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1、核心素养测评十七Unit2 Whatishappinesstoyou?(限时35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解ARichasaKingWilliamⅠ,whoconqueredEnglandsome930yearsago,hadwealth,powerandanarmy.YetalthoughWilliamwasveryrichbythestandardofhistime,hehadnothinglikeaflushtoilet(抽水马桶),papertowels,orridinglawnmower(除草机).Howdidhegetby?
2、Historybooksarefilledwithwealthypeoplewhowerepoorcomparedtome.Ihavestormwindows,Croesusdidnot.EntirenationstrembledbeforeAlexandertheGreat,buthecouldn’tbuycatfood.CzarNicholaslackedanelectricsaw.GivenhowmuchbetteroffIamthansomanyfamousdeadpeople,you’dthinkI’dbeconten
3、t.Thetroubleisthat,likemostpeople,Icomparemywealthwiththatoflivingpeople:neighbors,schoolclassmates,famousTVpeople.ThegreedIfeeltowardmyfriendHoward’snewkitchenisnotreducedbythefactthatnokingseverhadarefrigeratorwithglassdoors.Thereisreallynorisingorfallingstandardof
4、living.Overthecenturiespeoplesimplyfinddifferentthingstofeelsadabout.You’dthinkthatsimplynothavingdiseasewouldputusinagoodmood,butno,wewantahotbathtoo.Ofcourse,onewaytoachievehappinesswouldbetorealizethatevenbytoday’sstandardsthethingsIownareprettynice.Myhouseissmall
5、erthanthehousesofmanyinvestmentbankers,butevensoithasalotmoreroomsthanmywifeandIcankeepclean.Besides,topeoplelookingbackatourerafromacenturyortwointhefuture,thesebankers’fancycountertopsandmyownwornFormicawillseemequallyshabby.Ican’tkeepupwithmyneighborsrightnow.Butj
6、ustwait.-13-【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章通过将过去的历史人物和目前的生活进行对比,得出我们要学会对当今的生活感到满足的感悟。1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“getby”inthefirstparagraphmean?A.Succeedasaking.B.Dealwithcomplains.C.Getsomeextramoney.D.Liveinasatisfactoryway.【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据上文YetalthoughWilliamwasveryrichbythestan
7、dardofhistime,hehadnothinglikeaflushtoilet,papertowels,orridinglawnmower.(尽管按照当时的标准来看,威廉非常富有,但他却没有抽水马桶、纸巾和割草机。)再结合下文Ihavestormwindows,Croesusdidnot.EntirenationstrembledbeforeAlexandertheGreat,buthecouldn’tbuycatfood.CzarNicholaslackedanelectricsaw.(我有防风窗,克罗伊斯没有。整个国家
8、都在亚历山大大帝面前战栗,但他却买不到猫食。沙皇尼古拉没有电锯。)作者列举了过去的历史人物和现在的生活设备相对比,是为了突出古人和现在的人对生活的满足方式不同,故getby此处应理解为“过一种令人满意的生活”。故选D。2.Howmanyhistoricalfig
