2017-2018學(xué)年高中英語Unit4HelpingpeoplearoundtheW

1、課時跟蹤練（一）Welcome to the unit & Readingi閱讀理解AOnce again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my classn amed Paris. Thats where the similarities en ded.I was tall and she was short. I was one of the oldest inthe class while she was the youngest. I was awkward （笨拙的）and shy. She was nt. I could n

2、t sta nd her, con sideri ng her my en emy. Butshe wan ted to be friends with me.One day, she in vited me over and I said yes I was tooshocked to say no. Actually no one had invitedmeover to play before. But this girl,who wore the latest fashi ons, wan ted to see me.She lived on the fourth floor in a

3、 two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothersand her sister.Whenwe got to the room she shared with her sister, she tookout a big case of Barbies which was my next surprise. I would have thought shed outgrown （ 長大而放棄 ）them. I had never played with them. But we sat on the floor of

4、a walk-in cupboard laughing as wemade up crazy stories about the Barbies. Thats whe n we found out that we both wan ted to be writerswhe n we were older. We both had wild imagi natio ns.We had a great day that after noon. Our jaws （下巴）ached from smili ng so much.She showed me her outfits（全套服裝 ）, whi

5、ch had mostly come from a designer clothingstore（ 時裝設(shè)計(jì)店 ）down the block. The woman who owned it used her as a model sometimes for hern ewspaper ads and gave her clothes in excha nge.Paris had the whole n eighborhood attracted. The bookstore owners lent herfashi on magaz in es, the movie theater gave

6、 her free passes and the pizza place lether have free pieces. Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each others houses,and spe nt every free mome nt together. My dark hair grew out and I learned to love being tall.Paris, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through

7、the toughteen age years and taught me an amaz ing thing about making friends: your “ worstenemy can turn out to be your best friend.語篇解讀：作者回憶了轉(zhuǎn)學(xué)后，與女同學(xué) Paris 由相識、敵對到和睦相處，最后成為最要好的朋友的過程以及作者內(nèi)心的感受。1. Which of the following is most probably the best title?A. A story about ParisPre read ing22B. An unlikely

8、 best friendC. Life in a new schoolD. A secret of how to make friends解析：選 B 標(biāo)題歸納題。作者在文中回憶了最初結(jié)識Paris 的時候，覺得不能忍受她，所以把她當(dāng)成自己的敵人，后來她們成了最要好的朋友。故選Bo2.The writer and Paris were similar in that_ .A. both of them were new studentsB. both of them were friendlyC. both of them were tallD. both of them were the y

9、oungest in class解析： 選 A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 從第一段中的Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my classnamed Paris.”可以看出兩人都是剛到這所學(xué)校。故答案為A。3.In the article the writer describes Paris as a girl who was_ .A. awkward and shyB. fashi on able and proudC. quiet and IonelyD. friendly and lovely解析：選 D 推理判斷題。從第二段對兩人

10、的對比及下文對Paris 的描述中可以看出，Paris 跟作者（“awkward and shy ”）不同，她既友善又可愛。4.From the article, wecan see that through her friendship with Paris, the writerA. found she and Paris had more similarities than differencesB. was able to fit in at her new school with Paris helpC. was not so awkward or shy as beforeD. l

11、earned more about fashion herself解析：選 C 推理判斷題。從倒數(shù)第二段中的My dark hair grew out and I learnedto love being tall. ”可以看出，和 Paris 的友誼對作者幫助很大，作者不再像以前那樣 害羞了。BIf parents bring up a child with the aim of turning the child into a genius （天 才）,they willcause great damage to him. According to several leading educ

12、ationalexperts, this is one of the biggest mistakes that some pare nts make. Gen erally,thechild willun dersta nd very well what the pare nts expect, and will fall. Un realistic（不現(xiàn)實(shí)的）expectations of the parents can cause great damage to children.However, if pare nts are n ot un realistic about what

13、they expect their childre n3to do, but are hopeful in a sensible （明智的）way, the child may succeed in doingvery well especially if the pare nts are very supportive to their childre n.Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fond of music and his pare nts help him alot by tak ing him to con certs and let h

14、im atte nd pia no and violi nless ons. AlthoughMichaels mother knows very little about music, his father is a good musician.However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.Michaels friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both hispare nts are successful mu

15、sicia ns, they set too high a sta ndard for Winston. Theywant their son to be as successful as they are and so they enterhim in every pianocompetition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win.“When I was your ageI used to win every competition I enter.” Winstons father tells him. Winston isa

16、lways afraid that he will disappo int his pare nts and now he is always quiet andun happy.語篇解讀：本文是一篇議論文。本文主要說的是父母在撫養(yǎng)孩子的過程中，對孩子期望過高，會對孩子的成長和發(fā)展造成傷害，并舉了兩個例子來說明父母的正確做法是什么，對孩子有什么好處；錯誤做法會對孩子造成什么樣的害處。5.The main idea of the passage is_ .A. what differences there are between parentsB. what aim of a child can

17、 be easier to reachC. how parents should make a child a musicianD. how parents should bring up their children解析：選 D 主旨大意題。本文主要說的是父母在撫養(yǎng)孩子的過程中，對孩子期望過高，會對孩子的成長和發(fā)展造成傷害，并舉例說明了父母的正確做法，故D 項(xiàng)為本題答案。6.Michael is lucky because_ .A. his parents help him in a sensible wayB. his family is rich eno ugh to have a ca

18、rC. his father is a successful musicianD. he is free to do anything he likes best解析：選 A 推理判斷題。從第二段的but are hopeful in a sensible （明智的）way, the child maysucceed in doing very well especially if the pare nts are verysuppor tive to their children ”可知為父母的好的做法，而第三段接著舉例說明了這個好 的做法。因此24A 項(xiàng)為正確答案。7.Winstons p

19、arents set so high a standard for him that_ .A. he has to do his best to do everything5B. he has made greater progress in musicC. he is afraid he may disappoint themD. he often wants to kill himself someday解析：選 C 推理判斷題。從文章的最后一句Winston is always afraid that he willdisappo int his parents and now he i

20、s always quiet and un happy.”可知答案。8.It is one of the parents worst mistakes if they_.A. want their child to be a musicianB. make their child try to achieve too muchC. dont care their childs education muchD. help their child to win music competitions解析：選 B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第一段的前兩句話可知答案。CLike many new graduates

21、, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what Iwan ted to do. My degree, with honors, in En glish literature had n ot really prepared me for anythingpractical. I knew I wan ted to make a differe nee in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that.Thats whe n I

22、learned about the Lighthouse Project.I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by read ingas much as I could about the experie nces of previous volunteers.I knew it would be a lot of hard work,and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time.In short, I did not t

23、ake my decisi on to apply for the Lighthouse Projectlightly. Neither did my family.Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in all the paperwork n eeded forapplicatio n. After coun tless in terviews and prese ntati on s, I man aged to sta nd out among the candidates and surviv

24、e the test alone. Several mon ths later, I fin ally received a call ask ing me to report forduty. I would be going toa small villagenear Abuja, Nigeria. Where? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I wasabout to find out.After completi ng my trainin g, I was sent to the village that was small and desper

25、ately in needof proper accommodation. Though the local villagerswere poor,they offered their homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family.I was askedto lead a small team of local people in buildi ng a new schoolhouse. For the n ext year or so, I taught in26that same schoolhouse. But I somet

26、imes think I learned more from my students than they did from me.Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had seemedso stra nge or unu sual to me no Ion ger did, though I did not get any where with thelocal Ianguage, and I returned to the United States a different man. The

27、Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.語篇解讀：本文為記敘文。全文講述了作者做志愿者的經(jīng)歷。剛畢業(yè)的那段時間， 作者不知道自己該何去何從，后來在家人的支持下參加了志愿者服務(wù)活動，并從中收獲了許多。9.Accord ing to Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author_ .A. discussed his decision with his familyB. asked previous volunteers about voluntary workC. attended special

28、 training to perform difficult tasksD. felt sad about having to leave his family and friends解析：選 A 推理判斷題。由第二段中的In short, I did not take my decision toapply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family.”可以知道，作者與家人商量了他的決定。10.In his application for the volunteer job, the author_ .A. partic

29、ipated in many discussionsB. went through challenging survival testsC. wrote quite a few papers on voluntary workD. faced strong competiti on from other can didates解析：選 D 推理判斷題。由第三段中“ Aftercou ntlessin terviewsandprese ntati on s, I man aged to sta nd out among the can didates and survive the test a

30、lone. ”可以知道，想?yún)⒓又驹刚叻?wù)的人員競爭非常激烈，只有作者一人入選。11.On arrival at the village, the author was_ .A. asked to lead a farming teamB. sent to teach in a schoolhouseC. received warmly by local villagersD. arranged to live in a separate house解析：選 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段中Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their

31、homes, hearts, and food as if I were their own family.”可以知道，作者受到了熱情的接待。12.What can we infer from the authors experiences in Nigeria?7A. He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture.B. He had lear ned to com muni cate in the local la nguage.C. He had overcome all his weaknesses before he le

32、ft for home.D. He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students.解析：選 A 推理判斷題。由最后一段中.all those things that had seemed so stra nge or un usualto me no Ion ger did .”可以知道，作者在適應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)匚幕矫嬗龅搅艘恍├щy。n.閱讀七選五Tips to Start Doi ng Thi ngs That You Do NotLike to DoEve n though it is there on our to-do l

33、ist, we give it less priority （優(yōu)先權(quán) ）because we dislike doing it. _1_ On _the other side, if you put effort into doing difficult things or thosethings you do hate to do, you will be able to do harder tasks with con fide nee later in life. Here are somegood-to-k now tips that will en courage you to start doing thi ngs that you do no t like to do:Stop hati ng the task._2_ To become a con fide nt and betterpers on, you shouldstart lovi ng to do difficult thin gs, especially the ones you do no t like to do.Look at the