一必修1Module1MyFirstDayatSeniorHigh(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解AIwasluckyenoughtohaveachancetostudyintheUnitedStatesasaninternationalstudentfromUkrainewhenIwasfourteenyearsold.Iwenttoawonderfulschool,WestCatholicHighSchool,formyfreshmanyear.Iremembermyfirstdayatthatschoolasifitwereyesterday.Iwasverynervous,andIcouldfeelmyheartbeatonthetipsofmytoes.MymainfearwasthatIwouldnotbeabletoexpressmyselfduetothelanguagebarrier.IwastryingtohaveaslittlecommunicationasIpossiblycould.AndIalmostsucceeded,untilwehadtointroduceourselvesinfrontoftheclass.Andthemomenttheword“international”flewoutofmymouth,Iwassurroundedbythirtypeoplewhowereaskingquestionsoneafteranother.Iremembersomeofthequestionswere“WhereisUkraine?Isitakingdom?”“DoyouhaveMcDonald’s?Doesittastethesame?”and“Saysomethinginyourlanguage”.Itturnedouttobetheoppositeoflesscommunication,butitwassomuchfun.Duringthefirstthreemonths,Icertainlyexperiencedabitofcultureshock.IthinkAmericansarethenicestpeopleIhaveevermetinmyentirelife.Theyalwayssmileandsay,“Hi,howareyou?”Oneday,Inoticedthestudentslookingatmesuspiciously.Finally,myclassmatecameuptomylockerandwhispered,“Isthattruethatyouareaprincessandthatyoucametostudyheresothatnobodywouldrecognizeyou?”Atonepoint,Ievenhadanimageofmyselfwearingagown(长袍)andwavingatthecrowd.What?Peopledohaveawildimagination!Duringmystudyabroad,Isawatotallynewworld,experiencedgreatculture,metalotofincrediblepeopleandimprovedmylanguage.Thistripinspiredmetolearnforeignlanguages.ThatisoneofthereasonswhyIspeakfivedifferentlanguagestoday.【文章大意】本文属于记叙文。作者在14岁时,作为国际学生到美国WestCatholicHighSchool学习。在此期间,她经历了很多有趣的事情,尤其是她在这所学校的第一天,她有非常深刻的印象。同时,她也经历了很多文化休克,增强了自己的跨文化意识。1.Whywastheauthorafraidonthefirstdayofschool?A.Shewaseagertotalkwithothers.B.Shecouldnotcommunicatewithotherswell.C.Shewasnotgoodatthesubjectsinthisschool.D.Shecouldn’tlearnanewlanguagewithoutateacher’shelp.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段“MymainfearwasthatIwouldnotbeabletoexpressmyselfduetothelanguagebarrier.”可知,作者主要担心的是由于语言障碍,无法表达自己。2.Whathappenedwhentheword“internationa