1、考点考向考法 综合练(十三)限时：50分钟阅读完形短文改错书面表达.阅读理解(2015杭州五校联考)Many people believe that teaching children music makes them smarter, better able to learn new things. But the organizers of a new study say theres no scientific evidence that early musical training affects the intelligence of young people.An estimate
2、d 80 percent of American adults think music lessons improve childrens ability to learn or their performance in school. They say that the satisfaction for learning to play a new song helps a child express creativity.Researchers at Harvard University, however, have found that theres one thing musical
3、training does not do. They say it does not make children more intelligent. Samuel Mehr is a graduate student at Harvards School of Education. He said it is wrong to think that learning to play a musical instrument improves a childs intellectual development. He says the evidence comes from studies th
4、at measured the mental ability of two groups of 4-yearolds and their parents. One group attended music class, the other went to a class that places importance on the visual arts arts that can be seen.“The evidence there is no. We found no evidence for any advantage on any of these tests for the kids
5、 participating in these music classes，”said Mehr. Samuel Mehr says researchers have carried out many studies in an effort to learn whether musical training can make children smarter. He says the results have been mixed. He says only one study seems to show a small percentage increase in IQ, intellec
6、tual scores among students after one year of music lessons. He does not believe that IQ is a good measure of childrens intelligence. He says researchers in his study compared how well children in the musical training group did on mental processing tasks or projects, then the results were compared to
7、 those of children who did not take lessons. There was no evidence that the musical training group did much better on the mental tasks than the other group.The researchers confirmed the results with a larger group of children and their parents. Mr. Mehr says music lessons may not offer children a fa
8、st easy way to gain entry to the best schools later in their life. But he says the training is still important for cultural reasons. In his words, “We teach music because music is important for us.”1According to the new study, musical training _Amakes children smarterBhelps a child express creativit
9、yCdoes not make children more intelligentDimprove childrens ability to learn in school2Samuel Mehr may agree that _Athe children who attended music class are smarter than those who attended arts classBIQ is a good measure of a childs intelligenceCwe dont need to teach children musicDmusic training i
10、s still important for cultural reasons3In order to confirm his view, Samuel Mehr _Aconducted more than one researchBinterviewed many American adultsCtaught two groups of 4-year-olds music and artsDoffered children a fast way to be admitted to the best schools4The article may be taken from a report a
11、bout _Ahealth BeducationCculture Deconomy.完形填空(2015合肥质量检测)When you are five years old, your mother is your everything. She is your _1_， friend, and nurse; the only person you rely on _2_ with your hopes, dreams, and wishes. But for me, this was not the case.My mother suffered from _3_ problems that
12、would keep her in bed for days, leaving me to care for her and look after myself. This situation _4_ me to grow up much faster. While I knew my mother was sick, I felt deep down that we could _5_ it and everything would be okay. _6_， in 1997 everything went terribly wrong, and my life changed foreve
13、r.Adoption is a _7_ word to a five-year-old, but when I realized that my own mother had signed me over to _8_， I felt it was the worst betrayal (背叛). I suffered from shock, anger, and confusion as I attempted to adjust to my new family. No longer could I _9_ anyone since the person I had loved more
14、than all else had abandoned me. Hearing people tell me that she did it in my best interest, I felt even more _10_. I could not forgive her and always _11_ how she could reject me like an old sofa. However, the more I got older, the more I began to understand how _12_ our situation had been. We had b
15、een _13_ on boxes of noodles, and at one point we _14_ lived in our car. I was once passed from drug-addicted cousins to mentally unstable neighbors as my mother _15_ to try and save me from what our lives were becoming _16_ each day passed.Only recently have I begun to understand _17_ my mother gav
16、e me to strangers. _18_ she really did save me. She loved me more than anything, so she wanted me to have a _19_ in life, one she could no longer offer me. I now know my life has been a special _20_ only because she was selfless enough to give me up.1A.hostess B.competitorCprovider D.candidate2A.mai
17、nly B.completelyCgradually D.occasionally3A.moral B.physicalCsocial D.legal4A.forced B.inspiredC.allowed D.convinced5A.stick to Bescape fromCdecide on D.get through6A.Otherwise BMeanwhileC.However D.Therefore7A.familiar B.negativeCsimple Dforeign8A.strangers BcousinsCfriends D.neighbors9A.understand
18、 B.supportCtrust D.praise10A.worried BinnocentC.scared Dbitter 11A.imagined B.wonderedC.remembered D.questioned12A.ridiculous B.urgentCdesperate D.complex13A.focusing B.working C.acting D.surviving14A.also B.evenC.still D.yet15A.fought B.learntC.hesitated D.tended 16A.till BbeforeCas D.once17A.how B
19、.whyC.that D.what18A.In the long run BTime and againC.For quite a while D.All at once19A.challenge BgoalCreward D.chance20A.gift BfactCtest D.deal.短文改错There is a proverb that went “Honesty is the best policy.” I still remember the day that I was left alone at home.I broke a vase by chances, which wa
20、s quite treasured by my father.When he came back, I was too fearful that I didnt tell the truth.The cat was his excuse.My father said nothing, and I could read his distrust.The next morning, after a restless night, I admitted to my father that it was my fault.I saw relief in his eyes.He smiled at me
21、.From now on, I never told lies.My honesty won me great trust from others, which benefited from my growth a lot.It is the “crack” that is reminding me all the time that I have long way to go.With the light through the crack I can see the road ahead clear.书面表达为迎接“五四”青年节，你校将举办英语才艺表演(talent show)，想邀请你校
22、外籍教师Smith先生前来观看并做评论。假定你是学生会主席李华，请你按照下面内容用英语给他写一封电子邮件。 主题：“校园生活，创意无限”(Innovations on Campus) 时间：4月30日上午8：3011：30 内容：歌曲、舞蹈、课本剧(textbook drama)、故事、演讲等 联系人：李华(电话123456789) 注意： 1.词数100左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.信的开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Mr. Smith，With best wishes.Yours，Li Hua考点考向考法练(十三).语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。哈佛大学最近的
23、一项研究表明，没有证据证明接受了音乐教育的孩子比没有接受音乐教育的孩子的智商更高。1解析：选C推理判断题。根据文章第一段第二句“But the organizers of a new study say theres no scientific evidence that early musical training affects the intelligence of young people.”可推断，上过音乐培训课的孩子并不会比没上过音乐培训课的孩子更聪明。故选C项。2解析：选D细节理解题。由最后一段的最后两句“But he says the training is still imp
24、ortant for cultural reasons. In his words, We teach music because music is important for us.”可知，他认为从文化方面说，音乐还是很重要的。故选D项。3解析：选A细节理解题。由第四段第三句“Samuel Mehr says researchers have carried out many studies in an effort to learn whether musical training can make children smarter.”可知，塞缪尔梅尔进行了不止一项研究去论证音乐对孩子早期
25、智力开发的真实作用。故选A项。4解析：选B文章出处题。全文介绍了哈佛大学研究人员做的一项关于音乐开发小孩智力真假与否的研究，因此可以推断，本文应该出自与教育有关的报道。故选B项。.语篇解读：本文讲述了作者对母亲的感情变化他恨他母亲将他送给别人，后来经过种种考虑和经历才理解了母亲，并一如既往地爱他的母亲。1解析：选C考查名词。hostess“女主人”； competitor“对手”；provider“提供者”；candidate“候选人”。根据前文“When you are five years old, your mother is your everything.(当你五岁的时候，你的妈妈是
26、你的一切。)”可知，母亲在你的生命中扮演着各种角色来照顾你，故选C。2解析：选B考查副词。mainly“主要地，大体上”；completely“完全地，彻底地”；gradually“逐步地，渐渐地”； occasionally“偶尔，间或”。句意：她是唯一一个你可以带着希望、梦想和期望去完全依赖的人。根据句意，故选B。3解析：选B考查形容词。根据空后的“.that would keep her in bed for days, leaving me to care for her and look after myself.”可知“我”的母亲生病了，需要照顾，故选B。4解析：选A考查短语。句意
27、：在这种情况下，我被迫成长地很快。根据句意，故选A。5解析：选D考查动词短语。stick to“坚持，粘住”；escape from“逃脱”；decide on“决定，选定”；get through“通过，熬过”。句意：当我的母亲生病的时候我在心底觉得我们会熬过这些艰难的时光，一切都会变得好起来。根据句意，故选D。6解析：选C考查副词。前文讲到“我”觉得一切经过“我们”的努力都会好起来，后文讲到“in 1997 everything went terribly wrong, and my life changed forever”，由此可知事情不但没有好起来，还向坏的方向发展了，两个句子之间在
28、意义上是转折关系，因此选C。7解析：选D考查形容词。对于一个五岁的孩子来说，收养也许对他来说是“不相关的，陌生的”，故选D。8解析：选A考查名词。根据后文“I felt it was the worst betrayal (背叛)”可知，作者的母亲要把他送给陌生人，相当于收养他，故选A。9解析：选C考查动词。前文提到因为“我”的母亲想把“我”送到陌生人家去让别人收养“我”，所以“我”感到被背叛了，“我”不再信任任何人，故选C。10解析：选D考查形容词。句意：从人们那里听说她为我争取了最大的利益，我甚至感觉更痛苦。表明作者依旧很恨他母亲，尽管母亲是在为他好，故选D。11解析：选B考查动词。句意：
29、我不能原谅她，我经常想她怎么能够随意丢弃我，就像我是一个旧沙发一样。根据句意，故选B。12解析：选C考查形容词。ridiculous“可笑的，荒谬的”；urgent“紧急的，紧迫的”；desperate“令人绝望的”；complex“复杂的，合成的”。根据后文的“boxes of noodles”， “lived in our car”等可知，作者和他母亲的生活在当时是多么地令人绝望，故选C。13解析：选D考查动词。survive on“靠活下来”。句意：我们过去仅靠几盒面条活下来。故选D。14解析：选B考查副词。句意：曾经一度我们没有房子，甚至是在车里度过的。根据句意，故选B。15解析：选A
30、考查动词。由前文的“drugaddicted cousins”和“mentally unstable neighbors”可知“我”的母亲为了保护“我”不受环境的伤害而时刻战斗着，故选A。16解析：选C考查连词。母亲每天都在为让“我”过上幸福的生活而奋斗着。故选C。17解析：选B考查疑问词。句意：直到现在我才开始理解为什么我的母亲要将我送给陌生人。根据句意，故选B。18解析：选A考查固定用法。in the long run“从长远来看”；time and again“屡次，常常”；for quite a while“有一阵子”；all at once“突然，同时”。句意：从长远来看，母亲的确让
31、我过上了好生活，不再受苦。故选A。19解析：选D考查名词。“我”的母亲为“我”长远打算，将我送给别人是希望“我”跟着别人有机会生活得更好，故选D。20解析：选A考查名词。句意：现在我知道我的生活是一份特殊的礼物仅仅是因为我的母亲无私地将我放弃。根据句意，故选A。.第一句：wentgoes第二句：thatwhen第三句：chanceschance第四句：tooso第五句：hismy第六句：andbut第十句：nowthen第十一句：去掉第二个from第十二句：long前加a第十三句：clearclearly.参考范文Dear Mr. Smith，For the May 4th Youth Day
32、, there will be an English talent show in our school, so Im writing to invite you to watch and make comments after it.The talent show, whose theme is “Innovations on Campus”， will take place in our school gymnasium from 8：30 am to 11：30 am. on April 30th. Every class is required to put on one perfor
33、mance in which students can sing songs, dance, act out textbook dramas, tell stories or give speeches. Im sure we will have a good time enjoying performances and will be inspired to learn English better.Id appreciate it if you could come. Im looking forward to your early reply. If you have any questions, please contact me at 123456789.With best wishes. Yours，Li Hua
