高中英语TheworldofcoloursandlightSectionⅠWelcometotheunitamp

高中英语TheworldofcoloursandlightSectionⅠWelcometotheunitamp

真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 1 Unit 3 The world of colours and light Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit & Reading-Pre reading Mona Lisa MonaLisa is a 16thcentury portrait painted by Leonardo da Vinci during the Italian Renaissance (文艺复兴), which now is under the care of Louvre in Paris. It is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. But who was the heroine and what is the story behind the mysterious smile? Its identity remains uncertain.Some researchers say that she was the widowed (寡居的) Duchess of Milan. Others say it is possible that she was Mona Lisa Gherardini, the third wife of the wealthy silk merchant Francesco. The smile of Mona Lisa has kept people guessing. Someone says that the smile originated (起源，发端) from Leonardo da Vinci's mother, Caterina. Others say the smile is quite simple because women were taught to smile so as to add an air of mystery and elegance at that time. The truth is that this style of smile was not invented by Leonardo da Vinci. It can be found in a number of sculptures (雕塑) from the 15th century. No one knows the truth behind this famous painting except Leonardo da Vinci himself, but people are so fond of it and would enjoy guessing. In fact, there are many fine art forms in western countries and China as well. It's these fine arts and pop arts that make our life colourful. Now let's step into this module to learn more about them. 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 2 Section_Ⅰ Welcome to the unit & Reading — Prereading [原文呈现] Visiting the masters Hi Yang Yan Here I am in Amsterdam. This trip has been fantastic①！ As you know, I am with my aunt and grandmother. They are both good artists, and I'm thinking about starting painting myself after I get back. Let me tell you all about our trip. My grandmother really likes Picasso's paintings and thinks he is the greatest artist ever, so we started in Spain② and went to the city of Málaga, the birthplace③ of Picasso. Near the house where Picasso was born is a museum full of his art. Málaga is a lovely city and the architecture④ is beautiful. I was amazed to learn that Picasso had an output⑤ of more than 20,000 pieces of art. He did not just paint, but made sculptures and worked with all kinds of media⑥. He experimented with⑦ different styles of painting, but was most famous for his work in Cubism⑧， which often uses acute angles⑨ and where the world is represented as⑩ being constructed of cubes⑪ and rectangles⑫. [读文清障] ①fantastic adj.极好的，了不起的 ②Spain/speIn/n.西班牙 ③birthplace/'bɜːθpleIs/n.出生地；发源地 ④architecture/'ɑːkItektʃə(r)/n.建筑；建筑学 ⑤output/'aʊtpʊt/n.产量，输出量；输出 ⑥media/'miːdIə/是 medium 的复数形式 medium/'miːdIəm/n.(艺术创作的)材料，形式；媒介，传媒 adj.中等的 ⑦experiment with 尝试 ⑧Cubism/'kjuːbIzəm/n.立体主义，立体派 ⑨acute/ə'kjuːt/adj.锐角的；强烈的；(疾病)急性的；灵敏的；敏锐的 acute anglen．锐角 ⑩be represented as 被呈现为…… ⑪cube/kjuːb/n.立方形，立方体 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 3 ⑫rectangle/'rektæŋgl/n.长方形，矩形 拜访艺术大师 [第 1～2 段译文] 杨彦，你好！ 我现在是在阿姆斯特丹。这趟旅行真是妙极了！正如你所知道的，我是跟我姑妈和奶奶 一起来的。她们都是优秀的艺术家，我在想回去之后我也要开始学绘画。让我告诉你有关我 们旅行的情况吧。 我奶奶非常喜欢毕加索的作品，认为他是有史以来最伟大的艺术家，所以我们从西班牙 出发，去了毕加索的出生地马拉加市。在毕加索出生的房子附近有一座博物馆，里面都是他 的艺术作品。马拉加是一座迷人的城市，建筑很美。我惊讶地得知，毕加索一生创作了两万 多件艺术作品。他不仅绘画，还创作雕塑，利用各种材料创作作品。他尝试过多种不同的绘 画风格，但尤以立体派作品著称。立体派常常运用锐角，在立体派画作中世界被呈现为由立 方体和矩形构成。 Of course, even though Picasso was Spanish, he left Spain while he was still a young and struggling artist, and settled in Paris, France. So, after visiting Spain, we went to Paris. During our four days in Paris we spent one whole day at the Louvre Museum, where we saw the MonaLisa, painted by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. He created this work between 1503 and 1506. I was really impressed by this picture of a lady with a mysterious smile. By popular consensus⑬， this is the most valuable painting in the world — it is impossible to calculate⑭what price it would fetch if it ever came on the market⑮. Besides⑯ being a painter, da Vinci was also an architect, scientist and engineer. He designed many new inventions, including a primitive form of a helicopter⑰ and a tank⑱. Besides the works of da Vinci, the Louvre Museum has more than 6,000 other European paintings, ranging from the 13th century to the 19th century⑲. It doesn't have any modern paintings in it, however. Modern paintings are all kept at the Mus e d'Orsay. We went there on our second day in Paris because my aunt was eager to see ⑳ the works of Claude Monet.,⑬consensus/kən'sensəs/n.共识，一致的意见 ⑭calculate/'kælkjʊleIt/vt. &vi.计算，推测 calculator n．计算器 ⑮come on the market 上市，出售 on the open market 自由买卖 what 引导宾语从句作 calculate 的宾语；if 引导条件状语从句。 ⑯besides prep.除……之外(还)，相当于 in addition to 或 apart from，后面接名 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 4 词、代词或动名词作宾语。 ⑰helicopter/'helIkɒptə(r)/n.直升机 ⑱tank/tæŋk/n.坦克；(储存液体或气体的)箱，槽，罐 ⑲现在分词短语 ranging from ... to ...作后置定语，修饰前面的 paintings；range from ... to ...是固定结构，意思是“从……到……不等”。 ⑳be eager to do sth.迫不及待地做某事 can't wait to do sth.迫不及待地做某事 [第 3～4 段译文],当然，尽管毕加索是西班牙人，但是当他还是一名年轻而又苦苦挣扎 的艺术家时，他离开了西班牙，在法国巴黎定居下来。因此，游览了西班牙之后，我们去了 巴黎。在巴黎的四天当中，我们花了一整天参观卢浮宫，在那里我们欣赏了意大利艺术家列 奥纳多·达·芬奇创作的《蒙娜·丽莎》。他于 1503 年至 1506 年间创作了这幅作品。这幅 带着神秘微笑的女子的画像的确给我留下了深刻的印象。举世公认，这幅画是世界上最珍贵 的油画作品——如果这幅画在市场上出售，很难估算它的价值。达·芬奇不仅是画家，还是 建筑师、科学家和工程师。他设计了许多新发明，包括直升机和坦克的雏形。,除了达·芬 奇的作品，卢浮宫还藏有六千余件其他欧洲画家的画作，时间跨度从 13 世纪到 19 世纪。然 而，它里面没有任何现代艺术作品。现代艺术作品都被保存在奥塞美术馆。在巴黎的第二天， 我们去了那里，因为我姑妈迫不及待地想去看看克劳德·莫奈的作品。 Monet was a French painter who lived between 1840 and 1926. His paintings were typical of○21 a style called Impressionism○22. With Impressionism, the painter abandons○23 the idea of representing things exactly as they look in a photograph○24， but seeks to show movement and the feelings of the moment, through the use of colours, light and shadows○25. Monet loved to paint outdoors, and almost never used a studio. Though when he was younger he painted a wide variety of subjects, when he was older he most often painted the water lilies○26○27floating on the surface of the pond○28 in his garden. Yesterday, we went to the Van Gogh Museum, here in Amsterdam. Van Gogh was also a member of the Impressionist Movement○29. Altogether, he painted about 800 oil paintings○30 and did 1,600 drawings. One of his most famous oil paintings is ThePotatoEaters, which he painted in 1885. Among his works, my favourite is Starry ○31 Night, which he completed in 1889. Unfortunately, although van Gogh committed○32 his whole being○33 to painting, he received little reward○34 for his effort. His younger brother, Theo，○35acting as his agent○36 , tried hard to sell van Gogh's paintings, but could only sell one painting, for 400 francs○37， before van Gogh died 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 5 in 1890. Today, van Gogh's paintings are worth upwards of○38 millions of dollars each. Tomorrow we are off to○39 another museum in Amsterdam. The most famous paintings there are by Rembrandt. He lived from 1606 until 1669. My aunt really wants to see a painting of his called TheNightWatch, which was painted in 1642. I'll tell you more about my trip when I get back. Regards Li Ming ○21be typical of ... 是……的典型 ○22Impressionism/Im'preʃənIzəm/n.印象主义，印象派 ○23abandon v．放弃，抛弃 abandon oneself to 沉湎于，放纵(感情) ○24as they look in a photograph 是 as 引导的方式状语从句。 ○25shadow/'ʃædəʊ/n.阴影，影子；阴暗处 ○26water lily/'lIlI/n.睡莲 ○27现在分词短语 floating ... 作后置定语。 ○28pond/pɒnd/n.池塘 ○29Impressionist/Im'preʃənIst/Movementn．印象主义运动 ○30oil paintingn．油画 ○31starry/'stɑːrI/adj.布满星星的；像星星的，明亮的 ○32commit/kə'mIt/vt. &vi.全心全意投入；犯罪，犯错；承诺，保证 commit one's whole being to ... 把自己的整个身心贡献于…… ○33being/'biːIŋ/n.身心；存在；生物 ○34reward/rI'wɔːd/n.回报，报酬，奖励 vt.奖励，给以报酬 ○35现在分词短语 acting as his agent 作后置定语。 ○36agent/'eIdʒənt/n.代理人，经纪人 ○37franc/fræŋk/n.法郎 ○38upwards of 在……以上，大于，超过 upwards of 相当于 over。 ○39be off to 动身去…… [第 5～8 段译文],莫奈是一名法国画家，生于 1840 年，在 1926 年去世。他的画作是典 型的印象派风格。印象派画家摒弃了要像拍照一样精确地描绘物体这一观念，而是尝试通过 色彩、光线和阴影的运用，表现物体的运动和瞬间的感受。莫奈喜爱在室外作画，几乎从不 使用画室。尽管在较年轻时他画了各种各样的题材，但到岁数大一点时，他最常画的就是他 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 6 家花园池塘里漂浮的睡莲。,昨天我们去了位于阿姆斯特丹的凡·高博物馆。凡·高也是印 象派画家之一。凡·高一共画了大约 800 幅油画和 1 600 幅素描。他最著名的油画之一是《食 土豆者》，创作于 1885 年。在他的作品中，我最喜欢的是《星夜》，这幅画是他于 1889 年完 成的。遗憾的是，尽管凡·高全身心地投入绘画，他所得到的回报却微乎其微。他的弟弟西 奥作为他的经纪人，竭力推销凡·高的画，但直到 1890 年凡·高去世，他弟弟只卖出了一 幅画，售价 400 法郎。今天，凡·高的画每一幅都值数百万美元。,明天我们将动身去阿姆 斯特丹的另一座博物馆，那里最著名的是伦勃朗的画。他生于 1606 年，在 1669 年去世。我 姑妈非常想去看看他创作于 1642 年的叫《夜巡》的作品。,回去之后我会告诉你有关我行程 的更多情况。,致礼！,李明 Prereading Please match the words with their proper meanings. 1．abstract A.the dark shape that sb./sth.'s form makes on a surface between the light and the surface 2．output B.a thing that you are given because you have done sth. good, worked hard, etc. 3．calculate C.based on general ideas and not on any particular real person, thing or situation 4．shadow D.the amount of sth. that a person, a machine or an organization produces 5．commit E．to use numbers to find out a total number, amount, distance, etc. 6．reward F.do sth. illegal or wrong 答案：1～6 CDEAFB Leadin There are different types of paintings in existence.Look at the following pictures and find out what types of pictures they belong to. 1. Pictures of objects,_like fruit and flowers, are called still lifes. 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 7 2. A mural is a very large painting that is done on a wall. 3. Abstract art is about shapes and colours rather than objects. 4. Many artists earn money by painting pictures of rich and famous people. 5. Paintings of nature have always been popular, both in China and in the west. Whilereading Fastreading 1．What's the main idea of the text? The text mainly tells us about a_trip_to_visit/a_visit_to_the_world_famous_masters. 2．Skim the text and put the following things in correct order. ①During our four days in Paris we spent one whole day at the Louver Museum. 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 8 ②The author's favourite among the works of van Gogh is StarryNight. ③The author learned Picasso had an output of more than 20,000 pieces of art. ④We went to the Musée d'Orsay because my aunt was eager to see the works of Claude Monet. ⑤In Amsterdam, we visited another museum. 答案：③→①→④→②→⑤ Carefulreading (Ⅰ)Choose the best answer according to the text. 1．According to the text all the statements are right EXCEPT that ________. A．the city of Málaga was the birthplace of Picasso B．Spain was Picasso's motherland C．Picasso did not just paint, but made sculptures D．the author does not like painting 2．The author was impressed by the picture, the MonaLisa, because ________. A．Mona Lisa was a lovely lady B．Mona Lisa was a kind woman C．Mona Lisa had a mysterious smile D．it was the most expensive picture in the would 3．Which of the following statements about the MonaLisa and Leonardo da Vinci is WRONG? A．The MonaLisa was created between 1503 and 1506. B．Leonardo da Vinci designed many new inventions, including a tank and a bike. C．It is generally agreed that the MonaLisa is the most valuable painting in the world. D．Besides being a painter, Leonardo da Vinci was also an architect, scientist and engineer. 4．Monet's paintings were typical of a style called ________. A．Impressionism B．Modernism C．Cubism D．Realism 5．What do you know about van Gogh after reading this text? A．Van Gogh was not a member of the Impressionist Movement. B．He painted only 80 oil paintings in his life. C．The famous oil painting, ThePotatoEaters, was painted by van Gogh in 1885. D．Van Gogh received much reward for his paintings. 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 9 答案：1～5 DCBAC(Ⅱ)Fill in each blank with only one word according to the text. Visiting the masters Destinati ons Artists Supporting details Spain Picasso ·Picasso, a 1.Spanish painter, had an output of more than 20,000 pieces of art. ·He experimented with different styles of painting and was well 2.known for his work in Cubism. ·Besides painting, he also made 3.sculptures and worked with all kinds of media. 4.Paris Leonardo da Vinci ·Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian artist, was famous for the MonaLisa 5.kept at the Louvre Museum. ·Besides being a painter, he was also an architect, scientist and engineer. Claude Monet ·Claude Monet was a French painter and his paintings were typical of a style called 6.Impressionism. ·He painted a wide variety of subjects when he was younger, but in his later life he most often painted the water lilies in his garden. Amsterdam van Gogh ·Van Gogh, also a member of the Impressionist Movement, 7.committedhis whole being to painting. ·His famous paintings are ThePotatoEaters, StarryNight and so on. ·Unfortunately, only one of his paintings was sold before he 8.passed away. 9.Rembrandt ·He lived from 1606 until 1669. ·One of his most famous paintings is TheNightWatch 10.painted in 1642 Studyreading Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text. 1．My grandmother really likes Picasso's paintings and thinks he is the greatest artist ever, so we started in Spain and went to the city of Málaga, the birthplace of Picasso. 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 10 [句式分析] [尝试翻译] 我奶奶非常喜欢毕加索的作品，认为他是有史以来最伟大的艺术家，所以 我们从西班牙出发，去了毕加索的出生地马拉加市。 2．Of course, even though Picasso was Spanish, he left Spain while he was still a young and struggling artist, and settled in Paris, France. [句式分析] Of course, even_though_Picasso_was_Spanish， 让步状语从句 主 句 he left Spain 分句一的主句 while he ... struggling artist， 时间状语从句 and settled in Paris， France. 分句二 [尝试翻译] 当然，尽管毕加索是西班牙人，但是当他还是一名年轻而又苦苦挣扎的艺 术家时，他离开了西班牙，在法国巴黎定居下来。 3．Though when he was younger he painted a wide variety of subjects, when he was older he most often painted the water lilies floating on the surface of the pond in his garden. [句式分析] 让步 状语 从句 Though when he was younger→时间状语从句 he painted a wide of variety of subjects， 主句 主 句 when he was older→时间状语从句 he most often painted the water lilies→主句 floating on the surface of the pond in his garden. 现在分词短语作后置定语 [尝试翻译] 尽管在较年轻时他画了各种各样的题材，但到岁数大一点时，他最常画的 是他家花园池塘里漂浮的睡莲。 Ⅰ.阅读理解 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 11 A The appearance of a rare artistic treasure in Beijing over the weekend resulted in crowds waiting in line for six hours at the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City. The crowds were eager to see AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival, the bestknown scroll painting in Chinese art history, at the Hall of Martial Valor. The work is sometimes referred to as China's MonaLisa. The scroll painting by Zhang Zeduan (1085－1145), measuring 24.8 centimeters wide and 528.7 centimeters long, depicts a lively and rich landscape in Bianjing —today's Kaifeng in Henan Province. Faced with its huge popularity, the Palace Museum said it would organize another exhibition of the work in 2020, the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City. “With growing public demand for exhibitions of national treasures, waiting in line for hours has become routine，” the museum said in a statement. “For example, in 2002, when the scroll painting was displayed in Shanghai, viewers also waited six hours in line.” The work is seldom displayed because of its fragility. Wang Qi said she drove hundreds of kilometres from Hohhot in Inner Mongolia to visit the exhibition, and it took her most of the day to finally see the scroll painting.“It was too exhausting, but I still think it was worthwhile，” Wang said. The scroll painting forms part of a special exhibition titled “The Precious Collection of the Stone Moat”，which includes 283 ancient paintings and handwriting masterpieces once recorded in the Qing Dynasty emperors' catalog. The display is a main event marking the 90th anniversary of the museum's opening to the public. Shan Jixiang, the Palace Museum director, had earlier anticipated huge crowds.“However, we still need to let more people know about the exhibition because it took 10 years for them to have this opportunity，” Shan said. The museum suggested that visitors book tickets online in advance. The scroll painting is on display until Oct. 12. 语篇解读：本文介绍了《清明上河图》在故宫展览，迎来了大批的参观者，他们要排队 六个小时才能看到。 1．The underlined word “depicts” in Paragraph 3 means ________？ A．replaces B．represents 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 12 C．predicts D．gathers 解析：选 B 词义猜测题。根据下文中的“a lively and rich landscape in Bianjing” 以及句子的主语“The scroll painting”可知，该词的意思为“描绘，描画”，故选 B 项。 2．Which of the following is true according to the text? A．It has been 15 years since the scroll painting was shown in Shanghai. B．It is the 597th anniversary of the Forbidden City in 2017. C．The Precious Collection of the Stone Moat includes 285 ancient paintings. D．AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival is on display every 5 years. 解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“the work in 2020, the 600th anniversary of the Forbidden City”可知，2020 年是故宫的第 600 个纪念日，2017 年就是故宫的第 597 个纪念日。故选 B 项。 3．Why is AlongtheRiverDuringtheQingmingFestival seldom displayed? A．Because it is easy to break. B．Because it is very expensive. C．Because it is easily stolen. D．Because it is easy to fade. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第六段“The work is seldom displayed because of its fragility.”可知，《清明上河图》很少被展示是因为它的易损性。故选 A 项。 4．What can be inferred from the text? A．The scroll painting displayed will last until the end of October. B．If you want to visit the scroll painting, you can book tickets by phone. C．The scroll painting is very popular all the time and many people visit it. D．So far the Palace Museum has been open to the public for 100 years. 解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Faced with its huge popularity”以及 第五段中的“waiting in line for hours has become routine”可知，选 C 项。 B For families on vacation, a playground provides a welcome break. It can also provide a glimpse into the local culture, from the setup of the park to the ways families interact. Here are the designs that live up to that challenge. ◎Fruit and Scent Playground, Stockholm Is there a picky eater on a steady diet of chicken fingers and cheese? Perhaps a trip to Sweden's Fruit and Scent Playground will change his or her culinary (烹 饪的) tune. This playground features a banana slide, an orange seesaw, pear huts, a watermelon jungle gym and a pair of cherry swings, all designed by public artist 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 13 Johan Ferner Strǒm. Now, who can say you can't play with your food? ◎Nishi Rokugo Park, Tokyo Located between central Tokyo and the city of Kawasaki, Nishi Rokugo combines recycled rubber tires (橡胶轮胎) with traditional playground equipment. In total, more than 3,000 tires of different sizes are used to create tunnels, bridges, tall sculptures for climbing and, of course, tire swings. There's little shade, so you can visit here in the early morning or late afternoon for the most comfortable weather, and be sure to wear your play clothes. ◎Children's Bicentennial Park, Santiago, Chile Children's Bicentennial playground in Metropolitan Park was built to celebrate 200 years of Chilean independence and improve the lives of Santiago citizens. Dozens of slides are built into the slope (斜坡), creating a design completely complementary (互为补充的) of the surrounding landscape. Fountains offer some relief from the sun, and ample seating gives parents a place to relax. 语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了三个供家庭旅游的场所。 5．What is mainly talked about in the text? A．Programs designed for culture exchange. B．Theme parks attracting most tourists. C．Creative sites for families to hang out. D．Top museums around the world. 解析：选 C 主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“For families on vacation, a playground provides a welcome break.”及下文对三个场所的介绍可知，文章主要介绍了三个供家庭 度假的场所。故选 C 项。 6．What can be learned about Fruit and Scent Playground? A．It is located in Tokyo, Japan. B．Several artists joined the design process. C．It is aimed at balancing people's diet. D．Its facilities are modeled after fruits. 解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“This playground features ... Johan Ferner Strǒm.”可知，这个游乐场有香蕉滑梯、橙子跷跷板、梨屋、西瓜攀登架、樱桃秋 千，所有这些都是大众艺术家 Johan Ferner Strǒm 所设计的。故选 D 项。 7．When visiting Nishi Rokugo Park, you'd better ________. A．wear thick protective clothes B．avoid moments when it's hot 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 14 C．take umbrellas and raincoats D．watch out for the equipment 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“There's little shade ... the most comfortable weather”可知，阴凉处很少，因此你可以在清晨或傍晚天气最舒适的时候参 观这里。故选 B 项。 8．Why does the author recommend Children's Bicentennial Park? A．It has special fountains. B．It was built to improve people's lives. C．It amuses kids and helps parents get relaxed. D．It provides slides for both children and adults. 解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Dozens of slides are built into the slope”以及“and ample seating gives parents a place to relax”可推知，作者推荐 该公园是因为孩子们在这里有许多玩的东西并且家长们也能在此得到放松。故选 C 项。 C My grandsons are almost never exposed to televisions, laptops, smartphones and whatever is the latest thing keeping our youth awash with entertainment. I thought my son and daughterinlaw might be too strict about this. Was it right that the boys knew nothing of the hit film Frozen other than what their friends told them at school? My children had watched TV while growing up without any noticeable harm. However, a new book reminds me that screen time has consequences not only for learning but also for having healthy lives. The book's recommendations of a 45minute daily limit on passive watching and a regularly scheduled homework period make sense to me. When you exceed 45 minutes of what the book calls “daily media time”， the negative effects on educational, emotional and social development begin to kick in. Ninety minutes of screen time a day can lower a child's achievement nearly one grade level, according to the book. We have known for decades from solid data, such as the time diaries of University of Michigan, that high school students on average spend less than an hour a day on homework and more than twice as much time as on TV and video games. So how do you get teenagers to study more and spend less time on their gadgets? The authors offer a clever approach I have never seen seriously discussed in our long national homework debate. Each family should pick a reasonable amount of homework time, perhaps 10 minutes for every grade — so the second graders do 20 minutes a day and the 12th graders do 120 minutes. Once the student has worked the 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 15 allotted (分配的) time, he or she should stop, even if the assignments are not done. The authors provide research and case studies that convince even me that if teachers have assigned more tasks than what fits into the reasonable period a family has adopted, they have probably included some useless busy work that is best not done at all. Once the homework is done, students are free to play with their devices, catch up on “The Walking Dead” or shoot some baskets. Learning should not be a nightly battle, the authors say, but a dependable part of the day. Good time management makes school life easier. 语篇解读：本文告诉我们，为了学生的学习和健康，要控制他们的娱乐时间，合理地给 他们安排家庭作业的量。 9．Which can be true about the author's family? A．His grandsons spend much time watching TV. B．His grandsons are addicted to entertainment. C．His grandsons don't get much screen time. D．His grandsons know nothing of the film Frozen. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“My grandsons are ... keeping our youth awash with entertainment.”可知，作者的孙子们没有多少看节目的时间。 10．What can we infer from Paragraph 2? A．Spending too much screen time is a big problem for students. B．High school students are short of necessary screen time. C．Screen time is becoming a source of tension in family. D．Screen time has no positive effects on personal development. 解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“a new book reminds me that screen time has consequences not only for learning but also for having healthy lives”及本段 中的“the negative effects on educational, emotional and social development begin to kick in”可推知，学生花太多时间在屏幕上成了一个大问题。 11．The mentioned book suggests ________. A．more than an hour a day on homework B．ninety minutes of screen time a day C．a twohour daily limit on homework D．a 45minute daily limit on screen 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The book's recommendations of a 45minute daily limit on passive watching and a regularly scheduled homework period 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 16 make sense to me.”可知，作者提及的书中建议观看节目的时间不宜超过 45 分钟。 12．The underlined word “gadgets” in Paragraph 4 is the closest in the meaning of “________”． A．devices B．toys C．plays D．habits 解 析 ： 选 A 词 义 猜 测 题 。 该 词 指 代 上 文 谈 及 的 “televisions, laptops, smartphones”等娱乐设备；最后一段中的“Once the homework is done, students are free to play with their devices”也是暗示。故此处 device“设备”与画线词词义相近。故 A 项正确。 Ⅱ.阅读七选五 People lie all the time, but depending on how skilled they are. It can be difficult to determine when someone is lying to you. Do you know how to recognize the signs that someone is lying to you? __1__ ·Liars make false eye contact. A person who is lying to you won't make eye contact with you or they make too much eye contact. If a person is lying, he may feel you are watching him and he will look down at the floor or keep away from your eyes. Some people try to stare at your face in a deliberate way. __2__ ·Liars avoid using contractions (缩约形式)． The liar will say “I did NOT notice your money” instead of “I didn't notice your money”. This is an attempt by the liar to be absolutely clear what they mean. __3__ ·Weird (古怪的) body language. Liars often feel uneasy, turn away from the person to whom they are speaking, blink rapidly, smile less and have pitch changes in their tone of voice. They may cross their arms which is a sign of being “closed”， or trying not to reveal too much information. __4__ They could touch parts of their face, ear or nose or play with keys or another item that they have in their hand. ·Liars provide additional information without being asked for it. __5__ The result is the more complicated the story is, the less believable it will be. You will have the feeling that nothing could be further from the truth. A．Usually, it ends up making the story a lot less believable. B．Here are some ways to help you recognize liars and catch lies. C．Sometimes people will look unnatural when they are lying. 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 17 D．They will get angry if you doubt their story. E．They seem to think that by telling their story in detail, you will find it more believable. F．They try to change the subject or move the conversation in a different direction. G．In this way, they feel like making eye contact will make what they are saying more believable. 语篇解读：本文为我们介绍了几种辨别说谎者在说谎的方法。 1．选 B 根据上下文内容可知，空格处在此起承上启下的作用，故选 B“下面的几种方 法可以帮助你辨别说谎者”。 2．选 G 根据空格前的“stare at your face in a deliberate way”可知选 G，G 项 中的“In this way”与“in a deliberate way”相对应。 3．选 A 本段主要讲的是说谎者通常不喜欢使用缩略语，这样反而会使他说的话更不 可信，故选 A。 4．选 C 有时人们在撒谎时会表现得不自然，下文对此进行了举例说明，故选 C。 5．选 E E 项中的“telling their story in detail”与标题中的“provide additional information”相对应，故选 E。