1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。课时提升作业 二十五必修5 Unit 5First aid(限时35分钟). 阅读理解 No one enjoys hearing the sound of someone else chewing their food. Most of the time, though, its not that big a deal but a minor annoyance. But for a small group of people with misophonia (恐音症)
2、, the sound can be painful, causing extreme anger and deep discomfort. The most ordinary sounds of chewing and breathing can drive them crazy. Past attempts to explain the causes of misophonia have suggested everything from compulsive disorder to an easily-annoyed personalitybut according to a study
3、 published yesterday in the journal Current Biology, the true criminal is the structure of the brain. For the study, a team of researchers led by Newcastle University neuroscientist Sukhbinder Kumar recruited (招募) 42 volunteers, of whom around half had extreme misophonia and the other half served as
4、 the control group, and played them several different noises: some ordinary; some harsh, like the sound of a person screaming; and some that were ordinary for the control group but known to be annoying for misophonics, people with misophonia, like the sound of breathing. As the participants listened
5、, the researchers monitored them for signs of anxiety, both physical symptoms and behavioral expressions, and observed their brain activity using FMRI scans. The only significant difference in reaction between the two groups happened, during the misophonia-specific sounds, when those with the condit
6、ion showed physical changes that suggested they were entering fight-or-flight mode. Misophonics had increased activity in the AIC, an area known to play a central role in the system that determines which things we should pay attention to. When the trigger sounds were played, there was not only more
7、activity in this region but also abnormally high levels of connection to other regions. Misophonia, in other words, may be a result of misplaced attention the brain of a misophonic focuses on things that other people normally tune out (不予理会). On a related note, on behalf of misophonics and manners-m
8、inded moms everywhere: Please, chew with your mouth closed. 【文章大意】主要讲述了一些恐音症患者对某些细小的声音都会有极大的反应, 文中讲述了其发生的原因。1. What is the true criminal of misophonia? A. Sounds of chewing and breathing. B. Compulsive disorder. C. An easily-annoyed personality. D. The structure of the brain. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段Past
9、attempts to explain the causes of misophonia have suggested everything from compulsive disorder to an easily-annoyed personalitybut according to a study published yesterday in the journal Current Biology, the true criminal is the structure of the brain. 由此可知, 恐音症的罪魁祸首其实是大脑结构。结合选项, 故选D。2. Which way d
10、id researches use to carry out their research? A. Playing volunteers several different voices. B. Observing volunteers heart activity using FMRI scans. C. Monitoring volunteers for signs of anxiety. D. Analyzing volunteers answers to specific questions. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段As the participants listened
11、, the researchers monitored them for signs of anxiety, both physical symptoms and behavioral expressions, 当参加测试的人在听各种声音的时候, 研究人员检测他们的焦虑程度, 身体症状和行为表现结合选项, 故选C。3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Misophonics had decreased activity in the AIC during the misophonia-specific so
12、unds. B. The brain of a misophonic concentrates on things other people normally ignore. C. Around 42 volunteers with extreme misophonia were recruited in the research. D. Chewing food noisily is appreciated by the people all over the world. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段Misophonia, in other words, may be a res
13、ult of misplaced attention the brain of a misophonic focuses on things that other people normally tune out. 由此可知, 恐音症者会错误地关注其他人们不会理会的一些声音, 因此他们会对某些声音敏感。结合选项, 故选B。4. What is the main idea of the passage? A. Reasons why misophonics cant stand even small noises. B. Misophonia may cause misplaced attent
14、ion. C. We should care for misophonics. D. Symptoms of misophonia. 【解析】选A。主旨大意题。根据文章内容, 主要讲述了一些恐音症患者对某些细小的声音都会有极大的反应, 文中讲述了其发生的原因。结合选项, 故选A。. 完形填空I was driving to the grocery store on a warm morning in May. I smiled as I watched the golden sunshine 1 on the leaves. It was such a 2 and heavenly time.
15、 My calm was broken, 3, as I rounded a curve (拐弯处). A huge U-Haul truck was coming my way several feet over the center line. I swerved as far onto the side of the road as I could to 4 it. It was followed by not one but two other U-Haul trucks just as 5. I wondered if all the stuff inside of them 6 t
16、he same person. I slowed down my car and waited for my heart rate to 7. It was then that I 8 a self-storage business along the side of the highway, building new units for all the people who couldnt fit their 9 into their houses. I saw a (n) 10 couple carrying boxes into one of the units. It seemed 1
17、1 that a couple just out of their teens could already have too much stuff. I lost my own 12 for owning stuff when a house fire in the middle of the night destroyed everything my family owned. The only thing I had left was the underwear I was wearing. Yet, our whole family had awakened 13 to escape.
18、In the weeks that followed friends and family gave us a lot of stuff to get us back on our feet, but none of it seemed as 14 any more. What was important was seeing Moms smile, giving Nana a hug and a kiss, and watching Dad snooze(打盹)in his chair 15 a hard days work. What was important was the stuff
19、 of 16, not the stuff of this world. Since then I have tried to limit the things I 17. I didnt want too much stuff to 18 my life. I wanted to only buy what I needed and to spend my days in learning, growing, and 19 my family and others. I assumed that only by doing so could I make my 20. 【文章大意】本文是一篇
20、记叙文。主要讲述家里无需添置、堆砌太多的东西, 有爱就好! 1. A. appreciatingB. reflectingC. admiringD. releasing【解析】选B。词义辨析题。我看到金色的阳光映射到叶子上。reflect “反映, 映射”。2. A. refreshingB. delightfulC. peacefulD. dynamic【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据下文“My calm” 可知。peaceful “平静的, 平和的”。3. A. though B. too C. anyway D. instead【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。though 副词, 表转折, “然
21、而, 可是, 不过”。4. A. missB. rejectC. ignoreD. desert【解析】选A。词义辨析题。往路边急转弯是为了避开它。miss “错过”。5. A. usefulB. largeC. newD. good【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据上文“A huge U-Haul”可知选B。6. A. turned toB. referred toC. reacted toD. belonged to【解析】选D。短语辨析题。所有东西属于同一人。 belong to“属于”。7. A. beatB. pulseC. accelerateD. follow【解析】选D。上下文语境
22、题。等待心率跟上, 即表示慢慢平复受惊的心。follow“跟上”。8. A. noticedB. thoughtC. didD. established【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。看到自我储存的生意。notice“看到, 注意到”。9. A. furnitureB. boxesC. possessionsD. materials【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据下文“stuff”可知选C。possessions “个人物品”。10. A. oldB. youngC. middle-agedD. small【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据下文“out of their teens”可知选B。11. A.
23、 curiousB. apparentC. certainD. obvious【解析】选A。背景常识题。两个青少年就有这么多东西是令人奇怪的。curious “奇怪的, 不寻常的”。12. A. hopeB. talentC. faithD. taste【解析】选D。上下文语境题。失去了拥有东西的兴趣。taste “兴趣, 爱好。”13. A. in returnB. in turnC. in timeD. in vain【解析】选C。短语辨析题。及时醒来逃跑了。in time“及时”。14. A. valuableB. significantC. beneficialD. practical
24、【解析】选B。词汇复现题。根据下文“important”可知选B。significant “重要的”。15. A. beforeB. inC. afterD. during【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。一天工作之后。16. A. mindB. handC. headD. soul【解析】选D。词义辨析题。重要的是心灵的东西。soul “心灵, 精神”。17. A. purchaseB. donateC. wasteD. need【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据下文“buy”可知选A。purchase“购买”。18. A. put upB. crowd upC. bring upD. set up【解
25、析】选B。短语辨析题。我不想让太多的东西挤满我的生活。crowd up 挤满。19. A. helpingB. abusingC. lovingD. affecting【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据上文“. . . seeing Moms smile, giving Nana a hug and a kiss. . . ”可知“爱家人”。20. A. nameB. dayC. worldD. way【解析】选B。固定搭配。make ones day让某人高兴。. 语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Woodblock printing first appe
26、ared in the early Tang period. During the Song dynasty, the technique of block printing was very advanced. Books were 1. (beautiful) printed. Even today the books 2. _(print) at the time are valuable and treasured by libraries and book collectors. However, block printing 3. _(be) not very convenient
27、. Every two pages of a book had to be carved on a woodblock, and a big book would require many blocks. Besides, there had to be large places for storing the books. 4. (overcome) these shortcomings, Bi Sheng invented the movable type during the years between 1041 and 1048. One word was carved on one
28、piece of clay, 5. was hardened with fire. Then clay characters were set on 6. _ iron plate according to the text of a book. Then ink was applied to them and 7. _(sheet) of paper spread over them, and the printing was done. Bi Shengs invention made printing faster and 8. _(easy) than before. Later, m
29、ovable type of metal and wood was made and widely used. The technique of printing was gradually known to other Asian countries and Europe. The great influence printing had 9. _the advance of civilization is too clear to need any 10. _(explain). 【文章大意】本文主要讲述活字印刷的历史, 活字印刷的过程及活字印刷对世界文明的影响。1. 【解析】beauti
30、fully。考查副词。print是动词, 要用副词修饰。2. 【解析】printed。考查过去分词。books与print之间是动宾关系, 用过去分词短语printed at the time作定语修饰books。3. 【解析】was。考查动词时态。全文讲述的是过去的事情, 要用一般过去时态, 且block printing是单数, 谓语动词也应用单数形式was。4. 【解析】To overcome。考查动词不定式。此处动词不定式表示目的。5. 【解析】which。考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知这是一个非限制性定语从句, 先行词clay在从句中作主语, 用关系代词which。6. 【解析】an
31、。考查冠词。plate是可数名词, 单数形式前加不定冠词表示泛指, 因iron的读音是以元音音素开头的, 用不定冠词an。7. 【解析】sheets。考查名词。sheets of paper意为“一张张纸”, 前面没冠词, 应用复数形式。8. 【解析】easier。考查比较级。根据faster及than可知, 应用easier。9. 【解析】on。考查介词。have influence on意为“对有影响”, 是固定搭配。10. 【解析】explanation。考查名词。need是动词, 后接名词作其宾语, 动词explain的名词是explanation。. 短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌
32、之间交换修改作文, 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误, 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(), 并在其下面写出该加的词。删除: 把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2. 只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。The sentence from our teachers tell us that we shouldnt be discouraged after failures. Definitely we should
33、 keep trying with determine. At the age of twelve, I get a nice bike as a birthday gift. So excited was I that I couldnt wait to try my hand at riding it. Besides, it was harder than expecting. The bike seemed too heavy for me to control and I fell off the bike over and over again. I was about to gi
34、ve up while my father came and encouraged me to keep going. With more practice, I found me doing better and better. Looking back, I feel I would not be able to ride bike if I had lost my heart. Honest speaking, we cant avoid failing. What matters most is that we should stick to it. 答案: 1. 【解析】第一句tel
35、l改为tells。考查动词。句子主语为The sentence, 为单数, 故谓语应该用第三人称单数, 故改为tells。2. 【解析】第二句determine改为determination。考查名词。with为介词, 后跟名词。3. 【解析】第三句get改为got。考查时态。时间为At the age of twelve意思是在我12岁时, 时间是过去, 所以应该用过去时。4. 【解析】第五句Besides改为However。考查连词。然而, 它比想象中的难。两个句子之间构成转折关系, 故改为However。5. 【解析】第五句expecting改为expected。考查动词。than ex
36、pected相当于than it was expected。比预料的要难。6. 【解析】第七句while改为when。考查连词。be about to do sth. when. . . 正要做某事, 这时。7. 【解析】第八句me改为myself。考查反身代词。I found myself doing better and better意思是我发现自己可以做得越来越好。8. 【解析】第九句ride后面加a。考查冠词。ride a bike 意思是骑自行车。9. 【解析】第九句去掉my。考查固定短语。lose heart意思是丧失信心。10. 【解析】第十句Honest改为Honestly。考
37、查副词。修饰动词用副词, 此处修饰speaking。. 书面表达假定你是李华, 你与本班英国交换生Tom约好本周末一起进行语文训练, 但因故无法进行。请你给他发一封电子邮件作出解释。注意: 1. 词数100个左右(开头和结尾已给出, 不计入总词数); 2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。Dear Tom, _Yours, Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Tom, Im sorry to inform you that the practice this weekend has to be cancelled for an emergency in my family. This morn
38、ing I received a message from my parents that my beloved grandpa had passed away. I have to leave everything at hand for his funeral and see him off for the last time. After all, I was the only child he had cherished best among all his descendants. How I wish you understood my sadness for the loss of him and the dilemma between my feeling for him and the promise for you! But there are no other choices for me at the moment. Time permitting, Im bound to make up for the practice next weekend. Wish you a happy weekend. Yours, Li Hua关闭Word文档返回原板块
