Unit3 Reading for Writing and Building Up Your Vocabulary
能力提升练
阅读理解
A
(2018河南南阳第一中学高一下期末考前模拟)
As the parent of two teenagers who have played multiple sports over the years, I've seen the good, the bad, the ugly and the absolutely cruel.
However, when I think about the value of sports and why my kids continue to play sports, I find that playing sports can help kids become successful adults. Through sports, kids learn how to work in teams, how to challenge themselves to be better, and how to behave when they lose and when they win.
Whether kids play soccer, baseball, or football, they learn they are part of a team where one person depends on another. When my son plays baseball, he's not the only one who needs to play well; he depends on his defense to make the plays on the field. When my daughter plays tennis, she depends on her partner to cut off the ball at the net and win the point, and the tennis team depends on each person in order to win the overall match and become the champion. Sports also teach children to trust and respect the decisions of someone who understands how the entire team needs to work in order to succeed.
Sadly, though, youth sports have suffered from the "winning isn't everything;it's the only thing "attitude. They have become too much of a reflection of professional sports. Winning is a happy result, but the lessons from losing are even more important. When my daughter loses the tennis match, her coach reminds her that she shouldn't lose heart and that she should learn more from losing than from winning. Losing makes you focus on improving your skills and your strategy. We're going to learn from our mistakes and not repeat them.
I believe that participating in youth sports is much more than building a sound body. Sports are the best way to shape and build more self-motivated and happier children and help them become more self-motivated and happier adults.
1. What is the author's attitude to youth sports?
A. Critical(批评的). B. Positive.
C. Doubtful. D. Unclear.
2. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A. What sports the author's kids play.
B. What the value of sports is.
C. How sports benefit the kids.
D. Why the author's kids continue to play sports.
3. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Teenagers don't have to win every time.
B. Winning is the only goal for teen players.
C. Teenagers should work together to succeed.
D. Winning is not the most important in sports.
4. What is the best title for the text?
A. Youth Sports Build Better Adults
B. Teenagers Suffer from Youth Sports
C. Losing Brings More than Winning Does
D. Teenagers Perform Better than Adults in Sports
B
(2018福建厦门双十中学高一上学期期中)
Did you know that the color of uniforms can influence the performance of an athlete?It may sound strange, but a study suggests this might be true.
Two British scientists studied the results of four sports in the 2004 Athens Olympic Games where the athletes had been given either a red or a blue uniform. They discovered that when there was a big difference in the score, color had no influence on the result. But if it was a close match, the athlete in a red uniform was more likely to win. Then they looked at the uniforms of the soccer teams at the Euro 2004 tournament. Again, teams wearing red won more games.
The two scientists got their idea from earlier studies of wild animals. It had been discovered that when a male shows red on its body, it sends a signal of its power and strength. For example, in many kinds of monkeys, the more the male shows off its red scars, the more females it can attract.
Based on this fact, the British scientists thought that the idea might work for humans, too. According to them, when an athlete sees a competitor in a red uniform, he gets a feeling that his competitor could be stronger than him. And that kind of feeling may have a bad influence on the player's performance in the actual game.
Although the idea is interesting, most people don't accept that color signals in the animal world can really be useful to humans in sports. They think that it is unreasonable to develop an idea based on such a small number of examples. Much more research has to be done to prove the influence of uniform colors on the performance of athletes.
5. What did the scientists find out about the 2004 Athens Olympic Games
A. Athletes played equally well in four sports.
B. Game results had a big influence on the athletes.
C. Athletes dressed in red scored more in a close match.
D. There was a big difference in red and blue team's scores.
6. What may the red scars of a male animal suggest
A. It is quite strong.
B. It is a failure.
C. It has power over other males.
D. It has attracted a lot of females.
7. The underlined part "that kind of feeling" in Paragraph 4 refers to a feeling of .
A. weakness B. pride C. danger D. shame
8. What is most people's opinion on the scientists' idea?
A. Interested. B. Satisfied.
C. Doubtful. D. Thankful.
二、七选五
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer. 1 They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.
2 Soccer, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! 3 So many people like to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.
Some sports or games go back thousands of years like the marathon. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Both of them are only about a hundred years old vet. 4 Water-skiing is one of the newest events in the family of sports.
People from different countries may not be able to understand each other. but after a game together they often become good friends. 5 One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.
A. And think of people in cold countries.
B. Sports help to train a person's character.
C. People aren't inventing new sports or games.
D. Many people like to watch others play games.
E. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
F. Not a few people take part in different sports competitions themselves.
G. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
三、读后续写
(2018浙江杭州第四中学10月月考)
阅读下面短文, 根据所给情节进行续写, 使之构成一个完整的故事。
Once upon a time, there was an old man who couldn't read or write. When he was little, his family was so poor that he couldn't attend school. But he always dreamed of being able to read.
One day, he took his seven-year-old grandson to school. Since he didn't have anything to do that day, he didn't leave immediately. Instead, he stood outside his grandson's classroom and looked in through the window.
The kid’s teacher, who was an old man in his fifties, entered the classroom when the class began. The teacher was wearing thick glasses. He started teaching. Through watching him, the old man found something interesting. He noticed that the teacher could read nothing without putting his glasses on. As soon as he put on his glasses, he could read very well.
"How amazing!" said the old man to himself.
He waited outside the classroom until the class was over and stopped the teacher.
"Excuse me, sir," said the old man to the teacher.
"Yes " said the teacher.
"I noticed something amazing. You can't read without the glasses, right " said the old man.
"Yes, that's true. I can read nothing without them. replied the teacher.
"But you can read once you put them on, can't you " asked the old man.
"Yes, that's true, too," replied the teacher, wondering why the old man was asking such strange questions.
The teacher looked at the old man, who left in a hurry with a big smile on his face.
The old man, who was extremely happy, decided to go to town to find an eyeglasses store. After being unable to read so many years, he finally found an easy way to read, which cheered him up. He realized what he needed to read was just a pair of glasses.
"I can finally read. "said the old man to himself when walking to the town.
Finally, the man arrived at the town. He looked around and soon found a store with glasses in it. The man happily entered the store.
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
3.续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好;
4.续写完成后, 请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
Paragraph 1:
After the old man entered the store, the store owner greeted him.
Paragraph 2:
The store owner, thinking the old man didn't like that pair, picked another pair for him.
参考答案及解析
A
一、语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文, 文章通过作者的儿子和女儿参加运动的经历启迪我们, 运动是塑造和培养更加自勉的和更加快乐的孩子的最好方式, 可以帮助他们变成更有上进心、更快乐的成年人。
1. B 推理判断题, 通读全文可知, 作者对青少年运动的态度是积极的。
2. C推理判断题根据第二段第二句可知, 作者在第二段介绍的是“运动是怎样使孩子们受益的"。
3. B 推理判断题。根据第四段第二句可知, 青少年运动已经过多地反映了职业体育运动。由此推断画线部分的意思是“胜利是青少年球员的唯一目标”。
4. A 主旨大意题。根据末段末句可知, 运动是塑造和培养更加自勉的和更加快乐的孩子的最好方式, 可以帮助他们变成更有上进心、更快乐的成年人。
B
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文 科学家发现运动服的颜色会影响比赛的得分, 在一场势均力敌的比赛中, 身穿红色运动服的运动员更容易赢得比赛, 但是大多数人对此持怀疑的态度。
5. C 细节理解题, 根据第二段的后三句内容可知, 科学家发现在势均力敌的比赛中穿红色运动服的运动员会得分更多。
6. A 推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知, 当一个雄性展现身上的红色时, 这释放出它拥有力量以及权力的信号。而在许多种猴子中, 雄性猴子越是炫耀它的红色伤疤, 它越能吸引更多的母猴子。由此推断红色的伤疤显示了雄性的力量。
7. A 推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知, 当运动员看到穿红色运动服的竞争对手时, 他觉得他的竞争对手可能会比他强。这种感觉可能会在真正的比赛中对该运动员造成不良的影响。
8. C 推理判断题。根据末段内容可知, 大多数人不能接受科学家的这个看法, 认为基于这样少的例子得出的结论是不合理的, 还必须做更多的研究来证明颜色影响运动员的表现。由此推断人们对这个想法是持怀疑态度的。
二、语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文, 主要介绍了人们对运动的热爱以及运动给人们带来的益处。
1. D 根据后句内容可知人们喜欢看比赛, 买票去现场观看或者在电视上看, 还会因为自己喜欢的选手或队伍获胜而高兴。由此判断D项内容符合语境, 能够引出下文。
2. G 本段主要介绍了几种风靡全世界的运动, 如足球、游泳等。由此可知G选项内容可以作为段落主题句。
3. A 空后内容提到在日本、挪威、加拿大这些地方的人们十分喜爱滑冰或滑雪这些运动, 这些都是寒冷地区人们的运动, 故A选项内容符合语境。
4. E空格前后内容介绍了历史悠久的运动、不是很悠久的运动和新兴的运动。由此判断E选项内容符合语境。
5. B空格后内容介绍在运动中, 人们能够学到努力拼搏和公平竞争, 胜不骄, 败不馁的精神。这是运动对人们性格的塑造。故B项内容符合语境。
三、
One possible version:
Paragraph 1:
After the old man entered the store, the store owner greeted him. "Good morning, sir. May I help you " asked the store owner. The old man nodded while looking at the glasses in the store. There were so many glasses that he didn't know which one to pick. So he asked the store owner to choose one for him. The store owner gave him a pair of glasses. The old man put it on and took a magazine nearby to read. Then he shook his head.
Paragraph 2:
The store owner, thinking the old man didn't like that pair, picked another pair for him. The old man put it on, tried to read and then shook his head again. It went on and on. Finally, the old man asked, "The teacher in my grandson's class could read once he wore his glasses. Why can't I " The store owner couldn't help laughing when he heard that. He said, "Sorry, sir. But you can't read with the glasses if you can't read at all. " The old man then left the eyeglasses store in great disappointment.
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