人教版（2019）选择性必修第四册 Unit1Science Fiction 拓展阅读专项训练（二）（含解析）

Unit1 拓展阅读专项训练（二）
一、刷阅读理解
体裁：说明文 题材：科幻小说 词数：373 难度：中 建议用时：8分钟
Frankenstein Frankenstein was a book written by Mary Shelly-it's been adapted for the screen dozens of times. Frankenstein is the surname of the guy who creates the monster. The monster doesn't actually have a name. Anyway, Victor Frankenstein is a scientist who's desperate to discover the secret of life. After years of study，he makes an enormous creature out of human remains and brings it to life. Victor intends it to be beautiful. Unfortunately，the creature turns out really hideous，and Victor runs away in terror. Although the monster is good and kind，humans are scared of it. Being mistreated，the monster becomes angry and evil. Wanting revenge on its creator，the monster murders Dr Frankenstein's brother，his wife，and his best friend. When Victor figures out the monster is the murderer，he swears to track it down and kill it.
This book was written in 1818，right after a period called the Enlightenment. The Enlightenment emphasised the pursuit of knowledge and reason，and gave rise to the scientific method. Mary Shelley criticised the Enlightenment through the character of Victor Frankenstein，“He is a negative example of an Enlightenment scientist-he pursues knowledge at any cost，and his obsession with discovering the secret of life destroys him，as well as his friends and family.” Some Enlightenment thinkers might have seen such a loss as necessary for the advancement of science，but not Mary Shelley. She and her husband，poet Percy Shelley，were part of the Romantic Movement in art and literature. Romanticism was a reaction against the Enlightenment's embrace of rationality and reason. The Romantics emphasised emotion over rationality，and thought people should feel awe in regard to nature. Frankenstein incorporates all these ideas. To Shelley，Frankenstein doesn't fear and respect the world of nature enough-she says that by tampering with nature，he brings about complete disaster. Frankenstein is not just a great Romantic novel. It's also considered one of the first major works of science fiction. It influences a whole generation of writers，and the monster has become one of the most recognisable figures in Western culture.
1. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word "hideous" in Paragraph1
A. Frightening.
B. Plain.
C. Charming.
D. Handsome.
2. What is Victor Frankenstein's fatal weakness
A. His love of science.
B. His rejection of his own creation.
C. His lack of respect for nature.
D. His inability to form human relationships.
3. How was the Romantic era different from the Enlightenment
A. The Romantic era emphasised emotion; the Enlightenment emphasised reason.
B. The Romantic era occurred during the 20th century; the Enlightenment occurred during the 19th century.
C. The Romantic era emphasised poetry; the Enlightenment emphasised prose.
D. The Romantic era saw major scientific discoveries; the Enlightenment was an era of literary discovery.
4. What effect did Frankenstein have on later works of fiction
A. It inspired books about the Enlightenment.
B. It inspired technical writing.
C. It inspired books of poetry.
D. It inspired science-fictional writing.
二、刷完形填空
体裁：记叙文 题材：人物故事 词数：266 难度：中 建议用时：15分钟
[浙江杭州2020高三教学质检·改编]Being admitted to hospital is boring. Since childhood Kevin Gatlin has been bored with the 1 environments of hospital rooms so he came up with a 2 solution to help with the hospital depressions as a means of making sure that his children were never forced to 3 the same boredom.
Gatlin is the inventor behind Playtime Edventures，featuring dozens of games and lessons for children 4 to their hospital beds. Several years ago，Gatlin went to visit his friend's child in hospital. He got the 5 for the bedsheets.
It was heartbreaking to see a child spending hours and hours in a plain white room. He 6 how his wife had always played games on his son's bed in order to help him to fall asleep. Gatlin then spent the next two years 7 the sheets so that children could be entertained in the 8 of their own beds.
He also worked with teachers to make the games 9 . “We put together bedsheets and sleeping bags that 10 everything from geography, maths, science, grammar to word-finding games… all on a three-piece set,” Gatlin said. Up till now, Gatlin knows that his 11 are being used in 10 different hospitals. But since his customers are able to 12 the bedsheets to their own local hospitals, that number could be much higher. Therefore, more kids can 13 .
Parents can also 14 the sheets for their own children at home. Gatlin hopes that his invention will soon make its way into hospitals around the world. So 15 kids lying in bed won't get bored.
1. A. unfriendly B. dull C. pleasant D. healthy
2. A. simple B. peaceful C. normal D. complex
3. A. escape B. enjoy C. experience D. increase
4. A. addicted B. restricted C. devoted D. accustomed
5. A. inspiration B. money C. material D. permission
6. A. dreamed of B. thought about C. found out D. depended on
7. A. developing B. promoting C. advertising D. producing
8. A. quality B. size C. warmth D. comfort
9. A. professional B. educational C. regular D. profitable
10. A. change B. mend C. cover D. differ
11. A. sheets B. cures C. lessons D. games
12. A. discover B. connect C. submit D. donate
13. A. relax B. benefit C. play D. recover
14. A. buy B. design C. sell D. find
15. A. naughty B. lonely C. shy D. sick
答案解析
刷阅读理解
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了《弗兰肯斯坦》的主要情节，以及这本书对科幻创作的影响。
1.A词义猜测题。根据该词前面的内容Victor intends it to be beautiful.Unfortunately，the creature turns out really..…和后面的and Victor runs away in terror可知，维克托的“作品”不像他想象的那样美丽，反而将他吓跑了。所以hideous应与frightening意义相近。故选A项。
2.C细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的To Shelley，Frankenstein doesn't fear and respect the world of nature enough-she says that by tampering with nature，he brings about complete disaster.可知，维克托不够畏惧且不够尊重自然世界，因而造成了一系列的灾难，可见这就是他的致命弱点。故选C项。
3.A细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的Romanticism was a reaction against the Enlightenment's embrace of rationality and reason.The Romantics emphasised emotion over rationality，and thought people should feel awe in regard to nature.可知，浪漫主义强调情感，启蒙运动强调理性。故选A项。
4.D推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的Frankenstein is not just a great Romantic novel. It's also considered one of the first major works of science fiction. It influences a whole generation of writers，and the monster has become one of the most recognisable figures in Western culture.可推断，《弗兰肯斯坦》启发了后来的科幻小说的创作。故选D项。
刷完形填空
【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了凯文·加特林受到启发，为医院里无聊的孩子开发了一款床单，让躺在病床上的孩子可以在自己的床上舒适地娱乐。这些床单上的游戏包含学科知识，具有教育意义。
1.B根据上文的Being admied to hospital is boring.可知，医院的病房很枯燥。故选B项。
2.A根据空后的to help with the hospital depressions as a means of making sure that his children were never forced to the same boredom可知，加特林想出一个简单的方法来帮助缓解医院环境的压抑。故选A项。
3.C根据上文的making sure that his children were never forced to可知，加特林想出这个办法是为了确保他的孩子们永远不会被迫经历同样的无聊。故选C项。
4.B根据空后的to their hospital beds可知，加特林发明的这款床单为许多被限制在医院病床上的孩子们提供了游戏和课程。故选B项。
5.A根据后来加特林发明了游戏床单可知，他在那次看望朋友的孩子时获得了灵感。故选A项。
6.B根据空后的how his wife had always played games on his son's bed可知，加特林想到了他的妻子总是在他儿子的床上和儿子玩游戏。故选B项。
7.A根据空前的Gatlin then spent the next two years可知，加特林用了两年时间开发出了这款床单。故选A项。
8.D根据语境可知，床单可以让孩子们在他们自己的床上舒适地娱乐。故选D项。
9.B根据后文的We put together bedsheets and sleeping bags that everything from geography，maths，science，grammar to word-finding games...可知，这些床单和睡袋包含了学科知识及一些游戏，具有教育意义。故选B项。
10.C根据空后的everything from geography，maths，science，grammar to word-finding games...可知，这款床单的内容涵盖了地理、数学、科学、语法、寻字游戏等。故选C项。
11.A根据空后的are being used in 10 different hospitals可知，此处指加特林开发的床单被用于10家不同的医院。故选A项。
12.D根据空后的the bedsheets to their own local hospitals可知，客户可以将床单捐赠给当地的医院。故选D项。
13.B根据语境可知，越来越多的游戏床单被捐赠给了当地的医院，因此会有更多的孩子受益。故选B项。
14.A根据空后的the sheets for their own children at home可知，此处指父母可以给家里的孩子买这种床单。故选A项。
15.D根据空后的kids lying in bed won't get bored可知，此处指因生病躺在床上的孩子。故选D项。
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