2018_2019学年高中英语Module2TheRenaissance课下能力提升八外研版.docx

课下能力提升(八).阅读理解Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907, in Mexico City. Kahlo suffered from ill health as a child after catching polio (小儿麻痹症) at age 6, which made her right leg shorter and thinner than the left.Before her painting career, she aimed for a career in natural sciences, but her dreams were ruined by a serious accident, which caused her pain and illness for the rest of her life. She was paralyzed (瘫痪) for three months, alone and lonely.Armed with a few brushes, a range of oil paints and a special easel (画架) that allowed her to paint while still in bed, she created some beautiful pieces. Her artwork is sought after by fans and art collectors for high prices, the highest being eight million.Kahlo married Diego Rivera, a famous Mexican artist. They once divorced in 1939, but remarried in 1940.Frida Kahlo once said, “I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.” This perfectly describes her painting style, one drawn from her personal pain and tragedies. She is a selftaught artist known for her selfportraits (自画像)Mexican culture and tradition was something very important to her, evident in many of her paintings. Aside from her strong sense of Mexican pride, various references to religion were also included.Frida Kahlos selfportrait, Girl with Necklace, has resurfaced after 60 years of it being hidden from the public eye. This discovery of Kahlos painting is significant, as only ten percent of her work is available in America due to complex and strict export laws in Mexico. Her works are declared as “artistic monuments” by the Mexican president and any works painted in Mexico must remain in Mexico. These strict laws have produced many fakes of Kahlos work.Frida Kahlos legacy lives on till this day, for being not only a wellknown female artist of color, but also a breaker of cultural and societal barriers.1What caused Kahlo to begin painting?AHer love for painting.BHer love of natural scenery.CHer pain and loneliness in bed.DHer desire to make more money.解析：选C推理判断题。结合文章第二、三段中的“She was paralyzed (瘫痪) for three months, alone and lonely”和“Armed with a few brushes . that allowed her to paint while still in bed, she created some beautiful pieces”可以推断，弗里达在病床上用绘画来转移注意力。2What style are Kahlos paintings?ARealistic. BRomantic.CAbstract. DImpressionistic.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第五段中弗里达所说的话“I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality”以及作者对此的评论“This perfectly describes her painting style”可知，弗里达的绘画属于现实主义流派。3Why is the discovery of Girl with Necklace important?AThere are a lot of fakes.BIt is the only portrait of Kahlo.CKahlos paintings are rare in America.DIt is regarded as the “artistic monument”解析：选C细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“This discovery of Kahlos painting is significant, as only ten percent of her work is available in America”可知弗里达的绘画作品在美国留存的数量很少，因此Girl with Necklace的发现非常重要。4Which of the following best describes Kahlo?ATalented but unlucky.BBrave but selfcentered.COptimistic and conservative.DAmbitious and sensitive.解析：选A推理判断题。弗里达一生深受病痛的折磨，但她靠自学成为墨西哥最受欢迎的女画家，由此可见，弗里达是一个有天赋但不幸的人。.阅读七选五Benefits of Verbal CommunicationVerbal communication can be explained as exchanging ideas and thoughts by using words. As humans, verbal communication is very essential because through this we are able to communicate, learn and understand each other._1_ The following are some of the benefits of communicating verbally._2_When there is verbal communication, people are able to express themselves quite clearly. They can be able to emphasize certain ideas, views and insights as they give examples thus promoting a clear understanding among the communicators.Provide better understanding.With verbal communication, you can be able to understand people better. When you speak to someone and they respond to you as well as you continue to engage in a conversation, you will get to understand this person more because you are able to explore his emotions as well as body language through his words. With communication, there is no guess work._3_Give satisfaction.Whenever you engage in a verbal communication, you are able to express what is on your mind._4_ And however much you may never get all your requests met at any particular time, it is satisfactory to know that you are able to get your thoughts and desires recognized and understood.Increase popularity.Effective communication is done by both verbal and nonverbal communication. However, the verbal communication is the most successful when it comes to discussing, explaining and giving examples. _5_ It is because they are able to express themselves clearly therefore understanding others as well.ATake less time.BGive clear expression.CIt is a wonderful feeling to express yourself.DYou can understand exactly what the other person is saying to you.EPeople who have good verbal communication can easily make friends.FYou will find it hard to understand what others are really talking about.GThrough verbal communication, besides, we are also able to build relationships and trust.1解析：选G设空处前介绍了语言交流带给我们的好处，空后一句引出下文，因此，设空处应是介绍通过语言交流的其他好处。故选G项，该项中的Through verbal communication，are also able to照应上一句中的through this(this指代verbal communication)及are able to。2解析：选B设空处点明了该部分的主题，根据下文的关键词“express themselves quite clearly”可知，本部分主要讲语言交流能够使人们表达得更清楚，故选B项。3解析：选D根据Provide better understanding可知，本部分讲述语言交流可以使人与人之间更好地理解。再结合上文的“you can be able to understand people better”可知，选D项。4解析：选C根据Give satisfaction及下文的 “. it is satisfactory to know that you are able to get your thoughts and desires recognized and understood.”可知，语言交流能够给人以满足感。C项(表达自己是一种很棒的感觉)符合语境。5解析：选E根据空后的 “. therefore understanding others as well.”可知，此处指语言交流可以使人们更好地理解别人，从而更容易与别人成为朋友。故选E项。.完形填空Its the American dream getting married, buying a home, and settling down to have children. Everyone knows that parenthood is one of the great joys of life and that it_1_ greatly to ones happiness and sense of wellbeing. But in that _2_， everyone may be wrong. Research shows that not only does having children not_3_ produce increased happiness, but it may actually _4_ it.Sociologist Robin Simon, who studied thousands of American families, _5_ her findings this way: “Parents experience lower levels of emotional wellbeing, less frequent positive emotions and more frequent_6_ emotions than their childless peers (同龄人). In fact, no group of parents married, _7_， step or even empty nest reported greater emotional wellbeing than people who_8_ had children.”Of course, parenthood is not without its rewards. _9_ lower levels of happiness, parents also report more purpose, more meaning, and eventually more _10_ with life than nonparents. But research data do not show that children bring greater happiness to their parents.Why, then, does the belief that children bring great happiness persist (继续存在)? One possible reason is that we learn them from our _11_. People who believe that parenting is a satisfying, lifeimproving experience are more likely to have children than people who dont. The former group has more children to whom to _12_ their beliefs, while the latter groups less rosy prospect (前景) is less likely to get conveyed to the next generation.Another reason for peoples continued _13_ in the joys of parenting has to do with selective recall. When people think of _14_ of their parenting experiences, they are likely to focus on the _15_ rare best of times: a babys first words or first smile, a fun day at the park, or graduation day. The _16_ of parenthood nighttime feedings, dirty diapers, fighting siblings (兄弟姐妹) , and so forth may be much more common but tend to withdraw into the background when parents reflect back on the experience._17_ when parents are asked whether having children enriches their lives, they tend to _18_ definitely. But when parents current sense of wellbeing is actually _19_ at various points in time, the truth appears: parents are not actually happier than people who do not have children, and on some occasions the parents actually seem to do _20_. On any given day, parents have fewer freedoms but more worries to deal with than do their childless peers.语篇解读：对于已婚夫妇而言，是养育子女的人生更幸福呢，还是不要孩子的人生更快乐？1A.appealsBsubscribesCcontributes Dcorresponds解析：选C每个人都知道为人父母是人生的快乐之一，而且极大地促进了人们的快乐和幸福感。contribute to 意为“促进，有助于”；appeal to 意为“吸引，迎合”；subscribe to意为“订阅；同意，赞成”；correspond to 意为“与一致，相符”。2A.case BregardCway Dopinion解析：选B但是在那方面，每个人可能都错了。regard意为“方面”；case意为“情况，情形”；way意为“方式，方法”；opinion意为“观点，看法”。3A.necessarily BpossiblyCnormally Dreasonably解析：选A研究表明生孩子不仅未必会产生额外的幸福感。necessarily 意为“必要地，必然地”；possibly意为“可能，也许”；normally意为“正常地，常规地”；reasonably意为“合理地，有道理地”。not necessarily意为“未必，不一定”。4A.remove BaccumulateCinfluence Dreduce解析：选D根据上文的“produce increased happiness”和前面的but可知，而且事实上还可能减少幸福感。reduce意为“减少，降低”；remove 意为“移动，去除”；accumulate意为“积累，聚积”；influence意为“影响”。5A.explored BcommentedCsummarized Daddressed解析：选C研究过成百上千个美国家庭的社会学家鲁宾西蒙是这样总结她的研究结果的。summarize意为“总结，概括”；explore意为“探索，勘探”；comment意为“评论，发表意见”；address意为“向讲话；处理，对付”。6A.negative BobjectiveCmixed Dchangeable解析：选A根据上文的“less frequent positive emotions”可知，父母比没有孩子的同龄人经历更低的情绪幸福感，更少的积极情绪以及更多的消极情绪。negative 意为“消极的，负面的”；objective意为“客观的”；mixed意为“混合的，混杂的”；changeable意为“易变的，变化多的”。7A.poor BindependentCresponsible Dsingle解析：选D事实上，无论是双亲家庭、单亲家庭、养父母家庭，还是空巢家庭，没有一组父母觉得自己比那些没有子女的人幸福到哪儿去。single意为“单身的，未婚的”；poor意为“贫困的，贫穷的”；independent意为“独立的，自立的”；responsible意为“负责的，承担责任的”。8A.seldom BalmostCalready Dnever解析：选D根据上文的“their childless peers”可知，这里指那些没有孩子的人。never意为“从未”；seldom意为“很少”；almost意为“几乎”； already意为“已经”。9A.In spite of BIn addition toCRegardless of DApart from解析：选A尽管幸福水平更低，但报告显示父母们还是比没有孩子的人更有目标、活得更有意义并且最终对人生更满意。in spite of 意为“尽管，虽然”；in addition to意为“除了还有”；regardless of 意为“不管，不顾”；apart from意为“除了还有”。10A.disappointment BsatisfactionCagreement Ddiscomfort解析：选B根据上文的“more purpose, more meaning”可知，父母们比没有孩子的人最终对人生更满意。 satisfaction意为“满足，满意”；disappointment意为“失望，扫兴”；agreement意为“协议，合约”；discomfort意为“不舒服，不适”。11A.peers BparentsCfriends Dteachers解析：选B一个可能的原因是我们从我们的父母那里了解到这些。parents意为“父母”；peer意为“同辈，同龄人”；friend意为“朋友”；teacher意为“老师”。12A.hold on Bcarry on Cpass on Drely on解析：选C根据下文的“get conveyed to the next generation”可知，前一组人可以向更多的孩子传递他们的观点。 pass on 意为“传递”；hold on意为“抓紧，坚持”；carry on 意为“继续，进行，经营”；rely on意为“依靠，依赖”。13A.faith BdreamChonor Dpride解析：选A人们一直相信为人父母快乐的另一个原因与选择性记忆有关。faith意为“信心，信仰，信任”；dream意为“梦想”；honor意为“荣誉，荣幸”；pride意为“骄傲，自豪”。14A.troubles BtheoriesCmemories Dimpressions解析：选C根据上文的“selective recall”可知，当人们回想起他们为人父母的经历时，他们可能。memory意为“回忆，记忆”；trouble意为“麻烦，烦恼”；theory意为“理论”；impression意为“印象”。15A.evidently BslightlyCperfectly Drelatively解析：选D他们可能专注于相对少有的美好时光。relatively意为“相对地，比较起来”；evidently意为“明显地，显而易见地”；slightly意为“稍微，略微”；perfectly意为“完美地；十足地，完全地”。16A.reliefs BrewardsCstresses Dshortcomings解析：选C夜间喂奶、脏尿布、打架的兄弟姐妹等等之类的为人父母的压力可能更常见，但是当父母们回想起这些经历时他们往往已经退居幕后。stress意为“压力”；relief意为“宽慰，减轻”；reward意为“奖赏，报答”；shortcoming 意为“缺点，短处”。17A.So BOrCBut DThough解析：选A所以当父母们被问及生孩子是否会充实他们的生活时。so意为“因此，所以”；or意为“或者，否则”；but意为“但是”；though意为“尽管，虽然”。18A.deny BcontradictCrespond Dagree解析：选C根据上文的“when parents are asked”可知，他们往往会作出肯定的回答。respond意为“回答，回应”；deny意为“否认，拒绝承认”；contradict意为“与矛盾；反驳，驳斥”；agree意为“同意，答应”。19A.measured BdeterminedCbalanced Dchallenged解析：选A但事实上当父母们目前的幸福感在不同的时间进行衡量时，事实就显现出来。measure意为“衡量，测量”；determine意为“决定，下定决心”；balance意为“平衡”；challenge意为“挑战，质疑”。20A.better BworseCless Dmore解析：选B根据上文的“not actually happier”可知，父母们事实上没有比无子女的人快乐，而且有时父母们事实上似乎表现得更糟糕。worse意为“更糟糕的，更差的”；better意为“更好的”；less意为“更少的”；more意为“更多的”。.语法填空The Importance of HobbiesA hobby is something that one likes to do in ones spare time. A hobby is treated as a favorite activity that a person does for pleasure and not as _1_ regular business.A hobby is not an inborn preference. It _2_ (develop) through a constant and systematic process. A hobby is not pursued_3_ (make) a profit. The main purpose of a hobby is to derive pleasure out of it. It gives us mental and physical_4_ (relax). One makes the best use of ones spare time by pursuing a hobby.While_5_ (make) a choice out of many ways of spending our time, we ought to ensure something that restores our lost energy and cheers_6_ up. There are a good number of hobbies. The hobby that fits our interest, nature and our budget would be the_7_ (good)The hobby_8_ (select) by teens depends upon the time for hobbies. While teens become busy in shaping their careers, it is very important to develop a hobby, _9_ can open up new views of knowledge, entertainment and careers.As a student, one may develop the hobby of reading newspapers and magazines_10_ (regular). They keep one aware of the cu