Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors

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Below are several suggestions to help you, the workaholic, re-focus and get the best out of life.

EIGHT HOURS OF SLEEP! Make it a point to get at least eight hours of sleep and plenty of rest. Don’t believe that you can always “catch some sleep or rest later”. Your body cannot make up for lost sleep or rest time because it is not physiologically possible.

STRICTLY FAMILY ON WEEKENDS! Resolve to make Saturdays and Sundays strictly for family time. And stick to this! Mondays until Fridays you make an excuse not to relax and spend time with your family because it’s work time, why not make a similar excuse for Saturdays and Sundays? “I can’t work today because I’m spending time with my family. ”

GET SOME FOOD IN! Make sure you get food in your stomach. Workaholics are known to be food-skippers. If you can’t afford to get off your desk or from doing paperwork, have food delivered to you. It’s always a good idea if you have crackers on your drawer to ease the hunger pangs.

CONFINE WORK! Resolve to confine work in your office. Don’t bring work to your home! Keep those files in your office desk where they belong. Practice working only within your working hours. If you have an eight-to-five working schedule, stick to it.

WORK UP THOSE MUSCLES! Exercise, exercise, exercise! Set aside at least an hour each day or every other day for exercise. Your body needs to be conditioned, and working non-stop isn’t going to give it the proper physical conditioning it needs. Since most workaholics tend to have their behinds stuck on their chairs, it’s even more important that you get some exercise.

MAKE A PLAN! Plan your day. Work on only one or two things at a time. It’s much easier to work on something and finish it first and then move on to the next rather than do a number of things all at the same time and never finish or accomplish anything at the end of the day. Make out a list of priorities. Write down things that need to be worked on immediately or are urgent, keeping the least ones at the bottom of your list. After you’ve done this, be guided by this list. Turning this activity into a habit will also help you manage your time better, be more organized, and accomplish more.

【文章大意】本文对工作狂们提出如何更好地聚焦生活, 提高效率的方法及建议。

1. The passage is intended for ________.

A. those who are hardworking

B. those who consider work the center of their life

C. those who keep themselves healthy and alive

D. those who live a busy, successful and happy life

【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据开篇第一句话提到“Below are several suggestions to help you, the workaholic, re-focus and get the best out of life. ”以及下面这些建议来帮助那些工作狂们, 聚焦生活, 故选B项。

2. By making a plan, the author means ________.

A. working on only one or two things each day

B. finishing a number of things at once

C. organizing your time and finishing urgent things first

D. accomplishing as much work as possible at any given moment

【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段提到“It’s much easier to work on something and finish it first and then move on to the next rather than do a number of things all at the same time and never finish or accomplish anything at the end of the day. ”可知做好计划, 计划好时间, 完成必须完成的工作, 故选C项。

3. The underlined word “confine” in Paragraph 5 probably means ________.

A. give up　 B. start　 C. practice 　 D. restrict

【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据文中提到“Don’t bring work to your home! Keep those files in your office desk where they belong. ”可知不要带工作回家, 即限制自己的工作, 所以选D项。

4. If there were one more suggestion, it could be ________.

A. WORK TO LIVE!

B. LIVE TO WORK!

C. MAKE WORK YOUR LIFE!

D. STOP TO ENJOY WORKING!

【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据最后一句话提到“Turning this activity into a habit will also help you manage your time better, be more organized, and accomplish more. ”把这种行为转化成一种习惯, 将帮你更好地利用时间, 下一步提到工作的意义, 故选A项。

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One day, I had an argument with my mother. I was so angry that I ran away from home, __1__ (think) I'd never go back again.

While walking on the street, I saw a little girl in front of __2__ flower shop. She looked very sad. __3__ I approached, I found there were tears in her eyes. I was sad too, so I walked to her and asked her why she was sobbing. She said she wanted to buy a red rose for her mother, __4__ she didn't have enough money. Since a rose didn't cost much, I decided to buy her a rose. I __5__(buy) the little girl her rose. But she still looked sad. When I asked her __6__ , she said, “Roses are my mother's favorite flowers. But she can no longer see __7__now as she has died.” As she was saying that, more tears appeared in her eyes.

I felt terrible hearing that. I thought __8__my mother. I never thought my mother would leave me one day. Realizing that she might leave me one day made me feel very __9__ (guilt) about having argued with her. I __10__ (immediate) went back and apologized to her. I haven't argued with her ever since.

1．________2.________3.________4.________5.________ 　6.________7.________ 8.________ 9.________10.________

篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在一次偶然的经历中意识到妈妈有一天可能会离开他，作者从此不再跟妈妈争吵了。

1．thinking 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，I与think之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，表主动，故填think的现在分词形式。

2．a 考查冠词。此处泛指“一个花店”，故用不定冠词a。

3．When/As 考查连词。这里指当作者走近的时候，故填

When/As来引导时间状语从句。

4．but 考查连词。空处前后为转折关系，故填but。

5．bought 考查动词的时态。这里表示过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，故填bought。

6．why 考查疑问副词。空后是在解释原因，故此处作者问的是她“为什么”会这样，故填why。

7．them 考查代词。此处指代“Roses”，故用them。

8．of/about 考查介词。根据语境可知，此时作者想起了自己的妈妈。

9．guilty 考查词性转换。feel后面接形容词，故填guilt的形容词形式。

10．immediately 考查词性转换。此处需用副词修饰动词词组

“went back”，故填immediate的副词形式。

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Honesty is always the best policy，especially when it comes to mental health problems.In a TV __1__，one girl gets very real about dealing with anxiety and panic.

“I was the best student in my high school.I put so much __2__ on myself，” she said.“I never __3__ a class.But I got sick during 10th grade and I started to __4__.That was when the panic attacks began.”She goes on to describe what a panic attack __5__ like，“One day the teacher handed me my grade __6__，and I couldn't breathe.My heart was beating very __7__.I felt disconnected.I saw people trying to talk to me but I couldn't hear them.Afterwards，I was sent to __8__，”she shared.

It was then __9__ the attacks started happening __10__ daily，and they haven't stopped.“Last year I started college.And I can't be the best student here no matter how hard I try，”she said.“Everyone is so __11__.My panic attacks got so bad that I had to __12__ my first semester.”

However，now she is facing her anxiety，and things are getting better.“I used to try to hide __13__.I thought that __14__ nobody knew，it would not exist，”she said.“But the more I talk about my __15__，the more I realize that other people experience __16__ things.So I'm trying to express it more.I had a great teacher __17__ told me，‘Instead of letting anxiety keep you from doing your art，let it be the thing that __18__ your art.’”

Recently，women all over the world took to Twitter to __19__ what anxiety is like.We are __20__ alone.

1．A.project B．program

C．platform D．station

2．A.weight B．height

C．pressure D．measure

3．A.joined B．succeeded

C．failed D．attended

4．A.fall behind B．fall down

C．leave behind D．leave alone

5．A.looks B．sounds

C．tastes D．feels

6．A.report B．survey

C．research D．notice

7．A.mildly B．wildly

C．slowly D．severely

8．A.school B．work

C．hospital D．home

9．A.when B．since

C．before D．that

10．A.still B．always

C．merely D．almost

11．A.ambitious B．anxious

C．talented D．experienced

12．A.arrange B．perform

C．operate D．cancel

13．A.it B．them

C．me D．us

14．A.unless B．if

C．while D．as

15．A.confidence B．dream

C．issue D．desire

16．A.similar B．familiar

C．various D．serious

17．A.who B．whom

C．whose D．which

18．A.abandons B．quits

C．motivates D．protests

19．A.advertise B．advise

C．share D．compare

20．A.always B．sometimes

C．seldom D．never

【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。一个女孩分享了她曾经的焦虑经历，后来，她勇敢面对焦虑，情况得以好转。作者借这个事例说明直面困难、坦诚问题往往是解决心理健康问题的良策。

【核心词汇】deal with处理，应付

panic n．恐慌，惊恐　v．使恐慌

policy n．政策，策略，保险单

disconnected adj.分离的，断开的，不连贯的，无关联的

semester n．半学年，一学期

1．B　根据“In a TV __1__，one girl gets very real about dealing with anxiety and panic”可知，在一个电视节目(program)中，一个女孩坦诚地分享了她克服焦虑和惊恐的经历，故B项正确。A项意为“项目”；C项意为“平台”；D项意为“站”，都与语境不符。

2．C　根据前一句“I was the best student in my high school”，再结合该句“I put so much __2__ on myself”可知，该句是说，在学校里这个女孩是一位优等生，她自己给自己施加了很多压力。C项意为“压力”，符合语境，故C项正确。A项意为“体重”；B项意为“身高”；D项意为“度量单位”，都与语境不符。

3．C　根据上文，再结合该句“I never __3__ a class”可知，这个女孩从没有考试不及格过；C项意为“不及格”，符合语境，故C项正确。A项意为“加入”；B项意为“成功”；D项意为“参加”。

4．A　根据上下文可知，在十年级时这个女孩生病了，成绩开始落后；A项意为“落后”，符合语境，故A项正确。B项意为“不实，不能令人满意”；C项意为“留下，遗留”；D项意为“不打扰”。

5．D　根据空处前后句可知，这个女孩是在描述焦虑症发作时的感觉。feel like为固定搭配，意为“感觉像是……”，符合语境，故D项正确。

6．A　根据该句中“One day the teacher handed me my grade __6__，and I couldn't breathe”可知，老师将成绩单交给了这个女孩；表示“成绩单”用“grade report”，故A项正确。

7．B　根据后一句“I felt disconnected”可以判断，这个女孩看到了她的成绩单后感觉无法呼吸，心脏疯狂地(wildly)跳动，故B项正确。A项意为“温和地”；C项意为“缓慢地”；D项意为“严格地”。

8．C　参见上题解析并结合该句“Afterwards，I was sent to __8__”可以判断，最后，这个女孩被送往医院。故C项正确。

9．D　根据该句“It was then __9__ the attacks started happening __10__ daily，and they haven't stopped”可知，该句使用了强调句型，被强调的部分是then，故用that引导句中的其他部分，故D项正确。

10．D　根据空处所在句可知，从那时起焦虑几乎每天发生，没有停止过。D项意为“几乎”，符合语境，故D项正确。

11．C　根据空处前一句可知，在大学里，无论这个女孩怎么努力都无法成为最好的学生；结合该句“Everyone is so __11__”可知，每个人都有天赋；C项意为“有天赋的”，符合语境，故C项正确。

12．D　根据该句“My panic attacks got so bad that I had to __12__ my first semester”可知，这个女孩的焦虑症变得如此严重，她不得不休学。D项意为“取消”，符合语境，故D项正确。

13．A　根据空处前后句可知，空处指代前一句的“anxiety”，后一句中的“it would not exist”也是提示。故此处用it。

14．B　根据语境可知，空处引导条件状语从句，故此处用if。

15．C　根据上下文可知，空处是指这个女孩的焦虑问题。C项意为“问题”，符合语境，故C项正确。A项意为“信心”；B项意为“梦想”；D项意为“渴望”。

16．A　根据上下文可知，此处是指这个女孩对她的问题谈得越多，她就越意识到其他人也经历过相似的事情。文章的最后一段也是提示。故A项正确。

17．A　分析该句结构可知，该句为定语从句，先行词为“a great teacher”，在从句中作主语，故用who引导该定语从句。

18．C　根据语境可知，空处应用与“keep you from doing your art”意义相反的一个动词。C项意为“激励”，符合语境，故C项正确。A项意为“放弃”；B项意为“停止”；D项意为“反对”。

19．C　根据该句“Recently，women all over the world took to Twitter to __19__ what anxiety is like”可知，最近，世界各地的女性都在推特上分享了焦虑的经历。C项意为“分享”，符合语境，故C项正确。

20．D　参见上题解析，再结合该句“We are __20__ alone”可知，焦虑者不是孤独的，故用否定词never。

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Recently, Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman with 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At customs, he took a few minute to look for his passport. “You had been to France before, sir？” the customs officer asked joking. Mr Whiting admitted to that he had been to France previously. “Then you should know enough to have my passport ready.” The American said, “The last time I was here, I didn't have to show them.” “Impossible. Americans always have to show passports on arrival in France！” The American gave the Frenchman long hard look. Then he quietly explained, “Well, when I came in 1944 to help liberating this country, I couldn't find some Frenchmen to show it to.”

答案：

Recently, Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At customs, he took a few to look for his passport. “You been to France before, sir？” the customs officer asked. Mr Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. “Then you should know enough to have passport ready.” The American said, “The last time I was here, I didn't have to show.” “Impossible. Americans always have to show passports on arrival in France！” The American gave the Frenchman long hard look. Then he quietly explained, “Well, when I came in 1944 to help this country, I couldn't find Frenchmen to show it to.”

难项分析：

第三处：had→have　考查动词的时态。根据before可知此处应用现在完成时。表示“以前来过”。

第四处：joking→jokingly　考查副词。修饰动词应用该词的副词形式，故改为jokingly。

第九处：liberating→liberate　考查非谓语动词。“帮助做某事”为help (to) do sth.。

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