2017版英语一轮精品复习学案：Unit5《Music》（新人教版必修2）

　　2017版英语一轮精品复习学案：Unit5《Music》（新人教版必修2）

　　【高考新动向】

　　【考纲全景透析】

　　【重点单词】

　　1 form n. 形状，形态，外形；表格，形式

　　v. （使）组成；形成；构成；排列

　　① A plan began to form in his mind .

　　一个计划开始在他的脑海中形成。

　　② Help in the form of money will be very welcome.

　　以钱的形式资助将十分受欢迎。

　　③ To apply for a job ,you must fill in /out a form.

　　申请工作要填表。

　　2. earn 赚，挣得；获利；赢得’s living=make a living

　　谋生

　　earn money= make money

　　挣钱

　　She earned a living as a part-time secretary.

　　她靠做半职秘书为生。

　　is achievement earned him respect.

　　他的成就赢得人们的尊敬。（靠自己的劳动）

　　3）He gained much good.

　　他得到很多好处。（利益或好处）

　　4）He got the first prize in the listening contest.

　　他在听力比赛中获得了一等奖。（使用较广）

　　【即境活用】

　　The day I discovered that the good name my parents had ______brought our whole family

　　the respect of our neighbour.

　　A. earned

　　B. deserved

　　C. given

　　D. used

　　【解析】A 考查动词词义辨析。按照句意此处为赢得的意思。Earn的宾语可以是name. Fame, reputation,

　　position.

　　3. perform vt & vi. 表演；履行；执行

　　① The students will perform an opera next Friday.

　　这些学生下星期五将演出一场歌剧。

　　② The police perform a vital role in our society.

　　警察在我们的社会中起着极其重要的作用。

　　③ You shall perform the experiment the way they do .

　　你们要按照他们的方法去做实验。

　　4 familiar adj. 熟悉的；常见的；亲近的

　　① English ,maths and history are the subjects that are familiar to you .

　　英语、数学和历史是你熟悉的科目

　　② The voice on the phone sounded familiar to me .

　　电话里的声音我听着很熟悉。

　　③ Are you familiar with the computer software they use?你熟悉他们的计算机软件吗？

　　【重点短语】

　　1. dream of梦dream of /about （doing） sth.

　　dream of/about sb./sth梦见某人/某物

　　dream one’s life away虚度光阴

　　联想记忆：

　　wish for/hope for sth.希望得到…

　　wish/hope/except/desire to do sth.希望做…

　　long for/to do sth.渴望得到/做某事

　　be anxious for/to do sth.渴望得到/做某事

　　be eager for/to do sth.渴望得到/做某事

　　译英

　　1). 她虚度一生, 一事无成。________________________________________________________________________________

　　2). 我梦见我能飞翔。

　　________________________________________________________________________________

　　Keys: 1). She dreamt her life away, never really achieving anything.

　　2). I dreamt (that) I could fly.

　　2．Play jokes on 戏弄

　　① Mark Twain liked very much to tell funny stories and he also liked to play jokes on play jokes on his friends.

　　马克·吐温很喜欢讲有趣的故事，他也喜欢开朋友们得玩笑。

　　② Don’t make jokes about the handicapped.

　　不要说关于残疾人的笑话。

　　③ It’s cruel to make fun of people who stammer.

　　取笑口吃的人是残忍的。

　　3. break up 打碎；分裂；解体；结束；使精神垮掉

　　The police tried to break up the crowd.

　　警察试图去驱散人群

　　【拓展延伸】

　　Phrases: break down 机器出故障崩溃; 瓦解break in

　　破门而入

　　break into the house破门而入

　　break one’s promise/word 食言

　　break out 战争、火灾等爆发

　　break off the conversation/relations中断交谈关系 break through

　　突破；穿过The car is always breaking down. 这辆车老是出毛病Children shouldn't break in on adults' conversation.小孩子不要打断大人们的谈话

　　【即境活用】

　　The couple had quarreled all time before they _______their engagement.

　　A. broke down

　　B. broke through

　　C. broke off

　　D. broke out

　　【解析】C 考查break动词短语辨析。quarrel暗示中断婚约 break off the conversation/relations中断交谈关系above all 首先，尤其，最重要的是① Above all,make sure you keep in touch.

　　最要紧得是你们一定要保持联系。

　　② All in all ,it had been a great success.

　　总的来说，那是个巨大的成功。

　　③ At first ,Ididn’t like him ,but afterwards I came to appreciate him.

　　起初我不喜欢他，但后来我开始欣赏他了。

　　【重点句型】

　　1. Their personal life was regularly discussed by people who did not know them but talked as if they were close friends．素不相识的人们经常议论他们的私生活就像是谈论他们亲密的朋友一样。

　　1). 连词as if=as though，意为“仿佛，像，似乎”。通常用在be，look，seem，sound，taste，smell及feel等连系动词的后面。其后的从句可以用陈述语气，但多用于虚拟语气。如：

　　How wild his white hair looked as if it had been electrified!

　　他的白发十分凌乱，好像触了电似的。(虚拟语气)

　　She seems ashe is going to cry．

　　她似乎要哭了。(陈述事实)

　　2).as if (though)后面除了跟句子外，还可以跟名词、动词不定式、形容词(短语)、介词短语和分词。如‘

　　He acts as if a fool．他做事像个傻子。

　　He raised his hand as if to take off his hat．

　　他举起他的手，好像要取下帽子。

　　3). as if (though)还可以表达感叹语气，来对某项建议、假设和推测表示不赞成、惊讶、不满和厌恶等。如：

　　As if anyone would believe that story!好像有人竟会相信那样的事!

　　As if we were all stupid and he alone clever!

　　哼，就仿佛我们都是傻瓜，只有他一个人聪明似的。

　　译英

　　1). 你像是见了鬼似的。

　　________________________________________________________________________________

　　2). 这个男孩四周察看，像在寻找什么东西。

　　________________________________________________________________________________

　　Keys:

　　1). You look as if you had seen a ghost．

　　2). The boy looked about as if in search of something．became too painful for them.

　　最后，终于由于深感苦恼，神经高度紧张，弗雷迪和他的乐队意识到他们必须在自己感到太痛苦之前离开这个国家。

　　Before作连词表示时间时，根据其在句中的实际情况，翻译方法有多种，具体可以为：

　　① We lived in Paris before moving to London.

　　我们搬到伦敦之前住在巴黎。

　　②It was a long time before I got to sleep again.

　　很长一段时间之后我才重新入睡。

　　③It wasn’t long before she came back.

　　不久她就来了

　　④ Lock your bike before it gets stolen.

　　锁好你的自行车，以免被偷。

　　⑤ Before John stopped her ,she ran out.

　　约翰还没来得及阻止她，他就跑了出去。

　　⑥ I’d shoot myself before I apologized to her .

　　我宁死也不向她道歉。

　　⑦ It was there years before he left.

　　三年后，他才离开。

　　⑧ It will be half a year before I come back.

　　我半年之后才回来

　　【热点难点全析】

　　介词+引导的定语从句介词+引导的定语从句Whom, which

　　介词确定方法 依据从句中动词、形容词、名词、介词短语的固定搭配而定；

　　依据先行词与句中与动词的搭配而定

　　The two things of which they felt very proud were his marks and hearth.

　　他们引以为自豪的事情是他的成绩和健康

　　2．复杂介词+关系代词

　　常用关系代词 Whom, which，whose

　　常用复杂介词 As a result of, at the back of, because of, in front of

　　They arrived at a small house, in front of which sat a small boy.

　　他们来到一家农舍，前边坐着一个小男孩

　　I saw a man, on the head of whom stood a bird.

　　我看到一个人，他头上站着一只鸟

　　He lived in London for 3 months, during which time he learned some English.

　　The driver was the man from whose room she had stolen the maps.

　　4. the+名词+of+关系代词

　　常用关系代词 Whom, which

　　意义特点 结构中的名词和后面的关系代词存在所属关系

　　Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase ,the price of which（＝whose price）was very reasonable.

　　The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, of which the sailing time was 226 days.

　　Whom, which

　　常用词汇/结构 all,both,none,neither,either,many,most,few,several,enough,half,some,any,one,two,three

　　数词（基数词、序数词、百分数、分数）+名词

　　The+形容词最高级/比较级

　　This is the best way in which he can remember the words.

　　这是他记住单词的最好方法

　　1. In the dark street, there wasn’t a single person _____ she could turn for help.

　　A. that　B. who　C. from whom　D. to whom　D

　　考查介词+关系代词用法。依据turn to sb. for help固定结构，表示“向某人求助”

　　2. Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, _____ was very reasonable.

　　A. which price C. the price of which

　　B. its priceD. the price of whose

　　C

　　考查the+名词+of+关系代词的用法。按照“the+名词+of+关系代词”结构排除。he price of which＝whose price=of which the price。

　　3.The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, _______ the sailing time was 226 days. 　 A. of which

　　B. during which

　　C. from which

　　D. for which

　　【解析】A

　　考查介词+关系代词的用法。关系代词which指代the journey, 定语从句恢复为独立的句子是：The sailing time of the journey was 226 days.

　　The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the jobs ______

　　they are being trained.

　　A. in that

　　B. for that

　　C. in which

　　D. for which

　　2. China’s population is expected to increase to about 1. 5 billion in 2040, after ____ it will start to decline slowly.

　　A. where

　　B. which

　　C. when

　　D. that

　　3. I have many friends,

　　some are businessmen.

　　A. of them

　　B. from which

　　C. who of

　　D. of whom

　　4. Bungee jumping is an adventurous sport, popular with young adults, ______courage matters more than strength.

　　A. whose

　　B. that

　　C. of which

　　D. where

　　5. A survey was carried out on the death rate of new-born babies in that region, ____were surprising.

　　A. as results

　　B. which results

　　C. the results of it

　　D. the results of which.

　　6. The hotel ___you are thinking, Kate, is too dirty, I’m afraid.

　　A. that

　　B. which

　　C. in which

　　D. of which

　　7. There is an unpleasant subject ____we might argue for a long time.

　　A. in which

　　B. with them

　　C. about which

　　D. with it

　　8. Last week, only two people came to look at the house, ____wanted to buy it.

　　A. none of them

　　B. both of them

　　C. none of whom

　　D. neither of whom

　　参考答案 1-8

　　DBDDD DCD

　　【高考零距离】

　　1、（2017·福建卷·26）China has been pushing the reform of public hospitals ____all its citizens.

　　A. in charge of

　　B. for the purpose of

　　C. in honor of

　　D. for the benefit of

　　【解析】选A25）The furniture, with its modern style and bright colors, suits modern houses and their gardens, but looks _______ in the garden of a traditional home

　　A. out of question

　　B. out of order

　　C. out of sight

　　D. out of place

　　【】考查辨析。难度中等。（2011•山东卷•T24）The two girls are so alike that strangers find _____ difficult to tell one from the other.

　　A. it

　　B. them

　　C. her

　　D. that

　　【解析】选A。考查代词用法。句意为：两个女孩长得如此相像以至于陌生人都发现很难将其中一个与另外一个区分开来。it在句中充当形式宾语，代替后面的真正的动词不定式宾语to tell one from the other.

　　(2011•新课标全国卷• T26）I can

　　the house being untidy，but I hate it if it’s not clean.

　　A．come up with

　　B．put up with

　　C．turn to

　　D．stick to

　　【解析】选B。考查动词短语。句意：我能忍受房子不整齐，但如果不干净的话，我不喜欢。come up with 想出，提出；put up with忍受；turn to转向，求助于；stick to坚持。

　　（2011•江西卷•T34）She showed the visitors around the museum, the construction

　　had taken more than three years.

　　A．for which B．with which C．of which D．to which

　　【解析】选C。考查定语从句。句意为：她带领参观者参观了那个建造工程花费了超过三年时间的博物馆。先行词为museum，在从句中充当定语，博物馆的建造工程花费了超过三年的时间用介词of。选C。 Parents _______ much importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.

　　A attach

　　B pay

　　C link

　　D apply

　　【解析】选A。考察动词词组attach importance to 关注.电影票房史上票房最高的影片之一。promise除了表示“允诺，答应”外，还有“有……的希望”的意思；agree是“同意，赞同”；pretend是“假装”；decline是“衰老，衰退”。只有promises符合题意。

　　8.（2009·安徽卷·T27）.A good friend of mine from

　　I was born showed up at my home right before I left for Beijing.

　　A. how

　　B. whom

　　C. when

　　D. which

　　【】C。本题对学生来说较难,不容易看的懂.本句意为”就在我准备去北京前,我儿时的一位好朋友到我家里来了.”

　　26）I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, a city

　　name will create a picture of beautiful trees and green grass in our mind.

　　A. which

　　B. of which

　　C. that

　　D. whose

　　【解析】D。考查定语从句。先行词在定语从句中充当定语，意思为这个城市的名字。

　　24.）---- I' m surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have __

　　.

　　----So am I. They seemed very happy together when I last saw them.

　　A. broken up

　　B. finished up

　　C. divided up

　　D closed up

　　【解析】选A动词短语辨析break up 断绝关系。 finish up 结果成为；最终到来。 divide up 分担，分配，分享。close up （伤口）愈合。

　　11.（09四川，8） —How about your journey to Mount Emei?

　　—Everything was wonderful except that our car _________ twice on the way.

　　A. slowed down

　　B. broke down

　　C. got down

　　D. put down

　　【解析】B。考查动词短语的区别，答语的意思是：一切都进展顺利除了我们的汽车在途中抛锚了两次外。break down抛锚；slow down 慢下来；get down记下，写下；put down 扑灭。所以该题的答案为B. 26） The house I grew up ________ has been taken down and replaced by an office building.

　　A. in it

　　B. in

　　C. in that

　　D. in which

　　【解析】B

　　本题考查定语从句。The house ( which / that I grew up in ) , 主语后面紧跟的是定语从句。

　　11）Gun control is a subject

　　Americans have argued for a long time.

　　A. of which

　　B. with which

　　C. about which

　　D. into which

　　【解析】C考查定语从句，先行词是Gun control，指物，关系词在从句中做介词的宾语，介词前置，介词与从句动词构成搭配argue about sth，选C。

　　13）My parents don’t mind what job I do

　　I am happy.

　　A. even though

　　B. as soon as

　　C. as long as

　　D. as though

　　【解析】C。考查状语从句。根据题干意思可知此处是条件状语从句，引导词意思是：只要，选C。even though引导让步状语从句，意思是：即使；as soon as引导时间状语从句，意思是：一……就……；as though引导方式状语从句，意思是：仿佛，好象。2017届江西省六校联考---An explosion at a coal mine killed at least 62 workers and left another 13 missing.

　　— Yes, _________

　　news came as ________ shock to us all.

　　A. the; the

　　B. /; /

　　C. /; a

　　D. the; a

　　22.【2017届河北省普通高考模拟】25. The boy________be really annoying at times，but after a while，you’ll get used to him．

　　A. must

　　B. should

　　C．shall

　　D. can

　　23. —You’ve worked there for half a year. What do you think of your boss?

　　— He is a person who would try his best to _____ his purpose.

　　A. accomplish

　　B. settle

　　C. perform

　　D. undertake

　　24. The telephone was hung up ___ I could answer it.

　　A. since

　　B. until

　　C. before

　　D. after

　　25. I’d like to buy a house—modern, comfortable, and____, in a quite neighborhood.

　　A. in all

　　B. above all

　　C. after all

　　D. at all

　　26. You really ______ be too careful, for it’s a challenging job.

　　A. needn’t

　　B. cannot

　　C. should

　　D. must

　　27. Whoever wants to go hiking this weekend, raise your hands, _______?

　　A. do you

　　B. don’t you

　　C. will you

　　D. will they

　　28.

　　speaking, I think spiders are indeed disgusting.

　　A. Honestly

　　B. Officially C. Obviously

　　D. Fluently

　　29. They made friends with each other and formed a band in 1998, but then__________ after a quarrel about its future.

　　A. broke down

　　B. broke up

　　C. split away

　　D. departed away

　　30. The village I grew up _________ was destroyed by the earthquake last year and is under construction now.

　　A. in

　　B. in it

　　C. in that

　　D. in which

　　31．John is not good at music, but when ______ comes to English, he is the best in the class.

　　A. he

　　B. this

　　C. it

　　D. that

　　32. The new building will be built _________ was a wasteland 30 years ago.

　　A. in what

　　B. where

　　C. in which

　　D. there

　　33．

　　two compositions to write. you have to work really hard this weekend.

　　A．With B．Besides C．As for D．Because of. In students’ eyes，a good teacher should have many good virtues，but _____ ，he or she should be knowledgeable.A. above all

　　B. after all

　　C. first of all

　　D. in all

　　35. During World War Ⅱ,

　　he took many photos, _____ some captured the emotions of both the soldiers and the civilians in war-torn Europe.

　　A. from them

　　B. of which

　　C. by which

　　D. among them

　　三、完形填空（2017·山东省山东师大附中高三最后一次模拟）

　　It was a cold winter’s night when I stopped for gas on my way home from work. I was tired and had a slight

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　　.

　　I worked in a

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　　doctor’s office and this was one of those days when the unexpected happened, making the schedule run

　　38

　　than usual. It seemed I was going to be late

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　　home and my husband, being the

　　40

　　person, would be ready to pronounce me late once again. Maybe

　　41

　　I hurried, I could still make it home.

　　I was heading inside to

　　42

　　for my gas when I noticed an older couple at the counter. I heard them asking for

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　　to the local hospital. It was the same hospital that I had just

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　　a few minutes ago.

　　The young man at the counter was trying to be

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　　in explaining how to get there, with two other people making

　　46

　　. One of them was

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　　trying to give them a whole different route back. It was then that I walked over to the couple and said, “Would you like to follow me to the

　　48

　　?”

　　A look of

　　49

　　crossed the woman’s face.

　　“I’m going right by there,” I said, which wasn’t a(an)

　　50

　　since I had just made up my mind to do

　　51

　　that.

　　I got in my car and began the journey back. I was trying to watch to be sure they were right

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　　me. It took only fifteen minutes to get there as rush hour traffic was beginning to

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　　. I felt better than I had all day and my headache was nearly gone.

　　Later, as I arrived home, my husband

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　　, “So you aren’t ever late any more.”

　　I said, “Sometimes it’s

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　　to be late.”

　　36. A. break

　　B. fever

　　C. cold

　　D. headache

　　37. A. foreign

　　B. common

　　C. busy

　　D. noisy

　　38. A. earlier

　　B. later

　　C. easier

　　D. simpler

　　39. A. getting

　　B. cooking

　　C. calling

　　D. working

　　40. A. tough

　　B. punctual

　　C. generous

　　D. careful

　　41. A. as

　　B. since

　　C. while

　　D. if

　　42. A. pay

　　B. change

　　C. wait

　　D. search

　　43. A. opinions

　　B. trouble

　　C. directions

　　D. money

　　44. A. reached

　　B. visited

　　C. called

　　D. left

　　45. A. skilled

　　B. helpful

　　C. experienced

　　D. active

　　46. A. comments

　　B. promises

　　C. jokes

　　D. offers

　　47. A. only

　　B. still

　　C. even

　　D. ever

　　48. A. station

　　B. office

　　C. hospital

　　D. hotel

　　49. A. panic

　　B. relief

　　C. sadness

　　D. peace

　　50. A. duty

　　B. fact

　　C. reason

　　D. lie

　　51. A. partly

　　B. properly

　　C. exactly

　　D. perfectly

　　52. A. across

　　B. before

　　C. beside

　　D. behind

　　53. A. go up

　　B. die down

　　C. speed up

　　D. turn down

　　54. A. teased

　　B. shouted

　　C. burst

　　D. laughed

　　55. A. possible

　　B. special

　　C. good

　　D. safe

　　四、阅读理解（2017·江西省上高二中高三考前热身卷）

　　A

　　Oscar the cat seems to have an unnatural ability for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up (蜷伏) next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means the patient has less than four hours to live. "Many family members take some comfort from it. They appreciate the companionship that the cat provides for their dying loved one," said Dosa, a doctor and assistant professor of medicine at Brown University.

　　The 2-year-old cat was adopted as a kitten and grew up in a third-floor dementia (痴呆) unit at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where the facility treats people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and other illnesses. After about six months, the staff noticed Oscar would make his own rounds, just like the doctors and nurses. He'd smell and observe patients, then sit beside people who would end up dying in a few hours. Dosa said Oscar seems to take his work seriously. "This is not a cat that's friendly to people," he said.

　　"Oscar is better at predicting death than the people who work here," said Dr. Joan Teno of Brown University, who treats patients at the nursing home and is an expert on care for the terminally ill. She was convinced of Oscar's talent when he made his 13th correct call. While observing one patient, Teno said she noticed the woman wasn't eating, was breathing with difficulty and that her legs had a bluish color, signs that often mean death is near. Oscar wouldn't stay inside the room, though, so Teno thought bis streak was broken. Instead, it turned out the doctor's prediction was roughly 10 hours too early. Sure enough, during the patient's final two hours, nurses told Teno that Oscar joined the woman at her bedside.

　　Doctors say most of the people who get a visit from the sweet-faced, gray-and-white cat are so ill that they probably don't know he's there, so patients aren't aware he's a predictor of death. Most families are grateful for the advance warning, although one wanted Oscar out of the room while a family member died. When Oscar is put outside, he paces and meows his displeasure.

　　No one's certain if Oscar's behavior is scientifically significant or points to a cause. Teno wonders if the cat senses mysterious scents or reads something into the behavior of the nurses who raised him. Nursing home staff aren't concerned with explaining Oscar, so long as he gives families a better chance at saying goodbye to the dying. The staff recently gave Oscar a wall sign publicly praising his "sympathetic care."

　　56. What makes Oscar the cat so special?

　　A. He observes the cases of dying patients.

　　B. He curls up next to the patients.

　　C. He calls family members to the hospital.

　　D. He senses when patients are to die.

　　57. The passage tells us Oscar_____.

　　A. would go round and observe patients

　　B. may sometimes fail to predict death

　　C. is friendly and liked by every nurse

　　D. was born and grew up in the hospital

　　58. The underlined words "his streak was broken" probably mean ____.

　　A. his bones were severely injured

　　B. his magic power stopped working

　　C. his devotion to work got changed

　　D. his friendship with patients ended

　　59. From the passage, we learn that_____.

　　A. Oscar's behavior is scientifically significant

　　B. Oscar can read something of the nurses' behavior

　　C. Oscar might like to stay with the dying patients

　　D. Oscar is sympathetic to the dying patients

　　60. The best title for this passage is "____".

　　A. Cats Can Be Used for Looking After Patients

　　B. Oscar, the Sweet-Faced, Gray-and-White Cat

　　C. As Death Comes Calling, So Does Oscar the Cat

　　D. Oscar the Cat, the Best Helper of Our Hospital

　　B

　　1 Day Fly-Fly Aboriginal Rock Tour

　　Tour Details

　　Operator: Adventure North Australia

　　Destination: Cooktown

　　Departs From: Cairns

　　Tour Description

　　Voted as one of Australia's Must-Do-Experiences. Treat yourself to an amazing day out with Aboriginal Elder Willie Gordon.

　　Depart Cairns Domestic Airport for the Skytrans Flight to Cooktown. Flight departs Cairns at 6:45 a.m.

　　Enjoy a 45-minute flight with wonderful views from Cairns to Cooktown as you fly along the coast between the World Heritage rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef. On arrival in Cooktown you will be met by Willie Gordon, the traditional storyteller of the Nugal-warra clan(部落).

　　Willie Gordon takes guests to his ancestral rock art sites, set high in the hills above Hope Vale, outside Cooktown. Here he shares the stories behind the art, and explains how the paintings speak of the most basic and important quality of life and the knowledge of his people.

　　The tour takes you through an impressive view of six rock art sites, including an ancestral Birth Cave and the Reconciliation Cave. This includes a 30-minute bush walk on generally easy terrian(地形). (Covered closed-on shoes must be worn.)

　　Return to Cooktown at 1:15 p.m. where Willie will take you to the Nature Power House Museum, Cooktown's Visitor Information Centre. Lunch is included at the Verhandah Cafe.

　　The rest of the afternoon is free to explore historical Cooktown before your transfer to Cooktown airport and return flight to Cairns. Flight arrives at Cairns Domestic Airport at 6:40 p.m. Own arrangements on arrival in Cairns.

　　Prices

　　Adults: $ 549.00

　　Children: $ 390.00

　　Families(2 adults and 2 children): $ 1,869.00

　　61. According to the passage, how will tourists arrive in Cooktown?

　　A. By ship.

　　B. By car.

　　C. By air.

　　D. By train.

　　62. What do we learn about Willie Gordon?

　　A. He acts as the guide of the tour.

　　B. He is the owner of the Verhandah Cafe.

　　C. He works in the Nature Power House Museum.

　　D. He is the manager of Adventure North Australia.

　　63. After viewing rock art, tourists will go to__________.

　　A. the World Heritage rainforest

　　B. the Great Barrier Reef

　　C. rock art sites outside the town

　　D. the Nature Power House Museum

　　64. We learn from the passage that the whole trip lasts about__________.

　　A. six hours

　　B. eight hours

　　C. ten hours

　　D. twelve hours

　　65. From the passage, the tour is designed to let the tourists__________.

　　A. learn about the custom

　　B. enjoy the ancient art

　　C. taste the delicious snacks

　　D. experience the lifestyle

　　C

　　These days we are all conditioned to accept newness, whatever it costs. Very soon, there is no doubt that Apple's tablet (平板电脑) will seem as a vital tool of modern living to us as sewing machine did to our grandparents. At least, it will until someone produces an even smarter, thinner and more essential tablet, which, if recent history is any guide, will be in approximately six months' time. Turn your back for a moment and you find that every electronic item in your possession is as old as a tombstone. Why should you care if people laugh just because you use an old mobile phone? But try getting the thing repaired when it goes wrong. It's like walking into a pub and asking for an orange juice. You will be made to feel like some sort of time-traveler from the 1970s. "Why not buy a new one?" you will get asked.

　　And so the mountain of electrical rubbish grows. An average British person was believed to get rid of quite a number of electronic goods in a lifetime. They weighed three tons, stood 7 feet high, and included five fridges, six microwaves, seven PCs, six TVs, 12 kettles, 35 mobile phones and so on. Even then, the calculation seemed to be conservative. Only 35 mobiles in a lifetime? The huge number of electronic items now regularly thrown away by British families is clearly one big problem. But this has other consequences. It contributes greatly to the uneasy feeling that modem technology is going by faster than we can keep up. By the time I've learnt how to use a tool it's already broken or lost. I've lost count of the number of TV remote-controls that I've bought, mislaid and replaced without working out what most of the buttons did.

　　And the technology changes so unbelievably fast. It was less than years ago that I spotted an energetic businessman friend pulling what seemed to be either a large container or a small nuclear bomb on wheels through a railway station. I asked. "What have you got in there? Your money or your wife?" "Neither," he replied, with the satisfied look of a man who knew he was keeping pace with the latest technology, no matter how ridiculous he looked. "This is what everyone will have soon—even you. It's called a mobile telephone."

　　I don't feel sorry for the pace of change. On the contrary, I'm amazed by those high-tech designers who can somehow fit a camera, music-player, computer and phone into a plastic box no bigger than a packet of cigarette. If those geniuses could also find a way to keep the underground trains running on the first snowy day of winter, they would be making real progress for human beings. What I do regret, however, is that so many household items fall behind so soon. My parents bought a wooden wireless radio in 1947, the year they were married. In 1973, the year I went to university, it was still working. It sat in the kitchen like an old friend—which, in a way, it was. It certainly spoke to us more than we spoke to each other on some mornings. When my mum replaced it with a new-style radio that could also play cassette-tapes, I felt a real sense of loss.

　　Such is the over-excited change of 21st-century technology that there's no time to satisfy our emotional needs. Even if Apple's new products turn out to be the most significant tablets I very much doubt if they will resist this trend.

　　66. When you try getting an old mobile phone repaired, ____.

　　A. you are travelling through time

　　B. you are thought to be out of date

　　C. you will find everything wrong

　　D. you have got to buy a new one

　　67. Throwing away so much electronic rubbish makes the writer feel quite _____.

　　A. lost and upset

　　B. unbelievably fast

　　C. broken or lost

　　D. regularly wasteful

　　68. The example of the businessman implies that____.

　　A. the businessman mastered the latest technology

　　B. mobile phones used to be quite big just years ago

　　C. the businessman was a very ridiculous person

　　D. the writer failed to follow modern technology

　　69. The passage is organized in the pattern of ____.

　　A. time and events

　　B. comparison and contrast

　　C. cause and effect

　　D. examples and analysis

　　70. Which of the following is conveyed in the passage?

　　A. The fast pace of change brings us no good.

　　B. We have to keep up with new technology.

　　C. Household items should be upgraded quickly.

　　D. We should hold on for new technology to last.

　　D

　　In the early 1950s, researchers found that people scored lower on intelligence tests if they spoke more than one language. Research in the sixties found the opposite. Bilingual people scored higher than monolinguals, people who speak only one language. So which is it?

　　Researchers presented their newest studies last month at a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The latest evidence shows that being bilingual does not necessarily make people smarter. But researcher Ellen Bialystok says it probably does make you better at certain skills.

　　Ellen Bialystok said, “Imagine driving down the highway. There’re many t