1、1Unit 20 New Frontiers课时练(一) 阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：35 分钟).阅读理解A(2019贵阳监测)In no particular order, here are some songs on the Music app of my phone：On a Sunday Afternoon by Lighter Shade of Brown A student of mine introduced this rap song to me all the way back in the early 1990s, when I was teaching Spanish
2、 at a local university. The story in the song takes place not too far from where I live in Los Angeles. Its a good “driving” song, nothing complicated or “deep”Say Something by A Great Big World A more recent song about a couple losing contact with each other. The piano part is of very little playin
3、g but beautiful.American Pie by Don McLean Another song from my youth in the 1980s, very popular with almost every American of my generation. It retells some of the key events of the middle 20th century, a song of happy memories of the past and wanting to return to those better times.The Weight by T
4、he Band Another old song, originally made public in 1968, but one I didnt hear until I was in high school more than 10 years later. I dont understand the words to the song completely, but the feeling of the song is very comforting to me.Under the Bridge by Red Hot Chili Peppers This Los Angeles grou
5、p wrote a song that I used to listen to when I first moved to LA more than 25 years ago. I didnt know anyone here when I first arrived. When I got bored, I used to drive up and down the major streets that cross the city from east to west, listening to this song about “the city of angels” being as “l
6、onely as I am”. (Dont worry! I have plenty of friends now.)语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了在作者的手机音乐播放器中存的几首歌曲的相关信息。1What does the underlined word “deep” probably mean?AWith skill.BWith comfort.2CWith a normal meaning.DWith a significant meaning.解析：选 D 词义猜测题。根据第二段最后一句中的“Its a good driving song, nothing complicate
7、d”可知，此处表示这首歌是一首说唱乐，适合驾车时听，含义不复杂，故可推知这首歌没有重大的意义，所以选 D。2When did the author probably hear The Weight by The Band?AIn 1968. BIn 1970.CIn the 1980s. DIn the 1990s.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第五段第一句“ The Weight by The Band . more than 10 years later”可知，这首歌于 1968 年发行，但是作者在十多年后才听到，所以作者有可能是在 20 世纪 80 年代听到这首歌的。3When the
8、author first moved to LA, the song he used to listen to was _.A Say Something B American PieC The Weight D Under the Bridge解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知，作者最开始到洛杉矶时经常听的一首歌是 Under the Bridge。B(2019昆明调研)When she was found off the coast of California four years ago, the fur seal, known as Ziggy Star, was ski
9、nny and fragile. She was unfit to return to the wild. And though a professional rescue team took her in to care for her, Ziggy continued to decline. “I wouldnt have given her next week， ” says Uriarte, a surgeon who led a recent firstofitskind brain operation on the seal.The operation was the first
10、of its kind to treat hydrocephalus in fur seals. The surgical team at Tufts was unable to find any documented evidence of a similar procedure, so they needed a lot of preparation to operate on Ziggys brain. The biggest concern in operating on Ziggy was how to control the animals anesthesia (麻醉 ). “W
11、hen theyre under anesthesia their bodys reaction includes decreasing their heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing， ” says Flower, who observes Ziggy and the other animals care, describing the special challenges of operating on seals. On the day of the surgery, Flower says that she and her team “w
12、ere all quite anxious not knowing what would happen”. Moving quickly was extremely important; the longer she was under 3anesthesia, the more likely that she could lose her breathing, says the surgeon. The seal has been kept on land to prevent water from entering the cut on her head.Now, Ziggy is eat
13、ing a full diet and is beginning to gain weight again. “Recently Ive allowed her to go swimming， ” says Flower. However, the source of Ziggys neurological disorder (神经紊乱) is still a mystery. “My theory is that when she was found, she had a head injury， ” Uriarte says. “Hit by a boat maybe . That hap
14、pens a lot with seals.” Flower is less willing to guess. “I dont think theres enough information to make that assumption. We just dont know what happened to her.”语篇解读：本文是动物保护类记叙文。Ziggy Star 是一只在加利福尼亚海岸被发现的非常瘦弱的海豹，因为 Ziggy 有脑积水，医生为她进行了手术，她现在已经能够正常进食，体重也在逐步恢复，但究竟是什么导致了她的神经紊乱，这依旧是一个谜。4When first found,
15、 Ziggy Star looked _.Athin and weak Bactive and excitedCbloody and fierce Dstrong and energetic解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句中的 skinny(极瘦的)和 fragile(虚弱的)可知，A 项正确。5What was the most challenging task on the day of the operation?AHelping the seal regain her breathing.BUsing anesthesia properly on the seal.CMaki
16、ng full preparations for the operation.DBalancing the functions of the seals organs.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The biggest concern in operating on Ziggy was how to control the animals anesthesia (麻醉)” ，由此可知，手术最大的挑战是如何控制麻醉，所以选 B。6What can we learn about Ziggy after the operation?AShe is strong enough to li
17、ve in the wild.BShe is suffering from a heart rate disorder.CShe has already become as heavy as before.DShe is recovering from the brain operation.解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句“Now, Ziggy is eating a full diet and is beginning to gain weight again”，由此可知，手术后，海豹已经能够正常进食，体重也在恢复，所以选 D。47What is probably the
18、authors purpose in writing the text?ATo show humans love for a creature.BTo find out a way to operate on a seal.CTo remember an injured seal in danger.DTo explore the reasons for a seals injury.解析：选 A 目的意图题。作者在文章中介绍了拯救受伤海豹的过程，旨在说明人们对于动物的爱护，所以选 A。C(2019名校原创预测卷二)Even before we were born, we knew our m
19、others voice and could distinguish it from other voices. Thats one of the key findings of an ongoing research project by Canadian and Chinese researchers. The research suggests that while we are still in the womb (子宫), our brains are learning speech patterns and laying the groundwork for language ac
20、quisition. “Before birth, the brain is being set up to learn language， ” says Barbara Kisilevsky, who conducted the research.It had already been known that newborn babies show a preference for their mothers voice, but her latest research shows they also prefer that familiar sound while still in the
21、womb. Kisilevsky carried out the first leg of the research in China, because she already had a research project under way there and this fit nicely with that work.Working with researchers at Zhejiang University, Kisilevsky tested 60 women in the final stage of pregnancy. All the mothers were taperec
22、orded as they read a poem out loud. Then the mothers were divided into two groups. Half the fetuses (胎儿) heard the recording of their own mother. The other half heard that of another mother, but not their own.In both cases, the poem caused a change in the babys heart rate. The heart rate accelerated
23、 among those who heard their own mothers voice, and decelerated among those who heard a voice other than that of their mothers.Deceleration of the heart rate is “an attention mechanism (机制)” ， Kisilevsky says. The heartbeat among fetuses who heard an unfamiliar voice slowed down, she says, because t
24、hey were paying close attention to a voice they did not recognize. The fact that the heartbeat changed in both cases up for Mom, down for someone else shows the fetuses “noticed both voices”， she says, and could tell one from the other.5By the way, the poem is immaterial here. Kisilevsky suspects sh
25、e would have had the same results if the mothers had been reading a phone book. “Its not the content that the fetuses recognized， ” she says. “We all have our own way of talking. We stop at different times, take breaths at different times, and thats what they are recognizing.”语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一项有关
26、胎儿对声音的识别的研究。8What did Kisilevskys research find?ABabies are good language learners.BBabies language acquisition begins after birth.CBabies can recognize Moms voice while in the womb.DInfants are more sensitive to Moms voice than fetuses.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Even before we were born, we knew our moth
27、ers voice and could distinguish it from other voices”并结合下文内容可知，我们在出生之前就已经熟悉母亲的声音，并能将其与其他声音区分开来。由此可知，婴儿在母亲的子宫中就能识别母亲的声音。故选 C。9What led to the change in fetuses heart rate according to the research?ATheir familiarity with the voice.BThe quality of the recordings.CTheir curiosity about everything.DThe
28、content of the poem recorded.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“The heartbeat among fetuses who heard an unfamiliar voice slowed down, she says, because they were paying close attention to a voice they did not recognize”可知，胎儿在听到不熟悉的声音时，他们的心跳会减慢，因为他们把更多的注意力放在了他们不能识别的这个声音上。由此可知，在研究中，胎儿对声音的熟悉度的不同导致了他们心率的变化。故选 A。10
29、What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AAdults talk in a way quite different from babies.BKisilevsky firmly believes her findings are applicable.CSpeech patterns are what fetuses recognize in telling voices.DDifferent experimental materials can lead to different results.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容，
30、尤其是“We all have our own way of talking. We stop at different times, take breaths at different times, and thats what they are recognizing”可知，胎儿在辨别声音时识别的是人们的说话方式，即他们的语言模式。故选 C。611In which column of a newspaper can we read this passage?AMedicine. BLifestyle.CEducation. DScience.解析：选 D 文章出处题。通读全文可知，本文主要
31、介绍了一项有关胎儿对声音的识别的研究，它最可能出现在报纸的科学专栏上。故选 D。D(2019名校原创预测卷一)As the Earth warms from the increase of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere, the oceans that cover 70 percent of its surface are warming too. This warming will likely benefit some sea species at the expense of others.A study in the May 20 issue of
32、the journal Nature confirmed that there has been a warming trend in the worlds oceans since 1993, as the waters have absorbed much of the extra energy in the planets atmosphere.The warming that has already occurred, and is expected to continue in the coming decades, will likely spell bad news for ma
33、ny ocean species, such as corals and species that live in the cold waters of the planets poles. But some creatures beneath the ocean surface might actually have an advantage in the newly warmed waters.A 2008 study, for example, said that a warming of just a few degrees Fahrenheit in Antarctic waters
34、 could make them suitable for sharks, which havent lived in the area for about 40 million years. Its easier for sharks to keep their high metabolism (新陈代谢) in warmer waters. If sharks do move into the area, they could cause damage to the existing ecosystems of the oceans around Antarctica.A study of
35、 starfish (海星) found these typical ocean creatures grew faster in waters at warmer temperatures and higher carbon dioxide levels (another result of all the extra greenhouse gas in the atmosphere) than in normal conditions which is bad news for the shellfish they live on.Work by Jeremy Jackson, a pro
36、fessor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California San Diego, suggests that ocean warming along with other threats such as overfishing and habitat (栖息地) destruction could change once complex ocean ecosystems into ones that favor simpler species, such as microbes, toxic
37、 algal blooms and jellyfish.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。全球变暖会改变海洋生物的生存环境，影响海洋生态系统，7但有些海洋生物却能从中获益。12How is Paragraph 3 mainly developed?ABy giving examples.BBy analyzing causes.CBy making comparisons.DBy making classifications.解析：选 C 写作手法题。根据第三段的内容，尤其是“But”的转折可知，本段主要是通过对比海洋变暖对哪些生物有利，对哪些生物有害来行文的。故选 C。13What can we
38、know about sharks from the fourth paragraph?AThey are native to Antarctic waters.BThey do harm to the whole ecosystem.CThey can benefit from warm water conditions.DThey threaten simpler species in Antarctic waters.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“a warming . make them suitable for sharks”“Its easier for sharks
39、to keep their high metabolism (新陈代谢) in warmer waters”可知，鲨鱼能够从温暖的水环境中获益。故选 C。14What will ocean warming likely bring about?APromoting the growth of starfish.BAn ecosystem of smaller creatures.CDifferent food sources for sea creatures.DDamaging living places of deepsea species.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“A s
40、tudy of starfish (海星) found these typical ocean creatures grew faster in waters at warmer temperatures . than in normal conditions”可知，海星在水温比较高的水域会生长得更快，即海洋变暖会促进海星的生长，故选 A。15What is the purpose of the passage?ATo explain why ocean warming benefits some species.BTo introduce how creatures survive in w
41、armer oceans.CTo clarify some misunderstandings about ocean warming.DTo show which sea species will benefit from warmer oceans.解析：选 D 写作意图题。纵观全文，尤其是根据第一段中的“This warming will likely benefit some sea species at the expense of others”，第四段中的“make them suitable for sharks”和第五段中的“these typical ocean creat
42、ures grew faster in waters at warmer temperatures”可知，作者写作本文主要是为了告诉我们哪8些海洋物种能在海洋变暖中继续繁衍，即从中获益。故选 D。.阅读七选五(2019名校原创预测卷三)School is childrens base, where they learn to succeed.But for many children, the first day of school is filled with anxiety and fear.You might worry that you dont know anyone or that
43、 you wont fit in._16_ However, preparing for the first day in advance will allow you feel more at ease and in control.Do a practice run of your first day.Before the first day of school, it can help to take a practice run so you know how long it will take to walk, bike or drive to school._17_Get your
44、 school supplies together.Get a list of required school supplies from the school or the schools website.Go shopping for your supplies and make sure you have them all ready to take to school.Get a good nights sleep.Start off your first day of school with a good nights sleep._18_ Try to get at least 8
45、 to 9 hours of sleep if youre over 12, or 10 to 11 hours of sleep if youre between 7 and 11 years old._19_ You might be too nervous to eat much, but its important that you give your body some fuel to get through until lunchtime.Eat something with protein, such as peanut butter toast or eggs.Leave ea
46、rly for school._20_ You dont want to be rushing into your classroom after the bell rings. Arriving early may also give you a chance to chat with a few other students and hopefully make a few new friends.AEat a good breakfast.BAsk for advice on diet.CIt will help you adjust and keep you out of troubl
47、e.DThen, know exactly where to go for your first class.EYou worry that you might get lost, or if the teachers are strict.FMake sure you leave lots of time in the morning to get to school.GBeing well rested will help avoid any nervousness you may be feeling.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了如何为入学第一天做好准备。16解析：选 E 根据空前
48、的“You might worry that you dont know anyone or that you wont fit in”及空后表转折的副词“However”可知，空处内容仍是在说明第一天上学时你可能会有的担心，故 E 项“你担心自己可能会迷路，或者担心老师是否严厉”符合语境。917解析：选 D 根据本段的主旨句“Do a practice run of your first day”及空前的“so you know how long it will take to walk, bike or drive to school”可知，此处是说演练第一天上学的情景的好处，故 D 项“
49、然后，你可以准确地知道你要去哪里上第一节课”符合语境。18解析：选 G 根据本段的主旨句“Get a good nights sleep”可知，本段主要讲的是开始第一天的学生生活之前要有好的睡眠，G 项中的“well rested”与空前的“a good nights sleep”相呼应，故 G 项符合语境。19解析：选 A 根据下文中的“its important that you give your body some fuel to get through until lunchtime.Eat something with protein, such as peanut butter toast or eggs”可知，给予你身体一些能够支撑你到午饭时间的能量很重要，你可以吃些含有蛋白质的东西，比如花生酱吐司或者鸡蛋。由此可知，A 项“吃一顿好的早餐”符合语境。20
