2019高中英语 Unit 1 Women of achievement Period 2 Reading课后阅读作业 新人教版必修4.doc

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1、 - 1 -UnitUnit 1 1 WomenWomen ofof achievementachievement PeriodPeriod 2 2 ReadingReading课后阅读作业课后阅读作业 . 阅读理解ABorn in 1983 in Arizona, US, Jessica has learned to live her life with her feet. She was born without arms, and no doctors could figure out why. There were many questions at the time about wh

2、ether Jessica would be able to live a“normal”life. However, Jessicas father said, “I have never shed a tear about her birth condition. ”With the support of her parents and family, Jessica became confident in herself as an adult and continued to explore the world with her feet. As a child, Jessica st

3、udied dance in her hometown. When the first performance arrived, she asked to be put in the back row. Her dance teacher told her there was no back row. Nervously, she took the stage with the other students and performed her routine. When she finished, the applause from the audience gave her encourag

4、ement and the confidence to continue dancing for 14 years. After graduating from high school, Jessica attended the University of Arizona, where she earned a bachelors degree in Psychology. When talking about her major, she frequently explains that psychology has a great effect on her life, helping h

5、er out of a physical limitation. During college, Jessica signed up for a club of Taekwondo(跆拳道)and learned all of the color belt material. The instructors created a course that would be accessible to any future armless students. Jessica became the first armless person to earn a black belt in the clu

6、b. Jessicas most famous accomplishment was learning how to fly. It took three states, four airplanes, two flight instructors and a discouraging year to find the right aircraft. She received the Guinness World Record for being the first person permitted to fly an airplane with only her feet. - 2 -Now

7、 Jessica works as a motivational lecturer. She travels the world sharing her story and encouraging people to be creative with the slogan“Think outside the shoe. ”【语篇概述】美国的 Jessica 虽没有双臂, 但乐观地面对生活, 实现了一个又一个成就。1. What encourages Jessica to keep dancing for so many years? A. The support of her family.

8、B. Her dance teachers words. C. The help of the other students. D. Her success in the first performance. 【解析】选 D。细节理解题。由 When she finished, the applause from the audience gave her encouragement and the confidence to continue dancing for 14 years. 可知演出成功鼓励了她。2. Why did Jessica major in psychology in

9、university? A. Because psychology is the best subject in her university. B. Because psychology can bring her a good job in the future. C. Because psychology can help her go beyond her disability. D. Because psychology is fit for an armless student. 【解析】选 C。细节理解题。由 She frequently explains that psycho

10、logy has a great effect on her life, helping her out of a physical limitation. 可知心理学对她的生活有巨大的影响, 帮助她克服身体的缺陷。3. Whats Jessicas greatest achievement? A. Flying an airplane with her feet. B. Finding the right aircraft. C. Speaking as a motivational lecturer. D. Travelling around the world. 【解析】选 A。细节理解

11、题。由 Jessicas most famous accomplishment was learning how to fly. 可知 A 项正确。4. Whats the best title of the passage? A. A talented girl, JessicaB. A motivational speakerC. Exploring the world with feetD. Being creative as a student- 3 -【解析】选 C。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述没有双臂的女孩是如何克服生活中的障碍, 不断进取, 积极参与生活的故事, 故 C 项合适。BC

12、hinas womens swimmer Fu Yuanhui has created a sensation online not just by winning the bronze medal in the 100 m backstroke competition, but also by her facial expressions during the post-semifinal interview with China Central Television(CCTV)on Monday. Fu swam into the womens 100 m backstroke final

13、 with 58. 95 seconds in the semifinal, setting her personal best in the game. When the CCTV reporter informed her about the lap time, Fus eyes suddenly widened and said, “I am very satisfied with my performance and I thought it was 59 seconds. ”When asked whether she held back for the final, Fu repl

14、ied, “No, I utilized myprehistorical power. ”What she meant was that she had spared no efforts in the semifinal. Since then, the so-called“prehistorical power”has gone viral and become a new Internet meme. The phrase originates from a Chinese fantasy drama The Journey of Flower or Hua Qian Gu, and i

15、ts English translation first appeared on the subtitles of CCTV news channel. Meanwhile, her facial expressions have been widely shared among Chinese social media. Many Internet users have named the 20-year-old swimmer as the new generation of“Wang Hong”, or Internet celebrity. On August 8, her lates

16、t post on her Sina Weibo, a Twitterlike social media platform, has gained more than 900, 000 “likes”and 160, 000 comments. In the just-concluded womens 100 m backstroke final, Fu Yuanhui once again outdid her personal best performance with 58. 76 seconds and tied for the bronze. “It is probably my s

17、hort arms to blame. Since I utilized the prehistorical yesterday, my strength dried, ”Fu said with her unique humor, as her performance was only 0. 01 second behind the second place. 【语篇概述】中国女子游泳运动员傅园慧在里约奥运会女子 100 米仰泳半决赛后接受央视记者采访时, 因其画风清奇的表情包和耿直的回答在网上一炮而红。而她也两度在赛中打破自己个人最佳纪录, 并最终获得一枚奥运铜牌。- 4 -5. Why

18、is Fu Yuanhui popular online? A. Because of her facial expressions and her “prehistorical power”. B. Because she won the gold medal and her “prehistorical power”. C. Because of winning the gold medal and her facial expressions. D. Because of winning the bronze medal and her facial expressions. 【解析】选

19、 D。细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知傅园慧在网上一炮而红不仅仅是因为她在奥运会女子100 米仰泳比赛中摘得铜牌, 更是因为她在周一的半决赛后接受中央电视台采访时所展示的个人表情包。6. What was Fu Yuanhuis reaction when the reporter told her the result of the semifinal? A. Surprised and pleased. B. Happy and satisfied. C. Excited and happy. D. Surprised and disappointed. 【解析】选 A。推理判断题。根据第

20、二段的第二句“. . . Fus eyes suddenly widened and said, “I am very satisfied with my performance and I thought it was 59 seconds. ”可知傅园慧对结果很吃惊, 并且很满意。7. What do you know about the phrase “prehistorical power” according to the text? A. Fu Yuanhui is the first who used it. B. It has already become popular be

21、fore Fu Yuanhui used it. C. It is first appeared in a TV series. D. It means the power that comes from a distant history. 【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据第四段的第二句“The phrase originates from a Chinese fantasy drama The Journey of Flower or Hua Qian Gu, and. . . ”可知“洪荒之力”一词源于一部中国奇幻剧花千骨 。8. What does the underlined wor

22、d“outdid”in sixth paragraph probably mean? A. Used. B. Surpassed. C. Played. D. Kept. 【解析】选 B。词义猜测题。在半决赛中傅园慧创造了自己的最好纪录 58. 95 秒, 这次是超出了自己的最好纪录, 达到了 58. 76 秒。9. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. Fu used all her efforts in the semifinal. - 5 -B. Fu latest post has gained more than 160,

23、 000“likes”and 900, 000 comments. C. The second place in the backstroke final is 58. 75 second. D. Fu set her personal best both in the semifinal and final games. 【解析】选 B。细节理解题。根据第五段的最后一句“On August 8, her latest post on her Sina Weibo, a Twitterlike social media platform, has gained more than 900, 0

24、00 likes and 160, 000 comments. ”可知 B 项错误。. 完形填空Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, Texas in 1892. Her family was 1 and Bessie had to walk more than six kilometers to go to school. In Texas then, black people were treated 2 . They lived separately from white people, 3 Bessie was proud of her race. B

25、essie had to pick cotton and wash clothes to help earn money 4 her family. She was able to save 5 money and went to college in the state of Oklahoma. She had to leave college one year later because she did not have enough money to 6 her studies. But during that year, she 7 about flying. She read abo

26、ut the first flight of the Wright Brothers and the first American female pilot, Harriet Quimby. Bessie often thought about what it would feel like to 8 like a bird. When she was twenty-three, Bessie Coleman moved to Chicago, Illinois. There, she worked at several 9 at the same time to make a living.

27、 But she wanted to do something more 10 . She decided she was going to learn how to fly airplanes. She soon 11 that this was almost impossible. What flight school would 12 a black woman? She found that there were 13 in the United States. Bessie learned that she would have a better 14 in Europe. She

28、began to 15 French at a language school in Chicago. She also 16 a higher-paying job supervising(管理)a public eating place so she could save money. Soon after the end of World War, Bessie Coleman 17 France. In France, she 18 a famous flying school, and she completed seven months of flight 19 there. Be

29、ssie 20 her international permit to fly in 1921 from the Federation Aeronautique International in France. She became the first black woman ever to get an international pilots license. 【语篇概述】本文是对世界上第一位黑人国际女飞行员 Bessie Coleman 的简介。1. A. big B. different C. stranger D. poor- 6 -【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。根据“Bessie h

30、ad to walk more than six kilometers to go to school. ”以及后文说她必须帮助家里赚钱的语境可以推知她家很穷。2. A. commonlyB. unfairlyC. equallyD. interestingly【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。根据“They lived separately from white people”可以推断出黑人在当时的得克萨斯州并没有得到公平的对待。3. A. thenB. asC. butD. so【解析】选 C。逻辑推理题。虽然身为黑人, 不能被公平对待, 但 Bessie 还是喜欢她的种族。4. A. toB.

31、 inC. withoutD. for【解析】选 D。词语辨析题。因为家里穷, Bessie 不得不帮助家里挣钱, 故选 D。5. A. a littleB. allC. noD. too much【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。根据后文“她一年后就退学”的语境可知她节省下来的钱不多。6. A. spreadB. changeC. improveD. complete【解析】选 D。逻辑推理题。根据“she did not have enough money”的语境可知 Bessie 没有完成她的大学学业。7. A. toldB. wroteC. heardD. learned【解析】选 D。逻辑

32、推理题。根据下文“She read about the first flight of the Wright Brothers and the first American female pilot, Harriet Quimby. ”可知 Bessie 在上大学的那一年里通过学习对飞行有了一些了解。8. A. lookB. singC. flyD. live【解析】选 C。词语辨析题。Bessie 常想, 像鸟儿一样飞翔会是什么样的呢? 9. A. choiceB. jobsC. placesD. ways【解析】选 B。逻辑推理题。根据“to make a living”的语境可知, Be

33、ssie 为了谋生同时做了几份工作。10. A. importantB. necessaryC. famousD. difficult- 7 -【解析】选 A。逻辑推理题。根据后文 Bessie 学开飞机的语境可知她想做一些更重要的事情。11. A. predictedB. jokedC. realizedD. doubted【解析】选 C。词语辨析题。Bessie 想学习开飞机, 但她立即意识到对于一个黑人女性来说, 这几乎是一件不可能的事情。12. A. attractedB. acceptC. forgiveD. offer【解析】选 B。词语辨析题。本句句意: 有哪个飞行学校会接受一个

34、黑人女性? 13. A. severalB. someC. manyD. none【解析】选 D。背景常识题。在美国也从来没有过黑人女飞行员。14. A. backgroundB. moodC. chanceD. family【解析】选 C。词语辨析题。虽然在美国似乎没什么希望, 但 Bessie 了解到在欧洲会有更好的机会。15. A. studyB. teachC. introduceD. support【解析】选 A。词语辨析题。为了去欧洲学习飞行, Bessie 开始学习法语。16. A. createdB. consideredC. refusedD. took【解析】选 D。词语辨

35、析题。根据后文“so she could save money”的语境可知, Bessie 还得到了一份收入较高的工作。17. A. looked forward toB. left forC. got away fromD. turned to【解析】选 B。词语辨析题。Bessie 想去欧洲学习飞行, 故第一次世界大战后, 她就出发去了法国。18. A. attendedB. builtC. chargedD. showed【解析】选 A。固定搭配题。在法国, 她去了一所非常有名的飞行学校学习。attend school 上学。19. A. watchingB. trainingC. de

36、signingD. building【解析】选 B。词语辨析题。根据她是去学习开飞机的语境可知这里应该选 B, 表示飞行训练。- 8 -20. A. keptB. displayedC. earnedD. gave【解析】选 C。词语辨析题。Bessie 通过自己的努力, 成为了历史上第一个获得国际飞行员执照的黑人女性。【补偿训练】阅读理解Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father came to America from Kenya, which is a country in Africa.

37、 His parents, Ann and Barack, met when they were students at the University of Hawaii. Since Barack had the same name as his father, young Barack went by the nickname“Barry”. In 1979, after he finished high school, Barry went to Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. There, he started to lea

38、rn about his African roots and decided to use his African name, Barack. After two years in L. A. , he went to Columbia University in New York City to study politics. After college, he moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he worked to help poor people in his city. He traveled to Africa to meet his grand

39、mother and cousins for the first time. He went back many times over the years to visit with his family and learn about where he came from. At work, he met a lawyer named Michelle Robinson. They worked together in a big law firm. Then he left Chicago to go to Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachu

40、setts. He did very well in law school. After he was done with school, Barack moved back to Chicago and in 1992 he married Michelle. He worked as a lawyer, devoted to helping poor people for free who had been treated unfairly. He worked hard to get the people he helped to vote. He made many people be

41、lieve that their votes were important, and helped them feel like they could make a difference. 【语篇概述】本文介绍了奥巴马在当选美国总统前的生涯。在大学时代, 奥巴马就开始学习政治, 大学毕业后, 便为所在州的穷苦百姓工作。之后开始学习法律, 并成为了一名出色的律师, 致力于为受到不公平待遇的穷苦百姓申请法律援助。因此, 奥巴马也得到了他帮助的人们的选票, 最终成为了美国历史上第一位黑人总统。1. Barack Obamas father was probably born in_. - 9 -A.

42、 Hawaii B. Illinois C. Kenya D. California【解析】选 C。细节理解题。从第一段中“His father came to America from Kenya, which is a country in Africa. ”可知他的父亲从非洲的肯尼亚到美国。所以奥巴马的父亲最有可能在肯尼亚出生。2. Which of the following is the right order according to the text? Getting married to Michelle. Traveling to Africa to meet his gra

43、ndmother. Going to Harvard Law School. Going to Columbia University. Working in a big law firm. A. B. C. D. 【解析】选 B。细节理解题。本文按照时间顺序写作, 首先是序号, 出现在第二段末尾“After two years in L. A. , he went to Columbia University in New York City to study politics. ”; 其次是序号, 出现在第三段第二句“He traveled to Africa to meet his gr

44、andmother”; 接着是序号, 出现在第三段倒数第三句“They worked together in a big law firm. ”; 再其次是序号, 出现在第三段倒数第二句“Then he left Chicago to go to Harvard Law School in Cambridge”; 最后是序号, 出现在第四段首句“After he was done with school, Barack moved back to Chicago and in 1992 he married Michelle. ” 。3. How did Obama get people to

45、 vote? A. By cheating them to do so. B. By making a difference to people. C. By helping poor people who treat others unfairly. D. By showing them the importance of their votes. 【解析】选 D。推理判断题。奥巴马如何让人们将选票投给他? 根据最后一段内容可知, 他让许多人相信, 他们的选票是非常重要的, 并帮助他们让他们觉得选择自己他们未来的生活可以发生变化。与此意相近的是 D 选项。4. According to the text, which of the following words can best describe Barack Obama? A. Kind-hearted. B. Humorous. - 10 -C. Polite. D. Brave. 【解析】选 A。推理判断题。文章中多处提到奥巴马为穷苦百姓做事。根据第三段第一句和倒数第二段的第二句可以看出, 奥巴马是热心的, 而其他选项所提到的人物特性文中未有提及。