1、课时分层作业(三).阅读理解AA painting by Chinese artist Qi Baishi set a record for modern art and calligraphy (书法) on the mainland when it sold for 425.5 million yuan at an auction (拍卖)on May 22.The sale was a milestone (里程碑) in the auction of modern and contemporary (同一时代的) artworks.The price meant its value h
2、ad risen more than 2，000 percent in six years.The work，Eagle standing on pine tree with fourcharacter couplet(对联)，measures about 2.6 metres by 1 metre.It was the second highest price paid for an artwork on the mainland.A Song Dynasty work by Huang Tingjian was sold for 436.8 million yuan in 2010.Qis
3、 painting was finished in 1946 when Qi was 86，and was his largest work.With a starting price of 88 million yuan，it attracted nearly 50 bids (出价) in half an hour.Shanghai businessman Liu Yiqian said that the work had belonged to him and had cost less than 20 million yuan in 2005.The auction company s
4、aid the work was brought back to the mainland after being bought from a private owner in San Francisco six years ago.China ranked first in global art sales last year，ahead of the United States and Britain.Four Chinese artists were among the top 10 in worldwide sales: Qi Baishi，Zhang Daqian，Xu Beihon
5、g and Fu Baoshi.Qis works ranked second in sales to Pablo Picassos last year.Qi was born into a peasant family in Hunan in 1864.He taught himself to paint and focused on nature including plants，insects，birds and fish.He is mostly wellknown for his paintings of shrimps.In 1953，he was elected presiden
6、t of the Association of Chinese Artists.He died in Beijing in 1957.【语篇解读】齐白石的松柏高立图篆书四言联被一买家以4.255亿元买走，在大陆创下了近现代艺术品拍卖新纪录。1Whats the best title of the text?AQi Baishis Painting Was DiscoveredBQi Baishis Painting Was Brought BackCQi Baishis Painting Sets an Auction RecordDThe Value of Qi Baishis Painti
7、ng Is on the IncreaseC标题判断题。文章第一段点明主题：齐白石的画作创下近现代艺术品拍卖新纪录。2Whose artwork sold for the highest price on the mainland?AQi Baishis.BHuang Tingjians.CXu Beihongs.DZhang Daqians.B细节理解题。根据第二段中第三、四句可知：黄庭坚的一幅作品在大陆获得最高价。3The auction price of Qis painting was million yuan higher than the starting price in the
8、 auction.A337.5B348.8C50D11.3A细节理解题。第一段指出，在拍卖会上齐白石的这幅画最终的拍卖价是425.5 million yuan，第二段第六句指出，拍卖会上它的起拍价是88 million yuan，故正确答案为425.588337.5，答案为A。4Which of the following is TRUE?AQi finished the painting when he was young.BThe painting was once stolen by an American.CThe owner of this painting Liu Yiqian g
9、ained a lot of money.DPablo Picassos works ranked second in sales to Qis last year.C推理判断题。根据第二段中“Shanghai businessman Liu Yiqian.cost less than 20 million yuan in 2005.”可知，这幅画的主人在2005年以不到2千万的价格购买了齐白石的这幅画，现在卖到如此高的价格，由此可知：齐白石的这幅画作的拍卖使他赚了许多钱。BOctober 15th is the Global Handwashing Day. Activities are p
10、lanned in more than 20 countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap. For example，donators (捐赠者) will give 150，000 bars of soap to schools in Ethiopia.Experts say people around the world wash their hands every day，but very few use soap at socalled importan
11、t moments. These include after washing the toilet，after cleaning a baby and before touching food.Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the PublicPrivate Partnership for Handwashing with Soap. Partners include the United Nations Childrens Fund，American government agencies，the World Bank and soap make
12、rs Unlever and Procter and Gamble. The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing diseasecausing germs(细菌). They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub(揉搓) it into all areas，including under the fingernails. Rub for
13、at least twenty seconds. Then rinse well under running water. At last，dry your hands with a clean cloth or wave them in the air.The Partnership for Handwashing says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend in washing hands. Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds mos
14、t of the germs. And it usually leaves a pleasant smell. The Partnership for Handwashing also says washing with soap before eating or after using the toilet could save more lives than any vaccine(疫苗) or medicine. Handwashing could also prevent the spread of other diseases. When people get germs on th
15、eir hands，they can infect(感染) themselves by touching their eyes，noses or mouths. Then they can infect others.【语篇解读】10月15号是“世界洗手日”，这一天人们提倡洗手用肥皂，并且要养成饭前便后洗手的好习惯。研究表明，洗手可以去除手上的细菌和病菌，减少传染病的发生几率；如果用肥皂的话，效果会更好。5Whats the best title for this passage?AHandwashing: so importantit gets a day of its ownBFind o
16、ut why washing hands carefully is so importantCSay no to washing hands in the wrong wayDWant to live a longer life？Wash your handsA标题判断题。 洗手成了一件很重要的事，对于我们也很有必要，所以专门设立了一天宣传洗手“世界洗手日”。故选A。6The underlined word “rinse” in Paragraph 3 probably means Ato dry your handsBto rub your hands carefullyCto wash a
17、way the soapDto clean your fingersC词义猜测题。上文中提到了在手上涂抹肥皂的注意事项，后面又说怎样弄干手，因此这里是怎样把手上的肥皂冲洗掉。故选C。7The last paragraph mainly tells us Ahow to wash your hands correctlyBwhy washing hands with soap is so importantCthe dangers of washing hands without soapDwhen we should especially wash our hands with soapB主旨
18、大意题。最后一段讲了用肥皂洗手可以减少传染病的发病，效果比用药物和疫苗好。故选B。8In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?AAdvertisement.BPublic service.CMedical care.DHealth report.D推理判断题。文章讲了怎样洗手、怎样正确的用肥皂洗手的问题，并提到了“世界洗手日”，因此应该刊登在健康报告一栏中。advertisement广告；public service 公共服务；medical care医疗护理；health report健康报告
19、。故选D。.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。One winter Sunday，my little sister，Colleen，and I built the greatest snowman ever. We gave him a carrot nose，beautiful hat，cozy scarf and gloves. He was a masterpiece(杰作)The next morning when looking outside，we smiled lovingly at him over our meal. We ga
20、ve him a highfive as we passed by on our way to school. A lot of kids went past our house，so he was the hot topic at our school that morning. It was our pride! The day dragged on until finally we could rush home. But as our yard came into sight，we saw something wrong. The snowman was gone! We only f
21、ound a broken stick here，a torn glove there and balls of snow everywhere. Worst of all，the snowmans onceproud carrot nose lay limp(无力的)and halfeaten. What had happened? We were both astonished and angry. But then，we were only kids，who wouldnt have anything taking away our happiness. Actually we knew
22、 only one thing: Our snowman would rise again. And so we rebuilt him. The next day we came home to find another mess on the front lawn(草坪). For the rest of the week，the destruction was repeated daily. Each afternoon wed return to find our snowman had fallen apart，and then we built again.By Saturday
23、morning，we had a plan. We borrowed a really big bucket (水桶) from Mom，filled it with water and left it outside. The next morning，it was frozen solid. We packed snow all around the ice block as the base (底座)of the snowman. Then we built the other parts of it once again. The trap was set，and we waited
24、for the snowman bullies(破坏者)to come.注意：1续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。Paragraph 1：Monday morning，hiding behind the window，we soon saw what we were waiting for. Paragraph 2：Seeing their pained look，we couldnt help laughing. 【参考范文】Paragraph 1：Monday morning，hiding behind the window，we soon saw what we were wa
25、iting for. It turned out that there were three of them from our school. They sneaked up on our snowman and sneered. Taking their places on either side，they pulled back their legs to deliver powerful kicks. But the moment they hit the hard ice block of the base，sneers turned into shock，then agony and
26、 tears. They howled and cursed，gritting their teeth and stomping their feet. Paragraph 2：Seeing their pained look，we couldnt help laughing. They were too funny as they hopped away holding their damaged feet. We just couldnt contain our happiness and excitement. With a hearty laugh，we came out of hid
27、ing and sprang into the yard from inside the house. “An eye for an eye! Justice done！” We yelled behind them. And that was the end of our problems with the snow bullies. Ever since then，our snowman was kept guarded and intact until it happily melted into spring water and finally wove into our sweetest childhood memories.
