高考英语复习备考:同源高考----一个50岁的尼日利亚女学生等3则.docx
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1、高考英语复习备考:同源高考一一个50岁的尼日利亚女学生 等3那么一个50岁的尼日利亚女学生50岁的尼日利亚女子Shade Ajayi终圆上学梦。如今,她正和比她年轻近40岁的学生 一起学习阅读和写作。Until recently, Shade Ajayi had never gone to school. Now 50, the businesswoman is learning to read and write alongside students nearly 40 years younger than her.Ajayi attends a school in llorin, in N
2、igerias western Kwara state. She wears the same uniform, or school clothing, as hundreds of girls at the school: a pink dress and head covering. 4Tm not ashamed that I wear a uniform, “ she said.As a child, Ajayi worked in her aunts shop instead of attending school. She now runs her own business mak
3、ing and selling purses and bags. But she believes her inability to read or write is holding her back. Ajayi signed up to attend school last year, but the school closed because of the corona virus pandemic. Schools reopened in January and Ajayi finally got her chance. She sits in a class with student
4、s aged 11 to 13 and raises her hand to answer questions. Ajayis teacher, Nas rat Busari, said she did not appear worried about the age difference with other students. She has been coping well with them: playing together, talking together and discussing things together, “ he said.Ajayis daughter, Sho
5、la Adeboye, said at first, she was embarrassed that her mother attended school alongside children. But later, she supported her mothers efforts. “She has always wanted to be educated but she couldnt until now, Adeboye said.Ajayi still makes bags and purses after finishing classes. A helper serves he
6、r customers during school hours. She plans to continue her education for four more years, saying it will help her business. People around me can read and write and they are succeeding in their businesses, said Ajayi. And she does not seem to care what others may say about her. Ajayi said, “Its my du
7、ty not to pay attention to what theyre saying.5,Reading Check1. Why did Shade Ajayi decide to go to school at the age of 50?A. She accepted her friends advice.B. She was ashamed that she had never gone to school.C. She didnt want to miss the last chance in her life to learn.D. She believes that rece
8、iving education will help her business.2. What do we know about Ajayis situation at school?A. She wears the same school clothing as other students.B. She is embarrassed that she attends school alongside children.C. Being shy, she rarely raises her hand to answer questions in class.D. She doesn5t get
9、 along well with other students because of age difference.3. What happened to Ajayi when she went to school?A. At first she was rejected by the school because of her age.B. The school closed because of the corona virus pandemic.C. She was ridiculed by her classmates 40 years younger than her.D. Her
10、daughter prevented her from going to school for fear of being laughed at.4. Which word best describes Ajayis attitude to her future education?A. Disappointed.B. Uncertain.C. Confident.D. Worried.Language StudyI . Difficult sentenceShe plans to continue her education for four more years, saying it wi
11、ll help her business.她计划再接受四年的教育,认为这将有助于她的事业。【点石成金】这是一个主从复合句。saying是现在分词,在句中作伴随状语,其后的it will help her business是宾语从句,省略了连接词that。II. Text centered chunksnot.until.直至U才sign up报名(参加课程)cope with 对付;应付raise ones hand 举手succeed in (doing) sth 成功做某事pay attention to 注意动物宇航员人类在50多年前首次登陆月球。但你知道人类并不是首个进行太空旅行并环绕
12、月球飞 行的生物吗?这项荣誉属于两只乌龟和其他几只小生物。On September 14, 1968, the Soviet space program sent two tortoisesalong with some flies and wormsinto space for a trip around the Moon. NASA calls it “the first successful circumlunar mission.After a week-long trip, the tortoises landed on the Earth by parachute (降落伞)in
13、the Indian Ocean. They traveled back to Moscow on October 7. Both tortoises survived the trip but not the experiment. NASA records state that the animals were dissected on October 11, 1968, to see how their bodies were affected by the space travel. The dissection showed that “The main structural cha
14、nges in the tortoises were caused by a lack of food but not the space travel.The tortoises had lost about 10 percent of their body weight. But they had stayed active and showed no loss of appetite.While tortoises were the first to travel around the Moon, other animals have helped humans understand a
15、nd explore space. On its website, NASA explains its history with animals in space. In 1948, the US began launching rhesus monkeys into space aboard a spacecraft called the V?2 Blossom. The monkey Albert I went up on June 11. On June 14, 1949, aboard another V?2 flight, Albert II reached a height of
16、about 133 kilometers. Albert II died from impact at reentry.While the United States was experimenting with a lot of monkeys, the Soviet Union was experimenting with a lot of dogs. On November 3, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2 into the Earths orbit with a dog named Laika on board. Laika di
17、ed after a few hours. Sputnik 2 continued to orbit for five months and then burned up in the outer atmosphere in April 1958. Then later that year on December 13, the US launched a squirrel monkey named Gordo about 965 kilometers high in a Jupiter rocket. Scientists were able to observe his body func
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