1、Unit 3课下题型练(二)Grammar and usage.阅读理解ANo artist has affected modern art more than Pablo Picasso.The thousands of masterpieces he created changed the way people thought about art.Picasso was perhaps the most talented and successful artist who ever lived.Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born in 1881 in a small t
2、own on the southern coast of Spain.His father was a painter who taught art.Picasso showed exceptional talent at an early age and, by the time he was in his teens, painted better than his father or any of the local art teachers.At sixteen, Picasso was sent to the Royal Academy of Madrid, where studen
3、ts drew from plaster casts and copied works of the old masters.Picasso felt these assignments were pointless and began to work on his own.Picassos father soon became angry with his sons rebellious behavior, long hair, and strange clothes.He believed that Picasso was wasting his talent and scolded hi
4、m, “Why dont you cut your hair and paint sensibly？” In 1900, Picasso left for Paris then the center of the art world.He lived in a cold, rundown building, painting constantly, sometimes surviving for days on only a piece of bread.During these years, his art reflected his dismal (凄凉的) surroundings.Ho
5、meless outcasts were the subject of many of his fairly realistic early paintings.After seeing African masks and sculptures, his works became more simplified and angular leading up to the revolutionary new style known as Cubism.Picasso didnt sell much of his works during these early years.On 8 May 19
6、95, Picassos Angel Fernandez de Soto was sold at auction for D|S29 million.The next day Blue Period, one of his later works, sold for D|S5 million.But he worked continuously, always experimenting with different styles of painting.Though Picasso lived to be ninetytwo and became the most famous artist
7、 in the world, he spoke of his youthful days in Paris as “the happiest time in my life”As a matter of fact, everyone knows that in his late years, Picasso was inordinately frustrated about his age, death and his loss of sexuality thats in all his works.1Pablo Picasso showed unusual talent for painti
8、ng _.Ain his early childhoodBin his early teensCat the age of sixteenDwhen he painted better than the local art teachers2Pablo Picasso started to reveal his rebellious spirit _.Awhen he was a childBin his early teensCwhen he was studying in the Royal AcademyDafter he moved to Paris3What marks someth
9、ing of a turning point in his career as an artist?AThose miserable but fruitful youthful days in Paris.BThose realistic paintings reflecting dismal social surroundings.CThe influences of masks and sculptures created by native African artists.DExperimenting with new different styles of painting.4This
10、 passage mainly discusses _.APicassos Cubism as a revolutionary style in artBPicasso as a rebel and his artCPicassos life and painting in ParisDPicassos influences on the development of modern artBWhy buy art? To answer this question, ask yourself what your reasons are for thinking of getting a piec
11、e of art.Artwork can cost a large amount of money, but if it meets your needs, its worth every penny.Anyone can buy art, for almost any reason.Many people buy artwork simply because they like it, even if the artwork may be by an unknown artist.Art, as long as you enjoy it, is never a waste of money.
12、Art Is for EnjoymentArt is meant to be shown.Dont ever feel pressured to buy something you wont enjoy looking at day after day, no matter what other people may say.Dont buy something that doesnt attract you just because it is trendy, or because the artist is famous, or because you have been advised
13、that the artwork will make a good investment (投资)If you dont like the artwork at all, dont buy it!Art Improves Your EnvironmentHave you ever noticed that all beautiful homes have art as an integral (不可分割的) part of the decoration? Art lends life and color to otherwise plain and ordinary walls.A well
14、thoughtout art collection will help create a unique ambience (格调) in your home and make it more attractive.Art Makes a StatementThe kind of art you surround yourself with says much about your personality, tastes and values.Art_truly_is_a_mirror_of_the_soul.Art Enriches Your LifeLove even the love of
15、 a work of art contributes to healthier living and a longer lifespan (寿命)Art should enrich your life.Otherwise, why spend precious time and resources on it!Just remember to select something that will appeal to your tastes, and keep to a sensible budget.Good art neednt cost an arm and a leg.Happy art
16、 collecting!5According to the author, what should you consider when buying a piece of art?AWhether it brings pleasure to you.BWhether it is fashionable at present.CWhether you can profit from it in the end.DWhether it is created by a famous artist.6The underlined sentence in the passage probably mea
17、ns _.Aart can show what you look likeBart is an expression of what you areCa mirror has the feature similar to artDa mirror can be a true work of art7From the passage, we can learn that art _.Ais a good way to make big moneyBimproves your sense of the environmentCcan make you live longerDis a waste
18、of money for most collectors8What is the purpose of writing this passage?ATo advise people to buy art works.BTo remind people to be careful with expensive art.CTo teach people how to choose art works.DTo explain the benefit art can bring to people.完形填空My 4yearold son now enjoys posting letters.He ha
19、s formed the _1_ of drawing pictures, writing his name on them, and then _2_ the artwork in an envelope.He then insists on posting his handwork to the neighbours, and a letterbox he _3_ belongs to the elderly couple who lived next door. To be honest, I didnt think much of it, but I had _4_ to warn m
20、y neighbours of the drawings _5_ appearing in their letterboxesI just didnt have the time to do so.On Tuesday of last week, I was walking down to school to collect my son when I _6_ Mary, my elderly neighbor.She said, “Jodie, is it your little son that has been posting items in my letterbox to me？”I
21、 was at once _7_， “Oh yes, Mary, it is.Im sorry.I meant to tell you .”She cut me off, “Jodie, I just love his mail.Ive _8_ every item he has sent.You dont know how much receiving the letters has made my day.I just love them.”While I was walking down to school after our _9_， many thoughts came to me.
22、Mary doesnt have a lot to fill her days, _10_ she is a mother to a number of children herself who receives fairly regular visitors.The small _11_ of getting some mailpictures drawn by the hand of a young child has brought _12_ to their days, just as my visit to my grandparents does.I have decided th
23、at my son should _13_ this practice.He should also start sending some items to his grandparents in Perth.It will most _14_ make their day.Its doing the little, simple things that can often make a big _15_ in someones life.1A.habitBattitudeCstyleDform2A.hidingBwritingCdrawingDputting3A.openedBsetCcho
24、seDsaw4A.meantBaskedChatedDrefused5A.actuallyBsuddenlyChardlyDpartly6A.metBvisitedCdatedDcalled7A.humorousBembarrassedCconfusedDamused8A.copiedBboughtCkeptDexamined9A.reportBexpressionCtalkDdiscussion10A.unlessBbutCsoDalthough11A.chargeBofferCactDhelp12A.worthBhappinessCvalueDfuture13A.addBstopCcont
25、inueDform14A.certainlyBunfortunatelyCaccidentallyDconfidently15A.pointBdifferenceCbehaviorDliving.语法填空Nowadays，abstract art has become part of the permanent _1_ (possess) of contemporary civilization.As is known to all，galleries along the Madison Avenue gives scores of superb exhibitions on _2_ (typ
26、e) art works，_3_ (appeal) to many people who have a _4_ (prefer) for abstract art.Its said that there are no permanent displays in these galleries and exhibitions change all the time._5_ (consequent)，many new artists abstract works are likely to be on show in these galleries one day.The Shadow of Eg
27、ypt，a caf in this district，has become the home to those aggressive abstract artists.As a result，it is not a coincidence (巧合) for you to meet one of these artists of great reputation in _6_ flesh.They are asked for signatures and given _7_ (bunch) of fragrant flowers as well as a great deal _8_ prais
28、e by their _9_ (faith) fans.However，as far as Im concerned，I would rather see their abstract works _10_ visit the artists themselves.Unit 3课下题型练(二)Grammar and usage答案版.阅读理解ANo artist has affected modern art more than Pablo Picasso.The thousands of masterpieces he created changed the way people thoug
29、ht about art.Picasso was perhaps the most talented and successful artist who ever lived.Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born in 1881 in a small town on the southern coast of Spain.His father was a painter who taught art.Picasso showed exceptional talent at an early age and, by the time he was in his teens, p
30、ainted better than his father or any of the local art teachers.At sixteen, Picasso was sent to the Royal Academy of Madrid, where students drew from plaster casts and copied works of the old masters.Picasso felt these assignments were pointless and began to work on his own.Picassos father soon becam
31、e angry with his sons rebellious behavior, long hair, and strange clothes.He believed that Picasso was wasting his talent and scolded him, “Why dont you cut your hair and paint sensibly？” In 1900, Picasso left for Paris then the center of the art world.He lived in a cold, rundown building, painting
32、constantly, sometimes surviving for days on only a piece of bread.During these years, his art reflected his dismal (凄凉的) surroundings.Homeless outcasts were the subject of many of his fairly realistic early paintings.After seeing African masks and sculptures, his works became more simplified and ang
33、ular leading up to the revolutionary new style known as Cubism.Picasso didnt sell much of his works during these early years.On 8 May 1995, Picassos Angel Fernandez de Soto was sold at auction for D|S29 million.The next day Blue Period, one of his later works, sold for D|S5 million.But he worked con
34、tinuously, always experimenting with different styles of painting.Though Picasso lived to be ninetytwo and became the most famous artist in the world, he spoke of his youthful days in Paris as “the happiest time in my life”As a matter of fact, everyone knows that in his late years, Picasso was inord
35、inately frustrated about his age, death and his loss of sexuality thats in all his works.1Pablo Picasso showed unusual talent for painting _.Ain his early childhoodBin his early teensCat the age of sixteenDwhen he painted better than the local art teachers解析：选B2Pablo Picasso started to reveal his re
36、bellious spirit _.Awhen he was a childBin his early teensCwhen he was studying in the Royal AcademyDafter he moved to Paris解析：选C3What marks something of a turning point in his career as an artist?AThose miserable but fruitful youthful days in Paris.BThose realistic paintings reflecting dismal social
37、 surroundings.CThe influences of masks and sculptures created by native African artists.DExperimenting with new different styles of painting.解析：选C4This passage mainly discusses _.APicassos Cubism as a revolutionary style in artBPicasso as a rebel and his artCPicassos life and painting in ParisDPicas
38、sos influences on the development of modern art解析：选BBWhy buy art? To answer this question, ask yourself what your reasons are for thinking of getting a piece of art.Artwork can cost a large amount of money, but if it meets your needs, its worth every penny.Anyone can buy art, for almost any reason.M
39、any people buy artwork simply because they like it, even if the artwork may be by an unknown artist.Art, as long as you enjoy it, is never a waste of money.Art Is for EnjoymentArt is meant to be shown.Dont ever feel pressured to buy something you wont enjoy looking at day after day, no matter what o
40、ther people may say.Dont buy something that doesnt attract you just because it is trendy, or because the artist is famous, or because you have been advised that the artwork will make a good investment (投资)If you dont like the artwork at all, dont buy it!Art Improves Your EnvironmentHave you ever not
41、iced that all beautiful homes have art as an integral (不可分割的) part of the decoration? Art lends life and color to otherwise plain and ordinary walls.A well thoughtout art collection will help create a unique ambience (格调) in your home and make it more attractive.Art Makes a StatementThe kind of art
42、you surround yourself with says much about your personality, tastes and values.Art_truly_is_a_mirror_of_the_soul.Art Enriches Your LifeLove even the love of a work of art contributes to healthier living and a longer lifespan (寿命)Art should enrich your life.Otherwise, why spend precious time and reso
43、urces on it!Just remember to select something that will appeal to your tastes, and keep to a sensible budget.Good art neednt cost an arm and a leg.Happy art collecting!5According to the author, what should you consider when buying a piece of art?AWhether it brings pleasure to you.BWhether it is fash
44、ionable at present.CWhether you can profit from it in the end.DWhether it is created by a famous artist.解析：选A6The underlined sentence in the passage probably means _.Aart can show what you look likeBart is an expression of what you areCa mirror has the feature similar to artDa mirror can be a true w
45、ork of art解析：选B7From the passage, we can learn that art _.Ais a good way to make big moneyBimproves your sense of the environmentCcan make you live longerDis a waste of money for most collectors解析：选C8What is the purpose of writing this passage?ATo advise people to buy art works.BTo remind people to
46、be careful with expensive art.CTo teach people how to choose art works.DTo explain the benefit art can bring to people.解析：选D.完形填空My 4yearold son now enjoys posting letters.He has formed the _1_ of drawing pictures, writing his name on them, and then _2_ the artwork in an envelope.He then insists on
47、posting his handwork to the neighbours, and a letterbox he _3_ belongs to the elderly couple who lived next door. To be honest, I didnt think much of it, but I had _4_ to warn my neighbours of the drawings _5_ appearing in their letterboxesI just didnt have the time to do so.On Tuesday of last week, I was walking down to school to collect my son when I _6_ Mary, my elderly neighbor.She said, “Jodie, is it your little son that has been posting items in my l
