2019_2020学年高中英语Unit1Thewrittenword课时跟踪练（二）牛津译林版选修8.docx

课时跟踪练(二) Word power, Grammar and usage & Task.单词拼写1Please stick this stamp to the envelope (信封) before you mail the letter.2(全国卷)I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue (拯救) and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley.3The poor woman was extremely happy to be reunited (重聚) with her two sons who had been carried off by a swindler.4(江苏高考)More efforts, as reported, will be made in the years ahead to accelerate the supplyside structural reform (改革)5She thanks you by giving you a piece of delicious homemade (自制的) apple pie.6The film ended most satisfactorily: vice (邪恶) punished and virtue rewarded.7(江苏高考)The loss of glaciers (冰川) there due to global warming represents an enormous threat (威胁) to agriculture.选词填空head for, be set in, far from, worn out, make an appeal to1Have you ever read a novel which is_set_in prewar London?2Computer, far_from destroying jobs, can create employment.3Its time that we headed/should_head_for the market.4The police made_an_appeal_to the public to remain calm, saying the situation would be improved soon.5Worn_out after a day of shopping, I fell asleep soon.完成句子1你期盼已久的信在这儿。Here_is_the_letter you have been looking forward to.2学生们应当抵制诱惑，集中精力备考。Students should resist_the_temptation to focus on exams alone.3这本书对学历史的学生将很有用。The book will_be_of_great_value/very_valuable_to students of history.4孩子们玩了一整天，都已经精疲力竭了。The children, all of whom had played the whole day long, were_worn_out. .阅读理解AVisitors to central Austin, Texas, would be easy to miss a small, old house called the O Henry Museum.William Sydney Porter (18621910) better known as O Henry, was one of Americas bestloved writers of short stories.Beginning in 1893, he lived here.It was saved from destruction, moved, and turned into a museum in 1934.The museum is a good way to learn about the interesting life of him.William Porter rented this house and lived with his wife Athol and daughter Margaret for about two years.Many objects in the museum belonged to the Porters.Others did not, but are in the house to recreate the way it looked during their lifetime.Porter worked at a pharmacy, farm, land office and bank.He also loved words and writing.The museum has special proof of Porters love of language his dictionary.Its said that he read every word in it.Porter started a small publication called “The Rolling Stone”He wasnt being published early on, so he published himself.His funny stories, poems, and drawings were published in the magazine.But it was too costly to continue for long, so he closed the project after about one year.Other troubles would lead the Porters to leave Austin.Porter was accused of financial wrongdoing at the bank and lost his job.Fearing a trial, he fled the country.But he returned because his wife was dying.After her death, he faced trial and was found guilty.He served three and a half years in a federal prison in Ohio.Porter would keep his time in prison a secret.But there was one good thing about it.It provided him with time to write.By the time of his release, he had published 14 stories and was becoming well known as O Henry.Porter would later move to New York City and find great success there.He published over 380 stories in the last eight years of his life.语篇解读：欧亨利是美国著名的短篇小说家，他曾住在得克萨斯州的一处故居已经成为博物馆，通过参观这个博物馆我们可以了解他那时的生活。1What does the author want to tell us in the passage? AOHenrys experience in prison.BThe objects in the OHenry Museum.COHenrys achievement in literature.DA brief account of OHenrys life.解析：选D主旨大意题。通读全文内容可知文章主要介绍了欧亨利的生平，故选D项。2What is the authors purpose of writing Paragraph 3? ATo attract more visitors to the OHenry Museum.BTo show the jobs OHenry once did.CTo show OHenrys early love of words and writing.DTo introduce OHenrys publication called “The Rolling Stone”解析：选C推理判断题。根据该段内容尤其是第二句“He also loved words and writing.”可推断出C项正确。3The reason why OHenry was put into prison was that _.Ahe killed his wife by mistakeBhe didnt find a good position in a bankChe had financial wrongdoing at the bankDhe wanted to devote himself to writing stories解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段可知欧亨利被送进监狱是因为在银行工作时出现了经济问题。4What can be inferred from the passage? AMost of OHenrys short stories were finished in prison.BOHenry didnt start his career as a successful writer when living in central Austin.COHenry was born in a small, old house which is called the OHenry Museum now.DOHenry spent his late life in the small, old house in Texas.解析：选B推理判断题。A、D可以根据文章的最后一段排除。根据第一段欧亨利的出生时间和“Beginning in 1893, he lived here.”可知C项错误。从文章内容的叙述可推知B项正确。BA new genre (体裁) of fiction has come out of rising sea levels. Climate fiction, or “clifi”， is a subgenre of science fiction. It imagines a future where man struggles against the extremes of a changing environment.Although it is still an unexplored field in the Chinese literary circle, climate change literature is now a regular course in universities in the US., the UK. and India, etc. A brief Amazon. com search of “climate fiction” returns more than 1,800 results, reflecting a growing demand for books that focus on environmental issues.According to The Atlantic, clifi stories seldom talk about “unreal technologies or faraway planets”， unlike traditional scifi. Clifi is a lot more down_to_earth. It examines the effects of pollution, rising sea levels, and global warming on human civilization.Clifi has been made more attractive to younger generations thanks to its appearance in movies and TV shows, Interstellar, Snowpiercer, MaddAddam, just to name a few. The term “clifi”， created by the US. writer and climate activist Dan Bloom, seems to be helping “raise awareness about global warming”. The UK. clifi writer Sarah Holding wrote that the genre “connects young readers with their environment” .But not everyone is convinced of clifis potential. George Marshall, founder of Climate Outreach Information Network, expressed concern that clifi would strengthen what people already believe rather than change anyones mind. “The unconvinced will see these stories as proof that this issue is a fiction，” he said. “The already convinced will be still concerned, but the story lines may reduce the seriousness of the issue.”语篇解读：气候变化小说是科幻小说的分支之一，它不同于传统的科幻小说虚构一些不真实的科技或遥远的星球，这类小说通常是反乌托邦的，聚焦人类面临的灾难。气候变化是人类面临的现实问题，但人们对气候变化小说的看法并不一致。5What can be implied according to Paragraph 2?AChinese writers are not concerned with the issue of climate change.BClifi has gained great popularity so far.CThe course on climate change literature is the most welcome in universities.DAmazon. com focuses a lot on environmental issues.解析：选B推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的“.climate change literature is now a regular course in universities in the US., the UK. and India, etc.” 及“a growing demand for books that focus on environmental issues”可以推断，气候变化小说目前很受欢迎。6The phrase “down to earth” in Paragraph 3 can be best replaced by “_”Arealistic BoriginalCattractive Dlively解析：选A词义猜测题。根据文章第三段中的“clifi stories seldom talk about unreal technologies or faraway planets”可知，气候变化小说不像传统科幻小说讲的都是一些“不真实的科技或遥远的星球”，由此可以推断，气候变化小说更现实。down to earth意为“实际的”，与realistic意思相近。7Sarah Holdings words are mentioned to prove that _.Amovies and TV shows work best in promoting difficult ideasByounger readers pay more attention to the virtual worldCthe term “clifi” is helpful in raising environmental awarenessDclifi is attractive to younger generations解析：选C推理判断题。根据上下文之间的关系可知，引用萨拉霍尔丁的话是为了证明前一句的观点，即“The term clifi . seems to be helping raise awareness about global warming”。故选C项。8Which of the following is NOT true according to the last paragraph?AClifis potential is challenged by some people.BGeorge thinks clifi wont change anyones mind.CThose who dont believe the stories think the issue is not true.DThose who believe the stories wont care about the issue any more.解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句“The already convinced will be still concerned .”可知，相信气候变化的人会继续关注该问题。D项表达的意思与此相反，因此错误。.语法填空George Bernard Shaw, one of _1_ greatest British dramatists after Shakespeare, was born on July 26, 1856 in Dublin, Ireland.His early life was not a happy one.His father always drank too much and his _2_ (disappoint) mother found more pleasure in studying music _3_ in her children.Shaw left school at fourteen and went to work in an office the next year.But after five years he decided to be a writer.He went to London in 1876, when he began to write _4_ (serious)He published a study of the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen in 1891 and was determined _5_ (create) plays.Shaw wrote more t