1、小说、戏剧、诗歌、传记、文学简史、经典演讲、文学名著等一、主题语基拓展练 (一)主题词汇盘查 (已会词汇,在内打“”;欠熟练词汇,多翻阅识记)backgroundtechnique reflect inspiration thrilling vivid comment description masterpiece recommend translate subscribe appreciate discussion adapt volume original biography literature works (二)主题词汇训练.写出下列各句中加黑词的汉语意思1This volume re
2、cords the history of the countrys revolution. 卷2The house is filled with priceless furniture and works of art.作品3After reading a biography of Lincoln he was able to tell many stories about the President.传记4To do this you will need to copy the link to the service you wish to subscribe to.订阅5We have a
3、ll heard about his completion of the late artists unfinished masterpiece.杰作6I would like to make comments on the situation of the country simply.评论7This new film is said to be adapted from a novel by Jane Austen.改编.单句语法填空1It is not the story itself but what is reflected (reflect) in the story that c
4、ounts.2Can you give a description (describe) of the contents of your lost wallet?3The film vividly (vivid) reflects the life of the college students.4It is assumed that this is the best possible translation (translate)5If we love life, we will never run out of our inspirations (inspire)6They settled
5、 down to a serious discussion (discuss) over coffee.7Please accept this gift in appreciation (appreciate) of all youve done for us.二、主题语篇押题练.阅读理解I started reading Shakespeare when I was nine, after my grandfather, an actor, sent me a copy of Romeo and Juliet.The story and the language attracted me.I
6、 found out about Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand (SGCNZ) and started volunteering for it when I was about 10.When I was 13, I managed to run a film project with SGCNZ.Im homeeducated and a parttime correspondence student (函授生) as well.We have a drama group made up of quite a few people who are
7、also homeeducated.Ive also joined Wellington Young Actors, a youth theatre company.There are many similarities and differences between being homeeducated and attending a fiveday program.I love hearing other students reactions when meeting them and share my different ways of experiencing the world wi
8、th them.While explaining the way I learn can be a challenge, I love helping people to understand there isnt just one way of learning.Being homeeducated has offered me the freedom to have an individualized education and to pursue my passions.My education has always been about making those focuses but
9、 I do lots of the same things as people who attend fiveday programs do.Shakespeare is a great approach to lots of things around English, history and the arts.I think something you learn when you perform is connection.You have to have a connection with your fellow actors, with the audience and with S
10、hakespeare.I learn this from actually being on stage and from taking part in different Shakespeare festival programs.I believe its the emotion in Shakespeare that makes it relevant today.You can be reading something that was written 400 years ago and be able to see parts of your life in the work as
11、it shows you how to understand the world and explore a lot of different ideas.语篇解读:我喜欢莎士比亚的作品,它们让我学会用不同的方式理解这个世界,并懂得如何更好地与人相处。1What does the underlined part “a fiveday program” in Paragraph 2 mean?AA film project.BA reading activity.CSchool education. DStage performance.解析:选 C词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“There are
12、 many similarities and differences .when meeting them”可知,a fiveday program与being homeeducated之间有同有异,且通过前者,作者可以接触到其他学生,故可推知,该短语指的是学校教育。2Why does the author choose home education?ATo be different from others.BTo better focus on his passions.CTo enjoy more personal freedom.DTo improve his academic perf
13、ormance.解析:选B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Being homeeducated .to pursue my passions.”可知,在家接受教育给了作者接受个性化教育的自由,让作者可以追求自己热爱的事物。3What do we know about the author?AA famous young actor.BA loyal program volunteer.CA home education writer.DA devoted Shakespearelover.解析:选D推理判断题。根据第一段内容以及第三段中的“I learn this from actually be
14、ing on stage and .”可知,作者从小阅读莎士比亚的作品,并且通过舞台表演和参加不同的莎士比亚戏剧节的节目学到要与周围的人保持联系。由此可知,作者对莎士比亚的作品非常喜爱。.语法填空When we read a poem, we often imagine what the poets 1 (think) when they wrote or what they were doing at the time. These thoughts let us connect with the words better, as if wed created the poem 2 (we)
15、. Will a poem still mean as much if a computer writes it?By 3 (use) algorithms (算法), computers can now create all kinds of texts, including research papers, books, news, stories and even poems. Computergenerated poems might be correct in both grammar and style, 4 some say they still lack 5 (create)
16、and true meaning.Australian researcher Oscar Schwartz created a website 6 (call) “bot or not”. On his site, you can read poems and guess whether they 7 (write) by a human or a computer. Schwartz recently gave a speech at TEDxSydney, in 8 he stated that some of the websites poems were able to 9 (fool
17、ish) 65 percent of human readers. He said that on his website, he hoped people would question the difference between humans and machines and be able to identify 10 makes us human.语篇解读:当我们读诗的时候,我们会很容易跟诗人产生共鸣。澳大利亚研究人员Oscar Schwartz创建了一个用计算机写诗的网站,但此法是否可行呢?1were thinking考查动词的时态。句意:当我们读一首诗时,我们通常会想象诗人在写诗的
18、时候正在想什么或者他们在那个时候正在做什么。根据句意可知,此处表示在过去的某个时刻正在做某事,应用过去进行时,空处与“what they were doing”并列,故填were thinking。2ourselves考查代词。句意:这些想法使我们更好地与这些文字联系起来,好像是我们自己创作了这首诗。根据句意可知,此处表示“我们自己”,故填ourselves。3using考查非谓语动词。介词后跟名词、代词或动名词,故填using。4but/yet考查连词。空前意为“电脑创作的诗可能在语法和风格上都是正确的”,空后意为“一些人说这样的诗仍缺乏创造性和真实的意义”,根据句意可知,前后句之间为转折关
19、系,故填but/yet。5creativity/creativeness考查名词。根据空后的“and true meaning”并结合语境可知,空处与“true meaning”构成并列关系,故填creativity/creativeness,此处表示“缺乏创造性和真实的意义”。6called考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,动词call和其逻辑主语a website之间构成动宾关系,故用其过去分词形式作定语。7were written/are written考查动词的语态和时态。分析句子结构可知,动词write和其主语之间为被动关系,故用被动语态;且动作有可能是在过去发生,也有可能是在现在经
20、常性发生,故用一般过去时或一般现在时均可,故填were written/are written。8which考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,此处为“介词关系代词”引导的非限制性定语从句,空处指代先行词“a speech”,指物,故用which来引导该从句。9fool考查动词。根据空前的“were able to”和语境可知,此处表示这个网站的诗能够骗过65%的读者,此处应该使用动词,故填fool。10what考查宾语从句。分析句子结构可知,空处引导宾语从句,作及物动词identify的宾语,且空处在从句中作主语,故填what。.短文改错Last Saturday I had a trip to
21、 a new opened park called Guangfulin Relics Park. When I got there I found the environment was perfect and that there was various birds flying around. That attracted me most was the strange building. It looked like a flooding house, the roof of which was above the water, and indeed its “body” was un
22、der the water. People could get there by going down the stair. In the building there was an exhibition which was very much great, for there were plenty architectural models and exhibits.In a word, this park is a place worth visited again.答案:第一句:newnewly第二句:第二个waswere第三句:ThatWhat; thea第四句:floodingflo
23、oded; itsits第五句:stairstairs第六句:去掉much; plenty后加of第七句:visitedvisiting.书面表达假定你是李华,你校将举办“中国古典名著研讨会(seminar)”活动。请用英文给喜欢中国文学的外教Smith写一封电子邮件,邀请他参加该活动。内容包括:1活动时间和地点;2活动目的:走进中国古典文学,感受中国传统文化;3活动内容:探讨名家,交流阅读经验。注意:1.词数100左右;2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 参考范文:Dear Smith,Im writing to tell you something exciting. There will
24、 be a seminar about Chinese classics in our school hall next Friday. Now let me tell you more details about it.Basically, the activity is aimed to offer us a further approach into Chinese classics and help us form a better understanding of the traditional Chinese culture. During the activity, we wil
25、l read and appreciate the charming Chinese works in various ways. Meanwhile, we will have some discussions about the famous masters, which will allow students to communicate with each other face to face, sharing their own reading experience together. It will be a wonderful activity, and I sincerely invite you to join in it.Yours,Li Hua