高中英语Unit5Meetingyourancestors课时跟踪练(一)WarmingUp

PAGEPAGE4Unit5课时跟踪练(一)WarmingUp&Reading—Pre-readingⅠ.阅读理解AAnewcourseonworldheritageanditsconservationoffersagoodopportunityfortheyoungpeopletolearnaboutthelegacy(遗产)ofhumanityandgainasenseofresponsibilitytohelpprotecttheplanetweliveon.AccordingtoaworldheritageeducationprogrammejointlylaunchedbytheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)andChina'sMinistryofEducation,thecoursewillfirstbeofferedatseveralschoolsinBeijingbeforebeingincludedasamandatorycourse(必修课)forhighschoolstudentsnationwide.Thenewcoursecoversphotos,slideshowsanddocumentariesonthemagnificenceoftheworldheritagesites.Theclassaimstotellchildrenwhatworldheritageisandwhyandhowitshouldbeprotected.Atotalof177nations,includingChina,havesignedtheConventionConcerningtheProtectionofWorldCulturalandNaturalHeritage.Listedare754sitesallovertheworld,ofwhich29areinChina—thethirdmostafterSpainandItaly.Currently,protectionofthecountry'sculturalandnaturalresourcesleavesmuchtobedesired.Educationisundoubtedlythebestwaytocultivatepeople'ssenseforprotectingculturalandnaturalresources.TheintroductionofsuchaprogrammeinChineseclassroomswillcertainlyhelpouryoungpeoplerealizethesignificanceofcommonheritage,learningaboutworldheritagesites,thehistoryandtraditionsofdifferentcultures,ecology,andtheimportanceofprotectingbiologicalandculturaldiversity.Moreimportantly,itwillhelpcultivateasenseofresponsibilityinthemindsofyoungparticipants.Thisiscriticalinprotectingtheseculturalandnaturallegacies,aswellasourlivingenvironmentandthelimitedresourcesforsustainabledevelopment.语篇解读：将遗产保护纳入课堂学习，旨在帮助孩子们学习和了解有关遗产的信息及让孩子知道如何保护遗产。1．WhichofthestatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheworldheritageeducationprogrammewasjointlylaunchedbytheUnitedStatesandChina'sMinistryofEducation.B．ThecoursewillfirstbeofferedatalltheschoolsinBeijing.C．Protectionofthecountry'sculturalandnaturalresourceshasbeenperfectthankstopeople'sefforts.D．Chinarankshighamongthecountrieswith29siteslistedonthelist.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段的“Listedare754sitesallovertheworld,ofwhich29areinChina—thethirdmostafterSpainandItaly.”可知D项正确。2．Whatcanyouexpecttolearnattheclass?A．Whatworldheritageis.B．Whyweshouldprotectheritage.C．Howworldheritageshouldbeprotected.D．Alloftheabove.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段的“Theclassaimstotellchildrenwhatworldheritageisandwhyandhowitshouldbeprotected.”可知课堂设置的目的是告诉孩子们世界遗产是什么，为什么要保护遗产以及如何保护遗产，故选D项。3．Theunderlinedword“cultivate”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“________”．A．distribute B．exploitC．develop D．improvise解析：选C词义猜测题。根据下文这种课程能帮助孩子意识到保护遗产的重要性，故此处指的是教育无疑是最好的提升孩子遗产保护意识的最好的方式，故选C项。4．What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toinformusofthereasonforprotectingtheheritage.B．Totellusthewaytoprotecttheheritage.C．Totellusanewcourse.D．Totellusheritagepreservationstartswitheducation.解析：选D写作意图题。本文主要介绍了在教学中加入遗产保护的课程，写作的目的是告诉我们遗产保护从教育开始，故选D项。BIfyouandImetataparty，youwouldprobablyaskmewhatIdoforaliving,whattownIlivein—thekindofquestionsthatwouldhelpyoutobuildapictureofwhoIam.Imightaskthesameofyou,butIprobablywouldn'tbelistening.It'smorelikelyI'dbelookingatthelabelonyourjeans，glancingatyourshoes，andeyeingupyourmobilephone.Thesearethethingsthatreallytellmewhoyouare.Infact,Isincerelyhopeyouwouldnoticethesamethingsaboutme.Well，that'sthewayitwasayearago.Ibegantobehavelikethisataveryearlyage.Irememberthefirstdayofcomeinprettyhandyinadisasterarea.AndCHIMPstillcompletedallthetasksinunderanhour.“Whatabang­upjob！”TonyStentzsaidashereceivedhandshakesandhigh­fivesfromthecrowd.ThoughCHIMPwasclearlythewinneronthefirstdayofthefinals,itranintolotsoftroubleontheseconddayandendedupcominginthirdplaceoverall.TeamKAIST,fromSouthKorea,tookthe$2millionprize;Florida­basedTeamIHMCRoboticscameinsecondandwon$1million.“Aftertwodays,hopefullywe'reallastepclosertomakinghumanssaferafterdisasters，”addedTonyStentz.eq\x(语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了在美国举办的DARPA机器人挑战赛。)9．AccordingtoParagraph1,theserobots________.A．areworth$2millionintotalB．arefrom23differentcountriesC．areabletothinkforthemselvesD．areexpectedtodoseveralpiecesofwork解析：选D细节理解题。由第一段中的“eachrobothasonehourtoscoreeightpointsfordifferenttasks”可知，D项说法正确。10．Duringthecompetition,CHIMP________.A．keptmovingonallfoursB．felldownsuddenlyC．scoredeightpointsD．beatTeamKAIST解析：选B细节理解题。由第三段中的“itdroppedtotheground”可知，CHIMP在下车时突然摔倒在地，故选B项。11．Theunderlinedword“bang­up”inParagraph4probablymeans“________”．A．good B．easyC．boring D．dangerous解析：选A词义猜测题。由该段中的“recoveringfromafall”和“CHIMPstillcompletedallthetasksinunderanhour”及“handshakesandhigh­fives”可知，TonyStentz是说CHIMP将任务完成得很棒，故选A项。12．WhatTonyStentzsaidinthelastparagraphshowsafeelingof________.A．politeness B．lonelinessC．happiness D．sadness解析：选C推理判断题。由最后一段中TonyStentz所说的“Aftertwodays,hopefully...saferafterdisasters”可知，本次比赛意义深远。这意味着我们在保障灾后重建时人们的生命安全方面又前进了一步，为此他感到很高兴，故选C项。Ⅱ.阅读七选五Therearedisadvantagesandadvantagestoallparentingstyles.Thereisnosuchthingasperfectparenting.Thetwomainstylesofparentingaretolerant(宽容的)andstrict.__1__Someofthoseadvantagesareevident(明显的)duringchildhoodoradulthood.Oneoftheadvantagesofstrictparentsisthattheypushtheirchildrentohighstandards.Thisisespeciallytruewithregardtoacademics.__2__Asaresult,thechildrentendtoperformextremelywellintheirstudiesduetothoseexpectations.Strictparentsmayevenlimitfunactivitiesiftheirchildrendonotsucceedindoingthings.__3__Thishappensbecausetheyhelptheirchildrenlearnimportantvaluessuchasdiscipline.Thechildrenlearnthattheymustmakecertainchoicesorbeartheconsequences.Thisconfidencecanalsoleadtoindependentchildrenandadults.Childrenwithstrictparentingcanlearnselflessness.Ifachild'sneedsarealwaysmetinafamilywithtolerantparents,thechildmaybespoiled(被宠坏的)andselfish.Strictparentsgettheirchildrentofocustheirattentionmoreonthebenefitsofthefamilymembersandlearntosharewithothers.__4____5__Thisisidealforallchildren,butespeciallyforthosewhohavebehavioralproblems.Strictparentstendtohavehard­linepoliciesregardinghomework,schoolattendanceandactivities.Thatself­disciplinelastsforalifetime.A．Strictparentsdemandthebestgradesfromtheirchildren.B．Bothstylesofparentinghavetheiradvantagesan