1、温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。语篇训练卷(八)Unit 3Learning about Language阅读理解ADoes knowledge of a writers private life help to explain his works? Its an age-old question, but its also one in which interest is aroused(激起)again by Antonia Frasers book about her life with Haro
2、ld Pinter, Must You Go? The book is obviously a personal account rather than a study of the plays. All the same, Id argue it sends a good deal of light on Pinter, the dramatist(剧作家). I start from the belief that all information about a writer is helpful. In fact, one of the pleasures of writing Pint
3、ers biography was discovering that nearly all his plays were started by some strong personal memory. This got me into trouble with some critics. I remember Martin Esslin, a great Pinter scholar, arguing that I had reduced the value of Pinters Betrayal by linking it to the dramatists seven-year-long
4、love affair with Joan Bakewell. But, as I saw it, that was simply the plays origin. All I had done, I hoped, reminded people that Pinter was a writer who would make use of his own life experience. That point can also be seen from Antonias book. Theres an interesting account of a dinner with Tom Stop
5、pard where Pinter says that he doesnt plan his characters lives and then asks his fellow dramatist, “Dont you find they take you over sometimes? ”, to which Stoppard firmly replies, “No. ”That says a lot. One reason why The Homecoming is a great play is that Pinter allows his characters, almost unco
6、nsciously, to take over. Despite Stoppards many strengths, he tends to keep his characters under a much tighter control. Again, theres an eye-opening passage in Antonias book where she recalls a moment in 1983 when Pinter refers back to his relationship with his former wife, Vivien, “While she was a
7、live, if you think about it, so much of my work was about unhappy frozen married relationships. ”In shortas Stoppard once wroteinformation, in itself, about anything, is light. And modern biography, particularly in the hands of masters, has been helpful to literature by opening writers lives to publ
8、ic eyes. For that reason, among many others, I welcome Antonia Frasers book. 1. What is TRUE about Antonia Frasers book? A. It is well received by the public. B. It carries Antonias views about biography. C. It is helpful to the study of Pinters works. D. It includes serious studies of Pinters works
9、. 2. What do the author of this article and Martin Esslin disagree on? A. The literary value of Pinters Betrayal. B. The literary value of the accounts of Pinters life. C. The truthfulness of the contents of Antonias book. D. The truthfulness of Pinters love affair with Joan Bakewell. 3. What can we
10、 infer about Pinter and Stoppard? A. They treat their characters in different ways. B. Stoppard has more strengths than Pinter. C. They often have dinner together. D. They often argue with each other. 4. This article is probably. A. a feature storyB. a book reviewC. a news reportD. a biographyBGalax
11、y saw a man and a woman who communicated with the sign language at the train station when she was on the way home one evening. She noticed that the woman asked the man for the direction. He told her that he did not know. Galaxy decided to help them. She had learned the sign language when she served
12、as a volunteer in the deaf and mute(聋哑)school. Then she showed the woman the direction and left her email address to them in case they needed her help later. She received an email from that man the next day. Kazrim was his name. Galaxy replied his mail sincerely. They both started chatting online so
13、on after and began seeing each other. Although they only communicated with the sign language, it never bothered her. Galaxy was fond of him gradually. Obviously, Kazrim was the same too. He presented Galaxy with a bunch of sunflowers and asked her sincerely, “Are you willing to be my girlfriend? ”Ga
14、laxy was pleasantly surprised. She requested him to give her some time to persuade her parents. As she had expected, her parents were very angry after they had learned of their love story. Galaxy explained, “Kazrim is an excellent and a very optimistic person. He has a very positive attitude towards
15、 life and work. He cares for others always. He is 100% better than the normal. Moreover, the mute is still a human. He should possess a perfect and wonderful love. ”Her parents asked to see him, then. The very worried Galaxy took Kazrim home a few days later. When they were on the train, Kazrim told
16、 her, “Im going to tell your parents that Ill be looking after you well with all my life! ”Galaxy was deeply moved. As soon as they had entered the house, Galaxy introduced him to her parents. She said, “This is Kazrim. ”Just right after her speech, an unbelievable thing happened. Kazrim threw the g
17、ift away and held her in his arms tightly. He said, “YOU CAN TALK? ”It was the same question that Galaxy wanted to ask, too. The four people were shocked all of a sudden. As a matter of fact, Kazrim always believed that Galaxy was a mute and he still fell in love with her deeply. 5. How did Galaxy a
18、nd Kazrim get to know each other? A. They met each other by chance. B. They were introduced to each other. C. They once studied at the same university. D. They both served in a special needs school. 6. How did Galaxy probably communicate with Kazrim before she took him home? A. Writing words on pape
19、r. B. Using the sign language. C. Judging from his expression. D. Speaking her native language. 7. What did Galaxy expect her parents to do? A. To have a talk with Kazrim. B. To prepare for her marriage. C. To treat Kazrim as a normal man. D. To accept Kazrim as her boyfriend. 8. What can we learn a
20、bout the two young people from the passage? A. They fell in love at first sight. B. They cheated each other to win love. C. They mistook each other for being mutes. D. They ignored the anger of Galaxys parents. C“Confidence” is probably one of the most noticeable traits(品质)in the Americans. They sho
21、w confidence in the way they talk, the way they smile, the way they dress and the way they walk. Living and competing with all these confident American students, I find it extremely important to be confident as an international student and instructor. As a student, being confident means you should n
22、ever hesitate to raise your hand whenever a question or a point comes to your mind. Dont mind if it sounds simple or silly. Otherwise you will never get a chance to speak in class at all. Whats worse, the professors may think you are not prepared for the discussion or you do not have your own opinio
23、n on the issuethis is the last comment any graduate would like to receive. Being confident for me as a foreign instructor means calmly asking the student to repeat what he or she has said if I did not get it. Pretending to understand what you actually did not may just bring yourself embarrassment or
24、 even disgrace. But the time I most need to be confident is when my students come to my office and bargain about the grades I have given for their speeches(The course Im teaching here is public speaking). Modesty is a trait highly valued in China, but it wont be of much help here if you want to surv
25、ive and succeed in a good American graduate program. 9. To compete with American students its very important to. A. be quite confidentB. be polite and friendlyC. have more discussions with themD. understand what they think about10. A professor will have the worst opinion of a student who. A. gives a
26、 silly or simple answerB. tries to seize any chance to speak in classC. shows no interest in the courseD. is considered to have no opinion of his own11. The author is most likely to feel embarrassed if. A. he asks a student to repeat what he has saidB. the students bargain with himC. he pretends to
27、know what he doesntD. he has to give a speech12. We can learn from the second paragraph that. A. we should also remain modest in AmericaB. modesty doesnt help in AmericaC. the Americans also like modest peopleD. modesty can help you through an American graduate program13. The passage is mainly devel
28、oped by. A. providing examplesB. making comparisonsC. giving different figuresD. telling personal experiences答案解析【文章大意】本文主要叙述了作家的作品与作家的个人生活之间的关系。1. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章的前两段可知, Antonia Fraser的书有助于我们学习Pinter这位剧作家的作品。故C项正确。2. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第二段内容, Martin Esslin认为“我”将作家Pinter与Joan Bakewell长达7年的恋爱与他的作品背叛联系在
29、一起, 这样做降低了这部作品的价值, 可是“我”认为这正是该剧本创作的源泉。从这些叙述看, 作者与Martin Esslin的分歧是B, 描述Pinter的个人生活的文学价值。3. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第三段中Stoppard和Pinter的对话可推知, 他们对待自己故事人物的方式不同。4. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。本文主要从剧作家Pinter的作品与其私人生活之间的关系出发探讨Pinter的剧本, 因此这是一篇书评, 故选B项。【文章大意】Galaxy和Kazrim因为一次偶然的机会相遇并相爱。他们都误以为对方不会说话, 毅然决定走到一起。当Galaxy带Kazrim去见自己的父
30、母时, 他们才惊讶地发现原来他们都能说话。5. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。从第一段可知, 在一次问路的过程中他们相识, 因此是偶然相识的。6. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知他们在见Galaxy的父母之前通过手语交流。7. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。由第三、四段可知, 虽然他们彼此相爱, 但是Galaxy要先说服她父母, 再结合第五、六段内容可知Galaxy希望父母能接受Kazrim做她的男朋友。8. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。通读全文可知。Galaxy第一次跟Kazrim认识时误以为他是哑巴, 直到最后去见父母时双方才惊讶地发现对方都会说话, 因此可推知此前他们都误以为对方
31、是哑巴。【文章大意】文章向我们讲述了在和自信心很强的美国学生一块学习时自信心以及发表主见的重要性。9. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第一段的“Living and competing with all these confident American students, I find it extremely important to be confident. . . ”可以看出, 为了和这些信心很足的美国学生竞争, 信心是很重要的。10. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第一段的“Whats worse, the professors may think you are not prepare
32、d for the discussion or you do not have your own opinion on the issue”可以看出, 教授们对没有自己观点的学生评价最差。11. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。题干关键词“feel embarrassed”对应原文的“bring yourself embarrassment”。由最后一段的“Pretending to understand what you actually did not may just bring yourself embarrassment”可知答案。12. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。由该段的“Modesty is a trait highly valued in China, but it wont be of much help here”可以看出, 谦逊在美国根本就没有多大的帮助。13. 【解析】选D。结构推断题。文章主要是以自己从事导师工作的经历来向我们阐述在美国自信以及有自己的主见的重要性, 故选D。关闭Word文档返回原板块。
