必修第三冊UNIT9LEARNING(一)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(★)(2024·山東臨沂期中)Asalanguagelearningenthusiast，I’vecomeupwiththebestappsforlearningEnglishfromthethousandsofmobileappsoutthere.BestforPronunciation：ELSASpeakELSASpeakisprobablythebestmobileapparoundforhelpingyouimproveyourEnglishpronunciation.Theapp’sgreateststrengthisitsintensiveAIfeedback，butELSAalsoprovidesmini-trainingsessionstoreallyperfectyourpronunciation.TheAIanalyzesyourrecordingsbasedonpronunciation，intonationandfluencyandthenpointsoutexactlywhichpartssoundinaccurate.BestforImmersinginEnglishVideos：FluentUFluentUisalanguagelearningappthatteachesyouEnglishthroughauthenticvideoslikenewsreports，moviescenesandinterviews，withlearnertoolsforalllevels.Eachcliphasinteractivesubtitlessoifyou’renotsurewhatawordmeans，youcanhoveroveritandgetinexplanation.Theappalsogivesvideoexamplesforeachwordsoyoucanlearnvocabularyincontext.BestforPracticalTopics：BabbelBabbelhasyoulearnandpracticeEnglishwithrealisticconversationsthatsurroundthingsthatyou’repersonallyinterestedin.Lessonsareshortandconsistofwrittenandaudioversionsofthegrammarfeaturedinthelessons.Thenyouareabletocompletepracticeexercisestosolidifyyourunderstanding.BestforFunBeginnerLessons：LingodeerLingodeerusesgamesandshortexercisestoteachbeginnerandintermediateEnglishlearners.Lingodeertakesagamifiedapproachtolanguagelearningwithagoal-orientedcurriculumconsistingofstructuredlessonsandregularreviews.Lingodeer’slessonsarearrangedaccordingtothemes，suchassports，weather，partsofthebodyandshopping.1．WhatisthefeatureofELSASpeak?A．Itanalyzeslearners’recordings. B．Itprovidesguidanceforlearners.C．Itgiveslearnershelpfulfeedback. D．Itimproveslearners’communicationskills.2．Whichappprovidesvideosaslearningresources?A．FluentU.B．ELSASpeak.C．Babbel.D．Lingodeer.3．WhatcanlearnersdowiththeappLingodeer?A．Designgames. B．Studyaroundatheme.C．Structurelessons. D．Takeadvancedcourses.BWell-knownauthorandHenricoresidentMegMedina，whowonthe2019NewberyMedal，todaywasnamedNationalAmbassadorforYoungPeople’sLiteraturefor2023－2024.Medina’smostrecentbook，MerciSuárezPlaysItCool，waspublishedinAugust2022，concludinghermiddle-schooltrilogy(三部曲)．Medina，whohasalsowrittenpicturebooksandfictionforolderteens，willtravelthroughouttheUSA，sharingherplatform“Cuéntame?。篖et’sTalkBooks”．Medinawillmeetwithchildrenateverygradelevelforconversationsaboutthebookstheylovetoread，encouragingthemtomovebeyondtalkingaboutabook’stitleandbasicplotpointstohowitmadethemfeelorhowit’ssimilar—ordissimilar—totheirownlives.TheambassadorprogramismainlysponsoredbytheLibraryofCongress.ClaySmith，directoroflibraryinitiativesfortheLibraryofCongress，saysambassadorshavetobeabletospeaktoothersaboutreadingandwritingandtocommunicatewithchildreninparticular.That’swhereMedinashines，hesays.“Sheknowshowkidsthinkandhowtheytalk，”Smithsays.“She’sabletoaccesswhat’shappeningwithkidstoday.”Smithsaysthatsincetheturnofthecentury，there’sbeenasurgeinliteratureforchildren，firstatthehighschoollevelandthenduringthemiddleschoolreaders.Additionally，there’realsoalargerdiversityofauthorswritingforchildren，whichleadstoplotlinesandcharactersthatmoreaccuratelyreflectthecountryasawhole.“There’sbeenapushfordiversity，”Smithsays.“Theoptionsshouldbeoutthereforchildrentoreadstoriesaboutpeoplewholooklikethem.”Medinaagreeschildrenshouldbeempoweredtochoosethebookstheywanttoreadforpleasure.Shehopestheconversationsshehaswithchildrenaboutbookscreatethesamesatisfactionshefeltasachild，whileencouragingmorediscussion.4．Whatareteensmainlyexpectedtofocusonduringthetalksaboutbooks?A．Thebasicplotpointsofthebooks. B．Theiropinionsonthebooks’titles.C．Theirfeelingsaboutthebooks. D．Themaincontentsofthebooks.5．WhyisMedinafittobetheambassadoraccordingtoClaySmith?A．Sheisabletorelatetochildren. B．Sheisgiftedatwriting.C．Shetakesgoodcareofchildren. D．Sheknowsalotofauthors.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surge”inparagraph4mean?A．Demand.B．Discovery.C．Decrease.D．Growth.7．Whatmightmaketheambassadorprogrampossible?A．Kids’troubleinchoosingbooks. B．Morediversebooksforchildren.C．Children’sdemandforgoodbooks. D．Moreimpactsofreadingonchildren.C(★)(2024·廣東佛山質檢)Giventhatthedictionarydefinitionofcuriosityis“thedesiretoknowsomething”，itmaybeoflittlesurprisethatmuchresearchhasconcerneditsbenefitsforeducation.ConsiderastudyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavisin2014.Theresearchersfirstaskedeachparticipanttoratetheircuriosityaboutlearningtheanswerstoaseriesofquestions，suchas“Whatdoestheterm‘dinosaur’actuallymean？”TheparticipantsthenlayinanfMRIbrainscanner(掃描儀)whilethesamequestionswerepresented，followedshortlyafterbytheanswers.Theparticipantswerethentestedontheirrecollectionofthefactsanhourlater.Theeffectsofcuriosityonlaterrecallwerestriking.Whentheparticipantswerehighlycuriousaboutafact，theywere30%morelikelytorecallit.Andthisseemedtocorrespondtoheightenedactivityinareasofthemidbrainthatreleasedopamine(多巴胺)．Dopamineisnormallyassociatedwithreward，butanimalstudiessuggestthatitcanalsoenhancetheformationofnewneural(神經(jīng)的)connections.Itlookedasifthefeelingofcuriositywashelpingpreparethebraintoabsorbthenewandimportantinformation，andthisthenresultedinamorestablememory.Interestingly，theresearchersfoundthatthedopaminehit，arisingfrominitialcuriosity，couldevenenhancethememoryofincidentalinformationthathadnodirectrelevancetotheprimaryquestion.Todemonstratethis，theyhadpresentedrandomfacesalongsidetheanswerstothequestionsand，anhourlater，checkedwhethertheparticipantsstillrecognizedthefaces.Theanalysesshowedthattheparticipantswerefarmorelikelytorememberthefaceifithadaccompaniedaquestionthathadawakenedtheircuriosity.Thisadditional，andunexpected，memoryboostcouldbeextremelyusefulwheneverwe’retryingtolearnsomethingnewandcomplicated.We’reunlikely，afterall，tofindeverysingleelementofourstudiesinteresting.Butifwecandevelopsomecuriosityaboutatleastsomeofthefacts，wemayfindthattherestofthematerialalsosticksfarmoreeasily.8．Whichaspectofcuriositydidthestudyfocuson?A．Itsscientificdefinition. B．Itsuniquecharacteristics.C．Itsinfluencesonmemory. D．Itsbenefitsforbrainhealth.9．Whatwasthepurposeofpresentingquestionstotheparticipantsfirst?A．Toassesstheirlearningability.B．Toawakentheirpassionforlearning.C．Tomeasuretheircuriosityaboutthequestions.D．Torefreshtheirmemoryofextinctwildanimals.10．Whatcanbelearnedaboutdopamineaccordingtoparagraph3?A．Itblocksmemory. B．Itfacilitateslearning.C．Itpromotesfriendship. D．Itcuresneuraldisorder.11．Whichmessageaboutlearningdoestheunexpectedfindingdeliver?A．Generateinterestinstudy. B．Focusonessentialinformation.C．Makelearningmaterialsrelated.D．Attachimportancetomemorization.Ⅱ.七選五The24-year-oldfemalecommander(指揮員)ZhouChengyuhasbeenaheatedtopiconWeibosincetheChinesestatemediahighlightedherasoneofthewomeninvolvedinthesuccessfullaunchoftheChang’e5lunarprobe(月球探測器)on24November.Socialmediausershavebeenreferringtoherasa“sourceofpride”forthecountry.1Severalpeoplejokinglyreflectedontheirownachievements，commentinghowfarbehindinlifetheywereincomparison.Startingin2004，theChang’eProgrammeconsistsofthreestages：“orbiting”，“l(fā)anding”and“returning”．2InDecember2013，thegoalofChina’sfirstsoftlandingonthelunarsurfaceandgroundexplorationontheMoonwasachievedbythelanderofChang’e3andYutulunarrover.Lastyear，Chang’e4probemadethefirst-eversoftlandingonthefarsideofthemoon.TheChang’e5missionisChina’sthirdsuccessfulmoonlandinginsevenyears.3Ifitweresuccessful，ChinawouldbethethirdcountrytobringlunarsamplesbacktoEarthaftertheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnion.MostChinesepeopleknowthemythologicalstoryofChang’e，theChinesegoddessofthemoon.Peoplecan’theartheword“Chang’e”withoutpicturingroma