Unit2ReadingandThinking習(xí)題檢測用單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成句子The________(retire)professor,committedtohisnewbookinthepastthreeyears,hasn'trealisedthedeclineinhishealth.Mygrandfatherisas________(energy)asayoungman.Thereisagrowing________(tend)amongmiddle-schoolstudentsthattheywilldosomevoluntaryworkduringtheirvacation.Editorscomplain________thelackofcreativityinwritingthestory.Thepubliciseagertoknowthecauseoftheterribleaccident,butuptillnow,no________（respond）hasbeenmadebythecompany．Itisstillunderdiscussionwhethertheoldbusstationshouldbereplaced________amodernhotelornot.IhaveagoodcommandofEnglishsoI'melected________assistanttomyEnglishteacher.________majorityofChinesehavelongfollowedthetraditionofeatingLabaporridgeduringtheLabaFestival.Whenpeopleareexposedtomorepositivenewsarticles,theytend________(demonstrate)positiveemotionsandmakepositivepoststhemselves.Acityistheproductofthehumanhandandmind,________(reflect)man'sintelligenceandcreativity.根據(jù)所給漢語提示填空1．不管將來會發(fā)生什么事，我都會陪你渡過難關(guān)。（carry）Nomatterwhatwillhappeninthefuture,Iwill________________________________.2．當(dāng)瑪麗看到一個(gè)人在黑暗中慢慢朝她走來時(shí)，她嚇得要死。（scared）Mary________________________________whenshesawsomeonewalkingslowlytowardsherinthedark.作為對顧客投訴和批評的回應(yīng)，這家公司已改變了一些工作方法。（response）Thecompany________________someofitsworkingpractices________________________________andcriticismfromthecustomers.露西一收到我的信就給我寫了回信，拒絕了我的邀請。（moment；reject）________________shereceivedmyletter,Lucywrotebacktome,________________________.總之，我們應(yīng)該意識到，沒有什么比健康更有價(jià)值，健康是一個(gè)人成功的堅(jiān)實(shí)基礎(chǔ)。Inconclusion,weshouldbeawarethat________________________________________________whichisasolidfoundationofone'ssuccess.三、課文改編填空Knownasthe“motheroftenthousandbabies”,LinQiaozhi,aphysicianintheOB-GYNdepartmentofthePekingUnionMedicalCollege(PUMC)Hospital,1________(deliver)over50,000babiesinhercareer,thoughshedidn'tmarryorhaveanychildren.Whenshewasfiveyearsold,hermother'sdeathaffectedher2________(deep).Attheageof18,shechosetostudymedicineinsteadofgettingmarriedlikethemajorityof3________(girl).AftergraduatingfromPUMC,shebecamethefirstwoman4________(hire)asaresidentphysicianinthePUMCHospital.5________(work)forafewyears,shewentabroadfor6________(far)education.Althoughshehadthechancetoworkabroad,shereturnedtoChina.In1941,shebecamethefirstChinesewomanasdirectoroftheOB-GYNdepartmentofthePUMCHospital.Butafewmonthslater,thewarbrokeout,andthedepartmentwasclosed.Thinkingofallthepeople7________needofhelp,DrLinsetupaprivateclinic8________sheloweredthefeesforpoorpatients.Sometimesshewasevenseenridingadonkeytoprovidemedicalcare.AfterthefoundingofthenewPeople'sRepublicofChina,LinQiaozhi9________(appoint)tomanyimportantpositions,butshewasinterestedincaringforpatientsanddoingmedicalresearch.Aftershepassedaway,DrLinlefthersavingstoakindergartenand10________fundfornewdoctors.閱讀理解AMarianWrightEdelman,anAmericanlawyer,educatorandchildren’srightsactivist,wasbornonJune6,1939inSouthCarolina,oneoffivechildren.HerfatherArthurWrightwasapreacher(牧師)whodiedwhenshewasonly14yearsold.Inhislastwordstoher,headvisedhernotto“l(fā)etanythinggetinthewayofyoureducation.”Afterhighschool,EdelmanwentontostudyatSpelmanCollegeandlatertraveledtotheSovietUnion.WhenshereturnedtoSpelmanin1959,Edelmanbecameinvolvedinthecivilrightsmovement.ThisworkinspiredhertodropherplanstoentertheForeignServiceandstudylawinstead.In1973,EdelmansetuptheChildren’sDefenseFundasavoiceforpooranddisabledchildren.Sheservedasapublicspeakeronbehalfofthesechildren.Duringatour,MarianmetPeterEdelman,anassistanttoKennedy,andthenextyearshemovedtoWashington,D.C.tomarryhimandtoworkforsocialjusticeinthecenterofAmerica’spoliticalscene.Thecouplehadthreesons:Joshua,JonahandEzra.JonahisthefounderofStandforChildren,agroupthatpromoteschildren’seducation,andEzraisadocumentary(紀(jì)錄片)filmmakerwhowonanEmmyforhisfilm“O.J.:MadeinAmerica.”Edelmanistheauthorofmanybooksforchildrenandadults.HertitlesforreadersincludeI’mYourchild,God:PrayersforOurChildren,GuideMyFeet:PrayersandMeditationsforOurChildren,Lanterns:AMemoirofMentors,andTheMeasureofOurSuccess:ALettertoMyChildrenandYours,whichwasasurprisingsuccess.1.WhatdoweknowaboutEdelman’sfamily?A.Shewasthesinglechild.B.Hermotherwasapreacher.C.Theytookeducationseriously.D.Thefamilyhadapoorlife.2.WhydidEdelmandropherplanstoentertheForeignService?A.Shewantedtostudyabroad.B.Sheintendedtobealawyer.C.Shehadlittletimeforherwork.D.Shewasinterestedincivilrights.3.WheredidEdelmangetmarried?A.InWashingtonD.C.B.IntheSovietUnion.C.InSouthCarolina. D.InSpelman.4.WhatcanbelearnedaboutEdelman’schildren?A.Theyallworkedforsocialjustice.B.Theyachievedsomethingincareer.C.Theywonmanyawardsintheirlives.D.Theycontributedtotheirmother’sbooks.BTheWorldHappinessReport,aUnitedNationsagencyreport,measures(估量)howhappypeopleare,andwhy.NorwayisthehappiestplaceonEarth—beatingneighbourDenmarkfromthenumberoneposition.Denmark,Iceland,SwitzerlandandFinlandroundoutthetopfive,whiletheCentralAfricanRepubliccamelast.WesternEuropeandNorthAmericatookupmostoftheplacesatthetopoftable,withtheUSandUKat14thand19th.TheWorldHappinessReportmainlydependsonaskingasimplequestionofmorethan1,000peopleeveryyearinmorethan150countries.“Imaginealadder(梯子),withstepsnumberedfrom0atthebottomto10atthetop,”thequestionasks,“Thetopoftheladderisthebestpossiblelifeforyouandthebottomoftheladderistheworstpossiblelifeforyou.Onwhichstepoftheladderwouldyousayyoupersonallyfeelyoustandatthistime?”Theaverageresultisthecountry’sscore—fromNorway’s7.54totheCentralAfricanRepublic’s2.69.Butthereportalsotriestoexplainwhyonecountryishappierthananother.Itlooksatreasonsincludingeconomicstrength(經(jīng)濟(jì)實(shí)力),socialsupport,freedomofchoice,andgenerosity.Thisyear’sreportalsohasatexttitled“restoring(恢復(fù))Americanhappiness”,whichexamineswhyhappinesslevelsintheUnitedStatesarefalling,despitecontinually-increasingeconomicimprovement.“TheUnitedStatescanandshouldraisehappinessbysolvingAmerica’ssocialproblems—risinginequalityanddistrust—ratherthanfocusingmainlyoneconomicgrowth,”theauthorssaid.JeffreySachs,thedirectoroftheSustainableDevelopmentSolutionsNetwork,whichpublishedthereport,saidPresidentDonaldTrump’spolicieswerelikelytomakethingsworse.5.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofthecountriesintermsofhappinesslevels?A.Denmark,theUK,theUS,theCentralAfricanRepublicB.Denmark,theUS,theUK,theCentralAfricanRepublicC.theUS,Denmark,theUK,theCentralAfricanRepublicD.Denmark,theUS,theCentralAfricanRepublic,theUK6.HowdoestheWorldHappinessReportmeasurehappiness?A.Byaskingaquestion.B.Byhavingaconversation.C.Bydoingscientificresearch.D.Bycarryingoutanonlinesurvey.7.WhatcanweknowaboutAmericaformthepassage?A.Itspeopleliveanunhappylife.B.Itseconomyisgoingdownhill.C.Itssocialproblemsarehardtosolve.D.Ithasalowerhappinesslevelthanbefore.8.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A.Toexplainthereasonforbeinghappy.B.TointroducetheWorldHappinessReport.C.TotalkaboutAmerica’ssocialproblem.D.TodiscussthepoliciesbyDonaldTrump.五、閱讀填句根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Whenwritingthestoryofyourlife,don’tletsomeoneelseholdthepen.1Herearesomeideasforwritingalifestory:

Livehappilyinyourownway.Youarenotinthisworldtoliveuptotheexpectationsofothers,norshouldyoufeelthatothersareheretoliveuptoyours.Whatsuccessmeanstoeachofusistotallydifferent.Successtoothersmaymeanbeingagoodparent.Successisonlyaboutspendingyourlifehappilyinyourownway.2Therearethousandsofpossiblepathsupthemountainoflife,soitreallydoesn’tmatterwhichpathyoustartoffon.Theonlymistakeisbywastingtimerunningaroundatthebaseofthemountain,tellingeveryonethatyourlifepathiswrong.

Embrace(信奉)newideas,lessons,andchallenges.Sometimesgrowingupmeansgrowingapartfromoldhabits,relationships,andsituations,andfindingsomethingnewthattrulymovesyou.3Youshouldlookveryclearlyintotheunknownandenjoyit.Becausewhenyoucomeincontact