2018_2019学年高中英语module3adventureinliteratureandthecinema课下能力提升（九）外研版 5页

Module3课下能力提升（九）阅读理解ATHEBRONTEFAMILYYorkshireinEnglandwasthesettingfortwogreatnovelsofthe19thcentury.ThesewereCharlotteBronte'sJaneEyreandEmilyBronte'sWutheringHeights.Theyoungestsister,Anne,wasalsoagiftednovelist,andherbookshavethesameextraordinaryqualityashersisters'.TheirfatherwasPatrickBronte,borninIreland.Hemovedwithhiswife,MariaBronte,andtheirsixsmallchildrentoHaworthinYorkshirein1820.Soonafter,Mrs.Bronteandthetwoeldestchildrendied,leavingthefathertocarefortheremainingthreegirlsandaboy.Charlottewasbornin1816.Emilywasbornin1818andAnnein1820.TheirbrotherBranwellwasbornin1817.Lefttothemselves,thechildrenwroteandtoldstoriesandwalkedoverthehills.Theygrewuplargelyselfeducated.Branwellshowedagreatinterestindrawing.Thegirlsweredeterminedtoearnmoneyforhisarteducation.Theytookpositionsasteachersortaughtchildrenintheirhomes.Aschildrentheyhadallwrittenmanystories.Charlotte,asayounggirl,alonewrote22books,eachwith60to100pagesofsmallhandwriting.Therefore,theyturnedtowritingforincome.By1847,CharlottehadwrittenTheProfessor;Emily,WutheringHeights;andAnne,AgnesGrey.AftermuchdifficultyAnneandEmilyfoundapublisher,buttherewasnointerestshowninCharlotte'sbook.(Itwasnotpublisheduntil1859.)However,onepublisherexpressedaninterestinseeingmoreofherwork.JaneEyrewasalreadystarted,andshehurriedlyfinishedit.Itwasacceptedatonce;thuseachofthesistershadabookpublishedin1847.JaneEyrewasimmediatelysuccessful;theothertwo,however,didnotdosowell.PeopledidnotlikeWutheringHeights.Theysaiditwastoowild,tooanimallike.ButgraduallyitcametobeconsideredoneofthefinestnovelsintheEnglishlanguage.EmilylivedonlyashortwhileafterthepublicationofthebookandAnnediedin1849.CharlottepublishedShirleyin1849,andVillettein1853.In1854shemarriedArthurBellNicholls.Butonlyayearlater,shediedoftuberculosis(肺结核)ashersistershad.n1．WhatdidtheBrontesisterswanttodoforBranwell?A．Helphimwritestories.B．Helphimgettrainedinart.C．Teachhimhowtodrawwell.D．Teachhimhowtoeducatehimself.解析：选B　细节理解题。文章第三段倒数第二句“Thegirlsweredeterminedtoearnmoneyforhisarteducation.”表明，Bronte姐妹想资助Branwell学习美术。2．Weknowfromthetextthat________.A．JaneEyrewaspublishedin1847B．CharlotteBrontewrote22booksinallC．theBrontesistersreceivedagoodeducationD．PatrickBrontehelpedhisdaughterswiththeirwritings解析：选A　推理判断题。文章第四段最后两句话表明，姐妹三个在1847年各出了一本书，而JaneEyre就是其中之一。因此正确答案为A项。3．Whichofthefollowingwaspublishedafterthedeathofitswriter?A．Shirley.　　　　　　B．Villette.C．AgnesGreyD．TheProfessor.解析：选D　推理判断题。由最后一段可知，Charlotte死于1855年。由第四段可知，她的著作TheProfessor是在1859年出版的。因此正确答案应为D项。4．WhatdoweknowabouttheBrontesistersfromthetext?A．Theirnovelsinterestedfewpublishers.B．Noneofthemhadmorethantwobookspublished.C．Noneofthemlivedlongerthan40yearsold.D．Emilywastheleastsuccessfulofthethree.解析：选C　推理判断题。Charlotte出生于1816年，死于1855年；Emily生于1818年，死于“hadabookpublishedin1847”“ashortwhileafterthepublicationofthebook”；Anne生于1820年，死于1849年。经计算可知，姐妹三个都没有活过40岁。BThechanceofasnowyholidayseasoninmostAmericancitiesispracticallyimpossiblethisyear,soanyfestiveatmospheretobeenjoyedwillhavetobetheimaginarysort.Luckily,therearebooksforthat.TheCompleteFairyTalesbyHansChristianAndersenAnyreaderoffairytalesknowsAndersen'sresponsibleforthesnowyscenesinnTheSnowQueen,thestoryofchildrenKayandGerda,whomustfacethegoddesslikewomanwhocontrolsallsnowflakesafterKayiskidnapped.FamilyLifebyAkhilSharmaIt'sabeautifulyettragicnovelaboutanIndianfamilyimmigratingtoAmerica,onlytofaceentirelynewhardships.Sharma'snovelisn'tentirelysetinthewintertime,buthispoeticdescriptionsofwinterweatheraslovelyyetisolatingmakeitagreatchoiceforaDecemberread.FrankensteinbyMaryShelleyGoaheadandgiveupthemovieadaptationthathasbeenproducedrecentlyandreadorrereadtheclassicitself.Youknowthestory:ascientistdrivenbyhisambitiondiscoversamethodforcreatinglife,andspendstwoyearscobblingtogetheralivingcreature,wholaterfeelsangrywithhim.AnAmericanChildhoodbyAnnieDillardDillard'sfirstbookis,asitstitlesuggests,aboutherchangefrombeingaselfcenteredchildtobeinganadultmoreconcernedwiththeworldaroundherthanwithherownpersonalconcerns.Herparentsarekeyfiguresinthestory.Onefamousscenetakesplaceduringwhattheauthorcalls“abigsnow”，in1950.5．WhowroteanovelaboutTheSnowQueen?A．AnnieDillard.　　　B．MaryShelley.C．AkhilSharmaD．HansChristianAndersen.解析：选D　细节理解题。根据文中介绍第一本书时说的“AnyreaderoffairytalesknowsAndersen'sresponsibleforthesnowyscenesinTheSnowQueen...”可知，《冰雪女王》的作者是安徒生。故选D项。6．WhichnovelisaboutanIndian'sfamily?A．TheSnowQueen.B．FamilyLife.C．AnAmericanChildhood.D．Frankenstein.解析：选B　细节理解题。根据FamilyLifebyAkhilSharma部分的第一句“It'sabeautifulyettragicnovelaboutanIndianfamilyimmigratingtoAmerica...”可知，《家庭生活》的故事内容是关于一个移民到美国的印度家庭。故选B项。7．WhatdoweknowaboutFrankenstein?A．Ithasbeenadaptedformovies.nB．It'saboutthesecrethistory.C．It'saboutanIndianfamily.D．It'safairytale.解析：选A　细节理解题。根据FrankensteinbyMaryShelley部分的第一句“Goaheadandgiveupthemovieadaptation...”可知，《弗兰肯斯坦》已被改编成电影。故选A项。8．FromAnAmericanChildhood,weknowthemaincharactersare________.A．selfcenteredchildrenB．adultsC．scientistsD．Dillard'sparents解析：选D　细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Herparentsarekeyfiguresinthestory.”可知，迪拉德的父母是书中故事的主角。故选D项。CPubliclibrarieshavehadanotherbadyear.Theyarelikelocalrailways.Peoplelikehavingthemaround,andareangryiftheyclose.Butasforusingthem,thereissolittletimethesedays.TotheUShistorianMatthewBattlesthelibraryisametaphor(隐喻)forthelandofchance,aplacewhere,lostinthepiles,newAmericanscould“dreamofpersonalsuccess,unaidedbyunnamedothers,astagewithamirrorforbackdrop(背景幕布)thatreflectsonlythereader”.InBritain,thelibrarywasagrammarschool,ateachyourselfacademy,awayoflearning.Digitizationhaschangedeverything.Thepubliclibraryisnolongeraplacesacredtoknowledge.Itswallshavebeenbombedopen.Somuchrubbishissaidandwrittenaboutthedeathofbooks.Fiveyearsago,whenAmazonebooksaleswerehigherthanthoseofpaperbackcopies,itwasassumedthebookwasdying.Printwasyesterday,onemorevictimofthegreatdigitalwipeout.ButWaterstoneslastyearstoppedsellingKindlesandchangedtheshelfspacetophysicalbooks.Itsawa5%riseinsales.Thoughthebookshophassuffered,thebookhasnot.Butthesearebuyers,notborrowers.Thelibrarymustrediscoveritsspecialness.Thisstrengthliesnotinbooks,butinitsreaders,intheirdesiretogather,sharewitheachother,hearwritersandexperiencebookswithagroup.Itisinplays,concerts,comedy,lectures,debates,quizzes,performancesofeverysort.Itshouldcombinecoffeeshops,bookexchanges,playgroups,artgalleries,museumsandperformances.EversincethedaysofAlexandria,thelibraryhasbeenthepalaceofthemind,the“UniversityofAll”.TheInternethasremoveditscompletecontrolofknowledge,nbutcannotcopyitssenseofplace,itsjoyofhumangathering.语篇解读：本文是议论文。文章讨论了图书馆的数量虽然减少了，借书的人少了，但是书却并没有消失。9．WhatisstressedbymentioningMatthewBattles?A．ThemeaningoftheAmericanDream.B．TheroleoflibrariesinAmericans'life.C．Thethingspeoplecanlearninalibrary.D．Thedecreaseinthenumberoflibraries.解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第二段可知，MatthewBattles强调了图书馆是机会之地，人们可以在图书馆中寻求自己的个人成功等，说明了图书馆对于人们的影响。10．Whatdidpeopleusetothinkaboutbooks?A．Digitaltechnologyleftbooksdying.B．Alotofbookswerebecomingrubbish.C．Physicalbookstookuptoomuchspace.D．Booksinlibrarieswerebetterthanebooks.解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Somuchrubbishissaidandwrittenaboutthedeathofbooks.Fiveyearsago,whenAmazonebooksaleswerehigherthanthoseofpaperbackcopies,itwasassumedthebookwasdying”可知，过去人们认为数字技术的出现，使得实体书快要灭亡了。11．Howcanthelibrarygainitspopularityagain?A．Byofferingreadersbetterbooks.B．Byholdingliveeventsforreaders.C．Bybuyingmorebookstofillitsshelves.D．Byprovidingrelaxedatmosphereforreaders.解析：选B　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知，在数字时代，图书馆要想重新恢复它是知识代表的称号，需要举办各种现场活动。12．Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A．LibrariesaredyingbutnotforbooksB．LibrarieswillhavenophysicalbooksC．LibrariesarenotaboutbooksanymoreD．Librariesplaynewrolesinmoderntimes解析：选A　标题归纳题。本文主要讨论了随着数字技术的发展，图书馆的作用似乎越来越小了，但是书并没有消亡。