2017-2018学年高中英语Module5ALessoninaLab课时跟踪练(一)

1、课时跟踪练（一）Introduction & Reading Pre readingi阅读理解AIt was the end of the school term and my son Tomhad less tha n three mon ths left before hewould finish his six years at high school.Duri ng that time he developed a love for basketball. Sadly,because of my work over the last twelve mon ths, I had

2、only bee n able to atte nd a few of his games;however, I was determ ined to get to his last game for the school term.Tom s team led by just over 20 points at the end of the first half. The second half changed as theother team quickly came back. Tom s team started to miss anin creas ing nu mber of sh

3、ots. It was at that point that the coach called his first timeout.The spectators （ 观众）became quiet as the coach spoke to them. He had the team standing ina half circle, but he squatted （蹲）down, looking up at them and giving some very clear in struct ionson what they n eeded to do in the last couple

4、of mi nu tes.As he stood up to allow the team to retur n to the court, I saw he gave some further words of encourageme nt to all of them.You could see that he knew that the team was fighting to save the game and that he n eeded to lifttheir spirits. By squatt ing dow n he placed himself in a positi

5、on where he was talk ing up to them,rather tha n dow n or at them, and as the players went back on to the court his words of en couragement served to lift their en ergy and spirits.Well, Tom s team went on to win the final by 5 points.As I drove away I thoughtabout what can happe n to us all in our

6、everyday life. One of my favourite quotes is about the half filledglass of water “ Is the glass half empty or half full ?” Like the coach, the an swer to this quote alldepe nds on how you look at thin gs.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。一个有半杯水的杯子究竟是半满的还是半空的呢？作者参加儿子毕业前的一场篮球比赛时的所见所闻或许会给我们答案。1.Why did the writer go to

7、see his son play basketball?A. Because his son would graduate from high school.B. Because he felt sorry for never watching his son play.C. Because it was a final his son played a key role in.D. Because he had a strong interest in basketball himself.22解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段的第一句It was the end of the sch

8、ool term . at highschool. ” 并结合本段最后一句中的“ however, I was determ ined toget to his last game for the school term” 可推知A 项符合文意。2._ By squatt ing dow n, the coach wan ted to_ .A. talk about where the players were doing wrongB. make the players feel betterC.prevent spectators from hearing what he saidD. s

9、how his an ger at the bad performa nee of the players解析： 选 B 细节理解题。 根据第四段中的By squatting down he placed himself in a positi on wherehe was talk ing up to them, rathertha n dow n or at them ” 可知，教练蹲下与队员们说话是为了让他们感觉好一些。3.What is the writer s attitude towards the coach?A. Negative.B. Supportive.C. Intere

10、sted.D . Unconcerned.解析：选 B推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的最后两句并结合孩子们在教练的鼓舞下赢了比赛这些细节，不难推断出作者是支持教练的，故B 项符合文意。4.What can we infer from the passage?A. A father should care about his son at school.B. Playing hard is rewarded with a close match.C. What a coach says has the most influenee on players.D. Looking at things p

11、ositively is important in hard times.解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据本文的内容，尤其是教练在孩子们比赛失利时的表现， 以及最后一段作者的感悟，可推知在困难时期，积极地看待问题是很重要的，故 D 项符合文意。BThis is not something new. You re sitting at the dinner table with your dogtouching your feet. You know you shouldn t give dogs human food. But when you look down, you findthat t

12、hose lovely puppy eyes are almost impossible to say no” to. So you give it some food.What is it about a dog s loving gaze （ 凝视）that makes it3so lovely? A new study by a scie ntist Miho Nagasawa seems tohave found the an swer. He found it has to do with somethi ng called the cuddle（ 拥抱）chemical. Thec

13、uddle chemical in the blood en courages bonding. Levels of it i ncrease, for example, whe n a pare nthugs24a newborn baby. According to Nagasawa s study, levels of the cuddle chemical canalso go up whe n we look deeply into the eyes of a dog.In order to better un dersta nd how the cuddle chemical wo

14、rks betwee n dogs andhuma ns, Nagasawa and his team did an experime nt. They tested levels of the cuddle chemical indogs and huma ns, and the n put them in a room to in teract （互动）witheach other.While in the room, the huma ns petted the dogs, spoke to the dogs, and lookedinto the dogs eyes. Then the

15、 scientists tested their levels of the cuddle chemical again. They foundthat levels of the cuddle chemical were higher in both humans and dogs after they in teracted. However,levels were the highest in the huma ns and dogs that simply looked into each other s eyes,without much petting or talking.Sim

16、ply put, the Ion ger the huma ns look into the eyes of the dogs, the more thecuddle chemical is produced. Nagasawadid the sameexperiment with humans and wolves, but it didnot give the same results.语篇解读：研究发现，当人和狗对视的时候，双方体内的“拥抱荷尔蒙”都会增加，从而加深彼此的感情。5. According to the author, the fact mentioned in Para.

17、1 is_B. surprisingC. com monD . bori ng解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“ This is not something new.”可知， 作者认为这种现象很普遍。6. Whydid Nagasawaand his team do the firstexperiment ? A.To find how the cuddlechemical affects huma ns.B. To help humans get along well with animals.C. To make good use of the cuddle chemical.

18、D. To learn more about the cuddle chemical.解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“ Inthe cuddle chemical works betwee n dogs and huma ns .的目的是要更好地了解“拥抱荷尔蒙”是如何发挥作用的， 抱荷尔蒙”更多的信息。7. The level of the cuddle chemical in huma ns will not in crease when_A. they talk to a wolfA. specialorder to better understand how”可知，科学家

19、们做这个实验也就是说他们想要知道有关“拥5B. they play with a dogC. they hug newborn babies26D.they look into a dog s eyes解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据文章最后一句可知，人类和狼之间的互动交流不会使人 体内的“拥抱荷尔蒙”增加。8.The passage is probably taken from_.A.a story bookB . a scienee magazineC. seienee fietionD . a text book解析：选 B 文章出处题。根据文章内容可知本文主要是讲一个科学研究的，由此可推

20、 断本文最有可能摘自一本科学杂志。CSeienee experiments are a fun way for kids to learn all aboutseienee. I willin troduee a few great experime nts and teaeh your ehild all about the won ders of inertia （ 惯性）.Coi n ShootYou ll need some coins, at least eleven, and a smooth table.Staek （堆叠）all but one of the coins on

21、the smooth table,makingsure that the “high rise ” is straight. Coins with wide edges make thisexperime nt easy to do. Fliek （弹）the extra coinquiekly towards the bottom of the staek so that it hits the bottom coin. Thebottom coin from the staek should shoot out from under the other coins without ehan

22、ging the rest of thestaek. With good aim and quick flicks of your fin ger, you should be able to shoot all of the coins out ofthe staek one by one.Because the in ertia of the staek of coins is so great, the force from the flickedcoin is not eno ugh to make the en tire staek move or fall dow n.The Pe

23、ncil StandingPlace a narrow piece of paper on a smooth table. Hold the paper so that mostof it hangs off the table. Place a peneil on the paper so that it is standing straight.Now, slowly try to pull the paper out from un der the pen eil. What happe ns? Set up the paper and peneil aga in, and give t

24、he paper a fast pull. What happe ns to the pen eil this time?Since the still pencil wants to stay at rest, it will be aga inst the fastmovement of the paper. This means that when the paper is moved quiekly out from under the pen eil,the pencil rema ins sta nding straight. If the paper is moved slowl

25、y, the moveme nt has a eha nee to influe nee the pen eil, and it will fall dow n.7语篇解读：科学实验能够帮你直观地探索科学奥秘。本文教你如何了解惯性的存在。289. Which of the following is used in bothof the two experi-mentsA. A narrow piece of paper.解析：选 C 细节理解题。由第二段第一句和第三段第一句可知，两个实验中都用到了a smooth table 。10. What result can we get if we

26、do the first experiment well?A. The stack of coins fall down on the table.B. The bottom coin is flicked out of the stack.C. All of the coins are taken away from the table.D. All of the coins are shot out of the stack one by one.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句可知，如果将这个实验做好，摞起来 的硬币会一枚一枚地被击出。11. Most of the pap

27、er hangs off the table so that _ .A.we can pull it quicklyB. we can take hold of itC. it can in flue nee the pencilD. the pencil can stand straight解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第三段倒数第二句Set up the pap er and pencil agai n, and give thepaper a fast pull.”可推知，这样放纸条是为了能够迅速地抽出纸条，故答案为 A 项。12. If we pull the paper slowly

28、 out from under the pencil, the pencil willA. move slowly with the paperB. stand straight on the tableC. be shot out from the tableD. fall down on the table解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一句可知，如果慢慢地抽出铅笔下面的纸条, 那么纸条就会影响到铅笔，铅笔就会倒在桌子上。n.阅读七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Being in an un familiar school can

29、 be frighte nin g. If you start a new school,B. A number of coins.C. A smooth table.D . A new pencil.9you ll have to worry about making friends.Here are simple tips which help you makenew friends more easily.1_ As they re close by, it is easy to chat to them first.Try to speak to every one in your class. You will study here for three years, so it helps if you getalong well with them.If you don t have many friends in your class, it doesn t matter. _2Youcan also chat to them at lun chtimes and after school.Join a lunchtime or after school club. You ll get to meet kids of all yearsthat w