Unit 1 Know yourself –Reading
一.翻译下列短语
1.首席工程师_________________________
2.接受新的挑战________________________
3.准备做某事________________________
4.处于领先地位________________________
5.注意每一个细节________________________
6.工作高标准________________________
7.犯错误________________________
8.把…奉献给……________________________
9. 一位心脏外科手术的带头人________________________
二.选用所给的词组的适当形式填空。
1. He gets angry easily. We often tell him not to be so________ (patient).
2. He has the ability to be an excellent ________ (lead).
3.Big companies all hope to hire ________(create) staff.
4. He can do it without ________(difficult).
5.My grandfather would ______ (explain) things to me.
三. 阅读理解
From Nobody to Somebody
Brian was a funny student. He loved watching comedies(喜剧)best and hoped to become a comedy actor one day.
When he heard about the talent show to be held at his school, Brian decided to take part in. He had never acted on stage(舞台)before, and he was very excited. But some students laughed at him. “You are not funny but silly,” Ken, one of his classmates, said to his face. “No one will like what you do,” another boy also said to him, loudly.
Brian couldn't understand why they were so unkind to him. For a moment, he thought about giving up the show. But he remembered how much his friends liked his jokes, and also his teachers said he was very funny. So he decided to prepare for the show.
Brian did a great job at the talent show. Everyone loved his performance, and he won the first prize! His teachers and friends were proud of him. Even so, Ken told Brian that he was not funny, and that he would never be successful. Brian didn't understand why Ken said so, but he realized that it had nothing to do with him. He confidently continued to work towards his goal.
As the years went on, Brian met more people like Ken. “You'll do a terrible job,” they said to him. Luckily, most people encouraged him and some helped him to become even funnier. He got a lot of opportunities to perform in movies. He was even invited to appear on television. His fans thanked him because his comedies made them feel good when they were unhappy.
Now Brian is a big comedy star! He is doing what he loves best. He never feels stressed like those unkind people, and he laughs all day long!
( )1. What did Brian love best when he was a student
A. Going to school. B. Helping classmates.
C. Watching comedies. D. Meeting new friends.
( )2. Brian decided to prepare for the show because ________.
A. his friends liked his jokes
B. he was invited by a TV station
C. he wasn't busy acting in movies
D. Ken was expecting his performance
( )3. After winning the first prize, Brian ________.
A. began to understand Ken
B. became a teacher of acting
C. encouraged others to join him
D. continued to work towards his goal
( )4. Brian's fans thanked him because his comedies brought them ________.
A. success B. happiness C. luck D. pride
Passage 4
We have heard about people who have special memories. Recently there has been a report about a woman from Australia who can remember almost every detail(细节) of all the events in her daily life.
Rebecca Sharrock, 25, is one of just 80 people worldwide who have been indentified(确定) as having Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM,超级自传体记忆症). It means she can remember every small event—which most people would forget within(在……以内) days—as if it had happened just minutes ago.
“I remember my mum putting me in the driver's seat of a car and taking a picture of me when I was 12 days old,”she said. “That's my earliest memory. I remember every day since then. I can't tell all the dates exactly because I was too young to understand calendars, but I remember what I did that very day, what the weather was like and so on.”
Rebecca can also reexperience taste. If she's eating something that she doesn't like, she thinks about Black Forest cake, her favorite food, and the memory will be so strong that she can nearly “taste” it.
However, sometimes her memories prove(证明) to be painful. Because they're not just events that she remembers. “When I relive(再体验) memories, the feelings return, too,” Rebecca said.“For example, I remember falling over when I was three at my grandparents' house and hurting my left knee. Talking about it now, I feel painful in my left knee.”
“At night, I have to sleep with the radio/recorder and a soft light on,”she added. “If it's too dark or quiet, my mind would be filled with all these memories and I can't sleep.”
( )1. Which is NOT TRUE about Rebecca
A. She has special memories. B. She is from Australia.
C. She is 25 years old. D. She can remember every detail of all the events.
( )2. What happened to Rebecca on the day when she was 3 years old
A. She was identified as having HSAM.
B. Her mother put her in a car and took a picture of her.
C. She started to understand calendars.
D. She hurt her left knee at her grandparents'.
( )3. Whenever she is reliving her memories, ________.
A. she is happy
B. she experiences the feelings again
C. she feels pain in her knees
D. she can taste her favorite food
( )4. What is the result of having HSAM
A. She can remember every event in her daily life.
B. She can reexperience taste.
C. She can relive feelings.
D. All the above.
( )5. From the passage, we can infer(推断)that________.
A. HSAM can do her good, but it also brings her pain
B. she feels painful if she recalls her experiences
C. she can fall asleep while she is reexperiencing memories
D. HSAM can greatly improve her living conditions
参考答案
一. 1.chief engineer 2.take on new challenges 3.be ready to do sth
4.take the lead 5.pay attention to every detail 6. Work to hign standard
7.make mistakes 8.devote…to 9. a pioneer heart surgeon
二. 1.impatient 2.leader 3.creative 4.difficulties 5.explain
三. A本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了布莱恩喜欢喜剧并立志成为喜剧演员,但他的梦想却被同学嘲笑。他不忘初心,抓住机会;坚持梦想,获得成功。
C 2. A 3. D 4. B
B本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了传奇人物丽贝卡·夏洛克的故事。她能记住日常生活中所有事件的细节,但这种超常的记忆力给她带来的并不都是甜蜜。
D 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. A