英语新设计人教版选修六讲义Unit1PartⅢ

18/1919/19/PartⅢLearningaboutLanguage&UsingLanguageⅠ.重点单词1.aggressiveadj.敢作敢为的；侵略的；好斗的2.specificadj.确切的；特定的3.carvevt.雕刻，刻记4.contemporaryadj.当代的；同时代的5.permanentadj.永久性的；持久的6.appealvi.有感染力；呼吁，求助vt.将……上诉n.呼吁；恳求7.fragileadj.精细的；易碎的；脆弱的8.allergicadj.过敏性的；过敏的9.figuren.画像；身材；数字10.delicateadj.脆弱的；容易生病的；精致的11.preferencen.喜爱；偏爱→prefervt.更喜欢12.exhibitionn.展览；陈列→exhibitvt.陈列，展览13.scholarn.学者→scholarshipn.奖学金；学术；学识14.civilizationn.文明；文化；文化社会→civiladj.公民的；市民的；文明的15.signaturen.签字；署名→signvt.&vi.签名；签字16.visualadj.视觉的；看得见的→visionn.视力；视觉Ⅱ.核心短语1.beallergicto...对……过敏2.intheflesh活生生的；本人3.appealto向……申诉；使……感兴趣4.abunchof一束5.morethan不只是；多于6.becoveredwith被……覆盖7.taketurns依次；轮流；替换8.haveapreferencefor偏爱……Ⅲ.经典句式1.ManyartloverswouldrathervisitthissmallartgallerythananyotherinNewYork.在纽约，比起其他艺术馆许多艺术爱好者都更乐意参观这家小型艺术陈列馆。2.HenryClayFrick，arichNewYorker，diedin1919，leavinghishouse，furnitureandartcollectiontotheAmericanpeople.纽约巨富HenryClayFrick死于1919年，把他的房子、家具和艺术收藏留给了美国人民。3.Whenyouwalkintothegallery，youfeelasifyouwereinsideafragile，whiteseashell.当你进入到画廊里时，你感觉到就像在一个易碎的洁白的贝壳里面。4.Themuseumdisplaysmorethanjustthevisualdelightsofart.这家博物馆展出的不只是可以看得见的艺术之美。1.图片记单词2.联想记单词①特别的(special)礼物在特定的(specific)场合送给他→specificadj.确切的，特定的②做临时(temporary)工体验生活的那个人是一位着名的当代(contemporary)作家→contemporaryadj.当代的；同时代的3.构词法记单词①prefer(v.)＋－ence(名词后缀)→preferencen.②sign(v.)＋－ature(名词后缀)→signaturen.阅读清障①Manhattan/m?n'h?t?n/n.曼哈顿岛；曼哈顿区(纽约市中心)②avenue/'?v?nju?/n.林荫道；道路；大街③wouldratherdosth宁愿做某事※arichNewYorker是HenryClayFrick的同位语。※现在分词短语leavinghishouse...在句中作结果状语。④preference/'prefr?ns/n.喜爱；偏爱haveapreferencefor对……有偏爱⑤Guggenheim/'ɡ?ɡ?nhaIm/Museum古根海姆博物馆⑥display/dI'spleI/vt.展示；陈列；显露⑦appeal/?'pi?l/vi.有感染力；呼吁；求助vt.将……上诉n.呼吁；恳求appealto(对某人)有吸引力；(使某人)感兴趣⑧fragile/'fr?d?aIl/adj.精细的；易碎的；脆弱的※asif在此引导了一个表语从句，从句中用了虚拟语气。※动词不定式短语tostart...作表语。⑨circular/'s??kj?l?/adj.圆形的；环形的；循环的⑩metropolitan/?metr?'p?lIt?n/adj.主要都市的；大城市的?reputation/?repj?'teI??n/n.名声；名誉haveareputationfor有……的名声?liein在于；位于?covervt.涵盖；涉及?civilization/?sIv?laI'zeI?n/n.文明；文化；文明社会?Egypt/'i?d?Ipt/n.埃及(东北非国家)Egyptian/I'd?Ip??n/adj.埃及的；埃及人的※includingAmerica...是介词短语，在句中作状语。?visual/'vI???l/adj.视觉的；看得见的?fragrant/'freIɡr?nt/adj.香的；令人愉快的?house此处为及物动词，意为“收藏”。※Itisamazingthat...是一个复合句。it作形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的从句。※such...as...意为“像……那样的……”。也可把such直接放在as之前，构成suchas，表示列举，但意思不变。?Monet/'m?neI/莫奈(法国画家)?Picasso/pI'kɑ?s??/毕加索(西班牙画家)eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))Matisse/m?'ti?s/马蒂斯(法国画家)eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))Whitney/'wItnI/惠特尼eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))Madison/'m?dIsn/n.麦迪逊eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))contemporary/k?n'tempr?rI；US－p?rerI/adj.当代的；同时代的eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))permanent/'p??m?n?nt/adj.永久的；持久的eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))everytwoyears每两年原文呈现THEBESTOFMANHATTAN’S①ARTGALLERIESTheFrickCollection(5thAvenue②andE.70thStreet)Manyartloverswouldrather③visitthissmallartgallerythananyotherinNewYork.HenryClayFrick，arichNewYorker，diedin1919，leavinghishouse，furnitureandartcollectiontotheAmericanpeople.Frickhadapreference④forpre－twentiethcenturyWesternpaintings，andthesearewell－representedinthisexcellentcollection.YoucanalsoexploreFrick’sbeautifulhomeandgardenwhicharewellworthavisit.GuggenheimMuseum⑤(5thAvenueand88thStreet)Thismuseumowns5，000superbmodernpaintings，sculpturesanddrawings.Theseartworksarenotalldisplayed⑥atthesametime.Theexhibitionisalwayschanging.Itwillappeal⑦tothosewholoveImpressionistandPost－Impressionistpaintings.TheGuggenheimMuseumbuildingisalsofamous.Whenfamous.Whenyouwalkintothegallery，youfeelasifyouwereinsideafragile⑧，whiteseashell.Thebestwaytoseethepaintingsistostartfromthetopfloorandwalkdowntothebottom.Therearenostairs，justacircular⑨path.Themuseumalsohasanexcellentrestaurant.Metropolitan⑩MuseumofArt(5thAvenueand82ndStreet)Thereputation?ofthismuseumliesin?thevarietyofitsartcollection.Thiscovers?morethan5，000yearsofcivilization?frommanypartsoftheworld，includingAmerica，Europe，China，Egypt?，otherAfricancountriesandSouthAmerica.Themuseumdisplaysmorethanjustthevisual?delightsofart.Itintroducesyoutoancientwaysofliving.YoucanvisitanEgyptiantemple，afragrant?Minggarden，atypicalroominan18thcenturyFrenchhouseandmanyotherspecialexhibitions.MuseumofModernArt(53rdStreet，between5thand6thAvenues)Itisamazingthatsomanygreatworksofartfromthelate19thcenturytothe21stcenturyarehoused?inthesamemuseum.ThecollectionofWesternartincludespaintingsbysuchfamousartistsasMonet?，VanGogh，Picasso?andMatisseeq\o(○,\s\up1(21)).Afewwordsofwarning：theadmissionpriceisnotcheapandthemuseumisoftenverycrowded.Whitneyeq\o(○,\s\up1(22))MuseumofAmericanArt(945Madisoneq\o(○,\s\up1(23))Avenue，near75thStreet)TheWhitneyholdsanexcellentcollectionofcontemporaryeq\o(○,\s\up1(24))Americanpaintingandsculpture.Therearenopermanenteq\o(○,\s\up1(25))displaysinthismuseumandexhibitionschangeallthetime.Everytwoyearseq\o(○,\s\up1(26))，theWhitneyholdsaspecialexhibitionofnewartbylivingartists.Themuseumalsoshowsvideosandfilmsbycontemporaryvideoartists.课文译文曼哈顿艺术画廊荟萃弗里克收藏馆(第5大道和第70街东大道交汇处)在纽约，比起其他任何艺术馆，许多艺术爱好者更乐意参观这家小型艺术陈列馆。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、家具和艺术收藏品留给了美国人民。弗里克对20世纪以前的西方绘画有偏爱，而在这个陈列馆的珍藏品里这些绘画得以很好地展出。你还可以好好考察一下弗里克美丽的故居和花园，它们是很值得一看的。古根海姆博物馆(第5大道和第88街交汇处)这家博物馆拥有5000幅(件)非常好的现代油画、雕塑和素描。这些艺术品并不是同时展出的。展品总是在不断地更换。它(展览)将吸引那些印象派和后印象派作品的爱好者。古根海姆博物馆的大楼也是世界闻名的。当你走进画廊的时候，你会觉得你进入了一个易碎的白色贝壳里。看画展最好的方法是从顶层看起，一直往下走到底层。展厅里没有楼梯，只有一条环形的小道。博物馆里还有一家极好的餐馆。大都会艺术博物馆(第5大道与第82街交汇处)这家博物馆因收藏艺术品种类繁多而享有盛名。这涵盖了5000多年来世界上许多地方的文明史，其中包括美国、欧洲、中国、埃及、其他非洲国家和南美洲。这家博物馆展出的不只是看得见的艺术之美，它还向你介绍了古代的生活方式。你可以参观埃及的寺庙、馥郁的明朝花园、18世纪法国住宅中的典型房间以及许多其他特殊展品。现代艺术博物馆(第53街，位于第5和第6大道之间)令人惊奇的是，在同一家博物馆里竟收藏了从19世纪后期到21世纪的如此多的名家巨作。西方艺术的收藏包括莫奈、凡·高、毕加索和马蒂斯等着名艺术家的作品。有几句话需要提醒你注意：博物馆票价不菲，而且常常十分拥挤。惠特尼美国艺术博物馆(麦迪逊大道945号，靠近第75街)惠特尼博物馆藏有极好的当代美国绘画和雕塑品。这家博物馆内没有永久性的展览，展品都是随时更换的。惠特尼博物馆每两年举办一次特殊的展览，展品是仍然在世的艺术家们的新作。这家博物馆还展出当代影视艺术家的录像和电影作品。Ⅰ.Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.What’sthemainideaofthispassage?ThepassageintroducessomebestartgalleriesofManhattan.2.Whodoyouthinkthetextwaswrittenfor?Touristsandartgalleryvisitors.Ⅱ.Matchthenumbersonthemapwiththemuseums.NumbersonthemapMuseums4TheFrickCollection1GuggenheimMuseum2MetropolitanMuseumofArt5MuseumofModernArt3WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtⅢ.Readthetextandchoosethebestanswer.1.Thepassagemayprobablycomefrom.A.anewspaper B.amagazineC.atouristguidebook D.atextbook2.Youmustwalkallthewayinsteadoftakingaliftifyouvisit.A.MetropolitanMuseumofArtB.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtC.MuseumofModernArtD.GuggenheimMuseum3.IfyouwanttoseeVanGogh’spaintingsyoumaygoto.A.TheFrickCollectionB.GuggenheimMuseumC.MuseumofModernArtD.MetropolitanMuseumofArt4.Youcanexpecttoseevideosin.A.MetropolitanMuseumofArtB.MuseumofModernArtC.TheFrickCollectionD.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt5.Ifyouwanttoknowhowpeoplelived5，000yearsago，youshouldvisit.A.MetropolitanMuseumofArtB.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArtC.MuseumofModernArtD.GuggenheimMuseum答案1.C2.D3.C4.D5.A1.specificadj.确切的；特定的basedongeneralideasratherthanspecificexamples(教材P4)基于一般概念而非特定范畴bespecificto...针对……；对于……特有bespecificabout...对……确切tobespecific具体来说①Whatisthespecificaimsinceyouareworkingsohard?你工作这么卖力，有明确的目标吗？②Isthereanythingspecificyouwantfromtheshops?你想从商店里买什么特别的东西吗？③Thisdiseaseisspecifictothisarea.这种疾病只发生在这一地区。④Couldyoubemorespecificaboutwhatyou’relookingfor?可否请你更明确的说明你要找的是什么？⑤Tobespecific，heis54yearsold，thoughhelooksmuchyounger.具体说来，他54岁了，尽管看起来很年轻。2.figuren.数字；身材；画像；雕像vt.计算；描绘；认为theartofmakingfigures，objects，etcoutofstone，wood，clay，etc(教材P4)用石头、木材、黏土等制作人物、物体等艺术写出下列句中figure的含义①Hisscoreisnowwellintodoublefigures.数字②Hewasoneofthegreatfiguresofhisage.人物③ThisisthefigureofLuXun，paintedbyhim.画像④Theyfigureditwasbettertostaywheretheywere.认为figureout弄清楚；理解；想出；计算出keepone’sfigure保持体形haveagoodfigure身材好apolitical/publicfigure一位政治/公众人物⑤IcouldhearthemtalkingbutIcouldn’tfigureoutwhattheyweresaying.我能听见他们在说话，但就是听不清他们在说什么。⑥—IwonderhowMaryhaskeptherfigureafteralltheseyears.—Byworkingouteveryday.——我想知道玛丽这些年到底是如何保持体形的。——通过每天锻炼。[语境串记]Beingapopularsocialfigure，shealwayshastoappearwithafinefigureandfiguresoutwaystoattracttheattentionofthemajority.作为一位受欢迎的公众人物，她必须总是以良好的形象出现在公众面前并且设法吸引大众的注意力。3.preferencen.喜爱；偏爱Frickhadapreferenceforpre－twentiethcenturyWesternpaintings...(教材P6)弗雷克偏爱20世纪以前的西方绘画……(1)preferencen.喜爱；偏爱haveapreferencefor喜爱developapreferencefor对……情有独钟inpreferenceto而不是；优先于(2)prefertodoAratherthandoB与做B相比更喜欢做ApreferdoingAtodoingB与做B相比更喜欢做A①Asweallknow，apolarbearhasapreferenceforcoldweather.众所周知，北极熊喜欢寒冷的天气。②Helikedchemistryinpreferencetophysicsatuniversity.上大学时，比起物理他更喜欢化学。③Iprefertogothereonfootratherthantakeabus.＝Iprefergoingthereonfoottotaking(take)abus.我宁愿步行去而不愿坐车去。4.reputationn.名声；名誉Thereputationofthismuseumliesinthevarietyofitsartcollection.(教材P6)这家博物馆以收藏种类繁多的艺术品而享有盛名。haveagood/badreputationfor有(……)好/坏名声liveuptoone’sreputation不负盛名；名副其实damage/ruinsb’sreputation有损/毁坏某人的名声acquire/earn/establish/buildareputation赢得/确立/树立声誉①Therestaurantthatliesintheeastofthecityhasagoodreputation.位于城东的这家餐厅名声很好。②Hehasbuiltareputationforhonesty.他树立了诚实的名声。③TheweatherinEnglandislivinguptoitsreputation.英国的天气真是名副其实。1.intheflesh活着的；亲自；本人IfSamwerehere，hewouldbesoexcitedaboutmeetingafamousscholarintheflesh.(教材P5)如果萨姆在这里的话，他将会对要会见一个着名的学者本人感到非常兴奋。fleshandflood血肉之躯sb’s(own)fleshandblood亲骨肉；亲人①Berthacouldhardlyrealizethatherhusbandwasbyhersideintheflesh，aliveandwell.伯莎几乎还没有真正感到她丈夫还好好活着站在她身边。②Afilmstarwillcometoourtowninthefleshnextmonth.下个月一个电影明星要亲自来我们小镇。2.appealto(对某人)有吸引力；(使某人)感兴趣；向某人呼吁ItwillappealtothosewholoveImpressionistandPost－Impressionistpaintings.(教材P6)它(展览)将吸引印象派和后印象派作品的爱好者。(1)appealtosbforsth/todosth向某人呼吁/恳求……(2)makeanappealtosbforsth为……向某人呼吁或请求makeanappealtosbtodosth呼吁/恳求某人做某事(3)appealingadj.有吸引力的；恳求的①Wetendtohaveabettermemoryforthingsthatexciteoursenseorappealtoouremotionsthanforstraightfacts.相对于直白的事实，我们对于激发自己感觉或唤起自己情感的事物，记忆往往更加深刻。②I’mwritingaletter，expectingyournewspapertoappealtothepublictopay(pay)moreattentiontoenvironmentalprotection.我正在写一封信，希望你们的报纸能够呼吁公众更加关注环境保护。③Thepolicearemakinganappealtothepublicforinformationaboutthecrime.警方正呼吁公众提供有关这宗犯罪案件的信息。1.HenryClayFrick，arichNewYorker，diedin1919，leavinghishouse，furnitureandartcollectiontotheAmericanpeople.(教材P6)纽约巨富HenryClayFrick死于1919年，把他的房子、家具和艺术收藏留给了美国人民。句中的leavinghishouse，furnitureandartcollectiontotheAmericanpeople为动词的－ing短语，作动词died的结果状语。①Bothofhisparentsdiedinthewar，leavinghimanorphan.他的父母都在战争中死去了，结果他成了孤儿。动词－ing形式作状语时，还可表示时间、原因、条件、让步、行为方式、伴随状况等，通常情况下句子的主语与该动词之间是逻辑上的主动关系，表示时间关系的分词短语有时可由when或while引出②Walkinginthestreet，Isawhim.(作时间状语)＝When/WhileIwaswalkinginthestreet，Isawhim.当我在街上走时，我看到了他。③Notknowingheraddressorphonenumber，wecouldn’tgetintouchwithher.(作原因状语)＝Becausewedidn’tknowheraddressorphonenumber，wecouldn’tgetintouchwithher.由于不知道她的地址和电话号码，我们无法与她取得联系。[名师点津]不定式作结果状语，表示出乎意料的结果，常与only连用。④Iwenthomehurriedly，onlytofindnoonein.我匆忙回到家，结果发现没有人在家。2.Themuseumdisplaysmorethanjustthevisualdelightsofart.(教材P6)这家博物馆展出的不只是可以看得见的艺术之美。(1)句中morethan相当于notonly，意为“不只是；不仅仅是”。①Modernscienceismorethanalargeamountofinformation.现代科学不只是大量的信息。(2)morethan后还可以跟其他形式：(1)与数词连用，意为“多于，超过”；相当于over(2)与形容词或副词连用，意为“非常”(3)与含有情态动词can的句子连用，常用来表示否定意义，意为“简直不；简直不可能”②Morethantwentypeoplewereinjuredintheaccident.20多人在事故中受伤。③It’smorethanlikelythattheywillchangetherulesagainnextyear.他们很可能在明年再次更改规则。④That’smorethanIcantellyou，sir.那一点我是不能告诉您的，先生。[名师点津]more...than...意为“与其说……倒不如说……”。⑤Itismoreapoemthanapicture.与其说这是一幅画，不如说这是一首诗。Ⅰ.单词拼写1.—Theaddressyousaidisonthisblock.—Canyoubeabitmorespecific?2.Thiskindofglassesisfragile，soyoumustbecareful.3.IlikecatsbutunfortunatelyI’mallergictothem.4.Sheclaimedthatshewasnotapoliticalfigurebutareligiousone.5.—Doesyoursonhaveanybrandpreference(偏好)?—No，hedoesn’t.6.Somechildrenaremuchmoreaggressive(好斗的)thanothers.7.Shewritesalotofcontemporary(当代的)musicforpeoplelikeWhitneyHouston.8.Heavydrinkingcancausepermanent(永久性的)damagetothebrain.Ⅱ.选词填空beallergicto，appealto，abunchof，becoveredwith，intheflesh，haveapreferencefor1.MissWhitereceivedabunchofflowersfromheradmirer.2.Ifitcarriesonsnowing，thegroundwillbecoveredwithsnowbymorning.3.Ifyouareallergictosomething，youwillbecomeillorgetarashwhenyoueatit，smellit，ortouchit.4.Themagazineisintendedtoappealtoworkingwomenintheir20sand30s.5.Itisquiteathrilltoseearealmoviestarintheflesh.6.Thewesternpeoplehaveapreferenceforcoffeeratherthantea.Ⅲ.完成句子1.IwouldratherreadanovelthansurftheInternetallthenight.我宁愿看小说也不愿整夜上网。2.Ayoungcoupleinaboatareeating，talkingandlaughingloudlyasiftheyweretheonlypeopleintheworld.一对年轻的恋人正坐在船上吃东西，旁若无人地大声的说笑着，好像他们是这世界上仅有的人一样。3.Withthebeautifulmoonupinthesky，wesittogetherandeatmooncakesandfruit，sharingourstories.优美的月亮挂在天空，我们坐在一起，吃着月饼和水果，共享着我们的故事。4.Theyareunderthreatsofhumansandasaresult，thenumbershavefallentonomorethan1，000.它们正面临来自人类的威胁，结果它们的数量已经减少到只有1000只。5.Iwastryingtofigureouthowtoswimtotheboysinastraightline.我想弄明白怎样才能直线游到那些男孩身边。Ⅰ.单句语法填空1.—Well，itwasreallyacoincidenceformetoseeJayChoulastweek.—Hownice！Iamoneofhisfans，butIhaveneverseenhimintheflesh.2.AsfarasIknow，theanimalisspecifictothisarea.3.ThedoctorsaidthatI’mallergictoaspirin.4.Violentcomputergamesaresaidtobeoneofthecausesthatleadtothechildren’saggressive(aggression)behavior.5.Theboyhasastrongpreference(prefer)forscience，whichmakeshisparentshappy.6.Hehadtomakeadecisiontoclosedownthefactorypermanently(permanent).7.Thenovelissoexcitingthatitisworthreading(read)asecondtime.8.He’sinterestedintheEgyptian(Egypt)culture.Ⅱ.单句改错1.Asmallplanecrashedintoahillside，fivemileseastofthecity，killedthreepeopleonboard.killed→killing或killed前加and2.TheopeningceremonyappealedtheaudiencealloverChina.appealed后加to3.Hewouldstayuplateintothenightratherthantofinishthetaskbythenextday.去掉to4.Theygavepreferencefortheoneswhoappliedforthejobfirst.第一个for→to5.Eventhoughheisthirtynow，helooksasifheistwenty.第二个is→wereⅢ.阅读理解AFireworksareexciting，butalsohardtocontrol.TheChineseartistCaiGuo－Qiang，though，hasdevelopedawaytoharnessthevisualandphysicalpoweroffireworkstomakeart.Herecentlyusedthemtocreateaburningsculpturethatstretched(延伸)highintothesky.Guo－QiangfittinglynamedtheworkSkyLadder.Guo－QiangbuiltSkyLadderbymakingaframeoutofmetal.Hecoatedtheframewithgunpowder，themainchemicalmaterialinfireworks.Theartisttiedoneendoftheframetothegroundandattachedalargeweatherballoontotheotherend.Theballoonwasfilledwithhelium—agasthat’slighterthanair.Whenreleased，theballoonfloatedupward，pullingthetopoftheladder500metersintothesky.That’shigherthanthetopoftheEmpireStateBuilding!Guo－Qiangsetfiretothebottomoftheladder，andthecrackling(啪啪作响的)flamesracedskywarduptheframe.Thesculptureburnedfortwo－and－a－halfminutesbeforeitsflamesbegantodieoutfromthebottomup.Dealingwithexplosives(炸药)ischallenging，andconditionshadtobeperfectforGuo－Qiangtoachievehisdesiredeffect.HefirstattemptedSkyLadderin1994，butbadweatherpreventedhimfromsuccessfullycompletingthework.Guo－QiangputSkyLadderasidesothathecouldworkonotherprojects，perhapsmostfamouslythefireworksdisplaythatopenedthe2008BeijingOlympicGames.Finally，aftertwomorefailedattempts，Guo－Qiangsuccessfullysenthisflamingladderskywardlastyear.HepresentedSkyLadderinhishometown，aquietfishingvillagenearHuiyuIsland，Quanzhou.Heofferedtheworkasagifttohis100－year－oldgrandmother，otherfamilymembers，hisfriends，andhistown.“BehindSkyLadderliesaclearchildhooddreamofmine，”Guo－Qiangexplains.“Despitealllife’stwistsandturns，Ihavealwaysbeendeterminedtorealizeit.Theladderrosetowardthemorningsun，carryinghope.Forme，thisnotonlymeansareturn，butalsothestartofanewjourney.”【语篇解读】本文是说明文。文章报道了中国艺术大师蔡国强的500米高烟火作品《天梯》“登天”成功的消息。1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“harness”inParagraph1probablymean?A.Controlanduse. B.Findandcollect.C.Saveanddevelop. D.Countandproduce.答案A[词义猜测题。由第一段的“Fireworks...hardtocontrol”和下文介绍艺术大师蔡国强利用烟火创作的震惊世人的“烟花天梯”可知，他找到了一条能“控制并利用”烟火的方法来进行艺术创作。]2.TheworkSkyLadderCaiGuo－Qiangbuiltlastyear.A.provedtobeafailureB.couldflyfreeintheskyC.keptburningfor2.5minutesD.wassentskywardintheevening答案C[细节理解题。由第四段的“Thesculptureburnedfortwo－and－a－halfminutesbeforeitsflamesbegantodieoutfromthebottomup”可知，蔡国强利用烟火创作的艺术作品《天梯》在空中持续燃烧了2分30秒。]3.CaiGuo－Qiangfirstimaginedaladderoffirewhen.A.hewasayoungboyB.hesawtheEmpireStateBuildingC.the2008OlympicGamesopenedD.hisgrandmotherhadher100thbirthday答案A[推理判断题。由最后一段的“BehindSkyLadderliesaclearchildhooddreamofmine”可知，蔡国强在儿时就想象过一架喷着火焰的梯子。]4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Livingwithhope B.AbirthdaygiftC.Burningman D.Artonfire答案D[标题归纳题。本文主要是对艺术大师蔡国强创作的烟火作品《天梯》成功绽放的报道。D项作标题既指《天梯》这幅烟火表演作品，也指蔡国强所从事的烟火表演艺术。]BManyparentswonderwhytheirchildrenshouldstudyart.Tosome，artisnicebutuseless.Theyconsideritunnecessarytohumanexistence.Toothers，artisimportantandmeetssomehumanneedsthatcan’tbemetanyotherway.Sowhatisthepurposeofart?Theearliestart—cavedrawingsandthelike—certainlyhadsomeimportantpurposes.Thistypeofartwasarecordofevents，ameansofsharingstories，andawaytopassoninformation.Peoplecreatedprimitive(原始的)arttoshowtheworldaroundthem—pictureswereusuallyofanimals，birds，plants，andhumansinscenesofdailylife，especiallyhunting.Inrecentcenturies，arthasbecomemorecomplicated.Thespokenandwrittenwordshavebecomeourmajormeansofcommunication，soartcanbemorethanjustachronicleofhistoriceventsorawaytosharestories，althoughitstillcanbethosethingsaswell.Throughart，artistssharetheirfeelingsinawaythatbringsonsomethingfromtheviewers.Thefeelingsoneexperienceswhenviewingartmaybepleasingornot.Theartististryingtoexpresssomething；it’suptoyoutofigureoutwhatthatis.Artisaconversationbetweenyouandtheartist；theyputthemselvesintotheirwork，andyoubringyourselftoyourexplanationofit.Becauseofthefeelingsthatartcanbringon—feelingsthatusuallycannotbebroughtonbyothermeans—artisnecessarytohumanexistence.Artmeetsourneedsforself－expression，communication，andourdesireforconnectionwithotherhumansacrosscenturiesandcultures.Now，wecanconcludethatartisveryimportant.Sinceitisimportant，kidsshouldlearnit.【语篇解读】作者认为艺术很重要，小孩应该学习艺术。5.Whatdoweknowabouttheprimitiveart?A.Itdidn’thaveanyimportantpurposes.B.Itwasmainlyaboutpeople’sdailylife.C.Itwascreatedmainlytoentertainpeople.D.Itwasmeanttohelppeopleunderstandtheworld.答案B[细节理解题。由第三段的“Peoplecreatedprimitive(原始的)arttoshowtheworldaroundthem—pictureswereusuallyofanimals，birds，plants，andhumansinscenesofdailylife，especiallyhunting.”可知，艺术一开始主要是关于人们的日常生活的。]6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“chronicle”inParagraph4mean?A.Tool. B.Mirror.C.Guide. D.Record.答案D[词义猜测题。第三段说艺术一开始主要是用来记录生活的，第四段指出后来艺术变得更为复杂了，不再仅仅是对历史事件的“记录”了。]7.Paragraph5mainlyshowsart’suseof.A.makingaliving B.explainingproblemsC.exchangingfeelings D.storinginformation答案C[段落大意题。第五段主要说明艺术的情感交流的作用。]8.Thetextismeanttoshowthat.A.kidsloveartforareasonB.childrenshouldstudyartC.artisveryimportanttohumansD.artisusedfordifferentpurposes答案B[主旨大意题。由第一段的“Manyparentswonderwhytheirchildrenshouldstudyart.”和最后一段可知，作者主要通过阐述艺术的重要性来表明小孩需要学习艺术。]Ⅳ.完形填空Theskywasgettingdarkaswewalkedthroughtheforest.MytwofriendsandIfelthotand1.WewereheadingforasmallvillageinnorthernIndia.Thevillagerswere2us，butwewerealreadyfourhourslate.Asthelastofthedaylight3，webegantofeelvery4andafraid.Wetriedtofindourwaytothevillage，butitwas5totellwhichpathweshouldfollowinthedarkness.Allaroundus，strangecreaturesmade6noisesastheywokeupandbegantohuntforfood.Wehopedtheywouldn’twanttoeatus!ThenGeorge，whowasinfront，7suddenly.Herantowardsusrapidly，pointingatalarge，darkshapemovingthroughthetrees.Wecould8theblackstripes(条纹)andshiningyelloweyesofthemostdangerousanimalinthe9.Westaredatthetiger，too10tomove.Afterafewsecondsthatfeltlikehours，therewasthesoundofbranches(树枝)breaking，andthetigerjumpedatus，roaring(咆哮)loudly.We11，becauseweweresureitwouldkillus.12，though，thetigerstopped—andthenInoticedthatithadsixlegs，twoofthem13！The“tiger”stoodup，andayoungman14thestripedskincoveringhisheadandshoulders.“Hello！”hesaid，smilingbroadly.“I’mAbi，fromthevillage.Whenyoudidn’t