1、课时跟踪练(一) Warming Up & Reading Prereading.阅读理解AEDMONTON, CANADA The Etzio is one of the oldest buildings in one of the citys oldest neighbourhoods, but its set to be knocked down. Edmontonians are hoping more can be done to preserve (保留) more of the citys history. “The reason the area is popular in t
2、he first place is because its a historic neighbourhood. And I think its important that we preserve that history，” said Mark Wilson, owner of Vivid Print, a shop on Whyte Avenue at 103 Street.Wilsons business is located in a building two doors down from the Etzio, a building that is more than a centu
3、ry old. But after 117 years on Whyte Avenue, the building is coming down to make way for a new threefloor development. “It has become acceptable to simply pull down old buildings and put up new buildings that look old，” said Wilson. “The words on the sidewalks here say historic area. Well, its not h
4、istoric if all the buildings are 10 years old.”Its a move that disappoints Wilson and others on the street who believe more should be done to keep the character of Edmonton.“I think in this area its important because it keeps the flavour of Edmonton, and Edmonton is known for Whyte Ave.”， said a wom
5、an on Saturday afternoon.“Some of the old culture should still be there, I think，” added a man who was walking along the street. “It makes Edmonton unique (独一无二的). Without it,_it just becomes another mall or it could be any other city in the world.”Wilson looking fondly at the old building believes
6、a little piece of history is lost with every building thats torn down. After the Etzio building is torn down, the Old Strathcona Hotel and the Ross building will be the only two buildings left from the 1800s.1Why does Wilson consider the Etzio important?AIt helps him develop his business.BHis neighb
7、ours live there.CIts a symbol of history.DHis shop is inside it.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“because its a historic neighbourhood”可知，Wilson认为Etzio重要是因为它是有着100多年悠久历史的古建筑，是历史的见证。2In Wilsons eyes, what will be done to the city is _.AacceptableBpopularCunpleasant Dstrange解析：选C推理判断题。根据第四段Wilson说的话和第五段中的“Its a move
8、 that disappoints Wilson”可以推测，Wilson对于拆除Etzio这一做法感到不愉快。3What does the underlined word “it” in the text refer to?AThe Etzio building. BThe old culture.CEdmonton. DThe street.解析：选B代词指代题。倒数第三段中连续出现了四个代词it；我们先来分析第一个it：It makes Edmonton unique，这句中的It指代上一句中的Some of the old culture；接着的这句Without it, it just
9、 becomes another mall or it could be any other city in the world中的第一个it指代的也是the old culture，第二、三个it均指代Edmonton。该段的大意为：古老的文化应该保留下来，这些古老的文化使得Edmonton很独特；如果没有这些古老的文化，那么Edmonton这个地方就会变成另一个商场，或者和世界上的任何一座城市没什么区别。BNewspapers are not nearly as popular today as they were in the past. There are not very many
10、people who seriously read a newspaper every day. Most people only read the sports pages, the advice or the gossip columns, he comics, and perhaps the classified advertisements. Most people dont take time to read real news. Newspapers attempt to catch the readers interest with pictures and exciting h
11、eadlines. These techniques are used on the front page because it is the first thing you see when you pick up the paper. The first page attracts attention and encourages the reader to look through the rest of the paper. This is why editors always look for a good first page story and a headline to mak
12、e them stop and look. If the headline is horrible enough or frightening enough or wild enough, perhaps they will go on to read the front page. However, they may read the headlines, but that is all, then they turn to the sports page, or comics, or advertisements. It seems that people do not want the
13、news from a newspaper any more. They say they get the news on television now. More people watch television news because it is easier and more interesting than reading a newspaper. What about you? Do you read news from a newspaper? Do you think it is easier to get news from television? Or do you care
14、 about news at all? Would you mind if there were no news?语篇解读：现如今网络的发展对纸质报纸的冲击很大。本文作者呼吁大家更多地关注报纸。4According to the passage, newspapers are _.Amore popular todayBless popular todayCas popular as beforeDgetting more and more popular解析：选B细节理解题。关键是理解文章的第一句话，由此可知报纸的地位已不如从前。5According to the author, which
15、 of the following newspapers will most probably attract the readers attention?AThe ones with interesting pictures and exciting headlines on the front page.BThe ones with sports news on the front page.CThe ones with classified ads on the front page.DThe ones with gossip columns on the front page.解析：选
16、A推理判断题。由第一段第五句可知，新闻往往用一些图片和令人感兴趣的标题来吸引读者注意。6The authors attitude towards newspapers is _.Asympathetic BcriticalCnegative Dundetermined解析：选A作者态度题。由文章的第一句话可知作者对报纸今非昔比的状况有点感慨，作者认为报纸应该受到人们更多的关注。CDuring an airport delay (延误) the man to the left, a Korean perhaps, starts talking to the man opposite, who m
17、ight be Colombian, and soon they are chatting away in what seems to be English. But the native English speaker sitting between them cannot understand what they are saying.The Korean and the Colombian are actually speaking Globish, the latest addition to the 6,800 languages that are said to be spoken
18、 across the world. Not that its inventor, JeanPaul Nerrire, considers it a proper language.“It is not a language; it is a tool，” he says. “A language is the vehicle of a culture. Globish doesnt want to be that at all.” It is a means of simplifying the English language and giving it rules so it can b
19、e understood by all.Globish involves a vocabulary limited to 1,500 words, short sentences, basic grammar rules, and many hand gestures to get the point across. The word list goes from “able” to “zero”. “Niece and nephew are not included, but you can replace them with the children of my brother，” Ner
20、rire says.The seeds for Globish came about in the 1980s when Nerrire was working for IBM in Paris with colleagues of about 40 nationalities. At a meeting where they were to be addressed (演讲) by two Americans whose flight had been delayed, they started talking in their lowquality English. Then the Am
21、ericans arrived and beyond their opening phrases, “Call me Jim，” “Call me Bill，” no one understood a word. And Jim and Bill, needless to say, did not understand the audiences English.“My colleagues all, like me, spoke lowquality English. One might have a vocabulary of 2,000 words, another of 1,200 a
22、nd not the same words. One of the things of interest in Globish is that with 1,500 words you can express everything. People all over the world will speak with the same limited vocabulary，” says Nerrire.Nerrire believes that with 182 hours learning the student should be able to communicate in Globish
23、. It is not a pretty language full of redundancies (冗语) but Nerrire repeats that it is nothing but a tool. “It is not the language of great writers such as Shakespeare, Faulkner or Virginia Woolf，” he explains.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种只有1 500个单词的国际辅助语全球语。7The native English speaker mentioned in the firs
24、t paragraph _.Aknows the ColombianBcant speak GlobishCdoesnt like chattingDcan speak Korean解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段的最后一句“But the native English speaker sitting between them cannot understand what they are saying.”可知，这个以英语为母语的人不懂全球语。8According to Nerrire, Globish is _.Aa proper languageBthe vehicle of a cult
25、ureCa means of communicationDthe rule of the English language解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段的“It is not a language; it is a tool”和“It is a means . so it can be understood by all.”可知，Nerrire认为全球语只是一种交流的工具。9Which of the following words can be used to describe the meeting in the 1980s?AInteresting. BAmazing.CUnimport
26、ant. DUnsuccessful.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第五段可知，Nerrire和他的同事们听不懂两个美国人的演讲，美国人也听不懂观众的英语，由此可见这次会议很不成功。10What can we learn about Globish?AIt creates many new words.BIt is very difficult to learn.CIt doesnt require grammar rules.DIt contains a list of 1,500 words.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段的“Globish involves a vocabulary lim
27、ited to 1,500 words”可知。.阅读七选五For better grades use your brain!If youre like most students, you probably started this new school year with an air of determination to study harder. Now science can help you. Recent discoveries in brain research point to better ways to learn.Think of the last time you l
28、ooked up a number in the telephone book and dialed it. Could you remember that number five minutes later? Probably not! _1_ But if you can put the phone number into longterm memory, youll remember that same phone number next week.When you study, you transfer (转移) new information into longterm memory
29、. Every time we learn something new, the structure of the brain actually changes, as we build new connections to information that we already know. _2_Brain researchers have discovered three key points for better study._3_ Your brain can process only a limited amount of information at one time, so do
30、nt try to remember every detail. When studying a textbook, look for titles and headings to show you the main ideas.Make the new brain connections stronger. _4_ This is the most powerful way to transfer information from shortterm to longterm memory. Another way is drawing a picture of the information
31、, to make the visual (视觉的) part of the brain active.Give the new material time to soak in (渗入) your brain has to build new physical connections. _5_ And cramming (突击式学习) the night before a big test doesnt help.ATry to make an effort.BThats because its in your shortterm memory.CWe know we will need t
32、he information in the future.DFind the most important information and organize it.EOne method is to recite the ideas out loud in your own words.FFor this reason, its better to study for several short periods than one long one.GWhen there are more connections to the new information, its easier to fin
33、d it again.1选B根据上文的“Probably not！”可知，五分钟以后你忘记了刚拨过的电话号码，那是因为这组号码是以短期记忆的形式被储存的。2选GG项中的“more connections to the new information”与上文中的“we learn something new . we build new connections to information that we already know”相呼应。3选D根据下文中的“dont try to remember every detail”可知，学习时应该是寻找最重要的信息。4选E根据下文的“This is the most powerful way”和“Another way”可知，本段是大脑研究者提出的“Make the new brain connections stronger”的两种方法。5选F本段的“Give the new material time to soak in”是对F项中的“better to study for several short periods than one long one”的解释。