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选修6unit2单元卷全国卷
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Unit2 Whatishappinesstoyou?
【XZB2016TBYLYYX06014】
(时间:
100分钟;满分:
120分)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Whatishappiness?
Differentpeoplehavedifferentideas.Somepeoplearerich;theythinktheyarehappy.Otherpeoplehavemanyfriends,sotheyfeelhappy.Stillothersarehappybecausetheirlivesaremeaningful.Happinessattractseveryone.Forchildren,happinessoftensuggestseatingsomethinggoodorplayingwithtoys.Forastampcollector,stampsbringmoredelightthanmeals.Andforascientist,adiscoveryoraninventionratherthananythingelsegiveshimgreatestsatisfaction.
Therewasonceabeggarwhowasalwayshappy.Thekingsawhimandwonderedwhyhewassohappybecausehewassopoor.However,thekingcouldhavewhateverhewanted;yethehimselfwasnothappyatall.Thuswecanseeone'shappinessdoesn'tdependonwhetherheisrichorpoor.Happinessisastateofmind.Aslongasonethinkshe'scontentandsatisfied,heishappy.
Aseverythingexistsonlybecauseitsoppositeexists,happinessexistsonlywhenpainexists.Justasapersonwhodoesnotknowfailureneverknowssuccess,aperson,whohasnotexperiencedsufferingorsadness,neverknowswhathappinessmeans.
Happinessalwayspromisesahopebywhichpeoplegoonliving.Whentheycometothepointoflosinghopebecausetheyhavesufferedagreatdeal,itisoftenthetimewhenhappinesscomesthatwillgivethemthecourageanddesiretolive.
Cheerupandbehappy.Happinessisnotfarfromyou.It'sjustaroundyou.Trytograspitandenjoyit.
1.WhyareseveralkindsofpeoplementionedinParagraph1,accordingtothewriter'sopinion?
A.Therichpeoplearehappybecausetheycangetwhattheywantwithmoney.
B.Ascientistishappybecauseheorshehasmadegreatcontributionstotheworld.
C.Peoplewhohavemanyfriendsfeelhappybecausetheycangethelpwhenintrouble.
D.Peoplewhofeeltheirlivesaremeaningfulfeelhappybecausetheyarehappywiththeirlives.
2.WhichstatementisNOTcorrectaccordingtothepassage?
A.Happinessisakindoffeeling.
B.Happinessexistsrelatively.
C.Onlyafailurecanachievesuccess.
D.It'snotdifficulttobehappy.
3.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
A.Whathappinessis.
B.Differentdefinitionsofhappiness.
C.Happinessisaboutyou.
D.Howtogethappiness.
B
(2016·全国甲卷)Fiveyearsago,whenItaughtartataschoolinSeattle,IusedTinkertoysasatestatthebeginningofatermtofindoutsomethingaboutmystudents.IputasmallsetofTinkertoysinfrontofeachstudent,andsaid:
“MakesomethingoutoftheTinkertoys.Youhave45minutestoday—and45minuteseachdayfortherestoftheweek.”
Afewstudentshesitatedtostart.Theywaitedtoseewhattherestoftheclasswoulddo.Severalotherscheckedtheinstructionsandmadesomethingaccordingtooneofthemodelplansprovided.Anothergroupbuiltsomethingoutoftheirownimaginations.
OnceIhadaboywhoworkedexperimentallywithTinkertoysinhisfreetime.Hisconstructionsfilledashelfintheartclassroomandagoodpartofhisbedroomathome.Iwasdelightedatthepresenceofsuchastudent.Herewasanexceptionallycreativemindatwork.HispresencemeantthatIhadanunexpectedteachingassistantinclasswhosecreativitywouldinfect(感染)otherstudents.
Encouragingthiskindofthinkinghasadownside.Irantheriskoflosingthosestudentswhohadadifferentstyleofthinking.Withoutfailonewoulddeclare,“ButI'mjustnotcreative.”
“Doyoudreamatnightwhenyou'reasleep?
”
“Oh,sure.”
“Sotellmeoneofyourmostinterestingdreams.”Thestudentwouldtellsomethingwildlyimaginative.Flyingintheskyorinatimemachineorgrowingthreeheads.“That'sprettycreative.Whodoesthatforyou?
”
“Nobody.Idoit.”
“Really—atnight,whenyou'reasleep?
”
“Sure.”
“Trydoingitinthedaytime,inclass,okay?
”
4.TheteacherusedTinkertoysinclassinorderto________.
A.knowmoreaboutthestudents
B.makethelessonsmoreexciting
C.raisethestudents'interestinart
D.teachthestudentsabouttoydesign
5.WhatdoweknowabouttheboymentionedinParagraph3?
A.Helikedtohelphisteacher.
B.Hepreferredtostudyalone.
C.Hewasactiveinclass.
D.Hewasimaginative.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downside”inParagraph4probablymean?
A.Mistake.B.Drawback.
C.Difficulty.D.Burden.
7.Whydidtheteacheraskthestudentstotalkabouttheirdreams?
A.Tohelpthemtoseetheircreativity.
B.Tofindoutabouttheirsleepinghabits.
C.Tohelpthemtoimprovetheirmemory.
D.Tofindoutabouttheirwaysofthinking.
C
SandySpringsfirefighterssayhelpingpeopleisagreatthing,butthejobisnotwithoutitschallenges.Theywork24hourshifts(轮班)andtheemergencycallscancomeinaflash.
“You'vegottobephysicallyandmentallypreparedtodealwithit,nomatterwhatcomes,”saidRoyceTurner,aparttimefirefighterinSandySprings.“Thepressureonyourmindandbodycanmakeyoubreakdownifyou'renotmentallystrong.”He'susedtoit.
Inbetweenemergencycalls,duringtheevening,thefirestationturnsintomoreofarelaxedhomeatmosphere—untilacallcomesin.Atthatpoint,everythingbuttheemergencygoesaway,saidCapt.RobertRogers,whohasbeenaSandySpringsfirefighterfor25years.
“Wheneverwegoonacallwecanmakeanimmediatedifferenceinsomeone'slife,”Rogerssaid.Herememberedaspecialsaveduringafire:
“Wehadahousefire.Butthehomeowner'sdaughterwasgoingtobegettingmarried.Wesavedhalfthehousewhereherdaughter'sweddingdresswas.Webroughtthatdressoutandsawtheirsatisfaction.”
LeanneBillewisoneofthreefulltimeSandySpringsfirefighterswhoarefemale.“Ourequipmentbyitselfweighsanywherefrom5060pounds,”shesaid.“You'reliftingasmuchasthosemen.Youhavetoworkhardtoprovethatyoucandothejobandearntherespectofthemen.”
ItalsohelpsthatSandySpringsFireChiefJackMcElfishpraisesthefewfemalefirefighters.
Shecontinued,“ChiefMcElfish,allthetime,istalkingabouthowwearesmartandsostrongandit'sreallycooltogetthatkindofsupportfromtheChief,becauseitisahardjob.”
8.FromwhatRoyceTurnersaidwelearnhisjobis________.
A.stressful B.boring
C.excitingD.important
9.Welearnfromthetextthattheweddingdress________.
A.wasburntinthefire
B.isnowkeptbyRogers
C.meantalottothefamily
D.haschangedthedaughter'slife
10.WecanlearnfromParagraph5that________.
A.itisdangeroustobeafulltimefirefighter
B.itissatisfyingtowintherespectofpeople
C.itischallengingtobeawomanfirefighter
D.itisdifficultforfirefighterstocarrytheirtools
11.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Toexplainhowfiredepartmentswork.
B.Todescribesomefirefighters'work.
C.Totellpeoplehowtoputoutafire.
D.Topraisefemalefirefighters.
D
Someresearchers,suchasDavidT.Lykken,havefoundthatabout50%ofaperson'shappinessdependsonone'sgenes.Thisfindingisbasedonstudyingidenticaltwins,whosehappinessis50%correlatedevenwhengrowingupindifferenthouses.About10%to15%isaresultofvariousmeasurablelifecircumstancevariables(变量),suchasstatus,health,income,sexandothers.Theremaining40%isacombinationofunknownfactorsandtheresultsofactionsthatindividualsengageintobecomehappier.Theseactionsmaydifferbetweenpeople.Forexample,beingoutgoingmaybenefitapersonbyplacinghimselfinsituationsinvolvinglargeamountsofhumaninteraction.Also,exercisehasbeenshowntoincreaseaperson'slevelofhappiness.Evensimpleexercise,suchasrunning,isregardedasakeyfactorinmakingapersonhappy.
Humanrelationshipsarefoundtobethemostimportantcorrelationwithhumanhappiness.Awidelypublicizedstudyin2008publishedintheBritishMedicalJournalreportedthathappinessinsocialnetworksmayspreadfrompersontoperson.Researchersfollowednearly5,000individualsfor20yearsinthelongstandingFraminghamHeartStudyandfoundthatclusters(群)ofhappinessandunhappinessspreadupto3degreesofseparationonaverage.Happinesstendedtospreadthroughcloserelationshipslikefriends,relatives,andnextdoorneighbors.Andtheresearchersreportedthathappinessspreadmorequicklythanunhappinessthroughthenetwork.Moreover,thestructureofthesocialnetworkappearedtohaveaneffectonhappiness,aspeoplewhowereverycentral(withmanyfriendsandfriendsoffriends)weremorelikelytobehappy.Overall,theresultssuggestthathappinessmightspreadthroughapopulationlikeavirus.
ResearchintheUShasfoundthatolderAmericansaregenerallyhappierthanyoungeradults.Theeffectdoesnotappeartobegenerational,becauseithasbeenfoundthathappinessincreasedovertimefortheolderpeoplewhowerestudied.Whileolderindividualsreportedmorehealthproblems,theyreportedfewerproblemsoverall.Youngadultsreportedmoreanger,anxiety,depression,financialproblems,troubledrelationshipsandcareerstressthananyotheragegroup.
12.Itcanbeconcludedfromthefirstparagraphthat________.
A.genesplaythesmallestroleinone'shappiness
B.themorepeopleearnthehappiertheyare
C.happinessdependsonthreemainsortsoffactors
D.simpleexercisecanonlyleadtoshorttermhappiness
13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Agoodsocialrelationshiphasapositiveeffectonhappiness.
B.Sometimeshappinessmayhurtpeoplelikeavirus.
C.OlderAmericansarehappierbecausetheyhavefewerhealthproblems.
D.Happinessspreadsfromgenerationtogeneration.
14.WhichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplehavethemostsocialproblemsaccordingtotheresearchintheUS?
A.Teenagers.B.Youngadu