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UNIT 3 DIVERSE CULTURES
课时分层作业(七)
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1. is impossible for Tom to recover in such a short time.
2.For her,travel was an escape the boredom of her everyday life.
3.A good idea occurred me while I was making fortune cookies.
4.We seek (find) a way to make us get along well with the people around us.
5.He claims (retire) next month because of his poor health.
6.Apart what he said,what he did has given us a great deal of help.
7.They sought to get into the club but were refused (admit).
8.His purpose is to gather as great a (diverse) of materials as possible.
9.The team will (definite) lose if he doesn't play.
10.In our class,children from the countryside are only a small (minor).
Ⅱ.阅读理解
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When my students ask me why I live in a tiny house,they ask it in light of all the “sacrifices(牺牲)” I am making.They know that I have moved from a large apartment in the city to a small custom-built home on wheels in the backyard woods.They know I forego running water,Internet connection,sewage(下水道),and reliable phone reception.
However,it was possible for me to be truly happy while living with very few material things.My body responded well,in health,fitness and mood,to a schedule more consistent(一致的)with the natural day and night cycle.Observing the daily sunset,hosting friends for days at a time,reading,writing letters to my families and friends and exploring natural wonders in my spare time all were free and invaluable experiences.
What was necessary to my survival proved to be a rather short list—healthy food,clean and drinkable water,heat source,weather-protecting shelter,weather-suitable clothing,equally important friends and mental and physical stimulations(刺激).
When I returned to life in the US,I couldn't help but sense a deep and uneasy belief that life suddenly changed.I felt disconnected with many things—the earth,others,my food source,my waste disposal,the natural cycle of my body a