2021-2022学年新教材译林版英语必修第二册课时作业：UNIT4　SECTIONⅢ　EXTENDEDREADING PROJECT ASSESSMENT&FURTHERSTUDY WORD版含解析.docx

1、课时作业(十二)Unit4SectionExtendedreading, Project, Assessment&Furtherstudy阅读理解AWilliamButlerYeats, amostfamousIrishwriter, wasborninDublinonJune13, 1865.Hischildhoodlackedtheharmonythatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later, Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered“littleofchildhoodbutitspain”.Infact, heinh

2、erited (继承) excellenttasteinartfromhisfamilybothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinallysettledonliterature, particularlydramaandpoetry.Yeatshadstrongfaithinthecomingofnewartisticmovements.HesethimselfthefreshtaskinfoundinganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments, ho

3、wever, werenotreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedidntloseheart, andfinallyenjoyedsuccessinhispoeticaldrama.Comparedwithhisdramaticworks, Yeatsspoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.Thesubjectmatterincludeslove, nature, history, timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytraditionalforms, hebroughtmoderns

4、ensibilitytothem.Ashisliterarylifeprogressed, hispoetrygrewfinerandricher, whichledhimtoworldwiderecognition.HehadnotenjoyedamajorpubliclifesincewinningtheNobelPrizein1923.Yet, hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40, hewouldprobablynowbevaluedasaminorpoet, forthereis

5、nootherexampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwhoproduceshisgreatestworksbetweentheagesof50and75.AfterYeatssdeathin1939, WH.Audenwrote, amongothers, thefollowinglines：Earth, receiveanhonoredguest：WilliamYeatsislaidtorest.LettheIrishvessel (器皿) lieEmptiedofitspoetry.1WhichofthefollowingcandescribeYeatssfamil

6、y?AItfilledYeatsschildhoodwithlaughter.BItwasshockedbyYeatsschoice.CItwasatypicallywealthyfamily.DIthadanartisticatmosphere.2WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinWH.Audenslines?AEnvy.BAdmiration.CEmptiness.DSympathy.3Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?AYeatssliteraryachievements.BYeatsshistoricinfluence.CYeatssar

7、tisticambition.DYeatssnationalhonor.BWhentheApolloastronautslandedontheMoonin1969, millionsofpeoplewererathersad.ThepersontoblameforthiswasanartistnamedChesleyBonestell.Formanyyears, BonestellhadbeencreatingbeautifullydetailedpaintingsoftheMoonandplanets.ViewersofhisartworkwereunhappybecausetherealM

8、oondidnotlooklikeBonestellspicturesofit.Asaspaceartist, BonestelltriedtomakehisdrawingslookexcitingandastrueastheMoonis.Heworkedcloselywithastronomersandscientiststogetthemostuptodatescientificinformationavailable.Butinthe1940sand1950s, noonehadeverseenanotherplanetupclose.YetBonestellspaintingslook

9、edsorealthatsomepeoplethoughttheywerephotographs.EventhoughBonestellwasinterestedinastronomy, hedidnotstartoutasaspaceartist.Asayoungmanhestudiedarchitecturetheartandscienceofdesigningandmakingbuildings.In1938BonestellbecameaspecialeffectsartistinHollywood.Itwasherethathelearnedhecouldimprovehispain

10、tingsbyfollowingthemethodsusedinthemovies.In1944, apopularmagazinepublishedaseriesofBonestellspaintingsoftheplanetSaturn.HedrewSaturnasifitwereseenbysomeonestandingoneachoftheplanetsmoons.Theresultsweredazzling.Withinafewyears, Bonestellsartworkwasappearingregularlyinmagazinesandbooksonastronomyands

11、paceflight.ManyofBonestellsartworkshadbeenrightallalong.ButthebiggestsurprisewastheMoon.SomeoneaskedBonestellwhathewasthinkingwhenhesawthefirstpicturesfromtheMoon.“IthoughthowwrongIwas！”hesaid.“Mymountainsweresharp (陡峭的), andtheyarentontheMoon.”Butheshouldnthavefeltbad.Nospaceartisthadeverbeforetake

12、nsomanypeopletosomanyfarawayworlds.Intheyearsjustbeforethefirstmannedspaceflights, Bonestellsartworkpreparedpeoplefortheamazingspaceadventuretocome.4Bonestellmadehisspacedrawings_.AfromaveryearlyageBbycopyingphotographsCwiththehelpofscientistsDinordertomakealiving5Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dazzling”

13、inParagraph4canbestbereplacedby?ADoubtful.BWorrying.CTerrible.DWonderful.6WhatdidBonestellssuccessliein?AHecreatedanewdrawingskill.BHehelpedfinishthefirstspaceflight.CHemadespacetravelmorepopular.DHehelpedbringspaceclosertopeople.7Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?AThefirstmenontheMoonBThespaceartof

14、ChesleyBonestellCThejourneysoftheApolloastronautsDSpacewalking: throughanastronautseyesCAviWortis, knownsimplyasAvi, writeshistoricalnovels.Historicalnovelsmixhistoricalfactswithstorytellingskills.Thesestoriestakeplaceinthepast.Themaincharactersarenotalwaysreal; theyexistonlyinstories.Avidecidedtobe

15、comeawriterwhenhewasastudentinseniorhighschool.Thiswasquiteadecisionbecausehedidnotwritewellinschool.Hehadaproblemcalleddysgraphia, awritingdisability.Theproblemcausedpeopletospellwordswrongly.Avialwaysenjoyedreading.Hereadmanytypesofbooksasachild.Avibelievesthatreadingisthemostimportantactivityfora

16、personwhowantstobeawriter.Avialsobelievesthatstrongcharactersmakestrongstories.Hecreatescharactersthatcanhelptobringhisideastolife.Hisbooksoftendealwithquestionsaboutlife.Writingstoriesletshimexploremanysidesofasubject.Hisfavoritepartistomakeimprovementsinhiswriting.Forhimthehardestpartiswritingthef

17、irstdraft (草稿)Avisfirstbookwaspublishedin1970.Hehaswrittenmorethan45bookseversince.Mostofthemareforyoungadultreaders.Besideshistoricalnovels, hewritescomedies, shortstoriesaboutadventures, animalsandsoon.FightingGround, whichwaspublishedin1984, isanexampleofAvishistoricalnovels.Thisattractivestoryta

18、kesplaceduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar.8WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?AHowAvidevelopedcharacters.BWhyAvilikedreading.CHowAvibecameawriter.DWhyAvidecidedtobecomeawriter.9AccordingtoAvi, whatsthemostdifficultthinginwriting?AMakingimprovements.BWritingthefirstdraft.CFindinganattractivecharacter.DWrit

19、ingthefirstpartofanovel.10Whatistheauthorspurposeofwritingthetext?ATodiscusshowtobecomeawriter.BTointroduceawriterofhistoricalnovels.CTodescribeanimportanthistoricalnovel.DToshowhowahistoricalnoveliswritten.课时作业(十二)阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇人物传记，介绍了叶芝在戏剧和诗歌等文学领域的成就。1答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Infact, heinherited (继

20、承) excellenttasteinartfromhisfamilybothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.”可知，他继承了家里优秀的艺术品位，他的爸爸和弟弟都是画家。由此可知，叶芝的家里很有艺术氛围，故选D项。2答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据这四行诗中的关键词anhonoredguest、vessel和poetry可知，W.H.Auden称叶芝为贵宾，并将其比作为“挥洒诗歌的器皿”。可推断，W.H.Auden在诗中表达了对叶芝的钦佩之情，故选B项。3答案与解析：A主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段中的“Buthefinallysettledonli

21、terature, particularlydramaandpoetry.”及第三段中的“Comparedwithhisdramaticworks, Yeatsspoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.”可知，叶芝选择了戏剧和诗歌作为自己的事业，与他的戏剧作品相比，他的诗吸引了很多赞赏的关注。所以，本文主要介绍了叶芝在戏剧和诗歌等文学领域的成就，故选A项。B【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了太空美术大师Bonestell。4答案与解析：C细节理解题。由第二段中的“Heworkedcloselywithastronomersandscientiststogetthemos

22、tuptodatescientificinformationavailable.”可知，Bonestell的画作得到了科学家的帮助，是有科学依据的，故选C项。5答案与解析：D词义猜测题。由该段中的“Withinafewyears, Bonestellsartworkwasappearingregularlyinmagazinesandbooksonastronomyandspaceflight.”可知，结果喜人，Bonestell的画作在随后几年经常出现在关于天文学和太空探险的书刊杂志上，故选D项。6答案与解析：D推理判断题。由最后一段内容可知，在载人宇宙飞船探索太空之前，Bonestell的

23、画让人们提前对太空有了了解并对之后的太空探险有所准备，所以他功不可没，故选D项。7答案与解析：B标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了太空美术大师ChesleyBonestell，故用B项作为标题最恰当。C【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了历史小说作家AviWortis是怎样成为作家的，他对于写作的观点及其作品。8答案与解析：C主旨大意题。根据第二段可知Avi高中时就想成为一名作家，他读了大量的书，并坚信阅读是一个想成为作家的人最重要的活动。这些都是讲述他是怎样成为作家的，故选C项。9答案与解析：B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Forhimthehardestpartiswritingthefirstdraft(草稿)”可知Avi认为写作中最难的是写初稿，故选B项。10答案与解析：B推理判断题。根据文章开头点出“AviWortis, knownsimplyasAvi, writeshistoricalnovels.”可知，下文介绍了他是怎样成为作家的，他对于写作的观点及作品。作者通过文章向我们介绍了一位历史小说作家，故选B项。