Unit1WomenofachievementⅠ.阅读理解[2017·河南八市重点高中质检]Insurancebroker(经纪人)Emily,29，hasabout10pairsofDCtrainersindifferentcolors，aswellasafewotherstyles.EmilyhasafinecollectionofDCskateshoes，butshe'sdefinitelynotatrainerhead.She'snotexclusiveaboutthem—forastart，therearesomeNikesthere.Shehasn'tgottheboxes.Shehasn'tkeptthemalloriginal.She'snotlookingforthelimitededition，theoldschooloriginalthatnobodyelsehasgot.ShejustlikesDCshoes.DC，asabrand，isfairlywellrespectedamongskaters：it'sbeeninvolvedinskatingforalongtime，anditmakesproperandgoodshoes.It'slaughedatalittleforbeingthetypeofshoesthatnonskatersuse—nonskaterslikeEmily—butit'suptherewithVansandFallenasa“proper”skateshoe.IfEmilywasatrainerhead，thisbrandhistorywouldbeimportant，butshe'snot.Trainers—sportsshoes—arethemostrevealingoffootwear.OldschoolAdidas？You'reanorthernerandinterestedinmusicandfootball.Unlessyou'rewearingStanSmithsboughtinthepastyear，youareafashionbunny.OrSuperstars，whichmeanyoulikehiphop.NikeismoreofasouthernUKbrand.NikeAirMaxistheshoesmostpreferredbyburglars，thoughReebokClassicsareupthere，too...Icouldgoon.WhatEmily'scollectionofDCsshowisthatshehasmorepersonalitythanhertrainers.Shedoesn'tbuyDCsforwhatthebrandsaysabouther.She'sconfidentenoughtomakeDCmeanwhatshewantsittomean.Herstyleignoresthemessagethatthebrandwantstoputacross.ShebuysDCsbecausethey'recomfortable，they'rebrightandtheysuithermulticolored，individualstyle.Emily'sstrongsenseofselfandstylemeansallbrandsmustsubmit.1．WhydoesEmilycollectDCskateshoes?A．Sheislookingforthelimitededition.B．Shehascollectedtheoldschooloriginal.C．Sheisgoingtolearnhowtodesigntrainers.D．ShelikesnothingmorethanDCshoes.2．Ifyou'rewearingSuperstars，itmeansyou________.A．likeplayingfootballB．lovehiphopC．arelikelytobeaburglarD．maybeanortherner3．Accordingtothetext，whatcanweknowaboutDC?A．Ithasrecentlyinvolvedinskating.B．Itiswellknowntoskaters.C．Itmeanslikingtolistentomusic.D．ItisatrainerbrandfromFallen.4．Fromthelastparagraph，wecaninferthat________.A．EmilybuysDCsforwhatthebrandsaysaboutherB．Emily'sstyleshowsthemeaningofDCtrainersC．EmilywantstomakethebrandofDCbetterknownD．EmilybuysDCsfortheircomfortandtoshowherpersonality答案：[解题导语]本文是一篇说明文。介绍了埃米莉收集DC运动鞋的原因以及不同品牌的鞋所表达的意义。1．D解析：事实细节题。根据第二段中的ShejustlikesDCshoes.可知，埃米莉收集DC运动鞋仅仅是因为喜欢DC鞋。故选D项。其中nothingmorethan“”意为仅仅，相当于only。2．B解析：事实细节题。根据第四段中的OrSuperstars，whichmeanyoulikehiphop.可知，如果你喜欢Superstars鞋，说明你喜欢嘻哈音乐，故选B项。3．B解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的DC，asabrand，isfairlywellrespectedamongskaters可知，DC，作为一个品牌，相当受滑板者重视。故选B项。4．D解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的ShebuysDCsbecausethey'recomfortable，they'rebrightandtheysuithermulticolored，individualstyle.可知，她买DC品牌的鞋因为它们舒适、鲜艳并且它们适合她多彩的、个性的风格。故选D项。Ⅱ.完形填空[2017·福建质检]Manyofusdevelopadesiretotravel.__1__，fewareluckyenoughtoturnthatdesireintoa(n)__2__career(职业)．ForTrishSare，ownerofVancouver-basedBikeHikeAdventures，Inc.，itwasa(n)__3__story.“IlefthomewhenIwas20witha__4__oftravelingtheworldforfiveyears”，recallsSare.“Duringthatperiod，Ispentalotoftime__5__adventurecompaniesabroadandtakingpartinsomeoftheiradventures.Uponreturning，I...
