2017-2018学年高二英语外研版选修六教学案Module2Section5

[技法指导]本单元的写作要求是奇幻故事。奇幻故事就是根据材料或者自己的想象，确定好故事的主题，确定好主要人物和次要人物，设计好高潮和结尾，把故事情节描述完整。此类作文要做到：1．要发挥想象力。2．语言比较夸张，为了吸引读者，故事的语言要生动，富有虚幻性。3．句子结构多以主动语态、陈述句式为主。4．奇幻故事通常是发生在过去，因此应以一般过去时为主。表达1．奇幻故事的开端①Onceuponatime,therelivedaking.很久以前，有一位国王。②Longlongago,therelivedaking.很久很久以前，有一位国王。2．奇幻故事的发展和高潮①Theringsuddenlybegantospeak,whichmadethebraveyoungmanveryamazed.戒指突然开始说话了，这使得这位勇敢的年轻人很惊异。②NoonelikedtotalktoWilbur,aweakpig,exceptaspidernamedCharlotte,whotreatedWilburashergoodfriend.除了蜘蛛夏洛特，没有人喜欢和身体虚弱的小猪韦尔伯说话，夏洛特把韦尔伯当作她的好朋友。③In2146,weareflyingintheair,conveyingsignalsthroughourminds.在2146年，我们在空中飞翔，用意识传递信息。3．奇幻故事的结局Theyfinallydefeatedtheevilwitch,livingahappylife.他们最终战胜了邪恶的女巫，过上了幸福的生活。[写作规范][题目要求]请以“AMagicRing”为题，充分发挥想象力，写一篇奇幻性质的小故事。注意：词数100左右。[三步作文法]第一步：搜索词汇1．谈话conversation2．游荡wander3．低语whisper4．使顺利滑动slip5．摘下takeoff6．想出thinkof7．在……的帮助下withthehelpof第二步：由词造句1．根据汉语提示完成句子①一个年轻人走过树林时，看见地上有一枚戒指。Ayoungmansawaringlyingonthegroundwhenhewaswalkingthroughawood.②这个年轻人很高兴，把戒指戴在手上回家了。Theyoungmanwasveryglad,puttheringonhisfingerandwenthome.③他整天在森林里游荡。Heiswanderingintheforestallday.④他们看见房间里没人就去叫那位父亲。Theysawnobodyintheroomandcalledforthefather.2．句式升级⑤用v.ing形式作状语改写句①Walkingthroughawood,ayoungmansawaringlyingontheground.⑥用with的复合结构改写句②Theyoungmanwasverygladandwenthomewiththeringonhisfinger.⑦用含定语从句的复合句改写句③Allhedoesiswanderingintheforestallday.⑧用when引导的时间状语从句改写句④Whentheysawnobodyintheroom,theycalledforthefather.第三步：连句成篇AMagicRingground.Hehroughawood,ayoungmansawaringlyingontheground.Hediscoverdisappeared.Whenseen.Theringonhisfinger,hedisappeared.Whenhetookitoff,hecouldbeseen.Theyoungmanwasverygladandwenthomewiththeringonhisfinger,thinkingaboutwhetherhisparentscouldseehim.expected.Sothome,hisparentsdidn'tseehimasexpected.Sohecouldhearhisparents'conversation.“I'vearrangedforfoursoldierstoeandtakehimofftojointhearmytonightwhenhe'sasleep.”hisfathersaid.“Good，”saidhismother，“home.Allpletely/utterlyuselesshereathome.Allhedoesiswanderingintheforestallday！”“Well,armylifewillsoonchangeallthat，”replied.Butarmy.Soreplied.Buttheyoungmandidn'twanttojointhearmy.Sohethoughtofaplan.Aftermidnight,hearingpeoplewhisperingoutsidehisroom,theyoungmanquicklyslippedtheringontohisfinger.Foursoldierscameinwitharopeandabag.Butwhentheysawnobodyintheroom,theycalledforthefather.Lookingaroundtheroom,thefatherwasverysurprisedandveryangry.Andtheyoungmansucceededwiththehelpofthering.Ⅰ.阅读理解FantasiesforyoungreadersreallybeganwiththefairytalesofwriterssuchastheBrothersGrimm.Ofcourse,allthechildrenwhogrowupreadingthesebooksandtalesnever,atheart,reallygrowupatall,forsuchwonderfulstoriesareforevercarvedintheirminds.Andfairytalesareasmuchfuntoreadwhenwearefifty,onlyformemorablereasons,astheyarewhenwearechildren.Butit'sobviousthesedaysthatfantasiesaren'tonlyforthelittleones.In1977,23yearsafterTheLordoftheRingsbyTolkienwaspublished,TerryBrookspublishedhisfirstnovel,TheSwordofShannara.ItbecamethefirstworkoffictionevertoappearontheNewYorkTimesTradePaperbackBestsellerList,whereitremainedforoverfivemonths.FollowingthereleaseofTolkien'swork,earlierworksoffantasy,likeT．H.White'sOnceandFutureKingandEricEddison'sTheMezentianGate(in1958)cameoutbeforeTheSwordofShannara,butneitherhadaninfluencequitelikeTheSwordofShannara.Fantasiesweretrulyreborn.Asthepopularityoffantasiesbegantogrowquickly,thefilmandtelevisionindustryclimbedaboardthebandwagon.Duringtheeighties,thefantasy/adventuremoviewasborn.Conanisaclassictotheeighties.Otherlessmemorablefilmscanstillbefoundinvideostores.Thelackofreallygoodfantasymoviesintherecentpastcanbeblamedonsubstandard(标准以下的)specialeffects.However,now,inanageofpostmodernputertechnology,theimpossibleisnolongeraconcern.SincethereleaseandpopularityofTheLordoftheRings,cinemascreenproductionrightshavebeenpurchasedforscoresoffantasynovels,fromTerryBrookstoRobertJordan.Thefutureoffantasieshasneverlookedsoassured.Evenchildren'scinemahashaditsownsuccessesthroughthebigscreenreleaseoftheHarryPotterseriesandtheclassicPeterPan.Whilethereremainsachoicetogobeyondtherealityweknow,therewillalwaysbefantasies.语篇解读：本文介绍了奇幻文学的发展。1．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Fairytalesliveinpeople'smind.B．Fantasiesareattractivetopersonsofallages.C．Fantasiesappearearlierthanfairytales.D．TheBrothersGrimmisfamousforTheSwordofShannara.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段的“Andfairytalesareasmuchfuntoreadwhenwearefifty,onlyformemorablereasons,astheyarewhenwearechildren.”可知，不论是孩子还是中老年人都觉得童话这类书很有趣，由此可推知，童话对各个年龄段的人都具有吸引力。2．Whichofthefollowingfantasybooksshowedtherebirthoffantasies?A．TheSwordofShannara.B．TheLordoftheRings.C．OnceandFutureKing.D．TheMezentianGate.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段的“...TheSwordofShannara.ItbecamethefirstworkoffictionevertoappearontheNewYorkTimesTradePaperbackBestsellerList...butneitherhadaninfluencequitelikeTheSwordofShannara.Fantasiesweretrulyreborn.”可知，TheSwordofShannara的出版标志着奇幻文学的重生。3．Theunderlinedphrase“climbedaboardthebandwagon”probablymeans“”．A．facedchallengesB．gaveuphopeC．madeanannouncementD．followedthetrend解析：选D词义猜测题。根据第三段的“Asthepopularityoffantasiesbegantogrowquickly...”可知，奇幻文学的受欢迎程度迅速提高；由“...now,inanageofpostmodernputertechnology,theimpossibleisnolongeraconcern.SincethereleaseandpopularityofTheLordoftheRings...”可知，由于电脑技术的发展，随着奇幻文学的流行，电影业和电视业也加入到这个大潮中来，由此可判断本短语的含义为“顺应潮流”。4．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Typesoffantasies.B．Famousfantasyworks.C．Thedevelopmentoffantasies.D．Thepopularityoffantasies.解析：选C主旨大意题。本文以时间为线索，介绍了奇幻文学的发展。Ⅱ.任务型阅读Choosingacollegemajorisoneofthemostimportantchoicesyoucanmakeaboutyoureducationandfuturecareer.1.Whatyoustudyinschooloftendetermineswhatcareeropportunitiesyouwillhavewhenyougraduate.Thereareanumberofstepsyoucantakebeforemakingafinaldecision.2.Ifyouenjoymarinelife,forinstance,youshouldconsideramarinebiologymajor.Ifyoulovestargazing,considerbeinganastronomer.Next,considertheacademicsubjectsinwhichyouexcel(优秀)．Ifyou'renotstronginmathyoumightbebetteroffnotchoosingengineering.3.parethelistofyourinterestswiththelistofyourtalentsandseewhichfieldsoverlap(交叉)．Onceyou'veestablishedalistofpotentialcareerfields,researchthemfurthertodeterminewhichcollegemajorsaremostproper.4.Ifyoustrugglewiththesesteps,considerlookingforoutsidehelp.Choosingacollegemajoryouwillenjoyisimportant.Youmightfindcollegelifetobelessstressfulifyouenjoyyourclasses.5.Perhapsmostimportantly,choosingthecorrectmajormayimproveyouroverallhappinessandqualityoflife.A．Yourteacheristheretohelpwithjustthissortofdilemma.B．Thenyoucangetanideaforwhatcoursesyou'llneedtotake.C．Itmayevenbemoreimportantthanwhereyouattendcollege.D．Yourfuturecareerchoicesmayrelyheavilyonwhatyoustudyincollege.E．Youmightalsoavoidtheunpleasantnessthateswithchangingyourmajor.F．IfyouaregoodatEnglishyoumightchoosetobeeanauthororajournalist.G．Beginbymakingalistofyourpersonalinterestsandcareerswhichcorrespondwiththem.答案：1～5CGFBEⅢ.完形填空LastyeararoundHalloween,Iwasinvitedtoparticipateinacarnival(狂欢节)forTuesday'sChild,anorganizationthathelpschildren1theAIDSvirus.Atthecarnivaltheyhadallkindsofboothsandanyonewhowantedtocould2asquare.Laterthatsquarewasgoingtobe3togetherwiththeothers,tomakea4.Thequiltwouldbepresentedtoamanwhohad5hislifetothisorganizationandwouldsoonberetiring.Afterawhile,asI6atallthesquares,Isawthepictureswereallbrightand7.Theboysittingnexttomewaspaintinga8，butitwasdark,empty,lifeless.AtfirstIthoughtmaybehetooktheonlypaintthatwasleftanditjusthappenedtobedark.9whenIaskedhimaboutit,hesaidhisheartwasthatcolorbecausehisownheartfelt10.Iaskedhimwhyandhetoldmethathewasvery11.Notonlywasheverysick,12alsohismomwasverysick.Helookedstraightintomyeyesandsaid,“Thereisnothinganyonecandothatwill13.”ItoldhimIwas14thathewassickandItoldhimthat15hewouldlike,Iwouldbehappytogivehimbearhugs.He16crawledintomylapandIthoughtmyownheartwould17withtheloveIfeltforthissweetlittleboy.Hesatthereforalongtimeandwhenhehadhad18，hejumpeddowntofinishhis19.Iaskedhimifhefeltanybetterandhesaidthathedid.AsthedaywasingtoanendandIwasgettingreadytoheadhome,thelittleboycameoverandsaid,“Myheartisgetting20...Ithinkthosebearhugsreallydowork.”OnmywayhomeIfeltmyownheartandrealizedit,too,hadchangedtoabrightercolor.语篇解读：帮助别人之后，自己也会心情舒畅，看看本文作者是怎么做的吧！1．A.inB．withC．atD．of解析：选Bwith表示“伴有”，这里表示携带艾滋病病毒的孩子们。2．A.paintB．drawC．makeD．write解析：选A下文多次提到paint，如第8空所在的句子“Theboysittingnexttomewaspaintinga...”，这里表示用颜料涂或抹。3．A.sewnB．putC．gotD．thrown解析：选A这里表示把他们涂的方形棉块缝(sewn)在一起，因为下文出现了quilt(被子)，所以只有A项最符合题意。4．A.pictureB．squareC．quiltD．bed解析：选C根据下文“Thequiltwouldbepresentedtoaman...”可知选择C。5．A.appliedB．takenC．spentD．devoted解析：选D只有全心投入到这个组织的人才会有这个殊荣，所以D项构成devote...to“全心投入到……中”，符合题意。6．A.lookedaroundB．lookedintoC．lookedthroughD．lookedup解析：选A只有环顾四周(lookaround)才会发现下文的情况。lookinto“直视，调查”；lookthrough“浏览”；lookup“向上看，查询”。7．A.negativeB．positiveC．effectiveD．thick解析：选B根据前面的bright可知孩子们的画的颜色是明亮的、积极的(positive)。注意连词and的用法。8．A.bearB．heartC．motherD．boy解析：选B根据下文第10空所在的句子“...hesaidhisheartwasthatcolorbecausehisownheartfelt...”可知选择B项。9．A.OtherwiseB．MeanwhileC．ThereforeD．However解析：选D接下来男孩的回答和作者的想法是不一致的，所以选择D项，表示转折关系。10．A.darkB．dropC．sinkD．fall解析：选A根据第二段最后一句“...itwasdark,empty,lifeless.”和第三段第一句可知答案为A。11．A.sadB．sickC．weakD．dead解析：选B根据下一句很明显选择B项。12．A.butB．andC．soD．nor解析：选A这里用到了notonly...but(also)．..(不仅……而且……)，为固定搭配。13．A.workB．doC．helpD．use解析：选C任何人能做的事对此也毫无帮助(help)，这里指小男孩的无助和心里的压抑。14．A.excitedB．unexpectedC．astonishedD．sorry解析：选D根据常识应该知道作者对于小男孩的家庭情况表示同情(sorry)，然后才会有下面的帮助。15．A.ifB．onceC．whenD．unless解析：选A如果(if)他愿意，我很高兴给他一个拥抱，这里表示假设。16．A.regularlyB．instantlyC．quietlyD．continuously解析：选B根据下文的“crawledintomylap”可知小男孩听到作者的话后的激动心情，所以应该指一个快速的动作，故选B项。17．A.burstB．breakC．cryD．flow解析：选A作者理解小男孩当时的心情，同时能感受到自己的爱心也随之迸发。18．A.littleB．muchC．enoughD．more解析：选C得到足够的(enough)拥抱后，他从我的大腿上跳下来画画去了，这里表示小男孩当时情感缺失而作者正好及时给予了他足够的爱心，这使他很激动。19．A.coloringB．stayingC．drawingD．writing解析：选A根据当时的情景可知小男孩开始涂上(coloring)明亮的颜色。20．A.laterB．brighterC．cleanerD．colder解析：选B根据下文可知作者的拥抱起作用了，作者的心也开始变得愈发明朗起来。getbrighter“变得更加明朗”。Ⅳ.语法填空Whilethousandsofcollegestudentsheadedforwarmclimatetoenjoysunandfunduringtheirweekofffromclasses,sevenlocalstudentshadotherplans.TheNorthernEssexmunityCollege(NECC)studentsandoneoftheirteachersspentpartoftheirspringbreakinNewYorkCity,helpingrepairanarea1.destroyed(destroy)bythehurricane.“Iwantedtoseeformyselfwhathappened，”saidTerry.“Icouldn'timagine2.whatitisliketoloseyourhomeandeverythingthatyouknowandthe3.powerful(power)effectthehurricanehadonthosepeople.Iwantedtodosomething,tounderstandtheirfeelingofhelplessness.”ThegroupheadedintoBrooklyn'sRedHookdistrict,whichwashithardbythehurricane.Theretheymetpeoplefromotherpartsofthecountry,4.whohadalsovolunteeredtohelp.Together,thosevolunteersandtheNECCstudents5.worked(work)toclearrubbishoutofathreestorybuilding.Theyputonprotectivesuitsandgloves6.beforetheyenteredthebuilding.Insidethebuilding,thestudentssawnothingbutbrokenwallsanddoorsandpiecesofthebuilding7.lying(lie)allovertheplace.Thestudentsreturnedtoschoolwith8.asenseofachievement,afeelingthat9.theyhelpedpeopleinneed.Iwasremarkablehowamunitylostsomuchandwasstillabletorecover,andthisleftthedeepestimpression10.onthestudents.Ⅴ.短文改错Asweallknow,travellingcanbeanexcitedexperience.Letmegiveyousomeadvicesthatyouhavetopayattention.YoucanfindoutmoreaboutyourdestinationbysurftheInternetbeforeyousetout.Youneedn'ttaketoomanycash.Sinceitcanbeveryconvenienttopayincash,usingchequesismuchmorereliable.Inadditional,itwillbewiseofyoutotakeanumbrellaincaseofitshouldrain.Andifyouaretotravelabroad,you'dbetterunderstandtheculturaldiversity.Keepitinmindthatbeingpolitelyinforeigncountriescanhelpyouhadawonderfultrip.答案：第一句：excited→exciting第二句：advices→advice;payattention后加to第三句：surf→surfing第四句：many→much第五句：Since→Though/Although第六句：additional→addition;去掉第二个of/第二个of→that第八句：politely→polite;had→have单元质量检测(二)(时间：100分钟满分：120分)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AMuseumofCycladicArtItmainlydisplaysancientculturesoftheAegeanandCyprus.Itwasfoundedin1986.Sincethenithasgrowninsize.OpeningHours：Monday,Wednesday,FridayandSaturday:10：00am－5：00pmThursday:10：00am－8：00pmSunday:11：00am－5：00pmTuesday:closedPublicHolidays(January1,Easter,EasterMonday,SpiritMonday,May1,December25～26,ShroveMonday,March25,August15)：museumisclosed.Tel：(210)MunicipalGalleryofAthensItishometoarichcollectionofnearly3,000worksfromleading19thand20thcenturyGreekartists.Itsbuildingwasdesignedintheearly19thcenturybyfamousarchitectHansChristianHansenandisoneoftheoldestneoclassicalbuildingsinAthens.OpeningHours：TuesdaythroughSaturday:10：00am－2：00pmand5：00pm－9：00pmSunday:10：00am－2：00pmMonday:closedAdmissionisfree.Tel：(210)，(210)JewishMuseumofGreeceArtandartifactsfromJewishmunitiesthroughtheagesmakethismuseumaculturaltreasure.Thismuseumisthecreationofmy9thgradehistoryteacherNikosStavrolakis.OpeningHours：FromMondaytoFriday:9：00－2：30pmSaturdayandSunday:10：00am－2：00pmTel：(210)Fax：(210)NationalHistoricalMuseumThismuseumisperfectforthosewhoareinterestedintheGreekWarofIndependenceanditsartifacts.OpeningHours：Opendailyfrom9：00am－1：30pmMonday:closedFreeonSundayTel：(210)语篇解读：文章介绍了四座博物馆的基本情况、营业时间、联系方式等。1．IfyouwanttobeattheMuseumofCycladicArtforthelongestopeninghours,youshouldgo.A．onTuesdayB．onThursdayC．onFridayD．onSaturday解析：选B细节理解题。根据MuseumofCycladicArt这一部分的FridayandSaturday：10：00am－5：00pm，Thursday：10：00am－8：00pm，Sunday：11：00am－5：00pm可知应选B项。2．Themuseumyoucanenterforfreeonitsworkdaysis.A．theMuseumofCycladicArtB．theJewishMuseumofGreeceC．theMunicipalGalleryofAthensD．theNationalHistoricalMuseum解析：选C细节理解题。根据MunicipalGalleryofAthens这一部分的Admissionisfree.可知应选C项。3．WhatnumbershouldyoucallformoreinformationabouttheJewishMuseumofGreece?A．(210).B．(210).C．(210).D．(210).解析：选B细节理解题。根据JewishMuseumofGreece这一部分的Tel：(210)可知应选B项。BNelleHarperLeewasbornonApril28,1926,inMonroeville,Alabama.Asachild,HarperLeewasatomboy(假小子).Shefoughtontheplayground.Shetalkedbacktoteachers,andshewasboredwithschool.InhighschoolLeewasluckyenoughtohaveagiftedEnglishteacher,GladysWatsonBurkett,whomadeherfallinlovewithliteratureandtaughtherhowtowritewell.ThereLeelovednineteenthcenturyBritishauthorsbest,andoncesaidthatherdreamwastobee“theJaneAustenofSouthAlabama”．Afterleavinghighschool,shewenttotheUniversityofAlabama.Thereshefoundasecondhomeonthecampusnewspaper.EventuallyshebecameeditorinchiefoftheRammerJammer,aquarterlyhumormagazineoncampus.Sheenteredthelawschool,butsheloathedit.Despiteherfather'shopethatshewouldbeealocalattorney(律师)likehersisterAlice,LeewenttoNewYorkforherwriting.Shespenteightyearsworkingsmalljobsbeforeshefinallyshowedamanuscript(手稿)toTayHohoff,aneditoratJ．B.Lippincott.Atthispoint,itwasmorelikeastringofstoriesthanthenovelthatLeewantedtowrite.UnderHohoff'sguidance,twoandahalfyearsofrewritingfollowed.Finallythenovelwasreadyforpublication.ToKillaMockingbirdwaspublishedin1960tohighlyfavorablereviewsandquicklyclimbedthebestsellerlists,whereitremainedforeightyeightweeks.In1961,thenovelwonthePulitzerPrize.ToKillaMockingbirdhassoldmorethanthirtymillioncopiesineighteenlanguages.In2011,PresidentObamaawardedNelleHarperLeetheNationalMedalofArts.语篇解读：NelleHarperLee是《杀死一只知更鸟》的作者，本文向我们介绍了她的生平。4．WhenNelleHarperLeewasalittlegirl,she.A．lovedreadingverymuchB．waslovedbyallherteachersC．readsomeofJaneAusten'snovelsD．wasnaughtyandlikedbreakingrules解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段的“Shefoughtontheplayground.Shetalkedbacktoteachers,andshewasboredwithschoo1.”可推断，NelleHarperLee小时候很淘气、不喜欢守规矩。5．WhatkindofroledidGladysWatsonBurkettplayinNelleHarperLee'slife?A．Sheremendedhertosomelivingauthors.B．Shemadeherbeeapopulargirl.C．Sheinspiredhertowritehernovel.D．Sheintroducedhertoliterature.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段的“whomadeherfallinlovewithliteratureandtaughtherhowtowritewell”可知，是GladysWatsonBurkett让NelleHarperLee接触到了文学。6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“loathed”inParagraph2mean?A．Reduced.B．Disliked.C．Developed.D．Considered.解析：选B词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“Despiteherfather'shopethatshewouldbeealocalattorney(律师)likehersisterAlice,LeewenttoNewYorkforherwriting.”可知，NelleHarperLee“不喜欢”在那里学习法律。7．HowdidTayHohoffreactafterreadingNelleHarperLee'smanuscript?A．Shemadefunofit.B．Sheguidedhertoimproveit.C．Sherefusedtohelppublishit.D．Shewasextremelyexcitedaboutit.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段的“UnderHohoff'sguidance,twoandahalfyearsofrewritingfollowed.”可知，TayHohoff看完手稿后帮助NelleHarperLee进行改进。CWhatispoetry?Weusuallydon'tthinkmuchaboutthisquestion.Ifwedo,we'reprobablytemptedtothinkthatpoetryissimplyaseriesofrhyminglineswhichdescribeathingoranexperience.Butifitwasassimpleasthat,whywouldweneedpoetryatall?OneexplanationofpoetryIlikeisthatpoetrymunicatestheessence(本质)orthesoulofsomething,insteadofjustdescribingit.Forexample,imaginedescribingaplaygroundswingtosomeone:whatitlookslikeandhowitfeelstoswingbackwardsandforwards.Thepersonyou'retalkingtowouldprobablyunderstand,butwouldheorshereallygetasenseoftheexcitementandfreedomachildfeelsonaswing?Now,takeamomenttoreadRobertLouisStevenson'sshortpoemTheSwing.Howdoyouliketogoupinaswing.Upintheairsoblue?Oh,IdothinkitthepleasantestthingEverachildcando!Upintheairandoverthewall,TillIcanseesowide，RiverandtreesandcattleandallOverthecountrysideTillIlookdownonthegardengreen，Downontheroofsobrown，UpintheairIgoflyingagain，Upintheairanddown!Thepoemmunicatessomuchmorethananymeredescriptioncould:thejoy,thewonder,andthefunachildfeelswhenheorsheswingshighupintotheair.Anotherwaytoexplainitistosaythatapoetuseslanguagetechniquestocreatevisualimagesthatealiveinthemindofreadersorlisteners.Astheimagesealive,thereadersorlistenersbeepartoftheexperiencebeingdescribed:theyarethere,atleastintheirimagination.Andbecausetheyarethere,evenforaveryshorttime,theiremotionsarealsoengaged.Theyfeelfrightenedorexcited,filledwithaweorsadness.Prettyamazing,really.语篇解读：诗歌并不是简单地叙述一些事情，它能够表达事物的本质，激发读者的想象力。8．InParagraph1,theauthorshowsthatpoetry.A．isattractivetoeveryonewholovesreadingB．isn'tverydifferentfromotherformsofwritingC．mainlytellsaboutanexperienceofapoetD．isaboutmorethanjustdescribingsomething解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段的“Butifitwasassimpleasthat,whywouldweneedpoetryatall？”可知，作者认为诗歌不是简单地叙述事情。9．Whatistheexplanationofpoetrythattheauthorlikes?A．Ittrulyhelpsthereaderfeelexcitedandfree.B．Itshowstheessenceorthesoulofsomething.C．Itdescribessomethingtopeopleinabetterway.D．Itmakessomethingsimplesoundmorebeautiful.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段的“OneexplanationofpoetryIlikeisthatpoetrymunicatestheessence(本质)orthesoulofsomething,insteadofjustdescribingit.”可知应选B项。10．WhatdoesthepoemwrittenbyRobertLouisStevensonmainlyshow?A．Thingspeoplecanseeonaswing.B．Thesimpleexcitementofchildren.C．Theexcitementoflivinginthecountryside.D．Thejoyfulexperienceofachildonaswing.解析：选D推理判断题。根据那首诗歌及第四段的内容可知，诗歌主要描述了一个小孩荡秋千时的快乐，故选D项。11．Thepurposeofthetextisto.A．tellreadershowtowritepoemsB．remendabeautifulpoemC．helpreadersbetterunderstandpoetryD．explainwhypoetryisworthreading解析：选C写作意图题。根据文章内容可知，本文主要谈论了诗歌的神奇之处，以便使读者更好地了解诗歌。DIfyou'relikeme,youknowthatmultitaskingdoesnotalwayssavetime.Youslowdownormakemistakesthatrequirefixing.ButmaybeI'mjustdoingthewrongthings.Becauseanewstudyshowsthatpeopleonastationarybikepedaledfasterwhentheytookpartinsomesortofmentaltestatthesametime.Eventheresearchersweresurprisedbythatresult.Theyoriginallysetouttoprovewhatotherstudiesshowed:whenpeopletrytodotwothingsatonetime,theydobothmorepoorly.TheirfindingisinthejournalPLOSONE.Intheexperiment,subjectswereaskedtopletevariouscognitive(认知的)jobsthatrangedindifficulty—everythingfromsaying“go”whentheysawabluestaronaprojectionscreentorememberingalonglistofnumbersandthenrepeatingtheminreverseorder.Theydidthesetasksoncewhilesittinginaquietroomandagainwhileonthebike.Itturnsoutthatcyclistsrode25percentfasterwhentheyweredistractedbysomementalgymnastics.Butonlywhenthetaskswererelativelyeasy.Whenconfrontedwithtoughbrainteasers,theircyclingspeedswereaboutthesameaswhentheyhadnothinginparticulartothinkabout.Theparticipants'cyclingneitherhelpednorpreventedtheirbrainfunction.Thefindingscouldpointtowardnewprogramsinwhichwegetbetterworkoutssimplybyusingourhead.Sonexttimeyou'repedalingortakingpartinotherkindsofworkouts,trydoingsomethingelseatthesametime.Youmaynotonlybeabletoexercisemoreefficientlybutalsoenjoyyourtimebetter.语篇解读：研究发现，一边思考一边骑健身自行车会提高运动效率。12．WhatisimpliedintheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1?A．Multitaskingispopularwithalotofpeople.B．Multitaskingdoesnothelppeoplesavetimeatall.C．Multitaskingoftenleadstomistakesthatrequirefixing.D．Multitaskingdoesn'tnecessarilymeanpoorerperformance.解析：选D推理判断题。根据画线词后面的“Becauseanewstudyshowsthatpeopleonastationarybikepedaledfasterwhentheytookpartinsomesortofmentaltestatthesametime.”可知，画线词的隐含意思是：一次进行多种任务并不一定会影响表现。13．Duringtheexperiment,participants.A．didcognitivetasksofdifferentdifficultylevelsB．repeatedmorenumberswhencyclingfasterC．cycledmoreslowlywhenrepeatingnumbersD．didthetasksseveraltimes解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段的“everythingfromsaying‘go’whentheysawabluestaronaprojectionscreentorememberingalonglistofnumbersandthenrepeatingtheminreverseorder.”可知，那些参与者进行了不同难度的测验。14．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestudy?A．Cyclinghelpsone'sbrainfunctionbetter.B．Cyclingdoesn'tleadtopoorerbrainfunction.C．Onecannotcyclefastwhenhe/sheisdistracted.D．Theharderonethinks,thefasterhe/shecycles.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段的“Theparticipants'cyclingneitherhelpednorpreventedtheirbrainfunction.”可知，运动不会让大脑运作变差。15．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Researchersfindsomethingsurprising.B．Multitaskingcanhelpusworkoutbetter.C．Cognitivejobsbenefitusinvariousways.D．Peoplelikecyclingandthinkingatonetime.解析：选B主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，主要是讲运动时做些别的事情可以提高运动效率，故选B项。Ⅱ.任务型阅读(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Doyourfriendsputonpolitesmileswhentheyopengiftsfromyou?Isitobviousthattheyneverseemtolikewhatyougivethem?16.Butdon'tworry.Thiscanbemadeupeasilyenough,soyournextgiftgivingoccasionwon'tbeadisaster.Getyourfriendsomethinguniqueonline.Ifyou'rejustunsurewhatyourfriendlikesorwillappreciateinagift,checkoutsomeonlinegiftsiteswhichofferoutoftheordinaryitems.17.Therefore,you'resuretofindsomethingforyourfriend.Askyourfriendforsuggestions.Somefriendsneveraskeachotherwhattheywantforgifts.18.Butifyouhavefailedatgivingagiftyourfriendwouldlike,it'stimetogetmoredirect!Simplysay,“I'dreallyliketogetyousomethingyou'dreallylike.Canyougivemesomeideas？”Thatway,theycanmentionseveraldifferentthingsandyoucanpickoutsomethingandstillsurprisethemsincetheywon'tknowexactlywhatyouchoose.Askthemaboutthebestgiftsomeoneevergavethem.Askthemcasuallyaboutthebestgiftsomeoneevergavethem,andlistencloselytowhattheysay.19.Butyou'llhaveanideaofthetypeofitemtheyprefer.Thistypeofquestionalsohelpsyoutogettoknowfriendsonadeeperlevelandimprovesyourrelationship.20．Ifyourfriendisonsocialnetworking,lookthroughtheirpageforideasonthingsthattheylike.Also,whattypesofthingsdotheyloveintheirhome?Ifyourfriendwearsthesametypesofcolorsorpiecesofclothing,thisisagoodbetthattheywouldenjoysomethingsimilarasagift.Withfriends,thegesturedoesn'thavetobebigbutitdoeshavetobewellthoughtout.A．Makesomethingyourself.B．Perhapsyou'rebadatgivinggifts.C．Youdon'twanttosendthesamegift.D．Payattentiontoyourfriend'sstyleandlikes.E．Thesetypesofsiteshavehighqualitygoods.F．Itisbecausetheywanttheirpresenttobeasu