2019年高考英语一轮精选练Unit5Thepowerofnature含解析新人教版选修

1、Unit 5 The power of nature李仕才一、阅读理解。（2018长春七校第一次联考）There is a popular saying in the English language：“Sticks and stones may break my bones， but words will never hurt me.” Well， that is not true.Unkind words， namecalling or even the socalled “the silent treatment” can hurt children as much as being physically hit， sometimes even more so.A recent study of middle school children showed that verbal（言语的） abuse by other children can harm development in the brain.The study was a project of researchers

2、at Harvard Medical School in Massachusetts.Researcher Martin Teicher and his team studied young adults， aged 18 to 25.These young men and women had not ever been treated in a cruel or violent way by their parents.The researchers asked the young people to rate their childhood exposure to verbal abuse from both parents and other children.Then the researchers performed imaging tests on the brains of the subjects.The images showed that the people who reported suffering verbal abuse from peers in mid

3、dle school had underdeveloped connections between the left and right side of the brain.The two sides of the brain are connected by a large bundle of connecting fibers called the corpus callosum.This was the area that was underdeveloped.The middle school years are a time when these brain connections are developing.So， unkind， hurtful comments from children or adults during this period have the greatest effect.The researchers tested the mental and emotional condition of all the young people in the

4、 study.The tests showed that this same group of people had higher levels of fear， depression， anger and drug abuse than others in the study.The researchers published their findings online on the American Journal of Psychiatrys website.Parents cannot control what other people say to their children， but they can prepare their children.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。马萨诸塞州哈佛医学院的研究人员发现， 语言暴力会干扰大脑神经的连接， 对孩子的大脑发育造成不良影响。1.Why does the author use the popular saying at the beginning？A.To show the power of words.B.To intr

5、oduce an opposite view.C.To prove the authors argument.D.To show ancient peoples wisdom.B解析：写作意图题。根据此谚语后面的“Well， that is not true. hurt children as much as being physically hit， sometimes even more so.” 可知， 本文引用这个谚语是为了引出一个不同的或者说是相反的观点， 故选B。2.What did the subjects have in common？A.They were hurt by unkind words.B.They performed poorly in imaging tests.C.They had their brain slightly damaged.D.They experienced no physical abuse at home.D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“These young men and women had not ever been

6、treated in a cruel or violent way by their parents.”可知， 这些实验对象都没有遭受过父母的残酷或暴力对待， 也就是说， 他们在家里都没受到过身体上的虐待， 故选D。3.What will be discussed in the next paragraph？A.Comments on the findings.B.Approaches to further studies.C.Suggestions to parents.D.Different opinions on the matter.C解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知， 作者接下来应该会就“父母如何帮助自己的孩子为可能遭受的语言暴力做好准备， 使他们不会受到语言暴力的影响”给出一些方法或建议。故选C。4.What is the main idea of the passage？A.The way we speak matters.B.Verbal violence should be stopped.C.Unkind words hurt the brain.D.Word

7、s are worse than sticks and stones.C解析：主旨大意题。文章介绍了语言暴力对孩子的不良影响， 再根据文中第二段的“verbal（言语的） abuse by other children can harm development in the brain”可以看出， 其影响主要体现在孩子的大脑发育方面。故选C。二、单句语法填空1The fear of all kinds of examinations can be a source of deep _ (anxious) to many students.答案：anxiety2To show our _ (appreciate) for all your hard work, wed like to give you a bonus.答案：appreciation3(浙江卷)Amie Salmon, disabled, is attended throughout her school days by a nurse _ (appoint) to guard her.答案：appointed4A new

8、 railway station is said _ (build) in my hometown in 2020.答案：to be built5I was about to hand in the paper _ I found another mistake and then corrected it carefully.答案：when6(2018浙江省级规范化学校检测)Time is precious for us students，so in my opinion，making a _ (suit) timetable is necessary and important for us to make good use of our time.答案：suitable7_ (wait) in the queue for half an hour, the old man suddenly realized he had left the cheque in the car.答案：Having waited8He hurried to the classroom only _ (f

9、ind) none there, which made him very upset.答案：to find9The mobile phone _ (guarantee) for around one year，but it was wrong only one month later.答案：was guaranteed10The sun began to rise in the sky, _ (bathe) the mountain in golden light.答案：bathing三、完形填空。（2018安徽百所重点高中模拟）Ten years ago， a doctor told me something was wrong with my lung and I had to give up work at once and went to bed.I was totally 1 and felt I was suddenly placed under 2 of death with an indefinite reprieve（缓刑）. After careful thought， I 3 my affairs； then I went home and got into bed.But two years later， I left my bed and 4 the long climb back.It was another year 5 I made it.I speak of this experience because these past years have 6 me what to value and what to

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