课时跟踪检测（三） Grammar & Writing
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．—I hear you've got a set of valuable Australian coins.May I have a look? —Of course.
2．It is important to know about the cultural differences that may cause problems. 3．—Is John coming by train?
—He should, but he may not. He likes driving his car. 4．“Attention, please. Whoever can answer one of my questions shall receive a prize，” the teacher said in class.
5．You might just as well tell the manufacturer that male customers may not like the design of the furniture.
6．—Boy, which website are you surfing on the Internet now? —Oh, Mum ... Must I tell you everything I do? 7．—Why are you figuring out these figures by hand? —Oh, my computer has crashed. It won't work. 8．It's really strange that they should have left without saying goodbye to us. Ⅱ.完成句子
1．Even though I'd hurt my leg, I was_able_to_swim_back (能够游回) to the river bank. 2．—Why didn't he go to the airport to pick you up?
—Oh, he didn't_need_to (不用去), for the airport had a bus to send us back to the centre of the city.
3．My grandma is well over eighty, but she_can_read_without_glasses (她看书仍不需要眼镜)．
4．When Harry was at college, he would_go_to_the_reading_room (总是会去阅览室) after supper every day.
5．—Who told you my e-mail address?
—I don't remember clearly. It_may_have_been (可能是) Karen.
6．It is usually warm in my hometown in March, but it_can_be_rather_cold (天气会相当冷) sometimes.
7．Now that you have made thorough preparations, there_shouldn't_be_any_difficulty (应该不会有困难) in passing the road test.
Ⅲ.阅读理解
A
For a while, my neighborhood was taken over by an army of joggers (慢跑者). They were there all the time: early mornings, noons, and evenings. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. “Come on！” My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. “You'll feel great.”
Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army, I'm not alone in my opinion.
First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet take a real pounding running down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn't kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physical weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me. Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn't my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say，“I love being out there with just my thoughts.” Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.
And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn't just the first week; it was practically every day for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn't fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?
I don't jog any more, and I don't think I ever will. I'm walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I'm getting exercise, and I'm enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I've found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.
语篇解读：不知从何时起，慢跑已经悄然成为一种时尚，然而，并不是每个人都适合做这种运动。两个月的慢跑锻炼让作者深受其害、苦不堪言，由此他永远告别了这种痛苦而又枯燥的运动。
1．From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer's neighborhood ________. A．jogging became very popular
B．people jogged only during the daytime C．Alex organized an army of joggers D．jogging provided a chance to get together
解析：选A 推理判断题。第一段中提到作者所在的街区到处都是形形色色的慢跑者，由此可推断A项正确。B项与本段第二句内容不符；后两项在文章中没有信息支持。
2．The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 most probably refers to ________. A．heart attacks B．back problems C．famous joggers D．physical weaknesses
解析：选D 词义猜测题。本句的前面提到如果你有任何的身体虚弱症状，慢跑都会让它们显示出来，由此可推断此项正确。文章中没有提到作者患有心脏病，所以A项与句中的as they did with me不符；B项只是身体虚弱的一个方面的表现。
3．Why did the writer give up jogging two months later? A．He disliked doing exercise outside. B．He found it neither healthy nor interesting. C．He was afraid of having a heart attack. D．He was worried about being left alone.
解析：选B 推理判断题。结合第三段的第一句、最后一句和第四段的第一句可推知此项正确。作者是深受慢跑之害后才决定放弃这种运动的，而且文章的后半部分提到作者喜欢外出快走和骑自行车去上班，所以A项不正确；后两项在文章中没有信息支持。
4．From the writer's experience, we can conclude that ________.
A．not everyone enjoys jogging
B．he is the only person who hates jogging
C．nothing other than jogging can help people keep fit D．jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport
解析：选A 推理判断题。文章开头部分提到慢跑在作者所在的街区已经蔚然成风，可作者尝试一段时间后不得不放弃，由此可推断并非每个人都喜欢慢跑。B项过于绝对；作者没有推崇慢跑的意思，因此后两项不恰当。
B
Competition in the Olympics should be between athletes who use their own strength (力量) or speed. If some athletes don't follow the rules, it ruins the fun for everyone connected with the game. It also gives an extremely unfair advantage to the athlete using the drug.
—Jim from Atlanta
Drug use among top athletes has long been a problem. Without drug testing, the Olympics would be about who uses the most drugs, not who trains the hardest and has the most athletic skills. Also drugs hurt people and they could even kill people.
—David from Houston
Why should athletes be allowed to compete when it's not really them who are actually competing?It's the drugs that do all the work. Athletes who use drugs are_like_runners_with_skates. It's cheating and should not be allowed. It's unfair to other competitors who don't use drugs.
—Bruce from Chicago
Most sports athletes are held to a standard of being drug free. Olympians should not be held any differently. They take part in highly competitive sports for their country and win medals for it. Testing the athletes for drugs must be done in every country and every sport. No drug testing would be unfair to people who don't use drugs.
—Sam from Los Angeles
Although popular opinion is against athletes' using drugs, I believe they do help make the Olympic sports more wonderful. I enjoy seeing human beings achieving things that couldn't be done with normal conditioning. I enjoy seeing stronger, faster and longer performances with the help of drugs.
—Jack from New York
语篇解读：本文是议论文。文章主要讨论了奥运会选手是否应该接受兴奋剂检测。
5．What does David think of drug use in the Olympics? A．It's more common in top athletes than others. B．It's a difficult problem to deal with. C．It helps improve athletes' skills. D．It's bad for athletes' health.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Also drugs hurt people and they could even kill people.”可知，David认为使用违禁药品对健康有害。
6．The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggests that________. A．using drugs is the same as cheating B．drugs help athletes reach greater speeds
C．runners should not be allowed to use drugs D．using drugs can not test athletes' real ability
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据该句的字面意思“使用药品的运动员就好比穿着溜冰鞋赛跑”以及该句后面的“It's cheating and should not be allowed.”可知，画线句子的真正含义是：使用药品和作弊没什么两样。
7．Both Jim and Sam mentioned________. A．the popularity of the Olympics B．the fairness of the Olympics C．the rules of the Olympics D．the fun of the Olympics
解析：选B 细节理解题。对比第一段中Jim的观点“It also gives an extremely unfair advantage to the athlete using the drug.”和第四段中Sam的观点“No drug testing would be unfair to people who don't use drugs.”可知，他们两人都提到奥运会比赛的公平性问题。
8．The text is mainly written to ________.
A．discuss whether Olympic athletes should be tested for drugs B．explain why drugs should be avoided in the Olympics C．warn people of the bad influences of drug use D．call people's attention to sports and drugs
解析：选A 写作意图题。文中的五个人就奥运会比赛期间运动员是否应该接受兴奋剂检测进行了热烈的讨论。故A项符合文章主旨。 Ⅳ.短文改错 Dear Bob，
Hello. I learn about you from my English teacher, Miss Fang. I'd like to your pen-friend, and get to know more about your country.
First, let me tell you something more about myself. My name is Li Hua. I live in Beijing, where is the capital of China. I go to Hongqi Middle School. We study quite a few subject, such as maths, Chinese, English or physics. I use to play ping-pong a lot in my spare time, but now I am interesting in football. Do you play any ball games? What your favorite sport? I look forward to hear from you soon
Yours, Li Hua
答案：第二句：learn→learnt/learned
同步译林高中英语必修四培优新方案练习：nit 2 课时跟踪检测三 含答案
