1、选修 Unit 3 单元主题语篇训练.阅读理解AOn a bright early summer morning, many young swimmers gather at a local swimming pool in the state of Maryland. They are members of a competitive summer swim team, and thats a regular part of their daily life. As they train and cut seconds off their times, which makes them cl
2、oser to the championship in the following largescale (大规模的) competitions, they are getting lots of physical exercise and vitamin D from the sun. However, the benefits of belonging to a sports team are not just honor or health related. You can learn useful life skills.Paul Waas, coach of the swim tea
3、m, explains, “The discipline (自制力) comes into play when youre talking about concentrating on the details that your coaches are saying as it makes you faster rather than just going up and down the pool the same way you have every time. When you focus on what youre doing right and what you can do bett
4、er, then youll see the improvement.”Besides, there is also responsibility, goals and workings within a group. Again, here is Coach Waas. “Its really great! Its so fun to watch from year to year. Ive had kids who as 7yearolds on the team could barely pay attention in practice and were only interested
5、 in who was going first. Now theyve come back as 8yearolds, having set some goals and having things that they want to achieve. These skills can help them a lot.”But playing the sports is not without harm. Some can be hard on the body. Young athletes suffer serious injuries that follow them into adul
6、thood. Coach Waas says that in fact, swimming is different from most others. First, it poses a lower risk of injury. The second one relates to how swim teams are structured. Actually, children are not the only ones who can benefit. Adults can also benefit from team sports.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了参加团队体育运动
7、不仅让人们身体更健康，还会教会人们许多有用的生活技能，无论是小孩还是大人都能从中得益。1Why do the swimmers gather at a swimming pool in the early morning?ATo obtain vitamin D from the sun.BTo build practical skills for future.CTo join in a largescale competition.DTo carry out their routine practice.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“thats a regular part of
8、their daily life”可知，游泳者们聚集在游泳池的目的是练习游泳，这已是他们的惯例。2What do Paul Waas words imply in Paragraph 2?ASwimmers should concentrate on details.BMembers get disciplined and focused in the team.CCoaches play a key role in players improvement.DMost swimmers enjoy swimming in the same way.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The
9、discipline (自制力) comes into play when youre talking about concentrating on the details”可知，教练的话暗示在团队里练习时，队员会变得自律和专注，故选B。3What happens to the kids after a years training?AThey care more about who goes first.BThey pay less attention to training.CThey devote more time to practice.DThey are more aware of
10、 what to do.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Now theyve come back as 8yearolds, having set some goals and having things that they want to achieve”可知，孩子们经过一年的训练后知道自己想要得到什么，应该做什么，故选D。4What does the author want to convey in the text?AExercise benefits everyone.BSwimming is better than other sports.CTeam sports teach
11、 life lessons.DPhysical exercise should be a habit.解析：选C主旨大意题。综合全文内容可知，本文主要讲了团队体育运动会教授许多对生活有用的技能和经验，比如自律、专注等。故选C。BEvery year from March to October, Christian Moullec, also known as “Birdman”， takes to the skies aboard his adapted light aircraft.However, the 58yearold Frenchmans daily 30minute flight
12、 is not just to enjoy the impressive views, but to guide flocks (鸟群) of lesser whitefronted geese (小白额雁) through safe migration paths which the birds can teach future generations.His deed began in 1995 when he noticed their declining population in the wilds of Lapland, Sweden.To prevent their number
13、s from dropping further, Moullec tried to get the threatened species to follow him along migration routes that would protect them from bird hunters.However, getting grown geese to follow his lead proved challenging.As young geese imitate and follow whomever they view as their parent, Moullec decided
14、 to raise the geese from birth.To help raise funds and awareness of his job to protect not just the geese but birds worldwide, Moullec often allows paying tourists to join him on the 30minutelong flights aboard his aircraft.In addition to the trained birds flying alongside them, visitors, who come f
15、rom as far as a 15hour plane flight away, are treated to a variety of crane and geese species as well as breathtaking views of castles and cities.He often brings his camera along for the flights, capturing photos not just for their beauty, but for what they describe.Moullec believes the use of agric
16、ultural chemicals has done harm to wild European birds, with more than a third disappearing in the last 30 years. “Its a disaster，” he said.“My beautiful images with flying birds should be used to tell this story.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了法国的“鸟叔”驾驶轻型飞机引领小白额雁沿着安全的飞行路径迁徙。其目的是让人们意识到人类活动对鸟类生存产生了巨大的影响，希望人们共同来保
17、护鸟类。5Why does “Birdman” always fly to the sky on his aircraft?ATo observe geese along their migration routes.BTo follow geese through safe migration paths.CTo take visitors to operate his adapted aircraft.DTo guide geese fly safely during the migration.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，“鸟叔”是为了引领小白额雁安全迁徙，故D项正确。
18、6What do we know about “Birdman”？AHe is a nature lover.BHe is a birdwatcher.CHe is a volunteer pilot.DHe is a bird hunter.解析：选A推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，“鸟叔”驾驶轻型飞机引领小白额雁沿着安全的飞行路径迁徙，他还带着游客一起体验这样的旅行，目的是希望人们共同来保护鸟类，由此可知，“鸟叔”是一个热爱自然的人，故A项正确。7What does Moullec often take photos in his flights for?ARecording the use
19、 of agricultural chemicals.BShowing serious damage caused by chemicals.CDescribing his experiences with flying birds.DCapturing the beautiful views of birds and cities.解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，“鸟叔”拍照是为了呈现这些照片反映的问题，也就是后面提到的农药加速了鸟类的数量减少，故B项正确。8What can be a suitable title for the text?ABirdman Guides Flock
20、s to Learn to FlyBBirdman Finds Birds DisappearingCBirdman Helps Flocks Safely MigrateDBirdman Protects Birds from Hunters解析：选C标题归纳题。根据第一段第二句可知，本文主要讲述了“鸟叔”驾驶轻型飞机飞行是为了引领小白额雁沿着安全的飞行路径迁徙，故C项符合文章主旨。tips 标题归纳题的四大切入点标题是文章中心思想的精练表示形式。标题归纳题考查考生把握主题和理解中心思想的能力，要求考生在理解文章的基础上运用判断、归纳、概括等方法，对文章的主题进行高度概括或提炼，最终准确地选
21、出文章的标题。标题形式：单词、短语或句子。选标题的四大准则：精概括中心思想的语言要精练；准注意文章的内涵和外延，作者的观点表达得要准确；统能统领全文；新新颖才能吸引读者。此外，一些题材的标题也要考虑其趣味性。解题方法：在了解文章大意的基础上，仔细考虑选项内容与文章主题是否有密切联系；看选项内容对文章的概括性和覆盖面如何；要注意题目范围不能过大或过小。设错方式：概括不够；过度概括；以事实细节替代概括性强的大意(例如上文第8题D项)；无中生有，生搬硬套(如上文第8题A、B项)。 .读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。I was responding t
22、o a call from a small brick flat (用砖做的公寓) in a quiet part of town. I assumed I was being sent to pick up some partygoers, or someone who had just had a fight with a lover, or a worker heading to an early shift at some factory for the industrial part of town.When I arrived at 2：30 am, the building wa
23、s dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. Under such circumstances, many drivers just honk (按喇叭) once or twice, wait a minute, then drive away. But I had seen too many weak_people who depended on taxis as their only means of transportation.Unless a situation smelled of danger, I alw
24、ays went to the door.This passenger might be someone who needed my_assistance,_I reasoned to myself. So I walked to the door and knocked. “Just a minute，” answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor. After a long pause, the door opened. A small_woman in her
25、 80s stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat, like somebody out of a 1940s movie. By her side was a small nylon suitcase.The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets. There were no clocks on the walls, no equipment on
26、 the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.“Would you carry my bag out to the car？” she said. I took the_suitcase to the_cab,_then returned to assist the woman. She took my arm, and we walked slowly toward the cab.She kept thanking me for my kindness. “Its noth
27、ing，” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。Paragraph 1：Having given me an address, a hospice (临终关怀医院), she asked. “Could you drive through downtown？” Paragraph 2：We drove in silence to the address she had given me, and it 参
28、考范文： Paragraph 1：Having given me an address, a hospice (临终关怀医院), she asked. “Could you drive through downtown？” When I asked why we didnt take the shortest way, the_small_woman_told me it was the last chance for her to visit the city. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had l
29、ived. Besides, she asked me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing. At last, she said she was tired and wanted to go to the hospice.Paragraph 2：We drove in silence to the address she had given me, and it was a low building, where t
30、he old lady would live the rest of her life. Two nurses who must have been expecting her came out to the_cab as soon as we pulled up. I opened the trunk and took the_suitcase to the door and the woman was already seated in a wheelchair. When she asked how much she owed me, without thinking, I said nothing and bent to give her a hug. It was my_assistance that helped one of the weak_people realize her wish.
