1、Unit 4 Adversity and Course课时作业(十)Unit 4Section Reading and Thinking.阅读理解A Born blind is tough in any case. But things were even harder for Srikanth Bolla who was born in a small village in India, where the common belief was that kids with disabilities were “of no use” and therefore, better off dead
2、. Fortunately, Srikanths parents loved their son and refused to give him up. Instead, they encouraged the blind boy to dream big and reach for the star. Srikanth did not disappoint his parents. The now twentyfouryearold man is the founder CEO of Bollant Industries. Of course, getting here was not ea
3、sy. Being both blind and poor meant that Srikanth had to face hard challenges. As a young boy, Srikanth attended a regular school near his home. Unfortunately, the students and teachers didnt quite like him because of his disability. As a result, the young boy was largely ignored and often spent the
4、 entire day alone. Concerned this would hold back Srikanths development, his family decided to send him to a special school in Hyderabad. Sure enough, the young boy soon rose to the top of his class, earning awards in speech and debate competitions. But Srikanth was prevented from studying sciences
5、when he reached 10th grade, because it was thought too “dangerous” for a blind student. Not wanting to give up, Srikanth took legal action and became the first blind student in the country allowed to study sciences. Later, after graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Srikanth set
6、 up Bollant Industries in 2012. For just four years, it has become a powerhouse with over 450 employees, 70% of whom are physically challenged. Being disabled doesnt mean being unable. “If the world looks at me and says, Srikanth, you can do nothing， I will look back at the world and say I can do an
7、ything，” says the young man.1Why was Srikanth sent to a special school?AHis parents became richer than before.BHe could be treated equally there.CThis school was free for disabled students.DHe was sent away by the regular school.2What can we know about Srikanth from the text?AHe was born in a poor v
8、illage.BHe cared about disabled people.CHis parents were strict with him in his study.DHe was loved by the villagers when he was young.3What words can best describe Srikanth?AIntelligent and determined.BActive and honest.CPatient and careful.DKind but stubborn.4What can be the best title for the tex
9、t?AChances Are EverywhereBNo Challenges, No SuccessCBig Dream Makes a DifferenceDDisability Doesnt Mean Being UnableB I strongly believe that if a child is raised with approval, he will learn to love himself and will be successful in his own way. Several weeks ago, I was helping my son in the third
10、grade with his homework and he kept standing up from his chair to go over the math exercises. I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he would concentrate better. He sat but seconds later, as if he didnt even notice he was doing it, he got up again. I was getting discouraged, but then it hit
11、 me. I started noticing his answers were much quicker and more precise when he stood up. Could he be more focused while standing up? This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I was raised to believe that being a quiet, calm child was a sure way to success. This chi
12、ld would have the discipline to study hard, get good grades and become someone important in life. Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality, and that all they can do is loving and accepting them. As parents, throughout their gro
13、wing years and beyond that, we need to be our kids best cheerleaders, guiding them and helping them find their way. I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate. Obviously, he is concentrating just in his own way and not mine. We need to learn to accept our kids ways of doing things. Som
14、e way may have worked for us but it doesnt mean we need to carry it through generations. There is nothing sweeter than being individual and unique. It makes us free and happy and thats just the way I want my kids to live their own life.5Time and again, the author got his son seated in order to make
15、him _.Aget right answersBkeep polite in the roomCfinish his homework on timeDpay more attention to his study6Inspired by the case of his son, the author began to doubt _.Athe importance of parentsBthe old form of educationCthe good habits of some kidsDthe relationship between kids and parents7Why ha
16、s the author stopped asking his son to sit down?AHis sons DNA is different.BHis son wants to be unique.CHis son doesnt follow his advice.DHe has changed his traditional ideas.8Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?AFriendship Between GenerationsBAdults Influence on Teen Growt
17、hCKids Success in Their Own StylesDParental Help with Teens Study.完形填空The LEGO story started in a Danish woodworking shop. At the time, Ole Kirk Christiansen was just a(n) _1_ carpenter in the village Billund but with ambition. As a young man, Christiansen turned his love of playing with wood into _
18、2_ and, in 1916, he opened his own shop. At first, his shop produced furniture like ladders, stools and ironing boards. But in 1924, just as he was looking to expand his business, his sons _3_ set a pile of wood chips in the shop on fire, _4_ the entire building and the familys home. Despite a total
19、 _5_， Christiansen saw the fire as an excuse to simply _6_ a larger workshop. _7_， tragedy continued to strike. In 1929, the Great Depression hit the world, and his wife died in 1932. Affected by financial and _8_ disaster, Christiansen laid off many of his workers and _9_ to make ends meet. Little
20、did he know that those tragedies would be of importance to his business to _10_. Since times were so hard, Christiansen made the difficult decision to use his wood to create _11_ goods that might actually sell. The decision didnt _12_ at first. But his love of toys pushed the company ahead, even whe
21、n it was _13_ the toughest times. It _14_ he was a brilliant toymaker. Soon, his wonderful models of cars and animals and his adorable pull toys gained national popularity. His bestseller, a wooden duck whose mouth opens and closes when pulled, is now still a hot _15_. In 1949, his company created i
22、ts plastic bricks called the Automatic Binding Bricks. And the toy became more and more popular as the years passed.,1A.ordinary Bdifferent Ceager Dskillful2A.preference Bgratitude Cfortune Dbusiness3A.anxiously BnervouslyCblindly Daccidentally4A.protecting BabandoningCdestroying Drepeating5A.succes
23、s BlossCpain Dfailure6A.design BdrawCremove Dbuild7A.However BThusCBesides DAnyway8A.natural BhistoricalCpersonal Dartificial9A.planned BstruggledChappened Dpromised10A.quit BrecoverCfail Dadvertise11A.inconvenient BunpopularCpriceless Dinexpensive12A.show off Bgive offCpay off Dtake off13A.going th
24、rough Bgoing intoCgetting through Dgetting over14A.broke out Bcarried outCturned out Dfigured out15A.choice BfindingChit Dproperty课时作业(十).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。印度的Srikanth Bolla先天性失明，但他的父母并没有放弃他，而是培养他立志求学，最终他学业有成并创立了自己的公司。1答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据第三段中的Unfortunately，the students and teachers didnt quite like hi
25、m.alone.以及第四段第一句Concerned this would.his family decided to send him to a special school in Hyderabad.可知家人因为担心他在普通学校受到的冷落会影响他，所以决定送他去特殊学校，故可推测他在特殊学校可以受到平等对待，所以B项正确。2答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据第五段中的70% of whom are physically challenged可知Srikanth Bolla很关心残疾人，故选择B项。3答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据Srikanth求学的波折经历可知他意志坚定，根据Srikanth在
26、学业和商业上的成功可知他富有智慧，所以A项正确。4答案与解析：D主旨大意题。根据文章讲述的Srikanth的励志经历和最后一段中的总结全篇的中心句Being disabled doesnt mean being unable.可知D项是最佳标题。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过辅导儿子写作业的经历意识到用传统的教育方式约束孩子已不再适用，父母应该接受孩子自己的学习方法，培养其独特的个性，进而获得成功。5答案与解析：D考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he would concentrate be
27、tter”可知，作者让他儿子坐下来是想让他更专心地学习。6答案与解析：B考查推理判断。结合第二段的内容可推断，通过儿子的事例，作者开始怀疑传统教育模式。7答案与解析：D考查推理判断。第二段是对传统教育的质疑，第三、第四段指出父母应该引导并帮助孩子发现适合他们自己的学习方式，作者不再要求儿子坐下专心学习，由此可推断作者改变了他的传统教育观念。8答案与解析：C考查主旨大意。文章第一段开门见山地提出了本文的主题，如果孩子得到了认同，就能学会自爱并用自己的方式取得成功，所以C项最能概括文章大意。.语篇解读【语篇解读】本文为记叙文，讲述了乐高公司创始人的经历。他虽然多次遭受挫折，但仍不言败，最终取得了成
28、功。1答案与解析：A在那时，Ole Kirk Christiansen仅仅是Billund小镇的一个普通木匠。联系语境并根据空后的“but with ambition”可知，Christiansen虽然平凡，却有着远大志向。ordinary“平凡的，普通的”。故选A。2答案与解析：D根据空后的“he opened his own shop”可知，Christiansen开了自己的店，即他把自己的爱好转变成了商业，business“商业，生意”。故选D。下文中的“expand his business”也是信息提示。3答案与解析：D结合语境并由上文中的But可知，他的儿子们不小心把店里的一堆木屑
29、点着了，焚毁了整栋楼，也毁掉了他们的家。accidentally“意外地，偶然地”。故D项符合文意。4答案与解析：C参见上题解析。destroy“毁掉，破坏，摧毁”。故选C。5答案与解析：B尽管一切都全毁了，但Christiansen把这场火灾当作修建一个更大的作坊的理由。loss“丧失，亏损，损失”，在此处指代上文中提到的火灾毁掉的一切。故选B。6答案与解析：D结合语境和常识可知，火灾烧毁一切后需要重新修建。故选D。7答案与解析：A联系上下文可知，该句与前一句为转折关系。故However符合文意。8答案与解析：C联系语境可知，此处指受到经济灾难和个人不幸的影响。personal disast
30、er指代上文中提到的“his wife died”。故选C。9答案与解析：B联系语境可知，受到经济大萧条和妻子去世的影响，Christiansen解雇了很多工人，努力维持生计。struggle“奋斗，拼搏”。故B项符合文意。10答案与解析：B根据下文可知，他的事业大获成功，故此处指这些悲剧对他生意的恢复很重要。recover“(从糟糕经历中)恢复”。故选B。11答案与解析：D他做了一个艰难的决定：做一些可能会卖出去的便宜商品。inexpensive“不昂贵的”。故选D。12答案与解析：C根据下一句的转折可知，起初这个决定并没有取得成功。pay off“成功，奏效，达到目的”。故选C。13答案与解析：A在公司正在经历最艰难的时期时，他对玩具的爱推动着公司前进。go through“经历某事(指困境、痛苦等)”。故选A。14答案与解析：C根据下一句内容可知，他的玩具受到广泛欢迎。由此可推断，此处讲的是结果证明他是一个才华横溢的玩具制造者。turn out“原来是，证明是，结果是”。故选C。15答案与解析：C联系语境可知，此处讲的是他的一款畅销玩具到目前仍然受欢迎。hit“很受欢迎的人(或事物)”。故C项符合文意。
