英语必修 第一册Unit 2 Exploring English课时训练

这是一份英语必修 第一册Unit 2 Exploring English课时训练，共18页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分37等内容，欢迎下载使用。
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A 2020 Kids News Shrt Stry cmpetitin
Kids News is starting its 2020 Kids News Shrt Stry cmpetitin and wants t read all yur wnderful stries. Kids News editr ( 编辑) Kamahl Cgdn encuraged all kids t enter and get all their creative stries dwn n paper.
“Last year we received almst 2, 000 entries and the stries were great,” Ms Cgdn said. “We have sme very creative yung minds acrss Australia and we are lking frward t reading mre f their fantastic stries this year.”
Hw t enter
·Entry t the cmpetitin is free fr children frm Kindergarten t Year 9 studying in an Australian schl. One entry per persn.
·All entrants ( 参赛者) must get permissin ( 许可) frm their schls and parents befre entering this cmpetitin.
·Entrants can chse any tpic they want.
·Entries must be submitted ( 提交) thrugh the nline cmpetitin frm lcated at
·The cmpetitin starts at 9 am n Mnday, May 11, 2020, and ends at 5 pm n Friday, July 3, 2020.
Age categries:
Kindergarten t Year 2: entry must be between 250 and 750 wrds.
Years 3-4: entry must be between 250 and 750 wrds.
Years 5-6: entry must be between 500 and 1,000 wrds.
Years 7-9: entry must be between 500 and 1,000 wrds.
Prizes
Winners will get the fllwing prizes:
First prize (ne fr each age categry)
10 cpies f yur winning shrt stry published ( 出版) int a printed bk with a persnally designed cver
Apple iPad — valued at $529
HarperCllins Bk Pack — valued at $100
Secnd prize (ne fr each age categry)
HarperCllins Bk Pack — valued at $100
Third prize (three fr each age categry)
HarperCllins Bk Pack — valued at $30
21. What can we learn abut the cmpetitin?
A. It is free fr kids t enter.
B. It is held fr the first time this year.
C. It is pen t kids frm arund the wrld.
D. It requires n permissin frm the entrants' schls.
22. If a Year 5 student wants t enter the cmpetitin, he r she must _____.
A. write n less than 750 wrds
B. submit his r her stry nline
C. chse a tpic frm a given list
D. finish his r her stry by May 11, 2020
23. What will ne wh cmes secnd in the cmpetitin get?
A. Apple iPad valued at $529.
B. HarperCllins Bk Pack valued at $30.
C. HarperCllins Bk Pack valued at $100.
D. 10 cpies f his r her winning shrt stry.
B
Thein Shwe is sitting with ne f his students, 14-year-ld Nur Hakim, utside a small classrm built f wd. Thein Shwe has been wrking at this nn-frmal primary educatin centre since it was first set up five years ag. He says, “I lve teaching. I was a persnal tutr ( 家庭教师) befre. When I learnt that this centre was lking fr teachers, I applied.”
Thein Shwe is very ppular amng his students. Even Nur Hakim, wh at first was very shy, becmes mre cnfident as his teacher smiles, ndding t encurage him. “I cme frm a pr family,” says Nur Hakim. “My father died when I was a baby.”
Nur Hakim's father, wh was a factry wrker, was the main prvider. Since his father's death, his mther has had t supprt the family f six by herself. Nur Hakim was nt attending schl until the age f 12, when he gt the chance t attend this nn-frmal primary educatin centre. “I lve English and I lve my teacher because he is always n time and teaches us well,” says the by.
Nur Hakim says he hpes t jin Grade 5 students next year in a nearby gvernment schl. Nur Hakim hlds n t his dreams. “I want t be a dctr,” he says. “In my village, I see a lt f illnesses.”
Thein Shwe admits he finds it difficult t supprt his family wrking as a vlunteer. But Thein Shwe talks mre abut the successes and difficulties he has faced keeping his students in class. He says ver the fur years, abut 80% f the students cntinue n t the gvernment schl r vcatinal (职业的) training.
When Thein Shwe is asked abut his main success as a teacher, he needs n time t think. “It's being able t keep the prest children in schl,” he says.
24. What can we learn abut Thein Shwe?
A. He started teaching when he was 14.
B. He used t wrk in a gvernment schl.
C. He has wrked as a vlunteer teacher fr five years.
D. He helped set up the nn-frmal primary educatin centre.
25. Hw has Nur Hakim changed after attending schl?
A. He has begun t have a dream.
B. He has fallen in lve with English.
C. He has cme t understand his parents.
D. He has had a grwing belief in himself.
26. What des Nur Hakim want t d in the future?
A. Be a wrker like his father.
B. Wrk in the field f medicine.
C. Teach in a gvernment schl.
D. Be a vlunteer teacher like Thein Shwe.
27. What des Thein Shwe think is his main achievement as a teacher?
A. Teaching kids useful life skills.
B. Prviding chances f educatin fr pr kids.
C. Changing children's attitude twards educatin.
D. Sending his students t schls f higher educatin levels.
C
T mst peple especially the Americans, the Canadians speak the same language as them. This makes them believe that Canadian English is simply American English. Hwever, there are several reasns why it can be said that the Canadians have their wn variant f the English language. What makes Canadian English s special?
Canadian English is a variant f bth variants. Because f the fact that their next-dr neighbrs speak American English, n dubt they were largely influenced by it. Hwever, it is t be nted that the Canadians were strngly against clnizatin (殖民化) when the Americans tried t frce them t jin. This shwed just hw much lyalty ( 忠诚) they have fr the Queen f England. The English spken by the British and that spken by the Americans are wrlds apart and Canadian English tk the best f bth wrlds t create its wn language style.
What's mre, nthing beats the uniqueness (独特性) f the Canadian accent. This accent can g back t the histry f the first Canadians. The first peple t arrive in Canada were the Irish wh were under the rule f Great Britain. Hwever, sn after, a large number f peple wh came frm neighbring America als started t arrive. Many accents mixed int smething between the British and the American accent. It created certain mannerisms (习惯) which cannt be fund in either British r American English.
When yu are in Canada, yu cannt help but ntice mannerisms used by mst Canadians. The wrd “eh” is ne wrd which has fully cme t be cnnected with the Canadians. Yu wuld mst likely hear a Canadian speak t yu and end his sentence with “eh”.
28. What d mst peple think f Canadian English?
A. It is smewhere in between American and British English.
B. It is less ppular than American English.
C. It is n different frm American English.
D. It is the same as British English.
29. What did the Americans try t d in histry?
A. T require the Canadians t change their mannerisms.
B. T ask Canada t take a stand against clnizatin.
C. T frce the Canadians t learn American English.
D. T make Canada part f America's land.
30. What can be learned abut the first Canadians?
A. They were frm Ireland.
B. They hated Americans a lt.
C. They spke American English.
D. They came t Canada thrugh America.
31. Hw d the Canadians use the wrd “eh”?
A. T finish a sentence.
B. T start a new sentence.
C. T shw gd manners.
D. T express a strng feeling.
D
Ask an English-speaking persn whether they've heard f a pineapple, and yu'll prbably receive little mre than a puzzled (迷惑的) lk. Surely, every schlchild has heard f this special fruit. But ask an English-speaking persn if they've ever heard f the ananas fruit and yu'll prbably get similarly puzzled lks, but fr the ppsite reasn. Mst English speakers have n idea what an ananas is — even thugh it's the name given t the pineapple in almst every ther imprtant language such as Arabic, German and French.
S hw is it that English managed t pick the wrng side in this fight? Wuld nt a pineapple, by any ther name, taste strange?
The fruit was first nticed by Clumbus's men n Guadelupe in 1493, and they called it piña de Indes, meaning “pine f the Indians”. But almst every ther Eurpean language decided t stick with the name given t the fruit by the Tupí peple f Suth America: ananas, which means “excellent fruit”.
Accrding t histrical recrds, the English wrd “pineapple” was first applied t the fruit in 1664, but that didn't end the great pineapple versus (对抗) ananas debate.
S given that we knew what bth wrds meant, why didn't English speakers just let g f this illgical (不合逻辑的) and unhelpful linguistic distinctin (语言差别)? The final reasn may be: We just think ur wn language is better than everyne else's.
Yu see, “pineapple” was already an English wrd befre it was applied t the fruit. First used in 1398, it was used t describe what we nw call pine cne. Interestingly, the term “pine cne” wasn't recrded until 1694, suggesting that the applicatin f pineapple t the ananas fruit prbably meant that peple had t find anther wrd t avid cnfusin. And while ananas hung arund n the periphery ( 边缘) f the language fr a time, when given a chice between using a lcal wrd and a freign ne, the English went with the frmer s ften that the latter died ut.
Of curse, it's nt t late t change ur minds. If yu want t ask fr ananas the next time yu rder a pizza, give it a try.
32. What des Paragraph 1 center n?
A. The rigin f the pineapple fruit.
B. The ppularity f the pineapple fruit.
C. The strange taste f the pineapple fruit.
D. The different names f the pineapple fruit.
33. What d we knw abut the wrd “ananas”?
A. It was first applied t pizza.
B. It was created by Clumbus.
C. It came frm Suth America.
D. It develped frm an English wrd.
34. When was the English wrd “pineapple” first used t describe the ananas fruit?
A. In 1398.
B. In 1493.
C. In 1664.
D. In 1694.
35. What des the authr think f the pineapple versus ananas debate?
A. It makes n sense.
B. It is ut f date.
C. It shws the uniqueness f English.
D. It is imprtant t English learners.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If yu want t get fluent (流利的) in English, yu're in luck. It's the secnd mst spken language in the wrld. S yu wn't have t lk very hard t find lts f English resurces and lts f chances t practice bth spken and written English.
36 Then there are tw steps yu shuld fllw s that yu dn't waste any f yur valuable study time.
Befre “the what” r “the hw”, start with “the why”. 37 Finding yur big why is much mre imprtant than knwing which wrds t learn r the best study methds fr English. Really think abut why learning English is imprtant t yu. 38 The mre mtivated (激励) yu are t study English, the easier English will be t learn.
If yu want t learn English fast, this step is key. 39 If yur English is still basic, it's fine t lk at sme easy resurces such as children's strybks. If yu're an intermediate (中级的) English speaker, reading children's strybks might make yu feel cnfident. 40 Are yu really learning English if yu're nly seeing wrds yu've already knwn? The perfect English resurces will be just easy enugh that yu can understand the basic ideas, but difficult enugh that yu have t lk up several wrds if yu want t understand everything in detail (细节).
A. S why nt start tday?
B. What if yu want t learn English fast?
C. But in fact, yu're just wasting yur time.
D. Yu need t find a great reasn t learn English.
E. Find English resurces that are just a little bit challenging.
F. Just make sure that yur reasn is great enugh t encurage yu.
G. The mre yu practice, make mistakes and speak, the faster yu'll get fluent in English.
第三部分 语言运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
At 35, Yng Duckwrth is the ldest student at Chrisney Elementary Schl in Chrisney, Indiana. Duckwrth attended first grade last September, 41 t learn English. Since arriving in the U. S. 13 years ag frm Krea, Duckwrth had 42 private teachers and adult ( 成人) educatin classes. Nthing 43 .
Then Duckwrth called Chrisney headmaster (校长) Lery Meyer. “I culd hardly 44 her,” says Meyer. “The best I culd make ut was that she 45 smene t help her learn English. She wanted t knw the 46 by age 40, s she culd pen her wn business.”
After 47 t find a private teacher fr Duckwrth, Meyer suggested that she attend first grade at Chrisney. Duckwrth 48 at nce.
Duckwrth studied English in junir high but 49 learned t speak fluently. She nce pened a clthes shp, but her business failed because f her language prblems. “T much peple hurt me because I speak 50 English,” says Duckwrth. “In Krea I had many peple tell me I smart lady. Here brken English makes me 51 .”
These days, her 4-year-ld sn, Simn, is her main mtivatin (动机) t learn English. “Duckwrth knws she's ging t have a challenge 52 Simn,” says Duckwrth's husband Ben.
“I wrry sme day he asks me, ‘Mm, what is this?' If I can't 53 him, I'm sad,” says Duckwrth.
“Duckwrth is having a great influence n yung students at Chrisney,” Meyer says. “When they see a(n) 54 persn ging t schl, they realize hw imprtant 55 is.”
41. A. prmisingB. refusingC. hatingD. hping
42. A. frgttenB. triedC. nticedD. cntinued
43. A. appearedB. wrkedC. mattered D. happened
44. A. understandB. rememberC. accept D. believe
45. A. frcedB. invitedC. wantedD. encuraged
46. A. schlB. teachersC. students D. language
47. A. failing B. managingC. decidingD. regretting
48. A. returnedB. stppedC. agreedD. dubted
49. A. alsB. neverC. nlyD. already
50. A. mdernB. sameC. simpleD. pr
51. A. thrugh B. bigC. dwn D. ht
52. A. raisingB. rderingC. changingD. hearing
53. A. trainB. seeC. tellD. praise
54. A. lderB. stricterC. kinderD. funnier
55. A. experienceB. mneyC. educatin D. time
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
During these last 6 mnths in Lndn, in rder t imprve my English, I nt nly discvered the huge wealth f English grammar, 56. ________ als fund a large number f similarities between English and Spanish. This helped t encurage my learning. Fr example, n sner had I arrived at Heathrw Airprt than I listened 57. ________ a native speaker talking with 58. ________ (he) friend, saying “t strike while the irn is ht”. I still have t admit (承认) that I did nt understand at that mment 59. ________ the meaning f that was. Having learned this meaning, I realized that peple like t use sayings t express their 60. ________ (idea) in bth English and Spanish cultures.
Lking back n previus (以前的) years, many memries cme t my mind. Fr example, I felt very sad because f 61. ________ (be) unable t calm my fears 62. ________ (use) English well enugh. It was 63. ________ (cmplete) frustrating (令人沮丧的) when I was unable t engage (参与) in sme meaningful and 64. ________ (interest) cnversatins, especially at the dining table f my huse, where I lived with a native speaker. Hwever, little by little, I am getting better and better and as the saying ges “practice 65. ________ (make) perfect”.
第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，是某国际高中英语角的负责人。英语角打算近期举办一场英语口语学习的分享活动。请你给你校英国交换生Simn写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 邀请他来英语角进行交流；
2. 介绍活动的相关信息；
3. 期待回复。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
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第二节（满分25分）
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。
When I was ten years ld, my mm decided she wanted a dg. My sister and I were excited abut the idea. We went t the lcal shelter (收容所) where we discvered a dg wh had been hit by a car. His back left leg was badly injured, and he was clearly in terrible pain, dragging it arund behind him.
My mm adpted (收养) the dg and tk him t the vet (兽医). The vet fixed his leg and said he wuld be fine. It tk him a lng time t get well, and he had t be helped up and dwn the stairs t ur secnd-flr apartment fr weeks. The bad leg was always a little shrter than the thers, but he gt alng fine. S, we had a dg.
Nw ur dg needed a name. My mm culdn't think f any name except that f a dg n a televisin shw — a smart dg named Kle. S she named ur dg Kle.
Kle lved all f us, letting my sister and me put him in dlls' clthes, cut his hair, and play with him, but my mm was his savir (救星). When she left the huse t g shpping, he hwled (吠叫) at the tp f his vice until she returned. And when she came hme, he was beside himself with happiness.
Kle went with us n vacatin each summer, driving frm ur hme in Washingtn State t ur grandparents' hmes in Massachusetts and New Yrk. We never had t wrry abut Kle; we just pened the dr and he gt ut, did what was needed and gt back in the car.
One day, we stpped at midday fr gas and a bathrm break at a statin in the middle f nwhere. It had started t rain. Everyne rushed ut f the car and tk ff in several directins. A few minutes later, we were n the rad again.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Hurs passed when my mm asked suddenly, “Where's the dg?” ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We went all the way back t the gas statin but culdn't find Kle. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
21-25 ABCCD 26-30 BBCDA 31-35 ADCCA
36-40 BDFEC 41-45 DBBAC 46-50 DACBD
51-55 CACAC
56. but 57. t 58. his 59. what
60. ideas 61. being 62. t use 63. cmpletely
64. interesting 65. makes
写作
第一节
One pssible versin:
Dear Simn,
The English Crner f ur schl is ging t hld an activity next Friday t help students with their spken English. Thus I'm writing t invite yu t jin us. Will yu be free n that day?
The activity, including three parts, will start at 5 p. m. and end at 8 p. m. Everyne will share their study skills in the first part. And the secnd part will be questin time. Free talk will fllw afterwards.
I wuld really appreciate it if yu culd cme. I'm lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节
One pssible versin:
Hurs passed when my mm asked suddenly, “Where's the dg?” Kle was a quiet dg fr the mst part, s it tk us time t realize he wasn't in the car. Everyne gt very wrried. “Did anyne see him get back in the car at ur last stp?” Mm asked. Nne f us had. Mm phned the gas statin, but by that time they had clsed fr the day, and there was n answer. S we turned arund and headed back t that gas statin as fast as we culd.
We went all the way back t the gas statin but culdn't find Kle. My sister and I were crying, sure we'd never see him again. We pulled int the gas statin parking lt, and as ur lights swept the statin, we saw Kle. He was sitting in frnt f the dark statin, very wet, patiently waiting fr ur return. My mther jumped ut and pened the back dr. We had n blankets, s she wrapped him in her sweater. We all laughed happily and tld him what a gd dg he was.
部分解析
阅读
第一节
A篇
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是应用文。文章为一则写作竞赛通知。
21. A。细节理解题。由Hw t enter部分中的Entry t the cmpetitin is free fr children frm Kindergarten t Year 9 studying in an Australian schl可知，孩子们可以免费参加这个竞赛。
22. B。细节理解题。由Hw t enter部分中的Entries must be submitted thrugh the nline cmpetitin frm lcated at www. kidsnews. cm. au可知，参赛作品需在网上提交。
23. C。细节理解题。由Prizes部分中二等奖的奖品信息可知正确答案。
B篇
主题语境：人与社会——社会服务
本文是记叙文。Thein Shwe选择在某教育中心做志愿者老师，为贫苦孩子们提供接受教育的机会。
24. C。细节理解题。由第一段中的Thein Shwe has been wrking at this nn-frmal primary educatin centre since it was first set up five years ag可知，Thein Shwe已经在该教育中心工作了五年时间。
25. D。细节理解题。由第二段中的Even Nur Hakim, wh at first was very shy, becmes mre cnfident as his teacher smiles, ndding t encurage him可知，Nur Hakim一开始非常羞怯，后来在老师的鼓励下变得越来越自信。
26. B。细节理解题。由第四段中的“I want t be a dctr,” he says. “In my village, I see a lt f illnesses.”可知，Nur Hakim将来想要成为一名医生，即在医学领域工作。
27. B。细节理解题。由最后一段可知，Thein Shwe认为自己做老师最大的成就是让最贫困的孩子们能够上学。
C篇
主题语境：人与社会——文化
本文是说明文。文章介绍了加拿大英语。
28. C。推理判断题。由第一段中的T mst peple especially the Americans, the Canadians speak the same language as them可知，多数美国人认为加拿大英语和美国英语一样。
29. D。细节理解题。由第二段中的Hwever, it is t be nted that the Canadians were strngly against clnizatin when the Americans tried t frce them t jin可知，美国人企图把加拿大变成自己的领土。
30. A。细节理解题。由第三段中的This accent can g back t the histry f the first Canadians. The first peple t arrive in Canada were the Irish可知，第一批加拿大人来自爱尔兰。
31. A。细节理解题。由最后一段中的Yu wuld mst likely hear a Canadian speak t yu and end his sentence with “eh”可知，eh是用来结束句子的。
D篇
主题语境：人与社会——历史、社会与文化
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了菠萝在英语中被称为“pineapple”背后的历史和原因。
32. D。段落大意题。由第一段中的they've heard f a pineapple ... they've ever heard f the ananas fruit ... Mst English speakers have n idea what an ananas is — even thugh it's the name given t the pineapple in almst every ther imprtant language such as Arabic, German and French可知，本段主要介绍了人们对“菠萝”的两种不同叫法的熟悉程度。
33. C。细节理解题。由第三段中的the name given t the fruit by the Tupí peple f Suth America: ananas, which means “excellent fruit”可知，ananas一词来源于南美，是当地土著对“菠萝”的称呼。
34. C。细节理解题。根据第四段中的the English wrd “pineapple” was first applied t the fruit in 1664可知，根据历史记载，人们在1664年首次用英文单词“pineapple”来命名菠萝这种水果。
35. A。推理判断题。根据第五段中的why didn't English speakers just let g f this illgical and unhelpful linguistic distinctin可知，作者认为菠萝名称之争仅仅是一个不合逻辑并且没有意义的语言差异。
第二节
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了一些如何快速学习英语的方法。
36. B。根据下文中的dn't waste any f yur valuable study time和If yu want t learn English fast, this step is key可知，文章主要介绍如何快速学习英语，B项符合此处语境。
37. D。D项中的find a great reasn与上文中的Befre “the what” r “the hw”, start with “the why”和下文中的Finding yur big why相照应。
38. F。F项中的yur reasn与上文中的why learning English is imprtant t yu相照应，且F项中的great enugh t encurage yu与下文中的The mre mtivated yu are t study English相照应。
39. E。本句是该段的主旨句。根据下文中的Are yu really learning English if yu're nly seeing wrds yu've already knwn以及The perfect English resurces will be just easy enugh ... but difficult enugh ...可知，作者在本段主要介绍在学习英语的过程中要选择有点难度的英语资源。
40. C。C项中的But in fact与上文中的make yu feel cnfident形成转折，且C项中的yu're just wasting yur time与下文中的if yu're nly seeing wrds yu've already knwn相照应。
语言运用
第一节
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是记叙文。为了拥有自己的事业，为了更好地教育儿子，35岁的Yng Duckwrth选择从头开始学英语。
41. D。42. B。43. B。由下文中Duckwrth给克里斯尼小学的校长打电话求助及最终选择上一年级可知，Duckwrth去年九月开始在克里斯尼小学上一年级，“希望（hping）”能够学习英语。自从她十三年前从韩国来到美国后，她“尝试过（tried）”请家庭教师、接受成人教育，但都“没什么效果（Nthing wrked）”。
44. A。由下文中的The best I culd make ut可知，Meyer校长几乎听不“懂（understand）”她在说什么。
45. C。由下文中的find a private teacher fr Duckwrth可知，Duckwrth“想（wanted）”找个人帮助她学习英语。
46. D。由上文中的help her learn English可知，设空处表示英语这门“语言（language）”。
47. A。由本句中的Meyer suggested that she attend first grade at Chrisney可知，Meyer校长“没有（failing）”给Duckwrth找到家庭教师。
48. C。由语境可知，Duckwrth立刻接受了Meyer校长的建议。agreed（同意）符合语境。
49. B。由本句中的but 及下文中的her business failed because f her language prblems可知，Duckwrth“从未（never）”学会说流利的英语。
50. D。51. C。由本段中的T much peple hurt me, In Krea I had many peple tell me I smart lady及brken English可知，Duckwrth的英语说得很“蹩脚（pr）”。这让她感到很“沮丧（dwn）”。dwn在此作形容词讲，表示“沮丧，情绪低落”。注意：Duckwrth的英语不好，所以她说的英语中会包含语法错误，这符合真实的情况。
52. A。由上文可知，Duckwrth的英语水平不高。结合本段中的her 4yearld sn, Simn, is her main mtivatin t learn English及常识可知，Duckwrth心里明白，对她来说，“养育（raising）”儿子将会有挑战性。
53. C。由上文中的sme day he asks me, ‘Mm, what is this?’可知，此处表示如果Duckwrth无法“告诉（tell）”儿子这是什么，那她会很难过。
54. A。55. C。由上文可知，35岁的Duckwrth在克里斯尼小学上一年级，她的年龄比班里其他学生要大得多。结合本段中的Duckwrth is having a great influence n yung students at Chrisney可知，Meyer校长认为如果小学生看到一个“年龄大的（lder）”人还来上学，那他们会意识到“教育（educatin）”的重要性。
第二节
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者学习英语的经历。
56. but。考查句型。nt nly ... but (als) ... 不仅……而且……。
57. t。考查介词。listen t sb. 听某人说话。
58. his。考查代词。根据语境可知，此处表达的是和“他的”朋友交谈，故填形容词性物主代词his。
59. what。考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句，作动词understand的宾语，且根据语境可知，此处表示的是“我”当时并不知道这句话是“什么”意思，故填what。
60. ideas。考查可数名词的复数。idea意为“想法”，为可数名词，根据语境可知，此处表示泛指，用复数，故填ideas。
61. being。考查动词ing形式作宾语的用法。设空处作because f的宾语，故填being。
62. t use。考查动词不定式作目的状语的用法。设空处作目的状语，故填t use。
63. cmpletely。考查副词。设空处修饰形容词frustrating，用副词，故填cmpletely。
64. interesting。考查形容词。设空处与其前的形容词meaningful并列，作前置定语，修饰名词cnversatins，表示“有趣的”，故填interesting。
65. makes。考查主谓一致。practice makes perfect是一句谚语，意为“熟能生巧”。
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