2019高中英语unit9wheels课时跟踪练（三）lesson2 6页

课时跟踪练(三)Lesson2&Lesson3—Pre-readingⅠ.阅读理解AAfteryearsofresearchandtesting,thehybridcarwasdevelopedandputonthemarket.It'saninterestingandexcitingnewimprovementintoday'sworldaswelookforbetterwaystoprotectthequalityoftheairwebreatheandconserveournaturalresources.Thequalityofourairisaffectedbymanydifferentthings.Butoneofthelargestsourcesofairpollutionistheburningoffossilfuelssuchascoalandgasolinewhichisusedtopowerthecar'sengine.TheEPA(EnvironmentalProtectionAgency)hassetnationalstandardstohelpcontrolthelevelofharmfulpollutantsgivenoffintotheair,andtheautomobileindustryhasactedbyproducingahybridcarthatuseslessgasandthereforecauseslesspollution.Ahybridcarisacombinationofaregularcarthatrunsongasolineandanelectriccarthatisbatterypowered.Somepeopletendtothinkthatsincethehybridcarispartiallyelectric,youhavetoplugitintochargeit.Butthat'snothowitworks.The144voltbatterypackisactuallyrechargedthroughtheenergythatisproducedwhenthecar'sbrakesareused.Thisisreferredtoas“regenerativebraking”，becauseitgenerateselectricity.Althoughthehybridcarstillrunsongasolinemostofthetime,thishelpsituselessgasthanaregularcar.Whenthedriverstopsatatrafficlight,theengineautomaticallyshutsofftosavefuel.Then,assoonasthedriverputsthecaringearandtouchesthegaspedal,theenginestartsbackup.Haveyoueverriddeninacarwithsomeonewhoranoutofgas?Thatprobablywouldn'thappenifyouwereridinginahybridcar.Itflashesawarningonitscomputerscreenthatsays,“Iamlowongas.”Whenitcompletelyrunsout,thewarningreads：“YOUARENOWOUTOFGAS！”Thentheelectricpowersupplykicksintoletthedrivertravelafewmoremilestoagasstation.语篇解读：你是否在开车或坐车的时候，为汽车产生的尾气担忧？你是否有过在半路上汽油用完了的经历？现在已经有一种发明可以为你解忧了。1．Accordingtothepassage,theword“hybrid”isbestdefinedas________.A．ahightechdiscoveryB．energysavingnC．anewinventionD．acombinationoftwothings解析：选D　词义猜测题。由文章第三段第一句可知，这种汽车是普通燃油汽车与电动汽车的结合体，故推测hybrid应是“(不同事物的)混合物，合成物”之意，只有D项符合。2．“Regenerativebraking”isanimportantprocessofthehybridcarbecause________.A．itallowsthecartocometoaquickstopB．itmakesthecarridesmootherC．itgeneratesenergytochargetheelectricmotorD．itcancontrolthespeedofthecar解析：选C　推理判断题。由文章第三段倒数第二句可知，汽车刹车时产生的能量能够为144伏的电池组充电。最后一段又指出，汽油用完后，汽车靠电来运行，由此可推断出“刹车充电”装置可以通过刹车产生的电来发动汽车。3．TheEPAisimportanttoourenvironmentbecause________.　A．ithasdesignedhybridcarsB．ithasoutlawedtheburningoffossilfuelsC．ithassetimportantguidelinesthathelpcontrolpollutionD．itsmainpurposeistoprotectendangeredplantsandanimals解析：选C　推理判断题。EPA制定了控制有害气体在空气中的排放量标准，这显然对保护环境很重要。故选C项。4．Whichofthefollowingisthereasonfordevelopinghybridcars?A．Theyuselessgasthanregularcars.B．They'resafertodrivethanmostcars.C．They'remoremodernthantheothercars.D．Theycostlessthanregularcars.解析：选A　细节理解题。由第四段第一句可知，混合动力汽车虽然还燃烧汽油，但它的耗油量比普通汽车小。故选A项。BTherearelittlecarsthatmaysomedaytaketheplaceoftoday'sautomobiles(汽车).Ifeveryonedrivessuchalittlecarinthefuture,therewillbelesspollutionintheair,therewillbemoreparkingspaceincities,andthestreetswillbelesscrowded.Thespacenowforonecaroftheusualsizecanholdatleastthreesuchlittlecars.Thelittlecarswillcostmuchlesstoownandtodrive.Drivingwillbesafer,ntoo,astheselittlecarscangoonly65kilometresanhour.Thecarsofthefuturewillbefineforgoingaroundthecity,buttheywillnotbeusefulforgoingfaraway.Ifpoweredbyelectricity,itwillhavetwobatteries—onebatteryforthemotorandtheotherforthehorn(喇叭),signals(信号灯),etc.Littlecarswhicharepoweredbygaswillgo450kilometresbeforeneedingtostopformoregas.Ifbigcarsarestillusedalongwiththesmallones,twosetsofroadswillbeneededtosetupinthefuture.Someroadswillbeusedforthebig,fastcars,andotherroadswillbeneededforthesmall,slowones.5．What'stheadvantage(优势)ofthesmallcars?A．Therewon'tbesomuchpollutionandthesmallcarswon'tbeexpensiveasthebigones.B．Itwillbesafertodrivethesesmallcars.C．Therewillbemorespaceforcarstopark.D．Alloftheabove.解析：选D　细节理解题。第一段和第二段给出了小汽车的优势：占地少，污染小，驾驶安全，价格低廉。A、B、C三项都有，故选D。6．Drivingthelittlecarswillbesaferbecause________.A．theycostmuchlessB．theyaremuchstrongerC．theyareonlyusedinthecityD．theycangoonlyatalowerspeed解析：选D　细节理解题。由第二段最后一句话可以推出答案。7．Twosetsofroadsarenecessaryinthefutureinorderto________.A．preventcaraccidentsB．makethecitymorebeautifulC．letsmallcarsrunfastD．limitthespeedofthecars解析：选A　推理判断题。由最后一段可知，(littlecars)有优势，但也有弱点(比如车速)，所以将来要有两种汽车车道并存，其目的在于快车和慢车分道而行，避免车祸。8．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Acaroftheusualsizenowisthreetimesasbigasthesmallcar.B．Thesmallcarwithaspeedof65kilometresanhourismuchmoreuselessthannacaroftheusualsize.C．Thelittlecarwillbesaferbutcostmore.D．Thelittlecarwillneedmoregas.解析：选A　细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知，普通轿车所占的空间可能至少是这种小汽车的三倍，所以A项正确。CMyshoelessonnumberone.Backinmydaysasasalesman,IwasonmywaytodeliveraspeechinNewfoundland.Sittingcomfortablyintheairplaneseat,IsuddenlybrokeoutinacoldsweatasIrealizedIhadleftmydressshoesathome.Iwaswearingrunningshoesforanimportantspeech.IknewIcouldbuyanewpairwhenIland.Toolate;thestoreswerealreadyclosed.Whataboutinthemorning?No,thenextdaywasSundayandmyspeechwasscheduledfor9：00a．m.Ninetysecondslater,however,mycoldsweathadbeenreplacedwithasingleidea.Thenextmorning,Ibeganmyspeech,“YoumightbewonderingwhyIamwearingrunningshoestoday.Well,it'saboutthisrequesthere.WhenI'mdonespeaking,I'llberunningdoortodoorandIwanteveryoneofyoutocomerunningwithme,too.”Mylittle“goofup”becameacleverdemonstration(示范)ofactionspeakinglouderthanwords.Myshoelessonnumbertwo.Mybrotherwasgettingmarried.Wehadjustwitnessedthesigningofthepapersattheirhouse,andtheywererushingovertoanotherplacefortheceremony.Aswelockeduptheirhouse,mywife'sshoesbroke.Soofftothenearestshoestoreweflew.Weknewtheywouldwaitforusbeforestartingtheceremony.Whatwedidnotknowwashowlongtheywouldwait.Thatday,mywifeperformedamiracle(奇迹)thatnootherwomanhasdonebeforeorsince.Shewentintothestoreandcameoutjustfiveminuteslaterwiththeperfectpairofshoes.Perhapsthemostimportantlessonhereisthat,contrarytopopularbelief,theshoedoesnotmaketheman/woman.Butthelackofshoescansurelybuildcharacter.语篇解读：本文为夹叙夹议文。突发的意外情况往往可以改变我们的旧习惯，从而帮助我们形成更加积极的性格和能力。n9．Uponthinkingofhisshoesontheplane,theauthorfelt________.A．proud　　　　　　　　B．delightedC．panickyD．encouraged解析：选C　推理判断题。由第二段“...IsuddenlybrokeoutinacoldsweatasIrealizedIhadleftmydressshoesathome”可知，作者一想到自己将穿着跑鞋参加这个重要的会议，感到非常惊慌。10．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“goofup”probablymean?A．Image.B．Mistake.C．Success.D．Present.解析：选B　词义猜测题。作者忘记了穿正式的鞋子，然而他却非常机智，把这样一个小失误演变为一个向客户们展示自己“用事实说话”的有力例证。由该词语境可知，goofup意为“错误，失误”。11．Beforeenteringtheshoestore,theauthorthoughtit________.　A．strangetobeinadilemmaforasecondtimeB．agreatpitytohavetomisshisbrother'sweddingC．importanttotestthequalityofanewpairofshoesD．unlikelyforhiswifetofinishshoppinginashorttime解析：选D　细节理解题。由第六段“Whatwedidnotknowwashowlongtheywouldwait.”及第七段“Shewentintothestoreandcameoutjustfiveminuteslater...”可知，作者认为，按照惯例妻子将会花费很长的时间在商店里挑选一双自己满意的鞋子。12．What'sthemessagetheauthorconveysinthetext?A．Emergenciescanhelpshapeourcharacter.B．Youcanneverjudgeapersonbyhislooks.C．It'shardtochangeourcharacterovernight.D．Neverbuyshoeswithouttryingthemonfirst.解析：选A　主旨大意题。由最后一段“Butthelackofshoescansurelybuildcharacter.”可知，通过两个有关鞋子的故事，作者表明的观点是：意外的突发情况往往可以改变我们的固有习惯，从而有助于塑造我们的积极个性。Ⅱ.阅读七选五__1__Homecanbeagreatplaceforchildrentostudy.It'simportanttoprovideaworkspaceoftheirownwheretheycanreadbooksorjustwritealettertotheirfriends.•Location(位置)n__2__Thekitchenandthediningroomarenotsowellsuitedforregularstudy,sincebooksandpensgetinthewayofthedaytodayusesofthoseareas.Setupaplacewhereachildcansettleinandleavepapersandpensathandwithouthavingtocleareverythingawayeachnight.Forachildthatlikesbeingalone,setasideacornerofhisbedroom,butkeepitseparatefromthingslikegames,musicandotherhobbiesnotrelatedtostudying.•KeepingThingsinOrderParentsshouldencouragetheirchildtospreadout,buttoleaveitneatandorderlywhenheisn'tusinghisworkspace.Ownershipisveryimportantforselfrespect.__3__Theworkplaceshouldbepersonal,butnotanotherpartoftheplayroom.•__4__Encouragethewholefamilytohelpbuildasupportiveenvironmentthatchildrenneedforsuccessinschool.Givethemagoodexampleofhowtodealwithproblems,howtomanagetimeandgetthingsdoneintherightway.__5__Studywillbemoreenjoyableandeffectivewhensupportedbythewholefamily.A．AttitudeIsEverythingB．BringOrganisationintoYourHomeC．Hereareseveralwaystochoosealocation.D．BuildingaGoodHomeLearningEnvironmentE．Holdacandoattitudeandyourchildwillfollowyourexample.F．Settingupaspaceinacommonareaofyourhomecanbeagoodideaforchildren.G．Achildwholearnstoorganisehisspacewillcarryorganisationintoeverycornerofhislife.答案：1～5　DFGAE