高中英语Unit18Beauty单元综合测评北师大版选修6.docx

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高中英语Unit18Beauty单元综合测评北师大版选修6

Unit18Beauty

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Thereisnodoubtthatmusicplaysapowerfulroleinourlives.Itcancalmourtirednervesafterabusydayofwork.Musicevenhasthepowertomoveustotearswhenitstirs（激起）anemotionalreaction.Howthen，doesmusicplayaroleinspecialeducation?

Ifmusichastheability，totouchthosehiddenplacesweallcarryinside，itprovesanimportanttoolforthespecialeducationteacher.Forstudentswithemotionalproblems，musiccanhelpsoothe（抚慰）sadness.Considerthechildthatarrivesinclassdepressedandupset.Ifmusiccanindeedrelaxandcalmhim，heismorelikelytofocusandparticipateinclass.

Dr.R.Joseph，authorofBehavioralNeurology，writes，“Itiswellrecordedthatpatientswithlefthemisphere（大脑半球）damage，whomaybeunabletospeakorrecognizewords，cansingamelody（曲调）．”

Forthisreason，somespecialeducationteachershavefoundithelpfultosettheirlessonstomusic.Whenstudentscannotunderstandorremembercertainthings，singingthemhelpsmakeiteasier.

Naturemagazinereported“Musictraininghelpsunderachievers.InRhodeIsland，researchersstudiedeightpublicschoolfirstgradeclasses.Halfoftheclassesbecame‘textarts’groups，receivingongoingmusictraining.Aftersevenmonths，thestudentsweregivenatest.Thetestedgrouphadcaughtupwiththeirfellowstudentsinreadingandsurpassed（超过）theirclassmatesinmathby22percent.Inthesecondyearoftheproject，thetestedstudentswidenedthisevenfurther.Studentswerealsotestedonattitudeandbehavior.Classroomteachersalsonotedimprovementintheseareas.”

Itseemsmusicdoes，indeed，playanimportantroleineducation.Forthespecialeducationteacher，thisisespeciallyencouraging.

【语篇解读】　这篇短文主要讲述了音乐在特殊教育中的角色问题。

1．Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout______．

A．theroleofmusicineducation

B．theimportanceofmusicinlife

C．therelationshipbetweenmusicandworkresults

D．therelationshipbetweenmusicandbehavior

【解析】　段落大意题。

根据第一段“Thereisnodoubtthatmusicplaysapowerfulroleinourlives.”及本段描述可知，本段主要说的是音乐在生活中的重要性，故选B。

【答案】　B

2．Forstudentswithemotionalproblems，musicmightbe______．

A．atoy　　　　　　　B．apunishment

C．amedicineD．apuzzle

【解析】　推理判断题。

根据第二段“Forstudentswithemotionalproblems，musiccanhelpsoothe（抚慰）sadness.”的描述可知，选C。

【答案】　C

3．AccordingtoDr.R.Joseph，peoplewithlefthemispheredamage________．

A．areunabletorecognizepeople

B．canproducesomemusicalsounds

C．canbecomespecialeducationteachers

D．mightsufferrighthemispheredamagetoo

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据“Itiswellrecordedthatpatientswithlefthemisphere（大脑半球）damage，whomaybeunabletospeakorrecognizewords，cansingamelody（曲调）．”的描述可知，选B。

【答案】　B

4．Thetestedstudentsmentionedinthefifthparagraph______．

A．behavedbadlyafterthestudy

B．didn'tshowanydifferenceafterthestudy

C．haddonewellintheirreadingandmathbefore

D．receivedcertainmusiceducationduringthestudy

【解析】　推理判断题。

根据第五段“Halfoftheclassesbecame‘textarts’groups，receivingongoingmusictraining.”的描述可知，这些学生在学习期间接受一定的音乐教育。

故选D。

【答案】　D【导学号：

96750051】

B

Newcarsthatcancontrolandbrakethemselvesriskquietingpeopleinthedriver'sseatintoafalsesenseofsecurity—andeventosleep.

ThatwasonesurprisingfindingwhenresearchersputStanfordUniversitystudentsinasimulated（模拟的）selfdrivingcartostudyhowtheyreactedwhentheirrobochaufferneededhelp.Theexperimentwasoneinagrowingnumberthatassesseshowcarscansafelyhandcontrolbacktoapersonwhentheirselfdrivingsoftwareisataloss.

Withsomemodelsalreadyabletostayintheirlaneorkeepasafedistancefromothertraffic，andautomakerspushingformoreautomation，thecartodriverhandoffisabigopenquestion.Theelimination（消除）ofdistracteddrivingisamajorsellingpointforthetechnology.ButintheStanfordexperiment，readingorwatchingamoviehelpedkeepparticipantsawake.TheStanfordresearchsuggestsengagingpeoplewithmediacouldhelp，whilesomeautomakersaremarketingvehicleswithlimitedselfdrivingfeaturesthatwillslowthecariftheydetectapersonhasstoppedpavingattentiontotheroad.Thoughresearchisongoing，itappearsthatpeopleneedatleast5secondstotakeover.

Meanwhile，traditionalautomakersareadvancingwiththetechnology.MercedesandToyotasellcarsthatcanhitthebrakesandstayintheirlane.Byaddingnewfeatureseachyear，theymightproduceatrulyselfdrivingcarinaboutadecade.Onepotentialriskofthisgradualistapproachbecameclearthisfall，whenTeslaMotorshadtoexplainthatits“autopilot”featuredidnotmeandriverscouldstoppayingattention.Startinglatenextyear，theCadillacCTSwillgetaSuperCruisesystem，whichwillallowsemiautonomoushighwaydriving.Ifthedriver'seyesareofftheroad，andtheydon'trespondtorepeatedurging，thecarslows.

“Weareinnowaysellingthisasatechnologywherethedrivercancheckout，”GeneralMotorsspokesmanDanFloressaid，“Youcanrelax，glanceaway，butyoustillhavetobeawarebecauseyouknowthetechnology'snotsafe.”

Oneriddleautomakersmustsolve:

Howtogetownerstotrustthetechnologysothey'lluseit—butnottrustitsomuchthatthey'llfallintoafalsesenseofsecurity.TrustwasonthemindofresearcherswhoinAugustpublishedanextensivereportonselfdrivingcars.“Althoughthistrustisessentialforwidespreadadoption，participantswerealsoobservedprioritizingnondrivingactivitiesovertheoperationofthevehicle，”theauthorswrote.Anotherwideopenquestion:

Howtoalertthepersoninthedriver'sseatoftheneedtotakeover.Itappearsthatthecarshouldappealtoseveralsenses.Visualwarningsalonemaynotbeenough.

【语篇解读】　本文为科普类文章。

讲述了自动驾驶的新车会给驾驶座位上的人以虚假的安全感。

并指出汽车制造商应当怎样改进技术才能让用户信任并使用。

5．Intheexperiment，onedisadvantageoftheselfdrivingcaristhatinthedrivers'seatspeople______．

A．haveasenseofsecuritybecauseofnewtechnology

B．can'treactimmediatelywhentheyneedhelp

C．areoftendistractedwhiledrivingthecar

D．liketoreadandwatchamovietokeepawake

【解析】　细节理解题。

由第三段中的“Theelimination（消除）ofdistracteddrivingisamajorsellingpointforthetechnology.ButintheStanfordexperiment，readingorwatchingamoviehelpedkeepparticipantsawake.”及“Thoughresearchisongoing，itappearsthatpeopleneedatleast5secondstotakeover.”可知答案。

【答案】　C

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“handoff”inParagraph3probablymean?

A．Change.　　　　　　　B．Control.

C．Pull.D．Push.

【解析】　词义猜测题。

由第三段中的“automakerspushingformoreautomation，thecartodriver”可知答案。

【答案】　A

7．Fromthepassage，wecanconcludethat______．

A.theautomakersareproudofthenewcarsfortheirtechnology

B．thereareproblemstosolveingettingownerstotrustthetechnology

C．automakershavealreadymarketedcarswithlimitedselldrivingtechnology

D．traditionalautomakersratherthanpresentonesareadvancingwiththetechnology

【解析】　推理判断题。

由最后一段中的“Oneriddleautomakersmustsolve:

Howtogetownerstotrustthetechnologysothey'lluseit.”可知答案。

【答案】　B

8．Theauthor'spurposeofwritingthepassageisto________．

A.remindthereadersofrisksintheselfdrivingcar

B．advertiseandmarketthenewselfdrivingcar

C．getmoreparticipantstoexperimentintheselfdrivingcar

D．introducetheadvancedtechnologyintheselfdrivingcar

【解析】　写作意图题。

由首段及尾段不难得出结论。

【答案】　A

C

◆CanneswillrocktothesoundofacancandancethisyearwhenMoulinRougebytheAustraliandirectorBazLuhrmannopenstheFrenchfilmfestival（电影节）inMay.ThemusicalstarsNicoleKidmanasasinger，andJohnLeguizamoastheartistHenrideToulouseLautrec.ItwillbecompetingforthePalmed'Or，thefestivalstopprize.ThefestivalrunstoMay21.

◆TheAmericanactorTommyLeeJones，54，hasmarriedhislongtimegirlfriend，DawnMariaLaurel，36，inaprivateweddinginSanAntonio.“Itwasn'tabigtodo，”saidFredBiery，aU．S.DistrictJudgewhoperformedtheservice.Herefusedtodiscussthingsfurther.“Theseareveryprivatepeople，”hesaid.

◆LorettaLynnisbeingtreatedforaverybadcoldinTennesseeandwillmissseveralappearances.Thecountrysinger，65，wasadmittedtoahospitalnearherhomeinHurricaneMills.“Sheisingoodcondition，butthedoctorsarewatchingherclosely，”aspokeswomansaid.

TheFrenchAlgeriansingerEnricoMaciaswasnamedaUnitedNationspeacemessenger.Enricojoinseightotherpeoplewhoactasgoodwillenvoys（使者）fortheUnitedNations，amongthemarethewriterElieWieselandthebasketballplayerMagicJohnson.

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了Cannes电影节，一位美国演员的婚姻，美国一位乡村女歌手的身体状况，一位歌星的成就。

9．WecanlearnfromthetextthatHenrideToulouseLautrecis______．

A．afigureinafilm

B．adancerinashow

C．acountrysinger

D．aprizewinner

【解析】　细节理解题。

首先应该理解MoulinRouge是一部电影，JohnLeguizamoastheartistHenrydeToulouseLautrec的意思是JohnLeguizamo扮演电影中的艺术家HenrydeToulouseLautrec。

【答案】　A

10．Weknowfromthetextthat______．

A．MoulinRougewonthetopprizeinafilmfestival

B．LorettaLynnisunderthedoctors'care

C．eightpeopleserveastheUNgoodwillenvoys

D．FredBierywasTommyLeeJonesassistant

【解析】　细节理解题。

短文第三段中的LorettaLynnisbeingtreatedforaverybadcold说明，她正在接受治疗。

【答案】　B

11．Thistextmostprobablyappearsin______．

A．abookonfilmstars

B．afilmreviewinamagazine

C．anewspaper

D．anotice

【解析】　推理判断题。

短文介绍了四项内容：

一是Cannes电影节，二是一位美国男演员的婚配，三是一位美国乡村女歌手的身体状况，四是一位法国—阿尔及利亚歌星的光辉成就，所以该短文最可能出现的地方是报纸。

【答案】　C

D

LastweekItalkedwithsomeofmystudentsaboutwhattheywantedtodoaftertheygraduated，andwhatkindofjobprospectstheythoughttheyhad.

GiventhatIteachstudentswhoaretrainingtobedoctors，Iwassurprisedtofindthatmostthoughtthattheywouldnotbeabletogetthejobstheywantedwithout“outsidehelp”．“Whatkindofhelpisthat？

”Iasked，expectingthem