1、第 1 页 共 5 页 课时跟踪检测(六) Assessing Your Progress .单词拼写 1He gave a detailed account (描述) of what happened yesterday. 2The computer can even help us do some shopping online, have a chat (聊天) and make friends with strangers. 3Taking part in outdoor activities benefits (使受益) our health. 4Smile shortens dis
2、tance (距离) between people and it is a good way to show off friendliness to others. 5Ive heard that Elizabeth is a _tough (严厉的) business woman. 6Wearing a uniform is a symbol of pride and creates an identity (个性) for a school. 7How long can the battery (电池) last? 8The buttons (按钮) in the lifts should
3、 be easy for a person in a wheelchair to reach. 9I checked the files (档案) and some of them were out of order. 10Even the able- bodied may lose some of their body functions (功能) when they get older. .单句语法填空 1Her kindness is an inspiration (inspire) to us all. 2Distance (distant) is no problem on the
4、Internet. 3One reason is that more and more people than ever before have access to sports and exercise. 4I always start the day by going through my email. 5I sincerely apologize for my rudeness (rude) 6I think a lot of people, women in particular, pay attention to these sensitive issues. 7Much to hi
5、s embarrassment (embarrass), he failed in the exam again. 8She had an unusual degree of self- confidence and mental toughness (tough) .选词填空 keep .in mind, out of work, account for, in cash, in the distance, be stuck in, benefit from, apply for, build up, match .with 1Please keep_in_mind that time wi
6、ll change everything. 2While walking his dog in the park yesterday afternoon, Bob heard someone shouting for help _in_the_distance. 3My bike was_stuck_in the mud, so I had to turn to passers- by for help. 4Im coming to apply_for an entry visa. Heres my passport, and there are the papers. 5Please mat
7、ch the words with their proper meanings. 6After he recovered from illness, he tried to build_up his strength. 7Nowadays, many people dont pay in_cash any longer. 第 2 页 共 5 页 8People can benefit_from computers in the future. 9He opened a small shop after he was out_of_work. 10Science could not accoun
8、t_for this phenomenon. .完成句子 1当她沿着河边走的时候,她不知不觉被美丽的景色吸引了。(find宾语宾补) When she was walking along the river, she found_herself_attracted_to_the_beautiful_sights. 2既然他愿意帮忙,为什么不向他求助呢?(now that) Now_that_he_is_willing_to_do_us_a_favour,_why not turn to him for help? 3你考虑的越多,你越难以入睡。(the比较级., the比较级.) The_mo
9、re you think of it, the_harder you will fall asleep. 4老师讲得很慢,为了让学生听清楚。(so that) The teacher spoke slowly so_that_the_students_could/might_hear_clearly. 5 在我一生中, 我有很多老师, 但没有一个比我的英语老师给我留下的印象更深。 (more than) During my life, I have many teachers, but there is no other teacher who_impresses_me_more_than_m
10、y_English_teacher. 二、单元同类话题热读练 阅读理解 Surfing the Internet for fun will make you a better employee, according to an Australian study. The University of Melbourne study shows that people who use the Internet for their own reasons at work are about 9 percent more productive than those who do not. Study
11、author Brent Coker said, “Surfing the Internet at times helps increase an employees attention.” “People need to relax for a bit to get back their attention,” Coker said on the universitys website. “Having a short break, such as a quick surfing of the Internet, helps the mind to rest itself, leading
12、to a higher total Internet attention for a days work, and as a result, increases productivity (生产效率),” he said. According to the study of 300 workers, 70 percent of people who use the Internet at work surf the Internet for their own reasons during office hours. Among the most popular surfing activit
13、ies are searching for information about products, reading online news, playing online games and watching videos. “Firms spend a lot of money on software to block their employees from watching videos, using social networking sites or shopping online,” said Coker. “Thats not always a good idea.” Howev
14、er, Coker said the study looked at people who surfed the Internet in moderation (适度), or were on the Internet for less than 20 percent of their total time in the office. “Those who spend too much time surfing the Internet will have a lower productivity than those without.” he said. 第 3 页 共 5 页 语篇解读:
15、一项研究表明,员工上班时间适度使用网络可以提高生产效率。 1What does the University of Melbourne study mainly show? APeople who surf the Internet are good employees. BNot everyone surfs the Internet for fun during office hours. CThe Internet is becoming more and more important in peoples life. DSurfing the Internet for fun at t
16、imes during office hours increases productivity. 解析:选 D 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知,在上班时间有时使用网络放松一下 可以提高生产效率。 2Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one of the most popular surfing activities? AWatching videos. BReading online news. CReading online novels. DPlaying online games. 解析:选 C 细节理解
17、题。根据第四段第二句可知 C 项未提到。 3The underlined word “block” in Paragraph 4 means “_” Astop Borganize Cprotect Dseparate 解析:选 A 词义猜测题。文章讲到公司员工上班期间上网放松一下,有助于他们恢复 注意力和提高生产效率。 但有些公司却花钱买软件来阻止员工在网上看视频、 使用社交网址、 网购等,但这总不是一个好办法。block“阻止”。 4What can we infer from the last paragraph? AThose who never surf the Internet h
18、ave the lowest productivity. BSpending too much time surfing the Internet reduces productivity. CMost people dont surf the Internet in moderation during office hours. DPeople should spend as little time as possible surfing the Internet. 解析:选 B 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知,如果一个人在上班期间上网的 时间过多的话,那么他的生产效率就会降低。 三、
19、看图说话新素养练 纽约时报科技专栏作家 Li Yuan 在谈到她的工作状态时撰文称: Its not an exaggeration to say I live in and work on WeChat. 第 4 页 共 5 页 说我工作和生活都在微信上,一点也不为过。 More than 60% of people think they look uglier through the face swiping (刷脸) payments method. Soon, Alipay (支付宝) announced on social media platform Weibo that it h
20、as added beauty filters(滤镜) to its face- scanning system inside the app. 60%以上的用户表示刷脸支付时觉得自己更丑。很快,支付宝在社交媒体平台微博上回 应称,支付宝刷脸系统已加入美颜功能。 Have your kids started kicking random bottles recently? If not, they may start soon, thanks to the latest viral Internet challenge: the bottle cap challenge. 你的孩子最近开始看见
21、瓶子就踢吗?如果没有, 他们可能很快就开始了, 这是由于最近 风靡网络的挑战:瓶盖挑战。 1What do these pictures mainly tell us? The_technology_of_the_network_develops_rapidly_and_can_satisfy_ones_various_meets. 2What does network bring to our life? The_network_make_our_life_convenient,_colourful_and_interesting. 四、读后续写新题型练 阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,
22、使之构成一个完整的故事。 A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street.
23、When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village. On his way home he saw a person lying on_the_snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on h
24、is body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him. 第 5 页 共 5 页 The next afternoon the_farmer was sent to the_police_station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked,“Are these yours?” “Yes, sir,” the farmer answered timidly (胆怯 地)“Have you killed the_man?”“No
25、, no, sir,” the farmer said in a hurry.“When did you see the dead man?” “About seven last evening”“Did you see who killed the man?” “No, sir.” The officer brought out a_knife and asked,“Have yo seen it yet?”“No, sir.” The officer became angry and told the policeman to beat him up and sent him to pri
26、son. The officer wanted to trap the farmer into the confession (供认), but the farmer didnt admit he was the_murderer. 注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右; 2至少使用 5 个短文中标有下划线的关键词语; 3续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已经为你写好; 4续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1: The officer was so angry that he asked the policeman to beat him up again
27、. Paragraph 2: The farmer was lucky.A few days later, 参考范文: Paragraph 1: The officer was so angry that he asked the policeman to beat him up again. The_farmer was very afraid. He thought he would be sentenced to death for killing someone, but he didnt. He was innocent. He must tell people the truth,
28、 but no one could hear his voice. He hoped that someone could come and save him. Paragraph 2: The farmer was lucky. A few days later, a young man came to the_police_station with a lot of journalists, saying that he saw the_murderer. It was the police officer who killed the_man on_the_snow! He saw th
29、e police officer use a_knife to kill the man late in the evening. He was so frightened and ran away. But the young man thought the farmer was innocent. So he took the great courage to expose the real criminal. After the investigation, the young man was right. The police officer was sent to prison and the policeman who beat up the farmer was punished. The brave young man was regarded as the hero by the villagers.