2018 课时提能练27　选修7　Unit 20　New Frontiers(A).doc

课时提能练(二十七)　选修7　Unit 20　New Frontiers(A) (对应学生用书第309页)Ⅰ.阅读理解A (2017·东北三省四市教研联合体高考模拟试卷(一))“Her grades are fine：Im not worried about thater，and I have an answer，right there on the tip of my tongue，to what has gone wrong.Yet Im torn between my responsibility to help Alice and the knowledge that what I have to say is a truth Im not sure this mother is ready to hear. The truth for this parent and so many others is this：Her child has sacrificed her natural curiosity and love of learning at the altar(圣坛) of achievementnst learning.From her first day of school，we pointed her toward that altar and trained her to measure her progress by means of points，scores，and awards.We taught Alice that her potential is tied to her intellect(智力) than her character.We taught her to come home proudly bearing grade.As，championship prizes，and college acceptance，and not on purpose，we taught her that we dont really care how she obtains them.We taught her to protect her academic and extracurricular perfection at all costs and that its better to quit when things get challenging rather than risk losing that perfect record.Above all else，we taught her to fear failure.That fear is what has destroyed her love of learning. 【语篇解读】　本文通过Alice的例子说明了父母、老师和社会有时会扼杀孩子的好奇心和对学习的热爱。1．Both the mother and the author have noticed that ．esnt enjoy studying any more D　[考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“but she just doesnt seem to love learning any more”和第二段中的“Id noticed the same thing about her daughter”可知的妈妈和作者都注意到了Alice不再喜欢学习。]2．What does the underlined word“torn”mean in the passage? A．pained to choose B．guilty to quitA　[考查词义猜测。根据画线词后的“between my responsibility...and the knowledge that what I have to say is a truth”可知作者在两者之间很难选择。]3．What does the teacher think of the girl? A．Her academic perfection results from her character. B．She is a gifted girl with spirits of challenging. C．She is perfect in her character development. D．Her academic performance is great. D　[考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“We taught her to protect her academic and extracurri