Unit2Healthyeating李仕才一、阅读理解。Tobesure,onlychildrenexperiencedsomethingsdifferentlyfromthosewithsistersandbrothers.Manyfeelmorepressuretosucceed.Theyalsotendtolookonlytotheirparentsasrolemodelsintheabsenceofbrothersandsisters.InIndia,10-year-oldSavirajSankpalfoundedasupportgroupforthetinyminorityofonlychildren.Amongotherthings,thegroupdoesvolunteerworktocounter(反对)themyththattheyarenotresponsible.“Peoplethinkwe’retreatedtookindlyandruined,”saysSankpal,acomputerengineeringstudent.“ButI’dliketoremindthemhowlonelyitcanget.”Mostonlychildren,however,saytheywishforsistersorbrothersonlywhenitcomestocaringforaging,unhealthyparents.Britain’sDavidEmerson,co-authorofthebook,TheOnlyChild,saysthatsuchapersonbearsterribleburdeninhavingtomakeallthedecisionsalone.Emersonknowsfromexperience:Afterhisfatherdied,hechosetomovehiselderlymotherfromtheirfamilyhome,whereshewasvulnerable(易受攻击的)tohousebreakers,toanewonewithmoresecurity.“Themovewasquitehardonher,andshemightfeelthatIpushedherintoit,”hesays.“Afterall,Iamleftwiththatresponsibility.”Inthefuture,moreandmoreonlychildrenwilllikelyfacesimilarchoices.Withworkingmothersincreasing,manyfamiliesarefindingtheysimplydon’thavethetime,moneyorenergytohavemorethanonechild.Asonlychildrenbecomecommon,perhapstheworldwillrealizethatthechargemadeagainstthemisunjust.【文章大意】本文主要讲述了独生子女在社会生活中所遇到的种种困难和各种挑战,他们要面对社会对独生子女的诸多偏见。1.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor’sattitudetowardsonlychildrenis________.A.ironic B.objectiveC.unfriendly D.unjust8\n【解析】选B。推理判断题。纵观全文可以看出,作者提到了人们对独生子女的偏见,以及他们面临的诸多问题,最后,作者认为,随着独生子女的增多,人们会对独生子女有一个公正的看法。由此可见,作者的态度是客观的、公正的。2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatonlychildren’sparentsshould________.A.foundasupportgroupfortheironlychildrenB.dovolunteerworktohelptheironlychildrenC.lettheironlychildrenmakeallthedecisionsaloneD.setgoodexamplesfortheironlychildren【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Theyalsotendtolookonlytotheirparentsasrolemodelsintheabsenceofbrothersandsisters.”可知,在没有兄弟姐妹的独生子女家庭里,父母是他们的榜样。3.Emersondecidedtomovehiselderlymothertoanewhousebecausehe________.A.istheonlyonewhocaresaboutherB.doesn’twanttoleaveheraloneC.wantstosharetheresponsibilitywithherD.isworriedabouthersafety【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第三段中的“whereshewasvulnerabletohousebreakers,toanewonewithmoresecurity”可知。4.Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.A.onlychildrenareruinedandirresponsibleB.onlychildrenhavetofacemanychallengesC.mostonlychildrenwanttohavebrothersandsistersD.mostonlychildrensharetheirresponsibilitywiththeirparents【解析】选B。主旨大意题。全篇讲述了独生子女面临的种种挑战:成功的压力大、面对社会诸多偏见、赡养老人压力大等。二、单句语法填空1．(2022·天津高考)Myroomisamess,butI________cleanitbeforeIgoouttonight.Icandoitinthemorning.答案：needn't 由“Icandoitinthemorning”可知，“我”今晚没必要打扫，应用Sb.needn'tdosth.句式。8\n2．(2022·天津高考)Iwaswatchingtheclockallthroughthemeeting,asIhadatrain________(catch)．答案：tocatch 结合句意可知，此处表示将要发生的动作，故用动词不定式作定语。3．Thereisalimit________theamountofpainwecanbear.答案：to Thereisalimitto...“……是有限度的”。4．Thebeautifulladysatalittlestraighterandtriedtolook________(slim)andyounger.答案：slimmer 由“andyounger”可知，应用比较级slimmer“更苗条”。5．Nowadaysmoreandmorepeoplehavecometorealizetheimportanceofa________(balance)diettotheirhealth.答案：balanced abalanceddiet“均衡饮食”。6．Childrenarealwayscurious________everythingtheyseeandhear.答案：about becuriousabout“对……感到好奇”。7．Beingagoodteacher,youshouldknowyourstudents'________(strong)andweaknesses.答案：strengths strengthsandweaknesses“强项和弱项”。8．Lowincomeresidentscan'tafford________(consult)adoctororpurchasemedicineswhentheygetsick.答案：toconsult can'taffordtoconsultadoctor“请不起医生”。9．Wecan'talwayscombinework________pleasure.答案：with combineAwithB“将A与B相结合”。10．John's________(weak)liesinhisbadtemper.答案：weakness 由设空前的John's可知，应填名词形式weakness“缺点，不足”。三、完形填空。A4–year–oldgirlnamedNorahandhernewfriendMr.Danhavegivenustheglimmerofhumanitywedesperatelyneedrightnow.Achancemeetinginthegrocerystorepushesthe___1___ofdepressionasideandendsupchangingalife.Norah’smother,TaraWood,wroteonFacebookthatherdaughterseemedmagnetically___2___tothemanwhentheypassedbyhimatthestore.Somuchsothatshestoodupinthecartandwaved___3___,“Hi,oldperson!It’smybirthdaytoday!”Theman’sexpression___4___andhisfacelitupwhenherealizedshewasspeaking8\ntohim.“Well,hello,littlelady!Andhowoldareyoutoday?”heasked.They___5___forafewsecondsanditwassuperadorable.Theycontinuedontheirwaybutafewminuteslater,Norahaskedifshecouldhugandtakea___6___withtheman,whomtheynowcall“Mr.Dan”.They___7___togetherandthenhuggedeachotherliketheywerelonglostfriends.WhenshethankedMr.Dan,Woodreceiveda(n)___8___shewasn’texpecting.Hetearedupandsaid,“No,thankYOU.ThishasbeenthebestdayI’vehadinalongtime.You’vemademeso___9___.MsNorah.”___10___bytheencounter,WoodlaterpostedthephotosonFacebookandthatnightreceivedaprivatemessagefromsomeonewho___11___knowsMr.Dan.It___12___hiswifepassedawayearlierthisyear,leavinghimindeep___13___.ThefriendsaidshewassureNorahtouchedhisheart,___14___thechancemeetingwassomethinghe“needed”．WoodgotMr.Dan’sphonenumberandcalledhimafewdayslater.Theymetforlunchthefollowingweekandhaveseeneachotheronnumerousoccasions___15___—evencelebratinghis82ndbirthdaytogether.“Youguys,ICANNOT___16___thefriendshipbetweenNorahandMr.Dan.I___17___everytimethey’retogether—it’ssopure,simpleandperfect,”Woodwrote.Hugscanbephysicalsuchasthose___18___withanintimatepartner,familymemberorfriend;ortheycanbesymbolicsuchasthe___19___thatsomeoneneedsawordofencouragementorahelpinghand.Hugscanbetheinterweavingthreadsthat___20___thefabricofourcommunitiesandoursociety.Hugsaresopowerfulthattheycanshakeustothecoreandwakeupthehumanitywithin.语篇解读：四岁的小女孩在杂货店偶遇一位丧偶的老人，两人一起拍了张拥抱的照片。照片被小女孩的妈妈传上Facebook，感动了许多人——拥抱的力量无与伦比，它可以震撼我们的心灵，唤醒我们内心的仁慈。8\n1.A.ceilingsB.curtainsC.mannersD.depths【答案】B【解析】在杂货店的一次偶遇拉开了一位丧偶老人忧郁的一幕。curtains意为“幕布”，符合语境。故选B。2.A.drawnB.ledC.draggedD.introduced【答案】A【解析】小女孩在杂货店经过老人身边时，被老人吸引住了。bedrawntosb.为固定搭配，意为“被……所吸引”。故选A。3.A.curiouslyB.cautiouslyC.excitedlyD.greedily【答案】C【解析】小孩子很激动地向老人挥手打招呼。excitedly意为“激动地”，符合语境。故选C。4.A.darkenedB.frozeC.betrayedD.softened【答案】D【解析】见到一个小孩和自己打招呼，本来心情抑郁的老人表情一下子温和起来。soften意为“使温和，使柔暖”，符合语境。故选D。5.A.chattedB.greetedC.inquiredD.negotiated【答案】A【解析】打过招呼之后，一老一少聊起天来，场面特别温馨。chat意为“聊天”，符合语境。故选A。6.A.walkB.pictureC.restD.survey【答案】B【解析】小女孩问她是否可以和老人拥抱并合影。takeapicture意为“拍照片”，符合语境。故选B。7.A.posedB.gatheredC.cheeredD.clapped【答案】A【解析】因为要合影，所以他们都摆了一个姿势(pose)，并且拥抱，像走散多年的老友重逢。故选A。8\n8.A.admissionB.commentC.apologyD.response【答案】D【解析】小女孩的母亲感谢老人给孩子带来的欢乐时却得到了一个意想不到的回应。response意为“回应”，符合语境。故选D。9.A.awkwardB.delightedC.sensitiveD.proud【答案】B【解析】老人流着泪说，“不，应该是我谢谢你们。我已经很久没有这么开心过了。Norah,感谢你们今天让我这么高兴”。delighted意为“高兴的，兴奋的”，符合语境。故选B。10.A.InfluencedB.EncouragedC.TouchedD.Reminded【答案】C【解析】小女孩的母亲感动于这次偶遇，便把孩子和老人的合影传到了Facebook上面，和大家分享。touched意为“受感动的”，符合语境。故选C。11.A.personallyB.merelyC.sincerelyD.eventually【答案】A【解析】发完Facebook的那天晚上，她收到了一位认识Mr.Dan的网友的私信。personallyknowsb.意为“认识某人”，符合语境。故选A。12.A.figuresoutB.makesoutC.bringsoutD.turnsout【答案】D【解析】结果表明，他的妻子去年去世了。itturnsout…为固定句型，意为“结果是……，证明是……”。故选D。13.A.waterB.thoughtC.depressionD.shame【答案】C【解析】原来，年初的时候，老人的妻子去世了，使得他陷入深深的悲伤和抑郁之中。depression意为“抑郁”，符合语境。故选C。8\n14.A.predictingB.addingC.arguingD.claiming【答案】B【解析】这位朋友说，很显然Norah感动了Mr.Dan，并补充说，这种偶遇带给他精神上的快乐或许正是老人目前所需要的。adding在这里意为“补充说”，符合语境。故选B。15.A.beforeB.yetC.sinceD.thus【答案】C【解析】Wood得到了老人的电话号码，并在几天后给他打了电话，第二个星期他们见面一起吃了午饭。从那以后(since)，他们经常见面，甚至在一起为老人过了82岁的生日。故选C。16.A.developB.handleC.spoilD.deepen【答案】B【解析】伙计们，我真的无法平静地面对孩子和老人之间的友谊。handle意为“处理，应付，面对”，符合语境。故选B。17.A.remarkB.hesitateC.prayD.cry【答案】D【解析】每次看到他们在一起，我都感动得落泪(cry)，因为他们的友谊是那样的纯粹，简单而又完美无瑕。故选D。18.A.sharedB.confirmedC.identifiedD.cooperated【答案】A【解析】有时候拥抱是一种身体上的亲近，就像我们和亲密的伴侣，家人或朋友之间分享的那样。sharewith意为“和……分享”，符合语境。故选A。19.A.approvalB.promiseC.consequenceD.recognition【答案】D【解析】有时候拥抱又是具有象征意义的，比如它可以象征一种认可，认可某个人需要一句鼓励，或者需要一只援助之手。recognition意为“认识，认可”，符合语境。故选D。8\n20.A.produceB.arrangeC.strengthenD.rebuild【答案】C【解析】拥抱就是纵横交织的线，它使得我们社区和社会的架构更加稳固。拥抱的力量无与伦比，它可以震撼我们的心灵，唤醒我们内心的仁慈。strength意为“加强，使巩固”，符合语境。故选C。四、单句改错1．Thewarningsignwasputtherewiththebenefitofthepublic._____________________________________________________答案：with→for forthebenefitof...“为了……的利益”。2．Sincethedancershavetopaythehighcostofclothingoutoftheirownpockets,theyareoftenheavilyinthedebt._____________________________________________________答案：去掉debt前的the indebt“负债”。3．Theoldmanearnshislivebybeggingdoortodoor._____________________________________________________答案：live→living earnone'sliving“谋生”。4．Themanoughttobefired.Youshouldn'tlethimgetawayfromstealingfromtheshop._____________________________________________________答案：from→with getawaywith“做了坏事不受惩罚”。5．Heshouldhavehandedinhispaperyesterday,andheforgotaboutitcompletely._____________________________________________________答案：and→but 前后分句之间为转折关系。8
