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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。
