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Unit 5课时跟踪检测（二） Warming Up & Reading — Language Points
Ⅰ.单词拼写或根据提示写出单词的正确形式
1．The government has taken tentative (试探性的) steps towards solving the country's economic problems.
2．The tables were organised into six different categories (种类)．
3．The design of the ground floor created ample (大量的) space for a good sized kitchen.
4．As my father often says, the analysis (分析) of a problem is the starting point for its solution.
5．Sorry! My bedroom is so messy (凌乱的) because I haven't had time to clear up.
6．Assuming (assume) you have a chance to go abroad, what would you do
7．Not having enough to eat, many people died from starvation (starve) in the search for the new land.
8．I hate to interrupt (interruption) your intimate conversation but we do have an assignment to discuss.
9．It's impossible to predict the weather with great accuracy (accurate)．
10．(2017·江苏高考)A quick review of successes and failures at the end of year will help sharpen (sharp) your year ahead.
Ⅱ.选词填空
keep ... out，show ... around，cut up，regardless of，as well as，differ from，be aware of，at most
1．The law requires equal treatment for all, regardless_of race, religion, or sex.
2．Cut_up the meat before you put them into the pot.
3．One of your classmates will show you around the campus this afternoon.
4．Please keep the dog out of the room. It's too dirty and noisy.
5．Be patient! The whole process will take half an hour at_most.
6．You must be_aware_of the fact that it is of great importance to learn.
7．The expectations and pressures on athletes differ_from school to school and sport to sport.
8．We should believe in ourselves and make great efforts to struggle for success as_well_as wealth.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．The United Nations said there are credible reports of people dying_of_starvation.
联合国称有关于人们死于饥饿的可靠报道。
2．I have_no_alternative_but to accept his suggestion.
我别无选择只能接受他的建议。
3．It_is_generally_assumed_that hard work leads to success.
一般认为，努力带来成功。
4．As_is_known_to_all,_he is the best tennis player in the world.
众所周知，他是世界上最好的网球运动员。
5．We should keep_the_water_running in case the pipes freeze.
我们应当保持水的流动，以免管道上冻。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
Spoiled for choice That's likely how you'll feel after a mere day in Athens. The secret is in not trying to do everything. Instead, take in a couple of the tourist highlights and then get a feel for this attractive capital.
An ancient sight
The Acropolis (卫城) always comes out at the top of the list of things to see in Athens. The most famous of the western world's ancient sights continue to impress tourists as they climb the marble steps and stand before the graceful Parthenon. Views from up here are amazing.
A slow wander
Plaka is the city's oldest neighborhood, resting on the slopes of the Acropolis with caf?s and fascinating architecture. The streets are perfect for getting lost in, giving wanderers the chance to discover caf?s and bars where they can down some strong coffee among locals. Plaka is at its best in the early evening. Acropolis House Pension is a preserved 19th century house that gives guests a glimpse into a Greek home.
A market scene
Varvakios Agora is Athens' central market. Locals come here to shop and look for everything needed in a Greek kitchen — from olive oil to meat. This is a look at local life as well as a window into Greek cuisine. The meat market is also home to some of the city's best pubs, feeding traditional food to crowds of customers from all walks of society.
A splash of nightlife
Athenian nights are filled with music, dancing and dining. Perivoli Tou Ouranou is a club with a strong atmosphere. Filled with the sounds of violins and guitars pelting out traditional blues like music, it's sad but also beautiful and lively.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。你想去雅典一饱眼福吗？雅典古城富有魅力的景点会让你流连忘返，一起来看看这里的美景介绍吧。
1．Which of the following is the best time to visit Plaka
A．8：00. B．12：00.
C．18：00. D．22：00.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据A slow wander中的“Plaka is at its best in the early evening.”可知，C项正确。
2．Varvakios Agora seems more attractive to a foreigner who ________.
A．wants to try Athenian food
B．is interested in the history of Athens
C．likes taking photos of ancient buildings
D．hopes to buy some souvenirs for his friends
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据A market scene中的内容可知，Varvakios Agora是雅典的中心市场，来自各行各业的人都能吃到传统的食物。故A项正确。
3．If you want to get a feel for traditional Greek music, you can go to ________.
A．Parthenon B．Plaka
C．Varvakios Agora D．Perivoli Tou Ouranou
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据A splash of nightlife中的介绍可知，Perivoli Tou Ouranou是一个富有音乐情调的俱乐部，在这里可以欣赏到由吉他、小提琴演奏出的传统音乐。故D项正确。
B
No one is sure how the ancient Egyptians built the pyramids near Cairo. But a new study suggests they used a little rock ‘n’ roll. Long ago builders could have attached wooden poles to the stones and rolled them across the sand, the scientists say.
“Technically, I think what they're proposing is possible，” physicist Daniel Bonn said.
People have long puzzled over how the Egyptians moved such huge rocks. And there's no obvious answer. On average，each of the two million big stones weighed about as much as a large pickup truck. The Egyptians somehow moved the stone blocks to the pyramid site from about one kilometer away.
The most popular view is that Egyptian workers slid the blocks along smooth paths. Many scientists suspect workers first would have put the blocks on sleds (滑板). Then they would have dragged them along paths. To make the work easier, workers may have lubricated_the_paths either with wet clay or with the fat from cattle. Bonn has now tested this idea by building small sleds and dragging heavy objects over sand.
Evidence from the sand supports this idea. Researchers found small amounts of fat, as well as a large amount of stone and the remains of paths.
However, physicist Joseph West thinks there might have been a simpler way, who led the new study. West said, “I was inspired while watching a television program showing how sleds might have helped with pyramid construction. I thought, ‘Why don't they just try rolling the things？’”A square could be turned into a rough sort of wheel by attaching wooden poles to its sides, he realized. That, he notes, should make a block of stone “a lot easier to roll than a square”．
So he tried it.
He and his students tied some poles to each of four sides of a 30 kilogram stone block. That action turned the block into somewhat a wheel. Then they placed the block on the ground.
They wrapped one end of a rope around the block and pulled. The researchers found they could easily roll the block along different kinds of paths. They calculated that rolling the block required about as much force as moving it along a slippery (滑的) path.
West hasn't tested his idea on larger blocks, but he thinks rolling has clear advantages over sliding. At least, workers wouldn't have needed to carry cattle fat or water to smooth the paths.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。古埃及人如何搬运巨石建造金字塔一直是一个谜，不过一项新研究表明，他们有可能是通过在巨石四周捆绑木棒，使其滚动运行这一更加省力的办法来搬运巨石的。
4．It's widely believed that the stone blocks were moved to the pyramid site by________.
A．rolling them on roads
B．pushing them over the sand
C．sliding them on smooth paths
D．dragging them on some poles
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“The most popular view is that Egyptian workers slid the blocks along smooth paths.”可知，人们普遍接受的观点是埃及人是在光滑的道路上滑动石块的，故选C项。
5．The underlined part “lubricated the paths” in Paragraph 4 means________.
A．made the paths wet
B．made the paths hard
C．made the paths wide
D．made the paths slippery
解析：选D 词义猜测题。由该词组所在句子的后半部分“either with wet clay or with the fat from cattle”可推知，他们使用湿的黏土或牛的脂肪使道路变得光滑，这样才能更轻松地移动石块。
6．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 7 refer to
A．Rolling the blocks with poles attached.
B．Rolling the blocks on wooden wheels.
C．Rolling poles to move the blocks.
D．Rolling the blocks with fat.
解析：选A 代词指代题。根据“So he tried it.”中的So一词可判断，it指代的内容应该在第六段。由文章第六段中的“A square could be turned into a rough sort of wheel by attaching wooden poles to its sides ... make a block of stone ‘a lot easier to roll than a square’．”可知，物理学家West提出，在石块四周捆绑上木棒可以使石块更容易滚动。因此他对这种方法进行了尝试，故选A项。
7．What is the text mainly about
A．An experiment on ways of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
B．An application of the method of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
C．An argument about different methods of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
D．An introduction to a possible new way of moving blocks to the pyramid site.
解析：选D 主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了古埃及人搬运巨石建造金字塔可能用的更省力的办法，故选D项。
Ⅴ.阅读七选五
Clones in Fiction
Stories featuring clones always draw me in. I've read enough fiction books about clones over the years. __1__
The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna
__2__ Eva is Amarra's clone. She learns what Amarra learns in school, eats what she eats, and studies every last detail of her life. The trouble is, no matter how hard she studies, outside of their appearances Eva and Amarra aren't that much alike. To make matters more complex, she learns Amarra has a boyfriend she must learn to love as much as she does when her own heart secretly belongs to someone else.
When Amarra is killed in a car crash just after their 16th birthday, Eva has to pick up her life where she left it off. Her life depends on convincing Amarra's loved ones that she is Amarra. __3__.
The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
This is not just one of my favorite books about clones, but one of my favorite books. Between the border of the United States and Aztlan, which was once Mexico, lies Opium, a land ruled by drug lords (毒枭). El Patron is the most powerful drug lord in Opium, a man almost 20 years old. __4__
Matt is El Patron's clone. El Patron has been using clones like Matt to keep himself alive. But before he is needed, the drug lord treats him like a prized pet. El Patron's family dislikes him, thinking him inhuman and a possible threat (威胁) to their inheritance (遗产). The older he gets, the more Matt feels trapped at every turn. __5__
A．Can they accept that
B．They are very fearful and tiresome.
C．Cloning is considered to be criminal.
D．Is there any way he can be free to make his own life
E．Can you be attracted by the rich imagination of the stories
F．Everyone is struck with fear in the heart when hearing the name.
G．It's unbelievable that a person has to spend the whole life learning to be someone else.
答案：1～5 EGAFD
Ⅵ.课时微写作(根据提示完成小作文)
Li Hua was tired of study and left home alone 1.regardless_of (不顾) objections from his family, 2.assuming_that (认为) he could make a fortune. He had 3.at_most (至多) 100 yuan on him and went to Shanghai, only to find nothing went well. He 4.had_no_alternative_but_ (别无选择只好) to go back to school! Now he 5.has_been_aware_that (已经意识到) he should study hard in order to enter a university.PAGE
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Unit 5 课时跟踪检测（三） Learning about Language & Using Language
Ⅰ.单词拼写或根据提示写出单词的正确形式
1．She took a mouthful of food and then suddenly spat/spit (吐出) it out.
2．He didn't mean to, but he deleted (删除) the files by accident.
3．The police have arrested (逮捕) almost everybody who is involved in the murder.
4．The children ran in a circle until they were dizzy (晕眩的)．
5．Wrinkles (皱纹) are lines which form on someone's face as they grow old.
6．I could hear the wolves howling (howl) in the forest.
7．My mother suggested that I should have a systematic(system) way of organizing my work.
8．One of the three sons was not pleased with the division(divide) of the father's money.
9．With the help of his teacher, John soon became very_skilful (skill) in dealing with the technical problems.
10．The new discovery of oil is of great significance (significant) to the country's economy.
Ⅱ.选词填空
be fed up with，refer to，lie in wait for，date back to，make sure，on behalf of，break out，look ahead
1．When I am faced with difficulty, I usually choose to refer_to relevant learning materials or Web pages.
2．I am_fed_up_with his laziness and carelessness.
3．Chinese currency can date_back_to_two thousand years ago.
4．The police spent a few days lying_in_wait_for the suspected man.
5．Whenever we are in trouble, we must_look_ahead and encourage ourselves.
6．A terrible fire broke_out in the city last week.
7．I suggested choosing some students to see the sick teacher on_behalf_of the whole class.
8．To_make_sure that he was at home, I called him up in advance.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．If only my friend were_here_with_me now.
要是我的朋友这时和我在一起就好了。
2._Having_collected_all_the_information,_he began to analyze it.
收集完所有的信息，他开始分析这些信息。
3．The mother loved her children and let them have their way, only_to_spoil_them.
这位母亲爱她的孩子，孩子们要怎样就怎样，结果却宠坏了他们。
4．I think the move is of great importance. It could be of_great_significance to boost economic ties and political ties.
我认为这一举动非常重要。这对促进经济联系和政治关系具有重大意义。
5．I had_just_finished_my_test_paper_when the bell rang, announcing that the exam was over.
我刚做完试卷，这时铃就响了，宣告着考试结束了。
Ⅳ.完形填空
When Sue Strong's apartment grew quiet in the afternoon, she wasn't too surprised to find her companion Henri surrounded by opened jars and entertaining herself with fruits.
Life with Henri is never__1__. But Henri is not a(n)__2__ roommate. She is one of the 50 working simians (猿猴) in the Helping Hands program, which trains monkeys to__3__ those who are permanently unable to use their arms and legs with day to day tasks.
For the past 18 years, Henri has been__4__ with Strong, who became paralyzed (瘫痪的) in a car accident. Henri can turn on the TV, switch the lights on and off, and bring Strong a drink when she's __5__.“Henri is a great __6__ to me，” Strong said. “I can't __7__ what life would be without her.” Strong has an assistant who comes to her home each morning and night to help her. When the assistant __8__， Henri takes over, allowing Strong to stay alone for hours.“Without an assistant or family member around to help, if I drop the stick I hold in my __9__ to lift light switches, I would be in the __10__，” she said.“With Henri, I can spend eight hours alone and be __11__.”
When Strong needs something, she __12__ the object she wants with a mouth operated laser light (激光), which is attached to her chair. “Henri is __13___ to look for the laser light，” Strong said. “When she sees the object I __14__， she knows what to do.” Henri is also trained to fetch and __15__ jars of juice and place sandwiches in a holder. “With Henri, I usually find that I'm sharing my food with her，” Strong said. The two have grown so __16__ over the years that Strong considers Henri part of the __17__.
Not only does Henri help Strong with __18__ tasks，she also makes Strong __19__ with her playfulness. While people are sometimes shy about talking to Strong when she is out alone, everyone ___20__ to talk to her when she is with Henri.
语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章讲述了四肢瘫痪的Sue Strong在一只工作猿的帮助下生活的故事。
1．A.exciting B．boring
C．healthy D．busy
解析：选B 由第一段中的“she wasn't too surprised to find her companion Henri surrounded by opened jars and entertaining herself with fruits”可知，和Henri在一起的生活从不无聊。 boring“单调的，无聊的”。
2．A.good B．important
C．peaceful D．common
解析：选D 由下文的“She is one of the 50 working simians (猿猴) in the Helping Hands program”可知，Henri不是一个普通的室友。common“普通的”。
3．A.entertain B．treat
C．assist D．save
解析：选C 由第三段中的“Henri can turn on the TV, switch the lights on and off, and bring Strong a drink ...”可知，该项目训练猴子们帮助那些四肢瘫痪的人。assist“帮助”。
4．A.playing B．living
C．working D．talking
解析：选B 由上下文可知，Henri应该是和Strong“住”在一起。
5．A.thirsty B．hungry
C．angry D．sick
解析：选A 由上文的“bring Strong a drink”可知，此处是说当Strong“口渴”的时候。
6．A.teacher B．help
C．success D．toy
解析：选B 由下文的“Henri takes over, allowing Strong to stay alone for hours”可知，Henri对Strong的帮助很大故选“help”。
7．A.imagine B．expect
C．believe D．tell
解析：选A Henri对Strong的帮助很大，因而她无法“想象”没有Henri的生活会是什么样子。
8．A.calls B．visits
C．leaves D．stops
解析：选C 由下文的“Henri takes over, allowing Strong to stay alone for hours”可知，此处是说当助手“离开”时，Henri就接过助手的工作。
9．A.hand B．foot
C．mouth D．arm
解析：选C 由第二段中的“those who are permanently unable to use their arms and legs”及第三段中的“who became paralyzed (瘫痪的) in a car accident”可知，Strong四肢瘫痪，只能用“嘴”来咬住棍子。
10．A.future B．crowd
C．park D．dark
解析：选D 由上文的“if I drop the stick I hold ... to lift light switches”可知，如果Strong把用来开灯的棍子掉了，她将处在“黑暗”中。
11．A.special B．normal
C．fine D．proud
解析：选C 有了Henri，Strong可以单独待八个小时也没有问题。故选“fine”。
12．A.points at B．looks at
C．searches for D．heads for
解析：选A 由下文的“with a mouth operated laser light”可知，此处应该是说Strong把激光指向她想要的东西。points at“指向”。
13．A.asked B．trained
C．persuaded D．forced
解析：选B 由下文的“Henri is also trained to fetch ...”可知，此处是说Henri被“训练”寻找激光。
14．A.buy B．need
C．get D．like
解析：选B 由上文的“When Strong needs something”可知，此处是说当Henri在激光的指引下看到Strong“需要”的东西时就知道该做什么。
15．A.break B．fill
C．destroy D．open
解析：选D 由下文的“place sandwiches in a holder”及“I usually find that I'm sharing my food with her”可推测，Henri被训练去取并“打开”果汁瓶。
16．A.strong B．different
C．close D．warm
解析：选C 由上文的“I usually find that I'm sharing my food with her”可推测，多年来Henri和Strong关系已经很“亲密”。
17．A.room B．family
C．program D．game
解析：选B Strong把Henri视为“家庭”的一部分。
18．A.hard B．huge
C．daily D．pleasant
解析：选C 由第二段中的“with day to day tasks”及第三、四段中的描述可知，Henri帮Strong处理日常事务。daily“日常的”。
19．A.happy B．lucky
C．afraid D．active
解析：选A 由下文的“with her playfulness”可知，Henri还能使Strong“快乐”。
20．A.chooses B．plans
C．promises D．wants
解析：选D 在“While people are sometimes shy about talking to Strong when she is out alone”中， While起转折作用，故此处应该是说当Strong和Henri在一起时每个人都“想”和她聊天。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
Most young architects — particularly those in big cities — can only dream about working in a building of their own. And making that dream come true often means finding a building no one else seems to want, which is exactly what happened to David Yocum and his partner, Brian Bell. Their building is a former automobile electrical parts firm in Atlanta. From the outside, it looks too old, even something horrible, but open the door and you are in a wide, open courtyard, lined on three sides with rusting walls.
In 2000, Yocum and Bell found this building in the city's West End. Built in 1947, the structure had been abandoned years earlier and the roof of the main building had fallen down. But the price was right, so Yocum bought it. He spent eight months of his off hours on demolition (拆除), pulling rubbish out through the roof, because it was too dangerous to go inside the building. The demolition was hard work, but it gave him time to think about what he wanted to do, and “to treasure what was there — the walls, the rust, the light，” Yocum said. “Every season, more paint falls off the walls and more rust develops. It's like an art installation (装置) in there — a slow motion show.”
Since the back building had been constructed without windows, an all glass front was added to the building to give it a view of the courtyard, and skylights were installed in the roof. The back of the building is a working area and a living room for Yocum and his wife. A sort of buffer (缓冲) zone between the front and the back contains a bathroom, a kitchen and a mechanical room, and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond.
Yocum and Bell, who have just completed an art gallery for the city, feel that the experience from the decoration of their building, focusing on the inside rather than the outside, has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less.
语篇解读：为了实现自己的理想，年轻的建筑设计师们充分利用现有的条件，从点点滴滴做起。
1．According to the passage, it is ________ for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own.
A．unrealistic B．easy
C．unnecessary D．common
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第一段前两句可推知，年轻的建筑设计师要想在自己的建筑里工作并不容易。A项符合文章表达的意思。
2．Working on the old building, Yocum and Bell ________.
A．removed the skylights from the bathroom
B．presented a slow motion show in an art gallery
C．pulled rubbish out through the roof
D．built a kitchen at the back part of the old building
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“He spent eight months of his off hours on demolition, pulling rubbish out through the roof”可知，在对旧楼的处理工作中，约克姆和贝尔将垃圾从楼顶扔了出去，故选C项。
3．It can be inferred from the passage that Yocum and Bell ________.
A．benefited a lot from pulling down the roof
B．turned more old buildings into art galleries
C．paid more attention to the outside of the art gallery
D．got inspiration from decorating their old building
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Yocum and Bell ... feel that the experience from the decoration of their building ... has influenced their work.”可以推断出，约克姆和贝尔从装修旧楼里获得了很多灵感。故选D项。
4．What's the main idea of the passage
A．Creative people can make the best of what they have.
B．People can learn a lot from their failures.
C．It is worthwhile to spend money on an old building.
D．People should not judge things by their appearance.
解析：选A 主旨大意题。根据最后一段的中“It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less.”可知，有创造力的人，如本文中的设计师们，都能尽可能地充分利用现有的条件创造更多的可能。A项概括出了文章的主旨。
B
It is a tiny portrait of one of the most powerful women of the Renaissance.And for more than 50 years the old BBC journalist Charles Wheeler kept the picture of Eleonora of Toledo on his bookshelf.
But yesterday Wheeler returned the painting to Berlin's Gem ldegalerie after discovering that it was a priceless original looted (掠夺) from the museum during the Second World War, not a copy as he had thought.
Wheeler, 83, acquired the 16th century portrait by the Florentine artist Alessandro Allori from a German farmer who dropped in to the BBC's West Berlin office.“It was 1952.At the time people could move freely between East and West，”he said yesterday.“We were doing a programme called Letters Without Signature, where people living in the eastern zone could write a letter.The farmer reached into his pocket, took out a brown envelope and said it was a wedding present for me.” The farmer claimed he had got it from a Russian soldier in exchange for two sacks of potatoes to make vodka.Over the next 50 plus years Wheeler, one of the BBC's most distinguished foreign journalists, took the miniature (小画像) with him.“I was burgled four times over the years，”he said.“People were always taking my TV and radio.But they ignored the painting.”
It was only last year while making a BBC radio series on missing art that Wheeler realised the painting could have been stolen.After contacting the London based Commission for Looted Art in Europe the work was swiftly identified as a minor masterpiece and returned yesterday to Berlin's picture gallery, where it was last seen in 1939.
Yesterday Anne Webber, co chair of the commission, hailed (赞扬) the work as one of the “earliest diplomatic portraits of a woman”．“It's a charming painting，” she said.The miniature depicts (描绘) Eleonora of Toledo，whose husband Cosimo de Medici was one of Renaissance Italy's most powerful men.
语篇解读：一位记者得到一幅意大利文艺复兴时期一位妇女的画像，但他以为是复制品，因此并没有在意。在保存了50多年以后，他最后得知画像是柏林艺术馆在二战中被盗的真品，于是他把这幅画归还给了该艺术馆。
5．Charles Wheeler kept the miniature on his bookshelf because________.
A．he thought it was of little value
B．he thought it would be safer there
C．he liked the picture very much
D．he wanted it to be seen by others
解析：选A 细节理解题。从第二段最后一句可知，这位BBC记者本来以为这是一件复制品，并没有重视。
6．The miniature was probably taken from the Berlin's picture gallery by________.
A．a burglar B．a German farmer
C．a Russian soldier D．a worker at the gallery
解析：选C 推理判断题。由第三段可知，这幅画是一个德国农民从一个俄国士兵手中用两袋土豆换来的。由此可以推断，该画很可能在战乱中落入一个俄国士兵手中。
7．In what way is the miniature considered to be priceless
A．It survived the Second World War.
B．It depicts a powerful woman of the Renaissance.
C．It is a masterpiece by a famous artist in Germany.
D．It was painted more than 50 years ago.
解析：选B 推理判断题。从第一段和最后一段可知，这是一幅意大利文艺复兴时期一位重要妇女的画像，它具有重大意义。
8．From the passage we can learn________.
A．the painting was drawn by a woman of the Renaissance
B．Allori gave the journalist the painting as a wedding present
C．Charles Wheeler has kept the painting for over 50 years
D．Eleonora of Toledo was one of the most powerful men in Italy
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段和第三段中的倒数第三句话可知，他保存这幅画已经50多年了。PAGE
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Unit 5 课时跟踪检测（一） Warming Up & Reading — Prereading
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A
Both of my parents worked full time when I was a little girl, so my grandmother would stay at our house during the day. We would watch game shows in the living room. Our favorite was The Price is Right. We would call out our answers along with the contestants.
When I got older and started going to school, we couldn't watch our game shows regularly. That was okay with me, though, because the one thing I liked better than watching game shows with my grandmother was helping her bake (烘烤) cakes. Watching her in the kitchen was amazing: she never seemed to need the recipes but everything she made tasted delicious.
At first I would just sit in the kitchen and watch, even though I didn't understand what she was doing. As I got older, she let me help with the easy parts, such as measuring the sugar. The day she let me separate the eggs, I felt like I had found complete pleasure.
At last, my parents decided that I could take care of myself, and my grandmother stopped coming over every day. The love of baking, however, stayed with me. I started baking by myself, and even if the cookies ended up burnt sometimes, more often they turned out pretty well. I tried out new recipes, and whenever I got to a thorny part, I would call my grandmother for advice. Sometimes I would call her just to talk, too. I felt like I could talk to her about anything.
My grandmother passed away ten years ago, but I still think of her every day. Last week, I found a recipe book she made for me. It included her recipes for brownies, cookies, and my favorite, lemon pie. As I looked through the pages, I thought I could hear her voice. She was the one who taught me not just about baking, but about life.
语篇解读：文章讲述了作者小时候由于父母忙于工作，奶奶每天来照顾她的经历，在这个过程中，奶奶教会了她烘烤，她对此也是乐此不疲。文章充满了作者对奶奶的怀念。
1．The passage is mainly developed by ________.
A．analyzing causes
B．making comparisons
C．examining differences
D．following the time order
解析：选D 写作手法题。根据文章每一段的关键词：(1)when I was a little girl；(2)When I got older and started going to school；(3)As I got older；(4)my parents decided that I could take care of myself可知，文章主要是以时间为线索来写的。故选D项。
2．While helping her grandmother bake, the author ________.
A．turned out to be a troublemaker
B．found it interesting and appealing
C．hoped to make a living by baking
D．regretted missing the game shows
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句中的“Watching her in the kitchen was amazing ...”及第三段最后一句中的“I had found complete pleasure ...”可知，在帮助奶奶烘烤时，作者觉得很有趣。
3．What's the author's purpose in writing this passage
A．To remember her grandmother.
B．To show her good baking skills.
C．To talk about her happy family life.
D．To describe her childhood memories.
解析：选A 写作目的题。文章从作者小时候与奶奶相处开始描述，一直到奶奶去世，一直在回忆与奶奶相处的快乐时光，在最后一段再次提出，现在仍然天天想念奶奶。由此可知，作者写这篇文章的目的就是怀念奶奶。故选A项。
B
Under the cold clear water of Lake Huron, researchers have found a five and a half foot long piece of wood that is 8,900 years old. The wood, which is tapered (使成锥形) on one side in a way that looks deliberate, may provide important clues to a mysterious period in North American prehistory.
“This was the stage when humans gradually shifted from hunting large animals to fishing, gathering and agriculture，”said anthropologist John O'Shea.“But because most of the places in this area that prehistoric people lived in are now under water, we don't have good evidence of this important shift itself. We just have clues from before and after the change.”
With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), O'Shea and his colleague Guy Meadows began exploring the area several years ago. In 2009 they reported finding a series of stone features that they believe were “drive lanes” used by ancient Indian hunters.
Since that discovery, O'Shea and Meadows have worked on identifying human campsites, which are typically located away from hunting areas. On their 25 foot boat, the researchers first spotted the ancient wood object using a small piece of equipment with a camera. Then a team of divers — including O'Shea — went down about 100 feet to get it.
The wood's age has now been fixed by means of carbon dating. It is currently undergoing more detailed analyses to determine whether there has been human modification, which visual examination suggests.“The first thing you notice is that it appears to have been shaped with a rounded base and a pointed tip，”O'Shea said.“It must have been created. It looks like it might have been used as a tent pole or a pole to hang meat.”
In addition to the wood, the researchers have collected many other samples from the bottom of the lake. O'Shea and his colleagues will need to wait for calmer weather before they can resume their search for evidence of human life under the great lake.
语篇解读：考古学家们的新发现有望印证远古人类从游猎文明到农耕文明的转变。
4．During the mysterious period mentioned in the passage, the Lake Huron area ________.
A．was deserted by ancient Indians
B．witnessed the start of agriculture
C．was taken up by large animals
D．began to be covered by water
解析：选B 推理判断题。从第一、二段的“... may provide important clues to a mysterious period in North American prehistory ... when humans gradually shifted from hunting large animals to fishing, gathering and agriculture”可知B项正确。
5．Which of the following statements is NOT true
A．The findings of John O'Shea and his colleagues may prove a previous theory.
B．The effort that John O'Shea and Meadows made before 2010 was meaningless.
C．Some equipment was used to support the discovery.
D．John O'Shea and his colleagues didn't draw the final conclusion from visual examination.
解析：选B 细节理解题。从第三段的“In 2009 they reported finding a series of stone features that they believe were ‘drive lanes’ used by ancient Indian hunters.”可知，John O'Shea和Meadows 之前的研究也是有成效的。
6．What's the fourth paragraph mainly about
A．How the wood was found.
B．Why the wood is important.
C．Preparations that were made for the discovery of the wood.
D．Conclusions the experts have made from the discovery of the wood.
解析：选A 段落大意题。本段主要交代了 John O'Shea 和同事们从何时开始、使用何种方法找到了这块木头。
7．What do we know about the future plan of John O'Shea and his colleagues
A．They will explore another lake soon.
B．They will study the weather around Lake Huron.
C．They will have a long holiday before going back to work.
D．They will continue to explore Lake Huron.
解析：选D 细节理解题。从最后一段的“O'Shea and his colleagues will need to wait for calmer weather before they can resume their search for evidence of human life under the great lake.”可知答案。
C
Scientist Kathy Berry started thinking about her own routine of putting sugar in her coffee and started a study to test how little routines influence our experiences.
The first experiment involved two groups and each participant was given a piece of chocolate. The first group was asked to relax and then eat the bar at any time. The second was given a set of detailed instructions to follow before eating. The group that went through the specific chocolate eating routine actually enjoyed eating the chocolate more than the other group. The key, according to researchers, is in the deliberate participation of the task. Random (随机的) movements didn't add to the joy. People who participated in a simple routine before eating, particularly after a delay between the routine and consumption, enjoyed the food more.
What researchers found is that when we participate in short and deliberate behaviors, we tend to enjoy our experiences more. The data was so clear after four different experiments that researchers may now begin looking at how routines could help us recover faster after an operation, reduce our pains, and enlarge our life experience in other ways.
I am a mom of four kids but I've got plenty of routines of my own. Some are little and silly. Others are quiet and personal, such as my routine of morning gratitude (感恩) and the prayer at the end of the day. But they all do the same things — they slow me down, reduce my stress, allow me to pause and connect, to become present and to be mindful of the moment. Each of them does help me enjoy my life and that often leads to gratitude and appreciation.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。研究者通过试验发现，人们的日常习惯会影响人们对生活的体验和感受。作者的经历也证明了这一点。
8．Why did researchers carry out the four different experiments
A．To further confirm the researchers' assumption.
B．To persuade people to join in the experiments.
C．To find out the different effects of daily routines.
D．To question about the result of the first experiment.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第三段第二句“The date was so clear ... faster after an operation ...”可推知，研究人员做四次不同试验是为了更进一步来证明日常习惯对人们的体验有积极的影响，可能会加快人们术后康复的进程。故选A项，即为了进一步证实研究者的假设。
9．From the last paragraph, we can infer that the author's routines ________.
A．make her self centered
B．have no influence on her life
C．bring her a better life
D．change her life completely
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Each of them does help me enjoy my life and that often leads to gratitude and appreciation.”可知，作者的日常习惯帮助她更好地享受生活，让她懂得感恩与欣赏。由此可知C项正确。
10．What is the passage mainly about
A．Healthy eating can bring people more joy.
B．Little routines can influence our experiences.
C．Experiences do matter in our daily lives.
D．Living a life of gratitude can make people happy.
解析：选B 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者的经历以及研究者的试验都证明了人们的日常习惯会影响人们对生活的体验这一观点。B项与文章中心一致，故选B项。
