1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 15 Learning 课时练 1 阅读理解提速练 阅读理解 A (2018 湖南部分重点中学考前演练 ) WELCOME TO THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Visit the limited time “Interactive! The Exhibition” at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum and save more than 30% on museum admission tickets with an a
2、udio tour. WHEN Through Feb. 28 WHATS INCLUDED D|S19(reg.D|S28) . Admission for one person to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, including “ Interactive! The Exhibition”with an audio tour. Please note: the virtual reality(虚拟现实 ) experience will be an additional cost and participants
3、must be 10 years old or above. WHY WE LOVE IT ?The exhibition is a hands on experience focusing on movies, TV, music and the arts ?Experience virtual reality, 1980s video games, robots, 3D printing ?Climb aboard Air Force One, view the expensive comfortable presidential car and a Marine One helicopt
4、er ?Explore Reagan s legacy(遗产 )： Step into an Oval Office copy and see a piece of the Berlin Wall ?The audio tour has more than 50 stops and original material not copied in the exhibits WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW This is a season specific event. All sales are final. No refunds(退款 ) or exchanges. Not val
5、id after the expiration date. Valid any regular museum operating day through Feb. 28. Museum hours are 10 a. m 5 p. m. , seven days a week. Valid for one person. Cannot combine with other offers. Must use in one visit. Tickets include admission to “Interactive! The Exhibition” and the entire museums
6、 【 精品教育资源文库 】 galleries and grounds. 【解题导语】 本文 是一篇应用文 ， 介绍了罗纳德 里根总统图书馆和博物馆的开放时间、游览内容、票价优惠等信息。 1 What can visitors do while visiting the library and museum? A Fly on Air Force One. B Experience virtual reality for free. C Approach technology of different times. D Learn about the president s daily ro
7、utine. C 解析：细节理解题。根据 WHY WE LOVE IT 部分中的 “Experience virtual reality, 1980s video games, robots, 3D printing” 可知 ， 在参观该地时 ， 游客可以体验虚拟现实、20 世纪 80 年代的电子游戏、机器人、 3D 打印 ， 即他们可以体验不同时期的科技。故选 C。 2 What does the author say about the admission ticket? A It can be enjoyed with other offers. B It allows limitles
8、s visits to the museum. C It isn t accessible to children. D It cannot be changed once sold. D 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段中的 “All sales are final. No refunds( 退款 ) or exchanges.” 可知 ， 所有的门票出售都是最终的、不可改变的 ， 不提供退款或更换服务。故选 D。 3 What type of writing is this passage? A A notice. B An official report. C An advertiseme
9、nt. D A tour review. C 解析：推理判断题。根据文章的形式和内容可以判断出 ， 本文是有关罗纳德 里根总统图书馆和博物馆的广告。故选 C。 B (2018 成都高中毕业班诊断 )Johannes Vermeer is such a quiet and introspective(内省的 ) artist that it took hundreds of years for anyone to notice he was a genius. A major Vermeer exhibition opens this month at the Louvre in Paris,
10、whose permanent collection includes his great painting of a woman absorbed in close, visually demanding work, The Lacemaker 【 精品教育资源文库 】 (about 1669 1670). Like other paintings by Vermeer, this image represents modern culture. So attracted are todays art lovers by Vermeer that it was thought shocki
11、ng when a recent survey found that 82% of Americans cant name who painted Girl with a Pearl Earring. Well, maybe they don t go to the movies much. It is not true to say he was forgotten that would suggest he was famous in his lifetime. He was not. Vermeer was one more painter among the many who work
12、ed for money in the Dutch Republic in the 17th century. He was not a star like Rembrandt. He obviously took himself and his art seriously. His selfreferential painting The Art of Painting proves that. Even though he worked all his life in Delft, he painted only 35 known works and left his family poo
13、r when he died in 1675 at the age of 43. It is fitting that Paris is celebrating Vermeer, because it was the French avantgarde(先锋派 ) in the 19th century who saved him from being completely forgotten. Compare his painting Woman in Blue Reading a Letter or The Little Street with, say, Edouard Manet s
14、A Bar at the FoliesBergre(1882)or Camille Pissarros The Boulevard Montmartre at Night (1897) and it is easy to see why the art of Vermeer found its natural audience in Parisian Bohemia. All these artists are likely to have known about and admired Vermeer due to the efforts of the critic ThorBrger, a
15、 veteran of the 1848 Revolution. Vermeer s rediscovery is part of the history of modern French art. Vermeer is not only a great artist. He is a great modern artist. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文 ， 主要介 绍了著名画家 Johannes Vermeer 的生平和他的艺术特点。 4 How many paintings produced by Vermeer are mentioned in the text? A Four. B
16、 Five. C Six. D Seven. B 解析：细节理解题。通读全文可知 ， 本文共提及 Vermeer 的五幅画作 ， 包括第二段提及的 The Lacemaker、第三段提及的 Girl with a Pearl Earring、第四段提及的 The Art of Painting、第五段提及的 Woman in Blue Reading a Letter 和 The Little Street， 故B 项正确。 5 What can we know about Vermeer from Paragraph 4? A He was wellknown when he was ali
17、ve. B He gained a good fortune for his family. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C He didn t witness the popularity of his works. D He considered painting as a way to have fun. C 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句可知 ， 尽管他终身在代尔夫特工作 ， 但是直到他在 43 岁去世时仅留下了 35 件被人们所知的作品 ， 他是在贫困中离世的；结合第一段可 知 ，人们在数百年后才发现他的艺术价值；据此可以判断，他没能看到他的作品受欢迎，故 C 项正确。 6 W
18、ho made a great contribution to introducing Vermeer to other artists? A Rembrandt. B His family. C American art lovers. D ThorBrger. D 解析：细节理解题。根据第六段 可知 ，由于评论家 ThorBrger 的努力 ， Vermeer才被这些艺术家认可 ， 故 D 项正确。 7 Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A Rediscovery of Vermeer B Anecdote
19、s About Vermeer C Great Modern French Art D The Tough Way to Success in Art A 解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知 ， 本文主要介绍了画家 Johannes Vermeer 的生平和他的艺术特点。 Johannes Vermeer 在世时 ， 画作并不为人所知 ， 在贫困中死去；数百年后人们才发现他是艺术天才。故 A 项最适合作本文的标题。 C (2018 河南八市高三质检 )I have been in Limoges for a month now. Since living here, I have tried to
20、 integrate(融入 ) into the local community and one way I have found to do this is by following the local rugby team. I decided to look for information on the local rugby team after the tourism office could not help me.I searched for the club office online and decided to look into it The following day
21、I went back to the club after speaking with them and decided to get a season ticket for the rest of my stay here.I will now be going to each home game as well as travelling to the away games with the team and the fans.I am sure that it is going to be a great experience during my time abroad here.I w
22、ill also be travelling through various regions of France so I will be visiting new places throughout the season.There is another team in a town called Brive not so far away which plays in the top league in France, but I decided to stay local.I 【 精品教育资源文库 】 may go and see them with other assistants
23、if possible during our stay. I witnessed a friendly match on Saturday.The match finished 7012.After the match, both teams went to the clubhouse to see the Rugby World Cup semifinal between New Zealand and Australia. Both teams respected each other， which is something you don t always see in other sports. I spoke to the president of the
