2019年高中英语课时跟踪练（十）（含解析）新人教版 7页

课时跟踪练（十）WarmingUp&Reading—PrereadingⅠ.阅读理解AEDMONTON,CANADA—TheEtzioisoneoftheoldestbuildingsinoneofthecity’soldestneighbourhoods,butit’ssettobeknockeddown.Edmontoniansarehopingmorecanbedonetopreserve(保留)moreofthecity’shistory.“Thereasontheareaispopularinthefirstplaceisbecauseit’sahistoricneighbourhood.AndIthinkit’simportantthatwepreservethathistory，”saidMarkWilson,ownerofVividPrint,ashoponWhyteAvenueat103Street.Wilson’sbusinessislocatedinabuildingtwodoorsdownfromtheEtzio,abuildingthatismorethanacenturyold.Butafter117yearsonWhyteAvenue,thebuildingiscomingdowntomakewayforanewthreefloordevelopment.“Ithasbecomeacceptabletosimplypulldownoldbuildingsandputupnewbuildingsthatlookold，”saidWilson.“Thewordsonthesidewalksheresayhistoricarea.Well,it’snothistoricifallthebuildingsare10yearsold.”It’samovethatdisappointsWilsonandothersonthestreetwhobelievemoreshouldbedonetokeepthecharacterofEdmonton.“Ithinkinthisareait’simportantbecauseitkeepstheflavourofEdmonton,andEdmontonisknownforWhyteAve.，”saidawomanonSaturdayafternoon.“Someoftheoldcultureshouldstillbethere,Ithink，”addedamanwhowaswalkingalongthestreet.“ItmakesEdmontonunique(独一无二的).Withoutit,_itjustbecomesanothermalloritcouldbeanyothercityintheworld.”Wilson—lookingfondlyattheoldbuilding—believesalittlepieceofhistoryislostwitheverybuildingthat’storndown.AftertheEtziobuildingistorndown,theOldStrathconaHotelandtheRossbuildingwillbetheonlytwobuildingsleftfromthe1800s.语篇解读：本文是一则新闻报道。古建筑面临拆除，市民多有不舍。1．WhydoesWilsonconsidertheEtzioimportant?A．Ithelpshimdevelophisbusiness.B．Hisneighbourslivethere.C．It’sasymbolofhistory.D．Hisshopisinsideit.解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“becauseit’sahistoricneighbourhood”可知，Wilson认为Etzio重要是因为它是有着100多年悠久历史的古建筑，是历史的见证。n2．InWilson’seyes,whatwillbedonetothecityis______.A．acceptable　　　　　　　B．popularC．unpleasantD．strange解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第四段Wilson说的话和第五段中的“It’samovethatdisappointsWilson”可以推测，Wilson对于拆除Etzio这一做法感到不愉快。3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthetextreferto?A．TheEtziobuilding.B．Theoldculture.C．Edmonton.D．Thestreet.解析：选B　代词指代题。倒数第三段中连续出现了四个代词it；我们先来分析第一个it：ItmakesEdmontonunique，这句中的It指代上一句中的Someoftheoldculture；接着的这句Withoutit,itjustbecomesanothermalloritcouldbeanyothercityintheworld中的第一个it指代的也是theoldculture，第二、三个it均指代Edmonton。该段的大意为：古老的文化应该保留下来，这些古老的文化使得Edmonton很独特；如果没有这些古老的文化，那么Edmonton这个地方就会变成另一个商场，或者和世界上的任何一座城市没什么区别。4．Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．117yearoldbuildingtobetorndownB．NewdevelopmentbeingmetwithdisagreementsC．EdmontonbusinessownermakesamoveD．OldbuildingsinEdmontonfaceanuncertainfuture解析：选A　标题归纳题。本文是一则新闻报道，文章首段就点明了主旨，即：TheEtzioisoneoftheoldestbuildingsinoneofthecity’soldestneighbourhoods，butit’ssettobeknockeddown。由此可知，A项作标题统领了全文。BFREMONT,Calif.—AmongalargegroupofpeoplewhoarestartingSiliconValleycompaniesandwebsites,it’shardtofindonemoreinspiringthan17yearoldSurayaShivji.AfterteachingherselftoprogramiPhonegamingapps(应用软件)andgettingthempostedonApple’sAppStore,theFremontteenisusingthem—alongwithacrowdfundingcampaign(大众筹资活动)shebeganthisyearonherwebsite,Rizikitoto—toraisemoneyforAfricanorphans(孤儿)．Sofar,RizikitotohashelpedSurayaraiseaboutD|S1,300forthechildren,withmoneyfromeachappgiventoaparticularchild.Surayatalkedaboutherplansinaninterview.Q：Whatcausedyoutowanttohelpthesechildren?nA：IwenttoAfricaacoupleofyearsago,andmysisterandIvolunteeredatanorphanageinUganda.MostofthechildrenIworkedwithwere10and11.Theorphanswerereallytalentedandreallybright.Ijustsawtheneed.Ilikedtheideathatanyonelikemecouldhelp.Q：Whatmadeyouthinkofusingyourgamingapps?A：Itaughtmyselfhowtoprogramafewyearsago.Theappsaregreat.ButIdidn’twantthemtojustsitontheAppStoreasstupidgames.AndthenIthoughtofconnectingeachonetoakidattheorphanageIworkedat.Sothat’showitstarted.Q：Doyoumakemoneybyhavingpeoplepaytodownloadthem?A：Acoupleofthemmustbepaidforbuttherestarefreewithadvertisements.Thefirstoneswerefree,becauseIwantedtoget_things_rolling.ButI’mprettysurefromnowonI’llhaveallofthempaidfor,becauseit’sthebestwaytogrowsuccessfully.Q：HowdoyouseeRizikitotodeveloping?A：Icanseeitbeingprettybig.Iwantotherkidstoprogramappsforthecompany,soitwon’tbejustmyself.I’mtryingtoreachouttoothergroups,too.AndI’dliketoworkonmoreprojectslikethis.语篇解读：本文是一则新闻报道。来自加州的17岁女孩为非洲孤儿筹集资金。5．What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．GiveKidsaHandB．MakeMoneyfromAppsC．AppsforAfricanOrphansD．ASpecialAfricanTeenageGirl解析：选C　标题归纳题。文章是一则新闻报道，第二段中的“programiPhonegamingapps...toraisemoneyforAfricanorphans”点明了文章的主旨。故C项作标题贴切。6．SurayacameupwiththeideaofhelpingAfricanorphans________.A．becauseofhertriptoUgandaB．undertheinfluenceofhersisterC．togetherwithothervolunteersinAfricaD．aftershesawthehardshipatanorphanage解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第一个问答的内容可知，Suraya去了乌干达的一家孤儿院，在那里的亲身感受促使她想要帮助这些孩子。7．Theunderlinedpart“getthingsrolling”probablymeans“________”．nA．makeanearlystartB．makeanexperimentC．makethingsbeginsmoothlyD．makethingseasyandsimple解析：选C　词义猜测题。根据画线部分前的“Thefirstoneswerefree”可知，Suraya因为想在一开始让事情顺利运转起来，所以才将一些游戏软件设定成免费。8．WhatdoesSurayathinkofthefutureofRizikitoto?A．Worrying.B．Uncertain.C．Challenging.D．Bright.解析：选D　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Icanseeitbeingprettybig.”以及接下来Suraya希望更多的人参与其中可知，她对Rizikitoto的未来充满信心，认为其前景乐观。CDuringanairportdelay(延误)themantotheleft,aKoreanperhaps,startstalkingtothemanopposite,whomightbeColombian,andsoontheyarechattingawayinwhatseemstobeEnglish.ButthenativeEnglishspeakersittingbetweenthemcannotunderstandwhattheyaresaying.TheKoreanandtheColombianareactuallyspeakingGlobish,thelatestadditiontothe6,800languagesthataresaidtobespokenacrosstheworld.Notthatitsinventor,JeanPaulNerrière,considersitaproperlanguage.“Itisnotalanguage;itisatool，”hesays.“Alanguageisthevehicleofaculture.Globishdoesn’twanttobethatatall.”ItisameansofsimplifyingtheEnglishlanguageandgivingitrulessoitcanbeunderstoodbyall.Globishinvolvesavocabularylimitedto1,500words,shortsentences,basicgrammarrules,andmanyhandgesturestogetthepointacross.Thewordlistgoesfrom“able”to“zero”.“Nieceandnephewarenotincluded,butyoucanreplacethemwiththechildrenofmybrother，”Nerrièresays.TheseedsforGlobishcameaboutinthe1980swhenNerrièrewasworkingforIBMinPariswithcolleaguesofabout40nationalities.Atameetingwheretheyweretobeaddressed(演讲)bytwoAmericanswhoseflighthadbeendelayed,theystartedtalkingintheirlowqualityEnglish.ThentheAmericansarrivedandbeyondtheiropeningphrases,“CallmeJim，”“CallmeBill，”nooneunderstoodaword.AndJimandBill,needlesstosay,didnotunderstandtheaudience’sEnglish.n“Mycolleaguesall,likeme,spokelowqualityEnglish.Onemighthaveavocabularyof2,000words,anotherof1,200andnotthesamewords.OneofthethingsofinterestinGlobishisthatwith1,500wordsyoucanexpresseverything.Peopleallovertheworldwillspeakwiththesamelimitedvocabulary，”saysNerrière.Nerrièrebelievesthatwith182hours’learningthestudentshouldbeabletocommunicateinGlobish.Itisnotaprettylanguage—fullofredundancies(冗语)—butNerrièrerepeatsthatitisnothingbutatool.“ItisnotthelanguageofgreatwriterssuchasShakespeare,FaulknerorVirginiaWoolf，”heexplains.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种只有1500个单词的国际辅助语——全球语。9．ThenativeEnglishspeakermentionedinthefirstparagraph________.A．knowstheColombianB．can’tspeakGlobishC．doesn’tlikechattingD．canspeakKorean解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第一段的最后一句“ButthenativeEnglishspeakersittingbetweenthemcannotunderstandwhattheyaresaying.”可知，这个以英语为母语的人不懂全球语。10．AccordingtoNerrière,Globishis________.A．aproperlanguageB．thevehicleofacultureC．ameansofcommunicationD．theruleoftheEnglishlanguage解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第三段的“Itisnotalanguage;itisatool”和“Itisameans...soitcanbeunderstoodbyall.”可知，Nerrière认为全球语只是一种交流的工具。11．Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethemeetinginthe1980s?A．Interesting.B．Amazing.C．Unimportant.D．Unsuccessful.解析：选D　推理判断题。根据第五段可知，Nerrière和他的同事们听不懂两个美国人的演讲，美国人也听不懂观众的英语，由此可见这次会议很不成功。12．WhatcanwelearnaboutGlobish?A．Itcreatesmanynewwords.B．Itisverydifficulttolearn.nC．Itdoesn’trequiregrammarrules.D．Itcontainsalistof1,500words.解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第四段的“Globishinvolvesavocabularylimitedto1,500words”可知。Ⅱ.阅读七选五Forbettergrades—useyourbrain!Ifyou’relikemoststudents,youprobablystartedthisnewschoolyearwithanairofdeterminationtostudyharder.Nowsciencecanhelpyou.Recentdiscoveriesinbrainresearchpointtobetterwaystolearn.Thinkofthelasttimeyoulookedupanumberinthetelephonebookanddialedit.Couldyourememberthatnumberfiveminuteslater?Probablynot!__1__Butifyoucanputthephonenumberintolongtermmemory,you’llrememberthatsamephonenumbernextweek.Whenyoustudy,youtransfer(转移)newinformationintolongtermmemory.Everytimewelearnsomethingnew,thestructureofthebrainactuallychanges,aswebuildnewconnectionstoinformationthatwealreadyknow.__2__Brainresearchershavediscoveredthreekeypointsforbetterstudy.◆__3__Yourbraincanprocessonlyalimitedamountofinformationatonetime,sodon’ttrytoremembereverydetail.Whenstudyingatextbook,lookfortitlesandheadingstoshowyouthemainideas.◆Makethenewbrainconnectionsstronger.__4__Thisisthemostpowerfulwaytotransferinformationfromshorttermtolongtermmemory.Anotherwayisdrawingapictureoftheinformation,tomakethevisual(视觉的)partofthebrainactive.◆Givethenewmaterialtimetosoakin(渗入)—yourbrainhastobuildnewphysicalconnections.__5__Andcramming(突击式学习)thenightbeforeabigtestdoesn’thelp.A．Trytomakeaneffort.B．That’sbecauseit’sinyourshorttermmemory.C．Weknowwewillneedtheinformationinthefuture.D．Findthemostimportantinformationandorganizeit.E．Onemethodistorecitetheideasoutloudinyourownwords.F．Forthisreason,it’sbettertostudyforseveralshortperiodsthanonelongone.G．Whentherearemoreconnectionstothenewinformation,it’seasiertofindnitagain.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何使用大脑更好地学习。1．选B　根据上文的“Probablynot！”可知，五分钟以后你忘记了刚拨过的电话号码，那是因为这组号码是以短期记忆的形式被储存的。2．选G　G项中的“moreconnectionstothenewinformation”与上文中的“welearnsomethingnew...webuildnewconnectionstoinformationthatwealreadyknow”相呼应。3．选D　根据下文中的“don’ttrytoremembereverydetail”可知，学习时应该是寻找最重要的信息。4．选E　根据下文的“Thisisthemostpowerfulway”和“Anotherway”可知，本段是大脑研究者提出的“Makethenewbrainconnectionsstronger”的两种方法。5．选F　本段的“Givethenewmaterialtimetosoakin”是对F项中的“bettertostudyforseveralshortperiodsthanonelongone”的解释。