Unit 1 Women of achievement
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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[2020·惠州市高三调研]Life on the street is a constant struggle for homeless people. In times of extreme weather conditions, that struggle becomes even more difficult. Recently, homeless people across Chicago faced freezing to death if they couldn't find shelter for the night.
Thankfully, one local woman refused to let that happen. On January 30,2018,34－year－old Candice Payne, a local managing broker, was lucky enough to have shelter from the dangerous conditions.
“It was －20 ℃ , and I knew they were going to be sleeping on ice and I had to do something，\\” said Payne. Payne started brainstorming different ways she could possibly help. Finally, she decided to see if there were any rooms available at local inns and hotels that she could get to help those stuck on the street.
For Payne, her mission was personal. According to Payne, her husband, Carlos Callahan, had lived on the streets at one point in his life. Based on his experiences, Payne knew that the homeless people still out on the street desperately needed help and that if she didn't step up to help, no one likely would.
However, when Payne explained what she was trying to do, many of the local hotels refused to allow her to pay for the rooms as they didn't want homeless people to stay in their rooms. “No one wanted them, but one hotel, the Amber Inn, was nice enough to allow me to buy the rooms，\\” said Payne.
Payne's selfless act made news across the country. However, she insisted she had never done it for attention.“I am a regular person，\\” said Payne, who spent thousands of dollars of her own money to help complete strangers.“It all sounded like a rich person did this, but I'm just a little black girl from the South Side.\\”
1．What does the underlined word “that\\” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A．Locals living on the street. B．The homeless freezing to death. C．The extreme weather.
D．The shelter for the homeless.
2．How did Candice Payne help the homeless people?
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A．By drawing public attention. B．By giving them money directly. C．By taking them to her own house. D．By buying hotel rooms for them.
3．What may contribute to Payne's nice act? A．Her husband's past experiences. B．The requests from the homeless. C．Her desire to become famous. D．The coldness of local hotels.
4．Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A．A Black Fighter Changes the World B．A Woman's Curiosity Brings a Reward C．A Regular Woman Makes a Difference D．A Couple's Brave Act Moves the Country
B
[2020·昆明市高三复习诊断]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
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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.
5．Which feeling are men more likely to show compared with women? A．Warmth. B．Depression. C．Happiness. D．Disrespect.
6．What factors cause women to share feelings more openly? A．Psychological factors. B．Biological factors. C．Educational factors. D．Social factors. 7．One can probably read the text from ________. A．a science fiction B．a culture brochure C．a nursery guide D．a health magazine 8．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. Ⅱ.完形填空
[2020·河北九校第一次联考]As a young girl I dreamed of being a dancer, so my parents let me attend dance classes when I was in first grade. But I __1__ knew the years to follow would teach me so many life lessons: hard work, leadership, passion (激情)．..
I was a part of dance teams where I learned to dance in __2__ styles such as jazz, tap dance, ballet and so on. Due to my talent and hard work, I quickly __3__ in the teams. However, these classes became too __4__ for my parents when I was 13, leading me not to take conventional dance classes for the next four years. I knew we were not __5__ then, so I had no complaint.
__6__ I was not taking dance classes, I used what I learned in __7__ classes to keep my flexibility and develop my dancing skills. Throughout this time my __8__ for dancing helped me learn how to be a(n) __9__ as I coached myself, taught my
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2021高考英语一轮复习Unit1Womenofachievement课时训练新人教版必修4
