高中 英语 Unit 1 Lifestyles.docx
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高中英语Unit1Lifestyles
高中英语Unit1Lifestyles
(考试总分:
100分考试时间:
120分钟)
一、阅读理解(本题共计10小题,每题10分,共计100分)
1、Asagoodmothertothreechildren,Ihavetriednevertoletmypassionstandinthewayofbeingagoodparent.
Inolongerconsidermyselfthecenteroftheuniverse.Ishowup.Ilisten.Itrytolaugh.Iamagoodfriendtomyhusband.Ihavetriedtomakemarriagevows(誓言)meanwhattheysay.Iamagoodfriendtomyfriends,andtheytome.Withoutthem,therewouldbenothingtosaytoyoutoday.
Sohere'swhatIwanttotellyoutoday:
Getalife.Areallife,notadesireofthenextpromotion,thebiggerpaycheck,thelargerhouse.
Getalifeinwhichyouarenotalone.Findpeopleyoulove,andwholoveyou.Andrememberthatloveisnotleisure;itiswork.Pickupthephone.Sendane-mail.Writealetter.Andrealizethatlifeisthebestthingandthatyouhavenobusinesstakingitforgranted.
It'ssoeasytowasteourlives,ourdays,ourhoursandourminutes.It'ssoeasytoexistinsteadoftolive.Ilearnedtolivemanyyearsago.Somethingreally,reallybadhappenedtome,somethingthatchangedmylifeinwaysthat,ifIhadmychoice,itwouldneverhavebeenchangedatall.AndwhatIlearnedfromitiswhat,today,seemstobethehardestlessonofall.
Ilearnedtolovethejourney,notthedestination.IlearnedtolookatallthegoodintheworldandtrytogivesomeofitbackbecauseIbelievedinit,completelyandtotally.AndItriedtodothat,inpart,bytellingotherswhatIhadlearned.
Bytellingthemthis:
Readinthebackyardwiththesunonyourface.Learntobehappy.Ifyoudo,youwillliveitwithjoyandpassionasitoughttobelived.
57.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
A.theauthordoesn’ttryherbesttoworkwell
B.theauthorspendsallhertimecaringforherchildren
C.theauthorisasuccessinpersonallife
D.theauthorlikestravelingverymuch
58.Howdidtheauthorformherviewoflife?
A.Throughsocialexperience.
B.Bylearningfromherfriends.
C.Fromherchildrenandhusband.
D.Throughanunfortunateexperience.
59.Bytheunderlinedsentence“It'ssoeasytoexistinsteadoftolive"inthefifthparagraph,theauthorreallymeansthatpeopletendto______.
A.workratherthanenjoylife
B.makealivingratherthanliveareallife
C.wastealotinlife
D.forgetthemostimportantlessonsinlife
60.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardwork?
A.Don'tletitaffectyourreallife.
B.Earnenoughmoneytomakelifebetter.
C.Doitwelltoserveothers.
D.Tryyourbesttogetahigherpositionandapayraise.
2、Iwasinmyfirstyearofcollege,makingfriendsandenjoyinglife,butthenmywholeworldturnedupsidedown.Ihadaheartattack.Itfeltlikesomeonewasstabbing(刺)meinthechestwithaknifeoverandoveragain.
AfterthreemonthsofrestIwentbacktocollege,butthenthingstookaturnfortheworse.IwasstayingatmyNana’shouseandwokeupinthemiddleofthenightwithaterriblepaininmychest.IknewIwashavingaheartattackagain.
Icouldn’tevenshoutforhelp.Luckilymygrandpawasgoingtothetoiletandheardmefallingoutofbed.Ifitwasn’tforhim,Iprobablywouldn’tbehere.
ThetwoholesinmyheartwerecausingtheproblemsandIneededanoperationimmediatelytorepairthem.Unfortunately,thesurgerydidn’tgowellandtheyonlymanagedtorepaironeoftheholes.
WhenIwokeupfromtheoperation,Ihadareallydrymouthandcouldn’twaittohavesomethingtoeatanddrink.ThebiggestshockofallcamewhenIwastoldthatIneededahearttransplantandwasputontheregister.Thedoctorswerestunned(吃惊地)athowquicklyheartfailurecameon—itusuallytakesyears,butittookmyheartlessthansixmonthstogettothatstage.Mywholeworldcamecrashingdown,butIstayedstrong.Itwasachoicebetweencryingeverydayandgettingonwithmylife.
Astimewenton,lifebecameevenharder.Ihatedfeelingweakallthetimeandneedinghelpwitheverything.ItgottothepointwhereIthoughtIwouldnevergetanewheart.Iwasdiagnosedwithdepression.
EventhoughIthoughtthatChristmas2016wouldbemylast,IreallyenjoyeditandevenhadagoodNewYear.Everyonewascryingformewhentheclockstruckmidnightandtheytoldmetokeepfighting.
Aweeklater,Igotacallfromthedoctorssayingthey’dfoundasuitabledonor(捐赠人).Mywishcametrueandthankfullytheoperationwentwell.Ispentfourhoursinsurgerywheretheytookoutmyoldheartandputanewonein.WhenIwokeupIburstoutcrying.Ihadasecondchanceoflife.
46.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwashavinghissecondheartattack?
A.Hefeltlesspainthanhehadduringthepreviousone.
B.Herealizedwhatitwasandshoutedforhelpintime.
C.Henarrowlyescapeddeaththankstohisgrandfather.
D.Hedecidedtohaveanoperationtorepairthetwoholesinhisheart.
47.Whentheauthorlearnedthatheneededahearttransplant,he______.
A.couldn’thelpcryingeveryday
B.chosetocontinuetofightforhislife
C.feltsodepressedthathetriedtokillhimself
D.wasanxiousabouthisheartfailure
48.AfterChristmas2016,theauthor______.
A.wasconvincedthatthepastChristmashadbeenhislast
B.feltblessedandgratefulforhissecondchanceoflife
C.receivedahearttransplantbuttheoperationdidn’tgowell
D.felthopelessallthetimeandwasdiagnosedwithdepression
49.Whichonewouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ChoicesMatterMoreThanAnythingElse.
B.RebuildingMyCollegeLife
C.StrugglingtoHaveaNewLife.
D.TheMostSpecialChristmas
3、Afewweeksago,IcalledanUbertotakemetotheBostonairportforaflighthomefortheholidays.AsIslidintothebackseatofthecar,thewarmintonations(语调)ofthedriver’saccentwashedovermeinafamiliarway.
IlearnedthathewasarecentWestAfricanimmigrantwithafewyoungchildren,workinghardtoprovideforhisfamily.Icouldrelate:
IamthedaughteroftwoEthiopianimmigrantswhomadetheirshareofsacrificestoensuremysuccess.ItoldhimIwasonacollegebreakandheadedhometovisitmyparents.That’showhefoundoutIgotoHarvard.Anapprovingeyeglinted(闪烁)atmeintherearviewwindow,andquickly,wecrossedtheboundariesofrideranddriver.Ibecamehisdaughter,allgrownup–theproductofhissacrifice.
Andthencamethefatefulquestion:
“Whatdoyoustudy?
”Ianswered“historyandliterature”andtheprideinhisvoicefaded,asIknewitmight.Ididn’tevengettoadd“andAfrican-Americanstudies”beforehecutin,hisvoicethickwithdisappointment.“AllthatworktogetintoHarvard,andyoustudyhistory?
”
HereIwas,hisdaughter,squanderingthebiggestopportunityofherlife.Hewentontodelivertheage-oldlecturethatallimmigrantkidsknow.Wearetobecomedoctors(orlawyers,ifourparentsarebeinggenerous)–tomakemoneyandsendmoneybackhome.Theunspokendemand,madeacrossgenerations,whichmyUberdriverlaidoutplainly,issimple:
Fulfillyourroleinthenarrative(故事)ofupwardmobilitysoyourchildrencandothesame.
Iusedtofeelanxiousandbackedintoacornerbythequestioning,butnowasajuniorincollege,I’mgratefulfortheirsupportmorethananything.Thisholidayseason,I’vepromisedmyselfIwon’tgetannoyedattheirinquiries.Iwon’tdefensivelyrespondwith“butIplantogotolawschool!
”whenIgetunrequestedadvice.I’lljustsmileandnod,andenjoythewarmthoftheoccasion.
40.Whatdisappointedthedriver?
A.Theauthor’sattitudetowardshim.
B.Theschoolthattheauthorisattending.
C.Theauthor’smajorsinhistoryandliterature.
D.Theauthor’sinterestscanreplacetheinAfricanAmericanstudies.
41.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“squandering”inParagraph4?
A.wastingB.creating
C.valuingD.seizing
42.Whyareimmigrantkidsexpectedtobedoctorsorlawyer?
A.Theyareverysmartingeneral.
B.Theyhavemoreopportunities.
C.Theirparentsarehighachievingaswell.
D.Theirparentswantthemtomoveupwardinsociety.
43.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthedriver’squestioning?
A.Gettingupset.B.Feelingsatisfied.
C.Defendingherself.D.Appreciatinghisconcern.
4、IwassurethatIwastobekilled.Ibecameterriblynervous.Isearchedinmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigarettes,whichhadescapedtheirsearch.Ifoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghands,Icouldbarelygetittomylips.ButIhadnomatches,theyhadtakenthose.Ilookedthroughthebarsatmyjailer.Hedidnotmakeeyecontactwithme.Icalledouttohim“Haveyougotalight?
”Helookedatme,shruggedandcameovertolightmycigarette.Ashecamecloseandlitthematch,hiseyesinadvertently(不经意地)lockedwithmine.Atthatmoment,Ismiled.Idon’tknowwhyIdidthat.Perhapsitwasnervousness,perhapsitwasbecause,whenyougetveryclose,onetoanother,itisveryhardnottosmile.Inanycase,Ismiled.Inthatinstant,itwasasthoughasparkjumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwohearts,ourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn’twantto,butmysmileleapedthroughthebarsandgeneratedasmileonhislips,too.Helitmycigarettebutstayednear,lookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmile.
"Ikeptsmilingathim,nowawareofhimasapersonandnotjustajailer.Andhislookingatmeseemedtohaveanewdimensiontoo.“Doyouhavekids?
”heasked.“Yes,here,here.”Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfumbledforthepicturesofmyfamily.He,too,tookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyesfilledwithtear
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