晨从家里带来的”，故排除A、C两项；由“. at lunchtime，classrooms can be noisy, lively places.”可知“学生是在教室吃午饭的”。2Students in the USA go to school about _ days a year.A180 B200C240 D300解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Japanese students spend about 240 days a year at school, 60 days more than American students.”可知，美国学生一年上学的天数约为180天。3The underlined word “rarely” in the fourth paragraph means “_”Aalways BneverCseldom Doften解析：选C词义猜测题。根据后半句“. so the clubs are relatively stable”可知，rarely意为“很少”，与C项(不常；很少)意思一致。4From the passage we know that _.Athere are less than 40 students in each class in Japanese high schoolsBstudents must stay in homeroom classrooms for physical educationCthere are few subjects for students to choose except the required onesDthere will not be any club activities during school vacations解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段可知，日本中学每个班通常有40至45名学生，故A项错误；根据第二段可知，学生体育课不是在教室上的，故B项错误；根据文章最后一句可知，很多学校的俱乐部在假期期间正常活动，故D项错误；根据文中第三段最后一句“Given the number of required subjects, electives (选修科目) are few.”可知，C项正确。.阅读七选五Wrong Reasons for Going to CollegeA college education can be priceless._1_ If any of these following factors had a big influence on your decision, youre probably right to secondguess yourself.Because all your friends are going.In only a few weeks time, the whole friend group will be scattered to a half dozen different colleges in a half dozen different places._2_ Friends will wonder whats wrong with you.Because someone else expects it from you._3_ Or maybe, youre the kid that everyone is proud to believe will be the first to get there. It seems that for years everyone has just assumed that of course youll go.Its become so much a part of the air you breathe that youve never stopped to consider whether you want to go or whether youre ready to go.Because you dont know what else to do.Its been tough to find even a summer job. You dont have an alternative plan. Everyone else is doing it. (see above) _4_ That is the lamest (无说服力的) of reasons to spend $20,000 or more in the next year._5_Your uncle tells you that his one regret in life is that he didnt go to college. Others tell you that they could have gone so much farther in their career if only they had a college education. Whatever the story is, there are always people who regret decisions theyve made. So this is not a persuasive reason for you to go to college.ABut maybe in your heart you know that you are going for the wrong reasons.BBecause you dont want to work.CNot to go will set yourself apart. DBecause you are afraid youll regret it if you dont go.EEveryone seems more excited than you are.FPerhaps you come from a family where everyone goes to college. GYou think you might as well go to school.答案：15ACFGD.完形填空Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were final _1_. All the kids had been working hard for some time, reviewing their _2_. If they didnt pass the exams, they would have to _3_ them in September. There were usually a few who _4_， but Jane didnt want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but she was working so hard that her mother _5_ her health. She went to bed too late. The night before the big day, her mother _6_ that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to _7_ her up in the morning.Jane was too _8_ to fall asleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, the _9_ did work. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper, but she couldnt answer _10_ of the questions. Everyone _11_ her was writing paper pages and pages. _12_ she thought hard, she couldnt find anything to write about. From time to time she looked at her _13_.Time was running _14_. There was only an hour to _15_. She started one question, wrote two sentences, _16_ and tried another. With only half an hour left she wrote _17_ two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started _18_. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she woke up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible _19_. A minute later, _20_ called her name.1A.harvestsBexamsCreports Dpapers解析：选B一般来说，学校放假之前要举行期末考试。2A.exercises BjobsCbooks Dlessons解析：选D为了在考试中取得好成绩，学生们在考试前的一段时间里努力复习功课(lessons)。3A.take BwriteCattend Ddo解析：选A考试不及格的学生必须参加九月份的补考。take an examination“参加考试”。4A.cheated BsucceededCpassed Dfailed解析：选D通常情况总会有几个学生因考试不及格而补考，而简不想成为这些学生中的一个。5A.cared for Bfelt proud ofCworried about Dthought highly of解析：选C由于简一年到头学习都很用功，以至于母亲为她的健康担心。6A.insisted BagreedCpromised Dallowed解析：选A简的母亲关心自己的孩子，坚持要简在考试前一天晚上早睡觉并服用安眠药。7A.ring BwakeCbring Dpick解析：选B为了解除简的担忧，母亲答应第二天早上叫醒她。wake her up“把她叫醒”。8A.sad BtiredChappy Dnervous解析：选D从文章的前面内容看，简的学习成绩只属一般，她又不想考试不及格，因此对即将到来的考试感到紧张，难以入睡。9A.dream BpillCsuggestion Dmusic解析：选B最后安眠药起了作用。10A.all BnoneCany Dsome解析：选C尽管在安眠药的作用下简睡着了，但由于过分地紧张，简做了一夜的噩梦。从下文可知简梦见自己一个问题都答不出。11A.ahead of BbehindCin front of Daround解析：选D简一个问题都答不出，再看看周围的同学，他们在一页接一页地做试卷，因而更加焦急。12A.Unless BHoweverCThough DAs解析：选C尽管简苦思冥想，还是一筹莫展，什么也答不出。13A.watch BpaperCteacher Dbook解析：选A简只有不停地看手表。14A.up BdownCout Dover解析：选C考试时间快要用完了，不知不觉中只剩下一小时了。run out“用完”。15A.run BleaveCremain Dgo解析：选Dto go在句中表示“剩下”。如：There are five minutes to go.“还剩五分钟”。16A.gave out Bgave upCput off Dput out解析：选B时间还剩一小时的时候，简才开始回答第一个问题，写了两个句子，觉得不行又放弃(give up)，再尝试回答另外一个问题。17A.another BmoreCother Dthe other解析：选A另外两个句子的表达为：another two sentences/two more sentences/two other sentences。要注意another/more/other与数词的位置关系。18A.thinking BdreamingCcrying Dwriting解析：选C眼看考试就要结束，简心急如焚，哭了起来。19A.exam BdreamCstory Dnight解析：选B简浑身颤抖，结果从噩梦中醒来。20A.her mother Bher teacherCa classmate Da friend解析：选A不久以后，简的母亲按时叫她起床。.语法填空Roisin was ambitious. She had to be the best at everything, and that included Irish dancing, 1.which she took up at the age of eight. She took to it 2.immediately (immediate), and knew after just a few lessons, that she wanted to be a world champion. Her teachers 3.were_impressed (impress): once shed learnt a new routine, her feet seemed 4.to_take (take) over and she would move across the floor with incredible agility (敏捷)Shortly before her first World Championships in Glasgow, Roisins teacher took her aside during the lesson and reminded her that, while she had every confidence in her, 5.it would still be difficult for her to win. Full 6.of selfbelief, Roisin took no notice and believed she would win. When she finished sixth, she was sad and just couldnt take in the fact 7.that she hadnt come first. She never 8.did (do) win a championship, but she eventually learnt to love dancing for 9.itself (it) rather than as a means to be the best.Then, three years ago Roisins dancing career took off