2019年高中英语课时跟踪练（十四）Lesson2.docx

课时跟踪练(十四) Lesson 2 & Lesson 3Prereading.阅读理解AShare your poems, get feedback (反馈) for your poetry, and enter poetry contests (竞赛). Choose from the following poetry contests that you can enter. Get feedback for every poem that you write including your contest entries.How It WorksAs a member, you will get feedback for everything you write. You can enter poetry contests with cash prizes. You will be ranked. Write and see how the feedback you receive influences your rank. Since the year 2000 we have been helping writers improve their writing skills.Poetry Contests in MayFriendship_across_culturesWrite a story about a friend that opened your world to another culture.Deadline: Today!Technology_warsWrite a story on the topic provided in the announcement.Deadline: Today!Poetry Contests in JuneLyrics_make_the_songPen your newest, and best, song lyric masterpieces and enter them into this contest.NO POETRY ALLOWED FOR THIS CONTEST!Must be song lyrics only.Deadline: June 1stUnexpected romanceWrite a story that brings two people together, two people who dont necessarily realize that they belong together but the audience is rooting for them. Write a story for a cash prize.Deadline: June 15thPoetry Contests in JulyNewbie_writing_contestFor our New Arrival “This Sentence Starts the Story” contest we challenge you to write a story that starts with this sentence: “Hell found me.” A poetry contest with a cash prize.Deadline: July 3rdShare_your_storyA memoir (回忆录) gives us the ability to write about our life. But you can write about life with the option (选择) to create and invent and to make sense of a life, or part of that life. Write a piece of your life! A cash prize to the winning entry.Deadline: July 10th语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章介绍了诗歌比赛的相关信息。1What do we know about the contests in May?AThey are held yearly.BThey are topicbased.CThey offer no feedback.DThey are humanfocused.解析：选B细节理解题。由Friendship_across_cultures介绍内容中的“Write a story about a friend that opened your world to another culture.”以及Technology_wars介绍内容中的“Write a story on the topic provided in the announcement.”可知，五月份的诗歌比赛都是要求参赛者按照所给出的主题进行写作的。2Contestants of “Lyrics make the song” _.Acan hand in poemsBshould write song lyricsChave a chance to win a cash prizeDmust enter their works before July 3rd解析：选B细节理解题。由Lyrics_make_the_song介绍内容中的“Must be song lyrics only.”可知，参赛者只能提交歌词作品。3What type of writing is this text?AA writing guide.BA poetry review.CAn official report.DAn announcement.解析：选D文章体裁题。通读全文可知，本文是一则诗歌比赛的通知，介绍了各项诗歌比赛的相关信息。BYou just heard you would have a math test on Friday the same day as your big history test and weekly quiz on Spanish Verbs. How will you get all your studying done?Studying for tests and quizzes actually starts before you even know youll have a test. Good study techniques begin in the classroom as you take notes. Notetaking is a way of remembering what you were taught or what youve read about. Even if you are an amazingly organized and neat notetaker, copying and organizing notes after class helps you absorb and understand the material. And that makes studying easier and faster at test time.As you study, review your notes and any special information from your textbook. In the case of math or science problems, do some practice. Pay special attention to anything the teacher seemed to stress in class.Many teachers tell students ahead of time what the format (格式) of an exam will be. This can help you study. For example, if the exam will contain essay questions, youll want to think about which topics are most likely to be covered. Then come up with several possible essay topics and use your notes, books and other reference sources to figure out how you might answer questions on those topics.When trying to memorize dates, names, or, other factual information, keep in mind that it usually takes a number of tries to remember something correctly. Read things over several times if you need to, and write down any phrases or thoughts that will help you remember main ideas or concepts.语篇解读：本文是说明文。作为学生，人人都避免不了考试。当各种各样的考试一起涌来时，你该怎样面对呢？读了此文能够使你从容面对考试，并在考试中取得好成绩。4The best title for the passage would be “_”ANotetaking Is ImportantBHow to Study in ClassCHow to Prepare for ExamsDWays to Study解析：选C主旨大意题。该篇文章讲的主要是如何应对考试。选项A、B、D三项文章虽有涉及，但不是文章的主要内容，故不能作为标题。5According to the passage, the first step to get a high score in a test is to _.Aremember what youve learnedBtake notes in classCunderstand what youre taughtDdo more exercises解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Good study techniques begin in the classroom as you take notes.”可知答案。6Before an exam teachers usually tell students _.Awhat theyll examine onBwhat they should pay attention toChow to answer questionsDthe ways to take an exam解析：选A细节理解题。文章第四段告诉我们，考试前老师通常都会告诉学生要考什么类型的题，然后学生根据要考试的题型去复习需要注意的内容，所以B项并不是老师告诉学生的。C、D两项文章没有提到。7This passage is most likely taken from _.Aa fashionable magazineBa textbook for studentsCa newspaperDa web for teens解析：选D文章出处题。文章主要讲述如何应对考试，教材、杂志、报纸都不可能有这样的文章，该篇文章最有可能选自一个青少年网站。CI once saw a TV programme at college about a scientist who used “drift bottles (漂流瓶)” to mark ocean currents. It was a rather boring programme. I was more interested to read an article about someone who found a bottle on a beach with a message inside. Like the drift bottles, it had been thrown into the sea but 21 years before. I decided to find out more about such bottles, and I started work on this intriguing (非常有趣的) research.An early message in a bottle was thrown into the sea by Christopher Columbus during a terrible storm. He wrote about his discovery of America and expected that his message would be sent to the Queen of Spain. He wanted the news to reach her, but he thought he might be drowned in the storm. In fact, he survived but the bottle was never found. I would be excited to find a message in a bottle, but in the 16th century, it could be dangerous. In those days, the British Navy (海军) used messages in bottles to send information about the enemy. When Queen Elizabeth I found out that a boatman had opened a bottle containing one of these secret messages, she created a new job, Uncorker of Ocean Bottles. I was amazed to learn that anyone else who opened a bottle could be sentenced to death. It seems very strange to us now.A long time ago, before dating websites existed to help people find partners, a sailor in Sweden put this message in a bottle “To someone beautiful and far away.” It was found by a young woman in Sicily. She answered the message “I am not beautiful, but it seems a miracle (奇迹) I found your message.” They began to write letters to each other, and eventually got married.Nowadays its easy to communicate with anyone anywhere in the world, but I think people will still go on throwing bottles with messages into the ocean and guessing where the winds and the waves will carry them. And how romantic it would be to find a bottle with a message inside!语篇解读：本文是说明文。漂流瓶是人们穿越广阔大海进行交流的一种有趣的交流方式，投进大海的漂流瓶不知道将漂向何方，被何人捡到，充满着未知的神秘气息。8Why did the author do some research on bottles thrown into the sea?AHe had found a message in one.BHe had read an article about one.CHe had to do a project on them at college.DHe had watched a TV programme about them.解析：选B细节理解题。由第一段中的“I was more interested to read an article about someone . I decided to find out more about such bottles”可知，作者读到一篇关于21年前被扔到海里的漂流瓶被发现的故事后对漂流瓶产生了极大的兴趣，从而开始了对漂流瓶的研究工作。9Christopher Columbus put a message into a bottle to _.Astudy ocean currentsBreport his discoveryCask for rescueDtry his luck解析：选B推理判断题。由第二段中的“He wrote about his discovery of America . He wanted the news to reach her”可知，哥伦布在信上写下他发现了美洲，希望这一信息能送到西班牙女王手上。10How did the author feel about the 16th century punishment for opening ocean bottles?AFrightening.BAmusing.CAstonishing. DSatisfying.解析：选C推理判断题。由第三段中的“I was amazed to learn that anyone else who opened a bottle could be sentenced to death. It seems very strange to us now.”可知，作者对这一惩罚感到很吃惊。11Why did the young woman in Sicily reply to the Swedish sailors message?AShe wanted to have a pen friend.BShe felt she fitted his description.CShe failed to access a dating website.DShe was impressed by the bottles journey.解析：选D推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“I am not beautiful, but it seems a miracle I found your message.”可知，西西里岛的这位年轻女子认为她能捡到来自瑞典水手的漂流瓶是一个奇迹。.阅读七选五PollutionPollution happens when the environment is dirtied, by waste, chemicals, and other harmful substances (物质). Pollution is a problem all over the world. But it is especially bad in large cities with a lot of industries and cars. _1_Wildfires, volcanoes, and industrial chemicals cause some air pollution. But most air pollution comes from burning fossil fuels (矿物燃料). These include coal, oil, and natural gas. The burning of fossil fuels may release harmful gases. Air pollution may cause such diseases as cancer and asthma. It also leads to polluted rain that can harm living things. _2_ Finally, air pollution damages the ozone layer (臭氧层), which is important because it protects Earth against harmful rays from the sun.Causes of water pollution are easy to see. People dump (倾倒) garbage and dirty water into rivers, lakes and oceans. Factories or cities sometimes release poisonous chemicals, and other wastes into water. These chemicals may make the groundwater unfit to drink. _3_Littering, or throwing garbage on the ground, is a form of land pollution. Litter can destroy the habitats of plants and animals. The buildup of dangerous chemicals in the ground is another form of land pollution. The chemicals may come from farms or factories. _4_ They may even harm people who eat the polluted plants and animals.Many governments, environmental groups, and ordinary people are working to control pollution. Governments have passed laws to keep people from releasing dangerous chemicals into the environment. _5_ Instead they are getting power from the sun, wind, water, and other energy sources that produce less pol