1、unit 1 great scientists.閱讀理解a(2017河南省六市聯(lián)考)did you know that albert einstein could not speak until he was four years old，and could not read until he was seven？his parents and teachers worried about his mental ability.beethovens music teacher said about him，“as a composer (作曲家) he is hopeless.” what i

2、f this young boy had believed it?when thomas edison was a young boy，his teachers said he was so stupid that he could never learn anything.he once said，“i remember i used to never be able to get along at school.i was always at the foot of my class.my father thought i was stupid，and i almost decided t

3、hat i was a stupid person.”what if young thomas had believed what they said about him?when the sculptor (雕刻家) auguste rodin was young，he had difficulty learning to read and write.today，we may say he had a learning disability.his father said of him，“i have an idiot (白癡) for a son.” his uncle agreed.“

4、hes uneducable，” he said.what if rodin had doubted his ability?walt disney was once fired by a newspaper editor because he was thought to have no “good ideas”enrico caruso was told by one music teacher，“you cant sing.you have no voice at all.” and an editor told louisa may alcott that she was unable

5、 to write anything that would have popular appeal.what if these people had listened and become discouraged？where would our world be without the music of beethoven，the art of rodin or the ideas of albert einstein and walt disney？as oscar levant once said，“its not what you are but what you dont become

6、 that hurts.”you have great potential.when you believe in all you can be，rather than all you cannot become，you will find your place on earth.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章列舉了愛因斯坦、貝多芬、愛迪生等七個名人成功的故事，他們都曾得到別人較低的評價，但最終成功實現(xiàn)了自己的夢想；“相信自己”是他們成功的關(guān)鍵。1how many successful people are mentioned as examples in the passage?as

7、ix.bseven.ceight.dnine.b細節(jié)理解題。文章第一段列舉了愛因斯坦的故事，第二段講述了貝多芬的故事，第三段提到了愛迪生的故事，第四段講述了奧古斯特羅丹的故事，第五段提及了沃特迪士尼、恩里科卡魯索、路易莎梅阿爾科特的故事，共列舉了七個著名人物，故b項正確。2which of the following statements is right?awhen he was young，thomas edison always got good grades at school.blevant thought louisa may alcott couldnt write any po

8、pular works.conly auguste rodins uncle regarded him a boy of learning ability.dboth enrico caruso and beethoven achieved their dreams in music.d細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的第一句、第五段的第二句及第六段的第二句可推知，貝多芬和恩里科卡魯索都實現(xiàn)了他們的音樂夢想，故d項正確。3whats the meaning of the underlined sentence “hes uneducable”？ahe cant be taught.bhe is very

9、 clever.che is different.dhe is a late success.a句意理解題。根據(jù)第四段他的父親和他的叔叔對他的評價“i have an idiot (白癡) for a son”“his uncle agreed”可知，他們都認為他是白癡；據(jù)此可以推斷，該句意為“他是教不會的”，故a項正確。4what is the best title of the passage?aworking hard for successbhaving dreamscbelieving in yourselfdselfchallengingc標題判斷題。通讀全文可知，本文前五段列舉了

10、七個名人，他們的共同點是都曾得到別人較低的評價，后來卻成功實現(xiàn)了自己的夢想；本文的最后一句“when you believe in all you can be，rather than all you cannot become，you will find your place on earth”為本文的主題句，據(jù)此可以判斷，c項“相信自己”最適合作本文標題。b(2017廣西桂林、北海、崇左市聯(lián)合調(diào)研)if you get scared when you go skydiving，perhaps a good way to cope is to team up with someone who

11、 feels the same.a new study suggests sharing your feelings of stress with someone having a similar emotional reaction to the same situation reduces levels of stress more than sharing them with someone who does not.the study leader sarah townsend and her colleagues invited 52 female undergraduates to

12、 take part in a study on public speaking where they had to prepare and give a speech that would be recorded on video.before giving their speeches，the participants were placed in pairs and encouraged to discuss with each other how they felt about the situation.the researchers measured the participant

13、s emotional states，and how threatening they perceived giving a speech to be.they also took measures of the stress hormone cortisol，before，during and after the speech.the results show that sharing a threatening situation with a person who is in a similar emotional state buffers(緩解) individuals from e

14、xperiencing the heightened levels of stress.in other words，says prof.townsend，imagine you are facing a stressful situation at work，perhaps an important project with a lot riding on it，and then interacting with a coworker with a similar emotional profile can help reduce your experience of stress.prof

15、.townsend now wants to extend the scope of the research to look at how developing emotional similarity might help people from different cultural backgrounds who have to work together，for example employees or students.【語篇解讀】一項新的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，與有同樣壓力的人分享你的情感有助于減小壓力。5what should you do if you are afraid when you

16、 go skydiving?ago to prof. townsend.bparticipate in the study.cteam up with someone who feels the same.dreduce stress.c細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第一句中的“perhaps a good way to cope is to team up with someone who feels the same”可知，跳傘時如果你感到害怕，你可以和有同樣感覺的人結(jié)伴。6who can benefit from sarah townsends findings?apeople experien

17、cing stress at work.bundergraduates.cresearchers and professors.dcolleagues.a細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段的“in other words，says prof.townsend，imagine you are facing a stressful situation at work，perhaps an important project with a lot riding on it，and then interacting with a coworker with a similar emotional profile

18、 can help reduce your experience of stress”可知，sarah townsend的發(fā)現(xiàn)對在工作上有壓力的人會有幫助。7what does the underlined word “perceived” in paragraph 2 mean?apersuade.bsuggest.cfeel.dpoint.c詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上文中的“the researchers measured the.threatening”可知，研究人員測試參與者的情感狀態(tài)以及他們認為演講有多么嚇人。由此可知，畫線詞意為“覺得，認為”。8what is the passage ma

19、inly about?atalking to colleagues helps to increase your stress.bpeople should take part in public speaking.chow to deal with your stress.dstress reduces when shared.d主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文大意可知，本文主要介紹了一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)：與有同樣壓力的人交流分享可以幫助減小壓力。.完形填空(2017昆明高三兩區(qū)七校模擬)not everyone around is easy to get on well with in your life.i

20、ve always tried to keep my 1 from people who are rude，aggressive and mean.but sometimes we cant 2 having contact with people who might not have our best interests at heart.last summer，i became involved with a(n) 3 coworker who was at a bad spot in his life.i had a lot of 4 for him and decided to hel

21、p him 5 this tough time，so i tried my best to 6 his rudeness when he lost his temper.however，just like a swimmer drowning in a pool，he grabbed on and ended up drowning me when i 7 and tried to rescue him.his rudeness gradually was out of 8 one night，when i got up to get a glass of water，he started y

22、elling at me to get back into my bedroom.i did as i was told but i was not happy about it.he 9 my change in mood and asked what was wrong.but when i told him his behavior toward me was 10 and that i was very hurt by the way he had 11 me，he was surprised.he could not understand his actions had a bad

23、12 on me.he told me he didnt have anything 13 me and that there was no need for me to 14 it.i used examples from his life of things that had hurt him and then tried to make the 15 that the same things also made me 16 i said，“i always treat you with patience，understanding and kindness，but you havent

24、treated me with 17 respect.”he was silent after listening to my words.what i had said might 18 him.people only change 19 they want to change.i didnt know whether he would change his opinion or not in the future，but i would continue to 20 him through my patience，understanding and kindness.【語篇解讀】本文通過作

25、者與同事的故事告訴我們：盡管不是所有的人都容易相處，但是遇到了，我們還是應(yīng)盡力用自己的善良、耐心和理解去幫助他們。1a.differencebpressurecabsenceddistanced根據(jù)下文的“people who are rude，aggressive and mean”可推知，對于品性不太好的人，作者自然是與他們保持距離。difference“差異”；pressure“壓力”；absence“缺席”；distance“距離”。2a.riskbescapecavoiddappreciatec根據(jù)語境“but”的轉(zhuǎn)折可推知，有時候我們不可避免地會遇到一些不把我們利益放心上的人。ri

26、sk“冒險做”；escape“逃離”；avoid“避免”；appreciate“欣賞，感激”。3a.badtemperedbkindheartedceasygoingdcooperativea根據(jù)下文的“his rudeness when he lost his temper”可推知，這個同事脾氣不好。4a.advicebsympathycpermissiondselectionb根據(jù)語境“and decided to help him”可推知，作者很同情同事的艱難處境，決定施以援手。advice“建議”；sympathy“同情”；permission“允許”；selection“選擇”。5a

27、.get acrossblook aftercmake outdpull throughd根據(jù)語境“and decided to help him 5 this tough time”可推知，作者決定幫助同事渡過難關(guān)。get across“被理解”；look after“照顧”；make out“理解，辨認出”；pull through“渡過難關(guān)”。6a.resistbtolerateccriticizedexplainb根據(jù)語境“so i tried my best to”和“when he lost his temper”可推知，作者強忍對方的無禮行為。resist“對抗”；tolerat

28、e“容忍”；criticize“批評”；explain“解釋”。7a.reached outbcarried outcgave outdturned outa根據(jù)語境“tried to rescue him”可推知，作者伸手去救對方。reach out“伸手”；carry out“執(zhí)行”；give out“分發(fā)，發(fā)出”；turn out“證明是”。8a.practicebactionccontrolddangerc根據(jù)下文的“one night，when i got up to get a glass of water，he started yelling at me to get back

29、into my bedroom”可推知，作者同事的無禮(行為)逐漸失控了。practice“練習”；action“行動”；control“控制”；danger“危險”。be out of control“失去控制”。9a.forgavebnoticedcignoreddunderstoodb根據(jù)語境“and asked what was wrong”可推知，同事注意到作者的情緒變化。notice“注意到”。10a.appropriatebunnecessarycunacceptabledtraditionalc根據(jù)語境“that i was very hurt”可推知，作者認為同事的行為讓人不能接受。unacceptable“不能接受的”。11a.scoldedbinstructedctreateddrespectedc根據(jù)上文的“when i told him his behavior toward me”可推知，同事對待作者的方式傷到了作者，下文的“but you havent treated me with 17