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PAGEUnit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”Ⅰ.阅读理解AOttawaisthecapitalofCanada.ItisthesecondlargestcityinOntarioandthefourthlargestcityinthecountry.TheCentreBlockisthemainbuildingonParliamentHill(国会山).Itisalsothelocationofseveralceremonialspaces,suchastheHallofHonorandtheMemorialChamber.ThepresentCentreBlockistheseconditerationofthebuilding,afterthefirstwasdestroyedbyfirein1916,anditisoneofthemostrecognizablebuildingsinCanada.DowntownOttawaisthecommercialandeconomiccentreofthecity.Mostofthebuildingsareofficetowers.WhilemostofOttawa'shightechindustryisbasedelsewhere,ithasasignificantpresenceinthedowntowncore.Thedowntownalsocontainsanumberofapartments,hotels,andtheoldersinglefamilyhomesandtownhousesalongitsedges.TheNationalGalleryofCanadaisoneofCanada'spremierartgalleries.TheGalleryhasalargeandvariedcollectionofpaintings,drawings,sculptureandphotographs.AlthoughitsfocusisonCanadianart,italsoholdsworksbysomenotedAmericanandEuropeanartists.TheRideauCanalistheoldestcontinuouslyoperatedcanalsysteminNorthAmerica.Attheverybeginning,thepurposeoftheRideauCanalwasmilitary,asitwasintendedtoprovideasecuresupplyandcommunicationroutebetweenMontrealandtheBritishnavalbaseinKingston.Itremainsinusetodayprimarilyforpleasureboating,withmostofitsoriginalstructuresundamaged.ThelocksonthesystemopenfornavigationinmidMayandcloseinmidOctober.【语篇解读】文章描写了加拿大渥太华闻名的几处地方,并分别对这几处地方进行具体的说明。1.Theunderlinedword“iteration”inthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans“________”.A.repairB.designC.copyD.landmark答案与解析:C词义揣测题。从其次段“ThepresentCentreBlockistheseconditerationofthebuilding,afterthefirstwasdestroyedbyfirein1916.”可知,现如今的中心街区是重新翻修的,以前的那一座在1916的大火中被毁坏了。所以iteration的意思相当于copy“复制品”,故选C。2.InthecoreofDowntownOttawa,wecouldsee________.A.alargenumberoftalltowersB.headofficesofOttawa'shightechindustryC.anumberofapartmentsandhotelsD.theoldersinglefamilyhomesandtownhouses答案与解析:B细微环节理解题。依据文章第三段“Mostofthebuildingsareofficetowers.WhilemostofOttawa'shightechindustryisbasedelsewhere,ithasasignificantpresenceinthedowntowncore.”可知在渥太华的市中心都是办公大楼,而且主要是高科技行业的办公大楼。3.CollectionsintheNationalGalleryofCanadaaremainly________.A.paintingsanddrawingsB.sculptureandphotographsC.worksbyCanadianartistsD.artworkbyAmericansandEuropeans答案与解析:C细微环节理解题。依据倒数其次段“TheGalleryhasalargeandvaried...AlthoughitsfocusisonCanadianart,italsoholdsworksbysomenotedAmericanandEuropeanartists.”可知,主要保藏的是各种各样的画以及雕像、照片。它主要是保藏加拿大人的艺术作品,同时也保藏一些闻名的美国人和欧洲人的作品,故选C。4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheRideauCanal?A.ItistheoldestcanalsysteminNorthAmerica.B.Itwasoriginallyforthemilitarypurpose.C.Theoriginalstructuresremainneverchanged.D.PeoplecanonlygoboatingfromMaytoOctober.答案与解析:B推理推断题。依据最终一段“Attheverybeginning,thepurposeoftheRideauCanalwasmilitary”可知,最初的目的是用于军事。BYou'llbelikelytobecomeangryifyoudon'tgetagoodnight'ssleep,anewpaperreports.Cuttingafewhoursofsleepoutofyourscheduleisn'tasgoodanideaasitmayappear.ResearchersattheIowaThelinkbetweenlack(短缺)ofsleepandnegativemoods(angerincluded)hasbeenprovedinpastresearch,buttheproblemisthatweknowthatthetwocometogether,butnotthatwhetheronecausestheother.Inthecurrentstudy,KrizanandcoauthorGarrettHisler,anISUdoctoralstudent,dealwiththisquestion.Underthestudy,volunteersweredividedintotwogroups.Thecontrolgroupfollowedtheirnormalsleeproutine,whiletheexperimentalgroupcuttwotofourhoursofsleepeachnightfortwonights.Onaverage,thecontrolgroupgotalmostsevenhoursofsleepanight,whiletheexperimentalgroupgotaboutfourandahalfhourseachnight.Inordertomeasureanger,theyhadvolunteersvisitthelabbeforeandafterthesleepmanipulation(操纵).Allthewhile,theywereaskedtolistentosomeunpleasantbrownandwhitenoise.Krizansaysthepurposewastocreateuncomfortableconditions.“Ingeneral,angerwasmuchhigherforthosewhosesleepwasrestricted(限制),”Krizansaid.“Wemanipulatedhowunpleasantthenoisewasduringthetask.Asexpected,volunteersreportedmoreangerwhenthenoisewasmoreunpleasant.Whensleepwasrestricted,peoplereportedevenmoreanger,regardlessofthenoise.”Sleeplossisknowntoincreasenegativemoods,suchasanxietyandsadness,anddecreasepositivemoods,suchashappinessandexcitement.However,theteamsaystheyfoundthatsleeplossuniquelyaffectedanger.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。大家都知道睡眠不足和坏心情之间有联系,但是之前的探讨都没有表明究竟是睡眠不足引起了生气,还是生气引起了睡眠不足。最新的一项探讨给出了答案。5.Whatdidthestudymentionedfindout?A.Somedisadvantagesofsleepingless.B.Somesignsofhavingpoorqualitysleep.C.Thelinkbetweenlackofsleepandnegativemoods.D.Thecauseeffectrelationshipbetweensleeplossandanger.答案与解析:D细微环节理解题。依据第一段的“Thisisoneofthefirststudiestoprovideevidencethatsleeplosscausesanger”以及其次段内容可知,文中提到的那个探讨是发觉了睡眠不足和怒气之间的因果关系。6.What'sthepurposeofaskingthevolunteerstolistentounpleasantnoise?A.Tomakethemangry.B.Tomakethemawake.C.Totaketheirattentionaway.D.Toaffecttheirthinkingability.答案与解析:A推理推断题。依据第四段的“Inordertomeasureanger”和“Krizansaysthepurposewastocreateuncomfortableconditions.”以及后面的试验结果可推想,这个试验中的噪音主要是想制造一个令人不舒适的环境,激起志愿者们的怒气。7.FromwhatKrizansaid,weknow________.A.thereasonsforthestudyB.thefindingsofthestudyC.theprocessofthestudyD.themethodusedinthestudy答案与解析:B细微环节理解题。从倒数其次段Krizan说的话中,我们可以知道关于这个探讨的一些发觉。CIfanyonewhohasriddenahorseforanylengthoftimetoldyoutheyhaveneverfeltanyfear,theywouldbedishonest.Youmayprefertocallit“respect”insteadoffear,butit'salwaysafactthatthe1,000poundorsoanimalyouaresittingonis,physically,morepowerfulthanyouare.Abadexperience,usuallysomethingthatcannotbeavoidednomatterwhattheriderdoes,canturnhealthyrespecttofear.Onceariderhasbeenphysicallyhurt,itwilltakehim/herawhiletorebuildconfidence.Theoldideapromisedthatifyoujustgotrightbackonagain,everythingwouldbefine.However,suppressing(抑制)fearseldomworks.Besides,suppressingfeardoesn'thelptotelltheriderto“justgetoverit”.Fearisusuallyrelatedtotherider'sskilllevel.Thebestwaytoovercomeridingfearsistoworkondevelopinggoodridingskills.Havinggoodridingskillsgivestheridertheconfidencethatheorshehastheabilitytorideahorseandtodealwithanythingthehorsemightdo.Ridersalsoneedtodevelophabitsthatallowthemtostaymentallyandemotionallycalminarelaxedwaywhentheirhorsebecomesexcitedorfrightened.Theirpartnersalsohavetokeepcalminordertobringtheotherbacktothatstate.Itishardtogetpastyourfearwhenyouworkbyyourself.Findinganexperiencedinstructorwhoknowsyourconfidencecrisis(危机)isimportant.Youneedsomeonewhounderstandshowtobackupandfindthepointwhereyouarecomfortablyriding.Havingtherighthorseorhorsescanalsobeimportantwhenyouarelearningtoridehorsesandtryingtorebuildconfidence.WearefortunatehereatMeredithManortohave130to150horsestochoosefromwhenourinstructorssitdowntomakeweeklyhorseassignment(安排)foreachlearner.【语篇解读】本文是一篇争论文。学骑马的时候心里胆怯 很正常,作者在本文供应了几点建议帮助骑马者克服这种胆怯 。8.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoshowinParagraph1?A.Horsesarereallypowerful.B.Somehorseriderscanbedishonest.C.It'scommonforhorseriderstofear.D.Horseridersshouldrespecttheirhorses.答案与解析:C主旨大意题。依据第一段的内容可知,本段主要是在阐释:每个骑过马的人都曾感到过胆怯 ,这是很普遍的事情。9.Accordingtotheoldidea,afterabadhorseridingexperience,weshould________.A.tryhorseridingagainatonceB.tellourselvestojustgetoveritC.turnourfearsintohealthyrespectD.avoidridingahorseforsometime答案与解析:A细微环节理解题。依据其次段的“Theoldideapromisedthatifyoujustgotrightbackonagain,everythingwouldbefine.”可知,老观点认为,一次失败的经验之后,我们可以通过马上再次尝试来克服恐惊。10.Whatdoestheauthorthinkisthebestwaytoovercomeridingfears?A.Improvingourhorseridingskills.B.Learningtostaycalminanaccident.C.Findingthepointofcomfortablyriding.D.Seekinghelpfromanexperiencedpartner.答案与解析:A细微环节理解题。依据第三段的“Thebestwaytoovercomeridingfearsistoworkondevelopinggoodridingskills.”可知,作者认为克服骑马恐惊最好的方法是提升骑马的技能。Ⅱ.七选五Whenyoupreparetogomountainbiking,thereareafewthingstokeepinmind.__1__Workoutwhetheryouplanontakingexcitingtripsfaroffthebeatenpathorridingonmorestandardtrails(小道),andwhetheryouwanttocompletelongdistancemountainjourneysorshorterones.ThenextstepistomakesureyouhaveagoodunderstandingoftheInternationalMountainBicyclingAssociation'sRulesoftheTrail.__2__First,makesuretoonlyrideonopentrails.Thismeansstayingawayfromprivateareas,closedroads,andespeciallywildernessareas.Beconsiderateofotherswhoareusingthesamepathsasyou,bethemountainbikers,horsebackriders,ormountainclimbers.Thethirdstepistomakesureyouhaveabikethatissuitableforthetypeofridingyouplantodo.__3__Don'tbeafraidtoshoparoundquiteabit—afterall,thisissomethingyou'llbespendingquitesometimeon,andabadfitcanmakeforalotofsufferingdownthetrail.Finally,getgear(装备)togetherforyourtripandchoosesometrails.Alwaysmakesureyouareentirelyselfsufficient(自给自足的)onthetrail.__4__Itisalsoimportanttocarryagoodhelmet(头盔),andthetools
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