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1、Unit 4 Sharing. 阅读理解(2017 合肥高三检测)It'sthe universalcry of parents "Get a job ! ” Soliman'smother told Soliman on the second day of his college breaks.After years of delivering furniture for his mother's store , he knew many people had things they wanted to get rid of.If he borrowed h
2、is mom's truck, he could makea little money by carrying away their garbage.One night , Soliman came up with a namefor his new business College Hunks Hauling Junk.He advertised the next day , and within hours , his phone rang.He asked his friend Friedman to help.They made $220 in three hours by c
3、leaning out a woman's garage.Soliman and Friedman earned $10, 000 that summer.But the two weren't readyto becomefull-time garbage menafter graduation. “We were trained to finish college and get a good job , ” says Soliman , who first worked at a research firm.Friedman became an economic anal
4、yst.After working for the firm and the company for a while, both of them changedtheir minds.They quit their jobs and restarted their business, but had troublefinding a bank willing to lend them money. “ Within months , ” says Friedman , “wewere pretty upset. ” At last , one bank risked lending them
5、$50 , 000.At first , they lost money.One customer asked them to deal with a dozen garbage cans filled with construction garbage.They measured the job by volume instead of by weight and charged just $130.“ The cans were so heavy that it took us two and a half hours , ” says Soliman , “ and it cost us
6、 more than $250 to carry the load.”However, the tough experience taught them a lesson.They reduced the cost of unloading by recycling metals and electronics.Just four years later, they ran anationwide company that earned $3 million in 2014. “ I figured if Nick and I failed we'd learn more from f
7、ailing than from not trying at all, ” says Soliman.【语篇解读】 Soliman 通过为妈妈的商店运送家具了解到许多人有不想要的东西。于是他有了一个想法通过运送别人不想要的东西来挣钱。 他和朋友开始创业时遇到了一些困难,但是通过不懈的努力以及分析和总结,最后他们终于成功了。1 What does Soliman find when helping to deliver furniture?A Some parents want their kids to work at college breaks.B Many families have t
8、hings they don't want to keep.C His mom's truck works well in carrying heavy furniture.D. It's hard to make money by carrying away the garbage.B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的"After years of delivering furniture for his mother's store , he knew many people had things they wanted to get rid of.”
9、可知,Soliman在为母亲的商店运送家具后他了解到很多人有他们不想要的东西。故选 B。2. What makes Soliman think of starting his new business?A. His working experience in his mother's store.B. His strong desire to make use of the garbage.C. His hatred for people's throwing away things.D. His much available time at college breaks.A
10、推理判断题。根据第二段的“If he borrowed his mom's truck , he could make a little money by carrying away their garbage.”可知,当他知道很多人都有不想要的东西时,他就想到如果他借妈妈的卡车来运走这些不想要的东西,他就可以挣到钱。所以这种想法应该是他帮妈妈做事时想到的。故选Ao 3. How did Soliman and Friedman cut the cost of the company?A. By filling the cans with more garbage.B. By meas
11、uring the job by volume.C. By reducing the working hours.D. By recycling something useful.D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的"They reduced the cost of unloading by recycling metals and electronics. "可知,他们通过循环利用金属和电子设备来减少卸 载的费用。故选Do 4. Which of the following can be learned from the passage?A. Easier said tha
12、n done.B. Nothing succeeds like success.C. Two heads are better than one.D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.D 推理判断题。通读全文可知, Soliman和朋友在创业阶段很不顺。但是通过坚持不 懈的努力以及分析和总结,最后他们终于获得了成功。这个故事也验证了这句名言:有志者事竟成。故选D。B(2017 贵州普通高等学校招生适应性考试 )"Helicopter parenting " describes a style of raising child
13、ren where parents are overprotective and do too much.The term describes parents who hover over their kids at home and on the playground like a helicopter.Today , modern technology allows these helicopter parentsto hover from even far away.They can give their children directions at any moment from an
14、ywhere.Julie Lythcott - Haims wrote a book titled Howto Raise an Adult : Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kids for SuccessIn her book , she gives readers a closer look at this parenting style.She also explains why parents should stop it.Julie Lythcott - Haims says she experience
15、d the effects of helicopter parenting first -hand when she worked as dean of first-year students at Stanford University.The incoming students , or freshmen , she says , were very smart and accomplished on paper.But many were unable to take care of themselves. "They were turning to parents const
16、antly for guidance , for problem - solving , to have them make the choice about something.”Lythcott - Haims warns this kind of parenting has many short- term wins but long-term costs that harm the child.She uses an area common to most children a playground.Lythcott - Haims suggests letting your chil
17、d get a little hurt.“If you do your child's homework , it will be perfect.That is what she calls the short - term win.The long - term cost is that your child may not feel capable.And he does not become a determined learner , meaning he will give up easily when faced with a difficult problem to s
18、olve." So what can parents do if they want to breakthe overparenting ahelicopter " cycle ? Reading Julie's book , you can follow some ways to stop hovering over your children.In a word, when kids have all the skillsto take care of themselves, they will be prepared for adulthood.【语篇解读】J
19、ulie Lythcott-Haims写了一本书否定了 “直升机式教养”,告诫父母:做得太多会伤害孩子,阻碍孩子的成功。5. The underlined words “hover over" in Paragraph 1 probably mean"”.A. deal withB. fly overC. stare atD. circle aroundD 词义猜测题。根据上文的" where parents are overprotective and do too much' 和下文的 "at home and on the playgrou
20、nd like a helicopter " 可知,"直升机父母” 在家里和在操场上像直升机一样在孩子头顶盘旋,监视孩子。故选D “盘旋”。6. What does the a helicopter parent " believe ?A. Short - term wins can harm the kids.B. Learning from failure is helping kids.C. Trying to make decisions should be valued.D. Getting protection from parents is nece
21、ssary.D 推理判断题。文章第一句说“直升机式教养描述了一种养育孩子的方式,父母过度保护孩子,做得太多”因而可推断,这些父母认为他们对孩子的保护是必要的。故选D 7. What should parents do for their children based on Julie's study?A. Encourage them to do what they can do.B. Help them grow with parents' protection.C. Guide them in doing as parents do or say.D. Prevent th
22、em from playing on a playground.A 推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容尤其是最后一句"In a word, when kids have all the skills to take care of themselves, they will be prepared for adulthood ” 可知,Julie Lythcott - Haims鼓励孩子做自己能做的事,学会独立。故选A。8. What would be the best title for the text?A. How to Break the Overparenting CycleB
23、. How to Help Adults with Their ProblemsC. Helicopter Parenting IS Well Worth TryingD. Helping Children Too Much Is Hurting ThemD 标题判断题。通t全文可知,Julie Lythcott - Haims写了一本书否定了 “直升机式教养”,告诫父母:做得太多会宠坏孩子。【导学号:30892230】 n .完形填空(2017 吉林省部分学校高三模拟 )If you're the smartest person in your circle,you're i
24、n the wrong circle you've outgrown it.It's time to move to the next 1. This saying encourages people to 2 more by hanging out with those who are more driven and 3 than they are.I heard this saying 4 to me from my daughter's friend this past week.Ally , Wesand I have been running for upco
25、ming 5. I'm going to do another 5K and Ally and Wes are going to do the 12-mile obstacle course.6, their training is moreintense than mine, but when I was in 7 with them last week, Wes suddenly said , "You should 8 with us !”“You meando what you're doing ? ” I asked, with a surprised 9
26、on my face.“Exactly he answered. "You can do it ! You 10 need someone to push you.” As much as I 11 to admit it, he was right.I needed to 12 outside myI was a littlecomfort zone.I always let them run ahead of me, content to run at my own comfortable pace.But that was the 13 I'd grown too co
27、mfortable with my training.I hadn't been pushing myself.Ever since I had the surgery in April14 about running again.I was afraid to even try 15 that night when Wespushed meinto it and outside my comfort zone.He was right ! I was able to run only about 5 minutes at a time before I had to walk aga
28、inbut it was a(n) 16 . Andthat was all I needed to get back at itno longer afraid to train harder.Recently I have 17 my a training circle " to include Ally and Wes, and he wasn't afraid to push me.50, how are the circles in your life ? Are you being 18 inevery area of yourlife , or are you
29、very comfortable these days, not being 19 atall , still livinginside your comfort zone? If you're the most 20 one , then it's time to get into a new circle or at least add to your existing ones.【语篇解读】如果你在一个圈子里首屈一指的话,那么你就该改变一下,走出安乐窝了。1. A.patternB. levelC. itemD. standardB 根据文章第一句话可知,此处指的是改变圈
30、子,也就是到了移动到下一个“层级 (level)”的时候了。2. A.appreciateB.payC.achieveD.solveC 这句话鼓励人们“取得(achieve) ”更多的成就。3. A.honestB.experiencedC.potentialD.matureB 根据语境及空前的“ more driven ”可知,此处指与那些更有干劲和“经验丰富的 (experienced)”人为伍,向他们学习。4. A.directlyB. immediatelyC. suddenlyD. graduallyA 此处指上周作者从女儿的朋友口中听到了这句“直接 (directly) ”对自己说
31、的 话。5. A.sportsB. examsC. racesD. performancesC 从下文的"another 5K ” "the 12-mile obstacle course ”可知,此处指的是即 将到来的“竞赛(races)”。6. A.HopefullyB. ThankfullyC. FortunatelyD. ObviouslyD 根据语境可知,作者的女儿及其朋友的训练强度“明显 (obviously) ”大于作者的。 7 A.companyB loveC touchD relationA 根据下文的“ You mean do what you're doing ?”可知,此处指但是上周,当作者“和他们一起(company)”去训练时,Wes对作者说作者应该和他们一起参加同样强度的“训练 (train) ”。 in company with sb. 意为“和某人一起”。 8 A.playBexerciseCtrainDgoC 参见上题解析。
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