2019年高中英语课时跟踪练（十二）warmup 6页

课时跟踪练(十二)Warmup&Lesson1—PrereadingⅠ.阅读理解AWhatismostlikelytoaffectyoursuccessatschooloratajob?Theabilitytoreadwell.Andthatgoesforyourkids,too.Thepoorliteracy(读写能力)ofoursocietyhasbeenamainconcernofeducatorsforawhilenow,andyetthingsarenotgettingbetter.Inmostcases,howwellwelearntoreadwilldependlargelyonourexposure(接触)tolanguageaschildren.Ifwehearpeoplearoundustalkingaboutallkindsofsubjectsaschildren,wenaturallypickupthewordsandphrasestheyuse.Ifwepickupalotofwords,wewilllearntoreadbetter.Herearemyseveralsuggestionsforreadingimprovement.Readaboutthingsthatinterestyou.Ifyouareinterestedinwhatyouarereadingabout,thewordswillcomealive,andyouwillunderstandbetter.Themoreyouread,thebetteryouwillbecomeatreading.Justgetstartedanditwillbecomeahabit,aslongasyouareinterestedinwhatyouarereading.Readsomethingthatisatyourlevelorjustalittledifficultforyou.Readmaterialthatyoufindeasytoread,orjustalittlechallenging.Lookingupmanyunknownwordsinadictionaryisdull,andtheresultsofthedictionarysearcharequicklyforgotten.Ifyouhavetroublereading,listenfirst.Ifyoucanhearthenewwordsandphrasesthatyouarereading,youwillhaveaneasiertimeunderstandingandrememberingthem.Hearingtherhythmofsomeonereadingatextwillhelpyourownreading.Don'tworryaboutwhatyoudon'tunderstand.Mostofyourreadingshouldbeforpleasure.Youcanenjoyreadingwithoutunderstandingallofwhatyouread.Youmayevenunderstandsomethingsinyourownpersonalway.语篇解读：本文主要向我们提供了一些提高阅读能力的切实可行的建议。1．Ifwewanttosucceedatschool,weshould________.A．developgoodreadingabilityB．hearpeoplearoundusmoreC．remembermorenewwordsD．writemorebooks解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第一段可知，对学习和工作影响最大的是你的阅读能力。n2．Theunderlinedword“challenging”inParagraph5probablymeans“________”．A．easy　　　　　　　　B．difficultC．interestingD．dull解析：选B　词义猜测题。根据本段主题句“Readsomethingthatisatyourlevelorjustalittledifficultforyou.”可判断出答案。3．Whatisthepurposeofthewriterinwritingthepassage?A．Totellussomewaystoimprovereadingability.B．Toshowthatthepoorliteracyhasbeenamainconcernofeducators.C．Toteachushowtofindfuninreading.D．Totellussomewaystopickupnewwordsandphrases.解析：选A　写作意图题。根据第三段内容“Herearemyseveralsuggestionsforreadingimprovement.”可知作者写这篇文章的目的是告诉我们一些提高阅读能力的方法。4．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthesuggestionsisNOTtrue?A．Readmoreaboutthingsthatinterestyouandyou'llbecomebetteratreading.B．Whilereading,lookupeverynewwordinadictionary.C．Listentowhatyouarereadingcanhelpyouunderstandandremembernewwords.D．Whenyoucan'tunderstandallofwhatyouread,youneedn'tfeelworried.解析：选B　推理判断题。阅读时，在字典中查遇到的每一个生词不是作者的建议。其他三个选项都可以在文章中找到依据。BOneafternoonafterschoolhadfinished,PeterandJanewerewalkingalongthestreet.Suddenlytheyheardabignoise.“Comeon！”shoutedPeter.“Thatsoundslikeanaccident.Let'sseewhat'shappened.”Theyrantowherethenoisecamefrom.Assoonastheygotthere,theycouldseewhathadhappened.Asmallcarhadknockedintothesideofatruck.Theaccidenthadhappenedinaquietstreetwithonlyfourhousesinit.PeterandJanewerethefirstonestoreachthesite.Nootherpeoplecame.“Wemustbetheonlyoneswhosawtheaccident，”saidJane.Theyfoundthatboththecardriverandthetruckdriverwerehurt.“Peter，”saidJane,“runbackdowntheroadtoMrsDay'shouse.Askhertocallthepolicemenandtheambulance.Hurryup.I'llstayhere.”OffwentPeterasfastashecould.TherewasnothingJanecoulddobutwait.Sheknewthatwhenpeoplewerehurtinanaccident,theyshouldn'tbemoved.Itwasn'tlongbeforethepolicecarandtheambulancearrived.Thepolicemengotthecardooropenandtheycarriedthemanout.Thentheygotthetruckdriverout.Themenweren'tseriouslyhurt,buttheywerebothtakentothehospital.ThepolicementhankedPeterandJane,“Youwereverygoodtoactsoquicklywhenyousawtheaccident.Thanknyouforallyourhelp.”语篇解读：本文讲述了Peter和Jane放学后偶遇一场交通事故，面临危险，他们能够沉着冷静及时报警、分工合作，成功地救助了受伤的司机。5．Theaccidenthappened________.A．inaquietstreetoneschooldayafternoonB．inabusystreetoneschooldayafternoonC．inaquietstreetoneSundayafternoonD．inabusystreetoneSundayafternoon解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第一句“Oneafternoonafterschoolhadfinished”一天下午放学后和“Theaccidenthadhappenedinaquietstreetwithonlyfourhousesinit.”可知交通事故发生在一条安静的街道上。6．________calledthepolicemen.A．JaneB．ThedriversC．MrsDayD．Peter解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第三段中“‘Peter，’saidJane...callthepolicemenandtheambulance.”得知是Peter到MrsDay的家里让MrsDay给警察和救护车打的电话。7．Janedidnothingbeforethepolicemenarrivedbecause________.A．shewastoofrightenedtodoanythingB．shewasaloneafterPeterleftC．shewaswaitingforPeterD．sheknewsheshouldn'tmovethetwodrivers解析：选D　细节理解题。根据最后一段中“TherewasnothingJanecoulddobutwait.Sheknewthatwhenpeoplewerehurtinanaccident,theyshouldn'tbemoved.”Jane知道在事故发生时，受伤的人员不能随便被挪动。CJackWhiteisa17yearoldstudentwhohasalreadypublishedacollectionofpoetrywithalocalpublisher.Jackbelievesswitchingtoanallboysschoolfromhiscoed(男女同校的)highschoolchangedhislife.“WhenIwasatmycoedschool,poetrywasforgirlsnotboys.Guysweresupposedtolikesubjectslikemath,computers,andscience.WhenIwrotepoems,theguysatschoolusedtomakefunofmeandgirlsdidn'twanttodateme.Atmynewschool,thingsaredifferent.Idon'tworrywhatgirlsarethinkingsincetherearen'tany.”Jackmaynotrealizethatboysandgirlsalsolearnandthinkdifferentlybasedonspecific(特有的)biologicaldevelopments.Thesedifferencesaffecthowandwhenboysandgirlslearn,sosinglesexeducationisactuallybetterforchildren.Take,forexample,braindevelopment.Theareasofthebraininvolvedinlanguage,nfeelings,physicalcoordination(协调),andsocialrelationships,developinadifferentorderandspeedingirlsandboys.Researchhasshownthatgirls'brainsdeveloptheconnectionsbetweenlanguageandemotions(情感)earlierthanboys'brains.Inasinglesexclassroom,everyone'sbrainisdevelopingatsimilarspeeds,soteacherscanteachaccordingtotheirstudents'actualabilities.Boysandgirlsalsohavedifferenthearingabilities.Girlshaveasenseofhearingwhichistwotofourtimesbetterthanboys.Womenteachersoftenspeakmorequietly,soboysmayhavemoredifficultyhearingawomanteacherifsheistalkinginher“normal”voice.Theteacherneedstospeakloudertogettheboys'attention.Inasinglesexschool,teachersdonothavetokeepadjustingtheirvoice.Jackmightnotbeawareofthebiologicalargumentswhysinglesexeducationisbetter,butherealizesthatheislearningfasterathisnewschool.AsJacksays,“IhatedwritingandstudyingEnglishinmyoldcoedschool,butnowI'mapublishedpoet!MynewschoolhelpedmebecomecomfortablewithwhoIreallyam.”语篇解读：本文是议论文。男生和女生学习和思考方式不同,作者认为单性别教育对学生更好。8．WhatdoweknowaboutJack'spreviousschool?A．It'samixedschool.B．Itdiscouragedpoemwriting.C．Itdidn'tprovidelanguageclasses.D．ItpublishedJack'spoetrycollection.解析：选A　细节理解题。由第一段中的“coedhighschool”和第二段的描述可知，Jack以前所在的学校是男女混合学校。9．Whydoestheauthorsaysinglesexeducationisbetterforchildren?A．Girlsaresmarterthanboys.B．Boysareeasilydistractedbygirls.C．Boysandgirlshavenaturaldifferences.D．Boysandgirlsaregoodatdifferentsubjects.解析：选C　细节理解题。由第三段中的“boysandgirls...specificbiologicaldevelopments”和“Thesedifferencesaffecthowandwhenboysandgirlslearn”可知，男生和女生天生有很多不同，他们学习和思考的方式也不同。10．Whatwillhappeninasinglesexclassroom?A．Allstudentslearnatthesamespeed.B．Teachershavetoworkextremelyhard.nC．Studentswilllearntoexpresstheirfeelingsfast.D．Teachersknowstudents'abilitiesandteachaccordingly.解析：选D　细节理解题。由第四段中的“Inasinglesexclassroom,everyone'sbrainisdevelopingatsimilarspeeds,soteacherscanteachaccordingtotheirstudents'actualabilities”可知，在单性别学校中，学生的大脑都以类似的速度发展，老师可以根据学生的实际能力来教学。11．Whenteachingboys,womenteachersshould________.A．actbravelyB．speaksoftlyC．raisetheirvoicesD．laydownstrictrules解析：选C　细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“Womenteachersoftenspeakmorequietly...Theteacherneedstospeakloudertogettheboys'attention.”可知，女老师需要提高嗓音才能让男学生听到。Ⅱ.阅读七选五Wanttovolunteer?Howdoyoupicktherightvolunteerexperienceforyou?Askyourselfthefollowingquestionstodeterminewhichexperiencebestfitsyourgoals.Whatcauseisimportanttoyou?Identifyyourgreatestpassions(酷爱).Whatisaproblemyouwanttosolve?Whoarepeopleyouwanttoconnectwith?__1__.Ifyoudon'thaveanswerstothosequestions,don'tworry.That'swhereyoujusthavetotryandlearnmoreaboutthecause,andseeifitattractsyou.__2__？Thenonprofit(非盈利的)sectorgrowsquickly.Understandingtheorganizationalstructureisimportantforapositivevolunteerexperience.Wouldyouliketoworkinalargerorganizationthatmighthavemoreresourcesbutismorerigid(严格的)?Orasmallerorganizationthathaslessfinancialsupportbutmanyopportunitiestoserve?Youalsoneedtoconsidertheleadershipstructure.Aretheyfriendly,open,willingtogiveyouopportunities?Doyouseeyourselfenjoyingyourdayworkingwiththem?Ifyouansweryes,thenmostlikelyyouwillhaveapositiverelationship.Theywillwanttoseeyougrowanddevelop,andyouwillwanttohelpthem.__3__.Howmuchtimecanyouput?__4__.Often,volunteerscommentthattheybenefitfromgivingalotoftheirntimeandbecomingapartofthe“nonprofitfamily.”However,youmayonlyhavetimetohelponweekendseverynowandthen.That'sgreat,too.__5__.You'vegotahearttogive.Now,takethetimetothinkabouthowyouwanttovolunteer.Bybeingthoughtful,you'lluseyourtimewellandgetthemostoutofyourexperience.A．WhatistheorganizationlikeB．It'sa“winwin”foreveryoneC．It'sjustadifferentkindofexperienceD．Sometimesyouknow,andsometimesyoudon'tE．WhatcompaniesarethereinyourneighborhoodF．Trytomeetwiththeleadertomakesureit'sagoodfitG．Berealisticabouttheamountoftimeyoucanspendvolunteering语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章就如何选择适合自己的志愿者工作提了几条建议。1．选D　该空前是几个问题，该空后为“Ifyoudon'thaveanswerstothosequestions”，故D项(有的时候你知道答案，有的时候不知道)符合此处语境，能起到承上启下的作用。2．选A　根据下文的“Understandingtheorganizationalstructure”可知，此段是讲应该对不同机构的特点有所了解。3．选B　根据该空前的“youwillhaveapositiverelationship”和“Theywillwanttoseeyougrowanddevelop,andyouwillwanttohelpthem.”可知，这是一个双赢的结果。故B项符合此处语境。4．选G　该段小标题中和该空后出现的time是提示。5．选C　根据该空前的“That'sgreat,too.”可知，即便是只能在周末做志愿者工作，也不错，“这也是一种不同的体验。