2018-2019学年高中英语 Module 3 Literature 课下能力提升（九）（含解析）

1EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.课下能力提升(九)阅读理解AWhatdoliterarygreatsSirArthurConanDoyleandRobertBurnshaveincommon?TheybothlivedandwroteinEdinburgh,alongwithmanyotherbignamesinthefieldofliterature.ThisfacthelpedUNESCO(联合国教科文组织)awardthecitythetitleofWorld'sFirstCityofLiteratureonOctober14.EdinburghleftalastingimpressiononArthurConanDoyle(1859－1930)．AlthoughhewasborntherehewenttoschoolinEnglandbutreturnedhomeformedicalschool.AftergraduatinghemovedtoLondonandbeganwritinghisSherlockHolmesstories.Hisinspirationforthecharactercamefromoneofhisprofessorsatuniversity.Holmes'methodsweresocleverthattheyactuallyfurtheredtheadvanceofthestudyofcriminology(犯罪学)．RobertBurns(1759－1796)isstillregardedasScotland'snationalpoet,morethan200yearsafterhisdeath.HeiscelebratedallovertheworldthroughtranslationsofhisworkandtheannualBurnsNightsupperonhisbirthday.Oneofhissongs,MyLoveisLikeaRedRedRoseranksamongthefinestlovesongseverwrittenandAuldLangSyne(《友谊地久天长》)issungallaroundtheworld.AsoneofthefirstliteratesocietiesinEurope,theScottishParliamentpassedtheworld'sfirstcompulsory(义务)educationlawin1496.Bythe1790s,almostallScotscouldread.VisitorstoScotlandoftenobservedthateventhelowestmembersofsocietyhadcopiesofBurns'poemsandotherbooks.语篇解读：本文简单介绍了苏格兰的文坛巨匠亚瑟·科南·道尔和罗伯特·伯恩斯以及2苏格兰产生众多文学巨匠的历史渊源。1．EdinburghwasawardedthetitleofWorld'sFirstCityofLiteraturebecause________.A．thefirstawardceremonyofliteraturewasheldthereB．manyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurConanDoyleandRobertBurnswerebornthereC．itleftadeepimpressiononmanyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurConanDoyleD．manyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurConanDoyleandRobertBurnsoftenwroteaboutit解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段所表述的：文坛巨匠亚瑟·科南·道尔和罗伯特·伯恩斯与文学界的其他一些名人一样，他们两人都出生在爱丁堡，笔耕于爱丁堡。在这座城市里诞生了许许多多的作家，正因为这浓郁的书香，联合国教科文组织于10月14日把“世界首座文学之城”的荣誉授予了爱丁堡。2．ArthurConanDoylewasrememberedmainlyforhis________.A．detectivestoriesB．lovepoemsandsongsC．contributiontothestudyofcriminologyD．cleverwritingskills解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段中的内容：亚瑟·科南·道尔创作了福尔摩斯故事系列，其探案方法被描绘得非常奇妙，这让犯罪学研究也获益匪浅，得到了进一步的发展。由此推理他是以“侦探小说”而出名。3．InhonourofRobertBurns,________.A．MyLoveislikeaRedRedRoseandAuldLangSynearesungallaroundtheworldB．hisworksaretranslatedintomanylanguageseveryyearC．acelebrationisheldmorethan200yearsafterhisdeathD．acelebrationisheldeveryyearonhisbirthday解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“HeiscelebratedallovertheworldthroughtranslationsofhisworkandtheannualBurnsNightsupperonhisbirthday.”一句可知：每年，人们在他的诞辰日举行“伯恩斯之夜”晚宴，以示纪念。4．Inthelastparagraph,thewritermainlydiscussed________.A．theimpressionofvisitorstoScotlandB．howBurns'poemsarepopularinScotlandC．thepossiblehistoryreasonsformanyliterarygreatsinScotland3D．howtheworld'sfirstcompulsoryeducationlawwasmade解析：选C段落大意题。根据最后一段所表述的意义：苏格兰之所以产生这么多的文学巨匠有其历史渊源。短文中列举了三个细节，苏格兰议会于1496年通过了世界上第一个义务教育法案。到18世纪90年代的时候，几乎所有的苏格兰人都能识字了。许多去苏格兰游览的人发现，就连苏格兰的市井小民也在读着伯恩斯的诗以及其他一些书。BShakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwriter,madefulluseofthegreatestresourcesoftheEnglishLanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormalemploymentofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty­fivethousand!ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusesit.Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort,eventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare'sday.However,itissurprisingthatweshouldknowcomparatively(相对地)littleaboutthelifeofthegreatestEnglishauthor.WeknowthatShakespearewasbornin1564inStratford­on­Avon,andthathediedtherein1616.Healmostcertainlyattendedthegrammarschoolinthetown,butofthiswecannotbesure.Weknowthathewasmarriedtherein1582toAnneHathawayandthathehadthreechildren.WeknowthathespentmuchofhislifeinLondonwritinghismasterpieces.Butthisisalmostallthatwedoknow.However,whatisimportantaboutShakespeare'slifeisnotitsdetailsbutitsproducts,theplaysandthepoems.FormanyyearsscholarshavebeentryingtoaddafewfactsaboutShakespeare'slifetothesmallnumberwealreadypossessandforanequallylongtimecritics(批评)havebeentheorizing(理论化)abouttheplays.Sometimes,indeed,itseemsthatthepoetryofShakespearewilldisappearunderthegreatmassofcommentthathasbeenwrittenup­onit.Fortunately,thisisnotlikelytohappen.Shakespeare'speoplehavelongdelightednotjusttheEnglishbutloversofliteratureeverywhere,andwillcontinue4todosoafterthescholarsandcriticsandalltheirworkshavebeenforgotten.语篇解读：本文介绍了莎士比亚的生平及他的作品对后世的影响。5．What'sParagraph1mainlyabout?A．Thegreatvarietiesinwritingstyles.B．ThegreatlengthofShakespeare'sworks.C．TherichnessofthecontentinShakespeare'sworks.D．TherichEnglishlanguageusedbyShakespeareinhisworks.解析：选D段落大意题。本段开头点出莎士比亚较其他作家而言，对英语使用的最为充分，接着对其进行了例证，即其作品中的词汇是常人使用的词汇的5倍。由此可知D项正确。6．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingremainsuncertainaboutShakespeare?A．Hisdateofbirth.B．Hismarriage.C．Hislifeinthegrammarschool.D．Hisdateofdeath.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段第三句可知，莎士比亚有没有上过文法学校不确定。所以选C项。7．WhatdoesthelastsentenceinParagraph3mean?A．Peopledon'tthinkthepoetryofShakespearegoodanymore.B．PeoplepaymoreattentiontothecommentthanthepoetryofShakespeare.C．Peoplecan'treadthepoetryofShakespeareanymore.D．Thecommentis