高三英语集体备课周周清(006)

高三下期英语周周清（006）

一、阅读理解（50分）

A Swedish poet Tomas Transtr?mer, also a trained psychologist (心理学家)，has been awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature.

The Royal Swedish Academy named him the winner “because，through his concentrated, translucent (半透明的) images, he gives us fresh access to reality”．The 80-year-old, Scandinavia's best-known living poet, is the 108th winner of the prize, given last year to Peruvian Mario Vargas Llosa.

Transtr?mer's poems — described by Publishers Weekly as “mysterious (不易解释的), gifted and sad”—have been translated into more than 50 languages.English translations were largely handled by American poet Robert Bly, a personal friend, and Scottish poet Robin Fulton.Fulton, said Transtr?mer, would be remembered for “his very sharp imagination that translates readily, effective metaphors (暗喻) and a sense of surprise”．“You don't feel quite the same after you've read it as you did before，” he added.

Fulton first began working with Transtr?mer in the early 1970s, and told the media, “Some of the Swedish I've learnt was learnt in the process of translating Tomas.You have to be lost in somewhere.When you're in the mood, it's good until someone points out the mistakes you've made.”

Considered as a possible Nobel Prize winner for many years, Transtr?mer is the eighth European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in the last 10 years.He is the first Swede to receive the prize since authors Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson shared it in 1974.

Born in April 1931 in Stockholm, Transtr?mer graduated in psychology in 1956 and later worked in an institution for underage offenders (罪犯)．His first collection of poetry, Se v enteen Poems, was published when he was 23.In 1966 he received the Bellman Prize, one of many honors he has won over his long career.In 2003 one of his poems was read at the memorial service of Anna Lindh, the murdered Swedish Foreign Minister.

1．Transtr?mer ________.

A．is the only Swede awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature

B．is the 108th 80-year-old person awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature

C．has been awarded many prizes for his excellent work in psychology

D．had been a possible winner many years before he won the prize

2．It can be inferred that Fulton ________.

A．started translating Transtr?mer's poems because of their friendship

B．was one of the only two poets translating Transtromer's poems

C．was thought highly of by Transtr?mer for his excellent translation

D．began to learn Swedish after he started to work with Transtr?mer

3．Transtr?mer's poems are ________.

A．hard to understand

B．simple and fresh

C．easy to translate

D．traditional and sad

4．We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．Mario Vargas Llosa won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Literature

B．Transtr?mer was awarded the Bellman Prize at the age of 23

C．another two Swedes have also won the Nobel Prize in Literature

D．Transtr?mer admits that he made lots of mistakes in his life

B

Would the voice of Amanda Holden saying “your city had talent” encourage you to use a litter bin? Or maybe former Monty Python star Michael Palin telling you no one had expected “the Spanish bin-quisition”？

Organizers of a plan persuading celebrities (名人) to lend their voices to

“talking bins” believe it can make a real difference to keeping Britain tidy.They hope that by using humor, they will succeed where fines and warnings have failed in keeping streets and parks clean.

A similar experiment in Sweden found a talking bin received nearly three times as much rubbish as an ordinary one because people were attracted by its novelty value.

Twenty-five specially adapted bins to be installed (安装) in the streets of London and Liverpool next month will use a sound card to play a themed message when litter is placed inside.For example, one near the Royal Opera House will play a “thank-you” message sung by Janis Kelly to the tune of Nessun Dorma.Bins installed in Liverpool will play Beatles-themed messages.For others, Britain's Got Talent judge Holden is expected to record the message: “This is Amanda, and this city's got talent.”

The campaign, entitled Bin Thinking, is being organized by art group Sing London.If successful, talking bins could become a familiar feature on Britain's streets.

Colette Hiller, director of Sing London, said, “The idea is to reward people in a small way for changing their behavior and raise awareness through a sense of fun.”

5．What is the plan persuading celebrities to lend their voices to “talking bins” aimed at?

A．Attracting passers'-by attention on celebrities.

B．Encouraging people to use the litter bins to keep Britain tidy.

C．Making fun of those who won't keep the streets and parks clean.

D．Thanking people for cleaning the litter bins through a sense of fun.

6．The following stars' voices are to be lent to “talking bins” except ________.

A．Amanda Holden's

B．Michael Palin's

C．Janis Kelly's

D．Nessun Dorma's

7．We can infer from the text that ________.

A．children are most attracted by “talking bins”

B．different messages will be played due to different streets

C．Britain is the first city where the experiment on “talking bins” was made

D．“talking bins” might take the place of ordinary litter bins in Britain

8．What would be the best title for the text?

A．Lending your voice to “talking bins”

B．Sing London art organization

C．An entitled Bin Thinking campaign

D．A new experiment on litter bins

二.书面表达（50分）

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