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课时测评4 Section Ⅴ Lesson 3
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Ⅰ.用所给单词的正确形式填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
1.Mandy started after him, signalling/signaling (signal) to Jesse to follow.
2.The artist worked tensely (tense) as the deadline for the exhibition approached quickly.
3.A minority (minor) of artists focus only on abstract styles in their work.
4.The composer (compose) wrote a piece that lifted the spirit of the city.
5.Without hesitation (hesitate), she painted her feelings on the canvas.
6.The audience was responding (respond) well to the artist's performance.
7.The exhibition had a joyous/joyful (joy) atmosphere filled with laughter.
8.There were several grand pianos (piano) displayed in the gallery.
9.The ideas were not new.Their development had proceeded (proceed) steadily since the war.
10.The painting was charged (charge) with emotions that made everyone feel something deep inside.
Ⅱ.根据提示翻译句子(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)
1.这位艺术家负责社区绘画项目,让每个人都参与进来。(take charge of)
The artist took charge of the community painting project and got everyone involved.
2.她在美术课上画完画后,脸上露出了灿烂的笑容。(broad smile)
She had a broad smile on her face when she finished her painting at the art class.
3.老师说如果我们不理解课文,可以毫不犹豫地提问。(not hesitate to)
The teacher told us not to hesitate to ask questions if we didn't understand the lesson.
4.他站在画廊门口,双手示意客人进来。(signal; 独立主格结构)
He stood at the gallery entrance, his both hands signaling for the guests to come in.
5.直到展览结束,这位画家才意识到人们是多么喜欢他的作品。(强调not until结构)
It was not until after the exhibition that the painter realized how much people loved his work.
Ⅲ.阅读理解(共8小题;每小题2.5分,满分20分)
A
(2024·河北三市月考)
In 2005, Rachel O'Neill was working full-time as an assistant for an engineering firm.While active and warm-hearted, she had never imagined doing any global volunteering.But after a trip to Malawi in Africa for her fiftieth birthday, she was struck by the labour done by the local girls to support their families.“I wanted a way to honour them,” she says.
An idea hit her one day and she persuaded her friends to make dresses with her and donated them to the girls in Malawi.Rachel hoped that the dresses donated and sent to the girls would build up their confidence and happiness.After all, all the girls were joyful the moment they received the dresses and even happier while wearing them.Rachel and her friends achieved their goal in the first year.As word spread, donations poured in.In 2008, without previous experience, she started a nonprofit called Little Dresses for Africa, with a mission of getting simple homemade dresses to girls in poor communities.To date, more than 10 million dresses have been donated to girls in 97 countries, though Africa remains a focus.
Local communities offer to network with the nonprofit to run a distribution (分配) centre to distribute these donated dresses.It attracts a number of volunteers, many of whom have ever received the dresses.They make all the dresses themselves, sort and box dresses for shipment to other countries.Funds are also received to cover transportation costs.
“With a large population of girls under age 14 in Malawi,” Rachel says, “we are nowhere close to meeting all needs.We only ask people to use high-quality and colourful material.” Generous donations have allowed Little Dresses for Africa to address other needs, including building more than 85 wells and two primary schools.“I couldn't have done any of this on my own,” Rachel says.“Everyone's contribution and generosity make a difference.”
语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了蕾切尔·奥尼尔创办了一个名为“Little Dresses for Africa”的非营利组织,为贫困社区的女孩提供简单的自制裙子的故事。
1.What can we learn about the girls in Malawi?
A.They tended to work as global volunteers.
B.They struggled to support their families.
C.They always looked forward to a global trip.
D.They were always warm-hearted and active.
答案:B
解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的“she was struck by the labour done by the local girls to support their families”可知,当地女孩们需要工作养家。由此可知,这些女孩努力养家糊口。故选B项。
2.Why was Little Dresses for Africa set up?
A.To train volunteers to make dresses.
B.To offer dresses to the girls in need.
C.To ship homemade dresses worldwide.
D.To design unique dresses for each girl.
答案:B
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In 2008, without previous experience, she started a nonprofit called Little Dresses for Africa, with a mission of getting simple homemade dresses to girls in poor communities.”可知,建立“Little Dresses for Africa”这个非营利组织的目的是为贫苦的女孩提供裙子。故选B项。
3.What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell us about Little Dresses for Africa?
A.Its creation.
B.Its operation.
C.Volunteers' duty in it.
D.Public support for it.
答案:D
解析:段落大意题。根据第三段内容可知,当地的社区和志愿者也积极参与并支持此项目,该非营利组织也收到了资金。故选D项。
4.Which can best describe Rachel?
A.Humorous and hard-working.
B.Honest and polite.
C.Caring and selfless.
D.Energetic and independent.
答案:C
解析:推理判断题。根据全文内容可知,蕾切尔成立一个非营利组织,为非洲贫困女孩捐赠自制裙子,由此可推知,她很有爱心且无私。故选C项。
B
(2024·广东广州期末)
Scientists are working on new technology that may aid art historians in answering the question: Masterpieces or masterful imitations(仿制品)?
Art historians are often asked to authenticate(鉴定) art with their knowledge of the subject and science and technology.The materials used in the painting are often analysed and X-rayed.Now, art historians may have another technological tool to help their process.Scientists have developed a new authentication technique that analyses and sorts out paintings based on a digital analysis of the artist's style.
The digital authentication technique takes scans of artworks that have already been authenticated as being from a master artist.From these scans, it creates a statistical model of the artist's work: a baseline.New paintings can be compared to the baseline to find consistencies and inconsistencies in an artist's work.The images of the two paintings reveal what the human eye cannot see.When the analysis recognises this difference, the fakes are found.In an experiment, the model automatically grouped together the eight authenticated works, separating them from five imitations.
However, some art historians held different views on the new technique.“It's an interesting idea.But I think more work samples have to be tested,” said Nadine Orenstein, head of an art museum in New York.If the technology turns out to be accurate, she added, it could be used to add to the expertise of scholars.
Most importantly, Hany Farid, a computer scientist,said, “Such a method could be used to determine whether more than one person or hand was involved in creating a painting.” Using his model, Farid studied the faces of six individual characters in the painting Madonna and Child.Three of the faces proved to be statistically similar, while the three other faces were all different.This indicated that at least four hands contributed to the painting.“If further studies prove convincingly that this computer program effectively distinguishes between different artistic hands, it will lead to a whole new era in the study of the workshop practice of artists,” said Farid.
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了可以帮助艺术史学家鉴定画作真伪的数字鉴定技术。
5.Why are scientists developing the new technique?
A.To create digital copies of famous paintings.
B.To improve the process of art authentication.
C.To make displays more interactive for visitors.
D.To replace art historians in authenticating works.
答案:B
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知,发明这一新技术是为了完善艺术作品真伪鉴定的流程。故选B项。
6.How does the digital authentication technique work?
A.By analysing materials.
B.By identifying style patterns.
C.By X-raying a baseline.
D.By comparing a painting to a statistical model.
答案:D
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的“From these scans, it creates a statistical model of the artist's work: a baseline....the fakes are found.”可知,数字鉴定技术通过将作品与统计模型对比来识别赝品。故选 D项。
7.What is Nadine's attitude towards the new technique?
A.Enthusiastic. B.Indifferent.
C.Doubtful. D.Optimistic.
答案:C
解析:推理判断题。根据第四段中的“It's an interesting idea.But I think more work samples have to be tested”可知,娜丁对这一新技术持怀疑态度。故选C项。
8.What can the new technique tell about a painting?
A.The painter of the masterpiece.
B.The materials used in the painting.
C.The time period in which the painting was created.
D.The number of painters involved in creating the painting.
答案:D
解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Such a method could be used to determine whether more than one person or hand was involved in creating a painting.”可知,这一新技术可以确定参与创作艺术作品的人数。故选D项。
Ⅳ.完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
(2024·江苏常州高级中学期中)
I recently attended a wedding in Canada, in the countryside.When the taxi driver sent us back at midnight, I was 1 worried all the way home about tipping him since I was not rich.I 2 nervously in my purse and realised that all I had was a $100 note, which I was keeping for a(n) 3 , nothing else but two chocolates from the wedding.I couldn't tip him, so I was 4 between a rock and a hard place.I handed in the note at last, controlling the urge to ask for 5 .
Tipping has long been a source of 6 interactions throughout the world.Tipping customs 7 wildly from country to country, which generates no small amount of 8 .Norwegians, who come from a culture where wages are high and tips are low, could 9 people in Las Vegas with their tiny offerings. 10 , high-tipping Americans might anger people in Tokyo because good service in Japan is a 11 of honour.
Such an embarrassed mess often occurs because there's no 12 logic to any of this.None! Similarly, a 2016 study from Cornell University 13 that people are twice as likely to tip a supermarket delivery person than a supermarket store worker.Why is that? And nobody can work out the reasons for this 14 .
Perhaps, tipping one and not the other only 15 in terms of what has become customary.
语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。作者通过在加拿大坐出租车给司机小费的故事,告诉人们:不同国家的小费文化千差万别,人们是否给一个人小费以及所给小费的数额也因人而异,没有固定的逻辑。
1.A.helplessly B.curiously
C.secretly D.simply
答案:C
解析:根据下文的“worried all the way home about tipping him since I was not rich”可知,作者并不富有,所以在回家的路上, 一直暗暗担心给司机小费的事。secretly 意为“偷偷地”。故选C项。
2.A.selected B.fished
C.moved D.pushed
答案:B
解析:根据下文的“nervously in my purse and realised that all I had was a $100 note”可知,作者紧张地在钱包里摸找,只摸到了100美元。 fish 意为“摸找”。故选B项。
3.A.emergency B.tip
C.award D.deal
答案:A
解析:根据上文的“realised that all I had was a $100 note, which I was keeping for”及下文的 “I couldn't tip him”并结合常识可知,作者钱包里只有100 美元,这不能作为小费,它是为了应付紧急情况而准备的。emergency 意为“紧急情况;突发事件”。故选A项。
4.A.buried B.lost
C.stuck D.locked
答案:C
解析:根据上文的“I couldn't tip him”可知,作者钱包里只有100美元,这是供应急使用的,不能给司机作为小费,所以作者陷入了进退两难的境地。 be stuck between a rock and a hard place意为“进退两难;左右为难”,符合语境。故选C项。
5.A.gratitude B.permission
C.help D.change
答案:D
解析:根据上文提到的作者并不富有,钱包里只有100美元及空前的“I handed in the note at last, controlling the urge to ask for”可知,此处指作者控制住了想要找零的冲动。change 意为“找给的零钱”。故选 D 项。
6.A.common B.awkward
C.necessary D.active
答案:B
解析:根据下文的“Such an embarrassed mess often occurs”可知,给小费一直以来是世界各地尴尬互动的根源。awkward 意为“令人尴尬的”。故选B项。
7.A.vary B.spread
C.grow D.work
答案:A
解析:根据下文的“wildly from country to country”及举的两个例子可知,不同国家的小费文化差异很大。vary 意为“(根据情况)变化,改变”, vary from...to...为固定搭配,意为“从……到……不同”,符合语境。故选 A 项。
8.A.panic B.harm
C.power D.confusion
答案:D
解析:根据下文的“Such an embarrassed mess”可知,此处指不同国家的小费文化差异很大,引发了不少尴尬的问题。confusion 意为“窘迫;困惑”。故选 D项。
9.A.amuse B.astonish
C.annoy D.satisfy
答案:C
解析:根据上文的“Norwegians, who come from a culture where wages are high and tips are low”和下文的“people in Las Vegas with their tiny offerings”并结合语境可知,挪威人来自一个工资高、小费低的文化,他们提供的微不足道的小费可能会惹恼拉斯维加斯的人们。 annoy意为“使恼怒”。故选C项。
10.A.Therefore B.Likewise
C.Otherwise D.Furthermore
答案:B
解析:此处提及挪威人在拉斯维加斯和美国人在日本均是在举例说明不同国家的小费文化差异很大,是类似的例子。likewise 意为“同样地;类似地”。故选B项。
11.A.matter B.choice
C.way D.trick
答案:A
解析:根据上文的“good service in Japan”和下文的“of honour”可知,在日本文化中,良好的服务是一种关乎荣誉的事情。matter意为“事情;问题”,a matter of...为固定搭配,意为“一种关乎……的事情”,符合语境。故选 A 项。
12.A.official B.convenient
C.practical D.consistent
答案:D
解析:根据上文的“Such an embarrassed mess often occurs”及语境可知,这样的尴尬局面经常发生,因为没有统一的逻辑来指导这些行为。 consistent 意为“一致的”。故选D项。
13.A.found B.ensured
C.confirmed D.witnessed
答案:A
解析:根据下文的“that people are twice as likely to tip a supermarket delivery person than a supermarket store worker”可知,人们给超市送货员小费的可能性是给超市店员小费的可能性的两倍,这是研究发现的现象。find意为“发现”。故选A项。
14.A.assumption B.concept
C.difference D.accident
答案:C
解析:根据上文的“that people are twice as likely to tip a supermarket delivery person than a supermarket store worker”可知,研究发现,人们给超市送货员小费的可能性是给超市店员小费的可能性的两倍,这是存在的差异。difference 意为“差异”。故选C项。
15.A.pays off B.takes place
C.takes effect D.makes sense
答案:D
解析:根据下文的“in terms of what has become customary”可知, 无人知道人们给一个人小费而不给另一个人小费的原因,或许一个讲得通的解释是:这已经成了习惯。make sense 意为“讲得通”。故选D项。
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