2025版高考英语大一轮复习课时达标13Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote含解析新人教版必修3.docVIP

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课时达标(十三)Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote

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人与社会·社会热点问题

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(2024·重庆一中月考)Asyearswentby,Irealisedthatoneofthebiggestproblemsoftheseadultswasworry.Alargemajorityofmystudentswerebusinessmen,executives,salesmen,engineers,accountants:acrosssectionofallthetradesandprofessions—andmostofthemhadproblems！Therewerewomenintheclasses—businesswomenandhousewives.They,too,hadproblems!Clearly,whatIneededwasatextbookonhowtoconquerworry—soagainItriedtofindone.

IwenttoNewYork’sgreatpubliclibraryatFifthAvenueandForty-secondStreetanddiscoveredtomyastonishmentthatthislibraryhadonlytwenty-twobookslistedunderthetitleWORRY.Ialsonoticed,tomyamusement,thatithadonehundredandeighty-ninebookslistedunderWORMS.Almostninetimesasmanybooksaboutwormsasaboutworry!Surprising,isn’tit?Sinceworryisoneofthebiggestproblemsfacingmankind,youwouldthink,wouldn’tyou,thateveryhighschoolandcollegeinthelandwouldgiveacourseon“HowtoStopWorrying”？

Yet,ifthereisevenonecourseonthatsubjectinanycollegeintheland,Ihaveneverheardofit.NowonderDavidSeaburysaidinhisbookHowtoWorrySuccessfully：“Wegrowupwithaslittlepreparationforthepressuresofexperienceasabookwormaskedtodoaballet(芭蕾舞)．”

Theresult?Morethanhalfofourhospitalbedsareoccupiedbypeoplewithnervousandemotionaltroubles.

Ilookedoverthosetwenty-twobooksonworry,reposing(靠)ontheshelvesoftheNewYorkPublicLibrary.Inaddition,IpurchasedallthebooksonworryIcouldfind;yetIcouldn’tdiscoverevenonethatIcoulduseasatextinmycourseforadults.SoIdecidedtowriteonebymyself.

语篇导读本文讲解并描述了作者去图书馆找有关焦虑的书，来帮助学生，但没找到合适的书，确定自己写书的故事。

1．Whatmadethewriterrealiseoneoftheadults’biggestproblems?

A．Hiswidereading. B．Hispracticalsurvey.

C．Hisscientificresearch. D．Hiss