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课时冲关28 Unit 4 Never too old to learn 学生课时P359
Ⅰ.阅读理解
主题语境:人与自我
体裁:记叙文
话题:认识自我,重塑自我
At the start of my first lesson in Chinese calligraphy, my teacher told me to write my name. After I put it down, he said, plainly: “Now I will teach you how to make it beautiful.” I felt my breath catch.
Growing up in Singapore, I had an uneasy relationship with my Chinese name. My parents are ethnically Chinese but they didn't speak Mandarin. Unfamiliar with Chinese characters, they used fortune tellers to decide my name based on the ideal number of strokes (笔画) for each character, which was calculated for the best fortune. Chinese names can be truly poetic. Not mine. Embarrassingly, the characters for my Chinese name mean, roughly, “old,” “barley” and “warm.” My personal and cultural histories were messy knots.
When I arrived in America for college at 18,I embraced critical analysis and creative expression. It felt like a way to abandon the strict formalities that defined my early years in Singapore's highpressure education system, and with it, perhaps, parts of my identity. Suddenly, I felt the need to present myself in a way that Americans would accept. I put on an American accent and set aside my Chinese name. Ultimately, after 14 years in the States, I decided to learn calligraphy. Why not get back in touch with my heritage? I thought.
In calligraphy, the idea is to replicate (复制) the old masters' techniques, thereby enhancing your own. Every week, my teacher would evaluate my writing. “You need to be braver,” he once observed. “Your challenge is in producing a bold stroke.” For years, I had prided myself on developing an image of integration and confidence despite deep insecurities, but my writing betrayed me.
I had been learning calligraphy to try to get in touch with my cultural roots, but what I was really seeking was a return to myself. That first lesson came with the terrific promise that what had been shameful in myself could be made beautiful-and that I could be the one to do that work. I know now that what calligraphy teaches me is not the value of replication but the possibility that I could know myself more fully.
1.What criterion guided the selection of the author's Chinese name?
A.Poetic sound patterns.
B.Ideal symbolic images.
C.Favorable stroke counts.
D.Positive literal meanings.
2.Why did the author adopt an American accent?
A.To break with tradition.
B.To fit into the community.
C.To achieve academic success.
D.To facilitate language learning.
3.What have we learned about the author's experience with calligraphy?
A.It revealed her inner self.
B.It improved her public image.
C.It presented no challenge to her.
D.It enhanced her replication skills.
4.What has the author learned from calligraphy?
A.Fortune favors the bold.
B.Embrace who you truly are.
C.Our roots define our identity.
D.Planning is good, but doing is better.
[语篇解读] 这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者在书法练习的过程中,慢慢找到自我,认识自我,重塑自我概念。
1.C [细节理解题。根据第二段“Unfamiliar with Chinese characters, they used fortune tellers to decide my name based on the ideal number of strokes (笔画) for each character, which was calculated for the best fortune.(由于不熟悉汉字,他们让算命先生根据每个汉字的理想笔画数来决定我的名字,这是为最好的运气而计算的。)”可知,作者的中文名是父母基于笔画的数量,取吉祥福气之意。]
2.B [细节理解题。根据第三段“Suddenly, I felt the need to present myself in a way that Americans would accept. I put on an American accent and set aside my Chinese name.(突然间,我觉得有必要以一种美国人能接受的方式来展示自己。我带上了美国口音,把我的中国名字放在一边。)”可知,作者说美国口音,隐藏自己的中文名,是为了融入美国的社会。]
3.A [推理判断题。根据第四段“For years, I had prided myself on developing an image of integration and confidence despite deep insecurities, but my writing betrayed me.(多年来,我一直为自己塑造了一种融合和自信的形象而自豪,尽管内心充满了不安全感,但我的写作背叛了我。)”和第五段“I had been learning calligraphy to try to get in touch with my cultural roots, but what I was really seeking was a return to myself.(我一直在学习书法,试图与我的文化根源接触,但我真正寻求的是回归自我。)”可推知,作者在书法练习中,重新找到了自我,认识自我,重塑自我概念。]
4.B [推理判断题。根据第五段“I had been learning calligraphy to try to get in touch with my cultural roots,but what I was really seeking was a return to myself.(我一直在学习书法,试图与我的文化根源接触,但我真正寻求的是回归自我。)”可推知,作者本来是想通过书法练习找到自己的文化身份,却在这一过程中重新认识了自我,接纳了自我。]
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
主题语境:人与自然
体裁:说明文
话题:怎样种植蔬菜
Many people want to grow their own food in their own backyard, but they don't know how to start. This article will teach you how to start!
Find out what plants to get. Get plants that can grow in your area, and make sure you plant them at the right time of the year. __1__ Usually you should start your garden after the last frost date in the spring. While they're technically fruits, a good starter plant to grow is tomatoes. You can plant these in a pot or in your garden.
__2__ Make sure there is enough space to grow your plants. Use a tiller (犁) and till the whole space you will be gardening. Then pull out any weeds and move any large rocks. Find out how big your plants get and space them accordingly. If your plant needs slightly acidic (酸性的) soil, get an acid metre and make sure the soil has enough acidity. __3__ To grow them well, you can buy fertilizer that can add acidity to the soil.
Buy your plants and fertilizers. You can either get seeds or get plant seedlings. Go to your local nursery and see what they have. Get fertilizer as well. __4__ This will make your plants grow better and faster!
Plant your plants in the garden. Use a hand shovel and dig a small hole big enough to put your plant in. Water your plant before you put it in so you can wet the root ball. Sprinkle (撒) in a little bit of fertilizer and put your plant in. __5__
For seeds, stick your finger into the dirt where you want to plant the seed until the dirt reaches the second joint on your finger.
A.Learn how to start a garden.
B.Plan out your garden wisely.
C.Make sure to get the right fertilizer for your plants.
D.Some plants that need acidity are tomatoes and blueberries.
E.You should grow and water them in spring if you want to have a good start.
F.Then surround the plant with dirt and make a small circle around it for water.
G.If you plant them too early or too late, they could freeze and die before you can harvest vegetables.
[语篇解读] 这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了如何在后院里面种植蔬菜的方法和步骤。
1.G [根据上文“Get plants that can grow in your area, and make sure you plant them at the right time of the year.(选择适合你所在地区生长的植物,并确保在一年中的合适时间种植。)”可知,选项承接上文说明不在合适时间种植产生的后果。故G选项“如果你种植得太早或太晚,它们可能会在你收获蔬菜之前冻死。”切题。]
2.B [根据下文“Make sure there is enough space to grow your plants. Use a tiller (犁) and till the whole space you will be gardening. Then pull out any weeds and move any large rocks. Find out how big your plants get and space them accordingly. If your plant needs slightly acidic(酸性的) soil, get an acid metre and make sure the soil has enough acidity.(确保有足够的空间来种植你的植物。用一个犁把你要种植的整个空间都犁好。然后拔掉所有的杂草,移开所有的大石头。弄清楚你的植物长到多大,并相应地间隔它们。如果你的植物需要微酸性的土壤,那就准备一个酸度计,确保土壤有足够的酸度。)”可知,本段在说要明智地规划你的花园。故B选项“明智地规划你的花园。”切题,为本段的标题。]
3.D [根据上文“If your plant needs slightly acidic (酸性的) soil, get an acid metre and make sure the soil has enough acidity.(如果你的植物需要微酸性的土壤,那就准备一个酸度计,确保土壤有足够的酸度。)”可知,选项承接上文列举喜欢酸性的植物是哪些。故D选项“一些需要酸度的植物是西红柿和蓝莓。”切题。]
4.C [根据上文“Get fertilizer as well.(也要准备肥料。)”根据下文“This will make your plants grow better and faster!(这将使你的植物生长得更好更快!)”可知,选项承接上下文说明选择适合植物的肥料。故C选项“确保为你的植物施用合适的肥料。”切题。]
5.F [根据上文“Water your plant before you put it in so you can wet the root ball. Sprinkle (撒) in a little bit of fertilizer and put your plant in.(在你放入植物之前先浇水,这样你就可以弄湿根球了。撒上一点肥料,把你的植物放进去。)”可知,选项承接上文说明种植的下一步是什么。故F选项“然后用泥土把植物围起来,在周围围一个小圈以便浇水。”]
Ⅲ.读后续写
主题语境:人与自然
体裁:记叙文
话题:帮助海滩上被困的马蹄蟹
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
Crab Lessons
My son Geordi was a rather spirited boy.Very little held his attention for long.He spent most of his spare time thinking up new ways to scare me half to death.Like the time he decided to “surf” on a tiny plastic table that was meant to hold a few drinks rather than a sixyearold boy.Geordi had just begun learning about the ocean in school and was surprisingly fascinated by it.We lived in Delaware,so any discussion about the ocean usually included horseshoe crabs,which crowded our coasts to mate in the late spring.
As part of the lesson,Geordi's teacher brought horseshoe crab shells (壳) to school for the children to touch and examine.Hearing that horseshoe crabs had been around for over 300 million years,even before the dinosaurs,Geordi thought that was officially the coolest thing he had ever heard.He could not stop talking about it for days,and I decided it was time for us to take a drive to the Delaware Bay.
As we stepped out from the car,strong wind nearly blew my poor fortyfivepound child to the ground.Being a sixyearold mischievous (调皮的) boy,Geordi saw this as an opportunity to showcase his amazing talents,which included falling down,getting up,falling down and,yes,getting up again.This,of course,was always complete with giggles (咯咯笑).The drama came to a sudden stop as Geordi spied the dozens of armytrucklooking creatures in the sand.The next sound effect was “Wow!” as his body froze and his eyes widened with wonder.
Geordi ran around excitedly,not knowing which one to check out first.He settled on a horseshoe crab that was on its back,legs waving wildly in the air,desperate for water.“Mom,look at this one!” he screamed.“He's cool!” I pointed out the different body parts of the crab for him,and he listened quietly and absorbed the information.He said,“I really liked him.I think I will name him Spike because he had all those really cool,spiky (尖的) things on his back.” Then I picked up the crab,turned it over to its proper position and placed it at the edge of the water.
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Geordi spotted many more horseshoe crabs on their backs.
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Geordi asked what I was doing. I explained to him that if the crab got stuck on its back and could not get back to the water soon,it would die.Horseshoe crabs,I told him,are very important in many ways.Their eggs are a great food source for birds,and their shells and blood have special medical properties that can help many people.Besides,it didn't seem right to let a species that had survived so long just dry up in the sun.Geordi listened intently,his eyes sparkling with concern.He then bent down and cautiously touched Spike's shell with his finger,murmuring,“Go home,Spike.” We watched the horseshoe crab slowly make his way back into the ocean.
Geordi spotted many more horseshoe crabs on their backs. He decided that we should help them all.Without fear or hesitation,he began picking up stuck horseshoe crabs and turning them over,and helped me carry them to the water.He was extra careful and gentle,worried that he may hurt one.His sincere concern for the horseshoe crabs touched my heart.When the job was done and it was time to leave,Geordi asked,“Do you think we will ever see Spike again?”“Maybe,” I said,“but now that we have helped him,we know he will be okay even if we don't see him again.”
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