1、Week 12MondayTask 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。(2016天津，C)When John was growing up，other kids felt sorry for him.His parents always had him weeding the garden，carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers.But when John reached adulthood，he was better off than his childhood playmates.He had
2、 more job satisfaction，a better marriage and was healthier.Most of all，he was happier.Far happier.These are the findings of a 40-year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston.The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those
3、who had not.“Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence(能力)and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society，” said George Vaillant，the psychologist (心理学家) who made the discovery.“And because they felt good about themselves，others felt good about them.”Vaillants study followed
4、 these males in great detail.Interviews were repeated at ages 25，31 and 47.Under Vaillant，the researchers compared the mens mental-health scores with their boyhood-activity scores.Points were awarded for part-time jobs，housework，effort in school，and ability to deal with problems.The link between wha
5、t the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharpThose who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people，five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed.The resear
6、chers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out.Workingat any ageis important.Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility，independence，confidence and competencethe underpinnings(基础)of emotional health.They also help him un
7、derstand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals.The most competent adults are those who know how to do this.Yet work isnt everything.As Tolstoy once said，“One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love，to work for the person one loves and to love o
8、nes work.”【语篇解读】一项研究表明，小时候劳动的男孩长大后更容易享受快乐的生活。1What do we know about John?AHe enjoyed his career and marriage.BHe had few childhood playmates.CHe received little love from his family.DHe was envied by others in his childhood.答案A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“He had more job satisfaction，a better marriage and was heal
9、thier”可知，约翰享受工作和婚姻带来的快乐。2Vaillants words in Paragraph 2 serve as _Aa description of personal values and social valuesBan analysis of how work was related to competenceCan example for parents expectations of their childrenDan explanation why some boys grew into happy men答案D写作意图题。第二段的第二句话“The study sh
10、owed that those.than those who had not”告诉我们，小时候劳动的男孩要比不劳动的男孩成年后更能享受生活且更富有创造性，后面紧接着引用Vaillant的话来进一步解释为什么有些男孩成年后会享受快乐的生活。3Vaillants team obtained their findings by _Arecording the boys effort in schoolBevaluating the mens mental healthCcomparing different sets of scoresDmeasuring the mens problem solv
11、ing ability答案C细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知，Vaillant的团队通过比较几组不同的得分情况得出了他们的结论。4What does the underlined word “sharp” probably mean in Paragraph 4?AQuick to react. BHaving a thin edge.CClear and definite. DSudden and rapid.答案C词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“Those who had done the most boyhood activities.less likely to have been un
12、employed”可知，孩提时代的劳动和长大后的生活之间的联系是显而易见的。5What can be inferred from the last paragraph?ACompetent adults know more about love than work.BEmotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life.CLove brings more joy to people than work does.DIndependence is the key to ones success.答案B推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，孩
13、提时代的劳动能够培养一个人多方面的能力，这些能力正是情感健康的基础，同时也能帮助他们过上更快乐的生活。由此可推断出情感健康对享受精彩的成年生活十分重要。Task 2：词汇积累1deliver v分发2satisfaction n满意 3productive adj.生产的，多产的4community n社会；团体5unemploy v解雇；使失业6responsibility n责任7cooperate v合作 8magnificently adv.壮丽地 9independence n独立10confidence n自信 Task 3：语法填空Vaillants study followed
14、 these males _1_ great detail.Interviews _2_ (repeat)at ages 25，31 and 47._3_ Vaillant，the researchers compared the mens mental-health scores with _4_ (they) boyhood-activity scores.Points were awarded for part-time jobs，housework，effort in school，and ability _5_ (deal) with problems.答案1.in2.were re
15、peated3.Under4.their5.to dealTask 4：单句改错1When John was growing up，other kids felt sorry to him.2But when John reached adulthood，he was better off his childhood playmates.3The link between the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp.4Points were awarded for part-
16、time jobs，housework，effort in school，and ability to dealing with problems.答案1.tofor2.off后加than3.between后加what4.dealingdealTask 5：攻克长难句(分析句子结构，尝试翻译成汉语)But when John reached adulthood，he was better off than his childhood playmates.分析：这是一个主从复合句，he was better off than his childhood playmates是主句，when引导时间状语从句。译文：但是当约翰成年后，他要比他儿时的玩伴好得多。