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Unit 2 Growing pains
课时练
1
2
篇阅读＋
1
篇完形
Ⅰ
阅读理解
A
(2020·滁州高三模拟
)
Growing Pains
The term
“
adultin
g
”
started as a sort of
joke
—
whenever a
millennial(
千禧
一代)
would
do
something
age?appropriate,
this
was
an
act
of
“
adulting
”
.
Now,
though,
millennials
obviously require training in being an adult.
Rachel Flehinger has
co
?
founded an Adulting
School, which includes online
courses
on
simple
sewing,
conflict
resolution
and
cooking.
The
cause
for
such
classes
is that many
millennials haven
’
t left
childhood homes
—
in America
34 percent of
adults aged 18 to 34
still lived with their parents as of 2015, up from
26 percent
a decade before.
There
’
s a good
deal of truth to this. If
you
’
re living at home, with
Mom and
Dad
doing
their
best
to
spoil(
溺爱
)
you,
you
’
re
less
likely
to
know
how
to
do
laundry,
cook
or balance a checkbook.
Dependency_breeds_enervation.
But
living at home doesn
’
t
necessarily lead to dependency. As of 1940, more
than
30
percent
of
25
?
to
29
?
year
?
olds
lived
at
home
with
parents
or
grandparents.
They were
adulting, even while living at home. Parents
expected their kids to do
chores, to
prepare for life. Instead of blaming living at
home, then, we have to
blame
our
style
of
parenting.
The
truth
is
that
we
’
ve
simply
become
lazier
as
parents.
So
what
’
s the real problem?
We
’
re
more
likely to
let our kids crash on our
couches(
长沙发
) than
tell them
to get a job and pay rent. We
don’t push our kids to build families of their
own,
as life expectancy has increased,
so has adolescence. Americans aren’t
expected
to
start
building
a
life,
particularly
middle
?
and
upper
?
class
Americans,
until
they
’
re nearing
their 30s. Then the question is how we can
encourage young people to
“
a
dult
”
in non
?
circumstance
?
driven
fashion.
【解题导语】
千
禧一代的孩子接受着父母的宠爱，
他们很多人不知道如何洗衣、
做饭、
管理生活收支，
不能独立；所以有必要在他们成人之前培
训他们缝纫、
解决冲突、
烹饪等简
单的
生活技能。
事实上，
是父母的养育方式导致孩子不能独立，
父母应当让孩子去承担他们
的责任。
1
．
What
does the
last sentence
“
Dependency
breeds
enervation.
”
in
the third
paragraph mean?
A
．
Parents would
like to do housework by themselves.
B
．
Present kids
are too lazy to do housework.
C
．
Dependency
makes kids unable to do things.
D
．
Kids depend on
their parents.
C
解析：句意理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，如果你住在家里，爸爸妈妈竭尽全力
溺爱你
，你就不太可能知道如何洗衣服、
做饭或平衡收支。画线句为进一步的总结，据此可
推知，画线句意在表达：过度依赖父母会使孩子丧失做事情的能力。故
C
项正确。
2
．
Which of the
following statements is TRUE?
A
．
Millennials
would like to be trained in being an adult.
B
．
Parents are too
lazy to do chores.
C
．
Mi
llennials don’t adult because
they still live in their childhood
homes.
D
．
In the 1940s
kids were adulting even when they were living at
home.
D
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第四段第二、
三句可知，
自
20
世纪
40
年代起，
有超过
30%
的
25
至
29
岁的人与父母或祖父母一起住在家里；但即使和家人同住，他们也很成熟。故
D
项正确。
3
．
Which of the
following statements is the main idea of the
passage?
A
．
“
Adulting
”
is hard, but
only because parents are too lazy to teach their
kids.
B
．
Millennials
should leave home early to adult.
C
．
Americans
aren
’
t expected to
star
t building a life until they’re
nea
ring
their 30s.
D
．
Adulting
schools with online courses are popular.
A
解析：主旨大意题。根据第四段尾句“The truth is that
we’ve simply become
lazier
as
parents.”并结合全文其他内容可知，本文主要
论述了由于父母的过分宠爱和懒
得教孩子们生活技能，现在许多千禧一代的孩子不能独立
，不知道如何洗衣、做饭、管理生
活收支等。故
A
项正确。
4
．
According to
the passage, what will be written about next?
A
．
The government
should put off the age of adulthood.
B
．
Parents should
leave kids in charge of society.
C
．
Parents should
put responsibility on young people.
D
．
Pushing kids to
adult is painful for parents.
C
解析：推理判断题。根据本文最后
一句可知，接下来的问题是，我们如何鼓励年轻
人以非环境驱动的方式“成年”。
据此可推知，
下文将介绍家长如何鼓励孩子们承担生活的
责任。故
C
项正确。
B
(2020
·蚌埠质检
)
Looking back on my
childhood, I
am convinced that
naturalists are born and not
made.
Although we were all brought up in the
same way, my brothers and sisters soon
abandoned their pressed flowers and
insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music
and languages. I was not an early
reader and I could not do mental maths.
I have only the unmemorable memory of
the house we lived in, of my room and my
toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large
family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and
cousins who gathered next door. But I
do have a crystal clear memory of the dogs,
the farm animals, the local birds, and
almost all the insects.
I am a
naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love
of the natural world,
and my enthusiasm
has led me into varied investigations. I love
discussing my
favorite
topics
and
enjoy
burning
the
midnight
oil
while
reading
about
other
people’s observations and discoveries.
Then something happens that brings these
observations
together
in
my
conscious
mind.
This
has
resulted
in
my
publishing
300
papers and
books
，
which some might
honour with the title of scientific research.
But curiosity, a keen eye, a good
memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant
world
do
not
make
a
scientist
：
One
of
the
outstanding
and
essential
qualities
required
is
self?discipline,
a
quality
I
lack.
A
scientist
requires
not
only
self
?
discipline
but
all
training,
determination
and
a
goal.
A
scientist,
up
to
a
point,
can
be
made.
A
naturalist is born. If you can combine the two,
you get the best of both worlds.
【解题导语】
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文
，
作者通过自身的经历明白了一个道理：
博物学
家是天生的，而科学家则是可以后天培养的。
5
．
What impressed
the author deeply during his childhood?
A
．
Wildlife.
C
．
Languages.
B
．
Music.
D
．
Literature.
A
解析：细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“But
I
do
have
a
crystal
clear
memory
of the dogs, the farm
animals, the local birds, and almost all the insec
ts.
”可
知，作者在童年时，印象深刻的是那些野生生物，故
选
A
。
6
．
Why
can
’
t the author remember
his relatives clearly?
A
．
H
e
didn’t live with them for long.
B
．
The family was
extremely large.
C
．
He was fully
occupied with observing nature.
D
．
He was too
young when he lived with them.
C
解析：推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“But
I
do
have
a
crystal
clear
memory
of the dogs, the farm
animals, the local birds, and almost all the insec
ts.
”可
推知，作者童年时期过于专注自然界而对周围的亲戚
并不是很在意，所以没有深刻的印象，
这与第四段第二句中的“I have a
strong love of the natural
world”呼应，故选
C
。
7
．
According
to
the
author,
what
personality
should
a
born
naturalist
have
first
of all?
A
．
Being
knowledgeable.
B
．
Being
self
?
discipline.
C
．
Being full of
ambition.
D
．
Being
full of enthusiasm.
D
解析：推理判断题。根据第四段前两句“I am a naturalist,
not a scientist. I
have a
strong love of the natural world, and my
enthusiasm has led me into varied
inves
tigations.”可知，
作者从小热爱自然界，
而且这种
热情使作者做了很多不同的调查，
成了一个博物学家。由此可推知，一个天生的博物学家
首先要充满热情，故选
D
。
8
．
Why does the
author say he is a naturalist, not a scientist?
A
．
He thinks he
lacks some quality required of a scientist.
B
．
He thinks he
has much trouble doing mental arithmetic.
C
．
He thinks he
comes up with solutions in a most natural way.
D
．
He thinks he
just reads about other
people
’
s observations.
A
解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“But curiosity,
a keen eye, a good
memory
and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not
make a scientist
：
One of
the outstanding and essential qualities
required is self?discipline,
a quality
I
lack.
”可知，作者认为自己只是一个博物学家而不是
一个科学家是因为自己缺乏成为科学
家的某种必备的素质，故选
A
。
Ⅱ
完形填空
(2020
·湖北八市联考
)I
used to hate running. It seemed too hard, and
pushing
outside my comfort __1__ was
not something I was eager to do.
In
fact,
I
wouldn’t
have
become
a(n)
__
2
__
if
it
weren’t
for
my
husband
Charles.
He had been a
__3__
，
competitive runner
for many years. After our marriage, he
wouldn
’
t stop
talking about how much he __4__ it.
So
he picked it up again, and after about a year, I
started to join him at the
__5__.
Just
a
few
weeks
later,
Charles
signed
up
for
a
five
?
kilometer
race
for
both
of us. I __6__ about doing it. It was
too soon.
But on the race day, there I
was.
The gun went off. Thousands of
runners __7__
．
The
first
kilometer
was
tough.I
was
already
breathing
__8__ and
painfully
aware
of the group of
runners __9__ past me.
After
another
minute
I
saw
the
three
?
kilometer
__10__.
All
I
could
think
of
was
that I was
__11__
．
I
rounded
a
corner,
and
saw
both
sides
of
the
street
__12__
with
people
watching
the race, all
cheering the runners on: I __13__ my legs to keep
going.
Then
I
looked
up
and
saw
the
clock.
The
__14__
ticking
away
gave
me
an
incentive(
动力
).
I
knew
that
if
I
had
__15__
finished
this
race
I
would
have
achieved
something. So, I
__16__up, and kicked it.
I had my arms
__17__ higher when I passed through the finish
line. A volunteer
put a(n) __18__around
my neck.
“
You
did
great
！I’m
so
proud
of
you！”
Charles
was
thrilled
that
I’d
__
19__
．
“
That was
amazing
！I want to do another race.” I
proudly hugged my medal as
we started
to walk to the post?race festivities. My lungs and
my comfort zone both
__20__
．
【解题导语】
本文是一篇记叙文。<
/p>
作者原本不喜欢跑步，
但是在丈夫的带动下她也开
始跑步，并且坚持完成了
5
公里的跑步比赛。
1
．
C
．
emotion
B
．
line
D
．
zone
D
解析：根据文章最后一句中的“my comfort
zone”可知，答案选
D
项。
2
．
C
．
expert
B
．
coach
D
．
runner
D
解析：根据下文可知，作者一开始
不喜欢跑步，在丈夫的带动下，最后变成了一名
跑步者
(run
ner)
。
3
．
s
C
．
casual
B
．
common
D
．
sharp
A
解析：根据空后的“competitive runner
for
many years”并结合语境可知，作者
的丈夫以前是一个认真的、有竞争力的跑步者。serious
“认真的”。
4
．
C
．
admired
B
．
missed
D
．
trained
B
解析：根据下文中的“So he
picked it up again”可推知，作者的丈夫和她结婚
以后，总是不停
地说他有多想念
(missed)
跑步。
5
．
B
．
department
C
．
track
D
．
ceremony
C
解析：根据该句可知，当作者的丈
夫重新开始跑步后，作者也加入了他，和他一起
跑。track
“跑道”。
6
．
ted
C
．
cared
B
．
puzzled
D
．
brought
A
解析：根据上文可知，作者以前并
不喜欢跑步，当作者的丈夫让她一起报名参加五
公里跑步比赛的时候，作者有些犹豫
(hesitated)
。
7
．
d away
C
．
pushed forward
B
．
backed off
D
．
came over
C
解析：根据语境并结合常识可知，
当发令枪一响，数千名跑步者冲了出去
(pushed
forward)
。
8
．
C
．
gently
B
．
shallowly
D
．
heavily
D
解析：根据空前一句“The
first kilometer was
tough.”可推知，当跑了一公里
的时候，作者已经呼吸沉重了。heavily
“沉重地”。
9
．
g
C
．
reaching
B
．
bending
D
．
pacing
A
解析：根据语境可知，由于呼吸困
难，作者跑步的速度渐渐地慢了下来，于是有很
多人跑着超过了作者。
< br>
10
．
C
．
pattern
B
．
mark
D
．
campaign
B
解析：根据该句“After
another minute I saw the three?kilometer
______．”
可知，此处表示作者看见了三公里的标志牌。mark
“标记”。
11
．
l
C
．
dying
B
．
speechless
D
．
moving
C
解析：根据上文可知，作者跑了一
公里便呼吸沉重，并结合语境可知，当作者看见
了三公里的标志牌时，认为自己要死
(dying)
了一样。
12
．
C
．
provided
B
．
crowded
D
．
directed
B
解析：街道的两边挤满
(crowded)
了观看比赛的人，他们都在为选手加油。
13
．
C
．
shook
B
．
bent
D
．
willed
D
解析：
在
听到周围人的鼓舞之后，
作者设法用意志力驱使自己的双腿移动。
will
“设
法用意志力驱使”。
14
．
s
C
．
criteria
B
．
titles
D
．
competitors
A
解析：根据语境可知，此处表示作
者觉得每一秒走过的时间都在给她加油助力。
15
．
C
．
just
B
．
actually
D
．
unfortunately
B
解析：作者知道如果她的确
(actually)
完成了比赛，那么她已经完成了一些事。
16
．
d
C
．
stayed
B
．
came
D
．
straightened
D
解析：根据空前一句“I
knew
that...achieved
something.”可
推知，作者挺直身
子，继续坚持完成比赛。straighten up
“挺直身子”。
17
．
C
．
held
B
．
crossed
D
．
tied
C
解析：当作者冲过终点线的时候，她把自己的手举得更高。hold “使保持
(
在某位
置)”。
18
．
C
．
necklace
B
．
medal
D
．
award
B
解析：根据下文中的“I
proudly hugged
my
medal”可知，此
处表示一个志愿者给
作者带上奖牌。
19
．
it
C
．
made it
B
．
meant it
D
．
defeated it
C
解析：根据上文可知，作者最终完
成了对她来说看似不可能完成的事情，跑完了五
公里。make it
“获得成功”。
20
．
ed
C
．
ached
B
．
expanded
D
．
erupted
B
解析：根据语境可知，此处表示作
者在这次成功跑完了五公里之后，她感觉自己的
肺和舒适区都得到了扩展。
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