高中英语课时作业（译林版选修第二册）课时作业6

课时作业(六)Unit2SectionⅢExtendedreading&Project阅读理解AAmonthbeforemyfirstmarathon,oneofmyankleswasinjuredandthismeantnotrunningfortwoweeks，leavingmeonlytwoweekstotrain.Yet,Iwasdeterminedtogoahead.Irememberbacktomy7thyearinschool.InmyfirstP.E.class,theteacherrequiredustorunlapsandhitasoftball.Ididn'tdoeitherwell.HelaterinformedmethatIwas“notathletic”．TheideathatIwas“notathletic”stuckwithmeforyears.WhenIstartedrunninginmy30s，Irealizedrunningwasabattleagainstmyself,notaboutpetitionorwhetherornotIwasathletic.Itwasallaboutthebattleagainstmyownbodyandmind.Atestofwills!Thenightbeforemymarathon，IdreamtthatIcouldn'tevenfindthefinishline.Iwokeupsweatingandnervous，butreadytoprovesomethingtomyself.Shortlyaftercrossingthestartline,myshoelacesbecameuntied.SoIstoppedtoreadjust.NotthestartIwanted!Atmile3,Ipassedasign：“GOFORIT,RUNNERS！”Bymile17,Ibecameoutofbreathandtheonceinjuredanklehurtseverely.Despitethepain,Istayedthecoursewalkingabitandthenrunningagain.Bymile21，Iwasstarving!AsIapproachedmile23,Icouldseemywifewavingasign.Sheismybiggestfan.Shenevermindedthealarmclocksoundingat4a.m.orquestionedmyexpensesonrunning.Iwasoneofthefinalrunnerstofinish.ButIfinished!AndIgotamedal.Actually,Igotthesamemedalastheonethattheguywhocameinfirstplacehad.Determinedtobemyself,moveforward,freeofshameandworldlylabels(世俗标签),Icannowcallmyselfa“marathonwinner”．1．Theauthorreferredtohisexperienceinthe7thyearto__________．A．treasurehispreciousolddaysB．provehisinabilityinsportsthenC．defendhimselffromprejudiceD．conveyhisgratitudetotheteacher2．Whathappenedtotheauthoreventuallyduringhisfirstmarathon?A．Hesucceededforastrongwill.B．Hequitrunninghalfway.C．Hewasawardedthefirstprize.D．Hewalkedtotheend.3．Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?A．Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.B．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.C．Familysupportisthefountainofsuccess.D．Successcanbeacquiredwithagreateffortofwill.BEveryoneknowsyoumustexerciseregularlytokeepgoodhealth.Indeed,stayingphysicallyfitisabigpartofourculture.Weconsider(orrightlyso)thathealthypeopleareattractivepeople.Sincemostofuswanttobeattractive,thereisnoshortageofexerciseclubs,trainingvideos,magazinesandbooksofferingtohelpusstayphysicallyfit.Unfortunately,however,ourculturedoesn'tplacethesameemphasisonmentalfitness.Althoughwetendtolikemenandwomenwithstrong,healthy­lookingbodies,wedon'thavethesamedegreeofrespectorattractionforsmart,educated,mentallyhealthypeople.Thisisapity,becausetherearegreatrewardsforpeoplewhohavedevelopedtheabilitytothinkwell.Ifyourmindiswelltrainedandflexible,youwillbeabletounderstandagreatdealofwhathappensaroundyou.Andifyouarealsowelleducated—thatis,ifyouunderstandbasicscience,mathematics,music,art,literature,historyandsoon—youwillfinditmucheasiertomakegooddecisionsthroughoutyourlife.Overthelongrun,thisleadstoasenseofcontroloveryourdestiny(命运)andamuchbetterlifethanotherwise(inanotherway)．Peoplewhoarepoorlyeducatedorwhodon'tthinkwell—thatis,peoplewhoarenotmentallyfit—seethingsdifferently.Theirworldiscontrolledbymysterious,oftenmalevolent(恶意的)forces.Suchpeoplelivewithinasystemtheywillnevermaster,forcedtofollowrulestheywillneverunderstand.Althoughitmaynotbeobvious,mostspendtheirlivesbeingmanipulated(控制)byothers.Theyaretoldwhattodo,whattothink,howtospendtheirmoney,andwhattheyshouldandshouldnotaspire(渴望)toinlife.Inmyopinion，ifyouwanttolivewell,youmustbeabletouseyourmindwell.Forthisreason,Iwantyoutobeabletoconcentrate,tosolveproblems,tounderstandplexideas,andtothinkclearlyandquickly.Suchskillswillmakeiteasierforyoutomakeinformeddecisions,understandcurrentevents,choosegoodfriends,manageyourmoneywell,makewiselong­termdecisionsandappreciatemusic,artandliterature.Thekeytodevelopingsuchskillsistoenjoylearning,andtohavetheabilityandmotivationtoteachyourself.4．Thewriterofthepassagefeelsdisappointedthat________．A．toolittlehasbeendonetohelppeopletokeepphysicallyfitB．toomuchhasbeendonetohelppeopletokeepphysicallyfitC．physicallyhealthypeoplearenotaspopularasmentallyhealthypeopleD．mentallyhealthypeoplearenotaspopularasphysicallyhealthypeople5．Theunderlinedword“this”inthethirdparagraphmeans“__________”．A．theunderstandingofagreatdealofwhatgoesonaroundyouB．theunderstandingofbasicscienceandmathematicsC．beingabletomakegooddecisionsinlifeD．goodtraininginbodyandmind6．Thewriterofthispassagethinksthosewhoarenotmentallyfit__________．A．liveapoorandmysteriouslifeB．enjoybeingfooledandruledC．oftendowhatothersdoD．can'tcontrolovertheirlife7．Thebesttitleofthepassagewillmostprobablybe“__________”．A．TrainYourBodyB．ThinkHardandWorkHardC．MakeInformedDecisionsD．TrainYourMindCTHEROADTOSUCCESSNearthesmalltownofGrottoes,Virginia,anarrowdirtroadgoesfromthehouseofStephenCurry'sgrandfathertothewoodsnearby.AfarcryfromthebrightlightsandshinycourtsoftheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA),itwasalongthisroadthatStephen'sgrandfatherbuiltasimplebasketbyattachingapieceofplastictoatelephonepole.Likehisfather,basketballstarDellCurry,Stephenspentmanychildhoodhoursplayingonthismuddybasketballcourt.Heprobablydidn'trealiseitatthetime,butitwaswherehelearnttobecreativeandflexibleasaplayer.Yousee,witheveryshot,theweakplasticbackboardgaveway.Thebumpsandrocksthatlinedtheroadunderthebasketcausedtheballtobounceinalldirections.Knowingwheretheballwouldgowasn'teasy.Hehadtoadjusthisownplayingstyleasaresult.Shootingwithgreataccuracywasanotherthinghelearnt.Onlyshotsperfectlyaimedatitscentrewentintotheheavy,thickbasket.Inthisway,practisingdayinanddayouthelpedStephensharpenhisskills.Despitehisfather'ssuccessfulcareer,Stephenwasthoughtbymanypeople,includinghishighschoolteammatesandcoaches,tobetooshort,toothinandtooweaktofollowinhisfather'sfootsteps.ButStephencarriedon.Playingbasketballwashisdream.Hewouldnotgiveup.Hefinallyendedupplayingcollegeballatasmall,little­knownschool,DavidsonCollege,nottoofarfromwherehelived.HiscreativityandperseverancemadehimDavidson'sstarplayer.SelectedfortheNBAin2009,StephenjoinedtheGoldenStateWarriors.Heperformedbeyondeveryone'sexpectationswithhisaccurateshotsandcontinuousefforts.In2015,StephenwonhisfirstNBAchampionship,andheledtheWarriorstotheirfirstchampionshipsince1975.AfterreceivingtheMostValuablePlayerawardfortwoyearsinarow,Stephenexplainedhisphilosophy,“Ineverreallysetouttochangethegame...WhatIwanttodoisjustbemyself...Iknowitinspiresalotofthenextgenerationandalotofpeoplewholovethegameofbasketballtovaluetheskillofit,andvaluethefactthatyoucanworkeverysingledaytogetbetter.You'vegottobeabletoputinthetimeandthework.That'showIgothere.That'showIcontinuetogetbettereverysingleday.”Inspiringotherstohavefaithinthemselves,StephenCurryislivingproofthatwhatotherpeoplethinkofyoudoesnothavetoinfluencewhatyoubee.Throughself－belief,hardwork,perseveranceandsomehelpfromanoldhoop,hehasdemonstratedthatnothingisimpossible.8．What'sStephen'sfirstbasket?A．Asecond－han