1、UNIT 5 单元仿真综合检测阅读理解ABorn in 1965, Shania Twain was the second of five children in her family. At the age of two, she moved with her mother and two sisters to Timmins, a town north of Toronto. When Shania was eight years old, her mother took her to many different bars, clubs and concerts to perform.
2、In high school, Shania joined a local band, with which she often performed. After that, Shania moved to Toronto, where she continued singing.When Shania was 21 years old, her parents were killed in a car accident. She had to take over the role of parent to her younger siblings (兄弟姐妹). Taking care of
3、 two teenage brothers and a sister was a_Gordian_knot. Suddenly, she had to pay the bills, keep food on the table, and make a living. Anyway, Shania managed to pay the bills by singing here and there.In 1991, Shania went to Nashville, the home of the country music industry. In 1993, she recorded Sha
4、nia Twain, her first CD. In 1995, her next CD, The Woman in Me, which had eight hit songs, sold more than ten million copies. Her third CD, Come on Over, was also popular and she had another hit song.Shania and Robert Lange, a famous producer, got married in 1993. After finishing her 2000 world tour
5、, she decided to take a break from performing. In August 2001, they had a lovely son, whom they named Eja. After September 11th, Shania decided to spend more time on her family and stayed at home until the fall of 2002. Her reappearance in the music world put her face on magazine covers and country
6、music publications. She also began to promote (宣传) her new CD, Up, on TV shows.21According to the text, Shania _.Awent to Timmins in 1965Bwas born into a musical familyCrecorded her first CD in high schoolDbegan singing in public at an early age22The underlined part “a Gordian knot” in Paragraph 2 p
7、robably means “_”Aa big businessBa difficult taskCa social activity Da simple problem23Whats the right order of the events in Shania Twains life?aShe moved to Nashville.bShe married Robert Lange.cShe lost her parents forever.dShe promoted Up on TV shows.eShe recorded The Woman in Me.Ac，a，b，e，d Ba，c，
8、e，b，dCc，b，a，d，e Da，b，e，d，c24What does the author mainly talk about in the text?AWhy Shania Twain chose to be a singer.BHow difficult it is to become a singer.CA girls road to success as a singer.DShania Twains opinion on music.BThe arts, especially music, should be part of every schools lessons at e
9、very grade level. Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience. They could improve their classroom skills, like paying attention and following directions. People develop all these skills when they learn music. Making music also lets children use their imagination. It provides s
10、tudents with a chance to try out their own ideas.Music not only makes children better students, but also gives them something positive to do. In a music program, children can be part of a band instead of joining a gang (团伙)Parents can enjoy listening to their childrens music instead of seeing them g
11、lued_to_a computer or TV screen. In a school band, students get to be part of a team. They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through music.Music builds selfconfidence, too. It gives children a sense of achievement and success. Making music is something for them to be proud of,
12、 and it lets kids practice performing in front of an audience. Music gives children an opportunity for selfexpression, and that helps develop their selfconfidence.Once again, music is important because it can make children better students, give them something positive to do, and build their characte
13、r. That is why music should be offered in every single grade in every school.25According to the passage, music could make students smarter by _.Aimproving their classroom skills and paying attentionBimproving their classroom skills and imaginationCimproving their attention, direction and imagination
14、Dlearning music, making music and trying out their own ideas26What does the underlined phrase “glued to” in the second paragraph mean?AUnwilling to turn on.BAlways looking.CUnwilling to leave. DAlways playing.27The third paragraph mainly tells us that music could _.Agive children selfexpression and
15、selfconfidenceBbring to children achievement and successCgive children something to be proud ofDdevelop childrens selfconfidenceCBackground music may seem harmless, but it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it. Recorded background music first found its way into factories, shops and restaur
16、ants in the US. But it soon spread to other parts of the world. Now it is becoming increasingly difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to music.To begin with, “muzak” (音乐广播网) was intended simply to create a soothing (安慰) atmosphere. Recently, however, its become big business thanks
17、 in part to recent research. Dr Ronald Milliman, an American marketing expert, has shown that music can boost sales or increase factory production by as much as a third.However, it has to be light music. A fast one has no effect at all on sales. Slow music can increase receipts by 38%. This is proba
18、bly because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity to spot items they like to buy. Yet, slow music isnt always the answer. Dr Milliman found, for example, that in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals, which reduced overall sales. So restaurant owners might be w
19、ell advised to play uptempo music to keep the customers moving unless of course, the resulting indigestion (消化不良) leads to complaints!28Background music means _.Alight music that customers enjoy mostBfast music that makes people move fastCslow music that can make customers enjoy their mealsDthe musi
20、c you are listening to while you are doing something29Restaurant owners complain about slow music because _.Ait results in indigestionBit increases their salesCit keeps customers movingDit decreases their sales30We can know from the text that _.Abackground music was first used in big department stor
21、esBproper music can increase the selling of goodsClight music has a bad effect on productionDrestaurant owners had better play slow music to comfort their customers任务型阅读How to protect your earsYou and your friends are leaving a concert on a Friday night. When you get outside, your ears are ringing.
22、You have to shout to be heard. _31_ So no harm done . right?Not quite. Temporary buzzing may be easy to ignore, but repeated exposure to loud noise will eventually cause serious and irreversible (不可逆转的) hearing loss. A new study conducted by researchers at Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston shows
23、 that one in five people between the ages of 12 and 19 are experiencing slight hearing loss, and one in 20 have mild hearing loss. _32_ But the good news is that there are plenty of ways you can protect your ears from further damage and still listen to the music you love.Ask around.Put your earbuds
24、in or your headphones on, and then ask a friend next to you whether or not he or she can hear what youre listening to. _33_ Turn it down.Buy noisecanceling headphones.A pair of earbuds or headphones that fits comfortably will limit outside noise so that you can hear your music better at lower volume
25、.Take breaks. _34_ So when listening to music, take your headphones off for 15 or 20 minutes and let your ears enjoy the quiet._35_ You can buy a cheap pair at any drugstore as an easy way to lower volume at concerts or while playing or practicing your own music without changing the quality of the s
26、ound.AUse earplugs.BKeep the volume below 70 percent.CIf the answer is yes, your music is too loud.DBut by morning, your hearing is totally back to normal.ELike every other part of your body, your ears need rest.FUnfortunately, theres no way to get back hearing youve already lost.GThe exposure to no
27、ise is louder and longer than in any previous generation.完形填空Most parents send care packages and gifts to their children when theyre away at university.Terri Cox, from Leonardtown, Maryland, isnt one of those _36_.A few weeks ago, Terri sent her son, 18yearold Connor, whos now away at Westminster Co
28、llege in Pennsylvania, a(n) _37_.When Connor first _38_ the package, he thought it was a _39_ gift filled with necessities (必需品)“I was _40_， because its like Christmas when you get mail from _41_ when youre in college，” he said._42_ as Connor opened the package, what was actually inside couldnt have
29、 been further from what he had _43_.It wasnt a _44_， a care package, or even college supplies.It was something hed _45_ while at home for the Christmas break his _46_.The box was filled with trash (垃圾) everything he was too _47_ to take out when his mother had _48_ him to over Christmas.In fact, Con
30、nor failed to do all of his _49_ at home.So Mom Terri got the idea to post his rubbish to him to _50_ him.Connor didnt _51_ why his mom did this to him until he gave her a call. “She isnt usually _52_， and I didnt see this as a big punishment.It was more of a(n) _53_ reminder (提醒) that I have duties
31、.And we have a good laugh on the phone，” he added.Connor later said that the rubbish hed received in the box was only a part of what he was actually meant to _54_.Where was the rest? They were hidden in his bedroom drawers.Considering what happens to rubbish if left for a long time, lets hope Terri
32、_55_ the rest of it fast.36A.childrenBparentsCstudents Dfriends37A.postcard BbookCpackage Demail38A.threw BboughtCprepared Dgot39A.normal BsmallCcheap Ddifferent40A.excited BcarefulCangry Ddisappointed41A.class BneighborsCfamily Dshops42A.So BButCUnless DAnd43A.refused BdecidedCimagined Davoided44A.
33、prize BgiftCbox Djoke45A.looked into Bput downCsearched for Dleft behind46A.paper BrubbishCmoney Dfood47A.lazy BafraidCshy Dbrave48A.invited BpromisedCallowed Dasked49A.homework BhouseworkCpractice Dresearch50A.teach BencourageCsurprise Dpraise51A.remember BunderstandCbelieve Drealize52A.creative Bh
34、umorousCstrict Dkind53A.fun BimportantCfinal Duncomfortable54A.wait for Bpay forCtake out Dpoint out55A.finds BusesCreceives Dhides语法填空When we read a poem, we often imagine what the poets _56_ (think) when they wrote or what they were doing at the time. These thoughts let us connect with the words b
35、etter, as if wed created the poem _57_ (we). Will a poem still mean as much if a computer writes it?By _58_ (use) algorithms (算法), computers can now create all kinds of texts, including research papers, books, news, stories and even poems. Computergenerated poems might be correct in both grammar and
36、 style, _59_ some say they still lack _60_ (create) and true meaning.Australian researcher Oscar Schwartz created a website _61_ (call) “bot or not”. On his site, you can read poems and guess whether they _62_ (write) by a human or a computer. Schwartz recently gave a speech at TEDxSydney, in _63_ he stated that some of the websites poems were able to _64_ (foolish) 65 percent of human readers. He said that on his website, he hoped people would question the difference between humans and machines and be able to identify _65_ makes us human.
