Unit 2 The universal language-2026届译林版高考英语一轮复习

Unit2Theuniversallanguage（原卷版）

I.阅读理解（每题2.5分，共20分）

A

SeatedatthegrandpianoinMIT'sKillianHall,first-yearstudentWangplayedonepiece

ofMozart9smusic.Whenshe'dfinished,Kim,apianistandlectureratMIT,askedhertomove

tothebackofthehall.Kimtappedatabutton.Suddenly,themusicWanghadjustplayed

pouredforthagainfromaspecialpiano——itskeyssinkingandrisingjustastheyhadwith

Wang'sfingersonthem.Wangstoodwithaconfusedexpression,takinginarepeatofherown

performance.

Thisunusuallessontookplaceduringathree-weekresidency（驻留期）ofthespecial

pianothatobtainsthedataofliveperformancesandoffersstudentsnewpossibilitiesfor

studyingandexperimentingwithmusic.

Wangwasoneofseveralparticipantstohavetheexperienceofhearingherselfplaywhile

watchingthedataofherperformancemoveupanddownacrossascreen:colour-coded

rectangles（矩形）indicatingthespeedanddurationofeachnote,andamovinglinecharting

heruseofthedamperpedal（阻尼踏板）.Wangcouldeveneditherownperformancewhen

Kimsuggestedherrhythmicuseofthepedalmightbeunnecessary.Usingtheinterfacetoerase

thepedalingentirely,theylistenedtotheplaybackagain,thenotesgainingnewclarity.

ForWang,thesessionintroducedanelementshe'dneverexperiencedsincebeginningher

pianostudies.Thevisualdisplayofhowlongeachkeywasplayedandwithwhatspeedgave

heramoreprecisedemonstrationoftheideasofvoicingandevenness.

Playingthepianoisoneofthemostcomplexactivitiesthathumansdowiththeir

hands.Somepeoplemightthinkthenewtechnologywillreplacethepianist.InKim'sview,that

humancomplexityiscomplementedbythiskindoftechnicalpossibility.Butitdoesn'tmean

allofthethingsthatgointolearningmusicwillbeabandoned.It9sgoingtobeaninvaluable

thirdpartner:thestudent,theteacher,andthepiano.Ifsgoingtoplayanecessaryroleinlotsof

musicalefforts.

（）1.WhathappenedafterWangfinishedherperformance?

[A]Herteacherplayedapieceofmusictocompeteagainsther.

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[B]Shegotherperformancereviewedonaspecialpiano.

[C]Shewasaskedtocommentonherperformance.

[D]Herteacherinstructedhertoimproveherskills.

()2.Whatcanwesayaboutthepianotechnology?

[A]Itisdifficulttooperate.

[B]Itneedstobemoreintelligent.

[C]Itmightrevealusers'privacy.

[D]Itisbeneficialfbrstudents9learning.

()3.Whatdoestheauthorintendtoexpressinthelastparagraph?

[A]Technologycannotreplacehumanpianists.

[B]Themusicworldisfullofuncertainties.

[C]Therewon'tbefiercercompetitionamongpianists.

[D]Pianistsshouldbeupdatedwiththelatesttechnology.

()4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

[A]MakingFullUseofMIT'sProgramme

[B]TheEvolutionofMusicalInstruments

[C]ExploringMusicwithaSpecialPiano

[D]TheChallengesofLearningaNewInstrument

B

Hearinglivemusicmaybemoreemotionalthanlisteningtoarecordingofthesametune

becauseitbringsaboutgreateractivityinthepartofthebrainlinkedtoprocessingemotions.

SaschaFriihholzattheUniversityofZurichinSwitzerlandandhisteamcomposed12

piecesofmusic,eachlasting30seconds.Halfwerewrittenwiththeaimofexpressingnegative

emotions,suchassadnessandanger.Thesewereslower,lessharmoniousandincludedmore

minorchords(和弓玄)thantheremainingsongs,writtentoarousepositiveemotions.

Theresearchersthenemployed27peoplewhoweren'tmusicallytrained,tolistentothese

12piecestwice-onceperformedbyalivepianist,whichtheparticipantsheardthrougha

speaker,andonceasarecording.Theordertheylistenedtothemwasrandomlyassigned,with

30secondsofsilenceinbetween.Peopledidn'tknowwhentheywerehearingarecordingor

livemusic.

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Whilelisteningtothemusic,theparticipantslayinanMRIscanner(扫描仪)sotheteam

couldmonitortheirbrainactivity.Thepianistthenadaptedthevolumeandspeedofthepiece

accordingtothebrainactivity.Forexample,ifsomeonewasshowinglittleactivityinresponse

toapositivepieceofmusic,thepianistmightplaylouder.

"Recordedmusicisnotadaptivetonowalistenerisresponding,butlivepianistsoften

adaptthemusictotheaudiencetogetthebestresponsefromthem,^^saysFriihholz.

Liveperformancesofboththenegativeandpositivepiecesledtoincreasedbrainactivity

intheleftamygdala,theregionofthebrainthatisstronglylinkedtoassigningsensory

stimuli,suchassounds,tocertainemotions.

Therecordedtunescausedmuchless,andmoreinconsistent,activityintheleft

amygdala.Thismatchedhowemotivetheparticipantsratedeachpieceofmusicafterthe

experiment.

Thefindingsshowthatlivemusicstrengthensouremotionalresponse,probablyduetoits

free-flowingandactivenature.

()5.WhichaspectoflivemusicdoesSaschaFriihholz'sresearchfocuson?

[A]Thetechnicalskilloflivemusicians.

[B]Thepopularityoflivemusicconcerts.

[C]Itsemotionalimpactonlisteners9brain.

[D]Itslackofinteractionwiththeaudience.

()6.Whatmadetheaudiencereceivethebestresponsefromlivemusicians?

[A]Theirharmonioustune.

[B]Theiremotionalperformance.

[C]Theirconnectionwiththeaudience.

[D]Theiradjustmenttothelisteners.

()7.Howdidtheresearchersconducttheexperiment?

[A]Byanalysingthedata.

[B]Bycomparingbrainactivity.

[C]Bygroupingtheparticipants.

[D]Byaskingcertainquestions.

)8.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

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[A]WhatCouldLiveMusicBringUs?

[B]WhatEmotionsCouldLiveMusicExpress?

[C]WhydoesLiveMusicMakeUsSoEmotional?

[D]WhydoesLiveMusicOutweighRecordedMusic?

II.七选五（每题2.5分，共12.5分）

（2024-2025学年广东东莞高三期中检测）

Artisallaroundus.Itcanbefoundeverywhere,includingfancygalleries,people9sliving

rooms,andonthesidesofbuildings.So,whyisartimportant?

Itpromotesexpressionandcreativity.Ashumans,we9renaturallydrawntoartasaformof

expressionandcommunication.1.It'sawayforthemtoexpressthemselvesbefore

they9reabletospeak.Infact,participationintheartsmayevenassistkidswithlanguage,motor

skills,andvisuallearningdevelopment.

2.Whensomeoneappliesforajob,therearecertainskillstheyneedtohavelike

dataanalysisorbookkeeping.However,manyemployersalsounderstandtheveryimportant

needfortheskillswhicharehardtomeasureandoftendifficulttodefine.Someexamples

includeaperson'sabilitytoadapttochange,thinkcreatively,orcollaboratewithteam

members.

Itprovideshistoricalcontext.3.Thisiswhypeopledevotetheirlivestostudying

caveart,Shakespeareanplays,andsomuchmore.Whenwetakethetimetodiveintoartcreated

inthepast,wecanlearnaboutothergenerationsanderas.Wecanstudyarttofindoutwhat

thosebeforeuswerefacingandhowtheyovercameit.4.

Intherapy（疗法）settings,artalsoprovidesanopportunityfordiggingdeeperand

expressingemotionsthataredifficulttodiscuss.5.Inoneimportantstudy‘children

between6and12wereaskedtodrawahouseasadistractionafterthinkingaboutsomething

upsetting.Thisgroupwasabletoimprovetheirmoodwhencomparedwithchildrenwhowere

instructedtodrawthenegativeeventorsimplycopyanotherdrawing.

A.Theseareitsmajorbenefits.

B.Childrenlovetodraw,sing,anddance.

C.Artandhumanhistorygohand-in-hand.

D.Howdoesithaveanimpactonourlife?

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E.Ithelpsallofusdevelopnecessarysoftskills.

F.Itcanhelppeoplehandleboththeirpastandpresentproblems.

□.Similarly,futuregenerationswilllearnaboutourcurrenteventsthroughourart.

in.语法填空(每题1.5分，共is分)

Itwasseveralyearsago,l.ZakirovacametoShanghaitostudy,thatshe

discoveredalocalparkfilledwithelderlypeople2.(dance)intheearlymorning.No

onejudgesthedancersforamissteporfornotkeepingupwiththerhythm.Theysimplydance

andenjoythemoment.Usually,3-(experience)dancerslead,whilenewcomers

observe,learn,andeventuallyjoinin.4.(occasion),she9dalsojoinanddancewiththe

Chinese.Inheropinion,thispublicactivityignoresageandbackground,offering5.

effectivemethodtohandlephysicalinactivitythatoftengoeshandinhandwithaging.ltisa

heartwarmingprooftotheopennessandlivelinessofmodernChinesesociety:Olderpeople

andretiredpeoplegather,notjust6.(exercise),buttosocialiseandformnew

connections.

BythetimeshecametoChina,Zakirova7.(take)partinvariousdances,

includingtraditionalUzbekdancesandvariousotherculturaldances.Oncampus,shetaught

studentsfromothercornersoftheworldUzbekdancesinexchange8.thelearning

ofdancesfromtheirtraditions.Outsidetheuniversity,sheoftenfound9.(she)

wanderingintoparkswatchingthepublicsquaredances.

Thesetwoworlds-thepublicdancinginChinaandtheUzbekdancetradition-have

shapedherlifeandbroughtherboundlessjoy.

Dancing,whetherinChina10.Uzbekistan,servesasareminderthatthejoyof

dancegoesbeyondborders,languages,andbackgrounds.

Unit2Theuniversallanguage(解析版)

I.阅读理解(每题2.5分，共20分)

A

SeatedatthegrandpianoinMIT'sKillianHall,first-yearstudentWangplayedonepiece

ofMozart9smusic.Whenshe'dfinished,Kim,apianistandlectureratMIT,askedhertomove

tothebackofthehall.Kimtappedatabutton.Suddenly,themusicWanghadjustplayed

第5页

pouredforthagainfromaspecialpiano——itskeyssinkingandrisingjustastheyhadwith

Wang'sfingersonthem.Wangstoodwithaconfusedexpression,takinginarepeatofherown

performance.

Thisunusuallessontookplaceduringathree-weekresidency（驻留期）ofthespecial

pianothatobtainsthedataofliveperformancesandoffersstudentsnewpossibilitiesfor

studyingandexperimentingwithmusic.

Wangwasoneofseveralparticipantstohavetheexperienceofhearingherselfplaywhile

watchingthedataofherperformancemoveupanddownacrossascreen:colour-coded

rectangles（矩形）indicatingthespeedanddurationofeachnote,andamovinglinecharting

heruseofthedamperpedal（阻尼踏板）.Wangcouldeveneditherownperformancewhen

Kimsuggestedherrhythmicuseofthepedalmightbeunnecessary.Usingtheinterfacetoerase

thepedalingentirely,theylistenedtotheplaybackagain,thenotesgainingnewclarity.

ForWang,thesessionintroducedanelementshe'dneverexperiencedsincebeginningher

pianostudies.Thevisualdisplayofhowlongeachkeywasplayedandwithwhatspeedgave

heramoreprecisedemonstrationoftheideasofvoicingandevenness.

Playingthepianoisoneofthemostcomplexactivitiesthathumansdowiththeir

hands.Somepeoplemightthinkthenewtechnologywillreplacethepianist.InKim'sview,that

humancomplexityiscomplementedbythiskindoftechnicalpossibility.Butitdoesn'tmean

allofthethingsthatgointolearningmusicwillbeabandoned.It9sgoingtobeaninvaluable

thirdpartner:thestudent,theteacher,andthepiano.It9sgoingtoplayanecessaryroleinlotsof

musicalefforts.

【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了麻省理工学院（MIT）使用的一个特殊的设

备，它能够通过获取现场表演的数据，为学生提供学习和实验音乐的新可能性。

（）1.WhathappenedafterWangfinishedherperformance?

[A]Herteacherplayedapieceofmusictocompeteagainsther.

[B]Shegotherperformancereviewedonaspecialpiano.

[C]Shewasaskedtocommentonherperformance.

[D]Herteacherinstructedhertoimproveherskills.

【答案】B

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【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段内容以及第三段中的“Wangwasoneofseveral

participantsto...thedamperpedal(阻尼踏板)可知，当Wang演奏完莫扎特的音乐后，她的

老师Kim请她走到大厅后面，并使用一架特殊的钢琴再次播放了她刚刚演奏的音乐。这架

钢琴不仅能够获取现场表演的数据，还能在屏幕上展示这些数据。由此可知,Wang的表演

在这架特殊的钢琴上得到了回顾和分析。故选B。

()2.Whatcanwesayaboutthepianotechnology?

[A]Itisdifficulttooperate.

[B]Itneedstobemoreintelligent.

[C]Itmightrevealusers9privacy.

[D]Itisbeneficialfbrstudents9learning.

【答案】D

【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段内容以及最后一段中的“InKim飞view,thathuman

complexity...lotsofmusicalefforts.”可知,这架特殊的钢琴不仅能够获取现场表演的数据，

还能在屏幕上显示这些数据，如音符的速度、持续时间和阻尼踏板的使用情况等;而这些可

以使学生能够更精确地了解自己的演奏情况，从而有助于他们的学习。故选D。

()3.Whatdoestheauthorintendtoexpressinthelastparagraph?

[A]Technologycannotreplacehumanpianists.

[B]Themusicworldisfullofuncertainties.

[C]Therewon'tbefiercercompetitionamongpianists.

[D]Pianistsshouldbeupdatedwiththelatesttechnology.

【答案】A

【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，作者认为这项技术虽然提供了新的可能

性，但它并不能取代人类钢琴家的角色。故选A。

()4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

[A]MakingFullUseofMIT'sProgramme

[B]TheEvolutionofMusicalInstruments

[C]ExploringMusicwithaSpecialPiano

[D]TheChallengesofLearningaNewInstrument

【答案】c

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【解析】标题归纳题。通读全文,尤其是根据第二段内容可知，本文主要围绕一架特殊的

钢琴展开，介绍了它的功能以及它如何为学生提供学习和实验音乐的新可能性，而在最后

一段，文章明确提到了这架钢琴将在音乐学习和演奏中发挥重要的作用，因此C项最适合

作为文章标题。故选Co

B

Hearinglivemusicmaybemoreemotionalthanlisteningtoarecordingofthesametune

becauseitbringsaboutgreateractivityinthepartofthebrainlinkedtoprocessingemotions.

SaschaFriihholzattheUniversityofZurichinSwitzerlandandhisteamcomposed12

piecesofmusic,eachlasting30seconds.Halfwerewrittenwiththeaimofexpressingnegative

emotions,suchassadnessandanger.Thesewereslower,lessharmoniousandincludedmore

minorchords（和弦）thantheremainingsongs,writtentoarousepositiveemotions.

Theresearchersthenemployed27peoplewhoweren'tmusicallytrained,tolistentothese

12piecestwice-onceperformedbyalivepianist,whichtheparticipantsheardthrougha

speaker,andonceasarecording.Theordertheylistenedtothemwasrandomlyassigned,with

30secondsofsilenceinbetween.Peopledidn,tknowwhentheywerehearingarecordingor

livemusic.

Whilelisteningtothemusic,theparticipantslayinanMRIscanner（扫描仪）sotheteam

couldmonitortheirbrainactivity.Thepianistthenadaptedthevolumeandspeedofthepiece

accordingtothebrainactivity.Forexample,ifsomeonewasshowinglittleactivityinresponse

toapositivepieceofmusic,thepianistmightplaylouder.

"Recordedmusicisnotadaptivetonowalistenerisresponding,butlivepianistsoften

adaptthemusictotheaudiencetogetthebestresponsefromthem,^^saysFriihholz.

Liveperformancesofboththenegativeandpositivepiecesledtoincreasedbrainactivity

intheleftamygdala,theregionofthebrainthatisstronglylinkedtoassigningsensory

stimuli,suchassounds,tocertainemotions.

Therecordedtunescausedmuchless,andmoreinconsistent,activityintheleft

amygdala.Thismatchedhowemotivetheparticipantsratedeachpieceofmusicafterthe

experiment.

Thefindingsshowthatlivemusicstrengthensouremotionalresponse,probablyduetoits

free-flowingandactivenature.

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【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了苏黎世大学的SaschaFriihholz团队的研

究发现，听现场音乐比听录音音乐更能激发大脑情绪处理区域的活动，这可能是因为现场

音乐更具互动性和流动性。

()5.WhichaspectoflivemusicdoesSaschaFriihholz'sresearchfocuson?

[A]Thetechnicalskilloflivemusicians.

[B]Thepopularityoflivemusicconcerts.

[C]Itsemotionalimpactonlisteners9brain.

[D]Itslackofinteractionwiththeaudience.

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知,SaschaFriihholz的研究重点是现场音乐对

听众大脑的情感影响。故选C。

()6.Whatmadetheaudiencereceivethebestresponsefromlivemusicians?

[A]Theirharmonioustune.

[B]Theiremotionalperformance.

[C]Theirconnectionwiththeaudience.

[D]Theiradjustmenttothelisteners.

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段中Friihholz说的话可知,现场音乐家对听众的调整使

得听众从现场音乐家那里得到了最好的回应。故选D。

()7.Howdidtheresearchersconducttheexperiment?

[A]Byanalysingthedata.

[B]Bycomparingbrainactivity.

[C]Bygroupingtheparticipants.

[D]Byaskingcertainquestions.

【答案】B

【解析】推理判断题。根据第四段前两句以及第六段内容可知，研究人员是通过比较大

脑活动来做实验的。故选B。

()8.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

[A]WhatCouldLiveMusicBringUs?

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[B]WhatEmotionsCouldLiveMusicExpress?

[C]WhydoesLiveMusicMakeUsSoEmotional?

[D]WhydoesLiveMusicOutweighRecordedMusic?

【答案】C

【解析】标题归纳题。根据第一段以及最后一段内容可知，本文主要介绍了苏黎世大学

的SaschaFriihholz团队的研究发现，听现场音乐比听录音音乐更能激发大脑情绪处理区

域的活动,其原因是现场音乐更具互动性和流动性。由此可推知,C项最适合作为文章标题。

故选Co

II.七选五（每题2.5分，共12.5分）

（2024-2025学年广东东莞高三期中检测）

Artisallaroundus.Itcanbefoundeverywhere,includingfancygalleries,people9sliving

rooms,andonthesidesofbuildings.So,whyisartimportant?

Itpromotesexpressionandcreativity.Ashumans,we9renaturallydrawntoartasaformof

expressionandcommunication.1.Ifsawayforthemtoexpressthemselvesbefore

they9reabletospeak.Infact,participationintheartsmayevenassistkidswithlanguage,motor

skills,andvisuallearningdevelopment.

2.Whensomeoneappliesforajob,therearecertainskillstheyneedtohavelike

dataanalysisorbookkeeping.However,manyemployersalsounderstandtheveryimportant

needfortheskillswhicharehardtomeasureandoftendifficulttodefine.Someexamples

includeaperson9sabilitytoadapttochange,thinkcreatively,orcollaboratewithteam

members.

Itprovideshistoricalcontext.3.Thisiswhypeopledevotetheirlivestostudying

caveart,Shakespeareanplays,andsomuchmore.Whenwetakethetimetodiveintoartcreated

inthepast,wecanlearnaboutothergenerationsanderas.Wecanstudyarttofindoutwhat

thosebeforeuswerefacingandhowtheyovercameit.4.

Intherapy（疗法）settings,artalsoprovidesanopportunityfordiggingdeeperand

expressingemotionsthataredifficulttodiscuss.5.Inoneimportantstudy,children

between6and12wereaskedtodrawahouseasadistractionafterthinkingaboutsomething

upsetting.Thisgroupwasabletoimprovetheirmoodwhencomparedwithchildrenwhowere

instructedtodrawthenegativeeventorsimplycopyanotherdrawing.

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A.Theseareitsmajorbenefits.

B.Childrenlovetodraw,sing,anddance.

C.Artandhumanhistorygohand-in-hand.

D.Howdoesithaveanimpactonourlife?

E.Ithelpsallofusdevelopnecessarysoftskills.

F.Itcanhelppeoplehandleboththeirpastandpresentproblems.

□.Similarly,futuregenerationswilllearnaboutourcurrenteventsthroughourart.

【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了艺术无处不在并在生活中扮演着重要角色。

1.【答案】B

【解析1根据后文的"It'sawayforthemtoexpressthemselvesbeforethey'reabletospeak.”

可知,此处强调的是艺术在孩子们身上所发挥的作用。B项引起下文，下文中的they指代B

项中的Children。故选B。

2.【答案】E

［解析］根据后文的"Someexamplesincludeaperson飞abilitytoadapttochange,think

creatively,orcollaboratewithteammembers.“可知，本段强调的是艺术与某种技能有关系，并

以找工作为例进行说明。E项中的softskills概括了下文的aperson'sabilitytoadaptto

change,thinkcreatively,orcollaboratewithteammemberso故选E。

3.【答案】C

【解析】根据本段主旨句"Itprovideshistoricalcontext.”可知,艺术对人类的影响还体现在

历史方面。C项呼应主旨句。故选C。

4.【答案】G

【解析1根据前文“Wecanstudyarttofindoutwhatthosebeforeuswerefacingandhow

theyovercameit.”可知，此处强调的是我们可以通过艺术来学习前人的经验。G项符合文

意，与上文承接自然。故选G。

5.【答案】F

【解析1根据前文"Intherapy（疗法）settings,artalsoprovidesanopportunityfordigging

deeperandexpressingemotionsthataredifficulttodiscuss.”可知，此处强调的是艺术具有改

善负面情绪的功能。F项符合文意，选项中的problems指的就是负面情绪。故选F。

in.语法填空（每题1.5分，共is分）

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Itwasseveralyearsago,l.ZakirovacametoShanghaitostudy,thatshe

discoveredalocalparkfilledwithelderlypeople2.(dance)intheearlymorning.No

onejudgesthedancersforamissteporfornotkeepingupwiththerhythm.Theysimplydance

andenjoythemoment.Usually,3•(experience)dancerslead,whilenewcomers

observe,learn,andeventuallyjoinin.4.(occasion),she9dalsojoinanddancewiththe

Chinese.Inhero