高中英语北师大版必修二UNIT 6　Period 5　Lesson 3 The Superhero Behind Superman-Reading Comprehension

Period5Lesson3TheSuperheroBehindSuperman—ReadingComprehensionⅠ.匹配单词1．journalistA．wayofthinkingorbehaving2．passionB．apersonwhoseprofessionistoreportnews3．reputationC．strong，deep，oftenuncontrollablefeeling4．attitudeD．whatisgenerallysaidorbelievedabouttheabilities，qualities，etc.ofsb/sth5．depressionE．continuingtoexistordevelop6．ongoingF．afeelingofsadnessandhopelessness7．intenseG．tosupportsthpublicly8．advocateH．verygreatorsevere；extreme答案1.B2.C3.D4.A5.F6.E7.H8.GⅡ.选词填空beregardedas，dueto，tryoutfor，awiderangeof，passaway1．Theathletehadtoquittheraceduetohiskneeinjury.2．Itisshockingthatawiderangeofspeciesaredyingouteveryyear.3．Unfortunately，thecomedianpassedawayinatrafficaccidentthepreviousday.4．Teachingisregardedasaneasyjobbysomepeople，butitisnotthetruth.5．Mybrothertriedoutforthefootballteambutwasrefusedbecausehewasoverweight.Step1速读——整体理解文意Ⅰ.明文章大意What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．HowReevegotdisabled.B．Reeve’slifeafterhebecamedisabled.C．WhyReevewascalledasuperherodespitehisdisability.D．HowReeveachievedhisgoalofwalkingagain.答案CⅡ.悉层次结构Matchthemainideawitheachpart.Part1(Para.1)A．Reeve’slifestory.Part2(Paras.2－5)B．Reeve’spassingaway.Part3(Para.6)C．Reeve’sreputationasasuperhero.答案Part1CPart2APart3BStep2细读——逐段获取细节Ⅰ.ReadPara.1andchoosethebestanswer.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．Reeve’spastandfuture.B．Reeve’sfilmsandcareer.C．Reeve’smarriageandfamily.D．Reeve’sachievementsandinfluence.答案DⅡ.ReadParas.2－5anddothefollowingexercises.1．WhendidChristopherReevestarinhisfirstschoolplay?A．In1952. B．In1960.C．In1978. D．In1987.答案B2．WhatwasReeve’s“wildlysuccessfulHollywoodcareer”like?答案Heraisedawarenessforgoodcausesandspokeoutabouthealth，educationandchildprotectiontohelpthosemostinneed.3．WhichwasNOTtheachievementsReevemadeafterhisdisability?A．HereturnedtohisfilmcareerandstarredinSupermanfilmsagain.B．Hewroteabiographyofhimself.C．Heraisedmillionsofdollarsformedicalresearch.D．Hebecameanadvocateforpeoplewithbackinjuriesanddisabilities.答案A4．What’sthemeaningof“I’mtoobusywithlivingtothinkofgivingup！”inparagraph5?A．SofarIhavebeenbusythinkingofgivingup.B．I’msobusythatIhavetothinkofgivingup.C．Ihavebeensobusy.SoIhavenotimetothink.D．I’msobusythatIhavenotimetothinkofgivingup.答案DⅢ.ReadPara.6andchoosethebestanswer.Whatdoes“Hewillalwaysberememberedasasuperhero—inmorewaysthanone.”meaninthelastparagraph?A．HewillbehonoredonlyforstarringinSupermanfilms.B．TheroleofSupermanheplayedwasverysuccessful.C．Heishonorableforhisfilmcareeraswellashisachievementsinreality.D．HewasfamousnotonlyasSupermanbutalsoasrolesheplayedinotherfilms.答案CⅣ.Readthewholepassageagainanddothefollowingexercises.1．Putthefollowingincidentsintherightorder.①Hegotseriouslyinjured.②HestarredinSupermanfilms.③Hereturnedtohischaritywork.④Hestarredinaschoolplay.A．②①③④ B．④③②①C．④②①③ D．②①④③答案C2．Whereareyoumostlikelytoreadthisarticle?A．Inamedicalmagazine.B．Inaguidebook.C．Inanofficialreport.D．Inanewspaper.答案D3．WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkReeveis?A．Pessimisticandweak-willed.B．Determinedandpositive.C．Outgoingandkind.D．Hard-workingandgenerous.答案BStep3读后——讨论深度理解1．AfterReevebecameanadvocateforpeoplewithbackinjuriesanddisabilities，whatmighthepossiblyhavesaidtohisaudience？(Creativethinking创造性思维)2．Doyouagreewiththesaying“WhatIdoisbasedonpowersweallhaveinsideus...”？Whyorwhynot？(Criticalthinking批判性思维)Step4总结——课文语法填空Bornon25September,1952inNewYork，thefamousactorChristopherReeveisnotonlyknownasasuperheroinhisfilmsbutalsoisregarded1.asasuperheroinreallife.Sincechildhoodhehadapassionforactingand2.starred(star)inhisfirstschoolplayattheageof8.Fromtheyear1978to1987，heplayedtheleadingroleinfourSupermanfilms,3.whichgavehimagoodopportunitytobeareal-lifesuperman.Hegainedareputationforraising4.awareness(aware)forgoodcauses.5.Unfortunately(fortunate)，in1995，he6.wasthrown(throw)offthehorseandbrokehisneckwhilehorsebackriding.Duringthattimehewasverypessimisticandeventhoughtofendinghislife.Itwastheongoingsupportofhisfamilyandfriends7.thateventuallyhelpedhimgothroughthehardtime.Hewasthenengagedinawiderangeofexercises8.designed(design)torebuildmuscleandmade9.remarkable(remark)progress.Later，hemanaged10.toreturn(return)tohisfilmcareer.Hispositiveattitudeinspiredmanypeoplestuckinillness.Sadly，on10October,2004，ChristopherReevepassedaway，buthewillalwaysberememberedasasuperhero.Step5解读——长句难句分析1．Thus，notonlyisheknownasasuperherointheSupermanfilms，butheisalsoregardedasasuperherotomanyinreallife.[句式分析]此句是notonly...butalso...引导的并列句。notonly位于句首，引起部分倒装。[自主翻译]因此，他不仅是电影《超人》里的超级英雄，在现实生活中也被许多人视为超级英雄。2．Headmittedthatduringtheearlystagesoflivingwithhisinjury，hewishedthathewasdeadandeventhoughtofendinghisownlife.[句式分析]此句是复合句。两个that都引导宾语从句。在“hewished...hisownlife”部分中，wished和thoughtof是并列谓语。[自主翻译]他承认，在他受伤的早期阶段，他希望自己已经死掉，甚至想过结束自己的生命。3．Itwasonlyduetotheongoingsupportofhiswife，parentsandfriendsthatheeventuallyfoundthewilltoliveagain.[句式分析]本句是一个强调句。其中被强调部分是onlyduetotheongoingsupportofhiswife，parentsandfriends，强调的是状语部分。[自主翻译]是因为在妻子、父母和朋友的不断支持下，他才最终找到了重新生活的意愿。4．WhatIdoisbasedonpowersweallhaveinsideus...andyoudon’thavetobea“superman”todoit.[句式分析]此句是并列复合句。在前一个分句中，What引导的是主语从句，在从句中充当宾语；powers之后是定语从句，修饰powers，但是省略了在从句中充当宾语的关系代词that/which。[自主翻译]我所做的是基于我们每个人体内都拥有的力量……你不必成为“超人”就能做到。Ⅰ.阅读理解A“Whatifwetreattheoceanasifourlivesdependonit？Or，whatifwedon’t？”World-famousmarinebiologistSylviaEarleposesherfamous“whatif”questionstoinspirepeopletoreflectonhowtheycanhelpsavetheocean.In1998，TimesmagazinenamedEarleitsfirst“HeroforthePlanet”．Earle’smovetoFlorida’swestcoastatage12iswhatstartedalifelongpassion.Shesays，“That’swhereIfirstfellinlovewiththeocean.”In1953，usingnewlydevelopedequipment，theyoungscientistbecameoneofthefirstinherfieldtoscubadive(水肺潜水)．Herfirstlong-termexposuretotheoceandepthscamein1970whensheledanall-femaleresearchteamtostudytheocean.Theylivedundertheseainasubmersible(潜水器)fortwoweeks.Whentheyreturnedtothesurface，world-widecheerandpraisewerewaiting，especiallyforDrEarle.SylviaEarle’scareerincludesmanyfirsts.In1979shebecamethefirstwomantowalktheoceanfloor381metersbelowthesurface.In1990，shebecamethefirstfemalechiefscientistoftheU．S.NationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)．Throughtheyears，Earlehasspentroughly7,500hoursunderwater.Duringthattime，shehasbecomeincreasinglyalarmedbythesignificantchangesshehasobserved.Thefamousscientistfearsthattheoceanisdying.Climatechange，overfishing，thedumpingoftrashandchemicalsandoilspillsarejustsomeofthemanycauses.Inordertotackletheproblem，EarleformedMissionBluein2009.Thisorganizationpromotesthelegalprotectionandconservationoftheworld’soceans.Herplanistodevelop“HopeSpots”，protectedareaslargeenoughtoreverse(逆转)damageandrestoretheocean.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲的是世界著名的海洋生物学家西尔维娅·厄尔为了拯救海洋所做出的一些努力。1．WhydoesSylviaEarleputforward“whatif”questions?A．Tocallonpeopletoprotecttheocean.B．Tostressourdependenceontheocean.C．Tocriticizepeople’sdamagetotheocean.D．TocontributeanarticletoTimesmagazine.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段的“World-famousmarine...reflectonhowtheycanhelpsavetheocean.”可推知，西尔维娅·厄尔提出问题的目的是号召人们保护海洋。故选A。2．WhatcanwelearnaboutSylviaEarle?A．ShemovedtoFloridatolearndiving.B．Shewasthebestinscubadiving.C．Shedidnotgetmuchattentionin1970.D．ShebecameachiefscientistofNOAAin1990.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句可知，她于1990年成为NOAA的首席科学家。故选D。3．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．AScientist’sfears.B．Causesofthedamage.C．EffortsEarlemade.D．Brightfuturefortheocean.答案C解析段落大意题。根据最后一段的“Inordertotackletheproblem，Earleformed...toreverse(逆转)damageandrestoretheocean.”可知，为了解决海洋可能消失的问题，厄尔在2009年成立了蓝使命，旨在拯救海洋，故最后一段主要讲的是厄尔所做的努力。故选C。4．Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A．DrSylviaEarle—ALoverofDivingB．DrSylviaEarle—PioneeroftheDeepC．TheOcean—APlaceinUrgentNeedofOurCareD．ScubaDiving—AFantasticWaytoLearntheOcean答案B解析标题归纳题。通读全文，尤其是第一段及最后一段可知，本文主要讲的是世界著名的海洋生物学家西尔维娅·厄尔为了拯救海洋所做出的一些努力，因此本文恰当的题目是B选项“西尔维娅·厄尔博士——深海的先锋”。故选B。BHeZehui，aChinesenuclearphysicist，accomplishedgreatthingsinphysicsandbecameanoutstandingscientist.Herfamilyisfamousforproducingthreefamouswomenscientists，includinghertwosisters.ShegraduatedfromTsinghuaUniversityin1936withadegreeinphysics，andthenwentontostudyattheTechnicalUniversityofBerlin，whereshewasthetopinherclass，outperformingherfuturehusbandQianSanqiang—China’s“fatheroftheatomicbomb”．In1940，sheearnedaPh.D.inEngineering.Thecouplemadegreatdiscoveriesinthefieldofuraniumfission(铀核裂变)，whichdrewglobalattentionandearnedthemworldwidereputations，alsomarkingamilestoneinthedevelopmentofChina’sexperimentalfissionphysics.ManyWesternmediacalledthecouplethe“MarieCurieandPierreCurieofChina”．AsoneofthepioneersinnuclearscienceandtechnologyinChina，ProfessorHecontributedagreatdealtonuclearphysics.Duringthe1950s，shestartedtheresearchanddevelopmentofnuclearemulsions(核乳胶)inChinaandtheirresearchreachedtheadvancedworldlevelatthattime.HeandherresearchgrouptooktheleadinbuildingChina’sfirstnuclearreactorandaccelerator.ShewasawardedthefirstAwardoftheNationalPrizeofNaturalSciencesformakingoutstandingachievementsinsupportingthenationalprogramofnuclearweapondevelopment.Throughouthercareer，Heconqueredmanyobstacles，andwasalwaysonthefrontlinesofChina’sscience-relatedwork.Shepublisheddozensofpapersyetplacedlittlevalueonpersonalfame.Theworld’stopphysicistsrecognizedHeasafamousscientist，“ChineseMadameCurie”．HepassedawayinBeijingin2011attheageof97，nearly20yearsafterQianSanqiang.Shededicatedherselftoscience，livingasimplelife，alwaysnurturingyoungresearchersandmaintainingthehigheststandardsthatshehadalwaysvalued.Shelovedhercountryandscience；tobothsheisnowanicon.语篇解读本文是一篇人物传记。文章介绍了中国伟大的核物理科学家何泽慧及其成就。5．Whatisthefocusofparagraph2aboutHeZehui?A．Identitybackground.B．Characterpersonalities.C．Educationexperiences.D．Professioncompetence.答案C解析段落大意题。根据第二段中的“ShegraduatedfromTsinghuaUniversity...In1940，sheearnedaPh.D.inEngineering.”可知，本段主要介绍何泽慧的教育经历。故选C。6．WhatdoweknowaboutQianSanqiang?A．Hediedfollowinghiswifein1991.B．HewontheNationalPrizeofNaturalSciences.C．HeassistedHeZehuitodevelopfissionphysics.D．HeisalsoaremarkableChinesescientist.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“...herfuturehusbandQianSanqiang—China’s‘fatheroftheatomicbomb’．”和第三段介绍的夫妻俩的成就可知，其丈夫钱三强也是一位伟大的中国科学家。故选D。7．WhyisHeZehuiacknowledgedas“MarieCurieofChina”？A．Forhergreatcontributionstonuclearphysics.B．Forheraccomplishmentintheatomicbomb.C．Forhercontinuousachievementinnaturalscience.D．Forherresearchofnuclearemulsions.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句和第四段第一句可知，何泽慧因对核物理科学作出了巨大贡献而被称为“中国的居里夫人”。故选A。8．HowcanwefittinglydescribeHeZehui?A．Ambitious，talented，conservativeanddetermined.B．Unselfish，patriotic，indifferenttofameanddevotedtoscience.C．Aggressive，imaginative，stronginmindandkindinheart.D．Knowledgeable，awesome，creativeandsociable.答案B解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Shepublisheddozensofpapersyetplacedlittlevalueonpersonalfame.”和最后一段中的“Shededicatedherselftoscience，livingasimplelife...lovedhercountryandscience...”可知，何泽慧无私、爱国、淡泊名利、献身于科学事业，有极高的科研素养。故选B。CScientistshavemadegreatdiscoveries.Buthowhavetheyinfluencedourpersonallives？DokidsinyourclassroomevenknowwhenEinsteinlived？Youmaybewondering：whyisitimportanttoteachkidsstoriesaboutmodern-dayscientists?First，storiesofscientistscanencouragekids.ChrisHadfieldisaCanadianwhowenttospace，andhe’sarealguitar-playingperson.Hemakessingingvideosonthewebsite.Hisstorycanmakekidsthinkscientistsarealsocommonpeople.Hearingscientists’storiesmakeskidsthinkthattheycandothattoo.Butnotonlythat，thestoriesoffamousscientistscanencouragekidstoexploreandnevergiveup.BillNyewasalwaysrefusedwhentryingtobeanastronaut.Butuptonow，hehasmadealotofsuccessesinhisroleasapopularscienceeducatorandengineer.Besides，it’snosecretthatscientificdiscoveriesrequiretrying，andtryingagain.Anotherwaysomescientistscanencouragekidsisthroughtheirdiversity.NeildeGrasseTyson，forexample，isanAfrican-American，whichisnotcommoninhisfield.Suchstoriescanmakekidsthinkanyonecanbeascientist.It’simportanttoknowthatscientistsdon’tneedtobe“gifted”or“good”atschool.Oftenweconsiderascientistasbeinganextremelysmartkidatschool，whichdoesn’thavetobetrue.Theyjustneedtohaveagreatinterestinscience.Tellingstudentsstoriesofscientistscanencouragethemtoshowinterestinscience.Aslongastheyareinterested，theyarelikelytobecomeascientistinthefuture.Modernscientiststeachkidsthatknowledgebuildsuponthefoundationothershavelaid.Thisisimportant—noonecandoitalone.Scientists’storiescanencouragetoday’syoungscientiststokeeptrying.They’llbeencouragednottogiveuponthedreamofexploringandmakingdiscoveries.Eveniftheyhaven’tmadeimportantdiscoveries，theirresearchmayhelpthefollowingscientists.语篇解读这是一篇议论文。文章主要介绍了当代科学家的故事给孩子们带来的积极影响。9．WhatcanChrisHadfield’sstorytellstudents?A．Scientistsareinterestedindifferentthings.B．Studentsshouldhaveahobbyoftheirown.C．Scientistscanbeordinarylikepeoplearoundus.D．Studentsshouldconsiderscientistsastheirmodels.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句可知，ChrisHadfeild的故事告诉学生们科学家也是普通人，也可能像我们周围的人一样平凡。故选C。10．Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthoragreewith?A．Scientistsarenotnecessarilyverysmartatschool.B．Notallscientistsreallyshowinterestinscience.C．Scientistsareusuallygoodattheirschooling.D．African-Americansaremorelikelytobecomescientists.答案A解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第一句可知，作者认为，科学家在学校不一定很聪明。故选A。11．Whatcanbelearnedaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Scientistsshouldhelpeachother.B．Ascientistshouldnevergiveuptrying.C．Makingdiscoveriesisnecessaryforscientists.D．Newscientificdiscoveriesmaybebasedonothers’findings.答案D解析细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知，新的科学发现可能基于他人的发现。故选D。12．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Whyscientistsareimportanttous.B．Whystudentslovestoriesofscientists.C．Whyscientistscanmakegreatdiscoveries.D．Whystudentsshouldbetaughtstoriesaboutscientists.答案D解析主旨大意题。根据分析可知，文章采用了总分结构，第一段中的“whyisitimportanttoteachkidsstoriesaboutmodern-dayscientists？”是中心话题，下文从多个角度解释了这一问题，即文章主要是关于“为什么应该教学生们关于科学家的故事”。故选D。Ⅱ.七选五Hasitbeenawhilesinceyourlastvisittoapubliclibrary?Ifso，youmaybesurprisedtolearnthatlibrarieshavechangedforthebetter.1Theyhavechangedthemselvesintoplaceswhereyoucandevelopyourloveofknowledge，meetinterestingpeople，orfindouthowtostartabusiness.2Whilelibrariesstilllendoutbooks，you’llfinditeasiertogetacopyofwhateveryou’relookingfor，thankstoacooperativenetworkofarealibraries.Throughsuchnetworks，librariessharetheirbookswitheachother.Oncethebookyou’verequestedisdeliveredtothenearestbranch，theywillinformyoubye-mail.3Jointargetedreadinggroups.Librarieswilloftenholdreading-groupsessionstargetedatvariousagegroups.4Thelibrarymaysponsor(赞助)alanguagegroupyoucouldjoin.Ifyouhavedifficultyreading，askaboutspecialreadingopportunities.Yourlibrarymightbeabletohelpyou.Andyoumightfinditrelaxin