高中英语Module1BernardShaw’sPygmalion_SectionⅠ自我小测外研版.docx

Module 1 Bernard Shaws Pygmalion-Section.根据句意和单词首字母或括号内汉语，写出单词的正确形式1Harry can be very _(迷人的)2She is a _(专横的) mother.3Teenage boys are always r_ against their parents.4Where is Africa_(相连) with Asia?5I put him down as an _(没受过教育的) man.6The statue was _(雕刻) out of marble.7Wash the_(污垢) off your hands.用所给单词或短语的适当形式填空come to lifebe connected withtreat asbe ready topass.off roducebe based onmore thanfall in love withbehavetake awaybet1As spring advanced，the flowers in the seed ranch began to _.2Allow me to _ you to my friend Johnson.3“I know who Im going to _，” he said sharply.4Its hard to train children to_ well at the table.5She wishes to _ nothing more than a common girl.6She_ always _ argue over the smallest issues.7For safetys sake，dont drive _ 30 kilometers per hour in the city.8I want to _ the book which you showed me yesterday.9It _ an account of an actual South Sea expedition.10For all women，work _ the desire for independence.11If he could _ the death _ occurring from natural causes，the true cause might not attract attention.12I _ you cant do this puzzle.单项填空1The novel_ supposedly_ a true story.Ais；based onBis；depended onCis；put on Dis；held on2If you want to get around London fast，the underground is_.Aa chance Ba wayCa transport Dyour best bet3Generally speaking，a business letter should be written in a formal style _ in a personal one.Aother than Brather thanCless than Dmore than4Mr.Wang treated his students _ his good friends.Aas Bfor Cto Din5Never in my life_ in that manner.Ahave been I treatedBhave I been treatedCI have treatedDI have been treated6His invention _ useless by the scientists of that time.Aconsidered beingBwas considered beingCconsidered to be Dwas considered to be.阅读理解Most critics agree that Pygmalion is a delightfully amusing，wellconstructed comedy.Beyond this，their views diverge.St.John Ervine，the Irish playwright，a friend and biographer of Shaw，judges that Pygmalion is not one of Shaws major plays.He feels that its subject does not excite deep interest.Most audiences are not greatly impressed by the need for an improved alphabet.Yet Ervine gives credit to the play for its entertainment value.In other words，Ervine is one representative of those critics who find Pygmalion an amusing play but not an important one.Yet we must note that some critics find a deeper theme in Pygmalion.Eric Bentley，in his study Bernard Shaw，finds in Pygmalion the story of the creation of an independent human being.In Acts and ，Higgins makes a duchess(公爵夫人) of Eliza ( although an imperfect one )In Acts and ，Eliza，moving from resentment to independence，makes a free woman of herself.Martin Meisel，author of the analytical study，Shaw and the Nineteenth Century Theatre，regards the play as a radical(激进的) attack on class distinction and class prejudice.He points out Elizas final understanding that a flower girl and a duchess are distinguished from each other，not by their behaviour，but by the way they are treated.Higgins carries this idea to a more farreaching conclusion.He treats all women alike.He does not condescend(屈尊) to treat a flower girl like a duchess；he treats duchesses like flower girls，thus destroying the whole notion of particular courtesy being due to certain people.Archibald Henderson，who is considered to be the authoritative biographer of Shaw as well as an important critic of his work，also believes that Pygmalion is a statement of the idea that class barriers are artificial and must be broken down.Another aspect of the play which has caused critical disagreement is its ending.1According to the passage，how many critics are mentioned to comment on Pygmalion?A2. B3. C4. D5.2According to St.John Ervine，Pygmalion is_.Aamusing and importantBimportant but not amusing Cneither amusing nor importantDamusing but not important3According to Martin Meisels comments，at last Eliza understands that a flower girl and a duchess are distinguished by _.Atheir behaviourBtheir language Cthe way they are treatedDtheir origin4What does the underlined word “diverge” probably mean in the first paragraph?Aare the same Bare differentCare contrary Dare vague5What is the best title of the passage?ABernard Shaw and PygmalionBFour CriticsCHow Did Bernard Shaw Write Pygmalion?DComments on Pygmalion6In the next part，the author would most probably discuss with you _.Athe beginning of PygmalionBthe plot of PygmalionCthe ending of PygmalionDthe characters of Pygmalion参考答案.1答案：charming2答案：domineering3答案：rebelling4答案：connected5答案：uneducated6答案：carved7答案：dirt.1答案：come to life2答案：introduce3答案：fall in love with4答案：behave5答案：be treated as6答案：is；ready to7答案：more than8答案：take away9答案：was based on10答案：is connected with11答案：pass；off as12答案：bet.1解析：句意：据说这部小说是以一个真实的故事为依据的。be based on“以为依据”；depend on “依靠”；put on “上演”；hold on“坚持”。根据句意，选A项。答案：A2解析：句意：如果你想在伦敦快点转一圈，最好是乘地铁。a chance “一个机会”；a way“一种方式”；a transport“一种交通方式”；your best bet“最好的办法”。答案：D3解析：句意：一般而言，商业信件应该以正式的格式而不应该以个人的形式去写。other than “除了”；less than“少于”；more than“多于，不仅仅”；rather than“而不是”，在这里连接的是两个对等的成分。 答案：B4解析：句意：王老师把他的学生看作自己的好朋友。treat.as.“把看作”。答案：A5解析：never，hardly等否定词置于句首时，句子要用部分倒装。答案：B6解析：句意：他的发明被当时的科学家认为是无价值的。sth.be considered to be “被认为是”。此题易误选B项，consider作“考虑”讲时，后面跟v.ing。答案：D.1解析：通读全文可知，一共有四位评论家“John Ervine，Eric Bentley，Martin Meisel和Archibald Henderson”对Pygmalion发表了评论。答案：C2解析：细节题。由文章第二段最后