1、课时天天练(十七)选择性必修第一册UNIT 1PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT.阅读理解A2022云南省第一次高中毕业生统一检测In the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, hundreds of journalists were holding lights, cameras and voice recorders as they tried to find strategic positions at group interviews.Each speaker was allowed only a short time. Everyone
2、 laughed because Professor Zhu Youyong carried along a big potato during his two minutes.“Farmers in Chinas poor areas can rely on agricultural science to strive for a welloff life，” said the 63yearold plantdisease expert.Professor Zhu is nicknamed “potato scholar”. Born into a family of farmers in
3、Yunnan, Zhu said he has an attachment to the land. Since 2016, Zhus team has promoted agricultural science in Lancang, Yunnan Province.Zhu said farmers in the area only planted rice once a year. After the harvest, the rice fields stayed unused for the entire winter. In 2016, his team launched a pilo
4、t program, which was used to test the idea of growing a lateseason potato crop.Success soon arrived, with about 3.1 tonnes of potatoes harvested in a field covering just 0.07 hectare, which brought income to farmers of about 9，000 yuan. Then in 2017, Zhu expanded cultivation (栽培) in several villages
5、 in the county, benefiting more than 1，000 families.“We have set a goal of helping every poor farmer in the county to earn 10，000 yuan out of 0.07 hectare of farmland cultivated each winter, so as to lift farmers out of poverty (贫困)，” Zhu said.“Ultimately, I am a farmer. Going back to the fields and
6、 seeing how my research changed the lives of farmers in China is the most important thing to me，” he said.1Why did Professor Zhu appear special at the group interviews?AHe was nicknamed “potato scholar”BHe presented a big potato before the journalists.CHe occupied a good position for the interview.D
7、He was allowed to speak for a longer time.2What does the underlined word “pilot” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?AExperimental. BAdvanced.CModern. DEffective.3How did Professor Zhu help the farmers to relieve from poverty?ABy controlling plant diseases.BBy increasing the rice harvest.CBy expanding loca
8、l farmland.DBy introducing a kind of lateseason potato.4What is the text mainly about?AThe research of Professor Zhu in biological science.B.The contribution of Professor Zhu in potato marketing.C.The efforts of Professor Zhu to fight poverty in Yunnan.D.The dream of Professor Zhu to beautify the co
9、untryside.B2022苏州市高三调研试卷At first, I didnt recognize the symptoms that we all had in common. Friends mentioned that they were having trouble concentrating. It wasnt burnout we still had energy. It wasnt depression we didnt feel hopeless. We just felt somewhat joyless and aimless. It turns out that th
10、eres a name for that: languishing.Languishing is a sense of inactivity and emptiness. It feels as if youre muddling (混淆) your days, looking at your life through a foggy windshield (挡风玻璃).In psychology, we think about mental health on a spectrum (范围) from depression to flourishing (旺盛). Flourishing i
11、s the peak of wellbeing. Depression is the valley of illbeing. Languishing is the neglected middle child of mental health. Its the emptiness between depression and flourishing the absence of wellbeing. Youre not functioning at full capacity. Languishing dulls your motivation, disrupts your ability t
12、o focus, and greatly increases the possibility that youll cut back on work.Part of the danger is that when youre languishing, you might not notice the dulling of delight or the decreasing of drive. You dont catch yourself slipping slowly into aloneness; youre indifferent to your indifference. When y
13、ou cant see your own suffering, you dont seek help or even do much to help yourself.So what can we do about it? People who become more focused on their work manage to avoid languishing. Interrupted attention is an enemy of engagement and excellence. To go beyond languishing, give yourself some unint
14、errupted time. It clears out constant distractions (使人分心的事) and gives us the freedom to focus. And try starting with small wins by focusing on a challenge that matters to you an interesting project, a worthwhile goal, or a meaningful conversation.We still have a lot to learn about what causes langui
15、shing and how to cure it, but naming it might be a first step. It could help to defog our vision, giving us a clearer window into what has been an unclear experience. It could remind us that we werent alone: languishing is common and shared.By acknowledging that so many of us are languishing, we can
16、 start giving voice to quiet despair and lighting a path out of the emptiness.5Which definition best suits the word “languishing”？AFeeling exhausted and without hope.BBecoming weaker or failing to improve.CMaking someone want to achieve something.DGoing beyond the usual limits of something.6Which of
17、 the following can be described as languishing?A.Seeking help when you are suffering.BRealizing that you are not alone in despair.CGiving yourself some uninterrupted time.DBeing indifferent to your lack of enthusiasm.7What could psychologists do to help solve the problems of languishing?A.Give peopl
18、e more freedom.BSee it as depression.CName it clearly.DRemove it from a spectrum.8Why is it significant to know languishing is common and shared?A.We can let the silent despair speak up and find a way out.B.We can continue to learn more about languishing.CWe can see it as basically the same as depre
19、ssion.DWe can study it as the complete opposite of flourishing.完形填空2022石家庄市质量检测一It was December 2018. I was _1_ my PhD in the UK and a professor invited me to interview for a postdoc position in Japan. The online interview, during my visit to my family in Spain, went well and I was sure 2019 would b
20、e a _2_ year.Then, in April, my mother told me about some _3_ feelings she was experiencing. But my mind was focused on my paper, so I brushed away my _4_.Later, the doctors had a(n) _5_： It was lung cancer. I spent the next two months _6_ between my research and my family. I made three _7_ visits h
21、ome. However, my _8_ for myself pulled me back to lab. In the meantime, the cancer had _9_. Yet I was set to attend a conference in New Zealand in early July, where I would _10_ my paper. But on my way to the airport, I _11_. Instead of New Zealand, I flew back to Madrid.I _12_ my PhD defense. Meanw
22、hile, my mothers prognosis (预后) changed from 1 year to months, weeks, then days. I thought I had more time with her, but I didnt. Cancer _13_ my mother at the end of July.I defended my paper in midSeptember and moved to Tokyo to start my _14_ life.Please remember life is what happens while you are m
23、aking plans. If your loved ones _15_ you, be there for them.1A.applying for Bfinishing offCpreparing for Dgiving up2A.tougher BlongerCbusier Dbetter3A.strange BhumbleClonely Dguilty4A.excitement BconcernsCpressure Dcommitments5A.appointment BpromiseCupdate Dfriction6A.torn BdistributedChesitating Dc
24、omplaining7A.official BformalCbrief Dregular8A.regrets BexpectationsCassumptions Dsatisfactions9A.occurred BwithdrawnCspread Dimproved10A.polish BpublishCpurchase Dpresent11A.fell apart Bfell behindCheld out Dheld on12A.abandoned BconductedCarranged Dpostponed13A.challenged BbeatCattacked Drejected1
25、4A.common BrandomCnew Dsimple15A.need BadoreCorder Dsuspect.应用文写作2022广东省深圳市第二次调研4月22日，你校举行了Earth Day Trade活动，倡议同学们交换闲置物品。请你为学校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：1时间、地点；2活动简况；3活动效果。 注意：词数80左右。_课时天天练(十七).阅读理解A语篇类型：新闻报道主题语境：人与自我人物故事朱有勇教授的事迹介绍【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了朱有勇教授在云南为扶贫事业所做的努力。他带领其团队致力于农业科学研究，推出了晚季土豆来帮助农民脱贫致富。1答案与解析：B考查理解具体信息的
26、能力。根据第二段中的“Everyone laughed because Professor Zhu Youyong carried along a big potato during his two minutes.”可知，朱有勇教授在团体访谈时显得特别是因为他在记者面前展示了一个大土豆。2答案与解析：A考查理解词汇的能力。根据第五段中的“which was used to test the idea of growing a lateseason potato crop.”可知，这个项目被用来测试种植晚季土豆的想法，因此这个项目是试验性的。故答案为A。3答案与解析：D考查理解具体信息的能力。
27、根据第六段中的“Success soon arrived, with about 3.1 tonnes of potatoes.about 9，000 yuan. ”可知，他帮助农民脱贫的方式是推出一种晚季土豆。4答案与解析：C考查理解文章主旨要义的能力。通读全文可知，本篇主要介绍了朱有勇教授在云南为扶贫事业所做的努力。他带领其团队致力于农业科学研究，推出了晚季土豆来帮助云南省的农民脱贫致富。B语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会社会现象“丧”【语篇解读】本文主要就组织心理学家Adam Grant 于2021年在纽约时报上发表的一篇文章中的词汇languishing进行描述。该词用于描述人们心很
28、累、毫无斗志、浑浑噩噩度日的生活状态。5答案与解析：B考查推断的能力。根据第一段中的“We just felt somewhat joyless and aimless. ”和第三段中的“Languishing is a sense of inactivity and emptiness. ”可以推断，“丧”描述的是漫无目的、百无聊赖和空虚颓废的状况。故B项正确。干扰项分析根据第一段第三句和第四段最后一句可排除A、C、D项。6答案与解析：D考查推断的能力。根据第五段中的“youre indifferent to your indifference.”可以推断，对自己缺乏热情的状况冷漠属于“丧”
29、的症状。故D项正确。7答案与解析：C考查理解具体信息的能力。根据第七段中的“naming it might be a first step.languishing is common and shared.”可知，清楚地给这种状态命名会是解决这个问题的第一步。故C项正确。8答案与解析：A考查理解具体信息的能力。根据最后一段中的“By acknowledging that.we can start giving voice to quiet despair and lighting a path out of the emptiness.”可知，承认“丧”的普遍性有助于人们表达自己的绝望并找到解
30、决问题的方法。故A项正确。.完形填空语篇类型：记叙文主题语境：人与自我个人经历后悔因忙于论文而未多陪伴身患癌症的母亲【语篇解读】作者由于更关注博士论文而对母亲的病情不够重视。而之后不久，作者才发现母亲的时日不多了。这也让作者明白当你爱的人需要你的时候，一定要陪在他们身边。1答案与解析：B考查语境推断。根据下文中的“a professor invited me to interview for a postdoc position in Japan”可知，作者正在完成(finishing off)博士学位，一个教授邀请作者去日本面试一个博士后职位。2答案与解析：D考查语境推断。根据空前的“The
31、 online interview.went well”可知，作者的面试进展良好，因此作者确信2019年会是更好的一年。3答案与解析：A考查语境推断。根据下文中的“Later, the doctors had a(n) _5_： It was lung cancer”可知，之前作者母亲会有一些异常的感觉。4答案与解析：B考查语境和常识推断。根据语境和常识可推知，母亲告诉作者她有一些异常感觉，作者肯定会有所担心，但是由于专注于论文，作者把自己对母亲的担心(concerns)置之不理。brush away “对(主意、评论、感情)置之不理”。commitment “承诺，承诺的事，投入”。5答案与
32、解析：C考查语境推断。根据上文中的“my mother told me about some _3_ feelings she was experiencing”和下文中的“It was lung cancer”可知，医生有了母亲病情的最新消息。friction“摩擦，不合”。6答案与解析：A考查语境推断。根据下文中的“I made three _7_ visits home.However, my _8_ for myself pulled me back to lab”可知，作者在研究和家庭中左右为难。be torn between.and.意为“在两者间左右为难，难以选择”，此处为过去分
33、词短语作状语。7答案与解析：C考查语境推断。根据下文中的“However, my _8_ for myself pulled me back to lab”可知，作者忙于实验室工作，因此只能短暂地回家看望。8答案与解析：B考查语境和逻辑推断。根据语境和逻辑可知，作者想要日本的博士后职位并且专注于自己的博士论文，所以作者对自己的期待把作者拉回了实验室。9答案与解析：C考查语境推断。根据下文中的“my mothers prognosis(预后) changed from 1 year to months, weeks, then days”可知，作者母亲的癌症扩散(spread)了。withdra
34、w “(使)撤回，撤离”。10答案与解析：D考查语境推断。根据语境可知，作者会去新西兰参加会议，宣读(present)自己的论文。polish “擦亮，润色”。11答案与解析：A考查语境推断。根据下文中的“Instead of New Zealand, I flew back to Madrid ”可知，作者在机场崩溃了，转身飞回了马德里(去看望自己的母亲)。fall apart“精神崩溃”；fall behind“落后”；hold out “坚持，抵抗”；hold on “等着，坚持住”。12答案与解析：D考查语境推断。根据上段提到的作者准备在七月初宣读论文和下段表述的作者九月中旬进行了论文
35、答辩可知，作者推迟了自己的博士论文答辩。 13答案与解析：B考查逻辑推断。根据上文中的“I thought I had more time with her, but I didnt”可知，癌症打败了作者的母亲，母亲去世了。14答案与解析：C考查逻辑推断。作者在母亲去世后前往日本开始新的生活。15答案与解析：A考查语境推断。结合语境可知，作者深悔于未能多陪母亲，所以告诫我们，如果你爱的人需要你，那就陪伴在他们身边。.应用文写作参考范文：An activity named Earth Day Trade was held at 5 pm, on April 22 in our school.Th
36、e students actively took part in it and brought the stuff that they didnt need any more to the school. Many old things were traded. The students were glad that their old stuff wouldnt end up in trash cans, but instead turned out useful to others.The activity proved a big success, and the students involved realized that even small acts could make a difference to the earth.
