课时跟踪检测 （二） Word power, Grammar and usage & Task
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．As we know, creativity (create) and originality are more important than technical skill.
2．When I was a child, I used to speak, think and reason in an immature way; when I became a man, I did away with childish things.
3．He is a man of determination; nothing can weaken (weak) his resolve to continue.
4．We have various summer camps for your holidays.You can choose one based on your own interests.
5．Some people wear masks only in crowds, where they expect to come into contact with lots of germs.
Ⅱ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1．The loan is due for repayment (repay) by the end of the year.
2．The team has been weakened (weak) by injury.
3．It’s fascinating (fascinate) to see how different people approach the problem.
4．It’s becoming fashionable (fashion) to have long hair again.
5．Do you have any ideas You’re the creative (creativity) one.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．我认为你最好挤出一些时间来读书。
I think you’d better squeeze_out_some_time to read.
2．我如何才能报答你对我的慷慨呢？
Hou can I ever repay_you_for_your_generosity
3．他缺了两堂课，所以他不得不熬夜来补做作业。
He missed two classes, so he had to stay up to_catch_up_on his homework.
4．我擅长英语，而且熟悉中国画，因此，我能胜任这项工作。
(2019·全国卷Ⅰ书面表达)I am good at English and familiar with Chinese paintings.As_a_result,_I am qualified for the job.
5．直到他们离开学校后，他们才意识到他们的老师是多么爱他们并给予了他们许多帮助。
Not until they left school did_they_realize how much their teachers loved them and helped them.
Ⅳ.阅读理解
The Ford Foundation is a charitable organization that calls itself “a partner for social change”. It has a study program available to college graduates in 22 countries and territories (地区) in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program offers graduates a chance to continue their studies. The aim is to help them learn ways to solve problems in their own countries.
Joan Dassin, the executive director of the program, said, “Let’s say you have an undergraduate law degree but you really want to be able to bring international human rights standards to your part of the world. In that case we would send you to a program in Geneva on international human rights. So we work very closely with students not so much about what they want to study, but more about what problem they are trying to solve.”
About two thirds of the fellows study in the United States, Canada or Europe. The others study in their home country or region. Fellows are chosen by independent local committees. They get advice about which schools and programs could help them reach their goals. The foundation says 95% are accepted into a university graduate program within one year of getting a fellowship. Almost 4,000 fellows have been chosen since June of 2001. As of last December almost half had completed their fellowships.
The Ford Foundation says the goals include strengthening democratic (民主的)values, reducing poverty (贫穷) and increasing international cooperation. Another goal is to make sure fellows return home to use their education. The program pays all costs, including support services like training in computer skills, academic writing and a foreign language.Partner organizations in the home countries stay in contact with the fellows throughout the program.
Joan Dassin says the fellowships are aimed especially at those with the fewest resources available. He also said, “People from all walks of life, and particularly from rural areas or marginalized (落后的) communities, can have access to higher education at the most advanced levels, and our program provides that opportunity.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了福特基金会国际奖学金项目。
1．The Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program is aimed at ________.
A．helping graduates handle problems in their own countries
B．helping Asian students to study in the US
C．making best use of the world educational resources
D．spreading knowledge on human rights protection
解析：选A 细节理解题。从第一、二段可知，福特基金会国际奖学金项目的主要宗旨是帮助来自亚、非、拉的22个国家和地区的大学生继续留在大学深造，从而帮助解决其所在国家或地区存在的问题。
2．In Paragraph 2, Joan Dassin explains the study program by ________.
A．telling stories
B．giving examples
C．examining differences
D．providing personal experience
解析：选B 写作手法题。根据第二段可知Joan Dassin通过举例子的方式解释了福特基金会国际奖学金项目。
3．Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
A．More than half of the fellows study in the US, Canada or Europe.
B．Reducing poverty is one of the program’s goals.
C．The program provides services for the fellows for free.
D．About 4,000 fellows have completed their fellowships so far.
解析：选D 推理判断题。由第三段最后两句话“Almost 4,000 fellows have been chosen since June of 2001. As of last December almost half had completed their fellowships”可知D项错误。
4．The main purpose of the text is to ________.
A．call on readers to donate to the Ford Foundation
B．show how to increase international cooperation
C．introduce the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program
D．ask readers to help poor countries in the world
解析：选C 写作意图题。本文的目的是让读者了解更多有关福特基金会国际奖学金项目的运作情况。
Ⅴ.完形填空
I was a part of dance teams. Due to my talent and hard work, I quickly __1__ in the teams. However, these classes became too __2__ for my parents when I was 13, leading me not to take conventional dance classes for the next four years. I knew we were not comfortable then, __3__ I had no complaint.
__4__ I was not taking dance classes, I used what I learned in __5__ classes to keep my flexibility and develop my dancing skills. Throughout this time my __6__ for dancing helped me learn how to be a(n) __7__ as I coached myself, taught my sisters and __8__ my own shows for my family. With the time and hard work in the four years when I __9__ to take dance classes, I was able to be __10__ to my high school dance team.
Over the next three years in the team I __11__ myself to be the best dancer. I managed to involve in every dance __12__； I also struggled with many __13__— injured knees. Even so, I was able to become a co captain of the team and lead them to __14__ the first national championship title in the __15__ of the team!
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了她学习舞蹈的经历，字里行间透露的是作者的毅力和决心。
1．A.worked out B．took out
C．came out D．stood out
解析：选D 根据上文中的“Due to my talent and hard work”可知，由于作者既有天分又勤奋，她很快在舞蹈队里脱颖而出。work out“锻炼身体，计算出”；take out“拿出，提取”；come out“出版，被获知，盛开”；stand out“出色，显眼”。
2．A.deadly B．strange
C．costly D．valuable
解析：选C 根据下文的“leading me not to take conventional dance classes for the next four years”可知，此处表示因为舞蹈课的费用非常高，父母无力支付，因此作者停止了舞蹈学习。costly是形容词，表示“昂贵的”。
3．A.or B．but
C．so D．and
解析：选C 此处表示作者知道家里并不宽裕，因此她并不抱怨父母。
4．A.Now that B．Even if
C．As though D．Just when
解析：选B 根据空后的“I used what I learned ... develop my dancing skills”可以推断出，该空所在的从句是让步状语从句，故用even if“尽管”。
5．A.new B．primary
C．previous D．final
解析：选C 由上文可知，作者这几年没有上正规的舞蹈课，由此推断她用以前学到的舞蹈知识来进行练习。primary“主要的，基本的”；previous“先前的”；final“最终的”。
6．A.energy B．admiration
C．appreciation D．enthusiasm
解析：选D 根据上文可知，在不能上舞蹈课的情况下，作者还在坚持跳舞，由此可以推断出她对舞蹈饱含热情。energy“精力”；admiration“钦佩，羡慕”；appreciation“感激”；enthusiasm“热情”。
7．A.instructor B．performer
C．partner D．contributor
解析：选A 根据下文的“coached myself, taught my sisters”可知，对跳舞的热情帮助作者学习做一个指导者。instructor“教练，导师”；performer“表演者”；partner“伙伴，同伴”；contributor“投稿人，捐献者”。
8．A.spoke about B．backed up
C．made up D．put on
解析：选D 根据空后的“my own shows for my family”可知，作者为家人表演节目。put on“上演”。
9．A.attempted B．failed
C．chose D．intended
解析：选B 根据第二段的最后两句可知，作者四年间没有上正规的舞蹈课，再联系本句中的“in the four years”可知，fail to do sth.“未做某事”符合语境。attempt“尝试”；choose“选择”；intend“打算，计划”。
10．A.admitted B．addicted
C．adapted D．applied
解析：选A 根据下一段内容可知，作者成为校舞蹈队的成员，因此这里指作者被校舞蹈队录取。be admitted to“被……录取”。
11．A.considered B．pushed
C．warned D．expected
解析：选B 根据下文的“I managed” “I also struggled” “I was able to become a co captain of the team and lead them”可知，此处表示在校舞蹈队期间，作者督促自己做该队中最优秀的队员。push sb. to be/do ...表示“督促某人成为……/做……”。consider“认为”；warn“告诫”；expect“期望”。
12．A.examination B．campaign
C．activity D．trial
解析：选C 根据语境可知，作者努力参与每一项校舞蹈队的舞蹈活动(activity)。
13．A.injuries B．goals
C．disagreements D．desires
解析：选A 根据下文的脚踝受伤、肌腱炎可知，在跳舞过程中作者曾多次受伤(injuries)。
14．A.approach B．understand
C．win D．keep
解析：选C 即便有这么多伤痛，作者还是成功带领校舞蹈队赢得了校舞蹈队历史上第一个全国冠军头衔。根据句中的“national championship title”可知，此处用win。win the ... title表示“获得……头衔”。
15．A.organization B．history
C．charge D．imagination
解析：选B 参见上题解析。
Ⅵ.语法填空
We’ve all heard that laughter is the __1__ (good) medicine, and it’s true. Laughter makes you feel better and it’s also good __2__ your relationships. Laughter brings people closer, and is a __3__ (power) tool for making you relax when feelings are running high. Whether with your friends and family, or co workers, you can learn to use humor __4__ (solve) disagreements, lower everyone’s stress levels, and communicate in a way that deepens the relationships.
Humor plays __5__ important role in all kinds of relationships. In new relationships, humor can be a useful tool not just for attracting the other person but also for getting over any awkwardness (尴尬) __6__ (arise) when we get to know each other. In old relationships, humor can keep things more exciting and fresher.
Sharing the pleasure of humor __7__ (create) a sense of closeness and connection between two people — __8__ (quality) that are signs of strong and successful relationships. When you laugh with one another, you create a positive relationship between you, __9__ acts as a strong buffer (缓冲剂) against stress, disagreements and disappointments in your relationship. And laughter is spreading — just hearing someone laugh often makes you smile __10__ (happy) and join in the fun.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。笑是良药，它在我们的生活中无比重要。
1．best 根据空前的the可知，此处应用形容词的最高级形式。
2．for be good for ... “对……有好处”。
3．powerful 形容词作定语，修饰后面的名词tool。
4．to solve use sth.to do sth.“用……来做某事”。
5．an play an important role in ...“在……中发挥重要的作用”。
6．arising awkwardness与arise之间为主动关系，故用现在分词作后置定语。
7．creates 主语为动名词短语，且本句陈述一般事实，故填create的第三人称单数形式creates。
8．qualities 根据空格后的are signs可知，此处填名词的复数形式。
9．which 空格处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为前面的整个句子，故填which。
10．happily 副词修饰省略to的动词不定式。课时跟踪检测 （三） Project
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．We’ve had to make some adjustments (调整) to our original calculations.
2．The rain left a deposit (沉积物) of mud on the windows.
3．We made a tentative (暂定的) arrangement to meet again next Friday.
4．Hopefully (希望), we’ll get more news next week.
5．Land had to be found for new housing (住宅)．
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．(2018·江苏高考)Hopefully (hope) in 2025 we will no longer be e mailing each other, for we will have developed more convenient electronic communication tools by then.
2．The players selected (select) from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game.
3．After carefully preparing our plan, we put it into_practice.
4．(2019·北京高考)Although she founded her company early on in life, she wasn’t driven primarily by profit.
5．(2019·全国卷Ⅰ书面表达)I think the Chinese painting exhibition will contribute to letting the world understand Chinese better.
6．The company made a(n) adjustment (adjust) to my salary, which made me very happy.
7．The jacket is all right in terms of color, but it’s a bit out of style, I’m afraid.
8．The new technology, if applied (apply) to farming, will help increase the grain output.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．她决心把自己的新想法付诸实践。
She’s determined to put_her_new_ideas_into_practice.
2．他们正强烈要求取缔转基因食品。
They are_pushing_for a ban on GM foods.
3．我所有的东西都被盗了，连汽车也给偷走了。
On_top_of everything else, my car’s been stolen.
4．大家都在努力工作，以确保这些项目得以顺利实施。
Everybody is working hard to see these programmes carried_out smoothly.
5．你读过鲁迅翻译过的短篇小说吗？
Have you read any short stories translated_by_Lu_Xun
Ⅳ.阅读理解
Imagine something between a computer game and a pet that helps make you thin. One inventor, Cory Kidd, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, did just that and came up with Autom — a robot that will look dieters in the eye and tell them what they need to hear. Users can have daily conversations with the 38 centimetre tall robot, which will provide feedback (反馈) and encouragement on their weight loss progress.
Its blue eyes open and its head turns as a computer inside its head allows it to search for a human face in front of it and have eye contact. “Hello, I’m Autom! Press one of the buttons below to talk to me，” it says in a female voice with an American accent. “I’m ready to get started. Let’s keep working together.” Users tap their details onto the robot’s screen in response to its spoken questions about weight, diet, exercise plans and goals and over time it builds up a knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of the people who want to lose weight to design its questions and advice.
Autom will hit the US market later this year, and will sell for around $500. The $86 billion US weight loss market has already been targeted by Wii Fit and My Weight Loss Coach games, but Kidd wants Autom to offer a more personalized (个性化的) way of using technology to lose weight.
Lona Sandon, professor at the University of Texas, had not seen Autom in action and said she could not say how successful the product would be. “For some people who need feedback, it could be a good tool. But some will just get bored of it，” said Sandon. But according to Kidd, Autom’s human qualities were an important factor in keeping 15 overweight people encouraged during an experiment in the Boston area.
语篇解读：Autom是一款人性化设计的机器人，它能帮助你减肥，并给你反馈。
1．The underlined word “dieters” in Paragraph 1 refers to people who ________.
A．have no goals B．don’t eat properly
C．want to lose weight D．like playing with robots
解析：选C 词义猜测题。根据第一段的“their weight loss progress”可知dieter在这里是指“节食者”。
2．We can infer that Autom ________.
A．is easy to operate
B．is cheaper than Wii Fit
C．can play games with its user
D．can’t provide personal advice
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第二段的“Press one of the buttons below to talk to me”可推断Autom很容易操作。
3．In Lona Sandon’s opinion, ________.
A．Autom will not be popular at first
B．Autom is not suitable for the market
C．some people may lose interest in Autom after using it for a while
D．Autom can keep overweight people encouraged all the time
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据末段的“But some will just get bored of it”可知Lonas andon 认为可能有些购买者会很快对Autom失去兴趣。
4．In which part of a magazine would you probably read this passage
A．Games. B．People.
C．Health. D．Technology.
解析：选D 文章出处题。本文主要是关于一款能帮助人减肥的机器人的，在科技版面里最有可能读到这篇文章。
Ⅴ.读后续写
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
A man who had gone out of his town came back and found that his house was on fire. It was one of the most beautiful houses in the town, and the man loved the house the most! Many were ready to give a double price for the house, but he never agreed for any price and now it was just burning before his eyes. And thousands of people gathered, but nothing could be done. The fire spread so far that even if you tried to put it out, nothing would be saved. So he became very sad.
His son came running and whispered something in his ear, “Don’t be worried. I sold it at a very good price yesterday. The offer was so good, and I could not wait for you. Forgive me.”
The father said, “Thank God, it’s not ours now！” Then he became relaxed and stood as a silent watcher, just like other watchers.
Then the second son came running, and he said to the father, “What are you doing The house is on fire and you are only watching it burn？” The father said, “Don’t you know your brother has sold it？”
He said, “We have taken only advance amount, not settled fully. I doubt now if the man is going to purchase it.”
Tears which had disappeared came back to the father’s eyes, and his heart started to beat fast. And then the third son came, and he said, “That man is a man of his word. I have just come from him. He said, ‘It doesn’t matter whether the house is burnt or not, it is mine. And I am going to pay the price that I have settled for. Neither you nor I knew that the house would catch fire.’”
Paragraph 1:
Then they all just stood and watched the house burn without worry.
Paragraph 2:
Shortly the man who bought the house came.
参考范文：
Paragraph 1:
Then they all just stood and watched the house burn without worry. After the father heard the news that his house had been sold, he didn’t worry again. Instead, he felt very happy. He thought he would get much money from it soon while the three sons were thinking how to distribute the money. Then the fire was dying away. The house was in ruins. Suddenly he wondered whether the man buying the house kept his word or not.
Paragraph 2：
Shortly the man who bought the house came. When he saw the house was in ruins entirely and the father and sons only stood there as silent watchers, he became very angry. When they asked for money of the house, he said nothing, just glaring at them. What’s more, he turned back and left quickly, making them dumbfounded. To their sorrow, the father and his sons lost their house, and they didn’t get any money at all.课时跟踪检测（一） Welcome to the unit & Reading — Language points
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Annual rainfall (降雨量) was lower last year than ever before.
2．I’m sure you can appreciate the gravity (严重性) of the situation.
3．We now face an embarrassing dilemma (困境): should we stay or go
4．I found a job through an employment agency (服务机构)．
5．The paint gives woodwork permanent (长久的) protection against the weather.
6．The building had a brick base and a metal framework (框架)．
7．He wanted a conventional (传统的) marriage with a wife and kids.
8．She always travels first class regardless of expense (费用).
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1．Shenzhou IX has docked with Tiangong 1 successfully, marking (mark) a milestone in the development of China’s aerospace technologies.
2．Nowadays looking for a job is putting great pressure on the graduates.
3. While all of them are strong candidates, only one will be chosen for the post.
4．—I told you that he would come to see you.
—Actually I had little doubt that it was true.
5．Everybody was touched beyond words after they heard her moving story.
6．—I drove to Zhuhai for the car show last week.
—Is that why you had a few days off
7．High production rates are often achieved at the expense of quality of work.
8．I’m in a dilemma over whether to tell him or not.
9．Whether the buildings in this area should be pulled down has remained controversial (controversy); people are still looking for other possible solutions.
10．She was working as a teacher when I saw her several years ago, but I haven’t_got (not get) any news about her ever since.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．他能否获得一等奖我还有些怀疑。
I have_some_doubt_whether he can win the first prize.
2．这种情况迫使公司改进其产品与服务。
The situation puts_pressure_on the company to_improve its products and service.
3．辞职之后，他的人生面临着重大抉择。
His life was at_a_crossroads after he quit his job.
4．汤姆对于吃什么不大讲究。只要填饱肚子，他就很满足。
Tom is not particular about what he eats. He is content so long as it fills_his_belly.
5．公司出钱请我们外出就餐。
We were taken out for a meal at_the_company’s_expense.
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
In an article published in the Slate magazine, Ray Fisman writes about “why giving poor kids laptops doesn’t improve their scholastic performance”. The title of the article is “The $100 Distraction Device”， a response to the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program, originally known as the $100 Laptop.
The article does ultimately reach a conclusion. Merely having computers doesn’t necessarily improve academic performance. Far more important is how computers are used in people’s lives. The article builds on Fisman’s personal experience as well as new research by economists Ofer Malamud and Cristian Pop Eleches, who had access to results from the Euro 200 program that gave poor families computers in Romania.
Fisman also recounts the billions that the government spent helping to equip schools with computers. The result of this is that there has not been much improvement.
Fisman concludes that if children have computers on which they just play games, they will perform poorly in school. If they do academic work with them, of course they might have different results. Marc Prensky and others might take issue with Fisman, as they see tremendous educational value in some video games.
The bigger point is that merely giving computers to people or pushing them into classrooms will just waste more money and will not help poor students. Merely spreading the OLPC program across the developing world won’t help.
But there are many ways computers can have a tremendous impact if used correctly. If the OLPC program is used not as an end, but instead as a means, it could have exciting results. To do this, the OLPC must be used as a way to connect students to learning opportunities through interactive software. If it is done correctly, we might see that although computers don’t help poor kids, computer based learning does.
语篇解读：针对一项给贫穷的孩子送电脑的计划，Ray Fisman发表了一篇文章，他持什么样的观点呢？
1．What does Ray Fisman think of the One Laptop Per Child program
A．He thinks it has little effect.
B．He thinks it does harm to kids’ health.
C．He thinks it is a brilliant idea.
D．He thinks it doesn’t involve enough people.
解析：选A 推理判断题。从第一段的“Ray Fisman writes about ‘why giving poor kids laptops doesn’t improve their scholastic performance’”可知答案。
2．Ray Fisman based his article on ________.
①his own experience
②news that he had read
③reports of the One Laptop Per Child program
④research on the Euro 200 program
A．①② B．②③
C．②④ D．①④
解析：选D 细节理解题。从第二段的“The article builds on Fisman’s personal experience as well as new research by economists ... who had access to results from the Euro 200 program ...”可知答案。
3．According to the passage, Marc Prensky ________.
A．is against children using computers
B．thinks poor children don’t need to buy computers
C．believes some video games can help children learn
D．wants to promote computer education across the developing world
解析：选C 推理判断题。从第四段的“Marc Prensky and others might take issue with Fisman, as they see tremendous educational value in some video games.”可知答案。
4．What does the writer think of the OLPC program
A．He/She thinks it is a total waste of money.
B．He/She believes it needs improvement.
C．He/She thinks it will end soon.
D．He/She believes it has made a wonderful impact.
解析：选B 推理判断题。从最后一段的“If the OLPC program is used not as an end, but instead as a means, it could have exciting results. To do this ...”可知作者给这个计划提出了改进的建议，B项描述正确。
B
Former Irish President Mary Robinson, was just making a polite conversation with an Ethiopian (埃塞俄比亚的) teenager about her wedding day. The 16 year old had already been married for a year. “She looked at me with the saddest eyes and said, ‘I had to drop out of school，’” Robinson said in a telephone interview. “That conveyed to me the reality，” said Robinson, the first woman to serve as Ireland’s president and former U．N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. “Her life, as far as she is concerned, had more or less ended.”
Robinson said keeping girls in school was one of the most important things policymakers could do to address the coming challenges of an ever increasing population, predicted by the United Nations to reach 7 billion soon. “European countries are concerned about aging populations, but this is much less of an issue than the huge number of people which we are going to see over the next 40 years when the population goes from 7 billion to 9 billion，” she said. “Almost all of that increase will be in poor developing countries, so that we have a very big challenge.”
Family planning experts worry in particular about the future population explosion in Sub Saharan Africa. In May, the United Nations projected the world population would reach 9.3 billion in 2050 and 10.1 billion by 2100. Much of that growth will come from Africa, where the population is growing at 2.3 percent a year — more than double Asia’s 1 percent growth rate. If that rate stays consistent, which is not certain, Africa’s population will reach 3.6 billion by 2100 from the present 1 billion.
Joel Cohen, a professor of population studies at Rockefeller University and Columbia University in New York, said universal secondary education offered a way to reduce population in high birth rate regions. In addition to providing information about birth control, a secondary education teaches women to reduce their own fertility, improve the health of their children and allows them to move from a mindset of having many children in the hope that some will survive to improve the quality of each child’s life, Cohen wrote in the journal Nature.
语篇解读：人口的快速增长困扰着世界。有关人士指出，控制人口快速增长的一种方式就是提高女性的受教育水平，进而改变人们头脑中固有的传统生育观念。
5．In the first paragraph, the author introduces his topic by ________.
A．giving an example
B．explaining the author’s opinions
C．describing the poor education system
D．coming straight to the topic
解析：选A 写作手法题。在本段中，作者以爱尔兰前总统Mary Robinson与埃塞俄比亚的一位已婚少女的交谈为例引入话题，所以A项正确。
6．What can we learn from the passage
A．Robinson is happy after talking to the Ethiopian girl.
B．Robinson is a successful expert in population studies.
C．Robinson is worried about the population growth.
D．Robinson encourages female education.
解析：选C 推理判断题。第二段引号中的内容提到“欧洲国家担心出现人口老龄化问题，但与人口快速增长相比，这算不了什么。几乎所有的人口增长都发生在发展中国家，这将是一个巨大的挑战。”由此可推断她担心的是人口增长问题。
7．What is Joel Cohen’s view about secondary education
A．It provides basic knowledge of health.
B．It reduces aging population.
C．It makes people pay more attention to education.
D．It can change people’s parenting ideas.
解析：选D 推理判断题。由最后一段的最后一句可知，Joel Cohen在《自然》杂志中写到中学教育可以改变人们的育儿理念。
8．According to the passage, the most important way to control high population growth is to ________.
A．let girls go away from Africa
B．keep girls in school
C．let young girls remain single
D．keep girls in families
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句前半部分中的内容可知，控制人口快速增长的最重要的方式之一是让女孩儿上学。
Ⅴ.阅读七选五
As you get older, it is important to continue caring properly for your teeth. So you need to pay attention to your dental (牙齿的) health at home. __1__ Generally, keeping healthy teeth as you age needs continued care and willingness to change your habits.
Brush your teeth twice a day. As you age, it is important to keep up with good dental health. The important part of good dental health is brushing your teeth twice a day. This removes food and bacteria (细菌) in your teeth. __2__ Your teeth may get hurt easily as you age, so you’d better use a soft toothbrush.
Avoid smoking. Smoking can cause serious damage to your teeth over time. __3__ Talk to your doctor about the programs of giving up smoking. It is never too late to stop smoking.
__4__ In order to keep your teeth healthy for a long time, it is important to treat them well. In order to have good dental health, you should avoid eating hard food, for example, ice. Eating hard food can break your teeth, creating damage that needs to be fixed by a doctor.
Avoid drinks that can damage your teeth. Some drinks, such as soda pop and juice, can damage your teeth. If you are concerned about the health of your teeth, you should avoid these things whenever possible. If you really want to drink things that will damage your teeth, drink them through a straw (吸管). __5__
A．Treat your teeth well.
B．Eat some healthy food.
C．Both of them cause weak teeth.
D．Change your toothbrush regularly.
E．It is also important to change your dental care habits as you age.
F．This will prevent the drinks being on your front teeth and avoid the damage.
G．If you are a smoker, you have a higher chance of getting tooth disease.
语篇解读：本文主要介绍了如何随着年龄的增长而更好地保护牙齿。
1．选E 根据本空后的“Generally, keeping healthy teeth as you age needs continued care and willingness to change your habits.”可知，保护牙齿是需要注意持续保护和改变习惯两方面，前面提到了持续保护，所以此处应该提到关于habit方面的内容。
2．选C 根据本空前的“This removes food and bacteria (细菌) in your teeth.”可知，此处承接上文，说的是食物残留和细菌都损害牙齿。
3．选G 根据本空前的“Smoking can cause serious damage to your teeth over time.”可知，此处承接上文，讲的是吸烟对牙齿的损害。
4．选A 根据本段内容，特别是“In order to keep your teeth healthy for a long time, it is important to treat them well.”可知，本段讲的是要对自己的牙齿好一点，避免吃硬的食物。
5．选F 根据本空前的“If you really want to drink things that will damage your teeth, drink them through a straw (吸管)．”可知，此处是对用吸管喝饮料的解释说明，用吸管喝饮料可以防止前面的牙齿粘上饮料，以避免对牙齿的危害。
