1、Unit 1 课时跟踪练(一) Welcome to the unit & Reading Prereading.阅读理解AToo Much Happiness was written by Alice Munro, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, one of our greatest contemporary writers of fiction and the owner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Her stories have appeared in The New Yorke
2、r, The Atlantic Monthly, and other publications, and her collections have been translated into thirteen languages.The main character is Sophia Kovalevsky, a great Russian mathematician, writer and advocator (拥护者) of womens rights in the late nineteenth century. After visiting her lover Maxsim Kovale
3、vsky in Riviera, she travels in Europe, ending up in Sweden, where she teaches at the only university in Europe willing to employ a female mathematician. The book writes about her journey from Riviera to Sweden.The story tells the typical struggle of an intellectual woman to achieve success and happ
4、iness. However, when she is going to die, Sophia says “too much happiness”. I think its irony. As reading the story, she has too many mental problems. First, as a woman mathematician, she was born at a wrong time. She was married to Vladimir Kovalevsky without love, called “a white marriage”. She ex
5、plained that “not a young Russian woman who was unmarried could leave the country”. She sacrificed her marriage to seek her career.Furthermore, when she sees a man who looks like Maxsim in the station, she says to herself, “Of course, it would not be Maxsim, what could he be doing in Paris？” She doe
6、snt want to face the_fact because she doesnt want to lose her hope. She believes they will marry in spring. And in her letter to Julia she sys, “It is to be happiness after all, happiness after all. Happiness.” She is cheating herself. In fact, the man does not want to marry her, and the happiness s
7、he expected doesnt take place at all.Finally, I conclude that the end must be a tragedy (悲剧). From the very first pages the atmosphere is gloomy and threatening. “One of us will die this year.” “Because we have gone walking in a graveyard (墓地) on the first day of the New Year.” and “a black cat acro
8、ss their path” all reflect it will be a bad ending. Not because she has some problems with her lung, but because her life does not bring her happiness with some disharmonious things happening.1According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?ASophia was born at a wrong time and was mentally
9、ill.BWomen were not fairly treated in Europe in Sophias time.CSophia loved travelling around Europe to meet different people.DUnmarried women were forbidden to learn mathematics at that time.解析：选B推理判断题。根据文章第三段倒数第二句中的“not a young Russian woman who was unmarried could leave the country”可知，妇女的出行在当时是受限制
10、的，由此可推知，妇女在当时受到不公平的对待。2What can we conclude from Sophias experience?AIts hard for an educated woman to achieve success in Europe at that time.BRussian women were not allowed to go abroad without a white marriage.CMarried women could travel freely across Europe in the late nineteenth century.DSeeing
11、a black cat across the path would bring people to death in the end.解析：选A推理判断题。根据文章第三段第一句“The story tells the typical struggle of an intellectual woman to achieve success and happiness.”可推知，在当时的欧洲，知识女性要获得成功是很不容易的。3The underlined phrase “the fact” in Paragraph 4 most probably refers to the fact that _
12、.Aher husband refuses to divorceBshe cant teach in universityCshe falls in love with MaxsimDMaxsim doesnt want to marry her解析：选D词义猜测题。根据文章第四段最后一句“. the man does not want to marry her .”可推知，Maxsim并不想娶她。4In a newspaper, this passage is most probably in the section of _.AEntertainmentBTravelCCareer DCu
13、lture解析：选D推理判断题。文章主要介绍Alice Munro的作品Too Much Happiness，所以应该出现在报纸的文化栏目里。BAt 26, Sharath Kamath was diagnosed with osteitis pubis, a common injury among athletes. He felt like his dream of being a footballer was fading away. He began his football journey in 2002 in his teenage years, and pushed himsel
14、f too much. He then not only played for his college but was soon part of the state team as well. “The coaches used to praise me for putting in long hours but there was no proper advice on injury management, which is one of the most important aspects of sports professionals development，” says Sharath
15、.The injury happened every few months, which meant that there was no chance of attending trials. During this process, Sharath completed his engineering, then started his own online tutoring and sports management firm and engaged in online tutoring of K12 students in the US. It aimed at recruiting ta
16、lented young footballers, developing them and trading them to different clubs and created a network of over 100 tutors across the country serving more than 3,000 students.Later, seeing that there were small coaching centres but not an academy, he went on to create Dream United Football Academy.Setti
17、ng up a football academy has its own challenges, the biggest of which is obtaining land. Even rental costs are high and there arent any good fields. Also, who would, apart from someone with a deep pocket, fund a football project? “I met my school friend Ajey Patil. He came on board a cofounder of th
18、e academy. We approached four land owners who had knowledge of sports. They gave us the land for a rentfree lease of 10 years and we began to get the basic development of the land，” says Sharath.There are the final stages of signing a deal with a top university to search for players across the count
19、ry, and for additional financial help. The academy also has a few sponsors who have shown interest in the various yearround tournaments and are in the process of setting up a trust fund.“We have a threeyear timeline to produce high quality players worthy of playing abroad，” adds Sharath.语篇解读：本文是一篇人物
20、故事，Sharath因为受伤而离开足球赛场，却在赛场外建立了一个足球学院，并开办了给运动员提供伤情指导的公司。5What was the main cause of Sharaths disease osteitis pubis?AThe lack of adequate treatment for his injury.BThe burden he got at football matches.CHis starting to play football too young.DHis improper time of training alone.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第一段可知，Sh
21、arath太拼命训练，教练经常表扬他长时间训练，但是却没有给他处理伤口的正确建议，而这(处理伤病)是职业运动员发展的最重要的因素之一。故选A。6What did Sharath do right after graduation?AGoing on to learn about time management.BInstructing students about sports management.CJoining a company to train footballers.DCreating a football academy.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段可知，Sharath因为受
22、伤而没有机会参加比赛，于是他继续学业，毕业后开办了一家公司，在网上给从幼儿园到12年级的学生提供体育运动方面的指导，因此选B。7What was the biggest challenge that Sharath met when setting up the football academy?AHis injury made it impossible for him to work.BHe couldnt find one to join him in his work.CRich people wouldnt support his academy.DIt cost a lot of
23、money to rent land.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段可知，他面对的最大的挑战是获得土地，因为土地租金很高。8What is the aim of Sharath for the next few years?AGetting rich people to know and fund football.BGetting good students from other countries.CTraining good players to send them abroad to play.DLooking for a top university for basic finan
24、cial help.解析：选C推理判断题。文章最后一段中Sharath说学校有个三年的要事年表，准备培养值得送到国外的优秀运动员。由此判断，他下一步的目标是派遣优秀运动员到国外踢球。因此选C。CWhats on Your Pets Mind?In 1977, Irene Pepperberg of Harvard University began studying what was on another creatures mind by talking to it. Her first experiment began with Alex. Alex was a oneyearold Afr
25、ican grey parrot and Irene taught him to produce the sounds of the English language. “I thought if he learned to communicate, I could ask him questions about how he sees the world.”At the time, most scientists didnt believe animals had any thoughts. They thought animals were more like robots but did
26、nt have the ability to think or feel. Of course, if you own a pet, you probably disagree. But it is the job of a scientist to prove this and nowadays more scientists accept that animals can think for themselves.“Thats why I started my studies with Alex，” Irene said. “Some people actually called me c
27、razy for trying this.”Nowadays, we have more and more evidence that animals have all sorts of mental ability. Sheep can recognize faces. Chimpanzees (黑猩猩) use a variety of tools and even use weapons to hunt. And Alex, the parrot, became a very good talker.Thirty years after the Alex studies began, I
28、rene was still giving him English lessons until his recent death. For example, if Alex was hungry, he could say “want grapes”. Alex could count to six and was learning the sounds of seven and eight. “He has to hear the words over and over before he can correctly say them，” Irene said, after pronounc
29、ing “seven” for Alex a few times in a row. Alex could also tell the difference between colors, shapes, sizes, and materials (e.g. wood and metal). Before he finally died, Alex managed to say “seven”Another famous pet that proved some animals have greater mental skills was a dog called Rico. He appea
30、red on a German TV game show in 2011. Rico knew the names of 200 different toys and easily learned the names of new ones. When Rico became famous, many other dog owners wanted to show how clever their pets were. Another dog called Betsy could understand 300 words.One theory for dogs ability to learn
31、 a language is that they have been close companions to humans for many centuries and so their ability to understand us is constantly evolving (进化). While animals cant do what humans do yet, some scientists believe that examples like Alex and Rico prove that evolution develops intelligence, as well a
32、s physical appearance.语篇解读：本文介绍了人们通过研究发现，动物也能听懂人类的语言，动物的智力也在进化和发展。9What did Irene want to find out according to Para. 1?AWhat a parrot thinks.BWhy a parrot can speak.CHow parrots wake sounds.DIf parrots can speak English.解析：选A细节理解题。哈佛大学的Irene在1977年开始研究与动物说话时这个动物的脑子里在想什么，并且从一只叫Alex的鹦鹉开始，因此选A。10How di
33、d Alex learn new words?ABy singing them. BBy reading them.CBy writing them. DBy rehearing them.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第五段的“He has to hear the words over and over before he can correctly say them”可知选D。11The two dogs mentioned in the article could _.Aunderstand some wordsBrecognize strange voicesCcopy human ges
34、turesDtell different colors解析：选A细节理解题。从第六段的叙述可知，这两只狗(Rico和Betsy)都能听懂一些词语，因此选A。12What can we conclude from the article?AAll pets understand what humans say.BDogs may speak to humans one day.CHumans are related to chimpanzees.DMental ability can evolve in animals.解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，动物也在不断变化，这种进化使它们的外
35、表进化，也能让其智力发展，由此可推断选D。.阅读七选五It is perhaps the most performed song in the world. A birthday party wouldnt be complete without participants joyously belting out the song around a big birthday cake. _1_2_ But if someone wants to do it in movies or TV shows or in any other commercial activities, he needs
36、 to pay the Warner Music Group for the right. _3_4_ According to an August 4 The New York Times story, a class action lawsuit has been filed by a group of independent artists. Lawyers in the case said they had found evidence in the pages of a nearly centuryold songbook that proves the songs copyrigh
37、t first issued in 1935 is no longer valid.A federal judge may rule on the case in the coming weeks, reported The New York Times.If the song becomes part of the public domain (范围), then the Warner Music Group will lose millions of dollars in licensing fees in the future. _5_ These people think it is
38、unfair that “Happy Birthday to You” has long since survived anyone involved in its creation, but is still owned by a corporation than charges for its use.AYet “Happy Birthday to You” is private property and protected by copyright.BAccording to a report, “Happy Birthday to You” is believed to be nett
39、ing the company $2 million fees a year.CIt is fine if you sing it by yourself.DIts common to sing this song personally.EBut this unreasonable situation could soon be changed.FLegally, it is supposed to be paid for the right of using this song.GIt would also be a victory for those who see the song as
40、 highlighting the copyright problems.1选A根据上下文内容可知，此处与上文在逻辑上存在转折关系，同时空处引出了下文内容。2选C根据空后But的转折可知，个人唱这首歌是没有问题的。故选C。3选B空前的“he needs to pay the Warner Music Group for the right”与B项中的“netting the company $2 million”相对应。所以选B。4选E本段描述了一群独立的艺术家对生日歌版权问题提起了集体诉讼。与上一段的对版权付费情况形成对照，所以选E(但是这种不合理的状况可能很快就会改变)。5选G由下句中的“These people think it is unfair .”可知，选G。G选项中的those与空后的These people对应，这对那些认为这首歌强调了版权(争议)问题的人而言也是一场胜利。