1、Section Lesson 2 Top Five Secrets of Success & Lesson 3 Getting to the Top 一、用下面方框中所给短语的正确形式填空 apply for be committed to willing to be based on remove debts have an influence on set oneself apart on average on a regular basis 1.Have you ever thought of the post? 2.It is recommended to do exercise .
2、3.What the parents say and do their children. 4.The winter is coming and students are not get up and go to school. 5.She is training hard to from the rest. 6.The girl barely noticed things around her because she her work. 7.Your paper should facts,instead of imagination. 8. ,the age of the students
3、attending this class is 15. 9.We can help the underdeveloped countries by providing advanced technology,instead of . 二、完成句子 1.You dont know (需要什么) to get to the top. 2.Great changes (已经发生) in the past few decades. 3.A girl (24岁的) was singing outside her house. 4.He was regarded as (之父) hybrid rice.
4、5.When asked what he planned to do at weekends,he said he would (宁愿在家也不愿出去). 6.It was (通过坚持你的 梦想) that you get ahead. 7.They were having a heated conversation, (从一个话题跳到另一个话题). 三、阅读理解 A At 39 weeks pregnant most women would only be thinking of racing to hospital.But not Amber Miller,who set off to ru
5、n the Chicago Marathon while expecting her second child any day. As she neared the final stage of the race,she began to feel pain in the stomach.But the determined athlete managed to cross the finish line in 6 hours and 25 minutes. Unbelievably the Chicago race was not even baby Junes first marathon
6、Miller ran the Wisconsin Marathon earlier this year,four months pregnant.She also ran another marathon when she was about four months pregnant with her son,Caleb,19 months. Although there was extra weight,the seasoned runners time was just 3 hours off her personal best. Miller began to feel pain nea
7、r the end of the race,but she was not sure if it was labour (分娩),because she typically feels some pain when she runs while pregnant.After her race her husband drove her to Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield where she gave birth to the healthy 7 pounds,13 ounce baby. Miller decided to run because sh
8、e and her husband had already signed up for the race.The athletic mother said she experienced an enthusiastic welcome from crowds as she ran along.But the devoted runner,who had completed eight marathons,admitted that she did get a few strange looks along the course. “I know what I can handle.This i
9、s something Ive been doing for a long time,” the experienced marathon runner said. June was born at 10:29 pm on Sunday night after seven hours labour.“Shes absolutely perfect,” Miller said.“We are extremely happy,but very tired.” After her surprising double achievement,Miller says she is planning to
10、 take some time off to concentrate on being a full-time mom. 1.What can we learn from the passage? A.Miller failed to finish the race due to her labour. B.Millers husband was against her running the race. C.Miller knew she was going to give birth at the end of the race. D.It wasnt Millers first time
11、 to run a marathon while pregnant. 2.What is the name of Millers kid born right after the Chicago Marathon? A.Caleb. B.June. C.Amber. D.Wisconsin. 3.What can be inferred from the passage? A.People have different attitudes to Millers action. B.Miller will soon return for her favourite marathons. C.Th
12、e baby was in danger at birth because of the race. D.Millers personal best in marathons was over 6 hours. 4.What is the best title of the passage? A.A Young American Couple Loving Marathons B.How to Finish the Latest Chicago Marathon C.How to Train a Pregnant Woman for Marathons D.A Pregnant Woman G
13、iving Birth After a Marathon B He is a lesson to every boy who ever picked up a basketball and dreamed that it would change his life. The lights were never brighter and the crowds were never bigger for a home-grown sports hero than they were a quarter-century ago for Ray Hall.But his athletic achiev
14、ements,as impressive as they are,are to my mind not what is most admirable about the man.Known as “Sugar Ray” in his teens,Hall was rated among the countrys top 25 high school basketball players.An inner-city kid from a solid family,Hall took on the challenge of lifting Canisius Collegestill recover
15、ing from its failureback to respectability,rejecting more favourable offers.His status brought more pressure than any 18-year-old should have to handle.However,I watched him mature into the player who led Canisius back to daylight. After college Hall played professionally in Italy and Greece for ove
16、r 10 years until a car accident at 32 ended his basketball career.The news that he would never play again shocked Hall but unlike so many others he was ready for life after basketball.When I met Hallstill fit at 46for lunch Monday,he wore a cut-sharp gray suit,designer tie and blazing white shirt th
17、at screamed Success.“That was always the questionwhen the cheers end,where do you go?Who do you turn to?” he said.“It starts and ends with that person in the mirror.” Hall got the concept of academicsfirst from his parents.He graduated from Canisius a semester early.“No matter how good an athlete yo
18、u are,you are just one injury away from losing it all,” he said.“But if you take care of things academically,you are prepared until you leave this Earth.” For the past 14 years,he has been in a computer sales job at Ingram Micro.He married his college sweetheart.They have three kids and a nice house
19、 in the suburbs.He figured out early what others learn too late:Athletics is part of a journey,not the destination.Congratulations,Ray,you made it.In more ways than one. 5.According to the writer,which of the following best describes Rays success? A.Unlike other athletes,he was academically superior
20、. B.He defeated his injury and returned to the playground. C.He enjoys a successful job and a happy family. D.He has gained impressive athletic achievements. 6.Whats the right order of the events related to Ray? a.He was rated among the best high school basketball players. b.He was in a car accident
21、. c.He graduated from Canisius College. d.He started his computer sales job. e.He gave up his athletic career. A.a,c,b,e,d B.a,c,e,b,d C.c,a,b,d,e D.c,a,e,b,d 7.What can we learn from the passage? A.Ray was from an academic family. B.Ray was very mature in his teens. C.Ray was once desperate facing
22、the cruel reality. D.Athletics was not Rays final goal in life. 8.What was the writers intention in writing this passage? A.To describe the difficulties of being a professional athlete. B.To explain the importance of choosing the right college. C.To emphasise the need for a good education. D.To warn
23、 against playing professional basketball. 答案： 一、1.applying for 2.on a regular basis 3.have an influence on 4.willing to 5.set herself apart 6.was committed to 7.be based on 8.On average 9.removing debts 二、1.what it takes 2.have taken place 3.aged 24 4.the father of 5.rather stay at home than go out/
24、stay at home rather than go out 6.by sticking to your dreams 7.skipping from one topic to another 三、1.D 推理判断题。根据第三段“Unbelievably the Chicago race was not even baby Junes first marathonMiller ran the Wisconsin Marathon earlier this year,four months pregnant.She also ran another marathon when she was
25、about four months pregnant with her son,Caleb,19 months.”可知,这次的芝加哥马拉松比赛并不是 Miller怀孕时参加的第一次 马拉松比赛。 2.B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“the Chicago race was not even baby Junes first marathon”及第八段中的“June was born at 10:29 pm on Sunday night after seven hours labour.”可知,Miller在芝加哥马拉松赛后产下的孩子名为 June。 3.A 推理判断题。根据第六段中的“she
26、 experienced an enthusiastic welcome from crowds as she ran along”及“she did get a few strange looks along the course”可知,Miller参 加芝加哥马拉松赛时,围观的群众有的对她报以热烈的欢迎,有的则用异样的眼光看着她。 由此可推知,人们对 Miller 的这种行为表现出了不同的态度。 4.D 标题归纳题。纵观全文可知,本文主要讲述了一位名叫 Amber Miller 的妇女在怀 孕 39周时还去参加马拉松比赛,并在比赛结束后产下了一名女婴的故事。D项概括了 本文的中心内容,适合
27、作标题。 5.C 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第一段中的“For the past 14 years,he has been in a computer sales job at Ingram Micro.He married his college sweetheart.They have three kids and a nice house in the suburbs.”可知,他从事了一份很好的工作,有了一个幸福的家庭。 6.A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Known as Sugar Ray in his teens,Hall was rated among the countrys t
28、op 25 high school basketball players.”和“Hall took on the challenge of lifting Canisius College”,第三段中的“After college Hall played professionally in Italy and Greece for over 10 years until a car accident at 32 ended his basketball career.”和“he was ready for life after basketball”以及倒数第一段中的“For the past
29、 14 years,he has been in a computer sales job at Ingram Micro.”,可知 A项顺序正确。 7.D 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第一段中的“He figured out early what others learn too late:Athletics is part of a journey,not the destination.”可知,运动不是他的终极目标。 8.C 主旨大意题。根据文章倒数第二段“Hall got the concept of academicsfirst from his parents.He graduated from Canisius a semester early.No matter how good an athlete you are,you are just one injury away from losing it all, he said.But if you take care of things academically,you are prepared until you leave this Earth.” 可知,教育在他的生命中 起到了很大的作用。
