2020秋高中英语 Unit 1 Art Section 3训练与检测（含解析）新人教版选修6.doc

1、Unit 1Section .阅读理解AAs long as I can remember, Ive always loved to draw.But my interest in drawing wasnt encouraged very much.Growing up in the 1950s, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, boys were supposed to be athletic.Certain peer pressures encouraged little fingers to learn how to hold footballs rather t

2、han crayons.My early love for drawing developed into a love for telling stories through pictures.Stories began as fragments (片段) of pictures in my mind.I created a story by posing questions to myself.I called it the “what if” and “what then” approach.For example, for my book The Polar Express, I sta

3、rted out by thinking “What if a boy gets on that train? Where does he go？”From the time I come up with the idea, write and illustrate the book, and deliver it to the printer, it takes about seven months.Firstly, I begin thinking of the idea.Then I imagine the pictures and the story.A good picture bo

4、ok should have events that are visually arresting.I first consider scenes that are exciting to look at and then my challenge is to weave a story around those pictures.The next step is putting the illustrations and story down on paper.When you first look at my illustrations, you see ordinary, everyda

5、y things.But if you look closer, things might not seem quite so simple.When Im writing a book, I always try to create something strange or puzzling in each picture.By using artistic strategies, I can give the drawing a kind of mysterious quality.All of my books are picture books, so they are general

6、ly thought of as books for children.But when I make them, I think of the books as being for everybodyfor people of all ages.When I was a kid, I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up, but now Im really glad I became an artist and a storyteller.文章大意： 在作者小时候，当地的男孩子通常都擅长运动，可是作者却选择了自己喜爱的绘画，并最终成为

7、著名的插画作家。1Why does the author mention The Polar Express？_D_ATo tell us an interesting story.BTo introduce his famous work.CTo make up a sentence with “what if”DTo show us how he designed his book.解析： 推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句可以推知，作者拿自己的作品The Polar Express举例是为了说明他在创作中是如何构思情节的。2The underlined word “arresting” in

8、 Paragraph 3 probably means “_B_”Afrightening Binteresting CsatisfyingDworrying解析：词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的“A good picture book.”可推知，一本好的插画书应该令人感觉很有趣，故该词的意思是“有趣的”。3What would be the best title for this passage？_A_ATelling stories by drawingB“What if” and “what then”CHow to tell interesting storiesDWorking as

9、 a famous storyteller解析：标题归纳题。本文作者以自传的方式介绍了自己作为一位插画作家的成长历程。作者通过绘画来讲述故事，让自己感到愉悦和自豪，故A项为最佳标题。BAnimation means making things which are lifeless come alive and move.Since earliest times, people have always been astonished by movement.But not until this century have we managed to take control of movement

10、, to record it, and in the case of animation, to retranslate it and recreate it.To do all this, we use a movie camera and a projector (放映机)In the world of cartoon animation, nothing is impossible.You can make the characters do exactly what you want them to do.A famous early cartoon character was Fel

11、ix the Cat, created by Pat Sullivan in America in the early nineteen twenties.Felix was a wonderful cat.He could do all sorts of things no natural cat could do like taking off his tail, using it as a handle and then putting it back.Most of the great early animators lived and worked in America, the h

12、ome of the moving picture industry.The famous Walt Disney cartoon characters came to life after 1928.Popeye the Sailor and his girl friend Olive Oyo were born at Max Ficischer in 1933.But to be an animator, you dont have to be a professional.It is possible for anyone to make a simple animated film w

13、ithout using a camera at all.All you have to do is draw directly on to an empty film and then run the film through a projector.文章大意：这是一篇说明文。文章主要记述了动画制作的发展历史以及发源地。4What does the passage mainly discuss？_C_AAnimal world. BMovie camera.CCartoon making.DMovement.解析：主旨大意题。根据文章开头的“Animation means making th

14、ings which are lifeless come alive and move.”及下文内容可知，文章主要讲述的是动画片制作。5Which of the following statements is TRUE？_A_APeople were unable to cause the movement to last or record it in the last century.BPat Sullivan was a famous early cartoon character.CIt is impossible to make cartoon characters do what

15、they are designed to do.DIn modern times people were surprised by movement.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Since earliest times，people have always been astonished by movement.But not until this century have we managed to take control of movement”可知，对动画移动感到吃惊是在上个世纪，而到本世纪已经能够做到控制移动了。6According to the passage, Feli

16、x the Cat _B_.Awas created by the American cartoonist FelixBwas designed by Pat Sullivan in the early twentieth centuryCwas unable to do what natural cats could not doDwas created in the United States in the nineteenth century解析：细节理解题，根据文章第四段中的“A famous early cartoon character was Felix the Cat, cre

17、ated by Pat Sullivan in America in the early nineteen twenties.”可知，这个动画形象是由帕特苏利文所设计的。7It can be inferred from the passage that _D_.AWalt Disneys cartoon characters were born earlier than Pat SullivansBonly professionals can create cartoon charactersCPopeye the Sailor and Olive Oyo were famous cartoo

18、nistsDthe cartoon industry started in the United States解析：推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Most of the great early animators lived and worked in America, the home of the moving picture industry.”可判断，动画工厂的故乡是美国，而早期的大多数动画作家居住和生活在这里，因此可推断选D。.应用文写作假定你是李华。你的美国笔友Tom对中国文化有浓厚的兴趣。恰好你校今年寒假将为外国学生举办一场汉语冬令营活动(Chinese Winter Camp)，

19、请你给他发一封电子邮件，内容包括：1时间和地点；2内容：学习日常汉语、了解中国历史和传统文化、参观博物馆等；3报名方式和截止时间。注意：1.词数80左右。2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Tom，_Yours，Li Hua参考范文：Dear Tom，Here comes a piece of good news. Chinese Winter Camp，which is intended for international students, is going to be held in our school this summer vacation. Since you are o

20、bsessed with Chinese culture, Id like to invite you to join it.The Camp is scheduled to last 11 days, from December 18 to December 28. It covers a wide variety of cultural activities, ranging from studying Chinese daily expressions to attending some lectures on Chinese history and traditional cultur

21、e.As we all know, language is closely related to culture, so Im convinced that you can dig out Chinese cultural features from language study. In addition, the Camp provides a chance for you to visit some famous museums, which is the best way to learn about the country.If you want to be part of it, p

22、lease sign up for it before December 2 at our school website. Looking forward to your early reply.Yours，Li Hua.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文，续写的词数应为150左右。(2020浙江卷改编)One fall，my wife Elli and I had a single goal：to photograph polar bears. We were staying at a research camp outside “the pol

23、ar bear capital of the world”the town of Churchill in Manitoba，Canada.Taking pictures of polar bears is amazing but also dangerous. Polar bearslike all wild animalsshould be photographed from a safe distance. When Im face to face with a polar bear，I like it to be through a camera with a telephoto le

24、ns. But sometimes，that is easier said than done. This was one of those times.As Elli and I cooked dinner，a young male polar bear who was playing in a nearby lake sniffed，and smelled our garlic bread.The hungry bear followed his nose to our camp，which was surrounded by a high wire fence. He pulled an

25、d bit the wire. He stood on his back legs and pushed at the wooden fence posts.Terrified，Elli and I tried all the bear defense actions we knew. We yelled at the bear，hit pots hard，and fired blank shotgun shells into the air. Sometimes loud noises like these will scare bears off. Not this polar bear

26、thoughhe just kept trying to tear down the fence with his massive paws(爪子)I radioed the camp manager for help. He told me a helicopter was on its way，but it would be 30 minutes before it arrived. Making the best of this close encounter(相遇)，I took some pictures of the bear.Elli and I feared the fence

27、 wouldnt last through 30 more minutes of the bears punishment. The camp manager suggested I use pepper spray. The spray burns the bears eyes，but doesnt hurt them. So I approached our uninvited guest slowly and，through the fence，sprayed him in the face. With an angry roar(吼叫)，the bear ran to the lake

28、 to wash his eyes.Paragraph 1：A few minutes later, the bear headed back to our camp._Paragraph 2：At that very moment, the helicopter arrived._参考范文：Paragraph 1：A few minutes later, the bear headed back to our camp. Then we realized that the spray had only angered him even more, for he seemed much fie

29、rcer this time and violently pushed the fence like mad. My heart raced wildly, not knowing what to do. At this critical moment, Elli grabbed several pieces of garlic bread and threw them over the fence. It worked! The bear stopped the attack and ran to the bread. But it wasnt long before he ate up a

30、ll the bread and came back again. Paragraph 2：At that very moment, the helicopter arrived. “Thank goodness we are saved！” Elli cried out. Once the helicopter landed, we got onto it in no time, excited and relieved. When we were safe on the helicopter up in the air, I was amazed to spot that the bear had finally torn down the fence and ran towards the food we left behind. I quickly took out the camera and photographed the rare scenewe were robbed by a polar bear!