1、YL英语选修8Unit 1The written word课时作业(一)Welcome to the unit & Reading.单词拼写1Oliver Twist was written by one of the greatest_(小说家) in the world.2When the war was over, Tom was_(渴望的) to return to a peaceful life.3We must bring the_(罪犯) who killed the writer to justice, try him and punish him.4I saw the vas
2、e made in the Tang Dynasty in the window of an_(文物) shop.5Many of us feel some_(紧张) before we take an exam.6The opening_(章) gives a general overview of the subject.7It was_(慷慨的) of her to contribute such a large sum of money to the Hope Project.8Everything was done to discover the missing boy, but i
3、n_(徒劳的)9She sat upright, her body_(僵直的) with fear.10The government is taking a thorough law on drug_(滥用).单项填空1(2013南京高二检测)He is a worthy leader，who never_his power which is given by people.AemploysBtakesCabuses Doverlooks2Mr. Zheng is such a_person that he has donated much money to the schools in hi
4、s hometown.Aselfish BpatientChumorous Dgenerous3His efforts to raise money for his program were_because no one showed any intention to take a cent out of their pockets.Ain place Bin sightCin effect Din vain4(2013无锡高二质检)Apart from blue eyes, blonde hair is also_of Swedish people.Aparticular Bpeculiar
5、Cspecific Dcharacteristic5(2013湖北高考)In much of the animal world, night is the time_for sleeppure and simple.Aset aside Bset downCset off Dset up6I hate_when the weather in Dongguan becomes freezing cold because there is no heater inside.Athis BthatCit Dso7New Orleans was regarded as the most_US. cit
6、y with more than 19,000 crimes reported in a year.Afundamental BgentleCviolent Dharmful8Bob was fired the other day simply because he failed to_the bosss expectations.Alook out for Bkeep up withClive up to Dget away from9Dont you see Im occupied now？I can do only one thing_.Aat one time Bat timesCat
7、 once Dat a time10_the poor, the wealthy woman is praised by mass media as a “Merciful Lady”ABeing generous to BBeing generous forCTo be generous to DTo be generous for11I miss Melanie and would hate _if our relationship is over for ever.Ait BthatCthis Done12Swan Lake is a famous ballet in four acts
8、，_on a German fairy tale.Ais based BbasingCbased Dbases13The fact that she was foreign made _difficult for her to get a job in that country.Aso BmuchCthat Dit14Tom，its time that you_your own clothes.I would rather you _that for me just like before.Awashed；had done Bwash；have doneCwashed；have done Dw
9、ash；had washed15She was proud of Jacks talent and_it.Aabout to develop Bbent on developingCbent to develop Dabout developing.阅读理解ARobert Frost was one of Americas best known and most honored serious writers. But his fame came late in his life.He was born in San Francisco, California in 1874. He live
10、d in California during his early childhood. He was named after the chief Southern general in Americas Civil War. The generals name was Robert Edward Lee. The poet was named Robert Lee Frost，because his father wanted to honor the general.Someone once asked another American writer, Ernest Hemingway, h
11、ow to become a writer. The best thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood. If this is true, Robert Frosts childhood was unhappy enough to make him a very good writer. Robert Frosts father was a reporter who wanted to be a politician. He often drank too much alcohol and became angry. Robert wa
12、s the victim of his anger.Robert Frost finished high school in 1891. After high school, Roberts grandfather offered to pay his costs at Dartmouth College. But Robert left the school after a few months. He did not like it. He spent the next few years working at different jobs. At one time, he worked
13、in a factory. Later, he repaired shoes. He was a teacher. He was a reporter. Always, he wrote poetry.Robert Frost attended Harvard University for two years. After that, he returned to the many jobs he held before. For a while, Frost tried to take care of a farm in the state of New Hampshire. He was
14、not a successful farmer. And he continued to write poetry. He said that until 1930, he earned only about ten dollars a year from writing.In 1912, he decided to try to make a new start. He took his family to Britain. The cost of living was low. In Britain, Frost found a publisher for his first book o
15、f poems. The book was called A Boys Will. When it appeared in 1913, Frost received high praise from British readers. Praise was something he had not received in his own country.Ezra Pound, another American poet living in Britain, read the poems and liked them very much. He wrote a magazine article a
16、bout Frost. He also helped get Frosts second book of poems published in America. That book was called North of Boston.1The followings are writers EXCEPT_.ARobert Edward LeeBRobert Lee FrostCErnest HemingwayDEzra Pound2In which order did the following things happen to Frost?aHe attended Dartmouth Col
17、lege.bHe lived in California.cHe moved to Britain.dHe earned about ten dollars a year from writing.eHe was thought highly of by British readers.Aa，b，c，d，e Bb，a，c，e，dCa，b，c，e，d Db，a，c，d，e3The passage wrote about Hemingway in order to show that_.Ahe had great influence on Frosts poetry and lifeBFrosts
18、 poetry style was the same as HemingwaysCFrost was unhappy because he was the victim of his fatherDFrost could become a great poet due to his unhappychildhood4What can we learn from the passage?AOnce Frosts first book was published he gained great praise in his country.BAfter leaving Harvard Univers
19、ity, he began to learn to write poetry.CFrost was found to have a gift in poetry while he studied in high school.DRobert Frosts father was angry and drank a lot because he didnt realize his dream.5Whats the passage mainly about?ARobert Frosts unhappy childhood.BRobert Frosts first and second book.CR
20、obert Frosts family and jobs.DRobert Frosts life and poetry.BArthur Miller(19152005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century.Millers father had moved to the USA from AustriaHungary，drawn like so many others by the “Great American Dream”However，he experienced s
21、evere financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early 1930s.Millers most famous play，Death of a Salesman，is a powerful attack on the American system，with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of wo
22、rth.In Willy Loman，the hero of the play，we see a man who has got into trouble with this system.Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment：if he cant do the work，then he is no good to his employer，the Wagner Company，and he must go.Willy is painfully aware o
23、f this，and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success.He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.When it was first staged in 1949，the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews，and it won the Tony Award for Best Play，the New York Drama Critics Circle Award，a
24、nd the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury，Connecticut，on the evening of February 10,2005，the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.6Why did Arthur Millers fat
25、her move to the USA?AHe suffered from severe hunger in his home country.BHe was attracted by the “Great American Dream.”CHe hoped to make his son a dramatist.DHis family business failed. 7The play Death of a Salesman_.Aexposes the cruelty of the American business worldBdiscusses the ways to get prom
26、oted in a companyCtalks about the business career of Arthur MillerDfocuses on the skills in doing business8What can we learn about Willy Loman?AHe treats his employer badly.BHe runs the Wagner Company.CHe is a victim of the American system.DHe is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.9After it was fi
27、rst staged，Death of a Salesman_.Aachieved huge successBwon the first Tony AwardCwas warmly welcomed by salesmenDwas severely attacked by dramatists10What is the text mainly about?AArthur Miller and his family.BThe awards Arthur Miller won.CThe hardship Arthur Miller experienced.DArthur Miller and hi
28、s bestknown play.翻译句子1吉姆一心想成为一个音乐家。(be bent on doing)_2他认为很难按自己的理想办事。(live up to)_3这个问题与调查的主题没有任何关系。 (have nothing to do with)_4他宁愿待在家中也不愿和妻子出去购物。(would rather.than.)_5由于交通噪音他的说话声无法听见。(make sb. done )_课时作业(一).1.novelists2.desperate3.criminal4.antique5tension6.chapter7.generous8.vain9rigid10.abuse.1.
29、C句意：他是一位值得尊敬的领导，从来不滥用人民给予他的职权。abuse“滥用，妄用(权力等)”，符合句意。employ“雇用”；take“拿，取”；overlook“忽略，俯视”。2D考查形容词词义辨析。selfish“自私的”；patient“有耐心的”；humorous“幽默的”；generous“慷慨的”。根据后面的语境“他已经捐了很多钱给家乡的学校”可知，他是一个“慷慨的”人，故选D。3D考查介词短语辨析。句意：他为这个项目筹钱的努力是徒劳的，因为没有一个人愿意从口袋里拿出一分钱来。in place“在适当的位置”；in sight“看得见”；in effect“实际上，生效”；in
30、vain“徒劳，无益”。4D句意：除了蓝眼睛外，金发也是瑞典人的典型特点。be characteristic of为固定用法，意思是“是的特点，是特有的”。be particular about sth.“对讲究”；peculiar“特有的，奇怪的，异常的”，常与to 连用；specific“具体的”。5A这里pure and simple表示“完全，不折不扣”，用来指某事只有唯一的原因。这里用set aside表示“留出，拨出(时间等)”，表示这段时间就是用来睡觉的。set down“写下”；set off“出发，引起”；set up“建立”。句意：在大多数动物世界里，夜晚就是完全用来睡觉的
31、时间。6C句意：我讨厌东莞天气很冷的时候，因为室内没有取暖器。表示“喜怒哀乐”的词后常接it后再跟从句。7C考查形容词词义辨析。句意：新奥尔良被认为是暴力行为最猖獗的美国城市，因为每年都报告有19,000多起犯罪案件。violent“暴力的”，符合句意。fundamental“基本的”；gentle“温和的”；harmful“有害的”。8C句意：鲍勃几天前只是因为没有达到老板的期望而被解雇了。live up to“达到预期期望”，符合句意。look out for“留心，提防”；keep up with“追上”；get away from“摆脱，脱离”。9D句意：你没看我正忙着吗？我一次只能做
32、一件事。根据句意，D项正确。10A句意：由于对穷人慷慨，这位富有的女士被大众媒体赞美为“仁慈女士”。be generous to.“对大方”，此题中是现在分词短语作原因状语。11A考查代词的用法。句意：我想念梅勒尼，不愿意我们的关系永远结束。hate itif/when从句，为固定句型。12C考查非谓语动词。句意：天鹅湖是一部著名的四幕芭蕾舞剧，它以一个德国神话故事为基础。base sth.on sth.或be based on以为基础。所以此处应用被动，先排除B、D两项。分析句子结构可知，此处应用非谓语动词。故选C。13D考查it作形式宾语的用法。句意：她是外国人的事实使得她在那个国家很难找
33、到工作。句中for her to get a job in that country是动词不定式的复合结构作made的宾语，difficult是宾语补足语，此处要用it作形式宾语，当不定式作宾语同时又有自己的补足语时，常常用形式宾语it代替不定式，而把真正的宾语不定式后移。常用结构为：make/feel/find.it宾补(n./adj.)to do sth.。14A考查虚拟语气。句意：汤姆，到了你自己洗衣服的时候了。我宁愿你像以前一样为我洗了。Its(high)time that(现在)该，谓语动词用过去式或用should动词原形(should不能省略)。由此，可排除B、D两项。would
34、rather后跟从句时，对现在或将来虚拟用一般过去时，对过去虚拟，用过去完成时。故选A。15Bbe bent on doing sth.一心想要做某事。.1.A细节理解题。由第二段第四句“The generals name was Robert Edward Lee.”可知，Robert Edward Lee是一位将军而不是诗人。2B细节理解题。由第二段第二句可知他小时候住在California；由第四段第二句可知b项发生在1891年左右；由第六段第一句可知他搬家是在1912年；由第六段最后两句可知e项发生在1913年；由第五段最后一句可知d项发生在1930年；因此，B项正确。3D推理判断题。
35、由第三段第一、二句“how to become a writer. The best thing, he said, was to have an unhappy childhood.”可知，提到海明威主要为了印证Frost能成为一位伟大的诗人与他的不幸的童年有关。4D推理判断题。由第三段倒数第二、三句“Robert Frosts father was a reporter who wanted to be a politician. He often drank too much alcohol and became angry.”可知，Frost的父亲不得志，经常酗酒和生气。5D主旨大意题
36、。综观全文可知本文介绍了Robert Frost的人生历程和他的诗集。故选D。【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了20世纪美国最伟大的剧作家之一Arthur Miller及其最著名的剧作Death of a Salesman。6B细节理解题。由第一段第二句“Millers father had moved to the USA from AustriaHungary，drawn like so many others by the Great American Dream”可知，他父亲搬家的原因是drawn like so many others by the “Great American Dream
37、”，从而找到答案。7A推理判断题。根据第二段中“Death of a Salesman，is a powerful attack on the American system，with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth.”以及剧中主人公以自杀方式结束生命的悲惨遭遇，可推断出这部剧作揭露了美国商业界的残酷。8C推理判断题。通过第二段作者对剧中主人公Willy Loman的评价“.we see a man who has
38、got into trouble with this system.Willy is burnt out and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment.”可以推断出Willy Loman是美国社会制度的牺牲品。9A推理判断题。由第三段内容，这是一部首次获得三项大奖的剧作，所以选项A正确。B不全面；C、D没有提及。10D主旨大意题。总览全文叙述的是Arthur Miller和他最著名的剧作Death of a Salesman，A、B、C三个选项都不能概括这一主旨。.1.Jim is bent on becoming a musician.2He finds it hard to live up to his ideals.3The question has nothing to do with the main topic of the survey.4He would rather stay at home than go shopping with his wife.5He couldnt make himself heard because of the noise of the traffic.
