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。课时素养检测 十九Unit 5Period 3. 阅读理解AWhether it is Mozart or Miley, your choice of music could determine whether you will perform well in your work. A new study suggests that listening to music in the office improves the speed and accuracy of ta
2、sks such as data entry, proof-reading and problem solving. In an office-based experiment, 88 percent of participants were found to produce their most accurate work when listening to music. The study also found that 81 percent completed their fastest work when music was played. And it matters what ty
3、pe of music you listen to. For instance, if youre doing your tax returns, then classical music is the most effective as it improves maths skills. Listening to Jessie J or Justin Bieber could also improve your speed, with 58 percent of participants completing data entry tasks faster while listening t
4、o pop songs. During proof-reading, dance music, such as David Guetta, had the biggest positive impact with participants increasing their speed by 20 percent compared to tests undertaken with no music at all. Dance music also had a positive effect on spell-checking with a 75 percent pass rate compare
5、d to 68 percent when no music was played at all. The research, undertaken by Brighton-based Mindlab International, suggests that silent offices may be the least productive. “The music experiment showed that when listening to music, 9 out of 10 people performed better, ” said Dr. David Lewis, Chairma
6、n of Mindlab International. “Proper music enables people to quickly process and keep information, regulate their behaviors, make good choices, solve problems, plan and adjust to changing mental demands, ” a senior investigator of Mindlab International explains. “While many schools are cutting music
7、programs and spending more and more time on test preparation, our findings suggest that musical training may actually help to set up children for a better academic future, ” added Dr. David Lewis. 【语篇概述】这篇文章主要讲述了音乐与工作效率之间的关系, 人们可以根据工作性质的不同选择合适的音乐, 在音乐的伴随下人们工作的效率更高。1. What does the passage mainly tal
8、k about?A. The positive relationship between music and efficiency. B. The speed and accuracy of problem-solving tasks. C. The comparison of different kinds of music. D. The experiment on productivity of office staff. 【解析】选A。主旨大意题。通读全文, 并根据第二段判断, 本文主要讲述了音乐和工作效率之间的关系, 故选A。2. According to the passage,
9、we can conclude that _. A. different kinds of music lead to the same effectB. silent offices can make people perform betterC. listening to proper music can improve efficiency in officeD. more tests prepare children for a better academic future【解析】选C。推理判断题。通读全文并根据倒数第二段中的“Proper music enables people t
10、o quickly process and keep information, regulate their behaviors, make good choices, solve problems, plan and adjust to changing mental demands. . . ”可知, 在办公室里听适当的音乐能提高人们的工作效率, 故选C。3. What is the authors attitude towards school music programs?A. Respectful. B. Doubtful. C. Tolerant. D. Supportive. 【
11、解析】选D。观点态度题。本文作者主要阐述音乐对工作效率的积极影响, 结合最后一段可推断, 作者对学校开展音乐教育是支持的, 故选D。BAC/DC have postponed their US tour after singer Brian Johnson was warned by doctors that he was at the risk of “total hearing loss”. This is unsurprising, given the hard rock decibel(分贝). But deafness isnt only a concern for rock mus
12、icians. In recent years it has become clear that anyone around music a lot has reason to be equally worried. When exposed to music, risk to hearing arises from a combination of how loud the sound is and how long youre exposed to it. If you visit a nightclub that is thumping out (响亮地奏出) music on the
13、dance floor at 100 dB, then after only 10-15 minutes the exposure is potentially damaging. In a quieter part of the club, but where the music is still loud enough that you have to shout at your friends, then you could be there for a couple of hours before having to worry about your hearing. Of cours
14、e music frequently exceeds(超过)80-85 dB, but what counts most in assessing the risk to hearing is the average exposure. Exposure to high noise levels often causes temporary deafnesssomething many people have experienced after going to a nightclub. While hearing usually recovers after a few hours or d
15、ays, repeated loud exposure leads to permanent hearing damage. Initially, this damage is unlikely to be noticed by the listener. Problems only become significant in middle age when the noise-caused hearing loss combines with the natural loss of hearing due to ageing. Improved technology means that t
16、he number of musicians having to give up performing could decrease, but student musicians need to be educated about the dangers of noise-caused hearing loss. The increasing use of headphones will also work against thisfor musicians and everyone else. Unless people are careful with the volume(音量) lev
17、el on their portable music players, hearing loss caused by music will increase. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文。长时间听高分贝的音乐可能会让人永久性失聪。作者建议人们在听音乐时要注意音量。4. What does Paragraph 1 mainly aim to tell us?A. Musicians tend to be victims of music. B. It is helpful to check hearing regularly. C. Being with music isnt necessar
18、ily beneficial. D. Deafness has become musicians major concern. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段最后两句But deafness isnt only a concern for rock musicians. In recent years it has become clear that anyone around music a lot has reason to be equally worried. 以及对第一段的理解可推断出, 第一段旨在告诉读者听音乐不一定有益。5. Whats the most important
19、 factor considered in the assessment of the risk to hearing?A. Its decibel. B. The average exposure. C. Its playing environment. D. The listeners sensitivity to sound. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句Of course music frequently exceeds 80-85 dB, but what counts most in assessing the risk to hearing is the aver
20、age exposure. 可知, 平均接触时间是评定听力损伤程度的最重要的因素。6. People who go to nightclubs frequently tend to _. A. suffer from temporary headacheB. have their hearing damaged foreverC. experience natural hearing loss earlierD. have a clear sense of their hearing damage【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段第二句While hearing usually recove
21、rs after a few hours or days, repeated loud exposure leads to permanent hearing damage. 以及对第三段的理解可知, 经常去夜总会的人往往会导致永久性的听力损伤。7. Which of the following best reflects the authors opinion?A. Improved technology can prevent hearing damage. B. Student musicians are main sufferers of hearing loss. C. Using
22、headphones helps reduce hearing loss to a degree. D. We can never be too careful with the volume level of music. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句Unless people are careful with the volume level on their portable music players, hearing loss caused by music will increase. 可知, 作者认为我们对音乐的音量越小心越好。D项中的“can never be
23、 too. . . ”意为“越越好, 再也不为过”。. 完形填空Some animals live in families. Some live in great big groups. And others live mostly by themselves. Animals have to find the right 1 of living so they can stay safe, take 2of their babies, and find food. A giant panda3eats bamboo, and it takes lots of bamboo to fill u
24、p a panda!To make sure theres enough bamboo for everyone, each panda has a territory where it lives alone, except during mating(交配) time or when a mother is 4 her baby. Lions are hunters. 5, they live in groups. On the African plains, finding enough animals to eat is no problem. But 6 them is. Lions
25、 have better luck when they hunt 7. Eagles live and hunt together in lifelong8. A male and a female both help to 9 a nest of sticks and twigs(小枝条), lined with 10 grasses. When the eggs hatch, one parent 11 at home to protect the young eagles while the other searches for mice or fish to eat. Tigers a
26、re stealthy hunters who sneak up on prey such as deer or wild pigsthen pounce!But hunting is12. It can take 10 tries before a tiger gets a meal. Living 13 means theres enough prey to eat and makes quiet hunting easier. Herds of musk oxen crowd together for14. If a wolf comes too close, cousins, aunt
27、s, and uncles form a tight 15, with their sharp horns(角) facing outward and their young safe inside. What brings ladybugs(瓢虫) together?Its time to hibernate for the winter by bunching together, and then the ladybugs keep each other warm. 【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了有的动物生活在一个家庭里, 有的动物群居, 有的动物独居, 它们这么做的目的是保证安全、照看幼崽和
28、寻找食物。1. A. roadB. placeC. wayD. season【解析】选C。根据下文的“保证安全、照顾幼崽和寻找食物”判断, 此处是生活的正确“方式”。2. A. noticeB. holdC. sightD. care【解析】选D。根据下文的babies可知, 此处应为take care of. . . , 意为“照顾”。3. A. mainlyB. originallyC. finallyD. hardly【解析】选A。根据下文的“and it takes lots of bamboo to fill up a panda”可知, 大熊猫主要以竹子为食。4. A. searc
29、hingB. followingC. raising D. fighting【解析】选C。根据前面的mother可知, 此处应填raise, 意为“抚养”。5. A. ThereforeB. HoweverC. OtherwiseD. Besides【解析】选B。从上下文语义看此处含有转折的意思, 所以用However。6. A. catchingB. bringingC. takingD. cheating【解析】选A。catch“逮住”, 与前面的finding相呼应。7. A. aloneB. lonelyC. together D. separately【解析】选C。根据上文的“有更好
30、的运气”判断, 狮子要集体狩猎, 所以用together。8. A. pairsB. groupsC. numbersD. quantities【解析】选A。根据下文的A male和a female判断, 此处为“一对”, 所以用pairs。9. A. liveB. moveC. findD. build【解析】选D。从下文的“sticks and twigs”可知, 此处为“搭建”巢穴。10. A. hardB. softC. coldD. green【解析】选B。鹰建好巢穴后, 穴里面要铺的草应该是“柔软的”。11. A. staysB. leavesC. reachesD. hides【
31、解析】选A。根据后面的“保护”判断, 一只鹰要“待”在家里。12. A. easyB. hardC. impossibleD. necessary【解析】选B。根据“It can take 10 tries before a tiger gets a meal. ”可知, 对老虎来说猎取食物不容易。13. A. togetherB. in groupsC. aloneD. nearby【解析】选C。根据“theres enough prey to eat and makes quiet hunting easier”可知, 要想有足够的食物, 必须要独居。14. A. foodB. funC.
32、 saleD. protection【解析】选D。根据下文的“If a wolf comes too close, cousins, aunts, and uncles form a tight _, ”可知, 此处是for protection“为了保护”。15. A. circleB. squareC. lineD. wall【解析】选A。只有形成一个圈, 才能保证角朝外, 幼崽在里面。. 语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。A 90-year-old has been awarded “Woman Of The Year” for 1. (be) B
33、ritains oldest full-time employee still working 40 hours a week. Now Irene Astbury works from 9 am to 5 pm daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield, 2. _ she opened with her late husband Les. Her years of hard work have 3. _(final)been acknowledged after a customer nominated(提名)her to be Cheshires Woma
34、n Of The Year. Picking up her“Lifetime Achievement”award, proud Irene 4. _(declare) she had no plans 5. (retire) from her 36-year business. Irene said, “I dont see any reason to give up work. I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I 6. (make) over the years. I work not because I
35、 have to, 7. _ because I want to. ”Granddaughter Gayle Parks, 31 who works alongside her in the family business said it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award. She said, “We dont have any idea who put grandma forward. When we got a call 8. _ (say) she was short-listed, we thought i
36、t was 9. _ joke. But then we got an official letter and we were blown away. We are so proud of her. Its 10. _ (wonder). ”【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了一个90岁的老人坚持工作获得奖项的事情。1. 【解析】being。 考查非谓语动词。此处放在介词后面, 应该用being。2. 【解析】which。 考查定语从句。先行词是宠物店, 她和她已故的丈夫开的店, open缺少宾语, 故应用关系代词。3. 【解析】finally。考查副词。副词修饰动词。4. 【解析】declared。考
37、查动词时态和语态。根据上下文可知描述的是过去发生的事情。此处应用一般过去时。5. 【解析】to retire。考查短语。have a plan to do sth. 计划做某事。6. 【解析】have made。考查动词时态和语态。我喜欢来这里工作, 看到我的家人以及这些年来我所结交的朋友。由时间状语over the years可知应当用现在完成时。7. 【解析】but。 考查短语。not. . . but. . . , 不是, 而是8. 【解析】saying。考查非谓语动词。当我们接到一个电话说她被提名了。电话和说之间是主动关系。9. 【解析】a。考查冠词。这是一个玩笑。10. 【解析】wo
38、nderful。考查形容词。这太棒啦。形容词作表语。【技法导练】 语篇型填空题的解题指导语篇型填空题的最大特点是在语篇中考查语法知识。准确理解短文是做好该题型的前提。这就要求考生要重视提高阅读理解能力, 平时可以选择一些难度中等的文章进行精读、细读, 研究文章的写作思路、组织结构特点等, 从而强化语篇意识。1. 通读全文, 了解大意, 把握特征, 弄清文脉。篇章层面的理解主要包括文章的主旨要义, 作者的观点、意图、立场, 句与句之间的关系以及时态变换四个方面。2. 巧用已知, 降低难度, 铺平道路。有提示词的空格可视为已知条件, 充分利用。所以, 可先着手填有提示词的空格, 注意时态、语态和名
39、词单复数。所剩的空格越少, 文章的大意越清晰, 难度也会相对降低。3. 理解句意, 分析结构, 大胆推测, 各个击破。理解了文章整体意思后, 必须要看清各个句子的意思, 尤其是含空格的句子的意思。分析句子结构是答题过程中很关键的一步。做题时, 首先确定句子的“主谓宾”成分, 看看该句子缺不缺谓语动词, 然后再考虑其他成分。此时, 要借助上下文的暗示或明示, 确定需要填的单词的词性、形式和功能。4. 重读全篇, 仔细核査, 语法正确, 语义连贯。做完题后, 应该静下心来, 仔细复读全文, 关注所填的词是否符合文意。从语义连贯、逻辑合理的角度认真复査答案的合理性和正确性, 尤其注意动词、连词、介词的搭配以及名词的形式等。5. 拼写准确, 书写规范, 大小写正确。总之, 对于语篇填空可归纳为解题五步走:1. 通读全文, 理解大意2. 巧用已知, 确定词性3. 上下语义, 确定词形4. 检查搭配, 前后连贯5. 拼写正确, 书写规范关闭Word文档返回原板块13
