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1阅读强化训练(一)[学生用书P157(单独成册)](建议用时：15分钟)Ⅰ阅读理解Itissaddeningtolearnthatfewerofusnowownpets.AccordingtoMintel,just56%ofUKhouseholdstodayincludeapet,comparedwith63%in2012.Itisdowntooursmallerhomes.Thehousingcrisis(危机)istakingawayoneofourlife’sjoys:pets.Petscanhelpusgetoverseriousillness.Petslessenouranxiety.Petscanbeagodsendforpeopleexperiencingvariousformsofmentaldisorders.Asifallthatwerenotenough,petsalsohelptheirownersgetadatebecauseofcomplexpsychologicalreasons.Theredo,ofcourse,remainoppositionstotheveryideaofpets.ThecharityPETAputsitthus:“Thisselfishdesiretoownanimalsandreceivelovefromthemcausesimmeasurablesuffering,whichresultsfromsellingorgivingthemawaycasually,andtakingawaytheiropportunitytoenjoytheirnaturalbehaviour.”Thisisundoubtedlytrueinsomesituations.Butseenfromadifferentpointofview,there’ssomethingquitelovelyaboutthestoryofpeopleandtheircompanionanimals.Whatwasoncearelationshipbasedonlyontheanimal’sfunctionaleffects—itsabilitytokillpests,guardhousesandthelike—hasdevelopedintosomethingmuchmoreaboutcareandlove.Weshare84%ofourDNAwithdogs.Weshare90%ofourDNAwithmice,forgoodnesssake.Ihavenoideahowthatworks.Butstill:petsreminduswe’repartofsomethingbigger.Petsbreakdownthebarriersbetweenusandtheanimalkingdom.Wemayteachpetstorollover,standup,shakehandsandsoon.Buttheyteachusmuchmore:thatlifeisactuallyreallyquiteshortandsoshouldbefilledasmuchaspossiblewithlife－givingexperiences.【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章提到很多家庭不再养宠物，并介绍了养宠物的诸多益处。1．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“isdownto”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Istheresultof.2B．Doesharmto.C．Isawayfrom.D．Takesup.A解析：词义猜测题。根据第一段画线部分后的Thehousingcrisis(危机)istakingawayoneofourlife’sjoys:pets.可知，宠物数量减少是由住房空间变小引起的。2．WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Thebenefitsofkeepingpets.B．Thereasonswhyhumanskeeppets.C．Thefactthatthenumberofpetsisfalling.D．Therelationshipbetweenhumansandpets.A解析：段落大意题。第二段列举了养宠物的种种好处，故A项正确。3．WhatdoesPETAthinkofkeepingpets?A．Itbuildslovebetweenanimalsandhumans.B．Ittakesawaypets’chanceoflivingfreely.C．Itdisturbshumans’normallife.D．Itbenefitshumans’health.B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的takingawaytheiropportunitytoenjoytheirnaturalbehaviour可知，人类剥夺了宠物在大自然中生活的自由。4．Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Human－petrootslieintheirsharedDNA.B．Humansareasmallpartofnature.C．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.D．Likeattractslike.B解析：推理判断题。根据末段中的Weshare84%ofourDNAwithdogs.Weshare90%ofourDNAwithmice和petsreminduswe’repartofsomethingbigger可知，人类只是自然界中很渺小的一部分。Ⅱ七选五Life－ChangingHabitsTurnoffyourphonebeforebed.Forcingyourselftobedearlierisatallorder,butyoucanatleastaimforthemostrestfulsleepwhenyoufinallydoturninforthenight.1.________Quittryingtopayattentiontomoreemailsorgetanewhighscore,andmakesomeprogressinyourreadinglistinstead.Eatmorefruitsandvegetables.3Lookingtoeathealthier?2.________Foralong－termsolution,makeapointofaddingfreshproducetoyourplate,ratherthanavoidingcertainfoods.You’llnaturallyeatfewerunhealthyfoodsnotbecausetherewillbelessroomonyourplate,butbecauseyouwillbefillingitupwithsatisfyingfruitsandvegetables.3．________Makeapointoflookingforthebeautyintheworld,andyoucouldimproveyourgeneralhappiness.Trytorecordthedetailsofyourlife.Startadiarytokeeptrackofthebeautifulthingsinyourownlife.4.________Listenmore,talkless.Duringconversations,doyouspendallyour“listening”timethinkingabouthowtorespondtothespeaker?5.________Itincludeslearningwhattheotherpersonreallywantstogetacross.Whenit’sclearyoutrulycareaboutwhattheotherpersonissaying,you’llmakeyourrelationshipsbetter.A．Askfollow－upquestions.B．Lookforthebeautyinlife.C．Startpracticingactivelistening.D．Lookforsolutionsinsteadofproblems.E．You’veprobablyfoundthatdietssimplydon’twork.F．Youmightbesurprisedbyhowmuchthereistobegratefulfor.G．Gamesonyourphonecouldbekeepingyoufromgettingyourbestnight’ssleep.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章向人们介绍了有利于健康并且应该长期保持的一些好习惯。1．G解析：根据该段小标题Turnoffyourphonebeforebed.以及该空后的Quittryingtopayattentiontomoreemailsorgetanewhighscore可知，为了保证好的睡眠应该远离手机，故G项“手机游戏会影响人的睡眠”符合此处语境。2．D解析：根据该空前的Lookingtoeathealthier？以及之后的Foralong－termsolution可知，此处作者要提醒人们寻找解决方案，而不是寻找具体有哪些问题。3．B解析：B项中的beauty与下文中的beauty和beautifulthings相呼应，适合作该段小标题。4．F解析：由上文中Startadiarytokeeptrackofthebeautifulthingsinyourownlife.可知，写日记记录生活中美好的事物会让你发现生活中值得感恩的事物，故F项符合语境。5．C解析：该段强调倾听的重要性。该空后的It即指代C项中的activelistening。4此处作者建议读者要练习倾听，并提出具体的做法。