Unit 3 A healthy life
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（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
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Welcome to Marksdale State Park
Where fun, fitness, and education come together
Don’t miss our new summer classes available during May 23 — Aug 5!
■ Swimming lessons: Ages 4 — adult. Cost: $5 per class or $15 for one month.
■ Hiking: Have a state park keeper hike through our paths with you and teach you about the park’s wildlife and plants. Marksdale is a perfect spot for hiking.
■ Soccer: Our youth soccer program is unusual in that it is non-competitive. Different teams are formed every day. The focus is on each player learning to work as a team, not on one team winning it all.
■ Boating: These classes are only for 20-year-olds and above. Fishing is only allowed with a permit.
■ Bicycling: We have special paths built for bicyclists. Signs are posted for self-guided tours of our park. Group cycling is also available with a park guide. Paths range from easy to challenging.
A message from the director:
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Hiking paths! Sport fields! Playgrounds! Campgrounds! Fun activities! Located (位于) on Lake McQueeney, Marksdale State Park offers something for everyone. We have a number of plants and animals, which are in danger of dying out, being protected in our park. Sign up for one of our new summer community classes, or take a camping trip with your friends or family. Our facilities (设备) are set up with modern systems, so you don’t have to suffer to enjoy nature — unless you want to!
Glen Harwood, Park Director
Are you 13-17 years old? Ever wonder what it would be like to be a park keeper? It’s a competitive field, but you can get ahead by volunteering with our Teen Keeper Program. Depending on your age and responsibilities, you can even earn college credits for certain universities!
21. If you plan to learn to swim during June and July, you should pay _____.
A. $5 B. $15
C. $25 D. $30
22. The activities mentioned in the text are available to teenagers EXCEPT _____.
A. swimming B. boating
C. hiking D. bicycling
23. What can we learn about Marksdale State Park?
A. Many endangered plants can be found there.
B. Special paths will soon be built for bicyclists.
C. There are many volunteer programs in the park.
D. It is a park full of fun activities and sea animals.
24. Where can we most probably read this text?
A. In a personal diary.
B. In a newspaper report.
C. In a travel magazine.
D. In a geography textbook.
B
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In the early 1990s, Madan Kataria, an Indian doctor who worked in Mumbai, became interested in the growing body of scientific evidence showing that laughter is extremely beneficial to human health. He made a decision that more laughter was needed to improve health and deal with the stress of modern living.
In 1995, while writing an article for a health journal, Dr. Kataria discovered many modern scientific studies describing the benefits of laughter on the human mind and body. In particular, he was impressed by Norman Cousins’ book Anatomy of an Illness and the research work by Dr. Lee Berk. Then he began to field-test the effect of laughter on himself and others.
Starting with just five people, on March 13, 1995, at a public park in his neighborhood, Dr. Kataria started the first laughter club. They laughed together in the park to the amusement of bystanders, and the small group quickly grew to more than 50 people within a few days. In the early meetings, they stood in a circle with one person in the center to tell a joke or a funny story. Everybody enjoyed themselves and felt good for the rest of the day. However, after two weeks, their jokes and stories ran out. Some complained that it would be better to discontinue the club than to continue without any jokes. Dr. Kataria asked the club members to give him one day to develop a breakthrough that would solve the problem.
That night, Dr. Kataria reviewed his research and finally found the answer. Our body cannot differentiate between pretend and genuine laughter. In fact, both produced the same effect. The next morning, the results were amazing. For some, the make-believe laughter quickly turned into real laughter. Soon the group was laughing like never before. The hearty laughter that followed lasted for almost ten minutes. This was the birth of Laughter Yoga.
25. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Madan Kataria _____.
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A. used to be serious
B. was a man of action
C. found his life stressful
D. was an expert in laughing
26. After a short period of time, the club members _____.
A. didn’t know what to talk about
B. doubted whether laughter would help
C. couldn’t find any place to get together
D. showed less interest in Dr. Kataria’s club
27. The underlined part “a breakthrough” refers to the discovery that _____.
A. people may laugh a lot after taking a new type of medicine
B. genuine laughter works better than pretend laughter
C. laughing a lot is able to help us fight off illness
D. pretend laughter is also helpful to our health
28. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Laughter clubs in India
B. Benefits of Laughter Yoga
C. The origin of Laughter Yoga
D. Laughter — the best medicine
C
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When we hear of dangerous diseases, cancer and heart disease are often what first comes to mind. Recently, a virus called Ebola has reappeared in Guinea (a country in West Africa), killing 62 people so far. It leads to viral hemorrhagic fever, which is characterized by high fever and internal bleeding etc. Ebola can
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kill 90% of those infected, especially in underdeveloped societies like those in Africa.
Ebola is named after the Ebola River, where it was first discovered in 1976. There are five different types of the Ebola virus, each named after where they first happened: Sudan, Ivory Coast, Reston, Bundibugyo, and Zaire. The deadliest of the five, Zaire, was responsible for the 2012 outbreak, and is believed to be attacking Guinea.
Ebola is naturally found in fruit bats (果蝠), which pass on the virus to other animals by biting or sucking on (吮吸) their blood. Humans who are suffering from the Ebola infection might have touched the bodily fluids of the infected animals. Once infected, a human becomes a carrier of the deadly virus.
Since we live in an interconnected world, where the situation in one country can affect us all, the influences of Ebola are huge: damaging trade relations, affecting foreign visitors, and weakening entire countries. Already the Guinea virus is spreading fast with a few cases spotted in Conakry — the capital of Guinea, far away from the origin of the virus. It is feared that the disease may have already reached neighboring Liberia and Sierra Leone, too.
Unfortunately, there are no disease-specific treatments for Ebola. Healthcare workers only supply the infected people with water to keep them in good condition. Since there have been many cases of nurses catching the disease from patients, they are forced to wear strict protective clothes, and in some cases, not even allowed to get close to the affected. The fact that there is no cure for the Ebola virus is what makes the outbreak a challenging one to control.
29. The news of Ebola in Guinea is mentioned to _____.
A. make a brief summary
B. introduce the topic of the text
C. compare Ebola with cancer
D. show the latest study of viruses
30. What can we learn about Ebola?
A. It is a newly discovered virus.
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B. It is the most dangerous virus in the world.
C. It was named after where it first happened.
D. It could cause immediate death for anyone infected.
31. What is mainly described in Paragraph 3?
A. What the Ebola virus is.
B. The influences of Ebola.
C. The treatments for Ebola.
D. How the Ebola virus spreads.
32. Which of the following does the author probably agree with?
A. Ebola is a highly infectious virus.
B. Ebola is now very common in Guinea.
C. Those with a fever must be infected by Ebola.
D. Females are more easily to be infected by Ebola.
D
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An interpersonal communication class is one of those courses similar to health or physical education that students often brush off as just another one of those school required classes that are easy to pass. Well, should these interpersonal communication classes be required for all high school students?
After having such a subject as part of the curriculum (课程) in my Communications College major, I believe that this course should be required. Even though it is true that much of the material is common sense to most, there is likely a handful of students who do not know the standard guidelines for communicating interpersonally, either because their family never raised them with the knowledge or they had no place to practice the rules.
To be interpersonally effective in communicating, one must know how to behave confidently in certain situations, how to settle a conflict, and how to moderate behavior and choice of speech among different people or places. If schools required this course in high school, I firmly believe that the graduation as well as college entry percentages of each class would rise rapidly.
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My interpersonal communication classes required myself and the other students in my class to team up in groups of two or three on various occasions and practice certain verbal exchanges. The professor would give us scenarios (剧本) and we would have to act out what we would do and say if that situation happened. We performed exercises where we had to read back and forth with our partner practicing different tones of voices and analyze the change in impression each made on the receiving party.
Many people, again, blow interpersonal communication classes off as just a filler class to keep kids in school for an entire day, but I don’t think these people realize how important effective communication skills are when entering into the grown-up, independent, college or employment world. Being able to communicate well has a huge effect on one’s self-esteem (自尊), ability to make friends, competence in an employment position, and the healthiness of a romantic relationship.
33. The underlined part “students often brush off” can be replaced by “_____”.
A. students are really fond of
B. students don’t take seriously
C. students feel confused about
D. students have never heard of
34. What were the author’s interpersonal communication classes like?
A. Students showed no interest and played games.
B. Students performed exercises in small groups.
C. Students were too shy to play out scenarios.
D. Students were often asked to watch videos.
35. The author’s purpose of writing the text is most likely to _____.
A. advertise B. entertain
C. persuade D. instruct
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
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Olivia Bouler
No one is ever too young to make a difference. 36 Eleven-year-old Olivia was concerned about pollution in the Gulf of Mexico (墨西哥湾). She was especially concerned about the birds living along the coast. Olivia wanted to help and she had an idea about what she could do.
37 “I’m no James Audubon,” she said, referring to an artist famous for his pictures of birds, “but I can draw.” Olivia felt her watercolors of birds were good enough that some people might buy them. She wondered if people would be even more likely to buy her artwork if they knew the money would be used to help birds on the Gulf Coast.
Olivia got in touch with the National Audubon Society. This society honors James Audubon, the artist Olivia admires greatly, and it works to aid and save endangered birds. 38 That was because Olivia promised to create 500 original drawings.
With the National Audubon Society’s help, Olivia’s “Save the Gulf” campaign was announced. 39 America Online (AOL) news published an article about Olivia. Just three days after the story appeared, her project had already raised $20,000.
40 She then completed a book project. The book, called Olivia’s Birds: Saving the Gulf, is a collection of her bird drawings. Each drawing includes facts about the pictured bird. Olivia hopes that her book will raise more awareness about the Gulf Coast birds that she loves so much.
A. Her story drew a great amount of attention.
B. Success inspired Olivia to work even harder.
C. Olivia Bouler has proved that beyond a doubt.
D. Olivia had always loved to draw and paint birds.
E. Olivia has raised close to $200,000 in the past few years.
F. The National Audubon Society was thrilled with Olivia’s offer to help.
G. Olivia shares information about her goals on a social networking website.
第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
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第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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The Internet is an ocean of knowledge. It can be helpful to people all over the world. This is, in fact, why it has been 41 for so long. But there are some parts of the Internet that make it disadvantageous for certain 42 groups.
As a huge database (资料库) of 43 , the Internet can be used to draw facts about anything. And it keeps you up-to-date with all the events that are 44 throughout the world in the form of news, 45 and videos. Newspapers are certainly a(n) 46 part of this process, but the Internet gets updated with the 47 news much faster than newspapers get 48 . So the news that you get is much 49 . The Internet is also a great way to 50 with your friends and family members who live far away. 51 family and friends, the Internet also forms a perfect medium (媒介) for business meetings that are held across countries, which has become very 52 these days.
However, there are also a few 53 in using the Internet. The first one is the exposure to some unhealthy contents. This is a major problem that 54 parents of all teenagers. The Internet is also a readily available source of video games, 55 violent games. Children who are at the age of experimenting may 56 getting addicted to some of the games. And the Internet is a source of computer viruses which can be a 57 to your computer, and 58 your system in the end. 59 , it is important to have an antivirus program on your computer. These are some of the things worrying people about the 60 of the Internet. So you may think twice before making your own choice.
41. A. amusing B. confusing
C. popular D. difficult
42. A. age B. sex
C. family D. income
43. A. opinions B. language
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C. instructions D. information
44. A. running out B. taking place
C. breaking out D. coming true
45. A. books B. letters
C. pictures D. diaries
46. A. important B. different
C. missing D. unusual
47. A. local B. great
C. biggest D. latest
48. A. lost B. printed
C. signed D. collected
49. A. fresher B. longer
C. funnier D. better
50. A. get along well B. come up
C. keep in touch D. put up
51. A. As for B. Along with
C. Apart from D. Instead of
52. A. puzzling B. common
C. similar D. disappointing
53. A. adventures B. challenges
C. improvements D. disadvantages
54. A. concerns B. interests
C. changes D. encourages
55. A. probably B. especially
C. finally D. suddenly
56. A. stop B. remember
C. worry about D. end up
57. A. lie B. solution
C. danger D. surprise
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58. A. damage B. develop
C. perfect D. support
59. A. Anyhow B. Therefore
C. However D. Moreover
60. A. future B. value
C. history D. use
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Daisy: Hello, it is a long time since we last 61. ________ (meet). What have you been doing recently?
Alice: I work for Lenovo as an assistant.
Daisy: What do you think of the job?
Alice: Well, it is hard to say. I am a little disappointed in spite of the fairly good salary. Honestly speaking, I am 62. ________ (fit) for the job. I feel like 63. ________ (change) my job. If I could find a more suitable position for myself, I would.
Daisy: I think you should change your job as soon as possible.
Alice: You are right. I will think 64. ________ (careful) about your advice. By the way are you satisfied 65. ________ your present job?
Daisy: You know, my dream is to be a lawyer. 66. ________ (graduate) from my college, I worked in a law firm as a lawyer for one year, and now I can deal with a case all by myself, but it’s getting more and more 67. ________ (stress).
Alice: Yes, everything has two sides. 68. ________ is hard for everyone to be satisfied in life. Therefore, we should think about things 69. ________ are more optimistic in our lives. Everything can change if your attitude is right.
Daisy: Yeah, tomorrow is another day; we will have 70. ________ bright future.
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Alice: I firmly believe that too.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
As our studying is mostly doing through reading, it is necessary for us to improve our reading comprehension. In fact, best way to be a good reader is through practice. It is advisable to carry a book to read with you where you go. No matter when you had the chance, take them out and read a paragraph or two. And you also need to develop certainly reading skills. For example, a poor reader move his eyes from word to word while a good reader will move his eyes from thought group to thought group. To pick up with speed and fluency, besides, you should learn to read in thought groups. Mastered such reading techniques is the key to effective reading.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华。你的美国朋友Mike最近因学习压力大患上了轻度的焦虑症（anxiety disorders），写信向你求助。请你用英文给他回一封信，就如何处理压力给他一些建议。
注意：词数120左右（信的开头已给出，但不计入总词数）。
Dear Mike,
I am sorry to hear that you are suffering from anxiety disorders due to the great stress of studying.
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_____________________________________________________________________
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Best wishes,
Li Hua
参考答案
21-25 DBACB 26-30 ADCBC
31-35 DABBC 36-40 CDFAB
41-45 CADBC 46-50 ADBAC
51-55 CBDAB 56-60 DCABD
61. met 62. unfit 63. changing
64. carefully 65. with 66. Having graduated
67. stressful 68. It 69. that / which
70. a
短文改错：
71. ... is mostly doing ... doing → done
72. ... best way to ... best前加the
73. ... where you go. where → wherever
74. ... had the chance ... had → have
75. ... take them out ... them → it
76. ... certainly reading skills. certainly → certain
77. ... a poor reader move ... move → moves
78. To pick up with ... 去掉with
79. ... besides, you should ... besides → therefore
80. Mastered such reading ... Mastered → Mastering
One possible version:
Dear Mike,
I am sorry to hear that you are suffering from anxiety disorders due to the great stress of studying. Here I would like to give you some suggestions about dealing with your stress.
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First, you ought to learn to study hard as well as relax if necessary. As an old saying goes, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. When tired, you can go walking or do some sports with your classmates. Secondly, as is well known, stress is to us what water is to fish, but do not give yourself too much stress or you may feel frustrated and tired, which is bad for your health. Thirdly, I think it would be beneficial if you could share some of your inner emotions with your friends, parents or teachers.
I hope you will find these suggestions helpful.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
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