课时评价作业(十七)
Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking (1)
[基础测评]
Ⅰ. 根据首字母或汉语提示写出正确单词
1. As she passed by, she saw a diamond necklace, which was very delicate(精美的).
2. Discuss pollution with your child, emphasizing how nice a clean street, lawn(草坪) or park looks.
3. He kept moving his lips but could no longer utter a word.
4. There are a variety of butterflies(蝴蝶) along the Lancang River in summer.
5. As we all know, Shakespeare is one of the greatest dramatists (drama) in the world.
6. The format(总体安排) of the new quiz show has proved popular.
7. Jerry is an amateur(业余爱好者) who dances because he likes it.
8. In fact, developing economy and protecting the environment are not necessarily contradictory(相互矛盾的).
9. I worked in a village school for a whole year and had my life totally transformed.
Ⅱ. 单句语法填空
1. His friends teased him about babysitting his sister and his interests were far different from mine.
2. “The day starts at dawn on my farm,” he said.
3. The new study focused on whether dogs can make sense of human faces.
4. I like eating fried tomatoes with eggs, and I thought it must be easy to cook(cook).
5. It is said that about 20% of 25-34-year-olds live with their parents, compared(compare) with 16% in 1991.
6. In the TV show, the comments made by the comedy master are just to the point.
7. The manager’s behaviour was completely beyond comprehension
(comprehend), so everyone present felt confused.
8. We would never forget the sorrowful(sorrow) looks of the survivors of the earthquake.
9. This is one of the reasons why the city attaches great importance to hosting the summit this year.
10. A medical team consisting(consist) of five doctors was sent to the disaster area.
Ⅲ. 根据汉语句意完成英语句子
1. 舞蹈表达了爱与恨,喜与悲,生与死,以及其他介于两者之间的一切。
Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow, life and death, and everything else in between.
2. 我今天心情很好, 因为我通过了驾照考试。
I am in a good mood, for I have passed the driving test.
3. 专家们正在努力弄清楚为什么很多青少年和父母交流有困难。
The experts are trying to find out the reason why many teenagers have trouble communicating with their parents.
4. 我爸爸过去常常坐在沙发上看报纸。
My father used to sit on the sofa, reading a newspaper.
5. 这个沙发有一点贵,但事实上它坐起来很舒服。
The sofa is a little expensive, but in fact it is comfortable to sit on.
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Ⅳ. 阅读理解
A
Despite its short history, there is a lot of good English poetry around. The earliest English poetry was written in a kind of English that is now difficult to understand. Modern English started around the time of William Shakespeare, towards the end of the 16th century. The 17th century was a great time for English poetry. Shakespeare is famous for his plays. His sonnets, however, belong to the best English poetry. In the next generation of great English poets, we met John Donne. Chinese readers admire his works because of his use of surprising images that reminds them of the works of poets such as Su Dongpo. Before the end of the century, there was another famous writer, John Milton. Once published, his works became famous for the absence of rhyme at the end of each line. In the 18th century, it was Alexander Pope who wrote the finest poetry in England.
The next period that produced a great number of fine poets was the 19th century. Greatly loved in China were the English romantic poets. The style and atmosphere in poems by William Wordsworth, George Gordon Byron and John Keats have often led us to think of some poets such as Du Fu and Li Bai.
Finally, modern poets have their special attraction because they stand closest to us both in the language and images they use. Among them we find American poet Robert Frost.
The introduction of English poetry to China came late. Towards the end of the 19th century, Chinese writers started reading more foreign poetry. The great moment for European literature to come to China was between 1910 and the late 1930s when famous writers such as Lu Xun and Guo Moruo translated both poetry and novels from English into Chinese.
1. What does the text mainly talk about
A. The beauty of English poetry.
B. The history of English poetry.
C. The development of foreign poetry.
D. The importance of poetry appreciation.
解析:主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要谈论了英文诗歌的发展历史。故选B。
答案:B
2. What can we learn from paragraph 1
A. English poetry has a long history.
B. Modern English started in the 17th century.
C. John Milton was famous for the use of rhymes.
D. John Donne’s writing skill is similar to Su Dongpo’s.
解析:推理判断题。根据第一段中“... John Donne. Chinese readers admire his works because of his use of surprising images that reminds them of the works of poets such as Su Dongpo.”可知,约翰·邓恩在诗歌中对意象的使用会使人想起苏东坡,即他们的写作技法相似。故选D。
答案:D
3. How is the text mainly organised
A. By the order of time.
B. By the order of space.
C. By the importance of the events.
D. By the similarity between the events.
解析:推理判断题。本文先后介绍了英文诗歌的诞生、早期至18世纪的英文诗歌、19世纪的英文诗歌、现代英文诗歌及中国在近现代对英文诗歌的翻译和引入,可见本文是按时间顺序展开的。故选A。
答案:A
4. Why are modern poets especially popular with us
A. Their poems are the finest.
B. They have the same lifestyles as us.
C. We can understand their poems better.
D. They are good at advertising their works.
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Finally, modern poets have their special attraction because they stand closest to us both in the language and images they use.”可知,现代诗人因其创作语言及意象易于理解而受到我们的青睐。故选C。
答案:C
B
Long ago, poets in Japan listened, watched, and caught the beauty of the earth’s songs like the raindrops. They did this with the tiniest poems in the world, called haiku. A haiku is a poem that is just three lines and seventeen syllables long. And the poets who wrote them watched and listened, not only with their eyes and ears, but also with their hearts!
In their haiku, the early Japanese poets caught the colours, sounds, and beauties of the seasons of the year. They sang of their islands’ beauties. Their miniature poems were not meant to fully describe a scene or to explain it but rather were a flash impression.
Interestingly enough, Japanese poetry has had a long and colourful history. In the prehaiku period in the early eighth century, Japanese poets wrote katauta, poems in a question-and-answer form, using two people. Each three-line verse contained about seventeen syllables that could be delivered easily in one breath—just as one would naturally ask or answer a question. This has remained the basic pattern for traditional Japanese poetry throughout the centuries.
Another form that appeared was the tanka, which contained five lines and thirty-one syllables(5, 7, 5, 7, 7), written by either one or two persons. From that evolved(逐步形成) the renga, which contained more than one verse, or link. Written by three or more people, it could have as many as 100 links! The first verse of the renga introduced a subject. It had three lines and was called hokku, or starting verse. Renga parties became a great pleasure.
Around 1450, haikai no renga became popular. This style of linked verse contained puns (双关) and was humorous and amusing. The opening three lines were still called a hokku, and from haikai and hokku the term haiku evolved.
5. What does the underlined word “miniature” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Easy.
B. Detailed.
C. Little.
D. Selected.
解析:词义猜测题。根据第一段中“the tiniest poems”和“A haiku is a poem that is just three lines and seventeen syllables long.”以及画线词所在句中的“a flash impression”可知,俳句是一种微型诗。
答案:C
6. What can we know about katauta
A. It appeared in the haiku period.
B. It contained thirty-one syllables.
C. It could have as many as 100 links.
D. It was written in a question-and-answer form.
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中“Japanese poets wrote katauta, poems in a question-and-answer form”可知,katauta是一种问答形式的诗。
答案:D
7. What was the main activity at a renga party according to the text
A. Creating a group poem.
B. Changing haiku into tanka.
C. Studying the history of renga.
D. Competing to write the earth’s songs.
解析:推理判断题。根据第四段中“Written by three or more people ... Renga parties became a great pleasure.”可知,连歌聚会时,诗人们会创作组诗。
答案:A
8. Who might be most interested in this text
A. People who teach how to write haiku.
B. People who research the history of haiku.
C. People who compare Japanese and American poetry.
D. People who learn Japanese to communicate.
解析:推理判断题。文章主要介绍了日本俳句的历史,故对想要研究俳句历史的读者最有吸引力。
答案:B
C
As spring comes to half the world, many people can enjoy the new growth that comes with warmer weather. This is a great time to get outside and get dirty! 9. This outdoor activity gives us beautiful plants, pleasant smelling flowers and fresh fruit and vegetables. Moreover, it also gives us many health benefits.
Gardening reduces loneliness. It connects people. When you are gardening, you are outdoors. 10. Gardeners usually enjoy showing people what they are growing. And most enjoy sharing advice and stories about their gardens.
Gardening is a great activity to do with children. It gets them outdoors and off computers, televisions and other electronics. 11.
Gardening can teach a child about where food comes from and healthy eating. It can also help them to understand the limits of natural resources.
12. This means you are getting Vitamin D, which helps your bodies take in calcium(钙). That is necessary to keep bones strong. When you garden you must move around. All the different movements needed for gardening—bending, stretching and lifting—work small muscles in the body.
Gardening may help your brain stay young. In one study, researchers found that gardening could lower the risk of future dementia(痴呆) by 36 percent. 13. A flower and herb garden can help feed bees and butterflies. Growing herbs and flowers connects you to nature and pleases all of your senses.
A. Vitamin D also helps us fight diseases.
B. They can learn about nature and wildlife.
C. Gardening is popular in many parts of the world.
D. So it is a perfect time to communicate with your neighbours.
E. While in your garden, you might feel the sunshine on your skin.
F. Some people may not have the resources to have their own garden.
G. Gardening can also give you the feeling that you have done something good.
9. 解析:上文“This is a great time to get outside and get dirty!”介绍了园艺的天气条件已经具备,下文“This outdoor activity gives us beautiful plants ...”介绍了园艺的好处,因此空格处填“园艺在世界各地很受欢迎”,起到了承上启下的作用。故选C。
答案:C
解析:根据上文中“It connects people.”可知,选项D中的“communicate”和文中的“connect”是同义表达。故选D。
答案:D
11. 解析:根据本段中“It gets them outdoors ...”和“It can also help them to understand the limits of natural resources.”可知园艺能够让孩子们接触并了解大自然,故选B。
答案:B
12. 解析:根据下文“This means you are getting Vitamin D, which helps your bodies take in calcium.”可知维生素D的重要性,而这是离不开阳光的,故选E。
答案:E
13. 解析:选项G“园艺也能给你一种做了好事的感觉”,到底是什么好事呢 下文“花园里的花和草药可以为蜜蜂、蝴蝶提供食物”做了阐述。故选G。
答案:G
PAGE课时评价作业(十九)
Section Ⅱ Learning About Language
[基础测评]
Ⅰ. 单句语法填空
1. Professor Smith, who will give us a talk on how to improve English, is coming soon.
2. Kate, whose sister I shared a room with when we were at college, has gone to work in Australia.
3. In this factory I found little that was different from ours.
4. John invited about 40 people to his wedding, most of whom were his family members.
5. Self-driving is an area where China and the rest of the world are on the same starting line.
6. We have entered into an age when dreams have the best chance of coming true.
7. The English play in which my students acted was a great success.
8. Last term our maths teacher set such a difficult problem as none of us worked out.
9. Now Irene Astbury works from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield, which she opened with her late husband Les.
10. Stephen Hawking believes that the earth is unlikely to be the only planet where life has developed gradually.
Ⅱ. 根据汉语提示或汉语句意完成英语句子
1. I am Li Hua, a student from China who/that is studying(正在学习) in London this summer vacation.
2. As we all know(众所周知), music can influence our emotions, thoughts and behaviour.
3. He lives in a big house, in front of which (房子前面) stands an apple tree.
4. 此后你可以去上海, 在那儿你可以待一周。
After that, you can go to Shanghai, where you can stay for a week.
5. 今天早上我向老师解释了我迟到的原因。
I explained to my teacher the reason why I was late.
Ⅲ. 句型转换
1. I’ll never forget the day. We celebrated the Spring Festival together on the day.
→I’ll never forget the day when we celebrated the Spring Festival together.
2. Team members are offered opportunities to watch competitions. It will benefit them a lot.
→Team members are offered opportunities to watch competitions, which will benefit them a lot.
3. I have many friends. I’m going to send postcards to them.
→I have many friends to whom I’m going to send postcards.
4. I would like to live in a room. Its window opens to the south.
→I would like to live in a room, whose window opens to the south.
5. He wrote many children’s books. Nearly half of them were published in the 1990s.
→He wrote many children’s books, nearly half of which were published in the 1990s.
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Ⅳ. 语法填空
Most children love being told about nursery rhymes. The most popular rhymes 1. (list) here. Even elders love to hear these rhymes 2. are sweet to our ears forever. These rhymes speak volumes about the interest 3. (show) by the education department to ensure the children to speak out.
The list is clearly not exhaustive but 4. is believed that a good cross section of famous poems for children has been included. We have selected the most famous nursery rhymes for children. We have done our best 5. (collect) all the nursery rhymes from all sources and add them here for your 6. (refer). The addition of more and more rhymes is going on every day.
These nursery rhymes for children 7. (pass) over the years and because 8. the short nature of the verse, they can
(easy) be remembered by most children from a very early age. Analysis of these nursery rhymes will reflect the 10. __________ (history) background where these nursery rhymes were written.
1. 解析:rhymes与list之间是被动关系,根据文章整体时态可知,是一般现在时,应用一般现在时的被动语态。故填are listed。
答案:are listed
2. 解析:先行词为these rhymes,引导词在定语从句中作主语。故用that或which。
答案:that/which
3. 解析:the interest与show之间是被动关系,故用过去分词shown。
答案:shown
4. 解析:it is believed that ...是固定句型,意为“人们相信……”。it是形式主语,真正的主语是后面的 that从句。故填it。
答案:it
5. 解析:do one’s best to do sth是固定搭配,意为“尽某人最大努力做某事”。故填to collect。
答案:to collect
6. 解析:形容词性物主代词your后跟名词。故填reference。
答案:reference
7. 解析:根据句中的时间状语over the years可知,谓语动词需用现在完成时,pass与主语之间是被动关系,用被动语态。故填have been passed。
答案:have been passed
8. 解析:because of是固定搭配,意为“因为,由于”。故填of。
答案:of
9. 解析:用副词修饰 be remembered。故填easily。
答案:easily
10. 解析:用形容词修饰名词background。故填historical。
答案:historical
Ⅴ. 阅读理解
A
The Chinese Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu is often called the sage(圣人) of poetry. Unlike Li Bai, this poet wrote in various styles, and his works were often innovative(创新的) in language and subject matter. His poems were also filled with meaning.
His innovation was not at all welcome. The readers of his time rarely showed much appreciation of his original and innovative works. The masses in fact hated and scolded them. Like many artists, Du Fu was only recognised for his genius long after his death.
Du Fu was born in Luoyang, Henan Province. Although he came from an influential literary family, his early attempts to gain a position in the government by way of the exam system failed repeatedly. He was 43 years old when he finally managed to hold an official position. This was the time when Emperor Xuanzong was attracted to the beautiful Yang Yuhuan and made her his concubine(妃子), which Du Fu severely criticised in his Song of the Beautiful Ladies.
As the emperor got distracted from important government affairs, some military leaders were becoming too powerful. Du Fu took office in 755, and in the same year a rebel(叛乱) leader An Lushan led his army into the capital of Tang Dynasty. The emperor fled to the west and left the governing of the state to his son. Du Fu and his family took the road north to escape the rebels.
The poet left his family and tried to get to the headquarters of the new emperor, but he was caught and held prisoner by the rebels in Chang’an. After order was restored again, Du Fu got back his position in the capital. However, he did not enjoy the favour of the new emperor and was given a minor provincial post. In 759 he finally left this disgraceful position and spent the rest of his life wandering around the country.
1. What do we know about Li Bai’s poems
A. They were consistent in style.
B. They were like the poems of Du Fu.
C. They used more complex language.
D. They were written in various styles.
解析:推理判断题。根据第一段中“Unlike Li Bai, this poet wrote in various styles ...”可推知,李白的诗歌风格始终如一。故选A。
答案:A
2. What can we infer about Du Fu from the third paragraph
A. He didn’t like to be an official.
B. He was not loyal to the emperor.
C. He became an official in his thirties.
D. He cared about government affairs.
解析:推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句,对于唐玄宗和杨贵妃的事情,杜甫在诗歌中加以猛烈抨击,说明他关心国家事务。故选D。
答案:D
3. What happened in the late years of Du Fu’s life
A. He changed his writing style.
B. He wandered around the country.
C. He was called back by the emperor.
D. He enjoyed his minor provincial post.
解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段中“In 759 he finally left this disgraceful position and spent the rest of his life wandering around the country.”可知,杜甫的余生是在周游全国。故选B。
答案:B
4. What is the text mainly about
A. Du Fu’s political career.
B. Du Fu’s poetry and his life.
C. The rule of Emperor Xuanzong.
D. Du Fu’s contribution to the Tang Dynasty.
解析:主旨大意题。纵览全文,文章前面对杜甫的诗歌做了介绍,后面又介绍了他的生平,故选B。
答案:B
B
A rainy day can be a chance to recharge. While you relax on the sofa with a movie, the raindrops falling on your windows might one day provide the power for your TV. This is the idea behind an invention that harvests energy from water.
The technology is based on the triboelectric (摩擦电的) effect. An engineer at the University of Hawaii, David Ma knew that it was possible to generate electricity by rubbing two things together. So, he thought, “Why don’t we use water ”
A drop of water sliding across a surface coated with two different materials would generate enough friction(摩擦) to create an electrical charge. By placing metal wires that the drop of water touched as it moved, it should be possible to harvest electricity, he reasoned.
It worked. In fact, the researchers lit up 15 LED bulbs with a single moving water drop.
This is not the first time that scientists have got electricity from water-generated friction. Earlier experiments, though, harvested the charge produced in a surface by a sliding drop of water. There, the surface had acted as an electrode(电极). This is different. The energy of friction is being harvested from the water itself.
“The technology could someday power phones, sensors or other small electronics,” says Christopher Oshman, an engineer at the Colorado School of Mines. “This work is a step towards harvesting the energy of moving objects all around us, including ourselves, to power the electronic devices we use every day,” he says.
“Ma has shown that the technology can work in a lab,” Oshman says. Next, the Colorado researcher would like to see it tried on a larger scale, such as on an umbrella.
5. How does the author introduce the topic of the text
A. By telling a story.
B. By raising a question.
C. By imagining a situation.
D. By giving an example.
解析:推理判断题。作者在第一段中由落在窗户上的雨滴联想到从水中获取能量的发明,因此是通过假想一个情景来引出话题。故选C。
答案:C
6. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 3 refer to
A. The wire.
B. The electricity.
C. The surface.
D. The drop of water.
解析:代词指代题。根据句意“通过放置金属丝,水滴在移动时接触到金属丝,这就可能获得电力”,可知it指代的是“水滴”。故选D。
答案:D
7. What is unique about Ma’s technique compared with earlier experiments
A. It is based on the triboelectric effect.
B. The water itself acts as an electrode.
C. It produces electricity from water-made friction.
D. It uses a surface covered with two different materials.
解析:细节理解题。根据第五段中“There, the surface had acted as an electrode. This is different. The energy of friction is being harvested from the water itself.”可知早期的实验通过水滴的滑动来收集表面产生的电荷,表面起到电极的作用,而大卫的技术不同,水本身起到电极的作用。故选B。
答案:B
8. What does Oshman say about Ma’s technology
A. It has a promising future.
B. It will do well on an umbrella.
C. It works well in the real world.
D. It will replace batteries someday.
解析:推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“The technology could someday power phones, sensors or other small electronics ...”可推知奥什马认为大卫的技术很有前景。故选A。
答案:A
PAGE课时评价作业(十八)
Reading and Thinking (2)
[基础测评]
Ⅰ. 根据首字母或汉语提示写出正确单词
1. Their reunion after a long separation brought mixed feelings of joy and sorrow to them both.
2. My father can still recite the poems he learned at school.
3. To earn more money, I started work before dawn and returned only at nightfall.
4. The competition is open to both amateurs and professionals.
5. Making kites is a Chinese folk art, which appeals to a lot of foreigners.
6. She has published more than 20 books including novels, poetry and literary(文学的) criticism.
7. Poetry often follows special patterns of rhymes(押韵词).
8. I’m happy to hear that you have recovered your lost diamond(钻石) ring.
9. Enjoy the first hour of the day. This is important as it sets the mood(心情) for the rest of the day.
10. The three men were given work according to their respective(各自的) abilities.
Ⅱ. 用方框中所给短语的正确形式填空
express oneself, nursery rhyme, make sense, be made up of, be popular with, in particular, be translated into, be transformed into
1. The rescue work is made up of three parts, of which saving the people’s lives is the most important one.
2. Believe it or not, with water a desert can be transformed into a garden.
3. I find it challenging to express myself in English.
4. Most people would like to be popular with others, but not everyone can achieve this goal.
5. She doesn’t talk much, but what she says makes sense.
6. When a Tang poem is translated into English, it might lose its original beauty.
7. Nursery rhymes play an important role in a child’s language development.
8. The speaker talked about the sports in general and football in particular.
Ⅲ. 语法填空
A Few Simple Forms of English Poems
There are 1. (vary) reasons why people write poetry. Some poems tell a story or describe something in a way that will give readers a strong 2. (impress). Others try to convey certain emotions. Poets use many different forms of poetry to express
(they). Some of the first poems a young child learns in English are nursery rhymes, 4. may not make sense and even seem contradictory,but are easy to learn and recite. One of the simplest kinds of poems is the “list poem” 5. a flexible line length and repeated phrases. Another simple form of poem that amateurs can
6. (easy) write is the cinquain, which is made up of five lines. Besides, haiku is a Japanese form of poetry 7. (consist) of 17 syllables. It is not a traditional form of English poetry,8. it is very popular with English writers. English speakers also enjoy poems from China, especially Tang poetry. A lot of Tang poetry 9. (translate) into English in the past decades. With so many different forms of poetry 10. (choose) from, you can even write your own poems.
1. 解析:设空处后是名词,需要形容词作定语,修饰reasons。故填various。
答案:various
2. 解析:句意:有些诗歌讲述一个故事或以一种会给读者留下深刻印象的方式描述事物。形容词strong后应接impress的名词形式。故填impression。
答案:impression
3. 解析:设空处作动词express的宾语,且句子主语Poets和动词express的宾语指的是同一群体,故填反身代词themselves。
答案:themselves
4. 解析:设空处作主语,无提示词,前面有逗号,将nursery rhymes代入空处,逗号后内容意思完整,故推测设空处引导非限制性定语从句,修饰nursery rhymes,故填关系代词which。
答案:which
5. 解析:句意:最简单的一种诗歌是“清单诗”,诗行长度灵活,有着重复的短语。设空处没有提示词,结合句意可知,应填介词with,意为“带有”。
答案:with
6. 解析:设空处后是动词,提示词是形容词,所以用提示词的副词形式作状语,修饰动词write。故填easily。
答案:easily
7. 解析:设空处所在句已有谓语,故这里应填非谓语动词。设空处前为“a Japanese form of poetry”,故这里应作后置定语修饰名词。consist of ... 意为“由……组成”,没有被动语态,作后置定语时,用动词-ing形式,故填consisting。句意:另外,俳句是由17个音节组成的一种日本的诗歌形式。
答案:consisting
8. 解析:根据空前的“它不是英语诗歌的一种传统的形式”和空后的“它很受英国作家的欢迎”可知,空格前后内容之间是转折关系,所以用 but,意为“然而,但是”。
答案:but
9. 解析:由时间状语in the past decades可知,应用现在完成时。A lot of Tang poetry与translate之间为被动关系(许多唐诗被翻译成英语),且poetry为不可数名词。故填has been translated。
答案:has been translated
10. 解析:此处是“with+宾语+宾语补足语”结构。句意:有这么多不同形式的诗歌可供选择,你甚至可以写你自己的诗。根据句意可知,此处表示“要发生的动作”,所以用不定式作宾语补足语。故填to choose。
答案:to choose
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Ⅳ. 阅读理解
A
Why read, and sometimes even write poetry That question is not difficult to answer if we change the word poetry to songs.
I sing when I feel good. When I sing my favourite songs, I feel even better. Sometimes when I am listening to music and to the song words, I feel that it was written for me. A good song always makes me feel something. There are songs that I sing in my head between classes and songs that I want to sing when the school bell rings by the end of the day. They help me get through the day.
They are like bright and warm colours in the middle of greys and shades. I like songs about love and friendship. The extraordinary thing is that my feelings are more special when I sing my favourite songs in English.
I also like reading. I used to avoid poetry until an e-friend told me I should recite poems and not look up the meaning of the words. Poetry uses many difficult words and idioms, but the best thing is to just forget about them. In the beginning I felt quite strange. Now I always lock the door. Reading aloud gives you a strange feeling, but when you have some practice and fall into the rhythm, and the sounds of the words, it is really a special experience.
I started with small poems, but now I think I most like long poems. I have different feelings with different poems. When I have had a bad day at school, I read Keats and forget everything. When I am sad I read Wordsworth by the light of a candle. When the poem is finished, I close the book and my sadness is gone.
1. Which of the following statements is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence
A. Songs are like different colours in different times.
B. Songs can help people better understand colours.
C. Songs can describe a mixture of different colours.
D. Songs can bring people warmth and comfort.
解析:推理判断题。画线句是该段的主题句,根据后面的内容可知,好的歌曲就像灰暗中明亮温暖的色彩,会给人们带来美好的感受。故选D。
答案:D
2. What can we infer from the text
A. The author likes singing songs aloud at any time.
B. Songs and poems can help get over bad emotions.
C. The author’s native language is English.
D. The author likes songs better than poems.
解析:推理判断题。根据第二段和第五段内容可知,诗和歌曲会使人心情愉快,忘记悲伤。故选B。
答案:B
3. What can we know about the poems of Keats and Wordsworth through the text
A. Keats’s poems are full of bad feelings.
B. Wordsworth’s poems contain much sad description.
C. Both of their poetry can create positive feelings.
D. The themes of their poems are not different at all.
解析:细节理解题。根据文章末段可知,济慈和华兹华斯的诗能使人忘记烦恼和悲伤,给人带来积极的影响。故选C。
答案:C
B
For about three years now, I have been writing poetry. It was not until my junior year in high school that I developed an interest, love and skill for writing poetry.
Back in elementary school, I loved to write stories. I would write stories on post-it notes and anywhere I could. Yet when I had to write a limerick(五行打油诗) for an assignment, I could not wrap my head around poetry. I had a very hard time figuring out how to rhyme words and have the words make sense. I eventually tossed the paper with the attempted limerick in the trash. I did not try my hand at poetry again until several years later.
Many years later in my freshman year of high school, my English teacher gave my class a poetry project as an assignment. I still remember my limerick assignment and was afraid of doing the poetry project. For the project, we had to analyse a poem and write a response to it. I chose to respond to Robert Frost’s poem Fire and Ice. I also wrote my own poem first. I became really excited when writing the poem.
Two years later, I started writing poetry as a hobby and for fun. To learn how good or bad my poems were, I handed them in to some magazines and contests. I won the second place in the North Carolina Poetry Society’s Sherry Pruitt Award Contest, and had my two poems published as high quality poems. I have continued to write poetry, and have even self-published three collections of poetry in both print and e-book formats, which can be found in my store on Lulu.
Now, I love writing poetry, but I don’t hate writing short stories. I just find it more difficult and not my style of writing, even though I still write short stories occasionally.
4. What can we know when the author was a pupil
A. He liked writing stories.
B. He was good at writing poetry.
C. He could understand poetry well.
D. He was often praised by his teacher.
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中“Back in elementary school, I loved to write stories.”可知,上小学时,作者喜爱写故事,故选A。
答案:A
5. How did the author feel when given the poetry project in high school
A. Excited. B. Annoyed.
C. Confident. D. Worried.
解析:推理判断题。根据第三段中“I still remember my limerick assignment and was afraid of doing the poetry project.”可推知作者是担心的。故选D。
答案:D
6. When did the author take up writing poetry as a hobby
A. When he worked as a storekeeper.
B. When he was at college.
C. When he was in Grade One in high school.
D. When he was in Grade Three in high school.
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中“Many years later in my freshman year of high school ...”及第四段第一句“Two years later, I started writing poetry as a hobby and for fun.”可推知,作者高一时自己写诗,两年后(高三时),写诗成为作者的爱好。
答案:D
7. How did the author learn about the quality of his poetry
A. He asked his teachers for advice.
B. He compared his poetry with his short stories.
C. He submitted his poems to magazines and contests.
D. He analysed a poem and wrote a response to it.
解析:细节理解题。根据第四段中“To learn how good or bad my poems were, I handed them in to some magazines and contests.”可知作者通过投稿和参赛来了解自己诗歌的质量。
答案:C
Ⅴ. 完形填空
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born on February 27, 1807 in Portland, Maine. His father, Stephen, was a lawyer, so Henry was born into a rich family. Henry began 1 at age three. By the time he was six he was the smartest boy in the school. He was very good at spelling and arithmetic. But Henry loved to write and 2 became very skilled in it. Henry’s father wanted him to become a lawyer, but after Henry
3 from Bowdoin College in Maine at the age of 19, he dreamed of becoming a(n) 4 . Henry wanted to travel to Europe to study. He followed that 5 , and later returned to Bowdoin to become a professor at age 22.
In 1831, Henry 6 Mary Storer Potter, a former schoolmate. He
7 and started The New England. He and his wife travelled to Europe, where he studied Swedish, Danish, Finnish and the Dutch language and literature.
In 1836, Henry began 8 in Harvard. He moved into a room of the famous Craigie House in Cambridge. In the Craigie House, Henry
9 to write poems and books.
In 1847, Longfellow’s poem Evangeline was 10 . Many people said Evangeline was his best poem. In 1854 he resigned from Harvard to
11 his time to his writing. The Song of Hiawatha, written in 1855, was also very popular, as it was one of the first poems to 12 the Native American Indian culture. When The Courtship of Miles Standish
13 in 1858, it sold 25,000 copies on the first day of publication.
The next few years were 14 with honours and rewards. He was invited to the House of Windsor by Queen Victoria by 15 of the Prince of Wales. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow died on March 24, 1882.
1. A. work B. life
C. career D. school
解析:根据下文“By the time he was six he was the smartest boy in the school.”可知,他三岁开始上学。work工作;life生活,生命;career职业,生涯;school学校。故选D。
答案:D
2. A. suddenly B. immediately
C. eventually D. respectively
解析:他喜欢写作,最后非常擅长写作了。suddenly突然;immediately立即;eventually最后,终于;respectively分别地,各自地。故选C。
答案:C
3. A. graduated B. learned
C. escaped D. suffered
解析:父亲希望他将来当律师,但是他自己大学毕业后梦想成为教授。graduate毕业;learn学习,了解;escape逃脱;suffer遭受。故选A。
答案:A
4. A. amateur B. professor
C. tourist D. scientist
解析:根据下文中的“... and later returned to Bowdoin to become a professor at age 22.”可知,他想当的是教授。amateur业余爱好者;
professor教授;tourist游客;scientist科学家。故选B。
答案:B
5. A. route B. promise
C. dream D. permission
解析:根据上文中的“... at the age of 19, he dreamed of becoming a(n) ...”可知,他追随他的梦想。route路线,路径;promise诺言;dream梦想;permission许可。故选C。
答案:C
6. A. met B. engaged
C. welcomed D. married
解析:根据下文中的“He and his wife travelled to Europe ...”可判断出,此处应为“结婚”。meet遇见;engage订婚;welcome欢迎;marry结婚。故选D。
答案:D
7. A. made up B. calmed down
C. gave up D. settled down
解析:他结婚后就定居下来,创办了《新英格兰》杂志。make up构成,虚构,化妆;calm down镇定下来;give up放弃;settle down定居。故选D。
答案:D
8. A. teaching B. studying
C. broadcasting D. charging
解析:根据第四段中的“In 1854 he resigned from Harvard ...”可知,此处是指他开始在哈佛大学教书。teach教,教书;study学习,研究;broadcast广播;charge要价,充电。故选A。
答案:A
9. A. regretted B. remained
C. continued D. declared
解析:此处指他继续自己的写作事业。regret后悔,遗憾;remain逗留;
continue继续;declare宣称,声称。故选C。
答案:C
10. A. published B. copied
C. purchased D. abused
解析:根据下文“Many people said Evangeline was his best poem.”可知,此处指他的诗发表了。publish发表,出版;copy复制,抄写;purchase购买;abuse滥用,辱骂。故选A。
答案:A
11. A. refer B. devote
C. prefer D. owe
解析:他辞去哈佛大学的工作,将时间全部用在了写作上。refer提及,参考;devote奉献,致力于;prefer更喜欢;owe欠(债、钱等)。故选B。
答案:B
12. A. select B. affect
C. elect D. reflect
解析:他写于1855年的这首诗是一首反映美国印第安土著人文化的诗。select挑选;affect影响;elect选举;reflect反映,反射。故选D。
答案:D
13. A. tried out B. put out
C. brought out D. came out
解析:根据下文中的“publication”可知,他的又一首诗The Courtship of Miles Standish出版了。try out试验,选拔;put out熄灭;bring out使明显;come out出版。故选D。
答案:D
14. A. presented B. hidden
C. filled D. compared
解析:根据下文的描述可知,他后来的生活充满了各种荣誉和奖励。present呈现,赠送;hide躲藏;fill充满,装满;compare比较。故选C。
答案:C
15. A. request B. offer
C. order D. rule
解析:此处指在威尔士王子的请求下维多利亚女王才邀请并会见朗费罗。request请求;offer提供,提出;order命令;rule统治。故选A。
答案:A
PAGE课时评价作业(二十)
Section Ⅲ Using Language
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Ⅰ. 单句语法填空
1. We don’t have enough shelves(shelf) to keep all our books on.
2. As a matter of fact, the problem is not as complicated(complicate) as you imagine.
3. The two newspapers gave different versions(version) of what happened.
4. I’m not quite so innocent(innocence) as to believe that.
5. The translation does not quite correspond(correspondence) to the original.
6. These seeds should be sown/sowed(sow) in April.
7. We can see lanterns strung(string) in the trees around the pool.
8. Prices have not shown much variation(vary) this year.
9. A new law has been brought in to discourage racial(race) prejudice.
10. Our teacher asked us to read the text again and then fill in the blanks(blank).
11. The editor is looking through the article polished(polish) by the girl.
Ⅱ. 语法填空
The history of Chinese poetry dates back almost 2,700 years
1. the Spring and Autumn Period (770 BCE-476 BCE). Records are rare before that time 2. Qinshihuang destroyed all the books that could 3. (locate). The styles, rules and regulations for Chinese poetry gradually 4. (change) over the centuries until the time of the Tang Dynasty (618 AD-907 AD). This became the golden age for Chinese poetry. During that time a number of 5. (product) poets turned out as many as 50,000 classical poems. All aspects of Chinese society 6. (high) regarded these poets. Seven-character lines became very popular.
Poetry, painting and calligraphy are three of these art forms that go particularly well together. Many poets were also excellent 7.
(paint) and calligraphers. A poem would be written for 8. purpose of matching a painting and then written into the forefront of the painting with traditional Chinese calligraphy. This gives the paintings deeper
9. (mean) and more elegance. It is common 10. (find) this type of art hanging in people’s homes.
1. 解析:句意:中国诗歌的历史可以追溯到春秋时期。date back to是固定搭配,意思是“追溯到……”。故填to。
答案:to
2. 解析:句意:由于秦始皇摧毁了所有能找到的书籍,在那之前的记录是罕见的。根据语境可知,此处应用表示“原因”的词引导原因状语从句。故填because/since/as。
答案:because/since/as
3. 解析:在该句中locate意为“找出……的准确位置”,在that引导的定语从句中,that与locate之间为被动关系。故填be located。
答案:be located
4. 解析:句意:中国诗歌的风格、规则和条例逐渐变化,直到唐朝(公元618-907年)。根据时间状语the time of the Tang Dynasty(618 AD-907 AD)可知,这里是在描述过去发生的事情,用一般过去时。故填changed。
答案:changed
5. 解析:空处位于名词poets之前,修饰人,应用形容词,product的形容词是productive。故填productive。
答案:productive
6. 解析:分析句子结构可知,空处修饰动词regard,应用副词形式。故填highly。
答案:highly
7. 解析:根据前面的were可知,此处的名词要用复数形式。故填painters。
答案:painters
8. 解析:根据空后的名词purpose及of可知,此处是“the+n.+of”结构,for the purpose of意为“为了……的目的”。故填the。
答案:the
9. 解析:根据空前的deeper和空后的more elegance可知,空处应填名词meaning。
答案:meaning
10. 解析:本句是“It is+adj.+to do sth”结构,it作形式主语,真正的主语是后面的不定式结构。故填to find。
答案:to find
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Ⅲ. 阅读理解
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Born in France, but raised in Spain,linguistics and literature professor Juan José Ciruela Alférez from the University of Granada is passionate about Chinese literature and has been doing some research about it. With painstaking effort, his Spanish translation of a Chinese classic was published last year.
Ciruela said translating the novel was an interesting challenge. In recent years, many Chinese works have been introduced to Spain. However, as most of them had been translated first into English and then from that language into Spanish, much of the originality,was lost. For this reason, when the Spanish publishing house Kailas contacted Ciruela to translate it directly from Chinese, he accepted the mission immediately, even if it presented difficulties like a heavy workload within a short time limit.
“I encountered various difficulties, especially at the beginning of the task,” said Ciruela in an interview. “This novel, in particular, needs a prior reading process in which the translator gets into the plot and the characters, since at first it is difficult to enter the world that the novel constantly raises. So I read the novel first in Chinese, paying attention to all those details and how all of that could be translated in a way that the Spanish readers would understand.”
For Ciruela, the most important criterion when translating is fidelity(忠诚) to the original text. While it is true that one cannot always be strictly faithful, he believes translators should not be too far from original texts. For example, the translation of culturemes (expressions of culture in language) is quite complicated due to the cultural gap between Spanish and Chinese. Ciruela believes that these must always be appropriate to the specific function they perform within the text, in each specific case and moment.
1. What does the underlined phrase“that language” probably refer to
A. Spanish. B. English.
C. Chinese. D. French.
解析:推理判断题。根据第二段可知,因为其中大部分著作都是先翻译成英语,然后再从英语翻译成西班牙语,所以很多原创性都丧失了。因此,画线短语指代“英语”。
答案:B
2. What caused Ciruela to translate the Chinese classic
A. His passion for Spanish literature.
B. His determination to popularize it.
C. The lack of its direct translation into Spanish.
D. The loss of diversity in Spanish translation.
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知,因为缺少直接翻译的版本,所以西鲁埃拉决定接受这项翻译任务。
答案:C
3. What aspect of the translation task does paragraph 3 mainly talk about
A. Its barrier. B. Its principle.
C. Its style. D. Its meaning.
解析:推理判断题。根据第三段第一句可知,本段主要讲述了西鲁埃拉在翻译过程中遇到的困难。
答案:A
4. What does Ciruela think is the most important in translation
A. Meeting readers’ needs.
B. Targeting cultural phenomena.
C. Bridging the cultural gap.
D. Being loyal to the original text.
解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句可知,西鲁埃拉认为翻译忠于原文最重要。
答案:D
Ⅳ. 完形填空
No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own 1 .
I learned this lesson from a(n) 2 many years ago. I took the head coaching job at a school in Baxley, Georgia. It was a small school with a weak football programme.
It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the new team at the end of spring practice. The old team had no coach, and they didn’t even practice to 3 the game. Being the coach of the new team, I was excited because I knew we were going to win, but to my disappointment, we were defeated. I couldn’t 4 I had got into such a situation. Thinking hard about it, I came to 5 that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia, but they were depending on me. I had to change my 6 about their ability and potential.
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little 7 . Most importantly, I began to treat them like 8 . That summer, when the other teams enjoyed their vacations, we met every day and 9
passing and kicking the football.
Six months after suffering our 10 on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to improve. Finally, we faced the number one team in the state. I felt that it would be a
11 for us even if we lost the game. But that wasn’t what happened. My boys beat the best team in Georgia, giving me one of the greatest
12 of my life!
From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can 13 the members of a team. Instead of seeing my boys as losers, I pushed and 14 them. I helped them to see themselves
15 , and they built themselves into winners.
Winners are made, not born.
1. A. luck B. tests
C. efforts D. nature
解析:根据下文叙述的故事可以得知,作者和队员们通过努力取得了一场又一场胜利,由此可知,没有人天生就是优胜者,都是通过努力成为优胜者的。luck运气;test测验;effort努力;nature天性,自然。故选C。
答案:C
2. A. experiment B. experience
C. visit D. show
解析:文章讲述了作者多年前的一段经历,因此他是从自己的经历中懂得这个道理的。 experiment实验;experience经历;visit拜访,参观;show表演。根据倒数第二段第一句“From the experience I learned a lot ...”也可得知答案。故选B。
答案:B
3. A. cheer for B. prepare for
C. help with D. finish with
解析:空后句提到,作为教练,作者原本以为自己的队伍会取胜,所以感到非常高兴,设空处所在句指出了作者有这种想法的原因,即老队伍不仅没有教练,甚至都没有为这次比赛做准备。cheer for为……喝彩; prepare for为……做准备;help with帮助; finish with以……结束。故选B。
答案:B
4. A. believe B. agree
C. describe D. regret
解析:作者本以为自己的队伍能够取胜,但是令人失望的是最终失败了,所以作者无法相信自己会陷入这种境地。believe相信;agree 同意;
describe描述;regret后悔,遗憾。故选A。
答案:A
5. A. realize B. claim
C. permit D. demand
解析:句意:我认真考虑了一下,开始意识到我的队伍也许不是佐治亚州排名第一的队伍,但是他们在依靠着我。realize意识到;claim要求,声称;permit允许; demand要求。故选A。
答案:A
6. A. decision B. attitude
C. conclusion D. intention
解析:根据文章内容可知,作者起初认为他的队伍取胜是理所当然的,失败之后经过反思,采取了帮助队员建立自尊、把他们当作优胜者、刻苦训练等措施,由此可推断出,此处为“我必须要改变看待他们能力和潜力的态度”。根据倒数第二段第一句中的“the attitude of the leader”也可得知答案。decision决定;attitude态度;conclusion结论;intention意图,目的。故选B。
答案:B
7. A. pride B. culture
C. fortune D. relationship
解析:作者开始尽自己所能,帮助队员们建立自尊。pride自豪,骄傲,自尊心;culture文化;fortune运气;relationship关系。故选A。
答案:A
8. A. leaders B. partners
C. winners D. learners
解析:作者要带领一支曾经失败过的队伍走出困境,最重要的是帮他们找回自信心,所以作者开始把他们当作优胜者。根据倒数第二段第二句“Instead of seeing my boys as losers ...”也可得知答案。leader领导;
partner搭档;winner赢家,优胜者;learner学习者。故选C。
答案:C
9. A. risked B. missed
C. considered D. practiced
解析:队伍集合进行训练,由此可知,此处表示“练习传球、踢球”。risk冒险;miss错过;consider考虑;practice练习。故选D。
答案:D
10. A. defeat B. decline
C. accident D. mistake
解析:根据上文内容可知,作者的队伍曾经被打败过。 defeat失败;
decline下降,衰退;accident事故;mistake错误。故选A。
答案:A
11. A. shame B. burden
C. victory D. favor
解析:上文提到作者将队员们当作优胜者对待,并且队员们一直在获胜、提高,而此次面对的是州排名第一的队伍,由此可推断出,此处表示“我认为即便我们输掉比赛,对我们而言也是一场胜利”。shame羞耻,惭愧;burden负担;victory胜利;favor赞成。故选C。
答案:C
12. A. chances B. thrills
C. concerns D. offers
解析:队员们战胜了州排名第一的队伍,所以这是作者人生中最激动的事情之一。chance机会;thrill令人激动的事;concern关心;offer出价。故选B。
答案:B
13. A. surprise B. serve
C. interest D. affect
解析:根据上文内容可知,作者作为教练改变了态度,带领队伍获胜,由此可知,作者从这段经历中得知了教练的态度对队员的影响。surprise使惊讶;serve服务;interest使感兴趣;affect影响。故选D。
答案:D
14. A. encouraged B. observed
C. protected D. impressed
解析:结合语境可知,作者作为教练并没有把队员当作失败者对待,而是一直在鼓励他们。encourage鼓励;observe遵守,观察;protect保护;
impress给……留下深刻印象。故选A。
答案:A
15. A. honestly B. individually
C. calmly D. differently
解析:根据文章内容可知,作者帮助队员们改变了他们对自己的看法,虽然他们曾经输掉过比赛,但是没有把自己当作失败者,由此可知,
differently正确。honestly诚实地;individually各自地;calmly冷静地。故选D。
答案:D
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