1、阅读能力提升练 Unit 4 Problems and advice答案呈现678standfailed910successnevercloser123ideasright45startinguswithout提示：点击进入习题161718DA1920BCC111213DB1415BAA答案呈现212223CD24BD25B262728AE29FD一、短文填空。【新题】We all want to live the life we dream of.However,at times,some negative(消极的)ideas may stop us.Hope the following s
2、uggestions can help to ignore those _1 and go ahead.we,idea,without,never,start,fail,close,right,stand,successfulideasDo What We Can ControlOne thing we can control is doing what we caneating healthily,exercising,reading and getting enough sleep.Doing the right things can help _2 to achieve the most
3、 happiness.we,idea,without,never,start,fail,close,right,stand,successfulusAlso,it can make us move on in the _3 direction.However,we should also accept that there are many things we cant control.we,idea,without,never,start,fail,close,right,stand,successfulrightTake Calculated（预料到的）RisksSuccess doesn
4、t come _4 risks.We all have to take risks in life,but try to make sure those risks are calculated.For example,you are working at a job that you hate,and you are dreaming of giving it up and _5 your own business.we,idea,without,never,start,fail,close,right,stand,successfulstartingwithoutThe thought i
5、s a start.But one day,you cant _6 your job any more,so you leave it even though you havent really had a plan.This is such a big risk that it will probably make you _7 want to take a risk again.we,idea,without,never,start,fail,close,right,stand,successfulstandneverDont Be Afraid of FailureThomas Edis
6、on is one of the greatest inventors in history.However,he _8 many times.Did you know Edison created an electric pen?A ghost machine?we,idea,without,never,start,fail,close,right,stand,successfulfailedProbably not.Well,thats because they were complete failures.But those failures put him one step _9 to
7、 success.Think of failures as milestones(里程碑)towards _10.we,idea,without,never,start,fail,close,right,stand,successfulsuccesscloser二、完形填空。I started learning English at the age of 22.It is kind of _11 to start studying a language.However,age is never a problem if you really want to _12 something.11.A
8、.long B.busy C.slow D.late12.A.learn B.explain C.control D.trustDAI was preparing myself to study engineering in the USA.To enter（进入）my dream university,I had to _13 a TOEFL score（托福分数）of 90 or higher.After careful thought,I signed up for（报名参加）a six-month program to study English.13.A.use B.get C.re
9、ad D.writeBIt was _14 to get 90 in six months for someone who started learning English from the very beginning,but I decided to have a try.14.A.difficult B.naturalC.boring D.dangerousAIn order to join the _15,I moved to a different city and rented（租用）a house with a friend.We were in the same program
10、.15.A.university B.programC.test D.tripBWe did not have any distractions（使人分心的事物）in _16 house,such as televisions,computers or smartphones.16.A.his B.her C.their D.ourDWe had classes every day from 8:30 a.m.to 4:30 p.m._17 a lunch break only.After the classes were over,we had something for dinner an
11、d started _18 what we had learned and doing homework.17.A.for B.over C.with D.from18.A.reviewing B.introducingC.questioning D.reportingACWe would study _19 we became sleepy and usually,we would finish it by midnight.19.A.or B.if C.until D.sinceCMy friend and I encouraged each other and we did our be
12、st._20,we both got perfect TOEFL scores and went to the USA at last.20.A.Usually B.LuckilyC.Probably D.TypicallyB三、阅读理解。21.The mother shared her advice _.A.with her studentsB.with her husbandC.in the Youth magazineD.in Xiamen University请同学们看点拨训练第46页原文。C【点拨】根据原文第二段中句子In the latest issue(期)of the Yout
13、h magazine,the mother shared the school advice she gave her daughters.可知答案。22.To explain her second piece of advice,the mother gave _.A.a story of her daughtersB.a story of her ownC.some different reasonsD.some different ideasB【点拨】根据原文第四段中母亲说的话“When it was time to prepare for picking schools,nobody
14、around me believed I could get into Xiamen University.But through hard work I finally made it,”可知她用自己的经历来解释说明第二条建议。23.We can learn from the last paragraph that _.A.we can realize our dream through hard workB.the name of the university isnt the most importantC.its not necessary to care what other peo
15、ple might sayD.more than one university can give us a good educationD【点拨】根据原文最后一段中句子So its important for everybody to understand that you can always find a university that gives you a great education.可知D项为正确答案。24.The best title of the passage may be“_”.A.Colorful University LifeB.Best School Educati
16、onC.A Report on University BuildingD.Advice on School PickingD【点拨】根据短文开头第一段“When talking about picking a right school,a mother and teacher gave some pieces of advice.”可知本文是对于挑选学校给出的建议。故选D。B四、短文还原，其中有一项多余。【2020成都】Close friends,think alike?“What!You,too?I believed I was the only one.”Have you ever sai
17、d something like this to someone?_25A.Now,there is some science behind this idea.B.If so,you may have ended up becoming friends with this person.C.Friends share a lot of similarities,though there are some differences.D.But brain similarity is not the only thing that can result in friendship.E.Howeve
18、r,people who werent friends had different reactions to the same videos.F.At the same time,scientists scanned their brains and recorded their brain activity.It seems that similarity often helps form friendship.The Greek thinker Aristotle once said,“People regard friendship as a matter of similarity;t
19、hey say that we love those who are like ourselves.”_26 Scientists from University of California said friends have similar behaviors,Scientific American reported.AA.Now,there is some science behind this idea.B.If so,you may have ended up becoming friends with this person.C.Friends share a lot of simi
20、larities,though there are some differences.D.But brain similarity is not the only thing that can result in friendship.E.However,people who werent friends had different reactions to the same videos.F.At the same time,scientists scanned their brains and recorded their brain activity.The scientists inv
21、ited 42 university students to take part in a test.Each student watched the same set of videos,which included a comedy,a discussion and a soccer match._27 According to their scans,friends who watched the same video reacted in similar ways.FA.Now,there is some science behind this idea.B.If so,you may
22、 have ended up becoming friends with this person.C.Friends share a lot of similarities,though there are some differences.D.But brain similarity is not the only thing that can result in friendship.E.However,people who werent friends had different reactions to the same videos.F.At the same time,scient
23、ists scanned their brains and recorded their brain activity.Similar parts of their brains lit up while watching the videos,especially parts that are connected with motivation(动机),learning and memory._28EA.Now,there is some science behind this idea.B.If so,you may have ended up becoming friends with
24、this person.C.Friends share a lot of similarities,though there are some differences.D.But brain similarity is not the only thing that can result in friendship.E.However,people who werent friends had different reactions to the same videos.F.At the same time,scientists scanned their brains and recorde
25、d their brain activity.“Seeing ones friends have similar behaviors will reinforce(强化)ones own values,opinions,and interests,”lead scientist Carolyn Parkinson told Business Insider._29 Scientists from the University of Leipzig,Germany,found that friendship is also based on how physically close you ar
26、e to someone.DA.Now,there is some science behind this idea.B.If so,you may have ended up becoming friends with this person.C.Friends share a lot of similarities,though there are some differences.D.But brain similarity is not the only thing that can result in friendship.E.However,people who werent fr
27、iends had different reactions to the same videos.F.At the same time,scientists scanned their brains and recorded their brain activity.The scientists did a test with first-year college students the first time they met in class.In this test,students who sat in neighboring seats were more likely to become friends.
