新人教版选修6高中英语Unit 2《Poems》单元综合测试.docx

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新人教版选修6高中英语Unit2《Poems》单元综合测试

Unit2Poems

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

      阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

★★☆☆☆

      JoannaColeistheauthorofawealthofchildren’sbooksonvarioussubjects.Cole’sfertileimaginationhasprovidedbeginningreaderswithjokesandpuzzles,humoroustalesoftheClown-Aroundfamily,andbooksaboutscience.Thewinnerofcountlessawards,Colefollowsherownwidespreadintereststowrite.Sheiscreditedwithintroducingtheinterestingworldofsciencetoyoungreadersthroughherbookseriessuchasthehugelypopular“MagicSchoolBus”books,whichinspireditsowntelevisionprogram.Acarefulresearcher,Coleispraisedforherscientificaccuracy,butherbooksgainmostoftheireffectivenessfromherhumorandeasilyunderstoodexplanationsofdifficulttechnicalsubjects.

      Colefirstdiscoveredthepleasureofwritingwhenshewasingradeschool.“IdiscoveredinthefifthgradewhatIlikedtodo:

writereportsandstories,maketheminterestinganddrawpicturestogoalongwiththewords.Sciencewasmyfavorite.Ourteacher,MissBair,wouldaskustoreadasciencebookeveryweek.Andeachweek,shewouldchooseonestudenttodoanexperimentandreportonittotheclass.Iwouldhavedoneanexperimenteveryweekifshehadletme.Gradeschoolwasmuchmoreinfluentialthanmylatereducation.Maybethat’swhyasanadultIendedupwritingbooksforchildren.”

      AftergraduatingfromtheCityCollegeofNewYork,Colepursued（追求）herinterestinbooks.Aftersomegraduateeducationcourses,shespentayearasalibrarianinaBrooklynelementaryschool.ColethenbecameaneditoratScholastic.Itwasduringherfirstjobattheelementaryschoolthatshewasinspiredbyanarticleaboutcockroaches（蟑螂）inTheWallStreetJournal.Realizingthatthiswasasubjectshehadneverreadaboutinschool,Coledecidedtowriteaboutitherself.Thefirstpublisherrejectedtheidea,butColehadmoreluckwhenshesentherbooktothepublishinghouseofWilliamMorrow,whereEditorConnieC.Epsteinhelpedherimproveherskillsinsciencewriting.Beginningwiththatbook,Colehascontinuedtopenbothnonfictionandfictionforyoungerreaders.In1980,aftertenyears’editingchildren’sbooks,shebecameafull-timewriter.

21.WecanlearnfromthetextthatJoannaCole_____.

A.writesvariousbooksforadults

B.isgoodatgettingscienceacrosstoreaders

C.isteachingscienceatanelementaryschool

D.receivedmanyawardsforherscientificachievement

22.JoannaCole’sattitudetowardsscientificexperimentscanbedescribedas_____.

A.uncaring       B.cautious

C.unfavorable                  D.enthusiastic

23.WhichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsrelatedtoJoannaCole?

a.Sheworkedasalibrarian.

b.Shebecameafull-timewriter.

c.Shediscoveredthepleasureofwriting.

d.ShestudiedintheCityCollegeofNewYork.

e.ShesentherbooktothepublishinghouseofWilliamMorrow.

A.c-d-a-b-e                 B.c-d-a-e-b

C.d-c-a-b-e                 D.d-a-c-e-b

24.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesJoannaCole?

A.Talentedandcreative.      

B.Popularbutunhappy.

C.Seriousandhonest.

D.Friendlybutstrict.

B

★★★☆☆

DearAllen,

      Iamdelightedtolearnthatthisyear’sassessmentofmyperformanceisverypositive.IenjoyworkingforSunflowerCorporationandwillcontinuetoservethefirmtothebestofmyability.

      Inthelightofthispositiveassessment,Iwouldliketorequestapromotion（提拔）frommypresentpositionasActingDirectortothatoffullDirectortobeconsidered.Ithinkthereshouldalsobeapayincreaseinvolvedinthispromotion.

      Asyouknow,IcametotheTrainingandDevelopmentDepartmentfiveyearsago.Overthepastfiveyears,IhavetakenontheresponsibilitiesofthedepartmentastheActingDirector.Ihavetriedtoimprovetheexistingtrainingcoursestoensure（确保）asystematictrainingprogram.Ihavealsotakenstepstoenrichourtrainingcourseseventhoughthiswasnotpartofthejobrequirements.Forexample,Iledateamindesigningseveraltrainingcoursesusingdetailedtrainingmaterial.Twooftheprograms,suchas,“TheMysteryofLeadership”and“StrivingforExcellence”,enableustooffer12additionaltrainingcourses.Theseprogramshelpmeettheneedsofstafffromalllevelsandpracticeswithinthefirm.

      Asyoualsoknow,Ifoundedandleadourcampusrecruitment（招聘）program—“SunflowerManagementTraineeProgram”,whichiswidelyrecognizedinmanyuniversities.

      Needlesstosay,Iverymuchenjoymypresentjob.However,theaboveprojectsarebeyondtheoriginaljobdescription.Theyrequiremetospendextrahoursandtakeadditionalresponsibilitiesinordertoensuretheirproperimplementation（实施）.

      GivenmypositiveperformanceandtheadditionaleffortIhavemade,Iwouldverymuchappreciateyourconsiderationinreviewingmyofficialpositionwiththecompany,alongwithapayincrease.

      ThankyouforyourattentionandIlookforwardtoyourfavorablereply.

                     Yoursincerely, 

Thomas

25.Weknowfromthetextthattheauthor_____.

A.hasdoneagoodjobthisyear

B.issatisfiedwiththepresentpay

C.wantstoworkinotherdepartments

D.dislikeshispositioninthecompany

26.Whatdoweknowaboutthetrainingcoursesdesignedbytheauthor?

A.Theyaresatisfyingandsuccessful.

B.Theyarewithintheauthor’sduties.

C.Theyfailtomeettheneedsofstaff.

D.Theyarenotwellreceivedinthecompany.

27.Theletterwaswrittento_____.

A.reportonthework

B.askforpromotionandapayrise

C.complainaboutworkingovertime

D.providesomesuggestionsonwork

C

★★★★☆

InaStationoftheMetro

      Theapparitionofthesefacesinthecrowd;

      Petalsonawet,blackbough.

      ThisistheonlyEzraPoundpoemthatmanypeoplewillreadintheirlives.Why?

Oneobviousreasonisthatit’sjusttwolineslong.Thepoem,whichcanbeunderstoodas“Amanseesabunchoffacesinthesubwayandthinkstheylooklikeflowersonatreebranch,”isanexerciseinshortness.PoundwroteitafterhavingaspiritualexperienceinaParismetro（subway）station.

      In1916,theUSpoetoriginallythoughthecouldbestdescribehisvisioninapainting.Unfortunately,hewasn’tapainter.Sohewroteathirty-linepoem,whichhedidn’tlike.Hedroppedthelongversioninthewastebin.Sixmonthslater,hewroteashorterpoem,butdidn’tlikethatoneeither.Finally,afullyearaftertheexperience,hehadbeenreadingshortJapanesepoemscalledhaikus,andhefiguredhewouldtrythisstyle.Theresult,whichwaspublishedin1913,isoneofthemostfamousandinfluentialworksinmodernpoetry.

      Thispoemisoneofthemonuments（纪念物）ofthe20th-centuryartisticmovementknownas“Imagism”.Basically,Poundandhisfriendsthoughtthatimages（意象）weren’tjustdecoration:

theywerethehighestformofspeech.Byfindingtherightimage,thepoetcanexpressthetrue,spiritualrealityofathing,whichismoreimportantthanusingabunchofadjectivestodescribeitsphysicalappearance.Thus,“InaStationoftheMetro”isapoemthatconsistsofoneimageexpressedwithabsolute（绝对的）exactnessandnothingelse.

      Totheimagists,thebestwaytodescribeanexperienceisnottousemoreandmorewords;thebestwayistofindexactlytherightwords.Haveyouevertoldabelovedonethat“wordscan’texpress”howmuchyoulovethem?

Well,Poundwouldsaythatyou’rejustbeinglazy.Inhisview,wordscanexpressanything,evenifittakesanentireyeartofindtherightones.

28.Intheshortpoem,EzraPound_____. 

A.tellsusoneofhispainfulexperiences 

B.comparesthepassengers’facestoflowers

C.describesamanwalkingamongthecrowd

D.showsawet,blacktreebranchinametrostation

29.Accordingtothetext,“InaStationoftheMetro”was_____. 

A.basedononeofPound’spaintings

B.firstdiscoveredinawastebin

C.influencedbyhaikus

D.completedin1916

30.Poundandhisfriends_____.

A.stressedtheimportanceofusingadjectives

B.weregoodatdescribingabstractimages 

C.decoratedtheirpoemswithpictures 

D.usedimagestoexpresstheirideas 

31.Poundwouldprobablythinkone’shardeffortstofindasinglerightwordwas_____.

A.abitridiculous 

B.veryworrying

C.rathersurprising

D.reallyworthwhile   

D

★★★★☆

      “Aseriousattackonthefairytaleaschildren’sliterature（文学）comesfromthosewhodon’twishchildrentobefrightened,”writesC.S.Lewisinanessay.

      Thosewhosaythatchildrenmustnotbefrightenedmeantwothings.First,theymeanthatwemustn’tdoanythinglikelytomakechildrenfrightened.Secondly,theywanttokeepoutoftheirmindsthefactthattheyarebornintoaworldofdeath,violence,pain,andadventure.C.S.Lewissaysheagreeswiththefirstreason,butnotthesecond.

      Hecommentsthat“sinceitissolikelythattheywillmeetcruelenemies,letthematleasthaveheardofbraveknightsandheroiccourage.Bylimitingyourchildtoblamelessstoriesofchildlifeinwhichnothingatallalarmingeverhappens,youwouldfailtodriveawaytheterrors,butwouldsucceedindrivingawayallthatcanmakethembrave.”

      IlovethestoryaboutSt.George.Itmaybehardtofind,butmakeanefforttomakeyourchildrenfamiliarwithSt.GeorgeandtheDragonbyMargaretHodgestoseethebestofthistale.Itisasuccessfuladaptation（改写本）fromSpenser’sFaierieQueen.Itbeginswith“Inthedayswhenmonstersandgiantsandfairyfolklivedi