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课时作业(十一)Unit4

SectionⅡUsinglanguage

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Readingbooksandlookingatpicturesaregreat,butnothing

facilitates(促进)learningliketravel,ydothey

gettoeaworldbeyondtheirneighborhood,buttheygettoexperienceit,feel

it,tasteit,hearitandbetterunderstandtheworldaroundthem.

Afternearlyfourdecadesintheclassroomandtravelingtheworld,Phyllis

DuvallBaileyknewthisperhapsbetterthananyoneel.

S,sheworked

asnodoubtinBailey'smindthat

thelessonswouldmeansomuchmoreifthestudentscouldethethingsfor

themlves.

Startingin2015,Bailey,82,touttotakeherstudentstotheUN

headquartersinNewYorkCitytogivethema“WindowSeattotheWorld〞，andthus

transformedthemintoglobalcitizens.

Indeed,itisagreatopportunitytogivestudentsnationalandinternational

aileysawthestudentsasfutureleaders,shewasdesperateto

expothemtotheUN,itsmission,itsagendas(议程)anditssupporting

organizations.

Shedecidedtogive$10,000ofherownmoneytopayforthelateJune

trip,enoughtotake10studentsaged14－17onafour­,

theyhadguidedtoursoftheUNheadquartersandtheNewYorkCityharbor.

ItwasQuenyaunPayne'sfirsttriptothecityandTaylorSappington's

,17,isanioratMceachemHighSchoolinthestateofGeorgia,the

gton,15,isajunioratTherrellHighSchoolinAtlanta,Georgia,the

idtheirvisittotheUNwasinspiring.

“Ilikenotonlyhowcountriesareworkingtogetherbutthey'refocudon

commongoalslikeglobalwarmingandkeepingpeace，〞Sappingtonsaid.

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Paynecommented,“Thetripwasamazing.I'made

itpossible.〞

Actually,therearealotofpeoplegratefulfortheretiredteacher'ffort.

TheUnitedNationsAssociationofAtlantarecentlygaveBaileyitsHumanitarian

Award,andtheUnitedNationsAssociationoftheUSawardedherwiththeNational

EducationAward.

ButBaileywasn'ofour

daysinNewYork,she'dalreadyfeltitandenitintheeyesoftho10teenagers,

PayneandSappingtonincluded,whomadethetrip.

“Ithasbeenarealjoytogettoetheirreactiontonew

experiences，〞shesaid.

1．Theunderlinedword“this〞inParagraph2refersto________.

A．thebenefitsoftraveling

B．goodreadinghabits

C．newteachingmethods

D．thethingsteenagerslike

2．HowdidBaileyhelpstudents?

A．SheofferedthemvoluntaryopportunitiesattheUN.

B．Shepaidfortripsthathelpedstudentsetheworld.

C．Shepaidforthemtogotoschoolinothercountries.

D．Shetaughtthemsomeufullife­longreadingskills.

3．WhatcanweinferfromSappington'swords?

A．HedeterminestoworkfortheUNinthefuture.

B．Heshowsnointerestinglobalaffairsatall.

C．HefindsthetriptotheUNgreatlyinstructive.

D．HewantstovisitNewYorkCityonceagain.

4．WhatmadeBaileymostjoyfulaccordingtothepassage?

A．Students'gratitude.B．Socialrecognition.

C．Students'gains.D．Officialawards.

B

Agingbringswrinkles,

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ngevidencesuggestsagingmaybe

sconflictingrearchonthesubject,however,and

expertssayitmayallboildowntothis:Theattitudeiverything.

Olderadultstendtobemoreoptimisticandhaveamorepositiveoutlook

tstudysuggestsone

reason：anbringmore

cheeraspeoplebecomemorecomfortablewiththemlvesandtheirrolesinsociety.

Theolderadultssaidtheywereenjoyingmoretimewiththeirfamily,spendingmore

timeonhobbiesandhavinggreaterfinancialcurityanddidnothavetowork.

Butothersaredoubtfulaboutthelinkbetweenhappinessandgrowingolder.

“Thenotionthatthoinoldagearehappierismisleading，〞said

RichardEasterlin,aprofessorofeconomicsattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.

“Itisbadoncomparingpeopleofdifferentageswhoarethesameintermsof

income,healthandfamilylife.〞Easterlinadded,“Whenyoutakeaccountof

thefactthatolderpeoplewhohavelowerincomethantheyoungerarelesshealthy,

andmorelikelytobelivingalone,thenyouwillfindithardtoacceptthatthey

arehappier.〞

Infact,scientistshavefoundthataspeopleage,theirhealthdeclines

andsocialnetworksdisappearastheirfriendsdie,whichcanmaketheelderlyless

happy.

Evenifonedoesgiveintoage'sdarkside,healthandhappinessdon'talways

gohand­in­'chbytheUniversityofChicago's

Yangsuggeststhattheattitudetolifeandhappinessispartlyshapedbytheera

soutthatindividualswhoadaptthebesttochanges

alsohavethehighestexpectedlevelsofhappiness.

Despitetheconflictingfindingsaboutagingandhappiness,thegoodnewsis

thattheredoesn'tappeartobealimittohowmuchhappinessonecanachievein

one'slife.“Mostpeopledesirehappiness，〞Easterlinsaid.“Tomyknowledge,

noonehasidentifiedalimittoattainablehappiness.〞

5．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A．Thekeyfactorinolderadults'happiness.

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B．Thereisaconflictbetweenagingandhappiness.

C．Noonecandefinethelimittohappiness.

D．Therelationshipbetweenhealthandhappiness.

6．Whyaresomeniorshappieraccordingtosomeexperts?

A．Theyfocusonwhatmakesthemfeelgood.

B．Theyhavetheirowncircleoffriends.

C．Theyhavebetterincomeafterretirement.

D．Theycanenjoysocialwelfarervices.

7．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Peopleofthesameagehavethesamenofhappiness.

B．Theattitudemayplayaveryimportantroleinhappiness.

C．Peoplewhoadaptthebesttochangesaremorelikelytobeunhappy.

D．Olderadultswhohavemorevaluablelifeexperiencearemoreoptimistic.

8．What'sthetopicdiscusdinthepassage?

A．Whetheragingortheattitudebringshappiness.

B．Whyniorsadaptthebesttochangesinsociety.

C．Whatthelimittoanelderperson'shappinessis.

D．Howolderpeoplefeelcomparedwithyoungerpeople.

Ⅱ.完形填空

MorethanIhaddreamedof

FromthetimeIwasven,Ihadadreamofbecomingamemberofthestudents'

s__1__myschoolleadersfortakingresponsibilityforallofus.

SoIdreamedofbeingaleader.

Yearsflewby,andsoonIwasabletoparticipateintheelections,__2__

realitystruckmethatIhadn''tpretty.

idnothavewhatittooktowina

__3__.

AsIcriedinmyroomthatevening,I__4__tookadeepbreathanddecided

Iwouldn'edthatIwouldenterforelectionsagaininmy

finalyearatschool—andIwouldwin.

Irecognizedthatmy__5__re

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thepointsthatwouldworkinmyfavor?Ihadgoodgrades,andIwasfriendlyand

iggest__6__notallowmy__7__

ening,I__8__

myelectionplansawholeyearinadvance.

IrealizedthatgirlswouldhavetogettoknowmeandrecognizethatI

hadtheabilityto__9__makingfriendsandIlikedbeinghelpful，

ordertolearnhowtoprentagreatelection__10__，Ialsoattendedacouron

effectivepublicspeaking.

Thedayaftertheelection,whentheprincipalannouncedIwonthehighest

numberofvotes,thestudents__11__.Thatjoyonthefacesofallmyfriendsshowed

methatmyvictorywasalsotheirs.

Suddenly,IrealizedthatIhad__12__

mademanynewfriendsandhadhelpedpeople__13__nthe__14__

andloveofmyschoolmatesandtheyknewmeassomebodywhowouldstandbythem.

Iwasabletoputasmileontheirfacesand__15__theirday.

1．dB．remembered

C．praidD．believed

2．gB．planning

C．calculatingD．judging

3．nedB．depresd

C．surpridD．confud

4．llyB．immediately

C．suddenlyD．impatiently

5．ApetitorsB．companions

C．enemiesD．schoolmates

6．mB．strength

C．worryD．dream

7．．personal

C．specialD．plain

8．．discusd

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C．announcedD．cancelled

9．endB．accompany

C．reprentD．support

10．gnB．speech

C．ceremonyD．promi

B．gathered

C．cheeredD．cried

12．lishedB．accumulated

C．devotedD．developed

13．．to

C．inD．along

14．tmentB．acceptance

C．electionD．reputation

15．B．bless

C．brightenD．expand

课时作业(十一)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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A

【语篇解读】本文为一篇记叙文。文章讲述退休教师Bailey为了让孩子们开阔眼界，

自费带他们去旅游，最终受到联合国的嘉奖。

1．答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Readingbooksandlookingat

picturesaregreat,butnothingfacilitates(促进)learningliketravel，especially

forteenagers.“可知，读书和看图片是很好的，但是没有什么比旅行更能促进学习的了，

尤其是对青少年来说。而Bailey应该更加明白旅行的好处。由此推知，第二段中的画线词

this指的是“旅行的益处〞。应当选A项。

2．答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Shedecidedtogive$10,000of

herownmoneytopayforthelateJunetrip,enoughtotake10studentsaged14

－17onafour­nightstayinNewYork.〞可知，她决定拿出自己的1万美元来支付6

月底的旅行费用，这笔钱足够10名14至17岁的学生在纽约停留4个晚上。由此可知，Bailey

用自己的钱去支付学生看世界的旅行费用。应当选B项。

3．答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第八段“Ilikenotonlyhowcountriesare

workingtogetherbutthey'refocudoncommongoalslikeglobalwarmingandkeeping

peace，〞Sappingtonsaid.可知，在这次旅行中他不仅看到了各国如何合作，更看到了它

们如何致力于共同的目标。由此推知，他觉得去联合国的旅行很有意义。应当选C项。

4．答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据最后一段“Ithasbeenarealjoytogetto

etheirreactiontonewexperiences，〞shesaid.可知，Bailey觉得看到学生们对

新体验的反响是一件真正的乐事。由此推知，学生们在这次旅行中的收获是她最快乐的事情。

应当选C项。

B

【语篇解读】随着年龄的增加，人们的幸福感也发生了变化。一些人认为老年人会更

幸福些，而另一局部人如此对此表示怀疑。无论如何，幸福的关键在于一个人对生活的态度。

5．答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据最后一段中“thegoodnewsisthattheredoesn't

appeartobealimittohowmuchhappinessonecanachieveinone'slife...noone

hasidentifiedalimittoattainablehappiness.〞可知，幸福没有限度。应当选C。

6．答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“Olderadultsrememberthepast

anbringmorecheeraspeoplebecomemorecomfortable

withthemlvesandtheirrolesinsociety.〞可知，一些老年人更快乐是因为他们注

意力集中在使他们感到快乐的事情上。应当选A。

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7．答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中“It'sallabouttheattitude.

RearchbytheUniversityofChicago'sYangsuggeststhattheattitudetolifeand

soutthat

individualswhoadaptthebesttochangesalsohavethehighestexpectedlevelsof

happiness.〞可知，人们对生活和幸福的态度受出生的时代的影响，态度在一定程度上影响

了幸福。应当选B。

8．答案与解析：A主旨大意题。由文章第一段提到“agingmaybeakeyto

happiness〞，然后又提到“Theattitudeiverything.〞可知，全文在讨论老年人感到

幸福是因为变老还是因为态度。应当选A。

Ⅱ.完形填空

【语篇解读】文章讲述了作者想要实现能够进入学生会的梦想，并最终赢得了选举，

顺利地进入了学生会，实现了儿时的梦想。同时也收获了很多。

1．答案与解析：A考查动词辨析。根据“SoIdreamedofbeingaleader.〞可知，

作者梦想成为一名领导者，作者总是钦佩学校的领导们对所有学生负责。admire“钦佩；仰

慕〞符合句意。

2．答案与解析：A考查动词辨析。pray“祈祷〞，符合作者想赢得选举的心情。plan“计

划〞，calculate“计算〞，judge“判断〞。

3．答案与解析：B考查形容词辨析。根据语境可知，作者不知道拿什么来赢得选举，

所以感到沮丧。depresd“沮丧的〞，符合作者的心情。concerned“担心的〞，

surprid“惊讶的〞，confud“困惑的〞。

4．答案与解析：C考查副词辨析。句意：……我突然做了一个深呼吸并决定不放弃梦

想。suddenly符合作者坚决的态度。gradually“渐渐地〞，immediately“立即〞，

impatiently“不耐烦地〞。

5．答案与解析：A考查名词辨析。由语境可知，该空指的是下文提到的作者的竞争对

手们，也就是competitor“竞争对手〞。companion“同伴〞，enemy“敌人〞，

schoolmate“同学〞，均不符合语境。

6．答案与解析：B考查名词辨析。由上文的“intheirfavor〞和“inmyfavor〞

可知，这里谈论的是优势，所以选strength，意为“长处〞。problem“问题〞，worry“担

心〞，dream“梦想〞。

7．答案与解析：D考查形容词辨析。作者不想让自己普通的外表阻碍自己将最好的一

面展现出来。plain“普通的〞。作者在列举长处时，没有提到自己的相貌，由此可以推知，

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她的相貌应该不占优势，由此可知答案。

8．答案与解析：A考查动词辨析。分析完优势后，作者开始着手制订自己的选举计划。

begin“开始；着手进展〞。

9．答案与解析：C考查动词辨析。句意：我意识到女孩们必须了解我，并且认可我有

能力代表她们。reprent“代表〞，符合句意。

10．答案与解析：B考查名词辨析。由后边的“publicspeaking〞可知答案。

11．答案与解析：C考查动词辨析。作者赢得选举，学生们应该为此欢呼以示高兴。

cheer“欢呼〞。

12．答案与解析：A考查动词辨析。作者的本意只是在竞选中获胜，但获胜后作者突

然意识到，除了实现了自己的梦想外，她还得到了友情，一路走来帮助了他人，所以作者认

为自己实现了比目标还要多的事情，所以选accomplish，意为“完成，实现〞。

accumulate“积累〞，devote“献身〞，develope“开展〞。

13．答案与解析：D考查介词辨析。alongtheway“一路走来；沿途〞。

14．答案与解析：B考查名词辨析。句意：我赢得了朋友们的认可和喜爱……。

appointment“约会〞，acceptance“认可〞，election“选举〞，reputation“名声〞。

15．答案与解析：C考查动词辨析。这里指作者通过这次经历，有了更多的自信，可

以让同学们的脸上带着微笑，让她们的日子充满欢乐。enrich“使丰富〞。