1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 题组层级快练 11 Unit 1 Festivals around the world . 阅读理解 American psychologist and writer Andrew Solomon won the 2014 Wellcome Book Prize on Tuesday for his “Far From the Tree: a dozen kinds of love” about raising unusual children ranging from talents to those suffering from autism(自闭症 ) and
2、 reading disability. The prize, which is given to a book centered on medicine and health, is in its fifth year and carries a 30， 000 pound ($50， 500) cash award. Describing Solomons book, 10 years in the making, as a “ monumental work” . Using interviews with more than 300 families, the book covers
3、subjects of many different kinds of children. “ Solomon has already been widely praised for his depth of research, his writerly gift and his range of words，” poet and writer Andrew Motion, the head of the judging group, said in the statement, adding that the book is “ a profound reflection on the fa
4、mily, and on the influence of medicine and science”. “Its also a book that is driven powerfully by an appeal to personal experience by his exploration of the difficulties and opportunities this created for him，” Motion said. Solomon said he was honoured and congratulated the Wellcome Book Prize for
5、choosing a work that deals with some of the difficult issues of medical and social progress. “Ther e sometimes seems to be an opposition(矛盾 ) between the social progress that allows us to accept the range of human difference and the medical progress that allows us to cure and get rid of many such di
6、fferences，” Solomon said. “ My book is about the extraordinary stories of love and pity. For such work to be recognised by a prize that is specifically focused on medicine and health indicates the increasing openness to the questions of what makes up health, and what the proper limits are for medici
7、ne.” 1. The book “ Far From the Tree: a dozen kinds of love” by American Andrew Solomon is about _ A. raising unusual children who suffered from disability B. unusual children who were abandoned by their parents C. raising different kinds of unusual children including talents D. Wellcome Book Prize
8、which focus on medicine and health 2. The underlined word “ monumental” in Para. 2 probably means “ _” A. important for a long time B. about a monument 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C. costing many years to write D. very large and thick 3. From what Andrew Motion said we know that Andrew Solomons book _ A. reflects
9、 the family and the influence of society B. shows his depth of research, his writerly ability and his range of words C. is widely praised for the subjects of his research D. is about his personal experience and his exploration 4. What is the opinion of Andrew Solomon about his award winning book? A.
10、 The society is becoming much opener to the social problems. B. He thought what his book dealt with was medical matters. C. The stories of love and pity in the book attracted readers. D. He found his book was not as great as the prize showed. 答案与解析 【文章大意】 本文是一篇新闻 报道类的说明文。文章主要报道了美国心理学家和作家安德鲁所罗门获得 the
11、 2014 Wellcome Book Prize 奖项 ， 他的获奖作品讲述了抚养不同寻常的孩子 ， 其间充满爱与同情的故事 ， 作品所反映的社会与医疗进步方面的问题具有深远的意义。 1. 答案 C 解析 细节理解题。根据第一段和第二段最后一句可知 ， 美国心理学家和作家安德鲁 所罗门所著的书 “Far From the Tree: a dozen kinds of love” 是关于抚养不同寻常孩子的 ，这些孩子从天才到患自闭症和阅读障碍。所以答案为 C 项。 2. 答案 A 解析 词义猜测题。本文主要报道了安德鲁 所罗门获得 the 2014 Wellcome Book Prize奖项
12、， 由此可知他获奖的作品具有代表性 ， 意义重大 ， 评审委员会把他的书描述为 a “monumental work” ， A 项与 monumental 词义相符。 3. 答案 B 解析 细节理解题。第三段第一句说明安德鲁 所罗门因他研究的深度、写作艺术的天赋和言辞的幅度已经受到广泛地赞扬 ， 与 B 项意思一致 ， 由此可排除 C 项； A 项中的 “society”与原文不符；根据第三段最后一句可知 D 项表达不完整。 4. 答案 A 解析 推理判断题。在最后一段作者对自己获奖的著作做出了积极的评价 ， 对作品所反映的内容进行了深刻的分析。 “. indicates the increa
13、sing openness to the questions of what makes up health, and what the proper limits are for medicine.” 可推知 A 项正确。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 . 完形填空 (2017 吉林高三模拟 ) The Fitting in of Suzy Khan The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my class ofte
14、n _1_ about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page. All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿 ) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in town who _2_ that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to
15、 be with American kids. I looked down at this _3_ girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her. But how could I help her _4_ in with us? There had to be a _5_ One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had _6_ her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, s
16、he had made a(n) _7_ copy. I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming _8_ show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had _9_. “ Why, its wonderful，” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted _10_ the talent show.
17、“ I need more of these, but I just dont have enough _11_. Could you help me, Suzy? ” On the day of the talent show, Suzys _12_ were everywhere all over the hall and all over the school, each one different. “ And finally，” said Mr. Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “ We have a(n) _13_
18、award. Im sure youve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “ One of our own students _14_ them.” I could hear everyone whispering. “ Who in our school could draw _15_ well? ” Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “ _16_ this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a _17_
19、， too. Our mystery artist is our new student Suzy Khan! ” Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artists set. “ Thank you，” she cried. I _18_， at that time when I was looking at her excited face, shed probably never _19_ anything in her whole life. 【 精品教育资源文
20、库 】 Everyone started to _20_ their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was going to be all right. 1. A. joked B. cared C. forgot D. worried 2. A. reported B. decided C. complained D. questioned 3. A. rich B. proud C. tiny D. popular 4. A. come B. f
21、all C. fit D. tie 5. A. manner B. pattern C. choice D. way 6. A. read B. taken C. opened D. put 7. A. free B. perfect C. final D. extra 8. A. art B. talk C. quiz D. talent 9. A. colored B. written C. carved D. drawn 10. A. at B. after C. for D. around 11. A. room B. time C. paper D. interest 12. A.
22、gifts B. books C. photos D. posters 13. A. special B. academic C. national D. royal 14. A. painted B. found C. printed D. collected 15. A. very B. that C. quite D. too 16. A. If B. Though 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C. Unless D. Since 17. A. prize B. rank C. rest D. place 18. A. replied B. realized C. remembered D. regretted 19. A. offered B. valued C. owned D. controlled 20. A. clap B. wave C. raise D. shake 答案与解析 【文章大意】 本文讲述了一个非洲来的儿童 Suzy 被一个美国家庭收养 ， 为让孩子了解美国生活 ， 他们把孩子送进学校和美国孩子一起学习 ， 但那些美国孩子却经常嘲笑她。一次偶然的机会 ， 作者发现了她的绘画才能 ， 并把她介绍给艺术老师。艺术老师也认同她的绘画才能 ， 让她帮自己制作才艺秀的海报。在才艺秀结束的时候 ， 校长颁发给 Suzy 一个特殊的奖项 ， 同学们也认可和接纳
