课时作业(十七) [模块6 Unit 2 What is happiness to
you？]
(限时：30分钟)
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1．Immediate actions must be taken to protect the forest ________ the balance of nature.
A．from keeping B．to keep C．from being kept D．to be kept
2．________ of us completes this task first will lend a helping hand to others. A．Which B．Whoever C．Who D．Whichever
3．There can be no knowledge ________ practice. A．in addition to B．because of C．except for D．apart from
4．His cough will become more serious unless he ________ smoking. A．quits B．quitted C．doesn't D．is quitting
5．All her time ________ research，the scientist has no time for films. A．devoted to do B．is devoted to doing C．devoting to doing D．devoted to doing
6．________ more effectively with others, more and more people equip themselves with a higher education.
A．To compete B．Being competed C．Competing D．Competed
7．The girl arranged to have piano lessons at the training centre with her sister ________ she would stay for an hour.
A．where B．who C．which D．what
8．How can you expect to learn anything ________ you never listen?
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A．in case B．even C．unless D．when
9．I've made good friends with several of the students in my school ________ I met in the English speech contest last year.
A．who B．where C．when D．which
10．—Tomorrow is holiday. Why are you doing your homework now?
—I am doing these exercises now so that I won't have ________ next day. A．it B．them C．for D．to
11．—It's thirty years since we last met.
—But I still remember the story，believe it or not，________ we got lost on a rainy night.
A．which B．that C．what D．when
12．She couldn't help，even though she tried not to，________ at the strange clothes her friend was wearing.
A．to laugh B．laugh C．laughing D．laughed
13．Having sent several mails to apply for jobs，Susan waited for a reply，but ________ came.
A．none B．neither C．nothing D．no one
14．The psychological consultation centers have seen a sharp rise in the number of students looking for help，most________ they were confused and depressed.
A．said B．to say C．saying D．say
15．Those who have questions to ask ________ to my office after class，________？ A．comes; will you B．come; don't they C．come; will you
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D．comes; don't they Ⅱ.阅读理解
Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness，happiness，goodness，and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as “honor” helps you create this life of good feelings.
Here's an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.
Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent，and profit from the clerk's mistake，we would drive home with a sense of sneaky (偷偷摸摸的) excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand，if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item，the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.
Then，what is it to do with our sense of happiness?
In the first case，where we don't tell the clerk，a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the progress，we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate (证明) that we cannot be trusted，since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast，bringing_the_error_to_the_clerk's_attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store，we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.
There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started，it's easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind，which is important for our happiness.
16．According to the passage，the positive action in the example contributes to our ________．
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A．self-respect B．financial rewards
C．advertising ability D．friendly relationship
17．The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to ________．
A．lying B．stealing C．cheating D．advertising
18．The phrase “bringing the error to the clerk's attention” (in Para.5) means ________．
A．telling the truth to the clerk B．offering advice to the clerk
C．asking the clerk to be more attentive D．reminding the clerk of the charged item
19．How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake? A．We'll be very excited. B．We'll feel unfortunate. C．We'll have a sense of honor. D．We'll feel sorry for the clerk.
20．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage? A．How to Live Truthfully B．Importance of Peacefulness C．Ways of Gaining Self-respect D．Happiness through Honorable Actions Ⅲ.任务型阅读
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Educating girls quite possibly harvests a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world.Women's education may be an unusual field for economists(经济学家), but increasing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its focus on incentives(鼓励), provides an explanation for why so many girls are deprived
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of(剥夺)an education.
Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school—the prophecy (预言) becomes self-fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle (恶性循环) of neglect.
An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her daughters then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle.
Few will argue that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, including family planning.
Topic: The significance of female education in
21. ________ countries
Educating girls is more Viewpoint beneficial than any other 22. ________ . From low-income Families families mothers' families From educated 5