1、学年新一线导学增分同步外研版新课标高中英语必修51Module 3 Period Five 3Walter Macken,the famous novelist,playwright and actor,was born in Galway in 1915.He first began to write at the age of eight.He joined the Taibhdhearc in 1934,while still attending school.It was there that he met his wife,Peggy Kenny,who was then a new
2、s editor.They fell in love,but her father,Tom Cork Kenny didnt approve of Peggys choice,so they had to elope(私奔) and were married in Fairview Church in Dublin on February 9th,1937.They went to London where he worked as an insurance agent,selling insurance door to door,as he later wrote about in I Am
3、 Alone.Returning to Galway in 1939,Walter took up the post of theatre manager with the Taibhdhearc.At this time,he began to write both in Irish and English.By 1946 his first play in English,Mungos Mansion,had been successfully staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin,and his first novel,Quench the Moon
4、,had been accepted for publication.In 1948 he was in the Abbey for three years.In 1950 his third novel,Rain on the Wind,brought him international recognition,winning the Book of the Month Club and the Literary Guild Award.A successful US theatre tour gave him the impetus(动力) to return home to Galway
5、 to establish a career for himself as a fulltime writer.In all,he produced a body of work which finally came to ten novels,seven plays,three books of short stories and two childrens books.Most of his novels have been translated into many languages.His last novel,Brown Lord of the Mountain,was publis
6、hed just before his death on April 22,1967.阅读短文,判断正(T)误(F)1Walter Mackens father didnt approve of their marriage,so they had to elope.(F)2His last novel,Brown Lord of the Mountain,was published in 1967.(T)Period OneIntroduction & Reading and VocabularyPrereading匹配左边的单词与右边的汉语意思第一组1biography An.幻想;想象2
7、fantasy Bn.(由他人撰写的)传记3detective Cn.凶手;谋杀犯4solve Dn.侦探5murderer Evt.解决答案1.B2.A3.D4.E5.C第二组6account An.遮蔽物;栖身之地7companion Bvi.(雨)倾盆而下8raft Cn.叙述;描写;报道9pour Dn.木排;木筏10shelter En.同伴;伙伴答案6.C7.E8.D9.B10.A第三组11paddle An.绳子12lie Badj.好奇的13panic Cvi.用桨划(小船)14curious Dvt.(使)恐慌;(使)惊慌失措15rope Evi.说谎;撒谎答案11.C12.
8、E13.D14.B15.A第四组16beard Avi.爬行;匍匐前进17fright Badj.非常害怕的;极度恐慌的18crawl Cn.胡须19terrified Dn.树干20trunk En.恐惧;害怕答案16.C17.E18.A19.B20.D.Match the following parts with their main ideas.1Part 1(Paras.13) AThey took away the boat tied to the steamboat.2Part 2(Paras.49) BThey saw a steamboat.3Part 3(Paras.10、1
9、1) CWhat happened on thesteamboat.答案1.B2.C3.A.Arrange the events in the order they happened.AThey heard three people talking in a cabin.BWhen Huck and Jim left the boat,Huck began to regret.CThey were staying inside the shelter when they saw a steamboat.DHuck and Jim climbed on to the steamboat.EThe
10、 man lying on the ground began to cry.答案CDAEBChoose the best answer according to the passage.1From the first paragraph,they found the steamboat .Astopped at the side of the riverBhad hit a rock and was half in and half out of the waterChad hit a rock and had sunk under the riverDsailing down in the
11、middle of the river答案B2Why did they get on the steamboat?Because .AJim said that they might find something useful on the boatBJim was happy to get on a sinking shipCHuck thought there might be something usefulDsomeone forced them to答案C3To their astonishment,they found on the steamboat that .Athere w
12、as a light in one of the cabins and two people were deadBthere were some people fighting on the boatCtwo people wanted to kill the third one in one of the cabinsDnothing happened because they were frightened to get away from the boat soon答案C4We can infer that .AHuck and Jim were caught by the two me
13、nBthe man lying on the floor was killed by the short manCall three men were savedDHuck and Jim escaped safely答案D5What do you think of Huck?AHe is a shy boy.BHe is a clever and brave boy.CHe is a cruel boy.DHe had a few frightening experiences on the river.答案BAfter reading the passage,please fill in
14、the following blanks.After midnight it began pouring down.Suddenly,by the light of the lightning,we saw 1.a steamboat in the middle of the river,and we were sailing straight towards it.Jim and I boarded that sinking ship,2.thinking (think) that we might find something useful on the boat.To our aston
15、ishment,we saw a light and some people in a cabin.Jim was too 3.frightened(fright) to go on but I felt curious,wondering 4.what was happening.So I put my head round the door and then I found two men.One was short,with a beard;the 5.other was tall and had something in his hand 6.that looked like a gu
16、n.They were going to kill a man lying on the floor,7.tied(tie) up with rope.I had to find a way to save him.I found Jim and told him what I 8.had heard(hear)Hearing the news,Jim looked terrified,but I persuaded him to help me take their boat away.As we paddled it away,we heard the two men 9.shouting
17、(shout)By then we were a safe 10.distance(distant) away.We stayed inside the shelter we had built and let the raft sail down the river.句式分析本句是由and连接的并列句。第一个分句中we had built是省略了关系代词that/which的定语从句,修饰the shelter;第二个分句中含有“let宾语宾补”结构。自主翻译我们躲进了事先搭好的避雨棚,让木筏沿河顺流而下。.阅读理解ABeverly Cleary has sold 85 million co
18、pies of 41 books andif those numbers werent impressive enoughshe turned 100 on Tuesday.Though the world was a very different place when Cleary was a child,she has always maintained that kids pretty much stay the samewhich explains the ongoing popularity of her beloved characters,like Ramona Quimby,H
19、enry Huggins and Ralph SMouse.Cleary was in her early 30s and working part time in a bookstore when she sat down at a typewriter to see if just maybe she could write a book for kids.She had worked as a librarian before World War ,and she wished shed had books for young readers about children living
20、everyday lives.“I think children want to read about normal,everyday kids,” she told NPR in 1999.“Thats what I wanted to read about when I was growing up.I wanted to read about the sort of boys and girls that I knew in my neighborhood and in my school.I think children like to find themselves in books
21、.”Her first book,Henry Huggins,came out in 1950.Henry had a friend named Beezus,and Beezus had a mischievous(爱恶作剧的) but lovable little sister named Ramona.Over the next five decades,Cleary took Ramona all the way from nursery school(托儿所)to the fourth grade.Cleary says when she was writing Ramona,she
22、 took inspiration(灵感) from a little girl who lived in the house behind hers as a child.Her books have hooked generations(几代) of children,including a young Jeff Kinney,who grew up to become the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.“I must have been about 8 or 9 years old when I first read Beverl
23、y Cleary,” Kinney recalls.“The book that really grabbed me was Ramona Quimby,Age 8.She looked feral.I needed to get to know this character.”“Most kids have parents,teachers,bullies(欺凌)we all experience these things,”Kinney says.“And Beverly Cleary tapped into that.Her work is still as relevant today
24、 as when it first came out.”Now,generations of children have been fortunate enough to enjoy her stories of Klickitat Street.1What can we infer about Beverly Clearys works?AThey are about adults ordinary lives.BThey interest and delight young readers.CThey receive much criticism from other writers.DT
25、hey are based on Clearys childhood experiences.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Her books have hooked generations(几代) of children,including a young Jeff Kinney,who grew up to become the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.”可知,贝弗利克利里的作品使年轻读者感兴趣并使他们高兴。故选B。2What gave Cleary inspiration for Ramonas stories?AA n
26、eighborhood girl.BHer work as a librarian.CHer fourthgrade daughter.DHer work experience in a bookstore.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“Cleary says when she was writing Ramona,she took inspiration(灵感) from a little girl who lived in the house behind hers as a child.”可知,一个邻家女孩给了克利里创作雷梦拉系列故事的灵感。故选A。3What does th
27、e underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 5 mean?ADescribed. BPraised.CSurprised. DAttracted.答案D解析词义猜测题。根据上文可知克利里认为孩子们喜欢读与他们日常生活有关的作品,喜欢在书中找到他们自己的影子,这也是她的创作宗旨,因此画线词所在句的句意为:她的书已经吸引了几代的孩子,包括年轻的杰夫金尼。故D项“吸引”与画线词意义相近。4Which of the following can best describe Beverly Cleary?ABrave and patient.BGenerous and
28、honest.CProductive and influential.DConsiderate and optimistic.答案C解析推理判断题。根据第一段第一句“Beverly Cleary has sold 85 million copies of 41 books andif those numbers werent impressive enoughshe turned 100 on Tuesday.”和第五段中的“Her books have hooked generations(几代) of children,including a young Jeff Kinney,who g
29、rew up to become the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.”可知,贝弗利克利里是一个多产的并且具有影响力的作家。故选C。BI recently posted a picture on Facebook from the movie Mad Max,a film where two groups race through the desert in steampunk vehicles,and wrote,“Actual picture of my way to work today.” It was meant to be a
30、 joke because of the sandstorms in Beijing,but one of my friends from back home thought it was real.I couldnt imagine how they could think that is actually what China is like.China has so many more conveniences and advantages than the West,and many of my friends agree.“I dont know how I will be able
31、 to deal when I go back home,” said a friend who is about to end her gap year in Beijing.“Ive become so spoiled in China.”China seems to be leading the way in innovation(创新) and convenience for daily life.Back home I could never shop,pull out my phone and scan a QR code to pay.There have been rumors of starting bike sharing in my hometown for years with little success while bike sharing suddenly appeared in Beijing overnight.I just step outside and scan a code,and I am on my way.
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