1、选修六 Unit 1ArtStep 1课前准备单元考点自查自测1.词汇分层级识记过关2.语境活用填写过关3.经典句式背诵仿写过关4.类词巧积累事半功倍(一)分门别类攻单词识形辨意拓展应用(二)写用结合记短语译写短语语境活用(三)仿写活用练句式经典句型仿写背诵经典原句句式归纳仿写造句1.Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists, who lived and worked in Paris.在那些突破传统画法的画家中有印象派画家，他们在巴黎生活和工
2、作。表示方位的介词短语位于句首时句子用全部倒装。1.大众广场是这座城市的耀眼的风景。那里矗立着许多著名历史人物的雕像。The Public Square is an eyecatching sight of the city. There stand_many_stone_sculptures of famous historical figures.2.This is because the Impressionists encouraged artists to look at their environment in new ways.这是因为印象派鼓励画家用崭新的方式去看待他们的环境。
3、This/That is because.意为“这是/那是因为”；because在句中引导表语从句。2.你进步很快，这是因为他给你很多帮助。You have made rapid progress; this_is_because he helps you a lot.3. died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture and art collection to the American people.于1919年去世，把他的房子、家具和艺术收藏品留给了美国人民。leaving.为动词ing短语作结果状语，表示意料之内、情理之中的结果。3.这条新闻使广大
4、民众感到很震惊，引起了(人们)对在校学生安全的担忧。The news shocked the public, leading_to_great_concern about students safety at school.Step 2课堂探究核心考点点点突破1.重点难点考点学通练透2.归纳总结拓展开阔视野3.方法规律技巧权威点拨4.面面俱到打创高效课堂第一时段Warming up & Reading1faith n信任；信心；信念；承诺教材原句Art is influenced by the customs and faith of a people.人们的生活方式和信仰影响了艺术。(1)h
5、ave/lose faith in 对有/失去信心keep/break faith with 信守/违背对的承诺(2)faithful adj. 忠实的；守信的faithfully adv. 忠实地；诚心诚意地单句语法填空History is the best teacher. It _(faith) records the development path of each country and foretells the future to us.Besides, it is also very important that friends should be _(faith) to ea
6、ch other.I have lost faith _ that company, but I kept faith _ the manager.句型转换If you are confident in yourself, nothing can defeat you.If you _ yourself, nothing can defeat you.答案faithfullyfaithfulin; withhave faith in2aim n目标；目的vi. & vt.瞄准；对准；旨在；(向某方向)努力教材原句During the Middle Ages, the main aim of p
7、ainters was to represent religious themes.在中世纪，画家的主要任务是把宗教的主题表现出来。(1)achieve ones aim 达到某人的目的；实现某人的目标take aim at 向瞄准without aim 漫无目的地with the aim of 以为目标；意在/旨在(2)aim at/for 针对；瞄准；目的在于aim sth. at sb./sth. 用某物朝向/瞄准某人或某物aim to do sth. 意欲/企图/旨在做某事意欲/企图/旨在做某事(3)aimless adj. 无目的的aimlessly adv. 无目的地单句语法填空(
8、2017全国卷)I am writing to sincerely invite you to join the table tennis team in our school aimed at _(develop) our interests and improving our skills.The competition was started by the school _(aim) at encouraging young writers.Ann was wandering along the street _(aim) when she heard someone calling h
9、er name from the other side of the street.The actions _(aim) at fixing the global economic crisis and problems that led to it.The President is now on a visit to Russia _(aim) at expanding relations between the two countries.答案developingaimedaimlesslyare/were aimedaiming3adopt vt.采用；采纳；收养教材原句People b
10、egan to concentrate less on religious themes and adopt a more humanistic attitude to life.人们开始对生活采取更加人文主义的态度而较少关注宗教。(1)adopt a plan/suggestion采用计划/采纳建议adopt an orphan 收养孤儿(2)adoption n. 采用；收养(3)adopted adj. 收养的；采用了的；移居的单句语法填空It is reported that most _(adopt) children want to know who their natural p
11、arents are.Its high time that we _(adopt) different approaches to solving the social problem.The suggestion that the new rule _(adopt) came from the chairman.答案adoptedadopted(should) be adopted思维发散adopt与adapt在拼写上只有一个字母之差，但在意义上却大相径庭。adapt意为“(使)适应；改编”。4possess vt.拥有；具有；支配教材原句Rich people wanted to poss
12、ess their own paintings，so they could decorate their superb palaces and great houses.富人们想拥有自己的艺术品，以便他们能装饰自己的高级宫殿和豪宅。(1)be possessed of具有(某品质、能力等)(2)possession n. (常作复数)所有；财产get/take/gain/have possession of拥有；占有be in possession of 占有；拥有；持有be in the possession of sb.be in sb.s possession为某人所有；在某人的控制下单
13、句语法填空Many people lost their homes and all their _(possess) during the war.The police found a lot of valuables _ his possession which he could not account for.Tom wanted _(possess) a new car, but he couldnt afford one.完成句子The company Tom is _ was once _ his uncle.汤姆现在拥有的公司曾经是他叔叔的。答案possessionsinto po
14、ssessin possession of; in the possession of知识顾问in possession of表主动，意为“拥有，占有”，主语通常为表示人的词语；in the possession of表被动，意为“被占有”，主语通常为表示物的词语。类似的短语还有：in charge of.负责，担任，in the charge of.由负责；in control of.控制，in the control of被控制。5attempt n努力；尝试；企图vt.尝试；企图教材原句On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that
15、is, the painter does not attempt to paint objects as we see them with our eyes.一方面，有些现代艺术是抽象的，也就是说，画家并不打算把我们眼睛看到的东西如实地画出来(1)make an attempt to do/at doing sth. 尝试做某事at ones/the first attempt(某人)第一次尝试(2)attempt to do sth. 企图做某事；尝试做某事单句语法填空He was as proud as a peacock when he passed his driving test _
16、 the first attempt._(attempt) to change someone elses attitude towards life is a waste of time and energy.He attempted _(compete) for the position of chairman of the Students Union.It is said that Australian scientists are making fresh attempts at _(explain) climate change.Personally speaking, paren
17、ts are making _ attempt to protect their kids by giving whatever they require.答案atAttemptingto competeexplainingan6predict vt.预言；预告；预测教材原句Who can predict what painting styles there will be in the future?谁能预言将来会有什么样的绘画艺术风格呢？(1)predict sth./that. 预言；预测Its predicted that. 据预测/预报；人们预言/预测(2)prediction n.
18、 预言；预测；预报；预告make a prediction for 对做出预言/预测单句语法填空I believe that _(predict) earthquakes will be a piece of cake in front of us mankind in the future.He made a _(predict) for the coming examination.完成句子_ the situation will last at least a month.据预测这种形势最起码会持续一个月。答案predictingpredictionIt is predicted tha
19、t7a great deal许多；大量的教材原句In the late 19th century, Europe changed a great deal, from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial one.19世纪后期，欧洲发生了巨大的变化，从以农业为主的社会变成了以工业为主的社会。(1)a great deal为副词性短语，修饰动词、形容词，尤其是修饰形容词比较级。(2)a great deal还可以作名词短语，用作不可数名词；可作主语或宾语，作主语时谓语动词用单数。(3)a great/good deal of常修
20、饰不可数名词。完成句子In the course of our trip, we have learned _ in all the places we visited.在参观的过程中，我们在我们参观的所有地方都学到了很多东西。After several years self study, he acquired _ knowledge.经过几年的自学，他获得了许多知识。She ran _ faster than I.她跑得比我快得多。答案a great deala great/good deal ofa great deal8on the other hand(可是)另一方面教材原句On t
21、he other hand, some paintings of modern art are so realistic that they look like photographs.另一方面，有些现代派的艺术作品却是那么写实，它们看上去就像是照片。(1)on (the) one hand.; on the other hand .一方面；另一方面(却)(2)for one thing.; for another.首先；其次；一则；二则(3)first(ly).; second(ly). 第一；第二用on the other hand/for another填空On the one hand
22、 I admire his gifts, but _ I distrust his judgement.For one thing, there isnt time; _， we dont have enough money.完成句子The purpose of my visit to this city is to talk business _ and to see my old friend _.我到这座城市的目的一方面是洽谈业务，另一方面是看望老朋友。答案on the other handfor anotheron the one hand; on the other hand方法规律
23、on the one hand中的the可以省略，而on the other hand中的the不能省略。另外，on the other hand可以单独使用。9“介词短语系动词主语”的倒装句式教材原句Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionists, who lived and worked in Paris.在那些突破传统画法的画家中有印象派画家，他们在巴黎生活和工作。(1)out, in, into, down, up, away, here,
24、now, then, there等表示方位和时间的副词和表示地点的介词短语置于句首，且主语是名词时，句子用完全倒装。Out _ on hearing the loud noise.听到一声巨响，学生们冲了出来。Among all these flowers _， which was given by my friend.在这些花中，包含一种红色玫瑰花，那是我朋友给的。易错提醒当主语是人称代词时，只将副词提前，不倒装。Out _ after finishing his homework.完成作业后他出去了。(2)作表语的形容词、分词短语提到系动词前面时，句子也构成完全倒装，即“形容词/分词系动词
25、主语”结构。Present at the evening party _.出席晚会的有我们喜欢的英语老师。(3)代词such置于句首，且在句中作表语时，句子用完全倒装。_， which you are welcome to visit whenever at your convenience.这就是我们这座充满活力的城市，只要您方便，随时欢迎来参观。答案rushed the studentswas a kind of red rosehe wentwas our favourable English teacherSuch is our lively cityAt the time they
26、were created, the Impressionist paintings were controversial, but today they 1._(accept) as the beginning of what we call “modern art (20th century to today)”. This is 2._ the Impressionists encouraged artists to look at their environment 3._ new ways. There are scores of modern art styles, but 4._
27、the Impressionists, many of the painting styles might not exist. On the one hand, some modern art is abstract; that is, the painter does not attempt 5._(paint) objects as we see them with our eyes as their aims, but instead concentrates 6._ certain qualities of the object 7._(use) colour, line and s
28、hape to represent them. Consequently, it is difficult for us to understand the 8._(possess) we have now. 9._ the other hand, some paintings of modern art are so realistic that they look like photographs. These styles are so different. Who can predict 10._ painting styles there will be in the future？
29、答案1.are accepted2.because3.in4.without5.to paint6.on7.using8.possessions9.On10.what第二时段Learning about Language & Using Language1specific adj.确切的；特定的教材原句Based on general ideas rather than specific examples基于一般概念而非特定范畴(1)be specific to. 针对；对于特有to be specific 具体来说(2)specifically adv. 确切地；具体地；特别地单句语法填空T
30、his teaching method is specific _ the school.完成句子_， the art of the early stage is classical, and towards sketch.具体来说，早期艺术是古典的，倾向于素描的。答案toTo be specific2figure n画像；人物；身材；体形；数字v估计；计算；认为教材原句the art of making figures, objects, etc out of stone, wood, clay, etc用石头、木材、黏土等制作人物、物体等艺术(1)figure out 算出；解决；理解；弄
31、清楚figure in 把包括在内；计算在内(2)keep ones figure 保持体形写出下列句中figure的含义I figure that different people like different things._She does exercise every morning to keep her figure._Add up all these figures and tell me the result._There is a figure of the queen on the wall._完成句子(2017北京卷)If you dont understand some
32、thing, you may research, study, and talk to other people until you _.如果你不了解某个事物，你可以研究、学习、与其他人探讨，直到你把它弄清楚。The cost _ my plan.我的计划中包括了成本。答案认为身材；体形数字画像figure it outfigured in3preference n喜爱；偏爱教材原句Frick had a preference for pretwentieth century Western paintings.弗里克对20世纪以前的西方绘画有偏爱have a preference for .
33、 偏爱in preference to. 优先于show/give preference to. 优先考虑单句语法填空He has demonstrated a strong preference _ wearing running shoes.In allocating housing, _(prefer) is given to those who have young children.I would usually choose living in a small town in preference to _(live) in a big city.答案forpreferenceli
34、ving4appeal to(对某人)有吸引力；(使某人)感兴趣；(向某人)呼吁教材原句It will appeal to those who love Impressionist and PostImpressionist paintings.展览将吸引印象派和后印象派作品的爱好者。(1)appeal to sb.for sth.为向某人呼吁或请求appeal to sb.to do sth. 恳求/呼吁某人做某事(2)make an appeal to sb.for sth.为向某人呼吁或请求make an appeal to sb.to do sth.呼吁/恳求某人做某事单句语法填空We
35、 made an appeal to the villagers _ money to build the bridge.The Students Union appeals _ us students to do housework in our spare time.We should appeal to people _(save) things that nature offers to us as well.答案fortoto save5现在分词作结果状语教材原句Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving hi
36、s house, furniture and art collection to the American people.亨利克莱弗里克，纽约的一位富豪，于1919年去世，把他的房子、家具和艺术收藏品留给了美国人民。(1)现在分词作结果状语常表示意料之内、情理之中的结果。Carbon burns in oxygen or air, therefore _ carbon dioxide.碳在氧气或者空气中燃烧，因此形成了二氧化碳。Some students spend too much time on QQ and WeChat, _.有些学生花了太多的时间在QQ和微信上，这让他们的老师和家长担
37、忧。(2)不定式作结果状语通常表示出乎意料的结果。I rushed to the school, _ it was Sunday.我急忙朝学校跑去，结果却发现是星期天。答案formingmaking their teachers and parents worriedonly to findMany art lovers consider the Frick Collection the better art gallery in New York. This is why Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, left his
38、house, furniture and art collection for the American people. At his gallery, you would see an excellent collection of pretwentieth century Western paintings, which appeal many lovers of art. You will also be able to explore Fricks beautiful house. The house is well worth visiting. Besides, Guggenhei
39、m Museum owns 5,000 modern figure, sculptures or drawings. Not all art works is displayed at the same time. The best way to see the paintings is to start from the top floor and walk down to the bottom of.答案Many art lovers consider the Frick Collection the art gallery in New York. This is Henry Clay
40、Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, his house, furniture and art collection the American people. At his gallery, you see an excellent collection of pretwentieth century Western paintings, which appeal many lovers of art. You will also be able to explore Fricks beautiful house. The house is well
41、worth visiting. Besides, Guggenheim Museum owns 5,000 modern ， sculptures drawings. Not all art works displayed at the same time. The best way to see the paintings is to start from the top floor and walk down to the bottom .Step 3课后演练知识能力链接高考.单句语法填空1(2018全国卷)To figure _ how much power these devices
42、are using, Callie Babbitt and her colleagues tracked the environmental costs for each product.答案out2(2018天津卷)I saw some _(sculpture) in one room.答案sculptures3He had no offspring throughout his life, but fortunately, he had an _(adopt) son.答案adopted4I have tried to keep my translation as _(faith) as
43、possible to the original book.答案faithful5As for diet, Michael Jackson chooses vegetables and fruit in _(prefer) to any kind of meat.答案preference6A great deal of progress _(make) over the last several decades in health, education and peace.答案has been made7Therefore, _(possess) good habits can enjoy a
44、 better life, why not change your bad habits into positive ones?答案possessing8He came across that floor waving his arms like a young bird _(attempt) its first flight.答案attempting9Many years ago, it was _ (predict) that the robot would take the place of human being, actually it wont.答案predicted10All t
45、he scientific _(evident) shows that increasing use of chemicals in farming is damaging our health.答案evidence.单句改错1What coincidence！I didnt expect to see you here. _答案在What后加a2You cant legally take the possession of the property until three weeks after the contract is signed._答案去掉第一个the3If you follow
46、ed my advice，you wouldnt have made such a mistake._答案在followed前加had4We cant figure on why quite a number of animals are dying out._答案onout5It is typical for students to stay up reading till late night before the final exam._答案forof6It was only on coincidence that I saw the injured child on my way ho
47、me, so I called 120 at once._答案第一个onby7All attempt to control the spread of the disease have failed because of the bad weather in that area._答案attemptattempts8A great deal of work have still to be done on the problem of air pollution._答案havehas9For a child, wild animals are a thing of wonder, and as
48、 we grow older, we hope to see them in flesh._答案在in后加the10The art gallery is full of a variety of art works so that it appeals visitors from all over the world._答案在appeals后加to.根据提示词及相关要求完成句子1鸟巢的旁边就是2008年建成的水立方。(倒装句)By the side of the Birds Nest _， completed in 2008.答案stands the Water Cube2没有太阳，地球上的所
49、有生物将会死去。(without含蓄条件虚拟语气)Without the sun, _.答案all living things on the earth would die3关心别人胜过关心自己是他的特点。(typical)_ to care more about others than himself.答案It is typical of him4显然，成功的人是那些行动的人。(evident)_ successful people are those who act.答案It is evident that5我们学校将举办一项旨在帮助学生抵制网瘾的活动。(aim)Our school wi
50、ll hold an event _ the Internet addiction.答案aiming at helping students fight against6几百年来，人类一直尝试发展更快、更经济的旅行方式。(attempt)For hundreds of years, humans _ means for faster, more economical travel.答案have attempted to develop高考题型分组训练阅读理解板块训练重细节，练速度(限时：35分钟).阅读理解ALife can sometimes seem like an endless ser
51、ies of exhibitions. For those of us involved in the art world, there are times when were constantly visiting gallery(画廊) after gallery, taking in as much as possible and getting to know the works of artists from far and wide. But there are some artists whose works consistently stand out. Some artist
52、s works stay in the thought and heart of an audience long after the show is over. Ive noticed over the years that these are often the artists who have understood fully the skill of telling the story behind their art. These artists arent just selling paintingstheyre selling an experience.Roxanna Kibs
53、ey is one of these artists. Her paintings are often exact description of frozen tundra(冻原) or autumn treesso bright that they could nearly burn a hole in the canvas. When I met her at an exhibition she couldnt wait to tell me about the place in her paintings. “Where I grew up we had nine months of w
54、inter every year. Its really quite a tough place，” she said. She relived a part of her childhood when we chatted in front of her painting. The image brought to my mind memories of driving through the snowcovered countryside during my own first winter in Canada. I could almost hear the crunching ice
55、under my feet as she described to me the countryside she grew up in.Businessmen may have their elevator_pitch,_but artists, too, need their 30second story which rolls freely off the tongue. Thats why its so important that for each piece you might be exhibiting, you can conjure up(唤起) a story behind
56、it, and tell that story to your audience in a way that helps them connect with your work, and makes them want to buy a piece.语篇解读：作者通过自己跟一位画家的接触以及对她作品的描述来告诉我们什么样的画家才会打动我们，感染我们。1What kind of artists does the author like?AThose who have great skills.B. Those who have held many exhibitions.CThose who p
57、aint scenes of their own home towns.DThose who tell their experience through their paintings.解析细节理解题。由第一段的“These artists arent just selling paintingstheyre selling an experience.”可知，作者认为能够打动观众、给观众以深刻印象的是那些能够通过自己的画作描述自己的经历的画家。答案D2Through Roxanna Kibseys painting, the author _.Ahad a beautiful imagina
58、tionBthought of a serious questionCbrought back his own memoryDthought of his own hometown解析细节理解题。由第二段最后两句可知，作者看着Roxanna Kibsey的画作，听着她的讲述，不禁联想到自己第一次在加拿大过冬时的情景。答案C3What does the underlined part “elevator pitch” probably refer to?AA sales introduction. BA wise choice.CA small mistake. DA modern tool.解
59、析词义猜测题。分析最后一段，商人的“elevator pitch”就等同于画家的“30second story”，是一种“产品推介”，用来吸引买家。答案ABFor more than a century it was thought that a beautiful face was appealing because it was a collection of average features. Using his computer system, Dr. David Perrett of the University of St Andrews has challenged the th
60、eory. In a key experiment, photographs of women were ranked for their attractiveness by a number of volunteers. Two composite (混合的) pictures were then created: one, the average of all the pictures, the other made from those rated most attractive. Although the faces looked very similar at first sight
61、, most people said they preferred the composite of most attractive faces.“The conclusion I reached，” said Dr. Perrett, “was that the most attractive face was not average. If you look at famous film stars and supermodels, most of them have ideal (理想的) featureslarger than normal eyes, highter arched e
62、yebrows, slightly smaller noses, and higher cheekbones (颧骨). Even popular cartoon characters such as Betty Boop, Yasmin from Aladdin and Bambi have big eyes, small turnedup noses, big mouths and small chins. And if these features are exaggerated, the attractiveness rating goes up even more. Julia Ro
63、bers is a good example of this.”But what do scientists make of mens faces? Do men with large eyes, high cheekbones and a small chin have the same appeal? Researchers were a bit shocked at the topranking male face. They expected it to have the classic square jaw and strong cheekbones, but instead, wo
64、men seem to prefer men with gentle faces.Dr. Perrett puts forward a reason to explain why so many women now go for babyfaced stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Jude Law. Women like a man with a feminine (女性化的) face because he is more likely to make a kinder and more trustworthy husband and father.B
65、ut do these ideals of beauty manage to cross cultural boundaries? Are the same features considered to be attractive all over the world? A worldwide study carried out by Professor Cunningham of the University of Louisville, Kentucky concluded that there were only very subtle differences between diffe
66、rent cultures. In other words, although there might be a little truth in the old saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, by and large, we all seem to be attracted to the same things.语篇解读：本文是议论文。文章探讨了人们如何判断美。4Dr. Perrett reached his conclusion mainly by _.Atelling true storiesBmaking compar
67、isonsCsetting down general rulesDfollowing the order of importance解析写作手法题。由第一段Dr. Perrett所做的实验“one, the average of all the pictures, the other made from those rated most attractive. most people said they preferred the composite of most attractive faces”和第二段他的结论“the most attractive face was not avera
68、ge”可知，Dr. Perrett通过实验对比得出其结论。答案B5According to Dr. Perretts theory, Julia Roberts in considered very _.Aappealing BintelligentCsuccessful Dtrustworthy解析细节理解题。由第二段Dr. Perrett总结明星和超模的长相特点可知，朱莉娅罗伯茨非常有魅力。答案A6Which of the following features of men is most attractive to women?ALarge eyes. BBaby faces.CBig
69、mouths. DHigh cheekbones.解析细节理解题。由第三段的“women seem to prefer men with gentle faces”和第四段的“many women now go for babyfaced stars”可知答案。答案B7According to the author, people from different cultures _.Aseem to pay little attention to their differencesBhave completely different views about beautyChave manage
70、d to cross cultural boundariesDseem to have the similar standard of beauty解析推理判断题。由最后一段Professor Cunningham的结论可知，不同文化之间对美的看法仅仅只是细微的差别，再由作者全文介绍Dr. Perrett的最新理论以及最后一段他说的“by and large, we all seem to be attracted to the same things”可知，作者认为总体上人们有着相似的审美标准。答案DC(2018山东青岛二中月考)I work in a nursing home and my
71、 job is to take care of the elderly.This year, a very sweet old lady that I cared for, Alice, had gone through a difficult time. She got dementia and so she had been in the hospital twice. In November I was finally able to get her back to her “home”Alice had thought her daughter was coming to visit
72、her on Christmas Day and that they were going to have the whole family together like the old days. When she finally realized that the happy moment was not going to happen, she was very sad. Knowing that her daughter was coming after Christmas was not enough to make her feel happy. I hated the idea o
73、f her being alone during the holiday!On Christmas Eve, I gave her a surprise by asking if she would like to go to a candlelight service at church that night.Instead of taking her to my church, I took her to her old neighborhood church where all her friends were. We got there early and I got her a se
74、at where her friends could see her as they came in. Then soon some of her friends came to the church and they rushed over to greet her and sit with her.The candlelight service was beautiful and Alice got a lot of love from her old and new friends there.The truth of the story is that I am the one who
75、 got the best gift: the smile on Alices face.语篇解读：老人的女儿不能回来陪老人一起过圣诞节，作者便在平安夜带老人去有老人熟悉的朋友的老社区教堂。在那里，老人见到了她的老朋友，作者看到了老人脸上幸福的笑容，这也是作者得到的最好的礼物。8The underlined word “dementia” in Paragraph 2 probably is _.Aa house Ba letterCan illness Da plan解析词义猜测题。根据文章第二段中的“so she had been in the hospital twice”可推断出，Al
76、ice生病了，住了两次院，故选C项。答案C9Where did Alice spend her Christmas Eve according to the story?AIn her old house.BIn her old neighborhood church.CIn the nursing home.D. In the hospital.解析细节理解题。根据文章第五段中的第一句“Instead of taking her to my church, I took her to her old neighborhood church where all her friends were
77、.”可知选B项。答案B10What was the best gift that the author got on Christmas Eve?AThe candlelight service.BPraise from Alices friends.CAlices happiness.DThanks from Alices daughter.解析细节理解题。根据文章的最后一段“The truth of the story is that I am the one who got the best gift: the smile on Alices face.”可知，作者得到的最好的礼物是Al
78、ice脸上的笑容，即她的快乐，故选C项。答案C11What is the best title for this passage?AA special candlelight Christmas EveBThe dream of all old ladiesCMy special jobDThe true love解析标题归纳题。本文讲述了作者帮助一位老人过了一个特别的平安夜的故事，故选A项。答案ADVincent Van Gogh, for whom color was the most important form of expression, was born in Holland in
79、 1853. Brought up in a religious and cultured atmosphere, Van Gogh was highly emotional and lacked selfconfidence. Between 1860 and 1880, when he finally decided to become an artist, Van Gogh had worked unsuccessfully as a clerk in a bookstore and an art salesman. He remained in Belgium to study art
80、, determined to give happiness by creating beauty. One of his famous paintings is The Potato Eaters (1885)In 1886, he went to Paris to join his brother Tho. In Paris, Van Gogh studied with Cormon, later met Pissarro, Monet, and Gauguin, and began to lighten his very dark palette(调色板). His nervous te
81、mperament made him a difficult companion and nightlong discussions combined with painting all day undermined his health. He decided to go south to Arles where he hoped his friends would join him and help found a school of art. Gauguin did join him but with bad results. Near the end of 1888, an incid
82、ent led Gauguin to finally leave Arles. Van Gogh ran after him with an open razor, was stopped by Gauguin, but ended up cutting a part of his own ear off. Van Gogh then was sent to a mental (精神的) hospital for treatment.In May of 1890, he seemed much better and went to live in AuverssurOise under the
83、 watchful eye of Dr. Cachet. Two months later he was dead, having shot himself “for the good of all”. During his brief career he had sold one painting. Van Goghs finest works were produced in less than three years. His great fusion(融合) of form and content is powerful, dramatic and emotional, for the
84、 artist was completely absorbed in the effort to explain either his struggle against madness or his comprehension of the spiritual essence(精华) of man and nature.语篇解读：本文简要介绍著名艺术家梵高的生平及其作品特点。12Before Van Gogh started to learn art, _.Ahe couldnt do his work wellBhe was confident about himselfChe did a
85、good job in a bookstoreDhe was one of the successful artists解析细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知，在Van Gogh决定成为画家之前，他的工作并不成功，也就是没能把自己的工作做好。答案A13The underlined word “undermined” in Paragraph 2 means “_”Aharmed BimprovedCchallenged Dpunished解析词义猜测题。彻夜长谈及整日画画对健康不利，画线词意为“损害”，harm与其意思接近。答案A14Gauguin finally decided to leav
86、e Van Gogh probably because _.AVan Gogh didnt like Gauguin at allBsomething was wrong with Van GoghCGauguin cut off one of Van Goghs earsDGauguin hated to be a teacher at the school解析推理判断题。根据第二段最后三句可推知，Van Gogh精神上出现了问题，他想伤害Gauguin，所以Gauguin选择了离开。答案B15What can we learn from Van Goghs works?AHis pride
87、 and kindness.BHis cruelty and failure.CHis honesty and strength.DHis struggle and viewpoints.解析细节理解题。根据文章最后一句可知，Van Gogh在他的作品中展现了他与精神错乱的抗争及他对人与自然的精神实质的理解，故D项正确。答案D.七选五阅读填空(2018河北七校联考)What is happiness?What is happiness? When you can feel inner peace and satisfaction, you are happy. _1_ This usually
88、 happens when we do something we love or achieve something that we value. It is our opinions that make us feel happy or unhappy. All of us constantly go through various situations or conditions, but we do not have to let them influence our reactions and feelings. _2_Try hard to make a change of the
89、way you look at things. _3_ That means looking at the good and positive side of every situation. Pay attention to solutions, not problems. Listen to relaxing and uplifting music. Watch funny and interesting programs that make you laugh.Always look at what you have done and not at what you havent don
90、e. Look at what you can do, not at what you cannot do. Each day do at least one act to make others happy. When you make someone happy, youll become happy, and then people will try to make you happy. _4_ On the contrary, be happy for their happiness. Communicate with happy people and try to learn fro
91、m them to be happy. Remember, do your best to stay detached(冷静的) when things do not occur as intended and desired. Detachment has much to do with inner peace. _5_AIve never regretted it.BAlways look at the bright side.CDo not envy people who are happy.DStop asking for everyones approval.EInner peace
92、 can lead to happiness, so smile more often.FHere are a few tips for increasing happiness in daily life.GIt is usually experienced at a special moment.语篇解读：本文就如何提升幸福感提出了几条建议。1解析由空后一句可知，幸福感总是在我们做自己喜欢做的事情或者获得我们重视的东西时降临；据此可知，G项“幸福感通常是在特定的时刻被体验到”符合语境，引出下文。答案G2解析根据下文内容可知，下面两段阐述的是提升幸福感的建议，所以选F项，F项起承上启下的作用
93、。答案F3解析根据空后一句“That means looking at the good and positive side of every situation.”可知选B项，即要经常看到事物光明的一面。答案B4解析根据空后一句“On the contrary，be happy for their happiness.”可知，空处的意思与“be happy for their happiness”相反，故选C项“不要忌妒幸福的人”。答案C5解析根据空前一句“Detachment has much to do with inner peace.”可知，冷静地面对事情和内心的平静有很大关系，据此可以判断，空处阐述的是内心的平静和幸福的关系，故E项符合语境。答案E
