高中英语 UnitBeauty 课时跟踪练(一)Warmup Less

感顿市安乐阳光实验学校课时跟踪练(一) Warm-up & Lesson 1 — Pre-reading
Ⅰ.阅读理解 A
The Most Beautiful Heart
One day a young man declared that he had the most beautiful heart
in the world. A large crowd flocked to admire his heart for it was perfect. There was not a flaw (瑕疵) in it.
Suddenly, an old man appeared and said ，“Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as
mine.”
The crowd and the young man looked at the
old man's heart. It was full of scars.It had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite right, and there were
several jagged (锯齿状的) edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gouges (孔洞) where whole pieces were missing.
The young man laughed ，“Comparing your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of s cars.”
“Yes，” said the old man. “Yours looks perfect, but I would never
trade with you. You see, every scar represents a person to whom I have
given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and
often they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the empty place in my heart.
But because the pieces aren't exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we shared.
Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person
hasn't returned a piece of his or her heart to me. These are the empty gouges — giving love is taking a chance.
Although these gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for those people too, and I hope someday they may return
and fill the space I have been waiting. So now do you see what true beauty
is ？” The young man walked up to the old man, reached into his perfect heart,
and ripped a piece out. He offered it to the old man. The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart. It fit, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges.
The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more
beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart flowed into his.
They embraced and walked away side by side.
错误!
1．The young man laughed at the old man in the beginning because he thought ________.
A．his own heart was perfect while the old man's heart was ugly B．the old man was silly enough to misunderstand him
C．young people should have a more beautiful heart
D．he could command instant respect from the crowd
解析：选A 细节理解题。

由前面的描述及第四段内容可知，年轻人的心脏是完美的，而老人的心脏则到处都是伤疤，所以显得很丑陋。

2．Why wouldn't the old man trade his heart with the young man's?
A．He had exchanged his heart with somebody else.
B．The young man refused to help people in need.
C．He had a heart full of love shared with others.
D．The young man was too vain to gain his trust.
解析：选C 细节理解题。

根据第五段内容可知，老人的心脏上每一道伤疤都代表着一次爱心，因此这是一颗充满爱心的心脏。

3．The missing pieces in the old man's heart meant ________.
A．some people helped by the old man forgot to pay him
B．giving love sometimes involved risks and hurt
C．people who shared love should be grateful
D．loving a person without hurting yourself
解析：选B 细节理解题。

根据第七段内容可推知正确答案。

4．What made the young man feel his heart more beautiful than ever in the end?
A．The moving story told by the old man.
B．His fresh understanding of true beauty.
C．Making good friends with the old man at last.
D．The flowing love from the old man's heart into his.
解析：选D 细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段内容可知正确答案。

B
Norma Burns has been running her organic farm for the last 18 years, but she's now looking to turn_over_a_new_leaf,_so she's giving the farm away to whoever wins her essay contest (作文竞赛)．
The Bluebird Hill Farm has been everything to Norma during the last 18 years, but running it takes a lot of work, and after Norma's husband died in 2005, she's been having a tough time taking care of everything
alone.She has decided to go back to the city, but she hopes to leave her beloved farm in good hands.
Although it's been valued at around $450,000, she doesn't want to sell her farm.She wants to give it away to a couple who can best explain why they would be her best choice in a 200­word essay.“To me, there's no better thing in life than raising organic food，” Norma said.“I'm looking for a couple who have experience and training in organic farming and are willing and able to put in the long days and hard work that farming requires.The only thin g they don't have is an actual farm.”
The “A Gift of Good Land” essay contest gives farmers the chance to live the life they've always dreamed of.Apart from the $300 entry fee, there are a few important conditions.First of all, applicants (申请人) must have t he “experience and training” required to operate an organic farm.Secondly, the contest mentions “couples” for the reason that the farm can't be operated successfully by a single person.Ever since Norma made public the news of her essay contest, her phone hasn't stopped ringing.“It just kind of exploded，” she said.
If you've always wanted to be an organic farmer but couldn't afford a farm, this is your chance.Head over to the Bluebird Hill Farm website, and sign up for the contest.Norma would pick the winning couple at last.
1 mean?
A．Live a new life. B．Depend on others.
C．Help those in need. D．Make things better.
解析：选A 词义猜测题。

由画线部分后的内容及第二段“She has decided to go back to the city”可知，诺玛·柏恩斯想把自己苦营的农场赠送给别人，自己到城市里过新的生活，故画线部分意为“过上新的生活”。

6．Why does Norma want to give her farm away?
A．She is in need of more organic food.
B．The life on the farm is boring and lonely.
C．She wants to help new farmers get started.
D．It requires more work than she can handle.
解析：选D 细节理解题。

由第二段“ ...but running it takes a lot of work, and after Norma's husband died in 2005, she's been having a tough
time taking care of everythi ng alone.”可知，自从丈夫去世后，她一个人无法管理这么大的一个农场，这是她决定把农场赠送给别人的原因。

7．What can we learn about the essay contest?
A．It charges no fee to applicants.
B．Many people show interest in it.
C．The winner will be announced on the website.
D．Experienced farmers are not allowed to take part in it.
解析：选B 推理判断题。

由倒数第二段“Ever since Norma made public the news of her essay contest, her phone hasn't stopped ringing.‘It just kind of exploded，’ she said.”可知，自从诺玛·柏恩斯赠送农场的消息公布后，对此感兴趣的人络绎不绝。

8．What would be the best title for the text?
A．An essay to write for a contest
B．A gift to present for farming
C．A farm to win by writing an essay
D．A farm to give away for nothing
解析：选C 标题归纳题。

诺玛·柏恩斯将把自己苦营的农场赠送给别人，她确定人选的方式非常特别，用200词阐述自己接管农场的理由，谁写得最好，谁就是人选。

C项作为标题最佳。

C
The fashionable technology of virtual reality (虚拟现实) (VR) —the wonderful world created by computers — is finally here, but before you rush out to buy the headset, you'll want to take notice of experts' warnings.
“These devices are designed mostly for adult use，” said Dr.Justin Asgarpour, Vancouver optometrist (whose job is to examine people's eyes and to sell glasses)．
Little research has been done about the long­term effects of VR on children, but makers have not designed the VR headsets for young eyes.
VR headset maker Oculus Rift states that younger users may suffer from discomfort or ill health effects, and they are in a very important period of visual development.
“What a study has suggested is that a VR device can actually cause what we call amblyopia, potential (潜在的) lazy eyes, in these children with pre­existing visual conditions，” Dr.Asgarpour said.
Even children without underlying eye conditions could experience problems, like temporary double vision.
Adults should be careful too, according to the doctor, who says
longer virtual reality experiences can lead to balance problems.You should be careful of your surroundings and be careful not to trip over wires (电线)．Those with heart conditions are advised not to play.
But there are some positive health uses of virtual reality.The technology has been used to treat conditions like fear of heights, and it's also being used to help treat addictions (瘾)．
“What we're trying to do is take people into a drug­related setting and let them experience cravings (extremely strong wishes for something)，” Dr.Zach Rosenthal with Duke University said.He and his team take addicts inside a virtual house and use a series of tones to condition them to reduce their cravings.
A lot more research needs to be done about the long­term health effects of VR, but in the meantime you had better spend only a limited time on VR and make sure your children use it as little as possible.
A．Discouraging. B．Uninterested.
C．Doubtful. D．Curious.
解析：选A 推理判断题。

由第三、四段可推断，Oculus Rift公司不希望儿童使用虚拟现实装置。

10．What did Asgarpour say about VR?
A．It could help to improve users' balance.
B．It was badly in need of improvements.
C．It could be used to treat heart disease.
D．It might cause kids' sight problems.
解析：选D 细节理解题。

由第五段可知，Asgarpour认为虚拟现实可能会导致儿童出现视力问题。

11．Why does the author mention Rosenthal's study?
A．To prove VR's beneficial effects.
B．To explain the harm of addictions.
C．To comment on VR's medical uses.
D．To discuss people's cravings for VR.
解析：选A 推理判断题。

联系倒数第三段可知，倒数第二段提到的研究是为了说明虚拟现实带来的益处。

12．What are scientists expected to find out?
A．Why children are showing much interest in VR.
B．How people can use VR to improve their health.
C．Why VR is getting more popular at the present time.
D．How VR influences users over a long period of time.
解析：选D 推理判断题。

由第三段中的“Little research has been done about the long­term effects of VR on children”和最后一段中的“A lot more research needs to be done about the long­term health effects of VR”可知，人们希望科学家搞清楚虚拟现实对用户产生的长久影响。

Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Many styles of music can be played on guitars. One of these wonderful styles of music comes from what is called the slide guitar.__1__ The sounds that come from a slide guitar are unforgettable and just so enjoyable.
The “slide” refer s to the action the player makes, where he slides an object across the strings producing a “gliding” type of
sound.Although it is not entirely clear how the slide guitar technique came to be used, most experts agree that its origins are from an African sin gle­string instrument similar to a violin.__2__ It was a way of conveying the players' feelings that they were trying to express.
Slide guitar has also been known for being used with Hawaiian music. __3__ Natives of Hawaii and the Pacific Islands had instruments similar to those found in Africa.As individuals from more and more cultures went to mainland America, the use of slide instruments became more common.The slide guitar sounds have really struck all of its listeners and musicians, showing them that this style is improving constantly giving new hope to the new types of music.
__4__ All you need is your guitar and a slide.Slides can be found anywhere from $5 to $25, but many players like to make their own slides.The most convenient slide is often made from the neck of a glass bottle.In fact, there are many types of “slides” used in playing the slide guitar.Besides bottle necks, players have used metal tubes, knives or glass tubes to achieve the desired “slide” sound.__5__ A．It influenced the slide guitar style as well.
B．It is a particular method or technique for playing the guitar.
C．Slide guitar is something that you can experiment with low costs.
D．The companies work day and night creating these types of slide guitars.
E．Once it hit, it hit hard, and everyone was talking about this new unbelievable sound.
F．For that reason, they should be careful that their fingers don't get stuck or cut in the process.
G．People in those areas found that moving objects across stringed instruments could produce an attractive sound.
错误!1.选B 由前一句可知，这样美妙的音乐风格来自吉他的滑音演奏。

接下来应介绍滑音演奏，故选B。

2．选G 由前一句可知，大多数专家认为滑音演奏来源于一种类似于小提琴的非洲单弦乐器，此处应是那些地区的人们发现移动的物体通过单弦乐器时能产生迷人的声音，故选G。

3．选A 前一句说滑音演奏也因融入了夏威夷音乐而闻名，后一句又提到在夏威夷和太平洋岛屿也发现和在非洲类似的乐器，故选A。

4．选C 由后一句可知，你所需要的是吉他和一个滑棒，此处进一步说滑动吉他是用低成本就能实验的东西，故选C。

5．选F 由前一句可知，除了瓶颈外，演奏者还可以用金属管、刀或玻璃管来达到滑音的效果，在演奏吉他时一定要小心，以免夹住或割到手指。

故选F。