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必修第三册 Unit 3 The world online(2)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
On a Friday evening in December，two weeks before Christmas，I lost my job.I hadn’t
seen it coming.I was excited for the weekend，when my daughter，Kristil，then 12，and I
planned to get our Christmas tree.Then I listened to my voice mail：“We’re sorry but your work
assignment has ended as of today.” My heart sank.I wasn’t just a single mother; I was the only
parent.My paycheck was survival.
Over the next week，as my bank account grew smaller，I crazily applied for jobs，but I was
defeated.
It had been snowing on and off all morning.I noticed a woman with short white hair struggling
to open her car door against the wind.As she got out，I realized it was my old professor，Mrs
Heffernan.I hadn’t seen her since we’d met for lunch three months ago.
I’d first met Mrs Heffernan 10 years earlier when I was her student at Edge Wood
College.Kristil was 3 at the time ， and I sometimes took her to class.Mrs Heffernan was
understanding and would bring coloring books to occupy Kristil.
Even after I graduated，Mrs Heffernan kept in touch.I had grown to love her like family.
I rushed to the front of my building.“What are you doing out in this weather？” I asked as
we hugged.
“Well，I tried to call last week but couldn’t get through.Then I called your job and they
said you weren’t working there anymore，so I thought I would come by，” she said.“I have
gifts for you and Kristil.”
I made her a cup of tea and we talked.Just being in Mrs Heffernan’s presence gave me hope
that things would be all right.
As she got up to leave she handed me a Christmas card and kissed me on the cheek.I walked
her to her car and waved as she pulled away.
When I opened her card I was in shock.Hundred dollar bills fell onto the table.Tears of
gratitude filled my eyes as I counted.Mrs Heffernan had given me $1,000.
1．What can we learn about the author from the first paragraph?
A．She was divorcing her husband. B．She was fired unexpectedly.
C．She sent an e-mail. D．She couldn’t afford a Christmas tree.
2．What role might Mrs Heffernan play in the author’s life after graduation?
A．A life advisor. B．A respectable friend.
C．A helpful consultant. D．A professional expert.3．What was Heffernan’s real purpose of visiting the author?
A．To have a talk with her. B．To wish her a merry Christmas.
C．To offer her some financial help. D．To give her daughter coloring books.
4．Which words can best describe Mrs Heffernan?
A．Friendly and confident. B．Wealthy and optimistic.
C．Warm-hearted and brave. D．Kind-hearted and generous.
B
What do you want from life? Perhaps you want to spend more time with your family，or get a
more secure job，or improve your health.But why do you want those things? Chances are that your
answer will come down to one thing: Happiness.
Yet there is some evidence that too much pursuit of happiness is associated with a greater risk
of depression.Modern conceptions of happiness are primarily practical，focusing on what we
might call the techniques of happiness.The concern is not what happiness is，but instead on how to
get it.
But maximizing pleasure isn’t the only option.Every human life，even the most fortunate，
is filled with pain.Painful loss，painful disappointments，the physical pain of injury or sickness，
and the mental pain of long-suffering boredom，loneliness，or sadness.Pain is an unavoidable
consequence of being alive.All the good things in life involve suffering.Writing a novel，running a
marathon，or giving birth all cause suffering in pursuit of the final，joyous result.
There are other factors as well.In the eyes of Aristotle，we get happiness by exercising our
uniquely human capabilities to think and reason.But thinking and reasoning are as much social
activities as they are individual.Happiness requires others; it is not an emotional state so much as it
is the excellence of the relations we cultivate with other people.
But even that cannot guarantee happiness.Aristotle recognised that our happiness is hostage(人
质) to fortune.Events beyond any individual’s control—war，poverty，and global pandemics—
will often make happiness impossible.Happiness is not a mental state that can be permanently
won，but instead it’s a practice which we hone(磨炼)，imperfectly，in circumstances only
partly of our making.
Recognising this will not secure a good life，but it will avoid the illusory(虚幻的) hope of
permanent contentment.No life worth living should meet the only standard.Instead，aim with
Aristotle to embrace those faults and to flower in spite of them.
5．Where can you find negative effects of focusing too much on “happiness”？
A．In paragraph 2. B．In paragraph 3. C．In paragraph 4. D．In paragraph 5.
6．How does the author prove that pain is an unavoidable result of being alive?
A．By making comparisons. B．By analyzing causes.
C．By giving examples. D．By telling stories.
7．What is Aristotle’s view on happiness?A．Happiness is a stable emotional state.
B．Good personal relationships lead to happiness.
C．Taking part in social activities guarantees happiness.
D．Happiness promotes independent thinking and reasoning.
8．What is the text mainly about?
A．Happiness is what humans pursue forever.
B．Happiness lies in the process of pursuing it.
C．Our pursuit of happiness may be imperfect.
D．Depression and happiness are equally important.
Ⅱ.七选五
How to React to Upsetting Posts Online
It’s pretty common for upsetting and disturbing posts and videos to spread online.__1__
There are plenty of ways you can respond and engage with this kind of content— in any case，
taking care of your mental health is especially important.
Suspend before you share or reply.Misinformation can be really emotionally triggering(触发)．
__2__ Even if you have a strong reaction to something you see online，slow down and take some
time to analyze the content before you share it or respond.
Fact-check the information.Misinformation is often designed to look appealing and accurate，
so it can be tempting to trust the content you see in a high-quality graphic or post.That makes it
especially important to fact-check the information.__3__
Craft an informed reply if you think you can make a positive change.Some posts，however
upsetting，come from a place of genuine ignorance.__4__ Don’t feel like you have to fight every
battle—if you feel like there are more effective ways to make a difference than potentially inviting
an online fight，it’s okay to conduct those instead.
__5__ It can be hard to set your own opinions and emotions aside when you see a really
upsetting post online.If you feel up to it，try being the bigger person and really listening to what
the poster has to say even if their content is worded in a harmful way.Write out a response that
addresses those negative feelings instead of the post itself.
A．It’s necessary to make a positive reply.
B．Avoid sharing any posts with misinformation.
C．You may be wondering how you can handle them.
D．Write a sympathetic reply so the poster feels heard.
E．You might see posts that make you feel mad，sad，or frightened.
F．Look into the source，the website，the author and the publication date.
G．If that’s the case，write a response that clarifies the claims being presented.
Ⅲ.完形填空
Egyptian table tennis player Ibrahim Hamadtou didn’t win a medal，or even score avictory.But he has become one of the most __1__ stories at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Hamadtou lost his __2__ in a train accident when he was just 10 years old.But that did not
__3__ his love of sports.He used to play both football and table tennis.After the accident，he felt
lost and stayed __4__ at home for three years.Then he went back to football，but football was too
__5__ for him.With no arms，he couldn’t protect himself when he fell!
After several __6__，he found that he could play table tennis with his mouth.It took him
nearly a year of __7__ to hold the racket(球拍) with his mouth and make the __8__ with his feet.
He first competed at the Rio Paralympics，and was finally able to fulfill his lifelong __9__ of
competing in Paralympics.He lost his first two matches，but did __10__ the respect of other
players like David Wetherill.“He’s a legend in table tennis，” said Wetherill.“I know I won
today but I think he has __11__ far more skills than I have.”
In Tokyo，he lost to a Chinese player and a player from South Korea，__12__ all the
competitions at his second Paralympics.However，he has a(n) __13__ for the world about what
disability really means，in his eyes.
“I want to tell everybody that nothing is __14__，and everybody should work hard for what
you love and what you think is good for yourself，” he said.“The __15__ is not in arms or legs;
it is not to stick to whatever you would like to do.”
1．A.interesting B．inspiring C．depressing D．surprising
2．A.parents B．legs C．arms D．friends
3．A.reduce B．beat C．lose D．fall
4．A.turn up B．held up C．shut up D．break up
5．A.intense B．tiring C．noisy D．dangerous
6．A.thoughts B．matches C．injuries D．attempts
7．A.practice B．failure C．waiting D．challenge
8．A.start B．hit C．serve D．ball
9．A.chance B．journey C．road D．dream
10．A.earn B．pay C．deserve D．give
11．A.developed B．adopted C．demonstrated D．extended
12．A.abandoning B．ending C．winning D．joining
13．A.example B．message C．quote D．lesson
14．A.unfortunate B．comfortable C．meaningful D．impossible
15．A.disability B．pity C．suffering D．belief
Ⅳ.语法填空
Similar to people of other nationalities，ancient Chinese people grasped or tore food with
their bare hands at the beginning.Chopsticks，forks，knives and spoons were used much later，
among 1.____________ chopsticks，with a history of thousands of years，are 2.____________wonder of Chinese dining utensils(用具)．
In ancient China ， they were called “zhu” ． Their upper parts are square and
3.____________(low) parts round,4.____________ they are all round.Whatever their shapes，the
pair must be identical to each other.5.____________(normal)，people hold chopsticks with the
right hand to pick up food.The invention of chopsticks fully displayed the dexterity(灵巧) and
6.____________(intelligent) of the Chinese people.According to some Japanese scholars ，to
properly handle chopsticks requires the skillful interaction of over 80 joints( 关节) and 50
muscles，and what’s more，certain nerves 7.____________ (involve)．
Chopsticks，a food picking utensil 8.____________ (make) of bamboo or wood，are widely
used by the Hans and some minority ethnic groups.Some elegant chopsticks 9.____________
Chinese characters are quite artistic.Skilled workers also combine various hardwoods and metal
10.____________(create) special designs.It is generally held that chopsticks have begun to be
called kuaizi since the Ming Dynasty.However，the term kuaizi was not widely used until the
modern times.
Ⅴ.读后续写微写作
It was 7：15 a．m.on Monday，and Frank，an engineer，was on his morning run along the
East River.Suddenly，something caught his eyes—a large 60-year-old man balancing on the four-
foot-high railing(栏杆) that guarded the path from the water.Curious and confused，Frank stopped
to get closer to the scene，only to find the man took a step forward and dropped into the dark river
below.
When Frank reached the railing，the man was struggling in the water，clearly unable to
swim.He screamed desperately for help as the current pulled him away from the bank.
By now，a crowd had gathered on land.People had called the police，but it was unclear when
they’d get there.Without hesitation，dropping his phone and keys on land，Frank jumped in.Just
as the old man was losing strength，Frank grabbed hold of him.Unexpectedly，the strong wind
forced the water to tear them apart again.
Having seen what had happened，another two joggers made a quick response.They dived
from where they stood into the river，and swam towards the pair，who were about 30 yards from
the seawall.Immediately they caught up to the old man.The three stabilized him ，with one
supporting his back and the other two holding him up from either side.However，the old man was
unresponsive，but not unconscious.As the men made their way towards the seawall that stretched
for blocks in each direction，Frank had an awful realization: With the water flowing a good eight
feet below the lip of the wall and no ladder or dock in sight，there was no way out of the river.“A
rescue boat is on its way，” someone yelled to them.The old man，who was six foot two and
weighed around 260 pounds，was deadweight in his rescuers’ arms，which meant they could
only use their legs to save themselves.They were almost out of energy at that point.
范文补全Then appeared a rescue boat with a pole attached to
it.1.________________________(Frank 支撑着这个老人的后背) whom the other two pushed
upward the boat with great efforts.At the same time，someone on the boat pulled the old man up，
making it in the end.Then，the three in the water grasped the pole on the boat，with which they
climbed aboard ， to
safety.2.________________________________________________________________(这三个人
坐 在 船 上 ， 看 起 来 脸 色 苍 白 ， 疲 惫 ， 上 气 不 接 下
气).3._________________________________(十分钟之内，这群人回到了陆地上)．
The old man was rushed to
hospital.4.__________________________________________(幸运的是，一些细节证明他没什
么大碍) and he recovered in a short time.“Thank you for saving my life，” he said，showing
his sincere gratitude to Frank and the two men,5.__________________________________(他们在
确 保 这 个 老 人 是 安 全 的 之 后 才 放 心 地 离 开 医
院).6.________________________________________(Frank回去上班了，很明显迟到了)．“I
am a bit late，but I have a good excuse.It is worth enough，” he thought.
