Module 1 Happiness Unit1 What is beauty同步练习（含答案）

Unit 1. What is beauty
使用单词适当形式填空
After class the teacher expressed her ____________ on my writing. (compliment)
Lately, much ____________ has been put on traffic safety. (emphasize)
He used to have an ____________ with computer games. (obsess)
After receiving a ____________ haircut, the woman decided to sue the hair salon. (horrendously)
It is ____________ to wear a suit and a pair of trainers at the same time. (ridicule)
The football team ____________ many hardships on the way to the championship. (endurance)
The farmers suffered a ____________ loss because of the stormy weather. (considerably)
I do ____________ exercises every morning. (aerobics)
I’m looking forward to taking a trip to Lijiang, a ____________ and charming old town. (quaintness)
The building plans had to be ____________ to suit the new construction requirements. (alteration)
二、语法单句填空（注意倒装句用法）
On top of the hill __________ (stand) a church, whose style can be traced to the ages of the Roman Empire.
But even at that time, driverless cars won’t be truly “driverless”. In the US, only when someone sits in the driver’s seat __________ driverless cars allowed on roads in certain states.
Only when their private photos appeared on foreign magazines __________ the royal couple aware that they had been tracked by paparazzi (狗仔队).
Not until our ancestors grew crops as much as they needed and where they needed them __________ they live together in larger groups.
Down __________ (fly) the beautiful bird that I had never seen before when it saw a few grain of rice on the ground.
On the ocean floor __________ (lie) some sunken ships. However, to bring them to the surface requires expensive equipment and trained people.
Many workers struggled all along to the retirement date, only to realize that they had to switch to a part-time working pattern, also called semi-retirement. Rarely _________ people hear of the concept of semi-retirement in the past……
Soon I had lived in the city for over six months but I still did not like it. Apparently, I had difficulty adapting myself to life in the city, let alone finding a job to my delight. After nine months of frustration, I eventually decided to go back to my small town. Not until I returned ______I realize that a quiet town life was the best for me.
三、倒装结构跟踪练习
1) 杰克疲惫不堪，走不动了，我也一样。
Jack was too tired to walk on, so ______ ______ ______ me.
2) 我从来没有读过这么一本有意思的书。
Never ______ ______ ______ such an interesting book.
3) 我刚到家，就下起大雨来了。
No sooner ______ ______ ______ home ______ it began to rain heavily.
4) 不但老师自己对足球感兴趣，而且学生们也对足球感兴趣。
Not only ______ ______ ______ himself interested in football but ______ ______ ______ ______ __ __________ football too.
5). 只在那时我才意识到英语的重要性。
Only then ______ ______ ______ the importance of English.
6). 只有用这种方法你才能把电脑学好。
Only in this way ______ ______ ______ ____________ well.
7). 只有完成任务以后，你才能离开。
Only after ______ ______ ______ ______, ______ ______ leave.
8). 虽然他是个孩子，但能讲流利的英语。
______ as ______ ______, ______ ______ ______ fluent English.
四、完形填空
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
A recent study has shown that levels of __50__ illness in children are rising. The study claims that mental problems such as depression and anxiety are affecting one in five __51__. One of the reasons given for this is the current preoccupation ( 极其关注) of parents with their children’s __52__.
Parents today consider the streets too dangerous for their children so children are taken from home to __53__ and back, and their parents rarely let them go out __54__ their own.
This preoccupation has two causes: fear of __55 accidents and anxiety about child molesters ( 骚扰者) and murderers on the streets. Parents’ fears make their children anxious about the outside world and children in turn __56__ the normal adventures of everyday life. __57__, they don’t learn how to form __58__ with other children. Anxiety makes children often become victims of bullies and their fears are, therefore, realized and even increased. It is a vicious (恶性的) __59__.
It is a fact, however, that children could be experiencing these fears unnecessarily. __60__ parents may think a child molester lurks ( 潜藏) round every corner, this is not __61__ by statistics: very few children are attacked by people they don’t know.
The fear of traffic accidents is certainly more real but it is something that needs to be addressed by society in general. Some cities in the Netherlands, for example, have created traffic-free zones and pedes-trian-friendly zones, __62__ cars, if allowed, must give priority to people and bicycles. Children can, therefore, play more safely in these areas.
There are, however, critics of this study. Many child psychologists believe that this lack of __63__ is not enough to cause mental problems. They consider the problems more __64__ to be a result of family breakdown in modern society.
50. A. serious B. mental C. bodily D. brief
51. A. days B. cases C. youngsters D. parents
52. A. study B. job C. life D. safety
53. A. home B. office C. company D. school
54. A. by B. on C. for D. with
55. A. air B. railway C. traffic D. sudden
56. A. meet B. take C. miss D. find
57. A. In addition B. In contrast C. In fact D. In particular
58. A. habit B. care C. study D. relationships
59. A. circle B. way C. sign D. source
60. A. If B. Where C. While D. What
61. A. raised B. supported C. decided D. improved
62. A. with B. when C. whether D. where
63. A. courage B. attention C. focus D. independence
64. A. likely B. like C. probably D. possibly
五、阅读理解
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Secretary
Jenny loves office work but it’s hard on her figure. All those sandwich lunches and her sweet tooth added up to extra pounds till Jenny started slimming (减食疗法) with Bisks.
Every lunchtime she’d have a Bisks chocolate bar with a glass of milk. It filled her up and satisfied her longings for sweet things. And it was also convenient.
She watched what she ate at her other meals and soon she was losing weight. Now Jenny’s feeling and looking so good even her boss notices the difference. That was her proof that Bisks work.
Housewife
A lively little lady called Elizabeth and her hungry husband always cooked big, filling meals. And when he cooked them, she couldn’t resist eating them, which led to her weight getting out of hand. So Elizabeth tried slimming with Bisks.
Bisks offered her 24 different flavors of biscuits and chocolate. Some sweet and some delicious. When she ate them instead of a meal, they were really filling and satisfying. She hardly ever felt hungry and soon she began to lose weight.
Now Elizabeth’s back to what she weighed at her wedding. And she knows that Bisks work.
Student
Sue’s first year at college was her first opportunity to cook for herself. But she didn’t. She ate whatever the dining-room had offered. Pretty soon, Sue had a weight problem, a problem she worked out with Bisks.
Sue had Bisks instead of a meal because there was nothing to cook. The Bisks flavors were so delicious. She really enjoyed them. And she ate more sensibly at her other meals.
In a few weeks Sue had lost weight. Now she’s even taking a class in cooking.
That’s her proof that Bisks work.
1. What is the passage?
A. A story. B. A book review. C. An advertisement. D. A scientific article.
2. Sue started going to cooking lessons when ____________.
A. she entered college B. she had a weight problem
C. she didn’t enjoy Bisks D. she’d lost her extra weight
3. The main purpose of the passage is to ______.
A. give proof that Bisks work on slimming
B. ask people to pay attention to their figures while working
C. show people different flavors of biscuits
D. show different people have different slimming ways
B
The fitness movement that began in the late 1960s and early 1970s centered around aerobic exercise (有氧运动). Millions of individuals became engaged in a variety of aerobic activities, and literally thousands of health spas developed around the country to capitalize on this emerging interest in fitness, particularly aerobic dancing for females.
A number of fitness spas existed prior to this aerobic fitness movement, even a national chain with spas in most major cities. However, their focus was not on aerobics, but rather on weight-training programs designed to develop muscular mass, strength, and endurance in their primarily male enthusiasts. These fitness spas did not seem to benefit financially from the aerobic fitness movement to better health, since medical opinion suggested that weight-training programs offered few, if any, health benefits. In recent years, however, weight training has again become increasingly popular for males and for females. Many current programs focus not only on developing muscular strength and endurance but on aerobic fitness as well.
Historically, most physical-fitness tests have usually included measures of muscular strength and endurance, not for health-related reasons, but primarily because such fitness components have been related to performance in athletics. However, in recent years, evidence has shown that training programs designed primarily to improve muscular strength and endurance might also offer some health benefits as well. The American College of Sports Medicine now recommends that weight training be part of a total fitness program for healthy Americans. Increased participation in such training is one of the specific physical activity and fitness objectives of Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives.
4. The word “spas” most probably means “______”.
A. sports activities B. places for physical exercise
C. recreation centers D. athletic training programs
5. Early fitness spas were intended mainly for _____________.
A. the promotion of aerobic exercise B. endurance and muscular development
C. the improvement of women’s figures D. better performance in aerobic dancing
6. What was the attitude of doctors towards weight training in health improvement previously?
A. Positive. B. Indifferent. C. Negative. D. Cautious
7. Recent studies have suggested that weight training ______.
A. had become an essential part of people’s life
B. may well affect the health of the trainees
C. will attract more people in the days to come
D. contributes to health improvement as well
C
Adding math talk to story time at home is a winning equation for children's math achievement, according to a new research from the University of Chicago. The study from psychologists Sian Beilock and Susan Levine shows a marked increase in math achievement among children whose families used Bedtime Math, an iPad app that delivers engaging math story problems for parents and children to solve together.?
?Even children who used the app with their parents as little as once a week saw gains in math achievement by the end of the school year. The app's effect was especially strong for children whose parents tend to be anxious or uncomfortable with math.
Previous research from this group has demonstrated the importance of adults’ attitudes about math for children's math success. For example, a recent study found that math-anxious parents who help their children with math homework actually weaken their children’s math achievement.?
?The new findings demonstrate that structured, positive interactions around math at home can cut the link between parents’ uneasiness about math and children's low math achievement.
?“Many Americans experience high levels of anxiety when they have to solve a math problem, with a majority of adults feeling at least some?worries about math,” said Beilock, professor in?Psychology?and author of Choke, a book about stress and performance. “These math-anxious parents are probably less likely to talk about math at home, which affects how competent their children are in math. Bedtime Math encourages a dialogue between parents and kids about math, and offers a way to engage in high-quality math interactions in a low-effort, high-impact way.”?
?Study participants included 587 first-grade students and their parents. Families were given an iPad installed with a version of the Bedtime Math app, with which parents and their children read stories and answer questions involving math, including topics like counting, shapes and problem-solving. A control group received a reading app that had similar stories without the math content and questions related to reading comprehension instead. Children's math achievement was assessed at the beginning and end of the school year. Parents completed a questionnaire about their nervousness with math.?
?The more times parents and children in the math group used the app, the higher children’s achievement on a math?assessment?at the end of the school year. Indeed, children who frequently used the math app with their parents outperformed similar students in the reading group by almost three months in math achievement at year's end.
8.Bedtime Math is an iPad app that _____.
A. requires parents and children to answer reading comprehension questions
B. assesses children’s math achievement and parents’ nervousness with math
C. teaches children how to count, recognize shapes and solve practical problems
D. encourages children together with their parents to solve math story problems
9.The previous study found that _____.
A. help from math-anxious parents improves children’s math achievement
B. children’ math achievement is related to parents’ attitude about math
C. interactions around math at home will cut off the family relationship
D. children can achieve more success if they see the importance of math
10.We can infer from the passage that ______.
A. children using app for three months can see gains in math achievement
B. children whose parents are uneasy about math outperform other students
C. it is the math problems related to the stories that make the great difference
D. the frequency of using the app has nothing to do with children’s achievement
11.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. High-quality math interactions improve performance.
B. Frequent use of app can develop problem solving ability.
C. Low-effort activities create good parent-child relationship.
D. High-anxiety parents influence children’s attitude about math.
六、阅读六选四
Directions: Read fee passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. Psychics are popular today, esp. when we are stressed.
B. Many people just wait for the future to unfold, not doing anything to accelerate or decelerate the reading coming to fruition.
C. Does the person specialize in the area in which you need guidance?
D. They tend to explore the unknown without doing a lot of research.
E. A psychic will obviously focus on your areas of interest and even share insights about your future.
F. It’s a personal decision, so take the time to find a good match.
Things you must consider before seeing a psychic reader (读心者)
Do your research to find a psychic or reader: Interview more than one, and read online reviews about them, advise oxygen.com. 64 .
Try to get a recommendation from a trusted friend or colleague, suggests Cindi Sansone-Braff , a psychic reader. Once you have a name or two, Google them and see what comes up (obviously you’re not going to visit someone named in a fraud claim). Next, visit the person’s website. See what resonates –or doesn’t.
65 . For instance, if you have a love or relationship question, then you need to seek out a psychic who can help you with this issue. Are you looking to speak to a loved one who's passed? Then you would need to consult a psychic who is also a medium. This real-life ghost story will make you seriously consider the afterlife.
There are five major areas of life that most often bring people to psychics: relationships, vocation, health, time, and finances. All people want to know about have issues with, or lack complete insight into one or all of these areas of their lives. 66 . But keep in mind the limits of such a reading. Be aware always that since our future is completely guided by the choices we make, it can change from moment to moment, which is just one reason a psychic’s prediction may not come to pass. Just hearing about the future can change it.
Whether you spring into action or not depends on the information you get. “There is no one answer,” says Tanya Brown, a psychic in Hoboken, New Jersey. “When a client receives information regarding their love life, career, family, or health, action can vary and in most instances, no action is taken. 67 .”
Clients should expect the unexpected, says Bonnie Vent, a San Diego-based medium. U1 never know what will come through for clients or what it means to them. I prefer to start with the client’s questions so that we can get down to the purpose of their session,” she says.
七、Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
多亏了你及时的帮助，我们才成功地完成了任务。（thanks to）
你可以自由自在地去做任何你想做的事。( be free to )
进一步争辩没有意义，起不了多大作用。（ point）
我们的目的是让所有来我们商店的顾客满意。（aim at）
那个年轻人从他父亲的忠告中受益颇多。(benefit)
我们已下定决心不惜一切代价查清真相。(regardless of)
他想尽力帮忙的, 但把事情做得有些过分了。(overdo)
那件事情与我无关，所以我在会上没有发表自己的意见。( set out )
从发展的角度来看，中国加入世贸组织是个具有历史意义的决定。( perspective )
我们热切地想要知道新建的发电站是否能够为我们提供低价的电能。( supply )
八、Summary Writing
Directions:?Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.?
My neighbor’s children love playing hide-and-seek as all children do, but no one imagines that a game they played last week would be reported in the local newspaper.
One afternoon, they were playing in the vacant lot down by the corner. Young Paul, who is only five years old, found the perfect place to hide. His sister, Natalie, had shut her eyes and was counting to ten when Paul noticed the mail box at the corner and that the metal door was standing open. The mailman had just taken several bags of mail and had carried them to his truck which was standing a few feet away. Paul climbed into the mail box and pulled the door closed so hard that it locked. Soon realizing what he had done, he became frightened and started crying. At that time, Natalie was looking for him everywhere but could not find him. It was lucky that she happened to stand at the comer for a minute and heard her brother’s cries. She immediately ran to tell the mailman who hurried back from his truck to unlock the metal door. Paul was now free, but he had such a bad fright that he could not stop crying. The mailman, however, soon found a way of making him laugh again. He told him that the next time he wanted to hide in a mail box, he should remember to put a stamp on himself!
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九、Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in about 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
请以Is Cosmetic Surgery Necessary?为题写一篇英语短文，阐述你对整容手术的观点。
Is Cosmetic Surgery Necessary?
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Unit 1 参考答案
一、
compliments 2. emphasis 3. obsession 4. horrendous 5. ridiculous
endured 7. considerable 8. aerobic 9. quaint 10. altered
二、
1. stands 2. are 3. were 4. could 5. flew 6. lie 7. did 8. did
三、
1) it was with 2) have I read 3) had I reached；than 4) is the teacher; his students are interested in 5). did I realize 6). can you use the computer 7). you finish the task, can you 8). Child, he is, he can speak
四、
50. B。从第二句中mental problem可得出。
51． C。文章一开始就指出问题存在于children中。
52． D。从第二段第一句dangerous for their children可得出。
53． D。推理，作为学生，肯定是去上学的。
54． B。词组on one’s own。
55. C。上面提到 “过马路”，由此得出。
56． C。根据句意，应为 “错过”。
57． A。上下内容呈递进关系。
58． D。形成一种关系。
59． A。恶性循环。
60． C。此为转折“然而”。
61． B。没有数据证明。
62． D
63． D。缺乏独立。
64． A。consider + adj.的结构，“认为更有可能……”。
五、
1. C。全文把握可看出这是一则广告。
2．D。根据倒数第二段In a few weeks Sue had lost her weight. Now she’s even taking a class in
cooking可知。
3．A
4. B。根据上下文推断。
5. B。从第二段第二句...was not on aerobics, but rather on weight-training programs designed to
develop muscular
mass, strength, and endurance in their primarily male enthusiasts可得出。
C。从第二段第三句...since medical opinion suggested that weight-training programs offered few, if any, health benefits.可得出。
7. D。从最后一段第二句...in recent years, evidence has shown that training programs designed primarily to improve muscular strength and endurance might also offer some health benefits as well可得出。
8~11 D B C A
六、 64-67 FAEB
七、
Thanks to your timely help, we managed to finish the task successfully.
You are free to do anything you would like to do.
There is no point in arguing further. It won’t help much.
We aim at pleasing all the customers coming to our shop.
The young man benefited greatly from his father’s advice.
We are determined to find out the truth regardless of the cost.
He was trying to be helpful, but he rather overdid it.
I had nothing to do with the matter, and, therefore, I didn’t set out my ideas at the meeting.
From the perspective of development, China’s entry into WTO is a historic decision.
We are eager to know whether the newly-built power station will be able to supply cheap energy to us.
八、
【Keys】
The children were playing hide-and-seek one afternoon (1). Finding a mailbox open(2), Paul hid and accidentally locked himself in(3). Not until his sister heard his cries did she ask the mailman to release him, but he couldn’t stop crying(4). However, the mailman made him laugh by telling him to put a stamp on herself next time he hid in a mailbox(5).
九、
One possible version:
Is Cosmetic Surgery Necessary?
Nowadays, cosmetic surgery plays an important part in our daily life. Like everything else, the cosmetic surgery has both favorable and unfavorable aspects. Generally, the favorable aspects can be listed as follows.
The cosmetic surgery can make your given body, however ugly or beautiful it may be, better fits the society’s current ideas about what is beautiful. Also, it can earn you opportunities and enable you to be more competitive than those who haven’t had cosmetic surgeries. What’s more, cosmetic surgeries such as liposuction can promise you a healthier body.
Every coin has two sides. The drawbacks of cosmetic surgery should not be neglected. For one thing, those who turn to cosmetic surgery are running the risk of failure, which may lead to a horrible consequence. For another, cosmetic surgeries cost a lot of money, and yet the result may still disappoint you. For a third, suffering to be beautiful may do harm to your health.
Through above analysis, I believe that we should have an objective view towards cosmetic surgery, as well as what is beautiful. Laying too much emphasis on cosmetic surgery is silly. Like the old saying goes: “Don’t judge a book by its cover”, what matters is one’s inner quality.