1、课时分层作业(十三).单词拼写1Henry was asked to postpone(推迟) opening the letter given by the rich brothers until 2 oclock.2The odd(反常的) thing was that he didnt recognise me at the spot.3They found the body buried beneath(在下面) a pile of leaves.4As the saying goes，heavy snow indicates(表明) the coming of winter.5Som
2、e measures have been taken to ban the use of plastic(塑料的) bags in the super market.6Im writing to apologise(道歉) to you for taking your umbrella by accident that day.7Judging(判断) from his excited look，we know he must win the first in the contest.8On receiving the call，the police rushed to the scene(现
3、场) where a traffic accident happened.9As a nurse，she treated her patients with great patience(耐心)，which impresses me a lot.10On the bus，the man was spotted(看见) stealing a wallet from a ladys shoulder bag.阅读理解AEngland has been the birthplace of most of the great Englishlanguage plays written througho
4、ut history.Most of the plays in England that are truly famous have something in common.They usually come from a playwright(剧作家) with several famous plays.William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare is considered the most famous British playwright. Shakespeare has written a large number of tragedies，comed
5、ies and history plays, and each category includes some of the most famous plays ever written.Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello and The King Lear are all tragedies and performed in theaters around the world every year. His famous comedies include A Midsummer Nights Dream and Much Ado About N
6、othing.In the category of historical plays，Richard and Henry are very famous.Oscar Wilde and George Bernard ShawSeveral hundred years after Shakespeare, English people began to enjoy the works of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. Wildes plays are still popular now, and The Importance of Being Ear
7、nest is both performed and studied extremely frequently.A Woman of No Importance and An Ideal Husband are among his other famous works. Shaw and Wilde were both born in the 1850s，but Shaw was a much more productive writer. His most famous plays include Pygmalion and Candida.Shaws plays are loved so
8、much that a theater company is devoted to performing his work in NiagaraontheLake in Ontario.Harold PinterThe plays of Harold Pinter certainly have an international presence. His writing was so widely recognised for its importance that he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005. Pinter is
9、especially known for his style of writing. Many of his plays such as Betrayal, The Dumb Waiter and his first play，The Room, are extremely well known.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了几个著名的英国戏剧作家威廉莎士比亚、奥斯卡王尔德、乔治伯纳德萧、哈罗德品特以及他们的作品。1Whats the main purpose of the passage?ATo advise us to spend more time enjoying plays.BTo ex
10、plain why England has so many wonderful plays.CTo tell us about some famous British playwrights and their works.DTo tell us the differences among some British playwrights.C写作意图题。根据文章内容可知，本篇文章介绍了几个著名的英国戏剧作家威廉莎士比亚、奥斯卡王尔德、乔治伯纳德萧、哈罗德品特以及他们的作品。故选C。2What do the works in the underlined part in Paragraph 2
11、have in common?AThey are all Shakespeares early works.BThey are all tragedies written by Shakespeare.CThey are all Shakespeares famous comedies.DThey all belong to the category of historical plays by Shakespeare.B细节理解题。根据William Shakespeare部分中的“Hamlet，Macbeth，Romeo and Juliet，Othello and The King Le
12、ar are all tragedies”可知，画线部分的戏剧都是由莎士比亚写的悲剧。故选B。3Which of the following plays were most probably written in the same period of time?AThe Dumb Waiter and A Woman of No Importance.BRichard and A Woman of No Importance.CAn Ideal Husband and Candida.DCandida and Betrayal.C推理判断题。根据Oscar Wilde and George B
13、ernard Shaw部分中的内容可知，An Ideal Husband是王尔德的戏剧，而Candida是萧伯纳的戏剧，再结合本段中的“Shaw and Wilde were both born in the 1850s”可推断出这两部戏剧最可能出自同一个时期。故选C。BParents have widely different views on pocket money.Five new fathers were asked this question and this is how they answered.Ashish Khanna：Although many argue that p
14、ocket money helps develop childrens sense of value，I dont agree.I wouldnt give my child any pocket money. First of all, I never got pocket money when I was a child and I seem to have a good sense of value. If my child ever wants something and I feel it is necessary, I will buy it for him.Sharad Sang
15、hi: I wouldnt give my child pocket money because I dont want her to form the perception (看法) of “her” money and “my” money. Besides, if I refuse to buy her something that I think is bad for her, she may buy it with her pocket money secretly. I feel it also encourages children to care more about mone
16、y than anything else. I dont want my child to start judging other children by the amount of money they have.Rakesh Shah: I would give my child pocket money. I feel that children should learn to spend money intelligently and not go overboard on spending. They will learn what their limitations are and
17、 feel the difficulty when they have to pay for something that they cant afford.Rajiv Patel：I would give my child pocket money because it is important for her to learn how to manage money. I will give her a fixed amount every month and if she spends all the money before the month is over, then she wi
18、ll learn a lesson and not spend money so freely.Vikram Desai：I would certainly give my child pocket money. But I would not give it to him on a weekly or monthly basis. He would have to earn it. If he helps me finish some of my jobs or helps his mother with housework, I will reward him.This helps him
19、 realise that “money does not grow on trees” and it needs hard work to earn money.【语篇解读】文章介绍了五个新手父亲对于给孩子零花钱的态度和观点。4What may Ashish Khanna agree?AHe was given too much pocket money when young.BHe can have much control of his child by money.CHe will buy something he thinks his child really needs.DPock
20、et money helps children develop better.C根据第二段最后一句“If my child ever wants something and I feel it is necessary，I will buy it for him.”可知，他会给孩子买他认为孩子需要的东西。5What do Rakesh Shah and Rajiv Patel have in common?AThey want their children to learn to manage money.BThey ask their children to get pocket money
21、 by working.CThey teach their children the difficulty of making money.DThey allow their children to spend money freely.A根据第四段第二句“I feel that children should learn to spend money intelligently”和第五段中的“I would give my child pocket money because it is important for her to learn how to manage money.”可知，这
22、两个人都想通过给孩子零花钱来让孩子自己学会管理钱。6According to Vikram Desai, what do children learn from earning pocket money?AMoney is not easy to get.BMoney can be got from trees.COne can get lots of money if he/she works hard.DMoney is not so important to people nowadays.A根据最后一段最后一句“This helps him realise that money doe
23、s not grow on trees and it needs hard work to earn money.”可知，钱并不容易挣到。故选A。7Who would give his child pocket money every month?AAshish Khanna.BSharad Sanghi.CRakesh Shah.DRajiv Patel.D根据第五段中的“I will give her a fixed amount every month”可知，Rajiv Patel会每月给孩子零花钱。.阅读七选五How do actors and actresses memorize h
24、undreds of lines? Memorizing lines takes practice and constant repetition. However, there are a few ways to make the memorization process run smoothly and quickly. 1 For most performers, there is no quicker way of memorizing lines. To learn lines, an actor must recite the play loud over and over aga
25、in. Most rehearsals (排练) encourage this by running through the lines or having a “readthrough”By the time the opening night arrives，most actors have spoken their lines hundreds of times.Listen to your cast membersSometimes inexperienced actors spend rehearsals looking at fellow performers, waiting p
26、atiently to say their next line. 2 . This will help the actors learn their lines better because the context of the dialogue is absorbing. 3 Because there is often not enough rehearsal time，many performers find ways to listen to the plays dialogue during everyday activities. They use a tape recorder
27、or an MP3 player to listen to the lines from each relevant scene. Some actors prefer to record the lines of all the characters, including their own lines. 4 . Others like recording the lines of fellow cast members, and they leave a blank space so that they can insert their dialogue while listening t
28、o the recording.Think positively and dont panicMost actors will experience stage fright before the opening night. Actors forget lines now and then. When it happens, however, most of the time the audience never notice. If you forget a line in the middle of your performance, dont freeze. Stay in chara
29、cter. Keep the scene going to the best of your ability. If unfortunately you forget a line once, you will probably never forget that line ever again. 5 ARecord your linesBPractice makes perfectCRead lines loud and repeat themDRemember the lines in a short timeESometimes embarrassment is the toughest
30、 method of memorizationFThen, they not only listen carefully, but they also speak all of the linesGInstead，they should be listening carefully, responding in character at all times【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。我们常常在观看戏剧时发现男女演员在演戏的时候台词对答如流，一点差错也没有。是演员们的记忆力好，还是他们有特殊的记忆方法？本文为你揭晓其中的奥秘。1C根据下文中“For most performers，there
31、is no quicker way of memorizing lines.To learn lines，an actor must recite the play loud over and over again.(对于大多数演员来说，没有更快速地记忆台词的方法。要记住台词，一个演员必须反复大声地背诵这个剧本。)”可知，C项“大声朗诵台词并且重复台词”符合语境。因此选C。2G根据上文中“Sometimes inexperienced actors spend rehearsals looking at fellow performers，waiting patiently to say th
32、eir next line.(有时缺乏经验的演员们用排练的时间看着其他的演员们，耐心地等待着去说他们的下一句台词。)”和空后的内容可知，此处应是缺乏经验的演员们的正确做法。3A根据下文中“record the lines of all the characters”和“recording the lines of fellow cast members”可知，A项“录下你的台词”适合作本段的小标题。4F根据上文中“Some actors prefer to record the lines of all the characters，including their own lines.(一些演员更喜欢录下所有角色的台词，包括他们自己的。)”此处应该说这样做的好处，即接下来他们不仅仔细听，而且说所有的台词。承接上文，故选F。5E根据上文中“If unfortunately you forget a line once，you will probably never forget that line ever again.(如果你不幸有一次忘记了一句台词，可能你再也不会忘记了。)”可知，尴尬可能帮助记忆，E选项“有时尴尬就是最牢固的记忆方法”切题，所以选E。
