Unit 1 1 Listening and Speaking（限时检测）-2021-2022学年高中英语必修第一册新课标辅导【精讲精练】人教版

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

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A typical school day in the UK starts around 8：30 a．m.This is often even earlier elsewhere in the world，with students sitting down to their first lesson at 7：30 a．m. in the US.The average teenager ideally needs eight to nine hours' sleep each night，but in reality a lot of teenagers struggle to get this much.A lot of the problems happen because our sleep patterns are not fixed，and they change as we grow.

So a later school start time could help to solve this problem，by ensuring to get their eight plus hours of sleep and react properly to their body's natural rhythms(规律).There has been a general change over the past 25 years to shorten the school day.This is not at the cost of the teaching time (which has remained constant) but at the cost of natural breaks，which has led to reduced lunchtime and lesson breaks.

Later start times could help teens' grades and health.This is mainly because it makes the management of children easier.Managing hundreds of children “playing” requires effective staffing.And there is always the fear that behaviour worsens during breaks.So the theory goes that having them in class and strictly managed must be better.

But this means that students barely have enough time to absorb what they were doing in maths before suddenly they are forced to study ancient history.And teaching staff also move through from one class to another，with hardly a rest or time to refocus.

Clearly rethinking the school day could benefit everyone included.Anyway，it could also lead to better achievement in teenagers and less of a struggle for parents in the mornings.For teachers，it could also mean a less stressful day all around and what could be better than that?

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了上学时间延后的诸多好处。

1．At what time do the students start their first lesson in the US?

A．7：00 a．m. B．7：30 a．m.

C．8：00 a．m.    D．8：30 a．m.

解析　细节理解题。根据第一段中“This is often even earlier elsewhere in the world，with students sitting down to their first lesson at 7：30 a．m. in the US.”可知，在美国，学生们早上7：30就座，开始上第一节课。故选B。

答案　B

2．How do schools often shorten the school day?

A．They reduce children's lunchtime and lesson breaks.

B．They reduce the teaching time.

C．They properly adjust children's natural rhythms.

D．They increase more holidays.

解析　细节理解题。根据第二段中“This is not at the cost of the teaching time (which has remained constant) but at the cost of natural breaks，which has led to reduced lunchtime and lesson breaks.”可知，他们通过减少孩子们的午饭时间和课间休息时间，来缩短一天的在校时间。故选A。

答案　A

3．What's the purpose of the short lesson breaks according to the text?

A．To make children behave better in class.

B．To make children quickly take in what they learned.

C．To reduce children's excitement.

D．To manage children more easily.

解析　推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“So the theory goes that having them in class and strictly managed must be better.”可以推断，缩短孩子们的课间休息时间是为了更容易监管他们。故选D。

答案　D

4．What can we learn about the later school start time from the text?

A．It will add to the teachers' pressure. B．It has always been there for 25 years.

C．Parents may support it. D．It benefits the students only.

解析　推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Anyway，it could also lead to better achievement in teenagers and less of a struggle for parents in the mornings.”可以判断，如果上学时间延后，家长们可能会支持。故选C。

答案　C

 

B

I always feel sorry for world leaders busy dealing with fights between nations.When my three children were young，most days it was hard to keep my house from becoming a battlefield.

It got worse as they grew older.Three years ago，Zack，then 16，couldn't make it through a day without making his sisters，Alex 11 and Taryn 9，angry.

My husband and I tried to be understanding the boy at such an age.We reasoned，punished，and left heartfelt notes on his bed about how he was hurting our family.His answer was “I say it because it's true.”

I even tried telling the girls to fight back.Bad idea.Now I had three children at war.Whatever I said to them，they paid no attention.When there was no way out，I told everything to my sister，