2017-2018学年高中英语 Module 1 Basketball 课时跟踪练(一)Intr

Module 1 课时跟踪练(一) Introduction & Reading —Pre-readingⅠ.阅读理解AI was recently asked what inspires me most. That was easy to answer: I_live_and_breathe_track_and_field. It is the only sport that has allowed me to spread my wings and truly fly. I have struggled a lot in my life after being diagnosed (诊断) with a learning disability at the age of three. I was also born four months too early, weighing less than four pounds. Even at 17, I’m still working to catch up. Mentally I’m on the level of a 12­year­old. I had to repeat the third and fifth grade, which caused me a lot of stress and embarrassment.I was joked so much that I would often hide in the bathroominstead of going to class.My parents always gave me lots oflove and support, but I still felt worthless most of the time.I’m also quite shy, so making and keeping friends has alwaysbeen a challenge.Then one day when I was 12, my life changed forever. My parents decided my younger brother and I should try track. From that moment on my life was different. I was a natural mid­distance runner. When I was on the track, the other kids just saw me and my speed. No one saw my learning disability. For the first time in my life I felt normal.When I entered high school, I joined the track team and the coach quickly saw my talent. I was selected to run on the A team for cross­county and the A team for indoor and outdoor track. I’m on the school team for the 4 × 400­meter and 4 ×800­meter relays, and colleges are even interested in me!My cross­county team won th e 2011 County and Regional Championship. When I accepted my award, my mom cried because she was so proud of me, and for once, I was proud of myself.Even though I’m a special­education student, I now know that my learning disability does not define (限定) me.I can hold my head up high because track has allowed me to spread my wings and truly fly!语篇解读：作者是一个在学习上有障碍的学生，但是却在田径运动中找到了自己的价值。

1．The underlined sentence in Para. 1 may mean “________”．A．I can easily breathe on the trackB．track and field is where I liveC．track and field is my lifeD．I take track and field as a sport解析：选C 句意理解题。

根据第一段画线句子后面的“It is the only sport ... wings and truly fly.”可知，作者认为田径运动让他展翅翱翔，所以他视田径为生命，因此选C。

2．What is the problem with the writer?A．He didn’t want to make friends.B．He didn’t get more love from his parents.C．He weighed a little less than others.D．He had a poor learning ability.解析：选 D 细节理解题。

根据第一段中的“diagnosed (诊断) with a learning disability at the age of three”可知，作者学习能力有问题，因此选D。

3. The first time the writer was on the track, he ________.A．felt as normal as othersB．was proud of himselfC．was still a little shyD．treated himself as a hero解析：选A 细节理解题。

根据第三段的最后一句“For the first time in my life I felt normal.”可知选A。

4．The best title for the passage may be “________”．A．Fly in The Sky B．Spread My WingsC．Try Track Bravely D．Be An Honor Student解析：选B 标题归纳题。

作者在学习上有障碍，但是从事田径运动却如鱼得水，是一个天生的田径运动员。

田径让作者找到了自己的价值，有了展翅飞翔的机会。

故B符合主题。

BThe roots of basketball are deep in Canada. In 1891 the game was invented by Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian who was from Almonte, Ontario.Having been given the task of creating a new indoor sports activity while conducting a physical education class at the international YMCA training school in Springfield, Massachusetts, Naismith designed what we now call basketball. The original game involved 13 rules and a peach basket hung ten feet above the floor. Even though it took place in the United States, at least ten of the players who locatedin the first game were university students from Quebec.Basketball played by school and local amateur teams has been part of the Canadian sports scene since the turn of the century. Hoops teams representing Canada have joined in Olympic Games since 1936 and in the World Championships since 1954.One of the most storied amateur teams in Canadian basketball history is the Edmonton Commercial Graduates (Grad’s), a group of Canadian women who dominated (占优势) the sport in the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Over 25 years, the Grad’s played 522 games at home and abroad, against both women’ s and men’s teams. The Grad’s accomplished a record­breaking winning streak (连胜场数) of 147 games and throughout their basketball tenure (任期) won remarkable (卓越的) 502 times.The National Basketball Association also has origins in Canada. The NBA’s first game was played in Toronto nearly seventy years ago, on November 1, 1946 when the New York Knickerbockers defeated the Toronto Huskies 68­66 at Maple Leaf Gardens. The teams were part of the Basketball Association of America, the forerunner to the NBA.The Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies joined the NBA beginning in the 1995－96 se ason, becoming the first non­U.S. cities to join the league since the Toronto Huskies were one­year members of the BAA.In summer 2001, the Grizzlies relocated from Vancouver to Memphis, Tennessee.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了加拿大篮球的发展历史。