Unit7閱讀拔尖練外刊閱讀—學(xué)會地道英語無須工作了，人們?nèi)ジ墒裁?？Peoplehavethoughtforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedescribedbyinequality(不公平):Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,andthemasses(民眾)willstruggleinawasteland.Adifferentpredictionholdsthatwithoutjobstogivetheirlivesmeaningfuturepeoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.返回Butfromfindings,itwon’tnecessarilybelikethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithdissatisfaction.Thesedays,sparetimeisrelativelyrareformostworkers.“WhenIcomehomefromahardday’swork,Ioftenfeeltired,”saysJohnDanaher,adding,“InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferent,perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowmyselfintoahobbywiththeenthusiasm(熱情)usuallyreservedforprofessionalmatters.”返回DanielEverettstudiedagroupofhunter-gathers(狩獵者和采集者)intheAmazoncalledthePirahaforyears.AccordingtoEverett,whilesomemightconsiderhuntingandgatheringaswork,hunter-gatherersdon’t.“Theythinkofitasfun,”hesays.“Theydon’thaveaconceptofworkthewaywedo.”EverettdescribedatypicaldayforthePiraha:Amanmightgetup,spendafewhoursfishing,haveabarbecue,andplayuntiltheevening.Doesthisrelaxinglifeleadtothe返回depression(抑郁)andpurposelessness(無目的感)?“I’veneverseenanythinglikedepressionthere,exceptpeoplewhoarephysicallyill,”Everettsays.Whilemanymayconsiderworknecessaryforhumanlife,workasitexiststodayisarelativelynewinventioninthecourseofhumanculture.“Wethinkit’sbadtojustsitaroundwithnothingtodo,”saysEverett.“ForthePiraha,it’squiteanenjoyablestate.”返回一、好詞句深練（一）根據(jù)語境用所給單詞的適當形式填空1.Thecityhasa______________(relative)lowcrimeratecomparedtoothersintheregion.返回relatively2.Despitebeing______________(wealth),healwaysfindstimetovolunteerforcharitywork.返回wealthy3.Thereisgrowing______________(dissatisfy)amongcustomersaboutthequalityoftheproducts.返回dissatisfaction（二）用方框中詞的正確形式替換下列句子中的黑體部分1.Manypeopletryhardtofindabalancebetweenworkandpersonallife.______________返回sparestrugglestruggle2.Inmyfreetime,Ienjoyreadingbooksandgoingforwalks.______________返回sparestrugglespare（三）根據(jù)所給漢語，完成下列句子1.__________________(在……的過程中)writingmybook,Idiscoveredmanyinterestingfactsabouthistory.返回Inthecourseof2.Failingtoplancanoften______________(導(dǎo)致)poorresultsinanyproject.返回leadto（四）仿寫句子1....withoutjobstogivetheirlivesmeaningfuturepeoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.(without+復(fù)合賓語作方式狀語)仿寫：如果沒有任何機器輔助，我們無法按時完成這個項目。________________________________________________________________________________________________________返回Withoutanymachinetoworkwith,wecan’tfinishtheprojectontime.2.InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferent,...(介詞+which引導(dǎo)限制性定語從句)仿寫：營造一種讓員工感覺自己是團隊一員的氛圍是一個巨大的挑戰(zhàn)。____________________________________________________________________________________________________返回Creatinganatmosphereinwhichworkersfeelpartofateamisabigchallenge.二、閱讀短文，選擇正確答案()1.HowdoestheauthorintroducethetopicinParagraph1?A.Bycomparingpoorpeoplewiththemajority.B.Bygivingadefinitiontoequalityinsociety.C.Bylistingdifferentpredictionsofawork-freeworld.D.Bypicturingalazyanddepressedatmosphere.返回【點撥】推理判斷題。由第一段中的“Someimaginethat...”及“Adifferentpredictionholdsthat...”提示可知,本段描述了對未來無須工作的社會的兩種預(yù)測,引出了本文要討論的話題,故選C正確。C()2.WhyisDanielEverett’sstudymentioned?A.TojustifyJohnDanaher’sopinion. B.Toshowafuturelifewithwork.C.Tocomparesameviewsonwork. D.TointroducethePirahaintheAmazon.返回【點撥】推理判斷題。由最后兩段內(nèi)容特別是倒數(shù)第二段中的“Theythinkofitasfun,”hesays.“Theydon’thaveaconceptofworkthewaywedo.”提示可知，DanielEverett是贊同上文JohnDanaher的觀點的,因此選A正確。A()3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Somepeopledislikeawork-freeworld.B.ThePirahadon’tthinktheyareworkingatall.C.Futurepeoplemightbecomelazyanddepressed.D.DanielEverettpreferstositarounddoingnothing.返回【點撥】細節(jié)理解題。由末段中的“Wethinkit’sbadtojustsitaroundwithnothingtodo,”saysEverett.可知D項說法錯誤。本題是逆向選擇題,故選D。D時文閱讀—講好中國故事豐富多彩的民族文化Thereare56

ethnicgroupsinChina.Differentethnicgroupshavetheirownspecialcultures.Let’senjoysomeofthem.TheBaipeopleuseaveryoldway,tie-dye(扎染),todyeclothes.Tie-dyehasahistoryofnearly1,

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years.DuringtheTangandSongdynasties,peoplechosetie-dyedclothesasgifts.返回TheMongolianpeopleliveintheMongolianyurts.Theseyurtsarelargeroundtentsandtheirtopslooklikeumbrellas.TheyarethetraditionalhomesoftheMongolianpeople.Theyurtsareusuallywhitebecausethey’remadeofsheep’swool.Andwhiteisasymbolofhappiness.TheZhuangpeoplelikesingingevenmorethantalking.OnthethirddayofthethirdChineselunarmonth,theyholdabigsingingfestival.Itisthrillingandwonderful.Menand返回womensingerssinginpairs.Thewinnersarethe“king”and“queen”ofsinging.TheMiaopeoplehaveaspecialfestival,ManggaoFestival.It’sinthefirstChineselunarmontheveryyear.TheMiaopeopleregardManggaoasaherowhohelpedtoprotecttheirhomes.Atthefestival,youngmendressuplikeManggaoandtouchotherstosendgoodwishes.返回一、好詞句深練（一）根據(jù)語境用所給單詞的適當形式填空1.I______________(usual)goforawalkintheparkafterdinner.返回usually2.Sheuseshersmiletospread______________(happy)toeveryonearoundher.返回happiness3.The______________(win)ofthecompetitionwillreceivealargevaseasaprize.返回winner（二）用方框中詞的正確形式替換下列句子中的黑體部分1.Manypeopleconsidereducationastheonlykeytosuccess.______________返回largeregardregard2.Theparkismostchildren’sfavouriteenjoyableplacewithaverybigplaygroundspeciallydesignedforthem.______________返回largeregardlarge（三）根據(jù)所給漢語，完成下列句子1.Onherbirthday,I______________________(送去美好的祝福)toherthroughacard.返回sentgoodwishes2.Theteacheraskedthestudentstoworkontheassignment______________(兩人一組).返回inpairs（四）仿寫句子1.TheMiaopeopleregardManggaoasaherowhohelpedtoprotecttheirhomes.(who引導(dǎo)限制性定語從句)仿寫：那些提前購買機票的旅客通常能享受好的價格。____________________________________________________________________________________________________Thosepassengerswho/thatbuyplaneticketsinadvancecanoftenenjoyagoodprice.返回2.Theyurtsareusuallywhitebecausethey’remadeofsheep’swool.Andwhiteisasymbolofhappiness.(because引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句)仿寫：我想要收集成千上萬本書因為收集它們很有趣。____________________________________________________________________________________________________Iwanttocollecttensofthousandsofbooksbecauseitisinterestingtocollectthem.返回二、閱讀短文，選擇正確答案()1.Whousestie-dyetodyeclothesmost?A.TheBaipeople.B.TheMongolianpeople.C.TheMiaopeople.D.TheZhuangpeople.返回【點撥】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“TheBaipeopleuseaveryoldway,tie-dye(扎染),todyeclothes.”可知選A。A()2.What’stheMongolianyurt?A.Atraditionalhome.B.Abigfestival.C.Aspecialsong.D.Agoodwish.返回【點撥】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Theseyurtsarelargeroundtentsandtheirtopslooklikeumbrellas.TheyarethetraditionalhomesoftheMongolianpeople.”可知選A。A()3.HowdopeoplecelebrateManggaoFestival?A.Bychoosingtie-dyedclothesasgifts. B.Bybuildingtents.C.Bysingingsongs. D.Bydressingupandtouchingothers.返回【點撥】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Atthefestival，youngmendressuplikeManggaoandtouchotherstosendgoodwishes.”可知選D。D()4.Whichistherightstructureofthepassage?返