江苏省常熟市2022高考英语一轮 阅读理解暑假训练题（4）

常熟市2022高考英阅读理解语一轮（暑假）训练题（4）及答案阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AAnyforeignerwhohastriedtolearnChinesecantellhowharditistomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstand.Andanyonewhohastriedtolearntoplaytheviolinorotherinstrumentscanreportsimilarchallenges.NowresearchershavefoundthatpeoplewithmusicaltraininghaveaneasiertimelearningChinese.WritingintheonlineeditionofNatureNeuroscience，researchersfromNorthwesternUniversitysaythatbothskillsdrawonthesamepartsofthebrainthathelppeoplediscoverchangesinpitch(音调)．Oneofthestudy’sauthors，NinaKraus，saidthefindingssuggestedthatstudyingmusic“actuallytunesoursensorysystem”．Thismeansthatschoolsthatwantchildrentodowellinlanguagesshouldhesitatebeforecuttingmusicprograms，Dr.Kraussaid.Shesaidmusictrainingmightalsohelpchildrenwithlanguageproblems.Mandarin(普通话)speakershavebeenshowntohaveamorecomplexencoding(编码)ofpitchpatternsintheirbrainsthanEnglishspeakersdo.ThisisbecauseinMandarinandotherAsianlanguages，pitchplaysacentralrole.Asinglesyllablewordcanhaveseveralmeaningsdependingonhowitisintoned.Forthisstudy，theresearcherslookedat20nonChinesespeakingvolunteers，halfwithnomusicalbackgroundandhalfwhohavestudiedaninstrumentforatleastsixyears.Astheywereshownamovie，thevolunteersalsoheardanaudiotapeoftheMandarinword“mi”inthreeofitsmeanings：squint，bewilderandrice.Theresearchersrecordedactivitiesintheirbrainstemstoseehowwelltheywereprocessingthesounds.ThosewithamusicbackgroundshowedmuchmorebrainactivitiesinresponsetotheChinesesounds.Theleadauthorofthestudy，PatrickC．M.Wong，saiditmightworkbothways.Itappearsthatnativespeakersoftonallanguagesmaydobetteratlearninginstruments.-7-\n1.WhenlearningChinese，aforeignerwillfind________.A．hehasadifficulttimelearningmusicatthesametimeB．hehasaneasiertimelearningmusicatthesametimeC．itishardtomasterthetonesrequiredtospeakandunderstandD．itiseasytousethebraintohelphimdiscoverchangesinpitch2.WhydoesChineselearninghavesomethingtodowithmusictraining?A．BecausethereisthesamedifficultyinlearningChineseandmusic.B．Becauseskillstolearnthetwomakeuseofthesamepartsofthebrain.C．Becausemusictrainingmighthelppeoplewithlanguagestudy.D．BecausepeoplewhodowellinChinesestudydowellinmusic.3.Theunderlinedword“intoned”inthefourthparagraphcanbereplacedbytheword“____”．A．createdB．spelledC．seemedD．pronounced4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．MandarinSpeakersAreSmarterthanEnglishSpeakersB．SkilledEarforMusicMayHelpLanguageStudyC．PitchPlaysaCentralRoleinChineseLearningD．SchoolsNeedtoDevelopMusicPrograms[参考答案1—4、CBDB*********************************************************结束阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AOnceuponatimetherewasawisemanthatusedtogototheoceantodohiswriting.Hehadahabitofwalkingonthebeachbeforehebeganhiswork.Onedayhewaswalkingalongtheshore.Ashelookeddownthebeach,hesawahumanfiguremovinglikeadancer.Hesmiledtohimselfatthethoughtthatsomeonewoulddanceonthebeach.Sohebegantowalkfastertocatchup.Ashegotcloser,hesawthatitwasayoungmanandtheyoungmanwasn’tdancing,-7-\nbutinsteadhewasreachingdowntotheshore,pickingupsomethingandverygentlythrowingitintotheocean.Ashegotcloserhecalledout,“Goodmorning!Whatareyoudoing?”Theyoungmanpaused,lookedupandreplied,“Throwingstarfishintheocean.”“IguessIshouldhaveasked,whyareyouthrowingstarfishintheocean?”“Thesunisupandthetideisgoingout,AndifIdon’tthrowtheminthey’lldie.”“But,youngman,don’tyourealizethattherearemilesandmilesofbeachandstarfishallalongit.Youcan’tpossiblymakeadifference!”Theyoungmanlistenedpolitely,thenhebentdown,pickedanotherstarfishandthrewitintothesea,pastthebreakingwavesandsaid,“Itmadeadifferenceforthatone.”Thereissomethingveryspecialineachandeveryoneofus.Wehaveallbeengiftedwiththeabilitytomakeadifference.Andifwecanknowthatgift,wewillgainthroughthestrengthofourvisionsthepowertoshapethefuture.Wemusteachfindourstarfish.Andifwethrowourstarfishwiselyandwell,theworldwillbebetter.1.Oneday,thewisemansawtheyoungman.A.DancingalongthebeachB.WalkingwithadancerC.pickingupstarfishforsaleD.tryingtosaveasmanystarfishaspossible2.Neartheendofthepassage,“somethingveryspecial”refersto.A.thegiftsfromfriendsB.thestrengthofmakingdecisionC.ourownstarfishD.theabilityofshapingone’sownfuture3.Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,wecanlearnthat.A.thewisemanrealizedsomethingnewandimportantB.thewisemanthoughtitwasfoolishoftheyoungmantothrowstarfishintotheocean-7-\nC.theyoungmanhadtheabilitytomakeadifferenceD.itisnecessaryforustosavestarfishonthebeach4.Thewritertoldthisstoryinordertoshowus.A.howandwherewecanwriteagoodarticleB.everyonecandosomethingforthefutureC.wisemenaresometimesstupidD.youngpeopleareactuallywiserthanoldpeople1--54DDAB*****************************************************结束BWefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixed—abilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.Wefeelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreamingpupils(分班教学).Itdoesnottakeintoaccountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffectonboththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthebottomofthetopgrade!Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheirintellectualability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.Inourclassrooms,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups:thisgivesthemtheopportunitytoco-operate,toshare,andtodevelopleadershipskills.Theyalsolearnhowtocopewithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyzeandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.Thepupilslearnfromeachotheraswellasfromtheteacher.Sometimesthepupilsworkinpairs,sometimestheyworkonindividualtasksandassignments,andtheycandothisattheirownspeed.Theyalsohavesomeformalclass-7-\nteachingwhenthisisappropriate.Weencourageourpupilstousethelibrary,andweteachthemtheskillstheyneedinordertodothiseffectively.Anadvancedpupilcandoadvancedwork;itdoesnotmatterwhatagethechildis.Weexpectourpupilstodotheirbest,nottheirleast,andwegivethemencouragementtoachievethisgoal.5.Bymixed-abilityteaching,_________.A.cleverstudentscan’tlearnmuchB.not-so-brightstudentscanlearnwellC.bothcleverstudentsandnot-so-brightstudentscangetbenefitD.cleverstudentsmightnotgetalongwellwithnot-so-brightstudents6.Theauthorarguesthatateacher’schiefconcernshouldbethedevelopmentofthestudent’s_________.A.personalqualitiesandsocialskillsB.totalpersonalityC.learningabilityandcommunicativeskillsD.intellectualability7.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthethirdparagraph?A.Groupworkgivespupilstheopportunitytolearntoworktogetherwithothers.B.Pupilsalsolearntodeveloptheirreasoningabilities.C.Groupworkprovidespupilswiththeopportunitiestolearntobecapableorganizers.D.Pupilsalsolearnhowtoparticipateinteachingactivities.8.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto________.A.argueforteachingbrightandno-so-brightpupilsinthesameclassB.recommendpairworkandgroupworkforclassroomactivitiesC.offeradviceontheproperuseofthelibraryD.emphasizetheimportanceofappropriateformalclassroomteaching5—8、CBDA****************************************************结束-7-\nC   Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogethertheywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistruethatinternationalcontestsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingandhatred.Thereisprobablysometruthinbotharguments,butinrecentyearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportsencourageinternationalbrotherhood.Notonlywastherethetragicincidentinvolvingthemurderofathletes,buttheGameswerealsodestroyedbyincidentscausedmainlybyminornationalcompetition.   Onecountryreceiveditssecond—placemedalswithvisibleangerafterthehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatch,asthelosersobjectedtothefinaldecisions.Theywereconvincedthatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheiropponents’victorywasunfair.Theirmanagerwasquiteangrywhenhesaid:“Thiswasn’thockey.HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished.”ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehaviorcouldresultinthedisorderoftheteamforatleastthreeyears.   TheAmericanbasketballteamannouncedthattheywouldnotgiveupfirstplacetoRussia,afteradisputableendtotheircontest.Thegamehadendedindisturbance.ItwasthoughtatfirstthattheUnitedStateshadwon,byasinglepoint,butitwasannouncedthattherewerethreesecondsstilltoplay.ARussianplayerthenthrewtheballfromoneendofthecourttotheother,andanotherplayerpoppeditintothebasket.ItwasthefirsttimetheU.S.A.hadeverlostanOlympicbasketballmatch.Expertsdiscussedthematterforfourandahalfhoursbeforeannouncingthattheresultwouldstand.TheAmericanplayersthenvotednottoreceivethesilvermedals.Incidentsofthiskindwillcontinueaslongassportisplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.Thesuggestionthatathletesshouldcompeteasindividuals,orinnon-nationalterms,mightbetoomuchtohopefor.ButinthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicsthereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism.9.Accordingtotheauthor,recentOlympicGameshave____.A.createdgoodwillbetweenthenations-7-\nB.causedonlyfalsenationalprideC.hardlyshowedanyinternationalfriendshipD.ledtomoreandmoremisunderstandingandhatred　10.Whatdidthemanagermeanbysaying,“...HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished”?A.Histeamwouldnolongertakepartininternationalgames.B.HockeyandtheFederationareruinedbytheunfairdecisions.C.ThereshouldbenomorehockeymatchesorganizedbytheFederation.D.TheFederationshouldnotexist.　11.Thebasketballexampleimpliedthat____.A.toomuchpatriotismwasshownintheincidentB.theannouncementtomakethematchlongwaswrongC.theappealjurywastoohesitantinmakingthedecisionD.theAmericanteamwasrightinreceivingthesilvermedals　12.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?A.TheorganizationoftheOlympicGamesmustbeimproved.B.AthletesshouldcompeteasindividualsintheOlympicGames.C.Sportshouldbeplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.D.Internationalcontestsareliableformisunderstandingbetweennations. 9—12、CBAA*********************************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