Unit 5 Rhythm
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
My heart beat with that feeling, pumping it like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys. As the piece neared the end, I stood up to take my final bow. For a second, the room was quiet. Yet, even in that one second, I had enough time to doubt whether I had done everything perfectly. Then, suddenly, the applause came.
“Thank you… so much,” I said, turning to Olga, my piano teacher for six years. “You’ve been an amazing student all these years,” she said, “and I hope that whatever you do, you never stop practicing.”
I leaned forward, promising I would always keep playing because I loved piano, and hugged her.
It turned out to be that promises weren’t as meaningful as I’d hoped for them to be. Right after quitting, I kept up my strict practicing schedule. Soon, it began slipping away from me. After all, the reason I had stopped taking lessons was that my schedule was busy with homework. Not long after, I stopped practicing altogether. It was pleasing not to have to stress about piano anymore. But something was shifting inside of me. I was empty inside.
One day I met Michelle, who had also taken piano lessons from Olga for quite a while.
“So, are you still taking lessons from Olga?” She asked.
“Um, no, actually I just quit a while ago,” I replied quickly.
“Oh, that’s a shame,” she responded, “You used to be so good — I remember your performance a year ago; it was breathtaking.”
Two days after talking to Michelle, I subconsciously(潜意识地)sat down on the bench and started playing. I wasn’t even trying to make the notes sound musically correct…I was simply doing what I should have been this entire time: playing, just to be playing.
As the music spread, a familiar feeling rose inside me.
1. According to the passage, the quiet room made the writer doubt
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A. whether she ended the music a little earlier
B. whether she expressed her feeling in music
C. whether she played the piano perfectly
D. whether she was polite to make a bow
2. Why did the writer stop practicing the piano?
A. She lost interest in playing the piano.
B. She was satisfied with her performance.
C. She thought Olga to be too strict with her.
D. She was busy with her homework.
3. After stopping the piano, the writer felt
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A. she seemed to have no purpose in life
B. she got rid of the pressure of life
C. she had more time to do other activities
D. she changed herself into another person
4. Michael seemed to think
.
A. the writer could become a famous pianist
B. it was a pity for the writer to stop practicing
C. the writer should be ashamed of her decision
D. the performance of the writer made her heart broken
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文，主要介绍了一个很有音乐天赋的女孩，放弃练习弹钢琴后的感受，以及最终重新开始弹钢琴的故事。
1.C【命题立意】 细节理解题。考查考生对具体信息的判断能力
【试题解析】 根据第一段倒数第二句话可知，因为作者演奏完之后全场寂静，因此作者怀疑自己演奏的是否完美。
2.D【命题立意】 推理判断题。考查考生推理判断的能力。
【试题解析】 根据文章第四段第四句话可知作者因忙于功课而停止了练习弹钢琴。
3.A【命题立意】 细节理解题。考查考生对具体信息的判断能力。
【试题解析】 根据第四段最后一句话可知，因为停止弹钢琴，作者感到了生活空虚，因此好像生活没有了目的。
4.B【命题立意】 推理判断题。考查考生推理判断的能力。
【试题解析】 根据文章的倒数第三段第一句话和第二句话，可知她认为作者不练习弹钢琴太可惜了，因为她弹得那么好。
B
(2016·银川一中模拟)As the population of the planet increases, so does the number of homes, businesses, parking lots, schools, airports and roadways. All these structures use electricity and need to be lighted. Humans demand these lights. They want their homes more comfortable and they want their streets safer. The problem is that researchers are finding that all the light is having a negative effect on humans and wildlife as well.
Less than ten years ago I drove to a thinly populated section of my town, lay down in the middle of the road and watched an attractive meteor shower (流星雨). The area was short of homes, street lights and traffic. If I did that today, I wouldn't be able to see the meteor shower as well. Due to the increase in street lights, I would surely be run over by a car.
Nowadays scientists are finding light pollution can be almost as bad as carbon dioxide pollution. If you've ever taken a flight at night, the view is beautiful, but you must remember that all the light you see wastes electricity. The crew of the space shuttles see an even bigger picture of how extensive the wasted electricity is worldwide.
One of the saddest parts of light pollution is that most of it is unnecessary and most of the outdoor light that we use is wasted. One only needs to look at a row of street lights to see how much of the light shines upwards and lights the sky; a total waste of electricity.
Additionally, somewhere electricity needs to be produced, and the production of electricity creates pollution by releasing greenhouse gases. This affects the air we breathe and our quality of life.
Scientists are also studying the effects of light pollution on wildlife. Thousands of birds die each year when they crash into highly lighted buildings, as they become puzzled by the light. It has been long known that tiny baby sea turtles become lost and follow lights on the shore instead of heading towards the sea.
Fortunately, light pollution is one of the easiest sources of pollution that can be corrected without a negative effect. Following some guidelines and a little searching on Google can give you many ideas on how to reduce your contributions to light pollution.
1.It is implied in Paragraph
3 that the best way to deal with light pollution is ________.
A.reducing the output of the lights
B.avoiding the use of unnecessary lighting
C.educating people about light pollution
D.inventing environmentallyfriendly lights
2.Which of the following is the effect of light pollution?
A.Many animals species have died out.
B.More traffic accidents happen every day.
C.The air we breathe may be polluted.
D.It is much easier for us to watch meteor showers.
3.What can be inferred from the text?
A.We are almost at a loss about how to deal with light pollution.
B.Global warming results in light pollution in some way.
C.Astronauts can't see clearly in space nowadays.
D.Some animals use natural light to direct their movements.
4.What will probably be provided following the last paragraph?
A.Helpful tips for surfing the Internet.
B.Approaches to decreasing light pollution.
C.Benefits of searching on Google.
D.More bad effects of light pollution.
1．解析：选B 推理判断题根据第三段第二句中“but you must remember that all the light you see wastes electricity”可知所有的照明都会浪费电因此为了减少光污染我们在不需要照明的时候就不应该使用故选B解析：选C 细节理解题根据第五段最后一句可知光污染影响我们赖以生存的空气影响我们的生活质量故C项正确根据第六段第二句中“Thousands of birds die each year”可知A项错误；B项在文中没有提到；根据第二段倒数第二句可知D项错误解析：选D 推理判断题根据倒数第二段第三句“It has been long known ... towards the sea.”可推知小海龟在爬向海滩时误将人造光源当成了自然光源从而迷失了方向由此可推知一些动物是靠自然光源来指引其方向的故D项正确解析：选B 推理判断题根据最后一段最后一句可知接下来作者会列举一些有助于减少光污染的方法故选BC
I was working as a consultant in a beer company，helping the president and senior vicepresidents form and carry out their new planning projects.It was really a great challenge.
At the same time，my mother was in the final stages of cancer.
I worked during the day and drove 40 miles home to be with her every night.It was tiring and stressful，but it was what I wanted to do.My commitment was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day，even though my evenings were very hard.I didn’t want to bother the president with my situation，yet I felt someone at the company needed to know what was going on.So I told the vicepresident of Human Resources，asking him not to share the information with anyone.
A few days later，the president called me into his office.
I thought he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were working on.When I entered，he asked me to sit down.He faced me from across his large desk，looked at me in the eye and said，“I hear your mother is very ill.”
I was totally caught by surprise and burst into tears.He just looked at me，let my crying subside (平息)，and then gently said a sentence I will never forget：Whatever you need.
That was it.His understanding and his willingness both to let me be in my pain and to offer me everything were qualities of sympathy that I carry with me to this day.
1．When the author was working in a beer company，his mother________.
A．was concerned about himB．drew the president’s attention
C．was seriously illD．was proud of her son
解析： 由文章第二段可知，作者母亲的病已经到了癌症的晚期，可见病得很严重。
答案： C
．Although he felt tired and stressed，he felt it his duty to________.
A．carry out their new strategic vision
B．avoid bothering the president
C．tell the vicepresident his difficult situation
D．do his job well and look after his mother
解析： 由第三段第二句的提示可知，虽然工作既累人压力又大，但是作者还得努力做好并照顾着母亲。
答案： D
3．Most probably，the president got the information from________.
A．a relative of the author’sB．the vice president
C．the author’s good friendsD．the author’s colleague
解析： 第三段最后一句讲述了作者把母亲患癌症的事告诉了副董事长。几天以后，董事长就找他谈他母亲的事。故可推断是副董事长把此事告知了董事长。
答案： B
．Which of the following can be used to best describe the president?
A．Considerate.
B．Intelligent.
C．Honest.
D．Consultative.
解析： 根据最后一段第二句的描述可知，这位董事长是位考虑周全和体贴的人。intelligent聪明的；honest诚实的；consultative商议的，协商的。
答案： A
．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A．Understanding Is Everywhere
B．Generous President
C．Sympathy Is Needed
D．An Unforgetable Memory
解析： 从文章最后一段判断，作者对这件事刻骨铭心。故D项作文章标题最合适。
答案： DⅡ.任务型阅读
(2016·新疆维吾尔自治区适应性检测)
How to Take Notes in Class
As you progress from high school to college and into graduate school, you'll find that your lectures can get much more complex. Sometimes it's not easy taking notes that make sense the next day. 1.________
Date your notes.
In a perfect world, lecture notes from a single class are kept in a single, dedicated notebook in the correct sequence. But this is the real world! There will be times when you go to biology class (for example), and realize that you've brought the history notebook by accident.
2.______ __
Also — if you ever have to take history notes in your biology notebook — be sure to start on a clean sheet of paper, mark the date, and tear it out. Then place the loose sheet in the correct notebook pocket. No pockets? Staple it in.
Ask for a lecture theme — get an idea of the big picture.
Professors and teachers usually lecture from an outline they've prepared ahead of time. 3.________
But there will be some repetition some days. Don't be afraid to ask your teacher for the topic of the day or the theme of the day's lecture.
4.________
If you notice that the professor seems to be talking about something you've never heard of before, the teacher might be changing from one topic to another. If you suspect that's happening, just ask: “Are we changing topics？”
If you listen carefully, you can usually pattern your own notes according to the teacher's own outline.
5.________
A.Look for code words in the lecture.
B.Especially if you listen for changing words.
C.There are a few tricks for taking sensible lecture notes.
D.They often try to complete one topic, theme, or cycle in an individual lecture.
E.Establish the habit of putting the date at the beginning of each day's notes and marking the end of a day's notes.
F.Any time a teacher writes a word on the board, put a circle around it, underline it, or draw pointy arrows around it.
G.Sometimes, teachers will get on a roll and/or get
ahead of themselves and move from one theme to another without letting you know.
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2016·郑州高三一模)
Richard：Look at this photo, Li Hua. 1.________ was taken at a garden party we had in the summer when I was in Thailand teaching English.
Li Hua：I never knew you had been to Thailand. How long did you stay there?
Richard：Not long, about eight months, but I had 2._ _______
great time. This was the evening before I left. Oh, what 3.________
(enjoy) memories!
Li Hua：Where are you? I can't see you.
Richard：I'm sitting next to the young man 4.________
(wear) a pink shirt. I'm in white.
Li Hua：Oh. It seems that you didn't
notice that somebody 5.________
(take) a photo!
Richard：Yes. As you can see, I'm listening to Sara telling a joke.
Li Hua：The blonde girl?
Richard：Yes. She has a vivid
6.________
(imagine) and now she is working in advertising in London.
Li Hua：What
about the 7.________ (beautiful) dressed woman behind you?
Richard：Her name is Jane. She is still in Thailand and 8.________ (stay) there for about 8 years so far.
Li Hua：Who is that goodlooking guy 9.________ your right?
Richard：My best friend Rob. He was the one 10.________ asked me to come and teach with him in China!
Ⅳ.书面表达
(2016·浙江省重点中学协作体适应性测试)最近，你校的校园网将开通一个英语学习交流博客(blog)。请你根据下面的内容提示，为校园广播站写一篇广播稿，介绍这个博客，并欢迎同学们积极参与。
1.时间：2015年6月1日开通；
2.目的：促进交流，提高英语水平；
3.内容：交流经验，提出问题，参与每周讨论等。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear fellow students,
Good news for you！That's all.Thank you. 高考题型提能练(五).1～5 CEDGB.
1．It 设空处作主语指代上文提到的this photo故填It2．a have a great time意为“过得非常快乐”3．enjoyable 设空处作定语修饰memories故填enjoyable4．wearing 设空处作the young man的后置定语且man与wear之间是逻辑上的主谓关系故填wearing5．was taking 由语境可知Richard当时没注意到有人在拍照需用过去进行时故填was taking6．imagination 设空处作has的宾语故填imagination7．beautifully 设空处修饰dressed故填beautifully8．has stayed 由so far可知此处用现在完成时故填has stayed9．on on sb.'s right 意为“在某人右侧”10．who/that 设空处引导定语从句修饰先行词one(指人)且在从句中作主语故填who/that.参考范文：Dear fellow students，
Good news for you! A blog will be opened on the website of our school on June 1, 2015.It aims to help us students to communicate better and improve our English level.
The blog serves as an open platform where we can do a lot of things. First of all, we can share efficient learning experience here to promote our English study. Secondly, if you have any questions or problems, you are welcome to post them here. And possibly, you will find proper solutions to them with the help of enthusiastic schoolmates.In addition, attracted by interesting topics, we are free to take part in the weekly discussion.
I am sure the blog will be of great benefit to our English study.And every one of us is encouraged to visit it.
That's all.Thank you.