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1、Unit 2What is happiness to you?能力提升题组训练.阅读理解A(2018广州高三调研)Paloma sat at a computer in the school library.She stared at the blank screen and the blinking cursor.She rummaged around in her backpack for a rubber band,and then she pulled her hair into a thick ponytail.Paloma looked at the computer screen
2、.It was still blank.She sighed and flipped through her notebook to reread the assignment Mr.Molina had given the class three weeks ago.It was due in just two days,and Paloma knew that she couldnt procrastinate any longer.Write a creative short story using an experience that you have had recently, Pa
3、loma read.Your story should include two examples of figurative language.Paloma and her family had recently taken a trip along North Carolinas coast.They had visited four different lighthouses,and Paloma wondered what it would be like to live in a lighthouse.She knew that before lighthouses were auto
4、mated,they were run by a lighthouse keeper who lived on the premises.Paloma thought shed love to be a lighthouse keeper.Without thinking about it any longer,Paloma began to write the story.I sat with my cat Sadie curled on my lap and looked out the window at the crashing waves.The heavy rain beat ag
5、ainst my lighthouse like a thousand footsteps racing up and down the walls.I held Sadie closer,and she let out a small meow of displeasure.I knew that the coming storm could not be too dangerous if Sadie was still acting normally.I had read that animals can sense changes in weather and will seek she
6、lter from a tornado or hurricane.I was relying on Sadies calmness to get me through my first hurricane on the island.I knew that my lighthouse was sturdily built.It had survived more than one hundred years worth of hurricanes and tropical storms.There was no reason to believe that it couldnt survive
7、 another.I looked up at the staircase that spiraled above me and worried as I felt the tower sway slightly in a gust of wind.Paloma stopped and reread what she had just written.She smiled to herself in delight,saved her story,and then settled into her chair to continue writing.She wasnt sure what wa
8、s going to happen next,but she knew that if she kept going,the story would continue to tell itself.Paloma couldnt wait to find out where it would take her.1.Why is Paloma feeling anxious at the beginning of the passage?A.She hasnt much time left to do her writing task.B.She doesnt know the details o
9、f her writing task.C.She has completely forgotten about her writing task.D.She doesnt know what is wrong with her computer.2.What is the inspiration for Palomas story idea?A.Her cat. B.Her teacher. C.Her trip. D.Her dream.3.In Palomas story,how does the lighthouse keeper decide if the storm is dange
10、rous?A.By listening to the weather report. B.By watching the crashing waves.C.By observing the cats behaviour.D.By measuring the movement of the lighthouse.4.As described in the final paragraph,how does Paloma feel after she has written the first part of her story?A.Confused. B.Excited. C.Relieved.
11、D.Determined.语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了Paloma因完成不了写作任务而苦恼时,她和家人的一次旅行给了她灵感。答案及剖析:1.A推理判断题。根据第一段中的“She sighed and flipped through her notebook to reread the assignment Mr.Molina had given the class three weeks ago.It was due in just two days,and Paloma knew that she couldnt procrastinate any longer.”可知,Paloma盯
12、着空白的电脑焦虑,是因为Mr.Molina布置的写作任务的交稿日期即将到来,而她不能再拖延了。2.C细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知,Paloma和家人最近去了北卡罗莱纳州的海岸,他们参观了四个不同的灯塔,这趟旅行启发了她,于是她开始写与灯塔有关的故事,因此是这次旅行给了她写作灵感。3.C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“I knew that the coming storm.and will seek shelter”可知,如果即将到来的暴风雨不太危险的话,Sadie(猫)就会表现比较正常,因为动物可感知剧烈的天气变化且作出应急反应。所以灯塔看守人能根据猫的行为判断暴风雨的危险程度。4.B推理判断
13、题。根据最后一段中的“She smiled to herself in delight”和“Paloma couldnt wait to find out where it would take her”可知,Paloma对自己写的故事很满意且迫不急待地想知道故事会如何发展。所以可推知,Paloma此时感觉比较兴奋。B(2018湖南湘潭高三三模)Life satisfaction is the way persons evaluate their lives and how they feel about their directions and options for the future.
14、Its a measure of well-being and may be evaluated in terms of mood,satisfaction with relations with others and with achieved goals and self-concepts to cope with daily life.Its having a favorable attitude towards ones life as a whole rather than just an evaluation of current feelings.Life satisfactio
15、n has been measured in relation to economy,education, experiences,and residence,as well as many other topics.Life satisfaction can reflect experiences that have influenced a person in a positive way.These experiences have the ability to motivate people to pursue and reach their goals.As a matter of
16、fact,in these experiences there are two kinds of emotions that may positively influence how people understand their life.Hope and optimism both consist of emotional processes that are usually directed towards the reaching of goals.People who have higher life satisfaction are always full of hope for a better future;additionally,optimism is linked to higher life satisfacti
