人教版(新教材)高中英语选修3Unit5 Poems课时作业2：Reading and Thinking—Comprehending.docx

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1、Unit 5 PoemsReading and Thinking-Comprehendingi .阅读理解ARobert Frost（l 874 1963） is one of America s most beloved poets.He was a contemporary of many modernist poetic movements, but he wasn, t associated （与有联系）with anyparticular group of poets.He stuck to his own literary beliefs, and as a result, he

2、attracted a good deal of criticism from the literary world.But, it is just because he was such a person and his voice was so original that Frost became so beloved.If you are to choose one of his poems and read it aloud on a busy street, we are sure that many people will recognize the poem immediatel

3、y as Frost, s.Mending Wall, which is the first poem in North of Boston, Frost? s second book of poetry, is one of his most popular poems.lt is a poem about two neighbors who fix a rock wall that lies between their homes. I want to destroy the wall, and the “neighbor“ wants to leave it standing.We ju

4、st can t get enough of walls, can we? People love boundaries（界线）. We love them when we re little, protecting our precious toys from our troublesome（令人烦恼的）brothers and sisters.As we get older, we begin to throw around the gentle term upersonal space”， as in uGET OUT OF MY ROOM! ” In college, we reall

5、y learn how the idea of My house is your housev doesn t always result in happy roommate relationships.After we become adults with good jobs and a lot of cool things, we often put up fences, gates, walls, or doors to protect our stuff and keep the peace.Walls help us protect ourselves, but their down

6、side is that they often keep people from communicating with each oiher.Mending Wall makes us take a look at how we use our walls and boundaries, and why we use them the way we do.This poem sends a wakeup call to the universe.There are walls between our hearts.语篇解读 本文介绍了美国著名诗人罗伯特弗罗斯特并赏析了他的名作修墙。1. Wha

7、t can we learn about Robert Frost?A. His writing style is special. B His first poem is about life. C. He often criticized other poets.D. He joined in many poetic movements.K答案AK解析I推理判断题。由第一段内容可知，弗罗斯特有自己的风格，有许多独创的诗，再结合该段最后一句uIf you are to.as Frost? s.”可知，随便拿一首弗罗斯特的诗到街上去 朗读，就会有人区分出是他的诗。这都说明他的写作风格特别。2.

8、 In Paragraph 3, what does the author want to show?A. Sharing with others brings us happiness.B. There seem to be lots of walls in our life.C. Walls let people know about themselves.D. Personal space is important to everyone.K答案BK解 析推理判断题。作者对弗罗斯特的名作修墙进行简单介绍后，在第三段描述了这样一个事实：人们从小到大不断地树立各种围墙。3. The thir

9、d paragraph is developed by .A. spaceB. exampleC. timeD. comparisonK答案U cK解析写作手法题。在第三段作者按照时间顺序展开全段，指出了人们从孩童时期到长大成人，不断地建立“心墙”。4. The underlined word “downside“ in the last paragraph can be replaced by ”.A. true useB. old wayC negative partD. major differenceK答案X cK解 析X词义猜想题。根据最后一段but 一词的转折及全段内容可知，墙在保

10、护人们的同时，也阻止了人们的交流。因此downside在此处意为“缺乏之处”。BReading 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 19th century, a usual American ac

11、tivity was to sit around the fireside in the evening and read poems aloud.lt is true that there was no television at the time, nor movie theatres, nor World Wide Web, to provide diversion.However poems were a source of pleasure, of self-education, of connection to other people or to the world beyond

12、 one, s own community.Reading them was a social act as well as an individual one, and perhaps even more social than individual.Writing poems to sharewith friends and relations was, like reading poems by the fireside, another way in which poetry has a place in everyday life.How did things change? Why

13、 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 factors： poets, teachers, and we ourselves.Of these, the least important is the third.The world surroundi

14、ng the poem has betrayed us more than we have betrayed the poem.Early in the 20th century, poetry in English headed into directions unfavourable to the reading of poetry.Readers decided that poems were not for the fireside or the easy chair at night, and that they belonged where other difficult-to-r

15、ead things belonged.Poets failed the reader, and so did teachers.They want their students to know something about the skills of a poem, and they want their students to see that poems mean something.Yet what usually occurs when teachers push these concerns on their high school students is that young

16、people decide poems are unpleasant crossword puzzles.语篇解读 在过去，人们经常读诗，然而现在，读诗的人越来越少。文章针对这种现象探讨 了原因。5. Reading poems is thought to be a social act in the 19th century because A. it built a link among peopleB - it helped unite a communityC. it was a source of self-educationD. it was a source of pleasur

17、eK答案I AK解 析I 细节理解题。根据第二段第四句中的“of connection to other people or to the world beyond one s own community”可知，诗歌是联系一个人与他人或外部世界的纽带。应选A项。6. What does the underlined word udiversion “ in Para.2 most probably mean?B Change.D. Story.A. Concentration.C. Amusement.K答案1ck解析U 词义猜想题。画线单词前面的lelevision, movie由ealre

18、s, World Wide Web这些 事物都是为人们提供娱乐的，由此可推断diversion与amusement同义，意为“娱乐活动”。 应选C项。7. 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

19、 attractive than poetry.D. Poems have become difficult to understand.K答案X DK解析I细节理解题。根据第四段尤其是其最后一句可知，读者觉得诗歌不再适合坐在火炉边或安乐椅上舒服地读了，是因为它们现在更难理解了。应选D项。8. In the last paragraph, the writer questions .A. the difficulty in studying poemsthe way poems are taught in schoolB. students wrong ideas about poetryth

20、e techniques used in writing poemsk答案X BK解 析U 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的 “Poets failed the reader, and so did teachers.v 及后面介绍的老师在教给学生诗歌时，强加给他们的学习内容使他们认为诗歌是令人不愉快 的填字游戏。应选B项。CRita Dove, a poet and story writer, started seriously making her career as a writer in 1980 when she wrote her first book, The Yellow Hous

21、e on the Corner An her childhood days, Dove loved to read for countless hours on end.Her passion（热爱）for reading led her to want to write herself.Dove was raised in Akron, Ohio in an African-American household made up of herself, two younger sisters, an elder brother and her parents.They were always

22、there for Dove to make sure that she got the best education.Her father was the first black research chemist who broke the race barrier in the tire industry.This gave her even more confidence.Dove kept exploring her interest in writing as her life progressed.In 1970, at the age of 18, she was accepte

23、d by the White House as a Presidential Scholar and was recognized as one of the hundred best high school students in the United States.And three years later she graduated from Miami University in Ohio, and then went to West Germany on a scholarship from 1974 to 1975.After receiving her MFA from the

24、Iowa Writers Workshop at the University of Iowa in 1977, she knew that she was not going to deny dream of becoming a writer and poet.When Dove was 34 she received the Pulitzer Prize for Thomas and Beulah, a book about her grandparents.Dove? s second big surprise was that she became the youngest pers

25、on at the age of 40, and the first African American to be honored as United States Poet Laureate in 1993 and held the title until 1995.Her poems interest readers because they can read them and picture her life as a girl.They are able to imagine their own childhood and relate to her life.Dove deserve

26、s the many awards she has received.She has studied and worked hard to become such a talented poet and writer.语篇解读 Rita Dove是一位女诗人、作家，是第一个获得美国桂冠诗人称号的黑人，也是 获得此称号的诗人中最年轻的一位。9. When she wrote her first book, Rita Dove .A. was in her late twentiesB was accepted by the White HouseC. just graduated from Mi

27、ami Universitywanted to write a book about her grandparentsK答案X AK解 析X细节理解题。根据第一段可知，她在1980年写第一本书，根据第三段中的“In1970, at the age of 18./,可知，在1980年时她是28岁，应选A项。10. What can be inferred about Rita Dove from the second paragraph?A. Her parents were strict with her.B Her parents gave her great support.C. She

28、is the eldest among the children.D. She failed to get a good education.K答案BK解 析 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句可知，父母确保Rita Dove受到最好的教育， 由此可知，Rita Dove的父母给了她极大的支持和鼓励，应选B项。11. What does the author intend to tell in the text?A. The works of Rita Dove.B - The efforts Rita Dove made.C. The biography（传i己）of Rita Dove.D. T

29、he hard life Rita Dove lived.K答案cK解析X主旨大意题。本文从女诗人Rita Dove的童年、家庭、教育、作品、获得的殊荣等多方面对她进行了介绍，因此选C项。12. According to the text, what s the authorJ s attitude towards Rita Dove?A. Admiring.B. Indifferent.C. Respectful.D. Disapproving.K答案AK解 析I 观点态度题。根据最后一段中的“Dove deserves the many awards she has received.可知

30、，作者非常赞赏这位非裔美国诗人。II .七选五Cycling is a good form of sports； here are some tips on how to do it safely and comfortably.1 “ Pushing with the wrong part of the foot can raise your risk of developing a painful injury of the heel, “ says Rob Werstine, a sports physiotherapist（理疗师）and board member of the Can

31、adian Physiotherapy Association. You should push with the ball of your foot, he says.Put on clothes.While it s warm, wear layers of clothing, with clothing close to the body that breathes and outer layers that do not absorb water 2 .Be reasonable. 3 don t sign up for a 50-kilometre ride.And while cy

32、cling is great exercise for people who want to get into shape, if your doctor advises you not to do tiring exercise, cycling shouldn t be your starting position.Werstine says, u Walk to begin getting into shape and then graduate to cycling. ”Fix the fit. If you develop lower back pain or numbness in

33、 your hands and fingers from cycling, the reason may be that your bike isn t adjusted properly for your height. 4 , but if you have continuing problems, consider consulting a bike fit physiotherapist, “ Werstine says.Be mindful.You have to pay attention on the roads to vehicles, other cyclists and p

34、edestrians. 5.Or do some reading about how to avoid dangerous cycling situations, bicycle safe , for instance, listing 10 types of car-bike accidents and how to avoid them.A. Watch your feetB Ask experts for helpC. Stop there and let others pass by firstGo for bright colors that help you be seenD. I

35、f you are just starting out and aren t in good shapeConsider taking a cycling safety course to practise your skillsE. A good cycle shop can help you find the right height for the seat 语篇解读本文介绍了骑车要注意的平安事项。1. K答案X AK解析】 本空位于句首，是一个小标题。根据下句：用脚的错误部位推动会增加脚后跟 受伤的风险。可知要关注你的脚。应选A。2. K答案1 DK解析H本段介绍了骑车时衣服的选择问题

36、。上一句说的是所穿衣服的性质，由此可知此空处说的是所选衣服的颜色。应选D（要寻找有助于你被看见的明亮的颜色）。3. K答案】EK解 析U 由语境及空后的“don t sign up for a 50-kilometre ride”可知E项（如果你是刚 开始，而且你的身体状况不好）符合语境。4. K答案H GK解 析I 根据空前一句可知，此处是关于调节自行车以适应你的高度，只有G项与“高 度”有关，应选G。5. K答案U FK解 析I 根据上句“你要注意道路上的车辆，其他骑自行车的人和路人”和下句“或是 去阅读一些有关如何防止危险骑行情况的东西”可知F项“考虑上骑车平安课程来练习你 的车技”符合语境。应选F。