課時規(guī)范練27Unit14(A)(35分鐘)Ⅰ.閱讀理解AToddlerWorldNurserywasdelightedtoemployatrainee—22-year-oldJonathanBrown—astheirfirstmalenurseryschoolteacher.Hewasalsotheonlymanwhoappliedforthejob.AndMargeryBowman,headteacherofToddlerWorld,thoughtJonathanwasbyfarthebestapplicant.“Bothboysandgirlswillbenefitfromtheexperienceofhavingamalerolemodelinthenursery,”saysmotheroftwo,Margery.Jonathanhasalwaysbeeninterestedinchildcare.Hisownmotherisachildminderandhisfatherisateacher.“I’vealwayshelpedMumwithlookingafterallthechildren,”hesays.“I’musedtochangingnappies,feedingbabies,readingstoriesandplayingwithLego.”ButJonathanisararemaleinafemaleworld.Only2%ofnurseryteachersaremenandthishasn’tchangedfortenyears.RogerOlsenoftheNationalNurseryTrustsaid,“Menareoftenviewedwithanxietyandsuspicioninachildren’senvironment.Ortheyareexpectedtodothingsthewaywomenwoulddothem.Butmenbringdifferentthingsintochildcareandthishastoberecognised.”Jonathanagrees.Heisaqualifiedunder-7sfootballcoach,andplanstointroducefootballlessonstothenurseryforboysandgirls.WhatdoJonathan’sfriendsthinkofhischoiceofcareer?“Actually,mostofthemareprettycoolaboutitnow,”hesays,“thoughtheydomakejokesaboutnappies.AndI’vefoundthatgirlsareactuallyquiteimpressed—sothat’sgood!”1.WhywasJonathanemployedbyToddlerWorldNursery?A.Hewasthebestamongalltheapplicants.B.Hewastheonlymanwhoappliedforthejob.C.Hewouldbeabletoteachkidstoplayfootball.D.Hewoulddothingsthewaywomenwoulddothem.2.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“childminder”(Para.2)?A.Instructor. B.Superior.C.Babysitter. D.Coach.3.WhatdidRogerOlsensayaboutthejobofchildcare?A.Ithasbeenwomen-specific.B.Itrequirespeople’sunderstanding.C.Ittakestimetomakesomechanges.D.Itneedsmenteacherstobringsomethingdifferent.B(2019·安徽示范高中聯(lián)考)JameyTurneroftenperformstolargecrowdsinOldTownAlexandria,Virginia.Youcanfindhimplayinganunusualmusicalinstrument,theglassharp(豎琴),nearAlexandria’shistoricwaterfront.Aglassharpismadeupofdifferent-sizeddrinkingglasses,eachfilledwithwater.Turnermakesmusicbyrunninghisfingersoverthetopsoftheglasses.Bydoingso,eachglassmakesadifferentmusicalsound.Turneris78yearsoldnow.Hebecameinterestedinplayingtheglassharpattheageofsix,whenheheardhisfatherplayingwithaglassofwateratthedinnertable.Hehasbeenplayingitfor50years.TodayTurnerputstogetherhisinstrumentbyplacing60differentglassesonawoodensoundboard.Heholdstheglassesinplacewithrubberbands,whichkeepsthemfrombreaking.Hethenaddsdifferentamountsofwatertoeachonetocreatedifferentmusicalnotes.Addingortakingawayjustalittlewaterwillchangethesound.Addingwatertoaglasswillmakealowersound.Thesmallerbowlsofwaterproduceahighersound,whilethelargeronesproducealower,deepersound.Turneralwaysuseslow-pricedglassbecauseitsoundsbetterthancostlycrystal(水晶)andhehasmorecontroloverthesound.Beforebuyingnewglasses,hewilltesttheminstores.Theglassharpwaspopular300yearsagowhencomposerslikeWolfgangMozartwrotemusicfortheinstrument.Therehavebeenabout400piecesofmusicwrittenjustfortheglassharp.ButTurnerplaysallkindsofmusic,evenpopularmusicfromChina.Fewpeopleplaytheglassharpthesedays,butTurnersaysheseesvideosofpeopleexperimentingwiththeinstrumentonYouTube.Hehopesthenextgenerationwillcontinuemakingitsmusic.4.WhatdoweknowaboutTurner?A.Hebeganplayingtheglassharpatsix.B.Heoftenteachesglassharplessonsonline.C.HeisagreatmasteroftheChineselanguage.D.Hewasinspiredbyhisfathertolearntheglassharp.5.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheglassharp?A.ItsinventorisWolfgangMozart.B.Itismadeupofglassesofthesamesize.C.Itappearstobegaininginpopularitytoday.D.Itssoundsareaffectedbythewaterintheglasses.6.WhydoesTurnerprefertousecheapglass?A.Tosavemoney.B.Toproducebettersounds.C.Tohelprecycledrinkingglasses.D.Toincreasedifficultyinperforming.7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.MusicianPleasesCrowdsbyPlayingGlassesB.PlayingtheGlassHarp:aNewTrendC.JameyTurner’sDreamComingTrueD.WonderfulMusicHasNoBordersⅡ.七選五閱讀根據(jù)短文內(nèi)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。TheyJustCan’tHelpItMytheoryisthatthefemalebrainismainlybuiltforempathy—theabilitytounderstandotherpeople—andthatthemalebrainismainlybuiltforbuildingsystems.1Forexample,womenaremorelikelytoreadmagazinesonfashionandparenting,whilemenwillchoosemagazinesthatfeaturecomputersandsport.

Youmaythinkthatthesepreferencesareinfluencedbythewaypeoplearetaughttobehavewhentheyaregrowingup.However,thisisnotthecase.AstudycarriedoutatCambridgeUniversityshowsthatnewborngirlslooklongerataface,andnewbornboyslooklongeratamobile.2Ithasalsobeenobservedthatgirlsarebetteratnoticingsignsofchangesinotherpeople’sfeelings.Boys,however,seemtoenjoybuildingtoytowersandplayingwithtoyswhichhaveclearfunctions.3Peoplewhosejobsareintheconstructionindustriesarealmostmale.Mathandengineering,whichrequirehighlevelsofsystems-thinking,arealsomale-chosendisciplines.Whydomenandwomenhavethedifference?Actuallywomenhavefourtimesasmanybrainneurons(神經(jīng))thatconnecttherightandleftpartoftheirbrains.Becauseofit,womenhaveabetterabilitytomultitaskthanmen.4Mentendtofocusonalimitednumberofproblemsatatime.Theywillseparatethemselvesfromproblemsandviewtasksasindependentfromoneanother.

SomepeoplemayworrythatIamsuggestingonegender(性別)isbetterthantheother,butthisisnotthecase.Mytheorysaysthatmalesandfemalesdifferinthekindsofthingsthattheyfindeasy,butthatbothgendershavetheirstrengthsandweaknesses.5Itisnottrue.Thestudysimplylooksatmalesandfemalesastwogroups,andaskswhatdifferencesexist,andwhytheyarethere.

A.Generallyspeaking,therearecleardifferences.B.Theirpreferenceforbuildingsystemsmaychangeovertime.C.Youcanseethesamekindofpatternintheadultworkplace.D.Theywillconsidermanysourcesofinformationatthesametime.E.Itisimportanttostressthatthefemalebrainmaybebuiltmoreforempathy.F.Thatsuggestscertaindifferencesbetweenmaleandfemalebrainsarebiological.G.Othersmaythinkthetheorycreatesabeliefofwhataparticulartypeofpersonislike.Ⅲ.讀后續(xù)寫閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Jennywastheonlychildinherhome.Shehadaquarrelwithhermotherthatafternoonandsheranoutofthehouseangrily.Shecouldn’thelpcryingsadlywhenshethoughtofthescolding(責備)fromhermother.Havingwalkedaimlessly(漫無目的地)inthestreetforhours,shefeltalittlehungryandwishedforsomethingtoeat,butitwasnotpossibleforher,sinceshehadnothingwithher.Shestoodbesideastandforawhile,watchingthemiddle-agedsellerbusydoinghisbusiness.However,withnomoneyinhand,shesighed(嘆氣)andhadtoleave.Thesellerbehindthestandnoticedtheyounggirlandasked,“Hey,girl,youwanttohavenoodles?”“Oh,yes...butIdon’thavemoneyonme...”shereplied.“That’snothing.I’lltreatyoutoday,”saidtheman,“Comein.”Thesellerbroughtherabowlofnoodles,whosesmellwassoattractive.Asshewaseating,Jennycriedsilently.“Whatisit?”askedthemankindly.“Nothing,actuallyIwasjusttouchedbyyourkindness!”saidJennyasshewiped(擦去)hertears,“Evenastrangeronthestreetwillgivemeabowlofnoodles,whilemymotherdrovemeoutofthehouse.Sheshowednocareforme.Sheissomerciless(毫不留情的)comparedtoastranger!!”Hearingthewords,thesellersmiled.“Girl,doyoureallythinkso?Ionlygaveyouabowlofnoodlesandyouthankedmealot.Butitisyourmotherwhohasraisedyousinceyouwereababy.Canyounumberthetimesshecookedforyou?Haveyouexpressedyourgratitude(感激)toher?”Jennysatthere,speechlesswithshock;sherememberedhermother’sfamiliarfaceandweatheredhands“Whydidn’tIthinkofthat?Abowlofnoodlesfromastrangermademegrateful,butIhaveneverthankedmymumforwhatshehasdoneforme.”O(jiān)nthewayhome,Jennymadeuphermindtomakeanapology(道歉)tohermotherforherrudenessassoonasshearrivedhome.注意:1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右;2.請按如下格式作答。Paragraph1:Comingtothedoorway,Jennytookadeepbreath.

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