单元检测（四十四） The Renaissance

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

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　　The Blind Side is a compelling (吸引人的) movie that tells the true story of Michael Oher, a homeless young man who is welcomed into a Christian family. Michael, now a senior in high school, ends up living on the streets with no belongings and no real hope.

　　Leigh Anne, a wealthy mom, discovers Michael and welcomes him into her family. They put Michael in a private high school. At first, the school is reluctant to take Michael in because of his poor academic record. However, the coach accepts him.

　　Michael slowly learns to trust Leigh Anne, and her family accepts him. Michael, who is typically quiet and withdrawn, very slowly begins to open up to them and even starts to smile.

　　When Michael's grades improve, he joins the football team. Being a very large and strong young man, Michael is given the job of blocking for the quarterback (四分卫). At first Michael，who's never played football before, is not aggressive enough. In fact, it turns out that the coach was hoping that a boy from "the streets" would be violent. However, Leigh Anne understands Michael and remembers that he had scored high on "protectiveness" on a school test. She helps Michael see that protecting the quarterback is like protecting her or protecting the family. This change in view turns Michael into a star player.

　　The Blind Side is an encouraging movie with fine storytelling. The directing in The Blind Side is fantastic. Also, the story carries great emotional depth.

　　There is a very strong message of faith in The Blind Side. It's very clear that Leigh Anne helps Michael because she thinks it's the right thing to do. All in all, the message of faith and hope in The Blind Side is very clear, and the movie is extremely moving.

　　语篇解读：本文是一则影评。文章是对电影《弱点》的评论。

　　1．The underlined word "reluctant" in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by "________"．

　　A．glad 　　　　　　　　　 B．curious

　　C．unwilling D．determined

　　解析：选C　词义猜测题。由画线词后面的"because of his poor academic record"以及"However"可知，起初学校并不愿意接收迈克尔·奥赫，故reluctant意为"不情愿的"。

　　2．In the movie The Blind Side, Michael Oher ________.

A．is turned down by the school