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1、Module 2 课时跟踪练（一) Introduction & Reading Pre-reading.阅读理解ABe PreparedHere are some tips for avoiding traffic jams：The radio has more than just music. Check the local news station for the latest traffic report. Or go online and check traffic cameras before you set out. If there is a jam, youll be pre
2、pared and can try another route.Take the road less traveled. Although highways may be the most direct route, back roads can be much less crowded, saving you the frustration of stopandgo traffic. Rush hour isnt just a cute nickname. OK, so the morning and afternoon traffic lasts for several hours, bu
3、t theyre still called “rush hour” for a reason everyones on the road and in a hurry to get somewhere. Treat rush hour like bad weather if you dont have to go anywhere, stay off the roads. Dealing with TrafficHere are some tips for those traffic jams：Dont break the law. Youve gone 30 feet in 30 minut
4、es and all of a sudden you see people using the shoulders (紧急停车道). Not only is this illegal, theres a good chance theyll get caught. Pay extra attention to zigzaggers (抢道的人). When some people are anxious, they may start changing lanes (车道) every 5 seconds or cut you off. Keep checking your windows a
5、nd mirrors for these lane changers.Look for an escape. If it is possible to exit the road safely, do it. Carry a map or GPS unit, so that you can adjust your route midtrip if needed.Be courteous. Good manners could help you avoid a possible accident. Allow people in from a lane that is ending. Speed
6、ing up to keep them out increases your chances of an accident.语篇解读：交通堵塞是我们日常生活中不可避免的一部分，我们应该如何避免交通堵塞呢？遇到交通堵塞又该如何做呢？本文给我们提供了一些建议。1To avoid traffic jam, we are advised to do the following EXCEPT _.Agetting traffic news before leavingBchoosing back roadsCavoiding rush hourDchanging lanes解析：选D细节理解题。根据Be
7、 Prepared部分可知，A、B、C三项都是作者建议我们需要做的，而D项“变换车道”出现在Dealing With Traffic部分，并且是作者反对的做法，故选择D项。2“Rush hour” gets its name because _.Acars run faster during the timeBcars run slowly during the timeCpeople go to some place in a hurryDpeople walk more slowly than usual解析：选C细节理解题。根据“Rush hour isnt just a cute ni
8、ckname.”一段可知，人们之所以把交通高峰称为“rush hour”，是因为上路的人都急于赶往某个地方。故C项正确。3What should you do to pay attention to zigzaggers?AKeep checking your mirrors.BKeep watching back windows.CDrive slowly to let them in.DDrive quickly to keep them out.解析：选A细节理解题。根据“Pay extra attention to zigzaggers.”一段可知，作者建议我们通过不断查看车窗和后视镜
9、来密切关注抢道的司机。故选择A项。4What does the underlined word “courteous” in the last paragraph mean?ACalm.BPolite.CCareful. DPatient.解析：选B词义猜测题。由于“Be courteous.”是文章最后一段的标题，而本段主要讲述驾车的礼貌问题，因此判断courteous一词在这里意为“有礼貌的”。故B项正确。BYouve probably never heard of Dr. June McCarroll, but shes truly a woman who left her mark o
10、n the world. Born in Nebraska, she was a general practitioner who lived in California. Interestingly enough, her fame lies outside the world of medicine. An accident got her thinking about making our highways safer. Her car was sideswiped (擦边)，and she determined to do something about cars that crowd
11、ed others off the road.Driving on a road that bulged (突起) down its center，Dr. McCarroll noticed that the bulge helped to keep motorists on their own side of the road. That gave her an idea. She tried persuading the local government to “paint a line down the middle of the road” to set an example and
12、“lead the nation in public safety.”She got the typical bureaucratic (官僚的) response. However, she was someone who would not take no for an answer. So she took her idea to the local womens club. The vote was unanimous (无记名的) in support of the project. Still, she continued to face bureaucratic stubborn
13、ness (固执) for seven long years before her idea was put into practice.In 1924 the California Highway Commission agreed to experiment with a centerline on two sections of Route 99. Accidents on both test stretches were reduced greatly, and soon the entire state marked McCarroll lines on its highways.
14、Most of the world has since followed suit. Message: When you believe in an idea, go after that idea, especially if people you respect believe its a good one.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。Dr.June McCarroll是第一个提出在高速公路的中央划分界线的人，她因为这个创意而闻名于世。5What would be the best title for the passage?ASafety Problems on the HighwayBTh
15、e Woman Who Drew the LineCA Woman Who Had Her Own MindDHow the Highway Was Made Safer解析：选B主旨大意题。综合分析文章可知，Dr. June McCarroll是第一个提出在高速公路的中央画分界线的人，因为她的这个创意，高速公路交通事故大大降低，故B项最能体现文章的中心。6When Dr. June McCarroll first put forward her suggestion, the local government_.Adidnt support herBheld an unanimous voteCasked the local womens club to consider itDthought it was worth trying解析：选A细节理解题。从文章第三段第一句“She got the typical bureaucratic (官僚的) response.”可知，官员们没有理会她。7We learn from the last paragraph that _.ADr. June McCarrolls idea only worked on two s
