1、Unit 23 课时跟踪练(一) Warmup & Lesson 1 Prereading.阅读理解ADear Sir/Madam，I live next to your school in Grasmere Road and I am writing regarding the very bad behaviour of some of your younger students. In addition to this, I should like to bring to your attention to the irresponsibility of certain members o
2、f your staff when supervising (监督) students evening activities.Firstly, concerning the students behaviour, I should like you to make it very clear to those students walking along Grasmere Road towards the station that my front garden is not a place where people are allowed to leave their rubbish. Wh
3、en they leave school in the afternoons, they pass my house and throw empty cans, waste paper and even cigarette packets (although most of them are below the age for smoking) on my grass. Could you also please ask your students not to shout and use bad language in the street, as this is harmful to th
4、e reputation of both your school and the area?Regarding certain members of your staff, you are perhaps unaware of the fact that their evening activities sometimes continue well beyond ten and the noise is too loud. Last Thursday night the noise did not stop until 10：30 pm. Surely the members of staf
5、f supervising these activities could bring the events to a close at a suitable moment.I know that I am speaking for many families in the area when I ask you to speak to your students and staff about these matters.Should they continue to be so inconsiderate, I shall be forced to take matters further
6、and shall have no choice but to write to the council (地方议会)Yours faithfully，Mrs J Barker1The text is a letter of _.AintroductionBcomplaintCinvitation Dthanks解析：选B主旨大意题。由第一段中的“I am writing regarding the very bad behaviour of some of your younger students”及“bring to your attention to the irresponsibil
7、ity of certain members of your staff”可知，这封信主要的目的是投诉。2Which of the following is destroying the areas reputation in Mrs J Barkers eyes?AThrowing rubbish.BSmoking cigarettes.CMaking too much noise.DShouting and using bad language.解析：选D细节理解题。由第三段中的“not to shout and use bad language in the street, as thi
8、s is harmful to the reputation of both your school and the area”可知，大喊大叫及使用不文明语言的行为正在损害这个地区的名声。3What is Mrs J Barker going to do if these matters are not solved?ATurn to a lawyer.BTake further action.CKeep an eye on them.DContinue to write to the school.解析：选B推理判断题。由最后一段中的“be forced to take matters fu
9、rther and shall have no choice but to write to the council (地方议会)”可知，如果这些事情再发生的话，Mrs J Barker会采取进一步措施，给地方议会写信。BSurviving Hurricane Sandy (飓风桑迪)Natalie Doan, 14, has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway, New York. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie can see the ocean and hear the waves
10、from her house. “Its the ocean that makes Rockaway so special，” she says.On October 29, 2012, that ocean turned fierce That night, Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast, and Rockaway was hit especially hard. Fortunately, Natalies family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the citys bridges closed.W
11、hen they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their neighborhood in ruins. Many of Natalies friends had lost their homes and were living far away. All around her, people were suffering, especially the elderly. Natalies school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Bro
12、oklyn.In the following few days, the men and women helping Rockaway recover inspired Natalie. Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys. Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild. Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly p
13、eople trapped in powerless highrise buildings.“My mom tells me that I cant control what happens to me，” Natalie says, “but I can always choose how I deal with it.”Natalies choice was to help.She created a website page, matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help. Natalie posted informa
14、tion about a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball card collection when his house burned down. Within days, Patricks collection was replaced.In the coming months, her website page helped lots of kids: Christopher, who received a new basketball; Charlie, who got a new keyboard. Natalie also worked
15、 with other organizations to bring muchneeded supplies to Rockaway. Her efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change.Today, the scars (创痕) of destruction are still seen in Rockaway，but hope is in the air. The str
16、eets are clear, and many homes have been rebuilt. “I cant imagine living anywhere but Rockaway，” Natalie declares. “My neighborhood will be back, even stronger than before.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。2012年10月29日，飓风桑迪袭击了美国东海岸。14岁的娜塔莉主动参与到家乡的重建工作中去，她创建了信息分享平台，帮助了那些需要帮助的幸存者。4When Natalie returned to Rockaway after
17、the hurricane, she found _.Asome friends had lost their livesBher neighborhood was destroyedCher school had moved to BrooklynDthe elderly were free from suffering解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段可知，飓风过后，娜塔莉发现她所在的街区成为废墟(found their neighborhood in ruins)，她的很多朋友失去家园(had lost their homes)，周围的人，尤其是老年人生活艰难，并且她的学校受损严重，故选B
18、项。5According to Paragraph 4, who inspired Natalie most?AThe people helping Rockaway rebuild.BThe people trapped in highrise buildings.CThe volunteers donating money to survivors.DLocal teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第四段第一句中的“the men and women helping Rockaway recover insp
19、ired Natalie”可知，是帮助Rockaway恢复重建的那些人激励了娜塔莉，故选A项。6How did Natalie help the survivors?AShe gave her toys to other kids.BShe took care of younger children.CShe called on the White House to help.DShe built an information sharing platform.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第七段内容可知，娜塔莉创建了一个网页，让捐助者与处于困境中的幸存者通过这个网页建立联系，以此帮助了那些幸存者
20、，故选D项。7What does the story intend to tell us?ALittle people can make a big difference.BA friend in need is a friend indeed.CEast or west, home is best.DTechnology is power.解析：选A主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了14岁的娜塔莉如何帮助遭受飓风重创的家乡重建的事，故A项“小人物也有大作为”最符合文章主旨。C“Community” is not a concept that is easy to define (定义). In th
21、is essay I will examine what turns individuals into a community, and discuss some different types. I will also look at what all communities have in common, the benefits they offer and draw conclusions about their increasing importance.The word “community” may make you think of traditional communitie
22、s in the developing world, where large families live together. We may also imagine the neighbours as people who are happy to help out whenever it is needed. The stereotypical (老套的) view is that of a village, where people have little but can feel very rich because everyone takes responsibility for th
23、e welfare of the others.On the other hand, there are other types of communities: ultramodern (超现代的) ones, where the community members are unlikely to have actually met each other. These are online communities, where people blog or chat about particular issues that are important to them. They come ac
24、ross others on websites and may develop a relationship there with likeminded people, discussing the same topics. The view is often that these are artificial connections between people who are, in effect, still isolated (孤立的) strangers.In reality, the connections are real. Moreover, there are many ty
25、pes of communities in between these extremes: people who join clubs, who sign up with voluntary, political or other organizations, or who take part in group discussions in their local area. They may be campaigning about issues or simply getting together for companionship and support.Human beings are
26、 social by nature, so it should not be a surprise that we organize ourselves in groups. However, there is more going on: these groups provide something that we cannot achieve on our own. The main benefit of being part of a larger group is strength in numbers. For example, we can access and share mor
27、e information, we can take part in team sports, we can complain and campaign more effectively and even if we are just having a chat, online or in person, we can feel supported in whatever we do.Whatever forms communities take, what defines them is the sense of identity and safety that they provide f
28、or their members: the knowledge that there are people who we have something in common with and who can be relied on when we need each other.8In traditional communities, people _.Alive in a large familyBare wealthy but unhappyChelp and care about each otherDare isolated and dont have connections解析：选C
29、细节理解题。由第二段中的“people who are happy to help out whenever it is needed”和“where people have little but can feel very rich because everyone takes responsibility for the welfare of the others”可知，在传统的社区里，人们互相帮助、互相关心。9According to the text, online community members _.Adevelop a close working relationshipBsh
30、are opinions about issues on websitesCcommunicate with each other in personDshare the same interest but have no relations解析：选B细节解题题。由第三段中的“These are online communities, where people blog or chat about particular issues . discussing the same topics.”可知，在线社区的成员在网络上通过博客或其他聊天工具讨论特定的问题。10Paragraph 5 main
31、ly talks about _.Athe types of communityBthe culture of communityCthe benefits of communityDthe definition of community解析：选C段落大意题。由第五段中的“these groups provide something that we cannot achieve on our own”和“The main benefit of being part of a larger group is strength in numbers”以及“we can access and sha
32、re more information . we can feel supported in whatever we do”可知，本段主要讲述了社区的好处。11Communities provide their members with _.Aa sense of identity and safetyBa sense of social responsibilityCchances of meeting new peopleDchances of developing their interests解析：选A细节理解题。由最后一段中的“what defines them is the sen
33、se of identity and safety that they provide for their members”可知，社区为其成员提供了一种身份和安全感。.阅读七选五“Migrant Mother” is one of a series of photographs that Dorothea Lange made of Florence Owens Thompson and her children in Nipomocamp, California in 1936. Lange was finishing a months trip photographing migrant
34、agricultural workers around the state. _1_I saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother, as if drawn by a magnet (磁铁). I do not remember how I explained my presence or my camera to her. _2_ I did not ask her name or her history. She told me her age, that she was thirtytwo. _3_ She had just so
35、ld some parts from her car to buy food. There she sat with her children huddled (依偎) around her, and seemed to know that my pictures might help her, and so she helped me._4_ It made the government deliver food aid to the Nipomo camp, where several thousand people were hungry and living in terrible c
36、onditions. However, by that point Owens and her family had moved on.Langes photo became an image of the Great Depression (大萧条), but the migrant mothers identity remained a mystery to the public for many years because Lange hadnt asked her name. _5_ Owens died at the age of 80 in 1983. In 1998, a pri
37、nt of the image, signed by Lange, sold for $244,500 at auction (拍卖)ANot every picture tells the whole story.BThe photo taken that day got a chance for him.CBut I do remember she asked me no questions.DThe image of Owens was soon published in newspapers.EIn 1960, Lange gave the following account of t
38、he experience.FIn the late 1970s, a reporter tracked down Owens at her California home.GShe said that they had been living on frozen vegetables from the surrounding fields.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了一张影响历史的照片移民母亲背后的故事。1选E第二段的内容即E项中的“the following account of the experience”。2选C上文中的“I do not remember how I ex
39、plained my presence or my camera to her”与C项中的“But I do remember she asked me no questions”之间是转折关系。3选G由下一句“She had just sold some parts from her car to buy food”可知，此处应与食物有关，正好与G项中的“living on frozen vegetables from the surrounding fields”相关。4选D本空后面政府采取的措施与D项中的“was soon published in newspapers”有关，政府采取救助措施是照片登报的结果。5选F由上文中的“the migrant mothers identity remained a mystery to the public”可知，移民母亲的身份一直都是一个谜，而F项中的“a reporter tracked down Owens at her California home”正好说明移民母亲的身份是如何被知晓的。