1、Period Learning about Language & Using Language.阅读理解AFrom the minute I met him I didnt like Edward Dahlberg, or, maybe, I was nervous about meeting a man of letters, my introduction to the social world of American literature.The evening Alberta and I came over, he sat in a deep armchair facing a sem
2、icircle of admirers. They asked his opinion about various writers. He waved his hand and, except for himself, dismissed everyone in the twentieth century：Hemingway wrote “baby talk”， Faulkner “sludge”， Joyces Ulysses was “a tiring walk through the waste of Dublin”Rlene introduced me, “This is Frank
3、McCourt from Ireland. He teaches high school English.”I put out my hand but he let it hang. “Oh, still a high school boy, are you？”I didnt know what to say. He laughed and said to Rlene, “Does our friend teach English to deaf mutes (聋哑人)？” In Dahlbergs world teaching was for women only.I backed away
4、 to my chair, confused.He wasnt finished. He turned to me.“Does our high school boy read? And what does he read？” I searched my head for something Id read recently, something distinguished (出众的) that might please him.“Im reading the autobiography of Sean OCasey.”“Quote me a line.”My heart jumped and
5、 pounded. My mouth was dry. I could think of nothing from OCasey that would match the grand passages Dahlberg quoted from the ancient masters. I mumbled (含糊地说)，“Well, I admire OCasey for the natural way he writes about his life growing up in Dublin.”He nodded toward me. “If you admire socalled natur
6、al writing you can always look at the walls of a public toilet.”The admirers laughed. My face was hot and I said without thinking, “OCasey fought his way out of the slums (贫民窟) of Dublin. He was half blind. Hes a. a. champion of the worker. Hes as good as you anytime. The whole world knows Sean OCas
7、ey. Who ever heard of you？”He shook his head for the benefit of his admirers and they shook their heads in agreement. He called to Rlene, “Tell your high school boy to leave my presence. Hes not welcome here though his charming wife is welcome to stay.”语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己和知名作家Edward Dahlberg之间一次不愉快
8、的见面。1What was Edwards attitude towards the mentioned writers?AHe looked down on them.BHe considered them out of date.CHe showed deep admiration for them.DHe owed his literary achievement to them.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的He.dismissed everyone in the twentieth century以及对海明威、福克纳和乔伊斯的尤利西斯的否定可知，他对这些作家的评价不高，有点看不起他
9、们。答案：A2What was Edwards reaction to being introduced to the author?AHe simply ignored the author.BHe greeted the author politely.CHe gave the author a cold welcome.DHe questioned the authors sincerity.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段中的I put out my hand but he let it hang.以及接下来Edward对作者的冷嘲热讽可知，他对作者的到来没有表示热烈欢迎，相反却很冷淡。答
10、案：C3How did the author feel at the suggestion of quoting a line?AConfused.BUneasy.CImpatient. DDissatisfied.解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第四段中的My heart jumped and pounded. My mouth was dry. I could think of nothing from OCasey.以及I mumbled (含糊地说)可知，当Edward让作者引用一句Sean OCasey的名言时，他感到不安。答案：B4How did the author face othe
11、rs laughter?AHe fell completely silent.BHe laughed back at them.CHe escaped from the room.DHe voiced his inner anger.解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的My face was hot and I said without thinking，“OCasey fought his way.Who ever heard of you？”可知，面对大家的嘲笑，作者一吐为快，将自己心中的不满发泄了出来。答案：DBThis year, the Paris museum that looks
12、 like a jumble (杂乱的一堆) of giant, colored pipes turns 40. The museumthe Pompidou Centerhas a secure place in the heart of Paris and in Parisians hearts. But it wasnt always the case.“When it was first built, the reaction was one of disbelief，”said Serge Lasvignes, president of the Pompidou Center. “L
13、e Monde newspaper wrote the museums construction brought shame on Paris, and city politicians thought their money had been totally wasted，” said Lasvignes. Critics said it looked like an oil refinery (炼油厂)Frances first museum entirely devoted to contemporary art saw the light of day thanks to the de
14、termination of one manGeorges Pompidou, an art lover who served as Frances president from 1969 to 1974.In 1971, he started an international competition to build the museum, originally known as the Centre Beaubourg. The winning team, which included three young architects from Britain and Italy, was c
15、ompletely unknown at the time. Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, the two architects who saw the project through, made the plan a reality.“They didnt think they had a chance to win. So they thought they might as well do exactly what they wanted，” Lasvignes said.“The design took everyone by surprise and
16、 it was completely different from any other museum. Someone said to Piano, Your thing is terriblewith the escalator (自动扶梯) on the outside, it looks like a supermarket！” Lasvignes added.“Forty years later, the museum still tries to make culture available to everyone，” Lasvignes said. He calls the Pom
17、pidou Center a museum like no other.“We are not only a museum，” he said. “We have concerts, debates, performances, a library.and everything flows together.” Pompidou felt putting up walls between different forms of art was harmful. “So we are a house of culture where people return again and again，”
18、Lasvignes said.The Pompidou Center is Europes biggest modern art museum; New Yorks Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is the biggest in the world. “But the two museums have totally different strategies (策略)，” Lasvignes said. “The MoMAs strategy is to collect masterpieces, and we try to represent an entire
19、epoch (时代)”语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了欧洲最大的艺术博物馆巴黎的蓬皮杜中心。5What was peoples attitude to the Pompidou Center at first?AThey disliked it.BThey respected it.CThey were curious about it.DThey paid little attention to it.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的one of disbelief, brought shame on Paris, their money had been totally waste
20、d以及looked like an oil refinery (炼油厂)可知，一开始人们不喜欢蓬皮杜中心。答案：A6Who completed the construction of the Paris museum?APresident of the Centre Beaubourg.BThree unknown French architects.CGeorges Pompidou.DPiano and Rogers.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, the two architects who saw the project
21、through, made the plan a reality.可知，Piano和Rogers负责建设蓬皮杜中心。答案：D7What was the Pompidou Center like in Lasvignes eyes?AVery solid.BQuite traditional.CEntirely original. DExtremely simple.解析：推理判断题。根据第五段中的they thought they might as well do exactly what they wanted和第六段中的it was completely different from an
22、y other museum可知，Lasvignes认为蓬皮杜中心的设计别出心裁。答案：C8Which is a notable feature of the Pompidou Center?AIt collects great masterpieces.BIt holds various cultural events.CIt is the worlds biggest art museum.DIt is particularly attractive to foreigners.解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“We are not only a museum，”he said.“We
23、 have concerts, debates, performances, a library.and everything flows together.”可知，蓬皮杜中心的显著特点是，它不仅仅是一家博物馆，同时也举办各种文化活动。答案：B.完形填空The sky was getting dark as we walked through the forest. My two friends and I felt hot and 1 . We were heading for a small village in northern India. The villagers were 2 u
24、s, but we were already four hours late.As the last of the daylight 3 ， we began to feel very 4 and afraid. We tried to find our way to the village, but it was 5 to tell which path we should follow in the darkness. All around us, strange creatures made 6 noises as they woke up and began to hunt for f
25、ood. We hoped they wouldnt want to eat us!Then George, who was in front, 7 suddenly. He ran towards us rapidly, pointing at a large, dark shape moving through the trees. We could 8 the black stripes (条纹) and shining yellow eyes of the most dangerous animal in the 9 . We stared at the tiger, too 10 t
26、o move.After a few seconds that felt like hours, there was the sound of branches (树枝) breaking, and the tiger jumped at us, roaring (咆哮) loudly. We 11 ， because we were sure it would kill us. 12 ， though, the tiger stoppedand then I noticed that it had six legs, two of them 13 !The “tiger” stood up,
27、 and a young man 14 the striped skin covering his head and shoulders. “Hello！” he said, smiling broadly. “Im Abi, from the village. When you didnt 15 ， we were worried, so I came to 16 you.” he explained.“Its traditional for us to 17 the tiger skin to greet new guests.and I couldnt help playing a tr
28、ick on you! I hope you dont 18 .”Recovering from the 19 ， we began to laugh. We followed Abi to his village, where the villagers gave us a warm 20 .语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。作者描述了他和同伴所经历的一次特殊的欢迎仪式。1A.coldBangryChurtDtired解析：由上文的“The sky was getting dark”及下文的“we were already four hours late”可知，我们很“疲惫(tired)”。答案：D
29、2A.expecting BdoubtingCaccepting Dbelieving解析：由倒数第二段中的“Im Abi, from the village.we were worried”可知，我们要前往的那个村的村民知道我们要去，因此他们“期盼着(expecting)”我们的到来。答案：A3A.broke BcontinuedCapproached Ddisappeared解析：由“tried to find our way to the village”以及“in the darkness”可知，随着最后一丝日光的“消失(disappeared)”我们开始感到“不知所措(lost)”和
30、害怕了，因为在黑暗中“很难(hard)”辨别该走哪条路。答案：D4A.busy Blost Cdirty Dhot解析：解析见上题。答案：B5A.simple Bsafe Chard Dpopular解析：解析见上题。答案：C6A.funny BimpoliteCterrifying Dencouraging解析：由下文的“We hoped they wouldnt want to eat us！”可知，四周未知生物发出的声音“令人害怕(terrifying)”。答案：C7A.started BstoppedCsmiled Dchanged解析：由下文的“He ran towards us r
31、apidly”可知，走在最前面的乔治突然“停了下来(stopped)”。答案：B8A.see Bforget Cmiss Dimagine解析：由上文的“a large, dark shape moving through the trees”和下文的“We stared at the tiger”可知，我们能“看见(see)”“树林(forest)”里那只异常危险的动物。答案：A9A.zoo Bforest Cgarden Dhouse解析：解析见上题。答案：B10A.excited BpuzzledCashamed Dfrightened解析：我们盯着老虎，因为“害怕(frightened
32、)”而不敢动。答案：D11A.laughed BbeggedCshouted Dargued解析：咆哮的老虎向我们扑来，我们“叫喊起来(shouted)”。答案：C12A.Immediately BUnluckilyCSecretly DStrangely解析：由下文的转折“the tiger stopped”可知，原本扑向我们的老虎“很奇怪地(Strangely)”停了下来。答案：D13A.local Bhuman Cguests Dtigers解析：由下文的“a young man”可知，我们所看到的老虎有六条腿，其中两条是“人类的(human)”。答案：B14A.tried on Bto
33、ok offCthrew away Dbrought out解析：由下文的“covering his head and shoulders”可知，当伪装者“脱掉(took off)”老虎皮后，我们发现那只吓人的“老虎”原来是人装的。答案：B15A.wait Bfollow Carrive Dleave解析：由第一段中的“we were already four hours late”可知，我们一直没有“到达(arrive)”，这让村民们很担心，于是一位名叫Abi的村民主动出来“寻找(look for)”我们。答案：C16A.look for Blook afterClook at Dlook
34、to解析：解析见上题。答案：A17A.send Bwear Ccut Dwave解析：由上文的“covering his head and shoulders”可知，“穿着(wear)”老虎皮迎接客人是Abi他们村的一种传统。答案：B18A.mind Bfail Cwork Dremember解析：由上文的“I couldnt help playing a trick on you”可知，Abi希望我们不要“介意(mind)”他的恶作剧。答案：A19A.pain Binjury Cshock Daccident解析：了解了情况后，我们从“惊愕(shock)”中回过神来，哈哈大笑起来。答案：C2
35、0A.heart Bfeeling Cwelcome Dinvitation解析：由Abi迫不及待地去找我们可知，村民们应该是热情地“迎接(welcome)”了我们。答案：C.语法填空The mooncake features on every MidAutumn Festival dining table, and 1. (traditional) comes with fillings like five kernels (a mixture of five different nuts) and red bean paste. These mooncake flavors represe
36、nt the tastes of various 2. (area) in China, with favorite fillings varying from province to province.However, traditions change with the times, and so do mooncake flavors.Today, many people love Hong Kongstyle mooncakes, 3. (go) crazy for that unbeatable meltinthemouth feeling 4. comes from sinking
37、 your teeth into these mouthwatering cakes.Another popular style is the mooncake with a crayfish (小龙虾) flavor. The crayfish 5. (select) for mooncakes should be fresh and alive. Because of 6. (limit) ingredients, only a small number of crayfish mooncakes 7. (put) on sale each day, forcing many people
38、 to queue up for hours.The thoroughly modern mooncake is not only about new flavors, 8. involves designing distinct patterns. Sanxingdui Museum in Sichuan Province that is famous 9. the masks and sculptures from Chinas Bronze Age (铜器时代) has introduced a special range of mooncakes with bronze statue
39、patterns, a creative design that is sure 10. (please) mooncake lovers.语篇解读月饼作为传统节日美食，品种繁多、风格各异。1解析：考查副词。设空处修饰动词comes，故填副词traditionally。答案：traditionally2解析：考查名词的单复数。various(不同的)后跟名词的复数形式，故填areas。答案：areas3解析：考查动词ing形式作状语。people与go之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，且go所表示的动作与谓语动作同时发生，故填going。答案：going4解析：考查关系代词。设空处引导限制性定语从句修饰
40、feeling，且在从句中作主语，故填that/which。答案：that/which5解析：考查过去分词作定语。select与crayfish之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，且select表示的动作已完成，故填selected。答案：selected6解析：考查形容词。修饰名词需用形容词。limited形容词，“有限的”，故填limited。答案：limited7解析：考查一般现在时的被动语态。主语的中心词是mooncakes，与put之间是动宾关系，且此处表示经常发生的动作，故填are put。答案：are put8解析：考查连词。not only.but (also).意为“不仅而且”，故填but。答案：but9解析：考查介词。be famous for意为“以而闻名”，故填for。答案：for10解析：考查不定式作宾语。be sure to do sth.意为“肯定会做某事”，故填to please。答案：to please
