課后限時自測(十六)　

　　Ⅰ.語法填空

　　Sixty－six percent of 15－to 25－year－olds in China say they are happy，according to a survey of global youth happiness __1__(conduct) in 14 countries.

　　The survey shows young people worldwide are__2__(happy) when they are on vacation，being challenged，or achieving something.The youth in the US, for example, said__3__were happiest between 8 and 10 pm on Saturdays in July，__4__enjoying good music or spending time with friends and family.

　　According to study author Joeri Van den Bergh, young people don't just want to impress their friends.Today's youth want to accomplish something in life，__5__this means big accomplishments like doing well in an important exam or finding a good job, or small things like making__6__delicious dinner.

　　The survey also shows higher happiness in developing countries—Brazil, India and China all ranked__7__(high)．Young people in these countries might realize they are better off than their parents in the improving economic environment.

　　However,

　　Christine Carter,

　　sociologist and happiness expert at the University of California, Berkeley, __8__(note) that many young people still do not feel happy because they are__9__so much pressure to achieve.

　　Carter said research shows people of all ages and cultures link happiness__10__a sense of gratitude, generosity，compassion and social ties.

　　【語篇解讀】　調查顯示：年輕人的幸福感大都來源于休閑、挑戰和成功。

　　1．conducted　考查非謂語動詞。conduct意為“進行；實施”。conduct與survey之間是邏輯上的動賓關系，因此用過去分詞作后置定語。

　　2．happiest　考查形容詞的級。從空后列舉的內容可知，此處表示年輕人在度假，被挑戰以及達成某事時最幸福。根據第3空后的happiest也可知答案。

　　3．they　考查代詞。they指代The youth“年輕人”。The youth為集體名詞，表示復數概念。

　　4．when　考查狀語從句。分析句子結構可知，此處為時間狀語從句，故用when。

　　5．whether　考查連詞。此處表示當今的年輕人想要在生命中達到一些成就，無論是一些大成就，如在一次重要的考試中取得好成績或找到一份好工作，還是一些小成就，如做一頓美味的晚餐。根據句意可知，此處應用whether引導狀語從句。

　　6．a　考查冠詞。a delicious dinner在這里泛指“一頓美味的晚餐”，所以用不定冠詞。

　　7．highly　考查副詞。空前的ranked為動詞，修飾動詞應用副詞，故用highly。

　　8．noted　考查動詞的時態。根據最后一段中的“Carter said”可知，這兩段都是關于Carter曾經所說的話，所以用一般過去時。

　　9．under　考查介詞。under pressure為固定搭配，意思為“承受著壓力”，符合語境。

　　10．to/with　考查介詞。link...to/with...為固定搭配，意思為“把……與……聯系起來”，符合語境。

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　Years ago a professor gave a group of graduate students this assignment：Go to the slums(貧民窟)．Take 200 boys between the ages of 12 and 16 investigate their __1__ and environment and then __2__ their chances for the future.The students，after __3__ social statistics，talking to the boys and compiling(匯編)much data __4__ that 90 percent of the boys would spend some time in __5__．

　　Twenty－five years later another group of graduate students were given the job of __6__ the previous prediction.They went back to the __7__ area.Some of the boys—now __8__—were still there，a few had died and some has moved away.But they managed to __9__ 180 of the original 200.They found that only four of the boys had ever been sent to prison.

　　Why was it that these men，who had lived in a breeding place of __10__，had such surprisingly __11__ record？The researchers were __12__ told.“Well，there was a __13__．”

　　They pressed __14__ and found that in 78 percent of the __15__ it was the same woman.The researchers went to the teacher，now living in a home for __16__ teachers.How had she had this remarkable __17__ on that group of children？Could she give them any reason why these boys __18__ her？“No，”she said，“I really couldn't.”And then，__19__ over the years，she said musingly(沉思地)，more to herself than to her questioners，“I __20__ these boys.”The researchers finally realized that it was the teacher's care that made a difference.

　　1．A.safety　B．nationalities

　　C．health

　　D．backgrounds

　　【解析】　background“背景”與后面environment“環境”并列。

　　【答案】　D

　　2．A.advise

　　B．increase

　　C．predict

　　D．check

　　【解析】　由下面“for the future”知用predict“預測”。

　　【答案】　C

　　3．A.consulting

　　B．preparing

　　C．offering

　　D．showing

　　【解析】　consult“查閱”，與后面social statistics搭配。

　　【答案】　A

　　4．A.discussed

　　B．concluded

　　C．introduced

　　D．expected

　　【解析】　conclude“得出結論”。

　　【答案】　B

　　5．A.business

　　B．school

　　C．hospital

　　D．prison

　　【解析】　由下一段中“...only four of the boys had ever been sent to prison”可知選D項。

　　【答案】　D

　　6．A.testing

　　B．explaining

　　C．finding

　　D．making

　　【解析】　test“檢測，驗證”。

　　【答案】　A

　　7．A.special

　　B．same

　　C．only

　　D．lonely

　　【解析】　既然是驗證先前的預測，自然是去“同一個”地區。

　　【答案】　B

　　8．A.workers

　　B．teenagers

　　C．men

　　D．students

　　【解析】　原先的“男孩子”現在已成為大人。

　　【答案】　C

　　9．A.record

　　B．find

　　C．know

　　D．trace

　　【解析】　find“找到”。調查小組設法找到了原先200人中的180人。

　　【答案】　B

　　10．A.disease

　　B．magic

　　C．disaster

　　D．crime

　　【解析】　crime“犯罪”。

　　【答案】　D

　　11．A.reliable

　　B．good

　　C．detailed

　　D．bad

　　【解析】　生活在一個犯罪滋生的地方，卻有如此令人吃驚的好結果。

　　【答案】　B

　　12．A.normally

　　B．gradually

　　C．continually

　　D．nearly

　　【解析】　調查者們“不斷地”(continually)被告知是因為有一位好老師。

　　【答案】　C

　　13．A.teacher

　　B．doctor

　　C．director

　　D．friend

　　【解析】　由下文知。

　　【答案】　A

　　14．A.too

　　B．instead

　　C．already

　　D．further

　　【解析】　further“深入地”。

　　【答案】　D

　　15．A.cases

　　B．manners

　　C．states

　　D．ways

　　【解析】　cases“案例，事例”。

　　【答案】　A

　　16．A.determined

　　B．well－known

　　C．retired

　　D．skilled

　　【解析】　過去了25年，這位老師已經退休(retired)。

　　【答案】　C

　　17．A.technique

　　B．influence

　　C．courage

　　D．advantage

　　【解析】　have influence on“對……有影響”。

　　【答案】　B

　　18．A.remembered

　　B．rewarded

　　C．treated

　　D．frightened

　　【解析】　為什么這么多人記住(remember)了這位老師？

　　【答案】　A

　　19．A.looking around

　　B．going on

　　C．working out

　　D．thinking back

　　【解析】　think back“回想”。

　　【答案】　D

　　20．A.persuaded

　　B．reminded

　　C．loved

　　D．taught

　　【解析】　由下句中care可知表示“我愛這些孩子”。

　　【答案】　C

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解

　　Every person has its own way of saying things，and it's their own special expressions.Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.

　　Red is a hot color.Americans often use it to express heat.They may say they are red hot about something unfair.When they are red hot they are very angry about something.The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery taste.Fast loud music is popular with many people.They may say the music is red hot，especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.

　　Pink is a lighter kind of red.People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century.It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health.

　　Blue is a cool color.The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music.Blues is slow，sad and soulful.Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song－Mood Indigo－about the deep blue color，indigo.In the words of the song：“You aren't been blue till you've had that Mood Indigo.”Someone who is blue is very sad.

　　The color green is natural for trees and grass.But it is an unnatural color for humans.A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little green.A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friends has，like a fast new car.That person may say he is green with envy.Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks.Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back side of the paper money.

　　The color black is used often in expressions.People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day.The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day.A blacklist is illegal now.But at one time，some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.

　　1．What's the passage mainly talked about?

　　A．Some American expressions based on colors.

　　B．Colors used in American daily life.

　　C．Different feelings based on different colors.

　　D．Different functions about various colors.

　　【解析】　主旨大意題。第一段總括全文中心意思，可歸納為A項。

　　【答案】　A

　　2．“In the pink” means “in good health” because ________．

　　A．the face of healthy people is pink

　　B．pink is a lighter kind of red，which stands for blood

　　C．the newly－born babies are all healthy

　　D．many babies are born with a nice pink color

　　【解析】　細節理解題。由第三段最后一句話知選D項。

　　【答案】　D

　　3．A person earns a good fame as well as lots of money，so his competitor will probably say ________．

　　A．I'm red hot about him

　　B．I'm in the pink

　　C．I'm green with envy

　　D．I have a black day

　　【解析】　細節理解題。倒數第二段倒數二、三句話點明答案。

　　【答案】　C

　　4．According to the passage，which of the following can replace the underlined word？If someone drove after he drank some alcohol，he would get in his blacklist．

　　A．illegal record

　　B．wrong activity

　　C．evil thought

　　D．unpopular organization

　　【解析】　詞義理解題。由最后一段中“A blacklist is illegal now”可知A項正確。

　　【答案】　A

　　課后限時自測(十六)　

　　Ⅰ.語法填空

　　Sixty－six percent of 15－to 25－year－olds in China say they are happy，according to a survey of global youth happiness __1__(conduct) in 14 countries.

　　The survey shows young people worldwide are__2__(happy) when they are on vacation，being challenged，or achieving something.The youth in the US, for example, said__3__were happiest between 8 and 10 pm on Saturdays in July，__4__enjoying good music or spending time with friends and family.

　　According to study author Joeri Van den Bergh, young people don't just want to impress their friends.Today's youth want to accomplish something in life，__5__this means big accomplishments like doing well in an important exam or finding a good job, or small things like making__6__delicious dinner.

　　The survey also shows higher happiness in developing countries—Brazil, India and China all ranked__7__(high)．Young people in these countries might realize they are better off than their parents in the improving economic environment.

　　However,

　　Christine Carter,

　　sociologist and happiness expert at the University of California, Berkeley, __8__(note) that many young people still do not feel happy because they are__9__so much pressure to achieve.

　　Carter said research shows people of all ages and cultures link happiness__10__a sense of gratitude, generosity，compassion and social ties.

　　【語篇解讀】　調查顯示：年輕人的幸福感大都來源于休閑、挑戰和成功。

　　1．conducted　考查非謂語動詞。conduct意為“進行；實施”。conduct與survey之間是邏輯上的動賓關系，因此用過去分詞作后置定語。

　　2．happiest　考查形容詞的級。從空后列舉的內容可知，此處表示年輕人在度假，被挑戰以及達成某事時最幸福。根據第3空后的happiest也可知答案。

　　3．they　考查代詞。they指代The youth“年輕人”。The youth為集體名詞，表示復數概念。

　　4．when　考查狀語從句。分析句子結構可知，此處為時間狀語從句，故用when。

　　5．whether　考查連詞。此處表示當今的年輕人想要在生命中達到一些成就，無論是一些大成就，如在一次重要的考試中取得好成績或找到一份好工作，還是一些小成就，如做一頓美味的晚餐。根據句意可知，此處應用whether引導狀語從句。

　　6．a　考查冠詞。a delicious dinner在這里泛指“一頓美味的晚餐”，所以用不定冠詞。

　　7．highly　考查副詞。空前的ranked為動詞，修飾動詞應用副詞，故用highly。

　　8．noted　考查動詞的時態。根據最后一段中的“Carter said”可知，這兩段都是關于Carter曾經所說的話，所以用一般過去時。

　　9．under　考查介詞。under pressure為固定搭配，意思為“承受著壓力”，符合語境。

　　10．to/with　考查介詞。link...to/with...為固定搭配，意思為“把……與……聯系起來”，符合語境。

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　Years ago a professor gave a group of graduate students this assignment：Go to the slums(貧民窟)．Take 200 boys between the ages of 12 and 16 investigate their __1__ and environment and then __2__ their chances for the future.The students，after __3__ social statistics，talking to the boys and compiling(匯編)much data __4__ that 90 percent of the boys would spend some time in __5__．

　　Twenty－five years later another group of graduate students were given the job of __6__ the previous prediction.They went back to the __7__ area.Some of the boys—now __8__—were still there，a few had died and some has moved away.But they managed to __9__ 180 of the original 200.They found that only four of the boys had ever been sent to prison.

　　Why was it that these men，who had lived in a breeding place of __10__，had such surprisingly __11__ record？The researchers were __12__ told.“Well，there was a __13__．”

　　They pressed __14__ and found that in 78 percent of the __15__ it was the same woman.The researchers went to the teacher，now living in a home for __16__ teachers.How had she had this remarkable __17__ on that group of children？Could she give them any reason why these boys __18__ her？“No，”she said，“I really couldn't.”And then，__19__ over the years，she said musingly(沉思地)，more to herself than to her questioners，“I __20__ these boys.”The researchers finally realized that it was the teacher's care that made a difference.

　　1．A.safety　B．nationalities

　　C．health

　　D．backgrounds

　　【解析】　background“背景”與后面environment“環境”并列。

　　【答案】　D

　　2．A.advise

　　B．increase

　　C．predict

　　D．check

　　【解析】　由下面“for the future”知用predict“預測”。

　　【答案】　C

　　3．A.consulting

　　B．preparing

　　C．offering

　　D．showing

　　【解析】　consult“查閱”，與后面social statistics搭配。

　　【答案】　A

　　4．A.discussed

　　B．concluded

　　C．introduced

　　D．expected

　　【解析】　conclude“得出結論”。

　　【答案】　B

　　5．A.business

　　B．school

　　C．hospital

　　D．prison

　　【解析】　由下一段中“...only four of the boys had ever been sent to prison”可知選D項。

　　【答案】　D

　　6．A.testing

　　B．explaining

　　C．finding

　　D．making

　　【解析】　test“檢測，驗證”。

　　【答案】　A

　　7．A.special

　　B．same

　　C．only

　　D．lonely

　　【解析】　既然是驗證先前的預測，自然是去“同一個”地區。

　　【答案】　B

　　8．A.workers

　　B．teenagers

　　C．men

　　D．students

　　【解析】　原先的“男孩子”現在已成為大人。

　　【答案】　C

　　9．A.record

　　B．find

　　C．know

　　D．trace

　　【解析】　find“找到”。調查小組設法找到了原先200人中的180人。

　　【答案】　B

　　10．A.disease

　　B．magic

　　C．disaster

　　D．crime

　　【解析】　crime“犯罪”。

　　【答案】　D

　　11．A.reliable

　　B．good

　　C．detailed

　　D．bad

　　【解析】　生活在一個犯罪滋生的地方，卻有如此令人吃驚的好結果。

　　【答案】　B

　　12．A.normally

　　B．gradually

　　C．continually

　　D．nearly

　　【解析】　調查者們“不斷地”(continually)被告知是因為有一位好老師。

　　【答案】　C

　　13．A.teacher

　　B．doctor

　　C．director

　　D．friend

　　【解析】　由下文知。

　　【答案】　A

　　14．A.too

　　B．instead

　　C．already

　　D．further

　　【解析】　further“深入地”。

　　【答案】　D

　　15．A.cases

　　B．manners

　　C．states

　　D．ways

　　【解析】　cases“案例，事例”。

　　【答案】　A

　　16．A.determined

　　B．well－known

　　C．retired

　　D．skilled

　　【解析】　過去了25年，這位老師已經退休(retired)。

　　【答案】　C

　　17．A.technique

　　B．influence

　　C．courage

　　D．advantage

　　【解析】　have influence on“對……有影響”。

　　【答案】　B

　　18．A.remembered

　　B．rewarded

　　C．treated

　　D．frightened

　　【解析】　為什么這么多人記住(remember)了這位老師？

　　【答案】　A

　　19．A.looking around

　　B．going on

　　C．working out

　　D．thinking back

　　【解析】　think back“回想”。

　　【答案】　D

　　20．A.persuaded

　　B．reminded

　　C．loved

　　D．taught

　　【解析】　由下句中care可知表示“我愛這些孩子”。

　　【答案】　C

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解

　　Every person has its own way of saying things，and it's their own special expressions.Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.

　　Red is a hot color.Americans often use it to express heat.They may say they are red hot about something unfair.When they are red hot they are very angry about something.The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hots for their color and their fiery taste.Fast loud music is popular with many people.They may say the music is red hot，especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.

　　Pink is a lighter kind of red.People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century.It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health.

　　Blue is a cool color.The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music.Blues is slow，sad and soulful.Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song－Mood Indigo－about the deep blue color，indigo.In the words of the song：“You aren't been blue till you've had that Mood Indigo.”Someone who is blue is very sad.

　　The color green is natural for trees and grass.But it is an unnatural color for humans.A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little green.A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friends has，like a fast new car.That person may say he is green with envy.Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks.Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back side of the paper money.

　　The color black is used often in expressions.People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day.The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day.A blacklist is illegal now.But at one time，some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.

　　1．What's the passage mainly talked about?

　　A．Some American expressions based on colors.

　　B．Colors used in American daily life.

　　C．Different feelings based on different colors.

　　D．Different functions about various colors.

　　【解析】　主旨大意題。第一段總括全文中心意思，可歸納為A項。

　　【答案】　A

　　2．“In the pink” means “in good health” because ________．

　　A．the face of healthy people is pink

　　B．pink is a lighter kind of red，which stands for blood

　　C．the newly－born babies are all healthy

　　D．many babies are born with a nice pink color

　　【解析】　細節理解題。由第三段最后一句話知選D項。

　　【答案】　D

　　3．A person earns a good fame as well as lots of money，so his competitor will probably say ________．

　　A．I'm red hot about him

　　B．I'm in the pink

　　C．I'm green with envy

　　D．I have a black day

　　【解析】　細節理解題。倒數第二段倒數二、三句話點明答案。

　　【答案】　C

　　4．According to the passage，which of the following can replace the underlined word？If someone drove after he drank some alcohol，he would get in his blacklist．

　　A．illegal record

　　B．wrong activity

　　C．evil thought

　　D．unpopular organization

　　【解析】　詞義理解題。由最后一段中“A blacklist is illegal now”可知A項正確。

　　【答案】　A