Unit2Improvingyourself一、閱讀理解A[2024河南鄭州二測]IneverimaginedthatsomeonetellingmeIlookedskinnywouldangerme.Andyet，Iwasmadeveryangrywhenacolleaguepinched（捏）mywaistandscreamed，"Rosa，you’velostweight.Youlookgreat！"ThetruthisthatIwastiredandnottakingcareofmyself.Idecidedtostartaproperweight-lossprogram.Thefirsttogowouldberoadrage（路怒）.Iaminfarlesscontrolofthisweightthananyother.Everytimesomethinggetsintheway，Iflyoffthehandle.Ineedtoloseroadrage！No，nomorespeed.Instead，Inowrepeatthewords，"Iamnotinahurry."Thisyear，Iwilldrivesafely，allowingthe"stupid"tohappenallaroundme.Fromthat，Ihopetogainpatience.Nextisguilt.Whenguiltdrivesmyconsciencetodobetter，it’sfunctional.Butwhenitpresentsitselfasaninternaldialoguethatgoesnowhere，it’suseless.Thisyear，Iwanttostopfeelingguiltyfornotkeepingacleanerhouse，forspendingtimeawayfrommychildrentobewithfriends，fornotattendingeverypartybecauseI’dratherbeathome，orforwatchingTVwhenIshouldbereading.Myimageandperformancearenotatthebackofanyoneelse’smindbutmyown.Fromthis，Ihopetogainfreedomtobemyself.Thelastisfear.Fearhasheldmeback.Fearoffailurehaspreventedmefrombeingawriter.Fearofembarrassmenthaspreventedmefromgivinganopinion.Fearofbeingrejectedhasstoppedmefromaiminghigherinmylife.Fearofregrethasledmeintosituationsthatmademeuncomfortable.IfIcanloseanyoneofthesefears，Istandtogainexperience.So，ifIcanlosetherage，shakeoffsomeguilt，andtakefearoffmyplate，Istandtogainpatience，freedom，andexperience.PoundforpoundIhavenotlostathingbutIwillbemuchlighter.Nexttime，IhopemycolleaguelooksmeintheeyetoseemyglowinsteadofpinchingpartofmethathasnothingtodowithhowgreatIreallylook.作者開展了一個恰當的"減肥"項目：一、丟掉路怒，變得有耐性。二、丟掉愧疚，讓自己能夠擁有更多的自由。三、丟掉恐驚，增加閱歷。1.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"flyoffthehandle"inparagraph2probablymean？A.Pickupspeed. B.Driveoff.C.Feelquitenervous. D.Becomeveryangry.解析D詞義揣測題。由其次段中的"Thefirsttogowouldberoadrage（路怒）""Instead，Inowrepeatthewords...Fromthat，Ihopetogainpatience"可知，作者想丟掉的第一個東西就是路怒。作者想由之前的有東西擋道就變得特別生氣轉變成有耐性、不慌不忙的人，故畫線部分意思與D項最為接近。2.Whathasmadetheauthorfeelguiltybefore？A.Attendingtoomanyparties.B.Readingmuchwithherchildren.C.WastinghertimeinwatchingTV.D.Spendinglittletimewithherfriends.解析C微小環節理解題。由第三段中的"Thisyear，Iwanttostopfeelingguiltyfornotkeepingacleanerhouse...orforwatchingTVwhenIshouldbereading"可知，今年，作者想要停止因為沒有保持房子更整齊，或者因為在該閱讀的時候看了電視而感到內疚的想法，由此可知，作者以前會因自己奢侈時間看電視而感到內疚，故C項正確。3.Howhasfearaffectedtheauthor？A.Ithaspreventedherachievinghergoals.B.Ithasstoppedherfurtheringhereducation.C.Ithasmadeitdifficultforhertomakefriends.D.Ithascausedhertoquitherdreamofbeingateacher.解析A微小環節理解題。由第四段中的"Fearoffailurehaspreventedmefrombeingawriter"和"Fearofbeingrejectedhasstoppedmefromaiminghigherinmylife"可知，作者認為對失敗的恐驚已阻擋她成為一個作家，對被拒絕的恐驚已阻擋她實現人生中更為遠大的目標，故A項"恐驚已阻擋她達到她的目標"正確。4.Whatdoestheauthorexpecttogainfromherweight-lossprogram？A.Respect. B.Independence.C.Optimism. D.Tolerance.解析C推理推斷題。由全文內容，尤其是最終一段"So，ifIcanlose...PoundforpoundIhavenotlostathingbutIwillbemuchlighter.Nexttime，Ihopemycolleaguelooksmeintheeyetoseemyglowinsteadof...howgreatIreallylook"可知，作者希望自己能夠丟掉"路怒"，擺脫內疚和恐驚，變得更輕松，也希望她的同事能夠正視她眼中的喜悅，故C項"樂觀"符合題意。B[2024陜西安康5月質檢]It’sasunnyafternoonneartheBoeungKengKangmarketincentralPhnomPenhandalocalbarbershopisbusy.CheaSothea，ayounghairdresser，putsthefinishingtouchesonanewstyleforhisclient."Todayhasbeenabusyday，"saidSothea.Hehandlesthesteadyflowofclientswithconfidenceeventhoughhe’sonlybeenonthejobforsixmonths.NolLevin，theownerofthebarbershop，smiledwhenspeakingofSothea."Hehaslearnedsomebasicrelevantskillsandhehashadaverygoodcommandofthem，soithasbeeneasytoteachhimawidevarietyoftechniquestoachievewhateveraclientwants."Healsoappreciatesthecan-doattitudethatSotheahasbroughttohisbusiness.SotheaisequallyhappywhileworkingwithMr.Nol."Mr.Noliskindandeasygoing.I’minspiredbyMr.Nolbecausehealwaysshareshisexperienceandgivesmeopportunitiestopractisemyskills.I’mmakingmuchprogressandI’mtryingmybesttoimproveeveryday."NengSocheata，about18yearsold，hasalsostartedanewjob—cookinginanItaliancafeattheheartofPhnomPenh."WhenIwasofferedthejob，IwassohappytousetheskillsandknowledgethatIlearnedfromMithSamlanh.Workinghereisthestartingpointofmycareerandthefirststepstowardsachievingmydreams."LimChenda，whoisSocheata’ssupervisor（主管）attherestaurant，admiresSocheata’sabilitytolearnthejobquicklyandhowwellsheworkswiththeteam.Sheadded，"Socheataworkshard，isverypunctual（守時的），andgreetspeoplewithrespect.I’veevenlearnedafewthingsfromher."Actually，bothSotheaandSocheatatookpartinatechnical，vocationalandeducationtraining（TVET）programmedesignedtoprovideyoungpeoplewiththeskillstheyneedtobesuccessfulintheworkforce.Studentscanchoosefrom11trainingareas：cooking，welding，beauty，sewing，electricity，electronics，carmechanics，motorbikemechanics，men’shairdressing，laundryandagriculture.ItisdeliveredbyMithSamlanhthroughthePartnershipProgrammeforProtectionofChildren.本文是一篇記敘文。主要講解并描述的是年輕的CheaSothea和約18歲的NengSocheata在參與了職業培訓后能夠很快適應新工作的故事。1.WhycanCheaSothealearnhairdressingtechniquesquickly？A.Hehasasolidskillfoundation.B.Hisbossisveryseriousandstrict.C.Hisclientsareeasytodealwith.D.Hehasyearsofworkexperience.解析A微小環節理解題。由其次段中的"Hehaslearnedsomebasicrelevantskillsandhehashadaverygoodcommandofthem，soithasbeeneasytoteachhimawidevarietyoftechniquestoachievewhateveraclientwants"可知，CheaSothea學過與理發相關的技能，并能嫻熟駕馭，由此可知，CheaSothea之所以能夠很快學會理發技術是因為他有扎實的基礎，故選A項。2.WhatattitudedoesLimChendaholdtowardsNengSocheata？A.Indifferent. B.Ambiguous.C.Doubtful. D.Positive.解析D推理推斷題。由第五段中的"LimChenda，whoisSocheata’ssupervisor（主管）attherestaurant，admiresSocheata’sabilitytolearnthejobquicklyandhowwellsheworkswiththeteam."以及"Socheataworkshard，isverypunctual（守時的），andgreetspeoplewithrespect.I’veevenlearnedafewthingsfromher"可知，LimChenda很觀賞Socheata的工作實力以及團隊合作實力，Socheata還勤奮守時，敬重他人，由此可知，LimChenda對Socheata持確定的看法，故選D項。3.Whatdoestheauthorwanttodointhelastparagraph？A.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.B.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs.C.Addsomebackgroundinformation.D.Providesomeadviceforthereaders.解析C推理推斷題。由尾段中的"Actually，bothSotheaandSocheatatookpartinatechnical，vocationalandeducationtraining（TVET）programmedesignedtoprovideyoungpeoplewiththeskillstheyneedtobesuccessfulintheworkforce"可知，CheaSothea和NengSocheata都參與過特地為年輕人供應他們勝利所須要的職業技術培訓，所以，最終一段是為上文中對CheaSothea和NengSocheata能夠很快適應工作供應進一步的背景介紹，故選C項。4.Whatmessageisthetextmainlyintendedtoconvey？A.It’snevertoolatetolearnnewskills.B.Personalityisthekeytoahappylife.C.Learningskillsisdifficultfortheyoung.D.Upskillinghelpstounlockpromisingcareers.解析D推理推斷題。由全文對CheaSothea和NengSocheata的工作實力的介紹以及尾段中的"Actually，bothSotheaandSocheatatookpartinatechnical，vocationalandeducationtraining（TVET）programmedesignedtoprovideyoungpeoplewiththeskillstheyneedtobesuccessfulintheworkforce"可知，CheaSothea和NengSocheata之所以能夠快速適應工作是因為他們接受了職業技術培訓。由此可知，本文的目的是說明技能的提升有助于開啟勝利的職業生涯，故選D項。二、七選五There’sawidelyheldbeliefthatself-disciplinemeansbeingabletodosomethingwhenpeopledon’tactuallywanttodoit.1Butthisviewofself-disciplineisnotright.Containingone’sauthenticitycomesatacost.2TherewasatimewhenIlivedveryinauthentically.Insteadoffollowingmysinceredesiretobecomeapsychologist，Istudiedengineering.Ineglectedmyauthenticselfandtriedtomeetsocialexpectations.IthoughtIwasdoingwhatIshoulddotosucceedandberespectedbysociety.3Andthislossofconnectioncostmedear，causingmetodeveloplotsofhealthproblems.Sowhatdoesitreallymeantobeself-disciplined？4Ratherthantryingtocontainorcontroltheirgenuinefeelings，theytrytounderstandthem.Thentheylearnhowtoallowtheirauthenticselftodevelop.Andbydoingso，theylivelivesofwholenessandhappiness.Buthowdoessomeonebecomesuchapersoninthefirstplace？Theyfollowtheirowninterestsanddealwiththechallengesthattheypersonallyfeelcalledtomanage.5Forthem，self-controlisneveraproblem.Theymoveasoneharmoniousunit—theirperfectselfworksharmoniouslywiththeauthenticselftopromotetheirgrowth.Sohere’sthesecrettoself-discipline.Self-disciplineisnotaboutforcingyourselftomeetsocialexpectations，butfollowingyourowndreamandallowingyourauthenticselftodevelop.A.Iknowthisfromfirst-handexperience.B.Ididn’tbelievethisinmypreviouslife.C.Trulyself-disciplinedpeoplearefollowersofthemselves.D.Forcingyourselftodothingsyoudon’twanttodoisnotself-discipline.E.Theygoafterwhattheygenuinelywant，notwhatsocietytellsthemtodo.F.Gradually，Ibecameoutoftouchwithmyowntruefeelings，desires，andnature.G.Forthem，self-disciplinemeansignoringtheirrealselfinfavouroftheperfectself.本文是說明文。人們普遍認為自律意味著當他們事實上不想做某事時卻能夠去做。但這種觀點是錯誤的。本文主要探討了什么是自律以及如何成為一個自律的人。1.G空前提到人們普遍認為自律意味著當他們事實上不想做某事時卻能夠去做。空后提到但是這種觀點是錯誤的。因此空處內容應與錯誤的自律觀點有關，且與下文形成轉折關系。G項"對他們來說，自律意味著忽視真實的自我而追求志向的自我"符合語境。G項中的"them"與空前的"people"相對應。2.A空前提到"抑制一個人的真實性是有代價的"。再結合空后內容可知，本段主要通過作者的親身閱歷來說明這一感悟。由此可知，空處內容應與作者的閱歷和這一感悟有關。A項"我從親身閱歷中了解到這一點"承上啟下，符合語境。3.F空前提到作者忽視了真實的自我，努力滿意社會的期望。作者認為自己正在做為了獲得勝利并受到社會的敬重而應當做的事。空后提到了失去與真實自我的聯系讓作者付出了巨大的代價，給作者帶來了許多健康問題。由此可知，空處內容應涉及作者忽視真實的自我的后果，且與失去某種聯系有關。F項"慢慢地，我不懂自己的真實情感、欲望和本性了"與上下文連接緊密，符合語境。F項中的"becameoutoftouch"與空后的"thislossofconnection"的對應關系亦是提示。4.C上一段結尾問"那么自律原委意味著什么呢？"，空后提到他們不是試圖壓制或限制自己的真實情感，而是試圖去理解它們。然后他們學習如何讓真實的自我得以發展。通過這樣做，他們過著完整和華蜜的生活。由此可知，空處內容應與真正的自律有關，且包含空后的"they"的指代對象。C項"真正自律的人是自己的追隨者"能承接上文，并概括本段內容，符合語境。5.E本段主要圍繞如何成為自己的追隨者綻開。空前提到他們遵循自己的愛好，處理他們個人覺得須要應對的挑戰（這是在介紹詳細的做法）。空后提到對他們來說，自我限制從來不是問題。他們作為一個和諧的整體行動——他們志向的自我與真實的自我和諧共處，以促進他們的成長（這是成為自己的追隨者的結果）。由此可知，空處應與成為自己的追隨者的詳細做法有關。E項"他們追求自己真正想要的東西，而不是社會讓他們去追求的東西"能夠連接上下文，符合語境。三、完形填空[2024江蘇連云港10月月考]BackinthedayswhenIwasjustayoungstudent，Iwasalwaysabsentfromschool1，tooshytostepintothepublicattention.Mygrades，thoughnotabsolutelygood，wasabovethe2.However，anunexpectedincidentallowedmeto3lifelessonsandgraduallyacceptthechallengesthrownatme.Onerainyafternoon，whilewalkinghomefromschool，anaccidenthappened.Aspeedingcar4me，leavingmewithabrokenleg.Lyingonmyhospitalbed，painachingthroughmybody，therealityofmysituation5.Thisunforeseenincidenthadsetmebackacademically，andIneededtofigureouthowtoachievemyprevious6.Withthehelpofmyparentsandteachers，who7accompaniedmethroughthehealingprocess，Imanagedtotransformmy8intoasteppingstone.Ibegantoacquirethewilltopushmyselfbeyondmylimits.Afterseveralmonths，Ireturnedtoschool.Myteachershadmadeaccommodationsforme，whichincludedaccessto9classestocatchuponthelessonsImissed.Fueledbyanewfound10，Imadeeveryefforttoengageinallactivitiesandstrivedtostayactiveinboththeacademicandextracurricularfields.Intheend，myactions11fruit.Notonlydidmyacademicperformanceimprove，butIalsodevelopedanabilitytoadapttounexpectedsituations.Irealizedtheimportanceofbeingableto12myfearsandovercomethem.TheincidentthatI13viewedasamajordiscouragementwas，infact，aturningpointinmylife.Itwasanopportunitytoadjustmyperspectiveandlearntoadmirethestrengthwithinmyself.The14didnothappenovernight.Itwasagradualprocess，justlikeaddinganewpiecetoapuzzleeveryday.Butwitheachpiece，Imovedonestepclosertothebigger15.本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講的是作者被車撞了，原本這個事情影響了作者的學業，后來作者趁此機會變更了自己，從一個羞怯的人變成一個主動參與各種活動的人。1.A.camps B.daysC.facilities D.events解析D由"tooshytostepintothepublicattention"可知，作者太羞怯了，所以作者總是缺席學校的活動，故選D。2.A.minimum B.maximumC.average D.majority解析C由"thoughnotabsolutelygood"可知，作者的成果雖然不是很好，但在平均水平之上，故選C。minimum最小值，maximum最大值，average平均水平，majority大多數。3.A.absorb B.forgetC.teach D.avoid解析A由"graduallyacceptthechallengesthrownatme"可知，有一件事讓作者吸取了教訓，慢慢敢于接受挑戰，故選A。absorb吸取，理解；forget遺忘；teach教；avoid避開。4.A.approached B.hitC.lifted D.followed解析B由"leavingmewithabrokenleg"可知，作者被車撞了，故選B。approach接近，hit撞擊，lift提起，follow跟隨。5.A.gavein B.sankinC.fitin D.cutin解析B由"Thisunforeseenincidenthadsetmebackacademically"可知，作者起先領悟到自己的境況，也就是作者起先慢慢意識到自己的境況，故選B。givein屈服；sinkin被完全理解；fitin適應；cutin插嘴。6.A.standing B.playingC.suffering D.finding解析A由"Thisunforeseenincidenthadsetmebackacademically"可知，這件意外的事讓作者在學業上倒退了，作者須要想方法復原到以前的水平，空格處所填詞意為"地位"，故選A。7.A.occasionally B.casuallyC.constantly D.scarcely解析C由"myparentsandteachers"和"accompaniedmeth