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选修7 Unit3 Underthesea
一、阅读理解ArecentsurveyintheUnitedStatesshowedthattheaveragefamilyspentmoremoneyonitspetsthanonitschildren.Althoughrathershockingitshouldnotsurpriseanyonewhohasseenthedoggyparlours客厅wherelovedpetsrest.AreAmericansuniqueintreatingtheirlittlefriendsinthiswayNotheEnglishtoopaymoreattentiontotheirpets.Thiscanclearlybeseenwhenwelookatpetfoods,whichoftencontainmorevitaminsthanhumanfood.Theycertainlycostmuch.LastyeartheBritishpublicspenttwohundredmillionpoundsonpetfoodalonetosaynothingofveterinarybillsoranimalfurniture.Itisdifficultnottofeelangryaboutthiswhenconsideringwhatthesameamountcoulddoforvictimsofstarvationandpovertysoit’snotunusualformetogethotundercollarwhenIreadanoldmanleftallhismoneytohisdoginsteadofhischildren.ThereareavarietyofreasonswhyIfindpets-raisingalarming.Theycausephysicalproblems.AnexampleofthisisNewYorkwheretheyhavegreatdifficultygettingridofthemessthatdogsleaveonthestreets.Manypeoplefindthisfunnybutinanumberoflargecitiesitisamajorproblem.Animalscancausediseasetoo.Itisthethreatofbabies—adiseasewithnoknowncure.Anotherproblemisthecarelessnessofpetowners.Mostlittlechildrenwantadogoracat,andtheycontinuallypushtheirmothersandfathersuntiltheygetone.Itisonlywhenthe"sweetlittlething"hasbeenbroughthomethattheparentsrealizehowmuchtimeandmoneymustbespenton"Rover"or"Bonzo".Thentheyjustabandonit.Asaresulttheyareallowedtorunfree.Englishfarmerslosehundredsofsheepayearkilledbysomeone’spetandyoumusthavereadofchildrenbeinghurtbysomepetsoftheirown.LastlyIwouldonlysuggestthatwehavegotourprioritieswrongandthatsomethingshouldbedoneaboutit.Inmyviewit’stimewestoppedbeingsentimentalaboutpets.Icanseenoreasonwhyweshouldgetupsetwhenanimalsarecutupformedicalexperiments.ThiswillleadustodiscoveringcuresforserioushumandiseasesthenIsay"keepcutting!"
1.Thedoggyparloursarementionedinthe1stparagraphtoshow________.A.whatcostlylivesthepetsarelivingB.whereAmericanskeeptheirpetsC.whychildrenlovetheirpetssomuchD.howmuchpetsdependontheirmasters
2.Inthesecondparagraph"togethotunderthecollar"probablymeans________.A.gettingquitehotB.beingexcitedC.feelingextremelyangryD.receivingafashionableshirt
3.AccordingtotheauthorinwhichfieldcananimalsbemostusefulA.Food.B.Sports.C.Entertainment.D.Medicine.
4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardspets-raisingA.Sympathetic.B.Opposed.C.Pitiful.D.Supportive.【文章大意】这是一篇议论文作者通过介绍饲养宠物存在的种种问题譬如饲养成本昂贵、宠物致人受伤、传染疾病等,表达了自己反对饲养宠物,而是应当将宠物用于贡献人类医学实验的观点
1.A 【解析】推理判断题"thedoggyparlours"所在的句子就是为了进一步阐释第一句"ArecentsurveyintheUnitedStatesshowedthattheaveragefamilyspentmoremoneyonitspetsthanonitschildren.",即如今人们在饲养宠物上花销巨大的现状故答案为A
3.D 【解析】推理判断题从本文的最后两句"Icanseenoreasonwhyweshouldgetupset...Thiswillleadustodiscoveringcuresforserioushumandiseases..."可知作者认为宠物在人类医学领域可以起着有益的作用因此答案为D
4.B 【解析】观点态度题文章前面介绍了成本昂贵、传染疾病等饲养宠物的危害,后面又提到应把宠物用于贡献人类医学领域中去,故而可以看出作者对于饲养宠物的做法持反对态度因此答案为B
二、完形填空ForyearsIhavehadnoideawhatIhavebeendoingwithmylife.Iwasa30yearoldlawyerinNewYork.__1__beingalawyerwasnevermydreamorgoalinlife.Ihonestlywantedtobeawriter.Ihaveagreat__2__andwouldwriteamazingstoriesinmyhead.ButIalwaysknewthatbeingawriterwas__3__possibleformebecauseitwasabetter__4__decisiontostayalawyer.RecentlyIcouldntfallasleep__5__myusualtimeof10p.m.andwhenIdidfallasleepIhadthesamedream__6__.Thedreamstartedwithmeintheocean__7__togoforaswimandIwassearchingforsomething,butIstartedto__8__andhadnocontrolovermy__9__.ThenalightshonethroughthewaterandwhenIlookedupallIcould__10__wasmyselfinabrightwhiteroomwritinga__11__.ThenIheardavoicesaid__12__,“Nowisthetimetotrysomethingnew;nowisthetimetotrysomethingnew...”Itwasntjustadream;itwasmy__13__tomakesomethinggoodoutofmylife.ThatafternoonI__14__myjobatthelawfirmandIcouldnthavebeenany__15__.Mylifestartedat30,andeveryday__16__thatpointIhaventstoppedenjoyinglife.Istartedto__17__andhavebeenonthebestsellerslistforthelasttwomonths.Thingshavedefinitely__18__.__19__isagoodthing;itgivesusanopportunitytotakeachance.SomytwofavoritewordsIlivebyandso__20__youare“changeandchance”.【文章大意】作者为了追随自己的梦想,辞去了律师的工作,最终成为一名作家作者通过此事告诉我们改变可以带给我们机遇,使我们成为想成为的人1.A.BecauseB.SoC.ButD.While答案与解析C 空前一句Iwasa30yearoldlawyerinNewYork.介绍了作者的职业,与本句中beingalawyerwasnevermydreamorgoalinlife为转折关系,故选C项2.A.imaginationB.determinationC.identificationD.information答案与解析A 根据空后的wouldwriteamazingstoriesinmyhead可知,作者有丰富的想象力imagination,常常在脑海里想出很棒的故事故选A项determination意为“决心”;identification意为“鉴定;识别”;information意为“信息”3.A.almostB.neverC.alwaysD.later答案与解析B 根据下文可知,考虑到经济方面的原因,作者认为当律师是一个比较好的职业,所以成为作家是决不never可能的故选B项4.A.crucialB.essentialC.financialD.initial答案与解析C 根据常识,律师的收入通常比普通作家高因此,考虑到经济financial原因,当律师是一个更好的决定故选C项crucial意为“至关重要的;关键性的”;essential意为“极其重要的;必不可少的”,initial意为“最初的;开始的”5.A.inB.onC.atD.by答案与解析C 此处指作者最近在at晚上十点睡不着表示“在几点”应用介词at6.A.onalargescaleB.allofasuddenC.inthelongrunD.overandoveragain答案与解析D 根据thesamedream可推断,作者反复做了同样的梦onalargescale意为“大规模地”;allofasudden意为“突然地”inthelongrun意为“长远来看”;overandoveragain意为“反复地”根据语境可知选D项7.A.attemptedB.tryingC.agreeingD.struggled答案与解析B 句意为梦的开始,我在海里面试着trying游泳并且在找东西……分析句子结构可知,本句谓语动词为started,故此空应填非谓语动词,故排除A、D两项;再根据语境可知选B项8.A.drownB.floatC.fleeD.scream答案与解析A 根据空后的hadnocontrol及下句中的Thenalightshonethroughthewater可推断出,作者的身体在水下,因此是开始溺水drown故选A项9.A.bodyB.headC.handsD.life答案与解析A 根据Istartedto________可推断出,作者的身体失控了,故选A项10.A.hearB.seeC.feelD.imagine答案与解析B 根据空前的alightshonethroughthewater可推断出,光线能够让人看到东西,故B项符合语境句意为然后一道光线透过水面,当我抬头看时,我能够看到的是自己正坐在一个明亮的白色的房间里写小说11.A.novelB.letterC.journalD.report答案与解析A 根据文章第2空所在句子可知,作者想象力丰富,善于构思故事,一直想成为一个作家由此可推测,作者此时在梦里看到自己在写小说novel故选A项letter意为“书信”;journal意为“日记”;report意为“报告”12.A.sadlyB.violentlyC.repeatedlyD.reluctantly答案与解析C 根据空后的Nowisthetimetotrysomethingnew;nowisthetimetotrysomethingnew...可知,作者听到一个声音在重复地repeatedly说话故选C项sadly意为“悲伤地”;violently意为“暴力地”;reluctantly意为“不情愿地”13.A.hobbyB.opportunityC.dutyD.honor答案与解析B 本空是文章最后一段中itgivesusanopportunitytotakeachance中opportunity的复现故选B项句意为这不仅仅是一个梦,这是我创造美好生活的机遇14.A.landedB.lostC.gotD.quit答案与解析D 根据下文中的Mylifestartedat30及17空所在句子可知,作者开启了新的人生,即开始写作因此,此处指作者辞去了quit律师事务所的工作故选D项landajob和getajob意为“获得工作”15.A.happierB.sadderC.worseD.luckier答案与解析A 根据下文可知,作者辞去工作开始写作,追随自己的内心开始真正地享受生活,作者感觉从来没有那样开心过happier故选A项
16.A.beforeB.afterC.sinceD.until答案与解析C 根据Ihaventstoppedenjoyinglife可知,时态为现在完成时,表示作者从辞职后一直到现在的生活状态,故选C项,表示“从那个时间点开始”
17.A.workB.writeC.smileD.read答案与解析B 根据空后的andhavebeenonthebestsellerslistforthelasttwomonths可知,在过去的两个月一直在畅销书榜单上,因此,他在辞去律师工作后便开始写作write故选B项
18.A.turnedbackB.turnedupC.turnedoutD.turnedaround答案与解析D 句意为一切都发生了转变turnedaroundturnback意为“使往回走”;turnup意为“出现;开大热度、音量等”;turnout意为“证明是;结果是”根据前文,作者辞了工作,开始写作,成为畅销书作家,一切都发生了改变,因此D项正确19.A.ChanceB.WritingC.DreamingD.Change答案与解析D 根据下句中的changeandchance可知,改变Change是一件好事故选D项20.A.shouldB.willC.mustD.need答案与解析A 本题需结合句子结构和语境,主体部分为Somytwofavoritewordsare“changeandchance”,thatIlivebyandso________you为定语从句,修饰words,本句总结了作者对生活的感受以及对于读者的启发,表示“你也应该should如此”,故选A项句意为所以我最喜欢的并且赖以生存的两个词就是“改变和机遇”,你也应该如此
三、七选五WaystogetridofjealousyJealousyislikeapoison.Itisdifficulttoavoidsuchmomentsinlife.Sometimesthisfeelingesfromthesensationofenvythatwetendtoexperiencewhenwenoticeothers"better"livesappearancessuccessesandsoon. 1 .Itcanruinrelationshipsfriendshipsaswellasasenseofsatisfaction.Herearesometipstohelpgetridofjealousy.Beconfident.Notallofusarebornwithconfidence.Ittakesyearsofpracticetofindself-assurance.Followthe‘fakeittillyoumakesit’smethod. 2 Daybydayconfidenceforms.Ifyoufeelconfidentinyourselfyouarelesslikelytofeelinferiortoothers.Don’tpareyourself.parisonisthemostsignificantaspectofjealousy.Ifyouareabletoavoidparingyourselftoothersyouwillexperienceanew-foundsenseoffreedom.Agoodwaytojudgethisisbyvaluingimperfection. 3 Weareallconstantlygrowingandimprovingthroughoutourliveswhichisvalueinfailure. 4 Whenyouarefeelingupsetremindyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Reflectingonwhatyoudowellputsyourlifeintoperspectivewhichisalwaysaplus!Apositivespincanbeplacedonalmostanythingthatyoumayseeasanegativeevent.Thereisalwaysawaytofindapositiveangle.Makeahealthychange.Mostofuswishtochangeespeciallyfacedwithsomethingthatweareforcedtoaccept.Howevermostofthethingsthatpeopletendtofeeljealousaboutcaninfactchangeinahealthyway.Ifyoufeeljealousofsomeoneelse’sacplishmentsuseitasmotivationtoworkhardertoachieveyourowngoals.Justrememberifthechangeyouwanttomakeishealthygoforit. 5 A.Actpositively.B.Thinkpositively.C.Jealousyislikeasnake.D.Jealousyhasthepotentialtokillhappiness.E.Usethefeelingsofjealousyasmotivationtoimproveyourself.F.Ifyoutakeitasapartofyourroutineitwillgraduallybeenaturaltoyou.G.Useyourweaknessasalearningexperienceratherthanasachancetomakeyoufeelbad.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了嫉妒对人们的危害,并给人们提出了摆脱嫉妒的三点建议
1.D【解析】根据前文的"Jealousyislikeapoison."及空后的"Itcanruinrelationshipsfriendshipsaswellasasenseofsatisfaction."可知嫉妒就像毒药,它会毁掉关系、友谊和满足感,故此处应指嫉妒有扼杀幸福的潜在力量故选D
3.G【解析】根据前文的"Agoodwaytojudgethisisbyvaluingimperfection."(通过重视不完美是一个很好的方法)及空后"Weareallconstantlygrowingandimprovingthroughoutourliveswhichisvalueinfailure."(整个一生中,我们都在不断地成长和改进,这也正是失败的价值所在)可知此处应指我们应该把我们的不足当成一种学习的经历,而不是让它成为让我们感觉糟糕的因素故选G
4.B【解析】根据段落中的"Whenyouarefeelingupsetremindyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Reflectingonwhatyoudowell…"(当你感觉郁闷时,让自己想一想自己身上积极的品质回忆一下你擅长的事情……)可知,本段的主题应是思想要积极故选B
5.E【解析】根据前文的"Ifyoufeeljealousofsomeoneelse’sacplishmentsuseitasmotivationtoworkhardertoachieveyourowngoals.Justrememberifthechangeyouwanttomakeishealthygoforit."(如果你对别人的成绩感到嫉妒时,要把它作为更加努力地工作去实现自己目标的动力只要记住,如果你想要的改变是健康的,那就去做它)可知,此处应指我们应该把嫉妒感当成自我发展的动力故选E
四、短文改错Livingwithoutanaimislikesailingwithoutpass.Ifthereisnoaiminourlives,wewillgetlose.Lastterm,IcouldntacceptthetruthwhichIfailedinmymathexamination.Idecidedtogiveitup,soIskippedfromclassesfrequently.Consideredmycase,myteacherofferedmeseveraldetailedapproachandadvisedmetosetashorttermgoaltoimprovemymath.Finally,Iworkharderthaneverandmadegreatprogressinhermath.Inmyopinion,successliesinaseriesofgoals.However,weshouldremembertomakeourtargetsclearlyandsparenoefforttorealizeourdreams.【答案】 Livingwithoutanaimislikesailingwithoutpass.Ifthereisnoaiminourlives,wewillget.Lastterm,IcouldntacceptthetruthIfailedinmymathexamination.Idecidedtogiveitup,soIskippedclassesfrequently.mycase,myteacherofferedmeseveraldetailedandadvisedmetosetashorttermgoaltoimprovemymath.Finally,Iharderthaneverandmadegreatprogressinmath.Inmyopinion,successliesinaseriesofgoals.,weshouldremembertomakeourtargetsandsparenoefforttorealizeourdreams.第一处pass前加a考查冠词pass为可数名词,表示泛指,要用不定冠词第二处lose→lost考查形容词此处的get为系动词,故其后应用形容词第三处which→that考查名词性从句名词truth后为同位语从句,从句中不缺少成分,故用that第四处删除from考查介词skipclasses意为“逃课”,故from多余第五处Considered→Considering考查介词此处应用介词considering在句中作状语第六处approach→approaches考查名词approach作“方法”讲时,是可数名词;由前面的several可知,应用复数形式第七处work→worked考查动词时态根据语境可知,work的动作发生在过去,故应该使用一般过去时第八处her→my考查代词此处表示“我的数学有了很大进步”,故代词应用my第九处However→Therefore考查副词根据语境可知,此处为因果关系;后面有逗号隔开,故应用Therefore第十处clearly→clear考查形容词此处应用形容词作make的宾语补足语,用于补充说明名词targets。