1、第 1页（共 10页） Unit1 A new start section B Understanding ideas 一、单句写作 1我的新学校比我的初中学校大一倍。 _ 2令我印象最深刻的是教室里都有电脑和白板。 _ 3我们老师上课的时候，经常组织一些有趣的活动。 _ 4有的时候会让我们回答问题。 _ 5虽然回答不上来问题令我们觉得有点尴尬，但是我们不惧任 何挑战。 _ 二、阅读理解 What are American high schools like? Well, Im happy to tell 第 2页（共 10页） you what I know. When I started
2、school here, it had already been a week since the school opened. At this school, freshmen usually go on a trip for about three days at the beginning of school. Unfortunately I missed that wonderful trip, which would have been the best time to get to know my classmates. I was really sad. I wished Id
3、known about it earlier. Despite the disappointment, however, I gradually adapted to my new life and school. There is a space in the basement of the teaching building where students chat and meet each other. As we do not always have the same classrooms and classmates, the school wants us to get to kn
4、ow each other there. Students usually come to school early, sit in that space and have fun. Around the space, there are many lockers for students to leave their books in, so that students do not have to carry a heavy schoolbag everywhere. It really surprises me that we have almost no textbooks. We o
5、nly have textbooks for World History and Algebra 2 and they are big and heavy, like bricks. For other classes, we only need binders (活页夹) with paper in them. Without textbooks, students learn things freely and actively. For example, my humanities teacher just teaches us what is in her mind at the 第
6、3页（共 10页） time. We never know what we will learn. Another difference between American schools and Chinese schools is that American schools care about students morality (道德) more than their academic studies. For example, if you do not finish your homework, you will just be asked to do it later, but i
7、f you cheat or lie, you will get a warning or even be kicked out. I think that most students here are good at schoolwork as well, but compared to Chinese students, they can make learning a more joyful experience. I think we should take the good points from our two different kinds of education to per
8、fect our approach to studying. 1What made the writer sad at the beginning? ABeing late for school. BNot knowing anyone. CBeing looked down upon. DMissing the chance of the trip. 2Students go to the basement of the teaching building to _. Ahave a free talkBattend class Cmeet teachersDshare a classroo
9、m 3How did the writer feel when he began his lessons? 第 4页（共 10页） AHappy.BSurprised. CUnsatisfied.DLonely. 4What might stop a students schooling in American schools? ANot studying hard. BCheating. CNot finishing homework. DFailing in the exam. 三、阅读七选五 How similar are language and music? Language is
10、part of our daily lives, no matter where we live in the world. _1_ Both language and music play a huge role in our culture and here are some of their similarities. Both language and music have a writing system. In English we record language using the alphabet, which is a collection of letters. Simil
11、arly, we use notes to keep a record of music. Musicians read notes and create meaning in the form of music. _2_ By writing pieces of text or music, we are able to share experiences through time. We can read the ideas or hear the composition of someone who lived hundreds of years ago. _3_ 第 5页（共 10页）
12、 You can make a good guess at where someone is from by listening to the language they use. In the same way, we know that styles of music are different around the world, giving us the opportunity to explore many different cultures through their music and providing us with music for every situation. B
13、oth share emotion. _4_ Of course you may be able to see it in my face, but you will know for sure through my words. Similarly, music can sound angry, sad or happy. Music can show you exactly how the composer was or is feeling, and allows us to share in that emotion. When you feel happy, you might wa
14、nt to sing and dance to a happy song to celebrate your happiness. _5_ I think we have all used music to express or process our emotions, often combining it with language in the form of song lyrics. ABoth are expressive. BBoth vary with culture. CHow do you know that I am angry? DWe use language to e
15、xpress our thoughts. ESo just as you read English, you can read music. FSimilarly, music is part of many peoples lives. GIn contrast, you probably also listen to sad music when you are feeling down. 第 6页（共 10页） 四、书面表达 假设你是李华，今天是你上高中的第一天，请你根据以下提示，写一 篇日记来记录高中生活第一天的情况。内容包括： 1学校的总体情况； 2同学和老师的情况； 3你的感受。
16、注意：1.词数 100 左右(开头已给出，但不计入总词数)； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Monday September2Fine Its Monday today._ _ _ _ _ 第 7页（共 10页） 一、单句写作 1.My new school is twice larger than my junior school. 2.What impresses me most is that there are computers and whiteboards in every classroom. 3.Our teachers often organize some int
17、eresting activities while they are giving a lesson. 4.Sometimes we are asked to answer questions. 5.Though failing to answer the questions makes us feel a little embarrassed, we arent afraid of any challenges. 二、阅读理解 1.D细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“Unfortunately I missed that wonderful trip . know my classmates.”
18、可知，错过了那 次旅行意味着错失了认识同学的最好时机，所以作者感到伤心，D 项 符合题意。 2.A推理判断题。根据第三段中的“There is a space in the basement of the teaching building where students chat and meet each other . Students usually come to school early, sit in that space and have fun.”可知，学生们到教学楼的地下室是为了 聊天交友。故选 A。 3.B细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“It really surprises
19、 me that we have almost no textbooks.”可知，上课几乎不用教科书， 这让作者有点惊讶。故选 B。 第 8页（共 10页） 4.B细节理解题。根据第五段中的“but if you cheat or lie, you will get a warning or even be kicked out”可知，如果你作 弊或说谎，你会得到警告甚至被学校开除。故选 B。 三、阅读七选五 1F根据空格前一句可知，语言是我们日常生活的一部分，空 格后一句指出，语言和音乐在我们的文化中都扮演着重要角色，它们 有相似之处。因此 F 项(同样地，音乐也是许多人生活的一部分)即是
20、它们的相似之处，故选 F。 2E根据空格前内容可知，英语通过字母表述含义；同样的， 音乐通过音符记录乐章，所以 E 项(正像你可以读英语一样，你也能 读音乐)承上启下，故答案选 E。 3B根据空格后本段第一句说听人说话就能猜到他是哪儿的 人，第二句说音乐随着文化不同而变化，这说明都随文化而变化，故 答案选 B。 4C根据空格后一句可知，你可以从“我”的脸上看到，通过 “我”的语言了解，这是给出回答，上一句应该是问句，故 C 项(你 怎么知道我生气了)符合语境，故答案选 C。 5G根据空格前“When you feel happy, you might want to sing and danc
21、e to a happy song to celebrate your happiness.” 可知这里意思是与此相反， 当你感到沮丧时， 你可能会听悲伤的音乐， 故答案选 G。 四、书面表达 第 9页（共 10页） Monday September2Fine Its Monday today. It is my first day at senior high. My new school is much larger than my previous one, and the classrooms are amazing with a computer in each. My classm
22、ates are all friendly and helpful. We helped each other to find the dormitories. Whats more, I was very impressed by my teachers different teaching methods. At the first lesson, I felt nervous at first, but I soon felt relaxed after our teacher asked us to introduce ourselves to each other. I like my new school very much. I think I can make great progress in this school. 第 10页（共 10页）
