Unit4ExploringliteratureReading课后提升练- 高中英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第二册

第11页（共11页）Unit4Exploringliterature——Reading一、单词拼写1.Dataaboutthemoon'scomposition,suchashowmuchiceandothertreasuresit________(包含),couldhelpChinadecidewhetheritsplansforafuturelunar(月球的)basearepractical.2.Mymomisreallyconcernedwiththehealthofeveryoneinourfamily.Inordertomakesureallofusareingoodhealth,shemakes________(明确的)plansforus.3.It'struethatourfutureis________(确定)bymanythings,suchasopportunitiesandhelpfromothers,butourownattitudeandhardworkplayamoreimportantrole.4.10woodenmobilebookstoreshaverecentlyopenedinZhanjiang,which________(唤起)people'spassionforreadingprintedbooks.5.Thespokenwordisimmediatebutlacks________(永久)．6.Ifchildrenwalkmanyhoursadaytogetwater,theycan'tgotoschool.________(因此),theydon'thavetimetolearnhowtoreadorwriteanddon'tgetaneducation.7.Whatevercolourchangestheoceanexperiencesinthecomingdecadeswillprobablybetoogradualandunnoticeable,buttheycouldmean________(显著的)changes.(2019·北京卷)8.Teachersneedtobe________(敏感的)tothedevelopmentlevelofeachstudentsoastohelpthembetter.9.Couldyoujustgiveusa________(描述)ofyourcat?10.Forthousandsofyears,poetryhasbeenmyfavouritetypeof________(文学)inChina.二、单句语法填空1.“I__________(reflection)onhowmyday'sgoneandthinkabouttherestoftheweek，”hesaid.“It'sachanceforself­reflection.Youreturntoworkrechargedandwithaplan.”2.Yesterday,Isatwithmyson,Shepherd,__________(determine)totestmyowntheoryonthis.3.Inaddition,mostnewspapershadlittleinthemthatwouldappeal__________amassaudience.4.Molaicontinuedtoplanttreesforthenext37years.His__________(effort)haveresultedin1，360acresofnaturally­grownlandthathasbecomehometomanyplantsandanimals.5.Everystudentintheclassiscapable__________passingtheexam.6.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreported__________(significant)higherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.(2018·全国卷Ⅱ)7.TheBeatles__________(describe)asaBritishinvasion(入侵)bylocalandnationwidenewspapersatthattime.8.ThiscreationattractedalotofattentionthankstoitsmixtureofmodernandtraditionalChinese__________(element)．9.In1812,theyearCharlesDickenswasborn,therewere66__________(novel)publishedinBritain.(2018·全国卷Ⅲ)10.Ichosearedrubberball—simple,__________(universal)available.三、阅读理解In1812,theyearCharlesDickenswasborn,therewere66novelspublishedinBritain.Peoplehadbeenwritingnovelsforacentury—mostexpertsdatethefirstnoveltoRobinsonCrusoein1719—butnobodywantedtodoitprofessionally.Thesteam-poweredprintingpresswasstillinitsearlystages;theliteracy(识字)rateinEnglandwasunder50%.Manyworksoffictionappearedwithoutthenamesoftheauthors,oftenwithsomethinglike“Byalady”.Novels,forthemostpart,werelookeduponassilly,immoral,orjustplainbad.In1870,whenDickensdied,theworldmournedhimasitsfirstprofessionalwriterandpublisher,famousandbeloved,whohadledanexplosioninboththepublicationofnovelsandtheirreadershipandwhosecharacters—fromOliverTwisttoTinyTim—wereheldupasmoraltouchstones.TodayDickens’greatnessisunchallenged.Removinghimfromthepantheon(名人堂)ofEnglishliteraturewouldmakeaboutasmuchsenseastheLouvresellingofftheMonaLisa.HowdidDickensgettothetop?Forallthefeelingsreadersattachtostories,literatureisanumbersgame,andthetestoftimeisextremelydifficulttopass.Some60,000novelswerepublishedduringtheVictorianage,from1837to1901;todayacasualreadermightbeabletonameahalf-dozenofthem.It’spartlytruethatDickens’styleofwritingattractedaudiencesfromallwalksoflife.It’spartlythathiswritingsrodeawaveofsocial,politicalandscientificprogress.Butit’salsothatherewrotethecultureofliteratureandputhimselfatthecenter.Noonewilleverknowwhatmixoftalent,ambition,energyandluckmadeDickenssuchadistinguishedwriter.Butasthe200thanniversaryofhisbirthapproaches,itispossible—andimportantforourownculture—tounderstandhowhemadehimselfalastingone.1.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBritishnovelsinthe18thcentury?A.Theyweredifficulttounderstand.B.Theywerepopularamongtherich.C.Theywereseenasnearlyworthless.D.Theywerewrittenmostlybywomen.2.DickensiscomparedwiththeMonaLisainthetexttostress______.

A.hisreputationinFranceB.hisinterestinmodernartC.hissuccessinpublicationD.hisimportanceinliterature3.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Torememberagreatwriter.B.TointroduceanEnglishnovel.C.Toencouragestudiesonculture.D.TopromotevaluesoftheVictorianage.四、阅读填句Takinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.1Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffersvarietytoyourstudytimeandhelpsyoutoholdyourinterest.

Youwillwanttotakenotesduringclassroomdiscussionsandwhilereadingatextbookordoingresearchforareport.2Wheneverorhoweveryoutakenotes,keepinmindthatnote-takingisaselectiveprocess.3

Thefollowingmethodsmayworkbestforyou.·Readthetextquicklytofindthemainfactsandideasinit.·Carefullyreadthetextandwatchforwordsthatcanshowmainpointsandsupportingfacts.·Writeyournotesinyourownwords.·4

·Noteanyquestionsorideasyoumayhaveaboutwhatwassaidorwritten.Asyoutakenotes,youmaywanttouseyourownshorthand(速记).Whenyoudo,besurethatyouunderstandyoursymbolsandthatyouusethemallthetime.5

A.Usewordsnotcompletesentences.B.Therearethreepracticalnote-takingmethods.C.Youmustwriteyournotesonseparatepaper.D.Otherwise,youmaynotbeabletoreadyournoteslater.E.Youwillalsowanttodevelopyourownmethodfortakingnotes.F.Thatmeansyoumustfirstdecidewhatisimportantenoughtoincludeinyournotes.G.First,thesimpleactofwritingsomethingdownmakesiteasierforyoutounderstandandrememberit.一、单词拼写1.contains2.specific3.determined4.awaken5.permanence6.Therefore7.significant8.sensitive9.description10.literature二、单句语法填空1.reflect2.determined3.to4.efforts5.of6.significantly7.weredescribed8.elements9.novels10.universally三、阅读理解1.C。推理判断题。根据第一段对当时情况的描写nobodywanted...plainbad可知,印刷技术落后,人们识字率低,作品上没有作者的名字,小说被认为是愚蠢的、邪恶的、坏透了的,毫无价值可言。2.D。推理判断题。根据第二段TodayDickens’greatnessisunchallenged.和列举的CharlesDickens的小说的影响可知,把他和MonaLisa相比是为了说明CharlesDickens在英国文学方面的重要性和MonaLisa在绘画方面的重要性是一样的。3.A。推理判断题。根据文中对CharlesDickens及其作品在英国文学史上重要性的描写,和文章最后Butasthe200thanniversary...one.可知,本文写于CharlesDickens诞辰200周年前夕,由此可知作者写本文是为了纪念这位伟大的作家。四、阅读填句1.G。根据第一句话Takinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.(记好笔记是一种节省时间的技能,可以多方面帮助你成为更好的学生。)以及后面second,third可判断,应该填的是第一方面,即first,故选G。