2018_2019学年高中英语Module3Literature课下能力提升（十二）外研版.docx

课下能力提升(十二).阅读理解O. Henry, born in Greensboro, North Carolina, was the pen name of William Sydney Porter. His father, Algernon Sydney Porter, was a physician. When William was three years old, his mother died, and he was raised by his grandmother and aunt. William was a good reader, but at the age of fifteen he left school, and worked in a drug store and later on a Texas farm. After that, he moved to Houston, where he had a number of jobs, including that of bank clerk. After moving to Austin, Texas, in 1882, he married.In 1884 he started a humorous weekly The Rolling Stone. When the weekly failed, he joined The Houston Post as a reporter and columnist (专栏作家). In 1897 he was put into prison over some financial (财务的) dealings. While in prison, William started to write short stories to earn money to support his daughter Margaret. His first work, Whistling Dicks Christmas Stocking (1899), appeared in McClures Magazine. After serving three years of the five years sentence, he changed his name to O. Henry, hoping to forget his bitter past.O. Henry moved to New York City in 1902 and from December 1903 to January 1906 he wrote a story a week for the New York World, and also published the stories in other magazines. His first collection, Cabbages and Kings, appeared in 1904. Many other works quickly followed, such as The Gift of the Magi and The Furnished Room. O. Henrys bestknown work is The Ransom of Red Chief. His stories always have surprising endings. He published 10 collections and over 600 short stories during his lifetime.O. Henrys last years were shadowed by drinking, ill health, and financial problems. In 1907, he experienced a failed marriage. In 1910, O. Henry died after an illness.1Whats the passage mainly about?AA brief introduction to O. Henry.BO. Henrys career and marriage.CHow O. Henry became a wellknown writer.DO. Henrys bestknown works.解析：选A主旨大意题。本文介绍了欧亨利从出生到早期奋斗，到中年时期取得的成就，再到他悲惨的晚年的经历，因此是对他生平的简要介绍。2It can be inferred from the passage that O. Henry _.Adidnt like to study during his childhoodBhad little parental love as s childCwas very interested in medicine and farmingDtook up only one job after he moved to Houston解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，欧亨利三岁时母亲就去世了，是祖母和姑母把他抚养大的，由此可推断，他的童年缺少父母的爱，故答案为B项。3O. Henry spent some time in prison because _.Ahe got involved in some problems connected with moneyBhe joined The Houston Post as a reporter and columnistChis weekly The Rolling Stone failedDhe couldnt earn enough money to support his daughter解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In 1897 he was put into prison over some financial (财务的) dealings.”可知欧亨利是因为经济问题招来的牢狱之灾。4Which is the right time order for the following events in O. Henrys life?He moved to New York City.He joined The Houston Post.Whistling Dicks Christmas Stocking came out.The Furnished Room came out.Cabbages and Kings appeared.A BC D解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章内容可知，这几件事发生的时间分别为：1902年，18841897年间，1899年，1904年以后，1904年。故答案为D项。.阅读七选五Sophia Collins and Emy Jacobo have been best friends since kindergarten. “I play with Emy outside a lot，” Sophia says. “We like to read and do art together.” _1_ They wrote a book and used it to raise money for St.Jude Childrens Research Hospital.It started when Sophia and Emy had free time in their firstgrade class. They decided to create a book for Sophias younger brother, Sam, and Emys younger sisters, Kielyn and Lia. “We made the book to help them read，” Emy says.Whenever they had extra time, Sophia and Emy worked on their book, called Smile Everybody! Its about “all the reasons to smile, no matter who you are，” the girls state on the back cover. _2_ “I drew the people and Sophia drew the animals，” Emy says.After finishing Smile Everybody! both girls read it to their siblings (兄弟姐妹) who liked it. _3_ Sophia wanted to sell the book. Her mom asked her what shed do with the money. So the girls talked it over. “We decided to sell the book to raise money for St.Jude Childrens Research Hospital，” Emy says. _4_ The girls had learned about it when a fundraising trikeathon (骑脚踏车活动) was held at their school.After Sophias mom had the book printed, the girls sold more than 60 copies of Smile Everybody! to family and friends and sent $315 to St.Jude. _5_ Emy says, “We like to help the kids feel better.”ASt. Jude helps very sick children.BBut then their project grew bigger.CLater, Sam, Kielyn and Lia also became friends.DThe girls like to work together to help others, too.EThey took turns taking the book home on weekends.FHowever, the girls had different opinions about their book.GThe two friends feel happy that their project helped bring smiles to hospital patients.答案：15DEBAG.完形填空Alices Adventures in Wonderland is one of the most loved childrens books of all time, and many adults enjoy it as well. It _1_ the story of a young girl named Alice, who follows a rabbit _2_ a magical world called Wonderland. She had many _3_ which seem to change the rules of reasoning or _4_ sense. The _5_ of the book comes from its _6_， interesting stories, and art work.Charles later wrote the story down _7_ the name of Alices Adventures Under Ground and gave it to Alice as a Christmas present. Later, he gave a copy to his friend George MacDonald. George read it to his children and they loved it. George _8_ that he make a book from his _9_. Charles then wrote more parts to the story _10_ it was around 35,000 words. It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name of Alices Adventures in Wonderland. The book was a(n) _11_ success.One of its first fans was Queen Victoria. She immediately requested a _12_ of all of Charles works. She was _13_ to find that they included many works on _14_. _15_， Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician. This can be seen in many puzzles and plays on _16_ that appeared in his books and poems._17_ the story was first printed, it has _18_ selling up to the present day. It has been _19_ into over fifty languages and has had several movies _20_ on it. The story is even mentioned in the popular 1999 film The Matrix by the character Morpheus.1A.tells BspeaksCtalks Dsays解析：选Atell the story of“讲述的故事”。2A.coming BenteringCgoing Drunning解析：选B结合上文可知此处指进入一个神奇的世界。entercome/go/run into。3A.experiments BexpressionsChardships Dexperiences解析：选D此处指“她有很多的经历”。experiment“实验”；expression“表情”；hardship“困苦”；experience“经历”。4A.ordinary BnormalCcommon Dregular解析：选Ccommon sense“常识”；ordinary“普通的”；normal“正常的”；regular“定期的，有规律的”。5A.popularity BpreparationCopportunity Dopposition解析：选A句意：这本书的流行源于它丰富的想象，以及一些有趣的故事和艺术作品。popularity“流行”；preparation“准备”；opportunity“机会”；opposition“反对，反抗”。6A.expression BimpressionCimagination Dimprovement解析：选C根据上下文或常识可知，这本书中充满了想象。expression“表情”；impression“印象”；imagination“想象”；improvement“改善，提高”。7A.in BunderCfor Dat解析：选Bunder the name of“名叫，以的名字”。另外根据本段的“It was first printed in 1866, with art work by John Tenniel, under the name of Alices Adventures in Wonderland.”也可知。8A.suggested BsaidClied Dpointed解析：选A根据从句中谓语动词make可知选A。suggest表示“建议”时，其后的宾语从句中的谓语要用“(should) do”的形式。其他三个选项没有此用法。9A.novel BstoryCfilm Dpuzzle解析：选B根据上下文可知，此处指把这个故事写成一本书。10A.unless BwhenCwhile Duntil解析：选D句意：查尔斯又给这个故事添加了一些内容，直到它有了大约35 000个词。until“直到”；unless“除非”；when“当时”；while“当时，尽管”。11A.slow BlowCimmediate Dinformal解析：选C根据上下文可知，这本书迅速获得成功。故选C。12A.correction BcollectionCcompetition Dconnection解析：选B句意：她马上要求得到查尔斯的作品集。collection“选集，合集”；correction“正确”；competition“竞争”；connection“联系”。13A.surprised BdisappointedCupset Dangry解析：选A根据上下文或常识可以推断出，当一个读者看到一本文学作品中有数学知识时应感到吃惊。14A.history BpoliticsCgeography Dmath解析：选D根据下一句“Charles Dodgson was a highly respected mathematician.”可知此处选D。15A.In order BIn factCIn place DIn conclusion解析：选B句意：事实上，查尔斯是一位受人尊敬的数学家。16A.addressing BdiscussingCreasoning Dgreeting解析：选Creason“推理，评理”。句意：这一点能在他的书和诗中的关于推理的谜语和游戏中看到。17A.Since BAfterCWhen DBefore解析：选A根据主句中谓语的时态可知，此处表示“自从这本书第一次出版以来”。18A.let BfoundCleft Dkept解析：选D直到今天依然在销售。keep doing“一直做”。19A.translated BmadeCspelled Dwritten解析：选A句意：这本书被翻译成了五十多种语言。20A.put BtakenCbased Drelied解析：选Cput on“穿上，上演”；take on“雇用，呈现”；be based on“根据”；rely on“依靠”。此处表示“根据这个故事也拍了几部电影”。.语法填空Good morning, everyone，I am Li Hua from Xingjian Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Lets Ride Bicycles”As 1.is_known (know) to us all, 2.with the improvement of peoples living standards, cars 3.have_become (become) a popular means of transport, 4.bringing (bring) great convenience to our life. 5.However,_they have also caused some problems such as air pollution and traffic jams.How can we solve the problems then? As far as I 6.am_concerned (concern), the bicycle is a good solution. For one thing, bicycles dont need any petrol and they are energysaving. For 7.another,_bicycles are 8.environmentally (environment) friendly because they wont give off waste gas. Whats more, riding bicycles is a good wa