Unit5MeetingyourancestorsⅠ.阅读理解(2018·山东潍坊期中检测)TheAmishisthefastestgrowingreligiousgroupintheUnitedStates.By2050,therewillbeabout1millionAmishlivinginthecountry.OverhalfofallAmishsettlementsintheUSwerefoundedafter1990.Today,thereareaboutaquarterofamillionAmishlivingintheUSandCanada.OneofthereasonsforthissituationisthattheAmishhasthehighestbirthrateinthecountry.Theyraisetheirchildrenstrictlyaccordingtoreligiousvaluesandtheirfamilytraditionsarenotbroken.However,astheirfarmlandisgettinglimited,moreandmoreAmishpeopleareforcedtochangethewaytheyliveandadoptanewlifestyle.EspeciallytheyoungAmishpeopleareleavingtheirtraditionalhomestatesandaremovingwestwherelandisstillabundant(充足的).Today,moreandmoreAmishpeoplearelookingforalternativewaysofmakingaliving.Raisingcowsandsheepissimplynolongerenoughtosurvive.Theystarttoopenupsmallbusinesses.SomehaveevenstartedInternet-basedshops,whichisafarcryfromthetypicalAmishtradition.MorethanhalfofAmishpeopleearnmoneyfromworkoutsideagriculture.Thoughtheystillhavehorsesathome,theyusemoderntechnologyatwork.Manyhavebecomeverysuccessfulandtheirbusinessesaredevelopingfast.Studiesshowtheyworkharderthanothersandthattherateoffailureismuchlowerthanthatofnon-Amishcompanies.Amishteenagersarealsoforcedtolookforworkoutsideagriculture.Thismeansmoreincomeforthefamily,butitalsomeanstheybreaktheirtradition.1.Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksabout.A.wheretheearlyAmishpeoplewerefoundB.theproblemstheAmishpeoplehavetofaceC.howtheAmishbecomesareligiousgroupD.therapidpopulationgrowthoftheAmish2.WhatcausestheAmishtochangetheirlifestyle?A.Thelimitedfarmland.B.Theirreligiousvalues.C.Theappealofmodernlife.D.Theirsuccessfulbusinesses.3.Theunderlinedphrase“afarcryfrom”inParagraph3canbereplacedby“”.A.verydifferentfromB.veryusefultoC.undercontrolofD.inchargeof4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheAmish?A.Easy-going.B.Honest.C.Hard-working.D.Lucky.导学号〚23280159〛Ⅱ.七选五阅读Everyonewantstohelpfriendswhenthey’reintroubleorhaveamajorlifedecisiontomake.1That’swhyit’simportanttoconsiderthewhen,how,whatandwhyofgivingadvicetoafriend.2Alwaysmeasureyourwordscarefully,especiallyiftheadviceconcernsloveormoney,andmostoftenitwill.Weighthebenefitsandpossibleproblemsofyouradvice.Peoplewilltakeyourwordsmoreseriouslyifit’sobviousthatyoutakethetimetosincerelyanalyzetheirsituation.Offerchoicestosolvetheproblem.3Bylistingchoices,youcaninvolveyourselfinadiscussionwiththemtoarriveatasatisfactorycourseofactioninsteadofwarningthemaboutwhattodo.Beconcise(简练的)butspecificaboutyoursuggestions,occasionallygivingexamplesfromyourownexperience.Givetheadviceconstructively.Trytousepositivelanguage.Letpeopleknowhowtochangeforthebetter.Focusonhowtheycantakestepstomaketheirlifebetter.4Listentoyourfriends.5Ifpeopledisagreewithwhatyousay,askthemwhyinsteadofgettingdefensive.Understandtheirsituation,andbesensitivetothesadnessorangertheyexpress.Eventhoughlogicwillsolvetheirproblem,beawareofthestrongemotionsconnectedwiththeirsituation.A.Speaktoyourfriendsinprivate.B.Thinkcarefullybeforeyouspeak.C.Ifyougiveadvicefromtheheart,itcanhelpapersonalot.D.Theywillfeelmorecomfortableifyoutalktothemwithsympathy.E.Getasmuchinformationfromthemaspossiblebeforeofferingadvice.F.There’snorulesayingyoushouldgiveyourfriendsonlyonesolutiontoproblems.G.Bydoingso,they’remorelikelytoacceptyouradvicebecausemeanwhil...
