单元质量检测（四）
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Going Green
For career changers thinking about growth and advancement potential, forget the blue collar and white collar categories: Green is the way to go. According to Bracken Hendricks, a senior fellow at the Center for Global Progress, careers that promote environmental responsibility will become main stream within a decade. “The growth in green careers will be like the Internet Boom, which not only created new jobs, but also had an influence on the overall economy，” he says.
The increasing environmental problems and need for eco friendly products and services are creating a new job section of green collar jobs. Many countries of the world have realized the importance and need for energy saving products and services. It is expected that by 2025 about 25% of the jobs in developed countries will be of green collar jobs. Doesn't the data look promising for the future
Green collar jobs have become a bright career chances for all. And jobs will pop up at every income level, from environmental manager to gardener. For example, many countries including the United States have understood that fossil fuels have negative effect on the environment which can later become a serious danger to mankind. As a result, possibilities are being explored to find alternatives to satisfy demands in a better way. The increasing demand of newer resources has been creating the need for experts and researchers who can find better ways to deal with the ongoing needs. In addition, in order to meet the increasing demands of environment friendly equipment, both green product designer and educated and trained workers are needed. Management of environmental organizations also demands a large number of environmental managers.
Where can you find green collar jobs Internet is undoubtedly the best way to find information on almost any matter. Nowadays, different kinds of jobs are being posted online. Search through a couple of job websites to look for a bright future in energy conversion and recycling of waste management. Check regularly and find the right work for yourself. People who read newspapers can also find different kinds of green collar jobs.
1．Why does Bracken Hendricks mention the Internet Boom in Paragraph 1
A．To explain the importance of technology.
B．To provide evidence of his recent research.
C．To indicate the bright future of green careers.
D．To inform us of the way of finding green collar jobs.
2．Which of the following probably creates green collar jobs
A．Promoting services.
B．Training employees.
C．Consuming fossil fuels.
D．Developing new resources.
3．What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3
A．The requirements for green employees.
B．The development of the green industry.
C．The economic influence of green careers.
D．The job chances in the environmental industry.
4．The passage is written to ________.
A．discuss eco friendly services
B．introduce promising career chances
C．suggest ways of saving energy at work
D．explain the best method of finding jobs
B
Nothing would have made me happier than knowing the International Olympic Committee has awarded the 2022 Winter Olympic Games to Beijing at its 128th session in Kuala Lumpur.
Fourteen years ago, I was in Moscow covering the IOC's 112th session where I witnessed Beijing's successful bid for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Years later, I covered the 2008 Olympic Games as an accredited journalist.
As Beijing becomes the first city ever to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, which makes China better known in the world, I couldn't help wondering what to expect from the Games this time. Here is my wish list：
Permanent blue skies
Efforts to prevent pollution ahead of the 2008 Games dramatically improved the air quality in Beijing. I still remember how clear the sky was during the 2008 Paralympic Games that opened two weeks after the Olympic Games ended. Sadly, pollution continued to haunt Beijing afterwards, to a large extent damaging the 2008 efforts.
Once again, expectations are high that staging the Winter Olympic Games will push Beijing to reduce pollution and improve the air quality more effectively. Hopefully, blue skies will become a regular feature even after the Games.
Better transportation
Although Beijing is the host city of the 2022 Winter Games, Chongli county of Zhangjiakou in Hebei will host some of the snow events. I was there once a couple of years ago for skiing, and I had to spend 10 long hours on a congested winding road in the mountains on my way back because the highway was closed after heavy snow.
The experience can't stop me from making another attempt to go skiing in Chongli, which I believe boasted the best facilities for winter sports in North China at that time. It is a pleasure to learn that a high speed railway linking Beijing and Zhangjiakou is in the works, shortening the travel time from an average 4 hours to 50 minutes.
5．What does the passage mainly talk about
A．Pleasure for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
B. Hopes for the best conditions before the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
C．Wishes to explain the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
D．Places and the date for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
6．According to the passage, what do we know about the author
A．A sports reporter.
B．A government official.
C．A member of the National Olympic Committee.
D．An enthusiastic sports fan.
7．The underlined word in the fourth paragraph means “________”．
A．encourage B．promote
C．bother D．prevent
C
For more than fifty years, a worker was forced to sit on the back of a truck and slowly drop plastic barriers (障碍) to set out lanes (车道) on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Every day, their direction changes to control the traffic, meaning an employee had to go through the difficult task every twenty four hours.
But a new piece of machinery means the work can be completed in a matter of minutes. A new “zipper truck” has been introduced. The vehicle lays and moves a lane barrier as it drives over the bridge. Last weekend, the bridge was closed so the new safety barrier, designed to reduce the dangers of head on crashes, could be set up.
For the longest period in its nearly eighty year history, the bridge was closed early Saturday to all but walkers, cyclists and buses to set up the barriers on the 1.7 mile bridge. A survivor of a 2008 head on crash on the bridge spoke Sunday from a wheelchair to help introduce the new barrier, made of steel clad concrete (钢包混凝土) blocks that can move across the bridge's six lanes to meet traffic needs.
Dr. Grace Dammann pushed for a safer barrier since becoming unable to walk after the accident. She said she decided to drive near the middle of the bridge, which was called the “suicide (自杀) lane”， because she and her daughter were running late. Brian Clark, who was driving in the opposite direction, had just learned his father had cancer. “He suddenly lost control of the wheel, crossed over and hit my car，” Dammann said.
She said she and Clark became friends as they persuaded the government to use the D|S30 million barrier. “I am so thankful，” said Dammann, who came to the ceremony (仪式) with Clark. “Clark and I thank you.”
8．What is the zipper truck for
A．Building bridges.
B．Repairing the road.
C．Carrying plastic barriers.
D．Setting up safe lane barriers.
9．What can we infer about the Golden Gate Bridge
A．It is being repaired now.
B．It is a bridge with eight lanes.
C．It had very dangerous lanes before.
D．It is too old to be used at the moment.
10．What do we learn about Dammann and Clark
A．They organized the ceremony.
B．They are both government officials.
C．They designed the new zipper truck.
D．They were in favor of the new barrier.
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
You may ride on your bicycle in a rush to get to school every morning. __11__ You may also watch taxis crawl their way through traffic jams.
No matter where you are, all big cities around the world have traffic jams these days. Although they all have their problems, many cities also have a type of transportation that has become a cultural icon (标志)．
In London, to avoid the traffic above ground, people use the “underground”， also called the “tube”. __12__ It brings a lot of convenience to its own residents and visitors and it is the pride of many Londoners. With 12 lines and 275 stations across the city, the tube is normally the quickest and easiest way of getting around London. In London, you are never far from a tube station.
__13__ They serve as a quick and easy way of getting across Manhattan, where the subway doesn't take you everywhere. Stopping a cab is easy. __14__ But, with over 12,000 yellow cabs in the Big Apple, they also cause traffic jams.
Since 1873 when the first cable car started public service, the slow and noisy vehicle has been a symbol of San Francisco. Although once damaged by a serious earthquake and challenged by cars, it is never caught in traffic jams and provides better views than the subway. __15__
A．New York is famous for its yellow cabs.
B．Just stick out your arm like you do in any city.
C．You may fight to get a bit of space on a bus or on the subway.
D．There will always be one for you to every corner, fast and no worry.
E．No wonder it's always the first choice for commuters and tourists there.
F．At this time every day, bike rides will be the most reliable means of transportation.
G．The city has the oldest and most complicated underground railway system in the world.
Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Everyone wants to be successful, but unfortunately, not everyone is successful and it's not easy to achieve success.You have to work hard and do the right things to get closer to your __16__.Every day we do a lot of things.Some are enjoyable for us, __17__ others are not.Some people think that in order to become successful, we should do things that are __18__ for us.In my opinion, __19__， people should sometimes do things that they do not enjoy doing.
To begin with, people are likely to succeed when they are doing things that they __20__.However, things don't usually go like that.Most enjoyable things in our life are not __21__.Playing computer games, __22__， does contribute to success, but its contribution is too little when you __23__ it with something like studying.On the contrary, most constructive things are not enjoyable but they can lead you to __24__.
Secondly, doing things that aren't enjoyable can lead people to __25__ more persistent (坚持的)．If a person always does the things that he enjoys, he will probably __26__ life so easy that when a really __27__ challenge comes, he will __28__ because he had never met with something like this before.
Admittedly, there are some __29__ effects for people doing things that they don't enjoy doing.They could be less efficient since they don't really __30__ doing them.And they __31__ can't even do a good job.However, on balance, these __32__ seem to be minor (不严重的)．
In a word, enjoyable things and non enjoyable things are __33__ important to us.We should do enjoyable things for sure, but __34__ that are not as enjoyable could be more constructive and make people become more __35__.Therefore, I think people should not only do things that they enjoy doing, but also sometimes do things that they do not enjoy doing.
16．A.future B．idea
C．goal D．point
17．A.when B．while
C．since D．as
18．A.important B．necessary
C．attainable D．enjoyable
19．A.however B．therefore
C．otherwise D．moreover
20．A.resist B．like
C．imagine D．plan
21．A.constructive B．tiring
C．exciting D．easy
22．A.in short B．in addition
C．for example D．as usual
23．A.share B．discuss
C．change D．compare
24．A.life B．success
C．health D．progress
25．A.feel B．appear
C．become D．sound
26．A.find B．make
C．keep D．realize
27．A.new B．direct
C．interesting D．difficult
28．A.go away B．show off
C．give up D．turn up
29．A.powerful B．negative
C．practical D．lasting
30．A.consider B．mind
C．stop D．enjoy
31．A.probably B．immediately
C．certainly D．basically
32．A.differences B．mistakes
C．effects D．questions
33．A.especially B．equally
C．extremely D．actually
34．A.problems B．events
C．activities D．things
35．A.determined B．optimistic
C．confident D．knowledgeable
Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
I've recently discovered that I have a second personality (个性) when I speak English, compared to the original me when I speak Chinese.
Speaking English brings out __36__ more outgoing, enthusiastic, relaxed and confident side of me. I am also more open __37__ physical expressions when speaking English, such as hugging, gesturing and using more exaggerated (夸张的) __38__ (face) expressions. I have to say I love this new version of me __39__ (well)．
Similar things happened to my friend when we were traveling in Japan. My friend, a Chinese __40__ (speak) fluent Japanese, showed a more modest and gentle attitude when using Japanese. I think it must have something __41__ (do) with the fact __42__ the Japanese use special words and styles to show respect for an older person or a person at a higher position than themselves.
So learning a new language is really worthwhile. We can not only have direct __43__ (communicate) with people from other countries, but also fully understand __44__ (we) and explore the different sides of us.
I've recently started to learn German. Probably in a few years I __45__ (see) a more cautious, accurate and hardworking version of myself.
Ⅴ.写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节：应用文写作(满分15分)
为了号召更多的人关心山区孩子的学习和生活，你校学生会于7月1日下午举行了一次为贫困山区学校捐赠书籍的活动。请你根据以下要点提示，写一篇英文报道，发表在你校英文网站上。
1．时间、地点、活动； 2.同学们的反应； 3.简短评论。
注意：1.词数80左右(报道的标题已给出，但不计入总词数)；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
An activity for donating books
第二节：概要写作(满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
According to a study at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, researchers found that people who had a good sense of humor and laughed a lot, not only at home but also at work, had fewer heart problems than people who laughed less, and people who laughed a lot tended to live a longer life than the ones who did not.
After reading plenty of information about the benefits of laughing and a careful study of previous papers in this area, a doctor in India started a Laughter Club. Dr. Mandan Kataria's Laughter Club quickly grew into 1,800 groups throughout India and over 6,000 around the world. The Laughter Club had even inspired World Laughter Day, which people celebrate on the first Sunday of May every year. Instructors at the clubs get people laughing not only through jokes but through simple laughing exercises. For example, instructors and participants repeat the chant “ho?ho?ho” and “ha?ha?ha” together. What's more, participants also do the “Lion Laughter” by sticking out their tongues and waving their hands around their ears. Other exercises focus on breathing and simple yoga exercises. In a word, all the activities that can cause laugh are included in the clubs.
These Laughter Clubs are very popular in hospitals and nursing homes nowadays in India, where participants can forget about their aches and pains while laughing. It seems that laughing may be just as important as eating right and exercising.
Not everyone can join a Laughter Club, but we all can take part in the same practice. According to the doctor, besides taking part in the clubs, everyone can do something to make themselves laugh. How can you make laughing a part of your daily routine If you feel funny about joining a Laughter Club, you can rent a funny movie, remember a funny experience, do some sports, go to the zoo, watch the monkeys or even just make yourself laugh. You will not be able to keep a straight face all the time.
So, don't worry; be happy. Laugh a little and live longer.
单元质量检测（四）
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Going Green
For career changers thinking about growth and advancement potential, forget the blue collar and white collar categories: Green is the way to go. According to Bracken Hendricks, a senior fellow at the Center for Global Progress, careers that promote environmental responsibility will become main stream within a decade. “The growth in green careers will be like the Internet Boom, which not only created new jobs, but also had an influence on the overall economy，” he says.
The increasing environmental problems and need for eco friendly products and services are creating a new job section of green collar jobs. Many countries of the world have realized the importance and need for energy saving products and services. It is expected that by 2025 about 25% of the jobs in developed countries will be of green collar jobs. Doesn't the data look promising for the future
Green collar jobs have become a bright career chances for all. And jobs will pop up at every income level, from environmental manager to gardener. For example, many countries including the United States have understood that fossil fuels have negative effect on the environment which can later become a serious danger to mankind. As a result, possibilities are being explored to find alternatives to satisfy demands in a better way. The increasing demand of newer resources has been creating the need for experts and researchers who can find better ways to deal with the ongoing needs. In addition, in order to meet the increasing demands of environment friendly equipment, both green product designer and educated and trained workers are needed. Management of environmental organizations also demands a large number of environmental managers.
Where can you find green collar jobs Internet is undoubtedly the best way to find information on almost any matter. Nowadays, different kinds of jobs are being posted online. Search through a couple of job websites to look for a bright future in energy conversion and recycling of waste management. Check regularly and find the right work for yourself. People who read newspapers can also find different kinds of green collar jobs.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。随着各国环保意识的增强，劳动者行列又多了一个群体：green collar worker 绿领工人 ，文中列举了其具体岗位，说明了其发展趋势。
1．Why does Bracken Hendricks mention the Internet Boom in Paragraph 1
A．To explain the importance of technology.
B．To provide evidence of his recent research.
C．To indicate the bright future of green careers.
D．To inform us of the way of finding green collar jobs.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句，尤其是其中“The growth in green careers will be like the Internet Boom”可知环保类职业的增长会像互联网的兴旺一样，因此答案选C。
2．Which of the following probably creates green collar jobs
A．Promoting services.
B．Training employees.
C．Consuming fossil fuels.
D．Developing new resources.
解析：选D 细节理解题。解答本题首先需理解green collar jobs的定义，然后采用排除法，选项A、B、C创造的工作与绿领工作定义不符合。另外结合第二、三段的内容也不难确定D项为正确答案。
3．What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3
A．The requirements for green employees.
B．The development of the green industry.
C．The economic influence of green careers.
D．The job chances in the environmental industry.
解析：选D 段落大意题。通读第三段，文中结合实例解释了环保产业中相关的就业机会，由此不难得出答案为D。
4．The passage is written to ________.
A．discuss eco friendly services
B．introduce promising career chances
C．suggest ways of saving energy at work
D．explain the best method of finding jobs
解析：选B 写作意图题。文章首先指出环保职业的出现，谈及其发展趋势，并列举了该行业的工作职位，由此不难确定答案选B。
B
Nothing would have made me happier than knowing the International Olympic Committee has awarded the 2022 Winter Olympic Games to Beijing at its 128th session in Kuala Lumpur.
Fourteen years ago, I was in Moscow covering the IOC's 112th session where I witnessed Beijing's successful bid for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Years later, I covered the 2008 Olympic Games as an accredited journalist.
As Beijing becomes the first city ever to host both the Summer and Winter Olympics, which makes China better known in the world, I couldn't help wondering what to expect from the Games this time. Here is my wish list：
Permanent blue skies
Efforts to prevent pollution ahead of the 2008 Games dramatically improved the air quality in Beijing. I still remember how clear the sky was during the 2008 Paralympic Games that opened two weeks after the Olympic Games ended. Sadly, pollution continued to haunt Beijing afterwards, to a large extent damaging the 2008 efforts.
Once again, expectations are high that staging the Winter Olympic Games will push Beijing to reduce pollution and improve the air quality more effectively. Hopefully, blue skies will become a regular feature even after the Games.
Better transportation
Although Beijing is the host city of the 2022 Winter Games, Chongli county of Zhangjiakou in Hebei will host some of the snow events. I was there once a couple of years ago for skiing, and I had to spend 10 long hours on a congested winding road in the mountains on my way back because the highway was closed after heavy snow.
The experience can't stop me from making another attempt to go skiing in Chongli, which I believe boasted the best facilities for winter sports in North China at that time. It is a pleasure to learn that a high speed railway linking Beijing and Zhangjiakou is in the works, shortening the travel time from an average 4 hours to 50 minutes.
语篇解读：本文主要讲述了作者得知国际奥委会授予北京2022年冬季奥运会的举办权后的快乐，之后作者描述了自己对北京未来环境和交通方面的希冀。
5．What does the passage mainly talk about
A．Pleasure for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
B. Hopes for the best conditions before the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
C．Wishes to explain the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
D．Places and the date for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
解析：选B 主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要讲述了作者得知在第128届会议上国际奥委会授予北京2022年冬季奥运会的举办权后的快乐，以及自己对环境和交通方面的希冀，故选B。
6．According to the passage, what do we know about the author
A．A sports reporter.
B．A government official.
C．A member of the National Olympic Committee.
D．An enthusiastic sports fan.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Years later, I covered the 2008 Olympic Games as an accredited journalist.”可知，作为特派记者作者几年后报道了2008年奥运会，故选A。
7．The underlined word in the fourth paragraph means “________”．
A．encourage B．promote
C．bother D．prevent
解析：选C 词义猜测题。根据第四段中的“Sadly, pollution continued to haunt Beijing afterwards, to a large extent damaging the 2008 efforts.”可知，污染继续困扰着北京，在很大程度上损害了2008年奥运会努力得来的成果，故选C。
C
For more than fifty years, a worker was forced to sit on the back of a truck and slowly drop plastic barriers (障碍) to set out lanes (车道) on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Every day, their direction changes to control the traffic, meaning an employee had to go through the difficult task every twenty four hours.
But a new piece of machinery means the work can be completed in a matter of minutes. A new “zipper truck” has been introduced. The vehicle lays and moves a lane barrier as it drives over the bridge. Last weekend, the bridge was closed so the new safety barrier, designed to reduce the dangers of head on crashes, could be set up.
For the longest period in its nearly eighty year history, the bridge was closed early Saturday to all but walkers, cyclists and buses to set up the barriers on the 1.7 mile bridge. A survivor of a 2008 head on crash on the bridge spoke Sunday from a wheelchair to help introduce the new barrier, made of steel clad concrete (钢包混凝土) blocks that can move across the bridge's six lanes to meet traffic needs.
Dr. Grace Dammann pushed for a safer barrier since becoming unable to walk after the accident. She said she decided to drive near the middle of the bridge, which was called the “suicide (自杀) lane”， because she and her daughter were running late. Brian Clark, who was driving in the opposite direction, had just learned his father had cancer. “He suddenly lost control of the wheel, crossed over and hit my car，” Dammann said.
She said she and Clark became friends as they persuaded the government to use the D|S30 million barrier. “I am so thankful，” said Dammann, who came to the ceremony (仪式) with Clark. “Clark and I thank you.”
语篇解读：本文是说明文。美国旧金山市的金门大桥上开始使用新的安全路障系统，由一种特殊的路障机自动完成路障设置。
8．What is the zipper truck for
A．Building bridges.
B．Repairing the road.
C．Carrying plastic barriers.
D．Setting up safe lane barriers.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“A new ‘zipper truck’ has been introduced. The vehicle lays and moves a lane barrier as it drives over the bridge” 可知，这种特殊的路障机是用来设置安全路障的。
9．What can we infer about the Golden Gate Bridge
A．It is being repaired now.
B．It is a bridge with eight lanes.
C．It had very dangerous lanes before.
D．It is too old to be used at the moment.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“she decided to drive near the middle of the bridge, which was called the ‘suicide (自杀) lane’”可推断，金门大桥过去曾有非常危险的车道。
10．What do we learn about Dammann and Clark
A．They organized the ceremony.
B．They are both government officials.
C．They designed the new zipper truck.
D．They were in favor of the new barrier.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“she and Clark became friends as they persuaded the government to use the D|S30 million barrier”可知，Dammann和Clark支持采用新的安全路障。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
You may ride on your bicycle in a rush to get to school every morning. __11__ You may also watch taxis crawl their way through traffic jams.
No matter where you are, all big cities around the world have traffic jams these days. Although they all have their problems, many cities also have a type of transportation that has become a cultural icon (标志)．
In London, to avoid the traffic above ground, people use the “underground”， also called the “tube”. __12__ It brings a lot of convenience to its own residents and visitors and it is the pride of many Londoners. With 12 lines and 275 stations across the city, the tube is normally the quickest and easiest way of getting around London. In London, you are never far from a tube station.
__13__ They serve as a quick and easy way of getting across Manhattan, where the subway doesn't take you everywhere. Stopping a cab is easy. __14__ But, with over 12,000 yellow cabs in the Big Apple, they also cause traffic jams.
Since 1873 when the first cable car started public service, the slow and noisy vehicle has been a symbol of San Francisco. Although once damaged by a serious earthquake and challenged by cars, it is never caught in traffic jams and provides better views than the subway. __15__
A．New York is famous for its yellow cabs.
B．Just stick out your arm like you do in any city.
C．You may fight to get a bit of space on a bus or on the subway.
D．There will always be one for you to every corner, fast and no worry.
E．No wonder it's always the first choice for commuters and tourists there.
F．At this time every day, bike rides will be the most reliable means of transportation.
G．The city has the oldest and most complicated underground railway system in the world.
11．解析：选C 选项C跟前后句结构一致，描述出行状况。
12．解析：选G G项中的“The city”指上文提到的London, “the oldest and most complicated underground railway system”与下句的convenience和pride相呼应。
13．解析：选A 下文中的“the Big Apple”指New York，下文中的yellow cabs是信息提示。
14．解析：选B B项呼应上文，打车很容易。故选B。
15．解析：选E 前句说“never caught in traffic jams”，所以是上班族和游客的首选。不选D项是因为选项D中的one找不到呼应的点。
Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Everyone wants to be successful, but unfortunately, not everyone is successful and it's not easy to achieve success.You have to work hard and do the right things to get closer to your __16__.Every day we do a lot of things.Some are enjoyable for us, __17__ others are not.Some people think that in order to become successful, we should do things that are __18__ for us.In my opinion, __19__， people should sometimes do things that they do not enjoy doing.
To begin with, people are likely to succeed when they are doing things that they __20__.However, things don't usually go like that.Most enjoyable things in our life are not __21__.Playing computer games, __22__， does contribute to success, but its contribution is too little when you __23__ it with something like studying.On the contrary, most constructive things are not enjoyable but they can lead you to __24__.
Secondly, doing things that aren't enjoyable can lead people to __25__ more persistent (坚持的)．If a person always does the things that he enjoys, he will probably __26__ life so easy that when a really __27__ challenge comes, he will __28__ because he had never met with something like this before.
Admittedly, there are some __29__ effects for people doing things that they don't enjoy doing.They could be less efficient since they don't really __30__ doing them.And they __31__ can't even do a good job.However, on balance, these __32__ seem to be minor (不严重的)．
In a word, enjoyable things and non enjoyable things are __33__ important to us.We should do enjoyable things for sure, but __34__ that are not as enjoyable could be more constructive and make people become more __35__.Therefore, I think people should not only do things that they enjoy doing, but also sometimes do things that they do not enjoy doing.
语篇解读：本文是议论文。要想成功，我们不仅要做自己喜欢做的事情，有时也需要做自己不喜欢做的事情。
16．A.future B．idea
C．goal D．point
解析：选C 由上文中的“Everyone wants to be successful”可知，你需要努力并且做正确的事情才能更接近你的“目标(goal)”。
17．A.when B．while
C．since D．as
解析：选B 由该空前的“Some are enjoyable”和该空后的“others are not”可知，我们每天做很多事情，有些令人愉快，“而(while)”有些则不愉快。
18．A.important B．necessary
C．attainable D．enjoyable
解析：选D 由上下文的描述可知，一些人认为要成功，我们必须做“令人愉快的(enjoyable)”事情。
19．A.however B．therefore
C．otherwise D．moreover
解析：选A 由该空后的“people should sometimes do things that they do not enjoy doing”以及下文的描述可知，作者并不赞成这一观点，故此处表示转折，用“然而(however)”。
20．A.resist B．like
C．imagine D．plan
解析：选B 根据常识可知，人们在做自己“喜欢(like)”做的事情时更容易成功。
21．A.constructive B．tiring
C．exciting D．easy
解析：选A 由下文中的“most constructive things are not enjoyable”可知，我们生活中大多数令人愉快的事情是非“建设性的(constructive)”。
22．A.in short B．in addition
C．for example D．as usual
解析：选C 由文中的描述可知，此处引用玩电脑游戏来举例，故用“例如(for example)”。
23．A.share B．discuss
C．change D．compare
解析：选D 当你将其与学习“比较(compare)”时，玩电脑游戏的贡献太小了。
24．A.life B．success
C．health D．progress
解析：选B 由文中多次提到的successful可知，大多数富有建设性的事情并不令人愉快，但是却可以使你“成功(success)”。
25．A.feel B．appear
C．become D．sound
解析：选C 由文中的描述可知，做一些不令人愉快的事情会让人“变得(become)”很坚韧。
26．A.find B．make
C．keep D．realize
解析：选A 如果一个人总是做他喜欢做的事情，那他很可能会“觉得(find)”生活很容易。
27．A.new B．direct
C．interesting D．difficult
解析：选D 由上文中的easy和该空后的challenge可知，当非常“困难的(difficult)”挑战降临时，他会“放弃(give up)”，因为他以前从未经历过这样的事情。
28．A.go away B．show off
C．give up D．turn up
解析：选C 参见上题解析。
29．A.powerful B．negative
C．practical D．lasting
解析：选B 由下文中的“They could be less efficient”和“they ________ can't even do a good job”可知，做自己不喜欢做的事情也会有“负面的(negative)”影响。
30．A.consider B．mind
C．stop D．enjoy
解析：选D 由上文中的“they don't enjoy doing”可知，人们可能会效率低下，因为他们并不真正“喜欢(enjoy)”做这些事情。
31．A.probably B．immediately
C．certainly D．basically
解析：选A 他们甚至“可能(probably)”做不好一份工作。
32．A.differences B．mistakes
C．effects D．questions
解析：选C 由上文中的描述可知，不过总的来说，这些“影响(effects)”似乎是微乎其微的。
33．A.especially B．equally
C．extremely D．actually
解析：选B 由上文的描述可知，作者认为愉快的事情和不愉快的事情对我们“同等(equally)”重要。
34．A.problems B．events
C．activities D．things
解析：选D 由文中的描述可知，此处指不愉快的“事情(things)”。
35．A.determined B．optimistic
C．confident D．knowledgeable
解析：选A 由上文中的“lead people to ________ more persistent (坚持的)”可知，不愉快的事情可能更富有建设性，会让人们变得更“坚定(determined)”。
Ⅳ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
I've recently discovered that I have a second personality (个性) when I speak English, compared to the original me when I speak Chinese.
Speaking English brings out __36__ more outgoing, enthusiastic, relaxed and confident side of me. I am also more open __37__ physical expressions when speaking English, such as hugging, gesturing and using more exaggerated (夸张的) __38__ (face) expressions. I have to say I love this new version of me __39__ (well)．
Similar things happened to my friend when we were traveling in Japan. My friend, a Chinese __40__ (speak) fluent Japanese, showed a more modest and gentle attitude when using Japanese. I think it must have something __41__ (do) with the fact __42__ the Japanese use special words and styles to show respect for an older person or a person at a higher position than themselves.
So learning a new language is really worthwhile. We can not only have direct __43__ (communicate) with people from other countries, but also fully understand __44__ (we) and explore the different sides of us.
I've recently started to learn German. Probably in a few years I __45__ (see) a more cautious, accurate and hardworking version of myself.
语篇解读：学习一门外语不仅能够与其他国家的人有直接的交流，而且能丰富人们对世界的理解，改变一个人的谈吐气质。
36．a 该句意思是“说英语呈现出了一个更加外向、热情、轻松、自信的我”，故用不定冠词a。
37．to be open to “对……开放”。
38．facial 该空后有expression，故用face的形容词形式作定语。
39．better 这里是把说英语的“我”与说汉语的“我”作比较，作者更喜欢全新版本的“我”，故填well的比较级。
40．speaking speak与逻辑主语a Chinese之间是主动关系，故用现在分词短语作定语。
41．to do have something to do with “与……有关”。
42．that that引导同位语从句，作the fact的同位语，解释说明the fact的具体内容。that在从句中只起连接作用，不作任何成分。
43．communication 该空前有“have direct”，且表示“交流”的意思，故此处应用communicate的名词形式communication。
44．ourselves 句子的主语是we，故此处应用we的反身代词。
45．will see “in ＋ 一段时间”作状语，谓语动词常用一般将来时。
Ⅴ.写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节：应用文写作(满分15分)
为了号召更多的人关心山区孩子的学习和生活，你校学生会于7月1日下午举行了一次为贫困山区学校捐赠书籍的活动。请你根据以下要点提示，写一篇英文报道，发表在你校英文网站上。
1．时间、地点、活动； 2.同学们的反应； 3.简短评论。
注意：1.词数80左右(报道的标题已给出，但不计入总词数)；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
An activity for donating books
参考范文：
An activity for donating books
The Students' Union organized an activity for donating books to children in poor mountainous areas in our library on the afternoon of July 1, in order to call on more students to care for the children's life and studies there.
Students were glad to give away some of their books and wrote down encouraging words on the first page of them. In addition, they left their telephone number and address, hoping to be contacted by the children. In the end, more than one thousand books were collected.
The activity doesn't only allow students in our school to show their love for others but also helps them make new friends.
第二节：概要写作(满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
According to a study at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, researchers found that people who had a good sense of humor and laughed a lot, not only at home but also at work, had fewer heart problems than people who laughed less, and people who laughed a lot tended to live a longer life than the ones who did not.
After reading plenty of information about the benefits of laughing and a careful study of previous papers in this area, a doctor in India started a Laughter Club. Dr. Mandan Kataria's Laughter Club quickly grew into 1,800 groups throughout India and over 6,000 around the world. The Laughter Club had even inspired World Laughter Day, which people celebrate on the first Sunday of May every year. Instructors at the clubs get people laughing not only through jokes but through simple laughing exercises. For example, instructors and participants repeat the chant “ho?ho?ho” and “ha?ha?ha” together. What's more, participants also do the “Lion Laughter” by sticking out their tongues and waving their hands around their ears. Other exercises focus on breathing and simple yoga exercises. In a word, all the activities that can cause laugh are included in the clubs.
These Laughter Clubs are very popular in hospitals and nursing homes nowadays in India, where participants can forget about their aches and pains while laughing. It seems that laughing may be just as important as eating right and exercising.
Not everyone can join a Laughter Club, but we all can take part in the same practice. According to the doctor, besides taking part in the clubs, everyone can do something to make themselves laugh. How can you make laughing a part of your daily routine If you feel funny about joining a Laughter Club, you can rent a funny movie, remember a funny experience, do some sports, go to the zoo, watch the monkeys or even just make yourself laugh. You will not be able to keep a straight face all the time.
So, don't worry; be happy. Laugh a little and live longer.
参考范文：
Researchers found that laughing could make people live a healthier and longer life. (要点1) Based on sufficient information, a doctor in India opened a Laughter Club to make participants laugh through various activities. (要点2)Actually, the idea of Laughter Clubs is popular in India nowadays and people attach great importance to laughing. (要点3) So it's advised that everyone should try to do more laughing in one way or another. (要点4)
