1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 Art *阅读理解。 Career criminals begin their antisocial behavior during their toddler (学步的儿童 ) years and may go on with a life of crime if their behavior isnt challenged, scientists have discovered. While most children grow out of their bad behavior by adulthood, a study found those
2、who had “callous unemotional ( 冷漠无情的 ) characteristics” could grow up to have problems with the law later in life. Behavior characteristics such as a lack of sympathy and lying in childhood could have an impact years on. Luke Hyde, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, sai
3、d, “These are signs for parents and doctors to watch out for, as they may signal more than just the terrible twos.” He said, “Parents both take care of their child and provide their childs genes so its been difficult to know if were seeing that parenting causes callous unemotional behaviors, or if i
4、t is just a sign of the genes being passed to the child.” The research also discovered that strict parenting is linked to the development of antisocial behavior. Scientists looked at 561 families in an adoption study that examined biological mothers antisocial behavior. The scientists found children
5、 of antisocial mothers were also more likely to exhibit the same behavior characteristics, despite having limited or no touch with them as they were adopted as babies. “The really exciting take -home message from this study is that small, day-to-day positive interactions (互动 ) that parents have with
6、 their young children can make a huge difference in childrens development, said Leslie Leve, a professor at the University of Oregon who co-led the data collection. “Even when children have inherited ( 遗传 ) a very challenging set of behaviors, hearing good job or receiving encouragement can help pro
7、te ct them from developing serious problems coming from their inherited difficulties,” he added. The study, worked on by scientists from the University of Michigan, Penn State University and the University of Oregon has been published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Researchers
8、will follow the group of children through early adolescence to determine if these behaviors still continue to exist from the toddler years. 1.Whats the main idea of the passage? A. Kids social behaviors are related to crime. B. Criminals begin their crimes during adolescence. C. Antisocial behaviors
9、 of kids could be on their way to a life of crime. D. Warmhearted kids are more likely to be criminals in the future. 2.What conclusion might the scientists draw from the study? A. Antisocial behaviors might be inherited. B. The genes decide kids antisocial behaviors. C. Antisocial behaviors have no
10、thing to do with crimes. D. Adopted babies surely have antisocial behaviors when they grow up. 3.What can be inferred from the passage? A. Parenting is the main reason that causes kids antisocial behaviors. B. What causes career criminals to begin their crimes is their parents characteristics. C. Le
11、slie Leve has a doubtful attitude to adoptive mothers active interactions with kids. D. Inherited antisocial behaviors of kids can be lightened by positive parenting. 4.Why will researchers track kids process of growing? A. To make sure if kids behaviors will last. B. To make sure if praise will cha
12、nge kids. C. To determine if kids behaviors will be inherited. D. To determine if parents comfort will protect kids. 【文章大意】研究人员发现孩子的反社会行为有可能使他们走向犯罪的道路，积极的育儿方式可以减轻孩子的反社会行为。 1.C 【解析】 主旨大意题。根据文章内容，特别是第一段中的 “Career criminals begin their antisocial behavior during their toddler years and may go on with a
13、 life of crime if their behavior isnt challenged, scientists have discovered.” 可知，本文主【 精品教育资源文库 】 要介绍了孩子们的反社会行为有可能使他们走向犯罪的道路，故 C 项正确。 3.D 【解析】 推理判断题。根据第五段中的 “Even when children have inherited ( 遗传 ) a very challenging set of behaviors, hearing good job or receiving en couragement can help protect t
14、hem from developing serious problems coming from their inherited difficulties” 可知，积极的育儿教育可以减轻孩子遗传的反社会行为，故 D 项正确。 4.A 【解析】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 “Researchers will follow the group of children through early adolescence to determine if these behaviors still continue to exist from the toddler years. ” 可知，研究人员追
15、踪孩子的成长过程是为了弄清楚孩子的反社会行为是否会持续下去，故 A 项正确。 *单句语法填空 1 It is time that we _ (adopt) different ways to solve the social problem. 答案： adopted/should adopt It is time that sb. did/should do sth. “ 到某人该做某事的时候了 ” 。 2 In the past 5 years a great deal of money _ (spend) improving the environment of the school. 答
16、案： has been spent a great deal of 修饰不可数名词，作主语时谓语动词用单数形式，由时间状语 “in the past 5 years” 可知应用现在完成时，且 spend 和 money 存在逻辑上的动宾关系，应用被动语态，故填 has been spent。 3 Many people lost their homes and all their _ (possess) during the war. 答案： possessions possession “ 所有物；财产 ” ，常用复数形式。 4 We aim _ finish the task by Fri
17、day. 答案： to aim to do sth. 为固定短语，意为 “ 力求做某事 ” 。 5 Youd better take account of your ability before _ (attempt) to do such a business. 答案： attempting 该句中 before 为介词，故应填 attempt 的动名词形式作宾语。 6 Lincoln is regarded as one of the most inspiring _ (figure) in the world. 答案： figures “one of 名词复数形式 ” 表示 “? 其中之
18、一 ” 。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 7 They appealed _ the graduates in the whole department to go to work in the places where conditions are hardest. 答案： to appeal to sb. to do sth. “ 呼吁某人做某事 ” 。 8 My job was to take care of these children until they could _ (adopt) into a good home. 答案： be adopted 在本句中， adopt 意为 “
19、 收养 ” ，且和 they 存在逻辑上的动宾关系，故用被动语态。 9 The thief tried to break away _ the policeman, but he failed. 答案： from break away from “ 脱离；摆脱；挣脱 ” 。 10 _ your ticket, I wouldnt be able to go to the concert tomorrow. 答案： Without 设空处所在句为 without 引导的含蓄虚拟条件句。 *完形填空。 (2018 陕西 西北六校二模 ) For me， two of the loveliest w
20、ords in English are “Life persists” I _1_ them years ago as a college student， sitting in the library， _2_，working on a paper.Out of nowhere， those words came _3_ off the page in a quote(引语 )： “In the midst of death l ife persists， in the midst of _4_ truth persists，in the midst of darkness light pe
21、rsists.” Suddenly I wasnt unhappy and impatient any more.Then I _5_ my granddad.I loved to talk with him.And I was _6_ to hear what hed think of it.He had poor hearing，so I had to _7_ it a few times， but once he _8_ it， he laughed.“All I can say to that is totally _9_， ” he said on the phone.I told
22、him how glad I was ， after a long winter， to finally see spring and _10_ to find that quote.“Why is that ？ ” he asked.“Well ， spring is a sure _11_ that life persists.And it just makes me _12_.” He laughed again， and then _13_ his lovely voice， he recited for me his _14_“spring time” words ： “The de
23、sert shall rejoice( 高兴 )， and _15_ as the rose does.even with joy and singing.” Many years later， _16_ my husband and I drove across a desert with many wildflowers and blooming(盛开的 )cactuses， I could _17_ hear my granddad laughing：“The desert shall rejoice.” Life persists， and so do we， in the silence of _18_ and the blooming of cactuses；and in the dead of _19_ and the green of spring.Spring _20_ us that were alive 【 精品教育资源文库 】 forever
