外研版选择性必修第三册Unit6Naturein题型组合练课件

Unit6

NatureinwordsⅠ.阅读理解ⅠⅡⅢABackin2020:Oneday,Iwasschedulingappointmentsintheoffice;thenext,Ibrokemylegandhadtostayinbed.Overtime,IgrewsickofvideoconferencingandTVmarathons,andstartedsearchingforsomethingnewtofillthelongandrestlessdays.Aheadlineonawebsitecaughtmyeye:“ThisWeavingLoom(织布机)SavedMeWhenAllMyPreviousHobbiesDisappeared”.Thiswastheuniversespeakingtome.Iimmediatelyboughtallthethingsrecommended—asmallloom,afewcolorsofthreads(线)andaweavingbook.ⅠⅡⅢMyfirstweavinglooked...notgreat.Iskippedthebookandfree-styledapink-and-whiteclothtohangonmyapartmentdoor.ItstartedoffOK;Istrungtheloomsuccessfullyandfiguredouthowtoslidethethreadedneedleoverandunderthebackboneofthecloth.Then,mistakeaftermistake,Ipulledthethreadwaytootight,makingthesidescurvein.Therewerelotsofgaps,whereIcouldseethewhitethreadsunderneaththecoloredones.Icouldn’tmakethelongfringe(穗)atthebottom.Inafitoffrustration,Ileftitamess.ⅠⅡⅢHumbledbymypride,Iopenedtheweavingbook.Ilearnedhowtogetmyedgesstraightandmyendsneat.Ifiguredouthowtosewbacksontocloths,stuffthemwithcottonandmakecolorfulpillowstodisplayonmysofa.SoonIstartedmakingsomeformyfamiliesandfriends.Ievensavedupmoneytobuya4-by-4-footloom,whereIworkedonbiggerobjects.Iwasofficiallytakenwithit.Actually,I’veneverbeengoodatanythingthatrequireshand-eye-braincooperation.Butweaving,somehow,feelsdifferent.Itrequiresthesamestepsrepeatedoveragainandencouragesyoutoloseyourselfintheprocess.EverytimeIpickupmyloom,mybrainquietsdown;asmyneedleslipsbetweenthreads,Igroundmyself.I’veneverlovedahobbylikethis.ⅠⅡⅢ【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者生病之后,无意中接触到了纺织并爱上了它,因为它能让作者静下心来。ⅠⅡⅢ1.Whydidtheauthorbuyaloom?A.Topassthetime.B.Totryoutanidea.C.Toescapefromwork.D.Toreplacemarathons.答案

B

解析

细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Over

time,I

grew

sick

of

video

conferencing

and

TV

marathons,and

started

searching

for

something

new

to

fill

the

long

and

restless

days.”及第二段中的“A

headline

on

a

website

caught

my

eye:‘This

Weaving

Loom

Saved

Me

When

All

My

Previous

Hobbies

Disappeared.’”可知,作者买织布机是为了试验一个想法。ⅠⅡⅢ2.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofherfirstweaving?A.Boring.

B.Pleasing.C.Disappointing. D.Encouraging.答案

C

解析

细节理解题。根据第三段中的“My

first

weaving

looked...not

great.”可知,作者对自己的第一次纺织感到不满意。ⅠⅡⅢ3.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?A.Thevalueoftheweavingbook.B.Theadviceforweavingbeginners.C.Theattitudetowardspreviousmistakes.D.Theprocessofgrowingloveforweaving.答案

D

解析

段落大意题。根据第五段中的“I

learned

how

to

get

my

edges

straight

and

my

ends

neat.”以及“Soon

I

started

making

some

for

my

families

and

friends.I

even

saved

up

money

to

buy

a

4-by-4-foot

loom,where

I

worked

on

bigger

objects.”可知,第五段主要讲的是作者逐渐爱上纺织的过程。ⅠⅡⅢ4.Whatdoestheauthorseemtoloveaboutweaving?A.Itisameanstomakealiving.B.Itisacraftwithcalmingquality.C.Itisawaytokeeptraditionsalive.D.Itisapracticeforhumanconnection.答案

B

解析

推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Every

time

I

pick

up

my

loom,my

brain

quiets

down”可知,作者爱上纺织是因为这是一种能让人安静下来的手艺。ⅠⅡⅢBHaveyoueverwishedyoucouldbebetterorganizedormoresociable?Ormoreinventiveandoriginal?Perhapsyou’reaconstantworrier,andyou’dprefertobealittlemorecarefree?Ifanyofthesethoughtsringtrue,youarenotalone.Manysurveysshowthatatleasttwo-thirdsofpeoplewouldliketochangetheirpersonality.Inthepast,suchdesiresappearedtobeimpossible.Ourpersonalitieswerethoughttobeformedinchildhoodandtoremainfixedthroughoutlives.Recentresearch,however,suggeststhatwiththerightpsychologicalstrategiesandenougheffort,peoplecansuccessfullymould(塑造)theircoretraitsintotheshapetheydesire.ThatiswhatpsychologyprofessorNathanHudsonandhiscolleagueshaveshownwithstudies.ⅠⅡⅢTheresearchhascenteredonfivetraits(特点)thatarethoughttocontainourmostfundamentalcharacteristics.Knownasthe“bigfive”,theyare:extraversion—howoutgoingandsociableyouare;conscientiousness—howorganizedanddisciplinedyouare;agreeableness—howconcernedyouarewithsocialharmony;neuroticism—hownervousandsensitiveyouare;andopennesstoexperience—howimaginativeandcuriousyouare.People’sscoresforthe“bigfive”canpredictimportantoutcomes.Peoplewhoscorehighlyonconscientiousness,forexample,getbettergradesatschoolandearnmore.Thosewhoscorehighlyonneuroticism,meanwhile,aremoresensitivetostress.ⅠⅡⅢInthestudy,someonewhowishedtobemoreconscientiousmightbeaskedtocarefullyreadanemailbeforesendingit,ortowriteato-dolistbeforegoingtobed.Aneuroticpersonmightbegivenexercisestoimproveemotionalregulation,suchaswritingdownfeelingswhentheyarehardtocontrol.Theaimisforthethinkingpatternsandbehaviourstheymaketobecomehabitual.Andtheevidencesofarsuggestsitworkswell.Similarresultscouldbeseeninalaterexperiment,whichusedasmartphoneapptocoachparticipantsintheirdesired“bigfive”traits.AsAristotlearguedmorethan2,300yearsago,webecomewhatwerepeatedlydo.ⅠⅡⅢ【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。最近的研究表明,通过正确的心理策略和足够的努力,人们可以成功地将他们的核心特征塑造成他们想要的形状,从而达到改变性格的目的。ⅠⅡⅢ5.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Personalityremainsfixedinlife.B.Personalitychangeispossible.C.Personalitykeepschangingwithage.D.Personalityvariesfrompersontoperson.答案

B

解析

细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Recent

research,however,suggests

that

with

the

right

psychological

strategies

and

enough

effort,people

can

successfully

mould

their

core

traits

into

the

shape

they

desire.”可知,从文中我们可以了解到性格改变是可能的。ⅠⅡⅢ6.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theaimoftheresearch.B.Themethodoftheresearch.C.Thefocusoftheresearch.D.Theimportanceoftheresearch.答案

C

解析

段落大意题。根据第二段中的“The

research

has

centered

on

five

traits

that

are

thought

to

contain

our

most

fundamental

characteristics.”可知,第二段主要讲述研究的重点。ⅠⅡⅢ7.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheresearch?A.Favourable. B.Doubtful.C.Disapproving. D.Indifferent.答案

A

解析

推理判断题。根据最后一段“As

Aristotle

argued

more

than

2,300

years

ago,we

become

what

we

repeatedly

do.”可推知,作者对研究的态度是赞成的。ⅠⅡⅢ8.Whichofthefollowingsayingscanwelearnfromthestudy?A.Characterdeterminesdestiny.B.Custommakesallthingseasy.C.Habitdeterminescharacter.D.Afoxmaygrowgray,butnevergood.答案

C

解析

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“In

the

study,someone

who

wished

to

be

more

conscientious

might

be

asked

to

carefully

read

an

email

before

sending

it,or

to

write

a

to-do

list

before

going

to

bed.”和最后一段“As

Aristotle

argued

more

than

2,300

years

ago,we

become

what

we

repeatedly

do.”可知,我们可以从研究中学到习惯决定性格的道理。Ⅱ.完形填空ⅠⅡⅢGailRodgersisprovingthatyoudon’thavetobeyoungtomakeapositiveimpactonyourcommunity.AcrosstheUnitedStates,poolshavebeencuttingback

1

orclosingentirelyduetoashortageoflifeguards.WhenthatalmosthappenedatMontgomeryTowneCondominiums,66-year-oldGail

2

up.

Gailservedasalifeguard.Butthatwas50yearsago,andGailquickly

3

howmuchthingshavechangedsincethen.

ⅠⅡⅢ“It’shugely

4

now,”Gailsaid.“Thelifeguardbackthenwouldsitinthechairandmightblowthewhistle

5

totellyoutostoprunningorso.Theyhadnoflotation(浮标)device—allthey

6

wasawhistle.Sotheywerereallymorepolicethananythingelse.”

The

7

examneededtobecomeacertifiedlifeguardisno

8

.Itincludesa300-yardswimand

9

abrickatthebottomofapool.Still,evenknowingthese

10

didn’tstopGail.

“Iwentandgottheprecertification,andthenIwentthroughthefulltraining,”she

11

.

ⅠⅡⅢGailofficiallystarted

12

asapart-timelifeguardonMay27.She’lllikely

13

moreshiftswhensummercomes,butfornow,she’sabletohavequitea

14

schedule.

Now,Gailhopesher

15

willgiveothersthecouragetheyneedtogivelifeguardingachance.

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述66岁的盖尔(Gail)在看到游泳馆因为缺少救生员而要缩短开放时间或关闭时挺身而出,重新开始做救生员的工作。ⅠⅡⅢ1.A.expenses B.restrictionsC.hours D.taxes2.A.pulled B.caught C.held

D.stepped1.答案

C

解析

根据下文“due

to

a

shortage

of

lifeguards”可知,因为缺少救生员,所以游泳池不得不缩短开放时间或者关闭。故选C项。2.答案

D

解析

根据下文“Gail

officially

started

as

a

part-time

lifeguard

on

May

27.”和“Now,Gail

hopes

her

will

give

others

the

courage

they

need

to

give

lifeguarding

a

chance.”可知,在社区发生缺少救生员的情况时,66岁的盖尔挺身而出,又开始做救生员了。故选D项。

ⅠⅡⅢ3.A.learned B.questionedC.recorded D.shared答案

A

解析

根据下文“‘It’s

hugely

now,’Gail

said.‘The

lifeguard

back

then

would

sit

in

the

chair

and

might

blow

the

whistle

to

tell

you

to

stop

running

or

so.They

had

no

flotation

device—all

they

was

a

whistle.So

they

were

really

more

police

than

anything

else.’”可知,盖尔了解到,现在做救生员和过去相比发生了很大的变化。故选A项。

ⅠⅡⅢ4.A.helpful

B.successful C.different

D.important5.A.stressfully B.awkwardly C.secretly

D.occasionally4.答案

C

解析

根据下文“‘The

lifeguard

back

then

would

sit

in

the

chair

and

might

blow

the

whistle

to

tell

you

to

stop

running

or

so.They

had

no

flotation

device—all

they

was

a

whistle.So

they

were

really

more

police

than

anything

else.’”可知,现在和以前做救生员的情况不一样了。故选C项。

5.答案

D

解析

根据下文“So

they

were

really

more

police

than

anything

else.”可知,警察就是会时不时地吹哨子来提醒人们不要乱跑。故选D项。ⅠⅡⅢ6.A.owned B.obtainedC.noticed D.removed7.A.physical B.visual C.medical

D.psychological6.答案

A

解析

根据下文“was

a

whistle”可知,哨子是救生员所拥有的东西。故选A项。7.答案

A

解析

根据下文“It

includes

a

300-yard

swim

and

a

brick

at

the

bottom

of

a

pool.”可知,这是做一名救生员需要进行的身体素质的检查。故选A项。

ⅠⅡⅢ8.A.limit

B.point C.joke

D.problem9.A.keeping B.grabbing C.breaking

D.carving8.答案

C

解析

根据下文“It

includes

a

300-yard

swim

and

a

brick

at

the

bottom

of

a

pool.Still,even

knowing

these

didn’t

stop

Gail.”可知,做一名救生员需要进行的体格检查不是开玩笑的,是需要真本事的。故选C项。

9.答案

B

解析

根据下文“a

brick

at

the

bottom

of

a

pool”可知,因为盖尔要做救生员,就应该会碰到从水里把溺水者捞起来的情况,所以考试内容是从水底捞起一块砖。故选B项。ⅠⅡⅢ10.A.schedules

B.measures C.results

D.requirements11.A.argued B.explained C.predicted

D.shouted10.答案

D

解析

根据上文“It

includes

a

300-yard

swim

and

a

brick

at

the

bottom

of

a

pool.”可知,这些内容都是介绍做救生员需要进行的测试和要求。故选D项。

11.答案

B

解析

根据上文“I

went

and

got

the

precertification,and

then

I

went

through

the

full

training”可知,这里是解释盖尔重新成为救生员所付出的努力和得到的成果。故选B项。ⅠⅡⅢ12.A.experiment B.trainingC.duty D.exploration13.A.handover B.putoffC.ruleout D.takeon12.答案

C

解析

根据下文“as

a

part-time

lifeguard”可知,盖尔正式履行自己作为兼职救生员的职责。故选C项。13.答案

D

解析

根据下文“more

shifts

when

summer

comes”可知,当夏天到来时,盖尔应该是很可能会承担起更多的责任,接受更多的轮班。故选D项。ⅠⅡⅢ14.A.flexible

B.tight C.new

D.special15.A.progress B.experienceC.course D.advice14.答案

A

解析

根据上文“but”可知,上下文是转折关系,上面提到盖尔夏天会很忙,所以现在的时间表应该是比较灵活的,不太忙。故选A项。15.答案

B

解析

根据下文“will

give

others

the

courage

they

need

to

give

lifeguarding

a

chance”可知,作为一名66岁的老人,盖尔希望自己所做的事情可以给他人勇气。故选B项。Ⅲ.读后续写ⅠⅡⅢ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。Itwasadreamborninfire.AndreaPetersonwas5whenshewastrappedontheledge(窗台)ofaburningbuilding.“Throwthekiddown!”saidoneofthefiremenbelow,whoseeyesarefirmandcourageous,alongwithprofessionalrescuetechniques.Seeingthis,littleAndreajumpedintolifesavingarmsandalife-longambition:Shewantedtofightfiresasherrescuersdid.ⅠⅡⅢShetoldthattothemenwhohadsavedher,andtheylaughednaturallythewaygrown-upsdowhenakidsayshewantstobeanastronautorasportsstar.Butthiswasbackinatimewhenlittlegirlsweren’tevenallowedtofantasize(幻想)aboutsuchgrandgoals.“You’llbeagoodmommy,”thefirementoldher.“You’llbeagoodteacher,maybeyou’llbeanurse,butyoucanneverbeafireman.”Indeed,lifesidelinedherambitiousdream.Shewasstudyingforadegreeinaviationtechnology(航空科技)andthat’swhereshemetherhusband,Dennis.Unfortunately,Denniswasdiagnosedwithcancer.Petersonspent31ⅠⅡⅢyearscaringforthemansheloved,andin2007,whenDenniswasabouttoleave,hewasatpeacebutworriedabouther.“Butwhatareyougoingtodo?”“I’llbefine,”shetoldhim.At61,sheattendedacourseforemergencies.Shewentonanambulanceride-alongfromtimetotime.Itturnedouttobealife-and-deathsituation,whichremindedherofthechildhoodexperiencebackinthefire.Everytimeshesawpeoplewhowereinneedweresuccessfullyrescued,Petersonfeltthatlong-agochildhoodcalling.SheearnedheremergencymedicaltechnicianlicenseandrespondedtofirecallswiththeⅠⅡⅢambulance.ShefoundthatheryearsoftendingtoDennishadpreparedherfordealingwiththevarietyofhurtsandills.Theinsidecallingechoedincreasinglystronger.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式作答。ⅠⅡⅢAfterayear,shesignedupforatrainingunitforfirefighters.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ⅠⅡⅢFinallycamethewrittenandphysicalfitnesstestday._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________