高中英语选择性必修二 课时分层作业12 表达作文巧升格

课时分层作业(十二)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

I picked up my two best friends and we were off on a road trip.I had just returned to America from a year abroad in China.So，naturally I wanted to take a trip to Canada.

Montreal，the second largest city in Canada，is a four­hour drive from my home in New Hampshire.We felt a thrill as we crossed the border into Canada.It was the first time I had ever driven across an international border.We turned on the radio to try and find some Canadian stations.

After dropping off our bags at our hotel，we were immediately walking down the famous St.Catherine's Street.While we walked，two things surprised us：how cold it was and how well everyone dressed.The streets of Montreal are like a fashion show.Both men and women look like they stepped out of the pages of a magazine.

All of that fashion has to keep them warm since Montreal is so cold.Last year it broke the record for the most snowfall in North America.To hide from the cold we went into a small diner because we wanted to order Poutine，a very popular snack in Montreal.It is French fries covered in cheese and brown gravy (肉汁)．It is delicious.

However，we had a hard time ordering the dish since the official language of Montreal is French.It is actually the fifth largest French­speaking city in the world.But since the rest of Canada speak English，plenty of people were there to help.

We spent the rest of the weekend going to many historical churches and monuments in Montreal.But at night we'd head to the very modern dance clubs and bars.Montreal is a city that sits between the past and the future and the traveller can choose whichever direction he wants to go.

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在加拿大蒙特利尔的经历。那里寒冷的天气、人们时尚的服装、美食、著名历史景点等都给作者留下了深刻的印象。

1．How do you understand the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3?

A．The men and women are really the fashion models of a magazine.

B．The portraits of the men and women are printed in the magazine.

C．They are so well dressed that they look like models in a magazine.

D．The men and women like to copy characters in magazines.

C　[细节理解题。根据该段中的“how well everyone dressed”可知，在作者看来，蒙特利尔的人穿着时尚，像杂志里的模特。]

2．Which of the following can NOT be concluded from Paragraphs 3－4?

A．The author and his friends couldn't wait to explore the city.

B．The author wasn't used to the weather of Montreal.

C．The citizens from Montreal care much about what they wear.

D．Montreal often holds fashion shows.

D　[细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话中的“...we were immediately walking...”可知作者和他的朋友迫不及待地想参观蒙特利尔。根据第四段中的“To hide from the cold...”可以推知作者并不适应那里的寒冷。根据第三段最后两句可知蒙特利尔的人们非常注重着装。D项文中未提及，故选D。]

3．What can we infer from the passage?

A．The author often went to China for a visit.

B．The people they met in the diner were kind and helpful.

C．All the people in the diner were locals.

D．The author went to Montreal on business.

B　[推理判断题。根据第五段中“But since the rest of Canada speak English，plenty of people were there to help.”可推知作者及朋友在餐馆碰到的人非常友好且乐于助人。]

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The author listened to Canadian radio programmes and chose their first stop as advised.

B．The author took a trip to Montreal－the third largest city in Canada.

C．Montreal broke the record for the most snowfall in the world last year.

D．Montreal is a city which is both traditional and modern.

D　[细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“Montreal is a city that sits between the past and the future...”可知，蒙特利尔既有往昔的风采，也有现代的气息，由此可确定答案为D。]

B

Ottawa is the capital of Canada.It is the second largest city in Ontario and the fourth largest city in the country.

The Centre Block is the main building on Parliament Hill (国会山)．It is also the location of several ceremonial spaces，such as the Hall of Honor and the Memorial Chamber.The present Centre Block is the second iteration of the building，after the first was destroyed by fire in 1916，and it is one of the most recognizable buildings in Canada.

Downtown Ottawa is the commercial and economic centre of the city.Most of the buildings are office towers.While most of Ottawa's high­tech industry is based elsewhere，it has a significant presence in the downtown core.The downtown also contains a number of apartments，hotels，and the older single family homes and townhouses along its edges.

The National Gallery of Canada is one of Canada's premier art galleries.The Gallery has a large and varied collection of paintings，drawings，sculptures and photographs.Although its focus is on Canadian art，it also holds works by some noted American and European artists.

The Rideau Canal is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America.At the very beginning，the purpose of the Rideau Canal was military，as it was intended to provide a secure supply and communication route between Montreal and the British naval base in Kingston.It remains in use today primarily for pleasure boating，with most of its original structures undamaged.The locks on the system open for navigation in mid­May and close in mid­October.

【语篇解读】　文章描写了加拿大渥太华著名的几处地方，并分别对这几处地方进行详细的说明。

5．The underlined word “iteration” in the 2nd paragraph probably means “         ”．

A．repair　　　 B．design

C．copy D．landmark

C　[词义猜测题。从第二段“The present Centre Block is the second iteration of the building，after the first was destroyed by fire in 1916”可知，现如今的中央街区是重新翻修的，以前的那一座在1916的大火中被毁坏了。所以iteration的意思相当于copy复制品。]

6．In the core of Downtown Ottawa，we could see      ．

A．a large number of tall towers

B．head offices of Ottawa's high­tech industry

C．a number of apartments and hotels

D．the older single family homes and townhouses

B　[细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Most of the buildings are office towers.While most of Ottawa's high­tech industry is based elsewhere，it has a significant presence in the downtown core.”可知在渥太华的市中心都是办公大楼，而且主要是高科技行业的办公大楼。]

7．Collections in the National Gallery of Canada are mainly         ．

A．paintings and drawings

B．sculptures and photographs

C．works by Canadian artists

D．artwork by Americans and Europeans

C　[细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“The Gallery has a large and varied...Although its focus is on Canadian art，it also holds works by some noted American and European artists.”可知，主要收藏的是各种各样的画以及雕像、照片。它主要是收藏加拿大人的艺术作品，同时也收藏一些著名的美国人和欧洲人的作品，故选C。]

8．Which of the following is TRUE about the Rideau Canal?

A．It is the oldest canal system in North America.

B．It was originally for the military purpose.

C．The original structures remain never changed.

D．People can only go boating from May to October.

B　[推理判断题。根据最后一段“At the very beginning，the purpose of the Rideau Canal was military”可知，最初的目的是军事目的。]

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。

Punishing children is a controversial topic.Everybody has different opinions about how to act to correct a child's behavior.Parents，teachers，doctors，and specialists such as psychologists，have disagreements about whether it is good for a child's education to punish him or her.

The word “punish” means different things to different people.Punishment can be physical or emotional.Physical punishment is when the parent hits，slaps or spanks the child.

On the other hand，emotional punishment is when the parent，in order to educate the child，doesn't let him or her watch TV，go to play with his or her friends，or the like.The parent doesn't teach him or her，but still he or she punishes the child.

Although many surveys and studies have been made about what the correct way is to raise a child，nobody knows the answer or the truth.I think it will be very difficult to find the answer or get people to agree.

I think the parents should love their child and give him or her the best education，but at the same time，they should punish the child if he or she deserves it.I think if you love your child，you should be rational when you apply the punishment.It should be reasonable but strict.

The parents' goal is to have in the future a good man or woman in society，so sometimes you should do what is necessary to get your child to behave well.

[参考范文]

People's attitudes towards punishing children vary from person to person.(要点1)Punishment can be divided into physical and emotional punishment.(要点2)However，it is hard to find a correct way to raise a child.(要点3)To become a good person in the future，in my opinion，not only should children be given love and best education but also reasonable and strict punishment.(要点4)