1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero .阅读理解 (2017 浙江 ) Benjamin 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
2、 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 father said that the cat must be sick.Benjamin was forced to admit
3、 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 also sent six engravings(版画 ) by an artist.These were the first pi
4、ctures 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 take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit. In the city,Mr.
5、Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings.The boy began a landscape(风景 ) painting.William Williams,a well-known painter,came to see him 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 re
6、ad 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 paintings.The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be
7、an artist. 【语篇导读】本杰明 韦斯特从六岁时就表现出了绘画的天分。没有画刷 ,他就从猫身上割下毛发自制画刷。他的表兄被他的画作所吸引 ,给他寄来了画刷和颜料 ,这是他第一次使用画刷和颜料绘制作品。当本杰明九岁的时候 ,他的表兄带他去了费城 ,给了他绘制油画的材料。大艺术家威廉 威廉姆斯被本杰明的画作所吸引 ,给了他两本古典绘画图书 ,这两本书成了他古典绘画的启蒙老师 ,促使他立志成为一名艺术家。 1.What is the text mainly about? A.Benjamins visit to Philad elphia. B.Williams influence on B
8、enjamin. C.The beginning of Benjamins life as an artist. D.The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案 C 解析 主旨大意题。本文介绍了本杰明 韦斯特在六岁到九岁时对绘画的热爱 ,他所面临的问题以及大艺术家威廉 威廉姆斯对他的影响及帮助 ,引导着他走上了艺术家的道路。因此 C 项正确。 2.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 suggest? A.The cat would be close
9、ly watched. B.The cat would get some medical care. C.Benjamin would leave his home shortly. D.Benjamin would have real brushes soon. 答案 D 解析 句意猜测题。画线句是第三段的段首 ,其作用应是引出本段的内容。由上文可知 ,本杰明没有画刷就从猫身上割毛制作画刷。画线句 后面的意思是 ,本杰明的表兄给他带来了画刷和颜料。故画线句子的意思应该是与本杰明需要画刷有关 ,因此 D 项正确。 3.What did Pennington do to help Benjami
10、n develop his talent? A.He took him to see painting exhibitions. B.He provided him with painting materials. C.He sent him to a school in Philadelphia. D.He taught him how to make engravings. 答案 B 解析 细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “.he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes.” 以及最后一段中的 “In the city,Mr.Penningto
11、n gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings.” 可知 ,表兄给本杰明提供了画刷等绘画材料来帮助他学习绘画 ,故 B 项正确。 4.Williams two books helped Ben jamin to . A.master the use of paints B.appreciate landscape paintings C.get to know other painters D.make up his mind to be a painter 答案 D 解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 “.they were his
12、introduction to classical paintings.The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.” 可知 ,这两本书对他的影响更多的是在精神方面 ,而不是知识方面 ,这两本书坚定了他的梦想 ,引导着这个九岁的男孩走上了绘画的道路。故 D 项正确。 ? 导学号 29402050? .语法填空 (2017 浙江金丽衢十二校高三第二次联考 ) Mr.James owns a company.He put an advertisement 1. a newspaper for a boy to work
13、 in his office.Out of nearly fifty people 2. came to apply,the man selected one and dismissed 3. others. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 “I would like to know,” said a friend,“the reason you preferred that boy,who brought neither a single letter,4. a single recommendation.” “You are wrong,” said the gentlemen. “He ha
14、d many.He wiped his feet at the door and closed the door behind him,5. (mean) that he was careful.He gave his seat immediately to an old man,showing that he was kind and 6. (thought).He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions quickly,showing that he was a polite gentleman.Everyone
15、 else steeped over the book that I 7. (put) on the floor purposely.He picked 8. up and placed it on the table,and he waited quietly for his turn instead of pushing and crowding.When I talked to him,I noticed his tidy clothing,his 9. (neat) brushed hair,and his clean fingernails.Cant you see that the
16、se are excellent recommendations?I considered them to be more significant than 10. (letter).” Hearing the words,the friend nodded in agreement. 答案 1.in 2.who/that 3.the 4.nor 5.meaning 6.thoughtful 7.had put 8.it 9.neatly 10.letters ? 导学号 29402051? .读后续写 (20171 月浙江义乌群星外国语学校高三月考 ) There was once a be
17、autiful town and a couple of lovers would often stay together on the top of the mountain enjoying the sunrise and by the sea appreciating the sunset.Everyone who knew them could not help envying them for their happy love. But one day,the man was severely injured and lying in bed in hospital for seve
18、ral days without any consciousness(意识 ).The woman guarded him by the bed in daytime,calling his name nonstop while at night,she would go to the church and pray to God until her tears ran up. A week passed by and the man was still sleeping.One day,God was finally moved by her love and persistence and
19、 would like to do her a special favor. God said,“I can help your lover recover quickly on the condition that you should promise to be a butterfly for three years.Do you agree with the deal?” She said excitedly and firmly,“Yes,I do!I wont regret doing that.” The next day,the woman became a beautiful
20、butterfly,flying hurriedly to the hospital.It turned out that the man came to his consciousness and waked up,talking with a doctor.She could not hear what they were talking about because she could not fly into the house.What she could do was watch her beloved through the windows helplessly. Another
21、spring came and the butterfly was in a hurry to fly back to see the man,only to realize that there was a pretty lady standing by him.At that moment,she 【 精品教育资源文库 】 was so shocked that she almost fell down from the sky.She could hardly believe her eyes. People were talking about that the man was se
22、riously ill during Christmas and that the pretty and cute female doctor took good care of him and that finally they fell in sweet love. The butterfly felt heart-stricken(悲痛欲绝的 ).In the following days,she often saw the man take the woman to the top of the mountain to enjoy the sunrise and to the seas
23、ide to enjoy the sunset together. 注意 : 1.所续写短文的词数应为 150 词左右 ; 2.应使用 5 个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语 ; 3.续写部分分为两段 ,每段的开头语已为你写好 ; 4.续写完成 后 ,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1: The butterfly knew that all these should have belonged to her,but now they belonged to another woman.She could do nothing but rest on the mans shoulder off and on. Paragraph 2: God also felt sad and sighed to the butterfly,“ Do you regret for what you have done?” 参考范文 Paragraph 1: The butterfly knew that all these shou
