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课时精练：unit2 reading课时提升练习
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．He climbed up the tree and hid among the (树枝)． 2．The (模式) of a family has been changing over recent years. 3．The prince was (转变) into a frog in the fairy tale. 4．At that time, I found it hard to (传达) my feelings in words. 5．This price is Andrew's (最低限度), so he refuses to lower it any further.
6．I don't understand, so please give me a (具体的) example. 7．The government needs a more (灵活的) approach to education. 8．Adam has a house in London and a (小屋) near the sea. 9．Eric's statement is (矛盾的) to what he said before. 10．Can you think of a (押韵词) for “mouse”？ Ⅱ.单项填空
1．As we know, language is one of the significant means for mankind to ________ thoughts and feelings.
A．drive
B．convey
C．deliver
D．transport
2．The mountain climber ____ reached the top of the mountain after seven hours. A．eventually
B．constantly C．entirely
D．frequently
3．I used to hate being ________ about my red hair when at middle school. A．laughed
B．imitated
C．teased
D．encouraged
4．—Say, Jane, will you come with me to the game Friday? —________， Bob, but I promised Mary I'd go with her. A．My pleasure B．Thanks
C．Take it easy
D．Forget it
5．________， the pay isn't attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting.
A．Generally speaking B．On the contrary
C．In particular D．To be honest
6．As the weather is getting drier and drier, the farmers are ________ the water in the pool.
A．going through B．running out of
C．suffering from D．running out
7．You have no idea how she finished the relay race ____ her foot wounded so much.
A．for
B．when
C．with
D．while
8．In some places women are expected to earn money ________ men work at home and raise their children.
A．but
B．while
C．because
D．though
9．The football team ________ the best players is sure to win the match. A．made of
B．made into
C．made from
D．made up of
10．In less than 10 years, the backward area has been ________ into a high and new technology development zone.
A．translated Ⅲ.阅读理解
A Teaching Poetry
No poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”， until it has been read aloud by someone, teachers or students. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.
All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.
I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isn't time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life”， and “a heightening (提升) of life”．It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”， and it “can save your life”．It also deserves (值得) a place in the teaching of language and
B．transported C．transformed
D．made
literature more central than it presently occupies.
I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who don't like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential (基本的) nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.
1．To have a better understanding of a poem, one should ________. A．discuss it with others B．analyze it by oneself C．copy it down in a notebook D．practise reading it aloud
2．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry? A．Extending your life. B．Saving your life. C．Criticizing life. D．Heightening life.
3．According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students ________.
A．to understand life B．to enjoy poetry C．to become teachers D．to become poets
4．What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply? A．More stress should be laid on the teaching of poetry. B．Poetry of more important than any other subject.
C．One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry. D．Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.
5．The phrase “make room” in the last paragraph could be best replaced by ________.
A．“build a booth” B．“provide equipment”
C．“leave a certain amount of time” D．“set aside enough space”
B
Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, Versed.
“I'm delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win，” said Armantrout.
“For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”
Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her master's in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think.
In March, she won the National Book Critics Award for Versed.
“This book has gotten more attention，” Armantrout said, “but I don't feel as if it's better.”
The first half of Versed focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.
Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not.“Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry，” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD.
Versed, published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2,700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.
6．According to Rae Armantrout, ________. A．her 10th book is much better B．her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected
C．the media is surprised at her works D．she likes being recognized by her readers 7．Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout? A．She published a poetry textbook. B．She used to teach Denise Levertov. C．She started a poets' group with others. D．She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley. 8．What can we learn about Versed? A．It consists of three parts.
B．It is mainly about the American army. C．It is a book published two decades ago. D．It partly concerns the poet's own life.
9．Rae Armantrout's colleagues think that she ________. A．should write more B．has a sweet voice C．deserves the prize D．is a strange professor
10．What can we learn from the text?
A．About 2,700 copies of Versed will be printed. B．Cancer made Armantrout stop writing. C．Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD. D．Versed has been awarded twice. Ⅳ.短文改错
This autumn, my class went to the seaside to go camp. We arrived at a sandy beach with a well view of the sea and mountains. We set up our tents on the sandy beach, when night fell we started a fire to give us light and kept us warm. All my classmates sat around them, talking, singing and laughing. Several hours late, Robert and I went back to the tent to have the chat.
We stayed up all night. We found that we two had a lot in common. For example, we all like the same singers and have great enthusiasm for physics. The fire and stars see our happiness. What I wished time would stop at the moment!
参考答案： Ⅰ.单词拼写 1. branches 2. pattern 3. transformed 4. convey 5. minimum 6. concrete 7. flexible 8. cottage 9. contradictory 10. rhyme Ⅱ.单项填空
1. 解析：选B。convey 表示“传递；表达”，主要指传递和表达思想、意思、感情，符合句意。drive “驱使”；deliver “递送(物品、包裹、信件等)”；transport “(用交通工具)运送；运输”，都不符合语境。
2. 解析：选A。句意：经过7个小时后，登山者终于抵达山顶。eventually “终于；最后”，符合题意。constantly “不断地；时常地”；entirely “完整地；完全地”；frequently “频繁地；屡次地”。
3. 解析：选C。句意： 上初中时，我曾经很讨厌别人取笑我的红头发。tease sb.about sth.“拿某事取笑某人。”A中的laughed后应加at；imitate “模仿”；encourage “鼓励”。
4. 解析：选B。根据语境，需要委婉拒绝，从而使用Thanks/Thank you, but ...句式。my pleasure 用于回答thanks; take it easy“放松；别紧张”，多用于安慰别人； forget it 可用于回答sorry。
5. 解析：选D。句意：实话说，尽管工作本身很有趣，但工资不够吸引人。generally speaking “一般来说”；on the contrary “相反”；in particular “尤其”； to be honest “实话说”。
6. 解析：选B。run out of 为固定搭配，意思是“用完”，主语是the farmers，
故选B项而不选D项。go through“经历；经受”；suffer from “遭受；患病”。句意：随着天气越来越干旱，村民把水塘里的水快用完了。
7. 解析：选C。with her foot wounded so much 是with复合结构，作伴随状语。
8. 解析：选B。句意：在有些地方女人赚钱，而男人持家、照顾孩子。while在此表示对比。
9. 解析：选D。be made up of“由……组成”，在此应用过去分词作定语。be made of 和be made from 都表示“由……制成”，区别是：前者的主语能看出原材料，后者的则看不出原材料；be made into “被制成……”。
10. 解析：选C。考查动词词义辨析。translate “翻译”；transport “运输；运送”；transform ...into ...“将……转变成……”；be made into“被制成……”。
Ⅲ.阅读理解
1. 解析：选D。细节理解题。从“Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice ...”看出练习朗诵诗歌是比较好的事情。符合D项所述，要进一步理解诗歌，一个人应该练习朗诵诗歌。
2. 解析：选A。细节理解题。在诗歌内涵的四个方面中，Poetry is “a criticism of life (对生活的批评)”， and “a heightening (提升) of life”．It is “an approach to the truth of feeling (感觉真理的方法)”， and it “can save your life (拯救生命)”，不包括A项的内容“延长生命”。
3. 解析：选B。细节理解题。从“I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry”看出作为英语教师的目的之一是使得学生喜欢诗歌。符合B项的to enjoy poetry。
4. 解析：选A。推理判断题。从“It also deserves (值得) a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies”看出诗歌在语言和文学教学中占有更重要的位置。符合A项的“要更加重视诗歌的教学”，stress“强调”。
5. 解析：选C。词义猜测题。从原文“...make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it” 看出教师为听和思考诗歌留出空间，意指“leave a certain amount of time”留出一定的时间。
6. 解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第二段的叙述可知，Armantrout 对
于自己获得普利策奖是很惊讶的，所以B项正确。
7. 解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry ...可知C项正确。
8. 解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章中的The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.可知D项正确。
9. 解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段可知C项正确。 10. 解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章中的．..won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, Versed.以及In March, she won the National Book Critics Award for Versed.可知D项正确。
Ⅳ.短文改错
第一句：camp→camping 第二句：well→good
第三句：when前加and; kept→keep 第四句：them→it 第五句：late→later; the→a 第八句：all→both 第九句：see→saw 第十句：What→How
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