2017届高考英语一轮考点规范练：选修6 Unit 2 What is happiness to you（牛津译林版）
<p> 考点规范练17(模块六 <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 2)</p><p> 考点规范练第34页 </p><p> .阅读理解</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> French Canadian design group has greatly improved the classic swing set.Created by Montreal-based group Daily Tous Les Jours,The Swings is a large set of multicolored seats that emulate(仿真) a range of musical instruments as people swing.However,there is one rule required to reach the activation(活化、活性化) of The Swings—people must cooperate.When users work together to swing in unison(一致地),they are rewarded with a perfectly pleasant tune.</p><p> “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Swings">Swings</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="where">where</span>,<span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span>,<span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actions">actions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span>,”<span word="Mouna">Mouna</span> <span word="Andraos">Andraos</span>,<span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Tous">Tous</span> <span word="Les">Les</span> <span word="Jours">Jours</span> <span word="founder">founder</span>,<span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Swings">Swings</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Box">Box</span> <span word="Arts">Arts</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>,<span word="in">in</span> <span word="Green">Green</span> <span word="Mountain">Mountain</span>,<span word="Colorado">Colorado</span>,<span word="last">last</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>.<span word="After">After</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grant">grant</span>(经费) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Knight">Knight</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>,<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Swings">Swings</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="month">month</span>-<span word="long">long</span> <span word="stays">stays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Charlotte">Charlotte</span>,<span word="North">North</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>;<span word="Macon">Macon</span>,<span word="Georgia">Georgia</span>;<span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span>;<span word="and">and</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Jose">Jose</span>,<span word="California">California</span>,<span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>.<span word="Currently">Currently</span>,<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Swings">Swings</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tour">tour</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="designated">designated</span>(指定).</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011,<span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Montreal">Montreal</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span>.<span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Tous">Tous</span> <span word="Les">Les</span> <span word="Jours">Jours</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="composer">composer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="biology">biology</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="collective">collective</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="making">making</span>”,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="swinging">swinging</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="chairs">chairs</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Swings">Swings</span> <span word="generated">generated</span>(产生,导致) <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Tous">Tous</span> <span word="Les">Les</span> <span word="Jours">Jours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grant">grant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="swing">swing</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>.</p>
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