1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 5 Travelling abroad .阅读理解 (2017 广西钦州高三一次质检 ) American Rosalie Stoke is one of the millions of college students with a bright future ahead of her.She was born in Baltimore,Maryland.She studies chemical engineering at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,also know
2、n as Virginia Tech.But the 22-year-olds path to college was very different from the majority of Americans like her. In the United States,it is common for young people to complete four years of high school at age 17 or 18.After they finish high school in the spring,those who decide to attend college
3、usually do so two-to three-months later.However,Stoke learned about a different way of doing things from an older student.That student said that before going to college,she worked for a year helping with childcare for a family in Germany.This idea appealed to Stoke very much. Stoke is in her third y
4、ear of studies at Virginia Tech.She took a gap year in 2013.“It just sounded like a really great idea to have a year off to figure out mo re of what I wanted to do in college and after,” she said.So,after finishing high school in 2013,Stoke decided she also wanted to take a gap year before starting
5、college. In fall 2013,Stoke connected with a family in Barcelona,Spain.They agreed to let her live with them and paid her a small amount to help care for their children for seven months.Stoke studied Spanish during her free time in Barcelona.She then used money as well as money from her parents to t
6、ravel for two months. Stoke said that she felt different when she returned to the United States to begin her studies at Virginia Tech in 2014.She said she felt at ease and that she knew more about herself as a person.Also,when talking with friends who went straight to college from high school,she fo
7、und many had a difficult time in their first year of college. 【语篇导读】本文介绍美国学生 Rosalie Stoke 一次偶然的机会确定了她的大学教育风格。 1.Where is Stoke unique compared with most high school students? A.She put money before education. B.She had a bright future ahead of her. C.She valued practice more than theory. D.She didn
8、t enter college directly after high school. 答案 D 【 精品教育资源文库 】 解析 细节理解题。根据第三段中 “after finishing high school in 2013,Stoke decided she also wanted to take a gap year before starting college.” 可知与多数高中生相比较 ,她高中毕业后没有直接上大学。故选 D 项。 2.How did Stoke determine her style of college education? A.She did it qui
9、te by accident. B.She wanted to put off her college graduation. C.She was not satisfied with the traditional way. D.She needed to make enough money for college. 答案 A 解析 推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句 “That student said that before going to college,she worked for a year helping with childcare for a family in German
10、y.This idea appealed to Stoke very much.” 可知偶然的机会她确定了自己的大学教育风格。故选 A项。 3.What was Stokes attitude towards her experience before college? A.Cautious. B.Confident. C.Ambiguous. D.Regretful. 答案 B 解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段前两句 “Stoke said that she felt different when she returned to the United States to begin her s
11、tudies at Virginia Tech in 2014.She said she felt at ease and that she knew more about herself as a person.” 可知她对大学前的生活是 “ 自信的 ” 。故选 B 项。 ? 导学号 29402150? .完形填空 Dr.Michael Schmoker is an educational author and former teacher.He shares in his book,Results Now,a 1 that found of 1,500 classrooms 2 ,85 p
12、ercent of them had 3 less than 50 percent of the students. 4 ,only 15 percent of the 5 kept more than half of the class paying attention to the lesson. He believes that the 6 of teachers can tell if a student is not 7 .Most teachers act on what they see and 8 their instruction to try to attract all
13、of their students. 9 ,no matter how hard teachers work at making it interesting,a lecture is 10 a lecture,and having students simply listen is still a 11 action.The solution is simple: If a teacher wants to 12 student engagement(参与 ),then the teacher needs to increase student 13 ask the students to
14、do something with the knowledge and skills they have learned. 14 the lecture with learning tasks.Let them practice.Have them moving.Get them 15 .Make it so appealing that it will be 16 for students not to participate. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 The vital 17 to increase engagement is to put the learner in charge
15、of learning.Create a 18 learning environment and a motivation to learn,and the students 19 do all the hard work of learning,while the teacher merely offers help and support.That sounds 20 . 【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。 Michael Schmoker 博士在他的研究中讲述了在课堂上观察到的现象 ,引出了一个教育问题并给出了建议 :教师在课堂上应该怎样来提高学生的参与度 ,营造学习氛围 ,激发学习动机 ,
16、让学生主动去学习。 1.A.concern B.lesson C.study D.treasure 答案 C 解析 根据语境可知 ,Michael Schmoker 博士是一位教育作者 ,以前也是一位老师。他在他的书中分享了自己的研究。故选 C 项。 2.A.visited B.decorated C.used D.noticed 答案 A 解析 根据上文中的 “former teacher” 和下文可知 ,该研究是在视察了 1,500 个教室后所写。visit 意为 “ 视察 ,参观 ” 。故选 A 项。 3.A.taught B.admitted C.touched D.absorbed
17、答案 D 解析 根据语境可知 ,85%的教室只能使不到 50%的学生全神贯注。 absorb 意为 “ 吸收 ,使全神贯注 ” 。故选 D 项。 4.A.In a word B.Above all C.In other words D.To be honest 答案 C 解析 根据上文中的 “85 percent of them” 和下文中的 “only 15 percent” 可知 ,85%的教室能够使不到一半的学生集中精力 ,也就是说 ,还有 15%的教室能使超过半数的学生集中精力上课。 in other words 意为 “ 换句话说 ”, 符合语境。 5.A.teachers B.cl
18、assrooms C.schools D.textbooks 答案 B 解析 根据上文可知 ,只有 15%的教室能让一半以上的学生集中注意力听讲。此处指的是上文提到的1,500 个教室中的 15%,classrooms 符合语境。 6.A.majority B.minority C.rest D.number 答案 A 解析 根据下文 “Most teachers act on what they see” 可知 ,他认为大多数教师都能够判断出一个学生是否对课堂不感兴趣。故选 A 项。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 7.A.hard-working B.brilliant C.satisfied
19、 D.interested 答案 D 解析 根据下文中的 “making it interesting” 可知 ,此处是指学生对老师的课是否不感兴趣。故选 D 项 。 8.A.organize B.receive C.adjust D.continue 答案 C 解析 句意 :大多数教师能根据课堂反应来调整自己的上课方式以吸引所有学生的注意力。 adjust 意为 “ 调整 ” 。故选 C 项。 9.A.Moreover B.However C.Therefore D.Otherwise 答案 B 解析 根据上下文可知 ,尽管教师尽力调整 ,然而 ,无论教师多么努力 ,课堂依旧是课堂。前后句构
20、成转折关系。设空处位于句首且用逗号隔开 ,故用转折连词 however 连接。故选 B 项。 10.A.always B.even C.just D.still 答案 D 解析 根据语境可知 ,无论教师多么努力调整上课方式 ,课堂依旧是课堂。 still 意为 “ 依然 ,依旧 ”,符合语境。 11.A.dull B.passive C.wrong D.practical 答案 B 解析 根据上文可知 ,无论教师如何努力调整上课方式 ,让学生听课始终是一个被动的行为。故选 B项。 12.A.value B.ignore C.decrease D.promote 答案 D 解析 根据语境可知 ,
21、改变这一被动行为的方法是提升学生们的参与度。 promote 意为 “ 促进 ,提升 ” 。故选 D 项。 13.A.interest B.choice C.activity D.achievement 答案 C 解析 根据下文中的 “ask the students to do something with the knowledge and skills.”可知 ,教师需要增加学生的活动才能让他们参与进来。故选 C 项。 14.A.Break up B.Comment on C.Attend D.Deliver 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案 A 解析 根据语境可知 ,用学习任务分解课堂
22、知识以让他们去练习。 break up 意为 “ 分解 ” 。故选 A项。 15.A.playing B.talking C.laughing D.singing 答案 B 解析 根据语境可知 ,让学生去练习 ,让他们动起来 ,说出来 ,这样才能调动学生的积极性。故选 B项。 16.A.difficult B.possible C.necessary D.unimportant 答案 A 解析 根据语境可知 ,老师调动了学生积极性 ,让整个课堂非常吸引人 ,这样学生不愿意参与都很难。difficult 意为 “ 困难的 ”, 符合语境。 17.A.standard B.decision C.reason D.measure 答案 D 解析 根据上文内容并结合语境可知 ,提高学生参与度最关键的办法就是让学习者自主学习。此
