1、课时分层作业(一).单词拼写1. The success of this experiment is crucial(关键性的) to the project as a whole.2These people are short of all understanding of scientific(科学的) principles.3At that time, I insisted(坚决要求) that they should wait for our return.4The coach tried to analyse(分析) the cause of our defeat.5The repo
2、rt concluded(得出结论) that no big changes were necessary.6To their sadness, they failed to carry out all their objectives(目标)7The plan might work better with more favourable circumstances(环境)8It is distinct(清晰的) that smoking is harmful to health.9She decided to go on her study after obtaining(获得) her f
3、irst degree.10He acknowledged(承认) that the accident was due to his carelessness.阅读ABorn on April 4, 1928, Maya Angelou had a hard childhood.Her parents got divorced when she was very young.She was a single mother and being a single mother was very hard on her.It was finally in 1949 that she started
4、to find her place in the world when she changed her name to show her Calypso dance performances at the night club where she worked.It was there that she won a scholarship and trained in African dance and modern dance.She formed a group and they traveled all over Europe with an opera production.As sh
5、e traveled, she studied different languages and became excellent in several of them.During this time, she made her first album, Miss Calypso, and it was a success.In the 1950s, she moved to New York and started to work more on her writing.She heard Dr.Martin Luther King speak in 1960 and began organ
6、izing different benefits for Civil Rights.In 1961, she began to play a large role in the Civil Rights Movement and is remembered for her work around the country.She later moved to Ghana with her son and worked in the University of Ghanas School of Music and Drama.It was there that she became close f
7、riends with Malcolm XShe returned to the US in 1964 to help Malcolm X with a new Civil Rights movement.Shortly after she returned to the US, Malcolm X and Dr.King were both assassinated (暗杀)To deal with the deaths of her friends, she wrote her first book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, which final
8、ly made her famous around the world.The 1970s were some of her most productive years as a writer, poet, as well as a singer.【语篇解读】作者向我们介绍了Maya Angelou 的生平故事，讲述了她艰难的一面，也讲述了她的成就。1We can infer from the passage that AMaya Angelou succeeded as a Civil Rights activistBthe songs in Miss Calypso were in dif
9、ferent languagesCMaya Angelou never got married in her whole life DMaya Angelou didnt have a gift for learning languagesA推理判断题。根据第三段的“In 1961, she began to play a large role in the Civil Rights Movement and is remembered for her work around the country.”可推断 Maya Angelou 作为一个公民权利积极分子是成功的。2From the pa
10、ssage, we know that Maya Angelou was a Awriter, salesgirl, teacher and dancer Bsinger, painter, dancer, poet and writer Cwriter, poet, singer, dancer and Civil Rights activistDsinger, publisher, Civil Rights activist and writerC细节理解题。根据第二段的 “.her Calypso dance performances”， 第三段的 “she began to play
11、a large role in the Civil Rights Movement”以及末段的 “The 1970s were some of her most productive years as a writer, poet, as well as a singer” 可知应选C。3Whats the best title of this passage?AThe hard and terrible life of Maya AngelouBSome unknown facts about Maya AngelouCMaya Angelou: a life of hard work an
12、d successDMaya Angelou: a life of bad luck and sadnessC主旨大意题。本文主要向我们介绍了Maya Angelou 的艰难和成就，故选项C做文章的标题最好。BBonnie Kathleen Blair was born on March 18, 1964.Although born in Cornwall, New York, she spent her childhood in Champaign, Illinois.Bonnie started skating when she was only two years old.Bonnie
13、Blair had a gift for skating.Poverty, unfortunately, is often a hard taskmaster.Despite her success as a young skater in America, her family lacked the funds to send her to Europe to compete internationally.But fortune can smile in different ways, and a friend of her father organized a fundraising (
14、筹款) effort in her hometown that allowed her to go abroad and compete on the 19821983 World Cup circuit.The young and confident Blair faced her first challenge when she appeared at her first Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo 1984.To her great disappointment, she failed to win a single medal.Her first
15、gold and the first glimpse of her genius came at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta.To the electrifying (激动人心的) cheers of the audience, Blair set a new record, and picked up her first gold, in the 500meter race.She finished in style, beating the defending champion by just 0.1 seconds, and
16、also picked up a bronze in the 1，000 meters.This was a tremendous feat for an athlete who had lost four years before.In 1992, at the Albertville games, she won the 500 meters and 1，000 meters, becoming the first woman to win backtoback gold medals in the same event.Blair reached the high point of he
17、r career at the Lillehammer games in Norway.She continued her winning streak by picking up the gold in the 500meter race for the third time in a row, but her crowning glory came when she won the 1，000 meters with a margin of 1.38 seconds, the best in the history of the Olympic Winter Games! She now
18、had the record for medals in womens events with five golds and one bronze.She retired at the age of 31, but before doing so she set another record in the American 1，000meter race.Starting with almost nothing, this woman reached the heights of glory in just 12 years.【语篇解读】本文介绍了美国著名的滑冰运动员邦妮布莱尔。她曾获得过五枚
19、金牌和一枚铜牌。4Why could Bonnie not go to Europe to compete internationally when she was young?ABecause she was not good enough.BBecause her family did not have enough money.CBecause her health was not good.DBecause her coach did not like her.B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Despite her success as a young skater in America
20、, her family lacked the funds to send her to Europe to compete internationally.”可知，她那个时候不能去欧洲是因为她家里没钱送她去。5During her first Olympic Winter Games in Sarajevo 1984, Bonnie Agot her first gold medalBdid not win any medalConly won a bronze medalDset a new world recordB细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The young and confiden
21、t Blair faced her first challenge when she appeared at her first Olympic Games in Sarajevo 1984.To her great disappointment, she failed to win a single medal.”可知，B项正确。6How many gold medals did Bonnie get at the Albertville games?AOne.BTwo.CThree. DFour.B细节理解题。根据第五段中的“In 1992, at the Albertville game
22、s, she won the 500 meters and 1，000 meters” 可知她在那场比赛中赢得了两枚金牌。7. Which of the following statements is TRUE?ABonnie spent her childhood in the place where she was born.BBonnies first gold medal was in the 1，000 meters race.CBonnie started skating at a very early age.DBonnie won four gold medals and on
23、e bronze medal.C细节理解题。根据文中第一段最后一句“Bonnie started skating when she was only two years old.” 可知正确答案选C。.阅读七选五Last Sunday I was thinking about the difference between successful people and those who dont achieve anything significant.I made an interesting discovery.This difference may at first look obviou
24、s, but the fact is quite the opposite. 1 Everyone has a purpose behind their actions.If they dont, they wouldnt take action. 2 When they take action, at the back of their minds they think about success that this action is going to bring them._3 Whats the purpose behind your actions？Do you work to th
25、rive(蓬勃发展) or to survive? Do you go to work to feed your family or to create an amazing lifestyle?Different purposes will result in completely different life experiences.People who work to survive are the ones who fear that some unexpected bill will arrive.They go to bed worrying about money and uni
26、mportant things.They hate their employment but dont quit because they doubt their own ability to create something greater.I know this kind of feeling because I was like that once.Thats a very uncomfortable state to be in because you are constantly worried about insignificant things. 4 Therefore, you
27、 cannot achieve anything great.Now there are some people who dont accept the “Life is hard” story and they are fueled by an entirely different purpose.They work to thrive. 5 They have a beautiful vision and they take constant action to make that vision a reality.AAnd they dont think about why someth
28、ing cannot be done.BSuch an attitude invites great opportunities to you.CIt lies in what motivates people to take action.DSo let me ask you a few questions.EAnd this makes you take even more or better quality action.FThis state does not allow you to be creative.GBut successful people have a complete
29、ly different purpose behind their actions.【语篇解读】每个人的行动背后都有一个目标。但成功人士在他们的行动背后有一个完全不同的目标，他们为成功而采取行动。1C联系上句意思以及下段第一句Everyone has a purpose behind their actions.可知选项C符合语境，能够连接上下文，故选C。2G由前面两句和后面一句When they take action，at the back of their minds they think about success that this action is going to bring
30、them.“当他们采取行动的时候，他们在内心里思考的是这个行动将会带给他们的成功。”可知，此处讲的是成功人士的目标，所以选项G符合语境。3D根据下文作者提的问题可知，D项“所以让我问你几个问题。”符合语境。4F根据Thats a very uncomfortable state to be in because you are constantly worried about insignificant things.“那是一个让人非常不舒服的状态，因为你总是担心微不足道的事情。”可知F项“This state does not allow you to be creative.”符合题意，其中“state”是提示词。5A本段描述成功人士的行动目的和生活状态，由此可以推测出A项符合语境，能够连接上下文，故选A。
