Module2課下能力提升(八)Ⅰ.閱讀理解Manypeopleturntodoctorsorself-helpbooks,buttheyforgetagreatthingthatcouldhelpthemfightillness:theirfriends.Researchersareonlynowstartingtopayattentiontotheimportanceoffriendshipinhealth.A10-yearAustralianstudyfoundthatolderpeoplewithalargecircleoffriendswere22percentlesslikelytodieduringthestudyperiodthanthosewithfewerfriends.Alarge2007studyshowedanincreaseofnearly60percentinthedangerforobesityamongpeoplewhosefriendsgainedweight.Andlastyear,Harvardresearchersreportedthatstrongsocialties(關系)couldimprovebrainhealthasweage.“Ingeneral,theroleoffriendshipinourlivesisn'twellrealized，”saidRebecca,aprofessorattheUniversityofNorthCarolina.“Friendshiphasabiggereffectonourpsychological(心理的)healththanfamilyrelationships.”Whilemanyfriendshipstudiesareaboutthecloserelationshipsofwomen,someresearchshowsthatitcandogoodtomentoo.Inasix-yearstudyof736middle-agedmen,havingfriendshipsreducestheriskofheartdisease.Onlysmokingwasasimportantadangerfactorashavinglittlesocialsupport.Theexactreasonwhyfriendshiphassuchabigeffectisn'tclear.Whilefriendscansendasickpersontothehospitalorpickupmedicine,theadvantagesgowellbeyondphysicalhelp.Friendshipclearlyhasabigpsychologicaleffect.“Peoplewithstrongerfriendshipsfeellikethereissomeonetheycanturnto，”saidKaren,adoctor.“Themessageofthesestudiesisthatfriendsmakeyourlifebetter.”1．Thethreestudiesinparagraph2showthat________．A．oldpeopleneedfriendsthemostB．friendscanhelpusloseweightC．socialtieshavesomethingtodowithhealthD．havingmorefriendsmakesushealthier2．WhatdoRebecca'swordsinparagraph3mean?A．Friendshipismoreimportanttowomenthantomen.B．Whatpeopleneedmostisafriend'scare.C．Friendshipismoreimportantthanfamilyrelationship.D．Thevalueoffriendshiphasn'tbeenfullyunderstood.3．Theauthormentionedsmokinginthetexttodiscuss________．A．thecauseofheartattackB．thedangerofhavingnofriendsC．smokingisbadformenD．friends'influenceonhabits4．Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“obesity”inPara.2?A．Fatness.B．Unhappiness.C．Excitement.D．Health.Ⅱ.任務型閱讀Ifyoufeeldepressed,it'sbesttodosomethingaboutit—thedepressiondoesn'tjustdisappearonitsown.Inadditiontogettinghelpfromadoctor,herearefourthingsyoucandotofeelbetter.Exercise.Takea15to30-minutewalkeveryday—ordance,jogorbikeifyouprefer.1.________Butmakeyourselfdoitanyway.Askafriendtoexercisewithyouifyouneedtobemotivated(激發……的積極性).Onceyougetintheexercisehabit,itwon'ttakelongtonoticeadifferenceinyourmood.Identifytroubles,butdon'tthinkalotaboutthem.Trytoidentityanysituationthathascontributedtoyourdepression.Whenyouknowwhatmakesyoufeelblueandwhy,talkaboutitwithacaringfriend.2.________Ifthere'snoonetotell,pouringyourheartouttoajournalworksjustaswell.Onceyouairoutthesethoughtsandfeelings,turnyourattentiontosomethingpositive.Takeactiontodealwithproblems.Expressyourself.3．________Byexercisingyourimagination(painting,drawing,writing,dancing,etc.),younotonlygetthosecreativejuicesflowing,youalsorelaxsomepositiveemotions.Taketimetoplaywithafriendorapet,ordosomethingfunforyourself.Findsomethingtolaughabout—afunnymovie,perhaps.4.________Lookonthebrightside.Depressionaffectsaperson'sthoughts,makinganefforttonoticethegoodthingsinlife.Trytonoticeonething,thentrytothinkofonemore.Consideryourstrengths,gifts,orblessings.5.________Depressiontakestimetoheal(治愈)．A．Laughterhelpslightenyourmood.B．Mostofall,don'tforgettobepatientwithyourself.C．Yogacanalsohelppeoplewithdepressionfeelbetter.D．Firstofall,youshouldknowwhyyoufeelsodepressed.E．Peoplewhoaredepressedmaynotfeelmuchlikebeingactive.F．Withdepression,aperson'screativityandsenseoffunmayseemblocked.G．Talkingisawaytoreleasethefeelingsandtoreceivesomeunderstanding.Ⅲ.完形填空Apoorfarmerhadafriendwhowasfamousforthewonderfulappleshegrew.Oneday,hisfriend__1__himayoungappletreeandtoldhimtotakeithomeand__2__it.Seeingthegift,thefarmerwasvery__3__，andhethoughthewouldalsohavealotofwonderfulapples,butwhenhegothome,hefelt__4__.Hedidn'tknow__5__toplantit.Hethoughtoverandoverand__6__everyplacehecouldthinkof.__7__hedecidedtoplantthetreeinhiswoods.Thereweremanyhightreeswiththickleavesinthewoods.Withthosetreesaroundnooneelsecould__8__theyoungappletree.Heevenfeltproudofhimselfforfindingso__9__aplacefortheappletree.Everydayhewenttotakecareofthetree,__10___it.Tohissurpriseand__11__，theappletreedidn'tgrowashe__12__.Itdiedwithoutsunlightandgoodsoil.Laterthefriendaskedthefarmerwhyhehadplantedthetreeinsucha__13__place.“What'sthedifference？”thefarmersaidangrily.“IfIhadplantedthetreenearthe__14__，passers-by(行人)wouldhavestolenthefruit.IfIhadplantedthetreeinoneofmyfields,myneighborswouldhaveeatnightand___15__someoftheapples!IfIhadplanteditnearmyhouse,myownchildrenwouldhavetakenthe__16__.NomatterwhereIplantthetree,Ican'thave__17__toenjoytheapples.SothereisnodifferencewhereIplantedit.”“Yes，”saidthefriend.“But__18__someonecouldhaveenjoyedthefruit.Nowyounotonlyhaverobbed(搶奪)everyoneofthefruit,butalsohave__19__agoodappletree!Youdon'tknowthetruemeaningof‘share’！”Weshouldlearnto__20__inourlife.Themoreyouwanttoownsomethingallbyyourself,thelessyougetatlast.1．A.lentB．gaveC．soldD．bought2．A.studyB．keepC．plantD．develop3．A.tiredB．sadC．angryD．happy4．A.interestedB．worriedC．boredD．tired5．A.whereB．howC．whenD．whether6．A.practicedB．triedC．visitedD．considered7．A.FinallyB．GenerallyC．SuddenlyD．Recently8．A.likeB．seeC．moveD．hurt9．A.beautifulB．secretC．terribleD．large10．A.wateringB．watchingC．correctingD．appreciating11．A.pleasureB．excitementC．disappointmentD．satisfaction12．A.knewB．saidC．expectedD．heard13．A.poorB．greatC．suitableD．fortable14．A.parkB．riverC．hillD．road15．A.borrowedB．stolenC．chosenD．collected16．A.leavesB．flowersC．fruitsD．trees17．A.rightsB．timeC．chancesD．interests18．A.asamatteroffactB．firstofallC．infactD．atleast19．A.destroyedB．thrownC．pulledD．won20．A.waitB．shareC．gainD．enjoyⅣ.語法填空DearLiKang，How's1.________going?IthoughtI'dwritetotellyou2._________theAmericanschoolsystem.SecondaryschoolintheU．S.usually3.________(cover)sevenyears,gradessixtotwelve.Ninthtotwelfthgradesarehighschool.Attheendoftwelfthgrade,Americanstudentsreceivethehighschooldiploma.Studentsneedahighschooldiploma4._________theywanttogotocollege.Theschoolyear5.________(divide)intotwosemesters,thefirstofwhichisSeptemberthroughDecember,6.________thesecondJanuarythroughMay.Wehavealongsummervacation!Westartschoolat7：50amandwefinishat3pm.Itakepartinallkindsofafter-schoolactivities—Iplayfootball,basketball,7.________(swim),volleyball,tabletennisandIgototheaterclub.8．________youtellmesomethingaboutyoursummervacationand9.________Chineseschoolsysteminyournextletter?Best10.________(wish)．RobMarshallⅤ.短文改錯Heguidesyou,protectsyouandhavelookedafteryoueverafteryourbirth.Father'sDayisthetimetoshowyourbiggestherothathowmuchyoucareabouthim.Thisyear,Father'sDayfellinJune15.Doyoudoanythingforyourdad?ArecentsurveydoneintheUSfoundthatthisyearnearsevenin10peopleboughtgreetingcardsfortheirdads,andasmany42percenttooktheirfathersoutforameal.HereisachartshowedthetopfivewaysAmericansplannedtospendthespecialdaywiththeirfathers.Takealook.Remember,it'sneversolatetotellhimwhatyoulovehim.答案：Ⅰ.語篇解讀：本文主要介紹了友誼的重要性，一開始講述了友誼與身體健康有關。而且，友誼還對人們的心理有著很大的作用。總的來說：朋友讓你的生活更好。1.解析：選C推理判斷題。根據“Researchersareonlynowstartingtopayattentiontotheimportanceoffriendshipinhealth.”可知本段的主題就是社會關系與身體健康的關系，故選C。2.解析：選D細節理解題。根據“Ingeneral，theroleoffriendshipinourlivesisn’twellrealized”和“Friendshiphasabiggereffectonourpsychological(心理的)healththanfamilyrelationships.”可知大家都忽視了友誼的價值。故選D。3.解析：選B細節理解題。根據倒數第二段“Onlysmokingwasasimportantadangerfactorashavinglittlesocialsupport.”可知這里講到的抽煙與較少的社會關系一樣，不利于身體健康。故選B。4.解析：選A詞義猜測題。后面提到了gainedweight，故該詞與肥胖有關。故選A。Ⅱ.語篇解讀：本文主要講述了四種對抗沮喪的方法：做運動；認清麻煩；表達自己的情緒以及多想想好的方面。1.解析：選E考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。這一段主要講的是通過鍛煉消除沮喪。感覺沮喪的人通常都不怎么活躍。但無論如何讓自己動起來（如果需要激勵，可以邀請朋友跟你一起鍛煉）。故選E。2.解析：選G考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。這一段是告訴自己先判斷導致沮喪的原因，知道后和朋友談一談抒發一下。所以后面應該寫訴說的好處：傾訴可以釋放情緒，獲得理解。故選G。3.解析：選F考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。后一句的意思是鍛煉自己的想象力（畫畫、涂鴉、女紅、寫字、跳舞、作曲等等），這樣不僅靈感四溢，一些積極的情緒也得到釋放，可知前面寫的應該是沮喪會限制自己。故選F。4.解析：選A考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。前幾句都是講的fun的事情，比如找個笑話看看，可知后面要講這樣的好處。故選A。5.解析：選B考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。最后一句說沮喪是需要時間恢復的，可知前面是在告訴自己要耐心。故選B。Ⅲ.語篇解讀：本文通過蘋果樹的事實告訴我們：在人生中要學會與人分享，只有與人分享才能得到真正的幸福和快樂。1.解析：選Blend“借出”；give“給”；sell“賣”；buy“買”。這個朋友給了他一棵蘋果樹并讓他回家種起來，故選B。2.解析：選Cstudy“研究”；keep“保持”；plant“種植”；develop“發展”。朋友給了他一棵蘋果樹并讓他回家種起來，故選C。3.解析：選Dtired“疲勞的”；sad“傷心的”；angry“生氣的”；“happy”開心的。根據后文“hethoughthewouldalsohavealotofwonderfulapples”，可知他的心情非常開心，這個有名的朋友給了他這棵蘋果樹讓他很開心，故選D。4.解析：選Binterested“感興趣的”；worried“擔憂的”；bored“厭倦的”；tired“疲勞的”。根據后文“Hedidn’tknowtoplantit.”可知他很擔憂，故選B。5.解析：選Awhere“哪里”；how“怎樣”；when“什么時候”；whether“是否”。根據下文內容可知他很擔心自己吃不到蘋果，不知道該把蘋果樹種在哪里，故選A。6.解析：選Dpractice“訓練”；try“嘗試”；visit“參觀”；consider“考慮”。根據后文thinkof(想到，考慮到)，同義詞為consider，指他考慮了所有可以種植蘋果樹的地方，故選D。7.解析：選Afinally“最終”；generally“一般，通常”；suddenly“突然”；recently“最近”。根據上下文分析，最后他決定把蘋果樹種在樹林里，符合邏輯順序，故選A。8.解析：選Blike“喜歡”；see“看見”；move“移動”；hurt“傷害”。根據文中“Withthosetreesaround”，可判斷蘋果樹周圍有高高的樹，所以沒有人能看到蘋果樹，故選B。9.解析：選B“beautiful”美麗的；secret“秘密的”；terrible“糟糕的”；large“大的”。這句話的意思為他為自己能找到這樣秘密的地方而自豪，故選B。10.解析：選Awater“澆水”;watch“注視”；correct“糾正”；appreciate“欣賞”。根據后文“takecareof”，可知他在照顧蘋果樹，為它澆水，符合實際，故選A。11.解析：選Cpleasure“開心，愉悅”；e