-高中英语寒假作业8Unit2Improvingyourself含解析外研版选择性必修第二册

PAGEPAGE16寒假作业一、阅读理解1.

Imusthavelookeddeepinthought,orasdeepinthoughtasan11-year-oldmancan,whenmygrandmotherglancedupfromherweedingtoask,"Youhavesomethingonyourmind,don'tyou?"

"Yes,IwasthinkingthatsomedayIwanttobeanOlympicspeedskatingchampionlikemyhero,EricHeiden.IwanttobeadoctorlikemyparentsandIwanttohelpchildreninAfrica."

IimmediatelyknewIhadtherightpersonwhenaknowingsmileflashedacrossherface."Johann,ofcourse!Youcandoanythingyouwanttodo!"shesaidsimply.Andwithmygrandmother'ssupport,Isetouttopursuemypassions.

14yearslater,Iwaswellreadytotakeholdofmyfirstdream:becominganOlympicchampion.TheOlympicsin1994wereinmyhomecountry,Norway.AsIenteredtheOlympicstadium,Iwasn'tthebestathlete,andmanyhaddoubtsaboutmyabilitytoperformwell.ButIhadsomethingspecialworkingforme.IhadawomaninthefirstrowwhobelievedinmefollowingmypassionsjustasmuchasIdid.Forthefirsttimeever,mygrandmotherwasgoingtoseemeskate.

Ithappened.Breakingaworldrecord,Iwonthegold.

AsIstoodonthepodium(领奖台)thatIhaddreamedaboutmyentirelife,acuriousquestionpoppedintomyhead.Whyme?WhydidIwin,givenalltheotherincrediblecompetitorsoutthere?Thereasonhadtobemorethanagrandmotherwhosharedabeliefinhergrandson'sdream.Thequestionledmetoonlyoneanswer:becauseIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworld,andwithallthemediaattentiononmysuccess,Icould.

Iimmediatelyknewwhatthatdifferencehadtobe:hopeinthelivesofthechildreninAfrica.Sixmonthsearlier,I'dbeeninvitedtoEritreaasanambassadorforOlympicAid.2.

Therearemanychangesthatcanhappeninaperson'slife.Somechangesareverysmallandwouldnotaffectyourlifeverymuch.However,othereventscouldbeveryimportantandcouldchangeaperson'swholelife.TheimportanteventthatchangedmylifeiscomingtotheUnitedStatestostudy.

WhenIfirstarrivedinthiscountry,Irealizedthatagreattransformation(转变)wouldhappeninmylifebothphysicallyandmentally.AfterspendingmorethantwomonthsintheUnitedStates,IfirmlybelievethatmovingtotheUnitedStatesisabeneficialchangeforme.Thischangeprovidesmewithachancetoleadahealthylifestyleaswellasanewwayofthinkingthatisimportantforme.

Itisnecessarytohavethischangeasitoffersmeahealthylifestyle.BeforecomingtotheUnitedStates,Iusedtostayuplateatnighttostudyandwakeupearlyinthemorning.Thiscouldcausemetogetsickeasily.WhenIdecidedtocometoAmerica,Imadeupmymindanddeterminedtokeepahealthyroutine.Forexample,IenjoytheAmerican-stylemealwhichincludeshavingafreshsaladinsteadofcookedvegetables.Thismethodofcookingvegetableshelpsmeabsorbmorevitaminsfromthem.

Additionally,thismostimportantchangeenablesmetothinkdifferentlyandinternationally.ThisismyfirsttimelivinginaNorthAmericancountry.Hence,Ihaveabrand-newchancetoexperienceanewculture.Byknowingmoreaboutdifferentcultures,Ihavebecomemoreconsiderateandhaveanunderstandingofvarioushabitsaswellasbehaviorsfromdifferentraces.

SinceIcamehere,Ihavechangedmyeatingandsleepinghabitstoagoodway.Thus,thischangeisveryimportantandbeneficialforme.1.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellusinthepassage?

A.Thereexistgreatchangesduringaperson'slife.

B.Smallchangeswillbringgreatinfluenceonsociety.

C.Animportanteventhaschangedthelifeoftheauthor.

D.TheauthorvaluesthechancetostudyintheUnitedStates.

2.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhefirstlandedontothenewcountry?

A.Hebenefitedfromthechallenginglife. B.Hefoundhewouldfaceagreatchange.

C.Hediscoveredlifeherequiteagreedwithhim. D.Heknewhehadtochangehishealthylifestyle.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?

A.Theauthorwasbecominghealthierandhealthier.

B.Theauthorfelthappierandmorecontent.

C.TheauthorlearnedhowtocookAmericanmeals.

D.TheauthordecidedtoliveastheAmericansdo.

4.Whichofthefollowingimpressestheauthormost?

A.TheAmerican-stylemeal. B.Anewwayofliving.

C.Experiencinganewculture. D.Changinghisbehaviors.3.NewJerseyMiddleSchoolMakesStudentsGoPhone-Free

AmiddleschoolinUnionCounty,NewJersey,isforcingitsstudentstostaydisconnectedinclass,byprohibitingcellphones.PrincipalKevinStansburyofMaxsonMiddleSchoolputforwardthephonebanlastweekafterhenoticedsomemajorissuesintheschool."Ourtestscoresweredown,anddisciplinewasup,"hesaid.Accordingtohim,studentsweretoofocusedontheirphonestopayattentiontotheirlessons.So,hepurchasedYondrpouchesfortheschool.

Whenstudentscomeintotheclasseachmorning,theyplacetheirphonesinthepouch,whichisthenlockedtightly.Sotheyhavenoaccesstophonesatall.Itcanonlybeopenedusingaspecialdeviceattheendoftheday.Thebanonmobiledevicesappliesnotjustduringclasstimebutduringbreaks,withtheonlyexceptionsbeingintimesofemergencyorincasesofstudentswhoneedsuchdevicestohelpwithdisabilities.

EighthgraderswhospokewithNews12NewJerseysaythattheynoticedachangeinamatterofhours."It'sjustbetterforeveryonebecauseyou'llunderstandhowitfeelstogetmoreworkdoneinsteadofdistractingattentionbecauseofthephone,"saysstudentCharleneV."Iwasusuallylisteningtomusic,buttodayIgettocommunicatewithallmyfriends,"saysstudentDesireeDuncan.

Theprogramwasoriginallymetwithresistancefromstudentsandparents,sotheprocesswasnotthatsmooth.Butteachersandadministratorssaythattheprogramwillhaveamajorimpact."Studentsweretalkingandlaughingandtherewerenocellphonesotherthanbeingcarriedinthepouches,"Stansburysays.

TeacherNiaCummingssayssheevennoticedstudentsbouncingideasoffeachotherinclass.Shesaysstudentsusedtothrowinthetowelquicklyandjustrelyontheirphonestolookforanswers.Shesaystheynowtrytofiguretheanswersoutthemselves."Everyoneissocializingandeatinglunchtogether.That'swhatIwasn'tseeingwhenphoneusagewasatitsworst,"sheadds.

MaxsonMiddleSchooliscurrentlytheonlyoneinthedistricttousethesepouches.KevinStansburyalsocalledonalltheschoolsinthecommunitythatit'sworthpayingcloseattentiontocellphoneissuesatsecondaryschoolsandtakingactionwhennecessary.1.MaxsonMiddleSchoolputforwardthephonebanbecausestudents________.

A.weren'tfocusedonschoolwork B.werealwayslisteningtomusic

C.usedphonestocheatatexams D.stoppedtalkingwithothers

2.WhatdidthetwoeighthgraderstellNews12NewJersey?

A.Oppositionfromstudents. B.Teamworkwithfriends.

C.Thedailyroutineatschool. D.Effectoftheprogram.

3.AccordingtoNiaCummings,whatchangehasthephonebanbrought?

A.Studentsdiscussmoreinclass. B.Studentsfinishtheirworkontime.

C.Studentsguesstheanswersthemselves. D.Studentscheckmessagesduringthebreak.4.

Ifyoucouldhaveonekindofsuperpower,whatwoulditbe?

Dreamingaboutwhetheryouwouldwanttoreadminds,seethroughwalls,orhavesuperhumanstrengthmaysoundsilly,butitactuallygetstotheheartofwhatreallymattersinyourlife.

Everydayinourwork,weareinspiredbythepeoplewemeetdoingextraordinarythingstoimprovetheworld.

Theyhaveadifferentkindofsuperpowerthatallofuspossess:thepowertomakeadifferenceinthelivesofothers.

We'renotsayingthateveryoneneedstocontributetheirlivestothepoor.Yourlivesarebusyenoughdoinghomework,playingsports,makingfriends,andchasingafteryourdreams.Butwedothinkthatyoucanliveamorepowerfullifewhenyoudevotesomeofyourtimeandenergytosomethingmuchlargerthanyourself.Findanissueyouareinterestedinandlearnmore.Volunteeror,ifyoucan,contributealittlemoneytoacause.Whateveryoudo,don'tbeabystander.Getinvolved.Youmayhavetheopportunitytomakeyourbiggestdifferencewhenyou'reolder.Butwhynotstartnow?

Ourownexperienceworkingtogetheronhealth,development,andenergythelasttwentyyearshasbeenoneofthemostrewardingpartsofourlives.Ithaschangedwhoweareandcontinuestofuelouroptimismabouthowmuchthelivesofthepoorestpeoplewillimproveintheyearsahead.1.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?

A.Yourlifestyle. B.Yourtroubleinlife. C.Yourlifevalue. D.Yourlifeexperience.

2.Howdothepeoplearoundmakeauthorinspiredeveryday?

A.Theyaremakingtheworldbetter.

B.Theypossessdifferentkindsofsuperpower.

C.Theyhavegotthepowertochangetheworld.

D.Theyhavegreatinfluencesontheauthor'slifeandwork.

3.WhichofthefollowingcanbebestconcludedfromParagraph5?

A.Tryingyourbesttohelpthepoor. B.Workinghardtogetthebiggeropportunities.

C.Contributingmoretoacause. D.Gettingyourselfinterestedandgettinginvolved.

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.People'seffortshavebeenmateriallyrewarded.

B.Thelivesofthepoorestaresupposedtogetbetter.

C.Theworkonhealthisthemostvaluableexperience.

D.Muchmoreprogresswillbemadeinthenearfuture.二、七选五5.Investinginyourself

Figuringouthowtoinvestyourmoneycanbeadifficulttask.Thisissomethingthatyouwillwanttolearnhowtodo.

①________Thingsthatwillimproveyourknowledge,skillsorhealthareallgreatinvestments.However,beforeyoustart,youneedtobeclearaboutwhatyouwillgainfromdoingallofthesethings.

Youmaythinkinvestinginyourselfmeansinvestinginyoureducation.

②________Therearesomeotherthingsyoucandoaswellasbuyingagymmembershipcardorlearninganewskill.

Sowhataresomespecificthingsyoucando?

③________Readingbookscanreallyexpandyourmindandallowyoutolearndifferentskillsandgainknowledge.I'mtalkingaboutthebookswhereyouwillactuallylearnanewskill,notfictionbooks.

Youcanalsotakecoursesandattendseminars.Theseprogramsaretaughtbypeoplewithahighlevelofknowledgeorskill.

④________Onlyinthiswaycanyouavoidbeingfooledbysomesalespresentations.

Moreover,investinginyourselfisasafewaytokeepyourmoney.Althoughasavingsaccountisseenasthemostsecureinvestment,thatisn't100%safe.Evenifyouneverexperienceyourbankclosingdown,thereturnislittlewheninflation(通货膨胀)istakenintoconsideration.

⑤________Butovertime,theywillshowupintermsofyourhappinesslevelaswellasyourlevelofsuccess.A.

Thebenefitswillstaywithyou.B.

Thisisjustoneway.C.

Ifyouaren'tareader,youshouldstartwiththat.D.

Themoreyoudothis,themorevaluableyouwillbe.E.

Thebestwaytoinvestyourmoneyistoinvestitinyourself.F.

Ofcourse,youneedtodosomeresearchbeforeinvesting.G.

Whenyouinvestinyourself,youmaynotseegainsrightaway.三、完形填空6.

Ialwayshearaboutbravepeopleonsocialmedia.Ifbraveryisassimpleasshowing

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duringatimeoffear,I

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atimewhenIhadascaryexperience.

MyfamilyhadjustarrivedatourChristmasholidayhousewhenthe

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ustowatchoutforwildrodentsrunningaroundhishouse.Thethoughtof

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somethinglikeamouse

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enteredmymind.Besides,myfatheralwayscametomy

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ifIneededhim.

Whilemyparents

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ourbags,Idecidedtowatchamovieinmyroom.Everyoneelsewas

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soIhadtotakecareofmybrother.Halfwaythroughthemovie,Ireallyneededtotakeabathroom

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soIsteppedoutofmyroom,leavinghimaloneinhisbabybed.

WhenIlefttheroom,mybrotherbegantocryloudlyandfearfully,soIhurriedback,andwasgreetedbyan

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furryvisitor.

"Dad!"Icried,"Thereisaratinmyroom!"

"Killingit!"he

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"ButDad,Ican't."

Mymind

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it.WACK!Ibegantohittheratuntilitstoppedmoving.

Myparentswere

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thatIputmyfearasidetoprotectmybrother.Thatday,Ifeltbrave.1.A.strength

B.progress

C.power

D.skill

2.A.waste

B.recall

C.spend

D.occupy

3.A.neighbor

B.agent

C.stranger

D.owner

4.A.warned

B.begged

C.allowed

D.encouraged

5.A.observing

B.playing

C.making

D.killing

6.A.almost

B.gradually

C.never

D.suddenly

7.A.life

B.hand

C.mind

D.aid

8.A.unpacked

B.unfolded

C.unlocked

D.uncovered

9.A.busy

B.excited

C.hurried

D.frightened

10.A.ride

B.walk

C.break

D.chance

11.A.unreasonable

B.unexpected

C.unknown

D.unfit

12.A.laughed

B.informed

C.yelled

D.signed

13.A.froze

B.broke

C.wandered

D.changed

14.A.kicked

B.handed

C.seized

D.threw

15.A.afraid

B.nervous

C.considerate

D.proud四、语法填空7.ValuableValues

Thespendingpowerofyoungpeople①_________(vary)frompersontoperson.Each,however,②_________(face)withthesamequestion;whattodowiththeirmoney?Someteensmayspendtheirmoneyononlineactivities

③_________otherscanmakegooduseofmoney.Forinstance,withhergrandmother'shelp,eight-year-oldThompsonstartedmaking"KareBags"containing④_________(necessity)forthehomeless,whichmadetheirlives⑤_________(easy).It'simportantforyoungergenerationstoknowanappropriatewaytospendmoney.ThankstoJerry,heputforwardamethodtoteachteenagers

⑥_________tospendmoneywisely.WhenJerry'sgrandchildrenturned13,hispresenttoeachofthemwasthreejarsforSpending,Saving,andGiving—hehassinceaddedafourthjarforInvesting.Itwasfromthenon

⑦_________hisgrandchildrenstartedtobeincontrolofthemoneytheyreceived.Jerry'sbirthdaypresenttohisgrandchildrenismorethanafewjars—heisgivingthemtheopportunity⑧_________(learn)lifelongvalues.Thewideraimofthejarsistoencourageteenagerstothink⑨_________(objective)aboutmoneyandwhatitcando.Inaword,thismethodwillmakea⑩_________(different)toteenagers'future.五、写作8.假如你是李华,你的澳大利亚笔友David在邮件中透露,他觉得他的朋友吸烟很酷,也想尝试一下,为此征求你的意见。请你根据以下提示,给David回一封邮件,劝他不要吸烟。要点如下:

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吸烟危害大,会影响自身及他人的健康;

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一旦上瘾,很难戒除;

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提倡健康、积极的生活方式。注意:

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词数80左右;

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可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;

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开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。DearDavid,Ihavelearnedfromyouremailthatyouwanttotrysmokingasyouthinkitisverycool.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua9.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。

Oneevening,aworkmanwasexhaustedlymakinghiswayhomeafterwork,whenhestoppedtorestbythesideoftheroad.Awomancameby,pushingacartfullofflowers.Thesmellofherblossomssofilledtheairwithsweetnessthatitseemedtotakeawaythetirednessinhisbonesandlifthisspirits.Hehadneverexperiencedsuchwonderfromthemanybloomsofhisowngarden."HowmuchmustIpay,orwhatmustIdo,tohavesomeofyourwonderfulflowers?"heaskedthewoman.

"Oh,sir,"shesaid,"takewhatyouwishfor."

"WhatreturnmustImakeforthem?"heaskedagain.

"Yourgratitudeisenough,"shesaid,"andit'sapleasuretosharethebeautyofflowerswithyou."

Sothemanfilledhisarmswithblossomsandhurriedjoyfullyhome.Hiswifeandchildrenwerealsogladovertheremarkableflowers,forthey,too,discoveredthatthesightofthemwasadelightandthesmellofthemrefreshedthesoul.

Inordernottolosehisvaluablepossession,themanplantedtheblossomsinasmallplotoflandbehindhishouse.Sunlightandwaterkeptthemamazinglybeautiful—theystillperformedtheirfantasticmagic.

Everyday,hischildrentookdelightinplayingintheyardandalwayssanganddancedaroundtheflowers.Theyalllikedthelovelygifttheirfatherhadreceivedandeveninvitedmanyoftheirfriendstosharethisfantasticmagictogether.Whenchildrencametoplayneartheflowers,themanoverandoverwarnedthemagainstcarelessnessandwildplayforfearthattheywalkontheflowersanddamagethem.Buttheflowersremainedstrongaslongastherewasenoughsunandwatertonourish(滋养)them.Nowhereelsecouldthemanorhiswifeorchildrenfindsuchremarkablerelaxationfromtiredness,suchcomfortinsadness,suchspiritualnourishmentasthoseremarkableflowersprovided.

Withthenewsspreadingandmorepeoplecomingtoappreciatehistreasure,themanbecameevenmoreconcernedabouthisremarkableflowers.注意:续写词数应为150左右。Hewasdeterminedtoprotecttheflowers.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

However,theflowersseemedtofadedaybyday,sothemanwenteverywhereforhelp.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

答案以及解析1.答案：1-4.BCAB

解析：1.细节理解题。根据第三段中祖母的话可知,当作者说出他的梦想时,祖母很支持他,故B项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段中的"Imusthavelookeddeepinthought,orasdeepinthoughtasan11-year-oldmancan"及第四段第一句可知,11岁时作者说出了自己的梦想,14年后,作者准备好实现他的第一个梦想——成为奥运会冠军,并最终实现了,由此可知,作者在25岁时实现了他的第一个梦想,故C项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据第二段中的"IwanttohelpchildreninAfrica"可知,作者还有一个梦想——帮助非洲儿童,再由文章最后一句可知,接下来作者会讲述自己为帮助非洲儿童而做出的努力,故A项正确。

4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要讲述了作者在祖母的支持与鼓励下,努力追求自己的梦想,最终成为奥运会速度滑冰冠军的故事,祖母的支持与鼓励对作者实现梦想起到了重要作用,故B项正确。2.答案：1-4.CBAC

解析：1.主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句"TheimportanteventthatchangedmylifeiscomingtotheUnitedStatestostudy."可知,作者主要想讲述来美国学习给他的生活带来的变化,故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句"WhenIfirstarrivedinthiscountry...mentally."可知,作者在刚到美国的时候,就意识到无论是生理上还是心理上,自己的生活都将会发生巨大的变化。故选B项“他发现自己将面临巨大的变化”。由第二段第二句"Afterspending...forme."可知,在美国生活了两个多月后,作者坚信去美国对自己来说是一个有益的改变。所以A项“他从充满挑战的生活中获益”和C项“他发现这里的生活很适合他”都是在美国生活了一段时间后的感受,与题意不符。D项“他知道他必须改变健康的生活方式”与第二段最后一句"Thischangeprovidesmewithachancetoleadahealthylifestyle...forme."的表述不一致。

3.推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句"Thismethodofcookingvegetableshelpsmeabsorbmorevitaminsfromthem."可推断出,这种烹调蔬菜的做法帮助作者摄入了更多的维生素,这样会使他的身体越来越健康,故选A。

4.细节理解题。根据第四段中的"thismostimportantchangeenablesmetothinkdifferentlyandinternationally"可知,本段中提到的"Ihaveabrand-newchancetoexperienceanewculture"给作者留下的印象最深,故选C,A项“美式饭菜”、B项“一种新的生活方式”以及D项“改变他的行为”均不符合题意。3.答案：1-3ADA解析：1.推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Accordingtohim，studentsweretoofocusedontheirphonestopayattentiontotheirlessons.”可知学生们太过于关注手机了以至于上课时无法专注，因此Maxson中学推行手机禁止项目是因为学生们无法专注于学业。故选A。2.推理判断题。根据第三段中的“EighthgraderswhospokewithNews12NewJerseysaythattheynoticedachangeinamatterofhours.”可知两位八年级的同学说，实施一段时间后她们注意到发生了改变，意在表明两位同学表达了这个项目所带来的影响。故选D。3.细节理解题。根据第五段中的“TeacherNiaCummingssayssheevennoticedstudentsbouncingideasoffeachotherinclass.”可知，NiaCummings老师甚至留意到了学生们在课堂上互相探讨想法，因此根据NiaCummings说的，禁止使用手机带来的好处是同学们在课堂上讨论的更多了。故选A。4.答案：1-4.CADB

解析：1.推理判断题。在文章第一段中,作者提出了“如果你能有一种超能力,那会是什么呢?”的问题,然后第二段回答“你梦想可以读懂别人的心思、透墙看物或是拥有某种超凡的力量可能听起来很傻,但事实上它抓住了核心问题——什么是你生命中你最重视的。下文作者指出,每个人生命的价值在于为社会做贡献,所以可推知,画线部分指的是生命的价值。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据第三段"Everydayinourwork,weareinspiredbythepeoplewemeetdoingextraordinarythingstoimprovetheworld."中的improvetheworld可知,此处隐含的意思是“让世界变得更美好”,故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据文章第五段中的"Findanissueyouareinterestedinandlearnmore."和"Getinvolved."可以推断出,本段讲了要让自己感兴趣并参与,故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的"fuelouroptimismabouthowmuchthelivesofthepoorestpeoplewillimproveintheyearsahead"可知,对于最贫困的人的生活将来会更好这一点人们持乐观态度,故选B。5.答案：EBCFG

解析：本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了人们应该如何进行自我投资。①根据后文Thingsthatwillimproveyourknowledge,skillsorhealthareallgreatinvestments.(能够提高你的知识、技能或健康的事情全都是好投资。)以及下一段首句Youmaythinkinvestinginyourselfmeansinvestinginyoureducation.(你也许认为自我投资意味着投资你的教育。)可知,这一段主要是讲投资的最好方式就是投资自我,故选E。②根据后文Therearesomeotherthingsyoucando(你有一些别的事可以做)可知,设空处指教育投资仅仅是其中一种方式,故选B。③根据后文Readingbookscanreallyexpandyourmind(读书确实能扩展你的思维)可知设空处指建议读书,故选C。④根据后文Onlyinthiswaycanyouavoidbeingfooledbysomesalespresentations.(只有这样你才能避免被一些销售展示思弄。)可知,在投资前你应先做些调查,故选F。⑤根据后文Butovertime,theywillshowup(但随着时间流逝,它们将会显现出来)可知,自我投资的好处不会立即显现出来,故选G。6.答案：1-5.ABDAD;6-10.DDAAC;11-15.BCACD

解析：1.考查名词。此处指如果在一段恐惧的时间内勇气像展示力量(strength)一样简单的话。progress进步;power权力;skill技巧。故选A。

2.考查动词。下文讲述“我”的一次可怕的经历,故这里用recall,表示“回忆起”。waste浪费;spend度过;occupy占用。故选B。

3.考查名词。根据设空处的上文“我们一家人刚到我们的圣诞度假屋”和下文“来把钥匙给我们送来”可知,这里应该是指这个度假屋的主人(owner)。neighbor邻居;agent代理人stranger陌生人。故选D。

4.考查动词。根据下文中的watchoutfor可知,这里用warned表示“提醒”更符合文意。beg恳求;allow允许;encourage鼓励。故选A。

5.考查动词。根据倒数第四段中的"Killingit!"可知,这里用killing照应下文。observe观察到;play玩耍;make制造;kill杀死。故选D。

6.考查副词。这里强调听到房东和父母的对话后,“我”突然产生的想法。almost几乎;gradually逐渐地;never永不;suddenly突然。故选D。

7.考查名词。根据第五段中当“我”发现老鼠出现在房间时,“我”立即向爸爸求助可以推知,此处表示“况且,如果我需要我父亲,他总会来帮忙”。cometoone'said表示“来帮助某人”,符合语境。life生活;hand手;mind大脑。故选D。

8.考查动词。根据上文可知,我们一家人刚住进这个房子,且根据常识可知住进去之后,要把包打开(unpacked)整理一下。unfold展开;unlock开……的锁;uncover揭开盖子。故选A。

9.考查形容词。根据设空处后的“因此我不得不照看我弟弟”可知,此时其他人都在忙碌(busy)着。excited兴奋的;hurried匆忙完成的;frightened害怕的。故选A。

10.考查名词。根据下文中的"soIsteppedoutofmyroom"可知,电影看到一半的时候“我”需要上厕所。break意为“问歇,休息”,符合语境。ride短途旅程;walk步行;chance机会。故选C。

11.考查形容词。根据上下文可知,一个出乎意料的毛茸茸的来访者突然出现,故用unexpected“出乎意料的”。unreasonable不合理的;unknown未知的;unfit不合适的。故选B。

12.考查动词。根据上文可知,“我”的父亲没有和我在一个房间中,且正在忙碌,又根据"Killingit!"可知,我的父亲应该是大声呼喊(yelled)。laugh笑;inform告知;sign示意。故选C。

13.考查动词。根据下文中的"Iwassofrightened"可推知,“我”当时不知所措,故“我”的头脑因害怕而僵住了。freeze惊呆,吓呆;break弄破;wander开小差;change改变。故选A。

14.考查动词。根据上文中的“我看见的第一件东西是伞”和下文中的“我开始打那只老鼠”可知,此处表示“我”抓起(seized)那把雨。kick踢;hand给;throw扔。故选C。

15.考查形容词。根据上下文内容可知,因为“我”战胜恐惧,把老鼠打死,保护了“我”的弟弟,所以“我”的父母为“我”感到自豪(proud)。afraid害怕的;nervous神经紧张的;considerate替他人着想的。故选D。7.答案：varies;isfaced;while;necessities;easier;how;that;tolearn;objectively;difference

解析：①考查动词的时态和主谓一致。句意:年轻人的消费能力因人而异。分析句子结构可知,设空处作句子的谓语,结合语境可