人教版选修八Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors reading课时作业（4）.docx

unit 5 meeting your ancestors reading课时作业passage1（2017届河北衡水中学高三七调） grey clouds move as low as smoke over the treetops at lolo pass. the ground is white. the day is june 10.it has been snowing for the past four days in the bitterroot mountains. wayne fairchild is getting worried about our trek over the lolo trail-95 miles from lolo montana to weippe in idaho, across the roughest country in the west. lewis and clark were nearly defeated 200 years ago by snowstorms on the lolo. today fairchild is nervously checking the weather reports. he has agreed to take me across the toughest, middle section of the trail.when lewis climbed on top of lemhi pass,140 miles south of missoula, on aug.12,1805,he was astonished by what was in front of him; high mountain chains still to the west of us with their tops partially covered with snow. nobody in what was then the us knew the rocky mountains existed, with peaks twice as high as anything in the appalachians back east.today their pathway through those mountains holds more attraction than any other ground over which they traveled, for its raw wilderness is an evidence to the character of two cultures: the explorers who braved its hardships and the native americans who prize and conserve the path as a sacred (神圣的)gift. it remains today the same condition as when lewis and clark walked it.the lolo is passable only from july to mid-september. our luck is holding with the weather, although the snow keeps getting deeper. as we climb to indian post office, the highest point on the trail at 7,033 ft, we have covered 13 miles in soft snow, and we hardly have enough energy to make dinner. after a meal of chicken, i sit on a rock on top of the ridge (山脊）.there is no light visible in any direction, not even another campfire. for four days we do not see another human being. we are occupied with the things that mix fear with joy. in our imagination we have finally caught up with lewis and clark.1. we learn from the text that before 1805 .a. the rocky mountains were wholly covered with snowb. there were no people living in the western part of americac.no americans knew of the existence of the rocky mountainsd. the appalachians were the western frontier of the united states2.we learn from the text that the lolo pass .a. has changed a lot since 1805 b.is the meeting point of three culturesc. remains much the same as it was 200 years ago d. now attracts a large number of tourists to visit3.judging from the text, lewis and clark were most probably .a. two native indians b. explorers of the early 19th centuryc. merchants who did business with the indiansd. travelers whose curiosity took them over the lolo pass4.we can infer from the text that when crossing the lolo pass the author .a. was attempting the impossible b. was trying to set a world recordc. was following the trail of lewis and clark d. was fighting with weather and taking unnecessary risks【文章大意】本文纪录的是一次追寻前人足迹的探险，尽管天气、路程等的艰难，但是在作者看来却是已经赶上了以前的探险者。3.b 【解析】推理判断题。根据文章的描述，以及第三段the explorers who braved its hardships and the native americans who prize and conserve the path as a sacred的提示可知，他们是探险者，故选b。4.c 【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段的描述可知，作者他们是沿着lewis and clark的足迹进行探险的。passage2（2018届山西省实验中学高三年级模考）taylore is a kid who passes by to ride sometimes and help us with chores. barely 15, shes never short of advice, and one of her favorite pastimes is teasing me about being afraid to go too fast on a horse.last summer four of us rode down the trail behind our woods: my wife karen, taylore, taylores friend kendall and me. i was riding my 13-year-old, tawny.we were two miles from home when, for some unexplainable reason,i pushed tawny into a gallop（飞驰）. the other horses were anxious to catch up, and just like that, the race was on.taylore brushed past my left leg and, seconds later, kendall went by on my right. i realized tawny was covering ground faster than id ever seen her. she strained every muscle in her body to catch up with the girls. it was like a truck winding over a mountain road without brakes (闸). part of me felt perfectly in control, while another part screamed that i wasnt.in half a mile i knew wed be crossing the highway, so i prayed that the girls would be fine. i gave up calculating how long it might take before my horse would be tried enough to want to slow down.i was just about out of answers when i saw the girls slowing in front of me. their horses were relaxed and comfortable, not even breathing hard. taylores face glowed. she gave me a high five. wow, you did well, she said. i knew youd go fast when you were ready.no one in the group had even broken a sweat, except me. i was still nervous from the crazy pace. my heart pounded too, but not from exercise. karen claims i was showing off for the girls that day, and maybe shes right. but i think i had something to prove. because despite my wrinkles (皱纹), glasses and gray hair, i was feeling young at heart. and, like a horse on a warm summer day, im always ready to kick up my heels.1. how did the race between the girls and the author begin?a. his horses gallop made the other horses want to catch up.b. he wanted to show off his riding skills for the girls.c. they wanted to know whose horse could run fastest.d. they teased him about being afraid to go too fast on a horse.2. during the race, _.a. the authors horse outran the girls horses the whole timeb. the author was confident that tawny was in controlc. the girls were so anxious to win that they sweated a lotd. the authors good performance took taylore by surprise3. when the race ended, the authors heart pounded because _.a. he was feeling thrilled and youngb. it was really tough exercise for himc. he was worried that the girls might be in dangerd. he felt quite embarrassed that he had lost the race4. the phrase kick up my heels at the end can be replaced by _.a. devote myselfb. enjoy myselfc. accept my challenged. take part in running competition【文章大意】文章描述作者和两个女孩骑马比赛，这让作者感到兴奋，也感到虽然自己上了年纪，但是有一颗年轻的心。1. a【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段的we were two miles from home when, for some unexplainable reason,i pushed tawny into a gallop(飞驰). the other horses were anxious to catch up, and just like that, the race was on.可知，作者的马飞驰起来使得其它马想要赶上。故选a。4. b【解析】词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段的like a horse on a warm summer day,可知，作者感觉自己像温暖夏日的马，总是准备好享受一番。故选b。passage3（2018届山西省运城市高三上学期期中考试）my daughter kelly is a cautious person. she needs to warm up situations, and is hesitant to try new things. when with close friends, she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants. “girls rule, boys drool.” but when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.this has been challenging for me at times. “shy” is not a word that i think has ever been used to describe me. but this has been year of firsts for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence. this year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team. this year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels. and this year she completed her first kids triathlon（三项全能）.on saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my sons birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for kelly to participate in her first triathlon. we practiced transitions from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment shed need, and we kept talking about the race. but as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me a few too many times. she was nervous but trying to keep it together.and then it was her turn. from the second she jumped into the water, my heart soared. my daughter transformed into the most confident human being i had ever seen. she dominated that swim, crushed that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.i can honestly say that i never felt so proud of someone in my entire life. it wasnt because she did a sport or anything like that. it was because she was afraid of something and conquered that fear with confidence and a fire i hadnt seen before.all day i would find myself just looking over at her and smiling. she might be wearing the finalist medal but i felt like i won that day. i won the chance to see my girl shine.shine on, sweet baby.1.kelly is nervous when _.a. boys are around herb. she changes into a leaderc. she is away from her momd. situations are new to her2.we can learn from paragraph 3 that_.a. the race began in the early morn