人教版(新教材)高中英语选修3Unit5 Poems课时作业7：Reading and Thinking-Comprehending

1、Reading and ThinkingComprehendingI .阅读理解ALOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 (Xinhua)一Legendary comic book writer Stan Lee has died at the age of 95， according to media reports on Monday.Lee, born in Stanley Lieber on Dec.28th, 1922, began his career in 1939 and joined the Marvel Comics in 1961.He is considered as

2、 one of the most legendary names in the history of comic books and the leading creative force behind the rise of Marvel Comics.He co-created iconic fictional characters such as Spider-Man, X-Men, the Avengers, and many more.Lee s characters often have super powers, but they also have weaknesses.They

3、 were humans, not gods.They not only struggled to save the world, but also to pay their bills, make friends, and holdjobs.This made Marvel comic book heroes stand apart from its competitor DC, which produced the seemingly perfect heroes like Superman and Wonder Woman.Those superheroes have been adap

4、ted into blockbuster films, most of which were made after Disney acquired Marvel in a 4- billion-dollar deal in 2009.In a statement, Bob Iger, chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company said Stan Lee was as extraordinary as the characters he created.Marvel also praised Lee on its website by putting

5、 on one of Lee s famous quotes, which goes, “I used to be embarrassed because I was just a comic book writer while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers.And then I began to realize： entertainment is one of the most important things in people s lives.Without it, they might

6、 go off the deep end.I feel that if you re able to entertain, you re doing a good thing. ”Praise from his Hollywood peers and colleagues was generous.President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige appreciated Lee s unparalleled impact on the industry. No one has had more of an impact on my career than Stan

7、 Lee, “ Feige said. Our thoughts are with his family and the millions of fans who have been forever touched by Stan s genius, charisma and heart.语篇解读本文主要记叙了著名漫画创作者斯坦李的生前事迹，他被认为是漫画史上最 具传奇色彩的人物之一，也是漫威漫画崛起背后的主要创作力量。同时他也认为娱乐活动 是人们生活中最重要的事情之一。How do Lee s characters differ from those of DC?A. They are pe

8、rfect heroes.B They often have super powers.C They are not humans, but gods.D. They have human shortcomings.K答案XDK解 析1 细节理解题。根据第四段前两句Lee s characters often have super powers, but they also have weaknesses.They were humans, not gods. ” 可知，Lee 创作出的角色是有人类的 弱点的，结合下文中的 “This made Marvel comic book heroes

9、 stand apart from its competitor DC”可知，这正是使他创作的角色不同于DC公司角色的原因。应选D。We can learn from Lee s statement in Paragraph 6 that .it is embarrassing to be a comic book writera taste of entertainment is necessary in people, s livesentertainment is the most important thing in the worldyou can do everything wel

10、l if you are able to entertainK答案Bk 解 析 U 细节理解题。根据第六段中的 u then I began to realize: entertainment is one of the most important things in people? s lives”可知，Lee意识到娱乐是人们生活中最重要的事情 之一。应选B。According to the passage, we could know that .Lee influenced Kevin Feige s career a lotLee joined the Marvel Comics i

11、n his fortiesLee created the fictional characters all by himselfthe superheroes were adapted into films before Disney acquired MarvelK答案XAK解 析H 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“No one has had more of an impact on my career than Stan Lee, Feige said.v可知，Feige说没有人比斯坦李对他的职业生涯影响更大了。 应选A。What can be the best title for the

12、 passage?A. Comics Legend-the Marvels and DCB The Superheroes in Stan Lee s ComicsMarvel? s Comics Legend Stan Lee Dies at 95The Life Story of Marvel Comics Legend Stan LeeK答案XcK解 析 标题归纳题。文章属于新闻报道，主要围绕斯坦李的生前事迹进行展开。且文 章第一段第一句中的“Legendary comic book writer Stan Lee has died at the age of 95 ” 已经点 明了文章

13、的主旨，故C选项作本文标题最正确。Robert Frost（l 8741963） is one of America? s most beloved poets.He was a contemporary of many modernist poetic movements, but he wasn, t associated （与有联系）with anyparticular group of poets.He stuck to his own literary beliefs, and as a result, he attracted a good deal of criticism fr

14、om the literary world.But, it is just because he was such a person and his voice was so original that Frost became so beloved.If you are to choose one of his poems and read it aloud on a busy street, we are sure that many people will recognize the poem immediately as Frost? s.Mending Wall, which is

15、the first poem in North of Boston, FrostJ s second book of poetry, is one of his most popular poems.lt is a poem about two neighbors who fix a rock wall that lies between their homes. I want to destroy the wall, and the “ neighbor “ wants to leave it standing.We just can, t get enough of walls, can

16、we? People love boundaries（界线）. We love them when we re little, protecting our precious toys from our troublesome（令人烦恼的）brothers and sisters.As we get older, we begin to throw around the gentle term upersonal space v , as in “GET OUT OF MY ROOM! ” In college, we really learn how the idea of “ My hou

17、se is your house ” doesn t always result in happy roommate relationships.After we become adults with good jobs and a lot of cool things, we often put up fences, gates, walls, or doors to protect our stuff and keep the peace.Walls help us protect ourselves, but their downside is that they often keep

18、people from communicating with each olher.Mending Wall makes us take a look at how we use our walls and boundaries， and why we use them the way we do.This poem sends a wakeup call to the universe.There are walls between our hearts.语篇解读 本文是一篇诗歌评论。本文介绍了美国著名诗人罗伯特弗罗斯特并赏析了他 的名作修墙。5 . What can we learn ab

19、out Robert Frost?His writing style is special.His first poem is about life.He often criticized other poets.He joined in many poetic movements.K答案XAK解析I细节理解题。由第一段内容可知，弗罗斯特有自己的风格，有许多独创的诗，再结合该段最后一句If you are to .as Frost s.”可知，随便拿一首弗罗斯特的诗到街上去 朗读，就会有人区分出是他的诗。这都说明他的写作风格特别。应选A。In Paragraph 3, what does th

20、e author want to show?A. Sharing with others brings us happiness.B There seem to be lots of walls in our life.C. Walls let people know about themselves.D. Personal space is important to everyone.K答案BK解 析I推理判断题。作者对弗罗斯特的名作修墙进行简单介绍后，在第三段描述了这样一个事实：人们从小到大不断地树立各种围墙。应选B。The third paragraph is developed by

21、.A. spaceB. exampleC. timeD. comparisonK答案cK解 析 写作手法题。在第三段作者按照时间顺序展开全段，指出了人们从孩童时期到 长大成人，不断地建立“心墙”。应选c。The underlined word “downside“ in the last paragraph can be replaced by ” .A. true useB. old wayC. negative partD. major differenceK答案U cK解析?词义猜想题。根据最后一段but 一词的转折及全段内容可知，墙在保护人们的同时，也阻止了人们的交流。因此downsi

22、de在此处意为“缺乏之处”。应选C。CReading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people.In fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high school.It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America.In the 19th century, a usual American activity was to sit aro

23、und the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud.lt is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theatres, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion.However, poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connection to other people or to the world beyond one, s own communit

24、y.Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than individual.Writing poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry has a place in everyday life.How did things change? Why are most Americans

25、 no longer comfortable with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems?There are, I believe, three factors： poets, teachers, and we ourselves.Of these, the least important is the third.The world surrounding the poem has bet

26、rayed us more than we have betrayed the poem.Early in the 20th century, poetry in English headed into directions unfavourable to the reading of poetry.Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night, and that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belonged

27、.Poets failed the reader, and so did teachers.They want their students to know something about the skills of a poem, and they want their students to see that poems mean something.Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young people decide poems

28、 are unpleasant crossword puzzles.语篇解读 本文是一篇议论文。在过去，人们经常读诗，然而现在，读诗的人越来越少。 文章针对这种现象探讨了原因。Reading poems is thought to be a social act in the 19th century because .A. it built a link among peopleB it helped unite a communityC. it was a source of self-educationD. it was a source of pleasureK答案Ak 解 析 U 细

29、节理解题。根据第二段中的 “In the 19theentury of connection to other people or to the world beyond one s own community v可知，诗歌是联系一个人与他人或外部世界的 纽带。应选AoWhat does the underlined word udiversion “ in Para.2 most probably mean?A. Concentration.B. Change.C. Amusements.D. Stories.K答案CK解析U词义猜想题。画线单词前面的television, movie th

30、eatres, World Wide Web这些事物都是为人们提供娱乐的，由此可推断diversion与amusements同义，意为“娱乐活动”。 应选C。According to the passage, what is the main cause of the great gap between readers and poetry? A. Students are becoming less interested in poetry.Students are poorly educated in high school.TV and the Internet are more att

31、ractive than poetry.Poems have become difficult to understand.K答案1DK解 析I 细节理解题。根据第四段尤其是其最后一句可知，读者觉得诗歌不再适合坐在 火炉边或安乐椅上舒服地读了，是因为它们现在更难理解了。应选D。In the last paragraph, the writer questions .A. the difficulty in studying poemsB the way poems are taught in schoolstudents wrong ideas about poetrythe techniqu

32、es used in writing poemsK答案BK解 析U 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Poets failed the reader, and so did teachers/ 及后面介绍的老师在教给学生诗歌时，强加给他们的学习内容使他们认为诗歌是令人不愉快 的填字游戏。应选B。H.七选五Do you think you ve lost your inspiration? Maybe the ups and downs of life and work have affected you. You re not alone.The majority of people across

33、the world are trying newer and easier ways to get inspired. 1 They start thinking to themselves that they are no good.And only a handful of people can stay inspired for life.You can get inspired for life anytime you want.That s the potential of being human.Alone time is just as important as socializ

34、ing time.lt is important to stay alone for you to understand your thoughts and emotions at a deeper level. 2 It s always inside of you, waiting to be used.Do you have goals? If you don 3 now is the time to write them down.A person without goals has no direction.And he or she can never know if he or

35、she is making progress or not.Create your life goals and then break them down to yearly goals, monthly goals, weekly goals and daily goals. You can even go deeper to hourly goals. 3When socializing, listen to the stories of other people.You 11 be happy to realize how fortunate you really are.Most of the people around you have gone through things you might n