溫馨提示：此套題為Word版，請按住Ctrl,滑動鼠標(biāo)滾軸，調(diào)理適合的觀看比率，答案分析附后。封閉Word文檔返回原板塊。課后閱讀訓(xùn)練六Unit2Period2Ⅰ.閱讀理解AReadingpoemsisnotexactlyaneverydayactivityformostpeople.Infact,manypeopleneverreadapoemoncetheygetoutofhighschool.ItisworthremindingourselvesthatthishasnotalwaysbeenthecaseinAmerica.Inthenineteenthcentury,ausualAmericanactivitywastositaroundthefiresideintheeveningandreadpoemsaloud.Itistruethattherewasnotelevisionatthetime,normovietheaters,norWorldWideWeb,toprovidediversions.However,poemswereasourceofpleasure,ofself-education,ofconnectiontootherpeopleortotheworldbeyondone’ownscommunity.Readingthemwasasocialactaswellasanindividualone,andperhapsevenmoresocialthanindividual.Writingpoemstosharewithfriendsandrelationswas,likereadingpoemsbythefireside,anotherwayinwhichpoetryhasaplaceineverydaylife.Howdidthingschange?WhyaremostAmericansnolongercomfortablewithpoetry,andwhydomostpeopletodaythinkthatapoemhasnothingtotellthemandthattheycandowellwithoutpoems?Thereare,Ibelieve,threeculprits(闖事者):poets,teachers,andweourselves.Ofthese,theleastimportantisthethird:theworldsurroundingthepoemhasbetrayedusmorethanwehavebetrayedthepoem.Earlyinthetwentiethcentury,poetryinEnglishheadedintodirectionsunfavorabletothereadingofpoetry.Readersdecidedthatpoemswerenotforthefiresideortheeasychairatnight,thattheybelongedwhereotherdifficult-to-readthingsbelonged.Poetsfailedthereader,sodidteachers.Theywanttheirstudentstoknowsomethingabouttheskillsofapoem.Theywanttheirstudentstoseethatpoemsmeansomething.Yetwhatusuallyoccurswhenteacherspushtheseconcernsontheirhighschoolstudentsisthatyoungpeopledecidepoemsareunpleasantcrosswordpuzzles.【語篇概括】本文主要議論了詩歌由過去的受人歡迎到此刻遇到冷淡的原因。Readingpoemsisthoughttobeasocialactinthenineteenthcenturybecause__________.C.itwasasourceofself-educationD.itwasasourceofpleasure【分析】選A。細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第二段最后兩句可知,在十九世紀(jì)讀詩是一種交際行為,由于人們讀詩寫詩都是和朋友以及與自己相關(guān)的人分享,也就是說讀詩在人們之間成立起一種聯(lián)系。2.Theunderlinedword“diversionsin”Paragraph2mostprobablymeans“__________

”.A.concentration

B.changeC.amusements

D.stories【分析】選C。詞義猜想題。由第二段可知,在19世紀(jì),沒有電視機、電影院和寬帶網(wǎng),但是詩歌是快樂的源泉,所以能夠推測,電視機、電影院和寬帶網(wǎng)供給的是娛樂。Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemaincauseofthegreatgapbetweenreadersandpoetry?A.Studentsarebecominglessinterestedinpoetry.B.Studentsarepoorlyeducatedinhighschool.C.TVandtheInternetaremoreattractivethanpoetry.D.Poemshavebecomedifficulttounderstand.【分析】選D。細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一句可知,讀者與詩歌之間產(chǎn)生了鴻溝,主假如由于詩歌很難讀懂。’ideasaboutpoetryD.thetechniquesusedinwritingpoems【分析】選B。推理判斷題。依據(jù)最后一段的首句可知,除了詩歌自己令讀者難以理解外,教師也是一個要素。作者對教師在學(xué)校里教授詩歌的方式進行了懷疑。BBritishWomenWritersindifferentperiodsoftimeTheEnglishRenaissanceTheEnglishRenaissancebeganinthelaterpartofthefifteenthcenturyandlasteduntilthe1660s.AmongthemostfamouswomenwritersofthisperiodisAphraBehn,whoisseenasthefirstprofessionalwomanwriterinEnglish.Shewroteanumberofplaysthatdealtwithtopicssuchasracismand’sworksalsoincludetheplaysTheAmourousPrince,TheTownFop,TheDutchLoverandheronlytragedy,Abdelazer.TheneoclassicalperiodAmongthewell-knownwomeninBritishliteratureduringtheneoclassicalperiod,from1660totheendoftheeighteenthcentury,isAnneFinch.Shewrotepoetryandtriedtoexpressallthatshesawandexperienced.TwootherwomenarerecognizedfortheircontributiontoneoclassicalBritishliterature:MaryAstellandLadyMaryWortleyMontagu.MaryAstellwasaphilosopherandafeministwriter.Sheisbestknownnowforhertheoriesontheeducationofwomen.TheRomanticperiodJaneAustenisoneofthemostfamouswomenwritersthatworkedduringtheRomanticperiod(1798—1832).Herworksincludeseveralnovels,mostofwhichfocusonmarriageasawayforyoungwomentosecuresocialstandingandeconomicsecurity.HermostfamousnovelsarePrideandPrejudice,SenseandSensibilityandEmma.AnotherfamouswomanwriterfromtheEnglishRomanticismisMaryShelley.SheistheauthorofFrankenstein,HistoryofaSixWeeks’TourandTheLastMan.TheVictorianperiodTheVictorianperiod,betweenthe1830sand1900,wasthetimewhentheBrontesisters,GeorgeEliotandElizabethGaskelllivedandwrote.CharlotteBronte,EmilyBronteandAnneBronteproducedmanyBritishliteraryclassics.Charlotte’snovelsJaneincludeEyre,Shirley,VilletteandTheProfessor.MaryAnneEvansadoptedthemalepennameGeorgeEliotasshewantedtosetherselfapartfromthefemininegenreofcookbooksanddomesticmoraltales.HermostfamousnovelisTheMillontheFlosspublishedin1860.【語篇概括】本文介紹了幾位不一樣時期的擁有代表性的英國女作家。5.Accordingtothepassage,AphraBehnwasfamousfor__________.A.novelsC.plays

B.poetryD.cookbooks【分析】選C。細節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)TheEnglishRenaissance中Shewroteanumberofplaysthatdealtwithtopicssuchasracismandslavery.她寫了好多諸如種族主義和奴隸制度話題的戲劇?？芍捎趧?chuàng)作戲劇而有名。Inwhichperiodcanreadersfindbooksaboutracialdiscriminationwrittenbymomen?A.IntheEnglishRenaissance.B.Intheneoclassicalperiod.C.IntheRomanticperiod.D.IntheVictorianperiod.【分析】選A。推理判斷題。依據(jù)TheEnglishRenaissance中Shewroteanumberofplaysthatdealtwithtopicssuchasracismandslavery.可知選A。Accordingtothepassage,whydidMaryAnneEvanspublishherstoriesunderthenameofGeorgeEliot?A.Womenwereforbiddentowritenovelsthen.B.Herworkswouldbedifferent.C.Ithelpedpromoteherworks.D.Itsoundedmorepopular.【分析】選B。推理判斷題。TheVictorianperiod中MaryAnneEvansadoptedthemalepennameGeorgeEliotasshewantedtosetherselfapartfromthefemininegenreofcookbooksanddomesticmoraltales.以男性的名字作為筆名,她的作品將是不一樣的。8.Ifareaderisinterestedinwomenchoice?

education,whose’workscanbethebestA.AnneFinch

’s.B.MaryAstell

’s.C.MaryWortleyMontagu

’s.D.MaryShelley

’s.【分析】選B。細節(jié)理解題。Theneoclassicalperiod中MaryAstellwasaphilosopherandafeministwriter.MaryAstell是一位哲學(xué)家和一位女性主義作家。Sheisbestknownnowforhertheoriesontheeducationofwomen.她以女性教育理論有名?？芍狟項切合題意。Ⅱ.完形填空MysisterandIgrewupinalittlevillageinEngland.Ourfatherwasastruggling1,butIalwaysknewhewasspecial.Henever2us,butusedpraiseto3ourbest.He’dsay,“Ifyoupourwateronflowers,theyflourish.Ifyoudon’givetthem4,theydie.”IrememberasachildIsaid5unkindaboutsomebody,andmyfathersaid,6time“yousaysomethingunpleasantaboutsomebodyelse,it’asreflectionofyou.”He7thatifIlookedforthebestinpeople,alwaystriedtofollowthe9

Iwouldgetthebest8.FromthenonI’veinmylifeandlaterinrunningmycompany.Dad’s10alwaysbeenveryunderstanding.At15,Istartedamagazine.Itwastakingupagreat11ofmytime,andtheheadmasterofmyschoolgavemeachoice:stayinschoolorleaveto12mymagazine.Idecidedtoleave,andDadtriedtosway(使搖動)mefrommydecision,13anygoodfatherwould.Whenhe14Ihadmadeupmymind,hesaid,“Richard,whenIwas23,mydadpersuadedmetogointolaw.AndI’v15it.Iwantedtobeabiologist,butIdidn16mydream’t.Youknow17youwant.Goandfulfillit.”Asit18,mylittlepublicationwentontobecomeStudent,anationalmagazineforyoungpeopleintheU.K.MywifeandIhavetwochildren,andI’dliketothinkwearebringingthem19inthesameway20Dadraisedme.【語篇概括】有了自己的夢想,就要去追求,直到把它實現(xiàn)。文中的作者正是走了這樣一條路。【分析】選C。依據(jù)下文可知作者的父親是一位律師。

B.praisedC.cared

D.encouraged【分析】選A。與下文的praise形成比較。他素來也不責(zé)備我們。criticize責(zé)備。D.turnout【分析】選B。父親用夸獎使我們做到最好。bringout帶來,產(chǎn)生。bringup提出,養(yǎng)育;turnup出現(xiàn),調(diào)高;turnout結(jié)果是。D.water【分析】選D。依據(jù)上文的water一詞可知答案。假如你不給花澆水,它們會死掉。

B.anythingC.nothing

D.none【分析】選A。依據(jù)下文“somethingunpleasant”知可,此處指“小時候,我對某人說了不友善的話”。D.Other【分析】選B。你任何時候說他人的一些壞話,這都是你自己的一種反應(yīng)。7.A.discussedB.rememberedC.explainedD.reflected【分析】選C。依據(jù)上文可知,父親在我做錯過后對我進行開導(dǎo)與教育。8.A.inreturnB.byturnsC.bychanceD.incase【分析】選A。假如我發(fā)現(xiàn)人們最好的一面,那我也會獲取最好的回報。inreturn作為回報或報恩。

B.lawC.regulation

D.rule【分析】選A。上文父親對我說的話,我把它看作是生活的原則。principle重申行為準(zhǔn)則或道德規(guī)范;regulation多指法律規(guī)定的準(zhǔn)則;rule重申人為制定的一定恪守的規(guī)定。

B.also

C.never

D.too【分析】選

B