1、Unit 17 单元主题语篇训练 (课时作业二).完形填空Being jobless for the last three months, I am upset nowadays.My son has lost his _1_ from a good school and he might have to go to a less qualified school.I have moved from a spacious (宽敞的) apartment to a small one in order to _2_ my living expenses.My wife has built ext
2、ra stress.On top of that, my fatherinlaw_3_ a week ago, which has added fuel to fire, _4_ our family into a more terrible state.In these circumstances I have two mental _5_: either to feel upset and keep losing my peace of mind, or _6_ my negative thoughts with super mental powers about selfconfiden
3、ce and consistency, and _7_ applying for new jobs with positive attitude.I choose the second option because I believe that the pain I am _8_ today will build up my _9_.My strengths will then increases my confidence and make me a _10_ man one day.I understand that good and bad stages are part of _11_
4、.While good times make me happy, bad times _12_ the “inner” me.Two months later, _13_, I have finally landed on a job which is very exciting and offers a nice salary.Time has healed my wifes mental stress _14_ the death of her father.My son has already been accepted by another good school because th
5、e admissions for new academic year were still _15_!As I am back on the track of normal life, I can _16_ say that the most important things that helped me _17_ the crisis (危机) were my consistent character of patience, and _18_ attitude towards life.So, while I wish you all the best life can _19_ you,
6、 I would highly recommend taking the same attitude towards life _20_ you are trapped in any of such situations.1A.admissionBbenefitCdiploma Dpermission解析:选A根据后文“the admissions for .”可知,作者的儿子没有被好学校录取(admission),故选A。2A.share BreduceCbreak Draise解析:选B根据前文“Being jobless for the last three months”可知,作者三个
7、月没有工作了,因此要减少(reduce)开支,故选B。3A.showed up Bset offCfell down Dpassed away解析:选D根据后文“the death of her father”可知,作者的岳父去世(passed away)了,故选D。4A.putting BfindingCforming Dlifting解析:选A根据前文可知,作者失业,为了减少开支,搬去更小的房子,岳父的去世,加剧了家庭的困境。put . into a . state“使处于的状态”。故选A。5A.problems BconcernsCchoices Dactivities解析:选C根据下文
8、的“I choose the second option”可知,作者面临两个选择(choices),故选C。6A.link BreplaceCmix Dexchange解析:选B本句为短语replace sth.with sth.“用某物替代某物”,故选B。7A.regret BstopCkeep Drisk解析:选C用强大的精神力量,比如自信、坚持取代消极情绪,用积极的态度继续(keep)找工作。故选C。8A.practicing BsufferingCproducing Drelieving解析:选B参见下题解析。9A.intelligence BbodyCcharacter Dreput
9、ation解析:选C根据文章可知,作者认为遭受(suffering)不好的事情会让自己的性格(character)更坚强。故选C。10A.careful BhardworkingCeasygoing Dsuccessful解析:选D作者相信自己的力量会增加自己的信心,让他有一天能够成功(successful)。故选D。11A.life BwealthCtime Dhealth解析:选A作者明白了顺境和逆境都是人生(life)的一部分。故选A。12A.hide BdestroyCstrengthen Dkill解析:选C作者认为顺境让自己开心,逆境强大(strengthen)他的内心。故选C。1
10、3A.desperately BunwillinglyChopefully Dfortunately解析:选D根据语境可知,作者找到了工作,因此很幸运(fortunately),故选D。14A.regardless of Bdue toCinstead of Dapart from解析:选B时间治愈了作者妻子因为(due to)父亲去世造成的精神压力。故选B。15A.occupied BemptyCopen Dclosed解析:选C根据语境可知,作者儿子被另一所好学校录取了,因为新学年的录取仍在继续。open“开放的”。故选C。16A.disappointedly BsurprisedlyCd
11、eliberately Dconfidently解析:选D作者的生活回到了正轨,他可以很自信地(confidently)说,帮助他渡过危机最重要的东西就是耐心和坚持,对生活持积极(positive)态度。故选D。17A.fight BmeetCchange Ddelay解析:选A根据语境可知,作者与危机作斗争(fight),并且战胜了危机,故选A。18A.general BpositiveCfriendly Dhonest解析:选B参见16题解析。19A.offer BexpectCmanage Dsend解析:选A本句为offer的用法,offer sb.sth.“提供某人某物”,故选A。2
12、0A.as if Bin thatCnow that Din case解析:选D作者希望当我们处于困境的时候,也能保持同样的态度。in case“假如”。故选D。.阅读七选五Whats the purpose of building patience abilities? In a word, happiness. Better relationships, more success. But indeed it takes efforts to build them successfully. _1_ Thus, when the big ones come, we will have de
13、veloped the patience we need for hard times.Understand the addictive nature of anger and impatience. We, human beings, are still constructed with our old reptilian (爬行动物的) brain that protects our physical and emotional survival. On the emotional survival side, we want our way to get ahead, to achiev
14、e, and to “look good”. Lets just face it. _2_ So the first step in growing patience is to get in touch with the addictive quality of the opposite of patience anger, impatience, blame and shame. We all have them. And we can grow beyond them.Upgrade our attitude towards discomfort and pain. Pain has i
15、ts purposes and pushes us to find solutions we try to change the other person, situation or thing that we think is causing our discomfort. But the problem is that it is not the outside thing thats the source of our pain, but how our mind is set. _3_Pay attention when the impatience or pain starts. M
16、ost of us dont really realize it when we are feeling even the smallest but very present painful feelings. _4_ But to really care for ourselves, get curious about whats actually happening in the moment inside you. Focusing on whats actually happening, you can notice the worry of not wanting whats hap
17、pening, the resistance._5_ When you find yourself impatient, or angry with yourself, you can remind yourself that you are growing, and that, “Sure, this is understandable; this is what happens to me when Im bothered.” You can say to yourself, “Its true. I dont like this; this is uncomfortable, but I
18、 can tolerate it.”APractice positive selftalk.BSo the solution to pain is an inside job.CPatience abilities benefit you in many ways.DLearn to forgive yourself for being impatient in hard times.EWe ignore the fact that were in pain and focus completely on fixing the problem.FThe urge to protect ours
19、elves and what we consider valuable is absolutely habitforming.GEffective ways are recommended to train ourselves to work with little pain and annoyance.语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了培养耐心的几个有效的方法。1选G根据空前一句以及空后一句可知,成功地培养耐心需要花费精力,因而推荐一些有效的方法用来训练我们应对痛苦及烦恼的能力,因此当更大的麻烦来临时,我们将已经有耐心应对困难的时刻。故G项符合语境。2选F根据空后一句可推知,保护我们
20、自己和我们认为有价值的东西的冲动绝对是由习惯养成的,因此要做的第一步就是了解负面情绪根深蒂固的本性。故F项符合语境。3选B根据空前一句可知,问题不是出现在引起痛苦的外在因素上面,而是出现在我们的思考方式上,因此解决痛苦是一种内在的活动。故B项符合语境。4选E根据空前一句及空后的“get curious about whats actually happening in the moment inside you”可知,我们经常忽略了这样一个事实,即我们处于痛苦之中,而我们的关注的焦点总是全部集中在解决问题上。故E项承上启下,符合语境。5选A根据文章结构和空处所在位置可知,空处为段落主题句;阅读
21、本段可知,本段主要讲要进行积极的自我对话,故A项符合语境。tips 利用逻辑关系解阅读七选五在做阅读七选五时最重要的是要读懂空格前后的句子,根据意思的连贯性特别是逻辑性从选项中选取正确答案。句间逻辑关系有显性的,即有逻辑信号词,如because, so, however等,逻辑关系也有隐性的,即前后句之间没有逻辑信号词。此时,一定要认真分析空白处前句或后句与某一备选项之间的句际关系,根据两句之间存在的某一种符合语境的逻辑关系来解题。常见的句际逻辑关系有因果关系、转折关系、并列关系、递进关系、条件关系、让步关系、对比关系和顺承关系等,而因果关系是考查的重点。例如上文的第1和第2题可通过这种句间的
22、因果关系解题。 .语法填空Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) isnt _1_ (wide) supported by most Westerners. _2_, this is starting to change. TCM will be included in the new version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which _3_ (bring) out by the WHO in the near future. This is the _4_ (one) tim
23、e for TCM to be included in the ICD, serving as the international standard for diseases and health conditions.China has been making efforts _5_ (promote) TCM overseas. Twentysix TCM centers were set up overseas over the past three years, according to a report _6_ (publish) by Xinhua News Agency. In
24、2015, Chinese scientist Tu Youyou _7_ (win) the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of a drug that can cure malaria (疟疾). She said she was inspired by traditional Chinese medicine.The inclusion of TCM in the ICD is a mainstream acceptance that will have significant influence arou
25、nd the world. TCM has seen some growth in other countries for all these years. It is reported _8_ a number of famous foreign people use it. For example, during the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, US _9_ (swim) Michael Phelps was seen using cupping. Cupping is a traditional Chinese medical practice which h
26、as been around _10_ more than 2,000 years.语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中医将被纳入世界卫生组织出版的国际疾病分类(ICD),这表明中医获得了主流的认可,将对全球产生重大影响,有助于中医发展。1widely考查副词。空处作状语修饰谓语动词,故要用所给词的副词形式。wide的副词形式有两种:wide和widely,前者表示“充分张开地”,后者表示“广泛地”。根据语境可知要用widely。2However考查连词。然而,这一切正开始改变。上下文之间是转折关系,且空后有逗号,故应该填However。3will be brought考查动词的时态和
27、语态。根据时间状语“in the near future”和上文的“will be”可知,此处也要用一般将来时;且bring out与主语之间是被动关系,故要用一般将来时的被动语态。4first考查序数词。这是中医首次作为疾病与健康状况的国际标准被纳入国际疾病分类。此处表示“第一次”,故用序数词。5to promote考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,此处要用动词不定式作目的状语。6published考查非谓语动词。空处作后置定语修饰report, report与publish之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,且非谓语动作已经完成,故用过去分词作后置定语,表示被动和完成。7won考查动词的时态。由时间状语“In 2015”可知,此处应用一般过去时。8that考查主语从句。分析句子结构可知,本句是“It is reported that .”句型,表示“据报道”,其中It是形式主语,that引导的从句是真正的主语。9swimmer考查名词。空处表示“游泳运动员”,且空前有限定词,应该用名词swimmer。10for考查介词。根据语境可知,此处应用for与时间段连用,该时间状语常与现在完成时连用。