1、1Unit 5 Travelling abroad .阅读理解(2018浙江杭州二模)It is halfway through October.The sun arrives early and I stare out my window,feeling shame for invading (侵犯) the privacy of the homeless woman who has settled across the street.I am not sure when she first appeared,maybe a month ago.Each morning I watch as
2、 she gets out from the narrow space between the two large buildings across from mine.She wears the same dirty,badly torn dress every day.I can see she fights to pull herself up into a standing position.She fails on the first two or three tries,but determination always wins out.She remains leaning ag
3、ainst the wall for several long minutes,appearing to gather the necessary strength needed to pick up her possessionsall packed into five plastic bags.With tears in my eyes,I watch as she places her feet pointing outward to avoid falling.Her steps are measured and cautious as she slowly makes her way
4、 to the corner and disappears.When I first noticed this woman,I went across the street and offered her 20 dollars,but she turned her back to me and pretended not to see me.The expression on her face was one of shame,causing me to feel guilty for invading her privacy.The next night I bought a hotdog
5、and a Coke,and left them in the spot when she was not there.Feeling like a spy,I watched as she ate the hotdog like a starving cat that had not eaten for days.I too often find myself complaining about life,but when I look out my window and see the old woman,I feel the need to apologize for my foolis
6、h pride in not realizing how fortunate I really am.There are many poor people in my town.I have become familiar with many of their faces,and then suddenly they disappear.I know that one day the old woman will be gone and I will have no idea where she is.I fear that day.【语篇导读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过对一位流浪老人的关
7、注和帮助,产生了新的人生感悟。1.What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?A.Life is tough for the homeless woman.B.Poverty causes the womans poor health.C.The woman doesnt care about her appearance.D.Possessions mean much to the woman.答案 A解析 主旨大意题。文章第二段主要描述了流浪老人破烂的衣着、寒酸的家当以及行走的艰难等,由此可知,A 项“流浪老人的生活充满了艰辛”最符合题意。22.Why did
8、 the woman refuse the authors 20 dollars?A.The money didnt help much.B.She didnt like the author.C.Accepting money was guilty.D.She felt her dignity was hurt.答案 D解析 推理判断题。根据文章第三段第一、二句,尤其是“The expression on her face was one of shame”可知,当我施舍给流浪老人 20 美元的时候,她转过头去不理我,同时她的脸上有一种羞愧的表情。故可推知,她感到她的尊严受到了伤害。故选 D
9、 项。3.What lesson does the author learn from the homeless woman?A.Complaints can sometimes make life worse.B.He should appreciate his present life more.C.More is to be done to make life meaningful.D.We should all apologize for ignoring the poor.答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“I feel the need to apologize for
10、my foolish pride in not realizing how fortunate I really am”可知,通过关注和帮助流浪老人,作者意识到了自己很幸运能拥有现在的一切,所以应该更加珍惜。故选 B 项。4.Which of the following words best describes the author of the text?A.Optimistic. B.Sympathetic.C.Determined. D.Easy-going.答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知,作者很同情并尽力去帮助流浪老人,故 B 项“同情的”符合题意。optimistic“乐
11、观的”;determined“坚决的”;easy-going“随和的”。.完形填空Dr.Michael Schmoker is an educational author and former teacher.He shares in his book,Results Now,a 1 that found of 1,500 classrooms 2 ,85 percent of them had 3 less than 50 percent of the students. 4 ,only 15 percent of the 5 kept more than half of the class
12、 paying attention to the lesson. He believes that the 6 of teachers can tell if a student is not 7 .Most teachers act on what they see and 8 their instruction to try to attract all of their students. 9 ,no matter how hard teachers work at making it interesting,a lecture is 10 a lecture,and having st
13、udents simply listen is still a 11 action.The solution is simple: If a teacher wants to 12 student engagement(参与),then the teacher needs to increase student 13 ask the students to do something with the knowledge and skills they have learned. 14 the lecture with learning tasks.Let them practice.Have
14、them moving.Get them 15 .Make it so appealing that it will be 16 for students not to participate. 3The vital 17 to increase engagement is to put the learner in charge of learning.Create a 18 learning environment and a motivation to learn,and the students 19 do all the hard work of learning,while the
15、 teacher merely offers help and support.That sounds 20 . 【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。Michael Schmoker 博士在他的研究中讲述了在课堂上观察到的现象,引出了一个教育问题并给出了建议:教师在课堂上应该怎样来提高学生的参与度,营造学习氛围,激发学习动机,让学生主动去学习。1.A.concern B.lesson C.study D.treasure答案 C解析 根据语境可知,Michael Schmoker 博士是一位教育作者,以前也是一位老师。他在他的书中分享了自己的研究。故选 C 项。2.A.visited B.decor
16、ated C.used D.noticed答案 A解析 根据上文中的“former teacher”和下文可知,该研究是在视察了 1,500 个教室后所写。visit 意为“视察,参观”。故选 A 项。3.A.taught B.admitted C.touched D.absorbed答案 D解析 根据语境可知,85%的教室只能使不到 50%的学生全神贯注。absorb 意为“吸收,使全神贯注”。故选 D 项。4.A.In a word B.Above allC.In other words D.To be honest答案 C解析 根据上文中的“85 percent of them”和下文中
17、的“only 15 percent”可知,85%的教室能够使不到一半的学生集中精力,也就是说,只有 15%的教室能使超过半数的学生集中精力上课。in other words 意为“换句话说”,符合语境。5.A.teachers B.classrooms C.schools D.textbooks答案 B解析 根据上文可知,只有 15%的教室能让一半以上的学生集中注意力听讲。此处指的是上文提到的1,500 个教室中的 15%,classrooms 符合语境。6.A.majority B.minority C.rest D.number答案 A解析 根据下文“Most teachers act o
18、n what they see”可知,他认为大多数教师都能够判断出一个学生是否对课堂不感兴趣。故选 A 项。7.A.hard-working B.brilliant C.satisfied D.interested答案 D解析 根据下文中的“making it interesting”可知,此处是指学生对老师的课是否不感兴趣。故选 D 项。48.A.organize B.receive C.adjust D.continue答案 C解析 句意:大多数教师能根据课堂反应来调整自己的上课方式以吸引所有学生的注意力。adjust 意为“调整”。故选 C 项。9.A.Moreover B.Howeve
19、r C.Therefore D.Otherwise答案 B解析 根据上下文可知,尽管教师尽力调整,然而,无论教师多么努力,课堂依旧是课堂。前后句构成转折关系。设空处位于句首且用逗号隔开,故用转折连词 however 连接。故选 B 项。10.A.always B.even C.just D.still答案 D解析 根据语境可知,无论教师多么努力调整上课方式,课堂依旧是课堂。still 意为“依然,依旧”,符合语境。11.A.dull B.passive C.wrong D.practical答案 B解析 根据上文可知,无论教师如何努力调整上课方式,让学生听课始终是一个被动的行为。故选 B项。1
20、2.A.value B.ignore C.decrease D.promote答案 D解析 根据语境可知,改变这一被动行为的方法是提升学生们的参与度。promote 意为“促进,提升”。故选 D 项。13.A.interest B.choice C.activity D.achievement答案 C解析 根据下文中的“ask the students to do something with the knowledge and skills.”可知,教师需要增加学生的活动才能让他们参与进来。故选 C 项。14.A.Break up B.Comment on C.Attend D.Delive
21、r答案 A解析 根据语境可知,用学习任务分解课堂知识以让他们去练习。break up 意为“分解”。故选 A 项。15.A.playing B.talking C.laughing D.singing答案 B解析 根据语境可知,让学生去练习,让他们动起来,说出来,这样才能调动学生的积极性。故选 B 项。16.A.difficult B.possibleC.necessary D.unimportant答案 A解析 根据语境可知,老师调动了学生积极性,让整个课堂非常吸引人,这样学生不愿意参与都很难。difficult 意为“困难的”,符合语境。17.A.standard B.decision C
22、.reason D.measure5答案 D解析 根据上文内容并结合语境可知,提高学生参与度最关键的办法就是让学习者自主学习。此处应用与上文中的“solution”相对应的 measure。故选 D 项。18.A.rich B.new C.safe D.modern答案 A解析 根据上文中的“Make it so appealing”并联系以往的教学环境可知,此处指营造一个丰富多彩的学习氛围和学习动机。rich 意为“丰富的”,符合语境。故选 A 项。19.A.casually B.willingly C.nervously D.busily答案 B解析 根据上文可知,学生有了学习的环境和动机
23、,就会乐意去下功夫苦读。willingly 意为“欣然地,愿意地”,符合语境。20.A.friendly B.ridiculous C.easy D.funny答案 C解析 根据语境可知,学生愿意下功夫苦读,而老师只是提供一些帮助和支持。这听起来还是很容易的。故选 C 项。.概要写作阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。The days of staring attentively at the computer screen pretending to be interested in an assignment even though you are bored out
24、of your mind may soon be coming to an end.Thats because if Dr.Harry Witchel has his way,computers of the future will be able to detect boredom and even react to it in real time.But before you get concerned,the machine is not reading your mind.It is just keeping track of the constant involuntary move
25、ments that people exhibit when in front of a computer or even a television.These are not the bigger instrumental actions like moving a mouse or using the remote,but subtle barely noticeable movements like scratching or stretching.Witchel says the level of movement is directly relative to how absorbe
26、d the person is in what he/she is reading or watching the higher the interest level,the lesser the movement!To test the theory Witchel and his team invited 27 people and exposed them to a variety of digital content for three minutes at a time.The activities ranged from playing online games to readin
27、g documents like the EU banking regulations that most people would find boring.A video motion tracker monitored their movements as they powered through each assignment.Just as the researchers had suspected,the involuntary actions decreased surprisingly,by as much as 42%,when the subjects were totall
28、y absorbed in what they were reading or seeing.Fortunately,the scientists are not planning to use the findings that were published in the online journal to create machines that report students who are not 6focusing at school.Instead,they believe that combining the motion detecting technology into fu
29、ture computers will help enhance(加强)the digital learning experience.The scientists say that being able to measure the students interest level will enable educators to adjust the materials in real time and reengage the student.Witchel also believes that the technology can provide filmmakers with hone
30、st audience opinions and in the future,also be used in developing more understanding companion robots.参考范文Dr.Harry Witchel is developing a computer that can discover and respond to boredom in real time.(要点 1)The machine will know it by tracking the users unconscious movements like stretching or scratching.(要点 2)They conclude the more the users are absorbed in a program,the less they use such movements.(要点 3)In the future the computer can be applied to film-making or school education accordingly.(要点 4)
