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课时冲关10 Unit 4 Stage and screen
Ⅰ.阅读理解
体裁:说明文
话题:部分国家在学校禁止使用智能手机
France banned smartphones in primary and secondary schools in 2018 to improve focus, reduce social media exposure, and control cyberbullying. Following this, the Netherlands and Hungary introduced similar bans in 2024, while the UK debates comparable legislation. The critical debate centers on whether such bans meaningfully enhance students' mental health.
The urgency is undeniable. A 2021 U.S. Surgeon General report documented a 40% surge in persistent hopelessness among American high schoolers between 2009 and 2019. The number who seriously considered killing themselves went up by 36%. What makes these findings all the worse is that 48% of mentalhealth problems (like depression and anxiety) that emerge during adolescence will plague people for the rest of their lives.
It is tempting to connect these trends with the increased availability of smartphones, but establishing a causal connection is difficult. The brain undergoes profound changes during adolescence, meaning that any research on the effects of smartphone use needs to consider the developmental age of the children being studied as well as their precise smartphone habits.
Some studies reveal that unfettered(不受限制的) access to social media on smartphones at critical moments when the brain is changing may cause problems. Amy Orben at the University of Cambridge surveyed 17,409 people aged 10-21, analyzing the relationship between social media use and life satisfaction. The findings show that girls who increased their social media use over the course of a year were significantly less satisfied if the increase took place when they were between 11 and 13. Boys showed the same trend when increases took place when they were 14 or 15 years old.
How much of this will change by banning phones in schools is unclear. Victoria Goodyear at Britain's University of Birmingham compared the mental wellbeing of students in schools that implemented restrictive smartphone policies with those with relaxed policies. She also monitored overall screentime. Her results show that, while those who spent more time on a smartphone overall did have a decline in mental wellbeing, there was no difference between the two groups. She and her colleagues argue that setting up policies at schools alone is simply not enough.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讨论了法国、荷兰和匈牙利等国家在学校禁止使用智能手机的情况,以及这种禁令是否能有效改善学生的心理健康。
1.How is the second paragraph mainly developed?
A.By analyzing causes.
B.By listing data.
C.By following time order.
D.By examining differences.
解析:B [推理判断题。根据第二段“A 2021 U.S. Surgeon General report documented a 40% surge in persistent hopelessness among American high schoolers between 2009 and 2019. The number who seriously considered killing themselves went up by 36%.(2021年美国卫生局局长的一份报告显示,2009年至2019年间,美国高中生持续绝望的比例上升了40%。认真考虑自杀的人数上升了36%。)”可知,第二段通过列举数据来展开论述。]
2.What does the underlined word “plague” most likely mean?
A.Improve. B.Affect.
C.Cure. D.Ignore.
解析:B [词句猜测题。根据第二段“A 2021 U.S. Surgeon General report documented a 40% surge in persistent hopelessness among American high schoolers between 2009 and 2019. The number who seriously considered killing themselves went up by 36%. What makes these findings all the worse is that 48% of mentalhealth problems (like depression and anxiety) that emerge during adolescence will plague people for the rest of their lives.美国卫生局局长2021年发布的一份报告显示,在2009年至2019年期间,美国高中生中长期感到绝望的人数激增了40%。而认真考虑过自杀的学生人数则上升了36%。让这些发现更加糟糕的是,青春期出现的48%的心理健康问题(如抑郁和焦虑)将 plague 人们的余生。”可知,青少年时期出现的心理健康问题(如抑郁、焦虑)会对人生产生长久影响。plague在此处意为 “困扰、影响”,与“affect”语义最接近。]
3.What can we infer from Orben's research?
A.Smartphones cause great harm to teenagers' brain.
B.Ages make a difference to teenagers' understanding of life.
C.Girls are more likely to be affected by social media than boys.
D.Unrestricted social media use leads to a decline in life satisfaction.
解析:D [推理判断题。根据第四段“The findings show that girls who increased their social media use over the course of a year were significantly less satisfied if the increase took place when they were between 11 and 13. Boys showed the same trend when increases took place when they were 14 or 15 years old.(研究结果表明,如果女孩在11岁到13岁之间增加社交媒体的使用量,她们的满意度会显著降低。男孩在14岁或15岁时增加社交媒体的使用量也表现出同样的趋势。)”可知,无限制地使用社交媒体会导致生活满意度下降。]
4.What is Goodyear's attitude to banning smartphones in schools?
A.Supportive. B.Indifferent.
C.Skeptical. D.Critical.
解析:C [推理判断题。根据最后一段“Her results show that, while those who spent more time on a smartphone overall did have a decline in mental wellbeing, there was no difference between the two groups. She and her colleagues argue that setting up policies at schools alone is simply not enough.(她的研究结果表明,虽然总体上花更多时间在智能手机上的人心理健康确实有所下降,但两组之间并没有差异。她和她的同事认为,仅仅在学校制定政策是不够的。)”可知,Goodyear对在学校禁止使用智能手机持怀疑态度。]
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
体裁:夹叙夹议文
话题:一次戏剧表演中成功扮演了一个小角色的经历
My heart went out to the drama teacher I read about in a recent news item. Each parent from her class insisted that she cast their own child as Snow White. This reminded me of my seventh grade musical-“The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”. I desperately wanted to play the role of Becky, the female lead who was Tom's girlfriend. __1__
For starters, Becky had to sing numerous solos, and I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. I also didn't have long blonde curls like pretty Linda Wright who won the part.
I was assigned the nonsinging role of Miss Watson, the maid. I had to wear an ugly dress. And I had only one line to learn, “That's what I say.” __2__ Miss Watson was onstage in quite a few scenes, and got to repeat “That's what I say” throughout the play.
At last, our production was put onstage. Imagine my surprise when Miss Watson made the audience laugh out loud each time I piped in with “That's what I say.” I hadn't known that she-or I-could be funny, or that her character was important in moving the plot along. __3__
That night, I began to understand that being the star may not be any more fun than being a stand out in a supporting role. Each person, onstage and backstage, is essential in theater. Without everyone doing their part, the play would be dull as dirt. __4__ If everyone's a star then nothing gets done. It's all noise and chaos.
And so I believe all children should get the opportunity to play Miss Watson, to become someone they didn't know they wanted to be. __5__
A.So it is in life.
B.It was not to be.
C.It was anything but a great part.
D.My Miss Watson turned out to be a hit.
E.It took the entire cast to make a good show.
F.There was an advantage, in my opinion, though.
G.I would hope all children could be a hit in life.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过小时候一次戏剧表演中成功扮演了一个小角色的经历告诉我们生活中每个孩子都有机会取得成功。
1.B [根据空格前的句子“I desperately wanted to play the role of Becky, the female lead who was Tom's girlfriend.(我非常想扮演贝基这个角色,她是汤姆的女朋友。)”可知,作者非常想扮演贝基这个角色,但是根据空格后的句子“For starters, Becky had to sing numerous solos, and I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket. I also didn't have long blonde curls like pretty Linda Wright who won the part.(首先,贝基要唱很多次独唱,而我却不会唱歌。 我也没有像赢得这个角色的漂亮的琳达·赖特那样有长长的金色卷发。)”可知,因为作者自身的条件,她演贝基这个角色是不可能的。由空格前后的内容可知,空格处的句子是一个承上启下的句子,所以B项“It was not to be.(这是不可能的。)”符合题意。]
2.F [根据空格后的句子“Miss Watson was onstage in quite a few scenes, and got to repeat ‘That's what I say’ throughout the play.(沃森小姐在舞台上有好几场戏,在整出戏中她都要重复说‘那就是我说的’。)”可知,作者虽然扮演的是个小角色,但是,作者认为对她来说是好事,因为她只需要说一句台词“那就是我说的”。所以F项“There was an advantage, in my opinion, though.(不过,在我看来,这还是有好处的。)”符合题意,空格后的句子是对空格处句子的解释。]
3.D [根据空格前的句子“Imagine my surprise when Miss Watson made the audience laugh out loud each time I piped in with ‘That's what I say.’ I hadn't known that she-or I-could be funny, or that her character was important in moving the plot along. (想象一下,每当我插嘴说‘那就是我说的’时,沃森小姐都能让观众哄堂大笑,我有多惊讶。我不知道她——或者我——可能很有趣,也不知道她的这个角色在推进剧情中很重要。)”可知,作者扮演的沃森小姐很受欢迎、很成功。所以D项“My Miss Watson turned out to be a hit.(我的沃森小姐很受欢迎。)”符合题意。]
4.A [由空格前的句子“Each person, onstage and backstage, is essential in theater. Without everyone doing their part, the play would be dull as dirt.(在戏剧中,台上和后台的每个人都是必不可少的。如果没有每个人都各司其职,这出戏就会枯燥乏味。)”可知,作者认为在戏剧中,台上和后台的每个人都是必不可少的。而根据空格后的句子“If everyone's a star then nothing gets done. It's all noise and chaos.(如果每个人都是明星,那么什么都做不了。到处都是噪音和混乱。)”可知,作者把演戏和生活联系在一起,生活中也不可能人人都是明星。所
以,空格处的句子应该是一个承上启下的句子,A项“So it is in life.(在生活中也是如此。)”符合题意。]
5.G [由第四段的句子“Imagine my surprise when Miss Watson made the audience laugh out loud each time I piped in with ‘That's what I say.’ I hadn't known that she-or I-could be funny, or that her character was important in moving the plot along. (想象一下,每当我插嘴说‘那就是我说的’时,沃森小姐都能让观众哄堂大笑,我有多惊讶。我不知道她——或者我——可能很有趣,也不知道她的这个角色在推进剧情中很重要。)”可知,作者扮演的沃森小姐很受欢迎、很成功。再由空格前的句子“And so I believe all children should get the opportunity to play Miss Watson, to become someone they didn't know they wanted to be.(所以我认为所有的孩子都应该有机会扮演沃森小姐,成为一个他们不知道自己想成为的人。)”可知,作者认为所有的孩子都应该有机会扮演沃森小姐,也就是说所有的孩子都有机会成功。所以G项“I would hope all children could be a hit in life.(我希望所有的孩子都能在生活中成功。)”符合题意。]
Ⅲ.完形填空
体裁:记叙文
话题:发生在停车场的事故
Life can change in the blink of an eye. While Bridgette was in the parking lot, together with her kids, a car hit them. This left them __1__ beneath the car. Thankfully, the driver wasn't going very fast when she hit them. In that moment, she was __2__ by the sun, which is the __3__ cause of the accident. However, as soon as she could, she __4__ out of the car to help.
Soon, Chris Crowder, CEO of the school, joined her. Without delay, he __5__ a group of students to help. “It was __6__,” Chris recalls. “I immediately just __7__ the building because I knew I had to get a lot of people to lift this car. We have about 220 domestic kids and over 300 international kids at the school. They just heard me __8__. All these kids from different countries just come running out and lift it up.”
Still, this wasn't an easy __9__. “The car was heavy,” says student Junier. “We did our best, and the moment I heard the kids crying I was like, ‘Oh, thank God, the kids are good.’”
The mother and kids were __10__ to the hospital. Although Bridgette suffered the most of the injuries, all three of them are expected to make complete __11__. A GoFundMe has been made to help the family with __12__. “Thank you for your support of this amazing mother and her beautiful children as they __13__ from this tragic accident,” Keaton speaks, creator of the GoFundMe page shares. “We also have the __14___ husband and father, Andrew Ponson, in our prayers as he takes care of his family wholeheartedly day and night.”
In addition to being grateful for Bridgette and her kids' safe rescue, the heroic students who helped are also getting their __15__ praise.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述While Bridgette和她的孩子在停车场被一辆车撞了,被困车底,在众多人帮助下获救的故事。
1.A.trapped B.lost
C.ignored D.hidden
解析:A [考查动词词义辨析。句意:这使他们被困在汽车下面。A.trapped困住;B.lost迷路;C.ignored忽视;D.hidden隐藏。根据前文“While Bridgette was in the parking lot, together with her kids, a car hit them.”可知,他们遭遇了车祸,此处指车祸导致他们被困在车底下。]
2.A.warmed B.weathered
C.blinded D.shone
解析:C [考查动词词义辨析。句意:在那一刻,她被太阳晃了眼,这被怀疑是事故的原因。A.warmed使温暖;B.weathered风化;C.blinded使失明;D.shone闪耀。根据后文“by the sun”以及“cause of the accident”可知,事故的原因是太阳导致她暂时失明,没看见车。]
3.A.normal B.complex
C.puzzling D.suspected
解析:D [考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在那一刻,她被太阳晃了眼,这被怀疑是事故的原因。A.normal正常的;B.complex复杂的;C.puzzling令人困惑的;D.suspected有嫌疑的。根据后文“cause of the accident”可知,被太阳晃了眼被怀疑是事故的原因。]
4.A.jumped B.fell
C.rolled D.slipped
解析:A [考查动词词义辨析。句意:然而,一能看见了,她就跳出车去帮忙。A.jumped跳跃;B.fell落下;C.rolled滚动;D.slipped滑动。根据后文“out of the car to help”可知,她跳出车去帮忙。]
5.A.followed B.gathered
C.pulled D.advised
解析:B [考查动词词义辨析。句意:他立即召集了一群学生来帮忙。A.followed跟随;B.gathered 聚集;C.pulled拉;D.advised建议。根据后文“a group of students to help”可知,校长召集学生来帮忙。]
6.A.fierce B.competitive
C.urgent D.strange
解析:C [考查形容词词义辨析。句意:“事情很紧急,” Chris回忆道。A.fierce强烈的;B.competitive竞争的;C.urgent紧急的;D.strange奇怪的。根据上文“Without delay”以及发生了车祸,可知是事情很紧急。]
7.A.searched for B.wandered through
C.pointed at D.rushed into
解析:D [考查动词短语辨析。句意:我立刻冲进大楼,因为我知道我必须让很多人把这辆车抬起来。A.searched for寻找;B.wandered through穿梭在;C.pointed at指向;D.rushed into匆忙行动。根据上文“Without delay”以及“I immediately just”可知,动作迅速,冲进大楼叫人。]
8.A.sigh B.scream
C.weep D.pray
解析:B [考查动词词义辨析。句意:他们只听到了我的尖叫。A.sigh叹息;B.scream高声喊,尖叫;C.weep哭泣;D.pray祈祷。根据上文“I had to get a lot of people to lift this car.”可知,他冲进大楼叫人来帮忙,大家都听到了他的叫声。]
9.A.project B.task
C.preparation D.solution
解析:B [考查名词词义辨析。句意:然而,这并不是一件容易的事。A.project项目;B.task工作,任务;C.preparation准备;D.solution解决方案。根据后文“The car was heavy”可知,车很重,要抬起来不是一件容易的事情(task)。]
10.A.dragged B.appointed
C.transported D.called
解析:C [考查动词词义辨析。句意:母亲和孩子被送往医院。A.dragged拖,拉;B.appointed任命;C.transported运输;D.called呼叫。根据后文“to the hospital”可知,母亲和孩子被送往医院了。]
11.A.judgements B.efforts
C.returns D.recoveries
解析:D [考查名词词义辨析。句意:虽然伤势最重的是布里奇特,但他们三人都有望完全康复。A.judgements判断;B.efforts努力;C.returns 返回;D.recoveries恢复。根据上文“Although Bridgette suffered the most of the injuries, all three of them are expected to make complete”可知Although表示转折,说明虽然伤势最重的是Bridgette,但他们三人都有望完全康复。]
12.A.expenses B.medicines
C.foods D.wards
解析:A [考查名词词义辨析。句意:人们在GoFundMe上发起了一个活动来帮助这家人支付费用。A.expenses花费;B.medicines药物;C.foods食物;D.wards病房。根据上文“A GoFundMe has been made to help the family with”可知,GoFundMe是一个慈善网站,他们帮忙支付这家人的医疗费用。]
13.A.learn B.heal
C.escape D.change
解析:B [考查动词词义辨析。句意:众筹网站GoFundMe的创始人基顿说:“感谢你支持这位了不起的母亲和她美丽的孩子,他们正在从这场悲惨的事故中恢复过来。”A.learn学习;B.heal痊愈;C.escape逃走;D.change改变。根据后文“from this tragic accident”可知,此处指帮助母亲和孩子从这场悲惨的事故中恢复过来。]
14.A.honest B.enthusiastic
C.incredible D.optimistic
解析:C [考查形容词词义辨析。句意:“我们也为了不起的丈夫和父亲Andrew Ponson祈祷,因为他日夜全心全意地照顾着他的家人。”A.honest诚实的;B.enthusiastic热情的;C.incredible难以置信的;D.optimistic乐观的。根据后文“as he takes care of his family wholeheartedly day and night”可知,Andrew Ponson全心全意照顾家人,是了不起的丈夫和父亲。]
15.A.promised B.desired
C.continued D.deserved
解析:D [考查形容词词义辨析。句意:除了感谢Bridgette和她的孩子们的安全获救,那些英勇的学生们也得到了他们应得的赞扬。A.promised承诺的;B.desired渴望的;C.continued持续的;D.deserved应得的。根据上文“the heroic students who helped”可知,学生们帮助了她和孩子们,值得赞扬。]
[日积月累] 阅读七选五
1.cast their own child as Snow White把自己的孩子演成白雪公主
2.reminded me of my seventh grade musical这让我想起了七年级的音乐剧
3.had only one line to learn只有一句台词要学
4.made the audience laugh out loud让观众哈哈大笑
5.get the opportunity to play有机会扮演
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