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单元测评16 Unit 4 Amazing art
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Ⅰ.阅读理解(本题共8个小题,每小题2.5分,共20分)
A
A cancer survivor, artist Nico Cathcart understood the anxiety patients experienced as they walked past the concrete wall leading into VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center at the adult outpatient pavilion (门诊馆).Consequently, she said yes last year when asked to paint a mural (壁画) on that very wall.“Everyone who walks through those doors is dealing with something heavy,”said Cathcart, who finished the mural in late November.“I hope it gives them lightness.Cancer is tough, but it can't take away hope.”
A Toronto native Cathcart lived in New York before moving to Richmond.When receiving treatment for thyroid cancer, Cathcart found the art hanging on the walls at Massey helped anchor her.“I'm hoping this mural will do the same,”she said, noting she's free of cancer.
Cathcart was diagnosed (诊断) in her mid-twenties with severe hearing loss.While working in public spaces, Cathcart places a sign nearby to let people know she's deaf in the event they attempt to start a conversation.“Sometimes it's helpful to be deaf.My superpower is that when I need to, I can turn around and face the wall and nothing can disturb me.I get to choose when I'm ready to turn around to interact,”she said.
In the 12-foot-by-30-foot mural, the viewer appears to be looking up from a field of flowers at a bird flying above with a purple ribbon in its mouth.“It's my attempt of bringing a positive message of upward motion to those who're looking at it,”Cathcart said.“The mural's purple ribbon symbolizes all cancer,”said Shockley, manager of arts in health care at VCU Health, adding,“the work of art is lively and hopeful.”
While all of her murals are special in their own way, Cathcart said the mural at Massey will always have an extra special place in her heart.“I was a bit sad finishing it,”she said.“I enjoyed the company of the staff and talking to fellow patients quite a bit.The piece will always be connected personally to my own journey in a way my others might not be.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述癌症幸存者、聋人艺术家尼科·卡斯卡特为癌症中心创作壁画传递希望的故事。
1.Why did Cathcart create the mural at Massey?
A.To decorate the wall.
B.To promote her own work.
C.To inspire patients.
D.To showcase her artistic skills.
答案:C
解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的“‘Everyone who walks through those doors is dealing with something heavy,’said Cathcart, who finished the mural in late November.‘I hope it gives them lightness.Cancer is tough, but it can't take away hope.’”可知,她创作壁画的目的是用艺术作品激励患者,传递希望。故选C项。
2.What does deafness allow Cathcart to do while working in public spaces?
A.Keep focused. B.Trick people.
C.Remain creative. D.Be considerate.
答案:A
解析:推理判断题。根据第三段中的“‘Sometimes it's helpful to be deaf.My superpower is that when I need to, I can turn around and face the wall and nothing can disturb me.I get to choose when I'm ready to turn around to interact,’she said.”可知,耳聋使她能够在工作时不受外界干扰,专注于创作。故选A项。
3.What aspect of the mural is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A.Its style. B.Its moral.
C.Its structure. D.Its popularity.
答案:B
解析:段落大意题。根据第四段中的“‘It's my attempt of bringing a positive message of upward motion to those who're looking at it,’Cathcart said.‘The mural's purple ribbon symbolizes all cancer,’said Shockley, manager of arts in health care at VCU Health, adding,‘the work of art is lively and hopeful.’”可知,该段主要阐述壁画的创作理念和象征意义,即其传递的精神寓意(moral)。故选B项。
4.What is a suitable title for the text?
A.Cancer Survivor's Journey
B.Deaf Artist's Life
C.Treatment Through Art
D.Hope from Mural
答案:D
解析:标题归纳题。通读全文可知,文章以卡斯卡特创作癌症中心壁画为线索,通过她的创作初衷、壁画的设计元素及传递的情感,突出“壁画作为艺术载体给予患者希望”这一核心,“来自壁画的希望”精准概括文章主题,适合作为标题。故选D项。
B
If the other paintings in the room that houses Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum in Paris could talk, they might be whispering“Good riddance(解脱)!”to one another right now.That's owing to the French government's announcement that the world's most famous painting is to be removed from the Salle des Etats and rehoused in its own space in the Louvre with a dedicated entrance.
This particular space, accessible independently from the rest of the museum, will allow Mona Lisa's conditions of exhibition, presentation and interpretation it deserves.The move that aims to relieve the Louvre's overcrowding problem isn't just great for Mona Lisa.It could also allow the dozens of other artworks in the Salle des Etats by the likes of Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese to finally receive their due.
“People have just been coming to check their‘I paid a visit to Mona Lisa's box’,” said Souleymane, a professor of French and philosophy at Columbia University who was appointed by the museum in 2024 to give a series of lectures about its art collection.“And even if you go to that room with the intention of looking at the other paintings, you would be distracted(分散注意力)by Mona Lisa.”The other major paintings in the space include Titian's Pastoral Concert, Tintoretto's The Coronation of the Virgin, and Veronese's The Wedding Feast at Cana, which is a huge painting that people don't look at because it's on the wall that faces Mona Lisa.
“The Wedding Feast at Cana is one of the treasures of the Louvre,”said Compagnon, a professor at the College de France and at Columbia University.Compagnon is also excited for visitors to be able to pay attention to his favorite painting in the room, Titian's Man with a Glove.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。法国政府宣布将世界著名画作《蒙娜丽莎》从卢浮宫的大画廊(Salle des Etats)移至卢浮宫内的一个独立空间,并为其设置专用入口,这一举措不仅能改善《蒙娜丽莎》的展览条件,还能缓解卢浮宫的拥挤问题,让其他艺术品也能得到应有的关注。
5.Why is Mona Lisa being moved to a new space in the Louvre?
A.To make room for an exhibition.
B.To make it convenient for experts to study it.
C.To improve its exhibition conditions and reduce overcrowding.
D.To highlight its importance as the world's most famous artwork.
答案:C
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段“This particular space, accessible independently from the rest of the museum, will allow Mona Lisa's conditions of exhibition, presentation and interpretation it deserves”以及“The move that aims to relieve the Louvre's overcrowding problem isn't just great for Mona Lisa”可知,将《蒙娜丽莎》移到新空间是为了改善它的展览条件,并缓解卢浮宫的拥挤状况。故选C。
6.What is Souleymane's attitude towards the government's announcement?
A.Doubtful. B.Approving.
C.Cooperative. D.Dismissive.
答案:B
解析:推理判断题。根据第三段可知,苏莱曼认为之前人们因为《蒙娜丽莎》而忽略了其他画作,而将《蒙娜丽莎》移走能让其他画作得到关注,可推理出他对政府的这一宣布是持赞同态度的。故选B。
7.Which of the following paintings is exhibited opposite to Mona Lisa?
A.Pastoral Concert.
B.The Coronation of the Virgin.
C.The Wedding Feast at Cana.
D.Man with a Glove.
答案:C
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段“The other major paintings in the space include Titian's Pastoral Concert, Tintoretto's The Coronation of the Virgin, and Veronese's The Wedding Feast at Cana, which is a huge painting that people don't look at because it's on the wall that faces Mona Lisa.”可知,与《蒙娜丽莎》相对展出的画作是《迦拿的婚礼》。故选C。
8.What does Compagnon imply about Mona Lisa?
A.It deserves better protection.
B.It fails to live up to its fame.
C.It should be promoted through lectures.
D.It takes visitors' attention away from other exhibits.
答案:D
解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,康帕尼翁暗示了《蒙娜丽莎》吸引了游客太多的注意力,使得其他展品得不到应有的关注。故选D。
Ⅱ.语法填空(本题共10个小题,每小题1.5分,共15分)
(2025·广东六校名校联考)
In Changchun, Jilin Province, the students and the teachers at No.150 High School have drawn wide attention with 1 amazing 3.5-meter-high,11-meter-long relief mural(浮雕壁画)based on the famous Song Dynasty painting A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains.Completed over 129 days, it 2 (craft) by 21 students and their art teacher Duan Yingzi, as part of a unique extracurricular course.
Painted on an art classroom wall, the mural reproduced a complex section of Wang Ximeng's masterpiece,3 (celebrate)for its rich details.The students,4 Duan's guidance, worked carefully to capture the painting's scenic 5 (deep), enhancing elements with great effort and precision.“The students handled the complex details while I drew the general outline,”Duan noted.“Matching the original mineral colors with acrylic(丙烯酸的) paints which generally 6 (suit)wall applications posed a significant challenge,7 achieving the desired hues was indeed a difficult task,”she added.Though the colors differed slightly, the students were immensely proud of their accomplishment.
The students, some of 8 had no prior painting experience, found the project 9 (incredible)rewarding, with one sharing a profound sense of achievement.Vice Principal Liu Chun stated that the school would keep developing courses to encourage cultural appreciation,10 (aim) to build confidence and ambition in students.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了一所中学的学生和老师以《千里江山图》为灵感,创作了一幅大型浮雕壁画,学生对该成就感到无比自豪,学校计划继续开发类似课程以促进学生对文化的欣赏和学生发展。
1.答案:an
解析:考查冠词。结合语境可知,此处泛指一幅浮雕壁画,应使用不定冠词,空后amazing 的发音以元音音素开头。故填an。
2.答案:was crafted
解析:考查时态、语态及主谓一致。该句为简单句,设空处在句中作谓语,结合语境可知,此处在叙述过去发生的事情,时态应用一般过去时,craft“精心制作”和主语 it 之间是被动关系,应用被动语态,且主语是it, 应 用 was。故 填was crafted。
3.答案:celebrated
解析:考查非谓语动词。句子主干成分完整,设空处作masterpiece的后置定语,短语be celebrated for 意 为“因……而著名”, celebrate和 masterpiece 之间是被动关系, 应用celebrate 的过去分词形式。故填celebrated。
4.答案:under
解析:考查介词。under one's guidance 为固定搭配,意为“在某人的指导下”。故填under。
5.答案:depth
解析:考查名词。设空处作动词capture的宾语,且被形容词scenic修饰,应用deep的名词形式depth,意为“深度”,是不可数名词。故填depth。
6.答案:suit
解析:考查时态和主谓一致。设空处在which引导的定语从句中作谓语,先行词为acrylic paints,关系代词which替代先行词并在从句中作主语,结合“generally”可知,此处在描述一般事实,时态应用一般现在时,且主语表复数意义,谓语应用复数形式。故填suit。
7.答案:and
解析:考查连词。设空处连接前后两个成分完整的句子,两个句子之间是并列关系,应用并列连词and。
8.答案:whom
解析:考查定语从句。设空处和空前的 some of搭配,形成“代词+of+关系代词”的结构,引导非限制性定语从句,对先行词students作补充说明,先行词指人,设空处作介词of 的宾语,因此应用关系代词 whom。
9.答案:incredibly
解析:考查副词。设空处修饰形容rewarding,应用incredible的副词形式incredibly,意为“极其”,作状语。故填incredibly。
10.答案:aiming
解析:考查非谓语动词。分析句子可知,句子主干成分完整,设空处为非谓语,aim“旨在”和the school之间是主动关系,因此用aim的现在分词形式作状语。故填aiming。
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