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课后提升练(十) Section Ⅴ WRITING WORKSHOP &
READING CLUB 1 & READING CLUB 2
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.They said goodbye to him as he got aboard(上火车) the train at Union Station.
2.A seaman(水手) went below to fetch the captain a cup of coffee.
3.Ned put his arm around her,trying to comfort(安慰) her.
4.It can bring about a physical, emotional(情感的),or mental change in people.
5.The library attracts thousands of scholars(学者) and researchers.
Ⅱ.单句语法填空
1.Once I knew I was forgiven(forgive), I could be at peace with myself at last.
2.Can you show me some ties and handkerchiefs/handkerchieves(handkerchief)?
3.The point is,not how long you live,but how nobly(noble) you live.
4.I take it for granted that they have arrived there already.
5.Those present just looked at each other in silence.
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.快点!否则我们到车站就要迟到了。
Hurry_up!Or we'll be late getting to the station.
2.中国丝绸早已闻名世界。
Chinese silk has long been famous all_over_the_world.
3.他们相信游客会自觉捡起垃圾。
They depend on the goodwill of visitors to pick_up_rubbish.
4.如果承运人有过错,他将对丢失或损坏负责。
If the carrier is at_fault,he will be held responsible for the loss or damage.
5.母亲的爱是关心、保护和养育的同义词。
A mother's love is synonymous_with_care,protection,and nurturing.
6.这个血检会显示你对这种疾病是否具有免疫力。
This blood test will show_whether_or_not you're immune to the disease.
7.人们认为他的弟弟是罪有应得。
People think his brother got what_he_deserved.
8.老师安慰她,因为她考试失败了。
The teacher comforts_her_for_her_failure in the examination.
9.你能原谅我忘了你的生日吗?
Can you forgive_me_for_forgetting_your_birthday?
10.她捡起那本书并把它放到了桌子上。
She picked_up_the_book and put it on the table.
Ⅳ.阅读理解
To the untrained eye,a pingpong ball is just a pingpong ball.To a Beverly Cleary fan,it's two motorcycle helmets for mice.
Ever since I read Cleary's series about Ralph,the motorcycleriding mouse,I've never looked at a pingpong ball—or the world—the same way.Amazing to think that it's been more than forty years since I checked out The Mouse and the Motorcycle from my school library in Northport,and yet that one particular image is as clear to me as ever.
And why shouldn't it be?It's perfect.
How I wanted a mouse of my own to ride a toy motorcycle around my house!Thanks to Cleary's genius,a talking mouse friend seemed not only possible but probable.
While much of children's literature attempted to explain the world from the point of view of a wise and gentle adult,Cleary created characters who saw the world as only children can.With great interest,I read every book that bore Beverly Cleary's name.She seemed like a friend who understood me in ways I didn't yet understand myself.
I've written eight children's books and have always kept Beverly's sense of wonder in mind.I don't remember at exactly what age I decided I wanted to write books,but I know that by second or third grade,my teacher assigned a project that allowed us to focus on whatever we wanted.My best friend picked dolphins;I chose children's authors,with a large chunk of my project being about who else?Beverly Cleary!
I told that story recently to a school group.One of the students said,“That's fantastic!You're your project on children's authors and then you became one!”
“Yes,” I said.“And my best friend who did her project on dolphins—became a dolphin!”
“Really?” the students said in chorus.
And that perfectly sums up why I love writing for children:the belief that fantastic,magical things can happen.Best friends can become dolphins;mice can ride toy motorcycles and become our friends.
That's what Beverly Cleary taught me.In the hands of a gifted storyteller,anything is possible ...and so very funny.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者是如何受到贝弗利·克利里的启发成为一名作家的。
1.The Mouse and the Motorcycle impressed the author mainly because ________.
A.it recorded animals' life
B.it revealed the wisdom of life
C.it encouraged children to raise pets
D.it described the world from children's eyes
D 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Ever since I read Cleary's series ...the same way.(自从我读了克利里关于骑摩托车的老鼠拉尔夫的系列小说后,我就再也没有以同样的方式看待过乒乓球——或者世界。)”以及第五段中的“While much of children's ...Beverly Cleary's name.(很多儿童文学作品都试图从一个聪明、温柔的成年人的角度来解释世界,而克利里创作的人物则以只有儿童才能看到的视角来看待世界。带着极大的兴趣,我读了每一本写着贝弗利·克利里名字的书。)”可知,The Mouse and the Motorcycle令作者印象深刻是因为它从儿童的视角来描述世界。故选D。
2.When learning the author's friend became a dolphin,the students felt ________.
A.amazed B.doubtful
C.scared D.confused
A 解析:推理判断题。根据倒数第四段中的“And my best friend who did her project on dolphins—became a dolphin!(我最好的朋友做了海豚项目,她变成了一只海豚!)”和倒数第三段“‘Really?’the students said in chorus.(‘真的吗?’学生们异口同声地说。)”可知,当孩子们得知作者的朋友变成了海豚时他们感到很惊讶。故选A。
3.What is the passage mainly about?
A.What the author created to attract children.
B.What the author did to turn impossible into possible.
C.How Beverly Cleary aroused children's interest in reading.
D.How the author was inspired to be a writer by Beverly Cleary.
D 解析:主旨大意题。根据文章的主要内容,尤其是第六段第一句和最后两句以及最后一段可知,本文主要讲述了作者是如何受到贝弗利·克利里的启发成为一名作家的。故选D。
Ⅴ.七选五阅读
What is culture?
Culture is too complex to define in simple terms.1.______ One is that culture is a total pattern of behaviour that is consistent in its components.Another fundamental is that culture is learned behaviour.The third is that culture is behaviour that is shared by a group of people.
To understand the culture of a particular country or region,one could examine its components,among which are material culture,language,and social organisation.Material culture includes the tools and symbols in a society,not including those physical things found in nature,unless they have undergone some change or have been given meaning by people.2.______ The way we consume and what we consume are heavily influenced by material culture.
3.______ Linked with all other aspects of culture,it reflects the nature and values of that culture.Industrialised societies have a rich vocabulary for commercial and industrial activities,while less industrialised societies may have richer vocabularies for matters important to their societies.The Eskimos in Alaska have many words to describe snow whereas English has only one general term.
Social organisation differs somewhat from society to society.The primary kind of community association is based on blood ties.4.______ It provides mutual protection,psychological support,and a kind of economic insurance or social security for its members.The term “brothers” in Zaire includes those whom we call cousins and uncles.
Cultural analysis serves a variety of purposes.Understanding the various dimensions and their interrelatedness helps promote crosscultural awareness.5.______
A.Some scholars even suggest that it is useless to try.
B.Language is the most obvious difference between cultures.
C.However,there are certain agreedon fundamentals that can be easily identified.
D.The values represented within a culture can also change with the passing of time.
E.For example,a mouse running on a street is not part of a culture,but the Mickey Mouse is.
F.In many developing countries,the extended family fulfills several social and economic roles.
G.It leads on to the promotion of goodwill,social and economic planning and harmony between social groupings or societies.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章从三个方面论述了什么是文化,如何理解文化,以及分析文化有何好处。
1.C 解析:空前一句讲文化太复杂,不能用简单的术语来定义,而下文却又给文化下了定义。由此可知,文化虽复杂,不好简单定义,但在某些方面还是可以达成共识的。前后内容是相反的。分析选项可知,C项中的“however”表示转折,符合文意,故选C。
2.E 解析:根据空格的上句“Material culture includes ...by people.”可知,物质文化不包括自然界中发现的物质事物,除非它们经历了某种变化或被人们赋予了意义。分析选项可知,E项中说的过街老鼠不是文化的一部分,但米老鼠就被赋予了意义,成为文化的一部分。由此可推断E项符合文意,故选E。
3.B 解析:本空格所在的段中出现的“vocabularies”“words”“English”等,这都属于语言(language)的范畴,可知本段主要讲述的是不同文化中所用的语言和词汇存在着差异。分析选项可知,B项(语言是不同文化之间最明显的差异。)符合文意,故选B。
4.F 解析:根据空前的“第一种社区交往是以血缘关系为基础的”可知,此处以血缘关系为基础的社区交往指的是家庭交往。结合下句“它为其成员提供相互保护、心理支持和一种经济保险或社会保障。”可知,此句讲了大家庭在社会经济中的作用。结合空格前后的语境可知,本段主要介绍了大家庭发挥了若干社会和经济作用。分析选项可知,F项符合文意,故选F。
5.G 解析:根据本段的首句“文化分析有多种目的”以及空前的“了解不同的维度及其相互关系有助于提高跨文化意识”可推断出空格主要叙述文化分析的作用。分析选项可知G项(它促进了友善、社会和经济规划以及社会群体或社会之间的和谐。)符合文意,故选G。
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