1、第 1页(共 11页)Unit6 The admirableSection C Writing Workshop一、单句语法填空1.Do not leavethe important details.2.The teacher is the one you can turnwhen you arein trouble.3.You can always count on metimes ofdifficulty.4.He refused to help me in spitemy constantrequests.5.The teacher divided the whole class10 g
2、roups.6.She was afraidsnakes because she got bittenwhen she was little.7.The people in the country have a hungerpeace.8.He left a good impressionme for his goodmanners.9.I am on my way to finish my task so can you help me addthese figures?10.He insisted on majoringcomputer sciencethough his parents
3、were against it.二、阅读理解第 2页(共 11页)AThere have certainly been records that have been hugelypopular and some of those have had a message.Can there be manysongs that really did change the world?Did they really changethe hearts and minds of ordinary people?There is one,Goettingen,which did,but its hardly
4、 knownnow.Even though France and Germany are neighbors,there was badfeeling between them 50 years ago as a result of World War.Into this area of hatred and anger stepped a singer with agentle voice.Barbara was her stage name.She took it from her Russiangrandmother.She was born in Paris in 1930.She w
5、as Jewish andso a target (目标) for the Nazis.But,twenty years after theend of the Second World War,she travelled to the German cityGoettingen.She fell in love with the city and its people andrecorded the song Goettingen,first in French and then inGerman.It moved her German audience at the theatre.The
6、 song becamea hit.A street was named after her.The city gave its Medal ofHonortoher.Thesongspopularitymadeanimportantcontribution to repairing FranceGermany relations.One of the people in the audience was a student by the nameof Gerhard Schroeder.He later became Chancellor of Germany.Hesaid: “I was
7、a college student when she came to sing.It went第 3页(共 11页)to our hearts,the start of a wonderful friendship between ourcountries.”Listening to the song today,its easy to understand itsattraction then.It is still a beautiful song of love,althoughit is a bit sad in parts.Barbara had much to be sad abo
8、ut.Shewas extremely frightened by the war.In Germany,she was loved for the love she had given to thepeople.In France,she was a star.Streets were named after herthere,too.A stamp had her face on it.When she died in 1997,250 thousand people went to the funeral (葬礼)Lionel Jospin,who served as Prime Min
9、ister of France from1997 to 2002,once said: “Barbara was a woman who knew sufferingand understood the suffering of others.”1The author raises questions in the first paragraph to_.Aintroduce the topicBexpect an answerCcriticize some songsDsupport his argument2What do we know about Barbara?AShe was bo
10、rn in Russia.BShe was a popular German singer.CShe had suffered a lot during World War.DShe came to Germany soon after World War .3According to the text,Barbaras Goettingen _Ais a very cheerful songBwas first recorded in German第 4页(共 11页)Chelped bring France and Germany closerDwas more popular in Ge
11、rmany than in France4It can be learned from the text that _ABarbara died in her eightiesBa French city was named after BarbaraCBarbara once appeared on Germany stampsDLionel Jospin believed Barbara was a caring ladyBOn the outside,12yearold Luna seems like an averagekid.Its not until you get to know
12、 her that you learn that Lunais anything but average.Born with a heart defect (缺陷) called dextrocardia,Lunahas had three openheart operations and continues to pursue (追求 ) her interests in art and fashion.But when Luna wasapproached by sport shoe company Saucony to design a shoe forsale across the c
13、ountry,it came as quite a surprise.“This is so incredible.I got to use my art and creativityfor something new that Id never thought Id be able to design, ”Luna said.She is one of six patients from Boston ChildrensHospital (BCH) who have partnered with Saucony to design theirown shoes to launch the “
14、Shoes with Soul” campaign.“Rather than just a donation we wanted to create anexperience and a moment that would raise not only money,butalso awareness to highlight all the amazing work thats beingdoneatBCH ,”saysChris , Sauconysvicepresident.第 5页(共 11页)“Specifically,we wanted to give some of the BCH
15、 kids anopportunity to share their stories and their talents with theworld.”Lunas design is fashion.“On the tongue,they digitalizedone of my drawings,and then on bottom its a really bright pinkcolor, and on the inside, the sole of the shoe is actually anotherdrawing I did of a sunset, ” she said.“Th
16、inking about kidseverywhere around the world wearing my shoes is amazing.Itblows my mind.”The income from the shoe sales will benefit the BostonChildrens Hospital Cardiac Fitness Program,which encourageskids to “find your possible” through personalized exerciseprogramstailoredforeachindividualpatien
17、tsheartcondition.“It feels really good to help people and its reallysomething I can relate to, ” says Luna.“The advice I would givea kid or someone like me is never giving up.There are a lot ofkids out there with your condition and youre not alone.”5What happened to Luna according to the passage?ASh
18、e failed to design shoes for sale.BLuna had over three openheart operations.CShe got an unexpected chance to design shoes.DShe suffered from a serious heart attack after she wasborn.6What is the main reason why the shoe company partnered第 6页(共 11页)with the patients from BCH?AThey had a talent for de
19、sign shoes.BThey had great interests in art and fashion.CThe shoe company wanted to create a chance to displaytheir talents.DThe shoe company wanted to provide a way to donate moneyto them.7How was Luna feeling when thinking about her designedshoes?ASurprised.BExcited.CStressed.DBored.8Whats the mai
20、n idea of this passage?AHe who laughs last laughs best.BWhere there is life,there is hope.CHelping others is helping ourselves.DStick to your dream even if there are difficulties.三、阅读七选五“You do not need to be a rocket scientist.” Americans hearthese words often.People say them in schools,offices and
21、factories.Broadcasters on radio and television often use them.How did the expression begin?No one seems to know it.1“It grew,” he says.“Because rocket scientists probably arethe most intelligent people around.”第 7页(共 11页)Not everyone would agree.2For example,a person whospeaks fifteen languages,or a
22、 medical doctor who operates onthe brain.Still,many people would agree that there is somethingspecial about scientists who build rockets.Maybe it hassomething to do with the mystery of space travel.Moving pictures from before World War showed a man namedBuck Rogers landing on the planet Mars.3The ro
23、cketscientist is a different kind of hero.He or she makes spacetravel possible.4A Washington rocket scientist told about a launch thatwas put off many times.Finally,everything seemedright.Mechanical failures had been repaired.The weather wasgood.The scientists had planned that part of the rocket wou
24、ldfall into the ocean after the launch.All the ships and boatswithin many kilometers of the danger areas had been warned.Butin the last few seconds a small boat entered the area.5When the work goes well,most rocket scientists enjoy theirjobs.One scientist said,“As a child I loved to build therockets
25、.Now I am a grown-up.I still love to build rockets.Andnow I get paid for it.”A.Onceagain,the launch was put off.B.Have you ever heard of the space travel?第 8页(共 11页)C.Its dangerous for rocket scientists to build rockets.D.He was a hero who could withdraw any enemy from outer space.E.Rocketscientists
26、,however,can have problems just likeeveryone else.F.Some people might be considered more intelligent than rocketscientists.G.But an official of the American space agency,NASA,says theexpression just grew.第 9页(共 11页)一、单句语法填空1.out2.to3.in4.of5.into6.of7.for8.on9.up10.in二、阅读理解1.A推理判断题。作者在首段用提问的方式引出本文的话
27、题:一首改变世界,感动德、法两国普通民众心灵的歌曲。故 A 项正确。2.C细节理解题。由倒数第三段的“Barbara had much to be sadabout.She was extremely frightened by the war.”可知,Barbara本人也饱受战争摧残。3.C推理判断题。由第五段中的“The songs popularity madeanimportantcontributiontorepairingFrance Germanyrelations.”以及 Gerhard Schroeder 所说的话可知 C 项正确。4.D推理判断题。 由最后一段中 Lione
28、l Jospin 所说的 “Barbarawas a woman who knew suffering and understood the suffering ofothers.(Barbara 是一个经历过痛苦并能理解他人痛苦的人。)”可知,他认为她是一个有爱心的人。5.C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“But when Luna wasapproached by sport shoe company Saucony to design a shoe forsale across the country,it came as quite a surprise.”可知,Luna 得到了一个意想不
29、到的设计鞋子的机会。故选 C。6.C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Specifically,we wantedto give some of the BCH kids an opportunity to share theirstories and their talents with the world.”可知,这个鞋业公司和 BCH 的病人合作,想给他们提供一个展示他们天赋的机会,故选C。第 10页(共 11页)7.B推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Thinking about kidseverywhere around the world wearing my shoes is amazing
30、.Itblows my mind.”可推知,Luna 想到自己设计的鞋子时,是兴奋的,高兴的,故选 B。8.D主旨大意题。根据第二段中的“Born with a heart defectcalled dextrocardia,Luna has had three openheart operationsand continues to pursue her interests in art and fashion.”以及最后一段中的“The advice I would give a kid or someone likeme is never giving up.”结合文章介绍了 Luna 面临身体方面的困难,仍然不放弃,坚持追求自己的梦想,并与 Saucony 公司合作,用自己的天赋,设计出了鞋子。这告诉我们,即便有困难,也要坚持自己的梦想,故选 D。三、阅读七选五1.G2.F3.D4.E5.A第 11页(共 11页)