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Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourⅠ.阅读理解WhenDannyWallace26gotboredheputanadontheworldwidewebreadingsimply,“JoinMe.Sendapassportphoto.”AyearandahalflaterhiseastLondonflatistheheadquartersforaglobalinternet-based“club”whosememberscarryoutgooddeedsforstrangerseveryFriday.ItsnotcommonforpeopleinLondontotalktostrangers.Ifyouseesomeonestrugglingwithsomethingpartofthebraingoes“Iwanttohelp”.Butthetrainedpartofthebrainsays,“Theywillthinkyouaremadorgoingtomugthem”soyouwalkaway.JoinMenowhasabout3000membersaroundtheworldwhodoanactofkindnesseveryFriday.ForexampleImusuallyoutonFridaysoIgoforoneofthestandardacts—theunexpectedcupofcoffee.Youmightbesittinginacafeandseeanoldmaninthecornerdrinkingcoffeeorteaandyouwalkupwithanothercupofwhatevertheyaredrinkingandsay“Iveboughtyouacoffee”andwalkaway.Itsapleasuretoseethelookofsurpriseontheirfaces.TherecanbesomesuspicionbutIthinkthatwasmostlyintheearlydayswhenIdidntknowhowtodoitproperly.IwouldwalkupquitenervouslylikeIwasdoingsomethingwrongandIdidntknowwhentoleave.IntheendIlearnedthroughtrialanderror.Sometimesitworkedothertimesitdidnt.Idiscoveredthatyouhavetowalkupwithconfidenceandhumourandnot“getintheirfaces”.Yousay“Thisisforyou”thenyougo.Itshit-and-runkindness.Andthereisnopointindoingithalf-heartedly.Youvegottodoitbecauseyoureallymeanit.JoinMeiswithoutgeographicalboundariesbuttherearequiteafewmembersinLondonandsuchstoriesaboutthingshappenontheundergroundoronthebuses.Oneladygotonthebusandputa£10notedownandsaid,“Thatsformeandthenextninepeople.”Soateverystopanyonewhogotonwastolditwaspaidfor.Alotofpeopleweredoingthissortofthinganyway.Forthemitsanexcuseorreasontodosomethingniceforacompletestrangeranditgivesthemtheconfidencetowalkupandstartchatting.
1.WhenLondonersseesomeoneintroublethey.A.oftengiveahandB.stopandaskquestionsC.pretendnottohaveseenitD.telephonethepolice
2.AccordingtothepassagemembersofJoinMeoften.A.putanadvertisementontheworldwidewebB.gooutandmakefriendswithstrangersC.doanactofkindnesseveryFridayD.buycoffeesforthestrangers
3.Theunderlinedexpressioninthethirdparagraphpossiblymeans.A.findingsomethingverydifficultB.doingsomethingwithoutmucheffortC.makingafewmistakesD.experimentingtogettherightresult
4.WhichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassageA.Hit-and-runKindnessB.HistoryofJoinMeC.DannyWallaceandJoinMeD.WhynotJoinMeOnedaytheemployeesofalargecompanyinSt.LouisMissourireturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.Thesignsaid“Yesterdaythepersonwhohasbeenhindering阻碍yourgrowthinthiscompanypassedaway.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneralintheroomthathasbeenpreparedinthegym.”Atfirsteveryonewassadtohearthatoneoftheircolleagueshaddiedbutafterawhiletheystartedgettingcuriousaboutwhothispersonmightbe.Theexcitementgrewastheemployeesarrivedatthegymtopaytheirlastrespects.Everyonewondered:“WhoisthispersonthatwashinderingmyprogressWellatleasthe’snolongerhere.”Onebyonetheemployeesgotclosertothecoffin棺材andwhentheylookedinsideittheybecamespeechless.Theystoodoverthecoffinshockedandinsilenceasifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheirsoul.Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin.Everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthatsaid:“Thereisonlyonepersonwhocansetlimitstoyourgrowth:itisYOU.”Youaretheonlypersonwhocanrevolutionize彻底改变yourlife.Youaretheonlypersonwhocaninfluenceyourhappinessyourrealizationandyoursuccess.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.Yourlifedoesnotchangewhenyourfamilychangeswhenyourfriendschangewhenyourbosschangesandwhenyourcompanychanges.YourlifechangeswhenYOUchangewhenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefswhenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyoneresponsibleforyourlife.
5.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthearticleistotellusthat_______.A.theharderweworkthemoresuccessfulwewillbecomeB.ourworkandlifearecloselyconnectedwithothersC.changingourlivesisuptoourselvesD.wewillhaveabetterfutureifpeopledonothinderourdevelopment
6.Peoplewerespeechlesswhentheylookedinsidethecoffinbecause_______.A.therewasnothingbutamirrorinsideB.theycouldseetheirownsoulsinsideC.theirclosestcolleaguelayinsideD.whatwasinsidewasnothingatall
7.WhoprobablywrotethesignonthefrontdoorA.Thecompanyboss.B.Aworkerwholikedtomakefunofothers.C.Thedirectorinchargeofproduction.D.Aworkerwhowantedtoteachothersalesson.
8.WhatcanweconcludefromthearticleA.Theemployeeswenttothegymtojointhefuneral.B.Thelessontheemployeeslearnedwouldinfluencethemgreatly.C.Theemployees’livesdependedontheattitudeoftheirboss.D.Theemployeesgotangryafterthefuneral.Ⅱ.语法填空OnadietThenconsidersittingbythewindowthenexttimeyoueatout.Theresearchersmeasuredandmapped1designofeachrestaurantandthenusedmealchecks2(track)whatdinersorderedandhowitrelatedtowheretheysat.Theresultsweretelling:peoplesitting3(far)fromthefrontdooratethefewestsaladsand4(be)73percentmorelikelytoorderdessert.Those5(seat)atadarktableateheavierfoodandorderedmoreofit6dinerssittingathigh-topbartablesorderedmoresaladsandfewerdesserts.Thedarkeritisthemore“invisible”youmightfeelthelesseasy7istoseehowmuchyoureeatingandthelessguiltyyoumightfeel.Seeingthesunlight8(passer-by)ortreesoutsidemightmakeyoumoreaware9howyoulookmightmakeyouthinkaboutwalkingormightinspireyoutochooseagreensalad.Theresearchersalsonotedthatslimdinerschewedaround15timespermouthfulthreechewsmorethanheavierdiners.By10(eat)moreslowlythedinerspendslesstimeittakesforthebraintofellfull.Ⅲ.短文改错Childhoodisatimewhentherearelittleduties.Ifachildhasgoodparentsheisfedlookedafterandlovednomatterwhenhemaydo.Itsimpossibleforhimtobegivensuchmuchagaininhislaterlife.Butachildisnotsofreetodoashewishesit.Heiscontinuallybeingtoldnottodothisnottodothatorbeingpunishedforwhathehaddonewrong.Whentheyoungmanstartstomaketheirownlivinghebecomesfreefromtherulesofschoolandparents.Thereforehecannolongerexpectotherstopayhisfoodhisclothesandhisroom.Hehastoworkhardtolivecomfortable.Ifsohecanhavethegreathappinessofbuilduphisownpositioninsociety.答案Ⅰ.阅读理解A语篇导读文章简述了公益组织“JoinMe”的成立,介绍了作者作为成员之一,每周五做一件善事的经历,最后说明了这一组织存在的意义
1.【解析】细节理解题由文章第二段内容可知,伦敦人一般不和陌生人说话,遇到有困难的陌生人会装作没看见一样走开,故选C项【答案】C
2.【解析】细节理解题由第三段第一句的内容可知,“JoinMe”的成员每周五做一件善事,故选C项【答案】C
3.【解析】词义猜测题联系第三段“trialanderror”的上下文可知,作者一开始并不懂如何请陌生人喝咖啡,经过反复试验后才发现合适的方式,故选D项【答案】D
4.【解析】标题归纳题本文主要围绕“JoinMe”的成员每周五以做完就跑的方式行善事这一主题来展开,故选A项【答案】AB语篇导读是谁阻碍了你的发展是谁挡住了你前进的脚步是别人吗本文告诉我们,真正阻碍你发展的恰恰是你自己
5.C写作意图题从最后三段的排比句可知,命运掌握在自己手中,你只有改变自己才能改变命运,所以答案选C项
6.A事实细节题人们看到的是镜子而非死去的同事
7.A逻辑推理题从文章内容可推出这次活动很可能是公司老板有意为员工设计的,主要目的在于告诉员工,真正阻碍自己成长和发展的不是别人而是自己所以前门上的字很可能是老板写的,而不是其他人
8.B逻辑推理题文章告诉我们一个道理真正阻碍你发展的恰恰是你自己这一课将会让员工铭记在心,大大地影响他们Ⅱ.语法填空【答案】
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10.eatingⅢ.短文改错Childhoodisatimewhentherearelittleduties.Ifachildhasgoodparentsheisfedfewlookedafterandlovednomatterwhenhemaydo.It’simpossibleforhimtobegivensuchwhatsomuchagaininhislaterlife.Butachildisnotsofreetodoashewishesit.Heiscontinuallybeingtoldnottodothisnottodothatorbeingpunishedforwhathehaddonewrong.hasWhentheyoungmanstartstomaketheirownlivinghebecomesfreefromtherulesofhisschoolandparents.Thereforehecannolongerexpectotherstopay∧hisfoodhisclothesHoweverforandhisroom.Hehastoworkhardtolivecomfortable.Ifsohecanhavethegreathappinessofcomfortablybuilduphisownpositioninsociety.building。