英语天天练8
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The 1
of roses always brings to mind Wanda's childhood
memories. Then the family had no 2 to
buy
extra things，so even a rose was something to 3
．
Currently，to have a backyard full of
different roses is pure 4 ．And her
husband，Dale，
devotedly 5 the roses. 6
that she loves the very first blooms，he picked
some on this particular
morning.
But as
Dale returned，he came across a neighbor who had
7 for a quick visit. As the woman turned
to
go，Dale generously gave the 8 to her. And even
though their visitor 9 she didn't want to take
them，
she was 10 assured(使确信) that the
flowers were hers to keep.
Seeing her precious
first blooms go out the door 11 Wanda with
regret，and a bit of 12 ．She knew
it was
better to give than to receive. 13 ，she wished
she could have kept the roses for herself.
Later that day，the couple headed to the post
office，where Wanda waited outside in the car.
Then，
without 14 ，an older woman suddenly
appeared at the open window，and gave her a bunch
of fresh roses!
“These are for you. They're my
first blooms this spring.”
Completely 15
，Wanda thanked the woman and 16 for a moment
to breathe in the rich fragrance.
When she
looked back，the mysterious visitor was gone.
That special 17 changed Wanda. It made her
understand the true meaning of 18 and
unexpected
gifts. Now，she always 19 her
first blooms to others，as a(n) 20 that someone
is thinking of them.
1．
B．scenery
B．money
B．raise
B．tends
C．scene
C．value
C．studies
C．Afraid
C．roses
C．cried
D．show
D．desire
D．water
D．enjoyment
D．serves
D．Aware
D．broken in
D．bushes
D．insisted
D．temporarily
D．supplied
D．selfishness
D．Otherwise
D．thinking
D．relaxed
D．bent
D
．smell
D．communication
D．throws away
D．example
2．
3．
4．ss
5．
6．s
8．ngs
10．
11．d
12．n
13．
14．
15．d
16．
17．ry
18．
20．e
C．courage
B．memory
B．Ashamed
B．wishes
C．imagination
7．d by
9．ended
B．settled down
B．complained
B．repeatedly
B．filled
B．pride
B．Thus
C．turned out
C．secretly
C．charged
C．gladness
C．Instead
C．effort
C．shook
C．amazed
C．apology
C．affection
C．gives away
C．reminder
B．warning
B．confused
B．nodded
B．discovery
B．receiving
B．puts away
B．duty
19． away
阅读
Who're happier，men or women? Research shows
it's a complex question and that asking whether
males or females are happier isn't really that
helpful，because basically，happiness is different
for women
and men.
Women's happiness has
been declining for the past 30 years，according to
recent statistics. And
research shows that
women are twice as likely to experience depression
compared with men. Gender(性别)
differences in
depression are well confirmed and studies have
found that biological，psychological and
social
factors contribute to the difference.
Early
studies on gender and happiness found men and
women were socialized to express different
feelings. Women are more likely to express
happiness，warmth and fear，which help with social
bonding
and appear more consistent with the
traditional role as a primary caregiver，while men
display more anger，
pride and disrespect，which
are more consistent with a protector and provider
role.
Recent research suggests that these
differences are not just socially，but also
genetically related.
Studies have looked into
these findings further and discovered that females
use more areas of the brain
containing mirror
neurons(镜像神经元) than males when they process
feelings. Mirror neurons allow us to
experience the world from other people's
view，to understand their actions and intentions.
This may explain
why women can experience
deeper sadness. Women tend to experience more
negative feelings，such as
more guilt，shame and
to a lesser degree，embarrassment.
Psychologically it seems men and women differ
in the way they process and express feelings. With
the
exception of anger，women experience
feelings more strongly and share their feelings
more openly with
others. Studies have found in
particular that women express more
appreciation—which has been linked to
greater
happiness. This supports the theory that women's
happiness is more dependent on relationships than
men's.
1．Which feeling are men more likely
to show compared with women?
A．Warmth.
B．Depression. C．Happiness. D．Disrespect.
2．What factors cause women to share feelings
more openly?
A．Psychological factors.
B．Biological factors. C．Educational factors.
D．Social factors.
3．One can probably read the
text from ____ ．
A．a science fiction B．a
culture brochure C．a nursery guide D．a health
magazine
4．What is the text mainly about?
A．Men and women differ in biology and
psychology.
B．Men and women experience
happiness differently.
C．Social roles have a
great effect on men and women.
D．Women's
happiness has declined in the past years.
语法填空
Spring Festival is the most important of the
traditional Chinese festivals. It 1 (call)
“Lunar
New Year”， because — as part of the
lunisolar (阴阳的) Chinese calendar — the date is
partially
determined based on lunar phase
(月亮或行星的相位). The festival traditionally __2__
(begin) on
the first day of the first month in
the Chinese calendar and ends with Lantern
Festival 3 is on
the 15th day. Chinese
New Year's Eve, a day when Chinese families gather
for their annual reunion
dinner, is known as
Chu Xi. It literally means “Year-pass Eve”．
According to 4 (tale) and legends, the
beginning of Chinese New Year started with the
fight
against 5 mythical (神话的) beast
called Nian (年兽). Nian would come on the first
day of New
Year to devour livestock (牲畜),
crops, and even villagers, __6__ (especial)
children. To
protect 7 (them)， the villagers
would put food in front of their doors at the
beginning of every
year. It was believed that
after the Nian 8 (eat) the food they prepared,
it wouldn't attack people
any more. One time,
people saw that the Nian was scared away by a
little child wearing red. The
villagers then
understood that the Nian was afraid 9 the
colour red. Therefore, every time when
the New
Year was about to come, the villagers would hang
red lanterns and red spring scrolls on
windows
and doors. People also used fireworks 10
(frighten) away the Nian. From then on, Nian
never came to the village again
答案与解析
答案与解析
9【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。Wanda的丈夫
将Wanda钟爱的新开的玫瑰送给邻居之后，Wanda
意外地收到了一位老妇人的一束新开的玫瑰。
她理解了给予和意想不到的礼物的真正意义。
1.A [根据该句中的brings to mind
Wanda's childhood memories并结合上文可知，看到玫瑰花，Wanda
总
会想起童年的时光。A项意为“看见”，故A项正确。]
2.B [根据语境可知，那时家里没有钱(
money)去购买额外的东西，所以即使是一朵玫瑰，也是值得
珍视(value)的。]
3.C [参见上题解析。]
4.D [根据语境并结合常识可知，现在拥有一个长满了不同
种类的玫瑰的后院，那是纯粹的乐趣
(enjoyment)。]
5.B [根据下文可知，
她的丈夫在这个特别的早晨为她摘了几朵初开的玫瑰花；结合该句中的
devotedly可知，她的丈
夫专注于照看(tend)玫瑰。]
6.D [根据语境可知，意识到(aware)她非常喜欢初开
的玫瑰，她的丈夫在这个特别的早晨为她摘了
一些。]
7.A [根据该句中的for a
quick visit可知，Dale回来时，碰到了一位顺路造访(stop by)的邻居。]
8.C
[根据上文可知，Dale早上摘了初开的玫瑰，故此处表示他大方地将玫瑰(rose)送给了他的邻居。]
9.D [根据该句中的she didn't want to take
them可知，他的邻居坚持说(insist)她不想要这些玫瑰。]
10.B [根据语境可知，
尽管这位邻居坚持说她不想要这些玫瑰，但是他再三重复(repeat)使她确信这
些玫瑰花她可以收
下。]
11.B [根据语境可知，看到自己的玫瑰被带走，Wanda的内心满是(fill)遗憾
，并觉得有点自私
(selfishness)。]
12.D [参见上题解析。]
13.A
[根据语境可知，她知道给予比接受更好，但她仍然(still)希望她能自己保留那些玫瑰。]
14.B [根据该句中的suddenly可知，在毫无预兆(without
warning)的情况下，一位老妇人突然出现在
窗口，给了她一束新鲜的玫瑰花。]
15.C [根据上文可知，一位老妇人突然出现并给了她一束玫瑰花。结合常识可知，这让她感到很惊
讶(amazed)。]
16.D
[根据语境及常识可知，她低下头(bend)去嗅玫瑰花的芬芳。]
17.A
[根据上文可知，一位老妇人给了Wanda
一束玫瑰花，故此处表示这次递送(delivery)改变了
Wanda。]
18.A
[根据第四段中的it was better to give than to
receive并结合该句可知，这让她理解了给予(giving)
和出乎意料的礼物的真正意义。]
19.C [根据该句中的her first blooms to
others可知，如今，她总是给他人赠送(give away)她家初开的
玫瑰。]
20.C [根据该句中的someone is thinking of
them可知，她用给别人赠送玫瑰花的行为提醒(reminder)
人们，有人正在想着他们。]
答案与解析
【语篇解读】
本文从社会、生理和心理三个方面介绍了男性和女性在幸福感上的差异。
1.D
[考查细节理解。根据第三段最后一句中的while men display more anger,
pride and disrespect可
知，男性表现更多的是生气、骄傲和无礼，故选D项。]
2.A [考查细节理解。根据最后一段的内容可知，本段从心理方面介绍了男性和女性在处理和表达<
br>感情方面的不同：与男性相比，女性更加公开地表露自己内心的情感，故选A项。]
3.D [
考查文章出处。根据本文内容可知，本文主要从社会、生理和心理三个方面分析了男性和女
性在幸福感上
的差异。由此可推知，本文有可能摘自一本健康杂志，故选D项。]
4.B [考查主
旨大意。通读全文可知，本文从社会、生理和心理三个方面分析了男性和女性在幸福感
上的差异，故B项
最符合文意。]
9语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中国新年的来历。
1．is
called 考查动词时态和语态。春节被叫作“农历新年”，此处叙述的是客观事实，应用一般现在
时；又因为主语It与动词call之间为被动关系，故填is called。
2．begins
考查动词时态。传统上来讲，春节开始于中国农历第一个月的第一天。此处是对客观事
实的描述，故用一
般现在时。
3．whichthat
考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句且在从句中作主语，修饰先行
词Lantern
Festival，故填whichthat。
4．tales 考查名词复数。tale为可数名词
，前无限定词，且根据空后的legends可知，此处应用tale
的复数形式与legends构成
并列关系。
5．a
考查冠词。空处表示泛指，且mythical的发音以辅音音素开头，所以用不定冠词a。
6．especially 考查副词。年兽会在新年的第一天出现并吞食牲畜、农作物，甚至村民，尤
其是儿童。
根据语境可知此处用副词作状语，表示“尤其”。
7．themselves
考查代词。为了保护自己，村民们每年年初都会把食物放在家门口。根据语境可知
空处指代主语the
villagers，故应用反身代词themselves。
8．ate 考查动词时态。人们相信
，在吃了他们准备好的食物之后，年兽就不会再攻击人们了。根据
语境及主句的时态可知，此处用一般过
去时。
9．of 考查介词。村民们后来明白了，年兽害怕红色。be afraid of
...“害怕……”，为固定搭配。
10．to frighten
考查非谓语动词。人们也用鞭炮来吓跑年兽。此处应用动词不定式表示目的。