1、UNIT 1 RELATIONSHIPS (本测试对应学生用书 P143) 第一部分 阅读(50 分) 第一节(共 15 小题，每题 25 分，375 分) A My father was 44 and knew he wasnt going to make it to 45 He wrote me a letter and hoped that something in it would help me for the rest of my life. Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words ha
2、ve lived in my heart. One part always stands out. “Right now, you are pretending to be a time- killer. But I know that one day, you will do something great that will set you among the very best.” Knowing that my dad believed in me gave me permission to believe in myself. “You will do something great
3、.” He didnt know what that would be, and neither did I, but at times in my life when Ive felt proud of myself. I remember his words and wish he were here so I could ask, “Is this what you were talking about, Dad? Should I keep going？” A long way from 12 now, I realize he would have been proud when I
4、 made any progress. Lately, though, Ive come to believe hed want me to move on to what comes next: to be proud of, and believe in somebody else. Its time to start writing my own letters to my children. Our children look to us with the same unanswered question we had. Our kids dont hold back because
5、theyre afraid to fail. Theyre only afraid of failing us. They dont worry about being disappointed. Their fearas mine was until my fathers letteris of being a disappointment. Give your children permission to succeed. Theyre waiting for you to believe in them. I always knew my parents loved me. But tr
6、ust me: That belief will be more complete, that love will be more real, and their belief in themselves will be greater if you write the words on their hearts：“Dont worry; youll do something great.” Not having that blessing from their parents may be the only thing holding them back. 1We learn from th
7、e text that the author _. Alost his father when he was young Bworked hard before he read his fathers letter Casked his fathers permission to believe in himself Dknew exactly what great thing his father wanted him to do 2What does the author tell us in the 3rd paragraph? AChildren need their parents
8、letters. BChildren are afraid to be disappointed. CHis childrens fear of failure held them back. DHis fathers letter removed his fear of failing his parents. 3Which of the following is TRUE? AHe got no access to success. BHe wrote back to his father at 12 CHe was sure his parents loved him. DHe once
9、 asked his father about the letter. 【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。作者的父亲通过一封信告诉作者对他的爱与信任，这种 爱与信任让作者在生活中取得了很大的进步。因此作者鼓励父母亲给孩子鼓励与信任。 1 A 细节理解题。 根据文章前两段第一句“My father was 44 and knew he wasnt going to make it to 45Since the day I was 12 and first read his letter, some of his words have lived in my heart(我父亲当时 44 岁，他知道自己
10、活不到 45 岁从我 12 岁第一次读到他的信的那 天起，他的一些话就深深地印在了我的心里)”可知，作者年幼时失去了父亲。故选 A 项。 2D 推理判断题。根据第三段最后三句“Theyre only afraid of failing us. They dont worry about being disappointed. Their fearas mine was until my fathers letteris of being a disappointment.”可知，“我”的孩子很担心没有符合“我们”的期望值，而“我”却没有 这样的担心，由此判断出父亲的信让“我”不害怕让父母亲失望
11、。故选 D 项。 3C 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“I always knew my parents loved me.”可知， “我”很清楚地知道父母亲很爱“我”。所以“他确信他的父母爱他”。故选 C 项。 B When a child is told he is “uncool”， it can be very painful. He may say he doesnt care, and even act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpose. But these are simple ways to handle sadness
12、by pretending its not there. Helping a child feel better in school had to be careful. If you say, “Why are you worried about what other children think about you? It doesnt matter！ ” Children know that it does matter. Instead, an active way may be best. You could say, “Im going to do a couple of thin
13、gs for you to help you feel better in school.” If a boy is having trouble making friends, the teacher can help him. The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects. This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to
14、like him. A teacher can also raise a childs popularity in the group by showing that he values that child. It even helps to put him in a seat next to a very popular child, or let him be a partner with that child in activities, etc. There are things that parents can do at home, too. Be friendly when y
15、our child brings others home to play. Encourage him to invite friends to meals and then serve the dishes they consider “super”. When you plan trips, picnics, movies, and other shows, invite another child with whom your child wants to be friends. What you can do is to give him a chance to join a grou
16、p that may be shutting him out. Then, if he has good qualities, he can start to build real friendship of his own. 4A child who has been informed of being “uncool” may _. Acare nothing about it Bpretend to get hurt very much Cdevelop a sense of anger Ddo something uncool on purpose 5A teacher can hel
17、p an unpopular child by _. Aseeing the child as the teachers favorite Boffering the child chances to show his good qualities Cforcing other children to make friends with him Dasking the child to do something for partners 6Which of the following is TRUE? AInviting childrens friends to family activiti
18、es is good for them to make friends. BIts only teachers work to make children popular. CParents should take their children out for picnic and shows more often. DChildren dont care others comments on them. 7Which is the best title of the text? AWho Care About Unpopular Children BWhy Some Children Are
19、 Unpopular CWhat Good Qualities Unpopular Children Have DHow an Unpopular Child Can Be Helped 【语篇解读】 这是一篇说明文。文章教会“我们”如何让孩子拥有更好的品质，建立 自己真正的友谊。 4 D 细节理解题。 根据第一段“When a child is told he is uncool， it can be very painful. He may say he doesnt care, and even act in ways that are opposite of cool on purpo
20、se.”可知，当 一个孩子被告知他“不酷”时，可能会非常痛苦。他可能会说他不在乎，甚至故意做出一些 不冷静的行为。故选 D 项。 5B 细节理解题。根据第三段“The teacher can arrange things so that he has chances to use his abilities to contribute to class projects. This is how the other children learn how to value his good qualities and to like him. A teacher can also raise a
21、 childs popularity in the group by showing that he values that child.”可知，老师可以把事情安排好，这样他就有机会运用自己的 能力为课堂项目做出贡献。 这是其他孩子学习如何珍惜他的优点和喜欢他的方式。 老师也可 以通过表现出对孩子的重视来提高孩子在群体中的受欢迎程度。 所以老师可以通过给不受欢 迎的孩子提供展示自己优秀品质的机会来帮助他们。故选 B 项。 6 A 细节理解题。 根据倒数第二段“When you plan trips, picnics, movies, and other shows, invite anothe
22、r child with whom your child wants to be friends.”可知，父母也可以通过多种途径 帮助孩子。其中之一就是邀请其他孩子参与家庭活动，和自己的孩子交朋友。所以邀请孩子 想结交的朋友参加家庭活动对他们有好处。故选 A 项。 7D 主旨大意题。通过对文章的归纳总结可知，文章从老师、家长等的角度出发， 提出多种解决方案， 帮助孩子由一个不受欢迎的人变成拥有良好品质且会建立自己真正友谊 的人。所以短文的最佳标题为“一个不受欢迎的孩子怎样得到帮助”。故选 D 项。 C LONDONTo get a mobile phone as a gift for 14th
23、 birthday, Lucy declared to her parents that everyone else has one. Her parents gave in. Curious to know how her daughter would use the phone, Jane Bidder, the mother, followed Lucy to the school bus in the morning. The bus seats 20, of whom half have a mobile phone. One rings and several adolescent
24、 owners fumble with their bags. Many parents have just come to realize that the mobile phone is no longer for traveling businessmenit is as likely to be found in school bags. The mobile phone seems to have become something essential for todays teens in Britain, according to a survey published last w
25、eek, by NOP, a leading market research company in Britain. Research found that 66 percent of 16- year- olds now have access to a mobile phone. The mobile phone has been turned into a secret messaging service by teen users. When they are talking on the mobile, their parents are not able to eavesdrop
26、on the second line. The interview with 2,019 young people aged 7 to 16 found that they favor the text messaging service because they offer a secret way of keeping in touch. The days of secret notes in the classroom are dying out. For example, “cul” means “see you later”； “lol” means “laugh out loud”
27、； and “2nite” is the abbreviation of “tonight”. All these are based on shorthand phrases on the Internet. Many schools have banned students using mobile phones. But they are not very successful. Still phones ring in the class and disturb study. Besides, people are worried about the health risk to ki
28、ds using mobile phones. Scientists believe children are especially vulnerable (易受伤的) to mobile radiation. 8The story of Lucy is told to show us _. ABritish parents always meet their childrens needs Bhow British parents accept the truth of teenagers owning a mobile phone CBritish kids have good relat
29、ionship with their parents Dwhy every child gets a mobile phone as a birthday present in UK 9Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? APeople worry about the harm to the kids health by using mobile phone. BTeenagers want to have their own secret. CTeenagers like to sen
30、d messages to each other. DLucy does not get the mobile phone she wants. 10The underlined word “eavesdrop” means _. Ajoin in actively Binterrupt rudely Clisten secretly Dwatch carefully 11Interviews discover that children like to send messages instead of _. Acalling each other Bplaying games online
31、Cwriting to each other Dgreeting each other 【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。 文章通过讲述 Lucy 要求父母给她买手机的故事告诉读者， 英国父母逐渐接受孩子们拥有手机这一现象。 8B 推理判断题。文章第一、二段讲述了 Lucy 要求父母给她买手机的事例，接着第 三段的“Many parents have just come to realize that the mobile phone is no longer for traveling businessmen it is as likely to be found in school bags(许
32、多家长开始意识到手机不再是为旅 行的商人准备的它很可能是在书包里被找到)”引出话题。由此可知，作者讲述 Lucy 的故事是为了告诉读者英国父母如何接受青少年拥有手机的真相。故选 B 项。 9D 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Her parents gave in.”可知，Lucy 的父母做出 让步，给她买了手机，因此 D 项“Lucy does not get the mobile phone she wants(Lucy 没有得 到她想要的手机)”与原文不符。故选 D 项。 10 C 词义猜测题。 根据第六段第一句“The interview with 2,019 young people
33、 aged 7 to 16 found that they favor the text messaging service because they offer a secret way of keeping in touch (对 2019 名 7 至 16 岁的年轻人的采访发现， 他们喜欢短信服务是因为这是一种保持联 系的秘密方式)”可知，短信服务给青少年们提供一种秘密的交流方式。由此推断，当他 们讲电话时，父母再也不能“偷听”了，因此 eavesdrop 意为“偷听”。故选 C 项。 11C 细节理解题。根据第六段“The interview with 2,019 young peop
34、le aged 7 to 16 found that they favor the text messaging service because they offer a secret way of keeping in touch. The days of secret notes in the classroom are dying out (对 2019 名 7 至 16 岁的年轻人的 采访发现， 他们喜欢短信服务是因为这是一种保持联系的秘密方式。 在教室里放秘密纸条的 日子正在消失)”可知，青少年们更喜欢短信交流，而传纸条已经绝迹了。故选 C 项。 D Hacking our sens
35、es to boost learning power Some schools are pumping music, noises and pleasant smells into the classroom to see if it improves exam results. Could it work? Why do songs stick in our heads? What does your school smell like? Is it noisy or peaceful? It might not seem important, but a growing body of r
36、esearch suggests that smells and sounds can have an impact on learning, performance and creativity. Indeed, some head teachers have recently taken to broadcasting noises and pumping smells into their schools to see whether it can boost grades. Is there anything in it? And if so, what are the implica
37、tions for the way we work and study? There is certainly some well- established research to suggest that some noises can have a harmful effect on learning. Numerous studies over the past 15 years have found that children attending schools under the flight paths of large airports fall behind in their
38、exam results. Bridget Shield, a professor of acoustics (声学) at London South Bank University, and Julie Dockrell, from the Institute of Education, have been conducting studies on the effects of all sorts of noises, such as traffic and sirens (汽笛), as well as noise generated by the children themselves
39、. When they recreated those particular sounds in an experimental setting while children completed various learning tasks, they found a significant negative effect on exam scores. “Everything points to a bad impact of the noise on childrens performance, in numeracy, in literacy, and in spelling，” say
40、s Shield. The noise seemed to have an especially harmful effect on children with special needs. Whether background sounds are beneficial or not seems to depend on what kind of noise it is and the volume. In a series of studies published last year, Ravi Mehta from the College of Business at Illinois
41、and his colleagues tested peoples creativity while exposed to a soundtrack made up of background noises such as coffee- shop chatter and construction- site drilling at different volumes. They found that people were more creative when the background noises were played at a medium level than when volu
42、me was low. Loud background noise, however, damaged their creativity. Many teachers all over the world already play music to students in class. Many are inspired by the belief that hearing music can boost IQ in later tasks, the so- called Mozart effect. While the evidence actually suggests its hard
43、to say classical music boosts brainpower, researchers do think pleasant sounds before a task can sometimes lift your mood and help you perform well, says Perham, who has done his own studies on the phenomenon. The key appears to be that you enjoy what youre hearing. “If you like the music or you lik
44、e the sound even listening to a Stephen King novel then you do better. It doesnt matter about the music，” he says. So, it seems that schools that choose to prevent disturbing noises and create positive soundscapes could enhance the learning of their for students, so long as they make careful choices
45、. Yet this isnt the only sense being used to affect learning. Special educational needs for students at Sydenham high school in London are being encouraged to revise different subjects in the presence of different smells grapefruit scents for maths, lavender for French and spearmint for history. 12T
46、he four questions in the first paragraph are meant to _. Acreate some sense of humour to please the readers Bprovide the most frequently asked questions in schools nowadays Chold the readers attention and arouse their curiosity to go on reading Ddeclare the purpose of the article: to try to offer ke
47、y to those questions 13What does the conclusion of the studies of noise conducted by Bridget Shield and Julie Dockrell suggest? APeaceful music plays an active role in students learning. BNot all noises have a negative impact on childrens performance. CWe should create for school children a more pea
48、ceful environment. DChildren with special needs might be exposed to some particular sounds. 14Ravi Mehtas experiment indicates that _. Astudents creativity improves in a quiet environment Bwe may play some Mozart music while students are learning Ca proper volume of background noises does improve cr
49、eativity Dnoise of coffee- shop chatter is better than that of construction- site drilling 15Towards the positive impact of appropriate background sound and smell on students learning and creativity, the authors attitude is _. Aambiguous Bdoubtful Cnegative Dsupportive 【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。气味和声音可以对学习、表现和创造力产生影响。一些 学校正在尝试，看看引入音乐、噪音和气味是否能提高成绩。 12C 推理判断题。由第一段第一句话“Some schools are pumping music, noises and pleasant smells into the classroom to see if it improves exam results(一些学校正在把音乐、噪音 和好闻的气味注入教室，看是否能提高考试成绩)”可知，后面的四个问题都是由第一句 话引出，目的在于抓住读者的注意
