Unit 2 Success课时作业(十) Unit2 PartⅣ Lesson3 GettingtotheTop Ⅰ.阅读理解AIfyoueverhavethedesiretobreakoutintosong—intheshower, inthecar, maybeatyourneighbor'skaraokenight—youshouldembraceitwholeheartedly.Thisancientartcannotonlymakeyoufeelgood, itcanalsoimproveyourwellbeing, reduceyourfeelingsofpain, andevenextendyourlife.Usingyourvoicetosing, ratherthansimplycarryoutaconversation, offersuniquebenefitsbecausesingingaffectsourbodies.Also, studieslinksingingwithalowerheartrate, decreasedbloodpressureandreducedstressaccordingtoPatriciaPrestonRoberts, amusictherapist (治疗专家)．(__1__)Singing, particularlyinagroup, seemstobenefittheelderlyparticularlywell.Aspartofathreeyearstudyexamininghowsingingaffectsthehealthofthoseagedfiftyfiveandolder, aSeniorSingersChoruswasformedbytheLevineSchoolofMusicinWashington.D.C.Theseniorsinvolvedinthechorus, aswellasseniorsintwoseparateartsgroupsaboutwritingandpainting, showedsignificanthealthimprovementscomparedtothoseinthecontrolgroups (对照组).Obviously, theartsgroupsreportedthirtyfewerdoctors'visit, fewereyesightproblems, lessdepression, andlessneedformedication. (__2__)EvenleadresearcherDr.GeneD.Coben, directoroftheCenteronAgingatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity, wassurprisedathowbiganeffecttheseniors'artsparticipationhadontheirhealth.Cobensaid，“Theaverageageofallthesubjectswaseighty.Thisishigherthanlifeexpectancy.So, ifaneffectweretobeachieved, onewouldordinarilyexpecttoseelessdeclinecomparedtothecontrolgroup.Thefactthattherewassomuchimprovementinmanyareaswasthesurprisingfactor.” (__3__) Theseniorsalsonoticedhealthimprovementsandtheyreportedfeelingbetterbothindailylifeandwhilesinging.Thepartofthebrainthatworkswithspeechisdifferentfromthepartthatprocessesmusic.“Peopleseemtoenjoydoingsomethingjointlywithotherpeople.Therearealotoffactsthatbeingsociallyinvolvedisgoodforpeoplewithdementia (老年痴呆)，”Ballardsaid.Theartsareshowingupasatreatmenttoolinhospitalsacrossthecountry. (__4__) Ifyouarethinkingofvolunteering, singingatahospitalmaybeagoodchoice—notonlyforthepatients, butalsoforyourself.1．WhywasCobensurprisedattheresultofthestudy?A．Thestudywasnotexpensiveasexpected.B．Artsactedasatreatmenttoolinhospitals.C．People'shealthintheartsgroupimprovedgreatly.D．Theseniorsthemselvesnoticedhealthimprovements.2．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsarts?A．Doubtful.B．Positive.C．Negative.D．Worried.3．Whereshouldthefollowingsentencebeput?“Sheusessongstohelppatientswhosufferfromavarietyofproblems.”A．(1) B．(2)C．(3) D．(4)4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowtoAvoidGettingDementiaB．HowSeniorsLiveaHealthyLifeC．HowtoKeepOurBrainsHealthyD．HowSingingImprovesYourHealthBIwasabout5whenIfirstheardtheword“Greenland”，andmyinterestgrewfromthere.Finally, afterdecades, Idecidedtogo.WhenIfinallyarrived, theplace, atfirstglance, wasclearlymisnamed: TheeastcoastofGreenlandwasanexpanseoficeandsnow, withnosignofhumanhabitation.OneofmypurposesofgoingtoGreenlandwastomakecontactwithsomenativeGreenlanders.Ididn'tknowIwouldachievethis, butsuccesscameinanunexpectedway.WhenIarrivedattheIllunnguujukHotel, whereIhadreservedabed，ayoungcoupleandtheirbabywereoutfront, enjoyingthesunandunusualwarmth.GreenlandersspeaktheirownInuitlanguageandlearnDanishinschool, andmanyalsospeakEnglishwell.Theyoungwoman, however, wasnotoneofthese.HerEnglishturnedouttobeanticlimactic.WhenIidentifiedmyself, hereyeswidened.Anothertravelerhadarrivedearlierand, mistakinghimforme, theyhadgivenhimmybed.Therewasnomorespaceinthehotel.“Butdon'tworry，”shesaid, asshethrewherselfintocleaningatinyhousethefamilyowned.“Thisisforyou，”shesaid.Andasifthatweren't, enough, sheinvitedmetoeatsupperwithherfamily.ThateveningIsatdowntoadinneroffreshfishwithaloving, happynativefamily.WhenIfirstsetfootinGreenlandIfoundmyselfallbutshockedbytheemptiness, thevastness, andthesilence.IhaddecidedthatIwouldprobablyneverreturn.AndthenIwastakenintothisGreenlandichome.Icannowsaythatevencold, empty, andsilentsceneryisworthvisiting, solongasonehasawarmandwelcomingplacetogoto.5．Whatmaybetheauthor'soriginalimaginationaboutGreenland?A．Densepopulation.B．Incrediblesilence.C．Amazingvastness.D．Awfulweather.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“anticlimactic”inParagraph4mean?A．Simple.B．Modern.C．Outstanding.D．Disappointing.7．Theauthorlosthisbedinthehotelbecauseof________.A．thepoorconditionB．thehighpriceC．awrongaddressD．amisunderstanding8．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AGuidebookforGreenlandB．AColdandWarmGreenlandC．ATerribleExperienceinaHotelD．AChildhoodDreamtoComeTrueⅡ.完形填空Lastmonth, AlexpostedhispaintingofafoxonReddithopingtoraisemoneyforananimalrescuegroup.Butwhenavideoofhimworkingonthepaintingwentviralwithmorethan44,000“likes”，requestsonsocialmediafrompeoplehopingtobuycopiesofhiswork__1__in.Hisfanswereamazedwhentheywatchedhimpaintbyholdingabrushinhis__2__becausehehadlosttheuseofhishands.DrawingandpaintingalwayscamenaturallytoAlex.Whenhewasakid, hewouldsitdowntodrawsomethingalmosteveryday.Itcontinued__3__highschoolandcollege.Helovedcreatingsomethingwithhishands.Butin2004, Alex__4__ararediseasethatcausedsensory (感觉的) lossandweakness.Oneday, hesuddenlycouldnotusehislefthand.Thentheproblemspreadquicklytohisrighthand.Asthepainandnumbness__5__andmoretestsweredone, thephysicians__6__Alexhadarareimmunedisorder.__7__，hewasnolongerabletodraw, paintorplaythepiano.BySeptember2005, hehaddifficultywalking, ashislegsandfeethadalsoweakened.__8__，heneededawheelchair.Hehadtoquithisjobandmovetolivewithhisparents.Alexdidn'tfollowhisartisticdream__9__hismothershowedhimsomepaintingscreatedbyartistswhoalsocouldnotusetheirhandsandarmsin2015.Hewasvery__10__andthenbegantoteachhimselftopaintwithhismouthandto__11__therightpressuretothecanvas (画布)．Threeyearsago, Alexsuccessfullyhadamajortransplant__12__.Theprocessofrecoveryischallengingbutsteady.Withsupportingaidsonbothlegs, heiswalkingagainwithoutpain.Alexhopesonedayhewillbeableto__13__apaintbrushinhishand.Ifnot, hewillcontinueto__14__hisvisionswithhismouth.“Ihavealottobe__15__.I'mpaintingagain; I'mwalkingagain.Lifefeelsreallygoodformerightnow，”Alexsaid.1．A.droppedB．pouredC．calledD．burst2．A.handB．footC．armD．mouth3．A.throughB．beforeC．fromD．upon4．A.witnessedB．recognizedC．developedD．assessed5．A.disappearedB．attackedC．worsenedD．weakened6．A.predictedB．apologizedC．observedD．discovered7．A.AsaresultB．OnthewholeC．WithoutdoubtD．Inreturn8．A.OccasionallyB．EventuallyC．NormallyD．Basically9．A.unlessB．onceC．althoughD．until10．A.impressedB．sympatheticC．confusedD．sensible11．A.presentB．contributeC．applyD．adjust12．A.operationB．performanceC．assessmentD．substitute13．A.testoutB．setasideC．bringoutD．pickup14．A.replaceB．rewardC．expressD．target15．A.occupiedwithB．concernedaboutC．gratefulforD．accusedof课时作业(十)Ⅰ.阅读理解A【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文，主要内容是论证歌唱有助于身体健康，并且作者提供了乔治·华盛顿大学的研究作为论据来证明歌唱是如何改善身体健康的。
1．答案与解析：C 推理判断题根据第四段的EvenleadresearcherDr.GeneD.Coben, directoroftheCenteronAgingatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity，wassurprisedathowbiganeffecttheseniors'artsparticipationhadontheirhealth.以及Theseniorsalsonoticedhealthimprovements可知，老年人参与艺术活动对他们的健康有很大的影响，Dr.GeneD.Coben对此感到非常惊讶，并且老年人都注意到了健康状况的改善，因此推断让Coben吃惊的是艺术团体中的人们的健康状况有了很大的改善2．答案与解析：B 推理判断题根据第一段的Thisancientartcannotonlymakeyoufeelgood, itcanalsoimproveyourwellbeing, reduceyourfeelingsofpain, andevenextendyourlife. (这种古老的艺术不仅能让你感觉良好，它还可以改善你的健康，减少你的疼痛的感觉，甚至延长寿命。
)可推知，作者对待艺术的态度是积极的，故选B3．答案与解析：A 推理判断题根据文章第二段的Also, studieslinksingingwithalowerheartrate, decreasedbloodpressureandreducedstressaccordingtoPatriciaPrestonRoberts, amusictherapist.可知此处She指代音乐治疗师，她用歌曲来帮助患有各种疾病的病人，与上文内容联系紧密，故选A4．答案与解析：D 主旨大意题通读全文以及根据各段主旨句可知，本文着眼于论证歌唱有助于身体健康，并且作者提供了大量的论据来证明歌唱是如何改善身体健康的，D项能够概括文章大意，故选DB【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文文章讲述了作者对于格陵兰岛的认识小时候作者一直认为格陵兰岛有许多人，直到后来作者第一次去才发现那里人很少，而且非常冷，因此对格陵兰岛印象不好，但是在酒店却感受到了格陵兰岛人的热情5．答案与解析：A 细节理解题根据文章第三段内容知，作者原以为格陵兰岛上有密集的人口6．答案与解析：D 词义猜测题由上文中的“...speakEnglishwell...however, wasnotoneofthese.”可推断，这位年轻女性的英语不好。
由此可推知，anticlimactic应意为“令人失望的”，与D项意思一致7．答案与解析：D 细节理解题由第五段中的“Anothertravellerhadarrivedearlierand...mybed”可知，旅店人员误将别人当成了作者8．答案与解析：B 主旨大意题通读全文尤其是最后一段最后一句“Icannowsaythatevencold, empty, andsilentsceneryisworthvisiting, solongasonehasawarmandwelcomingplacetogoto.”可推知，虽然格陵兰岛外部自然环境寒冷难耐，但当地居民却很热情B项准确概括了文章内容，适合作本文标题Ⅱ.完形填空【语篇解读】 文章介绍亚历克斯由于患病，导致感觉丧失和虚弱，他再也不能画画、绘画或弹钢琴了，最后他用嘴叼着画笔画画的视频被点赞的励志故事1．答案与解析：B drop下降，减少；pour倾泻；call打；burst爆裂句意：但当他创作这幅画的一段视频在网上获得超过4.4万个“赞”时，社交媒体上来自愿购买他作品副本的人大量涌现2．答案与解析：D hand手；foot脚；arm胳膊；mouth嘴。
句意：当粉丝们看到他嘴里叼着刷子画画时，他们都惊呆了，因为他的手已经不能用了由此可知答案为D3．答案与解析：A through通过，穿过；before在……之前；from从……来；upon在……上这种情况一直持续到高中和大学4．答案与解析：C witness目睹；recognize认识；develop患病，发展；assess评估句意：但在2004年，亚历克斯患上了一种罕见的疾病，导致感觉丧失和虚弱5．答案与解析：C disappear消失；attack攻击；worsen恶化；weaken变弱句意：随着疼痛和麻木的恶化，医生们做了更多的检查，发现亚历克斯患有一种罕见的免疫紊乱6．答案与解析：D predict预测；apologize道歉；observe观察，遵守；discover发现句意见上题解析7．答案与解析：A asaresult结果；onthewhole大体上；withoutdoubt无疑地；inreturn作为报答句意：结果，他再也不能画画、绘画或弹钢琴了8．答案与解析：B occasionally偶尔；eventually最后；normally正常地；basically基本上句意：最终，他需要一把轮椅。
故选B9．答案与解析：D unless除非；once一旦；although尽管；until直到……为止句意：直到2015年亚历克斯的母亲给他看了一些由同样无法使用手和手臂的艺术家创作的画作时，他才开始追逐自己的艺术梦想10．答案与解析：A impressed印象深刻的；sympathetic同情的；confused困惑的；sensible明智的句意：他印象非常深刻，然后开始自学用嘴作画，学习如何在画布上运力11．答案与解析：C present提出；contribute贡献；apply用力；施压；adjust调整句意见上题解析applypressureto对……施加压力12．答案与解析：A operation手术；performance表现，表演；assessment评估；substitute代替者句意：三年前，亚历克斯成功地进行了一次大型移植手术13．答案与解析：D testout试验；setaside留出；bringout生产；出版；pickup拾起，拿起；偶然学到句意：亚历克斯希望有一天他能用手拿起画笔14．答案与解析：C replace替代；reward奖赏；express表达；target把……作为攻击目标。
此处是说用嘴叼画笔将他想象的东西表达出来15．答案与解析：C beoccupiedwith忙于；beconcernedabout关心，担忧；begratefulfor感谢；beaccusedof被指控……句意：我有很多要感激的。