Module6 The Tang Poems
Ⅰ.阅读理解
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
Teenagers are often a difficult group.With all those hormones(荷尔蒙) flooding in their bodies，they can be moody，unpredictable，and tend to make uncertain choices.But however confusing their teenage years are，kids can still be generally happy，depending on their lifestyle choices.According to a new research by British scientists，teens who don't smoke，drink only moderately or not at all，and who don't eat much junk food are likely to be happier than other teens.
The study looked at 40,000 British families and came up with some interesting findings.For example，kids who never drank alcohol were up to six times more likely to report higher levels of happiness than kids who drank.And teens who smoked were five times less likely to rate high on happiness charts compared to kids who didn't smoke.The same goes for diet and physical activities.The more fruits and vegetables kids eat，and the more hours they spend playing sports，the happier they are.
Now，of course this doesn't mean that not smoking or drinking，and playing sports can guarantee happiness.It could be that kids who have happy character tend to be more active and less addicted to drinking or smoking.And it could equally be the case that kids who are unhappy are more related to drinking，smoking and eating junk food.
Other studies have shown that exercise is a proven way to treat anxiety and depression.Future studies may support the idea that other healthy behaviors，including refraining(克制) from smoking，drinking，and eating too much junk food，can avoid sadness and increase happiness，too.
1．The author develops the second paragraph mainly by________.
A．making comparisonsB．providing statistics
C．offering examples
D．analyzing causes
解析：选A。写作手法题。文章第二段通过研究报告的数据，对两类人群进行对比得出结论，因此作者采用的是比较的写作手法，选A项。
2．What can we learn from the text?
A．Not smoking or drinking guarantees happiness.
B．Teens with flooding hormones cannot be happy.
C．Playing sports can decrease teens' unhappiness.
D．Unhappiness can certainly lead to smoking and drinking.
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的第一句“其他研究表明，锻炼是一种已经证实了的治疗焦虑和沮丧的方法”可推知，运动可以降低青少年的不幸福指数。
3．Which of the following might help teens quit anxiety?
A．Taking exercise.
B．Smoking and drinking.
C．Eating junk food.
D．Going on a diet.
解析：选A。细节理解题。由最后一段第一句的内容可知，锻炼是一种已经证实了的治疗焦虑和沮丧的方法。
4．Which can be the best title for the text?
A．Ways to treat anxiety and depression
B．Exercise and teenagers' health
C．Teenagers shouldn't drink or smoke
D．Teenagers' lifestyle and their happiness
解析：选D。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了青少年的生活方式和他们的幸福指数之间的关系，故D项最适合。
B
Owning a smartphone may not be as smart as you think.It may let you surf the Internet，listen to music and snap photos wherever you are...but it also turns you into a workaholic，it seems.
A study suggests that，by giving you access to emails at all times，the all－singing，all－dancing mobilephone adds as much as two hours to your working day.Researchers found that Britons work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to emails on their mobiles.
The study by technology retailer Pixmania reveals the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours，but a further two hours is spent responding to or sending work emails，or making work calls.More than 90 percent of office workers have email－enabled phones，with a third accessing them more than 20 times a day.Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails.Some workers confess they are on call almost 24 hours a day，with nine out of ten saying they make work emails and calls outside their normal working hours.The average time for first checking emails is between 6 am and 7 am，with more than a third checking their first emails in this period，and a quarter checking them between 11 pm and midnight.
Ghadi Hobeika，marketing director of Pixmania，said，“The ability to access literally millions of apps，keep in contact via social networks and take photos and video as well as text and call has made smartphones invaluable for many people.However，there are drawbacks.Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day，seven days a week，and smartphones mean that people literally cannot get away from work.The more constantly in contact we become，the more is expected of us in a work capacity.”
5．What can we conclude from the text?
A．All that glitters is not gold.
B．It never rains but pours.
C．Every coin has two sides.
D．It's no good crying over spilt milk.
解析：选C。推理判断题。本文通过举例子讲述了智能手机的利弊，告诉我们一个道理：凡事都既有利又有弊。故C项正确。
6．The underlined word “accessing” in the third paragraph can be replaced by “________”．
A．calling
B．reaching
C．getting
D．using
解析：选D。词义猜测题。由画线后面的“Almost one in ten admits...emails.”可知，三分之一的人每天使用手机二十多次，故画线词与using同义。
7．Which of the following is true according to the text?
A．The average UK working time is between nine and twelve hours.
B．Nine tenths spend over three hours checking work emails.
C．One fourth check their first emails between 11 pm and midnight.
D．The average time for first checking emails is between 6 am and 8 am.
解析：选C。正误判断题。由文章第三段最后一句中的“a quarter checking them between 11 pm and midnight”可知，C项正确。
8．What's the main idea of the text?
A．Workaholics like smartphones.
B．Smartphones bring about extra work.
C．Smartphones make our life easier.
D．Employers don't like smartphones.
解析：选B。主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是根据文章第一段中的“but it also turns you into a workaholic，it seems”和最后一段的倒数第二句话可知，本文主要讲述了智能手机给人们增加了额外的工作。
Ⅱ.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
A good lecturer often shows what is important or unimportant.He may give direct signals or indirect signals.Many lecturers，for example，tell their audience that a point is important and that they should write it down.__1__(fortunate)，the lecturer trying to establish a friendly relationship with his audience is likely on these occasions to employ an oral style.Although this will help__2__native English speakers，it may very well cause__3__(difficult) for the non－native English speakers.He will therefore have to make a big effort to get used__4__the various styles of his lecturers.
It is worth__5__(remember) that most lecturers also give indirect signals to indicate__6__is important.They either pause or speak slowly or speak loudly or use a greater range of intonation，or they employ a combination of these devices，when they say something__7__(importance)．Conversely，their sentences are__8__(deliver) quickly，softly，within a narrow range of intonation when they are saying something that is incidental.__9__is，of course，helpful for the listener to be aware__10__this and for him to focus his attention accordingly.
1．________2.________3.________4.________
5．________6.________7.________8.________
9．________10.________
答案：1.Unfortunately 2.the 3.difficulty 4.to
5．remembering 6.what 7.important 8.delivered
9．It 10.of
Ⅲ.短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
We are what we eat.So it is less important to form good eating habits.However，bad eating habits existed among students.Some of us often go to school without breakfast，and some are particularly about food，for example.To keep healthy，we should have healthy diet，which generally include proper amounts of fish，meat，fruit as well as the main food.Besides，we'd better have meal regularly. We should try develop good eating habits to build ourselves，preparing ourselves for which our future may require.Only in this way can we have enough of energy to study or live better.
答案：We are what we eat.So it is
important to form good eating habits.However，bad eating habits
among students.Some of us often go to school without breakfast，and some are
about food，for example.To keep healthy，we should have
healthy diet，which generally
proper amounts of fish，meat，fruit as well as the main food.Besides，we'd better have
regularly. We should try
develop good eating habits to build ourselves，preparing ourselves for
our future may require.Only in this way can we have enough of energy to study
live better.
Ⅳ.微型写作
【写作素材】
1．尽管又冷又苦，教授还是来给我们做了一场很有意义的报告。
2．这场报告是关于怎样帮助贫困人的。
3．他的报告不断赢得同学们的掌声。
4．如果我们有足够的时间为落后地区的人做点什么，我们将会加速那里的发展。
【连句成篇】 (将以上句子连成一篇50词左右的英语短文)
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答案：Regardless of the cold and hardships，the professor came to give a significant speech about what we could do for poor people.He was interrupted by the applauding of the students.Assuming that we all have ample time to do something for the primitive areas，we’ll accelerate the development there.