Unit 2 Heroes
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(2019·重庆市学业质量调研抽测)Roberto Clemente is the greatest baseball player of all time. He had an unbelievable batting average (击球率) in all seasons he played. Having won four batting titles, Gold Glove Awards twelve times, and a Most Valuable Player Award, he is certainly the best that ever played.
Besides being the best baseball player, Roberto Clemente was also a great man and a hero. In 1972, there was an earthquake in Nicaragua. On December 31 of that year, Clemente flew to Nicaragua to take supplies to the people. Almost immediately after take－off, the plane crashed into the Caribbean Sea.
The best honors for Clemente came after he died. He was the first Latino voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1999, the city of Pittsburgh, where he played baseball, renamed a bridge after him—a bridge that leads to the city's beautiful new stadium.
No one summed up the life of Roberto Clemente and the baseball commissioner (总干事) when, at Clemente's Hall of Fame award ceremony, he said, “He was so great a man, as a leader and humanitarian, so great an inspiration to the young and to all in baseball, especially to the proud people of his homeland, Puerto Rico.” The commissioner further honored Clemente by creating a sportsmanship award in his name.
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了棒球明星罗伯托·克莱门特的人生经历。 1．What can be concluded from Roberto Clemente's trip to Nicaragua? A．He got injured in an air crash. B．He cared about people and the world. C．He donated a huge sum of money to Nicaragua. D．He earned his fame for his bravery and generosity.
答案：B 推理判断题。根据第二段第二、三句可知，在1972年尼加拉瓜发生地震后，克莱门特飞往尼加拉瓜，向那里的人运送物资。据此可推知，克莱门特是一个关心他人和世界的人，故B项正确。
2．What do we know about Roberto Clemente from the passage? A．He died in Puerto Rico.
B．There was a bridge built for him. C．He played baseball in Pittsburgh.
D．His statue was in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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答案：C 细节理解题。根据第三段尾句中的“In 1999, the city of Pittsburgh, where he played baseball”可知，他曾在匹兹堡市打过棒球，故C项正确。
3．What happened at Clemente's Hall of Fame award ceremony? A．A sportsmanship award was set up in Clemente's name. B．Clemente was voted into the Soccer Hall of Fame.
C．Clemente gained an honor from the people of his homeland. D．The commissioner praised Clemente's unbelievable batting skills.
答案：A 细节理解题。根据最后一段尾句“The commissioner further honored Clemente by creating a sportsmanship award in his name.”可知，为表彰克莱门特，总干事还以克莱门特的名义设立了体育精神奖，故A项正确。
4．Where is the passage most probably taken from? A．A science journal. C．A radio program.
B．A sports magazine. D．A news report.
答案：B 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了棒球明星罗伯托·克莱门特的人生经历。据此可推知，本文最可能选自体育杂志，故B项正确。
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(2019·四川省棠湖中学高三二诊)“Mayday! We got Mayday！” Frank Pisano screamed over the microphone to the air control tower at the airport. One of the two engines on his plane had failed, and he was now going down towards one of the busiest highways in America—Interstate 405, just south of Los Angeles—and there was no stopping it.
Driving south on the 405, near the airport's runway, was John Meffert, a fire department captain. He was heading home from his shift when suddenly a low－flying plane caught his eye. After he took a second glance, a thought crossed his mind：“This plane's going to hit me.”
He was right. The plane slammed into the road, popped up a few feet, and then clipped the front of Meffert's car. It finally stopped after hitting the divider (隔栏). Meffert pulled over. He was unhurt, and his car had received only a large scratch, so he turned his attention to the plane. He ran towards the smoke, and then he saw Frank's wife, Janan Pisano, pop her head up on the passenger side.
By the time Meffert reached the aircraft, part of it was on fire and Janan, who was covered in blood, was on the wing trying to pull her husband from the wreck. Meffert, afraid the plane would explode, guided her to safety behind it. Then, he ran back for Frank, who had been knocked out by the initial crash, lying across both seats.
Meffert carefully positioned himself under the pilot's arms and lifted him from
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the cockpit. Then he dragged the pilot off the wing and carried him to safety, where they could see the plane in flames.
The Pisanos spent three weeks in the hospital. Remarkably, Meffert's car was the only one hit by the plane. Had Meffert been a second or two faster, Frank said, the left propeller (螺旋桨) would have ripped the top off his car and killed him.
“I play all the whatifs—going slower, going faster. It could have been a very different result，” Meffert said. “We just had a lot of angels.”
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一架飞机因为一侧引擎失灵而必须迫降在高速公路上，当时驾驶在高速路上的消防队长John Meffert的车被飞机划了一个大口子，但他极力营救飞机上的人的故事。
5．What does the underlined word “Mayday” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A．A special day in May. C．A message for help.
B．The arrival time. D．The local airport.
答案：C 词义猜测题。根据第一段第三句和第四句中的“One of the two engines on his plane had failed”可知Frank Pisano在麦克风上呼叫的原因是飞机有一个引擎失灵了，可以推测他是在呼救，故选C。
6．Why was the plane going down to the highway? A．Only one engine was working. B．Frank mistook 405 for the runway. C．The plane caught fire. D．The pilot was seriously hurt.
答案：A 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知他准备降落在高速路上的原因是飞机有一个引擎失灵了，故选A。
7．What prevented Meffert from being killed? A．His good sense of direction. B．His low driving speed.
C．His second glance at the plane. D．His belief in God.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可知Meffert如果开快一两秒钟，飞机的左螺旋桨就会掀翻他的车顶，杀了他。故可知是他车速很慢才让他幸免于难，故选B。
8．It can be inferred from the passage that ________. A．Meffert and Frank were friends B．Meffert's car was not totally damaged
C．Janan Pisano was one of the crew of the airport
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2021高考英语一轮统考复习第一编Book1Unit2Heroes课时作业(含解析)北师大版
