第八讲 话题:文化娱乐
一、完形填空。
Long long ago,a group of monkeys arrived at the forest.It was __1__ ,and all monkeys were looking for fire to get warm.21·cn·jy·com
One night,they saw a firefly (萤火虫) and __2__ it as fire.All of them shouted,“Fire,fire,fire,we've got fire!”
A couple of monkeys tried to catch the firefly,but it ran away.They were __3__ as they could not catch the fire.They were talking to themselves that they couldn't live in the cold __4__ they didn't get the fire.
The next night,again they saw many fireflies.After several __5__ ,the monkeys caught a few fireflies.They put the fireflies in a hole and tried to blow them.They blew the flies very hard __6__ knowing the fact that they were flies!
An owl (猫头鹰) was watching the __7__ of the monkeys.The owl told them,“Those are not fire!They are flies.You won't be able to make fire from __8__ .”
The monkeys __9__ at the owl.One monkey replied,“Hey,old owl,you know __10__ about how to make fire.Don't bother us!”
The owl __11__ the monkeys again and asked them to stop their foolish act.“You won't get fire!You should go and find a nearby cave to live in.”But all the monkeys wouldn't __12__ him.They were simply doing the __13__ activity again and again.At midnight,they were very tired and realised that the words of owl were __14__ .So they sheltered themselves at the cave and escaped from the cold.www.21-cn-jy.com
We may go wrong many times,but we should try to accept the __15__ provided by others.
(D)1.A.spring B.summer
C.autumn D.winter
(A)2.A.considered B.accepted
C.dressed D.treated
(C)3.A.hungry B.nervous
C.sad D.noisy
(D)4.A.though B.so
C.but D.if
(D)5.A.meetings B.trips
C.experiments D.tries
(A)6.A.without B.except
C.for D.while
(D)7.A.homes B.colours
C.examples D.activities
(A)8.A.them B.her
C.you D.us
(C)9.A.pointed B.knocked
C.laughed D.smiled
(B)10.A.something B.nothing
C.anything D.everything
(C)11.A.found B.caught
C.warned D.saved
(B)12.A.look after B.listen to
C.depend on D.talk to
(A)13.A.foolish B.interesting
C.new D.easy
(B)14.A.crazy B.correct
C.strange D.serious
(D)15.A.service B.money
C.help D.advice
二、阅读理解。
A
Many expressions that we use in American English come from movies and books.Today we will explore expressions from Lewis Carroll's famous book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.This book is better known as Alice in Wonderland.21世纪教育网版权所有
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland came out in 1865.The story is about a young girl falling for a long time down a rabbit hole.When she finally lands,she finds herself in a strange world.
In this strange world,there are some of the most popular characters in children's books.Many of them,and other expressions from the book,have found their way into American English.
The first character Alice meets is the White Rabbit.The White Rabbit is not a usual rabbit.Alice chases him,and that is where her adventures begin.【来源:21cnj*y.co*m】
In English,“chasing a white rabbit” means chasing the impossible,a dream.“Following the white rabbit” means following a quite unreal clue,and it leads you to find yourself in the middle of an unusual situation.This situation often challenges your thoughts and changes your life.And usually we use “fall down the rabbit hole” to mean we got interested in something to turn your attention away.We lose ideas about time.It often happens by accident and is about something not that meaningful.【版权所有:21教育】
Later in the story,Alice is the guest at a tea party—a crazy tea party!There she meets the March Hare.The Hares seems to be truly crazy.To be “mad as a March Hare” means that someone is completely mad,or crazy.21教育名师原创作品
Using expressions from popular books can add a special flavor to your English.And when used properly,they also show you have a deeper understanding of the culture of the English language.I'm Shirley Carter.Thanks for listening.
(D)16.It can be seen that Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ________.
A.is Lewis Carroll's first novel
B.describes a little rabbit called Alice
C.is the most popular book for children
D.describes a story happened in a strange world
(B)17.We can say “someone ________ ” when he should do his homework,he is still playing soccer.
A.chases a white rabbit
B.falls down the rabbit hole
C.follows the white rabbit
D.gets mad as a March hare
(C)18.This passage is from a radio program called ________.
A.People in the USA
B.Science in the News
C.Words and Their Stories
D.Books and Their Characters
B
(One day,Gulliver was caught in a storm and his ship hit a rock,then damaged.He was washed to the beach by sea wave.He walked and walked to find a city,but he was too tired and fell asleep.When he woke up,he found himself in Lilliput and a lot of tiny people were around him.)
The Emperor spoke in a high voice but I could not hear all the words clearly.His followers and all the ladies wore rich and beautiful clothes.The ground where they were standing looked like gold and silver cloth.
His Majesty and I often spoke to each other but neither of us understood a single word.I tried words from many language—Dutch,French,Spanish,Italian and Latin.No one could understand my words,not even the cleverest of the Emperor's followers.
After about two hours the Emperor left.His wife,children and their servants went also.There were strong guards around me.This was to stop the crowd of people from hurting me.
An officer told the guards to hold six men who made me angry.These men were given to me and I had to choose their punishment.I put five of them in my pocket.Then I pretended to eat the sixth man.21·世纪*教育网
The poor man screamed terribly.The guards were worried when they saw my knife in my hand.Was I going to cut up the man?But I only cut the binding(捆绑物) round his hands.Then I put him on his feet and let him go.I lifted the other five men out of my pocket and put them gently on the ground too.
The people and the soldiers were very pleased with my great kindness.They told the Emperor about it immediately.Emperor ordered his men to make a bed for me and they had to join six hundred of their little beds together to make one bed for me.
At the same time the Emperor asked all his advisers for their advice on how to deal with.They were very worried.If my binding was cut I might be dangerous.I was eating so much food that soon all the people would be very hungry.The farmers could not grow enough food to feed all of us.
The wise men thought that they should kill me.But they would not be able to bury(埋葬) me.My dead body would smell.This might cause much illness all over the country.
(B)19.Why did the tiny people hurt Gulliver at first?
A.They wanted to kill him and got his eye.
B.They were afraid of him because he was too big.
C.They thought he would attack the king and his people.
D.They liked him so much and wanted to make fun of him.
(C)20.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 most probably refers to “________”.
A.the guards B.the officers
C.the six men D.the soldiers
(B)21.Put the following statements in the correct order according to the story.
①Emperor ordered his men to make a big bed for Gulliver.www-2-1-cnjy-com
②They couldn't understand each other.
③The emperor spoke.
④Gulliver didn't punish the six tiny people and let them go.21*cnjy*com
⑤A crowd of people hurt Gulliver.
A.③⑤②①④ B.③②⑤④①
C.⑤①④③② D.②⑤①③④
(D)22.Why didn't the tiny people in Lilliput kill Gulliver finally?
A.He was so strong that he would work for them.
B.He was so big and they didn't have the weapon to kill him.
C.The king and his family liked him so much that they didn't agree.
D.His dead body would smell and cause much illness in their country.
C(2017·恩施)
Autumn de Forest is an American painter.She was born on December 27,2001.Her father is a musician and he plays the drums very well.Her mother was an actress and model.
Autumn de Forest has been painting since she was five,and she is really good at it.She has become one of Park West Gallery's top-selling artists.With her work being sold for as much as $ 25,000,Autumn was even called “an artistic talent” and a “child prodigy” in a special program produced by The Discovery Channel.Now you can see her in many TV shows.Autumn also loves helping others.She often teaches children to paint in her free time.Autumn doesn't go to school and she studies at home.She works very hard because she wants to go to Yale University.
A 17-year-old girl,with her rich knowledge of the ancient culture and works,won first prize in the Chinese Poetry Conference (中国诗词大会).
Wu Yishu,a high school student in Shanghai,beat the other competitors in the second season of the Chinese Poetry Conference.
“I get feelings from ancient poetry that modern people cannot give me,I pay little attention to the competition result,but I love poetry,”Wu said.
In the final of the competition,all the competitors were asked to recite poem by looking at sand paintings and recite as many poems as they could think of about the Chinese character jiu.Wu did quite well.
(D)23.Autumn de Forest is especially good at ________.21教育网
A.selling B.teaching
C.acting D.painting
(C)24.How long has Autumn de Forest painted?
A.About 5 years. B.About 16 years.
C.About 11 years. D.About 17 years.
(D)25.Why could Wu Yishu win the competition?
A.Because she paid little attention to the result.【来源:21·世纪·教育·网】
B.Because she recited the most poems.
C.Because she looked at sand pictures carefully.
D.Because of her rich knowledge of the ancient culture and works.21*cnjy*com
(C)26.Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.Wu Yishu doesn't care much about her competition result.
B.Autumn de Forest never goes to school but studies at home.
C.Autumn de Forest is the same age as Wu Yishu.
D.Wu Yishu did very well in the final of the competition.21cnjy.com
三、词汇运用。
A)用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,每词仅用一次。
27.We are __expected__ to shake hands when we meet people for the first time in US.
28.Because it was too noisy outside last night,we all found it difficult to fall __asleep__ .
29.My brother wouldn't buy the car until he could afford to pay for it __without__ borrowing money.
30.Early in the __twentieth__ century,two famous scientists developed their personal ideas about dreams.
31.The toy is the __ugliest__ one that I have ever seen,so I don't like it.
B)根据短文内容和所给中文提示,在空白处写出单词的正确形式。
Movies with magic have always been one of the Hollywood director Steven Spielberg's great 32.__interests__ (兴趣).
From E.T the Extra-Terrestrial to The Adventure of Tintin:The Secret of the Unicorn,Steven has 33.__created__ (创造) surprising worlds for children through his films.“It's all about making kids feel like they can do anything.There's 34.__nothing__ (没有什么事) impossible.”Steven told The Guardian,one of the most 35.__famous__ (著名的) newspapers in England.
His 36.__latest__ (最近的) work,The BFG,which was first on in Chinese 37.__cinema__ (电影院) on October 14,was from the 1982 38.__novel__ (小说) of the same name by a popular British Children's author.Roald Dahl.Steven says he read the story to his seven children when they were young.
A girl 39.__called__ (叫做) Sophie happens to see the big friendly giant,or BFG for short,running 40.__through__ (通过) the buildings and streets of London “blowing dream” to children late at night.Being afraid the girl will 41.__tell__ (告诉) people his secret,the BFG takes Sophie back to his country.Then Sophie meets a lot of adventures.
四、语法填空。
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法情况和上下文连贯的要求,在空白处填入适当的词或用括号中所给词的正确形式填空(每空不超过3词)。
Alec plays the violin and Stella plays the flute in the band at their school.The school has two bands 42.__which/that__ are known as the training band and the concert band.Everyone begins in the training band.“At the very beginning,I played it 43.__terribly__ (terrible)!”says Stella.“My family asked me to practice in the backyard 44.__because__ they didn't like the noise.”
Alec and Stella have been playing their instruments for a year now so they sound much better.They are both in the concert band and they are learning 45.__more__difficult__ (difficult) music than before.“We're learning the music from the film Pirates of the Caribbean.It sounds fantastic!”said Alec.“It is really great 46.__to__play__ (play) in the band with other kids.”
As well as being fun,many 47.__scientists__ (scientist) say that learning a musical instrument is good for your brain.It helps children 48.__with__ their reading and math skills.It helps them learn to concentrate.Alec thinks that learning the violin has helped 49.__him__ (he) at school.“I have to concentrate and think about nothing when I'm practicing,”he says.“And now it's easier for me to concentrate on my schoolwork.”
Learning music can 50.__also__ help children become sure of themselves.As Stella says,“The first time I 51.__stood__ (stand) in front of an audience I was scared.But now I really enjoy it.”
五、任务型阅读。
摘录要点,阅读下面的材料,然后在表格中完成内容摘要,每空不超过三个单词。
Let's have a look at some different kinds of entertainment(娱乐).
Watching television is one.There are different kinds of programs on TV.Change the channels(频道) and you can see everything on TV,from news,to music,to movies.
Going to the cinema is another.Once a week or twice a month,it is good entertainment,if you like watching movies.You make a plan,go out,watch a movie and eat out!It's more interesting than sitting on the sofa and changing channels.
Surfing the Internet is another!You can talk with friends and play games.You can use it to do work and study.You can find everything you like on the Internet.
Books are still man's best friend.Reading a book is the best way to get calm.A good book will take you to a new life.Now many people don't like this entertainment,but you should try it,if you are bored with others.
Different kinds of entertainment
Kinds
Advantages
Watching television
You can see 52.__everything__ on TV,from news,to music,to movies.
Going to the cinema
It's more interesting than sitting on the sofa and 53.__changing__channels__.
Surfing the Internet
You can use it to talk with friends,54.__play__games__,do work and study.You can find everything you like on the Internet.
55.__Reading__books__
It is the best way to 56.__get__calm__ and a good book will take you to a new life.
六、书面表达。
很多中学生有自己的偶像,这些偶像可能是伟人、科学家,也可能是明星。中学生应不应该“追星”一直是一个热门话题,假设你就此话题对你班的同学进行了一次调查。请根据下面所给的材料,以“Should We Be Star Fans?”为题,写一篇短文。
赞成
不赞成
人数
30
15
理由
丰富课余生活;
学习优秀明星的优点
浪费时间,浪费金钱;
影响学业;
应该崇拜的是伟人
你的看法
……
要求:1.包含材料所给的全部信息,语言通顺,行文连贯,可适当发挥。
2.80~100词,短文开头已给出,不计入总词数。
Should We Be Star Fans?
Nowadays,more and more teenagers become star fans.They have their favorite stars and regard the stars as their heroes.Should we be star fans?A survey of 45 students in our class shows our different ideas.2·1·c·n·j·y
Two thirds of us think it's good to be star fans.They say it can make our after-school life colorful.What's more,we can learn from some excellent stars.However,the rest of the students don't think we should be star fans.They say it's a waste of time and money.And it will have a bad influence on schoolwork.They think we should adore great people instead of pop stars.2-1-c-n-j-y
In my opinion,it is natural that we become star fans.But we should make sure that being star fans won't influence our studies. 【出处:21教育名师】