選修6Unit 3A healthy life李仕才一、閱讀理解Aging brings wrinkles, sagging bodies and frustrating forgetfulness. But getting older is not all bad for many people. Mounting evidence suggests aging may be a key to happiness. There is conflicting research on the subject, however, and experts say it may all boil down to this: Attitude is everything.Older adults tend to be more optimistic and have a more positive outlook on life than their younger and stressed opposites. The big question is why seniors are happier. A recent study suggests one reason: Older adults remember the past through happy memories. Aging can bring more cheer as people become more comfortable with themselves and their roles in society. The older adults said they were enjoying more time with their family, spending more time on hobbies and having greater financial security and did not have to work.But others are doubtful about the link between happiness and growing older."The notion that those in old age are happiest is misleading," said Richard Easterlin, a professor of economics at the University of Southern California. "It is based on comparing people of different ages who are the same in terms of income, health, family life." Easterlin added, "When you take account of the fact that older people have lower income than younger, are less healthy, and more likely to be living alone, then you will find it hard to accept that they are happier.In fact, scientists have found that as people age, their health declines and social networks disappear as their friends die, which can make the elderly less happy.Even if one does give in to ages dark side, health and happiness dont always go hand-in-hand. Its all about attitude. Research by the University of Chicagos Yang suggests that attitude about life and happiness, is partly shaped by the era in which a person was born. It turns out that individuals who adapt the best to changes also have the highest expected levels of happiness.Despite the conflicting findings about aging and happiness, the good news is that there doesnt appear to be a limit to how much happiness one can achieve in ones life. “Most people desire happiness,” Easterlin said. “To my knowledge, no one has identified a limit to attainable happiness.”1.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?A. The key factor to older adults happinessB. There is a conflict between aging and happinessC. No one can define the limit to happiness.D. The relationship between health and happiness.2.Why are some seniors happier according to some experts?A. They focus on what makes them feel good.B. They have their own circle of friends.C. They have better income after retirement.3.What can we learn from the passage?A. People of the same age have the same sense of happiness.B. Attitude may play a very important role in happiness.C. People who adapt the best to changes are more likely to be unhappy.D. Older adults who have more valuable life experience are more optimistic.4.Whats the topic discussed in the passage?A. Whether aging or attitude brings happiness.B. Why seniors adapt the best to changes in society.C. What the limit to an elder persons happiness is.D. How older people feel compared with younger people.【文章大意】隨著年齡的增加變老，人們的幸福感也是不一樣的。一些人認(rèn)為老年人會更幸福些，而另一部分分則持有相反的觀點(diǎn)。無論如何，幸福的關(guān)鍵在于一個人對生活的態(tài)度。1.C 【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)此段中“the good news is that there doesnt appear to be a limit to how much happiness one can achieve in ones life no one has identified a limit to attainable happiness.”可知，幸福是沒有標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和限度的。故選C。3.B 【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段中“Its all about attitude. Research by the University of Chicagos Yang suggests that attitude about life and happiness, is partly shaped by the era in which a person was born. It turns out that individuals who adapt the best to changes also have the highest expected levels of happiness.”可知，人們對生活和幸福的感覺主要取決于一個人的態(tài)度。故選B。二、完形填空Each year around Christmastime, I think back to the homeless dog that appeared at the family farm. His visit became a gift of _1_ that my family still talks about. It was a few days after Christmas in 1999. A _2_ dog wandered onto the front porch (走廊)and _3_ in as if hed lived here all his life. He quickly decided that his _4_ was to guard the house against squirrels. Every time he saw _5_， hed bound off past the garden to the trees, _6_ at the top of his lungs. Then hed walk back to his position on the _7_， ever vigilant (警惕的)Inside, the house was full of _8_.My 91yearold fatherinlaw, Jim Cravens, was seriously ill. The family had all _9_ to see to his care, to cook and to welcome _10_. Jim and his wife, Dorothy, were beloved ones of the community(社區(qū)). Whenever anyone _11_ the house to do anything or walk next door to my brotherinlaws house, the black dog followed. He would _12_ wait until we were done, follow us home _13_ lie down on the porch.This _14_ visitor gave us something new to talk about. Whose dog was he? Did someone _15_ along the road? Did he _16_ to stay? Anyway, it would be dark soon, and he would be _17_ on the winter night. Jim sat in the rocking chair by the front window where he could _18_ the happy black dogs comings and goings.My _19_ said he wanted to live long enough to see the new millennium (千禧年), and he did. He _20_ away on January 2. That was the day the black dog left. Later we heard that he was a rescued dog about a mile and a half from the farm. They named him Bogart.【文章大意】本文主要講述了一只無家可歸的狗來到作者家并給作者家?guī)砦拷宓墓适隆?A.surprise BcomfortCdisaster Ddecision答案與解析：B根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可推知，這只狗給全家人帶來了安慰，故選B。2A.white ByellowCblack Dbrown答案與解析：C根據(jù)下文第12空前的“the black dog followed”可知，那只狗是黑色的。3A.settled BwalkedCran Dslept答案與解析：A根據(jù)空后的“as if hed lived here all his life”可推知，無家可歸的狗在走廊安頓下來，感覺就像它一直待在那里一樣。settle表示“使處于舒適的位置，安頓”。settle in表示“安頓下來，適應(yīng)于新家”。4A.thought BmethodCview Djob答案與解析：D根據(jù)空后的“was to guard the house against squirrels”可推知，此處表示“它的職責(zé)”。5A.one BitCthat Dthis答案與解析：A根據(jù)語境可知，此處應(yīng)用one指代一只松鼠。6A.barking BsingingCreading Dlaughing答案與解析：A與上文的“to guard the house against squirrels”呼應(yīng)可知，狗看到松鼠就叫。bark表示“(狗)吠叫”。7A.ground BporchCtable Dcarpet答案與解析：B與上文的“dog wandered onto the front porch(走廊)”呼應(yīng)可知，此處指狗又回到了走廊。8A.joy BsadnessCshock Dexcitement答案與解析：B根據(jù)下文的“My 91yearold fatherinlaw，Jim Cravens, was seriously ill”可推知，當(dāng)時家里因?yàn)槔先说闹夭《錆M憂傷。9A.waited BmovedCgathered Dleft答案與解析：C根據(jù)“The family had all”和“see to his care，to cook”可推知，家里人聚在一起來看護(hù)老人。gather“聚集”。10A.doctors BpassengersCreaders Dvisitors答案與解析：D根據(jù)語境可推知，此處表示歡迎來探望的人。11A.bought BenteredCleft Drented答案與解析：C根據(jù)下文中的“walk next door to my brotherinlaws house”可推知，此處表示的是“當(dāng)有人離開時”。12A.hopefully BanxiouslyChurriedly Dpatiently答案與解析：D根據(jù)下文的“wait until we were done”可知，狗很有耐心。13A.and BorCbut Dyet答案與解析：A根據(jù)語境可知，wait，follow和lie down是一系列的動作，故用連詞and。14A.happy BcuriousCeager Dfearful答案與解析：B根據(jù)下文的幾個疑問句可推知，這只狗引起了大家的好奇，空處與“gave us something new to talk about”呼應(yīng)。15A.pick him up Bdrive him backCdrop him off Dturn him down答案與解析：C根據(jù)上文的“the homeless dog”可知，大家猜測這只狗是不是被人丟棄的，故選C。16A.pretend BagreeCintend Dneed答案與解析：C根據(jù)下文的“Anyway，it would be dark soon, and he would be_17_ on the winter night”可推知，大家對這只狗接下來的安置有所擔(dān)憂，所以有了“他打算留下來嗎？”的疑問。17A.sorry BhotCwarm Dcold答案與解析：D根據(jù)空后的“on the winter night”可知，冬天夜里是寒冷的。18A.watch BhearCfeel Dimagine答案與解析：A根據(jù)空后的“the happy black dogs comings and goings”可知，此處表示“看到這只快樂的黑狗的進(jìn)進(jìn)出出”。19A.father BfatherinlawCbrother Dbrotherinlaw答案與解析：B根據(jù)上文中的“My 91yearold fatherinlaw，Jim Cravens，was seriously ill”可推知，病重的岳父想活過新的千禧年。20A.ran BdiedCwent Dpassed答案與解析：D根據(jù)上文提到老人活過了新的千禧年并結(jié)合下文的“away on January 2”可知，應(yīng)選D。pass away意為“去世”。三、七選五Learning another language is an exciting trip into a new world, and it can take some time and effort to get there. Luckily, there are a few easy ways to make your adventure go a lot more smoothly.Learn a little every day.One of the keys to learning another language is practicing a little bit every day. 1 Studying for long periods can wear you out and limit your focus. Starting with small but regular sessions is the best way to keep your grammar and vocabulary fresh in your mind.Practice out loud. 2 Pronunciation is the key to learning another language and to making yourself understood by native speakers. Read sentences aloud from books or magazines in the language you re studying, or just read over your grammar exercises while youre practicing. Youll start to get used to the way the new words sound and feel.Close the books.From films to international websites, there are dozens of ways to encounter(遇到)other languages in the real world. 3 Listen to international radio stations many of them are streaming over the Internet or look up the websites of newspapers in the language youre studying. You can keep learning another language while surfing the web or having a movie night with your friends! 4 Learning another language takes determination and perseverance, so keep practicing! Remember to review the basics as well as new vocabulary and grammar, since everything you learn will build on the foundation you start with.Luckily, you have a great reason to keep up the hard work. 5 A. Be optimistic.B. Keep it up.C. Eventually, theyll just come naturally.D. Remember to explore some of them when youre learning another language.E. Learning another language can broaden your horizons and introduce you to new people and parts of the world.F. Get a feel for the language by saying words and phrases out loud while you practice.G. Reserve an hour to practice each day and stick to your schedule【語篇解讀】本文介紹了學(xué)好另一種語言的幾種方法。1.G 根據(jù)前一句One of the keys to learning another language is practicing a little bit every day.可知學(xué)習(xí)語言的關(guān)鍵是要每天練習(xí)，因此每天要復(fù)習(xí)一小時，并且堅(jiān)持你的計(jì)劃。故選G。3.D 根據(jù)句子there are dozens of ways to encounter(遇到)other languages in the real world.可知有多種方法可以在真實(shí)場景下遇到其他語種，那么下一句應(yīng)該是說我們要學(xué)會探索出一些場景。故選D。4.B 根據(jù)下面的句子Learning another language takes determination and perseverance, so keep practicing!可知小標(biāo)題應(yīng)該是堅(jiān)持，由此判斷選B。5.E 根據(jù)前面的句子Luckily, you have a great reason to keep up the hard work.(幸運(yùn)的是你有一個很好的理由來堅(jiān)持這個艱難的工作。)可知下面要講到原因，即這樣做的好處/優(yōu)點(diǎn)：開擴(kuò)視野，幫你看到一個嶄新的世界，由此判斷選E。四、短文改錯Most people directly link senior high school life with plenty of stress and endless homeworks.However, some interested activities indeed contribute to reduce the pressure.Last week the entertainment department of our Student Union organized the activity in which each class shoot a short movie.Our class chose a story setting in World War ，that showed the preciousness of peace.I think this process was a good lesson that taught to me how to strike a balance between studying or relaxation.Now I am determined than ever to treasure everything I have and fight for my future.【答案】Most people directly link senior high school life with plenty of stress and endless .However, some activities indeed contribute to the pressure.Last week the entertainment department of our Student Union organized activity in which each class a short movie.Our class chose a story in World War ， showed the preciousness of peace.I think this process was a good lesson that taught me how to strike a balance between studying relaxation.Now I am determined than ever to treasure everything I have and fight for my future.第一處：homeworkshomework?？疾槊~。homework為不可數(shù)名詞，沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式。 第二處：interestedinteresting?？疾樾稳菰~。interesting修飾物，意為“有趣的”；根據(jù)該句中的名詞activities可知答案；interested修飾人，意為“感興趣的”。第三處：reducereducing。考查動名詞。該句中短語“contribute to”中的to為介詞，后接動名詞。第四處：thean。考查不定冠詞。根據(jù)語境可知，該處泛指“一次活動”，故用不定冠詞。第五處：shootshot。考查動詞的時態(tài)。根據(jù)該句的時間狀語“Last week”可知，該句陳述的事情發(fā)生在過去，故用一般過去時。第六處：settingset。考查過去分詞。a story和set之間為動賓關(guān)系，表示“以二戰(zhàn)為背景的故事”，故用過去分詞作后置定語。第七處：thatwhich?？疾殛P(guān)系代詞。分析該句結(jié)構(gòu)可知，該句為非限制性定語從句，關(guān)系詞指代前面的a story，在從句中作主語，故用which。第八處：刪除to?？疾楣潭ㄓ梅āeach為及物動詞，后直接加賓語，不需要接to。teach sb.sth.為固定用法，意為“教某人”。第九處：or改為and?？疾檫B詞。該處表示在學(xué)習(xí)和放松之間取得平衡。between.and.意為“在和之間”。第十處：在am后加more?？疾楸容^級。根據(jù)該句中的than可知，該處應(yīng)用比較級。 6EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F3756EDBC3191F2351DD815FF33D4435F375