新教材高中英语课时作业12UNIT4EXPLORINGLITERATURESECTIONⅢEXTENDEDREADINGPROJECTASSESSMENTFURTHERSTUDY牛津译林版必修第二册

课时作业(十二)Unit4SectionⅢExtendedreading,Project,Assessment&Furtherstudy阅读理解AWilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.Hischildhoodlackedtheharmonythatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered“littleofchildhoodbutitspain”.Infact,heinherited(继承)excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinallysettledonliterature,particularlydramaandpoetry.Yeatshadstrongfaithinthecomingofnewartisticmovements.HesethimselfthefreshtaskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments,however,werenotreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedidn'tloseheart,andfinallyenjoyedsuccessinhispoeticaldrama.Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats'spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.Thesubjectmatterincludeslove,nature,history,timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytraditionalforms,hebroughtmodernsensibilitytothem.Ashisliterarylifeprogressed,hispoetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhimtoworldwiderecognition.HehadnotenjoyedamajorpubliclifesincewinningtheNobelPrizein1923.Yet,hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40,hewouldprobablynowbevaluedasaminorpoet,forthereisnootherexampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwhoproduceshisgreatestworksbetweentheagesof50and75.AfterYeats'sdeathin1939,W．H.Audenwrote,amongothers,thefollowinglines：Earth,receiveanhonoredguest：WilliamYeatsislaidtorest.LettheIrishvessel(器皿)lieEmptiedofitspoetry.1．WhichofthefollowingcandescribeYeats'sfamily?A．ItfilledYeats'schildhoodwithlaughter.B．ItwasshockedbyYeats'schoice.C．Itwasatypicallywealthyfamily.D．Ithadanartisticatmosphere.2．WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinW．H.Auden'slines?A．Envy.B．Admiration.C．Emptiness.D．Sympathy.3．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Yeats'sliteraryachievements.B．Yeats'shistoricinfluence.C．Yeats'sartisticambition.D．Yeats'snationalhonor.BWhentheApolloastronautslandedontheMoonin1969,millionsofpeoplewererathersad.ThepersontoblameforthiswasanartistnamedChesleyBonestell.Formanyyears,BonestellhadbeencreatingbeautifullydetailedpaintingsoftheMoonandplanets.ViewersofhisartworkwereunhappybecausetherealMoondidnotlooklikeBonestell'spicturesofit.Asaspaceartist,BonestelltriedtomakehisdrawingslookexcitingandastrueastheMoonis.Heworkedcloselywithastronomersandscientiststogetthemostup­to­datescientificinformationavailable.Butinthe1940sand1950s,noonehadeverseenanotherplanetupclose.YetBonestell'spaintingslookedsorealthatsomepeoplethoughttheywerephotographs.EventhoughBonestellwasinterestedinastronomy,hedidnotstartoutasaspaceartist.Asayoungmanhestudiedarchitecture—theartandscienceofdesigningandmakingbuildings.In1938BonestellbecameaspecialeffectsartistinHollywood.Itwasherethathelearnedhecouldimprovehispaintingsbyfollowingthemethodsusedinthemovies.In1944,apopularmagazinepublishedaseriesofBonestell'spaintingsoftheplanetSaturn.HedrewSaturnasifitwereseenbysomeonestandingoneachoftheplanet'smoons.Theresultsweredazzling.Withinafewyears,Bonestell'sartworkwasappearingregularlyinmagazinesandbooksonastronomyandspaceflight.ManyofBonestell'sartworkshadbeenrightallalong.ButthebiggestsurprisewastheMoon.SomeoneaskedBonestellwhathewasthinkingwhenhesawthefirstpicturesfromtheMoon.“IthoughthowwrongIwas！”hesaid.“Mymountainsweresharp(陡峭的),andtheyaren'tontheMoon.”Butheshouldn'thavefeltbad.Nospaceartisthadeverbeforetakensomanypeopletosomanyfarawayworlds.Intheyearsjustbeforethefirstmannedspaceflights,Bonestell'sartworkpreparedpeoplefortheamazingspaceadventuretocome.4．Bonestellmadehisspacedrawings________．A．fromaveryearlyageB．bycopyingphotographsC．withthehelpofscientistsD．inordertomakealiving5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dazzling”inParagraph4canbestbereplacedby?A．Doubtful.B．Worrying.C．Terrible.D．Wonderful.6．WhatdidBonestell'ssuccessliein?A．Hecreatedanewdrawingskill.B．Hehelpedfinishthefirstspaceflight.C．Hemadespacetravelmorepopular.D．Hehelpedbringspaceclosertopeople.7．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ThefirstmenontheMoonB．ThespaceartofChesleyBonestellC．ThejourneysoftheApolloastronautsD．Spacewalking:throughanastronaut'seyesCAviWortis,knownsimplyasAvi,writeshistoricalnovels.Historicalnovelsmixhistoricalfactswithstorytellingskills.Thesestoriestakeplaceinthepast.Themaincharactersarenotalwaysreal;theyexistonlyinstories.Avidecidedtobecomeawriterwhenhewasastudentinseniorhighschool.Thiswasquiteadecisionbecausehedidnotwritewellinschool.Hehadaproblemcalleddysgraphia,awritingdisability.Theproblemcausedpeopletospellwordswrongly.Avialwaysenjoyedreading.Hereadmanytypesofbooksasachild.Avibelievesthatreadingisthemostimportantactivityforapersonwhowantstobeawriter.Avialsobelievesthatstrongcharactersmakestrongstories.Hecreatescharactersthatcanhelptobringhisideastolife.Hisbooksoftendealwithquestionsaboutlife.Writingstoriesletshimexploremanysidesofasubject.Hisfavoritepartistomakeimprovementsinhiswriting.Forhimthehardestpartiswritingthefirstdraft(草稿).Avi'sfirstbookwaspublishedin1970.Hehaswrittenmorethan45bookseversince.Mostofthemareforyoungadultreaders.Besideshistoricalnovels,hewritescomedies,shortstoriesaboutadventures,animalsandsoon.FightingGround,whichwaspublishedin1984,isanexampleofAvi'shistoricalnovels.ThisattractivestorytakesplaceduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar.8．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．HowAvidevelopedcharacters.B．WhyAvilikedreading.C．HowAvibecameawriter.D．WhyAvidecidedtobecomeawriter.9．AccordingtoAvi,what'sthemostdifficultthinginwriting?A.Makingimprovements.B．Writingthefirstdraft.C．Findinganattractivecharacter.D．Writingthefirstpartofanovel.10．Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?A．Todiscusshowtobecomeawriter.B．Tointroduceawriterofhistoricalnovels.C．Todescribeanimportanthistoricalnovel.D．Toshowhowahistoricalnoveliswritten.课时作业(十二)阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇人物传记，介绍了叶芝在戏剧和诗歌等文学领域的成就。1．答案与解析：D'细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Infact,heinherited(继承)excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.”可知，他继承了家里优秀的艺术品位，他的爸爸和弟弟都是画家。由此可知，叶芝的家里很有艺术氛围，故选D项。2．答案与解析：B'推理判断题。根据这四行诗中的关键词anhonoredguest、vessel和poetry可知，W.H.Auden称叶芝为贵宾，并将其比作为“挥洒诗歌的器皿”。可推断，W.H.Auden在诗中表达了对叶芝的钦佩之情，故选B项。3．答案与解析：A'主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段中的“Buthefinallysettledonliterature,particularlydramaandpoetry.”及第三段中的“Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats'spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.”可知，叶芝选择了戏剧和诗歌作为自己的事业，与他的戏剧作品相比，他的诗吸引了很多赞赏的关注。所以，本文主要介绍了叶芝在戏剧和诗歌等文学领域的成就，故选A项。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了太空美术大师Bonestell。4．答案与解析：C'细节理解题。由第二段中的“Heworkedcloselywithastronomersandscientiststoget