1、1课时跟踪练(一) Welcome to the unit & Reading Pre reading.阅读理解AWhat can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money youll earn later.The i
2、dea that popularity could have a serious influence on ones earning potential shouldnt come as too much of a surprise. The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.“If a person has lots of friends, it means th
3、at he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations， ” said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. “Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your m
4、ood when you are occasionally in low spirits， ” said Xu. She believes that all this helps you “earn a higher salary”Maybe thats why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendaholism (交友狂症 ). A woman even complained that the networking website Facebooks 5,000friend limit was t
5、oo low for her large reserve of social contacts.But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency?“Call me uncool, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer th
6、e definition of friend”， said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US.Daum dislikes the idea that quantity trumps quality in the age of Friendaholism. She thought the idea of friendship, at least among the growing population of Internet social networkers, was to get as many of no
7、treallyfriends as possible. For example, a friend might be someone you might know personally but who could just as easily be the friend of a friend of 2some other Facebook friend you dont actually know. Although she agreed that social ties grease (润滑) the wheels of life, she also warned. “Too bad on
8、e thing money cant buy is a real friend.”语篇解读：最近，英国一所大学的一项研究表明，一个人在学校时交朋友越多，未来挣钱就越多。1What will be needed if you are to achieve success according to the researchers?ASocial skills, friends, good mood and fortune.BSocial skills, networking, talent and hard work.CSocial skills, networking, potential an
9、d fortune.DSocial skills, talent, hard work and the facebook.解析：选 B 细节理解题。从第二段第二句“The researchers noted that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work.”可知 B 项正确。2What can friends do in the eyes of Xu Yanchun?AThey can help you with
10、your schoolwork.BThey teach you how to make more money.CThey help you get rid of sadness and cheer up.DThey always get on well with you.解析：选 C 细节理解题。从第三段中“Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you are occasionally in low spiri
11、ts.”可知 C 项正确。3We learn that Meghan Daums attitude towards friends is somewhat _.Auptodate BoptimisticCconfused Dtraditional解析：选 D 推理判断题。从第六段中“Call me uncool .”可知 D 项正确。4What does the underlined word “trumps” in the last paragraph mean?Ais better than Bis equal toCis worse than Dis similar to解析：选 A 词
12、义猜测题。从画线后的“She thought the idea of friendship . was to get as many of notreallyfriends as possible.”可知选 A 项。B3When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an absolute delight, which seems to get rarer, the older we get.For kids, happiness has a magical quality. Their deli
13、ght at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved.In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly its conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.In
14、 adulthood the things that bring deep joy love, marriage, birth also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated.My definition of happiness is “the capacity for enjoyment”. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. Its easy to overlook the pleasure w
15、e get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.I experienced my little moments of pleasure yesterday. First I was overjoyed when I shut the last lunchbox and had the house to myself. Then I spent an uninterrupted morning writing, which I love. When the k
16、ids and my husband came home, I enjoyed their noise after the quiet of the day.Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I dont think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and
17、 family, and maybe this is what satisfied her.We, however, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing weve got to have. Were so selfconscious about our “right” to it that its making us miserable. So we chase it and equal it with wealth
18、and success, without noticing that the people who have those things arent necessarily happier.Happiness isnt about what happens to us its about how we see what happens to us. Its the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. Its not wishing for what we dont have, but enjoying what we do
19、 possess.语篇解读：幸福是什么？随着年龄的增长，童年、少年、成年、老年幸福不会一成不变，时间会默默改变一切。但是真正的幸福不是在于我们身上发生了什么，而是在于我们如何看待已经发生的一切。45As people grow older, they _.Afeel it harder to experience happinessBassociate their happiness less with othersCwill take fewer risks in pursuing happinessDtend to believe responsibility means happines
20、s解析：选 A 细节理解题。通过第二、三、四段的描述可知，儿时的梦想很简单，青少年时幸福的概念就换了，而成年时幸福就变得复杂了，因此随着年龄的增长，人们发现体会幸福越来越难了，故选 A 项。6What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 5 and 6?AShe cares little about her own health.BShe enjoys the freedom of traveling.CShe is easily pleased by things in daily life.DShe prefers getting p
21、leasure from housework.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第五段中的内容可知，作者说越享受自己拥有的，我们就会越幸福；第六段中作者用自己的体验叙述了作者经历的小小的幸福的时刻。因此可推断作者很容易因生活中的一些小事而感到幸福，故选 C 项。7What can be inferred from Paragraph 7 ?APsychologists think satisfying work is the key to happiness.BPsychologists opinion is well proved by Grandmas case.CGrandma often
22、found time for social gatherings.DGrandmas happiness came from modest expectations of life.解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第七段中说奶奶没有快乐的休闲时间，也没有令人满意的工作，但奶奶却有家人和朋友的密切的联系网，因此奶奶也很幸福。由此可知奶奶的幸福来自于对生活的朴素的期盼，故选 D 项。8People who equal happiness with wealth and success _.Aconsider pressure something blocking their wayBstress t
23、heir right to happiness too muchCare at a loss to make correct choicesDare more likely to be happy解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第八段中的内容，因为有那么多的选择、有想成功的压力，我们很多人把快乐变成了比我们所拥有的更想要的东西。而那些把幸福和财富以及成功等同起来的人，太过于看重自己拥有幸福的权利了，故选 B 项。CA 51yearold lawyer has moved back in with his mother after giving up 5his Los Angeles home t
24、o a family of strangers for a year.Tony Tolbert looked for a family in need after his father set a glowing example when he was growing up by always welcoming people to stay in their spare room. “You dont have to be Bill Gates or Warren Buffet or Oprah， ” Tolbert told CBS. “We can do it wherever we a
25、re, with whatever we have, and for me, I have a home that I can make available.” His mother, Marie Tolbert, added, “He is go giving, and hes always been that way.”Tolbert went to Alexandria House, a shelter for homeless women and children, and came across Felicia Dukes, who lived in a single bedroom
26、 with three of her children. Her family had been separated as the shelter was just for children and her eldest son was unable to join them. Tolbert told the staff he wanted to bring the family back together, and offered his home.The family has now moved into the threebedroom, twobathroom home with D
27、ukes oldest son. It is worth nearly $400,000, according to online estimates. “My heart just fills up with appreciation， ” Dukes said, as she wiped away her tears.The heartwarming story comes after the report that 10yearold Gracie McNulty, from England, served Christmas dinners to 50 homeless people,
28、 achieving her fathers last Christmas wish.Her father Craig, 38, was a regular charity volunteer who had served breakfast to the homeless on Boxing Day. But as a roofer, he suffered serious head injuries when he fell while working. And he died soon after the accident in August.“Its been the best Chr
29、istmas ever， ” Cracie said. “I was just at school feeling sad and so I decided I wanted to do something to make him proud and this felt like the perfect thing.”语 篇 解 读 ： 本 文 介 绍 了 两 个 感 人 的 故 事 。9Tony Tolbert offered help to others because he was inspired by _.Ahis mother Bhis teacherChis father Dhi
30、s son解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第二段“Tony Tolbert looked for a family in need after his father . stay in their spare room.”可知，Tony Tolbert 是在父亲在他成长过程中给他树立榜样后主动帮助别人的，故选 C 项。10How did Tony Tolbert help Felicia Dukes and her family?6AHe brought up her oldest child.BHe helped them move into Alexandria House.CHe offe
31、red his house to them.DHe built a shelter for them.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第三段“Tolbert told the staff he wanted to bring the family back together, and offered his home.”可知，Tony Tolbert 提供给这家人房子住，故选 C 项。11The underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refers to _.Aserving breakfast to people on Boxing DayBt
32、reating 50 homeless people at ChristmasCdeciding to do something in churchDbeing proud of what his father did解析：选 B 词义猜测题。根据倒数第三段提到这个小孩子给 50 个无家可归的人提供圣诞节的晚餐，再根据最后一段提到当我在学校时我会感到悲伤，因此我决定做一些事情让他感到骄傲，这是件很不错的事情，故选 B 项。12Whats the authors purpose of writing this passage?ATo explain some puzzling events.BT
33、o introduce two inspiring stories.CTo call on people to help others in need.DTo show there are still poor people.解析：选 B 写作意图题。本文介绍了一位 50 岁的律师打算和母亲搬到另外一家去，决定把不用的房子让一家生活困难的人居住和一个小男孩在圣诞节招待 50 位无家可归的人吃饭的故事，故选 B 项。.阅读七选五This is the season for giving. Looking to get in touch with your generous side? Learn
34、 these four habits of truly thoughtful gift givers._1_Considerate gift giving is as much about planning as it is about how well you know the person. Take time to thinkabout his or her personality and interests to figure out how he or she will get the most value.They dont focus on cost.The practice o
35、f thoughtful giving offers a wealth of benefits, but that doesnt mean givers should focus on expensive gifts. _2_ It seems that having more cash could actually reduce compassion (同情). And isnt compassion what 7this time of year is all about? So dont take it too hard if you dont have a lot to spend._
36、3_They make gifts personal.Gifting is an opportunity to let a person know how much you appreciate and love him, and show how well you know him. _4_ Book a massage (按摩), take them to a wine tasting event, or get a couple of tickets to a concert or show. If youre buying for a parent, taking their kids
37、 for an evening could be the best gift of all.They think about the presentation._5_ See what you have around your house to customize (自定义) packaging. You can use pretty towels to cover something like a bottle of wine. You can also tie on a decoration that fits the theme of your gift.AThey plan ahead
38、.BInstead, get creative.CThey enjoy giving more than receiving.DIn fact, thoughtful gift givers dont concentrate on the cost of presents.EThoughtful gift givers pay attention to detail, including how their gifts are packaged.FMake a list of your ideas ahead of time to make sure you find the perfect
39、fit for everyone.GIf youre buying for someone who seems to have everything, consider gifting an experience.语 篇 解 读 ： 本 文 主 要 谈 的 是 如 何 赠 送 别 人 礼 物 。1选 A 通过关键词“planning”和第二句话“Take time to think about . how he or she will get the most value.”可知答案选 A，送礼物前要做计划。2选 D 与上句相反，给礼物没必要只是关注比较昂贵的礼物，据此可判断选 D，有思想的礼物赠送者不关注礼物的价钱。3选 B 所以没钱的时候不要太想不开，相反，有创意就行了。4选 G 根据关键词 experience，下面的举例都是关于经历的，故选 G。5选 E 本段内容谈的是礼物的包装问题，故答案选 E，有思想的礼物赠送者总是注意细节，包括如何包装礼物。
