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UNIT21B卷一、阅读理解AICELANDHASTHEHIGHESTBIRTHRATEINEUROPE,THEHIGHESTDIVORCERATE,ANDTHEHIGHESTPERCENTAGEOFWOMENWORKINGOUTSIDETHEHOMESUCHSTATISTICSAREOFTENEVIDENCEOFAMISERABLE,CHAOTIC混乱的SOCIETY,WITHLOADSOFCHILDREN,BROKENHOMESANDABSENTMOTHERSBUTICELANDISTHEEXCEPTIONITSCITIZENSARETHEHAPPIESTINTHEWORLDPERHAPSTHECOUNTRYSGEOGRAPHICLOCATIONCONTRIBUTESTOICELANDERSHAPPINESSLOCATEDINTHEMIDDLEOFTHENORTHATLANTIC,WITHGREENLANDASITSNEARESTNEIGHBOR,ICELANDISFREEFROMTHETABOOS禁忌THATCAUSESOMUCHTROUBLEELSEWHEREFORINSTANCE,PEOPLEWHODIVORCEARENOTLOOKEDDOWNUPONBYTHESOCIETYICELANDERSAREOFFSPRINGS后代OFTHEVIKINGS,ANORTHEUROPEANPEOPLEWHOINVADEDEUROPEANCOASTSFROMTHE8THTHROUGHTHE10THCENTURYTHISTRADITIONOFGETTINGOUTINTOTHEWORLDLIVESONINMODERNICELANDPRACTICALLYALLICELANDERSHAVESTUDIEDORWORKEDABROAD,ANDMOSTSPEAKENGLISHPERHAPSASARESULT,ICELANDSECONOMICPOLICIESBLENDTHEBESTOFTHOSEFROMEUROPEWITHTHEUSTOCREATEITSOWNWELFARESYSTEM“MANYOFUSHAVELIVEDINTHEUS,ANDSTUDIEDTHERE,”SAIDTHEICELANDICPRIMEMINISTERGEIRHAARDE“WEHAVEBOTHTAKENFROMTHEMANDFOUNDTHATNATURALLYWESHARETHECANDOATTITUDETHATIFYOUWORKHARD,ANYTHINGCANBEDONE”INDEED,THECOUNTRYISRICHINWRITERS,PAINTERS,FILMMAKERSANDMUSICIANSTHERESSIGURROS,APOSTROCKBAND,ANDALSOANATIONALSYMPHONYORCHESTRATHATPLAYSTOTHEHIGHESTSTANDARDSALLOVERTHEWORLDHALFTHEPOPULATIONAPPEARSTOHAVEWRITTENABOOK“ICELANDHASHARSH恶劣的NATURE,WITHITSBITTEREVERCHANGINGWEATHER,”SAIDHARALDURJONSSON,APAINTER,SCULPTORANDVIDEOANDPERFORMANCEARTIST“WECANNOTESCAPEITSOWEFINDWAYS_WEHAVETOHAVEARICHINTERNAL内在的LIFETOFILLTHEEMPTYSPACES”1ITISCOMMONLYBELIEVEDTHATHIGHBIRTHRATEANDDIVORCERATEWILLBRINGABOUT_ASOCIALPROBLEMSBHAPPINESSCAUNIQUEWELFARESYSTEMDMODERNWAYOFLIFE2THEUNDERLINEDWORD“BLEND”INTHEFOURTHPARAGRAPHMEANS“_”ACOMBINEBCORRECTCCOMPAREDCOMPETE3WHICHOFTHEFOLLOWINGISNOTMENTIONEDASTHEREASONFORICELANDERSHAPPINESSAGEOGRAPHICLOCATIONBARICHINTERNALLIFECNATIONALPRIDEDFREEDOMFROMTABOOS4THEMOSTSUITABLEPHRASETOFILLINTHEBLANKINTHELASTPARAGRAPHIS_ATOGETRIDOFITBTOHAVEITCHANGEDCTOGETAWAYFROMITDTOLIVEWITHITBEXPERTSBELIEVETHATTHEREAREABOUT40,000DIFFERENTTYPESOFJOBSINTHEWORLDCHOOSINGTHERIGHTONEISADIFFICULTJOBINITSELF“FINDINGAJOB”ISNOTTHESAMEAS“CHOOSINGAJOB”MANYYOUNGPEOPLEENDUPINAJOBTHATTHEYARENOTSUITEDTO“CHANCE”MAYPLAYAMOREIMPORTANTPARTTHAN“DECISION”SOHEREAREAFEWSTEPSTOHELPYOUTHINKABOUTJOBS,WHICHYOUMIGHTENJOYDOINGAFTERSCHOOLORUNIVERSITYFIRST,ITISIMPORTANTTORECOGNIZEWHATKINDOFPERSONYOUAREANDWHICHSPECIALQUALITIESMAKEYOUDIFFERENTFROMEVERYONEELSETOEXAMINEYOURSKILLSANDABILITIESEVENFURTHER,ASKYOURSELFTHISQUESTIONINTHEFOLLOWINGTHREEAREASSKILLSWITHPEOPLE,SKILLSWITHINFORMATIONORSKILLSWITHTHINGSWHICHAREYOURBESTSKILLSYOUMAYHAVENOTICEDSOMETHINGWHILEYOUWEREDOINGTHISTASKTHEPOINTISTHATTHEREISADIFFERENCEBETWEENANINTERESTANDASKILLIFYOULIKEARTANDENJOYLOOKINGATPICTURES,ITISANINTERESTBUTIFYOUCANDRAWAHORSETHATLOOKSLIKEAHORSEANDNOTABIGDOG,THATISASKILLTHEBESTJOBISONETHATUSESYOURSKILLSINSOMETHINGTHATYOUAREINTERESTEDININADDITIONTOTHIS,ITISANADVANTAGEIFYOUBELIEVETHATAPARTICULARJOBISWORTHDOINGINTHEWORLDAFTERTHAT,THENEXTSTEPISRESEARCHTOFINDOUTASMUCHASPOSSIBLEABOUTDIFFERENTKINDSOFWORK,GOTOTHELIBRARYANDREADBOOKS,MAGAZINESANDNEWSPAPERSASKYOURFRIENDSABOUTTHEWORKTHEYDOIFYOUAREINTERESTEDINBANKING,ITISBETTERTOTALKTOABANKCLERKWHOISTWENTYFOUR,RATHERTHANABANKMANAGERWHOISSIXTYFOURDONOTRELYONYOURPARENTSFRIENDSFORINFORMATIONAYOUNGERPERSONWILLBEABLETODESCRIBEANORMALDAYATWORKANDTELLYOUABOUTTHEINTERESTINGORBORINGTHINGSWHENYOUFIRSTSTARTWORKINGFINALLY,TRUSTYOUROWNIDEASANDYOUROWNTHINKINGITISYOUROWNLIFE,SOFINDSOMETHINGTHATYOUENJOYDOING5WHATSTHEDIFFERENCEBETWEEN“FINDINGAJOB”AND“CHOOSINGAJOB”A“FINDINGAJOB”ISADECISIONWHILE“CHOOSINGAJOB”ISACHANCEB“FINDINGAJOB”ISMOREIMPORTANTTHAN“CHOOSINGAJOB”CAJOBTHATYOUFINDISONETHATISMORESUITABLEFORYOUTHANONETHATYOUCHOOSEDAJOBTHATYOUCHOOSEISBASEDONYOURDECISIONANDSUITSYOUWHILEONETHATYOUFINDOFTENISNT6WHATISTHEFIRSTSTEPTOFINDAJOBTHATSUITSYOUWELLATORECOGNIZEWHATKINDOFPERSONYOUAREANDWHICHSPECIALQUALITIESMAKEYOUDIFFERENTFROMEVERYONEELSEBTOFINDOUTASMUCHASPOSSIBLEABOUTDIFFERENTKINDSOFWORKCTOASKYOURFRIENDSABOUTTHEWORKTHEYDODTOCONSIDERYOURPARENTSADVICE7ALLTHEFOLLOWINGTHINGSAREWAYSOFRESEARCHABOUTDIFFERENTKINDSOFWORKEXCEPT_AGOINGTOTHELIBRARYANDREFERRINGTOBOOKSBTURNINGTOYOURFRIENDSFORHELPCTURNINGTOYOURPARENTSFRIENDSFORADVICEDTALKINGTOAYOUNGERPERSONFORINFORMATION8WHEREDOESTHEPASSAGEPROBABLYAPPEARAATEXTBOOKBANEWSPAPERCATVPROGRAMMEDAMAGAZINE二、任务型读写阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意每个空格只填一个单词。CELEBRATINGSLEEPWORLDSLEEPDAY,OBSERVEDON21MARCH,WASCREATEDTOBRINGATTENTIONTOTHEGROWINGNUMBEROFSLEEPPROBLEMSWORLDWIDESLEEPISANATURALPARTOFHUMANLIFE,BUTMANYPEOPLEINTHEMODERNWORLDIGNOREITSIMPORTANCEASARESULT,SLEEPPROBLEMSAREINCREASINGLYCOMMONIN2002,SCIENTISTSATTHEUNIVERSITYOFATHENSINGREECECONDUCTEDASURVEYOFOVER35,000PEOPLEIN10COUNTRIESAROUNDTHEWORLD,INCLUDINGCHINA,BELGIUMANDSOUTHAFRICAOFTHEPEOPLETHATRESPONDEDTOTHESURVEY,24PERCENTSAIDTHATTHEYDIDNOTSLEEPWELL,ANDBASEDONTHEIRRESPONSES,316PERCENTWEREDIAGNOSED诊断WITHINSOMNIA失眠ANDANOTHER175PERCENTWEREDIAGNOSEDWITHBORDERLINEINSOMNIAINADDITION,307PERCENTOFSURVEYRESPONDENTSREPORTEDVISITINGADOCTORFORHELPWITHSLEEPPROBLEMSAND116PERCENTSAIDTHATTHEYFELTVERYSLEEPYDURINGTHEDAYOVERALL,THESURVEYFOUNDTHATNINNYPEOPLESUFFERTHEEFFECTSOFPOORQUALITYSLEEP,SOMEEXAMPLESOFWHICHAREBEINGUNABLETOFALLASLEEPANDWAKINGUPINTHEMIDDLEOFTHENIGHTTHEMAINFACTORSCAUSINGTHESEPROBLEMSAREPRESSUREFROMSCHOOLORWORKANDAFASTPACEOFLIFE,BUTNOISEPOLLUTIONANDLIGHTPOLLUTIONALSOINTERFEREWITHSLEEPANDCONTRIBUTETOPOORQUALITYSLEEPTHESURVEYSFINDINGSAREPARTICULARLYTROUBLINGBECAUSELARGENUMBERSOFPEOPLEWEREFOUNDTOHAVEDIFFICULTYSLEEPINGATNIGHTTHESHORTTERMEFFECTSOFTHISARETIREDNESSANDTROUBLECONCENTRATINGIFTHISHAPPENSFORALONGTIME,THERISKOFPUTTINGONWEIGHTANDHAVINGAHEARTATTACKMAYINCREASETHEREAREMANYTHINGSYOUCANDOTOIMPROVETHEQUALITYOFYOURSLEEPFIRST,YOUSHOULDHAVEREGULARSLEEPHABITSTRYTOGOTOBEDANDWAKEUPAROUNDTHESAMETIMEEACHDAYYOUALSONEEDTOMAKEYOURBEDROOMACOOL,DARK,QUIETPLACETOSLEEPSOTHATHEAT,LIGHTANDNOISEDONOTDISTURBYOUATNIGHT,YOUSHOULDALSOAVOIDTHINGSTHATCONTAINCAFFEINE,SUCHASCHOCOLATE,COFFEE,TEAANDMANYSOFTDRINKS,ASCAFFEINEMAYKEEPYOUFROMSLEEPINGGETTINGAGOODNIGHTSSLEEPISIMPORTANTFOREVERYONEBYFOLLOWINGTHEADVICEABOVE,YOUCANRESTBETTERATNIGHTANDWORKBETTERDURINGTHEDAYTITLECELEBRATINGSLEEPTOPICCONTEXTWORLDSLEEPDAYDUETOIGNORANCEOFTHEIMPORTANCEOFSLEEPPROBLEMS,PEOPLEOBSERVEMAR21,WORLDSLEEPDAYTOBRING3_TOTHEPROBLEMRESPONSESOFTHE1OF3,5000PEOPLEIN10COUNTRIESINTHEWORLD,THERESURVEYWERE24PERCENTOFTHEPEOPLESAYINGTHEYDIDNTSLEEPWELL2316PERCENTWEREDIAGNOSEDWITHINSOMNIAANDANOTHER175PERCENTWEREONTHEBORDERLINEOFSLEEPLESSNESS3THE4_OFTHEPEOPLEFEELINGSLEEPYDURINGTHEDAYIS1164307PERCENTREPORTED5_TOADOCTORFORSLEEPPROBLEMS1_CAUSINGSLEEPPROBLEMSTHEIRCONSEQUENCES1UNDER6_FROMSCHOOLORWORK,PEOPLEMAYHAVESLEEPPROBLEMS2NOISEORLIGHTPOLLUTION7_TOPOORQUALITYSLEEPS3SLEEPLESSPEOPLEMAYEASILY8_WEIGHTANDHAVEAHEAR
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