2020-2021学年高中英语 Unit 4 Pygmalion Section Ⅰ Warming Up .doc

1、Unit 4 Pygmalion课时作业13Warming Up & Reading.单句语法填空1We had no hesitation (hesitate) in helping the sufferers when the terrible earthquake hit the country.2If you think you can drink so much without damaging your health, then youre mistaken (mistake)3He had thought that he couldnt adapt to the new envi

2、ronment; on the contrary, he made a quick adaptation to it.(adapt)4If you dont learn from the past, youre condemned to_repeat (repeat) its mistakes.5Search and classification (classify) are often integrated together in a single system.6Helen was chosen for the job because she was far superior to any

3、 other candidate.7The writers writing style was what people remarked on/upon most at the meeting.8Children, when accompanied (accompany) by their parents, are allowed to enter the stadium.9Being an unhappy worker, he is_condemned (condemn) to do a job he hates.10What if this problem has to be solved

4、 in the next half hour?.选词填空in all directions， betray oneself， hand over， in terms of， make the acquaintance of， a handful of， be mistaken about， hold up1In_terms_of his own situation, he has to give up this chance.2The manager had handed_over all his work to his successor before he left his office.

5、3Dont be_mistaken_about the man, and he just wanted to offer a hand.4You cant make_the_acquaintance_of the stranger on purpose.5We invited twenty people, but only a_handful_of them came.6In the dry weather, once the fire breaks out, it will spread in_all_directions quickly.7The tourist guide held_up

6、 his little flag and waved it to attract our attention.8He has a heavy accent, and once he opens his mouth, he betrays_himself.课文语法填空My Fair Lady was the title of a successful musical and later a film _1_ (base) on George Bernard Shaws classical Pygmalion. In the musical, Professor Higgins takes _2_

7、 bet from Colonel Pickering _3_ he can transfer an unrefined _4_ (dirt) flower girl Eliza Doolittle _5_ a lady, and fool everyone into _6_ (think) she really is. He does so, and thus young aristocrat Freddy EynsfordHill falls _7_ (mad) in love with her.When Higgins takes all the credit and forgets _

8、8_ (acknowledge) her efforts, Eliza angrily leaves him for Freddy. Only then does Higgins realize he _9_ (accustom) to her face and cant live _10_ her.1based2.a3.that4.dirty5.into6.thinking7madly8.to_acknowledge9.has_been_accustomed10without.串点成篇微表达昨晚我观看了一场戏剧，是萧伯纳的一部经典(classic)小说的改编本(adaptation)。这部戏

9、剧的情节(plot)非常简单。就它的意义而言(in terms of)，这部戏剧是极好的。它向我们展示了我们所说的语言决定着我们的生活。一般来说(generally speaking)，我们的口语暴露(betray)了我们的身份(status)。在这部戏剧里，这一点得到了充分的证实。如果一个来自较低层社会的人在语言方面得到适当(properly)训练的话，他/她就会被改变成(pass off as)一个上层(upper)社会的人。Last_night,_I_watched_a_play,_an_adaptation_of_a_classic_novel_by_George_Bernard_Sh

10、aw._Although_the_plays_plot_is_very_simple,_it_is_great_in_terms_of_its_significance._It_shows_us_that_the_language_we_speak_determines_our_life,_because_generally_speaking,_our_spoken_language_betrays_our_status,_which_is_fully_proved_in_this_play._If_a_person_from_a_lower_class_is_trained_properly

11、_in_language,_he_or_she_will_be_passed_off_as_one_from_an_upper_class.阅读理解APygmalion is a drama in which Shaw has made sentiments one of the principle themes of discussion. The Greek sculptor Pygmalion carved a statue and fell in love with it. Aphrodite (the goddess of love) turned the statue into a

12、 living woman named Galatea, who then became Pygmalions wife.The Shavian Pygmalion is Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics, who picks up a flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, teaches her to speak as educated people do, and then successfully passes_her_off_as a duchess. But she is a human being and cann

13、ot be treated as a machine. In the course of all his experiments and exhibitions, the professor only thinks of his own skill success and failure, but never stops to consider how the girl feels. When the experiment is over, he has a profound sense of relief that he has achieved triumph and has won hi

14、s bet. Even now, the sentiment of the girl is of no account. The girl naturally protests against this dehumanized relationship between her and her teacher. She hurls the professors slippers at him when he wants them and then leaves his place. But evidently, she has begun to feel for the professor an

15、d wants also to be felt for.Now the question is what is the nature of Elizas feelings for the professor with whom she has lived in close association for so long? In the last act, the girl says she would not marry him even if he had proposed (求婚) to her. The professor, curiously ineffectual (无效的) to

16、sexual emotions, does not love any girl because he finds them to be rivals (对手) to his own mother. He wonders, if Eliza does not want to marry him, then what does she want from him? Old Mrs Higgins, who knows much about a woman says that it would have been better if he had thanked her and petted her

17、 and told her how wonderful she had been. Then perhaps she would not have fought with him. Every girl loves to be loved. Eliza herself says that she loves Freddy and he also loves her. Professor Higgins, however, remains as ever, an old bachelor.萧伯纳的著名戏剧卖花女具有经久不衰的艺术魅力，描述的是语言学教授希金斯如何把一名卖花姑娘训练成英语发音被上流

18、社会接受并认可的故事，从而抨击了当时英国腐朽保守的等级意识。1What does the underlined phrase “passes her off as” in Paragraph 2 mean?ALet her pretend to be. BDress her up as.CMake her become. DTurn into.答案：A解析：词义猜测题。根据前文“teaches her to speak as educated people do”以及下文“In the course of all his experiments and exhibitions”可知其意是“把某

19、人冒充或假装为”。2What kind of person do you think Higgins is according to the second paragraph?AHe is a kind man. BHe is a considerate man.CHe is a selfish man. DHe is a rude man.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第二段第三句可知，Higgins只考虑自己的成败得失，从不考虑Eliza的感受，显然他是一个自私的人。3Why does not Eliza marry Higgins? Because _.Ashe does not lov

20、e himBhis mother does not like any girl to be her rivalChe likes to be a bachelorDhe doesnt love any girl for fear of them being his mothers rivals答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段可知Eliza不会嫁给Higgins，因为Higgins担心未来的妻子会成为他母亲的对手，所以他不敢爱上任何一个女孩。4Which of the following statement is TRUE?AShaw was in fact a Greek sculpto

21、r.BHiggins was experimenting with Eliza.CEliza wanted to become an educated lady very much.DHiggins fell in love with Eliza at first sight.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段可知Higgins只是把Eliza当成一个试验品。故B正确。BI learnt about the Pygmalion Effect (皮格马利翁效应) when I was 7 years old at Riverdale School in Palmerston North and

22、 I copied Melissa Crawfords answers in a spelling test. Before that I was average at school but after that, because Melissa Crawford was smart, and I got all the right answers, I got put in all the smart kids groups. From then I did really well at school because it was believed by the teachers that

23、I would and I also got grouped with the smart kids. This experience that occurred at my primary school shows just how important the Pygmalion Effect is in terms of being around mentors (导师) that expect that youre going to do well and also being around people who are smart.The Pygmalion Effect is one

24、 principle you want to use if you want to make money fast. Have mentors that expect you will make money fast and as an extra boost hang around, copy and learn from other people who are also making money fast.Yesterday this site had over 5,000 unique visitors and the traffic to it is increasing all t

25、he time. A year ago I contacted a group of people who got lots of traffic in their sites and I learnt from them. Truthfully, I dont know if they expected me to start getting decent traffic to websites but I imagined they did so they might as well have.So there you have it, the Pygmalion Effect.PS. M

26、y grammar and spelling are not that great nowadays but thats actually completely irrelevant (不相关的) when it comes to getting lots of visitors to your site.文章通过作者自己的经历告诉我们皮格马利翁效应的神奇力量。5When did the author learn about the Pygmalion Effect?ABefore he took the spelling test.BAfter he cheated in the spell

27、ing test.CWhen he did badly in exams.DAfter he finished primary school.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第一段可知是在他考试作弊以后。6The author got grouped with the smart kids because _.Ahe was an average pupil at schoolBhe did better than expectedCMelissa Crawford was smartDhe did better than all the others at school答案：B解析：细节理解题

28、。作者以前学习成绩平平，由于考试作弊，成绩出色，所以老师把他列入聪明的学生之中。7What does the underlined word “traffic” mean in the third paragraph?AAmount of vehicles. BAmount of travellers.CAmount of visits. DAmount of goods.答案：C解析：词义猜测题。根据本句语境判断可知，该词指的是“(网站)访问量”。8From the passage we can infer that _.Athe author was busy meeting visitors every dayBthere was lots of traffic in his cityCthe author opened a website himselfDthe authors grammar was poor at school答案：C解析：推理判断题。从最后一段中的when it comes to getting lots of visitors to your site可知，作者有自己的网站。