2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 课时跟踪

-1-课时跟踪检测（一）WarmingUp&Reading—Pre-reading阅读理解ABothofmyparentsworkedfull­timewhenIwasalittlegirl,somygrandmotherwouldstayatourhouseduringtheday.Wewouldwatchgameshowsinthelivingroom.OurfavoritewasThePriceisRight.Wewouldcalloutouranswersalongwiththecontestants.WhenIgotolderandstartedgoingtoschool,wecouldn'twatchourgameshowsregularly.Thatwasokaywithme,though,becausetheonethingIlikedbetterthanwatchinggameshowswithmygrandmotherwashelpingherbake(烘烤)cakes.Watchingherinthekitchenwasamazing:sheneverseemedtoneedtherecipesbuteverythingshemadetasteddelicious.AtfirstIwouldjustsitinthekitchenandwatch,eventhoughIdidn'tunderstandwhatshewasdoing.AsIgotolder,sheletmehelpwiththeeasyparts,suchasmeasuringthesugar.Thedaysheletmeseparatetheeggs,IfeltlikeIhadfoundcompletepleasure.Atlast,myparentsdecidedthatIcouldtakecareofmyself,andmygrandmotherstoppedcomingovereveryday.Theloveofbaking,however,stayedwithme.Istartedbakingbymyself,andevenifthecookiesendedupburntsometimes,moreoftentheyturnedoutprettywell.Itriedoutnewrecipes,andwheneverIgottoathornypart,Iwouldcallmygrandmotherforadvice.SometimesIwouldcallherjusttotalk,too.IfeltlikeIcouldtalktoheraboutanything.Mygrandmotherpassedawaytenyearsago,butIstillthinkofhereveryday.Lastweek,Ifoundarecipebookshemadeforme.Itincludedherrecipesforbrownies,cookies,andmyfavorite,lemonpie.AsIlookedthroughthepages,IthoughtIcouldhearhervoice.Shewastheonewhotaughtmenotjustaboutbaking,butaboutlife.语篇解读：文章讲述了作者小时候由于父母忙于工作，奶奶每天来照顾她的经历，在这个过程中，奶奶教会了她烘烤，她对此也是乐此不疲。文章充满了作者对奶奶的怀念。1．Thepassageismainlydevelopedby________.A．analyzingcausesB．makingcomparisonsC．examiningdifferences-2-D．followingthetimeorder解析：选D写作手法题。根据文章每一段的关键词：(1)whenIwasalittlegirl；(2)WhenIgotolderandstartedgoingtoschool；(3)AsIgotolder；(4)myparentsdecidedthatIcouldtakecareofmyself可知，文章主要是以时间为线索来写的。故选D项。2．Whilehelpinghergrandmotherbake,theauthor________.A．turnedouttobeatroublemakerB．founditinterestingandappealingC．hopedtomakealivingbybakingD．regrettedmissingthegameshows解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章第二段最后一句中的“Watchingherinthekitchenwasamazing...”及第三段最后一句中的“Ihadfoundcompletepleasure...”可知，在帮助奶奶烘烤时，作者觉得很有趣。3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“thorny”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?A．Basic.B．Common.C．Difficult.D．Special.解析：选C词义猜测题。根据画线词后一句“Iwouldcallmygrandmotherforadvice”可知，只有碰到问题才会征求建议，由此可以断定，thorny意思是“困难的”，与difficult意义相近。故选C项。basic意为“基础的”；common意为“常见的”；special意为“特别的”。4．What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthispassage?A．Torememberhergrandmother.B．Toshowhergoodbakingskills.C．Totalkaboutherhappyfamilylife.D．Todescribeherchildhoodmemories.解析：选A写作目的题。文章从作者小时候与奶奶相处开始描述，一直到奶奶去世，一直在回忆与奶奶相处的快乐时光，在最后一段再次提出，现在仍然天天想念奶奶。由此可知，作者写这篇文章的目的就是怀念奶奶。故选A项。BUnderthecoldclearwaterofLakeHuron,researchershavefoundafive­and­a­half­foot­longpieceofwoodthatis8,900yearsold.Thewood,whichistapered(使成锥形)ononesideinawaythatlooksdeliberate,mayprovideimportantcluestoamysteriousperiodinNorthAmericanprehistory.“Thiswasthestagewhenhumansgraduallyshiftedfrom-3-huntinglargeanimalstofishing,gatheringandagriculture，”saidanthropologistJohnO'Shea.“Butbecausemostoftheplacesinthisareathatprehistoricpeoplelivedinarenowunderwater,wedon'thavegoodevidenceofthisimportantshiftitself.Wejusthavecluesfrombeforeandafterthechange.”WithsupportfromtheNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)andtheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA),O'SheaandhiscolleagueGuyMeadowsbeganexploringtheareaseveralyearsago.In2009theyreportedfindingaseriesofstonefeaturesthattheybelievewere“drivelanes”usedbyancientIndianhunters.Sincethatdiscovery,O'SheaandMeadowshaveworkedonidentifyinghumancampsites,whicharetypicallylocatedawayfromhuntingareas.Ontheir25­footboat,theresearchersfirstspottedtheancientwoodobjectusingasmallpieceofequipmentwithacamera.Thenateamofdivers—includingO'Shea—wentdownabout100feettogetit.Thewood'sagehasnowbeenfixedbymeansofcarbondating.Itiscurrentlyundergoingmoredetailedanalysestodeterminewhethertherehasbeenhumanmodification,whichvisualexaminationsuggests.“Thefirstthingyounoticeisthatitappearstohavebeenshapedwitharoundedbaseandapointedtip，”O'Sheasaid.“Itmusthavebeencreated.Itlookslikeitmighthavebeenusedasatentpoleorapoletohangmeat.”Inadditiontothewood,theresearchershavecollectedmanyothersamplesfromthebottomofthelake.O'Sheaandhiscolleagueswillneedtowaitforcalmerweatherbeforetheycanresumetheirsearchforevidenceofhumanlifeunderthegreatlake.语篇解读：考古学家们的新发现有望印证远古人类从游猎文明到农耕文明的转变。5．Duringthemysteriousperiodmentionedinthepassage,theLakeHuronarea________.A．wasdesertedbyancientIndiansB．witnessedthestartofagricultureC．wastakenupbylargeanimalsD．begantobecoveredbywater解析：选B推理判断题。从第一、二段的“...mayprovideimportantcluestoamysteriousperiodinNorthAmericanprehistory...whenhumansgraduallyshiftedfromhuntinglargeanimalstofishing,gatheringandagriculture”可知B项正确。6．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．ThefindingsofJohnO'Sheaandhiscolleaguesmayproveaprevioustheory.-4-B．TheeffortthatJohnO'SheaandMeadowsmadebefore2010wasmeaningless.C．Someequipmentwasusedtosupportthediscovery.D．JohnO'Sheaandhiscolleaguesdidn'tdrawthefinalconclusionfromvisualexamination.解析：选B细节理解题。从第三段的“In2009t