Unit3 The Million Pound Bank Note.閱讀理解SamantaSchweblin,oneofthebestyoungSpanishlanguagenovelistsnominated(提名)byBritishliterarymagazineGranta,hasvisitedBeijingtopromotethefirstChineseeditionofacollectionofhershortstories.Thecollection,MouthfulofBirds,hasbeentranslatedandpublishedbyShanghai-basedpublisherReader.“SometimesIholdtheChineseeditionandchooseastoryatrandomandtrytoguesswhichoneitis.Butitisalmostimpossibleforme;eventhelengthisdifferent,” saysSchweblin. “WhenabookistranslatedintoaWesternlanguage,Icanatleastunderstandsomepartsofmystories,andthereforesuffersomedoubtaboutthequalityofthetranslation.ButmyChineseeditionismorelikeanactoffaith.”BorninArgentinain1978,SchweblinsayssheisinfluencedbytheliterarytraditionsoftheLaPlataarea,hometomanyfamousLatin-Americannovelists.Interestedinwritingstoriesofordinaryliveswheresuddenlysomethingextraordinaryhappens,somethingnew,strangeorunknown,shethinks, “Thestrangerandtheunknownarenotalwaysrelatedtoghostsoraliens,butcanbesomethingrelatedtotheknownworld,somethingthatactuallycouldhappen.”MouthfulofBirdstellsofadivorcedfatherwhoworriesabouthis13-year-olddaughterandhermysteriousappetites.Itturnsoutthathisdaughtereatslivebirds.TheideaforthisstorycametoSchweblinwhenshewasbrowsingtheInternet. “Click,click,click,apictureofalittlegirlwholooksfrightenedwithherhandscoveringhermouthcametomyeyes.Littlebylittle,Idevelopedthestoryinmymind,andthenwroteitdown,” recallsSchweblin.AlthoughthereareelementsofviolenceandbloodinessinSchweblinsstories,sheskilfullyhidesthem,thinkingthetricktowritingathrillingstoryistostopthemonsterfromappearing,whilemaintainingafrighteningandmysteriousatmosphere.1.SamantaSchweblincametoChinato.A.payavisittoBeijingB.translateherstoriesintoChineseC.helptomakeherbookmorepopularD.publishhercollection2.WhenmentioningherChineseedition,Schweblinthinks.A.shesufferssomedoubtaboutthequalityofthetranslationB.herChineseeditionisslightlydifferentfromtheoriginaloneC.shecanunderstandsomepartsofherChineseeditionD.shehasastrongbeliefinherChineseedition3.Fromthepassage,wecantellSchweblin.A.hasanappetiteforwritingsomethingextraordinaryB.gottheideaofherstoryMouthfulofBirdsbydesignC.triedtoquitdescribingviolentandbloodyscenesinherstoryD.thinksherwritingstyleismainlyaffectedbysomefamousnativenovelists4.Wecanprobablyreadthepassagein.A.atextbookB.anewspaperC.areportD.asciencefiction.閱讀七選五根據短文內容, 從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。ThebeginningsoftheGlobeTheatreTheGlobeTheatreisoneofthemostwell-knowntheatresintheworld.In1996,itwasvotedforthe “bestattractioninEurope”.However,thisversionoftheGlobe,completedinthemid-1990swithfundsfromtheShakespeareGlobeTrust,isnottheoriginalGlobebuiltinthe1500s.Duringthe16thcentury,playswerepopularentertainmentamongallkindsofpeoplefromwealthynoblestotheworkingclass.1ActorsperformedinsmallhotelsthroughoutthecountrysideandinLondon.JamesBurbage,anactorandpainter,builtthefirstpublicplayhouseinEnglandcalledTheTheatrebecauseitwasthefirsteverbuiltinLondon.Nowtheaudiencecouldcometotheactorsratherthantheotherwayaround.2WhenBurbagedied,hissonsCuthbertandRichard,tookoverTheTheatre.Theland,however,onwhichtheplayhousewasbuiltwasnotownedbyBurbage.3Theactorsdecidedtheywouldbuildtheirowntheatre.Theyrentedlandnearanothertheatre,TheRose,andusedwoodfromTheTheatretobuildthefirstGlobeTheatre.ItwasherethatShakespearesfamousplayswereperformed.4TheactorslovefortheGlobewassostrongthatwhenitburneddownin1613,theypooledtheirownmoneytorebuildit,makingitevenbetterthanbeforewithbeautifuldecorationsanddetailsadorning(裝飾)thestage.5A.TheTheatrewasahugesuccess.B.Thistheatrecouldholdseveralthousandpeople!C.QueenElizabethofEnglandhadagreatloveforplays.D.WhenoneenterstheGlobeTheatre,oneisinthegreatesttheater.E.AmannamedGilesAllenownedthelandanddidntwanttorentthelandtothem.F.SuccesswasimmediateandtheGlobeTheatrewasafavouriteofaudiencesandactorsalike.G.EventhoughthisversionoftheGlobeTheatredidntsurvivethroughthecentury,itsinfluenceliveson.完形填空ItwasonasunnySaturdayafternooninthespringof1949thatIlearnedanimportantlifelessonaboutjudgingothersbytheirphysicalappearance.Asasenioratahighschool,Iworkedparttimeasasalesmanina1centre.Thejobprovidedapleasantworkingenvironmentandamodest2.Myweeklypaycheck3abasesalarywithcommissions(傭金)earnedonthe4ofradiosandmusic-relatedaccessories(配件).Formaximum5atacquiringcommissions,especiallyonsalesofhigher-priceditems,twootherteenagesalesmenandIusedthe “up” system,takingturnsgreeting6enteringtheshop.Onthat7afternoon,atall,unshavenmanwalkedinwearingclothingmore8foryardworkthanforshopping.Thisslim,9fellowwasmy “up”,butafterglancingathis10,Iquicklyconcludedmy11wouldbemoreprofitablyspentwithanotherapparently12customer,soIlookedatmyco-workerNormanandsignalledthatIwasgivingupmy13tohim.Norman14asthisunseemlylookingfellowwalkedtotheradiodisplay,pointedattheTrans-Oceanicandaskedwhetherhehadsixin15.Normanlooked16atme,thenturnedandwentintothestoreroom.Heimmediately17andsaidthatthereweresix.ThenthebuyeropenedhischeckbookandwaitedforNormantowritethe18.AndIwasaskedtohelpcarrythesixTrans-Oceanicboxestothebackseatofthebuyerscar19nearby.Eversincethatnotableafternoonsome68yearsago,Ihavecarefully20judgingothersonlybytheirappearance.1.A.sportsB.musicC.drawingD.dancing2.A.incomeB.productC.pensionD.profit3.A.determinedB.adjustedC.combinedD.contributed4.A.spreadB.focusC.saleD.record5.A.freedomB.purposeC.expectationD.fairness6.A.farmersB.customersC.workersD.educators7.A.unbearableB.uncomfortableC.unreasonableD.unforgettable8.A.suitableB.coolC.responsibleD.available9.A.politeB.crazyC.proudD.ragged10.A.statusB.appearanceC.expressionD.movement11.A.effortsB.rewardsC.trendD.safety12.A.wealthyB.busyC.plainD.common13.A.causeB.turnC.bondD.plan14.A.approachedB.compromisedC.pretendedD.apologized15.A.demandB.exchangeC.advanceD.store16.A.challenginglyB.embarrassedlyC.unbelievablyD.disappointedly17.A.stoppedB.trembledC.returnedD.forgot18.A.bonusB.discountC.receiptD.comment19.A.soldB.selectedC.insuredD.parked20.A.admittedB.avoidedC.riskedD.considered課時作業(yè)(十三).【文章大意】 本文是一篇人物傳記,主要介紹了由英國文學雜志格蘭塔提名的最年輕的西班牙小說家之一薩曼塔施維伯林及其作品。1.C細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段“Samanta Schweblinhas visited Beijing to promote the first Chinese edition of a collection of her short stories.”可知,Samanta Schweblin來北京是為了促銷她的第一本中文版的短篇小說。故選C項。2.D細節(jié)理解題。根據第二段最后一句“But my Chinese edition is more like an act of faith.”,faith與belief是同義詞,所以提及她的中文版的書時,她對自己的書的中文版本很有信心。故選D項。3.A推理判斷題。文中第四段提到Schweblin寫的故事中關于平凡生活中突然發(fā)生了一些不尋常的事情,一些新的、奇怪的或未知的事情,她認為這與人們的已知世界有關。根據第五段與第六段中的女孩吃鳥的故事,第七段中說Schweblin的故事有暴力與血腥的元素,她的故事有一種驚悚與神秘,可推斷她喜歡寫一些不同尋常的東西,分析選項可知A項(渴望寫出一些不同尋常的東西)符合題意。4.B推理判斷題。Samanta Schweblin是英國文學雜志格蘭塔提名的最年輕的西班牙小說家之一,文中對她及其作品進行了簡單的介紹。由此可推斷出本文有可能出現在報紙上。故選B項。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇說明文,主要介紹了環(huán)球劇場的開始及發(fā)展。1.C承接上文“During the 16th century, plays were popular entertainment among all kinds of people from wealthy nobles to the working class.”可推知,英國的伊麗莎白女王非常喜愛戲劇,故選C。2.A承接上文“Now the audience could come to the actors rather than the other way around.”可推知,這個劇場是一個巨大的成功,故選A。3.E承接上文“The land, however, on which the playhouse was built was not owned by Burbage.”,并根據下文“The actors decided they would build their own theatre.”可知,一個叫Giles Allen的人擁有這塊兒土地,他不想把這塊兒土地租給他們,故選E。4.F承接上文“It was here that Shakespeares famous plays were performed.”,并根據下文“The actors love for the Globe was so strong that when it burned down in 1613, they pooled their own money to rebuild it, making it even better than before with beautiful decorations and details adorning(裝飾) the stage.”可推知,人們都很喜歡環(huán)球劇場,故選F。5.G承接上文“The actors love for the Globe was so strong that when it burned down in 1613, they pooled their own money to rebuild it, making it even better than before with beautiful decorations and details adorning(裝飾) the stage.”可知,盡管這個版本的環(huán)球劇場的存在沒有超過一個世紀,但是它的影響繼續(xù)存在,故選G。.【文章大意】 本文是一篇記敘文,主要通過作者的親身經歷說明了這樣一個道理:不要以貌取人。1.B根據下文“My weekly paychecka base salary and commissions(傭金)earned on the of radios and music-related accessories(配件).”可知,作者當時在一家音樂中心當售貨員。sport體育;music音樂;drawing 繪畫;dancing舞蹈。2.A這份工作提供了令人愉快的工作環(huán)境和適度的收入,與下文“a base salary and commissions(傭金)”呼應。income 收入;product 產品;pension退休金;profit利益。3.C作者每周的薪水是底薪和銷售收音機和音樂配件收入提成的結合。combine A with B 意為“把A和B結合起來”。determine決定;adjust調整;combine結合;contribute貢獻。4.C與下文“For maximumat acquiring commissions, especially on sales of higher-priced items”呼應可知,作者每周的薪水是底薪和銷售收音機和音樂配件收入提成的結合。spread傳播;focus 集中;sale 銷售;record記錄。5.D根據語境“especially on sales of higher-priced items, two other teenage salesmen and I used the up system, taking turns greetingentering the shop.”可知,此處表示為了最公平地獲得獎金。freedom自由;purpose目的;expectation 期待;fairness公平。6.B根據上文“I worked part time as a salesman in a centre.”可知,作者他們輪流迎接進入商店的顧客。farmer農民;customer顧客;worker工人;educator教育工作者。7.D由下文可知,一個穿著看起來很貧窮的人,卻買了那么多東西,原來那位顧客是一名隱形富豪,所以那個下午自然很難忘。unbearable 難以忍受的;uncomfortable不舒服的; unreasonable 不合理的;unforgettable難忘的。8.A一個不修邊幅的人走進商店,他穿的衣服看起來更適合做庭院修理工作,而不是來購物。be suitable for 意為“適合”。suitable適合的;cool 冷靜的;responsible 有責任的;available可獲得的。9.B這個消瘦的、瘋狂的家伙就是作者的顧客,與下文這個顧客買了很多東西和其外貌不符呼應。polite有禮貌的;crazy瘋狂的;proud驕傲的;ragged衣衫襤褸的。10.B根據上文“a tall, unshaven man walked in wearing clothing morefor yard work than for shopping.”可知,在掃視了顧客的外貌后,作者就得出結論,作者的努力花費在富有的顧客身上更有益。status 地位;appearance外貌;expression表達;movement活動。11.A解析參考上一題。effort努力;reward獎賞;trend 趨勢;safety安全。12.A與語境profitably呼應可知,作者認為在富有的顧客身上多花點力氣更有益。wealthy 富有的;busy忙碌的;plain樸素的;common普通的。13.B與上文“taking turns greetingentering the shop.” 呼應可知,答案選B。cause原因;turn機會;bond連接; plan計劃。14.A當這個外貌不適宜的家伙走到收音機陳列區(qū)時,Norman 靠近了他。approach走近;compromise妥協(xié);pretend假裝;apologize道歉。15.D根據下文“Norman looked at me, then turned and went into the storeroom.”可知,此處表示顧客問Norman店里是否有六臺收音機的庫存。in store 意為“貯藏”。demand要求;exchange交換;advance前進;store存儲。16.C一個其貌不揚的人,居然出手闊綽,一下買了六臺收音機,Norman感覺難以置信。 challengingly 挑戰(zhàn)性地;embarrassedly 尷尬地;unbelievably 難以置信地;disappointedly失望地。17.C他立即返回,說倉庫里有六臺。stop 停止;tremble顫抖;return返回;forget忘記。18.C然后這個買主打開他的支票簿,等待Norman 寫收據。bonus 獎金;discount 折扣;receipt 收據;comment評論。19.D根據語境the buyers car可知,此處表示這個買主停在附近的車。sell出售;select選擇; insure確保;park停車。20.B作者自此之后,學到了人生的教誨,小心地避免以貌取人。admit承認;avoid避免;risk冒的危險;consider考慮到。