2020-2021学年新教材高中英语 Unit 5 Poems Period 4素养检测（含解析）新人教版选择性必修第三册.doc

1、Unit 5 Poems课时素养检测 二十Unit 5Period 4. 阅读理解He was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry. Beloved by Chileans of all classes, he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 108th birthday of Pablo Neruda (19041973). Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Ba

2、soalto, he was a tall, shy and lonely boy. He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten. The American poet Walt Whitman, whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table, became a major influence on his work. However, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and

3、 tried to discourage him from writing. To cover up the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda. In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair. Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile(被流放者) made him go beyond the the

4、me of love. His works also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative, destructive and forever moving. He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves a

5、nd the seabirds on the coast. . . “I need the sea because it teaches me, ” he wrote. “I move in the university of the waves. ” He loved how the sea forever renewed itself, a renewal echoed in his work. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇记叙文, 介绍了智利诗人聂鲁达。1. The underlined word “Picasso” can probably be replaced by “ ”. A. mo

6、st important personB. famous person from PicassoC. freedom fighter in PicassoD. poem fan【解析】选A。 词义猜测题。根据下一句的意义“他被智利各阶层的人们爱戴着, 他的作品广为传诵, 备受尊重。”可猜测出: 他曾经被誉为诗坛“巨匠”。2. Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto took the pen name Pablo Neruda because _. A. literary greats usually used the pen nameB. his father encou

7、raged him to use the nameC. he wanted to prevent his father knowing the publicationD. he was greatly influenced by other poets【解析】选C。 细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知, 聂鲁达的父亲不赞成他当诗人, 经常想方设法阻止他创作。为了掩人耳目发表第一首诗, 他就为自己取了个笔名聂鲁达。3. Which of the following is NOT the theme of his works? A. Love. B. Political struggle. C. S

8、ocial reform. D. Development of South America. 【解析】选C。 推理判断题。第四段第二、三句表述的意思: 聂鲁达有着丰富的阅历, 他当过外交官, 曾流亡国外。因此, 他的诗歌主题多样, 并不仅仅限于男女情爱。他的作品还反映了左派政治斗争以及南美洲的发展。由此可知社会改革不是他作品的主题。4. The last paragraph mainly tells us _. A. the sea gave Neruda vast writing inspirationB. the beautiful scenery along the Chile coas

9、tC. Nerudas poems were widely read overseasD. Neruda loved to write his poems near the sea【解析】选A。 段落主旨题。根据最后一段第二句和最后一句得知: 海浪磅礴的力量、自由的激荡, 海岸上展翅翱翔的海鸟, 这一切都给予聂鲁达无尽的创作灵感。他喜欢大海, 还因为大海在永不停息地更新着自己。而他的诗作也犹如大海一样, 不断地推陈出新。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Is there a best way to pack clothes? The

10、 following ideas are of great help to those who are always on the way. Where to start? 1 Once you see how much you lay in front of you, be brave and reduce about a third. Because the truth is like your wardrobe, you never seem to use as much as you take. How to deal with clothing? Start with your sh

11、oes. Put underwear or socks inside them to hold the shape of your shoes. Thus, you can make use of every square inch of space. Once your shoes are firmly in place, fill small gaps with very soft items. 2Lay out the first clothes with one end inside the suitcase and the other end dropping over the ed

12、ge. Put the next clothes on top of this, but place them the other way around. 3 In this way, youll get another flat layer soon. Finally, one by one, fold the clothes back in. Where to put non-clothing? 4 These awkward shaped items are difficult to pack. Youd better put them towards the middle to giv

13、e maximum protection. Remember to double bag your toiletries kit(洗漱袋) to avoid spotting your clothes. Top tips: If you take a belt, slip them along the inside of your case. 5 That will take more space. Next, use the hard shape of the case to offer protection. Leave your toiletries kit in your suitca

14、se, when you return home. Its ready for the next time you travel. A. Dont roll belts up. B. Be sure to put away socks. C. This idea will create a flat first layer. D. And then continue laying other clothes. E. That will make the job a whole lot(非常) easier. F. Lay everything you want to take with you

15、 on the bed. G. Non-clothing items are things like books, toothbrushes and cameras. 【语篇概述】本文属于说明文, 介绍打包行李的方法和注意事项。1. 【解析】选F。 根据后一句“Once you see how much you lay in front of you, be brave and reduce about a third. ”可知, 当你看到你面前摆放的东西时, 勇敢一点, 减少三分之一的东西。要先把想打包的东西放在床上, 再决定最终要打包的物品。故F选项(把你想带的东西放在床上。)切题, 能引

16、出后面的具体做法, 故选F。2. 【解析】选C。 根据前一句“Once your shoes are firmly in place, fill small gaps with very soft items. ”可知, 一旦把鞋子放置好之后, 在这些狭小的空间里塞一些非常柔软的东西。C选项(这就设置好了平整的第一层。)表示这么做的目的, 切题, 故选C。3. 【解析】选D。 根据前一句“Put the next clothes on top of this, but place them the other way around. ”可知, 在这上面放下一批衣服, 但是放置的时候需要把方向倒

17、置一下, D选项(之后继续放置其他衣服。)介绍放衣服的步骤, 切题, 故选D。4. 【解析】选G。 根据本段小标题“Where to put non-clothing? ”可知本段讲述怎么放置非服装类的物品的技巧, G选项(非服装类物品指的是像书籍、牙刷以及相机之类的东西。)具体解释这类物品是什么, 切题, 故选G。5. 【解析】选A。 根据前一句“If you take a belt, slip them along the inside of your case. ”以及后一句“That will take more space. ”可知, 如果要带皮带的话, 就沿着箱子里侧边缘塞进去,

18、如果把皮带卷起来的话, 可能占用更多空间, 故选A。. 完形填空In life, we often succeed and fail for reasons. Sometimes they are entirely out of our 1. We can work harder than anyone else and still not be 2. We can be incredibly nice and love someone deeply, but they may not love us 3. The truth is that life is not4. That is a t

19、ough 5 to swallow for many of us. In fact, some people 6 after being hit by even one unfair blow. But if we let lifes unfairness 7 us, we will never receive the beautiful blessings that life has 8 for us. My first 9 marriage felt very unfair to me. No matter how hard I had tried, I couldnt make the

20、relationship 10. But I didnt let it discourage me from wanting a happy marriage. And finally, I met my Mr Right. What Ive learned over the years is that we can do all the things that 11 a good outcome, but get quite the opposite. When we face lifes seeming unfairness, our 12 needs to jump in. When l

21、ife doesnt go 13 plans, we should keep trying, and doing the right thing. 14 that life is neither fair nor straightforward. If we remain confident, we can drive our unfair experiences away and use them for our 15. 【语篇概述】作者通过这篇文章向我们讲述了如何看待生活中的不公平, 当我们遭遇不公平时, 作者建议我们要相信自己, 并继续做我们应该做的事。1. A. reachB. con

22、trolC. dateD. order【解析】选B。句意: 在生活中, 我们常会因不可控的原因成功或失败。 out of reach够不着, 达不到; out of control无法控制, 超出的控制; out of date过期的; out of order无序的。根据句意可知, 选B项。2. A. promotedB. paidC. pleasedD. proved【解析】选A。 分析语境可知, “我们可能比办公室其他任何人都努力工作, 但仍然没有得到晋升”, 因此要用promote(晋升), 选A项。3. A. moreB. backC. enoughD. unconditionall

23、y【解析】选B。 more更多; back回来; enough足够; unconditionally无条件地。根据语境可知“我们可以非常友好并且深爱一个人, 但他们可能不会像我们爱他们那样爱我们(即把爱还回来)”。故选B项。4. A. easyB. smoothC. fairD. ideal【解析】选C。 easy 容易的; smooth光滑的, 顺利的; fair公平的; ideal理想的, 完美的。根据上文的语境可推断出, 我们付出的比得到的回报多, 所以是不公平的, 而且下文中“one unfair blow”及“we let lifes unfairness”也是提示, 所以选C项。5

24、. A. feelingB. wordC. factD. pill【解析】选D。 feeling情绪, 情感; word话语, 单词; fact事实; pill药丸。根据空后的to swallow可知, 此处指的是这种不公平对我们许多人来说是一个难以下咽的药丸。故选D项。6. A. died downB. looked downC. shut downD. settled down【解析】选C。 die down减弱, 逐渐平息; look down俯视, 向下看; shut down关闭; settle down停留, 定居。根据上下文的内容可知“事实上, 一些人甚至因被生活中的一个不公平的

25、打击击中而自我封闭”。shut down本意为“关闭”, 此处引申为“自我封闭”, 故选C项。7. A. confuseB. manageC. betrayD. defeat【解析】选D。 confuse使迷惑; manage经营, 管理; betray背叛; defeat打败。上文中的“being hit by even one unfair blow”中的hit与defeat是同义词, 也是提示。故选D项。8. A. in charge B. in returnC. in placeD. in store【解析】选D。 in charge掌管, 负责; in return作为报答, 反过来

26、; in place恰当, 合适; in store (for sb. )即将发生(在某人身上), 等待着(某人)。根据上下文的语境可知, “但是, 如果我们让生命的不公平打败我们, 我们将永远不会得到生活即将带给我们的美好祝福”, 故选D项。9. A. arrangedB. failedC. happyD. interesting【解析】选B。 arranged安排好的; failed失败了的, 不成功的; happy快乐的; interesting有趣的。根据下文的内容可知, “我的第一次婚姻是非常失败的”。故选B项。10. A. workB. startC. endD. worsen【解

27、析】选A。 work使产生效果, 起作用; start开始, 启动; end结束; worsen恶化, 使更坏。根据语境可知, 这是一次失败的婚姻, 而且是不公平的, 故“无论我多么努力想成为一个好妻子, 我都不能使这种关系运转良好”, 因此选A。11. A. bringB. requireC. serveD. deserve【解析】选D。 bring带来; require 要求; serve 为服务; deserve值得, 应得。根据文章的内容可知, 作者认为可以做所有值得(deserve)有一个好结果的事, 故选D项。12. A. faithB. courageC. judgementD.

28、 effort【解析】选A。 faith信任, 信念; courage勇气; judgement判断; effort努力。根据下文中的remain confident可知confident与faith是同义的, 故选A项。13. A. ahead ofB. according toC. regardless ofD. due to【解析】选B。 ahead of在之前; according to根据, 按照; regardless of 不管, 不论; due to由于。根据上下文的语境可知, 本句的意思是“当生活不按计划进行时, 我们应该继续努力, 做正确的事。” 故选B项。14. A. A

29、cceptB. AssumeC. FancyD. Consider【解析】选A。 accept接受; assume假设; fancy想象; consider考虑。根据上下文的语境可知, “我们要接受(accept)生活既不是公平的也不是直截了当的”。故选A项。15. A. careerB. marriageC. fateD. benefit【解析】选D。 career事业; marriage婚姻; fate命运; benefit好处, 益处。根据语境可知, “如果我们保持自信, 我们就可以赶走不公平的经历, 并利用它们来获益”, 故选D项。. 语法填空Lake Hillier is a sal

30、twater lake on the edge of Middle Island, a large island off the south coast of Western Australia. It is pink in color, due 1. _ a plant that causes the salt 2. _(produce) a red color. Theres a long strip of land 3. _ separates the lake from the ocean. It was first written about in 1802, when Matthe

31、w Flinders hiked one of the islands highest 4. _(mountain). He named the lake after William Hillier, an 5. _(explore) who had previously visited Middle Island. In 1889, Edward Andrews moved to the island with his two sons. They began to mine the lake for salt, and soon other miners came. However, th

32、e mining was 6. _(eventual) stopped, as the salt wasnt fit to eat or use in other products because it was 7. _(poison). In 2002, the lake was recognized as 8. _ wetland, and in 2012, it became a 9. _(protect) area. A walking trail 10. _(build) around it for tourists to use. Even though the lake cont

33、ains a lot of salt, it is still safe to swim in. 【语篇概述】本文为说明文。主要介绍了位于西澳大利亚南海岸的一个大岛上的湖泊希利尔湖。1. 【解析】to。考查固定搭配。due to为固定搭配, 意为“由于, 因为”。故填 to。2. 【解析】to produce。考查固定搭配。cause sth. to do. . . 导致/使某事发生。故填to produce。3. 【解析】that/ which。考查定语从句。分析句子可知, 本句是一个限制性定语从句。其中先行词为land, 在定语从句中作主语, 指物, 可以用that, 也可以用which,

34、 故填that/which。4. 【解析】mountains。考查名词的复数形式。分析句子可知, 此处为“one of+名词复数”结构, 故填 mountains。5. 【解析】explorer。考查名词。分析句子可知, 本空前有an, 可知要用名词。根据句意可知, 要填explorer。6. 【解析】 eventually。考查副词。分析句子可知, 本空在句中作状语, 修饰动词stopped, 故填eventually。7. 【解析】poisonous。考查形容词。本空在句中作系动词was的表语, 应用形容词, 故填poisonous。8. 【解析】a。考查冠词。分析句子可知, 本空在句中表

35、示量词“一”, 又因wetland以辅音音素开头, 故填a。9. 【解析】protected。考查过去分词作定语。分析句子可知, 本空在句中作定语, 修饰名词area。名词area与动词protect之间是被动关系, 应用过去分词形式, 故填protected。10. 【解析】was built。考查动词的时态和语态。根据前面的时间状语in 2012可知, 应用一般过去时。而主语A walking trail 与谓语动词build是被动关系, 所以要用一般过去时的被动语态。故填was built。阅读理解This was no ordinary class. The students who

36、came together were all science or engineering professors at Cornell University. They had interrupted their research to accept an invitation to take part in an unusual experiment: “an interesting week of poetry”. This class was part of a study to answer the questions: Why is science difficult for man

37、y non-science students? What can teachers learn about teaching if they take a class that is not in their field? The students in the poetry class listened to lectures and took notes. They had reading tasks and had to write three short papers. All students noticed one thingthe importance of spoken wor

38、ds. In science and engineering classes, the instructors put tables and drawings on the blackboard. But in this poetry class, the instructors just talked. They didnt write anything on the board. The scientists and engineers noticed one similarity between science and poetry. In both subjects, students

39、 need to find layers of meaning. Some layers are simple, clean, and on the surface; other layers are deeper and more difficult. This search for different levels of meaning doesnt happen much in undergraduate science classes, but it is important later, in a graduate school. And it is always important

40、 in humanities(人文学科). Both the poetry instructors and their students learned something about teaching from this experience. One poetry instructor, for example, now sees the importance of using careful, clear definitions when he explains a poem. He also plans to be more informative as he teaches. Mos

41、t of the scientists agreed on several points. Firstly, humanities classes might help science students to see patterns and decide which information is important. Secondly, the poetry class was fun. One engineer decided, “We need to change the way we teach engineering to make it an enjoyable experienc

42、e for students. ”But perhaps the most important result of the experience was this: all of the professors began to think about how they teach and how they can teach better. 【语篇概述】文章讲的是一些科学家和工程师上了一堂与自己领域不相关的课诗歌课。通过体验和比较, 他们得出了一些新的感悟。1. What do we know about this unusual class? A. The teachers did lots

43、 of writing on the board. B. The teachers were invited to attend several lectures. C. The students were professors from a university. D. The students were studying science and humanities. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第一段第二句“The students who came together were all science or engineering professors at Cornell Univer

44、sity. ”可知, 这些学生都是来自同一所大学的教授, 故选C。2. The experiment was designed to find out _. A. how to teach the students in the science classB. whether poetry is difficult for science studentsC. what to be taught in the humanities classD. why many humanities students find science hard【解析】选D。推理判断题。由第一段的“This clas

45、s was part of a study to answer the questions: Why is science difficult for many non-science students? ”可知这堂课的目的是解决人文学科的学生发现科学很难的问题。3. Finding levels of meaning is _. A. important for graduate students in humanitiesB. difficult for graduate students in humanitiesC. common for undergraduate students

46、in scienceD. easy for undergraduate students in science【解析】选A。细节理解题。由第三段最后两句“This search for different levels of meaning doesnt happen much in undergraduate science classes, but it is important later, in a graduate school. And it is always important in humanities. ”可知选A。4. What did the science profe

47、ssors learn after the experiment? A. They should change the way they teach. B. A poem could be explained in clear definitions. C. A poetry class could be more informative. D. Their teaching was an enjoyable experience. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。由文章最后一段“. . . all of the professors began to think about how they teach and how they can teach better. ” 可知他们应该改变上课的方式。