Unit 3 A healthy life
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2020·重庆市名校联盟二模)
On a bright early summer morning，many young swimmers gather at a local swimming pool in the state of Maryland. They are members of a competitive summer swim team，and that's a regular part of their daily life. As they train and cut seconds off their times，which makes them closer to the championship in the following large?scale(大规模的) competitions，they are getting lots of physical exercise and vitamin D from the sun. However，the benefits of belonging to a sports team are not just honor or health related. You can learn useful life skills.
Paul Waas，coach of the swim team，explains，“The discipline(自制力 ) comes into play when you're talking about concentrating on the details that your coaches are saying as it makes you faster rather than just going up and down the pool the same way you have every time. When you focus on what you're doing right and what you can do better，then you'll see the improvement. ”
Besides，there is also responsibility，goals and workings within a group. Again，here is Coach Waas. “It's really great！It's so fun to watch from year to year. I've had kids who as 7?year?olds on the team could barely pay attention in practice and were only interested in who was going first. Now they've come back as 8?year?olds，having set some goals and having things that they want to achieve. These skills can help them a lot.”
But playing the sports is not without harm. Some can be hard on the body. Young athletes suffer serious injuries that follow them into adulthood. Coach Waas says that in fact，swimming is different from most others. First，it poses a lower risk of injury. The second one relates to how swim teams are structured. Actually，children are not the only ones who can benefit. Adults can also benefit from team sports.
1．Why do the swimmers gather at a swimming pool in the early morning
A．To obtain vitamin D from the sun.
B．To build practical skills for future.
C．To join in a large?scale competition.
D．To carry out their routine practice.
2．What do Paul Waas' words imply in paragraph 2
A．Swimmers should concentrate on details.
B．Members get disciplined and focused in the team.
C．Coaches play a key role in players' improvement.
D．Most swimmers enjoy swimming in the same way.
3．What happens to the kids after a year's training
A．They care more about who goes first.
B．They pay less attention to training.
C．They devote more time to practice.
D．They are more aware of what to do.
4．What does the author want to convey in the text
A．Exercise benefits everyone.
B．Swimming is better than other sports.
C．Team sports teach life lessons.
D．Physical exercise should be a habit.
Ⅱ.七选五
(2020·绵阳市第一次诊断考试)
The negative thoughts inside your head can hold you back from making new friends，connecting with colleagues or sharing your brilliant ideas in meetings. For some people，these negative thoughts become too powerful and require professional attention. __1__ The following are some tips to quiet your inner critic.
Label the voice.
The voice does not define you.Just identify it as an independent entity(实体)and give it a name. Call it your unreliable speaker，your negative Nelly or your passive Bob. __2__
__3__
Negative thinking can do a lot on your central nervous system，causing you to react physically. __4__Whatever your response is—shaky hands，trembling voice，or a sweaty brow—a slow breathing in and a slower breathing out will help comfort the central nervous system.
Trust that the thought will pass.
It's just a thought，and it's just not that important—it's irrational(不合逻辑的)after all! __5__ You don't realize you're empowering those thoughts，getting into a tug of war with them. You can choose to accept its presence in the moment and trust that it will pass.
All in all，don't let that voice in your head tell you what to do.
A．Don't waste energy fighting it.
B．Ignore your central nervous system.
C．Slow your breathing to calm your central nervous system.
D．For others，these negative thoughts will pass very soon.
E．Naming the voice almost turns it into someone else's talking.
F．Have you ever started getting negative thoughts and suddenly felt physically bad too
G．For the majority，simple ways can stop them discouraging you from connecting with others.
Ⅲ.完形填空
(2020·枣庄市高三模拟)
When you walk through the doors of Morton Plant Hospital on an early Tuesday afternoon，you'll be greeted by the comforting voice of Mary Ellen Owens.
Owens，who is now 98，started __1__ at the hospital after her husband died nearly 20 years ago.“My husband was a (n) __2__ here，off and on for about six weeks over four years，” she __3__．“Everyone at the hospital had been so good to us when he was sick.” To show her __4__，Owens wanted to give back in a big way.“I don't have several million dollars，but I can give my __5__，” she said.
Owens is approaching 7，000 hours in volunteer time.“I used to give three days a week，” she said.“Now I'm __6__．I don't get around as much as I __7__，so I only give one day a week.”
To get to her weekly four hour __8__，Owens receives a ride from a volunteer who she now calls her friend.“Every __9__，Richard picks me up from my home and brings me here，” she said.“I don't believe people of my age should be __10__．”
In her younger years，Owens used to walk up and down the fashion runways in New York City and Richmond，Virginia.She also had a(n) __11__ to be in the 1939 classic film Gone with the Wind.Because she had other work at the time，however，Owens __12__ to turn it down.
“What I didn't do in my life is more __13__ than what I've done，” she laughs.__14__ she's in her golden years，Owens plans to continue to live her life with __15__ by greeting each patient with a smile.
1．A.volunteering B．training
C．working D．nursing
2．A.doctor B．expert
C．patient D．assistant
3．A.commented B．promised
C．responded D．explained
4．A.attitude B．appreciation
C．sympathy D．response
5．A.hand B．love
C．smile D．time
6．A.old B．strong
C．sick D．lucky
7．A.had to B．hoped to
C．used to D．ought to
8．A.stand B．ride
C．turn D．shift
9．A.day B．Monday
C．morning D．Tuesday
10．A.struggling B．driving
C．running D．changing
11．A.part B．character
C．performance D．opportunity
12．A.decided B．hoped
C．agreed D．happened
13．A.difficult B．interesting
C．well paid D．challenging
14．A.Now that B．Guessing that
C．Supposing that D．Except that
15．A.relief B．success
C．purpose D．spirit
Ⅳ.读后续写
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
(2021·武汉市部分学校质量检测)
Growing up，I understood one thing about my dad：He knew everything.This was our relationship：I asked him questions and he told me the answers.
In my teen years，he taught me things I'd need to know to survive in the real world.When I moved out on my own，I called him usually when something broke into my apartment and I needed to know how to fix the toilet，the air conditioner or the wall.
But then，eventually，I needed him less.For everything，I had search engines.I don't know when it happened，but when I called our conversations developed into six words.Me：“Hi，Dad.” Him：“Hi，sweet.Here's Mom.” I love my dad，of course，but I wondered at times if maybe he had already shared everything I needed to know.
Then，this past summer，I moved in with my parents for three weeks while my house was being repaired.They own a lake house，and Dad asked me to help him rebuild the bulkhead (隔板) at their dock(船坞).
“How do you know how to build a bulkhead？”
“I spent a summer in college building them on the Jersey shore.”
“You did？” I thought I knew everything about my dad.I knew about the summer at the manufacturing plant that burned his hands raw，and even the tiny little kitchen，where he learned how to make the best pancake.But I never knew this.
“Yes.Now come up here and let me teach you how to use this circular saw (圆锯).”All of a sudden，I realized that maybe it's not that there's nothing left to say.Maybe it's just that I've spent my life asking him the wrong questions.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph 1：
We ended our talking but I was lost in thought._________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2：
“Wait，Dad，”I said.“How are you？”_______________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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8Unit 3 A healthy life
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2020·重庆市名校联盟二模)
On a bright early summer morning，many young swimmers gather at a local swimming pool in the state of Maryland. They are members of a competitive summer swim team，and that's a regular part of their daily life. As they train and cut seconds off their times，which makes them closer to the championship in the following large?scale(大规模的) competitions，they are getting lots of physical exercise and vitamin D from the sun. However，the benefits of belonging to a sports team are not just honor or health related. You can learn useful life skills.
Paul Waas，coach of the swim team，explains，“The discipline(自制力 ) comes into play when you're talking about concentrating on the details that your coaches are saying as it makes you faster rather than just going up and down the pool the same way you have every time. When you focus on what you're doing right and what you can do better，then you'll see the improvement. ”
Besides，there is also responsibility，goals and workings within a group. Again，here is Coach Waas. “It's really great！It's so fun to watch from year to year. I've had kids who as 7?year?olds on the team could barely pay attention in practice and were only interested in who was going first. Now they've come back as 8?year?olds，having set some goals and having things that they want to achieve. These skills can help them a lot.”
But playing the sports is not without harm. Some can be hard on the body. Young athletes suffer serious injuries that follow them into adulthood. Coach Waas says that in fact，swimming is different from most others. First，it poses a lower risk of injury. The second one relates to how swim teams are structured. Actually，children are not the only ones who can benefit. Adults can also benefit from team sports.
语篇解读 参加团队体育运动不仅让你身体更健康，还会教会你许多有用的生活技能，无论是小孩还是大人都能从中受益。
1．Why do the swimmers gather at a swimming pool in the early morning
A．To obtain vitamin D from the sun.
B．To build practical skills for future.
C．To join in a large?scale competition.
D．To carry out their routine practice.
D [考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“On a bright early summer morning，many young...members of a competitive summer swim team，and that's a regular part of their daily life”可知，这些孩子一大早聚集在游泳池目的是练习游泳，这已是他们的惯例。]
2．What do Paul Waas' words imply in paragraph 2
A．Swimmers should concentrate on details.
B．Members get disciplined and focused in the team.
C．Coaches play a key role in players' improvement.
D．Most swimmers enjoy swimming in the same way.
B [考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“The discipline(自制力)comes into play when you're talking about concentrating on the details” “When you focus on what you're doing right and what you can do better”可知，教练的话暗示在团队里练习时，队员会变得自律和专注，故B项符合题意。]
3．What happens to the kids after a year's training
A．They care more about who goes first.
B．They pay less attention to training.
C．They devote more time to practice.
D．They are more aware of what to do.
D [考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Now they've come back as 8?year?olds，having set some goals and having things that they want to achieve”可知，教练Paul Waas讲述他的队员经过一年训练后，学会制定目标，即知道他们应该做什么，想要得到什么，故选D项。]
4．What does the author want to convey in the text
A．Exercise benefits everyone.
B．Swimming is better than other sports.
C．Team sports teach life lessons.
D．Physical exercise should be a habit.
C [考查主旨大意。综合全文内容可知，本文主要讲了团队体育运动会教授许多对生活有用的技能和经验，比如自律、专注等。文中的 “However，the benefits of belonging to a sports team are not just honor or health related.You can learn useful life skills”“These skills can help them a lot”均是暗示。]
Ⅱ.七选五
(2020·绵阳市第一次诊断考试)
The negative thoughts inside your head can hold you back from making new friends，connecting with colleagues or sharing your brilliant ideas in meetings. For some people，these negative thoughts become too powerful and require professional attention. __1__ The following are some tips to quiet your inner critic.
Label the voice.
The voice does not define you.Just identify it as an independent entity(实体)and give it a name. Call it your unreliable speaker，your negative Nelly or your passive Bob. __2__
__3__
Negative thinking can do a lot on your central nervous system，causing you to react physically. __4__Whatever your response is—shaky hands，trembling voice，or a sweaty brow—a slow breathing in and a slower breathing out will help comfort the central nervous system.
Trust that the thought will pass.
It's just a thought，and it's just not that important—it's irrational(不合逻辑的)after all! __5__ You don't realize you're empowering those thoughts，getting into a tug of war with them. You can choose to accept its presence in the moment and trust that it will pass.
All in all，don't let that voice in your head tell you what to do.
A．Don't waste energy fighting it.
B．Ignore your central nervous system.
C．Slow your breathing to calm your central nervous system.
D．For others，these negative thoughts will pass very soon.
E．Naming the voice almost turns it into someone else's talking.
F．Have you ever started getting negative thoughts and suddenly felt physically bad too
G．For the majority，simple ways can stop them discouraging you from connecting with others.
语篇解读 文章提供了三条克服内心负面想法的建议：给内心的声音贴标签、调整呼吸以平静中枢神经系统、相信这种想法会过去。
1．G [空前一句表述对一些人来说，这些消极的想法变得过于强大，需要专业的关注，空后一句表述以下是一些让你内心平静下来的建议；由此可知，该空应是表明这些消极的想法是可以应对的。故G项与此处匹配。]
2．E [本段的小标题是Label the voice.(给声音贴标签)，且根据上文的“give it a name”以及“Call it your unreliable speaker”可知，我们可以通过将内心的负面想法当作另外的人在说话，以此来转移自己的关注点。由此可知，E项与此处匹配。]
3．C [本空为该段的小标题；根据本段内容尤其是“a slow breathing in and a slower breathing out will help comfort the central nervous system”(缓慢的吸气和更缓慢的呼气将有助于放松中枢神经系统)可知，C项“放慢你的呼吸来平静你的中枢神经系统”符合本段的主题，故选C。]
4．F [根据空前的“causing you to react physically”(引起你的身体反应)，以及下文中的“shaky hands，trembling voice，or a sweaty brow”可知，F处前后表述的是身体对中枢神经系统压力过大作出的反应，故F项与此处匹配。]
5．A [根据本段的小标题Trust that the thought will pass.(相信这个想法将会过去)，并结合空前的“it's irrational(不合逻辑的)after all”(毕竟这是不合逻辑的)可知，A项“不要浪费精力去对抗它”符合语境。故选A。]
Ⅲ.完形填空
(2020·枣庄市高三模拟)
When you walk through the doors of Morton Plant Hospital on an early Tuesday afternoon，you'll be greeted by the comforting voice of Mary Ellen Owens.
Owens，who is now 98，started __1__ at the hospital after her husband died nearly 20 years ago.“My husband was a (n) __2__ here，off and on for about six weeks over four years，” she __3__．“Everyone at the hospital had been so good to us when he was sick.” To show her __4__，Owens wanted to give back in a big way.“I don't have several million dollars，but I can give my __5__，” she said.
Owens is approaching 7，000 hours in volunteer time.“I used to give three days a week，” she said.“Now I'm __6__．I don't get around as much as I __7__，so I only give one day a week.”
To get to her weekly four hour __8__，Owens receives a ride from a volunteer who she now calls her friend.“Every __9__，Richard picks me up from my home and brings me here，” she said.“I don't believe people of my age should be __10__．”
In her younger years，Owens used to walk up and down the fashion runways in New York City and Richmond，Virginia.She also had a(n) __11__ to be in the 1939 classic film Gone with the Wind.Because she had other work at the time，however，Owens __12__ to turn it down.
“What I didn't do in my life is more __13__ than what I've done，” she laughs.__14__ she's in her golden years，Owens plans to continue to live her life with __15__ by greeting each patient with a smile.
语篇解读 本文属于记叙文，讲述了Owens因丈夫生病住院时受人帮助而在丈夫去世后去医院做志愿者以回馈他人的事迹。
1．A.volunteering B．training
C．working D．nursing
A [根据第三段首句“Owens is approaching 7，000 hours in volunteer time”可知，Owens在医院里做志愿者工作。]
2．A.doctor B．expert
C．patient D．assistant
C [根据下文的“Everyone at the hospital had been so good to us when he was sick”可知，Owens的丈夫曾经是医院的一位病人。]
3．A.commented B．promised
C．responded D．explained
D [根据Owens所说的她丈夫生病在这家医院时受人帮助，她也想尽其所能帮助他人可知，此处Owens是在解释自己做志愿者的原因。comment“评论，发表意见”；promise“保证，答应”；respond“作出反应，回应”；explain“解释，说明”。]
4．A.attitude B．appreciation
C．sympathy D．response
B [根据上文的“Everyone at the hospital had been so good to us when he was sick”和下文的“Owens wanted to give back in a big way”可知，Owens想要表达谢意。appreciation“感激，感谢”。]
5．A.hand B．love
C．smile D．time
D [根据下文的“volunteer time”“give three days a week”“give one day a week”可知，此处表示Owens虽然没有太多钱，但她能给予她的时间。]
6．A.old B．strong
C．sick D．lucky
A [根据第二段首句的“Owens，who is now 98”可知，现在Owens年纪大了。]
7．A.had to B．hoped to
C．used to D．ought to
C [根据上文的“I used to give three days a week”和下文的“so I only give one day a week”可知，Owens不能像过去那样走动了。used to意为“过去常常”。]
8．A.stand B．ride
C．turn D．shift
D [根据上文对Owens志愿工作的描述可知，她需要在医院轮班工作。此处shift意为“(工作人员在工厂、医院等轮值工作的)当班时间，轮班”。]
9．A.day B．Monday
C．morning D．Tuesday
D [根据文章首句“When you walk through the doors of Morton Plant Hospital on an early Tuesday afternoon...voice of Mary Ellen Owens”可知，Owens每周二去医院。]
10．A.struggling B．driving
C．running D．changing
B [根据上文的“Owens，who is now 98”“Owens receives a ride from a volunteer who she now calls her friend”可知，Owens认为她这个年纪的人不应该再开车了。]
11．A.part B．character
C．performance D．opportunity
D [根据上文的“Owens used to walk up and down the fashion runways”和下文的“Because she had other work at the time...turn it down”可知，她曾经有机会出演电影《乱世佳人》。]
12．A.decided B．hoped
C．agreed D．happened
A [根据空前的“Because she had other work at the time”可知，因为Owens当时有其他工作，所以她决定拒绝出演。]
13．A.difficult B．interesting
C．well paid D．challenging
B [根据语境可知，此处表示Owens觉得自己在生活中没有做的事比做过的更有趣。interesting“有趣的，有吸引力的”；well paid“薪金优厚的，高薪的”；challenging“富于挑战性的”。]
14．A.Now that B．Guessing that
C．Supposing that D．Except that
A [根据句意可知前后为因果关系，表示由于Owens正处于她的黄金时代(指退休后的日子)，她计划继续有目的地生活，微笑着问候每一位病人。now that“既然，由于”；supposing that“假定，如果”；except that“除了”。]
15．A.relief B．success
C．purpose D．spirit
C [参见上题解析。relief“宽慰，宽心，轻松”；purpose“目的，意图”。]
Ⅳ.读后续写
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
(2021·武汉市部分学校质量检测)
Growing up，I understood one thing about my dad：He knew everything.This was our relationship：I asked him questions and he told me the answers.
In my teen years，he taught me things I'd need to know to survive in the real world.When I moved out on my own，I called him usually when something broke into my apartment and I needed to know how to fix the toilet，the air conditioner or the wall.
But then，eventually，I needed him less.For everything，I had search engines.I don't know when it happened，but when I called our conversations developed into six words.Me：“Hi，Dad.” Him：“Hi，sweet.Here's Mom.” I love my dad，of course，but I wondered at times if maybe he had already shared everything I needed to know.
Then，this past summer，I moved in with my parents for three weeks while my house was being repaired.They own a lake house，and Dad asked me to help him rebuild the bulkhead (隔板) at their dock(船坞).
“How do you know how to build a bulkhead？”
“I spent a summer in college building them on the Jersey shore.”
“You did？” I thought I knew everything about my dad.I knew about the summer at the manufacturing plant that burned his hands raw，and even the tiny little kitchen，where he learned how to make the best pancake.But I never knew this.
“Yes.Now come up here and let me teach you how to use this circular saw (圆锯).”All of a sudden，I realized that maybe it's not that there's nothing left to say.Maybe it's just that I've spent my life asking him the wrong questions.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph 1：
We ended our talking but I was lost in thought._________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2：
“Wait，Dad，”I said.“How are you？”_______________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
答案：
Paragraph 1：
We ended our talking but I was lost in thought.For years，I had taken it for granted that Dad could give me answers to any of my questions if I asked，but seldom did I try to understand his life just like the summer when he was building the bulkhead and what he wanted from me.Maybe he was also eager to share his story with me，or he wouldn't have asked me to help him rebuild the bulkhead.After all，it was hard，manual labor.A few weeks later，after I moved back into my house，I called my parents.Dad answered.“Hi，sweet，” he said.“Here's Mom.”
Paragraph 2：
“Wait，Dad，” I said.“How are you？”We talked a lot that day，from the little quarrel between him and my mom to the job he was working on.Nothing important.To anyone else，it would sound like a normal conversation between a dad and his daughter.But to me，it was novel，as well as to my dad.I sensed his voice with excitement and delight.It was a whole new beginning.I spent the first part of my life needing to talk to my dad.Now I talk to him because I want to.
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