1、译林版必修第一册 Unit3 培优提升练 .阅读理解 A How many people have I met who have told me about the book they have been planning to write but have never yet found the time？Far too many. This is life， all right， but we do treat it like a rehearsal(排演) and， unhappily， we do miss so many of its best moments . We take j
2、obs to stay alive and provide homes for our families，always making ourselves believe that this style of life is only a temporary(暂时的) state of affairs along the road to what we really want to do.Then，at 60 or 65，we are suddenly given a clock and several grandchildren and we look back and recognize t
3、hat all those years waiting for Real Life to come along were in fact real life. In America they have a saying much laughed at by the English: “Have a nice day.” They speak slowly and seriously in their shops， hotels and sandwich bars.I think it is a wonderful phrase， making us remember，in effect，to
4、enjoy the moment: to value this very day. How often do we say to ourselves “Ill take up horseriding (or golf，or sailing) as soon as I get a greater job，” only to do none of those things when I do get the higher position. When I first became a reporter I knew a man who gave up a very wellpaid respect
5、able job at the Daily Telegraph to go and work for a small weekly newspaper.At the time I was surprised by his decision: Why was he in this completely abnormal mental state？How could anyone turn his back on Fleet Street in central London for a small area in the countryside？I wanted to know. Now when
6、 I am a little older and possibly wiser，I see the sense in it.In Fleet Street the man was under continuous pressure.He lived in all unattractive London suburb and he spent much of his life sitting on Southern Region trains to and back from his work. 1The first paragraph of the passage tells us that.
7、 Awe always try to find some time to write a book Bwe always make plans but seldom complete them Cwe always enjoy many of lifes best moments Dwe always do what we really want to do 2 The underlined phrase “turn his back on” (Paragraph 6) most probably means “” Aleave forBreturn to Crely onDgive up 3
8、The man who worked at the Daily Telegraph left this job because he was. Aunder too much pressure Bin an abnormal mental state Cnot wellpaid Dnot respected 4What is probably the best title for the passage? AProvide Homes for Our Family BTake Up HorseRiding CValue This Very Day DStay Alive 答案BDAC B Do
9、 you always agree to do things that you are unwilling to do？Are you the type of person who always says “yes”？Ive come to learn that it is very important to learn to say NO! Its okay.People are still going to like you.They may even respect you more because they know you are honest. Im not saying to s
10、ay “no” to someone who really needs your help.Im talking about refusing that meeting that you really do not want to attend or that birthday party that you dont want to be a guest at. Think for a moment how you feel when you say YES to something that you really dont want to do.If youre like I once wa
11、s， you cant sleep at night and you think about it too much.It weighs on your mind.You try to find ways out.Whatever youre saying to yourself，if you really wanted to go，you wouldnt have all of these thoughts. So，why not just say NO from the beginning？Maybe you feel like if you dont show up at the mee
12、ting (by the way，it is not the one you must attend) your boss isnt going to like you or your coworkers wont respect you.Maybe you feel as if your mom，dad or sisters wont love you as much if you dont do everything for them that they ask every occasion. If these people are your true friends，family mem
13、bers，or a good boss，they will like or love you the same no matter what.People treat you the way you teach them to，and if youre someone who always says “yes”，then thats what theyre expecting. You need to do what is right for you.Of course we do have real obligations in life to fulfill， but we do not
14、have to do everything others want us to do. 5Which of the following statements would the writer agree with? AWe should try to do what our friends ask us to do. BWe should help others in need. CAlways saying “no” means you are brave. DAlways saying “yes” means you are dishonest. 6What does the underl
15、ined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to? ASaying “yes” BAfriends birthday party. CSomething youre unwilling to do. DSomething you think difficult to do. 7The writer believes that if you say “no” to your family members，youll. Aupset them Bdisappoint them Chave a loose relationship with them Dhave the
16、same relationship with them as before 8What would be the best title for the passage? ALearn to Make a Right Choice BTo Be Yourself CLearn to Say No DDo What You Want to Do 答案BCDC .七选五 In order to achieve big things in your life，you must be willing to think big.1When youve busy working toward bringin
17、g your goals to life ， you also feel happier in your journey.Follow these steps to make your goals a reality. 2Where do you see yourself in a year，five years or ten？Do you see yourself with a family，children，a good job and a college degree in ten years？Try to think as far ahead as you can.Pay attent
18、ion to every detail， and let your dreams come to life in your mind， showing you what matters most to you. 3Write down everything you imagine.4Write down the most important achievements that you want to center on and the details about each.What matters most to you？ Once you have a list of goals in mi
19、nd，work out a plan.How will you achieve these goals？Divide your goals into achievable steps. Start achieving goals today.Put your plans into action today.5Move forward every day， even if you are only taking a small step at a time. When you can picture what your desired life is like，you can better de
20、cide the goals you need to set and achieve.All it takes are small steps toward your desired future，and you can achieve the life you want. ACenter on what you want to achieve. BClose your eyes and imagine your future. CTake a small step toward the future each day. DYou should dream big and try to mak
21、e your goals happen. EIts okay to change your dreams and goals based on your needs. FUse as much detail as you can when writing down what you remember. GThink about where you want to be in the future and how you want to get there. 1D 2B 3G 4F 5C .完形填空 When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the
22、 1960s，we had a1delivering milk to our doorstep.His name was Mr Basille.He wore a white cap and2a white truck.As a 5yearold boy，I couldnt take my eyes off the coin3fixed to his belt.He4this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer. Of course，he delivered5milk.There was
23、 cheese，eggs and so on.If we needed to change our6，my mother would pen a note“Please add a bottle of7next delivery”and place it in the box along with the empty bottles.And then，the buttermilk would magically appear. All of this was about more than convenience.There8a close relationship between famil
24、ies and their milkmen.Mr Basille9had a key to our house， for those times when it was so10outside that we put the box indoors，so that the milk wouldnt freeze.And I remember Mr Basille11taking a break at our kitchen table，having a cup of tea and telling stories about his12. There is13no home milk deli
25、very today.Big14allowed the production of cheaper milk，thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Now I always talk of stories of my boyhood，and of the milkman who brought us15 along with his milk. 1A.milkmanBpostman CrepairmanDdoorman 2A.followedBrode CdroveDpulled 3A.bagBchanger CbeltDbox 4A
26、.noticedBwatched CobservedD. ignored 5A.other thanBrather than Cless thanDmore than 6A.attitudeBbill CorderDposition 7A.colaBhoney CcoffeeDbuttermilk 8A.happenedBexisted CappearedDlay 9A.evenBnever CyetDthus 10A.fineBwarm ChotDcold 11A.on occasionBas usual Con scheduleDin time 12A.backgroundBeffort
27、CdeliveryDfamily 13A.accidentallyBsadly CcheerfullyDfortunately 14A.farmsB. companies CstoresDmarkets 15A.wealthBfriendship CnewsDfood 115 ACBAD CDBAD ACBBB .语法填空 Last year，my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation.Some of my friends who had been there before said it was a wonderful holiday dest
28、ination.Before we went， we 1.(plan) for months.When the day came，we were ready. After our plane landed，we went to the hotel.We had made our reservation six months 2.(early)， but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake.We 3.(tell) that our rooms hadnt been reserved for that week,4.for
29、 the week after.I didnt understand 5.this would happen.Whats worse， the hotel had been fully booked.When we 6.(wonder) what to do ， the manager came out.She was surprisingly 7. (help)She apologized for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on 8.top floor.We had never stayed in such an amazing room，and we werent charged extra . The next day，my brother and I went to the beach 9.we watched some people play volleyball.We got a little sunburnt，but the day had been so 10.(relax) that we didnt mind. 1had planned 2earlier 3were told 4but 5why 6were wondering 7helpful 8the 9where 10relaxing
