1、Unit2SectionGrammarandusage&Integratedskills.阅读理解ABEIJING(NewsAgency)ChildreninChinatodayspendfivetimesmoremoneythantheirparentsdidwhentheywereyoung.Sowhatareallthesechildrenbuying? Thelistislong: iPads, cellphonesandjeansaretypicalitemsthatchildren“haveto”buy.Andtheywilldoanythingtogetthem.Theyaskt
2、heirparentsoverandoveruntiltheybuythem.Butparentsalsoneedtotaketheblame(责备)forspendingsomuchmoney.Theywanttheirchildrentohavethebestthings.Theyendupcompetingwithotherparentsoverwhethertheirchildrenhavethelatestproducts.Soitsnowonderchildrenfindithardtolearntheimportanceofsavingmoneyratherthanspendin
3、gitallthetime.Anditshardtosavewhencompaniesuseadvertising(广告)andcleversloganstoencourageyoungpeopletobuytheirproducts.Theyevenencouragechildrentokeepaskingtheirparentsforsomethinguntiltheygetit.Today, youdontevenneedtohavemoneyinordertobuysomething.Banksgiveoutcreditcardsandloans(贷款)allthetime, sope
4、oplearesavinglessandless.Weareusedtocarryinglotsofmoneyaround.Andifyoudonthavemuch, youcanalwaysborrowsome.Butthishasntalwaysbeenthecase.Whenourgrandparentswereyoung, therewasverylittlemoneyandeveryonehadtosavehardforthingstheybought.Theyonlyboughtthingstheyneeded, notthingstheyjustwanted.Theolderge
5、nerationmadethewiseexpression, “Moneydoesntgrowontrees.”Thisisastruenowasitwas50yearsago.Theygivemoneyagreatdealofvalue.Andweallhavealottolearnfromthem.1Thetextmainlytellsus_.AdifferencesbetweenteenagersandtheirparentsBwhatispopularamongchildrenatthemomentChowtospendmoneywiselyDchildrenshighconsumpt
6、ion(消费)ofproducts2Whyareparentstoblameforchildrensspendingalotofmoney?ATheydontgivechildrenpositiveguidanceinconsumption.BTheyoffertobuythelatestfashionsfortheirchildren.CTheyalwaysgivechildrentoomuchpocketmoney.DTheirconsumptionhabitssetabadexampletochildren.3Whatdoesthesaying“Moneydoesntgrowontree
7、s.”inthelastparagraphseemtotellus?ATheoldergenerationunderstoodhowtoteachchildrentosave.BInthepast, peopleattachedmoreimportancetosavingmoney.CMoneyhasagreatdealofvaluebothinthepastandatpresent.DMoneyisnoteasilyearnedandpeopleshouldbecarefulwhentheyspendit.BTheInternetplaysabigpartinhumanlife.Weusei
8、tforworkandpleasure.Weuseittolearnanewlanguage.Wefindadviceonit.Weuseittoconnectwithfamilyandfriends.Weuseittostayintouchwitheventswecareabout.Thelistgoesonandon.AsfarastheInternetbeingapartofourlives，well, that_train_has_left_the_station.ThereisnogoingbacktoanInternetfreelife.ButcanusingtheInternet
9、toomuchbebadforourhealth? Itmightbe, sayresearchers.AnewstudyfindsthatheavyInternetusemaybeconnectedtohighbloodpressure(血压)inayounggroup: teenagers.Thestudyresultsshowthatteenswhospendatleast14hoursaweekonlinemaysufferfromhighbloodpressure, whichmakesyourheartandbloodvessels(血管)worktoohard.Overtime,
10、 thisextrapressureincreasesyourriskofaheartattack.Highbloodpressurecanalsocauseheartandotherdiseases.TheHenryFordHospitalinDetroit, Michigandidthestudy.335youngpeople, from14to17yearsold, tookpartinit.134oftheteensweredescribedas“heavyInternetusers”.Andresearchersfoundthatoutofthese134teens, 26hadhi
11、ghbloodpressure.TheresearcherssaythestudyisthefirsttoconnectheavyInternetusewithhighbloodpressure.TheleadresearcherisAndreaCassidyBushrow.Shesaid, “UsingtheInternetispartofourdailylife, butitshouldntruinus.”Ms.CassidyBushrowaddsthatitisimportantforteenstostoptohavearestregularlyfromtheircomputersors
12、martphonesanddosomekindofphysicalactivity.ShealsosuggeststhatparentsshouldntlettheirchildrenusetheInternetformorethantwohoursaday, fivedaysaweek.4Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thattrainhasleftthestation”inParagraph2mean?ALifewithouttheInternetisnowheretobefound.BThetrainhasstoppedatthewrongstation.CTher
13、eissomethingwrongwiththestation.DThetrainhaschangeditscourse.5WhatcanwelearnfromPara.3andPara.4?AThereisnorelationbetweenhighbloodpressureandheavyInternetuse.BTherearemoreadvantagesthandisadvantagesofheavyInternetuse.CHeavyInternetuserswillprobablyhavehighbloodpressure.DThereisnoharmofhighbloodpress
14、ure.6AndreaCassidyBushrowwouldagreethat_.AteenagersshouldntusetheInternetBtheInternetwillruinhumanlifeinthefutureCsmartphonesaremoreharmfulthancomputersDregularbreaksarenecessarywhenusingtheInternet7Whatcanbeusedasthebesttitleofthepassage?AMostTeenagersHaveHighBloodPressure.BHowtoPreventTeenagersfro
15、mtheInternet.CEveryCoinHasTwoSidesSoDoestheInternet.DTooMuchInternetUseMayBeBadforTeenagers.七选五Nomatterhowoldyouare, yourmomwillalwaysremainasoneofthemostimportantpeopleinyourlife.Maybeyoudontknowhowtoexpressyourappreciationandlovetoheronanordinaryday._1_HereareseveralthingswecandothisMothersDaytosh
16、owhowmuchweappreciateandcareforourmothers.Giveherflowers._2_Youcanshowyourlovetoyourmombygivingherflowersthatmatchherpersonality.Or, ifyoudonotknowyourmomsfavourite, carnations(康乃馨)couldbeyourbestchoice.Cookforher.Mothersusuallyaretheoneswhocookforus.Youmomwillabsolutelyloveitifyousurpriseherbytakin
17、goverthekitchenandcookingsomethingforher.Justmakesureyoucleanupafterwards._3_Youcanjustdosodescribinghowmuchyourmothermeanstoyou.Itcanbeveryeffectivethatyourmomwillkeepitandalwaysberemindedofhowimportantsheistoyourlivesasafamilymember.Travelwithher.Mothersworkhard, sotravelingcanhelphertorelaxandfor
18、getherproblems.Shewilltreasurethemomentwhereveryougo, justyourpresence._4_Takehertoaspa.Massagesorspas(按摩保健)areformomsofallages, andshewillenjoybreakingtheboredomofstayingindoorsthewholeday._5_MothersDayiscoming.ItisatimetoletMomknowshesspecialtoyou.AWriteheraletter.BRememberherweddinganniversary.CM
19、ostofusforgetthatthebestgifttogiveherisourselves.DAlmosteverygirlappreciatesflowersandsodoesyourmother.ESheremainsthecenterofattentionandrespectforachildforalongtime.FAndthiswillofferyourmomcomfortandanincreasedsenseofwellbeing.GHowever, MothersDayisthespecialtimewhenyoucanletherknowhowimportantshei
20、stoyou.课时作业(五).阅读理解A【语篇解读】主题：人与自我(生活与学习)；话题：孩子们的高消费现状。本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了现在的孩子们高消费的现状，并分析了形成此现象的原因。1答案与解析：D主旨大意题。第一段点明了本文主题现在的孩子们花钱是父辈花钱的5倍，下文说明了他们购买的东西和形成此现象的原因。所以本文主要讲述孩子们对产品的高消费问题。故选D。2答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段中“But parents also need to take the blame for spending so much money. They want their children to
21、 have the best things.”可知，父母总是想给孩子买最好最时髦的东西，造成了孩子的高消费，所以父母也该受到责备。故选B。3答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“When our grandparents were young, there was very little money and everyone had to save hard for things they bought. They only bought things they needed, not things they just wanted.”可知，祖辈们都是为买东西攒钱，他们只买需要的东西，而
22、不是想要的东西。所以他们说“Money doesnt grow on trees.”是想告诉我们挣钱不容易，花钱要节省。故选D。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。一项研究发现，青少年过度使用互联网可能导致高血压。4答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“The Internet plays a big part in human life.”可知，互联网在人类生活中扮演着重要的角色；第一段中还列举了我们日常生活中用到互联网的方方面面；在第二段作者引用了“that train has left the station”，本意为：那列火车已经离开车站；紧接着又指出“There is no goi
23、ng back to an Internetfree life.”，即我们不能返回到没有互联网的生活了。由此可见，画线部分在此处所要表达的意思是：没有互联网的生活是无处可寻的。故选A。5答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第三段中的“The study results show that teens who spend at least 14 hours a week online may suffer from high blood pressure, which makes your heart and blood vessels(血管)work too hard.”(研究结果表明，每周上网至少
24、l4个小时的青少年可能会患高血压，高血压会让你的心脏和血管工作得太辛苦。)及第四段中的“And researchers found that out of these 134 teens, 26 had high blood pressure. The researchers say the study is the first to connect heavy Internet use with high blood pressure.”(研究人员发现，在这134名青少年中，有26人患高血压。研究人员表示，这项研究首次将过度使用互联网与高血压联系起来。)可知，新的研究发现过度使用互联网很可能
25、会导致高血压，也就是说过度使用互联网的人可能会患有高血压。故选C。6答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Ms.Cassidy Bushrow adds that it is important for teens to stop to have a rest regularly from their computers or smart phones and do some kind of physical activity.”(Cassidy Bushrow女士补充说，青少年应该经常停下电脑或智能手机休息，进行一些体育活动，这很重要。)可知，Andrea Cassidy Bushro
26、w认为上网时隔一段时间休息是很有必要的。故选D。7答案与解析：D主旨大意题。根据第二段中的“A new study finds that heavy Internet use may be connected to high blood pressure(血压)in a young group：teenagers.”(一项新的研究发现，在一个年轻的群体青少年群体中，过度使用互联网可能与高血压有联系。)及下文介绍的高血压会导致的后果和专家给出的一些建议可知，文章主要讲的是一项研究发现青少年过度使用互联网可能会导致高血压。由此可知，D项Too much Internet use may be ba
27、d for teenagers(过多使用互联网可能对青少年有害)作为本文标题最佳。故选D。.七选五【语篇解读】主题：人与自我(做人与做事)；话题：感恩母亲。本文是一篇说明文。也许我们平时并不知道如何向母亲表达自己的感激与爱，那么母亲节就是最好的机会。本文给出了表达感激母亲的五种方法，希望我们能让母亲感受到自己的这份感激和爱。1答案与解析：G根据前一句内容“Maybe you dont know how to express your appreciation and love to her on an ordinary day.”以及后一句中出现的Mothers Day可知，母亲节是一个特殊的
28、时刻，你可以让她知道她对你是多么重要。故选G。2答案与解析：D根据前一句“Give her flowers.”以及后一句“You can show your love to your mom by giving her flowers that match her personality.”可知，本段建议给母亲送花来表达对母亲的爱。D项符合上下文语境。3答案与解析：A根据本空后的“You can just do so describing how much your mother means to you.”中的describing可知，应选A。4答案与解析：C根据前一句“She will treasure the momentwherever you go, just your presence.”可知，给母亲最好的礼物就是你的陪伴，故选C。5答案与解析：F根据前一句“Massages or spas are for moms of all ages.”可知，按摩可以让母亲享受在室内的时间，选项F中的this指代的就是前面的内容并对其进一步补充。故选F。
