阅读理解-兴趣爱好类教学提纲

1、阅读理解-兴趣爱好类精品文档Week Two兴趣爱好一、阅读理解（共17小题；共34.0分）AOn April 22, 2012, I jumped from an airplane 13,000 feet up. What was the purpose? It was just to overcome my fear of heights.Seven years ago, when I went to France, I couldn't go up the Eiffel Tower because I was afraid. It seemed so high. I wanted

2、 to overcome my fear, so I could dare to go skydiving（ 跳伞）.At first, I didn't think I could, but I finally made it.I don't think that I could have jumped out of that plane without the encouragement of my wonderful friends and classmates Yucel and Tatiana! It was a pity that we couldn't j

3、ump together. However, as we prepared to jump, there was something special among us a special bond.I made a reservation（预定）to go skydiving one week before the day of my jump. I felt nervous during the whole week, kind of blue; but mysteriously. When it was the moment to jump from the airplane, I did

4、n't feel any fearI just jumped! That was awesome! Awesome!There was a whole new world and the beautiful sky. I had never seen such a beautiful world!First, I felt an awful acceleration（力口速度）,and then I felt like I was lying in the air like a bird! Ithink it was an illusion, but it was wonderful!

5、The oncoming wind blew me strongly. It was amazing! After about 50 seconds of freefall, the parachute opened. When I landed on the ground, I felt a lack of oxygen. It was difficult to breathe in during the freefall.I was so glad that I survived and was able to overcome my fear! Everything went well!

6、 If possible, I want to jump again. My first jump is an outstanding memory for me.1. What could be the best title for the passage?A. Overcoming Fear of Heights收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除精品文档B. Not Daring to Go up the Eiffel TowerC. Jumping from a PlaneD. A Special Bond with Friends2. By saying "I finall

7、y made it", the author means A. he gave up going skydiving in the endB. at last he succeeded in skydivingC. he made up his mind in the endD. he finally made a reservation3. The author felt it a pity that A. he couldn't encourage his friendsB. he couldn't jump with his friendsC. he didn&

8、#39;t climb the Eiffel Tower D. he had made the reservation earlier4. How did the author feel when it was time for him to jump?A.He was a little afraid.B.He was worried.C.He was nervous.D.He was very calm.5. Why did the author feel a lack of oxygen when he was landing on the ground?A. Because he was

9、 falling for about a minute.B. Because it was his first time to do so.C. Because people breathe in less air when falling freely.D. Because the wind was blowing him strongly.BPaper-cut is a very special visual art of Chinese handicrafts. One saying is that it originated from the religious ceremony or

10、 offering sacrifices（ 贡品）.The ancient people cut papers into animals or people. They either buried them with the dead or burned them on the funerals, wishing收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除精品文档that things that paper stood for could be with the dead. Later, they were used during festivals to decorate gates and win

11、dows. After hundreds of years' development, now they have become a very popular means of decoration among country folk, especially women.It is easy to learn about cutting a piece of paper but very difficult to master it with perfection. Beginners need only a knife and paper. For craftsman, they

12、need knives and gravers of various types to make complicated（复杂的）patterns. It can be one piece of paper or many pieces. Simple patterns can be cut with a knife. For complicated patterns, people first pasted the pattern on the paper and then used various kinds of knives to make it. No mistake can be

13、made during the process otherwise the work would fail.Paper cutting covers nearly all topics, from flowers, birds, animals, legendary people, figures in classic novels, to types of facial make-up in Peking opera. Paper cutting has various styles in different parts of China.In the past, women living

14、in the countryside gathered in their free time to make paper cutting, which is a way to judge their skillfulness. As society develops, fewer and fewer people learn this skill while there are some who still regard it as a profession. At present, there are factories and associations for paper cutting

15、in China. Exhibitions and exchanges are held regularly and books of this kind are published. Paper cutting has changed from decoration to a kind of art. At the same time, paper cutting also appears in cartoons, on stage, in magazines or in TV series.6. What is the passage mainly about?A. Ancient rel

16、igious ceremonies.B. A special kind of art form in China.C. Decoration of festivals in ancient China.D. Animals made of paper.7. Why did ancient people burn paper animals or people on the funerals?A. They wanted to give them warmth.B. They wanted the dead to have enough food.C. They wanted the anima

17、ls to accompany the dead.收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除精品文档D. They wanted the dead to use them as decoration.8. From the passage we can see that.A. it is very easy to become a paper cutting artistB. it takes great patience and skill to make perfect paper cuttingC. paper cutting is limited to some topicsD. peopl

18、e in different parts of China have similar styles9. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. More and more people regard paper cutting as a profession.B. Paper cutting is in danger of disappearing in the future.C. Paper cutting is a way to judge a woman's skill.D. As a kind of art, paper cut

19、ting is still popular today.CGood hobbies can bring a lot of pleasure to kids and their parents. Hobbies are things that a person likes to do in his spare time. Some kids like swimming or playing sports, while others may like quieter hobbies such as reading, music, cooking, computer games or board g

20、ames （ 棋类游戏）. Older kids who can read might enjoy the guitar or the piano, while younger ones might enjoy playing the toy drums and singing along.Good hobbies for kids can be any type of activity that is beneficial for their over-all growth and has been proven to help them later in life, including s

21、elf-confidence and any skills that they might learn. When choosing hobbies, parents should remember not to push kids too hard, otherwise they might give up before they really try the hobbies. Also you should give your kids the right to choose hobbies by themselves.Good hobbies are something that wil

22、l grow with your kids, stretching（使发挥全音B本领 ）andchallenging them enough to keep them interested, but do not take them away from their school work. Instead, good hobbies can help to improve their homework.Also some hobbies are appropriate only for certain age groups, and can be very good for developin

23、g specific areas. For example, some musical instruments are age-specific. Older kids收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除精品文档who can read might enjoy the guitar or the piano, while younger ones might enjoy playing the toy drums and singing along.Take my own experience as a working parent, my daughter started a new hob

24、by in 6th grade. It has turned out to be a good thing for her self-confidence and mental ability. So trying a wide variety of hobbies, maybe one at a time, can be a good thing for everyone.10. It can be inferred from the passage that.A. good hobbies can be developed very easilyB. kids are not good a

25、t choosing good hobbiesC. kids of different ages enjoy different hobbiesD. boys and girls enjoy different hobbies11. In the last paragraph, the writer intends to .A. show how clever her daughter isB. show the results of choosing a good hobbyC. suggest what a good hobby isD. suggest that she is a goo

26、d parent12. The underlined word "appropriate" most probably means A.beneficialB.necessaryC.helpfulD.proper13. The writer's attitude towards good hobbies is .A.doubtfulB.worriedC.neutralD.positiveDStamp collecting is a hobby of mine. Since I have spent a large amount of money on this ho

27、bby, a friend asked me whether I regard stamp collecting as a hobby or investment.收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除精品文档My interest in stamps goes back to the days when I was a little boy admiring the beautiful little pieces of paper stuck on the top right corners of envelopes. As I grew to take a more than superfi

28、cial interest in stamps, my stamp collection grew in quantity and quality, especially after I started earning an income and became able to buy the stamps that I loved and could afford. I discovered the difficulty of having to store the stamps. It is expensive to buy the tools needed to properly coll

29、ect, store and display stamps.So far, my hobby has gone from being a little boy's love of beautiful pieces of paper to a more specialized（专门的）and intentional effort to collect stamps based on selected countries and themes. I now have an outstanding collection that includes a priceless collection

30、 of a particular country's stamps. I cannot put a price to it because very few others have an interest in that country's stamps, and the only similar collection I have seen is in a museum.So would one consider my interest in stamp collecting a hobby or investment? I think it could be seen in

31、 both ways. I enjoy stamp collecting as a hobby that could turn out to be highly profitable investment.14. As a boy, the writer began to collect stamps because.A. he had enough moneyB. he liked the stampsC. he thought it as an investmentD. he often received letters15. What does the writer think his

32、collections of stamps are like?A. Similar. B. Unique. C. Priceless. D. Superficial.16. What difficulty did the writer meet with in his stamp collecting?A. Buying good stamps.B. Having similar collections.C. Collecting stamps based on certain themes.收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除精品文档D. Getting the tools needed t

33、o store stamps.17. What does the writer mean in his last sentence?A. He thinks stamp collecting could be more interesting.B. He doesn't regard stamp collecting as a potential investment.C. Stamp collecting is his hobby now, but can also bring him some money.D. Some people regard stamp collecting

34、 as a hobby while others an investment.二、完形填空（共 20小题；共30.0分）Sima Adhya describes how her science teacher inspired her to become a space-mission scientist.As a child, I was 18 by the moon and the stars and dreamed about traveling into 19. At school I found I really liked the fact that there were 20 g

35、overning the universe that could be used to explain and predict things. I also had a biology teacher who really 21 me.Then I began to 22 that science and maths were the most interesting and rewarding subjects and decided to pursue these at university. I chose a 23 that offered a broad science backgr

36、ound. I had the 24 of examining fossils in geology, making bouncy balls in chemistry and studying mechanics in 25!After I got my degree I 26 to travel, so I set off with a backpack and 27 time in Australia working and learning to sky dive. 28 the end of my travels I felt a pull back towards science

37、and to my childhood fascination with space. I eventually 29 to England and went to University College London. This 30 to my current job as a space mission scientist.My studies of the modeling of spacecraft surface forces 31 several visits to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory that is part of NASA. This was an amazing 32. My job at themoment 33 working on a spacecraft that will be going to Mercury and I am very收集于网络，如有侵权请联系管理员删除精品文档34 about it! Really I want to be an astronaut. 35 that, I would love to work as asc