1、课时跟踪检测(十二) Warm-up & Lesson 1 Language Points.根据首字母或汉语意思写出单词1The policeman took away his bike because he had violated the traffic regulation.2English is a compulsory subject in our school, which means that everyone has to learn it.3Since no one opposes the plan, well put it into practice soon.4I can
2、not tolerate anyone laughing at me in public.5Winning an Olympic gold medal is the supreme (最高的) honor for every athlete.6The officials were accused of abusing (滥用) their power to control the market price.7You must first seek (寻求) their permission before publishing their names in your book.8Its an a
3、nnual (一年一次的) examination. If you fail this year, you have to wait till next year.选词填空in vain, at random, at all costs, in use, due to, come across 1My bike bought 10 years ago is still in_use.2The parents are determined to support their daughters college education at_all_costs.3They chose some peop
4、le at_random in the street to give the questionnaires.4Tidying up the room, she came_across some old photographs in a drawer. 5The teams success was largely due_to Marys efforts.6I spent three days putting up a cottage but a storm made it in_vain.完成句子1My deskmate was caught cheating_in_the_exam (考试作
5、弊) last week.2I had_my_watch_stolen (表被偷了) last night when I went back home.3If we take a bus, we should make_it (赶得上) before five.课文缩写语法填空Due 1.to better equipment, training and diet, the records have been broken, but recently, improvements have begun to slow 2.down.Some experts predict a ceiling f
6、or many events.In order 3.to_enhance (enhance) performance, some athletes take the drugs which can get people more excited and energetic than normality and which are 4.originally (original) developed to help people with illnesses.Taking these drugs is known as “doping” and although they improve perf
7、ormance, they also cause serious health problems in later life for those who abuse them.The Olympic spirit the spirit of competition which 5.emphasises (emphasis) taking part rather than winning 6.has_been_violated (violate) by the desire to succeed 7.at all costs. So the sports world does not toler
8、ate doping as it is a fundamental form of cheating.All the sports associations or organizations around the world announce to fight against it.However, it appears as if all efforts are 8.in vain, partly because it is compulsory for winners to be tested but other 9.participants (participant) are only
9、tested 10.at random and partly because new drugs are always being developed ahead of drug tests.Anyway, the fight will and must fiercely go on and we all hope the word “hero” wont lose its meaning.完形填空We all may run a marathon. For most of us, a single marathon would be a challenge but for Tim Borla
10、nd, its just _1_.Borland, a 31yearold personal trainer, 2 completed an athletic challenge: 63 marathons in 63 days. But Borland wasnt _3_ to this by the spirit of competition.He didnt care about winning the races his only _4_ was to raise money for children who get AT, a rare childrens disease.Years
11、 ago, Borlands meeting _5_ Cathryn Achilles, a girl who got the disease, _6_ his life. “She taught me what we should do in this world, and how to appreciate and be _7_ for all that we have.”_8_ by Achilles, he decided to help children with the disease by doing what he did best: running.As a personal
12、 trainer, Borland has always been an enthusiastic runner and athlete. _9_ a 63day run would require more endurance (耐力) than usual. To _10_ himself, he increased his daily runs from 15 to 30 miles a day five days a week. All the _11_ later proved to be _12_ when he began running.“The run was very _1
13、3_ at the very beginning,” says Borland. “But gradually I began to feel much easier.”Borland began his _14_ on Labor Day, travelling across the country, and _15_ in November. He ran more than 1,650 miles in 26 states. And his great _16_ have raised $2 million. However, Borland wont take all the cred
14、it for it. He received a lot of _17_ along the way. And the biggest inspiration (鼓舞) _18_ the children themselves. In many cities, children with AT would _19_ in their wheelchairs while Borland ran.“Each run with kids with AT was a lifechanging _20_,” says Borland.“Each one will stay with me forever
15、.”语篇解读:本文讲述了莘姆宝兰为患AT疾病的儿童筹款,在63天跑了63次马拉松。1A.differentBterrificCspecial Dordinary解析:选D根据“For most of us, a single marathon would be a challenge but for Tim Borland, its just _1_.”以及下文“.63 marathons in 63 days.”可知“对于我们来说一次马拉松可能是个挑战,但是对于蒂姆宝兰来说,它却很平常,他在63天跑了63次”,因此选D项。2A.hardly BrecentlyCsoon Dthen解析:选B
16、“31岁的蒂姆宝兰最近完成了一个挑战”。recently“最近”,符合题意。3A.driven BgivenCused Dawarded解析:选A根据下文“. his only _4_ was to raise money for children who get AT, a rare childrens disease.”可知,“蒂姆这么做并不是受比赛精神的驱使”。drive“驱使”,符合题意。4A.support BchoiceCchance Dconcern解析:选D根据“He didnt care about winning the races .”可知,“他并不关心比赛的输赢,他所关
17、心的是为患AT疾病的儿童筹款”,由care about可知此空填concern。5A.with Bat Cup Dtoward解析:选A“数年前,他和卡思琳阿基里斯的相遇”,“和相遇”,用介词with。6A.enjoyed BriskedCchanged Dmanaged解析:选C根据下文“She taught me what we should do in this world, and how to appreciate and be .”可知,“和卡思琳阿基里斯的相遇改变了他的生活”。7A.anxious BthankfulCready Deager解析:选B根据appreciate可知
18、此空应为thankful, be thankful for“对感激”。8A.Admired BPermittedCRespected DInspired解析:选D“被卡思琳阿基里斯激励,他决定为患病的孩子做件事”。9A.But BThereforeCAnd DOr解析:选A“尽管作为一名私人教练,他也是一位长跑爱好者和运动员,但是63天的长跑需要更大的忍耐力”。前后两句为转折关系,因此用but。10A.behave BprepareCencourage Dprotect解析:选B“为了做好准备,他把一周五天的训练由每天的15英里增加到30英里”。prepare“准备”。11A.treatmen
19、t BinformationCtraining Dadvice解析:选C根据上文“. increased his daily runs from 15 to 30 miles a day five days a week.”可知这些都是蒂姆的训练。12A.wrong BdifficultCattractive Duseful解析:选D根据下文可知,所有的训练被证明都是“有用的”。13A.hard BsmoothCslow Dexciting解析:选A根据下文“But gradually I began to feel much easier.”可知,“一开始时,长跑是很困难的”。14A.edu
20、cation BjourneyCwriting Dlesson解析:选B“他在五一劳动节开始他的旅程”。15A.appeared BfailedCorganised Dfinished解析:选D根据上句他在五一劳动节开始他的旅程及下句他跑过26个州1 650英里可知此处指他在11月“结束”。16A.efforts BdemandsCstresses Dperformances解析:选A“通过他的努力,他筹了二百万美元”。effort“努力”,符合句意。demand“要求”;stress“压力”;performance“表演”。17A.help BopinionsCattention Dcall
21、s解析:选A“他得到了很多帮助”。18A.dated from Brelated toCdevoted to Dcame from解析:选D“而最大的鼓励是来自孩子们本身”。come from“来自”。19A.ride BsettleCcircle Dsit解析:选A“孩子们给了蒂姆最大的鼓励。当蒂姆在跑时,他们也在跑”。根据下文“Each run with kids with AT was a lifechanging _20_.”也可得出此空为ride。20A.movement BdecisionCmoment Dexperience解析:选D对于蒂姆来说“每一次和患病孩子一起跑都是改变生
22、命的一次经历”。.阅读理解One minute, Renata Glasner is watching the waves crash on Leblon beach from her wheelchair. The next, shes riding the waves on a specially adapted surfboard.Glasner, a 35yearold graphic designer, was found to have the disease of multiple sclerosis (多发性硬化) four years ago. She is one of d
23、ozens of disabled people being assisted by AdaptSurf, a Riobased nongovernmental organization that aims to make beaches accessible to the disabled and encourage them to practice water sports. Men and women with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, people missing a limb (肢体), the blind, the deaf and even t
24、he paralyzed (瘫痪的) all hit the waves here.“The taste of salt water has no price,” said Glasner, who began to lose control over her legs shortly after the birth of her first child and now requires a helper to move her from her wheelchair onto the surfboard. “After youre diagnosed with a disease like
25、mine, you cant even imagine youre ever again going to experience that taste.”AdaptSurf was started in 2007, 10 years after a robbery left cofounder Henrique Saraiva partially paralyzed. The 18yearold Saraiva had been cycling near his home in a nice Rio neighborhood when he was shot by passing thieve
26、s.Saraiva eventually traded his wheelchair for the crutches (拐杖) that he still uses to get around. But Saraiva says that surfing is the only time he can really forget about his disability. “Its the one place where I can feel like Im just like everybody else.”In Brazil the beach is a center stage for
27、 social life. Its where families reunite, friendships are made, couples come together and deals are struck. “Imagine, youre in a country thats surrounded by beaches, where the beach is an almost mystical (神秘的) place. But when youre confined to a wheelchair, you sit there sweating under the sun and w
28、atching everyone play in the water,” said Saraiva.Several dozen disabled people attend AdaptSurf, taking hourslong bus rides to be there every weekend. The group has even had people come from as far as the capital, Brasilia, some 725 miles (1,170 kilometers) away. AdaptSurf meets every Saturday and
29、Sunday of the year, weather permitting.语篇解读:本文主要讲了专为残疾人创立的可以让他们享受海上冲浪的组织AdaptSurf。1The main purpose of AdaptSurf is to _.Aimprove its members surfing skillsBenable disabled people to enjoy water sportsCresearch adapted surfboardsDfind practical cures for disabled and paralyzed people解析:选B细节理解题。由第二段的
30、“aims to make beaches accessible to the disabled and encourage them to practice water sports”可知答案是B。2By saying “The taste of salt water has no price”, Glasner suggests that _.Ait took her a long time to get used to the sea waterBsurfing skills are difficult for disabled people to developCsurfing is
31、a cheap sport for disabled people like herDshe really treasures the opportunity to surf again解析:选D句意理解题。这里的“has no price”意思是“priceless”。对于残疾人来说,能够像正常人一样去冲浪,尝到海水的咸味,当然是一件十分开心的事。3We can conclude from the article that members of AdaptSurf _.Ahave to help themselves onto their surfboardsBmostly live in
32、a Rio neighborhood by the beachCare required to meet every weekend throughout the yearDfeel theyve gotten past their disabilities when theyre on their surfboards解析:选D推理判断题。根据文章第五段“surfing is the only time he can really forget about his disability. Its the one place where I can feel like Im just like
33、 everybody else.”可知坐上冲浪板可以让AdaptSurf的成员们暂时忘却自己身体上的残疾。4We can learn from the article that Henrique Saraiva _.Alost his legs fighting with robbersBwants to help other people who are like himCused to be a huge fan of cyclingDrarely feels that he is different from others解析:选B推理判断题。根据第四段的第一句可知,Saraiva是AdaptSurf的创办人之一,他创办这个组织的目的是帮助更多的残疾人。故选B。