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课时作业(十二)Unit4SectionⅢExtendedreading,Project,Assessment&Furtherstudy阅读理解AWilliamButlerYeats,amostfamousIrishwriter,wasborninDublinonJune13,1865.

Hischildhoodlackedtheharmonythatwastypicalofahappyfamily.Later,Yeatsshockedhisfamilybysayingthatheremembered

“littleofchildhoodbutitspain”.Infact,heinherited(继承)excellenttasteinartfromhisfamily—bothhisfatherandhisbrotherwerepainters.Buthefinallyset

tledonliterature,particularlydramaandpoetry.Yeatshadstrongfaithinthecomingofnewartisticmovements.Hesethimselfthefreshtaskinfoundin

ganIrishnationaltheatreinthelate1890s.Hisearlytheatricalexperiments,however,werenotreceivedfavorablyatthebeginning.Hedidn'tlosehe

art,andfinallyenjoyedsuccessinhispoeticaldrama.Comparedwithhisdramaticworks,Yeats'spoemsattractmuchadmiringnotice.Thesubjectmatte

rincludeslove,nature,history,timeandaging.ThoughYeatsgenerallyreliedonverytraditionalforms,hebroughtm

odernsensibilitytothem.Ashisliterarylifeprogressed,hispoetrygrewfinerandricher,whichledhimtoworldwiderecognition.Hehadnotenjoyedamajo

rpubliclifesincewinningtheNobelPrizein1923.Yet,hecontinuedwritingalmosttotheendofhislife.HadYeatsstoppedwritingatage40,hewouldprobablynowbevalue

dasaminorpoet,forthereisnootherexampleinliteraryhistoryofapoetwhoproduceshisgreatestworksbetweentheagesof50and75.After

Yeats'sdeathin1939,W．H.Audenwrote,amongothers,thefollowinglines：Earth,receiveanhonoredguest：WilliamYeatsislaidtores

t.LettheIrishvessel(器皿)lieEmptiedofitspoetry.1．WhichofthefollowingcandescribeYeats'sfamily?A．ItfilledYeats'sc

hildhoodwithlaughter.B．ItwasshockedbyYeats'schoice.C．Itwasatypicallywealthyfamily.D．Ithadanartisticatmosphe

re.2．WhatkindoffeelingisexpressedinW．H.Auden'slines?A．Envy.B．Admiration.C．Emptiness.D．Sympathy.3．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Yeats'sliteraryachi

evements.B．Yeats'shistoricinfluence.C．Yeats'sartisticambition.D．Yeats'snationalhonor.BWhentheApolloastronautslandedonth

eMoonin1969,millionsofpeoplewererathersad.ThepersontoblameforthiswasanartistnamedChesleyBonestell.Fo

rmanyyears,BonestellhadbeencreatingbeautifullydetailedpaintingsoftheMoonandplanets.Viewersofhisartworkwereunhappybecause

therealMoondidnotlooklikeBonestell'spicturesofit.Asaspaceartist,BonestelltriedtomakehisdrawingslookexcitingandastrueastheMooni

s.Heworkedcloselywithastronomersandscientiststogetthemostup­to­datescientificinformationavailable.Butinthe1940sand1950

s,noonehadeverseenanotherplanetupclose.YetBonestell'spaintingslookedsorealthatsomepeoplethoughttheywerephotographs.EventhoughBones

tellwasinterestedinastronomy,hedidnotstartoutasaspaceartist.Asayoungmanhestudiedarchitecture—theartandscienceofdesig

ningandmakingbuildings.In1938BonestellbecameaspecialeffectsartistinHollywood.Itwasherethathelearnedhecouldimprovehispaintingsbyfo

llowingthemethodsusedinthemovies.In1944,apopularmagazinepublishedaseriesofBonestell'spaintingsoftheplanetSat

urn.HedrewSaturnasifitwereseenbysomeonestandingoneachoftheplanet'smoons.Theresultsweredazzling.Withinafewyears,Bo

nestell'sartworkwasappearingregularlyinmagazinesandbooksonastronomyandspaceflight.ManyofBonestell'sartworkshadbeenrightallalong.Butthe

biggestsurprisewastheMoon.SomeoneaskedBonestellwhathewasthinkingwhenhesawthefirstpicturesfromtheMoon.“IthoughthowwrongIwas！”hesaid.“Mymountainswere

sharp(陡峭的),andtheyaren'tontheMoon.”Butheshouldn'thavefeltbad.Nospaceartisthadeverbeforetakensomanypeopletosomanyfarawayworlds

.Intheyearsjustbeforethefirstmannedspaceflights,Bonestell'sartworkpreparedpeoplefortheamazingspaceadventuretocome.4．Bonestellma

dehisspacedrawings________．A．fromaveryearlyageB．bycopyingphotographsC．withthehelpofscientistsD．inordertomakealiving5．Whatdoestheunderlin

edword“dazzling”inParagraph4canbestbereplacedby?A．Doubtful.B．Worrying.C．Terrible.D．Wonderful.6．Whatd

idBonestell'ssuccessliein?A．Hecreatedanewdrawingskill.B．Hehelpedfinishthefirstspaceflight.C．Hemadespacetravelmorepopular.D．Hehelped

bringspaceclosertopeople.7．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ThefirstmenontheMoonB．ThespaceartofChesleyBonestellC．ThejourneysoftheA

polloastronautsD．Spacewalking:throughanastronaut'seyesCAviWortis,knownsimplyasAvi,writeshistoricalnovels.Historicalno

velsmixhistoricalfactswithstorytellingskills.Thesestoriestakeplaceinthepast.Themaincharactersarenotalwaysreal;theyexistonlyi

nstories.Avidecidedtobecomeawriterwhenhewasastudentinseniorhighschool.Thiswasquiteadecisionbecausehedidnotwritewellins

chool.Hehadaproblemcalleddysgraphia,awritingdisability.Theproblemcausedpeopletospellwordswrongly.Avialwaysenjoyedreading.Hereadmanytypesof

booksasachild.Avibelievesthatreadingisthemostimportantactivityforapersonwhowantstobeawriter.Avialsobelievesthatstrongcharactersmakestro

ngstories.Hecreatescharactersthatcanhelptobringhisideastolife.Hisbooksoftendealwithquestionsaboutlife.Writingstoriesl

etshimexploremanysidesofasubject.Hisfavoritepartistomakeimprovementsinhiswriting.Forhimthehardestpartiswritingthe

firstdraft(草稿).Avi'sfirstbookwaspublishedin1970.Hehaswrittenmorethan45bookseversince.Mostofthemareforyoungadultreaders.Besideshistoricalnovels,hewri

tescomedies,shortstoriesaboutadventures,animalsandsoon.FightingGround,whichwaspublishedin1984,isanexampleofAvi'shistoricalnovels.Thisattractivestor

ytakesplaceduringtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar.8．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．HowAvidevelopedcharacters.B．WhyAvilikedreadi

ng.C．HowAvibecameawriter.D．WhyAvidecidedtobecomeawriter.9．AccordingtoAvi,what'sthemostdifficultthingin

writing?A.Makingimprovements.B．Writingthefirstdraft.C．Findinganattractivecharacter.D．Writingthefirstpa

rtofanovel.10．Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?A．Todiscusshowtobecomeawriter.B．Tointroduceawriterofhistoricalnovels.C．Todescr

ibeanimportanthistoricalnovel.D．Toshowhowahistoricalnoveliswritten.[答题区]题号12345678910答案