Unit 2 Assessing Your Progress課時練習(xí)（解析版）

Unit2HealthyLifestyleAssessingYourProgress課時練習(xí)（解析版）閱讀理解。ATherearethreethingsyoucanwatchforever：Instagramfeeds，YouTubevideosandwater.Amongthem，waterisdefinitelysomethingnoonearguesabout，andtherearemanyunusualwaterattractionsthatyoucanfindaroundtheworld.BangkokFloatingMarketsTherearemanyfloatingmarketswheregoodsaresoldfromboats.Whilemodernmarketsaremorepopular，floatingmarketsarestillahugeattractionforlocaltourism.Anyvisitorscanpurchaselocalfoodsandtraditionalhandcrafted(手工的)souvenirs.Bargainingisapartofexperience.So，startlowandgetthepriceyouarereadytopay.BregenzerFestspieleTheBregenzFestivalisheldeveryyearfromJulytoAugustinVorarlberg.Ithastheworld’slargeststageonthewater.Theperformancesaredifferenteveryyearbuttheyareusuallyunitedbyonetheme.Thedecorationsareveryimpressiveandareworthseeing.MarinaBayStadiumThisstadiumwasbuiltasatemporarysolutionwhileSingaporeNationalStadiumwasrebuilt.Thestadiumwasusedfortheopeningandclosingceremoniesduring2010SummerYouthOlympics.ItwasafloatingplatformwheretheFormulaOneGrandPrixeventwassuccessfullyheld.ArchipelagoCinemaArchipelagoCinemaisprobablyoneoftheworld’smostscenicopen-aircinemasthatfloatsinthemiddleofalake.ThecinemawasdesignedbyGermanarchitectOleScheeren，whobuiltitusingtechniquespopularamonglocalpeople.ThiscinemastagewasbuiltspeciallyforthefilmfestivalFilmontheRocksYaoNoi.1．WhatisspecialaboutBangkokFloatingMarkets?A．Localfoodsarefreetotaste.B．Visitorscanmakeboatsbythemselves.C．Bargainingforagoodpriceisanexperience.D．Performancesonwaterareimpressivetosee.【答案】C【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“Bargainingisapartofexperience.”可知，BangkokFloatingMarkets的特別之處在于，討價還價也是體驗的一部分。故選C。2．WhichonewasusedfortheFormulaOneGrandPrixevent?A．ArchipelagoCinema.B．MarinaBayStadium.C．BregenzerFestspiele.D．BangkokFloatingMarkets.【答案】B【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中“ItwasafloatingplatformwheretheFormulaOneGrandPrixeventwassuccessfullyheld.”可知，MarinaBayStadium曾舉辦過一級方程式大獎賽。故選B。3．WhatdoMarinaBayStadiumandArchipelagoCinemahaveincommon?A．Theybothholdceremonieseveryyear.B．Theybothusedlocalbuildingtechniques.C．Theywerebothbuiltforaspecialpurpose.D．Theybothprovidevisitorswithsportsevents.【答案】C【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的前兩句以及最后一段中的最后一句可推知，MarinaBayStadium和ArchipelagoCinema的共同之處是它們都是出于特殊目的而建造的。故選C。BFailureisprobablythemostexhaustingexperienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmoretiringthannotsucceeding.Weexperiencethistirednessintwoways:asstart-upfatigue(疲憊)andperformancefatigue.Intheformercase,wekeepputtingoffataskbecauseithaseithertooboringortoodifficult.Andthelongerwedelayit,themoretiredwefeel.Suchstart-upfatigueisveryreal,evenifnotactuallyphysical,notsomethinginourmusclesandbones.Thesolutionisobviousthoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:alwayshandlethemostdifficultjobfirst.Yearsago,Iwasaskedtowrite102essaysonthegreatideasofsomefamousauthors.Applyingmyownrule,Ideterminedtowritetheminalphabeticalorder(按字母順序),neverlettingmyselfleaveoutatoughidea.AndIalwaysstartedtheday’sworkwiththedifficulttaskofessay-writing.Experienceprovedthattheruleworks.Performancefatigueismoredifficulttohandle.Thoughwillingtogetstarted,wecannotseemtodothejobright.Itsdifficultiesappearsogreatthat,howeverhardwework,wefailagainandagain.Insuchasituation,IworkashardasIcan—thenlettheunconscioustakeover.WhenplanningEncyclopaediaBritannica(《大英百科全書》),Ihadtocreateatableofcontentsbasedonthetopicsofitsarticles.Nothinglikethishadeverbeendonebefore,anddayafterdayIkeptcomingupwithsolutions,butnoneofthemworked.Myfatiguebecamealmostunbearable.Oneday,mentallyexhausted,Iwrotedownallthereasonswhythisproblemcouldnotbesolved.Itriedtoconvincemyselfthatthetroublewaswiththeproblemitself,notwithme.Relieved,Isatbackinaneasychairandfellasleep.Anhourlater,Iwokeupsuddenlywiththesolutionclearlyinmind.Intheweeksthatfollowed,thesolutionwhichhadcomeupinmyunconsciousmindprovedcorrectateverystep.ThoughIworkedashardasbefore,Ifeltnofatigue.Successwasnowasexcitingasfailurehadbeendepressing.Humanbeings,Ibelievemusttrytosucceed.Success,then,meansneverfeelingtired.4.Peoplewithstart-upfatiguearemostlikelyto.A.delaytasksB.workhardC.seekhelpD.acceptfailure【答案】A【解析】考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段的句子Intheformercase，wekeepputtingoffatask可知，有啟動疲憊的人更可能拖延任務(wù)。故選A。5.Whatdoestheauthorrecommenddoingtopreventstart-upfatigue?A.Writingessaysinstrictorder.B.Buildingupphysicalstrength.C.Leavingoutthetoughestideas.D.Dealingwiththehardesttaskfirst.【答案】D【解析】考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段的句子Thesolutionisobviousthoughperhapsnoteasytoapply：alwayshandlethemostdifficultjobfirst可知，為了防止啟動疲憊，作者建議首先處理最難的任務(wù)。故選D。6.Onwhatoccasiondoesapersonprobablysufferfromperformancefatigue?A.Beforestartingadifficulttask.B.Whenallthesolutionsfail.C.Ifthejobisratherboring.D.Afterfindingawayout.【答案】B【解析】考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段的句子Performancefatigueismoredifficulttohandle可知，當(dāng)所有的解決方法都失敗的時候，一個人可能會有表現(xiàn)疲憊。故選B。7.Accordingtotheauthor,theunconsciousmindmayhelpus.A.ignorementalproblemsB.getsomenicesleepC.gaincompletereliefD.findtherightsolution【答案】D【解析】考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第五段的最后一句話可知，無意識的行為可能幫助我們發(fā)現(xiàn)正確的解決方法。故選D。8.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SuccessIsBuiltuponFailureB.HowtoHandlePerformanceFatigueC.GettingoverFatigue:AWaytoSuccessD.Fatigue:AnEarlySignofHealthProblems.【答案】C【解析】考查標(biāo)題歸納。根據(jù)全篇文章，尤其是最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，文章主要介紹造成失敗的兩種疲憊以及如何克服疲憊。故選C.完形填空。Theyhadtogetasmanypeopleoutoftheburningbuildingasquicklyastheycould.Sotheytoldthemtojumpoutofthewindow.Thefirstoneoutofthewindowwasaman，next，ababyandthenthebaby’smother1thethird-storeywindow.Allofthemdidthisin2.Atthatmomentthesmokewasbillowing(涌出)fromtheapartmentinColumbus，Ohio.BrianSmithandCoreyBoykintriedtheirbestto3them.IthappenedlastNovemberataround4am，whena4startedonthesecondfloor.Smithsaid，“Itriedreachingthesecondfloor，5thesmokewastooblack.SoI6andcameoutside.”Boykinwasathis7MelanieNunemaker’shouse.Herantogetaladderand8tohelp.HefoundSmithoutstretched(伸開)hisarms，shouting，“9！I’llgetyou.”Hecaughtseveralpeople.Boykin10theladdertoaskthoseonthethirdfloortogotowardhim11theycouldn’tseethroughthesmoke.“I12walkingoutthroughthefrontdoor，butthesmokewasgettingtomeso13thatIcouldn’tbreathe，”amancalledChaseRaytold10TV.“He14mylife，forsure.”Anditdidn’t15.WhenBoykinsawhisburned-outneighbors，hetook20ofthembacktohisfriendNunemaker’shouse.“Wegavethemclothes，shoes，whateverwehad，”Boykinsaid.1．A.cameoutof B．lookedoutofC．knockedon D．pointedto2．A.peace B．fearC．silence D．secret3．A.free B．findC．help D．surprise4．A.game B．partyC．fight D．fire5．A.so B．a(chǎn)ndC．for D．but6．A.gotoff B．wentbyC．carriedon D．turnedaround7．A.neighbor B．friendC．teacher D．student8．A.rushed B．promisedC．a(chǎn)greed D．learned9．A.Run B．JumpC．Help D．Quick10．A.left B．ignoredC．climbed D．moved11．A.because B．unlessC．though D．until12．A.avoided B．hatedC．tried D．continued13．A.early B．softlyC．fully D．badly14．A.risked B．savedC．changed D．a(chǎn)dmired15．A.disappear B．burstC．finish D．settle【答案】A【解析】根據(jù)上文“Thefirstoneoutofthewindowwasaman”可知，接著一個寶寶和寶寶的媽媽從窗戶出來。comeoutof從……出來，符合語境?！敬鸢浮緽【解析】由下文中的“Atthatmomentthesmokewasbillowing(涌出)fromtheapartment”可知，濃煙從樓房里涌出來，結(jié)合常識可推斷，每個人都害怕(fear)地從窗戶往下跳?！敬鸢浮緾【解析】從下文可知，BrianSmith和CoreyBoykin盡全力幫助(help)公寓里被困的人?！敬鸢浮緿【解析】由上文中的“theburningbuilding”及“thesmokewasbillowing(涌出)fromtheapartment”等可知，發(fā)生了火災(zāi)(fire)?！敬鸢浮緿【解析】句意為：我試圖到達二樓，但是煙太濃了。前后語意為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故填but?！敬鸢浮緿【解析】Smith上樓救人但煙太濃看不清，只好轉(zhuǎn)身(turnedaround)來到房子外面?！敬鸢浮緽【解析】由下文中的“hetook20ofthembacktohisfriendNunemaker’shouse”可知，Nunemaker是Boykin的朋友(friend)?！敬鸢浮緼【解析】根據(jù)上文中的“rantogetaladder”可知，Boykin找了一把梯子，趕緊(rushed)去幫忙。【答案】B【解析】根據(jù)上文中的“Smithoutstretched(伸開)hisarms”及下文“I’llgetyou.”可知，Smith鼓勵人們勇敢地往下跳(Jump)。【答案】C【解析】根據(jù)下文中的“askthoseonthethirdfloortogotowardhimtheycouldn’tseethroughthesmoke”可知，由于(because)當(dāng)時煙很大看不清，于是Boykin爬上(climbed)梯子去救人?！敬鸢浮緼【解析】根據(jù)下文中的“askthoseonthethirdfloortogotowardhimtheycouldn’tseethroughthesmoke”可知，由于(because)當(dāng)時煙很大看不清，于是Boykin爬上(climbed)梯子去救人。12.【答案】C【解析】根據(jù)下文中的“butthesmokewasgettingtome”可知，ChaseRay試著(tried)從前門出去。13.【答案】D【解析】煙如此濃烈以至于不能呼吸。badly惡劣地，符合語境?！敬鸢浮緽【解析】由上文中的“Iwalkingoutthroughthefrontdoor，butthesmokewasgettingtomeso...”可知，當(dāng)時居民ChaseRay也在受困人群之列，而Boykin當(dāng)時在救人，故可推知他也被Boykin救出(saved)來了。【答案】C【解析】根據(jù)下文可知，救人行動還沒有完(finish)。語法填空。Researchershavediscoveredthepeoplewiththe1.(healthy)heartsintheworld.TheTsimanépeopleliveintheAmazonbasinofBoliviaandhavealmostnoriskofseriousheartdiseasebecause2.theirplant-baseddietandhighlevelsofphysicalactivity.Besides3.(have)ahealthyheart,theTsimanéalsohavelowbloodpressureandlowbloodsugar.This4.(mean)theyarefreeofmanyofthediseasesandconditions5.killhundredsofmillionsaroundtheworld.Astudyshowedthatan80-year-oldTsimanépersonhas6.samecardiovascular(心血管的)ageasanAmericaninhismid-50s.ThestudyontheTsimanéwaspublishedinthemedicaljournalTheLancet.Thestudyco-authorDrGregoryS.Thomasstated,“Thisstudysuggeststhatsomediseasescould7.(avoid)ifpeopleadoptedsomeelementsoftheTsimanélifestyle,suchaskeepingtheirbloodpressureandbloodsugarverylow,notsmokingandbeing8.