1、课时作业(二十)必修4Unit 10Money第2课时.完形填空(2011淮北一中11月月考)When I was 17，I read a quote that went something like：“If you live each day as if it were your last，someday youll most certainly be right.”It made a deep_1_on me，and since then，for the past 33 years，I have_2_in the mirror every morning and asked myself：
2、“ If today were the last day of my life，_3_I want to do what I am about to do today？”And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a_4_，I know I need to change something.Remembering that Ill be_5_soon is the most important tool Ive ever known to help me make the big_6_in life because al
3、most everything falls away in the face of death，_7_only what is truly important.About a year ago I was_8_with cancer.My doctor even advised me to go home and get my affairs_9_order，which is a doctors way of telling people to prepare to die.I_10_with that diagnosis all day._11_，at last an advanced te
4、st showed that it was a very rare cancer that is_12_with surgery.I had the surgery and Im fine now._13_wants to die.Even people who want to go to heaven dont want to die to get there.Yet death is the destination we all_14_.No one has ever escaped it.And that is as it should be，because death is very
5、likely the single best invention of_15_.It is lifes change agent.It clears ont the old to_16_for the new.Right now the new is you.But someday not too_17_from now，you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.Sorry to be so dramatic，but it is quite true.Your time is_18_，so dont waste it livin
6、g someone elses life.Dont be_19_by dogma (教条)which is living with the results of other peoples thinking.Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner_20_.And most importantly，have the courage to follow your heart.1A.impressionBcurseCdecision Djoke2A.seen BlookedCfound Dlost3A.would
7、BshouldCmight Dcould4A.hurry BlineCmoment Drow5A.successful BrichCdead Dfrustrated6A.apologies BfortuneCchances Dchoices7A.proving BleavingCconfirming Dtelling8A.diagnosed BcuredCtreated Dprescribed9A.on BforCin Dat10A.met BgotCdid Dlived11A.However BButCTherefore DSo12A.incurable BcurableCfatal Dch
8、angeable13A.Anyone BSomeoneCNo one DEveryone14A.want BavoidCshare Descape15A.destination BlifeCscience Ddisease16A.make up Bmake forCmake out Dmake way17A.distant BshortClong Daway18A.limited BrareCenough Dlost19A.wasted BcheatedCexcited Dtrapped20A.voice BloveCdirection Dconfusion.阅读理解(2010江西重点中学协作
9、体第二次联考)Camille Mahlknecht,9，has some big fun planned for this weekend.She and other residents of Agoura Hills，California，plan to pick up trash during their citys annual cleanup.At the same time，Wissam Raed,12，will be busy volunteering too.Thousands of miles away in Lebanon, Wissam plans to put on a
10、play at an orphanage and bring potted plants to elderly people at a senior citizen center.Some other children like Nathan White,10，have personal reasons for volunteering.Nathans grandmother died of a heart attack.To help raise money for medical research，Nathan participated in Jump Rope for Heart.He
11、and five other boys took turns jumping rope for two and half hours and collected more than US$ 1,200 in donations for the American Heart Association.Millions of children around the globe lend a hand to their communities every year.Schools and parents also contribute to the rise in youth service. For
12、 example，many schools offer community service activities for students to join.Teachers either combine volunteer work with classroom lessons or make service work a requirement.Parents，on the other hand，encourage their kids to volunteer and do it with them.Community service is particularly important i
13、n this depression time. As the need for monetary support and other aid has increased，many charitable organizations have experienced a significant drop in donations.Camille and other children who volunteer thousands of hours annually can fill in some of the gaps.According to research，kids who start v
14、olunteering are twice as likely to continue doing good deeds when they are adults.So，grab a paintbrush，a trash bag，or whatever you need to help your community.Youll love how you feel after helping others.Even dirty work can be lots of fun，if its for a good cause.1Whats the writers purpose of writing
15、 this passage?ATo recommend youth service programs to schools.BTo ask charity organizations to serve the community.CTo urge children to take part in volunteering activities.DTo propose alternatives for doing community services.2What is the main idea of the 3rd paragraph?ACommunity service is gaining
16、 popularity among children.BFamilies and schools help to make community service popular.CChildren now depend more on their teachers than on their parents.DNathan White had a special reason to raise money for medical research.3Why is community service important in a time of depression?AIt raises mone
17、y for school activities.BIt teaches children to take care of the sick.CIt gives charity organizations some needed help.DIt encourages parents and teachers to work together.4What can be inferred from the passage?ACommunity service can help prevent juvenile delinquency (青少年犯罪)BChildren will probably l
18、eave school and work as volunteers.COrganizing sports events for the school is a kind of community service.DChildren who do volunteer work are more likely to grow up to be caring adults.(2010长沙二模)Canadian scientists have found that the more emotional or mental challenges a person faces in a day，the
19、less determined they become to work out physically.However，the findings should not stop us from keeping fit.Experts believe that willpower (意志力) is like a muscle，and needs to be exercised to help one avoid the temptation (诱惑) spending a night on the couch instead.Kathleen MartinGinis，a professor of
20、kinesiologythe science of movementwho led the study，says everyone has a limited amount of willpower，and that it will be reduced by stress.Miss MartinGinis，of Canadas McMaster University，explains，“Cognitive (认知的) tasks，as well as tasks such as regulating (调整) ones emotions，can reduce ones capacity to
21、 force oneself to exercise.”Her team of scientists performed a socalled “Stroop” test on volunteers to reach their conclusions.The experiment involved showing participants words associated with colors but printed in different colorsfor example，the word “blue” written in red ink.Participants were div
22、ided into two groups.One group was asked to name the color of the ink，instead to say the printed word，while the other wasnt MartinGinis says，“After we used this cognitive task to use up their selfregulatory capacity，the participants didnt exercise as hard as those who had not performed the task.” Th
23、e more people concentrated on the cognitive task，the more likely they were to skip exercise sessions (活动时间) over the next eight week.You only have so much willpower.However，there are ways to strengthen willpower.The study found the listening to music before going to the gym can help，as well as makin
24、g a commitment to work out with friends.It also concluded that willpower can be stretched by constantly cake，or forcing oneself to study an extra hour each night.MartinGinis adds，“There are strategies people can use to help revitalize (使恢复活动) themselves after theyve used up their selfregulation.Will
25、power is like a muscle：it needs to be used to stay strong.”5According to the experts，human willpower_.Acan be exercised through muscle movementBcan regulate itself to resist temptationsCis weakened by stressful cognitive or emotional tasksDis reduced by lack of physical exercise6We learn from Paragr
26、aph 4 that the experiment_.Amade use of the Stroop testBasked one group of participants to name the wordsCrequired researchers to write the word “blue” in red ink to make it easily recognizableDshowed that those who hadnt performed the task were smarter than those who had7All the following are ways
27、to strengthen ones willpower EXCEPT_.Alistening to music before doing exerciseBpromising to work out with friendsCtraining oneself repeatedly to resist temptationsDforcing oneself to do the same thing each day8Which of the following is in agreement with Miss MartinGinis idea?AHumans willpower is lim
28、ited to a certain level.BThe cognitive tasks could make people ignore exercise.CChallenging tasks could make people ignore exercise.DExercise is an important way to strengthen ones willpower.9What can we infer from the passage?AWillpower can be challenged to become powerful.BMcMaster University is f
29、amous for its kinesiology.CEffective ways to resist temptations have been found.DThe study has an impact on the science of movement.课时作业(二十).完形填空语篇解读人生什么最重要？荣华富贵如云烟。如果把每一天都当做是人生最后一天，你就会发现人生的意义 1解析：这是固定词组make a(n).impression on sb.表示“给某人留下印象”，选A项答案：A2解析：过去的33年，我每天早上都会照镜子looked in the mirror)，然后扪心自问“如
30、果今天是人生的最后一天，我还会想(would)做我正要做的事情吗？”答案：B3解析：参见上题解析。对现在的虚拟，主句用would动词原形。答案：A4解析：in a row是固定词组，表示“连续，一连串”。一旦连续几天的回答都是否定的，我知道应该做些改变了。答案：D5解析：“记着自己将要死去”是我所知道的能帮我做出重大抉择的最重要的工具。答案：C6解析：这帮助我做出了人生中重大的选择(choices)，因为面对死亡，一切都将逝去，只留下(leaving)真正重要的东西。答案：D7解析：参见上题解析。答案：B8解析：从下文可知，一年前，我被诊断(diagnosed)患上了癌症。医生甚至建议我回家安
31、排后事。答案：A9解析：语意参见上题解析。get sth.in order在这里表示“把整理有序，安排妥当。”答案：C10解析：从上下文可知，我整天都在忍受着(live with)癌症这个诊断结果，然而(However)最后进一步的检查却发现我患的癌症是能够用手术治愈的(curable)。live with表示“容忍，忍受，与一起”。答案：D11解析：参见上题解析。答案：A12解析：参见第10题解析。根据后一句也可得出答案。答案：B13解析：从常识知，没有人(no one)想要死亡，甚至那些向往天堂的人也是如此。答案：C14解析：然而死亡是我们共同的终点，没有人能够例外。此处share表示“共
32、享，共同具有”。答案：C15解析：死亡可能是生命最好的创造物，它是生命更迭的媒介，送走耄耋老者，给新生代让路。答案：B16解析：make way for“让路”，符合文意。答案：D17解析：现在你很年轻，但不久之后，你也会慢慢老去。not too long from now不久之后。答案：C18解析：结合上一段后几句可知，时间有限(limited)，所以要更加珍惜，不要活在别人的生活里。答案：A19解析：不要被教条束缚(trapped)。答案：D20解析：不要让别人的嘈杂声淹没你自己内心的声音(voice)。答案：A.阅读理解语篇解读志愿者活动是一件于人于己都很有意义的事情，小孩子通过社区或其
33、他机构参加志愿者活动，不但可以培养他们合作的意识、乐于助人的品质，更重要的是可以让他们拥有一颗关爱别人的心 1解析：考查主旨大意。从文章最后一段可以看出作者明确的态度，提倡孩子多多参加志愿者活动。 答案：C2解析：考查文段大意。文章第三段通过学校的组织，家长的鼓励，使得社区服务成了一道亮丽的风景，孩子们有很多参与的机会。答案：B3解析：考查细节理解。从文章第四段可以得出明确的结论，在经济萧条时期，社区服务可以给慈善机构提供一些必要的帮助。答案：C4解析：考查推理判断。从文章最后一段kids who start volunteering are twice as likely to contin
34、ue doing good deeds when they are adults可以推出选项D意思是恰当的。答案：D语篇解读众所周知，意志力是一个人成功与否的重要因素。新的研究发现，一个人的意志力可以通过一些有挑战性的活动进行强化 5解析：细节理解题。由第一段以及第三段可以看出，人的意志力可以被有压力的认知活动或感情上的任务减弱。答案：C6解析：推理判断题。第四段向我们介绍了这个实验的全过程，就是利用“Stroop test”，由此可推知答案。答案：A7解析：细节理解题。由倒数第二段可以看出，前三项都是强化意志力的方法。注意同义替代现象。如：B项中的promise对应原文的make a commitment；C项中的temptations就是原文中a constant cake的属类。此外D项与倒数第二段的最后一句话意思吻合，只是表达方式不一样，解题时要多加注意。答案：D8解析：细节理解题。由第三段该教授的话everyone has a limited amount of willpower可以看出，A项与此句相吻合。答案：A9解析：推理判断题。由文章的最后一段可知，和肌肉一样，意志力可以通过使用得以强化。前一段告诉了我们锻炼的方法，比如：作出承诺；抵御某些诱惑，强迫自己做一些事情等，这些都是一些挑战性的事情，由此可以看出A项正确。答案：A