1、课时作业(四十六)选修8Unit 23Conflict第2课时.完形填空(2011赣州适应性考试)Eating the CookieOne of my patients，a successful businessman，tells me that before his cancer he would become depressed unless things went a certain way._1_was “having the cookie.”If you had the cookie，things were good.If you didnt have the cookie，life
2、 was_2_.Unfortunately，the cookie kept_3_.Some of the time it was money，and sometimes power.At_4_time，it was the new car，the biggest contract.A year and a half after his diagnosis of prostate (前列腺) cancer，he sits_5_his head regretfully.“It seems that I stopped learning how to_6_after I was a kid.When
3、 I give my son a cookie，he is happy.If I take the cookie away or it_7_，he is unhappy.But he is two and a half and I am forty three.Its taken me this long to understand that the_8_will never make me happy for long.The_9_you have the cookie it starts to fall to pieces or you start to_10_about it crumb
4、ling (弄碎) or about someone trying to take it away from you.You know，you have to_11_a lot of things to take care of the cookie，to keep it from crumbling and be_12_that no one takes it away from you.You may not even get a chance to eat it_13_you are so busy just trying not to lose it._14_the cookie is
5、 not what life is about.”My patient laughs and says_15_has changed him.For the first time he is_16_.No matter if his_17_is doing well or not，no matter if he wins or loses at golf.“Two years ago，cancer_18_me，What is really important？Well，life is important.Life，Life any way you can，have it，life with t
6、he cookie，life without the cookie.Happiness does not have anything to_19_with the cookie：it has to do with being_20_.”1A.HappinessBSuccessCBusiness DLove2A.normal BcommonCworthless Duseless3A.increasing BchangingCdecreasing Drecovering4A.one BaCno Dother5A.shaking BnoddingCknocking Draising6A.grow B
7、learnClive Dwork7A.burns BbreaksCshares Dthrows8A.disease BchangeCkid Dcookie9A.hour BtimeCsecond Dminute10A.think BcomeCworry Ddoubt11A.give up Badd upCuse up Dcall up12A.brave BcuriousCaware Dsure13A.unless BbecauseCthough Duntil14A.Eating BProtectingCHaving DMaking15A.death BenergyClife Dcancer16
8、A.happy BweakCupset Dsad17A.result BfortunateCbusiness Dbehavior18A.asked BleftCdeserted Drecognized19A.deal BdoCconnect Dlink20A.alone BaliveCambitious Dactive.阅读理解(2011南京第一学期期末)Believe it or not，Americas favorite snack food is the potato chip.There is a story behind how it was first made.One might
9、 think that somewhere a genius thought up the first potato chips，but it didnt happen that way.Picture an elegant restaurant in Saratoga Springs，New York，in 1853.The Moon Lake Restaurants menu included Frenchfried potatoes，a popular food recipe brought back from France by Thomas Jefferson.These were
10、thickly，cut potatoes，fried until golden brown and crisp on the outside.One evening a guest in the dining hall felt that his potatoes were too thick and sent them back to the kitchen.The cook sliced some potatoes thinner than before and prepared them for the complaining guest.He was still not satisfi
11、ed and sent them back again! By this time the cook was angry and decided to do exactly what the dinner guest wanted: slice the potatoes as thin as possible.Then they would be so crisp that the diner wouldnt be able to use his fork to eat them.When the paperthin browned potatoes arrived，the diner was
12、 pleased. He was so happy with them that other guests started ordering the new potatoes.The cooks plan to stop the dinner guest from complaining did not turn out as he had planned.Soon Saratoga Chips appeared on the menu and became so popular that people wanted to take some home.The restaurant start
13、ed selling small packages of the potato chips.A few years later，they were selling all over the United States.But because the potatoes had to be peeled by hand，it was a timeconsuming task and potato chips were often out of stock.In the 1920s a mechanical potato peeler was invented and soon there were
14、 potato chips in abundance.They gradually spread all over the world，and have remained popular ever since.1According to this passage，mass production of potato chips was made possible when_.Apotatoes could be peeled by machinesBpotatoes were peeled by a large number of cooksCthere was a growing demand
15、 for themDthey first appeared in a Saratoga restaurant2According to this passage，the cook of the Moon Lake Restaurant_.Aenjoyed making potato chips very muchBplanned to sell potato chips everywhereCwanted to silence a complaining dinnerDwas pleased that other guests liked the chips3Potato chips have
16、 been popular in the US_.Afor more than 200 yearsBever since 1920Cfor less than 100 years Dsince the 19th century(2011东北三省四市联考)It is a hot summer day，and you feel thirsty.A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade.How do you feel when you see the glass？Will you describe your feeling as happiness or
17、 as pleasure？I believe you will say it is a feeling of pleasure.There is a connection between these two kinds of feelings，and sometimes one causes the other，but they are not the same.Pleasure is more dependent on the five senses while happiness is independent of them.When you are happy，little unplea
18、sant events usually do not disturb you.When you are unhappy，you feel as if everything is against you.You may compensate_for it by eating chocolate and sweets because this gives you pleasure，yet you stay unhappy.A person may smoke cigarettes because it gives him pleasure，yet this does not make him ha
19、ppier，especially if he knows the fact that it is not good for his health.The physical world is always in a changing state.At each moment a new thing is being created，changed，transformed and then destroyed.This is the normal state of things and no one can change it.If we stay still in a certain state
20、，we are sure to experience unhappiness sooner or later.On the other hand，if we adjust to the environment，nothing can influence our moods.Then outer events have nothing to do with our inner joy of mind.The room of the mind is filled with worry or fear.If you are free of thinking about them，the room h
21、as been emptied，and then you will see what is happening and experience it.When your mind stays quiet，you will see that happiness comes from the inside.4What does the underlined phrase “compensate for” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?Ato make a suitable payment forBto let out your anger forCto prov
22、ide with a balancing effect forDto solve the problems for5According to the passage，in which of the following situations can you feel happy?AA friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade when you feel thirsty.BYou eat chocolate and sweets when you feel as if everything is against you.CSmoke cigarettes
23、even though you know the fact that it is not good for your health.DYou are free from worry or fear when your mind stays quiet.6We can learn from the passage_.Ahappiness is more dependent on the five sensesBpleasure sometimes arouses happinessCyou feel happy when nothing around you changes in a certa
24、in stateDyou feel unhappy because you have to adjust to the environment7Which can be the best title for the passage?APleasure Leads to HappinessBHappiness Changes UsCHappiness Is Within UsDStay a Quiet Mind课时作业(四十六)答案.完形填空语篇解读生活中究竟什么是最重要的呢？一个成功的商人，在患了癌症之后终于明白，其实生活中最重要的就是活着，能够快乐的活着就是人生最大的幸福 1解析：考查名词。
25、根据后文语境的暗示可知，本文主要谈论的是生活幸福的问题。答案：A2解析：考查形容词。从本段前文if you had the cookie，things were good.的对比可知，此处是表达与good相反的意思，因此选C。答案：C3解析：考查动词。根据后文所说，一会儿是money，一会儿是权力，可见这个cookie是变化的。答案：B4解析：考查短语理解。从前文的some，sometimes可知，作者在对事情的表现形式进行列举，因此此处用other。答案：D5解析：考查动词。说话时有regretfully的表情，显然是伴随不满意的动作，shaking符合语境要求。答案：A6解析：考查动词。本
26、文谈论的是生活的问题，不难想到live。答案：C7解析：考查动词。小饼被拿走了或弄坏了，儿子就会不高兴。答案：B8解析：考查名词。小孩年纪小，能够有小饼吃就满意了，大人却因为要求高，对一个饼是不会满意的。答案：D9解析：考查名词。考查对名词引导的时间状语从句的理解，the minute一就。答案：D10解析：考查动词。根据语境，此处表达的是一种担忧。答案：C11解析：考查动词短语辨析。一但自己拥有的东西有被人拿走的危险，就会放弃许多其他的事情来保护自己的cookie。答案：A12解析：考查形容词。确保没人能够拿走自己的cookie。答案：D13解析：考查从属连词。此处表示原因，故选B。答案：B
27、14解析：考查动名词运用。根据前文语境，不难想到having。答案：C15解析：考查名词。这个病人患了癌症，正是因为得了癌症，所以他改变了对生活的看法。答案：D16解析：考查形容词。改变了对生活的看法后，他的心情就快乐了。答案：A17解析：考查名词。因为他是商人，所以经营的应该是business。答案：C18解析：考查动词。根据后文的句式是一个问句，故用ask。答案：A19解析：考查动词。从后文中的do with可知答案。答案：B20解析：考查形容词。活着就是最重要的，活着就是人生快乐。这是整篇短文的落脚点。答案：B.阅读理解语篇解读本文主要是讲薯片的由来 1解析：细节理解题。根据文中“it
28、was a timeconsuming task and potato chips were often out of stock.”可知这是一个耗时的工作，薯片经常脱销。而“In the 1920s a mechanical potato peeler was invented and soon there were potato chips in abundance”可知直到发明了削土豆的机器，薯片的大量生产才成为了可能。答案：A2解析：细节理解题。根据文中“The cooks plan to stop the dinner guest from complaining”可知答案是C。答案
29、：C3解析：推断理解题。故事背景是发生在“an elegant restaurant in Saratoga Springs，New York，in 1853.”，自此以后，薯片受到了欢迎，故选D。答案：D语篇解读文章主要论述了满足感(pleasure)和幸福感(happiness)的不同。满足感更多地依赖于人的五种感官，而幸福感则独立于五种感官；幸福感来自于人的内心 4解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段第二、三句话可知，当你不高兴时，你会感觉好像一切都在和你作对，于是你可能会通过吃巧克力和糖果等方法平衡自己这种不快乐的心理，故compensate for意为“补偿”，选C项。答案：C5解析：细节理解题。由文章最后一段可知，如果我们的内心不受担心和恐惧的影响，能够保持平静的心态，那么幸福就会从内心深处自然流露，选D项。答案：D6解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的倒数第二句话可推知B项正确，满足感(pleasure)有时候可能带来幸福感(happiness)。从第一段最后一句可知，A项错误；从第三段可知C、D两项表述错误。答案：B7解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，C项“幸福在我们心中”最能概括文章大意，即幸福是一种心情。同时文章结尾句也点出了主题。答案：C
