1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 Life in the future . 阅读理解 A (2018 潍坊商务模拟 ) My main career has been in information technology: I was “the computer guy”. Where I live in remote northern Minnesota, good tech jobs were rare. Then I got divorced and found myself a single mother with two sons in school. Without a pe
2、rmanent job working on computers, I was concerned about my familys future. So I sat down with my sons to discuss whether we should move to where the higherpaying jobs are. But we decided to stay and Id go back to college for more training, even though it meant wed be living on less. While I work tow
3、ard an education degree, I have become whats called a Promise Fellow in a local middle school. Among the “promises” we make at the start of each school year is that the students will have a caring adult in their life, no matter what. My fellow “Fellows” and I dont teach. We do whats called “wholelif
4、e support” because our students need more than just academics to succeed. Why? Their lives arent easy. The remote counties I live and work in have experienced a huge downturn in the primary industry of iron mining. The poverty (贫困 ) experienced by my students and their families is often worsened by
5、mental health problems, plus drug and alcohol abuse. With our attention, the students feel supported, Most of the kids have a lot of abilities and are smarter than they give themselves credit for. We take them to college campuses and get them to visualize their future. I had worked with two students
6、 in our 2016 graduating class at Northern Lights Community School. Both are going to college this fall. These are the same kids who laughed at me when I first mentioned college to them, so I know Ive played a role in their lives. 【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在当地学校做生活老师帮助学生们的故事。 【长难句分析】 So I sat down with
7、my sons to discuss whether we should move to where the higherpaying jobs are.(第二段第三句 ) 分析：该句为主从复合句，句中 “whether we should move to where the higherpaying jobs are” 为 whether 引导的宾语从句，作及物动词 discuss 的宾语；该宾语从句中又含有“where the higherpaying jobs are” 这个由 where 引导的 宾语从句，作介词 to 的宾语。 译文：所以我和我的儿子们坐下来讨论是否应该搬到工作薪酬较
8、高的地方去。 1. What is the topic of the text? A The life of a computer guy. B The life of a single mother. C The experience with kids. D The experience with Promise Fellow. 答案与解析： D 考查主旨大意。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了作者在当地学校当生活老师的经历， 重点介绍了作者的工作内容和意义。故 D 项正确。 2. Why did the author want to leave northern Minnesota at fi
9、rst? A To repair her marriage. B To comfort her children. C To seek higherpaying jobs. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D To teach courses at a local college. 答案与解析： C 考查细节理解。 【关键句】 So I sat down with my sons to discuss whether we should move to where the higherpaying jobs are.(第二段第三句 ) 译文：所以我和我的儿子们坐下来讨论是否应该搬到工作薪酬较高的地
10、方去。 【解题思路】根据关键句可知，作者最初想离开 Minnesota 北部的原因是想找份薪酬更高的工作。故 C 项正确。 3. What does the author stress in Paragraph 4? A Why Promise Fellow is in great need. B Why iron mining industry has declined. C Why the remote counties suffer from poverty. D Why families are addicted to drugs and alcohol. 答案与解析： A 考查推理判
11、断。 【关键句】 Why? Their lives arent easy.(第四段第一、二句 ) 译文：为什么？他们的生活不容易。 【解题思路】关键句为该段的主旨句。根据关键句并结合第三段最后一句可知，第四段详细 解释了当地学校很需要 Promise Fellow 的原因。故 A 项正确。 4. How do the kids benefit from Promise Fellow? A They are physically helped. B They are financially supported. C They receive aid from colleges. D They g
12、et cared for in life and academics. 答案与解析： D 考查推理判断。 【关键句】 Among the “promises” we make at the start of each school year is that the students will have a caring adult in their life, no matter what.(第三段第二句 ) 译文：每学年开始我们所做的承诺之一就是不管怎样，要让学生在生活中有一个能照顾他们的成年人。 【解题思路】根据关键句并结合第三段内容可知，孩子们在学习和生活上受到了照顾。故 D 项正确。
13、B (2018 太原市高三年级模拟试题三 ) Nowadays, especially in China, everything seems to favor social intercourse, such as gatherings of friends, KTV, group travel, dining together, playing cards and mahjong, plus the Chinesestyle “streetcrossing group”. Back home, discussions can still be boisterously carried on
14、within the “circle of friends” of WeChat. However, these scenes cannot always ease a sense of loneliness. Zhu Ziqing, a wellknown professor of Tsinghua University, sighed with emotion: “My loneliness increases as the scene becomes much busier.” One popular song today is also called “A lonely man in
15、crowds”. Actually, engaging in social intercourse requires ability, while being alone involves the whole character. These days, it is not easy to calm down totally and return to ones true self. Willpower, intellect and discipline are required. Einstein said: “It is not your working time but your spa
16、re time that determines the possibility of whether you will be successful or not.” The “spare time” he referred to could be taken as “spending tim e by yourself” Lonely life could be either dull, boring and tasteless or abundant, interesting and colorful, depending on ones quality, ambition and insp
17、iration. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Just as the body constantly requires energy, the mind and soul also demand unceasing inputs. However, information, to be processed and integrated (合并 )into knowledge, thoughts and feelings, instead of bustle (忙碌 ), seems to be the right condition. Successful careers in all wal
18、ks of life worldwide have proved that “the soul grows in peace and talent is nurtured in loneliness”. In a sense, it may be reasonable to say that “Happiness tends to be shallow while loneliness involves profundity” Man, in fact, needs loneliness more than happy time, and only abundant loneliness ca
19、n produce quality happiness. 【文章大意】 本文主要讨论了孤独和幸福之间的关系。 【难句分析】 Einstein said： “It is not your working time but your spare time that determines the possibility of whether you will be successful or not.” 分析：本句是一个复合句。 It is. that.是强调句型，对 your spare time 进行强调； whether 引导宾语从句。 译文：爱因斯坦说： “ 不是 你的工作时间，而是你的业余
20、时间决定了你是否能够成功。 ” 5 Which of the following can replace the underlined word “boisterously” in Paragraph 1 ? A surprisingly B sadly C busily D peacefully 答案与解析： C 考查词义猜测。根据第一段第一句 “Nowadays ， especially in China，everything seems to favor social intercourse， such as gatherings of friends, KTV，group travel
21、 ， dining together ， playing cards and mahjong ， plus the Chinesestylestreetcrossing group” 及画线词所在句可推知，中国人喜欢社交，即使回到家也会继续忙着在朋友圈里讨论，故选 C。 6. What can we infer from the second paragraph? A Being alone makes people depressed. B Social intercourse improves our happiness. C One may feel lonely even when s
22、urrounded by people. D We should attend social intercourse to decrease our loneliness. 答案与解析： C 考查推理判断。根据第二段第二句中的 “My loneliness increases as the scene becomes much busier” 和第三句可推知，人们有可能在热闹的人群中反而更加孤独，故选 C。 干扰项分析： A 项错在孤独会让人抑郁，第二段并没有提到； B 项错在社交活动能够提高我们的幸福感，这与文章中清华大学教授说的话不符； D 项错在我们应该参加社交活动以减少我们的孤独，这与第二段第一句 “However, these scenes cannot always ease a sense of loneliness” 相悖，故排除。 7. What can we know from Einsteins words? A You should be successful if
