由莲山课件提供http://www.5ykj.com/ 资源全部免费
真题研练56
Task 1:阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
(2016·天津,C)When John was growing up,other kids felt sorry for him.His parents always had him weeding the garden,carrying out the garbage and delivering newspapers.But when John reached adulthood,he was better off than his childhood playmates.He had more job satisfaction,a better marriage and was healthier.Most of all,he was happier.Far happier.
These are the findings of a 40year study that followed the lives of 456 teenage boys from Boston.The study showed that those who had worked as boys enjoyed happier and more productive lives than those who had not.“Boys who worked in the home or community gained competence(能力)and came to feel they were worthwhile members of society,” said George Vaillant,the psychologist (心理学家) who made the discovery.“And because they felt good about themselves,others felt good about them.”
Vaillant's study followed these males in great detail.Interviews were repeated at ages 25,31 and 47.Under Vaillant,the researchers compared the men's mentalhealth scores with their boyhoodactivity scores.Points were awarded for parttime jobs,housework,effort in school,and ability to deal with problems.
The link between what the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp.Those who had done the most boyhood activities were twice as likely to have warm relations with a wide variety of people,five times as likely to be well paid and 16 times less likely to have been unemployed.The researchers also found that IQ and family social and economic class made no real difference in how the boys turned out.
Working—at any age—is important.Childhood activities help a child develop responsibility,independence,confidence and competence—the underpinnings(基础)of emotional health.They also help him understand that people must cooperate and work toward common goals.The most competent adults are those who know how to do this.Yet work isn't everything.As Tolstoy once said,“One can live magnificently in this world if one knows how to work and how to love,to work for the person one loves and to love one's work.”
【语篇解读】 一项研究表明,小时候劳动的男孩长大后更容易享受快乐的生活。
由莲山课件提供http://www.5ykj.com/ 资源全部免费
由莲山课件提供http://www.5ykj.com/ 资源全部免费
1.What do we know about John?
A.He enjoyed his career and marriage.
B.He had few childhood playmates.
C.He received little love from his family.
D.He was envied by others in his childhood.
答案 A [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“He had more job satisfaction,a better marriage and was healthier”可知,约翰享受工作和婚姻带来的快乐。]
2.Vaillant's words in Paragraph 2 serve as ________.
A.a description of personal values and social values
B.an analysis of how work was related to competence
C.an example for parents' expectations of their children
D.an explanation why some boys grew into happy men
答案 D [写作意图题。第二段的第二句话“The study showed that those...than those who had not”告诉我们,小时候劳动的男孩要比不劳动的男孩成年后更能享受生活且更富有创造性,后面紧接着引用Vaillant的话来进一步解释为什么有些男孩成年后会享受快乐的生活。]
3.Vaillant's team obtained their findings by ________.
A.recording the boys' effort in school
B.evaluating the men's mental health
C.comparing different sets of scores
D.measuring the men's problem solving ability
答案 C [细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知,Vaillant的团队通过比较几组不同的得分情况得出了他们的结论。]
4.What does the underlined word “sharp” probably mean in Paragraph 4?
A.Quick to react. B.Having a thin edge.
C.Clear and definite. D.Sudden and rapid.
答案 C [词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“Those who had done the most boyhood activities...less likely to have been unemployed”可知,孩提时代的劳动和长大后的生活之间的联系是显而易见的。]
5.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A.Competent adults know more about love than work.
B.Emotional health is essential to a wonderful adult life.
C.Love brings more joy to people than work does.
由莲山课件提供http://www.5ykj.com/ 资源全部免费
由莲山课件提供http://www.5ykj.com/ 资源全部免费
D.Independence is the key to one's success.
答案 B [推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知,孩提时代的劳动能够培养一个人多方面的能力,这些能力正是情感健康的基础,同时也能帮助他们过上更快乐的生活。由此可推断出情感健康对享受精彩的成年生活十分重要。]
Task 2:词汇积累
1.deliver v.分发
2.satisfaction n.满意
3.productive adj.生产的,多产的
4.community n.社会;团体
5.unemploy v.解雇;使失业
6.responsibility n.责任
7.cooperate v.合作
8.magnificently adv.壮丽地
9.independence n.独立
10.confidence n.自信
Task 3:语法填空
Vaillant's study followed these males __1__ great detail.Interviews __2__ (repeat)at ages 25,31 and 47.__3__ Vaillant,the researchers compared the men's mentalhealth scores with __4__ (they) boyhoodactivity scores.Points were awarded for parttime jobs,housework,effort in school,and ability __5__ (deal) with problems.
答案 1.in 2.were repeated 3.Under 4.their 5.to deal
Task 4:单句改错
1.When John was growing up,other kids felt sorry to him.
2.But when John reached adulthood,he was better off his childhood playmates.
3.The link between the men had done as boys and how they turned out as adults was surprisingly sharp.
4.Points were awarded for parttime jobs,housework,effort in school,and ability to dealing with problems.
答案 1.to→for 2.off后加than 3.between后加what 4.dealing→deal
Task 5:攻克长难句(分析句子结构,尝试翻译成汉语)
But when John reached adulthood,he was better off than his childhood playmates.
分析:这是一个主从复合句,he was better off than his childhood
由莲山课件提供http://www.5ykj.com/ 资源全部免费
由莲山课件提供http://www.5ykj.com/ 资源全部免费
playmates是主句,when引导时间状语从句。
译文:但是当约翰成年后,他要比他儿时的玩伴好得多。
由莲山课件提供http://www.5ykj.com/ 资源全部免费