限時規(guī)范練28Unit3Ahealthylife核心素養(yǎng)關(guān)鍵詞:培養(yǎng)學(xué)生人與社會、健康生活的素養(yǎng)能力意識一、閱讀理解ASquirrelsaren’tnaturalcitydwellers(居民).In1856thesightofoneinatreenearNewYork’scityhallsosurprisedpassers-bythatanewspaperpublishedareportaboutthe“unusualvisitor”.Aroundthattime,thetree-dwellinganimalswerebeingsetfreeinAmerica’surbanareasto“createpocketsofpeaceandcalmlikethecountryside,”saysUniversityofPennsylvaniahistorianEtienneBenson,whostudiedourrelationshiptosquirrelsoverthecourseoffiveyears.FirsttheywereintroducedtoPhiladelphia,thentoNewHaven,Boston,andNewYorkCity.Parkvisitorswereencouragedtofeedthem,andsecurityguardsensuredtheirsafety.Inthe1910saleaderoftheBoyScoutsofAmerica(anorganizationteachingboyspracticalskills)saidthatteachingchildrentofeedsquirrelscouldshowtherewardsoftreatingaweakercreaturewithsympathy,saysBenson.Bytheearly20thcentury,though,Americabegantoregretthefriendlinessithadshownsquirrels.Citieshadoncebeenfilledwithanimals—fromhorsespullinggoodstodairycows.Bythe1950sthoseworkinganimalshadbeenmovedtothecountryside.Petsandwildanimalssuchasbirdsandsquirrelswereallthatremainedoftheurbananimalkingdom.Beforelong,people’senthusiasmforsquirrelsworeoff,andtheystartedtoseethemasannoyances(討厭的東西).Bythe1970smanyparksbannedfeedingthecreatures.Today,itisraretofindkidswiththeirparentsofferingfoodtosquirrelsunderatree.And,unfortunately,withmoreandmorebuildingsbeingconstructedinthecity,fewerinhabitableareasareleftforthelittletree-dwellinganimals.Whatwouldbelostifthelastofthesecitydwellerswereforcedtoleave?“Ithinkthere’ssomethingconstructivetohaveotherlivingcreaturesinthecitythatarenothumansandnotpetsbutsharethelandwithus,”saysBenson.“It’sagoodthingtoliveinalandscapewhereyouseeothercreaturesgoingaroundmakinglunch.It’sgoodforthesoul.”1.WhyweresquirrelsintroducedtoPhiladelphia?A.Toentertainparkvisitors.B.Tokeepthenaturalbalance.C.Toencouragekidstoprotectanimals.D.Tomaketheurbanlifemorepeaceful.2.WhatwastheBoyScoutleader’sattitudetowardsfeedingsquirrels?A.Disagreeable. B.Doubtful.C.Supportive. D.Uncaring.3.Whatmighthavehappenedtosquirrelsincitiesaroundthe1960s?A.Theymighthaveinhabitedmorehomes.B.Theymighthavebeguntogooutoffavor.C.Theymighthavebeenintroducedtomorecities.D.Theymighthavebeenmovedtothecountryside.4.WhatdoesBensonsuggestinthelastparagraph?A.Squirrelslivingincitiesareannoying.B.Feedingsquirrelsshouldbediscouraged.C.Squirrelsshouldbeallowedtoliveincities.D.Itispossibleforpeopletokeepsquirrelsaspets.BItis7a.m.onagrayThursday,andIamonthetelephonetoagroupofstrangersstrugglingwithexcitedlaughter.Theremustbe20ofthem—menandwomen;youngandold—laughing.Thesepeoplehavenevermet;nordotheyknoweachother’snames.Yetfor10minutes,fivemorningsaweek,theysimplypickupthephoneandlaugh.Thisisthe“l(fā)aughterline”,partofthegrowingindustryinlaughtertreatment,Britain’slatestandmostunusualtreatment.Thesimpleactoflaughingisincreasinglybeingusedasamethodfordealingwithmentalandphysicaldisorders.Sinceitwasfoundedin2004,theUKLaughterNetworkhasincreasedtentimes,training8,000peopletouselaughtertoimprovetheirhealth.Sohowdoesitwork?Itreducesstress.AMarylandstudyfoundthatitexpandstheinnerliningofourbloodvessels(血管)andsoimprovescirculation.“Yourimmunesystemisstrengthenedbyupto40percent,”explainslaughtertherapistJulieWhitehead,whoseworkincludestrainingthosewhoworkatGreatOrmondStreetHospital.Laughterhasalsobeenshowntolowerbloodpressureandimprovementalfunction.ButLotteMikkelson,45,founderofthelaughterline,warnsthatit’simportanttoseeitasamethodoftreatment—notacure.“In2008,Iwasdiagnosedwithanincurabledisease,”sheexplains.“Mysisterdiedattheageof32fromit,soIknowwhatcouldhappen.SinceIstartedlaughing,Ihaven’thadanyworseningandmyhealthisgreat.I’dneversaylaughterisacure—butitcanhelp.”5.Whydothestrangerslaughonthephone?A.Theywanttomakemorefriends.B.Theyarestrugglingwithmentalillness.C.Theydosoforthegoodoftheirhealth.D.Theyaretakinganoptimisticattitudetolife.6.HowdoestheUKLaughterNetworkhelppeople?A.Bytrainingthemtouselaughter.B.Byprovidingthemwithfreemedicine.C.Byinspiringthemtorealizetheirdreams.D.Byinvolvingthemineffectivecommunication.7.WhatcanwelearnfromLotteMikkelson’swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Shehasrecoveredfromherillness.B.Shethinksoflaughterasacureforherdisease.C.Shebelieveslaughterishelpfulforhercondition.D.Sheregretsnotteachinghersisterlaughtertreatment.8.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.Howdidalaughterlinecomeintobeing?B.Whydopeopleseldomlaughinlife?C.LaughtermakesyoumorepopularD.Laughteristhebestmedicine二、完形填空WhenIwasyounger,Ilovedtoread.Icouldgetthroughawholebookinaday,andusedto1myparentseverynighttoletmestayuplatersoIcould“just2mychapter”.IreadanyliteraturethatIcouldgetmyhandson.

However,3therearemanybooksforyoungerchildren,onceyoureachyourmid-teensthechoicesbecome4.Ifoundmyselfchoosingbetweenbooksforchildrenthatwere5andboring,andadultbooksthatIcouldn’tquiteunderstand.

Thislackofchoice6ledmetoreadlessandless.WhenIwasinsecondaryschool,the7booksIreadwereoneswewereassignedinEnglishclass,andIwasneververy8aboutmyteacher’schoices.Ithoughttoomuchdiscussionofsymbolism(象征意義)andthemes9thebook.Maybetheskybeingbluedidn’t10anything;maybeitwasjustadescription!Ratherthanmakememore11inliterature,itmademe12wanttopickupabookagain.

Ireluctantly(不情愿地)choseaFrenchliteraturecourseinmyfirstyearatuniversity.Istartedoutunhappy,determinednotto13anyoftheworkswewerestudyingoverthecourseoftheyear.However,Isoon14thatatauniversitylevel,thediscussionwasmore15andthebooksmoreinteresting!BeingabletodiscussmythoughtswithotherpeoplemeantthatIcouldbetter16thesubtleaspectsofthebooks—eventhesymbolismandthemes.

Ibeganreadingagainfor17.Now,duringmyyearabroad,Ispendalotofmysparetimeinbookshopsand18incafés,andevenattendamonthlybookclubwithsomeotherlanguageassistants.

Readingisagreatwaytowidenyourhorizons,19yourvocabularyanduseyourimagination.I’msohappythatI20myloveofbooks.

1.A.advise B.encourage C.force D.ask2.A.choose B.change C.finish D.study3.A.while B.since C.unless D.if4.A.free B.clear C.wide D.limited5.A.silly B.special C.rare D.small6.A.hardly B.usually C.finally D.strangely7.A.next B.only C.same D.last8.A.certain B.concernedC.doubtful D.enthusiastic9.A.reviewed B.explainedC.ruined D.renewed10.A.represent B.answerC.advertise D.affect11.A.successful B.interestedC.confident D.disappointed12.A.nearly B.never C.even D.already13.A.share B.learn C.touch D.enjoy14.A.realized B.expectedC.thought D.supposed15.A.similar B.formalC.fruitful D.familiar16.A.understand B.acceptC.praise D.predict17.A.comfort B.pleasure C.hope D.prize18.A.chatting B.playing C.sitting D.reading19.A.know B.measureC.expand D.show20.A.expressed B.rediscoveredC.returned D.experienced三、短文改錯Lookingbackontheseyear,IconsiderthefriendshipsI’vemadeasveryvaluable.I’mstillveryclosedwithallofmyfriendsfromhomebecauseoftheconnectionswehavefromgrowuptogether.IregardthemasmytreasurebutI’vetakenthevalueoffriendshipwithmetocollege,whereIhaverapidmadeanewgroupofgoodfriends.WheneverIfeltdownorneedsomeonetotalk,Icanalwayslooktomyfriends.IknowthattheyhavemybackandIhavetheir.IfIneedanythingthatIcanalwaysturntothemforhelp.Tobehonestly,IreallyvaluethefriendshipsthatI’vemade.參考答案限時規(guī)范練28(選修6Unit3)一、【篇章導(dǎo)讀】本文是議論文。文章討論了松鼠是否應(yīng)該留在城市生活的問題。1.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Aroundthattime,thetree-dwellinganimalswerebeingsetfreeinAmerica’surbanareasto‘createpocketsofpeaceandcalmlikethecountryside,’”可知,松鼠被引進費城是為了讓城市生活變得更寧靜。2.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“aleaderoftheBoyScoutsofAmerica(anorganizationteachingboyspracticalskills)saidthatteachingchildrentofeedsquirrelscouldshowtherewardsoftreatingaweakercreaturewithsympathy”可知,這名童子軍領(lǐng)導(dǎo)支持喂養(yǎng)松鼠的行為。3.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的“Bythe1950sthoseworkinganimalshadbeenmovedtothecountryside”和第五段中的“Beforelong,people’senthusiasmforsquirrelsworeoff,andtheystartedtoseethemasannoyances.Bythe1970smanyparksbannedfeedingthecreatures.”可推斷,在20世紀(jì)60年代左右,城市松鼠開始失寵。4.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的constructive和agoodthing等關(guān)鍵詞,以及“It’sgoodforthesoul”可判斷,Benson認為松鼠應(yīng)該被允許留在城市里。【篇章導(dǎo)讀】本文是說明文。文章說明了笑對健康的促進作用。5.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Thisisthe‘laughterline’,partofthegrowingindustryinlaughtertreatment...”可知,這是“笑聲療法”,因此他們在電話中笑是出于健康原因。6.A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“theUKLaughterNetworkhasincreasedtentimes,training8,000peopletouselaughtertoimprovetheirhealth”可知,UKLaughterNetwork訓(xùn)練人們使用大笑來改善他們的健康狀況。7.C推理判斷題。根據(jù)末段中的“SinceIstartedlaughing,Ihaven’thadanyworseningandmyhealthisgreat.”可知,LotteMikkelson認為大笑會對她的身體狀況有好處。8.D標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文可知,本文說明笑對健康起到了重要的作用,用“笑是最佳良藥”作標(biāo)題符合文章主旨。二、【篇章導(dǎo)讀】本文是記敘文。作者講述了自己從熱愛讀書到找不到有趣的書可讀再到重新愛上讀書的過程。1.D根據(jù)本段中的“Ilovedtoread”及“Icouldgetthroughawholebook”可知,作者小時候酷愛讀書,常?！罢埱?ask)”父母允許自己熬夜讀書,這樣他才能“看完(finish)”自己想看的章節(jié)。2.C見上一題解析。3.A根據(jù)本段中的“Ifoundmyselfchoosingbetweenbooksforchildren...andadultbooks”及下一段中的“Thislackofchoice”可知,“雖然(while)”兒童書籍很多,但是當(dāng)你再大一些到了少年時期,你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)你的選擇變得“有限(limited)”了。4.D見上一題解析。5.A作者發(fā)現(xiàn)自己徘徊在“可笑的(silly)”、無聊的兒童書籍與自己讀不懂的成人書籍之間。6.C選擇的限制“最終(