课时跟踪检测（一） Welcome to the unit & Reading —Language pointsⅠ.单句语法填空1．There are 30 people injured in the traffic accident but the injured were rescued at once.(injure)2．She was confident of her becoming popular with the students.3．I didn't want to add to my mother's worry, so I hurried home.4．It is reported in the newspaper that talks between the two countries are making progress.5．He appears careless, but in reality, he is a very careful person.Ⅱ.完成句子1．如果你认为这样方便的话，我们把时间定在下午六点。
If you think that it_is_convenient_to_you,_we will fix the time at 6：00 pm.2．我们都赞成他在会上提出的计划。
We all agreed to the plan he_had_put_forward at the meeting.3．球队和球迷确信能够赢得即将到来的比赛。
The team and the fans are_confident_of_winning the coming match.4．她吃了一惊，他居然还记得她的名字。
It_amazed_her that he still remembered her name.5．需要采取措施使农田免遭洪水的侵袭。
Some measures are needed to_secure_the_farmland_against/from floods.6．一看到这张聚会照片，她就陷入了对过去的美好回忆中。
No_sooner_had_she_seen the gettogether photo than she got lost in the old sweet memories.7．已经证明你的计划是实用的。
It_has_been_proved_that your plan is practical.Ⅲ.完形填空Throughout history, many great leaders and explorers have tried hard to find objects or other ways to live forever. While it might sound __1__ to live forever, I believe that what makes life so __2__ is that it doesn't last forever. So, I don't __3__ that living forever is a good idea.For one thing, I think living forever would be very __4__. We always have to find ways to __5__ ourselves in a normal lifetime. __6__ you lived forever, you would stillneed to eat and have a place to live. To pay for all these things, you would have to __7__ working for as long as you lived. Many people work for 30－40 years, then __8__ and begin to enjoy the rest of their lives. But you wouldn't have that __9__ if you lived forever. And, since forever is a long time, that means if you didn't __10__ your skill set every few decades (十年), you could be stuck doing the same thing for a very long time. That doesn't sound like __11__ at all!Furthermore, it would be very __12__ to live forever if the people around you didn't also have that __13__. You'd be likely to __14__ a lot of people in different periods of time, but you would also have to __15__ them die. No doubt this could be very __16__ for you. You would have the __17__ to see your children and your grandchildren and your great grandchildren all __18__. But then, you'd also have to watch them get old and pass away. __19__， this could lead to a very lonely existence (存在)．__20__， while living forever might be attractive (有吸引力的) to some people, I don't think it would be right for me.C．interesting D．impossible解析：选C 总览全文尤其是最后一段中的“while living forever ... right for me”可知，作者觉得永生听起来可能很“有意思(interesting)”，但生命之所以“宝贵(valuable)”正是因为它无法永远延续。
所以，作者并不“赞成(agree)”永生。
2．A.valuable B．difficultC．busy D．quiet解析：选A 参见上题解析。
3．A.doubt B．realizeC．fear D．agree解析：选D 参见第1题解析。
4．A.important B．boringC．special D．normal解析：选B 由下文的“working for as long as you lived”和“doing the same thing for a very long time”等信息可知，作者认为永生将会很“无聊(boring)”。
5．A.discover B．supportC．dress D．protect解析：选B 由下文的“you would still need to eat and have a place to live”可知，在一个人正常的一生中，总是需要找到“养活(support)”自己的方法。
6．A.Even if B．As ifC．Every time D．Soon after解析：选A “即使(Even if)”能够永生，你仍然需要吃住。
7．A.start B．enjoyC．forget D．continue解析：选D 为了支付所有这些开销，你只要活着，就得“继续(continue)”工作。
8．A.move B．stopC．wait D．play解析：选B 由该空后的“begin to enjoy the rest of their lives”可知，很多人工作三四十年后，就“停下来(stop)”开始享受余生了。
9．A.plan B．choiceC．problem D．effort解析：选B 如果你永远活下去的话，就不会有那种“选择(choice)”，即停止工作、享受余生。
10．A.control B．noticeC．change D．improve解析：选C 由该空后的“you could ... a very long time”可知，如果你的生存技能几十年都不“变(change)”，那你将会在很长的一段时间内做同样的事情。
11．A.beauty B．truthC．fun D．luck解析：选C 长时间做一件事当然毫无“趣味(fun)”！12．A.lonely B．strangeC．nice D．clear解析：选A 下文的“a very lonely existence(存在)”是提示。
13．A.patience B．courageC．ability D．decision解析：选C 如果你周围的人没有永生的“能力(ability)”，你将会很孤独。
14．A.teach B．saveC．invite D．meet解析：选D 由常识及下文的“them die”可知，你可能在不同的时期会“遇到(meet)”很多人。
15．A.watch B．makeC．help D．feel解析：选A 因为你能一直活下去，所以将会“看着(watch)”他们死去。
16．A.good B．simpleC．exciting D．sad解析：选D 看着周围的人一个个都离去，你肯定会很“难过(sad)”。
17．A.chance B．rightC．duty D．method解析：选A 由下文的“you'd also have to watch them get old and pass away”可知，这里是说你将有“机会(chance)”看着你的孩子、孙辈以及曾孙辈“成长(grow up)”。
18．A.show off B．set offC．grow up D．give up解析：选C 参见上题解析。
19．A.Suddenly B．HopefullyC．Secretly D．Finally解析：选D 随着亲人朋友的离去，“最终(Finally)”自己只能孤独地生活在这人世间。