1 Unit 1 Learning Strategies and Habits
阅读理解组块专练——练速度
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
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Parkway Central Library Events
Summer Thyme Cooks
Now through Wednesday, May 10
Summer Thyme Cooks is a FREE cooking program for teens entering grades 7－12.In
four weekly handson classes, students will learn the fundamentals of cooking.Food
is meant to be shared, so every class ends with a familystyle meal.Students go home
each week with a new recipe and a grocery bag filled with healthy, fresh ingredients
(原料) so they can cook with their families!
Questions？Call Jamie at 2156865323.
We the Detectives Family Fun
Monday, May 15
The best way for youth and families to spot what’s inside our doors is to attend
our Family Event, taking place on May 15 from 10：30 a．m.to 12：30 p．m.This annual
tradition is a muchbeloved opportunity for families to explore the building.This
year’s Family Event will feature (以……为特色) unique and interesting brunch foods,
and a detective storytime with our librarians.
Cost: $50 Adult；$25 Child (ages 3－16); Free for children under 3
For more information, please call 2155677710.
The Art of Comics
Now through Saturday, May 20
2156865403
An exhibition of books shows the history of pictorial storytelling.The art of
several pioneers in the medium is on display, including works by Hokusai, Rodolphe
Töpffer, and Wilhelm Busch.
Sunday Literacy Program
Sunday, May 21
2156865369
This program offers dropin assistance to students struggling to read in the
1st through 3rd grades.Both of the two sessions will include the following parts: 2 Read Aloud, Independent Reading, Literacy Games and Writing.
Participants need to register on their first visit.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了美国一家图书馆的活动。
1．What are participants required to do at the cooking program?
A．Share food.
B．Bring recipes.
C．Cook with their families.
D．Learn basic cooking skills.
解析：选D 细节理解题。题干的关键信息为cooking program，对应第一项活动Summer
Thyme Cooks。由该活动介绍中的“In four weekly handson classes, students will learn
the fundamentals of cooking.”可知，参与该活动的人将会学习基本的烹饪技巧。
2．When can you look around the library?
A．On May 10. B．On May 15.
C．On May 20. D．On May 21.
解析：选B 细节理解题。通览四项活动可知，只有第二项活动中提到“This annual
tradition is a muchbeloved opportunity for families to explore the building.”，由此活动的时间Monday, May 15可知答案。
3．How does the Sunday Literacy Program differ from the others?
A．It’s free of charge.
B．It’s familyfriendly.
C．It requires registration.
D．It is intended for adults.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，第一次参加Sunday Literacy Program需要注册，而其他三项活动并未提及此点，故选C项。
B
When I was in third grade, my parents let me join an advanced preparatory math
class, Sigma, despite the fact that I had never displayed a liking for math at
school.I stepped into class on the first day thinking that I would spend a year at
Sigma before leaving.
On the first day of class, we took an hour long test.I merely did the best
I could and tried to figure out how to do the problems I hadn’t learned how to do
in school.However, what I hadn’t expected was to come first! Before that day, I
had never believed I was good at math at all.But as the year went on, I consistently
got the highest score. 3 When I was in eighth grade, I joined my school’s math team where I was one
of the top four students chosen to represent my school at a statewide middle school
math competition.By that time, I had created a reputation for myself at school as
a math girl.But what drew me to the math team was that it was the first community
I felt like I was a real part of.It was a home where I belonged, where everyone was
as excited about problemsolving as I was.
I stopped going to Sigma when I was in ninth grade, but I still stayed in the
math team.The math team isn’t like Sigma — a place to make you believe in yourself,
to take endless tests and compete to see where you are placed relative to your
classmates.The math team is the community where I have pushed myself to my limits
and have seen other people push themselves.And most importantly, the math team is
the place where I have met some of the kindest people I know today.Thank you, math
team, for giving me friends and people I will care about even after I go off to college
in less than a year and a half.Thank you for making me feel loved.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者在三年级参加了一个课外数学补习班，与数学意外结缘，后来她又参加了学校的数学社团，这个社团不仅让她有归属感还让她结识了一群志同道合的朋友。
4．How did the author feel about math when she entered Sigma?
A．It was useful. B．It was difficult.
C．It was important. D．It was uninteresting.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“I had never displayed ...a year at Sigma
before leaving.”可以推测，作者刚在Sigma的时候并不喜欢数学，觉得无趣，打算一年后离开。
5．What do we know about the first test at Sigma?
A．It was easy for the author.
B．It raised the author’s confidence.
C．The result met the author’s expectations.
D．The author spent more than an hour on it.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“However, what I hadn’t expected
was ...believed I was good at math at all.”可知，作者没想到自己考了第一名，在此之前，作者从来不认为自己擅长数学。也就是说，这次考试提升了作者的自信。另外，最后一段中的“Sigma — a place to make you believe in yourself”也提示了本题答案。
6．What makes the math team different from Sigma?
