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选择性必修第二册 Unit 2 Improving yourself
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
A medical emergency can happen anywhere at any time.Taking a brief moment to seek help is
often the best first response.But before an ambulance can get to the scene，the immediate first aid
attendance to anyone who is injured seriously makes a difference between life and death.Life Saver
Team has been providing CPR(心肺复苏术) and first aid training since 2009.Here are a few of
their most popular courses：
CPR AED
It is a course that teaches the basic techniques of CPR and the use of an AED (自动体外除颤
器)．This course teaches skills with research-proven techniques.
·Course length：2 hours
·Price：$50 (Sign up for a first aid course for an additional $30)
Upon completion of this course，students will receive an American Heart Association Heart
Saver CPR AED Course Completion Card that is valid(有效的) for two years.
Basic Life Support
This is a course designed to provide a wide variety of healthcare professionals with the ability
to recognize several life-threatening emergencies，provide CPR，and relieve choking in a timely
manner.
·Course length：4 hours
·Price：$60 (Sign up for a first aid course for an additional $30)
The American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Provider Course Completion Card is
valid for two years.
First Aid
It is a course that teaches students critical skills to manage an emergency in the first few
minutes until emergency medical services arrive.Students learn skills such as how to treat
bleeding，and other first aid emergencies.
·Course length：2 hours
·Price：$45
Upon completion of this course，students will receive an American Heart Association Heart
Saver First Aid Course Completion Card that is valid for two years.
1．What should be often done first in a medical emergency?
A．Providing professional first aid.
B．Asking for help at once.C．Taking the injured to the hospital.
D．Leaving the scene as soon as possible.
2．How much does it cost if a person wants to learn about CPR and AED?
A．$50. B．$30. C．$60. D．$45.
3．What do the listed courses have in common?
A．They are available online.
B．They are for all individuals.
C．They take the same amount of time.
D．They include a two-year AHA certificate.
B(★)
For all the talk of helicopter parents and their snowflake children，most parents I know are
more concerned with whether their children’s development would be considered normal by
experts than whether they are raising a prodigy(天才)．
When the teen years arrive ， the “Is it normal ？ ” instinct can go into
overdrive.Adolescence is marked by many changes，including ones that manifest(显示)physically
and，their more challenging counterpart，ones that manifest emotionally.The moods and deep
feelings are intense，and make many helicopter parents in a state of extreme panic.
But difficult feelings are often not a cause for concern，according to psychologist Lisa
Damour in her new book，The Emotional Lives of Teenagers：Raising Connected，Capable，
and Compassionate Adolescents.Not only are sadness and worrying healthy and natural parts of
being a teenager，but the ability to experience these feelings(without a parent panicking) and to
learn how to cope with them is developmentally necessary.
There is a lot of commercial marketing around wellness that can give people the impression
that they are only mentally healthy or their kids are mentally healthy if they are feeling good，calm
or relaxed.This is not an accurate definition of mental health.Mental distress is not only inevitable
—it is part of mental health and experiencing it is part of how kids grow and mature.
There are many other healthy ways kids regulate emotions besides talking.Listening to mood-
matching music is a very adaptive way to regulate as the experience of listening to the music
catalyzes the emotion out of them.Teenagers also discharge emotions physically—by going through
a run，jumping on a trampoline or banging on drums.Sometimes they will discharge them through
creative channels like drawing or making music.
As adults，we should not diminish the value of emotional expression that brings relief，even
if it doesn’t come in the verbal form to which we are most accustomed.Don’t join in because
what we ultimately want is for our teens to become autonomous in dealing with their hard feelings.
4．Why do many helicopter parents feel alarmed in their children’s adolescence?
A．They are eager to raise a genius.
B．They are concerned about their children’s safety.C．They can’t accept children’s physical changes.
D．They are anxious about their children’s mental development.
5．What is a common misunderstanding of mental health?
A．It is all about good feelings.
B．It means having the ability to handle hardships.
C．It contributes to kids’ growing up.
D．It refers to a person’s positive qualities.
6．Why does the author discuss kids’ ways to manage emotions in paragraph 5?
A．To confirm bad feelings are sure to be gone.
B．To encourage parents to give a helping hand.
C．To show kids can tackle hard feelings themselves.
D．To clarify the definition of mental health.
7．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．Helicopter Parents：You Can Be More Self-Reliant.
B．Commercial Marketing：A Magical Trick
C．Snowflake Children：You Are Promising
D．Hard Feelings：A Sign of Teenagers’ Mental Health
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2024·山东青岛期末)
I’ve always been crazy about pandas.My drawers are full of panda T-shirts and my pencil
case and purse both have pandas on them.So when I found out that my parents planned to take me
on a trip to Chengdu，which is the place in China for 1 pandas，I couldn’t believe my 2
.
I immediately started doing my 3 ，and I found at the Dujiangyan panda base，I could
actually volunteer to 4 with the pandas!
The volunteer program lasts all day and 5 cleaning the habitats and carving bamboo for
pandas.The 6 of the day，though，came when we had the opportunity to 7 one of the
pandas，twice！I gave sticks of bamboo to one giant panda，and it was absolutely 8 to
spend time one-on-one with such a cute animal.Then we spent about an hour watching a
documentary to 9 more about the base.It operates as a panda shelter， 10 pandas that
have been injured to recover and get ready to go back into the 11 again.It also works on panda
breeding to help 12 the panda population.
It is hard work but enjoyable and 13 .I came back from Chengdu with a few more things
to 14 my collection.Now I have a pair of panda slippers and every time I put them on，I
think about my 15 day at the panda base.
1．A.saving B．seeing C．training D．releasing
2．A.eyes B．favour C．luck D．dream3．A.duty B．job C．homework D．research
4．A.work B．live C．learn D．struggle
5．A.features B．intends C．allows D．includes
6．A.goal B．risk C．highlight D．end
7．A.approach B．feed C．follow D．check
8．A.tense B．awful C．urgent D．incredible
9．A.forecast B．explore C．read D．list
10．A.helping B．backing C．promising D．instructing
11．A.base B．reserve C．wild D．field
12．A.double B．control C．balance D．grow
13．A.relaxing B．amusing C．memorable D．flexible
14．A.mix up B．add to C．show off D．take up
15．A.amazing B．adventurous C．challenging D．comforting
Ⅲ.语法填空
A robot has been taught to laugh at jokes to make it more human.Researchers are using AI to
train robots about appropriate laughter，and 1. (distinguish) between chuckles and
screams.
They described 2. (work)with a robot called Erica in the hope of making a
conversation more natural.“We think that one of the most important 3. (function) of
conversational AI is sympathy，” said Dr Koji Inoue，a professor.“A conversation is，of
course，multimodal，not just responding correctly.So we decided that one way a robot can
empathize(共情) with users is to share their laughter，4. you cannot do with a text-
based chatbot.”
Creating a “5. (share) laughter” model，the researchers used AI to help detect
laughter and decide whether to laugh and what kind of laughter would be 6. (good)．Four
short dialogues between real people and Erica 7. (use) to test the system，which
performed well.
However，the experts said there is more work to do to create 8. (true) natural
laughter situations.
Dr Inoue said，“The robot should actually have 9. distinct character，and it
can show this character through its conversational behaviors，such as laughing，eye gaze，
gestures and speaking styles.It may well take more than 10 to 20 years before we can finally have a
casual chat 10. a robot like we would with a friend.”
