课时跟踪练(一) Introduction & ReadingPre-reading.阅读理解AStreet Sense is a newspaper in Washington, DC. about homeless people and issues (问题) that affect them. Homeless or formerly homeless Washingtonians write many of the articles. The newspapers business model is based on homeless vendors who sell the newspaper. You can hear them call out “Street Sense for sale！” near subway entrances, lunch places and other areas around the city.The Street Sense newspaper is housed in an office in a Christian church in Washington. Every other Wednesday about fourteen thousand copies are printed. The newspaper expresses the thoughts and experiences of people who call the streets home. Four staff members work at Street Sense. Two of them are paid. The staff members write the first two pages of the paper. Interns students working as part of their studies and volunteers help. Homeless writers provide the rest of the material. This includes poems, stories and essays.Mary Otto is the editor (编辑) of Street Sense. She came to the paper from the Washington Post newspaper. Mary Otto says severe mental disorders prevent many homeless people from seeking shelter. Such problems can also block them from having close relationships with other people.Street Sense provides training to the homeless people who want to become part of the sales team. After the training, each student is given ten free copies of Street Sense. Once those are sold, trainees become real sales people. They buy papers for thirtyfive cents each and sell them for a dollar.She says the newspaper plays a part in homeless peoples live which other media can not. “The mainstream media do not usually cover poverty or homelessness too much, unless someone dies or theres a big rally or something.”语篇解读：本文为说明文。文章主要介绍了报纸Street Sense以及它在帮助无家可归的人方面所起的作用。1What can we know about Street Sense?AIt covers the issues of homeless people.BIt raises money for homeless people.CIt is mainly read by homeless people.DIt is written and edited on the street.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，Street Sense是专门关注无家可归者的问题的报纸。2The underlined word “vendors” in the first paragraph refers to people who _.Asleep on the streetBhelp homeless people on the streetCsell something along the streetDwrite articles for the newspaper解析：选C词义猜测题。根据画线词后的定语从句“who sell the newspaper”可知，vendors指的是小商贩，因此C项正确。3Mary Otto probably believes Street Sense _.Acan do what other media cantBis not useful to homeless peopleCcan take the place of other mediaDshould pay more attention to homeless people解析：选A推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，Mary Otto认为Street Sense在帮助无家可归的人方面所起的作用是其他媒体不能替代的。4What do homeless people do for Street Sense?AThey help train vendors.BThey edit the newspaper for free.CThey help find writers for the newspaper.DThey provide some material for the newspaper.解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章第二段倒数第二句可知。BA little girls quick thinking saved the lives of her mother and brother after the mom drove their car down an embankment (筑堤), causing injuries to both herself and her baby son.On June 8, Lexi Shymanskis mother fell asleep at the wheel outside the mountainous town of Jasper, Canada, sending her car rushing 12 meters down a roadside embankment before it came to rest with its front wheels up against a tree and its back wheels up in the air.After she awoke to the cries of her 10weekold brother, Peter, little Lexi knew she had to act. Undoing her seat belt, the fiveyearold was able to jump out of the car, climb up the steep embankment and stop a driver for help. These actions may be the only reason her mother and brother are still alive. “I can only remember one or two times when she got herself out of the safety belt before the accident，” Lexis mother Angela told the reporters. “Its amazing and were just so glad she did that.”Two men stopped to help. Luckily one was a paramedic (护理人员) who knew not to move Angela. She had broken her back in two places, and even the slightest push could have left her paralyzed (瘫痪的)They were taken to a local hospital before being sent to a big one in Edmonton. Lexi suffered only minor injuries, but both baby Peter and Angela had to undergo surgery (手术). They are reportedly recovering well, and the family has received over D|S19,000 through GoFundMe to cover medical costs.Now back at home, Angela says her daughter seems extremely happy, not knowing how much her effort helped save her families lives. “She just doesnt know what it means，” Angela says. “Shes just five years old and so happy to be home and playing with her dog and ducks.”语篇解读：本文是一篇新闻报道。机智勇敢的5岁小姑娘Lexi挽救了妈妈和弟弟的生命。5Thanks to the paramedic, Angela _.Awas treated well in hospitalBsuffered only slight injuriesCdidnt get further injuries to her backDmanaged to free Lexi from her seat belt解析：选C细节理解题。根据文章第四段的内容可知，幸好那名护理人员懂得急救知识，没有挪动Angela，才让她没有受到第二次伤害。6What amazed Angela most was that _.ALexi wasnt injured in