新高考英语一轮半小时训练：话题练 第13练 文学与艺术 含解析

基础巩固

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

1．It was the writer named Mo Yan wrote that famous novel.

2．Our teacher told us that the new novel was worth (read) a second time.

3．In fact，to read the original work is much better than to see the TV play (base) on it. 4．Most people were fond of his novels，but I found his novels (confuse) and hard to understand.

5．All the people in the theatre burst into laughter moment he appeared on the stage. 6．The beauty of the sunrise is beyond (describe)．

7．It is said that the new play was adapted from a novel (write) by a young woman. 8．The teacher asked us not to leave out some details while (retell) the whole story. 9．He told me that the novel he was reading at the moment was very (instruct)．10．(addict) to a love story，the girl often forgot to finish her homework.

11．As we all know，literature can be divided two main categories：fiction and non-fiction.

12．She became (excite) when she saw the new novel that she had been looking for in this bookstore.

13．Completely (absorb) in her novel，the girl didn’t notice that someone was walking into the room.

14．The mother tried her best to expose her children some books which were very interesting.

15．The whole room is very tidy and on the back wall (hang) two old paintings.

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Ⅱ.阅读理解

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(2019·山东聊城二模)

It can be a real struggle trying to learn a new language.I had always enjoyed learning languages in school，but only recently did I start learning German.I found that I could understand and learn individual words easily，but when it came to literature，I really struggled.That was when my tutor at university suggested reading some children’s books printed in the target language.

At first，I felt a bit silly going on a hunt for a book designed for someone half my age，but then I realised that everyone has to start somewhere.As children，we are given these basic texts to familiarise our brains with certain vocabulary and writing structures，and from there，we can learn and develop.I started with books which are taught to us as children in the UK.I managed to find Oli v er T w ist by Charles Dickens and James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.

The beauty of reading books that were introduced to you as a child is that you are already familiar with the plot.As a result，you can work out some of the definitions of words with your prior knowledge of the story.At first，I used to read with the book in one hand and a dictionary in the other，but this method did not work well for me.The method I would recommend is to read a chapter of your chosen children’s book and at the end of that chapter，highlight the words you do not know and then look up the definitions.If you can wait a bit before you use a dictionary，you may be surprised what you can get merely from the context of the sentence in the story.Additionally，a lot of children’s books have pictures which may give you a clue as to what or to whom the passage is referring.

16．Why was the author advised to read children’s books?