2019-2020学年同步北师大版版高中英语必修三新课改版练习：UNIT 8课时跟踪检测（九） LESSON 4 WORD版含答案.doc

1、课时跟踪检测（九） Lesson 4.单词拼写1I was shocked when I heard about your accident.2Teamwork is required in order to achieve these aims.3His ambition is to become a great scientist in the future.4The doctor told him it was hopeless (没有希望的) to cure his disease, but he is still alive today.5She welcomed us with a

2、 cheerful greeting.6In the past, studying abroad was a distant (遥远的) dream for most people.7I can finish the difficult task within five days.8She became weaker and weaker because of sadness (悲伤)9The old machine wont function properly if you dont oil it regularly.10A good teacher should have great pa

3、tience when dealing with a naughty student.选词填空in preparation for， run out of， on ones way， get away from， break down， carry on， with great patience， make into 1She listened to his excuses with great patience.2He is practising every day, in preparation for the iceskating championship.3We ran out of

4、petrol the other day.4The bus I took broke down halfway, so I was late.5Every day she passed the church on her way to the Health Centre.6Youll be able to read well with a dictionary and carry on simple conversations.7The play had a long run on Broadway before being made into a movie.8I enjoy my work

5、, but sometimes Id really like to get away from it all.课文缩写语法填空On 1 June, 1910, Captain Scott began his journey 1.to the Antarctic. At the same time, the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen was also going south. During the polar summer, both teams organised food bases in 2.preparation (prepare) for th

6、eir journeys. Amundsen reached the Antarctic first. Then he prepared for the return journey. Scott finally arrived at the pole. They were 3.shocked (shock) when they saw the Norwegian flag. Scott wrote sadly in his diary：“Well, we have now lost the goal 4.of our ambition and must face 800 miles of h

7、ard pushing and goodbye to most of our 5.dreams (dream)”The return journey was one of the worst in the 6.exploration (explore). The weather conditions were terrible. Scott realised their 7.hopeless (hope) situation：“.we are very cheerful, but 8.what each man feels in his heart I can only guess .”. T

8、hen a terrible storm started. Scott spent some of his last hours writing. He wrote a letter full of 9.sadness (sad) to his wife. The news of Scotts death shocked the world. He had failed 10.to win (win) the race to the pole, but the extraordinary courage shown by Captain Scott and his men made them

9、into heroes.阅读理解ASir Ernest Shackleton was an explorer who was born in southern Ireland, but grew up in London. In 1901 Shackleton got a place on Captain Scotts first Antarctic expedition (探险队) on the Discovery. In 1907, he led his own British Antarctic Expedition on the Nimrod and received a heros

10、welcome when he returned.After Scott died in 1912, Shackleton chose to tackle the challenge of Antarctica in a different way. He decided he would try to journey across the Antarctic from one side to the other through the South Pole.In 1914, Shackleton led a party on the ship Endurance cross the Anta

11、rctic from one side to the other. On 19 January 1915, Endurance became locked in the ice of the sea. Over the course of the next nine months the ship was gradually destroyed, finally sinking on 27 October. It proved impossible for the 28 men to pull their boats and stores across the frozen sea, so S

12、hackleton camped on the ice and drifted (漂流) with it.Shackleton and his men were cold and exhausted, and weak from the difficulties of the journey. They knew they would not be found and could not all sail further. Therefore, Shackleton and five others left most of the party behind and reached the ne

13、arest island where they found help and the whole party survived.Although the expedition failed because Shackleton did not reach the South Pole, in other ways it was his biggest success. He overcame (战胜) great difficulties to bring his men safely home after the Endurance was trapped and destroyed.On

14、5 January 1922, Shackleton died of a heart attack. He was on his way to the Antarctic again, on board another ship the Quest.语篇解读：本文主要讲了Shackleton和他的船队极地探险之旅。1The underlined word “tackle” in the second paragraph probably means “ ”Athink ofBturn downCtalk about Ddeal with解析：选D词义猜测题。根据下文可知Shackleton在S

15、cott死后继续了他的极地探险，故此处tackle与deal with意义相近，表示“应对(挑战)”。2Shackletons most difficult journey of exploration was on the ship .ADiscovery BNimrodCEndurance DQuest解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知Shackleton乘Endurance在海上遭遇了冰的封堵，船最终毁掉下沉。故这次最为艰难。3Why did the expedition on the Endurance become Shackletons biggest success?AHe

16、 received a heros welcome when he returned.BHe managed to get help and save the lives of the whole party.CHe and his men pulled their boats and stores across the frozen sea.DHe and five other men reached the nearest island to the South Pole.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第五段内容可知Shackleton的成功之处在于他将他的队员安全带到家，拯救了整个团队。4W

17、hat can be inferred from the passage?ACaptain Scott was the first to reach the South Pole.BShackleton was a determined and responsible man.CScott and Shackleton both died of heart attacks.DScott and Shackleton were good friends for many years.解析：选B推理判断题。从文章中不难看出Shackleton不仅不畏艰难，勇于去探险，还在关键时刻为自己的队员负责，

18、努力帮助他们脱离险境，故他是一个意志坚定且很负责任的人。BTraffic jams result in loss of time and loss of health, according to recent research. It has already been proven that fumes (烟雾) from cars and trucks are linked to heart and lung (肺) disease and cancer. Now scientists have found that they may also harm brain cells and ne

19、rves (神经), according to The Wall Street Journal on November 8.Experiments by scientists around the world suggest that traffic fumes can affect peoples mental ability, intelligence and emotional stability (稳定性)“There is real cause for concern，” said neurochemist (神经化学专家) Annette Kirshner at the Natio

20、nal Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in North Carolina, US.“But we ought to proceed (推进) with caution.”Currently scientists are not sure what the exact effects will be on peoples brains and behavior.Scientists in the Netherlands recently discovered that breathing traffic fumes for just 30

21、minutes can increase electrical activity in parts of the brain that control behavior, personality and decisionmaking.Research teams in New York, Boston, Beijing, and Krakow (Poland) found that children who live in areas affected by heavy traffic fumes had lower scores in IQ tests. They were also mor

22、e likely to suffer depression (抑郁), anxiety and attention problems than children who grew up breathing cleaner air.It was also found that older men and women who had long been breathing traffic fumes had memory and reasoning problems.Vehicles today dont let out as much pollution as they did in 1970,

23、 only about one tenth of what it was then. However, there are more cars on the roads today and they get stuck in traffic more often. Drivers traveling on the busiest roads in the US spend an average of 140 hours in traffic jams every year, about the same time they spend in the office in a month.Scie

24、ntists believe that even if it is not possible to reduce the number of cars on the road, as long as simple steps can be taken to speed up the traffic, public health problems can be greatly reduced.语篇解读：本文主要讲了汽车尾气对精神健康的危害。5According to the article, it has been newly discovered that .Atraffic jams are

25、 a waste of timeBfumes may cause heart and lung cancerCfumes may harm peoples mental abilitiesDtraffic jams can affect peoples behavior解析：选C细节理解题。A、B两项虽然是事实，但是早就被证明了，不是新发现。D项文中没有提到，只是说“parts of the brain that control behavior, personality and decisionmaking”，并非影响行为。6What effect do traffic fumes have

26、 on the human brain?AThey increase electrical activity in parts of the brain.BThey weaken the ability to make decisions.CThey kill healthy cells in the brain.DThey cause brain disorders.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第五段中的“.can increase electrical activity in parts of the brain .”可知A项正确。7According to the article, peo

27、ple who have long been breathing traffic fumes might suffer all the following EXCEPT .Aattention problemsBreasoning problemsCemotional problemsDeyesight problems解析：选D细节理解题。文中没说汽车尾气会影响视力。8Which of the following statements is TRUE?AScientists have proven the exact effects of traffic fumes on mental he

28、alth.BVehicles today let out much more pollution than they did in 1970.CThere are heavy traffic jams nowadays due to the large number of cars.DThere is no need to reduce the number of cars on the road.解析：选C细节理解题。从第八段中的“However, there are more cars on the roads today and they get stuck in traffic mor

29、e often.”可判断C项正确。.语法填空A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus. They sat next to each other.“Whats that in your bag？” 1 (ask) the young man, pointing to a big bag beside the old man. “Gold. There was nothing but gold，” answered the old man. The young man could not believe his own ears and w

30、as 2 great surprise. Then he began to think about how 3 (get) the money. The old man was very tired and it seemed that he could hardly keep his eyes open. After a while the old man 4 (lie) down on the chair and fell asleep. The young man took the big bag gently and 5 (quiet). But when he was just ab

31、out to run away, he found a corner of his fur (毛皮) coat was under the old mans body. Several times he tried to pull it out, 6 in vain (白费). At last he took off his coat, 7 (think) that the gold in the bag must cost far more than his fur coat.Worried but 8 (delight), the young man ran out of the stat

32、ion as quickly as his legs could carry him, until he reached a place 9 he thought the old man couldnt find him. He stopped and quickly opened the bag but he just found a great many of small stones in it. Then he ran back to the station 10 (hurry) only to find that the old man was gone.答案：1.asked2.in3.to get4.lay5.quietly6.but7thinking8.delighted9.where10.hurriedly