1、必修五 Unit 2 课下语篇提能练.阅读理解You have just won five million yuan in a lottery (彩票) how would you spend it? Before you know it, ten minutes has gone on daydreaming.There is a time and a place for daydreaming, but we dont have much control over that.Isnt it worrying that an estimated 30 to 50 percent of our
2、 waking time is spent daydreaming? What if your dentist is having that lottery daydream while removing your rotten tooth?Some studies suggest daydreaming makes us unhappy because we are not focusing on what is around us but are instead thinking about the past or future.However, a recent study publis
3、hed in the journal Neuropsychologia finds that mindwandering can be of benefit to us.The researchers measured the brain patterns of more than 100 people using an MRI (核磁共振成像) scanner.This data was compared with tests on creative ability and a questionnaire on how much their minds usually wandered.Th
4、ose whose minds wandered the most scored higher in creative ability tests and had more efficient brain systems measured in the MRI machine.Being efficient at mindwandering means you can_zone_out and then naturally tune back in without missing any important point or step.Christine Godwin, the lead au
5、thor of the latest study from the Georgia Institute of Technology, says that if you are focusing on difficult tasks, your performance will drop if your mind wanders.But when tasks are easy, people who have high cognitive ability can let their minds wander because it does not affect their performance
6、.You may be thinking about upcoming goals or problemsolving.These are some of the positive sides to mindwandering.Mindwandering can vary between being more practical or more emotional.What mindwandering seems to be best at, researchers say, is coming up with new solutions to old problems.So, its not
7、 always a waste of time!1The first paragraph serves as a(n) _.AexplanationBintroductionCcomment Dbackground解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，本段引出了“做白日梦”即思维漫游这个话题，故选B项。2The study published in Neuropsychologia shows that _.Adaydreaming makes us unhappyBwe are focusing on the past or futureCmindwandering is related
8、 to creative abilityDthe MRI scanner is helpful in measuring the brain patterns解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“However, a recent study .Those whose minds wandered the most scored higher in creative ability tests”可知，神经心理学杂志上发表的一项研究发现，思维漫游对人们有好处，那些思维漫游最多的人在创造力测试中得分更高，故C项“思维漫游和创造力有关”符合文意。3What does the underlined p
9、hrase in Paragraph 3 mean?AGet distracted. BFocus on.CBe affected. DHave control.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线短语后的“and then naturally tune back in without missing any important point or step(然后自然地调整回来，而不遗漏任何重要的观点或步骤)”可知，zone out意为“走神，分心”，故选A项。4What is the main idea of the passage?AMindwandering might be dangerous
10、.BDaydreaming might bring benefits.CMindwandering is not a waste of time.DDaydreaming is hard to be controlled.解析：选B主旨大意题。根据第二段中的“However, a recent study published in the journal Neuropsychologica finds that mindwandering can be of benefit to us.”可知，“做白日梦”即思维漫游对人们有好处。故选B项。.完形填空(2019石家庄市重点中学高三摸底)On m
11、y way back home I was stopped at traffic lights by some people who asked for help.A woman in her attempt to give _1_ to an ambulance had driven her car over stony obstacles that separated the bike line from the street, and, as a result, had gotten her car _2_.She couldnt move the car in any _3_ with
12、out damaging it.A couple of people tried to _4_ the car back but the obstacles were too high.Seeing that they couldnt do much about it, they left.The woman in the car tried to _5_ some service, and was told that it would take about 45 minutes for someone to get there.While watching the other people
13、_6_.I realized the woman would be on her own and I imagined how _7_ that would be if I were in her shoes.After some talking, she _8_ me to sit inside her car.I wasnt in a hurry, so I _9_ my family that I would be later and then tried to _10_ the woman who seemed to feel stressed about causing others
14、 _11_.But actually it wasnt too much trouble _12_ they could still pass, and also there wasnt anything she could do about it _13_. We laughed and _14_ that all we needed was some tea for our picnic.Finally _15_ came and helped her back on the street. She _16_ me and asked for my phone number so she
15、could return the _17_， but I told her it was okay.She seemed to feel much _18_ when we said our goodbyes.I believe that not having to face a difficult situation _19_ can make a lot of_20_.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者安慰并帮助一位在马路上因为给救护车让行而陷入困境的女士的故事。1A.signal BwayCtime Dhelp解析：选B一位女士试图给一辆救护车让行。give way to .“让
16、行”，为固定搭配。故选B。2A.stuck BbrokenCdirty Dabandoned解析：选A根据下文“She couldnt move the car”可推知，因为给救护车让行，这位女士的车卡(stuck)在那里不能移动。3A.sense BminuteCdirection Dline解析：选C在不损坏车的情况下，无论往哪个方向(direction)都无法移动。4A.lift BholdCpull Ddrive解析：选A根据上文“She couldnt move the car”以及下文“but the obstacles were too high”可推知，车子卡在那里，障碍物太高
17、，不能被抬(lift)回来。5A.offer BseekCrefuse Dtake解析：选B那位女士在车里试图寻求(seek)一些能提供帮助的服务。6A.shout BdiscussCstand Dleave解析：选D根据上文中的“Seeing that they couldnt do much about it, they left.”可知，当时其他人因为帮不了什么忙，都走开(leave)了。7A.amazing BpleasantCuneasy Dincredible解析：选C根据上文可知，那位女士的车被卡在障碍物上，其他人又帮不上忙，作者将心比心，觉得此情此景，那位女士一定不舒服(une
18、asy)。8A.forced BinvitedCordered Dallowed解析：选B根据语境可推知，那位女士邀请(invited)作者坐进她的车里。9A.consulted BwarnedCadvised Dinformed解析：选D根据语境及下文“I would be later”可推知，作者是告知(informed)家人一些情况。10A.persuade BcomfortCfrighten Dsatisfy解析：选B根据空后的“the woman who seemed to feel stressed about causing others _11_”可推知，那位女士似乎感到焦虑不
19、安，作者试图宽慰(comfort)她。11A.trouble BdisbeliefCanxiety Dembarrassment解析：选A根据下文中的“But actually it wasnt too much trouble _12_ they could still pass”可推知，那位女士为给他人带来麻烦(trouble)而感到焦虑不安。12A.though BuntilCsince Dunless解析：选C根据语境可推知，此处前后内容表示逻辑上的因果关系。故since“因为”符合语境。13A.anyway BthereforeCstill Dsomehow解析：选A根据上文“She
20、 couldnt move the car in any _3_ without damaging it.”可推知，无论如何(anyway)，那位女士对当时那种情况也是无能为力的。14A.remembered BrealizedCthought Djoked解析：选D由空前的“We laughed”可推知，作者和那位女士当时都笑了，并且开着玩笑(joked)。15. Anews Bmy partnerCassistance Dan ambulance解析：选C根据空后的“helped her back on the street”可推知，最终援助(assistance)到了，帮那位女士回到了路
21、上。16A.greeted BthankedCaccepted Dattracted解析：选B根据语境可知，作者去安慰那位受困的女士，那位女士在最终解困后应是感谢(thanked)作者。17A.car BcompanyCfavor Dpicnic解析：选C根据语境可推知，那位女士想要作者的电话号码，以回报作者的帮助(favor)。18A.nervous BunwillingCdisappointed Dbetter解析：选D根据语境可知，那位女士从困境中解脱出来，感觉比之前好了许多。故D项符合语境。19A.alone BbravelyCbitterly Ddirectly解析：选A根据上文可知
22、，由于作者的帮助和安慰，那位女士最终心情变得好了许多，由此可推知，她当时不是独自(alone)面对困境。20A.decision BfortuneCchoice Ddifference解析：选D根据上文可知，作者认为不用独自面对困境可以产生很大影响(difference)。.语法填空When I was a university student, I _1_ (attract) by the Chinese.So I got a job as a teacher in Wuhan three years ago._2_ (think) back, I realize it was the st
23、udents I met in the first year and Chinese university life in general _3_ gave me the deepest impression.During my schooldays, I would rarely give up my spare time to any activity _4_ (connect) with study.Unless exams were approaching, my weekends were devoted to having fun or perhaps a parttime job
24、.My Chinese classmates, _5_ the other hand, seemed to spend their entire waking hours studying.I understand that competition in Chinese universities is extremely fierce.Nonetheless, their energy and motivation put _6_ (I) to shame.My first year in China was also my first year as a teacher.It was bot
25、h challenging _7_ rewarding.One thing I know for certain is that my year in Wuhan helped me change for the _8_ (good)Thanks to the politeness and _9_ (warm) of Chinese students, I overcame my fear of speaking in public and became more selfconfident.Most _10_ (important), I met dozens of nice people
26、and made many excellent friends.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者三年前来到武汉，并成为一名老师。中国学生以及中国的大学生活令作者印象深刻。在中国的教学经历也使作者自身得到提升和改变。1was attracted考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。主语I与动词attract之间为被动关系，所以空处应用被动语态；结合时间状语从句“When I was a university student”可知，此处叙述的是过去的情况，故所填谓语动词用一般过去时，故此处填was attracted。2Thinking考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，I与动词think之间为逻辑上
27、的主谓关系，且非谓语动词所表示的动作几乎与谓语动词realize所表示的动作同时发生，故此处应用动词ing形式，故此处填Thinking。3that考查强调句型。谓语动词realize之后所接的是省略that的宾语从句，而该从句属于强调句型，所强调的部分是“the students I met .in general”，包含人和事物，所以空处应填that。4connected考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，动词connect与activity之间为逻辑上的被动关系，故用connect的过去分词形式作后置定语。5on考查介词。由语境可知，此处表示两种情况的对比，应用介词on, on the o
28、ther hand为固定搭配，意为“另一方面”。6me考查代词。所填词作动词的宾语，故用人称代词I的宾格形式me。7and考查连词。此处表示“这既具有挑战性又有意义”。both .and .意为“既又”。8better考查形容词比较级。结合下文中的“I overcame my fear of speaking in public and became more selfconfident”可知，此处指的是“在武汉的这一年使我变得更好”，故用better。9warmth考查名词。thanks to为介词短语，其后可接名词作宾语，再结合“politeness and”可知，空处应填warmth。1
29、0importantly考查副词。结合语境可知，此处表示“最重要的是”，修饰整个句子，应用副词，故此处应填importantly。.短文改错(2019成都市毕业班摸底)It was my birthday and I was looking forward to see my friends.We were meeting at my favorite Italian restaurant.I was exciting and got to a restaurant at exactly 7 oclock.I looked around for a familiar face but fail
30、ed.I decided not to wait for him patiently.The restaurant quickly filled up with customer, but none of them were my friends.I called Lily, but she didnt answer.I felt lonely and sadly.My friends had forgotten my birthday.I went home, opened the door and walk into the dark house.Suddenly the lights went off and my friends jumped up and shouted “Surprise！” They hadnt forgotten, it was the best birthday ever.答案：第一句：seeseeing第三句：excitingexcited; athe第五句：去掉not; himthem第六句：customercustomers第八句：sadlysad第十句：walkwalked第十一句：offon第十二句：it前加and