Module 1My First Day at Senior High(限时：35分钟)(对应学生用书第297页).阅读理解A (2018成都二诊)Welcome to Whitney High School!Spring Kids Dance ClinicThe WHS Dance Team is hosting the annual Spring Dance Clinic for children aged 513.If your son or daughter is interested in attending this camp，you may download the form and return it to the WHS office or register online!QUESTIONS? CONTACT: Halley Crandell at hcrandellrocklinusd.org.WHERE：Whitney High School CafeteriaWHEN：April 22nd，9 am12：30 pmCOST：$25 online registration and $30 walkup registrationKaplan SAT/ACT Combo Practice TestOffered in the WHS LibrarySaturday，April 29th，9 am1 pmRegistration is $20.Please sign up in the College and Career Center by April 21st to secure a spot.Please see Mrs.Randazzo in the College and Career Center to sign up or for questions.Lions Club Student Speech ContestEnter to be one of two Whitney High School students to qualify for the Rocklin Lions Club Speech Contest，which is to be held this summer.A written copy of your speech is due at the College and Career Center no later than April 30th at 3 pm.Open to grades 912.No less than 5 minutes and no more than 10 minutes.Can You Catch the Wildcat at the 5K RaceOn April 28th at 8：30 am，the Whitney Wildcat will leave his stadium and attempt to outrun hundreds of runners trying to catch him!This will be a fun exciting way to challenge yourself and provide needed funds for two great causes! The WHS track and field team is raising money for equipment.Secondly，we are raising money for the Heidi Greenwood Scholarship.All profits on Tshirt sales will go directly to the scholarship! Entry to the race is $15 and Tshirt sales will be on site.Go to https：/goo.gl/QANQg 8 to register!Questions？Email Mark Snow at msnow rocklinusd.org. 【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了Whitney高中所开展的活动。1How much should one pay for registering the dance camp in person?A$15. B$20.C$25. D$30.D考查细节理解。根据第一部分中的“$30 walkup registration”可知，亲自去报名参加舞蹈营的人每人报名费为30美元，题干中的in person与文中的walkup呼应，故选D。2Who should students turn to if they have questions about practice tests?AMark Snow. BMrs.Randazzo.CHalley Crandell. DHeidi Greenwood.B考查细节理解。根据第二部分中的“Please see Mrs.Randazzo in the College and Career Center to sign up or for questions”可知，对于模拟考试有疑问的学生可以向Mrs.Randazzo咨询。3What do we know about Can You Catch the Wildcat at the 5K Race?AIts an indoor activity to be held on April 28th.BAll the money collected will go to the scholarship.CThere is no specific information for registration.DPeople can support it by buying Tshirts on the spot.D考查细节理解。根据最后一部分中的“Secondly，we are raising money for the Heidi Greenwood Scholarship.All profits on Tshirt sales will go directly to the scholarship”可知，人们可以通过在活动现场购买T恤衫来支持这项活动。4Whats the purpose of the text?ATo show how wonderful the school is.BTo persuade students to join in the events.CTo publicize the schedule of some events.DTo draw parents attention to the school.C考查写作意图。根据全文的整体内容可推知，本文主要对Whitney高中所要举行的活动做了详细介绍，故选C。 【导学号：440400149】B(2017大连双基测试)Whenever we see a button, we want to press it because we know that something will happen.This is true in most cases, for example, on a doorbell.But some buttons are actually fake (假的), like the “close” button on a lift.Many people are in the habit of pressing the “close” button because they dont have the patience to wait.But lifts “close” buttons are a complete trick, at least in the USthe doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US, making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter safely.Only repair workers can use the buttons to speed up the doorclosing process if they have special keys.But to normal lift riders, the buttons arent completely useless.According to psychologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control.“A sense of control is very important.It reduces stress and increases wellbeing，” said Ellen JLanger，a psychology professor at Harvard University.Experts also added that a lot of buttons that dont do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose.For example, pedestrian crosswalk buttons dont live up to their names either.Pressing them used to help make the traffic signals change faster, but that was before computercontrolled traffic signals were introduced.But psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies”， they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了我们平时生活中所见到的按钮可能是不起作用的。5What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo describe different fake buttons.BTo explore the functions of fake buttons.CTo analyze various habits of pushing buttons.DTo e