2019高考英语一轮复习 Unit 2 The universal language 牛津译林版选修8.doc

1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 The universal language 一、阅读理解。 Almost no one can resist a good mystery novel or detective novel, so these novels sell thousands of copies each year. And many readers regard famous mystery author Agatha Christie as Queen of Crime, whose stories are known for their tense atmospher

2、e and strong psychological suspense and have a great effect on the English mystery novels. Christie was born in September 1890 in England. When she was growing up, her mother often told her stories. Christie loved these stories, which took her into a world of fantasy. Christies mother also encourage

3、d her to write from a young age and also took her to travel a lot. She married Archie Christie in 1914 at the beginning of World War . During the war, Christie wrote her first detective story: The Mysterious Affair at Styles. She chose the crime, and then invented a detective named Hercule Poirot, r

4、anking second to Sherlock Holmes, to solve it. She sent the book to a publisher, but it was rejected. After the war ended, Christie sent her book to more publishers, and finally, in 1920, one published it. She earned just $25 for it. Over the next few years, Christie wrote more books and short stori

5、es, gaining experience as a writer. In spite of her literary success, life was not going well at home. In 1928, Archie and Agatha got a divorce(离婚 ). A short time later, she met a young archaeologist, Max Mallowan. After getting married in 1930, they began to spend some time each year in the Middle

6、East, which provided settings for some of Christies novels, such as Murder at the Vicarage(1930), Murder on the Orient Express (1934)and Death on the Nile(1939). Christie continued writing for the rest of her life. When she died in January 1976, readers around the world mourned(哀悼 )her death. But he

7、r tales of mystery continue to be loved by new generations of readers. Theyve been translated into hundreds of languages and are selling well today and outsold only by the Bible 【 精品教育资源文库 】 and Shakespeare in Britain. 1.As a whole, this text . A.is a biography of Agatha Christie B. promotes Agatha

8、 Christies novels C. explains how Agatha Christie became a writer D.is a review of Agatha Christies novels 2.What do we know about Hercule Poirot? A. He was better known than Sherlock Holmes. B. He made Christie become famous. C. He was good at catching criminals. D. He was the only main character i

9、n the novel. 3.From the underlined part “outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare in Britain“, we can learn that . A. the Bible helps her works to sell in Britain B. the sales of her works rank third in Britain C. the works of Shakespeare dont sell better than hers in Britain D. they sell well equa

10、lly in Britain 4.Which is the right order for what Agatha Christie experienced? She had her first detective novel published. She finished The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Her mother encouraged her to write. Her marriage to Archie ended in divorce. She wrote Murder on the Orient Express. A. B. C. D.

11、【文章大意】本文是一篇人物传记。文章主要介绍了英国著名女侦探小说家阿加莎 克里斯蒂的生平和她在写作上取得的成 就。 1.A 【解析】 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了英国著名女侦探小说家阿加莎 克里斯蒂的生平和她在写作上取得的成就，因此本文是一篇人物传记。故 A 项正确。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 2.C 【解析】 细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “She chose the crime, and then invented a detective named Hercule Poirot, ranking second to Sherlock Holmes, to solve it.“

12、可知， C 项正确。 4.D 【解析】 排列顺序题。综合全文信 息可知， “她母亲鼓励她写作 “最先发生，由此可排除选项 C；由第三、四段可知， 先于 发生， 先于 发生，由此可排除 A、 B 两项。故 D 项正确。 二、词汇练习。 1. The new plan got _ approval from everyone. 2. The news that he won the champion was _ spread. a famous _ （大学，普遍，全世界的） 3. be _ to come to practice every day show _to please her （愿意）

13、 4. hear some rather _news about Julie The man told me not to _ him （令人不安的；打扰） 5. There was little _ linking him to the crime. become _ （证据；显然的） 6. The king was just and _. have _on sb （仁慈） 7. People have a _ to forget things as they grow older. People who are kind to others _to be popular.（倾向，趋向） 8

14、. The government is concerned about _. He used to be _as a guard. （失业，雇佣） 9. She had a deep _against black people. be _ against the system （偏见） 10. The temperature _ increased in the afternoon. The _ rise in prices soon began to affect their budget.（渐渐） 【 精品教育资源文库 】 11. be condemned to death 12. Ou

15、r teacher demanded that our homework _(hand) after class. 13. 突然兴起，迅速出现 _ _ 14. （婚姻）破裂，解散 _ _ 15. 逮捕；抓住；夺取 v 16. 机遇，时机 n 17. 试图，设法；寻求 v 18. 指导老师；家庭教师 n 19. He doesn t dare _(walk) alone on the lonely street. 20. stubborn 21. awesome 22. decline 23. discrimination 24. deadline 25. scream 三、完形填空。 I wa

16、s a shy kid.Nothing seemed harder than talking to people.I didnt even like to answer the phone for fear that Id have to talk to somebody I didnt know. _1_ ， at school I had to spend all day in the company of others.My _2_ was studying.It was something I could do _3_ and by myself.I spent a lot of ti

17、me studying and was _4_ with good grades. Eventually I went to college.I came to realize that some people were rather fun to _5_ with.Yet my childhood _6_ carried over and I found myself tonguetied and _7_ whenever I found myself in a conversation. One day while on campus， I _8_ an advertisement for

18、 a position on the local classical music _9_ station.I had grown up listening to classical music， and I loved it. In order to get the job， applicants needed to be interviewed.I had absolutely no background in radio， and the idea of talking to thousands of listeners _10_ me.I didnt really want the jo

19、b.I just wanted to prove that I could talk to a(n) _11_. Two weeks _12_ ， I was even more terrified to discover that I had actually 【 精品教育资源文库 】 landed the job. It was a _13_ job， but I grew to enjoy it.I announced music to thousands of _14_ in the city， sometimes answering their calls and _15_ to

20、their requests.I began to feel comfortable talking to these people， these strangers who I couldnt even _16_. Although I now spend much time talking with people， Im still basically a _17_ person.My former shyness is a gift， as I can _18_ people who feel discomfort when they talk to strangers.I still

21、enjoy moments of being _19_.But Im also glad I decided to make a _20_ in my life that had opened many doors and opportunities that I never knew existed. 1 A.However B Therefore C Otherwise D Besides 2 A.advice B practice C task D escape 3 A.obviously B simply C quietly D poorly 4 A.filled B rewarded

22、 C decorated D faced 5 A.help out B catch up C put up D hang out 6 A.happiness B shyness C kindness D goodness 7 A.excited B astonished C embarrassed D interested 8 A.noticed B posted C realized D believed 9 A.fire B gas C TV D radio 10 A.terrified B pleased C satisfied D amazed 11 A.child B singer C interviewer D applicant 12 A.ago B later C before D since 【 精品教育资源文库 】 13 A.wellpaid B puzzling C comfortable D challenging 14 A.listeners B followers C viewers D