1、课时作业(二)Unit 1Section Using language.阅读理解A A year back I received a full scholarship to attend the University of San Francisco. All of my hard work had paid off. Its a milestone for me. My mom had spent a lot in my attending a private high school, so I made sure to push myself: I volunteered, got inv
2、olved in varied clubs, and graduated with honors. I was so excited to start a new chapter in my life. I had totally packed two weeks before I was away from home. Soon enough, the big day came, but it wasnt like what I had thought. The first two weeks were the most difficult days of my entire life. E
3、very night I would cry myself to sleep. I was so homesick and I didnt know how to deal with my broken heart. To distract_myself,_I threw myself into my studies and I applied for a ton of jobs. In any remaining free time, I started forcing myself to the gym. I wanted to keep every part of my day busy
4、 so I wouldnt think how lonely I was. Soon after, I began to limit food, and then I became worse. Finally, I went to see a doctor. When the doctor weighed me, I was crazy about the number of my weight. So I began to lower my goal, and convinced myself that controlling this number was the solution to
5、 my homesickness. But when I was told that I had no choice but to spend time on my studies, I quickly started recovery in my mind. How could I do? I told myself that school was what I was best at. I decided to get rid of my homesickness and took exercise actively. My first term of college had passed
6、 by at last and I had gotten straight As. Thats why I want to share my story to help other students feel less lonely.1How was the author during the two weeks before she left for college?AShe was as normal as before.BShe couldnt wait to leave for college.CShe was afraid to leave her home.DShe didnt e
7、njoy her mothers company.2What is the authors problem at the beginning of studying in the university?AHer weight. BHer bad study habit.CHer diet. DHer homesickness.3Which can best replace the underlined phrase “distract myself” in Paragraph 2?Aachieve my dreamBimprove my studiesCtake my attention aw
8、ayDearn money by myself4What is the main purpose of the authors writing the passage?ATo look back on her past life.BTo help girls to lose weight.CTo increase her own confidence.DTo help lonely college students.B A new study published in the Journal of Marriage and Family claims that all that time yo
9、u spend on parenting just doesnt matter. But its a claim that, despite the enthusiastic and widespread coverage by the media, does not hold_water. The research suggests that childrens outcomes (including behavior problems, emotional problems, and academic performance) are barely connected with the t
10、ime that parents spend with their children. The researchers examined the time diaries of 1,600 children, looking at parenting time and outcomes when the kids were aged 3 to 11 in 1997, and again in 2002, when they were between 8 and 16. A time diary is a detailed report showing you where your time i
11、s spent each day. This research largely reflects the failure of the authors to correctly measure parental input (投入). It just looked at time diaries from two particular days one a weekday and the other a weekend day. Trying to get a sense of the time you spend on parenting from a single days diary i
12、s a bit like trying to measure your income from a single day. If yesterday was payday, you would look rich, but if it was not, you would be reported as the poor. You get a clearer picture only by looking at your income or your parenting time over a more meaningful period. What you did yesterday shou
13、ld not be taken as a representative of what you did last year. This is why most highquality studies of parenting time focus on how often parents read to their children, play with them or help them with different approaches to parenting. As an exhausted parent who doesnt get enough time to work out,
14、and who hasnt seen a movie for months, I understand why so many of us might seize on studies suggesting that we should spend more time on ourselves. Perhaps we should. But I agree with Ariel Kalil, a developmental psychologist, on the suggestion that “when parents spend highquality time with their c
15、hildren, their children are more likely to succeed”5The underlined words “hold water” in the first Paragraph probably mean _.Ato be convincing Bto be surprisingCto be confusing Dto be usual6The study was conducted to explore the link between _.Aparenting time and childrens outcomesBtime diaries and
16、child developmentCchildrens habits and parents influenceDdaily activities and childrens problems7How is Paragraph 4 mainly developed?ABy giving descriptions.BBy analyzing the cause.CBy making a comparison.DBy offering research findings.8The author may agree that highquality studies of parenting time
17、 should _.Abe completed in one monthBadopt some different approachesCconcentrate mainly on learning timeDbe based on data over a longer time period.七选五 In the most basic sense, selfregulation (自我调节) involves controlling ones behavior and thoughts in pursuit (追求) of longterm goals. Generally, people
18、who are good at selfregulation tend to see the good in others and view challenges as opportunities. They exactly know what they want to achieve, act in accordance with their views, and devote their best effort. _1_ _2_ A badtempered child who hits others wont be popular at school. An adult with poor
19、 selfregulation skills may lack selfconfidence. He may have difficulty handling stress, and often, this might be expressed in terms of anger and anxiety. How do problems with selfregulation develop? It could start early when a baby isnt treated with enough care. _3_ Later, an adult may struggle with
20、 selfregulation, either because this ability wasnt developed during childhood, or because of a lack of skill in managing difficult feelings. When left unchecked, over time this could lead to risky behavior such as taking drugs. _4_ One of the most frequently used methods is to change your thought pa
21、tterns, which means that you think about a situation in a positive way, rather than one thats likely to increase negative emotions. _5_ Rather than thinking that this reflects something about yourself such as “My friend hates me”， you might instead think, “My friend must be really busy”ATry to cheer
22、 yourself up after disappointment.BDo the usual series of things at a particular time.CA child who doesnt feel safe may have trouble selfregulating.DA lack of selfregulation will cause problems in life.EAnyhow, selfregulation is so important that we should learn to use this skill.FFor example, imagi
23、ne a friend who doesnt return your calls or texts for several days.GAlso they can calm themselves when feeling upset and cheer themselves when feeling down.课时作业(二).阅读理解A【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。文章记述了作者刚开始上大学的经历，从上大学的前两周非常激动，到进入大学后最初的想家，再到后来为了转移注意力而全身心地投入到学习中、申请工作，在剩下的空闲时间里强迫自己去健身房。作者写这篇文章是为了帮助孤独的大学生。1答案与解析：B细节
24、理解题。根据第一段中的“I was so excited to start a new chapter in my life. I had totally packed two weeks before I was away from home.”可知，去上大学前的两周，作者已经等不及要去上大学了。故选B。2答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I was so homesick and I didnt know how to deal with my broken heart.”可知作者刚进入大学时的问题是想家。故选D。3答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据上文“I was so homesi
25、ck and I didnt know how to deal with my broken heart.”可知作者起初很想家，因此为了转移自己的注意力，作者开始专心致志地学习，申请了许多工作。由此推断画线短语意思为“转移注意力”，故选C。4答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“Thats why I want to share my story to help other students feel less lonely.”可知，作者写这篇文章的主要目的是帮助孤独的大学生。故选D。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。一项研究表明，父母陪伴孩子的时间长短与孩子的成长关系不大。作者在本文中对
26、这一研究结果提出了不同的意见。5答案与解析：A考查词义猜测。第一段表明了作者的观点。根据全文内容可知，作者认为这项研究结果站不住脚，即不能令人信服。convincing“令人信服的”，符合题意。6答案与解析：A考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“The research suggests that childrens outcomes. are barely connected with the time that parents spend with their children”可知，这项研究探究了父母陪孩子的时间与孩子成长结果之间的联系。故选A项。7答案与解析：C考查推理判断。根据第四段内容可
27、知，作者把“父母陪孩子的时间”同“一个人的收入”作比较，说明了该研究的研究方法是不科学的，故选C项。8答案与解析：D考查推理判断。根据第四、第五段内容可知，作者认为有关父母陪孩子的时间的研究应该建立在较长时间的数据基础之上，故选D项。.七选五【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了自我调节在人的成长中的重要性，自我调节可以帮助我们缓解压力，缺乏自我调节能力则会导致各种各样的问题，所以我们必须要学会自我调节。1答案与解析：G上文“They exactly know what they want to achieve, act in accordance with their views, an
28、d devote their best effort.”说的是会自我调节的好处，分析选项可知G项也是在说会自我调节的好处，与上文是递进关系，联系更紧密，符合语境。故选G。2答案与解析：D根据下文“A badtempered child who hits others wont be popular at school. An adult with poor selfregulation skills may lack selfconfidence.”可知，下文讲的是如果缺乏自我调节能力，就会产生不好的影响，所以此处说的也是不好的影响。D项更好地总结了此段内容，符合语境。故选D。3答案与解析：C
29、根据下文“Later, an adult may struggle with selfregulation, either because this ability wasnt developed during childhood, or because of a lack of skill in managing difficult feelings.”可知，下文主要讲述的是成年人的情况，所以此处讲的是孩子的情况。故C项符合语境。故选C。4答案与解析：E根据下文“One of the most frequently used methods is to change your thought
30、 patterns, which means that you think about a situation in a positive way, rather than one thats likely to increase negative emotions.”可知，下文讲述的是自我调节的方法。E项说我们应该学会使用这项技能，与下文讲述自我调节的方法连接自然，符合语境。故选E。5答案与解析：F根据下文“Rather than thinking that this reflects something about yourself such as My friend hates me， you might instead think，My friend must be really busy”可知，当好几天都没有收到朋友的来电或短信时，不要想朋友讨厌自己，而应该想朋友一定很忙。此处是在举例，列举了有关朋友的例子，F项符合语境。故选F。
