1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2015年高考阅读表达专项训练（十）阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。 Al Late last year a new champion earned the title of Winningest High School Basketball Coach of All Time-and shes a 73-year-old Texas grandmother named Leta Andrews. Here are some life lessons from her winning ways:2 .
2、Andrews originally got her degree in elementary education, but knew right away that being just a teacher was the wrong choice. She missed the sport shed grown up playing and needed to find a way to combine basketball with her career. After going back for a second degree, Andrews was able to teach an
3、d coach on the high school level. Forty-nine years later, she still hasnt thought about giving up her beloved basketball.3 Hardship will make you stronger. Over the course of her career, Andrews has met with more than a few male coaches who have neglected both her success and womens sports in genera
4、l. She lets their “looking down” roll right off her like drops of sweat on a players back. Instead, such slights make her work even harder to ensure her players believe they deserve as much success as any man, on and off the court.4 Theres no I in team. On bus rides to games, Andrews takes away her
5、players cell phones. Texting, she says, does harm to teambuilding. You cant win without a unified team that knows how to communicate with each other. Socializing is an important factor to success, and when we focus on ourselves (or our electronics) rather than others, we miss valuable connections an
6、d experiences.5 Winning is everything. It just depends on how you understand “winning”. For Andrews, victory on the court is the logical result of lots and lots of hard work and preparation. She believes in tough love to get her players focused on playing their absolute best, individually and as a t
7、eam. While a winning game is the immediate goal, she hopes all of her players will carry the team spirit with them long after graduation.1. Whats the passage mainly about? (no more than l0 words) 2. Which sentence in the passage is closest in meaning to the following one?Only when a team is aware of
8、 communication and unity can it win. 3. Fill in the blank with a proper sentence to summarize Paragraph 2. (no more than 8 words) 4. Describe the character of Andrews using three adjectives(形容词). 5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese. 【文章大意】文章向我们介绍了把一生都献给了自己喜爱的篮球事业, 用自己独特的
9、理念培养出一代代篮球运动员的奶奶级教练Leta Andrews以及她成功的秘密。1.Life lessons from Andrews(Americas Winningest High School Basketball Coach). The secret of Andrews success. 解析：文章第一段最后一句话“Here are some life lessons from her winning ways”引出了文章的主题。对她成功的秘密进行了全面的阐述。2. You cant win without a unified team that knows how to commu
10、nicate with each other. 解析：关键词为win, communication. “is aware of”对应原文的“know”。此外原文的not without为双重否定表达的是肯定的意思。3. Do what you love(like)Never give up(your dreams)Stick to your dreams解析：空格部分是对整段的概括, 这一段主要向我们讲述了Andrews为了自己热爱的篮球事业所付出的努力。也就是说, 本段的意图在于鼓励我们要坚持我们的梦想, 做我们喜欢的事情, 才能取得成功。4. enthusiastic, devoted,
11、intelligent, strict, tough, determined解析：第二段对她对梦想的执着的描述可以看出, 他是很有决心的, 可以用determined来描述；由最后一段 “She believes in tough love to get her players focused on playing their absolute best,”中的“tough love（严厉的爱）”可以看出, 她对学员要求严格, 所以可以用strict和tough来描述她；而在训练中她有自己独特的一套方法, 坚持团体作战, 效果很好, 由此可以看出, 她很聪明, 所以用intelligent；一
12、如既往的把一生都奉献给了挚爱的篮球事业, enthusiastic, devoted也可以描述她。5. 虽然一场比赛的胜利是最近的目标, 但是她希望她所有的队员能在毕业后长久的时间内保持这种团队精神。解析：这是一个含有while 引导的让步状语从句的主从复合句, while在这里表示“虽然, 尽管”。此外, 根据语境可知, 这里的“the immediate goal”中的“immediate”表示我们所熟悉的”立刻、马上”, 而是：最近的。carry the team spirit with them long after graduation. 中的动词carry本意为：携带, 在这里可以
13、灵活翻译为：保持。BSighted guide technique enables a person who is blind to use a person with sight as a guide. The technique follows a specific form and _.Offer to guide a person who is blind or visually impaired by asking if he or she would like assistance. Be aware that the person may not need or want gui
14、ded help; in some instances it can be disorienting and disruptive. Respect the wishes of the person you are with.If your help is accepted, offer the person your arm. To do so, tap the back of your hand against his or her hand. The person will then grasp your arm directly above the elbow. Never grab
15、the persons arm or try to direct him or her by pushing or pulling.Relax and walk at a comfortable normal pace. Stay one step ahead of the person you are guiding, except at the top and bottom of stairs and to cross streets. At these places, pause and stand alongside the person. Then resume travel, wa
16、lking one step ahead. Always pause when you change directions, step up, or step down.It is helpful, but not necessary, to tell the person you are guiding about changes in terrain, stairs, narrow spaces, elevators, and escalators.The standard form of sighted guide technique may have to be modified be
17、cause of other disabilities or for someone who is exceptionally tall or short. Be sure to ask the person you are guiding what, if any, modifications he or she would like you to use.When you are acting as a guide, never leave the person in free space. When walking, always be sure that the person has
18、a firm grasp on your arm. If you have to be separated briefly, be sure the person is in contact with a wall, railing, or some other stable object until you return.To guide a person to a seat, place the hand of your guiding arm on the seat. The person you are guiding will find the seat by following a
19、long your arm. 1. Whats the best title for this passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)_2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?You must stop for a moment before you turn, speed up or slow down._3. Please fill in the blank in the fifth paragraph with proper words or p
20、hrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)_4. Translate the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph into Chinese._5. What other technique can you put forward? (Please answer within 40 words.)_【文章大意】“只要人人都献出一点爱，世界将变成美好的人间”。可是你懂得在向盲人一样的身体有缺陷的人提供帮助的技巧吗？1 Sighted guide techniq
21、ue to the blind/ Being a Sighted Guide解析：主旨大意题。由文章的结构可以看出，第一段点明了文章要说明的主题：正常人如何帮助身体有障碍人的一些技巧。2. Always pause when you change directions, step up, or step down.解析：同义置换题。注意关键词语的同义替代：pause与stop for a moment；speed up or slow down和step up, or step down.3. has specific applications 解析：信息补全题。这是一篇说明文，先总后分，所以理解下文的具体说明内容是补全该句的关键。4为了把一个盲人引导到座位上，要首先把你的手臂放到上面，他就会顺着你的手臂找到这个座位。解析：句子翻译题。注意作目的状语的不定式，以及做方式状语的动名词的用法。5. 开放型问题。The answers are various.- 3 - 版权所有高考资源网
