Unit 4 Section Ⅱ Using language(Word练习)-【精讲精练】2024-2025学年高中英语选择性必修第一册（外研版）

Ⅰ.阅读理解 A While the arts can't stop the epidemic or the social unrest we see in the world today，they can give us insight into the choices we make when moving through crises and chaos.The arts invite everyone to think in new ways. We often experience works of art as something that's pleasing to our senses without a full understanding of the creative effort.Great art often shows us contradictions and crises，and we can learn a great deal from their resolution(解决)．Through our understanding of art，we can gain a deeper understanding of how we might overcome our own challenges.In understanding extremes of contrast，we can see the beauty in art with themes that are not simply pleasing for their magnificent features or qualities. Beethoven offers a wonderful example of moving artfully through crises and chaos.He composed his Symphony No.9 as his hearing loss became more and more pronounced.The opening of the symphony seems to come out of nowhere，from near silence in the opening to a full expression of what many consider to be the joy of freedom and universal brotherhood with Schiller's Ode to Joy(《欢乐颂》)．Beethoven appears to have created a work of art that not only freed him from his personal struggles，but one that also speaks to the joy of living together in peace and harmony. Have a dialog between the two opposing parts and you will find that they always start off by fighting each other until they come to an appreciation of difference—a sense of oneness of the two opposing forces.The arts offer many lessons that can help us gain the knowledge we need to move more confidently in today's competitive and uncertain environment.The openness to arts­based solutions will give you more control over your future. [语篇解读]　本文论述了艺术的魅力。艺术除了能给人带来愉悦感外，还可以帮助人们解决问题，渡过危机，走向和谐统一。 1．What value does art have beyond pleasing people's senses? A．It brings people inner peace. B．It contributes to problem­solving. C．It reduces the possibility of crises. D．It deepens understanding of music. 解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Great art often shows us...we might overcome our own challenges.”可知，艺术可以使我们更加深刻地认识到我们该如何应对自己面临的挑战，从而找到解决问题的方法。 2．What can we learn about Beethoven's Symphony No.9? A．It celebrates freedom and unity. B．It aims to show crises and chaos. C．It opens with Schiller's Ode to Joy. D．It is unfinished due to his hearing loss. 解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第三段中的“from near silence in the opening...Schiller's Ode to Joy”可知，交响曲开始时几乎接近无声，但后来基于席勒的《欢乐颂》给听众带来一种自由的喜悦和普天之下皆兄弟般的感受，即这首曲子歌颂自由和团结。 3．What is the author's suggestion on dealing with conflicting forces? A．Leaving things as they are. B．Making a choice between them. C．Separating them from each other. D．Engaging them in conversation. 解析：选D　细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Have a dialog...the two opposing forces.”可知，在应对冲突时，矛盾双方可以进行对话，在对话中双方会由互相争斗发展到尊重彼此的差异、达成统一。由此可知，作者认为对话是解决争端的一种有效方法。 4．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A．How the Epidemic Changes Art B．Essentials of Symphony No.9 C．Moving Artfully Through Crises D．Joy in the Eyes of Beethoven 解析：选C　标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章论述了艺术除了能给人带来愉悦感外，还可以帮助人们解决问题，渡过危机。因此C项最适合作文章标题。 B Robots in the art world are nothing new.In fact，for centuries，people have built robots as art objects—or simple machines that perform a series of movements—in ancient China and Japan.However，what's different now is that artists and engineers are building robots that actually create art. In 1973，British­born painter Harold Cohen wrote a computer program and called it AARON.At first，AARON only made simple outlines whose color and details Cohen would later add.About fifty years later，AARON can make landscapes and almost anything else a human could paint.So can AARON be called an artist or creative? In 2010，Cohen addressed this question.He explained，“AARON can generate unlimited numbers of images.”So according to Cohen，the simple answer is yes—AARON is creative. It's not just paintings that robots are creating，though.Last year，a robot called Shimon released its first album on the Internet.Shimon began life as a simple robot marimba(木琴)，however，it's learned how to jam(即兴演奏)，write original songs and compose lyrics.Shimon does this by analyzing huge amounts of music—roughly 50,000 pieces of rock music. It may be cool to hear a song created by a robot，but is there any other reason to build robots that can play music? According to Gil Weinberg，one of Shimon's creators，he and his team “hope and believe that these new abilities would push human cooperators to new uncharted directions that could not be achieved in human­to­human cooperation.” While questions about robots creating art are fun to think about，there are many other ways that robots can help artists in the way they create their works.For example, advancements in 3D­printing technology will allow artists to build more complex pieces for their sculptures. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。机器人在艺术界并不是什么新鲜事，文章主要说明了机器人在艺术界的广泛应用。 5．What was AARON able to do at first? A．Paint people and landscapes. B．Prepare basic outlines for Cohen. C．Draw pictures of itself and Cohen. D．Color paintings under Cohen's instructions. 解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“At first，AARON only made simple outlines whose color and details Cohen would later add”可知，AARON 一开始只能画出轮廓线。 6．What does the article tell us about Shimon? A．It is both a marimba and guitar player. B．It has created about 50,000 original songs. C．It is expected to push humans to achieve more. D．Its creators hope that it can outperform humans. 解析：选C　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“these new abilities would push human cooperators to new uncharted directions”可知，Shimon 有望推动人类取得更多成就。 7．What does the author's attitude toward robots that create art? A．Positive.　　　　　　 B．Worried. C．Neutral. D．Doubtful. 解析：选A　观点态度题。根据第一段中的“However，what's different now...create art”，第三段中的“It's not just paintings that robots are creating，though”以及最后一段中的“While questions about robots creating art...the way they create their works”可知，作者在文中列举了创造艺术的机器人的各种技能和作用，说明作者对这类机器人持积极的态度。 8．Which can be the best title for the text? A．AARON And Shimon B．Robots in the Real World C．Programmed Creativity D．Advancements in Technology 解析：选C　主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“However，what's different now is that artists and engineers are building robots that actually create art”及全文内容可知，文章主要说明了机器人在艺术界的广泛应用，故C选项“程序化的创造力”是最恰当的文章标题。 Ⅱ.七选五 The Benefits of Digital Art Digital art is the process of creating artworks using computers and software. 1 Let's have a look. Digital art is often quicker to finish. Take oil paintings for example.If you create one in the traditional way, you will need all kinds of tools like paper, water, paints，etc. 2 But with a computer and the right software, you can start a digital oil painting in less than 10 seconds. 3 A computer with the right apps and software might cost you $1,000, but physical art can he more expensive.The costs of pencils, paper, paints, paintbrushes and all of the other things you need are higher because they all need replacing. Digital art avoids using much space of your room. Drawings and paintings can take up lots of physical space.I have many physical drawings which are stored in boxes in my room.Some of the drawings took me weeks to complete. 4 It sounds crazy to say this but they just kept building up.Joyfully, digital art will not take up much space of the room. Digital art makes it easy to deal with mistakes. Digital art gives you the wonderful ability to correct your mistakes.Any time you make a mistake, you can step back from it right away with a push of a button.As for traditional art，it's not easy to correct a mistake.For example，when your pen accidentally falls on your painting, you may not be able to deal with it. 5 A．Digital art helps save money. B．These tools can be very important. C．It takes time to prepare all of these. D．And your painting will be destroyed. E．Digital art will never be a paper killer. F．But they never see the light of day now. G．Compared with traditional art, digital art has some advantages. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了与传统实体艺术相比，数字艺术的优势。 1．解析：选G　根据各段落小标题“Digital art is often quicker to finish”“Digital art avoids using much space of your room”和“Digital art makes it easy to deal with mistakes”可知，下文主要讲数字艺术的优势，G项符合语境。 2．解析：选C　根据下文内容可知，空处前后内容之间是转折对比关系，对比的是为画油画做准备所用的时间。故选C项。 3．解析：选A　空处为段落小标题。根据下文中的“A computer...more expensive”可知，该段比较的是数字艺术和传统实体艺术的成本，意在说明数字艺术更省钱。故选A项。 4．解析：选F　根据下文中的“It sounds crazy to say this”可知，上文所说的应该是一件“不合常理”的事情，上文中的“Some of the drawings took me weeks to complete”和F项“But they never see the light of day now”正好表达了这种情况。故选F项。 5．解析：选D　根据上文中的“For example”可知，下文是对上文的举例说明，下文所描述的“当你的笔不小心掉到画上时，你可能是无法处理的”证明了上文“As for traditional art，it's not easy to correct a mistake”所述观点。故选D项。 Ⅲ.语法填空 As we know，calligraphy(书法) is something very special for Chinese.It is not only 1. important part of traditional culture but also a way of life for many people. Like oil painting and sculpture in the West, calligraphy is as much an art form 2. a spiritual anchor (支柱) for many Chinese throughout history. From the 3. (invent) of various hieroglyphics (象形文字) to the evolution of various calligraphic styles, calligraphy 4. (play) an important role in Chinese culture and history for thousands of years. Calligraphy was well­respected in history. It was a base for barely available education 5. (opportunity) and a necessary condition for admiration among peers. During the Jin dynasty (266—420), calligraphy became an expression of superiority among noble families. The competition was so intense that young children 6. (order) to receive a large amount of training in calligraphy. Wang Xizhi was among those 7. (raise) in noble families. He 8. his son，Wang Xianzhi, are considered among the 9. (great) calligraphers in Chinese history, whose achievements 10. (be) beyond compare. Therefore, calligraphy reaches its first peak during the Jin dynasty. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了书法在中国的历史和文化地位及其发展，并介绍了中国历史上伟大的书法家王羲之和王献之。 1．解析　考查冠词。此处“important part”首次出现，且part 为可数名词，意为“部分”，所以应用不定冠词表示泛指。 important 的发音以元音音素开头，所以应用不定冠词an。 答案　an 2．解析　考查固定搭配。“as...as...”为固定搭配，所以此处应用介词as。 答案　as 3．解析　考查名词。在介词 from 后应用名词invention作宾语，表示“发明”。 答案　invention 4．解析　考查动词的时态。根据时间状语“for thousands of years”可知，此处应用现在完成时。主语 calligraphy为不可数名词，所以谓语动词应用单数形式。 答案　has played 5．解析　考查名词的数。opportunity意为“机会”，为可数名词，此处无冠词修饰，所以应用复数形式。 答案　opportunities 6．解析　考查动词的时态和语态。句意：竞争非常激烈，孩子们被要求接受大量的书法训练。根据“The competition was so intense”可知，此处应用一般过去时。根据句意可知，动词order和主语children为动宾关系，故填were ordered。 答案　were ordered 7．解析　考查非谓语动词。动词raise在此处意为“抚养”，和逻辑主语those构成动宾关系，且动作已完成，所以应用过去分词作后置定语修饰those。 答案　raised 8．解析　考查连词。此处系动词为are，因此主语应为复数，空处应用连词and。 答案　and 9．解析　考查形容词最高级。空前有定冠词the，且根据下文中的“beyond compare”可知，此处是指最伟大的书法家，应用形容词great的最高级形式。 答案　greatest 10．解析　考查动词的时态和主谓一致。此处描述客观事实，所以应用一般现在时。主语achievements为复数，所以应填are。 答案　are 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$