高三英语培优外刊阅读 英国王室话题 学案.docx

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1、高三英语培优外刊阅读班级：_学号：_姓名：_外刊精选95岁高龄，英国女王为何婉拒“年度老人奖”？上周，95岁的英国女王进了一趟医院，吓坏了英国民众。他们不禁担忧：这位已有95岁高龄的君主能否承受得了连轴转的王室工作？其实，女王早就给出了答案。就在最近，她婉拒了某杂志给她颁发的“年度老人奖”。这个“年度老人奖”是什么？女王又是以什么理由婉拒的呢？Queen declines Oldie of the Year award By Ann-Marie AlcntaraThe Queen has declined a magazines award of Oldie of the Year, sayi

2、ng you are only as old as you feel. The 95-year-old politely but firmly turned down the award, but sent the Oldie magazine a message with her warmest best wishes.The nations longest-reigning monarch, she is due to mark her Platinum Jubilee next year after 70 years as Queen. Her late husband, the Duk

3、e of Edinburgh, was Oldie of the Year in 2011.Author and broadcaster Gyles Brandreth, chairman of the awards, wrote to the Queens private secretary, Sir Edward Young, to ask if she would accept the title.In a reply published in the magazines latest issue, her assistant private secretary, Tom Laing-B

4、aker, said: Her Majesty believes you are as old as you feel, as such The Queen does not believe she meets the relevant criteria to be able to accept, and hopes you will find a more worthy recipient.The Oldie of the Year Awards have celebrated the achievements of the older generation for 29 years, wi

5、th previous winners including community care nurses, veteran athletes, and other well-known figures. 【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.oldie ldi n. _2.reign ren vt. _3.mark mk vt. _4.late let adj. _5.worthy wi adj. _6.figure f n. _【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.你的年龄取决于你的感觉_2.礼貌但坚决地 _拓展练习阅读理解Sometimes while sitt

6、ing doing nothing, our minds recall events from the past that make us all tingly inside. I had one of those moments yesterday. I believe this was triggered（引起）by the oldie The Impossible Dream that was playing on the radio yesterday afternoon!In 1971, returning from our regular Friday night pregame

7、meeting, I had no sooner walked in the door of our three-room apartment hack than the phone rang. It was the township police. They inquired if I was the football coach. I answered yes and asked if there was a problem. He said our football team had climbed the fence of the township football field and

8、 were sitting somewhere around the 50-yard line quietly. It was really not a problem. However, he thought I would like to know. I called my assistants, and made our way to the field.We met the police at the locked gate. The field was dark and silent. Then, suddenly, we heard voices singingtogether a

9、nd on keythe team theme song, The Impossible Dream. Silently, we listened and became overwhelmed（压倒）with emotion. Even the policemen had tears rolling down their cheeks. When the team had finished, they walked slowly to the now-opened gate of the field and were shocked to see us waiting there. Of co

10、urse, our first words were, What is going on?Mike Bernert, the team captain, replied, Well, coach, you told us to visualize our performance in our mind just before the night of the game. So we came and visualized the upcoming game while sitting on the 50-yard line. Afterward, we would sing The Impos

11、sible Dream.”The coaches and I were overwhelmed. And of course, the team, which was undefeated at this point, never lost a game that season.21.What does the underlined word “tingly” in Paragraph 1 mean?A.Frightened.B.Excited.C.Worried.D.Puzzled.22.Why did the police call?A.The team did something unu

12、sual.B.The team had conflicts with fans.C.The team locked themselves in the football field.D.The team damaged the fences of the playground.23.How did the team feel when they saw the author and the policeman?A.Happy.B.Sad.C.Ashamed.D.Surprised.24.What is the purpose for the team to sing the song?A.To

13、 enjoy themselves.B.To inspire themselves.C.To celebrate their success.D.To rest themselves.外刊精选答案【词汇过关】请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。1.oldie ldi n. 老人 ; 旧事物2.reign ren vt. 统治 ; 当政 ; 为王 ; 为君3.mark mk vt. 标示;纪念4.late let adj. 已故的5.worthy wi adj. 值得的 ; 值得的 6.figure f n. 人物【词块学习】请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。1.you are only a

14、s old as you feel你的年龄取决于你的感觉2.politely but firmly礼貌但坚决地 ;【全文翻译】女王婉拒“年度老人”奖项女王婉拒了某杂志颁发的“年度老人”奖，并表示 “年龄由心态决定”。95岁的她“礼貌但坚定地”拒绝了这个奖项，但给老人月刊发送了一条讯息，送去了她“最温暖的祝福”。作为英国在位时间最长的君主，女王将于明年迎来登基70周年的铂金纪念日。 她已故的丈夫爱丁堡公爵生前曾是2011年的年度老人。该奖项主席、作家兼播音员贾尔斯布兰德雷思曾致信女王的私人秘书爱德华扬爵士，询问女王是否愿意接受该头衔。最新一期老人杂志刊登了一封回信。在信中，女王的助理私人秘书汤姆拉恩贝克写道：“女王陛下坚信，一个人的年龄由心态决定。基于此，女王认为自己不符合接受该奖项的相关标准，并祝愿贵刊能找到一位更值得获奖的人。”29年来，“年度老人奖”一直在庆祝老一辈所取得的成就。此前该奖项的获得者包括社区护理护士、资深运动员和其他知名人士。拓展练习阅读理解参考答案21.B 22.A 23.D 24.B 学科网（北京）股份有限公司