Unit 2 Assessing Your Progress课时练习（解析版）

Unit2HealthyLifestyleAssessingYourProgress课时练习（解析版）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.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中“Bargainingisapartofexperience.”可知，BangkokFloatingMarkets的特别之处在于，讨价还价也是体验的一部分。故选C。2．WhichonewasusedfortheFormulaOneGrandPrixevent?A．ArchipelagoCinema.B．MarinaBayStadium.C．BregenzerFestspiele.D．BangkokFloatingMarkets.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段中“ItwasafloatingplatformwheretheFormulaOneGrandPrixeventwassuccessfullyheld.”可知，MarinaBayStadium曾举办过一级方程式大奖赛。故选B。3．WhatdoMarinaBayStadiumandArchipelagoCinemahaveincommon?A．Theybothholdceremonieseveryyear.B．Theybothusedlocalbuildingtechniques.C．Theywerebothbuiltforaspecialpurpose.D．Theybothprovidevisitorswithsportsevents.【答案】C【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段中的前两句以及最后一段中的最后一句可推知，MarinaBayStadium和ArchipelagoCinema的共同之处是它们都是出于特殊目的而建造的。故选C。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.acceptfailure【答案】A【解析】考查细节理解。根据第二段的句子Intheformercase，wekeepputtingoffatask可知，有启动疲惫的人更可能拖延任务。故选A。5.Whatdoestheauthorrecommenddoingtopreventstart-upfatigue?A.Writingessaysinstrictorder.B.Buildingupphysicalstrength.C.Leavingoutthetoughestideas.D.Dealingwiththehardesttaskfirst.【答案】D【解析】考查细节理解。根据第三段的句子Thesolutionisobviousthoughperhapsnoteasytoapply：alwayshandlethemostdifficultjobfirst可知，为了防止启动疲惫，作者建议首先处理最难的任务。故选D。6.Onwhatoccasiondoesapersonprobablysufferfromperformancefatigue?A.Beforestartingadifficulttask.B.Whenallthesolutionsfail.C.Ifthejobisratherboring.D.Afterfindingawayout.【答案】B【解析】考查细节理解。根据第五段的句子Performancefatigueismoredifficulttohandle可知，当所有的解决方法都失败的时候，一个人可能会有表现疲惫。故选B。7.Accordingtotheauthor,theunconsciousmindmayhelpus.A.ignorementalproblemsB.getsomenicesleepC.gaincompletereliefD.findtherightsolution【答案】D【解析】考查细节理解。根据第五段的最后一句话可知，无意识的行为可能帮助我们发现正确的解决方法。故选D。8.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.SuccessIsBuiltuponFailureB.HowtoHandlePerformanceFatigueC.GettingoverFatigue:AWaytoSuccessD.Fatigue:AnEarlySignofHealthProblems.【答案】C【解析】考查标题归纳。根据全篇文章，尤其是最后一段的内容可知，文章主要介绍造成失败的两种疲惫以及如何克服疲惫。故选C.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.Boykin10theladdertoaskthoseonthethirdfloortogotowardhim11theycouldn’tseethroughthesmoke.“I12walkingoutthroughthefrontdoor，butthesmokewasgettingtomeso13thatIcouldn’tbreathe，”amancalledChaseRaytold10TV.“He14mylife，forsure.”Anditdidn’t15.WhenBoykinsawhisburned-outneighbors，hetook20ofthembacktohisfriendNunemaker’shouse.“Wegavethemclothes，shoes，whateverwehad，”Boykinsaid.1．A.cameoutof 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【答案】A【解析】根据上文“Thefirstoneoutofthewindowwasaman”可知，接着一个宝宝和宝宝的妈妈从窗户出来。comeoutof从……出来，符合语境。【答案】B【解析】由下文中的“Atthatmomentthesmokewasbillowing(涌出)fromtheapartment”可知，浓烟从楼房里涌出来，结合常识可推断，每个人都害怕(fear)地从窗户往下跳。【答案】C【解析】从下文可知，BrianSmith和CoreyBoykin尽全力帮助(help)公寓里被困的人。【答案】D【解析】由上文中的“theburningbuilding”及“thesmokewasbillowing(涌出)fromtheapartment”等可知，发生了火灾(fire)。【答案】D【解析】句意为：我试图到达二楼，但是烟太浓了。前后语意为转折关系，故填but。【答案】D【解析】Smith上楼救人但烟太浓看不清，只好转身(turnedaround)来到房子外面。【答案】B【解析】由下文中的“hetook20ofthembacktohisfriendNunemaker’shouse”可知，Nunemaker是Boykin的朋友(friend)。【答案】A【解析】根据上文中的“rantogetaladder”可知，Boykin找了一把梯子，赶紧(rushed)去帮忙。【答案】B【解析】根据上文中的“Smithoutstretched(伸开)hisarms”及下文“I’llgetyou.”可知，Smith鼓励人们勇敢地往下跳(Jump)。【答案】C【解析】根据下文中的“askthoseonthethirdfloortogotowardhimtheycouldn’tseethroughthesmoke”可知，由于(because)当时烟很大看不清，于是Boykin爬上(climbed)梯子去救人。【答案】A【解析】根据下文中的“askthoseonthethirdfloortogotowardhimtheycouldn’tseethroughthesmoke”可知，由于(because)当时烟很大看不清，于是Boykin爬上(climbed)梯子去救人。12.【答案】C【解析】根据下文中的“butthesmokewasgettingtome”可知，ChaseRay试着(tried)从前门出去。13.【答案】D【解析】烟如此浓烈以至于不能呼吸。badly恶劣地，符合语境。【答案】B【解析】由上文中的“Iwalkingoutthroughthefrontdoor，butthesmokewasgettingtomeso...”可知，当时居民ChaseRay也在受困人群之列，而Boykin当时在救人，故可推知他也被Boykin救出(saved)来了。【答案】C【解析】根据下文可知，救人行动还没有完(finish)。语法填空。Researchershavediscoveredthepeoplewiththe1.(healthy)heartsintheworld.TheTsimanépeopleliveintheAmazonbasinofBoliviaandhavealmostnoriskofseriousheartdiseasebecause2.theirplant­baseddietandhighlevelsofphysicalactivity.Besides3.(have)ahealthyheart,theTsimanéalsohavelowbloodpressureandlowbloodsugar.This4.(mean)theyarefreeofmanyofthediseasesandconditions5.killhundredsofmillionsaroundtheworld.Astudyshowedthatan80­year­oldTsimanépersonhas6.samecardiovascular(心血管的)ageasanAmericaninhismid­50s.ThestudyontheTsimanéwaspublishedinthemedicaljournalTheLancet.Thestudyco­authorDrGregoryS.Thomasstated,“Thisstudysuggeststhatsomediseasescould7.(avoid)ifpeopleadoptedsomeelementsoftheTsimanélifestyle,suchaskeepingtheirbloodpressureandbloodsugarverylow,notsmokingandbeing8.