1、核心素养拓展练素养解读 2017 版普通高中课程标准首次提出“学科核心素养” 。英语学科核心素养由语言能力、文化意识、思维品质和学习能力构成。随之而来，以后的英语考试将更加坚持能力立意，突出核心素养的考查。下面文段就是围绕“思维品质”这一学科素养展开，介绍了作者崇拜的体育名人穆罕默德阿里。主 题 ： 人 与 社 会 学 科 素 养 ： 思 维 品 质When I think back to the famous personalities of my teenage years，one name in particular comes to mind.Strangely，it is not t
2、hat of an American footballer，even though like other young people of my age I loved American football and had photos of my favourite players all over my bedroom wall.And believe it or not，it is not the name of one of the many pop groups and stars my friends and I loved to listen to when we met to pl
3、ay our records.As well as these football and musical heroes， one person was very special.Muhammad Ali，one of the most famous boxers of all time，was my biggest sporting hero.My family werent boxing fans，but we would sit around the TV to watch all of his big fights and would often laugh out loud when
4、Ali was interviewed after the fight.For those younger readers who may not have heard of the great man，Ali was not only a great boxer，but also a very entertaining speaker.He once famously described his style of boxing， “Float like a butterfly，sting(蛰) like a bee.”He wasnt always popular.For example，I
5、 remember my father arguing with his friends about Alis decision not to serve in the US army.However，my best memories were of the fights he had with another great boxer of the time，Joe Frazier.Many consider these fights to be the greatest of all time.I dont remember his early successeshis Olympic go
6、ld medal or the time when he beat World Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston in 1964.But memories of his later career(职业) will stay with me for the rest of my life.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。作者介绍了自己青少年时期最崇拜的体育名人穆罕默德阿里及作者崇拜他的原因。1.What is the author trying to do in the text?A.Describe a personal hero.B.Explain why bo
7、xing is an important sport.C.Discuss the life of Muhammad Ali.D.Talk about his relationship with his father.答案 A解析 推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者主要描述了自己的偶像穆罕默德阿里。2.What do we learn about the author in his teenage years?A.He was not like other teenagers.B.He did not have any other sporting heroes.C.He admired many
8、famous people.D.He played musical instruments with his friends.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“As well as these football and musical heroes，one person was very special.”可知答案。3.The author believes that Muhammad Ali .A.sometimes talked too muchB.was never serious during interviewsC.is as well-known now as he u
9、sed to beD.attracted people who didnt normally watch boxing答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，虽然作者一家不是拳击比赛的粉丝，但是一家人仍然会坐在电视机前观看阿里的比赛，听他赛后接受采访时还会大声笑出来。对于那些没有听说过阿里的年轻人来说，阿里不仅是个拳击手，更是个幽默的演说家。由此可知选项 D为正确答案。4.Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “entertaining” in Paragraph 2?A.Professional. B.Am
10、using.C.Persuasive. D.Serious.答案 B解析 词义猜测题。根据下文“Float like a butterfly，sting(蛰) like a bee.”可知，阿里的演说很有趣，所以 amusing 与 entertaining 意义最接近。5.What may be the best title for the text?A.Family MemoriesB.A Life-long HeroC.A Man Loved by AllD.Boxing：the Greatest Sport of All?答案 B解析 标题归纳题。通读全文，根据文中的“my bigge
11、st sporting hero”和“will stay with me for the rest of my life”可知选项 B 为最佳标题。Notes.障碍词汇1.think back 回想2.in particular 尤其 3.hero n.英雄；偶像4.interview v.采访.长难句分析Strangely，it is not that of an American footballer，even though like other young people of my age I loved American football and had photos of my favourite players all over my bedroom wall.分析：本句的主干是 it is not that of an American footballer。even though 引导让步状语从句。翻译：奇怪的是，那并不是一位美式足球运动员，尽管我和那个时代的其他年轻人一样，喜欢美式足球并在卧室的墙上贴满了自己喜欢的运动员的照片。