2020_2021學年高中英語Unit4Pygmalion作業(yè)含解析新人教版選修8202103112106

1、Unit 4Pygmalion第一部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)第一節(jié)(共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分35分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。AWhen Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing.His mother took him to see the famous showman, PT.Barnum.Mr.Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show.He hired Charles parents

2、along with him, and they traveled the world together.He gave the twofoottall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb.He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes.When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads.To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had

3、come from England.During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people.He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall.Toms act was very popular and brought in a lot of money.By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich.He had become a billionaire at t

4、he age of twentyfive.Fortunately for Tom, Mr.Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well.One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher.Tom was able to win her love, and they married.The ceremony and reception were the_talk_of_the_town.They were at

5、tended by many rich and famous people and by about 2,000 guests.Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage.The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Toms house in Connecticut.Their wedding, which took p

6、lace during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war.Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored “Tom Thumb” weddings.In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.()1.The un

7、derlined words “talk of the town” means_.Ait was in the newspaperBit was the most popular topicCpeople spread bad rumors about itDit was discussed in a city meeting()2.What does the author think about Toms wedding?ATom and Lavinia were stupid.BPeople gave it too much of their attention.CIt was funny

8、 and ridiculous.DIt helped people cheer up in a dark time.()3.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?AWeddings always make people feel full of sunshine.BPeople are always disappointed during war time.CEntertainment can serve an important purpose.DPeople should be married when they are small chi

9、ldren.【語篇解讀】本文主要介紹了著名的侏儒演員Charles Stratton的故事，尤其是他的婚禮給當時處于內(nèi)戰(zhàn)中的美國人民帶來了很多快樂。1B詞義理解題。根據(jù)下面兩句“They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2,000 guests.Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage.”可知，他們的婚禮有很多名人參加，也引起了轟動。說明the talk of the town 意為“最

10、流行的話題”。故B正確。2D推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句“Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war.”可知，他們的婚禮在美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)中舉行，同時也由于他們婚禮的特殊性，這給當時處于黑暗中的人們帶來了快樂。故D正確。3C主旨大意題。作者在本文中講述了著名的侏儒癥患者Charles Stratton的成名以及他結婚的慶典成為當時美國人談論的話題，并給當時的人們帶來了很多的快樂。說明娛樂在很多情況下也會給人們的生活帶來很大的作用

11、。故C正確。BPigs are always considered dirty animals because they roll in mud.But in fact they prefer being quite clean.They cover themselves with mud to help stay cool.During cooler weather, they prefer staying clean.So do elephants, which also cover themselves in dust or mud to keep cool.When they find

12、 a place with clean water they will take a bath, using their long noses to give themselves or each othera nice shower.Some animals use dust to get clean.Chinchillas (南美洲栗鼠) have very fine fur.They dont like to take water baths because water is not warm enough for them.So, instead, they roll around i

13、n fine dust.The dust helps to keep their fur and skin dry.This protects them from disease.Usually, a small bird is a light meal for a crocodile.But when a crocodile wants its teeth cleaned, it lies on the ground with its mouth open.The crocodile bird goes in and picks out any parasites (寄生蟲) between

14、 the crocodiles teeth or under its tongue.The crocodile gets its mouth cleaned, and the crocodile bird gets dinner.You wouldnt think fish would need baths.But some undersea parasites live under the fishs skin.“Cleaner” fish, like the wrasse(隆頭魚), help take them away.The wrasse stands on its head and

15、 dances to signal a big fish that it is ready to go into the cleaning business.The big fish will stop moving and open its mouth wide so the wrasse can swim inside and pick out parasites and bits of food.()4.The passage is mainly about how animals _.Astay cleanBhelp each otherCget their food Dtake ba

16、ths()5.What can we learn from the first paragraph about pigs? AThey can help each other take baths.BThey are dirtier during cooler weather.CThey prefer taking baths to rolling in mud.DThey like to stay cool and clean.()6.Chinchillas use dust to get clean for the following reasons EXCEPT that _.Adust

17、 can dry their fur and skinBthey are not good at swimmingCwater is too cold for themDdust is good for their health()7.From Paragraphs 3 and 4，we can know that _.Asome animals can get clean from others helpBmost animals are friendly to each otherCsmall animals couldnt get food from big onesDall of th

18、e animals prefer to stay clean【語篇解讀】這篇文章介紹了許多動物如何使自己保持清潔的，有些動物需要其他動物幫助他們清潔。4A主旨大意題。這篇文章介紹了許多動物如何使自己保持清潔的，故選A。5D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“But in fact they prefer being quite clean.They cover themselves with mud to help stay cool.During cooler weather, they prefer to stay clean.”可知，豬喜歡涼爽和干凈，故選D。6B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“They do

19、nt like to take water baths because water is not warm enough for themThe dust helps to keep their fur and skin dry.This protects them from disease.”可知，只有B沒有提到，故選B。7A推理判斷題。 根據(jù)第三段大意及第四段中的“help take them away”可知，有些動物需要其他動物幫助他們清潔，故選A。CSuccess is often measured by the ability to overcome adversity.But it

20、 is often the belief of others that gives us the courage to try.JK.Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, began writing at age 6.In her biography, she remembers with great fondness when her good friendSean became the first person to encourage her and help her build the confidence that one

21、day she would be a very good writer.“He was the first person with whom I really discussed my serious ambition to be a writer.He was also the only person who thought I was bound to be a success at it, which meant much more to me than I ever told him at the time.”Though there were many difficulties, R

22、owling continued her writing, particularly fantasy stories.But it wasnt until 1990 that she first came up with the idea about Harry Potter.As she recalls: it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester that the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head.To my great disappointment, I did

23、nt have a pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one.I think, now, that this was probably a good thing, because I simply sat and thought, for four (delayed train) hours, and all the details came up in my brain, and this thin, blackhaired, bespectacled(戴眼鏡的)boy who didnt know

24、 he was a wizard became more and more real to me.That same year, her mother died after a tenyear fight with serious diseases, which deeply affected her writing.She went on to marry and had a daughter, but separated from her husband shortly afterwards.During this time, Rowling was diagnosed with depr

25、ession.Unemployed, she finished her first novel in area cafes, where she could get her daughter to fall asleep.After being refused by 12 publishing houses, the first Harry Potter novel was sold to a small British publishing house.Now with seven books that have sold nearly 400 million copies in 64 la

26、nguages, JK.Rowling is the highest earning novelist in history.And it all began with her friends encouragement as well as her ambition to write.()8.Who believed JK.Rowling was to be a good writer?AHer friend Sean. BHer mother.CHer daughter. DHer husband. ()9.It can be concluded from Paragraphs 5 and

27、 6 that Rowling is_.Aopenminded BwarmheartedCgoodnatured Dstrongwilled()10. The text mainly tells us_.Aadversity makes a good novelistBthe courage to try is a special abilityCyou can have a wonderful idea everywhereDencouragement helps one succeed【語篇解讀】本文講述J.K. Rowling正是在她的朋友Sean 的鼓勵和支持下取得成功的。說明我們經(jīng)常

28、通過克服逆境的能力來衡量成功，但通常都是別人的信念給了我們嘗試的勇氣。也就是說在成功的道路上別人的鼓勵很重要。8A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句“In her biography，she remembers with great fondness when her good friendSean became the first person to encourage her and help her build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer.”可知，她的朋友Sean是第一個鼓勵她寫作并堅信她會成為一名作家

29、的人。故A項正確。9D推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第五段“That same year, her mother died after a tenyear fight with serious diseases”和“She went on to marry and had a daughter, but separated from her husband shortly afterwards.”可知，她媽媽去世，后來自己的婚姻也失敗。再看第六段“During this time, Rowling was diagnosed with depression”和“After being refused b

30、y 12 publishing houses, the first Harry Potter novel was sold to a small British publishing house.”可知她患上了抑郁癥，哈利波特系列小說被12家出版社拒絕，但是這一切都沒有打敗她，她最終取得了成功。這些都說明她的意志是非常堅定的。故D項正確。10D主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段“Success is often measured by the ability to overcome adversity.But it is often the belief of others that gives us

31、 the courage to try.”可知，我們經(jīng)常通過克服逆境的能力來衡量成功，但是通常都是別人的信念給了我們嘗試的勇氣。也就是說在成功的道路上別人的鼓勵很重要。接著講述J.K.Rowling正是在她的朋友Sean的鼓勵和支持下取得成功的。所以本文的主題是：鼓勵能幫助一個人取得成功。故D項正確。第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Right from birth, were in a continuous process of learning.Our memory takes up the res

32、ponsibility of storing everything we learn, thus increasing our knowledge._11_ In this article, well go through some tips on memorizing things quickly.Exercise your brain.Spending about an hour every day solving puzzles can serve as an excellent exercise for the brain.Also, computer games and memory

33、 games are of help to improve memory._12_ Grasping information becomes easier then.Take interests and enjoy what you learn.Ever wondered why you remember all the rules of your favorite sport or how you know all the dialogues of your favorite movie by heart? Thats because you take interests and enjoy

34、 those things._13_ Similarly, if youre interested in the topic youre studying, youll be able to memorize it better._14_Unless you understand what youre reading, seeing, or listening to，youll never be able to remember it.Its very important to know what youre studying, rather than memorizing it withou

35、t understanding.Also, listen attentively to what is being said while reading or listening to it.Once you have a clear understanding of the subject，the chances of forgetting what youve learned are very less.Talk about it.One of the best ways to memorize something quickly is to talk about it and use i

36、t in conversations.When you talk about something with others, your brain starts relating it with the things being discussed.It associates the information to be memorized with the contents of the conversation._15_AFollow a healthy diet.BBe attentive and understand.CBut how much do we actually manage

37、to remember?DInterest in the subject gives you a better understanding of it.EThese exercises also help to keep the brain active.FInformation written down on a piece of paper is always easier to study.GThis helps the brain keep the acquired information for a longer time.【答案】1115CEDBG第二部分語言知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分

38、45分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。For a long time Gabriel didnt want to be involved in music at all.In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at the music students, _16_ across the campus with their heavy instrument cases, _17_at school

39、 for practice hours _18_anyone else had to be there.He swore to himself to _19_ music, as he hated getting to school extra early._20_， one day, in the music class that was _21_ of his schools standard curriculum, he was playing idly(隨意地) on the piano and found it _22_to pick out tunes.With a sinking

40、 feeling, he realized that he actually _23_doing it.He tried to hide his _24_ pleasure from the music teacher, who had _25_over to listen.He might not have done this particularly well, _26_ the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good _27_ and suggested that Gabriel go into the music storeroom to see

41、 if any of the instruments there _28_ him.There he decided to give the cello(大提琴)a _29_.When he began practicing, he took it very _30_.But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was _31_ to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.This _32_，

42、 of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, _33_ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the _34_ looks of the nonmusicians he had left _35_.()16.A.travellingBmarchingCpacing Dstruggling()17.A.rising up Bcoming upCdriving up Dturning up()18.A.before BafterCuntil Dsince()19.A.b

43、etray BacceptCavoid Dappreciate()20.A.Therefore BHoweverCThus DMoreover()21.A.part BnatureCbasis Dspirit()22.A.complicated BsafeCconfusing Deasy()23.A.missed BdislikedCenjoyed Ddenied()24.A.transparent BobviousCfalse Dsimilar()25.A.run BjoggedCjumped Dwandered()26.A.because BbutCthough Dso()27.A.ear

44、 BtasteCheart Dvoice()28.A.occurred to Btook toCappealed to Dheld to()29.A.change BchanceCmission Dfunction()30.A.seriously BproudlyCcasually Dnaturally()31.A.committed BusedClimited Dadmitted()32.A.proved BshowedCstressed Dmeant()33.A.pushing BdraggingClifting Drushing()34.A.admiring BpityingCannoy

45、ing Dteasing()35.A.over BasideCbehind Dout【語篇解讀】最初蓋布瑞爾討厭學習音樂，后來在老師的引導下步入了音樂殿堂，愛上了音樂。16D根據(jù)句中的“heavy instrument cases”可知選擇struggling，表示“艱難地行進”。17D根據(jù)最后一段中的arrived可知，他們到校練習音樂，選擇turn up“出現(xiàn)，到達”。18A根據(jù)本段最后一句中的“extra early”可知，他們到校比其他任何人都早，因此選擇before。19C他發(fā)誓要避開音樂，因為他不喜歡很早到校，因此選擇avoid。20B根據(jù)第二段的內(nèi)容可知，本句話與上文有轉折關系，

46、因此選擇However。21A音樂課是學校標準課程的一部分，因此選擇part。22D由下文可知，他有音樂天賦，因此在隨意地彈著鋼琴時，他發(fā)現(xiàn)(慢慢)彈奏樂曲是容易的。故答案為D。23C根據(jù)下一句中的pleasure可知，他意識到事實上他喜歡彈鋼琴。因此選擇enjoyed。24B他試圖不讓音樂老師看到他那種明顯的快樂。obvious符合句意。25D音樂老師已經(jīng)踱到了他的面前來聽他彈奏。wander“徘徊，閑逛，漫步”，符合句意。26A他盡力隱藏對音樂的好感，不想讓音樂老師知道。他可能并沒有隱藏得很好，因為老師告訴他他的(音樂)能力很強。故選because。27A參見上題解析。ear在此表示“(學

47、習音樂，模仿聲音等的)能力”。28C老師建議他去樂器室看看是否有吸引他的樂器，appeal to “吸引”，符合句意。29B上文提及他彈鋼琴，而這里指他決定給大提琴一個機會，即試一試大提琴，因此選擇chance。30C他開始練習拉大提琴時很隨意。因此選擇casually“隨意地”。31Abe committed to doing sth.“盡心盡力做某事”，符合句意。32D根據(jù)第一段可知，學習音樂當然就意味著他每天早上很早到校。mean“意味著”，符合句意。33B根據(jù)句中的heavy可知選擇dragging，表示“拖”。34B根據(jù)文章第一段中的pityingly可知選擇pitying，pity

48、ing表示“同情的，憐憫的”。35C由文章第一段可知，他也曾經(jīng)有過這樣的表情，而現(xiàn)在他不再有這樣的表情了，因此選擇behind，leavebehind表示“把拋在后面”。第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。 My husband Mike had been working in Florida for five months.Our 9yearold daughter Kallie missed 36._ very much.So Kallie and I were flying to Florida 37._ (sp

49、end) a week with him.Kallie was nervous about the trip.However, since we did not get our boarding passes until we arrived at the gate, Kallie and I 38._not get seats together.So I asked the passengers next to me 39._ they would change places with Kallie or me.They all said no.Meanwhile, a mother and

50、 her two children several rows ahead of us also met 40._ same condition.The mother could hold her baby, but her 6yearold son had to sit with strangers.And 41._ offered to help her.Then, I saw a troop of Boy Scouts (童子軍) on our flight.The Scouts leader stood up and said to the woman，“Maam, I think we

51、 can help you.” He spent five minutes 42._ (rearrange) his group so there was space for the family to sit together.A smile came on the mothers face.Suddenly, the man sitting next to the Scouts leader turned around to me and asked, “Would you and your daughter like our seats？” We changed seats and be

52、ing together made our trip much 43._ (good)Would that man 44._(offer)us his seat if the Scouts hadnt done so for the mom and her children? Im not sure.But I do know that 45._(kind) is contagious (傳染的), and good deeds cause more good deeds!【語篇解讀】作者帶著孩子乘飛機的途中，通過調(diào)換座位的事情感嘆善舉是可以傳染的。36him句意為：我們九歲的女兒凱莉很想念他

53、。根據(jù)上下文可知，此處指父親，作missed的賓語。故填him。37to spend句意為：因此，我和凱莉將乘飛機去佛羅里達跟他待上一周。本句中謂語動詞是fly，設空處作目的狀語。故填to spend。38could句意為：但是，因為我和凱莉直到門口才拿到登機牌，所以我們不能坐到一起。根據(jù)句意可知，設空處表示“不能夠”，且此處講的是過去的事情。故填could。39if/whether句意為：因此我問鄰座是否能和我或者凱莉調(diào)換一下座位。分析句子結構可知，設空處引導賓語從句，表示“是否”。故填if/whether。40the句意為：同時，在我們前面數(shù)排的地方一個媽媽和她的兩個孩子遇到了同樣的情況。

54、形容詞same前用定冠詞the，是習慣搭配，意為“同樣的”。故填the。41nobody句意為：沒有人主動幫忙。上文提到作者的要求被拒絕，本段提到他們遇到了和“我”一樣的情況，由此可以推斷，沒有人幫忙。故填nobody。42rearranging句意為：他用五分鐘時間重新安排了他的小組，這樣那個家庭有地方坐在一起了。spend some time(in) doing sth.為固定搭配，意為“花費時間做某事”。故填rearranging。43better句意為：我們調(diào)換了座位，坐在一起使得我們的旅途更加完美了。根據(jù)句意可知，此處暗含比較意義，much修飾形容詞比較級。故填better。44ha

55、ve offered句意為：如果童子軍沒有對那位媽媽和她的孩子做那樣的事，那個男人會跟我們調(diào)換座位嗎？分析句子結構可知，本句使用了與過去事實相反的虛擬語氣，從句中用的是過去完成時，主句中應用would have done；根據(jù)上文可知，此處應是假設沒有那樣做。故填have offered。45kindness句意為：但是我真的知道善舉是會傳染的，善舉能產(chǎn)生更多的善舉。分析句子結構可知，設空處是主語，應用名詞。故填kindness。第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)應用文寫作(滿分15分)假定你是李華，你的外教老師Mr Brown即將回國，請你給他寫一封感謝信。內(nèi)容包括：1.表達感激之情；

56、2.回憶他在英語學習方面給你的幫助；3.祝他回國旅途愉快。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫?！敬鸢浮縊ne possible version：Dear Mr Brown，Ive heard that youre leaving China soon， so Im writing to express my thanks.I can well remember there was a time when I had great difficulty with my English pronunciation. It is you who taught me how to pronounce words correctly. Under your patient guidance， I gradually made progress and began to take interest in English. Thanks again for your generous help.Wish you a pleasant journe