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1、新高考英语必备-课时提升作业 二十七选修6 Unit 2Poems(限时35分钟). 阅读理解 AJunot Diaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar WaoThe winner in Culture critics survey is Junot Diazs first novel, about a bookworm called Oscar, who dreams of finding love. It also was named as the number-one book by the most critics. “It is a big deal
2、 for me to fall in love with a book whose topic is science fiction, fantasy and imagination, ”says Elizabeth Taylor, the Chicago Tribunes literary editor. Edward P. Jones, The Known WorldSet in 1855 on the plantation of Henry Townsend-born a slave, now a slave-ownerThe Known World is a success, lead
3、ing readers into a complex moral time without making simple judgments. Facing an early death, Townsend thinks about the future of his 50-acre Virginia plantation and the slaves he treats the way his former owner, now his teacher, taught him. Hilary Mantel, Wolf HallMantels boldly reimagined legend o
4、f 16th Century Europe, told from the point of Thomas Cromwell, winning the Man Booker and National Book Critics Circle awards, was adapted to the stage and has been filmed as a new BBC miniseries(短剧). Mary Ann Gwinn, Seattle Times book editor writes, “I have never felt so completely buried into a ch
5、aracters mind, not to mention a long ago and far-away place. ”Marilynne Robinson, GileadRev John Ames, a small town minister, describes his life and anti-slavery tradition to his young son in beautiful language in this first part of Robinsons trilogy (along with Home and Lila). “I cant think of a li
6、ving novelist who writes more seriously and profoundly about religious faith, which has become an almost forbidden topic in modern literature, ”writes Dawn Raffel, who ranked Gilead first on her list. Critic Karen R. Long says, “This multi-generational story tells a desire for transcendence (超越), an
7、d makes a case for spiritual life in the 21st century its own kind of miracle. Gilead will be read in 100 years. ”【文章大意】本文属于说明文, 主要讲述了四部小说的详细信息。1. What can we learn from the passage? A. Oscar likes reading books. B. Townsend worked in a church. C. Rev John Ames likes farming. D. Thomas Gromwell won
8、an Oscar Award. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第一段The winner in Culture critics survey is Junot Diazs first novel, about a bookworm called Oscar, who dreams of finding love. 可知奥斯卡喜欢读书。故选A。2. What does Mary Ann Gwinn think of the book“Wolf Hall”? A. She thinks its too dull. B. She doesnt like the character in the bo
9、ok. C. She thinks its fascinating. D. She doesnt like some contents in the book. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第三段I have never felt so completely buried into a characters mind, not to mention a long ago and far-away place. 可知Mary Ann Gwinn认为这本书十分迷人, 故选C。3. Which of the following books will have a far-reaching infl
10、uence in the future? A. Gilead. B. Wolf Hall. C. The Known World. D. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第四段This multi-generational story tells a desire for transcendence, and makes a case for spiritual life in the 21st century its own kind of miracle. Gilead will be read in 100 yea
11、rs. 可知Gilead这本书对未来有深远影响。故选A。BHenri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) is one of the most original and influential figures in the history of photography. His photographs helped establish photojournalism as an art form. Henris family was wealthyhis father made a fortune as a textile manufacturerbut Henri lat
12、er joked that due to his parents economical ways, it often seemed as though his family was poor. Educated in Paris, Henri developed an early love for literature and arts. As a teenager, Henri was against his parents formal ways of education. In his early adulthood, he fell in love with several appet
13、ites, but it was art that remained at the center of his life. Henri traveled to Africa in 1931 to hunt antelope and boar. And Africa fueled another interest in him: photography. He then wandered around the world with his camera, using a handheld camera to catch images from fleeting moments of everyd
14、ay life. Not long after World War , Henri traveled east, spending considerable time in India, where he met and photographed Gandhi shortly before he was killed in 1948. Henris work to document Gandhis death and its immediate effect on the country became one of Life Magazines most prized photo essays
15、. Henris approach to photography remained much the same throughout his life. He made clear his dislike of images that had been improved by artificial light, darkroom effects, and even cutting. The naturalist in Henri believed that all editing should be done when the photo is taken. In 1952, his firs
16、t book, The Decisive Moment, a rich collection of his work spanning two decades, was published. “There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment, ”he said. In 1968, he began to turn away from photography and returned to his passion for drawing and painting. 【文章大意】文章介绍了摄影史上最原生态、最有影响力的摄影师Henri Cartier-Bresson的摄影经历、风
