Unit 1 Living well
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A
(2019·南宁二中、柳州高中联考)Every year at this time, the peasants began their long religious journey to Geed?leh, to visit the church there, and to pray for God’s help. They walked or rode in wagons; they crowded the roads leading to the holy town, for Geed?leh was famous in Poland as a place where God did miracles. The cool autumn days also brought many beggars to Geed?leh. The peasants gave away more of their money on such a religious holiday as this. Some of the beggars were blind; some had no feet or arms. Some were very old and seemed like lost children looking for their mothers.
There was one among them who was called “the Mute Singer”. He was given this name because he could not speak. There was a time when he was able to sing, while playing his guitar. But he lost his voice. Now he played the guitar and sang, but no sounds came from his throat. His lips just moved with the music.
The Mute Singer was a tall, strange?looking man. His face and hands were brown. He had white hair and a white beard：he looked like one of the wise men you read about in the Bible.
Early one morning I saw the Mute Singer washing himself at the river. He smiled and touched the ground with his hand, meaning that I should sit down. Then, he pointed his finger straight up, to tell me that he had a surprise for me.
Suddenly, he put his hand into the water and rubbed two of his fingers together, making a strange sound, exactly like the sound of a frog. He did it many times, and then he lightly hit the top of the water, sending little waves across the water to the other side.
Suddenly, everything around us seemed to be moving. I could not believe that it was real. Thousands of frogs came racing toward us, jumping, and swimming... under the water and on top of the water. I began to shake with excitement.
The frogs crowded around us. I could see their heads and eyes showing above the top of the water.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了每年农民们去往朝圣的路上都会遇到一些乞丐，并重点讲述了其中的一位“沉默的歌者”。这位歌者虽然失声，却不丧气，用自己的方式演绎着别样的音乐人生。
1．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Some of the old peasants were easy to get lost in Geed?leh.
B．Many beggars visited Geed?leh to enjoy the cool autumn days there.
C．The peasants went to Geed?leh to donate more to the beggars.
D．Geed?leh was a famous holy town in Poland.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“the holy town，for Geed?leh was famous in Poland as a place where God did miracles”可知，Geed?leh在波兰是一座很有名的圣城。
2．According to the passage, we may know that ________.
A．the Mute Singer didn’t lose confidence but continued to create his own music
B．the Mute Singer lost his child on the way to Geed?leh
C．the Mute Singer was a tall, handsome man with beautiful voice
D．the Mute Singer raised money to help beggars in Geed?leh
A 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段至第七段的描述可知，“沉默的歌者”并没有因为失去声音而丧失信心，而是继续创造他自己的音乐。
3．What’s the author’s attitude towards the Mute Singer?
A．Suspicious． B．Respectful.
C．Pessimistic. D．Understanding.
B 解析：观点态度题。根据第三段中的“he looked like one of the wise men you read about in the Bible”可知，作者对“沉默的歌者”充满了敬意。respectful“恭敬的”。
4．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．The Holy Town Geed?leh
B．The Sound of a Frog
C．The Home of Beggars
D．The Mute Singer
D 解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了“沉默的歌者”的故事，因此D项正确。
B
(2019·南昌模拟) Watching what you eat can be easier said than done, but a recent study shows it might not just be about what’s on your plate—it could be about how quickly it disappears.
Japanese researchers followed 1，083 adults for five years, splitting them into three categories based on how quickly they ate: slow, normal, and fast．They also answered a questionnaire at the beginning of the study, sharing their diet, physical activity, and medical history．In the beginning, none of the volunteers had metabolic syndrome(新陈代谢综合征)—meaning at least three risk factors—which can lead to health problems like heart conditions and diabetes.
When the participants reported back five years later, 84 had been diagnosed(诊断) with metabolic syndrome—and their eating speed was a major predictor, according to the results in the journal Circulation．The fast eaters were 89 percent more likely to have metabolic syndrome than slow and normal eaters．Just 2．3 percent of slow eaters received the diagnosis, compared to 11．6 percent of fast eaters．But that’s not all．Fast eaters also saw more weight gain, larger waistlines, and higher blood sugar levels than slow eaters.
The researchers say gobbling makes it easier not to take notice of fullness before your body has a chance to signal you to stop．“So when people eat fast they are more likely to overeat，” said Takayuki Yamaji, MD, study author and cardiologist at Hiroshima University in Japan in a statement.
Previous research backs up the weight benefits of slow eating, too．One study of New Zealand women found fast eaters have higher body?mass indexes(指数), and a Chinese study found that both healthy and fat men ate less when told to chew 40 times instead of 15 times before swallowing．Initial research even suggests chewing your food longer could burn more calories—up to about 1，000 extra every month.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。不只吃什么影响健康，吃的速度也影响健康。
5．What are the participants divided by?
A．Medical history.
B．Health condition.
C．Physical activity.
D．Eating speed.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“splitting them into three categories based on how quickly they ate: slow, normal, and fast”可知，按照参与者吃饭的速度，研究者将他们分为吃得慢、正常、快三个类别。
6．Which may be the result of the study?
A．Fast eaters are 4 times more likely to have metabolic syndrome.
B．Normal and slow eaters don’t have metabolic illness.
C．89% of fast eaters have higher blood pressure.
D．Slow eaters are healthier than fast eaters.
D 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Fast eaters also saw more weight gain，larger waistlines，and higher blood sugar levels than slow eaters．”可知，比起吃得慢的人，吃得快的人体重增加更多、腰围更大、血糖水平也更高，反向推知，吃得慢的人比吃得快的人健康。
7．What does the underlined word “gobbling” in Paragraph 4 best mean?
A．Tasting slowly.
B．Digesting quickly.
C．Eating greedily.
D．Cooking carefully.
C 解析：词义猜测题。根据第四段中的“when people eat fast they are more likely to overeat”可知，吃得快可能会让人吃得过多。所以这个词的意思应是“狼吞虎咽地吃”，故选C项。
8．What does the last paragraph tell us?
A．The importance of eating speed.
B．The advantage of eating slowly.
C．The result of a Chinese study.
D．Fast eating and overeating.
B 解析：段落大意题。根据文章最后一段的中心句“Previous research backs up the weight benefits of slow eating，too．”及下文内容可知，本段主要讲慢点吃的好处。
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(2019·石家庄教学质检二)One of the greatest concerts I ever attended never took place at all. Not quite, anyway.
Instead, a violent 1 ， which came pretty much out of nowhere on a summer night, left the Saratoga Performing Arts Center without electrical power. The 2 storm hit just minutes before the Philadelphia Orchestra(管弦乐队) was about to take the 3 along with a guest soloist, the violinist Sarah Chang.
Forty?five minutes later, the audience were still 4 ， hoping power would be restored and the 5 would get under way. That’s when Chang 6 onto the stage, alone except for her 7 and a couple of stagehands equipped with flashlights to 8 her and her music.
The orchestra 9 backstage. But Chang began playing Fritz Kreisler’s Recitativo and Scherzo?Caprice. Maybe the rain was still pounding on the roof and 10 the grass. Maybe the thunder hadn’t died away 11 by distance. Chances are, though, no one 12 that night could tell you there was anything at all in the air except the 13 .
The performance was 14 ， but it was delivered with both skill and grace—a sort of “ 15 ” card for the audience’s presence and patience. The applause was 16 . Then, several thousand music lovers 17 through pouring rain and 18 to their cars.
Maybe the story ends right there. But the then twenty?year?old musician’s 19 for the people coming to hear her music says something about the essential relationship between artist and audience. Maybe Sarah Chang understood that when she offered her music as a 20 that night, without powered loudspeakers and in the near darkness of a summer evening storm.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。由于遭遇雷暴天气，音乐会场断电，但小提琴家Sarah Chang为了表示对观众的尊重，由舞台工作人员打着手电筒为她照明，坚持演奏，赢得了观众热情的掌声。
1．A．flood B．earthquake
C．thunderstorm D．fire
C 解析：根据第四段第三、四句“Maybe the rain was still pounding on the roof and...by distance．”中的rain和thunder可知选C。flood“洪水”；earthquake“地震”；fire“火灾”。
2．A．global B．unexpected
C．regular D．uncertain
B 解析：根据第二段第一句中的“pretty much out of nowhere”可知，这场雷暴来得非常突然，故B项unexpected“想不到的”符合语境。global“全球的”；regular“定期的，有规律的”；uncertain“不确定的”。
3．A．chance B．action
C．trouble D．stage
D 解析：这场突如其来的雷暴就在费城管弦乐队携客座小提琴独奏家Sarah Chang登台演出前的几分钟来临了。因此选D。take the stage是固定短语，意思是“登台演出”。chance“机会”；action“行动”；trouble“麻烦”。
4．A．shouting B．struggling
C．waiting D．gathering
C 解析：根据空后的现在分词短语“hoping power would be restored and the ______ would get under way”可知，在雷暴突然来临且导致断电的情况下，观众依然在等候着，希望音乐会能开始进行。故选C。shout“呼喊”；struggle“挣扎”；gather“聚集”。
5．A．concert B．rain
C．dance D．sunlight
A 解析：参见上题解析。
6．A．climbed B．stepped
C．jumped D．held
B 解析：此时，Chang迈上了舞台。
7．A．piano B．conductor
C．violin D．band
C 解析：此时，Chang迈上了舞台，只带了她的小提琴。根据上文中的“the violinist Sarah Chang”可知应选C。
8．A．admire B．broadcast
C．circle D．light
D 解析：此处指舞台工作人员带着手电筒来给她和她的音乐照明(light)。admire“钦佩”；broadcast“广播”；circle“圈出”。
9．A．remained B．occupied
C．hid D．appeared
A 解析：管弦乐队依然(remained)在后台。
10．A．flooding B．cleaning
C．irrigating D．destroying
A 解析：或许大雨依旧在敲打着房顶，淹没着草地。flood“淹没”符合语境。clean“清理”；irrigate“灌溉”；destroy“破坏”。
11．A．either B．yet
C．ever D．just
B 解析：或许雷声还(yet)没有消失。yet用于否定句和疑问句中，谈论预料中的某事是否已发生。
12．A．screaming B．complaining
C．performing D．listening
D 解析：那天晚上听音乐的人中没有一个人会告诉你除了音乐以外还有其他声响。scream“尖声大叫”；complain“抱怨”；perform“表演”。
13．A．violinist B．lightning
C．music D．cheering
C 解析：参见上题解析。
14．A．brief B．successful
C．boring D．embarrassing
A 解析：表演时间很短(brief)，但它却是用技巧和优雅演奏的。successful“成功的”；boring“无趣的”；embarrassing“令人尴尬的”。
15．A．all right B．never mind
C．don’t worry D．thank you
D 解析：这场短暂的演奏是对观众的出席和耐心的“感谢”卡。
16．A．weak B．enthusiastic
C．frequent D．permanent
B 解析：掌声很热情(enthusiastic)。frequent“频繁的”；permanent“永恒的”。
17．A．lost their control B．traveled
C．made their way D．looked
C 解析：然后，几千名音乐爱好者穿过倾盆大雨，回到他们的车上。因此选C。make one’s way through“穿过”。lose one’s control“某人失去控制”。
18．A．away B．down
C．out D．back
D 解析：此处表示返回他们的车上，故选D。
19．A．respect B．analysis
C．generosity D．tolerance
A 解析：但是，这位当时20岁的音乐家对来听她的音乐的人们的尊重(respect)诠释了艺术家和观众之间的关系。analysis“分析”；generosity“慷慨”；tolerance“忍受”。
20．A．trick B．gift
C．relief D．mercy
B 解析：或许那天晚上，当Sarah Chang把自己的音乐当作礼物送给观众的时候，就明白了这一点。trick“诡计，诀窍”；relief“宽慰”；mercy“幸运”。
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