1、选择性必修第二册UNIT 2.阅读理解AWaiters WantedAbout UsDescribed by international media as “the place where the heart of world fusion music beats”， the MusicHall is not just a theatre venue(场所)and much more than a club. In 2003, Elefteriades Productions launched the first MusicHall in Beirut, a live music stage
2、representing a new and unique concept: very short live musical acts unveiling talents from around the world in a series of staged eclectic(兼收并蓄的) performances using the best technologies in sound and light equipment, in addition to refined gourmet menus.Working ExperienceThe MusicHall is now recruit
3、ing English speaking waiters for the summer season and also for full-time jobs. The ideal candidate has work experience(preferably international)and is really good in communicating with people, as this job requires one to make the guests feel genuinely welcome, while dining and enjoying the performa
4、nces.Job ResumesIf you are able to treat our guests, as you would treat your friends in your own home, please drop an email with a CV. Please describe in a couple of sentences, why you choose to become a waiter.Welfare TreatmentSalary: 800 USD/month nettips, accommodation and travel organized by the
5、 company.Really excited to hear from you, if you recognized yourself in this post.Email address for your CV: iulialechef.hu1What can we learn about the MusicHall from Paragraph 1?AIts referred to as the place where the heart of world fusion music beats.BIts a live music stage launched by Elefteriade
6、s Productions in Beirut. CIts a theatre venue where new and unique concepts are represented. DIt shows all kinds of live music acted by talents from all over the world.2What does the MusicHall need?AMany musical talents.BA theatre manager.CEnglish speaking waiters.DFull-time performers.3What do we k
7、now about the passage?AA news report.BAn advertisement.CA travel guidebook.DA private letter. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了the MusicHall招聘服务生的具体要求、福利待遇以及联系方式等。1A细节理解题。根据第一句“Described by international media as the place where the heart of world fusion music beats， the MusicHall”可知A项正确。故选A项。2C细节理解题。根据第二段“The M
8、usicHall is now recruiting English speaking waiters for the summer season and also for full-time jobs.”可知，The MusicHall现在正在招收能够说英语的服务生。故选C项。3B推理判断题。根据文中“The MusicHall is now recruiting English speaking waitersThe ideal candidate”和“please drop an email with a CV. Please describe in a couple of senten
9、ces, why you choose to become a waiter.”可知，这是一个招工广告。故选B项。B(江苏省常熟市2022届高三上学期阶段性抽测一)Feeling overwhelmed? Maybe the parent of a preschooler in your family just called to say they need extra help with child care, and a sick neighbor wants to know if you can pick up some groceries for her. Meanwhile, you
10、r best friend keeps calling in need of someone to open up to.In less stressful times, perhaps, youd have jumped to help out and lend an ear. But after months of social isolation(孤立), coping with work demands, and caring for loved ones, the balance has started to tip. Suddenly your own need for emoti
11、onal support is outweighing your capacity for kindness.Thats understandable, and OK. If youre feeling insensitive or overburdened these days in response to anothers pain or request for help, that doesnt make you unkind. What youre feeling could instead be what we mental health professionals call “co
12、mpassion fatigue(同情疲劳)”. Anxiety, sadness, and low self-worth can also be symptoms of this sort of emotional tiredness, the American Institute of Stress notes. Often we associate this stress condition with health care workers, but the American Psychological Association warns that anyone who continua
13、lly cares for others or who witnesses others sufferings is also at risk.Research shows compassion fatigue can be successfully treatedwith stress-reduction techniques, such as meditation, as well as with specific treatment. The key is learning how to recognize the symptoms so that you can get help.Wh
14、en the two of usa psychologist and a social workerfeel like we have “nothing left to give”， supporting our own sad friends or caring for a sick relative can feel like running a marathon with aching muscles. But showing sympathyand avoiding emotional burnoutdoesnt have to be painful for anyone. As St
15、anford psychologist Jamil Zaki notes in his book The War for Kindness, “empathy(共情) is a skill we can all strengthen through effort.”4Which of the following is “compassion fatigue”？AThe guilt after refusing to help your neighbors.BThe loneliness without getting emotional support.CThe anxiety from fa
16、iling to be successfully treated.DThe sadness from seeing people suffering from cancers.5What can we learn from the passage?APeople are unable to offer help when theyre stressed.BShowing no sympathy for others sufferings is unacceptable.CWhoever cares for others will suffer from emotional tiredness.
17、DThose constantly attending to others may experience compassion fatigue.6What does this passage try to convey?ACompassion fatigue can be easily treated.BAvoiding emotions causes pain to everyone.CThe skill of showing sympathy can be built up.DExperts can do nothing about compassion fatigue.7Which of
18、 the following is the best title for the text?AHelping Hands Need a BreakBSympathy Is What We Can AcquireCStress Symptoms Need RecognizingDPsychologists And Social Workers in Danger【语篇导读】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了“同情疲劳”这种社会现象，告诉我们是可以理解的，并告诉我们这种现象产生的原因和治疗方法。4A推理判断题。根据第三段表述可知，“同情疲劳”是对别人的痛苦或请求帮助感到麻木或负担过重，这是可以理解的，
19、并不意味着你不友善，这种情绪疲劳的症状是焦虑、悲伤和低落的自我价值感。故选A项。5D细节理解题。根据第三段“Often we associate this stress condition with health care workers, but the American Psychological Association warns that anyone who continually cares for others or who witnesses others sufferings is also at risk.”可知，任何持续关心他人或目睹他人痛苦的人都有患“同情疲劳”的风险。
20、由此可知，那些一直照顾别人的人可能会经历同情疲劳。故选D项。6C推理判断题。根据最后一段“But showing sympathyand avoiding emotional burnoutdoesnt have to be painful for anyone. As Stanford psychologist Jamil Zaki notes in his book The War for Kindness, empathy(共情)is a skill we can all strengthen through effort.”可知，文章通过贾米尔扎基的话告诉我们“共情是一种我们都可以通过
21、努力加强的技能”。由此可知，这篇文章试图表达的是“表达同情的技巧是可以培养起来的”。故选C项。7A标题推测题。通览全文可知，本文主要介绍了“同情疲劳”这种社会现象，告诉我们这并不意味着我们不友善，这种现象是可以理解的，并告诉我们这种现象产生的原因。“Helping Hands Need a Break”能够概括文章内容，当我们经历“同情疲劳”时，要学会接纳这种现象并进行休息和调整。故选A项。C(广西“韬智杯”高三9月大联考)An anti-obesity program for Australian girls didnt lead to any improvements in their d
22、iet, physical activities or body weight a year later, according to a new report.Findings from the school-based intervention (介入), which involved exercise sessions and nutrition workshops for lower-income girls, are the latest disappointment in a lot of research attempting to head off adult obesity a
23、nd the disease risks that come with it.Especially during the middle-and high-school years, girls physical activity reduces obviously, according to lead researcher David Lubans, from the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia.He said, “In the future we need to make the programs more in
24、teresting and exciting and present information in a way that is meaningful to adolescent girls.”Lubans and his workmates conducted their study in 12 schools in low-income areas of New South Wales.At the start of the study, girls in both groups weighed an average of close to 130 pounds, with about fo
25、ur in ten considered overweight.Over the next year, adolescents in the intervention group were given pedometers (计步器) to encourage walking and running and invited to nutrition workshops and regular exercise sessions during the school day and at lunchtime.Participation in some of those activities wer
26、e less than ideal.For example, the girls went to only one-quarter of lunchtime exercise sessions, and less than one in ten completed athome physical activity or nutrition challenges, the researchers reported.At the end of the year, girls in both groups had gained a similar amount of weight and there
27、 was no difference in their average body fat.Preventive medicine researcher Robert Klesges said that although some antiobesity programs have helped adults lose weight, the teen population has always been a source of failure for researchers.“The common belief is: nothing works，” he said.“And we have
28、got to get beyond that.”“We need to think outside the box，” said Klesges, who wasnt involved in the new study.“That could include learning from what has worked in adult studies, such as giving meal replacement drinks or prepared foods to teens who have trouble making changes to their diet.Or, it cou
29、ld mean using a step-care method rather than researchers or their doctor telling them to keep doing the same thing.” Klesges said.8The underlined words “head off” in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by “_”AdamageBdefendCpreventDaffect9The methods used in the program to stop obesity dont include _.Aw
30、alking and runningBinviting them to nutrition workshopsCjoining exercise sessions regularlyDgiving meal replacement drinks10The main reason for the failure of the anti-obesity program is probably that _.Athe participants didnt take an active part in itBthe program was not interesting and exciting to
31、 participantsCthe participants didnt get extra nutrition or exercise helpDthe program didnt pay attention to healthy exercise11What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AAs researchers, it is important to have creative research methods.BResearchers need to give meals or prepare foods to participa
32、nts.CTeen girls have no difficulty in making changes to their diet.DSome antobesity programs have not helped adults lose weight.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一次失败的减肥项目的研究。8C 词义猜测题。根据第一段“An anti-obesity program for Australian girls didnt lead to any improvements in their diet, physical activities or body weight
33、a year later, according to a new report(根据一项新的报告，一年后，针对澳大利亚女孩的减肥项目在她们的饮食、体育活动或体重方面没有任何改善)”并结合划线词后的宾语adult obesity可知，这里指试图阻止成人肥胖，所以head off为“阻止”之意。故选C项。9D 细节理解题。根据第四段“Over the next year, adolescents in the intervention group were given pedometers (计步器) to encourage walking and running and invited to
34、nutrition workshops and regular exercise sessions during the school day and at lunchtime(在接下来的一年里，干预组的青少年被给予计步器以鼓励步行和跑步，并被邀请参加营养研讨会和在上学日和午餐时间进行定期锻炼)”可知，参加培训的学生被鼓励多走路和跑步，并接受营养指导和常规体育锻炼训练。D没有提及。故选D项。10A推理判断题。根据第四段“Participation in some of those activities were less than ideal.For example, the girls we
35、nt to only onequarter of lunchtime exercise sessions, and less than one in ten completed at home physical activity or nutrition challenges, the researchers reported(对其中一些活动的参与并不理想。例如，研究人员报告说，这些女孩只参加了四分之一的午餐锻炼，不到十分之一的女孩完成了家庭体育活动或营养挑战)”可推断，学生的参与度低是减肥项目失败的主要原因，故选A。11A 推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“We need to think o
36、utside the box(我们需要跳出常规思维)”可知，我们要敢于尝试新的做法。故选A。.七选五阅读(河北邢台“五岳联盟”2022届高三上学期10月份联考)Adding activity to your routine is a key contributor to health and happiness. With your summer workout routine in mind, we have a few tips to help you keep fit.Boosting power_1_， you want to stimulate new muscle growth t
37、hrough resistance and endurance training. How effectively you repair and build muscle depends on the use of protein in your body. _2_. It can be obtained by consuming protein-rich whole foods like lean meats, eggs and fish, vegetable sources. _3_Can you push harder, run faster, reach farther and dee
38、per? Fuelling smartly before workout with complex carbs (碳水化合物) for sustained energy release can give you an edge to push yourself that extra bit. Whole grains like brown rice are also packed with complex carbs for sustained energy release while being low in calories. Omega-3s are an often overlooke
39、d supplement that can help to enhance your performance. _4_， but their special effects help to reduce muscle soreness after a workout, as well.Making the best of hydration(水合作用)One of the drivers of athletic performance is maintaining the balance of fluid and electrolytes(电解质) in our bodies. Body fl
40、uids are essential for removing waste, maintaining proper neural and muscle function, regulating body temperature, delivering fuel and taking the brunt of shock absorption while smoothing our joints. _5_. They keep neurons firing and muscles contracting.AEnhancing performanceBMaintaining temperature
41、CElectrolytes are minerals, like Na, Mg and CaDWhen trying to boost your power or strength at the gymEwhile consuming certain kinds of electrolytes in a sportFNot only do these heart-healthy fats protect our heartsGMake sure your muscles have access to the protein they need【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文，主要列举了夏天锻炼时保
42、持健康的几条建议。1D本段的小标题是“Boosting power(增加力量)”，D项中的“boost your power”以及内容与小标题“Boosting power”相一致。故选D项。2G空格前说“你如何有效地修复和塑造肌肉取决于你体内蛋白质的使用”，G项“确保你的肌肉能够获得所需的蛋白质”中的protein和空格前的“protein”相一致。故选G项。3A空格处是本段的小标题，通览本段内容可知，此处主要是关于提高自己的运动机能，A项“Enhancing performance(提高机能)”概括了本段主题。故选A项。4F空格前说“omega-3(脂肪酸)是一种经常被忽视的补充剂，它有助于提高你的表现”，说明Omega-3(脂肪酸)的好处，F项“这些有益心脏健康的脂肪不仅能保护心脏”说明了Omega-3s的好处，且其中的“Not only”和后面的but构成固定结构。故选F项。5C本段第一句讲到“运动成绩的一个驱动因素是保持体内液体和电解质的平衡”，然后第二句讲到“Body fluids”，空格处就应讲电解质，C项(电解质是矿物质，如钠、镁和钙)说明了电解质是什么，故C项承接上文，符合语境。故选C项。