1、Whats in a Name?同步练习同步练习（答题时间：（答题时间：40 分钟）分钟）一、阅读理解Eight-year-old Cieran Kelso and Winter the dolphin have more things in common than mostpeople and dolphins. That is because they both have prosthetic (假肢)！Winter, the star of the movie Dolphin Tale, is Cierans idol because they both swim with thehel
2、p of prosthetic flippers.Floridas Clearwater Marine Aquarium（水族馆）, where Winter lives, usually only letsvisitors swim in the dolphin tank every three weeks or so, but when its chief officer David Yatesheard Cierans story he said he must make a swim-and-greet happen.Local tourism officials flew Ciera
3、n and his family to the aquarium from England after a yearof planning. His parents had a hard time keeping the surprise a secret for so long! They toldCieran that the trip was just going to be a business trip for his father Gary, and it wasnt until theywere halfway there that flight attendants annou
4、nced that the trip was actually for Cieran to meetWinter!Cieran caught a disease that cost both of his legs and most of his fingertips. He still loves toplay sports like soccer and gymnastics with his friends, but its taken him a little longer to learnhow to swim.To help him catch up with his friend
5、s, Cierans father Gary, with the help of a prostheticspecialist, created prosthetic flippers so that Cieran could move like his idol, Winter.“His first words when he saw the film was Winters disabled, just like me. Its just been adolphin in a film for a long time and now its real Its just a dream co
6、me true,” said Gary.Once in the tank he fed Winter fish and played with her for more than an hour. Cierans sisterLayla and Winters “sister” Hope also joined them for a while. He said he could have swam “for amillion hours” if he was allowed to!After the swim Cieran announced he wants to work at the
7、aquarium so that he can alwayslook after Winter, his new best friend. “The feeling was great and emotional to be swimming witha dolphin. I love dolphins. But the best dolphin Ive ever loved is Winter.” he said.1. From the text, we know Winter _.A. played a leading role in Dolphin TaleB. was an idol
8、for most kids in EnglandC. swam with visitors three times a weekD. performed a swim-and great in the tank2. What didnt Cieran know at first?A. He could have a business trip with his dad.B. He could swim with Winter togetherC. He would act in the movie Dolphin Tale.D. He would get a new pair of prost
9、hetic flippers.3. From what Gary said, we know _.A. Cieran showed pity for WinterB. Cieran had a dream to see a filmC. Cieran was glad to meet WinterD. Cieran found Winter a real disabled dolphin4. What is the main idea of the passage?A.Adisabled boy met a dolphin with disability.B.Aboy is swimming
10、with a dolphin alone.C.Adream of meeting a dolphin comes true.D.Aboy becomes a friend of a dolphin.二、阅读七选五I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收银台）in her generalstore.1I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thankyou.”At first I was pa
11、id in candy.2I worked every day after school, and during thesummer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m. My father helped me set up a bankaccount._3_By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promotedme to selling cosmetics (化妆品). I developed the
12、ability to look customers directly in the eye.Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “What color do you think Ishould wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wantedinto makeup (化妆) ideas._4_The job taught me a valuable lesson: to
13、be a successful salesperson, you didntneed to be aRocket scientistyou needed to be a great listener.5Expect they are no longer womenpurchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like tosee designed and developed.A. Later I received 50 cents an hour.B. Before
14、long, she let me sit there by myself.C. I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.E. My grandmas trust taught me how to handle responsibility.F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.G. Watching my money gr
15、ow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.三、概要写作I spent one Sunday afternoon helping my friend put together the ice hockey (冰球) net hedjust bought for his kids. Done, we stood back and admired the precision (精密度) design.Although my childhood friends and I wouldve loved such a net, ther
16、e is a lot to be said forthe way we had to improvise (临时变动) our hockey games.Improvising goal nets with what we could find made us inventive, taught us leadership andteamwork and was fun and joyful.Most often we used boots (靴子). Each goal was marked by two boots spaced as equallyapart as we could ma
17、nage. The trouble was that they often went sliding when the puck (冰球运动用球) hit them hard enough. Those moments were exciting, as the goalie (守门员) had to chase aboot that had moved, and reset it quickly, or risk someone taking advantage and scoring a goal.And we also had to keep our eyes peeled for th
18、e occasional dishonest goalie who might move theboots closer together.This situation led to discussions and arguments over what might or might not have been agoal, but we improved our debating skills in these negotiations, and learned to stand up to kidswho wanted to dominate ( 控 制 ) everyone else.
19、Inevitably ( 不 可 避 免 地 ), the number ofcompetitors would thin out as moms called them home for supper.This was the best time. After the hours of play, we were sweaty, red-faced, wet and dirty.Players had to be traded to keep the teams even, but we managed the adjustments well. No time towaste now, s
20、ince soon it would be dark. We joined our new team no questions asked, just takingthe position on the ice the captain pointed us to. Enemies became friends. Another valuable lifelesson learned, and no teacher or parent anywhere to be seen.With fewer players on the ice, there was more space to freewh
21、eel. This was a magical time.Virtually (几乎) no rules, no stoppages in play.We are often asked to identify goals that are specific and measurable. The net we put togetherfor my friendskids might be like that.But Ill raise a stick to imprecise goals, to playing under a starry sky with boots as goalpos
22、ts(门柱). Heres to goals that are boundless.Please write a summary of the article in about 60 words.Whats in a Name?同步练习参考答案同步练习参考答案一、阅读理解1.A解析：细节理解题。难度中等。根据文章第二段“Winter, the star of the movie DolphinTale”中同位语是对 Winter 的身份的解释说明，可知 Winter 是电影 Dolphin Tale 的主演。C选项中对海豚在池塘里为游客表演游泳的时间表述有误。而 B、D 两项则在原文中未提及。
23、故选 A。2. B解析： 细节理解题。 难度中等。 根据第四段第二句“His parents had a hard time keepingthe surprise a secret for so long!”以及本段最后半句“and it wasnt until they were halfway therethat flight attendants announced that the trip was actually for Cieran to meet Winter!”可知，父母一直隐瞒着 Cieran 可以与 Winter 一起游泳的计划。故选 B。3. C解析：细节理解题。难度
24、中等。根据文章第七段 Gary 所说的话中最后两句“Its justbeen a dolphin in a film for a long time and now its real Its just a dream come true”可知Cieran 对于去看 Winter 非常高兴。选项 A、D 在 Gary 的话中未体现；B 选项错在不应该是to see a film。故选 C。4.A解析： 主旨大意题。 难度中等。 根据文章第一段第二句“That is because they both haveprosthetic”，并结合下文内容可知，文章主要描述的正是一个残疾的男孩与一只残疾的
25、海豚在水族馆相见并一起游泳的故事。故选择 A。二、阅读七选五1. B从空后一句 I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying“thank you. ”可推知， 作者的祖母先让作者跟着她学， 然后让作者独立工作， 所以他很快学会有礼貌地对待客人的重要性。2.A空前有 at first，和本项中的 later 一致。3. G根据空前一句的 My father helped me set up a bank account. 可确定答案。4. C同样根据空前一句确定答案。5. D上文提到 a va
26、luable lesson，这里承接上下文。三、概要写作参考答案：When I helped put together the ice hockey net for my friends kids, I thoughtabout playing ice hockey when I was a child. We didnt have a net so we used boots as goalposts.Because the boots moved during the game there were arguments and discussions. This improvedour debating skills and gave us the courage to stand up for ourselves. Many aspects of our icehockey games taught us to adjust and work as a team.
