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Unit3Traveljournal

一、閱讀理解。

Asachild，Iwasgenerallyhappy，singinganddancingtomyfavoritesongs，smilingandlaughingwith

myfriendsandfamily.Butasfarbackassecondgrade，Inoticeda"darkness"aboutme.Ididn'tenjoy

participatinginmanythings.

Inmiddleschool，thingsinmylifebegantogetevenworse.IbeganwithdrawingfromeverythingI

onceenjoyed.Iwasalwaystired.Everythingwashorrible.Finally，midwaythrougheighthgrade，Iwas

toldIhadachemicalimbalance，diagnosed(診斷)withclinicaldepression，andhadtotakemedicine.It

tookmonthsformetofeeltheeffectsofthemedicine.

WhenIbegantofeelhappyagainiswhenIrealizedthatIhadtotaketheresponsibilityforgetting

bettermyself,ratherthanrelyingonmedicine.Aristotlesaid，"Tolivehappilyisaninwardpowerofthe

soul，"andIbelievethatthisquotedescribeswhatIhadtodotoachievehappiness.Happinessisa

journey.Everyoneseemstoneeddifferentthingstobehappy.

"Theessentials(要素)tohappinessaresomethingtolove，somethingtodo，andsomethingto

hopefor，"aquotefromWilliamBlakesumsupwhatIbelievepeopleneedtorealizetobetrulyhappy

inlife.Peopleneedlove.Ifeeltheyneedtheirfamilyandtheirfriendsmorethananythingelseinthe

world.Peopleneedworktodo，somethingtomakethemfeeltheyaremakingadifferenceinthe

world.Peopleneedtoknowthatmoregoodistoeinthefuture，sotheycontinuetolivefor"now"

insteadofconstantlyworryingaboutthebadthatcoulde.Loveandhopearehappiness.

1．WhatdoweknowabouttheauthorinParagraph2?

A．Hehatedgoingtosleepbecausehecouldn'tsleepwell.

B．Hespentmonthsrecoveringfromtheclinicaldepression.

C．HewasdiagnosedwithclinicaldepressioninGradeSeven.

D．Hesufferedagreatdealfromclinicaldepression.

2．Whohelpedtheauthortobehappyagain?

A．Theauthor'sfriends. B．Aristotle.

C．Theauthorhimself.D．William.

3．Whichofthefollowingaboutbeingtrulyhappyisunnecessaryintheauthor'sopinion?

A．Love.B．Ambition.

C．Hope.D．Work.

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4．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A．TheEssentialstoHappiness

B．WaystoOvereShortings

C．EveryoneNeedstoBeHappy

D．HappinessIsLove

【解題導(dǎo)語】作者根據(jù)自己克服抑郁癥的經(jīng)歷總結(jié)出了幸福生活的要素。

1．D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的IbeganwithdrawingfromeverythingIonceenjoyed.Iwas

alwaystired.Everythingwashorrible.Finally，midwaythrougheighthgrade，IwastoldIhadachemical

imbalance，diagnosedwithclinicaldepression,andhadtotakemedicine.可知，在中學(xué)時(shí)，作者受到

臨床抑郁癥的折磨。故選D項(xiàng)。

2．細(xì)節(jié)理解題。

C 根據(jù)文章第三段第一句WhenIbegantofeelhappyagainiswhenIrealized

thatIhadtotaketheresponsibilityforgettingbettermyself,ratherthanrelyingonmedicine.可知，作者

并不是依賴藥物而是靠自己克服病癥，重新快樂起來。故選C項(xiàng)。

3．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第一句可知，作者認(rèn)為幸福的要素包括愛、希望

和工作。故選B項(xiàng)。

4．A主旨大意題。通讀文章，作者根據(jù)自己克服抑郁癥的經(jīng)歷，總結(jié)出幸福生活的要

素，文章最后一段具體闡述了要素的內(nèi)容，由此可知A項(xiàng)契合文章主旨。

二、單句語法填空

1．ThismadeHannahverysad,andevenmoredetermined________(do)something.

答案：todobedeterminedtodosth."下定決心做某事"。

2．TheWorldHealth________(organize)sayshalfofthemwilldieiftheyarenottreated.

答案：Organizationorganization"組織"，theWorldHealthOrganization"世界衛(wèi)生組

織"。

3．Butthatisnot________manypeoplehaveinmindwhenthinkingofdriverlesscars.

答案：whathavesth.inmind"心里記著某事"，設(shè)空處是引導(dǎo)表語從句的連接詞，在

從句中作賓語，故填what。

4．NothavingpersuadedHelen________(change)hermind,herparentshadnochoicebutto

allowhertogotoChinatotravelalone.

答案：tochange persuadesb.todosth."勸說某人做某事"。

5．Thegovernment'sattitude________thedevelopmentoftheflyingcarisfavorable.

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答案：to/toward(s)attitudeto/toward(s)..."對(duì)的態(tài)度"。

6．Igraduatedfromuniversitytwentyyearsagoand________(teach)inamiddleschoolever

since.

答案：havetaughteversince"自從以來"，與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用。

7．ShegotmebacktotheUKevenearlierthanoriginally________(schedule)．

答案：scheduledthanoriginallyscheduled"比起早先的安排"，此處than是連詞，其后

是比較狀語從句，從句主語為it，謂語為was，省略主語和謂語后只剩scheduled。

8．One________(advantage)oflivinginthetownisshortofsafeplacesforthechildrento

play.

答案：disadvantage由isshortof...可知，此處在談?wù)?生活在小鎮(zhèn)的缺點(diǎn)"，因此填

disadvantage"劣勢(shì)；缺點(diǎn)"。

9．Thatyoungmanishonest,cooperative,alwaystherewhenyouneedhishelp.Inshort,he's

________(rely)．

答案：reliable此處形容詞reliable"可靠的；可信賴的"，在句中作表語。

10．Theystudiedthequestion________(care)beforetheymadethedecision.

答案：carefully此處副詞carefully修飾動(dòng)詞studied。

三、完形填空。

Inaworldwhereparisonshappennon-stop,itisdifficulttolookoutsideyourselfandtoeverbe

1withwhoyouare.There'salwayssomeonewho'sabit 2.Theonlysolutionistoreach

3 andmeasureagainstwhatWarrenBuffettcallsyourowninneryardstick.Thereisnomore 4

measureforparisonthanwhoyouwereyesterday,lastweekorlastdecade,whenyouwereatyour

5.

Nothingusefuleveresfromparisontoothers. 6youseeyourselfasbetterthansomeone

andyouget7,oryouseesomeoneelseasbetterthanyouandyoufeellikeallyourhardworkis

for8.Itisafool'sgame.Notoneofusis 9 alike.Theonlydirectandhonestparisonis

10 yourself.Everythingelseisapplestooranges.

Myopinionisthatyouareonly 11 topareyourselftosomeoneelseiftheirlife 12 is

thesameasyourown.Goodluckfindingthatmatch.Andonethingisforsure.Nomatterhowhard

youworkandhow 13 youare,therewillalwaysbesomeonewhocanrunalittlefaster,jumpa

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littlehigher,scorealittlebetterorlookalittlenicerinaswimsuit.Andifthere'snot,youcan 14

someoneisingupfastbehindyou.Sohowcanyoualwayswininlife?Beeyourbest 15.

Havinganimageofyourmostrecentpastlimitsistheperfectthingto16 youtothenext

level.Ifyouran7flightsofstairsyesterday,thendo8today.Who 17 iftheguynexttoyou

did15?Itdoesn'tmakeabitof18.Youareamorefitpersontodaythanyouwereyesterday.

Yourown 19 isallyouneed.

Ifyou 20 toaslightlyhigherstandardofyourselfeveryday,youwillalwaysbeatthetop

ofyourgame.

【文章大意】這是一篇議論文。我們總是拿自己與別人進(jìn)行比較,這樣一來就會(huì)使自己總不

滿意,而正確辦法是拿自己的現(xiàn)在與自己的過去進(jìn)行比較,我們自己才是自己最好的競爭

者。

1.A.patient B.strict C.content D.concerned

【解析】選C。從前面的句子:Inaworldwhereparisonshappennon-stop,可知現(xiàn)在到處都在比

較,很難有對(duì)自己滿意的。patient有耐心的;strict嚴(yán)格的;content滿意的;concerned關(guān)心的,關(guān)

注的。故選C。

2.A.stronger B.wiser

C.lazier D.better

【解析】D。

選 根據(jù)上文在和別人比較的時(shí)候,總是有人更好。better更好;stronger更強(qiáng);lazier

更懶;wiser更聰明。故選D。

3.A.out B.up C.inside D.outside

【解析】選C。從后面的句子:measureagainstwhatWarrenBuffettcallsyourowninneryardstick.

可知唯一的解決辦法是看自己的內(nèi)在,和自己比。

4.A.accurate B.careful

C.useful D.powerful

【解析】A。選沒有比和你昨天,上星期,十年前相比更準(zhǔn)確的比較了。accurate精確的;careful

仔細(xì)的;useful有用的;powerful強(qiáng)大的,有力的。故選A。

5.A.end B.best C.side D.convenience

【解析】選B。when引導(dǎo)的定語從句,修飾yesterday,lastweekorlastdecade,說明那時(shí)你是最

好的。end結(jié)束;best最高水平;side邊;convenience方便。故選B。

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6.A.Whether B.If

C.Once D.Either

【解析】選D。要么你認(rèn)為自己比別人好,從而你變得懶惰,要么你認(rèn)為別人比你好,你覺

得你的努力工作毫無意義。

7.A.lazy B.inspired

C.busy D.satisfied

【解析】選A。從前面的句子:Eitheryouseeyourselfasbetterthansomeone可知看見你比別人

好,你就會(huì)懶惰下來。lazy懶惰的;inspired受到激勵(lì)的;busy忙的;satisfied滿意的。故選A。

8.A.fun B.nothing

C.sure D.success

【解析】選B。你看見別人比你好,認(rèn)為自己的努力徒勞,fornothing"徒勞"。故選B。

9.A.really B.fully C.exactly D.actually

【解析】選C。沒有人是完全相同的。exactly修飾alike。故選C。

10.A.to B.by C.for D.within

【解析】D。

選 從前面的句子:TheonlysolutionistoreachinsideandmeasureagainstwhatWarren

Buffettcallsyourowninneryardstick.可知唯一直接的,誠實(shí)的比較是和自己比較。故選D。

11.A.allowed B.suggested

C.instructed D.directed

【解析】A。

選 我的意見是只是當(dāng)其他人的情況和你的一樣時(shí),你才被允許和別人相比。allow

允許;suggest建議;instruct指導(dǎo);direct指導(dǎo)。故選A。

12.A.position B.situation

C.occasion D.acmodation

【解析】選B。這里指別人的生活情況。position位置;situation形勢(shì),情況;occasion機(jī)會(huì),場(chǎng)

合;acmodation食宿。故選B。

13.A.diligent B.dedicated

C.optimistic D.addicted

【解析】選B。無論你的工作多么努力,多么用心,總有一個(gè)人能跑得更快,跳得更高,成績

更好,或者穿著泳裝看起來更漂亮。diligent勤勉的;dedicated專注的,用心的;optimistic樂觀

的;addicted上癮的,沉迷的。故選B。

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14.A.declare B.conclude

C.announce D.bet

【解析】選D。declare宣稱;conclude下結(jié)論;announce宣布;bet打賭。youbet你可以確信,確

定。故選D。

15.A.assistant B.coach

C.petitor D.teacher

【解析】選C。從前面的句子:Sohowcanyoualwayswininlife?可知這句話是成為自己最好

的競爭者。assistant助手;coach教練;petitor競爭者;teacher老師。故選C。

16.A.lead B.push

C.expose D.cause

【解析】選B。看清你最近的極限是將你推向一個(gè)新的高度的極好的事情。lead領(lǐng)導(dǎo);push

推動(dòng);expose暴露;cause引起。

17.A.wonders B.says

C.cares D.asks

【解析】C。

選 如果下一個(gè)人能爬15層樓梯誰在乎?wonder奇怪,想知道;say說話;care關(guān)心,

在乎;ask問。故選C。

18.A.difference B.sense

C.change D.effort

【解析】選A。makeadifference有影響。difference不同;sense感覺;change改變;effort努力。

故選A。

19.A.benefit B.result

C.habit D.progress

【解析】選D。從前面的句子:Youareamorefitpersontodaythanyouwereyesterday.可知你

的進(jìn)步是你所需要的。benefit利益;result結(jié)果;habit習(xí)慣;progress進(jìn)步。故選D。

20.A.mit B.devote

C.tend D.contribute

【解析】選A。如果你致力于每天都提高自己一點(diǎn)點(diǎn),那么你就會(huì)總是你自己的贏家。mitto

交付,致力于;devoteto獻(xiàn)身于;tendto傾向于,趨向;contributeto有助于,貢獻(xiàn)。

四、單句改錯(cuò)

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1．Ifyoustandhere,you'llgetbetterviewoftheriver.

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答案：get后加a getabetterviewof..."更好地看到"，view"風(fēng)景"，為可數(shù)名

詞。

2．Ourteacherinsistedthatthekeywordsworthpayingattentiontobeingunderlinedbefore

class.

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答案：beingbe 動(dòng)詞insist表"堅(jiān)決要求"時(shí)，其后賓語從句中謂語動(dòng)詞應(yīng)使用

"(should＋)動(dòng)詞原形"的結(jié)構(gòu)。

3．Theoldmanwasstillingoodhealth.Hepreferredtoworkinthegardenratherthansatidly.

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答案：satsitprefertodoAratherthandoB"寧愿做A而不愿做B"，ratherthan后要

接動(dòng)詞原形。

4．Inmyviews,thereisnoneedtocaretoomuchaboutyourclothes.

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答案：viewsviewinone'sview"依某人看"，是固定短語。

5．AlthoughMrLiwasill,hestillwenttoworkontimeasusually.

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答案：usuallyusualasusual"像往常一樣"，是固定搭配。

五、七選五

Manyargumentsteenagershavewiththeirparentsareaboutonething：independence.Asyou

getolder，you'llwanttodomorestuffonyourown，withoutyourmomanddadtaggingalong

withyou.Theargumentsgenerallystartwhenyourparentsthinkyouaren'treadyforextra

responsibilitywhileyouthinkyouare.Arguingwithyourparentsisn'tthebestsolutionatall，but

thebestsolutionisgainingtrustfromyourparents.1.___________

?Understandthatit'snotyourparentswhodonotwantyoutohaveindependence.Theywant

thebestforyouandthinkyou'renotreadyoryou'llhurtyourselfifyouhavethefreedomtodo

whateveryouwant.Showyourparentsyoucanbesensible.2.___________ Ifyoucan'tget

homeby9：30，they'llneverletyououtafter10：00.

?Agreewiththemsome"friendstime"andsome"familytime"sothattheyknowyouwon'

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tbespendingyourwholeweekendoutwithyourfriends.3.___________ Theywon'timagine

yougettingintotroubleiftheyknowhowtheyare.

?4.___________ Theywon'tfeelmuchworriedlettingyougooffonyourownifthey

knowwhatyou'reupto.Callinandtellyourparentsthatyou'reOKfromtimetotime.Theless

theyworryaboutyou，themoreindependenceyou'llgain.

?5.___________ Iftheyfindout，alltha