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课时跟踪练(二) Word power, Grammar and usage & Task
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Please stick this stamp to the envelope (信封) before you mail the letter.
2．(全国卷Ⅰ)I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue (拯救) and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley.
3．The poor woman was extremely happy to be reunited (重聚) with her two sons who had been carried off by a swindler.
4．(江苏高考)More efforts, as reported, will be made in the years ahead to accelerate the supply side structural reform (改革)．
5．She thanks you by giving you a piece of delicious home made (自制的) apple pie.
6．The film ended most satisfactorily: vice (邪恶) punished and virtue rewarded.
7．(江苏高考)The loss of glaciers (冰川) there due to global warming represents an enormous threat (威胁) to agriculture.
Ⅱ.选词填空
head for, be set in, far from, worn out, make an appeal to
1．Have you ever read a novel which is_set_in pre war London
2．Computer, far_from destroying jobs, can create employment.
3．It's time that we headed/should_head_for the market.
4．The police made_an_appeal_to the public to remain calm, saying the situation would be improved soon.
5．Worn_out after a day of shopping, I fell asleep soon.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．你期盼已久的信在这儿。
Here_is_the_letter you have been looking forward to.
2．学生们应当抵制诱惑，集中精力备考。
Students should resist_the_temptation to focus on exams alone.
3．这本书对学历史的学生将很有用。
The book will_be_of_great_value/very_valuable_to students of history.
4．孩子们玩了一整天，都已经精疲力竭了。
The children, all of whom had played the whole day long, were_worn_out.
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
Visitors to central Austin, Texas, would be easy to miss a small, old house called the O · Henry Museum.William Sydney Porter (1862－1910) — better known as O · Henry, was one of America's best loved writers of short stories.Beginning in 1893, he lived here.It was saved from destruction, moved, and turned into a museum in 1934.The museum is a good way to learn about the interesting life of him.
William Porter rented this house and lived with his wife Athol and daughter Margaret for about two years.Many objects in the museum belonged to the Porters.Others did not, but are in the house to recreate the way it looked during their lifetime.
Porter worked at a pharmacy, farm, land office and bank.He also loved words and writing.The museum has special proof of Porter's love of language — his dictionary.It's said that he read every word in it.Porter started a small publication called “The Rolling Stone”．He wasn't being published early on, so he published himself.His funny stories, poems, and drawings were published in the magazine.But it was too costly to continue for long, so he closed the project after about one year.
Other troubles would lead the Porters to leave Austin.Porter was accused of financial wrongdoing at the bank and lost his job.Fearing a trial, he fled the country.But he returned because his wife was dying.After her death, he faced trial and was found guilty.He served three and a half years in a federal prison in Ohio.
Porter would keep his time in prison a secret.But there was one good thing about it.It provided him with time to write.By the time of his release, he had published 14 stories and was becoming well known as O · Henry.
Porter would later move to New York City and find great success there.He published over 380 stories in the last eight years of his life.
语篇解读：欧亨利是美国著名的短篇小说家，他曾住在得克萨斯州的一处故居已经成为博物馆，通过参观这个博物馆我们可以了解他那时的生活。
1．What does the author want to tell us in the passage
A．O·Henry's experience in prison.
B．The objects in the O·Henry Museum.
C．O·Henry's achievement in literature.
D．A brief account of O·Henry's life.
解析：选D 主旨大意题。通读全文内容可知文章主要介绍了欧亨利的生平，故选D项。
2．What is the author's purpose of writing Paragraph 3
A．To attract more visitors to the O·Henry Museum.
B．To show the jobs O·Henry once did.
C．To show O·Henry's early love of words and writing.
D．To introduce O·Henry's publication called “The Rolling Stone”．
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据该段内容尤其是第二句“He also loved words and writing.”可推断出C项正确。
3．The reason why O·Henry was put into prison was that ________.
A．he killed his wife by mistake
B．he didn't find a good position in a bank
C．he had financial wrongdoing at the bank
D．he wanted to devote himself to writing stories
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第四段可知欧亨利被送进监狱是因为在银行工作时出现了经济问题。
4．What can be inferred from the passage
A．Most of O·Henry's short stories were finished in prison.
B．O·Henry didn't start his career as a successful writer when living in central Austin.
C．O·Henry was born in a small, old house which is called the O·Henry Museum now.
D．O·Henry spent his late life in the small, old house in Texas.
解析：选B 推理判断题。A、D可以根据文章的最后一段排除。根据第一段欧亨利的出生时间和“Beginning in 1893, he lived here.”可知C项错误。从文章内容的叙述可推知B项正确。
B
A new genre (体裁) of fiction has come out of rising sea levels. Climate fiction, or “cli fi”， is a sub genre of science fiction. It imagines a future where man struggles against the extremes of a changing environment.
Although it is still an unexplored field in the Chinese literary circle, climate change literature is now a regular course in universities in the U．S., the U．K. and India, etc. A brief Amazon. com search of “climate fiction” returns more than 1,800 results, reflecting a growing demand for books that focus on environmental issues.
According to The Atlantic, cli fi stories seldom talk about “unreal technologies or faraway planets”， unlike traditional sci fi. Cli fi is a lot more down_to_earth. It examines the effects of pollution, rising sea levels, and global warming on human civilization.
Cli fi has been made more attractive to younger generations thanks to its appearance in movies and TV shows, Interstellar, Snowpiercer, MaddAddam, just to name a few. The term “cli fi”， created by the U．S. writer and climate activist Dan Bloom, seems to be helping “raise awareness about global warming”. The U．K. cli fi writer Sarah Holding wrote that the genre “connects young readers with their environment” .
But not everyone is convinced of cli fi's potential. George Marshall, founder of Climate Outreach Information Network, expressed concern that cli fi would strengthen what people already believe rather than change anyone's mind. “The unconvinced will see these stories as proof that this issue is a fiction，” he said. “The already convinced will be still concerned, but the story lines may reduce the seriousness of the issue.”
语篇解读：气候变化小说是科幻小说的分支之一，它不同于传统的科幻小说虚构一些不真实的科技或遥远的星球，这类小说通常是反乌托邦的，聚焦人类面临的灾难。气候变化是人类面临的现实问题，但人们对气候变化小说的看法并不一致。
5．What can be implied according to Paragraph 2
A．Chinese writers are not concerned with the issue of climate change.
B．Cli fi has gained great popularity so far.
C．The course on climate change literature is the most welcome in universities.
D．Amazon. com focuses a lot on environmental issues.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“...climate change literature is now a regular course in universities in the U．S., the U．K. and India, etc.” 及“a growing demand for books that focus on environmental issues”可以推断，气候变化小说目前很受欢迎。
6．The phrase “down to earth” in Paragraph 3 can be best replaced by “________”．
A．realistic B．original
C．attractive D．lively
解析：选A 词义猜测题。根据文章第三段中的“cli fi stories seldom talk about ‘unreal technologies or faraway planets’”可知，气候变化小说不像传统科幻小说讲的都是一些“不真实的科技或遥远的星球”，由此可以推断，气候变化小说更现实。down to earth意为“实际的”，与realistic意思相近。
7．Sarah Holding's words are mentioned to prove that ________.
A．movies and TV shows work best in promoting difficult ideas
B．younger readers pay more attention to the virtual world
C．the term “cli fi” is helpful in raising environmental awareness
D．cli fi is attractive to younger generations
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据上下文之间的关系可知，引用萨拉·霍尔丁的话是为了证明前一句的观点，即“The term ‘cli fi’ ... seems to be helping ‘raise awareness about global warming’”。故选C项。
8．Which of the following is NOT true according to the last paragraph
A．Cli fi's potential is challenged by some people.
B．George thinks cli fi won't change anyone's mind.
C．Those who don't believe the stories think the issue is not true.
D．Those who believe the stories won't care about the issue any more.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句“The already convinced will be still concerned ...”可知，相信气候变化的人会继续关注该问题。D项表达的意思与此相反，因此错误。
Ⅴ.语法填空
George Bernard Shaw, one of __1__ greatest British dramatists after Shakespeare, was born on July 26, 1856 in Dublin, Ireland.His early life was not a happy one.His father always drank too much and his __2__ (disappoint) mother found more pleasure in studying music __3__ in her children.Shaw left school at fourteen and went to work in an office the next year.But after five years he decided to be a writer.He went to London in 1876, when he began to write __4__ (serious)．He published a study of the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen in 1891 and was determined __5__ (create) plays.
Shaw wrote more than fifty plays, hundreds of essays and reviews, and several books in his life, and __6__ (award) the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926.__7__ (consider) to be one of his best plays, Pygmalion is a(n) __8__ (adapt) of a classic Greek story and was made into a film in 1938.In this play, readers can see __9__ absurd class difference is when Professor Henry Higgins bets that he can change a common flower girl into a noble lady — simply by __10__ (change) her speech and manners.
语篇解读：本文主要介绍了英国杰出的现实主义剧作家萧伯纳的生平和作品。
1．the 形容词的最高级前面应用定冠词，故填the。
2．disappointed 设空处作定语修饰mother，表示“失望的”，故填disappointed。
3．than 由more pleasure可知此处表示比较，故填than。
4．seriously 设空处作状语修饰write，故填seriously。
5．to create be determined to do sth.意为“下定决心做某事”。
6．was awarded Shaw与award之间是被动关系，且由in 1926可知，此处应用一般过去时，故填was awarded。
7．Considered 设空处作状语，因consider与Pygmalion之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填Considered。
8．adaptation 设空处前面有不定冠词限定，故填adaptation。
9．how 设空处引导宾语从句，且在从句中作状语(表程度)，修饰absurd，故填how。
10．changing 设空处作介词by的宾语，故填changing。PAGE
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课时跟踪练(三) Grammar & Writing
Ⅰ.选词填空
far from, unless, seldom, hardly, neither, rather than, no, never
1．I'm not feeling well today. I have never felt as ill as I do for a long time.
2．She is a diligent girl and is very strict in her work. She is seldom late for school.
3．Would you get me some food to eat There's hardly anything left in the cupboard.
4．The work was far_from satisfactory. You should have been more careful.
5．Her answer is not acceptable; neither is mine.
6．Without air or water, there would be no life in the world.
7．Unless something unexpected happens tomorrow, I'll see you.
8．Many developed nations are now concerned about saving nature resources rather_than damaging or destroying them.
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．你做作业时再小心也不为过。
You can never_be_careful_enough to do your homework.
2．桌子上所有的书，没有一本对我们的学习有帮助。
Of all the books on the desk, no_one_is_of_any_use for our study.
3．我们不能一直赢得比赛，除非我们一直打得很好。
We don't keep winning games unless_we_keep_playing_well.
4．他吃得太饱，吃不下任何东西了。
He was so full that_he_couldn't_eat_anything/could_eat_nothing.
5．请你坐下等一等，史密斯先生要到十一点才回来。
Please sit down and wait. Mr Smith won't_come_back_until eleven o'clock.
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
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。
1．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。
2．Which novel is about an Indian 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。
3．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。
4．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。
B
People have considered poetry difficult for as long as it has been around in societies, but in the past, people tended to value poetry because of its complexity rather than keeping away from it. The fact that they found poetry difficult meant that the words themselves carried weight heavy enough to contain meanings they themselves could not otherwise express. This may be why the love poem became so popular: people sought to express their love and poetry became symbolic of their emotion.
If you are one of those people who find poetry difficult to understand or enjoy, try approaching a poem from a different aspect. No one will argue that the meaning is often hard to come by in a poem, but instead of seeking out the meaning, try enjoying the rhythm of a poem, or the sound of the words. Poetry can be musical in a sense, but more so, it can be fun simply to combine words in a new and different way. Seeking the meaning can make poetry difficult, but enjoying the poem for its rhythmic qualities can be less frightening and immediately rewarding.
That is not to say, however, that you must give up understanding the meaning. There seems little reason to write anything if there is not a meaning behind it, and so a reader of poetry must find out how to make the poem understandable. The easiest way to do this is to break the poem down into smaller parts and analyze — line by line, if necessary — the smaller meanings of these parts. This then allows the reader to tie all those smaller themes together to understand the hidden meaning behind the text. Start with one line and find out its meaning. Then move on to the next. And remember, poetry can be very subjective, so often the meaning is what you make it. There are no wrong answers.
语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章介绍了如何去理解一首诗歌的含义。
5．Why were love poems popular
A．They expressed people's emotions.
B．They contained beautiful rhythms.
C．They were easy to understand.
D．They carried deeper meanings.
解析：选A 细节理解题。由第一段最后两句可知，爱情诗因为表达了人们的情感，故受到人们的欢迎。
6．How can we best understand a poem
A．By grasping the hidden meaning behind it.
B．By combining its words in a new way.
C．By dividing it into smaller parts.
D．By focusing on its rhythm.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由第三段“The easiest way to do this is to break the poem down into smaller parts and analyze ...”可知，理解诗歌最简单的方法是把一首诗分解，然后逐一分析。
7．What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A．Not all poems are meaningful.
B．A poem may contain different themes.
C．A poet best understands the meaning of his poems.
D．Different people may understand a poem differently.
解析：选D 推理判断题。分析最后一段最后两句可知，理解诗歌的含义是仁者见仁，智者见智。
8．What would be the best title for the text
A．Why people love poems
B．How to understand a poem
C．What emotions poems carry
D．Why people find poems difficult
解析：选B 标题归纳题。综合全文，本文主要介绍如何去理解一首诗歌的含义。
Ⅳ.阅读七选五
Tips for writing an effective application essay
When you apply to college, you'll need to complete an essay as part of your application.This is your opportunity to show admission officers who you are and to provide information about yourself.The essay also shows what you can do when you have time to think and work on a writing project.__1__
Choose a topic that will highlight (突出) you.
Don't focus on the number of extracurricular activities (课外活动) you took part in during high school.
__2__ Take a creative approach and highlight areas that aren't covered in other parts of the application, like your high school records.
__3__
Don't try to cover too many topics.This will make the essay sound like a résumé that doesn't provide any details about you.
Do focus on one aspect of yourself so the readers can learn more about who you are.
Show, don't tell.
Don't simply state a fact to get an idea across, such as “I like to surround myself with people with a variety of backgrounds and interests.”
__4__ For the example above, describe a situation when you were surrounded by various types of people.What were you doing Whom did you talk with What did you learn from the experience
Use your own voice.
__5__ These could include statements like, “There is so much suffering in the world that I feel I have to help people.”
Do write in your own voice.For the above example, you could write about a real experience that you had and how it made you feel you had to take action.
A．Ask a teacher or parent to proofread.
B．Keep your focus narrow and personal.
C．Check out these tips before you begin.
D．Do share your personal story and thoughts.
E．Don't rely on phrases or ideas that people have used many times before.
F．Note that admission officers can tell if your essay was edited by an adult.
G．Do include specific details, examples, reasons and so on to develop your ideas.
语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了如何写一篇有说服力的大学申请个人陈述。
1．解析：选C 由下文列出的几条建议可知，C项“在开始写个人陈述之前，先看看这些建议”符合此处语境。
2．解析：选D 由主题句Choose a topic that will highlight (突出) you.以及上下文的描述可知，作者建议一定要分享你的个人经历和想法，选一个能突出你本人的主题。
3．解析：选B 由下文中的“Don't try to cover too many topics”和“Do focus on one aspect of yourself”可知，本段主要说明“把注意力缩小并集中到你个人身上”。
4．解析：选G 由该段中的“What were you doing Whom did you talk with What did you learn from the experience？”可知，作者建议要包括一些具体的细节、例子、原因等等。
5．解析：选E 由主题句Use your own voice.以及该空后的“These could include statements like ...”可知，E项“不要依靠人们以前已经用过多次的句子和想法”符合此处语境。PAGE
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课时跟踪练(四) Project
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．The snow had melted (融化), but the lake was still frozen solid.
2．They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debts (债务)．
3．He wrote an additional paragraph (段落) at the editor's request.
4．She was a widow (寡妇), with four children, one of whom was disabled.
5．Red is romantic (浪漫的), because red is the color of love and passion.
6．In Washington, large crowds gather near the Washington Monument (纪念碑) to listen to music and watch a huge fireworks show.
7．A cat sprang (突然出现) out of the bushes as she was walking, which took her by surprise.
8．The case was up for the final decision in the Supreme (最高的) Court.
Ⅱ.句型转换
1．He did not see the film last night because he had to help his little sister with her homework.
→He did not see the film last night. That is because he had to help his little sister with her homework.
2．He had seen the film before, so he did not go to see it last night.
→He had seen the film before. That is why he did not go to see it last night.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．在伦敦的时候，我们参观了为纪念弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔护士而建立的医院。
While in London, we paid a visit to the hospital founded in_honour_of_the_nurse Florence Nightingale.
2．我们这个队由十一名学生组成，其中有五个是男孩。
Our team consists_of_eleven_students,_five of whom are boys.
3．如果你集中精力于你正在学的东西，你会成功的。
If_you_focus_your_attention_on what you are learning, you will succeed.
4．尽管演讲者在报告过程中涉及了其他几个问题，但大都切合主题。
The speaker touched_on_several_other_subjects in the course of his talk but mostly kept himself to the main topic.
Ⅳ.完形填空
D. H. Lawrence (1885－1930) was an English novelist and poet. He was born in 1885 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, the __1__ of a coal miner. His mother was a schoolteacher. The difference in __2__ status between his parents was a repetitive (多次重复的) theme in Lawrence's fiction. He didn't go to school __3__ he was seven due to poor health and became the first boy from the school to win a __4__ to Nottingham High School. Lawrence later __5__ college and graduated in 1908.
Lawrence published his first __6__ in 1909 and his first novel, The White Peacock, in 1911. Lawrence's __7__ was not popular or commercially successful during his time. Instead, he was __8__ as the author of indecent (下流的) books.
In 1912, Lawrence ran away with Frieda Weekley, his former professor's wife. They __9__ two years later after her divorce. Their life together supplied __10__ for much of his writing. The Rainbow (1915) and Women in Love (1920) __11__ the psychological relationships between men and women.
Lawrence led a __12__ life in England during World War Ⅰ because of his wife's German __13__ and his own opposition to the war. __14__， he suffered from tuberculosis (结核病). In 1919, he began a period of __15__ to find a more healthful climate. He traveled to such __16__ as Italy, Sardinia and Australia. He used these __17__ in many of his books.
From 1926 on, Lawrence __18__ primarily in Italy. In Italy, he wrote and rewrote his most notorious (声名狼藉的) novel, Lady Chatterley's Lover in 1928. Lawrence __19__ in Southern France in 1930. In his more than 5 books, he celebrated his vision of the nature, and the whole human being. Lawrence is __20__ among the most influential literary figures of the 20th century.
语篇解读：戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯是20世纪英国杰出的小说家和诗人。出生于矿工家庭的劳伦斯一生坎坷，然而所有的不幸并未阻止他攀登文学殿堂的巅峰。
1．A.relative B．son
C．companion D．brother
解析：选B 联系空后的“of a coal miner. His mother was a schoolteacher”可知，此处指劳伦斯是一名矿工的“儿子(son)”。
2．A.current B．low
C．social D．legal
解析：选C 从上文父母的职业可推断，父母的“社会(social)”地位不同。
3．A.until B．unless
C．after D．since
解析：选A 从空后的“poor health”可知，因为身体不好，“直到(until)”七岁他才去上学。not ... until表示“直到……才”。
4．A.trust B．reward
C．medal D．scholarship
解析：选D 劳伦斯成为学校里第一个拿到诺丁汉中学“奖学金(scholarship)”的男生。
5．A.quitted B．admitted
C．founded D．entered
解析：选D 与本空后graduated构成并列，后来，劳伦斯“考上(entered)”了大学并于1908年毕业。
6．A.magazine B．dictionary
C．poems D．speeches
解析：选C 从文章首句的poet可知，1909年他出版了第一本“诗集(poems)”。
7．A.idea B．phrase
C．news D．writing
解析：选D 联系空后的“was not popular or commercially successful”可知，劳伦斯的“作品(writing)”在当时并不受欢迎。
8．A.caught B．fired
C．known D．honored
解析：选C 相反，他被人“认为(known)”是一个写粗俗下流的书的作家。
9．A.failed B．separated
C．met D．married
解析：选D 结合空后的“after her divorce”可知，两年之后弗丽达·威克利离婚了，他们就“结了婚(married)”。
10．A.information B．material
C．service D．courage
解析：选B 从本空后的writing可知，他们的生活为他日后的写作提供了“素材(material)”。
11．A.affect B．notice
C．explore D．improve
解析：选C 1915年的《虹》和1920年的《恋爱中的女人》“探究(explore)”了男女之间的心理关系。
12．A.wasted B．troubled
C．full D．quiet
解析：选B 联系空后的“because of his wife's German __13__ and his own opposition to the war”可知，一战时在英国，因为他妻子的德国血统以及他本人对战争的反对态度让他的生活很“坎坷(troubled)”。
13．A.pronunciation B．field
C．origin D．position
解析：选C 这里指他妻子的德国血统。origin“族裔，血统”。
14．A.In addition B．Above all
C．In fact D．On the contrary
解析：选A 从空格前的他们生活艰辛及空格后的他患上了肺结核可知，选A项。in addition“此外”。
15．A.crisis B．changes
C．growth D．wanderings
解析：选D 1919年，他开始了一段时间的“漫游(wanderings)”，以便找到一个更有利于健康的环境。下句中的traveled也是提示。
16．A.towns B．continents
C．locations D．states
解析：选C 联系空格后的“as Italy, Sardinia and Australia”可知，此处指他旅行到过的“地方(locations)”。
17．A.settings B．skills
C．addresses D．names
解析：选A 结合空格后的“in many of his books”可知，此处指他把这些“背景(settings)”加进了自己的书中。
18．A.adopted B．occupied
C．applied D．lived
解析：选D 联系空格后的“In Italy, he wrote and rewrote”可知，从1926年起，他主要在意大利“居住(lived)”。
19．A.worked B．died
C．struggled D．wrote
解析：选B 从文章第一句的“D. H. Lawrence (1885－1930)”可知，1930年，劳伦斯在法国南部“逝世(died)”。
20．A.considered B．regained
C．discovered D．repaid
解析：选A 劳伦斯被“认为(considered)”是20世纪最有影响力的文学家之一。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16, 1775, and died on July 18, 1817.She began writing early in life, although the prejudices (偏见) of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously (匿名地)．
But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors.She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home.Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath.The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well ordered world that she described so well in her novels.Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen's Bath can be enhanced (增强) by visiting the Jane Austen Center in Gay Street.Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen's time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.
The Center has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society.After your visit to the Center, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books, cards and many specially designed gifts.Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.
You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath, which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath.The tour lasts about one and a half hours.The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped.
语篇解读：本文主要介绍英国著名作家简·奥斯汀和Bath的联系。
1．Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath ________ .
A．in her early twenties B．in her early teens
C．in her late twenties D．in her late teens
解析：选A 推理判断题。从第一段可知，她出生在1775年，第二段说“She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century”，据此推算，可知答案为A。
2．What can we learn about Bath from the passage
A．Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen's death.
B．The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.
C．Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen's time.
D．No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time.
解析：选C 细节理解题。由第二段可知这个城市依然很像Jane Austen所熟知的那样，言外之意是没有发生很大的变化。
3．The author writes this passage in order to _______ .
A．attract readers to visit the city of Bath
B．ask readers to buy Austen's books
C．tell readers about Jane Austen's experience
D．give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society
解析：选A 推理判断题。从整篇文章来看，作者是说Jane Austen和Bath的联系；文章最后的很多字眼，如“You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath”“The tour ...”“The experienced guides will take you ...”都暗示读者要去这个城市旅游观光。
4．It takes you about one and a half hours ________ .
A．to get to the Jane Austen Center in Gay Street
B．to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts
C．to find a guide to take you to the Center
D．to look around the city of Bath on foot
解析：选D 细节理解题。从最后一段“You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath ...The tour lasts about one and a half hours.”可知步行参观Jane Austen's Bath大约需一个半小时。PAGE
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课时跟踪练(一) Welcome to the unit & Reading—Language points
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．She is continually abusing (滥用) her position by getting other people to do things for her.
2．You can talk to that author (作者) you love, ask him anything you want.
3．He is a learned jurist (法学家), who has written several books on civil (民事的) law.
4．I have tried very hard to find a solution to the problem, but in vain (徒劳的)．
5．The plot (情节) of the movie develops around the relationship between the two characters.
6．She twisted (转动) her head sideways and looked toward the door.
7．By US standards, a genuine antique (文物) must be at least 100 years old.
8．She sat upright, her body rigid (僵直的) with fear.
Ⅱ.选词填空
come out, base on, be bent on (doing) sth., be eager to do sth., be on the run, have nothing to do with
1．Though he claimed he had_nothing_to_do_with the case, the police still found evidence to prove him guilty.
2．Based_on these principles, I have four proposals.
3．You can't realize your dream unless you are_bent_on achieving it.
4．Congratulations! Your article came_out in yesterday's newspaper.
5．Mom has been on_the_run all week preparing for Tom's wedding.
6．She was_eager_to meet people and see places I'd talked about, but it was not easy for her.
Ⅲ.句型转换
1．I don't like the way that you speak to your mother.
→I dislike it when you speak to your mother in that way.
2．The others couldn't hear what he said because of the noise of the traffic.
→He couldn't make himself heard because of the noise of the traffic.
3．He preferred to stay at home rather than go shopping with his wife.
→He would rather stay at home than go shopping with his wife.
Ⅳ.完形填空
I used to hate writing. When my teacher asked us to write, I would almost cry out, feeling __1__. Until the seventh grade, I came to see the __2__ in classics such as Great Expectations and To Kill a Mockingbird. From that point on I became __3__ the ways that the authors used words. They __4__ something so beautiful and moving that it would bring me to __5__ every time I read it. So I decided to learn and __6__ the fine art of writing.
I wasn't __7__ enough to start writing myself until I got into high school, and, at the time, my writings were like my children, something I spent a lot of time __8__. Living in a small town doesn't __9__ help to present me with many __10__ in relation to writing. __11__， I still did not stop. I wrote in school, in my free time, and even wrote when I was __12__ to be doing something else. I want to write some works to __13__ people as writing has produced an effect on me.
Reading is something people don't always __14__ with the importance of writing, but, __15__ at a young age, I knew that reading was the key to writing. After reading a good book, I would try to __16__ the tone or style. I __17__ for every language and literature advanced placement class that my tiny school __18__. Writing has become a very __19__ part of my life. I do it when I become sad, angry or happy because it can calm me and mold (塑造) my __20__， further helping shape my character.
语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者一开始不喜欢写作，后来体会到了写作的美，开始不断提升自己，使写作成为了他人生中重要的部分。
1．A.awkward B．ashamed
C．confused D．fearful
解析：选D 根据前文的“hate”和“almost cry out”可知，以前老师要求写作文的时候，作者感到很恐惧。
2．A.beauty B．history
C．difference D．value
解析：选A 根据4空后的“beautiful”可知，作者从经典文学著作中看到了写作的美。
3．A.tired of B．satisfied with
C．worried about D．interested in
解析：选D 根据下文作者的做法可知，他开始对那些作家的写作手法感兴趣。
4．A.translated B．discussed
C．described D．explained
解析：选C 作家是在作品中描述一些事物。
5．A.safety B．reality
C．life D．tears
解析：选D 根据空前的“so beautiful and moving”可知，作者每次读到那些美妙而令人感动的描述就忍不住热泪盈眶。
6．A.teach B．master
C．spread D．discover
解析：选B 根据上下文的语境可知，作者应该是先学习再掌握写作的艺术。
7．A.intelligent B．proud
C．confident D．cautious
解析：选C 根据“start writing”可知，作者在上高中之前都没足够的信心开始写作。
8．A.developing B．attending
C．educating D．accompanying
解析：选A 根据“my writings were like my children”可知，作者的作品就像他的孩子，他花费了许多时间去使其发展、成长。
9．A.obviously B．exactly
C．probably D．naturally
解析：选B 作者生活在一个小城镇中，根本没有多少接触写作的机会。
10．A.gifts B．responsibilities
C．opportunities D．suggestions
解析：选C 参见上题解析。
11．A.However B．Moreover
C．Therefore D．Besides
解析：选A 本句和上句之间是转折关系。
12．A.unwilling B．supposed
C．warned D．ready
解析：选B 根据前文的“in my free time”，再结合语境可知，作者甚至在应该做其他事情的时候也会写作。
13．A.affect B．please
C．remind D．convince
解析：选A 根据“as writing has produced an effect on me”可知，作者也想写出可以影响他人的作品。
14．A.combine B．compare
C．agree D．connect
解析：选D 根据下文“but ... I knew that reading was the key to writing”可知，许多人不认为阅读和写作有关系。
15．A.just B．ever
C．even D．only
解析：选C 此处应该是表示递进关系。甚至在小时候，作者就已经知道阅读对写作来说是很重要的一部分。
16．A.check B．copy
C．understand D．question
解析：选B 根据上下文语境可知，作者读到好书，接下来会试着模仿别人的语调或风格。
17．A.signed up B．stayed up
C．turned up D．took up
解析：选A 根据“every language and literature advanced placement class”可知，作者报名参加了学校开设的每个有关语言和文学的课程。
18．A.allowed B．advised
C．offered D．required
解析：选C 参见上题解析。
19．A.amusing B．challenging
C．practical D．important
解析：选D 由上下文可知，写作成了作者生活中非常重要的一部分。
20．A.judgement B．emotions
C．lifestyle D．experiences
解析：选B 根据前文的“sad, angry or happy”可知，这些都是与情感有关。
Ⅴ.阅读理解
A good book is indeed the best friend of a person.The same goes for high profile CEOs of world recognized companies as well.Let's have a look at the favorite books of some of the world famous CEOs of the globe.
Apple CEO — Tim Cook, Competing Against Time by George Stalk Jr. and Thomas M．Hout
This book is based on 10 years of precious research done by the authors.It talks about how newer concepts of managing time in new product development, production and sales and distribution provide companies with the edge to succeed in this highly competitive world.
Microsoft CEO (Former) — Bill Gates, The Catcher in the Rye by J．D. Salinger
A few themes explored in the novel are rebellion (叛逆), anxiety and confusion.It acknowledges that young people are a little confused, but can be smart about things and see things that adults don't really see.Gates said，“I didn't actually read The Catcher in the Rye until I was 13, and ever since then I've said that's my favorite book.”
Oracle CEO — Larry Ellison, Napoleon by Vincent Cronin
This book is considered by far the best biography ever written on the great general, Napoleon Bonaparte.Ellison said, “It's interesting to read about him for a couple of reasons: to see what one man of modest birth can do with his life, and to see how history can distort (歪曲) the truth entirely.”
OWN CEO — Oprah Winfrey, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
This book talks about how a little girl observes the people around her.Winfrey said, “I read it in eighth or ninth grade, and I was trying to recommend the book to other kids.So it makes sense to me that now I have a book club, because I have been doing that probably since I read this book.”
语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章介绍了一些世界闻名的CEO最爱读的书。
1．What is the theme of Competing Against Time
A．How to increase production.
B．How to promote efficiency.
C．How to enrich experience.
D．How to save energy.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“It talks about how newer concepts of managing time ... provide companies with the edge to succeed in this highly competitive world”可知，这本书的主题是在新产品研发、生产、销售和分销方面的时间管理的更新的概念，如何给公司在竞争激烈的世界里提供成功的优势，由此可推知，它的内容主要涉及如何提高效率。
2．Which may be chosen by parents to learn about kids disobeying rules
A．Competing Against Time.
B．The Catcher in the Rye.
C．Napoleon.
D．To Kill a Mockingbird.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“A few themes explored in the novel are rebellion (叛逆), anxiety and confusion.It acknowledges that young people ...”可知，这本书有关未成年人的叛逆、焦虑和迷茫，因此父母如果想了解叛逆的孩子，可能会选择这本书。
3．Who enjoys reading the life story of a great person
A．Tim Cook. B．Bill Gates.
C．Larry Ellison. D．Oprah Winfrey.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“This book is considered by far the best biography ever written on the great general, Napoleon Bonaparte”可知，《拿破仑传》是关于伟人拿破仑的传记，它是Larry Ellison最喜欢的书，故选C。
4．What can be inferred from Winfrey's words
A．She loved reading when young.
B．She read the book with other kids.
C．The book has an influence on her career.
D．The book is about a girl's thoughts.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第五段中的“So it makes sense to me that now I have a book club, because I have been doing that probably since I read this book”可知，Winfrey最喜欢的《杀死一只知更鸟》促使她成立读书俱乐部，即这本书对她的事业有影响。
Ⅵ.阅读七选五
When you are hungry, what will you respond Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that __1__ But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars. So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity sets a full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think “What happens next？”， or “Why can't I think？”
__2__ Why reading but not watching TV It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood. Since it develops other aspects of our life, we have to take help from reading.
When you read a book, of course you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you. __3__ Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas. If it is used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things, which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams!
This is nothing but creativity. __4__ Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words.
So, friends, do give food to your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. __5__ Go and get a book!
A．The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed.
B．Why not do some reading while you are hungry
C．Just like your stomach, your mind is also hungry.
D．Now what are you waiting for
E．Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading.
F．Reading can help you make more friends, too.
G．Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。身体饥饿时，一顿美餐就能解决问题；心灵饥饿时，阅读才是最好的精神食粮。因此，一起来阅读吧——让大脑遨游在知识的海洋里，汲取丰富的营养。
1．解析：选C 当你饥饿时，你会有什么反应？美美地吃一顿然后静静地待着？根据下文“But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about ...”可知，此处it指大脑，即因为大脑忙于思考，所以不会让你感到饥饿。 C项意为“和你的胃一样，大脑也会饥饿”与上文语义衔接连贯，符合语境。故C项正确。
2．解析：选E 通读本段可知，本段主要讲述了阅读的好处；由此可推知，E项“心灵的饥饿可以通过广泛的阅读来解决”与下文联系密切，符合语境。故E项正确。
3．解析：选A 根据下文可知，你可以不知不觉地利用这颗种子来萌生新的想法；由此可推知，当你阅读时，书本中有趣的内容会像种子一样储存到你的脑海中。且A项中的“a seed”和下文中的“this seed”相互照应，衔接自然。故A项正确。
4．解析：选G 联系上文可知，这颗种子被多次使用的话会对你有很多帮助，因为它能够提升你的创造力。那么空格处应和前文构成并列关系，即这颗种子的使用也有助于扩充词汇量。同时，G项中的“vocabulary”与下文中的“words”相互照应。故G项正确。
5．解析：选D 联系语境可知，通过阅读给大脑补充营养，因此赶快去看书吧。D项“你在等待什么”，符合语境。故D项正确。
