1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 Festivals around the world . 阅读理解 A (2018 安庆二模 ) As a child, I was generally happy, singing and dancing to my favorite songs, smiling and laughing with my friends and family. But as far back as second grade, I noticed a “darkness” about me. I didnt enjoy participating in many th
2、ings. In middle school, things in my life began to get even worse. I began withdrawing from everything I once enjoyed. I was always tired. Everything was horrible. Finally, midway through eighth grade, I was told I had a chemical imbalance, diagnosed (诊断 ) with clinical depression, and had to take m
3、edicine. It took months for me to feel the effects of the medicine. When I began to feel happy again is when I realized that I had to take the responsibility for getting better myself, rather than relying on medicine.Aristotle said, “To live happily is an inward power of the soul ， ” and I believe t
4、hat this quote describes what I had to do to achieve happiness. Happiness is a journey. Everyone seems to need different things to be happy. “The essentials ( 要素 ) to happiness are something to love, something to do, and something to hope for， ”a quote from William Blake sums up what I believe peopl
5、e need to realize to be truly happy in life. People need love. I feel they need their family and their friends more than anything else in the world. People need work to do, something to make them feel they are making a difference in the world. People need to know that more good is to come in the fut
6、ure, so they continue to live for “now” instead of constantly worrying about the bad that could come. Love and hope are happiness. 【文章大意】 作者根据自己克服抑郁症的经历总结出了幸福生活的要素。 1 What do we know about the author in Paragraph 2? A He hated going to sleep because he couldnt sleep well. B He spent months recoverin
7、g from the clinical depression. C He was diagnosed with clinical depression in Grade Seven. D He suffered a great deal from clinical depression. 答案与解析： D考查细节理解。根据第二段中的 “I began withdrawing from everything I once enjoyed. I was always tired.Everything was horrible.Finally， midway through eighth grade
8、, I was told I had a chemical imbalance, diagnosed with clinical depression， and had to take medicine.” 可知，在中学时，作者受到临床抑郁症的折磨。故选 D 项。 2 Who helped the author to be happy again? A The authors friends. B Aristotle. C The author himself. D William. 答案与解析： C考查细节理解。根据文章第三段第一句 “When I began to feel happy a
9、gain is when I realized that I had to take the responsibility for getting better myself, rather than relying on medicine.” 可知，作者并不是依赖药物而是靠自己克服病症，重新快乐起来。故选 C 项。 3 Which of the following about being truly happy is unnecessary in the authors opinion? A Love. B Ambition. C Hope. D Work. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案
10、与解析： B考查细节理解。根据文章最后一段第一句可知，作者认为幸福的要素包括爱、希望和工作。故选 B 项。 4 What may be the best title for the text? A The Essentials to Happiness B Ways to Overcome Shortcomings C Everyone Needs to Be Happy D Happiness Is Love 答案与解析： A考查主旨大意。通读文章，作者根据自己克服抑郁症的经历，总结出幸福生活的要素，文章最后一段具体阐述了要素的内容，由此可知 A 项契合文章主旨。 B (2018 长沙二模
11、) The old Chinese saying “as happy as spending the New Year” might be outdated now in the busy modern world. The Spring Festival is regarded as the most important festival for Chinese people and an occasion for all family members to get together, like Christmas in the West. But many traditional cust
12、oms accompanying the Spring Festival, however, have weakened in practice. Setting off fireworks was once the most typical custom of the Spring Festival. People thought the sputtering (爆裂 ) sound could help drive away evil spirits. However, the activity has been completely or partially forbidden in b
13、ig cities for years as the government has taken security, noise and pollution factors into consideration. “In recent years, some cities have begun to allow people to light fireworks during limited hours at the Spring Festival, surrendering to (屈从于 ) public demand. Respecting folk traditions is a ges
14、ture of respect toward public opinion， ” said Zhou Xing, a folklore researcher. “As people gain more income and it becomes easier to buy daily goods, the New Year holiday is just like any other. After long workdays, many people use the New Year holiday to take a rest, rather than visiting friends an
15、d neighbors. The process of making and enjoying the family dinner on Spring Festival Eve is the most important thing. However, many families would like to eat out to save time and energy， ” said Li Shunzhi, a resident of Harbin, Heilongjiang. “I enjoy the holidays very much in the countryside. My fa
16、mily has been preparing for the Spring Festival more than two weeks before the holiday, cleaning the house, buying holiday goods and decorating the house with paper cuttings. On New Years Eve, the whole family stays up to see the New Year in, and in the days to follow, a series of activities such as
17、 lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festivals and temple fairs will be held. Without the ancient traditions, the holiday is nothing to us， ” said Zhang Hui, from Hebei. 【文章大意】 本文主要介绍了中国春节的传统习俗在逐渐消失的现象以及人们的不同观点。 【难句分析】 However, the activity has been completely or partially forbidden in big
18、 cities for years as the government has taken security, noise and pollution factors into consideration.(第二段第三句 ) 分析：本句是一个复合句。 as 引导状语从句。 译文：然而，由于政府考虑到安全、噪音和污染因素，放鞭炮这一活动在大城市被完全或部分禁止了很多年。 5. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage? A Setting off fireworks has been forbidden in some bi
19、g cities for years. B Nowadays, people can light fireworks in some cities at the Spring Festival. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C People believe that the sound of fireworks can drive away evil spirits. D In the past, setting off fireworks couldnt be seen almost anywhere. 答案与解析： D考查细节理解。根据第二段的第一句 “Setting off firewo
20、rks was once the most typical custom of the Spring Festival.” 可知，过去放鞭炮是过春节最典型的传统习俗，应该到处可见，故选 D。 6 What Li Shunzhi said implies _. A what people do during the festival now is different from the past B people would like to have the family dinner on Spring Festival Eve C people prefer to visit friends
21、and neighbors rather than take a rest D the New Year holiday is just like any other day 答案与解析： A 考查细节理解。根据第四段的整体内容可推知，哈尔滨的一位居民所说的这段话是在感慨今昔过年的差异，故选 A。 7 What can we learn from the last paragraph? A Zhang Hui often spends two weeks preparing for the Spring Festival. B Zhang Hui is used to spending the
22、 Spring Festival with his family. C Zhang Hui always takes part in a series of activities after the Spring Festival. D Zhang Hui lives in the urban area. 答案与解析： B考查推理判断。根据最后一段的 “I enjoy the holidays very much in the countryside.” 和 “Without the ancient traditions, the holiday is nothing to us”以及本段的整
23、体内容可推知，张惠习惯和家人一起过春节，故选 B。 A 项错在张惠经常花两个星期为春节做准备，这与最后一段的 “ My family has been preparing for the Spring Festival more than two weeks before the holiday, cleaning the house, buying holiday goods and decorating the house with paper cuttings” 不符； C 项错在张惠总是在春节后参加一系列的活动，这与最后一段的 “On New Years Eve, the whole family stays up to see the New Year in, and in the days to follow, a series of activities such as lion dancing, dragon lantern dancing, lantern festiv
