1、Unit 4课时跟踪练(一) Warming Up & Reading Pre-reading.阅读理解AIn George Bernard Shaws Pygmalion, the storyline centers around three main characters: Eliza Doolittle, Professor Henry Higgins, and Colonel Pickering. Eliza Doolittle is a flower girl who is under the instruction of Professor Higgins and Colonel
2、Pickering to learn proper grammar and phonetics. Eliza can be characterized as a very sensitive (敏感的) and emotional person. She seeks to be treated like a duchess by men. Her personality clashes (冲突) with the personality of Professor Higgins in an extreme way. Professor Higgins is an arrogant (傲慢的),
3、 workobsessed expert in phonetics who views Eliza simply as an experiment. He is a bachelor who has never found a place for women in his life due to his obsession (痴迷) with language. Colonel Pickering is a gentleman from India who is also an expert in language. He is gentler than Higgins and treats
4、Eliza with respect while maintaining a professional interest in her. These three characters make up the main action of the play as Eliza learns speech of the upper class from them. She manages to pass herself off as a Hungarian princess at a formal party. This achievement makes Eliza give_credence_t
5、o_the efforts of Higgins and Pickering. After experiencing life in the upper class, Eliza settles for a lowerclass life with a man who loves her for who she is and wants to marry her. After some small and unimportant disputes. Eliza and Higgins remain friends later. Other memorable characters includ
6、e Mrs. Higgins who maintains an authoritative (权威的) figure over her grown son and Mr. Doolittle who rises from a dustman to a respected speaker in the community.I think that this is a good book because it shows that happiness can be achieved without wealth and fame. I highly recommend it due to its
7、emphasis on grammatical and phonetic correctness.语篇解读：作者分析了卖花女中各人物之间的关系，谈到了自己阅读这本书的体会，并向读者推荐这本书。1Eliza learns speech of the upper class because _.Ashe wants to do an experimentBshe wants to marry a gentlemanCshe has to play a princess at a partyDshe wants to be treated respectfully解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段“S
8、he seeks to be treated like a duchess by men.”可知，伊莱扎杜利特尔想让人们像对待公爵夫人那样对待她，也就是说她想让别人毕恭毕敬地对待她。2The author highly recommends Pygmalion because it can teach people _.Ato use and speak English in the right waysBthe right attitude towards lifeCthe ways to deal with different peopleDthe determination to suc
9、ceed解析：选A细节理解题。根据最后一句“I highly recommend it due to its emphasis on grammatical and phonetic correctness.”可知，作者向人们推荐这本书的原因是它强调人们应该正确使用英语。3What does the underlined part “give credence to” in Paragraph 1 mean?AbelieveBchangeCfancy Dobtain解析：选A词义猜测题。根据上文可知，伊莱扎杜利特尔想让人们像对待公爵夫人那样对待她，而通过希金斯教授和皮克林上校的努力后，她成功地
10、冒充成了公爵夫人。由此可知，这次成功使伊莱扎杜利特尔相信希金斯教授和皮克林上校的努力。4The passage is probably _.Aa research paper Ba teaching planCa book report Da diary解析：选C推理判断题。作者首先分析了卖花女中各人物之间的关系，然后，谈到了自己阅读这本书的体会，并向读者推荐这本书，因此这篇文章可能是一篇读书报告。B“Theres really no better playground for kids in America than right here，” says Tom Hart, an artist
11、 from Easton, Maryland. Hes talking about the Chesapeake Bay, which is indeed a huge playground. Surrounded by Maryland and Virginia, its the nations largest estuary (河口湾), with 64,000 square miles of bays and rivers. This vast inland ocean hosts more than 300 species of fish and is best known for i
12、ts Eastern oyster, blue crab (螃蟹), and abundant bird life.Eastons Farmers Market open from May through October has a large number of farmers and craftsmen who produce astonishingly tasty vegetables, handmade soaps, homemade lemonade and tomato pie, and Harts folk art.From there, head to the Oxford F
13、erry, where youll find a small beach and boat transport for cars, bikes, and walkers to the seaside town of Oxford. Or you can just randomly explore ask kids to count the cows while driving down roads, perhaps ending up at a wild shoreline where they will come face to face with pure nature.“To me, a
14、 tide pool was always much more interesting than an electronic game，” recalls former chef Barton Seaver, author of For Cod and Country. “I grew up spending summers on the Patuxent River near Chesapeake Bay. My brother and I would pull large male Jimmy crabs from the tide pool. Wed fish for rockfish
15、from the dock.”“But the time I became a chef, crabs were impossibly expensive，” he continues. “There was a ban on bass (鲈鱼). Bluefish had been overharvested. So I realized the abundance of sea life I had seen as a child had disappeared within 10 or 15 years. It is a real lesson that all kids should
16、understand.”But the oyster and blue crab populations have begun to return. One fiveyearold boy now comfortably is walking to the end of a friends Chesapeake dock and watching wideeyed as a crab pot is lifted. Always at least three or four blue crabs try to escape as you pull them up. For a child, he
17、 can look at an extraordinary wild creature at arms length. “The Chesapeake Bay offers the joy of discovery，” says Seaver.5Tom Hart will probably agree that _.AEaston offers playground equipmentBchildren will love the Chesapeake BayCchildren of the estuary need better playgroundsDthe Chesapeake Bay
18、has the largest playground解析：选B推理判断题。结合下文可知，Hart把切萨皮克湾比喻成了儿童游乐场，孩子们会非常喜欢这里。6What does Barton Seaver think of his childhood summers on the Patuxent River?AFairly dull.BA bit regretful.CRather busy. DVery enjoyable.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第四段中的“To me, a tide pool was always much more interesting than an electron
19、ic game”可知，Seaver在帕塔克森特河的童年很有趣。7What does Barton Seaver mainly express in Paragraph 5?AFish is good for childrens health.BCrabs should be sold at a lower price.COverfishing produces a destructive effect.DChildren should spend more time learning.解析：选C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，Seaver旨在说明过度捕捞会带来破坏性的后果。8What does
20、 the fiveyearold boy see?AHow oysters are raised.BHow crabs are caught.CVarious wild creatures.DThe strong arms of crabs.解析：选B细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，这个五岁的男孩看到了螃蟹是如何被捕捞的。CA French Canadian design group has greatly improved the classic swing set. Created by Montrealbased group Daily Tous Les Jours, The Swings
21、 is a large set of multicolored seats that emulate (仿真) a range of musical instruments as people swing. However, there is one rule required to reach the activation of The Swings people must cooperate. When users work together to swing in unison (一致地), they are rewarded with a perfectly pleasant tune
22、.“The Swings is a game where, from the start, you need to adjust to the actions of others，” Mouna Andraos, Daily Tous Les Jours founder, said.The Swings made its first American appearance at the Green Box Arts Festival, in Green Mountain, Colorado, last summer. After being awarded a grant (经费) from
23、the Knight Foundation, The Swings will have monthlong stays in Charlotte, North Carolina; Macon, Georgia; Philadelphia; and San Jose, California, over the course of the next year. Currently, The Swings is in storage until the first city of the tour has been designated (指定)The project began in 2011,
24、when the Montreal entertainment district was looking for a way to attract visitors. Daily Tous Les Jours worked alongside a musical composer and a biology professor to create “the magic of collective music making”， and the end result was swinging musical chairs. The Swings generated attention from o
25、ther cities, which led Daily Tous Les Jours to apply for a grant to take the swing set on the road.Daily Tous Les Jours hopes that, in addition to bringing joy to these four cities, The Swings will promote community interaction and cooperation. This could also eventually lead to positive socioeconom
26、ic changes within each city.“We want to observe how the positive interactions made by The Swings can help communities, neighborhoods and local businesses，” Andraos said. “Cooperation is at the heart of this operation.”9What is most special about The Swings?AIt is colorful.BIt is very large.CIt is a
27、swing set. DIt is able to play music.解析：选D细节理解题。由第一段中的“emulate a range of musical instruments as people swing”及“they are rewarded with a perfectly pleasant tune”可知，该秋千最特别之处在于它可以播放音乐。10The Swings mainly encourages people to _.Akeep active Benjoy musicCwork together Dhave some fun解析：选C细节理解题。由第一段中的“the
28、re is one rule required to reach the activation of The Swings people must cooperate”及第二段中的“you need to adjust to the actions of others”可知，该秋千主要是鼓励人们合作。11The Swings was originally designed to _.Achange society Bpromote tourismChelp people in need Dmake people creative解析：选B推理判断题。由第四段开头的“The project be
29、gan in 2011, when the Montreal entertainment district was looking for a way to attract visitors.”可推断，最初设计该秋千的目的是吸引游客，推动旅游业的发展。.阅读七选五How to Stay Positive No Matter What HappensNo matter what happens, you can stay positive by following a few simple steps._1_ If you have something to look forward to th
30、at motivates you and makes you feel needed, your selfesteem will skyrocket. Pick one or two activities, such as doing volunteer work or teaching your favorite lessons to others, and promise to do it on a regular basis.Pick a goal that is important to you and reach for it. Create a structured schedul
31、e that leads you to a goal that is important to you. Make it something you are passionate about and enjoy talking about. _2_Keep away from negative people. If certain people always make you down, minimize your time around them. _3_ If you dont have a strong social structure, then start taking part i
32、n some activities you enjoy so that you can meet people with similar interests.Build close connections with family and friends. Reach out and keep in touch with people you are close to. _4_ Go for walks. Call old friends. Fill your life with the small important things that keep your spirits up._5_ A
33、 lot of us spend time struggling to achieve our goals that dont suit us and arent meaningful to us. If you get stuck in a job or relationship that doesnt work for you, do something about it. Dont stay in the situations that add to your stress and anxiety levels.ADo what works for you.BDeal with nega
34、tive situations positively.CYou can stay positive by living a regular life.DStay positive by filling your life with meaningful activities.EWorking towards something every day will add positivity to your life.FGo out of your way to spend time on fun activities that you can do together.GSurround yours
35、elf with people who lift you up and give you encouragement.1选D根据本段后两句中的说明和举例可以概括出本段的主旨，即要让生活充满有意义的活动以保持积极乐观的心态，故选D。2选E选项中的“Working towards something”与上一句中的it都指的是奋斗目标，与本段的首句相对应，故选E。3选G本选项中的“lift you up”与上一句中的“make you down”相对应，两句构成相对应的关系，说明要远离让你情绪低落的人，多和鼓励你的人在一起，故选G。4选F本选项承接上一句来说明如何和周围的人建立联系，选项与后两句之间构成平行并列关系，故选F。5选A本段主要讲不要做那些对你毫无意义的事，即要做那些你能做好并对你有益的事，故选A。