1、课时跟踪练(一) Welcome to the unit eight days before my father died a thin young man walked into an elementary school fifteen minutes from where I live and killed twenty children.Its so outrageous.My fathers death was not in that kind of things.Really, nothing happened.An old man who seventy years ago had
2、 held the national Czech junior record in the eighthundredmeter run walked out of a restaurant in Prague that he went to every day started making his way up the sidewalk with the cane that I had bought him, feeling weak, sat down on the street, and died.When I learned he was gone I was holding a run
3、ning shoe in one hand, thinking of going to the gym.I was looking for the other shoe when I thought to check my email.A message from my stepsister, in Czech：“I m afraid I have some sad news for you.Your father died suddenly today.” My wife and daughter knew right away.“What? What is it？ ”“My dad die
4、d， ” I said.I was still holding the shoe.In the first weeks, especially when I was alone, his death was untrue: late at night, sitting up reading, I could feel it there just past my sight like a river flowing by in the dark.I couldnt look at it straight on.Four months later.I began, once again, to d
5、o what I do.语篇解读：这是一篇记叙文，作者的父亲不幸去世，但作者总认为父亲是失踪了，总有一天会回来的。1 The writer didnt want to believe _.Ahis father was missingBhis father would turn upChis father had diedDhis father killed 20 children解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段和最后一段中的 “his death was untrue”可知，作者不愿相信父亲已经去世。故答案为 C。2The underlined word “outrageous” pro
6、bably means _.Aterrible BunhappyCcomfortable Dmoving解析：选 A 词义猜测题。根据语境可知此处的 It 指代前面的“a thin young man walked into an elementary school fifteen minutes from where I live and killed twenty children”这件事，一个年轻人杀了 20 个孩子，这种事情是“恐怖的，令人震惊的” 。3From the passage we can infer _.Athe writer didnt get along well wi
7、th his fatherBhis father did well in running as a young manCthe writer had a job in the gymDthe writer would go on looking for his father解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第三段中的 “An old man who seventy years ago had held the national Czech junior record in the eighthundredmeter run .”可知，他父亲是捷克国家青少年 800 米跑记录的保持者。由此可判断出答
8、案为 B。其他选项在文章中找不到依据。.任务型阅读Many people want to make their grammar skills better in their daily lives so that they can earn other peoples respect and admiration (钦佩)Such people will pay almost anything to gain these skills.The trouble is that grammar skills are not on the market.Instead, theyre a way o
9、f life that must be developed, and you may lose them if you always ignore them.So, its not easy to teach someone a grammar magic that can solve their grammar problems.The first step to good grammar development is to recognize that the grammar is poor and needs improving.This may not be easy for some
10、 people especially if they live among people who use grammar of the same quality.If you live where people speak bad English most of the time, youre sure to think its normal.So to begin with, decide whether your grammar skills need improving or not.Then you need to know what standard (标准) makes up go
11、od grammar.Consider this example：“When did John died？” Whats wrong with it? And what can be done to make it right? This means you need to sit down and study some basic rules.Get a good and simple English text and study it.You may avoid school textbooks because they often need a teacher around.Instea
12、d, go for very simple books about grammar which contain simple examples.Compare the sentences in them and try to figure out the reason why one combination of words is correct and another is not.With time, youll be able to find a wrong sentence on your own and say why its wrong.Next you should master
13、 the standard.Sometimes you may know the standard just by studying a list of dos and donts for English speakers.But dont start by memorizing the rules of grammar.No English teacher will ask you to list those rules in an exam.Instead, theyll ask you to show application of the rules, such as writing a
14、n essay.By regularly listening to good grammar, youll naturally learn which use is correct.Once you have known the standard, begin to study the various moments where it has been applied.Since it is a language, you may want to get closer to those who speak it well.Actually, it is better to read, but
15、make sure whatever book youre reading is written in good English.You may also choose to listen to the language being spoken.Listen to good news channels (频道) or watch movies acted in good English.How to improve grammar skillsIntroductionIf you speak a language without grammar mistakes, youll be (1)r
16、espected and admired. You cant get grammar skills (2)easily/magically,_which need to be developed.Recognize the (4)need for improvement.It will be (5)difficult for you to realize your problems with grammar if you live among people who often speak bad English.Know the standard.Learn some basic rules
17、by reading good and simple English texts or grammar books (6)containing simple examples.Master the standard.You can learn how to use grammar rules by (7)using/applying them.Listen to good grammar (8)regularly. (3)StepsStudy the application.(9)Learn from those who speak English well.You can also (10)read or listen to something that is written or spoken in good English.