4/4第7周·周末雙休精讀作業(yè)AIamafirmbelieverthatthepainisalmostgonebutthefeelingofsuccesswillstayforever.Iwasamongthe38,000runnerswhoparticipatedinthemarathon,thelargesteventofitskindinAsia.Whatmademedecidetoparticipateinthemarathonwasduetotheinsistenceofmywife,whohadrunthehalf-marathonpreviously.Thisyear,shewantedmetoparticipatealongwithher.Unexpectedly,herapplicationgotrejectedwhileminegotaccepted.ThoughIhadbeenintofitnesstrainingbefore,itseemedtobeadauntingtasktorun21km.Istartedtrainingabout10weeksbeforetheday.Ihadmadeupmymindtofinishtherun.SoItriedmybesttoaccommodatetrainingintomybusyschedulewheneverIcould.What'smore,Irememberedthatfourweeksintomytraining,myshoeswereworn.Isearchedandhuntedandliterallyspentafortuneonanewpairofshoes.However,rightonthefirstdayofrunningwiththem,Ifeltthattheywerenotforme.Ipreserved,thinkingthatmydiscomfortwasbecausetheshoeswerenew.Eventually,Igaveuponthem.Ieventriedlookingforanothernewpairofshoes,butcouldn'tfindtheshoesthatwereascomfortableasmyoldones.Finally,on16thJanuary2011,Iranandcompletedthehalf-marathon.AndIdiditinmyoldshoes.Now,whenIthinkaboutit,itallseemssoeasy.AllIhadtodowastopicturecompletingtheruningoodtimeinmymind.WhatIhavelearnedfromtheexperienceisthatcompletingamarathonislikeanyothergoalinlife—largelya_mind-over-matter_phenomenon.Inotherwords,unlessyoubelieveyoucanreachyourgoal,you'velostevenbeforeyoubegin.Nodoubt,factorssuchashardwork,experienceandtalenthelptoagreaterorlesserdegree.Butwithoutyourbeliefthatyouwillgetthere,everygoalremainsdifficulttoachieve.一、閱讀理解1．Whydidtheauthorparticipateinthemarathonatfirst？()A．Itwasthelargesteventofitskind.B．Hehadrunthehalf-marathonbefore.C．Hiscoachinspiredhimtohaveatry.D．Hiswifeinsistedonhimparticipating.2．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext？()A．Theauthorwentallouttodohistraining.B．Theauthorwasthebestcompetitor.C．Theauthor'sfitnesswasoflittlehelptohim.D．Theauthor'soldshoeswereveryexpensive.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“amind-over-matterphenomenon”meaninparagraph6？()A．Winningamarathondependsonstrictrulesratherthanshoes.B．Confidenceisthekeyfactorinamarathonintheauthor'sview.C．Itwouldbeeasytowinamarathonifyouhaveessentialshoes.D．Beliefcanensureyoutosucceedinamarathonsoonerorlater.4．Whatkindofpersonistheauthoraccordingtothetext？()A．Humorousandcautious.B．Perseverantandthoughtful.C．Considerateandmodest.D．Ambitiousandadaptable.二、語言運(yùn)用Ⅰ.語境辨義(選出下列句中加黑詞的含義)1．SoItriedmybesttoaccommodatetrainingintomybusyschedulewheneverIcould.()A．為……提供住宿B．容納C．適應(yīng)2．Isearchedandhuntedandliterallyspentafortuneonanewpairofshoes.()A．運(yùn)氣B．大筆的錢C．財(cái)富3．AllIhadtodowastopicturecompletingtheruningoodtimeinmymind.()A．想象B．繪畫C．拍攝Ⅱ.完成句子1．________________________itisrespectthatensuresagoodrelationship.(firmbeliever)我堅(jiān)信只有尊重才能確保良好的關(guān)系。2．Icouldn'treadhisexpression,but_____________________somethinglikeconfusion.(seemtobe)我看不出他的表情，但似乎有點(diǎn)困惑。BWhenanewproducttotallyfails,companiestypicallytrytomoveonasquicklyaspossibleandputalloftheirenergyintodevelopingfreshideasthattheyhopewillcatchon.ButtheMuseumofFailureneverforgets.Thistravelingexhibition,whichwasfirstlaunchedinSwedenin2017,hasarrivedinNewYorkCity.Byfocusingonmorethan150commercialideasthatdidn'tsucceedforvariousreasons,theexhibitionaimstostimulatediscussionaboutacceptingandlearningfromfailure,forexample,limeade-flavoredcookies,anda“hulachair”forexercise.TheexhibitionisorganizedbySamuelWest,aclinicalpsychologistwhospecializesinorganizationalscience.Hehopesitcouldhelpnormalizeandinterprettheconceptoffailure,whichheseesasacriticallearningopportunity.“Myresearchisfocusedonhelpingorganizationstobemoreinnovative，”Westsays.“Andoneofthebigproblemsofinnovationisthefearoffailure.”Indeed,manyofthebrandsfeaturedintheMuseumofFailurehaven'tletoneortwofrustratedeffortsstandintheirway.“Peoplefeelliberatedwhentheyseebigwell-knownbrandsandcompaniesthathavealotofmoneyandskillsandexperiencestillfailwhentryingnewthings，”Westsays.“Peoplefeelliberated,like‘bigboys’canfail,sowhycan'twe？”Theexhibitionhasinteractivefeatureslikea“ShareYourFailure”wall,wherevisitorscanwritetheirownmistakesonstickynotes.Westsays,“Wewantpeopletotakemeaningfulrisksandlearnfromthem.That'swheretheactionis,whenitcomestoinnovation:Peopletryingsomethingnew,acceptingthelevelofriskthatcomeswithitandlearningfromitifthenewthingfails.Youfailbutyougaininsight,buildonit,tryadifferentversion,tinker(修補(bǔ))andcomebackagainwithsomethingbetter.”一、閱讀理解1．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout？()A．Thefameofbigbrands.B．Thedifficultyofinnovation.C．Thepurposeoftheexhibition.D．Theimportanceoffreshideas.2．WhatdoesSamuelWestthinkoffailure？()A．Costly. B．Relative.C．Unavoidable. D．Valuable.3．WhatdoSamuelWest'swordsinparagraph4show？()A．Hisexhibitioniseasyforpeopletounderstand.B．Bigcompaniesaresupportiveoftheexhibition.C．Theexhibitioncanhelpreducepeople'sfearoffailure.D．Innovationspiritisofgreatimportancetobigcompanies.4．WhatdidSamuelWestsuggestpeopledointermsofinnovation？()A．Trytoavoidrisks.B．Learnfromfailure.C．Refertobigbrands'ideas.D．Putallyourenergyintoit.二、語言運(yùn)用Ⅰ.語境辨義(選出下列句中加黑詞的含義)1．Whenanewproducttotallyfails,companiestypicallytrytomoveonasquicklyaspossible.()A．使失望B．衰竭C．失敗2．Hehopesitcouldhelpnormalizeandinterprettheconceptoffailure,whichheseesasacriticallearningopportunity.()A．解釋B．口譯C．把……理解為Ⅱ.完成句子1．ThatyearIdiscoveredIcoulddoalotofthingsifI__________________________.(put...into)那一年，我發(fā)現(xiàn)如果我投入精力，我可以做很多事情。2．Sincethisevent__________________________________________________________，thestaff,allthestudentsandtheirparentsaswellasanyonefondofitarewelcome.(aim)由于這次活動(dòng)旨在幫助更多的人了解中國傳統(tǒng)文化，我們歡迎工作人員、所有的學(xué)生和他們的家長以及任何喜歡它的人。3．__________________________________，weoftenlettheseniorseatfirsttoshowrespectforthem.(whenitcomesto)在餐桌禮儀方面，我們經(jīng)常讓長輩先吃，以示對(duì)他們的尊重。第7周·周末雙休精讀作業(yè)A篇一、閱讀理解語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者參加半程馬拉松賽跑的經(jīng)歷，并從中領(lǐng)悟到了關(guān)于實(shí)現(xiàn)人生目標(biāo)的重要道理：信念和心態(tài)在實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)中起著至關(guān)重要的作用。1．選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“Whatmademedecidetoparticipateinthemarathonwasduetotheinsistenceofmywife,whohadrunthehalf-marathonpreviously.”可知，作者參加馬拉松賽跑的原因是妻子堅(jiān)持要他參與。2．選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“SoItriedmybesttoaccommodatetrainingintomybusyschedulewheneverIcould.”可知，作者在繁忙的日程中盡可能擠出時(shí)間全力以赴進(jìn)行訓(xùn)練。3．選B詞義猜測題。根據(jù)最后一段的“WhatIhavelearnedfromtheexperienceisthatcompletingamarathonislikeanyothergoalinlife—largelyamind-over-matterphenomenon.”可知，作者認(rèn)為完成馬拉松賽跑主要是精神層面的挑戰(zhàn)，即信念和心態(tài)起著關(guān)鍵作用。故B項(xiàng)“在作者看來，信心是馬拉松賽跑中的關(guān)鍵因素”最符合“amind-over-matterphenomenon”的含義。4．選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段的“Ihadmadeupmymindtofinishtherun.SoItriedmybesttoaccommodatetrainingintomybusyschedulewheneverIcould.”以及最后一段的“Nodoubt,factorssuchashardwork,experienceandtalenthelptoagreaterorlesserdegree.Butwithoutyourbeliefthatyouwillgetthere,everygoalremainsdifficul