1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家第一部分必修二Module 4 .阅读理解The values of artistic works，according to cultural relativism (相对主义)，are simply reflections of local social and economic conditions.Such a view，however，fails to explain the ability of some works of art to excite the human mind across cultures and through centurie
2、s.History has witnessed the endless productions of Shakespearean plays in every major language of the world.It is never rare to find that Mozart packs Japanese concert halls，as Japanese painter Hiroshige does Paris galleries.Unique works of this kind are different from todays popular art，even if the
3、y began as works of popular art.They have set themselves apart in their timeless appeal and will probably be enjoyed for centuries into the future.In a 1757 essay，the philosopher David Hume argued that because “the general principles of taste are uniform (不变的) in human nature，”the value of some work
4、s of art might be essentially permanent.He observed that Homer was still admired after two thousand years.Works of this type，he believed，spoke to deep and unvarying features of human nature and could continue to exist over centuries.Now researchers are applying scientific methods to the study of the
5、 universality of art.For example，evolutionary psychology is being used by literary scholars to explain the longlasting themes and plot devices in fiction.The structures of musical pieces are now open to experimental analysis as never before.Research findings seem to indicate that the creation by a g
6、reat artist is as permanent an achievement as the discovery by a great scientist.语篇解读：本文是说明文，主要介绍了根据文化相对主义，艺术作品永恒受欢迎的原因是人类的审美具有共同性，并且就此展开说明。1According to the passage，what do we know about cultural relativism?AIt introduces different cultural values.BIt explains the history of artistic works.CIt rela
7、tes artistic values to local conditions.DIt excites the human mind throughout the world.答案：C推理判断题。根据第一段第一句话，可知根据相对主义，艺术作品就是把艺术的价值与当地的社会经济条件结合在一块，故选C项。2In paragraph 2，the artists are mentioned in order to show that _.Agreat works of art can go beyond national boundariesBhistory gives art works specia
8、l appeal to set them apartCpopular arts are hardly distinguishable from great artsDgreat artists are skilled at combining various cultures答案：A推理判断题。第二段提及的艺术家的作品在历史长河中跨越了国界，因此可知艺术作品是没有国界的，故选A项。3According to Hume，some works of art can exist for centuries because _.Athey are results of scientific study
9、Bthey establish some general principles of artCthey are created by the worlds greatest artistsDthey appeal to unchanging features of human nature答案：D推理判断题。根据第三段第一句话可知，David曾辩论到人性对于艺术鉴赏的总原则是不变的，所以一些艺术是可能永生的，故选D项。4Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?AAre Artistic Values U
10、niversal?BAre Popular Arts Permanent?CIs Human Nature Uniform?DIs Cultural Relativism Scientific?答案：A标题归纳题。本文主要从相对论的角度来说，艺术的价值只能反应当时的社会经济，但作者提出了不同的观点，故选A项。.七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How do you stay true to yourself when youre surrounded by friends and/or family that have an opinion
11、 on everything you do? Its not easy! _1_ Here are four tips which can help you live a dynamic life._2_Stay true to yourself by listening to the only opinions that really matteryour own and those from people who believe in and encourage you. Deep down you know yourself better than anybody else. Dont
12、fear people_3_ The reason most people dont take risks, or live on the edge is the fear of what others might think of them. If you want to live the life you truly deserve, you must give up the need to be liked by everybody.Value yourself and your choicesWhen you do, others will too. Own the choices y
13、ou make in your life._4_ When you believe in yourself, in time, others will believe in you too. Show confidence in your choices, and what you stand for whether others agree or not.Focus on appreciationNo matter what the circumstances are, there is always something to be grateful for. All successful
14、people ask，“What am I grateful for? How can I improve my situation and use these tough times to inspire others？” _5_These steps, if applied, will help you transform your peace of mind, lifestyle, and productivity.AFocus on your own talents and strengthsBNever let others opinions guide your choicesCT
15、reat every person as they are important.DWhen you doubt yourself, others will doubt you.EStay fearless in everything you will have to do.FBe thankful to life and be helpful to others, and youll lead a successful life.GHowever，there are great possibilities that you can lead the life you really want.语
16、篇解读：本文为说明文。作者给出了几个如何使你忠于你自己(stay true to yourself)的建议。1G本段的功能是提出主题。只有告诉读者忠于自己是可能的，才能接下面的句子。由此可见答案为G项。2B根据本空下面的内容可知本段的主题是：永远不要让别人的观点影响你的选择。故答案为B项。3E根据主题“Dont fear people”中的fear及E项中的fearless可推知E项为答案。4DD项(When you doubt yourself，others will doubt you.)与下面的“When you believe in yourself，in time，others wi
17、ll believe in you too.”构成对比。5F根据本部分中的appreciation，grateful和F项中的thankful可判断F项为本题答案。.完形填空(2015天津十二区县重点学校联考)Born in 1963 in Sierra Visa, Arizona, USA, Jessica learned to live her life with her feet. Born without arms, she faced many _1_.There were many questions at the time about whether Jessica would
18、be able to live a “_2_”life. However, Jessicas father said he _3_ had a tear about her birth condition. He had full confidence in her potential. With the _4_ of her parents and family, Jessica became confident in herself as an adult and continued to _5_ the world with her feet.As a child, Jessica st
19、udied dance in her hometown. When her first _6_ arrived, she asked to be put in the back row. Her dance teacher told her there was no _7_row.Tentatively she took the stage with the other students and performed her _8_. When she finished, the applause from the audience gave her encouragement and_9_ t
20、o continue dancing for 14 years. _10_， Jessica earned her first Black Belt in the International Taekwondo Federation at the age of 14.After _11_ from high school, Jessiea attended the University of Arizona _12_ she earned a bachelors degree in psychology. When talking about her degree, she frequentl
21、y _13_ that psychology trusts the way people think has a greater _14_ on their lives than a physical limitation. Jessicas most famous accomplishment was learning how to _15_. It took three states, four airplanes, two flight instructors and a discouraging year to _16_ the right aircraft: a 1946 415C
22、Ercoupe Airplane. She _17_the Guinness World Record _18_ being the first person certified to fly an airplane with only her feet. Jessica now _19_ a motivational speaker. She travels the world sharing her story and _20_ people to be creative and innovative.语篇解读：本文讲述了天生没有手臂的杰西卡在家人的鼓励下，努力用双脚探索世界，学会舞蹈，甚
23、至学会开飞机并获得吉尼斯世界纪录的故事。她还周游世界分享她的故事，鼓励人们要努力开创未来。1.Achallenges BtroubleCadvantages Dinfluences答案：Achallenges意为“挑战”；trouble意为“麻烦”；advantages意为“优势”；influences意为“影响”。根据此空前的Born without arms可知杰西卡天生没有手臂，所以她要面对很多挑战，故A项正确。2.Aunique BspecialCnormal Dunusual答案：Cunique意为“独特的”；special意为“特别的”；normal意为“正常的”；unusual意
24、为“不同寻常的”。根据第一段可知杰西卡天生没有手臂，需要学会依靠脚来生活，所以此处表示对于她是否能过上正常的生活存在很多疑问，故C项正确。3.Afrequently BneverCever Dcertainly答案：Bfrequently意为“频繁地”；never意为“从未，决不”；ever意为“永远，曾经”；certainly意为“当然”。 根据此空前的转折副词however和下一句“He had full confidence in her potential”可推断此处表示杰西卡的父亲说他对女儿的出生状况从未流过一滴眼泪，他相信她的潜力，故B项正确。4.Aargument Bunders
25、tandingCopposition Dsupport答案：Dargument意为“争论”；understanding意为“理解”；opposition意为“反对，敌对”；support意为“支持”。根据语境可知此处表示在父母和家庭的支持下，杰西卡变得对自己充满自信，故D项正确。5.Adecorate BexploreCexplode Destablish答案：Bdecorate意为“装饰”；explore意为“探索，探测”；explode意为“爆炸”；establish意为“建立”。根据第一段中“.Jessica learned to live her life with her feet”
26、可知此处表示杰西卡继续用双脚探索世界，故B项正确。6.Aperformance BimageCexhibition Dappearance答案：Aperformance意为“表演”；image意为“图像，形象”；exhibition意为“展览，显示”；appearance意为“外貌”。根据此空后的“she asked to be put in the back row.”可推断此处表示在她第一次表演舞蹈的时候，她要求被安排在后排，故A项正确。7.Aback BfrontCedge Dmiddle答案：A根据此空前的“.be put in the back row”和下段中“Tentativel
27、y she took the stage with the other students.”可知她的舞蹈老师告诉她没有后排，故A项正确。8.Aline BemotionCroutine Dbehavior答案：Cline意为“路线”；emotion意为“情感”；routine意为“例行程序”；behavior意为“行为”。根据语境可知此处表示她和其他学生一起在舞台上按部就班地表演节目，故C项正确。9.Asympathy BsorrowCdoubt Dconfidence答案：Dsympathy意为“同情”；sorrow意为“悲伤”；doubt意为“怀疑”；confidence意为“自信”。根据
28、语境可知此处表示观众的掌声给了她鼓励和继续跳舞的信心，故D项正确。10AUnfortunately BDelightedlyCDisappointedly DHopefully答案：Bunfortunately意为“不幸地”；delightedly意为“高兴地，欣喜地”；disappointedly意为“失望地”；hopefully意为“有希望地，有前途地”。根据此空后的“Jessica earned her first Black Belt in the International Taekwondo Federation at the age of 14”可知这是令人高兴的事，故B项正确。
29、11Aadmitting BenteringCgraduating Dsettling答案：C根据此空后的“Jessica attended the University of Arizona”可知此处表示杰西卡高中毕业后， 上了亚利桑那州大学，graduate from意为“从毕业”，为固定结构，故C项正确。12Awhich BwhenCwhat Dwhere答案：D分析句子成分可知，先行词是the University of Arizona，定语从句中缺少地点状语，故用where引导定语从句。13Adreamed BignoredCexplained Drefused答案：Cdream意为
30、“梦想”；ignore意为“忽略，忽视”；explain意为“解释”；refuse意为“拒绝”。根据此空后的“psychology trusts the way people think has a greater _14_ on their lives than a physical limitation”可知此处表示当谈论她的学位的时候，她经常解释说心理学相信人们思考的方式对他们的生活的影响比身体的局限要大，故C项正确。14Asymbol BfrustrationCevidence Dimpact答案：Dsymbol意为“标志，象征”；frustration意为“挫折，沮丧”；eviden
31、ce意为“证据”；impact意为“影响，效果”。have a greater impact on.意为“对有更大的影响”，为固定结构，符合语境。15Aboard BflyCseat Dlaunch答案：Bboard意为“登机”；fly意为“飞行”；seat意为“使就座”；launch意为“发行”。根据下句“It look three states, four airplanes, two flight instructors and a discouraging year to _16_the right aircraft”可知她最著名的成就是学会了飞行，故B项正确。16Afind Blos
32、eCcancel Dseek答案：A根据上文可知杰西卡天生没有手臂，所以飞行对她来说，首先得找到合适的飞机，故A项正确。17Aexperienced BscheduledCreceived Dpraised答案：Cexperience意为“经历，体验”；schedule意为“安排”；receive意为“收到，获得”；praise意为“表扬”。根据此空后的the Guinness World Record可知此处表示她获得了吉尼斯世界纪录，故C项正确。18Afor BagainstCbeyond Dwithin答案：Afor意为“为了，因为”；against意为“反对”；beyond意为“超过”
33、；within意为“在之内”。根据此空后的“being the first person certified to fly an airplane with only her feet”可知此处说明她获得吉尼斯世界纪录的原因，故A项正确。19Adescribes as Bregards asCtreats as Dworks as答案：Ddescribe as意为“描述为”；regard as意为“认为是”；treat as意为“对待，把看作”；work as意为“担任”。根据此空后的a motivational speaker可知此处表示杰西卡现在是励志演讲者，故D项正确。20Aamazin
34、g BencouragingCenjoying Dastonishing答案：Bamaze意为“使惊讶”；encourage意为“鼓励”；enjoy意为“欣赏，享受”；astonish意为“使惊讶”。根据语境可知此处表示她周游世界分享她的成长故事，鼓励人们要有创造力，故B项正确。.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。(2015云南一次统测)What is the most popular communication tool today? _1_your answer is QQ or MSN, I must say youre a bit oldf
35、ashioned. Today, a new form of communication “WeChat”， which _2_(own) a Chinese name Weixin, is becoming the most influential text and voicing tool all over the world.What advantages do WeChat have? First, WeChat is _3_ relatively cheap way of communication; that is to say, it uses network traffic i
36、nstead of telephone fare. Next，we can know _4_ is going on at any time. And we can have _5_(easy) access to information available than other messaging tools.What roles does it play _6_ our daily life? According to the latest report, the registered users on WeChat platform have topped 200 million and
37、 WeChat has expanded its business to overseas market. Can you imagine that a mobile phone app is so _7_(appeal) that it reaches 200 million users within 8 months? WeChat itself has become the most popular mobile chat application in the world. A large _8_ of people have become “WeChataholic”， which m
38、eans they keep staring at the mobile phone all the time and cant live without _9_.However, while enjoying its great convenience, people should not ignore the danger of _10_(cheat), for information on Wechat is publicly known.1_2._3._4._5._6_7._8._9._10._语篇解读：本文对目前非常流行的微信进行了介绍。1If考查状语从句。由语境可知此处表示条件，故
39、填If。2owns考查主谓一致。定语从句的关系代词指代WeChat(第三人称单数)，故答案为owns。3a考查冠词。此处表示微信是一种相当便宜的通讯方式。way为可数名词单数，在本句中表泛指，所以用不定冠词a。4what考查宾语从句。句意：其次，我们随时可以知道发生了什么。5easier考查形容词比较级。根据本句中的than可知设空处需用形容词的比较级。6in考查动词短语。play a.role in.为固定短语，意为：“在中起作用”。句意：它在我们的日常生活中起着什么作用呢？7appealing考查形容词。appealing为形容词，意为：“有吸引力的”。8number考查名词短语。a large number of“大量的”，修饰可数名词复数。9it考查代词。此处用it指代前面的the mobile phone。10being cheated考查动名词作介词宾语。介词后应用动名词作宾语。people与cheat为逻辑上的被动关系，故用动名词的被动形式，即being cheated。- 8 - 版权所有高考资源网