高中Unit 5 Poems习题

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主题语境：人与社会 难易度：★★ 语篇类型：说明文 建议用时：7
（2019湖南雅礼中学高二月考）
Lng ag pems were recited lud instead f being written dwn. Back when the Greeks first started the Olympics, they held petry cntests as well as athletic cmpetitins.
Nw, petry cmpetitins have been revived（恢复）. This year 120, 000 high schl students cmpeted in the first Petry Out Lud natinal recitatin cntest, perfrming pems frm memry fr $100, 000 in prize mney.
The first cmpetitins were held in classrms. The winners went n t schl-wide cntests, and then they cmpeted in city and state cmpetitins. Finally, the 50 state champins, alng with the District f Clumbia champin came t Washingtn D.C. last week fr the last shwdwn. After the 51 champins cmpeted against ne anther, 12 went n t the finals. Then the field was narrwed t five. The final five had ne last chance t “perfrm” a pem. The verall champ, Jacksn Hille, a high schl senir frm Ohi, wn a $20, 000 schlarship. The Natinal Endwment fr the Arts and the Petry Fundatin started Petry Out Lud, because they realized that hearing a pem perfrmed is a different experience frm reading it n a page.
It’s nt just a matter f saying the wrds in the right rder. It’s the tne f vice, the pauses, the gestures and the attitude f the persn perfrming that bring the wrds t life. “Each time we hear smebdy recite a pem, we understand again what we fund fresh and interesting abut it,” said Natinal public Radi bradcaster Sctt Simn, master f ceremnies fr the finals. Hearing it in a new vice ffers smething new t the listeners.
Nt nly d the peple hearing pems have a new experience, but memrizing and presenting pems helps the participants (选手) understand thse pems in a new way. Anther benefit f a cmpetitin such as Petry Out Lud is that the participants learn public-speaking skills that can help them fr life.
1. Frm the first paragraph, we can knw ________.
A. the Greeks were the first t write pems
B. the Olympics used t start with pem reciting
C. pems were spread rally in the past
D. athletes were asked t recite pems befre cmpeting
2. Hw many runds f cmpetitins did the champins take befre they went t Washingtn D.C.?
A. Three.
B. Fur.
C. Five.
D. Six.
3. Accrding t the passage, hearing a pem recited in a new vice can ________.
A. bring new life t listeners
B. help listeners find their interest
C. make listeners learn the wrds
D. ffer smething new t listeners
B
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（2020江西南昌第二中学高二上期末）
A qualified dctr wh rarely practised but instead devted his life t writing nce said, “Medicine is my lawful wife and literature is my lver.” Russian writer Antn Pavlvich Chekhv was a great playwright（剧作家）and ne f the masters f the mdern shrt stry.
When Chekhv entered the Medical Schl f Mscw University in 1879, he started t publish hundreds f cmic shrt stries t supprt his family. After he graduated, he wrte regularly fr a lcal daily newspaper.
As a writer he was extremely fast—ften prduced a shrt stry in an hur r less. Chekhv’s medical and science experience can be seen thrugh the indifference many f his characters shw t tragic（悲惨的）events. In 1892, he became a full-time writer and published sme f his mst memrable stries.
Chekhv ften wrte abut the sufferings f civilians in small twns f Russia. Tragic events cntrlled his characters wh were filled with feelings f hpelessness and despair.
It is ften said that nthing happens in Chekhv’s stries and plays. He made up fr this with his exciting technique fr develping drama within his characters. Chekhv’s wrks cmbined the calm attitude f a scientist and dctr with the sensitivity f an artist.
Sme f Chekhv’s wrks were translated int Chinese as early as the 1940s. One f his famus stries, “The Man in a Shell”, abut a schl teachers extrardinarily rderly life was selected as a text fr Chinese senir students.
5. Antn Pavlvich Chekhv ________.
A. had a lawful lver
B. wrte nly shrt stries
C. used t be a lawyer
D. was a capable dctr
6. In 1880. Chekhv ________.
A. became a full-time writer
B. studied medicine in Mscw University
C. practiced medicine in his hmetwn
D. published his mst memrable stries
7. Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing wrds can’t be used t describe Chekhv?
A. Sensitive.
B. Calm.
C. Quick-minded.
D. Warm-hearted.
8. Which f the fllwing is the right rder f the events?
a. became a full-time writer
b. started t publish cmic shrt stries
c. wrte regularly fr a lcal daily newspaper
d. entered the Medical Schl f Mscw University
A. d b c a
B. c a b d
C. d a b c
D. d b a c
II.七选五
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（2020河南洛阳一中高二上期末）
English teachers lve William Shakespeare fr all his wnderful 16th-century dialgue and prse（散文）. 1 If yu need r want t read a cmedy r tragedy f Shakespeare’s and dn’t knw hw t begin, here are sme tips t get yu started.
Keep a Shakespeare lexicn handy. A lexicn is a reference guide similar t a dictinary, except that it defines and explains wrd usage frm different eras r regins. 2
Explre nline study guides. Many sites ffer free study guides t the wrks f William Shakespeare. 3 These websites will include a character analysis, a plt timeline, majr themes and chapters, as well as an explanatin f unfamiliar terms.
4 Charles and Mary Lamb have written beautiful stry versins that are very readable fr all ages. If yu read it as a stry withut the dialgue r unfamiliar dialect and language, yu will get a feel fr the plt and characters. Yu will understand the stry better.
Watch a theater r mvie versin f the play. Yu can access sme versins f the plays n Unitedstreaming.cm as a teacher. As a student, lk n the Internet Mvie Database fr a cmprehensive list f prductins. 5
Shakespeare’s wrks are fun and wnderful! Make friends with the rhythm f this mst engaging reading! Use this handy guide and yu’ll be anther Shakespeare in n time!
A. Try t add the crrect emtin.
B. Listen t the way that the actrs say the lines.
C. His wrks were written fr actrs in a theater.
D. English students hate him fr the same reasn
E. It can translate terms frm Middle t Mdern English.
F. Read the stry itself in children’s versin t get the main plt.
G. I regularly use CliffsNtes and SparkNtes fr literary help.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
参考答案：
I. A
语篇解读 本文为一篇说明文。主要介绍了美国的高中生的诗歌背诵比赛。背诵诗歌不仅让背诵者以全新的方式更深刻地理解诗歌的内涵，也让听者对诗歌有了更新的理解。
1.C【解析】推理判断题。由第一段首句 Lng ag，pems were recited lud instead f being written dwn可知，在很早以前诗歌只是口头朗诵的，故选C项。
2.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段中的 The first cmpetitins were held in classrms. The winners went n t schl-wide cntests, and then they cmpeted in city and state cmpetitins. Finally, the 50 state champins，alng with the District f Clumbia champin came t Washingtn D.C. last week fr the last shwdwn.可知，参赛者经过在班里、学校、市里和州里的四轮比赛后，才来到华盛顿进行比赛，故B项正确。
3.D【解析】细节理解题。由第四段最后一句 Hearing it in a new vice ffers smething new t the listeners.可知，朗诵诗歌可以给听者带来新的感受，故选D项。
【高频词汇】1. champin n.冠军2. narrw v.缩小；使变狭窄3. verall adj.总的；全部的；全体的4. bring…t life使更生动；使更有趣
长难句分析
原句 The Natinal Endwment fr the Arts and the Petry Fundatin started Petry Out Lud，because they realized that hearing a pem perfrmed is a different experience frm reading it n a page。
句意 美国艺术基金会和诗歌基金会开始创办 Petry Out Lud，因为他们意识到，听到一首诗被表演与在一页纸上阅读它是不同的体验。
分析 本句为主从复合句。The Natinal Endwment fr the Arts and the Petry Fundatin started Petry Out Lud为主句 because引导的是原因状语从句，that hearing a pem perfrmed is a different experience frm reading It n a page为宾语从句，作 realized的宾语。
B
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了优秀作家契诃夫的写作之路，从最开始的医生兼职写作到后来成为一名全职作家，他给世人留下了许多优秀的作品。
5.D【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第一句中 A qualified dctr wh rarely practised可知，契诃夫是个合格的医生。故选D项。
6.B【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中 When Chekhv entered the Medical Schl f Mscw University in 1879 a知，契诃夫1879年进入莫斯科大学学医。故选B项。
7.D【解析】推理判断题。根据第五段中的 Chekhv’s wrks cmbined the calm attitude f a scientist and dctr with the sensitivity f an artist.可知契诃夫的作品将科学家和医生的冷静态度与艺术家的敏感结合在一起；再根据第三段中的 as a writer he was extremely fast--ften prduced a shrt stry in an hur r less.可知作为一名作家，他写作速度极快，常常在一个小时或更短的时间内写出一篇短篇小说。由此可知，他是一个沉着、冷静、敏感且思维敏捷的人，但是没有提到他的热心肠。故选D项。
8.A【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段 When Chekhv entered the Medical Schl f Mscw University in 1879，he started t publish hundreds f cmic shrt stries t supprt his family. After he graduated, he wrte regularly fr a lcal daily newspaper.可知当契诃夫于1879年进入莫斯科大学医学院时，他开始出版数百篇喜剧短篇小说来养家糊口。毕业后，他定期为当地一家日报写作。根据第三段中的In1892，he became a full-time writer and published sme f his mst memrable stries可知1892年，他成为一名全职作家，出版了些他最难忘的小说。可知，正确顺序应该是：d→b→c→a，故选A项。
【高频词汇】1. qualified adj.合格的；有资格的2. rarely adv.很少；不常3. master n.专家；主人4. cmic adj.喜剧的；滑稽的5. memrable adj.难忘的；值得纪念的6. despair n.绝望 7. sensitivity n.敏感；过敏性
长难句分析
原句 One f his famus stries, “The Man in a Shell, abut a schl teacher’s extrardinarily rderly life was selected as a text fr Chinese senir students.
句意 他的一本著名的小说《装在套子里的人》，讲述了一个学校的老师极其有条理的生活，被选为中国高中生的一篇课文。
分析 本句主干为 One f his famus stries was selected as a text fr Chinese senir students; “The Man in a Shell”为 One f his famus stries的同位语；abut a schl teachers extrardinarily rderly life为介词短语作定语，修饰“The Man in a shell”。
II.语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。莎士比亚的作品用其独特的魅力吸引着读者，文章就怎样更好地阅读莎士比亚的作品给了我们一些建议。
1.D【解析】上句讲英语老师们因为莎士比亚所有的16世纪精彩的对话和散文而喜欢他，设空处讲学生们出于同样的原因不喜欢他，与上句形成对比，故选D项。
2.E【解析】本段讲学习莎士比亚的作品需要先在手边放一本莎士比亚词典，根据 explains wrd usage frm different eras r regins可知这种词典能解释不同年代、不同地区的词的用法，E项“它能翻译从中古英语到现代英语的术语”符合本段内容，讲的是词典的特殊功能，故选E项。
3.G【解析】上句讲有许多网站免费提供莎士比亚的作品的学习指南，下文讲到 These websites.，G项列举了作者常使用的网站名称，承上启下，故选G项。
4.F【解析】根据后文 stry versins that are very readable fr all ages和 yu will get a feel fr the plt and characters可知我们先读简易版本的莎士比亚作品能帮助我们理解作品的主要情节和人物，F项表达了此意，故选F项。
5.B【解析】本段讲观看戏剧或电影版本的戏剧，B项“听听演员们说台词的方式”符合本段内容，故选B项。
【高频词汇】1. cmedy n.喜剧2. tragedy n.悲剧3. handy adj.便利的；手边的4. define v.下定义；界定5. plt n.情节6. access v.使用；访问7. engaging adj.有趣的；迷人的