高中英语译林版选修一：Unit 4 Period 5　Extended reading-Reading comprehension

Period5Extendedreading—ReadingcomprehensionⅠ.匹配单词(请把单词和其对应的英语解释连线)1．striking A．torecognizethedifferencebetweentwopeopleorthings2．encounter B．energyandenthusiasm3．blame C．interestingandunusualenoughtoattractattention4．tolerant D．tothinkorsaythatsb/sthisresponsibleforsthbad5．vitality E．toexperiencesth，especiallysthunpleasantordifficult，whileyouaretrying todosthelse6．distinguish F．abletoacceptwhatotherpeoplesayordoevenifyoudonotagreewithit答案1.C2.E3.D4.F5.B6.AⅡ.选词填空eq\x(familiarizeoneselfwith；berootedin；oweadebtto)1．MikeowedadebttoMaryforhercareforhisdaughterinhisabsence.2．Youarenewhereandyou’dbetterfamiliarizeyourselfwiththeprinciplesofthecompanyassoonaspossible.3．Thestrugglebetweenthetwosidesmayberootedintheirdisagreementonthecampaign.Ⅰ.Fast-readingformainideas1．Skimthepassageandmatchthemainideawitheachpart.Part1(Para.1) A．ThepopularityofLiBaiandhispoetry.Part2(Paras.2－5) B．ThereasonsforLiBai’sromanticstyle.Part3(Para.6) C．AnintroductiontoLiBai’spoetryandromanticstyle.答案Part1CPart2BPart3A2．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．ThefeaturesofLiBai’spoems.B．LiBai’scontributiontoromanticpoetry.C．LiBai’slifeandhispoetry.D．WhatcontributedtoLiBai’sromanticstyle.答案CⅡ.Careful-readingfordetailsActivity1细节把握1．What’sthefunctionofthepoemANightStayataMountainTemple?A．Toaskreaderstoenjoyit.B．TointroduceTangpoems.C．Tocompareitwithotherpoems.D．TointroduceLiBaiandhisromanticpoetry.答案D2．Fromthesecondparagraph，wecaninferthat.A．LiBaireadmanybookswhenhewasyoungB．LiBaiwasfamiliarwithChinesecultureC．classicalChineseculturecontributedtohisromanticstyleD．LiBai’sparentswerestrictwithhim答案C3．WhenmightLiBaibeginhisadventureandtravel?A．Attheageof22.B．Attheageof26.C．Attheageof10.D．Attheageof19.答案A4．WhichofthefollowingdistinguishesLiBaifromotherlandscapepoets?A．Extraordinaryimagination.B．Freeexpressionofstrongfeelings.C．Loveforreadingandtravelling.D．Freeandunconstrainedpersonality.答案B5．WhatdidEzraPoundthinkofLiBai’spoems?A．Fascinating. B．Ordinary.C．Unbelievable. D．Meaningless.答案AActivity2深层理解1．What’sthetexttypeofthepassage?A．Narration(记叙文)．B．Practicalwriting(应用文)．C．Expositorywriting(说明文)．D．Argumentativewriting(议论文)．答案C2．Whatisthetoneofthepassage?A．Critical. B．Suspicious.C．Objective. D．Indifferent.答案C3．Whatdoesthephrase“oweadebtto”inthesentence“Generationsofpoets，bothinChinaandabroad，oweadebttohisinspirationalpoems.”mean?A．Benefitalotfrom. B．Adaptfrom.C．Enjoymuch. D．Learnfrom.答案A4．Fillintheblanksandgetthestructureofthepassage.Activity1课文语法填空ItisbelievedthatANightStayataMountainTemple1.waswritten(write)byLiBaiinhisteenageyears.Withstrikingimagination，thisearlypoemshowedsignsofromanticstyle，whichwaslatertocharacterizehispoetry.LiBai’sloveofreadingandtravellingcontributedalot2.tohisromanticstyle.By3.reading(read)allkindsofbooks，hegotfamiliarwithclassicalChinesecultureand4.acquired(acquire)thewisdomofpreviousgenerations.LiBai’stravelaroundthecountrynourishedhisloveofnatureandinspiredhim5.towrite(write)romanticpoems.Inaddition，LiBaigrewupinthemostgloriousperiodoftheTangDynasty,6.whichallowedLiBaitodevelop7.afreeandunconstrainedpersonality.Givenhispersonalexperiencesandthehistoricalbackground，itiseasytoseethatmostofLiBai’spoemsarecharacterizedbytheromanticstyle.Allinall，withhisextraordinaryimagination，freeexpressionofstrong8.feelings(feel)andmasteryoflanguage，LiBaiiswidelyrecognizedasthe9.greatest(great)romanticpoetafterQuYuan.LiBai’spoetryinspiresgenerationsofpoetsbothathome10.andabroadandisenjoyedbycountlessreaders.Activity2长难句理解1．Withstrikingimaginationinexpressionslike“scaringdwellersonhigh”，thisearlypoemalreadydisplayedsignsofaromanticstyle，whichwaslatertocharacterizeLiBai’spoetry.[句式分析]本句为主从复合句，with复合结构作状语，which引导非限制性定语从句修饰aromanticstyle。[自主翻译]“恐惊天上人”等诗句想象奇绝，已经展现出一种浪漫主义风格，这一风格后来成为李白诗歌的特色。2．EquallyimpressiveisLiBai’sfreeexpressionofstrongfeelings，whichbreathesvitalityintothelifelessobjectshedescribes，andwhichdistinguisheshimfromotherlandscapepoets.[句式分析]本句为主从复合句。主句采用了全部倒装语序，表语Equallyimpressive位于句首，主语LiBai’sfreeexpressionofstrongfeelings后置；句中包含两个非限制性定语从句，为whichbreathesvitalityintothelifelessobjectshedescribes和whichdistinguisheshimfromotherlandscapepoets，都修饰主语；在第一个非限制性定语从句中，hedescribes为省略关系词的定语从句修饰objects。[自主翻译]同样令人叹服的是李白对强烈情感的恣意抒发，笔下万物都被赋予灵性，这也让他与其他的山水诗人迥然有别。3．HewasfascinatedbyLiBai’spoemsandtranslatedsomeoftheminhis1915poetrycollectionentitledCathay.[句式分析]本句为简单句。someofthem作translated的宾语，entitled...为过去分词短语作后置定语修饰poetrycollection。[自主翻译]他倾慕李白的诗，选择了多首收入他1915年出版的诗歌集《华夏集》中。Ⅰ.阅读理解ALongago，poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.BackwhentheGreeksfirststartedtheOlympics，theyheldpoetrycontestsaswellasathleticcompetitions.Now，poetrycompetitionshavebeenrevived(恢复)．Thisyear120,000highschoolstudentscompetedinthefirstPoetryOutLoudnationalrecitationcontest，performingpoemsfrommemoryfor$100,000inprizes.Thefirstcompetitionswereheldinclassrooms.Thewinnerswentontoschool-widecontests，andthentheycompetedincityandstatecompetitions.Finally，the50statechampions，alongwiththeDistrictofColumbiachampion，cametoWashingtonD．C.lastweekforthelastshowdown.Afterthe51championscompetedagainstoneanother,12wentontothefinals.Thenthefieldwasnarrowedtofive.Thefinalfivehadonelastchanceto“perform”apoem.Theoverallchamp，JacksonHille，ahighschoolseniorfromOhio，wona$20,000scholarship.TheNationalEndowmentfortheArtsandthePoetryFoundationstartedPoetryOutLoud，becausetheyrealizedthathearingapoemperformedisadifferentexperiencefromreadingitonapage.It’snotjustamatterofsayingthewordsintherightorder.It’sthetoneofvoice，thepauses，thegesturesandtheattitudeofthepersonperformingthatbringthewordstolife.“Eachtimewehearsomebodyreciteapoem，weunderstandagainwhatwefoundfreshandinterestingaboutit，”saidNationalPublicRadioBroadcasterScottSimon，masterofceremoniesforthefinals.Hearingitinanewvoiceofferssomethingnewtothelistener.Notonlydothepeoplehearingpoemshaveanewexperience，butmemorizingandpresentingpoemshelpstheparticipants(选手)understandthosepoemsinanewway.AnotherbenefitofacompetitionsuchasPoetryOutLoudisthattheparticipantslearnpublic-speakingskillsthatcanhelpthemforlife.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了美国的高中生沿袭了以前的做法，发起了诗歌背诵比赛。1．Fromthefirstparagraph，wecanknow.A．theGreekswerethefirsttowritepoemsB．theOlympicsusedtostartwithpoemrecitingC．poemswerespreadorallyinthepastD．athleteswereaskedtorecitepoemsbeforecompeting答案C解析推理判断题。根据第一段首句“Longago，poemswererecitedoutloudinsteadofbeingwrittendown.”可知，在很早以前诗歌只是口头朗诵的。2．HowmanyroundsofcompetitionsdidthechampionstakebeforetheywenttoWashingtonD．C.?A．Three. B．Four.C．Five. D．Six.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第三段前三句可知，参赛者经过在班里、学校、市里和州里的比赛后，才来到华盛顿进行比赛。3．Accordingtothepassage，hearingapoemrecitedinanewvoicecan.A．bringanewlifetolistenersB．helplistenersfindtheirinterestC．makelistenerslearnthewordsD．offersomethingnewtolisteners答案D解析细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后两句可知，朗诵诗歌可以给听者带来新的感受。BThefirstsetofChinesestoriespresentedinEnglishscripts(剧本)，titledStoriesofChina：PerformedinEnglish，wasofficiallypublishedbyForeignLanguagesPress.PlannedbytheNewChannelInternationalEducationGroupwiththeparticipation(参与)ofplaywrightsfromChina，theUnitedKingdomandtheUnitedStates，thebookprovidesanewwayforyoungpeopletolearnEnglishwhileinheriting(继承)andspreadingChineseculture.Thebookcontains20Englishscriptsinnovelformatscoveringawiderangeofsubjects.UnlikethemostcommonEnglishscriptsforyoungreadersonthemarketwhicharebasedonadaptationsofEuropeanandAmericanstories，thosescriptspresentedinthisbookareuniqueforbeingbasedonclassicChinesestories，re-adaptedandwritteninEnglish.Thebookisdividedintothreegradesintermsofgrammarandvocabularydifficulty，makingitsuitableforyoungEnglishlearnersfromprimaryschoolstojuniorandhighschools.Allthescriptsinthebookarewrittenbytopplaywrightswithelegant，pureandvividlanguage.ThescriptsareprovidedwithasummaryofthestoryinbothChineseandEnglish，sothatreaderscanfullyunderstandtheplotaswellasthehistoryandculturebehindit.ReaderscannotonlyimprovetheirEnglishskillsthroughimmersive(沉浸式的)readingandperformancebutalsoappreciateChineseculture.HuMin，EnglisheducationexpertandfounderoftheNewChannel，saidthecombinationoftraditionalChinesecultureandEnglishteachinghasbecomeatrend，guidingyoungpeopletotellChinesestoriestotheworldwiththeirownwisdomanddeepChineseculturalheritage.TheNewChannelwillofferspecialcoursesonStoriesofChina：PerformedinEnglishinitsmanyschoolsacrossthecountry，andcooperatewithprimaryandsecondaryschoolsinBeijing，ShanghaitoofferEnglishdramacoursesonatrialbasis.Hubelievesthecourseswillsetoffanewwaveofenthusiasticlearningamongyoungpeople.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了《用英语演中国故事》丛书，此书为中国传统文化以及故事的英文版本。4．WhywasStoriesofChina：PerformedinEnglishpublished?A．ToofferEnglishdramacoursesonatrialbasis.B．TomakeforeignstudentsenjoyChineseculture.C．ToadvertisesomeofthetopplaywrightsinChina.D．ToimproveEnglishlearningandinheritChineseculture.答案D解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段最后一句“Plannedby...，thebookprovidesanewwayforyoungpeopletolearnEnglishwhileinheriting(继承)andspreadingChineseculture.”可知，D项正确。5．Whatdoweknowaboutthebook?A．It’sbeenpopularinvariousschools.B．ItintroducesclassicChinesestories.C．It’sbeenpublishedbyaforeignpress.D．Itstandsoutforitsuniquewritingstyle.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段中“UnlikethemostcommonEnglishscriptsforyoungreadersonthemarket...thosescriptspresentedinthisbookareuniqueforbeingbasedonclassicChinesestories，re-adaptedandwritteninEnglish.”可知，这本书讲述了中国的经典故事。故选B。6．What’sHuMin’sattitudetowardsthecoursestobeoffered?A．Doubtful. B．Expectant.C．Objective. D．Conservative.答案B解析观点态度题。根据最后一段中“Hubelievesthecourseswillsetoffanewwaveofenthusiasticlearningamongyoungpeople.”可推断，胡敏对这门课程很期待，故选B。7．Inwhichsectionofamagazinemightthetextappear?A．Business. B．Lifestyle.C．Culture. D．Politics.答案C解析文章出处题。根据全文可知，文章主要介绍了《用英语演中国故事》丛书，这本书旨在介绍中国传统文化，同时又能帮助青少年学习英文。所以这样的文章应该和文化相关。故选C。CTangDynastypoetssangforaboutthreecenturiesindifferenttones.ThereweremanyfamouspoetslivingintheTangperiod，suchasLiBai，DuFu，BaiJuyiandLiShangyin.TheCompletePoetryofTangDynastyeditedintheQingDynastyisacollectionofmorethan48,900poemsthatwerewrittenbyover2,200poets.Butitdidn’tcoverallthepoemsoftheTangDynasty.DuringtheTangDynasty，poemswererecitedwhenloverswalkedunderthemoonlight.Poemswerealsorecitedwhensoldiersfoughtonthebattlefield.Peoplerecitedthemintheopenairoronthetopofmountains.TangDynastypoetswrotepoemstowinfameandalsotodeveloptheirtemperaments(性情)．Theypouredoutdeepfeelingsfortheirfriendsandcriticized(批判)injusticeintheworldthroughpoems.IntheTangDynastyscholarshadtobepoets.Theirreaderswerenotonlypeopleofhighsocialpositionbutalsocommonpeople.Poetsrecitedpoems，womensingerssangpoemsandotherranksofpeople，includingoldwomenandchildren，readTangpoems.Thisatmosphereaffectedforeignerswhovisitedthecountryatthattime.Asaresult，Tangpoetrywasintroducedtosomeadjacentcountries，likeJapanandVietnam.TangpoetryisamostbrilliantpageinthehistoryofancientChineseliterature.It’samiracleintheculturalhistoryofmankind.TheTangDynastywasapowerfulempirewithavastterritory.ItinheritedChinesecivilizationthatwentbacktoancienttimes，whichwascombinedwiththebestofotherculturesandadoptedthebenefitsofothernationsintheworld.Tangpoetrywasn’ttheonlyspiritualwealthcreatedbytheTangDynastypeople.Philosophyandreligion，handwritingandpainting，andmusicanddanceallreachednewpeaksofdevelopment.Tangpoetry，however，wasthejewelinthecrownanditsgreatestachievement.语篇解读这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了唐诗在唐代的盛行，其影响力以及对世界文化的贡献。8．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．Whythepoetscreatedpoems.B．TheeditorsofTheCompletePoetryofTangDynasty.C．SomeotherkindsofspiritualwealthintheTangDynasty.D．ThesignificanceandinfluenceoftheTangDynasty.答案B解析细节理解题。第二段介绍了诗人写诗的原因，最后一段第三、四句介绍了唐朝的重要性和影响力，倒数第二句介绍了唐朝的其他精神财富，由此可知，《全唐诗》的编者没有提到。故选B项。9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“adjacent”inparagraph3probablymean?A．Rich. B．Strong.C．Poor. D．Neighbouring.答案D解析词义猜测题。根据画线词上文“Thisatmosphereaffectedforeignerswhovisitedthecountryatthattime.”和画线词下文“countries，likeJapanandVietnam”以及常识可知，日本和越南是和中国相邻的国家。所以adjacent意为“邻近的”。故选D项。10．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheGreatTangDynastyB．FamousPoetsintheTangDynastyC．TangDynastyPoetryD．TheDevelopmentoftheTangDynasty答案C解析标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了唐诗的吟诵历史，诗人创作诗歌的原因以及唐诗的文学地位。所以“唐诗”最能概括文章内容。故选C项。Ⅱ.七选五HOWTOREADAPOEMThere’sreallyonlyonereasonwhypoetryhasgottenareputationforbeingso“difficult”：Itdemandsyourfullattention.1FollowYourEars.It’sokaytoask“Whatdoesitmean？”whenyouarereadingapoem.Butit’sevenbettertoask“Howdoesitsound？”2Evenifyoucan’tunderstandasinglethingaboutapoem’s“subject”or“theme”，youcanalwayssaysomething—anything—aboutthesoundofthewords.3OK，we’renotsayingyouhavetoshoutitfromtherooftops.Ifyou’reembarrassedandwanttolockyourselfintheattic(阁楼)andreadthepoeminthequietestwhisper，goahead.Butreadingaloudisreallyaneffectivewaytounderstandapoem，becausereadingevenpartof