课时跟踪练(二) Welcome to the unit & Reading — Language
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一、全练语言点，基稳才能楼高
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．Don't be so greedy (贪婪的) — leave some of the food for the rest of us. 2．Operating (操作) the personal computer is also one of my advantages. 3．As middle school students, we should take responsibility (责任) to do what we can for society.
4．She said the program is based on respect for those who have different beliefs (信仰)．
5．There are still many problems of environmental (环境的) protection in recent years.
6．Of all the consultants (顾问), only Mr. Wang gave us some advice on how to recycle the waste.
7．Many parents are willing (愿意的)to do anything to make sure that their children live a good life.
8．Don't throw away the old newspaper which can be recycled (回收). For example, we can make it into an envelope.
Ⅱ.单句改错
1．There is debate about his fitness for the highest office.debate前加a 2．She acted in belief that she was doing good.in后加the
3．You were on the duty yesterday. You ought to have cleaned the office.去掉第一个the
4．The doctor told me to cut back of exercise until my back injury heals.of→on 5．We climbed up hard and breathed the fresh air greedy. greedy→greedily 6．It's important for him to have a operation as soon as possible.a→an 7．A large quantity of air-conditioners have been sold since the temperature is high.have→has
8．They had to return from the hiking in the desert, for their food almost ran out of.去掉of
Ⅲ.选词填空
cut back on， open the floor， large quantities of， be concerned about， be willing to， what if， turn into， use up 2
1．What if it rains tomorrow? Shall we call off the match? 2．At the end of the meeting, we'll open the floor for discussion.
3．With all his money used up, the old man had to make a living by begging. 4．People are concerned about the environmental problems such as global warming. 5．My father used to be a heavy smoker, but now he has cut back on smoking. 6．What used to be considered impossible has now turned into realities. 7．Only in this way can the public be willing to join in the “Save Power and Reduce Carbon Dioxide” activity.
8．It's important to awake businessmen's awareness of environment because large quantities of poisonous gas are caused by traffics.
Ⅳ.课文语法填空
This text is a debate. The question is ‘The economy 1.or the environment — must we choose？’ Lin Shuiqing is from the Green Society. She thinks environmental 2.protection (protect) is more important. The following are her opinions. Factories produce large amounts 3.of harmful chemicals. Many places have been destroyed. Many plants and animals have died. 4.Fishing (fish) boats catch large numbers of fish without giving them time to lay eggs. Also, the world's population has grown by six times 5.what it was in 1800. The figure is now about 7 billion people!
So people should cut back 6.on production, and think more about recycling. It would teach people about 7.environmentally (environment) friendly ways of living.
Qian Liwei is a business development consultant. He thinks that many factories are concerned 8.about the environment and have done something to protect it. Cutting back on production to save the environment is not wise, as people are more important than fish and trees. Recycling may be 9.the key to helping both sides. He also thinks that those factories which pollute the environment should have to pay 10.higher (high) taxes.
Ⅴ.串点成篇微表达
上周五，我们班和另外一个班就如何保护我们的校园环境进行了一场辩论(debate)。一些学生认为(hold the belief that)，人人都应该担起责任(take one's responsibility)，减少(cut back on)花在零食或垃圾食品上的零用钱。那些不到处扔包装纸的学生应该受到表扬(it does sb. credit that)。欢迎任何零用钱花(use up)不了的同学捐出一部分来给穷人。我认为，在我们的零用钱花完(run out) 之前做些有意义的事情是值得的。
Last Friday, our class had a debate about how to protect our school environment against another class. Some students held the belief that everyone should take his or her responsibility to cut back on their pocket money on snacks or junk food. It
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does him or her credit that whoever doesn't throw wrapping papers everywhere. Anyone whose pocket money can not be used up is welcome to donate some to the poor people. In my opinion, it's worthwhile to do something meaningful before our pocket money is running out.
二、勤练高考题型，多练自能生巧
Ⅰ.完形填空
“There's nothing I can do，” the eye doctor told my parents. “Take your baby home. She's 1 .” Mom cried. “I'll give her a full, happy life，” Dad 2 .
As I grew, my parents realized I could see 3 . One day after school, my dad saw me holding Dick and Jane close to my eyes, 4 to read the letters. “Dad, I can't do this. It's too 5 .” I said.
“Honey, you're not a quitter. I'll help you.” He painstakingly drew 6
Big enough for me to see and then pronounced them.
I learned to read after my father and eventually read Dick and Jane 7 with my classmates. Because of my dad, I had 8 in myself as a reader — until middle school.
One afternoon a student 9 me, “You blind bat. If you get your face any nearer to that page, your eyes will fall out of your head！” I ran out of the school in 10 . Dad was home when I burst in. “I thought I was a good 11 ， but the kids are making fun of me.”
Dad hugged me. “I'm sorry, Pam. But that doesn't change the 12 . You can read and your classmates can't take that away from you, right？” 13 to speak, I just nodded. After Dad's 14 ， the knot (结) in my stomach went away.
Dad taught me to laugh at myself. He reminded me of the time I tried to 15 a sign painted to the floor. Another time, I 16 to eat flowers off an empty plate. When I was ten, I wanted to ride a two-wheeled bike. I heard Dad say to Mom, “I'm not going to hold Pam back from the 17 any kid has.” On my first attempt, I said, “Dad, what if I fall off？” His 18 was, “You'll get on and try again.” 19 ， I learned to skate, climb trees, and so on.
I wouldn't be who I am today if it weren't for my dad. He made the 20 for me to believe in myself.
语篇解读：作者自幼视力很弱。但是作者在父母，特别是爸爸的帮助下，学会了读书、滑冰、爬树等技能。更重要的是作者有了自信。作者因此感谢爸爸。
1．A.fine B．blind C．crazy
D．deaf
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解析：选B 根据上文眼科医生对作者的父母说他什么也做不了。这说明作者的眼睛 有问题。再结合下文第9空后同学说作者是“blind bat(瞎子)”可知，医生认为作者的 眼睛是盲的。
2．A.swore C．admitted
B．explained D．ordered
解析：选A 父亲疼爱自己的女儿，所以父亲发誓说要给作者一个全部的、幸福的 生活。
3．A.immediately C．partly
B．separately D．clearly
解析：选C 根据下文作者尝试读出玩具上的文字，可知父母意识到“我”能看清一点了。partly“部分地”。
4．A.pretending C．offering
B．struggling D．deciding
解析：选B 根据上文离眼睛很近，可知作者努力地想读出玩具上的字。
5．A.absurd C．abstract
B．boring D．hard
解析：选D 作者的视力不好，所以作者说看清文字很难。 6．A.circles C．letters
B．pictures D．lines
解析：选C 爸爸把字母写得大大的想让“我”看清楚。根据上文第4空后面的letters可知答案。
7．A.proudly C．unwillingly
B．secretly D．noisily
解析：选A 根据上文作者的爸爸很努力地教作者读字，作者最终能与同学们一起读书了，作者感到自豪。
8．A.interest C．doubt
B．confidence D．disappointment
解析：选B 由于爸爸的帮助，“我”对自己能读书有了自信。 9．A.betrayed C．scolded
B．greeted D．teased
解析：选D 根据下文同学说“我”是瞎子，孩子们也取笑“我”可知那个同学是在嘲弄“我”。tease“取笑，嘲弄”。
10．A.rags C．tears
B．surprise D．terror
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解析：选C 根据上文同学对“我”的嘲弄，可知“我”“哭了”。 11．A.reader C．daughter
B．member D．listener
解析：选A “我”自己认为自己是一个好读者(自己能看清东西)。 12．A.style C．happiness
B．way D．truth
解析：选D 那不能改变事实。这是爸爸安慰“我”的话。 13．A.Eager C．Unable
B．Afraid D．Pleased
解析：选C 根据下文“我”肚子里有一个结，可知作者当时不能说话。 14．A.encouragement C．reward
B．praise D．conclusion
解析：选A 上文是爸爸对“我”的鼓励，而不是表扬。 15．A.look for C．take out
B．pick up D．throw away
解析：选B 当“我”要拿画在地板上的标志时，爸爸会提醒“我”。pick up“捡起，拿”。 16．A.refused C．forgot
B．managed D．attempted
解析：选D 由于“我”看不太清楚，所以“我”试图吃掉空盘子里的花。 17．A.examples C．concerns
B．adventures D．changes
解析：选B 作者的爸爸不想阻止她去冒其他孩子所冒的那些险。 18．A.comment C．reply
B．choice D．idea
解析：选C 根据上文作者的问题，可知爸爸是回答“我”。 19．A.Afterwards C．Backwards
B．Otherwise D．Instead
解析：选A 在爸爸的鼓励下，后来“我”学会了滑冰、爬树等等。 20．A.decision C．scene
B．progress D．difference
解析：选D 他让“我”相信自己，这一点很重要。make the difference“重要，有影响”。
Ⅱ.短文改错 Dear Tom，
In your last e-mail you said our French teacher is too strict and you hate her.
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2017-2018学年高中英语 Unit 2 The Environment课时跟踪练(二)Welc
