高中英语 Module 5 The great sports personality.docx

1、高中英语 Module 5 The great sports personality课时跟踪练(十三) Introduction & Reading Pre-reading.阅读理解A“Football is a very shortterm career. Football really prepares you for almost nothing. The only thing I got out of football was the ability to work hard，” says Gales Sayers. So what do you do after your glory

2、 days on the field are over? Heres what one of the top players, Gales Sayers, did after he_put_down_the_pigskin.Gales Sayers: 40, Chicago Bears, Running Back.Gales Sayers became famous in 1965. After recovering from a serious knee injury in 1968, Sayers returned to the Bears in 1969 and was awarded

3、the George Halas Award as “the most courageous player in professional football”. At the award ceremony, he owed his prize to his friend and teammate Brian Piccolo who was dying of cancer.Sayers couldnt get away from the injuries, though, and another blow to his knee put an end to his football career

4、 in 1971. His personal life was unfortunate as well, as he and his wife, Linda, split up that year. Shortly after that, Sayers started a new life and career as an assistant athletic director in the University of Kansas. By 1976 he was moving up the ladder at Southern Illinois University, becoming th

5、e first AfricanAmerican athletic director at a major university.Sayers started a computer supplies company in 1984 with his second wife, Ardie, whom he married in 1973. The couple was looking for a field with a future, and computers seemed to have it all. Seventeen years later, the company that bear

6、s his name is a national provider of technology solutions, with 10 locations and over 350 employees across the country. Just like in the old days the honors started rolling in. Sayers was listed into the Chicago Area Entrepreneurship (企业家) Hall of Fame in 1999.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

7、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。1What does the underlined sentence “he put down the pigskin” in Paragraph 1 mean?ASayers ended his football career.BSayers was too tired to go on playing.CSayers intended to start a new career.DSayers only wanted to test for some time.解析：选A句意理解题。前句“after your glory days o

8、n the field are over”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。2How many times was Sayers honored in his life?AOnly once as a football star.BOnly once as a businessman.CTwice in all.DWe are not quite sure.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“the George Halas Award”，第二次是获得“Chicago Area Entrepreneurship Hall of Fam

9、e”，故选C。3Sayers started his new career mainly because of _.Athe first knee injury in 1968Bhis unfortunate personal lifeCanother more serious knee injuryDa friends being deadly ill解析：选C推理判断题。由第四段第一句中的“another blow to his knee put an end to his football career”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。4What can b

10、e learned from this passage?AFootball players are not successful all the time.BA successful businessman should be a ball player first.CA retired football player can easily make money.DWhatever you do, working hard is the most important.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。BI am a lo

11、ng distance runner. When I was thirtyone, I was in a serious car accident.The doctor told me that they would try to get me to walk “normally” but I would never run again terrible news for someone who views running as the oxygen she breathes.The doctors were right.For the next nine and a half years,

12、I was unable to run more than twentyfive feet.In 2006, I began selftraining to take part in a 60mile walk.Three months into preparing, I realized that walking 45 hours a day was too long.If only I could jog part of it that would cost me less time.I started jogging without my knees aching. Slowly, I

13、increased the distance.The doctors were proved wrong it only took nine and a half years to do so.While practicing, I suffered a loss a dear friend suddenly died.His work had been to help women to accept themselves and reach their fullest potential.He believed that people should let nothing hold them

14、 back from achieving their goals.Soon after his death, a crazy thought entered my mind: what if I could run the LA Marathon? I knew that if I didnt train to my fullest, the doctors would win.So I trained seven days a week.And I succeeded in crossing the finish lines of many marathons all over the Un

15、ited States to the astonishment of my doctors.They never believed I would achieve that.The aches and pains I experience while training and racing are nothing compared to the suffering people whom I respect must accept.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。5What can we learn abou

16、t the author from Paragraph 1?AShe loved running very much.BShe lost heart after the accident.CShe often felt it was hard to breathe.DShe didnt believe what the doctors said.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第一段的“I am a long distance runner.”和“. terrible news for someone who views running as the oxygen she breathes.”可知作

17、者热爱跑步。6The author tried jogging because she wanted to _.Aprotect her feet Bget more practiceCsave some time Dcatch up with others解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段的第三句“If only I could jog part of it that would cost me less time.”可知作者当时试着慢跑是为了节约时间。7Why did the author decide to join in the marathon?ABecause she wanted

18、to make more friends.BBecause she was so sorry for the loss of a friend.CBecause she wanted to prove the doctors were wrong.DBecause she was encouraged by her dead friends words.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第三段的第三句“He believed that people should let nothing hold them back from achieving their goals.”可知，作者的这位朋友认为人不应

19、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。8The writers story tells us _.Awhere there is a will, there is a wayBa friend in need is a friend indeedCby falling we learn to go safelyDa good medicine tastes bitter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。CTerry Evanshen was one of Canadian footballs gr

20、eatest receivers. He played every down (进攻) as if it was his last. Though he had made great achievements, Terrys memories of his playing days have been completely lost.It was in the summer of 1988 after he retired from playing that his career in sales was taking off. One day in July, Terry, on his w

21、ay home from work, had a terrible car accident. He was knocked unconscious, and within minutes he was rushed to the nearby hospital.Three weeks later, he woke up. However, it became obvious that Terrys injuries were far more serious than whatever damage had been done to his body. A lifetime of memor

22、ies had been completely wiped clean. He had been all but reduced to the level of a baby; everything from his ability to talk and walk to his understanding of what it meant to be a husband and a father was all gone.At age 44, Terry Evanshen would be starting all over again. Luckily he had the support

23、 of his family, helped by small victories and a renewed bond between him and his three daughters like when they taught him how to play football again.In 1992, his recovery really began to pick up steam. It has taken years to rebuild his shattered (破碎的) life, but today, more than 20 years since his p

24、laying days, Terry is a popular public speaker. He tells his inspiring story of perseverance (坚持不懈) and courage. “Never forget, were all in this game of life together. We will get to the finish line, one day at a time, one moment at a time, but celebrate the journey. Seize today, because yesterday i

25、s gone and is never coming back.” As the subject of the most watched Canadian movie of 2005, The Man Who Lost Himself, Evanshen says his family has been his most important treasure. He refuses to be a victim saying he is a survivor.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。9I

26、n 1988, Evanshen was _.Aa businessman Ba public speakerCa football player Da father of two daughters解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“It was in the summer of 1988 after he retired from playing that his career in sales was taking off.”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。10After the car accident happened, what

27、was the worst thing for Evanshen?AHe would never drive again.BHe couldnt stand up any more.CHe lost his memory and all his ability.DHe suffered a serious physical injury.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。11Whats the best title for the text?AA Grea

28、t Football PlayerBWhats Persevering Person Like?CThe Man Who Lost HimselfDTerry Evanshens Life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。.阅读七选五We all can suffer from stress in this day and age. Stress can affect our life and heal

29、th. How can we better deal with it? Here are a few suggestions and methods._1_ Dealing with stress cant be done all at once. There will be several things that have led to your stress, so it is important to clear one or two things from your life at a time. Today, it might just be that you need to cle

30、ar your desk. Tomorrow it might be that you need to learn to say no to things that you dont need. From there you can move on to doing more.Get moving. _2_ It could be walking, hiking or a bike ride. Boxing or yoga might be useful for relieving (缓解) stress, too. You just need to find out what is fun

31、and what works for you. So dont choose something that seems a real burden to you.Do something calming. When you feel stressed, it can be hard to sit down quietly, as you might be thinking of so many other things that you need to do. But doing something calming is really important. It might be readin

32、g a book, having a bath or doing some coloring. Try to do something like this every day. _3_Simplify (简化) your life. If you find it hard to take time to do everything that you need to, then you need to simplify your life. _4_ Clear your schedule of unimportant things and focus on the things that you need to do, as well as the things that will make you happ