Being a trained behavioral science professional—who teaches others the value of encouraging advice—I naturally screamed at her: “I know there is a red light up ahead! Don't you think I can see？” When we arrived at the airport, Lyda didn't speak to me. I wondered why she seemed mad at me.

　　During the flight to New York, I did a cost-benefit analysis. I asked myself: “What was the cost of just listening when Lyda called out the warning? Zero. ” I then reasoned: “What was the potential benefit? What could have been saved？” Several potential benefits came to mind, including her life, my life, and the lives of other people. I landed in New York feeling ashamed of myself. I immediately called Lyda and told her my cost-benefit story. I convinced her: “The next time you help me with my driving, I am just going to say，‘Thank you. ’”

　　A few months passed, and I had long forgotten the incident. Again, I was racing off to the airport, when Lyda cried out：“ Look out for the red right！” I was embarrassed, and then shouted: “Thank you！”

　　I'm a long way from perfect, but I'm getting better. My suggestion is that you get in the habit of asking the important people in your life how you can do things better. And be ready，for an answer. Some people may tell you things like “Look out for the red light. ” When this happens, remember that there is possibly some potential benefit. Then just say: “Thank you. ” 16. What do we know about the author?

　　A. He is an expert at behavioral science.

　　B. He is gifted in cost-benefit analysis.

　　C. He seldom takes his wife's advice.

　　D. He often runs the red traffic light.

　　答案與解析：A　從第三段第一句可知作者為一個受過訓練的專業人員，故選A項。在第四段第一句可知他做一個成本效益分析而沒有說精通，有天賦。

　　17. The underlined part “blew it” in Paragraph 1 probably

　　means “________”．

　　A. became annoyed with the adviser

　　B. forgot the practical method

　　C. failed to say “Thank you”

　　D. lost personal judgment

　　答案與解析：C　根據第一段可知：當別人給你建議時，不予評論而是聽從，試圖從你所聽到的找到有價值的內容，并說“謝謝”，這個明智的建議聽著容易做著難，下面我就講一個日常生活中實踐我們教授的東西時所沒能做到的。從第三段中可知，我沒有向妻子說謝謝，倒數第二段提到我開始說謝謝。 18. It can be inferred from the passage that people ________.

　　A. tend to be defensive when given advice

　　B. intend to follow others' suggestions

　　C. had better study behavioral science

　　D. should give their opinions patiently

　　答案與解析：A　此題可用排除法。從第三段可知妻子給建議時，丈夫朝她喊，很不禮貌地為自己辯護，故選A項。從文章可看出作者建議應該在別人給予建議時說謝謝。沒有提到聽從建議的問題，排除B項；也沒有提耐心的給出觀點，排除D項。文章第三段只提到作者是一個行為科學專家而沒讓別人都學，排除C項。 19. The purpose of the passage is to advise people to ________.

　　A. do a cost-benefit analysis in daily life

　　B. treasure others' suggestions

　　C. learn from the author's experiences

　　D. discover potential benefits 答案與解析：B　文章最后一段可知通過自己的不斷練習做得越來越好，當別人給建議時，這里隱藏著潛在的好處，所以應該珍視。 B

　　Just as the stock market rises and falls in response to what people are willing to put their money behind, we have inside ourselves an inner economy that rises and falls in response to our beliefs about what is possible. Sometimes the degree to which we are willing to challenge our belief systems determines the success of our inner economy.

　　For example, imagine that your family of origin had a belief that musical talent was not something they possessed. As a member of that group, you would likely inherit that same belief about yourself.As a result, even if you had a great desire to create music, you might be hesitant to really get behind yourself, fearing that your investment (投資)would not pay off. Even if you had the courage to follow your passion, your inner belief that you are not inherently talented would probably be a major obstacle(障礙) to investing your energy in your dream.

　　On the other hand, if you found a way to release that negative belief, a great flood of energy would pour forth, gently increasing the likelihood of your success. How much energy we are willing to invest in the various ideas, dreams, and visions we carry within is like the money people are, or are not, willing to invest in the various products available for trade on the stock market. And in both eases ，belief plays a key role in determining how willing we are to get behind something.

　　One way to open up the possibility for greater success in our inner economies is to understand that belief is not the reliable guide we sometimes think. There are other more reliable things of success that we can put our faith in, such as passion, feeling and sense. Some of the most successful investors in the stock market are the ones that go against the grain trusting their sense over the common opinion held by common people about what will work.

　　In the same way, we can learn to trust our heart's desires and our sense to guide us, questioning any beliefs that stand in the way of our ability to fully invest in ourselves. As we take out energy from limiting ideas about what is possible, we free up the resources that have the power to make our inner economy prosper.

　　20. We can safely conclude from the first paragraph that ________.

　　A. our belief is not reliable

　　B. belief is an obstacle to our success

　　C. belief is not so important in our success

　　D. our belief determines our success in some way

　　答案與解析：D　主旨大意題。由第一段的例子可知，如果我的家族都不擅長音樂，當我想要追求音樂的時候我就會猶豫。信仰有時決定了我們某些方面的成功。

　　21. According to the passage, if a family of origin has passion

　　for literature, the members of the family will probably________.

　　A. teach literature

　　B. hate literature

　　C. write poems

　　D. enter the field of literature 答案與解析：D　細節理解題。由文章可知，信仰有時決定了你的一些做法，所以如果你的家族都擅長literature，很有可能你也會和他們一樣。 22. We can put our faith in the following things of success except ________.

　　A. passion

　　B. feeling

　　C. sense

　　D. stock market 答案與解析：D　推理判斷題。由倒數第二段倒數第一句話可知。

　　答案與解析：C　“the＋adj.”表示一類人。從“More and more old people are in need of such a place now”可知應用It's high time“的確該是時候了”。 4．—Who was on night duty with you yesterday? —I was all ________. A. of myself

　　B. on my own C. on my way

　　D. by my own 答案與解析：B　句意：——昨天你跟誰值的夜班？——就我一個人。on one's own“獨自地”，相當于by oneself。of oneself自動；on one's way在某人去……的路上。 Ⅴ.語法專練 1. (2010·銀川一中)—Have you finished your composition already? —Yes. I ________ it in less than ten minutes. A. have finished

　　B. finished C. will finish

　　D. had finished 答案：B　 2．(2010·合肥一中) Last Monday，while the students ________ on the playground watching the national flag being raised，something unexpected ________. A．were standing；arose B．stood；was arising C．had stood；had arisen D．would stand；would arise

　　答案：A　

　　3．(2010·北京東城區) Sorry, I'm late. The car ________ down on my way here. A．was breaking

　　B．has broken C．had broken

　　D．broke 答案：D　 4. (2010·安徽兩地三校聯考) —I saw Jane and her boyfriend in the park at eight yesterday evening. —Impossible. She ________ TV with me in my home then. A. watched

　　B. had watched C. would watch

　　D. was watching 答案：D　 5．(2010·北京崇文區) It ________ that the road will be closed tomorrow for repairs. A．was announced B．has been announced C．had been announced D．would be announced 答案：B　 6. (2010·廈門外國語學校)—Did you watch the basketball match yesterday? —Yes, I did. You know, my brother ________ in the match. A. is playing

　　B. had played C. was playing

　　D. has played 答案：C　 7. (2010·鄭州47中) —Has your sister finished her composition yet? —I have no idea.She ________ it this morning. A. wrote

　　B. has written C. had written

　　D. was writing 答案：D　 8. (2010·湖南衡陽三校聯考)Today, tourists do not see any person in Pompeii, which, though, ________ a busy city of twenty-two thousand people. A. had been

　　B. has been C. was

　　D. would be 答案：C　 9. (2010·湖南師大附中) Jackson who was famous for his high energy performances ________ during the Democratic National Committee benefit concert, A Night at the Apollo once. A. was performed

　　B. performed C. performing

　　D. was performing 答案：B　 10. (2010·湖南師大附中)—Who do you think ________ the book here?

　　—It may be John. He was sitting here all the morning. A. was leaving

　　B. leaves C. had left

　　D. has left 答案：D　 11. (2010·雅禮月考)I ________ in London for many years, but I've never regretted my final decision to move back to China. A. lived

　　B. was living C. have lived

　　D. had lived 答案：A　 12. (2010·湖南月考)He was so fond of chatting online that every time I saw him he ________ in front of his computer.

　　A. would sit

　　B. sat C. was sitting

　　D. used to sit 答案：C　 課時檢測②(Unit 2　Heroes) Ⅰ.單項填空 1．________their son away to college, the couple got more room in the house. A. AsB. For C. Through

　　D. With 答案與解析：D　考查with的復合結構。“with＋復合賓語”作狀語，表示伴隨情況或原因。 2．________at the terrible news that I didn't know what to say. A. So sad Mary looked B. So sad did Mary look C. So sadly Mary looked D. So sadly did Mary look 答案與解析：B　Mary看起來很悲傷，應用形容詞形式，排除C、D兩項。 3．Mr. Wang, ________ in his new novel in the past two years, hasn't realized the decline in his health. A．involved

　　B．being absorbed C．having involved

　　D．to be absorbed 答案與解析：B　分詞為被動關系且表示正在進行時，用being＋過去分詞。 4．________in a famous university is what most students wish for. A．To educate

　　B．Educated C．Being educated

　　D．Educating 答案：C 5．In the movie, he played twins who were quite different in ________. A．characters

　　B．characteristics C．character

　　D．characteristic 答案與解析：A　考查詞義辨析。characters性格，符合題意。B項“特點，特性”。 6．My friend didn't ________ the sports meeting because of the bad injury. A．compete in

　　B．compete for C．compete against

　　D．compete with 答案與解析：A　compete in the sports meeting“參加運動會”，符合題意。B項意為“為……競爭”，C、D兩項意為“與……競爭”。 7．In my opinion, no search engine can ________ Baidu in search scope and speed. A．compete

　　B．equal C．win

　　D．suit 答案與解析：B　compete為不及物動詞，后需加介詞構成短語動詞；C、D兩項不符題意。equal作動詞，意為“比得上；敵得過”。 8．When he heard the story about Thomas, Mr.Lee expressed that he ________ believed in him, one of his best friends. A．absolutely

　　B．personally C．peacefully

　　D．fortunately 答案與解析：A　根據句意分析可知，這里選absolutely表示“絕對地”。 9．Up to today, many artists still admired the ________ painter in Tang Dynasty as the greatest painter in Ancient China. A. generous

　　B. brilliant C. confident

　　D. unusual 答案與解析：B　根據句意分析可知這里用brilliant表示“才華出眾的，才智超群的”。 10．________in Boston, my uncle picked up some American English, which helped him find a good job in an international company. A. While stayed

　　B. While has stayed C. While staying

　　D. While having stayed 答案與解析：C　while引導時間狀語從句通常被省略為while doing sth.。 11．It is reported that over 100 children ________ two under ten were ________ in planting young trees on the hill. A. involved; involved

　　B. involving; involving C. involving; involved

　　D. involved; involving 答案與解析：C　involving介詞，表示“包括/包含……在內”，后面用be involved in...表示“參與……，參加……”。 12．To be responsible for the public, supermarkets ought to sell goods of the highest ________ and of the lowest price. A. character

　　B. quality C. atmosphere

　　D. violence 答案與解析：B　根據句意分析可知這里強調最高質量和最低價格的商品，of the highest quality作名詞goods的定語。 13．By the time he comes back, I'm sure we ________ all these rooms of the lab. Therefore, he doesn't have to return. A. have cleaned

　　B. will have cleaned C. will be cleaning

　　D. have been cleaning 答案與解析：B　根據句意分析，這里應該用將來完成時說明將來某時刻終止完成的動作。 14．We can look through the website to know about what ________ recently both at home and abroad every day. A. has happened

　　B. will happen C. happened

　　D. will be happening 答案與解析：A　現在完成時說明到說話時終止、結束的情況，recently是提示詞。 15．When Mr. Walson got there in a hurry, the crowd ________ the station and he didn't know where they were. A. have left

　　B. had been left C. had left

　　D. were leaving 答案與解析：C　過去完成時說明在過去某時刻以前發生的動作。 Ⅱ.閱讀理解 A When someone gives you advice, listen without judgment, try to find value in what you're hearing, and say：“Thank you”. This wise advice is easy to understand yet hard to practice. I'll give you an example from my life when I totally blew__it in terms of practicing what I teach.

　　In my work I travel constantly. I always put off going to the airport until the last second. My wife, Lyda, was sitting next to me in the front seat. I was racing along and not paying much attention. Lyda cried out: “Look out! There is a red light up ahead. ” 句 型 剖 析

　　1. The spaceship, called Shenzhou V, was carrying China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei.這艘命名為“神州5號”的宇宙飛船載著中國第一位宇航員楊利偉飛向太空。 called Shenzhou V為過去分詞短語，在句中作定語，修飾the spaceship。可以將其理解為一個定語從句的簡化：(which is)called Shenzhou V。

　　[解題警示] ①當被修飾的名詞與分詞為被動關系且表完成時，用過去分詞。 The broken glass is Tom's. 這個被打壞的杯子是湯姆的。 ②作定語的不及物動詞分詞形式為v.-ing和過去分詞。v.-ing形式表示正在進行；過去分詞表示已經完成。 falling leaves正落的葉子 fallen leaves落下的葉子 boiling water正沸騰的水 boiled water沸騰過的水 ③過去分詞有時沒有一定的時間性，只表示被動。 He is a man loved and respected by all. 他是一個被所有人喜愛和尊敬的人。 ④當被修飾的名詞與分詞為被動關系且表正在進行時，用being＋過去分詞。 The houses being built are for the teachers. 正被建的房子是專為老師提供的。 ⑤不定式的被動式作定語時，表示一個未來的動作。 The question to be discussed at tomorrow's meeting is a very important one. 明天會議上將被討論的問題是一個重要問題。 [考試題]　①(青島質檢)Carbon dioxide ________ from burning fuels is the most common of the so-called greenhouse gases. A. producing

　　B. having been produced C. to be produced

　　D. produced

　　答案與解析：D　考查非謂語動詞的用法。主語carbon dioxide與謂語produce是被動關系，所以排除A項；having been produced通常作狀語不用作后置定語，排除B項；本句考查過去分詞produced作后置定語，相當于which/that is produced。