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2020-2021学年高中英语-Unit-4-Pygmalion作业新人教版选修8.doc
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1、2020-2021学年高中英语 Unit 4 Pygmalion作业新人教版选修82020-2021学年高中英语 Unit 4 Pygmalion作业新人教版选修8年级:姓名:Unit 4Pygmalion第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分35分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AWhen Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing.His mother took him to see the famous showman, PT.Barnum.Mr.Barnum th
2、ought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show.He hired Charles parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.He gave the twofoottall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb.He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes.When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage,
3、he made up ads.To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people.He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall.Toms act was very popular and brought in a lot of mon
4、ey.By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich.He had become a billionaire at the age of twentyfive.Fortunately for Tom, Mr.Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well.One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher.Tom was able to win her
5、love, and they married.The ceremony and reception were the_talk_of_the_town.They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2,000 guests.Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage.The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their hone
6、ymoon just before going to live in Toms house in Connecticut.Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war.Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored “Tom Thumb” weddings.In these weddings,
7、 small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.()1.The underlined words “talk of the town” means_.Ait was in the newspaperBit was the most popular topicCpeople spread bad rumors about itDit was discussed in a city meeting()2.What does the author think about Toms weddin
8、g?ATom and Lavinia were stupid.BPeople gave it too much of their attention.CIt was funny and ridiculous.DIt helped people cheer up in a dark time.()3.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?AWeddings always make people feel full of sunshine.BPeople are always disappointed during war time.CEntert
9、ainment can serve an important purpose.DPeople should be married when they are small children.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了著名的侏儒演员Charles Stratton的故事,尤其是他的婚礼给当时处于内战中的美国人民带来了很多快乐。1B词义理解题。根据下面两句“They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2,000 guests.Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a
10、 look at their tiny wedding marriage.”可知,他们的婚礼有很多名人参加,也引起了轰动。说明the talk of the town 意为“最流行的话题”。故B正确。2D推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war.”可知,他们的婚礼在美国内战中举行,同时也由于他们婚礼的特殊性,这给当时处于黑暗中的人们带来了快乐。故D正确。3C主旨大意题。作者在本文中讲述了著
11、名的侏儒症患者Charles Stratton的成名以及他结婚的庆典成为当时美国人谈论的话题,并给当时的人们带来了很多的快乐。说明娱乐在很多情况下也会给人们的生活带来很大的作用。故C正确。BPigs are always considered dirty animals because they roll in mud.But in fact they prefer being quite clean.They cover themselves with mud to help stay cool.During cooler weather, they prefer staying clean
12、.So do elephants, which also cover themselves in dust or mud to keep cool.When they find a place with clean water they will take a bath, using their long noses to give themselves or each othera nice shower.Some animals use dust to get clean.Chinchillas (南美洲栗鼠) have very fine fur.They dont like to ta
13、ke water baths because water is not warm enough for them.So, instead, they roll around in fine dust.The dust helps to keep their fur and skin dry.This protects them from disease.Usually, a small bird is a light meal for a crocodile.But when a crocodile wants its teeth cleaned, it lies on the ground
14、with its mouth open.The crocodile bird goes in and picks out any parasites (寄生虫) between the crocodiles teeth or under its tongue.The crocodile gets its mouth cleaned, and the crocodile bird gets dinner.You wouldnt think fish would need baths.But some undersea parasites live under the fishs skin.“Cl
15、eaner” fish, like the wrasse(隆头鱼), help take them away.The wrasse stands on its head and dances to signal a big fish that it is ready to go into the cleaning business.The big fish will stop moving and open its mouth wide so the wrasse can swim inside and pick out parasites and bits of food.()4.The p
16、assage is mainly about how animals _.Astay cleanBhelp each otherCget their food Dtake baths()5.What can we learn from the first paragraph about pigs? AThey can help each other take baths.BThey are dirtier during cooler weather.CThey prefer taking baths to rolling in mud.DThey like to stay cool and c
17、lean.()6.Chinchillas use dust to get clean for the following reasons EXCEPT that _.Adust can dry their fur and skinBthey are not good at swimmingCwater is too cold for themDdust is good for their health()7.From Paragraphs 3 and 4,we can know that _.Asome animals can get clean from others helpBmost a
18、nimals are friendly to each otherCsmall animals couldnt get food from big onesDall of the animals prefer to stay clean【语篇解读】这篇文章介绍了许多动物如何使自己保持清洁的,有些动物需要其他动物帮助他们清洁。4A主旨大意题。这篇文章介绍了许多动物如何使自己保持清洁的,故选A。5D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“But in fact they prefer being quite clean.They cover themselves with mud to help stay c
19、ool.During cooler weather, they prefer to stay clean.”可知,猪喜欢凉爽和干净,故选D。6B细节理解题。根据“They dont like to take water baths because water is not warm enough for themThe dust helps to keep their fur and skin dry.This protects them from disease.”可知,只有B没有提到,故选B。7A推理判断题。 根据第三段大意及第四段中的“help take them away”可知,有些动
20、物需要其他动物帮助他们清洁,故选A。CSuccess is often measured by the ability to overcome adversity.But it is often the belief of others that gives us the courage to try.JK.Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, began writing at age 6.In her biography, she remembers with great fondness when her good friendS
21、ean became the first person to encourage her and help her build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer.“He was the first person with whom I really discussed my serious ambition to be a writer.He was also the only person who thought I was bound to be a success at it, which meant
22、much more to me than I ever told him at the time.”Though there were many difficulties, Rowling continued her writing, particularly fantasy stories.But it wasnt until 1990 that she first came up with the idea about Harry Potter.As she recalls: it was on a long train journey from London to Manchester
23、that the idea of Harry Potter simply fell into my head.To my great disappointment, I didnt have a pen with me, and I was too shy to ask anybody if I could borrow one.I think, now, that this was probably a good thing, because I simply sat and thought, for four (delayed train) hours, and all the detai
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