2019-2020学年英语人教版（2019）必修第二册同步提升练习：UNIT 5 LISTENING AND SPEAKING .doc

1、Unit 5 Listening and Speaking & Reading and Thinking1、 SILVER SPRING, MARYLANDStudents involvement (参与)is a goal in schools everywhere. A teacher in the Washington suburbs has found a way to engage and motivate studentsby bringing rhythm and fun to mathematics. The approach works well especially for

2、 students who speak English as a second language. Making math fun The voice heard in the video belongs to mathematics teacher Jake Scott. Most of the performers are his students. I use rap because it is something that appeals to students, and also because music aids memory,explains Scott.Scott start

3、ed using rap videos three years ago. So far he has produced nine, including YouTube favorites Triangle Experts and Quadratic Formulatic, which have been viewed tens of thousands of times. It is fun and the whole process is something that students appreciate, says Scott. More than a teacher Blair Hig

4、h School principal Renay Johnson is a big supporter. She even appears in Scotts latest video , Undefined Expressions. Mr. Scott is very motivating and engaging for students,notes Johnson. He enjoys what he does. As you know, he engages students and mathematics through music. But he is also our wrest

5、ling coach. He also sponsors the National Honor Society. And he is also a director of afterschool sports academy. I am lucky to have him here as a teacher. Scott was recognized as an outstanding educator last year by the Montgomery County Council. He was also honored the year by an African-American

6、civil rights organization. Jake Scott says he wants mathematics to be something that students look forward to learning. And he says the results will help them on a path to colleges and careers.1.Why does Scott use rap to make math fun?A.It is closely connected with math.B.It is a kind of music with

7、good beats.C.It is a kind of music with good rhythm.D.It is popular with students and helps memory.2.Who are Scotts teaching approach especially for?A.Students who are poor in math.B.Students who are fond of music and math.C.Students who speak English as a second language.D.Students who major in sci

8、ence and technology.3.What can we conclude from the passage?A.Johnson doesnt approve of Scotts work.B.Scotts work is recognized by the public.C.Watching videos is a daily routine in math classes.D.Scott makes students sing and dance in math class.4.What is the main idea of the passage?A.A teacher us

9、es music to make math fun and cool.B.An introduction of a new teaching method to readers.C.Mr. Scott is a successful math teacher.D.Students involvement is a goal in teaching.2、Music lessons in early childhood lead to changes in the brain that could improve its performance far into adulthood, resear

10、chers say.Brain scans of young adults showed that those who had formal musical training before the age of seven had thicker brain regions that deal with hearing and self-awareness. The findings stress how brain development can be influenced by the age when children start to learn a musical instrumen

11、t, and how those changes can go into later life.“Early musical training does more good to kids than just making it easier for them to enjoy music. It changes the brain and these brain changes could lead to cognitive (认知的)development as well，” said Wang Yunxin of Beijing Normal University.“Our result

12、s suggest it might be better to start musical training before age seven, which agrees with what most piano teachers suggested,” she added.Wang designed the study to try to find out whether musical training early on in life had any lasting effect on the structure of the brain. She hoped the results m

13、ight help parents decide what time was best for their children to learn an instrument.The brains cortex (皮层）plays a main role in scores of important abilities, from thought and language to memory and attention. The region matures rapidly in the early years of life, and its development could be affec

14、ted more if a person starts musical training before it fully matures.Wang studied 48 Han Chinese aged between 19 and 21 who had received formal music training for at least a year sometime between the ages of 3 and 15. After considering gender and the number of years spent having music lessons, Wang

15、found that musical training that was started before the age of seven appeared to thicken areas of the brain involved in language skills and executive function, which is a persons ability to plan and carry out tasks. She presented the results at the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Dieg

16、o.1.A boy with thicker brain regions means .A.he takes great interest in learning musicB.he may be good at hearing and self-awarenessC.he used to be excellent in his hearing abilityD.he is sure to have a great future in music2.What does Wang Yunxin suggest in the passage?A.Children should be provide

17、d with music education in time.B.The structure of the brain is too complex to understand.C.Piano teachers will give parents more valuable advice.D.Music can make a child equipped with best intelligence.3.What can be learnt from the sixth paragraph?A.The brains cortex decides how tall a child can gro

18、w.B.A childs growth can be deeply limited by music.C.It is much better for children to learn music early.D.Early music education has little effect on the brains cortex.4.What can be concluded from the passage?A.A persons ability mostly relies on music education.B.Musical training can help parents co

19、ntrol their children.C.Music lessons should be given more attention.D.Schools must spend a lot of time on music.3、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。Your house may have an effect on your figure. Experts say the way you design your home could play a role in whether you gain or lose weight._Here

20、 are some ways to turn your home into part of diet plan. _Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for when people are in poorly-lit places, they are more likely to eat lots of food. If your home doesnt have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place with brightness. _

21、Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people who ate meals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room._However, cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when its time to repaint, go blue. _People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer

22、calories per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes, and while youre at it, actually sit down to eat. A. Mind the colors of your room. B. You will enjoy your home environment.C. Dont forget the clock.D. Open the

23、curtains and turn up the lights.E. Listen to some light music.F. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more delicious.G. You can make your environment work for you.4、 Father, I dont like to go to school, said Harry Williams one morning. I wish you 1 let me stay at home. Charles Parkers father doe

24、snt make him go to school. Mr. Williams took his little boy 2 the hand, and said kindly to him, Come, my son. I want to 3 you something in the garden. Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along4they came to a bed in which peas were growing. Not a weed was to be 5 about their roo

25、ts. See how beautifully these peas are 6 , my son, said Mr. Williams. How clean and healthy the vines(藤) look. We shall have a good 7 . Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parkers garden. Mr. Williams then 8 Harry to look at Mr. Parkers pea vines. After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, Well, my s

26、on, what do you 9 Mr. Parkers pea vines? Oh, Father! replied the little boy. I never saw such 10 looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as 11 as the peas themselves. There wont be half a crop! 12 are they so much worse than ours, Harry? Because they have been left to grow as they 13 . I suppo

27、se Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them 14 . Yes. A garden will soon be overrun with weeds 15it is not taken good care of, Mr. Williams 16 , and so it is with the human garden. Childrens minds are like garden beds. They must be 17 cared for. I send you to school in order tha

28、t the garden of your 18 may have good seeds and 19 plentifully. Now which would you 20 , to stay at home or go to school? I would rather go to school, said Harry.1. A. wouldB. should C. mightD. could2. A. inB. by C. withD.of3. A. offerB. give C.showD. remind4. A. untilB. where C. beforeD. when5. A.

29、madeB. changed C.seenD. planted6. A. dancingB. moving C. shakingD. growing7. A. resultB. harvest C. matchD. present8. A. ledB. ordered C. followedD. forced9. A. hear ofB. look at C.think ofD. deal with10. A. uglyB. fine C. dirtyD. poor11. A. deepB. long C. highD. wide12. A. WhenB. How C. WhereD. Why

30、13. A. pleasedB. stayed C. leftD. belonged14. A. aheadB. afterward C. forwardD. outside15.A. asB. or C. ifD. so16. A. requiredB. answered C. explainedD. announced17. A. carefullyB. correctly C. gentlyD. slightly18. A. schoolB. mind C. familyD. dream19. A. produceB. develop C. decreaseD. drop20. A. f

31、indB. support C. knowD. prefer 答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1.D; 2.C; 3.B; 4.A解析：1.细节理解题。根据第二段第三句可知,Scott用说唱音乐让数学变得有趣是因为说唱音乐对学生有吸引力并且有助于记忆,故选D项。2.细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句The approach works well especially for students who speak English as a second language. 可知,Scott的教学方法特别针对把英语作为第二语言来讲的学生们,故选C项。3.推理判断题。从倒数第二段我们可以得出Scott的

32、工作得到了公众的认可,故选B项。4.主旨大意题。根据第一段第二句可知,本文讲述的是一位老师用音乐使数学变得有趣,故选A项。 2答案及解析：答案：BACC解析：1.B【命题意图】考查推理判断。【解题思路】根据文章第二段的第一句可知，对年轻人的大脑扫 描结果表明,在七岁之前有过正规音乐训练的人，处理听力与自我意 识的大脑区域会相对更厚。文章又是在讲述音乐的优势，故选B项。2. A【命题意图】考查推理判断【解题思路】根据文章第五段的第二句可知，她希望研究结果 可以帮助父母决断对孩子们来说何时开始学习乐器是最好的， 据此可推知A项正确。3. C【命题意图】考查推理判断。【解题思路】根据文章第六段的内容

33、可知，大脑皮层对思考与 语言、记忆与注意力的能力而言具有很重要的作用。这个区域 在幼年迅速成熟，但是如果在其还未完全成熟前进行音乐训练， 会对大脑皮层的发展具有重要影响。故选C项。4. C【命题意图】考査推理判断：【解题思路】文章主要讲述了在孩子7岁之前学习音乐的t要 性，强调了早期正规的音乐训练对大脑发育的影响：故选C项。 3答案及解析：答案：GDAFC解析：1.根据上一句Experts say the way .whether you gain or lose weight.和下一句 Here are some ways to turn your home into part of die

34、t plan.可知此处填G. You can make your environment work for you. 你可以使你的环境对你的体型有利。2.由后文Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating和If your home doesnt .with brightness.可知答案填D.Open the curtains and turn up the lights.3.由后文Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. 和However, cold colors

35、make us feel less hungry等可知答案选A.Mind the colors of your room. 注意你的房间的颜色。4.由后文However, cold colors make us feel less hungry可知答案为F. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more delicious.5.由后文Begin keeping track of the time可知答案为C. Dont forget the clock 4答案及解析：答案：1-5 ABCAC 6-10 DBACD 11-15 CDABC 16-20

36、 CABAD解析： 1.根据上句Harry Williams不想上学可知，他希望父亲让他待在家里。wish表达愿望及句谓语用虚拟语气，故用would。2.take sb. by the hand拉住某人的手。句意为“威廉姆斯先生拉住儿子的手.慈祥地对他说”。故选B项。3.句意:跟我来，我的孩子，我想带你去看看菜园里的东西。根据句意及下文Now let me show you the vines in Mr Parkers garden.可知选C项。offer提供；give给；show展示,显示；remind提醒。4.句意:哈里跟着父亲走进菜园，父亲带着他一直(until)走到豌豆生长的苗圃。5

37、.句意:豌豆根部一裸草都看(see)不见。make做； change 改变；plant 种植。6.句意;孩子，看看这些豌豆长得(grow)多么漂亮。 dance跳舞；move移动；shake摇晃。7.句意:我们一定会有好的收成(harvest)。result 结果;match比赛;present礼物。8.然后威廉姆斯先生带着(lead)哈里去看帕克先生 的碗豆藤。order命令;follow跟随:force强迫。9.What do you think of？(你认为.怎么样?)为固定句式。hear of听说；look at看；deal with 处理。10.由后文的描述可知，哈里认为他从来没见

38、过长得这么差(poor)的豌豆。ugly丑陋的；fine好的；dirty脏的。11.句意:杂草长得几乎和豌豆一样高(high) 了。 deep深的;long长的;wide宽的。12.由后文哈里的回答Because they可知此处是父亲故意问哈里：为什么它们比我们的差这么多呢？故选 Why。13.这里表示豌豆用它们自已喜欢的方式生长。14.句意：我想帕克先生只是把它们种上，之后(afterward)从来没有照看过它们。ahead在.前面；forward 向前;outside 在外面。15.句意:如果(if)不好好照看,菜园很快就会长满杂草。根据句意可知用连词if。16.威廉姆斯先生解释(exp

39、lain)道：人的花园也是一样的。require 要求；answer 回答； announce 宣称。17.句意:孩子的心灵就像菜园，必须被精心(carefully) 照料。correctly正确地;gently温柔地;slightly轻微地。18.句意:我把你送到学校是为了能让你心灵(mind)的菜园有好的种子且产量高。根据上文的Childrens minds are like garden beds.可知这里说的是孩子的心灵，故选B项。school学校；family家庭；dream梦想。19.produce生产；develop发展，开发;decrease减少； drop落下。根据语境可知此处是指产量高，故选A项。20.根据下文哈里的回答我宁愿去学校可知此处意为现在你是愿意待在家还是去学校呢?。prefer更愿意.更喜欢，符合语境。find发现，找到；support支持；know知道。