Unit2CloningⅠ.阅读理解[2017·河北邯郸高三一模]Chinesepeoplearealmosttwiceasoptimisticabouttheworldasthosefromothercountries,whiletheBritisharethefifthmostpessimistic(悲观的),accordingtoarecentsurvey.YouGovsurveyedmorethan18,000peoplein17countries,andfoundthat41percentofInternetusersinChinasaytheworldisgettingbetter.Thecountry'ssunnyattitudeisnearlydoublethenextmostoptimisticcountry,Indonesia,with23percentandfourtimestheglobalaverageof10percent.Whileit'ssaidinmostplacesthechancesofgettingkilledbyanotherhuman,lifeexpectancy,poverty,andtheruleoflawhaveallimprovedsignificantlyoverthepast200years,65percentofadultsinBritaindisagree.Ananalysisofmorethan10,000Britishpeoplelastyearfoundthatbelievingtheworldisgettingbetterdependssignificantlyonbeingyoung,educatedandmiddleclass.WhenitcomestoGDPpercapita(人均国内生产总值)andoptimismabouttheworld,researchshowsthereseemstobelittlerelationship.TheUnitedStateshasmorethan31percentmoreGDPpercapitathantheUnitedKingdom.However,thetwocountriesareequallypessimistic,with65percentofthesurveyedsayingtheworldisgettingworse.Meanwhile,Australia,whichisthesecondmostpessimisticcountryonlynexttoFrance,hasalmost20timesmorewealthperpersonthanthesecondmostoptimistic,Indonesia.OnlythreepercentofthesurveyedinAustraliabelievethingsarelookingup.ResearchsuggeststhehugegapbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworldwhenitcomestothefateoftheplanetshowssomethingspecial.Thecountry'spurerateofgrowth,aprioritization(优先)ofhealthandqualityoffoodareallcontributingfactorstothisbeliefinabrightfuture.1.Accordingtothesurvey,theglobalaverageofoptimisticpeopleis________.A.10percentB.23percentC.41percentD.65percent2.WhotendtoholdbrightattitudestotheworldinBritain?A.Theold.B.Thepoor.C.Therich.D.Theeducated.3.Whatcanweinferfromthefourthparagraph?A.Wealthdoesnotnecessarilymeanoptimism.B.Economicgrowthhasnothingtodowithoptimism.C.Economicdeclineisaresultofpessimisticattitudes.D.Peopleindevelopedcountriesaremoreoptimistic.4.WhichmightbethereasonforChineseoptimism?A.Chinaisadevelopingcountry.B.Chinesepeoplearethehealthiest.C.Chinesepopulationgrowsrapidly.D.Chinaputspeople'swellbeingfirst.答案:[解题导语]YouGov的一项调查显示,在17个参与调查的国家中,中国人的乐观指数最高。1.A解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句...fourtimestheglobalaverageof10percent.可知,调查显示,全球乐观指数平均值为10%。故选A项。2.D解析:细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句Ananalysisofmorethan10,000Britishpeoplelastyearfoundthatbelievingtheworldisgettingbetterdependssignificantlyonbeingyoung,educatedandmiddleclass.可知,英国的年轻人、受过教育的人以及中产阶级持有较积极的态度。故选D项。3.A解析:推理判断题。根据第四段第一句WhenitcomestoGDPpercapitaandoptimismabouttheworld,researchshowsthereseemstobelittlerelationship.可知,人均国内生产总值似乎和乐观态度关系不大,而人均国内生产总值代表着财富,也就是说,财富与乐观态度没有必然联系,即财富并不一定代表态度乐观。故选A项。4.D解析:细节理解题。根据文章第五段最后一句Thecountry'spurerateofgrowth,aprioritization(优先)ofhealthandqualityoffoodareallcontributingfactorstothisbeliefinabrightfuture.可知,中国经济的快速增长、优先考虑健康状况和食品安全等都是中国人乐观积极的原因。故选D项。Ⅱ.阅读填空[2017·陕西宝鸡高三检测]Whenwethinkoftheword“positive”,mostofusprobablythinkof“happy”.__1__Therearemanywaystobemorepositiveinyourlife,evenwhenyou'...