PAGEPAGE1課時跟蹤練(三)Lesson2&Lesson3—PrereadingⅠ.閱讀理解ANewOrleansnativeKeianaCavé，attheageof18,isoneoftheyoungestAmericansnamedinthe2024Forbes30Under30list.Thecollegegirldevelopedamolecule(分子)fordispersing(分解)oil,whichshepresentlyproducesthroughhercompanyMare.Forbes,oneofthemostpopularmagazinesintheUS,releaseditsannual30Under30listsonJanuary3,2024.With20differentcategories(類別)frommusictolawandpolicy,ineacharea,Forbespresented30up-and-comingyounggroundbreakersonitsofficialwebsite.Cavéiscomparativelymuchyoungerthanthoseselectedtohercategory,butthisbynomeansdiscountsherexceptionalability.Toseeherdaughter'snameonthelist.VanessaCavé-Herazowassurprised,butshesaidsheknewitwascomingbecause“Keianahasalwaysbeendestined(注定)forgreatthings.”AfterlearningaboutthenegativeeffectsoftheoildispersantusedintheGulfCoastduringtheB．P.oilspill(泄露)cleanup,Cavédecidedtocreateherowndispersant.Cavéraised$1.2millionfromChevron,anAmericanmultinationalenergycompany,todevelophermoleculein2024.“Itaimsatcertainpoisonsintheseawater,andbreaksthemupintowater，”shesaidofherdispersant.“Itisoneofthefewlegaloildispersants，”Cavéadded.Despitethisachievement,Cavébelievesshehasnotquiteyetreachedsuccess.Sheregardssuccessastheamountofinfluenceshehasmadeonthecommunityandtheworld.Thecreationofthemoleculeisanachievement,butshebelievesseeingherworkbeingputtousewilltrulybehersuccess.WhileCavémayhavemadetheForbes30Under30listearlyinhercareer,sheisnevergoingtoslowdown.ShewillmakeanefforttoincreasethegrowthofMare,whichisdevotedtodevelopingmoleculestosolvemajorsocialissues.“Rightnow,MareconsistsofthisonemoleculethatIhopetoexpandandliveuptotheForbesname，”Cavésaid.語篇解讀：本文是記敘文。美國女高校生KeianaCavé獨創了一種分子，能夠合理分解海面上的油污。1．WhatcausedCavétocomeupwithherinvention?A．Hermother'sencouragement.B．Animperfectdispersantinuse.C．Thehugemarketofdispersants.D．HerwishtobeawardedbyForbes.解析：選B細微環節理解題。由第四段中的“AfterlearningaboutthenegativeeffectsoftheoildispersantusedintheGulfCoastduringtheB．P.oilspillcleanup,Cavédecidedtocreateherowndispersant.”可知，Cavé了解到之前用于漏油事務的化油劑具有負面作用后，確定獨創一種新的化油劑。2．WhatcanwesayaboutCavé？A．Shehasaverygoodsenseofhumor.B．Shefindsithardtomanagehercompany.C．Shehasastrongsenseofsocialresponsibility.D．Sheisfedupwithnewstudiesaboutmolecules.解析：選C推理推斷題。由倒數第三段中的“Sheregardssuccessastheamountofinfluenceshehasmadeonthecommunityandtheworld.”可知，Cavé具有很強的社會責任感。3．WhatwillCavé'snextstepbe?A．Tocreatelegaloildispersants.B．TodevelophercompanyMare.C．Toraisemoneyforherproject.D．ToenterChevronaftergraduation.解析：選B細微環節理解題。由最終兩段內容可知，Cavé下一步安排努力發展她的公司Mare。4．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toannounceacompetition.B．Todescribeanewcompany.C．Toadvertiseanoildispersant.D．Toreportonateenageinventor.解析：選D主旨大意題。本文旨在報道KeianaCavé這位青年女獨創家的事跡。BEDINBURGH,Scotland—Nearlyhalfoftheworld's634typesofprimates(靈長類動物)areindangerofbecoming_extinctbecauseofhumanactivity,accordingtoascientificreviewreleasedonTuesday.ScientistsmeetingattheInternationalPrimatologicalSocietyCongressinEdinburgh,Scotland,asix-dayconferencethatopenedonSunday,hopethereportwhichcountsspeciesandsubspecies(亞種)ofprimatesacrosstheworldwillhelpspur(激勵)globalactiontodefendprimatesfromdeforestationandhunting.Inthemostcomprehensivereviewoftheworld'sapes,monkeys,andlemurs(狐猴)in12years,primatologistswarnedthatspeciesfromthegiantmountaingorillasofcentralAfricatothetinymouselemursofMadagascarareonthe“RedList”forthreatenedspeciesmaintainedbytheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature.InAsia,morethan70%ofprimatesareclassifiedasvulnerable,endangeredorcriticallyendangered—meaningtheycoulddisappearsoon.“WhatishappeninginSoutheastAsiaisterrifying，”saidJean-ChristopheVie,deputychiefoftheIUCNSpeciesProgram.“Tohaveagroupofanimalsundersuchahighlevelofthreatis,quitefrankly,unlikeanythingwehaverecordedamonganyothergroupofspeciestodate.”InAfrica,11ofthe13kindsofRedColobusmonkeyassessedwerelistedascriticallyendangeredorendangered.Sometypesofthesmallrust-coloredmonkeyhavenotbeenseenin25or30years.“Itisnottoolateforourclosecousinstheprimates,andwhatwehavenowisachallengetoturnthisaround，”saidRussellA.Mittermeier,presidentofConservationInternationalandthechairmanoftheIUCNSpeciesSurvivalCommission'sprimatespecialistgroup.“Thereviewpaintsableakpicture.Someprimatesarequiteliterallybeingeatentoextinction.Butitisbynomeansadoomsday(世界末日).ThereisalotofwillhereamongthesescientistsinEdinburghandinthecountrieswhereprimateslive.”MittermeierpointedtorecentsuccessesinturningaroundpopulationssuchastheBlackLionTamarininBrazil,whichwasdowngradedtoendangeredfromcriticallyendangeredin2003thankstothreedecadesofconservationefforts.語篇解讀：靈長類動物因為人類活動而面臨滅亡，世界各國的動物愛護專家呼吁實行措施愛護它們。5．Primatesareindangerbecauseof________.A．climatechange B．naturaldisastersC．thespreadofdiseases D．humanactivity解析：選D細微環節理解題。依據第一段第一句“...primatesareindanger...becauseofhumanactivity...”可知，靈長類動物因為人類活動而面臨滅亡。6．Theunderlinedwords“becomingextinct”inParagraph1arecloseinmeaningto“________”．A．notexistinganymoreB．losingtheabilityofgivingbirthC．losingtheabilityoffindingfoodD．beinginfectedwithmorediseases解析：選A詞義揣測題。文章主要講解并描述靈長類動物因為人類活動而面臨滅亡，所以A項為正確答案。7．AccordingtoParagraph2,wecaninferthat________.A．SoutheastAsiaisterrifiedbyprimatesB．PrimatesinSoutheastAsiaareincriticaldangerC．therearemoredangerousanimalsinSoutheastAsiaD．monkeysinAmericaareindifferentdegreesofextinctioncomparedtootherareas解析：選B推理推斷題。依據其次段中“WhatishappeninginSoutheastAsiaisterrifying...Tohaveagroupofanimalsundersuchahighlevelofthreat...”可知，在東南亞有一群動物受到極大威逼，其危急程度高于我們記錄的任何其他物種受到的威逼，故選B。8．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．TheInternationalPrimatologicalSocietyCongressconferencelastedsixdays.B．ItisnotlatetotakemeasurestoprotectprimatesinMittermeier'sopinion.C．SeventypercentormoreprimatesarecriticallyendangeredinAsia.D．HumaneffortshavepaidoffinprotectingtheBlackLionTamarininBrazil.解析：選C細微環節理解題。依據短文其次段中的“InAsia,more...endangeredorcriticallyendangered—meaningtheycoulddisappearsoon.”可知，亞洲70%多的靈長類動物依據瀕危程度劃分為脆弱的、瀕危的和極度瀕危的，而不都是極度瀕危的，故選C。CIseethepostseverytimeIlookthroughFacebook,withclearlylabeledgraphics(圖文)thatjumpoutaspeoplesharethemacrosssocialmedia:“5thingsyoushouldneversaytosomeonewhoissad”，“8phrasesnospecialneedsmomwantstohear”...Ifthere'sagrouporarole,thereisanarticleforyou:moms,grandparents,thosedealingwithdeathetc.Buteventually,allwehearisDON'TSAY.Whilewemayhopetoavoidinsensitivecommentswithour_lists,_whatwearedoinginsteadiscausingpeoplenottosayanythingatall.Forfearofoffendingorsayingthe“wrong”thing,wearecreatingaworldwherepeoplearescaredofreachingout,ofshowingothersthattheydo,infact,trulycare.WhenourdaughterBrennawasbornillwithalife-threateningskindisorder,andinthemonthsandevenyearsfollowing,somanypeoplereachedoutfromallperiodsofourlives.Irememberveryfewoftheactualwordssaid,butIremembereverysinglepersonwhowasthereforus,whomadeitapointtotaketimefromtheirlivestoreachoutandexpresscareforourfamily.Ialsorememberthosepeoplewhodidn'tsayanything.I'msuretheyfeltuncomfortableordidn'tknowhowtoconveywhattheywantedto,butwhatitfeltlikeontheotherhandisthattheydidn'tcare.Makingthetimetosaysomethingtothoseinourlifewhoarehurting,whoneedencouragementisoneofthesimplestandmostmeaningfulwaysofcaringforthosearoundus.Itiseasytoavoidsituationsorexperienceswhenwearen'tsureoftherightwords.However,thetimingmayneverberightandthewordsmayneverfeelright.Expressingloveandcareisalwaystherightdecisionoversayingnothingatall.語篇解讀：本文是夾敘夾議文。在社交網站上，我們常常會看到一些帖子，這些帖子告知我們這不能說，那不能說，其實作者不喜愛這些帖子。因為這些帖子會使人們畏首畏尾，不敢表達自己對別人的關切。9．Whydosuchpostsoftenappearonsocialmedia?A．Totellpeopletospeaklessanddomore.B．Toteachpeoplehowtobeagoodspeaker.C．Toremindpeoplenottosaysomethinghurtful.D．Topersuadeustopaymoreattentiontosomegroups.解析：選C推理推斷題。由第一段“5thingsyoushouldneversaytosomeonewhoissad”，“8phrasesnospecialneedsmomwantstohear”以及下文內容可知，這些帖子提示我們不要說一些損害別人的話。10．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“ourlists”inParagraph3referto?A．Thingsweshouldnotsay.B．Differentgroupsorroles.C．Insensitivecomments.D．Whatwearedoing.解析：選A詞義揣測題。由第三段“Whilewemayhopetoavoidinsensitivecomments...”可知，ourlists指的是我們不應當說的話。11．WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinParagraph4?A．Manypeopledon'tknowhowtocommunicatewithothers.B．Showingyourloveismoreimportantthanwhatissaid.C．Peoplemaybemisunderstoodiftheysaynothing.D．Specialneedsfamiliesmayneedpeople'shelp.解析：選B段落大意題。由第四段“Irememberveryfewoftheactualwordssaid,butIremembereverysinglepersonwhowasthereforus,whomadeitapointtotaketimefromtheirlivestoreachoutandexpresscareforourfamily.”可知，作者在本段想要告知我們：向別人表達出我們的愛比我們說的話更重要。12．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．WhomIstillremembertheseyearsB．SayingnothingatallisnotawisedecisionC．ChoosingtherightwordsisnotsoimportantD．WhyI'mtiredofthe“ThingsNottoSay”posts解析：選D標題歸納題。作者在開頭提出在社交網站上她常常會看到一些帖子告知我們哪些話不能說，以免說錯了話，但是作者不喜愛這些帖子，因為這些帖子會使人們畏首畏尾，不敢表達自己對別人的關切。故D項作本文標題最佳。Ⅱ.閱讀七選五ChrisClarkson,managingdirectoratsunshine.co.uk,hasshownthetravelskillsthatwillensuretroublestayswellawayfromyourhappyholiday.GetridofthefootwearItmaybesupertempting(迷人的)tobringeverypairofshoesyouownbutfootwearcanbebigandoftenweightysoit'simportantyoufightthedesire.__1__Youaren'tgoingtowearthem,eveniftheydogowithclothesyou'vepacked.Limityourselftotwoorthreepairsmaximumtomakeyoursuitcasemuchlighter.Ifyou'redeterminedtotakeapairthatyouknowisheavierthantherest,wearthemfortheflight.__2__Rollclothes,donotfoldManypeoplemaketheterriblemistakeoftryingtofoldtheirclothesintotheirlittlesuitcase.__3__Itactuallymakesfarmoresensetorollyourclothesratherthanfoldthem.Startingfromthebottom,rollupyourshirts,skirts,trousersanddressesintoverytightly(緊緊地)packedcylinders(圓柱體)whichyoucanputontopofeachother.Notonlydoesthisfreeupalotofroombutitalsopreventsyourclothesfromgettingwrinkled.UsevacuumbagswhenpossibleIfrollingdoesn'tfreeupenoughroomforyou,thebestalternativeistobuysomevacuumbagsandseal(密封)allofyourclothesuptightly.__4__Itwillc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