1、Unit 3课下题型练(三)Integrated skills.阅读理解ABenjamin West，the father of American painting，showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age.But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one.In those days，a brush was made from camels hair.There were no camels nearby.Benjami
2、n decided that cat hair would work instead.He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.The brush did not last long.Soon Benjamin needed more fur.Before long，the cat began to look ragged (蓬乱)His father said that the cat must be sick.Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.The_cats
3、_lot_was_about_to_improve.That year，one of Benjamins cousins，Mr Pennington，came to visit.He was impressed with Benjamins drawings.When he went home，he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes.He also sent six engravings (版画) by an artist.These were the first pictures and first real paint and br
4、ushes Benjamin had ever seen.In 1747，when Benjamin was nine years old，Mr Pennington returned for another visit.He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift.He asked Benjamins parents if he might take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit.In the city，Mr Pennington gave Benjamin materials
5、for creating oil paintings.The boy began a landscape painting.William Williams，a wellknown painter，came to see his work.Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home.The books were long and dull.Benjamin could read only a little，having been a poor stude
6、nt.But he later said，“Those two books were my companions by day，and under my pillow at night.” While it is likely that he understood very little of the books，they were his introduction to classical paintings.The nineyearold boy decided then that he would be an artist.1What does the underlined senten
7、ce in Paragraph 3 suggest?AThe cat would be closely watched.BThe cat would get some medical care.CBenjamin would leave his home shortly.DBenjamin would have real brushes soon.2What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?AHe took him to see painting exhibitions.BHe provided him with pa
8、inting materials.CHe sent him to a school in Philadelphia.DHe taught him how to make engravings.3Williams two books helped Benjamin to _.Amaster the use of paintsBappreciate landscape paintingsCget to know other paintersDmake up his mind to be a painter4What is the text mainly about?ABenjamins visit
9、 to Philadelphia.BWilliams influence on Benjamin.CThe beginning of Benjamins life as an artist.DThe friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.BShe is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever.But, at over 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.The health of the famous
10、picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum (卢浮宫博物馆) where it is housed.“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago，”the museum said.Visitors have noticed the
11、 changes but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy.Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current (现在的) chemical state.Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year，and many are attracted by the mystery of her smile.“It is very interes
12、ting that when youre not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops.” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University.“Its because direct vision (视觉) is excellent at picking up details, but less suited to look at shadows.Da Vinci painted the smile in sh
13、adows.”However，the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile.Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to Frances King Francisin 1169.In 1911，the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it ou
14、t of the museum hidden under his coat.He said he planned to return it to Italy.The painting was sent back to France two years later.During World War ，French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories t
15、o tell.5The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa_.Ais losing its valueBis being damaged after so many yearsCis getting more valuable with years passingDwill rot away6The smile of the Mona Lisa can only be seen_.Aby indirect visionBat a distanceCby direct visionDin shadows7W
16、hich of the following is TRUE about Mona Lisa?AIt was once taken away and hidden up by German forces.BIts painter himself loved it greatly and always kept it in a shade.CMona Lisa stops smiling when you look at her wanting to see her smiles.DKing Francisbought it and then returned it to Italy.8From
17、the last paragraph，we can infer that_.Amany interesting stories have been written about the Mona LisaBpeople are interested in the stories about the Mona LisaCsome mysteries still remain to be solved about the Mona LisaDmany more stories will be told about the Mona Lisa.阅读七选五Beijing Opera is a kind
18、of Chinese opera._1_.With its fascinating and artistic accompanying music, singing and costumes, Beijing Opera is Chinas national opera.Full of Chinese cultural facts, the opera presents the audience with an encyclopedia (百科全书) of Chinese culture, as well as unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, n
19、ice costumes, graceful gestures and martial arts._2_， and it is popular among Chinese people, especially seniors.The Peking Opera band mainly consists of an orchestra and percussion (打击乐) band._3_while the latter provides the right atmosphere for battle scenes.The commonly used percussion instrument
20、s include castanets (响板), drums and bells._4_.Its main melodies originated from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei respectively and, over time, absorbed music and arias from other operas and musical arts such as the historic Qinqiang as well as being very strongly influenced by Kunqu, the form that
21、 preceded it as court art.Techniques from many other local operas were incorporated into Beijing Opera.It is believed that Beijing Opera gradually came into being after 1790._5_.Beijing Opera underwent fast development during the reign of Emperor Qianlong and the Empress Dowager Cixi under the imper
22、ial patron, eventually becoming more accessible to the common people.In 1828, some famous Hubei troupes came to Beijing.They often jointly performed in the stage with Anhui troupes.The combination gradually formed Beijing operas main melodies.AMany people like to watch Beijing OperaBBeijing Opera ha
23、s a 200yearlong historyCBeijing Opera enjoys a higher reputationDMost of them are middleaged or elderly menEThe former frequently accompanies peaceful scenesFIt is widely regarded as one of the cultural treasures of ChinaGAt that time the famous four Anhui opera troupes came to Beijing.应用文写作假定你是李华，想
24、邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸(papercutting)艺术展。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括：1展览时间、地点；2展览内容。注意：1.词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Unit 3课下题型练(三)Integrated skills答案版.阅读理解ABenjamin West，the father of American painting，showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age.But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him
25、he needed one.In those days，a brush was made from camels hair.There were no camels nearby.Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead.He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.The brush did not last long.Soon Benjamin needed more fur.Before long，the cat began to look ragged (蓬乱)His f
26、ather said that the cat must be sick.Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.The_cats_lot_was_about_to_improve.That year，one of Benjamins cousins，Mr Pennington，came to visit.He was impressed with Benjamins drawings.When he went home，he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes.He als
27、o sent six engravings (版画) by an artist.These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen.In 1747，when Benjamin was nine years old，Mr Pennington returned for another visit.He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift.He asked Benjamins parents if he might
28、 take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit.In the city，Mr Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings.The boy began a landscape painting.William Williams，a wellknown painter，came to see his work.Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to
29、take home.The books were long and dull.Benjamin could read only a little，having been a poor student.But he later said，“Those two books were my companions by day，and under my pillow at night.” While it is likely that he understood very little of the books，they were his introduction to classical paint
30、ings.The nineyearold boy decided then that he would be an artist.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了本杰明韦斯特在幼年时对绘画的热爱以及他的绘画启蒙之路。1What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggest?AThe cat would be closely watched.BThe cat would get some medical care.CBenjamin would leave his home shortly.DBenjamin would hav
31、e real brushes soon.解析：选D2What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?AHe took him to see painting exhibitions.BHe provided him with painting materials.CHe sent him to a school in Philadelphia.DHe taught him how to make engravings.解析：选B3Williams two books helped Benjamin to _.Amaster
32、the use of paintsBappreciate landscape paintingsCget to know other paintersDmake up his mind to be a painter解析：选D4What is the text mainly about?ABenjamins visit to Philadelphia.BWilliams influence on Benjamin.CThe beginning of Benjamins life as an artist.DThe friendship between Benjamin and Penningt
33、on.解析：选CBShe is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever.But, at over 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum (卢浮宫博物馆) where it is housed
34、.“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago，”the museum said.Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy.Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and
35、 their current (现在的) chemical state.Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year，and many are attracted by the mystery of her smile.“It is very interesting that when youre not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops.” said Professor Margaret Livi
36、ngstone of Harvard University.“Its because direct vision (视觉) is excellent at picking up details, but less suited to look at shadows.Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”However，the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile.Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always
37、carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to Frances King Francisin 1169.In 1911，the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat.He said he planned to return it to Italy.The painting was sent back to France two years later.Dur
38、ing World War ，French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了世界名画蒙娜丽莎，她的微笑一直是一团迷，画作也历经磨难。5The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa_.Ais losing
39、 its valueBis being damaged after so many yearsCis getting more valuable with years passingDwill rot away解析：选B6The smile of the Mona Lisa can only be seen_.Aby indirect visionBat a distanceCby direct visionDin shadows解析：选A7Which of the following is TRUE about Mona Lisa?AIt was once taken away and hi
40、dden up by German forces.BIts painter himself loved it greatly and always kept it in a shade.CMona Lisa stops smiling when you look at her wanting to see her smiles.DKing Francisbought it and then returned it to Italy.解析：选C8From the last paragraph，we can infer that_.Amany interesting stories have be
41、en written about the Mona LisaBpeople are interested in the stories about the Mona LisaCsome mysteries still remain to be solved about the Mona LisaDmany more stories will be told about the Mona Lisa解析：选C.阅读七选五Beijing Opera is a kind of Chinese opera._1_.With its fascinating and artistic accompanyin
42、g music, singing and costumes, Beijing Opera is Chinas national opera.Full of Chinese cultural facts, the opera presents the audience with an encyclopedia (百科全书) of Chinese culture, as well as unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, nice costumes, graceful gestures and martial arts._2_， and it is po
43、pular among Chinese people, especially seniors.The Peking Opera band mainly consists of an orchestra and percussion (打击乐) band._3_while the latter provides the right atmosphere for battle scenes.The commonly used percussion instruments include castanets (响板), drums and bells._4_.Its main melodies or
44、iginated from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei respectively and, over time, absorbed music and arias from other operas and musical arts such as the historic Qinqiang as well as being very strongly influenced by Kunqu, the form that preceded it as court art.Techniques from many other local operas
45、were incorporated into Beijing Opera.It is believed that Beijing Opera gradually came into being after 1790._5_.Beijing Opera underwent fast development during the reign of Emperor Qianlong and the Empress Dowager Cixi under the imperial patron, eventually becoming more accessible to the common peop
46、le.In 1828, some famous Hubei troupes came to Beijing.They often jointly performed in the stage with Anhui troupes.The combination gradually formed Beijing operas main melodies.AMany people like to watch Beijing OperaBBeijing Opera has a 200yearlong historyCBeijing Opera enjoys a higher reputationDMost of them are middleaged or elderly menEThe former frequently accompanies peaceful scenesFIt is widely regarded as one of the cultural treasures of ChinaGAt that time the famous four Anhui opera troupes came to Beijing语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。京剧是中国歌剧，是中国的文化瑰宝之一。京剧以其迷人的艺术音
