Unit3 Using Language综合练素养提升
一、阅读七选五
Questions to Ask Yourself Before Making a Big Decision
Life is packed with decisions, big and small. If you feel a big decision is appearing in your life,don’t hide! Ask yourself these questions to get clear on what’s the right choice for you.
How committed am I to this change
Rate your level of commitment on a scale out of 10.1.__________Is your level of commitment higher than a 7 That’s great data for your decision!
Is this decision in line with my long-term goal
2. __________Write down your goals. Then think about how this decision plays into that longer-term plan.
3. __________
This is one of my favourite questions! If something is stirring(揽动)within you—a creative idea, a calling to move somewhere new,a desire to end a relationship—what are you giving up when you don’t do it What might you be missing out on in your life if you do nothing
Is now the right time
Bear in mind: 4. __________But there are few real reasons we ever need to delay making a big one when it presents itself. Remember, life is always uncertain and time waits for no one.
Making a big decision doesn’t have to be so difficult. There are no right or wrong answers,or right or wrong ways to live your life. 5. __________ Your inner wisdom has the answers. So get busy asking the person who knows best you.
A. What is the risk of not doing it
B. How long have I been thinking about this
C. Not all decisions need to be made immediately.
D. We always want to know what we need to do next.
E. You don’t have to ask other people what they think.
F. Ask yourself:What do I want five even ten years from now
G. Think about the amount of work,effort and time you’d have to put in.
二、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
The Gift
Sharon was rich and lived in a large house. Beth was from a poor family and lived in a little house that had thin walls and bare pine floors. Sharon and Beth went to the same school, were in the same class and one day entered the same contest for reading books and writing reports. At the end of the contest, both girls completed the exact same number of reports and both girls did reports of very high quality. The contest was declared a tie(平局)and the two girls were asked to draw straws short straw to win.
Beth won the prize, a music box of bright blue plastic. When the music played, a tiny screen showed a series of different pictures as the wheel revolved. Beth placed her prize next to the front door of her small house so if there was ever a fire she would be able to rescue it on her way out.
Sharon was very disturbed that she had not won the prize. After all, she had written just as many good book reports as Beth. She went home and complained loudly to her parents. The next day her parents came to school and complained loudly. Before you know it, the contest judges decided to buy another music box for Sharon.
Sharon was pleased to have got her own prize,but after playing the music box she was not impressed. She shoved it on a shelf in her closet with many other forgotten toys.
While it was Beth who worried about fire,it was Sharon who suffered that disaster. Early that winter, a fire caused by a careless maid destroyed Sharon’s home. The family escaped but all their possessions were destroyed.
When Beth heard about the fire, she was shocked. At school, it was said that all of Sharon’s many toys had been burned except the pony cart that was in the bam. All her clothes had been burned. Many of the little children were not too kind about Sharon’s hardship. One little girl even said, “It serves her right for being so rude all the time. ”
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好。
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Beth, however, was sad for Sharon._
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“Thank you,” said Sharon.
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参考答案:
一、阅读七选五
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了在作出重大决定前我们需要自己的几个问题
1. G 【解析】上文指出给你的决心打分,满分10分,下文问道你的分值是否高于7,由此可推断出G项(考虑一下你需要投入多少工作、努力和时间)符合语境。
2. F【解析】根据下文的“Write down your goals. ”可知,上文需提到目标,F项(问你自己:我在未来的5年甚至10年里想要什么)符合语境。
3. A【解析】下面一段主要问了如果你有了新想法、想要搬到新的地方、想要结束一种关系时,你不做会怎样。由此可知A项(不这样做的风险是什么?)符合语境。
4. C【解析】根据小标题及下文的“But there are few real reasons we ever need to delay making a big one when it presents itself.,,可知,C 项 (不是所有的决定都需要立即作出)和下文衔接最好。
5. E 【解析】根据下文的“Your inner wisdom has the answers. ” 可知,E 项(你不需要问别人的看法)符合语境。
二、读后续写
One possible version:
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Beth,however,was sad for Sharon. One day,on the way home after school, she thought hard and an idea hit her. She rushed home and took out her music box,which she had won in the contest. She raced to a large brick house where Sharon was now staying with her grandparents. After Sharon came to the door, Beth handed the music box to Sharon. “I’m sorry about your fire,” she said,“I want you to have this in place of your lost things.”
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“Thank you,” said Sharon. Sharon went upstairs, pulling out a warm coat to wear on her shopping trip. Then she looked at the box and put it on the hack of a shelf. “ It’s a worthless toy,” she thought. “No wonder Beth gave it to me.” Sharon went off shopping with Grandma, with no interest in the great gift she had received.