1、课时分层作业(三).阅读理解ATeachers Terry and Amy Labrecque coached 145 primary school students，and about 40 percent of them completed this years half marathon race.The school serves lowincome students and has no organized sports available.The training program began with a single lap around the school and a pro
2、mise from each child to set the goal to run the race.How do we take advantage of the value of setting goals with kids？I spoke with Megan Searfoss，author of the blog RunLikeAM.Being a multisport athlete，Ms.Searfoss is also the coach of Team Stonyfield.The team is raising funds to support Girls on the
3、 Run，a nonprofit organization which encourages schoolage girls to build confidence and healthy living habits through running.She feels parents are important in helping kids set goals and serving as role models.From a fitness perspective，she feels this is especially important when older kids begin to
4、 look beyond team sports in school and towards healthy living as young adults.She also points to the value of parents setting goals with their kids that they can complete at the same time.For example，Searfoss says that a parent could choose to register themselves and their kid for a running race on
5、the same day.And，just like adults need to motivate themselves to take on a new challenge，kids respond to rewards as well.Searfoss asserts(主张)that rewards can be something as simple as a sticker(贴纸)or a journal celebrating little advances along the way to a bigger achievement.When it comes to what to
6、 do when kids fall short of goals，Marie Faust Evitt，an early childhood educator，advises still praising what progress has been made.Just like a marathon isnt run without training，setting and achieving goals might not happen without a few small problems along the way.Evitts advice celebrates the steps
7、 in the journey，rather than focusing only on the finish line at the end.【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。主要讨论了帮助孩子设立目标并坚持目标的一些技巧。1What do we know about Ms. Searfoss?AShe is in charge of a popular organization.BShe coached schoolage girls to be bloggers.CShe used to be a sportswoman in the national team.DShe support
8、s girls in living a healthy life by doing sports.D推理判断题。根据第二段“Ms.Searfoss.encourages schoolage girls.healthy living habits through running”可推断，Searfoss支持女孩通过运动来过上健康的生活。2What does Searfoss suggest parents do in Paragraph 3?AJoin in team sports.BCompete with their kids.CReceive training online.DTake t
9、he lead in sticking to goals.D推理判断题。根据第三段“serving as role models”和“complete at the same time”及其后的例子推断，Searfoss建议家长以身作则，带头坚持目标。3How should parents reward kids according to Searfoss?ABuy kids educational toys.BRecord kids small achievements.CProvide kids with top tools.DKeep making delicious meals for
10、 kids.B细节理解题。根据第四段“rewards can be.a journal celebrating little advances”可知，Searfoss认为家长可以通过记录孩子成长点滴来作为对孩子的一种奖励。 4What is Evitts attitude towards children missing their goals?ATolerant.BCritical.CIndifferent. DUnclear.A观点态度题。根据末段“Marie Faust Evitt. advises still praising what progress has been.proble
11、ms”可推断，Evitt对未能达成目标的孩子持“包容的”态度。BIn his new book Watling Street，John Higgs explores one of Britains oldest roadsand how it inspired countless stories，from the Canterbury Tales to Star Wars.Chaucers Canterbury TaLes，written in the late 14th century，tells the story of a group of medieval pilgrims(中世纪的朝
12、圣者)travelling from London to Canterbury.Six hundred years later，the Star Wars movies were filmed on the same road.This road is Watling Streetand there is no road in the Englishspeaking world more steeped in(充满)stories.And，somehow，it has always been inspiring writing itself，or storytelling at least.I
13、n fact，it is hard to find a character from the British imagination that cannot be linked to Watling Street in some way.James Bond drives along the road in Ian Flemings novel Moonraker.Doctor Who pops up at different points along it in different historical eras.Miss Havishams Gothic house in Charles
14、Dickens Great Expectations is based on Restoration House in Rochester，which stands just yards away from Watling Street.English comics writers Alan Moore and Steve Moore both spent their lives living close to Watling Street，and the road appears in their works.As they see it，each of us has our own pri
15、vate place in ideaspace the area of immaterial things.There our private thoughts and dreams can be found.But other parts of ideaspace are shared，and it is in these communal areas that widely known characters，stories and legends live.For the Moores，a walk across a landscape was as much a walk through
16、 the fiction，histories and connections of the area as it was a walk across the physical，material world.Seen through their eyes，a road as old as Watling Street is basically a machine designed to build up story upon story.And it is still used by hundreds of thousands of people every day.The road is li
17、terally built out of stories，throwaway stories included，but romances(爱情小说)are always the best genre(体裁)to build roads from.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了Watling Street在英国突出的文化地位。5Whats the authors purpose in writing Paragraph 1?ATo introduce an ancient British road.BTo explain the development of popular arts.CT
18、o show the importance of reading classics.DTo point out the popularity of British culture.A写作意图题。根据第一段“one of Britains oldest roads”和“This road is Watling Street”及下文介绍可推断，作者写作此段是为了引出对Watling Street的介绍。6The people mentioned in Paragraph 2 show that Watling Street is famous as _Aa setting for many Bri
19、tish literary worksBa dream writing place for British writersCa perfect place for holding social activitiesDa cultural relic for visitors around the worldA推理判断题。根据第二段“it has always been inspiring writing itself，or storytelling at least”及下文引用的众多文学作品可知，Watling Street因作为众多文学作品的背景而知名。7What does the unde
20、rlined word“communal” in Paragraph 3 mean?AFormal.BPublic.CPrivate.DCreative.B词义猜测题。根据第三段“There our private thoughts and dreams.other parts of ideaspace are shared”可推测，“these communal areas”指的就是前文提到的可以“共享的”地方。8Which of the following may the Moores agree with?AWatling Street deserves rebuilding work.
21、BWatling Street is unworthy of its popularity.CWatling Street seems ordinary to the public.DWatling Street inspires memories and imagination.D推理判断题。根据第四段“a walk across a landscape was as much a walk through the fiction. material world”可知，Alan Moore与Steve Moore会认同“Watling Street会激发人们对此地的回忆与遐想”这一观点。.读
22、后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。It was a cold winter.After work，I returned home.I started to take my coat off，when my son Justin ran through the door of his room.He shouted，“Dad！Dad！Im going to play baseball tonight.”“Where at？”“I dont know！Its downtown somewhere.Dad，its just downtown.Well f
23、ind it.”I pulled my jacket back on.He took the baseball glove.It fit his left hand；he was left handednot a good match.“So where are we going？”I asked.“I dont know，Dad.” He ran to the door.“Its downtown.” Saint John was not a big city.There were only a few blocks in either direction.“I think its in t
24、he south end，Dad.” My son stared at me and held his glove.“Well find it.”We crossed the city center and entered the south end.We saw a few kids with gloves on their hands.“I guess were heading in the right direction，son.Those kids look like they are ready for a baseball game.”Justins eyes were spark
25、led with excitement，“See？I told you，Dad.”“I always believe in you，Justin，” I replied with a big smile.We found the field.The wind froze the parents through to the bone，but the kids failed to notice it.Their minds were on baseball.It was a ragtag group of boys and girls，just enough to form three team
26、s.It was a poor league and there were no uniforms.They were lucky to have shirts that matched.They played in Tshirts and jeans.The young kids had no idea where the ball was to be thrown.I would have laughed，but my son was one of the ones throwing the ball to the wrong base.The three teams battled wi
27、th each other，won and lost.The coaches，who were actually just elder kids，were patient.It was a game and they treated it that way.At the same time，they taught and encouraged the younger players.注意：1.续写的词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。I heard that they would take part in the city baseball competition the next sum
28、mer._Nine months later，they attended the second city baseball competition._【参考范文】I heard that they would take part in the city baseball competition the next summer.I was surprised.With only a few months left，how could they make it？The kids even were throwing the baseball to the wrong base.But they w
29、ere determined to do so.From that day on，the kids got together every weekend to practice baseball.And the young coaches taught them patiently.Six months later，the kids finished the competition and got last place.My son was upset.That night，I had to hold and comfort him，telling him that it would be b
30、etter the next time.Nine months later，they attended the second city baseball competition.Most of the kids were back.The same coaches encouraged them.The kids were familiar with each other.They knew each others strengths and weaknesses and tried to help each other.My son was there.He did a good job.The team went to the finals and won second place this time.The young players，the coaches and all the parents there cried with joy.
