人教版 (2019)必修 第三册Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations巩固练习

课时分层作业(三)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Every May it happens. I drop to my knees，just outside the back door, raise my arms to the sky and shout, “That's it! I give up! Take my flower beds，you killer weeds! Blackberry vines (藤蔓), this land is yours! Vines, climb up and kill my trees one by one!  I'm done！”

Then I get up, lie down on the swing, and close my eyes. I'm sure I can hear the weeds growing and the vines creeping in(悄悄爬进). I swear they are all laughing at me，too. They don't even have the manners to wait until I leave there.

There is no denying that gardens are battle zones in the spring.I blame it on those April and May rains. Once the heat moves in, I can control what gets watered and survives, but those early showers even out (平均分配)the battlefield.

Garden tools alone make it clear that gardening isn't an easy thing.My old cart seems to have the personality of a tank，and I'm pretty sure my spade is second cousin to a dagger.

By late June，both sides are worn down. I've given some of the yard over to the weeds—you just can't win them all. That's a battle for next year. There is no clear victory for me，but I've stood my ground for yet another  season.

1．What is the best title of the passage?

A．A Victory over Weeds

B．My Love for the Yard

C．A Battle Against Weeds

D．The Skills of Gardening

2．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1    most probably refer to?

A．That heat moves in and evens out the battlefield.

B．That vines creep in and kill all the trees one by one.

C．That weeds take whole possession of the flower beds.

D．That the author gets  exhausted from fighting against weeds.

3．Why does the author compare her garden tools to weapons?

A．To show the power of the tools.

B．To stress the difficulty of gardening.

C．To describe the shapes of the tools.

D．To provide ways of gardening.

4．What can we learn according to the passage?

A．The author is exhausted by the battle and has finally given up.

B．The author has decided to battle with the weeds next year.

C．The author enjoys the battle with the weeds and expects another fight.

D．The author does not want to kill all the weeds since they are also helpful.

【语篇解读】　本文讲述了作者清除花园里的野草的战斗。

1．C　[标题归纳题。通读全文，结合最后一段可知本文讲述的是清除野草的战斗。故选C。]

2．D　[代词指代题。根据第一段中的“I drop to my knees，just outside the back door，raise my arms to the sky and shout...”可知，作者每年为清除野草耗尽精力。由此可知第一段第一句中的it指的是“作者清除野草耗尽精力”这件事每年五月都会发生。故选D。]

3．B　[推理判断题。根据第四段第一句“Garden tools alone make it clear that gardening isn't an easy thing.”可知作者把花园里的工具比作武器来强调园艺工作的艰难。故选B。]

4．B　[推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“That's a battle for next year.There is no clear victory for me，but I've stood my ground for yet another season.”可知作者已决定明年与杂草作战。故选B。]

B

It's often said of British people that they are very aware of each other's social rank. Britons can usually work out a fellow countryman's background from the way they speak or dress, and may even treat them differently based on this. But although this may have been truer in the past than it is today, visitors to Britain say that they still notice it. The comic play Pygmalion(1913)，by the Irishman George Bernard Shaw (1856—1950)，is a famous exploration of the importance of social rank in British society.

The main story of the play concerns a working class girl, Eliza Doolittle, a flower seller from London. Two upper class gentlemen try to see if they can get Doolittle to appear like an upper class lady after sending her for elocution lessons. Professor Henry Higgins，a language expert, says it can be done; his friend Colonel Pickering says that it's impossible.Even so, Higgins sets out to teach Eliza how to “speak properly”．

Of course，Eliza isn't a lump of clay; she has her own will. She can see that it' s in her best interest to go along with Higgins'  plan to “improve herself”. She wants to be able to sell flowers in a shop rather than on the street. After the training, Eliza proves that a flower girl can pass herself off as a lady at a ball. She is a triumph(赢家)，and Higgins has won his bet.

But what happens next? Eliza has her future to  worry about. She may be able to fool the upper class into  thinking she's one of them, but she isn't really one of  them.

Shaw seems to be telling us that social rank is about  more than the way someone talks—it's about wealth and  privilege.The whole experiment proves the idea that accents and classes are very superficial(肤浅的). The ways  one speaks and dresses are only markers of class. The  class system itself, however, is something completely different.

5．What can we learn about speaking and dressing from Paragraph 1?

A．They determine Britons' social rank.

B．Britons are stricter in them nowadays.

C．Britons no longer care about them.

D．They could affect others' opinion of a person.

6．Which can replace the underlined word “elocution”？

A．Dress.　　　　 B．Manners.

C．Speech. D．Dance.

7．What happens to Eliza Doolittle during the experiment?

A．She is forced to give up selling flowers on the street.

B．She is unwilling to participate in the experiment.

C．She is thought of as an upper­class lady at the hall.

D．She is hopeful about her future.

8．Which of the following would Shaw probably agree with?

A．One can enter the upper class after receiving training.

B．People should try their best to improve their accents.

C．The way people speak greatly affects their social status.

D．Social rank can't be judged by dressing or speaking.

【语篇解读】　作者通过《皮格马利翁》这部戏剧阐述了社会地位不仅仅是人们谈话的方式。也就是说不能通过穿衣或说话来判断一个人的社会地位。

5．D　[推理判断题。根据第一段中“Britons can usually work out a fellow countryman's background from the way they speak or dress，and may even treat them differently based on this.”可知讲话和穿衣会影响别人对一个人的看法。故选D。]

6．C　[词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“...Higgins sets out to teach Eliza how to ‘speak properly’．”可知这两位绅士要让Eliza学习语言艺术课。故选C。]

7．C　[细节理解题。根据第三段中的“...Eliza proves that a flower girl can pass herself off as a lady at a ball.”和第四段中的“She may be able to fool the upper class into thinking she's one of them，but she isn't really one of them.”可知她在舞会上被认为是上流社会的淑女。故选C。]

8．D　[推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“Shaw seems to be telling us that social rank is about more than the way someone talks—it's about wealth and privilege.”可知Shaw似乎在告诉我们社会地位不仅仅是人们谈话的方式，还涉及财富和特权。也就是说不能通过穿衣或说话来判断一个人的社会地位。故选D。]

Ⅱ.概要写作

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Education is generally defined as the process of learning and acquiring information. Formal  learning in a school is one of the most common types, though self­teaching and so­called “life experiences” can also be included.Communities around the world place a high value on educating people of all ages, whether formally or informally.It is widely believed that constant exposure to new ideas and skills makes people better workers, thinkers, and societal contributors.

When it comes to education, most people would think of schools and classrooms where trained teachers present information to students. Classroom learning generally starts when a child is relatively young and continues until the teenage years. The purpose of most classroom learning is not to prepare a child for a specific job, but rather to help him or her develop critical (批判的)reasoning and thinking skills. Reading, writing，and maths are very common lessons for young learners. As students progress in their schooling，they often come into contact with more challenging subjects like history and advanced sciences.

Different countries place different emphases on education, though schooling is a must for young children almost everywhere.Requirements are usually based on the belief that an educated person is best suited for advancement, both internally and internationally. In most places，childhood schooling is offered free of charge and university training in some places is also funded by the government.

Exposing students to new ideas and important facts is only part of most educational goals. Students are also expected to keep most of what they learn in their memory if not all of the information that they learn in school. Teachers and professors commonly use exams to measure learning.Standardized tests are one of the most popular ways of driving curricula (课程) and lesson planning throughout the world.These sorts of tests help make sure that all students are learning the same basic things, no matter who their teacher is or where they attend school.

【参考范文】

Education, which has different forms, refers to the acquisition of information in both formal and informal ways. Education is significant for both individuals and our society; therefore, throughout the world, governments attach great importance to education for all age groups. Classroom learning, a main form of formal education, aims to promote students' thinking skills. Usually, exams are used to assess learners' academic performance while standardized tests guarantee they have the equal access to fundamental learning materials.