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Unit21HumanBiology【阅读理解】 Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandotherfortsoflifeonebeeshappyandtheotherbeesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthingspersonseventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds. Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:thepleasantpartsofconversationthewellprepareddishesthegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Thereforetheyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarkstheysourthepleasureofsocietyoffendhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnaturesuchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizing批评andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation模仿.Itgrowsintoahabitunknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrongbutitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaverealizeditsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothemandhelpthemchangethishabit. Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimaginationithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthemandnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostmonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortunenobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjectionsnoonewilldefendorexcusethemandmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theseshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasingwithoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonotitwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontact接触withthem.Otherwiseitcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenientespeciallywhenonebeesmixedupintheirquarrels.
1.Peoplewhoareunhappy_____.A.alwaysconsiderthingsdifferentlyfromothersB.usuallyareaffectedbytheresultsofcertainthingsC.usuallymisunderstandwhatothersthinkorsayD.alwaysdiscovertheunpleasantsideofcertainthings
2.Thephrase“sourthepleasureofsociety”means“_____”.A.haveagoodtastewithsociallifeB.makeothersunhappyC.tendtoscoldothersopenlyD.enjoythepleasureoflife
3.Inthispassagethewritermainly____.A.describestwotypesofpeopleB.laughsattheunhappypeopleC.suggeststheunhappypeopleshouldgetridofthehabitsofunhappinessD.tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife参考答案
1.D;
2.B;
3.C解析生活中有些人拥有相同的健康、财富和生活条件但由于考虑事情、人物、事件的角度不同一些人感到幸福而另一些人则感到不幸福由于这些不幸福的人处处冒犯别人其结果只能是处于被孤立的境地
1.D推理判断题从第二段第三句话“Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.”可以看出另一些人感到不幸福的原因
2.B词义猜测题从该短语后的“...offendhurtmanypeopleandmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere”可以猜出“sourthepleasureofsociety”的正确含义
3.C主旨大意题本文主要讲的是那些感到不幸福的人处处冒犯别人若长此以往则只能处于被孤立的境地所以他们应改变自己的习惯完形填空Ihadtovisitmysisterinanothertownbecauseherhusbandwasveryill.Mywhole__1__couldn’tgobecauseschoolwasinsession.Mychildrenstayedbackintheirfather’s__2__,exceptfortheyoungestwhowasjustoneyearold.Iwas__3__abouttakingatrainjourneyalonewithmyoneyearolddaughter.However,IknewIhadtogosoIgatheredallmycourageand__4__thetrain.AfterwavinggoodbyetomyhusbandIsettleddown.Therewerethreeother__5__inthatcarriageandtwoofthemwerequiteelderlywhileonewasayoungman.Mydaughterwas__6__,missingherdad.Itriedto__7__her,butitdidn’twork.Itriedgivingherwaterandsomebiscuitsbuthercryingwouldn’t__8__.BythistimeIwasgettingworriedaboutthe__9__beingcausedtotheothers.Oneoftheoldmenwasdozingbut__10__seemedtobeeveryangry.ButhowevermuchItriedthesobbingcontinued.Justthentheyoungmanofferedtotakemybabyintohis__11__.Hestoodwithhernearthewindowandstarted__12__toherinasoftvoice.Mydaughterstoppedcrying__13__,listeningtohisbabytalk.Iwasbothsurprisedand__14__,especiallybecausetheunhappyoldmanwasnowhappilyreadinghisbook.Thestranger__15__mydaughterbackonceshefellasleep.Ithankedthe__16__workerrepeatedlyandsettleddownto__17__.Duringthelongtrainjourneythisyoungman__18__helpedme.Hefedmybabysangtoherandtoldhercountlessstories.Iarrivedatmy__19__restedandgratefulforthismanwhohadetomy__20__.AftersomanyyearsIstillrememberthisstrangeronthetrainwithagratefulheart.【解题导语】 作者独自一人带着女儿坐火车,女儿在火车上不停地哭,让作者很不安多亏了同一个车厢里面的年轻人的帮助,作者顺利到达目的地作者对这个年轻人很感激1.A.friends B.studentsC.classmatesD.familyD 解析根据下文Mychildrenstayedbackintheirfather’s______可知,我的全“家”family不能都去2.A.troubleB.protectionC.careD.needC 解析根据上文Mywhole______couldn’tgobecauseschoolwasinsession.可知,我的全家不能都去,孩子待在家里由父亲“照料”caretrouble困难;protection保护;need需要3.A.nervousB.happyC.lonelyD.excitedA 解析根据下文alonewithmyoneyearolddaughter可知,作者对于一个人带只有一岁的孩子坐火车感到“紧张”nervous4.A.boardedB.leftC.slippedD.arrivedA 解析根据上文IknewIhadtogosoIgatheredallmycourage可知,作者鼓足勇气上了火车boardthetrain登上火车5.A.conductorsB.passengersC.guidesD.leadersB 解析根据下文andtwoofthemwerequiteelderlywhileonewasayoungman可知,车厢内还有其他三个“乘客”passengersconductor列车员;guide导游;leader领导6.A.laughingB.shoutingC.leapingD.cryingD 解析根据下文ButhowevermuchItried,thesobbingcontinued.可知,作者的女儿在哭crying7.A.trickB.frightenC.fortD.tickleC 解析根据下文Itriedgivingherwaterandsomebiscuits可知,作者想安慰fort她trick欺骗;frighten使……害怕;tickle使发痒8.A.stopB.continueC.considerD.noticeA 解析根据上文butitdidn’twork可知,她的哭声还没停stop9.A.upsetB.annoyanceC.unhappinessD.povertyB 解析根据下文seemedtobeeveryangry可知,作者担心给别人带来的烦恼annoyanceupset烦闷,苦恼;unhappiness不高兴;poverty贫穷10.A.anotherB.othersC.theotherD.otherC 解析根据上文twoofthemwerequiteelderly可知,有两位老人,一位在打盹,另外一位似乎生气了,这里是特指,用theotheranother另一个泛指;others其他复数;other其他的后面接名词11.A.roomB.armsC.carD.mindB 解析根据下文Hestoodwithhernearthewindowandstarted______toherinasoftvoice.可知,年轻人主动提出帮我抱孩子takesb.intoone’sarms意为“抱着某人”,符合语境12.A.talkingB.screamingC.singingD.educatingA 解析根据下文listeningtohisbabytalk可知,年轻人用轻柔的声音和她开始谈话talkingscream尖叫;sing唱歌;educate教育13.A.hardlyB.unwillinglyC.slowlyD.lightlyC 解析根据下文listeningtohisbabytalk可知,女儿慢慢地slowly停止了哭泣hardly几乎不;unwillingly不情愿地;lightly轻轻地14.A.shockedB.relievedC.embarrassedD.annoyedB 解析根据下文especiallybecausetheunhappyoldmanwasnowhappilyreadinghisbook可知,作者感到既惊讶又宽慰relievedshocked惊讶的;embarrassed尴尬的;annoyed生气的15.A.presentedB.returnedC.broughtD.handedD 解析根据下文onceshefellasleep可知,孩子睡着后,年轻人将她交还给我hand...back意为“用手交还给”,符合句意present呈现;return归还,后接物作宾语;bring带来16.A.funB.successC.miracleD.innovationC 解析miracleworker奇迹创造者根据上文可知,年轻人将作者的女儿哄睡了,作者认为他创造了奇迹fun快乐;success成功;innovation创新17.A.restB.playC.eatD.drinkA 解析根据上文settleddown可知,作者安定下来休息rest18.A.continuouslyB.seldomC.consciouslyD.fortablyA 解析根据下文Hefedmybabysangtoherandtoldhercountlessstories.可知,这个年轻人一直continuously在帮作者seldom很少;consciously有意识地;fortably安慰地19.A.homeB.destinationC.schoolD.seatB 解析根据arrivedat可知作者到达了目的地destination20.A.recoveryB.resolutionC.requirementD.rescueD 解析根据上文Duringthelongtrainjourneythisyoungman______helpedme.可知,这个年轻人一直在帮作者,作者很感激etoone’srescue意为“帮助某人”,符合题意recovery恢复;resolution决心;requirement要求语法填空AlotofthetimewhenIrevealtomyFrenchfriendsthatIamavegetarian素食者,alookofhorroresovertheirfaces!
1.____________hasbeenfascinatingtoexperiencethecultural
2.____________importantoffoodindifferentcountries.IntheUnitedKingdomvegetarianismisverypopular.However,hereinFranceIoftenstruggle
3.____________findameatandfishfreeoptiononamenu
4.____________canmakeeatinginrestaurantsabitofachallenge.Amonmisconceptionaboutvegetarianfoodisthatitisnotastastynutritiousorfilling
5.____________amealwhichinvolvesmeatorfish.Howeveralthoughsometimesvegetarianfoodrequiresalittlemorecreativity,itisveryeasytoenjoyahealthyand
6.____________balancedietasavegetarianasmeatsubstitutesarebeingsomuchmore
7.____________easyaccessible.MeatfreeMondaysisallabouthelpingpeopletohaveonedayaweekfreeofmeat.BythewaythemeatfreedaydoesnotnecessarilyhavetobeaMonday!Thecampaign
8.____________aimtolowerthecarbonfootprintoftheplanetaswellastoimproveourhealth.Thisisagreatchallengeforanyonewhowouldliketotryoutsomevegetariancookingandisawonderfulwaytocontributeto
9.____________slowdownclimatechange.Ihopeyouwillenjoytryingoutsome
10.____________amazevegetarianrecipes!1.It 解析考查it的用法设空处作形式主语,真正的主语是不定式短语故填It2.importance 解析考查名词由其前的thecultural可知设空处应填名词,故填importance3.tofind 解析考查不定式作状语的用法struggletodosth.意为“努力去做某事”4.which 解析考查关系代词设空处引导非限制性定语从句且指代整个主句,故填which5.as 解析考查固定结构as...as...意为“像……一样……”6.balanced 解析考查形容词作定语的用法balanceddiet意为“均衡的饮食”7.easily 解析考查副词设空处修饰形容词accessible,故填副词easily8.aims 解析考查一般现在时由上下文可知此处描述的是现在的情况,故用一般现在时9.slowing 解析考查动词ing形式作宾语的用法contributeto中的to是介词,故其后需填动词ing形式10.amazing 解析考查形容词作定语的用法设空处作定语,说明事物的特征,意为“令人吃惊的”,故填amazingⅡ、七选五ChoosingtheRightPathtoBea“Better”PersonLifeisaconstantexerciseinselfimprovement.Intherushtoachievetheideaofbeing“better”canbeelostsometimes.Youmayalwayswonderhowtoimproveyourselfandfulfillyourdreamsinaneasierway.
1.Exploreyourtalents.Everybodyhassomeoutstandingskillsorinterests.Soit’softennecessarytobepatientandtrymanythingsbeforeyoufindonethatsuitsyou.2.Forexamplepeoplelovingadventuremaynotbeinterestedinthequietchessclubbutsomeonewhoenjoysotherquietactivitiesmightbe.Determiningwhoyouenjoybeingaroundmayhelpyouknowwhatyou’llenjoy.3.Nomatterhowmuchmoneyyoumakeyouwillnotbehappyifyouspendyourentirelifedoingsomethingyouhate.It’simportanttoatleastdevotesomeofyourtimetowhatmakesyouhappy.Ifyou’reparticularlyunhappyatyourjobconsiderwhy.
4.Ifyoufeelyourjobisn’tmeaningfulorisn’tinlinewithyourvaluesconsiderfindinganotherjob.Experiencesomethingnew.Researchhasshownthatwhenwe’reinourfortzonewearen’tasproductiveaswearewhenwestepjustbeyondit.
5.Becauseofthatwemayreactslowlytoourownpositiveexperiences.It’simportanttohavenewexperiencesandinteractionswithothersevenwhenthosearealittlescary.Doingsocanhelpyouachievemore.A.Dowhatyoulove.B.Herearesometipsforyou.C.Registerinaclassyou’reinterestedin.D.Humanadaptveryquicklytopositiveevents.E.It’spossiblethatsomechangesmaychangeyourfeeling.F.Similartypesofpeoplemaybeattractedtothesameactivities.G.Trynottoallowyourselftofocussomuchonacertainaspectofyourlife.【解题导语】 人生就是不断自我提升的过程,有时我们急于取得成功,却迷失了自我本文就如何提升自己给出了一些建议1.B 解析上文提到你可能想知道如何用更简单的方式提升自己,下文则给出了一些建议由此可知,设空处承上启下B项符合语境2.F 解析本段最后一句提到,判断你喜欢跟谁在一起有助于你了解自己喜欢什么由此可知,F项符合语境故选F项3.A 解析本题考查标题句根据该标题下的“It’simportanttoatleastdevotesomeofyourtimetowhatmakesyouhappy.”可知,花时间做自己喜欢的事很重要由此可知,A项做你喜欢的事符合语境4.E 解析上文提出如果特别不喜欢现在的工作,考虑一下原因,下文则提出考虑换一份工作由此可知,E项有时候作出一些改变也可以改变你的心情符合语境5.D 解析本段的主题是体验新事物空格后说,正因为如此,我们可能对自己的积极的经历反应迟钝D项人类对积极的事件适应很快正好解释了下文的现象故选D项Ⅲ、短文改错ThedaybeforeMothersDay,everybodyaroundmewastalkingaboutwhatwasmostsuitablegifttheywouldbuyfortheirmothers.Buyingflowerswerewhatmoststudentswoulddo.However,Iwantedtodosomethingdifferently.AsthenIlivedinschoolandcouldntgobackhomeonMothersDay,soIdecidedtocallherandsenthermybestwishes.IsearchedtheInternetforsuggestions,whatwereveryuseful,andIreaditcarefully.WhenIcalledmymother,however,Ihadthefeelthatsomeoneelseswordswouldhavenomeaningtoher.SoIgaveinandjusttoldmymotherIlovedherandthankedhertoallshehaddoneforme.【答案】 ThedaybeforeMothersDay,everybodyaroundmewastalkingaboutwhatwasmostsuitablegifttheywouldbuyfortheirmothers.Buyingflowerswhatmoststudentswoulddo.However,Iwantedtodosomething.AsthenIlivedinschoolandcouldntgobackhomeonMothersDay,Idecidedtocallherandhermybestwishes.IsearchedtheInternetforsuggestions,wereveryuseful,andIreadcarefully.WhenIcalledmymother,however,Ihadthethatsomeoneelseswordswouldhavenomeaningtoher.SoIgaveandjusttoldmymotherIlovedherandthankedherallshehaddoneforme.第一处most前加the考查冠词母亲节前一天,我周围的所有人都在谈论什么是他们将为母亲买的最合适的礼物根据句意可知,此处为形容词的最高级,故在most前加the第二处were→was考查主谓一致动名词短语Buyingflowers作主语时谓语动词需用单数形式,故将were改为was第三处differently→different考查形容词修饰不定代词something需用形容词注意different在此作后置定语第四处去掉so考查连词as“因为”,引导原因状语从句,故后面的so多余第五处sent→send考查动词and连接的不是并列的谓语动词,而是不定式,第二个不定式前的to承前省略了第六处what→which考查定语从句先行词为suggestions,非限制性定语从句缺主语,故用关系代词which引导注意what不可引导定语从句第七处it→them考查代词指代前面的suggestions,需用复数代词them第八处feel→feeling考查名词feel作名词表示“触觉,印象”,而feeling作名词表示“想法,意见,感觉”,显然此处要用feeling第九处in→up考查动词短语givein是“让步,屈服”的意思,与语义不符giveup意为“放弃”,符合语境要求第十处to→for考查介词此处表示我感谢妈妈为我做过的一切thanksb.forsth.“为某事感谢某人”为固定用法。