(练习)5 微阶段刷题过关卷(一)-【提分教练】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第三册(人教版2019)

微阶段刷题过关卷(一) (时间：65分钟，分值：70分) UNIT 1　ART Reading and Thinking, Learning About Language & Using Language (1) 第Ⅰ卷(满分32.5分) Ⅰ. 阅读理解(共8小题；每小题2.5分，满分20分) A Guatemala's Lake Atitlán is known for its amazing scenery: blue waters together with impressive volcanoes and Mayan villages. And now the site is about to add a rather different attraction. The lakeside community of Santa Catarina Palopó is working on a project to turn itself into a beautiful piece of artwork, with a view to creating a source of tourism income for the locals. It's the brainchild of Harris Whitbeck, a Guatemalan journalist and believer in art as an agent of social change, whose family has links to the lake going back three generations. When he saw how famous Dutch artist Jeroen Koolhaas had decorated the Rio de Janeiro favela (贫民窟) of Vila Cruzeiro with lively colour, the idea of painting Santa Catarina Palopó was born. “Studies show that if the physical environment of a community is improved, it is conducive to local people. There's a crime­level fall and new businesses open up，” Whitbeck said. One of Central America's largest cement (水泥) companies, Cementos Progreso, donated lime (石灰) to make paints. Whitbeck discovered that lime­based paints are cheap to produce. In fact, the villagers' ancestors were using lime­based paints 5,000 years ago. The community came up with the final idea with a Guatemalan design company. There are 800 houses and enough paints for 100 so far, so an “adopt­a­house” plan is being set up. Groups of up to five visitors, who pledge (抵押) $500, can help the family paint a house. Hotels in the area, including Casa Palopó and Villas Santa Catarina, will offer discounts to volunteers. Whitbeck says it could take up to two years to complete the project, depending on money. The hope is that the village will attract more tourists and make money for homestays, guides, restaurants and weavers (纺织工人). “The community will determine how the project goes on，” said Whitbeck. “Painting is j