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活页练(十六) 单项填空＋阅读理解＋任务型阅读
Ⅰ.单项填空
1． operation was very successful indeed，which was comfort to the concerned mother.
A．The；/ B．An；the C．An；a D．The；a
2．—Could you help me with the math problem?
— Your must be barking up the wrong tree.
A．A pleasure. B．Hang on a minute. C．What’s the point? D．Are you kidding?
3．Drunk driving used to occur in our city，but now such cases are rare.
A．practically B．generally C．frequently D．gradually
4．Having failed to do what I to，I’m afraid of being scolded by my parents.
A．am expected B．will be expected C．was expected D．have expected
5．The mother， in the kitchen，totally forgot the medicine on the table within the child’s reach.
A．to be occupied B．occupied C．occupying D．being occupied
6．—Can a person enjoy the pleasure from his work?
— he can have his interests and the work combined.
A．Although B．Since C．While D．Unless
7．—Mo Yan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
—He certainly that honor，for his works are so popular.
A．reserves B．deserves C．observes D．respects
8．Be careful，for the delicate glass easily.
A．is broken B．breaks C．will break D．has broken
9． an hour every day has made a considerable difference to my health.
A．Having walked B．Walk C．Walking D．Walked
10．He became the of criticism by the readers for his newly­published book.
A．target B．theme C．fortune D．figure
11．The new driving test seems to be challenging，so the chances he can pass it at the first attempt are small.
A．how B．whether C．that D．where
12．Alex changed his mind at the last minute，otherwise we an agreement.
A．should have reached B．could have reached
C．can reach D．should reach
13．Language learning， the expert pointed out in his lecture，is more than remembering words and phrases.
A．as B．which C．that D．what
14．— you leave your room in such a mess?
—Sorry，Mum.I forgot to tidy it up.
A．Must B．Can C．Should D．Will
15．—Hi，Tommy.Are you busy now?
— .I have done my work，and I’m going out for shopping.
A．Don’t mention it B．Nothing serious
C．Not really D．Never mind
Ⅱ.阅读理解
Some years ago，writing in my diary used to be a usual activity.I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day’s events，feelings，and impressions in my little blue diary.I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words，but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper.After all，isn’t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?
When I was thirteen years old，I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley，well­equipped with pens，a diary，and a camera.During the trip，I was busy recording every incident，name and place I came across.I felt proud to be spending my time productively，dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels.On my last night there，I wandered out of my tent，diary in hand.The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon，and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows.I automatically took out my pen...
At that point，I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley.All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.
Now，I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling.I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books，or observations that are particularly meaningful.I take pictures，but not very often—only of objects I find really beautiful.I’m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old.I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera，busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.
I don’t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes.Maybe I won’t have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I’ll forget certain facts，but at least the experiences will always remain inside me.I don’t live to make memories—I just live，and the memories form themselves. (2013·湖北，A)
1．Before the age of thirteen，the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of .
A．observing her school routine B．expressing her satisfaction
C．impressing her classmates D．preserving her history
2．What caused a change in the author’s understanding of keeping a diary?
A．A dull night on the journey. B．The beauty of the great valley.
C．A striking quotation from a book. D．Her concerns for future generations.
3．What does the author put in her diary now?
A．Notes and beautiful pictures. B．Special thoughts and feelings.
C．Detailed accounts of daily activities. D．Descriptions of unforgettable events.
4．The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is .
A．to experience it B．to live the present in the future
C．to make memories D．to give accurate representations of it
Ⅲ.任务型阅读
Back to School：Why Grit(毅力) Is More Important than Good Grades?
The back­to­school season is upon us，and once again，parents across the country have loaded their kids’ backpacks up with snack packs and school supplies.It’s a good moment to reflect on what else we should be giving our kids as they head off to school.
American parents are feeling particularly anxious about that question this year.The educational process feels more than ever like a race，one that starts in pre­preschool and doesn’t end until your child is admitted to the perfect college.Most parents are more worried than they need to be about their children’s grades，test scores and IQ.And what we don’t think about enough is how to help our children build their character—how to help them develop skills like perseverance，grit，optimism，con­scientiousness，and self­control，which together do more to determine success than SAT scores or IQ.
There is growing evidence that our anxiety about our children’s school performance may actually be holding them back from learning some of these valuable skills.If you’re concerned only with a child’s G．P.A.，then you will likely choose to minimize the challenges the child faces in school.With real challenge comes the risk of real failure.And in a competitive academic environment，the idea of failure can be very scary，to students and parents alike.
But experiencing failure is a critical part of building character.Recent research by a team of psychologists found that adults who had experienced little or no failure growing up were actually less happy and confident than those who had experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood.“Overcoming those obstacles，” the researchers assumed，“could teach effective coping skills，help engage social support networks，create a sense of mastery over past adversity，and foster beliefs in the ability to cope successfully in the future.”
By contrast，when we protect our children from every possible failure—when we call their teachers to get an extension on a paper；when we urge them to choose only those subjects they’re good at—we are denying them those same character­building experiences.As the psychologists Madeline Levine and Dan Kindlon have written，that can lead to difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood，when overprotected young people finally confront real problems on their own and don’t know how to overcome them.
In the classroom and outside of it，American parents need to encourage children to take chances，to challenge themselves and/or to risk failures.In the meantime，giving our kids room to fail may be one of the best ways we can help them succeed.

Title：Back to School：Why Grit(毅力) Is More Important than Good Grades？
Common
phenomena
◆Parents throughout America 1.____________ their kids’ backpacks up with snacks and school supplies.
◆Many American parents don’t 2.___________ enough importance to their kids’ character building.
The writer’s
3._______________
◆Parents should pay more attention to their kids’ character building.
Evidence and
4.______________
findings
◆Parents’ anxiety about their kids’ performance may 5._______________ them from learning some valuable skills.
◆Parents concerned only with a kid’s G．P.A.have a 6.______________ to minimize the challenges the child faces.
◆Adults who have experienced a few significant setbacks in childhood are 7._______________ and more confident than those who haven’t.
◆Denying kids character­building experiences can 8.__________ in difficulties in adolescence and young adulthood.
The writer’s
suggestions
◆9.__________________ kids to be risk­takers.
◆Give kids room to experience 10._______________

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