課時作業(yè)(四)Unit7ArtPartⅣLesson2BeijingOperaⅠ.閱讀理解AIgrewupinahousewheretheTVwasseldomturnedonandwithonewallinmybedroomentirelylinedwithbookshelves,mostofmychildhoodwasspentonbooksIcouldgetholdof.Infact,Igrewupthinkingofreadingasnaturalasbreathingandbooksunbelievablypowerfulinshapingperspectives(觀點)bycreatingworldswecouldstepinto,takepartinandlivein.Withthisunshakablebelief,I,atfourteen,decidedtobecomeawriter.Heretoo,readingbecameuseful.Everywriterstartsoffknowingthathehassomethingtosay,butbeingunabletofindtherightwaystosayit.Hehastofindhisownvoicebyreadingwidelyanddiscoveringwhichpartsofthewritersheagreesordisagreeswith,oragreeswithsostronglythatitreshapeshisownworld.Hecannotwritewithoutlovingtoread,becauseonlythroughreadingotherpeople'swritingcanonediscoverwhatworks,whatdoesn'tand,intheend,togetherwithlotsofpractice,whatvoicehehas.NowIamincollege,andhavecometorealizehowimportantitistoreadfiction(文學(xué)作品).Asalawstudent,myreadingisinfactlimitedtosubjectmatter—thevolume(量)ofwhatIhavetoreadforclasseseveryweekmeansthereislittletimetoreadanythingelse.SuchreadingmadeitalltheclearertomethatIliveinaverysmallpartinthisgreatplacecalledlife.Readingfictionremindsmethatthereislifebeyondmyown.ItallowsmetotravelacrossthehighseasandalongtheSilkRoad,allfromthecomfortofmyownarmchair,toexperience,thoughsecondhand,excitingexperiencesthatIwouldn'tnecessarilybeabletohaveinmylifetime.1．Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorasachild?A．HeneverwatchedTV.B．Hereadwhathehadto.C．Hefoundreadingunbelievable.D．Heconsideredreadingpartofhislife.2．Theunderlinedword“voice”inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans“________”．A．a(chǎn)nideaB．a(chǎn)soundqualityC．a(chǎn)wayofwritingD．a(chǎn)worldtowriteabout3．Whateffectdoesreadinghaveontheauthor?A．Ithelpshimtorealizehisdream.B．Itopensupawiderworldforhim.C．Itmakeshiscollegelifemoreinteresting.D．Itincreaseshisinterestinworldwidetravel.4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?A．WhyDoIRead?B．HowDoIRead?C．WhatDoIRead?D．WhenDoIRead?BDuringthe15thcentury,spices(香料)fromIndiawereverypopularinEurope,however,theonlywaytotravelfromEuropetoIndiawasoverland.Thiswasalongandexpensivetrip.TheKingofPortugalrealizedifhecouldfindawaytogettoIndiabysailingontheocean,hewouldbecomerichbytradingspicesinEurope.Anexplorer(探險家)bythenameofBartolomeuDiashaddiscoveredtheCapeofGoodHopeatthetipofAfrica.ItwasthoughtthattheremaybeawayaroundtheCapeandtothenortheasttowardsIndia.However,manywereskepticalandthoughtthattheIndianOceandidnotconnectwiththeAtlanticOcean.VascodaGama,whowasbornin1460stoawealthyPortuguesefamilyinSines,wasgivenafleetofshipsbythekingandtoldtodiscoverasearoute(路途)aroundAfricatoIndia.Hewasalsotoldtolookforothertradingpossibilitiesalongtheway.VascodaGamaleftonhisfirstvoyage(航行)fromLisbon,Portugal,withfourshipsand170menonJuly8,1497.GamaandhismenroundedthesoutherntipofAfricaattheCapeofGoodHopeonNovember22.TheythenheadednorthupthecoastofAfrica.TheystoppedattradingportsalongthewayincludingMombasaandMalindi.AtMalindi(about120kmnortheastofMombasa),theypickedupalocalpilotwhoknewthedirectiontoIndia.WiththehelpofamonsoonwindtheywereabletocrosstheIndianOceanandarriveinCalicut,Indiainlessthanamonth(onMay20,1498).AtCalicut,Vascoranintoserioustroublewhentryingtotrade.Hehadbroughtlittleofvalueinhisships.Thismadethelocaltradersdoubtfulofhimandverysoonhehadtoleave.Thevoyagebackwasdisastrous.Aroundhalfofhismendiedfromscurvy(壞血病)asthetripbacktookmuchlongerbecauseofthewindsnotblowinginhisfavor.However,whenhereturnedhome,hewasstillahero.HehadfoundthemuchneededtraderoutetoIndia.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“skeptical”inParagraph1mean?A.Worried.B．Doubtful.C．Hopeful.D．Supportive.6．WhatwasthemainpurposeofVascodaGama'sfirstvoyagetoIndia?A．TotakecontrolofIndia.B．Tocontrolthespicetrade.C．TofindatraderoutetoIndia.D．TobringbackspicesfromIndia.7．WhichisthecorrectrouteofGama'sfirstvoyagetoIndia?A．Sines→theCapeofGoodHope→Mombasa→MalindiCalicut.B．Sines→theCapeofGoodHope→Malindi→Mombasa→Calicut.C．Lisbon→theCapeofGoodHope→Malindi→Mombasa→Calicut.D．Lisbon→theCapeofGoodHope→Mombasa→MalindiCalicut.8．WhathappenedtoGamaandhismenwhentheystayedatCalicut?A．Theirtradingwaswell-received.B．Halfofthemgotaseriousillness.C．Theymissedthebesttimetogobackhome.D．Theywereconsideredunwelcomebythelocaltraders.Ⅱ.完形填空Iusedtobeaveryself-centered(自我中心的)person，butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.Ihavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeople__1____Ithinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecominga____2____person.Ithinkmy____3____startedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmydegreeandbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse，soIhardlyever____4____toanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreallylonely.Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.Sotrieda(n)____5____.Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtroubleI____6____tohelp.Thatwasreallyabig____7__forme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoofthemarestillmybestfriendstoday.Abiggercauseofmynew____8__，however,camewhenItookapart-timejobataVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer'sdiseasebecamemyfriend.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewasso____9____becauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughternever__10____her,soItookherplace.Sheletme____11____thatmakingothersfeelgoodmademefeelgood,too,whenshedied,Iwas____12__，butIwasverygratefultoher.IthinkIamamuch____13____persontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnotforgettheseexperiences.Theyhave____14____metocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.I____15__whoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.1．A.sinceB．beforeC．orD．unless2．A.famousB．simpleC．differentD．skilled3．A.educationB．careerC．tourD．change4．A.talkedB．wroteC．liedD．reported5．A.argumentB．gameC．experimentD．defense6．A.daredB．offeredC．hesitatedD．happened7．A.dreamB．problemC．dutyD．step8．A.attitudeB．hobbyC．hopeD．luck9．A.politeB．happyC．strangeD．confident10．A.botheredB．a(chǎn)nsweredC．visitedD．trusted11．A.explainB．guessC．declareD．see12．A.homelessB．heartbrokenC．bad-temperedD．hopeless13．A.quieterB．busierC．betterD．richer14．A.forcedB．preferredC．orderedD．taught15．A.missB．likeC．wonderD．expect課時作業(yè)(四)Ⅰ.閱讀理解【語篇解讀】作者在文章中用自己的親身經(jīng)驗告知我們閱讀的重要性：閱讀給我們打開了生活中的一扇窗戶。1．答案與解析：D推理推斷題。依據(jù)第一段最終一句“Infact,Igrewupthinkingofreadingasnaturalasbreathing...andlivein.”可知作者把閱讀當(dāng)成是和呼吸一樣自然的事情。說明閱讀已經(jīng)成為作者生活的一部分了，故D正確。2．答案與解析：C詞義揣測題。依據(jù)前一句“Everywriterstartsoffknowing...rightwaystosayit.”每一個作家都知道他們有話要說，但是有時卻找不到正確的方法把要說的話說出來。依據(jù)本句“Hehastofindhisownvoicebyreadingwidely”可知要通過廣泛閱讀找到自己的表達(dá)思想的方法，所以本句中的voice就是指作者的寫作方法，故C正確。3．答案與解析：B推理推斷題。依據(jù)文章最終兩句“Readingfictionremindsme...”可知閱讀讓自己跳出小圈子，讓自己了解到更多的學(xué)問，呈現(xiàn)給作者一個更為廣袤的世界，故B正確。4．答案與解析：A主旨大意題。作者在文章第一段中介紹了自己的童年就是在閱讀中度過的，接著又介紹了閱讀的重要作用，閱讀讓自己領(lǐng)會了外面的世界。所以本文主要告知我們?yōu)槭裁次覀円喿x，故A正確。【語篇解讀】本文是記敘文。文章介紹了葡萄牙探險家達(dá)·伽馬第一次航行到印度的緣由及過程。5．答案與解析：B揣測詞義題。由第一段中的“theremaybeaway...towardsIndia”和畫線詞后的“theIndianOceandidnotconnectwiththeAtlanticOcean”可知，因為很多人認(rèn)為印度洋與大西洋不相連，所以他們對繞過好望角有到達(dá)印度的路途這一想法持懷疑看法。6．答案與解析：C細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。第一段說明了葡萄牙國王派遣達(dá)·伽馬出行的緣由“findawaytogettoIndia...tradingspicesinEurope”，再由其次段中的“toldtodiscoverasearoutearoundAfricatoIndia”可知，達(dá)·伽馬第一次航行到印度的目的是找尋一條貿(mào)易路途。7．答案與解析：D細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由第三段描述達(dá)·伽馬第一次從歐洲航海到印度的路途“l(fā)eftonhisfirstvoyagefromLisbon...rounded...attheCapeofGoodHope...AtMalindi(about120kmnortheastofMombasa)...crosstheIndianOceanandarriveinCalicut”可知答案。8．答案與解析：D推理推斷題。由第三段中的“Hehadbroughtlittleofvalue...doubtfulofhim”可知，到達(dá)Calicut之后，由于船上有價值的東西太少，因此達(dá)·伽馬和他的船員們在那里不受當(dāng)?shù)厣倘说臍g迎。Ⅱ.完形填空【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。作者講解并描述了自己從一個自私的人變成現(xiàn)在能為他人著想的人的感受和過程。上高校時一心只想著拿學(xué)位而拼搏，結(jié)果一個摯友都沒有感到很孤寂。后來作者在Vista護(hù)理之家，結(jié)識了一位變更了她、把她當(dāng)作女兒的重病纏身的老婦人。老人告知她：只有別人感到興奮自己才歡樂。1．答案與解析：B考查連詞辨析。since自從；before在……之前；or或者；unless除非。before在……之前，表示的含義是在考慮自己之前先考慮別人，對應(yīng)前邊的變更自我為中心。故選B。2．答案與解析：C考查形容詞辨析。句意：變成了不同于以前的人。famous聞名的；simple簡潔的；different不同的；skilled有技巧的。故選C項。3．答案與解析：D考查名詞辨析。依據(jù)上下文推斷，變更這個單詞貫穿全文。education教化；career事業(yè)；tour旅行；change變更。故選D。4．答案與解析：A考查動詞辨析。talktosb.和某人談話，因為前文說是自己認(rèn)為比別人聰慧，因此幾乎不和別人說話。talked談?wù)摚粀rote寫；lied說謊；reported報道。故選A。5．答案與解析：C考查名詞辨析。詞義試驗的含義，引申為一種突破，一種變更，對應(yīng)下文起先做的事情。argument爭辯；game運動；experiment試驗；defense防衛(wèi)。故選C。6．答案與解析：B考查動詞辨析。offertod