1、Unit 3 A healthy life reading课时作业AOn a stormy day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.Two 12-year-old boys, Christian and Jack, rowed out a boat to search a football. Once theyd rowed beyond the cal
2、m waters, a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.“Everything went quiet my head,”Tim recall
3、s(回忆).“Im trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. “At one point, I considered turning back,”he says.“I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.”After 30 min
4、utes of struggling, he was close enough to yell to the boys,“Take down the umbrella!”“Let us aim for the pier(码头)，”Jack said. Tim turned the boat to ward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat, and it began to sink.“Can you guys swim?”he cried. “A little bit,”the boys said.Once they were in
5、 the water, Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boyss faces“Are we almost there?”they asked again and again.“Yes,”Tim told them each t
6、ime.After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.1. Why did the two boys go to the sea?A. To go boat rowingB. To get back their football.C. To swim in the open waterD. To test the umbrella as a sail.2. What does“it”in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The beachB. The waterC. The boatD. The wind3. Why did Tim raise
7、 his head regularly?A. To take in enough fresh air. B. To consider turning back or not.C. To check his distance from the boys.D. To ask the boys to take down the umbrella.4. How can the two boys finally reach the pier?A. They were dragged to the pier by Tim.B. They swam to the pier all by themselves
8、.C. They were washed to the pier by the waves.D. They were carried to the pier by Tim on his back. BLONDON-A British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake(假冒的)bomb detectors(探测器)to 10 years in prison, saying the man had not cared about potentially deadly consequences.It is believed
9、 that James McCormick got about$77.8million from the sales of his detectors-which were based on a kind of golf ball finder-to countries including Iraq, Belgium and Saudi Arabia.McCormick, 57, was convicted(判罪) of cheats last month and sentcnced Thursday at the Old Bailey court in London.“Your cheati
10、ng conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simply for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people,”Judge Richard Hone told McCormick. “You have neither regret, nor shame, nor any sense of g
11、uilt.”The detectors, sold for up to $42,000 each, were said to be able to find such dangerous objects as bombs under water and from the air. But in fact they “lacked any grounding in science”and were of no use.McCormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in Kenya, the prison
12、 service in Hong Kong, the army in Egypt. And the border control in Thailand.“I never had any bad results from customers,”he said.5. Why was McCormick sentenced to prison?A. He sold bombs.B. He caused death of people.C. He made detectors. D. He cheated in business.6. According to the judge, what McC
13、ormick had done .A. increased the cost of safeguardingB. lowered peoples guard against dangerC. changed peoples idea of social securityD. caused innocent people to commit crimes7. Which of the following is true of the detectors?A. They have not been sold to AfricaB. They have caused many serious pro
14、blems.C. They can find dangerous objects in water.D. They dont function on the basis of science.8. It can be inferred from the passage that McCormick .A. sold the equipment at a low priceB. was well-known in most countriesC. did not think he had committed the crimeD. had not got such huge profit as
15、mentioned in the text CThe small number of newborn babies, which has been caused by high prices and the changing social situation of women, is one of the most serious problems in Asia. When people talk about it, you can hear a word invented in Japan, which means Double Income No Kids(小孩).In many maj
16、or. Asian cities like Seoul, Singapore, and Tokyo, the cost of a child is extremely high. A young couple who want to buy their own house may have to pay about $3000,000 (though prices have fallen). For a flat with one bedroom, one dining-room, a kitchen, and a bathroom, the couple will pay about $90
17、0 a month. Whats more, if they want to have a child, the childs education is very expensive. For example, most kindergarten charges are at least $5.000 a year. I such a situation, its difficult to afford children.The number of married women who want to continue working is increasing because they enj
18、oy their jobs. However, if they want to have children, they immediately have serious problems. Though most companies allow women to leave their jobs for a shot time to have a baby, they expect women with babies to give up their jobs. In short, if they want to bring up children properly, both parents
19、 have to work, but it is hard for mothers to work. Indeed, women who want to continue working have to choose between having children or keeping their jobs.In a word, Asian governments must take steps to improve the present situation as soon as possible.9. What is the main problem being discussed in
20、the passage? A. The small number of newborn babies.B. The changing social situation of women.C. The high prices of houses and education.D. The necessary steps of Asian government.10. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. It is easy for a couple to afford a child in Asia.B. The
21、prices of living in Asia are quite low now.C. Fewer and fewer married women wan to have a job.D. The word “DINKS” appeared in an Asian country.11. To buy a flat and send a child to kindergarten, how much will a couple pay each year?A. 85,000B. 85,900C. $10.800D. $15.80012. The writer seems to believ
22、e that Asian governments should .A. let women stay at home and have a babyB. allow one of the parents to go out to workC. care for the growing needs of women for job.D. the companies should permit women to leave.第二节 （共5个小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根椐短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项多余选项。Are you truly happy? Do y
23、ou ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? 1 The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life. Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you
24、value.Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. 2 When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people dont allow setbacks to affect their mood becau
25、se they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor. 3 These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness. 4 Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or
26、simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.Keeping healthy is another way to achieve h
27、appiness. 5 AWhat makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.BOn the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.CBeing overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your moodDThese are impo
28、rtant questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.ESpend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.FThere are some tips in life that lead to happiness.GIts also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.参考答案A：BDCA B：DBDC C：ADDC DBEGC
