UNIT 1 课时跟踪检测（三） 阅读写作融会练

UNIT 1 课时跟踪检测（三） 阅读写作融会练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

Physical education, or gym class, isn't required for all high school students. In some schools, it isn't offered for some different reasons. But should high school students have physical education? The answer is certainly “yes”.

Today many people don't do sports. But as is known to all, doing sports is very important for an adult. Teaching teens the importance of a healthy lifestyle and making fitness plans now can help teens put exercise in the first place as an adult.

High school isn't that easy. Many students are under a lot of stress. Stress can be harmful to a student's study and life. Doing sports can help them deal with stress better, helping them live a happier life at school.

The American Heart Association says that 10 million kids and teens suffer from obesity (肥胖症). Teens should get 60 minutes of physical activity per day to control their weight and to help their bones get stronger. The increase in activities that don't get teens to move around, such as video games and computer activities, means many teens don't get their required exercise. Physical education classes act as a public health measure to encourage activity and help teens have healthy weights.

Inactivity increases teens' risk of developing many diseases. An active lifestyle offers a good way of protection from these health problems. As much as 75 percent of health-care spending goes toward treating medical conditions that can be hindered by lifestyle changes, according to the American College of Sports Medicine.

According to the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN), students who performed five hours of physical activity each week improved their academic (学业的) performance. Students from programs with no physical activity, who used the extra time for classroom study, did not perform better on tests than those who gave up some study time in support of physical education.

语篇解读：本文主要讲述了高中生参加体育运动的诸多益处， 高中生应该多参加体育运动。

1．According to Paragraph 2, what does physical education in high school mean?

A．Helping teens learn to make good plans.

B．Removing the stress faced by teens at school.

C．Making teens attach importance to exercise later.

D．Getting teens to encourage adults to exercise.

解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第二段的“Teaching teens the importance ...in the first place as an adult.”可知， 高中生参加体育运动可以让他们意识到锻炼身体的重要性。

2．What does the underlined word “hindered” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．Measured.　　　　 B．Prevented.

C．Shown.  D．Caused.

解析：选B　词义猜测题。根据第五段的“An active lifestyle offers ...health problems.”可推知， 这些疾病是可以被“阻止”的。

3．According to the PCFSN, doing sports ______.

A．means making students choose between sports and studies

B．helps students make good use of all their time

C．means students adjust to their studies better

D．helps students do better in their studies

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据末段的“According to the President's Council on Fitness，Sports and Nutrition(PCFSN)，students ... performance.”可知， PCFSN 表明进行体育运动对学生的成绩有帮助。

4．What is the text mainly about?

A．How high school students can live a better life.

B．How schools can help students love doing sports.

C．Why some schools consider physical education important.

D．Why high school students should receive physical education.

解析：选D　主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知， 本文主要从几个方面解释高中生为什么要上体育课。

Ⅱ.读后续写

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Robert and Henry were two friends in the same class. They always played together and went home together. One day，Robert and Henry were going home from school，when, on turning a corner, Robert cried out，“A fight! Let's go and see！”

“No，”said Henry.“Let's go quietly home and not meddle (插手)with this quarrel. We have nothing to do with it and may get into trouble. Also our parents are expecting to have dinner with us together at home and I don't want them to worry about me.”

“You are a coward(懦夫)，and afraid to go，”said Robert, and off he ran. Henry went straight home，and in the afternoon went to school as usual.

But Robert had told all the boys that Henry was a coward, and they laughed at him a great deal. From then on, they looked down upon Henry and didn't want to play with him together.

Henry was sad but he wasn't angry with Robert for his rude behavior，because he knew that they misunderstood him, and that he ought to be afraid of nothing but doing wrong. Thus, he just ignored (忽略) the other boys' laughter and continued to go to school and study as well. However, Robert didn't invite him to go home with him any more. Instead，he had some other boys  who also thought Henry was a coward. Every day after school，they didn't go home directly but went to the river or somewhere to play games and had a  lot of fun.

A few days later，Robert was bathing with his new friends in a river，and got out of his depth. He struggled and cried for help，but he failed. The boys who had called Henry a coward got out of the water as fast as they could，but they did nothing to help him.

 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2．请按如下格式作答。

Paragraph 1：

It seemed as if Robert would be dying.　

Paragraph 2：

Thus, Robert's life was saved.　

参考范文：

Paragraph 1：

It seemed as if Robert would be dying.Just at the moment，Henry happened to be passing by. Hearing the screams，Henry ran to the riverside，threw off his clothes and jumped into the water without hesitation. He reached Robert just as he was sinking the last time. By great effort，and with much danger to himself, he brought Robert to the shore.

Paragraph 2：

Thus，Robert's life was saved.Robert and his new friends were ashamed at having called Henry a coward. They realized that Henry had true courage. They said sorry to Henry for their rude behavior and asked for his forgiveness. Henry forgave them happily. He and Robert were friends again and they went home together as usual. From this, Robert learned what true courage was：never be afraid to do good, but always fear to do evil.