2023学年完整版Unit1Livingwell同步练习2

Unit1Livingwell同步练习APoetWilliamStaffordoncesaidthatwearedefinedmorebythedetours(绕行路)inlifethanbythenarrowroadtowardgoals.Ilikethisimage.ButitwasquitebyaccidentthatIdiscoveredthedeepmeaningofhiswords.ForyearswemadethelongdrivefromourhomeinSeattletomyparents'homeinBoiseinninehours.Wetraveledthewaymostpeopledo:thefastest，shortest，easiestroad，especiallywhenIwasalonewithfournoisy，restlesskidswhohateconfinement(限制)andhavestrongopinionsabouteverything.Roadtripsfeltrisky，soIwoulddrivefast，stoppingonlywhenIhadto.Wewouldsticktothefreewaysandarrivetired.ButthenBanner，ourlambwasborn.HewasrejectedbyhismamadaysbeforeourplannedtriptoBoise.Ihadtwochoices：leaveBannerwithmyhusband，ortakehimwithme.Myhusbandmadethedecisionforme.ThatishowIfoundmyselfontheroadwithfourkids，ababylambandnothingbutmyeverlastingoptimismtoseemethrough.Wetookthecountryroadsoutofnecessity.Wehadtostopeveryhour，letBannershakeouthislegsandfeedhim.Thekidschasedhimandoneanother.They'dgetbackinthecarbreathlessandenergized，smellingfreshfromthecoldair.Weexploredsideroads，catchinggrasshoppersinwaist­highgrass.Evenifwesimplylookedoutofthecarwindowsatbabypigsfollowingtheirmother，orfishleapingoutofthewater，itwasbetterthanthebestridedownthefreeway.Herewaslife.Andnewhorizons(见识)．Weeventuallyarrivedatmyparents'doorstepastonishinglyfreshandfullofstories.Igrewbravewiththetripbackhomeandcreativewithmydiscipliningtechnique.Onanemptysectionofroad，everyonestartedquarreling.Istoppedthecar，orderedallkidsoutandtoldthemtomeetmeupahead.Iparkedmycarhalfamileawayandreadmybookinsweetsilence.Someroadtripsarebynecessityfastandstraight.ButthattripwithBanneropenedoureyestoaworldavailabletoanyoneadventurousenoughtowanderaroundandmademerealizethatadetourmayuncoverthebestpartofajourney—andthebestpartofyourself.1.Whydidtheauthorusetotakefreewaystoherparents'home?A．Itwaslesstiring.B．Itwouldbefasterandsafer.C．Herkidswouldfeellessconfined.D．Shefeltbetterwithotherdriversnearby.2.Theauthorstoppedregularlyonthecountryroadsto________.A．relaxinthefreshairB．takeadeepbreathC．takecareofthelambD．letthekidsplaywithBanner3.WhatdoestheauthordiscoverfromthetripaccordingtoParagraph6?A．Freewaysarewherebeautyhides.B．Gettingclosetonatureaddstothejoyoflife.C．Enjoyingthebeautyofnaturebenefitsone'shealth.D．Oneshouldfollowsideroadstowatchwildanimals.4.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．CharmoftheDetourB．TheRoadtoBraveryC．CreativityoutofNecessityD．RoadTripandCountryLifeBThestudentswerenotexactlyoverjoyedthatSteveJobswasgoingtobethespeaker.EveryonewantedBillClinton.AfterallhisdaughterChelseahadgonetoschoolatStanford.SoeveryyearClintonwasnotnamedspeakerwasadisappointmentnomatterwhoitwas.Graduationisnotinorder.Itwasn'tuntilwestartedwalkingintothestadiumthatIevenrealizedthatI'mactuallygraduatingrightnow.Stanfordhasthistradition，thewacky(古怪)walk，whereeveryonedressesupindifferentclothesorthrowsFrisbeesorbeachballs.I'mfromtheSouthsoIhadaseersuckersuitshippedinfrombackhomeinGeorgia.SomeotherguysdressedupasiPods.Itwasgoodfun.Thatwasaninterestingcontrast(对比)toJobs'speech.HestartedtalkingaboutbeingfiredfromAppleandthenhavingcancer.Howdoctorstoldhimhewasgoingtodie.Howhewasadoptedasababyintoafamilywithparentswhoneverwenttocollege—anunusualexperiencethatplayedoutoverhislife.Hisspeechwasveryrawandveryopen.Hetoldusthathegetsupeverymorningandlooksinthemirrorandasks“IftodaywerethelastdayofmylifewouldIwanttodowhatIamabouttodotoday？”Iftheanswerisnofortoomanydaysinarow，hesaid，it'stimetomakeachange.Thathasreallydrivenalotofmydecisionssincethen.WhenI'vereachedcertainpointsinmyjobwhereI'mnotveryexcitedtogettoworkearlyorstaylateorworkonsomethingovertheweekendorallnight.WhenIlosethatexcitementthenit'sprobablynottherightthingformeanymore.Hesaid，“Yourtimeislimitedsodon'twasteitlivingsomeoneelse'slife.”Exactly.Deathisagreatmotivator(激励因素)．Youhavetogetoutthereanddosomethingbecausesomedayyouwon'tbehere.OfalltheadviceI'vereceivedIrelyonthatthemost.5.Whydidthestudentsfeeldisappointed?A．BecauseSteveJobswasgoingtograduatefromStanford.B．BecauseBillClintonwouldnotcometomakeaspeech.C．BecauseChelseahadgonetoschoolatStanford.D．Becausegraduationisnotinorder.6.Theunderlinedword“It”inParagraph3probablyrefersto________.A．thestadium B．thistraditionC．thesuit D．Jobs'speech7.FromJobs'speechwecanlearn________.A．hewasfiredfromApplebecauseofcancerB．hisparentsandhewoulddieofcancerC．theexperienceincollegemadehimunusualD．heisapersonwhoisgoodatthinkingCYouaregivenmanyopportunitiesinlifetochoosetobeavictimoracreator.Whenyouchoosetobeavictim，theworldisacoldanddifficultplace.“They”didthingstoyouwhichcausedallofyourpainandsuffering.“They”arewrongandbad，andlifeisterribleaslongas“they”arearound.Oryoumayblameyourselfforallyourproblems，thusinternalizing(内化)yourvictimization.Thetruthis，yourlifeislikelytostaythatwayaslongasyoufeelaneedtoblameyourselforothers.Thosewhochoosetobecreatorslookatlifequitedifferently.Theyknowthereareindividualswhomightliketocontroltheirlives，buttheydon'tletthisgetintheway.Theyknowtheyhavetheirweaknesses，yettheydon'tblamethemselveswhentheyfail.Whateverhappens，theyhavechoiceinthematter.Theybelievetheirdancewitheachsacred(神圣的)momentoflifeisagiftandthatstormsareanaturalpartoflifewhichcanbringtherainneededforemotionalandspiritualgrowth.Victimsandcreatorsliveinthesamephysicalworldanddealwithmanyofthesamephysicalrealities，yettheirexperienceoflifeisworldsapart.Victimsrelish(沉溺)inanger，guilt，andotheremotionsthatcauseothers—andeventhemselves—tofeellikevictims，too.Creatorsconsciouslychooselove，inspiration，andotherqualitieswhichinspirenotonlythemselves，butallaroundthem.Bothvictimsandcreatorsalwayshavechoicetodeterminethedirectionoftheirlives.Inreality，allofusplaythevictimorthecreatoratvariouspointsinourlives.Oneperson，onlosingajoboraspecialrelationship，mayfeelasifitistheendoftheworldandsinkintoterriblesufferingformonths，years，orevenalifetime.Anotherwiththesameexperiencemaychoosetofirstexperiencethegrief，thenacceptthelossandsoonmoveontobeapowerfulcreativeforceinhislife.Ineverymomentandeverycircumstance，youcanchoosetohaveafuller，richerlifebysettingaclearintentiontotransformthevictimwithin，andbyinvitingintoyourlifethepowerfulcreatorthatyouare.8.AccordingtoParagraph2，creators________.A．seemwillingtoexperiencefailuresinlifeB．possesstheabilitytopredictfuturelifeC．handleupsanddownsoflifewiselyD．havepotentialtocreatesomethingnew9.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A．Creatorsandvictimsfacequitedifferentthingsinlife.B．Creatorsandvictimsaremastersoftheirlives.C．Victimscaninfluencemorepeoplethancreators.D．Comparedwithvictims，creatorsaremoreemotional.10.TheexamplesmentionedinParagraph4showthat________.A．strongattachmenttosufferingsinlifepullspeopleintovictimsB．peopleneedfamilysupporttodealwithchallengesinlifeC．ittakescreatorsquitealongtimetogetridoftheirpainsD．one'sexperiencesdeterminehisattitudetowardlife11.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Todefinevictimsandcreators.B．Toevaluatevictimsagainstcreators.C．Toexplaintherelationshipbetweenvictimsandcreators.D．Tosuggestthetransformationfromvictimstocreators.DThemoreyougivetoothers，themoreyoureapyourself.Whenyousharewhatyouknow，youwillfindthatyougrowaccordingtothenumberofseedsthatyousow.Suchistheonesecrettobehappierinlife.Spreadcheerandteachotherstodothesame.Peoplewillgatheraroundyoutohearyourwisdom，andfeelyourlove.Theywillcometoreceiveyoursharingofwhatisinsideyou，allaroundyou，andthemessagescomingfromabove.Lifeisallaboutgivingback.Itisnotaboutheartacheorlack.Countyourblessingseveryday.Puttheminastackthatgrowshigherandhigher，tillitsetsyourspiritonfirewithjoy!Lifeisgoodwhenyoustandupforwhatyoubelieve.Whenyouenrichtheworldwithyourtruth，thenyouwillreceiveallthatisgoodandwonderful.Allthatisgrandwillcometoyou，too.Allittakesislivingfromyourhearttounderstandhowthecycleofgivingandreceivingworks.Ahyes！Youwilldiscoverendlessperks!Formanypeopletoday，especiallywomenwhoaresocializedtogiveofthemselves，andtoldtheyareselfishiftheywanttodosomethingforthemselves，thecycleofgivingandreceivinggetsblocked.Whenapersongivesanddoesnotreceive，thentheenergyflowgetscutoff.Everypersonmustreceive，aswellasintendedforthatbalanceincreatingthatparticularwhywouldthatgivingandreceivingbeanaturallaw？Becauseallpeopleneedtoopenthemselvestoreceivingyoutellyourselfyouareworthyanddeservingofwhatlifehastooffer.12.Accordingtothispassage，theauthorwantstotellus________.A．GivingismoreimportantthanreceivingB．ReceivingismoreimportantthangivingC．WomenneedmorereceivingthangivingD．Givingandreceivingisanaturallaw，andbothareimportant13.Ifyouwanttobepopularwiththepeopleallaroundyou，whatshouldyoudo?A．Givingthemwhatevertheywanttoget.B．Dancingtothemusictoamusethem.C．Sharingwhateveryouhavewiththem.D．Spreadingcheerandteachotherstodothesame.14.Forthewomenwhoaregiving，whichsentenceisright?A．Theydon'tneedreceiveorpraise.B．Theyareselfishiftheywanttodosomethingforthemselves.C．Theyneedreceivingtoencouragetheirenergytocontinuegiving.D．Theycan'tunderstandthesecrettobehappierinlife.15.Thereasonwhyreceivingisimportantisthat________.A．welivingtogetheristoreceiveourpossessions.B．lifeisallaboutgivingbacknotreceivingfromothers.C．themoreyougivetoothers，themoreyoureapyourself.D．youareworthyanddeservingofwhatlifehastooffer.参考答案与解析【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。作者通过自己的经历告诉我们这样一个道理：在生活中宁可多走绕行路，也不要在目标方向上走狭窄的路。因为在人生的绕行路上，你可能会欣赏到更美的风景。1.B细节理解题。由文章第二段中的Wetraveledthewaymostpeopledo：thefastest，shortest，easiestroad...可知，作者之所以这样走是因为这条路是最快、最短而又最好走的。故选B项。2.C细节理解题。由文章第五段中的“Wehadtostopeveryhour，letBannershakeouthislegsandfeedhim.”可知，作者在路上每行驶一个小时就要停下来一次，目的是照顾一下刚出生不久的小羊。3.B推理