Module 2 My New Teachers 同步练-2022-2023学年外研版高中英语必修一

Module2MyNewTeachers

一、阅读理解

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A

Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywill

almostcertainlymentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcourse.

However,beingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanwe

need.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestway

possible,butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomein

thefirstplace.

Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUK,for

example,isrunningoutofitforcarryingthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingis

burnt,itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.

Recyclinghelps,buttheprocessitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuch

itemsinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblem,too.Toomanysupermarkets

encouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.However,afewofthemarecoming

roundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinue,encouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplastic

bags,forexample.

Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedto

associate（联系）packagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomething

unpackagedisofpoorquality.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butisalsoappliestoawide

rangeofconsumer（消费者）products,whichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthan

necessary.

Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecycle,wearebeginningtorealisejusthow

muchunnecessarymaterialarecollecting.Weneedtofacethewastefulnessofour

consumerculture,butwehaveamountaintoclimb.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"over-consumption"referto?

A.Usingtoomuchpackaging.

B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.

C.Havingmorematerialthanneeded.

D.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutrecyclingaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Itmeansburningpackagingforenergy.

B.Ithelpscontrolthegreenhouseeffect.

C.Itmeansstoppingusingplasticbags.

D.Ithelpssupermarketssavemoney.

3.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?

A.Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.

B.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.

C.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.

D.Otherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfood.

4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphsuggest?

A.Fightingwastefulnessisdifficult.

B.Needlessmaterialismostlyrecycled.

C.Peoplelikecollectingrecyclablewaste.

D.Theauthorisproudoftheirconsumerculture.

B

Asachild,Ialwayswantedtobe'Important".Iwantedtodosomethinggreatthat

therestoftheworldwouldbesurprisedat.Iwantedtomakemyparentsfeelproudofme.

Iwantedtobethecenterofattentionandstandoutinacrowd.Naturally,inorderto

makethesedreamscometrue,Ithoughtoutallofthenoble（高尚的）jobssuchas

doctor,lawyer,firefighterandsoon.Bytheway,Iwassixatthattime.Finally,after

manyyearsofresearch,Ifoundthatengineerswerecool.

BythetimeIwaseight,Ihadalreadyplannedmyprofessionalcareer（职业生涯）.

Ispentthenexttenyearstryingtoperfectmydrawingskillsthroughcompetitionsandart

classes.Ienjoyednearlyeverysecondofit.However,somewherealongthewaymy

thoughtbegantochange.Somuchhaschanged.

I'velearnedthatlifeisaboutlearningtoacceptyouandletthingsflowintheirmost

naturalstate.Successisaboutfindingyourselfandyourownmeaninginthisworld.Istill

wanttomakemyparentsfeelproudofme,butI'mmoreconcernedaboutwhatI

considerasimportant.IpaymoreattentiontowhatIreallywanttodo.

Asanadult,I'veincreasinglyrealizedallthethingstobeafraidofinlife.I'verealized

myownlimitations.Anyonewithgoodreasoningskillssoonbeginstoseetheriskof

lookingforthe"hardtoreach"goal.Itwasn'tuntilIwastwenty-twoyearsoldthatIbegan

togetintouchwithmytrueself.AsAlbertEinsteinsaid,"Onceweacceptourlimitations,

wegobeyondthem."Afteracceptingmytrueself,Icanconfidentlytakecareofmyself

andfindthewaythatismostsuitableforme.

5.Whatwastheauthor'sgoalwhenhewassix?

A.Todosomethinggreat.

B.Tobecomeanengineer.

C.Tohaveawell-paidjob.

D.Tobecomerichandfamous.

6.WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthoraccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Hewasinterestedindrawing.

B.Heenjoyedeverysecondofhisschoollife.

C.Heworkedhardtoimprovehisdrawingskills.

D.Hepaidlittleattentiontohisprofessionalcareer.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"limitations"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Disadvantages.B.Hobbies.

C.Dreams.D.Fears.

8.Whathastheauthorprobablyrealizedaccordingtothetext?

A.Hehadtoohighagoal.

B.Heownedtoomanythings.

C.Heshouldaccepthistrueself.

D.Heshouldtryhardtoreachhisgoal.

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A

AsIwaswalkinghome,aboyseemedtobesingingasonginaverylowvoice,

walkinginfrontofmeandcarryingsomeofthesamehighschoolbooksIhadwithme.I

caughtuptohim,andsaid"Hello^,.Icouldtellhewasstartledanddroppedoneofhis

books.IpickeditupandasIhandedittohim,hesaid"Thankyou"inastrangeway,

likewithastrongaccent.

Wesoonbeganwalkingtogetherandtalking.Itturnedouthewasinmyscience

class,andIdidn'tevenknowit!

HisnamewasAhmad,andhisfamilyhadjustmovedherethisschoolyear.He

invitedmeintohishouseandhisfamilytreatedmelikeaspecialguest,whichmademe

feelverywelcome.Hesaidhospitality（好客）isverybasictohisculture,andstrangers

werealwaystreatedverykindly.Hismombroughtoutsomegreatfood,andofferedme

sometea.Ahmad'sfatherandtwosisterswantedtohearallaboutmeandmyfamily,

andmyschooling.

Ahmad'swholefamilyhadtoleavetheirlifelonghomebecausewarhadbrokenout,

anditwasn'tsafethereanymore.Theyleftwithonlywhattheycouldcarry.Hisfamily

washappytofeelsafe,andtheygotusedtoAmericanculturequickly.Theyseemed

pleasedthatAhmadhadbroughtafriendhometomeetthem.

AndasmyfriendshipwithAhmadhascontinued,Inowrealizethattheworldisso

muchbiggerthanIthought!Ialsorealizethatyourfriendsdon'thavetobejustlikeyou.

Differencesmaketheworldgoround.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"startled"inParagraph1mean?

A.Excited.B.Moved.

C.Surprised.D.Interested.

2.WhydoAhmad'sfamilytreattheauthorasaspecialguest?

A.Theyliketohelpteenagers.

B.Theydidsooutoftheirculture.

C.Theywanttoknowmoreabouttheauthor.

D.TheymeanttohelpAhmadmakemorefriends.

3.Wheredoestheauthorprobablycomefrom?

A.Canada.B.America.C.China.D.Australia.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Peoplefromdifferentcountriescanbegoodfriends.

B.Friendsshouldhavealotofthingsincommon.

C.It'sdifficulttomakefriendswithforeigners.

D.Friendsneeddifferentculturesandaccents.

B

ThecityofRomehaspassedanewlawtopreventcrueltytoanimals.Allgoldfish

bowlsarenolongerallowedanddogownersmustwalktheirdogs.

Thiscomesafteranationallawwaspassedtogiveprisonsentencestopeoplewho

desertcatsordogs.

"Thecivilizationofacitycanbemeasuredbythis,“saidMonicaCarina,the

councilor（议员）behindthenewlaw.

"It'sgoodtodowhateverwecanforouranimalswhoinexchangeforalittlelovefill

ourexistencewiththeirattention,"shetoldaRomenewspaper.

Thenewspaperreportedthatroundbowlsdon'tgiveenoughoxygenforfishandmay

makethemgoblind.

"Romehastriedtoprotectfishmorethananywhereelseintheworld.Itstandsoutfor

recognizingthatfishareinterestinganimalswhodeserve（值得）respectand

compassioneverybitasmuchasdogsandcatsandotheranimals,"saidKarin

Robertson,adirectorofthePeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals.

LastyearalawwaspassedinItalythatgivespeoplewhodesertpetsbigfines（罚

款）andprisonsentences.Sincethenlocalgovernmentshaveaddedtheirownanimal

protectionrules.

ThenortherncityofTurinpassedalawinApriltogivepetownersfinesofupto$598

iftheydonotwalktheirdogsthreetimesaday.

ThenewlawinRomealsosaysthatownersmustn'tleavetheirdogsinhotcarsor

cuttheirdogs'tailstomakethemlooklovelies.Thelawalsogiveslegalrecognitiontothe

"catladies"whofeedhomelesscats.Thecatslivealloverthecityfromancientruinsto

modernofficecarparks.

5.WhatcanwelearnaboutRome'snewlawfromthetext?

A.Ithelpsimprovefishingenvironment.

B.Itstopspeoplefromcatchinggoldfish.

C.Itdiscourageskeepinggoldfishathome.

D.Itprovidesbetterconditionsforgoldfish.

6.PeopleinRomebelievethatthecivilizationofacitycanbejudgedbyits__.

A.protectionforancientruins

B.exchangeswithothercities

C.recognitionofanimallovers

D.awarenessofanimalprotection

7.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph6mean?

A.Pity.B.Praise.

C.Support.D.Popularity.

8.WhatisillegalinTurin?

A.Feedhomelessanimalsincarparks.

B.Shutdogshomealldaylong.

C.Raisecatsnearancientruins.

D.Keepdogsorcatsincars.

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阅读理解

ThechildrenwereabouttosetoutwhenEsquithgotanote.Hehadalookatitand

crumpled（揉）itupatonce.Hehadworkedfortwomonthstogetthekidsreadyforthe

trip.Theirparentsweresupportive,andmanyofthemwerecomingtothemovieswith

theirchildren.Hecouldn'tbelievetheheadofaschoolwouldmakesuchafoolish

decision.

Esquithstormedintotheoffice,gavethecrumplednotetotheheadmaster's

secretary,andaskedhertotelltheheadmasterthathewouldsticktohisopinion.

Becauseofhisbehavior,hewastoldthatafternoonthathehadbeensuspended（停

职）bytheschoolboarduntilthemoralcommittee（道德委员会）coulddecideifhehad

thequalitytobeagoodteacher.

Hewenthomesadlyandhadthethoughtofneverteachingagain.Hehadspent

muchofhislifeplanningtobeagoodteacherandnowhehadtoconsiderthepossibility

thathemighthavetomakeaharddecision,likegoingtoalawschool.

Actually,thisresponseisnaturalformanyyoungteachers.Intruth,formanyofthe

newhands,thefirstgoalisjusttoremain.Theyhopetheirlessonsgosmoothlyandthe

clockrunsquickly.Forthem,thereisnomorewonderfulsoundthanthebells'ringingat

theendoftheday.Buttheyaremorelikelytomovebackwhentheyhavedifficulties.

ButRafeEsquithwaslucky.Beforelong,thecommitteeputanendtothelabor

trouble.Theymadeajudgmentthatapersonwhowasdevotedtochildrenwasnodoubt

fitforthepost.Sohereturnedtoclasshappilyandcontinuedhiscareer.

1.HowdidEsquithfeelafterreadingthenote?

A.Confident.B.Scared.

C.Angry.D.Excited.

2.WhatmadeEsquiththinkofchanginghisprofession?

A.Hewasn'twillingtofollowtherules.

B.Hewasn'tsupportedbyhisparents.

C.Hewastootiredofteaching.

D.Hewasgreatlydisappointed.

3.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofEsquith'sideaofgivingupteaching?

A.Surprising.B.Normal.

C.Unwise.D.Strange.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthecommittee'sjudgment?

A.Theheadmasterlosthisjob.

B.Esquithwasateacherofgoodquality.

C.Esquithcouldn'tacceptthejudgment.

D.Thecommitteedidn'trecognizeEsquith'sability.

二、选词填空

用下面给出单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。有两个词是多余的。

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respectenergyappreciateseriouswaveimpress

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