高二英语(主题阅读训练一7. Stories)

教师辅导讲义W ord Banksolo hike 单独远足circulation n. 循环be bound for 准备去1. To celebrate her 60th birthday, Helen Thayer is to .A. take a two-year trainingB. hike across AntarcticaC. give a family party with her husband and kidsD. keep a diary of what she has done for the rest of her life2. To prepare for the trip, Thayer.A.took lots of short-distance runsB.spent all her time lifting weightsC.trained for a long period of timeD. tried to lose weight3. She put her wedding ring in her pocket because .A. she broke up with her husband long agoB. her ring is too heavy to wear on her fingerC. it's dangerous to wear the ring in cold weatherD. she doesn't like wearing rings4. The main purpose of her plan is to .A. prove how strong she is as a 60-year-old womanB. realize her long- time dreamC. experience how difficult the journey is for an old womanD. set a good example for her kidsBMy first reaction was annoyance. It was Friday afternoon, and I was within an hour of finishing my work for the week. As I was leaving, a nurse brought me one more patient message. The statement read: " Mrs Jones called to say that she has had blurred vision ever since her medical test this morning." I smiled. Suddenly our tests were causing eye problems.This week my patients had questioned everything. My patient with high blood pressure had stopped coming to her treatment on the advice of an Internet chat room. A woman who had a mental problem was substituting St. John's word for her medication. Now Mrs Jones was imagining problems. I rolled my eyes.My second reaction was worry. As I looked through her record, I tried to figure out why she would have blurred vision, but nothing in her record explained the new problem. She's probably just anxious, I thought. Still, she wouldn't have called if she had been all right. I picked up the phone.What I next felt can only be described as delight. Before I made the call, the nurse ran in: Mrs Jones called. Her vision was fine. It turned out that she picked up the wrong glasses when she left the office. The X-ray technician has been having the same problem. I let out a laugh. Mrs Jones had been right. Her vision had been blurred. Now we know why.Finally I felt shame. I came to realize what Mrs Jones had taught me. I had first known she was wrong, that her anxiety had clouded her judgment. Instead, my medical training had clouded mine. Now I came for my help. They pay me to listen, diagnose, treat and talk. That suggests trust; I must remember that, and trust them too.W ord Bankblurred vision 视觉模糊diagnose v. 诊断5. The writer smiled while reading the patient message because he knew .A. Mrs Jones would ask for more testsB. the patient was being unreasonableC. the nurse was joking with himD. Mrs Jones would joke with him6. What had caused Mrs Jones' eye problem?A. Wrong glasses.B. Medical checkup.C. Her own imagination.D. Chatting on the internet.7. The underlined words "clouded her judgment" probably mean " ".A. made her less trustful toward the doctorB. put her in control of her own feelingsC. made her less able to think clearlyD. put her in a dangerous situation8. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. The doctor felt upset about Mrs Jones's message.B. Several patients felt doubtful about the doctor's diagnoses.C. Mrs Jones' problem was the only case of this kind.D. The doctor learned a valuable lesson from this incident.CA farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail in to the post, he felt a tug on his coat. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy."Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies.""Well," said the farmer, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?""Sure," said the farmer.And with that he let out a whistle, "Here, Dolly!" he called.Out from the doghouse ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy stepped towards the fence. His eyes danced with delight.As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else moving inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this one noticeably smaller. Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began running toward the others, doing its best to catch up."I want that one," the little boy said.The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."The world is full of people who need someone who understands.W ord Bankpub n. 幼小动物tug n. 猛拉nail v. 用钉子钉brace n. 钢柱9. How did the farmer advertise his puppies?A. Make an advertisement in the newspaper.B. Put up a sign in his yard.C. Show them to his neighbors from door to door.D. Send pictures to the local magazine.10. The underlined words "four little balls of fur" refer to .A. four toy ballsB. four balls made of furC. four lovely dogsD. four puppies with no fur11. Why did the boy choose the last dog?A. Because he didn't have enough money and it was the cheapest one.B. Because they had something in common and could understand each other.C. Because he thought the dog was the most lovely one.D. Because the farmer wouldn't sell him the other dogs.12. According to the story, we know that the boy .A. didn't like dogs at allB. needed a dog to help himC. could run as fast as othersD. had an artificial legDJanet was employed a s a designer in an advertising company. She had worked there for two years, when she was offered a promotion to become head of her department. She was very happy when she heard of her promotion. However, she was also rather concerned as she had recently found out that she was pregnant. Later that day, she asked her husband what he thought she should do. He felt that she should first accept the promotion and then, a few months later, tell her employers about her pregnancy. Janet wasn't so sure this was a good suggestion, as she felt that it might be dishonest of her not to let her employers know about the change in her condition. She telephoned her best friend and asked for her advice. Cheryl, her best friend, asked her if she felt that she would be able to continue working as hard after the birth of her child as she had been working up to that point in time. Janet assured her that this was the case and so her friend told her to trust her husband's judgment.A few months later, Janet told her employers about her pregnancy. At first, theyongratulated her on her pregnancy and wished her all the best. Over the next few weeks, she felt that her workload was slowly increasing to the point that she could not handle. Later that month, she received a call from the personnel department and was told that due to herinability to keep up with the demands of her job, they were going to have to let her go. Janet couldn't believe what she was hearing. She could understand why, if a few months earlier they had promoted her for her excellence, they had now decided to let her go.W ord Bankpregnant adj. 怀孕的personnel department 人事处13. Where did Janet work according to the passage?A.In a department store.B.In an advertising agency.C.In a trading company.D.In a public service enterprise.14. Why was Janet worried when she was offered the promotion?A.Because she was not sure whether she was qualified for the new job or not.B.Because she found it difficult to continue working after pregnancy.C.Because she was afraid that her husband didn't like her to be promoted.D.Because she was not sure what would happen if the company knew about herpregnancy.15. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A.Janet finally took her husband's advice.B.Janet's friend gave her the same suggestion.C.Janet failed to keep her job despite her efforts.D.Janet didn't work as hard after the promotion.16. What did Janet think of the decision made by her employers?A. Ridiculous.B. Acceptable.C. Inevitable.D. Sensible.**************************************************************************************************** Keys:III.1-4 BCCD 5-8 BACC 9-12 BCBD 13. BDDAIV. Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. （高二Unit10）A teenage girl from the State of Connecticut has won the top prize in the Intel Science Talent Search. The competition was known as the Westinghouse Science Talent Search until 1998. It is the oldest program in the United States that honors the science projects of high school students. The Intel Science Talent Search celebrated its sixtieth anniversary this year.The winners receive money for a college education and a new computer. More than one thousand five hundred students entered projects for the competition. The students were from thirty-six states and the District of Columbia. Forty-nine percent were female and fifty-one percent were male. Their research projects involved every area of science, including chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering, social science and biology.Forty students were invited to Washington, D. C. for the final judging by well-known scientists. They judged the students on their research ability and creative thinking. They also questioned the students about scientific problems before deciding on the top ten winners.The first place winner was Mariangela Lisanti of Westport, Connecticut. She received one hundred thousand dollars for her college education. Her physics project involved the use of single atoms to create electronic devices. She developed a new way to measure electron movement in tiny structures.The second place winner was Nathaniel Jay Craig of Sacramento, California. He received seventy-five thousand dollars for his college education for a physics project. He developed a method for expressing the strength of specially prepared glass by describing the super cooled liquid from which it was formed.The third place winner was Gabriel Drew Carroll of Oakland, California. He received fifty thousand dollars for his college education. His mathematics project involved the partial order of numbers.The president of Intel, Craig Barrett, praised all the finalists as future leaders. He said their understanding of science and mathematics is important for making sense of the technological world today. And it is important for making the best decisions in the future.1.How much is the top prize this year?2. ____________________________________________________ students entered the final competition.3.The top-prize winner has got the prize because of__________________________________________ .4.Where was the final competition held?**************************************************************************************************** Keys: 1. $100,000’S worth of scholarship2. 403. a physics project4. Washington D. CStep4: Summary and Problem-solvingWhat have you learned from this period?What problems or questions do you want to be solved next period?Step5: Homework1. 复习本次课上所讲的重要考点，整理笔记。