高中英语Module1EuropePeriod2ReadingandVocabulary要点讲解课课后阅读作业.docx

Module 1 Europe Period 2 Reading and Vocabulary. 完形填空In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writers conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a(n)1might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I2. Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I3to catch a taxi to my4and settle in. Next morning, I took another5to the shopping centre to buy a few souvenirs. 6I went to a caf to have lunch, but all the tables were7. Then I heard a friendly voice saying, “You can8my table. ”I gratefully sat down with the9lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the10drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadnt11a car, and hadnt realised how12taking taxis would be. After a while she said, “My dear, dont use any more taxis. Im retired and it would be my pleasure to13you wherever you wish. ”I told her that I couldnt put her to that14, but she brushed aside my protests(反对). She asked me where I was15and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the16time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to17alone. At the end of the day, she18to take me back to my accommodation. I19her money but she refused to take any. Ill never forget that wonderful lady who, through her20, filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories. 【语篇概述】作者去佛罗里达度假时, 得到了一位好心的陌生人的帮助, 使他对那次旅行很难忘。1. A. holidayB. ceremonyC. operationD. experiment【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据文章最后一段可知作者是去佛罗里达度假的。2. A. keptB. wentC. droppedD. knocked【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。下文提到作者去了佛罗里达, 因此此处是说在家人的劝说下我离开了。go off离开。3. A. intendedB. promisedC. managedD. deserved【解析】选C。固定搭配题。manage to do sth. 设法做成某事。4. A. hospitalB. companyC. universityD. accommodation【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。设法坐上出租车到了住宿的地方, 安定下来。accommodation住处, 膳宿。5. A. colleagueB. passengerC. suitcaseD. taxi【解析】选D。词汇复现题。上文提到作者乘出租车到住处, 安定下来, 这里又乘出租车去购物。6. A. InsteadB. FirstC. LaterD. Once【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。买完纪念品去餐厅吃午饭, 购物和去餐厅吃饭是顺承关系, 故用later稍后; 后来。7. A. classifiedB. occupiedC. decoratedD. painted【解析】选B。词语辨析题。但是所有的桌子都被占了。occupy占领, 使用, 使从事。8. A. shareB. reserveC. setD. possess【解析】选A。词语辨析题。一个友好的声音说: “你可以分享我的桌子”。share分享; reserve预订; set设置; possess拥有。9. A. oldB. poorC. innocentD. stubborn【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。下文提到那位女士退休了, 因此用old(老的)来描述。10. A. journeyB. mealC. speechD. interview【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。作者和一位陌生的女士一起吃饭, 当吃完饭的时候, 那位女士问作者要在奥兰多待多长时间。11. A. donatedB. repairedC. hiredD. guided【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。上文两次提到作者乘出租车, 因此他告诉那位女士他没有租到车。12. A. convenientB. worthwhileC. unfortunateD. expensive【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下文dont use any more taxis可知乘坐出租车非常昂贵, expensive昂贵的。13. A. inspireB. entertainC. callD. drive【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下文那位女士第二天早晨在作者的公寓等着带他去迪士尼可知她让作者不要再乘出租车了, 她退休了, 很荣幸开车带作者去他想去的地方。14. A. businessB. argumentC. troubleD. challenge【解析】选C。词语辨析题。句意: 我告诉她我不能给她添麻烦, 但是她却不理会我的反对。trouble麻烦。15. A. workingB. stayingC. movingD. shopping【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。由下文她第二天早晨在作者的公寓等着带作者去迪士尼可知她问作者在哪里留宿, 故选B。16. A. appointedB. limitedC. favoriteD. regular【解析】选A。词语辨析题。她在约定的时间到作者的公寓等着开车带作者出去, appointed约定的; limited有限的; favorite最喜爱的; regular有规律的。17. A. digestB. exploreC. performD. calculate【解析】选B。词语辨析题。句意: 她和我一起度过了一段时间, 然后让我独自去探索一些事情。explore探索; digest消化; perform表演, 履行; calculate计算。18. A. forgotB. refusedC. returnedD. preferred【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。上文说留作者自己独自探索一些事情, 因此在这一天最后她又返回带作者回到住处, return返回。19. A. sentB. lentC. offeredD. owed【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。句意: 我要付给她钱, 但是她拒绝收。offer sb. sth. 提供给某人某物。20. A. confidenceB. dignityC. curiosityD. kindness【解析】选D。词语辨析题。句意: 我永远都不会忘记那位女士, 她通过她的善良让我在佛罗里达短暂的旅行充满了美好的回忆。kindness善良; confidence自信; dignity尊严; curiosity好奇, 好奇心。. 阅读理解AFrom early times, man has been interested in art. People have often worked together to collect and save the worlds art treasures(珍宝). Fine art treasures from many countries are kept in an art museum called the Louvre in Paris, France. The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries. It is the biggest art museum in the world. The Louvre has not always been a museum. The first building was a fort(堡垒)with high walls and a round tower. It had a moat(护城河)to keep out the enemies. Over the years, the number of buildings around the castle grew. By 1350, the castle no longer needed a fort. The Louvre became a palace home for French kings and queens. During times of peace, new treasures were brought in. During the days of war, many treasures were stolen, and the buildings were damaged. When Francisbecame King of France in 1515, he brought in many artists from other countries. One of the artists was Leonardo da Vinci from Italy. Da Vincis Mona Lisa(蒙娜丽莎)is the best known painting in the museum today. In 1793, the Louvre became a public museum, just as it is now. It is a place where art treasures are kept for everyone to enjoy. Every year millions of people from all over the world come to the Louvre to see the masterpieces. 【语篇概述】本文讲述了法国博物馆卢浮宫的形成和发展历史。1. Most of works of art in the Louvre have been collected. A. by Leonardo da VinciB. by FrancisC. by the French peopleD. by people of the world【解析】选C。细节理解题。从第二段中“The works of art have been collected by the people of France over many centuries”可知。2. When did the French kings begin to live in the Louvre? A. By 1350. B. Before 1350. C. In 1515. D. In 1190. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第三段的第二、三句可知答案。3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. Da Vinci once stayed in the Louvre. B. The Louvre was once a church as well as a palace. C. Mona Lisa is now kept in the Louvre. D. The Louvre is a place of interest to different people from all over the world. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。从倒数第二段可知A、C项被提及。最后一段也提到了D项的内容。只有B项中用作church没有被提到。4. Why is it good for the works of art to be kept in public museums? A. In public museums works of art will not be stolen. B. In public museums artists can study the works of art. C. In public museums everyone has a chance to enjoy the works of art. D. In public museums works of art will not be damaged. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段的描述, 卢浮宫作为一座公共博物馆, 每年接待大量来自世界各地的游客。由此可以看出, 在公共博物馆里, 每个人都有机会欣赏艺术作品。BAre the British people Europeans? This may seem a strange question to Africans and Asians, who tend to think of all white men as Europeans. But the British, when they are in Britain, do not regard themselves as Europeans. The Europeans, to them, are those rather excitable foreigners from the other side of the English Channel, who have never learnt how to speak English. Europe is “the Continent”: a place full of interest for British tourists, but also the source of almost all the wars in which Britain has ever been involved. Thus, although geographically speaking Britain is a part of Europe, yet the fact that it is a separate island that has made its people feel very, very insular(孤立的). They feel, and in many ways are, different from the rest of Europe and they sometimes annoy continental nations by failing to support them, or even to understand them, in time of need. Where did the British people come from? This is an extraordinary interesting question, since they are a mixture of many different races, and all these races invaded Britain at various times from Europe. Nobody knows very much about Britain before the Romans came during the first century B. C. , but there had been at least three invasions(入侵)before that. The first of these was by a dark-haired Mediterranean race called the Iberians. The other two were by Celtic tribes: firstly the Gaels, whose descendants are the modern Scots and Irish, some of whom still speak the Gaelic language; and secondly the Britons, who gave their name to the whole island of Britain. These were the people whom the Romans conquered. The Romans gave the Britons a good deal of their civilization, but they never settled in Britain in very large numbers, so the British race survived. 【语篇概述】本文是说明文, 讲述了英国人的产生和发展历史。5. The purpose of the passage is to. A. talk about EuropeansB. discuss the origin of British peopleC. argue for the superiority of British peopleD. compare the Europeans with Africans and Asians【解析】选B。主旨大意题。由第一段第一句“Are the British people Europeans? ”和第二段可知B项正确。6. It can be known from the passage that. A. most people think white people are EuropeansB. there are many Africans and Asians living in EuropeC. white men are Europeans in the eyes of Africans and AsiansD. the British people think of themselves as Europeans【解析】选C。推理判断题。由第一段第二句“This may seem a strange question to Africans and Asians, who tend to think of all white men as Europeans. ”可知, 对非洲人和亚洲人来说, 白人都是欧洲人。7. Why do the British people feel very insular? A. They are different from thos