課時(shí)作業(yè)(十二)Unit4SectionⅢExtendedreading,Project,Assessment&Furtherstudy閱讀理解AWilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.Hischildhoodlackedtheharmonythatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered“l(fā)ittleofchildhoodbutitspain”.Infact,heinherited(繼承)excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinallysettledonliterature,particularlydramaandpoetry.Yeatshadstrongfaithinthecomingofnewartisticmovements.HesethimselfthefreshtaskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments,however,werenotreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedidn'tloseheart,andfinallyenjoyedsuccessinhispoeticaldrama.Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats'spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.Thesubjectmatterincludeslove,nature,history,timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytraditionalforms,hebroughtmodernsensibilitytothem.Ashisliterarylifeprogressed,hispoetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhimtoworldwiderecognition.HehadnotenjoyedamajorpubliclifesincewinningtheNobelPrizein1923.Yet,hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40,hewouldprobablynowbevaluedasaminorpoet,forthereisnootherexampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwhoproduceshisgreatestworksbetweentheagesof50and75.AfterYeats'sdeathin1939,W．H.Audenwrote,amongothers,thefollowinglines：Earth,receiveanhonoredguest：WilliamYeatsislaidtorest.LettheIrishvessel(器皿)lieEmptiedofitspoetry.1．WhichofthefollowingcandescribeYeats'sfamily?A．ItfilledYeats'schildhoodwithlaughter.B．ItwasshockedbyYeats'schoice.C．Itwasatypicallywealthyfamily.D．Ithadanartisticatmosphere.2．WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinW．H.Auden'slines?A．Envy.B．Admiration.C．Emptiness.D．Sympathy.3．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Yeats'sliteraryachievements.B．Yeats'shistoricinfluence.C．Yeats'sartisticambition.D．Yeats'snationalhonor.BWhentheApolloastronautslandedontheMoonin1969,millionsofpeoplewererathersad.ThepersontoblameforthiswasanartistnamedChesleyBonestell.Formanyyears,BonestellhadbeencreatingbeautifullydetailedpaintingsoftheMoonandplanets.ViewersofhisartworkwereunhappybecausetherealMoondidnotlooklikeBonestell'spicturesofit.Asaspaceartist,BonestelltriedtomakehisdrawingslookexcitingandastrueastheMoonis.Heworkedcloselywithastronomersandscientiststogetthemostup-to-datescientificinformationavailable.Butinthe1940sand1950s,noonehadeverseenanotherplanetupclose.YetBonestell'spaintingslookedsorealthatsomepeoplethoughttheywerephotographs.EventhoughBonestellwasinterestedinastronomy,hedidnotstartoutasaspaceartist.Asayoungmanhestudiedarchitecture—theartandscienceofdesigningandmakingbuildings.In1938BonestellbecameaspecialeffectsartistinHollywood.Itwasherethathelearnedhecouldimprovehispaintingsbyfollowingthemethodsusedinthemovies.In1944,apopularmagazinepublishedaseriesofBonestell'spaintingsoftheplanetSaturn.HedrewSaturnasifitwereseenbysomeonestandingoneachoftheplanet'smoons.Theresultsweredazzling.Withinafewyears,Bonestell'sartworkwasappearingregularlyinmagazinesandbooksonastronomyandspaceflight.ManyofBonestell'sartworkshadbeenrightallalong.ButthebiggestsurprisewastheMoon.SomeoneaskedBonestellwhathewasthinkingwhenhesawthefirstpicturesfromtheMoon.“IthoughthowwrongIwas！”hesaid.“Mymountainsweresharp(陡峭的),andtheyaren'tontheMoon.”Butheshouldn'thavefeltbad.Nospaceartisthadeverbeforetakensomanypeopletosomanyfarawayworlds.Intheyearsjustbeforethefirstmannedspaceflights,Bonestell'sartworkpreparedpeoplefortheamazingspaceadventuretocome.4．Bonestellmadehisspacedrawings________．A．fromaveryearlyageB．bycopyingphotographsC．withthehelpofscientistsD．inordertomakealiving5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dazzling”inParagraph4canbestbereplacedby?A．Doubtful.B．Worrying.C．Terrible.D．Wonderful.6．WhatdidBonestell'ssuccessliein?A．Hecreatedanewdrawingskill.B．Hehelpedfinishthefirstspaceflight.C．Hemadespacetravelmorepopular.D．Hehelpedbringspaceclosertopeople.7．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ThefirstmenontheMoonB．ThespaceartofChesleyBonestellC．ThejourneysoftheApolloastronautsD．Spacewalking:throughanastronaut'seyesCAviWortis,knownsimplyasAvi,writeshistoricalnovels.Historicalnovelsmixhistoricalfactswithstorytellingskills.Thesestoriestakeplaceinthepast.Themaincharactersarenotalwaysreal;theyexistonlyinstories.Avidecidedtobecomeawriterwhenhewasastudentinseniorhighschool.Thiswasquiteadecisionbecausehedidnotwritewellinschool.Hehadaproblemcalleddysgraphia,awritingdisability.Theproblemcausedpeopletospellwordswrongly.Avialwaysenjoyedreading.Hereadmanytypesofbooksasachild.Avibelievesthatreadingisthemostimportantactivityforapersonwhowantstobeawriter.Avialsobelievesthatstrongcharactersmakestrongstories.Hecreatescharactersthatcanhelptobringhisideastolife.Hisbooksoftendealwithquestionsaboutlife.Writingstoriesletshimexploremanysidesofasubject.Hisfavoritepartistomakeimprovementsinhiswriting.Forhimthehardestpartiswritingthefirstdraft(草稿).Avi'sfirstbookwaspublishedin1970.Hehaswrittenmorethan45bookseversince.Mostofthemareforyoungadultreaders.Besideshistoricalnovels,hewritescomedies,shortstoriesaboutadventures,animalsandsoon.FightingGround,whichwaspublishedin1984,isanexampleofAvi'shistoricalnovels.ThisattractivestorytakesplaceduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar.8．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．HowAvidevelopedcharacters.B．WhyAvilikedreading.C．HowAvibecameawriter.D．WhyAvidecidedtobecomeawriter.9．AccordingtoAvi,what'sthemostdifficultthinginwriting?A.Makingimprovements.B．Writingthefirstdraft.C．Findinganattractivecharacter.D．Writingthefirstpartofanovel.10．Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?A．Todiscusshowtobecomeawriter.B．Tointroduceawriterofhistoricalnovels.C．Todescribeanimportanthistoricalnovel.D．Toshowhowahistoricalnoveliswritten.課時(shí)作業(yè)(十二)閱讀理解A【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇人物傳記，介紹了葉芝在戲劇和詩(shī)歌等文學(xué)領(lǐng)域的成就。1．答案與解析：D'細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Infact,heinherited(繼承)excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.”可知，他繼承了家里優(yōu)秀的藝術(shù)品位，他的爸爸和弟弟都是畫家。由此可知，葉芝的家里很有藝術(shù)氛圍，故選D項(xiàng)。2．答案與解析：B'推理判斷題。根據(jù)這四行詩(shī)中的關(guān)鍵詞anhonoredguest、vessel和poetry可知，W.H.Auden稱葉芝為貴賓，并將其比作為“揮灑詩(shī)歌的器皿”?？赏茢?，W.H.Auden在詩(shī)中表達(dá)了對(duì)葉芝的欽佩之情，故選B項(xiàng)。3．答案與解析：A'主旨大意題。通讀全文，特別是根據(jù)第一段中的“Buthefinallysettledonliterature,particularlydramaandpoetry.”及第三段中的“Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats'spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.”可知，葉芝選擇了戲劇和詩(shī)歌作為自己的事業(yè)，與他的戲劇作品相比，他的詩(shī)吸引了很多贊賞的關(guān)注。所以，本文主要介紹了葉芝在戲劇和詩(shī)歌等文學(xué)領(lǐng)域的成就，故選A項(xiàng)。B【語(yǔ)篇解讀】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，介紹了太空美術(shù)大師Bonestell。4．答案與解析：C'細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段中的“Heworkedcloselywithastronomersandscientiststoget