2016高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练（江苏专用）专题3 任务型阅读17

　　2016高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练（江苏专用）

　　专题3 任务型阅读 （25分钟）

　　（A）

　　阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第71至第80小题的空格里填上适当的单词。

　　注意：每空1个单词。

　　Federal Hocking High School in Stewart, Ohio, draws its 360 students from a 270-square-mile rural area of the state’s southeast corner.

　　In the early 1990s, teachers and students were not at all motivated. The school, says social studies teacher Deborah Burk, was sticking to the 19th-century concept of dividing the day into 42-minute periods (still common in many schools across the country), with each period counted as a credit toward graduation. Back then, Burk says, students focused more on the clock than on what she was saying. They weren’t entirely to blame. The system, she felt, didn’t let her do much beyond repeating the same lectures over and over: There wasn’t time to challenge students to research into details. “You couldn’t analyze their progress -- or even think about it.”

　　In 1992, Dr. George H. Wood, an Ohio University education professor who’d never run a high school, was named principal. He asked students for their ideas, organized visits to programs around the country, and met frequently with staff. The result: Time passed quickly. With some arm-twisting of superintendents and state lawmakers, Federal Hocking moved from the tiresome credit system to a less-is-more schedule tied to four 80-minute classes. “We decided,” Wood says, “to teach fewer things better.” In American history, for example, the emphasis changed from devoting equal time to every era to focusing on big events.

　　The school developed its own credit system based on important studies but added other requirements -- a senior portfolio, and a yearlong project created by the students that’s not always linked directly to their coursework. Project topics range from writing a world-foods cookbook to the restoration of an old tractor. Graduation based just on racking up a set number of credits was no longer possible.

　　Other changes followed. The seven-minute daily homeroom period -- basically an attendance call -- was replaced by an hour-long advisory meeting every Wednesday morning. Each teacher advises the same 14 or 15 kids through high school. Wood, meanwhile, never lowered his strict academic standards. “Everybody here reads Shakespeare, Emerson and Thoreau,” he says, “even kids who are going to be mechanics.”

　　Teacher Tim Arnold says the schedule changes had an effect similar to the flipping（弹开）of a switch: “The pressure was released. Instead of looking at the clock, we could look at the students. On the first day we all went ‘Wow! That was cool.’”

　　Between the 1995-96 and 2003-04 school years, the percentage of the school’s ninth-graders that passed Ohio’s math proficiency test rose from 50 percent to 85 percent. Passing grades in reading shot from 69 percent to 96 percent. And honors diplomas jumped from 8 percent to 20 percent. “We don’t focus on test scores,” Wood says, “but it’s clear that if you pay attention to the overall culture of the school, the test scores will rise.”

　　Problems of the school in the past The

　　1

　　of the day into 42-minute periods

　　2

　　the same teaching content again and again

　　No time to challenge students to

　　3

　　out research into details

　　4

　　of solving the problems A schedule of four 80-minute classes

　　Teaching fewer things better

　　Credit system based on important studies in

　　5

　　to other requirements

　　An hour-long meeting every Wednesday morning to give

　　6

　　7

　　up the high and strict academic standards

　　Signs of

　　8

　　9

　　percent more ninth-graders passed Ohio’s math proficiency test.

　　Much

　　10

　　was made in passing grades in reading.

　　Honors diplomas increased from 8 percent to 20 percent.

　　1. division

　　2. Repeating

　　3. carry

　　4. Ways

　　5. addition 6. advice/suggestions

　　7. Keeping

　　8. success / achievements

　　9. Thirty / 30

　　10. progress

　　（）

　　Have you heard or read stories about people who are sick and have been healed by listening to music? Is it a miracle or a successful form of medicine? Can listening to music relieve pain?

　　Around the world，music therapy(疗法) is being used to treat different medical conditions and illnesses. Some of the ways people use music therapy are to reduce pain，such as in childbirth or during cancer treatments，or to stimulate brain activity after an injury or money loss. Music therapy has also been successful in aiding children to overcome disabilities. Children can move their bodies with the music and stamp along to the beat.

　　Why is music a useful therapy? Music is soothing and relaxing．but it also stimulates our brains. Emotionally and physically, we respond to the sounds of music. But the complexity of music(the different tempos，rhythms，melodies and harmonies) provokes(激发)the biggest response. Thus，classical music is most typically used for therapies due to complex sounds and patterns. Although rap or hip hop might be fun to listen to，it’s unlikely that such styles of music would produce the same kind of therapeutic effect Playing a musical instrument rather than simply listening to music can also be therapeutic for some people，helping relieve stress and anxiety

　　Have scientists been able to prove that music can heal disease? Music has been shown to reduce pain in cancer patients by increasing the release endorphins(内啡肽). Endorphins are the body’s natural painkillers，and when we listen to music，our brains respond by releasing these natural painkillers. It has also been known to contribute to the brain development of the babies who have just been born and even babies still in the mother’s womb. Certain types of music have also been found to lower blood pressure and slow a person’s heart rate. Many people are hopeful that music could replace the need for some medications(药物)that are normally used to treat certain illnesses. At present，music therapy is used in a variety of settings such as hospitals，rehabilitation centers，nursing homes，day cares，and schools.

　　Although music therapy is not yet considered a mainstream treatment，it is recognized more and more as a useful addition to traditional treatment. So next time you are feeling low or stressed out，put on some relaxing music and let the music heal you.

　　Title : Music That (1)__________

　　The (2) _______

　　of music therapy to treat different medical conditions and illnesses to reduce pain

　　to (5) _______ brain activity

　　to overcome(6) ________ .

　　How does music therapy (3) ___? Music is soothing and relaxing; it stimulates our brains; classical music is a(7) _____due to its complex sounds and patterns. Playing a musical instrument is also useful in (8) ______ stress and anxiety.

　　Scientific proofs Music has been shown to reduce pain in cancer patients by increasing the release of endorphins. It has also been known to contribute to the brain development of the (9) ____ babies. Certain types of music have also been found to lower blood pressure and slow a person’s heart rate.

　　(4) ______

　　Music therapy is recognized as a useful (10) ___to traditional treatment.

　　1 Heals

　　2 uses／application

　　3 work

　　4 Conclusion

　　5 stimulate

　　6 disabilities

　　7 favorite／preference

　　8 relieving

　　9 newborn

　　0 addition