2019-2020学年同步人教版高中英语选修八培优新方案练习：UNIT 1 课时跟踪检测（二） WARMING UP .doc

1、Unit 1课时跟踪检测（二） Warming Up & Reading Language Points.单词拼写或根据提示写出单词的正确形式1Graduates from Tsinghua University have distinct (明显的) advantage when applying for jobs in famous companies.2The majority (大多数) of people interviewed prefer watching TV to listening to radio.3The most popular means (方式)of transp

2、ortation are bikes and buses.4(2017江苏高考)In the north of India, the population is booming (处于迅速发展时期) due to high birth rates.5We have only a small percentage (百分比) of foreign books.6If other people can endure hardship (困苦), why cant you?7The ship passed through the_strait (海峡) between two islands.8Mo

3、st racial (种族的) discrimination is based on ignorance.9Only about 20 of the people voted in the local government election (elect)10Immigration (immigrate) is a controversial issue in many countries.选词填空a large percentage of， in the majority， make a life， keep up， by means of， live on， in addition 1Yo

4、ure required to practise playing basketball five hours a day. In_addition,_strength training exercises are recommended at least twice a week.2You cant live_on 200 calories a day, or you will be starved to death in a long time.3More and more people tend to communicate with each other by_means_of the

5、Internet.4Although they had a lot of trouble with the new system, they still kept_up their spirits.5Many young people are going to big cities to make_a_life for themselves.6In this club, young women members are in_the_majority，so men have not much right to decide on things.7A_large_percentage_of_sch

6、ool books now have pictures, so they look more attractive.完成句子1The local army men helped the victims of the earthquake by_means_of rebuilding their houses.当地的军人用重建房屋的办法帮助震区灾民。2The picture reminded_me_of_what I had experienced in the village.这幅画使我想起了我在那个村子里的经历。3I know you find the subject difficult,

7、but_that_is_why you should work harder at it.我知道你觉得这门学科很难学，但这就是你要更加努力钻研它的理由。4It_is_reported_that more than 200 people died in the air crash.据报道，有两百多人死于这次空难。5It_is_Li_Na_that has made more and more Chinese people interested in tennis.是李娜使越来越多的中国人对网球感兴趣。.阅读理解ASeagulls are flying overhead. Not far away

8、, a boat is making a big noise. The sounds of people talking and laughing are everywhere. The smell of popcorn is carried on the fresh and pleasant wind blowing off the lake. Duluth is a city full of sights, smells, and sounds. My family visits it often, but each time it is a new adventure.Duluth, M

9、innesota, was founded in 1870. Located at the southeast corner of the St. Louis County, on Lake Superior, Duluth is the third largest city in Minnesota, with a population of 86,918. It was named after Daniel Sieur Du Lhut, a French explorer.Native American settlements were first found in the area by

10、 French explorers in the late 1600s. Soon after, Duluth became an important trade and shipping center for the timber (木材) industry. In 1865, iron was discovered, making Duluth a major ore (矿石) shipping point. When the St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959, it became one of the Great Lakes leading ports

11、 for exporting grain.Tourism is very important to Duluth. People are attracted to its natural scenery, as well as the museums, zoos, and of course, the many gift shops downtown. Duluth is the home of the Great Lakes Aquarium, which is the only allfreshwater aquarium in the United States. However, th

12、e Aerial Lift Bridge is the thing that most people want to see when they visit. Standing nearly 400 feet tall, it is a spectacular feat (功绩) of engineering. The Lake Superior Maritime Museum, where youll find more about ore boats, the lift bridge, and other things, is just a short walk away from the

13、 bridge. If you visit Duluth in the winter, you can go to Spirit Mountain to ski or snowboard.From bridges to museums, zoos to shops, Duluth has it all. No matter what your interests are, Duluth has something for everyone.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国明尼苏达州的城市杜鲁斯市的发展历史及其主要旅游景点。1How does the author introduce

14、the topic of the text?ABy giving examples.BBy giving a summary.CBy giving a description.DBy making comparisons.解析：选C写作手法题。分析第一段，作者描述了在杜鲁斯市的所见所闻，以此引出文章的话题。2Who was Daniel Sieur Du Lhut?AThe leader of Native Americans.BThe founder of Duluth, Minnesota.CThe person who gave a name to Duluth.DOne of the

15、first French explorers to Duluth.解析：选D细节理解题。分析第二段和第三段可知，杜鲁斯市以法国探险家Daniel Sieur Du Lhut的名字命名，说明他应该是最早到达杜鲁斯市的法国探险家之一。3Why do most people go to see the Aerial Lift Bridge?AIt is near a famous museum.BIt is a masterpiece of engineering.CPeople can overlook Duluth on it.DIt is the highest building in Dul

16、uth.解析：选B细节理解题。由倒数第二段“Standing nearly 400 feet tall, it is a spectacular feat of engineering”可知，这座桥是一个建筑奇观。4The text is likely to appear in _.Aa news reportBa tourist guideCa history paper Dan art show review解析：选B文章出处题。本文主要介绍了杜鲁斯市的发展历史及其主要旅游景点，最有可能出现在旅游指南上。BOn October 24, 1929 “Black Thursday” a wav

17、e of panic selling of stocks (股票) swept the New York Stock Exchange. The Great Depression began. By 1932, thousands of banks and businesses had failed. Industrial production was cut in half, farm income had fallen by more than half, wages had decreased 60% and one out of every four workers was unemp

18、loyed. The Republican president, Herbert Hoover was unable to take measures to deal with the economic collapse. So in the 1932 election, he was defeated by Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, who promised “a New Deal” for the American people.Within the “Hundred Days”， Roosevelt rushed through Congress a

19、 number of laws to aid the recovery of the economy.The Federal Emergency Relief Administration aided state and local relief funds. The Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid farmers to reduce production, thus raising crop prices. The National Recovery Administration regulated fair competition a

20、mong businesses and minimum wages for workers.The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was one of the most effective of the New Deal measures. Financed by taxes collected by the federal government, the WPA created millions of jobs by undertaking the construction of roads, bridges, airports and other

21、public buildings. It kept workers in the job, thus preserving their skills and their selfrespect.The New Deal programmes did not end the Great Depression. But the economy improved as a result of this programme of government intervention (介入)语篇解读：本文介绍了在经济大萧条开始时，罗斯福制定新政，增加政府对经济的直接或间接干预，缓解了大萧条带来的经济危机与社

22、会矛盾。5According to the passage, “Black Thursday” is the day _.Aof selling stocksBof reducing industrial productionCwhen the Great Depression beganDwhen the New Deal was implemented解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“.Black Thursday a wave of panic selling of stocks swept the New York Stock Exchange. The Great Depress

23、ion began.”可知，“黑色星期四”是大萧条的开始。故选C项。6The New Deal is a number of laws _.Ato make young people plant trees and build damsBto aid state and local relief fundsCto deal with workersDto deal with economic problems解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“. Roosevelt rushed through Congress a number of laws to aid the recovery of

24、 the economy.”可知，罗斯福通过国会制定了一些法律来解决经济方面的问题，以帮助经济复苏。故选D项。7The WPA was an effective measure because _.Ait provided workers jobs of building roads and airportsBit preserved workers skills and selfrespectCit provided financial aids to workersDit ensured workers minimum wages解析：选B细节理解题。根据第五段中的“It kept wor

25、kers in the job, thus preserving their skills and their selfrespect.”可知，WPA保护了他们的技能和自尊。8Roosevelt made his New Deal programmes effective through _.Ahis presidential powerBgovernment taxationCcongress reputationDgovernment intervention解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，罗斯福的新政由于政府的介入得以实行，使经济状况得到了改善。.阅读七选五The book A

26、Big Fat Crisis: The Hidden Forces Behind Obesity and How We Can End It by Deborah Cohen, a senior natural scientist, is very popular now. _1_ But according to this book, the following are some misunderstandings of obesity or being overweight.If youre obese, blame your genes. _2_ Yet, between 1980 an

27、d 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled too quickly for genetic factors to be responsible. At restaurants, a dollar puts more calories on our plates than ever before, because restaurant meals usually have more calories than what we prepare at home, so people who eat out more freque

28、ntly have higher rates of obesity than those who eat out less.If youre obese, you lack selfcontrol. Research shows that if we are faced with too much information, we have a tendency to make poor choices on diet. _3_ Even the most vigilant (警觉的) people may not be good controllers of themselves._4_Alt

29、hough the US Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 percent of Americans live in the “food deserts”， about 65 percent of the nations population is obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access to more fresh fruits and vegetables, but to the choices we make in supermarkets.Th

30、e problem is not that we eat too much, but that we dont exercise.Michelle Obamas “Lets Move” campaign is based on the idea that if kids exercise more, childhood obesity rates will decrease. _5_ In fact, although a drop in workrelated physical activity may explain up to 100 fewer calories burned, lei

31、sure physical activity appears to have increased.ALack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is a cause of obesity.BObesity rates have increased.CFresh fruits and vegetables we choose in a supermarket are related to obesity.DBut there was no obvious decrease in physical activity levels as obesity

32、 rates climbed in the 1980s and 1990s.EPeople hold different views on obesity.FPeople benefit a lot from physical activities.GOur world has become so rich in food that we can be led to consume too much in ways we cant understand.答案：15EBGAD.课时微写作(根据提示完成小作文)The number of the 1.immigrants (移民) to Ameri

33、ca is the largest in the world. They suffered 2.hardships (苦难) and 3.racial (种族的) prejudice but managed to 4.make_a_life (习惯于新的生活方式) there. They had great difficulty in adapting to the life gradually in America and at the same time, their customs have been 5.kept_up (保持). 6.Thats_why_(那就是为什么) we think America multicultural. 7.It_is_believed_that (人们认为) the immigrants have made great contributions to the local economy.