Unit 5 知識(shí)點(diǎn)精講精練

第I.閱讀理解Clarasitsatherdeskdeepinthought.Shestaresatthemathprobleminfrontofherdesperatelytryingtorememberhowtosolveit,butasshesitsthereherlonglistofhomeworkplaysoverinherhead,andshebecomesoverwhelmed.Shebitesherlipthinkingandthinking.Thenshehearsasongontheradio.Assheturnsupthemusic,awaveofcalmspreadsoverherbody,shecloseshereyesandlistenstothemusic.Whenthesongends,Clara’seyesopenandsheturnsofftheradio.Shelooksagainatthetroublesomequestionandsighs,“Irememberhowtodothisnow,”shesaystoherself.Thenshefinishestheproblem,butthistimecalmerthanbefore.AccordingtoNPRnews,45%ofteenssaytheyarestressedbyschoolpressures,suchashomeworkandgrades.Highschool,andallofthehonorsandAPcourses,canstressoutteenslikeClaratothepointofexhaustion,butitdoesn’thavetobethisway.Lotsofstudentscanusestressrelieverstosimmerdownduringtheirschoolday.Musiccanbeoneofthosereliefs.Whenthebodyisstressed,itreleasescortisol(釋放皮質(zhì)醇),alifesustainingadrenalhormone(腎上腺荷爾蒙)nicknamed“thestresshormone”.Byplayingmusic,studentsstoptheflow(流動(dòng))ofcortisolreleasedfromtheirbody,thereforereturningtotheirnormal,non-stressedselfquickerthansomeonewhodidn’thearorplayanymusic.Whenreturningtothisstate,teenscanthinkmoreclearly,withtheirstressgone.Musicdoesnotonlycalmthestressedmind,itdevelopscreativity,aswellasimprovingmathandreadingskills.Amusicclasscanhelpstudentswhoarestressedandgivethemanhourofrelaxationduringtheirday.Thiscanhelphighschoolershaveaclearmindtoconcentrateontheirschoolwork.Addingmusictoateen’sdaycanhelpthembecomelessstressedandfinallyhelpthemwiththeircourses,makingasmartergeneration.Now,Iknowyou’rethinking,“Whataboutkidswhofindplayingamusicalinstrumenthardorboring?Howwouldtakingamusicclasshelpthem?”Well,eventhoughplayinganinstrumentdoesn’tnecessarilyhelpallteens,itisagreedthatthereareveryfewteenswhodonotlistentomusic.Thisshowsthatallstudents,intheirownway,likehearingmusicthroughouttheirday.Themusicthattheylistentocalmsthemandgivesthemreassurance(保證)thattheycanmakeitthroughtheirschoolwork.Thatbeingsaid,allschoolsshouldhavearequiredhourof‘relaxation’timewhenhighschoolwouldlistentomusic,doeasyhomework,andcalmthemselvesdownaftertheirlongschoolday.Musichelpskidsintheireducation,providingthemwithabrighterfutureandensuringthattheytakecareoftheirgeneration,thegenerationbeforethem,andthegenerationstocome.1.Thewords“becomesoverwhelmed”inParagraph1probablymean“________”.A.losesconfidence B.feelsdisappointedC.cannotthinkclearl D.isn’tsureabouttheanswers2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Musichelpsstudentstobemorecreative.B.Fewstudentscanrelaxthemselvesatschool.C.Addingmusictoateen’sdaystopsthemfromstudying.D.Musicspeedsuptheflowofcortisolreleasedfromthebody.3.AccordingtoParagraph5,weknowthat________.A.takingamusicclassishardandboring B.allteenslistentomusicintheirownwayC.playinganinstrumentisnecessaryforallteens D.allschoolshavearequiredhourof‘relaxation’time4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheBrightFutureofMusic B.TheWayofCalmingDownC.TheCalmingPowerofMusic D.TheWayofSolvingProblemsBThetelephonerangwhenMrsGateswascookinglunch.HersonBrucewenttoanswerthetelephone.Hisauntsaidshewascomingtoseethemwithherdaughterthatafternoon.MrsGateswashappybecauseshehadn’tseenhersisterforseveralmonths.Sheknewthegirllikedbananasverymuch,butshewasbusyinthekitchenandcouldn’tgotobuyanyforher.ShegavesomemoneytoBruceandsaid,“Goandbuytwokilosofbananasintheshop.”Brucelikedbananas,too.Hewentouthappily.Halfanhourlaterhecamebackwithabaginhishand.MrsGatesweighedthebananasandfoundtheywerehalfakiloshort.Shetookthebagtotheshopkeeperandsaid,“Isentmylittlesonfortwokilosofbananas,butyougavehimonlyoneandahalfkilos.”“Haveyouweighedyourlittlesonyet,madam?”askedtheshopkeeper,“Myscalesareallright!”1.Whowenttoanswerthetelephonewhenitrang?______________________________________________________________2.WhatdidMrsGatesaskhersontodo?_______________________________________________________________3.WhydidBrucegotobuybananashappily?_______________________________________________________________4.Howmanybananasdidhismotherasktohimbuy?______________________________________________________________5.WhatdidtheshopkeeperthinkofthebananasthatBrucebought?_______________________________________________________________

Unit5知識(shí)點(diǎn)精講精練I.詞匯運(yùn)用(一)根據(jù)句意及首字母或漢語(yǔ)提示完成單詞1.guests 2.catch 3.concert 4.celebrate5.refuse 6.weekdays 7.printing 8.calendar9.glad/happy 10.concerts(二)用括號(hào)內(nèi)所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空1.sadder 2.deleted 3.playing 4.surprised5.events 6.preparation 7.print 8.glue9.tosee；hanging 10.guests=4\*ROMANIV.閱讀理解【文章大意】本文主要通過(guò)一位名叫克拉拉的學(xué)生的案例，討論了青少年利用音樂(lè)處理自身的壓力的問(wèn)題，強(qiáng)調(diào)了音樂(lè)在幫助減壓方面的作用。1.C【解析】句意：第1段中的“變得不知所措”可能的意思是“不能清楚地思考”。結(jié)合前句和后句“Shestaresatthemathprobleminfrontofherdesperatelytryingtorememberhowtosolveit,butasshesitsthereherlonglistofhomeworkplaysoverinherhead.Shebitesherlipthinkingandthinking.”（她盯著她面前的數(shù)學(xué)問(wèn)題拼命想回憶起如何解決這個(gè)問(wèn)題，但當(dāng)她坐在那里時(shí)，她長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的作業(yè)清單在她的腦海里浮動(dòng)起來(lái)，她咬著嘴唇思考了又思考。）這說(shuō)明她的思想很掙扎，變得不知所措，無(wú)法清楚思考，其他的三個(gè)選項(xiàng)A“失去信心”，選項(xiàng)B“感到失望”，選項(xiàng)D“對(duì)答案不確定”都是不準(zhǔn)確的。故選C。2.A【解析】句意：我們能從這段文字中知道到什么？音樂(lè)可以幫助學(xué)生更有創(chuàng)意。從