1、Unit 3 Faster higher stronger课时素养检测 九Unit 3Period 1. 阅读理解(2020武威高二检测)When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and he wrote letters to many companies until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris began to lose his confidence, then depressed. Still he went on trying and
2、 still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all. “Why dont you start your own business?” one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker. Youd better find a way of opening it. ”“But what can I do?”“Get out and have a look round. ” advised his uncle. “See what people want; t
3、hen give it to them, and they will pay for it. ”Boris began to cycle around the town and found a suitable piece of waste ground in the end. Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. He worked hard, made friends with his customers and gradually managed to win his good fame. A few months later,
4、 he found that he had more work than he could deal with by himself. He found a number of empty shops but they were all no good: in the wrong position, too expensive or with some other problems. But at long last, he managed to find an empty shop in a new place where there were plenty of customers but
5、 no competition. Boris and his assistant taught themselves how to repair motorcycles. Slowly but surely the profits increased and the business developed. At last, Boris had managed to open the money-locker and found bank notes and gold coins inside. 【语篇概述】本文讲述了Boris从开始时求职失败到最后成功的故事。1. Which of the f
6、ollowing best describes Boriss job hunting experience?A. Boring. B. Surprising. C. Encouraging. D. Disappointing. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段可知Boris的求职都失败了,由此可知他的求职经历是令人失望的,故D项正确。2. Boris started his career by _. A. repairing cyclesB. buying empty shopsC. cycling around the townD. developing a waste ground【解
7、析】选A。细节理解题。根据Then he set up his business as a cycle repairer. 可知他的职业从修自行车开始,故A项正确。3. Boris finally chose an empty shop in a place because _. A. it was not so expensiveB. he had a lot of old customers thereC. there were good opportunities thereD. he could make good use of his skills there【解析】选C。细节理解题
8、。根据he managed to find an empty shop in a new place where there were plenty of customers but no competition. 可知他选择那个空的商店是因为有许多顾客,而且没有竞争,也就是有许多好机会,故C项正确。4. Whats the best title for the passage?A. No Education, No FutureB. The World Is a Money-LockerC. Good Fame Is the Key to SuccessD. Difficulty of St
9、arting a Small Business【解析】选B。主旨大意题。根据文章内容,尤其是文中The world is a money-locker. 和Boris had managed to open the money-locker可推断出B项是最佳题目,故选B。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两项为多余选项。Riding a Mobike on the street, you might hear people speaking Chinese aloud. 1Walking into a store, you may see Hua
10、wei smartphones for sale. This isnt referring to China, but Manchester, UK. 2Indeed, Chinese products have gone global. 3But to meet local peoples tastes, Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the dishes. “One example is the meat,” said Yin Hang, who is studying at the University of Wollongo
11、ng in Australia. “We like to eat meat with the bone in,but people here dont. So Chinese restaurants provide big pieces of meat without bones, even for fish. ”4 In many cities in Europe, stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers, reported Reuters. More than half of US-owned dron
12、es (无人机)are Chinese models,according to China Daily. Theyre not simply made in China, but designed and developed in the country. In the past,most Western people thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable. 5 “Made in China” has become cool and more people trust Chinese brands. For example, Hu
13、awei, one of Chinas major smartphone makers, overtook Apple in global smartphone sales for the first time in June and July last year, behind only Samsung, noted consulting (咨询)firm Counterpoint Research. “They are beautiful and offer some unique features American phones dont have,” CNN once said abo
14、ut Chinese smartphones. A. Many Chinese brands are also becoming more popular. B. What is the biggest problem with many Chinese brands?C. In fact, you might see similar things in many other cities around the world. D. Turning to the right,you may see a Chinese restaurant. E. There are many restauran
15、ts providing western foods in China. F. But things have changed greatly. G. Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time. 1. 【解析】选D。文章衔接题。根据前文Riding a Mobike on the street, you might hear people speaking Chinese aloud. 可知在街上骑着摩拜单车,你可能会听到人们大声说中文。根据后文Walking into a store, you may
16、 see Huawei smartphones for sale. 可知走进一家商店,你可能会看到华为的智能手机正在出售。D项: Turning to the right,you may see a Chinese restaurant. 向右拐,你可能看到一家中餐馆,符合语境。2. 【解析】选C。语境辨析题。根据后一句Indeed, Chinese products have gone global. 可知中国产品已经走向全球化。并结合备选项,C项: In fact, you might see similar things in many other cities around the w
17、orld. 事实上,在世界各地的许多其他城市,你可能会看到类似的事情,符合语境。3. 【解析】选G。联系上下文题。根据后一句But to meet local peoples tastes, Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the dishes. 可知为了满足当地人的口味,中国餐馆在菜肴方面做了一些改变。由此可知,空处应填与食物有关的内容。G项: Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time. 中国菜在西方国家已经吃了很长时间了,符合语境。4. 【
18、解析】选A。理解判断题。根据后一句In many cities in Europe, stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers, reported Reuters. 可知据路透社报道,欧洲许多城市的商店都出售TCL电视、海尔冰箱和联想电脑。并结合备选项,A项: Many Chinese brands are also becoming more popular. 许多中国品牌也变得更受欢迎,符合语境。5. 【解析】选F。联系上下文题。根据前一句 In the past,most Western people
19、thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable. 在过去,大多数西方人认为中国产品便宜而且不可靠。根据后一句 “Made in China”has become cool and more people trust Chinese brands. 可知“中国制造”已经变得很酷,越来越多的人相信中国品牌。空处应填一个表示转折的句子,结合备选项,F项: But things have changed greatly. 但是事情发生了很大的变化,符合语境。阅读理解ANot so long ago, most people didnt know w
20、ho Shelly Ann Francis Pryce was going to become. She was just an average high school athlete. There was every indication that she was just another Jamaican teenager without much of a future. However, one person wants to change this. Stephen Francis observed the eighteen-year-old Shelly Ann as a trac
21、k meet player and was convinced that he had seen the beginning of true greatness. Her time was not exactly impressive, but even so, he seemed there was something trying to get out, something the other coaches had overlooked when they had assessed her and found her lacking. He decided to offer Shelly
22、 Ann a place in his very strict training seasons. Their cooperation quickly produced results, and a few years later at Jamaicas Olympic games in early 2008, Shelly Ann, who at that time only ranked number 70 in the world, beat Jamaicas unchallenged queen of the sprint(短跑). “Where did she come from?”
23、 asked an astonished sprinting world, before concluding that she must be one of those one-hit wonders that spring up from time to time, only to disappear again without signs. But Shelly Ann was to prove that she was anything but a one-hit wonder. At the Beijing Olympics she swept away any doubts abo
24、ut her ability to perform consistently by becoming the first Jamaican woman ever to win the 100 meters Olympic gold. She did it again one year later at the World Championship in Britain, becoming world champion with a time of 10. 73the fourth record ever. Shelly Ann is a little woman with a big smil
25、e. She has a mental toughness that did not come about by chance. Her journey to becoming the fastest woman on earth has been anything but smooth and effortless. She grew up in one of Jamaicas toughest inner-city communities known as Waterhouse, where she lived in a one-room apartment, sleeping four
26、in a bed with her mother and two brothers. Waterhouse, one of the poorest communities in Jamaica, is a really violent and overpopulated place. Several of Shelly Anns friends and family were caught up in the killings; one of her cousins was shot dead only a few streets away from where she lived. Some
27、times her family didnt have enough to eat. She ran at the school championships barefooted because she couldnt afford shoes. Her mother Maxime, one of a family of fourteen, had been an athlete herself as a young girl but, like so many other girls in Waterhouse, had to stop after she had her first bab
28、y. Maximes early entry into the adult world with its responsibilities gave her the determination to ensure that her kids would not end up in Waterhouses roundabout of poverty. One of the first things Maxime used to do with Shelly Ann was taking her to the track, and she was ready to sacrifice everyt
29、hing. It didnt take long for Shelly Ann to realize that sports could be her way out of Waterhouse. On a summer evening in Beijing in 2008, all those long, hard hours of work and commitment finally bore fruit. The barefoot kid who just a few years previously had been living in poverty, surrounded by
30、criminals and violence, had written a new chapter in the history of sports. But Shelly Anns victory was far greater than that. The night she won Olympic gold in Beijing, the routine murders in Waterhouse and the drug wars in the neighboring streets stopped. The dark cloud above one of the worlds tou
31、ghest criminal neighborhoods simply disappeared for a few days. “I have so much fire burning for my country,” Shelly said. She plans to start a foundation for homeless children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse. She hopes to inspire the Jamaicans to lay down their weapons. She inte
32、nds to fight to make it a womans as well as a mans world. As Muhammad Ali puts it, “Champions arent made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them. A desire, a dream, a vision. ” One of the things Shelly Ann can be proud of is her understanding of this truth. 【语篇概述】本文介绍了著
33、名女飞人Shelly Ann从不被人看好到成为奥运冠军,再到最后成为世界上跑得最快的女性的事迹。1. Why did Stephen Francis decide to coach Shelly Ann?A. He had a strong desire to free her family from trouble. B. She suffered a lot of defeats at the previous track meets. C. She had big problems maintaining her performance. D. He sensed a great pot
34、ential in her despite her weaknesses. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段中Stephen Francis observed the eighteen-year-old Shelly Ann as a track meet player and was convinced that he had seen the beginning of true greatness. 可知Stephen Francis因为感觉到了Shelly Ann的潜力,所以决定训练她,故D项正确。2. What did the sprinting world think of Sh
35、elly Ann before the 2008 Olympic Games?A. Her sprinting career would not last long. B. She badly needed to set higher goals. C. She would become a promising star. D. Her talent for sprinting was known to all. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中concluding that she must be one of those one-hit wonders that spring up
36、from time to time, only to disappear again without signs. 可知在2008年奥运会前短跑界认为Shelly Ann的成绩只是昙花一现,不会持久,故A项正确。3. By mentioning Muhammad Alis words, the author intends to tell us that _. A. players should be highly inspired by coachesB. motivation allows great athletes to be on the topC. hard work is nec
37、essary in ones achievementsD. great athletes need to concentrate on patience【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据文章中介绍的Shelly Ann的事迹可推断出作者引用这句话是想告诉我们动机会让伟大的运动员达到巅峰的,故选B。4. What is the best title for the passage?A. The Key to High PerformanceB. The Dream for ChampionshipC. The Making of a Great AthleteD. The Power of Full
38、 Responsibility【解析】选C。主旨大意题。本文介绍了著名女飞人Shelly Ann从不被人看好到成为奥运冠军,再到最后成为世界上跑得最快的女性的事迹。所以The Making of a Great Athlete(一个伟大运动员的产生)是最佳题目,故选C。BJeremy Shu-How Lin is an American professional basketball player with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. Lin was born on August 23, 1988 in
39、 Los Angeles, California, and grew up in a Christian family in the San Francisco Bay Area city of Palo Alto. His parents, Gie-Ming and Shirley, emigrated from Taiwan to the United States in the mid-1970s. They are dual nationals of both China and the US. Lins parents are both 5 feet 6 inches tall. H
40、is maternal grandmothers family was tall, and her father was over 6 feet. Lin has an older brother, Josh, and a younger brother, Joseph. In his senior year in 20052006, Lin captained Palo Alto High School to a 321 record and upset nationally ranked Mater Dei, 5147, for the California Interscholastic
41、 Federation (CIF) Division II state title. He was named first-team All-State and Northern California Division II Player of the Year, ending his senior year averaging 15. 1 points, 7. 1 assists, 6. 2 rebounds and 5. 0 steals. Lin sent his resume and a DVD of highlights of his high school basketball c
42、areer to many universities. Harvard and Brown were the only teams that guaranteed him a spot on their basketball teams. In July 2005, thenHarvard assistant coach Bill Holden saw that Lin was 6 feet 3 inches, which fit the physical attributes he was seeking, and he had a 4. 2 grade point average in h
43、igh school, which fit Harvards academic standards. However, Holden was not initially impressed with Lins on-court abilities, and told Lins high school basketball coach, Peter Diepenbrock, that Lin was a “Division III player”. Later that week, Holden saw Lin playing in a much more competitive game, d
44、riving to the basket at every opportunity with the “instincts of a killer”. Lin became a top-priority for Holden. Harvard coaches feared that Stanford, close to Lins home, would offer Lin a scholarship, but it did not, and Lin chose to attend Harvard. Joe Lacob, incoming Warriorss owner and Stanford
45、 booster, said,“Stanfords failure to accept Lin was really stupid. The kid was right across the street. If you cant recognize that, youve got a problem. ” Kerry Keating, the UCLA assistant who offered Lin the opportunity to walk-on, said in hindsight that Lin would probably have ended up starting at
46、 point guard for UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles ) . 【语篇概述】本文介绍了NBA著名球星林书豪的成功经历。5. Which of the following statements about Jeremy Shu-How Lin is NOT correct according to the passage?A. He is a professional basketball player of the NBA . B. He was brought up in a Chinese-American family
47、. C. His parents are of medium height. D. He is the oldest son in his family. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段中Lin has an older brother, Josh可知他不是家中的长子,故D项符合题意。6. The statistics in the third paragraph show that_. A. Lin is an excellent basketball playerB. Lin is an excellent captain of a basketball teamC. Lin is
48、an excellent organizer on the basketball court D. Lin has a large number of fans all over the country【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第三段中提到的数据可推断出林书豪是位杰出的篮球运动员,故A项正确。7. Bill Holden gave a chance to Lin because_. A. he was tall enough with excellent records on the basketball courtB. he finally found Lin with the inst
49、incts of a killerC. he found Lin was a very active basketball playerD. his all-round abilities fit Harvards academic standards【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据Holden saw Lin playing in a much more competitive game, driving to the basket at every opportunity with the “instincts of a killer”. Lin became a top-priority
50、for Holden. 可知Bill Holden发现了林书豪的杀手的本能所以才给他一个机会。故B项正确。8. Joe Lacob thinks that_. A. It was a mistake for Stanford not to accept LinB. Lin can make a good captain of the university basketball teamC. Lin is hopeful to be an excellent point guardD. some Division I coaches have problems finding good bask
51、etball players【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据Joe Lacob. . . said,“Stanfords failure to accept Lin was really stupid. . . got a problem. ”可知Joe Lacob认为Stanford没有接受林书豪是真的愚蠢,故A项正确。【素养培优】Write the summary of the Passage B in your own words. It is limited to 60 words. Jeremy Shu-How Lin(林书豪)is an excellent American prof
52、essional basketball player. He was born in Los Angeles,and his parents emigrated from Taiwan to the US. He is tall. In his senior year he performed well, averaging 15. 1 points, 7. 1 assists, 6. 2 rebounds and 5. 0 steals. Harvard and Brown guaranteed him a spot on their basketball teams. At last, Lin chose to attend Harvard.