课时跟踪检测(二) Learning about Language & Using Language
Ⅰ.完成句子
1．He lost all his families in the earthquake, and since then he has_drowned_his_sorrows_in_drink (借酒消愁)．
2．You should apologize_to_me (向我道歉) for reading my letter.
3．If you promise to do something, you must keep_your_word (守信用)．
4．My teacher often reminds_me_to_pay_attention_to (提醒我注意)my handwriting.
5．Please forgive_him_for (宽恕他) his being rude.After all, he is only a child.
6．For the health of other people, you are_not_permitted_to_smoke (不许吸烟) here.
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．Though ________ of the danger of hiking in such weather, the young men still wouldn't give up their plan.
A．remindingB．reminded
C．being reminded
D．having reminded
解析：选B。由于remind与其逻辑主语the young men之间是被动关系，故用其过去分词形式。though reminded of ...相当于状语从句though they were reminded of ...。
2．________ is obvious that reading in bed does great harm to your eyes.
A．This
B．That
C．They
D．It
解析：选D。It is obvious that ...“很明显……”。该句型中，it作形式主语，that引导主语从句。句意：很明显躺在床上阅读会对眼睛造成很大的伤害。由句意可知D项正确。
3．—What's the matter with Jane？She has been sitting there for hours.
—A letter from her mother ________ an attack of homesickness in her.
A．set out
B．set up
C．set down
D．set off
解析：选D。set out“出发；动身”，set up“建立；建起”，set down“写下；放下”，set off“出发；动身；使爆炸”。根据对话的语境可知D项正确，此处set off用其引申意义，意为“导致；引起”。
4．The actress who had been highly thought of ________ to be a great disappointment.
A．turned up
B．turned out
C．turned down
D．turned in
解析：选B。句意：结果，被推崇的那个女演员令人非常失望。who had been highly thought of是定语从句，修饰actress; turn out “结果是”。
5．As a teacher, Mr Smith always ________ his students for making mistakes in their class discussion.
A．forgets
B．forgives
C．prevents
D．protects
解析：选B。句意：作为一名教师，Smith先生总是原谅学生在课堂讨论中所犯的错误。forgive sb. for doing sth.“宽恕某人做某事”，其他选项均不能和句中的介词for搭配。
6．— What impresses you most about this country?
— Well, great changes ________ even in the faraway areas in the past ten years.
A．have been taken place
B．have taken place
C．took place
D．are taking place
解析：选B。take place无被动形式，句中时间状语in the past ten years提示应使用现在完成时，故选B项。
7．________ the Internet is of great help, I don't think it's a good idea to spend too much time on it.
A．If
B．While
C．Because
D．As
解析：选B。句意：尽管因特网对我们有很大的帮助，但我认为花太多的时间上网也不是一个好主意。while ＝ even though“尽管”；if “如果”；because “因为”；as“因为；当……时候”。只有B项符合句意。
8．As we all know, ________ Dragon Boat Festival in China is held in ________ memory of the famous poet, Qu Yuan.
A．不填； 不填
B．the; the
C．the; a
D．the; 不填
解析：选D。由普通名词转化成的专有名词the Dragon Boat Festival，冠词the不能省去。in memory of是固定词组，memory前不用冠词。
9．Jack had something more important to do; as a result, he couldn't ________ this evening.
A．pick up
B．set up
C．make up
D．turn up
解析：选D。由前半句had something more important to do推测Jack不能到场，故选turn up“出现；到场”。pick up“捡起”；set up“建立”；make up“组成”。
10．— Do you still believe in your roommate?
— Yes.I always hold the ________ that he is an honest fellow.
A．custom
B．truth
C．belief
D．trick
解析：选C。根据答语可知说话人仍信任他的室友，故选C项。 hold the belief that ...表示“相信……”。
Ⅲ.完形填空
As a young boy my family was very poor. I would often help do something for the neighbors to __1__ a little pocket money.
One day I __2__ on the door of an elderly woman and asked __3__ she needed me to clean the yard.She asked why I was not in __4__ and I showed her my worn __5__， which no longer kept me warm.She __6__ me to work in the yard. When I finished, she looked at me and said, “I suppose you want to be __7__ now.” She then __8__ a jar filled with dollar bills and said, “I'm glad you've done a __9__ job today but that is not something you should be doing again. I want you to __10__ new clothes and get back to school. I also want you to come back to __11__ me with your report card and I will __12__ you when I see you have worked hard and have some good __13__. Now reach out your little hands and take out as much __14__ as you can.”
I put my hands in the jar and __15__ so much money that it was __16__ for me to buy what I badly needed.Later, I returned several times to see the woman and she did just as she __17__. She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time I __18__ her that I had an “A”．
I was twelve years old when I moved from that neighborhood. I will never forget the huge __19__ this wonderful lady made over my life with her __20__.This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over again.
语篇解读：心地善良的老太太看到年幼的作者因贫穷而失学时，尽力资助他，这让作者十分感动，并决心把这份爱传递下去。
1．A.saveB．give
C．earn
D．change
解析：选C。根据第一段的“As a young boy my family was very poor”可知作者帮助别人干活的目的是赚钱。
2．A.turned
B．knocked
C．worked
D．looked
解析：选B。参见下题解析。
3．A.how
B．when
C．why
D．if
解析：选D。作者敲开一位老太太的门问她是否需要打扫院子。
4．A.school
B．time
C．trouble
D．bed
解析：选A。根据下文的 “...and get back to school”可知老太太问作者为什么不去学校。
5．A.bag
B．carpet
C．coat D．sofa
解析：选C。根据下文的“which no longer kept me warm”可知作者给老太太看他的破烂的外套。
6．A.allowed
B．forced
C．helped
D．stopped
解析：选A。根据下文的“When I finished, she looked at me and said”可知老太太允许作者在院子里劳动。
7．A.punished
B．tested
C．praised
D．paid
解析：选D。由下文“a jar filled with dollar bills”可知作者冒昧地敲开老太太的门来帮她干活，所以老太太要回报作者了。
8．A.set up
B．took out
C．talked about
D．put away
解析：选B。老太太拿出一个装满钱的罐子(来给作者付工资)。
9．A.boring
B．new
C．fine
D．terrible
解析：选C。根据上文的“I'm glad ...”可知作者的工作做得很好。
10．A.keep
B．buy
C．remove
D．make
解析：选B。由上文作者破烂的衣服可知老太太让他买衣服然后去上学。
11．A.visit
B．forgive
C．welcome
D．serve
解析：选A。根据下文的“I returned several times to see the woman”可知，老太太让作者带成绩单来看她。
12．A.recognize
B．reward
C．understand
D．protect
解析：选B。参见下题解析。
13．A.goals
B．stories
C．marks
D．ideas
解析：选C。根据下文的“She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and some delicious food every time ...”可知，老太太许诺看到作者的好成绩会给他以奖励。
14．A.room
B．money
C．food
D．time
解析：选B。根据下文的“...to buy what I badly needed”可知老太太让作者伸手去拿尽可能多的钱。
15．A.grabbed
B．lost
C．borrowed
D．charged
解析：选A。根据上文的“...take out as much ...”可知作者抓了一大把钱。
16．A.rare
B．enough
C．simple
D．special
解析：选B。根据上文的“...so much money”可知，这钱足够作者买他很需要的东西。
17．A.promised
B．discovered
C．knew
D．admitted
解析：选A。根据下文的“She looked at my report card and gave me a handful of dollars and delicious food ...”可知，老太太按她的承诺每次见到作者拿着“A”的成绩单时，都会给作者一些钱和好吃的东西。
18．A.asked
B．required
C．showed
D．wrote
解析：选C。作者每次给老太太看他的好成绩时，她都会给作者以奖励。此处与上文的“when I see you have worked hard and have some good marks”相呼应。
19．A.decision
B．progress
C．mistake
D．difference
解析：选D。make a huge difference “产生巨大的影响”。
20．A.courage
B．kindness
C．honesty
D．happiness
解析：选B。根据下文的“This is something I hope to do myself in this lifetime over and over
again”可知作者不会忘记老太太的仁慈对自己一生所产生的影响。
Ⅳ.任务型阅读
For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans.__1__ Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today, Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world.
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829.__2__ He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847.Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business.This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention.After the gold rush of 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes.
Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals.Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners.At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth.__3__ When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric (纤维) to make pants for the miners.These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more.
In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets (铆钉)．This made the pants last a long time.Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent.__4__.
By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion.__5__ The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world.
A．As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States.
B．Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable.
C．Strauss agreed and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since.
D．However, he did not get much business for those products.
E．Besides, he also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry.
F．Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture.
G．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it.
答案：1～5 FADCE