Unit 4 Growing up-【同步拓展阅读】2023-2024学年九年级上册英语（牛津译林版）解析版

第页Unit4GrowingupUnit4Growingup必备知识重点词汇单词：time,whenever,through,deal,score,leader,name,university,simply,national,succeed,although,graduate,force,remain,achievement,prove,matter,career,against,record,symbol,victory,spirit,German,thought,survive,courage,unusual,surprise,research,death短语：1.onone'smind挂在心上;惦念2.grow-up成长,长大3.learnabout了解4.assoonas一……就5.agreatdeal(of)大量,许多6.tryoutforsth参加……选拔(或试演)7loseheart泄气,灰心8.changeone'smind改变主意9.invitesbtodosth邀请某人做某事10.succeedindoingsth成功地做某事11.takenoticeof注意,察觉12.becomeseriousabout认真对待13.breakout爆发14.gointohiding躲藏起来15.dieof/from死于16.infearofone'slife为生命安全担忧17.toone'ssurprise令某人惊奇的是核心语法时间状语从句必备句型1.谈论途径:—Howdoyoulearnabouttheworld，Millie?—Iliketolearnabouttheworldfrombooks.2.询问原因:Whydoyouliketolearnthatway?3.叙述某人的生平经历:SpudWebbwasborninTexas,theUSA,in1963.4.表示遗憾:However,it'sapitythattheycouldn'tenjoyahappylifejustaswedo.5.表达愿望:Ihopewarneverhappensagain.语篇人物介绍：学习并运用概括主旨的方法了解文章概要及内容表达励志故事或者成长经历语言能力能听懂有关人物事迹和重大事件的介绍;能谈论自己了解世界的方式和理由;能读懂有关人物美好品质的语篇:能以书面形式完成一篇文章,描述对自己人生影响最大的人物引言解读Don’tgrowoldtogiveupanddon’tgiveupgrowingup.”–BernardKelvinClive释义：不要因为老去而放弃，也不要放弃成长。——贝尔纳·凯尔文·克里夫启示：在人的一生中，成长是年华的累积，同时也是逐渐成熟、成为更好的自己的过程，自我收获的同时，也可以造福他人。名句积累1.Theturningpointintheprocessofgrowingupiswhenyoudiscoverthecoreofstrengthwithinyouthatsurvivesallhurt.成长过程中的转折点是，当你发现自己内心的力量核心能够在所有伤害中幸存下来。2.Ageisanecessarybutinsufficientrequirementforgrowingup.Thereareimmatureoldpeople,andthereareappropriatelymatureyoungpeople.年龄是成长的必要条件，但还不够。有不成熟的老人，也有适度成熟的年轻人。3.Partofgrowingupisrealizingyoulearntolovesomanypeople.It’saboutformingthoserelationshipsandfindingwhatwilllastforever.成长的一部分是意识到你学会了爱很多人。这是关于建立这些关系并找到将永远持续下去的东西。4.TurningIwouldtoIdidisthegrammarofgrowingup.把“我会做”变成“我做了”是成长的法则。5.Ifyourlifeisablankpage,thatonlymeansyouhaveroomtowriteyourstory.Youhavethepowertotellthatstorythewayyouwantto.如果你的生活是一页空白，那只是意味着你有空间来书写你的故事。你有能力按照自己想要的方式讲述这个故事。主题探究在“人与社会”的主题下，介绍了体操传奇人物丘索维金娜。旨在帮助学生客观地了解人物奋斗和坚持并突破自我的职业生涯，能够以积极和拼搏的心态经历成长。语篇品读BorninBukhara,Uzbekistan,ChusovitinamadeherinternationaldebutfortheSovietUnion.FollowingthedissolutionoftheSovietUnion,sherepresentedtheUnifiedTeamatthe1992OlympicGamesinBarcelonaandlaterbegancompetingforUzbekistan.In2002hersonAlisherwasdiagnosedwithleukaemia,soherfamilymovedtoGermany,wherehecouldreceivetreatment.SheobtainedGermancitizenshipin2006,winningasilvermedalforheradoptednationatthe2008OlympicGamesinBeijing.ShereturnedtocompeteforUzbekistanin2013,havingbeengivenspecialdispensationbytheexecutivecommitteeoftheInternationalGymnasticsFederation[FIG].Havinginitiallyannouncedherretirementafterthe2020OlympicGamesinTokyo,shetookpartinthe19thAsiangamesinHangzhou,People'sRepublicofChina,andshewillalsoparticipateinthe2024OlympicGamesinParis."Ijustcan'tfinishmycareerwithoutamedalforUzbekistan.IthoughtaboutitwellanddecidedthataftertheAsianGamesIwillalsoprepareforthe2024OlympicsinParis.Thebiggestmotivationismydesire.Iwanttoperform,Ilikeit.Ilovegymnastics,andthisoccupationbringsmegreatpleasure.I'mjustdoingwhatIlove,whyshouldIstop?"InOctober2017shewaselectedasthewomen'sartisticgymnasticsrepresentativefortheInternationalGymnasticsFederation[FIG]Athletes'Commission.全文翻译丘索维金娜出生于乌兹别克斯坦布哈拉，首次代表苏联参加国际比赛。苏联解体后，她代表独联体参加了1992年巴塞罗那奥运会，后来开始代表乌兹别克斯坦参赛。2002年，她的儿子Alisher被诊断出患有白血病，所以她的家人搬到了德国，在那里他可以接受治疗。她于2006年获得德国国籍，在2008年北京奥运会上为她的祖国赢得银牌。2013年，在国际体操联合会执行委员会的特别批准下，她重返乌兹别克斯坦参加比赛。她最初在2020年东京奥运会后宣布退役，参加了在中国杭州举行的第19届亚运会，还将参加2024年巴黎奥运会。“如果乌兹别克斯坦没有奖牌，我的职业生涯就无法结束。我想得很好，决定亚运会结束后，我还将为2024年巴黎奥运会做准备。最大的动机是我的愿望。我想表演，我喜欢。我喜欢体操，这个职业给我带来了极大的快乐。我只是在做我喜欢的事，为什么要停下来？”2017年10月，她当选为国际体操联合会（FIG）运动员委员会的女子艺术体操代表。词汇积累1.stepn.(演员、运动员)首次亮相;(新事物的)问世;初次登台(或上场)2.representv.代表3.diagnosev.诊断(疾病);判断(问题的原因)4.treatmentn.治疗5.obtainvt.获得6.adoptvt.收养；领养7.announcev.宣布8.motivationn.动力；动机拓展阅读Passage1主题语境主题群话题词数建议用时推荐指数人与自我个人经历伟大的物理学家霍金奋斗的一生3228min★★★★☆StephenHawkingwasborninOxford,Englandon8thJanuary,1942.He1toschoolinSt.Albans—asmallcitynearLondon.2leavingschool,Hawkingwent3toOxfordUniversitywherehestudiedphysicsthenhewenttoCambridgeUniversitywherehestudiedcosmology.Ashehimself4,hedidn’tworkhard.Hewasaverylazystudent,anddidvery5work.However,hestillgotmarks.Itwasattheageof20thatHawkingfirstnoticedsomethingwaswrongwithhim.Hestartedtobump(撞上)intothings.6hevisitedhisfamilyatChristmastime,hismotherwassoworriedthatshe7himseeadoctor.Hawkingwassentto8fortests.Finally,theresult9.Hawkinghadmotorneurotic(神经官能症的)disease,anincurableillnesswhichwouldmakehimunabletospeak,breathe(呼吸)ormove10thehelpofamachine.Doctorssaidtheyhadnowaytohelphim.Hewoulddiebeforehewas23.Atfirst,Hawkingbecameverydepressed(忧伤的).11,though,hebegantoseehislifeinadifferentway.Ashelaterwrote,“Beforemyillnesswasdiagnosed(诊断),Ihadbeenvery12withlife.ButshortlyafterIcameoutofhospital,I13realizedthattherewerealotofworthwhilethingsIcoulddo.”Hawkingmarried,foundajobatCambridgeUniversity,andhadthreechildren.Healsowentontodosomeofthemostimportantscientificresearch.HawkingdiedinMarch,2018asaCambridgeUniversityprofessor.Hebelievedthathisstoryshowsthat14,nomatterhowbadtheirsituationis,shouldlosehope.“Lifeisnot15,”heoncesaid.“Youjusthavetodothebestyoucaninyourownsituation.”1．A．took B．made C．chose D．went2．A．Before B．After C．By D．From3．A．early B．lately C．first D．second4．A．admits B．admires C．advises D．adds5．A．few B．little C．many D．much6．A．While B．Until C．Since D．Before7．A．wanted B．encouraged C．helped D．made8．A．university B．hospital C．laboratory D．factory9．A．comeback B．comedown C．cometrue D．comeover10．A．from B．by C．without D．with11．A．Inawhile B．Forawhile C．Allthewhile D．Afterawhile12．A．happy B．pleased C．bored D．satisfied13．A．easily B．hardly C．seriously D．suddenly14．A．somebody B．anybody C．everybody D．nobody15．A．difficult B．humorous C．interesting D．fair【答案】1．D2．B3．C4．A5．B6．A7．D8．B9．A10．C11．D12．C13．D14．D15．D【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了伟大的物理学家霍金奋斗的一生。1．句意：他在圣奥尔本斯——伦敦附近的一个小城市的学校上学。took带；made使；chose选择；went去。gotoschool“去上学”符合语境，故选D。2．句意：毕业后，霍金首先去牛津大学学习物理，然后去剑桥大学学习宇宙学。before在……前；after在……后；by通过；from从。根据“...toOxfordUniversitywherehestudiedphysicsthenhewenttoCambridgeUniversitywherehestudiedcosmology”可知应是中学毕业后，故选B。3．句意：毕业后，霍金首先去牛津大学学习物理，然后去剑桥大学学习宇宙学。early早；lately最近；first首先；second第二。根据“thenhewenttoCambridgeUniversity”可知此处应是说首先去了牛津大学学习，故选C。4．句意：就像他自己承认的那样，他学习并不努力。admits承认；admires钦佩；advises建议；adds加。结合备选词汇可知应是承认自己不努力，故选A。5．句意：他是一个非常懒的学生并且做非常少的工作。few少，后接名词复数；little少，后接不可数名词；many许多，后接名词复数；much许多，后接不可数名词。根据“Hewasaverylazystudent”可知应是做很少的工作，而work为不可数名词，故选B。6．句意：当他圣诞节回家时，他的妈妈是如此担心以至于她让他看医生。while当……时；until直到；since自从；before在……前。根据“hevisitedhisfamilyatChristmastime”和“hismotherwassoworriedthatshe...himseeadoctor.”并结合备选项可知应是回家时，妈妈让他看医生，故选A。7．句意：当他圣诞节回家时，他的妈妈是如此担心以至于她让他看医生。wanted想要；encouraged鼓励；helped帮助；made使。根据“see”为原形并结合备选项可知，makesb.dosth.“使某人做某事”符合语境，故选D。8．句意：霍金被送到医院检查。university大学；hospital医院；laboratory实验室；factory工厂。根据上题和“fortests”可知应是去医院检查，故选B。9．句意：最后结果出来了。comeback回来；comedown下来；cometrue实现；comeover过来。根据“Hawkinghadmotorneuroticdisease”可知应是返回结果，故选A。10．句意：霍金患了神经官能症，一种不治之症，它将使他在没有机器帮助的情况下，不能说话，不能呼吸，不能动。from从；by通过；without没有；with有。根据“unabletospeak,breatheormove”并结合备选项可知应是没有机器的帮助不能动，故选C。11．句意：不过，一段时间后他开始以不同的方式看待生活。inawhile一段时间后，通常指不久的未来；forawhile一段时间；allthewhile一直；afterawhile过了一段时间后。根据语境可知应是过了一段时间后，故选D。12．句意：我的病被诊断出来之前，我非常厌倦我的生活。happy高兴的；pleased愉快的；bored厌倦的；satisfied满意的。结合备选项可推测近义的选项A、B、D都不能选，故选C。13．句意：但是我在出院后不久，我突然意识到有许多我可以做的有价值的事。easily容易地；hardly几乎不；seriously严肃地；suddenly突然。根据“ButshortlyafterIcameoutofhospital”和上题可知应是突然意识到，故选D。14．句意：他相信他的故事表明无论情况多么糟糕，没有人应该放弃希望。somebody某人；anybody任何人；everybody每人；nobody没有人。根据“shouldlosehope”可知应是没人应该放弃希望，故选D。15．句意：生活是不公平的。difficult难的；humorous幽默的；interesting有趣的；fair公平的。根据“Youjusthavetodothebestyoucaninyourownsituation”可知应是不公平的，故选D。Passage2主题语境主题群话题词数建议用时推荐指数人与社会著名人物屠呦呦提取青蒿素的过程及对世界的贡献2917min★★★★☆Malaria（疟疾）hasbeenadeadlyproblemforhumanssinceancienttimes.Lotsofpeoplediedofit.Thankfully,ChinesescientistTuYouyoufoundqinghaosu.Theyear2022isthe50thanniversaryofTu’sdiscovery.In1969,Tubecamethedirectorofanationalprojecttodevelopadrugagainstmalaria.SheandherteamsearchedmanybooksaboutclassicalChinesemedicine.Afterreadingmorethan2,000oldremedies（药方）,Tuandherteamcollectedover600plantsandlistedalmost380possibleremediesformalaria.Oneremedy,whichis1,600yearsold,usesthesweetwormwood（青蒿）planttotreatmalaria.Tufounditeffectiveandtriedtoextract（提取）qinghaosufromitinordertomakedrugs（药）.Theextractionfailedatfirst,soTureturnedtothebooksagainandfinallyfoundaway.Sheusedalow-temperaturemethodtoextractqinghaosuandsucceededin1972.Tuandherteamfirstusedqinghaosutotreatmalariaonmiceandmonkeys,andtheysucceeded.ThenTuandtwoofhercolleaguesvolunteeredtotestthedrugonthemselvesbeforetestingonhumanpatients.Itturnedoutthatqinghaosuwassafe.Allpatientsinthetestsrecovered.Gradually,qinghaosubecamethefirst-linetreatmentformalariarecommended（推荐）bytheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）,savingmillionsoflivesaroundtheworld.In2015,whenTuwasawardedwiththeNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine,sherefusedtotakeallofthepraise.Instead,shepraisedhercolleaguesandtraditionalChinesemedicine.Sheonceproudlysaid,“Everyscientistdreamsofdoingsomethingthatcanhelptheworld.”16．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Theqinghaosu.B．Theremedy.C．Akindofdrug.D．Thewormwoodplant.17．Howwasqinghaosufound?Putthethingsincorrectorder.a.Tufoundawaytoextractqinghaosubutfailed.b.Tuandherteamreadbooksandlistedpossibleremediesformalaria.c.Qinghaosucouldtreatmalariaonmiceandmonkeys.d.Tuusedalow-temperaturewaytoextractqinghaosuandsucceed.e.Tuandhercolleaguestestedthedrugonthemselvesanditturnedouttobesafe.A．c—d—b—e—aB．b—d—a—e—cC．b—a—d—c—eD．c—e—a—d—b18．WhichwordcanbestdescribeTuYouyouaccordingtothepassage?A．Hard-working. B．Strict. C．Honest. D．Serious.19．Whatcanwegetfromthelastparagraph?A．Tuthoughtitwaseasytoextractqinghaosu.B．TuwillstudytraditionalChinesemedicine.C．Tuwillcontinueimprovingthewayofextractingqinghaosu.D．Tuwantstodosomethingthatcanhelptheworld.20．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Malariaaroundtheworld.B．TuYouyouandqinghaosu.C．Chinesemedicine.D．Howtotreatmalaria.【答案】16．D17．C18．A19．D20．B【导语】本文主要讲述的是屠呦呦提取青蒿素的过程及对世界的贡献。16．词句猜测题。根据“Oneremedy,whichis1,600yearsold,usesthesweetwormwood（青蒿）planttotreatmalaria.”可知，以前使用青蒿治疟疾，所以应是从青蒿这种植物上提取。故选D。17．细节理解题。根据第二段可知屠和她的团队读书并罗列可能的疟疾药方；第三段“Theextractionfailedatfirst,soTureturnedtothebooksagainandfinallyfoundaway.Sheusedalow-temperaturemethodtoextractqinghaosuandsucceededin1972.”可知，最初失败，又使用低温方式最终成功；根据第四段可知，最初在老鼠身上实验，然后自身实验确保安全。故选C。18．推理判断题。根据“Theextractionfailedatfirst,soTureturnedtothebooksagainandfinallyfoundaway.Sheusedalow-temperaturemethodtoextractqinghaosuandsucceededin1972.”可知，发现青蒿素的过程是不容易的，屠呦呦和她的团队一直很刻苦耐劳，最终成功提取出青蒿素。故选A。19．细节理解题。根据“Sheonceproudlysaid,‘Everyscientistdreamsofdoingsomethingthatcanhelptheworld.’”可知想做些事帮助世界。故选D。20．最佳标题题。本文主要讲述的是提取青蒿素的过程及屠呦呦对世界的贡献。故选B。教材语篇梳理TimeDifficultyActionAchievementJuniorhighHe__________toplay.Hedidn’t___________.Hewasthestaroftheteam.SeniorhighHehadto______________________.He__________evenharder.HewasnamedPlayeroftheYear.AftergraduatingfromseniorhighNouniversityinvitedhim.Hedecidedtoplayata_______________.He________________gettingthescholarship.AftergraduatingfromuniversityTheNBA______________________him.Heplayedinanotherbasketballleague.HejoinedtheNBAandwonthe________________________.【答案】课文语法填空SpudWebbwasborninTexas,theUSA,in1963.Hewasverysmall—much1.__________(small)thantheotherkidsatschool.However,hehadabigdream—hewantedtoplayintheNBA.Whileattendingjuniorhigh,Spudtriedout2.__________theschoolteam,buthewasrefusedatfirstbecausehewastoosmall.Hedidnotloseheart.Whenhefinallygotthechance,hescored20pointsinhis.3.__________(one)game.Fromthenon,hewasthestaroftheteam.Inseniorhigh,Spudoftenhadtositinthestandsbecauseofhisheight.Hepractisedevenharderandgotthecoach4.__________(change)hismind.Spudwentontobecomeleaderoftheteam.Inhislastyearofseniorhigh,he5.__________(name)PlayeroftheYearinTexas.However,nouniversitywouldinvitehimtoplaybasketball6.__________(simple)becausehewas15only170cmtall.Hedecidedtoplayatajuniorcollege.Therehe7.__________(lead)histeamtothenationalchampionship.ThisbroughthimtotheattentionofNorthCarolinaStateUniversity.Asaresult,hesucceededingettingascholarship.Althoughhewasagreatplayeratuniversity,theNBAwasnotinterested8.__________himbecauseallitsplayersweremorethan20cmtallerthanhewas.Afterhegraduated,hewasforcedtoplayinanotherbasketballleague.HeremainedthereforaboutayearbeforetheNBAtooknoticeofhim.In1985,hejoinedtheAtlantaHawksandbecamethe9.__________(short)playerintheNBAatthattime.Hehadmanygreatachievements,buthisproudestmomentcamein1986—hewontheSlamDunkContest.Throughhardwork,SpudWebbproved10.__________sizeandbodytypedonotmatter—youcandoalmostanythingifyounevergiveup.【答案】1.smaller2.for3.first4.tochange5.wasnamed6.simply7.led8.in9.shortest10.that阅读微技能Readingforgist主旨大意Readingforgistisallaboutgettingtheideasofthetextbyskimmingitrapidlyandignoringthegrammaticalwords.Passage1主题语境主题群话题词数建议用时推荐指数人与自我个人情况运动员苏翊鸣2606min★★★★☆（2022·山东烟台·统考中考真题）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Whatdoesthepowerofrolemodelsmeantotheyoung?SuperstarSuYimingmaybeoneofthebestpersonstogivea(n)1.DuringtheBeijingWinterOlympics,Subecameayoungidol(偶像)becausehemade2inmen’ssnowboardBigAirbeforehis18thbirthday.Henotonlywontwomedals(奖牌),butalsobeathisownidolinthesamecompetition.Su3youngpeopletotrytheirbesttoachievetheirdreams.“IbecameinterestedinsnowboardingwhenIwasakid.AndIkept4it.AfterIknewBeijingwouldhostthe2022WinterOlympics,ImadetheOlympicsmy5.IwantedtoshowthebestofmyselfattheGames,”saidSuYiming.Suonlybecameaprofessionalplayeraboutfouryearsago.Buthekepthisdreamandtrainedhardforit.“BeforetheBeijingWinterGames,Ihad6ifIcouldwin,butIachievedmydreamofwinningagoldmedal,soIwanttotellthekidsthattheyneedtofindoutthethingsthey7andgivethemtheirbestefforts.InthiswayIbelievetheirdreamswill8cometrue.”Suknewmanyyoungpeoplelookeduptohimasarolemodel,sohesaidhecouldn’t9hisprogress.“Iwilltrymybesttobe10formyselfandotheryoungpeopleandIwilldoasmuchasIcantosetagoodexampleforthem,”Susaid.1．A．activity B．answer C．prize D．choice2．A．money B．mistakes C．history D．friends3．A．encouraged B．invited C．allowed D．changed4．A．reporting B．finding C．catching D．practicing5．A．lesson B．work C．dream D．business6．A．chances B．doubts C．regrets D．ideas7．A．love B．lose C．share D．meet8．A．luckily B．widely C．suddenly D．surely9．A．show B．make C．stop D．refuse10．A．responsible B．famous C．ready D．thirsty【答案】1．B2．C3．A4．D5．C6．B7．A8．D9．C10．A【导语】本文向我们介绍了运动员苏翊鸣。1．句意：巨星苏翊鸣可能是给出这个答案的最佳人选之一。activity活动；answer回答；prize奖励；choice选择。前文给出问题“Whatdoesthepowerofrolemodelsmeantotheyoung?”，此处应该是回答，故选B。2．句意：在北京冬奥会期间，苏翊鸣因为在18岁生日之前创造了男子单板滑雪BigAir的历史而成为年轻的偶像。money钱；mistakes错误；history历史；friends朋友。根据“Subecameayoungidol(偶像)becausehemade...inmen’ssnowboardBigAirbeforehis18thbirthday”可知，苏翊鸣创造了历史，makehistory“创造历史”，故选C。3．句意：苏鼓励年轻人尽最大努力实现自己的梦想。encouraged鼓励；invited邀请；allowed允许；changed改变。根据“Su...youngpeopletotrytheirbesttoachievetheirdreams.”可知，苏翊鸣鼓励年轻人实现自己的梦想，故选A。4．句意：我一直在练习。reporting报道；finding发现；catching抓到；practicing练习。根据“IbecameinterestedinsnowboardingwhenIwasakid.AndIkept...it.”可知，苏翊鸣一直练习，故选D。5．句意：当我知道北京将举办2022年冬奥会后，我把奥运会当作我的梦想。lesson课；work工作；dream梦想；business生意。根据“ImadetheOlympicsmy...”可知，苏翊鸣把奥运会当作梦想，故选C。6．句意：在北京冬奥会之前，我曾怀疑自己是否能赢，但我实现了赢得金牌的梦想，所以我想告诉孩子们，他们需要找到他们喜欢的东西，并为他们付出最大的努力。chances机会；doubts怀疑；regrets后悔；ideas想法。根据“BeforetheBeijingWinterGames,Ihad...ifIcouldwin”可知，苏翊鸣不知道自己是否能赢，故选B。7．句意：在北京冬奥会之前，我曾怀疑自己是否能赢，但我实现了赢得金牌的梦想，所以我想告诉孩子们，他们需要找到他们喜欢的东西，并为他们付出最大的努力。love爱；lose失去；share分享；meet遇见。根据“soIwanttotellthekidsthattheyneedtofindoutthethingsthey...andgivethemtheirbestefforts”可知，苏翊鸣鼓励孩子们找到自己爱的东西，故选A。8．句意：这样，我相信他们的梦想一定会实现。luckily幸运地；widely广泛地；suddenly突然；surely当然。根据“InthiswayIbelievetheirdreamsetrue.”和前文可知，只要努力，梦想一定会实现，故选D。9．句意：苏知道很多年轻人都把他当作榜样，所以他说他不能停止自己的进步。show展示；make取得；stop停止；refuse拒绝。根据“Suknewmanyyoungpeoplelookeduptohimasarolemodel,sohesaidhecouldn’t...hisprogress.”可知，苏翊鸣知道自己不能停止进步，故选C。10．句意：我会尽我最大的努力对自己和其他年轻人负责，我会尽我所能为他们树立一个良好的榜样。responsible有责任心的；famous著名的；ready准备好的；thirsty口渴的。根据“Iwilltrymybesttobe...formyselfandotheryoungpeople”可知，苏翊鸣要尽最大的努力对自己和其他年轻人负责，beresponsiblefor“对……负责”，故选A。Passage2主题语境主题群话题词数建议用时推荐指数人与自我个人情况游泳健将克服各种困难改变生活2818min★★★★☆（2021·湖南长沙·统考中考真题）MartinStrelisaswimmer,bestknownforswimmingtheworld’sbigrivers.Hewasbornin1954.Hetaughthimselftoswimwhenhewassixandbecameaprofessional(职业的)swimmerin1978.MartinholdsGuinnessWorldRecordsforswimmingtheDanubeRiver,theMississippiRiver,theYangtzeRiverandtheAmazonRiver.Ofallhisachievements,thegreatestishisAmazonRiverswim.TheAmazonisknownasthelargestandmostdangerousriverintheworld.Severalswimmershadtriedtoswimit,butallfailed.Martindecidedtogoalloutandmakehistory.Hewantedtoshowtheworldthatpeoplecouldachievetheirdreamswithhardworka