2024版高考英语一轮总复习课时质量评价16Unit5TheValueofMoney新人教版必修第三册

课时质量评价(十六)

必修第三册　UNIT 5

主题语境：小说、戏剧、诗歌、传记、文学简史、经典演讲、文学名著等

Ⅰ．阅读理解

The literary world has a new star．Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah is this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in recognition of his “compassionate penetration (揭示) of the effects of colonialism (殖民主义) and the fate of the refugee (难民)”．

Gurnah grew up in Zanzibar, an island off the coast of Tanzania．In 1964, Gurnah was forced to leave for England as a refugee, where he began to reflect on his experiences in a diary and then through stories．Through the years, he wrote 10 novels and stories that explore the suffering caused by war and colonialism．“The thing that motivated the whole experience of writing for me was this idea of losing your place in the world，”Gurnah told TheNewYorkTimes．

His 1994 novel Paradise, which tells the story of a boy growing up in early 20th century Tanzania, marked his breakthrough as a novelist and won the Booker Prize．Afterlives, his most recent work, continues the narrative of Paradise and takes place during the period of German colonialism in Tanzania．

Before he retired, Gurnah，73, was a professor of English and Postcolonial Literatures at the University of Kent in England．Although Gurnah's first language is Swahili, he adopted English as his literary language．His writing often contains traces of Arabic, Swahili and German, as well．

Anders Olsson, the chair of the Nobel committee, said that Gurnah “is widely recognised as one of the world's most preeminent post­colonial writers”．

Ethiopian­American novelist Maaza Mengiste described Gurnah's writings as being “like a gentle blade (刀刃) slowly moving in”．“He has written work that is absolutely unfearing and yet at the same time completely compassionate and full of heart for people of East Africa，”Mengiste said．“He is writing stories that are often quiet stories of people who aren't heard, but there's an insistence there that we listen．”

1．What are Gurnah's works mainly about?

A．The life of the people in Tanzania．

B．Effects of war and colonialism．

C．Experiences of living abroad．

D．Growth in an underdeveloped nation．

2．What can we know about Gurnah?

A．He was inspired to write by his refugee experience．

B．He used to be a professor of law and literature．

C．He publishes his works in Arabic and Swahili．

D．He was not well­known until he won the Nobel Prize．

3．What does Maaza Mengiste think of Gurnah's writing?

A．It is elegantly written in his native language．

B．It is widely welcomed by people around the world．

C．It is powerful and employs sharp language．

D．It calls for attention to the life of the underclass．

4．What does the underlined word “preeminent”in Paragraph 5 probably mean?

A．Awful．　　　 B．Potential．

C．Outstanding．    D．Particular．

Ⅱ．读后续写

(2022·武汉二模)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I wrote my first poem．My mother read the little poem and began to cry, “Buddy, you didn't really write this beautiful, beautiful poem! Wonderful！”My eyes twinkled when she poured out her praise．“What time will Father be home？”I asked．I could hardly wait to show him, expecting the praise from an editor in chief of Times．

I spent the best part of that afternoon preparing for his arrival．First, I wrote the poem out to the best of my ability．Then I drew pictures to match this greatest poem．As seven o'clock drew near, I confidently placed it on my father's plate on the dining­room table, waiting for him to appreciate this wonderful poem of mine．

This evening when my father burst in, his mood seemed even more thunderous than usual．An hour later for dinner, he could not sit down but circled the long dining room table with a drink in his hand, complaining nonstop about his employees．Under my steady gaze, he paused and glared at his plate．There was an awful silence．“What's this？”He reached for the paper and read it．Then he dropped the poem back on the table, saying “Awful”．My eyes were getting wet．

“Ben, Buddy is just a little boy．These are the first lines of poetry he's ever written．He needs encouragement，”my mother said．But my father disagreed, “Isn't there enough terrible poetry in the world already? No law says Buddy has to become a poet．”They quarrelled over it．I couldn't stand it another second．I ran from the dining room crying．A sad story, but you know, the family wounds healed．My mother began talking to my father again．I even began writing poems again, though I seldom exposed them to my father．

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

AfewyearslaterItriedsomethingnew, ashortstory．

Onedayafterthesuccess, thetruemeaningof “awful”dawnedonme．

课时质量评价(十六)

Ⅰ．【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了诺贝尔文学奖获得者小说家Abdulrazak Gurnah的作品内容、写作背景及别人对她的作品评价等。

1．B　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah is this year's winner of the Nobel Prize in literature in recognition of his ‘compassionate penetration (揭示) of the effects of colonialism (殖民主义) and the fate of the refugee (难民)’．”可知，Gurnah的作品主要与战争和殖民主义的影响有关联。故选B。

2．A　推理判断题。根据第二段中的“In 1964, Gurnah was forced to leave for England as a refugee, where he began to reflect on his experiences in a diary and then through stories．”及“The thing that motivated the whole experience of writing for me was this idea of losing your place in the world”可推知，Gurnah的难民经历激发了他写作的灵感。故选A。

3．D　推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“He has written work that is absolutely unfearing and yet at the same time completely compassionate and full of heart for people of East Africa”可知，Maaza Mengiste认为Gurnah的作品呼吁人们关注底层社会的生活。 故选D。

4．C　词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“Novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah is this year's winner of the Nobel Prize ..．and the fate of the refugee (难民)’．”及第五段中的“Gurnah ‘is widely recognised as one of the world's most preeminent post­colonial writers’”可知，Gurnah是优秀的作家，获得了诺贝尔文学奖，被全世界认可。故选C。

Ⅱ．【参考范文】

AfewyearslaterItriedsomethingnew, ashortstory．Routine praises from my mother were far from satisfactory, so I worked up the courage to hand the story to my father, wondering what response I might receive．He thought for a while, rating it overwritten but not hopeless．Just within expectation! Noticing my teary eyes and depressed mood, he added that my story just required reviewing and improving．So I did! The revised version was really a hit, even earning me the title of “the best story­teller” in the following days．

Onedayafterthesuccess, thetruemeaningof “awful” dawnedonme．Compliments from my mother could cheer me up but my father always shook his head no, driving me to tears with the discouraging word “awful”．In such cases, my only solution was to seek further improvement．Actually, though “wonderful” boosted my confidence in going forward, “awful” constantly reminded me of caution and review．The conflicting voices are just like two opposing winds pushing me forward, towards perfection．