PAGEPAGE1Module5NewspapersandMagazines課時(shí)作業(yè)（十一）建議時(shí)間/30分鐘Ⅰ.閱讀理解詞數(shù):322話題:花錢買時(shí)間文體:說(shuō)明文Spendingmoneyontime-savingservicesreducesstressandboosts(增進(jìn))happiness,accordingtonewresearch,butshockingly,fewofusdoit.Whillans,aprofessoratHBS,said,“Buyingtimehelpstoprotectusfromthestressinourlivescausedbytimepressure,andthefeelingthatwedon‘thaveenoughminutesinthedaytocompleteourtasks.”TheeffectwasclearestintheCanadianexperiment,inwhich60workingadultsweregiven$40tospendintwodifferentways.Oneweekend,theyweretoldtospendthemoneyonamaterialpurchase—agiftforthemselves.Thenextweekend,theywereinstructedtospendthe$40onanythingthatsavedthemtime,frompayingtheneighbour‘skidtorunerrands(跑腿)totakinganUberinsteadofabus.“Onthedaytheymadethetime-savingpurchase,theyfelthappier,inabettermood,andhadlowerfeelingsoftimestressthanonthedaytheyboughtamaterialpurchase,”saidWhillans.Thebiggestsurprisetotheresearcherswashowfewpeoplewouldspendmoneyontime-savingservices.Whentheyasked98workingadultshowtheywouldspenda“windfall”of$40,onlytwopercentnamedapurchasethatwouldsavethemtime.“Onereason,”saidWhillans,“isthatwe‘reverybadatrememberinghowmuchwehatedoingcertaintasksoncethesufferinghaspassed.Thatmakesuslesslikelytotakeactivestepstoavoidthatoverburdenedfeelinginthefuture.”Butanotherpossiblecauseisgoodold-fashionedguilt.“Ifyoufeelguiltyaboutgettingsomeonetocleanyourhouseforyou,thenyoumightgetlesshappinessfromoutsourcing(外包)thattask,”saidWhillans,“oryoumightjustbelesslikelytospendyourmoneyinthatway.”

1.IntheCanadianexperiment,theparticipants.

A.weredividedintotwogroupsB.weregiven$40everytwoweeksC.wereaskedtogivemoneytoaneighbour‘skidD.wereaskedtospendthemoneyindifferentways2.Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanmakepeoplelesstime-stressed?A.Payingmuchforaconcertticket.B.Takingaregularbustogettowork.C.Employingsomeonetocleanthegarden.D.Buyingthemselvesanexpensivepresent.3.Whenitcomestospendingmoneyin“buyingtime”,.

A.nopeoplewouldliketodoitB.asmallpercentageofpeoplechoosetodoitC.morepeoplewilldoitifextramoneyisgivenD.mostpeopleliketheideabutdon‘tpractiseitinlife4.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thatoverburdenedfeeling”inParagraph6referto?A.Thegoodold-fashionedguilt.B.Thefeelingofspendingmoneyongoods.C.Thestressofhavingsomeonecleanyourhouse.D.Thediscomfortwhencompletingtaskswehatedoing.Ⅱ.閱讀七選五詞數(shù):288話題:如何高效地完成任務(wù)文體:說(shuō)明文Schwartz,CEOofTheEnergyProject,sharedfourofhismostimportanttoolsforapplyingtechnologymoreproductively,andbuildingaworkinglifethatsupports—ratherthanwastes—yourenergy.Builddailyrituals(習(xí)慣).5Buildhighlyspecificbehavioursthatyoudoatprecisetimesoverandoveragainuntilitbecomesasautomaticasbrushingyourteethatnight.Thebestwaytoprioritize(優(yōu)先處理)what‘simportanttousandmakesureweactuallydothethingswecareaboutistocreatehighlyspecifichabits.

Takea“firstthingsfirst”approachtoyourmornings.6Ninety-fivepercentofpeoplehavemoreenergyearlyinthemorningthantheydoasthedaywearson,andtheyalsohavefewerdistractions(干擾).Soifthat‘sthecase,whywouldn‘tyoudothemostimportantthingwhenyouhavethemostenergy?

Usetechnologiesselectively.Ifyouexposeyourselftodifferentformsoftechnologycontinuously,theywillpullyouinthewayadrugwould,evenwhenyouknowitisnotservingyouwell.Keeptechnologicaltemptations(誘惑)awaywhenyoufindyourselfgettingtoodistracted—orasSchwartzputsit:“7”

8Manyofusliveourlivesinagreyzone—we‘renotfullyfocusedonworkwhenwe‘reworking,andduringourleisuretime,we‘renotfullyrelaxed.Thisleavesusfeelingdistracted.Schwartz‘sadvice?9Applyinglessthanyourfullfocusdoesn‘tjustmakeyoulessproductive;distractionkeepsyoufrombeingfulfilledbyandconnectedtoyourwork.Distractionistheenemytomeaning.

A.Beintentionalwithyourenergy.B.Dothemostimportantthingfirsteveryday.C.Takingbreaksthroughouttheworkdayisanicethought.D.Ifyou‘retryingtoloseweight,don‘thavecupcakesinthefridge.E.We‘vecrossedthelineofbeingabletoeffectivelymanagealloftheinformationcomingatus.F.Whenyou‘reworking,you‘rereallyworking;andwhenyou‘rerelaxing,you‘rereallyrelaxing.G.Theonlywaytoensurethatthingsthataren‘turgentbutareimportanthappenistodevelophabits.Ⅲ.完形填空詞數(shù):278話題:二戰(zhàn)老兵為去世的軍人畫(huà)肖像文體:記敘文AlexYaworbringsfallenheroesbacktolifebypaintingtheirfinalportraits.Almosteverydayforthepastsevenyears,hehasbeen10portraitsofservicemenandservice-womenwhocanneverseethefinal11.Hethenframes,boxes,andshipsthepaintingstotheir12,freeofcharge.

AWorldWarⅡveteran(老兵)himself,Alexfoughtincruelbattles.Hispost-wartransition(轉(zhuǎn)變)was13.Hopingtogethismindoffthe14,hefinallychoseto15painting.

Titaryheroes.Hehas17111portraitsbasedonphotos18senthim.Hishandsarenotas19astheyusedtobe,soeachpaintingtakesaboutaweektofinish.

Hebeganthe20in2009.To21contactinformationofparentswhomightwantportraits,hereachedouttotheveterangroupsandtheGoldStarMothers,anorganizationformotherswho22theirmilitarysonsanddaughters.It‘sa(n)23pastimeforAlex.“IcryalotwhileI‘mpainting.”

ParentsoftenwriteAlex24notes.Onemothertoldhim,aftershe25theportraitinherson‘soldbedroom,shewouldwalkinanditwouldfeelasthoughhewasstillthere.26likethatmaketheworkfeellikea27.“Ibelievecertainpeoplewereputonthisearthforareason,”Alexsays.

Fornow,Alexwould28hisbrushesandfinishupfortheday.Onceit‘sdry,he‘llshiptheportraittoanotherfamily.Or,asAlexsays,“Sendhim/her29.”

10.A.collecting B.selectingC.delivering D.creating11.A.purpose B.destinationC.product D.success12.A.families BmunitiesC.states D.addresses13.A.successful B.difficultC.smooth D.meaningless14.A.confusion B.lossesC.heroes D.war15.A.goon B.giveupC.takeup D.liveon16.A.fallen B.in-serviceC.imaginary D.brave17.A.purchased BpletedC.introduced D.donated18.A.organizations B.officersC.soldiers D.parents19.A.steady B.smartC.convenient D.skilful20.A.movement B.dreamC.project D.process21.A.identify B.findC.spread D.correct22.A.mourned B.lovedC.missed D.lost23.A.delightful B.encouragingC.emotional D.regretful24.A.hopeless B.heartfeltC.kind-hearted D.welcoming25.A.hung B.receivedC.showed D.reserved26.A.Feelings B.AchievementsC.Reactions D.Portraits27.A.virtue B.desireC.reward D.calling28.A.desert B.washC.change D.pick29.A.home B.outC.off D.away課時(shí)作業(yè)(十一)Ⅰ.【文章大意】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。探討表明,在節(jié)時(shí)服務(wù)上消費(fèi)有利于緩解壓力,促進(jìn)華蜜。1.D細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段第一句“TheeffectwasclearestintheCanadianexperiment,inwhich60workingadultsweregiven$40tospendintwodifferentways.”可知,在加拿大的試驗(yàn)中,參加者被要求通過(guò)不同的方式去消費(fèi),故選D。2.C推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段和第四段的試驗(yàn),并結(jié)合第一段的探討結(jié)果可知,花費(fèi)在節(jié)約時(shí)間的服務(wù)上有利于減壓。結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可推知,雇他人清掃花園比自己親自清掃花園要更沒(méi)有時(shí)間壓力感,故選C。3.B細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第五段第一句“Thebiggestsurprisetotheresearcherswashowfewpeoplewouldspendmoneyontime-savingservices.”可知,只有很少人情愿在節(jié)時(shí)服務(wù)上消費(fèi),故選B。4.D詞義揣測(cè)題。依據(jù)最終一段的“‘Onereason,’saidWhillans,‘isthatwereverybadatrememberinghowmuchwehatedoingcertaintasksoncethesufferinghaspassed.’”可推知,這種感覺(jué)就是指做令我們厭煩的事情時(shí)的那種令人不舒適的感覺(jué),故選D。Ⅱ.【文章大意】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。就如何讓我們高效地完成任務(wù),施瓦茲共享了他的建議:養(yǎng)成良好的日常習(xí)慣,在精力旺盛時(shí)做重要的事,有選擇地運(yùn)用技術(shù),做事時(shí)要全身心地投入。5.G本段主要講解并描述的是有一個(gè)好的日常習(xí)慣對(duì)我們來(lái)說(shuō)是重要的。G項(xiàng)“確保不緊急但很重要的事情發(fā)生的唯一方法就是養(yǎng)成習(xí)慣”是對(duì)第一句的進(jìn)一步說(shuō)明。6.B本段說(shuō)人一天中早晨的精力最旺盛,所以要在精力最好的時(shí)候做最重要的事。B項(xiàng)“每天先做最重要的事情”符合本段的內(nèi)容。7.D本段敘述的是有選擇地運(yùn)用技術(shù),否則的話會(huì)對(duì)你不好。當(dāng)你知道它對(duì)你有害,卻還會(huì)對(duì)它過(guò)分依靠。當(dāng)發(fā)覺(jué)你被它分心了就要遠(yuǎn)離它。D項(xiàng)“假如你想減肥,不要在冰箱里放蛋糕”符合本段內(nèi)容。8.A依據(jù)后一句“Manyofusliveourlivesinagreyzone—werenotfullyfocusedonworkwhenwereworking,andduringourleisuretime,werenotfullyrelaxed.”可知,很多人工作時(shí)沒(méi)有完全集中精力工作,休閑時(shí)并沒(méi)有完全放松。這說(shuō)明人們沒(méi)有把精力限制好。A項(xiàng)“有意限制你的精力”是本段的主題。9.F依據(jù)后一句可知,留意力少一點(diǎn)不僅會(huì)使你的工作效率降低,還會(huì)使你無(wú)法在工作中獲得滿意感。分心是價(jià)值的敵人。所以施瓦茲的建議應(yīng)當(dāng)是“該工作時(shí)要好好工作,該休息時(shí)要好好休息”。F項(xiàng)與之相符。Ⅲ.【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文,主要講解并描述了一個(gè)二戰(zhàn)老兵為已逝的英雄們免費(fèi)畫(huà)肖像的感人故事。10.D依據(jù)上文“AlexYaworbringsfallenheroesbacktolifebypaintingtheirfinalportraits.”可推知,主子公在為那些人畫(huà)肖像,這本身是一種創(chuàng)作活動(dòng),故選D。collect收集;select選擇;deliver遞送;create創(chuàng)作。11.C依據(jù)上文可知,那些人在斗爭(zhēng)中已經(jīng)失去生命,再也沒(méi)有機(jī)會(huì)看到關(guān)于他們的最終作品了,故選C。purpose目的;destination目的地;product產(chǎn)品;success勝利。12.A與下文的“Onceitsdry,hellshiptheportraittoanotherfamily.”呼應(yīng)可知,主子公把畫(huà)作送到這些家屬的家里,故選A。family家庭;community社區(qū);state州;address地址。13.B與上文的cruelbattles呼應(yīng)可推知,二戰(zhàn)老兵想從斗爭(zhēng)中擺脫出來(lái)并非易事,故選B。successful勝利的;difficult困難的;smooth順暢的,順滑的;meaningless無(wú)意義的。14.D依據(jù)上文“Hispost-wartransition(轉(zhuǎn)變)was…”可推知,主子公想在戰(zhàn)后從斗爭(zhēng)中擺脫出來(lái),故選D。confusion困惑;loss損失;hero英雄;war斗爭(zhēng)。15.C依據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知,為了不再受斗爭(zhēng)的困擾,主子公選擇了繪畫(huà),故選C。goon接著;giveup放棄;takeup從事;liveon以……為生。16.A與上文“AlexYaworbringsfallenheroesbacktolifebypaintingtheirfinalportraits.”呼應(yīng)可推知,主子公為那些倒下的戰(zhàn)友繪畫(huà),故選A。fallen倒下的;in-service服役中的;imaginary虛構(gòu)的,假想的,想象的;brave英勇的。17.B與下文“Hishandsarenotas…astheyusedtobe,soeachpaintingtakesaboutaweektofinish.”形成呼應(yīng)可推知,主子公已經(jīng)完成了111幅繪畫(huà)作品,故選B。purchase購(gòu)買;complete完成;introduce介紹;donate捐獻(xiàn)。18.D依據(jù)下文“ParentsoftenwriteAlex…notes.Onemothertoldhim,aftershe…theportraitinhersonsoldbedroom,shewouldwalkinanditwouldfeelasthoughhewasstillthere.”可推知,主子公是從那些已逝軍人的父母那里得到他們的照片,然后進(jìn)行繪畫(huà)創(chuàng)作的,故選D。organization組織;officer軍官;soldier士兵;parent父親或母親。19.A依據(jù)上文“The93-year-olduseshistalenttopainttheportraitsof…militaryheroes.”可推知,一個(gè)已經(jīng)古稀的二戰(zhàn)老兵創(chuàng)作起來(lái)并不能像以前那么穩(wěn)健了,與語(yǔ)境“…soeachpaintingtakesaboutaweektofinish.”呼應(yīng),故選A。steady穩(wěn)定的;smart智能的,聰慧的;convenient便利的;skilful有技巧的。20.C很明顯,給陣亡的軍人畫(huà)肖像是一個(gè)巨大的工程,故選C。movement運(yùn)動(dòng);dream幻想;project工程;proc