备考2025届高考英语一轮复习课时提能第一部分过透教材Unit4Meetingthemuse外研版选择性必修第一册

Unit4Meetingthemuse一、阅读理解A[2024江西五市九校其次次联考]Thebeautyofasinglepheasant’sfeather（野鸡羽毛）caughtNickOrr’seyeandinspiredhimtoproducesomethingunique.Theartoftheminiaturist（微型画画家）invitesustolookatthefamiliarinanewwaybyreimaginingitonadifferentscale.Thisextraordinaryinversionofthebeautyofbirdsinflightexpressedmicroscopically（微观地）throughsculptingasoleflightfeathercameaboutbychance.Orrexplains，"Onedaymydaughteraskedforsomepheasant’sfeathers.ItmademelookatthemandseehowbeautifultheywereandIthoughtwhatawastenottocreatesomethingwiththem."Havinghadhis10％ofinspiration，Orrnowhadtogothrough90％ofperspiration（汗）tofindawaytoworkwithfeathers.Orrsaid，"Iplayedaroundwithvariousideasandnothingreallyworked，andIwasholdingabunchandstartedcuttingthemtoshapeandtomysurprisetheydidn’tfallapart.""Itisasdifficulttodesignthefeatherasitistocutitout.Thefeatherismycanvasanditissuchasmallcanvastoworkon—lessthan3cm—andaveryparticularshape.EverythingIdepictmustfitintothat.""Iseebirdssodifferentlynow.NowIseethefeathersfirstandthenseethebird.IwillthinkabouthowIcanrecreateitonafeather."Eachindividualfeatheristreateddifferently，withthefeatheritselfplayingamajorpartinthedesignoftheeventualimage."OnceIhaveanideaforapicture，Iwillstarttosketchanoveralloutlineonpaper，atthesametimeI’llthinkabouthowitwillfitaparticularfeather.IlovetheideathatItakeafeatherfromabirdthatmostpeoplethinkofastheugliestontheplanetandturnitintosomethingbeautiful."Andthat’sattheheartofOrr’swork—tomakeusseewhatwenormallymiss.本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了微型画画家NickOrr。1.HowdidOrrbegintoworkonhisfeatherartworks？A.Hiswholefamilyattemptedtoperfectafeather.B.Hisdaughterwascrazyaboutthebeautifulfeathers.C.Heaccidentallydiscoveredthebeautyofthefeathers.D.Healwaysthoughtthesefeatherstobeperfectmedium.解析C微小环节理解题。由第一段"Thebeautyofasinglepheasant’sfeather（野鸡羽毛）caughtNickOrr’seyeandinspiredhimtoproducesomethingunique"可知，他偶然发觉了羽毛的美，便起先了他的羽毛艺术品创作，故选C。2.WhatdoesOrrthinkoftheworkwithfeathers？A.Hebelievesinspirationandperspirationareofthesameimportance.B.Hethinksitisofthesamedifficultytodesignthefeatherastoshapeit.C.Hefindsittoodifficulttocutabunchoffeathersintodifferentshapes.D.Heimaginesthefamiliarsinglefeatherinthesamewayaspeopledo.解析B推理推断题。由第五段可推知，他认为设计羽毛和塑造羽毛同样困难，故选B。3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeOrr？A.Imaginativeandpersistent.B.Generousandskilled.C.Talentedandcaring.D.Curiousandhardworking.解析A推理推断题。由第一段"Thebeautyofasinglepheasant’sfeather（野鸡羽毛）caughtNickOrr’seyeandinspiredhimtoproducesomethingunique"和第四段中的"Havinghadhis10％ofinspiration，Orrnowhadtogothrough90％ofperspiration（汗）tofindawaytoworkwithfeathers"可推知，他是一个富有想象力且坚持不懈的人，故选A。4.What’stheheartofOrr’swork？A.Hecanseewhatwenormallymissontheplanet.B.Hecanseethefeathersfirstandthenseethebird.C.Hecanturntheugliestbirdintosomethingbeautiful.D.Hecanturndifferentfeathersintodifferentartworks.解析A微小环节理解题。由最终一段"Andthat’sattheheartofOrr’swork—tomakeusseewhatwenormallymiss"可知，他的作品的核心是让我们看到我们在这个星球上通常看不到的东西，故选A。B[2024江苏全真模拟]TheMacDowellColonyisoneoftheoldestandbestknownartistcoloniesinthecountry，locatedintheMonadnockRegionofNewHampshire.MacDowell’smission（使命）istonurturetheartsbyofferingtalentedindividualsaninspiringresidentialenvironmenttoproduceenduringworksofcreativeimagination.MacDowell’soperationsarefundedbyfoundations，corporationsandindividuals.Writers，composers，photographers，filmmakersandsculptors—bothfamousandunknown—competeforthe32freestudiosattheplace.Onceaccepted，anartistcanstayforasshortasacoupleofweeks，oraslongasacoupleofmonths.Whentheyarrive，artistsfindakindofisolation（隔绝）hardtofindinourworld.There’snophone.Nofax.Nofriends.Nofamily.It’sjustacabininthesnowywoods.WriterEmilyRaboteaulivesinNewYorkCity.ShecametoMacDowelltoworkonanovel.Shereceivedadesk，chairs，pencilsandpaper.Anothercolonyresident，BelfastcomposerElaineAgnew，playsapiececalledToaWildRose，writtenbyEdwardMacDowell.Shesaysit’ssofamousthateverypianistintheworldhasplayedthetune.Ahundredyearsago，MacDowellownedthelandwherethecolonynowsits.Helikeditsisolationandhisabilitytogetworkdonethere.Afterhisdeath，hiswife，Marion，encouragedotherartiststocome.Andforthelastcentury，artistshaveacceptedtheinvitation，comingtostepoutsideoftheirdailylivesforashorttime.Privacyisrespected，butcooperationanddiscussioniscommon.ScreenwriterKitCarson—whowroteTexasChainsawMassacre2andthefilmadaptationofSamShepard’splayParis，Texas—hasvisitedMacDowelltwice.Hesaysthattheinterdisciplinary（跨学科的）discussionthereisvaluable."Yousitaroundatdinner，talking，andthensomebodyrunsoffandbringsyoubacksomestuffandshowsittoyou，"hesays."That，Ididn’trealize，waspartofthemagicherebecausepeoplearereallyopentoshowtheiropinions."本文是说明文。文章介绍了麦克道尔艺术村，许多艺术家竞相到此，创作的灵感在寂寥无人处迸发。1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"nurture"inthefirstparagraphprobablymean？A.Teach. B.Support. C.Protect. D.Study.解析B词义揣测题。由"MacDowell’smission（使命）istonurturetheartsbyofferingtalentedindividualsaninspiringresidentialenvironmenttoproduceenduringworksofcreativeimagination"可知，nurture是动词，是通过为有才华的人供应一个激发灵感的居住环境去达到想要的艺术效果，所以是支持艺术，nurture应与选项B意思一样。2.WhatcanweinferabouttheMacDowellColony？A.Itisopenonlytofamousartists.B.Thenumberofstudiosthereischangeable.C.Itprovidesfaxandsomedailynecessities.D.It’sspecialanddifferentfromeverydayplaces.解析D推理推断题。由第三段"Whentheyarrive，artistsfindakindofisolation（隔绝）hardtofindinourworld.There’snophone.Nofax.Nofriends.Nofamily.It’sjustacabininthesnowywoods"可知，这个艺术村是一个别出心裁的地方，故选D。3.WhatdoesKitCarsonagreewith？A.Privacyisimportantforeveryone.B.Isolationcanimprovehisspeakingability.C.Sharingdifferentideasisvaluable.D.Writingbehindcloseddoorsisunnecessary.解析C推理推断题。由第六段中的"Hesaysthattheinterdisciplinary（跨学科的）discussionthereisvaluable"可知，KitCarsom认为不同思想的碰撞是很有价值的，故选C。4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext？A.LonelyCreation B.TheValueoftheArtC.TheWorldforArtists D.TheFashionofIsolation解析C标题归纳题。通读全文可知，第一段为文章的主题段落，文章介绍了麦克道尔艺术村，许多艺术家竞相到此，创作的灵感在寂寥无人处迸发，故C项"艺术家的世界"最适合做文章的标题。C[艺术创新/2024贵州3＋3＋3高考备考诊断性联考]Manyartistsdrawwithpensandbrushes，butfew"paint"withknives.WangJing，awomanfromShenyangCityinnortheastChina’sLiaoningProvince，hasbeenengagedinthisnovelartformforover25years.In1995，Wangwasinspiredbyanaccidentalcutbyaknifeonapieceofredpaper，whichleftawhiteline，andbelievedthatshemayhavecreatedsomethingoutoftheordinary.Usingknivesandpaper，shethencompletedapaintingofapairofpeacocksthatlaterbecameasourceofmotivationforherlongendeavor.Unliketraditionalpaintings，ontowhichcolorsare"added"，"knifepainting"usesbladestotakeawaycolorsonspeciallymadecoatedpaper."Knifepainters"applyvariedpressureonthepaperindifferentdirectionstocreatedifferentcolorsandtones."Paintingonpaperwithknivesisadelicateartandeachlineinthepaintingisasthinasahair，"saidWang，addingthatoncethemarksareleftonthepaper，theycannotbecovered，soitrequiresthepaintertobecompletelyabsorbedinthework.ThenovelartformwasknowntofewpeoplejustafterWangcreatedit.EvenWangherselfwasnotexpectingtomakeitsomethingbigatthebeginning.Butthankstoherhugeenthusiasmfortheartform，shehaspersistedwithitforthepastover25years.Sofar，shehascompletedhundredsofpaintingsaboutauspiciousChineseculture，figures，landscape，flowersandbirds，ofwhichherfavoriteisa2.8-meter-longpaintingthatdepicts20lifelikeegrets.Wangsaidshewillcontinueworkinginthecraftandmakeitknownacrosstheworld.这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲的是王静从事纸上刀绘艺术已经超过25年了，这一切都源于王静的裁纸刀不当心划到红色的纸，出现了一道白色的线条。多年来，纸上刀绘艺术在王静的努力下不断成长，她立志让更多人了解其魅力和价值，争取让这门艺术走向世界。1.WhatpowersWanginherlongdevotionto"knifepainting"？A.Theaccidentalcut.B.Thewhiteline.C.Thepaintingofpeacocks.D.Theredpaper.解析C微小环节理解题。由文章其次段中的"Usingknivesandpaper，shethencompletedapaintingofapairofpeacocksthatlaterbecameasourceofmotivationforherlongendeavor"可知，王静最初完成的孔雀图成为了她许久努力的动力源泉，故选C。2.Whatcanbelearnedabout"knifepainting"fromparagraph3？A.Itfeaturesusingregularpapertocreatecolors.B.Itchallengesknifepainters’concentration.C.Itbearsnodifferencetotraditionalpaintings.D.Itrequirespainterstoapplyidenticalpressure.解析B微小环节理解题。由文章第三段中的"‘Paintingonpaperwithknivesisadelicateartandeachlineinthepaintingisasthinasahair，’saidWang，addingthatoncethemarksareleftonthepaper，theycannotbecovered，soitrequiresthepaintertobecompletelyabsorbedinthework"可知，因为留在画上的痕迹无法被遮盖，故须要画家在创作时全身心投入，即用刀在纸上作画对画家的专注力来说是一个挑战，故选B。3.HowdoesWangfeelaboutherachievements？A.Unexpected. B.Reasonable.C.Sufficient. D.Praiseworthy.解析A推理推断题。由文章最终一段中的"EvenWangherselfwasnotexpectingtomakeitsomethingbigatthebeginning"可知，王静最初并未预料到将纸上刀绘做大做强，故她对自己的成就感到意外，故选A。4.WhichcanbestdescribeWang？A.Persistentandaggressive.B.Optimisticandcaring.C.Enthusiasticandhumble.D.Creativeandambitious.解析D推理推断题。通读全文可知，王静作为纸上刀绘艺术家很有创建力，再结合最终一段的最终一句话"Wangsaidshewillcontinueworkinginthecraftandmakeitknownacrosstheworld"可知，她立志让这门艺术走向世界，故她是有雄心壮志的，故选D。二、完形填空AT-shirtismorethanclothingforJasonSotiris.Since2024，he’sbeenusingittohelp1kidsbecomesuperheroes.Jasongot2whenhisdaughterAngelareceivedcancertreatment."IrememberIwas3whenshethrewup—Icouldn’tchangeherclotheswithoutanursebecauseofthemixoftubesandwires4toherbody，"saysJason."That5drovemetothinkandinvent‘Supertee’."Designedwithacape（短斗篷）ofaspecialshapetomakechangingnotso6，theT-shirtslooklikeasuperherocostumehelpingchildrenfighttheworstconditions."They7childrentoseethemselvesassuperheroestheyadmire."NowJasonhas8DisneytolaunchanewMarvelEditionT-shirtandensuremorekidshaveone，whichismeaningfulforhim，forhemadea9toAngela，nowahealthynine-year-old，duringhercancerbattle."ItoldherI’dtakehertoDisneylandoncewe10thehospital，"saysJason."WorkingwithDisneyistomakeadreamcometrue."SinceJune2024，Jasonhas11over13，000SuperteesaroundAustralia.ForRiley’smumTammy，theSuperteewasa12forherson，now11，makinghospitalvisitsmore13."TheT-shirtmakeskidsfeelpowerful.It’sstrengththrough14，"explainsTammy."WhenRileyputshisT-shirton，hiswhole15changes.He’slessafraidandfeelslikehecanfaceanything."本文是记叙文。Jason从自己的女儿Angela接受癌症治疗的阅历中得到启发，设计了一种像超级英雄的服装一样的"超级T恤"。这种T恤便利生病住院的孩子们换衣服，并且激励他们重拾信念与疾病作斗争。【熟词生义】condition常用义：n.状态，状况；状况，条件文中义：n.长期疾病1.A.poor B.silent C.lonely D.sick解析D由下文的"hisdaughterAngelareceivedcancertreatment""fighttheworstconditions"等信息可知，Jason用"超级T恤"帮助生病的（sick）孩子。2.A.disturbance B.inspirationC.guidance D.permission解析B由下文的"Iremember...Icouldn’tchangeherclotheswithoutanursebecauseofthemixoftubesandwires4toherbody""That5drovemetothinkandinvent‘Supertee’"可知，Jason从女儿Angela接受癌症治疗的阅历中得到灵感（inspiration），设计了"超级T恤"。disturbance打搅，干扰，阻碍；guidance指导，引导，询问；permission准许，许可，批准。3.A.helpless B.shocked C.careful D.afraid解析A由下文的"Icouldn’tchangeherclotheswithoutanursebecauseofthemix...herbody"可知，当Angela呕吐时，Jason感到无助（helpless），因为没有护士的帮助，他无法帮Angela换衣服。4.A.matched B.exposed C.shown D.attached解析D结合语境可知，Angela身上连接了许多线和管子。match找相称（或相关）的人（或物），配对；expose使面临，使遭遇（紧急或不快）；show展示，显示；attach把……固定，把……附（在……上）。D项符合语境。5.A.opportunity B.choiceC.moment D.duty解析C这一瞬间（moment）促使Jason去思索并独创了"超级T恤"。opportunity机会；choice选择；duty责任，义务，本分。6.A.casual B.difficult C.frequent D.boring解析B由上文的"Icouldn’tchangeherclotheswithoutanursebecauseofthemix...herbody"可知，因为孩子们在接受治疗时身上连接有许多线和管子，这使得给他们换衣服变得很困难，Jason设计的"超级T恤"使换衣服不那么难（difficult）。7.A.enable B.convince C.order D.guess解析A由最终一段中的"He’sl