高中英语选择性必修三 （1）Unit 1 Reading and Thinking

1、2020-2021学年高二英语人教版(2019)选择性必修第三册随堂检测（1）Unit 1 Reading and Thinking一、填空1.Sometimes you need a helping hand and sometimes you can be the one _(give) the helping hand.2.He is confident that China _(emerge) as the first nation in the world free of absolute poverty.3.Their country is abundant in oil and

2、coal _ ours has neither.4.A recent survey finds that being a firefighter ranks _ one of the most respected professions.5.Huawei achieved a steady increase in sales and profits and gained a good reputation _ a responsible company last year.6.When I visited my teacher who was in hospital, I took a bun

3、ch of flowers I _(purchase) in the flower shop.7.Foshan launched an awards ceremony to honor local _(influence) experts as Foshan Craftsman.8.律师告诉我签字之前必须仔细阅读这些文件。 (it作形式主语）The lawyer tells me that _ before I sign them.9.这些年轻人渴望的是能自由追逐自己的梦想。 (主语从句）_ is that they can pursue their dreams freely.10.虽然阳光

4、会伤害我们的皮肤，但它也可以帮助人体产生维生素。（while)_, it can help our body produce vitamins.11.由于高铁给我们的生活带来了极大的便利，所以我们可以在一夜之间穿越半个中国。（as)_, we can travel across half of China overnight.12.I think every cell in my body woke up and it was like discovering a whole new d_of life.13.The scientists are still working on invent

5、ing new methods of reaching_ (外部的) space.14.She devotes herself entirely to teaching and it earns her a good r_.15.There are many ways to express thoughts and ideasmusic, acting, _(摄影) and so on.二、阅读理解 Every year in May, art galleries and museums prepare shows to honor Leonardo da Vinci, who died in

6、 France on May 2, 1519. He is remembered as one of the most influential artists and creative thinkers of all time. His most famous and representative paintings are Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Recently, researchers have been studying a paintingLandscape 8P, which they think is Da Vincis earliest-k

7、nown artwork. They used special lighting to study the artwork and discovered there are two images, not one. One drawing is on the back of the piece, which dates back to August 5, 1473. The drawing on the front was painted when Leonardo was 21 years old. It shows a river valley and a castle outside t

8、he city of Florence. There is little left of the drawing on the back, perhaps because it was wiped off. Only a bridge over a river can be seen. But there is writing on both sides. The writing on the front gives the date and goes from right to left. Some people would call this mirror writing. Its a w

9、ay Leonardo often wrote in his notebooks. The writing on the back goes from left to right and tells about an agreement, probably to produce a work of art. Cecilia Frosinini is an art historian. She said, Leonardo was born left-handed, but was taught to write with his right hand from a very young age

10、. By looking at his writing, we can see his right-handed handwriting is educated and well done. Experts compared the two handwriting samples (样本) and said they were both made by Leonardo. They show he could write well using his left hand or his right hand.The artwork is known as Landscape 8P from it

11、s number in an art list. It will be part of an exhibition at the Uffizi Gallery in Italy. The gallery director, Eike Schmidt, said the artwork is worthy of our attention, and that by studying it, researchers gave us a new way of looking at Leonardos drawing techniques and his abilities in writing.1.

12、What does the writing on the back probably tell about?A. A statement about the painting.B. An agreement to produce a painting.C. An introduction of Leonardo.D. Something about the city of Florence.2.What can we learn about Leonardo from Cecilias words?A. He did bad in right-handed handwriting.B. He

13、wasnt good at writing with his left hand.C. He could write with both of his hands.D. He taught himself to write with the right hand.3.Whats Eike Schmidts attitude towards the research?A. Unclear.B. Indifferent.C. Positive.D. Doubtful.三、语法填空 When it comes to the most influential painters of the Unite

14、d States in the 20th century, Grandma Moses should be mentioned, although she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies. As she once said to herself, I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me. No one could have had a more active old age. She was born

15、on a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. At 12 she left home and was in the domestic service sector until at 27 she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then at Eagle Bridge in Grandma Moses painted

16、a little as a child and she was really fond of embroidery (刺绣), but only changed to oils in old age because her hands became too stiff (僵硬的) to sew and she still wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore and at a market and were soon noticed by a busi

17、nessman who purchased all that she painted. Three of the pictures were exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930s and her death, she produced some 2,000 pictures: careful and lively portrayals of the country life she had known for s

18、o long, with an amazing sense of color and form. I think really hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it, she said.1.What can we learn about Grandma Moses?A. She painted oils as a child.B. Her marriage life was not happy.C. She stopped painting in her late seventies.D. She s

19、till led an active life when she was old.2.What did Grandma Moses spend most of her life doing?A. Embroidering.B. Farming.C. Nursing.D. Painting.3.What does the underlined word portrayals in the last paragraph mean?A. Directions.B. Stages.C. Surveys.D. Descriptions.4.Which of the following would be

20、the best title for the passage?A. Grandma Moses: the Best Woman PainterB. Grandma Moses and Her Farm LifeC. Grandma Moses and Her ExhibitionD. Grandma Moses: a Famous Woman Painter of the 20th Century答案以及解析一、1.答案：giving解析：考查非谓语动词。句意:有时候你需要帮助，有时候你可以成为伸出援手的人。分析句子结构可知，one与give是逻辑上的主谓关系，因此用动词-ing形式短语作后置

21、定语。2.答案：will emerge解析：考查时态。句意:他相信中国将成为世界上第一个摆脱绝对贫困的国家。根据语境可知,此处应用一般将来时表示尚未发生的动作。3.答案：while解析：考查连词。句意:他们国家有着丰富的石油和煤炭资源,而我们国家都没有。由句意可知,此处表示两种情况的对比,故用while,意为(对比两件事物)而,然而。4.答案：as解析：考查rank的用法。句意:近期的一项调查显示,成为一名消防员排在最受人尊敬的职业之列。rank as为固定用法,意为具有等级或地位。5.答案：as解析：考查介词。句意：去年华为公司实现了销量和利润的稳步增长，并赢得了负责任的好声誉。gain a

22、 reputation as.表示赢得的声誉，为固定搭配。6.答案：had purchased解析：考查时态。分析句子结构可知,I _(purchase)in the flower shop是省略了关系词的定语从句,从句的谓语动词purchase表示的动作发生在主句谓语动词took之前,表示过去的过去,故用过去完成时。7.答案：influential解析：考查形容词。句意:佛山举办了一个颁奖典礼,授予当地有影响力的专家佛山工匠的称号。空处修饰名词experts,故填influential,表示有影响力的。8.答案：it is essential to read the documents ca

23、refully解析：由提示信息可知,此处应用it作形式主语,真正的主语是后面的动词不定式to read the documents carefully.9.答案：What these young people are eager for解析：此处应用What引导主语从句,What在从句中作宾语。10.答案：While sunshine can do harm to our skin解析：此处While 引导让步状语从句,相当于Though/Although。11.答案：As the high-speed railway has brought great convenience to our

24、life解析：根据提示可知,此处应用as引导原因状语从句,as从句通常放在主句前。12.答案：dimension13.答案：outer14.答案：reputation15.答案：photography二、答案：1-3 BCC解析：1.细节理解题。根据第四段中的The writing on the back goes from left to right and tells about an agreement, probably to produce a work of art.（背面的文字从左往右写着一份协议，可能是要创作一件艺术品。）可知，背面的文字可能是一份创作一幅画的协议。故选B。2.

25、推理判断题。根据第五段中的She said，Leonardo was born left-handed, but was taught to write with his right hand from a very young age. By looking at his writing, we can see his right-handed handwriting is educated and well done.可知，达芬奇能用两只手写字。故选C。3.推理判断题。根据最后一段中的The gallery director, Eike Schmidt, said the drawing is worthy of our attention, and that by