1、Unit 17 单元主题语篇训练AThe thing that sets children apart from adults is not their ignorance, nor their lack of skills.Rather, its their enormous capability for joy.A friend told me a story.One day, when she went to get his 6yearold son from soccer practice, her kid greeted her with a sad face.The teacher
2、 had criticized him for not focusing on his soccer drills.The little boy walked out of the school with his head and shoulders hanging down.He seemed wrapped in sadness.But before reaching the car door, he suddenly stopped, crouching (蹲伏) down to look at something on the sidewalk.“Mom, come here! Thi
3、s is the strangest bug Ive ever seen.It has, like, a million legs.Its amazing！” The little face was overflowing with indescribable excitement.Nowadays, however, when we walk into a classroom, especially in a high school, well be choked by towering books and papers, and hiding behind them are a group
4、 of motionless creatures, pens in hand, minds dry, just as the hollow men portrayed by TS.Eliot.Their pursuit of joy has given way to their hunger for grades.Laughter and happiness are a distant memory for them.Although joy is an unaffordable luxury in todays increasingly fierce competition, adminis
5、trators and teachers need a mindset shift from crushing students with assignments to getting them to take pleasure in productive activities which develop their important qualities, like perseverance and obligation.The assumption that pleasure is the enemy of competence and responsibility makes no se
6、nse educationally.Adults tend to talk about learning as if it were medicine: unpleasant, but necessary and good for you.Why not think of learning as if it were food something so valuable to humans that they want to experience it as a pleasure?语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了孩子和成年人最大的区别在于孩子可以迅速地得到快乐。而现在的教育体系让孩子们失
7、去了快乐，笑声和快乐早已经成为回忆。1How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?ABy describing a procedure.BBy analyzing the process.CBy giving an example.DBy collecting data.解析：选C写作手法题。根据第一段后半部分可知，作者通过列举一个孩子迅速从悲伤的情绪中恢复过来，变得非常高兴的事情告诉我们孩子和成年人最大的差别在于孩子可以迅速地快乐起来。故选C。2What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2?ASummarize
8、the previous paragraph.BProvide some advice for the readers.CIntroduce the main topic for discussion.DClarify some puzzling questions.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段可知，作者告诉我们现在的孩子学习压力太大，学习让他们失去了很多快乐。这是文章要讨论的话题，所以本段的目的是引出本文要讨论的话题，故选C。3What does the text suggest administrators and teachers do?AStop giving students h
9、omework.BInvolve students in meaningful activities.CSupply students with luxuries.DArouse students fond memories.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第三段第一句可知，管理者和老师们应该让学生参与有意义的活动，从中培养各种能力。故选B。4What is the text mainly about?AJoy is the spokesperson for learning.BPleasure is the enemy of progress.CEducation is the paradise
10、for parents.DExams are a neverending war.解析：选A主旨大意题。文章论述了孩子和成年人最大的区别在于孩子可以迅速地得到快乐。而现在的教育体系让孩子们失去了快乐，笑声和快乐早已经成为了回忆。作者认为管理者和老师应该改变教育方法，让孩子们在学习中得到快乐同时也发展自己的能力。故选A。BWhen we smile, our system recognizes that theres an absence of threat, and relaxes: It slows down our heart rate, and may temporarily reduc
11、e blood pressure, too, promoting overall heart health.Even forcing your face into a smile can reduce stress and relax your heart rate.Smiling is a language that everyone understands regardless of age, race, culture, language, and nationality.We all know that when you smile at people, even strangers,
12、 they almost always smile back, spreading a kind of peace and goodwill.This contagious (有感染力的) smiling come from a subconscious tendency to match other peoples emotions.Its why people who spend time around children, who smile often, naturally smile more than people who keep mostly adults company.Peo
13、ple who are generous with smiles are considered more likeable and approachable than people who wear a deadpan (面无表情的) expression.Consider successful salesmen and politicians.Can you imagine how wed react if they wore sour expressions? People who smile a lot are more likely to gain our trust and earn
14、 better tips than someone who provides the same service with an impassive face.In a study, Major League Baseball players from 1952 who wore fullfaced, genuine smiles on their baseball cards lived longer, around 79.9 years, compared to players who only partly smiled or didnt smile at all, who lived 5
15、 to 7 years less.Smiling can make us look younger, too: People who smile frequently seem to age more slowly, appearing around three years younger than their less smiley counterparts.We now have evidence that we are hardwired to smile.While smiling used to be considered a learned behavior that babies
16、 acquired at around six weeks of age, more advanced ultrasound testing has shown that even babies who are born blind can smile.Babies have been known to make breathing and sucking movements while still in the womb (子宫), and these reactions are thought to prepare them for their life outside.Now smili
17、ng has joined the list.Say cheese!语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章说明微笑有很多好处，微笑可以使人健康，可以使人年轻，可以为人赢得好感等。5What can smiling do according to Paragraph 1?ARemove your life pressure.BImprove the condition of the heart.CMake your blood pressure steady.DPrevent you from being absentminded.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段的内容，尤其是“relax your
18、heart rate”可知，微笑可以改善心脏的健康状况，故选B项。6What should you do if you want to smile more according to the author?AStay more with people smiling more.BApproach smart children.CCare more about others feelings.DVolunteer together with more strangers.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句可知，如果你想要有更多的笑容，你就要多接触爱笑的人，故选A项。7What does t
19、he author want to show by mentioning salesmen and politicians?AA false smile may hurt people.BSmiles contribute to a career.CGenerous people tend to smile more.DWork pressure stops people smiling.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句可知，作者举成功的推销员和政治家的例子是为了说明微笑对职业发展有帮助。8What does the author suggest in the last paragra
20、ph?ABabies smile within 2 months.BBlind babies learn to smile.CSmiling is a natural ability.DBreathing and sucking are similar to smiling.解析：选C推理判断题。根据最后一段最后三句可知，作者在最后一段中暗示微笑就和呼吸和吮吸一样是婴儿生来就会的，即微笑是一种本能。故选C项。CEvery year from March to October, Christian Moullec, also known as “Birdman”， takes to the sk
21、ies aboard his adapted light aircraft.However, the Frenchmans daily 30minute flight is not just to enjoy the impressive views, but to guide flocks (鸟群) of lesser whitefronted geese (小白额雁) through safe migration paths which the birds can teach future generations.His deed began in 1995 when he noticed
22、 their declining population in the wilds of Lapland, Sweden.To prevent their numbers from dropping further, Moullec tried to get the threatened species to follow him along migration routes that would protect them from bird hunters.However, getting grown geese to follow his lead proved challenging.As
23、 young geese imitate and follow whomever they view as their parent, Moullec decided to raise the geese from birth.To help raise funds and awareness of his job to protect not just the geese but birds worldwide, Moullec often allows paying tourists to join him on the 30minutelong flights aboard his ai
24、rcraft.In addition to the trained birds flying alongside them, visitors, who come from as far as a 15hour plane flight away, are treated to a variety of crane and geese species as well as breathtaking views of castles and cities.He often brings his camera along for the flights, capturing photos not
25、just for their beauty, but for what they describe.Moullec believes the use of agricultural chemicals has done harm to wild European birds, with more than a third disappearing in the last 30 years. “Its a disaster，” he said.“My beautiful images with flying birds should be used to tell this story.”9Wh
26、y does “Birdman” always fly to the sky on his aircraft?ATo observe geese along their migration routes.BTo follow geese through safe migration paths.CTo take visitors to operate his adapted aircraft.DTo guide geese fly safely during the migration.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，“鸟叔”驾驶轻型飞机飞行是为了引领小白额雁安全迁徙。10Wha
27、t do we know about “Birdman”？AHe is a nature lover.BHe is a birdwatcher.CHe is a volunteer pilot.DHe is a bird hunter.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第四段第一句可知，“鸟叔”是一个热爱自然的人。11What does Moullec often take photos in his flights for?ARecording the use of agricultural chemicals.BShowing serious damage caused by chemicals.
28、CDescribing his experiences with flying birds.DCapturing the beautiful views of birds and cities.解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，“鸟叔”拍照是为了呈现这些照片反映的问题，也就是后面提到的农药加速了鸟类的数量减少。12What can be a suitable title for the text?ABirdman Guides Flocks to Learn to FlyBBirdman Finds Birds DisappearingCBirdman Helps Flocks Safe
29、ly MigrateDBirdman Protects Birds from Hunters解析：选C标题归纳题。根据第一段第二句可知，本文主要讲述了“鸟叔”驾驶轻型飞机飞行是为了引领小白额雁沿着安全的飞行路径迁徙，故C项符合文章主旨。tips 标题归纳题的四大切入点标题是文章中心思想的精练表示形式。标题归纳题考查考生把握主题和理解中心思想的能力，要求考生在理解文章的基础上运用判断、归纳、概括等方法，对文章的主题进行高度概括或提炼，最终准确地选出文章的标题。标题形式：单词、短语或句子。选标题的四大准则：精概括中心思想的语言要精练；准注意文章的内涵和外延，作者的观点表达得要准确；统能统领全文；新新颖才能吸引读者。此外，一些题材的标题也要考虑其趣味性。解题方法：在了解文章大意的基础上，仔细考虑选项内容与文章主题是否有密切联系；看选项内容对文章的概括性和覆盖面如何；要注意题目范围不能过大或过小。设错方式：概括不够；过度概括；以事实细节替代概括性强的大意(例如上文第12题D项)；无中生有，生搬硬套(如上文第12题A、B项)。
