课后阅读训练 十八 Unit 5 Period 2

1、课后阅读训练 Unit 5 Period 2. 阅读理解AMartin Luther King, Jr. was a great man who worked for racial equality and civil rights in the United States of America. He was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. Both his father and grandfather were ministers. His mother was a schoolteacher who taught him ho

2、w to read before he went to school. Young Martin was an excellent student in school. He skipped grades in both elementary school and high school. He enjoyed reading books, singing, riding a bicycle, and playing football and baseball. Martin entered Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, when he was

3、only 15 years old. Martin experienced racism early in life. He decided to do something to make the world a better and fairer place. After graduating from college and getting married, Dr King became a minister and moved to Alabama. During the 1950s, Dr King became active in the movement for civil rig

4、hts and racial equality. He participated in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott and many other peaceful demonstrations(示威游行)that protested the unfair treatment of African-Americans. He was arrested more than twenty times and attacked at least four times in his life. He was named Man of the Year by

5、Time magazine in 1963, and became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure. At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr. , was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. Dr King was assassinated(暗杀)on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. In memory

6、of the life of an important leader, the festival of Martin Luther King Day is celebrated each year in January, the month in which he was born. August 28, anniversary of Dr Kings 1963 I Have a Dream speech, is called“Dream Day”. 【语篇概述】有这样一个人, 他为了和平, 为了种族的平等, 他付出了一切, 甚至生命; 他获得了诺贝尔和平奖, 但最后却被暗杀; 他的演讲我有一

7、个梦想, 更是催人奋发, 他就是马丁·路德·金。1. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Dr King received a good education. B. The reason why Dr King devoted himself to the civil rights movement. C. Dr Kings house was bombed. D. Dr King will be remembered by people forever. 【解析】选C。

8、细节理解题。文章中并未提到“马丁·路德·金的家被炸”, 其他三项文章都有涉及, 故选C。2. Martin Luther King, Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize in_. A. 1958B. 1963C. 1964D. 1968【解析】选C。推理判断题。由At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr. , was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. 可知马丁·路德·金三十五岁获得诺贝尔和平奖,

9、 而他是1929年出生, 故选C。3. Which is the correct time order of the following events? a. Martin was born in Atlanta, Georgia. b. Dr King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. c. Dr King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. d. Martin graduated from Morehouse College. e. Martin Luther King Day was declared a n

10、ational holiday in the U. S. . f. Dr King gave his I Have a Dream speech. A. afdcebB. adfcebC. afdbceD. adfcbe【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据文章可知马丁1929年出生; 1963年作了I Have a Dream的演讲; 马丁15岁上大学, 可推知其大学毕业应在1963年前; 1964年获得诺贝尔和平奖; 1968年被暗杀; 1968年后为了纪念这位杰出的领导人有了马丁·路德·金纪念日, 故选D。BThe violin of todays style was fir

11、st made in the 1500s. Before that there had been other stringed(有弦的)instruments that used bows to vibrate(使振动)the strings such as the lyra and the rebec from the middle ages. It is thought that the first violin to have four strings and closely look like the modern violin was built by Italian Andrea

12、Amati in 1555. The King of France at the time, Charles IX, had Amati build him 24 violins after he saw Andrea Amatis violin. The oldest violin today is one of these 24 violins and is called the Charles IX. Andrea Amati built his violins in Cremona, Italy where he and his sons would also teach some o

13、f the worlds finest violin makers. As a result, Cremona was the home of violins and the place where the worlds greatest violins were made. Over the next 100 years the violin had become a very popular instrument throughout all of Europe. The construction and art of building violins reached its peak(顶

14、峰)in the 1600s with the two most famous violin makers, the Guarneri and the Stradivari family. They were both in Cremona, Italy and both learned from the Amati school of the violin making. Their musical instruments are still considered the best ever made. A Stradivari violin, nickname The Hammer, so

15、ld for $ 3. 5 million in 2019. Over the years the violin has gone through changes of design to end up with todays construction. The first violins had shorter and thicker necks. Many of the changes were made to allow for a higher pitch(音高)as well as to produce more volume for orchestras(管弦乐). 【语篇概述】悠

16、扬的小提琴曲, 往往令人心旷神怡, 但小提琴的发展历史你了解吗? 4. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. Two kinds of violins. B. Strings used on violins. C. Two bows used in violins. D. Two stringed instruments. 【解析】选D。词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句Before that there had been other stringed instruments that used bows to vibra

17、te the strings可知, 画线部分是指两种有弦的乐器。5. What did Charles IX do after he saw Amatis violin? A. He tried to improve it. B. He showed great interest in it. C. He asked him to build a modern violin. D. He named all the violins the Charles IX. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第二段中的Charles IX, had Amati build him 24 violins aft

18、er he saw Andrea Amatis violin. 可知, Charles IX对那支小提琴很感兴趣。6. What can we learn about The Hammer? A. It came from the Amati school. B. It was made by the Stradivari family. C. It was the greatest favorite of top violinists. D. Its the most expensive violin worldwide. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第四段第二句The construct

19、ion and art of building violins reached its peak in the 1600s with the two most famous violin makers, the Guarneri and the Stradivari family. 可知, The hammer是由the Stradivari家族做出来的。7. Why were many changes made to violins according to the last paragraph? A. To make them thicker. B. To make them look b

20、etter. C. To improve their sounds. D. To reduce the length of the necks. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段第三句Many of the changes were made to allow for a higher pitch as well as to produce more volume for orchestras. 可知, 做那些改变是为了改进小提琴的声音。. 完形填空Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal

21、, Canada at the age of five with her family. While1her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(n)2in medicine. At 18 she married and3a family. Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a4. Her husband supported her decision. 5, Canadian medical schools did no

22、t6women students at the time. Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study7at the Womens Medical College in Philadelphia. It took her five years to8her medical degree. Upon graduation, Charlotte9to Montreal and set up a private10. Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and th

23、ere she was once again a11doctor. Many of her patients were from the nearby timber(木材)and railway camps. Charlotte12herself operating on damaged limbs and setting13bones, in addition to delivering all the babies in the area. But Charlotte had been practicing without a license(执照). She had14a doctors

24、 license in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was15. The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, an all-male board, wanted her to16her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused to17her patients to spend time studying what she already knew. So in 1887, she appeared to the Manitoba L

25、egislature to18a license to her but they, too, refused. Charlotte19to practice without a license until 1912. She died four years later at the age of 73. In 1993, 77 years after her20, a medical license was issued to Charlotte. This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor“this courageo

26、us(勇敢的)and pioneering woman. ”【语篇概述】本文讲述了一位加拿大女医生冲破性别歧视的羁绊救死扶伤的故事。1. A. raisingB. teachingC. nursingD. missing【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据后面的“her ill elder sister”可知, 此处应该为“护理她生病的姐姐”。nurse护理。2. A. habitB. interestC. opinionD. voice【解析】选B。固定搭配题。have an interest in. . . 对感兴趣, 为固定搭配。3. A. inventedB. selectedC. offe

27、redD. started【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。18岁时结了婚, 所以开始拥有了家庭。4. A. doctorB. musicianC. lawyerD. physicist【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据上文中的“她对医学感兴趣”及下一段中的Canadian medical schools可知, 此处应为想当医生。5. A. BesidesB. UnfortunatelyC. OtherwiseD. Eventually【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。结合上文可知她想学医, 但是由本句中的“加拿大医学院在那时不接受女学生”可知, unfortunately不幸的是, 符合语境。6. A. hir

28、eB. entertainC. trustD. accept【解析】选D。词语辨析题。此处强调“加拿大的医学院不接受女学生”。hire雇用; entertain娱乐; 使有兴趣; trust信任; accept接受。7. A. historyB. physicsC. medicineD. law【解析】选C。词汇复现题。结合上文, 不能在加拿大学习, 她只好去美国学医。8. A. improveB. saveC. designD. earn【解析】选D。词语辨析题。她用五年的时间获得了医学学位。earn挣得; 赢得。9. A. returnedB. escapedC. spreadD. wandered【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。一毕业, 她就回到了蒙特利尔, 第一段第一句有提示。10. A. schoolB. museumC. clinicD. lab【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。学医之后, 她回家开了一家诊所。clinic诊所; 门诊部。11. A. busyB. wealthyC. greedyD. lucky【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据后文“Charlotte_herself operating on damaged limbs and setting_bones, in addition to d