選擇性必修② UNIT 2 課下主題訓練 認識自我豐富自我完善自我

PAGE第5頁共5頁選擇性必修②UNIT2課下主題訓練認識自我，豐富自我，完善自我Ⅰ.閱讀理解Iwas11yearsoldwhenIaskedmymomforpianolessonsin2010.Wewereintheeconomiccrisis.Shesaidapolite“no”．Thatdidn'tstopme.Igoogledthemeasurementsforakeyboard,drewthekeysonapieceofpaperandstuckitonmydesk.Iwouldclicknotesonanonlinekeyboardand“play”thembackonmypaperone—keepingthesoundtheymadeonthecomputerinmyhead.Ispentsixmonthsplayingwithouttouchingarealpiano.OncemymomsawthatIwasserious,sheborrowedmoneyandboughtme10lessons.Istillrememberthefirstone.Iwasstruckbyhowrealthesoundofthepianowas.Isatmygradeoneaftereightlessons.OnceIstartedsecondaryschool,wecouldn'taffordlessonsagain.Ipassedgradethree,andthengradefive,practicingonlyonmypieceofpaper.Oneevening,whenIwasabout13,mymomsaidshehadasurpriseforme;itwasanelectronickeyboard,boughtwithmoreborrowedmoney.ItwasthefirsttimeI'dplayedforher.Shewasinshock.Myschooldidn'toffermusicA-level.IfoundthePurcellAtPurcell,IspenttwoyearsworkingashardasIcould.Iperformedtoraisemoneyandsavedenoughtobuymyfirstpiano.WhenIleftPurcell,Iwasawardedtheseniorpianoprizeandsenioracademicmusicprize.IamnowattheGuildhallSchoolofMusic&DramainLondon.Ifeelproud:it'sbeen10yearssinceIdrewmypaperpiano,andI'matoneoftheworld'sleadingmusicschools.TheironyisthatIcontinuetodoalotofmypracticeawayfromthepiano—whatwecallmentalpractice.Thepaperpianohelpedarousemycuriosityabouthowmusicworks,thebuildingblocksthatformthepieces.語篇解讀：本文為一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者從小時候開始酷愛鋼琴，但是因為家庭經(jīng)濟原因，買不起、學不起鋼琴，通過自己畫鋼琴格練曲子，自學成才，最后進入了理想音樂學校的故事。1.Whydidtheauthor'smombuyhim10lessonsatlast?A．Shewasshockedbyhisfirstperformance.B．Shehadnodoubtabouthistalentforpiano.C．Sherealizedhemeantwhathesaid.D．Shesuddenlymadeafortune.解析：選C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句可知，媽媽看到作者是真的想要學習，不只是玩玩而已，因此給作者買了10節(jié)課。故選C項。2．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?A．Honest. B．Determined.C．Humorous. D．Optimistic.解析：選B推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，作者喜歡鋼琴，在沒有真正的鋼琴、付不起鋼琴課程費用的情況下，自己在紙鍵盤上練習，最后成功進入了世界頂級的音樂學校，由此可以看出作者是個有決心、堅定的人。故選B項。3．Theunderlinedword“irony”inthelastparagraphshowsthattheauthorfelt________.A．surprised B．proudC．satisfied D．disappointed解析：選A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句可知，作者的許多練習中都沒有實物鋼琴，只能靠心理練習，這是很出乎意料的情況。故畫線單詞意思為“出乎意料的情況”。故選A項。4．What'stheauthor'smainpurposeofwritingthisarticle?A．Tointroducethemethodofmentalpractice.B．Tosharehowheconvincedhismomtobuyapiano.C．Todescribehowcostlyitistolearnaninstrument.D．Toencouragepeopletosticktotheirdreams.解析：選D寫作意圖題。作者在家庭經(jīng)濟狀況不佳的情況下，在紙鋼琴鍵盤上進行練習，最后成功進入了世界頂級音樂學校。由此可推知，作者寫這篇文章的主要目的是鼓勵人們堅持自己的夢想。故選D項。Ⅱ.閱讀七選五Howtoliveahappylife?Thefollowingsuggestionsmaybeofgreathelptoyou.Keeppositive.__1__Optimistshavea35%lesschanceofhavingaheartattackorstroke,aremorelikelytoeatahealthydietandexerciseregularly,havestrongerimmunesystemsandevenlivelonger.Ifyoufaceachallengeorobstacle,you'remorelikelytoseeitasatemporaryorevenoptimisticthing,allowingyoutolearnandgrow.Startvolunteering.__2__Itcanreducetheriskofcognitive(認知的)disorder.Itcanevenhelpuslivelonger.Evenifyouhavealittletimetooffer,justtheactofgivinghasbeenshowntoimproveyourhealth,possiblybytemporarilyreducingyoursenseofpain.Begrateful.Countingourblessingsprotectsusagainstanxietyanddepressionandboostsoptimism.Oneofthebestwaystomakethankfulnessapartofyourlifeistokeepajournal.__3__Keepinggratitudeandrecordingyourgooddeedsmayhelpyoulivehappily.__4__Peoplewhoaremoresociallyconnectedtofamily,friendsandcommunityarehappier.They'rephysicallyhealthier,andtheylivelongerthanpeoplewhoarelessconnected.High-conflictmarriages,withoutmuchaffection,turnouttobeverybadforhealth,perhapsworsethangettingdivorced.__5__A．Eathealthilyandhappily.B．Strengthensocialconnections.C．Lookingonthebrightsideoflifeisreallygoodforyou.D．Instead,livingingoodrelationshipsisbeneficialtoheath.E．Youcansetdownsomepositiveexperienceinyourdiary.F．You'llhavenotimetovolunteerandgivethanksinyourlife.G．Studiesshowvolunteeringcanreducestressanddepression.語篇解讀：本文是一篇議論文。文章就如何過上幸福的生活提出了一些建議。1．選C根據(jù)后文可知樂觀主義者得心臟病或中風的幾率要低35%，飲食健康，經(jīng)常鍛煉，免疫系統(tǒng)更強，甚至更長壽。由此可知，保持樂觀，看到生活的光明面對個人的身體有好處。故選C。2．選G根據(jù)Startvolunteering.可知，本句承接上文說明做志愿服務的原因和好處是志愿活動可以減輕壓力和抑郁。上文中volunteering可對應到G選項中volunteering。故選G。3．選E根據(jù)上文可知，讓感恩成為你生活的一部分的最好方法之一就是寫日記。由此可知，本句承接上文說明在日記中可以寫下些什么內容。其中上文中journal可對應到E選項中diary，二者為同義詞“日記”。故選E。4．選B根據(jù)后文可知，與家庭、朋友和社區(qū)的社會聯(lián)系越緊密的人越快樂。由此可知，本句建議的是加強社會聯(lián)系可以讓人更快樂。故選B。5．選D結合上文可知與家庭、朋友和社區(qū)的社會聯(lián)系越緊密的人越快樂。由此可知，與那些與外界聯(lián)系較少的人和沒有太多感情的高沖突的婚姻情況相反的是，良好的人際關系對健康有益。故選D。Ⅲ.完形填空Thetemperatureapproachedashighas90°FlastJuly4th.ThreepoliceofficerswentintoaFoodsMarkettogetsomething___1___todrink.Onceinside,theywereaskedbyasecurityguardtohelpwitha__2__woman.Thewomaninquestionwasobviously__3___，andhercheekswerewetwithtears.Theofficerslookedinsideherbag.Alltheysawwerecontainersof__4___.“I'mhungry，”sheexplained__5__.Caughtred-handed,thewomannodoubtexpectedtobetreatedasa__6__.Butthepolicehadother__7__.“We'llpayforherfood.”O(jiān)neofthemtoldthe__8__securityguard.Shewouldnotbe__9__.Dryingherwet__10__，thewomanrepeated，“Thankyou,thankyou.”Shewasn'ttheonlyonetouchedbythisactof__11__.Customersatthestoreweresoimpressedbywhatthey'd__12__thatsomeevenpostedaphotoonTwitter.__13__，attentionwasneverwhattheofficerssought.Theywere__14__byafarmorecommonemotion.Whenwelookatsomeone'sfaceandseethattheyneedyou,it'spretty__15__asahumanbeingtowalkawayfromsomethinglikethis.語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了三名警察為一位因為饑餓而在商店里偷竊食物的婦女付錢的故事。他們的行為使女士和在場的顧客都深受感動。1．A.safe B．sweetC．clean D．cold解析：選D根據(jù)上文“ashighas90°F”可知，天氣很熱，他們進來拿一些冷飲(cold)。故選D。2．A.wounded B．suspectedC．reported D．wronged解析：選B根據(jù)后文警察在婦女包里看到了食物可知，這名婦女有偷竊的嫌疑(suspected)。故選B。3．A.scared B．disappointedC．puzzled D．a(chǎn)nnoyed解析：選A根據(jù)后文“hercheekswerewetwithtears”可知，女人很害怕(scared)。故選A。4．A.clothes B．medicineC．toys D．food解析：選D根據(jù)第二段中的“We'llpayforherfood.”可知，女人包里裝的是她拿的食物(food)的容器。故選D。5．A.politely B．loudlyC．seriously D．helplessly解析：選D根據(jù)上文“‘I'mhungry，’sheexplained.”可知，女人餓了，沒辦法才去偷竊，因此很無助地(helplessly)解釋說。故選D。6．A.thief B．beggarC．victim D．customer解析：選A那個女人被當場抓住，無疑會被當作小偷(thief)對待。故選A。7．A.facts B．secretsC．ideas D．reasons解析：選C結合后文警察為她付錢可知，警方另有其他的想法(ideas)。故選C。8．A.rude