2016届高考英语二轮复习综合练：考点考向考法13

　　考点·考向·考法 综合练(十三)

　　限时：50分钟　阅读＋完形＋短文改错＋书面表达

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　(2015·杭州五校联考)Many people believe that teaching children music makes them smarter, better able to learn new things. But the organizers of a new study say there's no scientific evidence that early musical training affects the intelligence of young people.

　　An estimated 80 percent of American adults think music lessons improve children's ability to learn or their performance in school. They say that the satisfaction for learning to play a new song helps a child express creativity.

　　Researchers at Harvard University, however, have found that there's one thing

　　musical training does not do. They say it does not make children more intelligent. Samuel Mehr is a graduate student at Harvard's School of Education. He said it is wrong to think that learning to play a musical instrument improves a child's intellectual development. He says the evidence comes from studies that measured the mental ability of two groups of 4-year－olds and their parents. One group attended music class, the other went to a class that places importance on the visual arts — arts that can be seen.

　　“The evidence there is ‘no’. We found no evidence for any advantage on any of these tests for the kids participating in these music classes，”said Mehr. Samuel Mehr says researchers have carried out many studies in an effort to learn whether musical training can make children smarter. He says the results have been mixed. He says only one study seems to show a small percentage increase in IQ, intellectual scores among students after one year of music lessons. He does not believe that IQ is a good measure of children's intelligence. He says researchers in his study compared how well children in the musical training group did on mental processing tasks or projects, then the results were compared to those of children who did not take lessons. There was no evidence that the musical training group did much better on the mental tasks than the other group.

　　The researchers confirmed the results with a larger group of children and their parents. Mr. Mehr says music lessons may not offer children a fast easy way to gain entry to the best schools later in their life. But he says the training is still important for cultural reasons. In his words, “We teach music because music is important for us.”

　　1．According to the new study, musical training ________．

　　A．makes children smarter

　　B．helps a child express creativity

　　C．does not make children more intelligent

　　D．improve children's ability to learn in school

　　2．Samuel Mehr may agree that ________．

　　A．the children who attended music class are smarter than those who attended arts class

　　B．IQ is a good measure of a child's intelligence

　　C．we don't need

　　to teach children music

　　D．music training is still important for cultural reasons

　　3．In order to confirm his view, Samuel Mehr ________．

　　A．conducted more than one research

　　B．interviewed many American adults

　　C．taught two groups of 4-year-olds music and arts

　　D．offered children a fast way to be admitted to the best schools

　　4．The article may be taken from a report about ________．

　　A．health 　 B．education

　　C．culture

　　D．economy

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　(2015·合肥质量检测)

　　When you are five years old, your mother is your everything. She is your

　　__1__， friend, and nurse; the only person you rely on

　　__2__

　　with your hopes, dreams, and wishes. But for me, this was not the case.

　　My mother suffered from

　　__3__

　　problems that would keep her in bed for days, leaving me to care for her and look after myself. This situation

　　__4__

　　me to grow up much faster. While I knew my mother was sick, I felt deep down that we could

　　__5__

　　it and everything would be okay.

　　__6__， in 1997 everything went terribly wrong, and my life changed forever.

　　Adoption is a

　　__7__

　　word to a five-year-old, but when I realized that my own mother had signed me over to

　　__8__， I felt it was the worst betrayal (背叛). I suffered from shock, anger, and confusion as I attempted to adjust to my new family. No longer could I

　　__9__

　　anyone since the person I had loved more than all else had abandoned me. Hearing people tell me that she did it in my best interest, I felt even more

　　__10__. I could not forgive her and always

　　__11__

　　how she could reject me like an old sofa.

　　However, the more I got older, the more I began to understand how

　　__12__

　　our situation had been. We had been

　　__13__

　　on boxes of noodles, and at one point we

　　__14__

　　lived in our car. I was once passed from drug-addicted cousins to mentally unstable neighbors as my mother

　　__15__

　　to try and save me from what our lives were becoming

　　__16__

　　each day passed.

　　Only recently have I begun to understand

　　__17__

　　my mother gave me to strangers.

　　__18__

　　she really did save me. She loved me more than anything, so she wanted me to have a

　　__19__

　　in life, one she could no longer offer me. I now know my life has been a special

　　__20__

　　only because she was selfless enough to give me up.

　　1．A.hostess

　　B.competitor

　　C．provider

　　D.candidate

　　2．A.mainly

　　B.completely

　　C．gradually

　　D.occasionally

　　3．A.moral

　　B.physical

　　C．social

　　D.legal

　　4．A.forced

　　B.inspired

　　C.allowed

　　D.convinced

　　5．A.stick to

　　B．escape from

　　C．decide on

　　D.get through

　　6．A.Otherwise

　　B．Meanwhile

　　C.However

　　D.Therefore

　　7．A.familiar

　　B.negative

　　C．simple

　　D．foreign

　　8．A.strangers

　　B．cousins

　　C．friends

　　D.neighbors

　　9．A.understand

　　B.support

　　C．trust

　　D.praise

　　10．A.worried

　　B．innocent

　　C.scared

　　D．bitter

　　11．A.imagined

　　B.wondered

　　C.remembered

　　D.questioned

　　12．A.ridiculous

　　B.urgent

　　C．desperate

　　D.complex

　　13．A.focusing

　　B.working

　　C.acting

　　D.surviving

　　14．A.also

　　B.even

　　C.still

　　D.yet

　　15．A.fought

　　B.learnt

　　C.hesitated

　　D.tended

　　16．A.till

　　B．before

　　C．as

　　D.once

　　17．A.how

　　B.why

　　C.that

　　D.what

　　18．A.In the long run

　　B．Time and again

　　C.For quite a while

　　D.All at once

　　19．A.challenge

　　B．goal

　　C．reward

　　D.chance

　　20．A.gift

　　B．fact

　　C．test

　　D.deal

　　Ⅲ.短文改错

　　There is a proverb that went “Honesty is the best policy.” I still remember the day that I was left alone at home.I broke a vase by chances, which was quite treasured by my father.When he came back, I was too fearful that I didn't tell the truth.The cat was his excuse.My father said nothing, and I could read his distrust.The next morning, after a restless night, I admitted to my father that it was my fault.I saw relief in his eyes.He smiled at me.From now on, I never told lies.My honesty won me great trust from others, which benefited from my growth a lot.It is the “crack” that is reminding me all the time that I have long way to go.With the light through the crack I can see the road ahead clear.

　　Ⅳ.书面表达

　　为迎接“五四”青年节，你校将举办英语才艺表演(talent show)，想邀请你校外籍教师Smith先生前来观看并做评论。假定你是学生会主席李华，请你按照下面内容用英语给他写一封电子邮件。

　　主题：“校园生活，创意无限”(Innovations on Campus)

　　时间：4月30日上午8：30－11：30

　　内容：歌曲、舞蹈、课本剧(textbook drama)、故事、演讲等

　　联系人：李华(电话123456789)

　　注意：

　　1.词数100左右；

　　2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

　　3.信的开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

　　Dear Mr. Smith，

　　With best wishes.

　　Yours，

　　Li Hua

　　考点·考向·考法练(十三)

　　Ⅰ.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。哈佛大学最近的一项研究表明，没有证据证明接受了音乐教育的孩子比没有接受音乐教育的孩子的智商更高。

　　1．解析：选C　推理判断题。根据文章第一段第二句“But the organizers of a new study say there's no scientific evidence that early musical training affects the intelligence of young people.”可推断，上过音乐培训课的孩子并不会比没上过音乐培训课的孩子更聪明。故选C项。

　　2．解析：选D　细节理解题。由最后一段的最后两句“But he says the training is still important for cultural reasons. In his words, ‘We teach music because music is important for us.’”可知，他认为从文化方面说，音乐还是很重要的。故选D项。

　　3．解析：选A　细节理解题。由第四段第三句“Samuel Mehr says researchers have carried out many studies in an effort to learn whether musical training can make children smarter.”可知，塞缪尔·梅尔进行了不止一项研究去论证音乐对孩子早期智力开发的真实作用。故选A项。

　　4．解析：选B　文章出处题。全文介绍了哈佛大学研究人员做的一项关于音乐开发小孩智力真假与否的研究，因此可以推断，本文应该出自与教育有关的报道。故选B项。

　　Ⅱ.语篇解读：本文讲述了作者对母亲的感情变化——他恨他母亲将他送给别人，后来经过种种考虑和经历才理解了母亲，并一如既往地爱他的母亲。

　　1．解析：选C　考查名词。hostess“女主人”； competitor“对手”；provider“提供者”；candidate“候选人”。根据前文“When you are five years old,

　　your mother is your everything.(当你五岁的时候，你的妈妈是你的一切。)”可知，母亲在你的生命中扮演着各种角色来照顾你，故选C。

　　2．解析：选B　考查副词。mainly“主要地，大体上”；completely“完全地，彻底地”；gradually“逐步地，渐渐地”； occasionally“偶尔，间或”。句意：她是唯一一个你可以带着希望、梦想和期望去完全依赖的人。根据句意，故选B。

　　3．解析：选B　考查形容词。根据空后的“...that would keep her in bed for days, leaving me to care for her and look after myself.”可知“我”的母亲生病了，需要照顾，故选B。

　　4．解析：选A　考查短语。句意：在这种情况下，我被迫成长地很快。根据句意，故选A。

　　5．解析：选D　考查动词短语。stick to“坚持，粘住”；escape from“逃脱”；decide on“决定，选定”；get through“通过，熬过”。句意：当我的母亲生病的时候我在心底觉得我们会熬过这些艰难的时光，一切都会变得好起来。根据句意，故选D。

　　6．解析：选C　考查副词。前文讲到“我”觉得一切经过“我们”的努力都会好起来，后文讲到“in 1997 everything went terribly wrong, and my life changed forever”，由此可知事情不但没有好起来，还向坏的方向发展了，两个句子之间在意义上是转折关系，因此选C。

　　7．解析：选D　考查形容词。对于一个五岁的孩子来说，收养也许对他来说是“不相关的，陌生的”，故选D。

　　8．解析：选A　考查名词。根据后文“I felt it was the worst betrayal (背叛)．”可知，作者的母亲要把他送给陌生人，相当于收养他，故选A。

　　9．解析：选C　考查动词。前文提到因为“我”的母亲想把“我”送到陌生人家去让别人收养“我”，所以“我”感到被背叛了，“我”不再信任任何人，故选C。

　　10．解析：选D　考查形容词。句意：从人们那里听说她为我争取了最大的利益，我甚至感觉更痛苦。表明作者依旧很恨他母亲，尽管母亲是在为他好，故选D。

　　11．解析：选B　考查动词。句意：我不能原谅她，我经常想她怎么能够随意丢弃我，就像我是一个旧沙发一样。根据句意，故选B。

　　12．解析：选C　考查形容词。ridiculous“可笑的，荒谬的”；urgent“紧急的，紧迫的”；desperate“令人绝望的”；complex“复杂的，合成的”。根据后文的“boxes of noodles”， “lived in our car”等可知，作者和他母亲的生活在当时是多么地令人绝望，故选C。

　　13．解析：选D　考查动词。survive on“靠……活下来”。句意：我们过去仅靠几盒面条活下来。故选D。

　　14．解析：选B　考查副词。句意：曾经一度我们没有房子，甚至是在车里度过的。根据句意，故选B。

　　15．解析：选A　考查动词。由前文的“drug－addicted cousins”和“mentally unstable neighbors”可知“我”的母亲为了保护“我”不受环境的伤害而时刻战斗着，故选A。

　　16．解析：选C　考查连词。母亲每天都在为让“我”过上幸福的生活而奋斗着。故选C。

　　17．解析：选B　考查疑问词。句意：直到现在我才开始理解为什么我的母亲要将我送给陌生人。根据句意，故选B。

　　18．解析：选A　考查固定用法。in the long run“从长远来看”；time and again“屡次，常常”；for quite a while“有一阵子”；all at once“突然，同时”。句意：从长远来看，母亲的确让我过上了好生活，不再受苦。故选A。

　　19．解析：选D　考查名词。“我”的母亲为“我”长远打算，将我送给别人是希望“我”跟着别人有机会生活得更好，故选D。

　　20．解析：选A　考查名词。句意：现在我知道我的生活是一份特殊的礼物仅仅是因为我的母亲无私地将我放弃。根据句意，故选A。

　　Ⅲ.第一句：went→goes

　　第二句：that→when

　　第三句：chances→chance

　　第四句：too→so

　　第五句：his→my

　　第六句：and→but

　　第十句：now→then

　　第十一句：去掉第二个from

　　第十二句：long前加a

　　第十三句：clear→clearly

　　Ⅳ.参考范文

　　Dear Mr. Smith，

　　For the May 4th Youth Day,

　　there will be an English talent show in our school, so I'm writing to invite you to watch and make comments after it.

　　The talent show, whose theme is “Innovations on Campus”， will take place in our school gymnasium from 8：30 a．m

　　to 11：30 a．m. on April 30th. Every class is required to put on one performance in which students can sing songs, dance, act out textbook dramas, tell stories or give speeches. I'm sure we will have a good time enjoying performances and will be inspired to learn English better.

　　I'd appreciate it if you could come. I'm looking forward to your early reply. If you have any questions, please contact me at 123456789.

　　With best wishes.

　　Yours，

　　Li Hua