1、Unit 2 Poems课时作业.完形填空(2020山西省祁县中学高三月考)From childhood, Moira loved to write. Throughout school she _1_ writing, but pursuing (追求) it _2_ was never a possibility. Her father was a doctor, her mother was a nurse. “Medicine was a fairly _3_ option，” Moira says. “And writing was a career where it wasnt a
2、 _4_ that youd have high income.”She became a doctor but still wanted to do some writing. However, being a doctor was so _5_ that she didnt take up writing until her thirties. She _6_ a novela fictionalized version of her travels in China after university. She got excellent _7_. Moira sent it off to
3、 as many agents as she could find and found one who wanted to _8_ her. Suddenly it seemed she was on her _9_ as an author.“I had one lengthy phone call with the agent where we _10_ all possible areas she thought needed _11_. I worked on those and sent it back to her but didnt hear anything.” It was
4、not long _12_ Moira found another agent who was _13_ if she was willing to rewrite it from the first person to the third person. She did the hard work and sent it off again. “I got back a really brief letter: Thank you. Im no longer interested. It was really _14_.”A decade went by, and Moira found h
5、erself itching to write again, this time _15_ for her own enjoyment. She _16_ herself the challenge of creating a thriller and chose Western Australia as her setting.As she was writing just for herself, something surprising began to happen. “The characters _17_ a life of their own; they started doin
6、g things I hadnt thought about. It just _18_ out.” One day, an agent called from Australia. Three weeks later, Moira had a publication deal. Her novel, Cicada, was published in March.“_19_ it hadnt been published I still gained so much from the _20_，” says Moira.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Moira虽然作为一名医生，但她爱好
7、写作并坚持写作，在追求的过程中努力尝试的故事。1A.learnt BavoidedCconsidered Denjoyed答案：D根据首句“From childhood，Moira loved to write.”可知，从童年开始，Moira就爱好写作；由此推断，在上学期间，她仍然喜欢(enjoyed)写作。故选D。2A.actively BprofessionallyCenergetically Dpermanently答案：Bactively “积极地”；professionally “作为职业地”；energetically “精力充沛地”；permanently “永久地”。根据but
8、转折及该句中的关键词never a possibility可知，尽管Moira喜欢写作，但是把写作当作职业几乎是不可能的。故选B。3A.influential BexplicitCterrible Dsafe答案：Dinfluential “有影响的”；explicit “明确的”；terrible “可怕的”；safe “安全的”。根据空格处前一句“Her father was a doctor, her mother was a nurse.”可知，她的父母会给予她医学方面很多的帮助，所以Moira认为医学是一个十分安全的(safe)选择。故选D。4A.dream BpurposeCcho
9、ice Dcertainty答案：D根据上文提到不会把写作当作职业可知，Moira也认为写作不是一个确定的事，也不一定能带来高收入的职业。故选D。5A.promising BdiscouragingCdemanding Dinteresting答案：Cpromising “有希望的，有前途的”；discouraging “使人泄气的”；demanding “苛刻的，要求高的”；interesting “有趣的”。根据空后的“she didnt take up writing until her thirties”可知，医生是一个要求很高的职业，因此她直到三十多岁才开始写作。故选C。6A.pro
10、duced BintroducedCbought Dreceived答案：Aproduce “创作，生产，产生”。根据语境可知，她以大学毕业后在中国的旅游经历为背景创作了一本小说。故选A。7A.rewards BreadersCreviews Dpraises答案：C根据下文提到她把她的小说寄给很多代理商，可以判断这部小说写出来后，她得到了极好的评价。故选C。8A.employ BrepresentCtrust Dguide答案：B根据语境可知，Moira在众多的代理人中找到愿意代理出版这本小说的人。故选B。9A.own BfeetCway Dbusiness答案：C根据语境可知，她似乎突然就
11、要成为作家了。on ones way “即将到达或发生”， 故选C。10A.took off Bwent throughCpulled down Dcame over答案：Btake off “脱下，起飞”；go through “仔细察看，仔细琢磨”；pull down “拆毁，推翻”；came over “过来，来访”。根据语境可知，Moira在电话中与代理人就小说中需要润色的地方进行了仔细琢磨(went through)。故选B。11A.deleting BadaptingCpolishing Dcovering答案：Cpolish “修改，润色”。Moira在电话中与代理人就小说中需要
12、润色(polishing)的地方进行了仔细琢磨。故选C。12A.before BafterCsince Dwhen答案：A根据上文中的“sent it back to her but didnt hear anything”可知，Moira重新把小说发给代理人但是没有收到任何回复，不久之后Moira找到了另外一个代理人。句型It wasnt long before . 意思是“不久之后”。故选A。13A.fascinated BinterestedCanxious Damused答案：B根据下文中的“Im no longer interested”可知，此处指这位代理人对她的书感兴趣。故选B。
13、14A.common BabsurdCterrifying Ddisappointing答案：Dcommon “共同的”；absurd “荒谬的”；terrifying “令人恐惧的”；disappointing “令人失望的”。根据两位代理人的态度可知，Moira这两次都以失败告终，所以这件事情肯定令她感到失望。故选D。15A.purely BwonderfullyCinstantly Dsadly答案：A根据该句中的“found herself itching to write again . own enjoyment”可知，她发现自己渴望再次写作，而这次写作仅仅(purely)是为了个
14、人乐趣。故选A。16A.set BfoundCmade Dpermitted答案：A根据语境可知，Moira向自己提出(set)了一个挑战，写一部惊险小说。set “提出”。故选A。17A.put up Btook onCwent over Dgot down答案：Bput up “建造，张贴”；take on “开始具有(某种特征、面貌等)”；go over “仔细检查”；get down “下来，取下”。根据该句“The characters _17_ a life of their own; they started doing things I hadnt thought about.
15、”可知，小说中的人物开始具有(took on)他们自己的生活。故选B。18A.flew BbroughtCbroke Dcarried答案：A根据下文可知，Moira的书得到了一位澳大利亚代理人的关注并顺利出版；据此可以推断，这部小说成功了。fly “成功”。故选A。19A.Ever since BAs ifCIf only DEven if答案：Dever since “自从”；as if “好像，似乎”；if only “要是就好了”；even if “即使，尽管”。根据语境可推断出，即使(even if)这部小说没有出版，Moira仍然在这个过程中得到许多。故选D。20A.adventu
16、re BpracticeCprocess Dresult答案：C根据语境可推断出，Moira在这个过程(process)中收获许多。故选C。.阅读理解(2019全国卷)My Favourite BooksJo Usmar is a writer for Cosmopolitan and coauthor of the This Book Will series (系列) of lifestyle books. Here she picks her top reads.MatildaRoald DahlI once wrote a paper on the influence of fairy
17、tales on Roald Dahls writing and it gave me a new appreciation for his strange and delightful worlds. Matildas battles with her cruel parents and the bossy headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, are equally funny and frightening, but theyre also aspirational. After DarkHaruki MurakamiIts about two sistersEr
18、i, a model who either wont or cant stop sleeping, and Mari, a young student. In trying to connect to her sister, Mari starts changing her life and discovers a world of diverse “night people” who are hidingsecrets.Gone GirlGillian FlynnThere was a bit of me that didnt want to love this when everyone
19、else on the planet did, but the horror story is brilliant. Theres tension and anxiety from the beginning as Nick and Amy battle for your trust. Its a real whodunit and the frustration when you realise whats going on is horribly enjoyable.The StandStephen KingThis is an excellent fantasy novel from o
20、ne of the best storytellers around. After a serious flu outbreak wipes out 99.4% of the worlds population, a battle unfolds between good and evil among those left. Randall Flagg is one of the scariest characters ever.篇章导读：本文是一篇应用文。著名作家Jo Usmar向读者介绍了几本她最喜欢的书。1Who does “I” refer to in the text?AStephe
21、n King. BGillian Flynn.CJo Usmar. DRoald Dahl.答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，Jo Usmar在下文要为读者推荐几本她最喜欢的书，这说明下文中的“I”指的就是Jo Usmar。2Which of the following tells about Mari and Eri?ACosmopolitan. BMatilda.CAfter Dark. DThe Stand.答案：C细节理解题。根据After Dark部分第一句可知，After Dark讲述了Mari和Eri的故事。3What kind of book is Gone Girl
22、?AA folk tale. BA biography.CA love story. DA horror story.答案：D细节理解题。根据Gone Girl部分中的“. the horror story is brilliant”可知，Gone Girl这本书属于恐怖故事。Teaching PoetryNo poem should ever be discussed or “analysed”， until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student.Better still, perhaps, read it twice,
23、once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears.All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation” of itsuggesting tone, rhythm, and me
24、aning all at once. Hearing a poet read in his or her own voice, on records or on films, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud i
25、s much more important than “analysing” it, if there isnt time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life”， and “a heightening of life”. It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”， and it can “save your life”. It also des
26、erves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who dont like it should not be forced to communicate this to anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things
27、about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make_room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.篇章导读：本文是一篇议论文。作者通过阐释朗读诗歌和背诵诗歌的重要价值来论述自己的观点：英语教师应让学生喜欢诗歌，并在课堂上留出些时间来让学生听诗歌、思考诗歌。4To have a better understanding of a poem，one should _.Aanalyze it
28、 by oneselfBdiscuss it with othersCpractise reading it aloudDcopy it down in a notebook答案：C细节理解题。根据第一段首句中的“No poem should ever be discussed or analysed， until it has been read aloud by someone”以及第二段中的“All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud”可知，要更好地理解诗歌，需要反复诵读。5Accor
29、ding to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students _.Ato enjoy poetry Bto become poetsCto become teachers Dto understand life答案：A细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry.”可知，作为英语教师，我们的目的之一就是让学生喜欢诗歌。6What does the last
30、sentence in the third paragraph imply?AThe teaching of poetry is more important than any other subject.BMore importance should be given to the teaching of poetry.CPoetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.DOne cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.答案：B句意理解题
31、。第三段最后一句是指诗歌应该在语言和文学教学中占有更重要的地位。由此可知，应该更重视诗歌教学。7The underlined phrase “make room” in the last paragraph could be best replaced by “_”Aprovide equipmentBbuild a schoolCset up a houseDleave a certain amount of time答案：D词义猜测题。根据画线短语前作者对教诗歌的老师的忠告，和肯定朗读诗歌的价值及后面的“in the classroom for hearing poetry as well
32、 as thinking about it” 可知，此处作者呼吁应在课堂要留出些时间来让学生听诗歌、思考诗歌。.短文改错(2020河南省南阳一中高三第三次月考)Smoking is widespread habit even among teenage students. The number of young smokers are increasing. It is estimated that over 10% of the senior high school students have tried smoking once or more and some of them even
33、steal money from their parent to buy cigarettes, that is terrible.As it is known to all, smoking is harmful for health. And its even more harmful to teenage students for it does greatly harm not only to their health but also to their mind.Teenage students are future builders of the country. They sho
34、uld spend their time learn what is useful but keep a healthy lifestyle as well. So its high time that teenage smokers make up their minds to give up smoking.答案：Smoking is widespread habit even among teenage students. The number of young smokers increasing. It is estimated that over 10% of the senior
35、 high school students have tried smoking once or more and some of them even steal money from their to buy cigarettes, is terrible.As is known to all, smoking is harmful health. And its even more harmful to teenage students for it does harm not only to their health but also to their mind.Teenage stud
36、ents are future builders of the country. They should spend their time what is useful keep a healthy lifestyle as well. So its high time that teenage smokers up their minds to give up smoking.1.widespread前加a考查冠词。后面的名词habit是单数可数名词，是泛指，要加不定冠词。widespread以辅音音素开头。故widespread前加不定冠词a。2.areis考查主谓一致。the numbe
37、r of . 后谓语动词应该用单数形式。故are改为is。3.parentparents考查名词。他们的父母，这里应该用复数形式。故parent改为parents。4.thatwhich考查定语从句。引导非限定性定语从句不能用that，应该用which指代前面一句话的内容。故that改为which。5.去掉it考查定语从句。本句是一个由as引导的非限定性定语从句，as指代后面的主句，故去掉it。6.forto考查介词。be harmful to “对有害”，固定搭配。故for改为to。7.greatlygreat考查形容词。形容词great修饰名词harm。故greatly改为great。8.learnlearning考查固定句型。spend some time doing sth.是固定句式结构。故learn改为learning。9.butand考查连词。此处用and连接两个并列谓语。故but改为and。10.make前加should或makemade考查虚拟语气。该句应该使用虚拟语气，其结构为It is (high) time that sb. did/should do sth.，故make前加should或make改为made。
