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模块3U1一、阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。As a child，I was generally happy，singing and dancing to my favorite songs，smiling and laughing with my friends and family.But as far back as second grade，I noticed a“darkness”about me.I didnt enjoy participating in many things.In middle school，things in my life began to get even worse.I began withdrawing from everything I once enjoyed.I was always tired.Everything was horrible.Finally，midway through eighth grade，I was told I had a chemical imbalance，diagnosed(诊断)with clinical depression，and had to take medicine.It took months for me to feel the effects of the medicine.When I began to feel happy again is when I realized that I had to take the responsibility for getting better myself, rather than relying on medicine.Aristotle said，“To live happily is an inward power of the soul，”and I believe that this quote describes what I had to do to achieve happiness.Happiness is a journey.Everyone seems to need different things to be happy.“The essentials(要素)to happiness are something to love，something to do，and something to hope for，”a quote from William Blake sums up what I believe people need to realize to be truly happy in life.People need love.I feel they need their family and their friends more than anything else in the world.People need work to do，something to make them feel they are making a difference in the world.People need to know that more good is to e in the future，so they continue to live for“now” instead of constantly worrying about the bad that could e.Love and hope are happiness.1What do we know about the author in Paragraph 2?AHe hated going to sleep because he couldnt sleep well.BHe spent months recovering from the clinical depression.CHe was diagnosed with clinical depression in Grade Seven.DHe suffered a great deal from clinical depression.2Who helped the author to be happy again?AThe authors friends.BAristotle.CThe author himself. DWilliam.3Which of the following about being truly happy is unnecessary in the authors opinion?ALove. BAmbition.CHope. DWork.4What may be the best title for the text?AThe Essentials to HappinessBWays to Overe ShortingsCEveryone Needs to Be HappyDHappiness Is Love【解题导语】作者根据自己克服抑郁症的经历总结出了幸福生活的要素。1D细节理解题。根据第二段中的I began withdrawing from everything I once enjoyed.I was always tired.Everything was horrible.Finally，midway through eighth grade，I was told I had a chemical imbalance，diagnosed with clinical depression, and had to take medicine.可知，在中学时，作者受到临床抑郁症的折磨。故选D项。2C细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句When I began to feel happy again is when I realized that I had to take the responsibility for getting better myself, rather than relying on medicine.可知，作者并不是依赖药物而是靠自己克服病症，重新快乐起来。故选C项。3B细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一句可知，作者认为幸福的要素包括爱、希望和工作。故选B项。4A主旨大意题。通读文章，作者根据自己克服抑郁症的经历，总结出幸福生活的要素，文章最后一段具体阐述了要素的内容，由此可知A项契合文章主旨。二、单项填空1.The moment he came into his room, he _ something wrong, though he couldnt tell.A. noticedB. sensedC. feltD. smelt【答案】B 2.Before the camps, the kids might have thought Americans are difficult to _, but through the experience during the camps, they know Americans are very friendly. A. recognize B. acknowledge C. approach D. confirm【答案】C【解析】句意：在参加夏令营之前，孩子们可能觉得美国人很难接近，但通过在夏令营里的经历，他们知道美国人是很友好的。recognize 认出，辨认出；acknowledge承认，认可；approach 接近，靠近；confirm确定，证实。3.The President _ the womans service to her country by awarding her a medal.A. accepted B. recognized C. declared D. realized【答案】B【解析】accept接受；recognize认可，认出；declare 宣布，声称；realize实现，意识到。recognize sth “认可, 承认”。句意：总统肯定了这位妇女对国家所做出的工作，授予了她一枚勋章。4.The river runs clear.We all appreciate the importance the local government has _ the environmental protection.A. attached to B. left for C. responded to D. learnt from【答案】A【解析】句意：“这条小溪很清澈。”“我们都很感激当地政府对环境保护给予重视。”attach importance to doing/something重视，着重于，对给予重视；left for动身前往某地；responded to响应；leant from向学习。5.An appropriately dressed speaker is more _ to leave a pleasant impression on the audience.A. capable B. probableC. possible D. likely【答案】D6.The doctor _ at the patient quickly and rang for an ambulance immediately.A. glanced B. glaredC. gazed D. stared【答案】A【解析】句意：快速看了一眼病人之后，这位医生立即打电话叫了一辆救护车。glance at匆匆地看一眼；glare at怒目而视；gaze at(因惊讶、喜悦或有兴趣而)注视，凝视；stare at(因吃惊、恐惧等而)盯着看。7.See, your puter has broken down again! It doesnt _ sense to buy the cheapest brand of puter just to save a few dollars. A. haveB. makeC. displayD. bring【答案】B【解析】句意：看看，你的电脑又坏了！只为省几美元买最便宜牌子的电脑是没有意义的。make sense有意义。8.After a 5-minute discussion, we came up with a better _ to the math problem.A. access B. way C. approach D. aspect【答案】C8.We hadnt seen each other for years and he had changed a great deal, so I didnt _ him at first.A. realizeB. repeat C. knowD. recognize【答案】D【解析】句意：我们已经好几年没见过面了，而且他改变了许多，因此刚开始的时候我都认不出他来了。recognize认出，识别，符合句意。10.The 22nd APEC summit has e to an end, but the Chinese elements _ the meetings have drawn widespread attention from the public. A. absorbed in B. concerned about C. modeled after D. attached to 【答案】D【解析】absorbed in专心致志于；concerned about对关心；modeled after效仿；attached to (使)依附于，使相关。句意：第22届亚太经合组织会议落下了帷幕，但是与这次会议有关的中国元素受到公众的普遍关注。11.Look, dark clouds are gathering. It is _ to rain soon.A. probably B. possiblyC. likely D. perhaps【答案】C【解析】句意：看，天上乌云密布，可能很快就要下雨了。probably很可能；possibly大概，也许；likely可能的；perhaps也许，大概。likely是形容词，It/sb. is likely to do sth.很有可能做某事。12.He must have sensed that I was looking at him. He suddenly _ me and said quietly, Why are you _ me like that?A. gazed at, glaring atB. stared at, gazing atC. glanced at, staring atD. looked at, glancing at【答案】C【解析】glance at瞥一眼，匆匆看一下；stare at睁大眼睛凝视、盯着或瞪着看。句意：他一定是注意到我在看着他。他突然朝我看了一眼，然后轻声问道：“你为什么要那样盯着我看？”13. Jack is _ go to school, so his mother has to stay at home to look after him.A. young enough to B. old enough to C. too young to D. very old to【答案】C【解析】tooto“太而不能”的结构。根据so his mother has to stay at home to look after him可知他太小而不能去上学(所以他的母亲不得不呆在家里来照看他)，所以选C。注意：“Jack is old enough to go to school”的意思是：杰克已经到了上学的年龄。14.Do you regret paying 20,000 dollars for the second-hand car?Not a bit. I think it deserves _.A. as more than twice many B. more than twice as muchC. more than as twice much D. more than twice as many【答案】B15.Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying answered the question _ China has confidence in the success of its new round of reforms.A. whatB. whetherC. thatD. when【答案】B 【解析】分析句子结构可知，空处引导同位语从句，作question的同位语，从句在结构上很完整，排除代词what。句意：外交部女发言人华春莹回答了中国对新一轮改革的成功是否有信心这一问题。三、完形填空Sometime, you are stuck in traffic, anxious about getting a job, or stressed about making a deadline at work. _1_ as these situations are, they are also opportunities to _2_ kindness and gratefulness. Responding gently and thankfully will not _3_ make these situations go away, but it can help you be happier and _4_.As someone who travels as part of my work, I find that when I practice looking for _5_ to be kind and grateful, travel is a much more _6_ experience.The mental and physical _7_ of kindness and gratitude are impressive. Such simple practices not only make you feel good, _8_ they can also help protect your immune system, reduce stress and anxiety, strengthen self-control. That is, simple practice done regularly can _9_ both your physiology and your outlook. It is more likely that you also view the future _10_.However, being kind and grateful is not a (an) _11_ for working toward important goals, or dealing with challenge. Practicing kindness and appreciation is a way to _12_ the quality of your experience and relationships while you are doing these things. _13_ what your brain may tell you, your ability to be kind and grateful is not _14_ upon either your circumstances or how you feel. _15_ simply, kindness and gratitude are available to you whenever you choose to practice them.During your lifetime many things will happen. You will experience some of them as pleasant and fortable and others as _16_ and unwanted. You do not have control over the circumstances that life _17_, but you do have a choice about how you _18_ to them. Reacting to whatever _19_ up with kindness and gratitude is a powerful _20_, a choice supported by hundreds of scientific research studies and remended in every enduring wisdom tradition for thousands of years.What will you choose?语篇解读：在本文中作者向人们介绍了快乐的秘诀，即与人为善，学会感恩。作者认为尽管生活中时常会有不愉快，不尽人意的事情发生，但是经常帮助别人，学会感恩不仅让人们获得心情的愉悦，而且能够减轻压力，让人们获得身心的健康。1.A. Unhappy B. Unfortunate C. Undesirable D. Unfamiliar【答案】C【解析】从前句内容可知这些情况是人们不想经历的，是不受欢迎的(undesirable)，而不是陌生的，故选 C。2.A. practice B. acknowledge C. account D. distinguish【答案】A【解析】根据下文内容可知作者认为人们要寻找机会去践行自己的善意，要时时记着感恩，在下文中多次出现该内容，比如第二段中 when I practice looking for以及第三段中 Such simple practices.等，故选 A。3.A. eventually B. deliberately C. instantly D. necessarily【答案】D【解析】作者指采取和善感激的态度未必使情况消失，但是却会让你开心，故选 D。4.A. healthier B. gentler C. kinder D. stronger【答案】A【解析】根据下文第三段内容可知：与人为善，学会感恩会提高人们的免疫力，会让人更为健康，故选 A。5.A. approaches B. chances C. places D. coincidences【答案】B【解析】从语境可以判断，作者在旅行中时常去寻找帮助别人、传递善良的机会，故选 B。6.A. worthy B. enjoyable C. practical D. precious【答案】B【解析】从上文的内容以及情理可知：“赠人玫瑰，手留余香”，在帮助别人之后，自己也会感觉到开心快乐，因此旅途也是快乐的，故选 B。7.A. conditions B. growth C. benefits D. expectation【答案】C【解析】后句内容均讲述的是帮助别人，学会感恩的好处，故答案选 C。8.A. so B. while C. and D. but【答案】D【解析】固定搭配：not only.but also， “不但而且” ，此处介绍与人为善给自己带来身体和心情的影响，故答案选 D。9.A. change B. adjust C. reflect D. prove【答案】A【解析】上句内容介绍了学会感恩，传递善良给人身心带来的变化，故答案选 A。10.A. accurately B. realistically C. positively D. wisely【答案】C【解析】从上文可知友善，感激地面对周围的人或者发生的事情会给自己带来快乐，所以看待问题也会积极乐观，故选 C。11.A. exchange B. replacement C. process D. aspect【答案】B【解析】从空后内容可知作者认为善良感恩并不能代替努力工作或者去应对挑战，故选 B。12.A. impact B. identify C. evaluate D. ensure【答案】A【解析】从前句内容以及情理可知表达善良和感恩能够在处理事情以及和别人打交道的时候让气氛更融洽，关系更友好，亦即是：影响到你做事时的经历以及与他人的关系。故答案选 A。13.A. While B. Though C. Despite D. Given【答案】C【解析】空后是 what 引导的宾语从句，在四个选项中只有 despite 后可以接 what 从句，故选 C。14.A. focused B. called C. looked D. dependent【答案】D【解析】根据上下文内容可知善良，感恩的能力既不依靠你周围的环境也不依赖你的感觉，这只是一种选择，故选 D。15.A. Say B. Put C. Tell D. Express【答案】B【解析】固定搭配：Put simply“简单地说” ，故选 B。16.A. uncertain B. ridiculous C. embarrassing D. difficult【答案】D【解析】 根据 and 后面 unwanted 可以判断此处指不好的经历， 是人们不想经历困难的事情， 与前面 pleasantand fortable 构成对比，故选 D。17.A. presents B. provides C. offers D. supplies【答案】A【解析】从语境可知生活中发生的事情不是有意提供给人们的，生活充满了不确定性，故是“呈现”在人们面前的，选 A。18.A.contribute B. respond C. reply D. appeal【答案】B【解析】根据情理以及下文 react to 可知此处指如何对生活中发生的事情做出回应，故选 B。19.A. keeps B. goes C. builds D. turns【答案】D【解析】从语境可知此处指应对生活中发生的事情，turn up “出现，露面” ，故选 D。20.A. attitude B. tool C. choice D. influence【答案】C【解析】根据词的复现原则可知此处指用善良和感恩的心去应对生活中发生的事情是人们做出的一种选择，这种选择有着强大的力量，故选 C。四、短文改错。As is known to we all，Americas national pastime is baseball.It has played in this country since the first settlers arrive.It was a national ball what was liked by many Americans at that time.Although baseball possibly developed from an English game，it is now thought of like an American sport.From the Little League to the Major League，player of all skill levels enjoy testing their power on the “Field of Dreams”Famous players，exciting music but the standard stadium food of hot dogs，popcorn and peanuts are popularly among Americans.In a fact，Americans make go to the baseball game a favorite summer outing for many Americans nowadays.【答案】As is known to all，Americas national pastime is baseball.It has played in this country since the first settlers .It was a national ball was liked by many Americans at that time.Although baseball possibly developed from an English game，it is now thought of an American sport.From the Little League to the Major League， of all skill levels enjoy testing their power on the “Field of Dreams”Famous players，exciting music the standard stadium food of hot dogs，popcorn and peanuts are among Americans.In fact，Americans make to the baseball game a favorite summer outing for many Americans nowadays.第一处：we改为us。考查代词。与语境中介词to呼应，故此处用代词的宾格形式us作介词to的宾语。第二处：has后加been。考查动词语态。主语It指代baseball，和谓语动词play构成被动关系，故在has后加been。第三处：arrive改为arrived。考查动词时态。since意为“自从”时，从句用一般过去时，主句用一般现在时或现在完成时。第四处：what改为that/which。考查关系词。that/which引导定语从句，在从句中作主语，修饰先行词a national ball。第五处：like改为as。考查介词。固定搭配think of.as.意为“把当做”，符合语境，故用介词as。第六处：player改为players。考查名词复数。player是可数名词，与语境of all skill levels呼应，故此处用复数形式。第七处：but改为and。考查连词。根据语境可知，此处表示逻辑上的并列关系，故用连词and。第八处：popularly改为popular。考查形容词。与语境中are呼应，故用形容词popular作表语。第九处：删除a。考查固定搭配。固定搭配in fact意为“事实上”，符合语境，故删除a。第十处：go改为going。考查动名词。此处going to the baseball game是动名词短语作谓语动词make的宾语，符合语境。
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