1、第3课时增分策略读写练 1 话题：父亲的教育，受益终生 .完形填空(2014福建卷)From my second grade on，there was one event I feared every year：the piano recital(独奏会)A recital_1_I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers.Each year I_2_ask my father if I could skip the recital“just this once”And each year hed
2、shake his head，muttering(嘀咕)_3_about building selfconfidence and working towards a_4_.So it was with really great_5_that I stood in church one recent Sunday，video camera in hand，and_6_my 68yearold father sweating in his shirt_7_rising to play the piano in his very first recital.My father had longed
3、to play music since childhood，but his family was poor and couldnt_8_lessons.He could have gone on regretting it，_9_too many of us do.But though he was rooted in his past，he wasnt_10_there.When he retired three years ago，he_11_his church music director to take him as a student.For a moment after my f
4、ather sat down at the keyboard，he_12_stared down at his fingers.Has he forgotten the_13_？I worried，remembering those split seconds_14_ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would_15_.But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the_16_fingers that once baited(装饵于)my fishing lines.And I_17_he
5、had been doing what music teachers always stress：_18_the music and pretend the others arent there.“Im_19_of him for starting something new at his age，”I said to my son Jeff.“Yeah，and doing it so_20_，”Jeff added.With his first recital，my father taught me more about courage and determination than all
6、the words he used those 30plus years ago.【解题导语】父亲退休后仍然学习钢琴并参加钢琴独奏会的事情给了作者很大的鼓舞。1A.reflectedB.explainedCmeant D.proved答案C词语辨析题。钢琴独奏会意味着我不得不练习一支无聊的音乐还要在陌生人面前演奏。根据句意可知是表达钢琴独奏会对我的意义，故用meant。2A.wouldB.couldC.might D.should答案A逻辑推理题。此句表示我每年的一个习惯性动作，故用情态动词would。3A.nothingB.everythingCanythingD.something答案D逻
7、辑推理题。每年他都摇头，叫我建立自信。这里指嘀咕一些事情，故用something。4A.goal B.stageCjourneyD.chance答案A词语辨析题。父亲摇头的同时还说我要朝着一个目标去工作。goal目标；stage舞台，时期，阶段；journey旅行；chance机会，可能性。根据句意可知应选A。5A.troubleB.satisfactionCstrengthD.disappointment答案B固定搭配题。with satisfaction满意地。6A.keptB.sentC.watchedD.felt答案C推理判断题。由下文可知作者是在看父亲演出，故用watched。7A.
8、throughB.fromC.against D.before答案D背景常识题。作者的父亲应该是在站起来演奏之前汗流浃背，此处写出了父亲演奏之前的紧张，故用before。8A.missB.affordCselectD.understand答案B逻辑推理题。前面说父亲家里穷，因此是上不起学，故用afford(负担得起)。9A.asB.onceC.ifD.while答案A词语辨析题。他本来能够像我们中很多人一样继续感到遗憾的。as像，按照；once作为连词是“一旦”的意思；if如果；while当的时候，然而。10A.educatedB.protectedC.stuck D.spoilt答案C词语辨
9、析题。尽管他老是回忆过去，却没有止步不前。stick粘贴，卡住；educate教育；protect保护；spoil损坏，毁掉。11A.allowedB.invitedCinspiredD.persuaded答案D逻辑推理题。父亲已经退休了，年龄大了，要想成为一名学生当然是要说服老师接纳他，故用persuade说服。12A.roughly B.simplyCmerrily D.curiously答案B逻辑推理题。由下文可知作者怀疑父亲忘了音符，由此可以推出父亲坐在钢琴前的那一刻仅仅(simply)向下注视着手指，显示出他的紧张。13A.wordsB.videosC.notesD.lessons答
10、案C背景常识题。演奏音乐当然是与音符(notes)有关，故选C。14A.decades B.weeksChoursD.moments答案A逻辑推理题。根据第一段可知作者从二年级开始害怕钢琴独奏会，而现在父亲都退休了，故这些事情至少应发生在几十年以前，故选decades。15A.playB.freeze C.clickD.adjust答案B逻辑推理题。作者回忆当时演出时紧张的情形头脑空白，手指僵硬，故选B。16A.sameB.warmC.differentD.dirty答案A逻辑推理题。弹出优美的旋律和给钓线装诱饵都是来自同一双手，故选A。17A.predicted B.realizedC.im
11、aginedD.insisted答案B词语辨析题。我意识到他一直在做音乐老师总是强调的事情：专心于音乐，假装没有其他人在那儿。realize意识到；predict预测；imagine想象；insist坚持。18A.pass overB.turn upCbring inD.concentrate on答案D词语辨析题。concentrate on专心于；pass over避免提及；turn up出现，将音量调大；bring in引进，赚得。根据上题分析可知选D。19A.ashamedB.awareCtiredD.proud答案D固定搭配题。be proud of对感到自豪。20A.casuall
12、yB.anxiouslyCnicelyDfrequently答案C逻辑推理题。作者为父亲感到骄傲，告诉儿子，儿子称赞爷爷做得如此好，故选C。.完形问答(根据语篇内容回答下列问题)1Whats the main idea of the passage?_2What did the author fear from his second grade on every year?_3When did the authors father persuade his church music director to take him as a student?_4What did the author
13、think of his father?_答案1.The authors father began to play music when he retired and he played beautifully at the piano recital，which encouraged the author greatly.2The piano recital.3When he retired three years ago.4The author was proud of his father.完成句子(用选项中的词汇完成句子)1When you_ one task，you find you
14、 have energy that you didnt even know you had.当专心做一项工作的时候，你会发现你拥有甚至连你自己都不知道有的能量。2He had to quit school because he could not _ the education.他负担不起学费，因此只得辍学。3To my great _，the council refused to consider my proposal.委员会拒绝考虑我的建议，这让我感到十分失望。4I caught a glimpse of them _ in the mirror.我瞥了一眼镜子中的他们。5Teacher
15、s often _ students to realize their full potential.老师们经常鼓励学生充分发挥他们的潜能。答案1.concentrate on2.afford3.disappointment4reflected5.inspire 2 话题：成功的关键，积少成多 .阅读理解(2014浙江卷)Wealth starts with a goal and saving a dollar at a time.Call it the piggy bank strategy(策略)There are lessons in that timehonored coinsavin
16、gs container.Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps.If you wished to climb a 12,000foot mountain，and could do it a day at a time，you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year.If you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion，to collect t
17、he $15,000 cost，you have to save $3.93 a day.If you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate aftertax，you will have your trip money.When I was a child，my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that，if I wanted something，I should save mone
18、y to buy it.We associate piggy banks with children，but in many countries，the little containers are also popular with adults.Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth.Around the world，many believe a gift of a piggy bank on New Years Day brings good luck and financial success.Ah，
19、yes，but you have to put something in it.Why is a pig used as a symbol of saving? Why not an elephant bank，which is bigger and holds more coins? In the Middle Ages，before modern banking and credit instruments，people saved money at home，a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish.Potters(制陶工)made
20、 these inexpensive containers from an orangecolored clay(黏土)called “pygg，” and folks saved coins in pygg jars.The Middle English word for pig was “pigge”While the Saxons pronounced pygg，referring to the clay，as “pug，” eventually the two words changed into the same pronunciation，sounding the “i” as i
21、n pig or piggy.As the word became less associated with the orange clay and more with the animal，a clever potter fashioned a pygg jar in the shape of a pig，delighting children and adults.The piggy bank was born.Originally you had to break the bank to get to the money，bringing in a sense of seriousnes
22、s into savings.While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving，adults often need to relearn childhood lessons.Think about the things in life that require large amounts of moneycollege education，weddings，cars，medical care，starting a business，buying a home，and fun stuff like great trips.So when
23、you have money，take off the top 10%，put it aside，save and invest wisely.【解题导语】本文主要讲述了积少成多的存钱习惯对于一个人的成功至关重要。1What is the piggy bank strategy?APaying 1% income tax at a time.BSetting a goal before making a travel plan.CAiming high even when doing small things.DPutting aside a little money regularly fo
24、r future use.答案D细节理解题。根据文章第二段中对于piggy bank strategy的解释可知，任何重大事情分解为若干个小的部分时就容易做到了。由作者提到的一个例子If you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion，to collect the $15,000 cost，you have to save $3.93 a day.可知，D项正确。2Why did the writers parents give him a piggy bank as a gift?ATo delig
25、ht him with the latest fashion.BTo encourage him to climb mountains.CTo help him form the habit of saving.DTo teach him English pronunciation.答案C细节理解题。根据第三段中的When I was a child，my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that，if I wanted something，I should save money to buy it.可知，父母送给作者一个存钱罐的主要目的在于培
26、养作者“积少成多”的存钱习惯。3What does the underlined word “something”(Paragraph 3)most probably refer to?AMoney. B.Gifts.CFinancial success. D.Good luck.答案A词义猜测题。此段主要讲述了存钱罐的用途，最后作者发问“但是你必须往里面放东西”，根据上下文可知，something肯定指的是“钱”，故A项正确。4The piggy bank originally was_.Aa potters instrumentBa cheap clay containerCan anim
27、alshaped dishDa piglike toy for children答案B细节理解题。根据第四段中的Potters made these inexpensive containers from an orangecolored clay called “pygg”， and folks saved coins in pygg jars.可知，存钱罐最初是“一个廉价的黏土容器”。.阅读写作回答下列问题，然后就“成功”这一话题写一篇短文。(80词左右)1What do you know about the piggy bank strategy?_2What do Europeans
28、think of a piggy bank? _3What does the last paragraph talk about?_答案1.Wealth starts with a goal and saving a dollar at a time.2Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth.3The importance of managing money.【参考范文】Everyone has a desire for success while success only belongs to the h
29、ardworking people.As the old saying goes，“No pains，no gains.”I failed in the last exam.So discouraged was I that I didnt want to do anything.Meanwhile，a great many students made every effort to study.Only then did I realize I was wrong and that success will not wait for me.So I made the best of ever
30、y minute to catch up with my classmates.Now Im progressing in my studies.My story makes me believe failure is temporary for a diligent person but permanent for the lazy.句式背练1Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps.任何艰巨的任务减少到婴儿的脚步那么少时似乎更容易。2Originally you had to break the bank to get to
31、 the money，bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings.(译成汉语)_答案起初，你得把储蓄罐砸开来取钱，这给储蓄带来了严肃的感觉。.难句研练1If you wished to climb a 12,000foot mountain，and could do it a day at a time，you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year.分析 If you wished to climb a 12,000foot mountain，and
32、 could do it a day at a time为if引导的条件状语从句。翻译如果你想爬上12 000英尺的山，并且可以一天爬一次，你只需要每天爬33英尺一年达到顶峰。2When I was a child，my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that，if I wanted something，I should save money to buy it.分析本句中的when引导的是一个时间状语从句，后面主句中动词teach后面还有双宾语，其中的直接宾语是that，if I wanted something，I should save money to buy it，引导词that最好不省略。其中if引导的条件状语从句。翻译当我还是孩子的时候，我的父母亲就给了我一个储蓄罐并教会我如果我想要某个东西，我就应该存钱来买它。
