1、Unit 4 课时跟踪练(一) Warming Up & Reading Pre-reading.阅读理解AI lay in the hospital bed with my sixyearold daughter, Elizabeth, holding her in my arms. “Mommy, will you stay with me the whole time？” she asked, looking up. “You know I cant be in the operating room，” I said carefully, not wanting to frighten
2、her. “But Daddy and I will be waiting right outside.” Elizabeth nodded, but her eyes looked troubled.Elizabeth had broken her right leg in July. Seven months later, it still hadnt healed (康复). In fact, it had gotten worse. She was here in the hospital for surgery (手术)I wanted to tell her that everyt
3、hing would be okay and promise that this would be the last time shed have to go through this. But what if something went wrong again? How could I comfort my daughter when I needed comfort myself?There was a knock at the door. A nurse? I thought. Time to say goodbye already? But the woman who came in
4、 wasnt a nurse. “Hi，” the woman said. “Im a volunteer here, and Ive got something for Elizabeth.” She handed a brightblue box to my daughter.Elizabeth sat up and took the box. She opened it and started pulling out goodies one by one candies, stickers, a lovely toy in the shape of a star. She hugged
5、the star, perking_up for the first time since she entered the hospital. “Thank you，” she said. “I love them.” There was a big smile on her face. It had been so long since I saw that big smile.The gift was a great comfort not only to my daughter, but also to me.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者的女儿在进手术室前有些紧张，这时一位陌生人送来一盒
6、礼物，使女儿高兴起来。1Why did the authors daughter feel upset?AShe would have surgery on her arm.BThe author had no time to play with her.CShe had to stay in the hospital for a long time.DThe author couldnt stay in the operating room.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段的“You know I cant be in the operating room， I said carefully
7、, not wanting to frighten her.”可知，作者不能进入手术室，这使得女儿有些紧张。2Why did the woman come in?ATo offer a gift.BTo say goodbye.CTo comfort the author.DTo get all the things ready.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第四段的“Im a volunteer . to my daughter.”可知，这位妇女进来是为了送礼物。3The underlined part “perking up” means “_”Ahaving a restBthinking
8、carefullyCdoing her best Dbecoming cheerful解析：选D词义猜测题。根据下文“There was a big smile on her face.”可知，女儿很高兴。所以perk up意为：愉快、活跃起来。BFour animals a wildcat, a mongoose, a mouse and an owl had made their home in a huge tree.The mouse and the mongoose lived at the foot of the tree in two different holes. The c
9、at lived in a large hole halfway up the tree and the owl lived in the branches.The cat feared none of its neighbours and moved about, afraid of nothing. The owl and the mongoose were afraid of the cat and kept a safe distance from it. The mouse was extremely afraid of all three neighbours.One day th
10、e cat was caught in a trap laid by a hunter. Its three neighbours watched with joy as it tried extremely hard to get out of the net in which it had been trapped. They knew it was a hopeless task. Soon the hunter would come and they would never see their enemy forever. The mouses joy, however, was sh
11、ortlived because even as it watched the cat, it found that the mongoose was moving towards it. Looking up, it saw that the owl too was getting ready to move down. The mouse understood that it was in great danger and that the only one who could save it was its enemy, the cat.It jumped onto the net in
12、 which the cat was caught and began biting at it. Within a short time it had made a hole big enough for the cat to come out. Seeing the cat come out, the owl and the mongoose escaped.The mouse ran away too. It knew it could not expect any thanks from the cat, but in saving it, it had saved its own l
13、ife.语篇解读：野猫吃猫头鹰和猫鼬，三者都吃老鼠。野猫是猫头鹰和猫鼬的敌人，反而成了老鼠的“朋友”，救了老鼠的命。4The mouse lived in extreme fear every day because _.Ait lived at the foot of the treeBhunters set traps everywhereCall its three neighbours might eat it at any timeDits food might be taken away by its neighbours解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句、第四段中猫鼬和猫头
14、鹰对老鼠的虎视眈眈以及最后一段中老鼠将野猫放出来后自己也逃离了可知，这三个邻居都对老鼠有生命威胁，因此它每天都生活在极度恐慌之中。5Which of the four neighbours had the most power over the other three?AThe wildcat. BThe mouse.CThe mongoose. DThe owl.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段可知，野猫无所畏惧，四处乱逛；猫头鹰和猫鼬害怕野猫；老鼠害怕前三者。由此可知，在这四个邻居中，野猫最强势。6The mouse bit at the net to save the cat becau
15、se _.Athey were good friendsBthey both hated the huntersCthe mouse was too kind to see the cat dieDthe other two neighbours were to attack it解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段最后三句可知，野猫被困住之后，猫鼬和猫头鹰没有了天敌的威胁，于是准备攻击老鼠。老鼠意识到如果没有了野猫，自己面临的威胁更大，所以才救了野猫。7From the passage we can learn that the mouse is _.Akind BbraveCclever Ds
16、tupid解析：选C推理判断题。老鼠救了猫来保全自己，但也不寄希望于猫会感谢自己，也逃跑了。由此可推知，老鼠是聪明的。CSeal Island is a 200meter long island in South Africa, which is surrounded by 55 to 57 degrees Fahrenheit waters and covered with over 60,000 seals and some birds. This island has been home to many birds and seals. You may think this island
17、 is a paradise. In fact, the island is not famous for the seals or birds. However, the real stars are the great white sharks that leap out of the water to catch the seals they are hunting.You may think that there is no way for a 15foot long, 3,000pound shark to hurl its body out of the water and cat
18、ch a seal in midair. Actually, these sharks are called “Air Jaws”Over the years, the seals have gotten smarter. Now, they go out in groups of seven and eight to feed. They swim down on the sea floor, which gives them extra camouflage (掩饰). When they have to swim near the water surface, they swim in
19、a zigzag (之字形的) pattern. But with all these tricks, they can still be outwitted (以智取胜) by the sharks. Usually, the sharks will take one seal away from its group and force it to swim on the surface, where it is easy to hunt. Sometimes, the seal is lucky and gets away, but most of them die in the proc
20、ess of trying to survive.Every year, tourists go to see these amazing animals leap out of the water, sometimes flinging (抛) their whole bodies into the air when they want to catch the seals. Some people even want to go into shark cages to see the action from below! This is the reason why this island
21、 attracts thousands of tourists around the world every year.语篇解读：本文是说明文。作者向我们介绍了位于南非的Seal Island。在这个岛周边的水域大白鲨常常跳出水面猎食海豹，这一景象吸引了许多游客前去观看。8What probably makes Seal Island famous?AThe large number of seals in the water.BThe way the great white sharks hunt.CThe beautiful scenery of the island.DThe speci
22、al position of the island.解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句“However, the real stars are the great white sharks that leap out of the water to catch the seals they are hunting.”可知，大白鲨跳出水面捕食海豹是Seal Island闻名于世的主要原因。9We can infer from the third paragraph that _.Awhite sharks are dangerous animalsBthe seals are clev
23、erer than the white sharksCthe sharks are successful in hunting the sealsDit is easier for the sharks to hunt the seals on the sea floor解析：选C推理判断题。根据文章第三段可知，几年来海豹虽然变聪明了，但它们还是难逃被大白鲨捕食的厄运，这说明大白鲨的捕食很成功。10What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?ATo explain why Seal Island is famous.BTo show h
24、ow white sharks hunt seals.CTo advise us to visit Seal Island.DTo ask us to protect animals.解析：选A写作意图题。通过文章第一段以及最后一段可知，这篇文章主要向我们介绍了Seal Island世界闻名的原因。.阅读七选五Im 30 years old, and there are several things that life has taught me that I want to share with you. Here are the 4 lessons that life has taught
25、 me in the past 30 years.Take care of your body.Life is “unfairly” biased (偏向的) towards people who “look good”， like it or not. So its important that you do all that is in your power to look your best. _1_ You will live longer, and you will live happier, if you take care of your body; you may even g
26、et promoted faster on your job. Remember that your health is really your greatest wealth._2_No one taught me to save when I was growing up; no one told me the importance of saving. Fortunately, I was able to learn the value of saving through reading great books like The Millionaire Next Door. What I
27、 want to teach others is to save at least twenty percent of your income. If you are to be wealthy, you must not just earn a lot, you must save a lot.Think in the long term.In high school I was thinking about college, in college I was thinking about life after college. Im designing my life and Im mak
28、ing decisions today that will enable me to live the life I desire when Im in my 40s, 50s and 60s. You have to think in the long term; you have to see the “big picture”. _3_Realize the power of focus.Focus, focus, focus . _4_ If you fail in this lifetime, you will fail because of broken focus. If you
29、 focus on the goals that are most important to you, you will achieve them. The problem is that there are so many distractions (使人分心的事). _5_ Winners decide to major on majors, and they even let important things slip, because they just focus on achieving what is critical (极重要的) to their goals.ASave yo
30、ur money.BThe importance of saving.CIf you plan your future properly, you will live into your plans.DI mean dressing nicely, working out and eating right.EIts critical that you pursue relationships with individuals who are good first.FNothing is more critical than focus.GWhat separates the winners from the losers is that the winners learn to focus on their goals.答案：15DACFG