Unit 2 English around the world

李仕才

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People who possess high self-esteem are able to commit better and produce a greater bond in relationships with others. Dr. Douglas feels that most people do not value themselves， but with love and self-respect anyone can be above normality and grasp success with the family， the office， or others.

We have become too reliant on intelligence， beauty， and money for our own self-esteem. The loss of esteem reduces the will and ability to set and reach goals. In a series of reading Douglas teaches how to avoid negative statements， how to change them into self-facing behavior， and how to take charge of your mental attitude. Where other motivational and self-help work stops with the theoretical plan for success， Douglas takes everyday examples and puts them into his books. From raising children who believe in themselves to using self-esteem to help bridge the gap in the workplace， he gives readers concrete solutions to the problems that might ruin their interpersonal relations.

Self-esteem building comes from filling your thoughts with positive

affirmations（肯定） and learning to react to failures with motivation instead of self-destruction. These lessons are valuable for anyone who feels that life is even slightly out of control. People who feel they have adequate esteem can learn to use it to make their success grander， faster， and more beneficial for others. Douglas approaches this process of self-development as a means of more than creating good things for the individual but also for setting up keys for influencing good things for others.

For more than thirty years， Dr. Douglas has addressed more than two million people on topics from time management to speaking effectively to raising drug-free children. He is the author of fifteen books， including How to Make a Habit of Succeeding.

【解题导语】 本文主要讲述了自尊心强的优势以及如何培养自尊。 1.What can we infer from Paragraph One？ A.Most people behave well enough.

B.Self-respect means being above normality. C.Self-esteem matters much.

D.Committing better equals greater success.

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C 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段的整体内容可推知，自尊心很重要，故选C。 2.Why does Douglas put everyday examples into his books？ A.To be reliant on self-esteem. B.To set and reach goals. C.To avoid negative thoughts. D.To offer concrete solutions.

D 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的最后一句可知，Douglas把日常的具体案例写进自己的书里是为了给出具体的应对方法，故选D。

3.What does the author advise those whose life is slightly out of control to do？ A.Learn to be positive. C.Admit self-destruction.

B．Face it unmotivatedly. D．Ask for help.

A 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的前两句可知，对于那些感觉生活有些失控的人，作者建议他们肯定自己，积极应对，故选A。

4.What’s the most important to be self-development？ A.Influencing the individual. B.Influencing more people. C.Gaining more benefits. D.Speaking more effectively.

B 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句可知，自我发展最重要的是影响更多的人，故选B。

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There's no such thing __1__ living alone. Never mind if you're the only person in your house and have no dog, no cat, or even no fish. You still have got several billion __2__ (roommate) and so do we all. Some of them are harmless, some are __3__ (actual) helpful and some could even kill you. They are, of course, bacteria, fungi (霉菌) and viruses, and whether you like it or not, they're on you, around you, and deeply within you. The fact __4__ bacteria are everywhere is not surprising. It's something you __5__ (learn) from your childhood when your mother told you not to drink water from someone else's glass. There are lots of bacteria __6__ are living in your tea kettle. There are bacteria __7__ (sleep) with you on your bed. Scientists are beginning __8__ (realize) the richness of the microbiome (微生物群系), which is as complex as the ones __9__ (find) in oceans, rainforests, deserts and woodlands. Your house has a microbiome and __10__ do you.

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1．________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________

篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。世上没有真正独自的生活，即使你单独在家，家里没有狗、猫或者鱼，你身边还是有成千上万的陪伴者——各种细菌、霉菌和病毒。

1．as 考查固定结构。There is no such thing as ... “没有像……这样的事”。 2．roommates 考查名词的复数。roommate为可数名词，由several billion可知，应用复数形式。

3．actually 考查词性转换。此处应用副词修饰形容词helpful。

4．that 考查同位语从句的连接词。根据语境可知，本句中含有由that引导的同位语从句，解释说明The fact的具体内容。

5．learned/learnt 考查动词的时态。根据下文中的told可知，应用一般过去时。 6．which/that 考查定语从句的引导词。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词为bacteria，指物，关系词在从句中作主语，故用which或that。

7．sleeping 考查非谓语动词。bacteria与sleep存在逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词作后置定语。

8．to realize 考查非谓语动词。start和begin后跟表示心理状态或精神活动的动词时，如understand和realize等，常用不定式。

9．found 考查非谓语动词。the ones与find是被动关系，应用过去分词作后置定语。 10．so 考查特殊句型。“so＋助动词＋主语”表示“……也如此”。

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One morning Maila woke up with a start.She had had a vivid __1__ of a lonely child with huge big tired eyes praying for love and crying out“Find me！”

Maila was one of those people who used all her free time to help others and did it all in quiet，__2__ bragging (自夸)about it.But it's hard to keep an angel a secret __3__she would have wanted to do her helping __4__ raising attention to herself.Soon word __5__，bringing even more people in need of help to her attention.

Although she was __6__ to people in distress(困苦)，she was shaken by the dream.She __7__ to find the lonely child of her dream.

And so she started __8__.She drove to every local hospital and institution where there were children.Maila felt __9__ because she had no idea what the child would look like.All she could do was to __10__ her feelings.She did this for weeks.She was not going to__11__ her search.

Then one day she decided to visit an institution for __12__ handicapped(残疾

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的)children.This institution __13__ children that were so badly handicapped they could not be taken care of at home.Many of the children had been __14__ as babies.There were stories of __15__ who never told their new husbands they had had a handicapped child.

She walked into one room after another.And then she saw the tired __16__ she had been looking for.They belonged to a girl who could not __17__.She looked at Maila with such longing in her eyes Maila __18__ her immediately.

“There you are！”she said.“I finally found you！”

And the girl's eyes were so full of __19__ no one dared to doubt they were __20__ to find each other.All the love she could not express with her words was written in her eyes.

1．A.story B．dream C．report D．account 2．A.sometimes B．often C．always D．never 3．A.now that B．in case C．even though D．as if 4．A.by B．for C．without D．despite 5．A.ended B．failed C．helped D．spread 6．A.addicted B．used C．devoted D．opposed 7．A.decided B．agreed C．forgot D．pretended 8．A.complaining B．searching C．volunteering D．changing 9．A.confident B．terrified C．excited D．awkward 10．A.express B．trust

C．ignore D．control 11．A.give up B．carry on

C．focus on D．depend on 12．A.slightly B．rarely

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