WELCOME UNIT 课时检测2 “Reading and Thinking”的课文习读环节（Word练习）-【新课程学案】新教材2023-2024学年高中英语必修第一册（人教版2019）

课时检测（二） “Reading and Thinking”的课文习读环节 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A My philosophy professor was a typical eccentric (古怪的) philosopher, whose behavior was somewhat odd.His disheveled (蓬乱的) appearance was highlighted by a well-worn sport coat and poor-fitting thick glasses, which often rested on the tip of his nose. Every now and then, as most philosophy professors do, he would go off on one of those existential “what's the meaning of life” discussions. Many of those discussions went nowhere, but there were a few that really hit home. This was one of them： “Respond to the following questions by a show of hands，” my professor instructed.“How many of you can tell me something about your parents？” Everyone's hand went up. “How many of you can tell me something about your grandparents？” About three-fourths of the class raised their hands. “How many of you can tell me something about your great-grandparents？” Two out of sixty students raised their hands. “Look around the room，”he said.“In just two short generations hardly any of us even know who our own great-grandparents were. Oh sure, maybe we have an old photograph tucked (收藏) away in a musty cigar box or know the classic family story about how one of them walked five miles to school barefoot. But how many of us really know who they were, what they thought, what they were proud of, what they were afraid of, or what they dreamed about? Think about that. Within three generations our ancestors are all but forgotten. Will this happen to you？” “Here's a better question. Look ahead three generations. You are long gone. Instead of you sitting in this room, now it's your great-grandchildren. What will they have to say about you? Will they know about you? Or will you be forgotten, too？” “Is your life going to be a warning or an example? What legacy (遗产) will you leave? The choice is yours. Class dismissed.” Nobody rose from their seats for a good five minutes. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者回忆了一堂意义深远的哲学课。 1．Which of the following can best describe the profess