高中 英语Unit 6 Drama.docx

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高中英语Unit6Drama

高中英语Unit6Drama

（考试总分：

100分考试时间：

120分钟）

一、阅读理解（本题共计10小题，每题10分，共计100分）

1、2017hasseengreatdiversityinChinesevarietyshowsbothonTVandonvideosites.Herewe’veroundedupsomeofthemostpopularshowsfrom2017.Whichentertainedyoumost?

CulturalTVprogramsmakeacomeback

CulturalTVprogramshavemadeacomebackthisyear.TVshowssuchasReadersandNationalTreasurerekindledpeople’sinterestintraditionalcultureandenhancedtheirknowledge.

ChinaCentralTelevision‘sReaders,forexample,sparkedfreshenthusiasmforChineseliterature.Theweeklyshow,airedfromFebruarytoMay,invitedpeoplefromallwalksoflife—mostlycelebrities—toreadaloudpiecesofclassicalpoems,essaysandbookstheylikeorwrote.

Voice—recordingboothswerealsosetupacrossthecountryforrecordingandbroadcastuse.Theboothsattractedthrongsofordinarypeoplewhohopedtomakeappearancesonthecountry’slargeststateTVnetwork.

Lifeslowsdown

Thisyearalsomarkedthesuccessofprogramsthatseekslower-pacedlifestylessuchasBacktoField,TheChineseRestaurant,andDear,Inn.

TheChineseRestaurantstarsfamousactresses,actorsandaTVhostess.TheyrunaChineserestaurantontheThaiislandofKohChangtobringChinesedelicaciestoforeignpeopleandtohelpChinesetravelersexperiencehometowntastes.TheultimategoaloftheshowistohelpspreadChina’sculturetopeopleoverseas.Inadditiontowell-knownChinesedishes,thebeautifulseashore,thesoundofwavesandlivesontheislandalsobroughtrefreshingexperiencestoaudiences.

Familybond

Wherearewegoing,Dad?

entereditsfifthseasonin2017,featuringcelebritydadsoncampingtripswiththeirchildren.FouryearsafteritsfirstseasonwasproducedandairedonHunanSatelliteTV,itspopularityhasstayedsteady.Ineachseason,fathersandchildrenaretakentoremotevillagestoexperiencerurallives.Throughteamworkinthefield,theirfamilybonds,personalitiesandparentingstylesarecapturedoncamera.

37.Fromthepassagewecanknow______.

A.PeoplewholikeReadersaremainlyadults.

B.OnlyfamouspersonscanreadinReaders.

C.MoreandmorepeopleareinterestedinshowsaboutChineseculture.

D.Readersisbroadcastallyearround.

38.ApartfromspreadingChina’sculture,TheChineseRestaurantalsoattractsaudienceforits______.

A.NicesceneryB.Ancientbuildings

C.AmazingstoriesD.Surprisinggifts

39.WhichstatementaboutWherearewegoing,Dad?

istrue?

A.Itstartedin2012inCCTV.

B.Itfeaturescelebritydadsoncampingtripswiththeirsons.

C.Itisaboutfathersandtheirchildrentravellingincities.

D.Itislikelytobeenjoyedbyallfamilymembers.

2、Westartedin1993withasimpleidea:

thatpeoplecouldhelpeachotherbysharingstoriesabouttheirlives.Foryearspeoplehadtoldourfounders,motivationalspeakersJackandMark,inspiringstoriesaboutthemselves.JackandMarkincludedthesestoriesintheirtalks,andtheiraudiencesrepeatedlyaskediftheyhadeverbeenpublished.”Thatstoryabouttheboyandthepuppy—isthatinabookanywhere?

”aparentaskedJack.“Thatstoryabouttheboywiththeamputated（截肢）legwhobecameatennisstar,Ineedtoreadthattomystaff,”amanagertoldhim.Jackwasaskedrepeatedly,“Isthatstoryinabookanywhere?

”

EventuallyJackandMarkdecidedtheiraudiencesmustbeontosomething,sotheycollectedthebest101storiesthey’dbeentoldinabook.TheycalleditChickenSoupfortheSoulbecausetheywantedittoprovidecomfortjustliketheirgrandmother’scooking.

TheytookthebooktoNewYork,hopingtosellittooneofthebigpublishersbuteverysingleoneturnedthemdown.TheprojectappearedtohavestalleduntiltheymetPeterVegso,theownerofasmallhealthandwellnesspolisherinFloridanamedHCI.Peterreadsomeofthestoriesandlovedthem,sohedecidedtogivethebookachance,becomingChickenSoupfortheSoul’sfoundingpublisher.

Never,inJackandMark’swildestdreamshadtheyimaginedwhatthebookwouldbecome.ChickenSoupfortheSoulturnedintooneofthemostpopularandlovedbookseverpublished,selling11millioncopiesaroundtheworld.Readersaskedformorestoriessowepublisheda“secondhelping”ofChickenSoupfortheSoulandathirdafterthat,Today,we’vepublishedmorethan250books,whichhavebecomethebest-sellingtradepaperbackbookseriesofalltime.

9.WhatdrovedJackandMarktopublishtheseinspiringstores?

A.Therichsourceofgoodstories.

B.Thegoodchancetobefamous.

C.Thebenefitsfromthebook.

D.Thedemandofaudience

10.Howdidthetitleofthebookcomefrom?

A.Thetasteofchicken.

B.Thewayofcooking

C.Thepurposeofthebook.

D.Theexperiencesofchildren.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“stalled”inParagraph3?

A.Stopped.B.Failed.

C.Succeeded.D.Progressed.

12.Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thewildestdreamsoftwopeople.

B.Anunexpectedsuccessofabook

C.Anintroductiontoaseriesofbooks.

D.Callingonpeopletobuyabestseller.

3、Formany,musicisasimportanttothehumanexperienceaseatingandbreathing.Wehearmusiceverywhere—athome,thegym,partiesandstores.Butwhatkindofmusicdoweprefertolistento,andwhenandwhydoourmusicalpreferenceschange?

TherelationshipbetweenthechangeofseasonsandmusicalpreferenceswasthefocusofastudyledbypsychologistTerryPettijohn.HeandhisteambasedtheirresearchonapreviousstudythatexaminedtherelationshipbetweenpopularmusicpreferencesandtheEnvironmentalSecurityHypothesis（假设）.Theresultsshowedthatovertime,whensocialandfinancialconditionsweremorerisky,thesongsoftheyearthatwereslower,longer,morecomfortingandseriousweremostpopular.Andduringperiodsinwhichsocialandfinancialconditionsweregenerallystable,theresultisopposite.

Buildingonthesefindings,PettijohnandhisteamwonderediftheHypothesiscouldalsobeappliedtothechangeofseasons.Forcollegestudents,theparticipantsinthisstudyautumnbeginsatthestartoftheacademicschoolyear.Gonearethecarefreedaysofsummer，whenschoolisout.Whensummercomes’clocksfallback,stealinganhourofdaylight,whichfeellikelosingprecioustime.Wintermeanscoldertemperatures,shorterdays,and,inmanyplacesinthecountry,snow.Spring,however,isadifferentstory.Itrepresentsafreshstartsandwhenclocksspringforward,wegainanextrahourofdaylight.Asstudentswalkintosummer,they’reabsorbedinthesunshineandsocialactivity—andenjoyabreakfromschool.

Butdochangingseasonalconditionsinfluencemusicalpreferences?

Toanswerthisquestion,theresearchersdesignedtwostudies.Whatdidtheyfind?

Bothgroupsofcollegestudentsfavoredmoreseriousmusicduringtheseasonsoffallandwinter,andmoreactiveandenergeticmusicduringthespringandsummerseasons.Andthesefindings,Pettijohnargues,havepracticalsignificances.

37.ThepurposeofthequestionraisedinParagraph1isto______.

A.presentadifferentopiniononmusic

B.provewheretolistentomusicmatters

C.introducethetopiconmusicalpreferences

D.stresstheimportanceofmusictohumans

38.Whatinfluencesaperson’schoiceofmusictypesaccordingtothepreviousstudy?

A.Whetheronehasenoughfreetime.

B.Whetheronelivesinastablesituation.

C.Whetheroneisexposedtosunlight.

D.Whetheronechoosestochangehislife.

39.WhatdoesParagraph3imply?

A.Springhasaspecialmeaningtopeople.

B.Studentsaren’tfondofschoolinanyseason.

C.TheHypothesisdisagreeswithPettijohn’sstudies.

D.Thelengthofsummertimeislongerthanwintertime.

40.HowdoesPettijohnfeelaboutthefindingsofhisstudies?

A.It’sunexpected.

B.It’ssignificant.

C.It’shumorous.

D.It’sdiscouraging.

4、“Agoodbookmightclarifysomethingyouknewlittleabout,transformyourworldview,ormoveyouinwaysyoudidn’tthinkpossible.TheSoulofanOctopus（章鱼）deliversonallthree,”themagazineNewScientistcommented.

Afterwritingaboutbirds,pigsandtigers,USnaturalistSyMontgomerydecidedtochoosethesemany-footedanimalsasthesubjectofherlatestbook,TheSoulofanOctopus:

asurprisingexplorationintothewonderofconsciousness.

“Hereisanimalwithpoisonousliquidlikeasnake，abeak（喙）likeaparrot，andinklikeanold-fashionedpen.Itcanweighasmuchasamanandextendaslongasacar,yetitcanpouritsbaggy;bonelessbodythroughanopeningthesizeofallorange.Itcanchangecolorandshape.Ithasatonguecoveredwithteeth.Itcantastewithitsskin.”MontgomeryexplainedtotheNationalGeographiconwhyoctopusesinspiredher.

WhatMontgomeryisabletoshowinTheSoulofanOctopusisthatoctopusesarecreatureswhoexhibitpersonality,intelligenceandemotion,despitehavingnervoussystemscompletelydifferentfromourown.Sheusesdifferentexperimentstoshowthattheypossessconsciousnessaswellasindividualpersonalities.Forexample,basedonherresearch,shefindsoutthatOctavia,anoctopuscaughtinthewild,isfriendlyandgoodatmulti-tasking.AndKali,anotheroctopus，whohasbeenlivingattheNewEnglandAquarium,isplayfulandlovesexploring.

Montgomeryisagoodstoryteller.Throughherstudyof,andcommunicationwith,theseextraordinarycreaturessheshareswhatshelearnsfrombothscienceandherexperiences.Herskillfulwritingpresentsfactstogetherwithpersonaldescription,whichmakesthebookveryinformativebuteasytoread.

61.WhyisTheSoulofanOctopusthoughthighlyof?

A.Itisthem