Unit 1 Section Ⅰ Warming Up & Reading
能力提升
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2019·江苏金陵中学期末考试)
Pingviman Hotel
Offering an outdoor pool，Pingviman Hotel offers Thai-style rooms in Chiang Mai.Free WiFi is available and a free service takes guests to the Chiang Mai Night Bazaar.All rooms are equipped with a 48-inch flatscreen cable TV and DVD player.
Facilities at this hotel include a business center，a fitness center and laundry (洗衣物) services.There is also a tour desk and meeting facilities.
We speak your language!
Hotel Rooms: 35
Art Mai Gallery Nimman Hotel
Situated in Chiang Mai's trendiest area，Art Mai Gallery Nimman Hotel Chiang Mai by Compass Hospitality provides accommodation(住宿)in a boutique hotel well decorated with artworks from the famous local Thai artists.Free WiFi is offered.
At Art Mai Gallery Nimman Hotel，guests will find an outdoor pool，a fitness center and massage services.There is also a modern art collection for sale at the lobby area.
Hotel Rooms: 79
At Chiang Mai
At Chiang Mai is a 2-minute walk from the Sunday Walking Street.It offers rooms with a bathtub and free WiFi.Guests can relax by the pool or arrange sightseeing trips at the tour desk.
Staff at the 24-hour front desk can help guests arrange shuttle services and laundry.A selection of international newspapers and board games are available for guests to enjoy.
Home-style Thai and European dishes are served at the restaurant from 07?00 to 23?00.
We speak your language!
Hotel Rooms: 37
De Chai The Colonial Hotel
Stylish colonial design is the trademark (商标) of De Chai Hotel，with its indoor pool and free WiFi.Located along Thapae Road，it is a 5-minute walk from the Sunday Walking Street.
Fully air-conditioned and extra spacious rooms at De Chai are equipped with 37-inch flat-screen TVs，DVD players and iPod docks.Beautiful city views can be enjoyed through the clear floor-to-ceiling windows.Free WiFi is available in all areas.
Chang Khlan is a great choice for travelers interested in shopping，night markers and markets.
We speak your language!
Hotel Rooms: 40
【语篇解读】 本篇为应用文，介绍了四家旅馆的信息，包括旅馆的设施和服务等。
1．What's the similarity among the four hotels?
A．They all have an outdoor pool.
B．They all equip the hotel rooms with cable TVs.
C．They all have a center for fitness.
D．They all provide free WiFi.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据文章中四家旅馆所提到的WiFi的信息可知，这四家旅馆都提供免费无线网。故选D。
2．In which hotels can guests book a trip more conveniently?
A．Pingviman Hotel and De Chai The Colonial Hotel.
B．Art Mai Gallery Nimman Hotel and At Chiang Mai.
C．Pingviman Hotel and At Chiang Mai.
D．Art Mai Gallery Nimman Hotel and De Chai The Colonial Hote.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据Pingviman Hotel这部分中的“There is also a tour desk and meeting facilities.”和At Chiang Mai这部分中的“arrange sightseeing trips at the tour desk”可知，在Pingviman Hotel和At Chiang Mai这两家旅馆客人可以更方便地预订旅行。故选C。
3．What can be inferred from the passage?
A．The bus of Pingviman Hotel can take guests to the Chiang Mai Night Bazaar.
B．There are two hotels not far away from the Sunday Walking Street.
C．Guests living in De Chai The Colonial Hotel can enjoy the beautiful city views.
D．Art Mai Gallery Nimman Hotel sells artworks from local Thai artists.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据At Chiang Mai这部分中的“At Chiang Mai is a 2-minute walk from the Sunday Walking Street.”和De Chai The Colonial Hotel这部分中的“it is a 5-minute walk from the Sunday Walking Street.”可知，这两家旅馆都离the Sunday Walking Street不远，故选B。
4．What can't guests do in the hotels according to the passage?
A．Have meals at the restaurant of At Chiang Mai 24 hours.
B．Have their clothes washed in At Chiang Mai.
C．Have a meeting in Pingviman Hotel.
D．Do massage in Art Mai Gallery Nimman Hotel.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据At Chiang Mai这部分中的“Home-style Thai and European dishes are served at the restaurant from 07?00 to 23?00.”可知，客人不能24小时在这里用餐。故选A。
B
(2018·全国卷Ⅲ)
While famous foreign architects are invited to lead the designs of landmark buildings in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Center for the Performing Arts，many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center stage.
Their efforts have been proven fruitful.Wang Shu，a 49-year-old Chinese architect，won the 2012 Prizker Architecture Prize—which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize in architecture—on February 28.He is the first Chinese citizen to win this award.
Wang serves as head of the Architecture Department at the China Academy of Art (CAA)．His office is located at the Xiangshan campus (校园) of the university in Hangzhou，Zhejiang Province.Many buildings on the campus are his original creations.
The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities.Many visitors were amazed by the complex architectural space and abundant building types.The curves (曲线)of the buildings perfectly match the rise and fall of hills，forming a unique view.
Wang collected more than 7 million abandoned bricks of different ages.He asked the workers to use traditional techniques to make the bricks into walls，roofs and corridors.This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements(元素)．
Wang's works show a deep understanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of traditions.Through such a balance，he had created a new type of Chinese architecture，said Tadao Ando，the winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize.
Wang believes traditions should not be sealed in glass boxes at museums.“That is only evidence that traditions once existed，”he said.
“Many Chinese people have a misunderstanding of traditions.They think tradition means old things from the past.In fact，tradition also refers to the things that have been developing and that are still being created，”he said.
“Today，many Chinese people are learning Western styles and theories rather than focusing on Chinese traditions.Many people tend to talk about traditions without knowing what they really are，”said Wang.
The study of traditions should be combined with practice.Otherwise，the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty，he said.
【语篇解读】 本文报道了中国建筑设计师王澍在其作品中弘扬中国传统建筑文化。
5．Wang's winning of the prize means that Chinese architects are ________.
A．following the latest world trend
B．getting international recognition
C．working harder than ever before
D．relying on foreign architects
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Wang Shu，a 49-year-old Chinese architect，won the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize—which is often referred to as the Nobel Prize in architecture—on February 28.”可知， 中国49岁的建筑师王澍获得了2012年普利兹克建筑奖，即他的作品赢得了国际的认同和肯定，故选B。A项曲解文意。王澍获奖并不意味着中国的建筑设计师正紧跟世界最新潮流；C项和D项均属无中生有，与文中信息不符。
6．What impressed visitors to the CAA Xiangshan campus most?
A．Its hilly environment.
B．Its large size.
C．Its unique style.
D．Its diverse functions.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The style of the campus is quite different from that of most Chinese universities.”和“The curves(曲线)of the buildings perfectly match the rise and fall of hills，forming a unique view.”可知，杭州香山学院的建筑风格与中国其他大学的校园建筑有很大差异，建筑曲线与山峦起伏完美融合，形成了一道独特的风景。故选C。A项“Its hilly environment.”(丘陵环境)曲解文意；B项和D项属无中生有。
7．What made Wang's architectural design a success?
A．The mixture of different shapes.
B．The balance of East and West.
C．The use of popular techniques.
D．The harmony of old and new.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“This creation attracted a lot of attention thanks to its mixture of modern and traditional Chinese elements(元素)．”可知，王澍的作品之所以引起了广泛的关注，是因为他在作品中将中国建筑的传统和现代元素进行了有机融合，构成了传统与现代的和谐，故选D。A项曲解文意，是传统与现代元素的融合而非不同形状的混合，B项指中西建筑文化的平衡，C项为时尚技术的运用，均不符合文意。
8．What should we do about Chinese traditions according to Wang?
A．Spread them to the world.
B．Preserve them at museums.
C．Teach them in universities.
D．Recreate them in practice.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，中国的传统应该与实践紧密联系，否则它的再创造就会是不自然的、无意义的。故选D。A项“Spread them to the world.”，属无中生有；B项将其保存在博物馆，属颠倒是非；文章以大学校园为例说明建筑艺术的规划，而非在大学里教授传统建筑艺术，故C项错误。
Ⅱ.语法填空
The customs and faith of a people have influenced art.Styles in Western art 1.________________(change) for many years.During the Middle Ages，the main aim of painters was 2.________________(represent) religious themes.During the Renaissance, new ideas and values gradually replaced those 3.________________(hold) in the Middle Ages.People began to concentrate less on religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude 4.________________ life.One of the most important 5.________________(discover) during this period was how to draw things in perspective. If the rules of perspective had not been discovered，no one would have been able to paint such realistic pictures.In 6.________________ late 19th century，Europe changed a great deal, form a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial one.7.________________(nature)，these changes also led to new painting styles.Among the painters were the Impressionists，8.________________ were the first painters to work outdoors.In a sense，without the Impressionists，many of modern art styles might not exist.On the one hand，some modern art is abstract；on the other hand，some paintings of modern art 9.________________(be) so realistic that they look like photographs.These styles are so 10.________________(difference) that no one can predict what painting styles will come into being in the future.
【语篇解读】 本篇文章讲述了不同时期的绘画形式。
1．解析：考查动词的时态。由后面的时间状语“for many years”可知，这里用现在完成时，故填have changed。
答案：have changed
2．解析：考查非谓语动词。根据语境并分析句子结构可知，这里应用动词不定式表目的，在句中作表语，故填to represent。
答案：to represent
3．解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，those与hold之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，应用过去分词作定语，故填held。
答案：held
4．解析：考查介词。attitude后常跟介词to /towards表示“对……的态度”。
答案：to/towards
5．解析：考查名词。由“one of＋the＋形容词最高级＋名词复数”结构可知，空处要填名词的复数形式，故填discoveries。
答案：discoveries
6．解析：考查冠词。in the late 19th century“在19世纪晚期”，为习惯搭配。
答案：the
7．解析：考查副词。这里修饰整个句子，应该用副词，故填Naturally。
答案：Naturally
8．解析：考查定语从句。先行词为the Impressionists，表示人，而且空处引导的是非限制性定语从句并在从句中作主语，故填who。
答案：who
9．解析：考查主谓一致。分析句子结构可知，主语的中心词是some paintings，故填are。
答案：are
10．解析：考查形容词。分析句子结构可知，空处作表语，故填形容词different。
答案：different
1．be equipped with 用……装备
2．available 可获得的；有空的；能找到的
3．effort 努力
4．refer to 提到；涉及
5．abandon 抛弃；放弃
6．be combined with 与……结合
Situated in Chiang Mai's trendiest area， Art Mai Gallery Nimman Hotel Chiang Mai by Compass Hospitality provides accommodation ?住宿? in a boutique hotel well decorated with artworks from the famous local Thai artists.
[分析] 句子主语为Art Mai Gallery Nimman Hotel Chiang Mai by Compass Hospitality， 谓语动词为provides宾语为accommodation； Situated...为过去分词短语作状语；well decorated with...为过去分词短语作定语修饰hotel.
[翻译] Art Mai Gallery Nimman Hotel Chiang Mai by Compass Hospitality位于清迈最时尚的区域，为客人提供精品酒店住宿，店里精美地装饰着来自泰国当地著名艺术家的作品。
课件21张PPT。Section Ⅰ Warming Up & Reading 语 篇 理 解 基 础 巩 固 能 力 提 升 基 础 巩 固abstract sculpture faith conventional typical evident adoptpossesscoincidencecontroversialridiculousshadowpredictattempttechniqueby coincidencea great dealon the other handhave a good reputationbe allergic tohave a preference forbreak away frombe eager to do sthAmong the painterswere the Impressioniststo work outdoorsThis is because语 篇 理 解 但是很明显，这些想法在13世纪时发生了改 变，像乔托这样的画家们开始以一种更加现实的风格来画宗教 场景。 一方面，有些现代艺术是抽象的，也就是说， 画家并不打算把我们眼睛看到的东西如实地画出来，而是集 中展现物体的某些品质特性，用色彩、线条和形状把它们呈 现出来。 在印象派作品创作之时，它们就存在着争议， 但如今已被人们接受而成为现在我们所说的“现代艺术”的 始祖了。 能 力 提 升点 击 进 入Unit 1 Section Ⅱ Learning about Language
& Using Language
能力提升
Ⅰ.七选五
Five simple things that are actually complex
The proof for“1＋1＝2”is over 300 pages long.
__1__ In the early 20th century，Bertrand Russell wanted to prove that mathematics worked，so he decided to start with the simplest concept and prove 1＋1＝2.However，it took the mathematician and philosopher 372 pages of complex sums.
Defining the word “the” is really difficult.
The word “the”is one of the most common words in English.__2__ For example，why do we say，“I have the flu”，but not “I have the headache”？In the Oxford English Dictionary，there are almost two dozen different ways the word can be used in a sentence correctly.
Yawning.
Some people say we yawn to keep us alert by taking in oxygen.However，various experiments have shown that yawning actually cools down the brain.__3__ As for why yawning is contagious(感染性的)，no one knows that either.
Left and right have been confusing philosophers for years.
Would you explain the concept of left and right in terms of your relative position to a well-known landmark(地标性建筑)？__4__ It's a question that has been puzzling philosophers for years because，without a point of reference，it's difficult to define what left and right actually are.
__5__
You'd think that the reason we enjoy things is because it feels good in some way，but it's only half the story.There's a famous experiment where wine experts were fooled into thinking a cheap bottle of wine was an outstanding one just by switching the labels.Their enjoyment of the product wasn't based on appreciation of wine—it was based on the fact that they were told it was good wine.
A．What you feel may not be the truth.
B．We enjoy things for reasons other than enjoyment.
C．But what if you were talking to one who couldn't see?
D．We all know that one plus one equals two，but do you know why?
E．In fact，there is no universally agreed theory for why we actually yawn.
F．Maybe you'd refer to the move of the Earth or something comparably huge.
G．Most of us have probably never stopped to think about how strange a word it actually is.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章列举了五件让人琢磨不透的简单事。
1．解析：选D 根据本段标题可知，本段是介绍“关于1＋1＝2的论证有300多页”。D项中的“one plus one equals two”符合本段内容。
2．解析：选G 根据本空后的例子可知，同样是在说生病，但是有的时候用the，有的时候不用the，所以说the“这个词实际上非常奇怪”，只是因为它太常见了，所以“大部分从来没有想过这回事”。
3．解析：选E 本空前两句分别介绍了关于打哈欠的两种不同理论，由此可推测“实际上，关于我们为什么打哈欠现在还没有一个一致同意的理论”。本空后一句中的“no one knows that either”也提示了大家还不知道为什么会打哈欠、打哈欠为什么会传染。
4．解析：选C 根据本空前的内容可知，我们有时会以自己与某一地标性建筑的相对位置来定义左右，“但是如果我们是同一个盲人交谈呢”，又该如何定义左右呢？这也是如何定义左右困扰了哲学家很多年的原因。
5．解析：选B 根据本段列举的例子及最后一句“Their enjoyment of the product wasn't based on appreciation of wine—it was based on the fact that they were told it was good wine.”可知“我们喜欢一样东西除了它能带给我们愉悦，还有其他的原因。”
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2019·四川巴中普通高中高二上学期考试)
Margaret came home from school with a drawing in her hand and very big tears in her eyes.She had drawn a picture of Jane's house and a boy had __1__ it.
“I think it's very __2__，”said Margaret's mother.“Let's show it to Jane and see what she thinks.”
They went to Jane's house to show her the __3__.Jane looked at the picture and its beautiful flowers and smiled.“What a lovely drawing！You are a(n)__4__ artist.”Margaret felt a little better.“It's a picture of your __5__，”she said.“A boy at school said it was __6__.”“Nonsense！”said Jane.“We all __7__ things in different ways and we all find our own ways to show people what we see.Everybody is different and art is __8__ everybody.Let's go and see Uncle Dot and I'll show you what I__9__.”
Uncle Dot was painting a picture of two fishermen who were __10__ on their boat.Jane showed him Margaret's drawing.
“Well，this is nice！”Uncle Dot said.“I like the way you showed all the __11__ in Jane's garden，and that's a very cheerful sun in the sky.__12__ is such great fun，isn't it？Why don't all of you sit down and draw or paint with me for a while？I have lots of art __13__.Use whatever you like.”Jane found some colored pencils；Margaret chose markers and her mother __14__ a few bits of colored chalk.Uncle Dot gave them __15__ and they all began to draw and paint on it.
When they finished，they __16__ their pictures up and stepped back to look at them.Each piece was __17__.Everyone had seen the same things: a boat，fishermen，the sea，the sky，and the sun.But each person __18__ those things in his or her own way.
From that day on，Margaret enjoyed all kinds of art.She didn't __19__ if others thought her work was“good” or not __20__ she knew that didn't matter at all.
【语篇解读】 每个人都可以是一个艺术家，不要介意他人的看法，因为那并不重要。
1．A.caught sight of B．looked up to
C．made fun of D．got rid of
解析：选C 结合前面的“Margaret came home from school with a drawing in her hand and very big tears in her eyes.”可知，她的眼里含着泪水，因此这里指她的画遭到了一个男孩的嘲笑。
2．A.nice B．controversial
C．simple D．funny
解析：选A 根据空后面的“Let's show it to Jane and see what she thinks.”以及下文中的“What a lovely drawing！”可知，母亲认为她的画很漂亮。
3．A.gift B．drawing
C．award D．collection
解析：选B 根据语境可知，此处表示Margaret的母亲带着她去给Jane看这幅画。
4．A.hard-working B．typical
C．conventional D．excellent
解析：选D 根据空前面的“What a lovely drawing！”可知，Jane认为这是一幅可爱的画，因此赞美她是一个优秀的画家。
5．A.garden B．house
C．gallery D．yard
解析：选B 根据第一段中的“a picture of Jane's house”可知，她画的是Jane家的房子。
6．A.mysterious B．colorful
C．awful D．delicate
解析：选C 结合第一段内容可知，这里指那个男孩认为她的画很难看。awful“糟透的，极难看的”。
7．A.see B．predict
C．clarify D．judge
解析：选A 根据空后面的“things in different ways and we all find our own ways to show people what we see”可知，Jane认为我们看待事物的方式都是不同的。
8．A.in B．for
C．with D．about
解析：选B 根据空前面的“Everybody is different”及语境可知，艺术是属于每一个人的。
9．A.observe B．acquire
C．announce D．mean
解析：选D 根据空前面的“Let's go and see Uncle Dot and I'll show you”可知，她们要去让Dot叔叔看看她的画，然后让Margaret明白刚才Jane所说的话的意思。
10．A.working B．sleeping
C．arguing D．singing
解析：选A 根据“Uncle Dot was painting a picture of two fishermen who were __10__ on their boat.”和常识可知，这些渔民正在捕鱼。
11．A.birds B．insects
C．flowers D．grass
解析：选C 根据上文中的“its beautiful flowers”可知，此处指的是那些漂亮的花。
12．A.Art B．Music
C．Literature D．Architecture
解析：选A 根据后面的“Why don't all of you sit down and draw or paint with me for a while？”可知，艺术是非常有趣的。
13．A.pencils B．tools
C．models D．sculptures
解析：选B 结合下文的“Jane found some colored pencils；Margaret chose markers and her mother...chalk.”可知，这里指Dot有很多画画的工具。
14．A.brought out B．turned out
C．dug out D．picked out
解析：选D 根据空后面的“a few bits of colored chalk”可知，Margaret的母亲从这些画画的工具中挑选了一些彩色的粉笔。pick out“挑选”。
15．A.comfort B．guidance
C．paper D．assistance
解析：选C 根据空后面的“they all began to draw and paint on it”可推知，Dot给了她们一些纸，因此她们在纸上开始画画。
16．A.hung B．held
C．broke D．took
解析：选A 根据空后面的“their pictures up and stepped back to look at them”可知，他们把画挂了起来，然后看画。
17．A.superb B．different
C．impressive D．specific
解析：选B 结合下文中的“in his or her own way”可知，每个人看到的景色都是一样的，并且画的都是一样的东西，但是画出来的画却是不同的。
18．A.analyzed B．appreciated
C．painted D．exposed
解析：选C 虽然景色相同，但每个人却按照自己的方式画画，故选C项。
19．A.believe B．doubt
C．wonder D．care
解析：选D 从空后面的“if others thought her work was‘good’or not”可知，她不再介意别人对自己的画的评价了。
20．A.because B．if
C．unless D．though
解析：选A 根据后面的“she knew that didn't matter at all”可知，她不再介意别人的评价，因为他们的评价一点儿都不重要。
1．in terms of 根据；就……而言
2．philosophers 哲学家
3．acquire 获得
4．concept 概念
5．Nonsense! 胡说；荒谬！
She didn't care if others thought her work was “good” or not because she knew that didn't matter at all.
[分析] 主语是 She，谓语是didn't care， if 引导的从句作宾语， because 引导的从句作原因状语从句。
[翻译] 她不再介意别人的评价，因为他们的评价一点儿都不重要。
课件21张PPT。Section Ⅱ Learning about Language & Using Language语 篇 理 解 基 础 巩 固 能 力 提 升 基 础 巩 固pecific xhibition igure elicate llergic ggressive ermanent reference eputation ontemporary who going a bunches visual work was exhibited to is/was Had not rained In→By 第二个to→for 在appealed后加togood前加a 第一个in→on 语 篇 理 解 亨利·克莱·弗里克是纽约的一位富豪，于1919 年去世，他把他的房子、家具和艺术品留给了美国人民。 你也可以参观一下弗里克漂亮的故居和花园， 它们很值得一看。 令人惊奇的是，在同一家博物馆里竟能容纳 下从19世纪后期到21世纪如此多伟大的艺术作品。能 力 提 升点 击 进 入Unit 1 Section Ⅲ Grammar
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
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She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever.But，at over 500 years of age，time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.
The health of the famous picture，painted by Leonardo Da Vinci (莱昂纳多·达·芬奇) in 1505，is getting worse by the years, according to the Louvre Museum (卢浮宫博物馆) where it is housed.
“The thin，wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago，” the museum said.Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the world's most famous painting is not easy.Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current(现在的)chemical state.
Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year，and many are attracted by the mystery of her smile.“It is very interesting that when you're not looking at her，she seems to be smiling，and then you look at her and she stops，”said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University.“It's because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up details，but less suited to look at shadows.Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”
However，the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile.Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him，until it was eventually sold to France's King Francis I in 1519.
In 1911，the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee，who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat.He said he planned to return it to Italy.The painting was sent back to France two years later.
During World War II，French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.
Like many old ladies，the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.
【语篇解读】 随着岁月的流逝，名画《蒙娜丽莎》已受到了损坏。文章介绍了达·芬奇的作品《蒙娜丽莎》的一些情况。
1．The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa ________.
A．is losing its value
B．is being damaged after so many years
C．is getting more valuable with years passing
D．will rot away
解析：选B 句意理解题。首先，由转折词but判断，本句的意思应和文章前面所说的“美貌是永恒的”意义相反。再根据第二段内容判断，此处的意思是指：随着岁月的流逝，名画《蒙娜丽莎》已受到了损坏。
2．The smile of the Mona Lisa can only be seen________.
A．by indirect vision B．at a distance
C．by direct vision D．in shadows
解析：选A 细节理解题。文章第四段提到，人们“正视”时，往往看不到“蒙娜丽莎”的微笑，原因是当时达·芬奇采用的是阴影画法，因此只有人们“不正视”时，才能看到她的微笑。
3．It may add to the difficulty in repairing the painting that ________.
A．experts haven't noticed changes in its shape as visitors do
B．it is likely to be stolen again when it's under repair
C．it is uncertain which country，Italy or France，should take charge
D．experts aren't sure about the materials and the chemical state of its oil paint
解析：选D 细节理解题。由第三段最后一句可知答案。
4．From the last paragraph，we can infer that ________.
A．many interesting stories have been written about the Mona Lisa
B．people are interested in the stories about the Mona Lisa
C．some mysteries still remain to be solved about the Mona Lisa
D．many more stories will be told about the Mona Lisa
解析：选D 推理判断题。细读最后一段可知。
B
A water lily painting，Water Lily Pond, by Claude Monet，the French impressionist artist，was sold for more than $80 million on Tuesday，breaking the auction (拍卖) record for himself.Water Lily Pond was part of a four-work collection of water lily paintings that Monet put up for sale during his lifetime.
The four paintings of Monet's water lily garden were signed and dated by the artist in 1919.One of the other paintings is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York，while another was sold at auction in 1992 for $12.1 million and is in a private collection now.The final painting in the series was cut into two before World War Ⅱ.
“After a fierce bidding battle between a number of buyers in the room and on the telephone, the painting finally was sold to a collector for $80.4 million，setting a new world record price for the artist at auction，” said Olivier Camu, a scholar of impressionist art.
The last record for a Monet work was set in May when Le Pont du Chemin de fer à Argenteuil was sold for $41.4 million.
The painting sold on Tuesday was bought at a 1971 New York auction for $320,000.It has not been exhibited since then.
Monet's later works had unique characteristics，especially Les Grandes Décorations, another good example，which was bedded in Musee de I'Orangerie in Paris five months after Monet's death in 1926.
Monet created his water lily garden in Giverny，France.He selected different water lilies in an effort to get as many different colored flowers as possible，specially creating the garden as a base for his paintings.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇报道。法国印象派画家莫奈创作于1919年的作品《睡莲池》(Water Lily Pond)被拍出了8 040万美元的高价，创造了其作品拍卖价格的最高纪录。
5．According to the passage，Water Lily Pond broke the last record for Monet's paintings by ________.
A．$12 million B．$39 million
C．$41.4 million D．$0.32 million
解析：选B 数字计算题。根据第三段中的“the painting finally was sold to a collector for $80.4 million”和第四段可知，二者差价为$39 million。
6．What can we learn about Water Lily Pond?
A．It was once auctioned in America.
B．It was cut into halves before World War Ⅱ.
C．It had been kept in New York for over 40 years.
D．It was once put in Musee de I'Orangerie.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“at a 1971 New York auction for $320,000”可知，它曾经在美国被拍卖。
7．What does Olivier Camu think of the auction?
A．Exciting. B．Inspiring.
C．Disappointing. D．Frightening.
解析：选A 观点态度题。根据第三段中的“After a fierce bidding battle between...record price for the artist at auction”可知，拍卖的场面是“令人激动的”。
8．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Monet and his water lily paintings
B．Monet—a great impressionist artist
C．Monet's garden and its characteristics
D．Water Lily Pond—Monet's best-known painting
解析：选A 标题归纳题。本文讲述了法国印象派画家莫奈创作于1919年的作品《睡莲池》(Water Lily Pond)被拍出了8 040万美元的高价，创造了其作品拍卖价格的最高纪录。故A项“莫奈和他的睡莲画”作标题最合适。
Ⅱ.短文改错
I live in Brighton，where is not a big town.It is about 50 miles far away from London.Of course it isn't as interested as London.But the air is a lot clean and better.There are a few factories，but not much.It isn't easy find a job here.My father used to working in a steel plant which shut down a year ago but my father lost his job.In the summer the small town is full of travelers.My father decided to open a small shop to sell gift.I do believe our family will have a good life in the future.
答案：
I live in Brighton， is not a big town.It is about 50 miles away from London.Of course it isn't as as London.But the air is a lot and better.There are a few factories，but not .It isn't easy find a job here.My father used to in a steel plant which shut down a year ago my father lost his job.In the summer the small town is full of travelers.My father to open a small shop to sell .I do believe our family will have a good life in the future.
1．catch up with 赶上
2．mystery 秘密；神秘
3．detail 细节
4．exhibited 展示
5．unique 唯一的；独特的
6．set in 以……为背景；开始
It is very interesting that when you're not looking at her， she seems to be smiling， and then you look at her and she stops...
[分析] 本句是复合句， it是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的that从句，从句中含有when引导的时间状语从句，同时含有并列句，由 and连接。
[翻译] 当你不看她时，她好像在笑，当你看着她时，她就停下了，这很有趣……
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