人教版（2019）选择性必修三高中英语Unit 5 Poems Period 4素养检测

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He was once referred to as thePicassoof poetry. Beloved by Chileans of all classes, he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 108th birthday of Pablo Neruda (1904—1973).

Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto, he was a tall, shy and lonely boy. He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten. The American poet Walt Whitman, whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table, became a major influence on his work.

However, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. To cover up the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.

In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read workTwentyLovePoemsandaSongofDespair. Yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile (被流放者) made him go beyond the theme of love. His works also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.

Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative, destructive and forever moving. He found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast…"I need the sea because it teaches me," he wrote. "I move in the university of the waves." He loved how the sea forever renewed itself, a renewal echoed in his work.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Is there a best way to pack clothes? The following ideas are of great help to those who are always on the way.

Where to start? 

 Once you see how much you lay in front of you, be brave and reduce about a third. Because the truth is like your wardrobe, you never seem to use as much as you take.

How to deal with clothing?

Start with your shoes. Put underwear or socks inside them to hold the shape of your shoes. Thus, you can make use of every square inch of space. Once your shoes are firmly in place, fill small gaps with very soft items.

Lay out the first clothes with one end inside the suitcase and the other end dropping over the edge. Put the next clothes on top of this, but place them the other way around.  In this way, you'll get another flat layer soon. Finally, one by one, fold the clothes back in.

Where to put non-clothing?

 These awkward shaped items are difficult to pack. You'd better put them towards the middle to give maximum protection. Remember to double bag your toiletries kit (洗漱袋) to avoid spotting your clothes.

Top tips: 

If you take a belt, slip them along the inside of your case.  That will take more space. Next, use the hard shape of the case to offer protection. Leave your toiletries kit in your suitcase, when you return home. It's ready for the next time you travel.

A. Don't roll belts up.

B. Be sure to put away socks.

C. This idea will create a flat first layer.

D. And then continue laying other clothes.

E. That will make the job a whole lot (非常) easier.

F. Lay everything you want to take with you on the bed.

G. Non-clothing items are things like books, toothbrushes and cameras.

完形填空

In life, we often succeed and fail for reasons. Sometimes they are entirely out of our 1. We can work harder than anyone else and still not be 2. We can be incredibly nice and love someone deeply, but they may not love us 3.

The truth is that life is not4. That is a tough 5 to swallow for many of us. In fact, some people 6 after being hit by even one unfair blow. But if we let life's unfairness 7 us, we will never receive the beautiful blessings that life has 8 for us.

My first 9 marriage felt very unfair to me. No matter how hard I had tried, I couldn't make the relationship 10. But I didn't let it discourage me from wanting a happy marriage. And finally, I met my Mr Right.

What I've learned over the years is that we can do all the things that 11 a good outcome, but get quite the opposite. When we face life's seeming unfairness, our 12 needs to jump in. When life doesn't go 13 plans, we should keep trying, and doing the right thing. 14 that life is neither fair nor straightforward. If we remain confident, we can drive our unfair experiences away and use them for our 15.

语法填空

Lake Hillier is a saltwater lake on the edge of Middle Island, a large island off the south coast of Western Australia. It is pink in color, due a plant that causes the salt (produce) a red color. There's a long strip of land separates the lake from the ocean. It was first written about in 1802, when Matthew Flinders hiked one of the island's highest (mountain). He named the lake after William Hillier, an (explore) who had previously visited Middle Island. In 1889, Edward Andrews moved to the island with his two sons. They began to mine the lake for salt, and soon other miners came. However, the mining was (eventual) stopped, as the salt wasn't fit to eat or use in other products because it was (poison). In 2002, the lake was recognized as wetland, and in 2012, it became a (protect) area. A walking trail (build) around it for tourists to use. Even though the lake contains a lot of salt, it is still safe to swim in.

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This was no ordinary class. The students who came together were all science or engineering professors at Cornell University. They had interrupted their research to accept an invitation to take part in an unusual experiment: "an interesting week of poetry". This class was part of a study to answer the questions: Why is science difficult for many non-science students? What can teachers learn about teaching if they take a class that is not in their field? 

The students in the poetry class listened to lectures and took notes. They had reading tasks and had to write three short papers. All students noticed one thing—the importance of spoken words. In science and engineering classes, the instructors put tables and drawings on the blackboard. But in this poetry class, the instructors just talked. They didn't write anything on the board.

The scientists and engineers noticed one similarity between science and poetry. In both subjects, students need to find layers of meaning. Some layers are simple, clean, and on the surface;   other layers are deeper and more difficult. This search for different levels of meaning doesn't happen much in undergraduate science classes, but it is important later, in a graduate school. And it is always important in humanities (人文学科).

Both the poetry instructors and their students learned something about teaching from this experience. One poetry instructor, for example, now sees the importance of using careful, clear definitions when he explains a poem. He also plans to be more informative as he teaches. Most of the scientists agreed on several points. Firstly, humanities classes might help science students to see patterns and decide which information is important. Secondly, the poetry class was fun. One engineer decided, "We need to change the way we teach engineering to make it an enjoyable experience for students."

But perhaps the most important result of the experience was this: all of the professors began to think about how they teach and how they can teach better.