1、Module 6 The Tang Poems.阅读理解A(2020广西南宁三中高三考试)Writing ContestsFIL PrizeA ninemonth fellowship of the Study of the American Experience at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, is given annually to the winner working on an essay that addresses the history or legacy of the American Revolution and
2、 the nations founding ideas. He will get a scholarship of $45,000. Submit an essay sample (样本) of any length by November 1, 2018. FIL Prize, CV. Starr Center, Custom House, 101 South Water Street, Chestertown. (740) 7653442.Vassar Miller PrizeA prize of $1,500 and publication is given annually for a
3、 poetry collection. The famous poet Rosanna Warren will judge. Using the online submission system, you submit a manuscript (手稿) of 50 to 80 pages with a $25 entry fee. University of North Texas Press, 1155 Union Circle #311336, Denton, TX76203. (940) 5652142.Pulitzer PrizesFour prizes of $15,000 eac
4、h are given annually to US writers for books of fiction, general nonfiction, and biography or autobiography published in the United States during the current year. For books published between January 1 and June 14, submit four copies of the book, an author biography and photograph, and a $50 entry f
5、ee by June 15. The deadline for books published during the second half of the year is October 1. Pulitzer Prizes, Prizes in Letters, Columbia University, 709 Pulitzer Hall, 2950 Broadway, New York, NY 10027. (212) 8543841.Spokane PrizeThe total prize money is $30,000 and half of it is given annually
6、 to the winner. Other three participants in the top four will each receive $5,000. The winner and other finalists will also be invited to read at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC.Writer Andrea Barrett and Alex Espinoza will judge. All pieces of works taking part in competition must b
7、e books of fiction published during the current year. Submit four copies of a short story collection, and the novel will be published in 2018 by October 31. Faulkner Foundation, 201 East Capitol Street SE, Washington, DC.20003. (202) 8989063.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要向读者介绍四个写作比赛奖项。1If you win FIL Prize, you
8、 can _.Again the research fundBbecome a professional writerCbe admitted into Washington CollegeDhave a chance to study American Experience答案：D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“A ninemonth fellowship of the Study of the American Experience at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, is given annually to the winner w
9、orking on an essay that addresses the history or legacy of the American Revolution and the nations founding ideas.” 可知，位于马里兰州切斯特敦的华盛顿学院提供为期9个月的美国经验研究奖学金，就有机会可以学习美国经验。故选D。2What can we learn about Pulitzer Prizes?AThey have various kinds of awards.BThey are given more than once in a year.CThey not onl
10、y pay attention to literary works.DThey are given for various types of literary works.答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Four prizes of $15,000 each are given annually to US writers for books of fiction, general nonfiction, and biography or autobiography published in the United States during the current year.”可知，美国作
11、家每年可获得4个奖项，分别为小说类、非虚构类小说、传记或自传类文学作品，奖金为1.5万美元。故选D。3What is the common point between Pulitzer Prizes and Spokane Prize?AThey both need entry fee.BThey both support the online submission.CTheir entries both have certain word limit.DTheir entries both have already been published.答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“. pu
12、blished in the United States during the current year.”以及第四段中的“. published during the current year”可知，两个奖项的共同点是参赛作品必须已经出版了。故选D。B(2019中央民族大学附中月考)US student Vanessa Tahay stands out from the other teenagers in her school. Her skin is dark, her accent is thick, and if you ask her, she will tell you thes
13、e are the things she is proudest of. Tahay is a poet, and at 18 she was considered among the best in Los Angeles.When she is on the stage, audiences often go silent. They also laugh and cry. But this doesnt come easily for someone who comes from a village that sits at the base of a huge mountain ran
14、ge in Central America. When she first appeared at school, she was teased by others for being short and different. She never spoke, so they called her “mouse”“How do I defend myself？” Tahay thought. “I dont know how.”“Keep going，” her mother would tell her. “At some point, youll learn.”She spent hour
15、s after school and on weekends watching the same DVDs: English without Barriers.Tahays elder brother, Elmer, persuaded her to go to the afterschool poetry club. In the last six years, her English teacher Laurie Kurnick has turned Cleveland Charter High Schools poetry program into one of the most res
16、pected in the city. Her team draws from the likes of DH. Laurence, Pat Mora and Kendrick Lamar to create poems about their own lives. The poems focus on many thingssome funny, some painful.The first time Tahay read the groups poems, chills went up her spine (脊柱). “I wish I could write like that，” sh
17、e thought. “I want to say something.”She wrote her first poem about her first year in America. She called it Invisible. The day her turn came to recite in front of the team, she broke down crying. She cried for 15 minutes. “I had so much held in，” Tahay said. “I couldnt even finish it.”But she kept
18、at it despite her lessthanperfect grammar, spelling and diction (措辞). Still, she wouldnt tell her friends about her poetry because she worried they would make fun of her.But with time, her poems changed her. “They gave me pride，” Tahay said. “They told me that Im worth something.”“She had this innoc
19、ence，” Kurnick said. “This willingness to be genuine and show you things you dont ever see.”篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。美国学生Vanessa Tahay在学校因其皮肤很黑，口音浓重而显得与众不同。18岁时她成为洛杉矶最好的诗人之一。写诗让她受益匪浅，让她更自信。4What did Tahays mother suggest she do when she was teased by others?AFight with them bravely. BReport them to her teacher
20、s.CTry hard to make friends with them. DIgnore them and keep going.答案：D细节理解题。第二段最后两句和第三段的内容表述她在学校被人戏弄不知如何自卫，第四段她妈妈给出的建议是“Keep going，”“At some point, youll learn.”，由此可知，D项与她妈妈的建议内容吻合，故选D。5What are the themes of Tahay and her teams poems?ATheir admiration for the great poets.BFunny and painful stories
21、 about their lives.CTheir expectations of a better future.DTheir appreciation of natural beauty.答案：B推理判断题。根据第六段中的“Her team draws from the likes of DH. Laurence, Pat Mora and Kendrick Lamar to create poems about their own lives. The poems focus on many thingssome funny, some painful.(她的团队借鉴D.H. Laure
22、nce、Pat Mora和Kendrick Lamar的作品创作有关自己生活题材的诗歌。主题众多，涉及生活中的乐趣和痛苦。)”可知B项正确。6How did Tahay probably feel when she first read the groups poems?AShe was cold. BShe was nervous.CShe was excited. DShe was frightened.答案：C推理判断题。由第七段第二句中的“I wish I could write like that”及“I want to say something”可知，当她第一次读到小组的诗歌时，
23、她是怀有羡慕之情的，由此推测她很兴奋，故选C项。7How did Tahay benefit from writing poems?AShe improved her grammar and spelling greatly.BShe won many national poetry competitions.CShe became the first student poet in the city.DShe felt more confident about herself.答案：D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“But with time, her poems changed her.
24、They gave me pride， Tahay said.”可知，写诗给了她自信和自豪感，故D项符合题意。.七选五Some people describe American society as a salad bowl while others think of it as a melting pot.In a bowl of salad, all the ingredients are mixed together. _1_ Together, however, the ingredients make up a unity. All the ingredients of a sala
25、d contribute to the finished product. They may be covered with the same dressing (调味酱), but the green vegetables, tomatoes and cooked corn can all be seen for what they are.From this point of view, America is very much like a salad bowl where individual ethnic groups mix together, yet maintain their
26、 cultural uniqueness. People may work together during the day at similar jobs and in the same companies, but at night they may return to their ethnic groups where their own individual culture directs their way of life. _2_ Each ethnic group has its own special customs, language, food and traditions
27、to protect and defend. This idea of the salad bowl is referred to as cultural diversity; that is, American society is a collection of various cultures living together in harmony within one country._3_ Here, society is like one large pot of soup. All cultural aspects are mixed together, sacrificing t
28、heir original identity and keeping a bit of what they were to become a new reality. The longer the soup is cooked, the better the taste and the more likely it will be for the mixture to dissolve. In this sense, America can surely be seen as a melting pot where people from all over the world come to
29、live and work together forming one nation. There are dozens of shared symbols. _4_ In such a culture, symbols like the flag and the nations official song serve to break down the walls which separate ethnic groups.Whether a salad bowl or a melting pot, America can be best described as a mixture of bo
30、th. _5_ABoth are correct depending on ones point of view.BThey never lose their shapes, colors or tastes.CThis is why there is so much diversity within America.DIn other words, America is a nation where there is unity in diversity.EThus, one needs to abandon ones culture to be considered “American”F
31、They serve to develop the various ethnic groups to create a new American culture.GThe other theory, which is also used to describe American society, is the melting pot.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要阐释了美国的社会和文化特点：它就像一个色拉碗或熔炉，来自世界各地的人们构成了美国多元化的社会。1B根据下文中的“the ingredients make up a unity”和“can all be seen for what
32、 they are”可推测出，此段主要论述虽然美国社会就像一碗色拉，所有的原料都混合在一起，但各种原料却没有因此失去自己的特色，即：他们从来没有失去他们自己的形状、颜色或味道。所以B项符合上下文语境。故选B。2C根据下文中的“Each ethnic group has its own special . and defend.”可知，每个民族都有自己要保护和保卫的特殊的文化、语言、食物和传统。由此可推断出，此处总说美国多元文化存在的现实。C项符合上下文语境。故选C。3G根据第一段中的两种观点“a salad bowl”和“a melting pot”及空格后的“one large pot of
33、 soup”可知，本段要介绍另外一种观点。G项说法和第一段中的第二种观点一致。故选G。4F根据下文中的“In such a culture, symbols like . serve to . groups.”可知，共同拥有的符号有助于消除不同的民族之间的隔阂，创造出一种新文化。F项符合上下文语境，且“They”指代上文中的“symbols”。故选F。5D该段是对全文内容的总结。即：美国是一个具有多样性和统一性的国家。D项符合语境，是对前面一句内容的另一种表述。故选D。.语法填空(2020吉林省梅河口市高三上学期联考)Nowadays more and more people like to
34、travel, _1_ (especial) when vacations come. A great number of people rush out of their homes or companies to _2_ (travel) spots. They either drive or take a bus, a train, a ship _3_ so on. Some even ride bikes.However, there _4_ (be) another way of travellingpoorism. People have a tour in _5_ poores
35、t areas of the world. Some people may take a oneday poorest tour, and some even pay to stay in very poor neighborhoods _6_ (experience) the lowest living standards in the world. Poorism tours take place around the world, and not just in the third world _7_ (country). You can, for instance, tour New
36、York neighborhoods in the Bronx. Such tours can take people into the heart of poor areas. These tours may awaken people to pay _8_ (much) attention to longstanding poverty, or the effects of war.Some think that tours in the poor areas can raise social care. And the money from the tour can _9_ (donat
37、e) to help the people _10_ live there.1_2._3._4._ 5_6._7._8._ 9_10._篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了另一种旅游形式贫困之旅。人们在世界上最贫穷的地区进行旅游，这些旅行可能会使人们更多地关注长期存在的贫困和战争的影响。1especially考查词性转换。此处是副词修饰when引导的时间状语从句，故答案为especially。2travelling/traveling考查非谓语动词。句意：很多人冲出家门或公司去旅游景点。此处是动名词作定语，修饰spots，故答案为travelling/traveling。3and考查连词。固
38、定结构：and so on“等等”。故答案为and。4is考查动词的时态和主谓一致。此处是there be句型，句子主语是another way of travelling，故谓语动词应用单数第三人称形式，并且介绍的是一般情况，故用一般现在时，故答案为is。5the考查定冠词。此处是形容词最高级，前面用定冠词the，故答案为the。6to experience考查非谓语动词。句意：有些人可能会参加为期一天的“最贫困之旅”，有些人甚至花钱住在非常贫困的社区，体验世界上最低的生活水平。此处是动词不定式作目的状语，故答案为to experience。7countries考查名词。第三世界的国家不止一
39、个，所以名词用复数形式，故答案为countries。8more考查形容词的比较级。句意：这些旅行可能会唤醒人们更多地关注长期存在的贫困和战争的影响。结合句意可知，句子用比较级，故答案为more。9be donated考查含情态动词的被动语态。句意：旅游所得的钱可以捐赠给生活在那里的人们。此处money和donate之间是被动关系，can已经给出，故答案为be donated。10who/that考查定语从句的引导词。此处people是先行词，指人，引导词在后面的定语从句中作主语，故答案为who/that。.书面表达(2020山东师大附中高三第一次模拟考试)假如你是李华，最近你班举行了一场以“H
40、ow to protect the traditional Chinese cultures？”为题的讨论。现请你用英语为校报的英语专栏写一篇稿件，介绍讨论的内容和你的体会。要点如下：1讨论的目的；2讨论的内容；3你的感受。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。精彩范文How to protect the traditional Chinese cultures?A heated discussion was held in my class recently in order to encourage us students to protect the traditio
41、nal Chinese cultures.The students hold different points of view about that. Some suggest resisting Western holidays due to their strong influence. Some argue that we are supposed to hold some creative activities to celebrate traditional cultures so that we can have fun during Chinese festivals. Still others consider various competitions should be held at times, which provides more chances for the citizens to recite Chinese poems and practice calligraphy.In my view, it is high time that we spared no effort to protect the traditional Chinese cultures. Otherwise we will regret one day.
