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Unit 16 Stories
(60分钟81分)
Part A
一、阅读理解(共8小题;每小题2分,满分16分)
A
People have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years.The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals.They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill.Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain.No one knows why they were painted there.Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals.Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell stories in pictures.
About 5,000 years ago the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as a kind of writing.They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas,and also to represent the sounds of their language.The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet.
The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picture-writing and pictures together.When an important person died,scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried.Some of these pictures are like modern comic strip(连环漫画)stories.It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip.But,for the Egyptians,pictures still had magic power.So they did not try to make their way of writing simple.The ordinary people could not understand it.
By the year 1,000 BC,people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing.The signs they used were very easy to write,and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system.This was because each sign,or letter,represented only one sound in their language.The Greeks developed this system and formed the letter of the Greek alphabet.The Romans copied the idea,and Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.
These days,we can write down a story,or record information,without using pictures.But we still need pictures of all kinds:drawings,photographs,signs and diagrams.We find them everywhere:in books and newspapers,in the street,and on the walls of the places where we live and work.Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily,and they can make a story much more interesting.
(2024·湖北重点中学期中联考)
1.Ancient people in France and Spain painted pictures on the walls of caves probably because.
A.they loved animals
B.they enjoyed seeing pictures
C.they preferred painting pictures to showing imagination
D.they thought pictures would be helpful in catching animals
2.From this passage we know that.
A.the Egyptian signs made a particular alphabet come into being
B.the Roman alphabet was developed from Egyptian alphabet
C.Egypt is well-known for their comic strip stories
D.people in other parts of the world copied their writing system from the Egyptians
3.In the last paragraph,the author thinks that pictures.
A.should be made comprehensible
B.are of much use in our life
C.should be made interesting
D.are disappearing from our life
4.The possible title of this article may be.
A.Pictures and writing
B.The best way of writing
C.Home of the comic strip stories
D.The earliest language in the world
【文章大意】本文是说明文,介绍了人类绘画及绘画演变成文字的历史。
1.D 细节理解题。由第一段中的“Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals.”可知,在岩壁上绘画是因为他们认为在捕捉动物时这些画是有用的。
2.A 细节理解题。从第二段中的“They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas,and also to represent the sounds of their language.The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet.”可知,埃及的符号后来变成了一种特殊的字母表。应选A项。
3.B 细节理解题。从该段最后一句“Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily,and they can make a story much more interesting.”可以得出结论:作者认为绘画在生活中还是很有用的。
4.A 标题归纳题。文章介绍人类绘画及绘画演变成文字的历史。A项作标题最合适。
B
Sue Miller was raised in South Dartmouth Massachusetts and studied painting with her musician and artist father,Tony Pacheco.She graduated from Dartmouth High School and attended Southeastern Massachusetts University(currently known as The University of Massachusetts),where she studied fine arts.Sue also had private art lessons with legendary painters Milton Healey and Rachel Farrington.
Sue enjoyed a career of 20 years as a professional graphic artist.She worked in advertising agencies,art departments,newspaper art departments,department stores,etc.During these years as a graphic artist,Sue was able to express her creativity on the job.
Today Sue runs her own business called The Magic Palette Art Studio where she has taught thousands of students to draw and paint for the past 19 years.
A visit to Sue’s home or online gallery will have you immediately drawn to the diversity of her art.Her paintings include a variety of subjects from angels,fairies,elves,nature,wildlife,children and pets.You will also notice that Sue especially enjoys painting the seasons.There is a vast collection of art to cover every holiday of the year.Sue’s models of her paintings are often her art students and her nieces that help bring about the humanistic qualities that adorn(装饰)her art.
She resides in Northwestern New Jersey with her husband of 30 years,musician Vern Miller and their “baby” Autumn their golden retriever.Their home has been quoted by many people and popular newspapers as “The house of art and music”.
1.Who first taught Sue Miller painting?
A.Her father.
B.Her husband.
C.Milton Healey.
D.Rachel Farrington.
2.Sue Miller’s rich working experiences contributed much to.
A.the building of her reputation
B.the accumulation of her wealth
C.her ability of creativity
D.her application for work
3.What makes Sue Miller’s art attractive?
A.The models of her paintings.
B.The diversity of her art.
C.The simple style of her art.
D.The commercial aspect of her art.
4.What’s the passage mainly about?
A.Sue Miller’s teaching work.
B.An artist’s love for seasons.
C.Sue Miller’s reputation.
D.Sue Miller’s art.
【文章大意】这是一篇人物传记,介绍了美国著名画家苏·米勒的学习、工作经历及突出的艺术成就。
1.A 细节理解题。由第一段中的“...and studied painting with her musician and artist father,Tony Pacheco.”可知A项正确。
2.C 推理判断题。由第二段最后一句“...Sue was able to express her creativity on the job.”可知,她丰富的工作经验对她的创新能力帮助甚多。
3.B 细节理解题。由倒数第二段第一句“...will have you immediately drawn to the diversity of her art.”可知,米勒艺术作品的多样性是其魅力所在,故选择B项。
4.D 主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了著名画家苏·米勒在艺术方面的突出成就,D项正确。
二、语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
Linda:You look 1.(stress).What’s the matter with you?
Frank:Nothing serious.I want to have a job after graduation.Do you find 2. difficult to find a 3.(satisfy) job this year?
Linda:Yes.Now college graduates are encouraged to start their own business,which sounds really good for us.At the same time,we can get some 4.(value) social experience and we may also know more about ourselves and society.
Frank:Yes,but it is 5.(hard) than you imagine.For college students there are a lot of problems,6.(especial) the ones who don’t have enough money.And our education doesn’t provide enough knowledge on how to solve it.
Linda:Maybe you are right.But our government allows college graduates to borrow money from banks 7. maybe some can get money from their parents.
Frank:But you have to pay back the money sooner or later.So some college graduates prefer to live 8. peaceful life rather than start their own businesses through job-hunting which is competitive.
Linda:Oh,they don’t have 9.(dream).But I have made up my mind to achieve my dream.How about you?
Frank:Well,it always 10.(take) time to consider before making a decision.
1.stressed。stressed“紧张的,感到有压力的”,常用来指人。
2.it。本句为固定句型,it为形式宾语,代指后面的动词不定式。
3.satisfying/satisfactory。a satisfying/satisfactory job“令人满意的工作”。
4.valuable。此处所填的词修饰名词experience而不是形容词social,故用形容词valuable。
5.harder。由than可知应用比较级harder。
6.especially。the ones前面省略了for,应填写副词especially。
7.and。前后分句之间为并列关系,应填入and。
8.a。live a...life为固定搭配,意为“过……的生活”。
9.dreams。dream作“梦想”讲为可数名词,此处用复数形式表示泛指。
10.takes。由always可知,此处表示的是客观事实,应用一般现在时。
Part B
一、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
A welcome gift
Dario and his mother loved their new apartment.The living room was large enough for their piano.That night,the two of them 1 side by side at the piano.They played jazz music to celebrate their new home.The loud 2 filled the room and made them feel very happy.
The next morning, 3 ,their happiness disappeared.Someone had left a 4 under their door during the night.One of their neighbors had written to complain(抱怨)about the sound of the piano.Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent(管理员)if he knew anything about it.But he said that they were all 5 people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that.Later that morning,Dario suggested that they write a letter to their 6 and apologize for their playing.
“Maybe we could go and 7 everyone in person,” his mother said.
“What if we invited them to come here for a 8 instead?”Dario asked.
They both loved the 9 .Over the next few days,they sent out invitations and prepared desserts 10 their guests.They decorated the apartment with streamers(彩带)and party lights.
Finally,the day of the party 11 .Some guests brought presents.Others brought flowers.Some even brought desserts to 12 .One woman,Mrs Gilbert, 13 Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.
“I heard you playing the other night,” she said.“The sounds woke me out of bed.I 14 that you might play like this every night.So I wrote a short note.I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.”
Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs Gilbert.“I think maybe we 15 you an apology,” she said.“I didn’t 16 how late it was when we were playing.Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.”
“You play,you play!” Mrs Gilbert said.“I like what you play!Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them.“These songs are not such 17 music.”
“These songs are beautiful music,” Dario’s mother said.“We will be 18 to play them in the evening.”
“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said.He was already looking forward to 19 the new music.More than that,however,he was happy to see the big smile on his mother’s face.It gave him a feeling of 20 and made him feel that they were home at last.
(2024·北京高考)
1.A.sat B.stood
C.lay D.walked
2.A.voice B.ring
C.music D.cry
3.A.therefore B.however
C.otherwise D.instead
4.A.note B.poster
C.bill D.report
5.A.proud B.rich
C.lucky D.nice
6.A.neighbors B.friends
C.relatives D.audiences
7.A.blame B.instruct
C.question D.visit
8.A.party B.concert
C.show D.play
9.A.experience B.idea
C.performance D.action
10.A.to B.with
C.for D.from
11.A.continued B.arrived
C.passed D.finished
12.A.order B.sell
C.share D.advertise
13.A.treated B.presented
C.helped D.served
14.A.promised B.admitted
C.agreed D.worried
15.A.give B.send
C.offer D.owe
16.A.realize B.remember
C.understand D.accept
17.A.sweet B.strange
C.funny D.loud
18.A.brave B.sorry
C.happy D.afraid
19.A.changing B.practicing
C.recording D.writing
20.A.equality B.freedom
C.warmth D.sympathy
【文章大意】本文为记叙文,讲述了一对母子通过举办聚会融洽邻里关系的故事。
1.A 根据“at the piano”可知,A项符合语境。
2.C 由前文“They played jazz music...”可知,音乐弥漫整个房间,使他们感受到愉悦,选择C项。
3.B 上一段中的“made them feel very happy”与“their happiness disappeared”构成转折关系,应选择B项。
4.A 根据第七段中的“So I wrote a short note.”可知答案为A项。note“便条”;poster“海报”;bill“账单,清单”;report“报告”。
5.D 根据下文“he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that”可判断出,公寓内的居民都是友善的人,D项符合语境。nice意为“友好的,友善的,和善的”。
6.A 由第二段第三句“One of their neighbors had written to complain about the sound of the piano.”可知,达里奥和他母亲的琴声影响了他们的邻居,此处应该是写信向邻居们道歉。
7.D 此处意为“或许我们可以亲自去拜访他们”。visit“拜访”。
8.A 根据下文“Finally,the day of the party 11 .”中的party可知答案。
9.B 举办聚会是一种想法,应选B项。
10.C 在接下来的几天里,他们发出了请柬并为客人们准备了甜点。prepare...for...为习惯搭配,意为“为……准备……”。
11.B 由下文可知,客人们陆续光临,说明举办聚会的这一天“到来”了。
12.C 根据常识可知,客人带来甜品是与大家“共享”的,选C项。
13.B 由倒数第三段中“She pointed to the book she had given them.”可知,这本书是吉尔伯特夫人“赠送”给她的。present sb.with sth.“向某人赠送某物”。
14.D 此处意为“我担心你们天天晚上这样弹奏,所以就写了一张小便条”。promise“许诺,答应”;admit“承认,使进入”;agree“同意,赞同”;worry“担心,忧虑”。
15.D owe在此意为“应该做,应给予,欠”,owe sb.an apology“该向某人道歉”。
16.A 此处意为“我没有意识到我们弹琴的时候时间那么晚了”。realize“意识到”;remember“记得,想起”;understand“理解”;accept“接受”。
