1、Unit 5 Music Language points课时作业第一节 阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AEvents This Week in Santa Cruz County Movies at the Beach (Night at the Museum)September 9，2017Free movies showed on a large screen at Esplanade Park Bandstand next to the beach.Esplanade Park BandstandCapitola Village，CA 9
2、5010831475.7300http：/www.cityofcapitola.orgSanta Cruz Greek Food and Cultural FestivalSeptember 9，2017September 11，2017The Santa Cruz Greek Festival has been voted (选举) the BEST STREET FESTIVAL in Santa Cruz County for many years.Its one of the most attractive community events.Come and enjoy this re
3、al Greek food，drinks，live music，and dancing.Music is provided by the Spartans with dancing every day.And Greek dance groups perform throughout the weekend.There will be vendors (商贩) selling wellmade local products.At the bar，you can enjoy Greek beer，wine，Ouzo or Metaxa.Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox C
4、hurch223 Church St.between Cedar & CentreSanta Cruz，CA 95060831429.6500http：/Mole & Mariachi FestivalSeptember 10，2017The Mole & Mariachi Festival is in support of Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.Your support will help fund (资助) educational programmes，visitor services，capital improvements and
5、 increased hours the park is open to the public.Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park44 School StreetSanta Cruz，CA 95060831429.1840http：/www.thatsmypark.orgOhlone DaySeptember 10，2017Celebrate the Ohlone People of the past with those of the present at Ohlone Day.You will see traditional dancers and
6、 Ohlone demonstrators (游行者) will share traditional basketry，songs，stories，tools，musical instruments，language and history.You can throw an atlatl (梭标投射器)，play Ohlone games and try your hand at fire making.Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park101 North Big Trees Park RoadFelton，CA 95018831335.7077http：/www
7、.parks.ca.gov/【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了圣克鲁斯县本周的四个节日活动。1Further information about free films can be found at_Ahttp：/www.thatsmypark.orgBhttp：/www.parks.ca.gov/Chttp：/Dhttp：/www.cityofcapitola.org解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一部分“Free movies showed on a large screen at Esplanade Park Bandstand next to the beach”可知，Movies at the
8、Beach提供免费的电影，故可知，http：/www.cityofc apitola.org可提供关于免费电影的更多信息。答案：D2Where can people buy local goods?A101 North Big Trees Park Road.B44 School Street.C223 Church St.DCapitola Village.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二部分“There will be vendors selling wellmade local products.”可知，Santa Cruz Greek Food and Cultural Festival
9、提供当地产品的销售，故可知，人们可以在223 Church St.购买当地产品。答案：C3What do we know about Mole & Mariachi Festival?AIt requires tickets.BIt is held on a weekday.CIt is run by an educational organization.DIt can raise some money.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三部分“Your support will help fund educational programmes，visitor services，capital i
10、mprovements and increased hours the park is open to the public.”可知，你的支持会帮助资助教育项目，游客服务，设备改建以及延长公园对外开放的时间，故可知，Mole & Mariachi Festival会筹集一些钱。答案：D4On which of the following can visitors try to make a fire?AOhlone Day.BMovies at the Beach.CMole & Mariachi Festival.DSanta Cruz Greek Food and Cultural Fes
11、tival.解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一部分“You can throw an atlatl，play Ohlone games and try your hand at fire making.”可知，Ohlone Day活动中可尝试生火。答案：ABResearchers say that newborn babies react differently to native and foreign vowel(元音) sounds.It suggests that language learning begins before their birth.But how much learn
12、ing of speech sounds is unknown.Scientists have known that about 10 weeks before birth，a fetus can hear sounds outside its world.But Christine Moon，a psychologist，found that unborn babies may also start to learn languages.So Christine Moon and her coworkers tested the newborn babies responses (反应) t
13、o different vowel sounds，which are the loudest in human speech.It might seem difficult for scientists to learn anything about newborn babies，because of their poor language ability.But for their experiment，Christine Moon and her coworkers found a good methodthey used special pacifiers(安抚奶嘴)connected
14、with computers.The researchers studied 80 healthy newborn babies.Half of those babies lived in the United States，the other half in Sweden.Each baby had a pair of soft headphones next to his or her ears.When a baby sucked (吮吸) on the pacifier，the computer would send sounds through the headphones.Chri
15、stine Moons team recorded each babys responses.American babies were more likely to continue sucking on their pacifiers when they heard Swedish vowel sounds than when they heard English vowel sounds.Swedish babies were more likely to continue sucking on their pacifiers when American vowels were playe
16、d.The babies responses show that they stopped to pay more attention to vowel sounds like those from their parents language.Christine Moon also suggests that new parents should be careful about trying to give language lessons to unborn babies.Playing extra sound might actually disturb them.They hear
17、plenty already.【语篇解读】研究表明，婴儿在出生前就开始学习语言了。5The underlined word “fetus” probably means_Aa famous psychologistBa developing babyCa former researcher Dan unborn baby解析：词义猜测题。根据第一段“It suggests that language learning begins before their birth.”可知，这项研究显示婴儿在出生前就开始学习语言了，结合画线词所在语境“Scientists have known that a
18、bout 10 weeks before birth，.can hear sounds outside its world.”可知，fetus为胎儿之意。答案：D6Why did Christine Moon use vowel sounds in her study?ABecause they are important parts of a language.BBecause they are the loudest in human speech.CBecause the pronunciation rules of all vowel sounds are the same.DBeca
19、use vowel sounds are used more often than the other sounds.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段“So Christine Moon and her coworkers tested the newborn babies responses to different vowel sounds，which are the loudest in human speech.”可知，克里斯汀穆恩用元音来测试新生儿主要是因为元音发音是人类语言中声音最大的。答案：B7What conclusion can be drawn from Christine M
20、oons study?AEnglish is more meaningful than Swedish.BBabies can understand outside sounds before their birth.CAmerican babies are cleverer than Swedish babies.DNewborn babies pay more attention to their native language.解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“The babies responses show that they stopped to pay more attentio
21、n to vowel sounds like those from their parents language.”可知，婴儿们的反应表明他们会停下来把更多注意力放在像是他们父母的语言中的元音上。答案：D8What would be the best title for the passage?AVowel sounds in human speechBTeaching languages before birthCLearning languages before birthDDifferences between Americans and Swedish解析：标题判断题。第一段点明文章主
22、旨，孩子们在他们还是胎儿时可能就开始学习语言了，并通过实验证明了幼儿对自己熟悉的语言反应更敏感。由此可知，Learning languages before birth最适合作本文标题。答案：CCLaptop computers are popular all over the world.People use them on trains and airplanes，in airports and hotels.These laptops connect people to their workplace.In the United States today，laptops also con
23、nect students to their classrooms.Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer programme that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want.Within five years，each of the 1，500 students at the college will receive a laptop.The laptops are part of a $10 million computer programme at
24、 Westlake，a 110yearold college.The students with laptops will also have access (接近) to the Internet.In addition，they will be able to use emails to “speak” with their teachers，their classmates，and their families.However，the most important part of the laptop programme is that students will be able to
25、use computers without going to computer labs.They can work with it at home，in a fastfood restaurant or under the treesanywhere at all!Because of the many changes in computer technology.laptop used in higher education，such as colleges and universities，is workable.As laptops become more powerful，they
26、become more similar to desktop computers.In addition，the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet，but also libraries and other resources.State higher education officials are studying how laptops can help students.State officials are also testing laptop programmes at other uni
27、versities，too.At Westlake College，more than 60 percent of the staff(职员) use computers.The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons.As one Westlake teacher said，“Here were in the middle of Virginia and were giving students a_window_on_the_worldThey can see everything and do e
28、verything.”【语篇解读】文章介绍了一所美国大学新的授课模式，手提电脑在学生的日常学习中成了必需品。9The main purpose of the laptop programme is to give each student a laptop to _Ause for their schoolworkBaccess the InternetCwork at homeDconnect them to libraries解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的第一句话可推知答案。答案：A10Which of the following is TRUE about Westlake Colleg
29、e?AAll teachers use computers.BIt is an old college in America.C1，500 students have laptops.DStudents there can do everything.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的第三句话可知答案。答案：B11. “A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can _Aattend lectures on information technologyBtravel around the worldCget
30、information from around the worldDhave free laptops解析：猜测词义题。根据最后一段内容可知答案。答案：CDDid you never think that a university advertisement could make you cry? We did not eitheruntil we saw this one.A powerful video from Western Sydney University in Australia tells the story of Deng Thiak Adut，a graduate of t
31、he school，who was taken away from his mum when he was only 6 years old in Africa，and was trained to fight with a special group and began to shoot at the age of 12.However，he was eventually taken out of Sudan and saved by the UN peacekeeping forces.He finally landed in Australia，where，the advertiseme
32、nt says，Adut taught himself how to read，for a while living in his car，and eventually earned a law degree(学位)The video was published in September of 2015，but began making the rounds online this week.The audiences were moved to tears by Aduts special story，as well as the university for sharing it in t
33、he advertisement.“Every now and then advertising seems worthwhile，”one person commented on YouTube.“This encouraged me，” said another，“What a powerful advertisement.”The commercial (商业广告)is part of Western Sydney Universitys “Unlimited” campaign，which includes other graduates stories.“Deng Thiak Adu
34、ts journey from a child soldier to a lawyer is inspirational，” Angelo Kourtis，president of People and Advancement at the school，told the media in a statement.“His story，together with the other longform advertisements that form part of our Unlimited campaign，is part of a threeyear programme of the un
35、iversity，which focuses on inspiring and supporting our students to realize their greatest potential(潜力)”Many Australians are familiar with Aduts moving journeyhe has been interviewed and reported by the Sydney Morning Herald.He is also active as a criminal lawyer helping Sydneys Sudanese community，a
36、ccording to the AC Law group，where Adut works.【语篇解读】从被迫成为娃娃兵，到刻苦学习成为专业律师，邓蒂亚克阿杜特传奇的人生故事走红网络，感动了无数人。12What about Deng Thiak Adut makes the audience cry?AHis unhappy experience in Africa.BHis teaching himself how to read.CHis being successfully saved by the UN.DHis journey from being a child soldier t
37、o becoming a lawyer.解析：推理判断题。根据第三段“The audiences were moved to tears by Aduts special story，as well as the university for sharing it in the advertisement.”可知，是阿杜特从娃娃兵到努力学习成为律师的故事，使得观众感动得哭了。答案：D13We can infer from the passage that Deng Thiak Adut_Acame from Sudan and lives and works in Australia nowB
38、was sold to the UN peacekeeping forces which trained him a long timeCwas once sent to Australia to fight with Australias government armyDis the most successful graduate of his school Western Sydney University解析：推理判断题。根据第二段“he was eventually taken out of Sudan.He finally landed in Australia”以及最后一段的内容
39、可推知，他原籍是苏丹人，目前工作生活在澳大利亚。答案：A14We can learn that he earned a law degree_Awithout college educationBby studying living in his carCand works in the AC Law groupDand continues to study for a selfstudy examination解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段“He is also active as a criminal lawyer helping Sydneys Sudanese community，ac
40、cording to the AC Law group，where Adut works.”可知，他获得了法律学位，在AC Law group工作。答案：C15Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage about the advertisement?AThe advertisement viewers spoke very highly of the powerful video of Deng Thiak Adut.BThe advertisement was published several years ago and made a hit in many countries.CThe advertisement encouraged and supported Deng Thiak Aduts students to realize their dreams.DThe advertisement was a reality show directed by Western Sydney University in Australia.解析：推理判断题。根据文章第三、四、五段内容可知，观众们对这个商业广告评价很高。答案：A
