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Unit 3 Travel journal 阅读理解AAbout six months ago, I was working in a job where I sat at a puter in an office for 50 hours or so each week. My best friend, Dusty，also sat in an office at a puter all day. We often talked about what a waste it seemed to be, spending our time inside in front of a puter all day long. I ended up leaving my job, and so did Dusty. Neither one of us are sitting in an office all day. Last week, Dusty came to my home and declared，“Im going to travel.” Of course, traveling is exciting. Its getting to experience new things, getting to be a slightly different version of ourselves, but I think the point is more about the mindset(心态) that it allows for than the actual reality that es with it. Waking up every day with a sense of excitement for the unknown. Approaching each interaction during the day with a sense of wonder. Not thinking about yesterday or tomorrow, and just about whatevers right in front of you.However, the thing is, we dont need to be in transit to be able to approach our days this way. It is possible for me to be living my normal life and be excited for the unknown of the day. I meet new people and do new things every day. Yes, they might be in Santa Monica, a few blocks from my apartment, but whats the difference between a new person here and a new person in Australia?I read an Alan Watts quote recently, and it goes as follows：“If I ask you what you did, saw, heard, smelled, touched and tasted yesterday, I am likely to get nothing more than the thin, sketchy outline of the few things that you noticed, and of those only what you thought worth remembering. But suppose you could answer，It would take me forever to tell you, and I am much too interested in whats happening now.”Our generation seems to be eager to expand our horizons(视野). But I agree with Alan Watts. There is a lot of opportunity for horizonexpansion wherever we happen to be. I think Ill wake up tomorrow, walk down the street, and put on my adventurers cap.【解题导语】旅行之所以吸引人是因为它可以让人们探索未知，但是并不一定非要去旅行才可以达到这个目的。正如阿兰沃茨建议的，我们应该关注当下，因为我们看似平淡的日常生活同样可以很精彩。1According to the text, the author quit his job mainly because Ait didnt pay very wellBDusty advised him to do soChe wanted to spend some time travelingDhe didnt want to stay inside all day longD解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“. what a waste it seemed to be, spending our time inside in front of a puter all day long. I ended up leaving my job. in an office all day.”可知，作者和朋友都不喜欢每天待在室内，坐在电脑前，所以他们辞掉了工作。故选D项。2The underlined words “in transit” in the third paragraph probably mean “ ”Amoving aroundBworking hardCfilled with curiosityDfull of enthusiasmA解析：词义猜测题。第二段内容讲述旅游的魅力所在，第三段首句使用单词 However(然而)表转折，表明本段表述的内容与第二段内容不同，即我们不需要到处逛，也可以使我们的生活一样精彩，moving around 意为“走来走去”符合句意，故选A项。3Whats the best title for the text?AAn Exciting but Normal LifeBAdventures in Our Own BackyardCGo to Travel and Expand Your HorizonDGet Outside and Explore for the UnknownB解析：标题归纳题。文章第三段表明了作者的观点，我们不一定非要去旅行才能探索未知，发现新的自我，下文引用了阿兰沃茨的话，表明我们应该活在当下，因为我们看似平淡的日常生活同样可以很精彩。故选 B 项。B(2018广西重点高中模拟)People love cellphones, which is why nine in ten Americans own one.But does heavy use of cellphones pose a risk of cancer? This question has caused controversy for many years. A new study in rats now augments those concerns.Its data linked longterm, intense exposure to radiation from cellphones with an increased risk of cancer in the heart or brain.The results have yet to be confirmed, the authors note.Indeed, although the rat study found a link between cellphone radiation and cancer, it offers no clues to why such a link might exist, notes Jonathan Samet.He teaches preventative medicine and directs the Institute for Global Health at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.Still, he calls the new studys findings “significant”They could lead to studies researching how cellphone radiation might cause cancer, he says.Phone signals are relayed between cell towers and cellphones via radio waves.This radio frequencyor RFradiation is a type known as nonionizing(非电离的). Unlike Xrays, nonionizing radiation does not deposit enough energy into cells to release electrons from atoms or molecules, producing ions.So it tends to be far less harmful than ionizing radiation, such as Xrays.But that does not mean radio waves might not cause harm.In very large doses(量) this radiation will heat the body and cause tissue damage.But its not yet known what much lower RF levels might do, such as those from cellphone use.Five years ago, the World Health Organizations International Agency for Research on Cancer, or IARC, concluded that cellphone use “is possibly carcinogenic(致癌的)”Its conclusion was based on what little research data was available at that time.But notice that IARC was not certain.It said only that phone use might “possibly” cause cancer.So scientists at the National Toxicology Program, or NTP, investigated further.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。人们喜欢用手机，90%的美国人都有手机。那么，过度使用手机是否会有患癌的风险呢？一项新的研究给出了一些线索。4Which of the following can replace the underlined word “augments”？Afigures outBputs outCrefers toDadds toD解析：词义猜测题。画线词前面提到过度使用手机是否有患癌的风险这一问题多年来引发的争议不断，再根据画线词后的“concerns”和“Its data linked longterm, intense exposure to radiation from cellphones with an increased risk of cancer in the heart or brain.”可知，现在一项在老鼠身上进行的新研究增加了那些忧虑。故画线词与adds to意义相近。5In which aspect does Jonathan Samet think the new study in rats is significant?AIt assists him with his teaching.BIt indicates a new research direction.CIt warns people to mind cellphone safety.DIt makes a breakthrough in cancer research.B解析：推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可知，这项研究会促使科学家去查明手机辐射可能是怎样致癌的，也就是说它为科学家提供了一个新的研究方向。6What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?AHow phone signals are delivered.BHow cellphones produce radiation.CFeatures of radiation from cellphones.DDifferences between ionizing and nonionizing radiation.C解析：段落大意题。根据第三段的“nonionizing radiation does not deposit enough energy into cells to release electrons from atoms or molecules, producing ions.So it tends to be far less harmful than ionizing radiation.”可知，本段主要讲的是手机辐射的特点，它是非电离的，其危害性远低于电离辐射。7What might be the theme of NTP scientists further research?AWhy cellphone use causes cancer.BWhether cellphone use really causes cancer.CWhat health effects cellphone use has.DHow much exposure to cellphone radiation is safe.B解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“It said only that phone use might possibly cause cancer.So scientists at the National Toxicology Program, or NTP, investigated further.”可知，NTP的科学家进一步研究的主题可能是手机使用是否真的会导致癌症。 完形填空(2018辽宁省五校协作体高三上学期联合模拟)Falling off a boxcar and landing on my head，I lost my sight when I was four years old. Now I am thirtytwo. I can 1 remember the brightness of sunshine.It would be wonderful to see again， 2 a tragedy can do strange things to people.It 3 to me that I might not have e to love life as I do now if I hadnt been blind.My parents and my teacher saw something 4 me, and they made me want to 5 against blindness.The hardest 6 I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadnt been able to do that, I would have 7 down for the rest of my life.When I say 8 in myself I am not talking about 9 the kind of selfconfidence that 10 me down an unfamiliar staircase(楼梯) alone. But I mean something bigger than that: the assurance that I am a real positive person 11 imperfections.It took me years to obtain this 12 . It had to start with the 13 . Once a man gave me an indoor 14 “I cant use this，” I said.“Take it with you，”he 15 me，“and roll it around.” The 16 stuck in my head.“Roll it around！”By rolling the ball I could hear where it went.This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought 17 At the school for the blind I 18 a new kind of baseball called the“ground ball”All my life I have set a series of goals and then tried to reach them，one at a time.I had to learn my 19 . I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made 20 【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了“我”在四岁的时候失去了视力，但通过一件小事，“我”学会了自信，并逐渐取得进步的过程。1A.randomly BabruptlyCroughlyDpletelyC解析：“我”四岁时失去视力，现在已经三十二岁了。由此可推知，此处表示“我”粗略地记得，故选C。roughly“粗略地，大致上”。2A.soBbutCthusDandB解析：根据语境可知，上下文之间是转折关系，故选B。3A.occurredBreferred CbroughtDturnedA解析：“我”想到如果“我”没有失明，“我”可能不会像现在这样热爱生活。It occurs to sb.that.为固定句型，意为“某人想到”。4A.ofBfor CtoDinD解析：“我”父母以及老师看到了“我”内在的一些东西，他们让“我”想要与失明作斗争。根据语境可知，此处应选D。5A.getBfight CfindDdropB解析：参见上题解析。fight against.“与作斗争”。6A.methodBexperience ClessonDmannerC解析：“我”学到的最困难的一课(lesson)就是要相信“我”自己。7A.brokenBput CsettledDlayA解析：如果“我”做不到那样的话，“我”可能已经精神崩溃了。break down“(在健康或精神等方面)垮掉”。8A.courageBambition CbeliefDpowerC解析：根据上文中的“to believe in myself”可知，此处应选C项与上文相照应。9A.firmlyBsimply CfairlyDslightlyB解析：“我”说的信心并不仅仅(simply)指帮助(helps)“我”走下陌生楼梯的自信。10A.stopsBhelps CfindsDgivesB解析：参见上题解析。11A.despiteBbesides CwithoutDunlikeA解析：尽管“我”是一个不完美的人，但是“我”是一个积极的人。despite“尽管”，符合语境。12A.descriptionBexistenceCaccusationDrecognitionD解析：“我”花了很多年才认识到这一点。A项意为“描述”；B项意为“存在”；C项意为“控告”；D项意为“认识”。13A.intelligenceBincidentCtroubleDdeterminationB解析：这得从一件小事开始。A项意为“智慧”，B项意为“小事”；C项意为“麻烦”；D项意为“决心”。14A.chairBbaseball CgameDdesignB解析：根据下文中的“a new kind of baseball”可知，此处指棒球。15A.urgedBblamed CgreetedDteasedA解析：根据语境可知，此处指他一直在敦促“我”。urge “强烈要求，敦促”。16A.goalsBwords CimagesDideasB解析：他所说的话(words)印在“我”的脑海中，故选B。17A.valuableBreasonableCimpossibleDunbearableC解析：这给了“我”一个如何实现“我”认为不可能(impossible)的目标的想法。A项意为“有价值的”；B项意为“合情理的”；C项意为“不可能的”；D项意为“无法容忍的”。18A.discoveredBequippedCformedDinventedD解析：在盲人学校“我”发明(invented)了一种新的被称为“地滚球”的棒球。A项意为“发现”；B项意为“配备”；C项意为“形成”；D项意为“发明”。19A.limitationsBadvantagesCpuzzlesDpersonalitiesA解析：“我”不得不了解自己的不足之处。limitation“(某人或某物的)局限性，不足之处”。20A.senseBprogressCmistakesDdecisionsB解析：“我”有时会失败，但一般说来“我”取得了进步。make progress“取得进步”。
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