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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．At this altitude (海拔), you often get strong winds.
2．He had a job with an Edinburgh wine merchant (商人)．
3．He is a failure (失败者) as an artist, but a success as an art teacher.
4．We shouldn't overlook the mental (精神的) health of young people.
5．I met an old friend from whom I had parted (分别) for many years.
6．She's an old acquaintance (acquaint) of my grandma.
7．Some of us are not accustomed to the rapid expansion (expand) of the software.
8．Tears ran down her cheeks as she told us about her sufferings (suffer)．
9．Irregular (regular) meals can make you suffer from stomachache.
10．In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection (reflect) in a pool of water.
Ⅱ.选词填空
hand in hand， reflect on， share with， take hold of， as well as， become interested in， suffer from， think of ...as， as far as， at the same time
1．Ignorance and poverty often go hand_in_hand.
2．His mother quickly stepped forward to take_hold_of his hand when he wanted to run away.
3．Fields of corn spread out as_far_as the eye can see.
4．More and more students become_interested_in English.
5．A wide street allows many people to walk at_the_same_time.
6．You should set aside some time to reflect_on your successes and failures.
7．We all think_of her as a responsible teacher.
8．The teacher as_well_as the students is playing football on the playground.
9．Towards the end of his life he suffered_from sleeplessness and ill health.
10．Honesty is a characteristic he shares_with his mother. That is, he is as honest as his mother.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．丽塔把她的钱分给了她的6个外孙女。
Rita shared_her_money_out_among her six granddaughters.
2．他懂一点儿法语。
He has_some_acquaintance_with French.
3．我们应该对别人宽容而对自己严格。
We should be_tolerant_of/towards others and strict with ourselves.
4．如果再给我一次机会，我会把它做得更好。
If_given_another_chance,_I will do it much better.
5．人们相信，如果所有的人能和平共处，那个地方就能变成天堂。
It_is_believed_that the place will become a paradise if all people live in peace.
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
There were many famous poets from different periods of time in Chinese history, and thousands of their poems are still read and appreciated today.
To arouse people's interest in those classic Chinese poems and promote cultural heritage, China Central Television (CCTV) produced a TV show — Chinese Poetry Conference.The finale (终场) of the hit show's second season was shown on Feb.7.
Wu Yishu, 16, who studies at the High School Affiliated to Fudan University in Shanghai, came out on top.In an earlier episode (一集), Wu wowed the audience when performing in a section entitled “Feihualing”．The game's theme was “yue”，meaning “moon” or “month” in Chinese.She recited the lines from the Classic of Poetry, the earliest collection of poems in China：“In July, the crickets (蟋蟀) are in the field.In August, they are in the yard.In September they are at the door.In October, they enter and crawl under our beds.”
“I really admire her knowledge of poems，” said Huang Zijin, 16, a Senior 2 student from Ningbo High School in Zhejiang Province.“The first time I saw her wearing traditional Han clothing on TV, I was very impressed by her classical looks.She fulfills all my fantasies about classic Chinese women's talents.What's more, she always appears so calm throughout the show, which is very unusual for her age.”
As the old saying goes, “One who is filled with knowledge always behaves with elegance.”
“Learning poems isn't about winning or losing.The power of poetry lies in shaping one's view of life and developing one's inner world，” said Li Bo, an expert guest at the Chinese Poetry Conference's second season.
When it comes to teaching people about poetry, Li Dingguang, the show's academic advisor, suggested that teachers should explain more about the beauty of the poetry from both the aesthetic (美学的) and emotional sides, and guide the students to lose themselves in the poems' rhythmic (有节奏的) and rhyming lines.
“Although the amount of ancient Chinese poetry in the textbooks of primary and secondary schools has increased, many students still learn them for exams，” Li Dingguang told China..“Therefore, it's important to help students truly appreciate the artistry and fun of poetry.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。中国诗词源远流长，至今仍为世人传诵。为发扬中国文化，提高人们对中国古诗的兴趣，中央电视台制作并播出了《中国诗词大会》节目，中学生武亦姝以其特有的魅力征服了观众。
1．What's one of the purposes of the TV show Chinese Poetry Conference
A．To entertain people by enjoying Chinese poems.
B．To see who can recite the most classic Chinese poems.
C．To fulfill people's fantasies about Chinese women's talents.
D．To make more people interested in classic Chinese poetry.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的“To arouse people's interest in those classic Chinese poems and promote cultural heritage”可知，中央电视台制作并播出《中国诗词大会》的目的是提高人们对中国古诗的兴趣、发扬中国文化，故D项正确。
2．From Paragraphs 3 and 4, what can we infer about Wu Yishu
A．She is a talented and elegant Chinese teenager.
B．She has learned a large amount of poetry from textbooks.
C．She is always calm in the show like other competitors of her age.
D．She amazed the audience with the lines from the Classic of Poetry in the finale.
解析：选A 推理判断题。通读第三段可知，该段介绍了武亦姝以背诵含“月”字的诗词征服了观众；第四段介绍了人们对武亦姝气质和形象的评价：她穿着汉服、文静内秀，给人们留下了深刻的印象。据此可以推断，武亦姝是一个有天赋的、优雅的人，故A项正确。
3．According to Li Bo, why do people learn poetry
A．To get good marks in examinations.
B．To help build up their inner world.
C．To win the Chinese Poetry Conference.
D．To appreciate the beauty of rhythm and rhyme.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第六段的“The power of poetry lies in shaping one's view of life and developing one's inner world”可知，郦波认为学习诗歌的目的在于塑造人的人生观和发展人的内心世界，故B项正确。
4．What is Li Dingguang's attitude to poetry teaching
A．Doubtful. B．Supportive.
C．Critical. D．Casual.
解析：选C 观点态度题。根据最后一段的“Although the amount of ancient Chinese poetry in the textbooks of primary and secondary schools has increased, many students still learn them for exams”可知，李定广对学校诗歌教学的评价是：尽管教材中诗歌的数量增多了，但是许多学生学习诗歌仅是为了考试。据此可以判断，他对诗歌教学持批评态度，故C项正确。
B
Because I am a middle school reading teacher, parents and colleagues often ask my advice about summer assignments. My reply is just like a hit song from the 1970s, Any love is good love. I tell them that any reading is good reading.
The data, however, shows that my opinion holds true only for the least experienced readers, who get knowledge every time they read. This age group is fast acquiring verbal (言语的) knowledge and world knowledge, even when they're reading comic books or simple stories. For them, usually age 8 or 9, any reading is indeed good reading.
But for students in middle school and high school, reading selection does matter. Reading literature should be intentional. The problem with much summer reading is that the intention is unclear. So what should students be asked to do I advise focusing on nonfiction (非小说类文学作品) guaranteed to increase world and verbal knowledge.
As we rounded the corner into the tail end of eighth grade, I set out a number of these books for students to choose from. One student chose to read Hiroshima during her last two weeks of school. After a day or so, I checked with her. Although the eighth grade covered the dropping of the bomb in social studies, I wanted to be certain she could handle the material. I asked, “It's pretty ugly, isn't it？” She replied, “I feel more pity than ugly for these people, Ms Hollander.” As the kid said, my_bad.
Another student chose A Long Way Gone about a child soldier. When I checked with him, he opened his computer, pointing out his home country on a map that showed places in which young men, including his father, had been forced into armed service. He reminded me that I cannot always expect what a book will say to a reader.
语篇解读：对于8、9岁的孩子来说任何形式的阅读都是好阅读。但对于初中生或者高中生来说，阅读的选材很重要，非小说类文学作品可以确保他们能够增加各种知识和词汇量。
5．The idea “any reading is good reading” is of great use to ________.
A．all people
B．children aged 8 or 9
C．middle school students
D．college students
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，这一观念并不适用于所有的学生，但对于8、9岁的孩子来说任何形式的阅读都是好阅读。故答案为B。
6．If middle school students want to increase world and verbal knowledge, they should ________.
A．listen more songs from the 1970s
B．read comic books or simple stories
C．select their reading materials carefully
D．read books with unclear intentions
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第三段可知，对于初中生或者高中生来说，阅读的选材很重要。非小说类文学作品可以确保他们能够增加各种知识和词汇量。故答案为C。
7．The underlined words “my bad” in Paragraph 4 probably mean ________.
A．I chose a bad book B．I think she is wrong
C．I am mistaken D．I misunderstood her
解析：选C 词义猜测题。根据前面的内容：我问道：“很恶心，不是吗？”她回答道：“对于这些人，我更多地感到的是同情，而不是恶心。”由此可判断出这句话的意思是“就像这孩子说的，是我(理解)错了”。故答案为C。
8．From the last paragraph we can learn ________.
A．A Long Way Gone is written by a child soldier
B．the student's father was once a young soldier
C．the student didn't like the book at all
D．the writer doesn't agree with the student
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容：当我询问他读后的感想时，他在一张地图上指出自己的家乡。那时的年轻人，包括他的父亲在内都被迫参军。他让我知道，我永远都预测不了一本书会带给读者什么样的感受。由此可判断出答案为B。
Ⅴ.阅读七选五
“You're hired！”
You've probably already been filling out job applications or talking to family or friends about getting a part time job.And good for you! You'll get an early start learning how to work.So how，exactly，do you get a part time job？__1__ It sounds strange, but it will put you in the right state of mind.Steal these secrets to keep you cool and impress the people who matter.
Secret #1: Do your homework.Showing up for an interview unprepared is like taking a driving test without ever opening the manual (手册): FAIL.So give yourself a primer (初级读本) on the job and the business first.A few ways to know your stuff: Has the company been in the news lately？__2__ Do you know any employees you can ask about the job？You'll feel more confident，and your interviewer will be impressed that you did your research!
Secret #2: __3__ You're probably pretty busy stressing over how to survive an intense interrogation (询问), but guess what The questions you ask during an interview may be what sells you to your future employer — they show your enthusiasm for the job.
Secret #3: It pays to get there early.__4__ So arrive 15 minutes early and try this calming breathing exercise：
1．Find a place to sit (like a chair in the hall or across the street at a coffee shop)．
2．Take slow, deep breaths.
3．Repeat that 5－10 times!
Secret #4: Don't skip breakfast.On interview day, make sure you're running on healthy fuel, like a piece of bread and a banana.__5__
A．What can you learn from its website
B．Questions are as important as answers.
C．Do you want to build up your confidence
D．You will compete for a dream job one day.
E．They'll give you the energy to do your best!
F．Think of yourself as a product you have to sell!
G．When you're in a rush, you start off feeling tired and anxious.
语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章介绍了准备面试的几个小技巧。
1.解析：选F F项是对上文“So how，exactly，do you get a part time job？”的回答，且与下文的“It sounds strange, but it will put you in the right state of mind”相呼应。
2．解析：选A A项与上下文的问句都是对上文A few ways to know your stuff的具体说明。
3．解析：选B B项与下文的“The questions you ask during an interview may be what sells you to your future employer”相呼应。
4．解析：选G G项与上文的“It pays to get there early”及下文的“So arrive 15 minutes early and try this calming breathing exercise”相呼应。
5．解析：选E E项中的They 指代上文的a piece of bread and a banana。
Ⅵ.课时微写作(根据汉语提示完成小作文)
In China, almost everyone is familiar with Li Bai and Du Fu, who are regarded as great successes in the field of literature. Both of them live in the Tang Dynasty, which created 1.a_tolerant_and_cosmopolitan_culture (一种宽容和包罗万象的文化). Interestingly, they two 2.were_not_acquaintances_but_good_friends (不是泛泛之交而是好朋友). Li Bai's poems reflected the beauty of nature, while Du Fu's poems reflected 3.the_sufferings_of_the_poor (劳苦大众的苦难). In spite of this, the two poets still 4.took_hold_of (抓住) every chance to share each other's works. 5.After_they_parted (他们分开后), they always kept in touch with each other 6.to_get_mental_comfort (来得到精神慰藉)．PAGE
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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．The knowledge should be updated (更新), or we'll fall behind.
2．The organization has launched (着手进行) a campaign to raise $150,000.
3．I know the arrival time of the flight but I don't know its departure (启程) time.
4．Everyone began to shout at once and the meeting broke up in disorder (紊乱)．
5．The government calls on the youth to donate (捐献) their blood voluntarily.
6．You can tell when Christmas draws near because the shops are full of decorations (decorate)．
7．It's too much of an expense (expensive) for me to own a car.
8．Typically (typical), he would come in late and then say that he had to go early.
9．The country has made great progress since independence(independent)．
10. We went to the party with our parents' approval (approve)．
Ⅱ.选词填空
all at once， a chorus of， cater for， correspond with， at the expense of， glance at， on second thoughts， take on
1．In order to cater_for children with special talents, the school runs different courses.
2．The old factory has taken_on a new look since the economic reform, bringing the hope to the workers.
3．His successful career was at_the_expense_of his family life.
4．He glanced_at his watch several times, getting more and more impatient.
5．I won't forgive her. On_second_thoughts I think I should forgive her because she doesn't mean to.
6．I often corresponded_with Alice after we graduated from college, but now we have lost touch with each other.
7．All_at_once there was a tremendous clap of thunder that shook the whole house.
8．The suggestion, put forward by my colleague was received a_chorus_of approval.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．我同意你尽力挣一些钱，但是不要耽误了功课。
I approve_of_your_trying_to_earn some money, but please don't neglect your studies.
2．要是我听从了英语老师的建议该多好！我感到非常后悔。
If only I had_followed_my_English_teacher's_advice! I feel very regretful.
3．我总是很谨慎，不轻易把地址给陌生人。
I've always been_cautious_of/about/against_giving my address to strangers.
4．据证明暴力电视节目对儿童有不良影响。
It_is_proved_that TV programs of violence have a bad influence on children.
5．正如我们从图上所看到的那样，大洋占了地球的70%。
As_can_be_seen_from_the_picture,_oceans cover more than 70% of the earth.
Ⅳ.完形填空
I lost my flat by accident, and then I discovered my car needed a new engine. That meant I would have to spend ￡1,000 to get the car back on the __1__. I suddenly found that I needed, first, somewhere to __2__ and second, something to travel around __3__.
I was trying to decide what to do when I __4__ the advertisement on a board: Converted (改装过的) ambulance __5__， ￡ 1,600. So I rang the number in the ad and __6__ to go and see it. It was love at first sight! I made a __7__ straight away. Two days later I was the __8__ owner of a converted camper van (野营车)．
At first I was __9__. I wasn't sure whether I could handle it. __10__， gradually I've had feelings that I haven't __11__ before. Living in my van is just the __12__ of waking up in the morning, and, for the first few seconds, not knowing __13__ you are. Then you look out of the window; some strange trees __14__ you, and some beautiful scenery makes your heart beat __15__. Living in a flat in the city I missed all that.
Now I begin to __16__ what the travelers have been telling us. Living in a van is cheap. No rent. What's more, there's the sense of __17__ my new lifestyle has given me. I love being able to go where I want and when I want. It's __18__ to feel that the whole world is your home. It is no __19__ that so many people are __20__ their houses and going on the road.
语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。“我”的车发动机坏了，修理费很昂贵。偶然间“我”看中了一辆由救护车改装的野营车，立即买下了它。在这辆车里，“我”既可以居住，又可以旅游，觉得世界就是家，这种感觉真好。
1．A.side B．road
C．spot D．platform
解析：选B 根据该句中的“get the car back on the ________”可以判断，此处是说，让“我”的汽车重返上路(road)则要花费“我”1 000英镑。A项意为“旁边”，C项意为“斑点，污渍”，D项意为“平台”，都与语境不符。
2．A.drive B．relax
C．work D．live
解析：选D 根据该句中的“somewhere”及上文中的“I lost my flat”可以判断，“我”突然意识到“我”首先需要有个地方居住(live)，故D项正确。A项意为“驾驶”，B项意为“放松”，C项意为“工作”，都与语境不符。
3．A.for B．through
C．in D．at
解析：选C 根据该句中的“something to travel around ________”并结合常识可知，“我”还需要有一个坐在里面(in)驾驶着四处旅游的东西。故C项正确。
4．A.took charge of B．made use of
C．got hold of D．caught sight of
解析：选D 根据该句中的“when I ________ the advertisement on a board”可知，此处是说当“我”看到(caught sight of)公告牌上的广告时。A项意为“负责，控制”，B项意为“利用”，C项意为“抓住，找到”，都与语境不符。
5．A.for sale B．on show
C．in need D．under repair
解析：选A 根据空后的“￡ 1,600”并结合空前的“advertisement”可知，这辆改装过的救护车是用来出售(for sale)的，故A项正确。B项意为“在展出”，C项意为“需要”，D项意为“在修理中”，都与语境不符。
6．A.failed B．arranged
C．applied D．hesitated
解析：选B 根据该句中的“to go and see it”及后一句“It was love at first sight”可知，“我”打进电话，并安排(arranged)时间去看看。A项意为“失败”，C项意为“申请”，D项意为“犹豫”，都与语境不符。
7．A.difference B．suggestion
C．decision D．comment
解析：选C 根据前一句“It was love at first sight”可知，“我”一下子就爱上它了，据此可知，“我”立即作出了决定，make a decision为固定搭配，意为“作出决定”。A项意为“差别”，B项意为“建议”，D项意为“评论”，都与语境不符。
8．A.proud B．painful
C．careless D．brave
解析：选A 根据该句中的“owner of a converted camper van (野营车)”并结合前一句所表达的“我”立即作出决定可知，两天后“我”成了骄傲的(proud)野营车车主。B项意为“痛苦的”；C项意为“粗心的”；D项意为“勇敢的”。
9．A.unwilling B．confident
C．satisfied D．nervous
解析：选D 根据后一句“I wasn't sure whether I could handle it”可知，“我”不知道是否可以控制这辆车，据此可以判断，刚驾驶时，“我”有点紧张(nervous)，故D项正确。A项意为“不愿意的”；B项意为“自信的”；C项意为“满意的”。
10．A.Therefore B．Otherwise
C．However D．Besides
解析：选C 前一句说不确定是否可以控制这辆车，空后说逐渐能够掌握驾驶技能，并享受驾驶这辆车，据此可以判断，空处前后为转折关系，故C项正确。
11．A.suffered B．experienced
C．hurt D．controlled
解析：选B 根据语境可知，该处表示“逐渐地，我有了未曾体验(experienced)过的感觉”，故B项正确。A项意为“遭受”，C项意为“弄伤”，D项意为“控制”，都与语境不符。
12．A.fear B．tiredness
C．excitement D．belief
解析：选C 根据前一句可知，“我”体验到了以前未曾体验过的感觉，据此可以判断，早晨在车子里醒来是让人兴奋(excitement)的，故C项正确。A项意为“恐惧”，B项意为“疲倦”，D项意为“信念”，都与语境不符。
13．A.what B．where
C．how D．who
解析：选B 根据该句中的“waking up in the morning, and, for the first few seconds, not knowing ______ you are”并结合常识可以判断，早晨在车里醒来“我”很兴奋，在开始的几秒里，不知道自己在哪里(where)。
14．A.greet B．block
C．protect D．guide
解析：选A 根据该句中的“some strange trees _______ you, and some beautiful scenery makes your heart beat ______”可以判断，此处是说在清晨，“我”驾驶着爱车，窗外的树在和你打招呼(greet)，窗外的美景让你的心激动地(wildly)跳动。B项意为“阻塞”，C项意为 “保护”，D项意为“指导”，都与语境不符。
15．A.softly B．strongly
C．normally D．wildly
解析：选D 参见上题解析。A项意为“轻柔地”，B项意为“强烈地”，C项意为“正常地”，都与语境不符。
16．A.doubt B．refuse
C．appreciate D．ignore
解析：选C 根据本段内容可知，本段主要讲述在野营车里居住的种种优点，据此可以判断，“我”现在开始理解(appreciate)旅行者一直告诉我们的关于住在野营车里的优点。A项意为“怀疑”，B项意为“拒绝”，D项意为“忽视”，都与语境不符。
17．A.freedom B．duty
C．humor D．safety
解析：选A 根据语境可知，此外，还有“我”的新生活方式给“我”的自由(freedom)感，故A项正确。B项意为“责任”，C项意为“幽默”，D项意为“安全”，都与语境不符。
18．A.terrible B．delightful
C．useful D．boring
解析：选B 根据该句中的“to feel that the whole world is your home”可知，你会感觉到全世界就是你的家，据此可以判断，这种感觉是让人高兴的(delightful)，故B项正确。A项意为“可怕的”，C项意为“有用的”，D项意为“令人厌烦的”，都与语境不符。
19．A.chance B．way
C．possibility D．wonder
解析：选D 根据该句中的“so many people are _______ their houses and going on the road”可知，此处是说怪不得有那么多人要离开家，行驶在路上。It is no wonder that ...为固定句型，意为“并不奇怪，不足为奇”，故D项正确。
20．A.leaving B．designing
C．buying D．building
解析：选A 参见上题解析。B项意为“设计”，C项意为“购买”，D项意为“建造”，都与语境不符。故A项正确。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A
It must have been a very clever human who looked at a sheep walking past and thought of the use its wool might have!
The oldest surviving textile (纺织品) made out of wool is around 3,500 years old. Wool was probably the first fiber to be woven into textiles. Because when humans stopped hunting and started raising animals, it was their first step from a wild life to a civilized one. Sheep became a convenience store for the new lifestyle of our ancestor during the Stone Age, a walking food supply that required little care. Sheep provided all — meat and milk for food, skin and bones for clothing, shelters and tools.
Some sheep were suitable to roast while others were to produce wool, as sheep fit for eating do not necessarily have high quality wool. Early wild species of sheep had long outer hair protecting their short wool undercoats. It was this underlayer that was highly suitable for textile use, so they were selectively bred into modern sheep.
Great empires were built on the backs of sheep and their wool. Around 1800 BC, the civilization of Babylonia was famous for its wool. After the Romans conquered Spain, they developed a new breed (品种) that would come to be known as Spanish Merino, with the whitest, finest wool ever known. Today, the Merino is the most highly regarded breed in the world.
The Chinese held onto the secret of silk for thousands of years before Europeans even got an idea about how to put two threads together. With wool, they_seem_to_have_got_their_revenge.
语篇解读这是一篇说明文，介绍了纺织品原料——羊毛的相关信息。
1．What do we know about raising sheep in the Stone Age
A．People made great efforts to raise sheep.
B．People exchanged sheep for what they needed.
C．Sheep led to the boom of ancient society.
D．Sheep met many basic needs of ancient people.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Sheep became a convenience store for the new lifestyle ... meat and milk for food, skin and bones for clothing, shelters and tools”可知，羊的肉和奶可作为食物，皮可作为衣服和遮蔽物，而骨头可用于制作各种工具，即羊满足了古人的许多基本需求，故选D。
2．What is the main idea of Paragraph 3
A．Economic value of sheep.
B．Features of sheep breeds.
C．Choice of suitable sheep breeds.
D．Development of the wool industry.
解析：选C 段落大意题。根据第三段的内容可知，本段主要介绍了不是所有的羊都适合用于羊毛编织，故人们选择了合适的品种饲养。故选C。
3．What are Babylonia and the Romans mentioned to prove
A．The wisdom of ancient people.
B．The aggression of ancient nations.
C．The link between their rise and wool.
D．The greatness of well organized ancient society.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Great empires were built on the backs of sheep and their wool”可知，一些实力强大的帝国是建立在羊背和羊毛上的，紧接着就列举了巴比伦王国和罗马人的例子，故可判断出，作者提到巴比伦王国和罗马人是为了说明他们的崛起和羊毛之间是有联系的。
4．What does the underlined part in the last paragraph mean
A．They lost their advantage of something.
B．They won and got rid of the shame of failure.
C．They did something harmful to their opponent.
D．They were taking pains to catch up with others.
解析：选B 句意理解题。根据最后一段的第一句可知，中国人在掌握了如何制作丝绸的秘诀数千年之后，欧洲人才知道如何把两根蚕丝缠绕在一起变为一根。结合上文中提到西方国家在羊毛利用方面的领先情况可以推断出，画线部分意思应为他们似乎扳回一局，即羊毛纺织让欧洲人得以“一雪前耻”。revenge意为“报仇，复仇，雪耻”。
B
People_seldom_feel_neutral_about_poetry. Those who love it sometimes give the impression that it is an adequate substitute for food, shelter, and love. It isn't. Words, no matter how satisfying, are never an equivalent for life itself and its human experiences. Those who dislike poetry on principle sometimes claim, on the other hand, that poetry is only words and good for nothing. That's not true either. It is easy to become frustrated by words in poetry or in life — but when words represent and recreate genuine human feelings, as they often do in poetry, they can be very important. Poetry is an experience of words, and those who know how to read poetry can easily extend their experience of life, their sense of what other people are like, their awareness of themselves, and their range of human feelings.
One reason poetry can be so important is that it is so closely concerned with feelings. Poetry is often full of ideas, too, and sometimes poems can be powerful experiences of the mind, but most poems are primarily about how people feel rather than how people think. Poems provide, in fact, a language for feeling, and one of poetry's most outstanding values involves its attempt to express the inexpressible. How can anyone, for example, put into words what it means to be in love or what it feels like to lose someone one cares about Poetry tries, and it often captures exactly the shade of emotion that feels just right to a reader. No single poem can be said to express all the things that love or death feels like, or means, but one of the joys of experiencing poetry occurs when we read a poem and want to say, “Yes, that is just what it is like; I know exactly what that line means but I've never been able to express it so well.” Poetry can be the voice of our feelings even when our minds are speechless with grief or joy.
语篇解读：文章向我们介绍了诗歌的重要性和本质。
5．“People seldom feel neutral about poetry” in Paragraph 1 in this context means that ________.
A．many people think that poetry is neutral
B．people always differ in their views about poetry
C．people rarely take a biased (偏爱的) opinion about poetry
D．people generally think of poetry as extremely important or totally useless
解析：选D 句意理解题。“People seldom feel neutral about poetry”是第一段的主题句，从下文所陈述人们对诗歌的态度可知，一般来说，人们认为诗歌要么非常重要，要么一点用也没有。
6．According to the author, poetry is ________.
A．more than just words
B．the poets' feelings about words
C．anything but patterns of lines
D．an experiment on the use of words
解析：选A 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知，诗歌不仅仅是语言，而且通过读诗，可以收获很多。
7．Poetry tries, persistently, to express ________.
A．what love and death mean
B．what people think about themselves
C．what people feel but find it hard to describe
D．how people go through life
解析：选C 推理判断题。由第二段第三句可知，人们不断地通过诗来表达难以表达的感情。
8．This passage is mainly about ________.
A．the structure of poetry
B．the nature and importance of poetry
C．the components of poetry
D．the appreciation of poetry
解析：选B 主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，文章主要讲述诗歌的本质和重要性。PAGE
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课时跟踪检测（一） Introduction & Reading — Pre?reading
阅读理解
A
Urban poetry is a literary art form in which poetry is used to express feelings or to share experiences that are related to living in urban mon themes include poverty, social injustice, stress, struggles and survival. As with many other forms of poetry, it is common for the lines of an urban poem to rhyme, but it is not necessary all of the time. Urban poetry also can be different in length and rhythm.
Although many people consider the term “urban” refers to modern cities full of brick and steel structures, flashing lights and hundreds of thousands of people, forms of urban poetry have sprung out of cities for centuries. Although cities have become more modernized, many of the conditions that inspire urban poets are much the same as they were hundreds of years ago. One of the most important themes of urban poetry is the condemnation of social injustice. Modern urban poets tend to focus on problems that have bad effects on the lives of minorities.
Rather than express an opinion about a problem, many urban poems would tell the story of someone living in a city to allow the reader to gain a better idea about an urban problem by learning about the storyteller's personal experiences dealing with this problem.
Although urban poetry might be not real, it typically settles a situation that the poet has personally experienced. The motivation for settling unfair or difficult situations that the poet has experienced often leads to powerful feelings on the part of both the poet and the audience, particularly during a live performance. Some people believe that urban poetry is more appropriate as a spoken art form than as literature. Therefore, this type of poetry frequently can be found as audio recordings rather than in books or other printed material.
语篇解读本文是说明文。介绍了城市诗歌的概念、常见主题、写作方式和表现形式等。
1．What characteristic does urban poetry have
A．Its length is strictly fixed.
B．Its lines rhyme all the time.
C．It can be found in printed material frequently.
D．It is about feelings or experiences of living in cities.
解析：选D 细节理解题。由第一段的第一句可知，城市诗歌主要描述人们生活在城市中的感情和经历。
2．Which of the following is the most important theme of urban poetry
A．Strong disapproval of social unfairness.
B．The struggle for survival against illness.
C．Continued efforts to fight urban poverty.
D．Great social stress under modernization.
解析：选A 细节理解题。由第二段的“One of the most important themes of urban poetry is the condemnation of social injustice”可知，城市诗歌最重要的主题之一是抨击社会不公。
3．Why do many urban poems tell stories instead of expressing opinions
A．To reduce the audience's strong feelings.
B．To give common readers access to urban poems.
C．To help readers better understand urban problems.
D．To make storytellers' experiences seem more personal.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由第三段可知，城市诗歌往往采用讲述故事的写作手法，目的是让读者更好地理解城市问题。
4．What would be the best title of the text
A．What is urban poetry
B．How does urban poetry develop
C．Why might urban poetry be unreal
D．In what forms does urban poetry appear
解析：选A 标题归纳题。综合全文可知，文章主要介绍了城市诗歌的概念、常见主题、写作方式和表现形式等，故A项最为全面。
B
Gwendolyn Brooks was born on June 17, 1917 in Topeka, Kansas. Her family moved to Chicago when Brooks was four. At the age of seven, Brooks began learning how to write poems, and by the young age of thirteen she had her first poem published.
She wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She had more than twenty books published. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America. Gwendolyn Brooks wrote many poems about black people during the 1940s and 1950s. Her poems described living conditions of the poor, racial inequality (种族不平等) and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women.
But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people. She was an expert at the language of poetry. She mixed traditional European poetry styles with the African American experience. She once said that she wrote about what she saw and heard in the street. She said she found most of her material looking out of the window of her second floor apartment house in Chicago, Illinois. In her early poetry, she wrote about the South Side of Chicago. The South Side of Chicago is where many black people live. In her poems, the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was A Street in Bronzeville that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945. They praised her poetic skills and her powerful descriptions about the black experience during the time.
Gwendolyn Brooks won her first major award in 1943 at the Midwestern Writers' Conference. Brooks was the first African American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize and to be given a job in the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
语篇解读：本文主要介绍的是关注黑人生活的大诗人温多琳·布鲁克斯。
5．Gwendolyn Brooks paid more attention in her poems to ________.
A．culture differences
B．drug use in African countries
C．the life of the black in America
D．the life of her own family
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第二段第三句话可判断出，布鲁克斯的很多诗歌描述的是黑人生活。
6．From the passage we can learn that ________.
A．at seven, Brooks' parents found that she had a gift for writing poems
B．Brooks' poems made black people gain freedom
C．some of Brooks' early poems were set in the South Side of Chicago
D．the poem A Street in Bronzeville made Brooks become rich
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第三段第六句话可知，布鲁克斯早期的诗歌主要描写芝加哥南部的生活。
7．Which of the following statements about Brooks is NOT true
A．She is an African American writer.
B．Her first poem was published in 1930.
C．She was good at the language of poetry.
D．She was the first American writer to win the Pulitzer Prize.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句话可知，布鲁克斯是第一位获得普利策文学奖的美国非洲裔作家。D项说法与原文不一致。
8．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A．Brooks spent her childhood in a poor black community
B．most of Brooks' writing was based on what she saw and heard
C．all of Brooks' books have been published
D．Brooks didn't receive college education
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第三段第四、五句话可判断出，她的大部分作品以自己的所见所闻为基础而写成。
C
When I was in the fifth grade and Mr. Gardner asked a question, my hand would shoot up with great enthusiasm. After giving me a few chances, he would try to give other students a chance. My hand, though, would remain in the air, and after some time, I'd start waving it around. Then, there was the time when I entered drumming classes. But all we were allowed to do in the first class was practise one beat over and over again. I never went back.
I would have done terribly in the Stanford Marshmallow (果浆软糖) Experiment. In this classic study, researchers gave children a choice between one marshmallow right away and two later. The results showed that those who could wait 15 minutes ended up scoring 210 points higher on the SAT, an examination that American high school students take before they go to college.
So clearly, delaying gratification or bearing up under pain has its benefits. It needs patience. Patience keeps us from being stuck to ideas formed previously, and helps us let go of our strong interest in outcomes. We come to accept that we don't always or immediately know what is best, and learn to recognize that our reality is in constant changes. Patience improves our understanding of deeper truths and helps us expand our views.
The journey of patience is rooted in knowing that our present reality will finally give way to changes. But changes won't always happen when we think they should, and patience with ourselves comes from accepting that there are things we can control and things we can't. And though we must make great efforts to keep pushing the boundaries of our awareness and to improve our ability to rest comfortably in the present moment, how fast we develop isn't up to us.
That same fifth grader who couldn't wait to speak out answers now sees the importance of meeting questions with a heart of patience.
语篇解读本文是夹叙夹议文。作者结合自己的经历说明了耐心的重要性。
9．Why did the author wave his hand in class
A．To entertain himself.
B．To show his impatience.
C．To give other students a chance.
D．To let others know he was clever.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，作者不停地挥舞手臂是因为举了一段时间手后，老师还不让他回答问题，他这样做是因为不耐烦了。
10．What's the purpose of the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment
A．To test children's concentration levels.
B．To test how children like marshmallows.
C．To test patience and its potential advantages.
D．To test the bond between patience and desire.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第二段中的最后一句可知，这个果浆软糖实验的目的是为了测试耐心在孩子们的后期智力发展中可能存在的优势。
11．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “gratification” in Paragraph 3
A．Progress. B．Patience.
C．Judgement. D．Satisfaction.
解析：选D 词义猜测题。根据该词前的delaying可知，该词的意思与第二段中的“In this classic study, researchers gave children a choice between one marshmallow right away and two later”有关，根据该句可知，延迟的是满足感，故gratification的意思与satisfaction相近。
12．What is the main reason for people to have patience according to the text
A．Present reality.
B．Constant changes.
C．A lack of self control.
D．A strong interest in outcomes.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“learn to recognize that our reality is in constant changes”和倒数第二段中的“The journey of patience is rooted in knowing that our present reality will finally give way to changes”可知，不断变化是我们需要有耐心的原因。
