1、1Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year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(2017 河北邯郸一模,D)My favorite English teacher could draw humor out of the driest material. It wasnt forced on us either. He took Samuel Johnsons dictionary, Addisons essays, and many other literary wonders from the eighteenth c
2、entury and made them hilarious, even at eight oclock in the morning. The thing that amazed me most was that the first time I read these works on my own some of them seemed dead, but the second time, after his explanation, I couldnt believe that I hadnt seen the humor. The stories, poems and plays we
3、re suddenly filled with allusions(典故)and irony and hilarious moments. I learned more from him than from any other teacher. My least favorite English teacher also made people laugh. Some students found him wonderfully funny. Many others did not. He assigned journals over a six-week period, to be writ
4、ten in every day. At the end of the six weeks I had a notebook full of bits and pieces about my ideas, short stories, reactions to what we had read, and so on. Our teacher announced that we would be grading each others journals. Mine was passed to Joe, the class clown, who always behaved in a funny
5、or silly way. He saw it fit to make a joke of and said, “This writing isnt fit to line the bottom of a birdcage.” Our teacher laughed at that funny remark. It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since. So what makes the difference? Humor is one of the most
6、powerful tools teachers or writers have. It can build up students and classes and make them excited about literature and writing, or it can tear them apart. It is true that humor is either productive or counter-productive and self-defeating. 21.The passage mainly discusses . A.teachingB.literatureC.
7、humorD.knowledge2.The underlined word “hilarious” in Paragraph 1 probably means . A.funny B.tiring C.inspiring D.brilliant3.With his favorite English teacher, the writer found it most amazing that . A.his teacher was very learnedB.his teacher was very humorousC.the works by Johnson and Addison were
8、very humorousD.few were able to find humor in works by Johnson and others4.The English teacher the writer disliked most . A.was not able to make students laughB.hurt his students feelingsC.didnt let his students do the gradingD.had no sense of humorB(2017 山东日照一模,C)The most popular PE class at Waukeg
9、an High School in Illinois, US, takes place in a basement field house.It is the schools version of CrossFit, the difficult physical exercise that has exploded in popularity over the last 16 years at thousands of gyms. It has more than one million devotees and a professional competition shown on ESPN
10、.Schools around the Chicago area have adopted CrossFit to interest students at a time of a rising weight problem among young people, and most say it really works compared with traditional gym classes.“I think its a great way to teach kids lifelong fitness, especially those kids who arent interested
11、in hockey, soccer or basketball,” said the teacher, Tracy Haraf from 3Illinois Stony Creek Elementary, which devotes half of its PE days to CrossFit exercises.“They think its tough, but I think they have a lot of fun doing it.”Senior Alexus Wiltz, 18, said the workout had improved her performance on
12、 the basketball court. “I noticed I was faster. I paid more attention on the court, and my defending was better,” she said after a recent class.“It just really helped me.”But some doctors and researchers advise caution, saying the exercises that involve lifting weights can lead to injuries, particul
13、arly when performed by few inexperienced people.Doctor Craig Finlayson at Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago said he was worried that while strength training is fine for kids, heavy weights could be trouble for teenagers who might hurt themselves by trying to do too much or using poor form.CrossFit
14、 Inc., the company that certifies trainers and licenses gyms, disagrees that its program is more dangerous than other fitness routines. Gym teachers in Waukegans Greg Moisio, whose two-campus school has about 73% kids taking CrossFit each day, also say the risk of injury can be reduced with proper t
15、eaching and CrossFits flexibility.5.Why have schools around the Chicago area adopted CrossFit?A.To improve the students performance in competitive sports.B.To introduce something more challenging to the students.C.To make traditional gym classes more attractive.D.To help solve the students weight pr
16、oblem.6.How do the students react to the strength training?A.73% agree it has a bad influence. B.They show little interest in it.C.The majority believe its effective.D.Most of them think its of no use.7.What does the underlined word “workout” in Paragraph 5 refer to?A.The physical exercise. B.The ba
17、sketball court.C.Wiltzs performance. D.A lot of fun.8.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.CrossFit is more dangerous than other fitness routines.4B.The number of the injured in CrossFit classes is rising.C.Kids may protect themselves if theyre trained properly.D.A great number of kids taking
18、 CrossFit lack flexibility.语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(2017 课标全国)There has been a recent trend in the food service industry toward lower fat content and less salt. This trend, which was started by the medical community(医学界) 1 a method of fighting heart disease, has had some unintended sid
19、e 2 (effect)such as overweight and heart disease the very thing the medical community was trying to fight. Fat and salt are very important parts of a diet. They are required 3 (process)the food that we eat, to recover from injury and for several other bodily functions. When fat and salt 4 (remove)fr
20、om food, the food tastes as if it is missing something. As 5 result, people will eat more food to try to make up for that something missing. Even 6 (bad), the amount of fast food that people eat goes up. Fast food 7 (be)full of fat and salt;by 8 (eat)more fast food people will get more salt and fat
21、than they need in their diet. Having enough fat and salt in your meals will reduce the urge to snack(吃点心)between meals and will improve the taste of your food. However, be 9 (care)not to go to extremes. Like anything, it is possible to have too much of both, 10 is not good for the health. 1. 2. 3. 4
22、. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 5答案精解精析.阅读理解A语篇解读 本文讲述了不同的老师如何使自己的教学精彩、幽默, 而不同的教学方式对学生产生了两种截然不同的影响。1.C 主旨大意题。本文作者写了自己最喜欢的英语老师和最不喜欢的英语老师所表达的不同的幽默, 一位让他很喜欢, 一位让他不喜欢。故 C 正确。2.A 词义猜测题。根据第一段中的 after his explanation, I couldnt believe that I hadnt seen the humor 及这一段中多次出现其近义词, 如 humor, amazed 等可知选 A。3.C 细节理解题。根据第一段第
23、四句可知在老师讲解后, 发现这些著作中有很多幽默之处。4.B 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句 It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since. 可知作者很受伤。B语篇解读 为了应对青少年的肥胖问题,美国伊利诺斯州的一所中学推出了一项新的体育课程CrossFit。5.D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的 at a time of a rising weight problem among young people 可知,在这个青少年肥胖越来越严重的时刻,学校体育课推出这个项目
24、是为了让学生减肥,所以答案为 D 项。6.C 推理判断题。根据第三段中的 and most say it really works compared with traditional gym classes 可以推断出大多数学生认为这种方法是很有效的。7.A 词义猜测题。这项活动让他在篮球场上表现更好了:速度更快、注意力更集中、防守更强了。由此推断出此处应该是“体育锻炼”。答案为 A 项。8.C 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句中的 the risk of injury can be reduced with proper teaching and CrossFits flexibility 可以
25、推断出,只要孩子们得到了正确的训练,就能够大大降低受伤的概率,所以答案为 C 项。.语法填空语篇解读 为了应对肥胖和心脏病,医学界鼓励大家食用低脂肪、少盐的食物。但是如果过于极端的话,也会适得其反。1.as 考查介词。医学界将其作为一种对抗心脏病的方法。as 在此处作介词,意为“作为”。2.effects 考查名词复数。这种趋势有些非计划的副作用,如超重和心脏病。side effect 表示“副作用”,为可数名词,根据 such as overweight and heart disease 可知,副作用有多种,故填复数形式。63.to process 考查非谓语动词。根据 require s
26、th. to do sth.(需要某物做某事)以及其被动形式可知此处填不定式结构。4.are removed 考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。句意:脂肪和盐分从食物中去除后,食物尝起来就好像缺失了什么东西。结合语境可知,状语从句中用一般现在时态,fat and salt 作主语,与 remove 之间为被动关系,故用被动语态,谓语动词用复数。5.a 考查冠词。句意:结果,人们会吃更多的东西来努力弥补所缺的东西。as a result 结果。6.worse 考查比较级。句意:更糟糕的是,人们所吃的快餐的量会上升。even worse 更糟的是,此处与上句中提到的“eat more food”相比较,故用比较级。7.is 考查时态和主谓一致。根据上下文可知,此处用一般现在时,主语为 fast food,故系动词用 is。8.eating 考查非谓语动词。by 在此处为介词,表示方式,故后面接动名词形式。9.careful 考查形容词。句意:然而,小心不要走极端。设空处在系动词 be 后,作表语,故用形容词。10.which 考查定语从句。句意:和其他东西一样,两者都有可能食用过多,这对健康是没有好处的。设空处指代前面的一句话,引导非限制性定语从句,故填 which。
