2018_2019学年高中英语Module3AdventureinLiteratureandtheCinema课下能力提升九.docx

Module 3 课下能力提升（九）阅读理解ATHE BRONTE FAMILYYorkshire in England was the setting for two great novels of the 19th century. These were Charlotte Brontes Jane Eyre and Emily Brontes Wuthering Heights. The youngest sister, Anne, was also a gifted novelist, and her books have the same extraordinary quality as her sisters.Their father was Patrick Bronte, born in Ireland. He moved with his wife, Maria Bronte, and their six small children to Haworth in Yorkshire in 1820. Soon after, Mrs. Bronte and the two eldest children died, leaving the father to care for the remaining three girls and a boy.Charlotte was born in 1816. Emily was born in 1818 and Anne in 1820. Their brother Branwell was born in 1817. Left to themselves, the children wrote and told stories and walked over the hills. They grew up largely selfeducated. Branwell showed a great interest in drawing. The girls were determined to earn money for his art education. They took positions as teachers or taught children in their homes.As children they had all written many stories. Charlotte, as a young girl, alone wrote 22 books, each with 60 to 100 pages of small handwriting. Therefore, they turned to writing for income. By 1847, Charlotte had written The Professor; Emily, Wuthering Heights; and Anne, Agnes Grey. After much difficulty Anne and Emily found a publisher, but there was no interest shown in Charlottes book. (It was not published until 1859.) However, one publisher expressed an interest in seeing more of her work. Jane Eyre was already started, and she hurriedly finished it. It was accepted at once; thus each of the sisters had a book published in 1847.Jane Eyre was immediately successful; the other two, however, did not do so well. People did not like Wuthering Heights. They said it was too wild, too animallike. But gradually it came to be considered one of the finest novels in the English language. Emily lived only a short while after the publication of the book and Anne died in 1849. Charlotte published Shirley in 1849, and Villette in 1853. In 1854 she married Arthur Bell Nicholls. But only a year later, she died of tuberculosis (肺结核) as her sisters had.1What did the Bronte sisters want to do for Branwell?AHelp him write stories.BHelp him get trained in art.CTeach him how to draw well.DTeach him how to educate himself.解析：选B细节理解题。文章第三段倒数第二句“The girls were determined to earn money for his art education.”表明，Bronte姐妹想资助Branwell学习美术。2We know from the text that_.AJane Eyre was published in 1847BCharlotte Bronte wrote 22 books in allCthe Bronte sisters received a good educationDPatrick Bronte helped his daughters with their writings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Jane Eyre就是其中之一。因此正确答案为A项。3Which of the following was published after the death of its writer?AShirley.BVillette.CAgnes GreyDThe Professor.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The Professor是在1859年出版的。因此正确答案应为D项。4What do we know about the Bronte sisters from the text?ATheir novels interested few publishers.BNone of them had more than two books published.CNone of them lived longer than 40 years old.DEmily was the least successful of the three.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“had a book published in 1847”“a short while after the publication of the book”；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。BThe chance of a snowy holiday season in most American cities is practically impossible this year, so any festive atmosphere to be enjoyed will have to be the imaginary sort. Luckily, there are books for that.The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian AndersenAny reader of fairy tales knows Andersens responsible for the snowy scenes in The Snow Queen, the story of children Kay and Gerda, who must face the goddesslike woman who controls all snowflakes after Kay is kidnapped.Family Life by Akhil SharmaIts a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America, only to face entirely new hardships. Sharmas novel isnt entirely set in the wintertime, but his poetic descriptions of winter weather as lovely yet isolating make it a great choice for a December read.Frankenstein by Mary ShelleyGo ahead and give up the movie adaptation that has been produced recently and read or reread the classic itself. You know the story: a scientist driven by his ambition discovers a method for creating life, and spends two years cobbling together a living creature, who later feels angry with him.An American Childhood by Annie DillardDillards first book is, as its title suggests, about her change from being a selfcentered child to being an adult more concerned with the world around her than with her own personal concerns. Her parents are key figures in the story. One famous scene takes place during what the author calls “a big snow”， in 1950.5Who wrote a novel about The Snow Queen?AAnnie Dillard. BMary Shelley.CAkhil SharmaDHans Christian Andersen.解析：选D细节理解题。根据文中介绍第一本书时说的“Any reader of fairy tales knows Andersens responsible for the snowy scenes in The Snow Queen .”可知，冰雪女王的作者是安徒生。故选D项。6Which novel is about an Indians family?AThe Snow Queen.BFamily Life.CAn American Childhood.DFrankenstein.解析：选B细节理解题。根据Family Life by Akhil Sharma部分的第一句“Its a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America .”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。7What do we know about Frankenstein?AIt has been adapted for movies.BIts about the secret history.CIts about an Indian family.DIts a fairy tale.解析：选A细节理解题。根据Frankenstein by Mary Shelley部分的第一句“Go ahead and give up the movie adaptation .”可知，弗兰肯斯坦已被改编成电影。故选A项。8From An American Childhood, we know the main characters are _.Aselfcentered childrenBadultsCscientistsDDillards parents解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Her parents are key figures in the story.”可知，迪拉德的父母是书中故事的主角。故选D项。CPublic libraries have had another bad year. They are like local railways. People like having them around, and are angry if they close. But as for using them, there is so little time these days.To the US historian Matthew Battles the library is a metaphor (隐喻) for the land of chance, a place where, lost in the piles, new Americans could “dream of personal success, unaided by unnamed others, a stage with a mirror for backdrop (背景幕布) that reflects only the reader”. In Britain, the library was a grammar school, a teachyourself academy, a way of learning.Digitization has changed everything. The public library is no longer a place sacred to knowledge. Its walls have been bombed open. So much rubbish is said and written about the death of books. Five years ago, when Amazon ebook sales were higher than those of paperback copies, it was assumed the book was dying. Print was yesterday, one more victim of the great digital wipeout. But Waterstones last year stopped selling Kindles and changed the shelf space to physical books. It saw a 5% rise in sales. Though the bookshop has suffered, the book has not.But these are buyers, not borrowers. The library must rediscover its specialness. This strength lies not in books, but in its readers, in their desire to gather, share with each other, hear writers and experience books with a group. It is in plays, concerts, comedy, lectures, debates, quizzes, performances of every sort. It should combine coffee shops, book exchanges, playgroups, art galleries, museums and performances.Ever since the days of Alexandria, the library has been the palace of the mind, the “University of All”. The Internet has removed its complete control of knowledge, but cannot copy its sense of place, its joy of human gathering.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。9What is stressed by mentioning Matthew Battles?AThe meaning of the American Dream.BThe role of libraries in Americans life.CThe things people can learn in a library.DThe decrease in the number of libraries.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段可知，Matthew Battles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。10What did people use to think about books?ADigital technology left book