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课时跟踪检测（八） Lesson 2 & Lesson 3
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．His mother's encouragement made Liu Wei feel encouraged to play the piano continually with his feet.(encourage)
2．She has been employed as a taxi driver.
3．Humour is an art. People who are humourous are wise.(humour)
4．Michael Jackson contributed a lot of money to the charity.He had made great contributions to the welfare of children. (contribution)
5．We argued with the waiter on the price of the meal.
Ⅱ.选词填空
1．Whenever I'm in trouble, I always turn to him for help.
2．When the UN was founded in 1945, it consisted of fifty members.
3．Don't disturb me. I must concentrate on my new task at present.
4．If you want to get the job, you should stand out from others.
5．When will his new novel come out
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．Not every book is educative. Choose the suitable one.
不是每本书都有教育意义。选择适当的。
2．Suppose/Supposing (that) he doesn't come, shall we go without him
假如他不来，是不是不带他了？
3．Believe it or not, he can speak English as well as you.
信不信由你，她英语讲得与你一样好。
4．As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends, I spend a lot of time with my pets.
除了同我的朋友一起去看电影和足球比赛，我还花很多时间和我的宠物在一起。
5．The building built last year is our teaching building.
去年建的那座楼是我们的教学楼。
Ⅳ.课文缩写语法填空
The 1.classic (class) advertisement is one that gives information about 2.finding (find) certain products.However, this kind of advertising might not be 3.suitable (suit) in direct competition.
At present, large 4.budgets (budget) are applied for advertisement designing.In order to stand 5.out, many new 6.concepts (concept) like freedom and many new 7.approaches (approach) like using humour appear in modern advertisements.By doing this, they hope to make people forget that someone is trying to sell them something！However, not all 8.advertising (advertise) is about selling products and services for a profit.Some contemporary advertisements mainly aim 9.to encourage (encourage) citizens to make contributions 10.to society.
Ⅴ.阅读理解
14 days from just ￡ 2,090 pp
Fully inclusive from the UK
Price covers International airfares, departure taxes, fuel charges, local transportation, accommodation, all meals, entrance fees, guides, daily tours and visas for UK citizens.
◆Days 1～3: UK — Shanghai
Fly to the great city of Shanghai and in the evening sample traditional Shanghai food.Visit the beautiful Yu Gardens, Old Town, Shanghai Museum, cross the Great Nanpu Bridge and tour the Pudong area.Also explore Xintiandi with its 1920's style Shikumen buildings and end your stay in Shanghai with an amazing Huangpu River evening tour.
◆Days 4～7: Shanghai — Yangtze River Tour
Fly to Yichang and change(approx：one hour)to board your Yangtze River ship for the next four nights.Enjoy a tour of the Three Gorges Dam (三峡大坝) before sailing on the grand Yangtze River, passing through the impressive Three Gorges.We take a side trip to the Lesser Three Gorges or travel up the Shennong Stream in a peapod boat and enjoy various shore trips along the way.
◆Day 8: Chongqing — Chengdu
Get off in Chongqing and drive to Chengdu for an overnight stay.
◆Days 9～10: Chengdu — Xi'an
Visit the famous Panda Reserve to see the lovely animals.We then fly to the historic city of Xi'an for two nights' stay and enjoy traditional Shui Jiao.Next day, explore one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century — the Terracotta Warriors (兵马俑), followed by the ancient City Wall and a performance of Tang Dynasty dancing.
◆Days 11～13: Xi'an — Beijing
Visit Little Wild Goose Pagoda and see the ancient objects at the well known Shaanxi Provincial Museum before walking through the lively Muslim Quarter to see the Great Mosque.Later fly to Beijing for three nights' stay and try Peking Duck.During our stay in Beijing, we stroll through Tian'anmen Square to the Forbidden City, the largest and best preserved collection of ancient buildings in China, and visit the Summer Palace.Next day we take a walk on the Great Wall, tour the unique Temple of Heaven and enjoy an attractive Chinese Acrobatic Show.
◆Day 14: Beijing — UK
Fly back to the UK, arriving home later the same day filled with happy memories.
语篇解读：亲爱的英国朋友们，想感受中国的黄浦江吗？想欣赏中国的三峡大坝吗？想目睹中国的兵马俑吗？那就来参加我们的14日游吧。
1．The underlined word “sample” in the passage probably means “ ”．
A．buy B．reserve
C．taste D．make
解析：选C 词义猜测题。根据sample的宾语“traditional Shanghai food”可知sample在此处意思是品尝，选C。
2．The first and last scenic spots to be visited in Xi'an are .
A．the Terracotta Warriors and the Great Mosque
B．the Terracotta Warriors and Shaanxi Provincial Museum
C．Little Wild Goose Pagoda and the Great Mosque
D．Little Wild Goose Pagoda and the Muslim Quarter
解析：选A 细节理解题。由Days 11～13中的“Visit Little Wild Goose Pagoda and see the ancient objects at the well known Shaanxi Provincial Museum before walking through the lively Muslim Quarter to see the Great Mosque.”可知本题选A。
3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the ad
A．The tourists will have to pay extra for fuel and meals.
B．The tourists will visit the 1920's Shikumen buildings in Beijing.
C．The tourists will take a side trip to the Three Gorges Dam during the tour.
D．The tourists will stay in Beijing for three nights before leaving for the UK.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据“Days 11～13: Xi'an — Beijing”和“Day 14: Beijing — UK”中的内容可知游客们在北京会住三个晚上，故本题选D。
4．The ad is mainly intended to .
A．encourage the British to travel in China
B．attract the British to traditional Chinese food
C．offer services of booking air tickets to tourists
D．provide the British with a better understanding of China
解析：选A 推理判断题。本文体裁是旅行广告，其目的是吸引英国旅游爱好者去中国旅游，故本题选A。
Ⅵ.阅读七选五
How to improve your perseverance (毅力)
If you're familiar with the story of the hare (野兔) and the tortoise, you know that the tortoise proved that perseverance is much more important than speed. 1 ， but fewer people have the patience and perseverance of the tortoise. If you're one of those who start with a bang yet quit early, don't despair. It is possible to improve your skills in that area.
·Set goals and write them down.
2 . Instead of making many projects that may upset you, choose one or two goals that are most important to you and work toward those.
· 3 ， and cross each step off the list as you complete it.
If you want to master the ability to cook German dishes, you'll need to buy cookbooks, study the recipes, shop for ingredients and practice making the dishes. Write down all these steps and remove each step as you go.
·Make a list of the rewards involved in any project to encourage yourself to persevere.
When you want to lose 40 pounds, it may seem like a difficult goal. 4 . You can lower your blood sugar considerably or fit into your favorite pair of jeans. Keep those rewards in mind to encourage yourself to stick to your diet and exercise program.
·Imagine your success.
5 . Or you can write out a paragraph or two about how reaching your goal will change your life. Read them over several times a day to encourage yourself to keep going.
A．Like the hare, many people start off strong
B．And you should focus on every step carefully
C．You can't lose weight only by going on a diet
D．Make a list of the steps required to reach your goal
E．But on the other hand, there are big rewards for doing so
F．If you don't know what you want to accomplish, it's hard to persevere until you do
G．Take time each day to sit back, relax and picture the life you'll lead once you've reached your goal
答案：1～5 AFDEG
Ⅶ.短文改错
During the weekend I traveled by air the first time in my life. I generally travel by train and bus. It is both cheaper and safe. But this was a short journey. In the beginning I did not feel very happily, but this feeling did not last longer. The journey was very exciting. I was soon high up in the sky among the cloud. The views of mountains, fields and rivers were interested. I enjoy my short and comfortable journey very much. This experience has shown that traveling in air is actually the safest way of make journeys.
答案：第一句：the first time 前加for
第二句：and→or
第三句：safe→safer
第五句：happily→happy; longer→long
第七句：cloud→clouds
第八句：interested→interesting
第九句：enjoy→enjoyed
第十句：in→by; make→makingPAGE
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课时跟踪检测（九） Lesson 4
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．My trip to Beijing is more than sightseeing (观光)．
2．Astronomers (天文学家) use light year to talk about distance in space.
3．An ambulance (救护车) dashed to the scene of the accident.
4．He has never shown much consideration (考虑) for his wife's needs.
5．Science fictions (小说) offer a window to the future, a mirror for the present, and even interesting career opportunities.
6．What can you conclude from these observations
7．Heavy fog is causing serious delays of all incoming flights.
8．The scene inspired his painting The Sunflowers.
9．Can you provide any evidence that he was innocent of the crime
10．Measures have been taken to lighten the load of the hospital doctors.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．I can't help laughing (laugh) every time I hear the joke.
2．Standing on the bank, the children watched the ship loaded (load) with all kinds of goods.
3．On receiving the call，the police rushed to the scene where a traffic accident happened.
4．A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, killing (kill) all four people on board.
5．I often wish I could comment on your articles but I never have time.
6．Tom took a taxi to the airport hurriedly, only to find (find) his plane high up in the sky.
Ⅲ.课文缩写语法填空
A．According 1.to a research published by Leeds University，people don't mind bad language on television 2.as long as it is not used in programmes watched by children.Some people said they found the use of drugs in the film more worrying than the bad language.Leeds University 3.concluded (conclude) that people made a distinction between bad language used in programmes for adults, and those 4.meant (mean) for children.
B．More than 30 astronomers on a sightseeing trip to the museum of science had an 5.amazing (amaze) escape after their trolley bus crashed into a greengrocer's truck.The accident happened in Kingston, a town southwest of London because of the fog.The driver of the truck did not know that he 6.was parked (park) in the way of the trolley bus.At the last minute before the trolleybus crashed into the truck, he jumped out of the truck, 7.hurting (hurt) his ankle.The astronomers were helped 8.out of the windows of the trolleybus by firemen.No one was badly hurt.
C．Lillian, a mother of West Gorton, Manchester, is making the 3,000 mile journey to California 9.to see (see) her four daughters again — after a 31 year holiday.The four daughters went 10.on holiday to America with Lillian's ex husband 31 years ago and never came back.
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
The consumer always has had to be clever, but with the economy worse and worse, the stakes (赌注) have been raised.The sharks are out there attracting us in, desperate for our money.You can't believe everything you read, even in a newspaper.
I just saw an airline ad for holiday travel, promising me in VERY LARGE type that I could go almost anywhere for $199.Then, when I looked a little closer, there was a star that referred me to the tiny type at the bottom of the page that the $199 was a one way fare.But I couldn't make a one way trip.I had to buy a round trip ticket.
I don't have a clue why they didn't just say the round trip ticket was $398.In fact, I think it's a much more powerful selling point.For just under $400 you're able to return home from a holiday.Who in their right mind would want a one way ticket
But perhaps the cruelest marketing trick done on us is the “calories per serving (一份食物的热量)” on food packaging.For years, I lived happily with the belief that each package was a serving.I didn't realize that each box or bag had a number of servings in it.So I ate.Who ever believed a whole bag of potato chips could have only 150 calories？Me.And yes, I'm a fool.
But once I learned the trick that had been played on me, I became bored.I would multiply the number of servings in the bag with the calories per serving, quickly realizing millions of calories were hiding in those containers.
I finally calmed myself down and now don't even look at the calories per serving. It makes life easier.That's why my recent purchase of the first box of holiday eggnog (蛋奶酒) was such a pleasure.Santa can count the servings.I'll drink till I sleep.If only that mattress (床垫) were on sale.
语篇解读：作者通过举例告诉读者：不要被商家的虚假信息迷惑。
1．Consumers always have had to be clever because .
A．most people are lacking money
B．newspapers always tell false stories
C．there are many attractive salesmen around
D．they are easily cheated by ads or something
解析：选D 细节理解题。由第一段可知，随着经济的萧条，消费者买东西要更加小心，因为到处都充斥着虚假信息，消费者很容易受骗。
2．In the author's opinion, the price of $199 was .
A．too high to accept
B．reasonable to pay
C．equal to $400 in reality
D．not practical at all
解析：选D 推理判断题。由第二段可知，作者认为199美元只是单程票的费用，而顾客所需要的一般是双程票，因此，此项优惠并不实用。
3．Why does the author think of himself as a fool
A．He ate a lot of food poor in calories.
B．He believed potato chips were healthy food.
C．He thought each serving had few calories.
D．He mistook calories of per serving for each bag's.
解析：选D 细节理解题。作者长时间以来认为一份食物所含的热量就是一包食物所含的热量，殊不知，一包食物并不只是一份食物的量，因此作者认为自己是个傻子。
4．What's the main idea of the passage
A．Goods on sale are usually bad.
B．Ads today are hard to understand.
C．Buyers should beware of marketing tricks.
D．Forgetting the calories makes life easier.
解析：选C 主旨大意题。作者通过举例告诉读者： 不要被商家的虚假信息迷惑。
B
Songs that make our hearts happy can make them stronger too, US researchers reported on Tuesday.
They found that when people listened to their favorite music, their blood vessels (血管) dilated in much the same way as when they are laughing, or taking blood medications.
“They have a pretty impressive effect，” said Dr Michael Miller, director of preventive cardiology (心脏病学) at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Balitimore.
“Blood vessel diameter improved，” he said.“The vessel opened up pretty significantly. You can see the vessels opening up with other activities such as exercise.” A similar effect is seen with drugs such as statins.
When blood vessels open up more, blood flows more smoothly and is less likely to form the clots (凝块) that cause heart attacks and strokes.“We are not saying to stop your statins or not to exercise but rather to add this to an overall program of heart health，” said Miller, who presented his findings to a meeting of the American Heart Association in New Orleans.
Miller's team tested 10 healthy, non smoking men and women, who were told to bring their favorite music. They spent half an hour listening to the recordings and half an hour listening to music they said made them feel anxious while the researchers did ultrasound (超声波) tests designed to show blood vessel function.
Compared to their normal baseline measurements, blood vessel diameter increased 26 percent on average when the volunteers listened to their joyful music. Listening to music they disliked, blood vessels narrowed by six percent, Miller said.
Miller said he came up with the idea after discovering that laughter caused blood to literally flow more smoothly.“I asked myself what other things make us feel good, besides calories from dark chocolate of course. Music came to mind. It makes me feel really good，” he said.
Most of the volunteers chose country music but Miller said the style is not so important as what pleases each individual.
语篇解读：这是一篇说明文，讲述音乐对人们身体健康的影响。
5．The underlined word in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to “ ”．
A．widened B．moved
C．changed D．increased
解析：选A 词义猜测题。从文章第二段、第四段可以看出，当人们在欣赏自己喜欢的音乐时，血管扩张就像人们大笑或吃血管治疗类药物一样。所以选A。
6．According to the passage, which of the following will NOT cause blood vessels to open up
A．Taking exercise.
B．Listening to unpleasant music.
C．Bursting into laughter.
D．Taking drugs like statins.
解析：选B 细节理解题。从文章内容可知，A、C、D三项都会使血管扩张，而从文章倒数第三段内容可知B项不能使血管扩张，所以选B。
7．It can be inferred from the passage that .
A．blood clots are caused by heart attacks and strokes
B．music is better than chocolate for your health
C．different music has different effects on different people
D．a person's overall health is more influenced by how much exercise he gets
解析：选C 推理判断题。通读全文可知，音乐对人们的健康有很重要的作用，听喜欢的音乐有益于健康，而听不喜欢的音乐则会对身体有不利的影响。所以选C。
8．What is the passage possibly taken from
A．A scientific journal. B．A school textbook.
C．A medical brochure. D．A local newspaper.
解析：选D 文章出处题。这是一篇科普类文章，但又不是专业性科普文章，故排除A项。它属于通俗类大众科普，所以最可能出现在报纸上，为大众服务，所以选D。
Ⅴ.语法填空
There was a scorpion (蝎子) who was not good at swimming.One day, he asked a kind turtle 1 (carry) him on his back across a broad river.“Are you really mad？” said the turtle loudly.“You'll sting (蜇) me while I'm swimming and I'll drown in the river.”“Don't be so nervous, my dear turtle，” laughed 2 scorpion, “If I were to sting you, you would drown in the river and I would go down 3 you.Now what are my reasons for 4 (hurt) you？”
“You're right! I think I can help you，” said the turtle.“Come on, my friend！” The scorpion climbed aboard; halfway across the river he suddenly 5 (give) the turtle a deep sting, which made the turtle feel very 6 (pain) and the turtle could not move any more.As both of 7 (they) sank to the bottom of the river, the turtle disappointedly asked the scorpion：“Do you mind if I ask you something You said you wouldn't sting me.Why did you finally do it？” “It had nothing 8 (do) with my promise，” the scorpion sadly replied.“It's just out of character.”
The poor turtle, 9 agreed to carry the scorpion across the river, learned an important lesson about nature.But 10 (unlucky), it was too late!
答案：1.to carry 2.the 3.with 4.hurting 5.gave
6．painful 7.them 8.to do 9.who 10.unluckilyPAGE
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课时跟踪检测（六） Warm-up & Lesson 1 — Pre-reading
阅读理解
A
The managing editor is usually the person in charge of the day to day editorial process of a newspaper.He or she makes sure that the newspaper comes out on time each day and that costs are kept within a budget (预算)．He or she is usually responsible for hiring and firing newsroom staff, and serves as the spokesperson for the newspaper.The managing editor may also be involved in story, photos and graphics (图形) selection, assignment, laying out pages, editing copy and writing headlines.
The news editor is in charge of the news pages of the newspaper.He or she makes decisions on which stories are used and which are not.The news editor and his or her assistants also lay out pages of the paper.
The copy editor edits stories and writes headlines.The copy editor is often the last person to see a story before it actually appears in print.
The city editor makes sure that the news in the city is covered and that as many local stories as possible get into each edition.The city editor monitors the local general assignment and specialty reporters.
The state editor supervises reporters who cover communities and areas outside the city but still within the circulation (流通) area of the newspaper.
The national editor supervises reporters in bureaus (办事处) in cities outside the circulation area of the newspaper.Most newspapers rely on the wireless services for national news, but some have correspondents (通信员) who work in other cities and report to the national editor.
语篇解读：本文主要讲的是在新闻出版中不同工作人员的不同分工。
1．If you want to apply for a job in a newspaper newsroom, you are likely to be interviewed by .
A．the news editor B．the national editor
C．the state editor D．the managing editor
解析：选D 细节理解题。由第一段第三句中的“He or she is usually responsible for hiring and firing newsroom staff”可知D项正确。
2．From the passage, we can learn that the news editor's work includes .
A．selecting photos and graphics
B．determining which stories are used
C．editing stories
D．supervising the local general assignment
解析：选B 细节理解题。由第二段中的“The news editor is ...makes decisions on which stories are used and which are not.”可知B项正确。
3．The underlined word “supervises” can be replaced by “ ”．
A．is in favor of B．is in honor of
C．is in charge of D．is in need of
解析：选C 词义猜测题。由第二段的第一句“The news editor is in charge of the news pages of the newspaper.”及supervises所在句可知应选C。supervise“监督，管理”。
4．The national news is mostly sent to the national editor by all of the following ways EXCEPT .
A．by e mail B．by fax
C．by post D．by telephone
解析：选C 细节理解题。由最后一段中的“Most newspapers rely on the wireless services for national news ...and report to the national editor.”可知选C。
B
It seems clear cut, right Newspapers ＝ the number of trees cut down.Therefore, it must be greener to read your news online, where no wood has been pulped (将……捣成浆) to bring you the current events.
However, it is not as simple as you might think — and it changes from person to person.Namely, it's really not all that much better for the environment to read your news online.And why is that Well, it gets a little complicated.But the point is this — depending on how long it takes you to read the news online; you're likely using an amount of electricity while you do.And if you live in the US, that electricity probably comes from coal burning power plants, which, of course are among the worst environmental offenders in existence.They're one of the main reasons for climate change as a result of giving out much carbon dioxide.And that's not to mention the dangerous byproducts (副产品), ash waste, and mountaintop removal mining that comes with the package.
On the other hand, if it takes you only 10 minutes to read the news, the amount of energy wasted isn't enough to rival (比得上) the environmental costs of wasting the paper that goes into a single newspaper.If you spend closer to 30 minutes reading a paper, then the playing field is all but leveled — if you spend even longer, the paper is actually the more environmentally friendly option in a lot of cases.At least until more of our electricity is coming from clean sources.
So for now, don't feel too guilty about buying the paper — especially if you don't get it delivered (递送，传递) and you're sensible to the fashionable reuses for old newspapers.But let's hope that percentage of coal burnt energy goes down in the near future.
语篇解读：本文分析、比较了读报比上网读新闻更有利于环境保护的几种情况。
5．The first paragraph is used to .
A．introduce the advantage of reading newspapers
B．introduce the advantage of getting news online
C．bring the topic up
D．compare reading newspapers and getting news online
解析：选C 篇章结构题。作者在第一段的介绍表面上看起来好像是读报不利于环境保护，网上阅读更环保，其目的就是为了引出文章的话题：读报和上网之间的比较。
6．The following are the disadvantages of getting news online EXCEPT .
A．using a lot of electricity
B．doing harm to the environment
C．ash waste
D．wasting time
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知，上网要用电，这对环境有害，还会产生渣粉等废物，但不会浪费时间。
7．What's the meaning of the underlined word “guilty” in the last paragraph
A．Sorry. B．Happy.
C．Amazed. D．Disappointed.
解析：选A 词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段可知，买报纸读新闻在大多数情况下要比上网要更环保，因此没有必要“内疚，难过”。
8．What would be the best title for the passage
A．Reading Newspapers Must Be Greener Than Getting News Online
B．Reading Newspapers Can Be Greener Than Getting News Online
C．Getting News Online Must Be Greener Than Reading Newspapers
D．Getting News Online Can Be Greener Than Reading Newspapers
解析：选B 标题归纳题。本文分析、比较了读报比上网读新闻更有利于环境保护的几种情况。在看新闻超过30分钟的情况下，读报更有益于环保。
C
A news release is a tool of communication, through which information is passed to even the farthest end of the world.It keeps us well informed of the happenings of the world which would otherwise remain unknown.
When writing a news release, keep in mind that the media receive hundreds of releases every day.Try to follow these guidelines: Keep it short and professional (专业的)．Come up with a catchy headline that will grasp someone's attention.Sometimes the title will take more time to come up with than writing the release.That's okay — the headline could be critical for getting an event covered!
Cover the 5 W's in your first paragraph.Those are who you are; what you are doing; where; when you are doing; why you are doing it, which help us understand the details about the event.Besides, any opinions in the news release should be put in quotations from your designated spokesperson.Include things that the media finds newsworthy, which is the most essential (极其重要的)．
Make the time on your news release at least a half hour later than the time you have told activists to show up at an event.This will ensure that activists are prepared and in place by the time the media arrive.
Choose a spokesperson for the event who can be quoted in the release and will be available for calls at that number the day before the event.
Have someone proof the release for spelling, grammar and content (determine whether what you are trying to relay is clear and right)．Sometimes the person who writes the release may not notice mistakes that a fresh pair of eyes will catch.
Accuracy is the last but not the least important in terms of your content and the location and time that you tell the media.If you do make a mistake, it is critical that you call and notify the media of the correction.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要论述了如何写新闻稿以及写新闻稿时的注意事项。
9．What's the main purpose of the passage
A．To tell us the importance of the news release.
B．To tell us how to avoid mistakes in the news release.
C．To make us know how to make the news release.
D．To ask us to read the news release on the latest events.
解析：选C 写作意图题。本文主要告诉我们如何写新闻稿。第二段的“When writing a news release ...Try to follow these guidelines ...”是文章的中心所在，其他选项尽管在文中均有所涉及，但是只是以偏概全。
10．What does the underlined word “catchy” in Para.2 probably mean
A．Tricky. B．Attractive.
C．Imaginary. D．Funny.
解析：选B 词义猜测题。根据该词后面的定语从句“...that will grasp someone's attention”可知题目应该抓住别人的注意力，即新闻稿应该有一个吸引人的题目。
11．What is the most important for a news release according to the passage
A．Make sure the 5 W's in your first paragraph.
B．Choose a proper spokesperson for the event.
C．Make the news release newsworthy and accuracy.
D．Ensure activists prepared for the events in advance.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第三段的“Include things that the media finds newsworthy, which is the most essential (极其重要的)．”以及最后一段的“Accuracy is the last but not the least important ...”可知写新闻稿时，最重要的是该新闻有报道价值和准确。
12．Why do we have someone proof the release
A．Because they can write good articles.
B．Because they are expert in mistakes.
C．Because they can help polish the news.
D．Because they know the events correctly.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Have someone proof the release for spelling, grammar and content (determine whether what you are trying to relay is clear and right)．”可知，他们能够帮助改错，明确写作内容是否清晰和准确，即修饰完善新闻稿。PAGE
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课时跟踪检测（七） Warm-up & Lesson 1 — Language Points
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．They made an announcement (宣布) to the whole country that the flight had crashed.
2．Since the earliest civilizations, people have controlled rivers to meet society's demands (需求)．
3．The incident (事件) has further increased the tension between the two countries.
4．She was delighted (高兴的) that her son had returned safely.
5．After several years of hard work, the couple finally paid all their debts (债务) off.
6．Our teacher tells us that we should be concerned about state affairs (事务)．
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．I'll always stand by you through thick and thin.
2．It can be painful (pain) to leave the house in which you were born.
3．The manager demanded that the workers (should) work (work) extra hours to complete the task ahead of time.
4．You must have belief (believe) in yourself if you want to make it as an actor.
5．What was his reaction to the news
6．The announcement (announce) was heard by millions of radio listeners this morning.
Ⅲ.选词填空
stand out, stand for, look forward to, in detail, come about, prevent ... from
1．I look forward to paying you a visit next week.
2．My parents asked me to explain the rules to them in detail.
3．I believe no one can prevent us from carrying out the plan.
4．That dress will make you stand out in the party.
5．How did it come about that humans speak so many different languages
6．As is seen, UN stands for United Nations.
Ⅳ.完成句子
1．Poor as they are, they feel very happy.(as引导的倒装)
尽管他们穷，但感到很快乐。
2．Tom was very lazy. That was why he never achieved anything in his life.
汤姆很懒，那就是他一生碌碌无为的原因。
3．It was announced that only when the examination papers were handed in would the students be permitted to go out of the classroom.
据宣布只有试卷都交上了学生才可以允许离开教室。
4．She came up with a new idea for increasing sales.
她想出了增加销售量的新主意。
5．To tell you the truth, I'm delighted to be invited to your graduation ceremony.
说实话，被邀请参加你的毕业典礼我感到非常高兴。
6．If you want to apply for a job, please fill in this application form.
如果你想申请这份工作，请填写这张申请表。
Ⅴ.课文缩写语法填空
Africa on G8 Agenda
The political leaders from eight of the world's 1.wealthiest (wealth) nations will meet in Scotland this summer. They will discuss the topic of Africa 2.in detail. There are many problems for African people 3.to solve (solve), such as poverty, sex education and health care administration. People from all over the world have demanded that the leaders 4.(should) cancel (cancel) the debt of Africa's poorest countries. Their 5.belief (believe) is that this is the only way for the poor people to escape the 6.painful (pain) pasts.
London Wins
London was announced by the IOC in Singapore to be the host city for the 2012 Olympic Games. London's name 7.had been announced (announce) twice before, 8.so (连词) it now has the distinction of being the first city 9.to host (host) the event three times. The good news made the people in London so 10.delighted (delight) that they celebrated it everywhere.
Ⅵ.完形填空
It's commonly believed that school kids started taking summers off in the 19th century so they'd have time to work on the farm. Nice as that story is, it isn't 1 . Summer vacation has little to do with working in the 2 and more to do with 3 ， rich city kids playing hooky (逃学) and their parents.
Before the Civil War, farm kids 4 had summers off. They went to school during the hottest and 5 months and stayed home during the spring and fall, when crops needed to be planted and 6 . Meanwhile, city kids hit the books all year long — 7 included.
But as cities got more crowded, they got hotter, 8 the “urban heat island effect”. That's when America's middle and upper class families started 9 cities and went to the cooler 10 . And that caused a problem. School 11 wasn't compulsory back then, and 12 were being left half empty each summer.
Lawmakers started arguing that kids should get summers off anyway. It helped that, culturally, 13 time was becoming more important. With the dawn of labor unions and the eight hour workday, working adults were getting more time to themselves. Advocates for vacation time also 14 (incorrectly) that the brain was a muscle, and like any muscle, it could suffer injuries if 15 . From there, they believed that students shouldn't go to school year round. What is more, air conditioning was decades away, and city schools during summertime were like 16 .
So by the turn of the century, urban districts had managed to cut about 60 schooldays from the hottest part of the year. Rural schools soon 17 the same pattern 18 they wouldn't fall behind. Business folks obviously saw a(n) 19 here. The summer vacation business 20 ballooned into what is now one of the country's largest billion dollar industries.
语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章介绍了学生暑假的由来。
1．A.true B．funny
C．bad D．fair
解析：选A 由下文的“Summer vacation has little to do with working in the ...”可推断，文章开头的说法是不“真实的(true)”。
2．A.factories B．schools
C．fields D．teams
解析：选C 由上文的“work on the farm”可知，此处说的是“田地(fields)”。
3．A.smart B．sweaty
C．strong D．sweet
解析：选B 由第三段中的“But as cities got more crowded, they got hotter”及“went to the cooler ...”可推断，暑假的由来与“出汗的(sweaty)”富裕的城市孩子们以及他们的家长有关。
4．A.always B．never
C．still D．also
解析：选B 由下文的“They went to school during the hottest and ... months”可推断，在内战前，农村的孩子们夏天“从来不(never)”休息。
5．A.coldest B．longest
C．best D．busiest
解析：选A 由下文的“stayed home during the spring and fall”可推断，农村的孩子们在最热和“最冷的(coldest)”月份上学。
6．A.watered B．covered
C．harvested D．cleared
解析：选C 秋天是收割庄稼的季节，故选harvested。
7．A.springs B．summers
C．falls D．winters
解析：选B 本文主要讲暑假的由来，故此处特别强调内战前城市的孩子们“夏季(summers)”也上学。
8．A.apart from B．in spite of
C．in case of D．thanks to
解析：选D 城市变拥挤的同时也变得更热，这是“由于(thanks to)”“城市热岛效应”的影响。
9．A.loving B．leaving
C．damaging D．forgetting
解析：选B 解析见下题。
10．A.countryside B．city
C．mountain D．building
解析：选A 城市变热时，美国的中上层家庭开始“离开(leaving)”城市，到比较凉爽的“乡下(countryside)”去。
11．A.work B．attendance
C．age D．uniform
解析：选B 由第一段末的“city kids playing hooky”可推断，当时上课“出勤(attendance)”并不是强制的。
12．A.hospitals B．buses
C．classrooms D．halls
解析：选C 大量学生逃学导致每年夏天“教室(classrooms)”里有一半是空的。
13．A.hard B．local
C．opening D．spare
解析：选D 由下文的“working adults were getting more time to themselves”可推断，“空闲(spare)”时间变得重要起来。
14．A.argued B．doubted
C．decided D．admitted
解析：选A 由上文的“Lawmakers started arguing that”及下文假期提倡者们的主张可知，此处应选argued。
15．A.broken B．frightened
C．influenced D．overused
解析：选D 由下文的“they believed that students shouldn't go to school year round”可推断，假期提倡者们认为大脑如果“被过度使用(overused)”会受到伤害。
16．A.bottles B．boxes
C．drawers D．ovens
解析：选D 由上文的“air conditioning was decades away”可推断，夏天的城市学校就像“烤箱(ovens)”。
17．A.improved B．adopted
C．described D．analyzed
解析：选B 由下文的“they wouldn't fall behind”可推断，农村学校很快“采用了(adopted)”与城市学校相同的模式。
18．A.but B．though
C．so D．unless
解析：选C 农村学校采用与城市学校相同的模式是为了不落后。故选so。
19．A.advertisement B．challenge
C．opportunity D．holiday
解析：选C 由下文的“The summer vacation business ...ballooned into what is now one of the country's largest billion dollar industries”可推断，商业人士显然从暑假看到了“机会(opportunity)”。
20．A.soon B．only
C．again D．too
解析：选A 由上文的“Business folks obviously saw a(n) ...here”可推断，暑假商业“很快(soon)”增长为国家最大的产业之一。
Ⅶ.阅读理解
A teenage girl is fighting for her life today after being struck by lightning as severe thunderstorms swept across Britain.The girl was one of four teenage girls from London who were hit by lightning in the Parade Ground area of Hyde Park during a storm.Earlier, Joseph Wharton,14, died as he was struck by lightning while camping in his friend's backyard in the West Midlands.
A spokesman for Scotland Yard said the girl remained in serious condition at St.Mary's Hospital in Paddington.She had stopped breathing by the time the first paramedic (护理人员) arrived on the scene just two minutes after the strike at 5：40 p．m.yesterday.
The other three girls hit by the bolt all had injuries，and were taken to University College Hospital.Their conditions were not serious, the spokesman added.
The strike lifted the girls into the air and then dropped them to the ground, a witness reported.
A spokesman for the London Ambulance Service said paramedics risked their lives to treat the girls.“The storm was still overhead and lightning was still coming down while they were treating the patients，” he said, “All staff involved acted very professionally in providing fast treatment to these patients in very difficult circumstances.” Scotland Yard said the incident was being looked into by officers from the Royal Parks' Operational Command Unit.
Joseph Wharton of Byland Way, Bloxwich, was hit during the extended thunderstorm which struck the region yesterday morning.He was pronounced dead at Walsall Manor Hospital.
He had been sleeping in a tent while staying with school friend Michael Lees at a house on nearby Cresswell Crescent.
West Midlands Ambulance Service said paramedics were called at 7：50 a．m.and unsuccessful attempts were made to revive (使苏醒) the sports mad teenager.A spokesman for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents said four or five people die each year as a result of lightning strikes in the UK.
语篇解读：本篇为英国伦敦发生的一次雷击事件的报道。
1．All four girls .
A．were killed by the lightning
B．were seriously injured
C．were being treated at the same hospital
D．were lifted up and dropped to the ground
解析：选D 细节理解题。从文章第四段的“The strike lifted the girls into the air and then dropped them to the ground”可知答案。
2．The underlined word “bolt” in Para. 3 probably means “ ”．
A．thunder B．rain
C．storm D．lightning
解析：选D 词义猜测题。与第一段中“...hit by lightning”相照应，在“The other three girls hit by the bolt ...”中的bolt一词即指lightning“闪电”。
3．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text
A．The boy was killed after the four girls had been hit.
B．The paramedics began to treat the girls after taking them to the hospital.
C．First aid was given to the girls during the storm.
D．The boy was hit by lightning in the Parade Ground area of Hyde Park.
解析：选C 细节理解题。从文章第五段中的“The storm was still overhead and lightning ...to these patients in very difficult circumstances”可知对这几个女孩子的救治是在暴风雨中进行的。
4．It can be inferred from the text that .
A．many British people die from lightning strikes every year
B．the writer blames the government for the accident
C．the paramedics could also have been hit by lightning while aiding the girls
D．Joseph had been playing in the open air before the strike
解析：选C 推理判断题。由文章第五段中的“...risked their lives to treat the girls. ‘The storm was still overhead and lightning was still coming down while they were treating the patients’”可知，医务人员在救助这四个女孩时有可能会受到雷击，遇到生命危险。PAGE
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课时跟踪检测（十） Communication Workshop, Culture Corner & Bulletin Board
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．The old nurse had served the family faithfully (忠实地) for thirty years.
2．Trade between the two countries was interrupted (中断) by the war.
3．The environmental (环境的) effect of this new factory could be disastrous.
4．The young in our society need care and protection (保护)．
5．He could have finished it on schedule, but somehow (不知怎么地) he fell behind.
6．After the great war, the continent was split into twelve independent states.
7．We offered free samples to the customers in exchange for feedback.
8．He was once an editor for a newspaper.
9．Through practice one can tell the true from the false.
10．Drinking is known to be harmful.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．Don't worry. The medicine won't have any side effect on you.
2．However, some others are against the plan even if most of them are for it.
3．Reading in the sun is harmful to our eyes.
4．In his parents' opinion, Mary is a lovely and bright girl.
5．After having a rest, we went ahead with our job.
6．He told me the new regulation came into effect last month.
Ⅲ.一句多译
1．不管你做了什么，去往何处，我将在此等候。
①Whatever you do, wherever you go, I'll be right here waiting for you.
②No matter what you do, no matter where you go, I'll be right here waiting for you.
2．我将尽最大努力克服重重困难，获取最后胜利。
①I'll do everything I can to overcome the difficulties to succeed.
②I'll do what/whatever I can to get over the difficulties to succeed.
③I'll do all that I can to get over the difficulties to succeed.
Ⅳ.课文缩写语法填空
In Britain, the most 1.popular newspapers are the “tabloids”．They usually do not have many 2.serious (seriously) articles and the articles are not very long with lots of big pictures.The two best selling tabloid newspapers are The Sun and The Mirror.Another tabloid is The Daily Mail, 3.which is more serious than the other two tabloids.There are four main 4.“quality” papers, which are much bigger and wider and have 5.longer (long) and more serious news articles with 6.fewer (few) pictures than the tabloids.The 7.oldest (old) and most famous quality newspaper is The Times, 8.but the best selling ones nowadays are The Telegraph and The Guardian.The Financial Times is now the most important international 9.business newspaper.The two types of newspapers are an interesting part of British culture. Recently, things seem to be changing.The Independent and The Times each started producing 10.a tabloid version.
Ⅴ.完形填空
The Voice of America began during World War Ⅱ，when Germany was broadcasting a radio program to get international 1 .American officials believed they should 2 the German broadcast with words that they thought were the facts of world events.The first VOA news report began with words in 3 ：“The 4 may be good or bad, but we shall tell you the truth.” Within a week, other VOA 5 were broadcasting in Italian, French and English.
After the World War ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA's 6 had to be changed， 7 the Soviet Union (苏联) became enemy of America.They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners.Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.
In the early days VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 9 “Music USA”．Another new idea came along in 1959.VOA knew that many listeners did not know 10 English to completely understand its 11 English broadcast.So VOA 12 a simpler kind of English, 13 uses about 1,500 words and is spoken 14 .Of course, it is special English.
In the 15 of most VOA listeners, the most 16 program is the news report.News from around the world 17 into the VOA news room in Washington D．C.24 hours a day.It comes from VOA reporters in 18 cities and aim from other 19 like BBC.VOA writers and editors use these materials to 20 news reports，which are being broadcast in 43 languages.
语篇解读：本文主要讲了VOA的发展情况。
1．A.business B．culture
C．support D．information
解析：选C 德国的广播节目是为了赢得世界范围的支持。
2．A.reply B．answer
C．join D．interrupt
解析：选B 美国官员觉得他们应用事实来回应德国的广播。
3．A.time B．short
C．English D．German
解析：选D 最初的节目是用德语广播的，为回应德国的广播，用德文而不是英文是自然而然的事情。
4．A.news B．problems
C．effects D．opinions
解析：选A 句意为“可能是好消息，也可能是坏消息”。
5．A.stations B．news
C．announcers D．officials
解析：选C 后面是主动语态，所以主语应为“人”，而非“新闻”。
6．A.home B．position
C．purpose D．result
解析：选C 二战过后，VOA的目的就变了。
7．A.if B．supposing
C．considering D．in order that
解析：选C 把苏联当成头号敌人。
8．A.reach B．satisfy
C．attack D．support
解析：选A 他们想让前苏联听众接收到他们的节目。
9．A.known B．reported
C．called D．printed
解析：选C 早期的VOA加了一些“被称为……”的音乐。
10．A.American B．British
C．standard D．enough
解析：选D 很多听众的英语有限。
11．A.normal B．fast
C．good D．exact
解析：选A 听不懂正常英语的广播节目。
12．A.invented B．discovered
C．taught D．stopped
解析：选A 他们发明了一种简单的英语。
13．A.it B．who
C．which D．that
解析：选C 引导非限制性定语从句用which。
14．A.slowly B．rapidly
C．normally D．loudly
解析：选A 广播必须比正常的速度慢。
15．A.pleasure B．course
C．opinion D．advice
解析：选C in the opinion of表示“在……人看来”。
16．A.difficult B．important
C．various D．common
解析：选B 最重要的是新闻。
17．A.flies B．sends
C．delivers D．pasts
解析：选A fly可以用物来作主语；若用其他动词需用被动式。
18．A.all B．major
C．American D．new
解析：选B “大城市”用major来修饰。
19．A.broadcasts B．forms
C．newspapers D．countries
解析：选A 还有来自其他电台的新闻，根据like后面的BBC可知。
20．A.broadcast B．announce
C．translate D．prepare
解析：选D “用这些材料来准备他们的新闻报道”。
Ⅵ.阅读理解
Mr Bean is an internationally recognized comedy character on TV and in films. He always gets into awkward and absurd (荒谬的) situations, which greatly amuses audience regardless of their nationality or culture. The humour is always made clear through a series of simple and funny acts that rely simply on body language.
One of my favourite shows is Mr Bean in a restaurant. After being seated at his table, Mr Bean takes out a card, writes a few words on it, seals (密封) it in an envelope and places it on the table. After a moment, he looks back at the envelope but this time he looks surprised, as if he did not know it was there. He opens it to find a birthday card and happily puts it on the table for everyone to see.
When he looks at the menu, a surprised look quickly appears on his face. He takes all the money out of his wallet, counts it and puts it in a saucer (茶托). He then looks from the menu to the money with concern until he finds one thing that makes him smile. Then he orders a dish called “steak tartare”. When the dish arrives, he is shocked to discover that “steak tartare” is actually raw hamburger. He makes an attempt to eat it, but it is clear from the look on his face that he finds the taste truly disgusting. He can't hide his feelings, except when a waiter asks if everything is all right. When this happens, he smiles and nods, showing that everything is fine. When the waiters are not looking, however, he hides the raw meat anywhere he can reach — the sugar bowl, the tiny flower vase, and under a plate. He becomes so desperate (孤注一掷的) in the end that he even hides some inside the purse of a woman sitting near him and throws some down the trousers of the restaurant's violinist!
I like to watch Mr Bean on TV, but I wouldn't like to meet someone like him in real life and I certainly wouldn't like to have dinner with him!
语篇解读：本文主要描述了憨豆先生是一位著名的幽默大师，并列举了他在餐馆的搞笑表演。
1．From the passage, we know Mr Bean is famous for .
A．making films
B．his spoken English
C．playing a role in all kinds of films
D．his funny performances in comedies
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第一段可以看出，憨豆先生以其在喜剧里的滑稽表演而出名。
2．Why is Mr Bean famous all over the world
A．He often has meals in special restaurants.
B．He amuses the audience from different countries.
C．He acts on TV and in films.
D．He acts on body language and spoken language.
解析：选B 细节理解题。由第一段第二句可以看出，全世界的观众，不论国籍和文化背景，都会被憨豆先生的表演逗乐，因此他被认为是一名国际公认的喜剧演员。
3．What does the underlined word “disgusting” in Paragraph 3 mean
A．Delicious. B．Strange.
C．Unpleasant. D．Fresh.
解析：选C 词义猜测题。根据第三段最后两句他匆匆忙忙到处藏生肉可以看出，他点的食物味道很糟糕，故选C项。
4．Why does Mr Bean pretend to smile in front of the waiter
A．Because he doesn't want the waiter to feel bad.
B．Because he doesn't want to say bad things.
C．Because he likes to express himself in the opposite way.
D．Because he thinks the waiter dislikes him.
解析：选A 推理判断题。当服务员询问时，憨豆先生设法掩盖自己的真实感受，由此可推断，他这样做是不想让服务员感到尴尬。
