Unit5NelsonMandela-amodernheroⅠ.阅读理解(2018·辽宁大连检测)GrowingupinapoorsuburbanareainAfrica,whereeducationisnottakenseriouslybecausethegovernmentonlygivesoneafreeeducationupuntilthe9thgrade,Marthafoundithardforhertoexploreorhavealifethatshefeltsheactuallydeserved.Attheageof14,shewasdeterminedtogetaneducationthatwouldnotonlychangeherlifebutchangethelivesofherfamilymembers.Attheageof15,shestartedlookingforwaystoearnmoneythatwouldpayforhereducation.Shethoughtofwaystoearnmoneyandwhenthesethoughtsgotstrongerdayinanddayoutshefinallyhadabreakthrough.Herlittlebusiness—creatingandsellingahairproduct—bloomed.Attheageof16,Marthamanagedtoputherselfthroughhighschool.Andbytheageof20afterhighschool,heruncleputherthroughcollegewhereshestudieddataentryfor2years.Aftershegraduated,shewasrecruited(招募)toworkforRedCrossandherlifechangedforthebetter.Afewyearslater,oneofthemostrespectedcompaniesinhercountryheardaboutherpotentialandhardwork;shewasaskedtoapplyforajobposition.Shenotonlyscoopedtheposition,butalsowasaskedtopermanentlyworkforthem.Today,Marthaisahappilymarriedwoman.Shemarriedamanwhoonlywantstoseeherhappy,amanwhobelievesinhiswife,alittlesuburbangirlthatfoughtforherdreams.Today,sheisoneofthemostsuccessfulwomeninherfamilyandshehaschangedthelivesofherfamilymemberstoojustassheplanned.Thatwomannevergaveupandtodaysheisabletowalkwithherheadhigh.Sheistellingyouthatwithaneducationandafocusedmind,youwillachieveanything.1.AccordingtoPara.1,Marthabelieves.A.unionisstrengthB.knowledgecanchangefateC.careanddiligencebringluckD.actionsspeaklouderthanwords2.Theunderlinedword“scooped”inPara.3canbereplacedby“”.A.createdB.refusedC.obtainedD.lost3.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMartha?A.Ambitiousanddetermined.B.Generousandcareful.C.Luckyandfriendly.D.Creativeandvain.导学号〚23280026〛Ⅱ.完形填空(2018·吉林实验中学第四次检测)Oneeveningayoungwomanwentalonetowalkbarefootbytheoceanafterthesunhadset.Shestoppedinherpathandturnedtoseethe1shehadleftinthesand.Buttheyhadalreadybeen2bythewaves.Whensheturnedto3herwalk,shewasshockedbythe4ofanoldwomanwhowassittingbyafire,slowlypagingthrough(翻阅)theleavesofa5.Shewalkeduptothewomanandasked,“Ididn’tseeyouhereamomentago.Andhowdidyoustartthis6soquickly?”Herquestionwentunanswered7wasinsteadmetwithareplyinaserene(安详的)voice,“Sitwithme,child.Ihavesomethingto8you.”Astheyoungwomansatdownbesidethefire,the9strangerhandedherthebook.Shecuriously10thepagesonebyoneandwas11todiscovertheycontainedthestoryofherwholelifefromtheearlydaysofherchildhoodtothe12.Shethencametothepagetellingofherencounterwiththeoldwomanbythefireduringherwalkonthe13,butuponturningtothenextpage,shefounditempty.Feeling14,shelookedattheoldwomanandpleaded(请求)withhertoexplain.“Doesthismeanmylifeendsthisnight?”“No,mychild.Itmeanstonightyourlifebegins.”“Yousee,”shesaid,“theonlymomentyouevertruly15ishereandnow.Eachnewmomentisthebeginningoftherestofyourlifeandistobelived16,foryouwillnothaveachancetolivethatmomentasecondtime.Most17ofall,eachnewdaybringsanopportunitytolove—onethatmaynevercometoyou18.“Asforyourfuture,youarefreeto19itasyouwish,forithasnotbeenwrittenyet.”Then,asmysteriouslyasshehad20,theoldwomanstoodtowalkawayanddisappearedintothedarknessofthenight.1.A.stonesB.footstepsC.wavesD.holes2.A.washedawayB.takenupC.leftoutD.drawnback3.A.searchB.removeC.continueD.pause4.A.coura...
