Unit 5First aid.閱讀理解When we give our kids holiday gifts,many of us cant wait to hear their appreciative cries of “thank you!” once the wrapping gets ripped off.But heres a tip: Youd be wise not to expect much gratitude from them for what they receive.Gratitude can make us happier,healthier,and even fitter.But do the kids show their gratitude for the stuff we buy them? All the research Ive done has convinced me that it wont happen.One mom told me that when she asked her 16-year-old son to thank her for buying him a cellphone,he said,“But thats what moms should do.” From a teenagers angle,its a parents responsibility to take care of the family.According to Dunham,Yales assistant professor of psychology,“When teenagers code it that way,a gift is no longer something given freely and voluntarily its just mom and dad living up to their obligation.”P(pán)arents do have the right to demand good manners and children should thank sincerely whoever gives them something.But kids cant know how blessed they are unless they have a basis for comparison.And they dont learn that by a parent complaining that theyre ungrateful.We need to give our children the gift of a wider world view.Show by example that gratitude isnt about stuffwhich ultimately cant make any of us happy anyway.Its about realizing how lucky you are and paying your good fortune forward.You can collect all the charitable appeals and sit down together with the kids to go through them.You set the budget for giving and the kids decide how its distributed.Once the conversation about gratitude gets started,its much easier to continue all year.Also you can set up a family routine at bedtime where kids describe three things that have made them grateful.When kids go off to college,you can text them a picture each week of something that inspires your appreciation.Teaching children to focus on the positive and appreciate the good in their lives is perhaps the greatest gift we can give them.And we can all learn together that the things that really matter arent on sale at a department store.1.How do children respond when receiving gifts from their parents?A.They show no interest in their parents gifts.B.They cant wait to open their parents gifts.C.They show much gratitude to their parents for the gifts.D.They take their parents gifts for granted.2.To make children grateful for what they have,parents should . A.live up to their obligationB.ask their children to have good mannersC.teach their children by setting an exampleD.complain their children are ungrateful3.What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?A.No gifts are greater than teaching children to be positive and grateful.B.Children ought to realize how lucky they are to have considerate parents.C.Children are supposed to decide how to distribute their own money.D.It is easy for parents to start the conversation about gratitude.4.Whats the purpose of the author writing this text?A.To explain the reason why children offer no gratitude to their parents.B.To give advice to parents on how to help children develop gratitude.C.To encourage parents to do things together with their children.D.To remind parents of their responsibility to educate their children.語(yǔ)篇解讀:本文屬于議論文。文章告訴我們現(xiàn)代社會(huì)中很多孩子對(duì)于自己得到的事物沒(méi)有一顆感恩之心,作者針對(duì)這個(gè)現(xiàn)象給了我們一些建議,同時(shí)告訴我們教給孩子關(guān)注生活中積極的事情并感激生活中那些美好的事物是父母親給孩子的最好禮物。答案及剖析:1.D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“From a teenagers angle,its a parents responsibility to take care of the family.”可知從青少年的角度出發(fā),照顧家人是父母親的責(zé)任,也就是說(shuō),他們把父母親給他們禮物當(dāng)成是理所當(dāng)然的事情。2.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Show by example that gratitude isnt about stuffwhich ultimately cant make any of us happy anyway.”以及第四段可知作者建議父母親通過(guò)給出例子教孩子學(xué)會(huì)感激。3.A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Teaching children to focus on the positive and appreciate the good in their lives is perhaps the greatest gift we can give them.”可知A項(xiàng)正確。4.B主旨大意題。作者在前兩段指出現(xiàn)代社會(huì)中很多孩子對(duì)于自己得到的事物沒(méi)有一顆感恩之心。文章第三、四段主要對(duì)如何培養(yǎng)孩子的感恩之心向我們提出了一些建議。故B項(xiàng)正確。.七選五Everyone complains.Even if you argue that you are the happiest person in the world,you still complain sometimes.Sometimes you complain:without even realizing it,but rarely is it ever helpful.1. Here are some tips to stop complaint and give up the negative thoughts. 2. When you find yourself thinking or saying a negative comment about something or someone,stop and force yourself to say something positive instead.Seek the help of a cheerful friend to change you when you complain and help you to see the positive in the situation.Make a list of things we are grateful for.We often complain about the things we dont have without noticing those things we already have.Be grateful for what we have in our life because we are lucky simply for being ourselves.3. Learn to adapt to the changes.There are many things we cant change.4. Always find the positive side of each situation,regardless of however difficult the situation is,with parents and friends support,we can survive any life changes. Allow yourself to express your feelings every once in a while.Constantly ignored negative thoughts could add up if you are really going through a hard time.Dont be afraid to share your feelings with close friends or family members or see a therapist.Find what makes you happy.5. Maybe it is time to make the hard decision to move on to another job or career.Uncover what your biggest complaints are about and see if you can change the situation to make you happy.Stop complaining,focus on the positive,and be kind always! A.Change the way you think.B.Make positive friends.C.The best and only thing we can do is to accept them.D.Are you constantly complaining about your present job?E.Sometimes this list can be easy,full of hobbies you enjoy.F.So how can you manage to force yourselves to end complaining?G.Set down things we are thankful for and well see that we dont have any reason to complain.答案:1-5FAGCD.完形填空(2018廣東深圳新安中學(xué)期中)Im proud of myself for this kindness I did last night.I did it 1 and did the right thing.However,I was unwilling to 2,because by sharing I am also sharing the 3 and more self-centered side of myself. It was last night and I 4 my shift at work.It was late and I wanted to go straight home.On my way out of the door I 5 a fellow staff member and colleague.She doesnt have a 6 and usually either catches a taxi home or 7 for an hour waiting for 8 staff member and friend of hers to finish work. In the past Ive 9 to drive her home as she 10 on my side of town.But last night I really did not want to.I wanted to 11 straight home,alone.And I did not have to make “small talk”. So I tried to 12 her,walking past her,heading down,and stealing out(偷溜) to the 13 without letting her see me and 14 without offering her a lift. Yet,something in myself was stopping me.Something in myself made me 15 her and put myself in her shoes.She had young 16 who she wanted to go home to attend to and she could go home right now 17 I took her,not an hour later when the other staff member and friend of hers who was taking her.So I offered.She 18.And of course,she was extremely 19. Well,I learned a great 20 last night about not being so self-centered and selfish! 1.A.nervouslyB.proudlyC.exactlyD.carefully2.A.shareB.remarkC.doD.consider3.A.pleasureB.respectC.honourD.selfish4.A.changedB.keptC.finishedD.missed5.A.noticedB.greetedC.followedD.helped6.A.homeB.choiceC.friendD.car7.A.hangs aroundB.hides awayC.watches overD.calms down8.A.eachB.anotherC.eitherD.that9.A.hatedB.happenedC.offeredD.refused10.A.worksB.livesC.playsD.remains11.A.flyB.rideC.driveD.walk12.A.remindB.avoidC.attractD.please13.A.workroomB.officeC.playgroundD.park14.A.thereforeB.evenC.howeverD.instead15.A.rely onB.spy onC.look atD.point at16.A.neighboursB.petsC.childrenD.friends17.A.sinceB.althoughC.asD.if18.A.acceptedB.hesitatedC.approachedD.urged19.A.reliableB.upsetC.generousD.grateful20.A.giftB.lessonC.treasureD.method語(yǔ)篇解讀:本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。講述了作者差點(diǎn)因?yàn)樽约簝?nèi)心中自私的一面而拒絕幫助同事,但后來(lái)?yè)Q位思考依然決定幫助同事,而他自己也受益頗多。答案及剖析:1.B根據(jù)上句“Im proud of myself for this kindness I did last night”可知作者對(duì)自己做的事情感到自豪(proudly)。2.A根據(jù)下文的“by sharing I am also sharing”和上文的However,可知“然而,我不愿意分享(share)”。3.D由空后的self-centered和and可知空處應(yīng)是和self-centered同類(lèi)的詞,故選selfish“自私的”。4.C由下文的“go straight home”可知此處指作者完成了(finished)工作。5.A由下文語(yǔ)境知,作者并沒(méi)有與她打招呼,所以此處指“我”走出門(mén)注意到了(noticed)“我”的一位同事。6.D7.A8.B由下文語(yǔ)境及下文作者載她回家可知,她沒(méi)有車(chē)(car),她要么打出租車(chē)走,要么閑逛(hangs around)等另外一位(another)同事也是她的一個(gè)朋友下班一起走。9.C10.B由下文的“drive her home as she 10 on my side of town”和“But last night I really did not want to.”可知,以前,“我”曾主動(dòng)(offered)載她回過(guò)家因?yàn)樗?lives)的地方跟“我”家是在鎮(zhèn)上的同一側(cè),但昨晚,“我”真的不想那樣做。 11.C作者想自己獨(dú)自駕車(chē)(drive)徑直回家。上文中的drive her home亦是提示。12.B根據(jù)下文的“without letting her see me”可知,因?yàn)椴幌胼d她回家,所以此處作者應(yīng)是盡量地避開(kāi)(avoid)她。13.D因?yàn)樽髡咭_(kāi)車(chē)回家,所以下班后要去停車(chē)場(chǎng)開(kāi)車(chē),此處指的是park “停車(chē)場(chǎng)”。14.A由空前的“without letting her see me”及空后的“without offering her a lift”可知,前后存在因果關(guān)系。故選therefore“因此”。15.C然而,“我”內(nèi)心的一些東西在阻止“我”?！拔摇眱?nèi)心的東西使我看著(look at)她,讓“我”和她換位思考。16.C17.D她有回家要照顧的小孩子(children),如果(if)“我”載她回去,她現(xiàn)在就可以回家了,否則她還要再等一個(gè)小時(shí)之后才能回家。18.A所以“我”主動(dòng)提出載她回家,她接受(accepted)了。19.D“我”載她回家,她肯定是非常感激的(grateful)。20.B“我”昨晚沒(méi)有以自我為中心,并從中學(xué)到關(guān)于不要過(guò)分以自我為中心和不能自私的經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)(lesson)。7