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Section Ⅱ “Reading and Thinking”的新知学习环节
[课时跟踪检测]
第Ⅰ卷 语言基础训练
(一)单词拼写(6分)
(1)After being questioned by the police, she was released (释放) without charge.
(2)The problem was how to create and sustain (维持) public interest.
(3)The act of chopping down trees creates 17 percent of the world’s emissions (排放物) as carbon.
(4)Pollution will long remain a worldwide (影响全世界的) problem although much has been done to solve it.
(5)The news of the high⁃speed rail link in this area is soon broadcast (播送) all over the countryside.
(6)There is a growing trend (趋势) towards higher prices because of the war in that country.
(二)单句语法填空(10分)
(7)With his research, millions of people are not facing starvation (starve) now.
(8)Large dams have harmed its delicate ecological (ecology) balance.
(9)The country will remain a large and sustainable (sustain) consumer of raw materials.
(10)In fact, millions of travel insurance policies (policy) have had to be updated to keep up with the growing travel trend.
(11)The swimming club is open to families in the neighbourhood without restriction (restrict).
(三)选词填空(12分)
result in, along with, have an impact on, be trapped in, refer to, amounts of
(12)There is a list of everything you will need along with a set of simple instructions.
(13)Keeping animals at zoos has had an impact on the status of most endangered species.
(14)When faced with a difficulty, I usually choose to refer to relevant learning materials or web pages.
(15)Once you are trapped in negative thoughts, your brain ignores everything else.
(16)Stress and tiredness often result in a lack of concentration.
(17)The experiment shows that proper amounts of exercise, if carried out regularly, can improve our health.
(四)完成句子(10分)
(18)那位老人似乎摔断了腿。马上叫救护车!(appear to do)
The old man appears to have broken his leg. Call the ambulance immediately!
(19)不知他是否会出席会议。(doubt后接同位语从句)
There is some doubt whether he will turn up at the meeting.
(20)坐这班公共汽车的旅客到售票处买票。(现在分词短语作后置定语)
Passengers traveling on this bus buy their tickets at the ticket office.
(21)该地区一直缺乏水资源,这个电视节目使得该问题受到了人们的关注。(starve of/for)
The area has been starved of/for water, and the TV program has brought the problem to public attention.
(22)抓住这次机会来提高你的英语是有必要的。(seize)
It is necessary to seize the opportunity to improve your English.
第Ⅱ卷 语篇综合训练
(一)阅读理解
A
In my everyday life, I am on an ongoing journey to figure out different ways to reduce my carbon footprint on the planet. A carbon footprint is the measure of influence our activities have on the environment, in particular climate change. It is calculated by the amount of greenhouse gas we produce in our daily lives. Fortunately, nowadays it is much easier to make eco⁃friendly lifestyle choices than, let’s say, 20 years ago. But one question has been on my mind a lot lately: is it better to buy new eco⁃friendly products or used traditionally produced goods?
After doing some research, I have decided that some things are better new and others are better used. Let me try to explain.
A carbon footprint is made up of two parts, the primary footprint and the secondary footprint. The primary footprint is a measure of our direct emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the burning of fuels, including household energy consumption and transportation. The secondary footprint is a measure of the indirect CO2 emissions from the whole lifecycle of products we use — those related to their production and breakdown.
Based on this understanding, we have a good deal of control and responsibility over our carbon footprint. Things like dishes, clothes and furniture fall into the “secondary footprint” group, so less is more and we can focus on finding used goods to avoid the added production. However, for the car and the other appliances that we need we can go with new, energy⁃saving models. I heard somewhere that electronics and appliances give off 90% of their carbon footprint after they leave the factory. So it seems most reasonable to go for the energy⁃saving models. The main concern here is the amount of energy that goes into the making of new products and whether or not that extra carbon is worth the footprint the product will make once it gets to you.
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。本文作者一直致力于践行环保的生活方式,寻找减少碳足迹的方法。
1.What do we know about the secondary carbon footprint?
A.It is related to our consumption of fuels.
B.It is made when we are buying the products.
C.It is less harmful than the primary carbon footprint.
D.It is counted as ours though not directly made by us.
解析:选D 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知,第二碳足迹指我们使用产品的整个生命周期(包括产品的生产和分解)中间接二氧化碳排放量。由此可知,第二碳足迹虽然不是由我们直接造成的,但也算作我们碳足迹的一部分。故选D。
2.Which of the following helps reduce our carbon footprint according to the author?
A.Using second⁃hand textbooks.
B.Using old and expensive cars.
C.Buying new but cheap clothes.
D.Buying new wooden furniture.
解析:选A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Things like dishes ... added production.”可知,像盘子、衣服和家具之类的东西属于“第二碳足迹”,这一类的东西越少越好,所以可以集中精力寻找二手货,避免加大生产,从而降低碳足迹,故排除C、D选项;再根据“However, for the car and the other appliances that we need we can go with new, energy⁃saving models.”可知,车辆还是用新的节能款式比较好,可以降低我们的碳足迹,故排除B选项。故选A。
3.“The footprint” underlined in the last sentence refers to the CO2 produced in .
A.using the product
B.recycling the product
C.making the product
D.transporting the product
解析:选A 词义猜测题。根据文章最后一句“... and whether or not that extra carbon is worth the footprint the product will make once it gets to you.”可知,那些额外的碳(排放)是否值得这个产品到你手里之后所产生的碳足迹,即你使用产品的时候。故选A。
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.What appliances to buy to save energy.
B.What a carbon footprint means in our life.
C.How to identify different carbon footprints.
D.How to make eco⁃friendly lifestyle choices.
解析:选D 主旨大意题。文章第一段提到了作者寻求环保的生活方式来减少碳足迹,由此引出碳足迹的概念。第二段又提到作者做了一些研究之后得出结论——不同的物品要区别对待。接下来的段落分别举例哪些产品适合用最新的节能款式,哪些适合沿用旧的,故本文主要讲述了如何选择环保的生活方式,故选D。
B
For many, denim (牛仔布) is a type of cloth; but for London⁃based artist Ian Berry, it’s a creative medium. For the last two decades, Berry has used the navy blue cloth to create various portraits, and even photorealistic depictions of California. And his latest creation continues to reveal the unexpected and innovative ways denim can be used. Titled Secret Garden and recently on display at the Garden Museum in London, this work reimagines a peaceful setting with a fish pond, flowers, and plants — all made from recycled denim jeans.
The Secret Garden show was first exhibited at the Children’s Museum of the Arts in New York in 2017 and has since been displayed in various site⁃specific locations and galleries worldwide. Originally designing it for a young audience, Berry aimed to inspire children to reflect on our interaction with nature.
“The idea came from thinking many kids don’t have their own gardens and thinking of community gardens located between buildings and trying to inspire them to seek them out,” Berry says. “It also gave the opportunity to talk about sustainability as well as helping young minds think about where things come from.” The artist even showed the kids a cotton plant to explain where jeans come from. “It was amazing to see so many people confused by the idea,” he recalls. “It enabled educators to talk about how in the show plants were turned into pants, then back to plants again.”
While the most recent Secret Garden show isn’t specifically designed for children, it still arouses a childlike sense of wonder. Visitors can walk through the denim garden path and find plants hanging above them. Various plants and flowers are depicted in shades of indigo (靛蓝色). There’s even a peaceful pond at the heart of the garden, featuring denim koi fish. Every area of the garden showcases such an impressive level of detail that it’s easy to forget that the entire show is handmade from denim.
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了伦敦艺术家Ian Berry使用牛仔布创作的《秘密花园》艺术展览,该展览旨在激发儿童对自然的兴趣并传递可持续发展的理念。
5.What did Ian Berry use denim for?
A.A kind of cloth for clothing.
B.Covers for various portraits.
C.Bags for flowers and plants.
D.Materials for his works of art.
解析:选D 细节理解题。根据第一段“For the last two decades ...innovative ways denim can be used.”可知,Ian Berry把牛仔布作为他艺术创作的材料。
6.What’s the aim of the Secret Garden show?
A.To raise children’s awareness of nature.
B.To get children in New York interested in art.
C.To tell the great use of denim in daily life.
D.To explain how to recycle denim jeans.
解析:选A 细节理解题。根据第二段“Originally designing it for a young audience, Berry aimed to inspire children to reflect on our interaction with nature.”可知,《秘密花园》展览的目的是提高儿童对自然的意识。
7.What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A.Children’s lack of nature knowledge.
B.People’s confusion about Berry’s art.
C.Motivation of Berry’s artistic creation.
D.Process of plants across different periods.
解析:选C 段落大意题。根据第三段可知,本段主要讲了Berry的艺术创作动机。
8.What is the characteristic of the show described in the last paragraph?
A.Costly. B.Complicated.
C.Abstract. D.Lifelike.
解析:选D 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Every area of the garden showcases such an impressive level of detail that it’s easy to forget that the entire show is handmade from denim.”可推知,展览的特点是“栩栩如生的”。
(二)完形填空
Many poor children in Africa struggle on tuition for an education.However, a new school has been asking their pupils to pay for classes with 9 .
Every week, students 10 the Akshar School are required to line up and “pay” for their classes using grocery bags 11 at least 25 pieces of plastic waste they 12 from around their homes and communities.
Parmita and Mazin, the couple 13 for the new school, were 14 to launch the campaign after witnessing their students being forced to 15 the acrid (刺激的) smell of burning plastic.That’s because before the school was opened in 2016, local families and communities 16 burned plastic waste as a 17 of keeping warm and fueling fires.
Now, the plastic is being collected and recycled at the school’s own recycling center.The school 18 the trash by compressing (压缩) about 40 pieces of garbage into a(n) 19 plastic bottle.
Furthermore, the school’s older students can work part⁃time at the center as an additional source of 20 .
Now the school 21 over 100 students between the ages of 4 and 15.Since the school’s 22 curriculum has attracted more and more 23 to enroll, the couple plan on opening another 100 schools over the next five years.
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。一对夫妇开办了一所学校,让学生用捡来的塑料废品支付学费,这为保护环境做出了贡献。
9.A.working hours B.farm products
C.plastic waste D.burned trash
解析:选C 根据下文“and ‘pay’ for their classes using grocery bags at least 25 pieces of plastic waste”可知,学生可以通过捡塑料废品(plastic waste)并将其上交的方式来支付学费。
10.A.leaving B.attending
C.finishing D.damaging
解析:选B 根据句中“the Akshar School”及语境可知,来学校上学(attending)的学生都排着队,用捡来的塑料废品“支付”学费。
11.A.taking in B.spreading out
C.attached to D.filled with
解析:选D 根据空后“at least 25 pieces of plastic waste”可知,袋子里装满(filled with)了塑料废品。
12.A.collected B.borrowed
C.explored D.counted
解析:选A 根据上下文语境可知,这些塑料废品是从家和社区周边收集(collected)来的。
13.A.anxious B.grateful
C.responsible D.qualified
解析:选C 根据语境可知,这所学校是由一对夫妇负责的(responsible)。
14.A.changed B.inspired
C.prohibited D.recommended
解析:选B 根据下文“after witnessing their students being forced to the acrid (刺激的) smell of burning plastic”可知,这对夫妇在目睹了学生被迫闻烧焦塑料的刺鼻气味后受到启发(inspired),才发起了用塑料垃圾支付学费的活动。
15.A.stand B.enjoy
C.observe D.control
解析:选A 根据空后“the acrid (刺激的) smell of burning plastic”可知,孩子们要忍受(stand)焚烧塑料所带来的刺鼻气味。
16.A.consequently B.obviously
C.eventually D.commonly
解析:选D 根据下文“burned plastic waste as a of keeping warm and fueling fires”及语境可知,那是因为当地住户常常(commonly)通过焚烧塑料废品来取暖生火。
17.A.pity B.wish
C.means D.luck
解析:选C 根据句中“burned plastic waste as a of keeping warm and fueling fires”可知,当地住户取暖生火的方式之一是焚烧塑料。means在此处意为“方法,方式”。
18.A.buries B.removes
C.throws D.recycles
解析:选D 根据上文“Now, the plastic is being collected and recycled at the school’s own recycling center.”可知,学校收集学生带来的垃圾后,再把垃圾进行回收处理(recycles)。
19.A.single B.straight
C.large D.twisted
解析:选A 根据句中“The school the trash by compressing (压缩) about 40 pieces of garbage”可知,在被加工的塑料废品中,约每40份废品可以被压缩进一个塑料瓶。
20.A.income B.credits
C.scores D.trash
解析:选A 根据空前“Furthermore, the school’s older students can work part⁃time at the center”可知,高年级的学生可以在回收中心做兼职赚钱,将此作为额外收入(income)。
21.A.helps B.shares
C.owns D.creates
解析:选C 根据语境可知,此处指现在这所学校拥有(owns)100多名学生,学生的年龄在4岁到15岁之间。
22.A.efficient B.creative
C.skillful D.respected
解析:选B 根据语境可知,此处指学校的创新(creative)课程。
23.A.teachers B.beggars
C.partners D.students
解析:选D 根据空前“Since the school’s curriculum has attracted more and more”可知,学校的创新课程吸引着越来越多的学生。
(三)主题微写作(10分)
请用本课所学词汇补全下面介绍如何解决全球气候变化问题的短文。
①To address climate change worldwide (为解决全球气候变化问题), we must take immediate action. First, we should ②restrict the use (限制使用) of fossil fuels, which release large amounts of carbon dioxide, and ③seize the chance to develop sustainable energy sources (抓住机会开发可持续能源) like solar and wind power. Besides, everyone can contribute by ④reducing their carbon footprint(减少碳足迹). For example, ⑤using public transportation more frequently (更频繁地使用公共交通工具) can cut down emissions. Otherwise, polar ice will continue to melt at an alarming rate, causing serious problems for our planet.
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