2019年高中英语课时跟踪练（七）（含解析）新人教版 7页

课时跟踪练（七）WarmingUp&Reading—PrereadingⅠ.阅读理解ATheyearis2094.Ithasbeenannouncedthatacomet(彗星)isheadingtowardstheEarth.Mostofitwillmissourplanet,buttwopieceswillprobablyhitthesouthernhalfoftheEarth.On17July,apiecefourkilometerswideenterstheEarth’satmospherewithamassiveexplosion.Abouthalfofthepieceisdestroyed,buttheremainingparthitstheSouthAtlanticat200timesthespeedofsound.Theseaboilsandahugeholeismadeintheseabed.Hugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromthehole.Thewallofwater,akilometerhigh,rushestowardssouthernAfricaat800kilometersanhour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotallydestroyedandmillionsofpeoplearedrowned.BeforethewavesreachSouthAmerica,thesecondpieceofthecometlandsinArgentina.EarthquakesandvolcanoesaresetoffintheAndesMountains.TheshockwavesmovenorthintoCaliforniaandallaroundthePacificOcean.ThecitiesofLosAngeles,SanFranciscoandTokyoarecompletelydestroyedbyearthquakes.Millionsofpeopleinthesouthernhalfoftheeartharealreadydead,butthenorthwon’tescapeforlong.Becauseoftheexplosions,thesunishiddenbycloudsofdust,andtemperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero.Cropsareruined.Thesunwon’tbeseenagainformanyyears.Warsbreakoutascountriesfightforfood.Ayearlater,nomorethan10millionpeopleremainalive.Coulditreallyhappen?Infact,ithasalreadyhappenedmorethanonceinthehistoryoftheEarth.ThedinosaurswereontheEarthforover160millionyears.Thenabout65millionyearsagotheysuddenlydisappeared.ManyscientistsbelievethattheEarthwashitbyapieceofobjectinspace.Thedinosaurscouldn’tlivethroughthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheydiedout.Willwemeetthesameend?语篇解读：文章主要描述了2094年如果一颗彗星的碎片撞向地球，人类可能面临终结。1．Whatismainlydescribedinthepassage?A．Ahistoricaldiscovery.B．Aneventofimagination.C．Aresearchonspace.D．Ascientificadventure.n解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第一段的时间2094以及下文的内容可知，文章描述了人类在2094年可能会遭遇的灾难。这些事情只是一种想象而已。2．WhenthefirstpiecehitstheSouthAtlantic,itcauses________.A．anearthquake　　　　　　B．damagestocitiesC．anEarthexplosionD．hugewaves解析：选D　细节理解题。根据文章第二段中“Hugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromthehole.”可知答案。3．Whycan’tthenorthernhalfoftheearthescapeforlong?A．Becausethelandiscoveredwithwater.B．Becausethelightandheatfromthesuncannotreachtheearth.C．Becausepeopletherecannotliveatthetemperatureofzero.D．Becausewarsbreakoutamongcountries.解析：选B　推理判断题。文章第三段中提到，南半球的数以百万计的人已经死了，而北半球也逃脱不了这种噩运。因为太阳照不到地球，地球上的温度几乎降到了零度。庄稼遭到了破坏，食物缺乏导致战争的爆发。所以，一切的根源在于B项所提到的事情。4．Bygivingtheexampleofdinosaurs,theauthortriestoprove________.A．animalscouldnotliveinthecoldclimateB．whathappened65millionyearsagowasaninventedstoryC．thehumanbeingswilldieoutin2094D．theEarthcouldbehitbyotherobjectsinspace解析：选D　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Coulditreallyhappen？”以及“Willwemeetthesameend？”两个问题的提出可知，作者是想通过举恐龙这一例子说明地球很有可能再次遭遇撞击。BThehumanbraincontains10thousandmillioncells(细胞)andeachofthesemayhaveathousandconnections.Suchgreatnumbersusedtodiscourageusandcauseustostopthinkingaboutthepossibilityofmakingamachinewithhumanlikeability,butnowthatwehavegrownusedtomovingforwardatsuchaspeedwecanbelesssure.Quitesoon,inonly10or20years,perhaps,wewillbeabletobuildamachineascomplex(复杂的)asthehumanbrain,andifwecanwewill.Itmaythentakeusalongtimetomakeitasintelligentasthehumanbrainbyproperlyprogrammingit.Ithinkitiscertainthatindecades,notcenturies,nmachinesofsilicon(硅)willarisetocompetewiththeirhumanancestors.Inarealsensetheywillbeabletoreproducethemselves.Siliconwillhaveendedcarbon’slongcontrol.Andwewillnolongerbeabletoconsiderourselvestobethefinestintelligenceintheworld.Astheintelligenceofrobotsincreasesandtheircostgoesdown,wemayachievealotwiththeirhelp,firstontheearththroughtheirabilitytocompleteanykindofworkinharmfulenvironments.Intheend,deserts(沙漠)mayturnintogardens.Furtherahead,byacombinationofthegreatwealththisnewagewillbringandthetechnologyitwillprovide,thecreationofahuge,manmadeworldinspace,hometothousandsormillionsofpeople,willbewithinourpower.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。作者主要谈论了机器人可能给人类未来生活带来的改变。5．Intheauthor’sopinion,thehumanbrain________.A．iscomplexandintelligentB．istoocomplextobereproducedC．maychangealotin10or20yearsD．willsoonbereplacedbymachines解析：选A　细节理解题。由第一段中的“ascomplex(复杂的)asthehumanbrain”和“asintelligentasthehumanbrain”可知，作者认为人类的大脑十分复杂而且非常聪明，故选A项。6．Theunderlinedword“carbon”inParagraph2standsfor________.A．humanbeingsB．anoldmachineC．anoceananimalD．intelligentrobots解析：选A　词义猜测题。由该段中的“machinesofsilicon(硅)willarisetocompetewiththeirhumanancestors”可知，carbon在此是指代人类(碳基生命是以碳元素为有机物质基础的生物，地球上已知的生物，包括人类在内，大多数都是碳基生命)，故选A项。7．Inthelastparagraph,theauthormainly________.A．talksabouttheintelligenceofrobotsB．explainshowtocreateaworldinspaceC．describeswhatourfuturelifemightbeD．showshisworryabouttheenvironmen解析：选C　段落大意题。作者在本段中主要就人类未来的生活进行了简单地描绘，故选C项。nCThesearesomeideasthatsomepeoplecameupwithaboutwhatthelifewillbelikeintheyear2500.Wewillhaveestablishedabaseonthemoon.Schoolkidscantakefieldtripstothemoonweekly.Wewillhavefoundcures(疗法)forAIDSandcancer.Thewarwillhaveendedandpeaceflowsfreelythroughtheland.Kidswilllearnmoreandbesmarterthaneverbefore!Historywillbethemainsubjectatschool.Cafeteria(自助餐厅)foodwillbedelicious!Youjustwalkuptoamachine,stickoutyourtongue,anditwillscanyourtastebuds(味蕾)toseewhatyouwanttoeat.—KristenHereIaminthewonderfulyearof2500andlifeissoeasy.Iworkinapetstoreanditissohard!Ihavetowakeupatmidnighteverydayandflymycartothestore.Ittakessolongtogetthere.Ittakesme20secondstogettothestoreinMississippifrommyhomeinFlorida!Atwork,Ihavetopush5buttonsandthenIgohome.Ittakes2secondsandthatislikeforever.—MorganIntheyear2500,Ithinkwewillhaveinventedcarsthatrunonthingswedon’tneedlikegarbage.Tailgaswillsmelllikewhateveryoulikesuchaschocolate.Ialsopredictthatbuildingswillbeabletogointoadifferentdimension(维)soyourcarwon’thitthem.Thecarsin2500don’tfly,forwehaven’tgotthattechnologyyet,buttheycanhover(盘旋)uptosevenfeet.Thesecarsaremadeforspeed!—CarlyInsteadofcars,wemayhavehoveringdevicesthatfloataround.Wecouldalsohaveelectriccarsinsteadofgaspoweredcars.Foodmightbemorehealthy.WhatIbelieveisthattheenvironmentwillchangethemost.Theenvironmentalchangeswillalsodeterminemanyotherchanges.Ifmorepeopletrytohelptheenvironment,thenperhapsin2500wewillhavemoreforestsandwildlife.Ifpeoplewon’thelptheenvironment,thenwewillhavenoforestsandlittlewildlifeleft。—Roberta语篇解读：2500年的生活会是什么样子呢？人们对它展开了丰富的想象。8．AccordingtoKristen,whatwillhappenin2500?A．Englishwillbethemainsubjectatschool.B．Studentscangotothemooneveryweek.nC．Cafeteriawillreplaceotherrestaurants.D．AIDSandcancerwilldisappear.解析：选B　细节理解题。根据文章中克里斯滕所说的话“Schoolkidscantakefieldtripstothemoonweekly.”可知B项为正确答案。9．Morganthinkshisworkinthepetstoreis________.A．difficultB．meaninglessC．importantD．easy解析：选D　推理判断题。文章中摩根对他工作的具体描述使用的是反语，他真实的意思是“这份工作太轻松了”。他的第一句话也是对该意思的提示，故选D项。10．Whomainlytellsthereaderofthecarsin2500?A．Kristen.B．Morgan.C．Carly.D．Roberta.解析：选C　细节理解题。根据文章中卡力所说的那段话可知，他主要谈到的是2500年的汽车，包括汽车的燃料、废气及功能等，故选C项。11．Robertathinksthatin2500________.A．theenvironmentwillhavechangedalotB．therewillbemorewildlifeandforestsC．theenvironmentwillbeseriouslydamagedD．carswillrunonsolarpowerandelectricity解析：选A　细节理解题。根据文章中罗伯塔所说的那段话可知，她所坚信的是环境一定会变化很大，或往好的方面变化，或往坏的方面变化。Ⅱ.阅读七选五HowtobeagoodroommateRoommatehorrorstoriesareprettypopulartopicsofconversationatschool.Followafewsimpletipstoensureyou’renottheawfulroommateeveryone’stalkingabout.RespecteachotherFirstandforemost,youneedtorespectyourroommate.•__1__Ifyourroommateissleeping,keepthenoiseandlightlevelsdown.Ifyourroommateisstudying,don’thaveloudconversationsinthesameroom.Ifindoubt,askyourselfwhetheryouwouldbeannoyedifyourroommatedidn’tdotheabovethingsforyou.•Keepitclean.__2__Hairintheshowerorbathroomslitteredwithmagazinesordirtyclothes.Respectmeanskeepingyoursideoftheroomclean.Andhopefully,nifyourroommateseesyoukeepingyoursideclean,they’llbemorelikelytokeeptheirsclean.•Keepyourhandsofftheirstuff.__3__Ifyoureallyneedtoborrowsomethingoftheirs,alwaysaskbeforeyoudo.Iftheysayno,don’tgetangry.Somepeoplejustdon’tlikeotherpeopleusingtheirstuff.SetbasicrulesYouandyourroommateshouldestablishsomebasicrules.Forinstance,Ireallydon’tlikeitwhenpeoplehavephoneconversationsintheroomwhileI’mstudying.__4__I’dratherbewritingmypaperthanlisteningtoyoutellyourbestfriendaboutyourweekend.Sodiscussthatwithyourroommate.Makeacompromise,butthetieshouldgotothepersonstudying.Anotherexampleistodiscusscleaningduties.Dividingcleaningdutieswillmakeyourroomcleaneranditwillhelpeaseroommatetensions.__5__A．Itisamazinghowpeopledon’tunderstandwhatitmeanstobeconsiderate.B．Takingoutthetrashandtidyingtheroomarejustafewthingstoconsider.C．IhaveheardmanyhorrorstoriesaboutdirtyroommatesD．I’mnotgoodatdoingseveralthingsatthesametime.E．Don’tuseyourroommate’sitemswithoutasking.F．Talkonthephone.G．Beconsiderate.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何成为一个好室友。1．选G　根据本段中建议大家在室友睡觉的时候降低音量、调暗灯光以及在室友学习时不要大声喧哗可以看出，作者建议大家“为他人着想，体贴他人”。2．选C　C项中的dirtyroommates不仅符合本空后一句内容，也呼应Keepitclean的建议。3．选E　本段建议大家不要动室友的东西，也就是说“未经允许，不要使用室友的物品”。4．选D　作者在学习的时候不希望有人在旁边打电话是因为作者“不擅长同时做好几件事”。5．选B　B项中的Takingoutthetrash和tidyingtheroom就是本空前的cleaningduties的例子。n