内容正文:
世英语wY)
Ⅱ.[参考范文]
Mo Yan,whose real name is Guan Moye,is a famous
writer in China.He was born in Gaomi in Shandong Prov-
ince on February 17,1955.
Due to the "Cultural Revolution",Mo Yan left school
to work at the age of 12.In 1976 he joined the army,where
he began to study literature and writing.His first short sto-
ry was published in 1981.It was his novel Red Sorghum
published in 1987 that brought him international fame.
Mo Yan made great contribution to both Chinese liter-
ature and world literature.His novel Frog won the Mao
Dun Literature Prize in 2011.In 2012 the Nobel Prize in/for
Literature was awarded to him.Many of his works have
been translated into English,French,Japanese and many
other languages
Mo Yan is considered not only a great writer in China,
but also a great writer in the world.
Unit2课时作业4
基础检测
I.1.extend 2.mission 3.disease 4.disability
5.sensitive 6.generous 7.hesitate 8.cancer 9.assis-
tance 10.confirmation
II.1.agree with 2.provide to 3.take up
4.hesitate to 5.played a role in 6.come up with
7.try to 8.cheered up 9.volunteer to 10.come across
11.not only but also
IlI.1.With 2.hesitation 3.in 4.why 5.hearing 6.in
7.from 8.to
IV.1.Nazi military 2.Jewish 3.aided 4.temporary
5.achievement 6.knighthood 7.Apart from 8.chief
9.major 10.treatment 11.obtained 12.Certificate
13.Ministry 14.further
能力提升
I.[语篇解读]一个公交车司机Munoz尽自己所能帮助
那些无家可归的人,因为这一事迹,他成了CNN的英雄。
l.A[细节理解题。根据题千中的Men gather in Jackson
Heights every night可定位到第一段“Many of them are
homeless.All of them are hungry.At around 9:30 each
night,Munoz's truck arrives,filled with hot food,coffee
and hot chocolate.”由此我们知道,在Jackson Heights
有很多无家可归的人,他们都在等待热腾腾的食物。]
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2.C[细节理解题。根据题千的Why did Munoz's mother
leave Colombia for New York。可定位到第一段When
his mother found it difficult to support Munoz and his
sister,she made her way to New York。可知,Munoz的
母亲移民到纽约是因为无法支撑这个家了。]
3.B[细节理解题。从第一段As immigrants,they often
suffered starvation..可知,他的家庭时常会挨饿。]
4.B[推理判断题。文章讲到Munoz花很长的时间去帮
助别人,所以说他是一个很好的人。A,幸运的,文章中
讲到他们一家到处漂泊谋生、挨饿等,这说明他们不幸
运。C.冒险的,文章也没有涉及unoz去冒险。D.投
入的,深爱的,不能说明他帮助别人。]
Ⅱ.[语篇解读]文章就如何让生命变得不同提出了几点
建议。
l.C[文章后面几段的开头分别为:Secondly,Thirdly,
Last but not the least,由此推断第一段是以Firstly开
头,因此答案选C。]
2.A[后半部分提到参加能展现你优点的活动,显然此处
是建议参与公众活动。]
3.G[该段谈到机遇,建议人们抓住每个机会去展示自己
的长处,空缺处填入G项最合适。]
4.B[下一句提到作为乐观者意义重大,显然前一句谈及
成功与对待事情的态度有关,因此答案选B。]
5.E[填入句是对四,点建议的总结,由此不难确定答案
为E。]
Unit2单元要点复习
I.A.1.contribution 2.relief 3.majority 4.effective
5.donate 6.achievement 7.reality 8.hesitation 9.as-
sistance 10.treatment
B.1.to 2.to 3.with 4.up 5.with 6.to 7.into
8.to 9.out 10.on
C.1.remembering 2.determined 3.bought 4.written
5.paid 6.separated 7.Aided 8.followed 9.pleased
10.waiting
D.1.a 2.relief 3.shortage 4.donation 5.reality
6.hesitate 7.disability 8.voluntary 9.in 10.up
II.1.set up 2.was determined to 3.turn out 4.are
grateful to 5.benefit from 6.agree with 7.come across
8.make a difference 9.volunteer to 10.rose to
her feet
参考答案
IlI.1.that all these houses should be pulled down
2.to help those people find
3.Why he did that
4.Not all men
5.with which he can buy food
6.The older,the wiser
7.so severe that
Ⅳ.[语篇解读]在线交友成为当前许多学生训练语言技
能和学习不同文化的一种方式,但在线交友时也要注意网
络安全。该篇文章给出了一些与在线交友相关的建议。
1.about[考查介词。根据语境可知,在线交友成为许多
学生练习语言技能与学习不同文化的一种方式。learn
about意为“了解…”。故填about。]
2.easier[考查形容词的比较级。在因特网的帮助之下,
找朋友变得更加容易。故填easier。]
3.finding[考查现在分词。根据语境并分析句子结构可
知,此处为分词作时间状语,且空处与其逻辑主语y0u存
在主谓关系,故填finding。]
4.to learn[考查非谓语动词。此处用不定式作目的状
语,表示寻找你所选择的网站评论的目的。
5.have done[考查动词的时态。根据语境可知,此处表
示直到你完成研究为止,才能选择对方的服务。故填
have done。
6.yourself[考查代词。此处表示保护你自己。故填
yourself.]
7.information[考查词形转换。空前为形容词,应修饰名
词,故填inform的名词形式。personal information意为
“个人信息”。]
8.included[考查词形转换。此处表示你的家庭地址、电
话号码和生日也包括在内。故用其形容词形式includ
ed,意为“包括在内的”,仅用于名词后。]
9.which[考查关系词。此处用which引导非限制性定语
从句,指代前句中的“to learn someone's personal experi-
ence”,]
l0.the[考查冠词。the whole culture表示“整体文化”,
为固定用法。]
单元加餐练
I.[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。作者的老师遭遇经
济困难,在感恩节的时候作者和同学们为老师准备了食物
和礼物,让老师非常感动。多年后老师仍然记得此事,温
暖老师内心的是学生能够理解感恩节的精神。
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l.B[从下句中的“We wanted to do something to help
him”以及空前的some financial可知,作者发现老师Mr.
Edward有一些经济上的图难。故选B。]
2.A[根据空后的“food,clothing and gifts'”以及上文提到
的“经济图难”和下文的“had a good Thanksgiving Day”
可知,作者和朋友看到老师经济困难就将食物、衣服和
礼物收集起来帮助老师及其家人度过一个美好的感恩
节。gather收集;聚集;produce生产;制造;buy购买;
change改变。故选A。]
3.B[根据设空处前后的“.,.food,clothing and gifts
to..his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.”可知,作
者和朋友收集了这么多食物、衣服以及礼物就是为了
“确保”老师及其家人度过一个美好的感恩节。find out
弄清楚;make sure确保;make clear讲明白;point out指
出。故选B。]
4.C[由设空处前的“When Jane told her family about our
plan,her mother was..”以及空后信息Together可知,
简的妈妈听了我们的计划后,就和我们一起去实施这项
计划,这说明简的妈妈赞同我们的行动,并且深受“感
动”。embarrassed尴尬的;disappointed失望的;moved
感动的;calm平静的。故选C。]
5.C[从空后“..their house for things...”可知,简和妈
妈一起“搜寻”家中物品以便找到可能帮助老师的东西。
decorate装饰;sell卖;search寻找;clean清理。故选C。]
6.D[由空前的“their house for things they could'”可知,
简与妈妈在屋子里寻找可以“捐赠”给老师的物品。sll
out卖完,卖光;use up用完,耗尽;throw away扔掉;give
away捐赠,赠送。故选D。]
7.B[从感恩节的习俗可知,没有火鸡这个节日就是不完
整的。故选B。]
8.C[简的妈妈去厨房拿出一只火鸡要送给老师,简被妈
妈的慷慨感动了,所以直到今天还“记得”这件事情。故
选C。]
9.A[由空前后内容可知,在“送”礼物前,我们一起祈祷
感谢。故选A。]
lo.D[由空前的appreciation for the wonderful chance以
及简与妈妈帮助老师的行为可知,此处祈祷的应该是能
够“帮助”他人的机会。故选D。]
11.B[作者他们去给老师送感恩节物品,老师和他的妻
子给作者开门后看到这一幕时的表情肯定是“吃惊的”。
anxious焦虑的;surprised吃惊的;charming迷人的;ter
rified非常害怕的。故选B。
世英语wY)
12.C[空前的they指代老师和妻子,应该是对作者敲门
的“应答;回应”。push推;knock敲;answer应答;close
关闭。故选C。]
13.D[根据设空处前后句的信息a cold night..warm
inside可知,那天非常冷,但我们的内心却是温暖的。故
选D。]
14.A[从空后“I was in a meeting”可知作者“在开会期
间”,秘书来告知。故选A。]
15.A[因为是作者开会期间老师来拜访,结合空后的
“him a few minutes”,可知是“抽出”几分钟见他。故
选A。]
Ⅱ.[语篇解读]许多孩子沉溺于网络游戏,这是一个非
常严重的问题,世界卫生组织也越来越重视这个问题了。
l.C[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“it creates the op-
portunity for more specialised services.It puts it on the
map as something to take seriously'”可知,越来越多的人
将会重视沉溺游戏这一现象。]
2.D[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“his criteria(标准)
is based on whether the activity is affecting basic things
such as sleep,eating,socialising and education'”可知,判
断的标准是看游戏是否影响到了睡觉、吃饭、社交、教育
等基本的日常活动。]
3.B[短语猜测题。后面提到中国、韩国、日本等采取一
些措施来限制游戏者的时间,因此这里指“许多国家设
法解决这个问題。”门
4.C[推理判断题。在文章最后一段中的Killian Mullan
说到沉溺于游戏的孩子并不排斥其他活动,像成人一
样,他们玩游戏的同时也会做其他的事情。]
Ⅲ.[语篇解读]随着年龄的增长,很多人对自己的脑力
变得不自信,那么如何关爱我们的大脑、锻炼自己的脑
力变得至关重要。本文介绍了四种方法。
1.C[C项起到承上启下的作用。前文引入话题一大
脑需要锻炼,下文介绍了四种方法,故选C。]
2.F[空前讲到人们往往以为上了年纪记忆力就减退了,
但实际情况是,不管年轻、年老,记忆力都有可能减退,
与前文形成对比,故选F。]
3.G[选项G中的“a more ambitious(有雄心的)mental
workout'”与空后的“such as learning the piano or picking
up a new language'”相照应,且与本段小标题的内容相照
应。故选G。]
4.B[本段主要讲饮食对脑力的影响,故B项最适合作本
段的小标题。Don't feast on junk food意为“不要吃垃圾
食品”。]
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5.E[本段主要阐述的是通过健身的方式来增强脑力,再
根据本段的小标题Build your body和空后的“Physical
activity”可知选E项。]
N.[参考范文]
The goal to live meaningfully may give us a stronger
feeling of well-being,compared with simply pursuing a life
of pleasure.1)Firstly,seeking a sense of belonging
contributes to a meaningful life.2)Moreover,setting
a goal helps add meaning to our lives.3)Also,story-
telling enables us to discover meaning.4)In brief,
practices based on these principles can make our lives more
meaningful.(要点5)
Unit3课时作业1
I.[语篇解读]这是一篇说明文。智能手机已经走进了
人们的生活,你知道安卓手机与苹果手机的选择能够体现
出手机用户的个性差异吗?
l.A[细节理解题。由第五段“..as only honesty and
humility are found in greater amounts among Android
users.”可知,第二个研究结果表明,只有诚实与谦逊两
种品质在多数的安卓手机用户的身上有所体现。]
2.A[细节理解题。由第六段中的“Android users avoi-
ded similarity more than iPhone users”可知,安卓手机用
户较苹果手机用户来说,更倾向于避免与他人雷同。]
3.B[细节理解题。由最后一段可知,eather希望进一
步研究手机应用与用户个性的联系。]
4.C[主旨大意题。本文介绍了手机系统的选择与手机
用户个性的联系,因此,C项最为贴切。A项为干扰项,
h0w表示方式,意为“怎样”,与文章内容不符。]
[语篇解读]文章介绍了计算机的历史、功能和类型,并
警告人们注意计算机给人们带来的负面影响。
5.C[细节理解题。根据第一段Simple computers date
back thousands of years to the Chinese abacus,consisting
of rows of beads on a wooden frame used for counting.可知,
最早的简易计算机,即算盘,是几千年前中国人发明的。]
6.B[细节理解题。根据第三段的Laptop computers are
lightweight and small enough to be carried by users who
need computers and the Internet access with them in dif-
ferent places..可知,便携式电脑最受工作位置不固定的
人士欢迎。C,D具有一定千扰性。作者只是讲述了掌
上电脑包括手机和个人数据助理,但是这些还不能像便
携式电脑那样在工作中方便使用。]
7.D[推理判断题。文章分四段,分别介绍了计算机的历
史、功能、种类和警告。]E英语wYD
必修第三册
空
英
课时
间
单元要点复习
纠错空间
语作业
单元基础练
3.You should assist your mother
I.单词集训
the housework.She is too tired.
A.词形转化
4.This theatre is set
for chil-
dren.
1.We each have a
contribute)
5.His father will supply him
to make.
travelling experses.
2.This medicine will give you quick
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6.We need keep working and finding a
(relieve).
solution
the problem as soon
3.The
(major)of children want
as possible.
to have a dog companionship.
7.They break
an office so that
4.The medicine is
(effect)for
Jack can use the phone.
knocking colds.
方法总结
8.The peasants were grateful
5.What we could do is to
(dona-
him for what he did.
tion)some money for them.
9.It turned
that his brother
6.They had a real sense of
died of a heart attack.
(achieve)when the work was finished.
10.The medicine has a positive effect
7.Rather than deal with
(real),
the heart and the blood flow.
we deal with hope.
C.动词训练
8.I accepted the job without
1.Do you have trouble
(remem-
(hesitate).
ber)names at parties?
9.But she often returned to her village to
2.But the mom of three was
extend
(assist).
(determine)to keep her family's life
10.After a week's
(treat)the
filled with joy.
football player recovered from injury.
3.Prices of daily goods
(buy)
B.介、副词填空
through a computer can be lower than
1.Everyone should make a contribution
store prices.
protecting the environment.
4.The first text books
(write)
2.The boy donated all his pocket money
for teaching English as a foreign lan-
the charity.
guage came out in the 16th century.
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课时作业乡
5.Cleaning women in big cities usually
9.I majored
English when I
get
(pay)by the hour.
was in university.
6.As we joined the big crowd I got
10.He wanted to stand
for纠错空间
(separate)from my friends.
what he believed in.
个
(aid)by heat and strong
Ⅱ.短语填空
winds,the fire quickly spread.
1.1
(安排)an interview with
8.The foreign guest,
(follow
her and we discussed her project at
by the interpret came out of the hall.
length.
9.He seems quite
(please)at
2.He
(决心)learn Greek
the idea.
well.
10.Tell Mary that there's someone
(wait)for her at the door.
3.Party plans
(证明是)to be a
D,单句语法填空
particularly useful part of this picture.
1.He really made
great differ-
4.We
(对…感谢)
ence to the world by his own efforts.
the many journalists who kept our sto
方法总结
2.Even so,he joined the volunteer
ry alive.
(relieve)team on Wednesday
5.Families and friends can also
3.The
short)of cash means
(从中受益)support groups of-
this budget was a limited one.
fered by these organizations.
4.The
(donate)will be the lar-
6.I
(同意)much of what
gest ever to the management school by
he said,but not all.
one of its graduates.
7.I've never
(遇到)such
5.I know you have deep feelings for him.
an experience in my life.
But we should face
(real).
8.He hopes his vote can
6.So if someone asks you out never
(产生影响)for average people.
(hesitation).
7.His
(disable)prevents him
9.I would
(自愿做)go out with lo-
from holding a job.
cal reporters and do the stuff they didn't
8.He frequently did
volun-
want to do.
teer)work during his spare time at
10.She
(站起来)after
university.
she fell down.
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E英语wY)
必修第三册
Ⅲ.句型训练
W.语法填空
空
间
1.The government gave the order
Many students want to find friends
纠错空间
in three weeks.(同位语从
on the Internet as a way of practicing their
language skills and learning
1
dif-
句)
ferent cultures.With the Interent,finding
政府下令三个星期内把这些房子全部
friends has been much
2
(easy)
拆掉。
and such a relationship is called key pals.How-
2.Our duty is
their par-
ever,you should take care when
3
ents.(不定式作表语)
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(find)friends on the Internet.
我们的职责是帮助那些人找到父母。
First,look for reviews of your chosen
3
wasn't quite clear.(主语
sites
4 (learn)more about other
从句)
students'experiences.Don't join the service
until you 5 (do)your research.
他为什么做那件事还不十分清楚。
方法总结
Then,you'd better use a nickname,rather
can be masters.(部分
than your real name to protect
6
否定)
(you),and never give personal
7
并非人人都能当领导。
(inform)to anyone,your home address,
5.The beggar has no money
phone number and birthday
8
(include).What's more,you should stop
那个乞丐没钱买吃的。
contact with others if you feel uncomfort-
6.
you grow,
you'll
able with the topics of conversation.
Meanwhile,it's best to ask appropriate
become.(the+比较级,the+比较级)
questions to learn someone's personal ex-
年龄越大,你就越聪明。
perience,
9
may help you under-
7.The epidemic is
we have to
stand
10
whole culture.Most
stay at home.(so...that)
importantly,tell your teachers,parents or
疫情如此严重,我们不得不待在家里。
even the police if a problem arises.
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Unit 2 Making a difference
课时作业乡
单元加餐练
I.完形填空
1.A.information
B.difficulties
When my best friend,Jane,and I were
C.money
D.food
纠错空间
16,we were in the same class.About a week
2.A.gather
B.produce
before Thanksgiving Day,we found out our
C.buy
D.change
teacher Mr.Edward was having some financial
(经济的)1.We wanted to do some-
3.A.find out
B.make sure
thing to help him,so we decided to
2
C.make clear
D.point out
food,clothing and gifts to 3 his fami
4.A.embarrassed
B.disappointed
ly had a good Thanksgiving Day.
C.moved
D.calm
When Jane told her family about our plan,
5.A.decorated
B.sold
her mother was
4
Together they
5
their house for things they could
C.searched
D.cleaned
6.Her mother went to the kitchen,pulling
6.A.sell out
B.use up
out a big turkey and saying,"Thanksgiving
C.throw away
D.give away
Day won't be 7
without a turkey din-
7.A.ordinary
B.complete
ner."To this day,Jane 8
how moved
C.usual
D.important
方法总结
she was by her mother's generosity(慷慨).
8.A.regrets
B.thinks
Before
9
gifts,we said some
words of appreciation for the wonderful chance
C.remembers
D.explains
to
10
others.I will never forget the
9.A.sending
B.receiving
11
look of our teacher and his wife
C.opening
D.posting
when they
12
the door;their four
10.A.challenge
B.impress
children stood around them as we handed out
C.fool
D.help
the gifts.It was a cold night.
13
,we
11.A.anxious
all felt warm inside.
B.surprised
Last month
14
I was in a meet-
C.charming
D.terrified
ing,my secretary informed me,"Your high
12.A.pushed
B.knocked
school teacher Mr.Edward is wondering if you
C.answered
D.closed
could 15 him a few minutes.He's sit-
13.A.Besides
B.Therefore
ting in your office right now!"
C.Otherwise
D.However
We hugged and began to speak of the last
42 years.He told me that what warmed his
14.A.while
B.after
heart that night was to see a group of teenag-
C.before
D.since
ers who understood the spirit of Thanksgiving
15.A.spare
B.bring
Day.
C.save
D.award
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Ⅱ.阅读理解
when children can play its most popular
Gaming addiction is to be listed as a
games.
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mental health problem for the first time by
Researcher Killian Mullan said,"Peo
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the World Health Organisation (WHO).It
ple think that children are addicted to tech-
describes it as a pattern of lasting gaming
nology and in front of these screens 24/7,
behaviour so severe that it takes "preced-
not interested in other activities-and we
ence(优先)over other life interests'”.
now know that is not the case.Our find-
Dr Richard Graham,a lead technolo-
ing shows that technology is being used in
gy addiction specialist at the Nightingale
some cases perhaps to support other ac
Hospital in London,welcomed the deci-
tivities,like homework for example,and
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sion to recognise the condition."It is im-
not pushing them out,”he added.“Just
portant because it creates the opportunity
like we adults do,children spread their
for more specialised services.It puts it on
digital tech use throughout the day,while
the map as something to take seriously.
doing other things.”
1.What is the influence of the WHO's de-
But he added that he would have pity for
cision on gaming addiction?
方法总结
those who do not think the condition
A.Some gaming addiction shouldn't be
should be medicalised."It could lead to
treated.
confused parents whose children are just
B.The decision brings good results to
enthusiastic gamers."He said.He sees
patients.
about 50 new cases of digital addiction
C.More people will pay attention to
each year and his criteria(标准)is based
gaming addiction.
on whether the activity is affecting basic
D.Many parents are confused about
things such as sleep,eating,socialising
gaming addiction.
and education.
2.How can we tell gaming addiction ac-
Lots of countries are grappling with
cording to Richard Graham?
the problem and in South Korea the gov-
A.By hearing what children's parents
ernment has introduced a law banning
said.
children under 16 from playing online
B.By seeing more new cases of digital
games between midnight and 6:00.In Ja
addiction.
pan,players are warned if they spend
C.By observing what children said and
more than a certain amount of time each
did carefully.
month playing games and in China,Inter-
D.By seeing whether addiction influ-
net giant Tencent has limited the hours
ences daily activities.
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Unit 2 Making a difference
课时作业马
3.What does the underlined phrase
Learn a language or a musical instru-
“grappling with”in Paragraph3
ment
mean?
3 such as learning the pian
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A.Talking about.
o or picking up a new language.Both rely
B.Dealing with.
on a wide skill set,exercising your memo
C.Putting off.
ry,attention and so on.
4
D.Picking out.
Obesity can harm your brain in many
4.Which of the following is the finding of
ways.The good news is that certain nutri-
Killian Mullan?
ents seem to reduces age-related damage
A.Gaming addicted children don't like
to the brain.This may explain why older
other activities.
people eating a typically Mediterranean
B.New technology always supports
diet tend to show the same cognitive(认知
many activities.
skills as people 7.5 years younger.
C.Children do homework while using
Build your body
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digital technology.
5.Physical activity not only
D.Children and adults act differently in
forms a better blood flow to the brain,but
gaming addiction.
also increases proteins such as "nerve
Ⅲ.阅读七选五
growth factor".So just choose training
Like any good machine,the brain
that suits your fitness.
needs a little care and attention as it ages
A.Have a regular diet
B.Don't feast on junk food
to ensure it continues to run in good
C.Here are some effective ways to sharp-
working order.
1
en your brain
Don't lose faith in your abilities
D.Therefore we tend to lose confidence in
As people get older,it's easy to think
our mental abilities
that your memory is already fading.2
E.Getting in shape is one of the surest
So if you do find yourself wandering
ways to build your mind
in a doorway not really knowing where
F.Actually it is just as likely to happen to
you are meant to be,just see it as a re-
the young as to the old
minder to push your memory a little bit
G.You should consider a more ambitious
harder.
(有雄心的)mental workout
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V.概要写作
When it comes to finding meaning,
阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60
间
storytelling helps to try to pull particular-
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词左右的内容概要。
ly relevant experiences in our lives into a
Could pursuing meaning be the path
story that defines our identity.People
to true happiness?There are some differ-
who describe their lives as meaningful
ences between a happy life and a meaning-
tend to have stories where they overcame
ful life and the two are closely related.
something negative,and to stress growth
When we aim for a life of meaningful pur-
and help from others.Laura Kray and col-
suit,we are likely to feel more lasting
leagues found that people's considering
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happiness and life satisfaction-even if
there is some sadness,or stress along the
paths not taken in life and the conse-
way.People find meaning in life through
quences of those choices filled experiences
“three pillars(支柱)”of meaning.
with more meaning.
When we are understood and recog-
Based on these factors,some prac-
nized by friends,family members,part-
tices could encourage meaning in your
方法总结
ners,colleagues,and even strangers,we
own life.For example,you may involve
feel we belong to a community.Results
yourself in personal interactions and offer
from some studies indicate that many peo-
help to others when they need it to in-
ple count their relationships as the most
crease your sense of belonging.You may
meaningful part of their lives,even when
also want to redefine the tasks of your job
those relationships are difficult
to fit your motives,strengths,and enthu-
When we have long-term goals in life
that reflect our values and serve the grea-
siasm.Or,if you feel stuck,you may want
ter good,we tend to give our activities
to spend time creating a storyline.By de-
more meanings.Researcher Adam Grant
veloping our relationships and serving
has found that professions focused on help-
others,we bring more meaning to our
ing others-teachers,surgeons,and therapists
lives.
-all tend to be rated as more meaning-
ful.Having purposed has also been tied to
many positive outcomes,including more
dedication to the jobs,increased learning
and better health.
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