1、江苏省泗阳中学2013届高三“艺体类”专项复习：阅读专题二教学素材：Danielle Steel, Americas sweetheart, is one of the hardest working woman in the book business. Unlike other productive authors who write one book at a time, she can work on up to five. Her research some before writing takes at least three years. Once she has fully s
2、tudied her subjects, ready to divided into a book, she can spend twenty hours nonstop at her desk.Danielle Steel comes from New York and was sent to France for her education. After graduation, he worked in the public relations and advertising, industries. Later she started a job as a writer which sh
3、e was best fit for. Her achievements are unbelievable: 390 million copies of books in print, nearly fifty New York Times best-selling novels, and a series of “Max and Martha” picture books for children to help them. Deal with the real-life problem of death, new babies and new schools. Her l998 book
4、about the death of her was shot to the top of the New York Times best-selling list as soon as it came out. Twenty-eight of her books have been made into film. She is listed in the Guinness Books of World Records for one of her books being the Times best-seller for 381 weeks straight.Not content with
5、 a big house, a loving family, and a view of the Golden Gate Bridge, Danielle Steel considers her readers to be the moat important resource and has kept in touch with them by e-mail. While she is often compared to the heroines(女主人公) of her own invention. Her life is undoubtedly much quieter. But if
6、she does have anything in common with them, it is her strength of will and her inimitable style. There is only one Danielle Steel.1. Danielle Steel is different from other writers in that .A. she can write several books at the same timeB. she often does some research before writing a bookC. she is o
7、ne of the most popular American women writersD. she can keep writing for quite a long time without a break2. Children who have read “Max and Martha” picture books may know .A. how to deal with affairs at schoolB. what to do if Max and Martha die C. what to do when new babies are born into their fami
8、liesD. how to solve the difficult problems in their writing classes3. One of Danielle Steel achievements is that .A. some TV plays were based on her booksB. her picture books attracted a lot of young menC. one of her books became a best-seller in 1998D. she wrote the Guinness Book of World Records4.
9、 We can learn from the passage that Danielle Steel .A. lives an exciting lifeB. values her readers a lotC. writes about quiet womenD. is pleased with her achievements5. What does the underlined word “inimitable” mean?A. hardworkingB. attractiveC. strangeD. unique教学步骤：（一）例题感悟 本文介绍了一位美国最杰出的女作家，她的出类拔萃在
10、于两方面：其一是出的书多，其二她的意志坚强及她的写作风格都是与众不同的，因而受到美国人的爱戴。（二）解题分析与学法指导 1. A 细节理解题。第一段第二句“不像其他多产作者一次只写一本书，她一次能写五本”这句话交待了她与其他作者之不同之处。2. C 细节理解题。第二段中间部分关于一套为孩子们写的“Max and Martha故事书，目的是帮助他们解决现实生活中有关死，新的生命及新学校问题，说明读了此书就该知道家里一旦有新的生命诞生如何去做。3. C 细节理解题。第二段中问“她的成就是令人难以置信的”开始，下面介绍了她的成就其中“1998年关于她的儿子之死的那本书一出版就列在畅销书之首”与C答案
11、不符；她的28部书已拍成电影，而A项是电视剧与原文不符。D与本段最后一句不符，B画图书为孩子们而写而非young men。4. B 推理判断题。最后一段中交待Danielle Steel认为她的读者是最重要的资源，她一直和他们通过e-mail保持联系，可见她非常重视她的读者。5. D 词义猜测题。根据文章最后两句话意思推知。（三）基础与巩固训练The African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth , is of great importance to African ecosystem(生态系统). Unlike ot
12、her animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna(大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat. It is the elepha
13、nts great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and under-bushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces
14、in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters. Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead sh
15、ut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant
16、-eaters to get their food as well. What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.
17、1. What is the passage mainly about? A. Disappearance of African elephants. B. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants. C. The effect of African elephants search for food. D. The eating habit of African elephants. 2. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably me
18、an? A. Fixing the time. B. Worsening the state. C. Improving the quality. D. Deciding the conditions. 3. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage? A. They result from the destruction of rain forests. B. They provide food mainly for African elephants. C. They are home to many endangered a
19、nimals. D. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds. 4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The African elephant is the largest animal on earth.B.African elephants have 300 pounds of plants every day, including small trees and under-bushes.C.
20、The African elephant is in a way the builder of the environment like other land animalsD. If the African elephant disappears, the whole ecosystem wont be affected.5. The passage is developed mainly by . A. showing the effect and then explaining the causes B. pointing out similarities and differences
21、 C. describing the changes in space order D. giving examples 【答案与解析】 15 CDDBA1. C 主旨大意题。 往往文章的第一段和最后一段都是透漏文章主旨的地方。而本文正是这样。我们从这两段可以读出，这篇文章是关于非洲象寻找食物所带来的影响的，所以应该选择C。2. D 词义猜测题。根据上半句和下文existence for millions of other animals可知。3. D 细节理解题。Open space出现在文中的第二段的第三句和第四句。从第四句中我们可以得知这样的空地很容易吸引各种各样的食草动物，所以选择D。4. B 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的第二句话可判断B为正确答案。5. A 推理判断题。通读后发现，这篇文章是先讲述大象寻找食物所带来的影响，然后解释原因的，所以要选择A。
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