高中英語譯林版選修一：Unit 4 Period 5　Extended reading-Reading comprehension

Period5Extendedreading—ReadingcomprehensionⅠ.匹配單詞(請(qǐng)把單詞和其對(duì)應(yīng)的英語解釋連線)1．striking A．torecognizethedifferencebetweentwopeopleorthings2．encounter B．energyandenthusiasm3．blame C．interestingandunusualenoughtoattractattention4．tolerant D．tothinkorsaythatsb/sthisresponsibleforsthbad5．vitality E．toexperiencesth，especiallysthunpleasantordifficult，whileyouaretrying todosthelse6．distinguish F．a(chǎn)bletoacceptwhatotherpeoplesayordoevenifyoudonotagreewithit答案1.C2.E3.D4.F5.B6.AⅡ.選詞填空eq\x(familiarizeoneselfwith；berootedin；oweadebtto)1．MikeowedadebttoMaryforhercareforhisdaughterinhisabsence.2．Youarenewhereandyou’dbetterfamiliarizeyourselfwiththeprinciplesofthecompanyassoonaspossible.3．Thestrugglebetweenthetwosidesmayberootedintheirdisagreementonthecampaign.Ⅰ.Fast-readingformainideas1．Skimthepassageandmatchthemainideawitheachpart.Part1(Para.1) A．ThepopularityofLiBaiandhispoetry.Part2(Paras.2－5) B．ThereasonsforLiBai’sromanticstyle.Part3(Para.6) C．AnintroductiontoLiBai’spoetryandromanticstyle.答案Part1CPart2BPart3A2．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．ThefeaturesofLiBai’spoems.B．LiBai’scontributiontoromanticpoetry.C．LiBai’slifeandhispoetry.D．WhatcontributedtoLiBai’sromanticstyle.答案CⅡ.Careful-readingfordetailsActivity1細(xì)節(jié)把握1．What’sthefunctionofthepoemANightStayataMountainTemple?A．Toaskreaderstoenjoyit.B．TointroduceTangpoems.C．Tocompareitwithotherpoems.D．TointroduceLiBaiandhisromanticpoetry.答案D2．Fromthesecondparagraph，wecaninferthat.A．LiBaireadmanybookswhenhewasyoungB．LiBaiwasfamiliarwithChinesecultureC．classicalChineseculturecontributedtohisromanticstyleD．LiBai’sparentswerestrictwithhim答案C3．WhenmightLiBaibeginhisadventureandtravel?A．Attheageof22.B．Attheageof26.C．Attheageof10.D．Attheageof19.答案A4．WhichofthefollowingdistinguishesLiBaifromotherlandscapepoets?A．Extraordinaryimagination.B．Freeexpressionofstrongfeelings.C．Loveforreadingandtravelling.D．Freeandunconstrainedpersonality.答案B5．WhatdidEzraPoundthinkofLiBai’spoems?A．Fascinating. B．Ordinary.C．Unbelievable. D．Meaningless.答案AActivity2深層理解1．What’sthetexttypeofthepassage?A．Narration(記敘文)．B．Practicalwriting(應(yīng)用文)．C．Expositorywriting(說明文)．D．Argumentativewriting(議論文)．答案C2．Whatisthetoneofthepassage?A．Critical. B．Suspicious.C．Objective. D．Indifferent.答案C3．Whatdoesthephrase“oweadebtto”inthesentence“Generationsofpoets，bothinChinaandabroad，oweadebttohisinspirationalpoems.”mean?A．Benefitalotfrom. B．Adaptfrom.C．Enjoymuch. D．Learnfrom.答案A4．Fillintheblanksandgetthestructureofthepassage.Activity1課文語法填空ItisbelievedthatANightStayataMountainTemple1.waswritten(write)byLiBaiinhisteenageyears.Withstrikingimagination，thisearlypoemshowedsignsofromanticstyle，whichwaslatertocharacterizehispoetry.LiBai’sloveofreadingandtravellingcontributedalot2.tohisromanticstyle.By3.reading(read)allkindsofbooks，hegotfamiliarwithclassicalChinesecultureand4.acquired(acquire)thewisdomofpreviousgenerations.LiBai’stravelaroundthecountrynourishedhisloveofnatureandinspiredhim5.towrite(write)romanticpoems.Inaddition，LiBaigrewupinthemostgloriousperiodoftheTangDynasty,6.whichallowedLiBaitodevelop7.afreeandunconstrainedpersonality.Givenhispersonalexperiencesandthehistoricalbackground，itiseasytoseethatmostofLiBai’spoemsarecharacterizedbytheromanticstyle.Allinall，withhisextraordinaryimagination，freeexpressionofstrong8.feelings(feel)andmasteryoflanguage，LiBaiiswidelyrecognizedasthe9.greatest(great)romanticpoetafterQuYuan.LiBai’spoetryinspiresgenerationsofpoetsbothathome10.andabroadandisenjoyedbycountlessreaders.Activity2長(zhǎng)難句理解1．Withstrikingimaginationinexpressionslike“scaringdwellersonhigh”，thisearlypoemalreadydisplayedsignsofaromanticstyle，whichwaslatertocharacterizeLiBai’spoetry.[句式分析]本句為主從復(fù)合句，with復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)作狀語，which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句修飾aromanticstyle。[自主翻譯]“恐驚天上人”等詩句想象奇絕，已經(jīng)展現(xiàn)出一種浪漫主義風(fēng)格，這一風(fēng)格后來成為李白詩歌的特色。2．EquallyimpressiveisLiBai’sfreeexpressionofstrongfeelings，whichbreathesvitalityintothelifelessobjectshedescribes，andwhichdistinguisheshimfromotherlandscapepoets.[句式分析]本句為主從復(fù)合句。主句采用了全部倒裝語序，表語Equallyimpressive位于句首，主語LiBai’sfreeexpressionofstrongfeelings后置；句中包含兩個(gè)非限制性定語從句，為whichbreathesvitalityintothelifelessobjectshedescribes和whichdistinguisheshimfromotherlandscapepoets，都修飾主語；在第一個(gè)非限制性定語從句中，hedescribes為省略關(guān)系詞的定語從句修飾objects。[自主翻譯]同樣令人嘆服的是李白對(duì)強(qiáng)烈情感的恣意抒發(fā)，筆下萬物都被賦予靈性，這也讓他與其他的山水詩人迥然有別。3．HewasfascinatedbyLiBai’spoemsandtranslatedsomeoftheminhis1915poetrycollectionentitledCathay.[句式分析]本句為簡(jiǎn)單句。someofthem作translated的賓語，entitled...為過去分詞短語作后置定語修飾poetrycollection。[自主翻譯]他傾慕李白的詩，選擇了多首收入他1915年出版的詩歌集《華夏集》中。Ⅰ.閱讀理解ALongago，poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.BackwhentheGreeksfirststartedtheOlympics，theyheldpoetrycontestsaswellasathleticcompetitions.Now，poetrycompetitionshavebeenrevived(恢復(fù))．Thisyear120,000highschoolstudentscompetedinthefirstPoetryOutLoudnationalrecitationcontest，performingpoemsfrommemoryfor$100,000inprizes.Thefirstcompetitionswereheldinclassrooms.Thewinnerswentontoschool-widecontests，andthentheycompetedincityandstatecompetitions.Finally，the50statechampions，alongwiththeDistrictofColumbiachampion，cametoWashingtonD．C.lastweekforthelastshowdown.Afterthe51championscompetedagainstoneanother,12wentontothefinals.Thenthefieldwasnarrowedtofive.Thefinalfivehadonelastchanceto“perform”apoem.Theoverallchamp，JacksonHille，ahighschoolseniorfromOhio，wona$20,000scholarship.TheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandthePoetryFoundationstartedPoetryOutLoud，becausetheyrealizedthathearingapoemperformedisadifferentexperiencefromreadingitonapage.It’snotjustamatterofsayingthewordsintherightorder.It’sthetoneofvoice，thepauses，thegesturesandtheattitudeofthepersonperformingthatbringthewordstolife.“Eachtimewehearsomebodyreciteapoem，weunderstandagainwhatwefoundfreshandinterestingaboutit，”saidNationalPublicRadioBroadcasterScottSimon，masterofceremoniesforthefinals.Hearingitinanewvoiceofferssomethingnewtothelistener.Notonlydothepeoplehearingpoemshaveanewexperience，butmemorizingandpresentingpoemshelpstheparticipants(選手)understandthosepoemsinanewway.AnotherbenefitofacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheparticipantslearnpublic-speakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlife.語篇解讀本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了美國的高中生沿襲了以前的做法，發(fā)起了詩歌背誦比賽。1．Fromthefirstparagraph，wecanknow.A．theGreekswerethefirsttowritepoemsB．theOlympicsusedtostartwithpoemrecitingC．poemswerespreadorallyinthepastD．a(chǎn)thleteswereaskedtorecitepoemsbeforecompeting答案C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段首句“Longago，poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.”可知，在很早以前詩歌只是口頭朗誦的。2．HowmanyroundsofcompetitionsdidthechampionstakebeforetheywenttoWashingtonD．C.?A．Three. B．Four.C．Five. D．Six.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段前三句可知，參賽者經(jīng)過在班里、學(xué)校、市里和州里的比賽后，才來到華盛頓進(jìn)行比賽。3．Accordingtothepassage，hearingapoemrecitedinanewvoicecan.A．bringanewlifetolistenersB．helplistenersfindtheirinterestC．makelistenerslearnthewordsD．offersomethingnewtolisteners答案D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后兩句可知，朗誦詩歌可以給聽者帶來新的感受。BThefirstsetofChinesestoriespresentedinEnglishscripts(劇本)，titledStoriesofChina：PerformedinEnglish，wasofficiallypublishedbyForeignLanguagesPress.PlannedbytheNewChannelInternationalEducationGroupwiththeparticipation(參與)ofplaywrightsfromChina，theUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStates，thebookprovidesanewwayforyoungpeopletolearnEnglishwhileinheriting(繼承)andspreadingChineseculture.Thebookcontains20Englishscriptsinnovelformatscoveringawiderangeofsubjects.UnlikethemostcommonEnglishscriptsforyoungreadersonthemarketwhicharebasedonadaptationsofEuropeanandAmericanstories，thosescriptspresentedinthisbookareuniqueforbeingbasedonclassicChinesestories，re-adaptedandwritteninEnglish.Thebookisdividedintothreegradesintermsofgrammarandvocabularydifficulty，makingitsuitableforyoungEnglishlearnersfromprimaryschoolstojuniorandhighschools.Allthescriptsinthebookarewrittenbytopplaywrightswithelegant，pureandvividlanguage.ThescriptsareprovidedwithasummaryofthestoryinbothChineseandEnglish，sothatreaderscanfullyunderstandtheplotaswellasthehistoryandculturebehindit.ReaderscannotonlyimprovetheirEnglishskillsthroughimmersive(沉浸式的)readingandperformancebutalsoappreciateChineseculture.HuMin，EnglisheducationexpertandfounderoftheNewChannel，saidthecombinationoftraditionalChinesecultureandEnglishteachinghasbecomeatrend，guidingyoungpeopletotellChinesestoriestotheworldwiththeirownwisdomanddeepChineseculturalheritage.TheNewChannelwillofferspecialcoursesonStoriesofChina：PerformedinEnglishinitsmanyschoolsacrossthecountry，andcooperatewithprimaryandsecondaryschoolsinBeijing，ShanghaitoofferEnglishdramacoursesonatrialbasis.Hubelievesthecourseswillsetoffanewwaveofenthusiasticlearningamongyoungpeople.語篇解讀本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了《用英語演中國故事》叢書，此書為中國傳統(tǒng)文化以及故事的英文版本。4．WhywasStoriesofChina：PerformedinEnglishpublished?A．ToofferEnglishdramacoursesonatrialbasis.B．TomakeforeignstudentsenjoyChineseculture.C．ToadvertisesomeofthetopplaywrightsinChina.D．ToimproveEnglishlearningandinheritChineseculture.答案D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段最后一句“Plannedby...，thebookprovidesanewwayforyoungpeopletolearnEnglishwhileinheriting(繼承)andspreadingChineseculture.”可知，D項(xiàng)正確。5．Whatdoweknowaboutthebook?A．It’sbeenpopularinvariousschools.B．ItintroducesclassicChinesestories.C．It’sbeenpublishedbyaforeignpress.D．Itstandsoutforitsuniquewritingstyle.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中“UnlikethemostcommonEnglishscriptsforyoungreadersonthemarket...thosescriptspresentedinthisbookareuniqueforbeingbasedonclassicChinesestories，re-adaptedandwritteninEnglish.”可知，這本書講述了中國的經(jīng)典故事。故選B。6．What’sHuMin’sattitudetowardsthecoursestobeoffered?A．Doubtful. B．Expectant.C．Objective. D．Conservative.答案B解析觀點(diǎn)態(tài)度題。根據(jù)最后一段中“Hubelievesthecourseswillsetoffanewwaveofenthusiasticlearningamongyoungpeople.”可推斷，胡敏對(duì)這門課程很期待，故選B。7．Inwhichsectionofamagazinemightthetextappear?A．Business. B．Lifestyle.C．Culture. D．Politics.答案C解析文章出處題。根據(jù)全文可知，文章主要介紹了《用英語演中國故事》叢書，這本書旨在介紹中國傳統(tǒng)文化，同時(shí)又能幫助青少年學(xué)習(xí)英文。所以這樣的文章應(yīng)該和文化相關(guān)。故選C。CTangDynastypoetssangforaboutthreecenturiesindifferenttones.ThereweremanyfamouspoetslivingintheTangperiod，suchasLiBai，DuFu，BaiJuyiandLiShangyin.TheCompletePoetryofTangDynastyeditedintheQingDynastyisacollectionofmorethan48,900poemsthatwerewrittenbyover2,200poets.Butitdidn’tcoverallthepoemsoftheTangDynasty.DuringtheTangDynasty，poemswererecitedwhenloverswalkedunderthemoonlight.Poemswerealsorecitedwhensoldiersfoughtonthebattlefield.Peoplerecitedthemintheopenairoronthetopofmountains.TangDynastypoetswrotepoemstowinfameandalsotodeveloptheirtemperaments(性情)．Theypouredoutdeepfeelingsfortheirfriendsandcriticized(批判)injusticeintheworldthroughpoems.IntheTangDynastyscholarshadtobepoets.Theirreaderswerenotonlypeopleofhighsocialpositionbutalsocommonpeople.Poetsrecitedpoems，womensingerssangpoemsandotherranksofpeople，includingoldwomenandchildren，readTangpoems.Thisatmosphereaffectedforeignerswhovisitedthecountryatthattime.Asaresult，Tangpoetrywasintroducedtosomeadjacentcountries，likeJapanandVietnam.TangpoetryisamostbrilliantpageinthehistoryofancientChineseliterature.It’samiracleintheculturalhistoryofmankind.TheTangDynastywasapowerfulempirewithavastterritory.ItinheritedChinesecivilizationthatwentbacktoancienttimes，whichwascombinedwiththebestofotherculturesandadoptedthebenefitsofothernationsintheworld.Tangpoetrywasn’ttheonlyspiritualwealthcreatedbytheTangDynastypeople.Philosophyandreligion，handwritingandpainting，andmusicanddanceallreachednewpeaksofdevelopment.Tangpoetry，however，wasthejewelinthecrownanditsgreatestachievement.語篇解讀這是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了唐詩在唐代的盛行，其影響力以及對(duì)世界文化的貢獻(xiàn)。8．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．Whythepoetscreatedpoems.B．TheeditorsofTheCompletePoetryofTangDynasty.C．SomeotherkindsofspiritualwealthintheTangDynasty.D．ThesignificanceandinfluenceoftheTangDynasty.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段介紹了詩人寫詩的原因，最后一段第三、四句介紹了唐朝的重要性和影響力，倒數(shù)第二句介紹了唐朝的其他精神財(cái)富，由此可知，《全唐詩》的編者沒有提到。故選B項(xiàng)。9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“adjacent”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Rich. B．Strong.C．Poor. D．Neighbouring.答案D解析詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)畫線詞上文“Thisatmosphereaffectedforeignerswhovisitedthecountryatthattime.”和畫線詞下文“countries，likeJapanandVietnam”以及常識(shí)可知，日本和越南是和中國相鄰的國家。所以adjacent意為“鄰近的”。故選D項(xiàng)。10．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheGreatTangDynastyB．FamousPoetsintheTangDynastyC．TangDynastyPoetryD．TheDevelopmentoftheTangDynasty答案C解析標(biāo)題歸納題。通讀全文可知，文章主要介紹了唐詩的吟誦歷史，詩人創(chuàng)作詩歌的原因以及唐詩的文學(xué)地位。所以“唐詩”最能概括文章內(nèi)容。故選C項(xiàng)。Ⅱ.七選五HOWTOREADAPOEMThere’sreallyonlyonereasonwhypoetryhasgottenareputationforbeingso“difficult”：Itdemandsyourfullattention.1FollowYourEars.It’sokaytoask“Whatdoesitmean？”whenyouarereadingapoem.Butit’sevenbettertoask“Howdoesitsound？”2Evenifyoucan’tunderstandasinglethingaboutapoem’s“subject”or“theme”，youcanalwayssaysomething—anything—aboutthesoundofthewords.3OK，we’renotsayingyouhavetoshoutitfromtherooftops.Ifyou’reembarrassedandwanttolockyourselfintheattic(閣樓)andreadthepoeminthequietestwhisper，goahead.Butreadingaloudisreallyaneffectivewaytounderstandapoem，becausereadingevenpartof