新教材高中外研英语选择性课时分层作业18Unit6

课时分层作业(十八)Ⅰ.阅读理解AWITHALLTHECONTROVERSYswirlingaround“fakenews”inthemedia，it'sagoodtimetoremindyou，dearreaders，thatyouwon'tfindanyofthatinReader'sDigest.Here'swhy:Wearemittedtopublishingstrongandaccuratestories.Millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldturntothislittlemagazineeverymonthbecauseofthecarewithwhichwedocumentourstories.Weguardreaders'trustbyholdingoureditorialresearchers，editorsandwriterstohighstandards.Forexample，werequireourwriterstotalktopeoplewithfirst­handknowledgeoftheirsubject.Thenwegivetheirstoriestofact­checkers，whoconfirmthatsourceswereaccuratelyquoted.Wegetourfactsstraight.Whataboutthearticleswereprintfromotherpublications，youask？Thankstoourglobalpresence，wehaveresearchersandfact­checkersaroundtheworldwhocheckthesestoriesforus.Forexample，inthisissue，MakingYogurt，HealingMindsfromtheUK'sObservermagazine，wascheckedbyourEuropeanEditorialOffice.IWasBlindButNowISeefromTorontoLife，wasthoroughlycheckedoutbyoureditorialofficeinMontreal.Ourdrama，41HoursAloneintheSnowfromtheSwissSonntagsZeitungmagazine，wasconfirmedbyourSwisseditor.YoucanfeelsecureinknowingthatReader'sDigestisintherealnewsbusiness.Alwayshavebeen.Alwayswillbe.Nofakenewshere.【语篇解读】本文是《读者文摘》杂志对杂志文章真实性的确认说明。1．HowdoesReader'sDigestguaranteethegenuinenessofitsstories?A.Ithasmanypeoplearoundtheworldtocheckeachstory'ssource.B．Thewriterofeachstoryexperiencedthestoryhimself/herself.C．Itsstoriesareallwrittenbysomefamouspeople.D．Ithasseverepunishmentforthosewhowritefakenews.A[细节理解题。根据第二段内容及第三段第二句“Thankstoourglobalpresence，wehaveresearchersandfact­checkersaroundtheworldwhocheckthesestoriesforus.”可知《读者文摘》能保证故事的真实性主要是因为它在世界各地有很多事实核查者核对所出版的故事的真实性。故A项正确。]2．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Reader'sDigestisonlysoldinSwiss.B．Reader'sDigestenjoysworldwidepopularity.C．TheaccuracyofthestoriesinReader'sDigestisguaranteedbytheirwriters.D．AllthestoriesinReader'sDigestarefirstpublished.B[推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“Millionsofpeoplearoundtheworldturntothislittlemagazineeverymonthbecauseofthecarewithwhichwedocumentourstories.”可知每个月世界各地都有很多人阅读《读者文摘》这本杂志，说明它很受人们欢迎。故B项正确。]3．Fromthispassage，asforReader'sDigest，wecanknowthatthewriterofthispassageis________．A．considerate B．doubtfulC．determined D．negativeC[观点态度题。根据文章最后两段可知，作者认为《读者文摘》总是能够给我们提供最真实的新闻，绝对不会有虚假新闻。说明作者的态度是非常坚定的。故C项正确。]4．Wherecanwefindthispassage?A．Inamagazine. B．Inanovel.C．Inafairy­talebook. D．Inasciencebook.A[文章出处题。本文是《读者文摘》杂志对杂志文章真实性的确认说明，与“小说、神话传说、科技书籍”无关，最可能是从《读者文摘》杂志里摘录而来的。故A项正确。]BSciencefictionwriterscreateimaginaryworlds.Thewaythingsworkinyourimaginaryworldswillbebasedonactualscience.Soit'simportantforyoutobefamiliarwiththescientificprinciplesandinventionsthatareassociatedwithyourcreation.Forexample，ifyou'rewritingabouthumanslivingonaplanetwithzerogravity，thenyouneedtoknowtheeffectsofzerogravityonthehumanbody.Thenyouhavetofigureouttheexactrulesofyourimaginaryworlds.Andyouhavetofollowthem.IfhumansareabletobreatheunderwaterinChapter1，yourcharactercan'tdrowninaswimmingpoolinChapter3.Theissuehereismaintainingyourreaders'trust.Thatmeansthereadersarewillingtopretendalongwithyou.Ifyoustartoutwithanordinarydetectivenovelandthenthrowinsomeonebreathingunderwaterinthe6thchapter，youwillpullthereadersoutoftheirimagination.Thesamethinghappensifyouchangetheruleshalfway.Partofyourpreparationworkforthenovelistomapoutitsworldsingreatdetail.Youshoulddecidethefollowingissues：thehistoryoftheworld，thegeography，whatpossibilitiesitoffers，howeverythingworksinthisnewreality，andhowallofthesefactorsaffectthewayyourcharactersthink，feel，andreacttothings.Youdon'thavetotellyourreadersalltherulesinthefirstchapter.Butyouhavetoletreadersknowenoughtounderstandwhat'sgoingon.Thisalsoallowsyoutoworkoutlogicalproblemsandcontradictionsbeforeyoustartwriting.Whenyouarewriting，remembertomakeitfeelreal.Youareinvitingreaderstovisitanewworld.Theywillwanttobeabletosee，hear，feel，smell，andeventastewhatit'slike.Whetheryournovelisaboutaworldwithoutdiseaseoranundiscoveredplanet，helpyourreadersfeellikethey'reactuallythere.【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章就如何创作科幻小说给出了一些建议。5．What'stherelationshipbetweenactualscienceandsciencefiction?A．Sciencefictionpromotesthedevelopmentofactualscience.B．Sciencefictionoftenreflectsthedevelopmentofactualscience.C．Actualsciencelimitstheimaginationdescribedinsciencefiction.D．Actualscienceprovidesbasicprinciplesforsciencefiction.D[细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Thewaythingsworkinyourimaginaryworldswillbebasedonactualscience.”可知，科幻小说要基于实际科学。故选D。]6．Thesecondparagraphismainlydevelopedby________．A．makingparisonsB．givingexamplesC．followingthetimeorderD．analyzingcausesB[写作手法题。根据第二段中的“IfhumansareabletobreatheunderwaterinChapter1，yourcharactercan'tdrowninaswimmingpoolinChapter3...”可知，这一段以举例的方式来说明figureouttheexactrulesofyourimaginaryworlds，即虚构的世界也要有一定的规则。故选B。]7．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Itisnecessarytodosomescientificexperimentsbeforewritingsciencefiction.B．Itismoredifficulttowritesciencefictionthanordinarydetectivenovels.C．Readersofsciencefictionactuallypretendthewriters'rulesaretrue.D．Itisgreattoleavesomecontradictionsinyoursciencefiction.C[细节理解题。根据第二段第五句“Thatmeansthereadersarewillingtopretendalongwithyou.”可知，科幻作者的写作思路要被科幻作品的读者认同才行。故选C。]8．Thepassageismainlyabout________．A．howtodoscientificresearchB．howtoraiseinterestinscienceC．whattoexpectfromsciencefictionD．howtowritesciencefictionD[主旨大意题。通读全文可知，这篇文章是关于如何写科幻小说的。故选D。]Ⅱ.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Duringmyschooldays，wheneverIwasaskedtowriteanessay(文章)aboutbravepeopleandtheirbravedeeds，Ialwaysfocusedonheroesinnewsreportsriskingtheirlivestosaveothers.Butfromthatdayon，IcouldwritehowmyMom，inherdeterminedway，savedourelderlyneighbor.TheeventthatstandsoutinmymemoryhappenedonemorningwhenIwasonly10yearsold.IwasdoingmyhomeworkwhenIheardraisedvoices.AtfirstIthoughtnothingofitsincecustomersinthemotorcycleshopdirectlybelowourflatoftenbecameloud，butIsoonrealizedthistimeitwasdifferent.“Quick!Quick!Removethemotorcyclesfromtheshop.”someoneyelled.Thenathickburningsmellfilledtheair.WhenIopenedthefrontdoorofourflattohavealookoutside，athickcloudofsmoke，billowing(汹涌)upfromthegroundfloor，greetedme.Ithitmethatthemotorcycleshophadcaughtfire.Mymom，whohadbeenworkinginthekitchen，hurriedtothelivingroom.Werushedoutofthedoorandalongthecorridor(走廊)throughthesmoke.WewereheadingtowardsthestairwayatthefarendofthecorridorwhenMomstoppedandthoughtforawhile.Sheturnedaroundandheadedbackthewaywecame.Puzzledbuthavingnoideawhatshewasdoing，Ifollowedher.ItbecameclearsoonthatMomhadrememberedtheKoreanladyinher70slivingnextdoortous，whomwecalledJane.Mombeganbangingonthedoor，butgotnoanswer.Asthesmokethickenedaroundus，Icouldseemanyofourneighbors—somestillintheirpyjamas(睡衣)—runningforsafety.Thethoughtoffearcrossedmymind.“Shemusthavealreadyrunforsafetylikeeveryoneelse!Let'srushdownstairs！”Ibegged.ButMomrefusedtogiveup.“IknowJane'sstillinside.”ShesaidshewasfamiliarwithJane'sdailyroutineandwascertainshewouldstillbesleeping.Paragraph1：Inoticedtheflamewasreachingup._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2：Luckily，someneighborspassingbystoppedandofferedhelp.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________