2018-2019学年高中英语 Unit 19 Language 课时跟踪练（一）Warm-up L

1EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.课时跟踪练(一)Warmup&Lesson1—PrereadingⅠ.阅读理解AA“talkingkitchen”teachesstudentshowtocookFrenchandspeakFrench.ResearchersatNewCastleUniversityintheUnitedKingdomhavedevelopedtheFrenchDigitalKitchen.ProfessorsPaulSeedhouseandPatrickOlivierledtheproject.ProfessorSeedhousetoldusthatitworkslikeasatellitenavigationsystem(卫星导航系统)inacar.Thekitchenequipmentandtoolsusemotionsensor(动作传感器)technology.ThesensorshelpacomputerguidethestudentsthroughinstructionsinFrench.Thesystemcantellwhetheryou'vedonewhatyouwereaskedtodoornot.Forexample,thesystemtellsyoutotakesomebutterandcutitwithaknife.There'sasensoronthepackagecontainingthebuttersoitcantellwherethebutter'sbeingmoved.Thesensorintheknifenotonlyknowsthattheknifeismoving,butitalsoknowswhatmotiontheknifeismaking.Soitcanknowwhethertheknifeiscuttingorwhat.Anditdoesn'tgoontothenextstepoftheprogramunlessyou'vedonewhatitsensesyou'vedone.StudentscanaskthecomputertorepeattheinstructionsortranslatethemintoEnglish.Therearevocabularylessonsbeforeandafterthecooking.ProfessorSeedhousesaystheFrenchDigitalKitchenturnstheprocessoflearninglanguageintoareal­lifeexperience.“Hereyou'retakingitoutoftheclassroomandyou'reactuallyusingthelanguagetoproducesomethingwhichyoucaneatattheendofit.It'sveryenjoyable.”Thesystemcouldbeavailableforsalebytheendof2018.Addingthetechnologytoanewkitchencouldaddabouttentotwentypercenttothebuildingcosts.Theresearchershavealsobeengivenmoneytodevelopprogramsinsixotherlanguages,includingEnglish,ItalianandSpanish.语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了一种有助于外语语言学习的智能厨房系统。1．Whichofthefollowingcorrectlyshowshowthesystemworks?A．thesensorreceivesinformation—thecomputersendsinformation—thecomputergivesinstructionsB．thesensorsendsinformation—thecomputerreceivesinformation—the2computergivesinstructionsC．thecomputersendsinformation—thesensorreceivesinformation—thesensorgivesinstructionsD．thecomputerexplainsinformation—thecomputersendsinformation—thesensorgivesinstructions解析：选B细节理解题。由第三段描述的工作程序可知B正确。2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”(inParagraph5)referto?A．Frenchfood.B．Frenchlanguage.C．Theprocessofcookingandlearning.D．Theprocessoflisteningandtranslating.解析：选C代词指代题。结合上文讲烹饪和本段第一句讲把语言学习从教室带到真实的生活中可知，此处指代的是烹饪与学习合一的过程。3．Itcanbeexpectedthatthe“talkingkitchen”________.A．willbeproducedinFrancebytheendof2018B．willhelpdifferentforeignlanguagelearnersC．willreducethebuildingcostsD．willbesoldatquitelowprices解析：选B推理判断题。最后一段说现在正在开发其他语言的程序，故可推知B正确。4．Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthepassage?A．Scienceandtechnology.B．Foodandhealth.C．Educationandculture.D．Environmentandsociety.解析：选A推理判断题。本文主要讲智能厨房系统的功能、工作原理与科技因素，故最可能出现在报纸的科技版块。BBahamasEmancipationDayTheEnglishsettledintheBahamasduringthemid­17thcenturyandbroughtAfricanslaveswiththemtoworkinthecottonfields.SlaverywasformallyoverthrownintheBritishEmpirebytheAbolitionActof1833,butitwasn'tuntil1838thattheslavesintheBahamaswerefreed.EmancipationDayintheBahamasisobservedonthefirstMondayinAugust.Businessesareclosed,andaboatraceisheldatBlackPoint,nearStanielCay,intheExumaislandgroup.3BahamasIndependenceDayTheBahamaIslandsgainedindependencefromGreatBritainin1973.TheislandshadbeenaBritishcolonyfornearly250years,butarenowacommonwealth(英联邦国家),withtheirownprimeministerandparliament.BusinessesareclosedonJuly10,alegalholiday,butfestivitiesgoonforaweekwithparadesandcelebrations.AfireworksdisplayatCliffordParkonJuly10topsofftheweek.BahamasLaborDayLaborDayisanationalholidayintheBahamas,celebratedonthefirstFridayinJuneinordertocreatealongweekendforworkers.ThetraditionaldateofLaborDayintheBahamas,however,isJune7,inhonorofanimportantworkers'strikethatbeganonthatdayin1942.LaborDayismeanttohonorandcelebrateworkersandtheimportanceoftheircontributionstothenationandsociety.Inthecapitalcity,Nassau,thousandsofpeoplecometowatchaparadethroughthestreets,whichbeginsatmidmorning.Bandsincolorfuluniforms,traditionalAfricanjunkanooperformers,andmembersofvariouslaborunionsandpoliticalpartiesareallpartoftheparade,whichendsupattheSouthernRecreationGrounds,wheregovernmentofficialsmakespeechesfortheoccasion.FormanyresidentsandvisitorstotheBahamas,theafternoonofLaborDayisatimetorelaxathomeorperhapsvisitthebeach.语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章介绍了巴哈马的三个节日。5．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“overthrown”？A．Passed.B．Blamed.C．Introduced.D．Ended.解析：选D词义猜测题。由BahamasEmancipationDay部分中的“theslavesintheBahamaswerefreed”可推知，这里指的是奴隶制被废除。6．WhatcanpeopledoonBahamasEmancipationDay?A．Watchawatersport.B．Workinthecottonfields.C．Visitsomepopularstores.D．BuildboatsatBlackPoint.解析：选A细节理解题。由BahamasEmancipationDay部分中的“aboatraceisheldatBlackPoint”可知，人们可以在巴哈马解放日观看水上项目。7．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthehistoryoftheBahamas?A．ItsearliestsettlerswereBlacks.4B．IthadbeencontrolledbytheEnglishforcenturies.C．ItsparliamentisquitedifferentfromGreatBritain's.D．ItwasseparatedfromGreatBritaininthelate19thcentury.解析：选B细节理解题。由BahamasIndependenceDay部分中的“TheislandshadbeenaBritishcolonyfornearly250years”可知，B项正确。8．WhatcanbeinferredaboutBahamasLaborDay?A．Strikesoccursometimes.B．Itsdateisnotfi