2024-2025学年高中英语Module2TheRenaissanceReadingandVocabulary课时作业含解析外研版选修8

Module2TheRenaissanceⅠ.阅读理解In1812，theyearCharlesDickenswasborn，therewere66novelspublishedinBritain.Peoplehadbeenwritingnovelsforacentury—mostexpertsdatethefirstnoveltoRobinsonCrusoein1719—butnobodywantedtodoitprofessionally.Thesteam­poweredprintingpresswasstillinitsearlystages；theliteracy(识字)rateinEnglandwasunder50%.Manyworksoffictionappearedwithoutthenamesoftheauthors，oftenwithsomethinglike“Byalady.”Novels，forthemostpart，werelookeduponassilly,immoralorjustplainbad.In1870，whenDickensdied，theworldmournedhimasitsfirstprofessionalwriterandpublisher，famousandbeloved，whohadledanexplosioninboththepublicationofnovelsandtheirreadershipandwhosecharacters—fromOliverTwisttoTinyTim—wereheldupasmoraltouchstones.TodayDickens'greatnessisunchallenged.Removinghimfromthepantheon(名人)ofEnglishliteraturewouldmakeaboutasmuchsenseastheLouvresellingofftheMonaLisa.HowdidDickensgettothetop？Forallthefeelingsreadersattachtostories，literatureisanumbersgame，andthetestoftimeisextremelydifficulttopass.Some60,000novelswerepublishedduringtheVictorianage，from1837to1901；todayacasualreadermightbeabletonameahalf­dozenofthem.It'spartlytruethatDickens'styleofwritingattractedaudiencesfromallwalksoflife.It'spartlythathiswritingsrodeawaveofsocial，politicalandscientificprogress.Butit'salsothatherewrotethecultureofliteratureandputhimselfatthecenter.Noonewilleverknowwhatmixoftalent，ambition，energyandluckmadeDickenssuchadistinguishedwriter.Butasthe208thanniversaryofhisbirthapproaches，itispossible—andimportantforourownculture—tounderstandhowhemadehimselfalastingone.本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲解并描述了英国闻名作家查尔斯·狄更斯及其作品是如何奠定他在英国文学中的地位的。1．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBritishnovelsinthe18thcentury?A．Theyweredifficulttounderstand.B．Theywerepopularamongtherich.C．Theywereseenasnearlyworthless.D．Theywerewrittenmostlybywomen.答案：C解析：细微环节理解题。依据文章第一段最终一句“Novels，forthemostpart，werelookeduponassilly，immoralorjustplainbad.”可知，那时多半的小说被认为是没头脑的、有悖道德的或糟糕透顶的。故C项“它们被认为几乎是没有价值的”与原文相符。2．DickensiscomparedwiththeMonaLisainthetexttostress________.A．hisreputationinFranceB．hisinterestinmodernartC．hissuccessinpublicationD．hisimportanceinliterature答案：D解析：推理推断题。依据文章其次段最终一句“Removinghimfromthepantheon(名人)ofEnglishliteraturewouldmakeaboutasmuchsenseastheLouvresellingofftheMonaLisa.”可知，把他从英国文学的名人中移除就跟卢浮宫廉价出售《蒙娜丽莎》的感觉一样，可见狄更斯在英国文学史上的重要性，由此可推知D项正确。3．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Torememberagreatwriter.B．TointroduceanEnglishnovel.C．Toencouragestudiesonculture.D．TopromotevaluesoftheVictorianage.答案：A解析：写作意图题。文章介绍了查尔斯·狄更斯在英国文学中的地位以及他是如何获此殊荣的，以此来纪念查尔斯·狄更斯这位宏大作家。Ⅱ.七选五HowtoLoseFatAreyouinterestedinlosingyourbodyfattolookslimmer?Thisarticleconcentratesonlosingfat,notweightormuscle.Youwillnaturallylookslimmer,andbeandfeelmorehealthyandattractive.__1__Steps1．Doproperexercise.Theseareexercisesthatgetyourheartrateashighaspossibleandburnfat.__2__Doingatleastonehourofcardio(有氧运动)everydayalongwithonehourofstrengthtrainingafewdaysperweekisthebesthabit.Thiswillmakeyoulosefatfaster,combinedwithmuscleexerciseandahealthy,low­fatdiet.2．__3__Eatingwhole,unprocessedfoodsisthebestwaytonottakeintoomuchfat.Thismeanseatingfoodsthatareintheirnaturalstatesuchasfruitandvegetables.Buyrawfoodsandcookmeatyourself,withplantoil.Protein(蛋白质)helpsgainmuscles.Youcanfindproteininfoodslikemilk,fish,beefandeggs.Getfilledwithlowcaloriesfoodssuchasvegetables.__4__3．Watchwhatyoudrink.Don'tdrinksoda,alcoholandfruitjuiceallthetime,sincethesedrinkscontainalotof“emptycalories”whichwillonlyleadyoutoputonunnecessaryweight.Greenteaisgood,healthychoice.__5__Drinkonefullglassofwatereverymorningwhenyouwakeup—itissaidtomakeyouloseweightfaster.A．Buildmuscles.B．Dietandeathealthily.C．Theseexercisesincluderunning,jogging,swimming,etc.D．Readonifyouareinterestedinobtainingalloftheseadvantages!E．Thiswillmakeyoueatles