1、课时提能练(二十八) 选修6Unit 3A healthy lifeA：知识层面.语境语法填空A(考查派生词)In a very 1stressful (stress) situation we may easily feel 2mentally (mental) tired. Swimming is a good way to relax ourselves. Though we may be 3breathless (breath) after swimming for some time, it helps to build up the 4strength (strong) of ou
2、r muscles. It also keeps the heart and lungs healthy. Therefore, swimming is now considered as one of the most 5addictive (addict) forms of 6fitness (fit)B(考查动词)When he speaks to his men, the manager often 7stresses (stress) the importance of being honest, 8banning (ban) each of them from telling li
3、es. He himself sets a good example. He tries to avoid 9abusing (abuse) his power, which wins the trust of his workers. However, he 10will quit (quit) his job next month because of his age. He feels a little sad for he 11has been accustomed (accustom) to his work over the years.C(考查句型)Swimming is con
4、sidered to be 12as good a way as any to lose weight. But I dont agree with the viewpoint, 13neither/nor do many health experts. Actually, people who exercise regularly combined with a controlled diet are more likely 14to get (get) rid of extra pounds or body fat. Selfdiscipline and patience do have
5、an effect on weight loss success, too. So 15every/each time you eat out, remember not to have too much.根据提示补全句子 1那个年轻人很快就习惯在纽约工作了。The young man soon got accustomed to working in New York.2他喜欢熬夜，所以经常犯困，这使得他难以专注于在做的事情。He likes to stay up late at night，so he often feels sleepy，which makes it difficult
6、for him to concentrate on what he is doing.3正如你看到的，如果这些农田保护不当，迟早会变成沙漠的。As you can see，if they are not properly protected，the farmlands will become deserts sooner or later.4我从未听说过或见过这样的事。Never have I heard or seen such a thing.5简不会来参加我们今晚的宴会，汤姆也不会来。Jane wont join us for dinner tonight, neither/nor wi
7、ll TomB：能力层面.阅读理解AA study has found that middle aged and older adults who live in greener neighborhoods have a decreased risk of developing metabolic syndrome (新陈代谢综合征) such as obesity，hypertension (高血压) and high blood sugar.The study，published in Environmental Pollution，was conducted by the Barcelo
8、na Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)It differed from previous studies on the health benefits of green spaces in that it examined all of the symptoms of metabolic syndrome together collectively rather than as individual components.Having metabolic syndrome increases a persons risk for the heart
9、disease，stroke and type 2 diabetes，according to the National Heart，Lung，and Blood Institute.The study from ISGlobal examined data from clinical examinations of over 6，000 British adults who were between 45 and 69 years old when the study began.The data was derived from four examinations participants
10、 went through between 1997 and 2013 that included blood analyses，blood pressure and measurement of weight.“These findings suggest that longterm exposure to green spaces can play an important role in preventing metabolic syndrome as a whole，” according to a press release published by ISGlobal.The cor
11、relation between nearness to green spaces and better health could be associated with the expanded opportunities for physical recreation and lower exposure to air pollution，according to Carmen De Keijzer，ISGlobal researcher and principal author of the study.Female subjects were more likely than males
12、 to exhibit the studys association between living in greener neighborhoods and having fewer metabolic symptoms.“Women tend to spend more time in their residential neighborhood，which could explain this gender difference，” Carmen said.“We need greener cities if we want healthier cities，” She added.【语篇
13、解读】巴塞罗那全球健康研究所的一项新研究发现，居住在更环保的社区的中老年人患新陈代谢综合征的风险降低。本文介绍了该项研究的相关内容。1What do we know about the study from the first two paragraphs?AYoung people were not included in the study.BSymptoms were examined one by one.CIt was a joint effort of several institutes.DIt was the first of its kind in decades.A细节理解
14、题。根据第一段中的“A study has found that middleaged and older adults”可知，这是一项关于中老年人的研究，并没有包括年轻人，故选A。2What does the underlined word “derived” in Paragraph 3 mean?ADeparted.BArrived.CGained.DDemanded.C词义猜测题。前一句表明，这项研究调查了6 000多名45到69岁的英国成年人的临床检查数据，画线词所在句表明从1997年到2013年的四次检查中，参与者接受了血液分析、血压和体重测量等检查。由此可推知，这是数据的来源，故
15、画线词与C项含义相近，故选C。3Why do women have fewer metabolic symptoms?ABecause they have a different gender.BBecause they live in greener cities.CBecause they live in healthier cities.DBecause they stay longer where they live.D细节理解题。根据尾段的第一句以及第二句中的“Women tend to spend more time.this gender difference”可知，女性受试者比
16、男性更有可能表现出生活在更环保的社区和有较少新陈代谢症状之间的联系，因为她们倾向于花费更多时间在她们的住宅区，故选D。4What can be a suitable title for the text?AGreener Neighborhoods，Fewer Metabolic SymptomsBWomen Having Fewer Metabolic SymptomsCMetabolic Syndrome Increasing Heart DiseaseDLiving in Greener and Healthier CitiesA标题归纳题。根据第一段中的“A study.who liv
17、e in greener neighborhoods have a decreased risk of developing metabolic syndrome(新陈代谢综合征)” 以及下文对该研究的相关介绍可知，A项最适合作本文标题。BWould you help a trapped robot? Some rats would.They can form social bonds with robots and will even rescue a robot rat that is trapped in a cage.Rats need to be highly attuned(熟悉)
18、to social signals from others so they can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid.To find out if this extends to lifeless things，Laleh Quinn at the University of California，San Diego，and her colleagues tested whether rats can detect social signals from robot rats.They housed eight ad
19、ult rats with a robot rat for four days.The robot rat resembled a large version of a computer mouse with wheels to move around and colorful markings.During the experiment，the social robot rat followed the living rats around，played with the same toys，and opened cage doors to let trapped rats escape.N
20、ext，the researchers trapped the social robot in a cage and gave the rats the chance to set it free by pressing a lever(杠杆)Across 18 trials each，the living rats were likely to set the social robot free.“This suggests the rats viewed the social robot as a real social being，”says Quinn.“The rats may ha
21、ve bonded with the social robot because it showed behavior like communal (共有的)exploring and playing.This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed it earlier，and wanting the robot to return the favor when they get trapped，”says she.The robot was the same size as a regular rat.“Wed assum
22、ed wed have to give it a moving head and tail，facial features，and put a smell on it to make it smell like a real rat，but that wasnt necessary，”says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia，who helped with the research.“The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social signals，even w
23、hen they come from robots.”【语篇解读】本文介绍了来自加州大学圣地亚哥分校的Laleh Quinn及其团队通过实验发现老鼠可以察觉到机器鼠发出的社交信号，并释放受困的机器鼠。5What does the underlined word“this”in Paragraph 2 refer to?AThe sensitivity of rats to social signals.BThe rats approach to identifying friends.CThe ability of rats to avoid enemies.DThe willingness
24、of rats to talk with robots.A代词指代题。根据第二段第一句“Rats need to be highly attuned(熟悉)to social signals from others so they can identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid”及画线词所在句中的“whether rats can detect social signals from robot rats”可推知，this指的是老鼠对社交信号的敏感度，故选A。6What is the robot rat in the ex
25、periment like?AIts smell is the same as a real rats.BIt looks like a big computer mouse.CIts head and tail can move naturally.DIt can behave and think like humans.B细节理解题。根据第三段第二句中的“The robot rat resembled a large version of a computer mouse”可知，实验中使用的机器鼠长得很像加大版的鼠标，故选B。7Why did the living rats set the
26、 social robot free according to Laleh Quinn?ATo make friends with it in the future.BTo return the favor they got from it.CTo view it as a real living rat.DTo get access to its help someday.D推理判断题。根据第五段中的“wanting the robot to return the favor when they get trapped”可推知，老鼠之所以愿意释放受困的机器鼠是因为它们想在自己将来有难时，对方
27、能报答它们。故选D。8What can be a suitable title for the text?ARobots Have Social Skills Like AnimalsBRats Are Fond of Robots Like HumansCRats Can Bond with Social RobotsDRobots Are Able to Send Social SignalsC标题归纳题。根据第一段第三句“They can form social bonds with robots and will even rescue a robot rat that is trap
28、ped in a cage”和本文介绍的老鼠解救受困机器鼠的科学实验可知，本文主要讲的是老鼠可以和社交机器人建立信任关系，故选C。.完形填空The Spring Festival was near a season that we took seriously in our house.But a week or so before the New Years Eve，my father would give each of his children ￥100This was the 1970s，and ￥100 was quite a bit of money.But I saw it 1
29、My father trusted me to have the 2 to spend money wisely.On a very basic level，my father was giving me a shopping spree(狂欢) every year.But he was also giving me charge over my own fun，trusting my ability to 3 money and making me feel like a(n) 4 He didnt buy me Sherlock Holmes，but he gave me the mea
30、ns to walk into the bookstore and choose it for myself，so it felt like a gift from him.My mother had a gift for giving me what I needed，usually 5 at the moment I needed it most.This was when I was 25，I 6 at being an adult on my very first try.I had quit my 7 job but had no new one.But when my mother
31、 8 me a visit，I 9 a good show，telling her I had started my own company.My mother knew that I was trying hard and failing at that time.It wasnt until after she left that I noticed at the foot of my bed an envelope thick with 10 She knew how 11 I needed it.She knew that had she just shown up with groc
32、eries，or 12 to pay my rent，she would have made me feel much 13 The cold，hard cash meant she was helping me.And，funnily enough，the distance with which she gave the gift felt like she was giving me space to 14 my life and preserve my dignity.My mother and father both did the same thing.One was giving
33、me the means to take my own 15 ，and the other was giving me a second chance when those decisions had cost me dearly.【语篇解读】本文作者通过讲述春节父母给自己不同的礼物，说明父母对自己伟大的、理智的爱让作者在成长的过程中越来越坚强。父亲教会他作决定的方法，母亲在他因所作的决定损失惨重时给予帮助，让他再一次拥有机会。1ApositivelyBdifferently CnaturallyDoriginallyB语境推断。结合上文中的quite a bit of money，本句中的B
34、ut和下文的to spend money wisely可知，此处指作者的看法不同。differently意为“不同地”，符合语境。positively意为“乐观地”；naturally意为“自然而然地”；originally意为“最初”。2AintelligenceBpassion CpowerDpotentialA语境推断。根据下文的trusting my ability to可推知，此处应指作者的父亲相信作者有明智花钱的智慧。intelligence意为“智慧”，符合语境。passion意为“激情”；power意为“权力”；potential意为“潜力”。3AspendBcarry Cma
35、nageDuseC语境推断。根据前文的giving me charge over my own fun可推知，作者的父亲相信他有管理钱的能力。manage意为“管理”，符合语境。spend意为“花费”；carry意为“携带”；use意为“使用”。4AgrownupBteenager CadventurerDpioneerA常识推断。根据上文可知，作者的父亲相信作者有管理钱的能力；结合常识和选项可知，此处应指，这让作者感觉自己是个成年人。grownup意为“成年人”，符合语境。teenager意为“青少年”；adventurer意为“冒险者”；pioneer意为“先驱”。5Aapproximat
36、elyBround CrightDslightlyC语境推断。结合下文的My mother knew that I was trying hard and failing at that time.It wasnt until after she left that I noticed at the foot of my bed an envelope thick with _可知，作者的妈妈在他最需要钱的时候给他送了钱，故此处应指，她总是在作者恰好需要的时刻把东西送给作者。right意为“恰好(表强调)”，符合语境。approximately意为“大约”；round意为“大约；围绕”；sli
37、ghtly意为“稍微”。6AfailedBsucceeded CdroppedDfellA语境及复现推断。根据下文的I had quit my _ job but had no new one和failing at that time可知，作者辞去了工作，而且暂时没有新工作，故此处应指作者作为成年人的第一次尝试失败了。fail意为“失败”，符合语境。succeed意为“成功”；drop意为“停止，放弃”；fall意为“摔倒，落下”。7AimportantBcreative CchallengingDpreviousD语境及常识推断。根据空后的but had no new one并结合常识可知，
38、此处应指作者已经辞去了之前的工作，但是还没有找到新工作。previous意为“先前的”，符合语境。important意为“重要的”；creative意为“创造性的”；challenging意为“富于挑战性的”。8AbroughtBgot CpaidDgaveC语境推断。根据下文的a visit和选项可知，此处应指当妈妈来看作者时。pay sb.a visit意为“拜访某人”，符合语境。9Aput onBput away Cput offDput forwardA语境推断。根据上文可知，作者并没有找到新工作。结合下文的telling her I had started my own compan
39、y可推知，此处是指作者上演了一出戏，骗妈妈说自己开了公司。put on意为“上演”，符合语境。put away意为“将收起”；put off意为“推迟”；put forward意为“提出(计划等)”。10AcardsBloans CreceiptsDcashD复现推断。根据下文的The cold，hard cash meant she was helping me.可知，此处应指，作者注意到床脚下有个厚厚的、装着现金的信封。cash意为“现金”，符合语境。card意为“信用卡”；loan意为“贷款”；receipt意为“收据”。11AdesperatelyBhardly Ceventually
40、DaccuratelyA语境推断。根据前文的My mother knew that I was trying hard and failing at that time.可推知，此处指，妈妈知道作者有多需要那些钱。desperately意为“非常”，符合语境。hardly意为“几乎不”；eventually意为“最后”；accurately意为“准确地”。12AattemptedBoffered CpromisedDrefusedB语境推断。根据上文的had she just shown up with groceries可知，此处是作者假设的情况，即妈妈知道，如果她带着食品杂货出现，或者主动
41、为作者交房租，会让作者感到更糟糕。offer意为“主动提出”，符合语境。attempt意为“企图”；promise意为“承诺”；refuse意为“拒绝”。13AbetterBmore ClessDworseD语境推断。根据前文的描述可知，作者当时很困难，心理上也不好受，由此可推知，此处应指妈妈知道，如果帮作者交房租，会让他更难受，故worse符合语境。14AdefendBequip CfixDdevelopC语境推断。根据上文可知，作者辞了工作，生活很糟糕，由此可推知，此处应指修复生活。fix意为“修复”，符合语境。defend意为“防御”；equip意为“配备”；develop意为“发展”。15AactionsBopportunities CrisksDdecisionsD语境及复现推断。根据下文的when those decisions had cost me dearly可知，此处应指一个给“我”自己作决定的方法。decision意为“决定”，符合语境。action意为“行为”；opportunity意为“机会”；risk意为“风险”。
