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1、Module 5 课时跟踪练(一) Introduction & Reading Pre-reading.阅读理解ASituated in Huaxi District, Guiyang, Zhenshan Ethnic Culture Village is a world of stone, where many things like door frames and roads are made of stone. Buyi men and women in their best clothes sing and dance at the village entrance as they
2、greet visitors and invite them to join the villagers in making cake flour with rice.The village was first built during the Ming Dynasty, with a history of more than 400 years. Three sides of the village are surrounded by water. It is built against the mountains according to the local geological cond
3、itions.There are about 120 families and three fourths of them are Buyi nationality and one fourth are Miao people. On January 10th every lunar year, the villagers hold traditional dancing activities to celebrate the New Year. Buyi and Miao villagers in their best costumes sing and dance to the melod
4、ies from the Lusheng (芦笙) and the bamboo flutes to celebrate their own traditional festival. Legends said once some robbers captured the Buyi forefather in the village. The villagers failed to rescue him by themselves and asked the local Miao people for help. The Miao people played the Lusheng and s
5、ang Miao songs to communicate with him and the robbers couldnt understand them. With the help of the Miao people, the forefather was rescued. Since then, the local Buyi people have formed the custom of singing and dancing to appreciate the help from the Miao. People sing and dance for three days for
6、 the festival each year.Besides this, Zhenshan villagers also celebrate the traditional “Siyueba” Festival(April 8th Festival) and the “Qiyueban” Festival (the Ghost Festival). Now, these festivals have become joyous days celebrated by Miao, Buyi, Dong, Zhuang, Shui, Gelao, and even the Han people.I
7、n Zhenshan, some young people take advantage of the festivals to make friends and choose their future husbands or wives. Girls usually make embroideries (刺绣) and give them as gifts to their lovers.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了一个少数民族文化村。1We can infer the village is called a world of stone mainly because _.Athe v
8、illagers are very coldBthe villagers are very strongCthe village is built on a large stoneDthe village is in mountains and rich in stones解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一、二段可知，这是一个依山而建的村子，石头资源丰富，因此选D项。2Which of the following isnt a way of greeting visitors?ADressing up.BDancing and singing.CPreparing embroideries.DIn
9、viting them to make cake flour.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句和最后一段的“Girls usually make embroideries (刺绣) and give them as gifts to their lovers.”可知，欢迎游客的活动不包括C项。3The Miao people played the Lusheng and sang Miao songs at first to _.Astop the robbers understanding themBshow the robbers their powerCchallenge the
10、 Buyi peopleDplease the robbers解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段“The Miao people played . the robbers couldnt understand them.”可知选A项。4What can we learn about the “Siyueba” Festival?AIt is a newlyformed festival.BIt is only celebrated in Zhenshan Village.CIt is popular with all the ethnic minorities.DIt is a chance f
11、or young people to make friends.解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“In Zhenshan, some young people take advantage of the festivals to make friends .”可知，D项正确。BHeat has been used to control hair for hundreds of years. But how much is too much? If youve ever opened a very hot oven, you know that heat can burn your e
12、yebrows off your face very quickly. A scientist from Purdue University in Indiana is trying to find a scientific answer on how hot is too hot when it comes to your hair.Many women and some men are very particular about their hair. Some people who have naturally curly hair prefer to have it straighte
13、ned. Others with straight hair want to have curls. Tahira Reid is one of those_people. As an AfricanAmerican woman, she is familiar with the challenges of maintaining (保养) curly, coiled or tightly curled hair.Tahira Reid and other researchers at Purdue University are studying how heat treatment inte
14、racts with different types of hair and how to prevent damage. Amy Marconnet is an assistant professor. She says the team is seeing how heat and temperature relate to their research.In a Purdue Universitys lab, team members designed a hair straightener tool a flat iron with temperature control. They
15、attached it to a robotic arm that moved over pieces of hair. They controlled the temperature while the device straightened hair.What did they find? Their study found that the heat weakens or breaks a protein called keratin, responsible for the hairs shape, and temporarily changes it. But nobody know
16、s exactly what level can make the heat actually cause forever damage.Researchers say early results are a bit inconclusive. It turns out that everyones hair is different and that theres no exact temperature where hair straightening becomes hair damage. Ms Reid says they will continue their research in the hope of finding what works best without damaging the hair.
