2018_2019学年高中英语module3literature课下能力提升（九）外研版

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1、课下能力提升(九)阅读理解AWhatdoliterarygreatsSirArthurConanDoyleandRobertBurnshaveincommon?TheybothlivedandwroteinEdinburgh,alongwithmanyotherbignamesinthefieldofliterature.ThisfacthelpedUNESCO(联合国教科文组织)awardthecitythetitleofWorld'sFirstCityofLiteratureonOctober14.Ed

2、inburghleftalastingimpressiononArthurConanDoyle(1859－1930)．AlthoughhewasborntherehewenttoschoolinEnglandbutreturnedhomeformedicalschool.AftergraduatinghemovedtoLondonandbeganwritinghisSherlockHolmesstories.Hisinspirationforthecharactercamefromoneofhisprofe

3、ssorsatuniversity.Holmes'methodsweresocleverthattheyactuallyfurtheredtheadvanceofthestudyofcriminology(犯罪学)．RobertBurns(1759－1796)isstillregardedasScotland'snationalpoet,morethan200yearsafterhisdeath.Heiscelebratedallovertheworldthroughtranslationsofhiswor

4、kandtheannualBurnsNightsupperonhisbirthday.Oneofhissongs,MyLoveisLikeaRedRedRoseranksamongthefinestlovesongseverwrittenandAuldLangSyne(《友谊地久天长》)issungallaroundtheworld.AsoneofthefirstliteratesocietiesinEurope,theScottishParliamentpassedtheworld'sfirstcompu

5、lsory(义务)educationlawin1496.Bythe1790s,almostallScotscouldread.VisitorstoScotlandoftenobservedthateventhelowestmembersofsocietyhadcopiesofBurns'poemsandotherbooks.语篇解读：本文简单介绍了苏格兰的文坛巨匠亚瑟·科南·道尔和罗伯特·伯恩斯以及苏格兰产生众多文学巨匠的历史渊源。1．EdinburghwasawardedthetitleofWorld's

6、FirstCityofLiteraturebecause________.A．thefirstawardceremonyofliteraturewasheldthereB．manyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurConanDoyleandRobertBurnswerebornthereC．itleftadeepimpressiononmanyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurConanDoyleD．manyliterarygreatslikeSirArthurCon

7、anDoyleandRobertBurnsoftenwroteaboutit解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第一段所表述的：文坛巨匠亚瑟·科南·道尔和罗伯特·伯恩斯与文学界的其他一些名人一样，他们两人都出生在爱丁堡，笔耕于爱丁堡。在这座城市里诞生了许许多多的作家，正因为这浓郁的书香，联合国教科文组织于10月14日把“世界首座文学之城”的荣誉授予了爱丁堡。2．ArthurConanDoylewasrememberedmainlyforhis________.A．detectivestoriesB．lovepoem

8、sandsongsC．contributiontothestudyofcriminologyD．cleverwritingskills解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第二段中的内容：亚瑟·科南·道尔创作了福尔摩斯故事系列，其探案方法被描绘得非常奇妙，这让犯罪学研究也获益匪浅，得到了进一步的发展。由此推理他是以“侦探小说”而出名。3．InhonourofRobertBurns,________.A．MyLoveisli