1、课时素养检测 二十一Unit 6Period 1. 阅读理解A Republic of Korean man and the 21 ducklings he has been raising as his children ever since they hatched have been breaking the Internet with their amazing bond. A video that recently went viral in the western world shows the cute birds following their “mother” on a mo
2、untain hike and listening to his every command. The middle-aged man, whose name is not revealed in the video, has been taking care of his 21 ducklings ever since they were eggs, making sure the incubation(孵化) period went smoothly, and even helping the tiny birds break through their shell when it cam
3、e time to hatch. He was the first thing they laid eyes on in this world, and he has remained the most important figure in their lives since. Ducklings naturally follow their mother around, and since the man was the one who acted as their mother, these birds follow him everywhere, even up a mountain.
4、 To them its only natural, but the middle-aged man considers it training and conditioning for the time when he finally releases them into the wild. He would love to raise them all as pets, but knows that wouldnt be ideal for him or the birds, so hes making sure that they are strong enough to survive
5、 in the wild. The video shows the ducks following the middle-aged man as he hikes up a mountain outside Seoul, stopping whenever he does and refusing to follow anyone else, even if they give the same “lets go” command their human mother does. Unless they hear his voice and see him moving, they dont
6、budge. Its actually quite remarkable. I mean, its one thing to see dogs acting like this, but ducklings? Thats something else. While its not clear what the man does for a living, Im pretty sure he has a lot of experience with ducks, as at one point he reveals a certificate for “father of ducklings”
7、dated 2005. 【语篇概述】这是一篇新闻报道类阅读。文章主要讲了韩国一位中年男子把小鸭子当“孩子”养,这些小鸭子把他当成了“妈妈”,到处跟着他,很自然地服从他的命令。1. What can we learn from the video?A. The ducklings just broke through their shells. B. The man accidentally saved some ducklings. C. The ducklings just obeyed the man naturally. D. The man took pride in his duck
8、lings. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。答案定位在第三段Ducklings naturally follow their mother around, and since the man was the one who acted as their mother, these birds follow him everywhere, even up a mountain. (小鸭子很自然地会跟着它们的妈妈到处走,因为这个人表现得就像它们的妈妈,所以这些小鸭子到处跟着他,甚至上了山。)由此可知,我们能从这个视频中得知,小鸭子们很自然地服从这个人。2. Whats the mans purpose
9、 of raising the ducklings?A. To make a living by performing. B. To film a video to attract attention. C. To free them into the wild one day. D. To make a contribution to a bird reserve. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。答案定位在第三段To them its only natural, but the middle-aged man considers it training and conditioning for
10、the time when he finally releases them into the wild. (对它们来说,这是很自然的,但是这个中年男人认为这是为它们最终被放归野外而进行的训练和熏陶。)由此可知,这个男子养小鸭子的目的是有一天把它们放归野外。3. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “budge” in Paragraph 4?A. Attack. B. Move. C. End. D. Struggle. 【解析】选B。词义猜测题。根据上文可知,视频显示,当这名中年男子爬上首尔郊外的一座山时,
11、鸭子们跟着他,无论他什么时候停下来,它们都不愿跟着任何人,即使他们发出和人类母亲同样的“让我们走”命令。由此推断,Unless they hear his voice and see him moving, they dont budge. 意思是: 除非它们听到他的声音,看到他在动,否则它们不会动。4. What can be the best title for the text?A. “Father” and “mother” of cute petsB. Man raises ducklings as his “children”C. Ducklings also regarded a
12、s good petsD. Amazing bond between man and animals【解析】选B。主旨大意题。第一段A video that recently went viral in the western world shows the cute birds following their “mother” on a mountain hike and listening to his every command. (最近在西方世界走红的一段视频显示,这些可爱的小鸟跟随它们的“妈妈”爬山,听从他的每一个命令。)是全文的主题句,结合全文内容可知,这篇文章最好的题目是“人类把
13、小鸭子当孩子养”。. 阅读填句Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesnt mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you will have to stand up and say problem, I dont want you in my life. 1 Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children the list goes
14、 on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings. But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems. Talk, it really helps. What most
15、of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 2 Talking helps you move on and let go. Write your problems. 3 When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you
16、 wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life. Dont lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, dont lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family. . . , you should still have faith. 4Your problems arent the worst. No matter
17、what problem you get in life, there are another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 5 Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed. Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out. A. Tell yours
18、elf: when they can deal with them, why cant I? B. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose. C. Of course, weve been fighting problems ever since we were born. D. We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack. E. Having a personal diary can also
19、 be of huge help if you dont want a real person to talk with. F. When we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it?G. But the truth is that when you talk about it, youre setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you. 【
20、语篇概述】本文讲述了如何面对生活中的麻烦。1. 【解析】选C。由第一段“you will have to stand up and say problem, I dont want you in my life”和第二段“Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children the list goes on. ”可知,问题伴随一个人的一生,C项“当然,自从我们出生的那一刻起,我们就一直在和问题作斗争。”起到了衔接上下文的作用。2. 【解析】选G。由前面What most of us think is that o
21、ur problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 我们中的大多数人都会认为,自己的问题只有自己能够理解,说出来也没有用。G项转折,强调把问题说出来能够释放内心积压的消极情绪。3. 【解析】选E。根据“Write your problems. 和When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. ”可知,本段讲的是,可以通过写日记来排解内心的紧张。4. 【解析】选B
22、。根据“Dont lose faith and hope. . . you should still have faith. ”可知,本段强调的是,无论何时都不要失去信念和希望。5. 【解析】选A。根据“No matter what problem you get in life, there are another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. ”可知,本段讲的是,自己遇到的问题不会比他人的严重,A项“告诉自己: 他们都能把问题解决掉,我为什么不能?”符合句意。阅读理解According to a team o
23、f researchers,an animals ability to perceive(感知)time is linked to their pace of life. “Our results lend support to the importance of time perception in animals where the ability to perceive time in a very short time may be the difference between life and death for fast moving creatures,” commented l
24、ead author Kevin Healy from Trinity College Dublin. The study was done with a variety of animals using phenomenon based on the maximum speed of flashes of light an individual can see before the light source is seen as constant. Dogs,for example,have eyes with a refresh rate higher than humans. One e
25、xample of this phenomenon at work,the authors say,is the housefly and its ability to avoid being hit. The research showed flies “observe motion in a shorter time than our own eyes can achieve”,which allows them to avoid being hit. Professor Graeme Ruxton of the University of St Andrews in Scotland,w
26、ho worked jointly on the research project,said in a statement,“Having eyes that send updates to the brain at much higher frequencies than our eyes do is of no value if the brain cannot process that information equally quickly. Thus,this work highlights the impressive abilities of even the smallest a
27、nimal brains. Flies might not be deep thinkers,but they can make good decisions very quickly. ”In comparison,the tiger beetle(虎甲虫)runs faster than its eyes can keep up,basically becoming blind,which requires it to stop periodically to re-evaluate its preys(猎物)position. Our results suggest that time
28、perception offers an unstudied dimension along which animals can specialize and there is considerable range to study this system in more detail. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了对动物时间感知的研究。1. What is the research mentioned in the passage mainly about?A. Pace of life of animals. B. Impressive abilities of animals.
29、C. Lifetime of small animals. D. Time perception of animals. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第一段“According to a team of researchers,an animals ability to perceive time is linked to their pace of life. ”可知,据一组研究人员称,动物感知时间的能力与它们的生活节奏有关,由此可知,文中提到的这项研究是关于动物的时间感知的。2. What does Kevin Healys comment mean in Para. 2?A. The
30、survival of fast moving animals relies on their ability to perceive time. B. Animals with quicker pace of life have better perception of time. C. The ability of animals to perceive time depends on their high moving speed. D. Animals with poor ability of time perception have a shorter life. 【解析】选A。推理
31、判断题。根据第二段中的“the importance of time perception in animals where the ability to perceive time in a very short time may be the difference between life and death for fast moving creatures”可知,对于能快速移动的动物而言,在极短的时间内感知时间的能力可能是生与死的区别,由此可知,Kevin Healy说的意思是快速移动的动物的生存依赖于它们对时间的感知能力。3. Why can houseflies avoid bei
32、ng hit?A. They can think very deeply before they act. B. They can process the information as quickly as they receive it. C. They can fly much faster than their eyes can keep up. D. They can send information to their brain more quickly than to their eyes. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The research showed flie
33、s “observe motion in a shorter time than our own eyes can achieve”,which allows them to avoid being hit. ”可知,家蝇观察物体运动的时间比我们自己的眼睛所能达到的时间要短,这使得它们能够避免被击中,再结合第五段中的“but they can make good decisions very quickly”可知,它们可以很快做出好的决定,也就是说它们可以尽快处理收到的信息。4. What will a tiger beetle have to do to catch a moving pre
34、y?A. Slow down to gain its time perception. B. Prevent itself from becoming blind. C. Stop occasionally to spot the prey again. D. Try to run as fast as it can. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“the tiger beetle runs faster than its eyes can keep up,basically becoming blind,which requires it to stop periodical
35、ly to re-evaluate its preys position”可知,虎甲虫的移动比眼睛快,基本上是瞎的,这就要求它不时地停下来,重新评估猎物的位置,由此可知,为了抓住移动的猎物,虎甲虫需要不时地停下来重新确定猎物的位置。【素养培优】话题小写作前面的阅读填句中讲述了如何面对生活中的麻烦。作为学生的你,在遇到麻烦的时候,是怎么想的呢?请说说你的看法,60个词左右。_【参考范文】“In our life, we will meet all kinds of difficulties and we have to face them and fix them,” that is what
36、our parents tell us. We are always told that life is still going on even though we face difficulty. Why dont we smile at life? Since there is no way to avoid frustration, the only thing we can do is to embrace what life brings for us. No matter what happens, just smile, and everything will be all right.
