1、Unit3SectionWelcometotheunit&Reading.阅读理解AOneofthebiggestcomplaintsIhearfrompeopleisthattheirfriendsjustarentthereforthem.Morethanthat, sometimesfriendsaredownrightrudeorevenmean.Youcantchangepeople, butyoucansurroundyourselfwithmorepositivepeople.Herearesomebenefitsthatspendingtimewithpositivefrien
2、dscanprovide.Withpositivefriends, youdontneedtobegforhelpwhenyouneedit, becausechancesarethattheywillbethereforyouwithoutyourbegging.Positiveindividualswantotherstobehappy, andwillgooutoftheirwaytohelpyouwhenyourefeelingdown.AsAstates, “Idealfriendshipsprovidesupportwhenyouredown, funwhenyoureup, wi
3、sdomwhenyourelost.”Comparethattotoxicfriends, whomightsnipeatyouorevenlaughatyoubehindyourback.Thosepeoplecelebratethedownfallofothers, andasaresultyoullendupfeelingworseaboutyourselforthesituationyouredealingwith.Friendsofthiskindwilladdtowhateveramountofstressyouarefeeling.Yourpositivefriendswilln
4、otonlyhelpyourecoverfromnegativehitsyoutakeinlife, buttheywillalsoinspireyoutobethebestyoucanbe.Forexample, perhapsyoualwayswanttobeawriter.Thenegativepeopleinyourlifewillprobablytellyouallthereasonswhyyouwontsucceed.Maybeyouhavealreadygoneoverthereasonswhyyoumightfailandthisiswhathaspreventedyoufro
5、mtrying.Butwithpositivepeopleinyourlife, youllfeelmorecomfortablesharingthesetypesofgoalsbecauseyourfriendswillgiveyoutheemotionalpushyouneedtogoafterwhatyouwantinlife.Younaturallyattractthekindoffriendswhoaremostlikeyou.Soifyoureadowner, youllprobablyfindthatnegativepeoplecometoyou.The_same_is_true
6、_for_being_positive.Themoreyouareabletomaintainapositiveattitude, themorelikemindedpeopleyoullattractinreturn.1WhydoesthewritermentionthestatementofAinParagraph2?AToprovetheimportanceoffriendships.BToshowallmayfacedifficulties.CTocomparedifferentfriendships.DToexplainwhatafriendindeedis.2Whataretoxi
7、cfriendslike?ATheycanbemadeuseof.BTheylaughandcrywithyou.CTheymakeyoumorestressed.DTheycelebrateyoursuccesses.3Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?AItistruethateveryonecanbepositiveinlife.Blfyouarepositive, youllattractpositivefriends.CThenegativepeopledontlikethepositiveones.DThepos
8、itivepeoplewouldliketostaywitheveryone.BOneofthegreatestsourcesofunhappiness, inmyexperience, isthedifficultywehaveinacceptingthingsastheyare.Whenweseesomethingwedontlike, wewishitcouldbedifferent.Wecryoutforsomethingbetter.Thatmaybehumannature, orperhapsitssomethingingrained(根深蒂固的)inourculture.Ther
9、ootoftheunhappinessisntnecessarilythatwewantthingstobedifferent.However, itsthatwedecidedwedidntlikeitinthefirstplace.Wevejudgeditasbad, ratherthansaying, “Itsnotbadorgood, anditjustisit.”Inoneofmybooks, Isaid“Youshouldexpectpeopletomessupandexpectthingstogodifferentlythanyouplanned.”Somereaderssaid
10、itstoosorrowfultoexpectthingstogowrong.However, itsonlynegativeifyouseeitasnegativeandjudgeitasbad.Instead, youcouldacceptitasthewaytheworldworksandtrytounderstandwhythatis.Thiscanbeappliedtowhateveryoudo: howotherpeopleactatwork, howpoliticsworksandhowdepressingthenewsmediacanbe.Acceptthesethingsas
11、theyare, andtrytounderstandwhytheyrethatway.Itwillsaveyoualotofsadness, becauseyoullnolongersay, “Oh, Iwishbadthingsdidnthappen！”Doesitmeanyoucanneverchangethings? Notatall.Butchangingthingsisnotbecauseyoucantacceptthingsastheyare, butbecauseyouenjoytheprocessofchanging, learningandgrowing.Canwemake
12、thisworldabetterplace? Youcansaythatyoullcontinuetotrytodothingstohelpothers, togrowasaperson, tomakeadifferenceinthisworld.Thatsthecorrectpathyouchoosetotake, becauseyouenjoythatpath.Therefore, whenyoufindyourselfjudgingandwishingfordifference, tryadifferentapproach：accept, andunderstand.Itmightlea
13、dtosomeinterestingresults.4Theauthorbelievesthatwefeelunhappymaybebecause_.AitisournaturalemotioninthelifeBcultureasksustobedifferentfromothersCeveryonehastheirownopinionsonthingsDwedislikesomethinginthebeginning5Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inParagraph4referto?AActingwellatworkandinpolitics.BFeelin
14、gdepressedforthenewsmedia.CAcceptingandunderstandingwhathashappened.DSayingsomethingnegativewhenbadthingscome.6Whatareyouadvisedaccordingtothelastparagraph?AHelpothersandmakeadifference.BEnjoywhatyouhavetodointhework.CJudgeyourselfandmakeawish.DTryanewwaywhenmakingtheworldbetter.7Whatisthemainthemeo
15、fthepassage?AAcceptingcanmakeourlifehappierandbetter.BExpectingthingstobedifferentgivesushope.CTraditionalculturebecomestherootofunhappiness.DJudginggoodorbadisimportantforourworld.七选五Highschoolcanbequitethestressfultimeforanystudent.Therearenumerousstressestodealwithandthepressurecanbemoreintenseas
16、youenteryoursenioryear._1_Theanswersareasfollows._2_Adjustyourapproachtoyourspecificsituation.Forinstance, ifyoureactiveinyourcommunityandyourschoolandhavealargefamily, youmayfeeldepressedbyhavingallthesepeopleinvolvedinyourlifeonadailybasis._3_Youmayneedamomenttobealoneandcollectyourthoughtsbeforem
17、ovingontothechallengesthatyouface._4_Ifyourstresspersistsandyoucantfigureoutawaytohandleit, youmaywanttotryspeakingtoyourschoolcounselor(顾问).Ifyoudontfeelcomfortablespeakingtoyourcounselor, trygettingsomeothertypesofcounseling.Realizeyourlimits, andplanaroundthem.Donttakeonmorethanyoucanhandle.Ifyou
18、takeontoomanythings, youwillbespreadtoothinandwontbeabletoperformatyourbestinanything._5_Youwilldefinitelyfeelmoreatease!ASeekprofessionalcounsel.BHowdoesthestresscomeintobeing?CTrythinkingofalternativewaystodealwithstress.DWhenyoufeelrelieved, youcanhaveahappierlife.ETakingsometimeouttobealonemaybe
19、thebestwaytohandlesuchstress.FButhowonearthcanyoureducesomeofthestress?GEvaluatewhattasksandactivitiesaremostimportantandleaveothersbehind.课时作业(七).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。作者告诉人们，朋友有两种：积极的朋友和消极的朋友。我们不可以改变别人，但我们可以把积极的朋友聚集在身边。文章就如何吸引积极的朋友作了说明。1答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第二段前两句“With positive friends, you dont need to b
20、eg for help when you need it，because chances are that they will be there for you without your begging. Positive individuals want others to be happy, and will go out of their way to help you when youre feeling down.”(有了积极的朋友，当你需要帮助的时候，你不需要乞求帮助，因为他们很可能会在你没有乞求帮助的时候出现。积极的人希望别人快乐，当你情绪低落的时候，他们会尽力帮助你。)可以推断
21、作者提及A的陈述是为了解释真正的朋友是什么，故选D。2答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“Friends of this kind will add to whatever amount of stress you are feeling.”(这样的朋友会或多或少增加你感受到的压力。)可知，他们会让你更有压力，故选C。3答案与解析：B句意理解题。根据画线句前面的内容“You naturally attract the kind of friends who are most like you. So if youre a downer, youll probably find tha
22、t negative people come to you.”(你会很自然地吸引那类最像你的朋友。所以，如果你是一个扫兴的人，你可能会发现消极的人来找你。)可知，如果你是积极的人，就会吸引积极的朋友，故选B。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述的是“接受能让我们的生活更快乐、更美好”。4答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第一段“One of the greatest sources of unhappiness, in my experience, is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.”可知，作者认为，我们感到不快
23、乐可能是因为我们一开始就不接受事物本来的面目。故选D。5答案与解析：C代词指代题。根据第四段最后两句“Accept these things as they are, and try to understand why theyre that way. It will save you a lot of sadness, because youll no longer say，Oh, I wish bad things didnt happen！”(接受这些事情的本来面目，试着去理解它们为什么会那样。它会帮你省去很多悲伤，因为你不会再说：“哦，我希望坏事不要发生！”)可知， It指的是“接受并
24、理解发生了什么”。故选C。6答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“.when you find yourself judging and wishing for difference, try a different approach: accept, and understand. It might lead to some interesting results.”可知，最后一段建议我们尝试一种新的方式，让世界变得更美好。故选D。7答案与解析：A主旨大意题。根据第一段“One of the greatest sources of unhappiness, in my experien
25、ce, is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.”和最后一段中的“.try a different approach: accept, and understand.”可知，本文讲述的是“接受能让我们的生活更快乐、更美好”。故选A。.七选五【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了减轻压力的一些措施。1答案与解析：F考查上下文的理解判断能力。前句提到学生进入高年级压力会加大，后句则是答案如下，由此可知F项正确。2答案与解析：C考查上下文的理解判断能力。根据后句“Adjust your approach to your spe
26、cific situation.”(根据具体情况调整你的方法。)可知，处理压力时要有备用的方法，故选C。3答案与解析：E考查上下文的理解判断能力。根据后句“You may need a moment to be alone and collect your thoughts before moving on to the challenges that you face.”(在继续面对挑战之前，你可能需要片刻时间独处，汇集整理一下思绪。)可推知E项正确。4答案与解析：A考查上下文的理解判断能力。根据下文“you may want to try speaking to your school counselor (顾问)”可知，本段主要是建议寻求专业的建议，故选A。5答案与解析：G考查上下文的理解判断能力。根据后句“You will definitely feel more at ease！”(你肯定会感到更舒适！)可推知G项正确。
