最新高中英語Unit5Meetingyourancestors課時跟蹤練(一)WarmingUp

PAGEPAGE7Unit5課時跟蹤練(一)WarmingUp&Reading—Pre-readingⅠ.閱讀理解AAnewcourseonworldheritageanditsconservationoffersagoodopportunityfortheyoungpeopletolearnaboutthelegacy(遺產(chǎn))ofhumanityandgainasenseofresponsibilitytohelpprotecttheplanetweliveon.AccordingtoaworldheritageeducationprogrammejointlylaunchedbytheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)andChina'sMinistryofEducation,thecoursewillfirstbeofferedatseveralschoolsinBeijingbeforebeingincludedasamandatorycourse(必修課)forhighschoolstudentsnationwide.Thenewcoursecoversphotos,slideshowsanddocumentariesonthemagnificenceoftheworldheritagesites.Theclassaimstotellchildrenwhatworldheritageisandwhyandhowitshouldbeprotected.Atotalof177nations,includingChina,havesignedtheConventionConcerningtheProtectionofWorldCulturalandNaturalHeritage.Listedare754sitesallovertheworld,ofwhich29areinChina—thethirdmostafterSpainandItaly.Currently,protectionofthecountry'sculturalandnaturalresourcesleavesmuchtobedesired.Educationisundoubtedlythebestwaytocultivatepeople'ssenseforprotectingculturalandnaturalresources.TheintroductionofsuchaprogrammeinChineseclassroomswillcertainlyhelpouryoungpeoplerealizethesignificanceofcommonheritage,learningaboutworldheritagesites,thehistoryandtraditionsofdifferentcultures,ecology,andtheimportanceofprotectingbiologicalandculturaldiversity.Moreimportantly,itwillhelpcultivateasenseofresponsibilityinthemindsofyoungparticipants.Thisiscriticalinprotectingtheseculturalandnaturallegacies,aswellasourlivingenvironmentandthelimitedresourcesforsustainabledevelopment.語篇解讀：將遺產(chǎn)保護納入課堂學習，旨在幫助孩子們學習和了解有關(guān)遺產(chǎn)的信息及讓孩子知道如何保護遺產(chǎn)。1．WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheworldheritageeducationprogrammewasjointlylaunchedbytheUnitedStatesandChina'sMinistryofEducation.B．ThecoursewillfirstbeofferedatalltheschoolsinBeijing.C．Protectionofthecountry'sculturalandnaturalresourceshasbeenperfectthankstopeople'sefforts.D．Chinarankshighamongthecountrieswith29siteslistedonthelist.解析：選D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“Listedare754sitesallovertheworld,ofwhich29areinChina—thethirdmostafterSpainandItaly.〞可知D項正確。2．Whatcanyouexpecttolearnattheclass?A．Whatworldheritageis.B．Whyweshouldprotectheritage.C．Howworldheritageshouldbeprotected.D．Alloftheabove.解析：選D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的“Theclassaimstotellchildrenwhatworldheritageisandwhyandhowitshouldbeprotected.〞可知課堂設(shè)置的目的是告訴孩子們世界遺產(chǎn)是什么，為什么要保護遺產(chǎn)以及如何保護遺產(chǎn)，應(yīng)選D項。3．Theunderlinedword“cultivate〞inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“________〞．A．distributeB．exploitC．developD．improvise解析：選C詞義猜想題。根據(jù)下文這種課程能幫助孩子意識到保護遺產(chǎn)的重要性，故此處指的是教育無疑是最好的提升孩子遺產(chǎn)保護意識的最好的方式，應(yīng)選C項。4．What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toinformusofthereasonforprotectingtheheritage.B．Totellusthewaytoprotecttheheritage.C．Totellusanewcourse.D．Totellusheritagepreservationstartswitheducation.解析：選D寫作意圖題。本文主要介紹了在教學中參加遺產(chǎn)保護的課程，寫作的目的是告訴我們遺產(chǎn)保護從教育開始，應(yīng)選D項。BIfyouandImetataparty，youwouldprobablyaskmewhatIdoforaliving,whattownIlivein—thekindofquestionsthatwouldhelpyoutobuildapictureofwhoIam.Imightaskthesameofyou,butIprobablywouldn'tbelistening.It'smorelikelyI'dbelookingatthelabelonyourjeans，glancingatyourshoes，andeyeingupyourmobilephone.Thesearethethingsthatreallytellmewhoyouare.Infact,Isincerelyhopeyouwouldnoticethesamethingsaboutme.Well，that'sthewayitwasayearago.Ibegantobehavelikethisataveryearlyage.Irememberthefirstdayofjuniorschool，standingaloneintheplayground,desperatelywantingtomakefriends.Iheadedstraightforwhatseemedtobethemostpromisinggroupofboys.Theyweretalkingtogirls,tradingfootballcards,eatinggreensweets—allthethingsIwantedtodo.AsIattemptedtotalkwiththem，oneboyaskedme,“DoyousupportManchesterUnitedFootballClub？〞Anotherasked,“AreyouintoMichaelJackson？〞Iansweredyestothemall,eventhoughthetruthfulanswerwasno.Thingsseemedtobegoingwelluntiloneoftheboyscaughtsightofmytrainers.I'dneverthoughttoomuchaboutthembefore.TheywerejustplainbluesportsshoesthatMumhadbought，forplayinginthebackgarden.Atonce,thegrouplaughedveryloudly,“Wheredidyougetthosefrom?Acharitableorganization？〞Lookingattheboysinbewilderment(疑惑),Inoticedforthefirsttimethattheyallhadsimilarshapesonthesidesoftheirtrainers,liketheonesonfootballers'bootsontelevision.Itwasn'tjusttheirshoes:crocodiles,eaglesandtigerssatonthebreastsoftheirT-shirts,andeverysingleboyseemedtohavethesameschoolbag,ablueplasticbagwithaleapingpumainsilverontheside.Iwalkedawayquietly，depressed.Fromthatdayon,Iwasdeterminedtobelikethem,ifnotmoreso.eq\x(語篇解讀：本文是記敘文。作者介紹了他是如何開始追求品牌貨的。)5．Whatwastheauthorlikeoneyearago?A．Hewasveryinterestedinfigurepaintings.B．Hewascrazyaboutholdingdifferentparties.C．Heusedtojudgeothersbytheirappearances.D．Hehadsomedifficultycommunicatingwithothers.解析：選C推理判斷題。由第一段的“I'dbelookingatthelabelonyourjeans，glancingatyourshoes，andeyeingupyourmobilephone.Thesearethethingsthatreallytellmewhoyouare.〞可知，一年前的作者喜歡以貌取人。6．Howdidtheauthorreactwhenaskedabouthisfavoritefootballteam?A．Hetoldalie.B．Hekeptsilent.C．Herepliedproudly.D．Herefusedtoanswer.解析：選A細節(jié)理解題。由第二段的“Iansweredyestothemall,eventhoughthetruthfulanswerwasno.〞可知，當作者被問到喜歡的球隊和明星時，他撒了謊。7．Whydidthegroupsuddenlyburstoutlaughing?A．Becausetheyplayedajokeontheauthor.B．Becausetheywereattractedbytheauthor.C．Becausetheywelcomedtheauthorwarmly.D．Becausetheylookeddownupontheauthor.解析：選D推理判斷題。由第三、四段可知，作者穿的是一雙普通的藍色球鞋，而那些穿著名牌球鞋的男孩取笑他的鞋是從慈善機構(gòu)得到的，由此推測這些男孩是因看不起他而大笑起來。8．Afterthefirstdayofjuniorschool,theauthorbeganto________.A．beaddictedtotelevisionB．concernhimselfwithanimalsC．followfamousfootballplayersD．spendmoremoneyonbrandedgoods解析：選D推理判斷題。由最后一段作者看到其他男孩所穿戴的服飾后感到十分沮喪，再結(jié)合第一段作者與他人交流時所關(guān)注的事物可知，從那時起，作者開始花大量的錢買品牌貨。CEarlierthisweek,23robotsfromallovertheworldcompetedinPomona,California,fora$2millionprizeintheDARPARoboticsChallenge(挑戰(zhàn)賽).Teamshavebeenworkingontheserobotsforthreeyears—theirchallengewastomakearobotthatcanhelpafteranearthquakeorothernaturaldisasters.Therulesaresimple—eachrobothasonehourtoscoreeightpointsfordifferenttasks,whichincludedrivingacar,oropeningadoor.Everyteamhaspeopleinaseparategarage,sittingaroundbigscreensandcontrollingtheirownrobots.AcrossthegaragestandsCarnegieMellon'sbrightredrobot,CHIMP.“Ithasarmsandhandsbutitmovesaroundonthesetracks，〞saidTonyStentz,teamleaderofteamTartanRescue.“CHIMPcangofromuprighttoall-foursinjustafewseconds.Weighinginat440pounds,CHIMPseemscertaintowininthecompetition，〞hesaid.Duringtheearlydrive,CHIMPalmostwentintothebarricade(障礙物).Itwasslowgettingoutofthecar,butonceitmadeitout,andopenedthedoor,itdroppedtothegroundinthedoorway.Foralltheotherteams,afallmeansthathumanshavetostepinandgettherobotbackonitsfeet.Butaboutfiveminuteslater,CHIMPgotbackupwithoutanyhelp.Theteamdidn'tgetanypointsforthatmove,butrecoveringfromafallwouldcomeinprettyhandyinadisasterarea.AndCHIMPstillcompletedallthetasksinunderanhour.“Whatabang-upjob！〞TonyStentzsaidashereceivedhandshakesandhigh-fivesfromthecrowd.ThoughCHIMPwasclearlythewinneronthefirstdayofthefinals,itranintolotsoftroubleontheseconddayandendedupcominginthirdplaceoverall.TeamKAIST,fromSouthKorea,tookthe$2millionprize;Florida-basedTeamIHMCRoboticscameinsecondandwon$1million.“Aftertwodays,hopefullywe'reallastepclosertomakinghumanssaferafterdisasters，〞addedTonyStentz.eq\x(語篇解讀：本文是說明文。文章主要介紹了在美國舉辦的DARPA機器人挑戰(zhàn)賽。)9．AccordingtoParagraph1,theserobots________.A．a(chǎn)reworth$2millionintotalB．a(chǎn)refrom23differentcountriesC．a(chǎn)reabletothinkforthemselvesD．a(chǎn)reexpectedtodoseveralpiecesofwork解析：選D細節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的“eachrobothasonehourtoscoreeightpointsfordifferenttasks〞可知，D項說法正確。10．Duringthecompetition,CHIMP________.A．keptmovingonallfoursB．felldownsuddenlyC．scoredeightpointsD．beatTeamKAIST解析：選B細節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的“itdroppedtotheground〞可知，CHIMP在下車時突然摔倒在地，應(yīng)選B項。11．Theunderlinedword“bang-up〞inParagraph4probablymeans“________〞．A．goodB．easyC．boringD．dangerous解析：選A詞義猜想題。由該段中的“recoveringfromafall〞和“CHIMPstillcompletedallthetasksinunderanhour〞及“handshakesandhigh-fives〞可知，TonyStentz是說CHIMP將任務(wù)完成得很棒，應(yīng)選A項。12．WhatTonyStentzsaidinthelastparagraphshowsafeelingof________.A．politenessB．lonelinessC．happinessD．sadness解析：選C推理判斷題。由最后一段中TonyStentz所說的“Aftertwodays,hopefully...saferafterdisasters〞可知，本次比賽意義深遠。這意味著我們在保障災(zāi)后重建時人們的生命平安方面又前進了一步，為此他感到很快樂，應(yīng)選C項。Ⅱ.閱讀七選五Therearedisadvantagesandadvantagestoallparentingstyles.Thereisnosuchthingasperfectparenting.Thetwomainstylesofparentingaretolerant(寬容的)andstrict.__1__Someofthoseadvantagesareevident(明顯的)duringchildhoodoradulthood.Oneoftheadvantagesofstrictparentsisthattheypushtheirchildrentohighstandards.Thisisespeciallytruewithregardtoacademics.__2__Asaresult,thechildrentendtoperformextremelywellintheirstudiesduetothoseexpectations.Strictparentsmayevenlimitfunactivitiesiftheirchildrendonotsucceedindoingthings.__3__Thishappensbecausetheyhelptheirchildrenlearnimportantvaluessuchasdiscipline.Thechildrenlearnthattheymustmakecertainchoicesorbeartheconsequences.Thisconfidencecanalsoleadtoindependentchildrenandadults.Childrenwithstrictparentingcanlearnselflessness.Ifachild'sneedsarealwaysmetinafamilywithtolerantparents,thechildmaybespoiled(被寵壞的)andselfish.Strictparentsgettheirchildrentofocustheirattentionmoreonthebenefitsofthefamilymembersandlearntosharewit