1、Unit 4 Friends foreverPeriod 4 Presenting ideas 练习阅读理解AWhich boy hasnt dreamed of being a cool secret agent (特工)? The wonderful fighting abilities and the worldsaving adventures are much more colourful than most peoples everyday lives.Well, Cody Banks is just like any other boy, except that he is no
2、t just dreaming.He has a big secret his friends never know about.He was trained to be a spy (间谍) by a special CIA programme, which was made to look like a summer camp.He learned highspeed driving, handtohand fighting and the use of hightech tools.After proving he could become a young hero by saving
3、a baby from a runaway car, Banks gets his first real task.He must make friends with a popular girl at school, Natalie Connors.Then, he must spy on her father, a scientist who has developed a dangerous technology.Banks must stop a group of bad people from forcing Natalies father into using the techno
4、logy to endanger the world.The CIA may have taught him firstclass selfdefence moves, but they didnt show him how to talk to girls.Banks has zero ability when it comes to dealing with girls.How can he get around his problem and get an invitation to the girls upcoming birthday party? Will he finally b
5、ecome Natalies boyfriend and find out whatever he can about her fathers work？Agent Cody Banks has everything that young people are interested in：big explosions, breathtaking performances and funny girldating experiences.It was listed No.2 in the American box office last week.“This story is interesti
6、ng and fun for the whole family to enjoy, and especially cool for young boys，” said Paul Perkins, a film reviewer in the US.语篇解读：本文是一篇影评。主要介绍了少年特工科迪这部电影，并且鼓励大家尤其是男孩子去欣赏它。1What is Banks first real task?ATo test a hightech tool.BTo save a baby from a car.CTo study a new technology.DTo watch a scientis
7、t secretly.【解析】：选D推理判断题。根据第二段的“Banks gets his first real task”以及后面的内容可知，他得到的第一个任务就是监视Natalie的父亲，一位科学家。故选D。2Banks wanted to go to Natalies birthday party to _Ameet her fatherBknow more peopleCmake friends with her D.steal some information【解析】：选C推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可知，他参加Natalie的生日晚会的目的是想成为她的男朋友。故选C。3What i
8、s considered as a great danger in the text?AThe technology developed by Natalies father.BAn explosion set off by some bad people.CThe CIAs training of boys for its tasks.DSecret agents spying on scientists.【解析】：选A细节理解题。根据第二段的“Then, he must spy on her father, a scientist who has developed a dangerous
9、 technology.”可知答案选A。4What is the purpose of the text?AMaking known the work of the CIA.BTelling the story about a cool boy.CShowing the dark side of science.DIntroducing a new film.【解析】：选D写作意图题。根据文章最后两段可知，这篇文章是向我们推荐一部电影。故选D。BWhen it came to role models, Diana Ortiz said her mother, Marcia Dominguez,
10、 was the “hero”. Ms. Dominguez came to the United States from Cuba in 1979. She went to college and got a job as a social worker all the while raising three children in America mostly on her own.“It was always school first，” Diana said, “My mom had us in a straight line. If we got out of line, she c
11、orrected us. She was a perfect woman. She was beautiful, she had the education and she had everything but the illness took over. When I was 11, it frightened me to see how quickly my mothers health was ruined by cancer. A week before I turned 14, my mother died at age 50. I had tried to prepare myse
12、lf, but on the first morning I woke up without my mother, the sense of loss was painful.”Diana had not seen her father for five years, who refused to provide for her. Diana then entered the citys foster care system. She has spent about four years in foster homes.Despite Dianas hard teenage years, th
13、e values her mother had planted in her mind inspired her to go after higher education. Since August 2010, she has been a fulltime student majoring in law. A public organization offers her tuition but she has parttime jobs to help people like her and earn more life experience. Her goal is a job in th
14、e Federal Bureau of Investigation.For now, Diana works 20 hours a week as a cashier at Marshalls, earning D|S7.25 an hour. In November, she moved into her own public housing studio apartment on the Lower East Side. She pays D|S236 a month in rent. Although she is out of foster care, Diana has been s
15、peaking at workshops for foster youths. She emphasizes that nothing should get in the way of their success, not the trials of their lives or what they may have lost.“I tell the young who have the similar experience like me, Why are you going to let what happened to you affect you in the long run？” D
16、iana said, “ Why are you going to sit there and feel sorry for yourself? Youre wasting precious time. It is a message my mother would approve of. My mom taught me that everything is not given to you. You have to go out and get it.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述的是Diana的母亲独自一人在美国将三个孩子抚养长大，在Diana 14岁时，她的母亲患癌症而去世。在母亲
17、的教育具有重要性的价值观的影响下，Diana决心通过自己的努力考入大学接受高等教育。5Which of the following words can be used to describe Ms. Dominguez?ALearned, independent and strict.BPositive, simple and graceful.CHardworking, dependent and tough.DKind, determined and lonely.【解析】：选A细节理解题。根据第一段“She went to college and got a job as a socia
18、l worker all the while raising three children in America mostly on her own.”和第二段“My mom had us in a straight line. If we got out of line, she corrected us.”可知母亲博学多才，独立并且严格，故选A。6How did Diana grow up after her mother passed away?AShe was provided for by a law institute.BShe depended on foster care sy
19、stem.CShe relied upon the people like her.DShe supported herself by doing parttime work.【解析】：选B细节理解题。根据第三段“Diana then entered the citys foster care system.”可知 Diana 在养育关爱中心获得了一些帮助，故选B。7What made Diana go on with her education despite there are so many difficulties?AThe sense of loss from her mothers
20、 death.BThe eagerness to achieve success.CThe deep influence of her mothers values.DThe wish to win prizes to please her mother.【解析】：选C细节理解题。根据第四段“the values her mother had planted in her mind inspired her to go after higher education”可知Diana的母亲Ms. Dominguez的价值观对Diana产生了深远影响，故选C。8With provided tuiti
21、on, Diana still works after school because she knows _Asuccess comes with her own struggle and effortsBrich experience helps her find better jobsCher tuition will be increased sharplyDnobody is perfect in the world【解析】：选A细节理解题。根据第四段“A public organization offers her tuition but she has parttime jobs to help people like her and earn more life experience.”可知即使有公立组织为她支付学费，但是她做兼职是为了帮助更多像她这样的人并增加人生的阅历，故选A。
