1、Module 3课下能力提升(十二).阅读理解True friends double your happiness and half your burdens. Basically how you would like a true friend to be is what you should be like to your true friends. Trust, forgiveness, responsibility are some elements of a true friendship.True friendships are hard to achieve. And whats
2、 more, life is short. So treasure these friends if you already have them. If you dont continue to search, because once you have them, life will become so much easier to live, no matter what happens. I have been through very difficult times and I dare say, without my friends, I would not have made it
3、. Friendships need lots of energy and patience to maintain them, not to mention time. When your friends need you, and when things are not going too well on your side, it is often so easy to turn_a_deaf_ear_to their requests. It is especially during these times that you must find the strength to help
4、 your friends.And it is during these times that your friendship will be made stronger. And you must always be happy for their successes, even when things are not going too well for you. It might be hard to do this, but it is something that you need to learn.Think about all the sacrifices your friend
5、 has made for you and all the times when he was happy for you despite his own troubles. Think about all the happy times you enjoyed and the sad, difficult times you went through together. That should give you plenty of patience to actually be a true friend. Remember：true friends are the next best th
6、ing to family. They will always be your supporters.1What is the best title for this passage?AA precious friendshipBA true friendCA happy timeDFriend, a treasure2True friendships are hard to achieve because _Afriendships can help you through difficult timesBfriendships need lots of energy and patienc
7、eCyour friends need you to give more help to themDyou should be always on your friends side3The underlined phrase “turn a deaf ear to” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”Apretend not to knowBtake no measures toChave no means toDturn to a deaf for.任务型阅读Five Things to Do in a Traffic JamTired of traffic
8、 jams? Here are some tips that can help you to calm down in a traffic jam.Listen to a CD audio bookIts a good idea to keep several audio books in your car.1._ Listening to an exciting story is more interesting than sitting silently and being bored.Sing loudlyIf you begin getting angry because of a l
9、ong traffic jam, turn your CD player on or radio up. 2._ Imagine youre a wonderful singer and the audience is listening to you in admiration. Your stress will disappear.3_You can use the radio and play entertaining games while waiting. For example you can guess the song or the singer or to see how q
10、uickly you can recognize a new song.Have a snackKeeping a tasty snack in the car is especially good for waiting in traffic jams. Choose what you like most of all, so you will look forward to traffic jams to have a chance to eat the delicious snack.4._ In that case, time is the last thing to worry ab
11、out.Argue with the radio talk show hostFind a station with a radio talk show. 5._If you disagree, you can show your anger. Dont be afraid to call their ideas stupid. Only make sure that the car windows are closed so no one may hear you.Sitting in a traffic jam can be very stressful but next time you
12、 can use these simple tips, and you wont notice how long you have been waiting and soon you will be on your way.APlay gamesBUse the radioCEnjoy every bite of it.DListen to their debates carefully.ELoud singing can help to reduce stress.FBegin to enjoy them as quickly as you can.GThe storytellers voi
13、ce can clear all your bad emotions.完形填空My friend Linda lives a very busy life. Yesterday, I called her and invited her out for supper. But she _1_， saying she had too many things on her todo list. Linda is not _2_. There are many people like her.There is no doubt that our daily lives are filled with
14、 _3_ on our time. We are _4_ hurrying here and there trying to fit all of these activities into a _5_ day. So, what are we doing for ourselves? Do you realize that we are not _6_ or enjoying the pleasure of the day? This is not the kind of life we should _7_. A busy life prevents us from _8_ the imp
15、ortant little things in our life. We should _9_An interesting and effective way to _10_ you to appreciate all those important little things in life is to sit down away from distractions and do the _11_ things. You can take a pencil and _12_， and write down all those things that you _13_ you will hav
16、e to do during the course of a week. Make sure you write each one of these on one line and leave _14_ between each point. Once you have your _15_， review it to be sure you havent left anything out.Next, _16_ each point each time, and decide whether you must do this _17_. If you must do it, write an
17、alternative point to express it or how to make it more _18_. For example, if one of your mustdos is commuting to work, you may not be able to _19_ this activity, but you can make it more pleasant, such as listening to some of your favorite songs.You dont have to go through life with _20_. It is up t
18、o you to change it.1A.hesitatedBrefusedCexplained Dargued2A.funny BsmartChappy Dalone3A.demands BsurprisesCskills Drelationships4A.hardly BhappilyCgradually Dusually5A.priceless BgreatCnormal Dunique6A.arranging BappreciatingCcaring Daccepting7A.save BmentionCfear Dlive8A.improving BshowingCenjoying
19、 Dignoring9A.change BstartCstruggle Dseek10A.order BhelpCadvise Dforce11A.embarrassing BexcitingCrewarding Dfollowing12A.video BmagazineCpaper Dbook13A.guess BthinkCimagine Dpretend14A.space BworkCmoney Dtime15A.opinion BsuggestionClist Dplan16A.express BmakeCdevelop Dreview17A.experiment BsurveyCac
20、tivity Dproject18A.noticeable BinterestingCvaluable Dnecessary19A.avoid BproveCconsider Dfind20A.regrets BdifficultiesCcosts Dexperiences.语法填空After long hours of flying, we arrived at Beijing International Airport. I 1._(impress) by its architecture. Then we took the bus to the hotel 2._(call) Golde
21、n Village.Within the first two days of classes, I got 3._ map of Beijing in English.That night, a couple of us sat down and 4._ (combine) all the places that we wanted to visit including the ones that we researched about before we left the US. It would have been impossible for us to explore the city
22、 5._ the help of the local students. All the students were very 6._ (help) in letting us ask questions and taking us around the city. Other than small 7._(difficult) in communication, the local students spoke English fairly well. In the beginning we were just classmates, 8._ by the end of the trip,
23、we were all friends.After 9._(spend) three weeks there, I felt like I gained a great experience. I observed such a different perspective of China by 10._(actual) being in the country rather than just hearing about it through the media.短文改错In December of 2006, I was the single parent raising my daugh
24、ter whom was six years old at the time. I didnt have much money, and I wanted to buy a Christmas tree. I took my daughter along with me. As we were choosing a Christmas tree within my budget, my daughter wanted a big tree than that planned one. I told my daughter we cant afford a taller tree. Someon
25、e must have heard of our conversation. When I went to paying for the tree, the clerk said the customer before me had paid for my tree. I shocked. I was very thankful to what the stranger had done for us. That day I promised to me that I would pay it forward.课下能力提升(十二).语篇解读：真正的朋友使你的幸福加倍， 使你的负担减半， 如果你
26、想你的朋友怎么做， 你就应该这样做以成为他人真正的朋友。1解析：选B标题归纳题。文章开篇点题， 指明真正的朋友使你的幸福加倍， 使你的负担减半， 如果你想你的朋友怎么做， 你就应该这样做以成为他人真正的朋友。下文围绕着这个论点进行阐述， 故答案为B项。2解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段“Friendships need lots of energy and patience to maintain them, not to mention time.” 可知， 友谊需要很多精力、耐心和时间去维持， 故答案为B项。3解析：选A词义猜测题。根据上下文可知， 当你的朋友需要你的时候， 并且当事情并不
27、利于你这一方的时候， 很容易对他人的请求置若罔闻， 从上下句可以猜测到它的含义， 故答案为A项。.15GEACD.语篇解读：我们过着忙碌的生活， 而错过了生活的乐趣， 这样是不对的。1解析：选B根据“saying she had too many things on her todo list”可知作者的朋友“拒绝”了她的邀请。2解析：选D根据“There are many people like her.”可知作者说她的朋友Linda不是唯一一个这样的人， 故选D。3解析：选A根据下文内容可知， 此处为毫无疑问， 我们的日常生活充满了对我们时间的“要求”。4解析：选D根据“our daily
28、 lives are filled with demands on our time” 可知我们“经常”急忙地跑来跑去。5解析：选C我们通常都急忙地跑来跑去， 故这里是指“普通的”一天。6解析：选B我们活得太匆忙， 所以没有“领会”和享受生活的乐趣。7解析：选D作者认为我们不应该“过”这种忙碌而享受不到生活乐趣的生活， 故选D项。8解析：选C根据语境， 可知作者认为忙碌的生活让我们无法“享受”生活中那些小而重要的事情。9解析：选A作者认为我们不应该过这样的生活， 故她认为我们应该“改变”， 过一种更好的生活。10解析：选B后面给的那些建议是用来“帮助”我们珍惜生活中那些小而重要的事情的。11解
29、析：选D作者在后面具体告诉我们该怎么做， 故这里是指“后面的”事情。12解析：选C需要写下一些事情， 故除了笔之外还需要准备“纸”。13解析：选B作者让我们写下那些我们“认为”在一周内必须会去做的事情。14解析：选A根据后文的“write an alternative point to express it or how to make it more .”可知这里是让我们在行与行之间留些“空间”出来写这些内容。15解析：选C这里是指完成这张记录下需要做的事情的“单子”之后。16解析：选D根据“decide whether you must do .” 可知作者建议我们“再看一遍”单子上的内容
30、。17解析：选C这里是指单子上记录下我们认为应该要做的事情， 故选C项。18解析：选B作者建议我们享受生活的乐趣， 故这里是指把要做的事情变得更“有趣”。19解析：选A去上班一般是无法“避免”的。20解析：选A根据作者给我们的建议， 可知这里是指我们可以过一种不会被“后悔”充斥的生活。.1.was impressed2.called3.abined5.without 6.helpful7.difficulties8but9.spending10.actually.第一句：第一个thea; whomwho第二句：andbut第四句：bigbigger第五句：cantcouldnt第六句：去掉of第七句：payingpay第八句：I后加was第九句：tofor第十句：memyself