高中英语人教版 (新课标)必修1&2Unit 5 Nelson Mandel -- a modern hero课时作业

课时作业(十七)　Unit 5　Nelson Mandela—a modern hero

Section Ⅰ　Warming up & Reading—Pre­reading

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Elizabeth Freeman was born about 1742 to African American parents who were slaves.At the age of six months she was acquired，along with her sister，by John Ashley，a wealthy Massachusetts slaveholder.She became known as “Mumbet” or “Mum Bett.”

For nearly 30 years Mumbet served the Ashley family.One day，Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’s sister with a  spade.Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow  instead.Furious，she left the house and refused to come back.When the Ashleys  tried  to make  her  return，Mumbet  consulted a lawyer，Theodore Sedgewick.With his help，Mumbet sued (起诉) for her freedom.

While serving the Ashleys，Mumbet had listened to many discussions of the new Massachusetts constitution.If the constitution said that all people were free and equal，then she thought it should apply to her.Eventually，Mumbet won her freedom—the first slave in Massachusetts to do so under the new constitution.

Strangely enough，after the trial，the Ashleys asked  Mumbet to come back and work for them as a paid employee.She declined and instead went to work for Sedgewick.Mumbet died in 1829，but her legacy lived on in her many descendants (后裔)．One of her great­grandchildren was W．E.B.Du Bois，one of the founders of the NAACP，and an important writer and spokesperson for African American civil rights.

Mumbet’s tombstone still stands in the Massachusetts   cemetery where she was buried.It reads，in part：“She was  born a slave and remained a slave for nearly thirty years.She  could neither read nor write，yet in her own sphere she had no  superior or equal.”

语篇解读　本文介绍了美国历史上一位勇于追求自由的女性黑奴Elizabeth Freeman。

1．What do we know about Mumbet according to Paragraph 1?

A．She was born a slave.    B．She was a slaveholder.

C．She had a famous sister.    D．She was born into a rich family.

解析：　细节理解题。由文中第一句可知，她出生于奴隶家庭，天生为奴隶。

答案：　A

 2.Why did Mumbet run away from the Ashleys?

A．She found an employer.   B．She wanted to be a lawyer.

C．She was hit and got angry.   D．She had to take care of her sister.

解析：　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“One day，Ashley’s wife tried to strike Mumbet’s sister with a  spade.Mumbet protected her sister and took the blow  instead.Furious，she left the house and refused to come back.”可知，为了保护妹妹，她替妹妹挨了打。这一惩罚让她愤怒，所以离开了Ashley家。

答案：　C

3．What did Mumbet do after the trial?

A．She chose to work for a lawyer.   B．She founded the NAACP.

C．She continued to serve the Ashleys.  D．She went to live with her grandchildren.

解析：　细节理解题。根据第四段中的“She declined and instead went to work for Sedgewick.”可知，她为Sedgewick工作，结合上文可知Sedgewick是位律师。

答案：　A

4．What is the text mainly about?

A．A story of a famous writer and spokesperson.

B．The friendship between a lawyer and a slave.

C．The life of a brave African American woman.

D．A trial that shocked the whole world.

解析：　主旨大意题。文章主要讲了Elizabeth Freeman为平等自由而战的一生。通读全文不难选出C项。A项张冠李戴；B项以点代全；D项未涉及。

答案：　C

B

These people are studying English.However，they are now facing some problems.

　　语篇解读　本文是应用文。文章主要介绍了几位英语学习者遇到的一些问题。

5．Who may say，“I go to bed late last night”？

A．Pablo.　　　　　　　　　 B．Maria Luisa.

C．Li Ping.  D．Yoshi.

解析：　推理判断题。由第二段中的I don’t use the past tense及其后的例子可知，因为这句话中的时态不对，所以有可能是Pablo所说，故选A项。

答案：　A

6．What would be the best advice for Maria Luisa?

A．Try to have a wide vocabulary.

B．Develop a good knowledge of grammar.

C．Read as many English books as possible.

D．Make friends with English­speaking people.

解析：　推理判断题。由第三段内容可知Maria Luisa没有讲英语的环境，所以最好的建议应该是和讲英语的人交朋友，故选D项。

答案：　D

7．Why do people find it hard to understand Li Ping’s English?

A．She can’t pronounce words in English correctly.

B．She speaks at a very fast speed.

C．Her grammar is terrible.

D．Her voice is very low.

解析：　细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的my pronunciation isn’t good.When I speak，people often say，“What？Say that again”可知，A项说法正确。

答案：　A

8．What can we learn about Yoshi?

A．He was born in the United States.

B．He has a very small vocabulary.

C．He has learned English for years.

D．He is very good at listening.

解析：　细节理解题。由最后一段中的the vocabulary is very difficult.When I listen，...new words in every sentence可知，Yoshi的英文词汇贫乏，故选B项。

答案：　B

C

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Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield，Massachusetts in 1904.He was famous because of the books he  wrote  for  children.They  combine funny words，pictures，and social opinions.

Dr Seuss wrote his first book for children in 1937.It is called And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry  Street.A number of publishers refused to publish it.They said it was too different.A friend finally published  it.Soon other successful books followed.Over the years，he wrote more than forty children’s books.They were fun to read.Yet his books sometimes dealt with serious subjects.

By the middle 1940s，Dr Seuss had become one of the best­loved and most successful writers of children’s books.He had a strong desire to help children.In 1954，Life magazine published a report about school children who could not read.The report said many children’s books weren’t interesting.Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.

In 1957，Dr Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat.He used less than 225 words to write the book.This was about the number of words a six­year­old should be able to read.

The story is about a cat who tries to entertain two children on a rainy day while their mother is away from home.The cat is not like normal cats.It talks.The book  was an immediate success.It was an interesting story  and was easy to read.Children loved it.Their parents  loved it，too.Today many adults say it is still one of the  stories they like best.

9．What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Some of Dr Seuss’s books for children

B．What are Dr Seuss’s books mainly about

C．Dr Seuss—a famous writer of children’s books

D．Why are Dr Seuss’s books different

解析：　主旨大意题。根据文章可知本文是一篇人物传记，主要介绍了Theodor Seuss Geisel，一位著名的儿童作家，故选C。

答案：　C

10．What do we know about Dr Seuss’s first book for  children?

A．It was Dr Seuss’s worst book.

B．It dealt with a very serious subject.

C．Neither children nor adults like it.

D．Many publishers didn’t take it seriously at first.

解析：　细节理解题。根据第二段A number of publishers refused to publish  it.They said it was too different.可知D为正确选项。

答案：　D

11．How  did  Dr  Seuss  help  children  according  to Paragraph 3?

A．By asking others to help them in magazines.

B．By writing interesting and simple books.

C．By changing his old books into simpler ones.

D．By giving them books for free.

解析：　细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句Dr Seuss decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read.可知B为正确选项。

答案：　B

12．Adults most probably think that Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat is________.

A．interesting　　　　 B．serious

C．difficult   D．boring

解析：　根据最后一段Today many adults say it is still one of the stories they like best.可知A为正确选项。

答案：　A