1、Unit 11 单元主题语篇训练AArt, Culture & Performances in ArizonaArt on the Wild SideThree of Arizonas favorite painters will exhibit their latest works inspired by the natural world in their unique styles.Through this exhibit, guests can in the Zoos mission to care for the natural world.Date: February 1April
2、 30Location: 455 N Galvin Pkwy, Phoenix, AZ 85008Price: $90Always .Patsy ClineAlways .Patsy Cline is a musical play, complete with country humour, true emotion, and even some audience participation, includes many of Patsys unforgettable hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams, and Walking
3、 After Midnight .27 songs in all!Date: June 1421Location: Hale Theater, 50 West Page Avenue, Gilbert, AZ 85233Price: $65The Two Gentlemen of VeronaBest friends Valentine and Proteus choose different paths in life only to run into each other again when they both fall in love with the same woman.The T
4、wo Gentlemen of Verona is one of Shakespeares earliest plays, his first comedy and also one of the most rarely performed plays in the canon.Date: July 1825Location: Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre, 7014 E Camelback Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251Price: $28Mandy MooreMandy Moore is giving a concert in our
5、city! She is touring to support her upcoming album.Mandys seventh studio work Silver Landings set to be released on September 6.Date: September 27October 3Location: 111 N 3rd St Phoenix, AZ 85004Price: $42语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四则艺术表演的广告，涉及画展、音乐剧、戏剧和音乐会等多种艺术形式。1When can you go to an exhibition of pain
6、tings?AIn March.BIn June.CIn July. DIn September.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一则广告中的“Date: February 1April 30”可知，其展出时间从2月初开始，到4月底结束，可以在3月观看该画展。2Where can you go if you are interested in Shakespeares plays?AArt on the Wild Side.BAlways .Patsy Cline.CThe Two Gentlemen of Verona.DMandy Moore.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三则广告中的第二句可知
7、，The Two Gentlemen of Verona是莎士比亚的戏剧，对莎士比亚的戏剧感兴趣的观众可以观看该表演。3How much will you pay if you want to enjoy a concert?A$28. B$42.C$65. D$90.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四则广告第一句以及下文“Price: $42”可知，Mandy Moore将进行音乐会的巡回演出，票价为42美元。BIn the past decade, the use of social media has grown in a way that no one could have guessed
8、. It has turned some teenagers into celebrities and turned the famous into the infamous, overnight.A key feature of social media, however, is its volatility. Trends come and go, disappearing almost as quickly as they appeared. So, what were the key social media trends now?Short video apps such as Ti
9、kTok and its Chinese equivalent (等同物) Douyin, took the world by storm. The Telegraph reported that TikTok was ranked 8th on Apples App store in April. And Douyin had millions of domestic monthly active users in June at home, CNBC said.Why are these short videos which are rarely longer than a few min
10、utes so popular? Jiang Yige, Singaporebased analyst at FengHe Fund Management, has a theory. “Short videos are just right to fill in the little gaps in our busy schedules，” he told CNBC.These videos apart from being very convenient are important to teenagers because they allow them to express themse
11、lves, according to Teen Vogue.Liza Koshy, a user of the US app Musical.ly who has over 2 million followers, said, “The sense of community that users of short video apps get is another appealing feature.”Live streaming (直播) is a feature of our social media life that now seems as natural as sunrise. I
12、ts a pretty neat idea: You can watch anyone, anywhere, live. However, China has taken live streaming to a whole new level. In China, more than 100 million viewers monthly watch a live streaming video. Forbes thought that a number of factors had led to the popularity of live streams. Among them is vi
13、ewers ability to interact with unknown names.However, the quick development of social media may be having side effects too. Fake news is one serious problem it causes. Materials shared on these platforms are often not checked for accuracy. The most basic content can be false and can mislead users on
14、e way or another. We use social media all the time; that doesnt mean that we understand the influence it is having on us. We should be mindful of both the time we spend on it and its impact on our minds.语篇解读：在过去的十年里，社交媒体平台迅猛发展。文章主要分析了短视频和直播流行的原因，并提到媒体平台也存在许多负面影响。4The underlined word “volatility” in
15、Paragraph 2 possibly means “being _”AchangeableBsteadyCpromising Dviolent解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线词下文“Trends come and go, disappearing almost as quickly as they appeared”可知，潮流更迭很快，由此可推知，社交媒体的一个主要特点就是其多变性。5According to Liza Koshy, short videos are very popular because _.Athey are very convenientBthey help peop
16、le kill timeCthey provide a sense of communityDthey allow people to express themselves解析：选C细节理解题。根据第六段中的“The sense of community that users of short video apps get is another appealing feature.”可知，Liza Koshy认为短视频受欢迎的原因在于它们能让用户获得一种社区意识。6What do we know about social media?AThe information from social m
17、edia is totally reliable.BWhen it comes to social media, people only know short videos.CPeople cant communicate with each other without social media.DThere is still much room for social media to make improvement.解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句可知，社交媒体的迅速发展带来了一些负面影响，由此可推知，社交媒体还有需要改进的地方。7What is the authors attit
18、ude to the quick development of social media?AObjective. BSubjective.CFavorable. DDisapproving.解析：选A观点态度题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了社交媒体的流行趋势及其流行的原因，并提到了社交媒体的弊端。由此可推知，作者对社交媒体的迅速发展持客观的态度。CDont get mad the next time you catch your teenager texting when he promised to be studying.He simply may not be able to resis
19、t.A University of Iowa(UI) study found teenagers are far more sensitive than adults to the immediate effect or reward of their behaviors.The findings may help explain why the initial rush of texting may be more attractive for adolescents than the longterm pay off of studying.“For the teenager, the r
20、ewards are attractive，” says Professor Jatin Vaidya, an author of the study.“They draw adolescent.Sometimes, the rewards are a kind of motivation for them.Even when a behavior is no longer in a teenagers best interest to continue, they will, because the effect of the reward is still there and lasts
21、much longer in adolescents than in adults.”For parents, that means limiting distraction (分心的事情) so teenagers can make better choices.Take the homework and social media dilemma: At 9 pm., shut off everything except a computer that has no access to Facebook or Twitter, the researchers advise. “Im not
22、saying they shouldnt be allowed access to technology，” Vaidya says. “But some help in netting their concentration is necessary for them so they can develop those impulsecontrol skills.”In their study，Vaidya and coauthor Shaun Vecera note researchers generally believe teenagers are impulsive (冲动的), m
23、ake bad decisions, and engage in risky behavior because the frontal lobes (额叶) of their brains are not fully developed.But the UI researchers wondered whether something more fundamental was going on with adolescents to cause behaviors independent of higherlevel reasoning.“We wanted to try to underst
24、and the brains reward system how it change from childhood to adulthood.” Says Vaidya, who adds the reward character in the human brain is easier than decisionmaking.“Weve been trying to understand the reward process in adolescence and whether there is more to adolescence behavior than an underdevelo
25、ped frontal lobe，” he adds.For their study, the researchers persuaded 40 adolescents, aged 13 and 16, and 40 adults, aged 20 and 35 to participate.In the future, researchers hope to look into the psychological and neurological (神经学上的) aspects of their results.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了青少年对即时效应和奖励比成人更敏感，所以奖
26、励对青少年来说总是充满吸引力。8What does the passage mainly tell us?AThe initial rush of texting is less attractive for adolescents than the longterm pay off of studying.BAlways, rewards are attractive to teenagers.CResistance can be controlled well by adolescents.DGetting rewards is the greatest motivation for ad
27、olescents to study.解析：选B主旨大意题。根据第一段第二句可知，本文介绍了青少年对即时效应和奖励比成人更敏感，所以奖励对青少年总是很有吸引力。9Which statement agrees with Vaidyas idea?AThe influence of the reward is weak in adolescents.BParents should help children in making decisions.CChildren should have access to the Internet.DChildren need help in refocusi
28、ng their attention.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句可知，Vaidya认为帮助孩子们集中注意力是必要的，这样他们就能发展出控制冲动的技能。10What result does teenagers brain underdevelopment lead to?ADoing things after some thought.BMaking good decisions.CJoining in dangerous actions.DEscaping risky behavior.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“engage in risky behavior”可知，
29、大脑前庭发育不良会导致青少年冲动、做错误的决定和参与危险的行为。11How did the researchers carry out their study?ABy making a comparison of brain examinations.BBy examining adults brain.CBy examining teenagers brain.DBy building the brains reward system.解析：选A推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可知，研究人员是通过对比40名青少年和40名成人的检查结果而展开研究的。tips “四步法”巧解推理判断题(1)浏
30、览试题，明确要求。在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项，带着问题阅读文章，便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。(2)通读全文，抓住主要内容。抓住中心思想和段落大意，注意文章的第一段或每段开头的前两个句子，这些地方往往包含着文章/段落的中心思想、作者的意图或是全文/段落的概述。(3)进行合理的推理判断。根据句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等对上下文之间的关系进行推理判断。(4)认真复读，验证答案。用全文的中心思想统领各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，确保理解无误。例如上文第11题，根据题干中的“carry out their study”定位倒数第二段最后一句“For their study, the researchers persuaded 40 adolescents, aged 13 and 16, and 40 adults, aged 20 and 35 to participate.”，在此基础上进行适度、合理推测可知，让这些不同年龄段的人参与是为了作比较。