1、限时规范练29 Module 5 The Great Sports Personality核心素养关键词:培养学生人与社会、热爱体育锻炼的思维意识一、阅读理解AAmerican runner Meb Keflezighi thought that he had retired.But he had one more task.At the age of 42,he ran the 2018 Boston Marathon to raise money for the Martin Richard Foundation (MRF).The organization,created by Mart
2、ins parents,honors the memory of the eight-year-old boy who was killed in the terrorist attack at the 2013 Boston Marathon.Born in Eritrea,a country in the Horn of Africa,Keflezighi has had to deal with many difficulties from the time he was growing up.“No running water,no electricity,” he said.“You
3、 had to go two or three miles to get wood so that you could have fire to cook.”For Keflezighi,running has always been a way of life.“Its what I love to do,and its who I am,” he said.Keflezighi won the 2014 Boston Marathon and the 2009 New York City Marathon,and got a silver medal at the 2004 Summer
4、Games in Athens,Greece.Keflezighi retired from competition after the 2016 New York City Marathon.But he decided to run one last race.“Im happy with my achievements,” he said.“Now,Ill help others reach their goals.”On the morning of April 16,Keflezighi set out from the starting line with more than 27
5、,000 other marathoners.They raced through Bostons hilly streets,heavy winds and cold rain.Those were “the most difficult conditions Ive ever run in,” Keflezighi said after the race.Keflezighi finished in 3 hours and 13 seconds,nearly an hour slower than his winning time at the 2014 Boston Marathon.B
6、ut this year,Keflezighi was running not for the prize,but for a cause.“Marathon Meb”,as he is called,is still spurring on others.He said.“We all have difficult situations,but as long as we can overcome those,theres the finish line waiting for us.”1.Why did Keflezighi run another race after he had de
7、cided to retire?A.To raise money for an organization.B.To express thankfulness to Martins parents.C.To try running in the most difficult conditions.D.To encourage people to face difficulties bravely.2.How was Meb Keflezighis life like as a child?A.Hard.B.Lonely.C.Exciting.D.Peaceful.3.What does the
8、underlined phrase “spurring on” in the last paragraph mean?A.Helping.B.Training.C.Questioning.D.Encouraging.BYou may not know the name Charles ORear,but if youve used a computer in the past ten years,youre familiar with his photo.ORear is the man behind the picture of a green hill and bright blue sk
9、y that served as the background for Microsofts Windows XP operating system.In the 1990s,because of the spread of a pest,endless rows of grapevines in Napa Valley disappeared.Instead,the ground was covered with thickly-growing grass.It was this picture of Sonoma County that passed by Charles ORears c
10、ar window as he drove down Highway 121 in 1998.Although he was a photographer,ORear wasnt doing his job that Friday afternoon.Instead,he was headed to visit his then-girlfriend (now-wife) near San Francisco.But he still had one eye on the green hills.And then,he saw it.“Wow!” he thought.“The grass i
11、s perfect! Its green! The sun is out;there are some clouds.”So he stopped his car,pulled out his camera,and took a few photos.Those perfect greens and pure blues were totally unedited when ORear posted them on Corbis,a site created by Bill Gates.A few years later,ORear got a call from Microsoft aski
12、ng to use his photo of Sonoma County as the background for its newest operating system.The company never told ORear exactly why they chose his photograph.“Were they looking for a picture that was peaceful?” he wondered.But artists Goldin and Senneby,who spent months researching the photograph,said t
13、hat Microsoft “wanted a picture with more grounding than the pictures of skies they had used in Windows 95.”ORear agreed to sell Microsoft all the rights to his photograph.But Microsoft had valued the photo so highly that none of the shipping companies could cover the insurance.In the end,ORear boar
14、ded a plane to deliver the photo himself.Microsoft named it “Bliss”,and,since Windows XP met the public in 2001,its been seen by at least a billion people.4.ORear took “Bliss”.A.on a business trip to San FranciscoB.on a trip to visit his then-girlfriendC.when he was on holiday with his wifeD.when he
15、 was looking for beautiful hills5.According to Goldin and Senneby,why did Microsoft choose ORears photo?A.The picture was peaceful.B.The picture was of high value.C.There was more grounding in this picture.D.The green grass fit perfectly with the blue sky.6.How was the photo sent to Microsoft?A.ORea
16、r carried it all the way there.B.It was sent by an insurance company.C.It was delivered by a shipping company.D.Microsoft sent a plane to get it from ORears home.7.What can we learn about “Bliss” from the text?A.It has been used for about 30 years.B.It was edited before being sent to Microsoft.C.The
17、 green ground in it used to be covered with grapevines.D.More and more people choose it as their desktop backgrounds.二、七选五From the time my kids were little I was determined to teach them the value of a dollar.1If they didnt do their chores,they didnt get their allowance (零花钱).And if they didnt have
18、money,they couldnt buy anything.Its kind of like real life.There was only one problem me.2And then,when they occasionally would want to buy something that they couldnt quite afford,I would sometimes let them borrow from the next weeks allowance.But then Id forget how much theyd borrowed and wed end
19、up arguing about just how much I owed them.3Obviously Im not alone both in wanting to teach my kids financial responsibility and in needing help.4Gregg Murset,a financial planner who has six kids of his own,created MyjobChart a website that helps you keep track of the jobs your kids are doing and de
20、termine how much theyre owed.5 My 22-year-old daughter recently explained how her emergency fund,built up by saving financial gifts and working during school,allowed her to live independently while continuing her education.So perhaps the thing to remember is that kids learn about handling money from
21、 their parents.Save,spend responsibly and try to explain why and they might just end up getting the message.A.In short,I was an unsuccessful banker.B.It is helpful in teaching my kids about money.C.Id forget to check whether theyd completed their chores.D.So I set up the reward system and record the
22、ir required chores.E.The kids can sign in and record when theyve completed their work.F.So I gave them chores and an allowance when they were relatively young.G.Now some parents working on technologies have come up with ways to solve this problem.三、语法填空Climate scientists from the University of Sydne
23、y in Australia say tourism causes over 8% of greenhouse gases.Their study looked at the carbon footprints of many 1. (vary) areas of tourism.Up to now,it 2. (study) the CO2 emissions from transport,events,hotels,restaurants 3. shopping.The researchers spent 18 months carrying out the research.They r
24、esearched the tourist 4. (activity) of 189 countries.Researcher Dr Arunima Malik said her team analysed the influence 5. the environment of over one million businesses 6. (involve) in tourism.The researchers said domestic travel was a 7. (big) cause of CO2 emissions than international or business tr
25、avel.Air travel was the largest part of tourisms footprints.The researchers said flying would continue to increase global emissions as more people in the world become richer.The countries 8. (cause) the most harm are the biggest and richest nations.The USA,India and Germany have the largest tourism
26、carbon footprints,in 9. carbon emissions will continue to increase as more of their citizens travel.The researchers encouraged holiday-makers and travelers 10. (try) to reduce their carbon footprints when on vacation so their travel causes less harm to the planet.限时规范练29(必修5Module5)一、【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。马拉
27、松名将MebKeflezighi在宣布退役之后又一次参加马拉松比赛,但这次他的参赛目的不是夺取冠军,而是为一个组织筹集资金。1.A细节理解题。由第一段中的“AmericanrunnerMebKeflezighi.ranthe2018BostonMarathontoraisemoneyfortheMartinRichardFoundation(MRF).”可知,他再次参加比赛是为一个组织筹集资金。2.A推理判断题。由第二段中的“Keflezighihashadtodealwithmanydifficultiesfromthetimehewasgrowingup.gotwoorthreemiles
28、togetwoodsothatyoucouldhavefiretocook.”可推断,Keflezighi幼年时的生活非常艰苦。3.D词义猜测题。画线单词的意思可以通过Keflezighi接下来所说的话体现出来。他告诉人们:我们都会身处困境,但只要我们能够克服困难,就能到达终点。他的话是在鼓励人们要勇敢面对并克服困难。【篇章导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了微软公司WindowsXP操作系统所使用的经典桌面背景图片背后的故事。4.B细节理解题。由第四段中的“hewasheadedtovisithisthen-girlfriend(now-wife)nearSanFrancisco.”以及第六段中的
29、“Sohestoppedhiscar,pulledouthiscamera,andtookafewphotos.”可知,他在去找当时的女友的途中,被窗外的美景吸引,于是停车拍下了一些照片,“Bliss”就是其中之一。5.C细节理解题。由倒数第三段中的“ButartistsGoldinandSenneby.moregroundingthanthepicturesofskiestheyhadusedinWindows95.”可知,Goldin和Senneby认为微软公司想要寻找一张地面部分相比先前使用的天空图多的图片,因此选择了ORear的照片。6.A细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“ORearboa
30、rdedaplanetodeliverthephotohimself”可知,ORear乘坐飞机亲自将照片送到了微软公司。7.C细节理解题。由第三段可知,20世纪90年代时,Napa山谷曾经遍布葡萄藤,但因为遭受虫灾,葡萄藤消失,取而代之的是茂密的草场。二、【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。作者从孩子们小时候就开始帮他们树立正确的金钱观念和习惯,但起初因没有严密的记录系统而受阻,后来得益于MyjobChart这个网站,孩子们逐渐建立起自己独立、良好的金钱观。1.FF项中的chores和allowance与设空处下文中的“Iftheydidntdotheirchores,theydidntgettheir
31、allowance”相呼应。2.C根据设空处上文中的problem和下文中的forget可知,作者忘记检查孩子们是否完成了家务,C项符合语境。3.A设空处处于段落末尾,通常为总结性的陈述。A项“Inshort,Iwasanunsuccessfulbanker”是对自己的总结,符合此处的结构和语义。4.G根据设空处上文中的“Imnotalone”以及下文中的“GreggMurset,afinancialplannerwhohassixkidsofhisown,createdMyjobChart”可知,作者的困难也是大多数家长遇到的问题,为了解决该问题,一位金融策划人士为自己的六个孩子开发了一个记
32、录家务详情的网站。故G项符合此处语境。5.B根据设空处下文中“allowedhertoliveindependentlywhilecontinuinghereducation”可知,这个网站对孩子们很有益处,故B项符合此处语境。三、1.various/varied考查形容词做定语的用法。设空处做定语修饰areas,意为“不同的”,故填various/varied。2.has studied考查时态。由前面的Uptonow可知,应用现在完成时,故填hasstudied。3.and考查连词。设空处在此表示“和”,故填and。4.activities考查名词复数。activity是可数名词且在此表泛
33、指,故填名词复数形式activities。5.on/upon考查介词。influence常与on/upon连用,表示“对的影响”。6.involved考查过去分词做定语的用法。businesses后跟定语,又因为involve与businesses之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,且involve所表示的动作已完成,故填involved。7.bigger考查形容词比较级。由后面的than可知,应用形容词比较级,故填bigger。8.causing考查动词-ing形式做定语的用法。countries后跟定语,又因为countries与cause之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故填causing。9.which考查关系代词。设空处与前面的in一起引导非限制性定语从句,补充说明TheUSA,IndiaandGermany,且做in的宾语,故填which。10.to try考查不定式做补语的用法。encouragesb.todosth.意为“鼓励某人做某事”。
