新教材2021-2022外研版英语选择性必修第一册检测：Unit 4 含解析

Unit4课下题型练（一）Startingout&Understanding

ideas

i.阅读理解

A

HanTianhengpickedupacarvingtoolattheageof6andneverputitdown.Today,the

79-year-oIdartist,oneofChina,smostrespectedlivingmastersofsealcarving（印章雕刻），

calligraphyandChinesepainting,stillrememberstheincident—thefirsttimehehelda

knifeinhishand.

“Icutmythumbbadlyandwashorrifiedbythebloodysight,"hesaid,addingthat

hismotherappliedashesbecauseshecouldn，taffordtotakehimtoahospital.uThecutleft

ascar,whichisstillcleartoday.”

However,theincidentdidn'tsethimback.Instead,itarousedhispassionfortheancient

artform.Hewasdeterminedtopursueapaththatwouldleadtoacareerinsealcarving.

Thejourneyofartexplorationwasalittlebumpy（颠簸的）forthentheyoungmanin

hisquestforexcellence,andhissealworkswereharshlycriticizedbyafamousoldpainter.

Mostpeoplewouldhavebeencrushedbythecriticism,notHan.ltmadehimevenmore

determined.Aftersixmonths，hardwork,hevisitedthepainteragain.

“Thattime,heaskedmetocarveasealforhim.Thatwaspositiveaffirmation,“Han

said,“Praiseandcriticismarewhatanartistshouldlearntohandleallhislife.Praiseis

candyandcriticismismedicine.Wecanlivewithoutcandy,butcannotlivewithoutmedicine

whenill.”

Hanrosetofameduringtheearly1960s,famousforbirdandinsectsealart.Han,sseals

areanessentialendingpartonthepaintingsofalonglistofestablishedartists.

“Asealforagoodpaintingislikethebuttonsforhautecouture（高档女子时装）.An

experiencedtailoralwaysknowshowtochoosebuttonsthatmatchthewholestyle,“Han

said.

Hissealsarefullofvariety—thegrandandsolemnstyleforLiuHaisu'spaintings,the

lightandvividstyleforLuYanshao1s,andthegracefulandgentlestyleforXieZhiliu's.

“Agoodsealcarvershouldkeephisownstyle,andatthesametimegowellwiththe

painting9sstyle,“hesaid.

宿南霹隹：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了中国印章雕刻大师韩天衡的艺术探索之路。

1.WhatinfluencedidtheincidenthaveonHanwhenhewassix?

A.Hegotinjuredveryseriously.

B.Helearnedhowtouseaknife.

C.Itarousedhisinterestinsealcarving.

D.Ithelpedhimlearnhowhardlifewas.

解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段第一、二句可知，这次事故并没有使他退缩，

而是唤醒了他对印章雕刻的兴趣。

2.WhichbestdescribesHan'sjourneyofartexploration?

A.Smoothandfruitful.

B.Inspiringandlucky.

C.Boringbutworthwhile.

D.Toughbutrewarding.

解析：选D推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，他的艺术探索之路有艰辛，再结合

第七段表述的他在二十世纪六十年代初因鸟类和昆虫印章艺术而成名。由此推知，对他的

艺术探索之路的评价应是“虽然艰辛但有回报”。

3.InHan'sopinion,whatdoanexperiencedtailorandagoodsealcarvershare?

A.Thehugerespecttheyearn.

B.Theflexibilitytheydisplayatwork.

C.Thespecificcustomerstheyserve.

D.Theeffortstheyhavetomaketosucceed.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第八段表述的一件好的绘画作品的印章就像是高级女

子时装上的纽扣，有经验的裁缝总是知道如何选择纽扣，以搭配整体风格以及尾段中的A

goodsealcarver...gowellwiththepainting1sstyle可知，有经验的裁缝和优秀的印章雕刻家

的共性就是他们在工作上所表现的灵活性。

4.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperdoesthistextmostprobablyappear?

A.Education.B.Events.

C.Entertainment.D.People.

解析：选D文章出处题。本文主要讲述了中国印章雕刻大师韩天衡的艺术探索之路，

由此推知，本文可能摘自报纸的“人物”版块。

B

Wearingaheadsettoplayavirtual-realitygameisfun.Asyoumoveyourheadaround9

youcanseethescenefromdifferentangles.You*reinafakeenvironmentthatseemsso

real.ButthepowerofVRmaygowellbeyondentertainment.ltjustmighthelppeoplewho

sufferfromlongtimeofpain,anewstudyfinds.

“IfVRcanreducesometypesofpain,itcouldbecomeanewcurewithfewerside

effectsthandrugs,"saysSamHughes,apsychologistatImperialCollegeLondon."Andit

wouldbelessexpensive.”

Hughes，groupstudiesboneandmusclepain.Oneexampleissciatica.Sciaticaisaform

ofpaindoctorscallchronicpainywhichisdifferentfromthehurtyoufeelwhenyouhityour

kneeagainstatableorputyourhandinveryhotwater.ltisfairlylong-livedpainandmay

evenspreadfromaninitialsitetootherbodyparts.

Theresearcherstestedthepain-alteringeffectofvirtualreality.Eachvolunteeraccepted

someformoftemporarypain.Thepaincamefromaspecialcreamappliedtotheskin.The

creamcontainedcapsaicin.lfsthechemicalinhotpeppersthatburnsyourmouth.

Theythenshowedthevolunteersamovie.Eachvolunteerwouldseethemovietwice—

oncein3・D,whilewearingaVRheadset,andonceonanormal2-Dscreen.Theresearchers

randomlydecidedforeachvolunteerwhethertheywatchedthe2-Dor3-Dversion

first.Usingthe2-Dmovieasthecomparisonallowedthemtoisolatetheeffectof

VR.WatchingthemovieinVRreducedthepainintheskinareabetterthandidviewingthe

moviein2-D.VRhelpedthemtoleratemorepainintheareaofthecreamedskin.However,

thatpainreductionendedafewminutesafterremovingtheVRheadsets.Theresearchers

wonderedhowwellVRmightreduceothertypesofpain.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。研究表明虚拟现实技术有助于减轻疼痛。

5.What'soneoftheadvantagesofVRtoreducepain?

A.It*smuchsafer.

B.It'smoreconvenient.

C.Ifsmuchfaster.

D.ifsmoreefficient.

解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段第一句可知，用虚拟现实技术来减轻疼痛更加

安全。

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“chronic”inParagraph3mean?

A.Sudden.B.Long-term.

C.Light.D.Sharp.

解析：选B词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句和第三段最后一句中的Itisfairly

long-livedpain可知，chronicpain与膝盖撞到桌子或者把手放在很热的水中所造成的疼痛

不同，它是一种长期的疼痛。由此可推知，chronic意为“长期的”。

7.Whywasthespecialcreamusedintheexperiment?

A.ToAndchemicalsinhotpeppers.

B.Tobringcomforttovolunteers.

C.Toburnthevolunteers，mouth.

D.Tocausesometemporarypain.

解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段第二、三句可知，这种特殊的药膏会造成短暂

的疼痛。

8.Howwasthetestcarriedout?

A.Bygivingnumbers.

B.Byusingexamples.

C.Bymakingacomparison.

D.Bypresentingresearchfindings.

解析：选C推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，研究人员让志愿者们两次观看同

一部电影，一次是用头戴式VR设备看3・D电影，一次是看2・D电影。结果发现用VR设

备观看电影比观看2・D画面的电影更能帮助志愿者减轻疼痛。由此可推知，实验是通过做

对比进行的。

C

RickGuidottiputasidehiscareerasafashionedphotographertoturnhislens（镜头）to

peoplelivingwithgenetic,physicalandbehavioraldifferences.

Hesayswhatchangedhisperceptionofbeautywasachanceencounterwithanalbino

（患白化病的）girl."1wasjusttiredofpeopletellingmewhowasbeautiful.Everyseasonthat

facewouldchangebutIwasalwaystoldwhowasbeautiful.Asanartist,Idon,tseebeauty

justoncoversofmagazines.Iseeiteverywhere.Sothatkindofwasmyinitialkindof—that

openedmyeyesalittlewiderandwider.w

GuidottihascreatedPositiveExposure,anot-for-profitorganizationthatuses

photographyandvideototransformpublicperceptionsandpromoteaworldwhere

differencesarecelebrated.GuidottiandPositiveExposurearefeaturedinanew

documentarycalledOnBeauty.

OneofthewomenfeaturedinthefilmisJayneWaithera/61neverthoughtIwas

beautifulbecausenobodysaidthattome,butmymeetinghimwasmyprofoundmoment.I

rememberedthatparticularday.HetookmypictureandIfeltsogoodlikeIfeltthere,s

somebodywhoreally,lovesmeandseesmeforwhoIamandwhoseesmemorethanmy

condition.”saidWaithera.

RickistravelingfromcitytocitytopromoteOnBeauty.Hesayshistourisnotabout

money,ifsaboutthemessage："AsItravelfromcommunitytocommunity,Vmtaking

photographsandI'mempoweringindividualswithapositivesenseofwhotheyare.They，re

seeingbeautyintheirreflectionbutfmalsoempoweringtheirfamiliesandtheyinturnare

empoweringtheircommunitiesaswell.Allisbasedonthephilosophyofchange—howyou

see,seehowyouchange.”

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了曾是时尚摄影师的RickGuidotti改变了对美的

理解，开始将镜头转向特殊人群。

9.WhydidRickchangehiscareer?

A.Becausehecouldn，tearnenoughmoneyfromhisformercareer.

B.Becausethebeautyoncoversofmagazinesarenotbeautiful.

C.Becausehewantedtocreatehisowncompany.

D.Becausehiscomprehensionofbeautychangedowingtoanalbinogirl.

解析：选D推理判断题。根据第二段第一句并结合第一段内容可知，Rick改变了自

己的职业，是因为一位白化病女孩改变了他对美的理解。

10.WhatcanweknowaboutPositiveExposure?

A.ItbringsalotofmoneyforRick.

B.Itmakesthepublicmorebeautiful.

C.Itwelcomesdifferencesintheworld.

D.Itmakesphotographymorepopular;

解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知，这个组织乐于接受世界上的不同。

11.WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbymentioningJayneinParagraph4?

A.Jaynewasbeautifulindeed.

B.PhotographsgaveJayneapositivesenseofwhoshewas.

C.ItwasunfairnobodydiscoveredJayne*sbeauty.

D.Jayne'spicturewasmorebeautifulthanherself.

解析：选B写作意图题。通读第四段内容可知，在遇到Rick前，Jayne从来没想过

自己很美，因为没人说过她美，但是在Rick给她拍照后，她感觉很好，感到有人很喜欢她

并且看到了真实的她，而不是只看到她的疾病，那天对她来讲是难忘的、特别的。由此可

知，作者提到Jayne是想告诉我们那些照片让Jayne对自己有了积极的自我认识。

12.Whatdoestheauthormainlyintendtotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.Weshouldtravelfrequently.

B.Communityhasagreatinfluenceoneveryone.

C.Weshouldmakecontributionstoourcommunity.

D.Yourattitudetoseeingtheworlddecidesyourbehavior.

解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，本段介绍了Rick向大家传达的一

个信息：要用积极的心态看待自己、发现自我，在反思中发现美，同时鼓励周围的人也做

出改变。由此可知，作者想告诉我们看待世界的态度决定了一个人的行为。

II.阅读七选五

Herearefivethingsthatyoushouldgiveup.Startingtoday,wewillgiveuponallthose

thingsthatnolongerserveus,andwewillembracechange.Ready?Herewego!

]Giveuponyourneedtoblameothersforwhatyouhaveordon'thave,forwhat

youfeelordon'tfeel.Stopgivingyourpowersawayandstarttakingresponsibilityforyour

life.

Giveupyourlimitingbeliefs.Giveupyourlimitingbeliefsaboutwhatyoucanorcannot

do,aboutwhatispossibleorimpossible.Fromnowon,youarenolongergoingtoallowyour

limitingbeliefstokeepyoustuckinthewrongplace.Spreadyourwingsandfly!Abeliefis

notanideaheldbythemind.2

Giveupyourneedtoimpressothers.Stoptryingsohardtobesomethingthatyou*re

notjusttomakeotherslikeyou.3Themomentyoustoptryingsohardtobesomething

thatyou'renot,themomentyoutakeoffallyourmasks9themomentyouacceptand

embracetherealyou,youwillfindpeoplewillbedrawntoyou,effortlessly.

Giveuponyourfears.Fearisjustanillusion.ltdoesn，texistunlessyoucreateit.It，sall

inyourmind.Correcttheinsideandtheoutsidewillfallintoplace.4

Giveupyourexcuses.5Insteadofgrowingandworkingonimprovingourselves

andourlives,vvegetstuckandlietoourselves,usingallkindsofexcuses,excusesthat99.9%

ofthetime,arenotevenreal.

A.Giveuponblame.

B.Giveupcomplaining.

C.Itdoesn，tworkthisway.

D.Itisanideathatholdsthemind.

E.Theonlythingwehavetofear,isfearitself.

F.Theyignoretheirinnervoice,thatinnercalling.

G.Alotoftimeswelimitourselvesbecauseofthemanyexcusesweuse.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章说明的道理是：生活中我们要放弃一些东西。要勇于

放弃，接受改变。

1.选A根据下文的Giveuponyourneedtoblameothersforwhatyouhaveordon't

have可知，此处与A项吻合。A项中blame是提示词。

2.选D根据上文的Abeliefisnotanideaheldbythemind.可知，此处与D项吻合。

其中idea,holdsthemind是提示词。

3.选C根据空后内容可知，怎样做才是对的。说明空前tryingsohardtobesomething

thatyou，renotjusttomakeotherslikeyou中体现的做法是不对的。与C项吻合。

4.选E根据上文的Itdoesn*texistunlessyoucreateit.可知，恐惧本身是不存在的，

与E项吻合。

5.选G根据空前的Giveupyourexcuses.可知，此处是与excuses有关的内容，与G

项吻合。

Unit4课下题型练（二）Usinglanguage

I.阅读理解

A

SamuelOsmondisa19-year-oldlawstudentfromCornwall,England.Heneverstudied

thepiano.Hovvever,hecanplayverydifficultmusicalpiecesbymusicianssuchasChopin

andBeethovenjustafewminutesafterhehearsthem.Helearnsapieceofmusicbylistening

toitinparts.Thenhethinksaboutthenotes（音符）inhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhis

firstpieceMoonlightSonata（奏鸣曲）byBeethoven.Hesurprisedeveryonearoundhim.

Amazedthatherememberedthislonganddifficultpieceofmusicandplayedit

perfectly,histeacherssaySamuelisunbelievable.Theysayhisabilityisveryrare,but

Samueldoesn,tevenrealisethatwhathecandoisspecial.Samuelwantedtobecomea

lawyerasitwasthewishofhisparents,butmusicteacherstoldhimheshouldstudymusic

instead.Now,hestudieslawandmusic.

Samuelcan'tunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurprised."Igrewupwithmusic.My

motherplayedthepianoandmyfatherplayedtheguitar.Abouttwoyearsago,Isuddenly

decidedtostartplayingthepiano,withoutbeingabletoreadmusicandwithouthavingany

lessons.ltcomeseasilytome—Ihearthenotesandcanbeartheminmind-eachandevery

note,“saysSamuel.

Recently,Samuelperformedapieceduringaspecialeventathiscollege.Thepiecehad

morethanathousandnotes.Theaudiencewasimpressedbyhisamazingperformance.Heis

nowlearningapiecethatissodifficultthatmanyprofessionalpianistscan'tplayit.Samuel

saysconfidently,"It'sallaboutsupermemory—IguessIhavethatgift.”

However,Samuefsabilitytorememberthingsdoesn，tstopwithmusic.Hisfamilysays

thatevenwhenhewasayoungboy,Samuelheardsomeonereadastory,andthenhecould

retellthestorywordforword.

Samuelisstillonlyateenager.Hedoesn*tknowwhathewantstodointhefuture.For

now,heisjusthappytoplaybeautifulmusicandcontinuehisstudies.

语篇解读:"本文是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了一个音乐天才塞缪尔•奥斯蒙德的故事。

1.WhatisspecialaboutSamuelOsmond?

A.Hecanwritedownthenotehehears.

B.Heisatopstudentatthelawschool.

C.Hehasagiftforwritingmusic.

D.Hecanplaythemusicalpiecehehears.

解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段中的Heneverstudiedthepiano.However,hecan

playverydifficultmusicalpiecesbymusicianssuchasChopinandBeethovenjustafew

minutesafterhehearsthem.可知，塞缪尔从未学过钢琴，却能把听到的乐曲弹奏出来，这

是他的特殊之处。

2.EveryonearoundSamuelwassurprisedbecausehe.

A.receivedagoodearlyeducationinmusic

B.couldplaytheguitarbetterthanhisfather

C.playedtheguitarandthepianoperfectly

D.couldplaythepianowithoutreadingmusic

解析:选D细节理解题。根据第一段中的Helearnsapieceofmusicbylisteningtoitin

parts.Thenhethinksaboutthenotes（音符）inhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhisfirst

pieceMoonlightSonata（奏鸣曲）byBeethoven.Hesurprisedeveryonearoundhim.可知，他

只是通过听一首曲子，然后凭着记忆把它弹奏出来，这使大家感到惊讶。

3.WhatcanvveinferaboutSamuelinParagraph4?

A.Hebecamefamousduringaspecialeventathiscollege.

B.Heplaysthepianobetterthanmanyprofessionalpianists.

C.Heisproudofhisabilitytorememberthingsaccurately.

D.Heimpressedtheaudiencebyplayingallthemusicalpieces.

解析：选C推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，他现在正在学习一首很难的曲子，

而这首曲子是许多专业钢琴家都演奏不了的。塞缪尔自信地认为他有这个天赋。由此可知，

他对自己的记忆力是很自豪的。

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheQualitiesofaMusician

B.TheStoryofaMusicalTalent

C.TheImportanceofEarlyEducation

D.TheRelationshipbetweenMemoryandMusic

解析:选B标题归纳题。根据第一段中的Heneverstudiedthepiano.However,hecan

playverydifficultmusicalpiecesbymusicianssuchasChopinandBeethovenjustafew

minutesafterhehearsthem.及全文内容可知，本文围绕着塞缪尔的特殊天赋进行描述，因

此本文讲述了一个音乐天才的故事。

B

LaBellePersonneisboring,butIloveit.The2008Frenchfilmfeaturesextremely

softenedandwashed-outcolors,arelativelyuneventfulplotline»andlifelessperformances

fromthemaincharacters,allofwhichgivethefilmitsuniquecharm.

TheplainbeautyofLaBellePersonnecomesnotfromitsextremelyuniqueplot,but

ratheritsliteraryelements.Ofcourse,theHimisvisuallyprettylackinginliveliness.An

editormusthavepurposelyandsmartlydealtwitheverysingleshot.Thedominatingcolors

ineachoftheseshotsareavividblack,greyandwhite,makingforamelancholic（忧郁的）

atmosphere.Whileonecouldeasilyviewthislackofvividnessasexhausting>Iwouldargue

thatitmakesforabeautifullyunconventionalcinematicexperience.

Therearenoartificialmentalsparkstimulatedbythevisuals,andtheviewersmust

thereforesitwiththemselvesforanhourandahalf,reflectingonwhatthepiecepersonally

meanstothemandhowitgenuinelymakesthemfeel.Asidefromafewmajorplotpoints»

nothingterriblyremarkablehappensinLaBellePersonne.lt!smorelikealazyriverunder

greyskieswherethewaterisslightlytoocold.Butifyourelax,yourbodytemperature

adjustsandyoucansitbackandjustenjoytheride.

Althoughourcurrentworldmaybebothliterallyandsymbolicallyonfire,ifsno

secretthatcampuslifeinandofitselfisconsiderablymoreboringthanusual.Withno

partiestoattend,mostclassesonline,andthemajorityofclubslimitedtoZoomMeetings,

wakingupeverydaymightfeelabitmoretedious.However,justlikeLaBellePersonnehas

shownus,it'simportanttoappreciateyourenvironmentforwhatitis.Intermsofcampus

life,sometimesit'snotsohorribleforthingstobeslow-paced,asitallowsspacefor

reflectionandbeingpresent.

语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。作者通过分析法国电影《美丽的人》的艺术特点，阐述自

己的观影感受，并速议读者放慢生活节奏，积极乐观地面对枯燥的校园生活。

5.WhatdoweknowaboutLaBellePersonnefromthefirstparagraph?

A.Itenjoyshighpopularity.

B.Itownsspecialartisticcharm.

C.Itappliesmoderntechniques.

D.Itfeatureslivelyperformances.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段中的allofwhichgivethefilmitsuniquecharm

可知，前文所介绍的电影柔和暗淡的颜色、平淡无奇的情节和主角毫无生气的表演都赋予

了这部电影特有的魅力。

6.WhatcanvveinferfromParagraphs2and3aboutthefilm?

A.Allitsviewersfeelpositiveonit.

B.Itgivesviewersasenseofridiculousness.

C.Itsuitsthosepreferringsensorystimulation.

D.Itisworthtastingslowlyandheart-wholly.

解析：选D推理判断题。根据第二段对这部电影的介绍以及第三段中的It'smorelike

alazyriverundergreyskieswherethewaterisslightlytoocold.Butifyourelax,yourbody

temperatureadjustsandyoucansitbackandjustenjoytheride.可知，这部电影更像是灰

色天空下缓缓流淌的河，那里的河水有点冷。但是，你如果放松下来，就会适应这个温

度，就可以坐下来享受这个旅程。由此推断，这部电影值得慢慢地、全身心地品味。

7.Whatdoesunderlinedword"tedious“inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Boring.B.Painstaking.

C.Impractical.D.Unnecessary.

解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线词前的Withnopartiestoattend,mostclasses

online,andthemajorityofclubslimitedtoZoomMeetings可知，校园里没有聚会，大部

分课程都在线上，大多数俱乐部仅限于视频会议，所以，每天起床都会感觉枯燥无聊的

一天开始了。由此可推知，画线词与A项意思相近。

8.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Toshowtheimportanceofgoingtothemovies.

B.Torecommendpeopletoenjoyanuniquemovie.

C.Tointroduceawaytoappreciateacertainmovie.

D.Tocallforaslow-pacedandpositiveschoollife.

解析：选D写作意图题。根据最后一段中的Intermsofcampuslife,sometimesit'snot

sohorribleforthingstobeslow-paced,asitallowsspaceforreflectionandbeingpresent.可

知，放慢生活的节奏也并不可怕，因为这样给我们留下了反思的空间，让我们过好当下。

II.完形填空

We'veallbeentherebefore：Ybu'redrivingdowntheroadwhensuddenlyapothole（凹

坑）seemstoappearoutofnowhereandsendsthe]jumping.Mostpeoplethink

potholesare2,butartistJimBachorseesthemasacanvas（画布）forhisartwork.

Bachorusesthe3artformofmosaic（马赛克）tocreateeye-catching,colorful

imagesoffamousartistslikeArethaFranklinorsimpleeveryday4likefood.Heeven

makesless-appealingvisualsofinsects.

Bachorwasagraphicdesignerfor20yearsbeforehebeganhis5inmosaic.He

regardsanincidentaltriptoEuropeashismotivationtochangecareers.While6in

Italy,BachorfellinlovewithPompeii,apreservedancientRomancity.Atourguide

pointedoutamosaic,madeofmainlyglassandmarble,andtoldBachor,“Glassand

marbledon't7.So,thislooksessentiallythewaytheartistintended."Bachorsays,

“Thatkindofstayingpowerjust8mesomuch.”

AyearlaterBachorreturnedtoattendamosaicclassinRavenna,Italy,tolearnthe

properwayto9theancienttechnique.Yearsafterthat,hemasteredthetechnique.He

10thatmosaicscanbejustassigniHcanttodayastheartformover1,000yearsago."I

justsawthattherewasa(n)11tobringitintothenewageasacontemporary

subject,“hesays.

So,Bachordecidedtomakeaspecialpieceof12forthatpothole.Hehas_13

mosaicpotholeartaroundChicago,Detroit,NewYorkCityandeveninFinland.

Whilehemaynotbegetting14fromdriversorpassengersyBachor1sartis_15

apleasantsurprisetodiscover.

语篇薜读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了艺术家JimBachor对马赛克艺术的热爱和

他在马路凹坑上的马赛克艺术创作。

1.A.bodyB.rock

C.carD.sand

解析：选C根据空前的You'redrivingdowntheroadwhensuddenly...appear可知，

驾驶时路上突然出现凹坑，车(car)会发生颠簸。

2.A.challengingB.interesting

C.discouragingD.annoying

解析：选D根据空后的转折词but可知，前后存在情感上的对比关系，大多数人觉

得(这些让汽车颠簸的)凹坑让人烦恼，但艺术家JimBachor认为凹坑是画布。

3.A.modernB.ancient

C.elegantD.mysterious

解析：选B根据第四段中的theancienttechnique和thatmosaicscanbe...over1,000

yearsago可知，马赛克是一种古老的艺术形式。

4.A.objectsB.ideas

C.routinesD.projects

解析：选A根据空后的likefood可知，Bachor的创作涉及简单的日常物品(objects)。

5.A.dutyB.career

C.beliefD.instruction

解析：选B根据空后的HeregardsanincidentaltriptoEuropeashismotivationto

changecareers.可知，Bachor本是平面设计师，一次欧洲之旅让他改变了职业(career),开

始马赛克艺术创作。

6.A.travelingB.living

C.workingD.studying

解析：选A根据上文的anincidentaltriptoEurope可知，他是在旅行(traveling)。

7.A.lastB.connect

C.fadeD.resolve

解析：选C根据本段最后一句话中的Thatkindofstayingpower可知，玻璃和大理

石有能长期保存的特性，不会褪色。

8.A.remindedB.confused

C.troubledD.impressed

解析：选D根据上文内容和第四段的AyearlaterBachorreturnedtoattendamosaic

class可知，马赛克艺术创作给他留下了深刻的印象(impressed),所以他才改变职业。

9.A.introduceB.perform

C.promoteD.describe

解析：选B根据设空句句意和下文的hemasteredthetechnique可知，他参加课程学

习如何进行马赛克艺术创作。

10.A.arguedB.imagined

C.rememberedD.realised

解析:选D根据空前的hemasteredthetechnique和空后的Ijustsawthat可知，他

意识到马赛克在今天可以像在一千多年以前一样重要。

11.A.linkB.time

C.opportunityD.voice

解析：选C根据倒数第二段内容可知，他看到了一个把马赛克艺术带入新时代的机

会(opportunity)。

12.A.artworkB.machinery-work

C.codeD.literature

解析：选A根据第一段提到的Bachor把凹坑当作艺术创作的画布以及下文的mosaic

potholeart可知，他决定为路上的凹坑创作特殊的艺术作品(artwork)。

13.A.discoveredB.created

C.improvedD.taught

解析：选B根据上文的makeaspecialpieceof可知，他创作了(created)马赛克凹坑艺

术。

14.A.helpB.invitation

C.moneyD.praise

解析：选D根据句首的While并分析句子结构可知，前后句之间存在让步关系。此

处表示尽管Bachor可能没有得到司机或者行人的赞扬(praise),但对他们来说Bachor的作

品一定会是个令人惊喜的发现。

15.A.nearlyB.merely

C.certainlyD.personally

解析：选C参见上题解析。第二段中的Bachoruses...createeye-catching,colorful

images亦是提示。certainly无疑，确定。

Ill.语法填空

Oneday,Iwaswaitingformytraininthewaitingroom,in]Isawlargecrowds

ofpeople.Amongthecrowdswasalittleboy2(carry)somepairsofsunglassesinhis

hands.

Theboywasabout10yearsold.Hewassellingsunglasses.Hetriedfromonepersonto

another,but3(sad),nobodyseemedinterestedinhissunglasses.Judgingfromthe_4

(express)onhisface,theboywasvery5(disappoint).

Outofsympathyforthepoorboy,Igavehim20dollars»6(say)thatIwasnotin

needofthesunglasses.7mysurprise,hebecameangry.Ididntknow8tosay

next.Thentheboysaidtome,"Eitheryoubuyapairofsunglassesoryoutakebackyour

money.Idon'tneedyourpity.Iwanttoearnmoneywithmyownhands."Iapologizedtothe

boy,andItoldhimthatI9(buy)twopairs.

Theboymanagedtokeephisself-respectandchosetomakealivingonhisown.I

couldn,thelp10(show)respectfortheboy.

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