高中 英语 Unit 1 Lifestyles.docx

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高中英语Unit1Lifestyles

高中英语Unit1Lifestyles

（考试总分：

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一、阅读理解（本题共计10小题，每题10分，共计100分）

1、Asagoodmothertothreechildren,Ihavetriednevertoletmypassionstandinthewayofbeingagoodparent.

Inolongerconsidermyselfthecenteroftheuniverse.Ishowup.Ilisten.Itrytolaugh.Iamagoodfriendtomyhusband.Ihavetriedtomakemarriagevows（誓言）meanwhattheysay.Iamagoodfriendtomyfriends,andtheytome.Withoutthem,therewouldbenothingtosaytoyoutoday.

Sohere'swhatIwanttotellyoutoday:

Getalife.Areallife,notadesireofthenextpromotion,thebiggerpaycheck,thelargerhouse.

Getalifeinwhichyouarenotalone.Findpeopleyoulove,andwholoveyou.Andrememberthatloveisnotleisure;itiswork.Pickupthephone.Sendane-mail.Writealetter.Andrealizethatlifeisthebestthingandthatyouhavenobusinesstakingitforgranted.

It'ssoeasytowasteourlives,ourdays,ourhoursandourminutes.It'ssoeasytoexistinsteadoftolive.Ilearnedtolivemanyyearsago.Somethingreally,reallybadhappenedtome,somethingthatchangedmylifeinwaysthat,ifIhadmychoice,itwouldneverhavebeenchangedatall.AndwhatIlearnedfromitiswhat,today,seemstobethehardestlessonofall.

Ilearnedtolovethejourney,notthedestination.IlearnedtolookatallthegoodintheworldandtrytogivesomeofitbackbecauseIbelievedinit,completelyandtotally.AndItriedtodothat,inpart,bytellingotherswhatIhadlearned.

Bytellingthemthis:

Readinthebackyardwiththesunonyourface.Learntobehappy.Ifyoudo,youwillliveitwithjoyandpassionasitoughttobelived.

57.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.theauthordoesn’ttryherbesttoworkwell

B.theauthorspendsallhertimecaringforherchildren

C.theauthorisasuccessinpersonallife

D.theauthorlikestravelingverymuch

58.Howdidtheauthorformherviewoflife?

A.Throughsocialexperience.

B.Bylearningfromherfriends.

C.Fromherchildrenandhusband.

D.Throughanunfortunateexperience.

59.Bytheunderlinedsentence“It'ssoeasytoexistinsteadoftolive"inthefifthparagraph,theauthorreallymeansthatpeopletendto______.

A.workratherthanenjoylife

B.makealivingratherthanliveareallife

C.wastealotinlife

D.forgetthemostimportantlessonsinlife

60.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardwork?

A.Don'tletitaffectyourreallife.

B.Earnenoughmoneytomakelifebetter.

C.Doitwelltoserveothers.

D.Tryyourbesttogetahigherpositionandapayraise.

2、Iwasinmyfirstyearofcollege,makingfriendsandenjoyinglife,butthenmywholeworldturnedupsidedown.Ihadaheartattack.Itfeltlikesomeonewasstabbing（刺）meinthechestwithaknifeoverandoveragain.

AfterthreemonthsofrestIwentbacktocollege,butthenthingstookaturnfortheworse.IwasstayingatmyNana’shouseandwokeupinthemiddleofthenightwithaterriblepaininmychest.IknewIwashavingaheartattackagain.

Icouldn’tevenshoutforhelp.Luckilymygrandpawasgoingtothetoiletandheardmefallingoutofbed.Ifitwasn’tforhim,Iprobablywouldn’tbehere.

ThetwoholesinmyheartwerecausingtheproblemsandIneededanoperationimmediatelytorepairthem.Unfortunately,thesurgerydidn’tgowellandtheyonlymanagedtorepaironeoftheholes.

WhenIwokeupfromtheoperation,Ihadareallydrymouthandcouldn’twaittohavesomethingtoeatanddrink.ThebiggestshockofallcamewhenIwastoldthatIneededahearttransplantandwasputontheregister.Thedoctorswerestunned（吃惊地）athowquicklyheartfailurecameon—itusuallytakesyears,butittookmyheartlessthansixmonthstogettothatstage.Mywholeworldcamecrashingdown,butIstayedstrong.Itwasachoicebetweencryingeverydayandgettingonwithmylife.

Astimewenton,lifebecameevenharder.Ihatedfeelingweakallthetimeandneedinghelpwitheverything.ItgottothepointwhereIthoughtIwouldnevergetanewheart.Iwasdiagnosedwithdepression.

EventhoughIthoughtthatChristmas2016wouldbemylast,IreallyenjoyeditandevenhadagoodNewYear.Everyonewascryingformewhentheclockstruckmidnightandtheytoldmetokeepfighting.

Aweeklater,Igotacallfromthedoctorssayingthey’dfoundasuitabledonor（捐赠人）.Mywishcametrueandthankfullytheoperationwentwell.Ispentfourhoursinsurgerywheretheytookoutmyoldheartandputanewonein.WhenIwokeupIburstoutcrying.Ihadasecondchanceoflife.

46.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwashavinghissecondheartattack?

A.Hefeltlesspainthanhehadduringthepreviousone.

B.Herealizedwhatitwasandshoutedforhelpintime.

C.Henarrowlyescapeddeaththankstohisgrandfather.

D.Hedecidedtohaveanoperationtorepairthetwoholesinhisheart.

47.Whentheauthorlearnedthatheneededahearttransplant,he______.

A.couldn’thelpcryingeveryday

B.chosetocontinuetofightforhislife

C.feltsodepressedthathetriedtokillhimself

D.wasanxiousabouthisheartfailure

48.AfterChristmas2016,theauthor______.

A.wasconvincedthatthepastChristmashadbeenhislast

B.feltblessedandgratefulforhissecondchanceoflife

C.receivedahearttransplantbuttheoperationdidn’tgowell

D.felthopelessallthetimeandwasdiagnosedwithdepression

49.Whichonewouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ChoicesMatterMoreThanAnythingElse.

B.RebuildingMyCollegeLife

C.StrugglingtoHaveaNewLife.

D.TheMostSpecialChristmas

3、Afewweeksago,IcalledanUbertotakemetotheBostonairportforaflighthomefortheholidays.AsIslidintothebackseatofthecar,thewarmintonations（语调）ofthedriver’saccentwashedovermeinafamiliarway.

IlearnedthathewasarecentWestAfricanimmigrantwithafewyoungchildren,workinghardtoprovideforhisfamily.Icouldrelate:

IamthedaughteroftwoEthiopianimmigrantswhomadetheirshareofsacrificestoensuremysuccess.ItoldhimIwasonacollegebreakandheadedhometovisitmyparents.That’showhefoundoutIgotoHarvard.Anapprovingeyeglinted（闪烁）atmeintherearviewwindow,andquickly,wecrossedtheboundariesofrideranddriver.Ibecamehisdaughter,allgrownup–theproductofhissacrifice.

Andthencamethefatefulquestion:

“Whatdoyoustudy?

”Ianswered“historyandliterature”andtheprideinhisvoicefaded,asIknewitmight.Ididn’tevengettoadd“andAfrican-Americanstudies”beforehecutin,hisvoicethickwithdisappointment.“AllthatworktogetintoHarvard,andyoustudyhistory?

”

HereIwas,hisdaughter,squanderingthebiggestopportunityofherlife.Hewentontodelivertheage-oldlecturethatallimmigrantkidsknow.Wearetobecomedoctors（orlawyers,ifourparentsarebeinggenerous）–tomakemoneyandsendmoneybackhome.Theunspokendemand,madeacrossgenerations,whichmyUberdriverlaidoutplainly,issimple:

Fulfillyourroleinthenarrative（故事）ofupwardmobilitysoyourchildrencandothesame.

Iusedtofeelanxiousandbackedintoacornerbythequestioning,butnowasajuniorincollege,I’mgratefulfortheirsupportmorethananything.Thisholidayseason,I’vepromisedmyselfIwon’tgetannoyedattheirinquiries.Iwon’tdefensivelyrespondwith“butIplantogotolawschool!

”whenIgetunrequestedadvice.I’lljustsmileandnod,andenjoythewarmthoftheoccasion.

40.Whatdisappointedthedriver?

A.Theauthor’sattitudetowardshim.

B.Theschoolthattheauthorisattending.

C.Theauthor’smajorsinhistoryandliterature.

D.Theauthor’sinterestscanreplacetheinAfricanAmericanstudies.

41.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“squandering”inParagraph4?

A.wastingB.creating

C.valuingD.seizing

42.Whyareimmigrantkidsexpectedtobedoctorsorlawyer?

A.Theyareverysmartingeneral.

B.Theyhavemoreopportunities.

C.Theirparentsarehighachievingaswell.

D.Theirparentswantthemtomoveupwardinsociety.

43.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthedriver’squestioning?

A.Gettingupset.B.Feelingsatisfied.

C.Defendingherself.D.Appreciatinghisconcern.

4、IwassurethatIwastobekilled.Ibecameterriblynervous.Isearchedinmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigarettes,whichhadescapedtheirsearch.Ifoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghands,Icouldbarelygetittomylips.ButIhadnomatches,theyhadtakenthose.Ilookedthroughthebarsatmyjailer.Hedidnotmakeeyecontactwithme.Icalledouttohim“Haveyougotalight?

”Helookedatme,shruggedandcameovertolightmycigarette.Ashecamecloseandlitthematch,hiseyesinadvertently（不经意地）lockedwithmine.Atthatmoment,Ismiled.Idon’tknowwhyIdidthat.Perhapsitwasnervousness,perhapsitwasbecause,whenyougetveryclose,onetoanother,itisveryhardnottosmile.Inanycase,Ismiled.Inthatinstant,itwasasthoughasparkjumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwohearts,ourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn’twantto,butmysmileleapedthroughthebarsandgeneratedasmileonhislips,too.Helitmycigarettebutstayednear,lookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmile.

"Ikeptsmilingathim,nowawareofhimasapersonandnotjustajailer.Andhislookingatmeseemedtohaveanewdimensiontoo.“Doyouhavekids?

”heasked.“Yes,here,here.”Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfumbledforthepicturesofmyfamily.He,too,tookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyesfilledwithtear