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必修第二册　Unit 5　Music

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

For some of us who long to travel，it can be difficult to find someone to journey with.Friends and family members are tied down in jobs，struggling to save money，and don’t always want to go to the same places.The solution，of course，is to go alone.

Melbourne，Australia

Melbourne is a hot-spot travel destination，which has beautiful beaches as well as busy and lively city life.Australia as a whole is considered a safe destination for international travel，and because of that，many solo(单独的) travelers go there.Melbourne is incredibly easy to get around because you can walk or bike practically anywhere!

Thailand

Thailand is great for solo travelers—perhaps because it is one of the Buddhist mentality，which promotes equality among the sexes.Thailand is known for its friendly hospitality，and as a travel hot-spot，there are plenty of chances to meet other like-minded travelers.Overall known for being very cheap，especially in the north，it’s a good choice if you want to get away on a budget.

Bhutan

Bhutan is one of the most cultural countries in the world.It is also home to the world’s highest unclimbed peak，Gangkhar Puensum.The mountain is sacred(神圣的) and entry is only possible on a pre-booked tour，where you are accompanied around by your own personal guide.Plastic bags have been banned in Bhutan since 1999 and in 2004，it became the first country in the world to outlaw tobacco.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a great place if you’re looking for adventure，with surfing，volcanoes and other recreational activities.You’ll never get a chance to feel lonely because there’s an abundance of exciting adventures to experience! Costa Rica has never seen political unrest，class struggles or revolutions commonly associated with other Latin American Countries.What’s more，it doesn’t have or need an army because it’s such a peaceful country.

1．Which place is suitable for travelers short of money?

A．Melbourne，Australia.   B．Thailand.

C．Bhutan.   D．Costa Rica.

答案　B

解析　推理判断题。根据文中Thailand下面的最后一句“Overall known for being very cheap，especially in the north，it’s a good choice if you want to get away on a budget.”可知，泰国的所有物品价格低廉，尤其是在北部。由此可知，如果想要节省开支，泰国是一个不错的选择。故选B项。

2．What can we learn about travelling in Bhutan?

A．You can climb the mountain without booking ahead.

B．You can prepare some plastic bags for your rubbish.

C．You can experience the rich culture there.

D．Smoking is allowed at the foot of the mountain.

答案　C

解析　细节理解题。根据文中Bhutan下面的第一句“Bhutan is one of the most cultural countries in the world.”可知，不丹是世界上最有文化的国家之一，所以旅行者在不丹能够感受到丰富的文化气息。故选C项。

3．Where does this text probably come from?

A．A historical document.

B．A science magazine.

C．A travel guide.

D．A book review.

答案　C

解析　文章出处题。通读全文可知，文章主要向读者介绍了澳大利亚墨尔本、泰国、不丹和哥斯达黎加四个旅游地的特点。所以这篇文章应该选自旅游指南。故选C项。

B

(2020·黑龙江哈尔滨期中)

For the brave in the armed forces，being sent away from home for months at a time is just part of the duty.However，it’s never an easy one to perform especially for those with children.So when I found out I was going to be stationed in South Korea for a year，I was nervous about how my five children，particularly my eldest daughter Abigail，would take the news since it meant I wouldn’t be home to see her graduate from high school.

Incredibly，Abigail told me not to worry and even suggested we live stream the event among family members when I leaked the news.“We’ve been lucky you haven’t had to be sent abroad yet.Anyway we can get connected through the Internet.See me on your phone on my spot，” Abigail said.She stepped into many of my roles when I was gone.I wanted to find a way to thank her and show her how proud I was of her.I started planning the special surprise when my request to return home a few weeks early to attend Abigail’s graduation ceremony was approved.

When my time in South Korea finally came to an end，I flew home，rented a car，and stayed in a hotel.And on Abigail’s graduation day，I hid in an office behind the stage waiting until I heard my daughter’s name called.I just kept thinking “Don’t cry.Don’t trip in your heels.Don’t fall over.” At last！Abigail was up on stage.I slipped up behind her，whispered in her ear，and around she turned! “I was just thinking，like，‘You aren’t supposed to be here.What? What? How？’ It was the biggest shock...I’m pretty sure my dad made people he didn’t even know cry.Emotional for everyone，” Abigail cried.

You know what followed: Embraces，kisses，tears，laughs，flowers，wishes...Aren’t they what a family has in store?

4．What worried the author most?

A．His duty in South Korea.

B．His five children’s safety.

C．His eldest daughter’s study.

D．His absence from a big event.

答案　D

解析　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I was nervous about how my five children，particularly my eldest daughter Abigail，would take the news since it meant I wouldn’t be home to see her graduate from high school.”可知，作者最担心的是他会缺席大女儿的毕业典礼。故选D项。

5．What is the probable meaning of the underlined phrase “live stream” in Paragraph 2?

A．Plan.   B．Celebrate.

C．Prepare.   D．Broadcast.

答案　D

解析　词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“Anyway we can get connected through the Internet.See me on your phone on my spot”可知，不管怎样作者可以通过网络观看女儿的毕业典礼。由此可推测live stream意为“直播”，与broadcast意义相近。故选D项。

6．How did Abigail feel when meeting the author?

A．Embarrassed.   B．Overjoyed.

C．Nervous.   D．Satisfied.

答案　B

解析　推理判断题。根据第三段中Abigail哭着说的话可知，Abigail当时特别高兴。故选B项。

7．What does the author mainly intend to express by telling the story?

A．A soldier’s personal sacrifice.

B．A father’s love for his family.

C．The meaning of family bond.

D．The way to plan a big surprise.

答案　C

解析　写作意图题。通读整篇文章并根据最后一段可知，作者是想通过这个故事告诉大家亲情的意义。故选C项。

C

Although we’re surrounded by millions of them every day，most of us don’t think about bricks too often.For thousands of years，the humble clay-fired brick hasn’t changed.

They’re made from natural materials，but there are problems with bricks at every step of their production.Bricks are made from clay—a type of soil found all over the world.Clay mining harms plant growth.In conventional brick production，the clay is shaped and baked in kilns(窑) heated by fossil fuels，which contributes to climate change.Once made，bricks must be transported to construction sites，generating more carbon emissions.With so many bricks produced globally，their impact adds up.

Gabriela Medero，a professor at Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University，decided to find solutions to that.With her university’s support，Medero set up Kenoteq in 2009.The company’s signature product is the K-Briq.Made from more than 90% of construction waste，Medero says the K-Briq，which does not need to be fired in a kiln，produces less than a tenth of the carbon emissions of conventional bricks.With the company testing new machinery to start manufacturing，Medero hopes her bricks will help to build a more sustainable world.

The K-Briq will be comparably priced to old bricks.Additionally，as a new product，the K-Briq has been subjected to strict assessment and authoritative certification.Reusing old bricks is an expensive process and there is no standardized way to check the strength，safety or durability(耐久性) of recycled bricks.Medero says that K-Briqs could solve both these problems.She claims that K-Briqs are stronger and more durable than fired clay bricks.

Over the next 18 months，Medero plans to get K-Briq machinery on-site at recycling plants.“This will reduce transport-related emissions because trucks can collect K-Briqs when they drop off construction waste，” says Medero.

8．What inspired Medero to reinvent the conventional bricks?

A．The poor quality of the bricks.

B．The outdated style of the bricks.

C．The high cost of manufacturing bricks.

D．The problems with the brick production.

答案　D

解析　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“With so many bricks produced globally，their impact adds up.”可知，砖块生产中存在的问题激发了Medero改造传统砖块。故答案为D。

9．Why is the K-Briq production sustainable?

A．It won’t produce extra waste.

B．It brings no pollution to the air.

C．The plants occupy much less land than before.

D．The products are mainly made from construction waste.

答案　D

解析　细节理解题。根据第三段第四句可知，因为这类产品主要由建筑废料制成，所以它的生产是可持续的。故答案为D。

10．What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．The popularity of the K-Briqs.

B．The advantages of K-Briqs over traditional bricks.

C．The special materials used in K-Briqs.

D．The advanced technology used for K-Briqs.

答案　B

解析　段落大意题。根据第四段可知，本段把K-Briqs和传统砖块在价格和坚固程度上进行比较，K-Briqs更具优势。所以第四段主要是讲K-Briqs砖块相对于传统砖块的优势。故答案为B。

11．Why does Medero decide to put K-Briq machinery at recycling factories?

A．To ensure fewer emissions.

B．To speed up the production.

C．To lower the production cost.

D．To collect more construction waste.

答案　A

解析　推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，Medero计划将K-Briqs机器放在回收工厂的现场，这将减少与交通相关的排放。由此可推知，这样做的目的是保证更少的排放量。故答案为A。

D

Pinocchio may be just a children’s fairy tale，but Spanish scientists at the University of Granada recently investigated this so-called “Pinocchio effect” and found that our noses don’t grow when we tell a lie，but actually shrink a bit.

Dr.Gómez Milán and his team developed a lie detector test that used thermography(体温计) to tell if people were lying，and found that whenever participants in their research were being untruthful，the temperature of the tip of their nose dropped up to 1.2℃，while the temperature of their forehead increased up to 1.5℃.Scientists also found that drop in temperature at nose level actually caused it to slightly shrink，although the difference is undetected by the human eye.

“One has to think in order to lie，which rises the temperature of the forehead，” Dr.Gómez Milán explained the findings.“At the same time we feel anxious，which lowers the temperature of the nose.”

For this study，researchers asked a number of 60 students to perform various tasks while their temperature is scanned by technology.One of these tasks required making a 3 to 4 minutes call to their parents or a friend and telling a significant lie.Participants had to make up the lie themselves during the call.Interestingly，this lie detector picked up the “Pinocchio effect” temperature difference in 80 percent of the test subjects，which is a better rate of success than that of any modern lie detector.

“With this method we have achieved to increase accuracy，” said Dr.Gómez Milán，who added that law enforcement interviewers could one day combine other lie detection technology with thermal imaging to achieve better results.

12．Why does the writer talk about Pinocchio in the first paragraph?

A．To tell a fairy tale.

B．To give an example.

C．To talk about a scientist.

D．To introduce the topic.

答案　D

解析　推理判断题。根据第一段的内容可推知，作者在第一段中谈到“匹诺曹”的目的是引入“匹诺曹效应”的研究话题。故选D。

13．What is “Pinocchio effect” according to Dr.Gómez Milán?

A．Our noses will grow when we tell a lie.

B．Our noses will shrink when we tell a lie.

C．The temperature of the forehead falls if we lie.

D．The temperature of the forehead remains stable if we lie.

答案　B

解析　细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知，西班牙科学家最近对这种所谓的“匹诺曹效应”进行了研究，发现我们在说谎时鼻子不会变大，而是会缩小一点。故选B。

14．How did Dr.Gómez Milán feel about the lie detector?

A．Doubtful.   B．Surprised.

C．Confident.   D．Puzzled.

答案　C

解析　推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句和最后一段中的“With this method we have achieved to increase accuracy”可知，Gómez Milán博士对测谎仪的作用很有信心。故选C。

15．What lesson can we learn from the text?

A．A lie will travel very hard.

B．Many ways to bring a liar to light.

C．A lie never lives to be old.

D．Once a liar always a liar.

答案　B

解析　推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，Gómez Milán博士补充说，执法人员可能有一天可以将其他测谎技术与热成像技术相结合，以获得更好的结果。由此可推知，揭露谎言的方法有很多。故选B。

Ⅱ.七选五

(2021·八省联考)

Apps (short for applications) are becoming increasingly popular nowadays, and for good reason.They can help you out in just about every area of your life, whether it’s keeping fit, communicating with friends, or even learning a language.  1  Here’s what you should think about before downloading an app for language learning.

·Learn from diverse sources(not just apps)

Any seasoned language learner will tell you that the beauty of mastering a foreign language is the world which it opens up to you.This is a world of diverse sources(来源) of information, from newspapers and books to TV, radio, music and even real people.Would you limit yourself to one medium in your native language？  2 

·Establish your purpose and plan your habits

Do you want to be fluent in weeks or are you in it for the brain training? The good apps are designed to help you fit your studies around your timetable.  3   These apps encourage habit building, because the successful formation of a habit ensures your safe and regular return.

·Make it social

  4   I mean social for real.I owe the speed of progress I made in Italian to the support from Jim, my partner in study time.Find a friend to accompany you.Take an evening class.Borrow a book.Buy a book.Book a week away and attend a language school.Just don’t forget your phone!

If I may speak sincerely, the combination of app, language school, Jim, evenings out, and a choice book or two proved extremely effective.  5 

A．I recommend it.

B．Remember that an app is just a tool.

C．No, I don’t mean posting your progress online.

D．I encourage you to use apps as often as you can.

E．Probably not, so why do so in your new language?

F．The best apps adapt themselves based upon your behavior.

G．However, you need to know how to use them properly to really benefit.

1．答案　G

解析　根据上文“Apps (short for applications) are becoming...or even learning a language.”以及后文“Here’s what you should think about before downloading an app for language learning.”可知，上文提到了应用程序的好处，后文则提到在下载之前应该考虑一些事情，故空处与上文构成转折，说明需要知道如何正确使用应用程序才能真正受益。G选项中them指代上文Apps。故选G。

2．答案　E

解析　上文提到了学习语言有各种不同的媒体可供选择，且上文提出了一个反问句“你会把自己的母语限制在一种媒体上吗？”，空处位于本段最后一句，应当承接上文回答这一问题，故选E。

3．答案　F

解析　上文提到好的应用程序的目的是帮助你适应你的学习时间表，而最好的应用程序可以自我调整，来适应使用者的习惯。故选F。

4．答案　C

解析　根据小标题“Make it social(使之社交化)”以及后文“I mean social for real.(我的意思是现实意义上的社交)”以及后文提到了“使其具有社交性”真实的意义，可知空处应当是在说明与后文意思相反的情况，C选项中I don’t mean与后文I mean相对应，故选C。

5．答案　A

解析　根据上文“If I may speak sincerely...proved extremely effective.”可知，上文提到了一种有效的方法，言下之意，作者推荐这种做法，A选项中it指代上文“the combination”，故选A。