一轮复习阅读材料unit16stories.doc

一轮复习阅读材料 Unit16 Stories
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A
Many American cities have interesting nicknames. Nicknames can help establish the identity of a city. They can also spread pride among its citizens. But nicknames sometimes can make fun of something.
Cleveland，Ohio is a city in America's Midwest. One of its earliest nicknames was Forest City.No one knows for sure who gave it this name in the eighteen thirties. But Cleveland probably had a lot of trees.This nickname became popular among local businesses in the eighteen fifties. Today，some businesses in the Cleveland area still use Forest City in their names.
Cleveland sits next to Lake Erie，one of North America's Great Lakes，which was once a major manufacturing city.Ships used the lake for transporting goods. In the nineteen fifties，businesses called Cleveland，the Best Location in the Nation.
However，many factories closed or moved away. Cleveland had severe financial problems in the nineteen sixties and seventies. In nineteen sixty­nine，the city became famous，but not in a good way. Cleveland's Cuyahoga River caught on fire because of industrial wastes on the surface of the river. So in the nineteen seventies，the national media began calling the city The Mistake on the Lake.
Since then，Cleveland has sought to improve its image，so the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Cleveland in nineteen ninety­five. So the city is proud of its latest nickname. The Rock and Roll Capital of the World.
Another city in the Midwest is Detroit，Michigan，which lies near Great Lakes. Henry Ford started the Ford Motor Company in Detroit in nineteen zero three. Five years later，he made the first “Model T”automobile. Within ten years，Detroit was being called The Motor City. It is still the center of the automobile industry in America.
Another popular nickname for Detroit is Motown. Berry Gordy，Junior started the Motown Record Corporation in Detroit in nineteen fifty­nine. African American singers recording for the company were extremely popular in the nineteen sixties and nineteen seventies. Their records were so successful that Detroit was also called Hitsville (金曲乌托邦)，USA.

Task1: The passage tells us

Task2: Choose the best answers
1．How many nicknames does Cleveland of Ohio have according to the passage?
A．Two.　　　　　 B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.
2．The reason the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opened in Cleveland is that ________.
A．the rock was welcomed most by people in Cleveland
B．Cleveland was covered by too many forests everywhere
C．Cleveland wanted to improve its reputation and its image
D．Cleveland was called the Rock and Roll Capital of the World
3．Which of the following about Detroit，Michigan is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Detroit，Michigan was once called Forest City.
B．Detroit，Michigan has three unique nicknames.
C．Detroit，Michigan was the birthplace of Henry Ford.
D．The first“Model T”automobile was invented in 1903.
4．What are the similarities between Cleveland and Detroit?
A．They both are a major manufacturing city. B．They both sit North America's Great Lakes.
C．They both belong to the same state of the US. D．They are both the best location in the Nation.
Task3: 1) List kinds of stories. 2) Write a story in English about a Chinese idiom
B
The Boy Made it!
One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went ski at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fiercely snowstorm swept into the area. Unable see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew them, Nicholas was losing, all alone! He didn't have food, water, a phone, and other supplies. He was getting colder by a minute.
Nicholas had no idea where he was in. He tried not to panic. He thought about all of the survival show he had watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he has learned to use.
He decided to stop skiing. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed out. The first thing he did was to find shelter from the freezing wind and snow. If he didn't, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him.
Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could.
By that evening, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldn't lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he could—he huddled (蜷缩) in his cave and slept.
The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he couldn't find anyone. He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night. On Tuesday, Nicholas went out again to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. After two days stuck in the snow, Nicholas was saved.
Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV. He had often watched Grylls' survival show Man vs.Wild. That's where he learned the tips that saved his life. In each episode of Man vs.Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out.
When Grylls heard about Nicholas' amazing deeds, he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.

Task1: Find the ten mistakes in the first two paragraphs.
Task2: Choose the best answers
1．What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon?
A．He got lost. B．He broke his skis. C．He hurt his eyes D．He caught a cold.
2. How did Nicholas keep himself warm?
A．He found a shelter. B．He lighted some branches.
C．He kept on skiing. D．He built a snow cave.
3．On Tuesday, Nicholas ____________.
A．returned to his shelter safely B．was saved by a searcher
C．got stuck in the snow D．stayed where he was
4．Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because he _________.
A. did the right things in the dangerous situation B．watched Grylls' TV program regularly
C．created some tips for survival D．was very hard­working
C
Susie has become our hero by saving our 1 (life) from an imminent (即将来临的) traffic accident.Every Christmas, we visit my parents who live nearly 400 miles 2 from us. It
3 (be) always a tiring 9­to­10­hour drive, but we always try to make it 4 that's the only time my parents get to see their grandchildren.
One year, I was the driver, my wife Adriana was in the passenger seat; my three kids were all piled in the back seat. We tried forcing our dog Susie 5 her carrier, but she 6 (strong) refused to be placed there, so the kids decided to put her by their 7 (foot) . That year, we traveled at night 8 (avoid) the heavy holiday traffic.
The first three hours were fine .My three kids were all fast asleep in the back seat, including Susie who 9 (lie) on their lap．My wife 10 (company) me and kept me up through that first few hours of driving .But by around 1：00 am, she fell 11 (sleep) too. I was also very sleepy by that time, so I stopped at a small store and tried to wake 12 (me) up with a cup of coffee which helped for several miles. But soon the boring driving beat it.
I had fallen asleep at the wheel when Susie roughly woke me up by jumping onto my lap. When I opened my eyes, I saw the glaring headlights of the truck heading towards our car. I quickly drove the car back to our lane ．I had narrowly missed hitting the truck.
I checked everyone to see if they were OK, and they were all still fast asleep. I drove the rest of the distance very awake. Thanks to Susie.

Task1: Fill in the blanks
Task2: Choose the best answers
1. Why do the author's family visit his parents every Christmas?
A. To get together on every holiday. B．To tell them that they miss them very much.
C．To relax from a year's hard work and study.
D．To meet his parents' wish to see their grandchildren.
2．The family set off at night that year because they ____________.
A．could drive faster B．thought it was safer
C．had no time in the daytime D．wanted to arrive before dawn
3．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refers to ___
A．the state of falling asleep B．the long distance
C．the cup of coffee D．the traffic accident
4．What can we infer from the text?
A．Dogs are more likely to keep awake at night.
B．The author's wife is better at driving than him.
C．This was the first time that the author had experienced a car accident.
D．The author's wife and kids knew nothing about the danger at the time.
D
When I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines，Iowa，he told me about the only time he had been there.It was in the 1930s，when he was an editor of the literary magazine of Southern Methodist University(SMU)in Dallas，Texas. He also worked as a professor at SMU，and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease. She couldn't afford the operation because her family was poor.
Her mother ran a boardinghouse in Galveston，a seaside town near Houston，Texas. She was cleaning out the attic(阁楼)one day when she came across an old dusty manuscript(手稿)．On its top page were the words，“By O．Henry”．It was a nice story，and she sent it to her daughter at SMU，who showed it to my father. My father had never read the story before，but it sounded like O．Henry's，and he knew that O．Henry had once lived in Houston. So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Galveston boardinghouse，and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. My father visited an O．Henry expert at Columbia University in New York，who authenticated the story as O．Henry's.
My father then set out to sell it.Eventually，he found himself in Des Moines，meeting with Gardner Cowles，a top editor at the Des Moines Register.Cowles loves the story and bought it on the spot.My father took the money to the girl.It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed.
My father never told me what the O．Henry story was about. But I doubt that it could have been better than his own story.
Task1: Choose the best answers
1. Who found the O．Henry's manuscript?
A．The girl's mother. B．The author's father. C．The girl. D．The author.
2. Which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic?
A．O.Henry once worked in Houston. B．O.Henry once stayed in Galveston.
C．O.Henry once moved to Des Moines. D．O.Henry once taught at SMU.
3. The underlined word “authenticated” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．
A．named B．treated C．proved D．described
4. According to the text，why did the author's father go to Des Moines?
A．To sell the O．Henry's story. B．To meet the author himself.
C．To talk with the O．Henry expert. D．To give money to the girl.
Task2 Retell the passage

.完形填空
At age 14,15 and 16，the way we looked was the most important thing in the world to us.My friends and I wanted nothing less than perfection.
In high school，we joined the gymnastics team，and our __1__ became even more important to us.We had no fat，only muscle.On the weekends，we would go to the beach，__2__ of our flat stomachs.
One summer day，all my friends were at my house __3__.At one point，I was running back to the pool.I __4__ on a bee，and while it was dying under my foot，it stung(蛰)me.I instantly started to feel __5__.That night，I began to run a high fever and my leg and foot were red，hot and swollen.I couldn't walk.I could barely __6__.
When my foot started to go numb，everyone became more __7__.My foot was not getting enough blood.I had to go to the __8__，and my leg hurt as if it were badly broken.I couldn't move.All I could do was think about how soft my middle was becoming.That __9__ me more than any concern over my leg.
That would all __10__ when I heard the doctors mention possibly cutting off my foot.It was still not getting the __11__ supply it needed. The doctors would have to speed up their treatment.
Never before did I have such great __12__ for my foot.And walking seemed like a __13__ from the gods.Less and less would I want to hear my friends talk about __14__ and who was wearing what.More and more I expected visits from others kids in the hospital，who were quickly becoming my friends.
One girl came to visit me __15__.Every time she came，she brought flowers.She was recovering from cancer and felt she should come back and __16__ the other patients.
She still had no hair，and she was swollen from medications she had been taking. I would not have given this girl a second _17_ before.I now loved every inch of her and looked forward to her _18__.
Finally，I was improving and soon I went home. My leg was still swollen，__19__ I was walking，and I had my foot！When I would go back to the hospital，I often saw my friend. She was still visiting people and __20__ good cheer. I thought if ever there was an angel on this earth，it had to be her.
1．A.grades B．brains C．bodies D．clothes
2．A.ashamed B．proud C．sure D．tired
3．A.dancing B．chatting C．jogging D．swimming
4．A.stepped B．focused C．held D．took
5．A.upset B．fearful C．sick D．anxious
6．A.jump B．run C．stand D．rest
7．A.concerned B．relieved C．surprised D．interested
8．A.beach B．hospital C．gym D．school
9．A.blamed B．impressed C．shocked D．troubled
10．A.change B．bother C．help D．happen
11．A.nutrition B．blood C．time D．air
12．A.observation B．devotion C．appreciation D．evaluation
13．A.gift B．hand C．promise D．treat
14．A.homework B．appointment C．movies D．gymnastics
15．A.suddenly B．regularly C．eventually D．recently
16．A.advise B．encourage C．serve D．instruct
17．A.choice B．thought C．glance D．chance
18．A.words B．ideas C．flowers D．visits
19．A.but B．then C．so D．for
20．A.enjoying B．gaining C．discovering D．spreading

参考答案
A Task1： The passage tells us the stories of the nicknames of some American states.
Task2: BCBB
Task3: （建议） 参照课本复习列举故事的种类。注意人物传记类故事性文章，也联系到对文化风俗介绍的故事性文章，把握故事类文章出题角度（文章标题、 故事顺序、人物品格等）。 注意用英语介绍中国的成语等具有传统文化价值的故事。

B：One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went ski（skiing）at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fiercely (fierce) snowstorm swept into the area. Unable (to) see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew them (it), Nicholas was losing (lost), all alone! He didn't have food, water, a phone, and (or) other supplies. He was getting colder by the (a) minute. Nicholas had no idea where he was in (删除). He tried not to panic. He thought about all of the survival sho