Unit 4 Section Ⅲ Extended reading & Project & Assessment-(配套练习)【精讲精练】2025-2026学年高中英语必修第二册(译林版)

Ⅰ.阅读理解 (2024·新课标Ⅰ卷)“I am not crazy，”says Dr.William Farber，shortly after performing acupuncture(针灸)on a rabbit.“I am ahead of my time.”If he seems a little defensive，it might be because even some of his coworkers occasionally laugh at his unusual methods.But Farber is certain he'll have the last laugh.He's one of a small but growing number of American veterinarians(兽医)now practicing“holistic”medicine—combining traditional Western treatments with acupuncture，chiropractic(按摩疗法)and herbal medicine. Farber，a graduate of Colorado State University，started out as a more conventional veterinarian.He became interested in alternative treatments 20 years ago when he suffered from terrible back pain.He tried muscle­relaxing drugs but found little relief.Then he tried acupuncture，an ancient Chinese practice，and was amazed that he improved after two or three treatments.What worked on a veterinarian seemed likely to work on his patients.So，after studying the techniques for a couple of years，he began offering them to pets. Leigh Tindale's dog Charlie had a serious heart condition.After Charlie had a heart attack，Tindale says，she was prepared to put him to sleep，but Farber's treatments eased her dog's suffering so much that she was able to keep him alive for an additional five months.And Priscilla Dewing reports that her horse，Nappy，“moves more easily and rides more comfortably”after a chiropractic adjustment. Farber is certain that the holistic approach will grow more popular with time，and if the past is any indication，he may be right：Since 1982，membership in the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association has grown from 30 to over 700.“Sometimes it surprises me that it works so well，”he says.“I will do anything to help an animal.That's my job.” 【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。美国兽医 William Farber因背痛尝试中医针灸治疗，之后病症得到缓解，然后他把针灸、按摩疗法、草药和传统西医治疗相结合用于治疗动物。 1．What do some of Farber's coworkers think of him? A．He's odd.　　　　　 B．He's strict. C．He's brave. D．He's rude. 解析　A　观点态度题。根据第一段中的“some of his coworkers occasionally laugh at his unusual methods”可知，Farber 的一些同事偶尔会嘲笑他不寻常的治疗方法，再结合第一段中 Farber的话“I am not crazy”可知，Farber的一些同事认为他很奇怪。B项“他严格”；C项“他勇敢”；D项“他粗鲁”。故选A。 2．Why did Farber decide to try acupuncture on pets? A．He was trained in it at university. B．He was inspired by another veterinarian. C．He benefited from it as a patient. D．He wanted to save money for pet owners. 解析　C　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“He became interested in alternative treatments...What worked on a veterinarian seemed likely to work on his patients.”可知，Farber尝试针灸治疗之后背痛得到了缓解，所以他认为针灸治疗似乎也可以应用到宠物身上，也就是说他自己作为病人从针灸治疗中获得了益处，所以决定把针灸应用到宠物身上。A项“他在大学受过针灸训练”；B项“他受到了另一位兽医的启发”；D项“他想为宠物主人省钱”。故选C。 3．What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about? A．Steps of a chiropractic treatment. B．The complexity of veterinarians' work. C．Examples of rare animal diseases. D．The effectiveness of holistic medicine. 解析　D　段落主旨大意题。本段主要介绍了两个动物经过 Farber的治疗后，病情有所好转。由此可知，本段主要介绍了Farber 的“针灸、按摩疗法、草药和传统西医治疗相结合”的整体医学所取得的效果。A项“按摩疗法的步骤”；B项“兽医工作的复杂性”；C项“罕见动物疾病示例”。故选D。 4．Why does the author mention the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association? A．To prove Farber's point. B．To emphasize its importance. C．To praise veterinarians. D．To advocate animal protection. 解析　A　写作目的题。根据题干中的“American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association”可将答案定位至最后一段。“Since 1982...grown from 30 to over 700.”具体解释上文中的“the past”，所以作者提到该组织是为了证明前文的“he may be right”，即为了证明 Farber的观点是正确的。B项“为了强调它的重要性”；C项“为了赞扬兽医”；D项“为了提倡动物保护”。故选A。 Ⅱ.语法填空 There once were a goat and a donkey 1. (live)on a farm.The donkey worked the hardest so the farmer 2. (feed)it the most food.Sometimes the donkey was given more food 3. it could eat.This made the goat so jealous 4. it began plotting against(谋划对付)the donkey.“Hey，donkey，” the goat said one day.“I think you do too much work on this farm.You carry such heavy things from morning to night.Why don't you pretend 5. (get)sick so you can take a day 6. ？” The donkey thought the goat had a great idea.So the next morning，the donkey lay in the stable (畜栏) on its side with its eyes 7. (close).8. (immediate)，the farmer called the doctor.After looking at the donkey，the doctor said it needed a special 9. (medical) made from the heart of a goat.So the farmer killed 10. goat and gave the donkey medicine made from its heart. 【语篇解读】　这是一篇记叙文。讲述的是山羊嫉妒驴子能干活受到主人疼爱，告诉驴子让它装病想要陷害它，但最后山羊却被自己的嫉妒心害了。 1．living　主语为a goat and a donkey，与live之间为主动关系，故填living。 2．fed　浏览全文可知本文是一般过去时态，根据时态一致的原则，故填fed。 3．than　考查固定搭配“more than”超过，驴子有时候被给的食物比它能吃的还要多，故填than。 4．that　 考查so...that的用法，故填that。 5．to get　考查固定搭配“pretend to do sth”假装做某事，故填to get。 6．off　根据句意可推断出此处指休假，使用固定搭配“day off”休假，故填off。 7．closed　考查with复合结构。题目中已经给出了with和一个名词eyes，和动词close构成被动关系，故填closed。 8．Immediately　通过副词形式来表示时间频率，故填Immediately。 9．medicine　special为形容词，修饰名词，故填medicine。 10．his/the　这里既可以填the来特指山羊，也可以用his表示农夫的山羊，故填his/the。 Ⅲ.写作 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 The hidden treasure Once, there was an old man who had four sons.All of them were very lazy. One day, the old man fell sick and was counting his last days in bed.He worried a lot about his sons' future as the young men hesitated a lot to work.The sons believed that luck would favour them. The old man's health deteriorated(恶化) every day and he decided to talk to his sons about their future.However, his sons did not listen to him. Finally, the old man decided to play a trick to let his sons realize the importance of work.He called all his sons and let them sit near him on his bed.He said that he had a treasure box with gold coins and expensive gems(宝石) for them and wanted to share the treasure equally among the four of them. The young men were very happy and asked where their father had placed the treasure.The old man replied, “I cannot exactly remember the place where I have hidden the treasure.However, the treasure box is buried in our land.I'm really not sure about the place where I have hidden the treasure box.” Even though the lazy young sons were happy, they were sad that the old man had forgotten the place where the treasure was hidden.After a few days, the old man died.The sons decided to dig the land to find the treasure box. They worked very hard and dug their land.They could not find any treasure box in the land.Finally, they decided to dig a spot in their land that was a bit different from the rest of the area.The sons believed that the treasure was buried in that spot.They dug the specific spot deeply, but got nothing but water. 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右； 2．请按如下格式作答。 A passer­by who noticed the land and the water flowing from the spot talked to the sons about farming. Then they all realized what their father meant. 【参考范文】 A passer­by who noticed the land and the water flowing from the spot talked to the sons about farming.He told them how to grow vegetables in the land.Upon his advice, the four sons sowed vegetable seeds, and planted greens and flowering plants in their land.Since the land was very fertile with abundant water, within a few weeks, it became a fertile garden with nutritious vegetables.The four sons sold the vegetables at a good price and earned a good amount of money.They felt very happy at that time and every one of them was not lazy any longer. Then they all realized what their father meant.It was hard work that was referred to as “treasure box” by their father.Gradually, the four sons overcame their laziness, worked hard, earned more money and lived happily.They thought that only through hard work could they have a very bright future.Everyone has worked hard since they accepted the passer­by's advice.It is true that hard work always pays. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $