Unit 3 Period Ⅲ Part Ⅱ 拓展阅读训练-【高中必刷题】2024-2025学年新教材高中英语必修2同步课件 (译林版)

03 Period Ⅲ Extended reading & Project Part Ⅱ 拓展阅读训练 1 A My son Joshua was nine and we were living a hard life. Before Christmas I still hadn’t managed to buy him the gifts. One snowy day, while walking downtown, I saw a large poster of a fat Santa with a bag of toys before a fireplace, welcoming children to visit Santa at the department store before Christmas. An idea hit me. Rather than seeking financial support and donations at the church, I’d make Christmas for Joshua using my imagination. Santa was coming to town, but what about Mrs Claus? I headed towards the manager’s office of the store and applied for a job as Mrs Claus to accompany Mr Claus. The manager thought about the idea and hired me on the spot. The next morning, I carefully packed my home-made costume. After ducking into a changing room, I emerged dressed as Mrs Claus. Taking a deep breath, I stepped into the manager’s office. “Good morning, I’m Mrs Claus.” “Good morning, Stella.” Though taken by surprise, she didn’t show it. 刷阅读理解 2 I loved the job. As the month wore on, my best friend Liz brought Joshua and her daughter Katie downtown to visit Santa on the last Saturday before Christmas. The two kids were excited about seeing Santa and getting a treat. Later I saw Joshua pass his wish list to Santa, while he pointed to Mrs Claus who was talking with the waiting children. Then old Santa tucked it in his pocket. At the end of the last day, and after an endless line-up （节目安排） of children, the store manager gave me a substantial pay cheque including a generous bonus. I was overjoyed. Now I could make Christmas for Joshua without having to resort to donations. Late on Christmas Eve, there was a knock on my apartment door. As I stood speechless at the door, Santa dropped a bag of presents on the floor and disappeared into the darkness. When I opened the bag, I found four beautifully wrapped presents ready to place under the tree. Tears welled in my eyes as I read the tags: Things for Stella, Love Santa. 刷阅读理解 【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者想办法挣钱为孩子准备圣诞礼物，结果自己收到了礼物的故事。 1.What idea did the author think up seeing the poster?( ) D A.Looking for a sales job in the store. B.Seeking donations from the local church. C.Making unique Christmas gifts for Joshua at home. D.Working as Mrs Claus to buy Joshua Christmasgifts. 解析 细节理解题。根据第三段中的Santa was coming to town, but what about Mrs Claus? I headed towards the manager’s office of the store and applied for a job as Mrs Claus to accompany Mr Claus.可知，看到海报，作者想扮演圣诞夫人，从而赚钱给乔舒亚买圣诞礼物。故选D项。 刷阅读理解 4 2.How did the manager respond to the appearance of Mrs Claus?( ) A A.She appeared to be calm. B.She expressed her satisfaction. C.She was familiar with the idea. D.She felt annoyed to be disturbed. 解析 细节理解题。根据第三段中的Though taken by surprise, she didn’t show it.可知，经理对作者以圣诞夫人的形象出现表现得很平静。故选A项。 刷阅读理解 5 3.What do the underlined words “resort to” in paragraph 5 mean?( ) C A.Pay for. B.Work out. C.Depend on. D.Rule out. 解析 词义猜测题。根据第三段中的Rather than seeking financial support… using my imagination.以及画线词前的... the store manager gave me a substantial pay cheque including a generous bonus. I was overjoyed. Now I could make Christmas for Joshua可知，作者可以用自己挣得的钱为孩子买礼物，不用依赖捐款。由此可知，画线词的含义为“依赖，依靠”。故选C项。 刷阅读理解 6 4.What had Joshua possibly written on the wish list?( ) B A.The things he wanted for Christmas. B.The gifts he wanted for his mother. C.The dream job his mother wanted. D.The experience he had at Christmas. 解析 推理判断题。根据第四段最后两句和最后一段中的When I opened the bag, I found four beautifully wrapped presents… Things for Stella, Love Santa.可知，乔舒亚可能在愿望清单上写了他想要给母亲的礼物。故选B项。 刷阅读理解 7 &7& 核心词汇 1.on the spot 当场；当下 2.substantial adj. 大量的；牢固的 &8& 进阶词汇 wear on 慢慢地过去；（光阴）荏苒 &9& 熟词生义 1.hit 熟义：vt. 打；击 vi. & vt. 撞击 生义：vt. 使突然想起；达到（某水平） 2.duck 熟义：n. 鸭 生义：vi. 迅速行进，飞快行走（以免被看见） 3.well 熟义：adv. 好 n. 井 生义：vi. （液体）涌溢，开始流淌 刷阅读理解 8 B [安徽卓越县中联盟2023高一期中] Americans celebrate Labor Day on the first Monday of September. The national holiday began more than 100 years ago to honor low-paid factory workers. Labor Day also marks the end of summer. Many students return to school after Labor Day. The hot days of summer turn cooler. Many Americans celebrate the holiday with an outdoor family barbecue. But Labor Day started with a struggle. On May 1, 1889, workers demonstrated （游行示威） on the streets of Paris, France. International Labor Day was born. Most industrialized countries in the world—except the United States and Canada—celebrate Labor Day on the first of May. On September 5, 1882, in New York City, about 10,000 workers marched through the streets to show the strength of labor organizations. For many years after that, American workers used the first Monday in September to demand better working conditions and pay. Music was a part of many of those marches. 刷阅读理解 9 Labor songs traditionally tell stories of conflicts （冲突） and hopes for a better life. Many classic American labor songs came from workers in the coal mines of the South. Mine owners opposed workers’ unions. In Kentucky, the company police searched for union leaders. They waited outside a worker’s home for several days to stop him from organizing. The coal miner’s wife, Florence Reece, stayed inside with her children. She wrote this song, “Which Side Are You On?” Another American labor song is called “Bread and Roses”.Based on a poem by James Oppenheim, it was published in December of 1911. The poem speaks about the women’s labor movement. At that time, conditions in factories, where many women worked, were dreadful. A fire at a clothing factory in New York killed 146 people. A month after Oppenheim’s poem was published, textile （纺织品） workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts went on strike. Their protest won them higher pay and better working conditions. Oppenheim’s poem received more attention. 刷阅读理解 【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国劳工节的由来。这个全国性的节日始于100多年前，是为了尊重低收入的工厂工人而设立的。 1.What does Labor Day mean to students in the United States?( ) B A.It’s time to have a barbecue. B.Their summer vacation is over. C.It teaches them to respect labor. D.They can learn about history through activities. 解析 细节理解题。根据第二段中的Labor Day also marks the end of summer. Many students return to school after Labor Day.可知，劳工节标志着夏天的结束，许多学生在劳工节后返回学校，即对学生而言，劳工节意味着暑假结束了。 刷阅读理解 11 2.Why did the company police wait outside a worker’s home?( ) D A.To force him to stay at home. B.To prevent his wife writing labor songs. C.To try to communicate with him. D.To stop him organizing workers’ unions. 解析 细节理解题。根据第五段中的Mine owners opposed workers’ unions… They waited outside a worker’s home for several days to stop him from organizing.可知，警察在一名工人家外等待的目的是要阻止他组织工会。 刷阅读理解 12 3.What does the underlined word “dreadful” in paragraph 6 mean?( ) C A.Pleasant. B.Freezing. C.Terrible. D.Controllable. 解析 词义猜测题。根据画线词后的A fire at a clothing factory in New York killed 146 people.及全文语境可知，那个时候，许多女性工作的工厂里条件很恶劣。由此可猜测，dreadful意思是“糟糕透顶的；极坏的”，与terrible意义相近。 刷阅读理解 13 4.What do we know about Oppenheim?( ) A A.He cared about working women’s rights. B.He created the song “Bread and Roses”. C.He reported the fire at a clothing factory. D.He led the labor movement in Lawrence. 解析 推理判断题。根据第六段中的Another American labor song is called “Bread and Roses”. Based on a poem by James Oppenheim, it was published in December of 1911. The poem speaks about the women’s labor movement.可知，另一首美国劳工歌曲叫作《面包与玫瑰》，它是根据奥本海姆在1911年12月发表的一首诗改编的，这首诗讲的是妇女的劳工运动。由此可推测，奥本海姆关心劳动妇女的权利。 刷阅读理解 14 &10& 核心词汇 1.honor vt. 尊敬，尊重；给予表扬 n. 荣幸；尊重；崇敬 2.mark vt. 标志；表明；做记号；做标记 n. 符号；标记；斑点；记号 3.struggle n. 斗争；奋斗；难事 vi. 努力；争取；艰难地行进；抗争 4.strength n. 意志力量；体力；优点 5.oppose vt. 反对；与……对抗 刷阅读理解 15 [河南周口2023高一期末] I remember to this day the feeling of the cold wind causing my ears to hurt. However, that didn’t . .1. . me at that time. It was Hogmanay, the New Year’s Eve in Scotland, and the bays of the town were carrying out the . .2. . of going from house to house on this special evening. It is thought that the tradition came from the Vikings who were settlers in the Western Isles. Honestly, that wasn’t . .3. . to me. I was out and had . .4. .. There were about 25 houses to visit in my town of North Boisdale. The start time was 19:00 and all the boys would . .5. . at one end of the town and begin to . .6. . each house. Each person had a pillowcase （枕头套） that would be filled with goodies （好吃的东西） . .7. . from householders. Outside each house one person would ask the man of the house for permission （许可） to . .8. .. Once inside the house a candle would be lit by the oldest boy in the group and . .9. . the candle would be passed round all family members. 刷完形填空 16 After that, the mother of the house would bring out the . .10. .: fruit, biscuits and of course sweets. On . .11. . each house the oldest boy in the group would . .12. . the family luck in the coming year. After going to each house the pillowcases would be . .13. . and heavy and it was at the last house that the fun began. The pillowcases would be . .14. . and the goodies were shared out equally. The last house would also provide a small party that would . .15. . before midnight so all the boys were home before the bells. 刷完形填空 【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者描述了自己所在的小镇在除夕夜的传统习俗。 1.( ) A.trouble B.interest C.fit D.harm A 解析 However表示转折，上文说作者的耳朵被冻得很疼，此处表示但作者并没有被这种情况所困扰。故选A项。 2.( ) A.test B.service C.tradition D.programme C 解析 根据下文中的It is thought that the tradition came from the Vikings… 可知，该传统源自维京人生活的时代，即上文提到的Hogmanay，此处与下文中的tradition相呼应。故选C项。 3.( ) A.new B.possible C.wise D.important D 解析 空前的that指代该传统的起源。根据空后的I was out and had ____.及下文对除夕夜的活动介绍可知，作者在外面玩得很开心，所以这种传统的起源对作者来说并不重要。故选D项。 4.( ) A.success B.experience C.fun D.help C 解析 根据上文中的I was out和下文中的the fun began可知，作者在除夕夜玩得很开心。故选C项。 刷完形填空 18 5.( ) A.show off B.look around C.run away D.meet up D 解析 根据空前的all the boys及空后的at one end of the town and begin to ____ each house可知，镇上所有的男孩都会参与除夕夜活动，所以孩子们要先会面，再一起去拜访每一户人家。故选D项。 6.( ) A.visit B.clean C.find D.fill A 解析 根据上文中的There were about 25 houses to visit in my town of North Boisdale.可知，孩子们聚在一起是去拜访每一户人家的。故选A项。 7.( ) A.bought B.received C.stolen D.sent B 解析 根据下文中的After that, the mother of the house would bring out the ____: fruit, biscuits and of course sweets.可知，房子的主人送了很多食物给孩子们，所以他们的枕头套里装满了从住户那里收到的好吃的东西。故选B项。 8.( ) A.enter B.shout C.hide D.stop A 解析 根据空前的Outside each house及下文中的Once inside the house可知，男孩们要征得房子主人的许可方可进入房子。故选A项。 刷完形填空 19 9.( ) A.still B.again C.even D.then D 解析 男孩们进屋后的动作是连续的，先点燃蜡烛，然后再传递蜡烛。用and then来衔接事情的发展。故选D项。 10.( ) A.bags B.gifts C.pictures D.candles B 解析 根据下文中的fruit, biscuits and of course sweets可知，这家的母亲会拿出招待大家的礼物。故选B项。 11.( ) A.searching B.leaving C.painting D.protecting B 解析 由上文语境可知，男孩们先进入一户人家，点燃蜡烛，然后传递蜡烛，接受礼物。按照时间顺序，最后在他们离开时，最年长的男孩会送上祝福。故选B项。 12.( ) A.give B.promise C.lend D.wish D 解析 根据空后的the family luck in the coming year可知，男孩们离开这户人家时，最年长的男孩会祝福这一家人来年好运。此处用wish表示“祝愿”。故选D项。 刷完形填空 20 13.( ) A.safe B.full C.warm D.open B 解析 根据上文中的Each person had a pillowcase that would be filled with goodies和空后的heavy可知，枕头套里会被装满好吃的，变得又满又重。故选B项。 14.( ) A.discovered B.remembered C.emptied D.accepted C 解析 根据空后的the goodies shared out equally可知，枕头套中好吃的被平分了，所以男孩们要先把枕头套倒空，再进行分配。故选C项。 15.( ) A.begin B.finish C.continue D.change B 解析 根据空后的so all the boys were home before the bells可知，所有的男孩们要在钟声响起之前回家，所以这个小型聚会要在午夜前结束，好让男孩们回家。故选B项。 刷完形填空 21 $$