高中英语Unit1ArtSectionIReadingandThinking测试新人教版选择性

SectionIReadingandThinking（1）

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阅读理解。

A

Whatisgreatart?Ontheonehand,wecanallseethatgreatartisoldart

whichisconsideredgreat.Buthowdoweknowwhichartofourowntimesisgreat,

andwhichwillbeforgotten?Andwhodecides?

Theseareimportantquestions,forthegreatartofthepastoftenwasnot

consideredgreatduringitsowntime.WhenShakespeareandCharlesDickenswere

writing,forexample,ir.ostcriticsconsideredthenmediocre（平庸的）writerswith

littleorno1iteraryabi1ity.

Similarly,VanGoghandmanyoftheotherImpressionistpaintersofthelate

nineteenthcenturywerenotallowedtoparticipateineventsinvolvingwhatwere

thoughttobethe“real"paintersofthetime,andoftentheywereverypoor.Yet

todaytheirpaintingsoftensellformillionsofdollars,whilethoseso-called

“real”paintersarenowbarelyremembered.

Sowhatmakesgreatart?Can,forexample,rockmusicbegreatart?Musicviceos?

Cartoonsandcomics?Thosewhocalledthemselvescriticsofthefineartsoftenwere

thelasttorecognisegreatartinthepast,andwecanprobablyexpectthistobe

thesituationtoday.

Criticsoftendon'tseegreatartforwhatitisbecausetheytendtobe

prejudicedagainstwhatispopular,asShakespeareandDickenswereintheirday.

Popularworks,whethernovels,movies,orcomics,areusuallyconsideredtobe

producedforthesakeofmoneyonly,andnotforthesakeofart.

Butpopularity,itseemstome,ison©ofthreesignsthatapresent-daywork

ofartmaycometobethoughtofasgreat.Theothertwoarethatitisgroundbreaking,

andthatitisinherently（内在地）beautiful.

Manyworkshaveoneoreventwoofthesequalitiesofbeingpopular,unusual,

orbeautiful.Havingallthreeoftenwillmeanthataworkofartwillsomedaybe

seentobegreat,thoughitmaytakeagoodspoonfuloftime,suchasacenturyor

two,toknowforsure.

1.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Toleadtothefollowing,andarousethereaders'curiosity.

B.Tointroducesomerealpainters.

C.Tointroducehowtoappreciategreatworks.

D.Toexplainwhatkindofartbecomespopular.

解析:推理判断题。第一段中的三个问句引出了文章的内容，引起了读者的好奇心。故选A。

答案:A

2.WhatdoestheauthorwanttoprovethroughtheexamplesofShakespeare,Charles

Dickens,andVanGogh?

A.Thesemasters'workshavesomeshortcomings.

B.Thesemasterswou1dneverhavebeensosuccessfulwithoutthecriticsoftheir

times.

C.Trulybeautifulworksofartareneverunderstoodbythecritics.

D.Greatmasterswereoftennotacknowledgedwhiletheywerealive.

解析:推理判断题。从文章第二、三段所列举的事例来看,许多艺术大师在世时并没有得到人

们的认可。故选【）。

答案:D

3.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Greatworksmaybepresentedindifferentforms.

B.TheImpressionistpainterswerenotacceptedfortheirpoorpaintings.

C.Paintingsarethoughttobevaluablebecauseoftheirpopularity.

D.Criticsnowadayschangetheirattitudestothegroatworks.

解析:细节理解题。从文章第四、五、六段可知摇滚音乐、音乐视频、动画片、漫画、小说、

电影等都有可能成为伟大的作品，由此可以推断作者认为伟大的作品可以以不同的形式呈

现。B、C、D三项所述与文章信息不符。故选A。

答案:A

4.Whatmayhappentogreatworksofartfromthistext?

A.Theylosevalueifthey'renotaccepted.

B.Theyarcproducednotformoney.

C.Theymaybeneglectedforalongtime.

D.Theyarepresentedinanimpressiveway.

解析:推理判断题。文章最后一段说艺术品具备三个特点（受欢迎、具有突破性和内涵美）后，

尽管可能长时间内得不到人们的认可，甚至被忽视，但总有一天会被人们接受并被公认为是

“伟大”之作。故选C。

答案:C

B

Streetartisaverypopularformofartthatisspreadingquicklyalloverthe

world.YoucanfinditonbuiIdings,sidewalks,streetsignsandtrashcansfrom

TokyotoParis,fromMoscowtoCapeTown.Streetarthasbecomeaglobalculture

andevenartmuseumsandgalIeriesarecollectingtheworksofstreetartists.

Streetartstartedoutverysecretlybecauseitwasillegaltopaintonpublic

andprivatepropertywi:houtpermission.Peopleoftenhavedifferentopinionsabout

streetart.Somethinkitisacrimeandothersthinkitisaverybeautifulnew

formofculture.

ArtexpertsclaimthatthestreetartmovementbeganinNewYorkinthe1960s.

Youngadultspaintedwordsandotherimagesonwallsandtrains.Thiscolourfulstyle

ofwritingbecameknownasgraffiti.Graffitiartshowedthatyoungpeoplewanted

torebelagainstsociety.Theytravelledaroundcitiestocreatepaintingsthat

everyonecouldsee.Inmanycases,theyhadtroublewiththepoliceandthelocal

government.

Streetartistsdotheirworkfordifferentreasons.Someofthemdonotlike

artistswhomakesomuchmoneyingalleriesandnuseums.Theychoosestreetart

becauseitisclosertothepeople.Someartiststrytoexpresstheirpolitical

opinionsintheirwork.Theyoftenwanttoprotestagainstbigfirmsandcorporations.

Othersliketodothingsthatareforbiddenandhopetheydon'tgetcaught.

Advertisingcompaniesalsousestreetartintheiradsbecauseitgivespeoplethe

impressionofyouthandenergy.

Today,theInternethasabiginfluenceonstreetart.Artistscanshowtheir

picturestoaudienceal1overtheworld.Manycityresidents,however,saythat

seeingapictureontheInternetisneverasgoodasseeingitalive.Thestreet

artmovement1iveswiththeenergyandlifeofabigcity.There,itwillcontinue

tochangeandgrow.

5.What*sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.Streetarthasalonghistory.

B.Streetartisanewformofculture.

C.Streetartcanbefoundinartmuseums.

D.Streetartispopulararoundtheworld.

解析:段落大意题。第一段主要说明了街头艺术在全世界都很受欢迎。故选D。

答案:D

6.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Graffitiartistsoftenhadtroublewiththepoliceandthelocalgovernmentin

the1960s.

B.Mostartexpertsthinkpaintingonwallsandtrainsisacrime.

C.Streetartstartedoutsecretlybecausefewpeoplelikedit.

D.Itisi1legalforstreetartiststotravelaroundbigcities.

解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句aInmanycases,theyhadtroublewiththepolice

andthelocalgovernment."可知，在20世纪60年代,涂鸦艺术家经常与警察和当地政府

发生冲突。故选A。

答案:A

7.Whydosomeadvertisingcompaniesusestreetartintheirads?

A.Itisthefastestwaytointroduceanewproduct.

B.Itimpressespeoplewithyouthandenergy.

C.Ithelpsthemsavemuchmoney.

【）.Itisclosertothepeople.

解析：细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句uAdvertisingcompaniesalsousestreetartin

theiradsbecauseitgivespeopletheimpressionofyouthandenergy.n可知应选

Bo

答案:B

8.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.StreetartistswillshowtheirpicturesontheInternetinsteadofinthestreet.

B.Streetartwi11movefrombigcitiestosmal1citiesandthecountryside.

C.Morecityresidentswillbecomestreetartists.

D.Streetartwon*tbereplacedbytheInternet.

解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的”...however,saythatseeingapictureonthe

Internetisneverasgoodasseeingitalive…itwillcontinuetochangeandgrow.**

可以推断,尽管互联网对街头艺术有很大影响，但仍不能够取代街头艺术。故选【）。

答案:D

C

Whenyouthinkaboutart,youmightconsiderittobepermanent.Afterall,that

pictureyoudrewinkindergartenmightstillhangonyourrefrigeratoryearsItter.

9.ThinkaboutaBroadwayperformance.Whenit'sover,it'sover.Sure,

itmightliveinyourircmory.Buttheliveshowisaspecialevent.Itislimited

toacertaintimeandplace.

Canyouthinkofotherformsofartthataretemporary?Ifyou,reafanofthe

beach,sandcastlesmightcometoyourniind.HaveyoueverspenthoursbuiIdinga

beautifulsandcastle?10._______Youknewyourworkofartwouldbegoneassoon

asthetidecamein.Thesandybeachisacanvaswherenatureerases“paintir.gs”

daily.

Mostofthetime,artmadefromsandcan,tlastlong.Still,manypeoplelove

usingsandtocreatetheirownuniquevisionofbeauty.Oneofthemostattractive

typesofsandartissandanimation.11.Artistswhoworkinsand

animationusesandtonakeasetofimagesthatusuallytellastory.Theyoften

startwithalargeamountofsandonaflatsurface,suchasatable.Theythenuse

theirhandsandfingerstodrawinthesand.

12._______However,thewidevarietyofbeautifulandhighly-detailedsand

artworksmightsurpriseyou.Manyoftheseworksorartaretemporary.That'swhere

theanimationpartcomesin.

Sandanimationartistscreateaseriesofimagesthatmovetotellastory.They

mightalsousemusicandspeciallightingtocompletetheeffect.Sometimesthey

photographorvideotheircreationthroughouttheprocess.13.

A.Itisatypeofliveperformanceart.

B.Notallworksofartarepermanent,though.

C.Sandanimationisbeautifulbutlastsonlyforthemoment.

D.Thon,theyturnitintoasandanimationmoviewhenit'sfinished.

E.Itmightseemlikeusingsandwou1d1imittheartyoucouldmake.

F.Ifyouhave,youwouldprobablybesadwhenitwastimetoleavethebeach.

G.Buildingasandcastleisafamily-friendlyactivityperfectforlargegroups.

9.解析：根据前文"Whenyouthinkaboutart,youmightconsiderittobepermanent.

可知，此处是讲艺术的永恒性，根据后文uThinkaboutaBroadwayperformance.Whenitts

over,it'sover.”可知，此处是讲艺术并不都是永恒的。前后意思为转折关系。故选B。

答案:B

10.解析：前文”Haveyoueverspenthoursbuildingabeautifulsandcastle?"对应

选项F中的“Ifyouhave”,后文“Youknewyourworkofartwouldbegoneassoonas

thetidecamein”对应选项F中的"youwouldprobablybesadwhenitwastimetoleave

thebeach”。故选F。

答案:F

11.解析：根据前文“Oneofthemostattractivetypesofsandartissandanimation.

可知，选项A中的It是指沙画,根据后文uArtistswhoworkinsandanimationusesand

tomakeasetoTimagesthatusuallytel1astory.M可知，沙画是一种现场表演艺术。

故选A。

答案:A

12.解析：根据"However,thewidevarietyofbeautifulandhighly-detailedsand

artworksmightsurpriseyou.”可知，沙子艺术品并不会限制艺术创作，和选项E(似乎使

用沙子会限制你的艺术创作)构成转折。故选E。

答案:E

13.解析：根据前文“Sometimestheyphotographorvideotheircreationthroughoutthe

process.”可知，他们在整个创作过程中拍摄照片或录像，这样就可以做成动画电影。故选

答案:D

ReadingandThinking(2)

［基础测评］

I.单句语法填空

1.Wehavetofacethethathedoesn,tknowhowthatpainted

the________world,(realistic)

2.Sofar,nobodyhasknown(precise)wheretheviruscamefrom.

3.Some(influence)doctorshavepredictedthathumanswillinventacure

forthevirussoonerorlater.

4.Themasks(purchase)onlinehelpedhisfami1ygothroughthehard

period.

5.Thisteachingmethod____(emerge)inthelate1970sandhasbeenpopularwith

teachersandstudents.

6.Theyarctryingtheirbesttomakethe(client)demandsmet.

7.Monetlovedtousehisgardensashis________toconveythe________impression

thattheygavehim.(subject)

8.Hisaimwas(convey)hisfeelingsandthoughtsinhisworksofart.

答案：1.realityreallyrealistrealistic2.precisely3.influential4.

purchased5.emerged6.client,s/clients*7.subjectssubjective8.to

convey

II.用适当的介词填空

1.Thus,artistswerenotinterestedpaintingrealisticscenes.

2.Thisbegantochangeinthe13thcenturyGiottodiBondone.

3.Hispaintingsaresetapart________othersbytheirrealistichumanfaces.

4.Asaresult,paintersconcentratedlessreIigiousthemes.

5.Theybegantoadoptamorehumanisticattitudelife.

6.Usingoil,Rembrandtgainedareputationamasterofshadowandlight.

7.Theemphasisincreasinglyshiftedfromreligiousthemespeopleandthe

worldaroundus.

8.thecold,black-and-whitephotosofthattimeperiod,hispaintingsare

fulllight,shadow,colourandlife.

9.Youshouldfocusgettingthemainideaofthetextwhilereading.

10.Sheappliedperspectiveherpaintings,whichmadethemrealistic.

答案：1.in2.with3.from4.on5.to/towards

6.as7.to8.Unlikeof9.on10.to

III.语法填空

Atthetimethey1.(create),theImpressionistpaintingswere

controversial,2.todaytheyareacceptedasthebeginningof3.we

call“ModernArt”.ThisisbecausetheImpressionistsencouragedartists

4.(look)attheirenvironmentinnewways.There5.(be)alotof

modernartstyles,but6.theImpressionists,manyofthesepaintingstyles

mightnotexist.Ontheonehand,someModernArtisabstract;thatis,the

7.(paint)doesnotattempttopaintobjectsasweseethemwithoureyes,

butinsteadconcentratesoncertainqualitiesoftheobjects,8._______(use)

colour,1inesandshapetorepresentthem.Ontheotherhand,somepaintingsofModern

Artareso9.(reality)thattheylooklikephotos.Thesestylesareso

different.Whocanpredictwhatpainting10.(style)therewillbeinthe

future?

答案：1.werecreated2.but3.what4.tolook5.are6.without7.

painter8.using9.realistic10.styles

［提升测评］

IV.阅读理解

NoartisthasaffectedModernArtmorethanPabloRuizPicasso.Thousandsof

masterpieceshehadcreatedchangedthewaypeoplethoughtaboutart.Picassowas

perhapsthemosttalentedandsuccessfulartistwhoeverlived.

Picassowasbornin1881inasmal1townonthesoutherncoastofSpain.Ilis

fatherwasapainterwhotaughtart.Picassoshowedexceptionaltalentatanearly

ageand,bythetimehewasinhisteens,paintedbetterthanhisfatheroranyof

thelocalartteachers.Atsixteen,PicassowassenttotheRoyalAcademyofMadrid,

wherestudentsdrewfronplastercastsandcopiedworksoftheoldmasters.Picasso

felttheseassignmentswerepointlessandbegantoworkonhisown.Picasso'sfather

soonbecameangrywithhisson'srebelliousbehaviour,longhair,andstrange

clothes.HebelievedtnatPicassowaswastinghistalentandscoldedhim,“Why

don'tyoucutyourhairandpaintsensibly?”

In1900,PicassoleftforParis-thenthecentreoftheartworld.Helivedin

acold,run-downbuiIding,paintingconstantly,sometimessurvivingfordaysononly

apieceofbread.Duringtheseyears,hisartreflectedhisdismal（凄凉的）

surroundings.Homelessoutcastswerethesubjectofmanyofhisfairlyrealistic

earlypaintings.AfterseeingAfricanmasksandsculptures,hisworksbecamemore

simplifiedandangular（有棱角的）leadinguptotherevolutionarynowstyleknown

asCubism.

Picassodidn,tsellmanyofhisworksduringtheseearlyyears.Butheworked

continuously,alwaysexperimentingwithdifferentstylesofpainting.Though

Picassolivedtobeninety-twoandbecamethemostfamousartistintheworld,he

spokeofhisyouthfuldaysinParisasifthehappiesttimeofmylife”.

1.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?

A.Picasso*sCubismasarevolutionarystyleinart.

B.Picassoasarebelandhisart.

C.Picasso,slifeandpaintinginParis.

D.Picasso*sinfluencesonthedevelopmentofModernArt.

解析:主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要讲述了毕加索叛逆的个性和独特的艺术风格,故

选B。

答案:B

2.WhatcanweknowaboutPicasso?

A.Heshowedunusualtalentforpaintinginhisearlychildhood.

B.HespenthisearlyteensstudyingintheRoyalAcademy.

C.Hebecameafamouspainterintheworldattheageofsixteen.

D.Hepaintedmorethanlocalartteachersandgainedfame.

解析:细节理解题。由第二段第三句可知，毕加索在很小的时候就展现出了他的绘画天赋,而

且到十几岁时就比他父亲或任何当地的美术老师画得更好了。故选Ao

答案:A

3.WhendidPicassostarttorevealhisrebelliousspirit?

A.Whenhewasachild.

B.Inhisearlyteens.

C.WhenhewasstudyingintheRoyalAcademy.

D.AfterhemovedtoParisforfurthereducation.

解析:细节理解题。由第二段第四、五、六句可知,毕加索是在皇家学院学习时开始表现出叛

逆的一面的。故选C。

答案:C

4.Whatmarkstheturningpointinhiscareerasanartist?

A.ThosemiserablebutfruitfulyouthfuldaysinParis.

B.Thoserealisticpaintingsreflectingdismalsocialsurroundings.

C.TheinfluenceofmasksandsculpturescreatedbynativeAfricanartists.

D.Experimentingwithnewdifferentstylesofpainting.

解析:细节理解题。由第三段末句可知，毕加索在事业上的转折点是看到非洲土著人创作的面

具和雕塑。故选C。

答案:C

V.完形填空

Asamusicteacher,Ihavealwaysknownthat,musictouchesthesoul.11c2n_[

allkindsofbarrierstoreachstudentsinaveryspecialway.Itcanbethe_2

foreachchildtofindtheir1ight.Iwou1<11iketo_3astoryaboutit.

ForafewyearsIwas4withtheopportunitytoteachdisabledstudents.

Oneofmymost5studentswasafive-year-oldgirlcalledVanessa,whohad

difficultywalking,andcouldnotspeak.We6satonthefloorforourmusic

lessonsandVanessalikedtositonmylap（大腿）.Oneofherfavouritesongswas

JohntheRabbit.Itwasacall-and-responsesongwhereIsangthecallandthe

students_7twicewhilesingingtherepeatingphrase“Oh,yes!”Vanessaliked

to_8herhandstogetherwithmineandclapwithme.Wcprobablyperformedthat

songduringeveryclass,VanessaandIclappingtogether.Butshe9_saidorsang

aword.

Oneday,whenthesongwasfinished,Vanessaturnedaround,lookedmeinthe

eye,clappedhertinyhandstwiceandsaidthewords“Oh,yes!”Iopenedmymouth

in10andforthatmomentIwastheonewhocouldnotspeak.Whenmyheartfirally

startedbeatingagain,Ilookedoverattheassistantteachertofindheralso11.

Throughmusic,wehadmadeanawesomeconnection.

Severalyearslater,ImetVanessainthestreetintown.Shewavedwithabig

smileonherfaceandIhericlappedherhandstwice,initialingIhesongwehad}2

somanytimesinourmusicclass.Thelittlegirl,j3herconnectionwithmusic,

leftanimpressiononmethatwilllastforever.Everychildhasthej4tolearn

andgrow.Itisuptousto15thewaytoreacheveryoneofourstudents.We

allmustfindeachchild,slight.

1.A.getacrossB.putaway

C.takeoverD.breakthrough

解析:它能用一种非常特殊的方式突破各种障碍直达学生的心灵。getacro