Unit 1 Art 单元综合练习-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第三册

高二英语选择性必修三Unit 1单元综合练习 第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分60分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A John Constable was born in Suffolk，England，on 11 June，1776.His family hoped that he would join his father's business，but he showed great interest in art when he was very young. Finally，his family allowed him to enter the Royal Academy School，a very famous art college in England，at the age of twenty­two. At the Royal Academy，he was a good student，spending all his spare time drawing and reading. He showed his first painting in 1802.Constable believed the greatest art came from using the inspiration(灵感)of nature，rather than using various techniques and imagination on art. In his lifetime，Constable never had much money. His fame only grew after his death. He was unable to earn a living from the paintings. To support his family，Constable often drew portraits(肖像)of others. But it was something he never really enjoyed. He was attracted by the beauty of the British countryside. He sold more paintings in France than in his home country，England，at first. But when given the chance to travel to sell his paintings abroad，he said he would rather “be a poor man in England than a rich man abroad”． Constable died in 1837.During his lifetime he got little praise in his home country for painting countryside scenery. Yet he is now considered to be one of the greatest British artists. 1．John Constable studied painting because________． A．he was interested in it B．his parents hoped he would study it C．he wanted to make more money D．he liked the Royal Academy School 2．At the Royal Academy，John Constable________． A．wasn't a good student B．didn't get on well with his classmates C．was very hard­working D．became very famous 3．What do we know about John Constable? A．He thought technique was the most important in art painting. B．His paintings sold better in France than in England at first. C．He was interested in drawing portraits. D．He became very rich by painting. 4．What can we learn from the