2019版高三英语一轮复习 第1部分 基础知识解读 课时提能练27 Unit 20 New Frontiers(A)北师大版选修7

Unit 20 New Frontiers(A)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2017·东北三省四市教研联合体高考模拟试卷(一))“Her grades are fine：I'm not

worried about that，but she just doesn't seem to love learning any more.”Alice's

mum said.

She's absolutely right.I'd noticed the same thing about her daughter over the

previous two or three years when I'd been Alice's middle school English，Latin，and writing teacher，and I have an answer，right there on the tip of my tongue，to what has gone wrong.Yet I'm torn between my responsibility to help Alice and the

knowledge that what I have to say is a truth I'm not sure this mother is ready to

hear.

The truth for this parent and so many others is this：Her child has sacrificed

her natural curiosity and love of learning at the altar(圣坛) of achievement，and

it's our fault.Alice's parents，her teachers，society at large—we are all supposed

to be blamed in this crime against learning.From her first day of school，we pointed

her toward that altar and trained her to measure her progress by means of points，scores，and awards.We taught Alice that her potential is tied to her intellect(智力)，and that her intellect is more important than her character.We taught her to

come home proudly bearing grade.As，championship prizes，and college acceptance，and not on purpose，we taught her that we don't really care how she obtains them.We

taught her to protect her academic and extracurricular perfection at all costs and

that it's better to quit when things get challenging rather than risk losing that

perfect record.Above all else，we taught her to fear failure.That fear is what has

destroyed her love of learning.

【语篇解读】 本文通过Alice的例子说明了父母、老师和社会有时会扼杀孩子的好奇心和对学习的热爱。

1．Both the mother and the author have noticed that ．

A．Alice hates to tell them the truth

B．Alice's test scores are not so good

C．Alice chooses several subjects to learn

D．Alice doesn't enjoy studying any more

D [考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“but she just doesn't seem to love learning

any more”和第二段中的“I'd noticed the same thing about her daughter”可知，Alice的妈妈和作者都注意到了Alice不再喜欢学习。]

2．What does the underlined word“torn”mean in the passage?

A．pained to choose B．guilty to quit

C．tired to manage D．certain to decide

A [考查词义猜测。根据画线词后的“between my responsibility...and the

knowledge that what I have to say is a truth”可知，作者在两者之间很难选择。]

3．What does the teacher think of the girl?

A．Her academic perfection results from her character.

B．She is a gifted girl with spirits of challenging.

C．She is perfect in her character development.

D．Her academic performance is great.

D [考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“We taught her to protect her academic and

extracurricular perfection at all costs”可知，Alice的学业表现很好。]

[干扰项分析] 根据第三段的“We taught Alice that her potential is tied to her

intellect(智力)，and that her intellect is more important than her character”可知A项错误；根据第三段倒数第三句中的“that it's better to quit when things

get challenging rather than risk losing that perfect record”可知B项错误；根据第三段的倒数第二句“Above all else，we taught her to fear failure”可知C项错误。

4．What leads to the girl's change?

A．A few failure experiences.

B．Fear of failing to get good grades.

C．Her mother's over­protection.

D．Her not being accepted by colleges.

B [考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“We taught her to protect...That fear is what

has destroyed her love of learning”可知，害怕失败毁掉了Alice对学习的热爱。]

B

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(2017·江西南昌第一次模拟)People who possess high self­esteem are able to

commit better and produce a greater bond in relationships with others.Dr.Douglas

feels that most people do not value themselves，but with love and self­respect anyone

can be above normality and grasp success with the family，the office，or others.

We have become too reliant on intelligence，beauty，and money for our own self­esteem.The loss of esteem reduces the will and ability to set and reach goals.In a series of reading Douglas teaches how to avoid negative statements，how to change

them into self­facing behavior，and how to take charge of your mental attitude.Where

other motivational and self­help work stops with the theoretical plan for success，Douglas takes everyday examples and puts them into his books.From raising children

who believe in themselves to using self­esteem to help bridge the gap in the

workplace，he gives readers concrete solutions to the problems that might ruin their

interpersonal relations.

Self­esteem building comes from filling your thoughts with positive

affirmations(肯定) and learning to react to failures with motivation instead of

self­destruction.These lessons are valuable for anyone who feels that life is even

slightly out of control.People who feel they have adequate esteem can learn to use

it to make their success grander，faster，and more beneficial for others.Douglas