Unit 3 七选五专练- 高二下学期期末复习人教新课标选修八

七选五SomeMostCommonSeniorYearMistakes1.You’dbetterfindouthowtoavoidthesecommonmistakes.Findingabalancebetweenhavingfunandstudyingforyourcoursesisagreatwaytostartpreparingforcollege，sinceyouwillbecalledupontodothisduringyourcollegeyears.Herewe’velistedsometopmistakesstudentsmakesothatyoucanmakesureyoudon’tmakethem.SkippingClassesSkippingclassescouldmeanmissingvaluableinformationforthecomingtests.2.Asisknowntoall，informationyou’llneedforyourmajorinyourcollegeprogrammaybecoveredduringahighschoollectureyoumiss.ForgettingtoStudyWhenyoufeellessmotivatedtostudy，remindyourselfthateverygoodgradegetsyouclosertofindingacollegethatoffersagreatprograminthemajoryouwant.Keepyoureyesontheprize!3.Tostayontopofyourassignments，calculatehowlongyouthinksomethingwilltakeyou，andthendoubleit.Thatwayyou’llhaveampletimetogetyourworkdone.DaydreamingaboutYourFutureTooMuchYourmindnowmightbewandering，thinkingaroundaboutdegrees，majors，possiblecareers，studyabroadandmanyotherthings.Theseareallexcitingfuturepossibilities，butdon’tforgetthehereandnow.4.FailingtoUseAvailableResourcesTeachersknowaboutallthechallengesyou’refacing.5.Thishelpcanbeintheformofextraofficehours，areviewoftopicscovered，studyguides，sampleexams，orothertoolstohelpyouimproveyourgrades.Takeadvantageofthem.A.StartPreparingforCollegeB.MismanagingYourTimeC.YoursenioryearofhighschoolisabusytimeD.Anddon’tforgettothinkaheadtouniversityclassesE.AlmosteveryhighschoolseniormakessomemistakesF.SpendingtoomuchtimedaydreamingcouldseriouslylimitthosefutureplansG.AndmanyofthemareniceenoughtoofferextrahelpForastudent，studyisthemostimportant.Howtheystudywelldependsonwhethertheyhavetheirstudystrategies.Herearesomestudytipsasfollows.Howeverdifficultyoufindittoarrangeyourtime，itwillpayoffinthelongrunifyousetasideacertainpartofthedayforstudying—andsticktoit.1Butdon’tforgettomakesurethatyouhaveenoughleftforrecreationalactivitiesorsimplytobe“with”yourself:readinganovelorwatchingatelevisionprogramme.Aspartofyourweeklyschedule，itisalsoadvisabletoconsiderexactlywhatyouhavetodointhisweek，andmakesurethatyouhandlethemostsignificanttasksfirst.2Onaphysicallevel，makesureyouhaveanareaorspaceforstudying.3Ifyoualwaysstudyinthesameplace，preferablyaroomofyourown，youwillfinditeasiertoadjustmentallytotheactivitywhenyouenterthatarea.Youshouldhaveeverythingthatyoumightneedathand.Makesurethatallthephysicalequipmentthatyouuse，suchasadesk，chair，etc.isatgoodheightforyou.Ifyouuseapersonalcomputer，thereareplentyofguidelinesavailablefromthemovementonangles，lightingandsoon.4Ifyouareworkingontopicyourteacherhasset，butfindingithardtoconcentrate，itmaybethatyouactuallyneedtotakeyourmindrightoffitforaperiodoftime.5Afteraperiodawayfromthetest，havingnotthoughtaboutitatall，youmayreturntorefreshedandfullofideas.A.“Airingthemind”canworkwonderssometimes.B.It’swisetoleavetheeasierorlessurgentareasofyourworkuntillater.C.Itisbesttomakeaweeklyschedule.D.It’salltooeasytoreadsomethingandthenforgetwhereitcamefrom.E.Don’tdoitjustanywhere.F.Consulttheseandavoidthetypicalstudentachesandpains.G.Makeuseofequipmentthatisavailabletoyou.Whilehappinessdoesnothappenbychance，youdon’tneedtochangeyourentirelifetofindit.Startyourjourneytoahappieryoubydevelopingtheseeasyhabits.WorkOutOftenStayingactivecanmakeyoufeelmoreenthusiasmfordailyactivities.Sohitthegymortakeupasportthatsuitsyoubest.Workingoutdoesyoumoregoodthanburningoffcaloriesandstrengtheningyourmuscles.1That’swhyhealthypeoplearegenerally20%happierthanunhealthypeople.Volunteer2Usingyourskillstoassistthelessfortunatecanboostyourhappiness.Afterall,itisjoyfultobringsomelifeandlightbackintosomeone’slife.Youcanstartsmall，likepreparingamealforyourelderlyneighbor.EnjoyFriendshipEveryonecanfindhimselfstuckintroublenowandthen.Enjoyaneveningtalkingaboutyourliveswithyourfriends.Oftentheyknowyouwellenoughtogiveyousoundadvice.3.PlanYourDayHavingasetschedulecanreducestressthroughoutyourday.Planeachday’sworkbeforesteppingintotheoffice.4Stayingorganizedbyplanningaheadcanhelpyouenjoyeachmoment.TurnOfftheTVTurningontheTVfor“noise”orrelaxationcanactuallybeharmfultoyourhealthandyourhappiness.Don’tturnontheTVwhileyou’recookingordoingthehousework.Tryturningonsomesoftmusictorelax.TurnofftheTVandgiveyourselfsomereflective(沉思的)timetoreadabookorplayagamewithyourfamily.5.A.Lendingahelpinghandprovestobearewardinitself.B.Youareonlyonestepawayfromachievingmorehappiness.C.Italsobringsaboutafeel-goodreactionthatpromoteshappiness.D.Takeitandswitchtheconversationtosomethingmorelighthearted.E.Theseactivitiesdeserveyourfocusandwillreduceyourstresslevels.F.Regularexercisehelpsyoukeepabetterfigureandmakesyoustronger.G.Spareafewminuteseacheveningtoreadyitemsyouneedforthenextday.Ajournalistisapersonwhocollects，writesanddistributesnewsorothercurrentinformation.Ajournalistcanworkwithgeneralissuesorspecializeincertainissues.However，itisnotsoeasyacareertobeagoodjournalist.1.2Itisimportantthatyoucangetonandworkquicklyandefficientlywiththeothertechnicalandcreativeproductionteammembers.Timeisveryliterallymoneyinmediaproductionsothereisnoroomforteamworkdifficulties.Whentherearetoughdeadlinesorlatenightseveryonemustgettogethertocompletethetaskathand.3Forexample，canyoubuildupaworkingrelationshipveryquicklywithpeoplewhoyoumaybemeetingforthefirsttime?Youalsoneedgoodwrittenandoralcommunicationskillsandmusthaveaconcisewritingstyle—writingessaysisnotgoodevidenceforthis!Employerswillexpectyoutohaveagoodknowledgeofcurrentaffairsandacuriousnature，andtobeflexible—especiallywithregardtoworkinghours.4Sohowexperiencedareyouinputtinginextrahours?Twokeyqualitiesofjournalistsareacuriousnatureandtheabilitytoasktherightquestionsatinterview！5Itisawasteoftimeandenergytoaskthequestionsthatyoucanfindinbooksoninterviewskills.Ifyouresearchacompanywellenough，youwillfindanumberofquestionsnaturallyarisingthatyouwishtobeanswered.Youshould，though，concentrateonquestionsthatshowyourinterestin，andmotivationtodo，thejobitself，ratherthantherewardsitwillbring.A．Anemployerwillwanttoknowthatyoucanmeetthesedemands.B．Workingaspartofateamiscommoninmanymediajobs.C．Wouldyouliketobeaproductivejournalist?D．Thebestquestionstoaskarethosethatyoureallywouldliketoknowtheanswersto.E．Manydemandscanbemadeonyourtime.F．Curiosityisagoodcharacterformanycareers.G．Whatqualitiesdoyouneedtobeajournalist?Campingoffersthequietnessofescape.1Becauseexerciseandthebeautyofnaturecanhelppeoplerelaxfromtheirbusylifestyles.Whetheryou’reinthewoods，inthedesert，orclimbingmountains，you’llwanttokeepsomesurvivalskillsinmindtoensureasafetrip.2.Differentterrain(地形)carriesdifferentchallenges.Forexample，puttingupatentonsandisverydifferentfromsettingituponland，andifyoudon’thavetherightequipment，youcouldfindyourselfsleepingunderthestarsonawindybeach.3Forexample，everythingfrompoisonousplantstodangerouswildlife.Asyouplanyourtrip，askanoutdoorsexpertatyourlocalsportinggoodsstoreforadvice，goonlinetoresearchwhereyou’llbegoing，orfindoutbooksinthelibrary.Adayorsobeforeyouleave，checklocalweatherforecasts，soyoudon’tendupinthepathofahurricane，floodingorothernaturaldisasters.4Besides，itwillalsohelpyouknowwhethertogiveuptheareaaltogether.Ifyouhiketoyourcampsite，practicewalkingwithyourfullypackedbackpacktogetanideaofhowthepackfits.5It’salsoagoodideatopracticewalkingintheshoesyou’llbewearing.Andrememberthatsaying“takeonlypictures，leaveonlyfootprints”．Ifyou’rehikinginfarareaswithnodustbins，you’llneedtocarryoutyourtrashandotherthings.Makethiseasierbypackingaslightlyasyoucan.A．Rememberingahikingtripwillbringyoumuchpleasure.B．You’llalsowanttobepreparedforanypossibledangers.C．Knowthecampingenvironment.D．Knowingtheweatherwillhelpyoufindouthowyoucanprepare.E．Ifit’scombinedwiththeexerciseofahikingtrip，it’sgoodforbothbodyandmind.F．Thishelpstopreventthecasethatyouaretootiredtowalkwithit.G．Takingenoughmoneywithyouisnecessary.Carrotsareeasytoraiseandeasytoharvest.Theytastegood.__1__Whenpeoplethinkofcarrots，theyusuallypictureintheirmindavegetablethatislong，thinandorange.__2__Andnotallcarrotsareorange.Forexample，ParisMarketcarrotsareaboutfivecentimetersaround.Romecarrotsarethinandabouttwenty­fivecentimeterslong.AndBelgiancarrotsare，astheirnamesuggests，white.Forthebestresults，carrotsshouldbegrowninsandysoilthatdoesnotholdwaterforalongtime.Thesoilalsoshouldhavenorocks.Toprepareyourgardenforcarrots，digupthesoil，loosenitandturnitover.Then，mixinsomeplantmaterialoranimalfertilizer(肥料)．__3__Expertssaywarmdays，coolnightsandamediumsoiltemperaturearethebestconditionsforgrowingcarrotsthattastegreat.Carrotsneedtimetodeveloptheirfullsugarcontent.Thisgivesthemtheirtaste.Iftheyareharvestedtooearly，theywillnothaveenoughsugar.Butcarrotslosesweetnessifyouwaittoolongtopullthemfromtheground.__4__Usually，thebrighterthecolor，thebetterthetaste.__5__Ifthewinterisnotcoldenoughtofreezetheground，youcangrowandharvestcarrotsthesamewayasduringthesummermonths.Ifthegrounddoesfreeze，simplycoveryourcarrotgardenwithathicklayerofleavesorstraw.Thiswillpreventthegroundfromfreezing.A．Butcarrotscomeinmanydifferentsizesandshapes.B．Theyareeconomiccrops.C．Thebesttimeforplantingcarrotsisduringthewintermonths.D．Weather，soilconditionsandagewillaffectthecarrotstaste.E．Thebestwaytojudgeifacarrotisreadytobeharvestedisbyitscolor.F．Andtheycontainalotofcarotene(胡萝卜素)，whichthebodymakesintovitaminA.G．Manypeopledonotknowthatcarrotscanbegrownduringthewintermonths.ThebenefitsofwalkingtoschoolEncouragingyourchildtowalktoschoolhasmanybenefits.1.TheratesofchildhoodobesityandillnessessuchastypeIIDiabetes(糖尿病)canbepreventedbyahealthydoseofwalking.2OnaveragearoundhalfofallchildrendonotdotheminimumonehouradayofphysicalactivityadvisedbytheHealthEducationAuthority.Aquickwalktoschoolcanhelpthemgettheirdailyexerciseandarriveatschoolorhome,refreshedandenergised.3Therewasverystrongevidencethatwalkingtoschoolimproveschildren’ssocialdevelopment.Thisrelatedtosocialcontacts,independenceandroadsense.Thewalkersreportedahappysocialexperience.Itisbelievedthatgettingalifttoschooleachdaycanleadtoachildbecominglethargic(无生气的).Accordingtoresearch,theaveragedrivetoschoolandbackreleases800gofCO2intotheair.4Ifwalkingtoschoolonceaweekcansave20percentofCO2gasproducedbydrivingeveryday,howmuchCO2canbesavedayear!Lastbutnotleast,encouragingyourchildtowalktoschoolwillsaveyoumoney.5Sincewalkingtoschoolhassomanyhealth,social,environmentalandeconomicalbenefits,whynotletyourchildwalkfromnowon?A.Itisenoughtoblowover60balloons.B.Thefollowingaresomeofthemindifferentaspects.C.Walkingcanhaveapositiveeffectonachild’semotionalhealth.D.Youwillspendlessmoneyontransportfaresorpetrolofcourse.E.Furthermore,50percentofchildrenstilldon’tregularlywalktoschool.F.Infact,walkinghelpsprotectthebodyfrommanyseriousillnesseslateroninlife.G.Parents,childrenandteachersareaskedtothinkaboutthebenefitsofwalkingtoschool.Ifyouhaveeverbeeninaschoolplayorevermadebelieveyouwereadoctor,detective,oraspacetraveler,youknowtheenjoymentthatactingbrings.Almostallofushavethewishtoplaythepartofsomeoneorsomethingelse.1Intheancientworld,actingwasoftenassociatedwithreligiousceremoniesandotherspecialoccasions.Asfarbackas2,200B.C.trainedChineseactorsperformedceremonialdancesincostumeandmakeupatharvestfestivals.2Tothedancewasgraduallyaddedpantomime(哑语)—theimitationofmovementsandgestures—aswellasthewearingofmasks,thesingingofchants,andfinallytheuseofdialogue.WhileactingwascomingintoitsownintheancientChineseclassicaltheatre,itwasdoingthesameinthewesternworld,inGreece.Fromabout500B.C.on,actingbecameahighlyspecializedartinGreece.Greekactors,however,stillworemasks,andthei