Unit3-Starting-out-and-Understanding-ideas-能力提升練基礎(chǔ)過關(guān)練基礎(chǔ)過關(guān)練

Unit3StartingoutandUnderstandingideas能力提升練Ⅰ.閱讀理解(2020山東新泰第一中學(xué)高一上學(xué)期期中）John，averythinboy，lovedfootballwithallhisheartwhenhewasveryyoung.Practiceafterpractice,heeagerlygaveeverythinghehad.Butbeinghalfthesizeoftheotherboys，hecouldonlysitonthebenchandhardlyeverplayedingames.Eventhoughthesonwasalwaysonthebench,hisfatherwasalwaysstandingwithcheersandencouraginghim.WhenJohnwenttocollege，hedecidedtotryoutforthefootballteamasa“walk-on”.Everyonewassurehecouldnevermakethecut,buthedid.Thecoachthoughthecouldprovidetheothermemberswiththespirittheyneeded.Thenewsthathehadsurvivedtheselectionexcitedhimsomuchthatherushedtothenearestphoneandcalledhisfather.Hisfathersharedhisexcitementandwassentseasonticketsforallthecollegegames.Itwastheendofthelastfootballseason.OnedayJohnreceivedatelegramandaskedoneweekoff.Nobodyknewwhathappenedexceptthecoach.Thecoachsaid,“Don’tplantocomebacktothegameonSaturday.”Saturdayarrived,andthegamewasnotgoingwell.Whentheteamwastenpointsbehind,Johncameback.“Coach,pleaseletmeplay.I’vejustgottoplaytoday,”saidJohn.Thecoachpretendednottohearhim.ButJohnpersisted,andfinallyfeelingsorryforthekid,thecoachgavein.Beforelong,everyonecouldnotbelievetheireyes.Johnwasdoingeverythingtofight.Theopponentcouldnotstophim.Heran，hepassedandblockedlikeastar.Andatlasthisteamwonthegame.Afterthegame,Johnlookedatthecoach,withtearsinhiseyes，andsaid,“Well，youknewmydaddied,butdidyouknowthatmydadwasblind?”Johnswallowedhardandforcedasmile,“Dadcametoallmygames,buttodaywasthefirsttimehecouldseemeplay,andIwantedtoshowhimthatIcoulddoit.”l.WhydidJohnhardlyhaveanychancetoplayingames?A.Becausehehadnotimetopractice.B.Becausehewastooyoungtoplaygames.C.Becauseeveryonelookeddownuponhim.D.Becausehisbodyconditionwasnotgood.2.Theunderlinedphrase“makethecut”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby“_________”A.makeprogressB.beallowedtojointheteamC.cuthimselfD.berefusedbythecoach3.From thetextwecanknowthat _________.A.John feltverydepressedasa“walk-on”B.John’sfatheralwaystaughthimhowtoplayC.John’sfatherwenttoallhiscollegegamesD.thecoachwassureJohnwouldbethebestplayeroneday4.Thisstorytellsusthat_______.A.a burdenofone’schoiceisnotfeltB.better todowellthantosaywellC.allroadsleadtoRomeD.wherethereisawill,thereisawayB(2019黑龍江牡丹江第一高級(jí)中學(xué)高二開學(xué)檢測(cè)）“IWentSkydivingat84!”Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930s,Ialwayswantedtoflyaplane,butbackthenitwasalmostunheardofawomantodothat.Igotatasteofthatdreamin2001，whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.Buttheexperienceturnedouttobeverydull.Aroundthattime,ItoldmyhusbandthatIwantedtoskydive.Sowhenourretirementcommunityannouncedthattheywerehavinganessaycompetitionandthetopicwasanexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohave，Idecidedtowriteaboutmydream.Intheessay，Iwroteaboutmydesiretoskydive,statingthatGeorgeBushSr.diditatage80.Whynotme?Iwasjust84andinprettygoodhealth.AyearwentbyandIheardnothing.ButthenatacommunitypartyinlateApril2009,theyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldn’tbelieveit.Inspiredbythis，Idecidedtorealizemydream，eventhoughsomeofmyfamilymembersandmydoctorwereagainstit.OnJune11，2009，nearly40ofmyfamilyandfriendsgatheredintheareaclosetowhereIwouldlandwhileIheadedupintheairplane.Myinstructor,Jay,guidedmethroughtheexperience.TheplanewasthenoisiestoneIhadeverbeenin,butIwasn’tfrightened—Iwasreallyjustlookingforwardtotheexperience.Whenwereached13,000feet,Jayinstructedmetothrowmyselfoutoftheplane.Whenwefirsthittheair,thewindwassostrongthatIcouldhardlybreathe.ForasecondIthought,“WhathaveIgottenmyselfinto?”Buttheneverythinggotcalmer.WewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforeJayopenedtheparachute(降落傘)，andthenwejustfloateddownwardforaboutfiveminutes.BeingupinthecloudsandlookingattheviewbelowwasunlikeanythingIhaveeverfelt—muchbetterthanthehotairballoon.Iwasjustenjoyingit.Skydivingwasreallyoneofthegreatestexperiencesofmylife.Ihopeotherpeoplewilllookatmeandrealizethatyoudon’tstoplivingjustbecauseyouare84yearsold.Ifthere’ssomethingyouwanttoexperience,lookintoit.Ifit’ssomethingthatispossible,makeithappen.5.What happenedtotheauthorin2001?A.Sheflewanairplane.B.Sheenteredacompetition.C.Shewentonahotairballoonride.D.Shemovedintoaretirementcommunity.6.TheauthormentionedGeorgeBushSr.inheressayto_________.A.build upherownreputationB.showheradmirationforhimC.compare theirhealthconditionD.make herargumentpersuasive7.Howdidtheauthorfeelimmediatelyaftershejumpedoutoftheplane?A.Excited. B.Scared.C.intense. D.Regretful.8.What didtheauthorenjoymostwhenshewasskydiving?A.Thebeautifulclouds.B.Thewonderfulview.C.ThecompanyofJay.D.Theone-minutefreefall.Ⅱ.七選五(2019四川成都七中高一下入學(xué)考試）SomepeopledescribeAmericansocietyasabowlofsaladwhileothersthinkofitasameltingpot.Inabowlofsalad，alltheingredientsaremixedtogether.1Together,however,theingredientsmakeupaunity.Alltheingredientsofasaladcontributetothefinishedproduct.Theymaybecoveredwiththesamedressing(調(diào)料),butthegreenvegetables，tomatoesandcookedcorncanallbeseenforwhattheyare.Fromthispointofview，Americaisverymuchlikeasaladbowlwhereindividualethnicgroupsmixtogether,yetmaintaintheirculturaluniqueness.Peoplemayworktogetherduringthedayatsimilarjobsandinthesamecompanies,butatnighttheymayreturntotheirethnicgroupswheretheirownindividualculturedirectstheirwayoflife.2Eachethnicgrouphasitsownspecialcustoms,language,foodandtraditionstoprotectanddefend.Thisideaofthesaladbowlisreferredtoasculturaldiversity;thatis,Americansocietyisacollectionofvariouscultureslivingtogetherinharmonywithinonecountry.3Here,societyislikeonelargepotofsoup.Allculturalaspectsaremixedtogether,sacrificingtheiroriginalidentityandkeepingabitofwhattheyweretobecomeanewreality.Thelongerthesoupiscookedthebetterthetasteandthemorelikelyitwillbeforthemixturetodissolve.Inthissense,Americacansurelybeseenasameltingpotwherepeoplefromallovertheworldcometoliveandworktogetherforming one nation.Thereare dozensofsharedsymbols.4Insuchaculture,symbolsliketheflagandthenation’sofficialsongservetobreakdownthewallswhichseparateethnicgroups.Whetherabowlofsaladorameltingpot,America can bebestdescribedasamixtureofboth.5A.Both arecorrectdependingonone’spointofview.B.They neverlosetheirshapes,colorsortastes.C.ThisiswhythereissomuchdiversitywithinAmerica.D.Inotherwords,Americaisanationwherethereisunityindiversity.E.Thus, one needsto abandon hisculturetobeconsidered“American”.F.TheyservetodevelopthevariousethnicgroupstocreateanewAmericanculture.G.Theothertheory,whichisalsousedtodescribeAmericansociety,isthemeltingpot.1.__________2._________3.__________4.__________5.__________參考答案：Ⅰ.閱讀理解A語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文，主要敘述了盡管約翰只是名板凳球員，但父親一直在鼓勵(lì)著他。上大學(xué)之后，約翰積極努力爭(zhēng)取成了一名臨時(shí)球員，這讓每個(gè)人都很吃驚。足球賽季末，他收到了家里的電報(bào)，父親去世了。但是比賽當(dāng)天約翰返回了球場(chǎng)，最終他幫助球隊(duì)力挽狂瀾，獲得了勝利，同1時(shí)向去世的父親證明自己能行。1.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的Butbeinghalfthesizeoftheotherboys，hecouldonlysitonthebenchandhardlyeverplayedingames可知，由于他的體形幾乎是其他男孩的一半大小，所以他只能成為板凳球員，很少參加比賽，所以約翰幾乎沒有機(jī)會(huì)參加比賽的原因是他的身體條件不好。故D選項(xiàng)正確。2.B詞義猜測(cè)題。由第二段中的WhenJohnwenttocollege，hedecidedtotryoutforthefootballteamasa“walk-on”.可知，當(dāng)約翰上大學(xué)時(shí)，他決定參加足球隊(duì)的選拔賽，成為一名臨時(shí)球員。所以判斷出第二段中帶下劃線的短語(yǔ)“makethecut’”可替換為beallowedtojointheteam。故B選項(xiàng)正確。3.C推理判斷題。由最后一段中的“well,youknewmydaddied，butdidyouknowthatmydadwasblind？”……“Dadcametoallmygames,buttodaywasthefirsttimehecouldseemeplay”可知，約翰的父親去世了，他的父親是個(gè)盲人，生前參加了他所有的比賽，今天是他第一次“看到”約翰上場(chǎng)踢足球賽，他想讓父親知道他能行。故C選項(xiàng)正確。4.D主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文講述了盡管約翰受到身體條件的限制，只是一名板凳球員，但是父親一直在鼓勵(lì)著他，上大學(xué)之后，他努力爭(zhēng)取成了一名臨時(shí)球員。足球賽季末，家里的電報(bào)告訴他父親去世了。但是比賽當(dāng)天約翰求教練能給予他上場(chǎng)的機(jī)會(huì)，教練最終同意了。他幫助球隊(duì)力挽狂瀾，獲得了勝利，同時(shí)向死去的父親證明自己能行，所以這個(gè)故事告訴我們“有志者，事竟成”的道理，同時(shí)也是短文的主旨大意。故D選項(xiàng)正確。B語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文，主要講述了作者在2009年時(shí)實(shí)現(xiàn)了她少女時(shí)代的夢(mèng)想——跳傘，并講述了當(dāng)時(shí)的經(jīng)歷。5.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段第二句Igotatasteofthatdreamin2001，whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.可知2001年在“我”生日那天坐上了丈夫?yàn)椤拔摇卑才诺臒釟馇?，所以C項(xiàng)正確。6.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段開頭Intheessay，Iwroteaboutmydesiretoskydive，statingthatGeorgeBushSr.diditatage80.可知，在競(jìng)賽短文中，“我”寫到了自己想跳傘的渴望，提及了老喬·布什曾在80歲時(shí)這樣做過，把自己和他進(jìn)行對(duì)比，來說明自己身體健康，跳傘的想法是可行的，所以D項(xiàng)正確。7.D推理判斷題。由文章第三段中的Whenwefirsthittheair，thewindwassostrongthatIcouldhardlybreathe.ForasecondIthought,“WhathaveIgottenmyselfinto？Buttheneverythinggotcalmer.”可推知，作者跳出飛機(jī)那一剎那是后悔的，她很期待這次經(jīng)歷，但是如此強(qiáng)烈的風(fēng)讓她無(wú)法呼吸，她后悔將自己陷入如此危險(xiǎn)的境地。所以D項(xiàng)正確。8.B細(xì)節(jié)理