2021届高三英语新高考模拟试题01

2021届高三英语新高考模拟试题01

（建议用时：100分钟）

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

BestCookbooksforKids

BestOverall:CookingClass:57FunRecipesKidsWillLovetoMake（andEatl）

©BuyonAmazon

©BuyonWalmart

Withthehelpofthisbest-sellingcookbook,yourkidswillbecomemastersinthekitchen!

CookingClass:57FunRecipesKidsWillLovetoMake(andEat!)isidealforchildrenaged6to

12,asitincludesdetailedexplanationsofbasiccookingtechniques,plusmorethan50kid-friendly

recipes.Thisaward-winningcookbookisacomprehensiveguideforcookingnovices,explaining

skillsandrecipesinkid-friendlylanguage.

BestforBasicLearner:BetterHomesandGardensNewJuniorCookbook

©BuyonAmazon

©BuyonWalmart

Ifyouwanttoteachyourkidscookingterms,toolsandtechniques,youneedtheBetterHomes

andGardensNewJuniorCookbook.This128cookbookhasmorethan65kid-friendlyrecipes,

andit'sperfectforintroducingkidsaged5to12tothewonderfulworldofcooking.Itincludesa

detailedsectiononcookingterms,kitchensafety,tools(includingpictures),andhealthycooking.It

alsoaddresseshowtomeasureingredientsandhowtoreadrecipes.

BestClassic:BettyCrockerfsCookbookforBoysandGirls

COOKBOOK

©BuyonAmazon

©BuyonTarget

©BuyonWalmart

Thefirsteditionofthisclassickids'cookbookwaspublishedmorethan60yearsago,andthe

BettyCrocker'sCookbookforBoysandGirlsisstillafavoriteforkidsandadultsalike.Therecipes

areidealforchildrenaged8to12.Thiscookbookisanauthenticreproductionoftheoriginal

1957edition,whichmanybabyboomerslearnedfromthemselves!Manyolderbuyerswritethat

theyhadthesamecookbookgrowingupandlovesharingtheclassicrecipeswiththenext

generation.

BestVegetarian:TheHelpYourselfCookbookforKids

©BuyonAmazon

©BuyonWalmart

Thisvegancookbookisbestforchildrenaged6to12,anditsaimistoteachkidsabouthealthy

eatingbyinvolvingtheminthecookingprocess.Thebookfeatures60plant-basedrecipesforyou

tomakewithyourfamily,includingmeals,snacks,drinksanddesserts.

1.WhichcookbookcanbepurchasedonTarget?

A.CookingClass:57FunRecipesKidsWillLovetoMake{andEatl\

B.BetterHomesandGardensNewJuniorCookbook.

C.BettyCrockerfsCookbookforBoysandGirls.

D.TheHelpYourselfCookbookforKids.

2.WhatcanweknowaboutBetterHomesandGardensNewJuniorCookbooks

A.Itisanaward-winningcookbook.

B.Itteachesthekidsaboutkitchensafety.

C.Itincludes60plant-basedrecipes.

D.Itwaspublishedmorethan60yearsago.

3.WhatisthesimilaritybetweenCookingClass:57FunRecipesKidsWillLovetoMake(andEat!)

andTheHelpYourselfCookbookforKids?

A.Theyarebothdesignedforkidsaged6-12.

B.Theyhaverecipesbasedonplants.

C.Theyhaverecipesforwhateveryouwant.

D.Theyexplainhowtomeasureingredients.

B

AnewTVdocumentary侈己录片）isbeingmadewhichchartsthelivesofthreechildrenwhoare

makingahomeinBritain.Ineachcase,thechildrenhavetravelledtotheUKalonetojointheir

mothersafteraseparationofseveralyears.

Imranis11andlivedinPakistanwithhisgrandmotherbeforecomingtoavillagenear

PeterboroughintheEastMidlandstojoinhismotherandhisnewstepfather（继父），whomhehad

notmetbefore.HespeaksUrduandPunjabi,butnotawordofEnglish.Imransoongetsinto

troubleatschoolbecauseheisatadisadvantageamonghisconfidentEnglish-bornclassmates.The

otherchildrenmock（嘲笑）himbecausetheythinkheisnotcool,sohecoversuphisawkwardness

byplayingthefbol.Afterschoolhesitsdrawingapictureofhimselfwithtearsoneachcheek.

LikeImran,1O-year-oldAltynayfromKyrgyzstan,spokenoEnglishwhenshearrivedather

newhomeinPenistone,Yorkshire,butshewasluckytohaveKanykei,whohaslivedinEngland

forthreeyears,tointerpretforher.Evenso,thislittlegirl,whowastheheadgirlatheroldschool,

foundherfirstfewmonthshereveryhard.Earlyinthefilmsheisshownlaughinganddancingwith

Kanykei,whilelatersheappearstobehomesickanddisappointedbythelanguagebarrierather

villageschool.Butthatwasafewmonthsago.KanykeiconfirmsthatAltynayishappiernow

becauseshehaslearnedmoreEnglish.

Comparedwiththetwo,Marshalhasahugeadvantage,havingbeeneducatedat

English-languageschoolsinZimbabwe.Heisalsooutgoing.Whenaskedifsettlingintoanew

countryishardforhim,heshakeshishead,“No,itwasnothardforme.Iamabraveperson.^^But

hisnewlifeisnotwithoutdifficulties.“ItishisreadingIamworriedabout,“sayshismother

Josephine."Hedidn'thavemysupportwhenheneededit.”

4.WhatconcernsImranintheUK?

A.Hisfoolishclassmates.

B.Hispoordrawingskills.

C.Hisbadrelationshipwithhisstepfather.

D.Hisunpleasantexperienceathisnewschool.

5.WhatdoesKanykeisayaboutAltynay?

A.Sheisadaptingtothenewlifespeedily.

B.Shefindsiteasytolearnanewlanguage.

C.Sheisexperiencingapositivechangenow.

D.Shehasbecomethetopstudentinhernewclass.

6.HowisMarshaldifferentfromImranandAltynay?

A.Heisgoodatreading.

B.Helacksparentallove.

C.Hehasfewerdifficultiesinlanguage.

D.Hefacesmorechallengesinhisnewlife.

7.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ALonelyLifeinaNewCountry

B.BreakingtheBarrier

C.GreatExpectations

D.HappylifeintheUK

C

Pleasetakeafewsecondsandthinkofyourpersonalbiggestgoal.Imaginetellingsomeoneyou

meettodaywhatyou'regoingtodo.Imaginetheircongratulationsandtheirhighimageofyou.

Doesn'titfeelgoodtosayitoutloud?Don'tyoufeelonestepcloseralready?Well,badnews:you

shouldhavekeptyourmouthshut,becausethatgoodfeelingwillmakeyoulesslikelytodoit.

Anytimeyouhaveagoal,thereissomeworkthatneedstobedonetoachieveit.Ideally,you

wouldnotbesatisfieduntilyou'dactuallydonethework.Butwhenyoutellsomeoneyourgoaland

heacknowledgesit,psychologistshavefoundifscalleda“socialreality”.Themindiskindof

trickedintofeelingthatit'salreadydone.Andthen,becauseyou'vefeltthatsatisfaction,you'reless

motivatedtodotheactualhardworknecessary.Thisgoesagainstthetraditionalwisdomthatwe

shouldtellourfriendsourgoals,right?

In1982,PeterGollwitzer,aProfessorofPsychology,wroteawholebookaboutthis.Andin

2009,hedidsomenewteststhatwerepublished.Itgoeslikethis:163peopleacrossfourseparate

testswrotedowntheirpersonalgoal.Thenhalfofthemannouncedtheircommitment（许诺）tothis

goaltotheroom,andhalfdidn't.Theneveryonewasgiven45minutesofworkthatwoulddirectly

leadthemtowardstheirgoal,buttheyweretoldthattheycouldstopatanytime.Nowthosewho

kepttheirmouthsshutworkedtheentire45minutesonaverage,andwhenaskedafterwards,said

theyfelttheyhadalongwaytogotoachievetheirgoal.Butthosewhohadannounceditquitafter

only33minutesonaverage,andwhenaskedafterwards,saidthattheyfeltmuchclosertoachieving

theirgoal.

8.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“socialreality^^inParagraph2mean?

A.Completionofthegoal.

B.Necessaryhardwork.

C.People'sacknowledgement.

D.Asenseofsatisfaction.

9.WhatdoesPeterGollwitzertrytotellus?

A.Writingdownthegoalisveryhelpful.

B.Achievingpersonalgoalneedsmoretime.

C.Keepingthegoalsecretmakespeopleworkharder.

D.Makingthegoalpublicmakespeoplelesssatisfied.

10.HowdidPeterGollwitzerprovehisideaaboutpeople'sgoal?

A.Bygivingfigures.

B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bymakingasurvey.

D.Bymakingcomparisontests.

11.Whatwillprobablyhappenifyoutellyourfriendsyourgoal?

A.Youwillbemoreconfident.

B.Youwillnotgainsatisfaction.

C.Youarelesslikelytorealizeit.

D.You'llbemuchmoremotivated.

D

There'snodoubtthatoneofthegreatesthumanachievementsistheexplorationofthespace.

EversinceastronautYuriGagarinbecamethefirstpersontobesentintotheorbitaroundthemoon

in1961,scientistshavebeenpushingtheboundariesfurtherandfurther.Butuntilnowthe

explorationintotheunknownhasbeendominated（主导）bymen.

Ofcourse,inthepast,womenwerealsoincludedinthespaceprojectsandplayedanactiverole

onthegroundandbehindthescenes.Forexample,theyworkedasseamstresses（女裁缝师），sewing

vitalspaceflightcomponents.Infact,manyofNASA'skeyworkswouldneverhavebeenpossible

withoutthem.RecentlyHollywoodproducedamoviecalledHiddenFigurestofocusonagroupof

Americanfemalemathematicians,especiallytheblackwomen,whohelpedNASAsendthefirst

Americanintospace.Butthiswasnotwomen'sonlycontribution.Backin1963,Sovietastronaut

ValentinaTereshkovabecamethefirstwomantobesentintospace.However,afterthat,space

flightprogramswereslowtoemploywomen.IntheUSA,NASAdidn'tacceptapplicationsfrom

womentobecomeastronautsuntil1978.

ButattitudeshavechangedandleadingofficialsatNASAsaythatthefirstpersontosetfooton

Marsshouldbeawoman.Thespaceagencyaimstohaveasex-balancedworkforcebutcanonly

achievethatifequalnumbersofmenandwomenaretrainedforscienceandtechnologyjobs.As

AllisonMclntryretoldtheBBC,“Mydirectorisawoman.Wehavefemaleastronauts.Wehaven't

putawomanonthemoonyet.AndIthinkthatperhapsthefirstpersontosteponMarsshouldbea

woman.”

12.WhatdidYuriGagarindoin1961?

A.Helandedonthemooninsuccess.

B.Hediscoveredmanynewboundaries.

C.Heledscientiststoexplorethemoon.

D.Hemadethefirstjourneyintothespace.

13.WhydoestheauthormentionthefilmHiddenFigures!

A.ToshowwomenarethetrueheroesofNASA'sfirstlaunch.

B.TostressthatblackpeoplehavewonequalrightsinNASA.

C.ToprovewomencandoaswellasmeninNASA'projects.

D.Topresentwomen'scontributionstoNASA'sspaceprograms.

14.WhatisAllisonMclntryre'sattitudetowardwomenastronauts?

A.Uncaring.B.Disapproving.

C.Supportive.D.Disappointed.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WilltheFirstPersontoSteponMarsBeaWoman?

B.GreatAchievementsHaveBeenMadeinSpaceExploration?

C.WhyMenPlayedanImportantRoleinExploringtheUnknown?

D.MenandWomenHaveMadeEqualContributionstoNASA'sProjects?

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

FourWaystoBeatSummerWeightGain

Whenwethinkofthesummerholiday,mostofusthinkofoutdoorfun.Soitseemslikewe

shouldnaturallyloseweightoverthesummerholiday.Inreality,thesummerholidayisn'tallbeach

volleyballandwatersports.Therefore,wecangainweighteasilyinthesummerholiday.16

Herearefourwaystobeatsummerweightgain.

17

Whenwedon'thaveaplan,it'seasytospendthesummerholidaymovingfromthecouchto

thecomputer,withregularstopsbeforethefridge.Avoidthisbyaimingforaspecificgoal,like

volunteering,masteringanewskill,orworkingatajob.Justbesuretoplanforsomefreetimeso

youcanrelaxalittle!

Staybusy.

Whenwe'rebored,it'seasytofallintoatrapofdoingnothingandthenfeelinglowonenergy.

Inadditiontohelpingyouavoidthecookiejar,fillingyourdayswithstufftodocangiveyoua

senseofaccomplishment.18

Beattheheat.

Don'tletsummerheatputyourexerciseplansonhold.19Ifagymisn'tyourscene,try

bowlingoranindoorclimbingwall.Ifyoulovebeingoutdoors,movearegularrunorsoccergame

toearlymorningorevening.

20

Withschoolout,weloseourdailyroutines.Ifyoudon'thaveaspecificjoboranactivitytoget

upfor,ifseasytosleeplate,watchtoomuchTV,andsnackmorethanusual.Makesureyour

summerdayshavesomestructure-likegettingupatthesametimeeachday.Planactivitiesfor

specifictimes,likeexercisingbeforebreakfast.

A.Sticktoaschedule.

B.Getgoingwithgoals.

C.Relaxbywalkingoutside.

D.Moveyourworkoutindoors.

E.Weusuallystayathomeinthesummerholiday.

F.That'sespeciallytrueifadreamsummerjobfallsthrough.

G.However,it'seasytoavoidthisproblemifweknowwhattolookoutfor.

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

7

WhenIwasinsecondgrade,mysinglegreatestfantasywastoflylikeabird.AsIgrewolder,I

21flyingoffaspartofmychildhoodimagination,being22beyondpossibility.Buttwo

daysaftermyeighteenthbirthday,mychildhoodfantasyshouldbecomea23.

Oncetheenginescameto24,1knewtherewasnoescape.In20minutesIwouldbe25

outofthisairplane.AsIlookedoutofthewindow,Icouldseemybrothersvideotapingtheplaneas

it26,andnowtheywereonly27figuresstandingnexttotherunway.Lookingacrossat

myjumpmate,28hehadsuccessfullycompletedover2,400jumps,Icouldseefromthelook

inhiseyesthathewasstill29.1realizedthatIwastoo.

Asthedooropened,thewindscreamedpastmyears.Generally,Idonot30outloud

whenIamfrightened,butasmyfeetfellfromtheplane,mymindwasexperiencing1,00031

persecond.Afterafewseconds,Ifoundmyselfasking,“WhydidIdothis?”Theonlyresponses

thatcametomymindweremorequestions一DidIjumpbecauseoftheendlesslureofthesky?

Wasittotestmy32?Wasittoseekanewadventure?33throughtheskyat165miles

perhour,Ididnotfindmyanswer.

Finally,I34withathump（砰然声）asmyfamilyrantogreetme.AsI35thefield

anddrewinmyfirstbreath,Iknewthathavingmyfeetonthegroundagainwouldtakeonanew

meaning.

21.A.markedB.recommendedC.choseD.defined

22.A.partlyB.completelyC.similarlyD.originally

23.A.dreamB.truthC.hitD.reality

24.A.powerB.lifeC.lightD.view

25.A.jumpingB.keepingC.lookingD.running

26.A.tookonB.tookoffC.tookoutD.tookapart

27.A.familiarB.importantC.greatD.distant

28.A.thoughB.asC.sinceD.unless

29.A.relaxedB.scaredC.secureD.upset

30.A.speakB.burstC.breakD.shout

31.A.memoriesB.languagesC.thoughtsD.secrets

32.A.courageB.generosityC.honestyD.character

33.A.RushingB.PassingC.GettingD.Dropping

34.A.walkedB.landedC.launchedD.left

35.A.ranacrossB.ranaroundC.lookedatD.lookedfor

第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

ThetraditionalChinesenamechop(名章)orsealhasbeenusedforthousandsofyears.36.

isquitelikelythatpeoplebeganusingnamechopsbecauseChinesecharactersareso

complexandfewpeopleinancienttimes37.(be)abletoreadandwrite.Inaddition,

chopsdatebacktoatime38.therewasnootherformof39.(identify)suchas

IDcards.

Achopalsoservedasavalidsignature.Allofficial40.______(document)inChinaneededa

choptobevalid.Today,mostChineseareeducated,butthetradition41.(keep)alivein

China.

IfyouspendanylengthoftimeinChina,youwillalmost42.(certain)needtohavea

chop.Ifyou'restayingashorttime,achopbecomesa(n)43.(amaze)souvenir.Achop

canbemadequickly,butfirstyouwillneedtohaveyourname44.(translate)into

Chinesecharacters.

Therearemanydifferentsizesandstylesofchops.Inexpensivesmallchopscanbecarvedfrom

woodorplastic一upmarketchopsaremade45.ivory,jade,marbleorsteel.Onlya

specialtypeofslow-dryingredinkisusedforanamechop,soifyoubuyachopinChina,getan

inkpad(E[3泥盒)too.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，近期你校举办了主题为“美丽中国”的中国画(traditionalChinesepainting)现场

作画比赛。请为校报英文专栏写一篇活动报道。内容包括：

1.活动时间、地点；

2.活动概况；

3.活动意义。

注意：

1.词数80左右：

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

BeautifulChinainTraditionalChinesePainting

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Itwasaroughweek.ThepriceofoilskyrocketedasthetemperaturedroppedsharplyinMaine.

Wewerelookingatahighofeightdegreesthatweek,andIhadmissedthreedaysofworksomy

paycheckwasgoingtobelowerthannormal.Iwasstressed,tosaytheleast.Ishoppedstrategically,

lookingforeverypossiblewaytocutpenniessoIcouldbuygroceriesandkeepthehousewarm.

Myeight-year-oldsondidn'tunderstandwhenItoldhimwewerestrugglingthatweek.He

wantedaspecialkindofyoghurt,butIdidn'thavetheextrathreedollarstobuyitforhim.Itwas

thekindofyoghurtwithacartoonkidridingaskateboardonthefrontofthebox,andameretwo

spoonfulsineachcup.Itwasthekindofproductthatwastesaparent'smoneyandmakesmehate

advertising.

Ifeltguiltyasaparentwhenthosebigeyeslookedatmewithconfusion,asiftosay,"It'sjust

yoghurt.What'sthebigdeal?”SoIfoundaway.Iputsomethingbackassinglemothersoftendo.

Hegothisyoghurt.

Onthewaydrivingbackfromthegrocerystore,Inoticedahomelessmanholdingasignbythe

sideoftheroad.Myhearthurt,andItriednottolookathim.Iwatchedpeoplestayawayfromhim

onthestreetandwalkbywithoutevenmeetinghiseyes.Mysondidn'tseemtocaremuch,either.I

lookedatthemancloselythen一barehandsgraspingapieceofcardboard,snot（鼻涕）frozento

hisface,awornoutjacket.AndthereIwasstrugglingbecauseIhadtobuyoilandgroceries.ButI

decidedtohelp.Ipulledovertothemanandhandedhimafive-dollarbill.

注意:1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Seeingthis,mysonbecameconfusedandsurprised.

\Onthatday,mysonperformedanactthatmostadultswouldn7havedone.

【解析版】

2021届高三英语模拟训练题【新高考】01

（建议用时：100分钟）

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

BestCookbooksforKids

BestOverall:CookingClass'.57FunRecipesKidsWillLovetoMake(andEat!)

©BuyonAmazon

©BuyonWalmart

Withthehelpofthisbest-sellingcookbook,yourkidswillbecomemastersinthekitchen!

CookingClass,.57FunRecipesKidsWillLovetoMake(andEat!)isidealforchildrenaged6to

12,asitincludesdetailedexplanationsofbasiccookingtechniques,plusmorethan50kid-friendly

recipes.Thisaward-winningcookbookisacomprehensiveguideforcookingnovices,explaining

skillsandrecipesinkid-friendlylanguage.

BestforBasicLearner:BetterHomesandGardensNewJuniorCookbook

©BuyonAmazon

©BuyonWalmart

Ifyouwanttoteachyourkidscookingterms,toolsandtechniques,youneedtheBetterHomes

andGardensNewJuniorCookbook.This128cookbookhasmorethan65kid-friendlyrecipes,

andit'sperfectforintroducingkidsaged5to12tothewonderfulworldofcooking.Itincludesa

detailedsectiononcookingterms,kitchensafety,tools(includingpictures),andhealthycooking.It

alsoaddresseshowtomeasureingredientsandhowtoreadrecipes.

BestClassic:BettyCrockerfsCookbookforBoysandGirls

COOKBOOK

andiC^fA

©BuyonAmazon

©BuyonTarget

©BuyonWalmart

Thefirsteditionofthisclassickids'cookbookwaspublishedmorethan60yearsago,andthe

BettyCrockerfsCookbookforBoysandGirlsisstillafavoriteforkidsandadultsalike.Therecipes

areidealforchildrenaged8to12.Thiscookbookisanauthenticreproductionoftheoriginal

1957edition,whichmanybabyboomerslearnedfromthemselves!Manyolderbuyerswritethat

theyhadthesamecookbookgrowingupandlovesharingtheclassicrecipeswiththenext

generation.

BestVegetarian:TheHelpYourselfCookbookforKids

©BuyonAmazon

©BuyonWalmart

Thisvegancookbookisbestforchildrenaged6to12,anditsaimistoteachkidsabout

healthyeatingbyinvolvingtheminthecookingprocess.Thebookfeatures60plant-basedrecipes

fbryoutomakewithyourfamily,includingmeals,snacks,drinksanddesserts.

1.WhichcookbookcanbepurchasedonTarget?

A.CookingClass:57FunRecipesKidsWillLovetoMake{andEat!).

B.BetterHomesandGardensNewJuniorCookbook.

C.BettyCrockersCookbookforBoysandGirls.

D.TheHelpYourselfCookbookforKids.

2.WhatcanweknowaboutBetterHomesandGardensNewJuniorCookbook!

A.Itisanaward-winningcookbook.

B.Itteachesthekidsaboutkitchensafety.

C.Itincludes60plant-basedrecipes.

D.Itwaspublishedmorethan60yearsago.

3.WhatisthesimilaritybetweenCookingClass:57FunRecipesKidsWillLovetoMake（andEat!）

andTheHelpYourselfCookbookforKids?

A.Theyarebothdesignedforkidsaged6-12.

B.Theyhaverecipesbasedonplants.

C.Theyhaverecipesforwhateveryouwant.

D.Theyexplainhowtomeasureingredients.

【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了四本适合孩子们的食谱。

【答案与解析】

1.C细节题。根据每本书的下方的购买网站提示可知，只有第三本书下面提到了Buyon

Targeto故选C项。

2.B细节题。根据这本书的介绍“Itincludesadetailedsectiononcookingterms,kitchensafety,

tools（includingpictures）,andhealthycooking.”可知,这本书谈到了厨房安全。

3.A细节题。根据第一本书和最后一本书的介绍可知，两本书都是为6到12岁的孩子们设

计的。

B

AnewTVdocumentary（纪录片）isbeingmadewhichchartsthelivesofthreechildrenwhoare

makingahomeinBritain.Ineachcase,thechildrenhavetravelledtotheUKalonetojointheir

mothersafteraseparationofseveralyears.

Imranis11andlivedinPakistanwithhisgrandmotherbeforecomingtoavillagenear

PeterboroughintheEastMidlandstojoinhismotherandhisnewstepfather（继父），whomhehad

notmetbefore.HespeaksUrduandPunjabi,butnotawordofEnglish.Imransoongetsinto

troubleatschoolbecauseheisatadisadvantageamonghisconfidentEnglish-bornclassmates.The

otherchildrenmock（嘲笑）himbecausetheythinkheisnotcool,sohecoversuphisawkwardness

byplayingthefool.Afterschoolhesitsdrawingapictureofhimselfwithtearsoneachcheek.

LikeImran,1O-year-oldAltynayfromKyrgyzstan,spokenoEnglishwhenshearrivedather

newhomeinPenistone,Yorkshire,butshewasluckytohaveKanykei,whohaslivedinEngland

forthreeyears,tointerpretforher.Evenso,thislittlegirl,whowastheheadgirlatheroldschool,

foundherfirstfewmonthshereveryhard.Earlyinthefilmsheisshownlaughinganddancingwith

Kanykei,whilelatersheappearstobehomesickanddisappointedbythelanguagebarrierather

villageschool.Butthatwasafewmonthsago.KanykeiconfirmsthatAltynayishappiernow

becauseshehaslearnedmoreEnglish.

Comparedwiththetwo,Marshalhasahugeadvantage,havingbeeneducatedat

English-languageschoolsinZimbabwe.Heisalsooutgoing.Whenaskedifsettlingintoanew

countryishardforhim,heshakeshishead,“No,itwasnothardfbrme.Iamabraveperson.,,But

hisnewlifeisnotwithoutdifficulties.“ItishisreadingIamworriedabout,“sayshismother

Josephine."Hedidn'thavemysupportwhenheneededit.”

4.WhatconcernsImranintheUK?

A.Hisfoolishclassmates.

B.Hispoordrawingskills.

C.Hisbadrelationshipwithhisstepfather.

D.Hisunpleasantexperienceathisnewschool.

5.WhatdoesKanykeisayaboutAltynay?

A.Sheisadaptingtothenewlifespeedily.

B.Shefindsiteasytolearnanewlanguage.

C.Sheisexperiencingapositivechangenow.

D.Shehasbecomethetopstudentinhernewclass.

6.HowisMarshaldifferentfromImranandAltynay?

A.Heisgoodatreading.

B.Helacksparentallove.

C.Hehasfewerdifficultiesinlanguage.

D.Hefacesmorechallengesinhisnewlife.

7.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ALonelyLifeinaNewCountry

B.BreakingtheBarrier

C.GreatExpectations

D.HappylifeintheUK

【语篇解读】本文介绍了三位刚来到英国的孩子在学校生活中所遇到的问题。

【答案与解析】

4.D推断题。根据第2段内容可知,Imran不会说英语，所以他在新班级里并不自信，同学们

也因此嘲笑他，正是学校的这些不愉快的经历困扰着Imran。

5.C细节题。根据第3段中的“KanykeiconfirmsthatAltynayishappiernowbecauseshehas

learnedmoreEnglish.“可知，Altynay慢慢适应了英国的生活，并学会了一些英语，所以她正在

积极转变。

6.C细节题。根据最后——段中的"Comparedwiththetwo,Marshalhasahugeadvantage,having

beeneducatedatEnglish-languageschoolsinZimbabwe.“可知，Marshal在津巴布韦学过英语，所

以，与Imran和Altynay相比，他在语言方面的困难很小。

7.B主旨题。文章介绍了初来英国生活的三个孩子的经历，从他们的经历中我们可以看出,

他们要想适应这里的生活就需要克服重重障碍，由此可知,B项最适合作标题。

C

Pleasetakeafewsecondsandthinkofyourpersonalbiggestgoal.Imaginetellingsomeoneyou

meettodaywhatyou'regoingtodo.Imaginetheircongratulationsandtheirhighimageofyou.

Doesn'titfeelgoodtosayitoutloud?Don'tyoufeelonestepcloseralready?Well,badnews:you

shouldhavekeptyourmouthshut,becausethatgoodfeelingwillmakeyoulesslikelytodoit.

Anytimeyouhaveagoal,thereissomeworkthatneedstobedonetoachieveit.Ideally,you

wouldnotbesatisfieduntilyou'dactuallydonethework.Butwhenyoutellsomeoneyourgoaland

heacknowledgesit,psychologistshavefoundit'scalleda“socialreality”.Themindiskindof

trickedintofeelingthatit'salreadydone.Andthen,becauseyou'vefeltthatsatisfaction,you'reless

motivatedtodotheactualhardworknecessary.Thisgoesagainstthetraditionalwisdomthatwe

shouldtellourfriendsourgoals,right?

In1982,PeterGollwitzer,aProfessorofPsychology,wroteawholebookaboutthis.Andin

2009,hedidsomenewteststhatwerepublished.Itgoeslikethis:163peopleacrossfourseparate

testswrotedowntheirpersonalgoal.Thenhalfofthemannouncedtheircommitment（许诺）tothis

goaltotheroom,andhalfdidn't.Theneveryonewasgiven45minutesofworkthatw