Unit 4 培优提升练 高一英语牛津译林版必修第二册

译林版必修第二册unit4培优提升练Ⅰ.阅读理解AAlong­termAmericanstudyshowstheimportanceofearlyeducationforpoorchildren.ThestudyisknownastheAbecedarian(初步的)Project.ItinvolvedmorethanonehundredyoungchildrenfrompoorfamiliesinNorthCarolina.Halfofthechildrenattendedanall­dayprogramatahigh­qualitychildcarecenter.Thecenterofferededucational，healthandsocialprograms.Childrentookpartingamesandactivitiestoincreasetheirthinking，languageskillsandsocialandemotionaldevelopment.Theprogramalsoincludedhealthyfoodsforthechildren.Thechildrenattendedtheprogramfromwhentheywereafewweeksolduntiltheageoffiveyears.Theothergroupofchildrendidnotattendthechildcarecenter.Aftertheageoffive，bothgroupsattendedpublicschool.Researcherscomparedthetwogroupsofchildren.Whentheywerebabies，bothgroupshadsimilarresultsintestsformentalandphysicalskills.However，fromtheageofeighteenmonths，thechildrenintheeducationalchildcareprogramdidmuchbetterintests.Theresearcherstestedthechildrenagainwhentheyweretwelveandfifteenyearsold.Thetestsfoundthatthechildrenwhohadbeeninthechildcarecentercontinuedtohavehigheraveragetestresults.Thesechildrendidmuchbetterontestsofreadingandmathematics.Afewyearsago，organizersoftheAbecedarianProjecttestedthestudentsagain.Atthetime，eachstudentwastwenty­oneyearsold.Theyweretestedforthinkingandeducationalability，employment，parentingandsocialskills.Theresearchersfoundthattheyoungadultswhohadtheearlyeducationstilldidbetterinreadingandmathematicstests.Theyweremorethantwotimesaslikelytogotocollegeortohavecompletedcollege.Inaddition，thechildrenwhoreceivedearlyeducationwereolderonaverage，whentheirfirstchildwasborn.Thestudyoffersmoreevidencethatlearningduringthefirstmonthsandyearsoflifeisimportantforalllaterdevelopment.TheresearchersoftheAbecedarianProjectbelievetheirstudyshowsaneedforlawmakerstospendmoneyonpublicearlyeducation.Theybelievethesekindsofprogramscouldreducethenumberofchildrenwhodonotcompleteschoolandareunemployed.1．Accordingtothepassage，theAbecedarianProject.A．involveschildrenfromrichfamiliesB．doesn’tprovidefoodforchildrenC．offersforeignteacherstohelpimprovechildren’slanguageskillsD．studiestheimportanceofearlyeducationforpoorchildren2．TheAbecedarianProjecthaslasted.A．almostoneyear B．aboutfiveyearsC．morethan20years D．nomorethan15years3．Whatdoweknowaboutthepeoplewhohadbeeninthechildcarecenter，comparedwiththosewhohadn’t?A．Theyweremorelikelytogotocollege.B．Theyhadchildrenearlier.C．Theyhadthesameresultsintests.D．Theywerelesssociable.4．WhatisNOTsureabouttheAbecedarianProjectafterreadingthetext?A．Howimportantearlyeducationisforpoorchildren.B．Whatthechildrenlearnedatthechildcarecenter.C．HowmanychildrenareinvolvedintheAbecedarianProject.D．Whetherlawmakerswillspendmoneyonpublicearlyeducation.答案DCADBOnMarch16,2018，eight­year­oldTanitoluwa“Tani”Adewumi，beat73youngcompetitorstowintheNewYorkStateChessChampionshipinhisagecategory—kindergartentothirdgrade.Whiletheachievementisgreatinitself，whatmakesitevengreateristhattheyoungster，whowashomelessatthetime，beganlearningthegamelessthanayearago.TaniandhisfamilyarrivedinNewYorkCityfromNigeriain2017，seekingreligiousprotection.Achurchpastor(牧师)helpedfindthefamilyoffourspaceinahomelessshelterandsoonafter，Tanienteredthelocalelementaryschool.Itwasherethattheyoungtalentwasfirstintroducedtothebasicsofchessbyapart­timeteacher.Attractedbythegame，thethenseven­year­oldbeggedhismother，Oluwatoyin，toallowhimtojointheschool’schessclub.Consideringthefamilywouldbeunabletoaffordthefeesandexpenses，whichadduptothousandsofdollars，OluwatoyinemailedRusselMakofsky，whorantheclub.Tohersurpriseanddelight，MakofskyagreedtowaiveallcostsforyoungTani.Therest，astheysay，ishistory.Theyoungboy，whohasgotsevenprizesinlessthanayear，currentlyranks27inAmericainhisagecategory.Thoughthechessclubcertainlyhelps，itisTani’sdevotiontothegamethatislargelyresponsibleforhisgreatsuccess.Notsurprisingly，Tani’sincrediblestory，firstreportedbyTheNewYorkTimes，hasresultedinanoutpouringofsupportfromtheAmericanpublic.Ithasraised200,000injusttendays，farmorethantheoriginalgoalof50,000，andthefundskeepcoming.Sincetheynowhaveahome，theAdewumishavedecidedto“payitforward”anddonatetheover200,000collectedonGoFundMe.Theyplantogive10percentofthefundsraisedtothechurchthathassupportedthem.Therestwillbeplacedinthenewly­createdTanitoluwaAdewumiTrustandgiventoAfricanimmigrantstoAmericawhoarestrugglingthewaythefamilywas.5．WhatmadeTani’sachievementespeciallygreat?A．Hisquicklearning.B．Hisyoungage.C．Supportfromhisfamily.D．Helpfromhisteacher.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“towaiveallcostsforyoungTani”inParagraph2mean?A．ToteachTanifreeofcharge.B．ToraisemoneyforTani’sfamily.C．TopayforTani’sschooling.D．TospendmoreonTani’straining.7．What’sParagraph3mainlyabout?A．Reportsofthemedia.B．Activitiesofthechessclub.C．Tani’sdevotiontothegame.D．PublicreactiontoTani’sstory.8．Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellusaboutthefamily?A．Theyarepoor. B．Theyarekind.C．Theyarehonest. D．Theyarepitiful.答案AADBⅡ.七选五Ifsomethingthatyou’redoingdoesn’tchallengeyou，thenitdoesn’tchangeyou.Weallneedsomenormalstressinourlives，afterall.1Sochallengethefollowinglimits：•Figureoutwhatyou’rescaredofanddoitcontinuously.Ifyou’reasalesman，andyou’rescaredoftalkingtopeoplepersonallyoroverthephone，now，insteadofbeingscaredandthinkingyou’llfail，spendatleastfiveminutesadaytopickupthephoneandmakeacall.2Butdon’tstoponthefirsttry！Eventually，youcanlookatfearintheeyesandsay，“Goon，I’mnotscared！”•3Makesurethishobbyisnotlinkedtoyourcareer；youhavetorelaxandrelieveyourstresswhileperformingthis.Someexamplesmightbecooking，sewing，paintingandsoon.Apartfromhelpingyouchallengeyourself，takingaclassforyourhobbymayalsogiveyouextraincome.•Setasideatleastnineminutesadayforphysicalexercise.4Asimple9­minuterunaroundyourneighborhoodcandowondersforyourself.Exercisecannotonlyhelpyoumaintainyourregularweight，butalsomakeyoufeelbetteraboutyourself.•Travelandallowyourselftobeinterestedinnewpeople.Don’tjustlimityourselftoyourfellowtravelers—trytoconnectwithNewpeople.Youneverknowwhatkindofpeoplethey’re.Getoutofyourhouseorgoonlinerightnowtobookyourtickets.5A．Youshoulddoitcontinuously.B．Someonemayhanguponyou.C．Youdon’tneedtogotothegym.D．Runninginthegymmaybeabetterchoice.E．Starttotravelnowandlearntochallengeyourself.F．Takeaclassforahobbyyou’vebeenwantingtodevelop.G．Youcanneverseeanyimprovementifyousticktoyourcomfortzone.1．G2．B3．F4．C5．EⅢ.完形填空IhadthepleasureandhonorofservingasNewportBeachoceanlifeguard(救生员)forfiveyears.Oneday，IwasworkingatTower15.Twoblockstomyrightwasanother1namedMike，whowasworkingatTower17.Hecalledmeoverthephoneandsaid，“Ihavenoticedacoupleofkids.Iamgoingtogivethema2.Keepaneyeonus.”Isaid，“Sure.”Andhe3.Anytimeyougotoutofyourtower，youwere4toletsomebodyelseknow，soastoavoidaccidents.Andsureenough，assoonashehungupthephone，aripcurrent(离岸流)snappedupunderthesetwokids，andtheyweregettingsucked(吸)downintothe5.Mikesawitandheranatfullspeedtotheocean.Icalledforbackup(支援)andsaid，“Twochildren6inwater.Callforbackup.17wasout.I’mgoing.”Bythen，themotherofthetwokidshad7whatwashappening.Shescreamed(大喊)．Istartedrushingtowardtheocean，but8Iwasevenhalfwaythere，Mikehadreachedthekids—aboyandagirl.Miketoldmelaterthathe9totheboyfirst，andwhenheturnedtothegirl，hehadtodiveintothewaterandcatchherbythehairto10herout.WhenIreachedthemother，Mikewas11inwaist­deepwater.Thekidswereso12thattheycouldn’twalk，soMikegotonekidundereachofhisarmsandbroughtthemontothebeach.I13themotherandsaid，“Hey，it’sgoingtobeOK.They’resafenow.”Isawthatthe14lookstartedtodisappearfromherface.Whatafrighteningexperience！Whata15Mikeis!1．A.guard B．towerC．soldier D．firefighter2．A.signal B．warningC．notice D．hand3．A.heldup B．showedupC．hungup D．madeup4．A.confused B．supposedC．encouraged D．frightened5．A.water B．holeC．sand D．soil6．A.died B．brokeC．dropped D．jumped7．A.experienced B．realizedC．shared D．confirmed8．A.after B．untilC．before D．when9．A.got B．reachedC．abandoned D．arrived10．A.push B．pullC．shake D．carry11．A.also B．indeedC．just D．still12．A.exhausted B．disappointedC．surprised D．excited13．A.turnedto B．lookedforwardtoC．cheeredfor D．lookedat14．A.happy B．surprisedC．frightened D．embarrassed15．A.friend B．heroC．master D．model1-15ABCBACBCABDAACBⅣ.语法填空Ihaveevenwonderedifmoneybuyshappiness.Itseemsthatmoneywillallowme