1、1/6 课时分层作业课时分层作业(十二十二) .阅读理解 A When you go to St.Petersburg ， the number of attractions can seem overwhelming.If youre short of time，or just want to make sure to hit the highlights， these are the top mustsee sights in St.Petersburg. The Hermitage Museum The Hermitage Museum is one of the most import
2、ant sights to see for any visitor to St.Petersburg.There you can see lots of different paintings of old masters inside the Hermitage.Prepare to come facetoface with classic Western artists. The Russian Museum The Russian Museum holds one of the largest collections of Russian art in the world.View Ru
3、ssian art creations through the ages from Byzantine(拜占庭)- style icons to the Socialist Realism of Stalins times. Kizhi Island Kizhi Island is an openair museum of wooden buildings from the Karelia Region of Russia.These impressive structures are made without any nails(钉子)the wood fits together with
4、joints and grooves(沟槽) Peterhof Peterhof is as beautiful as it is fun.Youll be charged for admission(门票)，but go to Peterhof when the fountains(喷泉) are workingduring the day in summer.They are shut off in winter as well as in the evenings. The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood Love it or hate it，
5、 the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood is an attractive must see sight.The beautiful look may make your eyes brighten，and the paintings inside the church will make you say “Wow！” The Bronze Horseman Statue The Bronze Horseman is a part of Russian Culture and a symbol of St.Petersburg.Made famous
6、 by Alexander Pushkin(普希金), this statue of Peter the Great sitting on his horse can truly show Peter the Greats influence on the Russian idea of greatness. 2/6 【语篇解读】 本文介绍了俄罗斯圣彼得堡市的几个著名景点。 1If youre interested in paintings，youd better go to Athe Hermitage Museum and Peterhof Bthe Hermitage Museum an
7、d the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood CKizhi Island and the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood Dthe Russian Museum and Kizhi Island B 细节理解题。 根据第二段中的“There you can see lots of different paintings of old masters inside the Hermitage.”和倒数第二段中的“.and the paintings inside the church will make you
8、 say Wow！”可知答案。 2The man on the Bronze Horse refers to APeter the Great BAlexander Pushkin CByzantine DStalin A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“.this statue of Peter the Great sitting on his horse can truly show Peter the Greats influence on the Russian idea of greatness.” 可知答案。 3What can we know from the passage? A
9、The fountains in Peterhof can be seen all year round. BThe largest collections of Russian art are in the Hermitage Museum. CThe buildings on Kizhi Island are made of wood. DYou can visit Peterhof free of charge. C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Kizhi Island is an open- air museum of wooden buildings from the Karelia
10、 Region of Russia.”可知答案。 4The main purpose of this passage is to Ashow the wonderful history of Russia Bintroduce the famous buildings in Russia Cpersuade artists to study St.Petersburg Dattract tourists to visit St.Petersburg D 写作目的题。根据第一段的“If youre short of time，or just want to make sure to hit th
11、e highlights，these are the top mustsee sights in St.Petersburg.”可知， 本文的写作目的是吸引游客来参观 St.Petersburg。 3/6 B They lived thousands of miles apart，and both died in 1616.This has led to a lot of studies comparing their works，which are still important to this day. To mark the 400th anniversary of Tang Xianz
12、u and William Shakespeares deaths， an exhibition called Dialogue Across Time and Space： Homage to Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare is being held across 26 Chinese Cultural Centres in different countries from Sept. 1 to December. Shakespeares plays are always found in the British school curriculum
13、，while Tangs bestknown opera， The Peony Pavilion( 牡丹亭 )， continues to be performed worldwide. Both were “great men in the circle of world drama” ， according to Aoki Masaru， who put the works of Shakespeare and Tang together in his 1943 book A History of Chinese Literary Thought. Both shared a love f
14、or a journey of selfdiscovery.The difference is that Shakespeares works show people of all backgrounds and classes， while Tangs dramas come from a more aristocratic(贵族的) background.Tangs lines were sung mostly in family theaters.Shakespeare， however， had to sell tickets to whoever would buy them. Th
15、at probably affected their writing styles.Though few can touch Shakespeares range and richness of works，there is one area in which Tangs works may have been better.Thats in the use of dreams，not only to tell a story，but also to explore ideas. The Peony Pavilion is set in the world of the characters
16、dreams，especially Du Liniang，the young lady who has not seen or gotten to know Liu Mengmei when she falls in love with him.After Liu has dreamed of her，he finds her portrait(肖像画) three years after her death and cant stop thinking about her. But for Du，a dream is a path to the freedom that young wome
17、n of ancient China normally didnt havethe freedom to love someone without their families getting in the way. Shakespeare also famously used the stage to look at Philosophy(哲学) in A Midsummer Nights Dream(仲夏夜之梦)But in a sense，the dream was Tangs stage. 【语篇解读】 文章主要对比了莎士比亚和汤显祖的作品。 4/6 5We can conclude
18、from the article that AShakespeares works are much more popular among students than people of other age groups Bthe difference in their writing styles is rooted in their living environments CShakespeare never used the idea of dreams in his dramas DTangs works are more about the lives of the upper cl
19、ass D 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“while Tangs dramas come from a more aristocratic(贵族的) background”可知， 汤显祖的作品更多的是关于上等阶层人的 生活。故选 D。 6According to the article，dreams in Tangs works Arepresent Tangs love for freedom Bare only used to express Tangs support for aristocratic families Cmake the characters seem mysteriou
20、s and interesting Dreflect problems young women in ancient China had to face D 细节理解题。 根据倒数第二段可知， 汤显祖的作品中的“梦”反映出古 代中国年轻女性不得不面对的问题。故选 D。 7The writer wrote this article mainly to Adescribe studies of Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare Bmake a comparison between Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare Cexp
21、lain why Tang Xianzu and William Shakespeare are still famous today Dexplore the use of dreams in Tang and Shakespeares writings B 写作意图题。 根据文章内容和第一段中的“This has led to a lot of studies comparing their works，which are still important to this day.”可知，文章主要是对 比汤显祖和莎士比亚的作品。故选 B。 .读后续写 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语
22、续写两段，使之构成一篇完整 的短文。续写的词数应为 150 左右。 A young painter lived in a small narrow house, living on painting portraits before he became famous. One day，a rich man came by and found the painter painting so well that he liked 5/6 it and asked him to draw a portrait.They agreed on 1，000 dollars. After a week, t
23、he portrait was done.The rich man came to take the painting as agreed on.At this moment, the rich man hit on an evil idea of bullying the unknown young artist.He thought， “The man in the painting is me.If I dont buy this painting， no one will buy it.Why should I pay so much money for it？” So the ric
24、h man said to the young painter， “I will only pay 300 dollars to buy this painting.” The young painter was stunned, for he had never come across such things.He argued strongly on just grounds, expecting the rich man to keep the agreement and to be a trustworthy man. “I can only pay 300 dollars to bu
25、y the painting.Speak no more.” The rich man thought he would win for sure, “I ask you at last, will you sell it 300 dollars or not？” The young painter knew the rich man deliberately went back on his words, so he felt irritated.He said in a firm tone, “No, I would prefer not to sell the painting rath
26、er than to be humiliated by you.Today you break your word and someday you must pay 20 times for it.” “What a joke！ 20 times will be 20， 000！ I wont be stupid to pay 20， 000 dollars to buy the painting！” “Well, wed better wait and see， ” the young artist cried to the rich man who left angrily. After
27、the stimulation(刺激) of such an incident， the painter moved out of this sad place, studied after acknowledged teachers and worked hard night and day.More than a dozen years later, he finally blazed a new way and became popular in the circle of art.However, the rich man had forgotten the artists paint
28、ing and words the next day. Paragraph 1： The famous painter decided to hold an exhibition at the very place. 6/6 Paragraph 2： The rich man hurried there, apologized a million times and requested that he buy back his portrait. 【参考范文】 Paragraph 1： The famous painter decided to hold an exhibition at th
29、e very place.Many people were attracted to the exhibition to admire the great works.Interestingly, they found something really ridiculous and funny.One of the paintings entitled “Thief” was priced at 20， 000 dollars.Strangely， the man in the painting looked exactly the same as the rich man.Words spr
30、ead and at last they reached the rich mans ears.He recalled the incident and the painter he broke his word with.Suddenly he realized the painter was humiliating him in this way. Paragraph 2： The rich man hurried there, apologized a million times and requested that he buy back his portrait.The painte
31、r turned his back to him and stood there speechless with many visitors around.The rich man felt so embarrassed and said, “It is my own fault and I deserve it！” Then the painter turned around，handed him the painting and told him it was a free gift for him hoping that he could be a man of good faith.Anyway, for the painter, it was this incident that motivated him to work hard and made him what he was today.
