2019届高考英语一轮复习 第一部分 教材课文要点 Module 2 The Renaissance夯基提能作业 外研版选修8.doc

1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Module 2 The Renaissance .阅读理解 阅读下列短文 ,从每题所给的 A、 B、 C 和 D 四个选项中 ,选出最佳选项。 A (2017 湖南雅礼中学二次调研 ,C) Blind tasting is a very strange activity. Contrary to what many imagine, it has nothing to do with blindfolds. It involves tasting a wine without seeing the label and it can deliver shocking

2、 surprises. I tasted seven champagnes(香槟酒 )blind with a group of professionals recently. There was a shock when they discovered the wine most of them preferred carried a label they regarded as their least favorite. That sort of result is especially common with champagne, the most image-driven(视觉导向 )

3、 rather than quality-driven wine of all. But it happens all the time when wine is tasted blind. Because Im interested in how wines really taste instead of how I think they should, I taste wine blind as often as I can, especially when assessing similar young wines. But blind tasting when you know abs

4、olutely nothing about the wine in front of you is something completely different. The most difficult Master of Wine exams include three sessions during which you have a dozen glasses in front of you and nothing more helpful than a printed exam paper asking you to identify(鉴定 )each wine as closely as

5、 possible, and assess its quality. Now that the MW is behind me, I taste wine completely blind only very rarely, and never in public. So my blind tasting these days is round the dinner table with good friends and once a year when I act as a judge, with Hugh Johnson, in the Oxford vs Cambridge wine-t

6、asting competition. This is the most extraordinary match, always held before the Boat Race but taken just as seriously nowadays. This years match took place at the end of last month, as usual in the Oxford and Cambridge Club on Pall Mall in London. 1.Which of the following is true about blind tastin

7、g? A.Blind tasting is the professional way to identify a wine. B.Blind tasting usually has the right result. C.Blind tasting means tasting a wine with ones eyes covered. D.Blind tasting is tasting a wine without seeing the label. 2.Why did the professionals get shocked at the result of their blind t

8、asting? A.They got all the results correctly. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B.They didnt recognize their favorite at all. C.The writer made no mistakes. D.Champagnes cannot be tasted blind. 3.Which of the following interests the writer most? A.Assessing young wines. B.Master of Wine exams. C.Tasting wine blind in p

9、ublic. D.Oxford vs Cambridge wine-tasting competition. 4.What can we infer from the last paragraph? A.The Boat Race is taken more seriously than the wine-tasting competition. B.The Oxford vs Cambridge wine-tasting competition is held annually. C.I didnt act as a judge last year. D.Pall Mall was chos

10、en as the place for the wine-tasting competition for the first time. B Bollywood dance is fun, a great workout and an important contributing factor towards the international popularity of Bollywood films. Bollywood dance classes offered in Long Island are a great option for those who wish to learn t

11、his dance form not only for Long Island communities, but also for other Indians in New York, and people of other nationalities and cultures attracted by Indian dance. You can join Bollywood dance classes to enjoy the fun of mixing Western and Indian dance styles, to achieve correctness of movement,

12、energy, timing, and rhythm, to just ge t fit or enjoy yourself. Bollywood dance brings together several dance forms including Kathak, Jazz, Bhangra and Salsa. Though it is difficult to point out the precise definition, stylistic features, and geographical distribution of this exciting dance form, it

13、 is quite recognizable in both Indian and international circles. The songs for the dance are a kind of indirect expression through which the characters can express thoughts. Costume is an important part of this form of dance and establishes to a major extent, the“feel of the dance”. The dance number

14、s often have romantic themes and usually go together with the happenings in the movies. It is not unusual to 【 精品教育资源文库 】 find Bollywood song and dance communicating the thoughts and wishes of the characters. Bollywood dance parties are a very popular affair in US colleges. Good dance teachers can

15、provide the necessary training with perfect entertaining dance steps. Do a search on Google, Yahoo, or other search engines to find good Bollywood dance classes in Long Island. You may have to compare each of them to arrive at the right classes for yourself or for your child. Young Indian Cultural G

16、roup 999 Herricks Road Suite 110, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Phone:15167391575 http:/ 5.What do we know about Bollywood dance from Paragraph 1? A.It mainly emphasizes Western dance styles. B.It is increasing the popularity of Bollywood films. C.The classes will be held for the Indians in Asia. D.Only I

17、ndians in New York are learning it at present. 6.Bollywood dance and several other dance forms like Kathak, Jazz, Bhangra and Salsa . A.have a close relationship B.belong to the same dance form C.are popular in the same area D.have different geographical distribution 7.The songs of Bollywood dance .

18、 A.have nothing to do with the happenings in the movies B.have romantic themes and go with the story in the movies C.communicate the characters thoughts and wishes D.reflect the political views or peoples views 8.What can we infer about the Young Indian Cultural Group? A.People can take all kinds of

19、 dance classes there. B.It will bring forth new ideas in Bollywood dance. C.If you want to learn Bollywood dance, you should contact it. D.It will help Bollywood dance become famous in the world. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 9.This passage is written mainly to . A.show that Bollywood dance is very popular on campu

20、s B.tell us the right way of recognizing Bollywood dance C.introduce the three purposes of Bollywood dance classes D.attract more people to join Bollywood dance classes .语法填空 阅读下面短文 ,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内 单词的正确形式。 (2017 课标全国 ) She looks like any other schoolgirl, fresh-faced and full of life. Sarah Th

21、omas is looking forward to the challenge of her new A-level course. But unlike her school friends, 16-year-old Sarah is not spending half-term 1 (rest). Instead, she is earning 6,500 a day as 2 model in New York. Sarah 3 (tell) that she could be Britains new supermodel, earning a million dollars in

22、the next year. Her father Peter, 44, wants her to give up school to model full-time. But Sarah, 4 has taken part in shows along with top models, wants 5 (prove) that she has brains as well as beauty. She is determined to carry on with her 6 (educate). She has turned down several 7 (invitation) to st

23、ar at shows in order to concentrate on her studies. After school she plans to take a year off to model full-time before going to university to get a degree 8 engineering or architecture. Sarah says, “My dad thinks I should take the offer now. But at the moment, school 9 (come) first. I dont want to

24、get too abs orbed in modeling. It is 10 (certain) fun but the lifestyle is a little unreal. I dont want to have nothing else to fall back on when I cant model any more.” 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案精解精析 .阅读理解 A 语篇解读 盲品 (blind tasting)并不是许多人想象中的蒙着眼睛品酒 ,而是通过纯品尝而非看酒标来对酒进行评价。这是一种奇特的活动 ,因为它常常为参与者带来意想不到的结果。 1.D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的 It involves tasting a wine without seeing the label 可知答案为 D项。 2.B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的 There was a shock when they discovered the wine most of them preferred carried a label they regarded as their least favorite.可知答案为 B 项。 3.A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的 Because Im