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江苏省徐州市睢宁县宁海外国语学校高中英语unit34阅
江苏省徐州市睢宁县宁海外国语学校高中英语unit3-4阅读材料3500单词学案译林牛津版选修7
1Don’tTaketheFunOutofYouthSports
WhenIjoined
aprivatefootballleagueafewyearsago,thesportmeanteverythingtome.Mycoach(教练)saidthatIhadlotsofpotential(潜力),andIbecamecaptainofmy 36 .Thatwasbeforeallthefunwastakenoutof 37 .
At
first,everyoneontheteamgot 38 playingtime.Thentheteammoveduptothetopdivisionafterwinningallitsgames,andthe 39 started.Someparents,whohadpaidthecoachextrasotheirdaughterscouldhave 40 one-on-onetraining,gotangrywhenshedidn’tgivethemmoreplayingtimeinour 41 .Thecoachwasreplaced.
Thenewcoach,however,tookallthefunoutofthegame:
Allwedidduringpracticewas 42 .IalwayswishedtoGodthatitwouldrainsowewouldnothavethe 43 .Ofcourse,allteamsrundrills;theyare 44 .Butweransomuchthat,afterwards,wehadtrouble 45 .Youngerpeopleshouldn’tbedoingexercises 46 for18-year-olds.
Iwasverythin 47 Istartedfootball,butasamemberofthisteamIwouldn’teatmuch,becauseIwasafraidofbeingtoo 48 torun.Ifearedmakingmistakes,andtheaddedpressurecausedmetomakemorethanmyusual 49 .
Isallthispressurenecessary?
I 50 upleavingthefootballteam.Fourothergirlsdidthesame,andtwoofthemstoppedplayingfootballcompletely.That’s 51 ,becausetheyhadsomuchpotential.Theywerejustburned-outwithallthepressurethey 52 fromthecoachortheirparents.
Icontinuedplayingfootballatschooland 53 myloveforit.Ijoinedaprivateteamcoachedbymyschoolcoach.WhenIstartedplaying 54 him,hetoldmeIneededtorelaxbecauseIlookednervous.After
I 55 down,Iplayedbetter.Whenyouenjoysomething,it’sal
oteasiertodoitwell.
36.A.class B.club C.team D.board
37.A.playing B.living C.learning D.working
38.A.great B.equal C.right D.extra
39.A.business B.struggle
C.attempt D.pressure
40.A.free B.private C.good D.basic
41.A.matches B.courses C.lessons D.programs
42.A.jump B.play C.run D.shoot
43.A.duty B.meeting C.operation D.training
44.A.necessary B.boring C.scientific D.practical
45.A.speaking B.moving C.sleeping D.breathing
46.A.used B.intended C.made D.described
47.A.till B.since C.before D.because
48.A.full B.tired C.lazy D.big
49.A.size B.share C.space D.state
50.A.gave B.kept C.ended D.picked
51.A.sad B.shameful C.silly D.serious
52.A.received B.suffered C.brought D.felt
53.A.reconsidered B.rediscovered C.re-formed D.replaced
54.A.at B.by C.for D.around
55.A.fell B.stepped C.slowed D.calmed
2
Chances
IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawardsfromthejob.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer(职业).
Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.
Ithenfoundmyselfajob.Lookingaftertwolittlegirls,Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtolivein,sothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweek,she’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunately,itdidn’toftenworkout.Iwasgettingextremelytiredandfedup,becauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorning
swiththechildren.
OneSunday,Iwasintheparkwiththechildren,andmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithme,Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualification(资格证书)ifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn’tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart–timecourse.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamily,andgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.
NowI’vegotafull–timejobthere.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareer,evenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.
56.Whatistheauthor’spresentjob?
A.Workingpart–timeinacollege.
B.Takingcareofchildrenforafamily.
C.Helpingchildrenwiththeirschoolwork.
D.Lookingafterchildrenatakindergarten.
57.Whenstayingwiththetwogirls’family,theauthor.
A.waspaidforextraworkB.oftenworkedlonghours
C.gotmuchhelpfromherbossD.tookadayoffeveryotherweek
58.Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob?
A.Shefoundafull–timejob.
B.Shewasfedupwithchildren.
C.Shedecidedtoattendapart–timecourse.
D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.
59.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences?
A.Lesssuccesstulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.
B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.
C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.
3.OnemustchoosethejobshelikesC
Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments-mostlyforentertainmentpurposes-isfairandrespectful?
Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However,mostzoosremain“collections”ofinteresting“things”ratherthanprotectivehabitats(栖息地).Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.
Zoosclaim(声称)toeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies(物种),butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name,diet,andnaturalrange(分布区).Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds.
Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise.Thisresultsinunusuallyandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis.Aworldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain.
Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered.Captivebreeding(圈养繁殖)ofendangeredbigcats.Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeop
letoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?
Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.In
steadofsupportingzoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectani
mals’naturalhabitats.
64.Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals’lifeinzoos?
A.Dangerous.B.Unhappy.C.Natural.D.Easy.
65.Inthestateofzoochosis,animals_________.
A.remainincagesB.behavestrangely
C.attackotheranimalsD.enjoymovingaround
66.Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?
A.Zoosarenotwo
rththepublicsupport.
B.Zoosfailintheirattempttosaveanimals.
C.Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.
D.Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.
67.Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlyby_________.
A.pointingoutthefaultsinwhatzoosdo
B.usingevidencehehascollectedatzoos
C.questioningthewayanimalsareprotected
D.discussingtheadvantagesofnaturalhabitats
68.Althoughhearguesagainstzoos,theauthorwouldstillagreethat__________.
A.zooshavetokeepanimalsinsmallcages
B.mostanimalsinzoosareendangeredspecies
C.someendangeredanimalsarereproducedinzoos
D.it’sacceptabletokeepanimalsawayfromtheirhabitats
D
4
“IWentSkydivingat84”
Asayounggirlgrowingupinthe1930s,Ialwayswantedtoflyaplane,butbackthenitwasalmostunheardofforawomantodothat.Igotatasteofthatdreamin2001.Whenmyhusbandarrangedformetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday.Buttheexperienceturnedouttobeverydull.Aroundthattime,Itoldmyhusbandthattheywerehavinganessaycompetitionandthetopicwasexperienceofalifetimethatyouwantedtohave,Idecidedtowriteaboutmydream.
Intheessay,Iwroteaboutmydesiretoskydive,statingGeorgeBushSr.diditatage80.Whynotme?
Iwasjust84andinprettygoodhealth.AyearwentbyandIheardnothing.ButthenatacommunitypartyinlateApril2009,theyannouncedthatIwasoneofthewinners.Ijustcouldn’tbelieveit.Inspiredbythis,Idecidedtorealizemydream,eventhoughsomeofmyfamilymembersandmydoctorwereagainstit.
OnJune11,2009,nearly40ofmyfamilyandfriendsgatheredintheareaclosetowhereIwouldlandwhileIheadedupintheairplane.Myinstructor,Jay,guidedmethroughtheexperience.TheplanewasthenoisiestoneIhadevenbeenin,butIwasn’tfrightened----Iwasreallyjustlookingforwardtotheexperience.Whenwereached13,0
00feet,Jayinstructedmetothrowmyselfoutoftheplane.Whenwefirsthittheair,thewindwassostrongthatIcouldhardlybreathe.ForasecondIthought,“WhathaveIgottenmyselfinto?
”Buttheneverythinggotcalmer.Wewereinafreefallforaboutaminutebeforejayopenedtheparachute(降落
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