4 Unit4知能演練輕松闖關(guān)

1、 閱讀理解A(2019·湖州模擬)As a child，I was generally happy，singing and dancing to my favorite songs，smiling and laughing with my friends and family.But as far back as second grade，I noticed a “darkness” about me.I didnt enjoy participating in many things.In middle school，things in my life began to get e

2、ven worse.I began withdrawing from everything I once enjoyed.I was always tired.Everything was horrible.Finally，midway through eighth grade，I was told I had a chemical imbalance，diagnosed(診斷)with clinical depression，and had to take medicine.It took months for me to feel the effects of the medicine.W

3、hen I began to feel happy again is when I realized that I had to take the responsibility for getting better myself，rather than relying on medicine.Aristotle said，“To live happily is an inward power of the soul，” and I believe that this quote describes what I had to do to achieve happiness.Happiness

4、is a journey.Everyone seems to need different things to be happy.“The essentials(要素) to happiness are something to love，something to do，and something to hope for，”a quote from William Blake sums up what I believe people need to realize to be truly happy in life.People need love.I feel they need thei

5、r family and their friends more than anything else in the world.People need work to do，something to make them feel they are making a difference in the world.People need to know that more good is to come in the future，so they continue to live for “now” instead of constantly worrying about the bad tha

6、t could come.Love and hope are happiness.【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】作者根據(jù)自己克服抑郁癥的經(jīng)歷總結(jié)出了幸福生活的要素。1What do we know about the author in Paragraph 2?AHe hated going to sleep because he couldnt sleep well.BHe spent months recovering from the clinical depression.CHe was diagnosed with clinical depression in Grade Seven.DHe suff

7、ered a great deal from clinical depression.D解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“I began withdrawing from.take medicine.”可知，在中學(xué)時(shí)，作者受到臨床抑郁癥的折磨。故選D項(xiàng)。2Who helped the author to be happy again?AThe authors friends.BAristotle.CThe author himself. DWilliam.C解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段第一句“When I began to feel happy again is when I realiz

8、ed that I had to take the responsibility for getting better myself，rather than relying on medicine.”可知，作者并不是依賴藥物而是靠自己克服病癥，重新快樂(lè)起來(lái)。故選C項(xiàng)。3What may be the best title for the text?AThe Essentials to HappinessBWays to Overcome ShortcomingsCEveryone Needs to Be HappyDHappiness Is LoveA解析：標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀文章，作者根據(jù)自己克

9、服抑郁癥的經(jīng)歷，總結(jié)出幸福生活的要素，文章最后一段具體闡述了要素的內(nèi)容，由此可知A項(xiàng)契合文章主旨。BSome pigs tend to be optimistic while others are pessimistic，according to a new research that is meaningful to animal welfare. The study，published in the journal Biology Letters，is the first to show that mood and personality interact in an animal，inf

10、luencing judgment.Asher，a researcher at the University of Newcastles Institute of Neuroscience，and her team housed groups of pigs in two types of environment. One reflected standard commercial conditions and the other was cushier with more space and plenty of soft，deep straw. After the pigs got accu

11、stomed to these new homes over a few weeks，the researchers picked 18 pigs from each type to train and test their judgment. “To do this，we trained each pig. In one corner of a training room there would be a bowl with chocolate sweetspigs love themand at the opposite side of the room there would be a

12、bowl containing coffee beans，which pigs find bitter­tasting，”a researcher said.Over a number of training trials，pigs learned to go to the bowl reliably when it was in the corner where they had figured out to expect chocolate sweets. On the contrary，they quickly learned to avoid the bowl when it

13、 was in the corner where they would expect to find the coffee beans.The researchers next placed an unfamiliar bowl in different locations，to see how the pigs would react. Some gaily dashed to the bowl no matter what was inside，showing optimism that it would contain their favorite sweets. Others，howe

14、ver，behaved as though they expected it to contain coffee beans，displaying pessimism.The findings suggest that a one­size­fits­all answer to animal welfare issues does not exist. Even if pigs are just equal to bacon or other meat for some people，there is still cause for concern. Studie

15、s have suggested that how an animal is treated during its lifetime can directly affect meat quality and taste.【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇研究報(bào)告，講述情緒和性格在動(dòng)物中的相互作用。4What was the study trying to figure out?AHow to make pigs happier.BThe similarities between humans and pigs.CHow living environment affected pigs mood.DHow

16、pigs mood and personality affected their judgment.D解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段第二句“The study，published in the journal Biology Letters，is the first to show that mood and personality interact in an animal，influencing judgment.”可知，選項(xiàng)D的概括符合題意。所以選項(xiàng)D正確。5What does the underlined word “cushier” in Paragraph 2 mean?ASim

17、ple. BMore comfortable.CUnpractical. DLess free.B解析：詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)畫(huà)線詞后的“more space and plenty of soft，deep straw”可知，另一個(gè)環(huán)境很舒適。所以選項(xiàng)B正確。6Which bowl can test whether a pig is optimistic or pessimistic?AThe bowl with chocolate sweets.BThe bowl containing coffee beans.CThe bowl full of both sweets and beans.DTh

18、e bowl unfamiliar to two types of pigs.D解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段第一句“The researchers next placed an unfamiliar bowl in different locations，to see how the pigs would react.”以及該段后兩句的對(duì)比描述可知，D選項(xiàng)與第五段內(nèi)容一致。所以選項(xiàng)D正確。7What do the findings of the new research imply?APeople should treat pigs equally.BPeoples health relies

19、 on meat quality.CPeople should meet pigs various needs.DPeoples attitude toward pigs is totally wrong.C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段尤其是最后一句可推知，要想獲得高質(zhì)量和口感好的豬肉，人們應(yīng)當(dāng)滿足豬的多種需要。所以選項(xiàng)C正確。 七選五(2019·嘉興第一中學(xué)適應(yīng)性考試)How to Feel Beautiful on the InsidePublic opinion may have some say in who is considered “beautiful” on the

20、 outside，but inner beauty takes on a whole other meaning. 1._. Learn what beauty means to you and have the confidence to live by your own rules starting today.Ask yourself what beauty means to you. How do you define(定義) inner beauty? Is it a person who is always smiling? Someone who has kind words f

21、or everyone he meets? Or，is your definition of beauty more complex? 2._. Take a pen and a notebook and write down some words that help you describe inner beauty.Have confidence in who you are. In addition to stressing your character strengths，you can apply other ways to feel more confident. 3._. Thi

22、s can be anything from making music to playing sports. Doing things you are good at builds self­respect.Smile and laugh more. 4._，just arranging your face into a smiling expression can thoroughly change your mood. Smiles can lead to a more positive mood and a more hopeful attitude. It can not o

23、nly make you feel beautiful inside，but also improve your outer beauty.5_. A reliable method of developing your own inner beauty is adopting the habit of seeing the beauty in everything. All around you，there are amazing people，places and things. Make an effort to slow down and acknowledge these daily

24、.ANotice the beauty around youBWhen you want to get the feeling of confidenceCEven if you dont quite feel up to it at the momentDBesides，you should try to laugh as much as possibleETake a moment to reflect on what beauty means to you FIt has more to do with your character than your appearanceGFreque

25、ntly take part in activities in which you perform well 【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文主要介紹了實(shí)現(xiàn)內(nèi)在美的一些建議。1F解析：根據(jù)空前一句可知，應(yīng)選F項(xiàng)，F(xiàn)項(xiàng)中的“character”與空前一句中的“inner beauty”(內(nèi)在美)呼應(yīng)，“your appearance”與空前一句中的“beautiful on the outside”(外在美)呼應(yīng)，所以選F。2E解析：根據(jù)段首主題句可知，E項(xiàng)中的“what beauty means to you”與主題句呼應(yīng)。另外，選項(xiàng)E中的“reflect on”(反思)與主題句中的“Ask”相照應(yīng)并且空后的描述是“反思”的具體體現(xiàn)之一。故選E。3G解析：首先，雖然B選項(xiàng)含有本段講述的關(guān)鍵詞“confidence”，但是它是一個(gè)從句，與空處不匹配。其次，G選項(xiàng)中的關(guān)鍵詞“activities”與空后的“.from making music to playing sports. Doing things.”是內(nèi)容上的總分關(guān)系，所以選G。4C解析：由空后的逗號(hào)和“just arranging.your mood”可知，此空應(yīng)是從句，所以選項(xiàng)B和C進(jìn)入考慮的范圍，選項(xiàng)C中的關(guān)鍵詞“it”指代前一句的“S