UNIT 5课时测评作业一（含解析）高中英语人教版2019必修第二册

UNIT5课时测评作业一Ⅰ.阅读理解(每小题2.5分，共20分)AItwasawarmeveninginAugustin1995.RobertBlockerwasdrivingtoYaleUniversityafterbeingappointedastheuniversity’sDean(院长)ofMusic.Hedidn’texpecttoseemanypeople,butacoupleofstudentsmethimandshowedhimaround.“WhenIlookedatthehistoryoftheuniversityandhowpeoplearedevotedtotheschool’sartprograms,Iwashonoredbythechancetoworkthere.Icouldnotwaitforthenextdaytostartmyjob.Andthatexcitementneverchangedbecauseeverydaywasdifferent.Myjobasdeanwasnotscheduled.Iwalkedaroundthecampusandstudentstalkedtome.Iwenttorehearsals(排演)bythestudentsandteachersandgotinspiredbythem，”headds.AfternearlythreedecadesastheDeanofMusicatYale,the77－year－oldretiredfromthepositiononAug31.Alsoanexpertpianist,heremainsaprofessorofpianoatthemusicschool,aswellasprofessorofleadershipstrategiesatYaleSchoolofManagement.Amonghiscountlesscontributionsasdean,Blockerdevelopedlong－termrelationshipswithfellowmusiciansinChina.Heoncetouredcities,includingShenzhen,ShanghaiandHangzhou,givinglecturestotheyoungsters.“Chinaisaveryspecialplaceforme.Iamveryhappytobebacktomeetmyfriendsandcolleagues，”Blockersays,addingthatheisparticularlyexcitedaboutbeingwithyoungstudents.YangSuxian,directoroftheShenzhenPianoMusicFestival,says,“HehasbeenverysupportiveandhasparticipatedintheShenzhenPianoMusicFestivalforyears.”Blocker’svisionofamorehopefulworldisreflectedinhisbeliefthatmusicbridgestheunderstandingbetweenpeople.“Musicbringshope.Peoplemayspeakdifferentlanguagesandhavedifferentideasbutmusicspeakstoeachother’sheart,andthat’swhywekeepthisworkgoingonandwhytheworkneverends，”hesays.“Ourjobistoletmusichealtheworldbyallowingustounderstandandfindacommonplaceinourhearts.”1.HowdidRobertBlockerfeelafterbeingappointedastheuniversity’sDean?Anxious.Thrilled.Terrified.Challenged.2.WhatisincludedinRobertBlocker’sworkatYale?Teachingleadershipskills.Revivingartprogramsoftheschool.GivingconcertswhentouringcitiesinChina.Organizingrehearsalsforstudentsandteachers.3.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinmentioningYangSuxian’swords?ToadvertisethefestivalinShenzhen.TostressRobert’spreferenceformusic.Toreviewthehardshipsduringthehardtimes.ToshowRobert’scareaboutChinesemusicians.4.Whatdoweknowaboutmusicians’jobfromthelastparagraph?Spreadingmusictothewholeworld.Translatingmusicintoacommonlanguage.Helpingpeopletoreachanagreementonmusic.Guidingpeopletoknowthemselvesbetterthroughmusic.BArecentresearchstudysuggeststhatlearningmusicdoesn’tmakeyousmarter.Forawhile,therewasanideafoundontheInternetandinvariousmagazinesthatsuggestedthatbabiescouldbecomesmarteriftheylistenedtoMozart,ortootherclassicalmusic.Inspired,someparentsboughtclassicalCDsfortheirbabiesinthehopethatthiswouldboosttheirintelligence.Butthisso－called“MozartEffect”hasbeenchallengedrepeatedly.Butistakingmusiclessonssurelydifferentfromjustlisteningtomusic?Wouldn’ttakingmusiclessonsmakekidssmarter?That’sexactlythequestionthatmanyresearchersovertheyearshavetriedtoanswer.Someoftheirstudiesconcludedthatitdoes,andsomefoundthatitdoesn’t.Forexample,onestudyshowedthatmusiceducationdidnotimprovereadingskills,whileanotheronefoundasmalleffectofmusiconyoungchildren’sabilitytolearnwords.Theresearchersofthenewstudy,GiovanniSala(FujitaHealthUniversity)andFernandGobet(LondonSchoolofEconomics),lookedatthedatabehind54carefully－selectedstudies,andaftercarefullycomparingthedatafromdifferentpapers,theyconcludedthatchildrenwhotookmusiclessonsdidnotscorehigheronteststhatmeasuretheirintelligenceoracademicabilitythankidsthatdidn’tlearnmusic.Ifmusicdoesn’tmakeyousmarter,howdoesthatexplainotherresearchthatshowsthatmusiclessonshelpstudents’schoolperformance?Itseemslikethereissomethingaboutmusiclessonsthatmakesstudentsabletoperformbetterintheirotherclasses.Thatdoesn’thavetobeintelligence,andit’slikelynot.Musiclessonscouldhavehelpedindifferentways:Theycouldhaveledtoachangeinhomeworkhabits,theycouldhaveincreasedconfidence,ortheycouldhaveimprovedsocialskills.Andfinally,theyalsomentionthatmusiceducationcouldstillbebeneficialtostudents’performanceinnon－musicsubjectifthemusiciscombinedwiththeseclasses.Sofeelfreetokeepmakingmusic,andkeepencouragingchildrentolearnmusic.5.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“MozartEffect”？Itismostlikelytobeineffective.ItwasfirstpresentedbyMozart.Ithelpsparentstakegoodcareoftheirchildren.Itwilldrawmoreandmoreresearchers’attention.6.WhatdoestheexampleinParagraph3show?Listeningtomusicbenefitskidsalot.Whethermusiceducationsuitsallkidsremainsunknown.Listeningtomusicfailstohelpkidsinlanguagelearning.Whethertakingmusiclessonsmakeskidssmarteriscontroversial(有争议的).7.Howdidtheresearcherscarryoutthenewstudy?Theydid54smallstudiesinall.Theyobservedchildreninmusicclasses.Theyexaminedplentyofpreviousresearch.Theydidalong－termsurveyofmusicalstudents.8.Whatconclusionismadeinthelastparagraph?Musiclessonsshouldbeencouragedforchildren.Intelligencedeterminesone’sschoolperformance.Astudent’sintelligencecanbeincreasedwitheffort.Studentsshouldavoidlisteningtomusicwhilestudying.Ⅱ.完形填空(每小题1分，共15分)Since2009,asmallarmyof__1__inthePalaceMuseumhavebeenreceivingglobalsocialmediaattention.Thesehairyguardsare__2__insidethemuseumwalls.Thepurposeistodefendwoodenstructuresand__3__relicsagainstmice.IvisitedthePalaceMuseuminthesummerof2023to__4__thehistoryofQingDynasty.IstayedinasmallhotelinoneofBeijing’shutongareasforawholemonth.Ittookmea20－minutewalktothe__5__everymorning.Before__6__toBeijing,IhadalreadyconductedsomebackgroundresearchonthehistoryofthePalaceMuseumitselfandmanagedtoreadanarticleaboutthefamouspalacecats.Iwas__7__tospotatleastoneofthemduringmystaythere.Inthethirdweek，__8__Iwaswalkingthroughthewesterngates,Iwassurprisedtospotnotone,nottwo,butthreecatsonthecornerofaporchinfrontofanoffice.I__9__thefurryguardsinChinese,“Hi!Kitties！”Thecatsignoredme,__10__totakearestintheshadenexttotheirwhite－paintedcathouses.I__11__threemorecatsinsidethebamboogardenoftheemployees’exercisegrounds.Itwasn’tuntilmylastweekinBeijingthatI__12__gottopetone.Theslightlyfatfurrycatlookedlikethereal“boss”ofthepalaceashemadehiswayovertome,staringwithhissharpyellowandblueeyesandletting__13__short,loudmeowsdemandingattention.Hewasveryfriendlyand__14__tobescratchedbehindtheearandevengivenabellyrub.Forthosecat__15__planningontakingatriptoChina’scapital,theseabsolutelyadorablesecurityguardsaredefinitelyworthspendingadayinthepalacelookingfor.1.dogsresearcherscatsvolunteers2.allowedchangedmovedhidden3.personalcomfortablespecificpriceless4.reviveresearchorganizetemplecapitalrepublic6.lookingforwardgettingbacksettingoutgivingup7.frighteneddisappointeddeterminedshocked8.thoughsinceunlessas9.greetedbeggedsuppliedcontacted10.applyingpreferringrequestingpretending11.rescuedprotectedburiedspotted12.finallybasicallyequallyseriously13.indownoutup14.anxiousconfidentembarrassedcontent15.controllersloversownersexperts课时测评作业一Ⅰ.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了耶鲁大学音乐学院院长罗伯特·布洛克，在他作为院长的无数贡献中，布洛克与中国的音乐家们建立了长期的关系。他曾到深圳、上海和杭州等城市给年轻人讲课。1.B[细节理解题。根据第二段“Andthatexcitementneverchangedbecauseeverydaywasdifferent.”可知，罗伯特·布洛克被任命为该校院长后感觉兴奋不已。]2.A[细节理解题。根据第三段“Alsoanexpertpianist,heremainsaprofessorofpiano...atYaleSchoolofManagement.”可知，罗伯特·布洛克在耶鲁大学的工作内容包括教授领导技巧。]3.D[写作意图题。根据倒数第三段“YangSuxian,directoroftheShenzhenPianoMusicFestival，says，‘He...theShenzhenPianoMusicFestivalforyears’”可推知，作者提到杨素贤这句话的目的是表示罗伯特对中国音乐家的关心。]4.D[推理判断题。根据最后一段“‘Musicbringshope...andfindacommonplaceinourhearts.’”可知，音乐家的工作是通过音乐引导人们更好地了解自己。]【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了一项研究，该研究表明学习音乐并不会提高孩子的智商，但是可以帮助孩子在其他方面有更好的表现。5.A[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Butthisso－called‘MozartEffect’hasbeenchallengedrepeatedly.”及第四段中的“theyconcludedthatchildrenwhotookmusiclessons...thatdidn’tlearnmusic.”可知，莫扎特效应极有可能是无效的。]6.D[推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Butistakingmusiclessonssurelydifferentfromjustlisteningtomusic？...andsomefoundthatitdoesn’t.”可知，该段所列举的例子是为了说明学习音乐会让一个孩子变得更聪明的论点具有争议性。]7.C[细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Theresearchersofthenewstudy...lookedatthedatabehind54carefully－selectedstudies”可知，Sala和Gobet是在参考以前的研究数据后总结出了新的研究成果。]8.A[推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Musiclessonscouldhavehelpedindifferentways...andkeepencouragingchildrentolearnmusic.”可知，新研究表明，虽然学习音乐并不会让一个孩子更聪明，但是可以提升孩子的多种能力，所以还是应该鼓励孩子学音乐。]Ⅱ.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在故宫博物院做研究期间，特地留心博物馆里的猫，和它们打招呼，并且最终成功摸到一只猫的经历。1.C[A.dogs狗；B.researchers研究人员；C.cats猫；D.volunteers志愿者。根据下一段“managedtoreadanarticleaboutthefamouspalacecats”可知，吸引社交媒体关注的是故宫博物院的一小群猫。]2.A[A.allowed允许；B.changed改变；C.moved移动；D.hidden隐藏。根据下文“Thepurposeistodefendwoodenstructuresand________relicsagainstmice.”可知，这些猫是用来防范老鼠，起到保护作用的，因此是被允许待在博物院里。]3.D[A.personal个人的；B.comfortable舒适的；C.specific具体的；D.priceless无价的。根据上文“thePalaceMuseum”和下文“relics”可知，故宫博物院里的文物应该是无价的。]4.B[A.revive复兴；B.research研究；C.organize组织；D.symbolize象征。根据下文“IhadalreadyconductedsomebackgroundresearchonthehistoryofthePalaceMuseumitself”可知，作者提前对故宫博物院本身的历史做了一些背景研究，因此是来研究清朝的历史。]5.A[A.museum博物馆；B.temple寺庙；C.capital首都；D.republic共和国。根据上文“IvisitedthePalaceMuseuminthesummerof2023to________thehistoryofQingDynasty.”可知，作者此行是为了在故宫博物院做研究，因此是步行去博物馆。]6.C[A.lookingforward期待；B.gettingback返回；C.settingout出发；D.givingup放弃。根据上文“IvisitedthePalaceMuseuminthesummerof2023”可知，作者是从其他地方来参观故宫博物院的，再结合下文“Ihadalreadyconductedsomebackgroundresearch...”可推知，作者在出发来北京前做了一些功课。]7.C[A.frightened害怕的；B.disappointed失望的；C.determined下定决心的；D.shocked震惊的。根据下文叙述的作者对发现猫非常惊喜，热情地打招呼，还去摸猫可推知，作者喜欢猫，决心发现其中一只猫，固定短语bedeterminedtodosth意为“决心做某事”。]8.D[A.though虽然；B.since因为；C.unless除非；D.as当……时。根据下文“Iwaswalkingthroughthewesterngates...onthecornerofaporchinfrontofanoffi