2017届高考英语一轮复习单元训练：2.5《Music》（新人教版含解析）

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解(建议用时16′)

　　A

　　[2016·昆明调研]Mei Xiang, a female panda of 17 years old, gave birth toP1 twins on August 22, 2015, bringing a happy end to an anxiousW1 wait that had begun in April. The birth of two pandas has increased the excitement at Washington's National Zoo, but keeping them both alive will be tricky.S

　　Now that Mei Xiang has surprised the world with twin babies, zoo staff are working round the clock to help them through the first fragileW2 weeks of life. Unable to crawl (爬) or see for about two months, the baby depends on the mother's warmth, milk and protection. Even so, misfortunes can happen. Mei's second baby, a female, was born in September 2017, but died a week later due to lung damage. Poorly developed lungs likely prevented it from getting enough oxygen.

　　In the wild, if a panda has twins, the nature of the mother is to choose the stronger of the two pandas and abandonW3 one. But zoos have developed a way to get around that: They will

　　take turns to put the twins between mom and the incubator (恒温箱) every few hours, which

　　means that each baby will get enough time with its mother to be fed by her. If necessary, her milk will be supplemented (补充) with a mixture of infant formula (婴儿配方), dog food and water.

　　The tinyW4 pandas are especially fragile in the face of the mother's 200－pound weight. In July 2006, a panda in China accidentallyW5 killed her newborn as it nursed. By watching the

　　zoo's panda nests, zoo staff will keep a careful eye onP2 the twins to make sure mom doesn't accidentally harm them.

　　本文讲述的是在美国华盛顿动物园出生了一对双胞胎熊猫，以及人们是如何照顾它们的。

　　1．How do the public feel about the birth of the pandas?

　　A．Anxious.

　　B．Excited.

　　C．Curious.

　　D．Calm.

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据第一段“The birth of two pandas has increased the excitement at...”可知答案。

　　2．Why are baby pandas fragile in the first weeks?

　　A．They can't get enough time with their mother.

　　B．Their mother may abandon them.

　　C．Their mother isn't willing to feed them.

　　D．They aren't able to move or see.

　　答案：D　细节理解题。根据第二段“Unable to crawl or see for about two months, the baby...”可知答案。

　　3．The zoo staff took turns to put the twins between mom and the incubator to ________.

　　A．get baby pandas familiar with their mother

　　B．prevent mother panda from abandoning the weaker one

　　C．prevent baby pandas from lung damage

　　D．get mother panda to rest easy

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据第三段“In the wild, if a panda has twins, the nature of the mother is to choose the stronger of the two pandas and abandon one.”可知答案。

　　4．What can be a suitable title for the text?

　　A．Newborn Pandas Bring Happiness to USA

　　B．Newborn Pandas Are Killed in Zoo

　　C．Newborn Pandas Face Risks to Survival

　　D．Newborn Pandas Depend on The Mother's Care

　　答案：C　主旨大意题。根据首段中最后一句“The birth of two pandas has increased the excitement..., but keeping them both alive will be tricky.”可知。

　　W重点词汇

　　1．anxious adj. 焦急的；渴望的

　　2.fragile adj. 易碎的；脆弱的

　　3．abandon vt. 放弃；遗弃

　　4.tiny adj. 极小的

　　5．accidentally adv. 意外地

　　P重点短语

　　1．give birth to 出生；生产

　　2．keep a careful eye on 密切关注

　　S句式仿写

　　原文：... keeping them both alive will be tricky.(动名词短语作主语)

　　译文：让它们(熊猫)俩都活下来是很棘手的。

　　仿写：Knowing_basic_first－aid_techniques will help you respond quickly to emergencies.

　　知道基本的急救技能，有助于你快速处理紧急情况。

　　B

　　[2016·石家庄摸底]Have you ever heard that we humans use only ten percent of our brains? This opinion holds a certain appealW1 because if it were true, then we could instantly become ten times more intelligent just by firing up that sleepy majority of the brain!

　　The idea that we use only a small part of the brain dates back toP1 animal experiments in the 19th century. When scientists stimulated (刺激) a specificW2 part of the brain,

　　the animal moved its leg or tail. If a tiny part of the brain could do something so great, what was the use of the rest of the brain? Some scientists assumedW3 that large parts of the brain were simply useless.

　　Then, in the early 20th century, scientists observed that stimulating certain parts of the brain had no physical effects. They named these seemingly useless parts of the brain the “silent cortex”. Today we know that in humans, much of the “silent cortex” is actually devoted toP2 complex activities like language, learning, and imagining.

　　Brain scans have shown that different parts of the brain become much more active as we shift (切换) our attention and focus, but even as we sleep, many areas of the brain are extremelyW4 active. Would you be smarter if your entire brain constantly worked to maximum capacity (能力)? Interestingly enough, the oppositeW5 is probably true. The less brain activity you need to perform a given task, the more the brain as a whole is able to do.S

　　研究发现，人们一生中仅仅使用了大脑的1/10，研究者通过扫描大脑来研究是否可以激活大脑的睡眠区域，使人类变得更聪明。

　　5．Why does the opinion mentioned in Paragraph 1 seem appealing?

　　A．People wish to become much smarter.

　　B．People believe it is scientific.

　　C．People know nothing about the brain.

　　D．People want to make little use of their brain.

　　答案：A　细节理解题。根据第一段“...if it were true, then we could instantly become ten times more intelligent just by firing up that sleepy majority of the brain！”可知。

　　6．What did scientists discover in their experiment in the 20th century?

　　A．The majority of the brain is sleeping.

　　B．Animals' legs and tails have some connection with their brain.

　　C．Stimulation on some parts of the brain causes no physical reaction.

　　D．Certain parts of the brain are devoted to language and learning activities.

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知答案。

　　7．“Silent cortex” has proved to be ________.

　　A．sensitive to stimulation

　　B．useful in complex activities

　　C．responsible for physical reaction

　　D．more active than the other parts of the brain

　　答案：B　词义猜测题。根据第三段“Today we know that in humans, much of the ‘silent cortex’ is actually devoted to complex activities”可知。

　　8．If you need less brain activity to perform a task, ________.

　　A．you will feel sleepy

　　B．you must shift your focus

　　C．you can use your brain to the fullest

　　D．you will be more productive

　　答案：D　推理判断题。根据第四段“The less brain activity you need to perform a given task, the more the brain as a whole is able to do.”可知。

　　W重点词汇

　　1．appeal n．/v. 呼吁；有吸引力；吸引力

　　2．specific adj. 具体的；特定的

　　3．assume vt. 假定；认为

　　4．extremely adv. 极度地

　　5．opposite n．/adj./adv./prep. 相反；在对面

　　P重点短语

　　1．date back to 追溯到

　　2．be devoted to 忠于；致力于……

　　S句式仿写

　　原文：The less brain activity you need to perform a given task, the more the brain as a whole is able to do.(the＋比较级……，the＋比较级)

　　译文：你完成一项给定的任务所需要的大脑活动越少，你的大脑总得来说能做的事情就越多。

　　仿写：The_busier he is, the_happier he feels.

　　他越忙就感觉越高兴。

　　Ⅱ.七选五(建议用时7′)

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　[2016·嘉峪关模拟]A simple life means getting rid of many of the things you do so that you can spend more time with people you love and do the things you love. __1__It's often a journey of two steps forward and one backward.

　　Evaluate your time. __2__ What things do you do from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep? Make a list, and evaluate whether they're in line with your priorities. If not, remove them and focus on what's important. Redesign your day.

　　Limit your communications. Our lives these days are filled with a vast flow of communications: e－mail, cell phones, paper mail, Twitter, forums, and more. __3__ Instead, set a limit on your communications: only deal with e－mails at certain times of the day. Limit phone calls to certain times too. It is the same with other communications. Set a schedule and stick to it.

　　Try living without a car. OK, this isn't something I've done, but many others have. __4__ Walk, bike, or take public transportation. It reduces expenses and gives you time to think. A car is also very complicated, needing not only car payments, but insurance, maintenance, repairs, gas and more.

　　__5__ If you rid your home of stuff, you might find you don't need so much space. I'm not saying you should live on a boat (although I know some people who happily do so), but if you can be comfortable in a smaller home, it will not only be less expensive, but easier to maintain, and greatly simplify your life.

　　A．Consider a smaller home.

　　B．Have a place for everything.

　　C．How do you spend your day?

　　D．It's something I would do if I didn't have kids.

　　E．They can take up your whole day if you let them be.

　　F．However, getting to simplicity isn't always a simple process.

　　G．Most people don't know what “enough” is, and thus they keep buying more.

　　本文讲述的是如何使生活简单化而去做你喜欢做的事，并花费更多时间陪伴你爱的人。

　　1．F　根据“it's often a journey of two steps forward and one backward.”可知。

　　2．C　根据句式结构一致原则，下文均为疑问句，并结合下文讲述的内容可知。

　　3．E　根据下文“instead”这一关键过渡词，以及下文“set a limit on your communications”可知。

　　4．D　根据上句“this isn't something I've done, but many others have.”可知。

　　5．A　根据句式一致原则，该空应用祈使句，结合下文讲述的内容可确定答案是A。

　　Ⅲ.语法填空(建议用时8′)

　　阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　[2016·山西四校联考]Breakfast has been called the most important meal of the day. While every meal counts, the facts are on the table: Eating in the morning __1__ (have) positive effects on health and on kids' ability __2__ (learn)．

　　What's the nutritious breakfast. A meal consisting of foods from at least two of the five food groups is the __3__ (healthy), but the truth is __4__ a bite of nearly any food in the morning is better than none, especially when it comes to kids.

　　It's a good idea to get your child __5__ the habit of eating breakfast before he begins kindergarten. That's because teenagers __6__ eat breakfast tend to behave better in school. Hunger makes it harder to keep your mind __7__ (focus) on learning, no matter what your age. In fact, studies show breakfast skippers are often more bad－tempered and have __8__ (short) attention.

　　When you forget eating in the morning, blood glucose (血糖) drops. Glucose is the fuel your cells need to function, so brain cells become particularly lazy when glucose concentrations (浓度) are insufficient. Without adequate __9__ (energetic), young minds get gray, blocking concentration and memory. Without the morning meal, kids are hard－pressed to meet daily nutrient needs, too.

　　You are probably pressed for time in the morning, and __10__ are your children.

　　1．________　2.________　3.________　4.________

　　5．________　6.________　7.________　8.________

　　9．________　10.________

　　本文讲述的是早餐是三餐中最重要的，以及吃早餐的好处。

　　1．has　考查主谓一致。句子主语是动名词短语，且全文使用一般现在时态，故用has。

　　2．to learn　考查非谓语动词作定语。ability后应用不定式作定语。

　　3．healthiest　考查形容词等级。根据of the five food groups以及the可确定用最高级。

　　4．that　考查表语从句。从句中不缺主语和宾语，也不缺少词义，故用that。

　　5．into　考查固定短语。get sb. into the habit of sth.意为“使某人养成……的习惯”。

　　6．who/that　考查定语从句。从句中缺少主语，且指人，故用that/who均可。

　　7．focused　考查非谓语动词作宾补。“keep＋宾语＋宾补”，且mind与focus之间为被动关系。

　　8．shorter　考查形容词等级。and前是more bad－tempered，故用比较级。

　　9．energy　考查词形转换。前面是形容词应修饰名词，故填energy。

　　10．so　考查固定句式。“so＋助动词＋主语”表示与上文所提到的情况相同。

　　Ⅳ.书面表达(建议用时20′)

　　[2016·唐山摸底] 假设你是李华，你的外国朋友Peter听说你暑假期间在社区医院做义工，给你发来邮件询问相关情况。请根据下面文字信息给他回封邮件。

　　1．工作时间：7月15～31日，上午6：30～11：30；

　　2．工作内容：为55岁以上老人免费体检时提供帮助，包括组织排队，引路，帮助填表格等；

　　3．你的收获。

　　注意：1.词数100左右；

　　2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

　　3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

　　可能用到的单词：社区医院community hospital

　　Dear Peter，

　　Nice to hear from you. _____________________________________

　　____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

　　How was your holiday?

　　Yours，

　　Li Hua

　　One possible version：

　　Dear_Peter，

　　Nice_to_hear_from_you. In this mail, I'd like to share with you my volunteer experience in my community hospital during the summer vacation.

　　I worked from July 15th to 31st, during which time people over 55 were given a free medical examination. Every day I arrived before 6：30 and helped organize the people who came. Then I would help them fill in the forms. Leading them to the different departments was also part of my duties. Often, by the time their examinations were over at 11：30 a．m., I was already bathed in sweat.

　　Tired as I was in those days, I benefited a lot from the experience. My confidence built up and my communication skills improved.

　　How_was_your_holiday?

　　Yours，

　　Li_Hua