1、高考提能练(四十三)选修Module 1Deep South.阅读理解A2019重庆调研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
2、30 to 50 percent of our 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. Howeve
3、r, a recent study published in the journal Neuropsychologica 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 thei
4、r minds usually wandered. Those 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.
5、Christine Godwin, the lead author 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 doe
6、s not affect their performance. 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 solu
7、tions to old problems. So, its not always a waste of time!体裁：说明文题材：科学研究主题：思维漫游对人有好处【语篇解读】研究表明思维漫游对人的创造力发展有好处。【难句分析】Those whose minds wandered the most scored higher in creative ability tests and had more efficient brain systems measured in the MRI machine.分析：这是一个复合句。whose引导定语从句，修饰Those；and连接两个并列的动作s
8、cored和had；measured in the MRI machine为过去分词短语作后置定语，修饰systems。译文：那些思维漫游最多的人在创造力测试中得分更高，并且在核磁共振成像机测量中拥有更加高效的大脑系统。1The first paragraph serves as a(n) _.Aexplanation BintroductionCcomment Dbackground答案与解析：B考查推理判断。通读第一段可知，本段引出了“做白日梦”这个话题，故选B项。2The study published in Neuropsychologica shows that _.Adaydrea
9、ming makes us unhappyBwe are focusing on the past or futureCmindwandering is related to creative abilityDthe MRI scanner is helpful in measuring the brain patterns答案与解析：C考查细节理解。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
10、. 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 phrase in Paragraph 3 mean?AGet distracted. BFocus on.CBe affected. DHave control.答案与解析：A考查词义猜测。画线短语后的“and then naturally
11、tune back in without missing any important point or step”意为“然后自然地调整回来，而不遗漏任何重要的观点或步骤”，故画线词zone out意为“get distracted”“走神”，故选A项。4What is the main idea of the passage?AMindwandering might be dangerous.BDaydreaming might bring benefits.CMindwandering is not a waste of time.DDaydreaming is hard to be con
12、trolled.答案与解析：B考查主旨大意。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，思维漫游对人们有好处，故选B项。B2019陕西检测Many people have difficulty in getting up in the morning. This might be called laziness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanatio
13、n. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.During the hours when you work, you may say that youre “hot”. Thats true. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak (顶峰). For some people the peak comes during the morning. For others it
14、comes in the afternoon or evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar words as：“Get up, John! Youll be late for work again！” The possible explanation for the trouble is that John is at his temperatureandenergy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when hu
15、sbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.You cant change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe youre sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late anyway.
16、If so, staying up later than you want to may counteract your cycle in some way. If our energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This wont change your cycle, but youll get up steam and work better at your low point.Get off to a sl
17、ow start which saves your energy. Get up with a comfortable yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed for a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before.体裁：说明文题材：工作与生活主题：趁精力最充沛时工作【解题导语】本文主要介绍了人体的能量循环，告诉人们最好在精力最充沛时
18、工作。【难句分析】During the hours when you work, you may say that youre“hot”Thats true.The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak(顶峰)分析：本句中第一个when引导定语从句，第二个when也引导定语从句，修饰先行词The time of day，第三个when引导表语从句；that引导宾语从句。译文：当你工作的时候，你可能会说你很“热”，那是真的。一天中你感到精力最充沛
19、的时候是当你的体温周期达到顶峰时。5Dr. Kleitman explains that a person is difficult to get up in the morning probably because of _.Ahis own laziness Bhis own energy cycleChis own habit Dhis bad rest at night答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第一段第二句中的“but Dr.Kleitman has a new explanation.He has proved that everyone has a daily energy
20、cycle”可知，Dr.Kleitman认为一个人早上很难起床，可能是因为他有自己的能量循环。6According to the passage, peoples energy peak may come _.Ain the morning Bin the eveningCin the afternoon Dat different hours答案与解析：D考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“For some people the peak. in the afternoon or evening”可推知，人们的能量顶峰可能会在不同的时间出现。7What does the underlined wo
21、rd “it” in the third paragraph refer to?ALife. BGood habit.CEnergy cycle. DChange.答案与解析：C考查代词指代。根据上文中的“You cant change your energy cycle”的描述可知，此处代词it指代前面提到的能量循环。8If the finding is true, its best to _.Ado your work at the energy peakBmanage to control your temperCwork at the bottom of energy cycleDma
22、nage to keep you clean all day答案与解析：A考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“During the hours when you. The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak (顶峰)”的描述可推知，如果这个发现是真的，那么最好在能量顶峰时期工作。.七选五2019郑州高三摸底Teenagers are especially likely to suffer loneliness. Here are some sugg
23、estions for speeding a recovery from loneliness.Reach out to others, but start small. A smile and a friendly greeting for the student behind you in line at the cafeteria wont make you best friends. _1_ It also can make it easier to interact the next time.Find a safe place to make connections. If goi
24、ng to the school dance makes you feel like you just dont belong, try joining a specialinterest group. Maybe its the drama club or the marching band. _2_Find other ways of making connections. Lonely people hunger for acceptance and friendship. Sometimes feeling accepted and liked comes more easily wh
25、en you do something for others. _3_ Teach a child reading. Take notes for a disabled classmate. You might be surprised at the connections you make after reaching out to others in these ways._4_ Loneliness is an absence of quality friendships, not of a particular quantity of friends. Thats why its im
26、portant to know how to select a friend. The best friendships are those based on similar values and attitudes.You get what you expect, so expect the best. If you expect others to be friendly, you will behave in similar ways._5_ It goes away as teens learn how to find their way through their social wo
27、rld and connect with others.ABut it will make you both feel pretty good.BSo consider becoming a volunteer.CSome teens arent so adaptable, however.DEncourage people to be friendlier to you.EChoose the right people.FFor most young people, loneliness is only temporary.GLook for a group that allows you
28、to ease gradually.体裁：说明文题材：社会生活主题：应对孤独【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了应对孤独的一些建议。1答案与解析：A根据语境可知，空前一句和空后的“It also can make it easier to interact the next time”存在逻辑上的转折关系，所以A项“但是它将使你们都感觉很愉快”符合语境。2答案与解析：G根据上文“Find a safe place to make connections. If going to the school dance makes you feel like you just dont belong, try
29、joining a specialinterest group”可推知，作者建议找一个让自己觉得舒服的团体，所以选G项。3答案与解析：B根据上文“Sometimes feeling accepted and liked comes more easily when you do something for others”可知，帮助他人会让孤独者更易被接纳和喜欢。B项“因此考虑做一名志愿者”衔接下文“Teach a child reading. Take notes for a disabled classmate”。4答案与解析：E根据下文“Loneliness is an absence o
30、f quality friendships, not of a particular quantity of friends. Thats why its important to know how to select a friend”可推知，选对朋友对孤独者尤其重要，他们缺的不是多大数量的朋友，而是高质量的友谊，所以选E项。5答案与解析：F由空后的“It goes away as teens learn how to find their way through their social world and connect with others”可推知，青少年的孤独是暂时的，随着他们学会
31、如何通过社会阅历找到自己的道路和与他人建立关系，孤独就会不复存在，所以选F项。.短文改错2015全国卷One day, little Tony went to a shopping center with his parent. It was very crowded. Tony saw a toy on a shop window. He liked it so very much that he quickly walked into the shop. After looks at the toy for some time, he turned around and found whe
32、re his parents were missing. Tony was scared and begun to cry. A woman saw him crying and telling him to wait outside a shop. Five minutes later, Tony saw parents. Mom said, “How nice to see you again! Dad and I were terrible worried.” Tony promised her that this would never happen again.答案：One day,
33、 little Tony went to a shopping center with his . It was very crowded. Tony saw a toy a shop window. He liked it so much that he quickly walked into the shop. After at the toy for some time, he turned around and found / his parents were missing. Tony was scared and to cry. A woman saw him crying and
34、 him to wait outside shop. Five minutes later, Tony saw parents. Mom said, “How nice to see you again! Dad and I were worried.” Tony promised her that this would never happen again.parent改为parents。由下文的“his parents were missing”可知托尼是和爸爸妈妈一起去的，所以应该用复数形式parents。on改为in。表示在商店橱窗里，用介词in。删除very。句中使用了so. tha
35、t.结构，very多余，故将其删除。looks改为looking。介词after后接动词时要用其动名词作宾语，故将looks改为looking。where改为that或删除where。found后是一个宾语从句，从句的意思和成分完整，应该用只起连接作用的that引导，也可以省略引导词，故将where改为that或删除where。begun改为began。本文描述的是过去的经历，and连接的两个并列谓语的时态应当一致，故此处应用一般过去时，将begun改为began。telling改为told。由and可知，此处和谓语动词saw并列，故用动词的过去式told。a改为the。此处特指前文提到的shop，应用定冠词the。在saw后加his。此处特指托尼的父母，所以用形容词性物主代词his修饰parents。terrible改为terribly。修饰形容词worried要用副词形式，故将terrible改为terribly“非常；极”。
