UNIT 4 课时跟踪检测(二) 语言运用综合练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A poem is defined as a composition written in verse.Poems rely heavily on imagery, precise word choice, and metaphor (隐喻), and may take either the form of measures consisting of patterns of stresses or of patterns of different-length syllables.But they don't necessarily make use of rhyme.Poetry appears earlier than other forms of literature；however one cannot readily tell the characteristics of early poetry.Typically, as a form of literature, poetry makes great use of the forms of the words it uses.That is to say, it focuses on the features of the written or spoken word, rather than on their meaning.
The play, or drama, is another classical literary form that has continued to develop over the years.It generally consists chiefly of a dialogue between characters and is usually for theatrical performances rather than for reading.During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, opera developed as a combination of poetry, drama, and music.
An essay consists of a discussion of a topic from an author's personal point of view.The word “essay” in English is from the French word meaning “attempt”．In this sense, it could be said to mean the author's attempt to make others accept their view.
Prose consists of writing that does not stick to any particular formal structures.Prose writing can take beautiful forms, but not because of the forms of words it uses.
A novel consists simply of a long story written in prose, yet this form has only developed comparatively recently.Early novels in Europe did not, at the time, count as significant literature, perhaps because “mere” prose writing seemed easy and unimportant.It has become clear, however, that prose writing can provide pleasure to those readers even though it doesn't stick to poetic forms.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了诗歌、话剧、散文、小说等文学形式。
1．What does the passage mainly deal with
A．The writing of poems.
B．Different forms of literature.
C．Combination of poetry, drama, and music.
D．Differences between novels and poems.
解析：选B 主旨大意题。根据每段的第一句可知，文章主要介绍了诗歌、话剧、散文、小说等文学形式。所以本文主要讲述了不同的文学形式。
2．Which of the following is most likely to be the earliest form of literature
A．Poetry. B．The opera.
C．Prose. D．The novel.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Poetry appears earlier than other forms of literature”可知，诗歌出现得最早。
3．Unlike the other forms of literature, a play seeks to ________.
A．provide imagery and precise word choice
B．provide theatrical performances rather than reading purpose
C．express the author's personal point of view
D．distinguish itself from factual writing
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“It generally consists chiefly of a dialogue between characters and is usually for theatrical performances rather than for reading.”可知，戏剧是为戏剧表演而不是阅读目的提供的。
4．Different from the other forms of literature, prose ________.
A．develops as a combination of poetry, drama, and music
B．takes beautiful forms but not because of the forms of the words it uses
C．was not regarded as significant literature in early Europe
D．consists of patterns of stresses or of patterns of different-length syllables
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Prose writing can take beautiful forms, but not because of the forms of words it uses.”可知，散文不同于其他文学形式，它的优美并不在于它所使用的文字的形式。
Ⅱ.完形填空
My grandmother lived alone，far away from us.My father would __1__ her on Sunday nights and ask me to speak on the phone with her.I was a horrible student but she would always ask me about __2__.I felt terrible.Her inability to understand me was never more evident than at gift-giving time.
Each year, on Christmas morning, I would run down the stairs and __3__ into the pile of gifts with great delight.Each year, Grandmother would send me a book.As the years passed, it strengthened my __4__ that she really didn't care.Although I also used to read the books and sometimes memorize one text, I still couldn't __5__ it as playing, or having fun.
Although I was not interested in school, I had enormous patience with younger children.Our neighbor asked me to help her daughter with her homework.I __6__ songs and stories to help her memorize facts and we played games to __7__ what she had learned.Her mom remarked，“You should become a teacher when you grow up.”At first, the idea seemed ridiculous to me.But slowly the idea __8__ and I decided to give college a(n) __9___.I began to __10__ myself to it.A course named “Children's literature” was my favorite class and I was always eager to participate in each discussion.One day, the professor flashed a list of books on a projector (投影仪) that had been awarded a Newbery Medal.I felt a lump in my throat.__11__ with a copy of my teacher's list of classics, I __12__ home and ran to the basement.There in the corner on a dusty shelf sat the most amazing collection of children's books any teacher could hope to have.As I ran my fingers across these books, __13__ came flooding back.
It was then that I realized all of those presents would not make it to my __14__ except these books.Love was __15__ what my grandmother had been giving me all of my years.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了祖母送的礼物对作者的影响。作者刚开始不理解祖母的爱意，认为她不关心自己，总是送自己不喜欢的礼物。后来作者长大成人，决心要做一名老师，回家翻看祖母曾经送给自己的书，才明白祖母对自己的爱。
1．A.call B．employ
C．doubt D．interview
解析：选A 根据“ask me to speak on the phone with her”可知，此处是指打电话。
2．A.family B．school
C．job D．income
解析：选B 根据“I was a horrible student”和“I felt terrible”可知，祖母总是问作者学习的事。
3．A.burst B．break
C．fall D．dive
解析：选D 根据“with great delight”可知，此处是指作者一头扎进那堆礼物中。
4．A.problem B．purpose
C．belief D．practice
解析：选C 根据“Each year, Grandmother would send me a book.”可知，作者认为祖母并不关心自己。这是作者的一个想法。
5．A.count B．inspire
C．explore D．offer
解析：选A 根据“as playing, or having fun”可知，此处是指作者仍然不能把读书看作(count)是玩耍或者是娱乐。
6．A.got up B．made up
C．picked up D．took up
解析：选B 根据“songs and stories”可知，此处是指编歌曲和故事。
7．A.influence B．imagine
C．test D．remove
解析：选C 根据“what she had learned”可知，作者和小女孩做游戏是为了测试她学到了什么。
8．A.took aim B．took action
C．took root D．took risks
解析：选C 根据“I decided to give college a(n) ________”可知，这个想法慢慢在作者心里生根(take root)。
9．A.chance B．experiment
C．fire D．try
解析：选D 根据“At first, the idea seemed ridiculous to me.”可知，作者之前从未想过当老师，所以此处是指决定试一试上大学。
10．A.fetch B．devote
C．approve D．assist
解析：选B 根据后文“A course named ‘Children's literature’ was my favorite class and I was always eager to participate in each discussion.”可知，作者开始认真学习大学课程。
11．A.Impressed B．Covered
C．Armed D．Faced
解析：选C 根据“with a copy of my teacher's list of classics”可知，此处是指拿着书目跑回家。
12．A.danced B．flew
C．jumped D．raced
解析：选D 根据“ran to the basement”可知，此处是指跑回家。
13．A.sheets B．memories
C．challenges D．contents
解析：选B 这些书是以前祖母送给作者的，所以此处是指回忆如潮水般涌上心头。
14．A.parenthood B．neighborhood
C．childhood D．adulthood
解析：选D 这些书是祖母在作者小时候送给她的，所以这些书能陪伴她到成年，而这是其他礼物不能做到的。
15．A.exactly B．finally
C．hardly D．traditionally
解析：选A 此处表示祖母给作者的正是她的爱。
Ⅲ.语法填空
The Little Prince is __1__ children's fantasy book which __2__ (write) and illustrated by the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery during World War Ⅱ， but it is also enjoyed by adults.
It mainly tells a story about a lonely prince __3__ (come) from another planet. The little prince meets a pilot __4__ has crashed in the desert and the two become friends. The book talks about the importance of looking beneath the surface of things __5__ (uncover) their real meanings. I like it because it has made me think a lot about life and death, love and responsibility, friendship and __6__ (lonely). One of the most __7__ (memory) characters in the book is a rose, which the little prince fell in love with. I am really touched by the line — “It's the time you spend on your rose that __8__ (make) your rose so important.” — because it shows how we form special bonds with others by caring and taking responsibility for them.
__9__ (personal), I think it is a touching book suitable for people __10__ all ages.
语篇解读：本文是一篇读后感。文章介绍了儿童文学作品《小王子》，及作者对这部作品的感想。
1．a 考查冠词。 此处表泛指，意为“一本儿童奇幻书”，且children's以辅音音素开头，故填不定冠词a。
2．was written 考查动词时态和语态。根据时间状语“during World War Ⅱ”可知，应用一般过去时；主语which指代先行词book，与write之间为被动关系，故填was written。
3．coming 考查非谓语动词。a lonely prince与come之间为主动关系，故用现在分词作后置定语。
4．who/that 考查定语从句。空处引导定语从句，且在从句中作主语，先行词a pilot指人，故填who/that。
5．to uncover 考查非谓语动词。空处在句中作目的状语，故用动词不定式。
6．loneliness 考查名词。根据and前的“friendship”可知，此处应用名词形式。
7．memorable 考查形容词。修饰名词characters，应用形容词形式。
8．makes 考查动词时态及主谓一致。本句为强调句型，去掉“It's ... that”后可以看出，句子的主语为time，you spend on your rose为定语从句，修饰先行词time。空处在句中作谓语动词，陈述客观事实应用一般现在时，故填makes。
9．Personally 考查副词。空处在句中作评注性状语，修饰整个句子，应用副词形式；位于句子开头，首字母应大写。
10．of 考查介词。固定搭配of all ages意为“各个年龄段的”。UNIT 4 课时跟踪检测(二) 语言运用综合练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A poem is defined as a composition written in verse.Poems rely heavily on imagery, precise word choice, and metaphor (隐喻), and may take either the form of measures consisting of patterns of stresses or of patterns of different-length syllables.But they don't necessarily make use of rhyme.Poetry appears earlier than other forms of literature；however one cannot readily tell the characteristics of early poetry.Typically, as a form of literature, poetry makes great use of the forms of the words it uses.That is to say, it focuses on the features of the written or spoken word, rather than on their meaning.
The play, or drama, is another classical literary form that has continued to develop over the years.It generally consists chiefly of a dialogue between characters and is usually for theatrical performances rather than for reading.During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, opera developed as a combination of poetry, drama, and music.
An essay consists of a discussion of a topic from an author's personal point of view.The word “essay” in English is from the French word meaning “attempt”．In this sense, it could be said to mean the author's attempt to make others accept their view.
Prose consists of writing that does not stick to any particular formal structures.Prose writing can take beautiful forms, but not because of the forms of words it uses.
A novel consists simply of a long story written in prose, yet this form has only developed comparatively recently.Early novels in Europe did not, at the time, count as significant literature, perhaps because “mere” prose writing seemed easy and unimportant.It has become clear, however, that prose writing can provide pleasure to those readers even though it doesn't stick to poetic forms.
1．What does the passage mainly deal with
A．The writing of poems.
B．Different forms of literature.
C．Combination of poetry, drama, and music.
D．Differences between novels and poems.
2．Which of the following is most likely to be the earliest form of literature
A．Poetry. B．The opera.
C．Prose. D．The novel.
3．Unlike the other forms of literature, a play seeks to ________.
A．provide imagery and precise word choice
B．provide theatrical performances rather than reading purpose
C．express the author's personal point of view
D．distinguish itself from factual writing
4．Different from the other forms of literature, prose ________.
A．develops as a combination of poetry, drama, and music
B．takes beautiful forms but not because of the forms of the words it uses
C．was not regarded as significant literature in early Europe
D．consists of patterns of stresses or of patterns of different-length syllables
Ⅱ.完形填空
My grandmother lived alone，far away from us.My father would __1__ her on Sunday nights and ask me to speak on the phone with her.I was a horrible student but she would always ask me about __2__.I felt terrible.Her inability to understand me was never more evident than at gift-giving time.
Each year, on Christmas morning, I would run down the stairs and __3__ into the pile of gifts with great delight.Each year, Grandmother would send me a book.As the years passed, it strengthened my __4__ that she really didn't care.Although I also used to read the books and sometimes memorize one text, I still couldn't __5__ it as playing, or having fun.
Although I was not interested in school, I had enormous patience with younger children.Our neighbor asked me to help her daughter with her homework.I __6__ songs and stories to help her memorize facts and we played games to __7__ what she had learned.Her mom remarked，“You should become a teacher when you grow up.”At first, the idea seemed ridiculous to me.But slowly the idea __8__ and I decided to give college a(n) __9___.I began to __10__ myself to it.A course named “Children's literature” was my favorite class and I was always eager to participate in each discussion.One day, the professor flashed a list of books on a projector (投影仪) that had been awarded a Newbery Medal.I felt a lump in my throat.__11__ with a copy of my teacher's list of classics, I __12__ home and ran to the basement.There in the corner on a dusty shelf sat the most amazing collection of children's books any teacher could hope to have.As I ran my fingers across these books, __13__ came flooding back.
It was then that I realized all of those presents would not make it to my __14__ except these books.Love was __15__ what my grandmother had been giving me all of my years.
1．A.call B．employ
C．doubt D．interview
2．A.family B．school
C．job D．income
3．A.burst B．break
C．fall D．dive
4．A.problem B．purpose
C．belief D．practice
5．A.count B．inspire
C．explore D．offer
6．A.got up B．made up
C．picked up D．took up
7．A.influence B．imagine
C．test D．remove
8．A.took aim B．took action
C．took root D．took risks
9．A.chance B．experiment
C．fire D．try
10．A.fetch B．devote
C．approve D．assist
11．A.Impressed B．Covered
C．Armed D．Faced
12．A.danced B．flew
C．jumped D．raced
13．A.sheets B．memories
C．challenges D．contents
14．A.parenthood B．neighborhood
C．childhood D．adulthood
15．A.exactly B．finally
C．hardly D．traditionally
Ⅲ.语法填空
The Little Prince is __1__ children's fantasy book which __2__ (write) and illustrated by the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery during World War Ⅱ， but it is also enjoyed by adults.
It mainly tells a story about a lonely prince __3__ (come) from another planet. The little prince meets a pilot __4__ has crashed in the desert and the two become friends. The book talks about the importance of looking beneath the surface of things __5__ (uncover) their real meanings. I like it because it has made me think a lot about life and death, love and responsibility, friendship and __6__ (lonely). One of the most __7__ (memory) characters in the book is a rose, which the little prince fell in love with. I am really touched by the line — “It's the time you spend on your rose that __8__ (make) your rose so important.” — because it shows how we form special bonds with others by caring and taking responsibility for them.
__9__ (personal), I think it is a touching book suitable for people __10__ all ages.UNIT 4 课时跟踪检测(三) 阅读写作融会练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Stories are shared in many ways.They are described in books and magazines.They are read around the campfire at night.They are randomly distributed from stand-alone booths.But what else
To revive literature in the era of fast news and smartphone addiction, Short Edition, a French publisher of short-form literature, has set up more than 30 story dispensers (分发机) in the US in the past years to deliver fiction at the push of a button at restaurants, universities and government offices.
Francis Ford Coppola, the film director and winemaker, liked the idea so much that he invested in the company and placed a dispenser at his Café Zoetrope in San Francisco.Last month, public libraries in some other cities announced they would be setting them up, too.There is one on the campus at Penn State.A few can be found in downtown West Palm Beach, Fla.And Short Edition plans to announce more, including at the Los Angeles International Airport.
“Everything old is new again，” said Andrew Nurkin, director of the Free Library of Philadelphia, which is one of the libraries that set up the dispensers.“We want people to be easily exposed to literature.We want to advance literacy among children and inspire their creativity.”
Here's how a dispenser works: It has three buttons on top indicating choices for stories that can be read in one minute, three minutes or five minutes.When a button is pushed, a short story is printed.
The stories are free.They are chosen from a computer category of more than 100,000 original submissions by writers whose works have been evaluated by Short Edition's judges, and transmitted over a mobile network.Offerings can be tailored to specific interests, like children's fiction or romance.Short Edition gets stories for its category by holding writing contests.
Short Edition set up its first booth in 2016 and has 150 machines worldwide.“The idea is to make people happy，”said Kristan Leroy, director of Short Edition.“There is too much unhappiness today.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了为了能够在快新闻时代和智能手机成瘾的时代复兴文学，法国文学出版商Short Edition过去几年在美国设立了30多个小说分发机。
1．What do we know about the stories sent by dispensers
A．They are easily read.
B．They are short in form.
C．They can be bought from booths.
D．They can be found in magazines.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“It has three buttons on top indicating choices for stories that can be read in one minute, three minutes or five minutes.”可知，小说分发机发送的小说都很短。
2．Which paragraph shows the popularity of story dispensers in America
A．Paragraph 3. B．Paragraph 5.
C．Paragraph 6. D．Paragraph 7.
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“There is one ... West Palm Beach, Fla.And Short Edition plans to announce more, including at the Los Angeles International Airport.”可知，第三段说明小说分发机在美国很受欢迎。
3．Why are the story dispensers set up according to Andrew Nurkin
A．To introduce French literature.
B．To get rid of smartphone addiction.
C．To make people have access to literature.
D．To reduce the financial stress of libraries.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“We want people to be easily exposed to literature.”可知，设置小说分发机的主要目的是使人们有机会接触文学。
4．What is the best title for the text
A．Everything Old Is New
B．Online Reading: a Virtual Tour
C．Short Edition Is Getting Popular
D．Taste of Literature, at the Push of a Button
解析：选D 标题归纳题。通读全文并根据第二段中的“Short Edition ... to deliver fiction at the push of a button at restaurants, universities and government offices.”可知，法国文学出版商Short Edition过去几年在美国设立了30多个小说分发机。在餐厅、大学、政府办公室只需要按一下按钮即可阅读小说。故D项“轻按一下按钮，即可品味文学作品”适合作文章标题。
B
In the Ancient Greek world, one was meant to focus on a close knowledge of just two books, Homer's The Odyssey and his The Iliad, because these were the best guides to action in military and civilian affairs. However, the modern world firmly equals the intelligent person with the well-read person.
Nowadays, if we do not rush to read four of this year's major prize-winning books, we will feel guilty about how far behind we are. We think that there should be no limit to how much we read because in answer to the question of why we read, there is only one response that will ever be ambitious enough: We read in order to know everything.
But this tiring approach to reading does not make us particularly happy. So in order to ease and simplify your lives, we might have a much more limited, focused and useful goal. We might, for example, read in order to learn to be content. Nothing less and nothing more.
With this new, far more targeted ambition in mind, much of the pressure to read constantly and randomly starts to fade. Once we know that we are reading to be content, we don't need to chase every book published this season. We can zero in on titles that best explain what we need. So for example, we may need a few key books that will teach us about how families work and how they might work better, that can take us through how to find a job, or how to develop the courage to develop our opportunities.
The more we understand what reading is for us, the more we can enjoy close relationships with a few works only. The truly well-read person isn't the one who has read a huge number of books, but someone who has let themselves be deeply shaped by just a few, very well-chosen titles.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章论述了我们应该进行有针对性的阅读的原因。真正博学的人不是读过大量书籍的人，而是那些让自己被一些精选的书籍深刻塑造的人。
5．Why are Homer's The Odyssey and The Iliad mentioned in the first paragraph
A．To present a fact.
B．To explain a point.
C．To raise a question.
D．To make a comparison.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，在古希腊人们被限制重点阅读这两本名著，因为这两本名著指导军事和人们的日常事务。再结合全文主要讲要有针对性地阅读可知，第一段提到古希腊的两本名著是为了和现代的广泛阅读进行比较。
6．What can we infer from Paragraphs 2 and 3
A．Major prize-winning books should be read.
B．We should be ambitious to read to know everything.
C．Reading as much as we can leads to happiness.
D．We should read with focused purposes.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第二段和第三段内容可知，了解一切知识的大范围的阅读方法并不能使我们特别快乐，为了使生活容易一些、简单一些，我们应该有针对性地阅读。
7．What kind of books does the author advise us to read
A．The newly published ones.
B．Those with innovative names.
C．The books meeting your needs.
D．The books improving your ambitions.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“So for example ... to develop our opportunities”可知，作者建议我们阅读能满足我们具体需要的书。
8．What is the author's purpose in writing the text
A．To promote our interest in reading.
B．To advocate a targeted reading way.
C．To criticize reading blindly.
D．To compare different reading styles.
解析：选B 写作意图题。根据最后三段内容尤其是最后一段最后一句可知，作者写此文是为了提倡一种有针对性的阅读方式。
Ⅱ.应用文写作
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友 Peter发来邮件说他对中国古诗很感兴趣，请你给他回一封邮件，向他推荐一本学习中国古诗的书。内容包括：
1．推荐的书及建议原因；
2．如何购买。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Dear Peter，
I'm delighted to know you are interested in classical Chinese poetry.
Yours，
Li Hua
参考范文：
Dear Peter，
I'm delighted to know you are interested in classical Chinese poetry.At your request I'd like to recommend Learn Chinese Through Tang Poetry to you.
It's a collection of famous Chinese poetry written during the Tang Dynasty, which is the golden age of Chinese poetry.Intended for beginners, the book mainly focuses on poems that are easy to understand.And colorful pictures in the book make learning fun and interesting.What's more，the book offers English translations of all the poems which will be of benefit to you.The book is readily available online.If you'd like, I can mail you one.
I wish you great pleasure in learning Chinese poetry.
Yours，
Li Hua
Ⅲ.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。
During the winter of 1986 I was working in construction near Oakland, California.It is not unusual for construction workers' hands to become very painful during winter after working with concrete, wet wood, mud, etc.My hands were no exception that year.They were actually cracking (皲裂) open at the joints in the fingers and thumbs.So I was always complaining about my hurting hands.I often wondered when my cracked hands would not be painful.
Stopping work because of hurting hands is simply not possible in the construction industry.You grit your teeth (咬紧牙关), keep working and finish the job — but do further damage to your hands in the process.The only break occurs on weekends.My co-workers and I used to comfort each other almost every day.The pain is similar to that of “paper cuts” occurring many times an hour.
One morning I left for work at 5：00 a．m.to pour concrete and pulled into a gas station to fuel up.As I got out of my truck, I noticed a newspaper delivery van (有篷货车) and the driver struggling with bales (大捆) of daily newspapers.I took a second look and noticed that the man was born with arms that ended halfway down each forearm.I was amazed to see him doing a job that would otherwise require a very physically gifted person.Still, he was somewhat struggling with the large bales because his arms simply weren't long enough to carry these bales.Instead he had to “pinch” the bales and lift them with his short and thick arms.Then I found he had difficulty tying his shoes although he had tried many times.I wondered how I could give him some help.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph 1：
On my way to the convenience store at the station, I stopped and asked him if I could help him in any way.
Paragraph 2：
I came to a full stop and looked back at him as he was getting into his van.
参考范文：
Paragraph 1：
On my way to the convenience store at the station, I stopped and asked him if I could help him in any way.He politely refused my offer.A few minutes later, while I was putting more fuel into my truck, he cried out suddenly，“Hey buddy，I think I need some help.Would you mind tying my shoes for me？” As I was tying his shoes, he went on to explain that tying his shoes was the only thing he couldn't do for himself.He thanked me as I got into my truck and started to drive away.
Paragraph 2：
I came to a full stop and looked back at him as he was getting into his van.I looked down at my hands.Suddenly it hit me: I had been complaining about my hurting hands for weeks.That man back there would have done anything to have my cracked hands.Every winter after that when my hands started cracking, I thought back to that man without forearms in 1986.And just like magic, they stopped hurting.UNIT 4 课时跟踪检测(三) 阅读写作融会练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Stories are shared in many ways.They are described in books and magazines.They are read around the campfire at night.They are randomly distributed from stand-alone booths.But what else
To revive literature in the era of fast news and smartphone addiction, Short Edition, a French publisher of short-form literature, has set up more than 30 story dispensers (分发机) in the US in the past years to deliver fiction at the push of a button at restaurants, universities and government offices.
Francis Ford Coppola, the film director and winemaker, liked the idea so much that he invested in the company and placed a dispenser at his Café Zoetrope in San Francisco.Last month, public libraries in some other cities announced they would be setting them up, too.There is one on the campus at Penn State.A few can be found in downtown West Palm Beach, Fla.And Short Edition plans to announce more, including at the Los Angeles International Airport.
“Everything old is new again，” said Andrew Nurkin, director of the Free Library of Philadelphia, which is one of the libraries that set up the dispensers.“We want people to be easily exposed to literature.We want to advance literacy among children and inspire their creativity.”
Here's how a dispenser works: It has three buttons on top indicating choices for stories that can be read in one minute, three minutes or five minutes.When a button is pushed, a short story is printed.
The stories are free.They are chosen from a computer category of more than 100,000 original submissions by writers whose works have been evaluated by Short Edition's judges, and transmitted over a mobile network.Offerings can be tailored to specific interests, like children's fiction or romance.Short Edition gets stories for its category by holding writing contests.
Short Edition set up its first booth in 2016 and has 150 machines worldwide.“The idea is to make people happy，”said Kristan Leroy, director of Short Edition.“There is too much unhappiness today.”
1．What do we know about the stories sent by dispensers
A．They are easily read.
B．They are short in form.
C．They can be bought from booths.
D．They can be found in magazines.
2．Which paragraph shows the popularity of story dispensers in America
A．Paragraph 3. B．Paragraph 5.
C．Paragraph 6. D．Paragraph 7.
3．Why are the story dispensers set up according to Andrew Nurkin
A．To introduce French literature.
B．To get rid of smartphone addiction.
C．To make people have access to literature.
D．To reduce the financial stress of libraries.
4．What is the best title for the text
A．Everything Old Is New
B．Online Reading: a Virtual Tour
C．Short Edition Is Getting Popular
D．Taste of Literature, at the Push of a Button
B
In the Ancient Greek world, one was meant to focus on a close knowledge of just two books, Homer's The Odyssey and his The Iliad, because these were the best guides to action in military and civilian affairs. However, the modern world firmly equals the intelligent person with the well-read person.
Nowadays, if we do not rush to read four of this year's major prize-winning books, we will feel guilty about how far behind we are. We think that there should be no limit to how much we read because in answer to the question of why we read, there is only one response that will ever be ambitious enough: We read in order to know everything.
But this tiring approach to reading does not make us particularly happy. So in order to ease and simplify your lives, we might have a much more limited, focused and useful goal. We might, for example, read in order to learn to be content. Nothing less and nothing more.
With this new, far more targeted ambition in mind, much of the pressure to read constantly and randomly starts to fade. Once we know that we are reading to be content, we don't need to chase every book published this season. We can zero in on titles that best explain what we need. So for example, we may need a few key books that will teach us about how families work and how they might work better, that can take us through how to find a job, or how to develop the courage to develop our opportunities.
The more we understand what reading is for us, the more we can enjoy close relationships with a few works only. The truly well-read person isn't the one who has read a huge number of books, but someone who has let themselves be deeply shaped by just a few, very well-chosen titles.
5．Why are Homer's The Odyssey and The Iliad mentioned in the first paragraph
A．To present a fact.
B．To explain a point.
C．To raise a question.
D．To make a comparison.
6．What can we infer from Paragraphs 2 and 3
A．Major prize-winning books should be read.
B．We should be ambitious to read to know everything.
C．Reading as much as we can leads to happiness.
D．We should read with focused purposes.
7．What kind of books does the author advise us to read
A．The newly published ones.
B．Those with innovative names.
C．The books meeting your needs.
D．The books improving your ambitions.
8．What is the author's purpose in writing the text
A．To promote our interest in reading.
B．To advocate a targeted reading way.
C．To criticize reading blindly.
D．To compare different reading styles.
Ⅱ.应用文写作
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友 Peter发来邮件说他对中国古诗很感兴趣，请你给他回一封邮件，向他推荐一本学习中国古诗的书。内容包括：
1．推荐的书及建议原因；
2．如何购买。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Dear Peter，
I'm delighted to know you are interested in classical Chinese poetry.
Yours，
Li Hua
Ⅲ.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。
During the winter of 1986 I was working in construction near Oakland, California.It is not unusual for construction workers' hands to become very painful during winter after working with concrete, wet wood, mud, etc.My hands were no exception that year.They were actually cracking (皲裂) open at the joints in the fingers and thumbs.So I was always complaining about my hurting hands.I often wondered when my cracked hands would not be painful.
Stopping work because of hurting hands is simply not possible in the construction industry.You grit your teeth (咬紧牙关), keep working and finish the job — but do further damage to your hands in the process.The only break occurs on weekends.My co-workers and I used to comfort each other almost every day.The pain is similar to that of “paper cuts” occurring many times an hour.
One morning I left for work at 5：00 a．m.to pour concrete and pulled into a gas station to fuel up.As I got out of my truck, I noticed a newspaper delivery van (有篷货车) and the driver struggling with bales (大捆) of daily newspapers.I took a second look and noticed that the man was born with arms that ended halfway down each forearm.I was amazed to see him doing a job that would otherwise require a very physically gifted person.Still, he was somewhat struggling with the large bales because his arms simply weren't long enough to carry these bales.Instead he had to “pinch” the bales and lift them with his short and thick arms.Then I found he had difficulty tying his shoes although he had tried many times.I wondered how I could give him some help.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Paragraph 1：
On my way to the convenience store at the station, I stopped and asked him if I could help him in any way.
Paragraph 2：
I came to a full stop and looked back at him as he was getting into his van. UNIT 4 课时跟踪检测(四) 重点题型强化练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
“A serious attack on the fantasy story for children comes from those who do not wish children to be frightened，” writes C．S.Lewis in an essay named On Three Ways of Writing for Children.Those who say that children must not be frightened mean two things.Firstly, they mean that we mustn't do anything likely to give children fears, and secondly, they want to keep out of their minds that they are born into a world of death, violence, wounds and evil (邪恶)．C.S.Lewis says he agrees with the first reason, but not the second.
He goes on to remark，“Since it is so likely that they will meet cruel enemies, let them at least hear of brave fighters and heroic courage.By limiting your child to perfect and nice stories of child life in which nothing alarming ever happens, they would fail to face fears and hardships.”“It would be nice，” he continues，“if no little boy in bed ever hears a frightening sound.But if he is to be frightened, I think St.George, or any bright hero in armor (盔甲), is a better comfort than the idea of the police.”
Bruno Bettelheim, a well-known child psychologist, also points out that fantasy stories provide children with a valuable education about good and evil.He believes that all children have many personal fantasies filled with fears and fantasy stories comfort them and offer solutions.Happy endings tell them that solutions and hope are real and model the kind of happy life children want to find.
A good fantasy suggests rather than teaches possible answers to life.It's believed that reading fantasies quickens the ability to get and put ideas from books to reality.It's what good literature does — it makes life larger.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了奇幻文学对儿童的好处——可以帮助他们克服恐惧，提高解决实际问题的能力。
1．According to Paragraph 1, C．S.Lewis thinks that________.
A．children shouldn't read any fantasy story because it is bad
B．adults shouldn't do things that may frighten their children
C．death and badness should be kept out of children's minds
D．writing a fantasy story is the best way of writing for children
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第一段尤其是最后两句可知，C.S.Lewis认为成年人不应该做可能吓到孩子的事情。
2．What probably is St.George according to the text
A．He is a policeman in real life.
B．He is a murderer caught by the police.
C．He is a brave man in a fantasy novel.
D．He is a frightening person in a story.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“But if he is to be frightened, I think St.George, or any bright hero in armor, is a better comfort than the idea of the police.”可知， St.George是奇幻小说里的一个勇敢的人物。
3．Why should children read fantasy literature according to Bruno Bettelheim
A．It encourages children to have a lot of fantasies.
B．It helps children overcome fears and find solutions.
C．It teaches children to write their own fantasy stories.
D．It gives children a happy memory when they grow up.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“He believes that all children have many personal fantasies filled with fears and fantasy stories comfort them and offer solutions.”可知，Bruno Bettelheim认为孩子们要读奇幻故事，因为这能帮助他们克服恐惧，找到解决办法。
4．It can be inferred from the text that ________.
A．good literature can give readers more valuable stories
B．fantasies can improve one's ability to solve problems
C．personal fantasies can help children get away from danger
D．most children can understand what fantasy literature is
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“It's believed that reading fantasies quickens the ability to get and put ideas from books to reality.”可知，奇幻文学可以提高一个人解决问题的能力。
B
Robert Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874, but he spent most of his life moving from place to place, often returning to New England, the place of his later childhood and early adult years.
Robert was the first child born in his family.Frost's early childhood was filled with anxiety, since his father drank and gambled too much.Frost's father died when Frost was 11, leaving his mother with no choice but to move back home with her parents in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Frost's first published poem appeared in the Lawrence High School Bulletin in 1890.While Frost could attend Harvard College, he attended Dartmouth College instead, because his grandparents thought he would find success there.Frost dropped out of Dartmouth before his first year was over and began teaching primary school.
In 1894, Frost received his first payment for the poem My Butterfly: an Elegy.He worked as a reporter while still teaching primary school.Frost married his wife, Elinor White, in 1895.Frost and Elinor had their first child in 1896, a son they named Elliot.
In 1897, Frost continued his education at Harvard College, but by 1899 he had dropped out again.In 1901, Frost's grandfather died, leaving him a farm in New Hampshire, which made it possible for Frost to support his growing family.Robert and Elinor had more children, and Frost wrote more and did several different part-time jobs to make ends meet.He taught English literature，trained other teachers in teaching methods, and taught education and psychology classes.
In 1913, his first book A Boy's Will was published.The success of this book brought him in contact with many important literary people, including William Yeats.Following this success, Frost published many literary works, including short stories, poems and a play.He made a living by lecturing, writing and sometimes teaching.
Frost actively contributed to the literature until his death in 1963.Frost was highly regarded, and he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his poetry four times in his life.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章以时间为线索，介绍了美国著名诗人罗伯特·弗罗斯特的生平。
5．Why did Robert Frost attend Dartmouth College instead of Harvard College
A．He didn't show any interest in Harvard College.
B．His grandparents didn't want him to leave home.
C．His family hoped that he could save money for them.
D．His grandparents thought he could achieve more in Dartmouth College.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，弗罗斯特去读达特茅斯大学是因为他的祖父母认为他在那里会有更大的成就。
6．After his grandfather's death, Robert Frost ________.
A．lost his family's support for his writing
B．couldn't spend most of his time in writing poems
C．could run the farm to support his growing family
D．didn't want to do part-time jobs anymore
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第五段第二句可知，1901年，弗罗斯特的祖父去世，留下他在新罕布什尔州的一个农场，这使弗罗斯特有可能养活他日益壮大的家庭。
7．What happened to Robert Frost as his first book was published
A．He began to get interested in serious literature.
B．He had to make a living by teaching primary school.
C．He found it difficult to stop writing and teaching.
D．He had chances to meet great figures in literature.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一、二句可知，1913年，他的第一本书《男孩的遗嘱》出版，这本书的成功使他接触了许多重要的文学人物，包括威廉·叶芝。
8．What is the purpose of this passage
A．To report Robert Frost's influence on poetry.
B．To introduce Robert Frost's life story.
C．To find out what made Robert Frost a successful writer.
D．To review the influence of Robert Frost's terrible childhood.
解析：选B 写作目的题。文章以时间为线索，介绍了著名诗人罗伯特·弗罗斯特的一生。由此推知，文章的目的是介绍罗伯特·弗罗斯特的生平。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
If you're a book lover who can't help but get lost in a story, you're probably constantly looking for ways to have your friends and family join in the reading fun! __1__
Know your own reading preferences. Since you are more likely to be persuasive in recommending something you enjoy, it helps to know your own reading preferences. It's also helpful to write down some book reviews and your feelings about the books you read. __2__
Ask them what they last read. __3__ Once you get a sense of the kinds of books they like, you'll be better prepared to make an appropriate recommendation.
Encourage them to read a book about their city. If they recently moved to a new city, give them a book that relates to it. It could be a book about the unique art and architecture of the city. __4__ For example, if they just moved to New York City, you could give them the novel Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote.
__5__ If they are passionate about their career or have just decided to change careers, they may enjoy a title related to their vocation. Search for a book that relates to their career.
Remember: The best recommendations are well tailored to them.
A．Take inspiration from their occupation.
B．Make a recommendation based on their personal style.
C．There are several strategies of how to recommend books.
D．Another option is a novel that takes place in their new city.
E．You can gather much information by asking about the books they read.
F．You might have to search for their favorite book alongside book stores.
G．You can use them to decide whether to recommend the books to a friend.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了几种推荐书籍的策略。
1．选C 上文提到你可能不断寻找方法来让朋友和家人参与阅读，下文则介绍了几种策略。故C项“推荐书籍有几种策略”承上启下，符合语境。
2．选G 上文提到，写下一些书评和你对所读书籍的感受也是很有帮助的，故G项“你可以根据这些来决定是否向朋友推荐这些书”承接上文，符合语境，且G选项中的“them”指代上文的“some book reviews and your feelings”。
3．选E 上文提到，询问他们上次读过什么书，故E项“你可以通过询问他们读过的书来收集很多信息”承接上文，符合语境。
4．选D 上文给出了一种书籍推荐的选择，下文给出了一个例子，故D项“另一个选择是一本发生在他们的新城市的小说”承上启下，符合语境。
5．选A 下文提到找一本与他们的职业相关的书并解释了理由，故A项“从他们的职业中获得灵感”衔接下文，符合语境。 且下文中的“career ”和A选项中的“occupation”相呼应。
Ⅲ.完形填空
“I noticed something，” my friend Ashley said. “Your bookshelf is __1__.” I nodded absently.I could feel my best friend staring at me with __2__.
“I'm looking at your online bookshelf right now.It's clear of books this year.Why？” she asked.
“I wish I could read，” I replied, __3__ the many hours I'd spent helping someone with their computer or browsing (浏览) online news articles __4__ reading novels.
“But who's going to__5__ fun books to me？” Ashley asked, sounding shocked. “You always were my book buddy (朋友)．”
When I got home that day，I deleted a calendar event that was supposed to happen at 9：00 p．m. and typed into the description box, “Read a novel.”
When the time for the __6__ event came, I felt so guilty (内疚的) that I __7__ to turn on the audiobook.With __8__， though，I finally pressed Play and sank into a cozy young-adult novel. I soon __9__ and noticed that I was really enjoying myself.
I started clearing my calendar for myself.Each time I put “__10__ time” in my calendar，I felt really happy.
When it came time to __11__ for the second night, it was __12__ than the previous night.I even turned off my phone and sank into bed with headphones on.
Then I __13__ my phone and called Ashley to tell her that I had __14__ a lot of upcoming appointments.She was __15__. “That's really great.I'm glad to have my book buddy back.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者忙于琐事，无暇阅读小说，后来在朋友Ashley的提醒下，将阅读重新放到计划中，再次回到图书的世界。
1．A.pretty B．tidy
C．large D．empty
解析：选D 根据下一段的“It's clear of books this year.”可知，书架是空的。
2．A.respect B．pride
C．concern D．fear
解析：选C 根据下一段朋友问的问题可知，此处作者的朋友在关切地询问作者。
3．A.accounting for B．thinking about
C．depending on D．dividing up
解析：选B 根据后半句“the many hours I'd spent helping someone with their computer or browsing online news articles”可知，此处应该是作者边回答边思考。
4．A.instead of B．because of
C．apart from D．along with
解析：选A 根据上文描写书架空了可知，作者没有花时间在阅读小说上。
5．A.write B．recommend
C．transport D．award
解析：选B 根据下一句“You always were my book buddy.”可知，作者是Ashley的书友，会推荐有趣的书给她。
6．A.original B．popular
C．common D．formal
解析：选A 根据上文的“I deleted a calendar event that was supposed to happen at 9：00 p．m.”可知，作者原先活动的时间到了。
7．A.expected B．promised
C．hesitated D．forgot
解析：选C 根据下文的“I finally pressed Play and sank into a cozy young-adult novel.”可知，作者在阅读时间到来时犹豫了。
8．A.joy B．determination
C．access D．support
解析：选B 根据下一句“I finally pressed Play and sank into a cozy young-adult novel”可知，作者下定了决心。
9．A.survived B．agreed
C．relaxed D．repeated
解析：选C 根据后半句“I was really enjoying myself”可知，作者很放松，很享受有声书。
10．A.personal B．hard
C．valuable D．limited
解析：选C 根据上文的“I soon ________and noticed that I was really enjoying myself.”及“I started clearing my calendar for myself.”可知，作者觉得阅读有声书的时间很宝贵。
11．A.sleep B．help
C．read D．reflect
解析：选C 根据后半句“for the second night”及上文的“I deleted a calendar ... and typed into the description box, ‘Read a novel.’”可知，此处表示第二晚的阅读时间到了。
12．A.longer B．easier
C．earlier D．quicker
解析：选B 根据上文提到的作者第一晚阅读时内心的犹豫及下文的“I even turned off my phone and sank into bed with headphones on.”可知，第二晚阅读比前一晚更容易了。
13．A.escaped from B．looked for
C．pointed to D．turned on
解析：选D 根据上文的“I even turned off my phone”及下文的“called Ashley”可知，作者打开手机给Ashley打电话。
14．A.finished B．fixed
C．canceled D．missed
解析：选C 根据下文的“I'm glad to have my book buddy back.”可知，作者取消了许多即将到来的预约，而把时间花在阅读上。
15．A.excited B．confused
C．anxious D．ambitious
解析：选A 根据下文的“That's really great.”可知，Ashley很兴奋。UNIT 4 课时跟踪检测(四) 重点题型强化练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
“A serious attack on the fantasy story for children comes from those who do not wish children to be frightened，” writes C．S.Lewis in an essay named On Three Ways of Writing for Children.Those who say that children must not be frightened mean two things.Firstly, they mean that we mustn't do anything likely to give children fears, and secondly, they want to keep out of their minds that they are born into a world of death, violence, wounds and evil (邪恶)．C.S.Lewis says he agrees with the first reason, but not the second.
He goes on to remark，“Since it is so likely that they will meet cruel enemies, let them at least hear of brave fighters and heroic courage.By limiting your child to perfect and nice stories of child life in which nothing alarming ever happens, they would fail to face fears and hardships.”“It would be nice，” he continues，“if no little boy in bed ever hears a frightening sound.But if he is to be frightened, I think St.George, or any bright hero in armor (盔甲), is a better comfort than the idea of the police.”
Bruno Bettelheim, a well-known child psychologist, also points out that fantasy stories provide children with a valuable education about good and evil.He believes that all children have many personal fantasies filled with fears and fantasy stories comfort them and offer solutions.Happy endings tell them that solutions and hope are real and model the kind of happy life children want to find.
A good fantasy suggests rather than teaches possible answers to life.It's believed that reading fantasies quickens the ability to get and put ideas from books to reality.It's what good literature does — it makes life larger.
1．According to Paragraph 1, C．S.Lewis thinks that________.
A．children shouldn't read any fantasy story because it is bad
B．adults shouldn't do things that may frighten their children
C．death and badness should be kept out of children's minds
D．writing a fantasy story is the best way of writing for children
2．What probably is St.George according to the text
A．He is a policeman in real life.
B．He is a murderer caught by the police.
C．He is a brave man in a fantasy novel.
D．He is a frightening person in a story.
3．Why should children read fantasy literature according to Bruno Bettelheim
A．It encourages children to have a lot of fantasies.
B．It helps children overcome fears and find solutions.
C．It teaches children to write their own fantasy stories.
D．It gives children a happy memory when they grow up.
4．It can be inferred from the text that ________.
A．good literature can give readers more valuable stories
B．fantasies can improve one's ability to solve problems
C．personal fantasies can help children get away from danger
D．most children can understand what fantasy literature is
B
Robert Frost was born in San Francisco in 1874, but he spent most of his life moving from place to place, often returning to New England, the place of his later childhood and early adult years.
Robert was the first child born in his family.Frost's early childhood was filled with anxiety, since his father drank and gambled too much.Frost's father died when Frost was 11, leaving his mother with no choice but to move back home with her parents in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Frost's first published poem appeared in the Lawrence High School Bulletin in 1890.While Frost could attend Harvard College, he attended Dartmouth College instead, because his grandparents thought he would find success there.Frost dropped out of Dartmouth before his first year was over and began teaching primary school.
In 1894, Frost received his first payment for the poem My Butterfly: an Elegy.He worked as a reporter while still teaching primary school.Frost married his wife, Elinor White, in 1895.Frost and Elinor had their first child in 1896, a son they named Elliot.
In 1897, Frost continued his education at Harvard College, but by 1899 he had dropped out again.In 1901, Frost's grandfather died, leaving him a farm in New Hampshire, which made it possible for Frost to support his growing family.Robert and Elinor had more children, and Frost wrote more and did several different part-time jobs to make ends meet.He taught English literature，trained other teachers in teaching methods, and taught education and psychology classes.
In 1913, his first book A Boy's Will was published.The success of this book brought him in contact with many important literary people, including William Yeats.Following this success, Frost published many literary works, including short stories, poems and a play.He made a living by lecturing, writing and sometimes teaching.
Frost actively contributed to the literature until his death in 1963.Frost was highly regarded, and he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his poetry four times in his life.
5．Why did Robert Frost attend Dartmouth College instead of Harvard College
A．He didn't show any interest in Harvard College.
B．His grandparents didn't want him to leave home.
C．His family hoped that he could save money for them.
D．His grandparents thought he could achieve more in Dartmouth College.
6．After his grandfather's death, Robert Frost ________.
A．lost his family's support for his writing
B．couldn't spend most of his time in writing poems
C．could run the farm to support his growing family
D．didn't want to do part-time jobs anymore
7．What happened to Robert Frost as his first book was published
A．He began to get interested in serious literature.
B．He had to make a living by teaching primary school.
C．He found it difficult to stop writing and teaching.
D．He had chances to meet great figures in literature.
8．What is the purpose of this passage
A．To report Robert Frost's influence on poetry.
B．To introduce Robert Frost's life story.
C．To find out what made Robert Frost a successful writer.
D．To review the influence of Robert Frost's terrible childhood.
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
If you're a book lover who can't help but get lost in a story, you're probably constantly looking for ways to have your friends and family join in the reading fun! __1__
Know your own reading preferences. Since you are more likely to be persuasive in recommending something you enjoy, it helps to know your own reading preferences. It's also helpful to write down some book reviews and your feelings about the books you read. __2__
Ask them what they last read. __3__ Once you get a sense of the kinds of books they like, you'll be better prepared to make an appropriate recommendation.
Encourage them to read a book about their city. If they recently moved to a new city, give them a book that relates to it. It could be a book about the unique art and architecture of the city. __4__ For example, if they just moved to New York City, you could give them the novel Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote.
__5__ If they are passionate about their career or have just decided to change careers, they may enjoy a title related to their vocation. Search for a book that relates to their career.
Remember: The best recommendations are well tailored to them.
A．Take inspiration from their occupation.
B．Make a recommendation based on their personal style.
C．There are several strategies of how to recommend books.
D．Another option is a novel that takes place in their new city.
E．You can gather much information by asking about the books they read.
F．You might have to search for their favorite book alongside book stores.
G．You can use them to decide whether to recommend the books to a friend.
Ⅲ.完形填空
“I noticed something，” my friend Ashley said. “Your bookshelf is __1__.” I nodded absently.I could feel my best friend staring at me with __2__.
“I'm looking at your online bookshelf right now.It's clear of books this year.Why？” she asked.
“I wish I could read，” I replied, __3__ the many hours I'd spent helping someone with their computer or browsing (浏览) online news articles __4__ reading novels.
“But who's going to__5__ fun books to me？” Ashley asked, sounding shocked. “You always were my book buddy (朋友)．”
When I got home that day，I deleted a calendar event that was supposed to happen at 9：00 p．m. and typed into the description box, “Read a novel.”
When the time for the __6__ event came, I felt so guilty (内疚的) that I __7__ to turn on the audiobook.With __8__， though，I finally pressed Play and sank into a cozy young-adult novel. I soon __9__ and noticed that I was really enjoying myself.
I started clearing my calendar for myself.Each time I put “__10__ time” in my calendar，I felt really happy.
When it came time to __11__ for the second night, it was __12__ than the previous night.I even turned off my phone and sank into bed with headphones on.
Then I __13__ my phone and called Ashley to tell her that I had __14__ a lot of upcoming appointments.She was __15__. “That's really great.I'm glad to have my book buddy back.”
1．A.pretty B．tidy
C．large D．empty
2．A.respect B．pride
C．concern D．fear
3．A.accounting for B．thinking about
C．depending on D．dividing up
4．A.instead of B．because of
C．apart from D．along with
5．A.write B．recommend
C．transport D．award
6．A.original B．popular
C．common D．formal
7．A.expected B．promised
C．hesitated D．forgot
8．A.joy B．determination
C．access D．support
9．A.survived B．agreed
C．relaxed D．repeated
10．A.personal B．hard
C．valuable D．limited
11．A.sleep B．help
C．read D．reflect
12．A.longer B．easier
C．earlier D．quicker
13．A.escaped from B．looked for
C．pointed to D．turned on
14．A.finished B．fixed
C．canceled D．missed
15．A.excited B．confused
C．anxious D．ambitiousUNIT 4 课时跟踪检测(一) 阅读理解专项练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Habit refers to a behavior or practice that is often done without thinking. These following books are powerful when they come to building habits you need to succeed.
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
The interesting thing about habits is that once we develop them, they go totally unnoticed in our day-to-day activities. You just do it. That's a habit. The Power of Habit teaches you how to build better habits that serve you both in life and work.
The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
One of the biggest reasons, why most people fail at keeping their New Year's resolutions is that they set too many of them to begin with. The key to continuous success is actually simple: focus on one thing and see it through for long enough that you achieve your goals. Success is step by step. You must learn to walk before you run.
Meditations (冥思录) by Marcus Aurelius
This book was written over 1,800 years ago. Guess what The powerful rules, written in the second century, remain just as practical today. Marcus Aurelius was known for going for excellence with strong determination, which was built by way of habit.
30 Days By Marc Reklau
The purpose of the book is to provide you with a 30-day challenge to build habits. What's nice about this book is that it provides step-by-step instructions. The book encourages you to learn and apply every single day. It's easier to do that when you are reading one step every single day for the next 30 days. Of course, you can read them all in one sitting if you like.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了几本在培养成功所需的习惯方面非常有用的书。
1．Who advises you to form better habits both in life and work
A．Charles Duhigg.
B．Gary Keller and Jay Papasan.
C．Marcus Aurelius.
D．Marc Reklau.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，The Power of Habit这本书教你如何在生活和工作 中养成更好的习惯。
2．Which book is most possibly the oldest of the following four
A．The Power of Habit.
B．The ONE Thing.
C．Meditations.
D．30 Days.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知，Meditations这本书写于1 800多年前，可能为四本书中最古老的书。
3．The ONE Thing and 30 Days both believe ________.
A．once developed all habits are good
B．we develop habits easily and quickly
C．30 days is enough to form a new habit
D．only gradually can we achieve success
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第三段最后两句可知，The ONE Thing提到成功是渐进的过程，你必须先学会走，再学跑；根据最后一段第二句可知，30 Days这本书的优点在于它提供了循序渐进的指导。由此可知，这两本书都认为成功是一个渐进的过程。
B
I must have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child deal with books. There was not one night that I don't remember Mom reading me a storybook by my bedside. I was extremely inspired by the elegant way the words sounded.
I always wanted to know what my mom was reading. Hearing Mom say, “I can't believe what's printed in the newspaper this morning，” made me want to grab it out of her hands and read it myself. I wanted to be like my mom and know all of the things she knew. So I carried around a book, and each night, just to be like her, I would pretend to be reading.
This is how everyone learned to read. We would start off with sentences, then paragraphs, and then stories. It seemed an unending journey, but even as a six-year-old girl I realized that knowing how to read could open many doors. When Mom said, “The C-A-N-D-Y is hidden on the top shelf，” I knew where the candy was. My progress in reading raised my curiosity, and I wanted to know everything. I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.
Most of my reading through primary, middle and high school was factual reading. I read for knowledge, and to make A's on my tests. Occasionally, I would read a novel that was assigned, but I didn't enjoy this type of reading. I liked facts, things that are concrete. I thought anything abstract left too much room for argument.
Yet, now that I'm growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needing a way to escape. By opening a novel, I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character. In these worlds I can become anyone. I don't have to write down what happened or what technique the author was using when he or she wrote this. I just read to relax.
We're taught to read because it's necessary for much of human understanding. Reading is a vital part of my life. Reading satisfies my desire to keep learning. And I've found that the possibilities that lie within books are limitless.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者对阅读的喜爱：从小听妈妈读睡前故事，开始识字之后就认读路边的路标，后来阅读习惯也发生了变化。作者认为阅读满足了自己不断学习的渴望，并认为书中有着无限的可能性。
4．Why did the author want to grab the newspaper out of her mom's hands
A．She wanted Mom to read the news to her.
B．She was anxious to know what had happened.
C．She couldn't wait to tear the newspaper apart.
D．She couldn't help but stop Mom from reading.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段第二、三句可知，作者急切地想知道报纸上的内容，因此想从妈妈的手里把报纸抢过来。
5．According to Paragraph 3, the author's reading of road signs indicates ________.
A．her unique way to locate herself
B．her eagerness to develop her reading ability
C．her effort to remind Mom to obey traffic rules
D．her growing desire to know the world around her
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句可知，作者“阅读路标”表明她对这个世界充满了好奇，渴望了解周围的世界。
6．What was the author's view on factual reading
A．It would help her update test-taking skills.
B．It would allow much room for free thinking.
C．It would provide true and objective information.
D．It would help shape a realistic and serious attitude to life.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的内容可知，作者喜欢读事实性的书籍，因为她觉得抽象的东西引起争论的可能性太大，因而作者觉得事实性的读物给人提供真实、客观的信息。
7．What could be the best title for the passage
A．The Magic of Reading
B．The Pleasure of Reading
C．Growing up with Reading
D．Reading Makes a Full Man
解析：选C 标题归纳题。综观全文，作者小时候妈妈给她读睡前故事，后来自己学会阅读，上学时作者喜欢事实性的阅读材料，现在作者的阅读偏好又有了变化，因此全文围绕作者在阅读的陪伴中成长展开，故C项适合作文章的标题。
C
Since her first publication in 1968, Louise Glück has been no stranger to awards over her long and well-known career.In 1993, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her collection of poems, The Wild Iris.And on October 8, 2020, she became the 16th woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Often said to be an autobiographical (自传体的) poet, drawing from the inner parts of her life，“Glück is not to be regarded as a self-reflecting poet.She seeks the universal，”Nobel Committee Chair Anders Olsson said in a statement.Glück, the author of 12 poetry collections, has been able to turn her life experiences into universal themes covering death, loss, and isolation.Because of this,_readers have often found her poetry to be “dark”．
However, there is much more than darkness in her voice, as noted by Olsson.“It is straightforward and ... also a voice full of humor and insight，” said Olsson.In her poem Snowdrops, Glück uses the coming of spring after winter to show rebirth of life after death.She leads readers down a depressing path only to reconnect with the light at the near end.At the conclusion of the poem, readers are left to feel the “raw wind of the new world” as they watch a new spring.This is often the case in Glück's poetry, being able to feel joy even after not having done so for a long time.
Although she's already a well-known writer, experienced in exploring trauma (创伤) and healing, Glück did feel honored to be given the Nobel award.However, when asked what the prize means to her, the lyric poet responded by saying，“It's too new ... I don't know really what it means.My only hope is to preserve my daily life.”
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Louise Glück在她漫长的诗歌职业生涯中所取得的成就以及她独特的诗歌风格。
8．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A．Combining daily life with literature.
B．Making individual existence universal.
C．Deepening the meaning of being positive.
D．Turning simple language into poetic voice.
解析：选B 代词指代题。根据第二段中的“Glück, the author of 12 poetry collections, has been able to turn her life experiences into universal themes covering death, loss, and isolation.”可知，画线词this指的应是Glück将自己的人生经历转换成了普遍的主题，使个体存在具有普遍性。
9．The third paragraph is mainly written to_________.
A．display the process of Glück's writing
B．interpret what a poem can bring about
C．illustrate Glück's unique writing style
D．show how Glück keeps her own style
解析：选C 段落大意题。根据第三段内容可知，Glück的诗歌独具风格，本段主要是通过描述Glück的诗作来展示其独特的写作风格。
10．What can be inferred about Glück from the last paragraph
A．She is self-centered.
B．She is well-mannered.
C．She seeks for truth of life.
D．She has a low-key attitude.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“My only hope is to preserve my daily life.”可知，Glück为人比较低调，并不追逐名利。
11．What is the text mainly about
A．A woman's fight for fame.
B．A famous poet's career.
C．What hard work can do.
D．How a poet was shaped.
解析：选B 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段并结合下文所讲内容可知，本文主要介绍了诺贝尔文学奖获得者Glück的“诗”意人生，即一位著名诗人的职业生涯。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
If you're looking to build a children's library, one of the first books you're likely to come across is The Snowy Day. __1__ After it came out, it became the first picture book to have an African-American main character. Keats won the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations (插图) in the book in 1963.
“__2__ However, none of the books I had drawn pictures for had any black kids as main characters — except for blacks in the background，” he wrote in a book. “My book would have a black kid there simply because he should have been there all along.”
But The Snowy Day is welcome for much more than its political (政治的) importance. It's a magical story about a boy named Peter exploring his neighborhood on a snowy day. __3__ One of my son's favorite pages shows that Peter was sitting in a warm bath after telling his mother about his adventures. We always read the text together, and he thought about it for a long time.
__4__ It's still on the Time's list of The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time. And Amazon Studios is now releasing a holiday special (特制品) based on the book. The special includes the voice talent of Regina King, Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Angela Bassett, as well as an original song by Boyz Ⅱ Men.
Diversity (多样化) in children's literature continues to be an issue today. __5__
A．The pictures and text are simple.
B．Who loves reading this book today
C．Ezra Jack Keats wrote this book in 1962.
D．The Snowy Day is still loved by kids today.
E．I love books that have black kids as main characters.
F．Before I wrote this book, I had drawn pictures for many books.
G．A book like The Snowy Day just doesn't come to us all that often.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。《下雪天》是一本深受孩子们喜爱的儿童书籍，它的独特之处在于它是一本以美国黑人小孩为主人公的儿童书籍。
1．选C 根据空后的“After it came out, it became the first picture book ...”可推断，这里是在介绍这本书的基本情况，故C项符合语境。
2．选F 根据空后的“However, none of the books I had drawn pictures for had any black kids as main characters ... ”可知，F项“我在写这本书前给很多书籍画过插图”衔接下文，符合语境。
3．选A 根据第三段的内容可知，本段是在介绍这本书的内容，故A项“这本书的插图与文本十分简单”符合语境。
4．选D 根据空后的“It's still on the Time's list of The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time.”可知，这里是指这本书现在仍然深受孩子们喜爱。故D项符合语境。
5．选G 根据空前的“Diversity in children's literature continues to be an issue today.”可知，此空应该是解释儿童书籍匮乏的原因，故G项“毕竟像《下雪天》这样优秀的、适合孩子阅读的书籍并不常见”承接上文，符合语境。UNIT 4 课时跟踪检测(一) 阅读理解专项练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Habit refers to a behavior or practice that is often done without thinking. These following books are powerful when they come to building habits you need to succeed.
The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
The interesting thing about habits is that once we develop them, they go totally unnoticed in our day-to-day activities. You just do it. That's a habit. The Power of Habit teaches you how to build better habits that serve you both in life and work.
The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
One of the biggest reasons, why most people fail at keeping their New Year's resolutions is that they set too many of them to begin with. The key to continuous success is actually simple: focus on one thing and see it through for long enough that you achieve your goals. Success is step by step. You must learn to walk before you run.
Meditations (冥思录) by Marcus Aurelius
This book was written over 1,800 years ago. Guess what The powerful rules, written in the second century, remain just as practical today. Marcus Aurelius was known for going for excellence with strong determination, which was built by way of habit.
30 Days By Marc Reklau
The purpose of the book is to provide you with a 30-day challenge to build habits. What's nice about this book is that it provides step-by-step instructions. The book encourages you to learn and apply every single day. It's easier to do that when you are reading one step every single day for the next 30 days. Of course, you can read them all in one sitting if you like.
1．Who advises you to form better habits both in life and work
A．Charles Duhigg.
B．Gary Keller and Jay Papasan.
C．Marcus Aurelius.
D．Marc Reklau.
2．Which book is most possibly the oldest of the following four
A．The Power of Habit.
B．The ONE Thing.
C．Meditations.
D．30 Days.
3．The ONE Thing and 30 Days both believe ________.
A．once developed all habits are good
B．we develop habits easily and quickly
C．30 days is enough to form a new habit
D．only gradually can we achieve success
B
I must have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child deal with books. There was not one night that I don't remember Mom reading me a storybook by my bedside. I was extremely inspired by the elegant way the words sounded.
I always wanted to know what my mom was reading. Hearing Mom say, “I can't believe what's printed in the newspaper this morning，” made me want to grab it out of her hands and read it myself. I wanted to be like my mom and know all of the things she knew. So I carried around a book, and each night, just to be like her, I would pretend to be reading.
This is how everyone learned to read. We would start off with sentences, then paragraphs, and then stories. It seemed an unending journey, but even as a six-year-old girl I realized that knowing how to read could open many doors. When Mom said, “The C-A-N-D-Y is hidden on the top shelf，” I knew where the candy was. My progress in reading raised my curiosity, and I wanted to know everything. I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly, so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.
Most of my reading through primary, middle and high school was factual reading. I read for knowledge, and to make A's on my tests. Occasionally, I would read a novel that was assigned, but I didn't enjoy this type of reading. I liked facts, things that are concrete. I thought anything abstract left too much room for argument.
Yet, now that I'm growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex, I find myself needing a way to escape. By opening a novel, I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character. In these worlds I can become anyone. I don't have to write down what happened or what technique the author was using when he or she wrote this. I just read to relax.
We're taught to read because it's necessary for much of human understanding. Reading is a vital part of my life. Reading satisfies my desire to keep learning. And I've found that the possibilities that lie within books are limitless.
4．Why did the author want to grab the newspaper out of her mom's hands
A．She wanted Mom to read the news to her.
B．She was anxious to know what had happened.
C．She couldn't wait to tear the newspaper apart.
D．She couldn't help but stop Mom from reading.
5．According to Paragraph 3, the author's reading of road signs indicates ________.
A．her unique way to locate herself
B．her eagerness to develop her reading ability
C．her effort to remind Mom to obey traffic rules
D．her growing desire to know the world around her
6．What was the author's view on factual reading
A．It would help her update test-taking skills.
B．It would allow much room for free thinking.
C．It would provide true and objective information.
D．It would help shape a realistic and serious attitude to life.
7．What could be the best title for the passage
A．The Magic of Reading
B．The Pleasure of Reading
C．Growing up with Reading
D．Reading Makes a Full Man
C
Since her first publication in 1968, Louise Glück has been no stranger to awards over her long and well-known career.In 1993, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her collection of poems, The Wild Iris.And on October 8, 2020, she became the 16th woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Often said to be an autobiographical (自传体的) poet, drawing from the inner parts of her life，“Glück is not to be regarded as a self-reflecting poet.She seeks the universal，”Nobel Committee Chair Anders Olsson said in a statement.Glück, the author of 12 poetry collections, has been able to turn her life experiences into universal themes covering death, loss, and isolation.Because of this,_readers have often found her poetry to be “dark”．
However, there is much more than darkness in her voice, as noted by Olsson.“It is straightforward and ... also a voice full of humor and insight，” said Olsson.In her poem Snowdrops, Glück uses the coming of spring after winter to show rebirth of life after death.She leads readers down a depressing path only to reconnect with the light at the near end.At the conclusion of the poem, readers are left to feel the “raw wind of the new world” as they watch a new spring.This is often the case in Glück's poetry, being able to feel joy even after not having done so for a long time.
Although she's already a well-known writer, experienced in exploring trauma (创伤) and healing, Glück did feel honored to be given the Nobel award.However, when asked what the prize means to her, the lyric poet responded by saying，“It's too new ... I don't know really what it means.My only hope is to preserve my daily life.”
8．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A．Combining daily life with literature.
B．Making individual existence universal.
C．Deepening the meaning of being positive.
D．Turning simple language into poetic voice.
9．The third paragraph is mainly written to_________.
A．display the process of Glück's writing
B．interpret what a poem can bring about
C．illustrate Glück's unique writing style
D．show how Glück keeps her own style
10．What can be inferred about Glück from the last paragraph
A．She is self-centered.
B．She is well-mannered.
C．She seeks for truth of life.
D．She has a low-key attitude.
11．What is the text mainly about
A．A woman's fight for fame.
B．A famous poet's career.
C．What hard work can do.
D．How a poet was shaped.
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
If you're looking to build a children's library, one of the first books you're likely to come across is The Snowy Day. __1__ After it came out, it became the first picture book to have an African-American main character. Keats won the Caldecott Medal for his illustrations (插图) in the book in 1963.
“__2__ However, none of the books I had drawn pictures for had any black kids as main characters — except for blacks in the background，” he wrote in a book. “My book would have a black kid there simply because he should have been there all along.”
But The Snowy Day is welcome for much more than its political (政治的) importance. It's a magical story about a boy named Peter exploring his neighborhood on a snowy day. __3__ One of my son's favorite pages shows that Peter was sitting in a warm bath after telling his mother about his adventures. We always read the text together, and he thought about it for a long time.
__4__ It's still on the Time's list of The 100 Best Children's Books of All Time. And Amazon Studios is now releasing a holiday special (特制品) based on the book. The special includes the voice talent of Regina King, Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Angela Bassett, as well as an original song by Boyz Ⅱ Men.
Diversity (多样化) in children's literature continues to be an issue today. __5__
A．The pictures and text are simple.
B．Who loves reading this book today
C．Ezra Jack Keats wrote this book in 1962.
D．The Snowy Day is still loved by kids today.
E．I love books that have black kids as main characters.
F．Before I wrote this book, I had drawn pictures for many books.
G．A book like The Snowy Day just doesn't come to us all that often.
