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考点规范练1（Theme A）Ⅰ.阅读理解(2016重庆一诊)We live in a world where the great majority of our attention is focused on what we can see.Whether we’re watching TV or working on a computer,sight has become the leading sense in modern life.But have we lost touch with our other senses?Dr.Charles Spence of Oxford University thinks so.In his latest report,he argues that the use of all senses is central to health.However,sensory deprivation is common in modern life,and it is harmful to our health.Indeed,we take it for granted that most information we use to understand our world comes through our eyes.But our other senses may be suffering.Consider the sense of touch.According to Dr.Spence,children may grow up “touch-hungry” because they are not getting enough tactile(触觉的) sensations.He suggests that we put more tactile objects into our schools to help develop this sense.Dr.Spence may be exploring something deeper than our five senses.Life in the industrialized world is often far removed from nature,and it is no accident.For example,whether it is day or night no longer matters as much.Video arcades(电动游乐场) are open around the clock.In modern-day casinos(赌场),there are no clocks,no windows.Just the ringing of slot machines and cold hard coins.The owners there want you to lose track of time,and to be cut off from reality.Ironically,most popular video games are those modeled on real-life experiences.You can surf,snowboard or even fish!But again,you don’t feel the rise of the waves,the softness of snow,or the slipperiness of a freshly caught fish.It is upsetting that on weekends we rush to crowded video arcades for unreal experiences.There’s nothing wrong with a little stimulation,but there’s more to life.We mustn’t forget to feed our other senses.Right now,they’re starving,and that may not be good for our health.【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了牛津大学的Charles Spence博士关于感官的发现和观点。
考点规范练26(选修6 Unit 1)Ⅰ.阅读理解AAway with wordsThe Telegraph,an online news service,has teamed up with Saga,which provides products and services only for the over 50s,to hold a new competition to find the best travel writer.Three lucky winners will win a master class with two top Telegraph travel writers before traveling the world with Saga on one of three holidays of great comfort and pleasure.To enter,all you need to do is tell us something mysterious and wonderful about the world of travel—a favorite memory,a humorous tale,an unforgettable occasion or a sight worth writing about.What we are looking forYou must be able to read not only those signs that help you find your way around but the ones that tell you how the locals tick.You must,in the words of Paul Theroux,an American travel writer,“describe exactly what you see and give it life with your imagination”.In this competition,you can do that in anything from 150 words to 500,but they should be your words,and fresh ones.We do expect you not to hide the truth or the facts about your experience.Beyond that,you can make the most of the freedom travel writing gives you.You’ll be editor as well as writer,so ensure those eyes are equally fresh when you check and recheck what you’ve written.We will make allowa nces for the occasional mistake,such as you have “fell” into a river.But we won’t put up with mistakes every few lines.Terms&conditions•Competitors must be aged 50 years or older.•The judging process is divided into two stages:entries will be hosted o n the website for one month.The top 20 articles will then be selected by public vote.The top three winners will be chosen by three judges.•The closing date for entries is August 15.1.The prizes for winners include .A.three wonderful holidaysB.the publication of their worksC.a chance to learn from excellent writersD.an opportunity to work in the Telegraph2.Apart from writing ability,the competitors need to be .A.brave and creativeB.honest and carefulC.friendly and humorousD.reliable and determined3.The final winners will be selected by .A.the publicB.three chosen judgesC.Paul TherouxD.two top Telegraph travel writers4.What type of writing is this text?A.A travel guide.B.A writing guide.C.An announcement.D.An essay.BRenaissance is a French word.It means ‘rebirth’.It’s a strange name for a period of history.What was it that was ‘reborn’ during the Renaissance?To answer this question,we need to look back at the time of the Roman Empire.At this time Roman artists,scientists and writers influenced by Greek ideas were the world’s most advanced.They had become skilled observers of the natural world around them,and had become experts in studying animals,plants,the human body or the stars and planets.They wrote down their ideas about what they saw,and based their theories about the world on their observations.During the fourth and fifth centuries the Roman Empire slowly broke down.Many of the Romans’ art and sculptures were destroyed and so me manuscripts(原稿) were lost as well.But most importantly,some of the ancient attitudes were lost.A questioning approach to the world was replaced by an unquestioning one.Why did this happen?One reason was to do with the influence of the Christian Church.Through the thousand years following the fall of the Roman Empire,the Church controlled many aspects of life including education and learning.The Church ran all the universities and thought that the aim of a university should be to teach old ideas more clearly,not to introduce new ones.The scholars in the universities were expected to study God and heaven from the Bible and ancient books,rather than the world around them.Take medicine,for example.The main textbook for doctors had been written by a Greek doctor called Galen more than a thousand years earlier.But when Roger Bacon,a thirteenth-century priest(牧师),said that a new approach to medicine was needed—doctors should do their own original research instead of reading writers from the past such as Galen—the Church put him in prison.By the time of the fourteenth century,however,some parts of the Christian Church were becoming less strict about their ideas and there was a new state of mind among artists,doctors and scientists.People wanted to find out more about the world by studying it.This attitude of investigation had been common in classical scholars,and it was ‘reborn’ during the Renaissance.5.We know from the text that scientists at the time of the Roman Empire believedin .A.their companions’ observationsB.what they saw with their own eyesC.what they learned from the GreeksD.the most advanced theories at that time6.We can infer that students in the Church-controlled universities might .A.have good memoriesB.change their beliefsC.be lacking in creativityD.be interested in astronomy7.Roger Bacon was put in prison because he .A.gave up being a priestB.challenged the ChurchC.did some research secretlyD.showed no respect for Galen8.The text probably comes from a book about .A.medicineB.historyC.religioncationⅡ.七选五Cheating scandal rocks IndiaA lot of parents help their kids do homework and study for school.1.A photographer in India’s Bihar state took a photo of dozens of parents riskin g their lives to help their 10th-graders cheat on tests.The parents climbed the wallsof a four-story school to throw cheat sheets through the window for their children.2. About 600 students were expelled(开除) from the school.And police had detained(拘留) more than 1,000 people connected with the scandal(丑闻).The tests the Bihar students were taking are called board exams.These exams help determine who will be considered the top students in each class.India’s best universities will take only students with a 95 percent score or better.3.Students who make it into India’s top universities have a much better chance of getting well-paid jobs.They can help their families by becoming doctors or engineers.Many of the students who don’t pursue(追求) these kinds of careers have a much more difficult time making money.4. About 30 percent of its citizens are considered poor.In many parts ofthe country,a family of five might struggle to survive on as little as $80 amonth.For students who do well,the exams can be a life-changing event for their families.Few believe the Bihar incident will stop people from cheating on exams.Many students assume that because others are cheating,they also have to cheat to keepup.5.Officials believe that new laws and policies will help only so much.To stop cheating,they say,people need to change their attitudes toward it.A.India has a high poverty rate.B.This cycle has proved very difficult to break.C.The exam season can be called cheating season.D.The government cannot stop cheating in exams.E.The serious cheating outbreak did not go unpunished.F.But the parents of some students in India have taken helping their kids to a new level.G.As a result,students throughout the country are under great pressure to do well on the tests.Ⅲ.短文改错(2015·河南郑州第二次质检)Dear Mandy,I’m not doing well in my lessons at school,especial in maths.My dad says I must try hard because he wants me go to university.He thinks I’m lazy,but it’s nottrue.I work really hard,often study late into the night!I’ve tried to talk to my mother,but she always said I have to work as hard like my brother does.My brother doesn’t study very hard,and he always gets excellent grades.It’s not fair!The only thing I like it is art.My teacher says I’m the best student she’s had for year.When I told my dad,all he said was,“You mustn’t waste your time in art.You must focus your mind on your lessons!”I’m feeling quite puzzling about what to do now.Would you please help me out?Thanks a lot!Yours sincerely,Lisa##考点规范练26(选修6Unit1)Ⅰ.【语篇导读】本文是应用文。
售停州偏假市得衔学校考点规范练24(Unit 1)Ⅰ.阅读理解Music can make us feel happy or peaceful,energize us to dance,or move us to tears.As an orchestra conductor,Amy Andersson allows people to experience the many feelings that music can inspire.Andersson fell in love with music as a child.She sang in school choirs and musicals starting in first grade,began studying piano at age seven,and started composing at age nine.Although her school district had no orchestra,she says,“I bought many recordings of the world’s great orchestras and conductors and listened to them for hours on end.”During a concert,the audience sees the back of a conductor and the arm movements she or he uses to lead the orchestra.What audiences do not see is all the work the conductor has done beforehand to prepare for the performance—first alone,and then in rehearsals(排练) with the orchestra.Months before a concert,Andersson studies a piece of music by playing it on thepiano.She decides how she wants each section to sound.Should it be fast or slow?Loud or soft?She listens to recordings,reads about the composer’s life,and reviews historical events that would have influenced the composer.Her goal is to recreate the music as the composer intended.Each instrument contributes unique sounds to a musical performance.Although it is not necessary for conductors to know how to play all of the instruments,they must be familiar with the range and sound of each instrument in the orchestra.To help young musicians understand how to play the music,Andersson might tell them to imagine a ship being tossed(颠簸) by waves.Andersson is happy knowing that she and the musicians have changed lives for thebetter,uplifted spirits,and brought joy into ordinary days.【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。
考点规范练7( Unit 1)Ⅰ.阅读理解AEarlier this year,my family experienced an unexpected tragedy.The kind of tragedy which knocks you out of yourself and turns your whole world upside down.A tragedy which also caused me to be out of work for three months.It was completely unforeseen and I had no time to put together an out of office plan.I’ve worked at previous companies where this kind of tragedy would have been handled professionally;I would have been given the legally-required money and asked to leave.But at SAS Institute(an American developer of analytics software),my team stepped in and filled in with no questions or hesitations.My work was not left undone.My clients(客户) were patient when those picking up the pieces of projects unrelated to them needed some time to get familiar with the work.My management and colleagues checked on my family regularly.At last,my manager,my entire team and Human Resources Department helped me back to work at my own pace.They even changed my workspace over a weekend to better suit my personal needs before I even came back to work.You see,SAS creates a family.The special attention to employee happiness andwork/life balance makes that family possible.The flexible work environment enables most employees to create a schedule that best suits their personal needs—whetherit’s attending a school play or taking an aging parent to the doctor.The Work/Life Office has a wealth of resources for college planning,angermanagement,sorrow,etc.But,as you can see,it doesn’t stop there.Most employees believe that SAS is their family.We rely on each other.We help each other succeed.We celebrate team successes.We hang out after work.Our kids play together.We laugh together and cry together.Sure,we have a lot of convenience benefits at SAS.But,what really makes a difference to me is the SAS culture that the outside world doesn’t always see:The balance.The companionship.The management support.The family it allows me to have.I’m so eager for others to see the side of SAS that I see every day.【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。
考点规范练16(必修4 Unit 1)Ⅰ.阅读理解AAlthough she was to become one of the world’s most attractive sexsymbols,Marilyn Monroe’s start in life was very,very far from attractive.Born in Los Angeles on June 1,1926,Norma Jeane Mortenson spent most of her childhood in and out of foster homes(寄养家庭) and orphanages(孤儿院).“No one ever told me I was pretty when I was a little girl,”she once said.“All little girls should be told they’re pretty,even if they aren’t.”By 16,Norma Jeane was a high school dropout and married,although she was a greedy reader and lover of the classics and would later take literature courses atUniversity of California at Los Angeles.When her husband was sent to the South Pacific,19-year-old Norma Jeane worked in a munitions factory(军工厂) in Southern California.David Conover,a photographer working on a story for Yank magazine about women helping the war effort,photographed the curly-haired lady working on an airplane.He then referred her to another photographer,Bill Carroll,who was seeking a “goodlooki ng plain Jane” to photograph and gave her $20 for the work.From there,her modeling career was launched.She landed an agent and a contract with Twentieth Century Fox,and divorced her first husband.Marilyn Monroe,the curly-haired bombshell,was born.She then became a very famous actress,model,and singer,starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s and early 1960s.Monroe died at the age of 36.Throughout her all-too-short life,Monroe had the rare ability to combine an intense sensuality with a genuine innocence.As her friend and favorite photographer,George Barris,observed,“She was a sweet little girl in a woman’s body.”Monroe herself once explained she knew what the photographers said about her.“Don’t let anyone tell you it is in her body.You know where it is.It’sin her mind.”1.Marilyn Monroe had .A.a tough childhoodB.a happy childhoodC.a normal childhoodD.an interesting childhood2.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?A.Monroe’s family life.B.Monroe’s main achievem ents.C.How Monroe helped the war as a worker.D.How Monroe started her career as an artist.3.We can infer that Monroe made a success of her career mainly due to .A.her friendsB.her attractive bodyC.her family backgroundD.her charming personality4.What can we infer from the text about Monroe?A.She was a gifted artist.B.She worked very hard.C.She had a happy marriage.D.She performed well at school.BYour door just gets smarterLockitron device(设备)After you fix the Lockitron device($179) on your door and download the app,you can unlock the door by texting your password(密码) or tapping the app on your phone.The device is placed on the inside of your door,and the app works with any smartphone.August Smart LockSecurity gets very social with the August Smart Lock($199),which uses an app to sense and give access to those with approved smartphones.Approach the entry while logged(登录) in to your account,and the door will automatically unlock.You can temporarily add a friend who wants to borrow a measuring cup or set up a schedule to admit the cleaner each weekday morning.Goji systemFor the Einstein of digital unlocking devices,go for the Goji system($245).It replaces your lock and features an LED display that flashes a personalized greeting as you approach the front door.It also has a built-in camera,which takes a photo of visitors(expected or not) and sends it straight to your smart-phone.Watch out for thieves.Kwikset Kevo lockThe Kwikset Kevo lock($219) offers the ease and convenience of digital access with a traditional “key” feel.A little device called the Fob—roughly the size of a stick of gum—easily fits on your key chain and operates with the lock:All you have to do is tap the two of them together to unlock the door.5.What is special about the August Smart Lock?A.It is updated every August.B.It provides the highest security.C.The door automatically locks after your guests leave.D.The door automatically opens for your expected friends.6.The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refe rs to .A.the gum and the keyB.the Fob and the lockC.the Fob and the key chainD.the key chain and the lock7.Which of the following can help you text your way home?A.The Lockitron device.B.The August Smart Lock.C.The Goji system.D.The Kwikset Kevo lock.Ⅱ.七选五Montreal mermaid school lets you shake your tailIn Disney’s classic The Little Mermaid(美人鱼),the main character Ariel sings her little heart out about wanting to walk among the humans.But in real life,many water enthusiasts long for the opposite experience:acting out a fantasy of swimming as beautifully and happily as a mermaid.1.AquaMermaid,which opened earlier this month in Montreal,Quebec,is a fitness program,offering classes in which people can slip on a monofin(单蹼) and live to tell the tale.“I’d been doing some modeling and a friend asked me to do an underwater photo shoot wearing a mermaid tail,”explained founder Marielle Chartier Hénault,24,on howshe came up with the idea.“2. And I felt like it was such a happy environment.”Insp ired by the response she’d received at the photo shoot,Chartier Hénault decided to launch her own business offering the experience to others as part of a fitness program.“Some people think it’s a joke,”she said.“And in general they assume it’s really easy to move around wearing a monofin.3.”Because of the dual(双的) languages spoken in Montreal,the school operates under two names,AquaMermaid and the French translation AquaSirene.4.Since launching in the first week of February,more than 150 people have signed up for classes,birthday parties or other private events featuring mermaid school instruction.“It has been cool that so many men have come out,”said Chartier Hénault,of her mermen students.More than any health benefits,Chartier Hénault feels she i s allowing anyone from age 7 and up to live out a fantasy.She said,“5.”A.And now they can.B.I am hoping to bring the idea to the U.S.soon.C.But a mermaid’s appeal appears to be universal.D.But once they put the tail on they realize it is hard.E.People kept stopping by the pool,laughing and smiling.F.It’s more about having fun and having a dream come true.G.You really need to understand the weight movement of your body.Ⅲ.书面表达日常生活中,你或你身边的人可能为一点小事而大发脾气,事后又感到后悔。
考点规范练31(选修7 Unit 1)Ⅰ.阅读理解Whether it’s to help their dogs or themselves,about half of all Americans surveyed in a recent poll(民意测验) say they exercise regularly.According to the poll,most people walk for exercise a few times a week.About a third say they walk every day.But are they kidding themselves to think a walk is really helping them?Should we all be running or jogging if we want to count thatactivity as good for us?Dr.Tim Church,who studies the effects of physical activity at Louisiana State Unive rsity’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center,made a study about that.Church headed a study with 464 postmenopausal(绝经后的) women who,for six months,came into the lab to walk a treadmill(跑步机) while researchers watched.The first group walked for 73 minutes a week,the second 136 minutes a week and the third 190 minutes weekly.These women walked slowly,and could easily carry on a conversation.“Surprisingly,the group that was only walking for 73 minutes a week slowly benefited a lot,”Church says.They say they’ve gotten more physically active from walking.They haven’t necessarily lost weight,but their pants fit differently.It’s because they have less belly fat,he says,which is a very good thing.This document from the American Heart Association lists dozens of studies showing similar benefits from walking.And in Church’s study,participants gained more than physical benefits.They also gained benefits like less anxiety and fewer symptoms of depression.They also discovered something many of us long for:more energy.“It wasn’t a dose-response(剂量效应)—as in,‘the more exercise you did,the more your energy increased,’”Church says.“Actually,all three exercise groups increased their levels of energy the same.”1.What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.If people should walk the dog.B.The effect of running or jogging.C.If people need to exercise hard to benefit.D.The importance of doing exercise regularly.2.The three groups in Church’s study .A.were of different agesB.were required to walk slowlyC.were in different physical conditionD.were required to do different exercises3.At the end of Church’s study,women in the first group .A.lost weightB.lost belly fatC.benefited littleD.benefited the most4.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?A.Walking may make people feel anxious.B.People should do as much exercise as possible.C.Walking benefits people physically and mentally.D.People should do exercise when they feel energetic.Ⅱ.完形填空(2015·河北石家庄一模)Communication is an important part of any relationship.Many of us are 1 to share our experiences or emotions with our friends.But when it’s our turn to lend a(n) 2 ,we soon become bored or are short of ideas on how to 3 and offer advice.That’s because of what researchers call “listener burnout(精疲力竭)”.A friend might talk to us 4 ,often complaining about the same 5 problems.When we offer quick advice to 6 the situation,we may be unconsciously trying to 7 ourselves from burnout.However,good listeners 8 their natural tendency to solve the other’s problems hurriedly and to keep the conversation brief.To be a good 9 ,you need to use“active listening”.It startswith the real 10 to help others and think through theirfeelings.Don’t 11 things.You can start by putting your phone 12 and sitting close to your friend.Let your facial expressions 13 what he or she is saying. 14 you are able to fully understand,acknowledge the other person’s 15 by reflecting them back:“That must be really hard for you.”Use 16 words or even sounds suchas“yes”“right”,and“hmm”to 17 the other person to continue.Of course,a 18 can be extremely hard if the other person is too critical.But don’t get defensive.Effective listeners don’t 19 negative criticism.Instead,they listen and understand what the person is trying to convey 20 responding.1.A.afraid B.hesitantC.shyD.eager2.A.shoulder B.handC.earD.eye3.A.respond B.explainC.argueD.quit4.A.aimlessly B.endlesslyC.deliberatelyD.cautiously5.A.difficult B.oldC.acuteD.sensitive6.A.fix B.discussC.createD.describe7.A.forgive B.protectC.discourageD.prevent8.A.follow B.displayC.formD.overcome9.A.reader B.partnerC.listenerD.speaker10.A.demand B.habitC.desireD.ability11.A.skip B.rushC.overlookD.postpone12.A.away B.offC.outD.up13.A.record B.restrictC.reflectD.replace14.A.Whether B.SinceC.WhileD.If15.A.suggestions B.purposesC.responsesD.feelings16.A.big B.toughC.strongD.short。
考点规范练1(Module 1)Ⅰ.阅读理解(2015沈阳质量监测一)Jackson Language SchoolSummer Opening and Closing TimeThe Jackson Language School is open each day except Sunday.There is an English Corner also available from 6 pm-9 pm at the Bellevue Hall across from the school.Class SizeClasses have a minimum of 10 students and a maximum of 16 students in oneclass.Classes are equipped with earphones and an electronically controlled listening.TeachersTeachers are all experienced and have a minimum of 2 years’ experience and at least a certificate in teaching English as a second language.They are all available for tutoring if you need it.LocationThe school is located 15 minutes from central London at 34 Inverleith Row,next to the Marks and Spencer shopping centre.It is near a bus stop and only a 5-minute walk from the tube.AttendanceStudents on student visas are expected to attend regularly.Students who are absent more than 60% of the time will be reported to the Student Office.Moreover,if students attend less than 80%,they will not be able to get a certificate from Jackson Language School.It is also required by the Student Office for a visa extension.Home StayYou are able to stay with a British family if you request so.Jackson has a home stay program that matches students with families according to their own requirements and needs.While generally no problems occur,students may move from a home stay household if he or she gives a 2-week written notice to the home stay family school.Language PolicyAs the course is an immersion(沉浸式) program,students are expected to speak English the entire time they are at the school.If they speak any language other than English at the school,they may be asked to leave the school for a day.【语篇导读】本文是一篇广告,主要介绍的是一所语言学校的暑假班的招生信息。
