1、Module 2 课时跟踪检测(一)Introduction & Reading Pre-reading阅读理解AAn interesting study posted on Facebook recently shows how men and women develop new interests as they mature (成熟)While women tend to take exercise seriously from the age of 34, men will wait until their 45th birthdays before working hard to g
2、et in shape.The average woman spends more time talking about sports, politics, career and money as she gets older.Womens interest in books reaches its peak (顶峰) at the age of 22, while that of men does so when they are in their 50s.Men start to change their focus from the workplace to other things a
3、fter age 30, while women do not do so until eight years later. Both, however, care most about fashion at age 16.The research used anonymous (匿名的) data donated by thousands of Facebook users, recording the statuses，“likes” and “interests” they had posted on their profiles.It found the average woman t
4、alks about television most at 44, while men peak much younger, at age 31.Men are also most likely to see a film in a cinema at age 31, while women go out to see films most when they are only 19.Men are most interested in travel at 29, women at 27, while women talk most about food and drink at 35, an
5、d men at 38.And if you are middle aged, a safe topic for any audience is the weather, which is a key interest for many as they approach 60.Stephen Wolfram, the British scientist who carried out the research, says，“Its almost shocking how much this tells us about the changes of peoples typical intere
6、sts.”“People talk less about video games as they get older, and more about politics.”语篇解读：本文主要介绍了一项在Facebook上刊登的研究结果：随着年龄的变化，男性和女性的兴趣爱好也都在不停地变化。1. When do women love books best?AAt the age of 22.BAt the age of 50.CAt the age of 30. DAt the age of 15.解析：选A细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Womens interest in books reache
7、s its peak (顶峰) at the age of 22, while that of men does so when they are in their 50s.”可知女性在22岁的时候阅读兴趣到达顶峰，而男性在50多岁的时候阅读兴趣才到顶峰。故A正确。2. Men tend to _ once they are 30.Again more and more weightBbe less interested in their jobsCdo more exerciseDpay more attention to their appearance解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章第五段
8、第一句“Men start to change their focus from the workplace to other things after age 30”可知30岁以后，男性会把注意力从工作转移到其他事情上。也就是说男人30岁以后对工作不太感兴趣了。故B正确。3. What are men and women both interested in when they are 16?AGetting in shape.BGoing to the cinema.CPopular style of clothing.DFood and drink.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第五段最后一
9、句“Both, however, care most about fashion at age 16.”可知男性和女性在16岁的时候，都对时尚很感兴趣。而选项中只有C项Popular style of clothing属于流行和时尚。故C正确。4. What does Stephen Wolfram think about the result of the research?APeoples interests are different from each other.BPeoples interests change greatly with age.CIt is normal for
10、people to change their interests.DIt is not good for people to change their interests.解析：选B推理判断题。根据文章最后两句“Its almost shocking how much this tells us about the changes of peoples typical interests”和“People talk less about video games as they get older, and more about politics.”可知Stephen Wolfram认为人们的兴
11、趣会随着年龄增长而不断变化。故B项正确。B“I smoke for my health，” I wrote in a newspaper article published in 1979. Since I am a doctor, this advice attracted much attention. I reasoned that smoking made me cough and thus prevented pneumonia (肺炎); smoking made my heart go faster and reduced the need for special exercis
12、e; smoking made me eat less and kept me thin. And then, at 51, I had a heart attack.Strangely, how the proof connected smoking to heart disease appeared unclear to me, and how the same information now appears extremely reasonable. Why stop now? Smokers who stop after their first heart attack have an
13、 80percent chance of living ten more years if they dont, a 60percent chance.As a smoker, I always felt bitter at the fact that we smokers received only disrespect from nonsmokers. How could nonsmokers know that smoking was bad for the health if there were no smokers to prove it? Being a member of th
14、e experimental group, rather than the control group, I should get a certain measure of social praise. Ive done my time. Im now ready to be a control. I no longer smoke for my health. My health cant stand the help.Will I miss the latenight trips to find a store thats still open and selling cigarettes
15、? Will I miss searching through ashtrays (烟灰缸) to find the longest end that is still smokable? Only time will tell. Not smoking may give me the time to find out.Was it easy to stop? Sure. Here is all you have to do. First，experience a terrible pain under your breastbone as you finish a cigarette. Ne
16、xt, have yourself admitted to a healthcare unit and be taken away of your clothing and belongings. Finally, remain in the unit at bed rest for four days while smoking is forbidden. This broke my habit. See if it works for you.语篇解读：作为一名医生，作者说出了自己对吸烟的一些看法，并且提出了关于戒烟的一些措施。5The author used to believe all
17、 the following EXCEPT _.Acough does good to healthBsmoking does good to healthCsmoking helps prevent people from getting too fatDsmoking can take the place of physical exercise解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段，作者认为吸烟使他咳嗽，因此不患肺炎；吸烟加快心脏跳动，但是可以因此减少特殊运动的数量；他还认为吸烟使他吃得少了，所以身体不发胖。根据他第二个观点，选项D偷换概念，所以错误。6Which of the followi
18、ng is NOT true according to the passage?AThe society should take less care of smokers.BNonsmokers should be grateful to smokers.CThe author believes he will live longer if he gives up smoking.DThe author used to buy cigarettes late at night.解析：选A细节理解题。由第三段可知吸烟者在社会上不受尊重，故A项表述不正确。7The underlined word
19、“help” at the end of the third paragraph refers to “_”Asocial disrespect Bsmoking cigarettesCcontrol group Dexperimental group解析：选B词义猜测题。根据前一句可知，作者以前认为吸烟有益于身体健康，现在不需要这种帮助了，所以help指的是吸烟。8Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?AWhy I Developed Heart DiseaseBMy FaultCWhy I Give u
20、p SmokingDThe History of Smoking解析：选C标题归纳题。从行文结构上看，第一段作者原认为吸烟有很多好处，但下文主要讲述为什么把烟戒掉了，因此中心思想是为何戒烟。CThe physical education office of Peking University announced on Aug 27 that the university would build a golf course near Weiming Lake. Golf would thus become an elective course for Peking Universitys stu
21、dents in the near future. Peking Universitys eastern sports ground will be rebuilt into two soccer fields and one golf course. The latter will be designed as 90 meters long and 40 meters wide, occupying only a quarter of the whole sports ground. The director of the physical education office revealed
22、 that a student would make only one stroke on the ground, and one class session would hold no more than 30 students. Some teachers_suspect_such an activity will be a waste of universitys limited land resources, but the director thinks otherwise, for the place can also be used for such sports as jave
23、lin or discus throw. It is reported that currently Peking University is still discussing about fees to be charged for the afterclass use of the golf links.语篇解读：本文报道了北大开设高尔夫课程的新闻，有些老师对这个课程持反对意见。9What is the best heading of the news?AGolf in Peking UniversityBOne Golf Course to be Built in Peking Univ
24、ersity CPeking University to Teach Students GolfDCome to Peking University to Play Golf解析：选C标题归纳题。根据短文第一段“Golf would thus become an elective course for Peking Universitys students in the near future.”可知本文主要讲的是北京大学要开设高尔夫课程，故选C。10What does the underlined word “suspect” mean in the sentence?AThink. BPr
25、aise.CHate. DAdd.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据“Some teachers suspect such an activity will be a waste of universitys limited land resources”可知老师认为这个做法会浪费北大有限的土地资源，画线部分的意思是“认为”，故选A。11We can learn from the news that _.Aall the teachers support the building of the Golf courseBthe fees for the afterclass use of the gol
26、f links has been setCstudents of Peking University must attend the golf courseDthere are only 30 students in one Golf class period解析：选D细节理解题。根据短文第三段“The director of the physical education office revealed that a student would make only one stroke on the ground，and one class session would hold no more than 30 students.”可知一个班级中最多只能容纳30个学生，故选D。