Unit1 Friendship.閱讀理解TopersonaltrainerSammyCallari,13-year-oldParkerSewardismorethanaclient(客戶).Heishis “l(fā)ittlebrother”.Overthepastyear,thepairhavebonded.Theyplaybasketballtogether,sharemealsanddancetohiphoplikenooneswatching.Thetrainerwasaskedtoworkwiththe13-year-oldboy,whohasDownsyndrome(唐氏綜合征),becausehisco-workerwhodealtwiththeboywasoutoftownlastspring.Callarihadneverworkedwithsomeonewithadisabilitybefore.HewasanxiousthefirstdayhemetParker.ButParkersbigsmileandcheeryintroductionimmediatelyputhimatease.HeremindedCallariofhimselfwhenhewasateenager.LikeParker,Callarihasalsofacedhisfairshareofchallengesovertheyears.Asahighschoolstudent,Callaridescribedhimselfasbeingtheweakkid.Whenitcametosports,hewasalwaysoverlooked.Hisdreamofplayingbaseballincollegequicklyfadedaway.Whenhewenttocollege,Callariturnedtoanewsport.Hisyoungerbrothertrainedhimtobecomeaboxer.Callariparticipatedinfivematches.Outoffourofthosefightshewastheunderdog,andhewonthreetimes. “Iknowhowitfeels,” Callarisaid. “Societytellsyouthatyoucantdothis,youcantdothat.” WhenitcomestoParker,Callarirefusestoaccepttheword “cant”.Thefriendsmeettwiceaweektotrain.Theybike,box,runandworkontheirbodieswithpush-ups.Parkerhasashortattentionspan,soitsCallarisjobtokeephimfocused. “IfParkercandoit,ifheshavingfun,evenwithhisfrustration,thenpeoplewillask, WhycantIdothat?” Callarisaid. “Thatsthewholetaskrightnow.”CallarirecallsParkersmumoncethankinghimfortakinga “chance” onherson.Callaritoldherhenevervieweditthatway.Parkermaybethestudent,butCallarisayshesalsotheonewhoslearning.1.WhywasCallariaskedtotrainParker?A.Theysharedthesameinterest.B.ParkersparentshadfaithinCallari.C.CallariwasanexpertinDownsyndrome.D.Callariwasdispatchedtotaketheplaceofhisabsentcolleague.2.WhatcanwelearnaboutCallariwhenhewasinhighschool?A.Hewasgoodatsports.B.Hewasoutofcondition.C.Hewaslookeddownuponbyeveryone.D.Hewasinfluenceddeeplybyhisbrother.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart “thatway” inParagraph5mean?A.Parkersstoryisaninspirationtomany.B.ParkersprogressisduetoCallariseffort.C.CallariisalsolearningfromParkerinthecourse.D.ParkerisnotonlyaclientbutalsoafriendtoCallari.4.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A.Aninspiringstoryofadisabledboy.B.Ahighschoolersufferinglotsoffailure.C.Thefriendshipbetweenadisabledboyandhispersonaltrainer.D.WaysofdevelopingfriendshipwiththeboywithDownsyndrome.閱讀七選五根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容, 從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Whatisfriendship?Theanswersmaybedifferent.1.Wecannotlivewithoutfriendshipjustaswecannotlivewithoutairandwater.Friendshipgivesusafeelingofsafetyandwarmth,andfriendshipencouragesustogoaheadallthetime.2.Whenwefeelhappy,wecanshareourhappinesswithfriends.Whenwefeeldown,friendswillcomfortus.Ifweareoverconfident,ourfriendscanpersuadeus,andtheycanmakeusconfidentandbravewhenwearediscouraged.Friendshipisvaluable.Itcantouchyourheartandgiveyouhope.Manypeopleareproudofhavingagoodfriend.3.Ifyouhelpyourfriendsfornoreasonbutsimplybecausetheyareyourfriends,thismeansthatyouregardyourfriendsasyourself.Thisistruefriendship.Infact,friendshipisntalwayseasilykept.4,youshouldtreathimorherlikeyouwanttobetreated.Keepthesecretsthatyourfriendtellsyou.Keepyourpromisewithyourfriend.Sharethingswithyourfriend.Stickupforyourfriend.Weshouldtryourbesttoprotectthefriendshipfrombeinghurt.Asanoldsayinggoes, “Friendshipcannotstandalwaysononeside.” Truefriendshipshouldbeabletostandallkindsoftests.Becauseoffriendship,ourlivesarefullofhappiness.Therefore,themorefriendswehave,themorepleasurewecansharewiththem.Letssay “Thankyou” toourfriendsfortheirloveandcare.5,neverforgettokeepthebeautifulfriendship!A.WhenyouwanttokeepafriendB.Ifnot,theirfriendshipstillcannotlastlongC.NomatterwherewegoorwhowebecomeD.EveryoneneedsfriendsandiseagertogetfriendshipE.TruefriendshipmustbesincereandmustnothaveconditionsF.ButonethingisclearthatfriendshipisthemostimportantthinginourlifeG.Sometimespeoplehavegoodfriendswhentheyareyoungandstudyinginschool.完形填空Oneofmyteammatessaiditbestonourlastdayoftheseason: “Guys,youaremyfamily.Weareallbrothers.” Ourtennisteamismorethanjustagroupofindividualplayerswhoarethrown1;thereisafriendship2bynoothergroupwithwhichIhavebeeninvolved.Weare3,yetconnected.Wehavestudent-athletesfromallfouryearsofhighschool,fromdifferentpartsofthecity,andfromdifferentfamiliesandsocial4.Nevertheless,weareall5byasharedloveoftennis.Thetennisteam6tomebecauseitcontainstwothingsthatItreasuremost:tennisand7.EversinceIwastenyearsold,the8aspectoftennisattractedmetothephysicalsport.Myfirsttenniscoachalwaysusedtosay, “Tennisis10%physicaland90%ofmental.”9thementalstrengthtostay10andcontrolledunderpressure,skillsare11.SometimesIfeellikeIhavetwo12inamatch:meagainstthepersonontheothersideofthenet,andmeagainstthepersoninsidemyhead,tellingmetohitabettershot.However,despitethe13pressureoftennis,thebrotherhood14byworkingtogetherasateamhelpsspreadthe15ofthepressureoveranentiregroup.We16eachotheronandoffthecourt.Wedothisbecausewehavebecomea(n)17awayfromhome.IplaymybesttenniswhenIhavemyteamsfullsupport,18intheknowledgethattheyarealwaysbackingmeup19.Iknowthateachoneofusputseverythingwehaveintoevery20whetherweareplayingorcheering.1.A.aroundB.backC.forwardD.together2.A.earnedB.followedC.matchedD.noticed3.A.courageousB.diverseC.motivatedD.skilful4.A.activitiesB.backgroundsC.responsibilitiesD.services5.A.disturbedB.sponsoredC.trainedD.united6.A.continuesB.returnsC.mattersD.occurs7.A.brotherhoodB.childhoodC.entertainmentD.society8.A.physicalB.environmentalC.mentalD.technical9.A.AccordingtoB.BeyondC.InspiteofD.Without10.A.activeB.calmC.hopefulD.silent11.A.contradictoryB.difficultC.uselessD.powerful12.A.opponentsB.friendsC.goalsD.risks13.A.unavoidableB.unreasonableC.unexpectedD.unwelcome14.A.allocatedB.createdC.imaginedD.suspected15.A.areaB.controlC.valueD.weight16.A.supportB.fightC.recognizeD.teach17.A.audienceB.familyC.reasonD.surprise18.A.anxiousB.curiousC.sensitiveD.secure19.A.enthusiasticallyB.differentlyC.graduallyD.intentionally20.A.dreamB.personC.matchD.team課時作業(yè)(一).【文章大意】 本文是一篇記敘文,主要講了一個患有唐氏綜合征的男孩和他的私人訓(xùn)導(dǎo)員之間的故事,與其說他們是師生,倒不如說他們是朋友。1.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句“Thetrainerwasaskedtoworkwiththe13-year-oldboy,whohasDownsyndrome(唐氏綜合征),becausehisco-workerwhodealtwiththeboywasoutoftownlastspring.”可知,Callari被要求來教導(dǎo)Parker,是因為之前負責(zé)Parker的同事離開了,Callari代替他,故選D。2.B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句“Asahighschoolstudent,Callaridescribedhimselfasbeingtheweakkid.”可知,Callari在讀高中時,身體健康狀況不好,故選B。3.B詞義猜測題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句“CallarirecallsParkersmumoncethankinghimfortakinga chance onherson.”可知,“Callaritoldherhenevervieweditthatway.”這句話的意思是:Callari告訴Parker的母親,自己并不認為Parker的進步歸功于自己的努力。故選B。4.C主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段的點題可知,本文主要講了一個患有唐氏綜合征的男孩和他的私人訓(xùn)導(dǎo)員之間的故事,與其說他們是師生,倒不如說他們是朋友,故選C。.【文章大意】 每個人都需要友誼。本文論述了友誼的內(nèi)涵。1.F承接上文“Whatisfriendship?Theanswersmaybedifferent.”,并結(jié)合下文“Wecannotlivewithoutfriendshipjustaswecannotlivewithoutairandwater.”可知,F項“但有一件事很明確,即友誼在我們的日常生活中是最重要的”符合語境,故選F。2.D根據(jù)下文“Whenwefeelhappy,wecanshareourhappinesswithfriends.Whenwefeeldown,friendswillcomfortus.”可知,D項“每個人都需要朋友,并且希望得到友誼”符合語境,故選D。3.E根據(jù)下文 “Ifyouhelpyourfriendsfornoreasonbutsimplybecausetheyareyourfriends,thismeansthatyouregardyourfriendsasyourself.”可知,真正的友誼應(yīng)該是真誠的,不應(yīng)該帶有任何條件, 故選E。4.A承接上文“Infact,friendshipisntalwayseasilykept.”可知,接下來要講的是維持友誼的方法,故選A。5.C結(jié)合句子結(jié)構(gòu)“neverforgettokeepthebeautifulfriendship!”和句意可推知,C選項與之相匹配,故選C。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。網(wǎng)球隊讓來自不同地區(qū)的隊員們組成一個大家庭,使他們成為好兄弟。1.D結(jié)合語境“Ourtennisteamismorethanjustagroupofindividualplayerswhoarethrown”可知,“我們”不僅僅是由一個個單獨的球員意外相聚在一起組成的一個團隊,故選D。around在周圍;back在后面;forward向前;together一起。2.C根據(jù)語境可知,“我”之前從未獲得像現(xiàn)在這樣與網(wǎng)球隊員們結(jié)下的友誼,故選C。earn贏得,掙得;follow跟隨;match相匹配;notice注意。3.B根據(jù)語境 “Weareyetconnected.”,并結(jié)合下句“Wehavestudent-athletesfromallfouryearsofhighschool,fromdifferentpartsofthecity,andfromdifferentfamiliesandsocial”可知,“我們”各不相同,但彼此又有聯(lián)系,故選B。courageous有勇氣的;diverse多樣的;motivated有積極性的;skilful有技巧的。4.B根據(jù)語境可推知,“我們”彼此的社會背景各不相同,故選B。activity活動;background背景;responsibility責(zé)任;service服務(wù)。5.D由上文“Weareyetconnected.”可知,彼此各不相同的人因為共同的愛好而團結(jié)在一起,故選D。disturb困擾;sponsor資助;train訓(xùn)練;unite團結(jié)。6.C根據(jù)語境“becauseitcontainstwothingsthatItreasuremost”可推知,網(wǎng)球隊對作者很重要,故選C。continue繼續(xù);return返回;matter要緊,重要;occur發(fā)生。7.A根據(jù)上文“thereisafriendship”和下文thebrotherhood可知,作者最珍惜的是網(wǎng)球和兄弟情義,故選A。brotherhood兄弟情義;childhood童年;entertainment娛樂;society社會,團體。8.C根據(jù)下文“Myfirsttenniscoachalwaysusedtosay, Tennisis10%physicaland90%ofmental.”可推知,作者很看重精神方面的力量,故選C。physical身體的;environmental環(huán)境的;mental精神的;technical技術(shù)的。9.D根據(jù)語境“thementalstrengthtostayandcontrolledunderpressure,skillsare”可推斷出,在壓力下,沒有智力來保持冷靜和克制,技巧是沒有用的,故選D。accordingto根據(jù);beyond超越;inspiteof盡管;without沒有。10.B與controlled呼應(yīng)可知,此處表示要冷靜應(yīng)對,故選B。active積極的;calm淡定的,鎮(zhèn)靜的;hopeful有希望的;silent沉默的。11.C根據(jù)語境可知,沒有精神方面的冷靜和克制,技巧便無從談起,故選C。contradictory自相矛盾的;difficult困難的;useless無用的;powerful強有力的。12.A根據(jù)語境“meagainstthepersonontheothersideofthenet,andmeagainstthepersoninsidemyhead,tellingmetohitabettershot.”可知,作者有時覺得比賽中自己有兩個對手,故選A。opponent對手;friend朋友;goal目標;risk風(fēng)險,危險。13.A根據(jù)語境“However,despitethepressureoftennis”,并結(jié)合常識可知,在網(wǎng)球運動中壓力是不可避免的,故選A。unavoidable不可避免的;unreasonable不合理的;unexpected意外的;unwelcome不受歡迎的。14.B根據(jù)語境“thebrotherhoodbyworkingtogetherasateam”可知,全隊成員在比賽中團結(jié)一致,結(jié)成了深厚的兄弟情義,故選B。allocate分配;create創(chuàng)造;imagine想象;suspect懷疑。15.D根據(jù)語境“thebrotherhoodbyworkingtogetherasateamhelpsspreadtheofthepressureoveranentiregroup.”可推知,兄弟情義會把這種壓力的“重量”分散到整個群體中去,故選D。area地區(qū);control控制;value價值;weight重量。16.A根據(jù)語境“Weeachotheronandoffthecourt.”,并結(jié)合下文“Ihavemyteamsfullsupport”可推知,隊員們無論是球場上還是球場下都是彼此支持的,故選A。support支持;fight打架;recognize認出;teach教。17.B根據(jù)上文“Guys,youaremyfamily.”,并結(jié)合全文的整體內(nèi)容可推知,大家彼此支持是因為大家已經(jīng)成為一家人,故選B。audience觀眾;family家庭;reason原因;surprise吃驚。18.D根據(jù)語境“IplaymybesttenniswhenIhavemyteamsfullsupportintheknowledgethattheyarealwaysbackingmeup”可知有隊友熱情的支持,作者就放心了,故選D。anxious焦慮的;curious好奇的;sensitive敏感的;secure安全的。19.A網(wǎng)球隊是一家人,因此大家彼此互相支持,這種熱情讓作者很是安心,故選A。enthusiastically熱情地;differently不同地;gradually逐漸地;intentionally故意地。20.C根據(jù)語境“whetherweareplayingorcheering.”可推知,此處表示比賽,故選C。 dream夢想;person人;match比賽;team團隊。