Unit 3 A healthy life
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
“Two books per visit per week，”said the unsmiling librarian as she handed a library card.Neither the limits nor her attitude __1__ me，a 9yearold Jewish girl growing up in Berlin in the 1950s.I needed those visits.The books were filled with stories in which，however __2__ things seemed，everything __3__ well in the end，__4__ justice，bravery，and wisdom—a striking contrast to my everyday experiences.
Thirty years later，I，a recent immigrant to the US with a daughter aged 13，stood in front of another librarian.This librarian was __5__.
“What did she say？”I asked my daughter，who already knew a little English and often __6__ as my interpreter.
“She said ‘Can I help you？’”
“Ask if they have any books in German，”I requested.
“No，they don’t.”translated my daughter.
While hunting for a job，I was told that the library needed people to __7__ books.The interview was short—the job didn’t require much English，just a __8__ of the alphabet.I started the next day.Every day，I handled hundreds of books whose meaning was __9__ from me，mentally dividing them by size and color.One day，while shelving，I found English for Beginners and began studying it on my own.Step by step English letters started forming words I could __10__，words combined into phrases，and—oh，__11__！—I was reading.It was a slow process，supported by dictionaries and __12__ by tears，but it was progress.Afterwards I got promoted to the front desk—__13__ books in and out and answering simple questions.
Every day I receive dozens of people.Sometimes I spot new immigrants.They come from all over the world，so they look different，but the hesitant expression on their faces and their __14__ manners are similar.My heart goes out to them，for they are people like me.I fully understand the __15__ roads on which they have stepped.“They’ve come to the right place，”I think to myself.Then I smile and say—just the way a librarian said to me a long time ago—“Can I help you？”
【解题导语】 本文介绍了作者在得到图书管理员的工作后从头开始学习英语，由于自己的努力，学有所成，最后从一位放书员成为前台的检查员。
1．A.surprised
B．comforted
C．puzzled
D．shocked
解析：从I needed those visits.可以看出，图书管理员的态度和借书的限制我并未感到奇怪，因为我已经习惯了。
答案：A
2．A.attractive
B．dull
C．terrible
D．strange
解析：从everything __3__ well in the end，结局是好的可以看出此空填表示“可怕的”或“多糟糕的”才符合语境。
答案：C
3．A.went out
B．turned out
C．ended in
D．came up
解析：结局是好的应用turned out well，而end in＋名词搭配。
答案：D
4．A.rewarding
B．affecting
C．deserving
D．denying
解析：rewarding有益的，有回报的；deserving值得的，根据语境应填rewarding。
答案：A
5．A.chatting
B．staring
C．reading
D．smiling
解析：从“She said ‘Can I help you？’”可以看出图书管理员是笑脸相迎。
答案：D
6．A.introduced
B．instructed
C．guided
D．served
解析：充当翻译，应用serve as an interpreter。
答案：D
7．A.shelve
B．register
C．record
D．mark
解析：shelve作动词用，表示“把……放到架子上”之意。
答案：A
8．A.list
B．knowledge
C．line
D．competence
解析：a knowledge of为固定搭配，意为“掌握”的意思。
答案：B
9．A.vague
B．simple
C．hidden
D．clear
解析：后面提到是初学者，因此作者完全不知道这些书中内容的意思，用be hidden from sb.，表示“某人完全不知道……”之意。
答案：C
10．A.recognize
B．realize
C．define
D．interpret
解析：能组成词组的单词，肯定是自己能“认出”的单词，故用recognize。
答案：A
11．A.challenge
B．wonder
C．opportunity
D．news
解析：从前面作者取得的进步和空后的感叹号，应是表示“奇迹”之意的wonder。
答案：B
12．A.inspired
B．accompanied
C．blocked
D．excited
解析：表示还伴有泪水用accompanied。
答案：B
13．A.checking
B．classifying
C．borrowing
D．lending
解析：从后面的in and out可以看出是“检查”借进借出的书籍，故用checking。
答案：A
14．A.rough
B．elegant
C．polite
D．shy
解析：从My heart goes out to them，for they are people like me.指他们的眼神和她当初的眼神是很相似的，即“畏缩的”。
答案：D
15．A.difficult
B．smooth
C．endless
D．straight
解析：从头开始学习是一条艰难的路。故选A。
答案：A
1．Don’t choose a day that you know is going to be ________(有压力的)，such as the day of an exam.
2．They soon ________(适应了) hard work and poor food.
3．Lastly，you can become ________(精神上) addicted.
4．If I can’t borrow the money，I shall have to ________(没有也可应付)．
5．We must ________(生产) more food for ourselves and import less.
6．He was ready to ________(冒险) being taken prisoner by the enemy.
7．They were caught selling ________(违法的) drugs.
8．Clearness of ________(陈述) is more important than beauty of language.
9．Practice makes ________(熟能生巧)．
10．He showed excellent ________(判断力) in choosing the wine.
答案：1.stressful 2.accustomed themselves to 3.mentally 4.manage without it5.produce
6．take a risk of 7.illegal 8.statement 9.perfect 10.judgement
The Ministry of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young，as part of efforts to mark World Mental Health Day.
More than 15 percent of the Chinese youth have been found with mental problems，and about 30 million young people under 17 are suffering from depression，the Shanghaibased Wenhui Daily reported.
The World Health Organization estimated that before 2020，the rate of children with mental problems will increase to 50 percent，and mental problems will become a major factor behind death and illness in the young worldwide.
Deng Xiaohong，the spokesperson for the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau，said rapid social change is one of the reasons behind the rising number of youngsters with psychological problems.
If these mental diseases are not addressed on time，occurrence of crime，drugtaking and other dangerous behavior is expected to rise.
Experts said mental disease could be caused by many factors，such as the inability to handle interpersonal relations well，unstable emotions and pressure from the overload of study. A number of experts have also said the onechild policy is another reason leading to poor mental health in the young.
Children were said to be too “spoiled” and “selfish” in onechild families. Schools in many cities were reported rolling out measures to help students maintain their mental wellbeing. Yin Jingmiao，a teacher of the Beijing No. 105 Middle School，told China Daily that the school invites psychologists to provide counseling to students three times a month. “Students can be arranged to have 40minute counseling sessions，” Yin said. The school also gives lectures on mental health to senior grade students before they take the national college entrance exams，to help ease any anxiety arising from the tests.
【文章大意】 青少年的心理健康面临严峻的形势，希望引起人们的重视。全文分析了其产生的原因并介绍了一些学校成功的范例。
1．What is the purpose of the passage?
A．To urge awareness on mental health of the young.
B．To give the details of the problems the Chinese youth are facing today.
C．To recommend that schools should invite more psychologists to help solve the
mental problems among the youth.
D．To show us the causes of the mental problems among students.
解析：考查写作意图。参照文章第一段中“The Ministry of Health has called for more awareness from the public on the mental health of the young”可知作者写作的意图是希望人们对青少年的心理健康引起高度的重视。
答案：A2．The underlined word “addressed” in the fifth paragraph most probably means ________.
A．talked about
B．dealt withC．satisfied
D．introduced
解析：考查词义猜测。根据后半句提到的犯罪、吸毒等不良行为会有所上升，可推断上半句意为“如果青少年的心理疾病得不到有效的处理。”address意为“deal with”。
答案：B
3．From the passage we can know that the causes of mental problems are mainly the following EXCEPT ________.
A．onechild policy
B．lack of ability to handle interpersonal relations well
C．lack of special training in mental health
D．heavy burden from study
解析：考查细节理解。参照文章第六段可知引起青少年心理问题的原因包括独生子女问题，不能处理人际关系，学业负担过重，不包括缺少心理健康方面特殊培训。
答案：C
4．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A．By 2020，about 50 percent of the students in China will have mental problems.
B．Mental problems mainly appear among the youth while they are seldom seen
among adults.
C．China has the largest number of youngsters with psychological problems.
D．Many schools have realized the problem and taken measures.
解析：考查细节理解。结合文章第三段可知到2020年，青少年心理问题的比率在世界范围内将达到50%，而并非在中国，判断A项错误；B、C两项文中无判断依据，故错误；根据文章最后一段中“Schools in many cities were reported rolling out measures to...”可判断D项正确。
答案：D
5．We can infer that to bring down the occurrence of mental problems among the youth，________.
A．attention should be paid to the education of the only child
B．psychologist must be a necessary part of school
C．the government will cancel tests to ease the pressure on the students
D．rapid social change plays the leading part in causing mental problems
解析：考查推理判断。结合文章最后两段，可知专家强调独生子女政策是引起心理健康问题的主要原因，以及在城市中许多学校针对青少年心理健康所采取的一些措施，从而推断出要特别关注青少年的教育问题，所以答案选择A。
答案：A