Unit 4 课时作业(16) Period 4 Using Language (Ⅰ) 要点内化课（Word练习）-【金榜题名】2025-2026学年高二英语选择性必修第三册高中同步学案（人教版）

课时作业(十六)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

In 2007，Jamie Whitmore was considered as one of the most successful athletes in America.

However，everything changed during a competition that seemed like many others she had conquered.As a professional athlete，Whitmore was used to suffering，but she never imagined the pain in her leg could be a deadly cancer.

What doctors found during surgery shocked them all：Whitmore had Spindle Cell Sarcoma，a soft tissue tumor (肿瘤) that can start in the bone，and the tumor was wrapped around her nerve and touching several vital organs.They couldn't cut it out fearing to burst the tumor.

When she heard the diagnosis for the first time，Whitmore said, “Time stood still，I couldn't breathe.They were talking about the treatment and I started crying as I didn't want to die.”Finally，the doctors enlisted the help of several specialists to remove the tumor.Whitmore developed sepsis (败血症) from the surgery and endured a two-month recovery.When she began to feel sick again，Whitmore was sure her cancer was back.Instead，doctors gave her unexpected news：She was pregnant with twins.“That was a whole other  freak-out,_”Whitmore recalled.

She has never met a challenge she couldn't overcome.Today，Whitmore is a mother of two sons and cancer-free.She is competing again，and has won a gold medal in the Paralympics (残奥会)，nine world titles，and has set two world records.She travels as a motivational speaker when she doesn't spend time with her sons.Whitmore has some words of advice for others with limitations: “Never let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do.Some doctors told me I would never ride anything.And yet I rode my mountain bike 104 miles climbing from 9,000 feet to 14,000 feet.People with two good legs have fallen short of that task! You just can't give up.”

【语篇解读】　本文是记叙文。文章讲述了Jamie Whitmore被认为是美国最成功的运动员之一。她曾患有致命的癌症，但她凭借强大的意志力战胜了病魔，后来Whitmore担任演讲者去激励那些身体有局限性的人不管面对什么样的处境都不能放弃。

1．How did Whitmore feel when knowing about her cancer?

A．Sad and scared.

B．Ashamed and regretful.

C．Annoyed and frightened.

D．Astonished and inspired.

A　推理判断题。根据第四段中的When she heard the diagnosis for the first time，Whitmore said, “Time stood still，I couldn't breathe...I started crying as I didn't want to die.”可知，Whitmore第一次听到诊断时说： “时间停滞不前了，我无法呼吸……我不想死，我开始哭

泣。”由此可知，在得知自己患癌时，她感到悲伤和恐惧。故选A。

2．What does the underlined word“freak-out”in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Something interesting.

B．Something demanding.

C．Something unusual.

D．Something meaningful.

C　词义猜测题。根据第四段中的When she began to feel sick again，Whitmore was sure her cancer was back.Instead，doctors gave her unexpected news：She was pregnant with twins.可知，当Whitmore再次感到不适时，她确定自己的癌症又复发了。而医生给了她一个出乎意料的消息：她怀了双胞胎。即这是Whitmore没有想到的，可猜测出freak-out指的是“不寻常的事情”。故选C。

3．What's the purpose of Whitmore's traveling as a speaker?

A．To build up her character.

B．To inspire those with limitations.

C．To spend more time with her children.

D．To earn more money in her spare time.

B　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的She travels as a motivational speaker when she doesn't spend time with her sons.Whitmore has some words of advice for others with limitations可知，当她不陪儿子时，她以激励人心的演讲者身份去旅行。Whitmore对有局限性的人提出了一些建议。即Whitmore担任演讲者的目的是激励那些身体有局限性的人。故选B。

B

I was going to die in Antarctica.I was certain.An image of my frost-covered body，pale and lifeless，filled my mind as I glanced around.In all directions the empty wilderness of Antarctica stretched away from me，the only feature on the landscape being the division between snow and sky.I gazed sadly at my team.They were rapidly disappearing over the horizon.

I was leading an expedition (探险队) attempting to reach the south pole.The team was made up of ordinary women from all around the world—from Jamaica，India，Singapore and Cyprus—many of whom had never seen snow，or spent a night in a tent before we set off.Our aim was to be the most international all-female team to reach the South Pole.

As I watched，the rest of the team had marched on，unaware that I was not with them.By the time I realized that my sledge was firmly stuck，the team were already a long way ahead of me.I called out to Era，my teammate from Brunei，“Era！Stop! ”

Getting no response I called again，but my shouts were carried away in the opposite direction by the wind.Seconds passed.Nothing.I was gradually being left alone，completely defenseless

against the fatally low temperatures of Antarctica.

My strength increased when I thought of a cold，lonely death.I pulled again my sledge，which moved a little.I removed the ice with my ski-pole and boot，desperately trying to break the sledge free.The sledge shot forward，knocking me off balance.I struggled to my feet and set off after the team.

I caught up just as Reena，my teammate from India，looked behind her and noticed there was one person missing.She swung around on her skis in shock and spotted me in the near distance.

As we continued，my panic slowly faded.For the rest of the day each of the team was glancing over their shoulder every few minutes.They were not going to risk losing me again.

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了“我”带领一个国际女子探险队在南极探险，途中“我”的雪橇被雪卡住，以致掉队。后来“我”经过努力克服危机，赶上了队伍的故事。

4．What is special about the expedition team?

A．They were all female.

B．They were all professional.

C．They made the longest expedition.

D．They had been strictly trained.

A　细节理解题。从第二段内容可知作者带领的探险队是由来自世界各地的普通女性组成的，因此A项正确。

5．What made the author get her sledge out of the ice?

A．The shouts from her teammates.

B．Her strong desire to live.

C．The sudden change in wind direction.

D．The natural beauty ahead.

B　细节理解题。根据第五段第一句可知，想到冰冷孤独的死亡使作者力量大增，从而作者将雪橇从冰雪里拔了出来，因此可以说是强大的求生欲望解救了作者。

6．At last，each of the team members kept looking back to ________.

A．avoid being attacked from behind

B．make sure that none fell behind

C．check the distance they had covered

D．keep a record of the route they took

B　细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，每个人不停地回头看是为了保证没有人掉队。

7．Which may be the best title of the passage?