必修第一册WELCOME UNIT强化训练
1. 阅读短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
WHY YOU DO THAT (How to Gain the Self-Observations, Reflections, and Personal Insight You Need for a More Accurate and Comprehensive Self-Awareness) by John B.Evans
Understanding your basic personality characteristics will drastically increase your self-awareness and self-control, allowing you to actually create the person you want to be.
Paper·$19.99·318 Pages·Self-help/Personality Available on Amazon.
A PONTIAC IN THE WOODS by Fred Misurella
A young woman’s rude, sometimes primitive narrative about living alone, in a novel that packs a surprising punch. “Beautifully and sympathetically written.”—IndieReader
Paper·$14.00·306 Pages·Literary Fiction/Young Adult Fiction Available on Amazon and .
THE RESTRUCTURING by J.L. Stafford
Some of us need to find ourselves again, and it doesn’t happen by accident. Digging deep within ourselves can touch the very depth of our hearts. The Restructuring invites you on a poetically guided journey through the depths of our emotional landscape.
Paper·$12.99·90 Pages·Self-help Available on Amazon and Book Baby.
THE ROAD TO DELANO by John DeSimone
The novel set during the Delano Grape Strike was about growing up. Cesar Chavez’s fasts for nonviolence influenced two high school students in their heroic struggle for justice.
Hardcover·$26.00·420 Pages·Historical Fiction Available on Barnes & Noble, Amazon, IndieBound, and Russo’s Books. The author’s website: .
(2023·湖北武汉高三仿真模拟考试)
1.If you want to know yourself better, which can be the best
A.A PONTIAC IN THE WOODS and THE ROAD TO DELANO.
B.THE RESTRUCTURING and THE ROAD TO DELANO.
C.WHY YOU DO THAT and A PONTIAC IN THE WOODS.
D.WHY YOU DO THAT and THE RESTRUCTURING.
2.If you buy two copies of each, how much will you pay in total
A.$26.99. B.$45.99. C.$72.98. D.$145.96.
3.Who are the target readers of THE ROAD TO DELANO
A.Adults. B.Women. C.Young adults. D.Senior citizens.
2 阅读短文,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。
Very few of us become fluent in another language by learning it in high school.
I went to university and then moved across the country to seek a 1 job, married and raised children. I made an effort to keep the little bit of French I learned in school, but eventually I realised that this was really 2 . I was quite aware that new languages are best learned when young, and that our abilities in that regard decline with 3 .
However, just before my 50th birthday, I 4 French classes. After I was tested to see which group I belonged to, I was placed at almost the introductory level. When I looked around at my first class, I was 5 that many of the students were learning French as a third, fourth or even fifth language.
Contrary to my 6 that learning a new language was impossibly difficult, there were people who learned new languages as a matter of course.While I had always thought of myself as a 7 learner, that was no longer the case. I 8 new vocabulary rather slowly. What I learned one week ago seemed to 9 as soon as I learned the new ones. I had to look up the same words and language structures over and over. Now, after several years of learning, I can listen to the news in French and 10 90% of it on the first try, read a novel if the language isn’t too 11 and hold up my end of a conversation if it doesn’t go too fast. I’ve learned so much beyond grammar and vocabulary. I’ve met people from around the world and all walks of life who have the 12 to make fools of themselves in order to learn something new. I’ve been taught by patient and inspirational teachers from many corners of the world. Listening to the news as it is 13 to the people of France, I have a renewed understanding of how something can look 14 different from another viewpoint. I’ve learned that a language is not just a set of words, but a way of thinking. But most of all, I’ve learned that it is never too 15 to learn something new.
(2023·重庆高三下学期高考预测)
1.A.demanding B.temporary C.meaningful D.popular
2.A.helpful B.pointless C.worthwhile D.necessary
3.A.health B.concern C.interest D.age
4.A.got ready for B.got on with C.signed up for D.fell in love with
5.A.disappointed B.amazed C.annoyed D.excited
6.A.agreement B.research C.assumption D.conclusion
7.A.clumsy B.confident C.serious D.quick
8.A.absorbed B.consulted C.created D.recognised
9.A.go down B.slip away C.pay off D.build up
10.A.catch B.recite C.guess D.hear
11.A.changeable B.international C.difficult D.native
12.A.chance B.trick C.courage D.desire
13.A.announced B.sent C.returned D.presented
14.A.completely B.equally C.roughly D.slightly
15.A.slow B.impossible C.inconvenient D.late
答案WELCOME UNIT
1.
语篇导读 语篇类型:非连续型语篇(广告)
主题语境:人与社会(代表性作品)
内容概要:本文简要介绍了四本书的概要和基本信息
1.D 推理判断题。根据WHY YOU DO THAT部分中的“How to Gain the Self-Observations, Reflections, and Personal Insight You Need for a More Accurate and Comprehensive Self-Awareness”和“Understanding your basic personality characteristics will drastically increase your self-awareness and self-control”以及THE RESTRUCTURING部分中的Some of us need to find ourselves again和“Digging deep within ourselves can touch the very depth of our hearts.”可知,如果想更了解自己,可以阅读WHY YOU DO THAT和THE RESTRUCTURING这两本书。故选D项。
2.D 数字计算题。根据WHY YOU DO THAT部分中的$19.99可知,此书的价格是19.99美元;根据A PONTIAC IN THE WOODS部分中的$14.00可知,此书的价格是14美元;根据THE RESTRUCTURING部分中的$12.99可知,此书的价格是12.99美元;根据THE ROAD TO DELANO部分中的$26.00可知,此书的价格是26美元。故可推知,每本买两份,总价格为145.96美元。(19.99+14.00+12.99+26.00)×2=145.96。故选D项。
3.C 推理判断题。通过THE ROAD TO DELANO部分中的about growing up可推知,THE ROAD TO DELANO的目标读者是年轻人。故选C项。
2.
语篇导读 语篇类型:记叙文(个人故事)
主题语境:人与自我(丰富自我)
内容概要:作者在50岁时开始学习法语,经过几年的努力,终于大概掌握了这门语言;作者还介绍了自己的一些感想和体会
1.A 结合下文可推知,作者大学毕业之后到全国各地去找工作,是想找一份好工作。根据常识可知,好工作往往要求比较高(demanding)。temporary暂时的;meaningful有意义的;popular流行的,受欢迎的。故选A项。
2.B but表示前后语义转折,作者努力想把在学校学的那一点儿法语保留下来,但最终失败了。B项符合语境。作者最终意识到自己的努力是没有意义的(pointless)。helpful有帮助的;worthwhile值得的;necessary必要的。故选B项。
3.D 根据前文new languages are best learned when young可知,作者意识到学习新语言最好是在年轻的时候,故推知此处是说语言学习能力会随着年龄(age)的增长而衰退。health健康;concern关心;interest兴趣。故选D项。
4.C 根据下句“After I was tested to see which group I belonged to, I was placed at almost the introductory level.”可知,经过测试作者被安排到了入门级别。由此推知,作者五十岁生日之前报名了法语班。get ready for…为……做好准备;get on with…和……相处;sign up for…报名参加……;fall in love with…爱上……。故选C项。
5.B 许多学生都把法语作为第三、第四甚至第五种语言来学习,这是出乎作者意料的,因此作者感到惊讶(amazed)。disappointed失望的;annoyed恼怒的,生气的;excited兴奋的。故选B项。
6.C 学习一门新语言是非常困难的,这是作者初学这门语言时的设想(assumption)。agreement协议,(意见或看法)一致;research研究;conclusion结论。故选C项。
7.D 根据下文中的that was no longer the case和rather slowly可知,作者学习新词汇相当慢。由此推知,作者原本认为自己是个学东西很快的人,可实际情况并非如此。clumsy笨拙的;confident有信心的;serious严肃的;quick快速的。故选D项。
8.A 作者掌握新词汇的速度相当慢。absorb理解,掌握;consult咨询;create创造;recognise认出。故选A项。
9.B 根据下句可知,作者不得不反复查找同样的单词和语言结构。故本句是说,一旦作者学会新的知识,则前一周刚学的东西就会被忘记。go down下降;slip away悄悄溜走;pay off还清;build up建造。故选B项。
10.A 该句陈述作者数年学习的结果,即作者听法语新闻时,听一次就可以理解90%的内容。catch理解;recite背诵;guess猜测;hear听见。故选A项。
11.C 如果一本法语小说不是太难(difficult),作者也能看懂。changeable可变的;international国际的;native本地的,本国的。故选C项。
12.C 作者遇到过来自世界各地和各行各业的人,他们为了学习新东西有敢于出丑的勇气(courage)。chance机会;trick诡计;desire欲望。故选C项。
13.D 根据to the people of France可知,此处指作者听着向法国人民播出的新闻。 announce宣布;send派;return返回;present播出。故选D项。
14.A 根据前面的I have a renewed understanding可知,作者对事物从另一个角度看是如何完全(completely)不同有了新的理解。equally平等地;roughly粗略地;slightly稍微地。故选A项。
15.D 作者将近50岁才开始学习法语,经过几年的学习,不仅初通法语,而且还有很多感悟。由此可知,作者认为学习新东西什么时候都不晚(late)。slow慢的;impossible不可能的;inconvenient不方便的。故选D项。