1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 Cultural relics . 阅读理解 A (2018 成都高三 “ 零诊 ”) “Hungary ？ ” I looked at my school headmaster in confusion. “I never mentioned wanting to go to Hungary.” And with that, my adventure started. My name is Jonathan Diamond and I just finished an amazing school exchange year in Hungary.
2、Going on an exchange had always been my dream. When my high school offered an allyear program, I jumped at the opportunity. It would pay for almost everything and all I had to do was to get a plane ticket. I knew where I wanted to go: Spain, the country of dancers wearing flowing red dresses. So whe
3、n I heard that I was going to Hungary, I was pretty shocked. But I decided to make the best of it, since it was, after all, a onceinalifetime opportunity. Before I knew it, I was on the airplane, leaving for Budapest International Airport, Hungary. I had times when I almost gave up. Hungarian is the
4、 hardest language on the planet. Cultural differences occasionally embarrassed both my peer teens and me. I had to give up eating carrots, my beautiful favorite, for they think carrots are rubbish in their country. The change in the landscape was amazing, looking nothing like skyscrapers, bullet tra
5、ins, cars, and people in tiny houses that I had been accustomed to. Gradually, I fell in love with the relaxing lifestyle, the warmhearted people, and getting home at 2： 30 pm at the latest from school. And I was sad to leave on my very last day. Having the host family who took me as one of their ow
6、n members was the best thing Ive ever experienced. From my little sisters, I learned how to embrace life to its fullest. From my brothers I learned that its OK for a boy to run around the house. From my host parents I learned to stay positive, to smile, and that when you pick the right persons and t
7、ake their hands, suddenly, you become friends. 语篇导读 本文为记叙文，讲述的是 “ 我 ” 在匈牙利做交换生的经历。刚开始，文化差异让 “ 我 ”无所适从，但是渐渐地 “ 我 ” 喜欢上了这里，并且从 “ 我 ” 的寄宿家庭成员身上学到了积极的生活态度。 1 How did Jonathan feel when he was told to go to Hungary? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A Excited and satisfied. B Confused and shocked. C Amazed and embarrassed.
8、D Delighted and interested. 解析 B 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句和第三段第五句中的 I was pretty shocked可知，因为 “ 我 ” 并没有提到自己想去匈牙利，所以当被告知去匈牙利做交换生时， “ 我 ”非常困惑不解并且感到很震惊，故选 B 项。 2 Why did Jonathan still decide to go to Hungary instead of Spain? A He didnt like Spain. B He wanted to learn Hungarian. C It was a rare chance. D Going
9、to Hungary was much cheaper. 解析 C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的 ?after all, a onceinalifetime opportunity 可知，这次机会很难得，故选 C 项。 3 What can we learn about Jonathan during his stay in Hungary? A He fell in love with eating carrots. B He couldnt wait to leave. C He was surprised by the landscape. D He quickly got used to
10、 the life there. 解析 C 细节理解题。根据第四段第五句可知，在匈牙利 “ 我 ” 所看到的景色与自己之前所在地方的大不相同，这种前后发生的变化是惊人的，原句中的 amazing 与 surprised意思相同，故选 C 项。 4 According to Jonathan, the host family _. A changed him completely B taught him how to dance well C treated him as equally as a student D showed him the good things of life 解析
11、D 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知， “ 我 ” 从寄宿家庭里的姐妹身上学到要尽情拥抱生活，从父母身上学到要保持积极的心态，经常微 笑，与合适的人交朋友等，这些都教会 “ 我 ” 去发现生活中美好的一面，故选 D 项。 B Its difficult to think of a betterknown work of art than Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa. Michelangelos The Creation of Adam on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel comes close, but thats a detai
12、l of a huge work, not a work of art on its own. Images by many 20thcentury artists like Spains Pablo Picasso and the US Andy Warhol are also instantly recognizable. However, no other painting is nearly as famous as the portrait in oils of a fashionable young lady of Florence, Italy. This painting is
13、nt just famous because the image is now able to be reproduced over and over again. Its fame has at least something to do with the fact that its 【 精品教育资源文库 】 a fine piece of work. Da Vinci was a leader in the revolution in painting in the Renaissance period. The Renaissance was more centered around
14、humans than previous European culture was, and the Mona Lisa is a fine example of Renaissance humanism. The work is about a person. The woman da Vinci painted does not represent a religious idea, but is an individual whom one feels that one could talk to and know. And the question of who the woman i
15、s has always interested the public. The earliest answer, from 1517, is that she was just a “certain Florentine lady” ， but in 1550, famous historian and painter Giorgio Vasari said she was Mona Lisa, the wife of silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo. Over the centuries, a number of other women have b
16、een put forth as the model, including a suggestion that da Vinci used himself, looking in a mirror, as well as the idea that she was painted from da Vincis imagination. The work invites the viewer/reader to discover for himself or herself, perhaps invent, what it means. Leonardo kept it himself, and
17、 took it with him to Milan, Rome, and France, and used it as a “cal ling card” ， said Larry Feinberg from the Art Institute of Chicago sort of an advertisement： “Hey, look what I painted! I can paint for you, too！ ” 语篇导读 本文为说明文，讲述了为什么世界名画 蒙娜 丽莎具有经久不衰的魅力。 5 Why does the author refer to three other ar
18、tists? A To show the Mona Lisa is very famous. B To compare da Vinci with other painters. C To introduce different great painters. D To prove no other painter is equal to da Vinci. 解析 A 推理判断题。根据第一段第一句 Its difficult to think of a betterknown work of art than? 以及第一段最后一句 However, no other painting is n
19、early as famous as the portrait? 可知，本文提到其他艺术家旨在表明蒙娜 丽莎这幅画知名度很高，故选 A 项。 6 What is stressed by mentioning the Renaissance? A Painting skills of the Mona Lisa. B Different attitudes to the Mona Lisa. C The economic value of the Mona Lisa. D The traditionbreaking idea of the Mona Lisa. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 解析
20、D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的 Da Vinci was a leader in the revolution in painting in the Renaissance period?but is an individual whom one feels that one could talk to and know 可知，这部分重点讲述了蒙娜 丽莎这幅画创作的历史背景及其对当时传统观念的颠覆，即从宣扬宗教 到注重人文主义，故选 D 项。 7 What helped the Mona Lisas popularity according to Paragraph 3? A Its bein
21、g painted from imagination. B Its being open to interpretation. C Da Vincis using himself as the model. D Many womens claiming to be the model. 解析 B 推理判断题。根据第三段中的 And the question of who the woman is has always interested the public 和 The work invites the viewer/reader to discover for himself or her
22、self, perhaps invent, what it means 可知，大众对蒙娜 丽莎的原型是谁有浓厚的兴趣并一直对此有不同的猜测，故正是这幅画带给人们的开放式理解也使得它受欢迎，故选 B 项。 8 What does Feinberg say about da Vinci? A He was eager to paint for people. B He fell in love with the Mona Lisa. C He made a fortune through the Mona Lisa. D He used the Mona Lisa to earn a reputation. 解析 D 细节理解题。根据最后一段尤其是 Leonardo kept it himself, and took it with him to Milan, Rome, and France, and used it as a “calling card” ， said Larry Feinberg 可知，达 芬奇带着蒙娜 丽莎到米兰、罗马和法国，并把它作为 “ 名片
