北师大版高中英语高一上册模块1 Unit 1单元综合检测

    Volunteering abroad is a great way to help others, improve your skills and become a more confident, independent person. If you are interested in volunteering abroad, here are some places to go.

Australia

    If you seek a life on the beach, in a great climate with friendly people, Australia might be your best bet. With thousands of volunteers already signing up to leave for Australia during the holidays, it will be a very popular option.

    Brazil

    This vast country has some great opportunities on offer and is especially popular this year. A lot of volunteer work is available in Brazil centers on conservation and ecological projects. With the world's largest rainforest in Brazil, of which huge part is in danger, there are lots of different jobs you can do.

    Kenya

    Kenya is the destination for those seeking an African experience. Generally volunteers in Kenya work in orphanages (孤儿院) or with local children living in slums (贫民窟). There is a great demand for volunteers in Africa because many people live in poverty, so if you truly feel like making a difference to a community, Kenya should be at the top of your list.

    Costa Rica

    Golden sandy beaches, clear coastlines and beautiful cities are what Costa Rica is all about. Because of its small size, you can see a lot of the country in just a short time. You can really make the most of your time as a volunteer. A lot of work is needed with wildlife and ecological work, so if you want to look after turtles on the beach, Costa Rica could be just the place for you.

    According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term "couch potato" first appeared in print in a December, 1979 edition of the Los Angeles Times. Since then, it has become a familiar term for a person who spends a lot of time sitting, and little time exercising. Although there does not seem to be any particular reason why the term "couch potato" is used rather than "couch tomato", a person may become a "couch potato" because living this way is said to make you round like a potato. The term is also said to have something to do with the high-calorie (卡路里) food like potato chips.

    People now would say "couch potato" whenever they talk about overweight and obesity (肥胖). Indeed, "couch potatoes" are believed to have heart disease risks, which can be avoided by regular exercise.

    It is true that technology and modern life in general make us sick, fat, lazy and physically/mentally soft. The more time people spend using technology, particularly televisions and computers, the less time they will spend being physically active.

    "Couch potato" kids are a particular concern. Media reports repeatedly claim that children today are fatter than their elder generations, but less athletically skilled, less interested in physical activities and more addicted (上瘾的) to "junk food" and technology such as televisions and computers. The message is clear: today's children are fat because they are lazy and eat too much. Moreover, because technology is becoming more sophisticated (复杂的), children are less able to resist (抵抗，忍得住) technology's attraction, and are more likely to spend more time using technology, less time doing physical activities and, therefore, more likely to be fat.

    Kyle Schwartz, a new teacher at Doull Elementary School in Denver, teaches a third-grade class. Most of  her students come from underprivileged homes, as 92 per cent are entitled (给予权利) to free or reduced school lunches, she said.

    "As a new teacher, I tried to understand my students' real lives and how to best support them. I just felt like there was something I didn't know about my students," she said. To solve this problem, she asked her students to complete the sentence: "I wish my teacher knew."

    While some children used the notes to jokingly complain(抱怨) about homework or to ask for more playtime, Ms Schwartz said some of the answers were "heartbreaking", as children showed their hard lives. One student told Ms Schwartz that he did not have any pencils at home, while another said that they hadn't seen their father for six years. And another student wrote, "I wish my teacher knew sometimes my homework is not signed (签字) because my mom is not around a lot. "

    She posted them to Twitter in March with the hashtag "I Wish My Teacher Knew". Teachers on Twitter soon noticed how successful Ms Schwartz's trick(策略) was for reaching out to students, and began sharing similar notes they received alongside "I Wish My Teacher Knew."

    Ms Schwartz said that since she encouraged her students to share their secrets, students have been supporting each other more, and she hopes the method will connect students and their families with the proper resources (资源) they need to live comfortably. She added that the results have been surprising, and the student that said she didn't have anyone to play with has since been invited by classmates to join them on the school playground.

    Taking notes is very important in high school. If you don't take notes, you may find it difficult to go over the lessons. You need to get some skills in order to take perfect notes. Here are some tips to help you.

Try not to overdo it. Some students like writing down every word. If you want to write down every word, you may miss the most important points. Some people learn well by listening carefully, writing down a few key points, and then going over the material after class when they have more time. So just make sure that you've written down the most important points.

    Ask your teacher to repeat something. If you've missed something or the teacher is going too fast, you can raise your hand and ask your teacher to repeat it. Chances are if you missed something, one of your classmates might have missed too. So there's nothing wrong with asking for something to be repeated.

Reviewing or recopying your notes when you get home can help you remember what you have learnt during the day. Do the notes you've taken match up with (匹配) your textbook? You can also compare your notes with a friend. This helps you remember the most important points and can help when preparing for a test or an exam.

    Review your notes from time to time. If you don't review your notes, you may forget what you have learned. But if you review your notes regularly, you'll remember well what you've learned. This can help you a lot when you have to take a test or an exam.

A．This is not a good idea.

B．It is helpful to some students.

C．Don't forget to review your notes.

D．Review your notes on the same day.

E．However，not everyone knows how to take notes.

F．You don't have to stay up late to go over your notes.

G．Some students are afraid of stopping a teacher in class.

    During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a "free" course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I 1 the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesn't want to2a few dollars？More than that, I'd always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren't 3 enough about free credits, news about our 4 was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 5 I would be learning from one of the game's 6. I could hardly wait to 7 him.

    Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 8 was no game for him；he meant business. In his introduction, he made it 9 that our credits would be hard­earned. In order to 10 the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to 11what we would learn in class to our future professions and, 12, to our lives. I managed to get an A in that 13 and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the 14.

    Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, I'm still putting to use what he 15 me："The absolute most important 16that you learn when you play chess is how to make good 17. On every single move you have to 18 a situation, process what your opponent(对手) is doing and 19 the best move form among all your options." These words still ring true today in my 20 as a journalist.

    Swedish businessman Nile Bergqvist is delighted with his new hotel, the world's first igloo(冰屋) hotel.

    (build) in a small town, it has been attracting lots of visitors but soon the fun will be over. In two weeks' time, Bergqvist's ice creation (be) nothing more than a pool of water. "We don't see it as a big problem," he says. "We just look forward to (replace) it. "

    Bergqvist built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was successful that he designed the present one, measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks —piling 1, 000 tons of snow onto a wooden base；when the snow froze, the base (remove)．

    After their stay, all visitors receive a survival certificate recording their success.  no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test a relaxing hotel break. "It's great fun," Bergqvist explains, "as as a good start in survival training."

The (popular) of the igloo is beyond doubt: it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. At least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms.

注意：1）词数80左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3）开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Li Hua，

    I am sorry you are having trouble in adapting to high school life.

    Best wishes.

Yours sincerely，

Miss Wang

    There was once a man went out to look for a job. As he was passing his neighbour's house, an important piece of paper fell out of the man's pocket.

    His neighbour happened to be looking out of the window. Seeing the piece of paper fall, he thought, “What a disgrace！That guy deliberately let that fall out of his pocket. He's trying to mess up the front of my house, and he's being sneaky about it, too！”

    But instead of going out and saying something, the neighbour planned his revenge ．

    That night, he took his waste­paper basket and went to the man's house. The first man also happened to be looking out of the window, and saw what happened. Later, when he was picking up the papers dumped on his porch, he found the important piece of paper he had lost. It was torn into dozens of pieces. He thought that his neighbour had not only picked his pocket, but had had the cheek to mess up his doorway with rubbish.

    He didn't want to say anything ． Rather, he started plotting his revenge. That night he phoned a farmer to make an order of ten pigs and a hundred ducks. He asked they be delivered to his neighbour's house.

Of course, the next day, his neighbour had quite a bit of trouble trying to rid himself of so many animals and their accompanying waste.

    Sure that this had been a wicked trick pulled by his neighbour, as soon as the second man had gotten rid of the pigs and ducks, he again started planning his revenge.

    And so it went on.

    They continued trying to get their own back on each other, and each time their acts of revenge got bigger and more ridiculous. The dropping of that single piece of paper ended up with a rock band, a fire siren, the driving of a lorry into a garden fence, the throwing of a hail of stones at windows, the firing of a canon, and finally the dropping of a bomb which destroyed both men's houses.

注意：1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2）应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3）续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4）续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

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    Both ended up in a hospital ， and had to spend quite some time sharing a room there. ……

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    Then came the moment for the two to leave the hospital. ……