Unit 2 Assessing Your Progress课时练习（原卷版）

Unit2HealthyLifestyleAssessingYourProgress课时练习（原卷版）阅读理解。ATherearethreethingsyoucanwatchforever：Instagramfeeds，YouTubevideosandwater.Amongthem，waterisdefinitelysomethingnoonearguesabout，andtherearemanyunusualwaterattractionsthatyoucanfindaroundtheworld.BangkokFloatingMarketsTherearemanyfloatingmarketswheregoodsaresoldfromboats.Whilemodernmarketsaremorepopular，floatingmarketsarestillahugeattractionforlocaltourism.Anyvisitorscanpurchaselocalfoodsandtraditionalhandcrafted(手工的)souvenirs.Bargainingisapartofexperience.So，startlowandgetthepriceyouarereadytopay.BregenzerFestspieleTheBregenzFestivalisheldeveryyearfromJulytoAugustinVorarlberg.Ithastheworld’slargeststageonthewater.Theperformancesaredifferenteveryyearbuttheyareusuallyunitedbyonetheme.Thedecorationsareveryimpressiveandareworthseeing.MarinaBayStadiumThisstadiumwasbuiltasatemporarysolutionwhileSingaporeNationalStadiumwasrebuilt.Thestadiumwasusedfortheopeningandclosingceremoniesduring2010SummerYouthOlympics.ItwasafloatingplatformwheretheFormulaOneGrandPrixeventwassuccessfullyheld.ArchipelagoCinemaArchipelagoCinemaisprobablyoneoftheworld’smostscenicopen-aircinemasthatfloatsinthemiddleofalake.ThecinemawasdesignedbyGermanarchitectOleScheeren，whobuiltitusingtechniquespopularamonglocalpeople.ThiscinemastagewasbuiltspeciallyforthefilmfestivalFilmontheRocksYaoNoi.1．WhatisspecialaboutBangkokFloatingMarkets?A．Localfoodsarefreetotaste.B．Visitorscanmakeboatsbythemselves.C．Bargainingforagoodpriceisanexperience.D．Performancesonwaterareimpressivetosee.2．WhichonewasusedfortheFormulaOneGrandPrixevent?A．ArchipelagoCinema.B．MarinaBayStadium.C．BregenzerFestspiele.D．BangkokFloatingMarkets.3．WhatdoMarinaBayStadiumandArchipelagoCinemahaveincommon?A．Theybothholdceremonieseveryyear.B．Theybothusedlocalbuildingtechniques.C．Theywerebothbuiltforaspecialpurpose.D．Theybothprovidevisitorswithsportsevents.BFailureisprobablythemostexhaustingexperienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmoretiringthannotsucceeding.Weexperiencethistirednessintwoways:asstart-upfatigue(疲惫)andperformancefatigue.Intheformercase,wekeepputtingoffataskbecauseithaseithertooboringortoodifficult.Andthelongerwedelayit,themoretiredwefeel.Suchstart-upfatigueisveryreal,evenifnotactuallyphysical,notsomethinginourmusclesandbones.Thesolutionisobviousthoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:alwayshandlethemostdifficultjobfirst.Yearsago,Iwasaskedtowrite102essaysonthegreatideasofsomefamousauthors.Applyingmyownrule,Ideterminedtowritetheminalphabeticalorder(按字母顺序),neverlettingmyselfleaveoutatoughidea.AndIalwaysstartedtheday’sworkwiththedifficulttaskofessay-writing.Experienceprovedthattheruleworks.Performancefatigueismoredifficulttohandle.Thoughwillingtogetstarted,wecannotseemtodothejobright.Itsdifficultiesappearsogreatthat,howeverhardwework,wefailagainandagain.Insuchasituation,IworkashardasIcan—thenlettheunconscioustakeover.WhenplanningEncyclopaediaBritannica(《大英百科全书》),Ihadtocreateatableofcontentsbasedonthetopicsofitsarticles.Nothinglikethishadeverbeendonebefore,anddayafterdayIkeptcomingupwithsolutions,butnoneofthemworked.Myfatiguebecamealmostunbearable.Oneday,mentallyexhausted,Iwrotedownallthereasonswhythisproblemcouldnotbesolved.Itriedtoconvincemyselfthatthetroublewaswiththeproblemitself,notwithme.Relieved,Isatbackinaneasychairandfellasleep.Anhourlater,Iwokeupsuddenlywiththesolutionclearlyinmind.Intheweeksthatfollowed,thesolutionwhichhadcomeupinmyunconsciousmindprovedcorrectateverystep.ThoughIworkedashardasbefore,Ifeltnofatigue.Successwasnowasexcitingasfailurehadbeendepressing.Humanbeings,Ibelievemusttrytosucceed.Success,then,meansneverfeelingtired.4.Peoplewithstart-upfatiguearemostlikelyto.A.delaytasksB.workhardC.seekhelpD.acceptfailure5.Whatdoestheauthorrecommenddoingtopreventstart-upfatigue?A.Writingessaysinstrictorder.B.Buildingupphysicalstrength.C.Leavingoutthetoughestideas.D.Dealingwiththehardesttaskfirst.6.Onwhatoccasiondoesapersonprobablysufferfromperformancefatigue?A.Beforestartingadifficulttask.B.Whenallthesolutionsfail.C.Ifthejobisratherboring.D.Afterfindingawayout.7.Accordingtotheauthor,theunconsciousmindmayhelpus.A.ignorementalproblemsB.getsomenicesleepC.gaincompletereliefD.findtherightsolution8.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SuccessIsBuiltuponFailureB.HowtoHandlePerformanceFatigueC.GettingoverFatigue:AWaytoSuccessD.Fatigue:AnEarlySignofHealthProblems.完形填空。Theyhadtogetasmanypeopleoutoftheburningbuildingasquicklyastheycould.Sotheytoldthemtojumpoutofthewindow.Thefirstoneoutofthewindowwasaman，next，ababyandthenthebaby’smother1thethird-storeywindow.Allofthemdidthisin2.Atthatmomentthesmokewasbillowing(涌出)fromtheapartmentinColumbus，Ohio.BrianSmithandCoreyBoykintriedtheirbestto3them.IthappenedlastNovemberataround4am，whena4startedonthesecondfloor.Smithsaid，“Itriedreachingthesecondfloor，5thesmokewastooblack.SoI6andcameoutside.”Boykinwasathis7MelanieNunemaker’shouse.Herantogetaladderand8tohelp.HefoundSmithoutstretched(伸开)hisarms，shouting，“9！I’llgetyou.”Hecaughtseveralpeople.Boykin10theladdertoaskthoseonthethirdfloortogotowardhim11theycou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B．lookedoutofC．knockedon D．pointedto2．A.peace B．fearC．silence D．secret3．A.free B．findC．help D．surprise4．A.game B．partyC．fight D．fire5．A.so B．andC．for D．but6．A.gotoff B．wentbyC．carriedon D．turnedaround7．A.neighbor B．friendC．teacher D．student8．A.rushed B．promisedC．agreed D．learned9．A.Run B．JumpC．Help D．Quick10．A.left B．ignoredC．climbed D．moved11．A.because B．unlessC．though D．until12．A.avoided B．hatedC．tried D．continued13．A.early B．softlyC．fully D．badly14．A.risked B．savedC．changed D．admired15．A.disappear B．burstC．finish D．settle语法填空。Researchershavediscoveredthepeoplewiththe1.(healthy)heartsintheworld.TheTsimanépeopleliveintheAmazonbasinofBoliviaandhavealmostnoriskofseriousheartdiseasebecause2.theirplant­baseddietandhighlevelsofphysicalactivity.Besides3.(have)ahealthyheart,theTsimanéalsohavelowbloodpressureandlowbloodsugar.This4.(mean)theyarefreeofmanyofthediseases