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1、Unit 18 Beauty李仕才 阅读理解ALife can be so wonderful, full of adventure and joy. It can also be full of challenges, setbacks(挫折) and heartbreaks. Whatever our circumstances, we generally still have dreams, hopes and desires that little something more we want for ourselves and our loved ones. Yet knowing
2、we can have more can also create a problem, because when we go to change the way we do things, up come the old patterns and pitfalls(陷阱) that stopped us from seeking what we wanted in the first place.This tension between what we feel we can have and what were seemingly able to have is the niggling(烦
3、人的)suffering, the anxiety we feel. This is where we usually think its easier to just give up. But were never meant to let go of part of us that knows we can have more. The intelligence behind that knowing is us the real us. Its the part that believes in the life and its possibilities. If you drop th
4、at, you begin to feel a little dead inside because youre dropping you. So, if we have this capability but somehow life seems to keep us stuck，how do we break these patterns?Decide on a new course and make one decision at a time. This is good advice for a new adventure or just getting through todays
5、challenges.While, deep down, we know we can do it, our mind or the minds of those close to us usually says we cant. That isnt a reason to stop, its just the mind, that little man or woman on your shoulder, trying to talk you out of something again. It has done it many times before. Its all about sta
6、rting simple and doing it now.Decide and act before overthinking. When you do this you may feel a little, or large, release from the jail of your mind and youll be on your way.1. It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that we should _. A. slow down and live a simple lifeB. be careful when
7、we choose to changeC. stick to our dreams under any circumstancesD. be content with what we already have2. What is the key to breaking the old patterns?A. To focus on every detail.B. To decide and take immediate action.C. To listen to those close to us.D. To think twice before we act.3. Which of the
8、 following best explains the underlined part in the last paragraph?A. Escape from your punishment.B. Realization of your dreams.C. Freedom from your tension.D. Reduction of your expectations.4. What does the author intend to tell us?A. Its easier than we think to get what we want.B. Its important to
9、 learn to accept sufferings in life.C. Its impractical to change our way of thinking.D. Its harder than we expect to follow a new course.【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。生活中有许多挑战，我们面对挑战、追求梦想时可能会陷入僵局。作者提供了一些建议不要杞人忧天，放下包袱，实现梦想很容易。1.C 【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后一句If you drop that，you begin to feel a little dead inside because y
10、oure dropping you. 可知，如果你放弃了梦想，就开始感觉自己内心死了，因为你失去了自己的追求。由此可以推理出，在任何情况下我们都应该坚持梦想。3.C 【解析】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的建议Decide and act before overthinking.(在过度思虑之前做决定和行动)可知，不要杞人忧天，你要感到放松。故C正确。4.A 【解析】主旨大意题。通读全文可知作者针对追求梦想提供了一些建议，告诉我们不要杞人忧天，放下包袱，实现梦想很容易。由此可知A正确。B(2017淄博高三阶段诊断)Courtney was just 15 years old when she j
11、oined a team of space researchers.Those scientistslanded NaSas robot, Spirit, on the planet Mars.But this was neither Courtneys first nor herlast adventure in space research.When she was in fifth grade, Courtney had already decided tospend her life “exploring the mysteries of the universe”She checke
12、d out space books from her library, studied hard in math and science classes, and later, attended United States Space Camp in Alabama.Then Courtney entered a contest to become part of the Student Astronaut program run by a group called the Planetary Society.After a lot of hard work, interviews, and
13、months of waiting, Courtney found out that she was one of 16 students who made itout of 500 entered.Courtney and fellow student astronaut Rafael Morozowski, a 16yearold from Brazil, were at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California with NASA scientists when Spirit reached Mars.“The most exciting p
14、art of the thing occurred late at night on January 3, when we received signals indicating that Spirit had landed successfully，” Courtney says.“I joined the rest of the scientists in jumping up and cheering.”Courtney and Rafael spent seven nights working with and learning from the NASA scientists.(Th
15、ey worked at night because that was daying on Mars.) They studied the photographs that Spirit was sending to Earth of Gusev Crater on Mars.They spoke to television reporters at NASA press conferences and attended meetings in which the NASA team named the rocks and hills that Spirit was finding.When
16、Courtney was 17 years old, she went to work for NASA as a student intern at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.With two NASA scientists, Courtney plans to study astrophysics or planetary science at Princeton University, then return to work at NASA.She encourages other kids and teens to follow their dreams of getting involved with space research.
