1、课时作业(七)Unit 3Section Welcome to the unit & Reading.阅读理解AOne of the biggest complaints I hear from people is that their friends just arent there for them. More than that, sometimes friends are downright rude or even mean. You cant change people, but you can surround yourself with more positive people
2、. Here are some benefits that spending time with positive friends can provide.With positive friends, you dont need to beg 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
3、 help you when youre feeling down. As A states, “Ideal friendships provide support when youre down, fun when youre up, wisdom when youre lost.”Compare that to toxic friends, who might snipe at you or even laugh at you behind your back. Those people celebrate the downfall of others, and as a result y
4、oull end up feeling worse about yourself or the situation youre dealing with. Friends of this kind will add to whatever amount of stress you are feeling.Your positive friends will not only help you recover from negative hits you take in life, but they will also inspire you to be the best you can be.
5、 For example, perhaps you always want to be a writer. The negative people in your life will probably tell you all the reasons why you wont succeed. Maybe you have already gone over the reasons why you might fail and this is what has prevented you from trying. But with positive people in your life, y
6、oull feel more comfortable sharing these types of goals because your friends will give you the emotional push you need to go after what you want in life.You naturally attract the kind of friends who are most like you. So if youre a downer, youll probably find that negative people come to you. The_sa
7、me_is_true_for_being_positive. The more you are able to maintain a positive attitude, the more likeminded people youll attract in return.1Why does the writer mention the statement of A in Paragraph 2?ATo prove the importance of friendships.BTo show all may face difficulties.CTo compare different fri
8、endships.DTo explain what a friend indeed is.2What are toxic friends like?AThey can be made use of.BThey laugh and cry with you.CThey make you more stressed.DThey celebrate your successes.3What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A.It is true that everyone can be positive in life
9、.Blf you are positive, youll attract positive friends.CThe negative people dont like the positive ones.DThe positive people would like to stay with everyone.BOne of the greatest sources of unhappiness, in my experience, is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.When we see something
10、we dont like, we wish it could be different. We cry out for something better. That may be human nature, or perhaps its something ingrained (根深蒂固的) in our culture. The root of the unhappiness isnt necessarily that we want things to be different. However, its that we decided we didnt like it in the fi
11、rst place. Weve judged it as bad, rather than saying, “Its not bad or good, and it just is it.”In one of my books, I said “You should expect people to mess up and expect things to go differently than you planned.” Some readers said its too sorrowful to expect things to go wrong. However, its only ne
12、gative if you see it as negative and judge it as bad. Instead, you could accept it as the way the world works and try to understand why that is.This can be applied to whatever you do: how other people act at work, how politics works and how depressing the news media can be. Accept these things as th
13、ey 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！”Does it mean you can never change things? Not at all. But changing things is not because you cant accept things as they are, but because you enjoy t
14、he process of changing, learning and growing.Can we make this world a better place? You can say that youll continue to try to do things to help others, to grow as a person, to make a difference in this world. Thats the correct path you choose to take, because you enjoy that path. Therefore, when you
15、 find yourself judging and wishing for difference, try a different approach：accept, and understand. It might lead to some interesting results.4The author believes that we feel unhappy maybe because _Ait is our natural emotion in the lifeBculture asks us to be different from othersCeveryone has their
16、 own opinions on thingsDwe dislike something in the beginning5What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 4 refer to?AActing well at work and in politics.BFeeling depressed for the news media.CAccepting and understanding what has happened.DSaying something negative when bad things come.6What are
17、 you advised according to the last paragraph?AHelp others and make a difference.BEnjoy what you have to do in the work.CJudge yourself and make a wish.DTry a new way when making the world better.7What is the main theme of the passage?AAccepting can make our life happier and better.BExpecting things
18、to be different gives us hope.C.Traditional culture becomes the root of unhappiness.D.Judging good or bad is important for our world.七选五High school can be quite the stressful time for any student. There are numerous stresses to deal with and the pressure can be more intense as you enter your senior
19、year. _1_ The answers are as follows._2_ Adjust your approach to your specific situation. For instance, if youre active in your community and your school and have a large family, you may feel depressed by having all these people involved in your life on a daily basis. _3_ You may need a moment to be
20、 alone and collect your thoughts before moving on to the challenges that you face._4_ If your stress persists and you cant figure out a way to handle it, you may want to try speaking to your school counselor (顾问). If you dont feel comfortable speaking to your counselor, try getting some other types
21、of counseling.Realize your limits, and plan around them. Dont take on more than you can handle. If you take on too many things, you will be spread too thin and wont be able to perform at your best in anything. _5_ You will definitely feel more at ease!ASeek professional counsel.BHow does the stress
22、come into being?CTry thinking of alternative ways to deal with stress.DWhen you feel relieved, you can have a happier life.ETaking some time out to be alone may be the best way to handle such stress.FBut how on earth can you reduce some of the stress?GEvaluate what tasks and activities are most impo
23、rtant and leave others behind.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 beg for help when you need it，because chances are that they will be there for you without your begging. Positi
24、ve 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
25、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 that 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
26、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
27、 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 differe
28、nt 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 experience, is the difficulty we have in accepting things as they are.”和最后一段中的“.try a different approach: accept, and
29、 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 specific 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 alo
30、ne 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。
