人教版(新教材)高中英語(yǔ)選修1Unit 1 People of Achievement課時(shí)作業(yè)1：Reading and Thinking-Language Points

1、Reading and ThinkingLanguage Points【基礎(chǔ)鞏固】I .單詞拼寫It occuiTed to me that I could ask my cousin to help me obtain(獲得)a visa.She acknowledged(成認(rèn))having been cheated in the market.It is difficult to evaluate(評(píng)估)the damage to this village.He sits down and analyses(分析)why she feels so upset.He paused, appa

2、rent】y(顯然土也)lost in thought staring at the book.She insists that I go to the library with her.Although his wife is young, she has made wonderful scientific discoveries.Reading is of vital importance in language learning.H.選詞填空die from, be committed to, care about, insiston, miHionsof, by chanceHe ca

3、res about nobody but himself in the trip to Qingdao.A group of thieves robbed the bank of millions of dollars.Many people died from cholera in Europe in the last century.One may make a mistake by chance but one can t make mistakes all his life.I think it is unwise that the company insists on the hig

4、h price.She is committed to the care of the patients.m.單句語(yǔ)法填空The discovery of new evidence led to the thief being caught(catch).He was apparently(apparent)much sui*prised at the news.Our leader insisted that we (should) cany(carry) it out. Some of the people invited(invite) to the party couldn t com

5、e.He learned the distinctions(distinct) between gold and lead.This material is very rare and is also hard to obtain(obtain).The old man is more than our teacher； he s also our friend.Scientific(science) research shows that women tend to survive their husbands by 5 - 10 years. W.單句寫作此外,焦慮和擔(dān)憂會(huì)導(dǎo)致疾病。(le

6、adto)In addition, anxiety and worry can lead to sickness.在公園散步時(shí),她偶然遇到了湯姆。(by chance)When （she was） walking in the park, she met: Tom by chance.那些貨物正被送到地震發(fā)生過(guò)的地方。（where引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句）The goods are being sent to the place where an earthquake happened.他住在一個(gè)窗戶面朝北的房間里。（whose引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句）He lives in a room whose window

7、faces north.在會(huì)議上討論過(guò)的那個(gè)問(wèn)題很重要。（過(guò)去分詞作定語(yǔ)）The question discussed at the meeting was very important.【能力提升】V.閱讀理解Football star Jason Brown retired abruptly from the NFL（美國(guó)國(guó)家橄欖球大聯(lián)盟）in 2012 in order to deal with something bigger than anything he d faced on a football field: sweet potatoes.Brown, then 29, mov

8、ed with his wife, Tay, and their children from Missouri, where he d played with the St.Louis Rams, back home to North Carolina, where he bought 1,000 acres in Louisburg.Overnight, he went from a football star to a family farmer. For most people, it doesn t make sense-why would you leave an awesome N

9、FL career? ” he says.But Brown wasn t going to become just any farmer.He would give away nearly everything he grew. “I didn t feel I was just supposed to use my millions to buy food and donate it.I had to be out there doing the work and leading the way, “ he says.This radical step came to him one da

10、y when he was struck by a feeling that he had a purpose beyond sports. uFarming chose me； it was my calling in life, “ he says.Only one problem ： Jason didn t know the first thing about farming.So he did what all beginners do today一watched videos on the Intemet.Then he partnered with another local f

11、arm that helped him plant fields of sweet potatoes.He named his land First Fruits Farm.In the early fall of 2014, the first harvest was ready.Fifty pickup trucks arrived at the farm and loaded up 120,000 pounds to distribute locally.In 2015, First Fruits Farm expanded its sweet potato donations to f

12、ood banks across eastern North Carolina.Jason uses his unusual story to show local youth what it takes to grow food from start to finish. They get that food doesn t just magically appear in the grocery store or restaurants, “ he says.語(yǔ)篇解讀 本文主要介紹了足球明星Jason Brown。他離開(kāi)很棒的球員生涯而成為一個(gè)農(nóng) 民，想用自己的方式去幫助那些有需要的人。.

13、 What did most people think of Brown s decision to retire from the NFL?A. They weren? t satisfied with it.B They couldn t understand it.C They worried about it.D. They disapproved of it.K答案D BK解 析I 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句中的For most people, itdoesn? t make sense一 why would you leave an awesome NFL career? ”可

14、知，當(dāng)他退役時(shí)，大局部人都不理解他的決 定。應(yīng)選B。What does the underlined word “radical“ in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Easy.B. Slow.C. Great.D. Careful.K答案H CK解 析詞義猜想題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段可知，Brown的公益事業(yè)取得了成功，說(shuō)明此處畫線單詞所在句意為：一天這偉大的一步來(lái)到他身邊。應(yīng)選C。How did Brown learn to grow food?A. From books.B . From the Internet.C. By practicing on a local farm.D.

15、 By attending beginner training classes.K答案BK解 析U 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段第二句So he did what all beginners do today一 watched videos on the Internet.v可知，Brown從網(wǎng)上學(xué)習(xí)怎樣種植農(nóng)作物。應(yīng)選B。Which of the following can best describe Brown?A. Brave and generous.B Proud and determined.C. Ambitious and sensitive.D. Considerate and

16、optimistic.K答案U AK解析X 推理判斷題。文章的前半局部講他勇敢退役后開(kāi)創(chuàng)新事業(yè)；倒數(shù)第二段講他的無(wú) 償捐贈(zèng)，所以他是個(gè)勇敢而慷慨的人。應(yīng)選A。VI ,完形填空If life were a book and you were the author, how would you like the story to go? That is the question that 32 my life forever.One day I went home from the training of snowboarding with what I thought was the flu,

17、and less than 24 hours later, I was in a 33 on life support with less than twenty percent 34 of living.lt wasn t until days later that the doctors diagnosed me with a 35 blood infection.Over the 36 of 2.5 months, I lost the hearing in my left ear and both my legs below the knees.When my parents 37 m

18、e out of the hospital, I 38 that I had been put together like a patchwork（拼接物）doll and I had to live with 39 legs.I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken, 40 streaming down.But I knew in order to move forward, I had to let go of the Old Amy and 41 the New Amy.lt was at this moment that I

19、asked myself that significant 42 ,And that is when it 43 me that I didn? t have to be five-foot-five anymore, 44 I could be as tall as I wanted.And 45 of all, I can make my feet the size of all the shoes.So there were 46 here.Four months later, I was back upon a snowboard and won two Board World Cup

20、 gold medals, making me the highest ranked snowboarder in the world.語(yǔ)篇解讀 這是一篇記敘文。作者是一個(gè)滑雪愛(ài)好者，在失去雙腿后，安上假肢，重新開(kāi) 始了對(duì)夢(mèng)想的追求。最后，作者重新用假肢玩起了滑雪，并獲得了世界冠軍。A.ruinedB. changedC. savedD. riskedK答案HBK解 析H根據(jù)下文作者生活的改變可知，這里是說(shuō)，這個(gè)問(wèn)題徹底改變了 “我”的人生。ruin毀滅；change改變；save獲救；risk冒險(xiǎn)。應(yīng)選B。A.fieldB. stadiumC. hospitalD. clubK答案cK解 析

21、X根據(jù)下一句中的u the doctors diagnosed me v可知，作者是在醫(yī)院里。field曠野；stadium體育場(chǎng);hospital醫(yī)院;club俱樂(lè)部。應(yīng)選C。A.chanceB. decisionC. thoughtD. degreeK答案AK解析I下文提到作者被診斷出血液疾病，由此可知，作者只有少于20%的存活機(jī)會(huì)。chance 機(jī)會(huì)；decision 決定；thought 想法；degree 程度。應(yīng)選 A。A.potentialB. slightC. mildD. severeK答案XDK解 析H根據(jù)上一句可知，作者只有少于20%的存活機(jī)會(huì)，所以她的感染應(yīng)該很嚴(yán)重。p

22、otential潛在的；slight輕微的；mild溫和的；severe嚴(yán)重的。應(yīng)選D。A.courseB. scheduleC. journeyD. breakK解 析I 句意為：在兩個(gè)半月的時(shí)間里，我的左耳失去了聽(tīng)力，并且失去了雙腿膝蓋以下的局部。over the course of在的過(guò)程中，該短語(yǔ)是固定短語(yǔ)。應(yīng)選A。37. A.pulledB deliveredC. wheeledD. draggedK解 析I 根據(jù)上一句可知，作者雙腿膝蓋以下被截肢，所以只能坐在輪椅上。pull拉；deliver遞送；wheel推輪椅；drag拖動(dòng)。應(yīng)選C。38. A.worked outB put

23、forwardC. made sureD. felt likeK解析X 句意為：我感覺(jué)自己就像一個(gè)布娃娃一樣被組裝在一起，我不得不靠假腿生活。work out 被算出；put forward 提出；make sure 確定；feel like 感覺(jué)。應(yīng)選 D。39. A.sh叩elyB . falseC. muscledD. heavyK解 析1 根據(jù)上文可知，作者膝蓋以下被截肢，所以只能依靠義肢走動(dòng)。shapely勻稱的;false假的；muscled肌肉興旺的；heavy沉重的。應(yīng)選B。40. A.tearsB waterC. bloodD. sweatK解 析X 根據(jù)I was abso

24、lutely physically and emotionally broken,?可知,作者淚流滿面。tear 眼淚；water 水；blood 血；sweat 汗。應(yīng)選 A。41. A.fixB introduceC. hugD. recognizeK解 析U這里表示告別過(guò)去，擁抱未來(lái)，積極投入新生活。fix修理；introduce介紹；hug擁抱；recognize認(rèn)出。應(yīng)選C。42. A.informationB. favorC. planD. questionK解 析1 根據(jù)“I asked myself”可知，這里的意思是就在這個(gè)時(shí)候，作者問(wèn)了自己那個(gè)重要的問(wèn)題。informati

25、on信息；favor幫助；plan計(jì)劃；question問(wèn)題。應(yīng)選D。A.depended onB. looked intoC. dawned onD. knocked intoK答案I cK解 析I 根據(jù)語(yǔ)境，作者在思考人生方向時(shí)，漸漸明白自己可以不被生理的高度限制，成 為一個(gè)“高大”的人。depend on依靠；look into調(diào)查；dawn on漸漸明白；knock into撞上。 應(yīng)選C。A.whileB. butC. althoughD. soK答案H BK解 析H聯(lián)系上文，雖然作者生理上因失去雙腿而矮小，但是卻依然可以成為一個(gè)“高大” 的人。while雖然；but但是；altho

26、ugh盡管；so所以。應(yīng)選B。A.bestB. luckiestC. firstD. strangestK答案AK解 析U因?yàn)槭橇x肢，所以可以做成適合任何鞋子的尺寸，這是最大的好處。best最好的； luckiest最幸運(yùn)的；first第一；strangest最奇怪的。應(yīng)選A。A.rewardsB. conflictsC. strugglesD. benefitsK答案DK解 析U 聯(lián)系上文“我可以讓我的腳穿進(jìn)任意大小的鞋子”，這是這場(chǎng)病帶來(lái)的益處。 reward 獎(jiǎng)品；conflict 沖突；struggle 努力；benefit 益處，應(yīng)選 D。vn .語(yǔ)法填空Faraday was th

27、e 47.(invent) of the electric generator and electric motor.Faraday, s father suffered from long-time health problems, as a result of 48. his family had little money to afford his formal schooling.But he was curious and determined to learn.While 49.(work) in London as a teenager, he had a chance to r

28、ead 50.(vary) books that he could get his hands on.In 1812, he attended four lectures at the Royal Institution given by a famous chemist named Humphrey Davy.A year later Faraday 51.(accept) as Davy s lab assistant.Davy also took Faraday on 52. 18-month tour of Europe, where Faraday met some of the most famous scientists of the day.But for Davy, Faraday 53.(lose) the opportunity to gain a complete scientific education.He soon began to do 54.(experiment) with electricity.In 1831 , he discovered electromagnetic induction.And for the next eight years Faraday worked long hours in t