1、1Unit4 Pygmalion .阅读理解AStrongestfemaleliterarycharactersofalltimeTherearesomeofhistorysmostinspiringandgreatfemaleswhocanbefoundonthepagesofthesenovels.ElizabethBennetCalled “Lizzy” or “Eliza” byherfamilyandfriends,ElizabethBennetisthestubbornandcleverheroinefromthe1813JaneAustensnovel PrideandPreju
2、dice.ShesthesecondeldestoffivedaughtersintheBennetfamilyand,liketherestofhersisters,sheisexpectedtomarryforstatusandmoney,notforlove.Toremaintruetoherself,shewouldratherremainsingle,aconceptthatwasunheardatthetime.NancyDrewShefirstappearedin1930butremainsoneofthemosticonicfemalecharactersinalloflite
3、rature.CreatedbyEdwardStratemeyer,NancyDrewwasntsimplyaprettygirl.Instead,thebold,physicallystrong,andfiercelyintelligentNancyusedhersuperiorintelligencenotherlookstosolveaseriesofmysteries.JosephineMarchJoMarchisthesecondeldestdaughterintheMarchfamilyandisacentralfocusinthenovelLittleWomen,publishe
4、dbyLouisaMayAlcottin1868and1869.At15,sheisstrong-willed,confident,andliterary,andunlikehersisters,sheisoutspokenanduninterestedinmarriage.Jobothstruggleswithandchallengessocietysexpectationsofhowwomeninthe19thcenturyshouldcarrythemselves,makingheroneoftheliteraturesmostdaringfemalecharacters.HesterP
5、rynneRecognizedbysomecriticsasoneofthemostimportantcharactersinfemaleliterature,HesterPrynneistheleadingcharacterinNathanielHawthornes1850novel TheScarletLetter.Marriedbutseparatedbydistancefromherhusband,Hesterhasanaffairwithaministerandbecomespregnant.1.WhywouldElizabethBennetratherremainsingle?A.
6、Sheistoostubborn.B.Shedoesntwanttocheatherself.C.Shedoesntwanttomarryforlove.D.Shewastheeldestdaughterofthefamily.2.WhatisNancyDrewlike?A.Kind. B.Outspoken.C.Clever. D.Proud.3.WhocreatedJosephineMarch?A.JaneAusten. B.EdwardStratemeyer.C.LouisaMayAlcott. D.NathanielHawthorne.BGenealogy,alsoknownasfam
7、ilyhistory,isthestudyoffamiliesandthetrackingofthei2rlineages(家系)andhistory.Genealogistsuseoralinterviews,historicalrecords,geneticanalysis,andotherrecordstoobtaininformationaboutafamilyandtoprovekinship(亲属关系)andlineagesofitsmembers.Theresultsareoftendisplayedinchartsorwrittenasdescriptions.Thepursu
8、itoffamilyhistoryandoriginstendstobeshapedbyseveralmotives,includingthedesiretocarveoutaplaceforonesfamilyinthelargerhistoricalpicture,asenseofresponsibilitytopreservethepastforfuturegenerations,andasenseofself-satisfactioninaccuratestorytelling.Incommunitariansocieties,onesidentityisestablishedasmu
9、chbyoneskinnetworkasbyindividualachievement,andthequestion “Whoareyou?” wouldbeansweredbyadescriptionoffather,mother,andlineages.NewZealandMaori,forexample,learngenealogiestodiscoverwhotheyare.InsocietiessuchasAustraliaortheUnitedStates,therewasbythe20th-centurygrowingprideinthepioneersandnation-bui
10、lders.Establishingdescent(血统)fromthesewas,andis,importanttosuchgroupsastheDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution(DAR).Modernfamilyhistoryexploresnewsourcesofstatus,suchascelebratingtherebirthoffamiliesthatsurvivedgenerationsofpovertyorslavery,orthesuccessoffamiliesincombiningacrossracialornationalboundari
11、es.Somefamilyhistoriesevenemphasizelinkstocelebritycriminals,suchasthebushranger(绿林好汉)NedKellyinAustralia.Thegrowinginterestinfamilyhistoryinthemediacoupledwitheasieraccesstoonlinerecordshasallowedthosewhoarecurioustodosotostartinvestigatingtheirancestry.Thiscuriositycanbeparticularlystrongamongthos
12、ewhosefamilyhistorieswerelostorunknowndueto,forexample,adoptionorseparationfromfamily,perhapsasaresultofbereavement(丧亲之痛).4.Whichofthefollowingisconnectedwithgenealogy?A.TheDNAtests. B.Historicalnovels.C.Politicalpositions. D.Educationstandards.5.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword “motives” inParag
13、raph2?A.Results. B.Drives.C.Categories. D.Causes.6.WhydoMaoristudygenealogies?A.Togetachievements.B.Tolearntheirorigins.C.Tochangetheiridentities.D.Tocreatetheirkinnetwork.7.WhatdoweknowaboutgenealogyfromParagraph4?A.DARisagenealogyorganization.B.Organizationshavetheirgenealogy.C.Australiaisapioneer
14、ingenealogy.D.Genealogyinspiresthelovefornation.语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。3Chineseoraclebonescript(甲骨文)over3,000yearsoldisnowbeingwidelyusedasemojisbyyoungWeChatusers,thankstoapersonwhomadethem1. (close)topeopleslifethanbefore. “Theancientcharactersarenotascoolanddistant2. theyaresupposed
15、tobe,” saidthe3. (create)ChenNan. “Infact,theyarecuteandhumorous,andtheycouldtotallyserveourneedsforonlineexpression.” 4. 46-year-oldprofessoroffineartatTsinghuaUniversityhasbeenworkingtomakeoraclebonescriptintoemojis.Forexample,thecharacterfor “zui”,5. means “drunk” inEnglish,wascreated6. (look)lik
16、eastumblingfigure. ChenhasalsocombinedtheancientChinesecharacterswithcartoonfigures.Acartoonvideoclip7. (feature)oraclebonescriptdesignedbyhimwasviewed31milliontimesandshared140,000times. Chenworkedontheroadofinnovation19yearsago.In2016,theancienttypeface8. (include)intothefontlibraryunderhisefforts
17、tolettheancientwordswalkintopeopleslife.Nowthelibraryhasasmanyas3,500characters,9. Chensresearchontheprojectstillcontinues,asheplanstoextendthelibraryto7,000characters.Inthefuture,hewillapplytheancientcharacters10. educationanddevelopmentofgamesandapps. .短文改错LastmonthourschoolheldaReadingWeek,whicha
18、imwastoencouragethestudentstoreadwide.Duringtheweek,book-loversrecommendedaplentyofgoodbookssuitableforhighschoolstudents.Inaddition,twofamouswritersareinvitedtogivelecturesonhowtounderstandandappreciateliterarywork.Thepoetryreadingcontestwasanotheramazedactivityforthestudentstobringhistalentintoful
19、lplay.Allthecontestantstookturnsreadtheirfavouritepoemstotheaudience.WeallfindtheReadingWeekverybenefit.Ithasnotonlyenrichedourschoollife,andhelpedusformthehabitofreading.书面表达假定你是李华,正在教你的英国朋友 Leslie学习汉语。请你写封邮件告知他下次上课4的计划。内容包括:1.时间和地点;2.内容:学习唐诗;3.课前准备:简要了解唐朝的历史。注意:1.词数 100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。课时作业(三十
20、九).A【文章大意】 本文是一篇人物类说明文。文章主要介绍了四个小说中最鼓舞人心、最伟大的女性人物。1.B 细节理解题。根据 ElizabethBennet中“liketherestofhersisters,sheisexpectedtomarryforstatusandmoney,notforlove.Toremaintruetoherself,shewouldratherremainsingle”可知 ElizabethBennet不想为金钱和地位结婚,想保持真我,所以宁愿保持单身。故选 B项。2.C 细节理解题。根据 NancyDrew中“thebold,physicallystrong
21、,andfiercelyintelligentNancyusedhersuperiorintelligencenotherlookstosolveaseriesofmysteries.”可知 NancyDrew勇敢、强壮和聪明,clever是她的一个特征。故选 C项。3.C 细节理解题。根据 JosephineMarch中“JoMarchisthesecondeldestdaughterintheMarchfamilyandisacentralfocusinthenovelLittleWomen,publishedbyLouisaMayAlcottin1868and1869.”可知 Josep
22、hineMarch 是LouisaMayAlcott在 1868年出版的小说 LittleWomen中的中心人物。故选 C项。B【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了宗谱学的相关研究。4.A 推理判断题。根据第一段第二句“Genealogistsuseoralinterviews,historicalrecords,geneticanalysis,andotherrecordstoobtaininformationaboutafamilyandtoprovekinship(亲属关系)andlineagesofitsmembers.”可推知,宗谱学和验证人们身份的 DNA测试有关联,故选
23、 A。5.B 词义猜测题。根据第二段的关键词 thedesire,asenseofresponsibility和asenseofself-satisfaction可推知,impetus 为驱动力的含义,故选 B。6.B 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“NewZealandMaori,forexample,learngenealogiestodiscoverwhotheyare.”和对第三段的整体理解可推知,Maori 研究宗谱学是为了追宗求源,故选 B。7.D 推理判断题。根据第四段中“InsocietiessuchasAustraliaortheUnitedStates,therewasby
24、the20th-5centurygrowingprideinthepioneersandnation-builders.”和对本段的整体理解可推知,研究宗谱学可以增强人们的爱国热情,故选 D。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了中国有着 3000多年历史的甲骨文正在被年轻的微信用户们作为表情包广泛使用。1.closer 考查形容词比较级。与语境中比较级符号 than呼应可知,此处用形容词比较级形式作宾语补足语。2.as 考查连词。asas意为“像一样”,引导比较状语从句,符合语境。3.creator 考查词性转换。根据语境中 said可知,此处表示人的概念,故用名词creator。
25、4.The 考查冠词。professor 是指上文提到的 ChenNan,表示特指,故用定冠词 the修饰。5.which 考查定语从句。which 引导非限制性定语从句,在从句中作主语,修饰先行词thecharacterfor “zui”。6.tolook 考查非谓语动词。此处不定式作目的状语,和句子谓语 create之间没有连词。7.featuring 考查非谓语动词。feature 和句子谓语 view之间没有连词,和句子主语acartoonvideoclip构成逻辑上的主动关系,故用现在分词作定语。8.wasincluded 考查动词时态和语态。与语境 in2016呼应可知,此处表示过
26、去发生的事情,且include和句子主语 theancienttypeface构成逻辑上的被动关系,故用一般过去时的被动语态。9.but/yet 考查连词。根据语境可知,上下句表示逻辑上的转折关系,故用连词 but/yet。10.to 考查介词。applyto意为“把应用于”,符合语境,故用介词 to。.LastmonthourschoolheldaReadingWeek,whichaimwastoencouragethestudentstoreadwide.Duringthe whose widelyweek,book-loversrecommendedaplentyofgoodbookss
27、uitableforhighschoolstudents.Inaddition,twofamouswritersareinvitedtogivelecturesonhowtounderstandandappreciateliterarywork.Thepoetryreadingcontestwas were worksanotheramazedactivityforthestudentstobringhistalentintofullplay.Allthecontestantstookturns readtheirtoamazing theirfavouritepoemstotheaudien
28、ce.WeallfindtheReadingWeekverybenefit.Ithasnotonlyenrichedourschool life, beneficialandhelpedusformthehabitofreading. but. Onepossibleversion:DearLeslie,IamveryhappythatyouhavemadegreatprogressinlearningChineseandyouareintereste6dinChineseculture.NowIlltellyouthenextlearningprogramme.OnJuly20intheLe
29、ctureHall,wearegoingtolearnpoemsoftheTangDynastywhichyouareinterestedin.Asaforeignlearner,itisdifficultforyoutounderstandthetruemeaningandthecultureofthem.Therefore,beforeclass,youcanreadsomebooksrelatedtothehistoryoftheTangDynastytobetterappreciatethepoems.BesuretogototheLectureHallontime.Youcannotmissthewonderfulpoems.Bestwishes.Yours,LiHua7
