2018-2019学年高中英语 Module 6 The Tang Poems 课下能力提升二十四（

1EvaluationWarning:ThedocumentwascreatedwithSpire.Docfor.NET.课下能力提升(二十四)Ⅰ.阅读理解ThePoetryFoundationrecentlynamedAmericanpoetJackPrelutskyasthenation'sfirstchildren'spoetlaureate(桂冠诗人)．ThegroupcreatedtheawardasawaytoincreaseAmericans'loveofpoetryfromanearlyage.Aschildren'spoetlaureate,JackPrelutskywillgivetwopublicreadingsinthenexttwoyears.HewillalsoadvisethePoetryFoundationaboutchildren'sliteratureandtakepartinprojectsconcerningchildrenandpoetry.JackPrelutskyhasbeenwritingpoetryforchildrenforalmostfortyyears.Hehaswrittenmorethanthirty­fivebooksofpoems.HisfirstbookwascalledAGopherintheGarden.Itwaspublishedin1967.HislatestiscalledBeholdtheBoldUmbrellaphantandOtherPoems.JackPrelutskyiswellknownforcreatingnewwordsbycombiningtwowordstocreateanewkindofcreature.Forexample,hecombined“radish”with“shark”toget“radishark”.“Lion”and“broccoli”becamea“broccolion”．JackPrelutskysayschildrenlikehispoemsbecausehewritesaboutthingstheycareabout.PoetryexpertssayJackPrelutsky'spoemsrecognizechildren'sfeelings.AnexampleofthisisthepoemMySisterIsaWerewolfwhichisabouthowitfeelstobedifferent.JackPrelutskyalsowritespoemsaboutAmericanholidays.FromtheromanceofValentine'sDaytothethrillsofHalloween,fromthestuffing(andover­stuffing)ofThanksgivingtothejoyofChristmas,Jackcapturesthesemilestonesofchildhoodwithdelightfullysillypoems.语篇解读：本文介绍了诗人JackPrelutsky和他为儿童所作的诗。1．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．PoemswithNewWordsGrowPopularB．FirstChildren'sPoetLaureateNamedC．Children'sLoveforPoetryIncreasedD．JackPrelutskyAwardedNationwide解析：选B标题归纳题。文章开头就点明了主题，然后介绍了这位诗人和他为儿童所作的诗，故选B项。2．WhatisJackPrelutskyfamousfor?A．Hisproductivity.B．Hislongtimeofwriting.C．Creatingnewwordsinhispoems.D．HispoemsaboutAmericanholidays.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知，JackPrelutsky因为创造新词而出名，故选C项。3．Whichistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?a．twopublicreadingsb．AGopherintheGardenc．BeholdtheBoldUmbrellaphantandOtherPoemsd．MySisterIsaWerewolfA．b,c,d,aB．d,a,c,bC．b,d,c,aD．a,b,c,d解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段第一句可知，a项的时间最晚；根据第三段第三句可知b项的时间最早；根据第三段最后一句可知c项应在d项之后，故答案为C项。4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ThePoetryFoundationwassetuprecently.2B．Jackhaswrittenthirty­fivepoemsforchildren.C．ThenewwordsJackcreatedinhisworksareeasytounderstand.D．Jack'spoemsaboutholidaysarenotpopularwithChildren.解析：选C推理判断题。由第四段的内容可知，JackPrelutsky在作品中创造的词大都是由两个简单的单词合并在一起构成的，并且他的作品是给孩子们读的，由此可推断这些新词都很容易理解，所以C项正确。Ⅱ.阅读七选五TipstoManageStressYoucan'tridstressfromyourlifecompletely,butyoucanreduceit.Knowthatittakessomeeffortsbecauseyoumayhavetomakechangesinyourattitudeandlifestyle.Reducingstressrequiresthatyouknowhowyoureacttostress.Ifyouknow,youcanchangeyourbehavior.__1__.Seetheglassashalffullinsteadofhalfempty.Also,developastrategyforhandlingstressfulsituations.Thisway,youwon'tbecaughtoffguard(措手不及).Herearethehelpfultips：●__2__Whenyourbodyishealthy,itcanstanduptostress.Keepyourbodyhealthyandstrongwithnutritiousfoods.Alow­fatdiethelpsslowtheprogressofsomestress­relateddiseases.Avoidcaffeine(咖啡因),nicotine(尼古丁)andalcohol.●Laugh__3__.Whenyoulaughorjustsmile,thebloodwhichflowstothebrainisincreased.Itisduetothereleaseofendorphins(内啡肽)whichresultsinadropinthelevelofstresshormones(荷尔蒙)．●BesocialWhenyoufeelstress,yourinstinctstellyoutoisolateyourself.Whenyouwithdraw,youallowyourselftoconcentratemoreontheproblem,whichmakesyourstresslevelgreater.__4__.Bearoundwithyoungchildren,whocanhelpmakeyouforgetyourselfandyourworries.●KnowyourstressandpersonalityDoyouknowhowtoreacttostress?Doyouyellandkickthefurniture?Ordoyouretreatintostonysilence?__5__.Makenoteofanystressor,thetime,theplace,howyoufeel,andwhatyoudoasaresult.Byknowingyourownpersonality,youcanlearntorespondtostressbeforeyoureachthecrisismode.A．CallfriendsB．Supportyourco­workersC．AddgoodnutritionandexerciseD．KeepastressdiaryfortwoweeksE．ParticipateasactivelyaspossibleF．TrytobemoreoptimisticandconfidentG．Itmaybeoneofthehealthiestwaystoreducestress语篇解读：本文主要介绍了几种应对压力的方法和策略。1．解析：选F由下文的“Seetheglassashalffullinsteadofhalfempty”可推知，改变态度很重要，要努力变得更加乐观和自信，所以选F项。2．解析：选C空处为本段的标题，根据本段中的“Keepyourbodyhealthyandstrongwithnutritiousfoods”可知，本段主要讲的是增加营养和多锻炼身体可以应对压力，故选C项。3．解析：选G根据常识并结合本段的整体内容可推知，笑也许是减少压力的最健康的方法之一，所以选G项。选项G中的It代指“Laugh”。4．解析：选A结合本段的标题“Besocial”可推知，本段主要讲的是多参加社交活动，不要自我封闭，所以选A项。5．解析：选D由下文的“Makenoteofanystressor,thetime,theplace,how3youfeel,andwhatyoudoasaresult”可知，把与压力有关的东西都记下来，分析并采取相应的策略，这与D项契合，所以选D项。Ⅲ.完形填空Mymotherhasauniquewayofembarrassingherchildren.Whenevershegets__1__aboutsomething,shejumpsupanddown,screaming.We__2__thisasthe“sillydance”.Asherdaughter,Ifindthis__3__embarrassing.Anytimeshegoesintothesillydance,Iwill__4__slowlyaway,smileawkwardly,and__5__topeople,“No,she'snotmymother.”Eventhoughmymotherbroughtmemuch__6__whenIwaslittle,andeventhoughshe__7__doesthesillydancewhensomethinggoesherway,Inow__8__it.Becausethesillydanceshowsjustwhosheis,anditshowsthatshe'shappy.__9__shedidn'tdoherdanceandjustobeyedourwishesfor“not__10__，Mom”，shewouldcompromisewhosheis.Iowealotofmy__11__forthetheatertomymother.Inowsingpubliclylikemymotherdoes.Andmyfriendsarealwaysdoingthat__12__awkwardsmileandusual