2019-2020学年高中英语 Module 6 Old and New 课时跟踪检测（一）Intr

-1-课时跟踪检测（一）Introduction&Reading—Pre-reading阅读理解AInthelast500yearsnothingaboutpeople—nottheirclothes,ideasorlanguages—haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.Chocolatedrinkwasfirstmadefromtheseedsofthecacao(可可)treebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamepopular.InLondon,shopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantplaces.Somestillexisttoday.ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorld.Aroundthe1600s,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarved(挨饿)whenthecropfailedduringtheyearsof1845－1846,andthousandsmorewereforcedtogotoliveinAmerica.TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowtheworld'slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400s.AccordingtoanArabicstory,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenagoatkeepernamedLakdinoticedthathisgoatswereeatingredfruitsonacoffeetree.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthe“wide­awake(彻底清醒的)”feelingthatonethirdoftheworld'spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.语篇解读：本文介绍了巧克力和咖啡的发展历史。1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingchangedmorethanothers?A.Clothes.B.Ideas.C.Languages.D.Foods.解析：选D细节理解题。文章第一句指出关于人们的衣服、观念、语言都不及他们所食用的食物变化大。也就是说，食物的变化最大。2.Chocolatedrinkwasfirstinventedinwhilecoffeewasfirstinventedin.A.SouthAmerica;BrazilB.SouthAmerica;theOldWorldC.Spain;EthiopiaD.London;Peru-2-解析：选B细节理解题。从文中第一段第二句可知巧克力最先是由南美印第安人所做，用排除法可排除C、D两项。文中第二段又可证实咖啡是来自于“旧世界”的，故答案为B。3.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisan“OldWorld”country?A.Peru.B.Brazil.C.AcertainAmericancountry.D.Ethiopia.解析：选D推理判断题。文章第二段讲咖啡原产于Ethiopia，该段开始提到OldWorld，故答案为D。4.Fromthepassagewecanconcludethatmillionsofpeopledrinkcoffee.A.inthemorningB.atnoonC.intheafternoonD.intheevening解析：选A推理判断题。喝咖啡可以提神，所以人们常在早晨喝它。这既考查常识，又考查对文末一句话的理解。B◆TheBigCakeShowcomestotheWestPointArenainExeter,England,March21－22.Hopefully,cakesofallsizeswillbeonsaleandonshow.AnimpressivelistoffamouspeoplesharingtheirgreatknowledgeandskillincludesMaryBerry,PaulHollywoodandGreggWallace.Tickets,from￡12,areavailableonline(bigcakeshow.com).◆FromJanuary17toMarch8,RHSGardenWisleyinSurrey,Englandhassomespecialgueststobrightenthewinter:beautifulbutterflies.ButterfliesintheGlasshouseintroducesagroupofbutterfliesfromothercountriesfeedingonfruitandthejuice­richplantsoftheExoticZone.Ticketsforadultsare￡13.20,forchildrenare￡6.60.Forafamilywith2adultsand2children,theyshouldpay￡32.75intotal.Forgroupsofmorethan10adults,eachshouldpay￡10.80(rhs.org.uk/wisley).◆Theweek­longLondonWineWeekstartsfromMay18.Buya￡5wristbandtoqualifyforapocket­sizedguidebookanddiscountedwinearoundthecapital.PartneringwithLondon'sbestbarsandrestaurants,wewillbeorganizingeventssuchasmasterclassesandmeet­the­makertime,plusofferingdiscountstowristbandwearers(londonwineweek.com).◆TheWorldShakespeareFestivalbeginsinApril,witheverythingfromforeign-3-productionsofShakespeareanplaysatShakespeare'sGlobetoShakespeareanplaysattheRoyalOperaHouse.PlayswillrununtiltheendoftheyearinLondon,Birmingham,NewcastleandGateshead.Andthere'saprogrammeofeventssuchasdirectortalksandfamilyworkshops,Pricesstartfrom￡60(worldshakespearefestival.org.uk).语篇解读：本文介绍了几个在英国举行的盛会，它们的时间、地点等细节。5.WecaninferthatPaulHollywoodismostlikelytobe.A.aticketdealerB.aprofessionalcookC.theeventorganizerD.thecakeshowhost解析：选B推理判断题。根据短文第一段“cakesofallsizeswillbeonsaleandonshow.AnimpressivelistoffamouspeoplesharingtheirgreatknowledgeandskillincludesMaryBerry,PaulHollywood”可知这是一个蛋糕秀，很多蛋糕会展示出来，许多人会把自己对做蛋糕的知识和技术分享出来，说明这些人是专业厨师，故选B。6.Ifyouwanttobuywineatlowerprices,youshould.A.eatinthespecificrestaurantsB.pay￡5foradiscountcardC.buyawristbandfirstD.obtainaguidebook解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段“Buya￡5wristbandtoqualifyforapocket­sizedguidebookanddiscountedwinearoundthecapital.”可知如果你要买打折的便宜的酒，你就要先买一个手表带，故选C。7.Whichofthefollowingactivitieslastsforthelongesttime?A.TheBigCakeShow.B.TheLondonWineWeek.C.ButterfliesintheGlasshouse.D.TheWorldShakespeareFestival.解析：选D细节理解题。根据短文“TheBigCakeShow...March21－22”持续2天；“January17toMarch8,RHSGardenWisleyinSurrey”持续50天左右；“Theweek­longLondonWineWeekstartsfromMay18”持续一周；“TheWorldShakespeareFestivalbeginsinApril...Playswillrununtiltheendoftheyear”可知莎士比亚节从4月开始会持续到年底；持续时间最长，故选D。CIfyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon'thaveenoughfriendsinyourlife,onereason-4-maybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytosparethetimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhave.Startingandkeepingfriendshipsrequireseffortandcommitment.Ourlivesletmanyofusbecomesobusywithworkandotherthingsthatwedon'tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandtalkingwithourfriends,relativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhave.Makinganefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifequickly!Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandareassuredofapleasantwelcome?Arethereanypeoplethatyoucouldcountontohelpyouinthetimeofdifficulty?Canyouhaveclosetalkswiththem?Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether?A