PAGE1-Module3課下實(shí)力提升（九）閱讀理解ATHEBRONTEFAMILYYorkshireinEnglandwasthesettingfortwogreatnovelsofthe19thcentury.ThesewereCharlotteBronte'sJaneEyreandEmilyBronte'sWutheringTheirfatherwasPatrickBronte,borninIreland.Hemovedwithhiswife,MariaBronte,andtheirsixsmallchildrentoHaworthinYorkshirein1820.Soonafter,Mrs.Bronteandthetwoeldestchildrendied,leavingthefathertocarefortheremainingthreegirlsandaboy.Charlottewasbornin1816.Emilywasbornin1818andAnnein1820.TheirbrotherBranwellwasbornin1817.Lefttothemselves,thechildrenwroteandtoldstoriesandwalkedoverthehills.Theygrewuplargelyselfeducated.Branwellshowedagreatinterestindrawing.Thegirlsweredeterminedtoearnmoneyforhisarteducation.Theytookpositionsasteachersortaughtchildrenintheirhomes.Aschildrentheyhadallwrittenmanystories.Charlotte,asayounggirl,alonewrote22books,eachwith60to100pagesofsmallhandwriting.Therefore,theyturnedtowritingforincome.By1847,CharlottehadwrittenTheProfessor;Emily,WutheringHeights;andAnne,AgnesGrey.AftermuchdifficultyAnneandEmilyfoundapublisher,buttherewasnointerestshowninCharlotte'sbook.(Itwasnotpublisheduntil1859.)However,onepublisherexpressedaninterestinseeingmoreofherwork.JaneJaneEyrewasimmediatelysuccessful;theothertwo,however,didnotdosowell.PeopledidnotlikeWutheringCharlottepublishedShirleyin1849,andVillettein1853.In1854shemarriedArthurBellNicholls.Butonlyayearlater,shediedoftuberculosis(肺結(jié)核)ashersistershad.eq\x(語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文主要講解并描述了英國(guó)女作家夏洛蒂·勃朗特姐妹三人的一生及著作。)1．WhatdidtheBrontesisterswanttodoforBranwell?A．Helphimwritestories.B．Helphimgettrainedinart.C．Teachhimhowtodrawwell.D．Teachhimhowtoeducatehimself.解析：選B細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。文章第三段倒數(shù)其次句“Thegirlsweredeterminedtoearnmoneyforhisarteducation.”表明，Bronte姐妹想資助Branwell學(xué)習(xí)美術(shù)。2．Weknowfromthetextthat________.A．JaneEyrewaspublishedin1847B．CharlotteBrontewrote22booksinallC．theBrontesistersreceivedagoodeducationD．PatrickBrontehelpedhisdaughterswiththeirwritings解析：選A推理推斷題。文章第四段最終兩句話(huà)表明，姐妹三個(gè)在1847年各出了一本書(shū)，而JaneEyre就是其中之一。因此正確答案為A項(xiàng)。3．Whichofthefollowingwaspublishedafterthedeathofitswriter?A．Shirley. B．Villette.C．AgnesGrey D．TheProfessor.解析：選D推理推斷題。由最終一段可知，Charlotte死于1855年。由第四段可知，她的著作TheProfessor是在1859年出版的。因此正確答案應(yīng)為D項(xiàng)。4．WhatdoweknowabouttheBrontesistersfromthetext?A．Theirnovelsinterestedfewpublishers.B．Noneofthemhadmorethantwobookspublished.C．Noneofthemlivedlongerthan40yearsold.D．Emilywastheleastsuccessfulofthethree.解析：選C推理推斷題。Charlotte誕生于1816年，死于1855年；Emily生于1818年，死于“hadabookpublishedin1847”“ashortwhileafterthepublicationofthebook”；Anne生于1820年，死于1849年。經(jīng)計(jì)算可知，姐妹三個(gè)都沒(méi)有活過(guò)40歲。BThechanceofasnowyholidayseasoninmostAmericancitiesispracticallyimpossiblethisyear,soanyfestiveatmospheretobeenjoyedwillhavetobetheimaginarysort.Luckily,therearebooksforthat.TheCompleteFairyTalesbyHansChristianAndersenAnyreaderoffairytalesknowsAndersen'sresponsibleforthesnowyscenesinTheSnowQueen,thestoryofchildrenKayandGerda,whomustfacethegoddess-likewomanwhocontrolsallsnowflakesafterKayiskidnapped.FamilyLifebyAkhilSharmaIt'sabeautifulyettragicnovelaboutanIndianfamilyimmigratingtoAmerica,onlytofaceentirelynewhardships.Sharma'snovelisn'tentirelysetinthewintertime,buthispoeticdescriptionsofwinterweatheraslovelyyetisolatingmakeitagreatchoiceforaDecemberread.FrankensteinbyMaryShelleyGoaheadandgiveupthemovieadaptationthathasbeenproducedrecentlyandreadorre-readtheclassicitself.Youknowthestory:ascientistdrivenbyhisambitiondiscoversamethodforcreatinglife,andspendstwoyearscobblingtogetheralivingcreature,wholaterfeelsangrywithhim.AnAmericanChildhoodbyAnnieDillardDillard'sfirstbookis,asitstitlesuggests,aboutherchangefrombeingaself-centeredchildtobeinganadultmoreconcernedwiththeworldaroundherthanwithherownpersonalconcerns.Herparentsarekeyfiguresinthestory.Onefamousscenetakesplaceduringwhattheauthorcalls“abigsnow”，in1950.eq\x(語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文主要介紹了四本文學(xué)名著的作者、內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介等相關(guān)信息。)5．WhowroteanovelaboutTheSnowQueen?A．AnnieDillard. B．MaryShelley.C．AkhilSharma D．HansChristianAndersen.解析：選D細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)文中介紹第一本書(shū)時(shí)說(shuō)的“AnyreaderoffairytalesknowsAndersen'sresponsibleforthesnowyscenesinTheSnowQueen...”可知，《冰雪女王》的作者是安徒生。故選D項(xiàng)。6．WhichnovelisaboutanIndian'sfamily?A．TheSnowQueen.B．FamilyLife.C．AnAmericanChildhood.D．Frankenstein.解析：選B細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)FamilyLifebyAkhilSharma部分的第一句“It'sabeautifulyettragicnovelaboutanIndianfamilyimmigratingtoAmerica...”可知，《家庭生活》的故事內(nèi)容是關(guān)于一個(gè)移民到美國(guó)的印度家庭。故選B項(xiàng)。7．WhatdoweknowaboutFrankenstein?A．Ithasbeenadaptedformovies.B．It'saboutthesecrethistory.C．It'saboutanIndianfamily.D．It'safairytale.解析：選A細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)FrankensteinbyMaryShelley部分的第一句“Goaheadandgiveupthemovieadaptation...”可知，《弗蘭肯斯坦》已被改編成電影。故選A項(xiàng)。8．FromAnAmericanChildhood,weknowthemaincharactersare________.A．self-centeredchildren B．a(chǎn)dultsC．scientists D．Dillard'sparents解析：選D細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)最終一段的“Herparentsarekeyfiguresinthestory.”可知，迪拉德的父母是書(shū)中故事的主角。故選D項(xiàng)。CPubliclibrarieshavehadanotherbadyear.Theyarelikelocalrailways.Peoplelikehavingthemaround,andareangryiftheyclose.Butasforusingthem,thereissolittletimethesedays.TotheUShistorianMatthewBattlesthelibraryisametaphor(隱喻)forthelandofchance,aplacewhere,lostinthepiles,newAmericanscould“dreamofpersonalsuccess,unaidedbyunnamedothers,astagewithamirrorforbackdrop(背景幕布)thatreflectsonlythereader”.InBritain,thelibrarywasagrammarschool,ateach-yourselfacademy,awayoflearning.Digitizationhaschangedeverything.Thepubliclibraryisnolongeraplacesacredtoknowledge.Itswallshavebeenbombedopen.Somuchrubbishissaidandwrittenaboutthedeathofbooks.Fiveyearsago,whenAmazonebooksaleswerehigherthanthoseofpaperbackcopies,itwasassumedthebookwasdying.Printwasyesterday,onemorevictimofthegreatdigitalwipeout.ButWaterstoneslastyearstoppedsellingKindlesandchangedtheshelfspacetophysicalbooks.Itsawa5%riseinsales.Thoughthebookshophassuffered,thebookhasnot.Butthesearebuyers,notborrowers.Thelibrarymustrediscoveritsspecialness.Thisstrengthliesnotinbooks,butinitsreaders,intheirdesiretogather,sharewitheachother,hearwritersandexperiencebookswithagroup.Itisinplays,concerts,comedy,lectures,debates,quizzes,performancesofeverysort.Itshouldcombinecoffeeshops,bookexchanges,playgroups,artgalleries,museumsandperformances.EversincethedaysofAlexandria,thelibraryhasbeenthepalaceofthemind,the“Universityof語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是爭(zhēng)論文。文章探討了圖書(shū)館的數(shù)量雖然削減了，借書(shū)的人少了，但是書(shū)卻并沒(méi)有消逝。9．WhatisstressedbymentioningMatthewBattles?A．ThemeaningoftheAmericanDream.B．TheroleoflibrariesinAmericans'life.C．Thethingspeoplecanlearninalibrary.D．Thedecreaseinthenumberoflibraries.解析：選B推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段可知，MatthewBattles強(qiáng)調(diào)了圖書(shū)館是機(jī)會(huì)之地，人們可以在圖書(shū)館中尋求自己的個(gè)人勝利等，說(shuō)明白圖書(shū)館對(duì)于人們的影響。10．Whatdidpeopleusetothinkaboutbooks?A．Digitaltechnologyleftbooksdying.B．Alotofbookswerebecomingrubbish.C．Physica