1、Unit 6Design凤凰城大学体育场(University of Phoenix Stadium)位于美国亚利桑那州，是美国著名的亚利桑那红雀橄榄球队的主场以及美国大学生体育协会(NCAA)嘉年华杯的举办地。Have you ever heard of the University of Phoenix Stadium? It has the most modern technology in the world.Workers began building the stadium in two thousand and three.It was completed about three
2、 years and four hundred fiftyfive million dollars later.Unlike most stadiums，it has a roof that fully opens.It is made of two parts that slide in and out.This area is called the Valley of the Sun.It sometimes is a very hot place.The average high temperature in the summer is above thirtyseven degrees
3、 Celsius.So the roof of the stadium can be closed to permit air conditioning machines to be used.But the roof can be opened during the cooler months for sporting and other events，like big rock concerts and trade shows.The stadium has an unusual feature(特征) that no other stadium has.The natural grass
4、 playing field rolls in and out of the structure as needed.The grass grows on an object like a giant tray(托盘)Most of the time the grass is moved outside to get sunshine and rain.Workers roll it back inside for football games.Officials say this makes the center more usable for nonsporting events.Arch
5、itect Peter Eisenman designed the huge stadium.Its shape represents the barrel cactus(圆桶掌)，a common(普通的) plant in the area.The huge metal pieces that form its walls shine brightly in the desert sun.阅读上文并回答下列问题 1When did workers begin building the stadium? 【答案】In 2003.2Who designed the huge stadium?
6、【答案】Peter Eisenman.SectionReading() (Warmup & Lesson 1)新生词汇初识.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思1abstractAadj.直的 adv.直，直接2straightBn.想象；想象力3imagination Cn.展览会4exhibitionDadj.抽象的，深奥的5poetry Eadj.典型的6creature Fvt.强调7typical Gn.诗(总称)8elegantly Hn.动物；(有特性或特质的)人9emphasise Iadv.优雅地10detail Jn.细节，详情【答案】15DABCG610HEIFJ.选择下列句中相
7、应词组的汉语意思A陷入沉思中B以很高的速度C迄今为止 D注视；凝视E装满；充满F详细地1I have not received a letter from her so far. 2I was deep in thought，so I didnt notice him coming in. 3The basin is filled with water soon.You cant pour more in. 4I had to report the accident at length as the reporter asked me to describe it in detail. 5Ac
8、cidents due to driving at high speed were very common that weekend. 6The old lady fixed her eyes on the stranger. 【答案】16CAEFBD教材语篇细研第一步速读了解文章主题和段落大意速读P36教材课文，选择最佳答案What is the passage mainly about?AArtists.BPoetry.CSinging.DBackground.【答案】A第二步细读把控文章关键信息细读P36教材课文，选择最佳答案1Why did Xu Beihong hold some e
9、xhibitions in Asia and Europe between 1933 and 1940?ATo sell his painting.BTo show his painting skills.CTo promote Chinese art.DTo make himself famous.2Qi Baishis painting style is unique because .Ahe used different shades of grey in a creative wayBhis painting often leaves the audience guessingChis
10、 painting often makes the audience use their imaginationDboth B and C3Why did Chen Yifei add a lot of detail to the fan in the painting Poppy?ATo show the fan is quite beautiful.BTo emphasise the woman.CBecause the fan is difficult to paint.DBecause Chen Yifei is good at painting fans.4. Which of th
11、e following did Qi Baishi NOT do?AHe worked with wood.BHe painted pictures of scenery.CHe painted simple pictures from everyday life.DHe worked with metal.【答案】14CDBD第三步精读能力升华接轨高考根据P36教材课文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Xu Beihong，1.who developed the tradition of combining poetry with painting，was importan
12、t in modern Chinese folk art.His famous painting is Racing Horse.He used different shades of grey in a 2.creative(create)way to show the sweat along the horses body.Qi Baishi was one of Chinas 3.greatest(great)painters.He worked with wood during his early youth.Then 4.his(he)interest changed later t
13、o simple pictures from everyday life，such as vegetables，flowers，birds，and insects.Chen Yifei was a very successful artist，whose soft portraits of beautiful 5.women(woman) are very valuable.His painting，6.named(name)Poppy，is a typical example of Chens style.In the painting，a young woman sits alone and is deep 7.in thought.Her hand holding the fan is 8.elegantly(elegant)positioned above her knees.9.To emphasise(emphasise)the woman even more，Chen adds 10.a lot of detail to the fan and the cloth of her dress，and chooses to paint the background behind the woman black.
