1、Unit 1 Growing upStarting out一、完成句子1.您将与管理办公室签订初步租赁协议并支付押金。You will sign a preliminary rental agreement with the management office and .2.那个年轻人为了给新老板留下好印象而努力表现自己。That young man tries to project himself in order to the new boss.3.美国人比我们更加意识到技术应用在教育中的重要性。The Americans of technologys uses in education
2、than we are.4.对工作方式做一些小的改变会比较容易。Its quite easy to make quite small changes to you work.5.在美国,所有的妇女最终都有选举权。 All women finally in the United States.6.人们发现在除夕夜会因为兴奋而很难入睡。People fall asleep on Spring Festival Eve because of excitement.二、阅读理解Its not easy to feel like youre always under the spotlight bein
3、g judged for each little mistake you make.Your mind is in an endless circle playing what you said and did over and over again.And you wish you had a time capsule to go back and make things change if you find mistakes.You fear what others will think about you and that they will reject and dislike you
4、.You seek to be socially perfect.Academically, you work long endless hours just to make those excellent marks.Although most would say “its good to have high standards”， they have no idea about the internal hell you put yourself through to achieve perfection.If you come up to less than your desired g
5、oal, you will feel as though you have failed, but youre far from failing; you just dont see it that way.So instead you are telling yourself that youre stupid, and not smart.The pressure you place on yourself weighs you down and you wear the “not good enough” label each and every day.You not only hav
6、e high standards for yourself but you also have them for others.If people dont perform up to your expectations then you will think them incompetent.This causes a lot of frustration because you cant trust anyone to get things right.So instead of being a team player you fly solo and try to do two or t
7、hree jobs at once.Your unrealistic expectations cause you to criticize and judge others and that leads to problems in other aspects of your life.The attempt to be perfect is called perfectionism and its damaging our emotional and mental health.We strive for perfection of our body, our performance, a
8、nd our relationships.In a society that overstates mistakes, is it any wonder that so many young people attempt the impossible task of being perfect?We all have flaws, fears, and make mistakes, and thats perfectly OK.Its our imperfections that make life interesting and they help us grow into a strong
9、er and more adaptable person.We dont have to strive to achieve the impossible.We are designed to be perfectly imperfect.1Which of the following is a perfectionist most likely to agree?ANobody is perfect.BBe generous with praise.CThere is no best, only better.DA contented mind is an everlasting feast
10、.2What can we infer from Paragraph 4?AThe society is partly to blame for perfectionism.BMore and more people are tolerating mistakes.CMany young people find it impossible to be perfect.DIts unusual for a society to seek perfectionism nowadays.3What does the author think of the imperfection?AIts unbe
11、arable.BIts part of our life.CIt deserves to be overcome.DIt does harm to our mental health.4Where is the text most likely from?AA diary.BA novel.CA magazine.DA guidebook.三、阅读填句Stay on the brighter side of lifeOne very important component of optimism is gratitude or feeling grateful. In fact, there
12、is a strong connection between a grateful attitude and a heightened sense of well-being. Appreciate all the positives in your life by starting a gratitude journal in order to remember what youre grateful for. 1Feeling down? Instead of feeling sorry for yourself waiting for the universe to throw you
13、a bone, try acting like youre happyeven if you arent. A sincere smile and a forced smile will cause the same chemical reactions in your brain, so you can actually fool your mind into feeling better by making it react chemically as if things were going well. 2 Reassure yourself that everything is goo
14、deven if you dont feel it. “3 If youre stuck in traffic, then everything else must be going horribly too, ” says Anne Parker, a wellness counselor. By blowing negative events out of proportion, youre setting yourself up for feeling down all day. Instead, acknowledge that youre stuck in traffic, but
15、also bring to mind something good, like the beautiful scenery outside the window. That way, youll get in the habit of forbidding negative circumstances from blanketing your whole day. Swearing to lose 20 pounds or to run a marathon seems like goals leading to happiness, but they take time to achieve
16、. 4 You may even end up admitting that you have been defeated. However, if you focus on the small milestones that occur along the way, you will feel positive about your progress, which will give you the strength to keep going. 5 Try making someone elses day better. A report by United Healthcare and
17、Volunteer Match found that volunteers are 72% more likely to characterize themselves as optimistic compared with non-volunteers. Plus, 89% of volunteers say that volunteering has improved their sense of well-being, and 92% say that it enriches their sense of purpose in life. A. Try to help someone i
18、n need. B. Want to give your attitude a lift? C. People tend to think in an either-or way. D. Act in an optimistic waysmile, laugh, tell a joke. E. Youll fail to appreciate more important things in your life. F. By focusing on not having accomplished them yet, you will start to feel down on yourself
19、. G. By remembering the pleasant things in your life, you can actually turn a negative attitude around. 一、完成句子1.pay the deposit2.make a good impression on3.are more aware of the importance4.the way that5.get the right to vote6.find it hard to二、阅读理解1.C推理判断题。根据第二段中的If you come up to less than . label
20、each and every day.可知，完美主义者总认为自己不够好。因此C项(没有最好，只有更好)符合完美主义者的心态。故选C项。2.A推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句In a society that overstates mistakes, is it any wonder that so many young people attempt the impossible task of being perfect？可知，在这个夸大错误的社会里，许多年轻人试图追求完美是不足为奇的。据此推断，这个社会对完美主义者的行为产生了一定影响，所以这个社会应为完美主义负部分责任。故选A项。3.B推理判
21、断题。根据最后一段可知，我们都有缺点，都会犯错误，正是这些不完美使得我们的生活变得有趣，帮助我们成为更强大且适应性更强的人，人注定就是不完美的。由此推知，不完美是我们生活的一部分。故选B项。4.C文章出处题。本篇议论文剖析了完美主义者的心态，讨论了过度追求完美不仅影响身心健康，而且会因为对别人苛求而产生许多问题。人本来就是不完美的，因此我们没有必要过分追求完美。这种话题的文章最有可能摘自杂志。故选C项。三、阅读填句1. G。根据空前一句可知写感恩日记是为了记住你感恩的事, 可推知, 要记住一些愉快的事来获得幸福感。故选G项。2. D。根据空前一句可知你可以骗你自己的心装作很快乐, 就好像事情进
22、展顺利一样。以及根据空后一句可知告诉自己一切都好即使你没有感觉到。可推知, 以乐观的态度行动。故选D项。3. C。根据空后一句可知如果你被困在交通堵塞中, 那么其他一切也会变得很糟糕。可推知, 人们倾向于非此即彼的思考方式。故选C项。4. F。根据空前一句可知发誓要减肥20磅或跑马拉松似乎是通往幸福的目标, 但实现它们需要时间。根据空后一句可知你甚至可能会承认自己失败。可推知集中于你不能完成的事情, 你会感到失落。故选F项。5. B。根据空后内容“试着让别人更高兴。”和“89%的志愿者说参加志愿活动提高了他们的幸福感。”可知, 别人快乐也会使得自己的生活态度得以提升。故选B项。第11页（共11页）
