2017-2018學(xué)年高中英語Unit1WomenofachievementWarmin

1、Un it 1 Wome n of achieveme nt Warm ing Up & Readi ng Lan guagePoi ntsi.單句語法填空1.I hope I can lead a happy life in the future.2.It_is worthwhile to see the film.3.Some people waste food while others have nteno ugh.4.George waved his hand and the car moved off. _5.Careful observation (observe) is

2、important to scientists.6.Only when the class is over can you go out of the classroom.7.Body Ianguage is closely connected (connect) with culture.8.She tried to sleep, but thoughts crowded in and images flashed into her mind.9.His first novel was_inspired (inspire) by the memory of his mother.10. He

3、 argued with his wife about the best place for a holiday.n.完成句子1.我的攝像機(jī)自從修好后一直很正常。My camera has_been_behaving_well since it was repaired.2.湯姆被人看到從商店里偷東西。Tom was observed to steal from the shop.3.他們總是為了錢而相互爭吵。Theyre always arguing with each other about/over money.4.大廳中擠滿了他的忠實粉絲。The hall was_crowded_wi

4、th his devoted fans.5.到那時我才意識到我的錯誤。Only then did I realize my mistakes.6.水一開始沸騰，溫度就不再升高了。Once water beg ins to boil, its temperature no lon ger rises.川.閱讀理解ABorn on April 4, 1928, Maya Angelou had a hard childhood. Her parents got divorced when shewas very young. She was a single mother and being a

5、single mother was very hard on her.It was fin allyin 1949 that she started to find her place in the world when she changed her nameto show her Calypso dance performances at the night club where she worked. It was there that she won22a scholarship and trained in Africa n dance and moder n dan ce. She

6、 formed a group and they traveledall over Europe with an opera product ion. As she traveled, she studied differe nt Ian guages andbecame excelle ntin several of them. During this time, she made her first album,Miss Calypso,andit was a success.In the 1950s, she moved to New York and started to work m

7、ore on her writing.She heard Dr Martin Luther King speak in 1960 and bega n orga nizing differe nt ben efits for Civil Rights.In 1961, she began to play a large role in the Civil Rights Movement and is remembered for her workaround the coun try.She later moved to Ghana with her son and worked in the

8、 University of GhanasSchool of Music and Drama. It was there that she became close friends with MalcolmX. She returned to the US in 1964 to help Malcolm X with a new Civil Rights movement. Shortly after shereturned to the US, Malcolm X and Dr Ki ng were both assass in ated（暗殺）.To deal with the death

9、s of her friends, she wrote her first book,I KnowWhythe Caged Bird Si ngs,which fin ally made her famous arou nd the world. The 1970s were someof her most productive years as a writer, poet, as well as a sin ger.語篇解讀：作者向我們介紹了MayaAngelou 的生平故事，講述了她艱難的一面，也講述了她的成就。1.Whats the best title of this passage

10、?A. The hard and terrible life of Maya AngelouB. Some unknown facts about Maya AngelouC. Maya Angelou: a life of hard work and successD. Maya Angelou: a life of bad luck and sadness解析：選 C 主旨大意題。本文主要向我們介紹了Maya Angelou 的艱難和成就，故選C 做文章的標(biāo)題最好。2.What fin ally made Maya An gelou well known around the world?

11、A. Her friendship with Martin Luther King.B. The books and poems she wrote in the 1970s.C.The bookI Know Whythe Caged Bird Sings.D. Her unbelievable work as a Civil Rights activist.解析：選 C 細(xì)節(jié)推理題。根據(jù)末段的she wrote her first book,I KnowWhytheCaged Bird Sin gs,which fin ally made her famous around the worl

12、d ”可知，是瑪雅安吉羅創(chuàng)作的第一本書讓她揚名海內(nèi)外。33.We can infer from the passage that_ .A. Maya Angelou succeeded as a Civil Rights activistB. the songs inMiss Calypsowere in differentIan guagesC. Maya Angelou never got married in her whole lifeD. Maya Angelou did nt have a gift for learning Ianguages解析：選 A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的

13、In 1961, she began to play a large role in the Civil RightsMovement and is remembered for her work around the country 可推斷 Maya Angelou 作為一個公民權(quán)利積極分子是成功的。4.From the passage, we know that Maya Angelou was a_ .A. writer, salesgirl, teacher and dancerB. sin ger, pain ter, dancer, poet and writerC. writer

14、, poet, sin ger, dancer and Civil RightsactivistD. sin ger, publisher, Civil Rights activist andwriter解析：選 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的 “her Calypso dance performances ”， 第 三段的“ she bega n to play a large role in the Civil Rights Moveme nt”以及末段的“ The 1970s were some of her most productive years as a writer, poet,

15、 as well asa singer ” 可知應(yīng)選 C。Bonnie Kathleen Blair was born on March 18, 1964.Although born in Cornwall, NewYork, she spe nt her childhood in Champaig n, Illinois.Bonniestarted skating when she wasonly two years old.Bonnie Blair had a gift for skating.Poverty, unfortunately, is often aDespite her su

16、ccess as a young skater in America, her family lacked the funds tosend her to Europe to compete intern ati on ally.But fortune can smile in differe nt ways, and a friend of her father orga ni zeda fundraising（籌款）effort in her hometown that allowed her to go abroad and compete on the 19821983 World C

17、up circuit.The young and con fide nt Blair faced her first challe nge whe n she appeared ather first Olympic Win ter Games in Sarajevo 1984.TO her great disappo in tme nt, shehard taskmaster.24failed to win a single medal.Her first gold and the first glimpse of her genius cameat the 1988 Winter Olym

18、pics in Calgary, Alberta.To the electrifying （激動人心的）cheers of the audie nee, Blair set a new record, and picked up her first gold, in the 500-meter race.Shefinished in style, beating the defending champion by just0.1 sec on ds, and also picked up a bronze in the 1,000 meters.This was a treme ndous f

19、eat for anathlete who had lost four years before.In 1992, at the Albertville games, she won the 500 meters and 1,000 meters,beco ming the first woma n to win back-to-back gold medals in the same event.Blair reached the high point of her career at the Lillehammer games in Norway.She con ti nued herwi

20、nning streak by pick ing up the gold in the 500-meter race for thethird time in a row, but her crowning glory came when she won the 1,000 meters with a margin of 1.38sec on ds, the best in the history of the Olympic Win ter Games! Shenow had the record for medals in wome ns eve nts with five golds a

21、nd one bron ze.She retiredat the age of 31, but before doing so she set another record in theAmerica n 1,000-meter race.Starti ng with almost nothing, this woma n reached the heights of glory injust 12 years.語篇解讀：本文介紹了美國著名的滑冰運動員一一邦妮布萊爾。她曾獲得過五枚金牌和一枚銅牌。5.Why could Bonnie not go to Europe to compete in

22、tern ati on ally whe n she wasyoung?A. Because she was not good eno ugh.B. Because her family did not have eno ugh mon ey.C. Because her health was not good.D. Because her coach did not like her.解析：選 B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的Despite her success as a young skaterin America, her family lacked the funds to send

23、her to Europe to compete in ternatio nally”可知，她那個時候不能去歐洲是因為她家沒錢送她去。6.During her first Olympic Win ter Games in Sarajevo 1984, Bonnie_ .A. got her first gold medalB. did not win any medalC. only won a bronze medalD. set a new world record5解析：選 B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的The you ng and con fide ntBlair faced herf

24、irst challenge when she appeared at her first Olympic Games in Sarajevo 1984. To her great disappo intme nt, she failed to win a sin gle medal” 可知，B 項正確。7.How many gold medals did Bonnie get at the Albertville games?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D . Four.解析： 選 B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 根據(jù)第五段中的In 1992, at the Albertville ga

25、mes, she won the 500 metersand 1,000 meters ” 可知她在那場比賽中贏得了兩枚金牌。8.Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Bonnie spent her childhood in the place where she was born.B. Bonnies first gold medal was in the 1,000 meters race.C. Bonnie started skating at a very early age.D. Bonnie won four gold meda

26、ls and one bronze medal.解析：選 C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第一段最后一句Bonnie started skating when she was only twoyears old ” 可知正確答案選C。IV.語法填空J(rèn)ust up the road from my homeis a field, with two horses in it. From a distanee, each horse lookslike any other horse. But if you get a _1_ (close) look you will no tice one of them is bli nd.In stead of aba ndoning him, his owner has made him a safe and comfortable barnto live in. And if you sta nd n earby and liste n, you will hear the sound of a bell_2_