英语北师大版选修6习题Unit17Laughter17.2

Lesson2LaughterIstheBestMedicine课时过关·即时巩固一、单词拼写1Theactressisatobeoneofthemosthardworkingwomen.

答案:acknowledged2Themousecouldn’trthesmellandgavethebreadabigbite.

答案:resist3Everyonewillbeftoleavetheofficeuntiltheworkisfinished.

答案:forbidden4Thegirlputthevaseonthetablewithgreatc.

答案:caution5Didyousherforbreakingit?

答案:scold二、完成句子1她在国外旅游时偶遇一位老友。Sheanoldfriendwhentravellingabroad.

答案:raninto/cameacross2他时不时地跟周围的人开玩笑。Heplaysjokesonthosearoundhim.

答案:fromtimetotime/nowandthen3他发现很难摆脱吸烟的坏习惯。Hefindsithardtohisbadhabitofsmoking.

答案:getridof/ridof4上次台风造成上百万美元的损失。Thelasttyphoondollars’worthofdamage.

答案:resultedinseveralmillion5他被公认为是最好的导演之一。Heisoneofthebestdirectors.

答案:acknowledgedtobe三、阅读理解AEvenwhenyou’reextremelybusy,youaren’tusingyourtimewith100percentefficiency.Therearegapsineveryone’sschedulewheretheyaren’tdoinganythingimportant.Evenifyourschedulehasnogaps,thereisprobablylotsoftimewhenyouaren’tworkingasfastoraseffectivelyasyoupossiblycould.Whyaren’tyoupletelyefficient?It’sbecausetimeisn’tthelimitingfactor.Ifitwerethelimitingfactor,peoplecouldworknonstopwithoutbreaksoranyunproductivedistractions(消遣).Instead,people,eventhosewhoarehighlyproductive,needtotakebreaks,occasionallyprocrastinate(拖延)andslowdownontasksthroughouttheday.Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.Energylevelslimityourproductivitybecausewhenyou’retired,youcanhaveenoughtimeandstillnotgeteverythingdone.Yourattentionabilityisalsolimited,becauseevenifthereareamillionthingsthatneedtobedone,youcanonlyfocusononeortwoatatime.Youmightnotbeabletoinsertanother45hoursintoyourschedulewithoutmakingsomesacrifices(牺牲).Butevenextremelybusypeoplecanaddanhourortwointotheirschedulewithoutcancellinganything.Thereasonwhyit’shardto“findtime”isn’talackoftime.It’sbecauseyoudon’thaveenoughenergylefttofocusonsomethingelsethatneedstofitintoyourday.Ifirstsuspectedtimewasn’ttherealproblemduringanextremelybusyperiodinmylifeoverayearago.Iwasextremelybusy,butatthattimeIstillexercisedregularly.Ihaddailytodolistswithovertwentyitems,andIstillfoundtimetoexercise.However,afterafewweeksoff,becauseofillness,Istoppedexercising.Iwasnotbusybyanystandards;infact,myschedulewasverylight.Despitethisfreetime,Ifoundithardtofindtimetoexercise.Itseemedtogetpushedlaterandlaterintomyscheduleuntilitwasgone.HowcanIexplainthisstrangeexperience?Ibelieveyouhaveknownit.1Ifsomeonecan’tworkwith100percentefficiency,themostimportantlimitingfactoris.

A.aschedulewithoutgapsB.aschedulewithbreaksanddistractionsC.thelimitedtimeD.thelimitedenergy解析:从第三段第一句“Therealandmostimportantlimitingfactorforproductivityisyourenergylevelstopayattention.”可以看出正确答案是D项。答案:D2AccordingtoParagraph4,everyone,includingtheextremelybusypeople,can.

A.workwithoutanyrestB.focusonmanythingsatatimeC.findsomemoretimeinadayD.dosomeexerciseregularly解析:第四段第二句的意思是:即使是最忙碌的人也可以不用删去一些事情而在他们的时间安排表上增加一两个小时。由此可知C项正确。答案:C3Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.DoYouReallyLackTime?B.HowCanYouWorkEfficiently?C.WhatMakesYourEnergyLimited?D.WhenShouldYouDoExercise?解析:本文作者举例说明了工作效率的制约因素不是时间,而是精力。因此A项正确。答案:ABSpendingaslittleas$5adayonsomeoneelsecouldsignificantlyboosthappiness,theteamattheUniversityofBritishColumbiafound.Theirexperimentsonmorethan630Americansshowedtheyweremeasurablyhappierwhentheyspentmoneyonotherseveniftheythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselveswouldmakethemhappier.“Wewantedtotestourtheorythathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearn,”saidElizabethDunn,apsychologistattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.Theyaskedtheir600volunteersfirsttoratetheirgeneralhappiness,reporttheirannualineanddetailtheirmonthlyspendingincludingbills,giftsforthemselves,giftsforothersanddonationstocharity.“Nomatterhowmuchineeachpersonmade,thosewhospentmoneyonothersreportedgreaterhappiness,whilethosewhospentmoreonthemselvesdidnot,”Dunnsaidinastatement.Dunn’steamalsosurveyed16employeesatapanyinBostonbeforeandaftertheyreceivedanannualprofitsharingbonusofbetween$3,000and$8,000.“Employeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonustoprosocialspendingexperiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonus,andthemannerinwhichtheyspentthatbonuswasamoreimportantpredictoroftheirhappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitself,”theywroteintheirreport,publishedinthejournalScience.Theygavetheirvolunteers$5or$20andhalfgotclearinstructionsonhowtospendit.Thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsereportedfeelinghappieraboutit.“Thesefindingssuggestthatveryminorchangesinspendingallocations—aslittleas$5maybeenoughtoproducerealgainsinhappinessonagivenday,”Dunnsaid.4Whatisthegeneralideaofthepassage?A.Themoreyouearn,thegreaterhappinessyouwillget.B.Spendingmoremoneyonyourselfwillmakeyouhappier.C.Moneycanbuyhappiness,butonlyifyouspenditonyourself.D.Youcanspendonly$5adayonsomeoneelsetogethappiness.解析:本文主要介绍了英国哥伦比亚大学的一项研究:每天只需为别人花5美元就能大大提升快乐感。故选D项。答案:D5Theunderlinedword“boost”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“”.

A.helptofindB.helptoincreaseC.helptobring D.helptoget解析:根据第二段可知,研究人员对630多名美国人所做的实验表明,即使实验对象认为为自己花钱会更快乐,但实际结果显示,他们为别人花钱时其实更加快乐,由此可知此处boost应是“有助于提升”的含义。答案:B6WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thosewhospendmoremoneyonotherscangetmuchmorebonus.B.Peopleusuallythinkspendingmoneyonthemselveswillmakethemhappier.C.Verysmallchangesinspendingyourmoneymaybeenoughtogainhappiness.D.Researchersthinkthathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantashowmuchmoneytheyearn.解析:从第二段中的“...theythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselveswouldmakethemhappier.”可知B项正确;从最后一段“这些研究结果表明,每天只需稍稍改变支出分配——哪怕为别人花5美元,就能得到更多快乐”可知C项正确;从第三段第一句“我们试图检验‘人们的花钱方式与挣钱多少至少同等重要’的理论”可知D项正确;A项文章未提及。答案:A7Itcanbeinferredfromthe6thparagraphthat.

A.thevolunteerswhowerenotgiven$5or$20spenttheirownmoneyonthemselvesB.thosewhospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsefelthappieraboutitC.thevolunteersweregiven$5or$20asarewardfortheexperimentD.halfofthevolunteerscouldspendthemoneyastheyliked解析:从本段第一句中的“andhalfgotclearinstructionsonhowtospendit”可知选D项。答案:D四、七选五阅读理解TurtleTravelsIt’sastarrynightinAugust.Eggsliehiddenmorethantwofeetbelowasandybeach.Thenestholdsmorethan100eggs.Eacheggisaboutthesizeofagolfball.1.

Fromthestart,whathappenstotheseturtlesdependsontheenvironment.Thetemperatureofthesanddetermineswhetherseaturtleshatchasmaleorfemale.Scientistsknowlittleaboutthenextstageofagreenseaturtle’slife.Thisperiodisoftencalledthe“lostyears”.Acoupleofdaysafterleavingthenest,thelittleturtlemayreachtheopensea.2.Shemaymovewiththecurrents.Scientiststhinkgreenseaturtlehatchlings(刚孵化的小动物)floatwithsomeseaweed,whichprovidesahidingplaceaswellasfood.

Thehatchlingmayeatsmallseacreaturesthatmoveinandaroundtheseaweed.Unfortunately,theseaalsocontainsplasticandtrashthatpeoplethrowaway.3.

Therearemanyotherdangersinthesea,too.Sharksswimbelowthesmallturtles.Largebirdsf