1、【 精品教育资源文库】Unit 3 A healthy life*阅读理解Aging brings wrinkles, sagging bodies and frustrating forgetfulness. But getting older is not all bad for many people. Mounting evidence suggests aging may be a key to happiness. There is conflicting research on the subject, however, and experts say it may all bo
2、il down to this: Attitude is everything.Older adults tend to be more optimistic and have a more positive outlook on life than their younger and stressed opposites. The big question is why seniors are happier. A recent study suggests one reason: Older adults remember the past through happy memories.
3、Aging can bring more cheer as people become more comfortable with themselves and their roles in society. The older adults said they were enjoying more time with their family, spending more time on hobbies and having greater financial security and did not have to work.But others are doubtful about th
4、e link between happiness and growing older.“The notion that those in old age are happiest is misleading,“ said Richard Easterlin, a professor of economics at the University of Southern California. “It is based on comparing people of different ages who are the same in terms of income, health, family
5、life.“ Easterlin added, “When you take account of the fact that older people have lower income than younger, are less healthy, and more likely to be living alone, then you will find it hard to accept that they are happier.In fact, scientists have found that as people age, their health declines and s
6、ocial networks disappear as their friends die, which can make the elderly less happy.Even if one does give in to ages dark side, health and happiness dont always go hand-in-hand. Its all about attitude. Research by the University of Chicagos Yang suggests that attitude about life and happiness, is p
7、artly shaped by the era in which a person was born. It turns out that individuals who adapt the best to changes also have the highest expected levels of happiness.【 精品教育资源文库】Despite the conflicting findings about aging and happiness, the good news is that there doesnt appear to be a limit to how muc
8、h happiness one can achieve in ones life. “Most people desire happiness,” Easterlin said. “To my knowledge, no one has identified a limit to attainable happiness.”1.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?A. The key factor to older adults happinessB. There is a conflict between aging and happine
9、ssC. No one can define the limit to happiness.D. The relationship between health and happiness.2.Why are some seniors happier according to some experts?A. They focus on what makes them feel good.B. They have their own circle of friends.C. They have better income after retirement.3.What can we learn
10、from the passage?A. People of the same age have the same sense of happiness.B. Attitude may play a very important role in happiness.C. People who adapt the best to changes are more likely to be unhappy.D. Older adults who have more valuable life experience are more optimistic.4.Whats the topic discu
11、ssed in the passage?A. Whether aging or attitude brings happiness.B. Why seniors adapt the best to changes in society.C. What the limit to an elder persons happiness is.D. How older people feel compared with younger people.【文章大意】随着年龄的增加变老，人们的幸福感也是不一样的。一些人认为老年人会更幸福些，而另一部分分则持有相反的观点。无论如何，幸福的关键在于一个人对生活的
12、态度。1.C 【解析】推理判断题。根据此段中“the good news is that there doesnt appear to be a limit to how much happiness one can achieve in ones life no one has identified a limit to attainable happiness.”可知，幸福是没有标准和限度【 精品教育资源文库】的。故选 C。3.B 【解析】推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中“Its all about attitude. Research by the University of Chica
13、gos Yang suggests that attitude about life and happiness, is partly shaped by the era in which a person was born. It turns out that individuals who adapt the best to changes also have the highest expected levels of happiness.”可知，人们对生活和幸福的感觉主要取决于一个人的态度。故选 B。*单句语法填空1Having been here for two years, I h
14、ave been accustomed to _ (live) in such a noisy place.答案：living be accustomed to (doing) sth. “习惯于(做)某事” 。2People can easily become _ (mental) addicted to drugs when they start taking them.答案：mentally 句意：当人们开始吸毒时，他们可能会很容易从精神上依赖毒品。副词作状语修饰谓语动词短语 become addicted to。3It is easy for adolescents to get _
15、the bad habit of smoking.答案：into get into the habit of . “养成习惯” 。4The driver was to blame for his careless driving, so a lot of money was due to _ (pay) by the driver.答案：be paid be due to do . “应该做” 。 pay与 money之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故应填 be paid。5_ (addict) to poetry, he hoped one day to be a poet himself.答案：A
16、ddicted (be) addicted to . “沉迷于” ，此处为过去分词在句首作状语。6Farmers are now worried that the rain will have a very bad effect 【 精品教育资源文库】_ the crops.答案：on have a bad effect on . “对有坏的影响” 。7It is a shame _ we should have lost such an important customer.答案：that It is a shame that . “真可惜/真遗憾” ，为固定句式。8You will ris
17、k _ (get) wet, because it may rain.答案：getting risk doing . “冒险做” 。9I feel _ my duty that I should devote myself to teaching.答案：it 句意：我感到致力于教学是我的责任。it 在句中作形式宾语，that 从句为真正的宾语。10It is the second time that he _ (participate) in the Olympic Games.答案：has participated It/This/That is/was the first/second .
18、 time that sb. have/had done sth. “这/那是某人第一/二次做某事” 。*完形填空。阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。(20172018郑州一中上期高三入学测试)Mildred Webinga Freeman was an English teacher at the new middle school I attended in the ninth grade.She wasnt my _1_；she was the adviser to the safety patrol(巡逻队)on which
19、I _2_.I loved being around her and _3_ her sense of humor and kind personality.She was _4_ a good listener.At the end of the year，she _5_ that she was moving to Florida，and I was very sad.We exchanged _6_ and became pen pals.I could tell her _7_，and she treated me _8_ respect even though I was a tee
20、nager.In Florida，Mrs.Freeman became a Realtor(房地产经纪人), _9_ she managed to find time to write letters.She wrote _10_ stories and always took my concerns _11_.She had given me a(n) _12_ invitation to visit，and I missed her so much.When I _13_ to take her up on the _14_ ，she answered， “Get your shoes o
21、n and your bags _15_ ！You are welcome anytime！”I spent three weeks with her in Miami.Her _16_ of poetry，music，and creative writing _17_ me to follow these endeavors(努力)One day _18_ hanging sheets on the clothesline，she _19_ and said， “You know，the sky is fuel for the soul.”I had never looked at the
22、_20_ before hearing those 【 精品教育资源文库】words.Two years later，I received a call that Mrs.Freeman had passed away.1A.mother BfriendCclassmate Dteacher2A.served BadvisedCexpected Dled3A.shared BenjoyedCimagined Dfound4A.never BjustCstill Dalso5A.knew BannouncedCthought Drealized6A.addresses BgiftsCviews Droles7A.many BmuchCeverything Dsomething8A.in BasCwith Dto9A.so BbutCor Dfor10A.amusing BdifferentCemotional Dordinary11A.immediately BcarefullyCseriously Dprivately12A.urgent
