2016-2017学年高中英语unit5nelsonmandel-amodernherosectionⅳgrammar&writing学业分层测评新人教版必修

Unit 5 Nelson Mandel-a modern hero Section Grammar & Writing.完成句子1他不能到那里去的原因是他卧病在床。The reason why he could not go there was that he was ill in bed.2这是你所要的书。This is the book for which you asked3我们向他申请许可证的那位官员非常热情。The official to whom we applied for a permit was very obliging.4任何人都有不得不屈服的时候。There are occasions when/on which one must give in5北京是我的出生地。Beijing is the place where/in which I was born.阅读理解AArthur Miller(19152005)is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century.Miller's father had moved to the USA from Austria Hungary，drawn like so many others by the“Great American Dream”However，he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early 1930s.Miller's most famous play，Death of a Salesman，is a powerful attack on the American system，with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth.In Willy Loman，the hero of the play，we see a man who has got into trouble with his worth.Willy is“burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment：if he can't do the work，then he is no good to his employer，the Wagner Company，and he must go.Willy is painfully aware of this，and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success.He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.When it was first staged in 1949，the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews，and it won the Tony Award for Best Play，the New York Drama Critics Circle Award，and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.It was the first play to win all three of these major awards.Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury，Connecticut，on the evening of February 10，2005，the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.【语篇解读】本文介绍了伟大的戏剧家Arthur Miller。1Why did Arthur Miller's father move to the USA?AHe suffered from severe hunger in his home country.BHe was attracted by the “Great American Dream”CHe hoped to make his son a dramatist.DHis family business failed.【解析】从第一段第二句话可知米勒的父亲已经从奥地利迁往美国，是和许多其他人一样受“伟大的美国梦”的驱使。【答案】B2The play Death of a Salesman Aexposes the cruelty of the American business worldBdiscusses the ways to get promoted in a companyCtalks about the business career of Arthur MillerDfocuses on the skills in doing business【解析】从第二段第一句话可知米勒写推销员之死的目的是对美国制度的攻击，因为美国商业制度的侵犯性和坚持将金钱和社会地位作为价值的显示。A项指出了，暴露了美国商业世界的残酷。下文也提到了in the cruel world of business。【答案】A3What can we learn about Willy Loman?AHe treats his employer badly.BHe runs the Wagner Company.CHe is a victim of the American system.DHe is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.【解析】从上文介绍情节中得知Willy Loman是戏剧中的一个角色，而这个角色最终因为在这个制度中屡遭失败自杀身亡，因此推断他是美国制度的受害者。【答案】C4After it was first staged，Death of a Salesman Aachieved huge successBwon the first Tony AwardCwas warmly welcomed by salesmenDwas severely attacked by dramatists【解析】从第三段得知一上映便赢得许多奖项，因此获得巨大成功。【答案】ABUS President Barack Obama has written a children's book.It was published on 16 November，2010.The bookOf Thee I Sing：A Letter to My Daughterswas written before Mr.Obama took office in January 2009.The 40­page book expresses respect for 13 Americans，from the first President George Washington to baseball legend Jackie Robinson.Mr.Obama has already published three books which have become best­sellers.The cover of his new book is a picture of his two daughters，Sasha and Malia，walking their dog Bo.Money from the book is to go to a fund for the children of soldiers killed and disabled in wars.The new book was published by Random House.Associated Press news agency said that the publisher had signed a three­book contract with Mr.Obama in 2004.Chip Gibson is the head of Random House's children's department.He said，“Of Thee I Sing celebrates something that units all Americansthe power to seek our dreams and build our own roads.It is an honour to publish this wonderful book，which is a good combination of words and pictures，history and stories.”The Audacity of Hope was the first of the three books under the Random House contract，which was published in 2007.It was also Mr.Obama's 2006 political manifesto (宣言)The other has not been published yet.Mr.Obama's other book，Dreams From My Father，was published in 1995.Another book，Change We Can Believe In，was published in 2008.It was said that Mr.Obama and his wife Miehelle earned $ 5，500，000 (3，600，000) in 2009，mainly from book sales.【语篇解读】本文介绍了奥巴马写的书。5When did Obama write Of Thee I Sing?ADuring his schooldays.BBefore he got married.CBefore he became the President.DShortly after he became a father.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段“The bookOf Thee I Sing：A Letter to My Daughterswas written before Mr.Obama took office in January 2009.”可知此书是奥巴马就任总统前写的。故选C项。【答案】C6What is Obama' s purpose in writing Of Thee I Sing?ATo introduce how to