Unit2 Starting out and Understanding ideas能力提升练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2020北京西城区高二上期末）
New Jersey Middle School Makes Students Go Phone-Free
A middle school in Union County，New Jersey，is forcing its students to stay disconnected in class, by prohibiting cellphones. Maxson Middle School Principal Kevin Stansbury put forward the phone ban last week after he noticed some major issues in the school. “Our test scores were down, and discipline was up,”he says. According to him, students were too focused on their phones to pay attention to their lessons. So, he purchased Yondr pouches for the school.
When students come into class each morning, they place their phones in the pouch, which is then locked tightly. So they have no access to phones at all. It can only be opened using a special device at the end of the day. The ban on mobile devices applies not just during class time but during breaks，with the only exceptions being in times of emergency or in cases of students who need such devices to help with disabilities.
Eighth graders who spoke with News 12 New Jersey say that they noticed a change in a matter of hours. “It’s just better for everyone because you’ll understand how it feels to get more work done instead of distracting attention because of the phone,”says student Charlene V. “I was usually listening to music, but today I got to communicate with all my friends,”says student Desiree Duncan.
The program was originally met with resistance from students and parents，so the process was not that smooth. But teachers and administrators say that the program will have a major impact. “ Students were talking and laughing and there were no cellphones other than being carried in the pouches,” Stansbury says.
Teacher Nia Cummings says she even noticed students bouncing ideas off each other in class. She says students used to throw in the towel quickly and just rely on their phones to look for answers. She says they now try to figure the answers out themselves. “Everyone is socializing and eating lunch together. That’s what I wasn’t seeing when phone usage was at its worst,” she adds.
Maxson Middle School is currently the only one in the district to use these pouches. Kevin Stansbury also called on all the schools in the community that it’s worth paying close attention to cellphone issues at secondary schools and taking action when necessary.
1. Maxson Middle School put forward the phone ban because students________.
A . weren’t focused on school work
B. were always listening to music
C. used phones to cheat on exams
D. stopped talking with others
2. What did the two eighth graders tell News Jersey
A. Opposition from students.
B. Team work with friends.
C. The daily routine at school.
D. Effect of the program.
3. According to Nia Cummings, what change has the phone ban brought
A. Students discuss more in class.
B. Students finish their work on time.
C. Students guess the answers themselves.
D. Students check messages during the break.
B
(2020黑龙江大庆铁人中学高二上期末）
The morning after an evening struggle to care for my three-year-old daughter, I couldn’t wait to get her to school. I, as a mother, was tired of the anger and her inability to communicate because of her slow language development.
As I accompanied her into the car，I felt desperate. Nothing was right in our world. She’d been born around the same time when the nation was witnessing the birth of another Great Recession. My job and my house had been victims. Then this happened. My child’s language delay was identified, but doctors struggled to properly help her. I felt like we both needed to be rescued.
I returned that afternoon as disenchanted with the little girl I loved as when I left. Walking slowly toward the school’s playground gate, I found her preschool teacher racing to greet me.
“You should have seen her today!” His breathy words were supported by excitement. I didn’t interrupt. “See that climber,” he pointed to a wooden piece of playground equipment that looked like a rock wall. I nodded. “Well，every day since she started school, she，s tried and failed to make it to the top,” he took a breath. “And today she did it!”
He expressed his joy just as he’d seen her conquering Mount Everest! “She cheered and celebrated! I wish I’d recorded it!” His words comforted me. My daughter had conquered her mountain.
As she ran toward me, I recognized something I hadn’t before. I saw her perseverance(毅力).I saw her strength. I saw a hero.
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4. Why did the author rush her daughter to school
A. She was busy with her work as a doctor.
B. She had a fight with her daughter last night.
C. She broke down when dealing with her daughter.
D. She had to sell their house due to the Great Recession.
5. Which of the following best explains “disenchanted” underlined in Paragraph 3
A. Happy.
B. Concerned.
C. Careful.
D. Disappointed.
6. Why did the little girl’s preschool teacher feel excited
A. She succeeded in standing on Mount Everest.
B. She managed to climb up the wooden equipment.
C. She was in first place in the school sports meeting.
D. She began to communicate with others normally.
7. From which is the text most probably taken
A. The radio.
B. A magazine.
C. A newspaper.
D. The Internet.
Ⅱ. 七选五
(2020河北重点中学高二上期末）
When it comes to helping students learn and mature, there are several ways to increase their wellbeing. Although your children may be succeeding in the classroom, there are a few things that you still can do.
Encouraging physical activities is the first thing you can do. More and more children do not participate in sports after school. It’s important for you to encourage mobility with sports that are played after class. You should find sporting equipment, basketball courts and play areas where kids can increase their well-being. 1
Secondly，you can provide proper nutrition for your children. It，s important for your children to receive proper nutrition both inside and outside your home. 2 You’d better make it a point to provide enough nutrition for their proper development and growth.
___3 Many parents fail to stop children from using smartphones and computers. There are some institutions that even encourage too much screen time as a way to teach children or keep them entertained. You should help the children remain excited without sitting in front of a screen throughout the day.
Last but not least, monitoring bullying (欺凌）is also an essential part. Bullying continues to remain a common problem in some schools, making it important that the environment that your children grow in holds a high standard. 4
It’s important to examine the school life to determine what factors are missing. 5 You may determine how well they adjust to the world around them.
A. You should provide kids with fresh food.
B. Besides, you’d better limit their screen time.
C. It will encourage children to focus on their study.
D. In addition, try your best to give them more freedom.
E. This will reduce the risk of health conditions that include obesity.
F. You can advise teachers to keep a practice of looking for bullying.
G. Parents play a significant role in children’s growth and well-being.
1.__________ 2. _________ 3.__________ 4.__________ 5.__________
参考答案：
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
语篇解读：本文主要讲述了新泽西州的一所中学实行禁止使用手机的措施，以保证学生们正常的课堂学习效率。
1. A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“According to him，students were too focused on their phones to pay attention to their lessons.”可知学生们太过于关注手机了以至于上课时无法专注，因此 Maxson中学推行手机禁止项目是因为学生们无法专注于学业。故选A。
2. D推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Eighth graders who spoke with News 12 New Jersey say that they noticed a change in a matter of hours.”可知两位八年级的同学说，实施一段时间后她们注意到发生了改变，意在表明两位同学表达了这个项目所带来的影响。故选D。
3. A细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Teacher Nia Cummings says she even noticed students bouncing ideas off each other in class”可知,Nia Cummings老师甚至留意到了学生们在课堂上互相探讨想法，因此根据 Nia Cummings说的，禁止使用手机带来的好处是同学们在课堂上讨论的更多了。故选A。
B
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者的女儿有语言障碍，尽管应对女儿使作者精疲力竭，但是女儿坚韧的品质让她成为作者心中的英雄。
4. C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I, as a mother, was tired of the anger and her inability to communicate because of her slow language development”及第二段中的“I felt like we both needed to be rescued.”可知，作者迫不及待地把女儿送到学校，因为女儿有语言障碍，应对女儿使作者感到崩溃。故选C。
5．D词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“As I accompanied her into the car，I felt desperate.”和第三段的第一句可知，作者送孩子上学的感受和接孩子时的感受应该是一样的。由此可推断，画线词与 disappointed意思最为接近。故选D。
6. B细节理解题。根据第四段可知，作者的女儿从开学第天起就一直在努力攀登这个木制的设备，但是一直没有成功，那天她终于成功了，所以老师很激动。故选B。
7. D推理判断题。根据最后一段，尤其是“We encourage you to click these brief accounts.”可推断，本文最有可能来自网络。故选D。
Ⅱ.七选五
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了几种方法，可以帮助学生学习和变得成熟，从而提高他们的幸福感。
1. E根据上文“你应该寻找运动器材、篮球场和玩耍的地方，在那里孩子们可以提高他们的健康。”可知设空处承接上文，E项This will reduce the risk of health conditions that include obesity.（这将降低包括肥胖在内的健康状况的风险。）符合语境。故选E。
2. A根据上文“让你的孩子在家内外都获得适当的营养是很重要的。”可知设空处承接上文，A项 You should provide kids with fresh food.（你应该给孩子们提供新鲜的食物。）符合语境。故选A。
3. B根据下文“许多家长未能阻止孩子使用智能手机和电脑。”可知B项 Besides，you'd better limit their screen time（此外，你最好限制他们的屏幕时间。）符合语境。故选B。
4. F根据上文“在一些学校，欺凌仍是一个普遍的问题，这使保持你的孩子成长的环境的高标准很重要。”可知，F项You can advise teachers to keep a practice of looking for bullying（你可以建议老师保持寻找欺凌现象的习惯。）符合语境。故
选F。
5. G根据上文“检查学校生活以确定哪些因素是缺失的是很重要的。”再根据下文“你可能决定他们如何很好地适应周围的世界。”可知设空处连接上下文，G项 Parents play a significant role in children's growth and well-being.（父母在孩子的成长和健康中发挥着重要的作用。）符合语境。故选G。
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