Module3課時達標訓練(九)閱讀理解ATHEBRONTEFAMILYYorkshireinEnglandwasthesettingfortwogreatnovelsofthe19thcentury.ThesewereCharlotteBronte'sJaneEyreandEmilyBronte'sWutheringHeights.Theyoungestsister,Anne,wasalsoagiftednovelist,andherbookshavethesameextraordinaryqualityashersisters'.TheirfatherwasPatrickBronte,borninIreland.Hemovedwithhiswife,MariaBronte,andtheirsixsmallchildrentoHaworthinYorkshirein1820.Soonafter,Mrs.Bronteandthetwoeldestchildrendied,leavingthefathertocarefortheremainingthreegirlsandaboy.Charlottewasbornin1816.Emilywasbornin1818andAnnein1820.TheirbrotherBranwellwasbornin1817.Lefttothemselves,thechildrenwroteandtoldstoriesandwalkedoverthehills.Theygrewuplargelyselfeducated.Branwellshowedagreatinterestindrawing.Thegirlsweredeterminedtoearnmoneyforhisarteducation.Theytookpositionsasteachersortaughtchildrenintheirhomes.Aschildrentheyhadallwrittenmanystories.Charlotte,asayounggirl,alonewrote22books,eachwith60to100pagesofsmallhandwriting.Therefore,theyturnedtowritingforine.By1847,CharlottehadwrittenTheProfessor;Emily,WutheringHeights;andAnne,AgnesGrey.AftermuchdifficultyAnneandEmilyfoundapublisher,buttherewasnointerestshowninCharlotte'sbook.(Itwasnotpublisheduntil1859.)However,onepublisherexpressedaninterestinseeingmoreofherwork.JaneEyrewasalreadystarted,andshehurriedlyfinishedit.Itwasacceptedatonce;thuseachofthesistershadabookpublishedin1847.JaneEyrewasimmediatelysuccessful;theothertwo,however,didnotdosowell.PeopledidnotlikeWutheringHeights.Theysaiditwastoowild,tooanimallike.ButgraduallyitcametobeconsideredoneofthefinestnovelsintheEnglishlanguage.EmilylivedonlyashortwhileafterthepublicationofthebookandAnnediedin1849.CharlottepublishedShirleyin1849,andVillettein1853.In1854shemarriedArthurBellNicholls.Butonlyayearlater,shediedoftuberculosis(肺結核)ashersistershad.1．WhatdidtheBrontesisterswanttodoforBranwell?A．Helphimwritestories.B．Helphimgettrainedinart.C．Teachhimhowtodrawwell.D．Teachhimhowtoeducatehimself.2．Weknowfromthetextthat________．A．JaneEyrewaspublishedin1847B．CharlotteBrontewrote22booksinallC．theBrontesistersreceivedagoodeducationD．PatrickBrontehelpedhisdaughterswiththeirwritings3．Whichofthefollowingwaspublishedafterthedeathofitswriter?A．Shirley.B．Villette.C．AgnesGrey.D．TheProfessor.4．WhatdoweknowabouttheBrontesistersfromthetext?A．Theirnovelsinterestedfewpublishers.B．Noneofthemhadmorethantwobookspublished.C．Noneofthemlivedlongerthan40yearsold.D．Emilywastheleastsuccessfulofthethree.BIhavebeenahugefanofDisney'sPiratesoftheCaribbeanmoviessincethefirstone.WhileIwasdisappointedwiththesecondandthirdmovies,IwassurprisedathowmuchIenjoyedOnStrangerTides.Thefourthmovieismorefocusedonthecharactersandmanypartsremindedmeofthefirstmovieintheseries,TheCurseoftheBlackPearl.OnStrangerTidesbeginsinLondon,whereJackhaslostthehopeoffindingtheFountainofYouth.However,whenhelearnsthattheSpanishandBritishareracingeachothertothefountain,hissenseofadventureisrenewed.Hesetssailandtheexcitingracetothefountainfollows.Becausetheplotisbasedonarace,itstaysfocusedandkeptmewonderingwhatwasgoingtohappennext.IthinkthiswasagreatchangefromtheplotsofDeadMan'sChestandAtWorld'sEnd.InthismoviethecharactersareheadingforacleargoalandIcouldfocusmoreonthemthanwhatwashappeningintheplot.WhileImissedsomeoftheoldcharacters,likeWillandElizabeth,Iwasalsogladthattheyweren'tbroughtbackforthismoviebecauseIthinkitwouldhavemadetheplottooplicated(復雜的).TheonlycharacterIwishIhadseenmoreisJackSparrow'sfather,playedbyKeithRichards.IexpectedmoreofSparrow'spasttobeshowninthismoviebecausetherehadbeenhints(暗示)ofhisdarkpastintheothermovies.Myfavoritepartistheendingbecausethereisadirecttietothefirstmoviewhensomeoneendsupgettinglefthelplessonanisland.IlovethispartbecauseitremindsmeofwhyIfellinlovewithPiratesoftheCaribbeaninthefirstplace.5．FromParagraph1weknowthatthewriter________．A．enjoyedwatchingOnStrangerTidesB．lovedeverymovieofPiratesoftheCaribbeanC．thoughtOnStrangerTideswasthebestofthefourmoviesD．thoughtTheCurseoftheBlackPearlwasverydisappointing6.InOnStrangerTides,whatdoesJackmainlywanttodo?A．Tofindhisfather.B．TofindWillandElizabeth.C．TofindtheFountainofYouth.D．TohelptheSpanishfindafountain.7．DeadMan'sChestandAtWorld'sEndare________．A．thefirstandthirdmoviesofPiratesoftheCaribbeanB．thefirstandfourthmoviesofPiratesoftheCaribbeanC．thesecondandthirdmoviesofPiratesoftheCaribbeanD．thesecondandfourthmoviesofPiratesoftheCaribbean8．WhydoesthewriterliketheendingofOnStrangerTidesbest?A．Becauseitisthemostexcitingpartofthemovie.B．Becauseitbroughthimhopewhenhewasoncehopeless.C．Becauseitremindedhimofwatchingthefirstmoviewithhislovedone.D．BecauseitremindedhimofwhyhestartedlovingPiratesoftheCaribbean.CDirectorAngLeejokedthathislatestfilmLifeofPiinthreeyearshitthefourmostnotorious(臭名昭著的)“vices”inthemoviemakingprocess:kids,animals,waterand3D,butreviewshavesaidLee'sLifeofPiis“oneoftheyear'smostbeautiful,originalandadventurouspictures”．BasedonthebestsellingnovelbyYannMartel,LifeofPitellsthestoryofPi,ayoungmanwhogetstrappedatseawithatigeraftertheshipcarryingPi'sfamilyandhisfather'szoofromIndiatoCanadasinks.“Visually,LifeofPi,whichmixesrealtigerswithputergeneratedeffects,islikenothingseenonscreeninsometime，”moviecriticJustinChangwroteinhisreviewforVarietymagazine.“Andthe3DinparticularisthebestsinceperhapsAvatar.”LeetoldtheNewYorkFilmFestivalaudiencethatLifeofPiwasextremelyhardtomake.Duetoweatherconditionsandthedifficultyofcontrollinganimals,hesaid,onlyoneeighthofhisplannedshotswereactuallyfilmed.Regardlessofarduousconditions,LeewasabletopushanexcellentleadperformancefromSharma,anewerwhooriginallyacpaniedhisbrothertothestudiobeforelandingtheroleofPihimself.“Bytheendofit,Ididn'tfeellikeIwasactinganymore，”SharmarecentlytoldaHollywoodreporter.“Iwasaninstrument,ofsorts,andLeepulledtheemotionthroughme.Itjustwentinandcameout.”Thefilmisn'tperfect,though.TheNewYorkTimessaidthere's“aclunky(笨重的)momentofexpositionattheendthatfeelsentirelytooonthenose”.ButweknowwhattoexpectfromLee,oneofthemostsuccessfulChinesedirectorsinHollywood.Onethingisforsure:heneverdisappoints.9．JustinChangthinksthefilmLifeofPiis________．A．excellentB．ordinaryC．notoriousD．disappointing10．ItcanbeinferredthatSharma________．A．didn'tlikeactinginthefilmB．wasturnedintoamachinebyLeeC．hadneverexpectedtogettheroleofPiD．wenttoAngLeetoaskfortheroleofPi11．Theunderlinedword“arduous”inParagraph5means“________”．A．difficultB．excellentC．stableD．unfamiliar12．Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat________．A．theendingofLifeofPiisquitedisappointingB．LeeisaChinesedirectorwhooftenconfusesaudiencesC．LifeofPitellspeoplethatlifeisfullofclunkymomentsD．theNewYorkTimeswasalittleunsatisfiedwiththeending答案：語篇解讀：本文主要講述了英國女作家夏洛蒂·勃朗特姐妹三人的一生及著作。1．解析：選B細節理解題。文章第三段倒數第二句“Thegirlsweredeterminedtoearnmoneyforhisarteducation.”表明，Bronte姐妹想資助Branwell學習美術。2．解析：選A推理判斷題。文章第四段最后兩句話表明，姐妹三個在1847年各出了一本書，而JaneEyre就是其中之一。因此正確答案為A項。3．解析：選D推理判斷題。由最后一段可知，Charlotte死于1855年。由第四段可知，她的著作TheProfessor是在1859年出版的。因此正確答案應為D項。4．解析：選C推理判斷題。Charlotte出生于1816年，死于1855年；Emily生于1818年，死于“ashortwhileafterthepublicationofthebook”；Anne生于1820年，死于1849年。經計算可知，姐妹三個都沒有活過40歲。語篇解讀：本文是關于電影PiratesoftheCaribbean的第四部OnStrangerTides的評論。5．解析：選A細節理解題。根據第一段的“IwassurprisedathowmuchIenjoyedOnStrangerTides”可知作者很喜歡看OnStrangerTides這部電影。6．解析：選C細節理解題。根據第二段的“whereJackhaslostthehopeoffindingtheFountainofYouth.However...thee