1、Module 2 Fantasy Literature单元素能自测.完形填空Tracy Wong is a wellknown ChineseAmerican writer.But her writing _1_ was something she picked up by herself.After her first _2_， teaching disabled children，she became a parttime writer for IBM._3_， writing stories was simply a _4_ interest.Tracy sent three of he
2、r stories to a publisher(出版商)_5_， they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long _6_ and paid Tracy a $50,000 advance.“A pretty money，” said the publisher，“for _7_ writer.” _8_ Tracys characters(人物)are interesting，her stories sometimes _9_ readers uneasy: those about
3、 the supernatural.“My mother believed I could _10_ the afterlife world，” she told a close friend.“She used to have me speak with my grandmother，who died many years ago.”“Can I? I dont think I can，” Tracy said with a laugh.“But I do have _11_ when things come to me _12_.” Once，she was wondering how t
4、o complete a _13_ set in ancient(古代的)China._14_ the doorbell rang.It was a FedEx delivery man，with a copy of a book on Chinese _15_. It came without her having _16_ it.Though she has published 10 books，Tracy has remained _17_ by her fame.She lives in the same _18_ she lived 27 years ago although in
5、a more comfortable home.Theres more room for _19_ in her lifeand it wasnt just _20_.1A.skill Bexperience Cpractice Dmethod答案：A解析：从上下文我们知道，本文讲的是美籍华人女作家Tracy Wong如何开始写作及其作品的主要特点等，再结合搭配很容易得出答案为A。writing skill意为“写作技能”，pick up writing skill意为“培养写作技能”。experience不能与pick up搭配。2A.duty Beffort Cjob Dtask答案：C解
6、析：逗号后的teaching disabled children是her first_2_的同位语，同时也与后面的a parttime writer相呼应，故此处选job。3A.Instead BNormally CCertainly DThen答案：D解析：前面说she became a parttime writer for IBM，以下说写作只是个人爱好，即那时写作只是她的个人爱好，故填then。4A.general Bdeep Cpersonal Dlively答案：C解析：从上下文来看，writing stories并非专职工作，只是一个parttime job，由此可判断这是per
7、sonal interest。5A.Interested BAnxiously CSeriously DEncouraged答案：A解析：从后面的他们(the publisher)立即提出了修改等来推测，出版商对她写的故事产生了兴趣。6A.film Bstory Cprogram Darticle答案：B解析：由“they immediately suggested that she put them together to make.”可推测，此处说的是把3篇短的故事糅合在一起构成1篇长故事，故选用story。7A.a foreign Ba popular Can unusual Dan u
8、nknown答案：D解析：Tracy Wong刚刚开始写小说，名不见经传，故可推测她是“不出名”的作家最为恰当。8A.Now that BEven though CJust because DExcept that答案：B解析：该题考查根据上下文来选用适当的连接词的掌握情况。前面说Tracy所写的人物很有意思，后面说her stories sometimes_9_readers uneasy可推测，该从句应为让步状语从句，而Even though正符合这一意义。9A.find Bturn Cleave Dhold答案：C解析：此处说她写的故事有时让读者不安或不舒服。在这4个选项中只有leave
9、具有这一用法。10A.make up Bconnect with Ccontrol Dexplain答案：B解析：从后面她说的话“She used to have me speak with my grandmother，who died many years ago”及下段的内容说明可知，她与afterlife world有关，故用connect with。11A.events Bchances Cfeelings Dmoments答案：D解析：前面说“我认为我不能”，紧接着用but引出确有这些时刻发生了一些事，故用moments，后面的when things come to me.是修饰m
10、oments的定语从句。12A.for no reason Bfrom a distanceCby accident Das gifts答案：A解析：从上下文来看，此处是Tracy说自己与afterlife world有关的故事创作，这里是举例说明有时一些事情会“无缘无故”地发生。13A.description Bpainting Cscene Dtalk答案：C解析：从语境来看，这里谈论的是她写书时的一件怪事。句意为“当时她正不知道怎么完成一个以古代中国为背景的场景”。这是她写的故事中一个场景，故用scene。从结构来看，此处补充完整为.how to complete a scene whi
11、ch was set in ancient China。14A.Surprisingly BSuddenly CExpectedly DFortunately答案：B解析：根据语境“正当她不知怎么完成一个以古代中国为背景的场景时，突然门铃响了”。此处用suddenly突出两个动作的发生相继而来，衔接紧凑，同时突出了“没想到”。15A.cooking Bhistory Cplay Dmedicine答案：B解析：她正构思以古代中国为背景的某个场景，而邮政快递人员送来的书正好解了燃眉之急，故可推测应是一本有关中国历史的书。16A.known Bsent Crealized Dordered答案：D
12、解析：order意为“订购，预订”，在此符合语境。17A.unchanged Bexcited Cdetermined Dunmoved答案：A解析：从后面的“She lives in the same.”及动词remain来看，这里说的是尽管她出版了10本书，Tracy并没因成名而改变，即仍保持不变。18A.life Bcity Chouse Dway答案：D解析：前面说她并没有因成名而变化，即此处说的是她成名后生活方式没有变化，仍然保持着27年前的生活方式。19A.success Bwork Cjoy Dvariety答案：C解析：由下文可知她的时间不是全用来写作，有“娱乐”的时间。20A
13、.writing Breporting Cluck Dfun答案：A解析：从上文的“although in a more comfortable home”及下文“it wasnt just.”来看，此处说的是Tracy并没有只是埋头“写作”，而是生活中有更多的空间留给“娱乐”。.阅读理解Something I enjoy doing most in my leisure time is going to the cinema to watch a great film.Its two hours of relaxation and escapism from real life.But wh
14、en I get relaxed in my seat to enjoy the film and popcorn, Im often irritated by seeing someone next to me texting on their mobile phone or worse still，talking to someone.Its no surprise that a proposal by a US cinema chain to let people use their phones during some film screenings was met with such
15、 anger, that the company had to take back the idea.People said it was “the worst idea ever”！ Surely, going to watch the latest film is just thatwatching not multiscreening.I am certainly distracted by the clickclick on someones mobile keyboard as they text and the light of the bright small phone scr
16、eenwhy arent they concentrating on the big screen？！However, it is convenient to watch streaming films and cheap DVDs at home.Cinemas are struggling to keep their customers.Some places now offer comfortable seats with snacks and drinks, so maybe trying to attract a younger audience by allowing the us
17、e of mobile phones is the way forward? A survey in 2012 found that a majority of 18to34yearolds believed using social media while watching a movie would add to their experience.However, not every young person wants to multitask at the movies.Many of us still get annoyed by the theatre staff who appe
18、ar not to do anything about it.Of course, we could ask people to turn their phones off.But as Adam Aron, head of AMC Entertainment, said in Variety magazine, “When you tell a 22yearold to turn off the phone, dont ruin the movie, they hear please cut off your left arm above the elbow” Clearly this is
19、 not what I would like to see but if you want to use your mobile phone in the cinema that Im at, please dont sit next to me! What do you think is the right thing to do? 作者由一次看电影的经历谈了自己的感受。1The underlined word “irritated” in Paragraph 1 means _.Aannoyed Bterrified Cdepressed Dembarrassed答案：A解析：词义猜测题。
20、从第一段最后一句，尤其是.or worse still等可知为“恼怒”之意。2Which of the following is TRUE of the US cinema chains original advice?AThe advice was carried out smoothly.BThey forbade people to use the phone.CThey permitted people to use the phone.DThe advice was very popular with people.答案：C解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中a proposal b
21、y a US cinema chain to let people use their phones during some film screenings可知应选C。3What can we infer from Paragraph 3 ?APeople prefer to watch films and DVDs at home.BYoung people use their social media frequently.CThe cinema neednt worry about their customers.DSending messages is the best experie
22、nce for young people.答案：B解析：推理判断题。从第三段的so maybe trying to attract a younger audience by allowing the use of mobile phones. a majority of 18to34yearolds believed using social media while watching a movie would add to their experience可判断出B项为正确答案。4What is the authors attitude towards multitask at the m
23、ovies?ASympathy. BEnthusiasm.CDisapproval. DEncouragement.答案：C解析：推理判断题。从第一段中“恼怒”即可知作者对此持反对态度。.读后续写阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。Why do people become so nice during natural disasters?We might remember the hurricanes in 2017. Hurricane Harvey struck Houston in August. Hurricane Irma was next, arriving
24、 on Floridas doorstep and causing so much damage that the Walt Disney World Resort shut down for the first time in its history.Natural disasters are, of course, disastrous. But they tend to come with human kindness. Aid organizations rush to help rebuild homes, hotels take in the homeless, and, on a
25、 personal level, strangers just seem more willing to give_each_other_a_hand. Its as though everyone becomes family.To find out why people suddenly become so kind in the face of danger, I talked to Dan Ariely, an Israeli behavioral economist at Duke University who studies human decisionmaking. Accord
26、ing to Ariely, a shift(转变) in perspective has a lot to do with this change.“When things are really bad, I think small things become less important，” Ariely explained.“So all of a sudden，we focus_on the things that are important.”I knew what he meant. Last year, I was studying in a program in West Vi
27、rginia. At the very end of the program，we were hit by a series of storms and floods. For three days, the power was out and the system of pipes stopped working.A dry river bed near my house turned into a very powerful river. A neighbor said he saw a house on fire floating down the river.All of a sudd
28、en, we forgot about our studies, our jobs and even whatever tiny dramas had broken out between us.All that mattered was making sure we could find enough food_and_water every day, particularly before the sun went down and we were left in the dark.Having a common enemythe_disasteris another factor tha
29、t brings people together. Ariely remembers a study where researchers found that, if people are negotiating with each other, and the moderator(仲裁人)is really unpleasant, then something surprising happens. They actually come to the agreement sooner. Apparently, the moderator becomes a common enemy, ena
30、bling the people negotiating to work together.注意：1所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1：In my own experience, people really did become kind in the face of the storm. We shared food_and_water,_warned each other of falling rocks and encouraged o
31、ne another not to be afraid. I knew it would be like that. Id been in a couple of hurricanes,_a tornado or two and a microburst before. My strongest memories from those times werent about the storms or the destruction. They were about the people around mefriends, family, even total strangers,_who su
32、ddenly dropped whatever distance they had before and acted like teammates.Paragraph 2：“Its about a common mission，” Ariely told me. “The mission is that we focus our attention on the_disaster and give_each_other_a_hand to survive.In regular life, to live a life we want or get whatever we need, we compete in all kinds of ways. However, when something big happens, we change our competitive relationships, moving from competition to cooperation, because we need to fight together.”
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