1、课时跟踪检测(二) Introduction & Reading Language Points.根据提示写出单词的正确形式1We owe (应给予,感激) a lot to our teachers.2This meat is so tough I can hardly chew (咀嚼) it!3For dessert (甜食), you can have ice cream or apple pie.4Children should learn above all how to observe good manners (礼仪) at table.5The fillings (馅) ca
2、n be either meat or vegetables.6A lot of poisonous (poison) waste from the chemical works polluted the river. 7His cakes were so tasty (taste) that he sold them in dozens.8We climbed up energetically and breathed the fresh air greedily (greed)9Xiao Wang is doing his best to meet the requirements (re
3、quire) of his parents.10The students begin their classes at a fixed (fix) time.选词填空owe . to, end up, make out, go against, be obsessed with, get used to, according to, to ones surprise 1Jack went_against his parents wishes and married a blind girl.2Yesterday Lucys birthday party ended_up with a Happ
4、y Birthday song.3Jane couldnt make_out what David was saying, but she pretended to listen to him carefully.4We owed our success to good luck.5After hearing the concert, she is_obsessed_with classical music.6He got up late in the past, and now he has got_used_to getting up early.7To_our_surprise he h
5、as been away from home for years.8They both played the game according_to the rules.完成句子1第一次去深圳时我迷了路。I lost my way the_first_time I went to Shenzhen.2难怪他非常生气,他的妈妈不允许他玩电脑游戏。No_wonder he was quite angry; his mother didnt allow him to play computer games.3他说他确实来看过我,但是我当时不在。He said he did_come to see me,
6、 but I wasnt in.4你在睡觉前闻一闻这些花,可能会终得美梦。Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just end_up_with_sweet_dreams.5尽管他们是兄弟俩,他们却毫无共同之处。Though they are brothers, they have_nothing_in_common.阅读理解AIn the UK, most children have their midday meal at school, but in many schools, parents can choose w
7、hat their children eat. The children can have a school lunch a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.Often parents prepare lunches on_the_basis_of what their children want. Cathy, a mother of three children, told us, “My childre
8、n have packed lunches, because they say they hate school dinners. I make 3 packed lunches every morning, so were like a sandwich bar in our kitchen in the morning.”However, another mother, Susan, made her choice based on the nutritious (有营养的) value of the food. She said, “My daughter always has scho
9、ol dinners. I think she probably gets healthier food by having a cooked lunch at school than she would if I made sandwiches.”But how healthy are school dinners? Kaz, a father, wasnt impressed with them. “Fizzy (有泡沫的) drinks were offered and I think there were a lot of chips.”The question of how heal
10、thy school food is was brought to Jamie Oliver, who launched a campaign to improve childrens nutrition, after spending a year working in a school kitchen. The TV series about the campaign won an award this week.He was worried about the junk food he saw being served, which included burgers, pizza and
11、 chips. He decided to ban the junk, and started cooking good stews (炖菜) and curries for the children instead.Jamie improved the school dinners in that particular school, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food. Then he put pressure on the government to improve the standards of school food
12、 across the country. And it looks as if the changes have begun.语篇解读本文围绕着学校午餐这一话题进行论述,并介绍了一项改善校园午餐的方法。1What would be the best title for the passage?ASchool DinnersBHealthy FoodCDinners in the UK DResearch on Dinners解析:选A标题归纳题。全文围绕学校午餐展开,先是对比介绍了学校午餐与自带午餐的情况,接着质疑学校午餐是否有益健康,最后介绍了杰米所发起的改善校园午餐的运动。所以选A项。2T
13、he underlined phrase “on the basis of” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”Ain spite ofBaccording toCas well as Dfor the good of解析:选B词义猜测题。根据画线部分后面的例子可以推断出第一句的句意:父母通常根据孩子们的要求准备午餐。on the basis of“基于,根据”,与according to意思相近。3Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AStews are healthy food.BC
14、athys children like school lunch.CJamie Oliver works in a school kitchen.DIn Britain, all children have their lunch at school.解析:选A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可知,杰米禁止了垃圾食品,用炖菜和咖喱类饭菜作为孩子的午餐,由此可推知炖菜和咖喱类饭菜是健康食品,故选A项。4The TV series about the campaign _.Aproved to be a failureBwas created by lots of school children
15、s parentsCtaught parents to make healthy food for their childrenDhelped more people to be aware of the situation of school lunch解析:选D推理判断题。由第五段最后一句可知,关于这项运动的电视系列剧获奖了,由此可推知它受到了多数人的关注并起到了积极作用,所以D项正确。BThe World Health Organization (WHO) says the widespread use of sugar in food products and drinks is a
16、major concern in many areas. So WHO officials are calling on governments to require taxes on sugary drinks. The officials believe the taxes also would reduce the risk of health problems resulting from obesity (肥胖)Obesity is a condition in which the body stores large, unhealthy amounts of fat. A new
17、report says that in 2014 more than onethird of the adults in the world were overweight, and 500 million were considered obese. The United Nations agency estimates that in 2015, 42 million children under age 5 were either overweight or obese. Almost half of these boys and girls live in Asia and onefo
18、urth in Africa.The U. N. agency blames unhealthy diets for a rise in diabetes cases. There are more than 400 million cases of the disease worldwide. The WHO says 1.5 million people die from it every year. It says the use of sugar in food products and drinks is a major reason for the increase in rate
19、s of obesity and diabetes.Temo Waqanivalu is with the agency. He told VOA that taxing sugary drinks would reduce consumption and save lives. Waqanivalu noted that Mexico enacted a 10 percent tax on sugary drinks in 2014. He said by the end of the year, there was a 6 percent drop in the consumption o
20、f such drinks. Among poor people, the number of people who consumed sugary drinks dropped by 17 percent.The WHO says people should limit the amount of sugar they consume. It says they should keep their sugar intake to below 10 percent of their total energy needs, and reduce it to less than 5 percent
21、 for improved health.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。鉴于目前世界肥胖人口数量的增长,世界卫生组织呼吁政府向含糖饮料征税,希望以此来降低其消费量。5Why are taxes on sugary drinks required?ATo limit their use and popularity.BTo readjust the economic structure.CTo warn people to change their lifestyle.DTo ensure the markets diverse development.解析:选A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The
22、World Health Organization (WHO) says the widespread use of sugar in food products and drinks is a major concern in many areas. So WHO officials are calling on governments to require taxes on sugary drinks”可知此举是为了限制含糖饮料的使用及盛行。故选A。6What do the figures in the second paragraph suggest?AAdult obesity is
23、ignored at present.BObesity is a severe worldwide problem.CObesity can block economic development.DObesity is most serious in developed countries.解析:选B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“in 2014 more than onethird of the adults in the world were overweight, and 500 million were considered obese”“in 2015, 42 million child
24、ren under age 5 were either overweight or obese. Almost half of these boys and girls live in Asia and onefourth in Africa”可知,作者在第二段中引用多种数据是为了说明肥胖在全球范围内是一个严峻的问题。故选B。7What does the underlined word “enacted” mean in the passage?AAbolish. BPass.CPromise. DReduce.解析:选B词义猜测题。根据上文的“taxing sugary drinks wou
25、ld reduce consumption and save lives”可知,对含糖饮料征税会减少消费和挽救生命,下文Waqanivalu所举的墨西哥的例子就是为了印证这一观点,故画线词所在句表示的是墨西哥在2014年通过了对含糖饮料征收10%的税的法律。由此可知,画线词意为“通过(法律)”,故选B。8What does the example of Mexico prove?ATax policies are unfair to the poor.BSugary drinks are a threat to health.CThe poor consume more sugary drin
26、ks.DTaxing sugary drinks makes a difference.解析:选D推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“. by the end of the year, there was a 6 percent drop in the consumption of such drinks. Among poor people, the number of people who consumed sugary drinks dropped by 17 percent”可知,作者援引墨西哥的例子是为了说明对含糖饮料征税是起作用的。.阅读七选五When it comes to the
27、Internet, passwords which people often use are under fire. _1_ Research has shown that passwords are not a very good way to protect sensitive information. People would use some random characters, numbers and symbols. Furthermore, a unique password would be used for every site or application the user
28、 uses. Unfortunately, the more complex they become, the more people are likely to forget their passwords. The longer the passwords are, the more easily forgotten they are._2_Google is trying to kill off the password on Android devices by introducing the Trust API, which does what simple passwords ca
29、nnot. It gives developers a framework for securing their applications using a number of security systems and metrics (指标) on the device. A Trust Score will be generated based on the metrics the device gathers. _3_The Trust Score will be generated based on both metrics like your device location, face
30、 scanning, fingerprint and so on. Taken one at a time, these metrics are not secure. But taken together, these metrics will help define the real “you”_4_This summer, Google will be running tests with some banks to see if Trust API meets their needs before rolling out to all developers later this yea
31、r. It may take another year for apps and popular sites to start using the Trust API.This is a pretty exciting change. Passwords have been around for long and although the security of systems has been improved, the convenience of systems hasnt been improved much. _5_ Maybe that neverending conflict b
32、etween security and convenience will be able to take a break once the Trust system comes out.AGoogle appears to have the best of them.BActually its been under fire for a long time.CPeople tend to care more about its advantages.DGoogle has already been testing this on the real world.EGoogle has prove
33、d that the system is more convenient.FTherefore, they use the same password for each application.GItll allow or refuse your application based on your trust score.语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文,密码时代即将过去,全新的网络安全系统即将到来。谷歌公司对新的安全系统进行了测试,结果表明:这样的安全系统既能保证用户的安全,又能给用户带来方便。1解析:选B根据上文的“When it comes to the Internet, passwords
34、 which people often use are under fire.”可知,网络密码受到攻击有很长一段时间了。故答案选B项。2解析:选F根据上文的“Unfortunately, the more complex they become, the more people are likely to forget their passwords. The longer the passwords are, the more easily forgotten they are.”可知,密码给用户带来了许多不便,因此用户经常使用同一个密码。故答案选F项。3解析:选G根据上文的“A Trust
35、 Score will be generated based on the metrics the device gathers.”可知,设备收集到了许多指标从而建立了信任指数,根据这些指数可以同意或者拒绝用户的申请。故答案选G项。4解析:选D根据下文的“This summer, Google will be running tests with some banks to see if Trust API meets their needs before rolling out to all developers later this year.”可知,谷歌的这种网络安全系统已经开始测试。故
36、答案选D项。5解析:选A根据上文的“Passwords have been around for long and although the security of systems has been improved, the convenience of systems hasnt been improved much.”可知,密码在安全和便利两个方面无法做到最好,相反,谷歌公司推出的新安全系统却可以把两方面做到最优秀。故答案选A项。.课时微写作(请根据汉语提示完成小作文)Li Ming and Mike are good friends. 1.The_first_time_they_met
37、 (他们第一次见面), they found they 2.had_a_lot_in_common (有许多共同之处). However, they have 3.different_tastes (不同的口味). Mike is from America and he often 4.ends_up_with_dessert (以甜食结束) while Li Ming is Chinese and likes eating chickens head, pigs tongue, ear and hoof. Mike cant 5.make_out (理解) why Li Ming enjoys eating them. The westerners dont have these in their diet; 6.no_wonder (难怪) Mike looks very confused at these animals organs.