1、课时跟踪检测(十五) Language Awareness 3, Culture Corner & Bulletin Board.根据首字母或汉语意思写出单词1A formal contract was signed between the two companies.2Some of the studies show positive results, whereas others do not.3Safety regulations are being ignored by company managers in the drive to increase profits.4She und
2、erwent (经受) an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.5If we had taken such effective (有效的) measures much earlier, the river would not be polluted so seriously now.6He was completely ignorant (无知的) about the countrys political system.单句语法填空1This time shes leaving for good; you cant expect
3、to see her.2I hope the weather will clear up before Sunday.3All their attention was focused on only one thing how to solve the problem of water pollution.4When I was little, my mother used to sit by my bed, telling (tell) me stories till I fell asleep.5The robot equipped (equip) with a camera can do
4、 many things for mankind.6First of all, you have to wash your hands.7The festival will be great for our city and for the country as a whole.8You will benefit from jogging a lot if you stick to it.完成句子1He worked day and night so_that_he_could_support_his_family.他夜以继日地工作，为的是养活全家。2It_seems_that they kn
5、ow what theyre doing.看来，他们知道自己在干什么。3It_is_reported_that the production has been put into use.据报道，这种产品已投入使用。.完形填空Holidays often include plans to return home. Since I live close to my parents home, I _1_ have this chance. One day, I overheard a(n) _2_ between my dad and his caregiver, Sonny.The stroke
6、 left Dads left side in a sleepy state but the situation was _3_ with his stroke rehabilitation (中风康复). However, he _4_ needs help with moving, dressing, something that we would do with our left side. He must _5_ a caregiver to help him.That day was particularly _6_ as my dads arms and legs were not
7、 acting properly. That made Dad very _7_. It was during that day that I overheard Sonny tell Dad something _8_.Sonny said, “Dont _9_， Bill, I will be your left side today.” And I was lost in thoughts of gratitude (感谢) for Sonny and his expression of _10_. Sonny didnt say, “Lean on me _11_ I will do
8、it all.” He _12_ Dads dignity (尊严) and worth. Sonny saw what needed to be done and did it, assuring Dad that he was there as _13_.Have you _14_ anyone your left side? This is hard for me _15_ I am the spokesperson for the club with the title, “If I can do anything, just let me _16_.” I am willing to
9、 help people and always _17_ for other people to come to me and tell me they need help. To turn intention (意图) into action is the balance I _18_.But Sonny turned intention into action. He clearly knew anothers _19_ and acted. He served that day and _20_ today to serve as my dads left side.语篇解读：本文为夹叙
10、夹议文。作者假期探访父母时偶然听到瘫痪在床的父亲和护工桑尼的一段对话，让作者感受颇深。1A.hardly BparticularlyCsimply Dfrequently解析：选D根据上文“Since I live close to my parents home .”可知，作者住的地方离父母的家很近，所以“经常”有机会去看望父母。 2A.conversation BdiscussionCsecret Dargument解析：选A根据下文可知，此处指作者听到父亲和护工的“对话”。 3A.judged BcheckedCimproved Drecorded解析：选C根据上文“The stroke
11、 left Dads left side in a sleepy state but .”可知，中风让父亲左边身体失去知觉，但是在康复锻炼中父亲的情况有所“改善”。 4A.always BstillCjust Deven解析：选B虽然父亲的情况有所改善，但是一些事情“还是”需要别人的帮助。5A.rely on Brefer toCwatch over Dstare at解析：选A由于父亲左半身瘫痪，他必须“依靠”桑尼的帮助。 6A.important BwonderfulCunforgettable Ddifficult解析：选D根据下文“.as my dads arms and legs w
12、ere not acting properly”可知，对父亲来说，这一天特别“艰难”。 7A.relieved BsatisfiedCfrustrated Dpuzzled解析：选C根据上文“.as my dads arms and legs were not acting properly”可知，父亲的胳膊和腿不能正常活动，这让父亲非常“沮丧”。 8A.disturbing BinspiringCsubjective Ddirect解析：选B也就是那天作者意外听到桑尼对父亲说的一些“激励人心”的话。9A.try BstopCmove Dworry解析：选D根据下文“. I will be y
13、our left side today”可知，桑尼说：“不要担心”。 10A.pleasure BcareCsurprise Ddoubt解析：选B根据句中的“gratitude”可知，此处指上文桑尼所说的话，也就是“关心”的表达。 11A.so BbutCand Dor解析：选C本题考查逻辑关系，上下文是并列关系。 12A.kept BdiscoveredCselected Dignored解析：选A联系上文桑尼说的话可以推知，他“维护”了父亲的尊严和价值。 13A.advice BsupportCsuccess Denergy解析：选B桑尼知道自己该干什么，他能够做到的就是“支持”父亲。
14、14A.showed BpassedCpaid Doffered解析：选D由桑尼的态度可知，他是积极主动的，由此可知此处的问题是：你曾经“主动提出”作为任何人的“左半身”吗？15A.though BunlessCbecause Dbefore解析：选C根据下文“If I can do anything, just let me _”可知，作者所做的事情让其很难回答这个问题，“因为”自己做的事情只停留在语言上，而不是行动上。 16A.go BcommentCguess Dknow解析：选D根据下文“. tell me they need help”可知，作者的意思是以前总会说：“如果我能为你做点
15、什么，告诉我。” 17A.wait BlookCsearch Dcheer解析：选A作者很愿意帮助别人，也一直“等着”别人来告诉作者他需要帮助。18A.miss BavoidCseek Dforget解析：选C作者要表达的意思是：关键是行动，所以把意图转化为行动是自己一直“追寻”的平衡。19A.point BneedsChabits Dhappiness解析：选B结合桑尼的语言和行动可以推知，他知道别人的“需求”然后行动。 20A.continues BstartsCmanages Dagrees解析：选A分析that day和today的时间关系，再由桑尼的行为可知，今天他仍然“继续着”自己
16、所做的事情。.阅读理解There is little doubt that humans used herbs (药草) for healing well before anything could be written about them.Many authorities recognize Hippocrates as the “father of medicine” for the European tradition. The treatment of the Hippocratic physician reflected his fundamental approach. It w
17、as the treatment of an individual, not a disease, and the treatment of the whole body, not any part of it. Treatment was based on the fundamental idea that nature had a strong healing force of its own, and that the main role of the physician was to assist nature in this healing process, rather than
18、to direct it. The main ally of the physician in assisting nature in this process was diet. Only if diet failed were drugs used, and surgery was a last resort.The great philosopher Aristotle was the son of a medical man and a medical man himself, but his main influence on the development of European
19、medicine was through his student, Theophrastus, called the “father of botany (植物学)”. He was the first known author in Europe of a classification system for plants with accompanying comments about their medicinal value. He described about 450 different medicinal plants. However, this text has not com
20、e down through history, and is only noted in later commentaries.The first document of herbal medicine that is regarded as a medical classic in the European tradition was De Materia Medica by Dioscorides. Dioscorides was a surgeon accompanying the army. He travelled far, collected much information, a
21、nd gained considerable medical experience. Dioscorides had recorded herb knowledge for 600 plants. The books pictures were considered the only authoritative ones for European medicinal plants for over 1,000 years. The work was translated into English in 1655, and continued to be the primary referenc
22、e on European herbs.Greek medicine continued to improve for several decades after Dioscorides, but it eventually began to stagnate. 语篇解读：草药的使用在欧洲也有很长的历史。本文介绍了希腊医学史上的一些重要人物及著作。1The treatment of the Hippocratic physician _.Ausually didnt function wellBwas based on the healing power of natureCtended to
23、 replace diet with drugsDrelied heavily on surgery解析：选B细节理解题。从第二段的“Treatment was based on the fundamental idea that nature had a strong healing force of its own, and that the main role of the physician was to assist nature in this healing process .”可知B项正确。2What can we learn about Theophrastus from t
24、he passage?AHe was a student of Hippocrates.BHe is known as the “father of medicine”CHe used a system to classify plants.DHe wrote a text that was proved wrong by later generations.解析：选C细节理解题。从第三段的“He was the first known author in Europe of a classification system for plants .”可知C项正确。3According to t
25、he passage, De Materia Medica by Dioscorides _.Ahas not come down through historyBrecorded about 450 different medicinal plantsCwas originally written in EnglishDpromoted the development of European medicine解析：选D推理判断题。从第四段的“The first document of herbal medicine that is regarded as a medical classic
26、in the European tradition was De Materia Medica by Dioscorides.”可知D项正确。4The underlined word “stagnate” in the last paragraph probably means “_”Astop developingBkeep growingCenjoy fame Dreduce expenses解析：选A词义猜测题。从转折连词but和eventually可知事情向前一分句所描述的相反的方向发展了，前一分句说古希腊的医学持续发展，此处应该是表示“终止、停滞”之类的词语。.短文改错Hi, Jan
27、ice，Its been a month since I came to this new school and I really want share with you some of the problems I have been experiencing.As I tell you last time, I made three new friend here. We hang out together during lunch and after school. Weve been spending a lot of time sing in karaoke bars. Its be
28、en three Saturdays now and it really costs me many. And I started to see this as a timewasting activity! In fact, I dont like to go anymore, so Im afraid Ill lose their friendship. How do you think I should do? If you are me, would you talk to him?Please help with me and give me some advice.Grace答案：第一句：want后加to第二句：telltold; friendfriends第四句：singsinging第五句：manymuch第七句：sobut第八句：HowWhat第九句：arewere; himthem第十句：去掉with
