1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Module 1 My First Day at Senior High (限时： 35 分钟 ) (对应学生用书第 297 页 ) . 阅读理解 A (2018 成都二诊 ) Welcome to Whitney High School! Spring Kids Dance Clinic The WHS Dance Team is hosting the annual Spring Dance Clinic for children aged 5 13.If your son or daughter is interested in attending this
2、camp， you may download the form and return it to the WHS office or register online! QUESTIONS? CONTACT: Halley Crandell at hcrandellrocklinusd.org. WHERE： Whitney High School Cafeteria WHEN： April 22nd， 9 am 12： 30 pm COST： $25 online registration and $30 walkup registration Kaplan SAT/ACT Combo Pra
3、ctice Test Offered in the WHS Library Saturday， April 29th， 9 am 1 pm Registration is $20. Please sign up in the College and Career Center by April 21st to secure a spot. Please see Mrs.Randazzo in the College and Career Center to sign up or for questions. Lions Club Student Speech Contest Enter to
4、be one of two Whitney High School students to qualify for the Rocklin Lions Club Speech Contest， which is to be held this summer.A written copy of your speech is due at the College and Career Center no later than April 30th at 3 pm. Open to grades 9 12.No less than 5 minutes and no more than 10 minu
5、tes. Can You Catch the Wildcat at the 5K Race On April 28th at 8： 30 am， the Whitney Wildcat will leave his stadium and 【 精品教育资源文库 】 attempt to outrun hundreds of runners trying to catch him! This will be a fun exciting way to challenge yourself and provide needed funds for two great causes! The WH
6、S track and field team is raising money for equipment.Secondly， we are raising money for the Heidi Greenwood Scholarship.All profits on Tshirt sales will go directly to the scholarship! Entry to the race is $15 and Tshirt sales will be on site. Go to s： /goo.gl/QANQg 8 to register! Questions？ Email
7、Mark Snow at msnow rocklinusd.org. 【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了 Whitney 高中所开展的活动。 1 How much should one pay for registering the dance camp in person? A $15. B $20. C $25. D $30. D 考查细节理解。根据第一部分中的 “$30 walkup registration” 可知 ， 亲自去报名参加舞蹈营的人每人报名费为 30 美元 ， 题干中的 in person 与文中的 walkup 呼应 ， 故选 D。 2 Who should students
8、turn to if they have questions about practice tests? A Mark Snow. B Mrs.Randazzo. C Halley Crandell. D Heidi Greenwood. B 考查细节理解。根据第二部分中的 “Please see Mrs.Randazzo in the College and Career Center to sign up or for questions” 可知 ， 对于模拟考试有疑问的学生可以向Mrs.Randazzo 咨询。 3 What do we know about Can You Catch
9、the Wildcat at the 5K Race? A Its an indoor activity to be held on April 28th. B All the money collected will go to the scholarship. C There is no specific information for registration. D People can support it by buying Tshirts on the spot. D 考查细节理解。根据最后一部分中的 “Secondly ， we are raising money for the
10、 Heidi Greenwood Scholarship.All profits on Tshirt sales will go directly to the scholarship” 可知 ， 人们可以通过在活动现场购买 T 恤衫来支持这项活动。 4 Whats the purpose of the text? A To show how wonderful the school is. B To persuade students to join in the events. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C To publicize the schedule of some events
11、. D To draw parents attention to the school. C 考查写作意图。根据全文的整体内容可推知 ， 本文主要对 Whitney 高中所要举行的活动做了详细介绍 ， 故选 C。 【导学号： 440400149】 B (2017 大连双基 测试 )Whenever we see a button, we want to press it because we know that something will happen.This is true in most cases, for example, on a doorbell.But some button
12、s are actually fake (假的 ), like the “ close” button on a lift. Many people are in the habit of pressing the “ close” button because they dont have the patience to wait.But lifts “ close” buttons are a complete trick, at least in the US the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press
13、. It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US, making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter safely.Only repair workers can use the buttons to speed up the doorclosing process if they have special keys. But t
14、o normal lift riders, the buttons arent completely useless.According to psychologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control. “ A sense of control is very important.It reduces stress and increases wellbeing，” said Ellen J Langer， a psychology professor at
15、Harvard University.Experts also added that a lot of buttons that dont do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose. For example, pedestrian crosswalk buttons dont live up to their names either.Pressing them used to help make the traffic signals change faster, but that was before computercont
16、rolled traffic signals were introduced. But psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies” ， they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了我们平时生活中所
17、见到的按钮可能是不起作用的。 5 What is the authors purpose in writing the text? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A To describe different fake buttons. B To explore the functions of fake buttons. C To analyze various habits of pushing buttons. D To explain the disadvantages of fake buttons. B 考查推理判断。通读整篇文章可知 ， 作者通过举例子介绍了不同地点的虚假按钮 ，其
18、目的是探求这些虚假按钮的功能 ， 故选 B。 6 What can we learn about the “close” buttons on a lift in America? A They work when people press them hard. B They were designed for a sense of control. C They never speed up the doorclosing process. D They take the safety of the disabled into account. D 考查细节理解。根据第三段第一句中的 “ma
19、king sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter safely” 可知 ， 美国电梯里的 “ 关闭 ” 按钮是为了确保残疾人能安全地通过 ， 故选 D。 7 What can we infer about pedestrian crosswalk buttons? A They can make people feel better. B They help computers work faster. C They can control the traf
20、fic signals. D They help pedestrians cross safely. A 考查推理判断。根据第四段中的 “fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control” 和第六段中的 “For example, pedestrian crosswalk buttons dont live up to their names either.” 可知 ， 人行横道按钮也没有实现其功能 ， 但可以让人们感觉好一点 ， 故选 A。 8 Which may be the
21、best title for the passage? A Buttons in the USA B Buttons Always Lie C Buttons May Not Work D“ Cloge” Buttons on Lifts C 考查标题判断。通读全文内容可知 ， 本文主要讲述了有些按钮只是形式上的 ， 而不具备真正的实际功能。故 C 项 “ 按钮可能不起作用 ” 最符合文章主旨。故选 C。 .完形填空 (2017 山西八校联考 )One day, while we were visiting my parents on a farm in late 【 精品教育资源文库 】
22、summer, Dad mentioned hed always wanted a Crimson King Maple Tree for the yard.Mom agreed that the trees were 1 Like many other parents, mine were hard to 2 for, so I figured this was a great opportunity to get them something theyd 3 I also thought two would be even better.I checked the 4 at work an
23、d decided it was a bit more than I could 5 but all of my siblings(兄弟姊妹 ) agreed to give some money to buy the trees. In northern Ohio, you dont plant maple trees at Christmas, so we decided to 6 Mom and Dad with a special Christmas in October before the ground 7 We asked my aunt if shed help us with the “ 8 ” ， and she called my parents 9 to say she was coming for
