1、课时素养检测 十Unit 3Period 2. 阅读理解AOn one of her trips to New York several years ago, Eudora Welty decided to take a couple of New York friends out to dinner. They settled in at a comfortable East Side cafe and within minutes, another customer was approaching their table. “Hey, arent you from Mississippi?
2、 ” the elegant, white-haired writer remembered being asked by the stranger. “Im from Mississippi too. ”Without a second thought, the woman joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair. “They began telling me all the news of Mississippi, ” Welty said. “I didnt
3、 know what my New York friends were thinking. ”Taxis on a rainy New York night are rarer than sunshine. By the time the group got up to leave, it was pouring outside. Weltys new friends immediately sent a waiter to find a cab. Heading back downtown toward her hotel, her big-city friends were amazed
4、at the turn of events that had changed their Big Apple dinner into a Mississippi. “My friends said, Now we believe your stories, ” Welty added. “And I said, Now you know. These are the people that make me write them. ”Sitting on a sofa in her room, Welty, a slim figure in a simple gray dress, looked
5、 pleased with this explanation. “I dont make them up, ” she said of the characters in her fiction these last 50 or so years. “I dont have to. ”Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats, Weltys people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through th
6、e streets of her native Jackson, Miss. , from conversations overheard on a bus. It annoys Welty that, at 78, her left ear has now given out. Sometimes, sitting on a bus or a train, she hears only a fragment(片段) of a particularly interesting story. 【语篇概述】文章介绍了一位女作家请纽约的朋友吃饭时发生的故事。Welty是一位年纪比较大的作家, 她来自
7、密西西比。Welty的作品都是来自于现实的生活。1. What happened when Welty was with her friends at the cafe? A. Two strangers joined her. B. Her childhood friends came in. C. A heavy rain ruined the dinner. D. Some people held a party there. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的“another customer was approaching their table. ”和第三段的“the woma
8、n joined the Welty party. When her dinner partner showed up, she also pulled up a chair. ”可知, 先后有两个陌生人(一位女士及其同伴)加入了Welty 的聚会, 故选A。2. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 6 refers to Weltys _. A. readersB. partiesC. friendsD. stories【解析】选D。词义猜测题。画线的them指代前面提到的人或物, 根据“Now we believe your stories. ”
9、可知, them指代的是Welty写的小说里面的故事, 听了Welty和两个陌生人的有关密西西比的谈话之后, Welty的朋友相信了Welty小说里的故事都是来源于现实生活, 故选D。3. What can we learn about the characters in Weltys fiction? A. They live in big cities. B. They are mostly women. C. They come from real life. D. They are pleasure seekers. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“I dont make
10、 them up”和倒数第一段中的“Weltys people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her native Jackson, Miss. , from conversations overheard on a bus. ”可知, Welty小说里的人物并不是虚构的, 他们都来源于现实生活, 故选C。BWhat makes a family? How do family members get along with each other? Ja
11、panese director Hirokazu Koreeda tries to answer these questions in his films. His latest film, Shoplifters, is about his favourite topicfamily relations. With this film, Koreeda won this years Palme dOr (金棕榈奖), the Cannes Film Festivals top honor. Shoplifters tells the story of a poor family living
12、 in Tokyo. Three generations living under the same roof survive by stealing from local shops. Obviously, what they are doing is wrong. But the director focuses more on the heartwarming details of the familys daily life, according to The Playlist. Koreeda shows how the family members love and support
13、 each other. For example, the family plans a beach trip for the youngest sister. They carefully pick out swimwear for the girl. At the beach, they play happily. The girl draws a picture to help her remember their time together. This causes viewers to forget about their moral judgments(道德审判). This is
14、 another feature of Koreedas filming style. He is good at presenting ordinary life. Its slow and full of small detailssometimes its even boring. But there is tension(冲突) present as well. In Shoplifters, the surprise is that the family members dont actually have blood ties to each other, but they are
15、 still closer than a real family. They all have their own stories. In Japan and most other Asian countries, blood ties are what defines (定义) family. But Koreeda questions that by looking at different kinds of relations. 【语篇概述】本文讲述的是关于日本导演Hirokazu Koreeda拍摄的一部电影小偷家族。4. How does the family in Shoplift
16、ers make a living? A. By drawing pictures. B. By working in local shops. C. By begging from neighbors. D. By stealing from the local stores. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段“Shoplifters tells the story of a poor family living in Tokyo. Three generations living under the same roof survive by stealing from local sh
17、ops. ”可知, 在小偷家族中, 家里的人是通过偷商店里的东西谋生的。5. What is the feature of Koreedas filming style? A. No tension present at all. B. Being full of small boring details. C. Focusing on the hard time of poor families. D. Showing ordinary life through the details of daily life. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第四段中第二句“the director fo
18、cuses more on the heartwarming details of the familys daily life, according to The Playlist. Koreeda shows how the family members love and support each other. ”可知, 本电影的拍摄风格是通过日常生活的细节展现日常生活。6. What does Koreeda want to show us in the movie? A. The meaning of a family. B. How to get along with our fam
19、ilies. C. The ordinary life in a Japanese family. D. The different relationship in a poor family. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据最后一段“In Japan and most other Asian countries, blood ties are what defines family. But Koreeda questions that by looking at different kinds of relations. ”可知, 导演Koreeda想在电影中向我们展示“家庭的意义”。7.
20、 This passage is mainly about _. A. family relationsB. a film directed by KoreedaC. a famous Japanese directorD. features of Koreedas films【解析】选B。主旨大意题。根据第一段“What makes a family? How do family members get along with each other? Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda tries to answer these questions in hi
21、s films. ”可知, 这篇文章的主题是关于日本导演koreeda拍摄的一部电影。. 完形填空Mr Jones had always wanted to make a trip into the middle of Africa to shoot wild animals. 1 first he had no enough money, and then he was married. His wife had not wanted him to 2 her. At last his wife 3 to the trip if he allowed her to go, too. “But
22、 it will be very uncomfortable, ” Mr Jones 4 her, “It will be very hot and we shall live in a tent, and it 5 be dangerous. ”“I dont care, ” said his wife, “I want to go with you. ” So they bought a big tent, camp beds, a refrigerator(电冰箱)which did not need 6 and many other things which would make th
23、e trip comfortable, and went off to the 7 of Africa. The first morning, 8 Mr Jones took his gun and left the tent, he gave his wife a bell and explained to her, “If you fall in 9 and you need me, ring this bell and Ill come at once. ”After a few minutes, he heard the bell and returned quickly to the
24、 tent. “Whats the matter? ” he asked. “Nothing, ” said his wife, “I was only 10 the bell. ” Mr Jones went off, but after a quarter of an hour, the bell rang again. Mr Jones hurried back to the tent, but his wife said, “Im 11. I was cleaning our tent, and I touched the bell by mistake. ” Mr Jones ret
25、urned to his 12, but soon he heard the 13 once more. This time, when he got back to his 14, the tent was burning and Mrs Jones was lying on the ground, with 15 running from a big cut on her shoulder. “Thats better! ” said Mrs Jones. “This time the bell had been used correctly! ”【语篇概述】本文是一篇记叙文, 讲述了Jo
26、nes和妻子去非洲中部打猎, 他告诉妻子遇到危险就按铃, 在前两次铃响的虚惊一场后, 第三次妻子终于在遇到危险时“正确”地按了铃。1. A. And B. But C. For D. So【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。A. And并且, 还; B. But但是; C. For为了; D. So所以。Jones一直想去非洲中部打猎, 但先是没有足够的钱, 后来又结了婚, 前后是转折关系, 故选B。2. A. leaveB. missC. marryD. care【解析】选A。词语辨析题。A. leave离开; B. miss想念; C. marry结婚; D. care关心。他的妻子不想让他离开她,
27、 故选A。3. A. allowedB. permittedC. satisfiedD. agreed【解析】选D。固定搭配题。A. allowed允许; B. permitted允许; C. satisfied满意; D. agreed同意。根据本空后的“to the trip if he allowed her to go, too”可知, 最后, 妻子同意Jones去非洲打猎, 前提是她也跟着去, 故选D。4. A. saidB. advisedC. persuadedD. warned【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。A. said说; B. advised建议; C. persuaded劝说
28、; D. warned 警告。根据本空后的“It will be very hot and we shall live in a tent, and it_be dangerous”可知, Jones警告妻子说“那里很热, 我们将住在一个小帐篷里, 而且还可能很危险”, 故选D。5. A. mayB. oughtC. cantD. must【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。A. may可能; B. ought应该; C. cant不可能; D. must必须。去非洲打猎可能会很危险, 故选A。6. A. moneyB. electricityC. forceD. time【解析】选B。词语辨析题。A.
29、 money钱; B. electricity电; C. force力量; D. time时间。他们买了一个不需要用电的冰箱, 故选B。7. A. southB. middleC. eastD. west【解析】选B。词汇复现题。A. south南部; B. middle中部; C. east东部; D. west西部。上文说Jones一直想去非洲中部打猎, 故选B。8. A. whileB. untilC. beforeD. after【解析】选C。词语辨析题。A. while当时; B. until直到; C. before在之前; D. after在之后。在拿起枪离开帐篷之前, Jone
30、s给妻子一个铃, 故选C。9. A. hurryB. surpriseC. safetyD. danger【解析】选D。固定搭配题。A. hurry匆忙; B. surprise惊讶; C. safety安全; D. danger危险。Jones告诉妻子遇到危险的时候就按铃, in danger在危险中, 固定短语, 故选D。10. A. ringingB. tryingC. usingD. testing【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。A. ringing按铃; B. trying尝试, 努力; C. using使用; D. testing测试。妻子说: “没事, 我只是想试试这个铃。”故D项正确
31、。11. A. happyB. sorryC. tiredD. all right【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。A. happy快乐的; B. sorry对不起; C. tired劳累的; D. all right顺利的, 令人满意的。根据本空后的“I was cleaning our tent, and I touched the bell by mistake. ”可知, 妻子说: “对不起, 我打扫帐篷的时候不小心碰到了它。”故选B。12. A. wifeB. tentC. tripD. hunting【解析】选D。背景常识题。A. wife妻子; B. tent帐篷; C. trip旅行;
32、 D. hunting打猎。看到妻子没事后, Jones又回去打猎, 故选D。13. A. cryB. shotC. bellD. shout【解析】选C。词语辨析题。A. cry哭泣; B. shot射击; C. bell铃; D. shout呼喊。但是很快Jones听到铃声再次响起, 故选C。14. A. gardenB. houseC. campD. office【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。A. garden花园; B. house房子; C. camp露营地; D. office办公室。根据本空后的“the tent was burning and Mrs Jones was lying
33、 on the ground”可知, 这次回到露营地后, Jones看到帐篷正在着火, 妻子正躺在地上, 故选C。15. A. waterB. tearsC. bloodD. sweat【解析】选C。背景常识题。A. water水; B. tears眼泪; C. blood血; D. sweat汗。根据本空后的“running from a big cut on her shoulder”可知, 血从妻子肩膀上的伤口流了出来, 故选C。【技法导练】阅读理解标题概括题文章标题通常有如下要求: 不能过大、过于笼统, 放之四海皆适用; 也不能过小、以偏概全, 挂一漏万。标题是文章中心思想的精练表达,
34、 多为一个名词词组, 短小明了, 涵盖性强。解题技巧: 1. 做这类题目时, 要在阅读全文的基础上, 把握好层次关系。2. 注意选项的归纳范围要恰如其分, 干扰项往往是局部信息, 是某一小节或文章里的某一句。所以我们在解题时要反复推敲, 把概括范围过窄或过宽的选项过滤掉。3. 好的文章标题具有较强的针对性、独特性, 能够准确地概括出这篇短文的主旨大意, 而不是其他文章的大意。Shu Pulong has helped at least 1, 000 people bitten by snakes. “It was seeing people with snake bites that led
35、me to this career, ” he said. In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save th
36、eir lives. “I was greatly upset by the story of an old farmer I met. It was a very hot afternoon. The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt a pain in his left hand. He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. In no time he wrapped a cloth tightly around his arm to sto
37、p the poison spreading to his heart. Rushing home he shouted Bring me the knife! Minutes later the man lost his arm forever. ”“The sad story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes, ”Shu said. The best headline for this newspaper article is _. A. Astonishing MedicineB. Farmer Loses ArmsC. Dangerous BitesD. Snake Doctor答案: D
