外研版（2019）必修 第三册Unit 4 Amazing art单元仿真验收性评价（含解析）
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UNIT 4 单元仿真验收性评价
(时间：100分钟 满分：120分)
第一部分： 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Stuck at home These famous museums offer virtual tours you can take on your sofa. According to Fast Company, Google Arts & Culture teamed up with over 2,500 museums and galleries around the world to bring you virtual tours and online exhibits.
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Google's Street View lets visitors tour the Guggenheim's famous spiral (螺旋式) staircase without ever leaving home. From there, you can discover incredible works of art from the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary times.
Pergamon Museum, Berlin
As one of Germany's largest museums, Pergamon has a lot to offer — even if you can't physically be there.This historical museum is home to plenty of ancient works including the Ishtar Gate of Babylon and, of course, the Pergamon Altar.
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Anyone who is a fan of this tragic, gifted painter can see his works up close (or, almost up close) by virtually visiting this museum — the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh, including over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and over 750 personal letters.
The J．Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
European artworks from as far back as the 8th century can be found in this California art museum.Take a Street View tour to discover a huge collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, manuscripts, and photographs.
To see more of Google Arts & Culture's collection of museums, visit its website.
1．Which one will you visit if you like modern art
A．Pergamon Museum.
B．Guggenheim Museum.
C．The J．Paul Getty Museum.
D．Van Gogh Museum.
2．Who will be interested in Pergamon Museum
A．One who is fond of tragic films.
B．One who enjoys European artworks.
C．One who likes paintings of Van Gogh.
D．One who is interested in ancient artworks.
3．What is special about the J．Paul Getty Museum
A．It is one of the largest museums in the USA.
B．It is the only home to artworks in California.
C．It includes all forms of artworks in the world.
D．It exhibits European artworks from the 8th century.
B
Salvador Dali is one of the most influential and famous painters of all time.Not just a painter, but his personality was as unique as his paintings.His surrealistic (超现实主义) paintings are so famous that they overshadow his other artworks.
Hearing the name “Salvador Dali” alone creates an image, or perhaps I should say, a painting in the minds of people.His paintings are usually surrealistic and hard to understand, but once understood, they convey their message so fluently and beautifully.During his creative exploration, Dali went deep into various artistic styles, such as impressionism, cloisonne (分格画), and cubism (立体画), before eventually venturing into surrealism.It was in this period that he created one of his famous paintings, Sick Boy — Pointillism (点彩派)．
Pointillism is the method of painting using only small dots of color to create the painting.Sick Boy is a clear mixture of expressionism and pointillism, but there's more going on here.Dali has added a little bit of surrealism as well.This is a self-portrait of him in Cadaqués, the coastal town where he used to spend his summers.
While the sickness of the child can be seen from his lying position, exhausted and weak, and looking at the viewers' eyes, the actual sickness is far more terrifying.Take a look at his hand with long, pointed fingers.His face presents a disturbing and threatening expression.It is hardly human.It almost feels like there is another creature inside the body of this kid, using the skin and face as a cover.
The parallel can be drawn from the other living thing in the painting, the caged canary (金丝雀)．Similar to the canary, which is imprisoned inside this cage to stay, the boy's true self is imprisoned inside the body.There might be some dark and sick intentions inside his mind, but those must be controlled.The way the sick child lies on the chair and stares ahead makes it one of the frightening paintings by Salvador Dali.
4．What is the main feature of Salvador Dali's paintings
A．Hope. B．Harmony.
C．Beauty. D．Confusion.
5．What is the subject of Sick Boy
A．A portrait Dali painted for himself.
B．The painter's favorite coastal town.
C．A canary imprisoned inside the cage.
D．The exploration of various artistic styles.
6．What is the significance of the caged canary in the painting
A．It represents the boy's sickness.
B．It conveys the beauty of nature.
C．It symbolizes the boy's trapped true self.
D．It shows the sick boy's love for animals.
7．Which word can best describe Salvador Dali
A．Realistic. B．Negative.
C．Strange. D．Creative.
C
Researchers working in the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy, have found two frescoes (a type of wall painting) in a large dining hall.The art has laid undisturbed beneath ash and pumice (a kind of rock that comes from volcanoes) for nearly 2,000 years.Pompeii was a Roman city in ancient Italy, until an eruption by Mount Vesuvius, a nearby volcano, in AD 79 buried it.The thick layer of ash and rock protected many of Pompeii's treasures from damage and thieves.Teams of archaeologists, experts who study ancient objects to help us understand history, are gradually uncovering its mysteries.
The team put a special kind of glue into the back of the frescoes to keep them from falling off the wall.A roof is being put up over the room too, to protect it from the weather.The paintings show figures from Greek stories, including Helen of Troy, the daughter of the god Zeus, and Cassandra, who could predict the future.The Romans admired Greek culture.
Experts say the style of the art is unusual for the time.The frescoes are painted on a black wall, and experts think the colour was chosen to hide soot, a black powder produced by the oil-burning lamps used at the time.It also makes the frescoes stand out brightly.The floor of the dining room is a mosaic (马赛克) where patterns are created with small tiles (瓷砖)．Researchers think the mosaic, which is white with a black border, contains a million tiles that would have reflected the sun up onto the paintings.
Archaeologists think they know who owned the building and paintings because they found the_initials “ARV” carved into a wall.Dr Sophie Hay told the BBC, “We know who ARV is: he's Aulus Rustius Verus.He's a politician.He's super-rich.”
Though there have been many incredible finds in the Pompeii area in recent years, uncovering Pompeii is tricky, expensive and time-consuming.A third of the city is still buried, but it will stay that way for now.The hope is that technology will improve and future archaeologists will find better ways of digging up the remaining ruins.
8．What can we conclude about the two frescoes
A．They were found on the roof of a dining hall.
B．They were first buried for better protection.
C．They are now well protected by the experts.
D．They are typical art works of Italian culture.
9．How does the author introduce the style of the art
A．By giving examples.
B．By making comparisons.
C．By telling stories.
D．By providing explanations.
10．What do the underlined words “the initials” mean in paragraph 4
A．The first letters.
B．The great politicians.
C．The rich persons.
D．The famous painters.
11．What can we infer from the last paragraph
A．The study of the buried city was incredible.
B．Uncovering Pompeii is a really easy task.
C．The whole city will be brought to light soon.
D．Better ways are needed to uncover Pompeii.
D
If you've been painting for a while, you would have heard about some of the age-old “rules” that regularly go the rounds.
Regardless, we tend to love art for what it is and thank goodness — because art would have died out long ago if its success depended on whether the artists followed all the rules in making it. To be fair, a lot of rules are tried-and-true-procedures, ways of doing things that have proved their worth over time. But rules regarding composition (构图), tone and color are all there to be broken if we dare.
Black paint was almost banned by the Impressionists, who preferred to get their darks from mixtures rather than use black in any way. However, John Singer Sargent certainly used black, as did Turner (who is widely regarded as the father of Impressionism), and Renoir is quoted as saying “I've been for 40 years discovering that the queen of all colors is black.”
Even today, many artists will not consider using black paint and this has become one of the “rules”. You'll often hear that “black is a dead color” — I don't know who first used that phrase but it is so well-worn that it has become gospel (真理)．
Black is still in the palettes (调色板) of many portrait artists and, interestingly, the Swedish artist Anders Zorn famously often used a palette of just black, white, vermilion and yellow ochre, and his paintings are anything but dead! It is well worth the time to look at Zorn's limited-palette work and marvel at what can be obtained from those four colors.
I tend to use black in my rainy cityscapes. My favorite colors to use with black are some amazing grays that are possible without too much complication. The rebellion is already underway and black paint is being squeezed out of tubes all over the world.
Are you coming over to the dark side
12．What is the author's attitude towards breaking rules in art
A．Positive. B．Carefree.
C．Doubtful. D．Unfavorable.
13．Why are the painters mentioned in the third paragraph
A．To highlight the value of old rules.
B．To provide useful instruction for readers.
C．To illustrate actual significance of black paint.
D．To recommend distinguished artists in Impressionism.
14．What is Anders Zorn known for
A．Having large numbers of favorite palettes.
B．Preferring traditional styles to modern ones.
C．Using simple colors for expressive paintings.
D．Classifying interesting portraits as dead works.
15．What is the text mainly about
A．The reflection on the trend of art.
B．The invitation of the use of black.
C．The guidance on painting cityscapes.
D．The consequence of following rules.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Nowadays people will say that being an artist should be a temporary dream, something only a select few can do. __16__ It isn't just a painting or a song, but an expression of emotion that cannot be felt through just words themselves.
A craft of imagination can be more important than a craft of knowledge, and it is absolutely possible for the two to be combined. A piece of work isn't just something created without discipline or training. __17__ An artist needs to learn how to complete the basics like a master before they can add in their own emotions and change the painting to be their own.
__18__ This is a great quote for all artists in the sense that each piece of art is different, but inspirations are shared. Students are taught the same thing over and over again, which is good. However, by teaching them to accept new ways of finding solutions or solving their issues, __19__
There are schools who want to take out the different forms of art found in public schools. __20__ Every person needs a way to allow them to release stress in a healthy way, a way that can be shared with others or kept to themselves. If art, music is taken out of the school systems, then how are students supposed to learn about alternative ways to express themselves
A．a student's horizon can be expanded.
B．“Art is theft” was said by Pablo Picasso.
C．students can express themselves well in art classes.
D．Obviously, they are not fully aware about what art means.
E．It is the emotion as well as the training within the painting.
F．Unfortunately, this can hurt a student more than help him.
G．Thus, the importance of art education can never be too emphasized.
第二部分：语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting.I was expecting a quiet __21__ of the splendid artwork.
A young __22__ viewing the paintings ahead of me __23__ nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man's patience for putting up with her __24__ stream of words. Disturbed by their noise, I __25__.
I met them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away __26__.
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a __27__ when the couple approached the __28__. Before they left, the man __29__ into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He lengthened it into a long stick and then __30__ his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket.
“He's a __31__ man，” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't __32__. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there is a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art？” I asked. “He can't see.”
“Can't see You're wrong. He sees a lot, more than you and I do，” the clerk said. “His wife __33__ each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, courage and love that day.I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without __34__ and the courage of a husband who would not __35__ blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.
21．A.wander B．view
C．touch D．smell
22．A.clerk B．couple
C．man D．lady
23．A.screamed B．argued
C．yelled D．chatted
24．A.vivid B．constant
C．simple D．exciting
25．A.went out B．moved on
C．checked in D．got to
26．A.anxiously B．slowly
C．quickly D．sensibly
27．A.purchase B．dream
C．history D．choice
28．A.entrance B．exit
C．queue D．front
29．A.plugged B．bent
C．reached D．held
30．A.led B．found
C．forced D．tapped
31．A.gentle B．brave
C．smart D．rough
32．A.change B．realize
C．win D．fear
33．A.decorates B．draws
C．shows D．describes
34．A.expectation B．confidence
C．sight D．support
35．A.get B．hope
C．allow D．cause
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Qiang embroidery (羌绣) has a long and rich history. It dates back to the Han Dynasty, __36__ it was adopted for use on clothing. Usually practiced by women, it __37__ (feature) a bold use of brilliant colors and makes use of many kinds of stitches (针法). The Qiang people adore nature, so flowers, grasses, fruits, vegetables, and animals are used as inspiration for the embroidery's most common patterns.
As the local tourism industry began to develop, Chen Yunzhen, __38__ master of Qiang embroidery from Beichuan, Sichuan Province, decided to promote the embroidery as a brand to attract more tourists. Many local women, __39__ (great) encouraged by Chen, began to earn their living through Qiang embroidery. In an effort __40__ (stop) the endangered technique from disappearing, she established a workshop in 2014 that __41__ (provide) free training to over 20,000 people ever since.
To breathe new life __42__ Qiang embroidery, Chen has continued to keep an open mind, introducing new products like personal accessories (配饰), notebooks and bags, and __43__ (combine) metalwork and Qiang embroidery to create earrings, rings and necklaces that enjoy increasing __44__ (popular) among young consumers. For Chen, Qiang embroidery is much more than a piece of art to appreciate. The Qiang people do not have a __45__ (write) language, so Qiang embroidery must be well preserved and developed as part of efforts to sustain its culture.
第三部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是某国际学校的学生会主席李华，你校将邀请当地某艺术学校王教授做一个以”中国国画”为主题的讲座。请你以学生会的名义写一则通知，内容包括：
1．讲座目的；
2．讲座的时间和地点；
3．讲座内容。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.请按如下格式作答。
Notice
Students' Union
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
In a house far from the city lived John and his mother.John's only hobby was wandering in the nearby picturesque forest.In its center was a shiny clear lake with schools of fish dancing in it.Lovely animals such as deer or rabbits were playing around and cute birds were singing in trees.Fascinated by the beauty and liveliness of nature, he desired to become a great artist and present all the breath-taking scenes to the world.
John studied in the local primary school.Life was not easy for John and his mom after his father died.Knowing what hard work his mother did to make ends meet, John really didn't want his mother to worry.His mother knew the significance of education in life but she was against his dream of becoming an
artist.“The profession of artist can't aid a person in meeting his daily expenses，” she would say.But as each day passed, John's dream became more passionate.
Due to the living circumstances, even buying some new colors would be a luxury.John only used the worn drawing file and limited colors for his daily practice.Though lacking fine painting materials, he never gave up drawing.He spent a significant amount of time staying in the forest, secretly perfecting his craft.With continuous hard work and a distinct gift for art, he drew beautifully.
One day, John read about a competition being held in the town, whose deadline was only two days away.He got the perfect opportunity to fulfill his desire but he was in a dilemma (两难境地) as for the competition he needed special paints and some brushes.He didn't have the courage to ask his mother for money as he knew her prejudice against art.
That evening his mom returned from work and handed him a few paper notes, saying, “This is for your lunch at school next month.” The money was enough for his desired materials! John's face lit up.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式作答。
Early the next morning, John secretly left home with the money.
A week later, a phone call came to John's home.
UNIT 4 单元仿真验收性评价
第一部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了几个可以应用虚拟现实技术参观的博物馆。
1．选B 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，如果你喜欢现代艺术作品，可以参观纽约的古根海姆博物馆。
2．选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“This historical museum is home to plenty of ancient works”可知，对古代艺术品感兴趣的人会对柏林的佩加蒙博物馆感兴趣。
3．选D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段首句可知，洛杉矶的保罗·盖蒂博物馆的特殊之处在于它展览来自8世纪的欧洲艺术品。
语篇解读：本文是一篇人物传记。文章主要介绍了西班牙画家Salvador Dali的艺术生涯和代表作之一：《生病的男孩》。
4．选D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“His paintings are usually surrealistic and hard to understand, but once understood, they convey their message so fluently and beautifully.”可知，Dali的作品的主要风格是超现实且难以理解的，所以充满了“迷惑”。故选D。
5．选A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“This is a self portrait of him in Cadaqués, the coastal town where he used to spend his summers.”可知，这幅画的主题是Dali的自画像。故选A。
6．选C 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Similar to the canary, which is imprisoned inside this cage to stay, the boy's true self is imprisoned inside the body.”可知，作者用关在笼中的金丝雀来象征男孩真实的自我也被禁锢在了这具躯体中。故选C。
7．选D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“During his creative exploration ... he created one of his famous paintings, Sick Boy — Pointillism (点彩派)．”可知，Dali不墨守成规，富有创造力，而且一直在探索各种艺术风格，最终以其超现实主义的作品而闻名于世，因此可用creative来描述Salvador Dali。故选D。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。在意大利庞贝古城工作的研究人员在一个大型餐厅里发现了两幅壁画。文章对此进行了详细介绍。
8．选C 细节理解题。根据第二段的 “The team put a special kind of glue ... to protect it from the weather.”可知，这两幅壁画现在受到了专家们的保护。故选C。
9．选D 推理判断题。根据第三段可知，作者通过解释介绍了这门艺术的风格。故选D。
10．选A 词义猜测题。根据第四段的“We know who ARV is: he's Aulus Rustius Verus.He's a politician.He's super rich.”可知，ARV是人名的前三个字母缩写，所以the initials意为“(姓名的)首字母”。故选A。
11．选D 推理判断题。根据最后一段的 “The hope is that technology will improve ... the remaining ruins.”可知，揭开庞贝古城的面纱需要更好的方法。故选D。
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。人们似乎总把黑色和死气沉沉联系起来。画家是否该对黑色颜料退避三舍呢？不妨打破陈“规”， 把黑色大胆加入调色盘。
12．选A 推理判断题。第二段最后一句提到，关于构图、色调和色彩的规则，只要我们敢，都是可以打破的。由此可知作者支持在艺术创作中打破常规。
13．选C 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句可知，作者以三位著名画家钟爱黑色的事例为证， 支撑了画家不应墨守成规而拒绝黑色的观点， 也体现了黑色颜料在绘画中的重要性。
14．选C 细节理解题。第五段首句提到，安德斯·佐恩经常使用黑、白、朱红色和黄赭色的调色板，但是他的画作一点也不死气沉沉。由此可知该画家以用色简单但画作绝不乏味而闻名。
15．选B 主旨大意题。根据第二段内容可知，文章鼓励打破关于构图、色调和颜色的规则。结合下文通过举例说明黑色的重要性可知，本文主要谈论的是打破规则、运用黑色颜料。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了艺术是情感的表达。每一件艺术作品是不同的，但是灵感是可以共享的。
16．选D 空后一句提到“这不仅仅是一幅画或一首歌，还是一种情感的表达，而这种情感不能仅仅通过文字来表达。”该句是对选项D中“what art means”的解释。
17．选E 选项E中It指代空前一句中的“A piece of work”；空后一句中的“their own emotions”与选项E中的emotion相呼应。
18．选B 空后一句中的“This is a great quote”暗示空处与quote有关，故B项符合语境。
19．选A 空前一句中的However表示转折关系，选项A与上文的“by teaching them ... solving their issues”是因果关系，前因后果。
20．选F 下文“如果艺术、音乐被排除在学校体系之外，那么学生们又该如何学习其他表达自我的方式呢？”是对选项F的进一步解释。
第二部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。 作者在美术馆欣赏作品时，一位妻子为失明的丈夫讲解展出的作品。作者被这对夫妇所展示出来的耐心、勇气和彼此间的感情所感动。
21．选B 此处表示作者想安静地欣赏艺术作品。view意为“欣赏，观看”。
22．选B 根据下文“when the couple approached”可知，在作者前面的是一对夫妇(couple)。
23．选D 根据下文“the lady was doing all the talking”可知，此处指这对夫妇在不停地聊天(chatted)。
24．选B 根据下文“her continuous flow of words”可知，此处指这个女士连续不断的话语。constant意为“连续不断的”。
25．选B 根据句意可知，此处表示作者被他们的谈话干扰了，所以继续向前走。move on意为“继续前行”。
26．选C 根据上下文语境及句意可知，此处表示作者每次听到那位女士不停地说话，就迅速地(quickly)走开。
27．选A 根据句意可知，此处是指作者正站在博物馆的礼品柜台前购物(making a purchase)。
28．选B 根据下文“Before they left”可知，此处指这对夫妇靠近出口(exit)。
29．选C 根据句意可知，此处是指这个男子把手伸进(reached into)口袋。
30．选D 根据下文“Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age.”可知，这个男子是个盲人，拐杖是用来敲击地面探路的。
31．选B 根据下文语境可知，这个男子虽然是个盲人，但他没有放弃，故此处指他是个勇敢的(brave)人。
32．选A 根据语境可知，此处指在他康复期间，他承诺他的生活不会改变(change)。
33．选D 根据下文“a young wife describing paintings”可知，此处指这个男子的妻子给他描述(describes)图画。
34．选C 根据上文可知，这个男人是盲人，故此处指他没有视力(sight)。
35．选C 根据上文“During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't ________.”可知，这个丈夫不允许(allow)失明改变他的生活。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。羌绣大师陈运珍将羌绣作为一种品牌进行推广，以防止这种濒临失传的手艺消失。
36．when 考查定语从句。空格处引导定语从句，关系词在从句中作状语，表示时间，故填when。
37．features 考查时态及主谓一致。此处描述客观事实，应用一般现在时，又因句子的主语是it，为单数形式，因此谓语动词需要使用第三人称单数形式，故填features。
38．a 考查冠词。此处泛指“一位羌绣大师”，master发音以辅音音素开头，故master前应用不定冠词a。
39．greatly 考查副词。空处需用副词形式修饰动词encouraged，故填greatly。
40．to stop 考查非谓语动词。effort后接动词不定式作定语，故填to stop。
41．has provided 考查时态及主谓一致。根据下文的ever since可知，应用现在完成时；that指代先行词a workshop，为单数名词，故空处填has provided。
42．into 考查介词。 此处为固定搭配breathe new life into，表示“给……注入新的生命力”。
43．combining 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处应用现在分词形式作状语，并与前文的“introducing”构成并列结构。
44．popularity 考查名词。此处应填名词形式popularity“受欢迎程度”作increase的宾语。
45．written 考查形容词。 空处在句中作定语修饰language，故填分词形容词written。 written language表示“书面语言”。
第三部分
第一节(参考范文)
Notice
To enrich our school life and spread traditional Chinese culture, a lecture on the theme of traditional Chinese painting will be held in our school.
The lecture, which will be given by Professor Wang from a local art school, is scheduled to be delivered on Friday afternoon from 3 pm to 5 pm in the school lecture hall. The professor will first give us an overall introduction to traditional Chinese painting while showing famous Chinese paintings. Then he will show us the basic painting skills and draw a painting on the spot. Finally, there will be a question and answer session where we can have direct communication with Professor Wang.
Anyone interested is welcome to attend the lecture!
Students' Union
第二节(参考范文)
Early the next morning, John secretly left home with the money.Hastily, he bought paper and pens for painting, and then dashed to the competition.After signing up for it, he was given the task.It was his time.He was deeply absorbed in his work, forgetting everything around him.After finishing his task, he went home, with birds singing for him.Every day, he looked forward to the result happily and anxiously, though he felt hungry.It seemed that the time stopped.
A week later, a phone call came to John's home.Hearing what the man said, his mother felt puzzled, not knowing how his son had done it, because she knew it needed money.As soon as John arrived home, his mother told him the news, and waited for his explanation.Knowing the truth, her eyes welled up with tears.Hugging her son tightly, she apologized to him.But he was happy, not only because he had got the perfect opportunity to fulfill his desire, but also he was awarded a lot of money because of his work.
(时间：100分钟 满分：120分)
第一部分： 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Stuck at home These famous museums offer virtual tours you can take on your sofa. According to Fast Company, Google Arts & Culture teamed up with over 2,500 museums and galleries around the world to bring you virtual tours and online exhibits.
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Google's Street View lets visitors tour the Guggenheim's famous spiral (螺旋式) staircase without ever leaving home. From there, you can discover incredible works of art from the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary times.
Pergamon Museum, Berlin
As one of Germany's largest museums, Pergamon has a lot to offer — even if you can't physically be there.This historical museum is home to plenty of ancient works including the Ishtar Gate of Babylon and, of course, the Pergamon Altar.
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Anyone who is a fan of this tragic, gifted painter can see his works up close (or, almost up close) by virtually visiting this museum — the largest collection of artworks by Vincent van Gogh, including over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and over 750 personal letters.
The J．Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
European artworks from as far back as the 8th century can be found in this California art museum.Take a Street View tour to discover a huge collection of paintings, drawings, sculptures, manuscripts, and photographs.
To see more of Google Arts & Culture's collection of museums, visit its website.
1．Which one will you visit if you like modern art
A．Pergamon Museum.
B．Guggenheim Museum.
C．The J．Paul Getty Museum.
D．Van Gogh Museum.
2．Who will be interested in Pergamon Museum
A．One who is fond of tragic films.
B．One who enjoys European artworks.
C．One who likes paintings of Van Gogh.
D．One who is interested in ancient artworks.
3．What is special about the J．Paul Getty Museum
A．It is one of the largest museums in the USA.
B．It is the only home to artworks in California.
C．It includes all forms of artworks in the world.
D．It exhibits European artworks from the 8th century.
B
Salvador Dali is one of the most influential and famous painters of all time.Not just a painter, but his personality was as unique as his paintings.His surrealistic (超现实主义) paintings are so famous that they overshadow his other artworks.
Hearing the name “Salvador Dali” alone creates an image, or perhaps I should say, a painting in the minds of people.His paintings are usually surrealistic and hard to understand, but once understood, they convey their message so fluently and beautifully.During his creative exploration, Dali went deep into various artistic styles, such as impressionism, cloisonne (分格画), and cubism (立体画), before eventually venturing into surrealism.It was in this period that he created one of his famous paintings, Sick Boy — Pointillism (点彩派)．
Pointillism is the method of painting using only small dots of color to create the painting.Sick Boy is a clear mixture of expressionism and pointillism, but there's more going on here.Dali has added a little bit of surrealism as well.This is a self-portrait of him in Cadaqués, the coastal town where he used to spend his summers.
While the sickness of the child can be seen from his lying position, exhausted and weak, and looking at the viewers' eyes, the actual sickness is far more terrifying.Take a look at his hand with long, pointed fingers.His face presents a disturbing and threatening expression.It is hardly human.It almost feels like there is another creature inside the body of this kid, using the skin and face as a cover.
The parallel can be drawn from the other living thing in the painting, the caged canary (金丝雀)．Similar to the canary, which is imprisoned inside this cage to stay, the boy's true self is imprisoned inside the body.There might be some dark and sick intentions inside his mind, but those must be controlled.The way the sick child lies on the chair and stares ahead makes it one of the frightening paintings by Salvador Dali.
4．What is the main feature of Salvador Dali's paintings
A．Hope. B．Harmony.
C．Beauty. D．Confusion.
5．What is the subject of Sick Boy
A．A portrait Dali painted for himself.
B．The painter's favorite coastal town.
C．A canary imprisoned inside the cage.
D．The exploration of various artistic styles.
6．What is the significance of the caged canary in the painting
A．It represents the boy's sickness.
B．It conveys the beauty of nature.
C．It symbolizes the boy's trapped true self.
D．It shows the sick boy's love for animals.
7．Which word can best describe Salvador Dali
A．Realistic. B．Negative.
C．Strange. D．Creative.
C
Researchers working in the ancient city of Pompeii, Italy, have found two frescoes (a type of wall painting) in a large dining hall.The art has laid undisturbed beneath ash and pumice (a kind of rock that comes from volcanoes) for nearly 2,000 years.Pompeii was a Roman city in ancient Italy, until an eruption by Mount Vesuvius, a nearby volcano, in AD 79 buried it.The thick layer of ash and rock protected many of Pompeii's treasures from damage and thieves.Teams of archaeologists, experts who study ancient objects to help us understand history, are gradually uncovering its mysteries.
The team put a special kind of glue into the back of the frescoes to keep them from falling off the wall.A roof is being put up over the room too, to protect it from the weather.The paintings show figures from Greek stories, including Helen of Troy, the daughter of the god Zeus, and Cassandra, who could predict the future.The Romans admired Greek culture.
Experts say the style of the art is unusual for the time.The frescoes are painted on a black wall, and experts think the colour was chosen to hide soot, a black powder produced by the oil-burning lamps used at the time.It also makes the frescoes stand out brightly.The floor of the dining room is a mosaic (马赛克) where patterns are created with small tiles (瓷砖)．Researchers think the mosaic, which is white with a black border, contains a million tiles that would have reflected the sun up onto the paintings.
Archaeologists think they know who owned the building and paintings because they found the_initials “ARV” carved into a wall.Dr Sophie Hay told the BBC, “We know who ARV is: he's Aulus Rustius Verus.He's a politician.He's super-rich.”
Though there have been many incredible finds in the Pompeii area in recent years, uncovering Pompeii is tricky, expensive and time-consuming.A third of the city is still buried, but it will stay that way for now.The hope is that technology will improve and future archaeologists will find better ways of digging up the remaining ruins.
8．What can we conclude about the two frescoes
A．They were found on the roof of a dining hall.
B．They were first buried for better protection.
C．They are now well protected by the experts.
D．They are typical art works of Italian culture.
9．How does the author introduce the style of the art
A．By giving examples.
B．By making comparisons.
C．By telling stories.
D．By providing explanations.
10．What do the underlined words “the initials” mean in paragraph 4
A．The first letters.
B．The great politicians.
C．The rich persons.
D．The famous painters.
11．What can we infer from the last paragraph
A．The study of the buried city was incredible.
B．Uncovering Pompeii is a really easy task.
C．The whole city will be brought to light soon.
D．Better ways are needed to uncover Pompeii.
D
If you've been painting for a while, you would have heard about some of the age-old “rules” that regularly go the rounds.
Regardless, we tend to love art for what it is and thank goodness — because art would have died out long ago if its success depended on whether the artists followed all the rules in making it. To be fair, a lot of rules are tried-and-true-procedures, ways of doing things that have proved their worth over time. But rules regarding composition (构图), tone and color are all there to be broken if we dare.
Black paint was almost banned by the Impressionists, who preferred to get their darks from mixtures rather than use black in any way. However, John Singer Sargent certainly used black, as did Turner (who is widely regarded as the father of Impressionism), and Renoir is quoted as saying “I've been for 40 years discovering that the queen of all colors is black.”
Even today, many artists will not consider using black paint and this has become one of the “rules”. You'll often hear that “black is a dead color” — I don't know who first used that phrase but it is so well-worn that it has become gospel (真理)．
Black is still in the palettes (调色板) of many portrait artists and, interestingly, the Swedish artist Anders Zorn famously often used a palette of just black, white, vermilion and yellow ochre, and his paintings are anything but dead! It is well worth the time to look at Zorn's limited-palette work and marvel at what can be obtained from those four colors.
I tend to use black in my rainy cityscapes. My favorite colors to use with black are some amazing grays that are possible without too much complication. The rebellion is already underway and black paint is being squeezed out of tubes all over the world.
Are you coming over to the dark side
12．What is the author's attitude towards breaking rules in art
A．Positive. B．Carefree.
C．Doubtful. D．Unfavorable.
13．Why are the painters mentioned in the third paragraph
A．To highlight the value of old rules.
B．To provide useful instruction for readers.
C．To illustrate actual significance of black paint.
D．To recommend distinguished artists in Impressionism.
14．What is Anders Zorn known for
A．Having large numbers of favorite palettes.
B．Preferring traditional styles to modern ones.
C．Using simple colors for expressive paintings.
D．Classifying interesting portraits as dead works.
15．What is the text mainly about
A．The reflection on the trend of art.
B．The invitation of the use of black.
C．The guidance on painting cityscapes.
D．The consequence of following rules.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Nowadays people will say that being an artist should be a temporary dream, something only a select few can do. __16__ It isn't just a painting or a song, but an expression of emotion that cannot be felt through just words themselves.
A craft of imagination can be more important than a craft of knowledge, and it is absolutely possible for the two to be combined. A piece of work isn't just something created without discipline or training. __17__ An artist needs to learn how to complete the basics like a master before they can add in their own emotions and change the painting to be their own.
__18__ This is a great quote for all artists in the sense that each piece of art is different, but inspirations are shared. Students are taught the same thing over and over again, which is good. However, by teaching them to accept new ways of finding solutions or solving their issues, __19__
There are schools who want to take out the different forms of art found in public schools. __20__ Every person needs a way to allow them to release stress in a healthy way, a way that can be shared with others or kept to themselves. If art, music is taken out of the school systems, then how are students supposed to learn about alternative ways to express themselves
A．a student's horizon can be expanded.
B．“Art is theft” was said by Pablo Picasso.
C．students can express themselves well in art classes.
D．Obviously, they are not fully aware about what art means.
E．It is the emotion as well as the training within the painting.
F．Unfortunately, this can hurt a student more than help him.
G．Thus, the importance of art education can never be too emphasized.
第二部分：语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting.I was expecting a quiet __21__ of the splendid artwork.
A young __22__ viewing the paintings ahead of me __23__ nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man's patience for putting up with her __24__ stream of words. Disturbed by their noise, I __25__.
I met them several times as I moved through the various rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away __26__.
I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a __27__ when the couple approached the __28__. Before they left, the man __29__ into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He lengthened it into a long stick and then __30__ his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket.
“He's a __31__ man，” the clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't __32__. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there is a new art show.”
“But what does he get out of the art？” I asked. “He can't see.”
“Can't see You're wrong. He sees a lot, more than you and I do，” the clerk said. “His wife __33__ each painting so he can see it in his head.”
I learned something about patience, courage and love that day.I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without __34__ and the courage of a husband who would not __35__ blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.
21．A.wander B．view
C．touch D．smell
22．A.clerk B．couple
C．man D．lady
23．A.screamed B．argued
C．yelled D．chatted
24．A.vivid B．constant
C．simple D．exciting
25．A.went out B．moved on
C．checked in D．got to
26．A.anxiously B．slowly
C．quickly D．sensibly
27．A.purchase B．dream
C．history D．choice
28．A.entrance B．exit
C．queue D．front
29．A.plugged B．bent
C．reached D．held
30．A.led B．found
C．forced D．tapped
31．A.gentle B．brave
C．smart D．rough
32．A.change B．realize
C．win D．fear
33．A.decorates B．draws
C．shows D．describes
34．A.expectation B．confidence
C．sight D．support
35．A.get B．hope
C．allow D．cause
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Qiang embroidery (羌绣) has a long and rich history. It dates back to the Han Dynasty, __36__ it was adopted for use on clothing. Usually practiced by women, it __37__ (feature) a bold use of brilliant colors and makes use of many kinds of stitches (针法). The Qiang people adore nature, so flowers, grasses, fruits, vegetables, and animals are used as inspiration for the embroidery's most common patterns.
As the local tourism industry began to develop, Chen Yunzhen, __38__ master of Qiang embroidery from Beichuan, Sichuan Province, decided to promote the embroidery as a brand to attract more tourists. Many local women, __39__ (great) encouraged by Chen, began to earn their living through Qiang embroidery. In an effort __40__ (stop) the endangered technique from disappearing, she established a workshop in 2014 that __41__ (provide) free training to over 20,000 people ever since.
To breathe new life __42__ Qiang embroidery, Chen has continued to keep an open mind, introducing new products like personal accessories (配饰), notebooks and bags, and __43__ (combine) metalwork and Qiang embroidery to create earrings, rings and necklaces that enjoy increasing __44__ (popular) among young consumers. For Chen, Qiang embroidery is much more than a piece of art to appreciate. The Qiang people do not have a __45__ (write) language, so Qiang embroidery must be well preserved and developed as part of efforts to sustain its culture.
第三部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是某国际学校的学生会主席李华，你校将邀请当地某艺术学校王教授做一个以”中国国画”为主题的讲座。请你以学生会的名义写一则通知，内容包括：
1．讲座目的；
2．讲座的时间和地点；
3．讲座内容。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.请按如下格式作答。
Notice
Students' Union
第二节(满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
In a house far from the city lived John and his mother.John's only hobby was wandering in the nearby picturesque forest.In its center was a shiny clear lake with schools of fish dancing in it.Lovely animals such as deer or rabbits were playing around and cute birds were singing in trees.Fascinated by the beauty and liveliness of nature, he desired to become a great artist and present all the breath-taking scenes to the world.
John studied in the local primary school.Life was not easy for John and his mom after his father died.Knowing what hard work his mother did to make ends meet, John really didn't want his mother to worry.His mother knew the significance of education in life but she was against his dream of becoming an
artist.“The profession of artist can't aid a person in meeting his daily expenses，” she would say.But as each day passed, John's dream became more passionate.
Due to the living circumstances, even buying some new colors would be a luxury.John only used the worn drawing file and limited colors for his daily practice.Though lacking fine painting materials, he never gave up drawing.He spent a significant amount of time staying in the forest, secretly perfecting his craft.With continuous hard work and a distinct gift for art, he drew beautifully.
One day, John read about a competition being held in the town, whose deadline was only two days away.He got the perfect opportunity to fulfill his desire but he was in a dilemma (两难境地) as for the competition he needed special paints and some brushes.He didn't have the courage to ask his mother for money as he knew her prejudice against art.
That evening his mom returned from work and handed him a few paper notes, saying, “This is for your lunch at school next month.” The money was enough for his desired materials! John's face lit up.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式作答。
Early the next morning, John secretly left home with the money.
A week later, a phone call came to John's home.
UNIT 4 单元仿真验收性评价
第一部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了几个可以应用虚拟现实技术参观的博物馆。
1．选B 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，如果你喜欢现代艺术作品，可以参观纽约的古根海姆博物馆。
2．选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“This historical museum is home to plenty of ancient works”可知，对古代艺术品感兴趣的人会对柏林的佩加蒙博物馆感兴趣。
3．选D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段首句可知，洛杉矶的保罗·盖蒂博物馆的特殊之处在于它展览来自8世纪的欧洲艺术品。
语篇解读：本文是一篇人物传记。文章主要介绍了西班牙画家Salvador Dali的艺术生涯和代表作之一：《生病的男孩》。
4．选D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“His paintings are usually surrealistic and hard to understand, but once understood, they convey their message so fluently and beautifully.”可知，Dali的作品的主要风格是超现实且难以理解的，所以充满了“迷惑”。故选D。
5．选A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“This is a self portrait of him in Cadaqués, the coastal town where he used to spend his summers.”可知，这幅画的主题是Dali的自画像。故选A。
6．选C 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Similar to the canary, which is imprisoned inside this cage to stay, the boy's true self is imprisoned inside the body.”可知，作者用关在笼中的金丝雀来象征男孩真实的自我也被禁锢在了这具躯体中。故选C。
7．选D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“During his creative exploration ... he created one of his famous paintings, Sick Boy — Pointillism (点彩派)．”可知，Dali不墨守成规，富有创造力，而且一直在探索各种艺术风格，最终以其超现实主义的作品而闻名于世，因此可用creative来描述Salvador Dali。故选D。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。在意大利庞贝古城工作的研究人员在一个大型餐厅里发现了两幅壁画。文章对此进行了详细介绍。
8．选C 细节理解题。根据第二段的 “The team put a special kind of glue ... to protect it from the weather.”可知，这两幅壁画现在受到了专家们的保护。故选C。
9．选D 推理判断题。根据第三段可知，作者通过解释介绍了这门艺术的风格。故选D。
10．选A 词义猜测题。根据第四段的“We know who ARV is: he's Aulus Rustius Verus.He's a politician.He's super rich.”可知，ARV是人名的前三个字母缩写，所以the initials意为“(姓名的)首字母”。故选A。
11．选D 推理判断题。根据最后一段的 “The hope is that technology will improve ... the remaining ruins.”可知，揭开庞贝古城的面纱需要更好的方法。故选D。
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。人们似乎总把黑色和死气沉沉联系起来。画家是否该对黑色颜料退避三舍呢？不妨打破陈“规”， 把黑色大胆加入调色盘。
12．选A 推理判断题。第二段最后一句提到，关于构图、色调和色彩的规则，只要我们敢，都是可以打破的。由此可知作者支持在艺术创作中打破常规。
13．选C 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句可知，作者以三位著名画家钟爱黑色的事例为证， 支撑了画家不应墨守成规而拒绝黑色的观点， 也体现了黑色颜料在绘画中的重要性。
14．选C 细节理解题。第五段首句提到，安德斯·佐恩经常使用黑、白、朱红色和黄赭色的调色板，但是他的画作一点也不死气沉沉。由此可知该画家以用色简单但画作绝不乏味而闻名。
15．选B 主旨大意题。根据第二段内容可知，文章鼓励打破关于构图、色调和颜色的规则。结合下文通过举例说明黑色的重要性可知，本文主要谈论的是打破规则、运用黑色颜料。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了艺术是情感的表达。每一件艺术作品是不同的，但是灵感是可以共享的。
16．选D 空后一句提到“这不仅仅是一幅画或一首歌，还是一种情感的表达，而这种情感不能仅仅通过文字来表达。”该句是对选项D中“what art means”的解释。
17．选E 选项E中It指代空前一句中的“A piece of work”；空后一句中的“their own emotions”与选项E中的emotion相呼应。
18．选B 空后一句中的“This is a great quote”暗示空处与quote有关，故B项符合语境。
19．选A 空前一句中的However表示转折关系，选项A与上文的“by teaching them ... solving their issues”是因果关系，前因后果。
20．选F 下文“如果艺术、音乐被排除在学校体系之外，那么学生们又该如何学习其他表达自我的方式呢？”是对选项F的进一步解释。
第二部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。 作者在美术馆欣赏作品时，一位妻子为失明的丈夫讲解展出的作品。作者被这对夫妇所展示出来的耐心、勇气和彼此间的感情所感动。
21．选B 此处表示作者想安静地欣赏艺术作品。view意为“欣赏，观看”。
22．选B 根据下文“when the couple approached”可知，在作者前面的是一对夫妇(couple)。
23．选D 根据下文“the lady was doing all the talking”可知，此处指这对夫妇在不停地聊天(chatted)。
24．选B 根据下文“her continuous flow of words”可知，此处指这个女士连续不断的话语。constant意为“连续不断的”。
25．选B 根据句意可知，此处表示作者被他们的谈话干扰了，所以继续向前走。move on意为“继续前行”。
26．选C 根据上下文语境及句意可知，此处表示作者每次听到那位女士不停地说话，就迅速地(quickly)走开。
27．选A 根据句意可知，此处是指作者正站在博物馆的礼品柜台前购物(making a purchase)。
28．选B 根据下文“Before they left”可知，此处指这对夫妇靠近出口(exit)。
29．选C 根据句意可知，此处是指这个男子把手伸进(reached into)口袋。
30．选D 根据下文“Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age.”可知，这个男子是个盲人，拐杖是用来敲击地面探路的。
31．选B 根据下文语境可知，这个男子虽然是个盲人，但他没有放弃，故此处指他是个勇敢的(brave)人。
32．选A 根据语境可知，此处指在他康复期间，他承诺他的生活不会改变(change)。
33．选D 根据下文“a young wife describing paintings”可知，此处指这个男子的妻子给他描述(describes)图画。
34．选C 根据上文可知，这个男人是盲人，故此处指他没有视力(sight)。
35．选C 根据上文“During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't ________.”可知，这个丈夫不允许(allow)失明改变他的生活。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。羌绣大师陈运珍将羌绣作为一种品牌进行推广，以防止这种濒临失传的手艺消失。
36．when 考查定语从句。空格处引导定语从句，关系词在从句中作状语，表示时间，故填when。
37．features 考查时态及主谓一致。此处描述客观事实，应用一般现在时，又因句子的主语是it，为单数形式，因此谓语动词需要使用第三人称单数形式，故填features。
38．a 考查冠词。此处泛指“一位羌绣大师”，master发音以辅音音素开头，故master前应用不定冠词a。
39．greatly 考查副词。空处需用副词形式修饰动词encouraged，故填greatly。
40．to stop 考查非谓语动词。effort后接动词不定式作定语，故填to stop。
41．has provided 考查时态及主谓一致。根据下文的ever since可知，应用现在完成时；that指代先行词a workshop，为单数名词，故空处填has provided。
42．into 考查介词。 此处为固定搭配breathe new life into，表示“给……注入新的生命力”。
43．combining 考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处应用现在分词形式作状语，并与前文的“introducing”构成并列结构。
44．popularity 考查名词。此处应填名词形式popularity“受欢迎程度”作increase的宾语。
45．written 考查形容词。 空处在句中作定语修饰language，故填分词形容词written。 written language表示“书面语言”。
第三部分
第一节(参考范文)
Notice
To enrich our school life and spread traditional Chinese culture, a lecture on the theme of traditional Chinese painting will be held in our school.
The lecture, which will be given by Professor Wang from a local art school, is scheduled to be delivered on Friday afternoon from 3 pm to 5 pm in the school lecture hall. The professor will first give us an overall introduction to traditional Chinese painting while showing famous Chinese paintings. Then he will show us the basic painting skills and draw a painting on the spot. Finally, there will be a question and answer session where we can have direct communication with Professor Wang.
Anyone interested is welcome to attend the lecture!
Students' Union
第二节(参考范文)
Early the next morning, John secretly left home with the money.Hastily, he bought paper and pens for painting, and then dashed to the competition.After signing up for it, he was given the task.It was his time.He was deeply absorbed in his work, forgetting everything around him.After finishing his task, he went home, with birds singing for him.Every day, he looked forward to the result happily and anxiously, though he felt hungry.It seemed that the time stopped.
A week later, a phone call came to John's home.Hearing what the man said, his mother felt puzzled, not knowing how his son had done it, because she knew it needed money.As soon as John arrived home, his mother told him the news, and waited for his explanation.Knowing the truth, her eyes welled up with tears.Hugging her son tightly, she apologized to him.But he was happy, not only because he had got the perfect opportunity to fulfill his desire, but also he was awarded a lot of money because of his work.