统考版2023高考英语一轮复习必修2Unit5Rhythm课时提能练含解析北师大版20230238219

课时提能练(九)必修2　Unit5　Rhythm(A)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2020·长春市高三质量监测一)Manypeoplefindthatmusicliftstheirspirits.Nowanewstudyshowsthatmusictherapycanbeausefultreatmentfordepression.ThefindingthatmusictherapyoffersarealmedicalbenefittodepressionsuffererscomesfromareviewbyCochrane，anonprofitgroupthatreviewshealthcareissues.Somestudieslookedattheeffectsofprovidingmusictherapytopatientswhowerereceivingdrugtreatmentfordepression.Otherscomparedmusictherapytotraditionaltalktherapy.Infouroutoffiveofthetrials，musictherapyworkedbetterateasingdepressionsymptomsthantherapiesthatdidnotemploymusic，theresearchersfound.“Whiletheevidencecamefromafewsmallstudies，itsuggeststhatthisisanareathatiswellworthfurtherinvestigation，”saidleadauthorAnnaMaratos.Ms.Maratosnotesthatmusictherapymightbeparticularlyusefulforadolescentswhomayrejectatraditionalformofcounseling.Someolderpatientsalsomaynotbecomfortabletalkingabouttheirfeelingsbutdotendtoexpressthemselvesthroughsongs.Therearetwomaintypesofmusictherapy.Sometimes，atherapistwilllistentomusicwithapatientandtalkaboutthefeelingsormemoriesthatitarouses.Inanotherform，thetherapistisaskilledmusicianandwillimprovise(即兴创作)musicwiththepatient.Ifthepatientdoesn'tplayaninstrument，heorshemightbegivenasimplepercussioninstrument(打击乐器)andthetherapistwillplayalong.Otherstudieshaveshownabenefitfrommusictherapyinthetreatmentfordementia，learningdisabilities，strokesandpainmanagementduringlabor(分娩)．Theproblemisthatthereisn'tverymuchhighqualityresearch.“Itdoesn'teasilyattractseriousresearchfunding.It'sdifficulttodohighquality，largescaletrials，”saidMs.Maratos.【语篇解读】　一项新的研究表明，音乐有助于治疗抑郁症。它比药物治疗和谈心疗法在减轻抑郁症症状上更有效果，对痴呆、学习障碍、中风等治疗也有益处。但由于缺乏大量研究资金支持，研究人员在音乐疗法的疗效方面无法进行高质量、大规模的研究。1．WhichofthefollowingtreatmentsisNOTmentionedintheresearch?A．Drugtreatment.　　　　　B．Talktherapy.\nC．Musictherapy.　　　D．Playtherapy.D　[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“whowerereceivingdrugtreatmentfordepression...traditionaltalktherapy”和“musictherapyworkedbetter”可知，研究中未提到游戏疗法，故选D。]2．What'stheattitudeofAnnaMaratostomusictherapy?A．Positive.　B．Negative.C．Indifferent.D．Neutral.A　[观点态度题。根据第三段的内容可知，AnnaMaratos认为音乐疗法值得深入研究，它对于青少年和一些年龄较大的病人来说可能更有用。故选A项。]3．Accordingtothepassage，musictherapymightnotbebeneficialtoapatientof________.A．depression　　　B．learningdisabilitiesC．heartattacks　　　　　D．strokesC　[细节理解题。根据尾段第一句可知，其他研究表明，音乐疗法在治疗痴呆症、学习障碍、中风和分娩期间的疼痛管理方面也有益处，并结合上文提到的用音乐疗法治疗抑郁症可知，选项A、B、D与文意相符。文章没有提到其对治疗心脏病的益处，故选C项。]4．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．amiddleagedpatientwon'tbenefitfrommusictherapyB．patientsusingmusictherapymustbeabletoplayaninstrumentC．onlypatientssufferingfromdepressionbenefitfrommusictherapyD．highqualityresearchontheeffectsofmusictherapyislimitedbyfundingD　[推理判断题。根据尾段中的“Itdoesn'teasilyattractseriousresearchfunding.It'sdifficulttodohighquality，largescaletrials”可知，这项研究不易吸引大量的研究资金，因此进行高质量、大规模的试验是困难的，即高质量的对音乐疗法疗效的研究受资金限制，故选D项。]【干扰项分析】　此题易误选C项。部分考生受文章第一段中的“musictherapycanbeausefultreatmentfordepression”的影响，误以为只有抑郁症患者能从音乐疗法中受益。尾段第一句表明，音乐疗法对多种疾病都起作用，并不仅仅是抑郁症，故排除C项。B(2020·安徽省示范高中名校学年上学期联考)Imagineyouareopeningyourowncompanyandwanttohireamanager.Youhavetwocandidatesandtheyarebothcapableandexperienced，sowhowouldyouratherhire:JuliaWatsonorShobhaBhattacharya?ThechancesarethatyouwouldpreferWatson，right?Butwhy?“Easynamesareevaluatedasmorefamiliar，lessriskyandlessdangerous，”Eryn\nNewman，apsychologistatVictoriaUniversityofWellington，NewZealand，toldScientificAmerican.Asaresult，peoplewitheasiernamesareoftenassumedtobemoretrustworthy.ThisiswhatNewmanandherteammateshavefoundintheirrecentstudy.Intheexperiment，theypicked18differentforeignnames，includinghardtopronounceoneslikeYevgeniDherzhinskyandeasynameslikeBodoWallmeyer.Theythenattachedeachnamewithastatementsuchas“Turtlesaredeaf”and“Giraffesaretheonlymammalsthatcannotjump”andaskedvolunteerswhethertheythoughttheclaimsweretrue.Theresultsshowedthatclaimsconnectedtoeasiernamesweremoreoftenrankedasbelievableonesthanthoseattributedtodifficultnames，regardlessofwhatthetruthreallywas.Infact，previousstudieshavealreadyfoundthatourjudgmentsaboutproductscanbeaffectedbytheirnames.Forexample，wetendtothinkafoodadditive(添加剂)withaneasiernamesaferandastockwithaneasiernamemorelucrative(利润丰厚的)，accordingtoMedicalDaily.Butresearcherspointedoutthatthis_effectcanchangedependingonwheresomeonecomesfrom.Forexample，anativeBritishmanmayfind“YevgeniDherzhinsky”hardtopronouncewhileRussianpeoplecouldsayitwithouteffort.Newmanhopesthatthisfindingcanmakeusbetterseeourbiases(偏见)．It'snotjustunfairtopeoplethatwemakejudgmentsbasedongutfeelingsratherthanfacts，butitcansometimeshaveseriousconsequences.Forexample，wemaychoosetobelievecertaineyewitnessesincourtsimplybecausetheirnamessoundmoretrustworthyeveniftheyareactuallylying.Or，wemayletgoofqualifiedjobcandidatesduetotheir“difficult”names.Now，ifyoucouldmakethatdecisionagain，wouldyoustillpreferJuliaWatsontoShobhaBhattacharya?【语篇解读】　来自新西兰惠灵顿维多利亚大学的心理学家ErynNewman和她的队友在最近的研究中发现：名字简单的人往往被认为更值得信任。5．WhatdidNewmanandherteammatesdiscoverintheirexperiment?A．Volunteerswitheasiernamesweremorelikelytochoosetrueclaims.B．Adifficultnamedoesn'tinfluencethewaythevolunteersviewedtheclaims.C．Volunteerstrustedclaimspairedwitheasynamesmoreoften.D．Volunteerstrustedclaimsconnectedwithdifficultnames.\nC　[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Asaresult，peoplewitheasiernamesareoftenassumedtobemoretrustworthy”以及第四段第一句中的“claimsconnectedtoeasiernamesweremoreoftenrankedasbelievableones”可知，名字简单的人的陈述更经常被认为是可信任的，故选C。]6．Theunderlinedwords“thiseffect”inParagraph5refertotheeffect________.A．nameshaveonpeople'sjudgmentsB．gutfeelingshaveonpeoplefromdifferentplacesC．ofdecisionsmadebasedonfactsD．ofpeople'sbiasesagainstcertaintypesofpeopleA　[指代关系题。第二段提到研究发现名字更简单的人往往被认为更值得信任；又根据第四段中的“Infact，previousstudieshavealreadyfoundthatourjudgmentsaboutproductscanbeaffectedbytheirnames”可知，事实上，之前的研究已经发现，我们对产品的判断可能会受到产品名称的影响。第五段开头承前转折，结合画线部分所在句句意“但研究人员指出，这种影响可能会因某人来自何处而改变”可推知，画线部分指的是名字对人们判断的影响，故选A。]7．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Peopleshouldmakejudgmentsbasedongutfeelingsratherthanfacts.B．Judgingpeoplebasedontheirnamesmaycauseseriousproblems.C．Theharderyournameistopronounce，themorelikelyyouwillgetajob.D．Russianshavelessbiasesagainstpeople'snamesthantheBritish.B　[细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句并结合第六段所举的例子可知，我们根据直觉而不是事实做出判断，这不仅对人们不公平，有时还会产生严重后果，故选B。]8．Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthetext?A．NamesAffectProductsB．EmployersPreferShobhaBhattacharyaC．DifficultNamesAreTrustworthyD．EasyNamesWinOutD　[标题判断题。根据第二段倒数第二句“Asaresult，peoplewitheasiernamesareoftenassumedtobemoretrustworthy”并结合文章其他内容可知，本文主要讲述了来自新西兰惠灵顿维多利亚大学的心理学家ErynNewman和她的队友在最近的研究中的发现：名字简单的人往往被认为更值得信任。故D项适合作本文标题。]Ⅱ.完形填空(2020·开封市高三模拟)AnumberofyearsagoIlostallofthehearinginoneofmyearsovernight.Atfirst，itseemedlikeitcouldbeaminor__1__.Twodays\nlater，Iwassupposedtoperformatanevent，andIsat__2__myturninthedark，__3__somemedicinefrommydoctorwithorangejuice.Thehearingdidn't__4__.Soonafter，Iwas__5__Ihadabraintumor(肿瘤)．Thefollowing__6__leftmeexhaustedandIwasspendingmoretimealone；butthat__7__mewithalotmoretimeforart.Ihadspentmostofmytimeincollegestudyingthe__8__wishingtherewasa(n)__9__tocombinetechnologywiththeworkinsteadofjustusingcomputersasatool.Asagirlwhohadspentmostofmytime__10__，ithadsimplynever__11__tomeoranyoneelsethatIcoulddotechnicalwork.Inthe1990s，thatdidn'teven__12__.But，later，aspartoftheDesignandTechnologyDepartmentatParsons，Iwentthroughacrash__13__inhardwareandsoftwareengineeringandfellinlovewithitforthepurposeofart.Soasmybodywas__14__well，Ibegandoingsmall__15__atnight:sketches(素描)，models，studyingcircuits(电路)．Iwas__16__thatifanythinghappenedtomyother__17__，Iwouldn'tbeabletocommunicate.AsIfocusedontherealityofdaily__18__failureinmyownlife，Ibegantopaymoreattentiontothephysicalobjectssuchasourphones，ourInternet，ourradios，etc.Ibeganbuildingobjectsto__19__possiblefuturedisastersofcommunicationinoursociety.Overtheseyearsofhardwork，themost__20__thingsI'velearnedarethatwehavetomakeourownopportunities，wehavetomaketimeforthework，andwecan'tgiveup.【语篇解读】　许多年前，“我”在即将参加演出时一只耳朵失聪，后被告知患上了脑瘤。在治疗期间，“我”有了更多时间思考美术。随着身体的恢复，“我”开始做小实验，搞发明。通过多年的努力工作“我”意识到：我们必须为自己创造机会、抽出时间工作，永不言弃。1．A.success　B．problemC．change　　D．dreamB　[根据上文中的“Ilostallofthehearinginoneofmyearsovernight”并结合该句可知，刚开始这似乎是一个小问题，故B项正确。]2．A.thinkingabout　　　B．caringaboutC．askingfor　　　　　　D．waitingforD　[根据该句中的“Iwassupposedtoperformatanevent”可知，“我”要参加演出，故此处应是“我”在黑暗中等候上场，故D项正确。]3．A.washingdown　　　　B．takingout\nC．searchingfor　　　　　　D．payingforA　[根据该句中的“somemedicinefrommydoctorwithorangejuice”可知，“我”用橙汁将医生给“我”开的药吞下。A项意为“(借助饮料等)将(食物或药物)吞下”，故A项正确。]4．A.lose　B．affect　　　　C．return　　　D．hurtC　[根据后一句中的“Ihadabraintumor(肿瘤)”可知，“我”患上了脑瘤；据此可知，“我”的听力并没有恢复。C项意为“恢复”，故C项正确。]5．A.agreedB．told　　　C．armed　　　D．coveredB　[根据该句中的“Iwas________Ihadabraintumor(肿瘤)”并结合常识可知，“我”被告知患上了脑瘤。B项意为“告知”，故B项正确。]6．A.instructionB．discovery　　C．treatmentD．promiseC　[根据上文可知，“我”被告知患上了脑瘤；据此可知，此处表示接下来的治疗。C项意为“治疗”，故C项正确。]7．A.left　B．interruptedC．rescuedD．surprisedA　[根据该句中的“Iwasspendingmoretimealone；butthat________mewithalotmoretimeforart”可知，由于患上脑瘤，“我”有更多的时间独处，而这让“我”有更多的时间花在美术上。A项意为“留下”，故A项正确。]8．A.danceB．computer　C．medicineD．artD　[根据上文中的“art”可知，此处表示“我”将在大学里的大部分时间用在学习美术上，故D项正确。]9．A.way　B．accident　　　C．corner　D．luckA　[根据该句中的“tocombinetechnologywiththeworkinsteadofjustusingcomputersasatool”可知，“我”在大学里的大部分时间都在学习美术，“我”希望有一种方法可以把技术和工作结合起来，而不是仅仅把电脑作为一种工具来使用。A项意为“方式，方法”，故A项正确。]10．A.readingB．writing　　C．teaching　　D．drawingD　[根据上文讲的“我”将在大学里的大部分时间用在学习美术上；又结合该句中的“As\nagirlwhohadspentmostofmytime________”可知，此处表示“我”将大部分时间花在绘画上。D项意为“绘画”，故D项正确。]11．A.appealed　B．passed　　C．occurred　　D．continuedC　[根据该句中的“ithadsimplynever________tomeoranyoneelsethatIcoulddotechnicalwork”可知，“我”或其他人确实从来没有想过“我”能做技术工作。itoccurstosb.(that)为固定用法，意为“想到……”。]12．A.permitB．exist　　　　C．end　　　　D．moveB　[根据上一句话的内容并结合该句中的“didn'teven”可知，在二十世纪九十年代，这种行为甚至不存在(exist)。]13．A.meeting　　　　　B．understandingC．check　　　　　　　　　D．courseD　[根据该句中的“aspartoftheDesignandTechnologyDepartmentatParsons”，并结合语境可知，此处表示“我”参加了一个硬件和软件工程的速成课程。D项意为“课程”，故D项正确。]14．A.recoveringB．runningC．playingD．fallingA　[根据该句中的“Ibegandoingsmall...studyingcircuits(电路)”和语境可知，“我”开始做小试验；据此可知，“我”的身体正在顺利地康复。A项意为“康复”，故A项正确。]15．A.talks　　　　　　　　B．discussionsC．experiments　　　　　　　　D．predictionsC　[参见上题解析。C项意为“试验”，故C项正确。]16．A.interested　B．afraid　　C．satisfied　D．curiousB　[根据该句中的“Iwouldn'tbeabletocommunicate”可知，“我”担心如果自己另一只耳朵也出问题，“我”就无法与别人交流了。]17．A.arm　B．hand　　　　C．ear　　　D．legC　[参见上题解析。]18．A.power　　　　　　B．heartC．business　　　　　　　　D．communicationD　[根据上文中的“communicate”，并结合该句中的“Ibegantopaymoreattention\ntothephysicalobjectssuchasourphones，ourInternet，ourradios,etc”可知，当“我”关注自己生活中日常沟通失败的现实时，“我”开始更多地关注我们的电话、网络、收音机等实物，故D项正确。]19．A.mark　B．avoid　　　　C．accept　　　D．forgetB　[根据该句“Ibeganbuildingobjectsto________possiblefuturedisastersofcommunicationinoursociety”并结合语境可知，“我”开始发明物品，以避免未来在社会中可能出现的交流问题。B项意为“避免”，故B项正确。]20．A.importantB．necessary　C．probable　　D．difficultA　[根据语境可知，在这些年的努力工作中，“我”意识到的最重要的事情是我们必须自己创造机会、抽出时间工作，永不言弃。A项意为“重要的”，故A项正确。]课时提能练(十)必修2　Unit5　Rhythm(B)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2020·陕西省百校联盟一模)Mymotivationforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:Icouldnotbearlisteningtoasongforanother10hours.Mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassetteonourprevioussummer'sroadtrip.AsIbegantoprepareforournext500milecartrip，Icameacrossabook—JimTrelease'sTheReadAloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem，Ithought.SoIputRoaldDahl'sJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach，mythreekidsarguedandwrestledintheirseats.Butafterseverallines，theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten.Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawellwrittenbookmakesthelongmilespassmorequickly.Sometimesthebookswereadbecamehighlightsofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls'sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring(恢复)electricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek，andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturnedhome，Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation，“Thebookyoureadinthecar.”Roadtripsstillofferchallenges，eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.But\nwecontinuetoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndIambeginningtoseethatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile，wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe'vestartedsomethingthatwillbepassedontothenextgeneration.【语篇解读】　为了不在自驾游中重复听一首歌，“我”在车上为孩子们朗读故事书。这吸引了他们而且为我们的旅途增添了更多的乐趣。1．Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?A．Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney.B．Shewantedtokeepafamilytradition.C．Herchildrenwereaddictedtoreading.D．Herchildrenweretiredofthecassette.A　[推理判断题。根据第一段第一句中的“Icouldnotbearlisteningtoasongforanother10hours”可知，作者无法忍受再听同一首歌10小时了。由此可推知，作者想要有一个更好的旅程。故选A。]【干扰项分析】　根据文章第一段第一句可知，作者最初打算在旅途中朗读并不是因为要延续家庭传统，故B项错误。2．Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?A．Theykeptquarrelling.B．Theyhidthemselves.C．Theysoonsettleddown.D．Theycontinuedtofightintheirseats.C　[细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Butafterseverallines，theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten”可知，作者读了几行之后，孩子们被吸引，开始听起来。故选C。]【干扰项分析】　根据上述分析以及第二段最后两句可知，当作者开始大声朗读故事时，作者的三个孩子在座位上争吵和扭打；但读了几行之后，他们开始听起来。由此可知A、B、D三项错误。3．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily'striptothebeach?A．Theywerecaughtinastorm.B．Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.C．Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach.D．Theythoughtithadpassedtooquickly.B　[推理判断题。根据第三段中对那个海滩遭受风暴后的描述和最后两句“Whenwereturnedhome，Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithout\nhesitation，‘Thebookyoureadinthecar’．”可知，当回到家时，作者问自己的儿子喜欢这次旅行的什么，他毫不犹豫地答道：“你在车上读的那本书”。由此可推知B项正确。]4．Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ReadingIsBetterthanTravelingB．BooksThatChangedMyChildrenC．RoadTripsThatAreFullofChallengesD．ReadingMakesRoadTripsGreatD　[标题判断题。根据第三段第一、二句和尾段内容并结合文章的其他内容可知，最初为了不重复听一首歌，作者决定在途中为孩子们朗读书；后来，作者发现大声朗读能让漫长的旅途过得更快、更有乐趣，甚至有时候被朗读的书成为他们旅行中最精彩的部分。故选D。]B(2020·安徽省示范高中名校学年上学期联考)WheneverIheardstrangerssingingout，whetheritwasinthesupermarketoronthestreet，Iusedtothinkhowannoyingitwas.Thatwasuntilafewmonthsago.Recently，mydaughterZoestartedhersecondyearofmiddleschoolwithanewsenseofawareness，askingmetofixthe“littlegirl”patternonherwheelchairseat.Notwantinghertostandoutatschool，Ispenthoursfillinginpaleyellowstarswithablackmarker，eagertoerasewhateverchildishsignsIcould.Shortlyafterthat，Zoegotreallysickandhadtomiss20daysofschool.Thismeantourdayswerefilledwithrushingbetweenhospitalappointmentsandmeetingswiththeschool，aswetriedtomakesureshedidn'tfallbehindonherschoolwork.Ifeltpulledbacktoatimewhenshewaslittleandhersicknesswasahugepartofherlife.Backthen，itseemedthatZoelivedinhospitals，asshespentsomuchtimeinthem.Nomatterhowsickshegot，however，shealwayshadapositiveattitude.Butthiswasdifferent:Zoewasnolongersinginglikeshenormallydid.Zoeusuallysingsallthetime，whethershe'splaying，ridinginthecar，orjustdoingherhomework.Therewasnoneedforaradioinourhouse；Zoeprovidedthemusicforus.Consumedwithmymotherlyworries，itwasmoreconcerningtomethanhersickness.Oneday，however，IheardherbeautifulvoiceasIwascookingdinner.IstoppedwhatIwasdoingandjustsmiled.“Puredelight，”Ithoughttomyself.Hervoiceslowlygrewstronger，andsoon，boththecarandthehousewerefilledwithhermusiconcemore.HowhadInotnoticedhersinginghadcompletelystopped，weeksandweeks\nago?Now，thankfully，she'sbackinschool，smilingandsinging，andI'mthankfulforeachandeverysongshesings.Thesedays，wheneverIhearastrangersingingasongtothemselves，Idon'tgetmad.Instead，Ismile，asIknowthatbysingingout，they'resimplysharingtheirhappinesswiththeworld.【语篇解读】　作者最初对陌生人大声唱歌感到反感，后因女儿的经历，作者知道了大声唱歌是与世界分享快乐的一种方式，从而学会了宽容。5．Whendidtheauthorfeelbothered?A．Whenhearingstrangerssingingout.B．Whenherdaughterstartedmiddleschool.C．Whenfixingstarsontheseat.D．Whenherdaughterbecamesensitive.A　[细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“WheneverIheardstrangerssingingout,whetheritwasinthesupermarketoronthestreet，Iusedtothinkhowannoyingitwas”可知，过去每当作者听到陌生人大声唱歌时，不管是在超市还是在街上，作者总是觉得那很烦人。故选A。]6．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesZoe?A．Considerateandhelpful.B．Competitiveandhardworking.C．Optimisticandstrongwilled.D．Selfawareandmodest.C　[推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可推知，尽管Zoe身患重病，但她还是为了学业往返于医院与学校之间；又根据第三段的内容可知，Zoe在生活中经常放声歌唱，而且在小时候她就以积极的态度面对病痛；据此可推知，Zoe乐观而且意志坚强。故选C。]7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Zoe'sloveformusic.B．Zoe'sfallingbehindatschool.C．Zoe'ssilenceduringhersickness.D．Zoe'sslowrecoveryfromhersickness.C　[代词指代题。根据第三段的内容，尤其是“Butthiswasdifferent：Zoewasnolongersinginglikeshenormallydid”，并结合画线词所在句的后半部分(对于我来说，这比她的病更令人担心)以及第四段中表述的内容(女儿能再次唱歌，作者很欣慰)可推知，画线词it指的是Zoe在生病时的沉默，故选C。]8．Whatdoessingingoutmeantopeopleaccordingtotheauthor?\nA．Awaytogetridofstress.B．Awaytoexpresslovetoothers.C．Awaytocommunicatewithothers.D．Awaytosharejoy.D　[细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容，尤其是最后一句中的“Iknowthatbysingingout，they'resimplysharingtheirhappinesswiththeworld”可知，作者认为大声唱歌对人们来说是与世界分享快乐的一种方式，故选D。]Ⅱ.阅读七选五(2020·福州市第一学期质量检测)Beingscaredisnotalwaysatreat.Whenaballoonpops(爆裂)，wemayjump.__1__.Howarethesereactionstriggered(激发)?Whenweencountersomethingwe'renotfamiliarwith，ourbodystartmakingchangestohelpprepareusfortheunknown.Thesechangesarepartofthebody's“fightorflight”response.Thisresponseistriggeredbythefivesenses，whicharealwayssendinginformationtothebrain.__2__，thebrainsoundsadangeralarm.Itreleaseschemicalsintothebloodstream，andthosechemicalsactondifferentpartsofthebody.__3___.Iturgesapersontohide，runawayordefendoneself.Fasterheartbeatandbreathingsendmorebloodandoxygentothemusclessothey'rereadywhenthey'reneeded.Chemicalsreleasedduetofearcanmakeapersonmorealert.Ourmemoriesaboutfearalsohelpprotectus.Wekeepacloseeyeonbabiesbecausetheydon'tunderstandwhatmighthurtthem.Asbabiesgrow，theylearnwhat'sunsafe，andtheirbrainsstorethosememories.__4__.Experiencescanleadtolonglastingfearsthatmaystopapersonfromtryingnewthings.We'rebornwiththeabilitytofeelfear，butalotofwhatwe'reafraidofislearned.Alonglastingfearcanmeanyou'vehadabadexperience，andyourbraindoesn'twantyoutohaveitagain.Manypeoplehaveovercometheirownfears.Here'sonemethod.__5__，theylearnthefactsaboutanythingthatseemsscary.Knowledgecanhelpapersonfeellessafraid.A．InsteadoflisteningtotheirimaginationB．WhentheysignalsomethingunexpectedC．Ourheartbeatsharder，andwebreathefasterD．ThentheirbrainsusethosememoriestowarnthemofdangersE．It'sgoodtohaveahealthysenseofwhat'sdangerousF．FearisatoolthatthebrainusestokeepthebodysafeG．Memoriesareanimportantfactorinfearrelatedexperiences\n【语篇解读】　本文主要介绍了恐惧感会使身体发生的反应、恐惧感的作用和其负面影响及战胜恐惧感的方法。1．C　[根据空后一句“Howarethesereactionstriggered(激发)？”以及空前的“wemayjump”可知，空处应是继续描述我们身体做出的反应，故C项符合语境。]2．B　[根据空前一句表述的五种感官向大脑发出信息及空后表述的大脑拉响警报可知，B项“当它们(五种感官)发出一些意想不到的信号时”符合语境。]3．F　[根据空后表述的它促使人们躲藏、逃跑或保护自己可知，F项“恐惧是大脑用来使身体安全的一种工具”符合语境。]4．D　[本段主要谈论恐惧是大脑用来保护身体的一种工具并根据空前一句的内容，尤其是“theirbrainsstorethosememories”可知，空处应表述这些记忆的用处，故D项符合语境。]5．A　[根据空后的“theylearnthefactsaboutanythingthatseemsscary”可知，A项符合语境；其中的“theirimagination”与空后的“thefacts”相对应。]Ⅲ.语法填空(2020·南昌市一模)HowdoyouknowIamreallyahumanwritingthisarticleandnotarobot?Forbesuses1._________AIrobotcalledBertietoassistinprovidingreporters2._________firstdraftsfornewsstories.TheWashingtonPostalso3._________(have)arobotreportercalledHeliograf.Initsfirstyear，approximately850articles4.________(publish)anditevenearnedanawardforits“ExcellenceinUseofBots”．However，TheWashingtonPostisusingitnottoreplacejournalists，buttoassistthemandmaketheirjobs5.________(easy)andfaster.Journalistsareworriedthatcontentwrittenbyrobotscouldweakenreliablemediaoutletsthattheywriteforbynot6.________(produce)qualitycontent.However，somesaythatwillnotbethecasebutratherincreasesthequalitybygivingreporterstheability7.________(concentrate)onqualityoverquantity.Allinall，thiscould8.________(true)benefitjournalism.“Theworkiscreative.It'sabout9.________(curious)，storytelling，diggingandholdinggovernmentsaccountable.Andit'saboutcriticalthinkingandjudgment.Theseare10.________wewantourjournalistsspendingtheirenergy，”APDirectorofNewsPartnershipsLisaGibbssaid.【语篇解读】　你能区分出文章是人还是机器人写的吗？本文介绍了机器人在新闻媒体行业的应用以及人们对此的看法。1．an　[\n考查冠词。robot是可数名词，此处第一次在语境中出现，所以应用不定冠词修饰，且AI的发音以元音音素开头，所以填an。]2．with　[考查介词。providesb.withsth.“给某人提供某物”是固定搭配，所以填with。]3．has　[考查时态和主谓一致。句子的主语是TheWashingtonPost，是一份报纸的名称，为单数概念，且应与上句中的uses时态保持一致，所以填has。]4．werepublished　[考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。分析句子成分可知，空处为句子的谓语，又与句子主语850articles构成被动关系，故用被动语态，即be＋done，且根据and可知，此处应与earned的时态保持一致，即一般过去时，所以填werepublished。]5．easier　[考查形容词的比较级。根据该句中的and可知，此处与faster并列，故用形容词的比较级形式作宾语补足语，所以填easier。]6．producing　[考查非谓语动词。介词后跟名词、代词或动名词作宾语，空处作介词by的宾语，所以填producing。]7．toconcentrate　[考查非谓语动词。theabilitytodosth.“做某事的能力”是固定搭配，不定式作后置定语，所以填toconcentrate。]8．truly　[考查副词。分析句子结构可知，空处应为副词，修饰动词benefit，所以填truly。]9．curiosity　[考查名词。分析句子结构可知，空处应为名词，作介词about的宾语，所以填curiosity。]10．where　[考查名词性从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导表语从句，在从句中作地点状语，结合语境可知，此处表示这些就是我们想让新闻工作者投入精力之所在，所以填where。]Ⅳ.短文改错(2020·“四省八校”第二次教学质量检测)LastsummervacationItravelledtoAmericaandImetalotofforeigner.IfoundatourguidewhichspokebothEnglishandChinesebecauseofIwasnotconfidentaboutmyEnglish.Interesting，somenativeEnglishspeakersjoinedmeinthetrip.WhenweareintheGrandCanyon，welostcontactwithourguidebuteveryonewasworried.Allofsudden，myphoneranganditwasfromtheguide，saidthathewouldwaitforusatthegateofthecanyon.HeaskedItoinformtheothermembers.IsummonedmycouragetotelltheminEnglish，andthenIwaspraisingbythem.Ifeltmoreconfidentafterwards.[答案]　\nLastsummervacationItravelledtoAmericaandImetalotof.IfoundatourguidespokebothEnglishandChinesebecauseIwasnotconfidentaboutmyEnglish.，somenativeEnglishspeakersjoinedmeinthetrip.WhenweintheGrandCanyon，welostcontactwithourguideeveryonewasworried.Allofsudden，myphoneranganditwasfromtheguide，thathewouldwaitforusatthegateofthecanyon.Heaskedtoinformtheothermembers.IsummonedmycouragetotelltheminEnglish，andthenIwasbythem.Ifeltmoreconfidentafterwards.