1、Unit 2 Success课时作业(七)Unit2PartTopicTalk.阅读理解AJohn, averythinboy, lovedfootballwithallhisheartwhenhewasveryyoung.Practiceafterpractice, heeagerlygaveeverythinghehad.Butbeinghalfthesizeoftheotherboys, hecouldonlysitonthebenchandhardlyeverplayedingames.Eventhoughthesonwasalwaysonthebench, hisfatherwasa
2、lwaysstandingwithcheersandencouraginghim.WhenJohnwenttocollege, hedecidedtotryoutforthefootballteamasa“walkon”.Everyonewassurehecouldnevermake_the_cut,_buthedid.Thecoachthoughthecouldprovidetheothermemberswiththespirittheyneeded.Thenewsthathehadsurvivedtheselectionexcitedhimsomuchthatherushedtothene
3、arestphoneandcalledhisfather.Hisfathersharedhisexcitementandwassentseasonticketsforallthecollegegames.Itwastheendofthelastfootballseason.OnedayJohnreceivedatelegramandaskedoneweekoff.Nobodyknewwhathappenedexceptthecoach.Thecoachsaid, “DontplantocomebacktothegameonSaturday.”Saturdayarrived, andthegam
4、ewasnotgoingwell.Whentheteamwastenpointsbehind, Johncameback.“Coach, pleaseletmeplay.Ivejustgottoplaytoday，”saidJohn.Thecoachpretendednottohearhim.ButJohnpersisted, andfinallyfeelingsorryforthekid, thecoachgavein.Beforelong, everyonecouldnotbelievetheireyes.Johnwasdoingeverythingtofight.Theopponentc
5、ouldnotstophim.Heran, hepassedandblockedlikeastar.Andatlasthisteamwonthegame.Afterthegame, Johnlookedatthecoach, withtearsinhiseyes, andsaid，“Well, youknewmydaddied, butdidyouknowthatmydadwasblind？”Johnswallowedhardandforcedasmile, “Dadcametoallmygames, buttodaywasthefirsttimehecouldseemeplay, andIw
6、antedtoshowhimthatIcoulddoit.”1WhydidJohnhardlyhaveanychancetoplayingames?ABecausehehadnotimetopractice.BBecausehewastooyoungtoplaygames.CBecauseeveryonelookeddownuponhim.DBecausehisbodyconditionwasnotgood.2Theunderlinedphrase“makethecut”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplacedby“_”AmakeprogressBbeallowedt
7、ojointheteamCcuthimselfDberefusedbythecoach3Fromthetextwecanknowthat_.AJohnfeltverydepressedasa“walkon”BJohnsfatheralwaystaughthimhowtoplayCJohnsfatherwenttoallhiscollegegamesDthecoachwassureJohnwouldbethebestplayeroneday4Thisstorytellsusthat_.AaburdenofoneschoiceisnotfeltBbettertodowellthantosaywel
8、lCallroadsleadtoRomeDwherethereisawill, thereisawayB“IWentSkydivingat84！”Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930s, Ialwayswantedtoflyaplane, butbackthenitwasalmostunheardofawomantodothat.Igotatasteofthatdreamin2001, whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.Buttheexperienceturnedouttobeve
9、rydull.Aroundthattime, ItoldmyhusbandthatIwantedtoskydive.Sowhenourretirementcommunityannouncedthattheywerehavinganessaycompetitionandthetopicwasanexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohave, Idecidedtowriteaboutmydream.Intheessay, Iwroteaboutmydesiretoskydive, statingthatGeorgeBushSr.diditatage80.Whyn
10、otme? Iwasjust84andinprettygoodhealth.AyearwentbyandIheardnothing.ButthenatacommunitypartyinlateApril2009, theyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldntbelieveit.Inspiredbythis, Idecidedtorealizemydream, eventhoughsomeofmyfamilymembersandmydoctorwereagainstit.OnJune11, 2009, nearly40ofmyfamilyan
11、dfriendsgatheredintheareaclosetowhereIwouldlandwhileIheadedupintheairplane.Myinstructor, Jay, guidedmethroughtheexperience.TheplanewasthenoisiestoneIhadeverbeenin, butIwasntfrightenedIwasreallyjustlookingforwardtotheexperience.Whenwereached13,000feet, Jayinstructedmetothrowmyselfoutoftheplane.Whenwe
12、firsthittheair, thewindwassostrongthatIcouldhardlybreathe.ForasecondIthought, “WhathaveIgottenmyselfinto？”Buttheneverythinggotcalmer.WewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforeJayopenedtheparachute (降落伞), andthenwejustfloateddownwardforaboutfiveminutes.Beingupinthecloudsandlookingattheviewbelowwasunlikea
13、nythingIhaveeverfeltmuchbetterthanthehotairballoon.Iwasjustenjoyingit.Skydivingwasreallyoneofthegreatestexperiencesofmylife.Ihopeotherpeoplewilllookatmeandrealizethatyoudontstoplivingjustbecauseyouare84yearsold.Iftheressomethingyouwanttoexperience, lookintoit.Ifitssomethingthatispossible, makeithapp
14、en.5Whathappenedtotheauthorin2001?ASheflewanairplane.BSheenteredacompetition.CShewentonahotairballoonride.DShemovedintoaretirementcommunity.6TheauthormentionedGeorgeBushSr.inheressayto_.AbuildupherownreputationBshowheradmirationforhimCcomparetheirhealthconditionDmakeherargumentpersuasive7Howdidtheau
15、thorfeelimmediatelyaftershejumpedoutoftheplane?AExcited.BScared.Cintense.DRegretful.8Whatdidtheauthorenjoymostwhenshewasskydiving?AThebeautifulclouds.BThewonderfulview.CThecompanyofJay.DTheoneminutefreefall.完形填空Onesummerweekend, mywife, mysonandIenteredarunningraceonmountaintrails.Whentheracestarted
16、, oursontookoff_1_，butmywifeandIstayedback, enjoyingthescenery.Aftersometime, whilerunningdownanarrow, _2_trail, Iwalkedonabigstoneandhada_3_.IrealizedIdgotmytoe_4_，butIdidntcheckmydamage.Instead, wekeptrunning._5_，aftergoinghalfthecourse, Irealizedmywatchonmywristwas_6_.Iencouragedmywifetogoonahead
17、, andreturnedtoseeifIcouldfindit.Later, I_7_mybrokenwatchandquicklyputitintomypocket.ThenI_8_downthetrail.Intheend, Isawmyson, whohadfinished30minutesearlier, hadrunbackupthetrailto_9_me.Heranwithmetotheend._10_itturnedout, bothmywifeandsonhadwonfirstplaceintheiragegroups, butIhadnochanceofplacing.A
18、ftertherace, Itookoffmyshoeandfoundthatmysockwasinblood.Luckily, therace_11_hadaspecialawardforthemostinjuredrunner.Althougheveryonewantstolivealifeofcomfort, the_12_isthatweoftenfacepainand_13_.However, thekeytohappinessis_14_painintosomethingpositive.Inotherwords, _15_canmakeusstrongerifwefacethem
19、bravely.1A.easilyBsuddenlyCcalmlyDquickly2A.rockyBdirtyCsmoothDunknown3A.breakBdiscoveryCfallDpain4A.injuredBshotCdestroyedDknocked5A.HopefullyBThereforeCLuckilyDHowever6A.brokenBslowCwrongDgone7A.placedBhidCnoticedDmissed8A.jumpedBwalkedCdroveDhurried9A.visitBmeetCpushDwelcome10A.IfBSoCAsDBut11A.or
20、ganizersBwinnersCownersDsupporters12A.hopeBideaCreasonDtruth13A.successBstrugglesChappinessDcompetitions14A.includingBturningCthrowingDdividing15A.difficultiesBexercisesCeffortsDskills课时作业(七).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要叙述了尽管约翰只是一名板凳球员，但父亲一直在鼓励着他。上大学之后，约翰积极努力争取成了一名临时球员，这让每个人都很吃惊。足球赛季末，他收到了家里的电报，父亲去世了。但是比赛
21、当天约翰返回了球场，最终他帮助球队力挽狂澜，获得了胜利，同时向去世的父亲证明自己能行。1答案与解析：D细节理解题。由第一段中的Butbeinghalfthesizeoftheotherboys, hecouldonlysitonthebenchandhardlyeverplayedingames.可知，由于他的体形几乎是其他男孩的一半大小，所以他只能成为板凳球员，很少参加比赛，所以约翰几乎没有机会参加比赛的原因是他的身体条件不好。故D选项正确。2答案与解析：B词义猜测题。由第二段中的“WhenJohnwenttocollege, hedecidedtotryoutforthefootballt
22、eamasawalkon”可知，当约翰上大学时，他决定参加足球队的选拔赛，成为一名临时球员。所以判断出第二段中带下划线的短语“makethecut”可替换为beallowedtojointheteam。故B选项正确。3答案与解析：C推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Well, youknewmydaddied, butdidyouknowthatmydadwasblind？”.“Dadcametoallmygames, buttodaywasthefirsttimehecouldseemeplay.”可知，约翰的父亲去世了，他的父亲是个盲人，生前参加了他所有的比赛，今天是他第一次“看到”约翰上场踢足
23、球赛，他想让父亲知道他能行。故C选项正确。4答案与解析：D主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了尽管约翰受到身体条件的限制，只是一名板凳球员，但是父亲一直在鼓励着他，上大学之后，他努力争取成了一名临时球员。足球赛季末，家里的电报告诉他父亲去世了。但是比赛当天约翰求教练能给予他上场的机会，教练最终同意了。他帮助球队力挽狂澜，获得了胜利，同时向死去的父亲证明自己能行，所以这个故事告诉我们“有志者，事竟成”的道理，同时也是短文的主旨大意。故D选项正确。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者在2009年时实现了她少女时代的梦想跳伞，并讲述了当时的经历。5答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据文章第一段第
24、二句Igotatasteofthatdreamin2001, whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.可知2001年在“我”生日那天坐上了丈夫为“我”安排的热气球，所以C项正确。6答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第二段开头Intheessay, Iwroteaboutmydesiretoskydive, statingthatGeorgeBushSr.diditatage80.可知，在竞赛短文中，“我”写到了自己想跳伞的渴望，提及了老乔治布什曾在80岁时这样做过，把自己和他进行对比，来说明自己身体健康，跳伞的想法
25、是可行的，所以D项正确。7答案与解析：D推理判断题。由文章第三段中的“Whenwefirsthittheair, thewindwassostrongthatIcouldhardlybreathe.ForasecondIthought，WhathaveIgottenmyselfinto？”Buttheneverythinggotcalmer.可推知，作者跳出飞机那一刹那是后悔的，她很期待这次经历，但是如此强烈的风让她无法呼吸，她后悔将自己陷入如此危险的境地。所以D项正确。8答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后两句Beingupinthecloudsandlookingattheview
26、belowwasunlikeanythingIhaveeverfeltmuchbetterthanthehotairballoon.Iwasjustenjoyingit.可知作者在空中跳伞时最欣赏的是美景。所以B项正确。.完形填空【语篇解读】作者记叙了自己一家三口参加赛跑的经历，虽然遇到了一些困难，但是也得到了回报。作者想通过这样的经历告诉读者，生活中总要面对一些痛苦与挣扎，关键是把它们转换成积极的事情，把挫折当成是对自己的考验，让自己变得更加强大。1答案与解析：D考查副词词义辨析。easily简单地；suddenly突然地；calmly镇静地；quickly快地，迅速地。根据下文butmyw
27、ifeandIstayedback, enjoyingthescenery(但是“我”的妻子和“我”跟在后面欣赏风景)可知，比赛开始时，儿子迅速地跑了出去。2答案与解析：A考查形容词词义辨析。rocky岩石的，多岩石的；dirty脏的；smooth光滑的；unknown不知名的。联系下文Iwalkedonabigstone可知，此处指狭窄的、多岩石的小路。3答案与解析：C考查名词词义辨析。break打破；中止；休息；discovery发现；fall下落；pain疼痛。联系下文Ididntcheckmydamage可推知，“我”摔了一跤。haveafall跌了一跤，摔倒。根据语境可知选C。4答案
28、与解析：A考查动词词义辨析。injure使受伤；shoot射击；destroy破坏；knock撞击。联系下文可知，“我”意识到“我”的脚趾受伤了。5答案与解析：D考查副词词义辨析。hopefully满怀希望地；therefore因此；luckily幸运的是；however但是。句意：但是，在跑了一半的路程之后，“我”意识到“我”手腕上的手表不见了。6答案与解析：D考查形容词词义辨析。broken坏了的；slow慢的；wrong错误的；gone不在的。联系下文andreturnedtoseeifIcouldfindit可知，“我”发现手腕上的手表不见了。7答案与解析：C考查动词词义辨析。plac
29、e放置；hide躲藏；notice注意到；miss错过；想念。句意：后来，我注意到了我的坏手表，并把它迅速放到了口袋里。8答案与解析：D考查动词词义辨析。jump跳；walk走；drive驾驶；hurry匆忙。作者找到手表之后，自然是沿着跑道匆忙向终点前进。9答案与解析：B考查动词词义辨析。visit拜访，参观；meet见面，碰面；push推，按；welcome欢迎。根据下句Heranwithmetotheend.可知，半小时前完成比赛的儿子跑回来和“我”碰面，之后一起跑向终点。10答案与解析：C考查定语从句。if如果；so因此；as正如；but但是。Asitturnedout结果就是，As引
30、导非限制性定语从句，指代后面的主句。11答案与解析：A考查名词词义辨析。organizer组织者；winner赢家，获胜者；owner拥有者；supporter支持者。给比赛者颁奖的自然是比赛的组织者。12答案与解析：D考查名词词义辨析。hope希望；idea想法；reason原因；truth事实。句意：尽管每个人都想过舒适的生活，事实是我们经常面对痛苦和挣扎。13答案与解析：B考查名词词义辨析。success成功；struggle挣扎，奋斗；happiness幸福；competition比赛。句意同上。14答案与解析：B考查动词词义辨析。include包括；turn转向；throw扔；divide分开。句意：然而，幸福的秘诀是把痛苦变成积极的事情。turninto变成。15答案与解析：A考查名词词义辨析。difficulty困难；exercise练习；effort努力；skill技能。结合上文的经历可知，作者认为困难能让我们变得更加强大。