高中英语Module6WarandPeace课时跟踪练一Introduction

课跟练)&—PrereadingⅠ.阅读理解ANuclearpower’dangertohealth,andevenlifeitselfcanbesummedupinoneword:radiation.Nuclearradiationhasamysteryaboutit,partlybecauseitcannotbedetectedbyhumanIttbeorheard,ortouchedtasted,eventhoughitmayallus.Thereareotherthingslikethat.Forexample,radiowavesareallaroundbutwecantdetectthem,sensethem,withoutaradioreceiver.Similarly,we’senseradioactivitywithoutradiationdetector.Butunlikecommonradiowaves,nuclearradiationisnottohumanbeingsandotherlivingthings.Atveryhighlevels,radiationcankillanorhumanbeingimmediatelybykillingofcellsinvitalorgans.Buteventhelowestlevelscandoseriousdamage.Thereisnoofradiationthatiscompletelysafe.Iftheradiationdoesnothitanythingimportant,thedamagebeserious.isthecasewhenonlyafewcellsarehit,iftheyareimmediately,yourbodyreplacethedeadcellswithhealthyones.Butifthefewcellsdamaged,andiftheyreproducethemselves,youmaybeintrouble.Theycangrowcancer.Sometimesthisdoesnotshowupformanyyears.Thisisanotherreasonforsomeofmysteryaboutnuclearradiation.Seriousdamagecanbewithoutvictimbeingawareatthetimethatdamagehasoccurred.Apersoncanbeirradiatedandfeelfine,thendieforcancerfive,ten,ortwentyyearslaterasaresult.Orchildcanbornweakasresultofradiationabsorbedbyitsgrandparents.Radiationcanhurtus.Wemustknowtruth.语篇解读文章介绍了核辐射对造成的危害是巨大的它可以立即杀死一个人也可能会潜伏多年再发生癌变，甚至可能遗传给后代。1．Whatisthemainofthepassage?A．todetectnuclearradiation.B．radiationkillsaman.C．mysteryaboutnuclearradiation.1

D．Seriousdamagecausedbynuclearradiation.解析：选C主大意题。根据第一、二段可知，核能的危害可以归结为辐射，核辐射有一种神秘感主是因为它不被人类感知。因此，文章主要讲的是核辐射的秘密C。2．WhatisNOTthereasonwhynuclearradiationhascertainmystery?A．cellscanstayinthebodymanyyearsandthengrowcancer.Bcandoharmtoapersonwhilevictimisnawaredamageoccurred.C．Nuclearradiationcankillpersonveryeasily.D．Radiationseldomkillapersonimmediately.解析：选D推判断题。根据第三段“Atlevels...invitalorgans.”可知，如果辐射强度很大，核辐射可以立即将人或动物杀死。3．Ifahumanbeingishitbynuclearradiation,may________.A．ofcanceraftermanyyearsB．immediatelyC．haveachildwhobebornweakD．oftheabove解析：选D细理解题。根据第三段的内容和第四段最后一句可知，核辐射可能立即杀死一个人，也可能会潜伏多年再发生癌变，核辐射可能遗传给后代、B、C都正确，故选D。BWhenIwasachild,Iwasa“genius”thekindyousometimesseeonthelocalnews.Istarteddingat2.IcouldmultiplytwodigitnumbersinmyheadwhenIwas5.thirdgrade,Icommutedtothelocaljuniorhighgeometry.Kidsontheplaygroundwouldsometimestestmebyaskingwhatamilliontimesamillionwas—andweredelightedIknewtheanswer.Manyadvocatesforgiftededucationaresimilarlydelightedbykidslikeme,seeingusasofnaturalresource,onewerisksquanderingassurelyaswedofuels.“Thesearethepeoplewhoaregoingtofigureoutalltheriddles，thepsychologistDavidLubinskisaid.“Buttheyarenotgivenalotofopportunitiesinschoolsthatarefortypicallydevelopingkids.”2

Buthere’thething:Talent’tnumber.Since’reonly1inoftheU.S.population,thatstillleaves99%ofscientificadvancestobemadebyallthoseotherkidswho’tgetanearlytickettothegeniusclub.Mostchildprodigiesarehighlysuccessfulbutmostsuccessful’tchildprodigies.Oneofthemostpainfulaspectsofteachingmathematicsismystudentsdamagedbytherespectofthegenius.Thattellsstudentsthatit’snotworthdoingmathyou’thebestatmathbecausethosespecialfewareonlyoneswhosecontributionsreallyWe’treatanyothersubjectthatway.Iseepromisingyoungmathematiciansquiteveryyearbecauseintheirrangeofvisionis“ahead”ofthem.TerryTao,awinneroftheFields：“Ifindtherealityofmathematicalresearchtoday—inwhichprogressobtainednaturallyandgraduallyasaresultofwork,directedintuition,literature,andabitoftobefarmoresatisfyingthantheromanticimageIhadasastudentofmathematicsbeingadvancedprimarilythemagicinspirationsofsomerarebreedof’Geniusisathingthathappens,notaofperson.语篇解读本文是一篇议论文主要讨论了关于儿童天才的问题说明了许多进步是辛勤努力的结果，而不仅仅是天才造成的。4．Theunderlinedword“squanderingmaymean________.A．wastingC．sharing

B．usingD．providing解析选A词猜测题合线词前面的“naturalresource”后面的“...theyarenotgivenalotofopportunitiesinschoolsthatdesignedfortypicallydevelopingkids.”可知，他们有得到机会等，说明这些天才好像被浪费了的资源一样，因此选项5．authormostlikelyagreesideathat________.A．geniusescansolvealltheriddlesinlifeB．mostscientificadvancesarentbyprodigiesC．hardworkneedn’bevaluedgeniusesD．talentcanbethescorenumbers解析：选B推判断题。根据第三段的“Sincewereonly...anearlytickettothegeniusclub.”可知，者认为很多科学技术的进步是由那些小时候不是天才的人3

获得的。6．Accordingtotheauthor,histendtothinkthat________.A．commoneffortsleadtotheprogressB．moststudentsarepromisingmathmathematiciansC．mathisworthwhileonlychildgeniusesD．mathematiciansareawardedwithspecialhonors解析：选C细理解题。根据第四段的“Thattellsstudents...contributionsreallycount.”可知，很多学们认为只有那些儿童天才，才值得去研究数学。7．passageismainlyabout________.A．wrongwaytotreatchildgeniusesB．discoveryofchildgeniusesC．solutionofgeniustoproblemsD．opinionofgeniusesonmath解析：选A主大意题。本文主要讨论了关于儿童天才的一些情况，作者通过自己的例子说明现在人对于天才往往给予了过多地关注了很多成功其实并不是天才的儿童们取得的等情况，因此A项符主旨。CManhasalwaysofaworldfreefromsuffering,injusticeand,aboveall,work.AdamandEveareplacedbyGodingardenfulloftreestothesight,andgoodfor”.Themedievalutopia(世纪的乌托ofCockeynewaspopulatedbyhenslayingsoftboiledeggs.Moderntechnologyhassuchfantasiesarealisticfuture.Writingin1929,economistJohnMaynardKeynespredictedthat,overthe100standardsoflivingintheaffluentworldwouldrisebetweenfourtoeighttimes.Freedtheburdenofeconomicneed,manwouldfacehisreal,permanent：“Howtooccupytheleisure(闲暇,whichscienceandinterestwillhavewonforwiselyandagreeablyandwell.”Keynesgotonethingright:standardsoflivinginthewealthyworldrisenaboutfourtimes.hoursofworkhavenotasastheformer.Why?MyfatherandIwroteabooktitledHowisinwhichwetriedtosolvethisproblem”.Amongotherexplanations,weconsideredthepossibilitythatpeoplearefrightenedbytheofendlessleisure.4

Weconcludedthatthismaywellbe—butbecausenotknowwhatleisurereallyis.Leisuretodayisconsideredasamerebreaktheproductiveprocess,amomenttorelaxorgetbackstrengthandbeforethenextofwork.Indeed,agooddealofmodernleisureishardtotellfromwork.Wespendqualitytimestayingwithourchildreninordertokeepthemsweet.Nowonderlifeofleisurefillsuswithfear.Howcanwerecoverrealleisure?heworldwasoffworkadistinctformofactivityinitsownright.Itwaswhatwasdonefreely,forownsake(为其身),ratherthanforthesakeofsomethingelse.Leisurewasaprivilegeoflandedgentlemen.语篇解读什么是休息？这个看简单的问题其实不简单者在文章中就阐述了什么是真正意义的休息。8．Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?A．AdamandEvewereingardenfullofB．Hensinthemiddleagescouldlaysoftboiledeggs.C．haslongbeenexpectingalifewithleisure.D．haslivedaworldwithseriousinjusticeeverywhere.解析：选C推判断题。根据第一段第一句可知，人类一直梦想生活在一个不用工作的世界里，换句话说就是人类一直盼望自己能有足够的休闲时间。9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“affluent”probablymean?A．Foreign.C．Rich.

B．Industrial.D．Developing.解析：选C词猜测题。根据第三段第一句的叙述可知Keynes有一事情是对的：富裕国家的生活水平确实提高了四倍左右。由此可知，经济学家Keynes预接下来的100年里，富裕国家的生活水平将提高四到八倍。10．Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplainthemeaningofthe“Keynesproblem”？A．Peopledon’tunderstandthetrueofleisure.B．Peoplecan’ttelldifferencebetweenleisureandwork.C．Peopledon’tknowtorestrestartingtheirwork.D．Peoplehavenohowtomakegooduseoftheirtime.解析：选D细理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，从经济需要的负担中解脱，人类5

将面临真正的永恒的问题“你样明智地愉快地和很好地利用自己的闲暇时间”以及第四段最后一句可知，在其他解释中，我们认为可能是人们害怕未来无限的闲暇。Ⅱ阅七选五HowtoDoWellinExamsDonotunderestimatethepowerofinthedaysandhoursbeforetheexamination.Thecloseryouaretotheexam,chanceyouhaveofstoringandretaininginformation.Butdooverdoit.__1__Aneffectivedailyroutinecanhelpthroughanexamperiod,sothedaysleadinguptoyourfirstexam,getintothehabitofbeingupandreadytoworkgame.Itcanbeashocktothesystemaftermonthsofworkingtoyourowntimetabletobementallyalertatthattimeyouhavepreparedforit.Onthedayoftheexam,haveagoodbreakfast,packtwoofeverythingyouneed(pens,pencils,erasers,etc.),thenmakeyourwaytotheexaminationhallingoodtime.__2__Onceinyourseat,simplypauseforfewsecondsandcollectyourthoughts.Closeyoureyesandtakeinfewslow,deepbreathstohelpyourelax.Whenyouturnovertestspendashortperiodreadingthroughalltheinstructionsandquestions,payingparticularattentiontoverbssuchas“discuss”，“compare”and“evaluate”.3__isalwayswisetoallowfor10minutestheendoftheexamtogiveyourselftimetogobackoveryouranswers.Onceyouhaveselectedthequestionsyouwishtotackle,beginbyattemptingtheoneyouthinkisyourstrongest.Itwil