20182019学年高中英语Module2HighlightsofMySeniorYearSectionⅠ

Module2HighlightsofMySeniorYear.Matchthewordwithitsmeaning.1．highlightA．巨大的，宏大的2．rent

B．最重要的部分；最出色的部分3．peer

C．适合；适合4．mediator

D．同龄人5．forever

E．选举；选举6．settle

F．好强的；好竞争的7．competitive

G．解决8．elect

H．(短期)租用9．suit

I．永久10．enormousJ．调停员；斡旋者答案：1～5BHDJI6～10GFECA.Writedownthemeaningofphrasesineachsentence.1．Let'slookbackatlastseason.Whatwasthebestmomentforyou？回首2．You'llbesuretohavefunatthepartytonight.玩得快乐3．Thestoryoftheshipthatsankatthestartofherfirstvoyagein1628mustbeoneofthestrangesttalesofthesea.在开始时4．JaneandBettyaregoingonseparateholidaysinafewdaystime.几日后5．IworkasateacherandIenjoyworkingwiththekids.担当，当6．Wehavehadproblemswith

thesupplyoftherawmaterialstothefactory.在方面有问题7．Theytoldjokes8．Hewentonatrip

atthebeginningoftheshow.讲笑话tothenearestseasideduringhisvacation.

去旅行1．SomeinformationaboutChineseschoolsystem.TheChineseSecondarySchoolSystemJuniorHighSchoolSeniorHighSchoolGradeAverageAgeGradeAverageAge713～14116～17814～15217～18915～16318～192．Whichschoolsystemdoyoulikebetter,theChineseoneortheAmericanone？Why?①I_like_China's_education_system_better.Because_you_can_get_much_more_knowledge_from_books.②I_like_America's_better_because_you_can_get_more_practical_skills..Fast-readingWhat'sthepurposeofthewritertowritethepassage?A．Tointroduceherschooltous.B．Totellussomethingaboutherworkingexperience.C．Toshareherstoryinhersenioryearwithothers.D．Totellustheimportanceoftakingpartintheschoolactivities.答案：C.Careful-readingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．WhichofthefollowingwordscanNOTdescribetheauthor'sfeelingwhenthesenioryearfinished?A．Happy.B．Excited.C．Unforgettable.D．Disappointed.2．Theauthorthinkstheexperienceofanartseditorhasbeenasuccessbecause________.A．sheloveswritingB．sheenjoysworkingonitC．it'sherfirststeptowardsbecomingajournalistD．it'susefultoentertheuniversity3．Whenthewritergoestothecollege,shewillgoon________.A．workingasamediatorB．rentinganicecarC．takingalongvacationD．beingpromqueen4．Duringtheshortschoolskiingtrip,thewriterhadgreatfunbecause________.A．twogoodfriendsofherwerealsoonthetripB．AmericansarecompetitiveC．itwastheEastervacationD．alloftheabove5．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A．Joannaisasuccessfulstudentduringthesenioryear.B．Ittookherthreehourstohaveherhairspeciallydone.C．Shewasonceelectedtothestudentcouncil.D．Forher,themostunforgettablethingistheseniorprom.答案：1～5DCADB.Study-readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．SomethingelseI'vegreatlyenjoyedisworkingasapeermediator,someonewhohelpsstudentstosettleproblemsthattheyhavewithotherstudents.[句式剖析][试试翻译]此外一件我特别愿意做的事情是做伙伴调停人，就是帮助学生们解决他们与其余同学之间的问题。2．Atthestartoftheschoolyear,weweregiventraininginhowtodothis,andit'sclearthatthiskindofworkcanreallyhelppeople.[句式剖析][试试翻译]新学年开始，我们就接受了培训，学习如何做这类工作，明显，这类工作的确能帮助人。[对应学生课下能力提高(五)]阅读理解AManyparentsarebeginningtodemandlesstechnologyuseintheprimaryclassroomduetotheamountofscreentimechildrenhaveathome.Thisraisesthequestionaboutwhethertechnologyintheclassroomhelpsorstopslearning.Weoftenhearcomplaintsthatchildrenhavelosttheabilitytocarryoutsimplecalculations(计算)becauseoftherelianceoncalculatorsinprimaryschools.Thisisnotthecase.Infact,calculatorsarenotasignificantfeatureofprimaryschoolmathslessons.Whencalculatorsareusedinprimaryclassrooms,it'susuallytohelpchildrendevelopnumbersenseortostudynumberpatternsandrelationships.Itallowsthemtoapplytheirknowledgeofplacevalueandothernumberrelatedconceptsratherthanusingatraditionalmethod.InAustralia,theuseofdigitaltechnologiesintheprimarymathsclassroomisnotanoption.Tochangethesituation,thegovernmenthastakenmeasurestomakeitfeasibleforteacherstoapplytechnologiesinallsubjectareas.Fortunately,schoolshaveaccesstomorepowerful,affordabledevicesthaneverbefore.Thesearethesamedevicesthatmanychildrenhavealreadyhadaccesstoathome.InarecentresearchevaluationoftheMatificdigitalresources,thestudentsfoundthattheyenjoyedusingtheresourcesoniPadsandcomputers,andwentfromthinkingaboutmathsassomethingboringtosomethingthatisfuntolearn.Thechildrenalsovoluntarilystartedtousetheirscreentimeathometodomaths.Pre-testandpost-testdataalsoshowedimprovedscores.Manywouldconsiderthattheuseofmobiledevicesinmathswouldconsistofsimplegameplaying.Theappearanceofmanylow-qualityappsmakesithardforchildrentogetlearningchances.Luckily,there'smuchthatteacherscandoandaredoingwithtechnology.Justastheworldhaschanged,themathematicsclassroomhasalsochanged.Whenitcomestotechnologyintheclassroom,it'sallaboutbalance.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了在小学数学学习中引入科技手段的必需性。1．Calculatorsmainlyhelpprimarystudents________.A．savemoretimeforstudyB．finishcomplexcalculationsC．buildmathematicalconceptsD．practicecalculationmethods分析：选C推理判断题。依据第二段“sense...ratherthanusingatraditionalmethod.

it's

usuallytohelpchildrendevelopnumber”可推测，计算器主要帮助小学生们成立数学观点。2．WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mean?A．Secure.B．Possible.C．Difficult.D．Stressed.分析：选B词义猜想题。依据第三段“theuseofdigitaltechnologiesintheprimarymathsclassroomisnotanoption.Tochangethesituation...”可推测，政府已经采纳举措让科技在各学科中的应用成为可能，可推测

feasible

意为“可行的，可能的”。3．WhatdoweknowabouttheMatificdigitalresources?A．Theydon'tcontributetomathsresults.B．Theyarenotaccessibleonmobilephones.C．Theycanhelpreducechildren'sscreentime.D．Theycandevelopchildren'sinterestsinmaths.分析：选D细节理解题。依据第四段“thestudentsfoundthattheyenjoyedusingtheresources...voluntarilystartedtousetheirscreentimeathometodomaths”可知，Matific数字资源能够帮助培育小学生们对数学的兴趣。4．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Howtoteachprimarymaths.B．Howtousecalculatorsproperly.C．Theproblemsfacingprimaryeducation.D．Theroleoftechnologyinprimarymaths.分析：选D要旨粗心题。本文主要介绍了科技手段在小学生数学学习上的应用状况。BWhenyouputdownyourpensattheendofthecollegeentranceexam,12hardyearsofstudywillhavecometoanend.Forgetyourstudiesforawhile.It'stimetoenjoyyourselves!Therearemanywaystocelebratethisspecialmonthofgraduation.photostakenwithyourclassmatesandteachers,ordineouttogetherandexchangegifts.

YoucanhaveHighschoolstudentsinWesterncountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandCanadausuallyhaveapromtomarktheirgraduation.It'stomarkthetimekidsturnintoyoungmenandwomen.Aftertheprom,teenagerseithergotocollegeorfindajob.Itmeanstheyarenolongerasdependentontheirparentsastheywerebefore.Attheprom,boysusuallydressindinnerjacketsandbowties,thoughmanydifferenttypesofformalclothesareworn.Traditionally,girlsgiveboysmatchingboutonnieres(asmallcollectionofflowerstheypintotheirjackets).Girlstraditionallywearformaldresses,ordresstoshockorbenoticed,inshinyorbrightlycoloredmaterials.Commonpromactivitiesincludedining,dancing,thecrowningofaPromKingandQueen,andjusttalkingtofriends.Insomecases,highschoolstudentscollectfundsfortheirclasspromthroughthefouryearsoftheirhighschool.Highschoolsinornearlargecitiesmayrentballroomsatexpensivehotelsor,tobeunusual,onapleasurecruiseboat(游船).Butoftencostsarecutbysimplyusingtheschoolgym.Studentsmakealotofefforttodecoratethegymtomaketheeventspecial.Themusicplayedatthepromwillbethemostpopularkinds,likerockandhip-hop.ThestudentselectthePromQueen.SheispartneredwithaPromKingwhoistwodancewitheachothertocelebratetheirelection.Sometimesteachersandparentsalsogototheprom.Butothersliketogowithfriends,towhomtheyaresoongoingtobesayinggoodbye.Ifyouliketheideaofaprom,whydon'tyouandyourclassmatesorganizeoneforyourgraduation?语篇解读：本文主要介绍了在美国和加拿大等西方国家，高中生在毕业前夜会举行毕业舞会。舞会上男女生都衣着美丽的衣服，而且还举办各样活动，还会选出舞会之王和舞后等。5．Whatdoestheword“prom”probablymeaninthepassage?A．Adancingcompetition.B．Apartyheldtocelebrategraduation.C．Afashionshow.D．Anelection.分析：选B词义猜想题。依据上下文可知，prom指“毕业舞会”。6．Whydothestudentsholdaprom?A．TobeelectedasthePromKingorQueen.B．Torelievethemselvesfromthestudypressure.C．Tosaygoodbyetotheirfriends.D．Tomarkthegraduationandtheirindependence.分析：选D细节理解题。依据第三段的内容可知，举办毕业舞会，标记着他们的毕业和独立。7．Whichofthefollowingclearlyindicatesthatthepromisveryimportanttostudents?A．Theytakepicturesattheprom.B．Theywearformalclothesorspecialclothes.C．Musicisplayedattheprom.D．Teachersandparentsattendit.分析：选B推理判断题。依据第四段中的内容可知，男女生都衣着正式的美丽的衣服。由此可知，毕业舞会对学生来说很重要。8．Whichofthefollowingisaneconomicalwaytoholdtheprom?A．Rentingaballroom.B．Takingacruiseboat.C．Holdingitintheschoolgym.D．Dininginafamousrestaurant.分析：选C推理判断题。依据第五段的内容可知

A、B两项会花销好多。此外，依据知识可知，D项也会花好多。由第五段的“Butoftencostsarecutbysimplyusingtheschoolgym.”可知C项是特别节俭的做法。CAsasenior,Irealiseditwastimetomakeoneofthebiggestdecisionsofmylife,butIwasabsolutelyshortoftalent.MyfriendswereapplyingtoschoolslikeTuftsandBerkeley,whiletheonlyplanningIhaddonewasforthecomingweekend.Iwasn'treadyforcollege.Iwasfrightenedanddidn'tknowwhattodo.MyparentsagreedthatIwasshortoftalent.“Maybeyoushouldgotopreparatoryschool(预科学校)foranadditionalyear，”mymothersuggested.Preparatoryschool?Wasshecrazy?Iwasn'tthegreateststudent,butIcouldn'tgotoapreparatoryschool.Ithoughtthatwasforstupidkids—kidswhodon'tgetgoodjobsorsucceedinlife.Mygrandfather,whorecentlypassedaway,hashadthegreatestinfluenceonmylife.Iknewthathegraduatedfromatopcollege,Bowdoin,butIdidn'tknowwhetherthiswasmybestbet,andfearedfindingtheperfectschoolwouldbedifficult.Then,IheardaboutNewHamptonSchoolfromafriendanddecidedtovisit.Iwasblownawayandimmediatelyfeltcomfortable.Ibecamehesitant(踌躇的)tovisitotherschoolsbecauseIcouldn'timagineanyotherwouldbeaseducatingasNewHampton.Thestaffgavemeawarmfeeling,whichmeantalottoakidfromasmalltown.EventhoughI'masenior,IwillbeabletobetterpreparemyselfforcollegeatNewHamptonSchool.IfeelthestaffwillhelpmegetthatextrayearofdevelopmenttomakesurethatIwillbereadyforcollege.ThenI'llgo.错误!9．Whydidn'ttheauthorapplytoTuftsorBerkeley?A．Hedidn'twanttogotocollege.B．Theywerecommonuniversities.C．Hedidn'treachtheiradmissionstandards.D．Hewantedtogotoauniversitybetterthanthem.分析：选C推理判断题。依据第一段可知，作者胸无点墨且没有为申请上这两所大学做好准备。由此能够推测，原由在于作者没有达到这两所大学的录取标准。10．Theauthordidn'twanttogotopreparatoryschoolatthebeginningbecause________.A．hewasakidfromasmalltownB．itwasdifficulttofindagoodpreparatoryschoolC．goingtopreparatoryschoolwashismother'schoiceD．hethoughtonlystupidkidswouldgotopreparatoryschool分析：选D细节理解题。依据第二段最后三句可知，作者以为预科学校是为笨孩子准备的，只有笨孩子才去上预科学校，因此他一开始不想上预科学校。11．Thefactthattheauthor'sgrandfatherhadattendedpreparatoryschool________.A．encouragedtheauthortogototopcollege,BowdoinB．madetheauthorfindtheperfectschoolmoreeasilyC．changedtheauthor'soriginalideaaboutpreparatoryschoolD．madetheauthorfindtheperfectschoolwithmoredifficulty分析：选C推理判断题。依据第三段和文章结尾作者对预科学校的态度可知，作者的祖父曾上过预科学校这一经历使作者改变了最先对预科学校的反抗态度。12．WhatattractedtheauthormostinNewHamptonSchool?A．Thenameoftheschool.B．Thestaffoftheschool.C．Thelocationoftheschool.D．Thelivingconditionsoftheschool.分析：选B细节理解题。依据最后一段第四句可知，这里的教员工给了作者暖和的感觉；依据文章倒数第二句可知，作者感觉这里的教员工会帮助自己获取提高。综上可知，这所学校最吸引作者的是其教员工。[课文对译]HighlightsofMySeniorYearByJoannaSykesIcanhardlybelieveit,butmyschoollifeisalmostover.Promnighthascomeandgone,andI'vereceivedmyhighschooldiplomaatlast.It'sagoodthingthattheexamsarefinished.Ifeeltooexcitedtothinkclearly!Itseemsstrangetothinkthatinafewdays'timeI'llbewalkingoutoftheschoolgatesforever.ThefirstthingI'mgoingtodoistotakealongvacation!Meanwhile,Ifindmyselflookingbackatmysenioryear,andthinkingaboutallthewonderfulthingsthathavehappened.I'vedecidedtowritethemdownsothatoneday,yearsfromnow,whenIrereadthem,thememorieswillcomeback.There'ssomuchtoremember.Oneofthebestthingsaboutthisyearhasbeenworkingasanartseditorforthisnewspaper.I'vesoenjoyedit!Ilovewriting,andworkingonthispaperismyfirststeptowardsbecomingajournalist,sothishasbeenarealsuccessforme.SomethingelseI'vegreatlyenjoyedisworkingasapeermediator,someonewhohelpsstudentstosettleproblemsthattheyhavewithotherstudents.Atthestartoftheschoolyear,weweregiventraininginhowtodothis,andit'sclearthatthiskindofworkcanreallyhelppeople.IthinkI'llcontinuetoworkasamediatorwhenIgotocollege.DuringtheEastervacation,IwentonashortschoolskiingtriptotheRockyMountains.I'vebeenskiingquiteafewtimes,butneverwiththeschool,andsincetwogoodfriendscameonthetrip,wehadgreatfunracingeachotherdowntheskislopes.It'swell-knownthatAmericansarecompetitive,andIdidenjoyitwheneverIwonourraces!OtherthingsI'mpleasedabout—gettinggoodgradesonmyfinalexams,andreceivingtheseniorprizeforEnglishLiterature.IwasgivenacarbymyparentssoI'vebeenabletodrivetoschool,whichisbrilliant.Andofcourse,I'llneverforgetbeingelectedtothestudentcouncil.Ireallyenjoyedmeetingtheteachersandtellingthemhowwe,thestudents,feelaboutthings,andwhatwethinkshouldhappenintheschool!Allthesethingshavebeenwonderful.ButIhavetosay,thehighlightoftheyearwastheseniorprom.ForanAmericangirl,it'ssoimportantthatyouhaveagoodtimeattheprom.Well,Idid!Daniel,aboyinmyEnglishclass,askedmetogotothepromwithhim,andIwassopleased—I'dbeenhopinghewouldaskme.Ifoundadressthatsuitedmeperfectly,andhadmyhairspeciallydoneonthedayoftheprom.Ittooktwohoursbutitwasworthit,aseveryonetoldmeIlookedveryelegant!Agroupofusrentedanicecartotakeustotheprom.ThefoodwasdeliciousandIatesomuchthatIhadtostopdancingforawhile!Wesharedatablewithsomegoodfriends,andlaughedandtoldjokesallevening.It'sagreatpitythatit'sprobablythelasttimethiswillhappen.DanielandIdancedmostofthedancestogether.Butthebigsur