1、1Unit1 Friendship.阅读理解TopersonaltrainerSammyCallari,13-year-oldParkerSewardismorethanaclient(客户).Heishis “littlebrother”.Overthepastyear,thepairhavebonded.Theyplaybasketballtogether,sharemealsanddancetohiphoplikenooneswatching.Thetrainerwasaskedtoworkwiththe13-year-oldboy,whohasDownsyndrome(唐氏综合征),b
2、ecausehisco-workerwhodealtwiththeboywasoutoftownlastspring.Callarihadneverworkedwithsomeonewithadisabilitybefore.HewasanxiousthefirstdayhemetParker.ButParkersbigsmileandcheeryintroductionimmediatelyputhimatease.HeremindedCallariofhimselfwhenhewasateenager.LikeParker,Callarihasalsofacedhisfairshareof
3、challengesovertheyears.Asahighschoolstudent,Callaridescribedhimselfasbeingtheweakkid.Whenitcametosports,hewasalwaysoverlooked.Hisdreamofplayingbaseballincollegequicklyfadedaway.Whenhewenttocollege,Callariturnedtoanewsport.Hisyoungerbrothertrainedhimtobecomeaboxer.Callariparticipatedinfivematches.Out
4、offourofthosefightshewastheunderdog,andhewonthreetimes. “Iknowhowitfeels,” Callarisaid. “Societytellsyouthatyoucantdothis,youcantdothat.” WhenitcomestoParker,Callarirefusestoaccepttheword “cant”.Thefriendsmeettwiceaweektotrain.Theybike,box,runandworkontheirbodieswithpush-ups.Parkerhasashortattention
5、span,soitsCallarisjobtokeephimfocused. “IfParkercandoit,ifheshavingfun,evenwithhisfrustration,thenpeoplewillask, WhycantIdothat? ” Callarisaid. “Thatsthewholetaskrightnow.”CallarirecallsParkersmumoncethankinghimfortakinga “chance” onherson.Callaritoldherhenevervieweditthatway.Parkermaybethestudent,b
6、utCallarisayshesalsotheonewhoslearning. 1.WhywasCallariaskedtotrainParker?A.Theysharedthesameinterest.B.ParkersparentshadfaithinCallari.C.CallariwasanexpertinDownsyndrome.D.Callariwasdispatchedtotaketheplaceofhisabsentcolleague.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutCallariwhenhewasinhighschool?A.Hewasgoodatsports.B.
7、Hewasoutofcondition.C.Hewaslookeddownuponbyeveryone.D.Hewasinfluenceddeeplybyhisbrother.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart “thatway” inParagraph5mean?A.Parkersstoryisaninspirationtomany.B.ParkersprogressisduetoCallariseffort.C.CallariisalsolearningfromParkerinthecourse.D.Parkerisnotonlyaclientbutalsoafrien
8、dtoCallari.4.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Aninspiringstoryofadisabledboy.B.Ahighschoolersufferinglotsoffailure.C.Thefriendshipbetweenadisabledboyandhispersonaltrainer.D.WaysofdevelopingfriendshipwiththeboywithDownsyndrome.阅读七选五2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。Whatisfriendship?Theanswer
9、smaybedifferent. 1 .Wecannotlivewithoutfriendshipjustaswecannotlivewithoutairandwater.Friendshipgivesusafeelingofsafetyandwarmth,andfriendshipencouragesustogoaheadallthetime. 2 .Whenwefeelhappy,wecanshareourhappinesswithfriends.Whenwefeeldown,friendswillcomfortus.Ifweareoverconfident,ourfriendscanpe
10、rsuadeus,andtheycanmakeusconfidentandbravewhenwearediscouraged. Friendshipisvaluable.Itcantouchyourheartandgiveyouhope.Manypeopleareproudofhavingagoodfriend. 3 .Ifyouhelpyourfriendsfornoreasonbutsimplybecausetheyareyourfriends,thismeansthatyouregardyourfriendsasyourself.Thisistruefriendship. Infact,
11、friendshipisntalwayseasilykept. 4 ,youshouldtreathimorherlikeyouwanttobetreated.Keepthesecretsthatyourfriendtellsyou.Keepyourpromisewithyourfriend.Sharethingswithyourfriend.Stickupforyourfriend.Weshouldtryourbesttoprotectthefriendshipfrombeinghurt.Asanoldsayinggoes, “Friendshipcannotstandalwaysonone
12、side.” Truefriendshipshouldbeabletostandallkindsoftests. Becauseoffriendship,ourlivesarefullofhappiness.Therefore,themorefriendswehave,themorepleasurewecansharewiththem.Letssay “Thankyou” toourfriendsfortheirloveandcare. 5 ,neverforgettokeepthebeautifulfriendship! A.WhenyouwanttokeepafriendB.Ifnot,t
13、heirfriendshipstillcannotlastlongC.NomatterwherewegoorwhowebecomeD.EveryoneneedsfriendsandiseagertogetfriendshipE.TruefriendshipmustbesincereandmustnothaveconditionsF.ButonethingisclearthatfriendshipisthemostimportantthinginourlifeG.Sometimespeoplehavegoodfriendswhentheyareyoungandstudyinginschool.完
14、形填空Oneofmyteammatessaiditbestonourlastdayoftheseason: “Guys,youaremyfamily.Weareallbrothers.” Ourtennisteamismorethanjustagroupofindividualplayerswhoarethrown 1 ;thereisafriendship 2 bynoothergroupwithwhichIhavebeeninvolved.Weare 3 ,yetconnected.Wehavestudent-athletesfromallfouryearsofhighschool,fro
15、mdifferentpartsofthecity,andfromdifferentfamiliesandsocial 4 .Nevertheless,weareall 5 byasharedloveoftennis.Thetennisteam 6 tomebecauseitcontainstwothingsthatItreasuremost:tennisand 7 . EversinceIwastenyearsold,the 8 aspectoftennisattractedmetothephysicalsport.Myfirsttenniscoachalwaysusedtosay, “Ten
16、nisis10%physicaland90%ofmental.” 9 thementalstrengthtostay 10 andcontrolledunderpressure,skillsare 11 .SometimesIfeellikeIhavetwo 12 3inamatch:meagainstthepersonontheothersideofthenet,andmeagainstthepersoninsidemyhead,tellingmetohitabettershot. However,despitethe 13 pressureoftennis,thebrotherhood 1
17、4 byworkingtogetherasateamhelpsspreadthe 15 ofthepressureoveranentiregroup.We 16 eachotheronandoffthecourt.Wedothisbecausewehavebecomea(n) 17 awayfromhome.IplaymybesttenniswhenIhavemyteamsfullsupport, 18 intheknowledgethattheyarealwaysbackingmeup 19 .Iknowthateachoneofusputseverythingwehaveintoevery
18、 20 whetherweareplayingorcheering. 1.A.around B.backC.forward D.together2.A.earned B.followedC.matched D.noticed3.A.courageous B.diverseC.motivated D.skilful4.A.activities B.backgroundsC.responsibilities D.services5.A.disturbed B.sponsoredC.trained D.united6.A.continues B.returnsC.matters D.occurs7.
19、A.brotherhood B.childhoodC.entertainment D.society8.A.physical B.environmentalC.mental D.technical9.A.Accordingto B.BeyondC.Inspiteof D.Without10.A.active B.calmC.hopeful D.silent11.A.contradictory B.difficultC.useless D.powerful12.A.opponents B.friendsC.goals D.risks13.A.unavoidable B.unreasonableC
20、.unexpected D.unwelcome14.A.allocated B.createdC.imagined D.suspected15.A.area B.controlC.value D.weight16.A.support B.fightC.recognize D.teach17.A.audience B.familyC.reason D.surprise18.A.anxious B.curious4C.sensitive D.secure19.A.enthusiastically B.differentlyC.gradually D.intentionally20.A.dream
21、B.personC.match D.team课时作业(一).【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲了一个患有唐氏综合征的男孩和他的私人训导员之间的故事,与其说他们是师生,倒不如说他们是朋友。1.D 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Thetrainerwasaskedtoworkwiththe13-year-oldboy,whohasDownsyndrome(唐氏综合征),becausehisco-workerwhodealtwiththeboywasoutoftownlastspring.”可知,Callari 被要求来教导Parker,是因为之前负责 Parker的同事离开了,Callari
22、代替他,故选 D。2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Asahighschoolstudent,Callaridescribedhimselfasbeingtheweakkid.”可知,Callari在读高中时,身体健康状况不好,故选 B。3.B 词义猜测题。根据最后一段第一句“CallarirecallsParkersmumoncethankinghimfortakinga chance onherson.”可知,“Callaritoldherhenevervieweditthatway.”这句话的意思是:Callari 告诉 Parker的母亲,自己并不认为 Parker的进步归功于自己
23、的努力。故选 B。4.C 主旨大意题。根据第一段的点题可知,本文主要讲了一个患有唐氏综合征的男孩和他的私人训导员之间的故事,与其说他们是师生,倒不如说他们是朋友,故选 C。.【文章大意】 每个人都需要友谊。本文论述了友谊的内涵。1.F 承接上文“Whatisfriendship?Theanswersmaybedifferent.”,并结合下文“Wecannotlivewithoutfriendshipjustaswecannotlivewithoutairandwater.”可知,F 项“但有一件事很明确,即友谊在我们的日常生活中是最重要的”符合语境,故选 F。2.D 根据下文“Whenwef
24、eelhappy,wecanshareourhappinesswithfriends.Whenwefeeldown,friendswillcomfortus.”可知,D 项“每个人都需要朋友,并且希望得到友谊”符合语境,故选 D。3.E 根据下文 “Ifyouhelpyourfriendsfornoreasonbutsimplybecausetheyareyourfriends,thismeansthatyouregardyourfriendsasyourself.”可知,真正的友谊应该是真诚的,不应该带有任何条件, 故选 E。4.A 承接上文“Infact,friendshipisntalw
25、ayseasilykept.” 可知,接下来要讲的是维持友谊的方法,故选 A。5.C 结合句子结构“neverforgettokeepthebeautifulfriendship!”和句意可推知,C选项与之相匹配,故选 C。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。网球队让来自不同地区的队员们组成一个大家庭,使他们成为好兄弟。1.D 结合语境“Ourtennisteamismorethanjustagroupofindividualplayerswhoarethrown”可知,“我们”不仅仅是由一个个单独的球员意外相聚在一起组成的一个团队,故选 D。around 在周围;back在后面;for
26、ward 向前;together 一起。2.C 根据语境可知,“我”之前从未获得像现在这样与网球队员们结下的友谊,故选C。earn 赢得,挣得;follow 跟随;match 相匹配;notice 注意。3.B 根据语境 “Weareyetconnected.”,并结合下句“Wehavestudent-athletesfromallfouryearsofhighschool,fromdifferentpartsofthecity,andfromdifferentfamiliesandsocial”可知,“我们”各不相同,但彼此又有联系,故选 B。courageous5有勇气的;diverse
27、多样的;motivated 有积极性的;skilful 有技巧的。4.B 根据语境可推知,“我们”彼此的社会背景各不相同,故选 B。activity 活动;background背景;responsibility 责任;service 服务。5.D 由上文“Weareyetconnected.”可知,彼此各不相同的人因为共同的爱好而团结在一起,故选 D。disturb 困扰;sponsor 资助;train 训练;unite 团结。6.C 根据语境“becauseitcontainstwothingsthatItreasuremost”可推知,网球队对作者很重要,故选 C。continue 继续
28、;return 返回;matter 要紧,重要;occur 发生。7.A 根据上文“thereisafriendship”和下文 thebrotherhood可知,作者最珍惜的是网球和兄弟情义,故选 A。brotherhood 兄弟情义;childhood 童年;entertainment 娱乐;society社会,团体。8.C 根据下文“Myfirsttenniscoachalwaysusedtosay, Tennisis10%physicaland90%ofmental.”可推知,作者很看重精神方面的力量,故选C。physical 身体的;environmental 环境的;mental
29、精神的;technical 技术的。9.D 根据语境“thementalstrengthtostayandcontrolledunderpressure,skillsare”可推断出,在压力下,没有智力来保持冷静和克制,技巧是没有用的,故选 D。accordingto 根据;beyond超越;inspiteof 尽管;without 没有。10.B 与 controlled呼应可知,此处表示要冷静应对,故选 B。active 积极的;calm 淡定的,镇静的;hopeful 有希望的;silent 沉默的。11.C 根据语境可知,没有精神方面的冷静和克制,技巧便无从谈起,故选C。contrad
30、ictory 自相矛盾的;difficult 困难的;useless 无用的;powerful 强有力的。12.A 根据语境“meagainstthepersonontheothersideofthenet,andmeagainstthepersoninsidemyhead,tellingmetohitabettershot.”可知,作者有时觉得比赛中自己有两个对手,故选A。opponent 对手;friend 朋友;goal 目标;risk 风险,危险。13.A 根据语境“However,despitethepressureoftennis”,并结合常识可知,在网球运动中压力是不可避免的,故
31、选 A。unavoidable 不可避免的;unreasonable 不合理的;unexpected意外的;unwelcome 不受欢迎的。14.B 根据语境“thebrotherhoodbyworkingtogetherasateam”可知,全队成员在比赛中团结一致,结成了深厚的兄弟情义,故选 B。allocate 分配;create 创造;imagine 想象;suspect怀疑。15.D 根据语境“thebrotherhoodbyworkingtogetherasateamhelpsspreadtheofthepressureoveranentiregroup.”可推知,兄弟情义会把这种
32、压力的“重量”分散到整个群体中去,故选D。area 地区;control 控制;value 价值;weight 重量。16.A 根据语境“Weeachotheronandoffthecourt.”,并结合下文“Ihavemyteamsfullsupport” 可推知,队员们无论是球场上还是球场下都是彼此支持的,故选 A。support 支持;fight 打架;recognize 认出;teach 教。17.B 根据上文“Guys,youaremyfamily. ”,并结合全文的整体内容可推知,大家彼此支持是因为大家已经成为一家人,故选 B。audience 观众;family 家庭;reaso
33、n 原因;surprise吃惊。18.D 根据语境“IplaymybesttenniswhenIhavemyteamsfullsupportintheknowledgethattheyarealwaysbackingmeup”可知有队友热情的支持,作者就放心了,故选 D。anxious 焦虑的;curious好奇的;sensitive 敏感的;secure 安全的。19.A 网球队是一家人,因此大家彼此互相支持,这种热情让作者很是安心,故选A。enthusiastically 热情地;differently 不同地;gradually 逐渐地;intentionally 故意地。20.C 根据语境“whetherweareplayingorcheering.”可推知,此处表示比赛,故选 C。 dream梦想;person 人;match 比赛;team 团队。6
