1、课时素养检测 七Unit 2Period 3. 阅读理解My favorite book,The Secret by Rhonda Byrne, talks about a formula called “SFF” which stands for “stopping finding faults”. I used to be a critical person and tried to find faults. I guess I somehow inherited this character from my father. Actually, many good qualities of
2、 my father are worth admiring except this. My father is the person who constantly looks for mistakes in other people and he thinks no one is perfect in the world. His character created a negative atmosphere in my family. I was the same as my father, so I often felt angry, disappointed, depressed, an
3、d lonely in school. After I had read my favorite book I began to seek “good things” in other people. It has completely changed my life. Now I feel happier, I have more friends, I have more trust in people, and I realize everyone has their own strength! Another important lesson I got from this book i
4、s that I should always behave myself in a positive manner. Lets admit that we sometimes complain about our situation. Thats not good. “Believe it or not, people dont like to listen to negative opinions. ”One more valuable lesson I got from the book is that I should be a good listener. When I was you
5、nger, I only wanted people to pay whole attention to my words so that I could show them how important I was. I was very proud and would show off my achievements in school without considering others feeling. I had very few friends and most people considered me as an “arrogant” person. Now, I find it
6、mush easier to make friends after making some changes!【语篇概述】文章主要介绍了一本书使作者由原来的傲慢、自以为是变成了友好、随和、积极乐观。1. Why does the author like the book The Secret?A. Because hes found the secret of success from it. B. Because the book uncovers the secrets of happiness. C. Because hes learnt his fathers characters fr
7、om it. D. Because it helps him change his attitude towards life. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第三段After I had read my favorite book I began to seek “good things” in other people. It has completely changed my life. Now I feel happier, I have more friends, I have more trust in people, and I realize everyone has th
8、eir own strength!可知,作者读了这本书之后,改变了自己对生活的态度。2. What do you know about the authors father?A. He makes his son feel angry and disappointed. B. He likes finding faults with people around him. C. He seems a critical person but in fact easy-going. D. He can create a negative atmosphere when necessary. 【解析】
9、选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段My father is the person who constantly looks for mistakes in other people and he thinks no one is perfect in the world. 可知,作者的父亲喜欢给别人挑毛病。3. The underlined word “arrogant”in the last paragraph probably means “_”. A. self-centeredB. admirableC. troublesomeD. cold-blooded【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据
10、文章最后一段When I was younger, I only wanted people to pay whole attention to my words so that I could show them how important I was. 以及I had very few friends and most people considered me as an “arrogant” person. 可知,作者以自我为中心,只想让别人注意他的话,所以别人认为他是个以自我为中心的人。4. What is the authors purpose in writing the text
11、?A. To persuade readers to be good listeners. B. To share his painful changing experience. C. To tell readers the influence of a book on him. D. To show the result of his fathers negative character. 【解析】选C。写作意图题。通读整篇文章可知,作者因为一本书,由原来的自以为是、爱挑毛病,变得积极、乐观、友好,所以文章主要介绍了书对自己的影响。. 完形填空阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的A,
12、 B, C, D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Hunter Shamatt lost his wallet while he was on a flight from Omaha to Denver earlier this month. Upon realizing that his wallet was lost, he 1 the airline to see if anyone had turned it inbut fruitlessly. 2 the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, $60 in cash, etc
13、, he feared the worst. Two days after the flight, however, Hunter was3 to receive a package in the mail from an anonymous (匿名的) sender. Inside was his wallet4 an additional $40 in cash. “I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate the 5 of your wallet. ” read a letter that was encl
14、osed with the package. Hunters mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the6 to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the sender. All they had to go on was that the letter was 7 from Applied Underwriters in Omaha and the senders initials were signed “T. B. ”. The sender was later 8 a
15、s Todd Brown, who was delighted to “have a little fun” with helping out a hard-working stranger. “I saw he was just a kid, 20 years old. He had a paycheck in there, so I 9, Well, hes doing his best to make ends meet. ” said Brown. “Hunter was very 10. He told me he has some student loans to pay with
16、in two days so the 11 was right,” Brown added, “He 12 it was gone forever. So when he opened it, he just started screaming, No way! No way!”Brown says that he often tries to do good things without any recognition; thats why he didnt sign his13 on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on 14 him on s
17、ocial media. Jeannie wrote on Facebook, “This story is more about rebuilding 15 in people than anything. ”【语篇概述】这是一篇记叙文,主要讲的是Hunter在机场丢了钱包后意外收到匿名人士寄来的包裹,里面是他的钱包,还有40美元。Hunter后来通过网络找到了寄件人。这个故事让作者重建对人性的信心。1. A. orderedB. contactedC. caughtD. checked【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 当他意识到他的钱包丢了时,他联系了航空公司,想看看是否有人把钱包交
18、上去了但是没有结果。ordered预定;contacted联系;caught抓住;checked检查。根据常识可知,他丢了钱包之后第一时间去联系航空公司,故选B项。2. A. ThoughB. WhileC. Since D. Unless【解析】选C。考查状语从句连词辨析。句意: 钱包里有他的身份证、一张签了名的支票、60美元的现金等等,他担心会发生最坏的情况。Though尽管;While当的时候;Since因为;Unless除非。根据语境可知,此处前后是因果关系,故选C项。3. A. shockedB. amusedC. anxious D. frightened【解析】选A。考查形容词词
19、义辨析。句意: 然而,当Hunter收到一个匿名寄件人寄来的包裹时,他感到很震惊。shocked震惊的;amused愉快的;anxious焦虑的;frightened吓坏的。根据语境可知,收到了一个匿名寄件人的包裹,Hunter是非常震惊的,故选A项。4. A. apart fromB. except forC. along withD. instead of【解析】选C。考查词组辨析。句意: 里面是他的钱包,另外还有额外的40美元现金。apart from除了;except for除了;along with和一起;instead of代替。结合语境和下文可知,包裹中有Hunter的钱包,另外
20、还有额外的40美金,故选C项。5. A. searchB. completenessC. valuableD. return【解析】选D。考查词义辨析。句意: 我把你的现金四舍五入到100美元,这样你就可以庆祝你的钱包回来了。search搜寻;completeness完全;valuable有价值的;return返回。结合语境可知,此处意为“钱包的返还”,故选D项。6. A. senderB. letterC. walletD. package【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。句意: Hunter的母亲Jeannie把这封信的照片发到社交媒体上,希望他们能找到寄件人。sender寄件人;lette
21、r信件;wallet钱包;package包裹。根据语境可知,因为是匿名包裹,Hunter的母亲是想找到寄件人,故选B项。7. A. acceptedB. sentC. takenD. collected【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 他们所要做的就是,这封信是由奥马哈的应用承保公司发出的,发信人的首字母缩写是“T. B. ”。accepted接受;sent发送;taken带着;collected收集。根据语境和下文可知,选B项。8. A. knownB. consideredC. identified D. introduced【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 发送者后来被确认为
22、Todd Brown,他很高兴能“快乐地”帮助一位努力工作的陌生人。known认识;considered考虑;identified辨认;introduced介绍。根据句意可知,be identified as意为“被认为是”,故选C项。9. A. noticedB. repliedC. doubtedD. figured【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。句意: “我看到他只是个孩子,20岁。他在那里有份薪水,所以我想好吧,他在尽自己最大的努力使得收支平衡。”Brown说。noticed注意到;replied回复;doubted疑惑;figured认为。根据语境可知,“Well, hes doin
23、g his best to make ends meet. ”是Brown内心的考虑,故选D项。10. A. thankfulB. stressfulC. thoughtful D. regretful【解析】选A。考查形容词词义辨析。句意: Hunter非常感激。thankful感激的;stressful有压力的;thoughtful深思的;regretful遗憾的。根据语境可知,对于Todd Brown的善举,Hunter觉得很感激,故选A项。11. A. behaviorB. numberC. timingD. necessity【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。句意: 他告诉我,他有一些
24、学生贷款要在两天内还清,所以时机是对的。behavior行为;number号码;timing时机;necessity必需品。根据常识和语境可知,Hunter收到了自己丢失的钱包,恰逢学生要在两天内还清贷款,故时机是对的,故选C项。12. A. rememberedB. assumed C. admittedD. imagined【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 他以为它永远消失了。remembered记住;assumed认为;admitted承认;imagined想象。根据常识可知,钱包丢了有可能就找不到了,故选B项。13. A. addressB. districtC. phone n
25、umberD. full name【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。句意: Brown说,他经常试图做一些没有任何认可的好事;所以他没有在信上签名。address地址;district区域;phone number电话号码;full name全名。根据前文可知Brown并没有写自己的全名,故选D项。14. A. questioningB. praisingC. disturbingD. surprising【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。句意: 但Jeannie后来坚持在社交媒体上称赞他。questioning提问;praising表扬;disturbing打扰;surprising惊讶。根据前
26、文的posted a photo of the _to social media可知,Jeannie在网络上赞扬Brown的善举,故选B项。15. A. faithB. ambitionC. appreciationD. strength【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。句意: 这个故事最重要的是重建人们对人性的信心。faith信仰,信心;ambition雄心;appreciation欣赏;strength力量。根据语境可知,这个故事最重要的是重建人们对人性的信心,故选A项。. 语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The Falling Stars Chall
27、enge, which began in Russia, invites participants 1. _(share) their best fake falls and recommend their friends to do the same, and people have been going to make their falls as dramatic as possible. At first, the Falling Stars Challenge 2. (regard) as a way for the wealthy to show their 3. (possess
28、ion). People were photographing themselves falling from cars, boats and even their own private jets,4. _(lie) face-down with luxurious jewelry, expensive items from high-end brands surrounding them. However, as the challenge spread, it transformed from being a way of showing off to a creative way to
29、 show 5. _ people consider important in their lives. The social media craze soon made 6. _(it) way to Weibo, a Chinese social media platform. A major difference with the Chinese version of the challenge 7. (be) that professionals from different industries participated to show their daily routine. Th
30、ese include a firefighter lying in front of a row of fire trucks and 8. _ officer at an emergency call center on the ground with documents thrown in all directions. While some pictures are intended 9. _ fun online, Chinese authorities are taking it 10. _(serious). Some people who have participated i
31、n the trend have received tickets for breaking traffic laws to get the perfect photo. 【语篇概述】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了“坠落之星挑战赛”始于俄罗斯,它邀请参与者分享他们最好的假摔,并推荐他们的朋友也来做同样的事情。1. 【解析】to share。考查固定用法。句意: “坠落之星挑战赛”始于俄罗斯,它邀请参与者分享他们最好的假摔,并推荐他们的朋友也来做同样的事情。invite sb. to do sth. 邀请某人做某事,该用法是固定用法,所以填to share。2. 【解析】was regarded。
32、考查时态和语态。句意: 起初,“坠落之星挑战赛”被认为是富人炫耀财富的一种方式。表示发生在过去的事情,用一般过去时,“坠落之星挑战赛”和“认为”之间是被动关系,用被动语态,所以填was regarded。3. 【解析】possessions。考查名词单复数。句意: 起初,“坠落之星挑战赛”被认为是富人炫耀财富的一种方式。“他们的财富”是复数意义,用名词复数,所以填possessions。4. 【解析】lying。考查非谓语动词。lie的逻辑主语是People,它们之间是主动关系,用现在分词作状语,所以填lying。5. 【解析】what。考查宾语从句。_ people consider imp
33、ortant in their lives. 是一个宾语从句,引导词在从句中作宾语,表示“人们认为重要的事”,所以填what。6. 【解析】its。考查形容词性物主代词。句意: 社交媒体热潮很快就席卷了中国社交媒体平台微博。该空修饰名词way,用形容词性物主代词,所以填its。7. 【解析】is。考查主谓一致。主语A major difference是抽象名词,谓语动词用单数,所以填is。8. 【解析】an。考查冠词。句意: 其中包括一名躺在一排消防车前的消防员,以及地面紧急呼叫中心的一名官员,他的文件散落在四周。文中泛指“一名官员”,officer的首字母发音是元音,所以填不定冠词an。9.
34、 【解析】for。考查固定短语。句意: 虽然有些照片是为了在网上取乐,但中国当局正在认真对待。for fun开玩笑地,该短语是固定短语,所以填for。10. 【解析】seriously。考查副词。该空修饰动词taking,用副词,所以填seriously。阅读理解Dont get mad the next time you catch your teenager texting when he promised to be studying. He simply may not be able to resist. A UI (University of Iowa) study found t
35、eenagers are far more sensitive than adults to the immediate effect or reward of their behaviors. The findings may help explain why the initial rush of texting may be more attractive for adolescents than the long-term pay off of studying. “For the teenager, the rewards are attractive,” says Professo
36、r Jatin Vaidya, an author of the study. “They draw adolescents. Sometimes, the rewards are a kind of motivation for them. Even when a behavior is no longer in a teenagers best interest to continue, he will still go on. Thats because the effect of the reward is still there and lasts much longer in ad
37、olescents than in adults. ”For parents, that means limiting distractions so teenagers can make better choices. Take the homework and social media dilemma for example: At 9 p. m. , shut off everything except a computer that has no access to Facebook or Twitter, the researchers advise. “Im not saying
38、they shouldnt be allowed access to technology,” Vaidya says. But some help in netting their concentration is necessary for them so they can develop those impulse (冲动)-control skills. In their study, Vaidya and co-author Shaun Vecera note researchers generally believe teenagers are impulsive, make ba
39、d decisions, and engage in risky behavior because the frontal lobes (额叶) of their brains are not fully developed. But the UI researchers wonder whether something more fundamental is going on with adolescents to cause behaviors independent of higher-level reasoning. “We want to try to understand how
40、the brains reward system changes from childhood to adulthood,” says Vaidya, who adds the reward character in the human brain is easier than decision-making. “Weve been trying to understand the reward process in adolescence and whether there is more to adolescence behavior than an underdeveloped fron
41、tal lobe,” he adds. For their study, the researchers persuaded 40 adolescents, aged 13 to 16, and 40 adults, aged 20 to 35 to participate. In the future, researchers hope to look into the psychological and neurological aspects of their results. 【语篇概述】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了青少年对即时效应和奖励比成人更敏感,所以奖励对青少年总是很有吸引力。1
42、. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Adolescents care more about instant rewards. B. Adolescents cannot resist temptation of bigger rewards. C. Adolescents are most fond of texting to friends. D. Adolescents are sensitive to the effect of their behaviors. 【解析】选A。主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“teenagers are far
43、more sensitive than adults to the immediate effect or reward of their behaviors. The findings may help explain why the initial rush of texting may be more attractive for adolescents than the long-term pay off of studying. ”可知,本文介绍了青少年对即时效应和奖励比成人更敏感,所以奖励对青少年总是很有吸引力。2. What is the underlined word “dis
44、tractions” closest in meaning to?A. Immediate rewards. B. The pull of social media. C. Concentration training. D. Obstacles to attention. 【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据下文Take the homework and social media dilemma for example: At 9 p. m. , shut off everything except a computer that has no access to Facebook or Twit
45、ter, the researchers advise. (以家庭作业和社交媒体困境为例: 晚上9点,研究人员建议,除了一台无法访问Facebook或Twitter的电脑外,关掉所有的东西。)以及For parents, that means limiting distractions so teenagers can make better choices. 可知对于父母来说,这意味着要限制孩子们的分心,让他们做出更好的选择。distractions的意思是“分心,干扰”。3. Which statement does Jatin Vaidya agree?A. Children shoul
46、d have access to the Internet. B. Children need help in maintaining their attention. C. Parents should help children in making decisions. D. The influence of the reward is weak in adolescents. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。由第三段But some help in netting their concentration is necessary for them so they can develop tho
47、se impulse-control skills. 可知Jatin Vaidya认为帮助孩子们集中注意力是有必要的,这样他们就能发展控制冲动的技能。4. What result does teenagers brain underdevelopment lead to?A. Making good decisions. B. Avoiding risky behavior. C. Joining in dangerous actions. D. Doing things after some thought. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第四段In their study, Vaidya and co-author Shaun Vecera note researchers generally believe teenagers are impulsive, make bad decisions, and engage in risky behavior because the frontal lobes of their brains are not fully developed. 可知,大脑额叶发育不良会导致青少年冲动、做错误的决定和参与危险的行为。
