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课时跟踪练（七）Introduction&Reading—Pre-reading

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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THEBRONTEFAMILY

YorkshireinEnglandwasthesettingfortwogreatnovelsofthe19thcentury.ThesewereCharlotteBronte'sJaneEyreandEmilyBronte'sWutheringHeights.Theyoungestsister,Anne,wasalsoagiftednovelist,andherbookshavethesameextraordinaryqualityashersisters'.

TheirfatherwasPatrickBronte,borninIreland.Hemovedwithhiswife,MariaBronte,andtheirsixsmallchildrentoHaworthinYorkshirein1820.Soonafter,Mrs.Bronteandthetwoeldestchildrendied,leavingthefathertocarefortheremainingthreegirlsandaboy.

Charlottewasbornin1816.Emilywasbornin1818andAnnein1820.TheirbrotherBranwellwasbornin1817.Lefttothemselves,thechildrenwroteandtoldstoriesandwalkedoverthehills.Theygrewuplargelyselfeducated.Branwellshowedagreatinterestindrawing.Thegirlsweredeterminedtoearnmoneyforhisarteducation.Theytookpositionsasteachersortaughtchildrenintheirhomes.

Aschildrentheyhadallwrittenmanystories.Charlotte,asayounggirl,alonewrote22books,eachwith60to100pagesofsmallhandwriting.Therefore,theyturnedtowritingforincome.By1847,CharlottehadwrittenTheProfessor;Emily,WutheringHeights;andAnne,AgnesGrey.AftermuchdifficultyAnneandEmilyfoundapublisher,buttherewasnointerestshowninCharlotte'sbook.（Itwasnotpublisheduntil1859.）However,onepublisherexpressedaninterestinseeingmoreofherwork.JaneEyrewasalreadystarted,andshehurriedlyfinishedit.Itwasacceptedatonce;thuseachofthesistershadabookpublishedin1847.

JaneEyrewasimmediatelysuccessful;theothertwo,however,didnotdosowell.PeopledidnotlikeWutheringHeights.Theysaiditwastoowild,tooanimallike.ButgraduallyitcametobeconsideredoneofthefinestnovelsintheEnglishlanguage.EmilylivedonlyashortwhileafterthepublicationofthebookandAnnediedin1849.

CharlottepublishedShirleyin1849,andVillettein1853.In1854shemarriedArthurBellNicholls.Butonlyayearlater,shediedoftuberculosis（肺结核）ashersistershad.

语篇解读：

本文主要讲述了英国女作家夏洛蒂·勃朗特姐妹三人的一生及著作。

1．WhatdidtheBrontesisterswanttodoforBranwell?

A．Helphimwritestories.

B．Helphimgettrainedinart.

C．Teachhimhowtodrawwell.

D．Teachhimhowtoeducatehimself.

解析：

选B　细节理解题。

根据第三段倒数第二句“Thegirlsweredeterminedtoearnmoneyforhisarteducation.”可知，勃朗特姐妹想资助Branwell学习美术。

2．Weknowfromthetextthat________.

A．JaneEyrewaspublishedin1847

B．CharlotteBrontewrote22booksinall

C．theBrontesistersreceivedagoodeducation

D．PatrickBrontehelpedhisdaughterswiththeirwritings

解析：

选A　推理判断题。

根据第四段最后两句话可知，姐妹三个在1847年各出了一本书，而《简·爱》就是其中之一。

因此正确答案为A项。

3．Whichofthefollowingwaspublishedafterthedeathofitswriter?

A．Shirley.　　　　　　　B．Villette.

C．AgnesGrey.D．TheProfessor.

解析：

选D　推理判断题。

根据最后一段可知，夏洛蒂死于1855年。

由第四段可知，她的著作《教师》是在1859年出版的。

因此正确答案应为D项。

4．WhatdoweknowabouttheBrontesistersfromthetext?

A．Theirnovelsinterestedfewpublishers.

B．Noneofthemhadmorethantwobookspublished.

C．Noneofthemlivedlongerthan40yearsold.

D．Emilywastheleastsuccessfulofthethree.

解析：

选C　推理判断题。

夏洛蒂出生于1816年，死于1855年；艾米莉生于1818年，死于“ashortwhileafterthepublicationofthebook”；安妮生于1820年，死于1849年。

经计算可知，姐妹三个都没有活过40岁。

B

A12yearoldgirlfromCaliforniabecamethewinnerofthe90thScrippsNationalSpellingBeeafterspelling35wordscorrectly.

AnanyaVianyspent45minutesand21roundsgoingbackandforthwith14yearoldRohanRajeev,ofEdmond,Okla.ButRohanfinallymisspelledtheword“marram”，andAnanyawentontowinaftercoollyspellingtwomorewordscorrectly.Thewinningwordofthisyearwas“marocain”.AnanyawilltakehomemorethanD|S40,000incashandprizes.

Formedin1925,theSpellingBeeisthenation'slargestandlongestrunningeducationalcontest（竞赛）.Itaimsnotonlytoencouragechildrentoperfecttheartofspelling,butalsotohelpwidentheirknowledgeoftheEnglishlanguage.Participantscannotbeolderthanfourteen,norcantheybepasttheeighthgrade.ToqualifyfortheBee,aspellermustwinaregional（地区的）contest.

Ananya'swinwasthefirstsinglevictoryinthreeyearsattheBee,withthecontestpreviouslyendingin_a_tiesince2013.Thebeeaddedatestthisyeartobreakthesituation.Ananyaisthe13thIndianAmericantowinthebeeinarow.Shestoodoutasanewcomerlastyear.Herscoreonthewrittenspellingandvocabularytestwouldhavebeenhighenoughtomakethetop50,butshemissedaword“multivalent”onstage.Asasixthgrader,shecouldhavecomebackfortwomoreyears,hadshefailed.Now,she'llreturnonlytohelppresentthetrophy（奖杯）tonextyear'swinner.

Amongtheotherstandoutspellersthisyearwastheyoungestcontestantever,6yearoldEdithFuller,fromTulsa,Okla.Butshewassenthomeintearsdespitespellingallofherwordscorrectly.Thegirldidnotgetahighenoughscoreinarequiredwrittenexam,forcinghertofailtoqualifyforthefinalround.

语篇解读：

2017年6月1日，第90届全美拼写大赛落下帷幕，年仅12岁的印度裔女孩AnanyaVinay摘得冠军。

5．WhatcanwelearnabouttheScrippsNationalSpellingBee?

A．ItisAmerica'slargestcontest.

B．ItencouragesforeignerstolearnEnglish.

C．ThefirstSpellingBeewasheldin2013.

D．Afourteenyearoldchildinninthgradecan'tparticipateinit.

解析：

选D　细节理解题。

根据第三段“Participantscannotbeolderthanfourteen,norcantheybepasttheeighthgrade.”可知，参加者需同时满足14岁及其以下和八年级及其以下的要求，因此14岁在上九年级的孩子不能参加拼写大赛。

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“inatie”inParagraph4mean?

A．Beingnotattractive.

B．Withtwowinnersachievingthesamescores.

C．Beingcriticizedbythepublic.

D．Withtwoplayersquittingthecompetition.

解析：

选B　词义猜测题。

根据画线词前一句“Ananya'swinwasthefirstsinglevictoryinthreeyearsattheBee”和后一句“Thebeeaddedatestthisyeartobreakthesituation.”可知，Ananya是三年来诞生的第一个单个冠军，即之前连续三届决赛都打成平局。

7．Fromthepassage,weknowthatAnanya________.

A．isthefirstIndianAmericantowintheBee

B．isthesmartestspellerinthecontest

C．failedtomakethetop50lastyear

D．willcomebacktothecontestfornexttwoyears

解析：

选C　细节理解题。

根据第四段“Herscoreonthewrittenspellingandvocabularytestwouldhavebeenhighenoughtomakethetop50,butshemissed...”可知，她去年原本可以进50强，但因为拼错一个词而惜败，故选“failedtomakethetop50lastyear”。

8．EdithFullerdidn'tenterthefinalroundbecause________.

A．shedidn'tperformwellinthewrittenexam

B．sheisnotIndianAmerican

C．herfamilydidn'tsupporther

D．shefailedtospellallthewordscorrectly

解析：

选A　细节理解题。

根据最后一段最后一句“Thegirldidnotgetahighenoughscoreinarequiredwrittenexam,forcinghertofailtoqualifyforthefinalround.”可知，EdithFuller由于在笔试上表现不佳而失去了参加决赛的资格。

C

IhavebeenahugefanofDisney'sPiratesoftheCaribbeanmoviessincethefirstone.WhileIwasdisappointedwiththesecondandthirdmovies,IwassurprisedathowmuchIenjoyedOnStrangerTides.Thefourthmovieismorefocusedonthecharactersandmanypartsremindedmeofthefirstmovieintheseries,TheCurseoftheBlackPearl.

OnStrangerTidesbeginsinLondon,whereJackhaslostthehopeoffindingtheFountainofYouth.However,whenhelearnsthattheSpanishandBritishareracingeachothertothefountain,hissenseofadventureisrenewed.Hesetssailandtheexcitingracetothefountainfollows.Becausetheplotisbasedonarace,itstaysfocusedandkeptmewonderingwhatwasgoingtohappennext.IthinkthiswasagreatchangefromtheplotsofDeadMan'sChestandAtWorld'sEnd.InthismoviethecharactersareheadingforacleargoalandIcouldfocusmoreonthemthanwhatwashappeningintheplot.

WhileImissedsomeoftheoldcharacters,likeWillandElizabeth,Iwasalsogladthattheyweren'tbroughtbackforthismoviebecauseIthinkitwouldhavemadetheplottoocomplicated（复杂的）.TheonlycharacterIwishIhadseenmoreisJackSparrow'sfather,playedbyKeithRichards.IexpectedmoreofSparrow'spasttobeshowninthismoviebecausetherehadbeenhints（暗示）ofhisdarkpastintheothermovies.

Myfavoritepartistheendingbecausethereisadirecttietothefirstmoviewhensomeoneendsupgettinglefthelplessonanisland.IlovethispartbecauseitremindsmeofwhyIfellinlovewithPiratesoftheCaribbeaninthefirstplace.

语篇解读：

本文是一篇关于电影《加勒比海盗》的第四部《惊涛怪浪》的评论。

9．FromParagraph1weknowthatthewriter________.

A．enjoyedwatchingOnStrangerTides

B．lovedeverymovieofPiratesoftheCaribbean

C．thoughtOnStrangerTideswasthebestofthefourmovies

D．thoughtTheCurseoftheBlackPearlwasverydisappointing

解析：

选A　细节理解题。

根据第一段的“IwassurprisedathowmuchIenjoyedOnStrangerTides”可知作者很喜欢看《惊涛怪浪》这部电影。

10．InOnStrangerTides,whatdoesJackmainlywanttodo?

A．Tofindhisfather.

B．TofindWillandElizabeth.

C．TofindtheFountainofYouth.

D．TohelptheSpanishfindafountain.

解析：

选C　细节理解题。

根据第二段的“whereJackhaslostthehopeoffindingtheFountainofYouth.However...theexcitingracetothefountainfollows.”可推断杰克船长是想去寻找不老泉。

11．DeadMan'sChestandAtWorld'sEndare________.

A．thefirstandthirdmoviesofPiratesoftheCaribbean

B．thefirstandfourthmoviesofPiratesoftheCaribbean

C．thesecondandthirdmoviesofPiratesoftheCaribbean

D．thesecondandfourthmoviesofPiratesoftheCaribbean

解析：

选C　推理判断题。

根据第一段的“thefirstmovieintheseries,TheCurseoftheBlackPearl”可知《黑珍珠号的诅咒》是这个系列的第一部，又根据“WhileIwasdisappointedwiththesecondandthirdmovies,IwassurprisedathowmuchIenjoyedOnStrangerTides”可知《惊涛怪浪》是第四部，那么剩下的两部就是第二部和第三部。

12．WhydoesthewriterliketheendingofOnStrangerTidesbest?

A．Becauseitisthemostexcitingpartofthemovie.

B．Becauseitbroughthim