资源描述：
《2018年高考英语一轮复习 unit 4 pygmalion考点规范练 新人教版选修8》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、Unit4PygmalionⅠ.阅读理解Iamavolunteerteacherinourlocalmiddleschool.Recently,whileworkingwithmyexcellentstudent,Iwrotehimanoteregardinganassignmentheneededtoworkon.“Here,”Isaid,“keepthiswithyousoyoudon’tforget.”Hetookthepieceofpaperandstaredatitforamomentbeforecomme
2、nting,“Ican’treadthis.”Iwasn’tsurewhathemeant,soIexaminedthenote.Itwasmybestcursive(草书).It’strue,then.Thenewsaboutschoolsnolongerteachinghandwriting.ButIbelieveitisnecessaryforstudentstolearncursive.First,therecontinuestobeaneedtosign“hardcopies”ofdocuments.The
3、reisasenseofceremonyandaseriousnessofpurposeabouttheactofsigningsomething.ItcallstomindthesignersoftheDeclarationofIndependence.Justlookatthosesignatures!JohnHancock’swassorobust(遒劲的)andoriginalthat,morethan200yearslater,itstillservesasthelogo(标识)ofanamesake(同名
4、者)insurancecompany.Andwhynot?Itisaworkofart.Second,agreatpartofthehistoryoftheUnitedStatesisrecordedinhandwrittendocuments,includingpersonalletters.Ifonehasnotbeentaughttowriteincursive,itisunlikelythatonewillbeabletoreadit.Third,andperhapsmostimportant,whenone
5、istryingtolearnsomething,somewhereintheprocesstheremustbeaslowstep.Writinginlonghandisameansofslowingdownenoughtobeabletothinkdeeplyaboutwhatoneispenning.Intimesofbudgetarytrial,schoolsoftenjettisonmusicandartinstructionbutkeepdangerousfootball.Ifcursivejoinsth
6、osevictimsfromthecurriculum,thenitwillbethelossofyetonemoreoutlet(发泄途径)throughwhichstudentsareabletosay,“Thisismymark.Thisisme.”Istillrememberinfifthgrade,IoncehandedmyfinishedworktoMrs.Shaw,myhandwritingteacher.Shelookedatit,caughtherbreath,andsaid,“Oh,my.Ithi
7、nkyou’regoingtobeawritersomeday.”Thankyou,Mrs.Shaw,forseeingsomuchinmyhandwriting.Ineededthatpush.1.Theauthor’sstudent . A.knewfewwordsB.didn’tstudyhardC.hadpooreyesightD.couldn’treadcursive2.WhatdoweknowaboutJohnHancock’ssignature?A.Itishardtorecognize.B.Iti
8、sreallyappreciated.C.Itisusedillegallybyacompany.D.Itwasdiscoveredinapersonalletter.3.Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“jettison”inParagraph7?A.Focuson. B.Getridof.C
