2019高考英语一轮基础练 Unit 17 Laughter(含解析)北师大版选修6

Unit 17 Laughter

李仕才

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A

It’s an annual argument. Do we or do we not go on holiday? My wife says no because

we have no savings to save us. I say you only live once and we work hard and what’s

the point if you can’t go on holiday. The joy of a recession (不景气) means no argument

next year — we just won’t go.

Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relationship

to its knees, we should be grateful. For many families the recession means more than

not booking a holiday. A YouGov survey of 2,000 people found 22% said they were arguing

more with their partners because of concerns about money. A recent research shows

arguments about money were especially damaging to couples.

Kim Stephenson, an occupational psychologist, believes money may be different

things to men and women. ＂People can say the same things about money but have different

ideas of what it’s for, ＂ he explains. ＂They’ll say it’s to save, to spend, for

security, for freedom, to show someone you love them.＂ He says men are more likely

to see money as a way of buying status and of showing their parents that they’ve

achieved something.

＂The biggest problem is that couples assume each other know what’s going on with

their finances, but they don’t. There seems to be more of a taboo (禁忌) about talking

about money than about death. But you both need to know what you’re doing, who’s

paying what into the joint account and how much you keep separately. In a healthy

relationship, you don’t have to agree about money, but you have to talk about it.＂

1. What does the author say about going on holiday in Paragraph 1?

A. It will cost them too much money.

B. Few people can afford it without working hard.

C. It makes all the hard work worthwhile.

D. It is the chief cause of family quarrels.

2. According to the text, what does Kim Stephenson believe? 2 A. Money is often a symbol of a person’s status.

B. Money means a great deal to both men and women.

C. Men and women spend money on different things.

D. Men and women view money in different ways.

3. The author suggests that couples should________.

A. put their money together instead of keeping it separately

B. discuss money matters to maintain a healthy relationship

C. make efforts to reach agreement on their family budgets

D. avoid arguing about money matters to remain romantic

【文章大意】文章通过度假的问题引入话题，男人和女人对钱的看法是不一样的，夫妻应该就钱的问题多进行讨论，这样可以建立健康的关系。

1. C 【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第四句＂I say you only live once and we work hard

and what’s the point if you can’t go on holiday.＂可知，我们的努力工作是值得去度假的，故选C。

3. B 【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句＂In a healthy relationship, you

don’t have to agree about money, but you have to talk about it.＂可知，作者认为夫妻应该就钱的问题多讨论，这样可以建立健康的关系，故选B。

B

(2017·江西南昌十校模拟)Singapore’s schools have become global role models,

with high results in international tests.But now they want to move beyond

this—towards something that encourages creativity and what they term “holistic(全面的) education”．

Minister for Education, Heng Swee Keat, says this is “less about content

knowledge”， but “more about how to process information”．He describes this 3 challenge of innovating as being able to “tell truths from untruths, connect

seemingly different things, and create knowledge even as the context changes”．

This strategy aims to prepare today’s students for the demands of the next

20 years.It means that schools are under more pressure, and will be given more freedom,

to come up with creative ways to teach students. So instead of the traditional images

of high­pressure Asian schools, with rows of heads buried in books, they are trying

different approaches to learning.

To put this into practice, on a sunny April morning, 80 students from one of

Singapore’s top schools were traveling outdoors.The nine­to ten­year­olds from

Rosyth School were on a “learning journey” in a park, with science topics and values

such as caring for the environment.

“We are conducting a biopsy(活组织检查) to find out why a bee, a fish, a bird

and a plant mysteriously died，”said student Darren Ong.“Is it because of human

actions？”

They photographed “evidence” on smartphones and digital cameras, getting facts

on plant and animal species on their iPads.“In one activity, I can cover three

topics，” said science teacher Lin Lixun. “They can really learn through hands­on experience and putting things into action，” said moral education teacher, Joslyn

Huang.

【解题导语】 新加坡的学校向来以优异的考试成绩在国际上闻名。但是，如今新加坡的学校不再仅仅满足于考试成绩的领先，他们开始推行一种旨在培养学生创造力的“全面教育”。

1．According to the passage, what are Singapore’s schools famous for?

A．Test results.

B．Strict management.

C．Teaching quality.

D．The learning environment.