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高中英语Module5Thegreatsportspersonality
课时跟踪练（十三）Introduction&Reading—Pre-reading
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
“Footballisaveryshorttermcareer.Footballreallypreparesyouforalmostnothing.TheonlythingIgotoutoffootballwastheabilitytoworkhard，”saysGalesSayers.Sowhatdoyoudoafteryourglorydaysonthefieldareover?
Here’swhatoneofthetopplayers,GalesSayers,didafterhe_put_down_the_pigskin.
GalesSayers:
40,ChicagoBears,RunningBack.
GalesSayersbecamefamousin1965.Afterrecoveringfromaseriouskneeinjuryin1968,SayersreturnedtotheBearsin1969andwasawardedtheGeorgeHalasAwardas“themostcourageousplayerinprofessionalfootball”.Attheawardceremony,heowedhisprizetohisfriendandteammateBrianPiccolowhowasdyingofcancer.
Sayerscouldn’tgetawayfromtheinjuries,though,andanotherblowtohiskneeputanendtohisfootballcareerin1971.Hispersonallifewasunfortunateaswell,asheandhiswife,Linda,splitupthatyear.Shortlyafterthat,SayersstartedanewlifeandcareerasanassistantathleticdirectorintheUniversityofKansas.By1976hewasmovinguptheladderatSouthernIllinoisUniversity,becomingthefirstAfricanAmericanathleticdirectoratamajoruniversity.
Sayersstartedacomputersuppliescompanyin1984withhissecondwife,Ardie,whomhemarriedin1973.Thecouplewaslookingforafieldwithafuture,andcomputersseemedtohaveitall.Seventeenyearslater,thecompanythatbearshisnameisanationalprovideroftechnologysolutions,with10locationsandover350employeesacrossthecountry.Justlikeintheolddaysthehonorsstartedrollingin.SayerswaslistedintotheChicagoAreaEntrepreneurship（企业家）HallofFamein1999.
语篇解读：
曾有辉煌成就的足球运动员Sayers并没有因为足球职业的结束和个人生活的失意而放弃，他通过努力奋斗最终成了一名成功的企业家。
1．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“heputdownthepigskin”inParagraph1mean?
A．Sayersendedhisfootballcareer.
B．Sayerswastootiredtogoonplaying.
C．Sayersintendedtostartanewcareer.
D．Sayersonlywantedtotestforsometime.
解析：
选A 句意理解题。
前句“afteryourglorydaysonthefieldareover”指辉煌过后，下文叙述的也是他足球生涯结束后的发展，所以A项正确。
2．HowmanytimeswasSayershonoredinhislife?
A．Onlyonceasafootballstar.
B．Onlyonceasabusinessman.
C．Twiceinall.
D．Wearenotquitesure.
解析：
选C 推理判断题。
通读全文可总结出他第一次是获得足球职业中的“theGeorgeHalasAward”，第二次是获得“ChicagoAreaEntrepreneurshipHallofFame”，故选C。
3．Sayersstartedhisnewcareermainlybecauseof_______.
A．thefirstkneeinjuryin1968
B．hisunfortunatepersonallife
C．anothermoreseriouskneeinjury
D．afriend’sbeingdeadlyill
解析：
选C 推理判断题。
由第四段第一句中的“anotherblowtohiskneeputanendtohisfootballcareer”可知，膝盖再次受伤导致他足球生涯的终结，这也是他新事业的开始。
4．Whatcanbelearnedfromthispassage?
A．Footballplayersarenotsuccessfulallthetime.
B．Asuccessfulbusinessmanshouldbeaballplayerfirst.
C．Aretiredfootballplayercaneasilymakemoney.
D．Whateveryoudo,workinghardisthemostimportant.
解析：
选D 主旨大意题。
本文通过Sayers从辉煌的足球明星到成功企业家的发展经历，旨在说明努力奋斗的重要性。
B
Iamalongdistancerunner.WhenIwasthirtyone,Iwasinaseriouscaraccident.Thedoctortoldmethattheywouldtrytogetmetowalk“normally”butIwouldneverrunagain—terriblenewsforsomeonewhoviewsrunningastheoxygenshebreathes.Thedoctorswereright.Forthenextnineandahalfyears,Iwasunabletorunmorethantwentyfivefeet.
In2006,Ibeganselftrainingtotakepartina60milewalk.Threemonthsintopreparing,Irealizedthatwalking4－5hoursadaywastoolong.IfonlyIcouldjogpartofit—thatwouldcostmelesstime.Istartedjoggingwithoutmykneesaching.Slowly,Iincreasedthedistance.Thedoctorswereprovedwrong—itonlytooknineandahalfyearstodoso.
Whilepracticing,Isufferedaloss—adearfriendsuddenlydied.Hisworkhadbeentohelpwomentoacceptthemselvesandreachtheirfullestpotential.Hebelievedthatpeopleshouldletnothingholdthembackfromachievingtheirgoals.Soonafterhisdeath,acrazythoughtenteredmymind:
whatifIcouldruntheLAMarathon?
IknewthatifIdidn’ttraintomyfullest,thedoctorswouldwin.SoItrainedsevendaysaweek.AndIsucceededincrossingthefinishlinesofmanymarathonsallovertheUnitedStatestotheastonishmentofmydoctors.TheyneverbelievedIwouldachievethat.
TheachesandpainsIexperiencewhiletrainingandracingarenothingcomparedtothesufferingpeoplewhomIrespectmustaccept.
语篇解读：
作者酷爱长跑，一场事故几乎使她丧失了跑步的能力，在朋友的鼓励下，经过自己的努力，作者又出现在长跑的运动场上。
5．WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph1?
A．Shelovedrunningverymuch.
B．Shelostheartaftertheaccident.
C．Sheoftenfeltitwashardtobreathe.
D．Shedidn’tbelievewhatthedoctorssaid.
解析：
选A 推理判断题。
根据第一段的“Iamalongdistancerunner.”和“...terriblenewsforsomeonewhoviewsrunningastheoxygenshebreathes.”可知作者热爱跑步。
6．Theauthortriedjoggingbecauseshewantedto________.
A．protectherfeet `B．getmorepractice
C．savesometimeD．catchupwithothers
解析：
选C 细节理解题。
根据第二段的第三句“IfonlyIcouldjogpartofit—thatwouldcostmelesstime.”可知作者当时试着慢跑是为了节约时间。
7．Whydidtheauthordecidetojoininthemarathon?
A．Becauseshewantedtomakemorefriends.
B．Becauseshewassosorryforthelossofafriend.
C．Becauseshewantedtoprovethedoctorswerewrong.
D．Becauseshewasencouragedbyherdeadfriend’swords.
解析：
选D 推理判断题。
根据第三段的第三句“Hebelievedthatpeopleshouldletnothingholdthembackfromachievingtheirgoals.”可知，作者的这位朋友认为人不应该让任何事情来阻止自己追求梦想。
正是受到这位朋友所说的话的鼓励，作者决定参加马拉松比赛。
8．Thewriter’sstorytellsus________.
A．wherethereisawill,thereisaway
B．afriendinneedisafriendindeed
C．byfallingwelearntogosafely
D．agoodmedicinetastesbitter
解析：
选A 主旨大意题。
作者通过自己不懈奋斗重新跑起来的事迹告诉我们——有志者，事竟成。
C
TerryEvanshenwasoneofCanadianfootball’sgreatestreceivers.Heplayedeverydown（进攻）asifitwashislast.Thoughhehadmadegreatachievements,Terry’smemoriesofhisplayingdayshavebeencompletelylost.
Itwasinthesummerof1988afterheretiredfromplayingthathiscareerinsaleswastakingoff.OnedayinJuly,Terry,onhiswayhomefromwork,hadaterriblecaraccident.Hewasknockedunconscious,andwithinminuteshewasrushedtothenearbyhospital.
Threeweekslater,hewokeup.However,itbecameobviousthatTerry’sinjurieswerefarmoreseriousthanwhateverdamagehadbeendonetohisbody.Alifetimeofmemorieshadbeencompletelywipedclean.Hehadbeenallbutreducedtothelevelofababy;everythingfromhisabilitytotalkandwalktohisunderstandingofwhatitmeanttobeahusbandandafatherwasallgone.
Atage44,TerryEvanshenwouldbestartingalloveragain.Luckilyhehadthesupportofhisfamily,helpedbysmallvictoriesandarenewedbondbetweenhimandhisthreedaughterslikewhentheytaughthimhowtoplayfootballagain.
In1992,hisrecoveryreallybegantopickupsteam.Ithastakenyearstorebuildhisshattered（破碎的）life,buttoday,morethan20yearssincehisplayingdays,Terryisapopularpublicspeaker.Hetellshisinspiringstoryofperseverance（坚持不懈）andcourage.“Neverforget,we’reallinthisgameoflifetogether.Wewillgettothefinishline,onedayatatime,onemomentatatime,butcelebratethejourney.Seizetoday,becauseyesterdayisgoneandisnevercomingback.”AsthesubjectofthemostwatchedCanadianmovieof2005,TheManWhoLostHimself,Evanshensayshisfamilyhasbeenhismostimportanttreasure.Herefusestobeavictimsayingheisasurvivor.
语篇解读：
本文是一篇记叙文。
加拿大橄榄球史上最伟大的接球手之一特里·伊文森在遭遇车祸失去记忆后，在家人的支持和自己的努力下，重获新生。
9．In1988,Evanshenwas________.
A．abusinessman B．apublicspeaker
C．afootballplayerD．afatheroftwodaughters
解析：
选A 推理判断题。
根据第二段第一句“Itwasinthesummerof1988afterheretiredfromplayingthathiscareerinsaleswastakingoff.”可知，特里·伊文森曾经是一位优秀的橄榄球运动员，但退役之后，他成为了一名销售人员。
10．Afterthecaraccidenthappened,whatwastheworstthingforEvanshen?
A．Hewouldneverdriveagain.
B．Hecouldn’tstandupanymore.
C．Helosthismemoryandallhisability.
D．Hesufferedaseriousphysicalinjury.
解析：
选C 细节理解题。
特里·伊文森遭遇了可怕的车祸，三周后才醒过来。
根据第三段可知，车祸给特里造成的影响，远不止身体上的伤害。
他失去了所有的记忆，甚至是倒退到了婴儿的认知水平。
11．What’sthebesttitleforthetext?
A．AGreatFootballPlayer
B．What’sPerseveringPersonLike?
C．TheManWhoLostHimself
D．TerryEvanshen’sLife
解析：
选C 标题归纳题。
本文介绍的是一个橄榄球星退役后遭遇失忆，之后他又凭借毅力获得成功的励志故事。
选项C巧妙地借用了文中的电影名来概括该故事的核心内容，是标题的不二之选，而其余几项相比较而言，内容不够全面而且标题平淡，故选C项。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Weallcansufferfromstressinthisdayandage.Stresscanaffectourlifeandhealth.Howcanwebetterdealwithit?
Hereareafewsuggestionsandmethods.
__1__Dealingwithstresscan’tbedoneallatonce.Therewillbeseveralthingsthathaveledtoyourstress,soitisimportanttoclearoneortwothingsfromyourlifeatatime.Today,itmightjustbethatyouneedtoclearyourdesk.Tomorrowitmightbethatyouneedtolearntosaynotothingsthatyoudon’tneed.Fromthereyoucanmoveontodoingmore.
Getmoving.__2__Itcouldbewalking,hikingorabikeride.Boxingoryogamightbeusefulforrelieving（缓解）stress,too.Youjustneedtofindoutwhatisfunandwhatworksforyou.Sodon’tchoosesomethingthatseemsarealburdentoyou.
Dosomethingcalming.Whenyoufeelstressed,itcanbehardtositdownquietly,asyoumightbethinkingofsomanyotherthingsthatyouneedtodo.Butdoingsomethingcalmingisreallyimportant.Itmightbereadingabook,havingabathordoingsomecoloring.Trytodosomethinglikethiseveryday.__3__
Simplify（简化）yourlife.Ifyoufindithardtotaketimetodoeverythingthatyouneedto,thenyouneedtosimplifyyourlife.__4__Clearyourscheduleofunimportantthingsandfocusonthethingsthatyouneedtodo,aswellasthethingsthatwillmakeyouhapp
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