Unit 1 Laughter is good for you一、閱讀理解。When we do the same movements with our bodies over and over again，we overuse some muscles.And the overuse can lead to strain(壓力)and injury.Sometimes those problems can e from doing sports.But there is another cause of muscle problems：handheld technology devices.Staring down at your phone or tablet for long periods of time puts great tension on your neck.Experts say this posture puts strain on the entire upper body.Muscle strain linked to handheld technology has bee such a mon condition that it now has a name：tech_neck.mon symptoms of tech neck are neck pain，loss of feelings in your hands and fingers，headachesboth mild and severeand poor posture.In the worst cases of tech neck，you can lose the strength of your hands and fingers.You can take simple steps to improve tech neck.Take breaks from using your technology.Stand up and stretch your legs often.Also，give your eyes a break by closing them now and then throughout the day.Do neck exercises.Experts at the website Spine Universe remend these three neck stretches.1Chin(下巴)StretchMove your chin towards your chest.Hold for 5 seconds.The stretch should be fortable from your neck to the base of your skull.Repeat 10 times.2Side LeanLean your head to the right.Bring your ear close to the shoulder.Hold for 20 seconds.Bring your head back to the center，and then lean it to the left，again holding for 20 seconds.Repeat 35 times on each side.3SidetoSide Head TurningTurn your chin towards your right shoulder.Hold for 20 seconds.Bring your head back to the center，and then turn it to the left，again holding for 20 seconds.Repeat 35 times on each side.And if your tech neck symptoms get worse，see a health care professional.1What does the underlined phrase “tech neck” in Paragraph 2 mean?ANeck pain caused by sports.BCure for diseases by technology.CProtection against problems with certain devices.DNeck problems caused by technology devices.2What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?AThe harm of tech neck.BThe meaning of tech neck.CThe treatment of tech neck.DThe worst result of tech neck.3Which of the following shows one of the correct gestures of “Side Lean”？4What do the first and third neck exercises have in mon?AShaking the head.BTouching the chest.CMoving the chin.DTurning in the same direction.【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了“科技頸”及其癥狀和危害，并給出了應(yīng)對(duì)建議?！径我馐崂怼?第一至二段：總述便攜式科技設(shè)備會(huì)造成肌肉問(wèn)題，即“科技頸”。 第三段：概述“科技頸”的常見(jiàn)癥狀和對(duì)身體造成的危害。 第四至八段：應(yīng)對(duì)建議。1D考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第二段中的“Muscle strain linked to handheld technology has bee such a mon condition that it now has a name”可知，“tech neck”指的是與便攜式科技設(shè)備有關(guān)的肌肉緊張，并且已經(jīng)成為一種常見(jiàn)的疾病，同時(shí)結(jié)合該段首句中的“great tension on your neck”可知，選項(xiàng)D“科技設(shè)備造成的頸部問(wèn)題”意思與之相近。所以選D。本題易誤選A項(xiàng)。根據(jù)首段最后兩句“Sometimes those problems can e from doing sports.But there is another cause of muscle problems：handheld technology devices”可知，有時(shí)做運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)導(dǎo)致這些問(wèn)題，但本文主要講述的是便攜式科技設(shè)備也是導(dǎo)致肌肉問(wèn)題的原因，故排除A項(xiàng)。2A考查段落大意。根據(jù)第三段的內(nèi)容，尤其是首句中的“mon symptoms of tech neck”和第二句中的“worst”以及“you can lose”可知，本段主要講述的是“tech neck”的常見(jiàn)癥狀和危害，所以選A。3B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)2.Side Lean部分的內(nèi)容“Lean your head to the right.Bring your head back to the center，and then lean it to the left，again holding for 20 seconds.Repeat 35 times on each side”可知，該部分?jǐn)⑹龅膭?dòng)作是把頭靠向肩膀，讓耳朵貼近肩膀，故選項(xiàng)B所示的姿勢(shì)正確。所以選B。4C考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一個(gè)練習(xí)中的“Move your chin towards your chest”和第三個(gè)練習(xí)中的“Turn your chin towards your right shoulder”可知，這兩套動(dòng)作都涉及下巴的移動(dòng)，所以選C。二、單項(xiàng)填空1.As we know, nothing can be equal to the _ of parents for their children in the world.A. privilege B. affection C. substitute D. adjustment【答案】B【解析】privilege 特權(quán)；affection 喜愛(ài)；熱愛(ài)；substitute 代替者；adjustment 調(diào)整。句意：眾所周知，世界上沒(méi)有東西可以和父母對(duì)孩子的愛(ài)進(jìn)行媲美。2.If you e to visit China, you will experience a culture of amazing depth and _ variety.A. bination B. mixture C. connection D. variety【答案】D【解析】mixture 混合，混合物；connection 連接；bination 結(jié)合；variety 多樣，種類(lèi)。句意：如果你來(lái)中國(guó)旅游，你將會(huì)體驗(yàn)到一種博大精深的文化(體驗(yàn)中國(guó)文化的深度和多樣性)。3.The famous musician, as well as his students, was invited to _ at the opening ceremony of the 2012 TaipeiFlower Expo.A. accelerate B. improve C. perform D. develop【答案】C【解析】accelerate 加速，加快；improve 改善，提高；perform 表現(xiàn)，表演；develop 發(fā)展。句意：那位著名的音樂(lè)家以及他的學(xué)生應(yīng)邀在 2012 年臺(tái)北花卉博覽會(huì)開(kāi)幕式上進(jìn)行了演出。4.A special feature of education at MIT is the opportunity for students and professors to _ together inresearch activities.A. specialize B. participate C. consist D. involve【答案】B【解析】句意：麻省理工學(xué)院教育的一個(gè)特點(diǎn)就是給學(xué)生和教授共同參與研究工作的機(jī)會(huì)。specialize 與 in搭配表示專(zhuān)攻與某一門(mén)學(xué)科 to specialize in history 表示專(zhuān)攻歷史；participate 與 in 搭配表示參與，參加.participate in=take part in；consist 與 in 搭配表示在于，存在于的意思。involve 與 in 的搭配有兩種形式:involve sb./sth. in 表示使卷入。5.A good government will _ its citizens freedom of speech instead of attempting to control their opinionsand thoughts.A. guarantee B. instruct C. indicate D. convey【答案】A【解析】句意：一個(gè)好的政府會(huì)保證公民言論自由，而不會(huì)試圖控制他們的意見(jiàn)和思想。guarantee 擔(dān)保，保證；instruct 通知，指示，命令，教授；indicate 表明，暗示；convey 傳遞，傳達(dá)。6.I want you to _ them that theyve got three months to get the details sorted out.A.promise B.instruct C.expect D.forecast【答案】A【解析】句意： “明天我們可以象計(jì)劃的那樣去露營(yíng)嗎？” “恐怕不能，烏云預(yù)示著要有一場(chǎng)大雨。 ”promise答應(yīng)，許諾，預(yù)示(主語(yǔ)是物)；instruct 指導(dǎo)，指示；expect 期待，預(yù)料；forecast 預(yù)測(cè)(主語(yǔ)是人)。句意：我想讓你告知他們，他們有三個(gè)月時(shí)間來(lái)理清細(xì)節(jié)。7.My English teachers humor made every student _.A. burst into laughing B. burst out laughter C. burst into laughter D. burst in laughing【答案】C【解析】句意：英語(yǔ)老師的幽默使得所有的同學(xué)突然大笑起來(lái)。burst into laughter 意為“突然大笑起來(lái)” ，其他選項(xiàng)搭配不對(duì)。8.When asked how he _ the excellent idea, he said one of his childhood experiences was the originalinspiration to begin his story.A. put up with B. kept up with C. came up with D. went through with【答案】C【解析】put up with 忍受，忍耐；keep up with 與并駕齊驅(qū)，跟上；e up with“提出，想出(計(jì)劃/答案等)；go through with 將進(jìn)行到底。句意：當(dāng)被問(wèn)到他是怎樣想到那個(gè)好主意時(shí)，他說(shuō)靈感來(lái)自于他童年的一次經(jīng)歷。9.Eventually, I felt well enough to _ a job as a teaching assistant.A. take off B. take on C. take back D. take in【答案】B【解析】take on a job 意為“(受雇)承擔(dān)一項(xiàng)工作” 。句意：最后，我覺(jué)得病情已經(jīng)恢復(fù)到可以擔(dān)任(take on)一個(gè)助教的工作了。10.Why did Miss Li resign from the present position so abruptly?As far as I know, she _ for higher wages, but was turned down in the end.A. broke off B. gave away C. went on D. held out【答案】D【解析】break off(使)分離，(使)脫離，停止，斷交；give away 贈(zèng)送，泄露；go on 繼續(xù)，發(fā)生；hold out for堅(jiān)持得到，堅(jiān)持要求。句意： “李小姐為什么如此突然辭去現(xiàn)在的職位？” “據(jù)我所知，她堅(jiān)持要求增加薪水，但最后被拒絕了。 ”11.The actors absurd behavior put an end to the last traces of _ his fans had for him.A. appreciation B. motivation C. affection D. expectation【答案】C【解析】appreciation 欣賞，鑒別，增值，感謝；motivation 動(dòng)機(jī)，積極性，推動(dòng)；affection 喜愛(ài)，感情，影響，感染；expectation 期待，預(yù)期，指望。句意：那個(gè)演員荒謬的行為結(jié)束了他的粉絲們對(duì)他的喜愛(ài)。have affection for/towards 喜愛(ài)；鐘愛(ài)。12.The Internet and _ on campus services，from food delivery to laundry，are fuelling a student culture ofstaying in dormitories. A student can have every need met without leaving the dormitory.A. various B. Expensive C. plex D. interesting【答案】A【解析】various 各種各樣的，符合句意。expensive 昂貴的；plex 復(fù)雜的；interesting 有趣的。句意：網(wǎng)絡(luò)及各種校園快捷服務(wù)的流行，從訂餐服務(wù)到洗衣服務(wù)，促進(jìn)了校園“宅文化”的傳播。足不出戶(hù)，學(xué)生便可以解決一切需求。13.Your _ as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn.A. performance B. growth C. operation D. character【答案】A【解析】performance 表演；growth 成長(zhǎng)；operation 手術(shù)；character 性格。句意：如果你養(yǎng)成反思所學(xué)知識(shí)的好習(xí)慣，那么作為學(xué)生你會(huì)表現(xiàn)得很出色的。14.In order to encourage _ in class activities, teachers may call on students regardless of whether theyhave raised their hands.A. inspection B. suspension C. anticipation D. participation【答案】D【解祈】inspection 檢驗(yàn)，檢查，視察，檢閱；suspension 懸浮，懸架，懸浮液，暫停；anticipation 期待，希望，預(yù)期，預(yù)測(cè)，預(yù)感；participation 參加，參與。句意：為了鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生參與班級(jí)活動(dòng)，老師可以號(hào)召學(xué)生，不管他們是否舉手(想要參加)。15.Although looking good is no _ of doing the job well, personnel officers often hire the person they thinkmost physically attractive.A. guarantee B. principle C. reward D. guidance【答案】A【解析】句意：盡管良好的相貌并不是把工作做好的保證，但人事管理人員常常會(huì)聘用他們認(rèn)為外貌非常吸引人的人。guarantee 保證；principle 原則；reward 獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)；guidance 指導(dǎo)。三、完形填空I used to believe courtesy(禮儀) was a thing of the past.Very seldom have I e across 1 human beings in this modern era of the socalled Generation X.Recently，I had to change my thinking，when I came 2 with just such a human being.I had gone to a fashionable 3 place，with my two 4 . The place was crowded with the usual 5 crowd and we had to climb a steep flight of stairs in order to find a(n) 6 table.After enjoying coffee and snacks，we were at the steep descent(下來(lái)) down the stairs，where the 7 space made climbing down very difficult，with hardly any space for another person to climb up or e down. 8 I was in the middle of my descent，a man 9 the main entrance of the restaurant which was right in front of the 10 . I was sure I would be 11 roughly by this man who wanted to go up in a hurry.I 12 ing down as fast as I could，holding onto the banister(欄桿)My daughters were already down， 13 me worriedly，hoping I would reach them soon.Nearly reaching them，I noticed the man 14 standing near the door.I reached my daughters and 15 the stranger at the entrance door which he kept holding open.I looked back thinking he was still 16 the door，deciding whether to go in or find another less crowded place.I 17 him going up the stairs，two at a time.I told my daughters about it and all three of us felt 18 that we did not even thank the gentleman who was 19 holding the door open for us ladies to pass through before going up.We applauded his good manners for 20 ，waiting for us to e down before going up himself and also holding the main entrance door open for us to go out.Till date，I remember this gentleman.【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇記敘文。在擁擠的咖啡館，一位非常有禮貌的紳士一直在門(mén)口等作者下樓并開(kāi)著門(mén)以方便作者她們出去，之后自己才上樓。作者對(duì)這一行為表示了感激與贊賞。1A.polite BeducatedCstubbornDhonestA解析：A項(xiàng)意為“有禮貌的”；B項(xiàng)意為“受過(guò)教育的”；C項(xiàng)意為“固執(zhí)的”；D項(xiàng)意為“誠(chéng)實(shí)的”。根據(jù)第一段第一句中的“courtesy(禮儀) was a thing of the past”可知，“我”很少遇見(jiàn)有禮貌的人。故選A。2A.neck to neckBhand in handCface to faceDstep by stepC解析：A項(xiàng)意為“并駕齊驅(qū)，不分上下”；B項(xiàng)意為“手挽手”；C項(xiàng)意為“面對(duì)面”；D項(xiàng)意為“逐步地，漸漸地”。根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，“我們”是面對(duì)面遇見(jiàn)的。故選C。3A.fishBfruitCcoffeeDflowerC解析：根據(jù)下文中的“After enjoying coffee and snacks”可知，“我”去了一個(gè)咖啡館。故選C。4A.colleaguesBdaughtersCfriendsDstudentsB解析：根據(jù)第三段最后一句中的“My daughters were already down”可知，“我”帶著兩個(gè)女兒。故選B。5A.angryBworriedCnervousDloudD解析：根據(jù)上文中的“The place was crowded”可推斷，這個(gè)地方人多嘈雜。D項(xiàng)意為“喧鬧的”，符合語(yǔ)境。故選D。6A.emptyBwoodenCcleanDwindowA解析：A項(xiàng)意為“空的”；B項(xiàng)意為“木制的”；C項(xiàng)意為“干凈的”；D項(xiàng)意為“窗戶(hù)”。根據(jù)上文中的“crowded”以及“我們”上樓梯可知，“我們”是為了尋找一個(gè)空桌。故選A。7A.openBvastCprivateDnarrowD解析：A項(xiàng)意為“開(kāi)闊的”；B項(xiàng)意為“巨大的”；C項(xiàng)意為“私人的”；D項(xiàng)意為“狹窄的”。根據(jù)下文中的“made climbing down very difficult，with hardly any space for another person to climb up or e down”可知，樓梯很狹窄，所以下樓很困難。故選D。8A.UnlessBWhenever CAsDSinceC解析：句意為：當(dāng)我下樓梯下到一半時(shí)，一個(gè)人走進(jìn)了餐廳根據(jù)上下分句之間的關(guān)系可知，此處應(yīng)用as引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，意為“當(dāng)時(shí)”。故選C。9A.leftBenteredCnoticedDignoredB解析：根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此人應(yīng)是走進(jìn)餐廳的正門(mén)。故選B。10A.tableBcrowdCrestaurantDstairsD解析：根據(jù)上下文語(yǔ)境可知，餐廳的正門(mén)就在樓梯的前面。故選D。11A.pushedBliftedCpressedDplacedA解析：A項(xiàng)意為“推”；B項(xiàng)意為“舉起”；C項(xiàng)意為“擠壓”；D項(xiàng)意為“放置”。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，因?yàn)闃翘莺塥M窄，所以“我”認(rèn)為這個(gè)男人上樓時(shí)肯定會(huì)粗魯?shù)財(cái)D“我”。故選A。12A.stoppedBkeptCavoidedDsuggestedB解析：根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，為了避免被擠，“我”盡可能地繼續(xù)下樓梯。keep doing sth.意為“繼續(xù)做某事”，符合語(yǔ)境。故選B。13A.looking afterBlooking aroundClooking down onDlooking up atD解析：A項(xiàng)意為“照顧”；B項(xiàng)意為“朝四周看”；C項(xiàng)意為“看不起”；D項(xiàng)意為“向上看，抬頭看”。根據(jù)本句中的“My daughters were already down”可知，女兒們已經(jīng)下樓，“我”還在樓梯上，因此，女兒們應(yīng)是抬頭看“我”。故選D。14A.oftenBseldomCstillDevenC解析：根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，“我”快下完樓時(shí)，這個(gè)男人還站在門(mén)口。故選C。15A.passedBstruckChelpedDscoldedA解析：句意為：我來(lái)到女兒們旁邊，與這個(gè)陌生男人在門(mén)口擦肩而過(guò)，而他一直為我們開(kāi)著門(mén)。故選A。16A.onBatCinDbeyondB解析：此處表示“在門(mén)口”，應(yīng)用介詞at。故選B。17A.heardBpreventedCsawDcaughtC解析：根據(jù)上文中的“I looked back”可知，此處表示“我”看到的景象。故選C。18A.ashamedBhappyCrelievedDsurprisedA解析：A項(xiàng)意為“感到愧疚(或遺憾)的”；B項(xiàng)意為“高興的”；C項(xiàng)意為“松了一口氣的”；D項(xiàng)意為“吃驚的”。根據(jù)本句中的“we did not even thank the gentleman”可知，“我們”因沒(méi)有感謝這位先生而感到遺憾。故選A。19A.graduallyBactuallyCfinallyDimmediatelyB解析：根據(jù)上文語(yǔ)境可知，“我”原以為這個(gè)男人等在門(mén)口是在決定是進(jìn)去還是尋找另一個(gè)人少的地方，現(xiàn)在知道他實(shí)際上是在為“我們”開(kāi)著門(mén)，等“我們”出去。B項(xiàng)意為“實(shí)際上，事實(shí)上”，符合語(yǔ)境。故選B。20A.allBeitherCnoneDbothD解析：下文介紹了這個(gè)人兩個(gè)有禮貌的行為，所以此處應(yīng)用both，意為“兩者都”。故選D。四、短文改錯(cuò)。Studying in the UK have been a good experience for me.When I first arrived, I find life very hard as I didnt know anybody here，but I soon got to know other Chinese student at the university.Later I became interesting in municating with people from various cultures，and I made fewer friends.During my study，I chose to live in with my classmates in the dormitory.I think its better than living in British family because I can meet people from different countries easy.The courses here are excellent. I enjoy the way the teachers give lessons.We are encouraged to think for yourselves，which is quite different from that I have experienced before.答案：Studying in the UK been a good experience for me.When I first arrived，I life very hard as I didnt know anybody here，but I soon got to know other Chinese at the university.Later I became in municating with people from various cultures，and I made friends.During my study，I chose to live with my classmates in the dormitory.I think its better than living in British family because I can meet people from different countries .The courses here are excellent. I enjoy the way the teachers give lessons.We are encouraged to think for ，which is quite different from I have experienced before.