1、课时作业(十)Unit2 PartLesson3GettingtotheTop.阅读理解AIfyoueverhavethedesiretobreakoutintosongintheshower, inthecar, maybeatyourneighborskaraokenightyoushouldembraceitwholeheartedly.Thisancientartcannotonlymakeyoufeelgood, itcanalsoimproveyourwellbeing, reduceyourfeelingsofpain, andevenextendyourlife.Usingyo
2、urvoicetosing, ratherthansimplycarryoutaconversation, offersuniquebenefitsbecausesingingaffectsourbodies.Also, studieslinksingingwithalowerheartrate, decreasedbloodpressureandreducedstressaccordingtoPatriciaPrestonRoberts, amusictherapist (治疗专家)(_1_)Singing, particularlyinagroup, seemstobenefittheel
3、derlyparticularlywell.Aspartofathreeyearstudyexamininghowsingingaffectsthehealthofthoseagedfiftyfiveandolder, aSeniorSingersChoruswasformedbytheLevineSchoolofMusicinWashington.D.C.Theseniorsinvolvedinthechorus, aswellasseniorsintwoseparateartsgroupsaboutwritingandpainting, showedsignificanthealthimp
4、rovementscomparedtothoseinthecontrolgroups (对照组).Obviously, theartsgroupsreportedthirtyfewerdoctorsvisit, fewereyesightproblems, lessdepression, andlessneedformedication. (_2_)EvenleadresearcherDr.GeneD.Coben, directoroftheCenteronAgingatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity, wassurprisedathowbiganeffectthesen
5、iorsartsparticipationhadontheirhealth.Cobensaid，“Theaverageageofallthesubjectswaseighty.Thisishigherthanlifeexpectancy.So, ifaneffectweretobeachieved, onewouldordinarilyexpecttoseelessdeclinecomparedtothecontrolgroup.Thefactthattherewassomuchimprovementinmanyareaswasthesurprisingfactor.” (_3_) These
6、niorsalsonoticedhealthimprovementsandtheyreportedfeelingbetterbothindailylifeandwhilesinging.Thepartofthebrainthatworkswithspeechisdifferentfromthepartthatprocessesmusic.“Peopleseemtoenjoydoingsomethingjointlywithotherpeople.Therearealotoffactsthatbeingsociallyinvolvedisgoodforpeoplewithdementia (老年
7、痴呆)，”Ballardsaid.Theartsareshowingupasatreatmenttoolinhospitalsacrossthecountry. (_4_) Ifyouarethinkingofvolunteering, singingatahospitalmaybeagoodchoicenotonlyforthepatients, butalsoforyourself.1WhywasCobensurprisedattheresultofthestudy?AThestudywasnotexpensiveasexpected.BArtsactedasatreatmenttooli
8、nhospitals.CPeopleshealthintheartsgroupimprovedgreatly.DTheseniorsthemselvesnoticedhealthimprovements.2Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardsarts?ADoubtful.BPositive.CNegative.DWorried.3Whereshouldthefollowingsentencebeput?“Sheusessongstohelppatientswhosufferfromavarietyofproblems.”A(1) B(2)C(3) D(4)4Whatw
9、ouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?AHowtoAvoidGettingDementiaBHowSeniorsLiveaHealthyLifeCHowtoKeepOurBrainsHealthyDHowSingingImprovesYourHealthBIwasabout5whenIfirstheardtheword“Greenland”，andmyinterestgrewfromthere.Finally, afterdecades, Idecidedtogo.WhenIfinallyarrived, theplace, atfirstglance, wascle
10、arlymisnamed: TheeastcoastofGreenlandwasanexpanseoficeandsnow, withnosignofhumanhabitation.OneofmypurposesofgoingtoGreenlandwastomakecontactwithsomenativeGreenlanders.IdidntknowIwouldachievethis, butsuccesscameinanunexpectedway.WhenIarrivedattheIllunnguujukHotel, whereIhadreservedabed，ayoungcouplean
11、dtheirbabywereoutfront, enjoyingthesunandunusualwarmth.GreenlandersspeaktheirownInuitlanguageandlearnDanishinschool, andmanyalsospeakEnglishwell.Theyoungwoman, however, wasnotoneofthese.HerEnglishturnedouttobeanticlimactic.WhenIidentifiedmyself, hereyeswidened.Anothertravelerhadarrivedearlierand, mi
12、stakinghimforme, theyhadgivenhimmybed.Therewasnomorespaceinthehotel.“Butdontworry，”shesaid, asshethrewherselfintocleaningatinyhousethefamilyowned.“Thisisforyou，”shesaid.Andasifthatwerent, enough, sheinvitedmetoeatsupperwithherfamily.ThateveningIsatdowntoadinneroffreshfishwithaloving, happynativefami
13、ly.WhenIfirstsetfootinGreenlandIfoundmyselfallbutshockedbytheemptiness, thevastness, andthesilence.IhaddecidedthatIwouldprobablyneverreturn.AndthenIwastakenintothisGreenlandichome.Icannowsaythatevencold, empty, andsilentsceneryisworthvisiting, solongasonehasawarmandwelcomingplacetogoto.5Whatmaybethe
14、authorsoriginalimaginationaboutGreenland?ADensepopulation.BIncrediblesilence.CAmazingvastness.DAwfulweather.6Whatdoestheunderlinedword“anticlimactic”inParagraph4mean?ASimple.BModern.COutstanding.DDisappointing.7Theauthorlosthisbedinthehotelbecauseof_.AthepoorconditionBthehighpriceCawrongaddressDamis
15、understanding8Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?AAGuidebookforGreenlandBAColdandWarmGreenlandCATerribleExperienceinaHotelDAChildhoodDreamtoComeTrue.完形填空Lastmonth, AlexpostedhispaintingofafoxonReddithopingtoraisemoneyforananimalrescuegroup.Butwhenavideoofhimworkingonthepaintingwentviralwithmoretha
16、n44,000“likes”，requestsonsocialmediafrompeoplehopingtobuycopiesofhiswork_1_in.Hisfanswereamazedwhentheywatchedhimpaintbyholdingabrushinhis_2_becausehehadlosttheuseofhishands.DrawingandpaintingalwayscamenaturallytoAlex.Whenhewasakid, hewouldsitdowntodrawsomethingalmosteveryday.Itcontinued_3_highschoo
17、landcollege.Helovedcreatingsomethingwithhishands.Butin2004, Alex_4_ararediseasethatcausedsensory (感觉的) lossandweakness.Oneday, hesuddenlycouldnotusehislefthand.Thentheproblemspreadquicklytohisrighthand.Asthepainandnumbness_5_andmoretestsweredone, thephysicians_6_Alexhadarareimmunedisorder._7_，hewasn
18、olongerabletodraw, paintorplaythepiano.BySeptember2005, hehaddifficultywalking, ashislegsandfeethadalsoweakened._8_，heneededawheelchair.Hehadtoquithisjobandmovetolivewithhisparents.Alexdidntfollowhisartisticdream_9_hismothershowedhimsomepaintingscreatedbyartistswhoalsocouldnotusetheirhandsandarmsin2
19、015.Hewasvery_10_andthenbegantoteachhimselftopaintwithhismouthandto_11_therightpressuretothecanvas (画布)Threeyearsago, Alexsuccessfullyhadamajortransplant_12_.Theprocessofrecoveryischallengingbutsteady.Withsupportingaidsonbothlegs, heiswalkingagainwithoutpain.Alexhopesonedayhewillbeableto_13_apaintbr
20、ushinhishand.Ifnot, hewillcontinueto_14_hisvisionswithhismouth.“Ihavealottobe_15_.Impaintingagain; Imwalkingagain.Lifefeelsreallygoodformerightnow，”Alexsaid.1A.droppedBpouredCcalledDburst2A.handBfootCarmDmouth3A.throughBbeforeCfromDupon4A.witnessedBrecognizedCdevelopedDassessed5A.disappearedBattacke
21、dCworsenedDweakened6A.predictedBapologizedCobservedDdiscovered7A.AsaresultBOnthewholeCWithoutdoubtDInreturn8A.OccasionallyBEventuallyCNormallyDBasically9A.unlessBonceCalthoughDuntil10A.impressedBsympatheticCconfusedDsensible11A.presentBcontributeCapplyDadjust12A.operationBperformanceCassessmentDsubs
22、titute13A.testoutBsetasideCbringoutDpickup14A.replaceBrewardCexpressDtarget15A.occupiedwithBconcernedaboutCgratefulforDaccusedof课时作业(十).阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文，主要内容是论证歌唱有助于身体健康，并且作者提供了乔治华盛顿大学的研究作为论据来证明歌唱是如何改善身体健康的。1答案与解析：C推理判断题。根据第四段的EvenleadresearcherDr.GeneD.Coben, directoroftheCenteronAgingatGeorgeWa
23、shingtonUniversity，wassurprisedathowbiganeffecttheseniorsartsparticipationhadontheirhealth.以及Theseniorsalsonoticedhealthimprovements可知，老年人参与艺术活动对他们的健康有很大的影响，Dr.GeneD.Coben对此感到非常惊讶，并且老年人都注意到了健康状况的改善，因此推断让Coben吃惊的是艺术团体中的人们的健康状况有了很大的改善。故选C。2答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据第一段的Thisancientartcannotonlymakeyoufeelgood, it
24、canalsoimproveyourwellbeing, reduceyourfeelingsofpain, andevenextendyourlife. (这种古老的艺术不仅能让你感觉良好，它还可以改善你的健康，减少你的疼痛的感觉，甚至延长寿命。)可推知，作者对待艺术的态度是积极的，故选B。3答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据文章第二段的Also, studieslinksingingwithalowerheartrate, decreasedbloodpressureandreducedstressaccordingtoPatriciaPrestonRoberts, amusictherapi
25、st.可知此处She指代音乐治疗师，她用歌曲来帮助患有各种疾病的病人，与上文内容联系紧密，故选A。4答案与解析：D主旨大意题。通读全文以及根据各段主旨句可知，本文着眼于论证歌唱有助于身体健康，并且作者提供了大量的论据来证明歌唱是如何改善身体健康的，D项能够概括文章大意，故选D。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者对于格陵兰岛的认识。小时候作者一直认为格陵兰岛有许多人，直到后来作者第一次去才发现那里人很少，而且非常冷，因此对格陵兰岛印象不好，但是在酒店却感受到了格陵兰岛人的热情。5答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据文章第三段内容知，作者原以为格陵兰岛上有密集的人口。故选A。6答案与解析：D
26、词义猜测题。由上文中的“.speakEnglishwell.however, wasnotoneofthese.”可推断，这位年轻女性的英语不好。由此可推知，anticlimactic应意为“令人失望的”，与D项意思一致。故选D。7答案与解析：D细节理解题。由第五段中的“Anothertravellerhadarrivedearlierand.mybed”可知，旅店人员误将别人当成了作者。故选D。8答案与解析：B主旨大意题。通读全文尤其是最后一段最后一句“Icannowsaythatevencold, empty, andsilentsceneryisworthvisiting, solong
27、asonehasawarmandwelcomingplacetogoto.”可推知，虽然格陵兰岛外部自然环境寒冷难耐，但当地居民却很热情。B项准确概括了文章内容，适合作本文标题。故选B。.完形填空【语篇解读】文章介绍亚历克斯由于患病，导致感觉丧失和虚弱，他再也不能画画、绘画或弹钢琴了，最后他用嘴叼着画笔画画的视频被点赞的励志故事。1答案与解析：Bdrop下降，减少；pour倾泻；call打电话；burst爆裂。句意：但当他创作这幅画的一段视频在网上获得超过4.4万个“赞”时，社交媒体上来自愿购买他作品副本的人大量涌现。故选B。2答案与解析：Dhand手；foot脚；arm胳膊；mouth嘴。句
28、意：当粉丝们看到他嘴里叼着刷子画画时，他们都惊呆了，因为他的手已经不能用了。由此可知答案为D。3答案与解析：Athrough通过，穿过；before在之前；from从来；upon在上。这种情况一直持续到高中和大学。故选A。4答案与解析：Cwitness目睹；recognize认识；develop患病，发展；assess评估。句意：但在2004年，亚历克斯患上了一种罕见的疾病，导致感觉丧失和虚弱。故选C。5答案与解析：Cdisappear消失；attack攻击；worsen恶化；weaken变弱。句意：随着疼痛和麻木的恶化，医生们做了更多的检查，发现亚历克斯患有一种罕见的免疫紊乱。故选C。6答案
29、与解析：Dpredict预测；apologize道歉；observe观察，遵守；discover发现。句意见上题解析。故选D。7答案与解析：Aasaresult结果；onthewhole大体上；withoutdoubt无疑地；inreturn作为报答。句意：结果，他再也不能画画、绘画或弹钢琴了。故选A。8答案与解析：Boccasionally偶尔；eventually最后；normally正常地；basically基本上。句意：最终，他需要一把轮椅。故选B。9答案与解析：Dunless除非；once一旦；although尽管；until直到为止。句意：直到2015年亚历克斯的母亲给他看了一些由
30、同样无法使用手和手臂的艺术家创作的画作时，他才开始追逐自己的艺术梦想。故选D。10答案与解析：Aimpressed印象深刻的；sympathetic同情的；confused困惑的；sensible明智的。句意：他印象非常深刻，然后开始自学用嘴作画，学习如何在画布上运力。故选A。11答案与解析：Cpresent提出；contribute贡献；apply用力；施压；adjust调整。句意见上题解析。applypressureto对施加压力。故选C。12答案与解析：Aoperation手术；performance表现，表演；assessment评估；substitute代替者。句意：三年前，亚历克斯成功地进行了一次大型移植手术。故选A。13答案与解析：Dtestout试验；setaside留出；bringout生产；出版；pickup拾起，拿起；偶然学到。句意：亚历克斯希望有一天他能用手拿起画笔。故选D。14答案与解析：Creplace替代；reward奖赏；express表达；target把作为攻击目标。此处是说用嘴叼画笔将他想象的东西表达出来。故选C。15答案与解析：Cbeoccupiedwith忙于；beconcernedabout关心，担忧；begratefulfor感谢；beaccusedof被指控。句意：我有很多要感激的。故选C。