-Unit 1 Back to school 閱讀訓(xùn)練 (含答案) 牛津譯林版必修第一冊

江蘇英語新教材必修一Unit1閱讀訓(xùn)練（含答案）Unit1Backtoschool一、閱讀理解（A）Inhernewbook,“TheSmartestKidsintheWorld,”AmandaRipley,aninvestigativejournalist,tellsthestoryofTom,ahigh-schoolstudentfromGettysburg,Pennsylvania,whodecidestospendhissenioryearinWarsaw,Poland.Polandisasurprisingeducationalsuccessstory:inthepastdecade,thecountryraisedstudents'testscoresfromsignificantlybelowaveragetowellaboveit.Polishkidshavenowoutscored(超過……分?jǐn)?shù))Americankidsinmathandscience,eventhoughPolandspends,onaverage,lessthanhalfasmuchperstudentastheUnitedStatesdoes.OneofthemoststrikingdifferencesbetweenthehighschoolTomattendedinGettysburgandtheoneheendsupatinWarsawisthatthelatterhasnofootballteam,or,forthatmatter,teamsofanykind.

ThatAmericanhighschoolswastemoretimeandmoneyonsportsthanonmathisanoldcomplaint.Thisisnotamatterofhowanygivenstudentwhoplayssportsdoesinschool,butofthecultureanditspriorities.ThisDecember,whenthelatestProgramforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)resultsareannounced,it'ssafetopredictthatAmericanhigh-schoolstudentswillonceagaindisplaytheirlimitedskillsinmathandreading,outscorednotjustbystudentsinPolandbutalsobystudentsinplaceslikeSouthKorea,Belgium,theNetherlands,Finland,Singapore,andJapan.Meanwhile,theywillhaveplayedsomeveryexcitingfootballgames,whichwillhavebeenbreathlesslywrittenupintheirhometownpapers.

Whydoesthissituationcontinue?Well,foronething,kidslikeit.Andforanother,accordingtoRipley,parentsseemtolikethearrangement,too.ShedescribesatourshetookofaschoolinWashingtonD.C.,whichcoststhirtythousanddollarsayear.Thetourleader—amotherwiththreechildrenintheschool—wasaskedabouttheschool'sflaws(瑕疵).Whenshesaidthatthemathprogramwasweak,noneoftheparentstakingthetourreacted.Whenshesaidthatthefootballprogramwasweak,theparentssuddenlybecameconcerned.“Really?”oneofthemaskedworriedly,“Whatdoyoumean?”

Oneoftheironies(諷刺)ofthesituationisthatsportsrevealwhatispossible.Americankids'performanceonthefieldshowsjusthowwelltheycandowhenexpectationsarehigh.It'stoobadthattheirtestscoresshowthesamething.1、AccordingtoParagraph2,weknowthat________.A.littletimeisspentonsportsinJapaneseschoolsB.toomuchimportanceisplacedonsportsinAmericaC.AmericanhighschoolscomplainaboutsportstimeD.PISAplaysaveryimportantroleinAmericaTheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans________.A.Americanstudents'academicperformanceworriestheirparentsalotB.highexpectationspushupAmericanstudents'academicperformanceC.lackingpracticecontributestoAmericanstudents'averageperformanceD.lowexpectationsresultinAmericanstudents'poorPISAperformanceThepurposeofthisarticleisto________.A.comparePolishschoolswiththoseinAmericaB.callonAmericanschoolstolearnfromthePolishmodelC.drawpublicattentiontoaweaknessinAmericanschooltraditionD.explainwhatiswrongwithAmericanschoolsandprovidesolutions（B）It'sapopularbeliefthatafish'smemorylastsforonlysevenseconds.Itmayseemsadtothinkthattheydon'trememberwhatthey'veeatenorwherethey'vebeen,andtheydon'trecognizeyouoranyoftheirfriends—everymomentintheirlifewouldbelikeseeingtheworldforthefirsttime.

Butdon'tbesoquicktofeelsorryforthem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatfishhaveamuchbettermemorythanweusedtothink.Infact,certainspeciesoffishcanevenremembereventsfromaslongas12daysago.

Inthestudy,researchersfromMacEwanUniversityinCanadatrainedakindoffishcalledAfricancichlidstogotoacertainareaoftheirtanktogetfood.Theythenwaitedfor12daysbeforeputtingthembackinthetankagain.

Researchersusedcomputersoftwaretomonitorthefish'smovements.Theyfoundthataftersuchalongbreakthefishstillwenttothesameplacewheretheyfirstgotfood.Thissuggestedthattheycouldremembertheirpastexperiences.

Infact,scientistshadbeenthinkingforalongtimethatAfricancichlidsmighthaveagoodmemory.Anearlierstudyshowedthattheybehavedaggressively（挑釁地）infrontofcertainfish,perhapsbecausetheyrememberedtheirpast“fights”.Butuntilthelatestfindings,therewasnoclearevidence.

Justasagoodmemorycanmakeourliveseasier,italsoplaysanimportantpartwhenafishistryingtosurviveinthewild.

“Iffishareabletorememberthatacertainareacontainssafefood,theywillbeabletogobacktothatareawithoutputtingtheirlivesatrisks,”leadresearcherTrevorHamiltontoldLiveScience.

Foralongtime,fishwereplacedfarbelowchimpanzees,dolphinsandmiceonthelistofsmartanimals.Butthisstudyhasgivenscientistsanewunderstandingoftheirintelligence.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A.Fishhavingverybadmemories.B.Fishbeingsmarterthanwethought.C.Howfishimprovetheirmemory.D.Whatwecanlearnfromfish.Accordingtothearticle,peopleusedtobelievethat_______.A.fishcouldonlyrememberpartoftheirpastexperiencesB.fishcouldrememberthingsthathappened12daysagoC.afish'smemorylastedforonlysevenminutesD.fishdidn'trecognizeanyoftheirfriendsHowcanfishbenefitmostfromagoodmemory?Theycanremember_______.A.wheretogetfoodandsurviveB.theirenemiesandfightC.wheretoescapetowhenindangerD.theirfriendsandhelpeachotherWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Fishbehaveaggressivelyinafight.B.Fishcanremembermore.C.Fishdon'tbelongtothelistofsmartanimals.D.OnlyAfricancichlidshaveagoodmemory.七選五ThereisanEnglishsaying:“________.”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Now,however,doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody.________.

Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirhearts,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffectstophysicalexercise.________.Iflaughterexercisesthebody,itmustbebeneficial.

Othertestshaveshownthatlaughterappearstobeabletoreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Inoneexperimentdoctorsproducedpainingroupsofstudentswholistenedtodifferentradioprograms.Thegroupthattolerated(忍耐)thepainforthelongesttimewasthegroupwhichlistenedtoafunnyprogram.________.

________.Theyhavefoundthateveniftheirpatientsdonotreallyfeellikelaughing,makingthemsmileisenoughtoproducebeneficialeffectssimilartothosecausedbylaughter.Laughtercanmakeone'slifelonger.Asaresultofthesediscoveries,somedoctorsintheUnitedStatesnowholdlaughterclinicsinwhichtheyhelptoimprovetheirpatients'conditionbyencouragingthemtolaugh.Thereasonwhylaughtercanreducepainseemstobethatithelpstoproduceakindofchemicalsinthebrainwhichreducebothstressandpain.Itincreasesbloodpressure,theheartbeatingandbreathing;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomachandeventhefeet.Althoughlaughterhelpscurethedisease,doctorsstillcannotputthistheoryintoclinicpractice.Laughteristhebestmedicine.Theyhavefoundthatlaughterreallycanimprovepeople'shealth三、完形填空I'llneverforgetthefirstdayatschool.Ithasleftadeep1

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