2018-2019学年高中英语 Module 3 Adventure in Literature a

-1-EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.Module3课下能力提升（十二）Ⅰ.阅读理解WhenTheNewRepublicmagazinepredictedwhowouldwinthe2016NobelPrizeinLiteratureonOct.6th,itsaid,“NotBobDylan.That'sforsure.”However,theawardcameasasurprisetomany.OnOct.13th,thefamousUSmusicianwasnamedtheNobellaureate(获奖者)bytheSwedishAcademy.HehascreatednewpoeticexpressionswithinthegreatAmericansongtradition,accordingtotheorganization.AlthoughDylan,75,isnotreallythoughttobealiterarywriter,hehasgiventheworldalotofcreativeworksover50years,especiallywhenitcomestohisfolksongs.Inhis1985albumBiograph,Dylanwroteabouttheappealoffolkmusictohim.Rocksongsweren'tseriousenoughordidn'treflectlifeinarealisticway,accordingtoDylan.Butfolkwasamoreserioustypeofthing.Thesongsarefilledwithmoresadness,morejoyandmuchdeeperfeelings.Dylan'smusicandlyricsspoketomanypeopleduringthe1960s.Hislyricswereoftenaboutgreatpoliticalissues,suchastheCivilRightsMovement.The1960swasatimeofchangewhentheyoungweremakingsurethattheirvoiceswereheard.TheideaismostfamouslyexpressedinDylan'sTheTimesTheyArea­Changin'(1964),whichwarnstheworld,“You'dbetterstartswimmingoryou'llsinklikeastone,forthetimestheyarea­changin'！”Therewerecomplaintsthataliteraryprizehadbeengiventoasinger,butancientGreekpoetsHomerandSapphowrotepoeticworksthatweremeanttobelistenedto,thatweremeanttobeperformed,oftenwithinstruments,andit'sthesamewaywithDylan,theSwedishAcademy'spermanentsecretarySaraDaniustoldCNN.ItcouldevenbesaidthatgivingtheimportantprizetoDylanhasbroughtbackanoldliterarytradition.ThemillionswhoselivesDylan'swordsandmusichavechangedwillsurelywelcometheaward.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了2016年诺贝尔文学奖获得者BobDylan的相关故事。1．WhydidpeoplefeelsurprisedwhenDylangottheNobelPrize?A．Becausehewasnotexcellent.B．Becausepeopledidn'tthinkhewasaliterarywriter.C．Becausehewasonlyinterestedinsingingfolksongs.-2-D．Becausepeopledidn'tbelieveinhim.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段可知，人们认为Dylan不是文学作家，因此认为他不大可能得奖。2．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Folkmusicreflectsareallife.B．Songwritersshouldn'tgettheprize.C．Peoplelikerockmusicmore.D．Dylanisaveryseriousperson.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第三段和第四段的内容可推知，仿民歌歌曲与摇滚乐形成对比，反映了真实的生活。3．FromDylan'swriting,weknowhecaresmoreabout________.A．musicB．hisvoiceC．politicsD．change解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“Hislyricswereoftenaboutgreatpoliticalissues,suchastheCivilRightsMovement”可知，Dylan的作品大多关乎政治事件，因此，Dylan很关心政治。4．AccordingtoSaraDanius,________.A．DylanisworththeprizeB．SapphoshouldgettheprizeC．theAcademyisworththeprizeD．Homershouldwintheprize解析：选A推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段的整体内容可推知，SaraDanius认为Dylan获得诺贝尔奖是实至名归。Ⅱ.阅读七选五QuestionstoaskyourselfbeforemakingabigdecisionLifeispackedwithdecisions,bigandsmall.Ifyoufeelabigdecisionisappearinginyourlife,don'thide!Askyourselfthesequestionstogetclearonwhat'stherightchoiceforyou.•Howcommitted(坚定的)amItothischange?Rateyourlevelofcommitmentonascaleoutof10.__1__Isyourlevelofcommitmenthigherthana7？That'sgreatdataforyourdecision!•Isthisdecisioninlinewithmylong­termgoals?__2__Writedownyourgoals.Thenthinkabouthowthisdecisionplaysintothat-3-longer­termplan.•__3__Thisisoneofmyfavoritequestions!Ifsomethingisstirring(萌动)withinyou—acreativeidea,acallingtomovesomewherenew,adesiretoendarelationship—whatareyougivingupwhenyoudon'tdoit?Whatmightyoubemissingoutoninyourlifeifyoudonothing?•Isnowtherighttime?Bearinmind：__4__Buttherearefewrealreasonsweeverneedtodelay(延迟)makingabigonewhenitpresentsitself.Remember,lifeisalwaysuncertainandtimewaitsfornoone.Makingabigdecisiondoesn'thavetobesodifficult.Therearenorightorwronganswersorrightorwrongwaystoliveyourlife.__5__Yourinnerwisdom(智慧)hastheanswers.Sogetbusyaskingthepersonwhoknowsbest—you.A．Whatistheriskofnotdoingit?B．HowlonghaveIbeenthinkingaboutthis?C．Notalldecisionsneedtobemadeimmediately.D．Wealwayswanttoknowwhatweneedtodonext.E．Youdon'thavetoaskotherpeoplewhattheythink.F．Askyourself:WhatdoIwantfive,eventenyearsfromnow?G．Thinkabouttheamountofwork,effortandtimeyou'dhavetoputin.答案：1～5GFACEⅢ.完形填空“ItwassaidshewasmarriedtoanofficerinIndialongagoandshehadalifeofphysicaladventureasexcitingasherpoetry.Herhusbandcouldcrossrivers,usingcrocodiles(鳄鱼)assteppingstones.HediUnwillingtoexistwithouthim,shetookherlife,leavingasoninEngland.”Istaredatthepaper,__1__reading,andIcouldn'thelpthinking.Theysay,crocodilesarelazyanimalsasarule,buttheycan__2__likelightningwhentheywantto.Andtheydon'tmindhurrying__3__they'rehungry.ThereusedtobelotsinIndianrivers,livingonfishmostly;butwhat'salittlefish__4__atogettoonear;womendoingthe__5__，orchildrenplayingatthewater's__6__.Ahungrycrocodile'smouth__7__overamealwithasoundlikeagunshot.Abigfellowcan__8__inamanintwobites.-4-Thatwoman'shusbandcrossedrivers__9__fromonecrocodile'sbacktothenext.Ibelieveit.Ithadtobedone__10__beforethecreaturecouldseewhatwashappening.Itwasn't__11__abrave,activeman;andnodoubtheimprovedwithpractice.Hecouldneverlook__12__whilecrossing.Thewifeusedtowatchhim—Ifelt__13__ofthat.Shelived__14__theadventure—the__15__excitementofitall.Theirreallifewaswithtigers,snakes...It'snowondershewrote__16__poetry.Thenhe__17__.Iimaginedhowshefelt.Wasthereanotherman__18__himinIndia,寡妇