1、双基限时练( 十六) 语篇提分练.阅读理解AHeres something to think about next time you ask your teacher for help: trying hard to do schoolwork on your own can help you learn. According to a recent study, the more you try while you are learning new information, the better you can remember it later.This might surprise yo
2、u. When teachers are presenting new information, they often give students lots of help. But a new study shows this may not be the best way to support learning. “Dont be too quick to get help when learning something new， ” education expert Manu Kapur said. “Try to work on it yourself even if it means
3、 trying different ways.”Kapur came up with the idea that trying hard can lead to better learning. Then he tested it out on students in Singapore. He divided students into two groups. In the first group, students were asked to solve math problems with the teachers help. In the second group, students
4、were asked to solve the same problems by helping one another, instead of getting help from the teacher.With the teachers help, students in the first group were able to find the correct answers. Students in the second group did not solve the problems correctly. But they did come up with a lot of good
5、 ideas.The students were then tested on what they had learned. The group without any help from a teacher scored much higher than the group who had help. Kapur said working to find the answers helped students understand the process (过程), not just the solution.Kapurs advice for kids is to put a lot of
6、 effort (努力) into learning something new rather than going to your teacher for help. “Simply doing a little work or nothing at all wont work， ” says Kapur. “Try to solve a problem in as many ways as possible.”语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。在学习过程中，遇到难题要想办法自己解决，而不是不思考就去找老师寻求帮助。因为自己解决问题更有助于牢记新知识。1What is the best title
7、 for the text?A. Work Your MindB. Practice Makes PerfectC. Make Teaching More SuccessfulD. Good Teaching Depends on Student Learning答案与解析 A 主旨大意题。文章首先提出：自己越努力解决问题，新知识记得越牢固。接着通过实验结果证明了这一点。没有老师帮助的学生在做数学题时，虽然没有做对，但想出了不少好主意，且在考试中获得较高的分数。最后作者再次通过研究者的话表明：要尝试多种方法解决问题，多动脑。2How did Kapur test out his idea ab
8、out better learning?A. By asking questions.B. By solving art problems.C. By group comparisons.D. By playing math games.答案与解析 C 推理判断题。根据第三、四段内容可知，他是通过比较两组不同的学生来验证他的观点的。3Manu Kapur holds that _.A. its necessary for students to ask for teachers helpB. students should try to solve problems by themselves
9、C. students with teachers help have more good ideasD. students in the first group are cleverer than those in the second group答案与解析 B 推理判断题。根据第二段“Dont be too quick to get help when learning something new， ” education expert Manu Kapur said. “Try to work on it yourself even if it means trying differen
10、t ways.”可知，Manu Kapur 鼓励学生们自己解决问题。4The author develops the text mainly by _.A. presenting research findingsB. comparing different opinionsC. showing scientific informationD. setting down general rules答案与解析 A 推理判断题。作者在第一段提出结论，在第二至五段引用实验来说明这一结论。最后一段建议学生该怎么做。由此可知，作者通过实验结果来证实文章观点。BTwo years ago, our 14y
11、ear old son, Ben, asked us for a set of drums for his birthday. At first, we were very much against the idea because of the noise. “Its better than watching television or playing computer games in my free time， ” Ben argued, “and itll keep me out of trouble.” In the end we gave in. “All right， ” we
12、said, “but you must consider the rest of the family and the neighbours when you play.”That was just the beginning. Because drums are not the easiest instruments to move, the other members of Bens band started appearing at our home with their guitars and other electrical equipment. And so, for severa
13、l hours a week, the house shakes to the noise of their instruments and their teenage singing.At least Bens hobby (爱好) has been good for our health: whenever the band start practising, my husband and I go out for a long walk. And I must admit that, although their music may sound a little strange, the
14、y are a friendly and polite group of young men. I cannot judge their musical skillafter all I didnt expect my parents generation (一代人) to like the same music as I did when I was a teenagerbut they do play in local clubs for young people at the same time each week.Our main worry is that they wont spe
15、nd enough time on their schoolwork because of their musical activities, though this hasnt happened yet. I am always stressing (强调) to Ben how important his studies are. But one thing is certainBen was right: it has kept him out of trouble and he is never bored.语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。文章从一个母亲的角度，讲述了儿子爱好打鼓并成功说服
16、自己为他买了一套鼓。母亲虽然担心儿子的音乐活动会影响学业，但看到打鼓能使他远离烦恼，也觉得很欣慰。5What is the authors purpose in writing this text?A. To introduce her sons friends.B. To give advice to teenagers.C. To describe her sons hobby.D. To compare herself with her parents.答案与解析 C 写作目的题。文章主要讲述了男孩本爱好打鼓并成功说服了作者为他买鼓，以及作者对这件事的一些看法。以上都是围绕本的爱好展开的
17、，故选 C。6Why did the author give Ben the present he wanted?A. She wanted to reward him for studying hard.B. He doesnt like computer games.C. She knew he would use it properly.D. He persuaded her it would be a good idea.答案与解析 D 事实细节题。由第一段“Its better than watching television or playing computer games in
18、 my free time， ” Ben argued, “and itll keep me out of trouble.” In the end we gave in. 可以看出，最终作者是在被儿子说服后满足了他的愿望，故选 D。7Why do the band always practise at Bens house?A. It is difficult for Ben to move his drums.B. The neighbours dont mind the noise.C. Bens parents enjoy listening to them.D. They can l
19、eave their equipment there.答案与解析 A 事实细节题。根据文章第二段可知因为鼓不是很容易被挪动，所以乐队的其他成员开始带着他们的吉他和其他电子设备来到本的家里演奏，故 A 项正确。8What does the author say about the band members?A. Their influence on her son worries her.B. Their taste in music is different from hers.C. They play their instruments well.D. They avoid any touc
20、h with her.答案与解析 B 推理判断题。作者对乐队成员的看法可以从文章倒数第二段得出：作者不指望自己的父母与少年时代的自己有一样的音乐喜好，说明作者与这些孩子的音乐品位不同。.完形填空I was the youngest of the three children in our family. I liked stories and would always ask, “Please tell me _1_ story. Please read to me.”My mother, along with my older sister, Shirley, usually _2_. Ov
21、er and over, I would listen to the dangerous adventures of Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, The Gingerbread Man and Cinderella. They came to life in my _3_. Even though I never _4_ why Humpty Dumpty was an egg, _5_ why Jack Homer put his thumb in a pie, it never seemed to _6_.What I heard was the
22、 rhythmic music of it all, and the stories became _7_ to learn by heart. I would _8_ examine the color pictures in the old fallingapart atthe seams (在接缝几乎散架) book. Most of all, I would take in all the _9_ I got during those reading times when closeness, imagination, curiosity and love of learning we
23、re _10_.Books cost money and money was scarce (缺乏的) in those Depression days in the 1930s and 1940s. The one small bookcase in the hallway of our home _11_ some worn copies of fairy tales, a few volumes of classic _12_， like Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde, and an encyclopedia (百科全书). The _13_ encyc
24、lopedia volume our family had went from A to B.That first book in the set was sent to us _14_， no obligation . If you werent satisfied, you could still _15_ it. I know that my parents were _16_， but we just couldnt _17_ to buy the rest of the alphabet. So if I needed to look up any word _18_ with a
25、C or beyond, the _19_ was the place to go.That was not such a hardship. I loved the Bainbridge Library in our neighborhood, with its seemingly _20_ supply of stories. Besides, the library was the place everyone I knew went to borrow, read and return. All for free. Free!1A. next B. anotherC. other D.
26、 every2A. set out B. set off C. gave up D. gave in3A. mind B. way C. opinion D. house4A. explained B. imaginedC. understood D. doubted5A. unless B. but C. so D. or6A. matter B. happen C. exist D. work7A. ready B. terribleC. strange D. easy8A. proudly B. actuallyC. carefully D. secretly9A. introducti
27、on B. attentionC. relation D. impression10A. improved B. followedC. mixed D. formed11A. contained B. offered C. lost D. added12A. authors B. singers C. musicians D. speakers13A. remaining B. single C. last D. lost14A. by mistake B. by chanceC. for free D. for rent15A. keep B. buy C. sell D. return16
28、A. surprised B. puzzledC. disappointed D. satisfied17A. agree B. expect C. afford D. decide18A. ending B. startingC. comparing D. playing19A. bookstore B. neighborsC. library D. study20A. indirect B. endlessC. limited D. impossible答案与解析 语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。作者小时候酷爱听故事，更喜欢读书。尽管当时经济低迷，家人还是给作者买了很多书，由于家里的书已经不能
29、满足作者的需求，作者就到附近的图书馆里去读书。1B 从下文看，作者的母亲及姐姐反复给她讲童话故事，所以作者在央求她们再讲一个故事。2D 母亲和姐姐经不住作者的央求，开始给作者讲故事。set out 意为 “出发，着手” ；set off 意为“出发 ”：give up 意为“放弃”；give in 意为“屈服，投降” 。3A 故事里的这些人物经常出现在作者的脑海中。4C 该句表达的是即使作者不能理解童话故事中的情节，但这并没有关系。5D 前后两个句子为选择关系，or 意为“或者” ，用于否定句。6A 由上文的 Even though 可知，尽管作者不明白某些故事情节，但这无关紧要。matter
30、 意为“有关系，要紧” ；happen 意为“发生；exist 意为“ 存在” ；work 意为“起作用” 。7D 这些故事作者很感兴趣，听到故事如同听到有韵律的音乐，所以这些故事很容易背诵。easy 符合语境。8C 作者要把书接缝处已破损的彩图仔细地进行检查。proudly“骄傲地 ”；actually“实际上” ；carefully“仔细地” ；secretly“秘密地 ”。9B 作者集中所有的注意力来看这些书，从下文的 when closeness, imagination，curiosity and love of learning 可以推知答案。10D 根据上下文可知 formed
31、符合语境。11A 箱子里装着一些破损的书，contain 符合语境。12A 从下文举的例子 Charles Dickens 和 Oscar Wilde 都是美国著名作家可知，这里需填 authors。13B 由 an encyclopedia 及下文作者想要查找 C 以后字母开头的单词时需要去图书馆，可知家里只有一本免费得来的从字母 A到 B 的百科全书。14C 从后面的“不管满意与否，都可以把书留下来” ，可推知书是免费赠送。15A keep 表示“把书留下” 。16D 从上文可知，父母尽管对书很满意，但没有钱买。17C 从下文作者去图书馆看书可知这里指父母买不起书。afford“支付得起，买得起” 。18B 作者家里只有第一卷书，即从 A 到 B 的部分。如果要找以 C 或者其他字母开头的单词，作者就要想别的办法。start with“以开始” 。19C 由下文可知，作者可以去图书馆免费看书。20B 作者觉得图书馆的书好像永远都看不完，用 endless 最确切。
