Unit 4 课时分层作业12 （新教材）外研版（2020新版）英语必修第三册.doc

1、1/6 课时分层作业(十二) .阅读理解 A Vincent Van Gogh(文森特 梵高)，for whom colour was the main symbol of expression，was born in GrootZundert，Holland in 1853.He was brought up in a cultured family.Vincent was highly emotional and wasnt self- confident.Between 1860 and 1880，when he finally decided to become an artist，V

2、an Gogh had two unhappy love stories and worked unsuccessfully in Belgium.He remained there to study art， and decided to give happiness by creating beauty.Of the works of his early Dutch period，the most famous is The Potato Eaters. In 1886 he went to Paris to join his brother Tho，the manager of Goup

3、ils gallery.In Paris，Van Gogh studied with Cormon，later met Pissarro，Monet，and Gauguin，and began to lighten his very dark palette(调色板)His nervousness made him a difficult person to get along with and night- long discussions and painting all day undermined his health.He decided to go south to Arles w

4、here he hoped his friends would join him and help set up a school of art.Gauguin did join him but with bad results.Near the end of 1888，Van Gogh ran after Gauguin with an open razor(剃须 刀)， was stopped by him， but ended up cutting a part of his own ear off.It led Gauguin to finally leave Arles. In th

5、e May of 1890，Van Gogh seemed much better and went to live in Auvers- sur- Oise under the eye of Dr.Gachet.Two months later he was dead，having shot himself “for the good of all” During his life he had sold one painting.Van Goghs finest works were produced in less than three years. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。主要

6、讲述了艺术家梵高的生平经历以及 艺术作品特点。 1Vincent Van Gogh expressed himself in his works mainly _ Aby shape Bby colour Cwith brush lines Dwith words B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“Vincent Van Gogh(文森特 梵高)， for whom colour was the main symbol of expression.”可知，对梵高来说，颜色是 2/6 他在作品中表达自己的主要符号，故选 B 项。 2Before Vincent Van Gogh started

7、 to learn art _ Ahe did a good job Bhe was popular with the other artists Che lived a frustrating life Dhe had no interest in art C 推理判断题。根据第一段第四句可知，梵高在学习艺术之前，爱情和工 作上都不顺利，因此他的生活不顺心。 3 The underlined word “undermined” in the second paragraph could be replaced by “_” Aaffected Bprotected Ctested Dchan

8、ged A 词义猜测题。 该词所在句子的句意： 神经质使他成为一个很难相处的人， 并且整夜的讨论再加上白天画画损害了他的健康。affect“影响，对有坏影 响”，与其意思相近，故选 A 项。 4Which of the following about Vincent Van Gogh is TRUE? AHe was a confident boy when he was young. BHe was born in Belgium and once worked in Holland. CHe lost a part of his ear at the age of 35. DHe had

9、never sold any paintings during his life. C 细节理解题。由第一段第三句可知 A 项错误；由第一段第一句可知 B 项错误；由第三段第三句可知 D 项错误；由第一段第一句以及第二段末可知， 梵高出生于 1853 年，1888 年自己砍掉部分耳朵，故 C 项正确。 B Mary Cassatt is one of the first great women American painters.At first her father did not want her to become an artist.But she followed her dream

10、s and became an artist.She was born on May 22， 1844， and lived in Europe for several years as a child. Her family returned to the United States and，at age 16，Mary attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.Four years later she decided she couldnt learn anything fresh and practical in Philadelphi

11、a，so she returned to Europe.There she 3/6 studied the skills of the masters in Rome，Seville，Antwerp，and Paris. Mary received the chance of a lifetime at the age of 33 when the famous French painter， Edgar Degas， asked her to join a group of painters that included nowfamous artists like Manet and Ren

12、oir.Their style of painting is called Impressionism.They used primary colours and short brush strokes in their work.They recognised Marys spirit and powerful talent and invited her to exhibit in the Impressionist art shows. Mary painted what she saw：gardens and paintings of persons，especially of mot

13、hers and children involved in everyday living.One of her paintings， Young Mother and Two Children，was given to the White House in 1954 where it hangs today. Mary never married and， in 1877， her parents and sister moved to Europe to join her.Mary devoted much of her time to them for the next 18 years

14、.Mary painted until 1914 when her failing eyesight made it impossible to continue.She spent the later years of her life in Paris.She died in 1926 at the age of 82.Unfortunately，all her life， she refused to accept students. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了玛丽 卡萨特的生平事迹， 绘画风格和主要艺术成就。 5Mary left Pennsylvania for Eu

15、rope at age 20 mainly because _ Ashe didnt learn anything in Pennsylvania Bshe wanted to give up painting Cher desire for the learning wasnt satisfied well Dher father didnt want her to learn painting again C 细节理解题。从第二段第二句可知，玛丽卡萨特断定她在费城不能学 到新鲜和实用的东西，也就是说，她学习的欲望没有被很好地满足，所以 C 项 正确。 6Mary Cassatt stopp

16、ing painting because of_ Aher poor eyesight Bher old age Cinterest Dher family A 细节理解题。根据最后一段第三句可知，1914 年她衰退的视力使她不 能继续画画，所以 A 项正确。 7Which of the statements about Mary Cassatt is supported by the passage? AHer paintings featured scenes of everyday living. 4/6 BHer father had a decisive(决定性的)effect on

17、 her painting. CShe used various colours and long lines in her works. DShe studied the paintings of the masters in the USA. A 推理判断题。由第四段可知，玛丽画她所看到的，如日常生活中的花园 以及人物，由此可推知 A 项“她的画以日常生活的场景为特征”正确。 8It can be inferred from the passage that _ Athe paintings of Edgar Degas belong to realism Bduring the last

18、 ten years of life，she painted nothing Cher works were controversial though highly recognised Dher students showed great respect for her B 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，玛丽 1914 年视力衰退，不能继续画 画，于 1926 年去世，因此在其生命的最后十年她没有再画画，所以 B 项正确。 .读后续写 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。续写的词数应为 150 左右。 One weekend in July，Jane

19、 and her husband, Tom，had driven three hours to camp overnight by a lake in the forest.Unfortunately，on the way an unpleasant subject came up and they started to quarrel.By the time they reached the lake，Jane was so angry that she said to Tom， “Im going to find a better spot for us to camp” and walk

20、ed away. With no path to follow，Jane just walked on for quite a long time.After she had climbed to a high place，she turned around，hoping to see the lake.To her surprise， she saw nothing but forest and， far beyond， a snowcapped mountain top.She suddenly realized that she was lost. “Tom！” she cried.“H

21、elp！” No reply.If only she had not left her mobile phone in that bag with Tom.Jane kept moving，but the farther she walked，the more confused she became.As night was beginning to fall，Jane was so tired that she had to stop for the night.Lying awake in the dark，Jane wanted very much to be with Tom and

22、her family.She wanted to hold him and tell him how much she loved him. 5/6 Jane rose at the break of day，hungry and thirsty.She could hear water trickling (滴落) somewhere at a distance.Quickly she followed the sound to a stream.To her great joy，she also saw some berry bushes.She drank and ate a few b

23、erries.Never in her life had she tasted anything better.Feeling stronger now，Jane began to walk along the stream and hope it would lead her to the lake. As she picked her way carefully along the stream，Jane heard a helicopter.Is that for me? Unfortunately，the trees made it impossible for people to s

24、ee her from above.A few minutes later，another helicopter flew overhead.Jane took off her yellow blouse，thinking that she should go to an open area and flag them if they came back again. Paragraph 1： But no more helicopters came and it was getting dark again. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Paragraph 2： It was day

25、break when Jane woke up. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 参考范文 Paragraph 1： 6/6 But no more helicopters came and it was getting dark again.Amid the dreadful darkness，strange sounds of wild beasts were heard.“If it werent for that stupid quarrel，I wouldnt be trapped here， ” she thought to herself， regretful tears c

26、louding her eyes.Surrounded by the fear and tiredness， Jane felt exhausted and finally slid into sleep.“Tom，is that you？”she murmured.“Tom，help！” In her dream，she saw a man extending his arms towards her at a distance. Paragraph 2： It was daybreak when Jane woke up.After a washing， Jane continued to

27、 force her way ahead.In the boundless search，she found it impossible to find a way out，which threw her into desperation.Fortunately，a helicopter flew overhead just at that moment.In no time did Jane rush to the rock and climb onto it.She waved her yellow blouse madly to the passing helicopter.To her great joy，this time，the helicopter spotted her.The moment Jane was reunited with her husband，her tears clouded her vision.They hugged each other tightly in the warm light of the setting sun.