Unit2 Lessons in life ——Understanding ideas
一、把下列句子变成被动语态
1. We found some jewels in a box.
2. The teacher is keeping the pupils at school for a revision.
3. James has left a parcel for you.
4. You must finish the article before Friday.
5. They will not paint the house again next year.
6. They promised Mary a new doll for her birthday.
7. I have told the children many times not to skate on the pond.
8. Where did he translate the story
9. We had to repair our TV set.
10. Do they take good care of the sick
二、阅读理解
We are enrolled in the full-time school called “life”. Every day in this school, we have opportunities to learn new lessons. No matter whether we like these lessons or not, we have to take them, because they are our lessons.
Why are we here in this world What is the purpose of life Humans have tried to discover the meaning of life for thousands of years, but failed to get the answer, because the meaning of life is different from person to person.
Each one of us has his or her special purpose and path, unique and different. As we travel on our life paths, we will learn many great lessons in order to fulfill that purpose. Learning our lessons well is the key to discovering the real meaning of our own life.
As we travel through our lifetime, we may be taught hard lessons that others don’t have to face, while others spend years struggling with problems we don’t need to deal with. We may never know why we love English, not physics, which indicates that our paths are different. While traveling on our own paths, sometimes alone, we should, first of all, take a basic lesson in openness.
Openness means being receptive. Life will present us with so many lessons, none of which are useful to us unless we can recognize them and are open to their values. These lessons are not easy to learn, but we should regard them as gifts. But how can we recognize these lessons It is a matter of what “glasses” we are wearing at the time. It is not difficult to spot them if we take them as opportunities. So when we are not open to learning our lessons, failing a weekly English test might be like a disaster rather than an opportunity to us. Of course, the hard lessons may not be fun, but they can actually be the biggest gifts we receive from life.
1. The author may be in favor of the viewpoint that all men are born ______.
A. equal B. different
C. to learn lessons D. ready for challenge
2. The example of “we love English, not physics” is mentioned to show that we ______.
A. choose our own paths in life
B. need to face some hard lessons
C. discover the meaning of our own life
D. realize the necessity of openness
3. Whether we can see life lessons as gifts depends upon our ______.
A. angles of view
B. common value system
C. experiences from life
D. willingness to face challenge
4. What would be the best title for the passage
A. Life and Lesson
B. Life as School
C. Life School and Students
D. Gifts from Life
三、阅读填句
Life Lessons
Life is not easy when you are pursuing something worthwhile and ready to learn from the best experiences. 1 Here are some life lessons which people will learn the hard way in majority of cases.
It takes consistent time and effort to be successful in any area. However, People usually get discouraged when it takes more time than they thought it would. At this time, people refer only to people who have already achieved what you want to be, which most people fail to do. Look at any successful person and you’ll notice one thing common in all of them. They took time to learn and mastered their skills like no one else. 2
Be brave to take the road less travelled. In our whole life, we always want to follow the same path that everyone suggests, do the same things everyone does, take the same career path everyone takes, wear the same clothes everyone wears, and hang out with the same people we work with. 3 But when you get bored of life, you will realize that you are not meant to do what everyone does and that your destiny is different from anyone else’s out there in the world. But the price you pay to realize this is high because it takes a great amount of courage to follow your own path.
You don’t have to live your life in a way society wants you to. 4 Parents sometimes force their children to select a career they don’t want because other children have selected that career. Worst of all, people follow them without even asking. There is no harm in old rituals(惯例) and beliefs but when you pursue them before your interest, sooner or later you’ll realize that you should first do what you think is right.
5 However, if you are smart enough to learn early and wish not to waste your precious time learning them the hard way, learn them now and apply it to your life as soon as possible.
A. You have to break the rules sometimes.
B. After all, life lessons are always learned the hard way.
C. There is no elevator to success; you have to take the stairs.
D. The reason why we follow others is that we are scared to fail.
E. It always takes tests and then fails us to learn anything worthwhile.
F. The general rule goes that the harder you try, the greater results you get.
G. Many old beliefs are being performed these days and are followed blindly.
答案和解析
一、把下列句子变成被动语态
1.Some jewels were found in a box by us.
2.The pupils are being kept by the teacher at school for a revision.
3.A parcel has been left by James for you.
4.The article must be finished by you before Friday.
5.The house won’t be painted again by them next year.
6.Mary was promised a new doll for her birthday by them.
7.The children have been told many times by me not to skate on the pond.
8.Where was the story translated by him
9.Our TV set had to be repaired by us.
10.Are the sick taken good care of by them
二、阅读理解
1.B。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“because the meaning of life is different from person to person. ”可知, 作者可能会同意“每个人人生的意义各不相同”这一观点。故选B。
2.A。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“We may never know why we love English, not physics, which indicates that our paths are different. ”可知, 作者用“我们爱英语, 而不是物理”这个例子来说明我们各自都有各自的人生道路。故选A。
3.A。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“It is a matter of what “glasses” we are wearing at the time. ”可知, 你如何看待生活所给的教训要取决于自己“戴着什么样的眼镜”, 推知作者认为看待生活中的教训的态度取决于自己的视角。故选A。
4.B。主旨大意题。根据短文介绍我们进入生活这所大学, 在这里我们学会生活的目的, 生命的意义, 每个人的人生道路各不相同。所以这个短文就是围绕生活这所大学展开的。故选B。
三、阅读填句
1. E。由前后句可知, 当你想追寻值得做的事情并准备学习最好的经验时, 生活并不是简单的。下面的这些教训, 大部分的情况下人们都是费一番苦功才会学到。所以选项起到承上启下的作用。故E选项“它总是测试我们, 让我们通过失败来学习有价值的东西”切题。故选E项。
2.C。由上文可知, 随便找出一个成功的人, 你就会发现成功人士的共同点。他们都比常人努力, 花时间去学习并掌握技能。所以选项是对上几句的总结, 来说明成功的途径是什么。故C选项“通往成功的路上没有电梯, 你只能去一级一级地爬楼梯” 切题。故选C项。
3. D。由空格前句可知, 我们按着别人建议的道路去走, 做别人做的事情, 走别人走的职业路线, 穿和别人一样的衣服, 和同事一起出去玩。所以选项要说明这么做的原因是什么。故D选项“我们总是跟随别人的原因是我们害怕失败”切题。故选D项。
4. G。由空格后句可知, 父母们有时会强迫孩子选择孩子不喜欢的专业就因为其他孩子选择了那个专业。所以选项要与后句一同具体说明社会上一些不好的风气。故G选项“许多老的规矩最近又开始风行, 人们盲目地跟风 ”切题。故选G项。
5. B。由空格后句可知, 然而, 如果你足够聪明想早点儿学到它们, 不想把宝贵的时间浪费在费劲去学这些教训上, 那么你现在就可以学习吸取它们, 并可以尽早把它们用到你的生活中。所以选项与后一句为转折关系。故B选项“毕竟, 生活中的教训总是需要费一番苦功才能学到”切题。故选B项。