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1、Unit4Pygmalion高考试卷分块专练Ⅰ.阅读理解APygmalionisadramainwhichShawhasmadesentimentsoneoftheprinciplethemesofdiscussion.TheGreeksculptorPygmalioncarvedastatueandfellinlovewithit.Aphrodite(thegoddessoflove)turnedthestatueintoalivingwomannamedGalatea,whothenbecamePygm
2、alion'swife.TheShavianPygmalionisHenryHiggins,aprofessorofphonetics,whopicksupaflowergirl,ElizaDoolittle,teacheshertospeakaseducatedpeopledo,andthensuccessfullypasses_her_off_asaduchess.Butsheisahumanbeingandcannotbetreatedasamachine.Inthecourseofallhisexp
3、erimentsandexhibitions,theprofessoronlythinksofhisownskillsuccessandfailure,butneverstopstoconsiderhowthegirlfeels.Whentheexperimentisover,hehasaprofoundsenseofreliefthathehasachievedtriumphandhaswonhisbet.Evennow,thesentimentofthegirlisofnoaccount.Thegirl
4、naturallyprotestsagainstthisdehumanizedrelationshipbetweenherandherteacher.Shehurlstheprofessor'sslippersathimwhenhewantsthemandthenleaveshisplace.Butevidently,shehasbeguntofeelfortheprofessorandwantsalsotobefeltfor.NowthequestioniswhatisthenatureofEliza's
5、feelingsfortheprofessorwithwhomshehaslivedincloseassociationforsolong?Inthelastact,thegirlsaysshewouldnotmarryhimevenifhehadproposed(求婚)toher.Theprofessor,curiouslyineffectual(无效的)tosexualemotions,doesnotloveanygirlbecausehefindsthemtoberivals(对手)tohisownm
6、other.Hewonders,ifElizadoesnotwanttomarryhim,thenwhatdoesshewantfromhim?OldMrs.Higgins,whoknowsmuchaboutawomansaysthatitwouldhavebeenbetterifhehadthankedherandpettedherandtoldherhowwonderfulshehadbeen.Thenperhapsshewouldnothavefoughtwithhim.Everygirllovest
7、obeloved.ElizaherselfsaysthatshelovesFreddyandhealsolovesher.ProfessorHiggins,however,remainsasever,anoldbachelor.语篇解读:萧伯纳的著名戏剧《卖花女》具有经久不衰的艺术魅力,描述的是语言学教授希金斯如何把一名卖花姑娘训练成英语发音被上流社会接受并认可的故事,从而抨击了当时英国腐朽保守的等级意识。1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“passesheroffas”inPara
8、graph2mean?A.Letherpretendtobe. B.Dressherupas.C.Makeherbecome.D.Turninto.解析:选A 词义猜测题。根据前文的“teacheshertospeakaseducatedpeopledo”以及下文的“Inthecourseofallhisexperimentsandexhibitions”可知该短语的意思是“把某人冒充或假装为”。2.Whatki