1、Unit 3 On the move Part 1 Starting out the leader of a group of girls schools will argue this week. Helen Fraser, director of the Girls Day School Trust (GDST), will tell the group that sports can help girls cope with failure. “All girls and not just the sporty ones should take physical exercise,” M
2、s Fraser will say. Research that girls are far less active than boys is worrying, she argues. Ms Fraser will tell the group that she backs “sports for all”. “Thats why I love it when our schools have A, B, C and D teams and beyond,” she will say. The GDST draws on research from the Womens Sport and
3、Fitness Foundation which suggests only a quarter of girls in England meet basic levels(水平)of activity each week. One in five girls do no activity at all, twice the proportion(比例)of boys, the research suggests. Ms Fraser says other research suggests that more than 80% of women business leaders played
4、 sports while growing up. She uses the examples of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, once a skater and tennis player, while the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, was in the French national swimming team. Ms Fraser says Olympic medallists like Jessica Ennis, Katherine
5、Grainger and Nicola Adams are excellent role models for young women but womens sports need more money and more news reports. Valerie Dunsford, head of Sheffield High School, part of GDST, said it was important to offer a large number of sports to attract different types of girls. “Not everyone wants
6、 to be out playing hockey (曲棍球)”, said Ms Dunsford. 1.Which of the following ideas would Ms Fraser agree with? A.Those taking part in sports are always failures. B.More should be done to make girls do sports. C.Girls are less confident than boys. D.Boys are born to be sports lovers. 2.Whats the prop
7、ortion of boys who never take exercise? A.1/10. B.1/4. C.1/5. D.2/5. 3.Ms Fraser mentions those famous women to show . A.hard work will pay off B.its not easy to be great C.sports can help girls to succeed D.its necessary to balance work and sports 4.Whats the purpose of the text? A.To explain the k
8、ey to success. B.To show the importance of sports. C.To introduce more games to girls. D.To encourage more girls to do sports. B Physical education, or PE, isnt required for all high school students. In some schools, it isnt offered for some different reasons. But should high school students have ph
9、ysical education? The answer is certainly “yes”. Today many people dont do sports. But as is known to all, doing sports is very important for an adult. Teaching teens the importance of a healthy lifestyle and making fitness plans now can help teens put exercise in the first place as an adult. High s
10、chool isnt that easy. Many students are under a lot of stress. Stress can be harmful to a students studies and life. Doing sports can help them deal with stress better, helping them live a happier life at school. The American Heart Association says that 10 million kids and teens suffer from obesity.
11、 Teens should get 60 minutes of physical activity per day to control their weights and to help their bones get stronger. The increase in activities that dont get teens to move around, such as computer games, means many teens dont get their required exercise. PE classes act as a public health measure
12、 to encourage physical activities and help teens have healthy weights. Not doing sports increases teens hazard of developing many diseases. An active lifestyle offers a good way of protection from these health problems. As much as 75 percent of health-care spending goes toward treating medical condi
13、tions that can be prevented by lifestyle changes, according to the American College of Sports Medicine. According to the Presidents Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN), students who performed five hours of physical activity each week improved their academic(学业的)performance. Students fro
14、m programs with no physical activity, who used the extra time for classroom study, did not perform better on tests than those who gave up some study time in support of physical education. 5.According to Paragraph 2, what does physical education in high school mean? A.Making teens attach importance t
15、o exercise later. B.Removing the stress faced by teens at school. C.Getting teens to encourage adults to exercise. D.Helping teens learn to make good plans. 6.What does the underlined word “hazard” in Paragraph 5 mean? A.Happiness. B.Risks. C.Safety. D.Sadness. 7.According to the PCFSN, doing sports
16、 . A.means making students choose between sports and studies B.helps students make good use of all their time C.means students adjust to their studies better D.helps students do better in their studies 8.What is the text mainly about? A.Why high school students should receive physical education. B.W
17、hy some schools consider physical education important. C.How schools can help students love doing sports. D.How high school students can live a better life. .七选五阅读 Running is becoming popular these days. Many people run to keep fit. 1 However, if youre doing it wrong, you wont get such good results.
18、 Fortunately, here are some tips to help you. Set right goals 2 Be smart and set the right goals. Sign up for a fun run or a 5K first, before even thinking about a marathon. Your goal should be simple to finish. If you push yourself too much, it is possible that you will get hurt and wont want to in
19、sist on running. Wear suitable shoes Once youve decided to try out running, its time to get yourself new shoes, as the wrong pair can cause foot pain. Wearing the wrong shoes can destroy your workout plan. 3 Eat properly before or after a run Some of you dont eat before or after a workout. Your body
20、 needs energy to exercise. 4 So its important to give your body energy. Experts suggest that you eat foods before and after a workout to help with your bodys fat burning process. Run out of the city If you live in a busy city, running along city streets is the easiest way to get in the miles, but if
21、 its possible, find a less polluted space for your long runs. 5 Exposure to air pollution can cause damage to brain health and the lungs, so running in a cleaner environment might be worth the extra time. A.Fresh air cleans our lungs. B.It is a good, inexpensive way to get into shape. C.Its exciting
22、 to start running, but dont set your goals too high. D.Another side effect of skipping meals is to make you feel tired. E.And not eating properly will affect your mental and physical well-being. F.Therefore, before running, you should go to the shoe store to buy a new pair of running shoes. G.Resear
23、ch shows that running in polluted air doesnt give you the same benefits as running in clean air. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Unit 3 On the move Part 1 Starting out 根据”,故本空应用 介词 on。 4.factors 考查名词复数。句意:零售商的店址是决定零售生意兴衰的主要因素之一。one of后应跟可数名词复数,意 为“之一”,故本空应用名词的复数形式。 5.of 考查介词。句意:我向你保证全力支持你的计划。assure sb. of sth. 向某人保证
24、某事,故本空应用介词 of。 6.death 考查名词。句意:警方正试图找出他突然死亡的原因。根据空前形容词 sudden 可知,本空应用名词 death“死 亡”。 7.to be saved 考查不定式。句意:那男孩昨晚差点淹死,但足够幸运被救了。be+形容词+enough to do sth.意为“足 够做某事”,根据句意可知,本空表示“被救”,故本空应用不定式的被动结构。 8.doing 考查现在分词。句意:当经过妹妹的房间时,我看见她正在里面做作业。see sb. doing sth.意为“看见某人正在 做某事”,故本空应用现在分词作宾语补足语。 .1. 句意:只有通过努力,一个人才
25、能达到他的最终目标。goal n.目标。 2. 句意:乔治在比赛的第一分钟就进了一球,这大大提高了整个球队的信心。goal n.进球得分。 3. 句意:在比赛的最后几秒钟,中锋用头将球顶进球门。goal n.球门。 4. 句意:汤姆对考试结果不满意,决定更加努力学习。content adj.满意的,满足的。 5. 句意:她还没读那封信,所以毫无疑问她不知道信的内容。content n.内容。 6. 句意:我很高兴能够尽情地吃我最喜爱的菜肴。content n.满意,满足。 .1.most popular 考查形容词的最高级。根据句意和设空处前的 the可知,此处应用形容词的最高级,故填 mos
26、t popular。 2.as 考查介词。be known as 意为“作为而出名;被称为”,是固定搭配。故填 as。 3.where 考查定语从句。分析句子可知,设空处引导非限制性定语从句,Great Britain 是先行词,关系词在从句中作地点 状语,故用关系副词。故填 where。 4.is 考查时态和主谓一致。此处为非限制性定语从句,which 代指前面的句子,故谓语动词用单数,且此处介绍的是一 般事实,应用一般现在时。故填 is。 5.equipment 考查名词。根据语境可知,此处指人们不需要昂贵的设备。设空处前有形容词修饰,故设空处应用名词。 故填 equipment。 6.a
27、ttractive 考查形容词。is 是系动词,后面应用形容词,attractive是形容词,意为“有吸引力的”。故填 attractive。 7.their 考查代词。to ones hearts content 尽情地,心满意足地,是固定搭配。根据提示词 they可知,此处应填 their。 8.recognising 考查非谓语动词。without 是介词,其后用名词或动名词,故填 recognising。 9.to communicate 考查非谓语动词。此处是不定式作定语,way to do sth.做某事的方法。故填 to communicate。 10.but 考查连词。句意:它
28、不需要语言,但是每个人都可以理解它。此处表示转折,故填 but。 能力提升练 .A 语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文,研究表明竞技运动有助于女孩们建立信心和加强恢复力,帮助她们成功,因此本文鼓 励女孩们多参加体育锻炼。 1.B 推理判断题。根据第二段中“All girls and not just the sporty ones should take physical exercise,” Ms Fraser will say. 和第四段中 Ms Fraser says Olympic medallists like Jessica Ennis, Katherine Grainger and Ni
29、cola Adams are excellent role models for young women but womens sports need more money and more news reports.可知,Ms Fraser 认为所有女孩都应该 参加体育锻炼,但是女子的体育运动需要更多的钱和更多的新闻报道。故 B项(应该做更多的事情来让女孩做运动。) 符合 Ms Fraser的观点。 2.A 推理判断题。根据第三段中 One in five girls do no activity at all, twice the proportion(比例)of boys, the re
30、search suggests.可知,五分之一的女孩根本不参加任何体育锻炼,是男孩比例的两倍。由此可知不参加体育锻炼的男孩比例是 十分之一。 3.C 推理判断题。根据第四段中 Ms Fraser says other research suggests that more than 80% of women business leaders played sports while growing up.可知,研究表明,80%以上的女性商业领袖在成长过程中都从事体育运动。下面就是具体 例子,由此可见 Ms Fraser举例的目的是说明运动能够帮助女性成功。 4.D 推理判断题。文章列举了女性参加
31、体育锻炼的好处和帮助许多人成功的例子,分析了现状,其目的是鼓励女孩们 多参加体育锻炼。 原句 The GDST draws on research from the Womens Sport and Fitness Foundation which suggests only a quarter of girls in England meet basic levels(水平)of activity each week. 分析 本句为主从复合句。其中 which 引导的定语从句修饰名词 research。 句意 GDST 利用了源自女性运动和健身基金会的研究成果,该研究表明在英国只有四分之一的
32、女孩每周达到基本的 活动水平。 【高频词汇】 petitive adj.竞技性的;竞争的;争强好胜的 2.cope with 对付 3.draw on凭借,利用 4.medallist n.(通常指体 育比赛的)奖牌获得者 B 语篇解读 本文是一篇议论文,主要讨论了为什么高中生应该接受体育教育。 5.A 细节理解题。根据第二段中 Teaching teens the importance of a healthy lifestyle and making fitness plans now can help teens put exercise in the first place as an
33、 adult.可知,高中体育教育意味着让青少年晚点再重视锻炼。 6.B 词义猜测题。根据下句 An active lifestyle offers a good way of protection from these health problems.可知,画线词所 在句的意思是:不运动会增加青少年患许多疾病的危险。因此画线词“hazard”的意思是“风险,危险”。 7.D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中.students who performed five hours of physical activity each week improved their academic(学业的)perf
34、ormance. Students from programs with no physical activity, who used the extra time for classroom study, did not perform better on tests than those who gave up some study time in support of physical education.可推断出,根 据 PCFSN,做运动帮助学生在学习上做得更好。 8.A 主旨大意题。本文第一段中 But should high school students have physic
35、al education? The answer is certainly “yes”. 是全文的主题句,结合全文内容可知,这篇文章主要讲了为什么高中生应该接受体育教育。 原句 Students from programs with no physical activity, who used the extra time for classroom study, did not perform better on tests than those who gave up some study time in support of physical education. 分析 本句为主从复合句
36、。其中第一个 who引导的非限制性定语从句修饰名词 Students;第二个 who引导的定语从句 修饰代词 those。 句意 没有体育活动的项目的学生利用课余时间进行课堂学习,他们在考试中的表现并不比那些为了支持体育而放弃 一些学习时间的学生好。 【高频词汇】 1.as is known to all 众所周知 2.put.in the first place 把放在首位;重视 3.be harmful to 对有害 4.obesity n.肥胖症 .语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文,介绍了几条关于练习长跑的建议。 1.B 根据前文内容 Many people run to keep fit.可
37、知,本空应说明跑步的好处,故 B项(这是一种既好又便宜的保持身体 健康的方法。)符合文意。 2.C 根据段落主题句 Set right goals 可知,本段主要介绍要设定正确的目标。C 项(开始跑步是令人兴奋的,但是不要把 你的目标定得太高。)符合段意。goals 为复现词。 3.F 根据段落主题句 Wear suitable shoes 可知,本段主要介绍要穿合适的鞋子。故 F项(因此在跑步之前,你应该去鞋店 买一双新的跑鞋。)符合段意。shoes 为复现词。 4.E 根据段落主题句 Eat properly before or after a run 可知,本段介绍跑步前或跑步后要合理饮食。故 E项(不合理的 饮食会影响你的精神和身体健康。)符合段意。 5.G 根据前文内容 if its possible, find a less polluted space for your long runs 可知,如果可能的话,找一个污染少的地方 进行长跑。故本句应是对长跑时空气质量的好坏进行对比。G项(研究表明,在被污染的空气中跑步不会给你在无污染 的空气中跑步时相同的好处。)符合文意。 【高频词汇】 1.sign up for 报名参加 2.insist on 坚持 3.try out 尝试 4.exposure n.暴露;接触
