江苏专版2023_2024学年新教材高中英语Unit2Sportsculture分层跟踪检测四牛津译林版选择性必修第二册

分层跟踪检测(四)

A级 必备知识基础练

Ⅰ.单句填空

1. To tell the truth, I don't know if I can  （处理） the job.

2. “Let the cat out of the bag” is an i meaning to tell a secret by mistake.

3. I'll need to （熨平） that dress before I can wear it.

4. To express an （oppose） idea effectively, you can use the following words and phrases.

5. President Xi Jinping says that the central government will make medical _________（insure） accessible to every family.

6. The company's new policy （产生事与愿违的不良后果） when a number of employees threatened to quit.

7. Britain had laws against （cruel） to animals but none to protect children.

8. We were amazed at his  （remark） courage in his efforts to save the girl's life.

9. Despite the fact that a lot has been done to provide more services and facilities, the residents still complain  the great difficulty in receiving medical care.

10. We've got to get the economy under control or it will  （literal） eat us up.

Ⅱ.短语填空

1. It's totally unfair that the sales target has been changed again. They keep ; you have to look at yourself.

2. Philip  when he quit his job before signing a new contract.

3. If you said five million you'd be .

4. The weather  and they had to have their barbecue indoors.

5. If someone wants to criticize me, they should focus on my work. Mentioning my past alcohol problems is .

6. We're never going to persuade them, so we might as well .

7. You must hand in your work in time—the policy for missing homework is .

8. He dreamed to be a great scientist, but eventually  acting.

9. My car engine went dead. I will call the garage to get  in the cost to repair it.

Ⅲ.翻译句子

1. 外国游客种植的友谊之树长得很好。（过去分词短语作定语）

2. 明天给我打电话，我就告诉你实验结果。（祈使句+

and+陈述句）

3. 众所周知，地球是圆的。（as引导定语从句）

4. 南希在晚会上玩得很开心。她的丈夫也是。（so+谓语+主语）

5. 那个女孩穿着她最漂亮的裙子，想使自己在晚会上引人注目。（make的复合结构）

B级 能力素养提升练

Ⅳ.阅读理解

[2023·广东广州第六十五中学校考期末]A

There are literally thousands of books about running, each with their unique stories and angles. Here are four that might interest you.

●Advanced Marathoning（2nd Edition）

by Pete Pfitzinger, Scott Douglas （$38.13）

Shave minutes off your time using the latest in science-based training for serious runners. Advanced Marathoning has all the information you need to train smarter and arrive on the start line ready to run the marathon of your life.

Including marathon-pace runs and tempo runs, Advanced Marathoning provides only the most effective methods of training. You'll learn how to improve your running workouts with strength, core, flexibility, and form training.

●Determined to Win: The Overcoming Spirit of Jean Driscoll

by Jean Driscoll （$10.99）

Jean Driscoll was named 25th of the top 100 women athletes in the century by Sports Illustrated for Women. Born with spina bifida（脊柱裂）, Jean was never supposed to walk. But because of her intense determination, she not only learned to walk but to fly—in a wheelchair across the finish line.

In her autobiography, Jean describes her flight from physical paralysis（瘫痪） to true spiritual freedom. She shows us what perseverance can achieve.

●Boston Marathon Portraits: Pictures of Inspiration

by Raymond Britt （$19.99）

Boston Marathon Portraits features dramatic images of an exceptional race: the Boston Marathon. On race day, Boston comes alive with excitement and determination. This book presents these emotions and the action of the Boston Marathon, focusing on striking scenes and photos of runners before the race, at the starting line, the finish line and when the celebration of finishing begins.

●Women Runners

by Irene Reti, Bettianne Shoney Sien （$11.18）

This selected set of literary fiction, poems, and essays by women runners captures the essence of running, and the many hopes and dreams of women.

1. Which book would be your best choice if you were looking for tips on marathon training?

A. Women Runners.

B. Determined to Win: The Overcoming Spirit of Jean Driscoll.

C. Boston Marathon Portraits: Pictures of Inspiration.

D. Advanced Marathoning.

2. What is Boston Marathon Portraits: Pictures of Inspiration about?

A. Development of the marathon. B. Effective training methods.

C. Amazing photos of runners. D. Essays written by runners.

3. Who is Irene Reti?

A. A novelist. B. An editor.

C. A marathon winner. D. A photographer.

B

White-tailed deer prefer to eat native plants over certain invasive（入侵性的） plants. These eating habits lower native plant diversity and richness, while increasing the amount of plant communities made up of non-native species, according to a new study. The study used data from previous studies conducted at 23 sites across the northeastern US.

Overall, deer reduce community diversity, lowering native plant richness and benefiting certain invasive plants, showing that deer have a bad impact on lower forest plant communities across the eastern US.

By altering the balance of native plants in favor of the increase of invasive plants, deer change forest plant ecology. In this way, invasive plants could have a bigger influence on the forest ecosystem（生态系统） and leave fewer opportunities for native animals that depend on the native plants. Such changes in plant community structures also have long-term impacts on forest regeneration.

In the study, the researchers analyzed raw data from previous research. The data came from sites that each had multiple pairs of fenced and unfenced areas, where deer were mostly kept out of fenced areas. They compared the plant communities where deer were excluded against the communities where they had access.

The researchers were surprised to find that the diversity of invasive species—the total number of non-native species—and the total richness （or land cover） of invasive plants stayed the same in areas where deer ate and where they were kept out. Since deer find some invasive species tasteless in favor of more tasty plants, deer indirectly promote the success of these invasive plants.

The study results suggest we should try to maintain lower deer densities（密度） through hunting and fencing if the goals are to support more native plants and benefit the introduced plants.

4. What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Measures to protect native animals.

B. Ways to fight against invasive plants.

C. The extinction of rare animals in America.

D. The relation between a kind of animal and plants.

5. What does the underlined word “altering” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Benefiting. B. Changing. C. Realizing. D. Keeping.

6. How did deer stay in the areas chosen for research?

A. They didn't go to every area. B. They were raised there for research.

C. They went anywhere they wanted. D. They were forbidden to eat native plants.

7. What should people do to protect nature based on the study results?

A. Train and raise the deer in fences.

B. Change the feeding habits of deer.

C. Kill all the deer to protect forests.

D. Limit the number and activities of the deer.

Ⅴ.完形填空

[2023·河北石家庄二中校考]In the sport of track and field, athletes compete not only with one another but against themselves to achieve a new personal best. Aiming to     1     his own record, Cerveny pushed himself hard. However, his legs cramped（抽筋） and     2     him with only 200 meters to go. Determined to     3    , Cerveny rose from the ground and continued on, only to fall again after another 50 meters.

    4    , his coach asked Cerveny if he wanted to stop. He didn't. With great     5     Cerveny pulled himself up and with a（n）    6     pace, moved forward for one final push.     7    , it wasn't enough. 100 meters from the finish line, his legs simply     8    .

Before his coach could     9     him, another runner—Brandon—was at his side to help. His first attempt to get Cerveny up failed, but he    10     to quit too. With a second pull, Cerveny was     11    . At a measured jog, the two completed the final 100 meters of the course, with Cerveny holding Brandon for     12    . Brandon even made sure Cerveny crossed the finish line first, securing his    13     a faster time.

In today's     14     world in which the emphasis in athletics is so often put on breaking records, it was     15     to see that for an athlete like Brandon, the value of true sportsmanship still had legs.

1.

A. play B. beat C. check D. measure

2.

A. failed B. warned C. dragged D. raised

3.

A. rest B. win C. leave D. finish

4.

A. Relieved B. Exhausted C. Concerned D. Disappointed

5.

A. luck B. effort C. passion D. respect

6.

A. rapid B. relaxed C. unsteady D. impatient

7.

A. Normally B. Eventually C. Unbelievably D. Unfortunately

8.

A. gave out B. broke up C. fell down D. slowed down

9.

A. guide B. reach C. serve D. blame

10.

A. refused B. hesitated C. regretted D. pretended

11.

A. in his hand B. out of breath C. on his feet D. out of danger

12.

A. direction B. support C. courage D. comfort

13.

A. assistant B. teammate C. follower D. opponent

14.

A. diverse B. well-developed C. competitive D. ever-changing

15.

A. urgent B. common C. confusing D. inspiring

分层跟踪检测（四）

A级 必备知识基础练

Ⅰ.单句填空

1. handle

2. idiom

3. iron

4. opposing

5. insurance

6. backfired

7. cruelty

8. remarkable

9. about/of

10. literally

Ⅱ.短语填空

1. moving the goalposts

2. scored an own goal

3. in the ballpark

4. threw them a curveball

5. below the belt

6. throw in the towel

7. three strikes and you are out

8. found his way into

9. a ballpark estimate

Ⅲ.翻译句子

1. The trees of friendship planted by the foreign visitors are growing well.

2. Call me tomorrow and I'll let you know the lab result.

3. As is known to us all, the earth is round.

4. Nancy had a great time at the party. So did her husband.

5. Dressed in her most beautiful skirt, the girl tried to make herself noticed at the party.

B级 能力素养提升练

Ⅳ.阅读理解

1. D

[解析]细节理解题。根据Advanced Marathoning的内容简介可知，应选择该书。

2. C

[解析]细节理解题。根据Boston Marathon Portraits: Pictures of Inspiration内容简介中“focusing on striking scenes and photos of runners”可知，这本书呈现了一些跑步者的精彩照片。

3. A

[解析]推理判断题。根据Women Runners中by Irene Reti, Bettianne Shoney Sien可知，Irene Reti是这本书的作者。由此推知，Irene Reti是小说家。

【语篇导读】本文介绍了四本关于跑步的书，涉及作者、售价及主要内容等。

4. D

[解析]主旨大意题。根据第一段前两句并结合下文可知，文章谈论的是鹿的饮食习惯对本地植物和外来植物的影响，即动物与植物的关系。

5. B

[解析]词义猜测题。根据后面的“deer change forest plant ecology”可推知，此处应指通过改变本地植物的平衡，鹿会改变森林植物生态。alter的意思是“改变”。

6. A

[解析]细节理解题。根据第四段可知，在这些地区，有的地方鹿能去，有的则用篱笆拦着，鹿不能去。

7. D

[解析]细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，研究结果建议通过猎杀和设置篱笆来降低鹿的密度。也就是说，限制其数量和活动。

【语篇导读】研究发现，美国东北部的鹿只吃本地植物而不吃外来植物，这有利于外来植物的生长，但对本地植物造成了破坏。

Ⅴ.完形填空

1. B

[解析]为了打破自己的纪录，Cerveny对自己要求很高，志在挑战自我，实现突破。beat a record意为“打破纪录”。

2. A

[解析]腿抽筋了，在只剩下200米的时候，他摔倒了。fail sb意为“使某人失望；有负于某人；某人无能为力”。

3. D

[解析]Cerveny下定决心要完成比赛，他从地面上爬起来，继续前进。

4. C

[解析]自己带的参赛选手身体出了状况，教练肯定会担心。

5. B

[解析]因腿部不适摔倒了，要爬起来，自然需要费一番力气。

6. C

[解析]Cerveny腿抽筋了，跑起来，脚步肯定不稳，踉踉跄跄的。unsteady“站不稳的，摇晃的”。

7. D

[解析]Cerveny努力了，不幸的是，踉跄着跑未能坚持很久，不能让他跑到终点。

8. A

[解析]在离终点线100米的时候，Cerveny的双腿已经无力支撑。give out“精疲力竭”。

9. B

[解析]Cerveny的教练还没来得及赶到，另一个跑步者Brandon已经在他身边帮忙了。

10. A

[解析]由下一句中With a second pull可知，Brandon在把 Cerveny拉起来的尝试失败之后并未放弃。

11. C

[解析]Brandon拉起了倒下的Cerveny，使他站起来。in his hand“在他手里”；out of breath“喘不过气来”；on his feet“站起来”；out of danger“脱离危险”。

12. B

[解析]腿部抽筋、步履踉跄的Cerveny还能跑完最后的一段距离得益于Brandon的搀扶。

13. D

[解析]在比赛中，Cerveny和Brandon是对手。

14. C

[解析]在当今这个竞争激烈的世界里，体育运动的重点经常被放在打破纪录上。

15. D

[解析]根据上文Brandon帮助Cerveny一起冲刺跑完最后100米可知，他们两人展现了真正的体育精神所在，这件事令人鼓舞。

【语篇导读】本文讲述了乐于助人的故事。跑步运动员Cerveny在赛场上因腿抽筋而两次摔倒，另一个运动员Brandon经过时伸出援手，帮助了他。作者认为在当今这个竞争激烈的世界，人们通常把重点放在打破纪录上，看到像Brandon这样的运动员，真正的体育精神的价值仍然存在，这是令人鼓舞的。