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Module 2 课时跟踪检测（二） Introduction & Reading — Language Points
Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式
1．It’s the most amusing (有趣的) story I have ever read.
2．Drugs have become a serious (严肃的) problem in a lot of schools.
3．When you see the warning light, turn off the engine immediately (立即)．
4．Seeing the teacher coming, Kate can’t help avoiding (避免) talking to him.
5．I completely (完全地) forgot that it was his birthday yesterday.
6．With lots of trees and flowers planted (plant) here and there, the city looks very beautiful.
7．The mother always educates her children patiently (patience)．
8．Even in his late years of life, the old man is still doing scientific (science) research.
9．You’ll need to be a bit more organized (organize) when you get to university.
10．Jim has admitted stealing/having_stolen (steal) the money.
Ⅱ.选词填空
1．He was caught in the heavy rain yesterday. As_a_result,_he got a bad cold.
2．He’s really amusing and usually tells_jokes when he thinks we’re getting bored.
3．As is reported in the newspapers, talks between the two countries are making_progress.
4．He doesn’t mind. In_fact,_he is even pleased.
5．Because he was tired, he fell_asleep quickly.
6．My parents checked our packing carefully to make_sure we didn’t leave out whatever would be needed during the trip.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．他的建议是我们应该立即采取行动。
His advice is that_we_should_take_immediate_action.
2．他的课如此生动有趣，我们都喜欢。
His class is so_lively_and_interesting_that we all like it.
3．除非受到邀请，我是不会参加那个晚会的。
I won’t attend the party unless_(I’m)_invited.
4．不知道下一步干什么，我们只好耐心等待。
Not_knowing_what_to_do_next,_we had to wait patiently.
5．他没来，那是因为他有更重要的事要做。
He didn’t come. That_was_because he had something more important to do.
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
Two students started quarreling at school. One student shouted dirty words at the other, and a fight began. What can be done to stop fights like this at school In some school, the disputants sit down with peer mediators (同龄调解者). Peer mediators are students with special training in this kind of problems.
Peer mediators help the disputants to talk in a friendly way. Here are some of the ways they use：
1)Put what you think clearly but don’t say anything to hurt the other. Begin with “I feel ...” instead of “You always ...”
2)Listen carefully to what the other person is saying. Don’t stop the other person’s words.
3)Keep looking at the other person’s eyes when he or she talks.
4)Try to see the other person’s side of the problem.
5)Never put anyone down. Saying things like “You are foolish” makes the talk difficult.
6)Try to find a result that makes both people happy.
Peer mediators never decide the result or the winner. They don’t decide who is right and who is wrong. Instead, they help the two students to find their own “win win” result.
语篇解读：在某些学校，如果学生们之间发生争执、冲突时就会出现同龄调解员出面调解问题。他们使用一些积极、客观的方法帮助彼此意识到自己的错误，从而解决问题。在本文作者介绍了学校里的同龄调解者是如何化解同学之间的矛盾的。
1．The underlined word “disputants” refers to the students “________”．
A．who are lazy B．who give in
C．who make peace D．who quarrel
解析：选D 词义猜测题。根据上文以及下文中“Peer mediators help the disputants to talk in a friendly way.”可知调解员来帮助吵架的学生解决争端。选D。
2．When there is a fight at school, ________.
A．the students who quarrel decide who the winner is
B．the peer mediators and the disputants talk together
C．the peer mediators decide who the winner is
D．the two students sit down and listen to the peer mediators
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第一段“the disputants sit down with peer mediators”和第二段“Peer mediators help the disputants to talk in a friendly way.”可知当发生争吵时，调解员通过共同谈话帮助解决问题。选B。
3．Peer mediators’ work is to ________.
A．give students some special training
B．find out who starts a quarrel
C．give lessons to disputants
D．help find a way to make both sides happy
解析：选D 根据第一段内容和第二段“Peer mediators help the disputants to talk in a friendly way.”可知调解员的工作是帮助发生争执的学生解决问题，让彼此满意。选D。
4．During the talk, if you say “You are lazy” or “I feel angry”， ________.
A．the other person will understand you better
B．it’s hard for you to get a “win win” result
C．it’s easy for you to decide who is right
D．the other person will know he or she is wrong
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据解决方法中的第五条“Never put anyone down. Saying things like ‘You are foolish’ makes the talk difficult.”可知贬低别人的语言在解决问题中会起到不好的作用，故选B。
B
Charlie studied Chemistry in a famous college for four years. He studied hard and did well in all his subjects. He hoped to become a good teacher. This year he left the college and began to work in a middle school. He liked his students and was strict with them. He did his best to make his classes lively and interesting.
One day he carefully explained a chemical reaction (化学反应) to the students of Grade Two in the chemistry lab.
“Be careful, everyone，” he said loudly. “Before I make the experiment, there are 25 atoms of carbon (碳原子) but after I finish it, there are 24 atoms of carbon left！”
He stopped to watch the classroom and hoped his students would go on explaining it. But the young men looked at each other and nobody answered him. He had to ask, “What happens？” “What makes the atom disappear？”
The lab was very quiet and none of the students looked at their teacher.
“Who can tell us where it has gone？”
Suddenly a soft voice came from the back row, “We did not see anybody leave the lab！”
语篇解读：文章介绍了Charlie老师的一堂化学课，效果不令人满意。
5．Charlie began to work in the middle school because ________.
A．he had been in the school for only four years
B．he couldn’t do anything except teaching
C．he hoped to become a good teacher
D．he did well in all his subjects
解析：选C 细节理解题。从第一段中“He hoped to become a good teacher.”可知答案。
6．Charlie hoped ________， so he did his best to make his classes lively and interesting.
A．all his students could understand him
B．his students wouldn’t be afraid of him
C．his students could carefully watch him making the experiment
D．his students could do well in chemistry
解析：选D 推理判断题。查利花那么大的力气使他的课上得生动有趣，目的是让学生学好化学。
7．Charlie wished his students could ________.
A．learn the chemical reaction
B．find the atoms of carbon
C．count the atoms of carbon
D．make the experiment
解析：选A 推理判断题。在这一堂课上，查利向学生解释化学反应，让学生了解化学反应。
8．The students couldn’t answer Charlie’s questions because ________.
A．none of them had seen the atoms
B．they didn’t understand their teacher
C．the chemical reaction was complicated
D．they all wanted to drop the subject
解析：选B 细节理解题。由最后一句学生的回答“We did not see anybody leave the lab！”可知，学生没有理解老师的问题。
Ⅴ.阅读七选五
Starting high school means changes in your life. Most teenagers look forward to the first day of high school, but still feel a little bit nervous. In order to make your high school life easier，__1__
Learn all you can about your first day before the first school day. Take part in some activities that are held at the school for new students to know the school better. If parents are invited to these activities, take yours with you. Carefully look over all the materials you receive. __2__
Get the things you will need for class. But the things suggested on your teachers’ supply lists and place your materials for each class separately.
__3__ If you find you’re not doing well in a subject, make use of after school study groups or ask your teacher to help you with your schoolwork. Consider private tutoring to get you through a difficult time.
There’s more extracurricular(课外的) activities in high school than in middle school, such as clubs, music and theatre groups, student government, and sports teams. Make friends and be seen at such school activities. __4__ Ask someone in the school office about opportunities to take part in school activities if you don’t know how. This is a good time to do what you like doing and an opportunity to try new things. Who said school has to be all work and no play
Since you’re attending more activities in high school than in middle school, __5__
A．you can follow these tips.
B．Keep up with your high school workload.
C．Here are some tips for you to follow.
D．All work and no play makes Jake a dull boy.
E．you’ll have to learn to manage your time.
F．Be sure you know where the school’s buildings are.
G．Join a club or other organizations to meet people and develop friendships.
语篇解读：作者写这篇文章是告诉刚上高中的学生如何适应高中生活与学习，并给出了很多的建议，希望他们能有一个更容易的高中生活。
1．选A 从下文看都是提供了一些建议，可知这里填的应该与建议有关。与A项的“you can follow these tips”相对应。故选A。
2．选F 这一段指的是在第一天好好的了解学校，与F项的“Be sure you know where the school’s buildings are”相对应。故选F。
3．选B 这一段表达的是：在学习上要跟上，如果哪一门学科觉得学的不怎么好，课后要好好复习，或者找辅导，与B项的“Keep up with your high school workload”相对应。故选B。
4．选G 前面一句“Make friends and be seen at such school activities”指的是要多交朋友，在学校活动中露面，与G项的“Join a club or other organization to meet people and develop friendships.”相对应。故选G。
5．选E 前面一句：既然你在高中参加了更多的活动，你要学会好好安排时间，与E项的“you’ll have to learn to manage your time”相对应，故选E。
Ⅵ.课时书面表达训练(请根据汉语提示把语段补充完整)
My new English teacher is an enthusiastic and energetic lady 1.called_Mrs_Zheng (叫做郑老师). Her class is one you don’t 2.fall_asleep (睡觉) in! She often tells us that 3.making_mistakes (犯错误) is common for students, so 4.keep_correcting (不断改正) them again and again while studying, and we’ll 5.make_progress (取得进步). I quite 6.agree_with (同意) what she said. I study harder than before and 7.as_a_result (结果), my work is improving. I believe that I can 8.do_well_in (在……做得好) the coming exam 9.with_Mrs_Zheng_teaching_me (有郑老师教我)．PAGE
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Module 2 课时跟踪检测（三） Other Parts of the Module
Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式
1．A report was made at the meeting by the headmaster (校长) yesterday.
2．He does part time work at some restaurants during college vacation (假期) to earn money to pay for his schooling.
3．His English improved a lot in a very short period (一段时间) of time.
4．A good composition must have a clear topic (话题)．
5．Do you have any free periods in your timetable (时间表)．
6．We had no problem arriving (arrive) in time for the film.
7．The relations (relate) between the two countries have been very close for long.
8．He would rather lead (lead) a poor life than own (own) a lot of wealth by turning against his country.
9．He was in a relaxed (relax) mood, so I had the courage to explain the whole situation to him.
10．I consider putting (put) off the party until Saturday evening, and it is considered to_be (be) practical.
11．His relaxed (relax) smile suggested that he had passed the exam.
Ⅱ.选词填空
pay for；be true of；would prefer to；for example；be up to
1．The rule is_true_of everybody.
2．—An Indian or a Chinese meal
—It is_up_to you.
3．Many countries, for_example,_Mexico and Japan, have a lot of earthquakes.
4．You’ll pay_for it at the time you order it.
5．I would_prefer_to be alone after work.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．你在新工作中遇到什么困难了吗？
Do you have_any_problems_with your new job
2．问题是去北京还是去上海。
The question is whether to go to Beijing or Shanghai.
3．为了欣赏风景，汤姆宁愿花长时间坐火车也不愿乘飞机。
To enjoy the scenery, Tom would_rather spend long hours on the train than travel by air.
4．只要达到标准的运动员都可以参赛。
Every athlete who reaches the standard can_be_admitted_to the games.
5．由于无休止的争吵，他们分手了。
The endless departure resulted_in their departure.
Ⅳ.完形填空
It would be my first Thanksgiving since my father moved to heaven, and it would also be my first Thanksgiving being away from my family. Holidays are __1__ when you can’t be with family, and I was mourning (哀悼) the __2__ of my dad and feeling sad about being __3__ from my family in Indiana. But, that sadness turned into __4__ when it hit me: I was going to have to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving __5__ myself!
That night at Dubya’s Restaurant, which was our favorite place to __6__， I began discussing the dilemma (困境) with Jeff.“It’s too bad that this place won’t be ___7__ on Thanksgiving, or we could just come here，” I said.
Dubya, the owner of the restaurant, happened to be __8__ by our table when I said those words.“You mean you expect me to __9__ for you on Thanksgiving, too？”he teased (取笑), “Well, I guess you’ll just have to come to our __10__ since the restaurant will be closed then.”
We’d become __11__ with Dubya and his wife, as we ate at Dubya’s twice a week; however, I didn’t think we were close enough to __12__ Thanksgiving dinner with his family. I was sure he was __13__. But as we headed toward the door, Dubya handed Jeff a note with directions to their house and their phone number.“You’re __14__？”I asked. “Of course，” he said.
And, two days later, we reached Dubya’s house. Everyone __15__ us. As expected, the food was marvelous but the company was even better. We truly felt that we __16__ there.
Of course, I wrote them a thank you note the next week, but I couldn’t really __17__ into words what that Thanksgiving dinner __18__ had meant to us. I’ve never forgotten their kindness and that very __19__Thanksgiving.
So, here’s my suggestion to you this year. If you know someone who will be dining alone on Thanksgiving, why not invite that person over to __20__ your family
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者远离家乡，而父亲又去世了，他感觉到了一个悲伤的感恩节。幸运的是，作者受到了饭店老板的邀请，过了一个不寻常的感恩节。作者想把这种爱心传递下去：当发现周围有孤独的人的时候，也邀请他们到自己的家里一起过感恩节。
1．A.happy B．interesting
C．tough D．noisy
解析：选C 考查形容词。happy“开心的”；interesting“有趣的”；tough“艰难的”；noisy“吵闹的”。家人没有和作者待在一起，所以作者感觉一个人过节日是很“艰难的”，所以此处要用tough。
2．A.loss B．pressure
C．change D．success
解析：选A 考查名词。loss“损失”；pressure“压力”；change“改变”；success“成功”。从文章第一句的“It would be my first Thanksgiving since my father moved to heaven”可知作者的父亲去世了，因此作者在为“失去父亲”而悲伤，所以此处要用loss。
3．A.missed B．separated
C．passed D．gone
解析：选B 考查形容词。missed“错过了”；separated“分开的”；passed“过去了”；gone“不见了”。从第1题前面的“being away from my family”可知作者和家人是“分开的”，故此处要用separated。
4．A.anger B．peace
C．panic D．love
解析：选C 考查名词。anger“生气”；peace“平静”；panic“恐慌”；love“爱”。从后面的叙述可知作者要自己准备感恩节的饭菜，因此作者的感觉从悲伤转为“恐慌”，故此处要用panic。
5．A.decoration B．ceremony
C．clothes D．dinner
解析：选D 考查名词。decoration“装饰”；ceremony“典礼、仪式”；clothes“衣服”；dinner“晚饭”。根据第四段中的“Thanksgiving dinner with his family”可知作者犯愁的是自己准备感恩节的“晚宴”，所以此处要用dinner。
6．A.dance B．walk
C．dine D．sing
解析：选C 考查名词。dance“跳舞”；walk“走路”；dine“吃饭”；sing“唱歌”。从文章可知此处是一个餐馆，另外从第四段的“as we ate”可知那里是作者喜欢“吃饭”的地方，所以此处要用dine。
7．A.open B．clean
C．warm D．dry
解析：选A 考查形容词。open“开放的”；clean“清洁的”；warm“温暖的”；dry“干净的”。根据第三段结尾处的“since the restaurant will be closed then”可知餐馆那个时候不“开放”，所以此处要用open。
8．A.cheering B．taking
C．leading D．passing
解析：选D 考查动词。cheer“感到高兴”；take“拿着”；lead“领先”；pass“经过”。Dubya是餐馆的老板，他“碰巧从旁边经过”，所以此处要用passing。
9．A.wait B．cook
C．care D．look
解析：选B 考查动词。wait“等待”；cook“煮饭”；care“关心”；look“看”。从第二段中的“It’s too bad that this place won’t be”可知餐馆老板知道了作者的难处，因此他知道作者想让他给“做饭”，所以此处要用cook。
10．A.house B．school
C．theatre D．factory
解析：选A 考查名词。house“房子”；school“学校”；theatre“剧院”；factory“工厂”。根据第四段的“Dubya handed Jeff a note with directions to their house”可知他邀请作者和Jeff去他“家”吃饭，所以此处要用house。
11．A.similar B．ordinary
C．different D．familiar
解析：选D 考查形容词 similar“类似的”；ordinary“普通的”；different“不同的”；familiar“熟悉的”。从下文的“as we ate at Dubya’s twice a week”可知作者一周在他的饭店吃两次，因此作者和他及他的妻子很“熟悉”，所以此处要用familiar。
12．A.share B．prepare
C．give D．argue
解析：选A 考查动词。share“分享”；prepare“准备”；give“给予”；argue“争论”。作者感觉和他们很熟悉，但是还是不足以“分享”他们的感恩节大餐，所以此处要用share。
13．A.joking B．doubting
C．blaming D．praising
解析：选A 考查动词。joke“开玩笑”；doubt“怀疑”；blame“责备”；praise“表扬”。从前面的“I didn’t think we were close enough”可知作者感觉到他不可能请作者到他家，因此作者认为他在“开玩笑”，所以此处要用joking。
14．A.silly B．kind
C．selfish D．serious
解析：选D 考查形容词。silly“傻的”；kind“好心的”；selfish“自私的”；serious“严肃的，认真的”。上文中作者怀疑他说的是否是真的，因此他问“你是认真的吗”，所以此处要用serious。
15．A.knew B．welcomed
C．pushed D．called
解析：选B 考查动词。know“知道”；welcome“欢迎”；push“推”；call“叫”。从下面的“but the company was even better”可知作者认为有他们的“陪伴”是更好的，据此可以推知他们家里的人都很“欢迎”我们。
16．A.refused B．belonged
C．turned D．referred
解析：选B 考查动词。refuse“拒绝”；belong“属于”；turn“转”；refer“参考”。作者受到欢迎，因此他们感觉属于那里，所以此处要用belonged。
17．A.put B．get
C．make D．break
解析：选A 考查动词。put“放下”；get“获得”；make“制造”；break“打破”。从前面的“I wrote them a thank you note the next week”可知作者给他们写了感谢信，但是无法用言语表达作者对他们邀请的感谢，所以此处要用put into words。
18．A.communication B．notice
C．plan D．invitation
解析：选D 考查名词。communication“交流”；notice“通知”；plan“计划”；invitation“邀请”。关于他对作者他们的“邀请”，作者没法表达对他们的谢意。
19．A.expensive B．special
C．same D．valuable
解析：选B 考查形容词。expensive“昂贵的”； special“特别的”；same“相同的”；valuable“有价值的”。受到餐馆老板邀请的感恩节是一个“特别的”感恩节，所以此处要用special。
20．A.stop B．pay
C．join D．follow
解析：选C 考查动词。stop“停止”； pay“支付”；join“加入”；follow“跟随”。如果发现有人在感恩节要自己一人用餐，为什么不邀请他“加入到”你们家，所以此处要用join。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Week_by_week_her_list_grew:_I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she says true or not Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could — and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you，” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.
语篇解读：本文讲述了作者的一个女同学老是喜欢指出她的缺点，作者为此生气、困惑。在父亲有意识地开导建议下，作者认识到了真正的自己，从而改正了自己的缺点，最后得出结论：这是她听过的最好的建议。
1．What does the underlined part “Week by week her list grew” mean in Paragraph1
A．Week by week she discovered and pointed out more shortcomings of mine.
B．She kept on adding new ones to the list so it was growing longer and longer.
C．I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.
D．Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.
解析：选A 句意理解题。从第一段“a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Week by week her list grew”可知是指她发现我更多的缺点并指出来，故选A。
2．What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint
A．He refused to take the list and have a look at it.
B．He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.
C．He was angry and told her to overcome her shortcomings.
D．He told her to write down all and pay attention only to the things that were true.
解析：选D 细节理解题。从第二段“Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true”可知她爸爸让她把所有的都写下来，并且只关注真实的，故选D。
3．Which do you think would be the best title for this passage
A．My Father
B．My Childhood
C．The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had
D．Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend
解析：选C 标题归纳题。从文章最后一段总结句“In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.”可推断出文章主要写的是我一生中听到的最好的建议，故选C。
B
American high school students are terrible writers, and one education reform group thinks it has an answer: robots. Or, more accurately, robot readers computers programmed to scan student essays and spit_out a grade.
Mark Shermis, professor of the College of Education at the University of Akron, is helping to hold a contest, set up by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (WFHF), which promises $100,000 in prize money to programmers who write the best automated grading software. “If you’re a high school teacher and you give a writing task, you’re walking home with 150 essays，” Shermis said, “You’re going to need some help.”
Automated essay grading was first proposed in the 1960s, but computers back then were not up to the task. In the late 1990s, as technology improved, several textbook and testing companies jumped into the field. Today, computers are used to grade essays on South Dakota’s student writing assessments and a handful of other exams, including the TOEFL test of English fluency, taken by foreign students.
The Hewlett contest aims to show that computers can grade as well as English teachers — only much more quickly and without all that depressing red ink. “Automated essay scoring is objective，” Shermis said, “And it can be done immediately. If students finish an essay at 10 pm, they get a result at 10：00 pm.”
Take, for instance, the Intelligent Essay Assessor, a web based tool marketed by Pearson Education, Inc. Within seconds it can analyze an essay for spelling, grammar, organization, and help students to make revisions. The program scans for key words and analyzes semantic (语义的) patterns, and Pearson claims that it can understand the meaning of text much the same as a human reader.
语篇解读：批阅学生作文是一件让老师头疼的问题，尤其是批阅比较差的作文。在本文中作者介绍了在美国针对这种情况进行的一种机器人大赛，即研制帮助老师批阅作文的机器人。
4．The text is written to introduce ________.
A．Hewlett contest
B．education reform in America
C．robot readers
D．William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
解析：选C 主旨大意题。文章开门见山提出教育改革小组的想法：发明能够帮助老师判定作文等级的机器人来减轻教师的负担，然后在下文详细进行介绍，故文章中心内容是介绍这种机器人，选C。
5．What does the underlined phrase “spit out” in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A．Analyze. B．Organize.
C．Give. D．Check.
解析：选C 词义猜测题。从下文“who write the best automated grading software”可知教授鼓励编这种程序的目的是替老师们批阅作文，给学生作文打分，故选C。
6．What does Paragraph 4 focus on
A．The application of automated essay scoring.
B．The advantages of automated essay scoring.
C．The prize of Hewlett contest.
D．Teachers’ opinions about Hewlett contest.
解析：选B 段落大意题。根据本段中“that computers can grade as well as English teachers”和“without all that depressing red ink”以及“And it can be done immediately.”可以判断本段主要介绍这种机器人的优点，选B。PAGE
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Module 2 课时跟踪检测（一） Introduction & Reading — Pre?reading
阅读理解
A
I created a writing group at my school this year, and it has become a hit with all students who enjoy writing. Now students of the group make rapid progress in their writing. Let me share a few tips that you can use to start your own writing group.
Set up separate groups for different ability levels
You probably don’t want to mix a gifted eighth grader with a second grader who writes very little. In a larger school, you could have a beginner group, a more advanced group, and a publishing group. Members can move to more appropriate groups if they are not comfortable in the current one.
Advertise the group in different ways
Send advertisements home with students, and put an advertisement on the school website or in the school newsletter.
The first meeting should be very open
At the first meeting, you should tell the students that this group is all about them. It is not a class, not a grade and not a requirement. Then tell them what some other writing groups do, and ask what they would like to do.
Set up a time to meet once or twice a month
It is important that students bring their writing with them. The group could go in any direction: criticize each other’s work, read your writing aloud, read silently, publish your work in a booklet (小册子), play creativity games or do an online chat with a published author.
It will take a little while to find out what works best for your group
Search for creativity exercises and role plays. You might even be able to set up a special section of your school’s website just for your writing group.
语篇解读：文章讲述了我在学校创建的写作组很成功，使得参与的同学都取得了进步。进而为大家分享了一些创建写作组的小建议。
1．The purpose of this passage is to ________.
A．introduce how to start up a writing group
B．offer some advice on how to teach writing
C．train high level students to start up a writing group
D．compare different tips on starting up a writing group
解析：选A 写作意图题。文章第一段最后一句“Let me share a few tips that you can use to start your own writing group”说明了此文章的目的，即给大家分享一些创建写作组的建议。故选A。
2．What does the underlined word “hit” probably mean
A．Problem. B．Test.
C．Tool. D．Success.
解析：选D 词义猜测题。根据文章第一段中“Now students of the group make rapid progress in their writing.”可知，参与写作组的同学都取得了迅速的进步，说明我创建的写作组很成功。故选D。
3．Which of the following is NOT the activity of a writing group
A．Practice role plays.
B．Meet a published author.
C．Criticize each other’s work.
D．Play creativity games.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“The group could go in any direction: criticize each other’s work ...”，文章最后一段“Search for creativity exercises and role plays.”都说明了A、C、D选项的内容，而B文中没有提及，故选B。
B
Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher？I do. Her name was Mrs. White.
I don’t remember much about what we learned in her class, but my mother once told me that we used to write a lot. And I would bring back what I wrote and she would look at it and find there were so many mistakes, but no red corrections, and always a star. Sometimes even a Good！This worried my mother, so one day when she went to meet Mrs. White for one of those Parent Teacher meetings, she asked her why she never red?penciled my mistakes in the right spellings of words or pointed out grammatical errors.
“The children are just beginning to get excited about using words, or forming sentences. I don’t want to damage that enthusiasm with red ink. Spelling and grammar can wait. The wonder of words won’t.” Mrs. White said.
Later I knew that if Mrs. White had used her red pen often I probably wouldn’t be telling you about this now. I look back now and think she must have been a rather extraordinary teacher to exercise such red pen restraint (限制)．I used to misspell “beautiful” a lot, and never could quite remember that the “e” went before the “a”．It annoyed my teacher in high school. If I was going to employ the word with such lavishness (华丽丰富的语言) she figured the least I could do was spell it right. Eventually the e’s and a’s settled into their right hold as much as you mean sometimes.
And thanks to Mrs. White, I had no worry about writing what I meant even if I couldn’t quite spell it out. Because life isn’t “Pretty”．It’s “Beautiful”．
语篇解读：幼儿园老师独特的教学方法对作者产生的良好影响。
4．The underlined word “This” in the second paragraph refers to the fact that ________.
A．I always made mistakes in my spelling
B．Mrs. White often made wrong corrections
C．Mrs. White’s attitude towards my mistakes was special
D．mother wanted to know how to improve my spellings
解析：选C 代词指代题。由上文可知，即使作者在写作中出现了很多错误，怀特老师从不给予纠正，而是给颗星星或批阅“Good”，正是老师有这种态度引起了母亲的担心。
5．From what Mrs. White said we can infer that ________.
A．grammar and spelling should be paid more attention to
B．children don’t have the patience in spelling words
C．children’s interest of learning words is very important
D．red corrections are used to draw children’s attention
解析：选C 推理判断题。由文章第三段怀特老师不想通过批改孩子们的作文而使他们丧失了对文字的热情可知，孩子们学习文字的兴趣是十分重要的。
6．The writer may probably think his/her high school teacher ________.
A．taught in the same way as Mrs. White had done
B．was not satisfied with his/her mistakes made in spelling
C．should tell him/her how to improve words spelling
D．paid much attention to teach students to use proper words
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第四段第四、五句可知，作者的高中老师因为他/她总犯拼写错误而很恼火，甚至告诉作者在想使用丰富的词汇时至少先把单词拼写准确。
C
I come to the United States ten year ago. I would always say that I was trying to study, but there were always things like work and my kids that would not allow me to start.
Now I realized that those were only excuses. What stopped me was that I was afraid to start studying again. I always believed I would learn by myself.
One day, however, my son told me that he was sad because his friends would come over and I didn’t understand them because I didn’t speak English. He was also sad because I could never help him with his homework. That same day, I told myself, “Rocio, you have to start believing in yourself and you will see you can make it.”
The next day, I went downtown to look for a big banner (横幅) in front of the school which said that they offered classes for adults. I came in to see if I could join, but the classes were closed already. That night I took the kids to the movies, and on the way back, I told them we would take a new route. I ended up getting lost. That’s the way I found Chaffey College. The following Monday, I went to ask for information. They told me that summer school was starting that week.
That’s how I started studying English last summer. It is difficult, but I have had great rewards. My daughter had to write a story for school. It was about the female they most admired and why. She wrote that I was the person she most admired because I had started going to College. I will never forget this.
语篇解读：文章讲述了我十年前去美国，由于工作和生活中的琐事一直不能学习，直到有一天我的儿子跟我说他感到悲伤，我不理解他的朋友们，因为我不会讲英文，而且我也不帮助他做家庭作业，也就是那天我开始要求自己开始学习英语。
7．According to the passage, the author probably is a ________.
A．teacher B．doctor
C．father D．mother
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“My daughter had to write a story for school ... She wrote that I was the person.(我的女儿的学校要求学生们写一篇文章关于他们最敬佩的女性，我女儿写的我是她最敬佩的人。)”由此可知，作者是一位妈妈。故选D。
8．What made the author make up her mind to study English
A．What her son said.
B．What her daughter said.
C．Thinking about herself.
D．Thinking about her daughter.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据文章第三段段意，有一天我的儿子告诉我，他很悲伤，我不理解他的朋友们，因为我不会讲英文，而且我也不帮助他做家庭作业，也就是那一天我开始下定决心学习英语。故选A。
9．How did they find Chaffey College
A．On the way to the movies.
B．They took a new route and got lost.
C．Ask a stranger for information.
D．According to the banner.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章中“That night I took the kids to the movies, and on the way back, I told them we would take a new route. I ended up getting lost. That’s the way I found Chaffey College.”可知我找到Chaffey College的原因是我换了新的路线，但是迷路了。故选B。
10．Which of the following is NOT true
A．The author came to the United States from another country.
B．The author had two children at least including one daughter.
C．What really changed the author’s life was she believed in herself.
D．The author wrote that she was the person her son most admired.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段，我女儿写了一篇作文，我是她最敬佩的人，而不是我儿子写的。故选D。
