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1、课时跟踪检测(二十一).阅读理解AAlmost from the time that the first Englishman set foot upon American soil, our language began to evolve (进化) .It is a continuous process throughout the centuries and has produced a language that differs from our ancestors and shows a sign of our own features and independence.By 179

2、0, there were four million Americans, 90% of whom were descendants (后代) of English colonists (殖民者)This, of course, left no question that our official native language would be “English”， but it would not be the same as that spoken in Great Britain.By 1720, the English colonists began to notice that t

3、heir language was quite different from that spoken in their motherland.How did that come to be?There are many reasons, the most obvious being the distance from England.Over the years, many words were borrowed from the Native Americans, as well as other people from France, Germany, Spain and other co

4、untries.Other words that became unused in England continued to be used in the colonies.In other cases, words simply had to be created in order to explain the unfamiliar landscape，weather, animals, plants, and living conditions that these early pioneers went through.To our newly independent Americans

5、, they were proud of their “new” American language, wearing it，as yet, another symbol of independence.In 1789，Noah Webster wrote in his Dissertations on the English Language：“The reasons for American English being different from British English are simple: As an independent nation, our honor require

6、s us to have a system of our own, in language as well as government.”The evolution of the American language continued into the 20th century, as well as the American pride.语篇导读本文主要介绍了美国英语的诞生、发展。1What is the text mainly about?A How to learn American English.BThe frequent changes of English.CThe develo

7、pment of American English.DThe differences between American English and British English.C主旨大意题。根据文中的时间以及介绍的原因可知，本文介绍了美国英语的发展历史。2Which of the following is NOT the reason that helps form American English?AAmerica is far away from England.BNew words were created through practice.CNew words were borrowe

8、d from Native Americans.DNew Americans failed to use the old words from England.D细节理解题。第四段中提到了美国英语诞生的三个原因：一是美国离英国远；二是从当地土著人那里学到了很多语言；三是有些单词根据实际情况被创造出来，它们分别对应选项A、C、B。只有选项D在文中未提到。3What can we infer from the text?AEarly Americans felt proud of their new language.BEarly Americans just felt curious about

9、 their new language.CThe new language helped Americans fight against enemies.DThe new language has settled its identity and stopped developing.A推理判断题。根据最后两段中的“To our newly independent Americans，they were proud of theirnewAmerican language.”以及as well as the American pride可知，早期的美国人对他们的新语言感到自豪。BIf you

10、want to become a fluent English speaker you should take some advice.There are four skills in learning English.They are reading, listening, speaking and writing.The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills, you should first master the skil

11、ls of reading and listening.Read as much as you can.But your reading must be active.It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentence, the meaning of the unfamiliar words，etc.There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammars or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you com

12、e across， but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them, for example, in other passages or books, is enough.It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it.As for listening, there are two choi

13、ces: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30 minutes.You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening.Since you have lots of inputs in your mind，you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say.This never mean

14、s that you should not practice listening.For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children.Their languages are easy.Or if you are good at listening you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day.Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and

15、preferably taking some notes.If you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve quickly, and you can be a fluent English speaker one day.语篇导读本文主要讲述了要想提高说和写的能力，首先要提高读和听的能力。主要介绍了提高读和听的方法。4According to the author, which should you improve first among the four skills?AReading a

16、nd listening.BReading and writing.CWriting and speaking.DSpeaking and listening.A细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中的you should first master the skills of reading and listening可得出答案。5To improve your reading, when you read you should _.Alook up all the new words in the dictionaryBthink about what you are reading active

17、lyCspend more time studying grammarsDcopy as many words and sentences as possibleB细节理解题。根据第二段中的第二句“But your reading must be active.”可知，在阅读时，你得积极思考你正在读的东西。6The underlined phrase “come across” in Paragraph 2 can probably be replaced by “_”AhearBdiscoverCmeet by accidentDlook forC词义猜测题。根据画线短语前的unfamili

18、ar“不熟悉的”可知，应是在阅读时偶然遇见的生词。7The author seems to agree with the view that _.Aeveryone should listen to VOA or BBC programs every dayByou neednt practice listening if you keep on reading every dayCyou should take notes of whatever you are hearingDbeing good at reading is helpful in improving your listen

19、ingD推理判断题。根据最后作者说只要遵循这些建议，你就能提高自己说和写的能力，可知作者赞同上面的建议，四个选项中只有D项符合。.七选五How I trained myself to get up earlierI am not what you would call a morning person.Im a writer.But getting up early has become really important for me.These are the techniques that I used to follow to learn to get up earlier：_1_ In

20、 my case it is 6 am.so that I could do a couple of hours, write my blog and catch up my email before everyone else started work.Promise myself a reward.I always wanted to learn shooting so I promised myself I would book a days shooting if I got up early for a month.Get clothes，computer and breakfast

21、 ready the night before._2_Alarms.I set my bedside alarm for 6：00.I also set my telephone to ring at 6：05 but I put the phone on the other side of the room so that I have to get out of bed to stop it ringing.Naps(打盹) and earlier nights.Sleep is like money in the bank.If you overdraw by getting up ea

22、rly, you have to pay in some other time._3_ Also, in the long run, going to bed an hour or so earlier meant that I was getting the right amount of sleep.Talk big widely about your new earlybirdiness._4_ My friend Stuart says “We are the stories we tell about ourselves.” If I describe myself as a pun

23、ctual, earlyrising, efficient robot maybe thats what Ill become.To cut a long story short.It worked! I wake up at six, feel fresh and jump right out of bed without any alarms or bribery(贿赂)_5_AThis technique works every time.BDecide what time I wanted to get up.CInitially, I did this by having short

24、 naps after lunch.DNone of these is rocket science, but they are worth sharing.EIt makes you feel good to tell people “Oh, I get up at 6 am.”FWhen I add blogs, it feels as if I have no free hours in the daytime.GI dont want to fall over everything when doing basic tasks when Im halfasleep.语篇导读本文主要介绍

25、了如何让自己养成早起的习惯。1B根据空后的“In my case it is 6 am.”可知，对我而言，这个时间就是6点。所以这一段的主题是确定想要起床的时间。2G空前说到要将衣服、电脑和早餐这些东西提前准备好，故选G项。我不想在还没有完全清醒时笨手笨脚。G项中的basic tasks指代空前的“clothes, computer and breakfast”。3C本段告诉我们睡眠的总时间要有保证，空前讲到提前起床失去的睡眠时间需要用其他时间来弥补。故选C项。最初，我通过午饭后小睡来弥补。4E本段大意为到处宣传你起得很早对你能起到督促作用。故选E项。5D本空为尾段，起到总结全文的作用。故选D项，这些建议并不难做，但值得被分享。下面是一篇有关语言学习的小短文，请在临摹过程中注意上一课时所学语言知识，临摹之后再利用课余时间背诵。提醒每个字母圆润饱满，压线书写；宜用0.5或0.7 mm中性笔。