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Women of achievement一、阅读理解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 bee more fortable 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 paring people of different ages who are the same in terms of ine, health, family life. Easterlin added, When you take account of the fact that older people have lower ine 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 ine 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 pared with younger people.【文章大意】随着年龄的增加变老，人们的幸福感也是不一样的。一些人认为老年人会更幸福些，而另一部分分则持有相反的观点。无论如何，幸福的关键在于一个人对生活的态度。1.C 【解析】推理判断题。根据此段中“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，幸福是没有标准和限度的。故选C。3.B 【解析】推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中“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，人们对生活和幸福的感觉主要取决于一个人的态度。故选B。二、单句语法填空1Nowadays, cycling, along with jogging and swimming, _(regard) as one of the best allround forms of exercise.答案：is regarded当主语后面接由along with引起的短语时，谓语动词应和主语(cycling)保持一致；cycling与regard之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，且此处描述一般事实。2He was observed by officers _(drive) at 90 miles per hour.答案：drivingobserve在本句中意为“注意到，发现”，在句中构成observe sb. doing sth. 结构的被动式，用v.ing表示动作正在进行。3Many times the person who hurt you does not intend _ (apologize)答案：to apologizeintend to do sth. “打算做某事”。4Whichever way you look at it, an Olympic silver medal is a remarkable _(achieve) for one so young.答案：achievementa remarkable achievement “一个非凡的成就”。5With our teacher _(support) us, we feel quite encouraged.答案：supportingsupport “支持”前有With, 因此应使用所填词的非谓语动词形式，且teacher和support构成逻辑上的主谓关系，故填supporting。6He has decided to get a look at the house and see if it might be worthwhile _(buy) it.答案：buying/to buyIt is worthwhile doing/to do sth. “值得做某事”。7The little boys bad _(behave) at the party made his parents upset.答案：behaviourbehaviour “行为”是名词，此处作主语。8Tolerance consists in _(respect) the opinions of others.答案：respecting句意：宽容在于尊重别人的观点。介词后应用动词ing形式。9puters have replaced televisions as our most popular form of _(entertain)答案：entertainment介词of后应为名词entertainment “娱乐活动；娱乐”。10What I would like to do today is to advance an _(argue) and see what you make of it.答案：argument由an可知，应填argument名词“论点”。三、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。When I was young，I thought that kindness was a beneficial thing.I _1_ that I could just give what I thought others _2_ and I would get a one way ticket to Happyville (快乐小镇). This thought process was _3_ changed when I suffered from clinical depression. _4_ became obvious that what I needed，as everyone did，was just the _5_ to love oneself. Apart from that，I had to learn how to make deeper and more meaningful connections _6_ people.My struggle with mental health was something that _7_ into a campaign to let every single person know that they _8_ and couldnt be replaced.At high school，it could be _9_ to convey this idea，but I _10_ pursued my passions (激情). The _11_ of my effort were the habits and traditions I had created to help _12_：Every Friday，I went to school with homework treats and _13_ them to those who seemed to need a pickmeup.I tried to _14_ as many names as I possibly could.I had started a club which gave students a _15_ place to express themselves and learn _16_ to apply empathy(同感，共鸣) in their everyday lives. On my personal social media account, I posted weekly _17_ to inspire both myself and my friends.When I go off the college this year，Ill be working towards a degree in college.This will help me start a nonprofit foundation in the future.My _18_ goal is to prove that the world is not a collection of _19_ problems，but something that can be changed by even the _20_ actions.1A.wondered BfiguredCdoubted Dpredicted2A.wanted BignoredClost Dordered3A.unfortunately BtotallyCregularly Daccurately4A.It BTheyCHe DThis5A.ability BdesireCbelief Dreason6A.for BwithCfrom Dabout7A.fell BdividedCbroke Dturned8A.mattered BexistedCsurvived Dsucceeded9A.difficult BfunnyCdifferent Dperfect10A.casually BbrieflyCfirmly Dsurely11A.difficulty BpurposeCfruits Dmethod12A.strangers BteenagersCfriends Dfamilies13A.led BlentCpassed Dlimited14A.write BmemorizeCprepare Drecall15A.quiet BimportantClarge Dsafe16A.how BwhatCwhere Dwhen17A.discussions BsuggestionsCexperience Dtheories18A.final BprimaryCsimple Dgrand19A.plex BunsolvableCunknown Dterrible20A.latest BlaziestCslowest Dsmallest【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者与抑郁症作斗争的经历使他转变了思想，并用实际行动来帮助青少年和朋友们。他告诉大家，每个人都同样重要并且不可替代。因此我们必须做出行动，因为即使是最小的行动都可以产生影响。1B考查动词辨析。句意为：我以为只要我能给予别人我认为他们想要的东西，我就能得到一张去快乐小镇的单程票。A项意为“想知道”；B项意为“认为，以为”；C项意为“怀疑”；D项意为“预测”。短文第一句说明了作者小时候的想法，即作者认为善良是一件有益的事情，然后接着详细地解释他的想法。B项符合语境。故选B。2A考查动词辨析。A项意为“想要”；B项意为“忽视”；C项意为“丢失”；D项意为“命令，订购”。此处指作者认为给予别人他认为别人需要的东西，他就会快乐。A项符合语境。故选A。3B考查副词辨析。A项意为“不幸地”；B项意为“完全地”；C项意为“定期地”；D项意为“准确地”。由下文可知，因为作者的临床抑郁症，作者以前给予别人想要的东西的想法变成了努力用他的想法去影响别人，改变别人，所以此处表达的是“这个思维过程完全变了”。B项符合语境。故选B。4A考查代词辨析。此处为句型“It bees/becameadj.that从句”，代词it为形式主语，that引导的从句为真正的主语。故选A。5A考查名词辨析。A项意为“能力”；B项意为“渴望”；C项意为“信念”；D项意为“理由”。ability to do sth.表示“做某件事的能力”，根据语境可知，作者所需要的和每个人所需要的一样，就是爱自己的能力。A项符合语境。故选A。6B考查介词辨析。句意为：除了这一点，我必须学会如何与人们建立更深、更有意义的联系。make connection with.是固定短语，表示“与建立联系”。故选B。7D考查动词短语辨析。各选项所给动词均可与介词into构成固定搭配：fall into意为“跌入”；divide into意为“分成”；break into意为“闯入”；turn into意为“变成”。由上文可知，作者的思维过程改变了，产生了新的想法，因此作者表达的是他在心理健康方面的挣扎变成了一场运动。turn into符合语境。故选D。8A考查动词辨析。A项意为“重要，有关系”；B项意为“存在”；C项意为“幸存”；D项意为“成功”。根据空格后面的“and couldnt be replaced”可推知，此处表达的是“让每个人都知道他们很重要，无法被替代”。A项符合语境。故选A。9A考查形容词辨析。A项意为“困难的”；B项意为“滑稽的”；C项意为“不同的”；D项意为“完美的”。由转折连词but和第二个分句的内容可知，此处指的是“在高中，很难传递这个想法”。A项符合语境。故选A。10C考查副词辨析。A项意为“随意地”；B项意为“简短地”；C项意为“坚定地”；D项意为“确信地”。根据but表示转折可知，此处应表达“但是我坚定地追随我的激情”。C项符合语境。故选C。11C考查名词辨析。上文提到虽然在学校作者很难传递自己的思想，但是他不放弃，由此可知，作者努力的结果就是他创造了帮助的习惯和传统。此处fruits表示“结果，成果”，符合语境。故选C。12B考查名词辨析。 .Every Friday，I went to school with homework treats and _ them to those who seemed to need a pickmeup.(第二段第三句) 译文：每个星期五，我带着作业的奖品来到学校，把它们发给那些似乎需要提神的孩子们。由关键句可以推断，作者帮助的是那些青少年们。teenager意为“青年，青少年”，符合语境。故选B。13C考查动词辨析。pass sth.to sb.是固定短语，意为“把传递/分发蛤某人”，此处表达的是作者把带来的作业奖品发给那些需要提神的孩子们。故选C。14B考查动词辨析。A项意为“写”；B项意为“记住”；C项意为“准备”；D项意为“回忆”。由语境可知，作者想帮助青少年，所以他尽可能多地记住他们的名字。故选B。15D考查形容词辨析。作者建立了一个俱乐部，学生们在这里可以表达自己的想法，由此可知这是一个安全的地方，学生们能够畅所欲言。safe意为“安全的”，符合语境。故选D。16A考查连接词辨析。此处为“疑问词不定式”结构作宾语。由语境可知，作者想让学生学会如何把表达的情感运用到日常生活中。how意为“怎样，如何”，符合语境。故选A。17B考查名词辨析。A项意为“讨论”；B项意为“建议”；C项意为“经验”；D项意为“理论”。在作者的个人社交网络账号上，作者每周发出的用于激励自己和朋友的帖子应是建议之类的内容。B项符合语境，其余各项均与语境不符。故选B。18A考查形容词辨析。This will help me start a nodprofit foundation in the future.(最后一段第二句)译文：这将帮助我在将来建立一个非盈利基金会。由关键句可知，作者一直坚持自己的信仰和做法，那么接着说的就是他的最终目标。final意为“最后的，最终的”，符合语境。故选A。19B考查形容词辨析。A项意为“复杂的”；B项意为“难以解决的”；C项意为“未知的”；D项意为“糟糕的”。由语境可知，作者的最终目标是要证明这个世界不是无法解决的问题的集合体。unsolvable与下文的“can be changed”相衔接且符合语境。故选B。20D考查形容词最高级辨析。A项意为“最新的”；B项意为“最懒的”；C项意为“最慢的”；D项意为“最小的”。由本句中的“even”可知，此处指的是甚至是最小的行动都会改变一些事情。D项符合语境。故选D。四、单句改错1After his death, his children will certainly carry out his career._答案：outoncarry on “继续；坚持”。2It didnt occur to me he would refuse my invitation._答案：me后加thatIt didnt/doesnt occur to sb. that “某人没有想到”。3If you fail to delivery the goods according to the agreed time, you should be fined._答案：deliverydeliverfail to do sth. “没有做某事”，deliver the goods “送货”，delivery是名词。4You should refer this matter with our teacher for a decision._答案：withtorefer sth. to sb. “把某事交给某人(解决)”。5We fear that local students would look down at and bully our children._答案：aton/uponlook down on/upon “瞧不起；看不起”。五、七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(2018湖北八校第一次联考)I still remember my first time going to the Chinese panys canteen. When I stepped into the elevator, each one was full of people. _1_However, there was no sign of fire and people were laughing and talking. I followed the flow of the crowd to the doors of the canteen. It occurred to me that in China everyone takes lunch at the same time. _2_ The cafeteria followed this schedule, only being open a few hours per day.When I stood in the doorway, I realized I had to act fast or I would be left behind. _3_ Everyone lines up and takes a tray, but instead of silverware, here are chopsticks and soup spoons.As I was pushed along the line, I saw dishes I didnt recognize and a few people cut in line and picked up dishes left and right _4_ I ended up going with a pork and cucumber dish and a tofu salad.I have been at my pany for over a year and a half. _5_ I have learned what dishes I like, mostly by trial and error, and a lot of the workers know me and say hello.I am still getting used to eating lunch at “lunchtime”， but I think the schedule definitely helps keep me on track during the day. I wish there was something like this at offices in my hometown.AI thought I had missed a fire drill.BThere was no emergency, it was just lunchtime.CI noticed things at lunchtime were a bit different.DI felt that I needed to make some quick decisions.EThe canteen reminded me of my school lunchroom.FAnd now I am glad to say I am more confident in the canteen.GI was not very familiar with the local food or restaurants in China.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了在中国，“我”在公司餐厅吃午饭的所见和所感。1A根据空处后一句“However, there was no sign of fire and people were laughing and talking”可知，没有着火的迹象，人们在高声谈笑；A项中的“fire”和该句对应，说明“我”看到许多人在电梯里时的想法：人很多，跟消防演习一样。故A项正确。2B根据空处前一句“It occurred to me that in China everyone takes lunch at the same time”可知“我”想起了每个中国人都是在同一时间段吃午饭；据此可推断，“我”意识到没有紧急情况发生，只是到了吃午饭的时间，故B项正确。3E根据空处后一句“Everyone lines up and takes a tray, but instead of silverware, here are chopsticks and soup spoons”可知，每个人都排着队，拿着托盘，但是在这里人们拿着筷子和汤勺等着打饭菜，而不是刀子和叉子；据此可以判断，公司的餐厅使“我”想起了“我”学校的餐厅，故E项正确。4D根据空处后一句“I ended up going with a pork and cucumber dish and a tofu salad”可知，最后，“我”去吃了猪肉、黄瓜和豆腐。据此可推知，“我”快速地做出了吃什么菜的决定，故D项正确。5F根据空处后一句“I have learned what dishes I like, mostly by trial and error, and a lot of the workers know me and say hello”可知，通过反复品尝，“我”知道了“我”喜欢吃什么菜，很多工人认识“我”并和“我”打招呼；据此可推断，“我”现在在餐厅感到很自信，故F项正确。
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