1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 单元检测（一） My First Day at Senior High .阅读理解 A Students from Oceanside High School in Rockland will be able to sleep in a little longer from this autumn. Regional School Unit 13 Superintendent (负责人 ) Lew Collins said during the schools Thursday night meeting that the schedule for the scho
2、ols will be changed. Oceanside East and West will start a half hour later, at 8 a m. for their new school year. Research has shown that teenagers brains are often not fully awake at 6： 30 a m. Collins said the schedule, which is used to get students to school for classes that begin at 7： 30 a m., ca
3、lls for some to get on buses before 6 a m. to get to school on time. Teachers are having meetings at 6： 40 a m., which is too early, he thinks. Collins visited the high schools in Rockland and asked students when they would like classes to begin. Most of them said 8： 00 a m. “I was surprised. I thou
4、ght they would have said 9： 00 or 10： 00， ” he said. The National Sleep Foundation says on its website that teenagers biological clocks are designed to stay up later and get up later. The Foundation called for schools to change their schedules, which means a later start as well for elementary studen
5、ts (小学生 ) We do not have enough buses to run, since all the high school and elementary school buses run almost at the same time, Collins said. He suggested, “We should buy six more buses and get six more drivers to keep the new schedule working.” Elementary school classes in Rockland now start at 8：
6、 30 a m., but will be moved to 8： 45 a m., starting in the autumn. “I know this is a problem for working parents, but we will see what we can come up with， ” said Jane Brown, a teacher at Bardonia Elementary School. “Anyway, I believe if students get more sleep theyll be more ready to learn when cla
7、sses start， ” she added. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。考虑到学生们的身体特点， Rockland 的学校将要推迟上课时间。 1 A new schedule will be made to _. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A add more interesting subjects B help students do better in class C ask parents to learn about schools D cut the number of meetings down 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第 三段中的 “teenagers brain
8、s are often not fully awake at 6： 30 a m.” 和第五段中的 “teenagers biological clocks are designed to stay up later and get up later” 可知，制定新时间表的目的是为了符合孩子们的睡眠规律以便他们在课堂上拥有更好的状态，故选 B。 2 One of the problems facing the schools in Rockland is that they will _. A be afraid of working parents disturbance B be worr
9、ied about childrens safety C be short of school buses D be short of teachers 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的 “We do not have enough buses to run”可知，学校面临的问题之一便是缺少校车，故选 C。 3 What does Jane Brown think of the new schedule? A She is not certain about it. B She is not interested in it. C She is worried about it.
10、D She is hopeful about it. 解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中 Jane Brown 所说的 “I believe if students get more sleep theyll be more ready to learn when classes start” 可知，对于新时间表她是满怀信心的，故选 D。 B In addition to showing support for their school, high school students with school spirit perform better academically, are mo
11、re engaged in social matters, and are happier in general than their lessspirited schoolmates. These findings were part of an online survey of high school students, parents and principals. The new survey conducted by Harris Poll involved about 1,500 individuals who were asked about school pride, acad
12、emics, selfrespect and community involvement. The research attempted to discover how school spirit is connected to the way high school students learn, lead and grow. School spirit involves a students pride in his or her 【 精品教育资源文库 】 school, a students tendency to get other students to be active in
13、school events, and a students plans to return to his or her school for special events after graduation. A student who completed the survey stated that “school spirit means to support your school no matter what, knowing your school has helped you to reach your goals.” From academic achievement to gen
14、eral happiness, the survey indicated a positive relationship to school spirit. Nearly all of the principals believe that higher levels of school spirit are tied to higher student achievement. “When students feel a sense of school spir it, they tend to be more involved in the great opportunities whic
15、h exist in their school， ” noted one female principal who responded to the survey. “If they have a lower level of such spirit, they are not involved in athletics or many of the activities. Additionally, they do not take personal responsibility for not doing well and tend to blame the school. Student
16、s who are achieving strongly tend to be involved in all aspects of high school. They participate in different events, activities and athletics on site.” The survey indicated that during the 2016 2017 school year, high school students were involved in an average of eight afterclass activities; and am
17、ong those individuals involved in activity programs, 51 percent said the reason they were involved was so that they could be involved in their school, and 34 percent said getting involved was a way to show their school spirit. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。一项调查研究显示，校园精神对学生有着积极有益的影响。 4 The survey was conducted to ex
18、plore the link between _. A students performance and support from their school B students happiness and their academic achievement C school spirit and high school students development D high school students school spirit and social matters 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “The research attempted to disc over ho
19、w school spirit is connected to the way high school students learn, lead and grow.”可知，这项调查的目的是探寻校园精神和高中生发展之间的联系。 5 The Paragraph 2 shows students with higher school spirit will _. A feel very proud of their own achievement B often revisit their school after graduation 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C try to work ver
20、y hard to reach their goals D pay much less attention to school events 解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的 “a students plans to return to his or her school for special events after graduation” 可知，具有较高校园精神的高中生毕业后会经常回学校。 6 The female principal tells us students with school spirit _. A are better at taking opportunit
21、ies at their school B are more likely to take part in school activities C spend more time learning than doing athletics D often refuse to take personal responsibility 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第四段中的 “Students who are achieving strongly tend to be involved in all aspects of high school. They participate in diff
22、erent events, activities and athletics on site.” 可知，这位女校长告诉我们，具有校园精神的学生更可能参加校园活动。 7 What is the main idea of the passage? A The importance and function of school spirit. B Research finds more schools start to stress school spirit. C The relations between school spirit and student achievement. D Surv
23、ey shows students with school spirit are top achievers. 解析：选 D 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了一项调 查研究显示，具有较高校园精神的学生在学习和参加校园活动中表现突出。 . 阅读七选五 Kids and food: advice for parents It is important for parents to know how to help their kids eat healthy. Here are a few easy ways： Parents control the supply lines. _1_ Though kids may keep asking for less nutritious foods, parents should decide which foods are regularly provided in the house. Kids wont go hungry. Theyll eat whats available in the fridge at home. Say goodbye to the “cleanp
