課時(shí)跟蹤檢測（一）WarmingUp&Reading—Pre-reading閱讀理解ABothofmyparentsworkedfull-timewhenIwasalittlegirl,somygrandmotherwouldstayatourhouseduringtheday.Wewouldwatchgameshowsinthelivingroom.OurfavoritewasThePriceisRight.Wewouldcalloutouranswersalongwiththecontestants.WhenIgotolderandstartedgoingtoschool,wecouldn'twatchourgameshowsregularly.Thatwasokaywithme,though,becausetheonethingIlikedbetterthanwatchinggameshowswithmygrandmotherwashelpingherbake(烘烤)cakes.Watchingherinthekitchenwasamazing:sheneverseemedtoneedtherecipesbuteverythingshemadetasteddelicious.AtfirstIwouldjustsitinthekitchenandwatch,eventhoughIdidn'tunderstandwhatshewasdoing.AsIgotolder,sheletmehelpwiththeeasyparts,suchasmeasuringthesugar.Thedaysheletmeseparatetheeggs,IfeltlikeIhadfoundcompletepleasure.Atlast,myparentsdecidedthatIcouldtakecareofmyself,andmygrandmotherstoppedcomingovereveryday.Theloveofbaking,however,stayedwithme.Istartedbakingbymyself,andevenifthecookiesendedupburntsometimes,moreoftentheyturnedoutprettywell.Itriedoutnewrecipes,andwheneverIgottoathornypart,Iwouldcallmygrandmotherforadvice.SometimesIwouldcallherjusttotalk,too.IfeltlikeIcouldtalktoheraboutanything.Mygrandmotherpassedawaytenyearsago,butIstillthinkofhereveryday.Lastweek,Ifoundarecipebookshemadeforme.Itincludedherrecipesforbrownies,cookies,andmyfavorite,lemonpie.AsIlookedthroughthepages,IthoughtIcouldhearhervoice.Shewastheonewhotaughtmenotjustaboutbaking,butaboutlife.語篇解讀：文章講述了作者小時(shí)候由于父母忙于工作，奶奶每天來照顧她的經(jīng)歷，在這個(gè)過程中，奶奶教會(huì)了她烘烤，她對(duì)此也是樂此不疲。文章充滿了作者對(duì)奶奶的懷念。1．Thepassageismainlydevelopedby________.A．a(chǎn)nalyzingcausesB．makingcomparisonsC．examiningdifferencesD．followingthetimeorder解析：選D寫作手法題。根據(jù)文章每一段的關(guān)鍵詞：(1)whenIwasalittlegirl；(2)WhenIgotolderandstartedgoingtoschool；(3)AsIgotolder；(4)myparentsdecidedthatIcouldtakecareofmyself可知，文章主要是以時(shí)間為線索來寫的。故選D項(xiàng)。2．Whilehelpinghergrandmotherbake,theauthor________.A．turnedouttobeatroublemakerB．founditinterestingandappealingC．hopedtomakealivingbybakingD．regrettedmissingthegameshows解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句中的“Watchingherinthekitchenwasamazing...”及第三段最后一句中的“Ihadfoundcompletepleasure...”可知，在幫助奶奶烘烤時(shí)，作者覺得很有趣。3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thorny”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?A．Basic. B．Common.C．Difficult. D．Special.解析：選C詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞后一句“Iwouldcallmygrandmotherforadvice”可知，只有碰到問題才會(huì)征求建議，由此可以斷定，thorny意思是“困難的”，與difficult意義相近。故選C項(xiàng)。basic意為“基礎(chǔ)的”；common意為“常見的”；special意為“特別的”。4．What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Torememberhergrandmother.B．Toshowhergoodbakingskills.C．Totalkaboutherhappyfamilylife.D．Todescribeherchildhoodmemories.解析：選A寫作目的題。文章從作者小時(shí)候與奶奶相處開始描述，一直到奶奶去世，一直在回憶與奶奶相處的快樂時(shí)光，在最后一段再次提出，現(xiàn)在仍然天天想念奶奶。由此可知，作者寫這篇文章的目的就是懷念奶奶。故選A項(xiàng)。BUnderthecoldclearwaterofLakeHuron,researchershavefoundafive-and-a-half-foot-longpieceofwoodthatis8,900yearsold.Thewood,whichistapered(使成錐形)ononesideinawaythatlooksdeliberate,mayprovideimportantcluestoamysteriousperiodinNorthAmericanprehistory.“Thiswasthestagewhenhumansgraduallyshiftedfromhuntinglargeanimalstofishing,gatheringandagriculture，”saidanthropologistJohnO'Shea.“Butbecausemostoftheplacesinthisareathatprehistoricpeoplelivedinarenowunderwater,wedon'thavegoodevidenceofthisimportantshiftitself.Wejusthavecluesfrombeforeandafterthechange.”WithsupportfromtheNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)andtheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA),O'SheaandhiscolleagueGuyMeadowsbeganexploringtheareaseveralyearsago.In2009theyreportedfindingaseriesofstonefeaturesthattheybelievewere“drivelanes”usedbyancientIndianhunters.Sincethatdiscovery,O'SheaandMeadowshaveworkedonidentifyinghumancampsites,whicharetypicallylocatedawayfromhuntingareas.Ontheir25-footboat,theresearchersfirstspottedtheancientwoodobjectusingasmallpieceofequipmentwithacamera.Thenateamofdivers—includingO'Shea—wentdownabout100feettogetit.Thewood'sagehasnowbeenfixedbymeansofcarbondating.Itiscurrentlyundergoingmoredetailedanalysestodeterminewhethertherehasbeenhumanmodification,whichvisualexaminationsuggests.“Thefirstthingyounoticeisthatitappearstohavebeenshapedwitharoundedbaseandapointedtip，”O(jiān)'Sheasaid.“Itmusthavebeencreated.Itlookslikeitmighthavebeenusedasatentpoleorapoletohangmeat.”Inadditiontothewood,theresearchershavecollectedmanyothersamplesfromthebottomofthelake.O'Sheaandhiscolleagueswillneedtowaitforcalmerweatherbeforetheycanresumetheirsearchforevidenceofhumanlifeunderthegreatlake.語篇解讀：考古學(xué)家們的新發(fā)現(xiàn)有望印證遠(yuǎn)古人類從游獵文明到農(nóng)耕文明的轉(zhuǎn)變。5．Duringthemysteriousperiodmentionedinthepassage,theLakeHuronarea________.A．wasdesertedbyancientIndiansB．witnessedthestartofagricultureC．wastakenupbylargeanimalsD．begantobecoveredbywater解析：選B推理判斷題。從第一、二段的“...mayprovideimportantcluestoamysteriousperiodinNorthAmericanprehistory...whenhumansgraduallyshiftedfromhuntinglargeanimalstofishing,gatheringandagriculture”可知B項(xiàng)正確。6．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．ThefindingsofJohnO'Sheaandhiscolleaguesmayproveaprevioustheory.B．TheeffortthatJohnO'SheaandMeadowsmadebefore2010wasmeaningless.C．Someequipmentwasusedtosupportthediscovery.D．JohnO'Sheaandhiscolleaguesdidn'tdrawthefinalconclusionfromvisualexamination.解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第三段的“In2009theyreportedfindingaseriesofstonefeaturesthattheybelievewere‘drivelanes’usedbyancientIndianhunters.”可知，JohnO'Shea和Meadows之前的研究也是有成效的。7．What'sthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Howthewoodwasfound.B．Whythewoodisimportant.C．Preparationsthatweremadeforthediscoveryofthewood.D．Conclusionstheexpertshavemadefromthediscoveryofthewood.解析：選A段落大意題。本段主要交代了JohnO'Shea和同事們從何時(shí)開始、使用何種方法找到了這塊木頭。8．WhatdoweknowaboutthefutureplanofJohnO'Sheaandhiscolleagues?A．Theywillexploreanotherlakesoon.B．TheywillstudytheweatheraroundLakeHuron.C．Theywillhavealongholidaybeforegoingbacktowork.D．TheywillcontinuetoexploreLakeHuron.解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從最后一段的“O'Sheaandhiscolleagueswillneedtowaitforcalmerweatherbeforetheycanresumetheirsearchforevidenceofhumanlifeunderthegreatlake.”可知答案。CScientistKathyBerrystartedthinkingaboutherownroutineofputtingsugarinhercoffeeandstartedastudytotesthowlittleroutinesinfluenceourexperiences.Thefirstexperimentinvolvedtwogroupsandeachparticipantwasgivenapieceofchocolate.Thefirstgroupwasaskedtorelaxandtheneatthebaratanytime.Thesecondwasgivenasetofdetailedinstructionstofollowbeforeeating.Thegroupthatwentthroughthespecificchocolateeatingroutineactuallyenjoyedeatingthechocolatemorethantheothergroup.Thekey,accordingtoresearchers,isinthedeliberateparticipationofthetask.Random(隨機(jī)的)movementsdidn'taddtothejoy.Peoplewhoparticipatedinasimpleroutinebeforeeating,particularlyafteradelaybetweentheroutineandconsumption,enjoyedthefoodmore.Whatresearchersfoundisthatwhenweparticipateinshortanddeliberatebehaviors,wetendtoenjoyourexperiencesmore.Thedatawassoclearafterfourdifferentexperimentsthatresearchersmaynowbeginlookingathowroutinescouldhelpusrecoverfasterafteranoperation,reduceourpains,andenlargeourlifeexperienceinotherways.IamamomoffourkidsbutI'vegotplentyofroutinesofmyown.Somearelittleandsilly.Othersarequietandpersonal,suchasmyroutineofmorninggratitude(感恩)andtheprayerattheendoftheday.Buttheyalldothesamethings—theyslowmedown,reducemystress,allowmetopauseandconnect,tobecomepresentandtobemindfulofthemoment.Eachofthemdoeshelpmeenjoymylifeandthatoftenleadstogratitudeandappreciation.語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。研究者通過試驗(yàn)發(fā)現(xiàn)，人們的日常習(xí)慣會(huì)影響人們對(duì)生活的體驗(yàn)和感受。作者的經(jīng)歷也證明了這一點(diǎn)。9．Inthefirstexperiment,theparticipantsofthesecondgroupwasaskedto________.A．haveashortrelaxationB．eatthechocolateatrandomC．giveapieceofchocolatetoothersD．followdetailedinstructions解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三句“Thesecondwasgivenasetofdetailedinstructionstofollowbeforeeating.”可知，第二組參與者在吃巧克力之前得到了一套詳細(xì)的要遵守的指示。故選D項(xiàng)。10．Whydidresearcherscarryoutthefourdifferentexperiments?A．Tofurtherconf