UNIT 1 ART
Section A Reading and Thinking
必备知识基础练
Ⅰ.单句语法填空 1.He is confident that China (emerge) as the first nation in the world free of absolute poverty.
2.It’s only (realism) to accept that there will be some problems. 3.The company has given up plans for further (expand).
4.That company achieved a steady increase in sales and profits and gained a good (repute) as a responsible company last year.
5.When I visited my teacher who was in hospital,I took a bunch of flowers I (purchase) in the flower shop.
6.Foshan launched an award ceremony to honour local (influence) experts as “Foshan Craftsman”. Ⅱ.短语填空
no longer,in particular,be fond of,focus on,set apart from,turn to,as a result,as early as 1.For reasons he could not explain he was made to the other boys.
2.We should pay attention to our behaviour,in formal situations . 3. the fifth century BC,Parmenides of Elea declared that the earth was a sphere.
4.My grandparents the atmosphere of peace and calm in the country. 5.In pursuing a dream,we might only one way of making it come true,forgetting that there may be alternatives.
6.No matter when Miss Smith was in real trouble,she always Jack for help.
7.Many customs and traditional ways of behaviour are relevant to the modern life.
8.People have better access to health care than they used to,and they’re living longer . Ⅲ.完成句子
1.虽然他们不能保证给我一份工作,但我还是要和他们一起去。 they can’t that they
will ,I will go with them. 2.事实上,他想要的不是一些钱而是他们的认可。 As a matter of fact,what he wanted
was . 3.即使你取得了巨大的突破,你也应该谦虚。
you have achieved a great breakthrough,you should be humble. 4.那位年轻教师用他强大的幽默感让整个班级恢复了活力。
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The young teacher using his strong humour.
5.我不知道到底是什么使得那位新职员在同事们中脱颖而出。
I didn’t know what it was that the new clerk his colleagues.
关键能力提升练
Ⅳ.阅读理解
France is a country of great food,great fashion,and great art.It was also the birthplace of various painting movements and has been home to the world’s most influential painters.
Claude Monet
Claude Monet started the Impressionist movement that completely changed the face of French painting in the second half of the 19th century.He first started out with selling charcoal pictures in Paris and started painting with oil after meeting Eugene Boudin.Eugene,who taught him to use oil paints,also encouraged him to paint outdoors,a technique that he mastered later.
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was a post-Impressionist French painter of Dutch origin whose works had a huge influence on the 20th century art.His early works consisted more of somber(忧伤的) earth tones.However,influenced by Gauguin,Monet,Pissarro and Bernard,he adopted brighter colours in his works,started experimenting with various techniques and formed his own.Having produced more than 2,000 works of art,the artist sold only one painting during his lifetime—The Red Vineyard at Arles.
Édouard Manet
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As one of the first artists to paint modern life,he began to paint in his own style,maintaining some of Couture’s technique like the use of thick lines and dark colours.He was greatly influenced by Claude Monet and Berthe Morisot,which can be seen in his use of light shades.Most of his paintings show scenes from daily life on the streets of Paris.
Camille Pissarro
In his early years,Pissarro painted scenes of rivers or paths from memory.After meeting Paul Cezanne,who shared his interest of painting in a more realistic style,he changed his course to Impressionism.During his career,he experimented with various styles and formed his own one.
1.Who was one of the founders of the Impressionist movement?
A.Claude Monet. B.Vincent van Gogh. C.Édouard Manet. D.Camille Pissarro.
2.How do we know Édouard Manet was influenced by Claude Monet and Berthe Morisot? A.From his use of thick lines. B.From his use of dark colours. C.From his use of light shades.
D.From his paintings about daily life.
3.What did the four painters have in common? A.They were all French origin.
B.They all learned to paint outdoors. C.They were all taught by famous artists. D.They all formed their own painting styles. Ⅴ.七选五
How to Discover Your Talent
Talent tends to refer to that inborn skill that everyone seems to be born with. 1 It’s good to try and identify and practice that skill.
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Revisit your childhood.A good way to figure out where your talents lie is to go back to your childhood. 2 This is often the time when you had plans that weren’t limited by what people tend to think of as “reality”.
Consider what it is that you do when you lose track of time.One of the chief things you can do is focus on what you love to do so much that you have a tendency to forget everything else for a while. 3 You might have to research a bit deeper into the things you enjoy to discover what makes you feel satisfied.
4 Sometimes,when you’re having difficulty seeing clearly,it’s good to get an outside opinion.Your friends and family members know you well and they should be able to offer you some insights into the areas they think you’re talented in.
Try new things.Especially if you’re not sure what your talents might be,you should get out and try new things.In this way,you’re more likely to hit on what it is that you’re really good at and that really makes you happy.
5 In your quest for your own talent,you should look into the talents of other people.
A.Consider what you loved to do as a child. B.Ask others for better advice.
C.You can use your talents in the service of kindness. D.Focus on the areas that you’re less talented in. E.Not all talents are going to be super obvious. F.Observe and enjoy the talents of other people.
G.It’s true that having a talent can help you in life.
答案与解析
Ⅰ.1.will emerge 2.realistic 3.expansion 4.reputation 5.had purchased 6.influential
Ⅱ.1.set apart from 2.in particular 3.As early as 4.are fond of 5.focus on 6.turned to 7.no longer 8.as a result
Ⅲ.1.While;guarantee;offer me a job 2.not some money but their recognition 3.Even though/if
4.brought the whole class to life 5.set;apart from Ⅳ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四位法国画家,克劳德·莫奈,文森特·凡·高,爱德华·马奈和卡米耶·毕沙罗。他们都对世界绘画艺术产生了巨大的影响。 1.A 细节理解题。根据克劳德·莫奈部分第一句“Claude Monet started the Impressionist movement that completely changed the face of French painting in the second half of the 19th century.”可知,克劳德·莫奈开始了印象派运动,所以是印象派运动的创始人之一。在其他三位画家的介绍中都没有提到该运动。
2.C 细节理解题。根据爱德华·马奈部分第二句“He was greatly influenced by Claude Monet and Berthe Morisot,which can be seen in his use of light shades.”可知,从光的色调中可以看出他受到了上面两人的影响。粗线条和深色是Couture的技巧,日常生活是他画的内容,所以其他三项都可排除。
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3.D 推理判断题。根据对凡·高介绍中的“painter of Dutch origin”排除A项;除对克劳德·莫奈的介绍中提到“taught”和“paint outdoors”之外,其他三人的介绍中都没提到,所以排除B、C两项;对四位画家的介绍中都提到了“形成了自己的风格”。
Ⅴ.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章就如何发现自己的天赋给出了几点建议。
1.G 根据本空后的“It’s good to try and identify and practice that skill.”可知,尝试、识别和练习这种技能是很好的,此处是说拥有天赋的好处,故G项(的确,拥有一种天赋会在生活中帮助你)符合语境。
2.A 根据本空前的“A good way to figure out where your talents lie is to go back to your childhood.”可知,要想知道你在哪方面有天赋,一个好办法就是回到你的童年时代,此处承接上文,故A项(想想你小时候喜欢做什么)符合语境。
3.E 根据本空后的“You might have to research a bit deeper into the things you enjoy to discover what makes you feel satisfied.”可知,你可能需要深入研究你喜欢的事情才能发现什么让你感到满足。此处是说有时候天赋不是那么容易被发现的,故E项(并不是所有的天赋都是显而易见的)符合语境。
4.B 根据本空后的“Sometimes,when you’re having difficulty seeing clearly,it’s good to get an outside opinion.”可知,当你看不清楚的时候,最好听听外界的意见。本段讲的是要寻求他人的建议,故B项(向别人征求更好的建议)符合语境。
5.F 根据本空后的“In your quest for your own talent you should look into the talents of other people.”可知,追求自己的天赋时,你应该看看别人的天赋。此处讲的是有关别人的天赋,故F项(观察并欣赏他人的天赋)符合语境。
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