1、课时作业(二十六)选修Unit 1Art.阅读理解A2019长沙市南昌市第一次联考We all have our own tricks to cheer up when were feeling down; these little tricks can make you feel a little bit happier every day. While there are certainly happy memories tied up in the wedding ring you and your spouse (配偶) purchased together years ago or
2、your teddy bear from childhood, new research finds that we typically feel calmer and experience a greater sense of wellbeing when we focus on a place that reminds us of happier times rather than a thing, even if it holds great value.The report, called Places That Make Us, was conducted by National T
3、rusts and Surrey Universitys researchers. Experts performed functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (磁共振成像) scans on 20 volunteers and conducted an online survey of 2,000 people to better understand this deep draw toward special places.“Working with leading researchers and academics, and using c
4、uttingedge MRI brain technology, we examined how places affect people, how they become special, and why we feel a pull towards them，”explained Nino Strachey, head of research for the National Trust.The 20 volunteers were shown images of landscapes, houses, and other locations, as well as personally
5、meaningful objects. Measuring their brain activity, the researchers found that it was the places, as opposed to the objects, that caused the brain to get the most excited.Volunteers were also interviewed at great length two times, once at home and the other time at their special place. The research
6、made discoveries that had never known beforethe favorite places awoke feelings of belonging, physical and emotional safety, and an intense internal pull to the place.Dr. Andy Myers weighed_in_on the research, saying, “For the first time we have been able to prove the physical and emotional benefits
7、of places, far beyond any research that has been done before.”【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了回忆某个与美好时光相关的地方时，我们会感到平静，幸福感也更加强烈。【长难句分析】Measuring their brain activity，the researchers found that it was the places，as opposed to the objects，that caused the brain to get the most excited.分析：这是一个复合句。the researchers fou
8、nd是主句，it was the places, as opposed to the objects，that caused the brain to get the most excited是宾语从句。Measuring their brain activity是非谓语动词作状语，it was. that.是强调句式。译文：通过检测他们的大脑活动，研究人员发现能使大脑最为兴奋的是这些地方，而不是物品。1How was the research conducted?ABy performing MRI on 2,000 volunteers.BBy measuring the particip
9、ants brain by MRI.CBy doing rough interviews with the participants.DBy showing meaningful objects to the participants.答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Experts performed. on 20 volunteers”和第三段中的“using cuttingedge MRI brain technology”可知，研究者使用磁共振成像检查技术对参与者的大脑进行检测，故选B项。2How would the author feel about the finding
10、s of the study?AIt is pioneering. BIt is groundless.CIt is imperfect. DIt is uncommon.答案与解析：A考查推理判断。根据第五段中的“The research made discoveries that had never known before”可知，该研究的发现是前所未有的，故pioneering“开创性的，先驱的”符合题意。3What does the underlined phrase “weighed in on” mean?AThink highly of. BLook down on.CPay a
11、ttention to. DMake fun of.答案与解析：A考查词义猜测。根据最后一段Dr. Andy Myers的话“For the first time we have been able to prove the physical and emotional benefits of places, far beyond any research that has been done before”可推知，Dr. Andy Myers认为这个研究开辟了先河，比之前的任何研究都好，所以对它“高度评价”。4What does the text mainly talk about?AEve
12、ryone has his way to be happy.BValuable places can make people happy.CTeddy bears are best memories for children.DMeaningful objects lead to greater wellbeing.答案与解析：B考查主旨大意。根据第一段中的“new research finds that we typically feel calmer and experience a greater sense of wellbeing when we focus on a place t
13、hat reminds us of happier times rather than a thing”及下文的内容可知，本文主要讲的是与某件物品相比，当我们集中精神回忆某个与美好时光相关的地方时，我们尤其会感到平静，幸福感也更加强烈。所以选B项。B2019贵阳适应性考试When the weathers hot, do you enjoy a glass of Brads Drink while watching your TV made by Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, and surfing the web using a search e
14、ngine called BackRub? No? Neither do I. Thats because all these companies have changed their names.Brads Drink is now Pepsi. The mouthful that was Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering has become, simply, Sony. And BackRub is now known as Google. Though I must admit, the idea of a back massage does s
15、ound good right now!Joking aside, choosing the right name for your startup is a serious matter. Think of the case of a small Canadian company called Research In Motion, who in 1998 had just developed a hightech mobile phone that could send emails.They were torn between names like MegaMail and ProMai
16、l. Then they sought the help of consulting firm Lexicon, who specialize in brand names. They had other ideas. They brainstormed words connected to enjoyment and freshness. Someone said “strawberry”. Then someone else suggested “blackberry”Lexicons boss added two capital letters, and there you have i
17、t: BlackBerry was born. Since then it has sold over 33 million handsets to customers around the world. Would it have sold as well if it was called MegaMail? Who knows?Recently, BlackBerry sales have been overtaken by Android phones and Apples iPhone. Lexicons founder David Placek is a big fan of sim
18、ple brand names like those Apple chooses: the iPhone. They took a household word and by putting one letter in front of it, it ends up being game changing.So, for all you entrepreneurs (企业家) out there, make sure you allow time to develop a catchy and memorable name. Think about what makes your compan
19、y different. Whats your USP (独特卖点)? Maybe you can reflect that in your name.What about you? What would you call a company if you had one?【解题导语】本文主要讨论了给公司或产品起名字的艺术。【长难句分析】Think of the case of a small Canadian company called Research In Motion，who in 1998 had just developed a hightech mobile phone tha
20、t could send emails.分析：本句是一个复合句。who引导定语从句，在从句中作主语；that引导定语从句，修饰先行词a hightech mobile phone，在从句中作主语。译文：想想一个在1998年刚刚开发了一款可以发送电子邮件的高科技移动手机名为Research In Motion的小公司的案例吧。5Which of the following is the original name of BlackBerry?ABrads Drink.BTokyo Telecommunications Engineering.CBackRub.DMegaMail and ProM
21、ail.答案与解析：D考查细节理解。根据第四段第一句“They were torn between names like MegaMail and ProMail”可知，黑莓的原名是MegaMail和ProMail，故选D。6What is Lexicon?AA consulting company.BA handset company.CA drink company.DA telecommunication company.答案与解析：A考查细节理解。根据第四段第二句“Then they sought the help of consulting firm Lexicon, who spe
22、cialize in brand names”可知，Lexicon是一个专门给品牌起名字的咨询公司，故选A。7What is Lexicon good at?AGiving proper names to persons.BGiving proper names to a brand.CMaking Android phones.DMaking its company different.答案与解析：B考查推理判断。根据第四段第二句“Then they sought the help of consulting firm Lexicon, who specialize in brand nam
23、es”可知，Lexicon是一个专门给品牌起名字的咨询公司，故选B。8What would be the best title for this passage?AThe Art of Designing BApples iPhoneCThe Art of Naming DResearch in Motion答案与解析：C考查标题判断。根据第一段最后一句“Thats because all these companies have changed their names”，并结合全文的内容可推知，本文主要讲的是给公司或产品起名字的重要性，即“起名字的艺术”，故选C。.完形填空2019昆明质量检
24、测A few years ago I chose a “word of the year” to practise. As I began in 2014, I looked forward to how the word “_1_” would shape the coming year.I planned to give a gift each day for the _2_ year. Some gifts would take time to prepare, but some of the other gifts came about more _3_， such as helpin
25、g someone cross the street. But either way, I always tried to seek a(n) _4_ to serve.Some gifts in 2014 _5_ reading to my next doors kids. I _6_ reading as my gift of the day. My mind is still crowded with precious _7_ now.Twice I _8_ a few coins on the sidewalk for a kid to find. It may have cost a
26、 few _9_， but I considered it a chance to _10_ another persons day. Along the way, I also made my own day pleasant.One of my most _11_ gifts throughout the whole year was letting other _12_ go ahead of me in line at stores. For the sixth time, _13_ standing in line at a store one day, my son told me
27、 somebody _14_ us had only two things to _15_. I waved to the person to take our place in line. The few _16_ minutes of wait time passed with my hardly realizing it. They were minutes passing _17_.Although this act of _18_ didnt deserve something surprising, it remains one of my _19_ gifts of 2014an
28、d all because I saw how my _20_ to give had become part of my childrens lives as well.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者在2014年选择“礼物”一词作为年度词汇来塑造未来一年，并抒发了乐于助人，手留余香的感受。【核心词汇】practise v. 练习，实践shape v. 形成，塑造come about 发生seek v. 寻找，寻求precious adj. 珍贵的，宝贵的deserve v. 应受，应得1A.luck Bgift Chealth Dmoney答案与解析：B根据下文反复出现的“gi
29、ft”可判断出答案为B。luck“幸运，运气”；health“健康”；money“钱”。2A.entire Bsame Cprevious Dfinal答案与解析：A根据第11空后的“throughout the whole year”可知，此处指整个(entire)一年。previous“以前的”；final“最终的”。3A.formally Bregularly Cgradually Dnaturally答案与解析：D根据空后的“such as helping someone cross the street”的举例可知，其他的一些礼物是自然而然(naturally)给予的。formall
30、y“正式地”；regularly“定期地，有规律地”；gradually“渐渐地”。4A.job Broutine Copportunity Dexcuse答案与解析：C但是无论哪种方式，作者总是试图抓住机会(opportunity)去服务他人。job“工作”；routine“常规”；excuse“借口，理由”。5A.involved Bsuggested Crequired Dkept答案与解析：A2014年的一些礼物包括(involved)给邻居家孩子读书。suggest“建议”；require“需要，要求”；keep“保持，继续”。6A.turned down Blooked onCto
31、ok in Dput away答案与解析：B作者把给邻居家孩子读书看作(looked on)当天的礼物。turn down“关小，减少”；take in“吸收，欺骗”；put away“把收起来”。7A.events Bchanges Cmotivations Dmemories答案与解析：D作者脑海里现在仍充满了以前珍贵的记忆(memories)。event “事件，大事”；change“变化，改变”；motivation“动机，积极性”。8A.abandoned BmadeCleft Dforgot答案与解析：C根据上下文可知，作者再次把一些硬币留(left)在人行道上让小孩发现。make
32、“制造，使”；forget“忘记”。9A.cents Bchecks Cbooks Dgoods答案与解析：A作者可能只花了几分钱(cents)。check“支票”；book“书籍”；goods“货物”。10A.shorten Bbrighten Cstart Dappreciate答案与解析：B根据空后一句中的“made my own day pleasant”可知此处表示照亮(brighten)他人的一天。shorten“缩短，变短”；start“开始，创办”；appreciate“感激，欣赏”。11A.expensive Bavailable Cexpected Drepeated答案与
33、解析：D根据空处所在句中的“One of most _11_ gifts”以及下文中的“For the sixth time”可以看出作者多次(repeated)送出这样的礼物。expensive“昂贵的”；available“可获得的，有空的”；expected“预料的”。12A.friends Brelatives Ccustomers Dmanagers答案与解析：C根据空后的at stores可知，作者一整年多次送出的礼物之一是在商店让其他顾客(customers)在作者前面排队。13A.while Bonce Csince Dthough答案与解析：Awhile表示“当时”，符合语境
34、。once“一旦”；since“既然”；though“虽然”。14A.beyond Bbehind Cahead of Dnext to答案与解析：B根据下文中的“I waved to the person to take our place in line”可知，the person就是空处所在句中的somebody，由此可知那个人应该是在作者和他儿子的后面(behind)排队。beyond“超过”；ahead of“在的前面”；next to“紧邻，几乎”。所以选项B正确。15A.donate Bserve Cpurchase Dshare答案与解析：C排在作者和他儿子后面的那个人只购买(
35、purchase)了两个东西。donate“捐献”；serve“服务，伺候”；share“分享”。16A.necessary Bendless Curgent Dextra答案与解析：D额外的(extra)几分钟等待时间在不知不觉中就过去了，时间过得真快(rapidly)。necessary“必要的”；endless“无休止的，无穷无尽的”；urgent“紧急的，紧迫的”。17A.rapidly Bslowly Ccasually Dpainfully答案与解析：A参见上题解析。slowly“慢慢地”；casually“不经意地”；painfully“痛苦地”。18A.uniting Bpro
36、gressing Creceiving Dgiving答案与解析：D根据第四、五段的内容可知，此处表示这种给予的行为。所以选项D正确。19A.extreme Bfavorite Cstrangest Drichest答案与解析：B根据语境可知，这是作者2014年最喜欢的(favorite)礼物之一。extreme“极端的，极度的”。20A.ability Barrangement Cchoice Dhesitation答案与解析：C根据第一段可知，几年前，作者选择用一年的时间践行一个词，2014年作者选择的是“gift”，因此此处指作者的选择(choice)。ability“能力”；arrangement“安排”；hesitation“犹豫”。
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