1、第三板块 第三部分 第2讲Close 1(2020石家庄模拟)A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on stress management.As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class _1_ they would be asked the “halfempty or halffull” question._2_， that was not the case.With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “H
2、ow much do you think this glass of water _3_？”Answers called out _4_ from eight to twenty ounces (盎司)She quieted the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesnt _5_.But it counts how long you hold it.If I hold it for a minute, it is OK.If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in
3、 my _6_.If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb.In each case, the _7_ of the glass of water doesnt change, but the _8_ I hold it, the heavier it becomes.Why？”Lost in _9_， all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.“Our stresses and _10_ in life are like that glass of
4、water.If we _11_ our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to _12_.”_13_ you have to do is put all your burdens down, as _14_ in the evening as possible.Dont carry them through the evening into the night；by doing this, we can get _15_ next morning and are _16_ to
5、 move forward.More often than not, life gets terrible when we _17_ too much.And the moment you _18_ your burdens, youll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.So rather than being upset and feeling _19_ for yourself, start doing something about it.After all, life is too short to _20_ yourself to
6、 anything that is not making you happy.语篇解读本文通过女教授让学生观察一杯水的重量的事例告诉读者：我们只有卸下压力和负担，才能活得更轻松。1A.wonderedBexpectedCagreed Dargued解析：B由With a smile on her face，she asked the students，“How much do you think this glass of water weighs？”可知，每个人都预料会被问到“杯子是半空还是半满”的问题。然而，教授面带微笑问道：“这杯水有多重？”2A.However BMeanwhile C
7、Anyhow DTherefore解析：A由后面that was not the case可知是转折。3A.pays BlooksCsmells Dweighs解析：D教授面带微笑问道：“这杯水有多重？”4A.ranged Breplied Cread Dexchanged解析：A根据下文from eight to twenty ounces.可知喊出的答案在8到20盎司内变动。5A.exist Bchange Cmatter Dincrease解析：C由But it counts how long you hold it.可知这杯水的实重并不重要。是否觉得水重，取决于你花多长时间端着这杯水。
8、6A.head Barm Cleg Dstomach解析：B由If I hold it for a day，my arm will feel numb.可知此处指的是胳膊会疼。7A.shape Bposition Cweight Dsize解析：C在不同情况下，这杯水的重量并没有改变，但是“我”举的时间越长，它就会变得越重。8A.better Bdeeper Clonger Dfurther解析：C在不同情况下，这杯水的重量并没有改变，但是“我”举的时间越长，它就会变得越重。9A.fantasy Bthought Cdreams Ddiscussion解析：B由all the students
9、 kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.可知此处句意为学生们都陷入了沉思，lost in thought陷入沉思，是固定短语。10A.doubts Bjoys Csurprises Dworries解析：D我们生活中的压力和担心就像那杯水。空格前stresses and 是提示。11A.cover Bcarry Chide Dshow解析：B如果我们一直背负着这样沉重的负担，迟早，我们会感到筋疲力尽，甚至无法继续下去。后文Dont carry them through the evening into the night是提示。
10、12A.pick up Bwork out Ccarry on Dcatch on解析：C如果我们一直背负着这样沉重的负担，迟早，我们会感到筋疲力尽，甚至无法继续下去。13A.Something BAll CNothing DAnything解析：B你所需要做的就是卸下全部的压力。14A.eagerly BnaturallyCquickly Dearly解析：D由Dont carry them through the evening into the night 可知尽可能早地卸下压力，不要拖得特别晚，甚至到深夜。15A.refreshed Bentertained Cdepressed Da
11、mazed解析：A通过这样做，我们第二天早上可以重新振作精神，继而能继续前行。16A.able Banxious Cpassive Dambitious解析：A通过这样做，我们第二天早上可以重新振作精神，继而能继续前行。be able to 能够做某事，是固定用法。17A.fear Bthink Crest Dget解析：B通常，我们想得太多时，生活会变得很糟糕。18A.catch up with Blook down onClet go of Dput up with解析：C你松手放开压力的那一刻，你会发现自己是如此地放松。19A.happy BsorryCdisappointed Dgre
12、edy解析：B所以不是要感到烦恼或遗憾，而是要开始做一些事情。feeling sorry for oneself为感到遗憾；同情，是固定用法。20A.help Btreat Cdrive Dabandon解析：D人生苦短，不要使自己沉浸在让自己不开心的事情中。abandon oneself to沉湎于、放纵于，是固定用法。Cloze 2(新题预测)A comfort zone，particularly for students in high school，serves as a nonrisk，nonfailure and nonrejection zone.It _1_ that most
13、 teenagers are not _2_ to extend themselves or take risks in their life and they _3_ want to escape from their parents.My first _4_ of being thrown out of my comfort zone was in my high school.Many of my friends in the first year had started to _5_，regardless of the results，with alcohol, drugs or ot
14、her _6_ things.For them，it was _7_ to care more about alcohol，parties or girlfriends/boyfriends rather than their _8_，study or other friends.That was not the case with me.None of my friends had the determination to _9_ their risky behavior，including pressure in the new group and the new comfort zone
15、 of going along with new friends._10_，they simply replaced one comfort zone with another riskier one with potentially severe results.Those had little _11_ for me.I considered myself to be smarter than my old friends and was trying to develop _12_ and diverse interests.I threw myself into my _13_ and
16、 spent a long time in the library.I took an active part in community service.I gained confidence and the rewards of my study _14_ my old friends wandered in school，with little thought or concern for their _15_.Could they support themselves in the future？Because of our _16_ opinions，interests and val
17、ues，the only _17_ of our friendship，we chose to end it.I couldnt _18_ their group just to be accepted._19_，I went through a high school students worst experiencehaving no peer(同龄人)group.A quote from the television series Boy Meets World _20_ my personal experience with peer groups：“Lose one friend，l
18、ose all friends，but dont lose yourself.”语篇解读 本文主要讲了作者在读高中时，自己的很多朋友都沾染了不健康的习惯，作者不能仅仅是为了被接受，而附和他们，所以作者独自过着积极健康的校园生活。最终，作者和自己的老朋友们结束了友谊。作者认为失去一个朋友也好，失去了所有的朋友也罢，唯独不能迷失了自我。1A.reflects BallowsCnotes Ddetermines解析：A它反映出了大多数青少年不愿意拓展他们自己或者在生活中冒险，他们甚至想要摆脱他们的父母。2A.open BwillingCproud Ddevoted解析：Bbe willing to
19、do sth.愿意做某事。3A.already ByetCstill Deven解析：D根据句意此处存在递进关系。4A.game BgradeCexperience Dexample解析：C我第一次被抛出我的舒适区的经历是在读高中时。5A.compare BadjustCexperiment Dfight解析：C由regardless of the results，with alcohol，drugs or other _6_ things.可知我朋友中的许多人在第一年就开始尝试。6A.painful BpowerfulCstrange Dunhealthy解析：D由alcohol，drugs
20、可知都是不健康的东西。7A.cool BwiseCunique Drare解析：A更多地去关心喝酒、聚会、男朋友和女朋友，而不是他们的家人、学习和其他的朋友，在他们看来很酷。8A.holidays BfamiliesCprojects Dbusinesses解析：Brather than而不是。9A.exhibit BadmitCplan Dstress解析：B 我的朋友中没有人有决心承认他们的危险行为。10A.Unfortunately BSurprisinglyCHopefully DInterestingly解析：A不幸的是，他们简单地用一个可能会有很严重后果的另外一个区域去取代舒适区。
21、11A.danger BregretCdoubt Dappeal解析：D那些对我完全没有吸引力。上文That was not the case with me.是提示。12A.popular BstrongCnew Dclose解析：C由I considered myself to be smarter than my old friends可知我努力发展新的、多种多样的兴趣。13A.discovery BhabitCstudy Dmemory解析：C由and spent a long time in the library.可知我投身于学习中。14A.if BbecauseCthough D
22、while解析：D我获得了信心和学习的回报，然而我的老朋友们却在学校里闲逛。前后构成对比，故用并列连词while。 15A.future BjourneyCfriendship Dwealth解析：A他们不思考或是关心自己的未来。16A.legal BdifferentCpoor Dpublic解析：B根据上文内容可知，我和我的老朋友们有不同的观点、兴趣和价值观。17A.system BtrendCbasis Ddesign解析：C观点、兴趣和价值观是我们友谊的唯一基础，既然不同，那么我们选择结束它。18A.make up for Bkeep away fromClook down on Dg
23、o along with解析：D我不能仅仅是为了被接受，而附和他们。go along with附和；陪同一起前往。19A.By no means BOn the contraryCAs a result DIn addition to解析：C结果，我遭遇了一名高中学生最糟糕的经历没有同龄人群体。20A.enjoys BexplainsCsends Dgathers解析：B由“Lose one friend，lose all friends，but dont lose yourself.”可知这个引用解释了我的个人经历。Cloze 3Isnt it amazing how you never h
24、ave to water your weeds or nurture(培育) them and they still give you an unwanted crop?I can remember as a young boy my grandfather showed me how to _1_ this annoying weed called Bermuda grass.It was _2_ stuff and it would really _3_ if you didnt get it out by the _4_.When my wife and I bought our fir
25、st home about 8 years ago，what I had to do with is this certain patch of weeds _5_ to the Bermuda grass，which would also spread wildly.After getting the inside of our home _6_，it was time to work on the outside.On my hands and knees I _7_ attacked the weeds with a small hand spade getting each one _
26、8_ by the roots.Just this spring I realized that one particular weed was no longer _9_ but another one was in full _10_.So again，I got down on my hands and knees and got to work _11_ them from my yard.When I was _12_，my yard was better off.Sometimes our life can be so similar.We all have weeds in ou
27、r life.These weeds can be challenges，setbacks，or _13_ beliefs，and the list can be _14_.When dealing with these weeds of _15_，the _16_ is to get to the root of them and remove them one by one out and eventually you will _17_ this round.And when another crop of weeds _18_，deal with them directly _19_
28、they spread，because now that you know what to do with them by getting to the root of it，it will give you more courage and _20_ the next time a problem arises up.语篇解读作者将生活中的困难和挫折比作杂草，处理生活中的杂草要连根拔起。1A.eat up Bdig upCbreak up Dput up解析：B我还记得，在儿童时期我祖父向我展示如何挖出这些烦人的杂草。后文get it out是提示。2A.powerful Bpoisonou
29、sCsensitive Dterrible解析：D 这些真是糟糕的东西，并且如果你不连根拔起的话它真的会蔓延。前文annoying是提示。3A.spread BsucceedCwithdraw Dcompromise解析：A 这些真是糟糕的东西，并且如果你不连根拔起的话它真的会蔓延。后文spread是提示。4A.leaves BhandsCspades Droots解析：D这些真是糟糕的东西，并且如果你不连根拔起的话它真的会蔓延。后文roots是提示。5A.attractive BsimilarCfundamental Dunknown解析：B当我和我的妻子在大约8年前买了我们的第一套房子时，
30、我要处理的是那些跟狗牙相似的杂草。similar to与相似，是固定搭配。后文also是提示。6A.counted BmendedCappreciated Dsettled解析：D家里面的杂草处理完之后，是时候处理外面的了。it was time to work on the outside是提示。7A.energetically BunsuccessfullyCcuriously Dthankfully解析：A我跪在地上用一把铲子积极地把每一棵草连根拔起。8A.inside BoutCoff Dacross解析：B我跪在地上用一把铲子积极地把每一棵草连根拔起。前文get it out是提示。
31、9A.useful BdynamicCdifferent Dcommon解析：D就在今年春天，我意识到这种特殊的杂草已经不再存在了，但是另一种杂草又来势汹汹。句中but是提示。10A.force BlengthCdetail Dvain解析：解析：A就在今年春天，我意识到这种特殊的杂草已经不再存在了，但是另一种杂草又来势汹汹。in full force用全力，发挥充分，是固定搭配。11A.collecting BattendingCridding Ddistinguishing解析：C所以再一次的，我跪在地上开始把这些杂草从院子中除去。again是提示。12A.wornout Baccusto
32、medCfinished Dintroduced解析：C当我完成时，院子就好多了。finished adj.完结的，完成的。13A.familiar BreligiousCpast Dnegative解析：D这些杂草可能是挑战、挫折或者消极的想法。并列连词or和前面的challenges，setbacks是提示。14A.reasonable BendlessCnormal Duncertain解析：B这些杂草可能是挑战，挫折或者消极的想法，并且可能会无穷无尽。15A.life BschoolChouse Dfactory解析：A当处理生活中的这些杂草时，解决办法是到达它们的根部，一棵一棵拔出来
33、。16A.progress BsolutionCdisadvantage Dpermission解析：B当处理生活中的这些杂草时，解决办法是到达它们的根部，一棵一棵拔出来。dealing with是提示。17A.interrupt BmemorizeCconquer Drecognize解析：C当处理生活中的这些杂草时，解决办法是到达它们的根部，一棵一棵拔出来，最终你会征服它们。18A.shows up Bshows offCtakes up Dtakes解析：A当另一拨杂草出现时，直接在它们蔓延之前就处理它们，因为你已经知道怎么做了。19A.unless Beven ifCbefore Ds
34、o that解析：C当另一拨杂草出现时，直接在它们蔓延之前就处理它们，因为你已经知道怎么做了。20A.impression BmotivationCwisdom Dsatisfaction解析：C当另一拨杂草出现时，直接在它们蔓延之前就处理它们，因为你已经知道怎么做了，它将会给你更多勇气和智慧。并列连词and和courage是提示。Cloze 4Like most young couples，my husband and I didnt have money for luxurious gifts on our first wedding anniversary.We were _1_ to
35、have a meal and watch a romantic movie at home.Simply being able to enjoy each others _2_ was enough.No gift on earth could come close to _3_ our love for one another.So when the mailman knocked on the door.I was very _4_ to see a mediumsized package from my mother.Both eager and curious to see what
36、 was awaiting us in the package，I _5_ tore open the box and immediately my eyes were filled with tears.Inside the box was a _6_ folded quilt my mother had made by hand.It was white with rose _7_ and gold thread.The backing _8_ beautiful tiny purple flowers.Accompanying the quilt was a _9_ from my mo
37、ther：“Happy Anniversary! _10_ is a quilt.The purple was your wedding colour and the gold thread _11_ the golden rings you two exchanged on your wedding day.May this quilt keep you warm when times are cold and _12_ you of the day you said your vowsLove，Mom.”I was touched _13_ words.I knew my mom sure
38、ly had sacrificed to be able to afford this.The time alone to sew such a detailed quilt was _14_ to me.I just _15_ my mother coming home from a long day at work and staying up _16_ the early hours of the next morning delicately _17_ the quilt together.We both knew a part of my moms _18_ was sewn rig
39、ht into the quilt.How could any gift ever compare to such a genuine gift?Many years have passed since our first anniversary，but neither of us has _19_ the beautiful quilt.My husband always jokes that the best anniversary _20_ I have ever received wasnt from him but from my mother，and I agree.语篇解读 文章
40、讲述了作者在第一个结婚周年纪念日收到了母亲送的礼物一床被子，让作者感受到了浓浓的母爱。1A.eager BdiscouragedCcontent Dupset解析：Cbe content to对很满足。句意：在家吃顿饭，看一场浪漫的电影就很满足了。2A.concentration BcompanyCcomfort Dreliance解析：B根据上下文可知，有彼此的陪伴就足够了。3A.expressing BexplainingCdeclaring Ddescribing解析：A这里指表达爱，故用express love。句意：没有任何礼物能表达我们对彼此的爱。4A.depressed Bdis
41、appointedCscared Dsurprised解析：D根据上文No gift on earth could come close to _3_ our love for one another.可知，看到包裹她很惊讶。5A.carelessly BslowlyCquickly Dcasually解析：C根据前句Both eager and curious to see what was awaiting us in the package可知，都非常急切和好奇包裹里是什么，故迅速地撕开盒子。6A.roughly BneatlyCmessily Dtotally解析：B根据上下文可知，新
42、被子肯定被叠得整整齐齐。盒子里是一床妈妈亲手做的叠得整整齐齐的被子。7A.patterns BsmellsCshapes Dcolors解析：A这里指被子上的玫瑰图案。它是白色的，有玫瑰图案和金线。8A.consisted of Bmade upCturned into Dtook up解析：A根据句意可知，这里是被子背面的组成。背面由美丽的紫色小花构成。9A.bill BcheckCposter Dnote解析：D根据下文可知，里面是一张便条。随着被子，有一张我母亲写的便条。10A.Donated BAttachedCPurchased DSewn解析：B这是一个倒装句，正常语序应为a qu
43、ilt is attached。结婚纪念日快乐，附着一床被子。11A.represents BcombinesCfastens Dbears解析：A根据句意可知，这里指金线所代表的含义。金线代表了你俩在婚礼上交换的戒指。12A.inform BwarnCremind Dconvince解析：C短语remind sb.of sth.使某人想起。让你想起那天你说过的你的誓言爱。13A.in BbeyondCbetween Dwithout解析：Bbeyond words 无法用语言表达。我感动得无法用语言表达。14A.unimaginable BimproperCdissatisfying Dun
44、fair解析：A根据句意可知对作者来说，一个人缝一床被子是难以想象的。15A.saw BfoundCpictured Dheard解析：Cpicture在此作动词，表示想象之意。我正好想象我母亲每天工作一天回家的情景。16A.before BafterCsince Duntil解析：D这里指直到第二天凌晨。熬夜直到第二天凌晨。17A.wrapping BpiecingCgathering Dpiling解析：B这里指拼接被子。精致地缝着被子。piece v拼合、凑合或组装某物。18A.attention BinterestChobby Dlove解析：D根据上下文可知，这里是指妈妈的爱。我们都知道妈妈的一部分爱缝在被子里。19A.remembered BabandonedCforgotten Dmissed解析：C根据上下文可知，这里指都不会忘记漂亮的被子。但是，我们谁也不会忘记漂亮的被子。20A.ring BroseCceremony Dpresent解析：D这里是指最好的结婚周年礼物。我丈夫总开玩笑说，我收到最好的周年礼物不是来自他的，而是来自我母亲的。
