高中英语外研版选修6强化练习：单元小测3

1单元小测Ⅰ.阅读理解[2014·三月梅州一模]InOctober2010,IleftmyhometownandfamilyinVirginiaandmovedtoIowasoIcouldbecoachedbyLiangChow.I'dbeendreamingofP1anOlympicgoldmedalsinceIwaseight—butgradually,thatdreamseemedlikeamillionmilesaway.OnJanuary2,2012,whileMomwasvisitingmeinIowa,Itoldher,“Idon'tlikegymnasticsanymore.Iwanttotrydancing,orbecomeasinger.IcangetajobinVirginia.Ijustwanttocomehome.”Mom'seyesnarrowedW1andherexpressionturnedtostone.“You'rebreakingmyheart,Brie，”shesaid.“You'vebeendoinggymnasticsfortenyears,andnowyouwanttoquit?Haveyoulostyourmind？”Ihadn'tlostmymind,butIhadlostmyfire.It'sanentirelydifferentthingtopushtowardthatdreamwhenyoufeelalone.“I'mnottryingtobreakyourheart,Mom，”Isaid.“Ijustdon'twanttodoitanymore.”“Iknowyoumisshome.Butyou'vesignedacontractW2thatsaysyouwillrepresentW3yourcountrytothebestofyourability.You'vegotaresponsibilitytoyourteammates.Andnowyoujustwanttowalkaway?Iwillnotletyoubedishonorable.Ifyoudon'tlikegymnastics,thenattheveryleast,youwillfinishtheseason.”ThenextafternoonasIdraggedmyselfintoChow'sgym,IthoughtoftheeffortsMomhadmadeinordertoP2payformytraining.SIthoughtofmytwosisters:Arielle,whogaveupP3ballroomdancing,andJoyelle,whostoppediceskatingsothatP4oursinglemomcouldaffordtokeepmeingymnastics.Fornow,here'swhatyouneedtoknow:Exactly210daysbeforeIeverattemptedW4myfirstvault(跳跃)intheLondonSummerOlympics,myleapoffaithcamethisclosetoendinginacrashofdisaster.1.Theauthorwantedtogiveupgymnasticsbecause________.A.shethoughtshelovedmusicmoreB.shewasovercomewithhomesicknessC.anOlympicgoldwasbeyondherreachD.thetrainingfortheOlympicswastoohard2.Howdidtheauthor'smotherfeelonhearingherwords?A.Heart－broken.　　　　B.Sympathetic.C.Helpless.D.Calm.3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor________.A.wasbornintoanathleticfamilyB.realizedherOlympicdream2C.changedhermindintheendD.hadabadchildhood4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AdreamcometrueB.MyleapoffaithC.MymotherD.Aquitter5.Whowillbeinterestedinthepassage?A.Amedicalstudentwhowillgraduatefromuniversity.B.Ahealthcareprofessionalwhowillgivealectureoncancer.C.Amarketingprofessionalwhoislookingforcustomers.D.Agymnasticplayerwhowantstogiveupcompetition.本文是记叙文。作者因为想家想放弃体操训练，但母亲的一席话让她最终选择了坚持。1.B　细节理解题。根据第二段的Ijustwanttocomehome，第四段的It'sanentirelydifferentthingtopushtowardthatdreamwhenyoufeelalone和第六段的Iknowyoumisshome可知，作者独在异乡，因太想家而产生了放弃的念头。2.A　推理判断题。根据第三段的Mom'seyesnarrowedandherexpressionturnedtostone和母亲所说的话可以看出，作者半途而废让母亲很伤心。3.C　推理判断题。母亲的话让作者想起家人为她所做出的牺牲。文章最后一段的Exactly210daysbeforeIeverattemptedmyfirstvaultintheLondonSummerOlympics说明作者改变了最初的想法，选择了坚持。4.B　标题归纳题。作者最初想放弃体操，但最后选择了坚持。B项标题概括了文章的主旨并与文章最后一段的myleapoffaithcamethisclosetoendinginacrashofdisaster呼应。5.D　推理判断题。此题是推断人物对象，作者因为想家想放弃体操训练，但母亲的一席话让她最终选择了坚持，故答案选D项。3W重点单词1.narrowadj.&v.狭窄的；使变窄2.contractn.合同，契约　　3.representv.代表4.attemptv．&n.尝试P重点短语1.dreamof梦想2.inorderto为了3.giveup放弃4.sothat以便，目的是S长难句译文：第二天下午，当我走进Chow的体操馆时，我想到母亲为支付我的训练费所付出的努力。剖析：本句是主从复合句，as引导时间状语从句，主句中又包含定语从句Momhadmade,修饰先行词efforts，因定语从句中缺宾语，故省略了引导词that/which。Ⅱ.完形填空[2014·山东省实验中学模拟]Haveyouevernotwantedtodosomethingsobadly?Well，that'showI__1__aboutjoiningMadcaps，amothersanddaughters'clubassistingcharity.__2__，myfeelingchangedfinally.NowIbelieveifyouadoptW1an__3__attitude,youmightjust__4__enjoyingit.Sixmonthsago，mymomtoldmetheclubaskedustoworkas__5__atSaintVincentdePaulHomelessshelterW2.ThatmeantIhadto__6__inthedirtyhomelessshelterforatleastP120hours.ThefirsttimeP2wewentthere，aladyledustothekitchenwherewe__7__myfivefellowMadcapsclassmates－theyalsoworethesamemark.SinceI'musually__8__awkwardW3,Ihadnevertalkedwithanyofthem.WorsestillP3,mymomwasaskedtohelpoutsidethekitchen，leavingmetotally__9__toservefoodwiththem.Soonlargenumbersofhomelessfamilies__10__inlikerushingriver.Alittlegirl，around5yearsold，walkeduptome.I__11__herasandwich.Shetookitandjoinedherfamilyquickly.Asshewalkedaway,I__12__shewaswearingacoat.Clearlytoobigforher,hanging__13__onherthinbody,andcouldn'thelpthinkingP4howmuchIhad__14__withher.Itsuddenlystruckmethathow__15__Iam.AfterthatmomentIhada__16__ofheart.NowIloveMadcapsanddon'tmissonemeetingIhave__17__awkwardnesswhencommunicatingandhavemanyfriends.AndthisyearIamsureIwilldomorethanthe__18__20hoursofcharity.SothatishowIhavemadea__19__bydoingonethingIdonotwanttodo.Ifyouhaveanopen__20__aboutthingsyoucanaccomplishW4moreandbecomeawell－rounded(全面的)person.41.A.heardB.worriedC.feltD.brought2.A.OtherwiseB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Besides3.A.optimisticB.accurateC.aggressiveD.passive4.A.keepupB.giveupC.endupD.takeup5.A.membersB.volunteersC.friendsD.clerks6.A.wanderB.stayC.teachD.serve7.A.ranintoB.caredaboutC.lookedforD.passedby8.A.painfullyB.sociallyC.naturallyD.hopelessly9.A.afraidB.doubtfulC.aloneD.patient10.A.joinedB.brokeC.droppedD.poured11.A.awardedB.showedC.handedD.bought12.A.discoveredB.guessedC.suspectedD.concluded13.A.neatlyB.broadlyC.tightlyD.loosely14.A.comparedB.connectedC.coveredD.competed15.A.eagerB.luckyC.calmD.miserable16.A.reliefB.lossC.surpriseD.change17.A.rememberedB.realizedC.overcomeD.ignored18.A.allowedB.requiredC.includedD.finished19.A.differen