2019年英语新选修八精练Unit5课时跟踪练（一）WarmingUpReadingPre-reading

Unit5课时跟踪练(一)WarmingUp&Reading—PrereadingⅠ.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.TheintroductionofsuchaprogrammeinChineseclassroomswillcertainlyhelpouryoungpeoplerealizethesignificanceofmonheritage,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可知，此处指的是教育无疑是最好的培养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。BScientistsrecentlydiscoveredthatpicturesoncavewallsatCreswellCragsaretheoldestknowninGreatBritain.Buttheydidn'tfindoutintheusualway.Archaeologistsoftendatecaveartwithaprocesscalledradiocarbondating.Thetechniquecanmeasuretheageofcarbonfoundincharcoal(木炭)drawingsorpaintedpictures.Carbonisanelementfoundinmanythings,includingcharcoalandevenpeople.Butinthiscase,therewasnopaintorcharcoaltotest.Peoplecarvedthepicturesofanimalsandfiguresintotherockusingstonetools.Thescientistshadan“aha！”momentwhentheynoticedsmallrocksstucktothetopofthedrawings.Thesmallrocksmusthaveformedafterthedrawingsweremade.“Itisraretobeabletoscientificallydaterockart，”saidAlistairPike,anarchaeologicalscientistatBritain'sUniversityofBristol.“Wewereveryfortunatethatsomeofthemwerecoveredbystalagmites(石笋)．”Whenatestprovedthatthestalagmitesformed12,800yearsago,thescientistsknewtheartunder­neaththemhadtobeatleastthatold.Andsomeoftheanimalsshown,liketheEuropeanbison,arenowextinct—anothertip­offthattheartisquiteold.TheartistscametoCreswellCrags.ThisplaceisoneofthefarthestpointsnorthreachedbyourancientancestorsduringtheIceAge.Atthattime,muchoftheNorthSeawasdry,sopeoplecouldmoveaboutmoreeasily.Sometoolsandbonesfoundthereare13,000to15,000yearsold.Theyshowthatthetravellershuntedhorses,reindeer,andarctichare.TheirartworkissimilartoartinFranceandGermany.IttellsscientiststhattheCreswellCragsartistsmusthavehadacloseconnectiontothepeopleseveralthousandkilometresaway—anotherimportantcluetounderstandinghowhumansspreadoutacrosstheworld.eq\x(语篇解读：科学家们最近发现了英国最古老的壁画，并试图推测它们的年代、主题等。)5．Whydoscientistssaytheartisquiteold?A．Theanimalscarvedinthestonearestrange.B．Theartwascarvedintostonewithstonetools.C．Thecaveisoneofthefarthestpointsintheworld.D．Somepictureswerecoveredbystalagmitesmorethan10,000yearsold.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第三、四段可知，一些画表面覆盖着的石笋已有12800年的历史，据此科学家推测出此画非常古老。6．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Carbonisarareelement.B．Todaterockartinscientificmethodsisnotverydifficult.C．SomeanimalsshownonthecavewallsatCreswellCragshavediedout.D．DuringtheIceAge,itwasmoredifficultforpeopletotravelaroundbylandthanbysea.解析：选C细节理解题。由第四段第二句可知，岩石壁画里的某些动物，如欧洲野牛已经灭绝，所以C项正确。7．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．CaveartinBritainB．CaveartfoundinanunusualwayC．CaveartprovedtobeBritain'soldestD．Caveartaboutanimalsismostbeautiful解析：选C标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了已知的英国最古老的壁画，内容包括年代的推测，壁画的主题、特点及其意义等，所以选C项。CEarlierthisweek,23robotsfromallovertheworldpetedinPomona,California,fora$2millionprizeintheDARPARoboticsChallenge(挑战赛).Teamshavebeenworkingontheserobotsforthreeyears—theirchallengewastomakearobotthatcanhelpafteranearthquakeorothernaturaldisasters.Therulesaresimple—eachrobothasonehourtoscoreeightpointsfordifferenttasks,whichincludedrivingacar,oropeningadoor.Everyteamhaspeopleinaseparategarage,sittingaroundbigscreensandcontrollingtheirownrobots.AcrossthegaragestandsCarnegieMellon'sbrightredrobot,CHIMP.“Ithasarmsandhandsbutitmovesaroundonthesetracks，”saidTonyStentz,teamleaderofteamTartanRescue.“CHIMPcangofromuprighttoall­foursinjustafewseconds.Weighinginat440pounds,CHIMPseemscertaintowininthepetition，”hesaid.Duringtheearlydrive,CHIMPalmostwentintothebarricade(障碍物).Itwasslowgettingoutofthecar,butonceitmadeitout,andopenedthedoor,itdroppedtothegroundinthedoorway.Foralltheotherteams,afallmeansthathumanshavetostepinandgettherobotbackonitsfeet.Butaboutfiveminuteslater,CHIMPgotbackupwithoutanyhelp.Theteamdidn'tgetanypointsforthatmove,butrecoveringfromafallwouldeinprettyhandyinadisasterarea.AndCHIMPstillpletedallthetasksinunderanhour.“Whatabang­upjob！”TonyStentzsaidashereceivedhandshakesandhigh­fivesfromthecrowd.ThoughCHIMPwasclearlythewinneronthefirstdayofthefinals,itranintolotsoftroubleontheseconddayandendedupinginthirdplaceoverall.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。)8．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。9．Duringthepetition,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。10．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“CHIMPstillpletedallthetasksinunderanhour”及“handshakesandhigh­fives”可知，TonyStentz是说CHIMP将任务完成得很棒，故选A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__Thisisidealforall