高二英語選擇性必修三Unit4課時練習（ReadingandThinking）

一、詞匯運用：

l.Wealllongfor（永久的）peace.

2.The（潮濕的）weathercausesdamagemachines.

3.Shehasmettheminimumeducationalrequirementsfor（資質）.

4.Theprofessor（布置了）fourchaptersforthisweek.

5.Thoughheisinhisfifties,heseemsnevertolosehisyouthful（活力）.

6.Thebookisan（擴充）ofaseriesoflecturesgivenlastyean

7.Mywatchisstillunder（保修期），sothey'llrepairitforfree.

8.He（投資）hislifesavingsinhisdaughter'sbusiness.

9.（蝙蝠）playanimportantroleintheecosystem,especiallyincontrolling

insectsatnight,buttheyarealsocarriersofsomedeadlyviruses.

10.Agrowingnumberofpeoplesupporttheargumentthatitis（殘忍的）of

hunianbeingstotrainanimalstoperformtricksforamusement.

ll.Themuseumisholdingan（展覽），whereyouwillseemanyworksby

（有影響力的）artists.

二、單句語法填空：

l.Heaskedmetotakefewer（belong）astherewaslittleroomleftinourcar

2.Themanagerhasarrangedforus（have）ameetingintheafternoon.

3.1havearrangedforTom（pick）uptheexpertsattheairport.

4.Bothsidesmetinordertotry（resolve）theirdifferences.

5.Hecouldhearherdog（bark）andwhininginthedistanceatthemoment.

6.Ifhe（notbe）ill,hewouldhavedonesomethingtohelpus.

7.1nmyopinion,thereisnoevidenceindicatingthatheisa（qualify）teacher

8.Withfaithand（persevere）,Goodallfinallyovercameallthedifficulties.

9.Afterhisgraduationfromcollege,he（assign）toworkattheforeignministry.

lO.Thelittleboyisdirtyfromheadtofootbecausehe（play）inthemudallthe

morning.

三、閱讀理解：

Thinkenergeticexerciseisjustfortheyoung?Thinkagain.Contrarytothecommon

beliefanewstudyfindsseniorsshouldstayphysicallyactive.Thestudyrevealsthatphysical

activityshiftsenergyawayfrombiologicalprocessesthatcausediseaseandmovesit

towardssystemsthroughoutthebodywhichextend（延長）life.

Researchersusedapes（類人猿）—thedistantcousinsofhumans—intheirresearch.

Theytheorizethathumansseparatedthemselvesfromapesduringevolution（進化）by

developingtheabilitytomakethemselvesfitterthroughphysicalexercise.

Typically;apesliveonly35to40years.However;apesarealsomuchlessactivethan

mosthumans.Thissuggeststhathumansreachedapointintheirevolutionwherepeople

developedawaytostayalivelongerthroughmoreactivity.Thebehaviorofapesstandsin

sharpcontrasttothatofancienthunter-gatherers,whotheteamsaysaveragedaround135

minutesofmoderate-to-energeticphysicalactivityaday.Studyauthorsbelievethislevelof

activity,upto10timesmorethantheaverageAmerican,isthereasonhunter-gatherers'ived

toaround70yearsold.

Theteamfindshumansalsouseenergyfromphysicalactivitytorepairandmaintainthe

body.Alongwithburningcalories,exerciseactuallycauseswidespreaddamagetothebody

bycausingdamageonace〃“/Qr（細胞的），mo/ecuhr（分子的）,andtissuelevel.Howeverthis

damageisessentialsothebodycanbuilditselfbackevenstrongerThroughexercise,the

bodystartsrepairingmusclefibers,brokenbones,andotherminorinjuries.Whenpeople

arelessactive,theseprocessesarealsolessactive,puttingpeopleathigherriskofdisease.

Wehumansevolvedtobeactivethroughoutourlivesandourbodiesneedphysical

activitytoagewell.Inthepast,dailyphysicalactivitywasnecessaryinordertosurvive,but

todaywechoosetodovoluntaryphysicalactivityforhealthandfitness.Thegoodnewsis

thatyoudon'tneedtobeasactiveasahunter-gatherertoreducetheeffectsofaging.

1.Whatdoesthenewstudyfindoutinthefirstparagraph?

A.Seniorsshouldkeepexercising.

B.Sportsmakepeoplelookyoung.

C.Energeticexercisehelpslivelonger

D.Onlyyoungpeoplebenefitfromexercise.

2.Whatdoesthedatainthetextintendtotellus?

A.Thehistoryofhumanevolution.

B.Thelivinghabitsofapesandhunters.

C.Thelinkbetweenexerciseandlongerlife.

D.Theamountofexerciseofancienthumans.

3.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Howthehumanbodyrepairsitself.

B.Howexercisebenefitsthehumanbody.

C.Whyphysicalactivityproducesenergy.

D.Whysportsdoharmtothehumanbody.

4.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Topresentascientificstudy.

B.Topersuadepeopletoexercisemore.

C.Torecommendsomehealthknowledge.

D.Todrawattentiontothehealthoftheelderly.

四、短文七選五:

HowHelpingOthersBenefitsYou

Everyonewantstoleadahappyandfulfillinglife,soit'snaturaltowanttoputyourself

andyourhealthfirst!However,helpingotherpeoplecanalsodirectlyhelpyouatthesame

time.

Hereareafewwaysthathelpingotherscanbenefityou：

?Attractmorebacktoyou.

Whenyougive,you'remorelikelytoreceive.Youdon'tnecessarilyneedtokeepthe

receivinginmindwhenyoudecidetogive,butnaturemayjusttakeitscourse.1_Maybe

you*llcomeacrosssomegoodfortune.

?Bringyouagoodfeeling.

Ifyouvolunteeryourtimetohelpothers,you'resharingyourblessingswiththoseless

fortunate,whichisawonderfulgifttogive!You'lllikelyreturnhomeaftervolunteeringwith

asmileonyourface.2

?Heightenself-esteem.

Whenyouhelpothers,youmaybehelpingyourselftoaheightenedself-esteem.A

positiveresultforyourgooddeedsenablesyoutofeelprideinyouraccomplishments.3

-4_______

Afteryou,vedonesomethingnice,youmayalsofindthatyourconfidenceincreases.The

factthatyourhelpfulactshaveturnedoutsopositivemightleadyoutotheconfidenceyou

needinyourownlife.

?Bemorepositiveaboutyourownsituation.

Sometimesyou'llfindthatyou'reyourownworstcritic.Youmightacceptthefaultsof

others,butyoumaybelesslikelytoacceptyourown.Helpingotherscanhelpyoutoaccept

yourownsituationandyourownfaults.5

Seekoutopportunities，today,tohelpothers.You'llbegladyoudid!

A.Strengthenconfidence.

B.Mak