2017-2018學年高中英語人教版選修6Unit1課時跟蹤練（一）

課時跟蹤練(一)WarmingUp&Reading—PrereadingⅠ.閱讀理解AManyparentswonderwhytheirchildrenshouldstudyart.Tosome,artisnicebutuseless.Theyconsideritunnecessarytohumanexistence.Toothers,artisimportantandmeetssomehumanneedsthatcan'tbemetanyotherway.Sowhatisthepurposeofart?Inrecentcenturies,arthasbeemoreplicated.Thespokenandwrittenwordshavebeeourmajormeansofmunication,soartcanbemorethanjustachronicleofhistoriceventsorawaytosharestories,althoughitstillcanbethosethingsaswell.Throughart,artistssharetheirfeelingsinawaythatbringsonsomethingfromtheviewers.Thefeelingsoneexperienceswhenviewingartmaybepleasingornot.Theartististryingtoexpresssomething;it'suptoyoutofigureoutwhatthatis.Artisaconversationbetweenyouandtheartist;theyputthemselvesintotheirwork,andyoubringyourselftoyourexplanationofit.Becauseofthefeelingsthatartcanbringon—feelingsthatusuallycannotbebroughtonbyothermeans—artisnecessarytohumanexistence.Artmeetsourneedsforself-expression,munication,andourdesireforconnectionwithotherhumansacrosscenturiesandcultures.Now,wecanconcludethatartisveryimportant.Sinceitisimportant,kidsshouldlearnit.eq\x(語篇解讀：作者認為藝術(shù)很重要，小孩應(yīng)該學習藝術(shù)。)1．Whatdoweknowabouttheprimitiveart?A．Itdidn'thaveanyimportantpurposes.B．Itwasmainlyaboutpeople'sdailylife.C．Itwascreatedmainlytoentertainpeople.D．Itwasmeanttohelppeopleunderstandtheworld.解析：選B細節(jié)理解題。由第三段的“Peoplecreatedprimitive(原始的)arttoshowtheworldaroundthem—pictureswereusuallyofanimals,birds,plants,andhumansinscenesofdailylife,especiallyhunting.”可知，藝術(shù)一開始主要是關(guān)于人們的日常生活的。2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“chronicle”inParagraph4mean?A．Tool. B．Mirror.C．Guide. D．Record.解析：選D詞義猜測題。第三段說藝術(shù)一開始主要是用來記錄生活的，第四段指出后來藝術(shù)變得更為復雜了，不再僅僅是對歷史事件的“記錄”了。3．Paragraph5mainlyshowsart'suseof________.A．makingaliving B．explainingproblemsC．exchangingfeelings D．storinginformation解析：選C段落大意題。第五段主要說明藝術(shù)的情感交流的作用。4．Thetextismeanttoshowthat________.A．kidsloveartforareasonB．childrenshouldstudyartC．a(chǎn)rtisveryimportanttohumansD．a(chǎn)rtisusedfordifferentpurposes解析：選B主旨大意題。由第一段的“Manyparentswonderwhytheirchildrenshouldstudyart.”和最后一段可知，作者主要通過闡述藝術(shù)的重要性來表明小孩需要學習藝術(shù)。BLifecansometimesseemlikeanendlessseriesofexhibitions.Forthoseofusinvolvedintheartworld,therearetimeswhenwe'reconstantlyvisitinggallery(畫廊)aftergallery,takinginasmuchaspossibleandgettingtoknowtheworksofartistsfromRoxannaKibseyisoneoftheseartists.Herpaintingsareoftenexactdescriptionoffrozentundra(凍原)orautumntrees—sobrightthattheycouldnearlyburnaholeinthecanvas.WhenImetheratanexhibitionshecouldn'twaittotellmeabouttheplaceinherpaintings.“WhereIgrewupwehadninemonthsofwintereveryyear.It'sreallyquiteatoughplace，”shesaid.Sherelivedapartofherchildhoodwhenwechattedinfrontofherpainting.Theimagebroughttomymindmemoriesofdrivingthroughthesnow-coveredcountrysideduringmyownfirstwinterinCanada.Icouldalmosthearthecrunchingiceundermyfeetasshedescribedtomethecountrysideshegrewupin.Businessmenmayhavetheirelevator_pitch,_butartists,too,needtheir30-secondstorywhichrollsfreelyoffthetongue.That'swhyit'ssoimportantthatforeachpieceyoumightbeexhibiting,youcanconjureup(喚起)astorybehindit,andtellthatstorytoyouraudienceinawaythathelpsthemconnectwithyourwork,andmakesthemwanttobuyapiece.語篇解讀：作者通過自己跟一位畫家的接觸以及對她作品的描述來告訴我們什么樣的畫家才會打動我們，感染我們。5．Whatkindofartistsdoestheauthorlike?A．Thosewhohavegreatskills.B．Thosewhohaveheldmanyexhibitions.C．Thosewhopaintscenesoftheirownhometowns.D．Thosewhotelltheirexperiencethroughtheirpaintings.解析：選D細節(jié)理解題。由第一段的“Theseartistsaren'tjustsellingpaintings—they'resellinganexperience.”可知，作者認為能夠打動觀眾、給觀眾以深刻印象的是那些能夠通過自己的畫作描述自己的經(jīng)歷的畫家。6．WecanlearnfromParagraph2that________.A．Kibsey'sworkreflectsherownlifeB．KibseyhadanunhappychildhoodC．Kibseydoesn'tlikeherhometownD．Kibsey'shometownisbeautifulinwinter解析：選A推理判斷題。由第二段可知，RoxannaKibsey的畫作描述了畫家家鄉(xiāng)冬天一片肅殺的景象，反映了她的童年生活。7．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“elevatorpitch”probablyreferto?A．Asalesintroduction.B．Awisechoice.C．Asmallmistake.D．Amoderntool.解析：選A詞義猜測題。分析最后一段，商人的“elevatorpitch”就等同于畫家的“30-secondstory”，是一種“產(chǎn)品推介”，用來吸引買家。CTabloids(小報)arenewspapersthatusuallyreportnewsaboutpeople.However,thestoriesoftenleavereaderswondering,“Couldthisreallybetrue？”Readthefollowingstoriesfromthehottesttabloidsintown.Brasilia,BrazilAfterGilbertoCarvalho—amillion-dollarlottery(彩票)winner—toldreportersthathisluckhadefromaparticularfishinaparkpond,morethan200otherBraziliansspokeupwithsimilarstories.Theyhadtouchedthisfishandsoonafterhadwonaprize!Althoughthis“magicfish”isbeingstudiedandoff-limitstothepublic,manypeoplehavewonmoneysimplybytouchingitspicture.Cleveland,Ohio,U．S.BruceZalmer,32,isfireproof.Hisskincanwithstand(禁得住)flameswithoutpainordamage.Andhislungs(肺)cantakeinoxygenfromsmokyair.Medicalscientistsareamazedthatahumancouldhaveeitherofthesequalities,letaloneboth.AlthoughZalmerseeshimselfas“justaregularguy”，heoncesavedafamilyoffourfromaburningbuildingafterfirefightershadgivenuphope.Nakurn,KenyaAstouristsinabuslookedoninamazement,aspaceshipcaught11elephantsfromawildlifepark.Thebusdriverhadstoppedatawateringholeandthetouristswerewatchingtheelephantswhenahugespaceshipappeared.Theshipshotdownapowerfulbeamoforangelightthatsuckedup(吸走)theelephantsandthenflewoff.Parkofficialsconfirmedthat11full-grownelephantshaddisappeared.Monterrey,MexicoDoctorssaythathundredsofpeoplewhohadbeenoldandsickbecameyoungandhealthyagainbydrinkingfromawaterfountain(噴泉)inapublicpark.Parkofficialsremovedthefountainbecausecrowdswerebeingadanger.Yetthepeoplewhohaddrunkitswaterremainedyoungandhealthy—andmadeothersyoungandhealthy,too,simplybyhuggingthem!eq\x(語篇解讀：本文是記敘文。文章講述了四個不可思議的故事。)8．InBrasilia,it'ssaidthatthereisamagicfishthat________.A．bringspeoplegoodluckB．knowshowtowinprizesC．canmunicatewithhumansD．canrecognizedifferenttypesofmoney解析：選A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一個故事中描述的“Theyhadtouchedthisfishandsoonafterhadwonaprize！”和“manypeoplehavewonmoneysimplybytouchingitspicture”可知，這條神奇的魚可以帶給人們好運氣。9．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeBruceZalmer?A．Smart. B．Brave.C．Dangerous. D．Far-sighted.解析：選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二個故事中描述的“heoncesavedafamilyoffourfromaburningbuildingafterfirefightershadgivenuphope”可知，在危難中挽救他人生命的BruceZalmer很勇敢。10．Allthestoriesmentionedinthetextare________.A．reasonable B．frighteningC．encouraging D．unbelievable解析：選D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的“thestoriesoftenleavereaderswondering,‘Couldthisreallybetrue？’”以及下文對四個故事的描述可知，這些故事都很不可思議。Ⅱ.閱讀七選五ExerciseExerciseisawayofkeepingthebodyhealthythroughbeingactive.Anothernameforexerciseisphysicalfitness.Mostpeopleexerciseintheirsparetime.Sportsaresomeofthemostpopularwaystogetexercise.Thetwomainkindsofexerciseareaerobicexercise(有氧運動)andanaerobicexercise(無氧運動).Sportssuchasfootballandbasketballaregreatformsofexercise.__1__Aerobicexerciseisenergeticmovementthatlastsforacertainperiodoftime.__2__Thelungsandtheheartworkhardertobringinextraoxygen.Swimming,cycling,runningandrapidwalkingaregoodexamplesofaerobicexercise.Anaerobicexerciseisapowerfulburstofmovementfollowedbyaperiodofrest.Duringanaerobicexercisethemusclesneedmoreenergythanthebodycanmakewithitssupplyofoxygen.Aftertheexerciseapersonfeelsoutofbreathbecausethemuscleshaveworkedwithoutoxygen.__3__Exerciseaffectseverypartofthebodyinpositiveways.Itimprovesbalanceandcoordination(協(xié)調(diào)).__4__Exercisestrengthenstheheartandincreasesthelungs'abilitytotakeinoxygen.Throughexercisethebonesandmusclesgetstronger,andthewholebodybeeshealthyandstrong.__5__Peoplewhoexercisegenerallyhaveamorepositive,happyattitude.A．Thisisbecausetheybinebothofthesetypes.B．Frequentandregularexercisehelpspreventdiseases.C．Exercisealso