中考復(fù)習(xí)話題二十-故事與詩歌課件資料

第二部分話題專項訓(xùn)練話題二十故事與詩歌話題結(jié)合練習(xí)一、語法選擇Anoldwomanhadtwolargepots—oneoneachendofapole(扁擔(dān)).Shecarriedthepolewiththepotsonhershoulder.Oneofthepotshadacrack(裂縫)init,while

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potwasperfectandwasalwaysfullofwater.Attheendofthelongwalkfromthelocalwell(井)tothewoman’shouse,thecrackedpotarrivedonlyhalf-full.

Thishappeneddailyfortwoyears,withthewomanbringinghomeonlyoneand

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halfpotsofwater.Ofcourse,theperfectpotwasproud.Butthepoorcrackedpotwasashamedofitsownimperfection.

Oneday,thecrackedpotspoketothewoman

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theywereatthewell.“Iamashamedofmyselfbecausethiscrackinmysidecauseswater

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outallthewaybacktoyourhouse,”itsaid.Theoldwomansmiledandsaid,“Didyounotice

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thereareflowersonyoursideofthepath,butnotontheotherpot’sside?That’sbecauseIhavealwaysknownyouwerecracked.I

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flowerseedsonyoursideofthepath.Andeverydaywhilewewalkback,youwater

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.”

“Fortwoyears,I

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pickthesebeautifulflowerstodecorate(裝飾)mydiningtable.

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youbeingjustthewayyouare,Iwouldnothavethisbeauty.”

Eachofushasourowncracks.Butit’sthesecracksthatmakeourlivesso

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andmeaningful.

(

C

)1.A.other

B.another C.theother

D.others(

A

)2.A.a

B.an C.the

D./(

A

)3.A.while

B.before C.though

D.because(

B

)4.A.leak

B.toleak

C.leaking

D.toleaking(

C

)5.A.what

B.whether C.that

D.where(

B

)6.A.plant

B.planted C.hasplanted

D.willplant(

D

)7.A.it

B.him C.us

D.them(

C

)8.A.amableto

B.wasableto C.havebeenableto

D.willbeableto(

B

)9.A.With

B.Without C.For

D.Upon(

C

)10.A.interest B.interests C.interesting

D.interestedCAABCBDCBC二、完形填空Adifferenthairstyleorcolorcanchangeaperson’sentirelook.Itcanmakeaperson

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betterorworse.Jeanwantedanewlook.Herhairrightnowwasstraight,long,and

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.Shewentintothehairsalonandaskedthehair

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.

“Whatkindoflookareyougoingfor?”thehairstylistasked.“Iwantto

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amodel,”Jeansaid.“Well,wecanmakeyourhairmoreblonde,”thehairstylistsaid.“Thatsoundsgood!”Jeansaid.Jeandidn’tsitinthechair

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thehairstylistcutherhair.Jeancouldn’tseeherselfinthemirrorbecauseshedidn’thaveherglasseson.Shejust

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thehairstylist.Anhourlater,thehairstylistsaid,“Done!”Jean

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herglassesandlookedatherself.Shelooked

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different!Shelikedit,butfeltstrange.Shecouldhardlyevenrecognizeherself.

Jeanaskedherfriendsandfamilywhattheythought.Theyalllikedit.Infact,whenshemetupwithherfriends,theyaskedwhoshewas.Oneofthemeventriedcallingthe

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whenJeanshowedupinfrontofherhouse.

WhenJeanwasshoppingwithherfriendsatthemall,amodelscout(偵察員)cameuptoherandaskedifshewouldconsider

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.Jeansaidshewouldthinkaboutitandtookhisbusinesscard.Thenewhairstylewasreallyworkingoutforher.

(

C

)1.A.sound

B.smell

C.look

D.taste(

A

)2.A.blonde

B.black

C.yellow

D.brown(

D

)3.A.boss

B.teacher

C.worker

D.designer(

D

)4.A.lookthrough

B.lookup

C.lookforD.looklike(

B

)5.A.although

B.until

C.while

D.if(

A

)6.A.trusted

B.missed

C.hated

D.asked(

C

)7.A.putup

B.putoff

C.puton

D.putaway(

D

)8.A.possibly

B.nearly

C.partly

D.totally(

B

)9.A.thief

B.police

C.stranger

D.farmer(

A

)10.A.modeling

B.singing

C.crying

D.actingCADDBACDBA三、閱讀理解

Name:WilliamShakespeareAge:fifty-twoyearsoldJobs:poet,playwright(劇作家),artistCountry:EnglandMainintroduction:Family:WilliamShakespearewasbornin1564inStratford-uponAvon,England.AtthattimeElizabethIhadbeenQueenforyears.Hisfatherwasashopkeeperandhismotherwasthedaughterofafarmer.WilliamprobablystudiedLatin,Greekandhistory,thenleftschoolwhenhewas14.ThreeyearslaterhemarriedAnneHathaway.TheyhadadaughtercalledSusanna.Sometimebefore1590heleftStratfordandwenttoLondon.Life:WedonotknowanythingaboutShakespeare’slifebetweentheyears1585and1590.Wearecertain,however,thatbytheendof1590hehadjoinedagroupofactorsandhadstartedwritingplays.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotethirty-twoplays.Hepossiblywrotemoreplays,whichhedidnothavepublishedorperformed.Works:Shakespearewrotecomedieswithhappyendings,likeA

Midsummer

Night’s

Dream.Hewrotetragedieswhichhadsadendings,likeRomeo

and

Juliet.Hishistoryplaysareaboutkingsandqueens,likeHenry

V.Helovedlanguageandinventednewwordsandexpressionsthatwestillusetoday.Influence:Williamdiedon23April,1616.Hisplaysandpoetrywereverypopular400yearsagoandtheyarestillpopulartoday.Peopleallovertheworldlovehisworksbecausehewroteswonderfulstoriesaboutveryinterestingpeople.A(

C

)1.WhenShakespearewasastudent,hemightlearnthefollowingsubjectsEXCEPT

.

A.history

B.Latin

C.English

D.Greek(

B

)2.WilliamShakespearegotmarriedin

.

A.1579

B.1581

C.1593

D.1566(

D

)3.Shakespeare’smotherwasprobablybornin

.

A.thecity

B.arichfamily

C.theUnitedStates

D.thecountrysideCBD(

C

)4.ThehistoryplaysthatWilliamwroteareabout

.

A.friendsandfamily

B.loveandromance

C.kingsandqueens

D.RomeoandJuliet(

C

)5.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat

.

A.ShakespearewrotecomedieslikeRomeo

and

JulietB.peoplelikeShakespeare’sworksbecausehe’sveryinterestingC.ShakespearewenttoLondonafterhismarriageD.WilliamhadasoncalledSusannainhisfamilyCCB(傳統(tǒng)文化)YoumusthavereadorheardofthesadlovestorybetweenJiaBaoyuandLinDaiyu.ButcanyouimaginethetwosingingoperainEnglishinsteadofspeakingpoetic(有詩意的)Chinese?JiaandLinaretwocharactersfromtheclassicChinesenovelA

Dream

of

Red

Mansions(《紅樓夢》),writtenbyCaoXueqin(1715—1763).NowthebookhasbeenmadeintoanEnglishlanguageopera.TheoperawasfirstperformedlastSeptemberinSanFrancisco,theUS.ThismonthitcametoBeijing,ChangshaandWuhan.Manyoftheopera’screatorshavebackgroundsinbothChineseandAmericancultures,includingthedirectorandplaywrights(劇作家).TheirunderstandingofbothcultureshelpedthemtochangeaChineseclassicintoaforeign-languageopera.Thebook,whichcoverstheriseandfalloftheJiafamily,has120chaptersandhundredsofcharacters.ButtheoperawriterDavidHenryHwangreducedthenumberofcharacterstojustseven.Hwang,aChinese-American,focusedonthelovestorybetweenJiaandLinandtriedtowriteaheartbrokentragedy

thateveryonewouldunderstand.TheartdirectorTimmyYip,fromHongKong,triedtohelpforeignpeopleunderstandthecharactersusingcostumes(服裝)andstagesettings(布景).HecomparedLintowaterandgaveheralightgreencostume.WhenLinshowsuponthestage,thereisusuallywateraroundheronthestage.ThecreatorsconsiderittobeameaningfuljobtointroduceaChineseclassictoWesternaudience.HwangtoldChina

Dailyhewashappyto“havemadeacontributiontothelandwheremyparentswereborn”.(

D)6.

wrotetheoperafortheChineseclassicnovelA

Dream

of

Red

Mansiorns.

A.LinDaiyu

B.CaoXueqinC.JiaBaoyu

D.DavidHenryHwang(

B)7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTadifferencebetweenthebookandtheopera?A.Thelanguageused. B.Thesadlovestory.C.Thenumberofcharacters. D.Thewholefamily’sstory.DB(

B)8.Theunderlinedword“tragedy”probablymeans

inChineseinthispassage.

A.喜劇B.悲劇C.科幻劇 D.生活劇B(

D)9.ThecreatorsmadethebookintoanEnglish-languageoperabecause

.

A.theyhadbackgroundsinWesterncultureB.theythoughtthebookwasnotgoodenoughC.theyhopedtohelpotherslearnEnglishD.theywantedWesternerstoknowabouttheChinesenovelD(

B)10.Thebesttitleofthepassageisprobably

.

A.A

Dream

of

Red

Mansions

B.JiaBaoyuandLinDaiyuSingForeignOperaC.TheSadLoveStorybetweenJiaBaoyuandLinDaiyu D.DavidHenryHwang’sOperaBC(傳統(tǒng)文化)配對閱讀。左欄是5個人的閱讀需求,右欄是7個文學(xué)作品的簡介,請為每一位選擇最適合的一個文學(xué)作品,并將答案的字母編號填寫在相應(yīng)的位置。

(

)11.LisabecomesinterestedintraditionalChinesefairytales,especiallysomeromanticlovestories.Shethinksitisenjoyabletoreadlovestories.(

)12.DavidwantstoknowmoreaboutaworkbyShakespearewhichmainlytalksaboutthestoryofavenge(復(fù)仇).Thestorywastalkedaboutbyhishistoryteacher.(

)13.Eddieisinterestedinpoems.Hismotherusuallyreadbeautifulpoemstohimbeforesleepingwhenhewasachild.NowhewantstolearnsometraditionalformsinEnglishpoems.(

)14.MaxalwaysthinksthatancientGreeceisamysticallandwhichcreatedmanyattractivestories.HemajorsintheLiteratureAncientGreeceandneedssomeworkstostudy.(

)15.AlexisanexchangestudentfromEngland.HeistakingChinesehistorycoursesinPekingUniversity.Heputstimeintothefourtraditionalclassicnovels.A.The

Sonnets,poemsaremadeupof14lineswithrhymesaccordingtooneorotherofcertainforms.TheywerewrittenbyShakespearethatdealwithsuchthemesaslove,beauty,politics,andmortality.B.Romance

of

the

Three

KingdomsiswrittenbyLuoGuanzhong.Itisconsideredastheearliestfull-lengthChinesenovel.ItintroducedthestrugglesamongthreekingdomsofWei,ShuandWu.C.TherewasanhonestmannamedNiuLang.HemetandfellinlovewithawomanfromheavencalledZhiNvsecretly.Unfortunately,theywereaskedtoseparatebythegodofHeaven.D.Zeus:King

of

the

GodstellsusthatineasternGreece,atOlympus,Zeusruledasthefatherofgodsandmen.Zeuswasnotacruderulerbyanystandards.Allthegodslistenedtohisfinalwords.E.Inancienttimes,therewasanoldmannamedYuGong.Heaskedhisfamilymemberstomoveawaytwomountainswhichstoppedthedoorwayofhishouse.F.Inthisstory,Shakespearesaidthatallthethingshappenedinthemidsummernightinordertoshowthisstoryisfullofmagicanditisaplayaboutfairytales.G.Hamlet,thistaleoftheimmortalPrinceofDenmarksearchesdeeplyforthecomplexities(復(fù)雜性)ofthehumansoulasitrecountsHamlet’stragicstruggletoavengehisfather’sdeath.CGADB四、短文填空(傳統(tǒng)文化)TheidiomcomesfromMiscellaines

of

West

Capital(《西京雜記》)byGeHongoftheJinDynasty.ItisrecordedthatKuangHengwasafamousscholar1.

in

theWesternHanDynasty.Whenhewasyoung,hewasvery2.

interested

instudying.Becauseofpoorcondition,hecouldn’tbuy3.

any

candlesforreadingatnight.Hisneighbourwasvery4.

rich

andtheirhousewasbrilliantallnight.Atfirst,he5.

asked

hisneighbourtoallowhimtoreadbooksatnight,butthey6.

refused

tohelphim.Sohedrilledasmallholeinhiswallandletthelightinforhimtoread7.

till/until

thelatehours.

LaterKuangHenghadreadallhisownbooks,buthehadnomoneytobuysomenew8.

ones/books

.Atthesametime,heheardaboutarichman9.

who

hadalargecollectionofbooksinhishouse.Thenhewentthereandaskedforajobwithoutpayment.Therichmanfeltsurprisedandwonderedwhy.Heanswered,“Ionlywanttohavea10.

chance

toreadyourbooks.Nothingelse.CanI?”

Therichmanwasdeeplymovedbytheyoungman’snobleactionandagreedtohiswishes.Becauseofhisdiligence,KuangHenggotgreatachievementsatlast.Herememberedtherichman’skindnessandvisitedhimseveraltimes.in

interested

any

rich

askedrefused

till/until

ones/books

who

chance

五、讀寫綜合(傳統(tǒng)文化)A.回答問題請閱讀《精衛(wèi)填海》的寓言故事,根據(jù)所提供的信息,回答后面的問題。ThebirdJingweitryingtofilltheseaOnceuponatime,theyoungestdaughterofEmperorYan,legendary(傳說的)rulerofprimitive(原始的)China,wentboatingontheEasternSea.Whileshewasenjoyingherself,astrongwindroseontheseaandherboatcapsized(傾覆

).Justbeforeshewasburiedbythesurgingwaves,herspiritturnedintoabeautifulbird.Asitflewovertheroaring(咆哮的)sea,itcriedsadlyinthesound“jingwei,jingwei”.Thatwaswhypeoplecalledit“Jingwei”.Thebirdlivedonamountainnearthesea.Ithatedtheseasomuchthatitdecidedtofillitup.Everyday,itflewtoandfrobetweenthemountainandthesea,carryinginasmallbranchorapebble(卵石)fromthemountainanddroppingitintothesea.Oneday,theroaringseasaidtoJingwei,“Poorlittlebird,stopdoingthatmeaninglessthing!You’llneverfillmeup.”Jingweireplied,“I’llfillyouupnodoubt!Iwill,evenifit’lltakemethousandsofyears!I’llfightonuntildoomsday(世界末日)!”ThebravelittlebirdkeptcarryingsmallbranchesandpebblesfromthemountaintotheEasternSeawithouttakingarest.Fromthisfablecomestheidiom“ThebirdJingweitryingtofillthesea”.Weuseittodescribepeoplewhoarefirmandindomitable(不屈不撓的)andwillnotstopuntiltheyreachtheirgoal.1.WheredidtheEmperorYan’sdaughtergoboatingoneday?

2.Whathappenedtoherwhenshewasenjoyingherself?

3.Whydidpeoplecallthebird“Jingwei”?ShewentboatingontheEasternSea.Astrongwindroseontheseaandherboatcapsized.Becauseitcriedsadlyinthesound“jingwei,jingwei”asitflewovertheroaringsea.4.WhatdidJingweidoeveryday?

5.Whatistheidiom“ThebirdJingweitryingtofillthesea”usedfor?Itflewtoandfrobetweenthemountainandthesea,carryinginasmallbranchorapebblefromthemountainanddroppingitintotheseaeveryday.Itisusedtodescribepeoplewhoarefirmandindomitableandwillnotstopuntiltheyreachtheirgoal.B.書面表達(dá)假如你是李華,現(xiàn)就讀于一所國際學(xué)校。你校正在舉行“我與傳統(tǒng)文化有個約會”的主題活動,請選擇你喜歡的一個傳說故事或一種傳統(tǒng)手工藝品,寫一篇短文,分享中國傳統(tǒng)文化。內(nèi)容包括:1.你的選擇及喜歡的原因;2.相關(guān)的傳說或歷史;3.感想或啟示。參考詞匯:legend傳說;fable寓言;traditionalhandicraft傳統(tǒng)手工藝品作文要求:1.不能照抄原文;不得在作文中出現(xiàn)學(xué)校的真實名稱和學(xué)生的真實姓名。2.語句連貫,詞數(shù)80個左右。開頭已給出,不計入總詞數(shù)。Chinesecultureisprettyextensive.

There

are

many

Chinese

legends

and

traditional

handicrafts

that

I

could

share

with

you,

but

today

I

will

share

one

particular

story,Yu

Gong

Moves

the

Mountains.It

is

my

favorite

Chinese

legend.

Yu

Gong

lived

near

two

mountains—Wangwu

Mountain

and

Taihang

Mou