Unit4 Using language 能力提升练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2020安徽桐城中学高二上学期月考)
Benjamin West, the father of American painting,showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from camels’ hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cats’ hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat so as to make a brush.
The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long,the cat began to look ragged(蓬乱的).His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.
The cat’s lot was about to improve. That year, one of Benjamin’s cousins, Mr. Pennington, came to visit. He was impressed with Benjamin’s drawings. When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings (版 画)by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen. In 1747, when Benjamin was nine years old, Mr. Pennington returned for another visit. He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamin’s parents if he might take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit.
In the city, Mr. Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape (风景)painting. William Williams, a well-known painter, came to see him. Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only a little, having been a poor student. But he later said,“ Those two books were my companions by day, and under my pillow at night.” While it was likely that he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.
l. What is the text mainly about
A. Benjamin’s visit to Philadelphia
B. Williams’ influence on Benjamin.
C. The beginning of Benjamin’s life as an artist.
D. The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.
2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggest
A. The cat would be closely watched.
B. The cat would get some medical care.
C. Benjamin would leave his home shortly.
D. Benjamin would have real brushes soon.
3. What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent
A. He took him to see painting exhibitions.
B. He provided him with painting materials.
C. He sent him to a school in Philadelphia.
D. He taught him how to make engravings.
4. Williams, two books helped Benjamin to .
A. master the use of paints
B. appreciate landscape paintings
C. get to know other painters
D. make up his mind to be a painter
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2019湖北华中师大一附中高二期中)
Last month,Alex posted his painting of a fox on Reddit hoping to raise money for an animal rescue group. But when a video of him working on the painting went viral with more than 44, 000 “likes”, requests on social media from people hoping to buy copies of his work 1 in. His fans were amazed when they watched him paint by holding a brush in his 2 because he had lost the use of his hands.
Drawing and painting always came naturally to Alex. When he was a kid, he would sit down to draw something almost every day. It continued 3 high school and college. He loved creating something with his hands.
But in 2004, Alex 4 a rare disease that caused sensory (感觉的)loss and weakness. One day, he suddenly could not use his left hand. Then the problem spread quickly to his right hand. As the pain and numbness 5 and more tests were done, the physicians 6 Alex had a rare immune disorder 7 , he was no longer able to draw, paint or play the piano. By September 2005,he had difficulty walking, as his legs and feet had also weakened. 8 , he needed a wheelchair. He had to quit his job and move to live with his parents.
Alex didn’t follow his artistic dream 9 his mother showed him some paintings created by artists who also could not use their hands and arms in 2015. He was very 10 and then began to teach himself to paint with his mouth and to 11 the right pressure to the canvas (画布).
Three years ago, Alex successfully had a major transplant 12 .The process of recovery is challenging but steady. With supporting aids on both legs, he is walking again without pain. Alex hopes one day he will be able to 13 a paintbrush in his hand. If not, he will continue to 14 his visions with his mouth.
“I have a lot to be 15 .I’m painting again;I’m walking again. Life feels really good for me right now,” Alex said.
1. A. dropped B. poured C. called D. burst
2. A. hand B. foot C. arm D. mouth
3. A. through B. before C. from D. upon
4. A. witnessed B. recognized C. developed D. assessed
5. A. disappeared B. attacked C. worsened D. weakened
6. A. predicted B. apologize d C. observed D. discovered
7. A. As a result B. On the whole C. Without doubt D. In return
8. A. Occasionally B. Eventually C. Normally D. Basically
9. A. unless B. once C. although D. until
10. A. impressed B. sympathetic C. confused D. sensible
11. A. present B. contribute C apply D. adjust
12. A. operation B. performance C. assessment D. substitute
13. A. test out B. set aside C. bring out D. pick up
14. A. replace B. reward C. express D. target
15. A. occupied with B. concerned about C. grateful for D. accused of
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2020山东滨州模拟)
Chinese are the first people to have tea. One thousand and two hundred years ago,Lu Yu wrote a book called The Classic of Tea, 1 is honored as “The Bible of tea”. The book gives a detailed 2 (explain)of the origin,the processing skills and the classification of tea.
However,Chinese tea culture goes far beyond tea 3 (it).Take green tea for instance,the ideal temperature of the water should be around 80 degrees Celsius. If the water is too hot,nutrients(营养物)in the tea 4 (destroy)On the other hand,if the water is not hot enough,the tea 5 (leaf)won’t open and you will miss the pleasantly fresh flavor. So the Chinese people are accustomed 6 drinking hot tea. When you visit a Chinese friend,your friend will 7 (constant)add hot water to your empty teacup. It is polite 8 (offer) the teacup to guests with both hands. Of course,the guests should pay respect as well, 9 (take) the cup with both hand.
When talking about adding water to the teacup there is 10 saying Wine full,full cup. Tea half, half cup For wine,the full cup symbolizes the whole heartiness. For tea,the half cup means modesty.
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
参考答案:
Ⅰ.阅读理解
语篇解读:Benjamin小时候喜欢画画,很有画画的天赋在他的堂兄和一位知名画家的影响下,他立志成为一名画家。
1. C主旨大意题。本文讲述了美国画家 Benjamin West小时候的画画经历及他是如何立志成为一名画家的,故选C。
2. D推理判断题。本句上文的内容是他被迫承认了他在猫的身上薅毛做画笔的事,后面讲到他的堂兄送给他真正的颜料和画笔。而此句的意思是“猫的命运将得到改善”。由此推断此句暗示“他将很快得到真正的画笔”。
3. B细节理解题。由文章的第三段可知,Benjamin的堂兄Pennington给他提供了颜料和画笔;由最后一段可知Pennington给他提供了创作油画的材料,故选B。
4. D推理判断题。由文章的最后一段可知 Williams给了他两本有关画画的经典著作,但是他其实不是很懂,不过却爱不释手。同时由最后一句“The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.”也可以看出这两本书帮助他下定决心成为一名画家。
Ⅱ.完形填空
语篇解读:文章介绍亚历克斯由于患病,导致感觉丧失和虚弱,他再也不能画画、绘画或弹钢琴了,最后他用嘴叼着画笔画画的视频被点赞的励志故事。
1. B drop下降,减少;pour倾泻;call打电话;burst爆裂。句意:但当他创作这幅画的一段视频在网上获得超过44万个“赞”时,社交媒体上来自希望购买他作品副本的人大量涌现。故选B。
2. D hand手;foot脚;arm胳膊;mouth嘴。句意:当粉丝们看到他嘴里叼着刷子画画时,他们都惊呆了,因为他的手已经不能用了。由此可知答案为D。
3. A through通过,穿过;before在…之前;from从……来upon在……上。这种情况一直持续到高中和大学。故选A。
4. C witness目睹;recognize认识;develop患病,发展;assess评估。句意:但在2004年,亚历克斯患上了一种罕见的疾病,导致感觉丧失和虚弱。故选C。
5. C disappear消失;attack攻击;worsen恶化;weaken变弱。句意:随着疼痛和麻木的恶化,医生们做了更多的检查,发现亚历克斯患有一种罕见的免疫紊乱。故选C。
6. D predict预测;apologize道歉;observe观察,遵守;discover发现。句意见上题解析。故选D。
7. A as a result结果;on the whole大体上;without doubt无疑地;in return作为报答。句意:结果,他再也不能画画、绘画或弹钢琴了。故选A。
8. B occasionally偶尔;eventually最后;normally正常地;basically基本上。句意:最终,他需要一把轮椅。故选B。
9. D unless除非;once一旦;although尽管;until直到…为止。句意:直到2015年亚历克斯的母亲给他看了一些由同样无法使用手和手臂的艺术家创作的画作时,他才开始追逐自己的艺术梦想。故选D。
10 . A impressed印象深刻的;sympathetic同情的;confused困惑的;sensible明智的。句意:他印象非常深刻,然后开始自学用嘴作画,并在画布上施加适当的压力。故选A。
11. C present提出;contribute贡献;apply用力,施压;adjust调整。句意见上题解析。apply pressure to对……施加压力,故选C。
12. A operation手术;performance表现,表演;assessment评估substitute代替者。句意:三年前,亚历克斯成功地进行了次大型移植手术。故选A。
13. D test out试验;set aside留出;bring out生产;出版;pick up拾起,拿起,偶然学到。句意:亚历克斯希望有一天他能用手拿起画笔。故选D。
14. C replace替代;reward奖赏;express表达;target把……作为攻击目标。此处是说用嘴叼画笔将他想象的东西表达出来。故选C。
15. C be occupied with忙于;be concerned about关心,担忧;be grateful for感谢;be accused of被指控……。句意:我有很多要感激的。故选C。
Ⅲ.语法填空
语篇解读:本文主要介绍了中国茶文化的历史、喝热茶的原因、喝茶礼仪以及关于茶的俗语等。
1. which考查定语从句。分析该句结构可知,此处为非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词 The Classic of Tea,设空处为关系词指物,故填which。
2. explanation考查名词。根据空前的 detailed可知,设空处被形容词修饰,故用 explain的名词形式。
3. itself考查反身代词。句意:然而,中国的茶文化远超过茶本身。据此可知,设空处用反身代词 itself。
4. will be destroyed考查动词的时态和语态。句意:如果水太热,茶叶中的营养将被破坏。根据句意可知,主语 nutrients和动词 destroy之间为被动关系,故用被动语态;根据该句结构可知,该句为主从复合句,在I引导的条件状语从句中用般现在时代替一般将来时,主句则用一般将来时,故设空处用般将来时的被动语态。
5. leaves考查名词复数。根据常识可知,该处的茶叶为复数概念。
6. to考查固定搭配。be accustomed to为固定搭配,意为“习惯于…”。
7. constantly考查副词。根据空后的动词add可知,设空处修饰该动词,故用副词形式。
8. to offer考查动词不定式。分析该句结构可知,该句使用了“it+ is+ adj + to do sth.”的固定句式,It为形式主语,动词不定式短语是真正的主语。
9. taking考查现在分词。分析该句结构可知,此处作方式状语,且take与其逻辑主语 the guests之间是主动关系,故用现在分词形式。
10. a考查冠词。该处泛指“一句俗语”,且 saying的发音以辅音音素开头,故用不定冠词a。
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