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一、阅读理解Belowareseveralsuggestionstohelpyoutheworkaholicre-focusandgetthebestoutoflife.EIGHTHOURSOFSLEEP!Makeitapointtogetatleasteighthoursofsleepandplentyofrest.Don’tbelievethatyoucanalways“catchsomesleeporrestlater”.Yourbodycannotmakeupforlostsleeporresttimebecauseitisnotphysiologicallypossible.STRICTLYFAMILYONWEEKENDS!ResolvetomakeSaturdaysandSundaysstrictlyforfamilytime.Andsticktothis!MondaysuntilFridaysyoumakeanexcusenottorelaxandspendtimewithyourfamilybecauseit’sworktimewhynotmakeasimilarexcuseforSaturdaysandSundays“Ican’tworktodaybecauseI’mspendingtimewithmyfamily.”GETSOMEFOODIN!Makesureyougetfoodinyourstomach.Workaholicsareknowntobefood-skippers.Ifyoucan’taffordtogetoffyourdeskorfromdoingpaperworkhavefooddeliveredtoyou.It’salwaysagoodideaifyouhavecrackersonyourdrawertoeasethehungerpangs.CONFINEWORK!Resolvetoconfineworkinyouroffice.Don’tbringworktoyourhome!Keepthosefilesinyourofficedeskwheretheybelong.Practiceworkingonlywithinyourworkinghours.Ifyouhaveaneight-to-fiveworkingschedulesticktoit.WORKUPTHOSEMUSCLES!Exerciseexerciseexercise!Setasideatleastanhoureachdayoreveryotherdayforexercise.Yourbodyneedstobeconditionedandworkingnon-stopisn’tgoingtogiveittheproperphysicalconditioningitneeds.Sincemostworkaholicstendtohavetheirbehindsstuckontheirchairsit’sevenmoreimportantthatyougetsomeexercise.MAKEAPLAN!Planyourday.Workononlyoneortwothingsatatime.It’smucheasiertoworkonsomethingandfinishitfirstandthenmoveontothenextratherthandoanumberofthingsallatthesametimeandneverfinishoracplishanythingattheendoftheday.Makeoutalistofpriorities.Writedownthingsthatneedtobeworkedonimmediatelyorareurgentkeepingtheleastonesatthebottomofyourlist.Afteryou’vedonethisbeguidedbythislist.Turningthisactivityintoahabitwillalsohelpyoumanageyourtimebetterbemoreorganizedandacplishmore.【文章大意】本文对工作狂们提出如何更好地聚焦生活提高效率的方法及建议
1.Thepassageisintendedfor________.A.thosewhoarehardworkingB.thosewhoconsiderworkthecenteroftheirlifeC.thosewhokeepthemselveshealthyandaliveD.thosewholiveabusysuccessfulandhappylife【解析】选B推理判断题根据开篇第一句话提到“Belowareseveralsuggestionstohelpyoutheworkaholicre-focusandgetthebestoutoflife.”以及下面这些建议来帮助那些工作狂们聚焦生活故选B项
2.Bymakingaplantheauthormeans________.A.workingononlyoneortwothingseachdayB.finishinganumberofthingsatonceC.organizingyourtimeandfinishingurgentthingsfirstD.acplishingasmuchworkaspossibleatanygivenmoment【解析】选C细节理解题根据最后一段提到“It’smucheasiertoworkonsomethingandfinishitfirstandthenmoveontothenextratherthandoanumberofthingsallatthesametimeandneverfinishoracplishanythingattheendoftheday.”可知做好计划计划好时间完成必须完成的工作故选C项
3.Theunderlinedword“confine”inParagraph5probablymeans________.A.giveup B.start C.practice D.restrict【解析】选D词义猜测题根据文中提到“Don’tbringworktoyourhome!Keepthosefilesinyourofficedeskwheretheybelong.”可知不要带工作回家即限制自己的工作所以选D项
4.Iftherewereonemoresuggestionitcouldbe________.A.WORKTOLIVE!B.LIVETOWORK!C.MAKEWORKYOURLIFE!D.STOPTOENJOYWORKING!【解析】选A推理判断题根据最后一句话提到“Turningthisactivityintoahabitwillalsohelpyoumanageyourtimebetterbemoreorganizedandacplishmore.”把这种行为转化成一种习惯将帮你更好地利用时间下一步提到工作的意义故选A项
二、单句语法填空1.________attractbythemoviestarringJetLiIdecidedtoseeitagain.答案Attracted attract与其逻辑主语I之间为动宾关系,故应用过去分词attracted作状语2.Illappreciateitifyoucanreplytomyletter________yourearliestconvenience.答案at atyourearliestconvenience为固定短语,意为“尽快”3.Wewere________delightthatweweresuccessfulinourexperiment.答案delighted delighted“高兴的;快乐的”,常用于修饰人,表示人的心理活动4.Itisnecessarythattheproblem________discussatonce.答案shouldbediscussed Itisnecessarythatsth./sb.shoulddosth.为固定句型,本句中,theproblem和discuss之间存在被动关系,故用被动语态5.Iamlookingforwardtobeingtoldaboutyour________arrangeofvacation.答案arrangements arrangement“安排”,常用复数形式6.Evenif________invitetoIwontgotosuchabadlecture.答案invited 所填词为状语从句的省略形式,补充完整为EvenifIaminvitedto...7.MrGreenisinchargeofalargepany________consistofmorethan2000workers.答案consisting consistof“由……组成”,无被动语态,故应用现在分词形式作后置定语,修饰pany8.Whenwoulditbe________convenienceforyoutostartwork答案convenient Itisconvenientforsb.todosth.“对某人来说做某事是方便的”9.Successconsists________theabilitytocontinueeffortsthroughfailures.答案in 句意成功在于历经失败却持续努力的能力consistin“在于”10.Thisjobdoesntpaywellbutitll________roughcoveryourdailyexpenses.答案roughly roughly“粗略地”,在此处修饰动词cover,应用副词
三、完形填空Researchconfirmthatperformingactsofkindnessandsharingthankfulthoughtshavemanypositiveeffectsonmoodandhealth.Theyareamongthetopfivepredictorsofhappiness.Whenyoufeelthankfulforsomething.that’sgratitude.Younevergetitoutof___1___;youareclearwhoorwhatisresponsiblewhetherthat’salovedoneastrangeorahigherpower.Gratitudeishowyou___2___tootherswhenyouseeyourselfinconnectionwiththingslargerthanyourself.___3___thisunderstandingofourrelianceonothersisbeingmore___4___today.Withmercialandsocialmediaeverythi8ngmakestheyoungergenerationfeelthattheyarethe___5___oftheuniverse.Ifit’sallaboutthemwhythankothersIftruetherewouldbeadisturbing___6___trend.Canadianresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhowrotethank-youlettersorperformedgooddeedsforasix-weekperioddecreasedtheirpainuppedtheirenergyandimprovedtheirmentalhealth.Andyoucan___7___thesebenefitsatanyage.Oldpeoplewhochoosetobethankfularelesslikelytoworryabouttheir___8___health.Gratitudetendstobeeasilyspreadaswell.Thosewhoarehelpedaremorelikelytopaykindness___9___.Onestudyfoundthatwhensomeoneisthankeditmorethandoubleshisorherchancesofbeing___10___againlikelybecauseheorsheenjoysfeelingsocially___11___.Ifyouaren’tparticularlygratefulnowyoucanlearntobe.Peoplewhokeepajournalofthreepositivethingsthathappentothemeachday___12___health-includingthankfulness.Atfirstitmaybedifficultto___13___thegoodthingsthatoccur.But___14___yourtraingetstrainedintoamoreappreciativemode.Andintheendthejournalbeesabookofjoyful___15___.Gratitudetrainingcertainlyestoyouraidduringthe___16___timesbecauseagreaterappreciationforlifeisthe___17___youfocuson.___18___yourgratefulnessdirectlywiththepersonyoufeelgratefultothebenefitsofhappiness___19___.Youdon’tneedascientificstudytoknowthatshowingandacceptinggratitudecanensureyouan___20___lifeamuchbetterlifethanyouthought.语篇解读心存感恩会给你的情绪和健康带来益处,现在的人们越来越缺少感恩之心,作者认为我们应该从日常训练感恩意识开始,培养我们的感恩情怀做题时,把握作者态度,考虑上下文语境
1.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything.【答案】C【解析】结合空白处上一句,当你为某事感到感激的时候,这就是感谢接着下一句Younevergetitoutofnothing,这里的意思是,“你绝不会无缘无故明白它”,短语outofnothing指“无中生有”,故选C
2.A.referB.submitC.subscribeD.relate【答案】D【解析】referto参考,涉及;submitto屈服于;subscribeto订阅;relateto关系到结合语境,感恩就是在和他人建立联系的时候,不只是关注自身用relatedto,表示与他人建立联系故选D
3.A.ThereforeB.MeanwhileC.BesidesD.However【答案】D【解析】therefore因此;meanwhile同时;besides除此之外;however然而结合下文,现在的人变得越来越以自我为中心,大家的感激意识变得越来越淡此处表转折,用however故选D
4.A.beneficialB.difficultC.stubbornD.ridiculous【答案】B【解析】beneficial有益的,有用的;difficult困难的;stubborn顽固的;ridiculous荒唐的结合语境,现在的人们把得到别人的帮助当做理所当然的事情,所以这种understanding变得越来越困难了,用difficult故选B
5.A.masterB.centerC.survivorD.creator【答案】B【解析】master大师;center中心;survivor幸存者;creator创造者结合语境,商业和社会媒体,让年轻的一代认为自己是宇宙的中心言外之意就是年轻人现在越来越以自我为中心,不懂得感恩故选B
6.A.healthB.mentalC.culturalD.vital【答案】A【解析】health健康;mental情绪的;cultural文化的;vital极其重要的结合语境,如果这一切是真的,那么这是一个不健康的趋势结合文章可知作者持否定态度,故选A
7.A.continueB.approachC.sustainD.reap【答案】D【解析】continue持续;approach接近;sustain支撑;reap收获结合空白处前面一句“Canadianresearchersfoundthat...”介绍了常怀感恩和行善能够得到一些好处,所以这里应该是收获thesebenefits,用reap,故选D
8.A.originalB.improvingC.failingD.falling【答案】C【解析】original最初的;improving提高的;failing失败的;falling下降的,跌落的前一句谈论了任何年龄的人都可以获益,这里形容老年人的糟糕的健康问题,用failing,故选C
9.A.upwardB.downwardC.backwardD.forward【答案】D【解析】空白处前一句“Gratitudetendstobeeasilyspreadaswell.Thosewhoarehelpedaremorelikelyto...”感恩很容易传播出去,这些被帮助的人更愿意把善良传下去paykindnessforward,把善良传递下去故选D
10.A.thankfulB.respectfulC.helpfulD.careful【答案】C【解析】结合上一句“onestudyfoundthatwhensomeoneisthanked.itmorethandoubleshisorherchancesofbeing..”一个研究发现,当某人被感谢过,那么他会有两倍的概率去再次帮助别人,beinghelpful乐于助人,同时符合前文所说的感恩很容易被传播的观点故选C
11.A.valuedB.influencedC.attractedD.noticed【答案】A【解析】valued有价值的;influenced有影响的;attracted有吸引力的;noticed注意的结合语境推理,这些人更容易去帮助别人,因为他们喜欢感受到自己的社会价值故选A
12.A.cultivateB.emphasizeC.benefitD.possess【答案】A【解析】cultivate培养;emphasize强调;benefit有益于;possess拥有结合前一句“Ifyouaren’tparticularlygratefulnowyoucanlearntobe.如果你现在还缺乏感恩,你可以学着去做”,所以这里应该是要培养cultivatehealth-includingthankfulness
13.A.analyzeB.recognizeC.summarizeD.organize【答案】B【解析】analyze分析;recognize意识,认识;summarize总结;organize组织结合语境,这里的意思是,首先你也许不能意识到产生好的效果,用recognize,故选B
14.A.roughlyB.decidedlyC.graduallyD.accidentally【答案】C【解析】roughly粗糙地;decidedly果断的;gradually渐渐地;accidentally偶然地结合前一句说你可能不会一下子获得成效,那么可以推断,这是一个日积月累的过程,用gradually,故选C
15.A.essaysB.thoughtsC.filesD.memories【答案】D【解析】essays文章;thoughts思想;files文件;memories记忆;结合前文“keepajournalofthreepositivethingsthathappentothemeachday”可知,经过日积月累,最后都变成了有意义的记忆,故选D
16.A.darkB.goldenC.sharpD.urgent【答案】A【解析】dark黑暗的;golden黄金的;sharp锋利的,激烈的,敏锐的,机警的;urgent紧急的结合语境“Gratitudetrainingcertainlyestoyouraidduringthe...”感恩锻炼能帮助你,因为帮助你,所以一定是在duringthedarktime,故选A
17.A.sceneB.partC.planD.potential【答案】B【解析】scene场景;part部分;plan计划;potential潜力,潜能结合语境,这里说处于生活的最黑暗的时期,感激会帮助你,因为更加懂得感激生活是你聚焦的那一部分言外之意就是感激训练让你在最黑暗的日子也会感恩生活故选B
18.A.SupplyingB.ExperiencingC.StartingD.Recalling【答案】C【解析】supplying供应;experiencing经历;staring开始;recalling召回结合语境,这里说从感谢你认为应该从感谢的人开始,startwith意为“从……开始”,故选C
19.A.disappearB.accumulateC.emergeD.weaken【答案】B【解析】disappear消失;accumulate积累;emerge出现;weaken变弱结合语境,这有利于幸福的积累,用accumulate,故选B
20.A.enrichedB.engagedC.enlargedD.addicted【答案】A【解析】enriched丰富的;engaged投入的;enlarged扩大的;addicted上瘾的结合下一句“amuchbetterlifethanyouthought.”,这里应该是丰富我们的生活,用enriched,故选A
四、单句改错1.Theoldmanhasbeenfiredandnowayoungmantakesplace._____________________________________________________答案takes后加his takeonesplace“代替某人”,相当于taketheplaceofsb.2.Whenfirstwasintroducedtothemarkettheseproductsenjoyedgreatsuccess._____________________________________________________答案去掉was 前一句子为状语从句的省略形式,当状语从句的主语与主句的主语一致或主语为it,且谓语部分含有be动词的相应形式时,可以把从句的主语或it连同be动词一同省略3.Myhusbandarrangedmetorideinahotairballoonformybirthday._____________________________________________________答案arranged后加for arrangeforsb.todosth.“安排某人做某事”4.WheninSeniorHighmyclasswasconsistedof55students._____________________________________________________答案去掉was consistof“由……组成”,不用于被动语态和进行时,故将was去掉5.Toourdelightedeverythinggoeswell._____________________________________________________答案delighted→delight toonesdelight“令某人高兴的是”。