人教版 (新课标)必修1&2Unit 1 Friendship巩固练习

必修一Unit 1 Friendship Using language课时作业

第一节 阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Vail Marriott Mountain Resort

Vail Winter Weather Guide

Covered in grand mountains， flashing lights and snowy pines, Vail is perfect for explorers and people who love adventures alike. Whether skiing down the slopes for the first time or the hundredth, this guide will ensure that you're ready for everything this city has to offer.

Best Time to Vacation

December through to March tends to be the best time for those interested in skiing down the slopes in style.

Know Before You Go

Make the necessary preparations and reservations in advance：

• Ski and Snowboard Rentals（租赁）：Don't have your own equipment! Vail Sports rents out a variety of skis and snowboards for all ages and abilities, as well as snow shoes and helmets.

• Clothing Rentals： For those not interested in purchasing hundreds of dollars of ski clothing for one vacation. Mountain Threads has a rental program just for you, where you can get mountain necessities like coats, pants and goggles （护目镜）.

• Suncream： You might not think about getting sunburn, but it happens to skiers and snowboarders every day.

• Difficulty levels： It's important to know what level you're at before jumping on a ski lift and heading up the mountain. Use a free trail map and plan the slopes you're going to ski down ahead of time based on the following levels you'll find up the mountain：

• Green Circle： These are the easiest slopes.

• Blue Square： These indicate average to medium levels.

• Black Diamond： The most advanced slopes. Some mountains will feature double black diamonds, indicating even higher difficulty.

While Vail is famous for snow sports, you'll find plenty of other fun things to do once the sun goes down or you are tired. Explore the rest of our website for more information!

1. When is the best time to visit Vail if you like skiing?

A. In March, April June and December

B. In December, February, April and March

C. In January, February, March and December

D. In September, October, November and December

2. Before you go to the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort, you will have to take              with

you.

A. helmets B. goggles

C. suncream D. a trail map

3. What will a skiing beginner who wants to enjoy himself prefer to choose?

A. Blue Square B. Black Diamond

C. Double Black Diamonds D・ Green Circle

B

When a fire broke out in my home in the middle of the night, I knew I'd do anything I could to save my family. The medicine that I take for my rheumatoid arthritis causes me to wake up in the middle of the night with a dry mouth. January 15, 2016, was no different. I， Indiana, US, awoke at 2：30am needing water.

I was walking back upstairs from the kitchen when I heard my bulldog , Rock. Whatever Rock was doing down there, it made enough noise for me to go to him. By the time I made it to the bottom of the stairs, he was running up, and he never came up the stairs， no matter what. I think that was his way of telling me, "We've got to go back up. "When I got to the top of the stairs, I turned around and saw a light on, but I didn't remember leaving one on. I walked downstairs again, and that's when I saw fire. I immediately shouted to my wife to wake up and get our three kids. I grabbed a knife and cut out the plastic that covered the window to the porch roof. I then pried open the window and kicked out the screen. I started screaming for help. But help never came. I got everybody out on the roof and threw a blanket out there so we wouldn't slip off. It was cold, January cold. Then I started screaming for help. But help never came.

Now, I'm scared of heights and have physical issues, what with my rheumatoid arthritis, but I couldn't let my family burn up. So I jumped off the roof. I didn't scoot to the edge； I just jumped and got the wind knocked out of me when I landed. I found our ladder, placed it against the house, and climbed back up to the roof. I wrapped my arms around my daughter and carried my nine - month - old with my teeth, by his little sleeper. Then I climbed down the ladder. Once on the ground, I had my little girl hold her brother, and I went back up to the roof to get my other daughter. Then I went back up again and got my wife. I tried to get my dog, but he just disappeared in the black smoke. I never saw him alive again,

I'm no hero. I'm just an ordinary person who'd help anybody. This happened to be the time when I helped my own family. I live to protect my family. Just likeRock—he lived to protect us.

4. What made the author wake up at  ： 30am?

A. My dog's barking B. The medicine's effect

C. A burning fire D. A noise downstairs

5. How did Rock tell the author the danger downstairs?

A. He turned on a light downstairs.

B. He ran to the author's room upstairs.

C. He kept barking and running up to stairs.

D. He made some noise at the bottom of the stairs.

6. What did the author do after his family all stood on the roof?

A. He placed a blanket to keep warm.

B. He started screaming for help.

C. He jumped off the roof.

D. He broke open the window and kicked out the screen

7. Which of the following best describe the author?

A. Courageous and responsible B. Caring and selfish

C. Loyal and brave D. Strong and considerate

C

There is no such thing as a “safe" level of drinking, with increased consumption of alcohol associated with poorer brain health, according to a new study.

In an observational study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, researchers from the University of Oxford studied the relationship between the self-reported alcohol intake of some 25,000 people in the UK, and their brain scans. The researchers noted that drinking had an effect on the brain's gray matter-regions in the brain that make up "important bits where information is processed," according to lead author Anya Topiwala, a senior clinical researcher at Oxford.

“The more people drank, the less the volume of their gray matter,“ Topiwala said via email. "Brain volume reduces with age and more severely with dementia（痴呆症）.Smaller brain volume also predicts worse performance on memory testing,“ she explained. "While alcohol only made a small contribution to this （0. 8%）, it was a greater contribution than other 4modifiable" risk factors," she said, explaining that modifiable risk factors are “ ones you can do something about, in contrast to aging.”

The team also investigated whether certain drinking patterns, beverage types and other health conditions made a difference to the impact of alcohol on brain health. They found that there was no "safe" level of drinking-meaning that consuming any amount of alcohol was worse than not drinking it. They also found no evidence that the type of drink-such as wine, spirits or beer—affected the harm done to the brain. However, certain characteristics, such as high blood pressure, obesity or binge-drinking, could put people at higher risk, researchers added.

The risks of alcohol have long been known： Previous studies have found that there's no amount of liquor, wine or beer that is safe for your overall health. Alcohol was the leading risk factor for disease and premature death in men and women between the ages of 15 and 49 worldwide in 2016, accounting for nearly one in 10 deaths, according to a study published in The Lancet in 2018.

“It has been known for decades that heavy drinking is bad for brain health," Sadie Boniface, head of research at the UK's Institute of Alcohol Studies, said via email. "We also shouldn't forget alcohol affects all parts of the body and there are multiple health risks. ”

8. What is the function of gray matter?

A. Control the mount of alcohol B. Process information

C. Scan the brain D. Predict the performance on memory

9. Which is NOT true in the following statements according to the study?

A. Drinking alcohol is worse than not drinking.

B. With people getting older, brain volume reduces.

C. Alcohol was the major risk factor for disease and premature death.

D. The less people drink alcohol, the more the volume of their gray matter.

10. Which is one of the "modifiable" risk factors?

A. Smoking B. Aging C. Death D. Disease

11. What is the main idea of the text?

A. The mount of alcohol is not related to people's health.

B. People drinking alcohol do harm to their brain health.

C. People drinking alcohol lead to dementia.

D. Theresa great deal of liquor, wine or beer that is safe for health.

D

Nostalgia （怀旧）has become increasingly common in our current climate of accelerated, unexpected change. More and more Americans are turning back with longing to what feels like simpler, sweeter times. They collect cassette tapes, manual typewriters even decades-old video games.

Is it a mistake to get too obsessed with the past? Some psychologists warn that too much devotion to the so-called good old days is an escape from reality; it can indicate loneliness or that a person is having a difficult time coping in the present. Psychologist Stephanie Coontz argues that nostalgia distracts us from addressing the problems of modern life and contribute to anxiety, depression , insomnia etc.

But new studies suggest that a modest dose of nostalgia is not only harmless, but actually beneficial. They suggest it helps strengthen our sense of identity and makes us feel more optimistic and inspired. It is also a tool for self — discovery and memories are a psychological immune response that is triggered when you want to take a break from negativity. Interestingly, those happy memories can be particularly beneficial both to kids in their teens and to society's elders. Recalling our childhood reminds us of “the times when we were accepted and loved unconditionally," says Krystine Batcho, a psychologist. "That is such a powerfully comforting phenomenon, knowing that there was a time in life when we didn't have to earn our love." Nostalgia can transform even the most ordinary past into legends which warms the heart and the body. Let's not forget that nostalgia has been a source of inspiration to innumerable American writers. Mark Twain recalled his boyhood, writing, "after all these years, I can picture that old time to myself now, just as it was then： The white town drowsing in the sunshine of a summer's morning."

So go ahead, daydream a little about your best childhood friend, your first car, a long - gone family pct. As Dr. Sedikides says， "Nostalgia is absolutely central to human experience. "But at the same time, keep these words of wisdom from the great inventor Charles Kettering in mind as well： "You can't have a better tomorrow if you are thinking about yesterday all the time. "

12. What did some psychologists in paragraph 2 probably agree?

A. Nostalgia will cause some mental problems.

B・ Nostalgia makes us devoted to the good old days.

C. Nostalgia shows you are trying to get rid of loneliness.

D. Nostalgia helps us cope with the difficult time we are going through.

13. There are many benefits of nostalgia except              .

A. It can enable us to know ourselves better.

B. It can bring us some comfort when we recall.

C. We are likely to gain attention if we recall the happy childhood.

D. We can sometimes break away from negativity with happy memories.

14. What will be talked about in the following paragraph?

A. The bad influence of too much devotion to nostalgia.

B. The reasons why we should avoid nostalgia.

C. The bad memories that always stick around you.

D. The great changes nostalgia will bring to you.

15. What's the best title of the passage?

A. We all have a soft spot for nostalgia.

B. Nostalgia is actually good for you.

C. Don't be carried away by nostalgia.

D. There are many times when we like to recall.

参考答案

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