新教材高中英语Unit2Alifeswork单元检测（含解析）外研版选择性

单元综合检测(二)第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题，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。AEarth'sNextSuperpowerThefollowingcountrieshavebeensittingonhiddentalents.Andnowthey'reabouttofly.NIGERIA(尼日利亚)Nigeriasaysitpumpsoutasmuchoilastheothertwooil­producingcountries，KuwaitandIraq.AllthisoiliscyclingcashintotheNigerianeconomyandcreatingextremelyrichbusinessmen.AnalystssaythatifNigeriacanimproveitsschoolsandtechnology,itcouldballoonintotheworld's13thlargesteconomyby2050，rightbetweenTurkeyandItaly.Ifthatreasonisnotenoughforoptimism，Nigeria'spresidentalsohasthesunniestnameofanyworldleader:GoodluckJonathan.VIETNAM(越南)Asagriculturehasgivenwaytoindustry，unemploymentinVietnamhasdropped.What'sVietnam'strick?It'sreadytowork.Othercountries'laborersaren'tascheapastheyusedtobe，whichmakesVietnamarelativebargainforcompaniesthatneednewfactoriesabroad.However，thecountryhasalmostnorailroads，itshighwaysareinpoorcondition，anditslargestcityhasjustoneairport，whichwasbuiltbeforetheVietnamWar.Sowhat'stheuseofproducingexport­readygoodsifthere'snoconvenientwaytoshipthem?Thegoodthingisthat，however，officialsarewideninghighways，buildinganewairportandsoon.CHILE(智利)Pipes,computers,motors,andyourmicrowaveallhaveonethingincommon:They'remadewithcopper(铜)．Coppermakestheworldgoround.AndluckilyforChile,it'sgotaboutathirdoftheplanet'scoppersupply.Itjustneedsawaytodigitupandthegovernmentispouringmoneyintothecountry'smines.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了三个极有发展前景的国家：尼日利亚、越南和智利，以及它们的发展状况和未来的发展趋势。1．WhichcountrywillNigeriabeexpectedtofollowinrespectofeconomyby2050?A．Kuwait. B．Iraq.C．Turkey. D．Italy.C[细节理解题。根据第一部分中的“AnalystssaythatifNigeriacanimproveitsschoolsandtechnology,itcouldballoonintotheworld's13thlargesteconomyby2050，rightbetweenTurkeyandItaly.”可知，到2050年尼日利亚在经济方面将紧随土耳其之后。故选C。]2．What'stheproblemVietnamisfacing?A．Itdoesn'thavemoneytobuildnewfactories.B．Itspeopledon'thaveenoughfoodtoeat.C．ItissufferingfromtheVietnamWar.D．Itstransportsystemisverypoor.D[推理判断题。根据第二部分的“However，thecountryhasalmostnorailroads,itshighwaysareinpoorcondition,anditslargestcityhasjustoneairport，whichwasbuiltbeforetheVietnamWar.”可知，越南目前的交通系统很糟糕。故选D。]3．WhatwillChiledependontogetdeveloped?A．Hightechnology.B．Thegovernment'sgoodadministration.C．Investmentsfromothercountries.D．Naturalresources.D[根据第三部分中的“Coppermakestheworldgoround...it'sgotaboutathirdoftheplanet'scoppersupply.Itjustneedsawaytodigitup...”可知，智利将依靠自然资源(铜)进行发展。故选D。]BIt'shardtosaywhichwasinworseshape：therun­down,century­oldgalleryorthecancer­ridden(患有癌症的)56­year­oldmansittingonitsoldsteps.Foryears,GregThomaswouldsitonthoseverystepsandthinkofthetimeswhenhewalkedhisdogsalongthecountryroadsinruralMinnesota.ButinMay2009,helearnedthatthesevereheadaches,earaches,andjawachesthathehadsufferedfromforthepastyearwereduetoinoperableheadandneckcancer.DoctorstoldGreg'sfamilytobepreparedtoplanhisfuneral.“Iwassittingatthegalleryandthinkingoneevening，”Gregsaid.“Ikeptlookingatthebuildingandtheshapeitwasin.Isaid，‘BeforeIleavethisearth,I'dliketodosomethingforyou.’”Gregdecidedtofixthepeelingpaintandtheleaking(渗漏的)roof,andthedamagedstepsandsoon.Heapproachedthegallery'sassociationwithadeal：hewouldcompletelyrepairthebuildingononecondition：“IgetakeytothefrontdoorsoIcangoinanytimeIwanttoappreciatethepaintings.”Themoreheworkedonthegallery,thebetterhefelt.AsGregcontinuedfixingthegallery,medicalscanstoldhimsomestartlingnews：histumorswerereducing.Fouryearsand23daysafterGreg'sdiagnosis,hisdoctorswereabletoremovehisfeedingtube.TodayGreg'stumorsaregone.Heisconsideredofficiallyrecoveredandnolongerneedsfollow­uptests.AfterfiveyearsofGreg'slaborandlove,thegalleryhasbeenrestoredtoitsformerglory.Gregfinishedhismainprojectlastsummer,buthewillprobablyalwaysbeinvolvedinrecoveringitsbeauty(hestillwantstoreplacesomewindows,forexample)．GregheldhisthirdannualopenhousetherenearChristmas,invitingtheentirecommunity.“WhileIwasrestoringthegallery，”Gregsays,“somethingwasrestoringme.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Greg身患癌症，但致力于修复画廊，结果五年后肿瘤消失的故事。4．WhatwasGreg'splanthatevening?A．Torentthebuilding. B．Torepairthegallery.C．Toholdanexhibition. D．Tostudythepaintings.B[细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Gregdecidedtofixthepeelingpaintandtheleakingroof,andthedamagedstepsandsoon.”可知，那天晚上Greg计划修复画廊。故选B。]5．WhenGregwasdoinghiswork,he．A．stoppedhismedicaltreatmentB．receivedalargedonationC．gothishealthimprovedD．preparedhisfuneralC[推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Themoreheworkedonthegallery,thebetterhefelt...histumorswerereducing.”可知，Greg工作的时候，他的身体得到了改善。故选C。]6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“startling”inthefourthparagraphmean?A．Misleading. B．Disappointing.C．Confusing. D．Surprising.D[词义猜测题。根据第四段中的“...histumorswerereducing.Fouryearsand23daysafterGreg'sdiagnosis,hisdoctorswereabletoremovehisfeedingtube.TodayGreg'stumorsaregone.Heisconsideredofficiallyrecoveredandnolongerneedsfollow­uptests.”可知，Greg体内的肿瘤没有了。这是一个“令人惊讶的”消息。由此推知画线词的意思是“令人惊讶的”。故选D。]7．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．WorkandLovePayB．SeniorsNeedMoreAttentionC．CancerResearchProgressesQuicklyD．CulturalRelicsLackProperProtectionA[标题归纳题。根据最后一段中的“AfterfiveyearsofGreg'slaborandlove,thegalleryhasbeenrestoredtoitsformerglory.”和“‘WhileIwasrestoringthegallery，’Gregsays，‘somethingwasrestoringme.’”可知，Greg虽然身患癌症，但他怀着对画廊的爱，辛勤工作，致力于修复画廊，结果自己的肿瘤没有了，这是工作和爱的回报。故选A。]CInventor,physicist,surveyor,astronomer,biologist,artist...RobertHookewasalltheseandmore.Somesayhewasthegreatestexperimentalscientistofthe17thcentury.Inthecourseofhiswork,hecooperatedwithfamousmenofsciencelikeIsaacNewton,andthegreatarchitectChristopherWren.Hooke'searlyeducationbeganathome,undertheguidanceofhisfather.HeenteredWestminsterSchoolattheageof13,andfromtherewenttoOxford,wherehecameincontactwithsomeofthebestscientistsinEngland.Hookeimpressedthemwithhisskillsatdesigningexperimentsandinventinginstruments.In1662,attheageof28,hewasnamedCuratorofExperimentsatthenewlyformedRoyalSocietyofLondon—meaningthathewasresponsiblefordemonstrating(展示)newexperimentsatthesociety'sweeklymeeting.Hookeacceptedthejob,eventhoughheknewthatthesocietyhadnomoneytopayhim!Watchinglivingthingsthroughamicroscopewasoneofhisfavouritepastimes．Heinventedacompoundmicroscopeforthispurpose.Onedaywhileobservingacork(软木塞)underamicroscope,hesawhoneycomb­likestructures.Therewerecells—thesmallestunitsoflife.Infact,itwasHookewhoinventedtheterm“cell”asthebox­likecellsofthecorkremindedhimofthecellsofamonastery(修道院)．AnotherachievementofHookewashisbookMicrographia,whichintroducedtheenormouspotentialofthemicroscope.Itcontainsfascinatingdrawingsofthethinghesawunderthemicroscope.Thebookalsoincludes,amongotherthings,ideasongravity,lightandcombustion(燃烧)thatmayhavehelpedscientistslikeNewtonwhentheyweredevelopingtheirowntheoriesonthesephenomena.Hookemadeavaluablecontributiontoastronomytoo.Acrater(火山口)onthemoonisnamedafterhiminhonourofhisservicestothisbranchofscience.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了英国伟大的生物学家，细胞的发现者RobertHooke的故事。8．WhichisthepossiblereasonwhyHookeacceptedthejobasCuratorofExperiments?A．Helikeddesigningexperiments.B．Hisfamilyneededhissupport.C．HewantedtopleasethefamousscientistsinEngland.D．Hisparentscouldn'taffordhiseducation.A[推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Hookeimpressedthemwithhisskillsatdesigningexperimentsandinventinginstruments.In1662,attheageof28,hewasnamedCuratorofExperimentsatthenewlyformedRoyalSocietyofLondon—meaningthathewasresponsiblefordemonstratingnewexperimentsatthesociety'sweeklymeeting.Hookeacceptedthejob,eventhoughheknewthatthesocietyhadnomoneytopayhim！”可知，Hooke接受实验馆长一职的原因是他喜欢设计实验。故选A。]9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pastimes”inParagraph3mean?A．Jobs. B．Experiments.C．Hobbies. D．Structures.C[词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句子和第三段第二句可知，用显微镜观察生物是他最喜欢的爱好之一，并且他还因此发明了一架复式显微镜。所以pastime的意思是“爱好”。故选C。]10．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．HookewenttoOxfordin1645.B．HookewaswellpaidintheRoyalSocietyofLondon.C．Hookemadeacontributiontomedicine.D．Hooke'sbookMicrographiamayhavehelpedNewton.D[细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Thebookalsoincludes,amongotherthings,ideasongravity,lightandcombustionthatmayhavehelpedscientistslikeNewtonwhentheyweredevelopingtheirowntheoriesonthesephenomena.”可知，Hooke的《显微图谱》这本书可能对牛顿有帮助。故选D。]11．Thelastparagraphistoprovethat．A．Hookewasthegreatestexperimentalscientistofthe17thcenturyB．HookewasgoodatmakingdiscoveriesC．Hooke'scontributionswerenotlimitedtoonefieldD．HookewasoneofthegreatestastronomersC[推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，Hooke的贡献并不局限于一个领域。故选C。]DTheNotreDame(巴黎圣母院)firehasbeenputout,butitsspire(尖顶)andalargeportionofitswoodenroofhavebeendamaged.Theterribledestructioncausesasuddensharppaintopeoplearoundtheworld.“Whatapitythatwecannotseethedamagedpartsofthewonderanymore.”Butthegoodnewsisthatthereisatleastonewayofseeingthem,namelythroughavideogamecalledAssassin'sCreed:Unity.Inthisgame,theplayercantraveltoonecityafteranotherandenterthebuildingsexactlylikewhattheyareinreality,andseeNotreDameasitwasbeforethefire.Further,withvirtualrealitytechnology,whichisalreadyquitemature,onecanevenlookaroundtheundamagedNotreDameasifitisstillthere.Maybedigitaltechnologycouldhelptobetterprotectarchitecturalculturalheritage.Theideaofmakingdigitalmodelsofancientbuildingstosavetheirdatadatesbacktothe1990sandthenecessarytechnologyhascontinuedtoadvancesincethen.Byscanningtheancientbuildingswithlasers,building3Dmodelswithmultipleimages,aswellasmeasuringeverythingprecisely,engineerscanmakeacopyasaccurateastherealone.Ascomputersandsmartphonesarehugelypopular,thedigitalmodelhasgreatusefulvalue.First,itallowstouriststofeeltheculturalrelicswithouttouchingthem.ThevirtualtourofDunhuangGrottoesinGansuProvinceisagoodexampleofthisastouristscanviewthepaintingswithoutstandingnearthem.Furthermore,itcanmakethedigitizedculturalrelicsmorefamousbyspreadingawarenessaboutthemviatheInternet.In2000,avirtualtouroftheGreatWallbecameverypopularattheHannoverWorldExpo,whichincreasedthenumberofforeigntouristsvisitingthesiteinthefollowingyears.Aboveall,itpreservesalltheinformationoftheculturalrelics.Ofcourse,howeverpreciseamodelis,itisnottheoriginal.Maybewewillhavebettertechnologiesinthefuture,butthedigitaltechnologyoffersapracticalwaytopreservearchitecturalculturalheritageatthemoment.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了运用现代技术的新手段——数字副本——保护建筑文化遗迹，并说明了这种技术的优点。12．WhatcanweseeaboutNotreDameinthegame?A．ThedamagedNotreDame.B．Itswoodenshape.C．Thebigfire.D．Itsoriginallook.D[细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Inthisgame,theplayercantraveltoonecityafteranotherandenterthebuildingsexactlylikewhattheyareinreality,andseeNotreDameasitwasbeforethefire.”可知，在游戏中可看到巴黎圣母院原来的样子。故选D。]13．Whatwillengineersdotocreateadigitalcopyoftheancientbuildings?A．Build3Dmodelsoffull­size.B．Scanthephotosofthebuildings.C．Measureallthepartsexactly.D．Improvethetechnologyneeded.C[细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Byscanningtheancientbuildingswithlasers,building3Dmodelswithmultipleimages,aswellasmeasuringeverythingprecisely,engineerscanmakeacopyasaccurateastherealone.”可知，工程师会精确测量古代建筑的所有区域来创造古建筑的数字副本。故选C。]14．Howdoestheauthorprovethedigitalcopyhasvitalpracticalimportance?A．Bygivingexamples. B．Byclassification.C．Bycomparison. D．Bylistingdata.A[推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，作者举了敦煌和长城两个例子，说明数字副本的重要意义。故选A。]15．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheapplicationofthetechnology?A．Delighted. B．Supportive.C．Doubtful. D．Conservative.B[推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Maybewewillhavebettertechnologiesinthefuture,butthedigitaltechnologyoffersapracticalwaytopreservearchitecturalculturalheritageatthemoment.”可推断出作者对这项技术的应用持支持的态度。故选B项。]，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。AControversialRestorationCertainmasterpiecesarerecognizedworldwideasoutstandingachievementsinhumancreativityandimagination.16Alloftheseworksarehundredsofyearsold,andlikeeverythingthatages,somepartsofthemneedtobere，noteveryoneagreesonhowandwhencertainworksshouldberestored.17Forexample，throughcarefulstudyofthebuilding,expertsfoundthattheTajMahalwasslidingtowardtheriverbesideit！Restorationeffortsthenbegantorepaircracksinthebuildingandhalt(停止)itsslide.However，suchworksastheSistineChapelandthesculptureofDavidarenotunderanythreatofseriousdamageorloss.Rather,restorationsareplannedtocleanortouchuptheworkssothattheylookbetter.Davidisaperfectcaseinpointofjustsuchatouch­upproject.Forthestatue's500th“birthday”，themuseuminItalywhereDavidstandstodayplannedtorestorethestatue'sappearance.Inreality，Davidwasjustdirty.18Formorethan300years，thestatuestoodoutdoorsinasquareinFlorence.Whenhecarvedthesculpture，Michelangeloplannedforittostandoutsideandnaturallyaccumulatethemarksofweathering.Therefore，criticsofDavid'srestorationclaimedthatcleaningthestatuewouldchangeitsintendedappearancebytheartist.19Afterninemonthsofcarefulcleaning，therestoredDavidwasrevealed，howwasthestatuedifferent？Foronething，David'shairwasnolongerb，thestainsonhishandsweregone，andthedirtystreaks(条痕)onhisleftleghadbeenerased.Asoneartexpertremarked，“Onlysomeonewithexpertknowledgeandlongfamiliaritywiththe‘skin’ofthestatuewillbeawarethatcertainunattractiveirregularitiesarenolongerthere.”Ontheotherhand，therestorationoftheSistineChapelresultedinadramaticdifferenceinthework'sappearance.Throughpainstakingefforts，thefrescoes(壁画)oftheSistineChapelwerebeautifullyrestoredbyerasingyearsofdustanddirtfromtheceilingandwalls.20However，mostviewitsrestorationasamarveloussuccess.A．Thatshouldnothavesurprisedanyone.B．Afewcriticsmaintainthattheartist'sworkhasbeenruined.C．Ignoringthesecriesofdisapproval，themuseumwentaheadwiththerestoration.D．Themuseumwantedtounderstandhowthechangeswerehappeningandthebestwaytorestoreit.E．Insomecases，thereisapressingneedforsomethingtobedoneinordertosaveahistoricaltreasure.F．Evencriticsoftheprojectagreedthatthetouch­upstothemasterpiecewereverymoderate(适度的)．G．ThreegoodexamplesofsuchworksaretheTajMahal，theSistineChapel，andthesculptureofDavid.【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。文章讲述了艺术杰作泰姬陵、大卫的雕塑和西斯廷教堂进行的修复工作以及由此引起的一些争议。16．G[空前一句提到“Certainmasterpieces(某些杰作)”；空后一句提到“Alloftheseworks”；选项G中的“Threegoodexamplesofsuchworks”与上下文紧密衔接；masterpieces和works是同义词复现。故选G。]17．E[下文提到“专家们发现泰姬陵正滑向旁边的河”，是对选项E中“Insomecases”的举例说明。故选E。]18．A[空前一句提到“事实上，大卫雕像只是很脏”。选项A意为：这应该不会让任何人感到惊讶。下文解释了大卫雕像脏的原因是“300多年来，这座雕像就耸立在佛罗伦萨的一个广场上”。空后一句是顺承选项A的话题。故选A。]19．C[上一段结尾句提到“反对修复大卫雕像的评论家们声称，清理雕像会改变艺术家原本想要的外观”。选项C意为：博物馆不顾这些反对的呼声，继续进行修复工作。选项C中disapproval与上一段结尾句中critics语义相关。故选C。]20．B[空后一句中however表示转折关系，其中most与选项B中afew相对，“amarveloussuccess”与“hasbeenruined”相对。故选B。]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。Itwas4p．m.Ahmadwaslyingonanet21bytwococonuttrees.22hehelpedhisparentstakecareofthefarmrecently,hewaspreparedtoliveaquite23lifeonhisown.“Boom！”Acoconutfellontohishead.Hewas24aboutabump(肿块)onhishead.Sohedecidedtocutitintopiecesandmakeitonedish.Ahmadwascookingwhenastrangeoldmanknockedonthedoor.Theoldman25thattherainwaspouringdownandthattheonlyshelter26wasthishouse.Afterthemancameinside,Ahmadsuddenly27thathisfoodwasboilingandquicklyrushedtothekitchen.AfterAhmadfinishedcooking,hismomaskedtheoldmantoeatwiththem.Theoldman28．Afterdinner,theoldmansaiditwasthemost29foodhehadeaten.HetoldAhmadtherewouldbea(n)30andthathewasinchargeoffindingthebestcooksand31themtojoininit.Andhe32askedAhmadtoattendit.Afraidoflosingface,Ahmadwantedto33wever,withencouragementfromhismom,hefinallyparticipated.Andtohis34,hewonfirstplaceandwashiredbyabigrestaurant.Fromthisexperience,Ahmadlearnedwhenthe35comes,weshouldtakeitbravely.Maybetheresultisfarbeyondourexpectation.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Ahmad抓住机会参加厨艺比赛并获得第一名的故事。21．A.decorated B．controlledC．supported D．hiddenC[根据空前的anet和空后的bytwococonuttrees可知，此处指两棵树“支撑着”网。故选C。]22．A.Since B．AlthoughC．As D．IfB[根据下文的“onhisown”可知，尽管他最近帮父母照料农场，但他已经准备好独立生活了。故选B。]23．A.peaceful B．healthyC．independent D．busyC[参见上题解析。]24．A.annoyed B．carefulC．anxious D．curiousA[根据空前的“Acoconutfellontohishead.”及空后Ahmad的做法可知，Ahmad的头被椰子砸了一个肿块，他很气恼。故选A。]25．A.whispered B．provedC．argued D．explainedD[根据空后的“therainwaspouringdownandthattheonlyshelter”可知，老人在“解释”。故选D。]26．A.inreturn B．insightC．infuture D．inpublicB[根据空前的“therainwaspouringdownandthattheonlyshelter”和空后的“wasthishouse”可知，这座房子是唯一能“看得见的”遮蔽物。故选B。]27．A.admitted B．complainedC．remembered D．ignoredC[句意：这名老人进屋后，Ahmad突然想起他的食物正在沸腾，便迅速冲进厨房。此处指Ahmad“想起”在做饭。故选C。]28．A.left B．hesitatedC．apologized D．agreedD[根据下文的“Afterdinner,theoldmansaid”可知，老人“同意”吃饭。故选D。]29．A.expensive B．deliciousC．popular D．ordinaryB[根据下文的“hewasinchargeoffindingthebestcooks”和“askedAhmadtoattendit”可知，老人认为Ahmad做的饭“好吃”，所以邀请他参加比赛。故选B。]30．A.competition B．exhibitionC．experiment D．ceremonyA[根据空后的“hewasinchargeoffindingthebestcooks”可知，将有一场厨艺“比赛”。故选A。]31．A.inviting B．beggingC．preparing D．orderingA[根据空后的“themtojoininit”可知，老人负责寻找最好的厨师并邀请他们参加比赛。故选A。]32．A.suddenly B．gratefullyC．casually D．sincerelyB[前文说到这位老人在Ahmad家吃了一顿美餐，因此为了表达谢意，他邀请Ahmad参加比赛。故选B。]33．A.accept B．refuseC．appreciate D．questionB[根据空前的“Afraidoflosingface”可知，Ahmad想“拒绝”。故选B。]34．A.surprise B．embarrassmentC．disappointment D．admirationA[根据空后的“hewonfirstplaceandwashiredbyabigrestaurant”可知，Ahmad感到“惊讶”。故选A。]35．A.judgement B．adventureC．accident D．opportunityD[根据空后的“weshouldtakeitbravely”可知，空格处应填opportunity，因为it指代opportunity，且与take构成固定搭配。故选D。]，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。(2020·全国卷Ⅲ)InancientChinalivedanartist36.paintingswerealmostlifelike.Theartist'sreputationhadmadehimproud.Onedaytheemperorwantedtogethisportrait(画像)donesohecalledallgreatartiststocomeandpresenttheir37.(fine)work，sothathecouldchoosethebest.Theartistwassurehewould38.(choose)，butwhenhepresentedhismasterpiecetotheemperor'schiefminister，theoldmanlaughed.ThewiseoldmantoldhimtotraveltotheLiRiver—perhapshecouldlearnalittlefromthegreatestartistintheworld.Filledwith39.(curious)，theartistpackedhisbagsandleft.40.heaskedthevillagersonthebanksoftheriverwherehecouldfindthelegendary(传奇的)artist，theysmiledand41.(point)downtheriver.Thenextmorninghehiredaboatandsetout42.(find)thewell­knownpainter.Asthesmallboatmoved43.(gentle)alongtheriverhewasleftspeechlessbythemountainsbeingsilentlyreflectedinthewater.Hepassedmilkywhitewaterfallsandmountainsinmanyshadesofblue.Andwhenhesawthemistsrisingfromtheriverandthesoftclouds44.(surround)themountaintops，hewasreducedtotears.Theartistwasfinallyhumbled(谦卑)bythegreatestartist45.earth，MotherNature.【语篇解读】本文讲述了一位中国古代画家寻找最伟大的艺术大师“自然母亲”的故事。36．whose[考查定语从句的引导词。本句主句为倒装句，主语anartist为先行词，后接一个定语从句，空处与其后名词paintings之间构成所属关系，故用whose。]37．finest[考查形容词的最高级。根据句意可知，皇帝命令所有知名画家献上他们最好的作品。]38．bechosen[考查动词语态。这位画家确信自己肯定会被选中。]39．curiosity[考查词性转换(形容词变名词)。介词with后应使用名词。]40．When/As[考查连词。When/As在句中表示“当……时”。]41．pointed[考查动词时态。空处与smiled构成并列谓语，故用一般过去时。]42．tofind[考查非谓语动词。setouttodosth.(怀着目标)开始做某事。]43．gently[考查词性转换(形容词变副词)。修饰动词moved应使用副词。]44．surrounding[考查非谓语动词。surroundingthemountaintops作后置定语修饰clouds。]45．on[考查固定搭配。onearth世上。]第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Bob对中国古典名著《西游记》(JourneytotheWest)感兴趣，他发来邮件询问有关情况。请回邮件，内容包括：1．《西游记》的内容简介；2．阅读建议。注意：1.词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：classicn．名著【参考范文】DearBob，I'mdelightedtolearnyou'reinterestedinJourneytotheWest,oneofthefourChinesegreatestclassics.BasedonXuanZang'sjourneytoIndia,thenovelisverypopularwithChinesepeople.ThestoryfocusesonMonkeyKingcalledSunWukong,whohelpshismasterXuanZangovercomevariousdifficultiesonthejourney.Youmayfinditchallengingtoreadtheoriginalclassic,soIadviseyoutoreadthesimplifiedversions.Someversionscomewithmanypictures,whichmakesiteasyforreaderslikeyoutounderstand.Hopefullyyouwillfallinlovewiththisgreatwork.Yours，LiHua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。ItwasSaturdayafternoon.MartinandhissisterPamwerelookingatthebeautifuloldbuildingsofCambridgefortheday.Pamhadacamerawithher.Shelikestakingphotos.“Let'shavealastphotoofyou，”saidPam.“It'sthelastone.Iwanttofinishthefilminmycamera.”“Oh,allright，”saidMartin.Hestoodinfrontoftheflowers.“Lookatme，”saidPamandtookaphoto.Amanwithabigrucksack(背包)andatentonhisbackwalkedbetweenPamandMartin.“Ohno，”saidPam.“NowI'vegotapictureofthatman,notofyou,Martin.”ThemanlookedatPam.Hewasangry.Hewentacrosstheroadwithoutaword.“Thatmanisn'tverynice,ishe？”saidMartin.“No，”saidPam.Themanwiththerucksackonhisbackwentintothebusstation.Hehadgotsunglassesandabluehat.“Comeon，”saidMartin.“Let'sfindourb