【创新设计】2016-2017学年度高中英语 Unit 12 Culture Shock Period One课时作业 北师大版必修4.docVIP

Unit 12　Culture Shock Period One　Warm-up Lesson 1　Visiting Britain Ⅰ.阅读理解 A George Bernard Shaw，the greatest and funniest British dramatist(剧作家) of the first half of the 20th century，was born in Dublin，Ireland，on July 26,1856.His early life was not happy.His father was an selfish man who drank too much and could not support his family properly.His mother was a disappointed，unhappy woman who found more pleasure in studying music than in her children.Shaw and his two sisters received little love and attention from their mother while they were young.At the age of ten，Shaw entered school.At first he was the best student，but soon he was at or near the bottom of his class. Although he did not like school，Shaw was a good，bright，curious student.His lifelong interest in everything from music and art to machines and medicine began at school.The interests of this tireless schoolboy were literature and music.He often entertained his classmates with stories he read.Early at the age of fifteen，he went to work in an office.He did well as an office clerk，but after five years he decided that he wanted to be a writer.He left Ireland and went to London，where he began to write seriously.Seventy-four years later the great dramatist died. 1．What’s the main idea of this passage? A．It’s the story of George Bernard Shaw. B．It refers to George Bernard Shaw’s mother. C．George Bernard Shaw was telling his schooling. D．The remark is connected with all the dramatists in Britain. 答案　A 解析　主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了乔治·萧伯纳的一生。 2．What does the underlined word “selfish” in the first paragraph mean? A．Impossible. B．Reasonable. C．Remarkable. D．Irresponsible. 答案　D 解析　词义猜测题。根据本句的定语从句可知，乔治·萧伯纳的父亲是一个酗酒不顾家的人，即一个自私的、对家人不负责任的人。 3．Bernard Shaw grew up________. A．without his parents’ love B．in the school C．with his sisters’ help D．in a hungry family 答案　A 解析　细节理解题。根据第一段的第三、四、五句可知，乔治·萧伯纳的父母不关心儿女，他们得不到父母的关爱。 4．Shaw’s mother________，so she took an interest in music. A．had little knowledge B．was disappointed with her husband C