2017届高考英语第一轮总复习习题17

第一部分选修八Module 5-6Ⅰ.阅读理解导学号02281076(2015·湖北黄冈模拟) Many people believe that teaching children music makes them smarter, better able to learn new things. But the organizers of a new study say there's no scientific evidence that early musical training affects the intelligence of young people.An estimated 80 percent of American adults think music lessons improve children's ability to learn or their performance in school. They, say that the satisfaction for learning to play a new song helps a child express creativity.Researchers at Harvard University, however, have found that there's one thing musical training does not do. They say it does not make children more intelligent. Samuel Mehr is a graduate student at Harvard's School of Education. He said it is wrong to think that learning to play a musical instrument improves a child's intellectual development. He says the evidence comes from studies that measured the mental ability of two groups of 4-year-olds and their parents. One group attended music class, the other went to a class that places importance on the visual arts—arts that can be seen.“The evidence there is ‘no’. We found no evidence for any advantage on any of these tests for the kids participating in these music classes，”said Mehr. Samuel Mehr says researchers have carried out many studies in an effort to learn whether musical training can make children smarter. He says the results have been mixed. He says only one study seems to show a small percentage increase in IQ, intellectual scores among students after one year of music lessons. He does not believe that知识改变命运IQ is a good measure of child's intelligence. He says researchers in his study compared how well children in the musical training group did on mental processing tasks or projects, then the results were compared to those of children who did not take lessons. There was no evidence that the musical training group did much better on the mental tasks than the other group.The researchers confirmed the results with a larger group of children and their parents. Mr. Mehr says music lessons may not offer children a fast easy way to gain entry to the best schools later in their life. But he says the training is still important for cultural reasons. In his words, “We teach musi c because music is important for us.”语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。

哈佛大学最近的一项研究表明，没有证据证明接受了音乐教育的孩子比没有接受音乐教育的孩子的智商更高。

1.According to the new study, musical training ________.A．makes children smarterB．helps a child express creativityC．does not make children more intelligentD．improve children's ability to learn in school答案：C推理判断题。

根据文章第一段第二句“But the organizers of a new study say there's no scientific evidence that early musical training affects the intelligence of young people.”可推断，上过音乐培训课的孩子并不会比没上过音乐培训课的孩子更聪明。

故选C项。

2．Samuel Mehr may agree that ________.A．the children who attended music class are smarter than those who知识改变命运attended arts classB．IQ is a good measure of a child's intelligenceC．we needn't to teach children musicD．music training is still important for cultural reasons答案：D细节理解题。

由最后一段的最后两句“But he says the training is still important for cultural reasons. In his words, ‘We teach music because music is important for us.’”可知，他认为从文化方面说，音乐还是很重要的。

故选D项。

3．In order to confirm his view, Samuel Mehr ________.A．conducted more than one researchB．interviewed many American adultsC．taught two groups of 4-year-olds music and artsD．offered children a fast way to be admitted to the best schools答案：A细节理解题。

由第四段第三句“Samuel Mehr says researchers have carried out many studies in an effort to learn whether musical trai ning can make children smarter.”可知，塞缪尔·梅尔进行了不止一项研究去论证音乐对孩子早期智力开发的真实作用。

故选A 项。

4．The article may be taken from a report about________.A．health B．educationC．culture D．economy答案：B推理判断题。

全文介绍了哈佛大学研究人员做的一项关于音乐开发小孩智力真假与否的研究，因此可以推断，本文应该出自与教育有关的报道。

故选B项。

Ⅱ.七选五导学号02287077知识改变命运根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

(2015·郑州高三二模) Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well, let me give you advice on having a healthy and possibly long-term relationship.__1__. Do not hide things from them, do not lie. Don't be afraid to say things that isn't very flattering about yourself. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. If there's no trust, there's nothing there. So please be honest and they'll learn to open up to you.Make sure you give them respect. Now respect isn't just simply treating her or him nicely. There' s a lot more to it. You have to learn to adjust to their liking. __2__ Don't just think about yourself, think about what your partner needs out of it as well.__3__. Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positivity at the same time. Make them feel you are someone they can really count on and build a future with. This is an important step in a relationship. Your partner has to be able to count on you when needed.Make sure you have a good sense of humor with them. Laughter is the key to happiness. Laugh a lot with them; joke with them. Laughter may seem silly, but it's the secret to a lot in life. It will keep the sparks alive.__4__.Make sure the communication is good. This goes along with trust, but always communicate how you feel, even if it's something that upsets you. Instead of screaming, talk to them. __5__. It's important to communicate this to them, not keep it bottled up.A．Show them your personality.知识改变命运B．Be an honest person with them.C．Make sure you are encouraging to your partner.D．Laughter keeps the relationship strong and lasting.E．Don' t start to neglect them and make them feel unwanted.F．Basically, learn to study your partners' moods, wants and needs.G．If they did something that made you unhappy, tell them about it in a respectful manner.答案：1．B根据横线后一句“Do not hide things from them, do not lie.”可知不要对别人隐瞒，也不要说谎。