1、UNIT 3 Sports and fitness.阅读理解James Cleveland Owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves.His family moved to Cleveland when he was 9.There, a school teacher asked the youth his name.“J.C.,” he replied.She thought he had said “Jesse”, and he had a new name.Owens ran his first race
2、 at age 13.After high school, he went to Ohio State University.He had to work part time so as to pay for his education.As a second year student, in the Big Ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the Olympic Games a year later.A week before the Big Ten meet, Owens accidentally f
3、ell down a flight of stairs.His back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he had to be helped in and out of the car that drove him to the meet.He refused to listen to the suggestions that he give up and said he would try.He did try,and the results are in the record book.The stage wa
4、s set for Owens victory at the Olympic Games in Berlin the next year, and his success would come to be regarded as not only athletic but also political.Hitler did not congratulate any of the African American winners.“It was all right with me,” he said years later.“I didnt go to Berlin to shake hands
5、 with him, anyway.”Having returned from Berlin, he received no telephone calls from the president of his own country, either.In fact,he was not honored by the United States until 1976, four years before his death.Owens Olympic victories made little difference to him.He earned his living by looking a
6、fter a school playground,and accepted money to race against cars, trucks, motorcycles and dogs.“Sure, it bothered me,” he said later.“But at least it was an honest living.I had to eat.”In time, however, his gold medals changed his life.“They have kept me alive over the years,” he once said.“Time has
7、 stood still for me.That golden moment dies hard.”本文讲述了美国著名运动员James Owens的生平,他在体育方面取得了许多成就,但由于肤色问题,在国内外受到了不公平的待遇。1Owens got his other name “Jesse” when _.Ahe went to Ohio State UniversityBhis teacher made fun of himChis teacher took “J.C.” for “Jesse” Dhe won gold medals in the Big Ten meet答案:C解析:细节
8、理解题。 根据前三段的内容可知新老师错把J.C.听成了Jesse,所以Owens有了Jesse这个名字。故选C项。2In the Big Ten meet, Owens _.Ahurt himself in the backBsucceeded in setting many recordsCtried every sports event but failedDhad to give up some events答案:B解析:细节理解题。 根据第五段最后两句可知在Big Ten meet比赛中,Owens没有放弃,并且取得了很好的成绩,创造了许多新纪录。故选B项。3We can infer
9、from the text that Owens was treated unfairly in the US at that time because _.Ahe was not of the right raceBhe was the son of a poor farmerChe didnt shake hands with HitlerDhe didnt talk to the US president on the phone答案:A解析:推理判断题。 根据第一段可知Owens是黑人,由倒数第四段可知,在存在种族歧视的美国,他的荣誉不被承认,他受到了不公平的待遇。故选A项。4When
10、 Owens says “They have kept me alive over the years.”, he means that the medals _.Ahave been changed for money to help him live onBhave made him famous in the USChave encouraged him to overcome difficulties in lifeDhave kept him busy with all kinds of jobs答案:C解析:推理判断题。 联系最后一段“Time has stood still fo
11、r me.That golden moment dies hard.”可知他获得的奖牌鼓励他,使他克服了许多生活上的困难和不公平的待遇。故选C项。.完形填空The Fittingin of Suzy KhanThe first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her.She was really small for her age of 12.The boys in my class often _1_ about her and laughed their heads off.She would open a book,pretendin
12、g to read,with tears dropping on the open page.All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa.She had just been adopted by a family in town who decided that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids.I looked down at this _2_ girl and promised myself tha
13、t somehow I would help her.But how could I help her _3_ in with us? There had to be a way.One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had _4_ her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n) _5_ copy.I was surprised and thought that she could do somethi
14、ng in the coming _6_ show.So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had _7_.“Why, its wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted for the talent show.“I need more of these, but I just dont have enough _8_.Could you help me, Suzy?”On th
15、e day of the talent show, Suzys _9_ were everywhereall over the hall and all over the school, each one different.“And finally,” said Mr Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a(n) _10_ award.Im sure youve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded.“One of our own students
16、 _11_ them.”I could hear everyone whispering.“Who in our school could draw _12_ well?”Mr Brown waited a while before saying, “Since this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a _13_,too.Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new studentSuzy Khan!”I _14_, at that time when I was looking at her e
17、xcited face, shed probably never owned anything in her whole life.Everyone started to _15_ their hands.Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening.I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲了一个非洲来的儿童Suzy被美国家庭收养,为让孩子了解美国生活,他们把孩子送进学校和美国孩子一起学习。但那些美国孩子却经常嘲笑她。一次偶然的机会,“我”发现了
18、她的绘画才能,并把她介绍给艺术老师。艺术老师也认同她的绘画才能,让她帮自己制作才艺秀的海报。在才艺秀结束的时候,校长颁发给Suzy一个特殊的奖项,同学们也认可和接纳了她。1A.jokedBcared Ctrains Dworried答案:A解析:考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。根据语境,这里是说“班里的男孩子会拿她开玩笑,然后就是哄堂大笑。而她也只好眼含泪水地假装看书”。 joke about 拿开玩笑;care about介意,在乎;train about关于的训练;worry about为担忧。故选A。2.A.rich Bproud Ctiny Dpopular答案:C解析:考查形容词词义辨析
19、。A.rich有钱的;B.proud自豪的;C.tiny极小的;D.popular受欢迎的。根据上文叙述,这个女孩比同龄12岁的孩子都要瘦小,所以“我低头看着这个小小的女孩子,下决心无论如何都要帮助她”。tiny very small。故选C。3A.come Bfall Cfit Dtie答案:C解析:考查动词词义辨析和语境理解。A.come来;B.fall落下;C.fit适合;D.tie系。我打算帮助这个女孩与大家融洽相处。文章标题已给出提示。fit in with适合,与一致。故选C。4A.read Btaken Copened Dput答案:C解析:考查动词词义辨析和语境理解。A.rea
20、d阅读;B.taken拿走;C.opened打开;D.put放置。Suzy把书打开到火车图片那里。open.to把翻到,to是介词,表达“到地方”。其他均不合适。故选C。5A.free Bperfect Cfinal Dextra答案:B解析:考查形容词词义辨析和语境理解。A.free自由的;B.perfect完美的;C.final最后的;D.extra额外的。根据下文“Why, its wonderful”可知,Suzy画得非常好,与此题选项中的perfect相近。故选B。6A.art Btalk Cquiz Dtalent答案:D解析:考查名词词义辨析和语境理解。A.art艺术;B.tal
21、k谈论;C.quiz小测试;D.talent才能,天才。根据后文第7题后的陈述“the talent show”我们知道这是一个才艺秀。故选D。7A.colored Bwritten Ccarved Ddrawn答案:D解析:考查动词词义辨析和语境理解。A.colored涂色;B.written书写;C.carved雕刻;D.drawn绘画。根据上文陈述,Suzy在画火车,所以这里应该是我把她画的东西展示给艺术老师看。故选D。8A.room Btime Cpaper Dinterest答案:B解析:考查名词词义辨析和语境理解。A.room房间;B.time时间;C.paper纸;D.inter
22、est兴趣。由该空前面“more”和空后的“help”两个词可知,老师还需要更多的海报,但老师“没有足够的时间”,所以才请Suzy帮忙制作。故选B。9A.gifts Bbooks Cphotos Dposters答案:D解析:考查名词词义辨析和语境理解。A.gifts礼物;B.books书;C.photos 照片;D.posters海报。上文已谈到,艺术老师想让Suzy帮忙制作一些海报,所以,才艺秀当天应该到处都能看到Suzy制作的海报。故选D。10A.special Bacademic Cnational Droyal答案:A解析:考查形容词词义辨析。A.special特殊的;B.acade
23、mic学术的;C.national国家的;D.royal皇家的。才艺秀当天大家都表演了,还要颁发一个特殊的奖项给制作海报的人,因为制作海报原本不是才艺秀的内容。故选A。11A.painted Bfound Cprinted Dcollected答案:A解析:考查动词词义辨析和语境理解。A.painted画;B.found发现;C.printed印刷;D.collected收集。文中这句话的意思说“我们的一个学生画了这些海报”,除了draw以外,我们还可以使用paint一词,表示绘画。故选A。12A.very Bthat Cquite Dtoo答案:B解析:考查副词词义辨析。修饰形容词或副词,表
24、示“那么,那样”,我们一般用so,也可以用that,二者意思相近。that wellso well。故选B。13A.prize Brank Crest Dplace答案:A解析:考查名词词义辨析和语境理解。A.prize奖品;B.rank等级,军衔;C.rest 休息;D.place地方。因为努力画了这些海报,这位同学值得奖励。故选A。14A.replied Brealized Cremembered Dregretted答案:B解析:考查动词词义辨析。A.replied回答;B.realized意识到;C.remembered记得;D.regretted后悔。该空描写作者的思想活动,是意识到Suzy从来没有拥有过什么,这些成就和别人的承认第一次让Suzy意识到自己的能力和重要。故选B。15A.clap Bwave Craise Dshake答案:A解析:考查动词词义辨析。A.clap鼓掌;B.wave挥手;C.raise提高;D.shake摇动。因为她画得好,得到校长表扬,才能得到大家认可,所以大家为她鼓掌。clap ones hands鼓掌。故选A。