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Module 3 课时跟踪检测（二） Introduction & Reading —
Language Points
Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式
1．We're trying to solve (解决) the difficult problem by ourselves.
2．He panicked (惊慌失措) at the sight of the audience.
3．If you tied (绑) me with seven ropes, it would make my strength weaken.
4．She gave the police a full account (描述) of the incident.
5．The thunder and lightning stopped, but it continued to pour (雨倾盆而下)．
6．Her baby was terrified (terrify) by the scream from the next door and began to cry.
7．He's always lying (lie) so nobody around him believes him.
8．I lay in bed shaking with fright (frighten) after seeing the terrible accident.
9．Why don't you ever give me flowers I wish you'd be more romantic (romance)．
10．The murderer (murder) was arrested and sentenced to death at last.
Ⅱ.选词填空
pour down, as if, out of breath, have enough of, to my astonishment, run away, have connection with, be curious about1.She closed her eyes as_if she was tired.Z
2．As a little boy, he was_curious_about the origin of mankind.
3．We were out_of_breath after only five minutes' running.
4．A solider will not run_away in face of danger.
5．His sudden look of fear showed that he had_connection_with the matter.
6．I'm leaving. I have had_enough_of all this nonsense!
7．Water poured_down the wall from the roof.
8．To_my_astonishment,_it was dark when I woke up.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．It_looks_as_if the weather may pick up very soon.
看来天气很快就会好起来。
2．We_can_see_steam_rising from the wet clothes.
我们能够看见蒸汽从这些湿衣服上冒出来。
3．Tom will keep calm and will not be in_a_panic in case of any emergency.
汤姆在任何紧急情况下都会保持镇静，从来不会惊慌。
4．It_took_him_two_months_to_finish the experiment.
完成那个实验花了他两个月的时间。
5．When it comes to developing our economy, we must take account of environmental protection/take environmental protection into account.
当谈到发展我们的经济时，我们必须考虑环保。
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
Kwame Alexander is a best selling author of 24 books. His novel in verse (诗体) The Crossover won the Newbery Medal in 2015, and was followed by another verse novel in 2016, Booked. In the just released The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life, Alexander aims to inspire readers to dream big and reach for their goals.
Time For Kids：
What can you tell us about The Playbook
Kwame Alexander：
I wanted to write a book about how important it is to persevere (坚持) and accept the challenges that come, because they only make you stronger. And I wanted to do it in a really cool and fun way, using sports as a metaphor (隐喻), so students would be interested in reading a book that is telling them how to make their lives better.
TFK：
Where did you get the idea for the book
Alexander：
In The Crossover, the father of the main characters, Josh and Jordan, gives them these rules for life, called Basketball Rules. Well, I was having breakfast with a friend of mine in New York City. He said，“Kwame, I love those Basketball Rules you have in The Crossover. You should think about writing a whole book on those.” That's where it all began.
TFK：
Is it hard to mix sports and poetry (诗歌)
Alexander：
I love sports, and I've been writing poetry since I was a kid. So those two things are as natural to me as breathing, laughing and walking.
TFK：
You've said teachers need to make learning poetry fun. Did you have a teacher like this as a kid
Alexander：
My mom. She read poetry to my sisters and me when I was a kid, and she would make the words jump off the page!
TFK：
What advice would you give to young writers
Alexander：
Read everything you can get your hands on. The best way to become a good writer is to read what other people have written.
语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章是对畅销书作家Kwame Alexander的采访。
1．What can we learn about The Playbook
A．It is a historical novel.
B．It won the Newbery Medal.
C．It is actually about rules for life.
D．It is based on Alexander's true life.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由The Playbook的副标题“52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life”和文中Alexander解释写这本书的目的“a book that is telling them how to make their lives better”可知，The Playbook是一本关于人生法则的书。
2．Who inspired Alexander to write The Playbook
A．His mom who read poetry to him.
B．The teacher who taught him poetry.
C．His friend who read The Crossover.
D．The two characters in The Crossover.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由文中的“a friend of mine ... think about writing a whole book on those.”可知，一位读过Alexander诗体小说 The Crossover的朋友非常喜欢其中的Basketball Rules，因而启发他创作了The Playbook。
3．When Alexander was a kid, how did he feel about poetry
A．It was rather boring.
B．It was quite difficult.
C．It was pretty mysterious.
D．It was very interesting.
解析：选D 推理判断题。由文中的“I've been writing poetry since I was a kid”和“My mom ... would make the words jump off the page”可知，小时候常常给Alexander 读诗歌的妈妈能使那些诗词跃然纸上，由此推测在妈妈的影响下，从小就喜欢写诗的Alexander觉得诗歌很有意思。
4．In Alexander's mind, what's important to become a good writer
A．Always dream big.
B．Gladly accept challenges.
C．Read as much as possible.
D．Have a wide knowledge of poetry.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由最后一部分Alexander给那些想成为优秀作家的年轻人的建议“Read everything you can get your hands on ”可知。
B
Robert Frost (1874－1963) is one of America's most beloved poets. He was a contemporary of many modernist poetic movements, but he wasn't associated (与……有联系) with any particular group of poets. He stuck to his own literary beliefs, and as a result, he attracted a good deal of criticism from the literary world. But, it is just because he was such a person and his voice was so original that Frost became so beloved. If you are to choose one of his poems and read it aloud on a busy street, we are sure that many people will recognize the poem immediately as Frost's.
Mending Wall, which is the first poem in North of Boston, Frost's second book of poetry, is one of his most popular poems. It is a poem about two neighbors who fix a rock wall that lies between their homes. “I” want to destroy the wall, and the “neighbor” wants to leave it standing.
We just can't get enough of walls, can we People love boundaries (界线). We love them when we're little, protecting our precious toys from our troublesome (令人烦恼的) brothers and sisters. As we get older, we begin to throw around the gentle term “personal space”， as in “GET OUT OF MY ROOM！” In college, we really learn how the idea of “My house is your house” doesn't always result in happy roommate relationships. After we become adults with good jobs and a lot of cool things, we often put up fences, gates, walls, or doors to protect our stuff and keep the peace.
Walls help us protect ourselves, but their downside is that they often keep people from communicating with each other. Mending Wall makes us take a look at how we use our walls and boundaries, and why we use them the way we do. This poem sends a wake up call to the universe. There are walls between our hearts.
语篇解读：本文是诗歌评论。文章介绍了美国著名诗人罗伯特·弗罗斯特并赏析了他的名作《修墙》。
5．What can we learn about Robert Frost
A．His writing style is special.
B．His first poem is about life.
C．He often criticized other poets.
D．He joined many poetic movements.
解析：选A 推理判断题。由第一段末“If you are to ...as Frost's.”可知，随便拿一首弗罗斯特的诗到街上去朗读，就会有人听出是他的诗。这说明他的写作风格特别，容易辨认。
6．In Paragraph 3, what does the author want to show
A．Sharing with others brings us happiness.
B．There seem lots of walls in our life.
C．Walls let people know about themselves.
D．Personal space is important to everyone.
解析：选B 推理判断题。作者对弗罗斯特的名作《修墙》进行简单介绍后，在第三段描述了这样一个事实：人们从小到大不断地建立各种围墙。
7．The third paragraph is developed ________.
A．by space B．by example
C．by time D．by comparison
解析：选C 写作手法题。在第三段作者按照时间顺序展开全段，指出了人们从孩童时期到长大成人，不断地建立“心墙”。
8．The author's purpose in writing the text is to ________.
A．inform B．persuade
C．describe D．analyze
解析：选D 写作意图题。作者通过描述罗伯特·弗罗斯特的名作《修墙》的“墙”，从而引出生活中人和人之间随处可见的“心墙”。由此可知作者的目的在于分析《修墙》这首诗。
Ⅴ.阅读七选五
How to Improve Vocabulary Fast
Your vocabulary refers to the words in a language you are familiar with. We should learn some ways to expand it.
Read every day. __1__ Choose reading material that is slightly above your level and keep a dictionary with you to look up words you do not know.
__2__ If you do not meet with an unfamiliar word in your daily reading, use your dictionary to search for one.
Learn the correct definition and pronunciation for each new word.Pronunciation is as important as definition because in order to add a word to your active vocabulary, you must be able to use it in speech.
Elaborate (阐述) on the meaning of the word. Use imagery and personal relevance. If you have just learned the word “stubborn”， think about the neighbor who will not lend you his car. __3__
Use your new word in speech and in writing.E mail your sister about how your cat is stubborn about sleeping on your pillow. __4__ But the more you use it, the more fluent you will become in its use. Soon it will be a regular part of your active vocabulary.
Tell everyone you are trying to increase your vocabulary. Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is. __5__ The more you explain the meaning of a word to someone, the more likely you are to remember it.
A．Find a new word every day.
B．The vocabulary can be increased.
C．Your vocabulary contains the words you understand.
D．The more often you read, the faster your vocabulary can grow.
E．Or let them ask for the definition of a new word you have used.
F．Imagine him shaking his head, and think of him as “stubborn in his refusal”．
G．The first time you use a new word in speech, it may seem clumsy and forced.
答案：1～5 DAFGE
Ⅵ.课时书面表达训练(根据汉语提示完成下面小作文)
A girl was killed in the park. And the murderer 1.ran_away (逃跑). The detective Mr. Wang and his companions started to look into the case at once. Someone 2.gave_a_clear_account_of (清晰地描述) what he had seen. The people had different opinions about the case. Some 3.were_curious_about (对……好奇) the case, while others 4.got_into_a_panic (陷入恐慌) — they were worried that someone near them 5.had_connection_with (和……有关) the case.PAGE
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Module 3 课时跟踪检测（三） Other Parts of the Module
Ⅰ.根据提示写出单词的正确形式
1．She watched the rain poured (倾盆而下) down the windows.
2．Mike resembles (与……相似) his mother in appearance while his personality follows his father's.
3．I am pleased by every opportunity to enhance this reputation (名声)．
4．The audience was impressed by the movie star's vivid (生动的) performance.
5．The protests became more violent and many people were panicked (恐慌) into leaving the country.
6．Everyone should keep discipline and you are no exception (except)．
7．There is no simple solution (solve) to this problem.
8．The public were shocked when they heard the president had been murdered (murderer)．
9．No matter what he says, I won't believe him since I know he is a big liar (lie)．
10．She was the first in our class to break the mold: instead of getting a job in education, she decided to become an accountant (account)．
Ⅱ.选词填空
play tricks on， make up， set in， set off， to start with， make one's fortune， hang on， in the mood for
1.If you want to catch that train you'd better set_off for the station immediately.
2．In some languages, 100 words make_up half of all words used in daily conversations.
3．To_start_with,_we don't have money at present, and secondly we don't have enough time.
4．The film, set_in the Second World War, was well received when it was released.
5．It's also fun to play_tricks_on people when they don't give you candy.
6．The next morning he was to start for the west to make_his_fortune.
7．Hang_on at your present job until you get another.
8．To tell the truth, he was not really in_the_mood_for anything.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．After school we went to the reading room to do some reading, only_to_be_told_that it was being decorated.
放学后，我们去阅览室阅读，结果被告知阅览室正在装修。
2．Determined_to_give_up_smoking,_he threw away his remaining cigarettes.
决定戒烟，他扔掉了剩余的香烟。
3．The people of the town were_warned_of the danger of the flood.
该镇居民被警告有洪水泛滥的危险。
4．Talk quietly in the reading room in order not_to_disturb_others.
在阅览室里，不要大声说话，以免打扰别人。
5．No one can force_you_into_doing/to_do what you don't like to.
没有人可以强迫你去做你不喜欢的事情。
Ⅳ.完形填空
Each year around Christmastime, I think back to the homeless dog that appeared at the family farm. His visit became a gift of __1__ that my family still talks about.
It was a few days after Christmas in 1999. A __2__ dog wandered onto the front porch (走廊) and __3__ in as if he'd lived here all his life. He quickly decided that his __4__ was to guard the house against squirrels. Every time he saw __5__， he'd bound off past the garden to the trees, __6__ at the top of his lungs. Then he'd walk back to his position on the __7__， ever vigilant (警惕的)．
Inside, the house was full of __8__. My 91 year old father in law, Jim Cravens, was seriously ill. The family had all __9__ to see to his care, to cook and to welcome __10__. Jim and his wife, Dorothy, were beloved ones of the community (社区). Whenever anyone __11__ the house to do anything or walk next door to my brother in law's house, the black dog followed. He would __12__ wait until we were done, follow us home __13__ lie down on the porch.
This __14__ visitor gave us something new to talk about. Whose dog was he Did someone __15__ along the road Did he __16__ to stay Anyway, it would be dark soon, and he would be __17__ on the winter night. Jim sat in the rocking chair by the front window where he could __18__ the happy black dog's comings and goings.
My __19__ said he wanted to live long enough to see the new millennium (千禧年), and he did. He __20__ away on January 2. That was the day the black dog left.
Later we heard that he was a rescued dog about a mile and a half from the farm. They named him Bogart.
语篇解读：作者的岳父病重时，一只无家可归的狗的到来给老人及作者的家人带来了许多慰藉。
1．A.surprise B．comfort
C．disaster D．decision
解析：选B 根据全文内容可推知，这只狗给全家人带来了安慰，故选B。
2．A.white B．yellow
C．black D．brown
解析：选C 根据第三段的“the black dog followed”可知，那只狗是黑色的。
3．A.settled B．walked
C．ran D．slept
解析：选A 根据空后的“as if he'd lived here all his life”可推知，无家可归的狗在走廊安顿下来，感觉就像它一直待在那里一样。settle表示“使处于舒适的位置，安顿”。
4．A.thought B．method
C．view D．job
解析：选D 根据空后的“was to guard the house against squirrels”可推知，此处表示“它的职责”。
5．A.one B．it
C．that D．this
解析：选A 根据语境可知，此处应用one指代一只松鼠。
6．A.barking B．singing
C．reading D．laughing
解析：选A 与上文的“to guard the house against squirrels”呼应，狗看到松鼠就叫。bark表示“(狗)吠叫”。
7．A.ground B．porch
C．table D．carpet
解析：选B 与上文的“dog wandered onto the front porch (走廊)”呼应，此处指狗又回到了走廊。
8．A.joy B．sadness
C．shock D．excitement
解析：选B 根据下文的“My 91 year old father in law, Jim Cravens, was seriously ill”可推知，当时家里因为老人的重病而充满忧伤。
9．A.waited B．moved
C．gathered D．left
解析：选C 根据“The family had all”和“see to his care, to cook”可推知，家里人聚在一起来看护老人。gather“聚集”。
10．A.doctors B．passengers
C．readers D．visitors
解析：选D 根据语境可推知，此处表示迎接来探望的人。
11．A.bought B．entered
C．left D．rented
解析：选C 根据下文中的“walk next door to my brother in law's house”可推知，此处表示的是“当有人离开时”。
12．A.hopefully B．anxiously
C．hurriedly D．patiently
解析：选D 根据下文的“wait until we were done”可知，狗很有耐心。
13．A.and B．or
C．but D．yet
解析：选A wait, follow和lie down是一系列的动作，故用连词and。
14．A.happy B．curious
C．eager D．fearful
解析：选B 根据下文的几个疑问句可推知，这只狗引起了大家的好奇，空处与“gave us something new to talk about”呼应。
15．A.pick him up B．drive him back
C．drop him off D．turn him down
解析：选C 根据上文的“the homeless dog”可知，大家猜测这只狗是不是被人丢弃的，故选C。
16．A.pretend B．agree
C．intend D．need
解析：选C 根据下文的“Anyway, it would be dark soon, and he would be ________ on the winter night”可推知，大家对这只狗接下来的安置有所担忧，所以有了“他打算留下来吗？”的疑问。
17．A.sorry B．hot
C．warm D．cold
解析：选D 根据空后的“on the winter night”可知，冬天夜里是寒冷的。
18．A.watch B．hear
C．feel D．imagine
解析：选A 根据空后的“the happy black dog's comings and goings”可知，此处表示“看到这只快乐黑狗的进进出出”。
19．A.father B．father in law
C．brother D．brother in law
解析：选B 根据上文中的“My 91 year old father in law, Jim Cravens, was seriously ill”可推知，病重的岳父想活过新的千禧年。
20．A.ran B．died
C．went D．passed
解析：选D 根据上文提到老人活过了新的千禧年并结合下文的“away on January 2”可知，应选D。pass away意为“去世”。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
What are you reading
Monitor readers share their favorite titles
I am reading Why Wall Street Matters, by William D．Cohan. It is not only informative but very readable, well researched, and easily understood. I find myself having to make course corrections about many preconceived(事先形成的) ideas about the financial engine of the United States and global economy. He has a real problem with Sen. Elizabeth Warren's ideas for improving matters. But other than that, I found him very knowledgeable about his subject.
—Kay Hanser, Ballwin, Mo.
If you have a love of flying, I recommend Mavericks of the Sky, by Barry Rosenberg and Catherine Macaulay. It tells the true story of the development of the US Air Mail service, which was made possible by the early flights and routes taken on by courageous pilots during and after World War Ⅰ. The details of the danger and risks these pilots faced as well as the political, economic, and social advantages of a faster way to deliver mail make for a very interesting read.
—Rick Onderdonk, Tehachapi, Calif.
Nigel Hamilton has produced an original book explaining how Franklin Roosevelt assumed (承担) leadership of America's response to Nazi and Japanese threats, detailing the responsibility of the US president as commander in chief of the nation's armed forces. The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941－1942 is an impressive account of how Roosevelt dealt with his own“team of rivals (对手)”，which laid the basis for the global leadership of the United States in the second half of the 20th century.
—Bill Wagnon, Topeka, Kan.
I am being heartened a great deal by studying The Age of Sustainable Development, by Jeffrey D．Sachs. From ending extreme poverty to reducing humanity's influence on the planet, Sachs offers concrete strategies for progress. It's especially convincing when used as a text for his MOOC(massive open online course) offered free of charge from Columbia University.
—Sara Manifold, Poulsbo, Wash.
语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章是一本杂志的四位读者对自己喜爱的书目的简评。
1．What do we know about Why Wall Street Matters
A．It is hard to understand.
B．It still needs correcting.
C．It was written by a successful banker.
D．It challenges Elizabeth Warren's ideas.
解析：选D 推理判断题。由第一段中的“He has a real problem with Sen. Elizabeth Warren's ideas for improving matters”可知，这本书的作者对Sen. Elizabeth Warren的观点提出了质疑。
2．Whose favorite book would you choose if you're interested in air transport
A．Kay Hanser's. B．Rick Onderdonk's.
C．Bill Wagnon's. D．Sara Manifold's.
解析：选B 细节理解题。由第二段中的“It tells the true story of the development of the US Air Mail service”可知，Rick Onderdonk 推荐的这本书跟航空运输有关。
3．Which book talks about a political leader
A．Why Wall Street Matters.
B．Mavericks of the Sky.
C．The Mantle of Command：FDR at War, 1941－1942.
D．The Age of Sustainable Development.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由第三段中的“an original book explaining how Franklin Roosevelt ... commander in chief of the nation's armed forces ”可知，The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941－1942有关美国总统，即政治领袖。
4．How does Sara Manifold feel after reading The Age of Sustainable Development
A．Angry. B．Depressed.
C．Encouraged. D．Amused.
解析：选C 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“I am being heartened a great deal by studying The Age of Sustainable Development”可知，Sara Manifold读完这本书后精神受到鼓舞。
B
In the 19th century the novel came into its own.Thousands upon thousands of novels were published. Of those novels, very few are remembered today. However, there are exceptions: the works of Jane Austen — Pride and Prejudice(《傲慢与偏见》), Sense and Sensibility(《理智与情感》) — for example. They achieved only modest success at first but grew and grew in fame (名声) and reputation.
How did Jane Austen become so popular Of course, the novels are romantic. Everyone knows the love story of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett (in Pride and Prejudice), and how they overcome their own pride and prejudice to live happily ever after. The lovers are almost as famous today as Romeo and Juliet.
But there is more to Austen's popularity than the fact that she wrote about love. The books are very witty (机智的) and ironic (讽刺的), and show a great understanding of society and of people. Pride and Prejudice opens with what must be the most famous sentence in the English novel: “It is a truth universally acknowledged (认可), that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
The truth, of course, is the opposite: wealthy, unmarried young men are extremely attractive to young women. And women — especially penniless (身无分文) or near?penniless ones — are the subjects of Austen's tales.
Women nowadays may be more equal to men than they were in Jane Austen's day. However, a sense that women still basically live in a world dominated (控制) by men ensures that Austen still has many keen readers.
语篇解读：本文为我们分析了英国作家简·奥斯汀受世人欢迎的原因。
5．What is the point of the article
A．To describe the status of women in Jane Austen's time.
B．To promote Jane Austen's novels among teenagers.
C．To explore the characteristics of Jane Austen's novels.
D．To analyze why Jane Austen's novels have such a lasting appeal.
解析：选D 主旨大意题。A项是说描写Jane Austen时代妇女的地位，这只是她的作品中女主角的一个特点，并非主旨大意；本文不是推销书籍，所以B项错误；本文旨在分析英国作家简·奥斯汀的写作特点，而这恰恰是她的作品受世人欢迎的原因；而不是C项探索她的小说特点。所以选D。
6．What can be concluded from the first paragraph
A．Jane Austen wrote a total of four novels in her lifetime.
B．Most of the novels written in the 19th century are romances.
C．Jane Austen is one of the most successful novelists of the 19th century.
D．Jane Austen's novels were a hit when they were first published.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知十九世纪出版了成千上万的小说，但是现在很少被人记得。但是Jane Austen的作品例外。还有最后一句“They achieved only modest success at first but grew and grew in fame (名声) and reputation.”可知答案选C。
7．According to the article, most of the heroines in Austen's works________.
A．are poor and young
B．are happily married
C．marry wealthy men
D．are penniless but witty
解析：选A 细节理解题。从第四段“And women — especially penniless (身无分文) or near?penniless ones — are the subjects of Austen's tales.”可知答案选A。
8．According to the author, what made Jane Austen's works so popular
a．They are mostly love stories.
b．Most of them have a happy ending.
c．They are full of wit and irony.
d．People can still relate to them today.
e．They explain how to succeed in a male?dominated society.
A．a, b, c B．a, c, d
C．c, d, e D．b, c, e
解析：选B 细节理解题。从第二段“the novels are romantic”可知a是正确的；从第三段“The books are very witty and ironic”可知c是正确的；从最后一段“Austen still has many keen readers”可知d正确，所以选B。PAGE
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Module 3 课时跟踪检测（一） Introduction & Reading — Pre? reading
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THE BRONTE FAMILY
Yorkshire in England was the setting for two great novels of the 19th century. These were Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre and Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. The youngest sister, Anne, was also a gifted novelist, and her books have the same extraordinary quality as her sisters'.
Their father was Patrick Bronte, born in Ireland. He moved with his wife, Maria Bronte, and their six small children to Haworth in Yorkshire in 1820. Soon after, Mrs. Bronte and the two eldest children died, leaving the father to care for the remaining three girls and a boy.
Charlotte was born in 1816. Emily was born in 1818 and Anne in 1820. Their brother Branwell was born in 1817. Left to themselves, the children wrote and told stories and walked over the hills. They grew up largely self?educated. Branwell showed a great interest in drawing. The girls were determined to earn money for his art education. They took positions as teachers or taught children in their homes.
As children they had all written many stories. Charlotte, as a young girl, alone wrote 22 books, each with 60 to 100 pages of small handwriting. Therefore, they turned to writing for income. By 1847, Charlotte had written The Professor; Emily, Wuthering Heights; and Anne, Agnes Grey. After much difficulty Anne and Emily found a publisher, but there was no interest shown in Charlotte's book. (It was not published until 1859.) However, one publisher expressed an interest in seeing more of her work. Jane Eyre was already started, and she hurriedly finished it. It was accepted at once; thus each of the sisters had a book published in 1847.
Jane Eyre was immediately successful; the other two, however, did not do so well. People did not like Wuthering Heights. They said it was too wild, too animal?like. But gradually it came to be considered one of the finest novels in the English language. Emily lived only a short while after the publication of the book and Anne died in 1849.
Charlotte published Shirley in 1849, and Villette in 1853. In 1854 she married Arthur Bell Nicholls. But only a year later, she died of tuberculosis (肺结核) as her sisters had.
语篇解读：本文主要讲述了英国女作家夏洛蒂·勃朗特姐妹三人的一生及著作。
1．What did the Bronte sisters want to do for Branwell
A．Help him write stories.
B．Help him get trained in art.
C．Teach him how to draw well.
D．Teach him how to educate himself.
解析：选B 细节理解题。文章第三段倒数第二句“The girls were determined to earn money for his art education.”表明，Bronte姐妹想资助Branwell学习美术。
2．We know from the text that________.
A．Jane Eyre was published in 1847
B．Charlotte Bronte wrote 22 books in all
C．the Bronte sisters received a good education
D．Patrick Bronte helped his daughters with their writings
解析：选A 推理判断题。文章第四段最后两句话表明，姐妹三个在1847年各出了一本书，而Jane Eyre就是其中之一。因此正确答案为A项。
3．Which of the following was published after the death of its writer
A．Shirley. B．Villette.
C．Agnes Grey. D．The Professor.
解析：选D 推理判断题。由最后一段可知，Charlotte死于1855年。由第四段可知，她的著作The Professor是在1859年出版的。因此正确答案应为D项。
4．What do we know about the Bronte sisters from the text
A．Their novels interested few publishers.
B．None of them had more than two books published.
C．None of them lived longer than 40 years old.
D．Emily was the least successful of the three.
解析：选C 推理判断题。Charlotte出生于1816年，死于1855年；Emily生于1818年，死于“had a book published in 1847”“a short while after the publication of the book”；Anne生于1820年，死于1849年。经计算可知，姐妹三个都没有活过40岁。
B
The chance of a snowy holiday season in most American cities is practically impossible this year, so any festive atmosphere to be enjoyed will have to be the imaginary sort. Luckily, there are books for that.
The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen
Any reader of fairy tales knows Andersen's responsible for the snowy scenes in The Snow Queen, the story of children Kay and Gerda, who must face the goddess like woman who controls all snowflakes after Kay is kidnapped.
Family Life by Akhil Sharma
It's a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America, only to face entirely new hardships. Sharma's novel isn't entirely set in the wintertime, but his poetic descriptions of winter weather as lovely yet isolating make it a great choice for a December read.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Go ahead and give up the movie adaptation that has been produced recently and read or re read the classic itself. You know the story: a scientist driven by his ambition discovers a method for creating life, and spends two years cobbling together a living creature, who later feels angry with him.
An American Childhood by Annie Dillard
Dillard's first book is, as its title suggests, about her change from being a self centered child to being an adult more concerned with the world around her than with her own personal concerns. Her parents are key figures in the story. One famous scene takes place during what the author calls “a big snow”， in 1950.
语篇解读：本文主要介绍了四本文学名著的作者、内容简介等相关信息。
5．Who wrote a novel about The Snow Queen
A．Annie Dillard. B．Mary Shelley.
C．Akhil Sharma. D．Hans Christian Andersen.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据文中介绍第一本书时说的“Any reader of fairy tales knows Andersen's responsible for the snowy scenes in The Snow Queen ...”可知，《冰雪女王》的作者是安徒生。故选D项。
6．Which novel is about an Indian's family
A．The Snow Queen.
B．Family Life.
C．An American Childhood.
D．Frankenstein.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据Family Life by Akhil Sharma部分的第一句“It's a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America ...”可知，《家庭生活》的故事内容是关于一个移民到美国的印度家庭。故选B项。
7．What do we know about Frankenstein
A．It has been adapted for movies.
B．It's about the secret history.
C．It's about an Indian family.
D．It's a fairy tale.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据Frankenstein by Mary Shelley部分的第一句“Go ahead and give up the movie adaptation ...”可知，《弗兰肯斯坦》已被改编成电影。故选A项。
8．From An American Childhood, we know the main characters are ________.
A．self centered children B．adults
C．scientists D．Dillard's parents
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Her parents are key figures in the story.”可知，迪拉德的父母是书中故事的主角。故选D项。
C
Many leading AI researchers think that in a matter of decades, artificial intelligence will be able to do not merely some of our jobs, but all of our jobs, forever transforming life on Earth.
The reason why many reject this as science fiction is that we've traditionally thought of intelligence as something mysterious that can only exist in biological organisms, especially humans.But such an idea is unscientific.
From my point of view as a physicist and AI researcher，intelligence is simply a certain kind of information processing performed by elementary particles (基本粒子) moving around，and there is no law of physics that says one can't build machines more intelligent than us in all ways.This suggests that we've only seen the tip of the intelligence iceberg and that there is an amazing potential to unlock the full intelligence that is potential in nature and use it to help humanity.
If we get it right, the upside is huge. Since everything we love about civilization is the product of intelligence, amplifying (扩大) our own intelligence with AI has the potential to solve tomorrow's toughest problems. For example, why risk our loved ones dying in traffic accidents that self driving cars could prevent or dying of cancers that AI might help us find cures for Why not increase productivity through automation and use AI to accelerate our research and development of affordable sustainable (可持续的) energy
I'm optimistic that we can develop rapidly with advanced AI as long as we win the race between the growing power of our technology and the knowledge with which we manage it.But this requires giving up our outdated concept of learning from mistakes.That helped us win the race with less powerful technology: We messed up with fire and then invented fire extinguishers (灭火器), and we messed up with cars and then invented seat belts.However, it's an awful idea for more powerful technologies, such as nuclear weapons or superintelligent AI — where even a single mistake is unacceptable and we need to get things right the first time.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章主要论述了正确认识并恰当利用人工智能以使其造福人类的问题。
9．How do many people feel about leading AI researchers' predictions
A．Worried. B．Curious.
C．Doubtful. D．Disappointed.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“many reject this as science fiction”可以推知，很多人不相信AI研究者的预言，认为那更像是科幻小说。
10．What does the author think of intelligence
A．We know little about it.
B．It belongs to human beings.
C．It is too difficult to understand.
D．We have a good command of it.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“we've only seen the tip of the intelligence iceberg”可知，作者认为，人类对智能的认识还只是冰山一角。
11．What does the underlined word “upside” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A．Cost. B．Potential.
C．Quantity. D．Advantage.
解析：选D 词义猜测题。第四段主要论述了恰当利用人工智能的好处，第一句是本段的主题句。upside意为“好的一面，优势”，相当于advantage。
12．What's important for us in the race between people and technology
A．Learning from failure.
B．Increasing our intelligence.
C．Avoiding making mistakes.
D．Making accurate predictions.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“we can develop rapidly with advanced AI ...giving up our outdated concept of learning from mistakes”可知，作者认为，赢得这场比赛的关键在于抛弃“从错误中学习”的过时理念。
