湖南冷水江市第一中学高考英语二模试卷分类汇编任务型阅读(含答案)

湖南冷水江市第一中学高考英语二模试卷分类汇编任务型阅读(含答案)
一、高中英语任务型阅读
1．任务型阅读
Have you used “um…” “like…” “you know…” in your speech? Catch words(口头禅) are unnecessary words used to fill up dead paces while you speak. Speaking too many catch words is like a bad habit that we are unaware of. While most people tend to ignore it in everyday conversation, in a formal speech or an interview, too many catch words can make even the best presentation look bad.________
Stop when we are in doubt. Catch words are used more often when a person is unsure about the sentence to use next.________If you are lost or in doubt over what to say next, just stop speaking, take a long pause, breathe in , figure out what to say and start again.
Speak consciously and slowly. If the speech is too long and you talk continuously without thinking, then you might also be pushing in a few catch words in between.
________It is best to memorize the tricky parts of the speech, like the introduction and the conclusion where a majority of the catch words are used.
________ Preparing for the speech is very important when trying to remove catch words. Make it a point to pause when there is a comma or give two pauses at the end of the sentence. If certain words in the speech need to be emphasized then underline them and practice them as they need to be said.
Avoid catch words in conversations. Get a friend or your partner to help you out when rehearsing a conversation.________ Although it can be an unpleasant and often embarrassing process, but in the long run it helps in cutting down on catch words.
A. Practise your speech when you can.
B. Remember the saying that silence is golden.
C. Therefore we can find out best friends to guide us well.
D. Anytime you use a catch word, the friend can point it out.
E. So we should learn some ways to avoid speaking such words.
F. Structure the speech well to include as much information as is needed.
G. The mind is so busy trying to figure out what to say that there is a strong urge to speak such words.
【答案】E；G；F；A；D
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了口头禅的弊端，并且教给人们一些克服口头禅的方法。

（1）根据上句：太多的口头禅会让最好的演示看起来很糟糕。

由此可知，所以我们应该学会避免说这样的话。

故答案为E。

（2）根据下文：如果你对下一步说什么感到困惑或怀疑，停止说话，进行一个长的停顿，吸气，想清楚该说什么然后重新开始。

可知上句的意思是：大脑正忙着想说些什么，以致于有强烈的冲动要说这样的话。

故答案为G。

（3）根据全文结构可知二，三，四，五段是并列的，是教给人们一些克服口头禅的方法的，都应该用祈使句，此处是这一段的主题句，根据上句：如果演讲时间太长，你没有思
考就不停地说话，然后你也可以在中间插入几个词。

再根据空格下句：最好记住演讲中棘手的部分。

由此可知：把演讲组织得好，包括必要的信息。

故答案为F。

（4）根据全文结构可知二，三，四，五段是并列的，是教给人们一些克服口头禅的方法的，都应该用祈使句，此处是这一段的主题句，根据下句：当试图除去不用一些口头禅时，为演讲做准备是非常重要的。

可知，尽可能地练习你的演讲。

故答案为A。

（5）根据上句：在排练对话时找个朋友或你的搭档帮忙。

再根据空格下句：虽然这可能是一个令人不愉快且常常令人尴尬的过程，但是从长远利益看它有助于减少口头禅。

句中的it指的就是“朋友给你指出口头禅这件事”，由此可知，任何时候你使用一个口头禅时，朋友都可以指出它。

故答案为D。

【点评】阅读时要通读文章，弄清文章的主旨大意。

答题时根据关键词定位并查找信息，注意上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系，切忌凭感觉做题。

2．任务型阅读
Old-fashioned carpooling (拼车) where a group of people take turns driving each other to work has always faced a resistance. In a study by ABC News, 84％of those who drive to work say that they still do it alone.________ For example, sometimes they simply cannot find anyone to share a ride with.
________ NuRide, a company providing online carpooling service, offers daily travelers not just a web-based list of would-be carpoolers but also a way to arrange a trip online. Here's how it works: rider seekers enter the positions where their trip will begin and end, the time they want to leave and if they're willing to drive or just ride in someone else's car. The website's search engine then looks for matches and makes lists of the names of traveling companions, along with the car model and the exact time and place to meet for each trip.________ Then they meet their car mates when it's time to go.
________ They are required to provide the name of their employer and a work e-mail address. Both need to be checked before being listed on the website.
So far, NuRide has arranged more man 50,000 rides on the website.________
A. NuRide users aren't riding with total strangers.
B. It has resulted in 1.4 million fewer miles driven.
C. They insisted that carpooling is just too inconvenient.
D. Now technology makes carpooling easier and more fun.
E. It is an environmentally friendly and economical way to travel.
F. Carpooling reduces travel cost, such as fuel cost and stress of driving.
G. People who want to share the ride can show their interest in joining in online.
【答案】C；D；G；A；B
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了现在的网络技术使得拼车更容易和更有趣。

NuRide公司，提供网上拼车服务，在线安排，满足所需，并且是实名制，安全放心。

（1）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据上文”In a study by ABC News, 84％of those who drive to work say that they still do it alone.“ 84%的开车上班的人说他们仍然独自开车；以及下文” For example, sometimes they simply cannot find anyone to share a ride with.“比如有
时他们根本找不到人拼车。

再分析七个选项可以推断出拼车因为不方面，故C项符合。

（2）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据第二段的内容可知，NuRide的公司，提供网上拼车服务，在线安排，方便拼车又有趣。

分析七个选项可推断现代的技术让拼车很方便，故D符合题意。

（3）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

本空的上文主要列举出拼车的流程，由此可推断出想拼车的人可能会对此感兴趣。

故通过分析可知G符合题意。

（4）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据下文“They are required to provide the name of their employer and a work e-mail address, Both need to be checked before being listed on the website.”可知要求提供雇主的名字和工作电子邮件地址并接受检查，可知都是经过登记检查的，而不能让陌生人搭乘，故A符合本空。

故选A。

（5）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据上文”So far, NuRide has arranged more m an 50,000 rides on the website.“到目前为止，NuRide users已经有更多的人搭乘超过50.000次。

通过分析剩下的三个选项，可知B. It has resulted in 1.4 million fewer miles driven”减少了140万英里的行驶。

“更为合适。

故选B。

【点评】本题要求考生在理解细节信息的基础上，进一步考查考生对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

3．任务型阅读
Stephen Covey's book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is very popular among business people who want to improve their careers.________For example,Covey's principles can be used to improve relationships between parents and children or to improve the way you manage your time.
Covey begins by discussing habits and effectiveness,and why they are both important to success.According to Covey,for an action,such as listening to others,to become a habit,you must know what to do and why you should do it.However,you also must want to do.On the other hand,effectiveness means having a balance between success and a good relationship with the people around you.________However,if the company does not respect its workers,the profits will eventually decline.
________The first three habits focus on personal growth.The next three habits are about how to get along with others.The seventh habit shows how to achieve physical,emotional and mental health.
Covey includes exercises to help you analyse your life.He challenges you to identify what you want to contribute to society in your lifetime.He does this by asking you to think about what people to say about you after you die________For example,if you want your children to say that you were always willing to spend time with them, then you will spend more time with them and less time at work________
A.It has the potential to really improve your life.
B.In this way,you can challenge yourself to make your dreams and ambitions come true.
C.However,its principles can be applied to any area of life.
D.In order to be successful,you must have habits that make you able to deal effectively with others and your own personal life.
E.For example,a company might focus completely on making a profit.
F.Your answer to this question will help you make better decisions about how to spend your time.
G.Covey also introduces the seven habits of highly effective people.
【答案】C；E；G；F；B
【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍Covey原理的内容和这一原理具体适用于生活的很多领域，尤其是一些商业人士更青睐它。

(1)考查上下文推理能力。

根据下句的举例应该是对上句话的举例说明，下句意思是说Covey法则可以用在不同的领域，C项意思是：然而，它的原理可以应用于生活的任何领域。

符合语境。

故选C.
(2)考查上下文推理能力。

根据前一句提到效率意味着在成功和与你周围的人建立良好关系之间取得平衡，后一句提到如果公司不尊重员工，推知设空处应该涉及到公司关注点不在员工身上。

E项意思是：例如，一家公司可能完全专注于盈利。

符合语境。

故选E.
(3)考查上下文推理能力。

根据下文提到“The first three habits”，“The next three habits”和“The seventh habit”可知这一段提到七个习惯。

G项意思是：Covey还介绍了高效人士的七个习惯。

符合语境。

故选G.
(4)考查上下文推理能力。

根据上句涉及到“让你思考在你死后人们会对你说些什么”，F项意思是：你对这个问题的回答将帮助你更好地决定如何度过你的时间。

很好的承接上句，符合语境。

故选F.
(5)考查上下文推理能力。

根据上文的意思Covey可以帮助你练习分析你的生活。

该处作为最后一句应该是总结这项功能的好处。

B项意思是：通过这种方式，你可以挑战自己，让你的梦想和梦想成真。

符合语境。

故选B.
【点评】本题主要考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

做题时可以采取以下步骤：阅读全文，掌握主要内容、作者的意图、文章的感情基调等；通读答案，找出和文章相对应的关键词；根据文章整体结构，将选项答案带入文中，再次通读全文，重点关注逻辑关系和关联结构，研究多余选项，确定排除理由，最终确定答案。

4．任务型阅读
Ways to Free Your Mind You're Feeling Stuck
Have you ever like you were racing around in without making much forward progress? If you're stuck and you don't know how to rise, don't look outside yourself. Look below.________
Go back to what's important
When we get stuck, it can be extremely useful to come back to these three things: core values, beliefs and goals. Why?________
Ask for help
Very often, highly happy and successful people have a supporting group of friends, family and others who help them________And don't be afraid to reach out and help someone who's even more stuck than you.
Embrace the natural pathways
When you get stuck, there's no need to go back to the drawing board. Ask the people around you about the systems that are working for them, read insightful books and blog articles, and use
the same methods and pathways that others have used to get unstuck.________
Relocate yourself to an inspiring environment
________You can go for a walk in a nearby park. You can come out of the office for a cup of coffee. Or if you are at home, you can simply go to a different room in the house. Whether it's urban spaces, parks, libraries, museums or even our own backyards, there are plenty of available sources that we can draw inspiration and strength from.
A. Goals are the outcomes in life that we strive for.
B. Here are some useful ways to help yourself get unstuck.
C. When you are stuck, don't be afraid to ask for help.
D. One way to get unstuck is to simply change your environment.
E. Because they form the basics of what is important to us as individuals.
F. Break the circle of worry and work on something else.
G. In fact, the system is nothing more than a natural pathway of thought that someone has created with their mind.
【答案】B；E；C；G；D
【解析】【分析】本文主要介绍了一些使自己摆脱困境的建议。

(1)根据上文“如果你陷入困境，你不知道怎样上升，不要往外看。

看下面。

”以及下文介绍的一些方法，故此句是讲“这里有一些有用的方法来帮助你走出困境。

”故答案为B。

(2)根据上句的Why?可知，下文要用because来回答，故答案为E。

(3)根据上句“非常快乐和成功的人都有朋友、家庭和其他帮助他们的人。

”，C项“当你遇到困境时不要害怕向人求助。

”自然承接上一句，故答案为C。

(4)根据本段小标题Embrace the natural pathways可知，natural pathways是关键词；再根据文中介绍的systems也是关键词，故G项“事实上，这个系统不过是一种有人用他们的思想创造的自然的思维方式。

”符合本文内容。

故答案为G。

(5)根据下文内容“你可以在附近公园散步。

你可以走出办公室去喝杯咖啡。

或者如果你在家里，你可以去一个不同的房间。

”推知，当你陷入困境时，要走出困境的方法之一仅仅是改变你的环境。

故答案为D。

【点评】做此类题时，可以快速浏览备选答案，先确定哪个选项适合在文章中的什么位置，标题，段首，段中，段尾。

不同的位置的句子有不同特征，有时候有的答案表述上就是错误。

二、书面表达（共2题；共10分）
5．Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Sustainable Cities Need More Than Parks, Cafes and a Riverwalk
There are many standards that aim to rank how green cities are. But what does it actually mean for a city to be green or sustainable?
We've written about what we call the "parks, cafes and a riverwalk" model of sustainability, which focuses on providing new green spaces, mainly for high-income people. This vision of shiny residential towers and waterfront parks has become a widely-shared conception of what green
cities should look like. ________
Gentrification(住宅高档化) has become a catch-all term used to describe neighborhood change, and is often misunderstood as the only path to neighborhood improvement. In fact, its defining feature is displacement. Typically, people who move into these changing neighborhoods are wealthier and more educated than residents who are displaced.
A recent flood of new research has focused on the displacement effects of environmental cleanup and green space initiatives. ________
Land for new development and resources to fund extensive cleanup of poisonous sites are scarce in many cities. ________ And in neighborhoods where gentrification has already begun, a new park or farmers market can worsen the problem by making the area even more attractive to potential high-income people and pricing out long-term residents. In some cases, developers even create temporary community gardens or farmers markets or promise more green space than they eventually deliver, in order to market a neighborhood to buyers looking for green pleasantness.
________ It makes deindustrialization seem both inevitable and desirable, often by quite literally replacing industry with more natural-looking landscapes. When these neighborhoods are finally cleaned up, after years of activism by longtime residents, those advocates often are unable to stay and enjoy the benefits of their efforts.
A. This phenomenon is often missing from development projects promoted as green or sustainable.
B. This phenomenon has variously been called environmental, eco-or green gentrification.
C. Greening and environmental cleanup do not automatically or necessarily lead to gentrification.
D. This creates pressure to rezone industrial land for residential towers or profitable commercial space, in exchange for developer-funded cleanup.
E. But it can drive up real estate prices and displace low- and middle-income residents.
F. Environmental gentrification naturalizes the disappearance of manufacturing and the working class.
【答案】 E；B；D；F
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，可持续发展城市需要的不仅仅是公园、咖啡馆和河边人行道。

有许多标准旨在对绿色城市进行排名。

但是一个城市的绿色和可持续发展究竟意味着什么呢?意味着住宅高档化，生态环境更中产化，用更自然的景观取代工业的痕迹。

（1）考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。

根据空前“ We've written about what we call the ‘parks, cafes and a riverwalk’model of sustainability, which focuses on providing new green spaces, mainly for high-income people.”我们称之为“公园、咖啡馆和河边漫步'的可持续发展模式，其重点是为高收入人群提供新的绿色空间"，及空后“ Gentrification(住宅高档化) has become a catch-all term used to describe neighborhood change, and is often misunderstood as the only path to neighborhood improvement.”住宅高档化'已成为描述邻里变化的一个笼统的术语，移居到这些住宅区的人比那些流离失所的居民更富有"，可知，这样的高档住宅抬高了房地产价格，并取代中低收入居民，代之的是中产阶级。

可知E项符合题意，故选E。

（2）考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。

根据空前"A recent flood of new research has
focused on the displacement effects of environmental cleanup and green space initiatives."可知，"最近大量的新研究集中在环境清理和倡议绿色空间的效应上。

"由此可知，清理环境，倡议绿色空间，意味着让环境，绿化生态有了很大的改善，适合于中产阶级（即住宅高档化)，可知B项符合题意，故选B。

（3）考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。

根据空前“ Land for new development and resources to fund extensive cleanup of poisonous sites are scarce in many cities.”在许多城市，用于新开发的土地和用于大规模清理有毒场所的资源都很稀缺；及空后“ In some cases, developers even create temporary community gardens or farmers markets or promise more green space than they eventually deliver, in order to market a neighborhood to buyers looking for green pleasantness.”开发商不得不创造及承诺更多最终会有更多的绿化。

由此可知，为了让开发商资助清理这些有毒的场所，这就造成了将工业用地重新规划为住宅楼或有利可图的商业用地的压力。

故选D。

（4）考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。

根据空后“ It makes deindustrialization seem both inevitable and desirable, often by quite literally replacing industry with more natural-looking landscapes.”这使得去工业化看起来既不可避免又令人向往，通常是通过用更自然的景观代替工业……当这些社区最终被清理干净时，这些倡导者往往无法留下来享受他们的努力带来的好处。

"，再快速阅读本段得出大意，F项意义与本小题一致。

其中的F项中的"disappearance of manufacturing"与文中的"disappearance of manufacturing"是同义词组。

其中的F项中的"the disappearance of the working class"即是文中所说的"清理干净社区，这些人无法留下来享受他们带来的好处的"工人阶级的消失。

分析选项可知F项符合题意，故选F。

【点评】本题要求在理解细节信息的基础上，着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

6．Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Decades of research has demonstrated how junior employees benefit from being mentored (指导). Guidance from senior colleagues has also been shown to enhance mentees' job performance and satisfaction.________
We were especially interested in understanding how mentoring might help mentors who work in stressful occupations. Mental health is a growing concern within occupations that play important social roles, such as medical professionals, firefighters, and police officers. And because policing is one of the most stressful occupations, with high levels of mental health and well-being difficulties, we conducted a study of a formal mentoring program in an English police force.
________ It was designed to support the development of junior officers by giving them a way to discuss concerns and receive guidance. Our study involved two parts. First, we conducted a field experiment: we compared the mental health of 17 mentor-mentee pairs to a control group of 18 pairs of senior and junior officers that did not participate in the program. Second, we interviewed both the mentees and their mentors separately.
Our experiment results showed that people who served as mentors experienced lower levels of anxiety, and described their job as more meaningful, than those who did not mentor. We learned from our interviews that mentoring afforded senior officers, as well as junior officers, a chance to discuss and reflect on concerns. ________By acknowledging that these anxieties were common, both mentees and mentors grew more comfortable in discussing them and in sharing different coping mechanisms.
Why does mentoring have this impact on mentors? ________ Despite the pressures that comes with their roles —including abuse, difficult decision making, and the risk of death —police officers tend not to seek support from other officers, including more senior colleagues. This is to avoid negative stigma, a shameful reputation, associated with mental health disorders. Mentoring thereby offered a way to build trust within a relationship that laid a foundation for open and honest communication of sensitive topics.
A. We believe it offers a way to receive support that is often lacking.
B. The mentoring program was launched in 2013 in one of the police forces in England and Wales.
C. Formal mentoring programs provide an opportunity to encourage the discussion of difficult and sensitive topics.
D. However, what we are wondering is why mentoring has such great impact on mentors as well as mentees.
E. Mentors heard their mentees' accounts of anxiety and realized these feelings — which they also shared — were common.
F. We know far less, however, about how mentoring might benefit mentors themselves.
【答案】 F；B；E；A
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文，在对别人的指导过程中，不但使被指导人受益，而且使指导人也很受益。

（1）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空前"Decades of research has demonstrated how junior employees benefit from being mentored (指导). Guidance from senior colleagues has also been shown to enhance mentees' job performance and satisfaction. "可知，几十年的研究已经证明了初级员工如何从被指导中获益。

来自资深同事的指导也被证明可以提高学员的工作表现和满意度。

所以小题1要与前面的句子形成转折关系，以此来表明自己的观点。

F. We know far less, however, about how mentoring might benefit mentors themselves."然而，我们对指导如何使指导者受益知之甚少"符合句意。

故选F。

（2）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空前"And because policing is one of the most stressful occupations, with high levels of mental health and well-being difficulties, we conducted a study of a formal mentoring program in an English police force."可知，由于警察巡务是压力最大的职业之一，心理健康和幸福方面的困难程度很高，我们对英国警方的一个正式辅导项目进行了研究。

所以小题2要承接上文来说明辅导计划开始的时间和地点。

B. The mentoring program was launched in 2013 in one of the police forces in England and Wales."辅导计划于2013年在英格兰和威尔士的一支警察部队中启动"符合句意。

故B选项切题，选B。

（3）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空后"By acknowledging that these anxieties were common, both mentees and mentors grew more comfortable in discussing them
and in sharing different coping mechanisms."通过承认这些焦虑是普遍存在的，学员和导师在讨论这些问题和分享不同的应对机制时都变得更加自在。

所以小题3要与下一句一同在说明担任导师的人比没有导师的人焦虑程度更低的原因。

E. Mentors heard their mentees' accounts of anxiety and realized these feelings —which they also shared —were common."导师们听到了学员们对焦虑的描述，并意识到他们也有相同的感受，这种焦虑感是普遍存在的"符合句意。

故E选项切题，选E。

（4）考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

根据空前"Why does mentoring have this impact on mentors?"可知，为什么辅导对导师有这样的影响？所以此空是对上一句的回答。

A. We believe it offers a way to receive support that is often lacking."我们认为，它提供了一种获得经常缺乏的支持的方式"符合句意。

故选A。

【点评】本题要求在理解细节信息的基础上，着重考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。

7．阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。

Every person has a history of pain and tragedy that includes regret from the situation. At times, it's often hard to explain that pain to someone else. The challenge with a tragedy is the lack of support from someone.
This has often been my challenge when I try to explain what occurred to me. When I was younger, I was a victim of a tragic accident that changed my life both academically and emotionally. At sixteen months old, due to the neglect of my babysitter I fell off the bed. The injury was so severe that I was rushed to the emergency room and the doctors explained to my mom that I suffered from a blood clot (血块) located on the left side of the brain.
I was later diagnosed with what is known as a traumatic brain injury (外伤性脑损伤)．This accident affects my long term memory and testing ability. I often struggle with understanding information related to school and feel frustrated that I will not pass my tests. The pressure of school is so much, since I must always work harder than most students.
I become easily disappointed that I study a lot but often flunk or re-take tests. It is hard to imagine, because in my mind I feel prepared for the work; however, the test results do not connect with the information in my brain. Although I always don't pass my tests, I feel like this injury encourages me to work and shows me that I can be confident when it comes to the future. For example, I have been able to maintain my grades, been employed for over a year at a local restaurant, and obtained my driver's license. I look forward to attending college, getting married, raising a family, and being a success. I will continue to live my life to the fullest and prove that an injury does not limit my life journey.
（1）What is worse when someone suffers a tragedy in his life according to the author?(no more than 7 words)
（2）What was the author's tragic accident that changed his life? (no more than 9 words) （3）Why is the author always struggling with his study at school? (no more than 8 words) （4）What does the underlined word “flunk” mean in the last paragraph? (1 word)
（5）What do you think of the author? Give your reasons. (no more than 25words)
【答案】（1）The lack of support from someone./Lacking support from others.
（2）He fell off the bed at sixteen months old.
（3）Because he got a traumatic brain injury./His memory and testing ability became poor.（4）Fail
（5）He is positive/optimistic. Although his life is changed by a tragic accident, he wants to live a full life.
【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。

作者因为十六个月时摔下床，导致大脑受到创伤，影响了作者的长期记忆和操作能力，使得作者学习事物变得艰难。

但是作者依然保持乐观，对未来充满了希望。

（1）考查信息归纳。

根据第一段中的“The challenge with a tragedy is the lack of support from someone.”可知作者认为比生活中遭遇悲剧更糟糕的是缺少他人的支持。

故填The lack of support from someone./Lacking support from others.。

（2）考查信息归纳。

根据第二段中的“At sixteen months old, due to the neglect of my babysitter I fell off the bed.”可知改变了作者人生的悲剧事故是他在十六个月的时候摔下了床。

故填He fell off the bed at sixteen months old.。

（3）考查信息归纳。

根据第三段中的“This accident affects my long term m emory and testing ability.”可知这次事故导致作者的大脑受到创伤，影响了作者的长期记忆和操作能力，因此导致作者经常很难理解与学校有关的信息。

故填Because he got a traumatic brain injury./His memory and testing ability became poor.。

（4）考查词义猜测。

根据最后一段中的“I become easily disappointed that I study a lot but often”可知作者虽然努力学习了，但是变得很容易失望，可以推测作者的学习经常“失败；不及格”，故填fail。

（5）考查主旨大意。

根据最后一段中的“I look forward to attending college, getting married, raising a family, and being a success. I will continue to live my life to the fullest and prove that an injury does not limit my life journe y.”可知作者虽然被一次意外事故改变了生活，但是依然对生活充满期待，渴望过充实的生活。

故填He is positive/optimistic. Although his life is changed by a tragic accident, he wants to live a full life.。

【点评】本题涉及信息归纳，词义猜测和主旨大意三个题型的考查，要求考生准确掌握所给材料，根据上下文的逻辑关系，结合相关的语法知识和词汇知识，从而写出正确答案。

8．根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Little Habits Make a Big Difference
Everything around us is changing at amazing speed, it seems ̶but some things will always remain the same.________ Some of our daily habits have the power to always give us happiness and lead us toward success. Here are some little habits that can make a big difference:
________
Many studies have linked early rising with success. An early morning wake-up carries benefits including better planning and anticipation（预料）of problems, and more time to do the things that make you happy.
Happiness comes to those who are curious.
________ As long as you live, there will always be something to learn, and as long as you follow your heart and your passions, you won't miss out on learning.
Believe in yourself and all that your are.
________ Confidence is the key to success ̶the thing that lets you look at the past without regret, stay grounded in the present, and prepare for the future without fear.
A day well spent gets you a good night sleep.
Enough sleep makes you feel healthier and happier, and it's more than lifting up your mood or removing exhaustion. Adequate sleep is a key part of your health and inner happiness. ________ It doesn't take a huge effort to make a significant change in your life－using one or two tiny habits may be all you need. Get started today and you'll soon be experiencing the rewards.
A. That's why habits are so powerful.
B. The ground work of all happiness is good health.
C. Early to rise makes you healthy, wealthy, and wise.
D. The habit of respect means treating everyone with kindness.
E. Nothing will ever make you happier than having faith in yourself.
F. When you rest better, you can live better and achieve more happiness.
G. There is no stage in life when we can't be learning something valuable.
【答案】 A；C；G；E；F
【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。

文章介绍了养成几个好习惯可以对人生有很有益的影响。

（1）根据上文可知，虽然我们周围的一切变化的速度非常快，但是有些事情总是不变，这就是习惯的力量，故选A。

（2）根据下文可知，本段介绍的是早起的好处，早起经常与成功联系在一起，所以作为本段的标题，这里也应该说早起的好处，故选C。

（3）根据上下文可知，这一段讲述的是人只要活着，总有要学习的东西。

时常保持着好奇心，好学习的人总会感到幸福。

因此G选项“人生中的任何一个阶段都能够学到珍贵的东西”符合题意，故选G。

（4）根据上下文可知，这一段讲述的是要相信自己，自信是成功的关键，E选项中的have faith in yourself正是此意，故选E。

（5）根据上文可知，本段讲述了休息的重要性，休息得越好，才会感到更加幸福，故选F。

【点评】阅读理解七选五解题步骤
1）分析选项，串联主题：了解文章的主题、大意，会让解题的方向更明确。

2）研究空格前后，对比选项，选择答案。

3）复读短文，核对答案：为了保证答案的正确性，一定要把答案代入原文，进行核对检查。

9．请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。

注意:每个空格只填1个单词。

Time for Americans to act on climate change
The climate crisis is worsening at a rate that is becoming harder and harder to ignore. For more。