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必修第三册 UNIT 9 LEARNING(一)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A(★)
(2024·山东临沂期中)
As a language learning enthusiast，I’ve come up with the best apps for learning English
from the thousands of mobile apps out there.
Best for Pronunciation：ELSA Speak
ELSA Speak is probably the best mobile app around for helping you improve your English
pronunciation.The app’s greatest strength is its intensive AI feedback，but ELSA also provides
mini-training sessions to really perfect your pronunciation.The AI analyzes your recordings based
on pronunciation，intonation and fluency and then points out exactly which parts sound inaccurate.
Best for Immersing in English Videos：FluentU
FluentU is a language learning app that teaches you English through authentic videos like
news reports，movie scenes and interviews，with learner tools for all levels.Each clip has
interactive subtitles so if you’re not sure what a word means，you can hover over it and get in
explanation.The app also gives video examples for each word so you can learn vocabulary in
context.
Best for Practical Topics：Babbel
Babbel has you learn and practice English with realistic conversations that surround things
that you’re personally interested in.Lessons are short and consist of written and audio versions of
the grammar featured in the lessons.Then you are able to complete practice exercises to solidify
your understanding.
Best for Fun Beginner Lessons：Lingodeer
Lingodeer uses games and short exercises to teach beginner and intermediate English
learners.Lingodeer takes a gamified approach to language learning with a goal-oriented curriculum
consisting of structured lessons and regular reviews.Lingodeer’s lessons are arranged according
to themes，such as sports，weather，parts of the body and shopping.
1．What is the feature of ELSA Speak?
A．It analyzes learners’ recordings. B．It provides guidance for learners.
C．It gives learners helpful feedback. D．It improves learners’ communication skills.
2．Which app provides videos as learning resources?
A．FluentU. B．ELSA Speak. C．Babbel. D．Lingodeer.
3．What can learners do with the app Lingodeer?
A．Design games. B．Study around a theme.C．Structure lessons. D．Take advanced courses.
B
Well-known author and Henrico resident Meg Medina，who won the 2019 Newbery Medal，
today was named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature for 2023－2024.Medina’s
most recent book，Merci Suárez Plays It Cool，was published in August 2022，concluding her
middle-school trilogy(三部曲)．Medina，who has also written picture books and fiction for older
teens，will travel throughout the USA，sharing her platform “Cuéntame！：Let’s Talk
Books”．
Medina will meet with children at every grade level for conversations about the books they
love to read，encouraging them to move beyond talking about a book’s title and basic plot points
to how it made them feel or how it’s similar—or dissimilar—to their own lives.
The ambassador program is mainly sponsored by the Library of Congress.Clay Smith ，
director of library initiatives for the Library of Congress，says ambassadors have to be able to
speak to others about reading and writing and to communicate with children in particular.That’s
where Medina shines，he says.“She knows how kids think and how they talk，” Smith
says.“She’s able to access what’s happening with kids today.”
Smith says that since the turn of the century，there’s been a surge in literature for
children，first at the high school level and then during the middle school readers.Additionally，
there’re also a larger diversity of authors writing for children，which leads to plotlines and
characters that more accurately reflect the country as a whole.“There’s been a push for
diversity，” Smith says.“The options should be out there for children to read stories about
people who look like them.”
Medina agrees children should be empowered to choose the books they want to read for
pleasure.She hopes the conversations she has with children about books create the same satisfaction
she felt as a child，while encouraging more discussion.
4．What are teens mainly expected to focus on during the talks about books?
A．The basic plot points of the books. B．Their opinions on the books’ titles.
C．Their feelings about the books. D．The main contents of the books.
5．Why is Medina fit to be the ambassador according to Clay Smith?
A．She is able to relate to children. B．She is gifted at writing.
C．She takes good care of children. D．She knows a lot of authors.
6．What does the underlined word “surge” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．Demand. B．Discovery. C．Decrease. D．Growth.
7．What might make the ambassador program possible?
A．Kids’ trouble in choosing books. B．More diverse books for children.
C．Children’s demand for good books. D．More impacts of reading on children.
C(★)(2024·广东佛山质检)
Given that the dictionary definition of curiosity is “the desire to know something”，it may
be of little surprise that much research has concerned its benefits for education.
Consider a study at the University of California at Davis in 2014.The researchers first asked
each participant to rate their curiosity about learning the answers to a series of questions，such as
“What does the term ‘dinosaur’ actually mean？” The participants then lay in an fMRI
brain scanner(扫描仪) while the same questions were presented，followed shortly after by the
answers.The participants were then tested on their recollection of the facts an hour later.
The effects of curiosity on later recall were striking.When the participants were highly curious
about a fact，they were 30% more likely to recall it.And this seemed to correspond to heightened
activity in areas of the midbrain that release dopamine(多巴胺)．Dopamine is normally associated
with reward，but animal studies suggest that it can also enhance the formation of new neural(神经
的) connections.It looked as if the feeling of curiosity was helping prepare the brain to absorb the
new and important information，and this then resulted in a more stable memory.
Interestingly，the researchers found that the dopamine hit，arising from initial curiosity，
could even enhance the memory of incidental information that had no direct relevance to the
primary question.To demonstrate this，they had presented random faces alongside the answers to
the questions and，an hour later，checked whether the participants still recognized the faces.The
analyses showed that the participants were far more likely to remember the face if it had
accompanied a question that had awakened their curiosity.
This additional，and unexpected，memory boost could be extremely useful whenever we’re
trying to learn something new and complicated.We’re unlikely，after all，to find every single
element of our studies interesting.But if we can develop some curiosity about at least some of the
facts，we may find that the rest of the material also sticks far more easily.
8．Which aspect of curiosity did the study focus on?
A．Its scientific definition. B．Its unique characteristics.
C．Its influences on memory. D．Its benefits for brain health.
9．What was the purpose of presenting questions to the participants first?
A．To assess their learning ability.
B．To awaken their passion for learning.
C．To measure their curiosity about the questions.
D．To refresh their memory of extinct wild animals.
10．What can be learned about dopamine according to paragraph 3?
A．It blocks memory. B．It facilitates learning.
C．It promotes friendship. D．It cures neural disorder.
11．Which message about learning does the unexpected finding deliver?
A．Generate interest in study. B．Focus on essential information.C．Make learning materials related. D．Attach importance to memorization.
Ⅱ.七选五
The 24-year-old female commander(指挥员) Zhou Chengyu has been a heated topic on Weibo
since the Chinese state media highlighted her as one of the women involved in the successful
launch of the Chang’e 5 lunar probe(月球探测器) on 24 November.Social media users have been
referring to her as a “source of pride” for the country. 1 Several people jokingly reflected
on their own achievements，commenting how far behind in life they were in comparison.
Starting in 2004 ， the Chang’e Programme consists of three
stages：“orbiting”，“landing” and “returning”． 2 In December 2013，the goal of
China’s first soft landing on the lunar surface and ground exploration on the Moon was achieved
by the lander of Chang’e 3 and Yutu lunar rover.Last year，Chang’e 4 probe made the first-ever
soft landing on the far side of the moon.
The Chang’e 5 mission is China’s third successful moon landing in seven years. 3 If it
were successful，China would be the third country to bring lunar samples back to Earth after the
United States and the Soviet Union.
Most Chinese people know the mythological story of Chang’e，the Chinese goddess of the
moon.People can’t hear the word “Chang’e” without picturing romantic images of a moon
goddess. 4 And so pictures of Zhou Chengyu have been all over the state media，with
comments about how she is a “front-line soldier in the field of aerospace” and a “big sister”
that the young Chinese can look up to.
However，the huge amount of interest in the native of Guizhou Province has not appeared to
have had much of an effect on her. 5
A．Her story in particular has inspired the public，considering her young age.
B．She refused repeated requests for interviews in order to focus on her work.
C．However，China has been trying to highlight strong female figures in the country.
D．Its aim is to gather lunar rocks and soil to help scientists learn more about the moon.
E．Despite her young age，Zhou is now working at the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center.
F．For this reason，China’s mission to the moon has been calling for a strong female figure.
G．China completed the “orbiting” stage by launching Chang’e 1 and Chang’e 2 lunar
probes in 2007 and 2010.
