1、届高考英语一轮复习测试题必修二 Unit 2 The Olympic Games阅读理解AMy dearest son and daughter,The story of New Jersey high school student Rachel Canning suing (起诉) her parents for child support and high school education inspired me to write you a little letter.Let me just put this out there:the only way I expect to see
2、you in a court is as a lawyer or a judge.There are two things about this case that seem to be disaster.First,its natural for parents and children to argue.I can guarantee that we will disagree.One or both of you will,at some point,scream at the top of your voice the various ways you hate me.And I wo
3、nt always like you,either.But I will always love you and do everything I can to keep your best interests as my focus,even when Im so angry.We are family.That means we are as much a part of one another as the flesh blood and bones in our body.And we all should think about it very deeply instead of br
4、eaking that bond.Second,Ill be honest,and no matter how far apart we are on your life choices,your father and I will most certainly pay everything we can for your higher education.But that doesnt mean you deserve it.To be clear,that is a privilege we happily extend(给予)to younot a right you are born
5、with.And you will have to work hard to earn that privilege.Growing up is hard work.If I do my job properly as your motherand you do yours as my childrenyou would sooner get a job or two,and find a way to make your dreams come true rather than go to trial over what you think you are entitled to.Love
6、always,Mom【语篇解读】本文为应用文。本文是一位妈妈写给她孩子的信。作者告诉孩子:一方面她很爱他们,会尽全力照顾他们;另一方面,家长支付孩子教育费用并非理所当然,还需孩子自己努力获得。1The mother writes this letter because she wants her children to_.Abe prepared for educationBlearn a lesson from the caseCtake up the legal professionDremember Rachel Canning解析:选B。推理判断题。根据第一段此信息句可知,妈妈写信的目
7、的是想让孩子从此案例中得到启示。故选B项。2When in disagreement,the mother expects her children not to_.Aguarantee anythingBscream out their angerCbreak the family bondDforget their best interests解析:选C。事实细节题。根据第三段第一句可知,父母和孩子意见不一致是很正常的,根据此段最后一句可知出现矛盾时,父母希望孩子不要破坏家庭成员之间的纽带,故选C项。3The mother thinks of parents paying for thei
8、r childrens higher education as_.Aa way in which children realize their dreamsBa test of whether parents love their childrenCa privilege that children should earnDa right that parents are born with解析:选C。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“To be clear,that is a privilege we happily extend to younot a right you are born
9、with.”可看出,这个妈妈认为父母支付孩子的教育费用是父母乐意给予孩子的特权,但并非孩子生来就有的。故选C项。BAerial(空中的)performer Jennifer Bricker was born without legs,but she never let it stop her.Wrapped in a loop(圈) of red silk hung from the ceiling,Jennifer Bricker climbs and twists to the music.Her head hangs down and her strong arm let go as s
10、he balances on her back,high above the grounda move that is all the more daring because she has no legs.Jennifer was a few months old when she was adopted by Sharon and Gerald Bricker.She had big brown eyes,a bright smile,and huge amounts of energy.When a doctor advised her adoptive parents to carry
11、 her around in a kind of bucket(桶),they refused.Jennifer soon learned to walkand runon her hands and bottom,and grew up fearlessly climbing trees and bouncing on the trampoline(蹦床)with her three older brothers.” My parents didnt treat me differently so I didnt grasp the concept that I was different.
12、I knew I didnt have legs but that wasnt stopping me from doing the things I wanted to do.”At the age of three she was fitted with artificial legs,but she never really took to themshe moved more freely without them.In 1996 the Olympic Games took place in Atlanta.Jennifer loved to watch the womens gym
13、nastics team,and especially adored the 14yearold Dominique Moceanu who competed for the US.When Moceanu and the womens team won the gold,Jennifer decided she was going to be a gymnast,too.She took up power tumbling,which involves performing floor exercises down a runway.But Jennifer did not want any
14、 allowances to be made for her disability.At the age of 10 she took part in the Junior Olympics and by age 11 she was the tumbling champion for the state of Illinois.Jennifer now travels the world as an inspirational speaker and acts as an aerial performer.【语篇解读】本文是一篇人物记叙文。Jennifer Bricker天生无腿,但在自己的
15、努力下,她参加了青少年奥运会,并成为世界著名的励志演讲家和空中表演演员。4What do we know about Jennifer Bricker?AShe felt embarrassed without legs.BShe was brought up as a normal child.CShe was carried in a bucket as a baby.DShe lost her legs when she was adopted.解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“My parents didnt treat me differently so I didnt gra
16、sp the concept that I was different.”可知,Jennifer的父母对待她和对待其他孩子没有什么不同,她也没有觉得她和其他孩子有什么差异;结合第三段的第三句“When a doctor advised her adoptive parents to carry her around in a kind of bucket(桶),they refused.”可知,她的父母拒绝了医生的建议。据此可知,她是像正常的孩子那样被带大的。故B项正确。5Why did Jennifer determine to be a gymnast?AShe knew that she was different from others.B
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