跟踪导练（一）

2016-05-10

时代英语·高二 2016年2期

Ill be a photographer. Im going to bring bits of Australia back home with me. I told myself this before， but I feel so doubtful on this plane thats flying me thousands of miles away. I dont want to put down my bag. I was so confident yesterday. But today I feel like a child. I dont belong on this plane where people sit with briefcases on their laps reading newspapers. Theyre all adults.

Ive never been out of the USA. And now， all by myself， Im traveling into Australia， a world I know nothing about. A part of me recognizes it as home.

My mom had an Australian accent and golden hair. She was fun and she wasnt like my friends moms， who would take them to get their nails done or to the mall. Instead， my mom would take me to New Jersey beaches， where we would spend the whole day taking walks along the shore. My mom told me that in Australia， Christmas was always spent on the beach with friends and family， and everyone wore Santa hats with their bathing suits. It never got cold there； the sun was always bright and warm. My mom was different and I was so proud of her.

I dont know how she met my father， but they met somehow years ago and they got married and moved into an apartment in New Jersey， where my dad grew up. Then I was born and we were just a perfect family of three， who went out to dinner and watched movies in the dark and loved each other.

I know things have been hard on my father since my mom died years ago. Its hard for me， too， and I have to experience the wonderful place my mom grew up in and loved. My mom talked about Australia so much and now I have to see this place that connects me to her.

This is an adventure.

1. Why is the author travelling to Australia？

A. To search for fortune there.

B. To look for her grandparents there.

C. To celebrate Christmas with her father.

D. To find more about this wonderful place.

2. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us？

A. The authors impression of her mother.

B. The authors first impression of Australia.

C. The reason why the author loved Australia.

D. The important things she learned from her mother.

3. What can we learn about the author from the text？

A. She decided to learn photography in Australia.

B. She had a good time when her mother was living.

C. Her father didnt want her to learn photography.

D. She learned photography because her mom liked it.

4. Where did the author most probably write the text？

A. At the beach. B. At home.

C. On the plane. D. In Australia.

Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events， love， sadness， good times， and bad times. It tells real life stories and sounds the way people really talk， as life becomes more complicated it is good to hear music about ordinary people.

Country music， sometimes called country-western， comes from two lands of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the west. The singers usually play guitars， and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars.

At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II， thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.

Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada， in small towns and in New York City， among black and white， and among educated and uneducated people. About 1，200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day， English stars sing it and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor Southerners is now popular all over the world.

5. Where does country music come from？

A. The northeast and Midwest.

B. Real life stories in small towns.

C. Factories and army camps in the South.

D. The Appalachian Mountains and the West.

6. Many Southerners go to the Northest and the Midwest during World War Ⅱ ___ .

A. to take music with them

B. to work in the factories there

C. to make country music popular

D. to make other people like country music

7. Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world today because ___ .

A. many people said it was low class

B. people could sing it in different languages

C. it started with cowboys and poor Southerners

D. it is loved by different kinds of people in the world

8. Which of the following is TRUE about country music according to the passage？

A. It is sung by many stars in English.

B. It is about human feelings and events.

C. It is only popular with city people today.

D. It is played by electric guitars in the 1930s.

用方框里单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。每空一词，有两个词是多余的。

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1. My cousin is my nearest ____ and he lives in Beijing.

2. Historians find difficulty in ____ certain records.

3. We think it important that theory should be ____ with practice.

4. The rainy days in this city always ____ me.

5. Are outgoing people more enthusiastic and less anxious about making ____ with others？

6. The String Quartet No.1 is an early musical work， ____ in California in 1941.

7. My ____ is to become a film star， but its probably just a flight of fancy.

8. If you have any questions ____ the tour， please feel free to ask me.

下列各句每句有1个错误，请标出并改正在右边横线上。

1. Dont let bad websites influence on the young， especially the children. ____

2. Looking for a job these days can be very depressed. ____

3. The new teaching method combines education to pleasure.

____

4. It has been a long time since your band give concerts in our

hometown. ____

1. 我想这些情形很多地方都有。

2. 一个人说话应该清楚，写作也是这样。

3. 我最终在巴黎与她取得了联系。

4. 我想你已经大到可以理解我将与你分享的秘密了。

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

What is the secret of writing a good letter？ You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs.

Clear. 1 Make them easy to understand. Talk as if the reader were right here with you .

Correct. Writing should be taken seriously. 2 Use your dictionary. If you need to， check a reference book too. Use them as much as you need to.

Complete. Complete your points. Finish one point completely before going on to the next.

Courteous （礼貌的）. Be friendly. Present your information nicely even if you are complaining about something. 3

Concise. Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can.

Conversational. This is really the secret of good writing，

4 Such a letter has a natural， friendly tone.

Considerate. 5 Write about what you believe the reader needs or wants to know. Try to be helpful. This will build good feeling toward you.

The seven Cs are about writing letters. But how about school papers？ Use the seven Cs. Write as if you are talking to your teacher or professor. Youll be surprised. Youll almost instantly become a good writer. And you might even enjoy writing from now on.

A. Just “talk” to the person.

B. Use short， direct sentences.

C. Dont guess， even for spelling.

D. Make sure what you say is correct.

E. Include long sentences in your letter.

F. Think of the readers point of view as you write.

G. In all letters， treat others as you want them to treat you.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

In the dining room of my grandfathers house stood a big clock. Meals in that dining room were a 1 for four generations to become one. The 2 was always spread with food， which showed the deep 3 between all the family members. And always that clock stood like a faithful old family friend， 4 our happiness.

As I was a child， the old clock 5 me. I watched and listened to it during meals. I 6 how at different times of the day that clock would 7 with a wonderful sound. Year after year， the clock struck a part of my 8 ， a part of my heart.

Even more wonderful to me was what my grandfather did each day. He would 9 wind that clock with a special and magic key， which 10 the clock ticking and striking. He never let that clock wind down and 11 . When we grandkids got a little older， he 12 us how to wind the clock.

Several days after my grandfather died， I 13 the dining room， with tears flowing freely. The clock stood deserted and 14 ， seeming smaller and not as magnificent as before. I couldnt bear to look at it.

Years later， my grandmother gave me the clock and the

15 . The old house was quiet. I opened the clock door with my shaking hand. Then 16 ， I entered the key and wound the clock. It sprang to 17 . Tick-tock， life and chimes （钟声） were 18 into the dining room， into the house and into my 19 . In the movement of the hands of the clock， my grandfather 20 again.

1. A. party B. time C. place D. situation

2. A. room B. space C. table D. kitchen

3. A. trust B. impression C. relationship D. love

4. A. sharing B. understanding C. experiencing D. testing

5. A. disappointed B. encouraged C. interested D. comforted

6. A. knew B. remembered C. doubted D. wondered

7. A. strike B. work C. move D. call

8. A. studies B. opinions C. memories D. worries

9. A. strangely B. carefully C. eagerly D. difficultly

10. A. found B. kept C. prevented D. caused

11. A. break B. fall C. stop D. finish

12. A. showed B. questioned C. advised D. asked