2018-2019学年高中英语 Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Y

1EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.课下能力提升(六)Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式1．Thehighlight(精彩部分)ofourtourwasseeingthepalace.2．Ihaverented(出租)thehouseouttoaverynicefamily.3．Hiswordswillbeforever(永远)imprintedonmymemory.4．Doyouthinkthiscolorsuits(适合)me?5．Americanchildrendidlesswellinmathsthantheirpeers(同龄人)inJapan.6．Ourgovernmenthaslentanenormous(enormously)amountofmoneytoothercountriestohelpthemgetoutoftheglobalfinancialstorms.7．Youhavetobehighlycompetitive(compete)todowellinsportsnowadays.8．Twomediators(mediate)werecalledintosettlethedispute.9．Theelection(elect)washeldtwoweeksaheadoftheschedule.10．Thetwopartiesarelookingforapeacefulsettlement(settle)toallthesetroubles.Ⅱ.选词填空workas，haveproblemswith，goonatrip，comparedwith，havefun，atthestartof，lookbackat，telljokes1．Herspeechlooked_back_atthepartnershipbetweenthetwocountries.2．Myparentswantmetotakeextramathslessonsattheweekend,butIwanttoplayandhave_fun.3．Heworked_asateacherfortwoyearsaftergraduation.4．Compared_withothers,shewasaluckywoman.5．Somestudentshave_problems_withlearninglanguage.6．Thingsdidn'tlooktoohopefulat_the_start_oftheyear.7．Mr.Wangtold_jokesinthejourneysothatwecouldn'tfallasleep.8．Hewent_on_a_triptothenearestseasideduringhisvacationlastsummer.Ⅲ.完成句子1．半小时后我们到那儿，发现工作已经做完了。Wegottherehalfanhourlaterandfound_the_work_done.2．你把她的地址和电话号码都忘记了真是遗憾。It_is_a_pity_thatyouforgotbothheraddressandhertelephonenumber.3．众所周知，纸是中国最先制造的。It's_well­known_thatpaperwasfirstmadeinChina.24．他确实告诉过我他第二天要去伦敦。Hedid_tellmehewouldleaveforLondonthenextday.5．他明天让人给修电脑。Hewillhave_the_computer_repairedtomorrow.Ⅳ.阅读理解ATheonlyreasonIauditioned(试演)formyhighschool'splayHereandNowwasbecausefriendshadconvincedme.PartofmethoughttherewasnowayI'dbeabletomemorizeallthoselinesandstillgetgoodgrades.Havingneverbeeninaplay,IwasunsurewhetherIcouldliveuptoeveryone'strust.Buttherestofmewasexcitedtoperform.Surprisingly,mylineswereeasiertolearnthanIhadthought.Butasopeningnightapproached,wepracticedeveryday.Webecamestressedandemotionallydrained,_forgettinglineswehadknownforweeks.Wenolongerlaughedatfunnyparts.Ourdirectorwasdisappointed,frequentlyscreamingatustogetouracttogether.Openingnightfinallyarrived.Whenweallstoodtogethertoprayforasuccessfulperformance,Irealizedthiswaswhatweallhadbeenworkingtowardforthelasttwomonths.Andthat'swhenIwasfacedwithstagefright.However,steppingintothebrightlights,allmyfearsjustdisappeared.Iknewmylinesperfectlyandactuallyhadfun.Ihadnoreasontobenervous.Afterall,Iknewmylines!Ihadpreparedmyselfwellfortheplay.Isawmyfamily,andfriendsinthefrontrowandsmiledbroadlybeforefallingbackintomycharacter.Wefinallyputonasuccessfulperformance.Aswegatheredforonelastgrouphug,IfeltsadIhadcometounderstandmycharacteralmostaswellasIunderstoodmyself.Allthoseweekswereover,thoseweeksofworkingtogether,offailingpainfullybutsomehowknowingwe'dcomethrough.Wehadstartedoutasagroupofstudentswhoseonlythingincommonwastheplayandwehadbecomefriends.IknewthatIwouldmissitall.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要记述了作者在校期间参演一部舞台剧的经历。1．Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthor________.A．feltthankfultoherfriendsB．hadmixedfeelingsfortheplayC．joinedtheplaytogetgoodgradesD．wasgoodatperformingonthestage3解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段“Partofmethoughttherewasnoway...Buttherestofmewasexcitedtoperform.”可推断，作者对于参演舞台剧情绪比较复杂。2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“drained”inParagraph2mean?A．Tired.B．Excited.C．Relaxed.D．Disappointed.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据第二段“wepracticedeveryday...becamestressed”和“forgettinglines...nolongerlaughedatfunnyparts.Ourdirectorwasdisappointed...”可推断，随着公演日的临近，作者他们压力很大，情绪上也十分疲惫不堪，可推测drained意为“累的，精疲力尽的”。3．Whatdidtheauthorlearnmostfromthesuccessfulplay?A．Thepowerofpatience.B．Thebeautyofperforming.C．Themeaningoffriendship.D．Theimportanceofteamwork.解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段“Allthoseweekswereover,thoseweeksofworkingtogether...agroupofstudentswhoseonlythingincommon...”可知，作者参演舞台剧的经历令她认识到了团队合作的重要性。4．Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthispassage?A．Herfavouritehobbyatschool.B．Hereffortsinrealizingadream.C．Herfirstexperienceinperformance.D．Herunderstandingofperformance.解析：选C主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了作者首次参演一部舞台剧时从开始排练直至公演成功的经历。BForhighschoolleaversstartingoutintheworkingworld,itisveryimportanttolearnparticularskillsandpractisehowtobehaveinanintervieworhowtofindallinternships(实习).Insomecountries,schoolshaveprogramstohelpstudentsontothepathtowork.IntheUnitedStates,however,suchprogramsarestillfewandfarbetween.Researchshowsthatifhighschoolsprovidecareer­relatedcourses,students4arelikelytogethigherearningsinlateryears.Thestudentsaremorelikelytostayinschool,graduateandgoontohighereducation.InGermany,studentsasyoungas13and14areexpectedtodointernships.Germancompaniesworkwithschoolstomakesurethatyoungpeoplegettheeducationtheyneedforfutureemployment.ButinAmerica,educationreformprogramsfocusonhowwellstudentsdoinexamsinsteadofbringingthemintocontactwiththeworkingworld.HarvardEducationschoolprofessorRobertSchwartzhascriticisededucationreformersfortryingtoplaceallgraduatesdirectlyonthefour­yearcollegetrack.Schwartzarguedthatthisapproachleavesthecountry'smostvulnerable(易受影响的)kidswithnojobsandnoski