1、Unit 5 The Value of Money课时素养检测十八Unit 5Period 2. 阅读理解AI was driving home the other day on a sunny afternoon. I had a smile on my face as I sang along to the songs on the radio. It was such a beautiful day that I felt full of happiness. My good mood ended, however, when the radio station took a news
2、break between songs. Then suddenly I found myself listening to yet another story of a rich famous man who had broken the law. I shook my head as I came to a red traffic light. As I pulled to a stop I noticed four leather-jacketed bikers. They were standing in the middle of the road with two on eithe
3、r side of the light. They looked rough and dangerous, but as I got closer I noticed each one was holding his helmet in his hands. I rolled down my window as one approached my car. “We are the Brother of the Wheel, ” he said. “We are collecting money for Christmas Toy Drive for needy children. ” As I
4、 pulled a dollar out of my wallet I looked past his beard and into his eyes. They shined with goodness and kindness that came right from his soul. I dropped the money in his helmet and waved to the other bikers as I drove off. My good mood had returned. My faith in mankind had been bolstered. And I
5、remembered once again never to judge people by their appearance. Our society often judges books by their covers but God reads what is written in our hearts and souls. Perhaps one day we will all learn to see the world through the same eyes. Perhaps one day we will realize that looks matter little an
6、d actions matter much. 【语篇概述】这篇文章主要讲述了作者在开车回家的路上因为四个小伙子的善举心情由糟变好。1. The writers good mood ended when _. A. he heard a rich man broke the lawB. he had to stop at a red traffic lightC. he heard news between songsD. he saw four leather-jacketed bikers【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第四句“My good mood ended, however, w
7、hen the radio station took a news break between songs. ”可知作者在听电台音乐时由于插播了新闻而心情变糟。 故选C。2. What were the four bikers doing at the traffic lights? A. Raising money to help kids in need. B. Selling helmets to the passers-by. C. Having a bicycle race in the street. D. Preparing for Christmas holidays. 【解析
8、】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段的“We are the Brother of the Wheel, ” he said. “We are collecting money for Christmas Toy Drive for needy children. ”, 可知小伙子们在为贫穷孩子们买圣诞玩具筹款, 故选A。3. What does “bolstered” in the second paragraph probably mean? A. Destroyed. B. Exploded. C. Decreased. D. Improved. 【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据第二段倒数第二、
9、三句“My good mood had returned. My faith in mankind had been bolstered. ”可知作者心情有好转, 对人们的信念有所加强, 故选D。4. The writer wants to tell us that we should _. A. have faith in young peopleB. manage to help others in needC. change our attitude to societyD. judge others by their actions【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“Perha
10、ps one day we will realize that looks matter little and actions matter much. ”可知我们应该根据行动而不是外表来评价他人, 故选D。BThe more money a married woman earns, the less housework she will do regardless of how much her husband earns, according to a new study. A researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst fo
11、und that more salaries equal less cooking and cleaning in a study of 918 women in double-income families. Married women who made $40, 000 or more a year spent nearly one hour less on housework per day than women who earned $10, 000 or less, according to the findings based on data from the National S
12、urvey of Families and Households. “As to this point, people have thought that the important thing was how much money a woman makes compared to her husband. But now, they believe the only thing that matters is how much money she earns, ” said Sanjiv Gupta, the author of the study. The study, which wa
13、s published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, showed that for every $7, 500 in annual income a married woman earned, she performed one hour less of housework each week. Gupta confirmed the link between money and domestic (家务的) work in a separate study using data on nearly 2, 000 couples in the
14、United States and Europe. The average earnings of American women increased by $6, 200 between 1965 and 1995, according to the US Census Bureau. During that time, the amount of time married women spent on weekly housework fell by 14. 6 hours. Since the husbands earnings have no effect on the amount o
15、f housework a woman does, the finding suggests women are using their own money to reduce their domestic workloads such as ordering take-out food instead of cooking and hiring cleaners instead of doing it themselves. 【语篇概述】一项新的研究报告表明, 一个结婚女性赚钱越多, 无论配偶挣多少钱, 她做的家务活就越少。5. We can learn from Paragraph 1 t
16、hat a married woman _. A. does less housework if she earns more moneyB. does more housework if she earns more moneyC. does less housework if her husband earns more moneyD. does more housework if her husband earns less money【解析】选A。细节理解题。第一段指出, 一个已婚女性挣钱越多, 干的家务活就越少。6. The underlined words “this point”
17、 in Paragraph 3 refer to the fact _. A. that more salaries equal less houseworkB. that more salaries equal more houseworkC. that some married women earn $40, 000 or moreD. that some married women earn $10, 000 or less【解析】选A。词义猜测题。this point指代的应为上文提到的薪水越多, 所干家务活越少这一事实。7. How can the wife do less hous
18、ework according to the passage? A. She uses her husbands money to reduce her domestic workloads. B. She uses her own money to reduce her domestic workloads. C. She asks her husband to help her with the housework. D. She spends nearly one hour less on housework per day. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段可以得知, 已婚女性通
19、过使用自己的钱去点外卖而不是自己做饭, 去雇用清洁工来代替自己干家务, 所以答案为B。8. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. the more money a married woman earns, the less housework she will doB. married women have a higher social position than beforeC. earnings of American women are decreasingD. husbands do more housework than be
20、fore【解析】选B。推理判断题。通读全文后, 可以得知女性赚的钱越来越多, 在家里干的家务活越来越少, 由此可知女性的社会地位比以前有所提升。. 完形填空No matter how busy you are, you should spare time to express your love to your beloved. Even several words from you weigh much in his/her heart. One of my best friends was 1 in a plane crash. Someone asked his wife the bes
21、t 2 she has of their life together. She thought about it and told about their story. They were in their late forties when he died, and she began talking about a time almost twenty years earlier. She had given up her job to get her masters degree, and her husband 3 hesitated to support her. He kept h
22、is own 4 and did the cooking, cleaning, and other housework while she studied for her degree. One time they both stayed 5 all night. She was finishing her thesis (论文), and he was preparing for an important business meeting. That morning, she walked out on the loft (阁楼), 6 him over the railing (栏杆),
23、and just thought about how much she loved him. She knew how important this 7 was to his career, and she was feeling 8 that she didnt even have time to make his breakfast. She saw him hurry out with his bag. But about thirty seconds later he came back, which 9 her. She watched her husband walk over t
24、o the coffee table and write the words “I love you” on a piece of paper. Then he ran out to his car. The woman then looked at her 10 and said, “John and I has a 11 life together. We have been around the world several times and weve had everything that money can buy, 12 nothing comes close to that mo
25、ment. ”Love makes our life more beautiful and worth living, 13 which life will lose its meaning. True love doesnt necessarily(一定地) 14 doing something great. Sometimes it is 15 things that matter. 【语篇概述】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章通过一对夫妻由最开始各忙各的工作, 到后来明白生活中爱才是最重要的, 给我们陈述了一个道理: 无论我们平时有多么忙碌, 都要找时间向自己所爱的人表达爱意, 因为爱让我们
26、的生活变得更好, 也让我们的生活更有价值, 没有爱生活就失去了意义。1. A. saved B. killed C. injuredD. filmed【解析】选B。考查动词辨析。句意: 我的一个最好的朋友在飞机事故中去世了。save救; kill致死; injure受伤; film拍摄电影。根据下文提到的“They were in their late forties when he died (当他去世的时候他们快要50岁了)”可知, 作者的朋友去世了。故选B项。2. A. friendB. placeC. travelD. memory【解析】选D。考查名词辨析。句意: 有人问他的妻子他们
27、一生中最美好的记忆。friend朋友; place地方; travel旅行; memory记忆。根据下文提到的“she began talking about a time almost twenty years earlier. (她开始讲大约20年前的事情)可知她在回忆过去。”故选D项。3. A. everB. usuallyC. neverD. even【解析】选C。考查副词辨析。句意: 她辞职去攻读硕士学位, 她的丈夫毫不迟疑地支持她。ever曾经; usually通常; never从不; even甚至。根据下文提到的“He kept his own _and did the cook
28、ing, cleaning, and other housework while she studied for her degree. 他一边要做自己的工作, 一边要在她学习的时候做饭、打扫和做其他家务。)”可知, 她的丈夫很支持她的学习, 句中用never hesitated表达毫不迟疑, 更能体现她丈夫的支持程度。故选C项。4. A. hobbyB. habitC. jobD. idea【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。句意: 他一边要做自己的工作, 一边要在她学习的时候做饭、打扫和做其他家务。hobby爱好; habit习惯; job工作; idea主意。根据下文提到的“he was pre
29、paring for an important business meeting(他正在为一场非常重要的商务会议做准备)可知, 她的丈夫那时仍然在工作。”故选C项。5. A. upB. awayC. overD. out【解析】选A。考查动词短语辨析。句意: 有一次他们两个一起熬夜。stay up熬夜; stay away离开; stay over过夜; stay out不在家中。根据下文的“She was finishing her thesis, and he was preparing for an important business meeting. (她在完成论文, 他在为一场重要
30、的商务会议做准备)”可知, 两个人的事情都很重要, 所以熬夜的可能性最大。故选A项。6. A. looked atB. called atC. waved toD. listened to【解析】选A。考查动词短语辨析。句意: 那天早上, 她走出阁楼, 从栏杆看着他, 心想她有多爱他。look at看着; call at拜访; wave to朝挥手; listen to听。联系上下文, 她那时在思考问题, 此处用“看着他”更符合语境。故选A项。7. A. reportB. tradeC. meetingD. experience【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。根据上文提到的“he was prep
31、aring for an important business meeting. (他正在为一场重要的商务会议做准备)”可知, 此处应该是meeting。故选C项。8. A. guiltyB. disappointedC. excitedD. embarrassed【解析】选A。考查形容词辨析。句意: 她知道这次会议对他的职业生涯有多重要, 她感到很愧疚因为她甚至没有时间给他准备早饭。guilty内疚的; disappointed失望的; excited兴奋的; embarrassed尴尬的。联系常识可知, 作为妻子没能为劳累的丈夫准备早饭而感到内疚是人之常情, 也符合文中“她”当时的心境。故
32、选A项。9. A. satisfiedB. botheredC. surprisedD. moved【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。句意: 但是30秒钟之后他回来了, 这让她很吃惊。satisfy使满足; bother打扰; surprise使吃惊; move使感动。联系上文可知, 她的丈夫要去参加重要会议, 却中途折回, 这让她很吃惊, 符合语境。故选C项。10. A. studentB. husbandC. listenerD. leader【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。根据前文提到的“She thought about it and told about their story. (她想了想然
33、后开始讲他们的故事)”可知, 此处她应该看着听故事的人。故选C项。11. A. difficultB. strangeC. wonderfulD. terrible【解析】选C。考查形容词辨析。句意: 然后这位女士看了一眼她的听众说: “约翰和我一起度过了精彩的一生。我们几次环游世界, 我们拥有能用钱买到的一切, 但是没有任何东西能和那个时刻相媲美。” difficult困难的; strange奇怪的; wonderful精彩的; terrible糟糕的。根据下文中的“We have been around the world several times(我们几次环游世界)”可以判断, 他们的
34、一生过得很精彩。故选C项。12. A. thoughB. becauseC. ifD. but【解析】选D。考查连词辨析。though尽管; because因为; if如果; but但是。联系上下文, “everything that money can buy(用钱能买到的一切东西)”和“nothing comes close to that moment(没有任何东西能和那个时刻相媲美)”是转折关系, 应该用but连接。故选D项。13. A. fromB. withoutC. withD. despite【解析】选B。考查介词辨析。句意: 爱让我们的生活更美好更值得, 没有它生活会失去意义
35、。from从; without没有; with带有; despite尽管。联系本句句意, 此处用without符合语言逻辑关系。故选B项。14. A. avoidB. admitC. meanD. appreciate【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。句意: 真爱不一定意味着做伟大的事情。avoid躲避; admit承认; mean意味着; appreciate感激, 欣赏。联系上下文可知, 此句和它的下句Sometimes it is _things that matter. 都是陈述真爱的意义, 所以此处用“意味着”符合句型结构和语境。故选C项。15. A. littleB. specialC.
36、 amazingD. great【解析】选A。考查形容词词义辨析。句意: 有时候重要的是一些小事。little小的; special特别的; amazing令人吃惊的; great伟大的。联系上文提到的“True love doesnt necessarily _doing something great. (真爱不一定意味着做伟大的事情)”可知, 此处应该用“little things”和前文进行对照。故选A项。【技法导练】1. 完形填空利用复现信息解题语篇复现的信息包括原词复现、同义词和反义词复现、上义词和下义词复现、概括词复现和代词复现等。例如: 15小题的答案little和前文中的gr
37、eat属于反义词复现; 6小题的答案 looked at和下文She saw him hurry out with his bag. 中的saw属于同义复现; 1小题的答案 killed和下文They were in their late forties when he died, 中的died属于同义复现。2. 抓住特定信息进行逆向或者正向推理。做此类试题要善于抓住某一段话中的关键信息, 即某些关键词或短语去分析、推理、判断, 利用逆向思维或正面推理, 从而推断出这句话所隐含的深层含义。阅读理解According to researchers, money can buy happiness
38、, but only if you spend it on someone else. Spending as little as $5 a day on someone else could significantly bring you happiness, the team at the University of British Columbia and Harvard Business School found. Their experiments on more than 630 Americans showed they were measurably (显著地) happier
39、 when they spent money on otherseven if they thought spending the money on themselves would make them happier. “We wanted to test our theory that how people spend their money is at least as important as how much money they earn, ” said Elizabeth Dunn, a psychologist at the University of British Colu
40、mbia. They asked their 600 volunteers first to rate their general happiness, report their annual income and detail their monthly spending including bills, gifts for themselves, gifts for others and donations to charity. “Regardless of how much income each person made, those who spent money on others
41、 reported greater happiness, while those who spent more on themselves did not, ” Dunn said in a statement. Dunns team also surveyed 16 employees at a company in Boston before and after they received an annual profit-sharing bonus of between $3, 000 and $8, 000. “Employees who devoted more of their b
42、onus to pro-social (有益社会的) spending experienced greater happiness after receiving the bonus, and the manner in which they spent that bonus was a more important predictor of their happiness than the size of the bonus itself, ” they wrote in their report, published in the journal Science. They gave th
43、eir volunteers $5 or $20 and half got clear instructions on how to spend it. Those who spent the money on someone or something else reported feeling happier about it. “These findings suggest that very minor alterations in spending allocations (分配) as little as $5may be enough to produce real gains i
44、n happiness on a given day, ” Dunn said. 【语篇概述】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲把钱花在别人身上会让人感到更幸福。1. According to the passage, _. A. the more money you spend on others, the happier you areB. spending money on others can bring you happinessC. Elizabeth Dunn is a psychologist from Harvard Business SchoolD. six hundred peo
45、ple took part in the experiment【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段“According to researchers, money can buy happiness, but only if you spend it on someone else. (研究人员称, 金钱可以买到幸福, 但前提是你要把钱花在别人身上。)”可知把钱花在别人身上可以给你带来快乐。故选B。2. Dunns statement suggests _. A. those who spent money on others felt happier no matter how much t
46、hey earnedB. those who spent more money on themselves felt happierC. people thought spending money could make themselves happierD. the money spent was as important as the money earned【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“the manner in which they spent that bonus was a more important predictor of their happiness than
47、 the size of the bonus itself, ” they wrote in their report, published in the journal Science. (他们在发表于科学杂志上的研究报告中写道: “与奖金的大小相比, 奖金的使用方式更能反映一个人的幸福感。”)可知, 那些愿意为别人花钱的人不论奖金多少, 都会更高兴。故选A。3. The 16 employees mentioned in the passage _. A. were given clear instructions on how to spend the bonusB. had more
48、happiness than the size of the bonus itselfC experienced greater happiness after receiving their bonusD. felt happier after they contributed much of the bonus to charities【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“Employees who devoted more of their bonus to pro-social spending experienced greater happiness after receivi
49、ng the bonus. ”可知, 这16个职员中那些花在公益事业上的钱更多的人感觉更幸福, 故选D。4. Whats the best title of this passage? A. Experiment on Money SpendingB. Devoting Your Money to CharitiesC. Spending Money on Others Makes One HappierD. Bonus and Pro-social Spending【解析】选C。主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“According to researchers, money can buy happiness, but only if you spend it on someone else. (研究人员称, 金钱可以买到幸福, 但前提是你要把钱花在别人身上。)”以及通读全文可得知, 文章主要讲把钱花在别人身上会使人幸福感更强, 故选C。
