Unit4 Friends forever
section A Starting out
一、单词拼写
1.Health problems can be ________ (显著地) reduced by careful diet.
2.The company has just ________ (获得;得到) new premises.
3.We are living in an age of rapid technological ________ (进步).
4.They hope this new evidence will ________ (证明) her innocence.
5.Last year's sales figures are ________ (证明) in Figure .
6.It's about time we u________ our software.
7.The two countries have always m________ close relations.
8.My parents gave me a d________ watch as a birthday present.
9.You can check the emails from your friends with a c________ of your mouse.
10.The results are shown in d________ 2.
二、单句语法填空
1.For the machine, this quality is not in-born, nor is it something ________ (introduce) by humans.
2.________ if this medicine doesn't work well
3.Do you stay ________ touch with your friends in high school now
4.How much sleep you need ________ (depend) a lot on your age.
三、阅读理解
A
A new study of 8,000 young people in the journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love(早恋) may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.
The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”. According to the study, even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”, this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won't tell that to their parents.
Dr Marianm Kaufman, an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.
Parents should watch for signs of depression—eating or mood changes—and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.
1.What's the main idea of the passage
A.Puppy love may bring young people depression.
B.Parents should forbid their children's love.
C.Romance is a two-edged sword for adults.
D.Romance is good for young people.
2.Which of the following is more likely to have depression
A.Young people who have a strong sense of self.
B.Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.
C.Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.
D.Careless parents whose children are deep in love.
3.What can be inferred from the passage
A.Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.
B.Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.
C.Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.
D.The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.
4.What's the author's attitude towards puppy love
A.Confused. B.Disapproving.
C.Disinterested. D.Scared.
B
“Joe Is that you?” The woman speaking to me at the baseball game looked a little familiar.“Marci?” I asked.“It is you!” she cried out, smiling broadly. “It's good to see you again!”
It was good to see Marci, too. Off and on during the past few decades, I've wondered about her. I almost tried to search for her a few years ago after talking to a friend who had indicated that the 1990s had been pretty rough for Marci. So meeting her at the baseball game was really a surprise.
We spent a few minutes talking about our lives—the good old, bad old days. Then Marci grew quiet for a moment. “You know, Joe,” she said, “I've always wanted to tell you how ... how ... sorry I am for the way I treated you. You must have been hurt both physically and mentally.” I was a little embarrassed. I turned and looked at her. “It's OK,” I said, “No big deal!” “But I was such a jerk,” she continued. Yes you were, I thought. “We were both pretty young,” I smiled. “I know,” she said. “It's just always bothered me, remembering how mean I was to you. And I've wanted to tell you that I'm sorry.” The expression on her face was warm and sincere. And there was something in her eyes—it looked a lot like relief. “OK,” I said. “Apology accepted!” Overcome by the sweetness of the moment, I reached an arm around her and gave her a quick hug. Just then, the crowd erupted with a huge cheer, and Marci and I both returned our attention to the game. By the time I looked over to where she had been, she was gone. But the warm, wonderful feeling of our brief exchange was still there, and continues to this day whenever I think about it.
It isn't enough to just say “I'm sorry” and “You're forgiven”. But when those words are truly felt and sincerely expressed, they can open the door to miracles of the heart. Forgiveness can bring peace to an injured soul—even years after the fact. Even at a baseball game.
5.What kind of life did Marci live during the late 20th century according to the passage
A.Happy. B.Busy.
C.Hard. D.Simple.
6.What does the underlined word “jerk” in the third paragraph mean
A.A humorous person. B.A rude person.
C.A careless person. D.An honest person.
7.Why did Marci look in relief after talking with the author
A.Because her favorite team won the game.
B.Because she learned Joe was living a good life.
C.Because she made an apology to the author.
D.Because she found she was not mean any longer.
8.What might be the best title for the passage
A.Excitement of a Baseball Game
B.Mental Burden of a Woman
C.Miracles of Forgiveness
D.Relief of Finding a Friend
四、概要写作
阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
In this age of Facebook and Twitter, we are all supposed to have hundreds of friends. But in fact most of us have just two people we would consider to be close friends—down from an average of three 25 years ago, a study shows.
The number of close friends contrasts sharply with the fact among the young to collect as many “friends” as possible on social networking sites to prove their popularity. According to Facebook, the average user has 130 friends, but many of these are chance acquaintances (偶然认识的人) or people they will never meet in real life.
But according to Matthew Brashears from the University of Cornwell, although this decreased social network “makes us possibly more vulnerable (脆弱的), we do not have social isolation (社会孤立)”. Researchers say there is no need to worry. Instead, they say that while some of us may be getting more vulnerable, many are simply becoming better at deciding whom they can trust to be a close friend.
For his study, Mr Brashears used data from a nationally representative experiment. More than 2,000 adults aged 18 and older were surveyed from the nationally representative Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences program. He found that modern discussion networks have decreased in size, which is in agreement with other researchers' findings, but that social isolation has not become more widespread.
When asked to list the names of people they had discussed important matters with over the previous six months, about 48% of participants listed one name, 18% listed two, and about 29% listed more than two names for these close friends. On average, participants had 2.03 confidantes (密友). And just over 4% of participants didn't list any names. Female participants and those who were educated were the least likely to report no names on their confidante list.
一、单词拼写
1.significantly
2.acquired
3.advance
4.prove
5.illustrated
6.update
7.maintained
8.digital
9.click
10.diagram
二、单句语法填空
1.introduced introduce和something之间存在被动关系,应用过去分词短语作后置定语。
2.What What if ... 为常用句式,意为“要是……该如何?”
3.in stay in touch with sb.为常用动词短语,意为“和某人保持联系”。
4.depends 本句描述一般事实,应用一般现在时,故填depends。
三、阅读理解
1.A 主旨大意题。文章主要讲早恋可能导致青少年,尤其是女孩得抑郁症,且由第一段第二句 “Puppy love (早恋) may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression.” 可知正确答案为A。
2.C 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句和第二段倒数第二句可知,年轻女孩比男孩更容易得抑郁症,又因为年轻女孩往往在恋爱中隐藏自己的情绪和观点。所以隐藏自己情绪和观点的年轻女孩最容易得抑郁症,故正确答案为C。
3.D 推理判断题。由文章倒数第二句 “The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age.” 可知,恋爱和抑郁之间的联系随着年纪的增长而减弱,由此推断年长的女性不容易得抑郁症,故正确答案为D。
4.B 观点态度题。文章主要讲早恋可能导致女孩得抑郁症,由此可以推断作者对早恋的态度是不赞同的。故正确答案为B。
5.C 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“I almost tried to search for her a few years ago after talking to a friend who had indicated that the 1990s had been pretty rough for Marci.”可知,在20世纪90年代Marci生活得很艰难,故C项正确。
6.B 词义猜测题。根据画线词下文中的“It's just always bothered me, remembering how mean I was to you.”可知,当时她对“我”很刻薄,这件事一直困扰着她,再结合画线词所在句可知,她认为她是一个刻薄的人;据此可知,画线词与B项含义相近,故B项正确。
7.C 细节理解题。根据第三段第十三至十五句“‘And I've wanted to tell you that I'm sorry.’ The expression on her face was warm and sincere. And there was something in her eyes—it looked a lot like relief.”可知,由于Marci向“我”真诚地道了歉,所以她的眼里露出了轻松,故C项正确。
8.C 标题判断题。通读全文可知,文章最后两句为全文的主题句;结合全文内容可知,本文通过讲述“我”接受朋友Marci的真诚道歉,体会到原谅可以抚慰受伤的心灵的故事,说明了原谅创造的奇迹,故C项最适合作为本文标题。
四、概要写作
According to a study, most of us have just two people we could consider to be close friends. (要点1) Though the number of friends people have on social networking sites has increased a lot, they seem to have less close friends when compared with the past. (要点2) But in fact, most people do not have social isolation with decreased modern discussion networks. (要点3)
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