高中英语 Unit 2 Heroes课时跟踪练(三)Lesson 2

课时跟踪练(三) Lesson 2 & Lesson 3— Pre reading Ⅰ.阅读理解AKnown as “Mahatma” (great soul), Gandhi was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule, and was widely considered the father of his country. His belief of non­violent (非暴力的) protest to achieve political and social progress has been very influential.He was born on October 2,1869 in India. After university, hewent to London to train as a lawyer. He returned to India in 1891and in 1893 accepted a job at an Indian law firm in Durban, SouthAfrica. Gandhi was appalled at the treatment of Indian immigrantsthere, and joined the struggle to get basic rights for them. Duringhis 20 years in South Africa he was sent to prison many times. Influenced mainly by Hinduism, but also by writers including Tolstoy and Thoreau, Gandhi developed the “satyagraha” (devotion to truth), a new non­violent way to correct wrongs. In 1914, the South African government accepted many of Gandhi’s demands.Gandhi returned to India shortly afterwards. By 1920, Gandhi was an important figure in Indian politics. He changed the Indian National Congress Agenda, and his program of peaceful non­cooperation with the British which included boycotts (抵制) of British goods, led to the arrests of thousands of people.In 1922, Gandhi himself was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment. He was set free after two years and withdrew from politics and devoted himself to trying to improve Hind­Muslim relations, which had worsened.In 1931, Gandhi attended the Round Table Conference in London, as the only representative of the Indian National Congress, but he resigned from the party in 1934 to protest its use of violence as a political tool. He was replaced as leader by Jawaharlal Nehru.On January 30, 1948, he was murdered.语篇解读：本文介绍了甘地的人生经历。

甘地是印度民族解放运动著名的领导人、非暴力不合作运动的倡导者。

1．What’s the first paragraph mainly about?A．Gandhi’s political beliefs.B．Gandhi’s childhood.C．Gandhi’s college education.D．Gandhi’s great influence.解析：选D 段落大意题。

第一段主要介绍了甘地对印度的深远影响，因此选D项。

2．The underlined word “appalled” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “________”．A．shocked B．excitedC．tired D．amazed解析：选A 词义猜测题。

由“ ... joined the struggle to get basic rights for them.”可推出该词意为“震惊的”。

3．Gandhi did all of the following things EXCEPT ________.A．training as a lawyerB．struggling to get basic rights in South AfricaC．helping to make India independentD．changing the Indian National Congress Agenda解析：选C 细节理解题。

A、B两项可以在第二段找到相应的句子，D项可以在第三段找到依据，C项文中没有提及。

4．The “satyagraha” in Paragraph 2 may be ________.A．a violence toolB．a political leaderC．a great beliefD．a way to deal with wrong things解析：选D 推理判断题。

根据第二段的“... Gandhi developed the ’satyagraha’(devotion to truth), a new non­violent way to correct wrongs.”可知D项正确。

BIn the summer of 1936, Jesse Owens joined the best athletes from fifty nations to compete in the Berlin Olympic Games. Until then, very few black athletes had competed in the Olympics for the United States. Owens was proud to be on the team. He was very sure of his ability.Owens spent one week competing in four different Olympic track and field events (田径项目). And he won four gold medals in all four of the competitions. In the 100­meter run, he equaled the fastest time ever run in that Olympic event. In the long jump and the 200­meter run, he set new Olympic records. And as part of a four­man team, he helped set a new world record for the 400­meter relay race. He was the firstAmerican in the history of Olympic track and field events to win four gold medals in single Olympics.Owens’s Olympic triumphs made him a hero. He returned home to parade (游行) in New York and Columbus. Businessmen paid him for the right to use his name in their stores. No one, however, offered him a permanent (固定的) job. He worked at small jobs. He and his family saw good times and bad times.Poverty was not new to Owens. He was born into a poor family, but he was lucky that he entered a school where one white teacher, Charles Riley, took a special interest in him. He often brought the boy food and invited him to eat with his family. And every day before school, he taught Owens how to run like an athlete. Owens always remembered the teacher who helped change his life.In 1976, Gerald Ford awarded Jesse Owens the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This is the highest honor an American civilian (平民) can receive. Jesse Owens died of cancer in 1980, at the age of 67.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了著名运动员欧文斯在奥运比赛中所取得的成绩以及他之前之后的生活状况。