課時(shí)跟蹤檢測（一）Introduction&Reading—Pre-reading閱讀理解AAretheBritishpeopleEuropeans？ThismayseemastrangequestiontoAfricansandAsians,whotendtothinkofallwhitemenasEuropeans.ButtheBritish,whentheyareinBritain,donotregardthemselvesasEuropeans.TheEuropeans,tothem,arethoseratherexcitableforeignersfromtheothersideoftheEnglishChannel,whohaveneverlearnthowtospeakEnglish.Europeis“theContinent”：aplacefullofinterestforBritishtourists,butalsothesourceofalmostallthewarsinwhichBritainhaseverbeeninvolved.Thus,althoughgeographicallyspeakingBritainisapartofEurope,yetthefactthatitisaseparateislandhasmadeitspeoplefeelvery,veryinsular(孤立的).Theyfeel,andinmanywaysare,differentfromtherestofEuropeandtheysometimesannoycontinentalnationsbyfailingtosupportthem,oreventounderstandthem,intimeofneed.WheredidtheBritishpeoplecomefrom？Thisisanextraordinaryinterestingquestion,sincetheyareamixtureofmanydifferentraces，andalltheseracesinvadedBritainatvarioustimesfromEurope.NobodyknowsverymuchaboutBritainbeforetheRomanscameduringthefirstcenturyB.C.,buttherehadbeenatleastthreeinvasionsbeforethat.Thefirstofthesewasbyadark-hairedMediterraneanracecalledtheIberians.TheothertwowerebyCeltictribes:firsttheGaels,whosedescendantsarethemodernScotsandIrish,someofwhomstillspeaktheGaeliclanguage；andsecondtheBritons,whogavetheirnametothewholeislandofBritain.ThesewerethepeoplewhomtheRomansconquered.TheRomansgavetheBritonsagooddealoftheircivilization,buttheyneversettledinBritaininverylargenumbers,sotheBritishracesurviveduntiltheoverthrowoftheRomanEmpirebythe“barbarians”,i．e.thenumerousGermanictribeswhichoverranthewholeof語篇解讀：文章對(duì)“英國人是歐洲人嗎？”進(jìn)行了討論。1．Thepurposeofthepassageisto.A．talkaboutEuropeansB．discusstheoriginofBritishpeopleC．a(chǎn)rgueforthesuperiorityofBritishpeopleD．comparetheEuropeanswithAfricansandAsians解析：選B寫作意圖題。由第一段第一句“AretheBritishpeopleEuropeans？”和第二段內(nèi)容可知B項(xiàng)正確。2．Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat.A．mostpeoplethinkwhitepeopleareEuropeansB．therearemanyAfricansandAsianslivinginEuropeC．whitemenareEuropeansintheeyesofAfricansandAsiansD．theBritishpeoplethinkofthemselvesasEuropeans解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段第二句“ThismayseemastrangequestiontoAfricansandAsians...asEuropeans.”可知C項(xiàng)正確。3．WhydotheBritishpeoplefeelveryinsular?A．Theyaredifferentfromthosepeopleinthecontinent.B．Theysometimesfailtosupportthecontinentalcountriesintimeofneed.C．Theyareseparatedgeographicallyfromthecontinent.D．Theyareconsideredverydifficulttounderstand.解析：選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段倒數(shù)第二句“Thus,althoughgeographically...itisaseparateislandhasmadeitspeoplefeelvery,veryinsular(孤立的)．”可知C項(xiàng)正確。4．Whichofthefollowingmightbediscussedafterthispassage?A．TheGermanictribeswhichinvadedBritain.B．ThecivilizationtheRomansgaveBritain.C．TheRomanswhodidnotsettleinBritain.D．ThesurvivaloftheBritishpeopleinthefirstcenturyB.C.解析：選A推理判斷題。從第二段最后一句中的“thenumerousGermanictribeswhichoverranthewholeofWesternEurope”可知下一段要接著講日耳曼人對(duì)英國的影響。BBeaconThereare33tentsitesinthispark,aswellasprimitive(原始的)campingareas.Sevenmilesoftrailsmakethisanicelocationforbikersandhikers,too.ThetoweringBeaconRock,theresultofavolcanothousandsofyearsago,isclimbable.There'sa4,500feettrailuptherock,whichpromisesthebestviewinallofWashington.34841StateRoute14Skamania(800)4525687BoundaryDamandPendOreilleTheBoundaryDam(壩)areasitson1,000acresinnortheastWashington.PrimitivecampsitesarenestledintoforestedareasalongthePendOreilleHwy.31MetalineFalls(509)5361200FortLocatedonWhidbeyIslandinWashington,FortPOBoxCoupeville(800)4525689SunAchainof7lakesandrockycanyons(峽谷)makeupthisStatePark.Hikingtrails,boatrentals,fishingequipmentandmoremakethisacampingareafulloffun.Thereare162standardcampsites.Tengroupsitesarealsoavailable.With15milesofhikingtrails,canyonsandrockydesertlands,thisparkisnotonlybeautiful,butenjoyable.34875ParkLakeRoadNECouleeCity(800)2330321語篇解讀：本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章介紹了四個(gè)美國國家公園的基本信息。5．Ifwewanttoseewildanimals,weshouldgoto.A．BoundaryDamandPendOreilleB．BeaconC．FortD．Sun解析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段第三、四句“Wildlifeiscommonhere.Bear,deerandsmallanimalsareafrequentsite.”可以得出本題答案A。6．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutFortA．Climbingisanactivityinthepark.B．ItisnotfarawayfromWashington.C．Wecangoaroundtheparkbybike.D．Therearemanykindsoffunactivities.解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段“thisparkisfilledwiththingstoseeanddo.Boating,fishingandhikingareallavailableontheisland.”可以得出本題答案D。7．InordertoknowmoreaboutBeaconA．(800)2330321 B．(800)4525687C．(509)5361200 D．(800)4525689解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段最后一句(800)4525687可以得出本題答案B。8．SunA．therearequitealotofprimitivetreesB．a(chǎn)riverrunsthroughthewholeparkC．therearemanystandardcampsitesD．itismadeupoflakesandvalleys解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段第一句“Achainof7lakesandrockycanyons(峽谷)makeupthisStatePark.”可以選出答案D。CManygardenersbelievethat“talking”totheirplantshelpsthemgrow—itturnsoutthattheymaynotbecrazyafterall.AccordingtothescientistsfromtheUniversityofFortheirexperiment,thescientistspickedacabbageplantthatisknowntosendoutagaswhenitssurfaceiscut.Inordertogetvideoevidenceofthecommunication,theychangedthecabbagegenebyaddingtheprotein—luciferase(熒光素酶),whichiswhatmakesfireflies(螢火蟲)glowinthedark.Whenthechangedcabbageplantwasinfullbloom,theycutaleafoffwithapairofscissors,andalmostimmediately,thankstotheluciderase,theycouldseetheplantsendingout“methyljasmonate(茉莉酸甲酯)”．Whilethiswasaknownfact,whatwassurprisingwasthefactthattheminutethisgasbegantogiveout,thenearbycabbageplantsseemedtosensesomekindofdangerandstartedtosendoutagasthattheynormallyhavetokeeppredators(捕食者)likecaterpillars(毛蟲)away.Whatthescientistsarenotsureiswhethertheplantsaretryingtowarntheotherleavesorthenearplantsaboutthedanger—somethingthatwillrequirefurtherresearch.However,theteam,whichisledbyProfessorNickSmirnoff,isquiteexcitedaboutthefindingsbecausethisisthefirsttimeithasbeenprovedthatplantsdonotliveapassivelife,butactuallymove,senseandevencommunicatewitheachother.However,beforeyougetallconcerned,theyarequitesurethatplantsdonotfeelthepainwhentheyarecut,sincetheydonothavenerves—sogoaheadandbiteintothatjuicycarrot!語篇解讀：本文講述的是植物也有自己的語言。9．What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．PlantsCanSendSomeGasB．PlantsCanCommunicatewithEachOtherC．The“Unseen”LanguageofPlantsD．PlantsCan'tFeelPain解析：選C標(biāo)題歸納題。本文講述的是以前園丁認(rèn)為與植物說話，會(huì)讓他們長得更好，現(xiàn)在科學(xué)表明植物之間也是有語言的，可以進(jìn)行溝通和交流，故選C項(xiàng)。10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph1mean?A．Gardeners. B．Plants.C．Scientists. D．Fireflies.解析：選A代詞指代題。根據(jù)第一段提到“Manygardenersbelievethat‘talking’totheirplantshelpsthemgrow—itturnsoutthattheymaynotbecrazyafterall”可知許多的園丁說與植物說話，能幫他們生長，這些園丁沒有在說謊，故選A項(xiàng)。11．Whentheplantsentoutmethyljasmonate,whichofthefollowingstatements