1、Unit 4 PygmalionSectionWarmingUp,Pre-reading,Readingpersuaded;into2.Raiseyourrighthandifyouhaveanyquestion.yourrighthandifyouhaveanyquestion. 答案:Holdup3.ShepretendedtobeanAmerican.She herself asanAmerican. 答案:passed;off4.Somebamboogrowswell,somedoesnt.bamboogrowswell. bamboo growwell. 答案:Notall;All;
2、doesnt5.Heisthreeyearsyoungerthanme.Heis mebythreeyears. Heismyjunior . Heisthreeyears me. Iam himbythreeyears. 答案:juniorto;bythreeyears;juniorto;seniorto七、阅读理解AFrenchnovelistJulesVerne(1828-1905)isoftencalledthefatherofsciencefiction.Althoughhewasnotagreattravellerhimself,hischaractersjourneyedtoth
3、emoon(inFromEarthtoMoon),underthesea(inTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea),intoavolcano(inAJourneytotheCentreoftheEarth),aroundtheworld(inAroundtheWorldinEightyDays)andtomanyotherplaces.JulesVernewasbornintheFrenchcityofNantesin1828.Whenhewasaboyheranawayfromhometoworkonaship.However,hisfathersoonfoun
4、dhimandbroughthimhome.Afterthathedecidedthatanyfuturetravelhedidwouldbeinbooks.In1847,hisfathersentJulestoParistostudytobealawyer.Eventhoughhewasbusywriting,Vernepassedhisexamsin1849withhighmarks.WhenJulestoldhisfatherhedidnotwanttobealawyer,hisfatherwasveryangry.Hestoppedsendinghissonanymoney,soJul
5、eshadtoearnalivingbyhiswriting.Overthenextfewyearshewrotemanystoriesandplayswhichbroughthimonlyalittlemoney.Then,in1856,hemetHonorinedeViane,arich,youngwidowwithtwochildren.ThecouplemarriedthenextyearandtheironlychildMichelwasbornin1862.Afterhismarriage,VerneworkedasabusinessmaninParis.However,hewas
6、notverysuccessfulathisjobandspentmostofhistimewritingbooksanddoingresearchforthenextone.In1863,hepublishedhisnovelFiveWeeksinaBalloonandinthefollowingyearhepublishedAJourneytotheCentreoftheEarthwhichbroughthimfame.Hisbooksbecamesopopularandearnedhimsomuchmoneythathewasabletoleavehisjobandworkfulltim
7、eonhiswriting.Inhislifetime,JulesVernewrotemorethan50booksandhebecamearichman.Manyofthisimaginativenovelshavebeenturnedintofilms.1.JulesVernebecamerichbecauseofhis . A.father B.marriageC.business D.writing答案:D解析:由文章倒数第二段最后一句可知,是写作使儒勒凡尔纳取得了巨大的成功,变得非常富有。2.WhenJulesVernewasbroughthomebyhisfather,hedeci
8、dedthat . A.hewouldgoonmoretravelsinthefutureB.hewoulddoashisfatherrequiredC.hewouldbedevotedtowritingaboutfuturetravelsD.hewouldstopwritingaboutfuturetravels答案:C解析:由文章第二段第四句可知,遭到父亲的阻挠以后,儒勒凡尔纳决定用书来描写自己未来的旅行。3.WhichbookcanbeconsideredasaturningpointinJulesVerneslife?A.FiveWeeksinaBalloon.B.AJourneyto
9、theCentreoftheEarth.C.FromEarthtoMoon.D.TwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea.答案:B解析:由文章倒数第二段可知,1864 年儒勒凡尔纳出版的地心之旅使他成名了。4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.JulesVernewasappreciatedbyfilmmakers.B.JulesVernewasnotcleverenoughtolearnlaw.C.JulesVernesstoriesandplayswonhimbigfameinthe1850s.D.JulesVerneswifehelpe
10、dhimalotinhiswritingcareer.答案:A解析:由文章最后一段可知,儒勒凡尔纳的许多作品被拍成了电影 ,故推测他深受电影人的喜爱。BDramaasweknowitgotitsstartbackinancientGreece.ManyoftheplayswerewrittenduringtheClassicalPeriod,from525BCto385BC.Notonlyaretheseplaysstillpopularastheatricalproductions,theyalsogreatlyinfluencedplaywrightsthroughouthistory.A
11、ntigoneandMedeaareamongtheseplays.Then,between350BCand250BC,comedycametobemuchmoreprominentinthetheatre.Sadly,theDarkAgeswasatimewhendramabecamenearlyextinct.TherewasnotheatreintheRomanempiresduringthistime.Ironically,theChristianchurchthatnearlydestroyedtheatrewasalsoresponsibleforitsreappearance;t
12、hechurchbegantopresentthePassionPlay,apopulardramaticinterpretationoftheResurrectionduringEasterservices.ItwastheRenaissancethatsawahugereappearanceinalltypesofart,includingtheatre.WilliamShakespeare,oneoftheworldsmostrenownedplaywrights,wroteandproducedmanyplaysthatarestillperformedregularlyeventod
13、ay.Atfirst,theworldofdramabelongedtomen.EvenShakespearesplayswereperformedbyentirelymalecasts.Inthemid-1600safewpioneeringwomenbegantopavethewayforwomeninthetheatre.Itwouldbequitesometime,nearlyhalfacentury,beforeactingwasconsideredanacceptableprofessionforwomen.The18thcenturywasatimewhenmoreplayswe
14、rebeingwrittenforandaboutthemiddleclass.Towardtheendofthecentury,theRomanticperiodbeganinWesternEurope,whichheavilyinfluencedthetheatreofthatera.Unlikethepreviousdrama,romanticismfocusedonemotionratherthanintellect.Thismovementcontinuedthroughthebeginningofthe19thcentury.RealismsupersededRomanticism
15、duringthe19thcentury,pavingthewayfortheeraofcontemporarydramainthe20thcentury.Duringthe1960sand1970s,playwrightssuchasTomStoppard,SamShepardandDavidMametbeganwritingplaysinwhichthemainfocuswasthelanguageanddialogueoftheplay.Thepublicfancychangesthroughthedecades,butourloveofdramaisasstrongasever.5.W
16、hatcanbelearntaboutAntigoneandMedea?A.Theywerethebestcomediesofthetime.B.TheywerewrittenduringtheClassicalPeriod.C.Theyarenolongerpopularwithtodaysaudience.D.TheywerewrittenontheGreekhistory.答案:B解析:根据第一段的“ManyoftheplayswerewrittenduringtheClassicalPeriod,from525BCto385BC.”以及“AntigoneandMedeaareamong
17、theseplays.”可知这两出剧目都是写于古典时期。6.WhydiddramanearlydieoutduringtheDarkAges?A.ItwasntallowedbytheChristianchurch.B.Peoplelosttheirinterestindrama.C.Toomanywarsbrokeoutduringthatperiod.D.Nogoodplayswereproducedthen.答案:A解析:根据第二段的“Ironically,theChristianchurchthatnearlydestroyedtheatrewasalsoresponsiblefori
18、tsreappearance.”可知是天主教禁止打击戏剧,然而,具有讽刺意味的是,又是它让戏剧再现。7.Whenwerewomenallowedtotakeupdramaasacareer?A.BeforetheDarkAges.B.BeforeShakespearestime.C.Inthemiddleofthe17thcentury.D.Atthebeginningofthe18thcentury.答案:D解析:根据第四段可知在 17 世纪中期,有几位妇女开始为妇女从事戏剧业斗争;再根据末句可知大约半个世纪后表演业才成为妇女可以从事的一种职业,由此可知时间是在 18 世纪初。8.Whatw
19、asthemaintopicofdramabeforethe18thcentury?A.Thelifeofmiddleclass. B.Peoplesemotion.C.Peoplesintelligence. D.Womensrights.答案:C解析:根据倒数第二段的“.romanticismfocusedonemotionratherthanintellect.”可知在浪漫主义戏剧出现前,戏剧以刻画人物的智慧为主。八、七选五HowtoBecomeanEffectiveLeaderThekeytobecominganeffectiveleaderisnottofocusonmakingot
20、herpeoplefollow,butonmakingyourselfthekindofpersontheywanttofollow.1. Ittakestimetobecomeatrustworthyleader. Asyouprepareyourselftobecomeabetterleader,usethefollowingguidelinestohelpyougrow:1.Dontbeself-centered.Thetrulygreatleadersarenotinleadershipforpersonalgain.2. PerhapsthatiswhyLawrenceD.Bellr
21、emarked,“Amanwhocannotbothertodolittlethingsforothersisunlikelytobecomeagoodleader.” 2.3. Rareistheeffectiveleaderwhodidntlearntobecomeagoodfollowerfirst.ThatiswhyaleadershipinstitutionsuchastheUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyteachesitsofficerstobecomeeffectivefollowersfirst.3.Workwithexcellence.Nooneres
22、pectsandfollowsmediocrity(平庸).Leaderswhoearntherighttoleadgivetheiralltowhattheydo.Theybringintoplaynotonlytheirskillsandtalents,butalsogreatpassionandhardwork.4. 4.Giveyourpoweraway.Whatmakesleadershipsospecialisthatyoubecomeabetterleaderbysharingwhateverpoweryouhave,notbysavingitallforyourself.5.
23、Ifyouuseyourpowertoempowerothers,yourleadershipwillextendfarbeyondyourgrasp. A.Leadershipisinfluence,nothingmore,nothingless.B.Theyleadinordertoserveotherpeople.C.Becomeagoodfollowerfirst.D.Leadershelppeopletoreachtheirpotential.E.Theyperformonthehighestlevelofwhichtheyarecapable.F.Youremeanttobeariver,notapool.G.Leadershipisntlearnedorearnedinamoment.答案:15GBCEF
