1、考点规范练10(必修2Unit 5).阅读理解AProduct DescriptionLife Without Limits helps you clarify what you want in every area of your life.By using Bassetts powerful techniques you will change;therefore your life will change.You control your life.And only you can take steps to change it.Life Without Limits helps you
2、 take back your power.Life Without Limits helps you to achieve satisfaction and fulfillment personally,professionally,and financially.Once you have defined what success means to you,you will clarify your dreams and start pursuing them.Product DetailsPublished in:2001-12Released on:2001-12-24Original
3、 language:EnglishDimension:5.3 0.7 8 inchesBinding:paperback304 pagesAbout the AuthorLucinda Bassett is the founder and CEO of one of the most successful self-help companies in the country,the Midwest Center for Stress and Anxiety,Inc.As the author of the national best-seller From Panic to Power,Luc
4、inda Bassett produces and hosts the award-winning infomercial,Attacking Anxiety and Depression.She has shared her techniques with such clients as McDonalds,Chrysler,and AT&T.She has appeared on numerous talk shows,including Oprah and The View,and been featured in Family Circle,Readers Digest,and man
5、y more.Customer ReviewsThis book has helped me to gain hope and courage to cope with all my fears and worries.Lucinda writes with such a great understanding and sympathy.She herself had problems with panic and worry.Her positive thinking tips are easy to follow.I dont get lost in a lot of mental pro
6、blems.Its as if she were holding your hand,sitting right beside you,cheering you on! I believe I can do anything I set my mind to after reading this book.However,there are some other readers holding the contrary views.1.What is Life Without Limits about?A.It shows readers what Lucinda Bassett is.B.I
7、t encourages readers to realize their dreams.C.It describes how hard the actual life is.D.It implies it is hard to control your life.2.Lucinda Bassett works as all the following except .A.hostessB.teacherC.writerD.businesswoman3.We can conclude from the last paragraph that .A.Lucinda has made a lot
8、of money from the bookB.all the customers have some mental problemsC.Lucinda talks with the customer face to faceD.all the customers dont agree with what Lucinda wroteBWhen asked about her childhood in the documentary Alive Inside,a 90-year-old woman with dementia(痴呆) replies,“Ive forgotten so much.
9、”Film-maker Michael Rossato-Bennett then plays music from her past for her.“Thats Louis Armstrong,”she says.“Hes singing When the Saints Go Marching In and it takes me back to my school days.”She then recalls exact details from her life.Why does it happen?Music tends to accompany events that arouse
10、emotions or otherwise make strong impressions on ussuch as weddings and graduations.These kinds of experiences form strong memories,and the music and memories likely become intertwined(紧密相连) in our neural(神经的) networks,according to Julene Johnson,a professor at the University of California.Movements
11、,such as dancing,also often pair with our experience of music,which can help form memories.Even many years later,hearing the music can bring back memories of these long-past events.As Alive Inside shows,music has this power even for many people with dementia.Researchers note that the brain areas tha
12、t process and remember music are typically less damaged by dementia than other areas,and they think it may explain the phenomenon.They also pay attention to elderly people with dementia,especially those in nursing homes.“Its possible those long-term memories are still there,”Johnson says,“but people
13、 just have a harder time accessing them because theyre in a strange place and therere not a lot of circumstances in which someone could pull out those memories.”Johnson also notes that music is not universally useful for all people with dementia since there are some people with dementia whose brain
14、area that recognizes music is damaged.Despite musics apparent benefits,few studies have explored its influence on memory recall in people with dementia.“Its really an untapped area,”Johnson says.Petr Janata is a researcher investigating the topic of music and memory.He says that scientists still do
15、not have the answers to why and how music reawakens memories in people with dementia,but this phenomenon is real and its just a matter of time before its fully borne out by scientific research.4.What helps the old woman in Alive Inside recall her childhood?A.A film she watched before.B.A song she li
16、stened to before.C.The voice of her childhood friend.D.The description of her school days.5.What benefit of music is discussed in Paragraph 2?A.It helps make lasting memories.B.It helps cure patients of dementia.C.It helps arouse emotions in special events.D.It helps remember dance movements easily.
17、6.According to Johnson,what should we do for elderly people with dementia?A.Send them to nursing homes for good care.B.Provide familiar environments for them.C.Play lots of classical music to them.D.Talk to them about their past.7.What do we know about the study into music and memory recall in peopl
18、e with dementia?A.It is criticized by Petr Janata.B.It is a ground-breaking study.C.It is supported by solid evidence.D.It applies to all people with dementia.七选五阅读(2017湖南长沙高三模拟)With todays stressful lifestyles,its important to have time that you spend doing something just for the fun of it.While th
19、ere are many great hobbies to choose from,the hobbies here are particularly useful in relieving stress.1Whether you simply learn to take better pictures of your friends and family,or explore the world of creating true art,photography can be a great hobby.As you practice seeing the world through the
20、eyes of a photographer,you may begin to see things differently.GardeningGardening can be a great stress reliever for many reasons.2.In addition,it can also create more beautiful surroundings to come home for each day,and more.KnittingAside from helping you create beautiful gifts for yourself and oth
21、ers,knitting provides you with an opportunity to relieve stress.The repetitive motion can get you into an experience of “flow”,or can at least provide an outlet for nervous energy.3.DrawingYou can get in touch with your artistic side and use drawing as a way to process emotions.4.The end result will
22、 be something beautiful and personal that you can enjoy or share.Playing the piano5.While listening to music can probably be considered a hobby,creating music can be an even more powerful stress relieving hobby.Learning to play an instrument such as the piano can be a stress reliever for you as well
23、 as for those around you.A.Laughing more,stressing lessB.Exploring photographyC.It can get you into the sunshine and fresh airD.Music has many health and stress relief benefitsE.These suggestions can help you reduce tension in your body nowF.Gradually knitting may be making you better at your day jo
24、bG.Besides,it can distract you,and achieve other stress management benefits.短文改错The aim of this report is to show the opinions on reading paper books.On the one hand,reading paper books do bring us benefits.First,its much more convenience to read paper books but we can take notes in places where we
25、want to express our opinions.Second,it does less harm to your eyesight.Third,it helped us develop the habit of reading.On the other hand,paper books have some disadvantage.For example,they are not easily to carry.Besides,they cost a lot of paper,that is not very friendly to our environment.In the ge
26、neral,paper books cannot be replaced in spite their disadvantages.考点规范练10(必修2Unit 5).【解题导语】本文主要介绍了女作家露辛达巴塞特写的Life Without Limits。书中她用亲身经历告诉读者如何摆脱焦虑不安的情绪,积极地面对生活。1.B细节理解题。根据第二段“Life Without Limits helps you to achieve satisfaction and fulfillment personally,professionally,and financially.Once you hav
27、e defined what success means to you,you will clarify your dreams and start pursuing them.”可知,这本书鼓励读者去实现自己的梦想。故选B项。2.B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Lucinda Bassett is the founder and CEO of.and hosts the award-winning infomercial.”可知,露辛达巴塞特未当过教师。故选B项。3.D推理判断题。根据文章的最后一句“However,there are some other readers holding
28、the contrary views.”可知,并不是所有的读者都赞成书中的观点。故选D项。【解题导语】本文是说明文。音乐对唤醒痴呆病人的记忆十分有用。4.B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“.plays music from her past for her.Thats Louis Armstrong,she says.She then recalls exact details from her life.”可知,这位老人的记忆是被她过去听过的一首歌唤醒的。5.A细节理解题。根据第二段中的form strong memories及“.help form memories.Even many yea
29、rs later,hearing the music can bring back memories of these long-past events.”可知,本段主要讨论了音乐可以帮助人们形成深刻的记忆,多年后都可能被唤醒。6.B推理判断题。根据第四段中的“.theyre in a strange place and therere not a lot of circumstances in which someone could pull out those memories.”可知,如果患有痴呆症的老人住在养老院的话,由于处在不熟悉的环境中,他们很难找回回忆,因此我们应该给这些老人提供
30、熟悉的环境,以便唤醒他们失去的记忆。7.B细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“.few studies have explored its influence on memory recall in people with dementia.Its really an untapped area,.”可知,关于音乐唤醒痴呆病人记忆功效的研究是项全新的研究。.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了几种可以缓解压力的爱好。1.B根据本段中的“photography can be a great hobby”可知,本段推荐的兴趣是摄影,所以选B项。2.C根据本段标题Gardening及空后一句可推知,做园艺工作可以享
31、受阳光,呼吸新鲜空气,故选C项。3.F承接上文的“The repetitive motion can get you into an experience of flow,or can at least provide an outlet for nervous energy.”并结合本段标题Knitting可推知,编织会让人们工作得更好,所以选F项。4.G根据下文的“The end result will be something beautiful and personal that you can enjoy or share.”可推知,画画可以转移注意力,调节压力,所以选G项。5.D根
32、据下文的“While listening to music can probably be considered a hobby,creating music can be an even more powerful stress relieving hobby.”可知,音乐有利于健康,并有助于缓解压力,所以选D项。.The aim of this report is to show the opinions on reading paper books.On the one hand,reading paper books bring us benefits.First,its much m
33、ore to read paper books we can take notes in places where we want to express our opinions.Second,it does less harm to eyesight.Third,it us develop the habit of reading.On the other hand,paper books have some .For example,they are not to carry.Besides,they cost a lot of paper, is not very friendly to our environment.In the general,paper books cannot be replaced in spite their disadvantages.
