1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note 单元加餐练 .完形填空 In 1994 I was in the midst of a depression (抑郁症 ). When I was depressed, I _1_ . One day I was clearing up the rooms and found a CD covered with _2_ . I wiped it off, put it in the _3_and started washing dishes. A mans voice, reading poetr
2、y, _4_my house. The sound of the speakers voice and the words of the poems reached something deep inside me. I stopped and _5_ . I began to take poems into my _6_ , not simply reading them, but developing rich relationships with the _7_ . I learned many by heart. They became my therapy (治疗 ) and _8_
3、 . Those poems made me wiser and healthier. _9_ , in the fall of 2008, poetry _10_me in a way I had never expected. I had put all my _11_in a small, local fund (基金会 ). Two months later, the leader of the fund left me a message: “The financial crisis _ 12_our fund particularly hard. Weve lost everyth
4、ing.” I stood there, _13_ . Suddenly I heard a poem, _14_ , called Kindness in my mind. It felt like the poem had been written for me _15_ , for this exact moment, like the perfect helper _16_on the scene at the instant of an accident. Kindness became my _17_ . I read it before going to bed, and at
5、breakfast every morning. It reminded me that this was not a _18_ , but a path to sympathy, and I was not walking alone. Even now, I _19_Kindness several times a week to carry me _20_the heart of what really matters to me. 篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。全文通过记叙作者聆听诗歌帮助他治疗抑郁症及诗歌帮助作者勇敢面对生活中突遭的不幸的故事,告诉读者诗歌具有强大的精神力量。 1 A.
6、ran B slept C cleaned D sang 答案: C 根据下一句中的 “clearing up( 清理;打扫 )” 可知,作者抑郁的时候就会打扫。故选 C 项。 2 A.dust B paper C clothes D bedding 答案: A 根据后面的 “wiped it off( 擦掉 )” 可知, CD 上应是盖满了灰尘。 dust “ 灰尘 ” 。故选 A 项。 3 A.drawer B player C washer D fridge 答案: B 根据下文中的 “A mans voice” 和 “The sound of the speakers voice”可知
7、,作者清理过 CD 后将它放入播放器里播放起来。 player “ 播放机 ” 。故选 B 项。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 4 A.swept B occupied C decorated D filled 答案: D 播放器播放 CD 的时候,声音充满了整个房间。 fill “ 充满 ” 。故选 D 项。 5 A.wept B left C laughed D listened 答案: A 上一句中提到朗读者的声音和诗的内容触动到了作者的内心深处,所以作者应是感动到流泪。 weep “ 哭泣;流泪 ” 。故选 A 项。 6 A.home B life C class D mind 答案:
8、B 根据下文可知,诗成了作者生活中重要的部分,所以是 take poems into my life,意为 “ 把诗带到生活中 ” 。故选 B 项。 7 A.tunes B rhymes C words D CDs 答案: C 根据本段最后一句 “ 那些诗让我变得更加睿智、更加健康 ” 可知,作者不是简单地阅读,而是对诗的内容有更深的理解。 words “ 词;话 ” 。第二段第一句中的 “the words of the poems” 也是提示,故选 C 项。 8 A.medicine B food C assistance D attention 答案 : A 根据前面的 therapy
9、和本段最后一句话可知 , 那些诗已经成了治疗作者抑郁症的药 (medicine)。故选 A 项。 9 A.Still B Yet C Then D Soon 答案: C 第一段提到的时间是 1994 年,下面讲的是 2008 年的事情,所以应是按照时间顺序描述诗对作者生活的影响。故选 C 项。 10 A.surprised B impressed C warned D rescued 答案: D 根据上文作者所述诗歌对 作者的治疗价值可知,诗歌在某种程度上 “ 拯救 ” 了作者。 rescue “ 挽救 ” 。故选 D 项。 11 A.faith B savings C hope D expe
10、nses 答案: B 根据下文的 fund 可知,作者把自己的积蓄放到了基金会里。 savings “ 储蓄金;积蓄 ” 。故选 B 项。 12 A.hit B blew C pushed D pressed 答案: A financial crisis “ 金融危机 ” ,它的出现对小型基金会来说是致命的打击。hit “ 击中;袭击 ” ,符合语境。故选 A 项。 13 A.fearless B thankless C breathless D defenseless 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案: C breathless “ 喘不过气来的,气喘吁吁的 ” 。作者把所有的积蓄都放在基金
11、会,突然被告知一切都没有了,作者站在那里应该是喘不过气来的, breathless 符合语境。故选 C 项。 14 A.by coincidence B out of nowhere C in the distance D by accident 答案: B 由提示词 Suddenly 可知,此时作者脑子里突然冒出名为 Kindness 的一首诗。out of nowhere “ 突然冒出来;莫名其妙地出现 ” 。故选 B 项。 15 A.immediately B sincerely C casually D personally 答案: D 由提示词 “written for me” 可知
12、,作者感觉那首诗在那一刻就好像是给他本人写的。 personally “ 就本人而言;个别地 ” 。故选 D 项。 16 A.reading B arriving C walking D escaping 答案: B 这首诗就像在事故发生那一刻到达现场的一个完美助手。 arrive “ 到 达 ” 。故选 B 项。 17 A.homework B religion C prayer D memory 答案: C 根据下一句 “ 我在睡觉前读它,在每天早饭的时候读它 ” 可推断出,作者已经把这首诗当成了自己的祷告词 (prayer)。故选 C 项。 18 A.mistake B lesson C
13、 comfort D tragedy 答案: D 作者在此处表达 Kindness 这首诗对他起到的积极作用,所以这首诗让作者认为失去全部的积蓄不应是人生的悲剧,而是一条通向同情的道路,并且还有很多人一起同行。tragedy “ 悲 剧 ” 。故选 D 项。 19 A.reach for B dream of C refer to D meet with 答案: A 根据后面的动词 carry 可知,此空应选表示动作的 reach for(伸手去够 )。故选 A 项。 20 A.for B with C off D into 答案: D carry sb./sth. into . 为习惯搭配,
14、意为 “ 把某人 /某物带入 ?” 。故选 D 项。 .阅读理解 A (2017 全国卷 )In the coming months, we are bringing t ogether artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeares plays in their own language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us. National Theatre of China B
15、eijing|Chinese 【 精品教育资源文库 】 This great occasion (盛会 ) will be the National Theatre of Chinas first visit to the UK. The companys productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeares Richard will be directed by the Nationals Associate Director, Wang Xiaoying
16、. Date & Time: Saturday 28 April, 2: 30 pm & Sunday 29 April, 1: 30 pm & 6: 30 pm Marjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi|Georgian One of the most famous theatres in Georgia, the Marjanishvili, founded in 1928, appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of As You Like It is
17、 helmed (指导 ) by the companys Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze. Date & Time: Friday 18 May, 2: 30 pm & Saturday 19 May, 7: 30 pm Deafinitely Theatre London|British Sign Language (BSL) By translating the rich and humorous text of Loves Labours Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely Theat
18、re creates a new interpretation of Shakespeares comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience. Date & Time: Tuesday 22 May, 2: 30 pm & Wednesday 23 May, 7: 30 pm Habima National Theatre Tel Aviv|Hebrew The Habima is the centre of Hebre
19、wlanguage theatre worldwide. Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s. Since 1958, they have been recognised as the national theatre of Israel. This production of Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK. D
20、ate & Time: Monday 28 May, 7: 30 pm & Tuesday 29 May, 7: 30 pm 篇章导读:本文是一则广告,属于应用文。在接下来的几个月里来自 四个国家的艺术家将用不同的语言演出莎士比亚的经典戏剧。文章介绍了这四场演出的剧目及时间等信息。 1 Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China? A Richard . B Loves Labours Lost. C As You Like It. D The Merchant of Venice. 答案: A 细节理解题。根据 National Theatre of China Beijing|Chinese 下面第三句 “Th is production of Shakespeares Richard will be directed by the Nationals Associate Director, Wang Xiaoying.” 可知,将要在中国国家大剧院上演的是 Richard 。故选 A。 2 What is special about Deafinitely Theatre? A It has two groups of actors. B