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课时跟踪检测（二） Warming Up & Reading — Language Points
Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式
1．Scientists had sought (寻找) for a solution to the mystery, but they didn't find it.
2．On reaching the station, the passenger found someone in rags wandering (游荡) around the station.
3．There are a lot of faults (过错) in that page; please correct them and email me next morning.
4. —What are you staring (凝视) at
—A flying object in the sky.
5．As soon as he finished the letter, he took out of the envelope (信封) at once.
6．You can't enter the room without your teacher's permission (permit)．
7．For the more adventurous (adventure) tourists, there are trips into the mountains with a local guide.
8．Her endless patience (patient) made her the best nurse in the hospital.
9．I was almost frightened to death at the sight of the frightening scene (scenery)．
10．He had a few pennies (penniless) in his pocket.
Ⅱ.选词填空
stare at， account for， bring up， go ahead， by accident， on the spot， on the contrary， care about
1．He hurt his fingers by accident when cutting vegetables.
2．Many women still take career breaks to bring up children.
3．Don't stare at me — it's impolite!
4．—May I start now
—Yes, go ahead.
5．You're quite free now, I think. On the contrary, I have tons of things to do!
6．I don't care about his opinion and I'll stick to my point of view.
7．He could not account for his absence from school.
8．I happened to be on the spot when the accident happened.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．I found myself surrounded by a group of children full of curiosity.
我发现自己被一群充满好奇心的孩子围住了。
2．On no account must employees make personal telephone calls from the office.
雇员们决不允许在办公室打私人电话。
3．I had just walked out of the kitchen when someone knocked at the door.
我刚从厨房出来，(突然)有人敲门。
4．His health does not permit him to climb the hill.
他的健康状况不允许他爬山。
5．The yellow fields were spotted with red flowers.
黄色的田野点缀着红色的小花。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
Walter Scott was born on August 15, 1771 in Edinburgh, Scotland. At the age of two, Scott suffered from polio (小儿麻痹症) which left him with a limp (跛行). He was sent to live with relatives to try and find a cure. In 1783 he attended the University of Edinburgh. He had to leave for a year because of health problems. In 1786, Scott worked in his father's law firm. He returned to the university in 1789 to study law, graduating in 1792. The same year he became a lawyer and was accepted into the Faculty of Advocates (苏格兰律师公会)．
Scott did some translation work from 1796－1798. In 1799, Scott became sheriff deputy of Selkirkshire，a post which he held until he died. In 1800, Scott rewrote a ballad (民歌) collection called Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. In 1805, he became part owner of The Ballantyne Press which had published his The Eve of St. John in 1799. His poem The Lay of the Last Minstrel was published that same year and became very popular. He was a co founder of the Quarterly Review, a literary (文学的) journal. Scott continued to write poems and ballads, each one becoming more popular than the last. In 1810, The Lady of the Lake was published and sold 25,000 copies in less than 9 months.
Scott moved his family to Abbotsford in 1812. In 1813, The Ballantyne Press collapsed, which caused Scott to have serious financial problems. In 1814, he wrote a novel called Waverley to earn money and it became the most successful English novel of the time. He went on to write 26 novels in the series.
In 1826, Scott faced financial ruin again when his publisher failed, which caused him to work even harder. In 1830, he began suffering from diseases and he died at home on September 21, 1832.
语篇解读：本文介绍了苏格兰著名诗人和小说家Walter Scott。
1．Which word can best describe Walter Scott's childhood
A．Unfortunate. B．Colorful.
C．Quiet. D．Interesting.
解析：选A 细节理解题。从第一段中“At the age of two, Scott suffered from polio (小儿麻痹症) which left him with a limp ...”可知Scott的童年是不幸的。
2．Which is the correct order of the following events related to Scott
a．He became a worker in his father's law firm.
b．He was sent to live with others to try to cure his polio.
c．He received a whole life post.
d．He became part owner of The Ballantyne Press.
e．He went back to the university to continue his law study.
A．a－e－b－d－c B．b－c－a－e－d
C．e－d－b－a－c D．b－a－e－c－d
解析：选D 事件排序题。根据文章的描述，这些事件发生的先后顺序是：两岁开始四处求医；在父亲的法律公司工作(1786年)；回到大学继续学习(1789年)；获得塞尔扣克郡主要法官这一终生职位(1799年)；成为Ballantyne出版社的合伙人(1805年)，由此可知D项正确。
3．Walter Scott wrote Waverley to .
A．become successful
B．make some money
C．make himself famous
D．entertain the public
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第三段可知，Scott 陷入了经济困境，写小说是为了增加收入，故选B项。
4．The passage mainly talks about Walter Scott's life as a .
A．lawyer B．writer
C．journal founder D．translator
解析：选B 主旨大意题。阅读全文可知，文章介绍了Scott的生平，但大部分笔墨都放在他的作家生涯方面。
B
Basketball star LeBron James made $33 million last year. And that probably doesn't surprise anyone. We're used to watching professional (职业的) athletes make and spend millions of dollars.
But there was a time when professional athletes could barely buy a car. In the 1940s, most basketball players made between $4,000 and $5,000 a year. That's about $50,000 in today's money.
For most sports teams in 1950, there were two main ways to make money. They sold tickets to games and popcorn (爆米花) in the stadium. For fans, it was a good deal. You could see a Brooklyn Dodgers baseball game for 60 cents. For players, the deal wasn't so great. There wasn't much money to go around. So salaries (薪水) stayed low. In some professional sports, players couldn't spend the off season working out. They had to get second jobs so they could pay the rent (租金)．
In the 1960s, television changed everything. In 1950, only 1 in 10 American homes had TVs. By 1960, 9 in 10 homes had TVs. And people sure loved watching sports.
At first, team owners were worried about TV. They thought fans wouldn't pay to come to the stadium anymore.
But the TV networks paid millions of dollars for the right to show games. That's when sports teams started to get rich.
Finally, the teams shared their wealth with players. In 1974, several baseball teams wanted a player named Catfish Hunter, who chose to play for the New York Yankees. They paid him $1 million just for picking their team.
Since then, athletes have only gotten richer. In 2018, the highest paid player in baseball will make $33 million. In basketball, the average salary is about $7 million a year.
Are sports stars worth the money Many fans seem to think so. They will pay crazy prices to cheer for their favorite players.
语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章介绍了职业运动员是如何变得富有的。
5．What does the underlined word “barely” in Paragraph 2 mean
A．Finally. B．Hardly.
C．Usually. D．Personally.
解析：选B 词义猜测题。由第二段中举例上世纪四十年代篮球运动员的收入“between $4,000 and $5,000 a year”和第三段中举例1950年职业球员的收入“salaries (薪水) stayed low ... players ... had to get second jobs so they could pay the rent (租金)”可知，那个时候的运动员收入并不高，几乎买不起一辆汽车。
6．What would fans think of paying 60 cents for a Brooklyn Dodgers baseball game in 1950
A．It was unfair to players.
B．It was a bit expensive.
C．It was cheap at the price.
D．It was less attractive to them.
解析：选C 推理判断题。由第三段中的“For fans, it was a good deal. You could see a Brooklyn Dodgers baseball game for 60 cents”可知，1950年，花60美分看一场布鲁克林道奇队的球赛是很划算的，故推断球迷认为60美分的票价并不高。
7．What influence did TV have on sports in the 1960s
A．Sports became a big business.
B．People were more willing to play sports.
C．More and more fans came to the stadium.
D．Tickets to games became more expensive.
解析：选A 推理判断题。由倒数第四段“But the TV networks paid millions of dollars for the right to show games. That's when sports teams started to get rich”可知，20世纪六十年代电视的普及使体育运动成了一项利润丰厚的产业。
8．What does the text mainly tell us
A．How sports stars make money.
B．Why fans are crazy about sports stars.
C．Why sports become more and more popular.
D．How professional athletes started getting rich.
解析：选D 主旨大意题。文章前三段对比了过去和现在的职业球员的收入情况，接着介绍了电视的出现使得球队和球员的收入大幅度增加，由此可知，本文旨在告诉读者职业运动员是怎么开始变得富有的。
Ⅴ.阅读七选五
One of the toughest things to do when getting to know people professionally is remembering their names. And it's also an extremely useful skill to have in your daily life. 1 Here are some tricks to remembering any name：
Ask for their business card.
When you meet someone in a working situation, ask for their business card. Write down a few notes about the person and his appearance so you can tell him from the other people you've met. 2
3
At the end of your conversation, ask the person you're speaking with to repeat his name just to make sure you have it right. Hearing it once more will help you memorize it as well.
Visualize (视觉化) an image.
4 For example, if you meet a Catherine, then try to connect the image of a cat with her. That way, when you meet the woman again, the image of a cat will arise, and it will be easy to work out what her name is.
Inject it into conversation.
Say the person's name as often as you can during the conversation without getting him/her awkward. For example, inserting the name casually in sentences like “I really agree with you, John” or “ 5 ” will do wonders for memorizing names.
A．You can always turn to the card for help if you forget his or her name.
B．Attach an image to the name.
C．Repeat it in your mind.
D．Showing a stranger you remembered his/her name can leave a good impression.
E．John, how do you like living in the city
F．Create an attractive image.
G．Ask again.
语篇解读：本文向我们介绍了记住别人名字的小窍门。
1．解析：选D 本空位于首段，总领全文。前两句讲记住别人的名字很重要。所以此空选D：向一个陌生人展示你记住了他/她的名字会留下一个好印象。
2．解析：选A 根据关键词的原则，A项中的card与小标题Ask for their business card呼应。
3．解析：选G 根据本节“ask the person you're speaking with to repeat his name”可知选G。
4．解析：选B 本节小标题是：视觉化。所以此空选B：给这个名字配上插图。此题容易误选F，但是F项没有说明image和name的关系，所以还是B项合适。
5．解析：选E E项中的John和前一句的John呼应，而且这两句话都是讲在对话中多多使用别人的名字。
Ⅵ.课时微写作(根据提示完成小作文)
This morning, I 1.was walking in the street when (正走在大街上，就在这时) I noticed 2.a terrible scene (可怕的一幕) — a car knocked down a boy and ran away. I happened to 3.spot (看到) the number of the car. Soon after, the driver was caught, and he 4.accounted for (解释) his behaviour, but no one believed his words. Finally, he was sentenced to three months imprisonment.PAGE
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课时跟踪检测（三） Learning about Language & Using Language
Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式
1．When two Japanese meet, they often bow (鞠躬) to each other.
2．The girl screamed (尖叫) aloud suddenly when she saw a snake come out.
3．It is good manners (礼貌) for an Arab to stand close to his friends when they are talking.
4．I was very sad indeed (真正地) to hear about it.
5．We've had huge amounts (数量) of help from people.
6．The news was so unbelievable (believe) that he stood there speechless for a long time.
7．She was critical to the point of rudeness (rude)．
8．It is either a genuine (genuinely) diamond or a very good fake (赝品)．
9．We shouldn't judge a person just by his appearance (appear). His quality is more important.
10．He was in rags. That is to say, he was ragged (rag)．
Ⅱ.选词填空
take a chance， as for， in rags， take one's order， take care of， pay attention to
1．As for the cause of the fire, I don't know anything.
2．The rope might break, but we have to take a chance.
3．Some rich people like to dress themselves in rags.
4．Would you take care of your little sister when I leave
5．Please pay attention to the difference between the two words.
6．As soon as his friends sat down at the table, he asked the waiter to take their order.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．All in all, every road leads to Rome, but I do believe hard work pays off.
总之，条条道路通罗马，但是我坚信努力总会有回报。
2．Whenever I had difficulties, they were always available.
无论我什么时候有困难，他们总是能帮得上忙。
3．Large amounts of money were spent in building the bridge.
建造这座桥花费了大笔的钱款。
4．It is well known that learning English well will be of great benefit to us all.
众所周知，学好英语对我们大家都大有益处。
5．It was rude of her to talk to the customer like that.
她那样跟顾客说话太无礼了。
6. It's good manners to say goodbye to the host when leaving.
离开时，向主人说再见是礼貌的。
7．With plenty of money, a man can do whatever he wants to.
有了大笔的钱，一个人就可以做他想做的事。
Ⅳ.完形填空
Years ago, I would wake up two or three times each night because of terrible pains. Having watched my father die of cancer, I 1 that I also had a cancer. So I went to a clinic. A doctor examined me, gave me some medicine and cleared my mind of 2 that I had a cancer. He suggested I should relax. After hearing these words, I felt 3 and acted on the doctor's 4 .
One day while I was looking over an accumulation of old 5 on matters that were past and gone, I threw them into the wastebasket one by one. 6 I stopped and said to myself, “Bill, why don't you do the 7 thing with your worries that you are doing with these notes？” That idea gave me immediate 8 — gave me the feeling of a weight being lifted from me. From that day, I have made it a(n) 9 to throw into the wastebasket all the 10 that I can no longer do anything about.
Then one day while my wife was wiping the dishes happily, another idea 11 to me. I thought, “Look, Bill, how 12 your wife is. Had she thought of washing the pile of dirty dishes like a barn these years, she would have been 13 by the thought. The reason my wife doesn't 14 washing the dishes now is that she washes only one day's dishes at a time.” I saw what my 15 was. I was trying to wash today's dishes and yesterday's dishes and 16 the dishes that weren't dirty yet.
I saw how 17 I was. I used to stand in front of people, telling other people how to live, yet I myself was leading a tense, worried, hurried existence. I felt 18 of myself.
Worries don't 19 me any more. I now throw yesterday's anxieties into the wastebasket, and I have 20 trying to wash tomorrow's dirty dishes today.
语篇解读：作者曾经生活得过度紧张，夜不能寐，甚至怀疑自己得了绝症，但他最终通过观察生活细节悟出了让自己生活轻松、充实的办法。
1．A.declared B．feared
C．acknowledged D．confirmed
解析：选B 上文提到作者过去常常晚上因剧烈疼痛而醒来两、三次及目睹了他的父亲因癌症去世，所以担心自己也会患上癌症。
2．A.dissatisfaction B．misfortune
C．doubt D．threat
解析：选C 医生给作者检查、开了药并消除了作者的疑虑。
3．A.relieved B．optimistic
C．content D．depressed
解析：选A 作者听了医生的话以后，知道自己没得癌症，可推断出作者心里感到宽慰并且依照医生的建议行事。
4．A.opinions B．experience
C．promises D．advice
解析：选D 参见上题解析。
5．A.books B．papers
C．notes D．clothes
解析：选C 依据下文第7空后的“doing with these notes”提示可知此处填notes。
6．A.Suddenly B．Gradually
C．Eventually D．Obviously
解析：选A 作者前面一个接一个地扔掉便条，然后突然停下来并对自己说。
7．A.meaningful B．same
C．important D．unique
解析：选B 由下文提到的作者要扔掉自己的麻烦问题可知，这里是要做和扔掉便条一样的事情。
8．A.anxiety B．confusion
C．strength D．inspiration
解析：选D 作者的这个想法给了自己灵感，同时使自己有一种如释重负的感觉。
9．A.rule B．order
C．difference D．plan
解析：选A 从那天起，作者就养成了一个习惯。
10．A.habits B．achievements
C．failures D．problems
解析：选D 根据上文第7空后提到了“your worries”可知，这里是扔掉所有的麻烦。
11．A.returned B．happened
C．occurred D．appealed
解析：选C 一天，作者在看到他的妻子快乐地洗盘子时，突然有一个想法。
12．A.determined B．pleased
C．surprised D．puzzled
解析：选B 从前面的作者妻子快乐地洗盘子可知这里是高兴的。
13．A.encouraged B．disappointed
C．defeated D．surprised
解析：选C 如果想到会洗堆得像仓库一样大的脏盘子时，她一定会被这个想法击垮的。
14．A.enjoy B．mind
C．consider D．avoid
解析：选B 作者的妻子不介意洗盘子的原因是她一次只洗一天的盘子。
15．A.thought B．embarrassment
C．excuse D．trouble
解析：选D 由下文内容“作者不仅洗今天和明天的盘子甚至还洗没有脏的盘子”可知，作者看到了自己的问题所在。
16．A.even B．still
C．mainly D．partly
解析：选A 参见上题解析。
17．A.foolish B．intelligent
C．modest D．abnormal
解析：选A 由下文作者提到自己过去常常站在人们面前告诉大家怎么生活，自己却过着焦虑、紧张和匆忙的生活，觉得自己是多么愚蠢。
18．A.conscious B．ashamed
C．proud D．terrified
解析：选B 由前句内容可知，作者对自己感到很羞愧。
19．A.convince B．oppose
C．excite D．bother
解析：选D 由下文作者现在把昨天的焦虑都扔掉可知，担忧不再困扰作者了。
20．A.admitted B．delayed
C．stopped D．regretted
解析：选C 作者已经停止“今天提前洗明天的盘子了”。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862.As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise.
语篇解读：这篇小短文简短地介绍了著名作家欧·亨利。
1．In which order did O. Henry do the following things
a．Lived in New York.
b．Worked in a bank.
c．Traveled to Texas.
d．Was put in prison.
e．Had a newspaper job.
f．Learned to write stories.
A．e.c.f.b.d.a. B．c.e.b.d.f.a.
C．e.b.d.c.a.f. D．c.b.e.d.a.f.
解析：选B 细节理解题。通读全文，可得出答案。
2．People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because .
A．they had surprise endings
B．they were easy to understand
C．they showed his love for the poor
D．they were about New York City
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据文章最后一句话“People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise”可知答案为A。
3．What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing
A．He was well educated.
B．He was not serious about his work.
C．He was devoted to the poor.
D．He was very good at learning.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据文章第五句中“...but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know”可知，他学习能力很强。
4．Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories
A．His life inside the prison.
B．The newspaper articles he wrote.
C．The city and people of New York.
D．His exciting early life as a boy.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二句“He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there”可知。
B
A few months ago, when I was reading a story to my 4 year old granddaughter, she looked away and said that my breath was terrible. I didn't think much of it until it happened again the next week, and it wasn't long after I had brushed my teeth.
I've always kept up with oral hygiene (口腔卫生), so bad breath wasn't something that plagued me. I didn't notice it myself, but I asked my dentist about it soon after. According to him, bad breath is very common among old people. One of the major problems is that less saliva (唾液) is produced as we get older, which helps clean our mouth.
In the past, I've used plenty of products that I thought would help with bad breath, but I didn't understand the real problem. Most ordinary mouthwashes that promise to kill bacteria (细菌) and give you fresh breath contain alcohol (酒精). They help fight bacteria, but it's only about an hour before your breath starts to stink (发臭) again. Even worse, the alcohol dries out your mouth, actually causing bad breath.
My dentist suggested an alcohol free mouthwash. I did some research, and then tried a few products. SmartMouth Advanced Clinical Formula offered all of the advantages I was looking for, including a promise of 12 hours of fresh breath every time I used the product. It is alcohol free, so it doesn't dry my mouth, but it still kills bacteria.
I knew SmartMouth was unusual because it was the only mouthwash on the shelf that came in a box, with two bottles inside. You combine the two in one cup right before using: that's what makes it so different from other mouthwashes. It does provide long lasting fresh breath. This step “activates” the mouthwash, and the results speak for themselves. My granddaughter lovingly tells me that I'm no longer stinky.
语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者主要讲述了自己治疗口臭的经历。
5．While the author was reading to her granddaughter, .
A．a bad tooth was almost killing her
B．something was wrong with her breath
C．she kept making some stupid mistakes
D．she found the story was difficult to understand
解析：选B 细节理解题。由第一段中的“she ... said that my breath was terrible”可知，作者在给孙女讲故事的时候，孙女说自己有口臭，故选B项。
6．The underlined word “plagued” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”．
A．worried B．amazed
C．satisfied D．fooled
解析：选A 词义猜测题。由该词前的“I've always kept up with oral hygiene (口腔卫生)”可知，作者经常保持口腔卫生，所以从未担心自己会得口臭，故选A项。
7．Different from most ordinary mouthwashes, SmartMouth .
A．is too expensive for the author
B．dries the author's mouth quickly
C．does not contain any alcohol
D．comes with a big bottle inside
解析：选C 细节理解题。由第三段中的“Most ordinary mouthwashes ... contain alcohol”和第四段中的“It is alcohol free”可知，SmartMouth这款产品不含酒精，故选C项。
8．What does the author think of her dentist's suggestion
A．She is doubtful of it.
B．She thinks it is helpful.
C．She thinks nothing of it.
D．She is uncertain about it.
解析：选B 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“It does provide long lasting fresh breath”和“My granddaughter lovingly tells me that I'm no longer stinky”可知，作者会认为医生的建议很有帮助，故选B项。PAGE
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课时跟踪检测（一） Warming Up & Reading — Pre-reading
阅读理解
A
Look at a map of Spain and point at the center. You'll locate the country's capital and one of Europe's most beautiful cities: Madrid. This popular destination is considered a city of contrasts with its abundant historic sites, resting in the shadows of modern skyscrapers.
History
This city of over 3 million people is proud of Western Europe's largest royal palace, and some consider it to be Madrid's most beautiful building.
Inside the Royal Palace 2,800 rooms are decorated in glory with museum quality furniture and artwork. Tourists can tour 50 of these large and splendid rooms.
Art
The internationally respected Prado Museum is the largest and most impressive art gallery in Spain. Founded in 1819, it is filled with works of art that feature the world's most comprehensive collection of Spanish paintings.
Shopping
Madrid has some of Europe's best shopping malls, and potential buyers love to look through the stores looking for bargains. But for 500 years, shoppers have gathered to an extremely large outdoor flea market known as El Rastro where they find everything from antiques to CDs.
Entertainment
No trip to Madrid is complete without seeing a performance of Spain's famous art form, flamenco. Every day, flamenco performers sing, dance or play the guitar in small cafes and grand theaters alike.
Food
Madrid has a wide variety of restaurants, but because the Spanish typically eat late at about 9 or 10 pm, it's difficult to find good dinner food earlier. If you get hungry before then, the best solution is to try a tapas bar where light snacks are served. Be sure to try the jamon, dry cured ham — Spain is famous for it.
Time for a break
After a day of touring, relax in 350 acre Retiro Park with its beautiful gardens, fish pond and lake. It is the perfect place to reflect on all you've enjoyed in this impressive Spanish city.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了西班牙首都马德里。
1．What do we know about the Royal Palace
A．It has 50 rooms for visit.
B．It can hold 2,800 people.
C．It's been visited by 3 million people.
D．It is thought to be the largest in Europe.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据History部分中的“Tourists can tour 50 of these large and splendid rooms”可知，游客可以游览这些宏大而辉煌的房间中的50间，故答案为A选项。
2．What kind of market is “El Rastro”？
A．For discount.
B．For artworks.
C．To sell various goods.
D．To sell antiques and CDs.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据Shopping部分中的“But for 500 years, shoppers have gathered to an extremely large outdoor flea market known as El Rastro where they find everything from antiques to CDs”可知，在El Rastro这个户外的跳蚤市场上，购物者可以找到从古董到CD之类的所有的东西， C选项中的“sell various goods”和文中的“find everything from antiques to CDs”相对应，故答案为C选项。
3．What is a must when people are travelling in Madrid
A．Enjoying flamenco.
B．Having dinner earlier.
C．Relaxing in Retiro Park.
D．Drinking in a tapas bar.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据Entertainment部分中的“No trip to Madrid is complete without seeing a performance of Spain's famous art form, flamenco”可知，到马德里没有看西班牙的著名艺术形式flamenco的表演，旅行是不完整的，因此答案为A选项。
B
Disease, poverty, hate, love — Charles Dickens' stories opened his readers' eyes to the most important themes of his age. Two hundred years later, his stories still speak volumes across the world, proving that Dickens' legacy (遗产) was far greater than just “great literature”．
February 7 marks the 200th anniversary of the writer's birthday. To mark this date, BBC writer Alex Hudson listed six things Dickens gave the modern world. Let's take a look at two of them.
A White Christmas
Dickens is described as “the man who invented Christmas” — not the religious festival, but the cultural aspects that we associate with the festive season today.
In the early 19th century, Christmas was barely worth mentioning, according to critic and writer Leigh Hunt. The committee which ran the Conservative Party even held ordinary business meetings on Christmas Day — unthinkable in the West nowadays, when everyone but the most necessary workers takes at least three days off.
Many people believe that Dickens' popular descriptions of the festive period became a blueprint for generations to come. In his classic novel, A Christmas Carol, he not only put forward the idea of snow at Christmas, but also painted a picture of glowing warmth — “home enjoyments, affections and hopes”．
In his biography of Dickens, Peter Ackroyd wrote: “Dickens can be said to have almost single handedly created the modern idea of Christmas.”
“Dickensian” poverty
Dickens was one of the first to take an honest look at the underclass and the poor of Victorian London.
He helped popularize the term “red_tape” to describe situations where people in power use needless amounts of bureaucracy (官僚作风) in a way that particularly hurts the weaker and poorer members of society.
“Dickensian” has now become a powerful word for describing an unacceptable level of poverty. In 2009, when the president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers in the UK wanted to talk about poverty in some areas of Britain, she did not use words like “terrible” or “horrific”， but rather described it as “life mirroring the times of Dickens”．
语篇解读：本文主要讲述了狄更斯对整个世界的影响。
4．The article is mainly about ________.
A．a brief introduction to Charles Dickens
B．Charles Dickens' impact on the world
C．the characters in Charles Dickens' stories
D．Charles Dickens' achievements in literature
解析：选B 主旨大意题。本文主要讲的是狄更斯对整个世界的影响，故选B。
5．Why is Dickens called “the man who invented Christmas”？
A．Because he created both religious and cultural festival.
B．Because his novels have something to do with Christmas.
C．Because one of his novels helped to shape Christmas celebrations.
D．Because he was the first man to have proposed celebrating Christmas.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由第五段中的“In his classic novel, A Christmas Carol, he not only put forward the idea of snow at Christmas, but also painted a picture of glowing warmth — ‘home enjoyments, affections and hopes’．”以及第六段中“Dickens can be said to have almost single handedly created the modern idea of Christmas.”可知答案为C。
6．According to the passage the underlined phrase “red tape” refers to ________.
A．rules or regulations that are required to finish a task
B．a situation where poor members of society are hurt
C．conflict between people in power and weaker people
D．pointlessly time consuming official procedures
解析：选D 词义猜测题。由倒数第二段描述可知，red tape反映的是在很多国家的官方机构里的那种复杂并浪费时间的“官僚作风”。
C
What do Tom Sawyer and Jumping Frogs have in common Stories about both of them were created by one man: Mark Twain. Twain was four years old when his family moved to Hannibal, Missouri, located on the west bank of the Mississippi. Twain grew up there and was fascinated with (使……入迷) life along the river — the steamboats, the giant lumber (木头) rafts, and the people who worked on them.
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is one of Twain's best loved short stories, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is one of his most famous novels. Both these works are celebrated by events held during National Tom Sawyer Days, which originated in the late 1950s and became national in the 1960s. Children enter their frogs in the jumping contest during National Tom Sawyer Days. There's also a fence painting contest to see who can paint the fastest. The idea for this contest comes from a scene in Tom Sawyer, in which Tom has been told to paint the fence in front of the house he lives in. It's a beautiful day, and he would rather be doing anything else. As his friends walk by, he makes them believe that it's fun to paint, and they join in the “fun”．By the end of the day, the fence has three coats of paint!
Although the story of Tom Sawyer is a fiction (虚构的事), it's based on facts. If you go to Hannibal, you'll see the white fence, which still stands at Twain's boyhood home.
语篇解读：马克·吐温(1835－1910)是美国批判现实主义文学的奠基人，世界著名的短篇小说大师。《汤姆·索亚历险记》是他的代表作之一。
7．Which of the following statements about Mark Twain is TRUE
A．He was born in Hannibal.
B．He enjoyed his life in Hannibal.
C．He spent most of his childhood on the Mississippi.
D．He often went rafting (坐船漂流) on the Mississippi with his parents.
解析：选B 细节理解题。从第一段第四句“Twain grew up there and was fascinated (使……入迷) with life along the river ...”可知B项正确。
8．National Tom Sawyer Days were created ________.
A．about forty years ago
B．in memory of a great writer
C．shortly after Twain's death
D．to improve kids' interest in reading
解析：选B 推理判断题。第二段说全国汤姆索亚日期间会举办不同的活动，旨在颂扬这两部作品，由此推理这个日子是为纪念这两部作品的作者马克·吐温的。
9．Who will win the fence painting contest
A．Bob, painting the longest.
B．Julia, painting most carefully.
C．Jim, painting in the newest way.
D．John, painting in the shortest time.
解析：选D 推理判断题。由第二段第四句“There's also a fence painting contest to see who can paint the fastest.”可推知能在最短的时间内漆完篱笆的将获胜，故选D。
10．From the white fence at Twain's boyhood home, we know that ________.
A．the story of Tom Sawyer is based partly on Twain's experiences
B．the story of Tom Sawyer is based totally on Twain's imagination
C．Twain's old house is painted by the fence painting competitors
D．Twain's old house is visited by people from all over the country
解析：选A 推理判断题。至今仍伫立在吐温孩童时期的家外的那片白色栅栏是用来说明尾段句首结论的——Although the story of Tom Sawyer is a fiction (虚构的事), it's based on facts.因为从上一段可知《汤姆·索亚历险记》中有与此相关的情节。
