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1、课时跟踪练(一) Welcome to the unit & ReadingPre reading.阅读理解AAngela Erdmann aged 62, who lives in Berlin, never thought that one day she would received a letter from her grandfather who had been dead for 69 years. So she felt astonished and moved.More than 100 years ago, a young German man named Richard P
2、latz put a message into a brown beer bottle, then threw the bottle into the Baltic Sea during a nature hike. Platz, the 20yearold son of a baker, had no way of knowing that his message would survive more than a century.Last month, some fishermen in the Baltic Sea pulled the old beer bottle out of th
3、e water, along with their catch. Inside they found a postcard, dated 17 May 1913, from Richard Platz asking for his message to be forwarded (转交) to his address in Berlin, as reported in The Local website. The fishermen thought it was such a miracle (奇迹) that it should be handed to the addressee (收信人
4、). They handed it in the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg. Researchers were then able to locate his granddaughter, Angela Erdmann. She visited the museum last week and was able to hold the bottle.“That was a pretty moving moment. Tears rolled down my cheeks，” she told German news agency. Erd
5、mann also said she never knew her mothers father, who reportedly died in 1946 when he was 54 years old. But she said the discovery of his message had inspired her to find out more about him.Some authorities believe that at 101 years of age it may be the worlds oldest message in a bottle.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙
6、文。讲述了世界上很可能是最古老的漂流瓶信件：101年前理查德普拉茨把一个装有明信片的漂流瓶扔进了波罗的海，如今这个漂流瓶历经百年风雨，已经被送交给他的外孙女了。1Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the message?aFishermen pulled the old beer bottle out of the water.bThe bottle was thrown into the Baltic Sea.cAngela Erdmann got the message.dThe message
7、 was sent to the International Maritime Museum.AbdacBcbdaCbadc Dcabd解析：选C细节理解题。通读文章可知，这个漂流瓶首先被投进波罗的海，后来被渔夫打捞到，继而被送到博物馆，在博物馆工作人员的努力查找下最终被送到安吉拉厄尔德曼手中，故C正确。2According to the passage, which of the following is WRONG?ARichard Platzs father was a baker.BRichard Platz died at age of 69.CAngela Erdmann was
8、moved to tears by the message.DThere was a postcard in the bottle.解析：选B细节理解题。由第二段中的“Platz, the 20yearold son of a baker .”可知A项叙述正确；由第四段中的“. who reportedly died in 1946 when he was 54 years old.”可知，B项叙述错误；由“That was a pretty moving moment. Tears rolled down my cheeks .”可知C项叙述正确；由第三段中的“Inside they fou
9、nd a postcard .”可知D项叙述正确。3We can infer from the passage that the fishermen and the researchers in the museum were very_.Awarmhearted BhardworkingCselfless Dbrave解析：选A推理判断题。由文章可知，这个漂流瓶之所以能到达安吉拉厄尔德曼手中，离不开渔夫和博物馆工作人员的热心帮助，由此可推知，渔夫和博物馆的工作人员是热心的。故A正确。4Which of the following can be the best title for the t
10、ext?AThe Story of a Fisherman and His GranddaughterB“Worlds Oldest Message” in a Bottle Arrived HomeCHow to Make a Message in the BottleDA Message Can Last a Long Time解析：选B标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了一个漂流百年的瓶子最终被交给了他的外孙女的故事，故B项正确。BAfter studying psychology for several years I discovered how easily you could
11、 know peoples personalities (个性) if you educated yourself well.Everything that is related to a person reveals (提示) parts of his personality and by gaining a little knowledge about some psychologyrelated topics you will be able to use the same eyes that you have always used but you will see what you
12、have never seen before.The way you walk doesnt only reflect some of your personality traits (特点) but it also reflects your current mood. If you feel happy then most probably you are going to have an energetic walk where your walking speed becomes faster.When people feel confident and courageous they
13、 walk with wide steps and they tend to bypass their friends who are walking with them due to their higher speed.Some people exert (施加) heavy pressure while stepping on earth, not because they have a heavy body but because of persistence! Persistent people tend to walk with heavy footsteps that exert
14、 high pressure on whatever they are stepping upon. Although persistence is good, this walking style can be an indication (迹象) of lack of flexibility.Some people walk slowly dragging their feet behind them as if they have no energy to move. The lack of energy is usually associated with sad feelings o
15、r depression but it could also reflect fear or uncertainty about what is lying ahead.A cat walk is usually an indication that the person is showy in other words, the message he is sending is “Look at me！” The same goes for guys who move as if they are models in a fashion show. Walking with your hand
16、s in your pocket may be an indication that you are not satisfied with your body image or your current clothes.If your head is up while walking, then this could mean that you are experiencing a good mood; pointing your head downwards while walking could mean that you are feeling bad.5If a person walks with wide steps, h
