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1、一Unit 1Period 1. 阅读理解AIn 1812, the year Charles Dickens was born, there were 66 novels published in Britain. People had been writing novels for a centurymost experts date the first novel to Robinson Crusoe in 1719but nobody wanted to do it professionally. The steam-powered printing press was still i
2、n its early stages; the literacy(识字) rate in England was under 50%. Many works of fiction appeared without the names of the authors, often with something like “By a lady”. Novels, for the most part, were looked upon as silly, immoral, or just plain bad. In 1870, when Dickens died, the world mourned
3、him as its first professional writer and publisher, famous and beloved, who had led an explosion in both the publication of novels and their readership and whose charactersfrom Oliver Twist to Tiny Timwere held up as moral touchstones. Today Dickens greatness is unchallenged. Removing him from the p
4、antheon(名人堂) of English literature would make about as much sense as the Louvre selling off the Mona Lisa. How did Dickens get to the top? For all the feelings readers attach to stories, literature is a numbers game, and the test of time is extremely difficult to pass. Some 60, 000 novels were publi
5、shed during the Victorian age, from 1837 to 1901; today a casual reader might be able to name a half-dozen of them. Its partly true that Dickens style of writing attracted audiences from all walks of life. Its partly that his writings rode a wave of social, political and scientific progress. But its
6、 also that he rewrote the culture of literature and put himself at the center. No one will ever know what mix of talent, ambition, energy and luck made Dickens such a distinguished writer. But as the 200th anniversary of his birth approaches, it is possible and important for our own cultureto unders
7、tand how he made himself a lasting one. 【语篇概述】这是一篇写于狄更斯诞辰200周年纪念前夕的文章, 介绍了英国小说的产生和兴盛, 以及狄更斯在英国小说界的地位。1. Which of the following best describes British novels in the 18th century? A. They were difficult to understand. B. They were popular among the rich. C. They were seen as nearly worthless. D. They
8、were written mostly by women. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句 “Novels, for the most part, were looked upon as silly, immoral or just plain bad. ”可知, 18世纪的英国小说被看不起, 被认为是愚蠢的, 邪恶的, 坏透了的, 与C选项中的worthless基本一致, 故选C。2. Dickens is compared with the Mona Lisa in the text to stress_. A. his reputation in FranceB. his
9、interest in modern artC. his success in publicationD. his importance in literature【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段中 “Today Dickens greatness is unchallenged. ”可知, 文章把狄更斯与蒙娜丽莎比较, 是利用蒙娜丽莎在艺术界的地位来类比狄更斯在文学界的地位, 故选D。3. What is the authors purpose in writing the text? A. To remember a great writer. B. To introduce an E
10、nglish novel. C. To encourage studies on culture. D. To promote values of the Victorian age. 【解析】选A。写作意图题。根据最后一段中“But as the 200th anniversary of his birth approaches. . . ”可知, 本文写于狄更斯诞辰200周年纪念前夕, 显然是为了纪念这位伟大的作家。B(2021邯郸高二检测)Women have been making scientific discoveries since ancient times. Dozens o
11、f women have won the Nobel Prize in science, one of the highest honors in the world. Some women scientists never married, some worked with their husbands, and others raised large families. It has been difficult for women to be successful scientists. In the early 1800s in England, Mary Anning became
12、one of the first women recognized for her discoveries about the ancient history of the earth. Mary and her father collected fossils(化石)in their village on the south coast of Great Britain. Fossils are parts of plants or animals that have been saved in rocks for millions of years. When she was only t
13、welve years old, Mary became the first person to find the almost complete skeletons (骨架)of several animals that no longer existed on earth. She didnt become famous for her discoveries at that time because she often sold her fossils to get money to support her family. In 1891, a young Polish woman na
14、med Marie Sklodowska traveled to Paris to study physics. She did so because she could not get a college education in Poland. She began working in the laboratory of a man named Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre Curie got married and made many discoveries together. They received the Nobel Prize in Physic
15、s in 1903 along with another scientist. Marie Curie became the first person to be awarded a second Nobel Prize in 1911, this time in Chemistry. Marie Curie was one of the few women at the time that became famous as a scientist. 【语篇概述】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了以Mary Anning和Marie Curie为代表的女性科学家的故事。4. What does t
16、he author think of women scientists according to Paragraph 1? A. They go through difficulties to be successful. B. They cannot get the highest honors in the world. C. They had better pay more attention to their families. D. They have more opportunities to become successful. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段末尾句内容“It has been difficult for women to be successful scientists. ”可知, 在作者看来, 女性成为成功的科学家是
