牛津译林版 (2019)必修 第二册Unit 4 Exploring literature测试题
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这是一份牛津译林版 (2019)必修 第二册Unit 4 Exploring literature测试题,共9页。
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Yu knw that classics like Little Wmen and T Kill a Mckingbird started as nvels.But yu prbably didn’t knw that these ther famus mvies als came frm bks.
Hidden Figures
This film tld the stry f real-life Katherine Jhnsn and ther female African-American mathematicians wh helped drive the United States int space in the 1960s.It was actually based n a 2016 nn-fictin bk and the mvie did bst sales f the bk.
Frrest Gump
The 1994 mvie which was based n the bk by Winstn Grm wn six Academy Awards,including Best Picture and Best Actr fr the star Tm Hanks.Althugh the mvie’s bx-ffice success gave the bk a huge bst,it’s the film that made its mark n pp culture histry.
The Girl n the Train
Paula Hawkin’s psychlgical thriller,abut a wman n a train wh thinks she sees smething strange ut f the windw,was a huge success.But unlike the fast-paced,can’t-be-put-dwn quality f the nvel,the mvie was bring.
Field f Dreams
It’s hard t describe the plt f this mvie: Ray Kinsella hears a vice telling him t build a baseball field in his Iwa crnfield,and what happens next explres the themes f lst dreams,childhd heres,and healing the pain f the past.The 1989 mvie was adapted frm W.P.Kinsella’s 1982 riginal,Sheless Je,but cut ut sme extra characters.
1.Which is the best chice fr a persn wh lves math?
A.Hidden Figures.
B.Frrest Gump.
C.The Girl n the Train.
D.Field f Dreams.
2.Wh has wn the Academy Award fr Best Actr accrding t the text?
A.Kevin Cstner.
B.Winstn Grm.
C.Tm Hanks.
D.
3.What is special abut Field f Dreams?
A.It is a rmantic cmedy.
B.It presents several themes.
C.It was released in 1982 fr the first time.
D.It shws all the figures in Sheless Je.
B
When I was a kid,if smene tld me that I wuld grw up t becme a published authr and funder f a yuth literacy(读写能力) fundatin,I wuld have laughed and kept walking.Even nw when I see the title f my latest picture bk,My Very Favurite Bk in the Whle Wide Wrld,I shake my head,nt quite believing that bk has my name n it.But the truth is,this stry cmes frm my wn persnal experience.
It tk me a very lng time t find my persnal reading vice.In Valdsta,Ga.,where I grew up,my cmmunity prmted tw pathways t a better life fr little bys like me: being an athlete and being an entertainer.I was n different than the ther kids,s I did what felt natural: play ftball and verlk schl.Schl presented challenges every day and s did ftball practice,but vercming physical adversity(逆境) was n trend with my neighbrhd’s culture.Reading bks nt s much.
Frtunately,I went t cllege.That’s where my reading struggles really reared their ugly head.Trips t the grcery stre were stressful because there was s much reading invlved(包含) in the simple act f buying fd.I wuld misread labels and grab the wrng items.Once,I picked up apple sauce thinking it was apple slices.I didn’t ntice my mistake until I gt hme and realized that it was my inability t understand the differences in the wrding n the labels that caused the mistake.I realized that I needed t make an imprtant decisin.If I wanted t be a better versin f me,I had t becme a strnger reader.
I jined a bk club and read every free mment I had.My jurney with reading als created a desire in me t inspire thers wh struggle with reading.S I started a nnprfit,Share the Magic Fundatin,trying t transfrm the lives f children living in underserved cmmunities thrugh literacy.
4.What des the authr think f his new bk?
A.It’s beynd his expectatins.
B.It’s helpful fr yuth literacy.
C.It’s full f humr and wisdm.
D.It’s an exact recrd f his early life.
5.What was the rt reasn fr the authr’s failure t find his reading vice?
A.His preference fr ftball.
B.His dream t be an entertainer.
C.The challenges he met in study.
D.The influence f his cmmunity.
6.What des the underlined phrase “reared their ugly head” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.Changed. B.Surfaced.
C.Cncluded. D.Disappeared.
7.Which f the fllwing best describes the authr?
A.Creative and stubbrn.
B.Determined and cautius.
C.Reflective and warm-hearted.
D.Persuasive and absent-minded.
C
Tilet paper as we knw it tday is a relatively mdern inventin that’s nly been arund fr abut 150 years.It’s natural t wnder what was used befre mdern tilet paper.Tilet paper in its ancient frm dates back t China in at least the 6th century.Althugh paper itself appeared lng befre that time.
In ancient times,many kinds f materials were used instead f tilet paper.Fr example,sand was used by peple wh settled near the desert;grass was used by peple living in the grassland.Sme ther things knwn t have been used included:fur,leaves,rcks,snw,and s n.Of curse,it wasn’t uncmmn fr peple t g t the bathrm in a small river.
They might have used a clth r their hands t clean themselves afterward.Fr many peple that might have been preferable t the methd used by ancient Rmans:a spnge(海绵) n a stick kept in shared by everyne using public bathrms.
Luckily fr us,Jseph Gayetty created the first tilet paper in 1857.His “Gayetty’s Medicated Paper” didn’t becme ppular sn,hwever,since the public was used t using materials they gt fr free rather than spending mney n tilet paper.The rlled tilet paper we’re familiar with tday appeared in the 1880s.It wasn’t necessarily sft like we’re nw used t,thugh.Paper prductin methds wuld ften leave splinters(刺) in tilet paper.It wasn’t until 1935 that Nrthern Tissue said they had made “splinter-free” tilet paper.
Other imprvements in tilet paper happened ver the curse f the 20th century.Larger rlls with sfter paper became mre ppular.Tday,take a trip t yur lcal supermarket and yu will find many different kinds f tilet paper.Fr such a widely-used,necessary inventin,it isn’t given much it runs ut!
8.What might decide which material ancient peple used after using the bathrm?
A.What they did.
B.Where they lived.
C.Hw ld they were.
D.Hw lng they used the bathrm.
9.Why was Gayetty’s Medicated Paper unppular at first?
A.Because the paper had splinters.
B.Because the paper culdn’t be shared.
C.Because peple didn’t want t pay fr it.
D.Because peple preferred rlled tilet paper.
10.Hw des the text mainly develp?
A.By prviding examples.
B.By making cmparisns.
C.By telling an interesting stry.
D.By fllwing the rder f time.
11.What wuld be the best title fr the text?
A.A Great Inventin—Tilet Paper
B.Why Was Tilet Paper Invented?
C.Tilet Paper vs Water:Which t Chse?
D.What Did Peple Use Befre Tilet Paper?
Ⅱ.七选五
Hw t Develp a Habit f Keeping a Diary
Diaries are wnderful ways that allw yu t express yur emtins r ideas,and reflect n daily life in a safe private space. 1 Here are sme tips t help yu develp a habit f keeping a diary.
Brainstrming(集思广益) tpics.Nt sure what t write abut?Yu can chse any event f yur day that impresses yu deeply.Fr example,yu culd write abut the English exam yu tk at schl that day.Are yu feeling gd abut the exam? 2 Besides,yu can als write dwn inspiring wrds frm a famus persn,yur favrite bk r mvie and what they mean t yu.
Chse an exact time each day t write in yur diary. 3 Others simply frget t write.Chsing an exact time each day fr diary writing may help.Fr example,yu might chse t write in yur diary every night right befre bed.Dn’t set an unrealistic schedule fr yurself.If writing every day seems ut f reach,plan n keeping a diary 3 times a week instead.
4 Yu dn’t have t spend much time every day writing in yur diary.10-15 minutes every time is enugh when yu’re just starting ut.Fr example,yu culd write a few key pints in yur diary when yu just try writing.Remember that keeping a diary is just an expressin,nt an unpleasant task,s g easy n yurself.
Use illustratins(插图) if yu prefer drawing t writing.Sme peple find it easier t express their thughts and emtins thrugh drawing rather than writing.Quick drawings may als help yu write dwn smething that yu want t remember but dn’t have time t write abut. 5
A.Write dwn yur feelings at the time.
B.Keep yur writing time shrt in the beginning.
C.Hwever,yu will be tired f it sn in that way.
D.Fr this reasn,many peple have tried keeping a diary.
E.Many peple struggle t find the time t write in their diaries.
F.When yu are thinking abut the tpics,keep away frm them.
G.If yu prefer t recrd yur day by drawing,feel free t use that way.
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Ⅰ.
eq \x(语篇解读 本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四部根据文学作品改编的著名影片。)
1.A [细节理解题。根据Hidden Figures中的第一句可知,Hidden Figures讲述了真实人物凯瑟琳·约翰逊和其他非洲裔女性数学家的故事,所以喜欢数学的人可以选择这部电影,故选A项。]
2.C [细节理解题。根据Frrest Gump中的第一句可知,Tm Hanks赢得了奥斯卡最佳男主角奖,故选C项。]
3.B [推理判断题。根据Field f Dreams部分第一句可知,电影Field f Dreams探讨了失落的梦想、童年英雄和治愈过去的痛苦等主题,由此可知,这部电影有好几个主题,故选B项。]
4.A [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Even nw when I see the quite believing that bk has my name n it.”可知,直到现在作者都不相信自己写了书。故选A。]
5.D [细节理解题。根据第二段中的“my cmmunity prmted tw ftball and verlk schl”可知,作者受所在的社区文化的影响,选择踢足球和忽视学校。故选D。]
6.B [词义猜测题。根据前文的“reading struggles”以及后面的“Trips t the grcery stre were wuld misread labels and grab the wrng items...”可知,作者上了大学之后,生活中遇到很多关于误读的情况,所以此处应该是“开始出现”。故选B。]
7.C [推理判断题。通读全文可知,作者意识到自己的问题(reflective),并努力去改变。再根据最后一段的“S I started a cmmunities thrugh literacy.”可知,他建立了非营利组织去帮助孩子们阅读,说明他热心(warm-hearted)。故选C。]
8.B [细节理解题。由第二段中的“Fr example,sand was used by peple wh settled near the desert;grass was used by peple living in the grassland.”可知,古人通过就地取材解决如厕后的清洁问题,即用什么材料取决于人们生活在哪里。故选B。]
9.C [细节理解题。由第四段中的“His ‘Gayetty’s Medicated Paper’ didn’t becme ppular sn,hwever,since the public was used t using materials they gt fr free rather than spending mney n tilet paper.”可知,由于人们不想要花钱买厕纸,所以 Gayetty’s Medicated Paper 不受欢迎。故选C。]
10.D [推理判断题。由文中依次出现的 the 6th century,In ancient times,in 1857,in the 1880s,until 1935,the 20th century和Tday可知,本文主要按照时间顺序展开。故选D。]
11. A [标题归纳题。通读全文可知,作者介绍了厕纸发明前后的情况,文中最后一段中的“Fr such a widely-used,necessary inventin, it isn’t given much it runs ut!”指出它是一个被广泛使用的必要发明。由此可知A项最能概括全文内容,故选A。]
Ⅱ.
eq \x(语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了四种养成写日记这一好习惯的方法。)
1.D [上文讲写日记的好处,与D项“出于这个原因,许多人尝试过写日记”构成因果关系,符合逻辑。故选D。]
2.A [根据本段的中心句可知,本段主要是关于日记的话题,本空前两句以考试的感受为例子,这就是可以写在日记中的内容,所以A项“写下你当时的感受”承接上文,符合语境。故选A。]
3.E [根据本段的中心句可知,本段主要是讲写日记的时间。根据下文“Others simply frget t write.”可知,空处应涉及一部分人的做法,所以E项“许多人很难找到时间写日记”符合语境。故选E。]
4.B [空后两句讲开始时不用每天花很久写日记,与B项“一开始让你的写作时间短一点”一致,其中in the beginning与空后的starting ut呼应。故选B。]
5.G [上文指出快速绘图还可以帮助你写下你想记住但没有时间写的东西,所以G项“如果你更喜欢通过绘画来记录你的一天,请随意使用这种方式”承接上文,且选项中的drawing与上文的drawings呼应。故选G。]
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者通过自身的努力不断练习阅读,最终克服阅读困难,成为一名作家的故事。
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章根据时间顺序介绍了厕纸发明前后的情况,并指出这是一项重要的发明。
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