2020-2021学年高中英语 Module 3 Literature单元素能自测课后作业 外研版选修7.doc

1、Module 3 Literature单元素能自测.完形填空Charles Dickens was born in 1812. He was _1_ of a clerk in a government office. When Charles was still a little boy, his father was sent to prison for _2_. In those days, men who _3_ quite small amounts had to stay in _4_ until the debt was paid.When Charles was 12, he

2、had to work in a factory. The only formal education he _5_ was a twoyear schooling at a school for _6_ children. His career as a _7_ of novels began in 1833 with short stories and essays (散文) in periodicals, and in 1837, when he was 25, his short stories were _8_ into the novel The Pickwick Papers,

3、which made him the most _9_ author of his time in England.Charles Dickens had _10_ of the unhappy life of many poor people. In years of hard work in various _11_ jobs, Charles met many people, young and old, rich and poor, happy and _12_. He had unusual energy and unusual powers of observation.Dicke

4、ns _13_ were much better or much worse than they would be in real life. The novels of Dickens are _14_ of life, observation, and energy, and his own energy seemed _15_. Many of his novels like Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, _16_ attention to the unsatisfactory social conditions

5、 that existed in England over a hundred years ago. Dickens was loved by the broad mass of the people.A Tale of Two Cities is one of his famous novels. It was _17_in 1859. In this novel Dickens gives a vivid description of the French Bourgeois Revolution that _18_ in 1789.His sudden death in 1870 _19

6、_ thousands of people who were waiting for his next book. Instead, they bought and wept over (为哭泣) a picture called The Empty Chair, _20_ the desk and chair that he would no longer use.文章大意：本文记叙了查尔斯狄更斯的生平及他的主要作品。1A.the friend Bthe son Cthe writer Dthe daughter答案：B解析：Charles Dickens出生于1812年，他是一个政府职员的

7、儿子。2A.murder Bdebt Ccrime Dstealing答案：B解析：从下文特别是“.until the debt was paid.”可知，“他爸爸因欠债而被关进了监狱”。3A.earned Bmade Cowed Dstole答案：C解析：由下文可知，此处是“当时，哪怕是欠很少数目的债也要蹲监狱，直到还清债务”。4A.prison Bschool Cstreet Dchurch答案：A解析：stay in prison意为“蹲监狱”。5A.accepted Breceived Creturned Dgained答案：B解析：这里谈论的是Charles接受的教育。“他所接受的在

8、校的正式教育只有两年”。receive education意为“接受教育”，是习惯搭配。6A.normal Bunusual Cdisabled Dpoor答案：D解析：由文章内容可知，Charles小的时候，家里很穷。7A.reader Bwriter Cinventor Dcritic答案：B解析：由下文可知，此处说的是他作为小说作家的职业始于1833年。8A.collected Btranslated Cpublished Dchanged答案：A解析：在1837年，他25岁时，他的短篇小说被收集整理成小说The Pickwick Papers。9A.interesting Binstr

9、uctive Cpopular Dunknown答案：C解析：小说The Pickwick Papers使他成为他那个时代英国最受欢迎(popular)的作家。10A.experiences Bstories Ctimes Dmaterials答案：A解析：由上下文可推知，“Charles Dickens有着与众多穷人一样的不幸的生活经历(experience)”。11A.unimportant Bunfair Cunpleasant Dunlucky答案：C解析：由unhappy life, hard work等来看，此处说的是在各种各样艰难的(unpleasant)工作中，Dickens结

10、识了很多人，这为他后来的创作提供了素材。12A.poor Bsuffering Cold Dmiserable答案：D解析：通过上文的young and old, rich and poor可推知此处说的是“幸福的和不幸的”。在四个选项中只有miserable与happy相对。13A.novels Bcharacters Cworks Dactors答案：B解析：前面说Dickens在多年的劳动中结识了各种各样的人，此处说的是Dickens笔下的人物要么比真实中的更好，要么比真实中的更差。14A.full Btired Ccareful Dafraid答案：A解析：从上下文来看，此处说的是Di

11、ckens的小说充满了生活气息、观察力和活力。15A.limited Bendless Cgreat Dpoor答案：B解析：前面说“他的小说充满了生活气息，充满了观察力和活力”，由此可判定“他本人的精力似乎是无穷无尽的”。endless是形容词，意为“无边的；没有穷尽的”。16A.drew Basked Cdevoted Dfixed答案：A解析：他的很多小说像雾都孤儿大卫科波菲尔和远大前程所关注的是一百多年前在英国所存在的令人不满意的社会环境。draw attention to固定搭配，意为“吸引注意力；让人去注意”。17A.published Bcome out Creviewed Dc

12、ollected答案：A解析：双城记是在1859年“出版”的。18A.broke away Bbroke down Cbroke out Dbroke up答案：C解析：句意：“双城记生动描写了爆发于1789年的法国资产阶级革命。”break out意为“爆发”，不能用于被动语态中。break away意为“逃脱，背叛”；break down意为“抛锚；破裂”；break up意为“分解；破碎”；都不符合语境。19A.struck Bshocked Cterrified Ddisappointed答案：B解析：句意为“正当人们盼望着他的下一部作品问世时，他的突然离世震惊了成千上万的人”。20A

13、.insisting Bwatching Crealizing Dshowing答案：D解析：他们恸哭并购买了叫作The Empty Chair的画，这幅画展示的是他不再使用的桌椅。.阅读理解If you ever visit an English village, make sure to look out for morris dancing. Undoubtedly one of the strangest traditions of English culturemorris dancing is a form of folk dancing that dates back to th

14、e 15th century. If you ever get the opportunity, you really have to see it. Men and women wearing oldfashioned, shabby clothing dance in the streets of towns and villages across the country during the holiday periods. Women wear long skirts and men wear short trousers with bells attached to them. Th

15、ey dance to traditional folk music which is often played on traditional musical instruments. Some groups carry heavy black sticks with which they beat against each other while they dance. Other groups wave handkerchiefs in the air while they perform. The dances are usually performed near a pub so th

16、at when theyre over, the dancers and audience can sing some traditional folk songs over beer. The celebrations will often continue long into the night.Morris dancing is a great English tradition but its facing a big crisis. As the years go by, fewer and fewer young people are joining morris dancing

17、groups. The dancers are getting older and older and eventually, if not protected, the tradition will die out within the next few decades.If youve ever had the fortune to see morris dancing, you may understand why teenagers arent rushing to sign up. Frankly, its not exactly the coolest thing for an 1

18、8yearold to do. Why dress up in bells and funny costumes when you could be going camping, playing sports or doing anything else? However, it would be a great shame to lose such a fun and lively part of Englands history and culture. So heres a toast to the next generation of wouldbe morris dancers! L

19、ets hope they dont leave it too late. 文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了即将失传的英国民间传统舞蹈：莫里斯舞。1. What is the passage mainly about?AThe origins of morris dancing.BThe popularity of morris dancing.CThe protection of morris dancing.DThe introduction of morris dancing.答案：D解析：主旨大意题。本文介绍了莫里斯舞的起源、表演方式、现状等。第一段第二句“Undoubtedly o

20、ne of the strangest traditions of English culturemorris dancing is a form of folk dancing that dates back to the 15th century”是主旨句，下文都在介绍莫里斯舞，故选D。2. What do we know about morris dancers?A. They dance in pubs late into the night.BThey perform with sticks or handkerchiefs.CThey wear long dresses with

21、bells attached.DThey sing folk music while they dance.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Some groups carry heavy black sticks with which they beat against each other while they dance. Other groups wave handkerchiefs in the air while they perform”可知，B项正确。3. What is the present situation of morris dancing?AIt is lo

22、sing appeal among young people.BIt is keeping pace with peoples demand.CIt is witnessing great changes in history.DIt is being criticized by modern people.答案：A解析：细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“As the years go by, fewer and fewer young people are joining morris dancing groups”可知，A项正确。4What does the author think abou

23、t morris dancing?AIt helps stay healthy. BIt is fun for teenagers.CIt deserves more attention. DIt is too oldfashioned.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“However, it would be a great shame to lose such a fun and lively part of Englands history and culture”可知，C项正确。.读后续写It was Mothers_Day and I was shopping at_th

24、e_local_supermarket with my son who is five years old，Tenyson.As we were leaving after finishing our shopping，we realized that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen_over at the entrance and hit her head on the ground badly.Her husband was with her，but there was blood everywhere and the wo

25、man was embarrassed and clearly in shock.Fortunately，a lot of people stopped to help out.While we were walking towards the scene，Tenyson became very worried about what had happened to the elderly couple.He said to me，“Mom，its not much fun falling over in front of everyone.”Seeing that there was a fl

26、ower stall(摊位) at the front of the supermarket，he added，“Why shouldnt we buy the lady a flower？It will make her feel better.” I was amazed that hed come up with this sweet idea who was only a fiveyearold boy.So we went over and told the flower seller what we wanted.“Just take it，” she replied，“I can

27、t take your money for such a wonderful_deed.”By now medical_staff had arrived，and were looking after the injured woman.There we saw the old man was also in great horror，but he tried to comfort his wife and held her hands tightly to encourage her to be strong.We gave the flower to the womans husband

28、and I told him it was from my son.At that time，the old man started crying and said，“Thank you very much.”He then turned to me，“You have a wonderful son.Happy Mothers Day to you.”The man bent down and gave his wife the flower，telling her who it was from.Regardless of being badly_hurt，the old lady loo

29、ked up at Tenyson with love and appreciation in her eyes and gave him a little smile.And my son went down his body to the injured lady and tenderly said，“Happy Mothers Day to you，too.”注意：1所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。答案Paragraph 1：After a moment，

30、the elderly lady was taken into an ambulance by medical_staff and was sent to hospital.The crowd gradually scattered.Tenyson and I went home.On our way home，he asked me worriedly，“Mom，will the elderly lady be OK since she was too old and she had badly fallen_over？”I looked at him and said.“The elder

31、ly lady would be fine since there were so many people coming to help her.And you did a_wonderful_deed，my boy.”Paragraph 2：One year later，it was Mothers_Day again.As last year，I went shopping，at_the_local_supermarket with Tenyson.Suddenly，Tenyson said excitedly，“Look，Mom.It is that old woman.”I looked that way and saw the elderly lady and her husband.It seemed that she had recovered from her injury.We walked towards them and they were happy to meet us，too.The elderly lady hugged my son and whispered to him.“I will never forget the flower you give me，my sweet boy.”