2020高考外研版英语-限时规范练1(必修1 Module 1)

限时规范练1(必修1Module1)

核心素养关键词:培养学生人与社会、适应新学校的素养能力意识

一、阅读理解

A

Like any new ninth-grader on the first day of school,Joemar Class had ninth-grader emotion.He’s not used to schools in Hartford.He’s used to going to school in his hometown of Florida,used to seeing his friends,used to having class in Spanish.

“Nervioso,” he said in Spanish.

We first met Joemar in mid-October in the San Juan Airport.His father,Guillermo Class,had sold his car to buy plane tickets to get his kids and fly them up from Puerto Rico.The island was almost destroyed by the deadly storm—Hurricane Maria.

Now,they are settling into their new home in Hartford’s South End.A week later,and,using his wife’s car,Class drove 16-year-old Joemar to his first day at Bulkeley High School.After a short ride,he got out in front of his new school.Inside,he met Gretchen Levitz—the school’s program director.

“I see you have a new uniform,” Levitz said.“You look great.Are you ready for a good first day?”

Then he met a couple of teachers.

“Hello,” they each said in Spanish.They asked where he’s from,and told him they were happy to see him.Then,Levitz took him on a quick tour of the school before classes began—to her office,the school store,the library,and the dining hall.

A total of 19 languages are spoken in Bulkeley High School.“We have so many new students coming here from other countries every single day,” Levitz said.“So it’s not like he’s the only one who has that feeling.”

“You could tell he’s a little worried,” Guillermo said as we left.“But,at the same time,he’s looking forward to it.”

1.What kind of feeling did Joemar have on his first day of school?

A.Angry.

B.Excited.

C.Nervous.

D.Relaxed.

2.Why did Joemar leave Florida?

A.His old school closed down.

B.He wanted to see his mother.

C.He expected to have a new life.

D.His town was hit by a terrible storm.

3.What can we learn about Bulkeley High School?

A.It has no library.

B.It is an international school.

C.It plans to open Spanish classes.

D.It requires all students to wear uniforms.

B

Researchers in Australia,who studied 1,500 people and their lifestyles,have found that having good friends can help you live longer.An American study of 10,000 students,over a period of 35 years,also found that if you make more friends than the average person at school,you’ll receive a higher salary in later life.People need good social skills at work to manage people and work in a team successfully.These are the same skills we use to make friends at school.

On average,teenagers aged between 15 and 17 have 500 “friends” on their favourite social networking site.Adults have 130.So if you believe this research,you might live for a long time and be very rich.

However,according to Professor Robin Dunbar from the University of Oxford,it probably won’t make any difference.Dunbar studied the number of messages between users of a popular social networking website,each of whom had between 200 and 2,000 friends.He found that they always communicate with a maximum of 150 people.

Among these 150,Dunbar believes that around five people are close friends.You’ve most likely known them for a long time;they are probably old friends and you share all your good and bad experiences with them.Then there are ten more friends.Although they’re close to you,you may not keep in touch with them every week.Next there are 35 people who you might spend time with because of a shared interest.You aren’t close.And finally,there’s a large group of 100.You see or speak to these people at least once a year,but you don’t know them well.Beyond this number,Dunbar says,it’s impossible to make any relationship meaningful.

If you have a lot of online “friends”,try this experiment:First take away anyone you haven’t been in touch with for a year.Then remove people you can’t remember and,finally,take away friends who you wouldn’t mind losing touch with.How many do you have left?How many of these people are actually good friends?According to the research,these are the only people that really matter.

4.What are the studies mentioned in the first paragraph mainly about?

A.The number of friends you should have.

B.The advantages of having a lot of friends.

C.Some social skills you may need at work.

D.Some useful advice on how to make friends.

5.According to the American study,the most popular students at school .

A.are likely to spend more money

B.may not be as popular at work

C.seem to get better-paid jobs

D.will work harder in later years

6.What does the underlined part “this number” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A.10.

B.35.

C.100.

D.150.

7.What does the text mainly want to show?