Unit 2 Section Ⅳ
Ⅰ.阅读理解
Why play games? Because they are fun, and a lot more besides. Following the rules...planning your next move...acting as a team member...these are all“game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.
Think about some of t he games you played as a young child, such as rope-jumping and hide-and-seek. Such games are entertaining and fun. But perhaps more importantly, they translate life into exciting dreams that teach children some of the basic rules they will be expected to follow the rest of their lives, such an taking turns and cooperating(合作)．
Many children's games have a practical side. Children around the world play games that prepare them for work they will do as grown-ups. For instance, some Saudi Arabian children play a game called bones, which sharpens the hand-eye coordination(协调)needed in hunting.
Many sports encourage national or local pride. The most famous games of all, the Olympic Games, bring athletes from around the world together to take part in friendly competition. People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it. For countries experiencing natural disasters or war, an Olympic win can mean so much.
Sports are also an event that unites people. Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. People on all continents play it—some for fun and some for a living. Nicolette Iribarne, a Californian soccer player, has discovered a way to spread hope through soccer. He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.
Next time you play your favorite game or sport, think about why you enjoy it, what skills are needed, and whether these skills will help you in other aspects of your life.
1.Through playing hide-and-seek, children are expected to learn to ________.
A．be a team leader B．obey the basic rules
C．act as a grown-up D．predict possible danger
答案：B 细节理解题。根据第一段中Following the rules...planning your next move...acting as a team member...these are all “game” ideas that you will come across throughout your life.可知B项正确。
2. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means that games can ________.
A．describe life in an exciting way
B．turn real-life experiences into a play
C．make learning life skills more interesting
D．change people's views of sporting events
答案：C 词义猜测题。这部分前面的谓语动词是translate有“翻译，解释，转移，调动”的意思，该部分后面有一个定语从句，前后结合就可以理解这部分的意思了。
3.According to the passage, why is winning Olympic medals so encouraging?
A．It inspires people's deep love for the country.
B．It proves the exceptional skills of the winners.
C．It helps the country out of natural disasters.
D．It earns the winners fame and fortune.
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第四段中的People who watch the event wave flags, knowing that a gold medal is a win for an entire country, not just the athlete who earned it.可知A项正确。
4.Iribarne's goal of forming the foundation is to ________.
A．bring fun to poor kids
B．provide soccer balls for children
C．give poor kids a chance for a better life
D．appeal to soccer players to help poor kids
答案：C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中He created a foundation to provide poor children with not only soccer balls but also a promising future.可推出C项是正确的。
5.What can be inferred from the passage?
A．Games benefit people all their lives.
B．Sports can get all athletes together.
C．People are advised to play games for fun.
D．Sports increase a country's competitiveness.
答案：A 推理判断题。整段分析做游戏的好处，不仅儿童、成人也可以玩游戏。由此可以推断有些对人终身有益。
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2015·全国Ⅱ) Where do you go when you want to learn something? School? A friend? A tutor? These are all __1__places of learning.But it may well be that the learning you really want__2__ somewhere else instead.I had the__3__of seeing this first hand on a__4__.
My daughter plays on a recreational soccer team.They did very well this season and so__5__a tournament，which normally was only for more skilled club teams.This led to some__6__ experiences on Saturday as they played against teams__7__trained.Through the first two games，her__8__did not get one serious shot on goal.As a parent，I__9__seeing my daughter playing her best，__10__still defeated.
It seemed that something clicked with the__11__between Saturday and Sunday.When they__12__for their Sunday game，they were__13__different.They had begun to integrate (融合)the kinds of play and teamwork they had__14__the day before into their__15__.They played aggressively and__16__scored a goal.
It__17__me that playing against the other team was a great__18__moment for all the girls on the team.I think it is a general principle.__19__is the best teacher.The lessons they learned may not be__20__what they would have gotten in school，but are certainly more personal and meaningful，because they had to work them out on their own.
文章大意：本文通过看女儿参加的一场足球锦标赛，给我们启发，学校里的学习很重要，但是亲身经历和实践是更好的学习和老师。
1．A．public B．traditional
C．official D．special
答案：B 考查形容词。A．public公众的；B．traditional传统的；C．official官方的；D．special特别的；根据语境可知，这里提到的应该是传统教育方式。
2．A．passes B．works
C．lies D．ends
答案：C 考查动词。A．passes传递；B．works起作用；C．lies在于；D．ends 结束。本句应该分析句子结构：the learning 后是定语从句you really want，所以这里所填的是作谓语的动词。真正想要的学习却不在上述的这些地方，在其他的地方。故选C。
3．A．dream B．idea
C．habit D．chance
答案：D 考查名词。A．dream梦想；B．idea想法；C．habit习惯；D．chance机会。我有机会看到了这样的学习。
4．A．trip B．holiday
C．weekend D．square
答案：C 考查名词。A．trip旅行；B．holiday假期；C．weekend周末；D．square 广场。从下文的周六的比赛会很艰苦和It seemed that something clicked with the _11 between Saturday and Sunday.可知，是周末发生的事。
5．A．won B．entered
C．organized D．watched
答案：B 考查动词。A．won赢；B．entered进入；C．organized组织；D．watched 观看。从下文可知，女儿所在的足球队打得好所以进入了锦标赛。
6．A．painful B．strange
C．common D．practical
答案：A 考查形容词。A．painful痛苦的；B．strange奇怪的；C．common普通的；D．practical 实用的。由语境可知，对手比作者女儿的队better trained，可以推断这将是一场痛苦的比赛。
7．A．less B．poorly
C．newly D．better
答案：D 考查副词。A．less少于；B．poorly差地；C．newly新地；D．better更好地。根据常识可知，进入锦标赛的一般都是训练更好的队伍。
8．A．fans B．tutors
C．class D．team
答案：D 考查名词。A．fans粉丝；B．tutors教练；C．class班；D．team队。根据上下文可知，是女儿所在的足球队没进球得分。
9．A．imagined B．hated
C．avoided D．missed
答案：B 考查动词。A．imagined想象；B．hated不喜欢；C．avoided避免；D．missed想念，错过。作为家长，一般都不会喜欢看自己的孩子尽力了，又要输。
10．A．if B．or
C．but D．as
答案：C 考查连词。A．if如果；B．or或者；C．but但是；D．as因为。根据上文可知，没进球，自己的孩子尽力了却要输，这是作为家长所不愿意看到的。
11．A．girls B．parents
C．coaches D．viewers
答案：A 考查名词。A．girls女孩；B．parents家长；C．coaches教练；D．viewers 观众。本文一直在说女儿，当然应该是说女孩子们的变化。
12．A．dressed B．showed up
C．made up D．planned
答案：B 考查动词(短语)。A．dressed给……穿衣服；B．showed up出现；C．made up 编造；D．planned计划。她们出现在周日的比赛中。
13．A．slightly B．hardly
C．basically D．completely
答案：D 考查副词。A．slightly轻微地；B．hardly几乎不；C．basically基本地；D．completely完全地；根据后面文章可知，这些孩子们的表现和之前完全不同，completely 符合语境。
14．A．seen B．known
C．heard D．read
答案：A 考查动词。A．seen看；B．known知道；C．heard听到；D．read读。她们把她们所看到的球队的打法运用到自己的比赛中。
15．A．styles B．training
C．game D．rules
答案：C 考查名词。A．styles风格；B．training训练；C．game比赛；D．rules规则。她们把前一天在赛场上看到的打法和团队精神运用到自己的赛场上，所以才和以前不同。
16．A．even B．still
C．seldom D．again
答案：A 考查副词。A．even甚至；B．still仍然；C．seldom很少；D．again又。她们和前一场比，打得有闯劲，甚至还得了一分。
17．A．confused B．struck
C．reminded D．warned
答案：B 考查动词。A．confused使困惑；B．struck击打；C．reminded提醒；D．warned 警告。It strikes sb.是固定句式，意思是让某人突然想到，符合语境。
18．A．touching B．thinking
C．encouraging D．learning
答案：D 考查短语。A．touching接触；B．thinking思考；C．encouraging鼓励；D．learning 学习。和另一个队比赛也是一个很好的学习的机会。和文章的开头相呼应。
19．A．Experience B．Independence
C．Curiosity D．Interest
答案：A 考查名词。A．Experience经历；B．Independence独立；C．Curiosity好奇；D．Interest兴趣。结合全文的意思可知，经历是最好的老师。
20．A．harmful to B．mixed with
C．different from D．applied to
答案：C 考查短语。A．harmful to对……有伤害；B．mixed with混合；C．different from不同；D．applied to应用于。亲身体验得到的东西和在学校里学到的可能没什么不同，但是更有个性有意义。
Ⅲ.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
(2014·辽宁省东北育才学校高一下期末) Were you the first or the last child in your family? Or were you a middle or an only child? Some people think __1__ matters where you were born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that oldest children，__2__ are smart and strong-willed, are very likely __3__(succeed). The reason __4__ this is simple. Parents have a lot of time for their first child and give him or her a lot of attention. An only child will succeed for __5__ same reason.
What happens to the __6__ children in the family? Middle children don't get so much attention, so they don't feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child, __7__， often gets special treatment. Often this child grows up to be funny. But a recent study saw things quite __8__(difference). The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn't take many chances in __9__ lives. They usually __10__(follow) orders. Rules didn't mean as much to later children in the family. They took chances and they often did better in life.
1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______
答案：1.it 2.who 3.to succeed 4.for 5.the 6.other
7．however/though 8.differently 9.their 10.followed