2024屆高考英語一輪復習練習：選修8 Module 5-6 The Conquest of the Universe & The Tang Poems（外研版
Module
5-6
Ⅰ.閱讀理解
(2024·湖北黃岡模擬)
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 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 music because music is important for us.”
語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。哈佛大學最近的一項研究表明，沒有證據證明接受了音樂教育的孩子比沒有接受音樂教育的孩子的智商更高。
1.According to the new study, musical training ________.
A．makes children smarter
B．helps a child express creativity
C．does not make children more intelligent
D．improve children's ability to learn in school
答案：C 推理判斷題。根據文章第一段第二句“But the organizers of a new study say there's no scientific evidence that early musical training affects the intelligence of young people.”可推斷，上過音樂培訓課的孩子并不會比沒上過音樂培訓課的孩子更聰明。故選C項。
2．Samuel Mehr may agree that ________.
A．the children who attended music class are smarter than those who attended arts class
B．IQ is a good measure of a child's intelligence
C．we needn't to teach children music
D．music training is still important for cultural reasons
答案：D 細節理解題。由最后一段的最后兩句“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，他認為從文化方面說，音樂還是很重要的。故選D項。
3．In order to confirm his view, Samuel Mehr ________.
A．conducted more than one research
B．interviewed many American adults
C．taught two groups of 4-year-olds music and arts
D．offered children a fast way to be admitted to the best schools
答案：A 細節理解題。由第四段第三句“Samuel Mehr says researchers have carried out many studies in an effort to learn whether musical training can make children smarter.”可知，塞繆爾·梅爾進行了不止一項研究去論證音樂對孩子早期智力開發的真實作用。故選A項。
4．The article may be taken from a report about________.
A．health
B．education
C．culture
D．economy
答案：B 推理判斷題。全文介紹了哈佛大學研究人員做的一項關于音樂開發小孩智力真假與否的研究，因此可以推斷，本文應該出自與教育有關的報道。故選B項。
Ⅱ.七選五
根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
(2024·鄭州高三二模)
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.
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 根據橫線后一句“Do not hide things from them, do not lie.”可知不要對別人隱瞞，也不要說謊。作者在本段中建議我們要誠實。
2．F 根據前后兩句“You have to learn to adjust to their liking.”和“Don ' t just think about yourself ，think about what your partner needs out of it as well.”可知作者告訴我們要了解自己同伴的需求，不要只是考慮自己的感受和需要。故F正確。
3．C 根據下面兩句“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.”可知要愿意幫助他人，要讓別人知道我們是值得依賴的。也就是說要保證自己對別人是有幫助的。故C正確。
4．D 根據本段前面兩句“Make sure you have a good sense of humor with them. Laughter is the key to happiness.”可知保持幽默感很重要，因為開心是幸福的關鍵。作者在本段中告訴我們要通過笑讓我們的之間的關系更持久。
5．G 根據本段最后一句“It ' s important to communicate this to them, not keep it bottled up.”可知和別人的交流很重要，而且要注意交流的方式方法。故G項符合上下文。
Ⅲ.完形填空
(2024·太原市高三二模)
Uncle Bruce has been my most influential role model. I admire him because he has
__1__
me into the person I am today by teaching me about respect and responsibility and that anything
__2__ having takes a lot of hard work.
The most important thing he has __3__ me is how to think. He always says, “You can learn something from everyone, __4__ it's what not to do.” He always does what he__5__. If he says, “I'll pick you up at seven on Thursday，” it will __6__. Also, Bruce is the kind of person who actually __7__
you.
Uncle Bruce was in the army for 20 years and went through some terrible __8__， but he hasn't let them affect him __9__. After hearing his stories about alcohol-and drug-related __10__， I have no interest in doing anything that could
__11__ me or my friends. He is also the only person who truly believes I can
__12__ it to West Point. He has done everything within his __13__ to help me achieve that goal.
Uncle Bruce is my hero. He is __14__ that I want to be when I'm his age. He is smart, financially __15__， and gives back to his community. There is no way I can
__16__ him for all he's done. He is the one whose __17__ can change the way I look at something. I've never told him that I love him, __18__ has he told me, but we love each other and I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm not
__19__ he's perfect, but I can't imagine __20__ without him now that he is here.
語篇解讀：作者講述了Uncle Bruce的故事，他是作者眼中的英雄，一直鼓勵和幫助作者，也在幫助其他的人。作者希望自己以Uncle Bruce為榜樣，努力做一個像他那樣的人。
1．A.shaped
B．promoted
C．trained
D．blessed
答案：A 本空考查動詞基本含義的辨析。A.shaped“弄成……的形狀，塑造”；B.promoted“促進”；C.trained“訓練”；D.blessed“賜福”。根據上下文意思，他把我塑造成了現在的我，所以選項比較來看，只能選shape“塑造”。故選A。
2．A.like
B．about
C．from
D．worth
答案：D 本空考查介詞基本含義的辨析。A.like“像……一樣”；B.about“關于”；C.from“來自”； D．worth“值得”。本空較難，分清句子成分是關鍵。“that anything __2__ having takes a lot of hard work”與前面的about短語共同做teach的賓語，此從句中 “anything having”做takes的主語，句意為“任何值得擁有的東西都要花費一番努力”，這里選用值得“worth doing”更好。故選D。
3．A.directed
B．taught
C．encouraged
D．improved
答案：B 本空考查動詞基本含義的辨析。A.directed“指導”；B.taught“教”；C.encouraged“鼓勵”；D.improved“提高，改善”。根據文章第一段，Uncle Bruce一直在教我做人，這里是說“他所教給我最重要的事情是如何思考”，根據前文暗示，選用taught。故選B。
4．A.so that
B．even if
C．as if
D．now that
答案：B 本空考查連詞基本含義的辨析。A.so that“以致于”；B.even if“即使”；C.as if“好像”；D.now that“既然”。結合上下文，選項中只有“即使”更符合文意即：即使它沒什么關系。故選B。
5．A.wants
B．supports
C．promises
D．advises
答案：C 本空考查動詞基本含義的辨析。A.wants“想要”；B.supports“支持”；C.promises“許諾”；D.advises“建議”。根據下一句暗示，此句理解為“言出必行”，所以選項中“promise，承諾”更合適。故選C。
6．A.matter
B．insist
C．succeed
D．happen
答案：D 本空考查動詞基本含義的辨析。A.matter“重要”；B.insist“要求”；C.succeed“成功”；D.happen“發生，碰巧”。本空較難，關鍵看清代詞。結合文章上下文，matter是“事關緊要”，insist是“堅持要求或堅持認為”的意思，succeed是“成功”，happen是“發生”的意思，此空前面it指代uncle承諾過的事，結合前文“言出必行”，所以根據文章happen更合適。本空易選錯insist，如果選insist，需要將前面的it改為he。故選D。
7．A.sticks to
B．points at
C．listens to
D．comes at
答案：C 本空考查動詞短語基本含義的辨析。A.sticks to“堅持”；B.points at“指著”；C．listens to“聽”；D.comes at“襲擊”。本空較難，根據文章基調，作者在全文透露出Uncle Bruce在各個方面都很好，對自己的影響也很大，此句中又有also，可以推測本句也是在夸uncle，四個選項中只有“listen to傾聽”是褒義，故選C。
8．A.experiences
B．diseases
C．drills
D．adaptations
答案：A 本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A.experiences“經歷”；B.diseases“疾病”；C.drills“訓練”；D.adaptations“改編”。該句講的是經歷，所以experiences是更恰當。故選A。
9．A.materially
B．negatively
C．barely
D．positively
答案：B 本空考查副詞基本含義的辨析。A.materially“實質地”；B.negatively“否定地”；C.barely“僅僅”；D.positively“積極地”。根據下文的連詞but轉折后，說明下句的意思相反，所以選negatively“消極地”。故選B。
10．A.tendencies
B．statistics
C．references
D．misfortunes
答案：D 本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A.tendencies“脆弱”；B.statistics“數據”；C.references“參考”；D.misfortunes“霉運”。前文的terrible experiences和alcohol-and drug-related都暗示了，這是uncle所遇到的不幸的故事，所以選擇D。
11．A.sink
B．test
C．harm
D．exploit
答案：C 本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A.sink“下沉”；B.test“測試”；C．harm“傷害”；D.exploit“開發，利用”。文章中“我對做任何傷害我及我的朋友的事情不感興趣”所以選“harm傷害”。故選C。
12．A.make
B．take
C．bring
D．seize
答案：A 本空考查動詞基本含義的辨析。A.make“制造”；B.take“帶走”；C．bring“帶來”；D.seize“抓住”。根據文章句意即上下文，“他是唯一一個相信我能夠成功到達West Point的人”且make it 可以表示“成功做成某事”。故選A。
13．A.management
B．access
C．patent
D．power
答案：D 本空考查名詞基本含義的辨析。A.management“管理”；B.access“接近”；C.patent“專利發明人”；D.power“權力，力量”。結合上下文及常用表達“在他能力范圍之內”所以選擇power“力量”更合適 。故選D。
14．A.everybody
B．everything
C．nobody
D．nothing
答案：B 本空考查不定代詞基本含義的辨析。A.everybody“每個人”； B．everything“每件事情”；C．nobody“沒有人”； D．nothing“什么也沒有”。本空較難，本句譯為“他是我想成為的一切(我想成為跟他一樣的人)”，側重我想成為uncle那樣具有一切良好品質的人，而不是我成為別人，所以選B而非A。故選B。
15．A.secure
B．shaky
C．proper
