2023年高一暑假话题阅读天天练：文学和艺术（含解析）

第第页2023年高一暑假话题阅读天天练：文学和艺术（含解析）2023年高一暑假话题阅读天天练：文学和艺术

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一、阅读理解题（共5题）

DavidUnaiponwasaninventorandwriter.HewasthefirstAboriginal(土著的)Australiantowritepublishedbooks.HealsoworkedhardtomakelifebetterforAboriginalpeople.

DavidUnaiponwasborninSouthAustralia,in1872.Asayoungman,helovedtoreadandwasinterestedinscienceandmusic.Hethoughtalotaboutnewwaystofixengineeringproblems.Between1909and1944,Unaiponmadenineimportantinventions.Healsomadedrawingsofahelicopter(直升机)design.HegottheideafromtheAustralianboomerang(回力镖)andthewayitmovedthroughtheair.Thishappenedin1914,beforewehadhelicopters.

UnaiponlivedmostofhislifeinAdelaideandworkedfortheAborigines'Friends'Association.HeworkedandtravelledaroundsoutheasternAustraliaforfiftyyears.Sometimes,whiletravellingfromtowntotown,hewastoldhecouldn'tstayinahotelbecausehewasablackman,soheunderstoodtheproblemsofracism(种族主义).

In1925,UnaiponbecamethefirstAboriginalwritertopublish.HisfirstpublishedwritingwasanarticleinSydney'sDailyTelegraphnewspaper.Thearticlehadthetitle:"Aboriginals:TheirTraditionsandCustoms".Hewrotemanyotherarticlesfornewspapersandmagazines,gettingpublicityabouttherightsofAboriginalpeople.HealsowroteabouttheneedforwhiteandblackpeopletoworktogetherandtheneedforequalrightsforbothblackandwhiteAustralians.Hewaswelleducatedinbothcultures,andin1929hehelpedwithagovernmentsurveyofAboriginalhealthandinterests.

DavidUnaipondiedin1967attheageof95,inthesameyearwhenAboriginalpeoplewerefirstcountedaspartofAustralia'spopulation.In1995,DavidUnaipon'spicturewasputontheAustralianfifty-dollarnote,withadrawingofoneofhisinventions.

(1)WhichofthefollowingcandescribeDavidUnaiponwhenhewasyoung

A．Hewascalm.B．Hewasbrave.

C．Hewaspatient.D．Hewascreative.

(2)WhatcanwelearnaboutDavidUnaipon'shelicopterdesign

A．Itwasthemodelformodernhelicopters.

B．Itwasacopyofanotherhelicopter.

C．Itwasbasedonalocaltool.

D．Itwasdoneinhis30s.

(3)WhatdoweknowaboutDavidUnaiponasawriter

A．HewasthefirstAboriginalwriter.

B．Hewasconcernedaboutracialinequality.

C．Hefinishedmostofhiswritingswhiletravelling.

D．Hehadhiswritingspublishedmainlyinnewspapers.

(4)Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph

A．DavidUnaipondiedanunexpecteddeath.

B．DavidUnaiponwasproudofhisinventions.

C．DavidUnaipon'scontributionswererecognised.

D．DavidUnaipon'sdrawingabilitieswereappreciated.

Bornin1928inNanjing,Jiangsu,YuGuangzhong,whospenthisyoungerdaysontheChinesemainlandbeforemovingtoTaiwaninhis20s,passedawayonDec14,2023.Nostalgia(《乡愁》)—whichYuwroteinhis40stovoicehishomesicknessforhischildhoodmotherland—becamehismostwell-knownwork,sinceitresonated(共鸣)withmanypeoplewhowerefarawayfromhome.ThepoemappearedinChineseschooltextbooksandwasadaptedintosongs.

However,thefactthatNostalgiabecamesofamousalsodisturbedYubecauseamongtheover1,000poemsthathe'dwritten,Nostalgiaseemedtobetheonlyonethatthepublicevertalkedaboutandappreciated.

"I'dliketothinkofNostalgiaasmybusinesscard,butunfortunatelyitgottoobigthatitkeptpeoplefromseeingtherealme,"Yuoncesaid,accordingtoChinaYouthDaily.

Indeed,writingpoemsisonlyoneofYu'smanytalents.GreatChinesewriterLiangShiqiu(1903—1987)oncespokeofYu,"Hewritespoemswithhisrighthandandprose(散文)withhisleft.Thereishardlyanyonewhomatcheshisachievementsatthetime."

Yuwasalsoatranslator.YuspokeFrench,German,Spanish,ItalianandRussian,andpublished13translationcollections.

Andheusedhistalentswell.Hespenthiswholelifeworking,eveninhis80s.Yusaidthatwheneverpeopleaskedwhetherhestillkeptthehabitofwritingup,hewouldalwaysanswer,"Whydon'tyouaskmeifI'mstillbreathing"

Tohim,writingwasaninseparable(不可分割的)partoflifethatshouldn'tbeaffectedbyageoranythingelse.

NowthatYuhastakenhislastbreath,hiswritingcareerhasfinallybeenputtorest.Butthemanybookshewroteandtranslatedwillcontinuetocarrythenostalgiapeoplehaveforhim.

(1)HowoldwasYuGuangzhongwhenhedied

A．86.B．87.C．88.D．89.

(2)HowdidLiangShiqiulikeYuGuangzhong

A．HespokehardlyofYuGuangzhong.

B．HethoughthighlyofYuGuangzhong.

C．HewasindifferenttoYuGuangzhong.

D．HewasveryfriendlytoYuGuangzhong.

(3)WhichofthefollowingdoesnotdescribeYuGuangzhong

A．Apoet.B．Awriter.C．Athinker.D．Atranslator.

(4)Whatcanweinferfromthelastthreeparagraphs

A．Nostalgiaisimportantforhiminhislife.

B．Writingisasimportantastranslation.

C．Writingisthemostimportantpartinhislife.

D．Histalentsarethemostimportantinhiswriting.

Firstpublishedin2023,thebookLifeofPiwrittenbyCanadianauthorYannMartelwontheManBookerPrizeandanAsianAmericanPrizeforLiterature.ItisthestoryofayoungboynamedPiwhospends227daysatseawithasmallgroupofanimalsafterdisasterstrikestheirshipandisanaccountofhisjourneyofsurvivalandhardship.

Piscine''Pi''MolitorPatel,onwhomLifeofPiisbased,isayoungboylivinginPondicherry,India,wherehisfatherownsazoo.ThestorystartswhenPatel'sfamilydecidetomovetoCanada,alongwiththeirzooanimalsfortheirnewhome.

However,becauseofthebadweather.theshipsinks.Pialongwithanorangutan(猩猩)aninjuredzebra,ahyena(鬣狗)andaBengaltigernamedRichardParkeraretheonlysurvivorswhotakeshelterinasmalllifeboat.Boththeinjuredzebraandtheorangutanaresoonkilledandeatenbythehyena.Thetigerinturnkillsandeatsthehyena,leavingjustthetwoofthemaloneontheboatnow.

InanefforttoavoidbeingeatenbyRichardParker,Piactshimselfastheheadofthegroupandremainssafefromharm.Sincehedoesnotwantthetigertodieforfearofgoingmadbybeingaloneontheboat,hefishesandfeedsthetwooftheminordertostayalive.

ThelifeofPithenentersitsthirdstagewhentheirlifeboatwashesupontheshoresofMexicoandthetigerescapesintoanearbyforest,leavingPialone.AftertheMexicansrefusetobelievePisstory,hechangeshistalebyreplacingtheanimalswithhismother,acookandasailorandaskstheMexicanswhichonetheyprefer.Theypreferhearingthefirststorythoughtheydonotbelieveawordofit.

Inmyview,LifeofPiisamustreadbookforallthosewholovereading.

(1)WecanlearnthatthebookLifeofPi_____.

A．waswrittenin2023

B．wasawardedtwoprizes

C．tellsastoryaboutFriendship

D．isbasedontheauthorspersonalexperience

(2)InthebookLifeofPithehyenaiskilledby_____.

A．PiB．thezebraC．theorangutanD．RichardParker

(3)HowdoesPiescapebeingeatenbythetiger

A．Bycatchingfishesforthetiger.

B．Bylockingthetigerinacage.

C．Bybeingtheleaderofthetwoofthem.

D．Byfightingwiththetiger.

(4)WhathappensafterPiarrivesinMexico

A．Thetigerdies.

B．Hetriestoescape.

C．TheMexicansfeelsorryforhim.

D．TheMexicansdoubthisexperience.

导言：

上期讲到，猎人伤了小鹿的脚，且获知了姐弟俩的住所。然后，猎人将自己所知道的信息告知了国王。那么接下来姐弟俩会有什么样的际遇呢？

LittleBrotherandLittleSister

BytheBrothersGrimm

Thelittlesister,however,wasfrightenedwhenshesawthatherlittledeerwashurt.Shewashedthebloodoffhim,laidherbsonthewound,andsaid,"Gotoyourbed,deardeer."Butthewoundwassoslightthatthedeer,thenextmorning,didnotfeelitanymore.Andwhenheagainheardthesportoutside,hesaid,"Icannotbearit;Imustbethere;theyshallnotfinditsoeasytocatchme."Thesistercried,andsaid,"Thistimetheywillkillyou.Iwillnotletyouout.""Thenyouwillhavemedieofgrief,"answeredthedeer;"whenIhearthehornsIfeelasifImustjumpoutofmyskin."Thenthesistercouldonlyopenthedoorforhimwithaheavyheart,andthedeerbounded(跳跃)intotheforest.

WhentheKingsawhim,hesaidtohishuntsmen,"Nowchasehimalldaylongtillnight-fall,buttakecarethatnoonedoeshimanyharm."

Assoonasthesunhadset,theKingsaidtothehuntsman,"Nowcomeandshowmethecottageinthewood;"andwhenhewasatthedoor,heknockedandcalledout,"Dearlittlesister,letmein."Thenthedooropened,andtheKingwalkedin,andtherestoodamaidenmorelovelythananyhehadeverseen.TheKinglookedkindlyather,stretchedouthishand,andsaid,"Willyougowithmetomypalaceandbemydearwife""Yes,indeed,”answeredthemaiden,"butthelittledeermustgowithme."TheKingsaid,"Itshallstaywithyouaslongasyoulive."...

TheKingtookthelovelymaidenuponhishorseandcarriedhertohispalace,wheretheweddingwasheldwithgreatpomp(排场).ShewasnowtheQueen,andtheylivedhappilytogetherforalongtime;thedeerwastendedandcherished(珍惜).

Butthestep-motherthoughtallthetimethatthesisterhadbeentorntopiecesbythewildbeastsinthewood,andthatthebrotherhadbeenshotbythehuntsmen.Nowwhensheheardthattheyweresohappy,andsowelloff,envyroseinherheartandlefthernopeace.Shethoughtofnothingbuthowshecouldbringthemagaintomisfortune(不幸).Herowndaughter,whowasuglyandhadonlyoneeye,said,"AQueen!Thatoughttohavebeenmyluck.""Onlybequiet,"answeredtheoldwoman,andcomfortedherbysaying,"WhenthetimecomesIshallbeready."

Astimewenton,theQueenhadaprettylittleboy,andithappenedthattheKingwasouthunting;sotheoldwitchtooktheformof①thechamber-maid,wentintotheroomwheretheQueenlay,andsaidtoher,"Come,thebathisready;itwilldoyougood,andgiveyoufreshstrength;makehaste②beforeitgetscold."

(Tobecontinued)

Notes:

①taketheformof采取……的形式

例句：Generally,atrainingprogramtakestheformofaseriesofworkshops.一般的培训项目都采用研讨会的形式。

②makehaste赶紧，连忙

例句：Makehaste!Thetaxiiswaitingforusdownstairs.赶紧！出租车在楼下等着呢。

Question:

Whatdidthedeerwanttoexpressbysaying,"WhenIhearthehornsIfeelasifImustjumpoutofmyskin."

StrongestFemaleLiteraryCharactersofAllTime

Therearesomeofhistory'smostinspiringandgreatfemaleswhocanbefoundonthepagesofthesenovels.

ElizabethBennet

Called"Lizzie"or"Elizabyherfamilyandfriends,ElizabethBennetisthestubbornandcleverheroinefromthe1813JaneAustennovelPrideandPrejudice.She'sthesecondeldestoffivedaughtersintheBennetfamilyand,liketherestofhersisters,sheisexpectedtomarryforstatusandmoney,notforlove.Toremaintruetoherself,shewouldratherremainsingle,aconceptthatwasunheardatthetime.

NancyDrew

Shefirstappearedinthe1930sbutremainsoneofthemosticonicfemalecharactersinallofliterature.CreatedbyEdwardStratemeyer,NancyDrewwasn'tsimplyaprettygirl.Instead,thebrave,physicallystrong,andfiercelyintelligentNancyusedhersuperiorintelligence—notherlooks—tosolveaseriesofmysteries.

JosephineMarch

JoMarchisthesecondeldestdaughterintheMarchfamilyandisacentralfocusinthenovelLittleWomen,publishedbyLouisaMayAlcottin1868.At15,sheisstrong-willed,confident,andliteraryandunlikehersisters,sheisoutspokenanduninterestedinmarriage.Jobothstruggleswithandchallengessociety'sexpectationsofhowwomeninthe19thcenturyshouldcarrythemselves,makingheroneofliterature'smostdaringfemalecharacters.

HesterPrynne

Recognizedbysomecriticsasoneofthemostimportantcharactersinfemaleliterature,HesterPrynneistheleadingcharacterinNathanielHawthorne's1850novel,TheScarletLetter.

Marriedbutseparatedbydistancefromherhusband,Hesterhasanaffairwithaministerandbecomespregnant.

(1)WhywouldElizabethBennetratherremainsingle

A．Shewastheeldestdaughterofthefamily.

B．Shedoesn'twanttomarryforlove.

C．Shedoesn'twanttocheatherself.

D．Sheistoostubborn.

(2)WhatisNancyDrewlike

A．Kind.B．Clever.C．Outspoken.D．Proud.

(3)WhocreatedJosephineMarch

A．JaneAusten.B．EdwardStratemeyer.

C．NathanielHawthorne.D．LouisaMayAlcott.

答案

一、阅读理解题（共5题）

1.【答案】

(1)D

(2)C

(3)B

(4)C

【解析】

(1)本文是记叙文。文章介绍了澳大利亚土著人作家及发明家戴维·乌奈庞。

推理判断题。根据第二段中的Asayoungman,helovedtoreadandwasinterestedinscienceandmusic.Hethoughtalotaboutnewwaystofixengineeringproblems.Between1909and1944,Unaiponmadenineimportantinventions.可知，年轻时期的戴维·乌奈庞非常富有创造力。

(2)细节理解题。根据第二段中的HegottheideafromtheAustralianboomerang可知，戴维·乌奈庞的直升机构想是以澳大利亚当地的一种工具——回力镖为参考依据的。

(3)推理判断题。根据第三段中的whiletravellingfromtowntotown,hewastoldhecouldn'tstayinahotelbecausehewasblack,soheunderstoodtheproblemsofracism及倒数第二段中的Hewrotemanyotherarticlesfornewspapersandmagazines…andtheneedforequalrightsforbothblackandwhiteAustralians.可知，戴维·乌奈庞很关心种族不平等问题。

(4)推理判断题。最后一段中提到五十澳元纸币上印有戴维·乌奈庞的头像，由此可知，他的贡献得到了认可。

2.【答案】

(1)D

(2)B

(3)C

(4)C

【解析】

(1)细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“Bornin1928inNanjing,Jiangsu,YuGuangzhong,whospenthisyoungerdaysontheChinesemainlandbeforemovingtoTaiwaninhis20s,passedawayonDec14,2023.”可知，余光中去世时是89岁。故选D项。

(2)细节理解题。根据笫四段最后两句“Hewritespoemswithhisrighthandandprose(散文)withhisleft.Thereishardlyanyonewhomatcheshisachievementsatthetime.”可知，梁实秋给予余光中很高的评价。故选B项。

(3)细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“ThepoemappearedinChineseschooltextbooksandwasadaptedintosongs.”可知，余光中是诗人；报据第五段第一句“Yuwasalsoatranslator.”可知，余光中是翻译家；报据最后一段第二句中的“Butthemanybookshewroteandtranslated”可知，余光中还是作家。故选C项。

(4)推理判断题。根据第六段第二句“Hespenthiswholelifeworking,eveninhi