1、课时分层作业(十二).阅读理解ALondonA mornings train ride away，across the Channel，English kids talk about Liverpools soccer team in a Paris pub.Some Parisians have even started to go to work in London.In the 19th century，Charles Dickens compared the two great rival cities，London and Paris，in A Tale of Two Cities.
2、These days，it might be A Tale of One City.Parisians are these days likely to smile in sympathy at a visitors broken French and respond in polite English.As jobs grew lacking at home over recent years，perhaps 250，000 Frenchmen moved across the Channel.With an undersea tunnel，they could travel between
3、 cities in three hours.The European Union freed them from immigration and customs.Paris，rich in beauty，is more attractive，but London feels more full of life，and more fun until the pubs shut down.“For me，the difference is that London is real，alive，”said Trevor Wheeler，a banker.Chantal Jaouen，a profes
4、sional designer，agrees，“I am French，but Ill stay in London，”she said.There is，of course，the other view，Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago.“I think people laugh more in Paris，”she said.In fact，London and Paris，with their obvious new similarities，are beyond the old description
5、s.As the European Union gradually loosened controls，Londoners flocked into Paris to shop，eat and buy property.“Both cities have changed beyond recognition，”said Larry Collins，a writer and sometimes a Londoner.Like most people who know both well，he finds the two now fit together comfortably.“I first
6、fell in love with Paris in the 1950s，and it is still a wonderful place，”Collins said.“But if I had to choose，it would be London.Things are so much more ordered，and life is better，but certainly not cheaper.” In fancy parts of London，rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris.Deciding between Lo
7、ndon and Paris requires a lifestyle choice.Like Daphne Benoit，a French journalism student with perfect English，many young people are happy to be close enough so they dont have to choose.“I love Paris，my little neighborhood，the way I can walk around a center，but life is so structured，”she said.“In Lo
8、ndon，you can be who you want.No one cares.”【语篇解读】文章对伦敦和巴黎进行了各方面的比较让人们对这两个城市有了更深入的了解。1The best title for this passage is ALondoners and ParisiansBA Modern Tale of Two CitiesCThe Similarity of Two CitiesDFancy London and Fashionable ParisB标题归纳题。文章用大量的篇幅对伦敦和巴黎进行对比。对照19世纪狄更斯的小说双城记，本文可以被形象地称作“现代的双城记”。2Li
9、ving in Paris，you may find Alife is betterBthings are cheaperCa job easilyDmore attractive peopleB细节理解题。根据第十段中的“.Londoners flocked into Paris to shop，eat and buy property.”以及倒数第五段中的“But if I had to choose，it.but certainly not cheaper.” 可知在巴黎物价更低些。3We can infer from the text that AParis and London ha
10、ve become perfect partnersBLondon feels more full of lifeClife in Paris is structuredDParis and London have become fierce competitorsA推理判断题。两个城市之间的人互相往来，可以自由选择自己的生活方式，也有利于这两个城市的发展，所以说它们是很好的合作伙伴。BMary Anning was an English fossil(化石)collector，dealer and paleontologist(古生物学家).Her fossilhunting helped
11、change the way people thought about the world.Mary was born into a poor family in England on May 21，1799.She lived in the seaside town of Lyme Regis，in Dorset.The family had nine children.Only Mary and her brother Joseph grew up.Marys father took his children along the beach.They picked up shells an
12、d stones to sell to visitors.Mary did not go to school much.Her family was too poor.And schools did not teach children about fossils.Mary could read and write.She taught herself.She learned about rocks and how bodies are made.In 1811 when Mary and Joseph were hunting fossils，Joseph saw a bone sticki
13、ng out of the rock.Mary had a hammer to chip away at the rock.Very carefully she uncovered it.She found the first complete fossil of the ichthyosaur(鱼龙).Since then，Mary became crazy about fossil hunting.She liked to hunt on the beach after a storm.The wind，rain and waves made the rocks crumbleIt was
14、 easy to spot fossils.Most days Mary went fossil hunting with her dog，Tray.Rich friends helped Mary by selling fossils for her.They sent her money.Scientists wrote letters and came to see her.One good friend was William Buckland，a professor at Oxford University.Mary also opened a shop to sell fossil
15、s，stones and shells.She chatted with visitors.Mary Anning died in 1847.How evolution(进化)works was explained by Charles Darwin not long after Marys death.Her fossils had helped scientists understand how things began.【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。讲述了Mary Anning的生平事迹。Mary是英国化石收藏家、经销商和古生物学家，她的化石搜寻帮助改变了人们思考世界的方式。4Why did
16、 Marys father take his children along the beach?ATo enjoy life.BTo make a living.CTo look for fossils.DTo teach them about fossils.B细节理解题。根据第二段首句“Mary was born into a poor family in England on May 21，1799.”和第五、六句“Marys father took his children along the beach.They picked up shells and stones to sell
17、 to visitors.”可知，Mary家境贫寒，父亲带着孩子们沿海滩捡贝壳和石头卖给游客，以维持生计。5What can we learn about Mary?AHer father was a paleontologist.BHer father educated her at home.CShe had nine brothers and sisters in all.DShe might be popular at that time.D推理判断题。根据第四段首句“Since then，Mary became crazy about fossil hunting.”和第五段前三句“
18、Rich friends helped Mary by selling fossils for her.They sent her money.Scientists wrote letters and came to see her.”以及第五句“Mary also opened a shop to sell fossils，stones and shells.”等可知，自从发现了鱼龙化石，Mary就迷上了化石，有钱的朋友帮她卖化石，科学家们写信并来看她，她还开了一家商店卖化石、石头和贝壳，因此推断那时候她很受欢迎。6Who was the first one to catch sight o
19、f the rock containing the first complete ichthyosaur fossil?ACharles Darwin.BMarys dog.CJoseph.DMary.C细节理解题。根据第三段首句“In 1811 when Mary and Joseph were hunting fossils，Joseph saw a bone sticking out of the rock.”可知，Joseph首先看到了鱼龙化石。7What does the underlined word“crumble”in the fourth paragraph mean?ABr
20、eak.BShake.CFloat. DDive.A词义猜测题。根据第四段第二、三、四句“She liked to hunt on the beach after a storm.The wind，rain and waves made the rocks crumbleIt was easy to spot fossils.”可知，她喜欢在暴风雨后到海滩上搜寻化石，因为风、雨和海浪会使岩石崩裂，从而使发现化石更容易。.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。If you take a look at the bestselling books in the UK thes
21、e days，it is almost certain that there will be a lot of autobiographies(自传)in that list.Bill Clinton，Nelson Mandela and actor Michael J. Fox have all written them.An autobiography is the story of a persons life，written by that person.It is usually a very famous person who might tell us all about the
22、ir childhood，how they became famous and any other interesting things that have happened in their lives.Traditionally，someone would write an autobiography when they were older because they had had a long，successful life.However，these days there are many magazines with stories and photos of the stars
23、which sell very well.Reality TV shows are extremely popular and lots of people become famous very easily just from being on the TV rather than being able to sing or act well.As a result，people become famous very quickly and as soon as they are famous，a lot of money can be made from writing an autobi
24、ography，even if they are very young.So now you can find an autobiography from almost everyone who is in the public eye.Even though we can follow the lives of the stars very closely on TV or in magazines nowadays，we maybe dont know how they live their lives from day to day.Autobiographies often give
25、the information we never knew about the stars.The British public are very curious to find out more so they are very eager to read autobiographies.Not every star wants to write though.Sometimes stars employ writers to write their life stories for them.The writer will interview the stars，listen to eve
26、rything they want to say，record interviews and then write books based on their words.David Beckham did this with his book My Side.Not everyone likes to read books regularly but they might like to read about the lives of stars.Autobiographies are helping to get more British people reading books.About
27、 100 million autobiographies are sold in Britain every year.More stars depend on them for extra income and as more of these books appear in the shops，more people are sure to keep buying them. 参考范文Autobiographies，stories written by famous people about themselves，are popular in the UK.(要点1)But unlike
28、traditional ones，many of todays autobiographies are about young stars who rise to fame quickly.(要点2)As they often contain information unknown before，readers are keen on reading them.(要点3)Not fond of writing，however，some celebrities hire writers to write their autobiographies.(要点4)Besides，due to autobiographies，more British people are involved in reading now.(要点5)
