高中英語北師大版選擇性必修一UNIT 2 Period 4　Lesson 3　Getting to the Top-Reading Comprehension

Period4Lesson3GettingtotheTop—ReadingComprehensionⅠ.匹配單詞(請(qǐng)把單詞和其對(duì)應(yīng)的英語解釋連線)1．a(chǎn)cademicA．ordinaryornotspecial2．defensiveB．tonotdosththatyouusuallydoorshoulddo3．ruin

C．connectedwitheducation，especiallystudyinginuniversities4．enormousD．behavinginawaythatshowsthatyoufeelpeoplearecriticizingyou5．skip

E．theactofgivingupsthimportantorvaluabletoyoutoobtainsthelse6．a(chǎn)verage

F．extremelylarge7．sacrificeG．toomanytobecounted8．countless

H．todamagesthsobadlythatitlosesallitsvalue，pleasure，etc.答案1.C2.D3.H4.F5.B6.A7.E8.GⅡ.選詞填空eq\x(makesacrifices，applyoneselfto，boildownto，apartfrom，bebornwith)1．Apartfromkeepingabalanceddiet，theyoungladyalsodoessomeintenseworkouttokeepagoodfigure.2．Mostproblemsbetweenthemboileddowntothelackofunderstandingandtolerance.3．Onlyifyouapplyyourselftowhateveryouaredoingcanyoumakeitintheend.4．Whilethegirlwasbornwithblindness，shestayedpositiveandnevergaveup.5．Thepresidentcalledonhispeopletomakesacrificesforthebenefitoftheircountry.Ⅰ.Fast-readingformainideas1．Readthepassagequicklyandfillinthechart.2．What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Theauthorregretswhatsheisdoing.B．Tobeanoutstandingathlete，theauthormakesgreatbutworthwhilesacrifices.C．HowtobeanOlympicathlete.D．Worriesfromtheauthor’sfriendsaboutherpresentsituation.答案BⅡ.Careful-readingfordetailsActivity1細(xì)節(jié)把握1．Whatdidtheauthor’sfriendworryabout?A．Theauthorpushedherselftothelimitstoolittle.B．Therewasnogoodreasonforgivingupsomuch.C．Therewasnothingbutaworldchampionshipmedalintheauthor’seyes.D．Theauthormissedsomanybirthdaypartiesandholidays.答案C2．Theauthorcouldhavebecomeangryaboutwhatherfriendssaid，butshedidn’t，because.A．theyknewherhardshipB．theymisunderstoodherC．shewasunhealthyD．whattheysaidwastrue答案D3．What’sthemainideaofparagraph5?A．Theauthor’schildhood.B．Theauthor’sinsidedrivetodothebest.C．Theauthor’ssportasachild.D．Theauthor’sswimmingexperienceasasmallgirl.答案B4．WhichisTRUEaccordingthepassage?A．Theauthorhadahappyandrelaxingchildhoodasotherchildren.B．Theauthordidn’tknowclearlyaboutherdream.C．Theauthormissedagroupridewiththelocaltriathletesbecauseofherbrother’swedding.D．Goodextrapreparationwillsetaprofessionalathleteapartfromhiscompetitors.答案DActivity2深層理解1．Whereisprobablythepassagefrom?A．Afashionmagazine.B．Anacademicpaper.C．Apersonalblog.D．Atraveljournal.答案C2．Whichwordscanbeusedtodescribetheauthor?A．Determinedandambitious.B．Committedanddepressed.C．Pessimisticanddisciplined.D．Emotionalandpersistent.答案A3．Whatisthetexttypeofthepassage?A．Narration(記敘文)．B．Argumentativewriting(議論文)．C．Expositorywriting(說明文)．D．NewsReport(新聞報(bào)道)．答案AActivity1課文語法填空AsanOlympicathlete，Ipush1.myself(I)tothelimits.MyfriendsworriedIhadnotimeforfunandwasindangerof2.beingleft(leave)withonlyaworldchampionshipmedalbecauseofmyhardtraining.Tobeatthetopinsport，Ihavetofaceenormousfearsandworriesonaday-to-day3.basis(base)．Iamalwaystiredandeveryworkouthasamentalintensitythatseemstoomuchformost4.tohandle(handle)．Ihavelittletimetogettogetherwithmyfamilies.Inordertofindaswimmingpooltotrainin，I5.ruined(ruin)afamilyholidayinFrance.Itboilsdowntothis：Iwasbornwith6.anenormousamountofdriveanddetermination.7.Sincemychildhood，Ihavealwayslivedmylifetoextremes.Youmaythinkmylifestyleis8.unhealthy(healthy)andmypreparationsareoverdone.However，ifyouwanttobeanOlympicchampionandreachthewinner’splatform，you’dbetterbetotally9.committed(commit)toyoursport.Doingtheextralittlebitsetsus10.apartfromothercompetitors.Andgettingtothetopinspireseveryonetostriveforgreatness.Activity2長難句理解1．AsoneoftheOlympicathletes，Imissbirthdayparties，ruinfamilyholidaysandskipnightsout，butthereisaverygoodreasonforgivingupsomuch.[句式分析]此句中but連接并列句。第一個(gè)分句中有三個(gè)并列的謂語動(dòng)詞，分別是miss，ruin和skip；第二個(gè)分句中包含句式thereisagoodreasonfor(doing)sth，意為“(做)……有合理的理由”。[自主翻譯]作為一名奧林匹克運(yùn)動(dòng)員，我錯(cuò)過生日聚會(huì)、破壞家庭旅行、放棄夜晚外出，但是放棄這么多是有合理的理由的。2．HewasworriedthatIhadnolongerbecomefuntotrainwithandthatIwasindangerofbeingleftwithonlyaworldchampionshipmedalandnoonetoshareitwith.[句式分析]此句是復(fù)合句。主句是Hewasworried；主句后接that引導(dǎo)的兩個(gè)賓語從句，indangerof意思是“處于……的危險(xiǎn)中”。[自主翻譯]他擔(dān)心和我一起訓(xùn)練不再是一件愉悅的事情，擔(dān)心我處于只剩下世界冠軍的獎(jiǎng)牌而無人可以分享的危險(xiǎn)境地。3．IthinkofcountlessbirthdaypartiesandnightsoutIhavemissed，ruiningafamilyholidayinFrancebecauseoftheendlesssearchforaswimmingpooltotrainin，almostmissingmybrother’sweddingbecauseIwastoobusyhiringacarindowntownJohannesburganddrivingthroughthe“no-go”areasinordertodoagroupridewiththelocaltriathletes.[句式分析]此句是復(fù)合句。thinkof有三個(gè)并列的賓語，分別是countlessbirthdaypartiesandnightsout，ruiningafamilyholidayinFrance和almostmissingmybrother’swedding；其中第一個(gè)賓語后的Ihavemissed是省略了引導(dǎo)詞that/which的定語從句；第三個(gè)賓語后的because引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，從句中的hiringacar...和drivingthrough...是動(dòng)名詞短語作賓語；inordertodo意思是“為了做……”，作目的狀語。[自主翻譯]我想到了曾經(jīng)錯(cuò)過的無數(shù)生日派對(duì)和本來可以外出狂歡的夜晚，因?yàn)橐恢睂ふ铱梢杂?xùn)練的游泳池，而破壞了一次去法國的全家旅行；我忙于在約翰內(nèi)斯堡市中心租車，開車闖過“禁行”區(qū)，以便和當(dāng)?shù)氐蔫F人三項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)員一起騎行訓(xùn)練，差點(diǎn)錯(cuò)過哥哥的婚禮。4．Callitunhealthyifyouwant，butthatisthewayIroll，nomatterwhatitisI’mapplyingmyselfto.[句式分析]此句中but連接兩個(gè)并列分句；第一個(gè)分句是祈使句，含有if引導(dǎo)的條件狀語從句；第二個(gè)分句中含有省略關(guān)系詞的定語從句和nomatterwhat引導(dǎo)的讓步狀語從句；applyoneselfto意思是“努力；專心致志于某事”。[自主翻譯]你若說這是一種病態(tài)也行，但這就是我的做事風(fēng)格，不管做什么我都會(huì)全力以赴。5．Doingwhatwedoasathletessetsusapartbecausewearewillingtodothatextralittlebitthatmighttakeustothetop.[句式分析]此句是復(fù)合句。主句中的謂語動(dòng)詞是set...apart，意思是“使……與眾不同”，主句中的Doingwhatwedoasathletes是動(dòng)名詞短語作主語，其中包含what引導(dǎo)的賓語從句；because引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句，該從句中的bewillingtodo意思是“愿意做……”，其賓語是thatextralittlebit；thatmighttake...thetop是that引導(dǎo)的定語從句。[自主翻譯]做運(yùn)動(dòng)員讓我們與眾不同，因?yàn)槲覀冊(cè)敢庾龅侥穷~外的一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)，以使我們走向頂峰。Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(2023·湖北孝感高二上期中)TopPublicSculptureParkstoVisitinAmericaKasminSculptureGarden(NewYorkCity)ThisquietsculptureinManhattan’sChelseaneighborhoodisfarfromthecrowds.OwnedandoperatedbyKasminGallery，thisexhibitionspacecanbeviewedfromthenearbyHighLine.ItisdesignedbyFutureGreen，aBrooklynlandscapearchitectstudio，anditstandsbesideafamousbuildingdesignedbyZahaHadid.There’sacurrentexhibitionfeaturingbronze(銅)sculpturesbyAlmaAllen，whichshowstheartist’sregardforUtah.TippetRiseArtCenter(Fishtail)ThissculpturegardenisworththetriptotheBeartoothMountainsinFishtail.Itisa12,500-acreranch(牧場(chǎng))，whichispepperedwithpublicart，includingsculpturesbyMarkdiSuvero，amongothers.Thissummer，theranchwillbeopentothosewhoarehikingortravelingbybike.StormKingArtCenter(NewWindsor)ByfarthemostpopularsculptureparkinupstateNewYork，itisa500-acresculptureparkinHudsonValley.Sinceopeningin1960，ithasgrowntoincludedozensofsculpturesthatchangeovertime.Initscollection，theparkownssculpturesbyfamousartistsincludingCarlAndre，LouiseBourgeois，andDanielBuren.OlympicSculpturePark(Seattle)ThisoutdoorparkwascreatedbythenearbySeattleArtMuseumandfeaturesalargeredsculpturebyAlexanderCaldercalledEagle，aswellasWakebyRichardSerra.Since2007，thiswaterfrontparkhasbroughtcreativitytoElliottBay.Thelandscapedesignfitsinwiththelocalroadsandskyline，facingtheharborinwhat’srecognizedasSeattle’slargestdowntowngreenspace.eq\x(語篇解讀本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了美國的四個(gè)雕塑公園的相關(guān)信息。)1．WhatcanbelearnedaboutthegardeninManhattan’sChelseaneighborhood?A．ItisrunbyKasminGallery.B．ItisdesignedbyZahaHadid.C．IthasbecomeapartoftheHighLine.D．ItstandsforAlmaAllen’srespectforUtah.答案A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞“Manhattan’sChelseaneighborhood”可將解題信息定位到KasminSculptureGarden(NewYorkCity)部分中的“ThisquietsculptureinManhattan’sChelseaneighborhoodisfarfromthecrowds.OwnedandoperatedbyKasminGallery”，由此可知KasminGallery經(jīng)營著Kasmin雕塑公園。2．WhichofthefollowingparksislocatedinHudsonValley?A．KasminSculptureGarden.B．TippetRiseArtCenter.C．StormKingArtCenter.D．OlympicSculpturePark.答案C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題干中的關(guān)鍵詞“HudsonValley”可將解題信息定位到StormKingArtCenter(NewWindsor)部分中的“ByfarthemostpopularsculpturepakinupstateNewYork，itisa500-acresculptureparkinHudsonValley.”，由此可知答案。3．WherecanyouseethesculptureWake?A．InNewYorkCity.B．InSeattle.C．InNewWindsor.D．InFishtail.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)OlympicSculpturePark(Seattle)部分中的“Thisoutdoorpark...featuresalargeredsculpturebyAlexanderCaldercalledEagle，aswellasWakebyRichardSerra.”可知，在西雅圖可以看到RichardSerra的雕塑作品Wake。BInthekitchenofmymother’shousestherehasalwaysbeenawoodenstandwithasmallnotepadandaholeforapencil.I’mlookingforpaperonwhichtonotedownthenameofabookIamrecommendingtomymother.Overfortyyearssincemyearliestmemoriesofthekitchenpadandpencil，fivehouseslater，thecurrentpaperandpencillookthesameastheyalwaysdid.Surelyitcan’tbethesamepencil.Thepadismoremodern，butthewoodenstandisdefinitelytheoriginalone.“I’mjustamazedyoustillhavethesamestandforholdingthepadandpencilafteralltheseyears，”Isaytoher，walkingbackintotheliving-roomwithasheetofpaperandthepencil.“Youstilluseapencil.Can’tyouaffordapen？”Mymotherrepliesalittlesharply.“Itworksperfectlywell.I’vealwayskeptthestandinthekitchen.IneverknewwhenImightwanttonotedownanidea，andIwasalwaysinthekitcheninthosedays.”ImmediatelyIcanpictureher，hairwild，bluehousecoatcoveredinflour，awoodenspooninonehand，thepencilintheother，hermouthmovingsilently.Mymothersmilesandsays，“OnedayIwascookingandwatchingbabyPauline，andIhadabrilliantthought，butthestandwasempty.Oneofthechildrenmusthavetakenthepaper.SoIjustpickedupthebreadboardandwroteitalldownontheback.ItturnedouttobearealbreakthroughforsolvingthemathematicalproblemIwasworkingon.”Thisstory—whichhappenedbeforeIwasborn—remindsmehowextraordinarymymotherwas，andis，asagiftedmathematician.IfeelembarrassedthatIcomplainaboutnothavingenoughchild-freetimetowork.Later，whenmymotherisinthebathroom，Igointoherkitchenandturnoverthebreadboards.Sureenough，onthebackofthesmallestone，aresomepenciledmarksIrecogniseasmathematics.Thosesymbolshavetravelledunaffectedthroughfiftyyears，rootedinthesoilofacheapwoodenbreadboard，invisibleexhibitsateverymeal.語篇解讀本文是一篇記敘文。文章從母親一直在廚房使用的木頭置物架說起，反映了母親在繁重的家務(wù)工作中能抓住片刻的靈感做數(shù)學(xué)方面的記錄，從而成為一位成功的數(shù)學(xué)家。4．Whatistheauthor’soriginalopinionaboutthewoodenstand?A．Ithasgreatvalueforthefamily.B．Itneedstobereplacedbyabetterone.C．Itbringsherbacktoherlonelychildhood.D．Itshouldbepassedontothenextgeneration.答案B解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Thepadismoremodern，butthewoodenstandisdefinitelytheoriginalone.”可知，記事本是現(xiàn)代的，而木架還是原來的。這表明作者認(rèn)為其他東西都變了，這個(gè)架子也該改變了。故選B。5．Whyhastheauthor’smotheralwayskeptthenotepadandpencilinthekitchen?A．Toleavemessages.B．Tolisthereverydaytasks.C．Tonotedownmathsproblems.D．Towritedownaflashofinspiration.答案D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“IneverknewwhenImightwanttonotedownanidea，andIwasalwaysinthekitcheninthosedays.”和第五段中的“OnedayIwascooking...Ihadabrilliantthought...SoIjustpickedupthebreadboardandwroteitalldown...”可知，作者的母親可以在廚房里的記事本上隨時(shí)記錄自己的想法和靈感。故選D。6．Theauthorfeelsembarrassedfor.A．blaminghermotherwronglyB．givinghermotheralotoftroubleC．notmakinggooduseoftimeashermotherdidD．notmakinganybreakthroughinherfield答案C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段前兩句可知，使“我”感到難堪的是“我”總是抱怨沒有時(shí)間，從而推斷出，作者感到尷尬是因?yàn)闆]有像她母親那樣充分利用時(shí)間。故選C。7．Intheauthor’smind，hermotheris.A．strangeinbehaviourB．keenonherresearchC．fondofcollectingoldthingsD．carelessaboutherappearance答案B解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段最后兩句和最后一段最后兩句可知，作者母親一直喜歡自己的數(shù)學(xué)研究工作，并多年保持良好的習(xí)慣，從而可以推斷出，作者的母親熱愛她的研究。故選B。CQianHongyanwaitedonthestartingblock，supportingherselfusingherhandsandtorso(軀干)．Whenthestartingsignalsounded，Qianpushedherselfin.Shewonthesilvermedalinthewomen’s100-meterbreaststroke(蛙泳)SB5finalinthe11thNationalGamesforPersonswithDisabilitiesheldinXi’an，ShaanxiProvincein2021.Qian，fromLuliangofYunnanProvince，hadbothofherlegscutoffaftergettingintoanaccidentin2000whenshewas4yearsold.Herfamilywasextremelypoor.Withlittleresourcesavailable，hergrandfathercutupanoldbasketballtoreplaceherlowerbody.Sincethen，shebecamewell-knownformovingaroundwhilebalancedonanorangeball，earningherthenickname“basketballgirl”．Qian’spassionforswimmingdatesbackto2007，whenshewasinvitedbythelocaldisabledpeople’sfederationtowatchthe7thNationalParalympicGamesinKunming，capitalofYunnan.At11yearsold，shejoinedtheprovincialswimmingteamforpeoplewithdisabilities.However，withoutlegs，itwasdifficultforQiantokeepherbalanceinwater.“Swimmingwithoutlegsislikerowingaboatwithoutarudder(船舵)．Itendedtoswingduetoapoorsenseofdirection，”Qiansaid.Tohelpherovercomethedifficulty，hercoachdesignedaspecialtrainingplanforher.Everyday，shepracticedforatleastfourhours.Shemadegreateffortstoenhanceherarmstrengthandbalance.In2009，shewonthreegoldmedalsintheprovincialcontestsinYunnan，aswellasonegoldmedalandtwosilversatnationalevents.In2014，shewonanothergoldmedalinthe100mbreaststrokefinalintheYunnanProvincialParalympicGames.Inthe2016RioParalympicGames，sheplacedninthinthe100mbreaststroke.Qian’sjourneytocreateafutureforherself，despitelosingbothlegsinatragicaccident，hasbecomethestorythatinspiresthousandsofdisabledpeopleinChina.語篇解讀這是一篇新聞報(bào)道。文章主要講述了“籃球女孩”錢紅艷的勵(lì)志故事。通過艱苦的努力，她終于圓了自己的奧運(yùn)夢(mèng)，用堅(jiān)韌不拔的意志激勵(lì)了無數(shù)人。8．HowdidQianearnherthenickname“basketballgirl”？A．Shelikedplayingbasketball.B．Shehadnolegslikeabasketball.C．Shekeptbalanceonanoldbasketball.D．Shegotintoanaccidentwhenplayingbasketball.答案C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段尤其最后兩句可知，她因事故而被截肢，失去了雙腿，爺爺用切掉一半的籃球代替她的下半身以使她保持平衡，因此她被稱為“籃球女孩”。故選C項(xiàng)。9．WhatmadeQianbecomeinterestedinswimming?A．Shereceivedaspecialtrainingplan.B．Shejoinedtheprovincialswimmingteam.C．Shetendedtoswingwithapoorsenseofdirection.D．Shewasinvitedtowatchthe7thNationalParalympicGames.答案D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段首句可知，因被邀請(qǐng)觀看了第七屆全國殘疾人運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)，她對(duì)游泳產(chǎn)生了興趣。故選D項(xiàng)。10．Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytellusaboutQian?A．Herefforts. B．Herskills.C．Herachievements. D．Herinfluences.答案C解析段落大意題。通讀第四段內(nèi)容可知，該段按照時(shí)間順序講述了錢紅艷在歷次比賽中取得的成績(jī)。選項(xiàng)C“Herachievements.”高度概括了該段主旨。故選C項(xiàng)。11．WhatcanwelearnfromQian’sstory?A．Painstakingeffortspayoff.B．Helpcuresdisabilities.C．Disabilitiesleadtosuccess.D．Lovehelpsthedisabled.答案A解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，盡管經(jīng)歷了傷殘的痛苦，但是，錢紅艷沒有放棄，而是努力成為創(chuàng)造未來的人，并在歷次比賽中取得好成績(jī)，由此可推知，她的故事告訴我們“艱苦的努力終會(huì)有回報(bào)”。故選A項(xiàng)。Ⅱ.七選五Peopletakeupvolunteeringfordifferentreasons.Somewantto“givesomethingback”whileotherswanttomeetnewpeopleorlearnnewskills.1Chooseacharityororganization.Firstly，whatsortoforganizationdoyouwanttohelp?2Andperhapsyouhavebeenaffectedbysomeoftheproblemsthatacharityaimstosupport，likechildrenwhoneedhelp.Manylocalschoolsrelyonvolunteerswhocomeinregularlytoreadwiththechildrenorhelpwiththeirmath.3.Onceyouhavedecidedwhereyouwanttovolunteer，youthenhavetodecidewhatsortofvolunteerworkyouwanttodo.Thinkaboutyourexistingskills:Doyoupreferhands-onwork?Areyougoodatdealingwithpeople？Doyouhaveabackgroundinpaperwork?Charitiesneedvolunteerstoworkinshops，organizeormanagemoney-raisingevents，or，inthecaseofanimalcharities，walkdogs.Findaposition.Mostcharitieshaveawebsitewithasectionaimedatattract