一轮优化探究英语(北师大版)练习：必修五Unit13PeopleWord版含答案

课时作业（十七）题型组合练一一练速度（阅读理解+阅读七选五+语法填空）限时：35分钟I •阅读理解AMy dearest son and daughter,The story of New Jersey high school stude nt Rachel Canning suing her pare nts for child support and high school educatio n in spired me to write you a little letter.Let me just put this out there : the only way I expect to see you in a court is as a lawyer or a judge.There are two things about this case that seem to be disaster.First, it's n atural for pare nts and childre n to argue .I can guara ntee 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 won ' t 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 I'm 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 in stead of break ing that bond.Second, to be honest, no matter how far apart we are on your life choices , your father and I will most certa inly pay everyth ing we can for your higher educati on .But that doesn't mean you deserve it.To be clear, that is a privilege we happily extend（给予）to you — not a right you are born 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 mother —and you do yours as my childre n —you 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 en titled to.Love always ,Mom ［语篇解读］本文为一篇应用文。

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。

1. The mother writes this letter because she wants her children to ______ .A. be prepared for educationB. lear n a less on from the caseC. take up the legal professionD. remember Rachel Canning解析：推理判断题。

根据第一段The story of New Jersey high school stude nt Rachel Canning suingher pare nts for child support and high school educati on in spired me to write you a littleletter.”可知妈妈写信的目的是想让孩子从此案例中得到启示，故选B项。

答案：B2. When in disagreement, the mother expects her children not to _______ .A . guarantee anythingB. scream out their an gerC. break the family bondD. forget their best interests解析：细节理解题。

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。

答案：C3. _______________________________________________________________________ The mother thinks of parents ' paying for their children ' s higher education as _______________ .A . a way in which children realize their dreamsB. a test of whether pare nts love their childre nC . a privilege that childre n should earnD . a right that parents are born with解析：推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段“ To be clear, that is a privilege we happily extend（给予）to you —not a right you are born 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，而是需要孩子自己努力去获得。

故选C 项。

答案：CBSusan Brownell Anthony was a lady ahead of her time.She fought for women ' s rights long before it became a popular issue.Susan was born on February 15,1820 , in Adams , Massachusetts.At that time , women had few rights.They could not own property.Money earned by a married woman belonged to her husband.Major decisi ons regard ing childre n were made by the fathers.Wome n could n ot vote.At the age of 15, Susan became a schoolteacher.She taught for 15 years.Then she began organizing women's groups to promote causes that were important to women.She helped gain better educatio nal rights for wome n. She helped give married wome n possessi on of their earnin gs. After the Civil War , Susan became very involved in the Women ' s Suffrage Movement.After years of lecturing , writing , and appealing by Susan and other women, some parts of the United States cha nged their laws to give wome n the right to vote.The first state was Wyomi ng in 1869.0ther areas and states graduallyfollowed Wyoming ' s decision.lt was not until 1920 that the U . S.Constitution was changed to give all women voting rights.Susan Brownell Anthony died in 1906 at the age of 86.She was elected to the Hall of Fame forGreat America ns in 195O.She was the first America n woma n to havea likeness （肖像）of her face on a coin.lt was the 1979 Susa n Brow nell Anthony dollar.［语篇解读］本文主要介绍了美国历史上著名的女权运动领袖苏珊布劳内尔安东尼。

她努力为妇女争取了财产权和投票权等权利。

4. What was the situation of American women like when Susan was born?A . They had low social status.B. They could vote after getting married.C. They man aged money for their husba nds.D. They responsible Ibr decision making解析：细节理解题。