Unit4 Pygmalion .閱讀理解AStrongestfemaleliterarycharactersofalltimeTherearesomeofhistorysmostinspiringandgreatfemaleswhocanbefoundonthepagesofthesenovels.ElizabethBennetCalled “Lizzy” or “Eliza” byherfamilyandfriends,ElizabethBennetisthestubbornandcleverheroinefromthe1813JaneAustensnovelPrideandPrejudice.ShesthesecondeldestoffivedaughtersintheBennetfamilyand,liketherestofhersisters,sheisexpectedtomarryforstatusandmoney,notforlove.Toremaintruetoherself,shewouldratherremainsingle,aconceptthatwasunheardatthetime.NancyDrewShefirstappearedin1930butremainsoneofthemosticonicfemalecharactersinallofliterature.CreatedbyEdwardStratemeyer,NancyDrewwasntsimplyaprettygirl.Instead,thebold,physicallystrong,andfiercelyintelligentNancyusedhersuperiorintelligencenotherlookstosolveaseriesofmysteries.JosephineMarchJoMarchisthesecondeldestdaughterintheMarchfamilyandisacentralfocusinthenovelLittleWomen,publishedbyLouisaMayAlcottin1868and1869.At15,sheisstrong-willed,confident,andliterary,andunlikehersisters,sheisoutspokenanduninterestedinmarriage.Jobothstruggleswithandchallengessocietysexpectationsofhowwomeninthe19thcenturyshouldcarrythemselves,makingheroneoftheliteraturesmostdaringfemalecharacters.HesterPrynneRecognizedbysomecriticsasoneofthemostimportantcharactersinfemaleliterature,HesterPrynneistheleadingcharacterinNathanielHawthornes1850novelTheScarletLetter.Marriedbutseparatedbydistancefromherhusband,Hesterhasanaffairwithaministerandbecomespregnant.1.WhywouldElizabethBennetratherremainsingle?A.Sheistoostubborn.B.Shedoesntwanttocheatherself.C.Shedoesntwanttomarryforlove.D.Shewastheeldestdaughterofthefamily.2.WhatisNancyDrewlike?A.Kind.B.Outspoken.C.Clever.D.Proud.3.WhocreatedJosephineMarch?A.JaneAusten.B.EdwardStratemeyer.C.LouisaMayAlcott.D.NathanielHawthorne.BGenealogy,alsoknownasfamilyhistory,isthestudyoffamiliesandthetrackingoftheirlineages(家系)andhistory.Genealogistsuseoralinterviews,historicalrecords,geneticanalysis,andotherrecordstoobtaininformationaboutafamilyandtoprovekinship(親屬關(guān)系)andlineagesofitsmembers.Theresultsareoftendisplayedinchartsorwrittenasdescriptions.Thepursuitoffamilyhistoryandoriginstendstobeshapedbyseveralmotives,includingthedesiretocarveoutaplaceforonesfamilyinthelargerhistoricalpicture,asenseofresponsibilitytopreservethepastforfuturegenerations,andasenseofself-satisfactioninaccuratestorytelling.Incommunitariansocieties,onesidentityisestablishedasmuchbyoneskinnetworkasbyindividualachievement,andthequestion “Whoareyou?” wouldbeansweredbyadescriptionoffather,mother,andlineages.NewZealandMaori,forexample,learngenealogiestodiscoverwhotheyare.InsocietiessuchasAustraliaortheUnitedStates,therewasbythe20th-centurygrowingprideinthepioneersandnation-builders.Establishingdescent(血統(tǒng))fromthesewas,andis,importanttosuchgroupsastheDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution(DAR).Modernfamilyhistoryexploresnewsourcesofstatus,suchascelebratingtherebirthoffamiliesthatsurvivedgenerationsofpovertyorslavery,orthesuccessoffamiliesincombiningacrossracialornationalboundaries.Somefamilyhistoriesevenemphasizelinkstocelebritycriminals,suchasthebushranger(綠林好漢)NedKellyinAustralia.Thegrowinginterestinfamilyhistoryinthemediacoupledwitheasieraccesstoonlinerecordshasallowedthosewhoarecurioustodosotostartinvestigatingtheirancestry.Thiscuriositycanbeparticularlystrongamongthosewhosefamilyhistorieswerelostorunknowndueto,forexample,adoptionorseparationfromfamily,perhapsasaresultofbereavement(喪親之痛).4.Whichofthefollowingisconnectedwithgenealogy?A.TheDNAtests.B.Historicalnovels.C.Politicalpositions.D.Educationstandards.5.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword “motives” inParagraph2?A.Results.B.Drives.C.Categories.D.Causes.6.WhydoMaoristudygenealogies?A.Togetachievements.B.Tolearntheirorigins.C.Tochangetheiridentities.D.Tocreatetheirkinnetwork.7.WhatdoweknowaboutgenealogyfromParagraph4?A.DARisagenealogyorganization.B.Organizationshavetheirgenealogy.C.Australiaisapioneeringenealogy.D.Genealogyinspiresthelovefornation.語法填空閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Chineseoraclebonescript(甲骨文)over3,000yearsoldisnowbeingwidelyusedasemojisbyyoungWeChatusers,thankstoapersonwhomadethem1.(close)topeopleslifethanbefore.“Theancientcharactersarenotascoolanddistant2.theyaresupposedtobe,” saidthe3.(create)ChenNan. “Infact,theyarecuteandhumorous,andtheycouldtotallyserveourneedsforonlineexpression.” 4.46-year-oldprofessoroffineartatTsinghuaUniversityhasbeenworkingtomakeoraclebonescriptintoemojis.Forexample,thecharacterfor “zui”,5.means “drunk” inEnglish,wascreated6.(look)likeastumblingfigure.ChenhasalsocombinedtheancientChinesecharacterswithcartoonfigures.Acartoonvideoclip7.(feature)oraclebonescriptdesignedbyhimwasviewed31milliontimesandshared140,000times.Chenworkedontheroadofinnovation19yearsago.In2016,theancienttypeface8.(include)intothefontlibraryunderhiseffortstolettheancientwordswalkintopeopleslife.Nowthelibraryhasasmanyas3,500characters,9.Chensresearchontheprojectstillcontinues,asheplanstoextendthelibraryto7,000characters.Inthefuture,hewillapplytheancientcharacters10.educationanddevelopmentofgamesandapps.短文改錯LastmonthourschoolheldaReadingWeek,whichaimwastoencouragethestudentstoreadwide.Duringtheweek,book-loversrecommendedaplentyofgoodbookssuitableforhighschoolstudents.Inaddition,twofamouswritersareinvitedtogivelecturesonhowtounderstandandappreciateliterarywork.Thepoetryreadingcontestwasanotheramazedactivityforthestudentstobringhistalentintofullplay.Allthecontestantstookturnsreadtheirfavouritepoemstotheaudience.WeallfindtheReadingWeekverybenefit.Ithasnotonlyenrichedourschoollife,andhelpedusformthehabitofreading.書面表達假定你是李華,正在教你的英國朋友Leslie學(xué)習(xí)漢語。請你寫封郵件告知他下次上課的計劃。內(nèi)容包括:1.時間和地點;2.內(nèi)容:學(xué)習(xí)唐詩;3.課前準(zhǔn)備:簡要了解唐朝的歷史。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.可以適當(dāng)增加細節(jié),以使行文連貫。課時作業(yè)(三十九).A【文章大意】 本文是一篇人物類說明文。文章主要介紹了四個小說中最鼓舞人心、最偉大的女性人物。1.B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)ElizabethBennet中“l(fā)iketherestofhersisters,sheisexpectedtomarryforstatusandmoney,notforlove.Toremaintruetoherself,shewouldratherremainsingle”可知ElizabethBennet不想為金錢和地位結(jié)婚,想保持真我,所以寧愿保持單身。故選B項。2.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)NancyDrew中“thebold,physicallystrong,andfiercelyintelligentNancyusedhersuperiorintelligencenotherlookstosolveaseriesofmysteries.”可知NancyDrew勇敢、強壯和聰明,clever是她的一個特征。故選C項。3.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)JosephineMarch中“JoMarchisthesecondeldestdaughterintheMarchfamilyandisacentralfocusinthenovelLittleWomen,publishedbyLouisaMayAlcottin1868and1869.”可知 JosephineMarch是LouisaMayAlcott在1868年出版的小說LittleWomen中的中心人物。故選C項。B【文章大意】 本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了宗譜學(xué)的相關(guān)研究。4.A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第二句“Genealogistsuseoralinterviews,historicalrecords,geneticanalysis,andotherrecordstoobtaininformationaboutafamilyandtoprovekinship(親屬關(guān)系)andlineagesofitsmembers.”可推知,宗譜學(xué)和驗證人們身份的DNA測試有關(guān)聯(lián),故選A。5.B詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段的關(guān)鍵詞thedesire,asenseofresponsibility和asenseofself-satisfaction可推知,impetus為驅(qū)動力的含義,故選B。6.B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句“NewZealandMaori,forexample,learngenealogiestodiscoverwhotheyare.”和對第三段的整體理解可推知,Maori研究宗譜學(xué)是為了追宗求源,故選B。7.D推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中“InsocietiessuchasAustraliaortheUnitedStates,therewasbythe20th-centurygrowingprideinthepioneersandnation-builders.”和對本段的整體理解可推知,研究宗譜學(xué)可以增強人們的愛國熱情,故選D。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇說明文。文章主要講述了中國有著3000多年歷史的甲骨文正在被年輕的微信用戶們作為表情包廣泛使用。1.closer考查形容詞比較級。與語境中比較級符號than呼應(yīng)可知,此處用形容詞比較級形式作賓語補足語。2.as考查連詞。asas意為“像一樣”,引導(dǎo)比較狀語從句,符合語境。3.creator考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。根據(jù)語境中said可知,此處表示人的概念,故用名詞creator。4.The考查冠詞。professor是指上文提到的ChenNan,表示特指,故用定冠詞the修飾。5.which考查定語從句。which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句,在從句中作主語,修飾先行詞thecharacterfor “zui”。6.tolook考查非謂語動詞。此處不定式作目的狀語,和句子謂語create之間沒有連詞。7.featuring考查非謂語動詞。feature和句子謂語view之間沒有連詞,和句子主語acartoonvideoclip構(gòu)成邏輯上的主動關(guān)系,故用現(xiàn)在分詞作定語。8.wasincluded考查動詞時態(tài)和語態(tài)。與語境in2016呼應(yīng)可知,此處表示過去發(fā)生的事情,且include和句子主語theancienttypeface構(gòu)成邏輯上的被動關(guān)系,故用一般過去時的被動語態(tài)。9.but/yet考查連詞。根據(jù)語境可知,上下句表示邏輯上的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,故用連詞but/yet。10.to考查介詞。applyto意為“把應(yīng)用于”,符合語境,故用介詞to。.LastmonthourschoolheldaReadingWeek,whichaimwastoencouragethestudentstoreadwide.Duringthewhosewidelyweek,book-loversrecommendedaplentyofgoodbookssuitableforhighschoolstudents.Inaddition,twofamouswritersareinvitedtogivelecturesonhowtounderstandandappreciateliterarywork.Thepoetryreadingcontestwaswereworksanotheramazedactivityforthestudentstobringhistalentintofullplay.Allthecontestantstookturnstoreadtheiramazingtheirfavouritepoemstotheaudience.WeallfindtheReadingWeekverybenefit.Ithasnotonlyenrichedourschool life,beneficialandhelpedusformthehabitofreading.but.Onepossibleversion:DearLeslie,IamveryhappythatyouhavemadegreatprogressinlearningChineseandyouareinterestedinChineseculture.NowIlltellyouthenextlearningprogramme.OnJuly20intheLectureHall,wearegoingtolearnpoemsoftheTangDynastywhichyouareinterestedin.Asaforeignlearner,itisdifficultforyoutounderstandthetruemeaningandthecultureofthem.Therefore,beforeclass,youcanreadsomebooksrelatedtothehistoryoftheTangDynastytobetterappreciatethepoems.BesuretogototheLectureHallontime.Youcannotmissthewonderfulpoems.Bestwishes.Yours,LiHua