【状元之路】高中英语 语篇提能11 新人教版必修3.docVIP

语 篇 提 能阅读理解amark twain was asked one day if he could remember the first money he ever earned. he thought a long time and then said, “yes, it was at school. i can remember everything about it . school boys in those days did not take good care of their chairs and desks. there was a rule in our school that if anyone damaged his desk or chair, he would have to pay five dollars or the teacher would beat him in front of the whole school.” “one day i damaged my desk in some way, i had to pay five dollars or be beaten before the whole school. my father said it would be too bad to have our family disgraced in front of the whole school. he agreed to give me five dollars to hand over the teacher. but before he gave me the money, he took me upstairs and gave me a beating.” “but as i had one beating and i decided i would take another beating at school and keep the five dollars. so thats what i did. that was the first money i ever earned.”1mark twain earned his first money _.a. when he was a student b. when he became a writerc. when he taught at a school d. when he was beaten by his father答案与解析a细节理解题。由文章第一段马克吐温所说的话可知他赚到第一笔钱时，他是个学生。2mark twains father _.a. was happy to give him the moneyb. got angry when he knew what mark twain had done at schoolc. said sorry to the teacher when he heard the newsd. agreed to beat mark twain and then give him the money答案与解析b推理判断题。由文章第二段马克吐温父亲的话及打了他一顿可知他父亲很生气。3mark twains father gave mark twain the money and beat him because _.a. he wanted to teach the boy a lessonb. he didnt want the boy to break the desk againc. he didnt want to give him the moneyd. he didnt want to have his family disgraced (丢脸)答案与解析d细节理解题。由文章第二段可知他的父亲不想让全家人丢脸，故d项正确。4mark twain _.a. gave the money to the teacherb. bought a desk for the schoolc. asked his father to go upstairsd. kept the money for himself答案与解析d细节理解题。由文章最后一段可知马克吐温把钱留下了。5mark twain was beaten _.a. at home b. only by his fatherc. at school d. both at school and at home答案与解析d推理判断题。由文章第二段和第三段可知他在家和学校各挨了一顿打。ba christmas carol was written by charles dickens. the first 6,000 copies of the book were sold out in a week. and the book has inspired many plays and movies. the first play was put on in 1844. the first two movies were silent films made in 1901 and 1908. since then, the story has been remade more than 60 times for television and cinema. what makes such a tale so attractive? audiences have always loved a good plot, a villain (反面人物) who harms other people or breaks the law, and the ending of right over wrong. the book offers all three.the book tells the story of a man named ebenezer scrooge. he is mean and cruel (残忍的) to his clerk and turns away his only living relative. one night, scrooge is visited by three spirits. the first shows scenes from scrooges youth that led to this present state. the second takes him to the homes of his clerk and his nephew. here scrooge sees that people can be happy without lots of money. the spirit also shows him the desperate poor people of london. the third spirit shows scrooge will die alone, and no one will care if he continues to live as he has. at last the message is understood, and scrooge_repents. he becomes generous and caring to all around him, especially to his clerks sick son, tiny tim.every year, thousands of people watch a christmas carol. why? they may be touched by its lessons on the true meanings of wealth and happiness. they may enjoy the special effects and feelings or watching every year may be just a habit. viewers never seem to grow tired of the old miser (守财奴), scrooge, and his dramatic message of hope and change.6what do we know about the book a christmas carol?a. it was written in the early 19th century.b. dickens completed the book in a week.c. it has been adapted for cinema and television.d. it didnt attract readers when published for the first time.答案与解析c细节理解题。由文章第一段“since then, the story has been remade for television and cinema”，可知c项正确。7the third spirit shows scrooge _.a. where he will die and who will care about himb. how others care about his present lifec. when and how he will die aloned. what his future life will be like答案与解析d推理判断题。由文章第二段“the third spirit shows . as he has.”可知d项正确。8the underlined part “scrooge repents” probably me