人教版高中英语选修六课后阅读训练 六 Unit 2 Period 2 含答案.docx

1、人教版高中英语选修六课后阅读训练 六 Unit 2 Period 2 含答案课后阅读训练 六Unit 2Period 2. 阅读理解AReading poems is not exactly an everyday activity for most people. In fact, many people never read a poem once they get out of high school. It is worth reminding ourselves that this has not always been the case in America. In the nin

2、eteenth century, a usual American activity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud. It is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theaters, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversions. However, poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connectio

3、n to other people or to the world beyond ones own community. Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than individual. Writing poems to share with friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry has a place in

4、 everyday life. How did things change? Why are most Americans no longer comfortable with poetry, and why do most people today think that a poem has nothing to tell them and that they can do well without poems? There are, I believe, three culprits(肇事者): poets, teachers, and we ourselves. Of these, th

5、e least important is the third: the world surrounding the poem has betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poem. Early in the twentieth century, poetry in English headed into directions unfavorable to the reading of poetry. Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at

6、 night, that they belonged where other difficult-to-read things belonged. Poets failed the reader, so did teachers. They want their students to know something about the skills of a poem. They want their students to see that poems mean something. Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these conce

7、rns on their high school students is that young people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles. 【语篇概述】本文主要讨论了诗歌由过去的受人欢迎到现在受到冷落的原因。1. Reading poems is thought to be a social act in the nineteenth century because_. A. it built a link among peopleB. it helped unite a communityC. it was a source o

8、f self-educationD. it was a source of pleasure【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句可知, 在十九世纪读诗是一种社交行为, 因为人们读诗写诗都是和朋友以及与自己有关的人分享, 也就是说读诗在人们之间建立起一种联系。2. The underlined word “diversions” in Paragraph 2 most probably means“_”. A. concentration B. changeC. amusements D. stories【解析】选C。词义猜测题。由第二段可知, 在19世纪, 没有电视机、电影院和宽带网,

9、 然而诗歌是快乐的源泉, 因此可以推断, 电视机、电影院和宽带网提供的是娱乐。3. According to the passage, what is the main cause of the great gap between readers and poetry? A. Students are becoming less interested in poetry. B. Students are poorly educated in high school. C. TV and the Internet are more attractive than poetry. D. Poems

10、 have become difficult to understand. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句可知, 读者与诗歌之间产生了鸿沟, 主要是因为诗歌很难读懂。4. In the last paragraph, the writer questions_. A. the difficulty in studying poemsB. the way poems are taught in schoolC. students wrong ideas about poetryD. the techniques used in writing poems【解析】选B。推理判断题

11、。根据最后一段的首句可知, 除了诗歌自身令读者难以理解外, 教师也是一个因素。作者对教师在学校里教授诗歌的方式进行了质疑。BBritish Women Writers in different periods of timeThe English RenaissanceThe English Renaissance began in the later part of the fifteenth century and lasted until the 1660s. Among the most famous women writers of this period is Aphra Behn

12、, who is seen as the first professional woman writer in English. She wrote a number of plays that dealt with topics such as racism and slavery. A good example is Oroonoko published in 1688. Aphra Behns works also include the plays The Amourous Prince, The Town Fop, The Dutch Lover and her only trage

13、dy, Abdelazer. The neoclassical periodAmong the well-known women in British literature during the neoclassical period, from 1660 to the end of the eighteenth century, is Anne Finch. She wrote poetry and tried to express all that she saw and experienced. Two other women are recognized for their contr

14、ibution to neoclassical British literature: Mary Astell and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Mary Astell was a philosopher and a feminist writer. She is best known now for her theories on the education of women. The Romantic periodJane Austen is one of the most famous women writers that worked during the

15、Romantic period(17981832). Her works include several novels, most of which focus on marriage as a way for young women to secure social standing and economic security. Her most famous novels are Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma. Another famous woman writer from the English Romantic

16、ism is Mary Shelley. She is the author of Frankenstein, History of a Six Weeks Tour and The Last Man. The Victorian periodThe Victorian period, between the 1830s and 1900, was the time when the Bronte sisters, George Eliot and Elizabeth Gaskell lived and wrote. Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte and Ann

17、e Bronte produced many British literary classics. Charlottes novels include Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette and The Professor. Mary Anne Evans adopted the male pen name George Eliot as she wanted to set herself apart from the feminine genre of cookbooks and domestic moral tales. Her most famous novel i

18、s The Mill on the Floss published in 1860. 【语篇概述】本文介绍了几位不同时期的具有代表性的英国女作家。5. According to the passage, Aphra Behn was famous for_. A. novels B. poetryC. plays D. cookbooks【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据The English Renaissance中She wrote a number of plays that dealt with topics such as racism and slavery. 她写了很多诸如种族主义和

19、奴隶制度话题的戏剧。可知她因为创作戏剧而闻名。6. In which period can readers find books about racial discrimination written by momen? A. In the English Renaissance. B. In the neoclassical period. C. In the Romantic period. D. In the Victorian period. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据The English Renaissance中She wrote a number of plays that

20、dealt with topics such as racism and slavery. 可知选A。7. According to the passage, why did Mary Anne Evans publish her stories under the name of George Eliot? A. Women were forbidden to write novels then. B. Her works would be different. C. It helped promote her works. D. It sounded more popular. 【解析】选

21、B。推理判断题。The Victorian period中Mary Anne Evans adopted the male pen name George Eliot as she wanted to set herself apart from the feminine genre of cookbooks and domestic moral tales. 以男性的名字作为笔名, 她的作品将是不同的。8. If a reader is interested in womens education, whose works can be the best choice? A. Anne Fi

22、nchs. B. Mary Astells. C. Mary Wortley Montagus. D. Mary Shelleys. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。The neoclassical period中Mary Astell was a philosopher and a feminist writer. Mary Astell是一位哲学家和一位女性主义作家。She is best known now for her theories on the education of women. 她以女性教育理论著名。可知B项符合题意。. 完形填空My sister and I grew up

23、in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling1, but I always knew he was special. He never2us, but used praise to3our best. Hed say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you dont give them4, they die. ”I remember as a child I said5unkind about somebody, and my father said,

24、“6time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, its a reflection of you. ”He7that if I looked for the best in people, I would get the best8. From then on Ive always tried to follow the9in my life and later in running my company. Dads10always been very understanding. At 15, I started a magaz

25、ine. It was taking up a great11of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a choice: stay in school or leave to12my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway(使动摇)me from my decision, 13any good father would. When he14I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad p

26、ersuaded me to go into law. And Ive always15it. I wanted to be a biologist, but I didnt16my dream. You know17you want. Go and fulfill it. ”As it18, my little publication went on to become Student, a national magazine for young people in the U. K. My wife and I have two children, and Id like to think

27、 we are bringing them19in the same way20Dad raised me. 【语篇概述】有了自己的梦想, 就要去追求, 直到把它实现。文中的作者正是走了这样一条路。1. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener【解析】选C。根据下文可知作者的父亲是一位律师。2. A. criticized B. praisedC. cared D. encouraged【解析】选A。与下文的praise形成对照。他从来也不批评我们。criticize批评。3. A. bring up B. bring out C. turn

28、up D. turn out【解析】选B。父亲用表扬使我们做到最好。bring out带来, 产生。bring up提出, 养育; turn up出现, 调高; turn out结果是。4. A. energy B. time C. flower D. water【解析】选D。根据上文的water一词可知答案。如果你不给花浇水, 它们会死掉。5. A. something B. anythingC. nothing D. none【解析】选A。根据下文“something unpleasant”可知, 此处指“小时候, 我对某人说了不友好的话”。6. A. Another B. Any C.

29、Some D. Other【解析】选B。你任何时候说别人的一些坏话, 这都是你自己的一种反映。7. A. discussed B. rememberedC. explained D. reflected【解析】选C。根据上文可知, 父亲在我做错事后对我进行开导与教育。8. A. in return B. by turnsC. by chance D. in case【解析】选A。如果我发现人们最好的一面, 那我也会得到最好的回报。in return作为回报或报答。9. A. principle B. lawC. regulation D. rule【解析】选A。上文父亲对我说的话, 我把它看作

30、是生活的原则。principle强调行为准则或道德规范; regulation多指法律规定的准则; rule强调人为制定的必须遵守的规定。10. A. therefore B. also C. never D. too【解析】选B。第一段讲了父亲对我的疼爱与教育; 第二段是讲的父亲的善解人意。故前后是并列关系。also表示“也”, 多用于书面语; too多用于口语。11. A. number B. many C. plenty D. deal【解析】选D。a great deal of大量的, 修饰不可数名词。plenty of修饰不可数名词时前不加冠词。12. A. take out B.

31、take onC. work on D. work out【解析】选C。校长让我做出一个选择, 要么留在学校(读书), 要么从事我的杂志工作。work on从事; take out拿出来; take on呈现; work out计算出, 解决。13. A. as B. and C. even if D. as if【解析】选A。正如每一位好父亲做的那样。as指代前面的句子。would后省略了“try to sway me from my decision”。14. A. recognized B. realizedC. admitted D. permitted【解析】选B。根据下文父亲对作者说的话可知, 父亲是意识到我的决定。15. A. respected B. remindedC. retired D. regretted【解析】选D。作者的父亲本想要成为生物学家, 但是作者的爷爷却让作者的父亲学了法律, 所以作者的父亲说他后悔。16. A. quit B. value C. persuade D. pursue【解析】选D。根据but和didnt, 再结合上文可知, 作者的父亲没有追求他的梦想。17. A. how B. which C. what D. that【解析】选C。want是及物动词,