1、1Unit 4 Pygmalion阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：30 分钟).阅读理解AI can still remember it as if it happened yesterday. I was a college freshman and had stayed up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first class of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head wa
2、s drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a pillow. A few minutes nap time before class couldnt hurt, I thought.Boom! I lifted my head immediately and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my heart beating quickly trying to find the cause of the noise. My young professor was l
3、ooking back at me with a mischievous,_boyish smile on his face. He had intentionally dropped the pile of textbooks he was carrying onto his desk. “Good morning！” he said, still smiling. “Im glad to see everyone is awake. Now lets get started.”For the next hour I wasnt sleepy at all. It wasnt from th
4、e shock of my professors textbook alarm clock either. Instead, it was from the attractive discussion he led. With knowledge and good humor, he made the material come alive. His insights were full of both wisdom and loving kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy which he taught with were contagious (有感染
5、力的). I left the classroom not only wide awake, but a little smarter and a little better as well.I learned something far more important than not sleeping in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life, do it well, do it with joy, and make it an expression of your
6、love. What a glorious place this world would be if all of us did our work joyously and well! What a beautiful world we could create if every doctor, teacher, musician, cook, waitress, poet, miner, farmer, and laborer made their work an expression of their love! Dont sleepwalk through your life then.
7、 Wake up! Let your love fill your work and your soul. Life is too short not to live it well.语篇解读：本文通过作者大学第一节课的经历告诉我们：无论从事什么职业，我们都应该带着热情和快乐去做好它21What did the author want to do just before his first class of the day?ATalk with his friends. BTake a short sleep.CGet his eyes examined. DStay away from th
8、e class.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后两句“. my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier . A few minutes nap time before class couldnt hurt, I thought.”可知，作者很困，想在上课前小睡一会儿。故选 B 项。2The underlined word “mischievous” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”Anaughty BtrickyCsensitive Ddishonest解析：选 A 词义猜测题。画线词与 boyish 共同
9、修饰 smile，感情色彩应一致。根据boyish 的含义“男孩子气的”可推测，mischievous 应表示“调皮的；淘气的” ，与naughty 意思相近。故选 A 项。3What else did the author learn that day?AStudents should not sleep in class but respect their teachers.BEveryone should love his job and sleepwalk through his life.CLife is too limited to make your work an expres
10、sion of your love.DPeople from all walks of life should do their jobs with joy and love.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“I learned that if you are going to do something in this life, do it well, do it with joy, and make it an expression of your love.”和“What a beautiful world we could create if every doctor .
11、 made their work an expression of their love！”可知，作者还学到无论你从事什么职业，都应该用充满快乐与爱的心去把工作做好，从而创造一个更美好的世界。故选 D 项。4What can be inferred from this passage?AThe professor often kept his students sharp by using a textbook alarm.BThe author was attracted by the professors great joy and enthusiasm.CThe author left
12、the twohour period not only wide awake, but a little smarter.DThough the author was frightened awake, he was not clearheaded in the class.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“With knowledge and good humor, he made the material come alive. His insights were full of both wisdom and loving kindness. And the enthusia
13、sm and joy which he taught with were 3contagious(有感染力的) ”可知，作者被教授的快乐和热情所吸引，故选 B 项。BLife can sometimes go haywire rather like the feeling you get when youve lost control of your moving car.Its a feeling of complete helplessness and panic that makes us feel overwhelmed (被压垮的)In most cases, there is a
14、difference between our expectations and reality.The greater the difference, the greater the feeling is of being overwhelmed.This difference is often created when our expectations are too demanding or when reality changes in a way we did not expect.Think of the weather ruining your carefully made tra
15、vel plans to get across the state.Think of that illness that made you stay in bed.While we may be feeling overwhelmed with everything going on in our lives right now, there are some steps we can take to regain a sense of control of our lives.We all know we should control our emotion properly and we
16、can be affected greatly when we are overwhelmed, but feeling overwhelmed is part of life.When were feeling overwhelmed, it only means we are living, breathing human beings.For life is like a roller coaster ride with its ups, downs and turns.Its also like the season with its alternating periods of re
17、lative calm and periods of varying degrees of stress and anxiety.Sometimes we forget this.No matter how much we try, we may not be able to control reality.But we can adjust our expectations to match reality.This may mean revising our goals and tasks or quitting projects.It may feel like failure in t
18、he moment, like giving up, but this ability is an opportunity to create success in the long term.Working with reality rather than against it can give us hope.When were feeling overwhelmed, we can easily fall into an allornothing (孤注一掷)We may overlook the things we manage to accomplish when we feel o
19、verwhelmed.But celebrating our small wins creates space for gratitude to take hold in our hearts.Trade our expectations for appreciation and our whole world changes in an instant.Celebrating wins (whatever size！) allows us to clearly see the progress we are making.Acknowledging our small bites and c
20、elebrating our wins however small makes us have a more accepting attitude toward the opportunities, the gifts and the joys in our lives.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。面对生活中的不如意，我们有时会感到绝望，感觉被压垮了。但我们可以采取一些有效的方法来摆脱这种困扰。45What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?AWe fail to control our emotion sometimes.BWe must learn to co
21、ntrol our emotion well.CIt is natural for everyone to feel overwhelmed.DFeeling overwhelmed is a big barrier to our life.解析：选 C 段落大意题。根据第三段可知，我们都知道应该控制好自己的情绪，当我们感觉被压垮时，我们会受到这种情绪很大的影响。但感到被压垮是生活的一部分，表明我们是有生命的人类，只是我们总是会忘记这一点。由此可知，第三段主要是说感到被压垮对每个人来说是自然的。6What should we do when we cant control reality?AA
22、ccept our failure and quit.BChange our goal based on reality.CTry our best to change reality.DFind a better way to realize our goal.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“No matter how much we try . or quitting projects.”可知，无论我们怎么努力，可能都无法改变现实。但是我们可以调整我们的预期以匹配现实。这或许意味着修改我们的目标和任务，或者放弃我们的计划。由此可知，当我们无法掌控现实时，我们可以根据现实来改变我们
23、的目标。7What can we infer from the last paragraph?ASmall bites are better than big wins.BWe should show gratitude to others.CCelebrating small wins helps us make progress.DWe should appreciate even small achievements of ours.解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，庆祝小的成功有利于在我们心中创造感激的空间。庆祝胜利(无论大小)可以让我们清楚地看到我们正在取得的进步。认可我们
24、的小成就并庆祝胜利，无论它有多小，这会使我们能够更乐于接受生活中的机会、礼物和乐趣。由此可推知，我们应该欣赏我们哪怕很小的成就，故选 D 项。CLast year Martha had a crazy idea: “Lets go to the shelter and get a dog.” I was not exactly thrilled about the idea but agreed. We went to a California Animal Shelter. We wanted to find a dog and save a life at the same time. W
25、hile I walked along the rows and rows of cold metal cages, a dog caught my eye. He was scared, weak and looked like he had given up on life.He looked at me with big beautiful eyes. I could see into his soul that he 5just wanted it to end. I approached his cage. I stuck my finger through the hole in
26、the cage and scratched him on the head. He closed his eyes and accepted all the love. I knew that this dog had never felt love before. I thought he was enjoying every bit of the love I could give him until his time came to leave the Earth.Tears began to stream down my face because I felt everything
27、that this poor creature was feeling right then. He just wanted to be loved; he just wanted a home and a family.I called my wife Martha and son Gabriel over and told them. “We want him.”Now Carsons favorite thing to do is to leap up in the air onto our bed in the morning and give us kisses with his g
28、iant tongue. He is always there to greet us when we come home with a huge smile and a wagging tail.Our lives are so much better because of this giant dog. He has shown us more love than any living creature on Earth. I know whats in his big brown eyes: love, compassion and gratitude. Taking a chance
29、on this dog was the best decision my family ever made.语篇解读：本文讲述了作者一家决定收养一只狗的过程以及这只狗给作者一家带来的欢乐。作者认为收养这只狗是全家作出的最好的决定。8Whats the authors reaction to his wifes proposal?AHe hesitated for a while.BHe was excited about it.CHe agreed with his wife.DHe was scared of it.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知，作者对妻子的想法并没有感到兴
30、奋，但是却同意了。9What caused the author to adopt the dog?AHis sympathy. BHis wifes proposal.CHis interest. DHis wifes tears.解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句可知，作者看到这只狗后流泪了，因为作者感受到这只可怜的狗的感觉，所以是作者的同情心促使作者决定收养这只狗。10What can we infer from the last but one paragraph?AThe dog brings health to the family.BThe dog brings happ
31、iness to the family.6CThe dog brings lots of hope to the family.DThe dog brings some hobbies to the family.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，这只狗现在最喜欢做的事情就是每天早晨跳到床上亲作者他们，总是在他们回家时用大大的微笑和摇摆的尾巴问候他们。再根据最后一段可知，因为这只狗，作者一家的生活更好了，它给予作者一家更多的爱。由此可推知，这只狗给作者一家带来了快乐。.阅读七选五How to be a Great ArtistDo you wish to one day becom
32、e a great artist? Or maybe youre looking for a career in art and need to improve your skills. _1_， here are some ideas to help you improve your art skills.One of the most important things in art is practicingYouve probably heard it many times already practice makes perfect. _2_.Take a few moments ea
33、ch day to study your surroundingsLook at the face of the person youre talking to. Notice how the light affects where all the shadows go and the shape of his feature. _3_. These things will help you gain a better understanding of how real objects work, are shaped and will come in handy when youre dra
34、wing.Learn how to obtain the correct colors and their properties accuratelyThe color concepts are very different than that in grade school basic art. The basic white and black to get shades and tones has a tendency to change the hue (色调) and make it dull and false. _4_.Look at other artists worksPay
35、 attention to their styles of drawing, so you can expand your viewpoint. And if you want, try copying their styles for a day to get a good idea on it. Also take trips to museums and art exhibits to gain inspiration._5_Whether it is a picture in a magazine or a bowl of fruit you set up on your counte
36、r, its a good practice and itll help you improve a lot.AWhatever the case may beBHowever far you have reachedCTry using a model when you draw7DTry observing the color and light in another perspective when you learnEBlue and yellow depending on many factors will be brown and not always greenFObserve
37、colors and shadows around you, and take a look at textures or how clothing wrinklesGAlthough you cant reach “perfect” in art, practicing drawing every day will help you improve a lot语篇解读：你希望有朝一日成为艺术家吗？如果你在寻找与艺术有关的工作，而且需要提高技能的话，本文提出的五点建议会对你有所帮助。1选 A 上文的两句提到了两种情况。无论是何种情况，本文中的建议能帮助提高艺术技能。A 项所在句在此处承上启下。
38、2选 G 由上文可知，可能你已经听过很多次“熟能生巧” 。G 项“尽管你达不到艺术上的完美 ，但是每天练习绘画会帮助你提高许多”承接上文，符合语境。3选 F 上句提到要留意光线如何影响阴影的位置和他的外形。F 项与上句共同解释本段主旨“每天花上一些时间研究你周围的事物” 。4选 E 上句提到，基础白色和黑色具有改变色调的倾向，并使之沉闷和虚假。E 项“在许多因素影响之下，蓝色和黄色在一起会变成褐色，并不总是绿色”承接上句，说明确实如本段首句所说，会有不同。5选 C 空格下一段提到，无论是杂志上的一幅画还是操作台上的一碗水果都可以作为很好的练习对象，可以帮助你提高很多。C 项“绘画时尝试使用模特”概括了本段主题，适合作主旨句。8
