1、 U UNIT 1NIT 1- -A new startA new start 单元单元检测卷检测卷 时间：100 分钟 满分：120 分 选择题部分 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 35 分) 第一节(共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A A Class 501Class 501 Shy children need our help to get over their fears. In this class, well cover the basicsthe origins of shynes
2、s, strategies (策略) for getting over the kind of shyness your child experiences, social skills you can teach in your home, and tips for working with teachers to help your child perform well at school. Where Karman Executive Center, Bellevue, Washington When From 7：00 PM to 9：30 PM, on Fridays in May
3、Fee $75.00 Class 502Class 502 This is a special class for children designed to teach communication skills all of us need, but shy people are afraid to use. Well cover everything from how to start conversations with strangers to ways of keeping you calm when you do. Youll learn what makes some people
4、 more popular than others and what you can do to feel more like you fit it. Where Karman Executive Center, Bellevue, Washington When From 6：30 PM to 8：30 PM, on Tuesdays in May Fee $68.00 Class 503Class 503 While a persons IQ is thought to be relatively fixed, our EQ is believed to develop over the
5、course of a lifetime. Why not give your child a head start? Explore what EQ is all about. Well review five of the basic qualities which are believed to make up EQ. Well discuss ways to identify (确认) your childs emotional strengths and weaknesses and what you can do to improve their emotional develop
6、ment. 续表 Where Karman Executive Center, Bellevue, Washington When From 6：30 PM to 9：30 PM, on Wednesday, May 8th Fee $59.00 Class 504Class 504 Do you find yourself searching for something to say when you meet someone new in your work? Then why not join us in learning the secret of successful convers
7、ation? In this funfilled evening, we will simplify and practise the art of conversation to make yourself and others at home. Where North Campus, Bellevue, Washington When From 6：30 PM to 9：30 PM, on Thursday, May 23rd Fee $49.00 21The class that can help children to communicate with strangers in pub
8、lic costs . A$75.00 B$68.00 C$59.00 D$49.00 22Which classes are designed (设计) for parents who want to help their children? AClass 501 and Class 502. BClass 502 and Class 503. CClass 501 and Class 503. DClass 503 and Class 504. 23According to the information above, we can learn that . Athe classes ab
9、ove are given on weekdays in May Ball the classes are given in the same teaching building Cnone of the classes may help improve ones social skills in daily life Dadults can improve their childrens emotional development in Class 504 B B Take a look inside a high school classroom. You will most likely
10、 find a teacher at the front of the class and students sitting at their desks. Yet, look closer, and you might notice a familiar scene: many of these students are not paying attention. Instead, they are dozing off (打盹) or even completely asleep. Today, the majority of high school students are not ge
11、tting enough sleep. This lack (缺乏) of sleep is a serious problem, especially as students are doing more than ever with their time. They come to school early, spend hours listening to teachers and taking tests, then run off to practices and meetings, and come home to be faced with even more work. And
12、 the homework load these days is not light; teachers give hours worth of homework each night. Most kids need at least nine hours of sleep per night in order to function properly. Yet the period of this nine hours shifts as a child gets older. After puberty (青 春期), the bodys internal clock changes so
13、 that it is difficult for teens to fall asleep before 11 pm. So even if a student falls asleep at eleven, they would need to sleep until at least 8 am to get a full nights sleep. Considering the time at which most high schools in this country begin, those nine hours are clearly being shortened. Few
14、high schools start after 8 am. However, there are schools that have paid attention to this research and pushed backward the start of their school day. In schools where the start time is after 8： 30 in the morning, the teachers believe that there has been a real change in their students. They note th
15、at the students miss class less, pay more attention in class, perform better in class, and report lower levels of depression (沮丧). The researchers of these studies say that the results are quite important and that more schools should consider pushing backward their start time of their school day. 24
16、The second paragraph mainly discusses . Awhy high school students should get more sleep Bwhats life like for high school students at present Cwhy high school students feel sleepy in the classroom Dhow to lighten high school students homework load 25The underlined word “shifts” in Paragraph 3 probabl
17、y means “ ” Aarrives Breduces Cincreases Dchanges 26How do the teachers feel about the results from starting their school day later? ADisappointed. BSatisfied. CPuzzled. D Surprised. C C In America, when the eighth graders leave the middle school, they are often worried about moving to the high scho
18、ol. It is a hard time for them, but it can be an exciting one as well. To make it easier, students need to get familiar with their school. Even though theyve done this already in the middle school, its still important to find where their classrooms are. Most schools take students to the high school
19、for a visit at the end of their eighth grade year. And, most schools also have a freshman (新生) speech for parents and students before the first year begins. Sometimes the main office will give away a map of the school. This can help students and parents to find different places in the school. One wa
20、y to know your high school more and make new friends is to join a club or play a sport. Schools often offer chances to join different clubs and sports. Fall activities begin in August before the first day of school. If you are not interested in sports, there are clubs for any interest, such as drama
21、, dance, chess, photography, community service, etc. These clubs allow students from different grades. By joining an activity, students can find new friendships, not to mention improving their chances in future college applications (申请). The school office will have a list of activities offered at th
22、e school and information on how to join them. Whats more, to have a great start to a high school year, students can write down some of their worries, and ask for help from teachers and school workers. 27According to the text, most students feel when entering the high school. Aexcited Bnervous Clonel
23、y Ddisappointed 28When do many schools take students to visit their new high school? ABefore the eighth grade year starts. BRight after the high school year starts. CAt the end of their eighth grade year. DAt the beginning of the new term in the high school. 29What can we conclude about the school c
24、lubs? AThere are fewer students from higher grades in the school clubs. BThe school clubs in high school only welcome sports fans. CSummer activities begin before school starts. DThe school office can help new students join school clubs. 30What is the purpose of this text? ATo tell the new students
25、how to learn in high school. BTo introduce new schools. CTo give the teachers some advice. DTo give advice to new high school students. 第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。 31 You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. A
26、nyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Heres how： Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then deci
27、de a good, regular time for studying. 32 A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time. Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room,
28、free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject. Make good use of your time in class. 33 Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says. Study regularly. Whe
29、n you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. 34 If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and youll remember it longer. Develop a good attitude towards tests. The
30、purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world wont end if you dont pass a test, so dont be over worried. 35 You will probably discover many others after you have tried these. AMaybe you are an average student. BThis will help
31、 you understand the next class. CDont forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. DThere are other methods that might help you with your studying. ETake advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says. FNo one can become a top student unless he or she works hard. GMake full u
32、se of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分 45 分) 第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的 最佳选项。 A comfort zone, particularly for students in high school, serves as a nonrisk, nofailure and nonrejection zone. It 36 that mo
33、st teenagers are not 37 to extend themselves or take risks in their life and they 38 want to escape from their parents. My first 39 of being thrown out of my comfort zone was in my high school. Many of my friends in the first year had started to 40 ， regardless of the results, with alcohol, drugs or
34、 other 41 things. For them, it was 42 to care more about alcohol, parties or girlfriends/boyfriends rather than their 43 ， study or other friends. That was not the case with me. None of my friends had the determination to 44 their risky behavior, including pressure in the new group and the new comfo
35、rt zone of going along with new friends. 45 ， they simply replaced one comfort zone with another riskier one with potentially severe results. Those had little 46 for me. I considered myself to be smarter than my old friends and was trying to develop 47 and diverse interests. I threw myself into my 4
36、8 and spent a long time in the library. I took an active part in community service. I gained confidence and the rewards of my study 49 my old friends wandered in school, with little thought or concern for their 50 . Could they support themselves in the future? Because of our 51 opinion, interests an
37、d values, the only 52 of our friendship, we chose to end it. I couldnt 53 their group just to be accepted. 54 I went through a high school students worst experiencehaving no peer (同龄人) group. A quote from the television series Boy Meets World 55 my personal experience with peer groups：“Lose one frie
38、nd, lose all friends, but dont lose yourself.” 36A.reflects Ballows Cnotes Ddetermines 37A.open Bwilling Cproud Ddevoted 38A.already Byet Cstill Deven 39A.game Bgrade Cexperience Dexample 40A.compare Badjust Cexperiment Dfight 41A.painful Bpowerful Cstrange Dunhealthy 42A.cool Bwise Cunique Drare 43
39、A.holidays Bfamilies Cprojects Dbusinesses 44A.exhibit Badmit Cplan Dstress 45A.Unfortunately BSurprisingly CHopefully DInterestingly 46A.danger Bregret Cdoubt Dappeal 47A.popular Bstrong Cnew Dclose 48A.discovery Bhabit Cstudy Dmemory 49A.if Bbecause Cthough Dwhile 50A.future Bjourney Cfriendship D
40、wealth 51A.legal Bdifferent Cpoor Dpublic 52A.system Btrend Cbasis Ddesign 53A.make up for Bkeep away from Clook down on Dgo along with 54A.By no means BOn the contrary CAs a result DIn addition to 55A.enjoys Bexplains Csends Dgathers 非选择题部分 第二节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括
41、号内单词的正确形式。 I am taught by many 56 (teacher) in my school. Every subject has a different teacher, but I like my math teacher 57 (well). Her name is Lakshmi but we usually call her Maam. She is our class teacher too. Maam 58 (join) us last term. She is very kind and her way of teaching is so 59 (inter
42、est) and simple that we all can understand 60 is being taught and how it can be done. Most 61 (important), Maam teaches math with lots of patience. If we do not understand a problem, she will spend extra time guiding us until we understand it. And we can go to her at any time during school hours for
43、 help. She also helps us 62 activities at school. When there is some kind of programs, she will be there 63 (help) us to get ready for the show. Even when we go on picnics, she takes good care of us. To me, Maam is not only 64 good teacher, but also our best friend. I love Maam and I wish 65 (she) a
44、 happy life. 56 57. 58. 59. 60 61. 62. 63. 64 65. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分) 第一节 应用文写作(满分 15 分) 同学们，高中生活已近两个月了！初中的学习生活(junior school life)也许还历历在 目，但崭新的高中(senior school)生活更值得你有所憧憬、有所作为。假如你是李华，请你 写一篇短信给你的初中英语老师 Mr David，信中需表达以下要点： 1感谢帮助； 2在高中认识了更多的同学和老师，和大家相处愉快； 3新环境中出现了一些问题，比如(至少写两点)； 4希望老师回信给出建议； 5盼望再次见到老
45、师，祝福老师。 注意：1.词数 80 左右； 2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 第二节 概要写作(满分 25 分) 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。 At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All based on British English, the English spoken in t
46、hese countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings, expressions and the usage of vocabulary. Because of this fact, some immigrants (移民) from nonEnglish countries cant adapt themselves to the English cultu
47、re, including students language learning. Li Yang, a 15yearold boy from China, had great trouble in learning English. And his parents often blamed him about this. Feeling down enough, Li Yang even came about to the idea of dropping out of school, and whats more, leaving home. Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain, Li Yang packed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk (黄昏) though there was thunder and ligh
