2020_2021学年新教材高中英语课时分层作业三Unit1Anewstart表达作文巧

课时分层作业(三)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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After the summer break，Delhi's children returned to school and found a new class：happiness.
It wasn't a welcome­back joke.In a country where top universities require average test scores above 98%，the Delhi government's decision is a shift from exams to student happy learning.
Manish is Delhi's education minister.Under his “happiness classes” program,100,000 Delhi students spend the first half­hour of each school day without opening a textbook，learning instead through inspirational (启发性的) stories and activities.
Children appeared interested.“We should work happily，” said Jha，an 11­year­old fresh out of his first happy class.“When you work sadly，your work will not be good.” Santosh，a teacher，told the class to close their eyes and imagine doing something that made them happy and relaxing.
Some teachers，though，remain doubtful.They say the public schools are too crowded for classroom interaction(互动)．“If we have 80 students in our class，how can we follow every kid in just 35 minutes？” said Englis h teacher Bharti.Others doubt whether the happiness classes can change the long­lasting concern about exams.Geeta Gandhi，president of University College London，said that there haven't been any studies to prove if they will work.
The purpose of the experiment to teach happiness，Manish says，is for schools to develop “good human beings” .Teachers should instruct students to find fun in classes，thus making them enjoy the beauty of the class and school life.
【语篇解读】本文介绍了德里政府推出的快乐课堂。

尽管这个举措存在质疑，但快乐课堂受到了学生的欢迎。

1．W hat does the underlined word “shift” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A．schedule B．quality
C．plan D．change
D[词义猜测题。

根据第二段中的“from exams to student happy learning”可知德里政府的决定是让学生从考试转向快乐学习，因此画线词意为“改变，转变”。

] 2．Why did some teachers question the happiness of the students in public schools?
A．There aren't enough teachers in public schools.
B．There are too many students in public schools.
C．Students are not good at classroom interaction.
D．Students may get away from a teacher's education.
B[细节理解题。

根据文章第五段“Some teac hers，though，remain doubtful.They say the public schools are too crowded for classroom interaction(互动)．”可知一些老师质疑的原因在于公立学校学生太多，不能互动。

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3．What can we infer about new happiness classes?
A．The happiness classes might increase test scores.
B．The more students in class，the happier they are.
C．Students feel very happy and are interested in classes.
D．The happiness classes have lasted for a long time.
C[推理判断题。

根据文章第四段“Children appeared interested.‘We should work happily，’said Jha，an 11­year­old fresh out of his first happy class.‘When you work sadly，your work will not be good.’”可知学生们很快乐，对快乐课堂很感兴趣。

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B
Japanese high school students either walk or ride bicycles if the distance is not too great.In other cases，students must take public buses and trains.After junior high school，students attend schools based on their high school entrance examination scores.So some students travel a great distance to attend the school.
At School
The school day begins at 8：30.Then students assemble in their homeroom classes for the day's studie s.Each homeroom has an average of 40­45 students.Students stay in their homeroom classrooms for most of the school day.Only for physical education，laboratory classes，or other subjects requiring special facilities(设备)do students move to different parts of the school.Between classes and at lunchtime，classrooms can be noisy，lively places.Some schools may have a cafeteria(自助餐厅)，but most do not.In most schools，students bring a box lunch from home，prepared by the mother in the early morning hours.
Japanese students spend 240 days a year at school,60 days more than American students.Students in high schools take three years' each of the following subjects：mathematics，social studies，Japanese，science，and English.Other subjects include physical education，music，art，and moral(道德的)studies.All the students in one grade level study the same subjects.Given the number of required subjects，electives(选修科目)are few.
Afterschool Activities
Club activities take place after school every day.Students can join only one club，and they rarely change clubs from year to year，so the clubs are relatively stable.Clubs are made up of sports clubs (baseball，soccer，judo，kendo，etc.) and culture clubs (English，broadcasting，science，etc.)．New students usually are encouraged to select a club shortly after the school year begins in April.Clubs meet for two hours after school each day and many clubs continue to meet during school vacations.
【语篇解读】本文属于说明文，主要说明了日本中学的教育情况，重点介绍了学生在校生活和课外活动情况。

4．Most Japanese high school students often have their lunch .
A．in restaurants B．in school cafeterias
C．at home D．in homeroom classrooms
D[推理判断题。

根据第二段“Some schools may have a cafeteria(自助餐厅)，but most do not.”可知，大部分学校没有自助餐厅，学生只好在教室里用餐。

故选D。

] 5．Students in the USA go to school days a year.
A．180 B．200
C．240 D．300
A[数字计算题。

根据第三段“Japanese students spend 240 days a year at school,60 days more than American students.”可知，日本学生一年在校240天，比美国学生多60天，故美国学生一年在校180天。

故选A。

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6．The underlined word “rarely” in the fourth paragraph means “”．A．always B．never
C．seldom D．often
C[词义猜测题。

根据本句“Students can join only one club，and they rarely change clubs from year to year，so the clubs are relatively stable.”后半句“the clubs are relatively stable.”俱乐部相对稳定，说明日本学生很少换俱乐部，故rarely意为“很少”。

故选C。

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7．From the passage we know that .
A．there are less than 40 students in each class in Japanese high schools B．students must stay in homeroom classrooms for physical education
C．there are few subjects for students to choose except the required ones D．there will not be any club activities during school vacations
C[细节理解题。

根据第三段“Given the number of required subjects，electives(选修科目)are few.”与必修课相比，选修课较少。

故选C。

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Ⅱ.读后续写
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

续写的词数应为150左右。

In 1945，a 12­year­old boy saw a beautiful brooch (胸针) in a shop window that set his heart racing.But the price—five dollars—was too high for Reuben Earle.Five dollars would buy almost a week's food for his family.
Reuben couldn't ask his father for the money.Everything his father made through fishing went to his mother，Dora.Slim and beautiful，she was the center of the home，the glue that held it together.The housework was never­ending，and she was struggling to support their five children but she was happy as her family and their well­being were all she cared about.
Nevertheless，he opened the shop's weathered (风化的)door and went inside.Standing proud and straight in his flour­sack (面粉袋改做的)shirt and washed­out trousers，he told the shopkeeper what he wanted，adding，“But I don't have the money right now.Can you please hold it for some time？”
“I'll try，”the shopkeeper smiled.“People around here don't usually have that kind of money to spend on things.It should keep for a while.”
Reuben respectfully touched his worn cap and walked out.
He would raise the money and not tell anybody，for he thought Mum would get surprised when she saw that brooch.On hearing the sound of hammering from a side street，Reuben suddenly had an idea that he could raise money by selling the used nail bags.People built their own buildings in Bay Roberts，using nails bought in bags from a local factory.Sometimes the used nail bags were thrown away at the construction site，and Reuben knew he could sell them back to the factory for five cents a piece.
That day he sold two nail bags and hid the money in a rusty soda tin.
Paragraph 1：
Every day after school，Reuben started his plan.
Paragraph 2：
Finally the time came！
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Paragraph 1：
Every day after school，Reuben started his plan.Cold and hungry，Reuben wandered the streets，searching for the nail bags carefully.To save more money，he even decided to deliver papers in the early morning.Exhausted and tired as he felt，he still insisted on.It was the brooch in the shop window that reminded him that what he did was worthwhile.After a long time of hard work，he made it eventually.
Paragraph 2：
Finally the time came! He took out the soda tin，poured the coins out and began to count.Five dollars！His hard work paid off! Holding the soda tin firmly，Reuben rushed to the shop to buy the brooch.The moment he got the beautiful brooch，he burst through the front door and placed it in Dora's hand.Never had Dora received such a gift.Speechless and happy，she held her son tightly into her arms，with tears welling up in her eyes.。