1、1Unit 16 Stories李仕才一、阅读理解Notice：Medical Alert(警报)Dear Readers，Medical related emergencies are on the rise with more old people living alone.More seniors are looking for an independent lifestyle and better quality of life.More than 1 in 3 people over the age of 64 will fall this year.Nearly half will
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6、 medical related emergencies?AOld peoples quality of life is down at present.BThe old are not paying attention to their health.CThe overall health of the old is worse than before.2DMany old people have no one to keep them company.2Whats the main advantage of the system mentioned in the text?APrevent
7、ing falls.BServing as an alarm.CReplacing doctors.DImproving health and mind.3What benefit can the first 100 callers to order get?ABuy the system at $300.BGet a copy of Readers Digest.CHave a pendant at a discount.DGet allday monitoring and help.【解题导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了一种可预警独居老人摔倒的医疗警报系统。1D 考查细节理解。根据第一段的“
8、Medical related emergencies are on the rise with more old people living alone.More seniors are looking for an independent lifestyle”可知，更多的老年人选择独居使得与医疗相关的紧急情况增多。2B 考查推理判断。根据第三段的“Our new system can detect falls automatically”可知，这种系统可以自动探测到老人摔倒，主要起警报作用，并不是说可以阻止老人摔倒，故选 B。3D 考查细节理解。根据文章中打电话购买者的前 100 名可得到
9、的好处之一“24 Hours a Day/7 Days a Week LIVE Monitoring and Support”可知，打电话购买者的前 100名可以得到全天候的监控和帮助。A 选项错在“Buy” ，根据文章中的“The Free Medical Alert System ($300 value)”可知，打电话购买者的前 100 名可以免费得到价值 300 美元的医疗警报系统；B 项文章没有提及；C 项错在“at a discount” ，根据文中的“The Free Necklace Pendant”可知，打电话购买者的前 100 名可免费得到一个项链的饰坠。二、阅读下面材料，在
10、空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Adam Harper drinks a lot of coffee to stay up for study.Recently, Adam 61._ (feel) that drinking this much coffee was making 62._ hard for him to sleep at all.He also complained of stomachaches.So he decided to stop drinking coffee.When Adam got up on October 3, he began
11、 his day 63._ this morning coffee.By 11：00 AM., Adam was in a 64._ (terribly) condition.He was tired and had a headache.At 11：30, in the meeting with his student advisor, he found it 65._ (possible) to concentrate.What was 3going on?Caffeine, a chemical 66._ (find) in coffee, was most likely the rea
12、son for how Adam felt.Caffeine is a stimulant (刺激物) 67._ boosts energy levels and improves concentration.The result of lowering caffeine consumption is a “coffee headache” and the 68._ (lose) of concentration.The good news is that these feelings usually pass after four to five days.Doctors suggest 6
13、9._ (take) some aspirin for the headache.So, if Adam can wait, in less than a week, he may be feeling much 70._ (well)【解题导语】 Adam Harper 经常因为熬夜学习而喝大量咖啡。但是最近他的身体出了问题，原来是咖啡因在作怪。61felt 解析：考查动词时态。根据后文的“was making”可知此处用一般过去时。62it 解析：考查 it 的用法。此处缺宾语，且作形式宾语，故用 it。63without 解析：考查介词。根据上文“So he decided to sto
14、p drinking coffee.”可知此处是说他开始了不喝早咖啡的第一天。所以此处用介词 without。64terrible 解析：考查词性转换。此处修饰名词，应用形容词 terrible。65impossible 解析：考查词形转换。因为没有喝咖啡，Adam 状态不好，可推知他不能集中精神。根据句意“他发现专注是不可能的”可知用 impossible。66found 解析：考查非谓语动词。本句中已经有了谓语动词 was，所以此处用非谓语动词。find 与其逻辑主语 chemical 为动宾关系，所以应用过去分词作后置定语。67that/which 解析：考查定语从句引导词。此处为定语从
15、句，先行词是 a stimulant，从句缺主语，应用 that/which 引导。68loss 解析：考查词性转换。根据前面的定冠词 the 可知此处应用名词 loss。69taking 解析：考查非谓语动词。suggest doing sth.意为“建议做某事” ，是固定短语。70better 解析：考查形容词比较级。此处是与他之前的情况做比较，所以应用形容词的比较级。三、短文改错。假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加
16、的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。4修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改 10 处，多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。(2017泰安一轮检测)Everyone should take the action to reduce haze(雾霾), which is harmless to our health.First of all, I believe that if we plant more tree, there will be less haze in their city.Trees can absorb exh
17、aust fumes(尾气) from cars, thus reduce pollution.Second, the government should punish the factories where produce too many fumes.Exhaust fumes is the main cause of haze and do greatly harm to peoples health.Maybe we can move factories to areas where few people live.Third, I think it was a great idea
18、to encourage people to use public transportation.Last but not least, we can call on citizens ride bikes if they travel short journeys.答案：Everyone should take action to reduce haze(雾霾), which is to theharmlessharmfulour health.First of all, I believe that if we plant more ， there will be treetreesles
19、s haze in city.Trees can absorb exhaust fumes(尾气) from cars, thus theirourpollution.Second, the government should punish the factories reducereducingproduce too many fumes.Exhaust fumes the main cause of haze and wherewhich/that isaredo harm to peoples health.Maybe we can move factories to areas whe
20、re greatlygreatfew people live.Third, I think it a great idea to encourage people to use wasispublic transportation.Last but not least, we can call on citizens ride bikes if they travel short journeys.四、七选五。What do the worlds most successful people all have in common? By examining the work habits of
21、 over 150 greatest writers and artists and scientists, the researchers including Stanford Professor Jeffrey Preffer found that high achievers like Robert Moses turn out to be all alike: Busy ! Busy! 51 In a study of general managers in industry, John Kotter reported that many of them worked 60 to 65
22、 hours per weekwhich translates into at least six 10-hour days. The ability and willingness to work difficult and tiring hours has characterized many powerful figures. Energy and strength provide many advantages to those seeking to build power. Just Say No! The difference between successful people a
23、nd very successful people is that very successful people say “no” to almost everything. And thats what gives them the time to accomplish so much. 2 And focus means saying “no” to a lot of distractions(分神). Know What You Are! Ignore your weakness and keep improving your strengths. Dont waste time exp
24、loring skill areas where you have little competence. Instead, focus onand build onyour strengths. 3 Create Good Luck! Luck is not magicalthere is a science to it. Richard Wiseman studied lucky people for his book Luck Factor, and broke down what they do right. 4 By being more outgoing, open to new i
25、deas, following the feeling that something is true, being optimistic, lucky people create possibilities. Does applying these principles to your life actually work? Wiseman created a “luck school” to test the ideasand it was a success. In total, 80 percent of people who attended Luck School said that
26、 their luck had increased. 5 A. Achievement requires focus. B. Busy people are more likely to be lucky. C. Spend enough time to improve your weakness. D. High achievers never stop working and they never lose a minute. E. This means knowing who you are, what you are and what you are good at. F. On av
27、erage, these people reported that their luck had increased by more than 40 percent. G. Certain personality types are luckier because they behave in a way that 6offers the chance for good opportunities. 【文章大意】本文讲述世界上最成功人士的共同点。1. 【解析】选 D。根据下句可知上句话意思是: 高成就的人从不停止工作, 从不浪费一分钟。故选 D。2. 【解析】选 A。根据下文可知, 成功需要专
28、注。故选 A。3. 【解析】选 E。根据标题 Know What You Are 可知与 E 结构一致。故选 E。4. 【解析 】选 G。根据下句 “By being more outgoing, open to new ideas, following the feeling that something is true, being optimistic, lucky people create possibilities. ”更加开朗, 乐于接受新思维, 正确的感知 , 积极, 幸运的人创造可能。可知选 G。选项中“personality types”和空格的下句中 “outgoing,
29、 open to new ideas, following the feeling that something is true, being optimistic. . . ”是指代关系。5. 【解析 】选 F。根据空格上句的 “their luck had increased. ”和选项 F 内容意义一致。五、书面表达。(2017湖南十三校第二次联考)假设你是李华，你和学校外教 Mr.Brown 约好下周末去岳麓山玩，但你因故不能赴约。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件：1表示歉意；2解释原因；3另约时间。注意：1.词数 100 左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头和结尾已为
30、你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Mr.Brown，I am Li Hua, your student in Class 12._7_Yours，Li HuaOne possible version：Dear_Mr.Brown，I_am_Li_Hua,_your_student_in_Class_12. I am indeed very sorry that I cant go to Yuelu Mountain with you next week.I feel uneasy about it and want to tell you what happened.Just now, my co
31、usin, Xiao Ming, who went to Australia for his further study last year, informed me that he would return next Saturday morning.He wanted me to pick him up at the airport.You know, we havent seen each other for nearly a year, so I cant spare the time to go out with you.I sincerely hope you can accept my apologies and understand my situation.I would appreciate your allowing me to make another date to go there and have fun together.Yours，Li_Hua
