Unit2 拓展阅读专项训练(二)
一、刷阅读理解
体裁:说明文 题材:介绍说明 词数:347 难度:中 建议用时:8分钟
[浙江A9协作体2021高二联考]The Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province enjoyed huge popularity during the three-day Qingming Festival holidays by receiving nearly 20,000 visitors on the peak day,after the new archaeological discoveries brought international attention.
According to media reports,the museum saw over 15,000 visitors on the first day of the Qingming Festival holidays,breaking its record for daily visitors. And on the next day,the number of visitors swarming into the museum exceeded 19,800.To cope with the large flow of people,on Sunday afternoon,the official Weibo account of the Sanxingdui Museum released a message to remind visitors of avoiding rush hours or rescheduling their visiting time.
The Sanxingdui Museum showcases various kinds of precious cultural relics unearthed at the site,such as the 2.61-metre-tall standing statue,the 1.38-metre-wide bronze mask and the 3.96-metre-high bronze tree. Earlier on March 20,Chinese archaeologists announced some new major discoveries made during the 37th excavation(挖掘)since the last excavation 35 years ago. The ruins were first discovered in the late 1920s and first excavated in 1934.More than 500 important cultural relics have been unearthed in the six newly found pits. Since the new discoveries were known to the public,the number of people visiting the Sanxingdui Museum has increased sharply.
Although the museum is open as usual, the newly found pits have not been open to the public yet and the newly excavated cultural relics are still under restoration and cannot meet the public currently. But a hall for cultural relic conservation and restoration was in pilot operation in April and officially open on May 18. Visitors can see how the relics are restored, according to Zhu Yarong, vice director of the Sanxingdui Museum.
Dating back about 3,000 years, the Sanxingdui Ruins have shed light on the ancient Shu civilisation and cultural origins of the Chinese nation, and have been regarded as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the 20th century.
1. What mainly brought about a surge in tourists visiting the Sanxingdui Museum
A. Tourists' enthusiasm.
B. Sichuan Province's policy.
C. The Qingming Festival holidays.
D. New archaeological discoveries.
2. What was true according to the text
A. The official Weibo account linked the museum with the public.
B. Newly excavated cultural relics on display attracted tourists very much.
C. The Sanxingdui Museum reacted immediately to the large flow of tourists.
D. The number of tourists reached the peak on the first day of the Qingming Festival holidays.
3. What does the underlined word "pilot" in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Trial.
B. Private.
C. Official.
D. Personal.
4. Which of the following is the best summary of the text
A. The Sanxingdui Museum gives tourists insights into Chinese history.
B. Chinese people make full use of the Qingming Festival holidays to travel.
C. The Sanxingdui Ruins is a perfect tourist attraction during the Qingming Festival.
D. New discoveries make the Sanxingdui Museum more popular during the Qingming Festival.
二、刷完形填空
体裁:说明文题材:介绍说明词数:282以难度:中建议用时:15分钟
[河北石家庄二中2021高二月考]Camogli looks like any other small Italian coastal town. The little 1 houses face the sea. The sunlight warms their beauty. Look carefully and you'll see many things that seem 2 ,but they're not.
This fishing village is full of trompe l’oeil—an art form in which nothing is what it appears to be. While some flowers die,others live for years. Why?Because they're 3 on the building!
Trompe l'oeil has been around for centuries. 4 ,Camogli's fishermen painted their houses in bright colours and unusual designs,so that they could see their homes 5 from the water. Then,in the 1700s, it became a way to make small, simple buildings look 6 and high-valued.
And what about today There are still many trompe l'oeil houses in villages like Camogli, but only a few artists are 7 to use this art form. Carlo is one of this ever-decreasing band of artists who managed to make a business out of it.
His 8 are often people who want to improve their home's 9 . But for Carlo, trompe l’oeil's purpose is to bring something 10 to a new place, such as bringing the cities to the sea or even the desert to the cities.
Carlo's painting style 11 the past. He only uses old-style paints and mixes them by hand. He does so for one reason: to protect the trompe 1'oeil 12 . He also believes this art should be 13 everywhere.
Fortunately, in Camogli, local art and culture are still 14 . But remember, don't always 15 your eyes!
1. A. coloured B. crowded C. damp D. wooden
2. A. fancy B. novel C. real D. worthless
3. A. carved B. pressed C. painted D. planted
4. A. Creatively B. Mistakenly C. Frequently D. Originally
5. A. closely B. easily C. happily D. hopefully
6. A. comfortable B. complicated C. grand D. harmonious
7. A. allowed B. available C. responsible D. introduced
8. A. designers B. followers C. customers D. partners
9. A. appearance B. capacity C. convenience D. privacy
10. A. civilised B. faraway C. natural D. unexpected
11. A. comes from B. brings about C. goes against D. leaves out
12. A. artists B. buildings C. paints D. traditions
13. A. accepted B. discussed C. learnt D. seen
14. A. changeable B. alive C. diverse D. unique
15. A. believe B. block C. widen D. cheat
答案解析
刷阅读理解
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了由于新的考古发现,三星堆博物馆在清明节假期游客激增。
1.D细节理解题。根据第一段 The Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province enjoyed huge popularity...…after the new archaeological discoveries brought international attention.可知,是新的考古发现使三星堆博物馆游客人数激增。故选D项。
2.C细节理解题。根据第二段后两句And on the next day,the number of visitors swarming into the museum exceeded 19,800.To cope with the large flow of people,on Sunday afternoon,the official Weibo account of the Sanxingdui Museum released a message to remind visitors of avoiding rush hours or rescheduling their visiting time.可知,三星堆博物馆立即对有大量游客涌入这件事做出了反应。故选C项。
3.A词义猜测题。根据第四段首句Although the museum is open as usual,the newly found pits have not been open to the public yet and the newly excavated cultural relics are still under restoration and cannot meet the public currently.可知,三星堆博物馆虽然照常开放,但新发现的坑尚未向公众开放,新发掘的文物仍在修复中,目前无法与公众见面。此处与画线词所在句是转折关系,结合本段最后一句中的Visitors can see how the relics are restored(参观者可以看到文物是如何修复的)可推知,画线词所在句意为“但一个文物保护修复馆已于4月试运营,并于5月18日正式开放”。故画线词pilot意为“试验性的;试点的”。故选A项。
4.D主旨大意题。通读全文,结合第一段内容The Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province enjoyed huge popularity during the three-day Qingming Festival holidays by receiving nearly 20,000 visitors on the peak day,after the newarchaeological discoveries brought international attention.可知,本文主要介绍了由于新的考古发现,三星堆博物馆在清明节假期更受游客欢迎。故选D项。
刷完形填空
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了卡莫利“错视画法”这一艺术形式的起源和发展,从多方面说明了这种艺术形式的美学价值。
1.A句意为:小小的彩色房屋面朝大海。根据下文Camogli's fishermen painted their houses in bright colours可知,这些房屋是彩色的。故选A项。
2.C句意为:仔细看,你会发现许多看似真实的东西,但事实并非如此。根据下文trompe'oeil-an art form in which nothing is what it appears to be可知,此处指你看到的东西并不都是真实的。故选C项。
3.C句意为:因为它们被绘制在建筑物上!根据下文Camogli's fishermen painted their houses in bright colours可知,这些花朵是画在屋子上的。故选C项。
4.D句意为:最初,卡莫利的渔民为房屋涂上鲜艳的色彩并绘制不寻常的图案,以便他们可以从水中轻松地看到自己的房屋。根据上文Trompe 1'oeil has been around for centuries.可知,错视画法这种艺术形式已经存在几个世纪了,所以接下来应是介绍错视画法的起源。故选D项。
5.B句意见上一题解析。根据常识可知,渔民将房屋涂上颜色是为了能从水中轻松地看到自己的房屋。故选B项。
6.C句意为:然后,在18世纪,它成为一种使小型、简单的建筑物看起来宏伟且高档的方法。comfortable意为“舒适的”;complicated意为“复杂的”;grand意为“宏伟的”;harmonious意为“和谐的”。根据下文high-valued可知,这样的艺术形式使得房屋看起来很宏伟、很高档。故选C项。
7.B句意为:在像卡莫利这样的村庄中,仍然有很多运用错视画法的房屋,但只有少数艺术家可以运用这种艺术形式。根据下文Carlo is one of this ever-decreasing band of artists who managed to make a business out of it.可知,能运用这种艺术形式的艺术家很少见。故选B项。
8.C句意为:他的客户经常是想改善自己房屋外观的人。根据上文make a business out of it可知,他准备将这种艺术形式转化为商机,故此处指他的客户。故选C项。
9.A句意见上一题解析。appearance意为“外观”;capacity意为“容量”;convenience意为“便利”;privacy意为“私密”。根据上文Camogli's fishermen painted their houses in bright colours and unusual designs可知,人们想改善的是房屋的外表。故选A项。
10.C句意为:但是对卡洛来说,错视画法的目的是将自然的东西带到一个新的地方,例如将城市带入大海,甚至将沙漠带入城市。civilised意为“文明的”;faraway意为“遥远的”;natural意为“自然的”;unexpected意为“意外的”。根据下文sea or even the desert可知,这种艺术形式的目的是将自然的东西带到一个新的地方。故选C项。
11.A句意为:卡洛的绘画风格来自过去。come from意为“来自”;bring about意为“导致”;go against意为“反对”;leave out 意为“省略”。根据下文He only uses old-style paints and mixes them by hand.可知,他的绘画风格源于老式的绘画风格。故选A项。
12.D句意为:他这样做只有一个原因——保护错视画法的传统。根据上文He only uses old-style paints and mixes them by hand.可知,卡洛坚持只用老式风格作画,意在保护这种艺术传统。故选D项。
13.D句意为:他还认为,这种艺术应该随处可见。根据常识可知,艺术应是得到观赏的,随处可见。故选D项。
14.B句意为:幸运的是,在卡莫利,当地的艺术和文化依然活跃。diverse意为“多样化的”;unique意为“独特的”。根据上文There are still many trompe I'oeil houses in villages like Camogli可知,当今这种艺术和文化依然存在。故选B项。
15.A句意为:但是请记住,不要总是相信自己的眼睛!根据上文Look carefully and you'll see many things that seem,but they're not.可知,你认为你看到的东西是真实的,但其实事实并非如此,即不要总是相信自己的眼睛。故选A项。
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