1、2020-2021 学年高二英语人教版学年高二英语人教版(2019)选择性必修第三册随堂检选择性必修第三册随堂检 测(测(1)Unit 1 Reading and Thinking 一、填空 1.Sometimes you need a helping hand and sometimes you can be the one _(give) the helping hand. 2.He is confident that China _(emerge) as the first nation in the world free of absolute poverty. 3.Their cou
2、ntry is abundant in oil and coal _ ours has neither. 4.A recent survey finds that being a firefighter ranks _ one of the most respected professions. 5.Huawei achieved a steady increase in sales and profits and gained a good reputation _ a responsible company last year. 6.When I visited my teacher wh
3、o was in hospital, I took a bunch of flowers I _(purchase) in the flower shop. 7.Foshan launched an awards ceremony to honor local _(influence) experts as Foshan Craftsman. 8.律师告诉我签字之前必须仔细阅读这些文件。 (it 作形式主语) The lawyer tells me that _ before I sign them. 9.这些年轻人渴望的是能自由追逐自己的梦想。 (主语从句) _ is that they c
4、an pursue their dreams freely. 10.虽然阳光会伤害我们的皮肤,但它也可以帮助人体产生维生素。 (while) _, it can help our body produce vitamins. 11.由于高铁给我们的生活带来了极大的便利, 所以我们可以在一夜之间穿越半个中国。 (as) _, we can travel across half of China overnight. 12.I think every cell in my body woke up and it was like discovering a whole new d_ of life
5、. 13.The scientists are still working on inventing new methods of reaching _ (外部的) space. 14.She devotes herself entirely to teaching and it earns her a good r_. 15.There are many ways to express thoughts and ideasmusic, acting, _ (摄影) and so on. 二、阅读理解 Every year in May, art galleries and museums p
6、repare shows to honor Leonardo da Vinci, who died in France on May 2, 1519. He is remembered as one of the most influential artists and creative thinkers of all time. His most famous and representative paintings are Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Recently, researchers have been studying a paintingLa
7、ndscape 8P, which they think is Da Vincis earliest-known artwork. They used special lighting to study the artwork and discovered there are two images, not one. One drawing is on the back of the piece, which dates back to August 5, 1473. The drawing on the front was painted when Leonardo was 21 years
8、 old. It shows a river valley and a castle outside the city of Florence. There is little left of the drawing on the back, perhaps because it was wiped off. Only a bridge over a river can be seen. But there is writing on both sides. The writing on the front gives the date and goes from right to left.
9、 Some people would call this mirror writing. Its a way Leonardo often wrote in his notebooks. The writing on the back goes from left to right and tells about an agreement, probably to produce a work of art. Cecilia Frosinini is an art historian. She said, Leonardo was born left-handed, but was taugh
10、t to write with his right hand from a very young age. By looking at his writing, we can see his right-handed handwriting is educated and well done. Experts compared the two handwriting samples (样本) and said they were both made by Leonardo. They show he could write well using his left hand or his rig
11、ht hand. The artwork is known as Landscape 8P from its number in an art list. It will be part of an exhibition at the Uffizi Gallery in Italy. The gallery director, Eike Schmidt, said the artwork is worthy of our attention, and that by studying it, researchers gave us a new way of looking at Leonard
12、os drawing techniques and his abilities in writing. 1.What does the writing on the back probably tell about? A. A statement about the painting. B. An agreement to produce a painting. C. An introduction of Leonardo. D. Something about the city of Florence. 2.What can we learn about Leonardo from Ceci
13、lias words? A. He did bad in right-handed handwriting. B. He wasnt good at writing with his left hand. C. He could write with both of his hands. D. He taught himself to write with the right hand. 3.Whats Eike Schmidts attitude towards the research? A. Unclear. B. Indifferent. C. Positive. D. Doubtfu
14、l. 三、语法填空 When it comes to the most influential painters of the United States in the 20th century, Grandma Moses should be mentioned, although she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies. As she once said to herself, I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone t
15、o help me. No one could have had a more active old age. She was born on a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. At 12 she left home and was in the domestic service sector until at 27 she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives,
16、 first in Virginia and then at Eagle Bridge in New York State. She had ten children, five of whom survived; her husband died in 1927. Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and she was really fond of embroidery (刺绣), but only changed to oils in old age because her hands became too stiff (僵硬的) to
17、sew and she still wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore and at a market and were soon noticed by a businessman who purchased all that she painted. Three of the pictures were exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhi
18、bition in New York. Between the 1930s and her death, she produced some 2,000 pictures: careful and lively portrayals of the country life she had known for so long, with an amazing sense of color and form. I think really hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it, she said. 1.W
19、hat can we learn about Grandma Moses? A. She painted oils as a child. B. Her marriage life was not happy. C. She stopped painting in her late seventies. D. She still led an active life when she was old. 2.What did Grandma Moses spend most of her life doing? A. Embroidering. B. Farming. C. Nursing. D
20、. Painting. 3.What does the underlined word portrayals in the last paragraph mean? A. Directions. B. Stages. C. Surveys. D. Descriptions. 4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Grandma Moses: the Best Woman Painter B. Grandma Moses and Her Farm Life C. Grandma Moses and
21、 Her Exhibition D. Grandma Moses: a Famous Woman Painter of the 20th Century 答案以及解析答案以及解析 一、 1.答案:giving 解析:考查非谓语动词。句意:有时候你需要帮助,有时候你可以成为伸出援手的人。分析 句子结构可知,one 与 give 是逻辑上的主谓关系,因此用动词-ing 形式短语作后置定语。 2.答案:will emerge 解析:考查时态。句意:他相信中国将成为世界上第一个摆脱绝对贫困的国家。根据语境可 知,此处应用一般将来时表示尚未发生的动作。 3.答案:while 解析:考查连词。句意:他们国
22、家有着丰富的石油和煤炭资源,而我们国家都没有。由句意可 知,此处表示两种情况的对比,故用 while,意为(对比两件事物)而,然而。 4.答案:as 解析:考查 rank 的用法。句意:近期的一项调查显示,成为一名消防员排在最受人尊敬的职业 之列。rank as 为固定用法,意为具有等级或地位。 5.答案:as 解析:考查介词。句意:去年华为公司实现了销量和利润的稳步增长,并赢得了负责任的好 声誉。gain a reputation as.表示赢得的声誉,为固定搭配。 6.答案:had purchased 解析:考查时态。分析句子结构可知,I _(purchase)in the flower
23、shop是省略了关系 词的定语从句,从句的谓语动词purchase表示的动作发生在主句谓语动词took之前,表示过去 的过去,故用过去完成时。 7.答案:influential 解析:考查形容词。句意:佛山举办了一个颁奖典礼,授予当地有影响力的专家佛山工匠的 称号。空处修饰名词 experts,故填 influential,表示有影响力的。 8.答案:it is essential to read the documents carefully 解析:由提示信息可知,此处应用 it 作形式主语,真正的主语是后面的动词不定式 to read the documents carefully. 9.
24、答案:What these young people are eager for 解析:此处应用 What 引导主语从句,What 在从句中作宾语。 10.答案:While sunshine can do harm to our skin 解析:此处 While 引导让步状语从句,相当于 Though/Although。 11.答案:As the high-speed railway has brought great convenience to our life 解析:根据提示可知,此处应用 as 引导原因状语从句,as 从句通常放在主句前。 12.答案:dimension 13.答案:o
25、uter 14.答案:reputation 15.答案:photography 二、 答案:1-3 BCC 解析:1.细节理解题。根据第四段中的The writing on the back goes from left to right and tells about an agreement, probably to produce a work of art.(背面的文字从左往右写着一份协议, 可能是要创作一件艺术品。 )可知,背面的文字可能是一份创作一幅画的协议。故选B。 2.推理判断题。根据第五段中的She said,Leonardo was born left-handed, bu
26、t was taught to write with his right hand from a very young age. By looking at his writing, we can see his right-handed handwriting is educated and well done.可知, 达 芬奇能用两只手写字。 故选C。 3.推理判断题。根据最后一段中的The gallery director, Eike Schmidt, said the drawing is worthy of our attention, and that by studying it
27、, researchers gave us a new way of looking at Leonardos drawing techniques and his abilities in writing.可知, 美术馆馆长Eike Schmidt说, 研究人员通过 研究这件艺术作品为我们了解达 芬奇的绘画技巧和书写才能提供了一种新的方式。 由此推 断Eike Schmidt对这项研究的态度是积极肯定的。故选C。 三、 答案:1-4 DBDD 解析:1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的No one could have had a more active old age.可知,没 有人的晚年能过得
28、比摩西奶奶更积极, 由此可知, 她老的时候仍然过着积极的生活。 故选D。 2.细节理解题。 根据第二段中的They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then at Eagle Bridge in New York State.可知,他们一生的大部分时间都在务农。由此可知,摩西奶奶一生 的大部分时间在务农,故选B。 3.词义猜测题。根据画线词所在的句子Between the 1930s and her death, she produced some 2,000 pictures: careful and lively portrayals of the country life she had known for so long, with an amazing sense of color and form.可知,从20世纪30年代到她去世,她创作了大约2,000幅画, 这些画是她所熟知很久的乡村生活的仔细而生动的描绘。由此可知,画线词是描写,描绘 的意思,故选D。 4.主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章介绍的是20世纪美国著名的画家摩西奶奶,这是一篇人 物传记类记叙文,文章标题要反应文章主旨,选项D符合题意。