1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 单元检测（四十四） The Renaissance . 阅读理解 A The Blind Side is a compelling (吸引人的 ) movie that tells the true story of Michael Oher, a homeless young man who is welcomed into a Christian family. Michael, now a senior in high school, ends up living on the streets with no belongings and no real ho
2、pe. Leigh Anne, a wealthy mom, discovers Michael and welcomes him into her family. They put Michael in a private high school. At first, the school is reluctant to take Michael in because of his poor academic record. However, the coach accepts him. Michael slowly learns to trust Leigh Anne, and her f
3、amily accepts him. Michael, who is typically quiet and withdrawn, very slowly begins to open up to them and even starts to smile. When Michaels grades improve, he joins the football team. Being a very large and strong young man, Michael is given the job of blocking for the quarterback (四分卫 ). At fir
4、st Michael， whos never played football before, is not aggressive enough. In fact, it turns out that the coach was hoping that a boy from “the streets” would be violent. However, Leigh Anne understands Michael and remembers that he had scored high on “protectiveness” on a school test. She helps Micha
5、el see that protecting the quarterback is like protecting her or protecting the family. This change in view turns Michael into a star player. The Blind Side is an encouraging movie with fine storytelling. The directing in The Blind Side is fantastic. Also, the story carries great emotional depth. Th
6、ere is a very strong message of faith in The Blind Side. Its very clear that Leigh Anne helps Michael because she thinks its the right thing to do. All in all, the message of faith and hope in The Blind Side is very clear, and the movie is extremely moving. 语篇解读：本文是一则影评。文章是对电影弱点的评论。 1 The underlined
7、 word “reluctant” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “_” 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A glad B curious C unwilling D determined 解析：选 C 词义猜测题。由画线词后面的 “because of his poor academic record”以及 “However” 可知，起初学校并不愿意接收迈克尔 奥赫，故 reluctant 意为 “ 不情愿的 ” 。 2 In the movie The Blind Side, Michael Oher _. A is turned down by the
8、school B seems to be a born star football player C is a silent, hopeless and violent young man D has an appearance that doesnt agree with his character 解析：选 D 细节理解题。由第三段中的 “typically quiet and withdraw n” 以及第四段中的 “Being a very large and strong young man” 和 “the coach was hoping that a boy from the s
9、treets would be violent” 可知，迈克尔 奥赫的外表与他的性格不符。 3 It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that Leigh Anne _. A is able to read Michaels mind B is not satisfied with Michaels coach C knows Michael is in need of protection D encourages Michael to be a great quarterback 解析：选 A 细节理解题。由第四段中的 “However, Leigh An
10、ne understands Michael . is like protecting her or protecting the family.” 可知，莉 安妮非常了解迈克尔 奥赫，并帮助他成为一名出色的橄榄球运动 员。 4 Whats the authors attitude towards the film? A It is worth seeing. B It is fun but unrealistic. C Theres no film worse than it. D Theres room for improvement. 解析：选 A 推理判断题。由最后两段的描述可知，作者
11、认为这是一部非常好的、令人振奋的、感人的电影，值得一看。 B From fist bumps to air quotes, these moves had to start somewhere. 1 The fist bump The fist bump received its 15 minutes of fame when the former President Barack 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Obama knocked fists with his wife Michelle during a televised presidential campaign speech. S
12、ome credit the move to Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial, who bumped fists instead of shaking hands to avoid catching colds. But its more likely that the gesture took off during the Vietnam War, where it was one of a number of greetings popularized by African American soldiers. 2 The high five The
13、high fives origin is contested, but it certainly got a boost (宣扬 ) in 1977 from Glenn Burke, the outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a professional baseball team. When teammate Dusty Baker hit his 30th home run on the last day of the regular season, Burke couldnt contain his excitement. As Baker
14、 crossed home plate, Burke excitedly threw his arm in the air. Not knowing what to do, Baker lifted his arm, too. They slapped palms (击掌 ), and the move swept the clubhouse. 3 The wheelie (后轮平衡特技 ) Daniel Canary bought his first pennyfarthing bike (a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a mu
15、ch smaller rear wheel) while working as a telegraph messenger and quickly became a local celebrity. In 1890, Canary dealt with the bike doing a wheelie at Niagara Falls. As the Chicago Tribune reported： “Mr. Canary believes he was the first rider to perform the trick . then regarded as impossible, o
16、f riding on the rear wheel, with the front wheel raised.” 4 Air quotes The first person to make history by punctuating with her hands, as noted in the Oxford English Dictionary, was described by a writer in the July 1927 edition of Science： “Some years ago I knew a very intelligent young woman who u
17、sed to inform us that her bright sayings were not original by rai sing both hands above her head with the first and second fingers pointing upward. Her fingers were her quotation marks and were very easily understood.” 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了几个常见动作的起源。 5 Stan Musial bumped fists _. A to greet B to celeb
18、rate C to show anger D to make signals 解析：选 A 推理判断题。由第二段中的 “who bumped fists instead of shaking hands to avoid catching colds” 可推断， Stan Musial 击拳是为了代替握手，而握手通常表示问候。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 6 Why did Glenn Burke throw his arm in the air? A Because he felt helpless. B Because he scored in a game. C Because he d
19、idnt know what else to do. D Because he was very happy for his teammate. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。由第三段中的 “When teammate Dusty Baker hit his 30th home run . Burke couldnt contain his excitement. As Baker crossed home plate, Burke excitedly threw his arm in the air.” 可知， Glenn Burke 挥起胳膊是因为他为队友的成功感到高兴。 7 People u
20、se air quotes to _. A stress the words that are being said B call listeners attention to what is being said C help listeners understand the words used easily D suggest what they are saying was said by someone else 解析：选 D 推理判断题。由最后一段中的 “her bright sayings were not original by . Her fingers were her q
21、uotation marks” 可推断，人们说话时使用手势引号就像在书面文字中使用双引号一样，是为了表示引用。 .完形填空 When I was out of the church gate, I saw three children selling boiled seeds. I went and stood _1_ next to them without saying a word and for the next 10 minutes _2_ them sell the seeds to the bargaining customers. My eyes caught the atte
22、ntion of one of the boys. I made a _3_ for him to come towards me. I was surprised that this little kid gave me a broad smile with a missing tooth and immediately _4_ me. The first _5_ I asked him was which school he went to. He _6_ that he went to a public school. The _7_ to my next question puzzle
23、d me. I _8_ him very lightly whether he knew who I was and immediately he answered with his eyes much _9_， “Derrick, Sir ！ ” I asked him how he _10_ me, and he replied that he was one of the _11_ whose mother was helped by the Derrick Foundation and that now his mother _12_ all her four children pretty decently (体面地 ) I felt _13_ but at the same time a bit upset seeing him sell seeds. I asked him why he was selling seeds when his _14_ was taking care of all the four. 【 www.163wenku.c
