1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 5 课时跟踪检测(三)Learning about Language & Using Language.单词拼写或用所给单词的正确形式填空1The old man has kept a teaspoon as a souvenir (纪念品) of his journey.2Which brand (牌子) of sports shoes do you prefer?3You can imagine them to be creatures (生物) from outer space.4Only a minority (少数) of students
2、received the scholarship while most of the students got nothing.5There are several elephants walking in the jungle (丛林)6Her son was given admission (admit) to the college after eight years hard work.7Shanghai, Chinas advanced (advance) city, seeks to become a world city. 8To work as a translator (tr
3、anslate), you need fluency in at least one foreign language.9This restaurant is owned by an Italian settler (settle)10An Olympic gold medal can lead to untold riches for an athlete (athletic).选词填空not only . but also， get close to， come to life， in advance， uptodate， face to face， together with， make
4、 an admission1Our school is famous all over China. The school headmaster has uptodate ideas on education.2Not_only is he clever but_also he is hardworking.3You will find it hard to get_close_to tigers to watch their actions.4Professor Wang together_with several other professors is going to attend th
5、e meeting tonight.5I think they will debate face_to_face next time.6When the girl came_to_life again, she found her parents looking after her.7Finally the little boy made_an_admission that he broke the windows.8If you want to go there, youd better tell me in_advance.完成句子1We are always studying so_ha
6、rd at English that we have made great progress. 我们学习英语一直很努力，所以取得了很大的进步。2Women were very much _in_the_minority in the meeting.在这次会议上，妇女只占极少数。3When students were told my rule in_advance_of the class, some of them were not happy.当我提前将规定告诉给学生们时，他们有些并不高兴。4Not_only_should_we raise money for them, but_also
7、_we_should help them rebuild their home.我们不仅应该为他们筹集资金，也应该帮助他们重建家园。.完形填空The origins of frozen treats date from the ancient times. The ancient Romans carried blocks of ice from the _1_ to make their food cold in summer. The Chinese stored _2_ and made frozen treats too. When the Italian adventurer Mar
8、co Polo _3_ the Chinese court of Kublai Khan in the thirteenth century, he enjoyed some of the _4_ treats.In 1905, 11yearold Frank Epperson _5_ invented the Popsicle (冰棍). It was a very _6_ evening when he decided to make himself a soft drink. He _7_ soda powder (苏打粉) and water with a wooden stir st
9、ick. But somehow he _8_ about his drink and left it outside _9_.The next morning when he returned for it, his _10_ was frozen with the wooden stir stick _11_ in the frozen drink. He ran the glass under _12_ water and licked the frozen treat off the stick. He had _13_ a new treat and named it Epsicle
10、.The next summer he _14_ selling the treat around his neighborhood for five cents each piece. He patented (获得的专利权) the Epsicle later in 1923 under the _15_ “frozen ice on a stick”. His children urged him to change its name since they always _16_ “Pops sicles”Unfortunately, he was _17_ to sell his Po
11、psicle rights to the Joe Lowe Co. to stay out of _18_ since he was broke (破产的)The Joe Lowe Co. made the Popsicle even more _19_. And the company simply _20_ their name to the Popsicle Corporation.语篇解读：自古代起，人们就用冰块冷藏食物，制作冷冻美食。1905年，11岁的Frank Epperson意外发明了冰棍，并为其申请了专利。在Joe Lowe Co.接手后，冰棍更加受欢迎了。1A.desert
12、sBmountainsCrivers Dforests解析：选B根据常识可知，在古代，夏天只有从高山上能取到冰，故此处指古罗马人从“高山”上取冰块冷却食物。2A.wine BmeatCwater Dice解析：选D上一句提到古罗马人从高山上取冰块冷却食物。结合该空所在句末尾的“too”可知，此处指中国人也储存“冰”并制作冷冻美食。3A.visited BpromisedCcreated Dattacked解析：选A根据该空前提到的马可波罗的身份和该句中的“he enjoyed”可推知，他在“拜访”成吉思汗的宫廷时享用了美食。4A.broken BsweatCfrozen Droast解析：选C
13、联系本文的话题和2空后的“made frozen treats”可知，马可波罗享用的是“冷冻”美食。5A.gradually BnaturallyChelplessly Daccidentally解析：选D根据第二、三段讲述的情节可知，Frank Epperson把自己制作的软饮忘在了室外，“意外地”发明了冰棍。6A.dark BmessyCcold Dearly解析：选C根据11空后的“the frozen drink”可知，那个傍晚非常“冷”。7A.followed BmixedCserved Drequired解析：选B该句提到他使用的工具是一个木制的搅拌棒，可见他是把苏打粉和水“搅拌”
14、在了一起。8A.forgot BthoughtCheard Dtold解析：选A根据第三段第一句可知，他第二天早上才去取他的软饮。这说明那天傍晚他把这件事“忘记”了。9A.regretfully BaimlesslyCangrily Dcarelessly解析：选D联系该句中的“somehow”和下一段第一句提到的他第二天早上才去取他的软饮可知，他“粗心地”把制作好的软饮忘在了室外。10A.body BfoodCdrink Dface解析：选C根据6空后的“make himself a soft drink”可知，他来取他前一天制作的“饮品”时发现它已经冻住了。11A.ruined Bstuc
15、kCdried Dtorn解析：选B根据第二段第一句可知，此处讲述的是冰棍的诞生。根据这一背景可知，用来搅拌的木棒应当是被冻在杯中无法移动了，故选stuck。12A.fresh BdeepCicy Dhot解析：选D该空后的“and licked the frozen treat off the stick”暗示他舔到了被冻住的软饮。要想做到这一点，他就需要把杯子放在“热”水下冲，使杯中物与杯子分离。13A.invented BrememberedCignored Daccepted解析：选A根据该空后的“named it Epsicle”可知，他创造了以前不存在的东西，即“发明”了一种新美食
16、。14A.suggested BavoidedCstarted Dcontinued解析：选C上一段最后一句提到他发明了这种新美食，因此第二年夏天他“开始”卖这种美食。15A.effect BnameCmeaning Dfeeling解析：选B该空后引号中的“frozen ice on a stick”是他在1923年为这种美食申请专利时用的“名字”。下一句中的“change its name”也是提示信息。16A.argued with Bgave upCran over Dasked for解析：选D该句中的“since”暗示此处介绍了孩子们要求给这种美食改名的原因：他们总是争要Pops
17、sicles，故选asked for。17A.allowed BforcedCinspired Dinvited解析：选B根据该段末尾的“since he was broke”可知，他被迫把冰棍的专利权卖给了Joe Lowe Co.，故选forced。18A.debt BcontrolCdate Dbalance解析：选A根据该空后的“since he was broke”可知，他破产了，所以为了不负“债”，他不得不出此下策。19A.popular BdifficultCseasonal Dpeaceful解析：选A根据下一句中的“their name to the Popsicle Corp
18、oration”可知，Joe Lowe Co.使冰棍更“受欢迎”了，所以他们才把产品名称用到了公司名称中。20A.returned BcomparedCchanged Dconnected解析：选C该句的主语“the company”指的就是上一句中的“Joe Lowe Co.”。这家公司把名称“改”成了Popsicle Corporation。.阅读理解AA residential summer weightloss camp improved fat childrens health, a study about fat childrens health reports. A Saint
19、Louis University physician found the camp improved childrens weight, body mass index, physical fitness and blood pressure.“When a child can communicate with others struggling with the same problem, it helps support his weightloss effort, and he is more likely to improve both physically and psycholog
20、ically，” said Nadim Kanafani, MD., corresponding author and assistant professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine.According to Kanafani, fat children struggle with their bodys awkwardness in running, jumping and playing, which causes them to stop taking part in these physica
21、l activities and make unhealthy lifestyle choices. This can be changed when fat children are placed together to focus on losing weight and improving physical fitness.Kanafani tracked fat adolescents who attended a weightloss camp. They took part in physical activities and group educational meeting c
22、overing nutrition, physical fitness and selfesteem (自尊). During their stay, the kids ate three balanced meals and two snacks per day prepared under the supervision (监督) of a nutritionist.The results showed an average weight loss of more than eight pounds and an average reduction in the BMI score of
23、three points. Besides, participants blood pressure dropped significantly and fitness levels improved.The weightloss camp in the study, Camp Jump Start, used a number of proven techniques to achieve modification of diet habits, increase physical activities and provide social support for participants.
24、 These methods resulted in health benefits as well as significant increases in selfesteem. Camp founder Jean Huelsing, who is a nurse, is the lead author on the paper.语篇解读：研究发现减肥夏令营有助于促进肥胖孩子的身心健康。1The summer weightloss camp improved the following EXCEPT _.Achildrens height Bbody mass indexCphysical
25、fitness Dblood pressure解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“the camp improved childrens weight, body mass index, physical fitness and blood pressure”可知，减肥夏令营可以改善儿童的体重、身体质量指数、身体健康(状况)和血压，但是没有提及身高。故选A。2What made the children in the camp more likely to improve their health?AThe guides encouragement.BTheir parents help.C
26、Their own plans to lose weight.DTheir communication with campers with the same problem.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“When a child can communicate with others struggling with the same problem, it helps support his weightloss effort, and he is more likely to improve both physically and psychologically”可知，当减肥夏令营的
27、孩子能和其他有同样问题的孩子沟通时，他更可能从身体和心理上改善自己。3The underlined word in Paragraph 6 most probably means “_”Anature BchanceCchange Dsuccess解析：选C词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“make unhealthy lifestyle choices. This can be changed when fat children are placed together”可知，此处表示“改变”饮食习惯。故选C。4What is the main idea of the passage?AWeight
28、 loss is the key to kids mental health.BFocusing on lifestyle changes is the key to kids health.CObese and overweight children underestimate (低估) true weight.DA summer weightloss camp helps improve obese childrens health.解析：选D主旨大意题。根据文章第一段第一句中的“A residential summer weightloss camp improved fat child
29、rens health”以及全文内容可知，本文主要讲的是减肥夏令营有助于改善肥胖孩子的健康。BMy dog seems to run in his sleep. Could he be dreaming?Perhaps. “We cant really ask them，” says vet Melissa Bain, associate professor at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, “but we think they dream.” Thats because their brainwave patterns are si
30、milar to those seen in people. Wonder when your own dog might be dreaming? As a dog starts to sleep lightly, and his sleep becomes deeper, his breathing will become more regular, says animal behavior expert Stanley Coren in his book How Dogs Think. “After a period of about 20 minutes，” Coren writes,
31、 “his first dream should start.”Do dogs and cats have a sense of humor?According to the experts, studies have not yet been done to test pets sense of humor. But we humans so prize fun in dogs, weve placed them among other playful things. And the fact that cats live willingly with us may be proof tha
32、t they have a sense of fun.My dog likes to lie in mud puddles (水坑) and other unpleasant places. Why?Mud puddles? Thats easy: In hot months, theyre like an instant air conditioner for your furry dog. As for smelly places, Stephen Zawistowski, Ph.D., an applied animal behaviorist and science adviser t
33、o the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, says “nice” is in the nose of the beholder. “While rotting (腐烂的) fish may not smell great to you, to your dog, it probably smells as good as freshbaked chocolate chip cookies. Rolling in it is just a way to enjoy it all the more.”Why d
34、oes my cat like to sleep in strange places, like atop keyboards or inside cardboard (硬纸板) boxes?Simply put, its what their ancestors did. “In the wild, cats like to take shelter in enclosed spaces，” says cat behaviorist Mieshelle Nagelschneider, author of the book The Cat Whisperer. “And what cat ca
35、n pass up a warm keyboard? Its made particularly special because a human is touching it all the time.”语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章解释了宠物的几种奇怪习性。5People believe dogs dream by studying _.Ahow long they sleepBtheir breathing patterns Chow their brainwaves developDthe time when they become sleepy解析：选C推理判断题。根据第一段中的“but
36、 we think they dream. Thats because their brainwave patterns are similar to those seen in people.”可知，人们通过研究狗的脑电波发现，它们的脑电波与人类的脑电波极为相似，由此推测狗睡觉的时候也做梦。6We know from Stephen Zawistowski that _.Athe same thing smells different to humans and dogsBdogs dont have a better sense of smell than humans Cit is wr
37、ong for humans to feed dogs on fishDdogs dont like eating chocolate 解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段中的“nice is in the nose of the beholder. While rotting fish may not smell great to you, to your dog, it probably smells as good as freshbaked chocolate chip cookies”可知答案。7Cardboard boxes are attractive to cats because
38、 _.Atheres no better shelterBcats feel safe inside themCcats can play hideandseekDcats are taught to sleep in such places解析：选B细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“its what their ancestors did. In the wild, cats like to take shelter in enclosed spaces.”可知答案。8According to the text, experts are still unclear about _.Awhether dogs dream while sleepingBwhy dogs love dirty pools very muchCwhether dogs can understand amusing thingsDwhy cats enjoy having a resting in unusual places解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“According to the experts, studies have not yet been done to test pets sense of humor”可知答案。- 8 - 版权所有高考资源网
