1、单元质量评估(一)时间:100分钟分数:120分第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AWelcome to the Civic Art Museums Exhibit of West African Art,showing pieces from our collections.BackgroundThe peoples of West Africa,including the Yoruba,the Dogon,the Igbo,and the Akan,have a lon
2、g art tradition.Tribes (部落) in the area have developed different styles of art and architecture that are suited to the climate and available materials and based on their traditions.Gallery A:Photographs of Traditional West African Architecture This section shows historical and contemporary photograp
3、hs of traditional West African architecture.Of particular interest are the photographs of the Dogon village.The design of the Dogon village is based on the human figure.Certain types of buildings are placed in particular areas according to the Dogon s complex philosophical (哲学上的) tradition.For examp
4、le,the mens houses are placed in the “head” of the village,the leaders house is in the “chest”,and the womens houses are in the “hands”Gallery B:West African MasksThe art of mask making is well developed in West Africa.Masks are important to West African traditions and have clear social,political,an
5、d economic roles.However,most masks are worn only at particular times or on special occasions.For example,among the Dan and the Kota,certain people wear special masks to show their power when they act as judges and policemen within the community. Among the Bambara of Mali,headdresses are worn during
6、 planting and harvest celebrations.Gallery C:West African SculpturesWest African sculptures are made from materials such as metal or wood.They are based on tribal traditions and are quite different.The Dogon are especially known for making figures of their ancestors.They believe their ancestors,call
7、ed Nommo,came down from the sky at the beginning of time.Nommo figures are often shown with their hands reaching out to the sky.The collection contains several wonderful examples of Nommo sculptures.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了市民艺术博物馆的一个展览,并对每个展览馆的展品进行了概述。1What is special about Dogon houses?AThey are shaped
8、 like human beings.BThey are designed by the village leader.CThey are grouped according to tradition.DThey have many photographs inside them.解析:细节理解题。由Gallery A部分中的“Certain types of buildings are placed in particular areas according to the Dogons complex philosophical tradition.”可知答案。答案:C2West Afric
9、an masks_Ahave recently developedBplay many different rolesCare mainly worn at harvest timeDshow the everyday life of the Dan解析:细节理解题。由Gallery B部分中的“Masks are important to West African traditions and have clear social,political,and economic roles.”可知,面具在各个领域均发挥着重要作用。答案:B3What do we know about the Do
10、gon people?AThey are afraid of Nommo figures.BThey make statues of their ancestors.CThey believe they will return to the sky.DThey straighten their arms to show respect.解析:细节理解题。由Gallery C部分中的“The Dogon are especially known for making figures of their ancestors”可知答案。答案:BBI am a member of the Young P
11、eoples Chorus (合唱团)(YPC) of New York City.The chorus is made up of children aged 8 to 18.Ive been in the chorus for almost five years,and I love the community of “young artists”Every year,we give a big performance to raise money for the organization.Its the biggest concert of the year and is held at
12、 Lincoln Centre.A lot of work goes into the final performance.First,we begin learning our music.We usually start by learning the notes,and then we add the words.Someone comes in to teach us the meaning and pronunciation of the lyrics(歌词) if the words are not in English.Next,we memorize the whole son
13、g,even if we only sing part of it.One of the hardest pieces we sang this year was Tjak!,a song inspired by a Balinese Monkey Chant.It has four parts,each with a different rhythm.Once we add dynamics(力度变化) to our songs to give them life,its time to add choreographyJacquie Bird,the director,tells us t
14、o connect the words we sing to our movements as we breathe and count in our heads.As we get closer to the concert night,the rehearsals(彩排) get tougher.Sometimes,we do a quick review,and sometimes we sing the whole song.My knees and arms start to ache.But once we get a break and some food,we come bac
15、k feeling better.We rehearse on weekends for almost a month beforehand;every moment is important and worth it.The real excitement comes during the rehearsal,when we meet our guest artists.This year,YPC invited Mandy Gonzales,Alexandra Socha,and Time for Three to join us.After hearing that we would w
16、ork with them,we jumped up and down backstage as quietly as we could.Showtime!We sang with musical guests and performed dances that seemed as if they came straight from a Broadway show.At the end of the night,we screamed with excitement backstage.For all of us,pulling off the biggest performance of
17、the year felt great.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己所在的合唱团一年一次的大型表演的准备工作和演出情况。4Why is a big performance given yearly?ATo collect money for YPC.BTo pick excellent performers.CTo show kids talent for acting.DTo celebrate the success of YPC.解析:细节理解题。由第一段中的“Every year,we give a big performance to raise money for
18、the organization.”可知,每年一次的大型表演是为YPC筹集资金。答案:A5What does the underlined word “choreography” in Paragraph 4 mean?ALyrics.BGames.CVideos. DDances.解析:词义猜测题。由画线词之前的“Once we add dynamics to our songs”和画线词之后的“Connect the words we sing to our movements as we breathe and count in our heads”可知,为了使歌曲富有活力,需要增加舞步
19、。答案:D6What excites the author most during the rehearsal?AGetting a rest after tough hours.BWorking with Jacquie.CMeeting guest artists.DHaving some food.解析:细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“The real excitement comes during the rehearsal,when we meet our guest artists.”和“After hearing that we would work with them,we ju
20、mped up and down backstage as quietly as we could.”可知,能结识特约嘉宾让作者感到非常兴奋。答案:C7How did the author feel at the end of the concert night?AShocked. BRegretful.CThankful. DOverjoyed.解析:推理判断题。由最后一段中的“At the end of the night,we screamed with excitement”可知,表演结束之后,作者和同伴们欣喜若狂。答案:DCShortly after World War ,a Dut
21、ch art dealer was arrested (逮捕) for secretly selling paintings by Vermeer (16321675) to the Nazis who invaded Holland during the war.Because Vermeer is considered to be one of Hollands best painters,the dealer was charged with selling national treasures to the enemy.To avoid the punishment for this
22、serious crime,he admitted that the paintings were forgeries (伪造品 ),or fakeshe had painted them himself and fooled the art world and the Nazis.Today,experts agree that the forgeries do not look like Vermeers other works.Why,then,did the art world accept the fakes as real?One reason why they were acce
23、pted was that the forgeries actually looked different from Vermeers other works.The dealer had claimed(声称) that the forgeries were from an unknown period early in Vermeers art career.Because painters styles often change throughout their careers,art historians at the time did not expect the “new disc
24、overies” to look exactly like the known works of Vermeer.In fact,because they did not look similar to the known works,experts did not bother to look at them carefully.This is because experts expect a forger to copy famous paintings as closely as possible.Once the art dealers first forgeries were acc
25、epted as real,he was free to make more.The others closely matched the first paintings in style,so they were also accepted as real Vermeer paintings from the same early period.Another reason experts were fooled is what some historians call The Emperors New Clothes effect.In Hans Christian Andersens s
26、tory,The Emperors New Clothes,two criminals convince an emperor that he is wearing beautiful clothes,when he is actually naked(赤祼的)No one in the empire wants to admit that they cannot see the clothes because they believe the clothes are magic and that only good people can see them.Similarly,the art
27、world was influenced by a famous art historian,Wilhelm von Bode,who said the forgeries were some of Vermeers best works.Because von Bode was highly respected,other experts began praising the “new discoveries”At the time,this made it difficult to criticize(批评) the paintings or suggest that they were
28、fakes.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。第二次世界大战期间,荷兰画家弗米尔的“画作”被卖给纳粹党人,而被捕的画商却称这些画作是赝品,那么这些赝品是如何骗过了众多专家呢?8Why did the art dealer admit that he had forged paintings?AHe wanted to anger the Nazis.BHe felt bad about what he had done.CHe wanted to escape heavy punishment.DHe wanted to prove he was a good painter.解析:细节理解题。由
29、第一段中的“To avoid the punishment for this serious crime,he admitted that the paintings were forgeries”可知,那位画商承认那些画作是赝品,目的是为了逃避重罪的惩罚。答案:C9Why was it hard to criticize the Vermeer forgeries after World War ?AArt experts praised them.BThey were lost during the war.CWilhelm von Bode painted them.DPeople be
30、lieved they were magic.解析:推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Wilhelm von Bode,who said the forgeries were some of Vermeers best works.Because von Bode was highly respected,other experts began praising the new discoveries”可知,威廉冯博德是一位受大家尊敬的艺术家,他曾评论这些赝品是弗米尔最好的作品,这使得其他专家也对这些伪造画作大加赞美。答案:A10What is the best title for the text
31、?AThe Nazi invasion of Holland in World War BThe paintings of Vermeers early periodCHow Wilhelm von Bode influenced the art worldDHow some forgeries fooled the art world解析:标题归纳题。在第二次世界大战期间,一位画商把弗米尔画作的赝品卖给纳粹党人,最后被逮捕并承认了这些画作是伪造画作。本文主要讲述了当时这些伪造画作是如何骗过了众多专家和艺术界的。答案:D第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选
32、出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Two days before Christmas,I was shopping in a local grocery store.I bought a lot of vegetables and some food for my two children.My cart was full as I entered the checkout lane(付款通道).11._It was beginning to snow and I found that the lady looked worried.12._ I turned back and
33、 insisted she go before me.She was surprised and then she thanked me sincerely.13_ We took advantage of this little time and had a nice chat about kindness.I told her that she seemed close to my mothers age and I hoped that someone would do the same for her.After her goods were tallied(清点),she was h
34、anded a receipt.Her receipt had a message that she would receive a special gift for a child at customer services.14._As I stood there,I felt that there may have been a child that would benefit from that gift in her own family or circle of friends and realized that one act of kindness could have a ch
35、ain reaction.Had I denied myself that opportunity to practise this random act,I would have received the “free gift” receipt.15._ Furthermore,by allowing myself the opportunity to show generosity,I also received a giftthe satisfaction of helping others.ASeeing this,she was delighted.BShe thought I wa
36、s just telling a joke.CBut I knew in my heart that she needed it more.DIt occurred to me that I should do something for her.EThere were still several people waiting in line before us.FA little elderly lady was behind me with a full cart as well.GI was a little worried because I would have to wait fo
37、r at least ten minutes.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。作者在商店排队结账时让一位老妇人优先结账,作者因此感受到了帮助别人的快乐。11解析:根据下一段中的“I turned back and insisted she go before me”可推测,老妇人本来是排在作者之后的。答案:F12解析:根据本段内容可知,作者“想到要为这位老妇人做些什么事”,因此他让老妇人排到自己前面,优先结账。答案:D13解析:根据本空后一句“We took advantage of this little time and had a nice chat about kindness”可推测,作者
38、和老妇人的前面“仍然有一些人在排队”,所以她们利用等待的时间聊天。答案:E14解析:根据本段内容可知,老妇人幸运地获得了礼品券,因此她应该很“高兴”。答案:A15解析:如果作者不跟老妇人换位置的话,那么获得礼品券的人应该是作者,但是看到老妇人那么高兴,作者“从心里知道她更需要这个礼品券”。答案:C第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。This is a real story about an old man in China. Sixty th
39、ree yearold Zhuang Guorong is a_16_rural (乡村的)primary school art teacher,who has had a life of_17_for more than 40 years.Every year,the strong,youngerthanhisactualage pensioner (领养老金者) goes to “the farmers home” of Chenyang Community to paint or_18_other villagers how to_19_“The farmers home”,a publ
40、ic building,_20_the venue(聚集地点) for a branch of the Sheyang Farmers Painting Institute.The institute is a government_21_cultural organization in Sheyang County,in the north of Jiangsu Province,east China.Zhuang works at the_22_parttime,and each year he _23_up to ten paintings,which are then_24_by th
41、e local government.He_25_around 5,000 yuanthats about 740 US dollarsa year by doing this_26_As well as earning himself some money,Zhuang says the job gives him an opportunity to_27_his views of life to his fellow countrymen,_28_the elderly.“This painting is about a nursing home.We now live in a(n)_2
42、9_society.We can no longer_30_the traditional way of taking care of our elderly just with our children doing it._31_,professional nursing homes are_32_for elderly peoples welfare.”“In this painting,I described a_33_of young people celebrating the birthday of a senior citizen.The_34_I want to convey
43、is that life in ones later years can still be happy.And all of my paintings are like this onebased on our_35_lives.”【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。63岁的老人退休后在政府资助的“农民之家”教村民作画,他的画作内容反映了中国老龄化社会的养老场景,传达了老人也可以快乐生活的思想。16A.smart BfamousCstrict Dretired解析:由上文中的“Sixtythreeyearold”和下文中的“pensioner” (领养老金者)可知,庄国荣是一位退休的(retired
44、)小学美术老师。答案:D17A.painting BwritingCfarming Ddesigning解析:由上文中的“art teacher”以及下文的描述可知,庄国荣的绘画(painting)生涯超过40年。答案:A18A.ask BteachCexamine Danswer解析:由文中的描述可知,庄国荣去陈洋社区的“农民之家”作画或教(teach)其他村民如何画画(draw)。答案:B19A.exercise BcommunicateClearn Ddraw解析:参见上题解析。答案:D20A.belongs to Blooks likeCserves as Dstands for解析:
45、由上下文的描述及句意可知,“农民之家”充当(serves as)射阳农民绘画机构的一个分支点。答案:C21A.decorated BsupportedCcontrolled Dreported解析:该机构是政府支持(supported)的文化组织。答案:B22A.school BofficeCvillage Dinstitute解析:由上文中的“Sheyang Farmers Painting Institute”和“The institute is a government.cultural organization”可知,庄国荣在该机构(institute)兼职。答案:D23A.creat
46、es BcollectsCcopies Dexhibits解析:由该空后的“ten paintings”可知,他每年创作(creates)的画作多达十幅。答案:A24A.published Bput upCbought Dhanded in解析:由下文中的“5,000 yuan”可知,这些画作被当地政府购买(bought)了。答案:C25A.charges BmakesCspends Ddonates解析:由文中的“5,000 yuan,about 740 US dollars”以及下文中的“earning himself some money”可知,他做这份工作(work)每年能挣(make
47、s)大概5 000元。答案:B26A.test BtalkingCwork Dresearch解析:参见上题解析。答案:C27A.give BofferCsend Dexpress解析:由文中的“his views of life to his fellow countrymen”可知这份工作不仅能挣钱,还给了庄国荣向他的老乡们表达(express)他对生活的看法的机会,尤其是(especially)告诉老人们该如何生活。答案:D28A.especially BsimilarlyCequally Dgenerally解析:参见上题解析。答案:A29A.free BopenCageing Dte
48、chnological解析:由社会现实及下文中的“taking care of our elderly”可知,我们生活在一个老龄化的(ageing)社会。答案:C30A.ask for Brely onCthink of Dturn down解析:我们不能只依靠(rely on)传统的方法来照顾老人,只依靠孩子们来赡养老人。答案:B31A.However BInsteadCBesides DTherefore解析:上下文之间表示因果关系,故用因此(Therefore)。答案:D32A.important BpracticalCdifficult Dunusual解析:由文中的描述可知,专业的养
49、老院对于改善老人的福利是很重要的(important)。答案:A33A.dream BstoryCscene Dphoto解析:由下文中的“young people celebrating the birthday of a senior citizen”可知,这是庄国荣描绘的一幅场景(scene)。答案:C34A.example BmessageCexperience Dtopic解析:由下文中的“want to convey is that life in ones later years can still be happy”可知,庄国荣想要传递的信息(message)是老年生活依然可以
50、是快乐的。答案:B35A.real BdifferentCnormal Dsad解析:由文中的描述可知,庄国荣的画作都是基于真实的(real)生活而创作的。答案:A第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)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。Once,in a lovely garden,lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world.She was so pretty,and had won so many beauty contests 36._ she became very proud.One d
51、ay,a cockroach(蟑螂)got fed up with her showing off,and decided 37._(teach)her a lesson.She went to see the butterfly,and in front of everyone she 38._(say)that the butterfly unfairly won those 39._ (compete)and that in fact the cockroach was more beautiful.The butterfly was angry and said to the cock
52、roach, “I 40._(beat)you in a beauty contest,with whichever judge you choose.” “OK,I accept.See you on Saturday,” answered the cockroach,and left 41._ waiting for a reply.That Saturday everyone went to the beauty contest.The butterfly arrived 42._(complete)confident of victory until she saw 43._ the
53、judges were:cockroaches,worms,beetles.All of them preferred the ugliness and bad smell of the cockroach.The butterfly was left 44._(cry)and disappointed,wanting never to enter another beauty contest in her life. Fortunately,the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and 45._ became friends.【语
54、篇解读】本文讲述了蟑螂给骄傲自负的蝴蝶上了一课,而后变成好朋友的故事。36解析:考查连词。so.that意为“如此以至于”。答案:that37解析:考查不定式作宾语的用法。decide to do sth意为“决定做某事”。答案:to teach38解析:考查一般过去时。由上下文可知say所表示的动作发生在过去,故填said。答案:said39解析:考查名词。those后需跟可数名词的复数形式,且设空处意为“竞赛”,故填competitions。答案:competitions40解析:考查一般将来时。由下句中的“on Saturday”可知,beat是将来发生的动作,故填will beat。答
55、案:will beat41解析:考查介词。此处表示蟑螂没有等待答复就离开了,故填without。答案:without42解析:考查副词。设空处修饰形容词confident,故填副词completely。答案:completely43解析:考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句且从句意为“评委们都是谁”,故填who。答案:who44解析:考查动词ing形式作主语补足语的用法。The butterfly和cry之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,且由and disappointed可知设空处作主语补足语,故填crying。答案:crying45解析:考查代词。设空处指代the cockroach and the bu
56、tterfly,故填they。答案:they第三部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华,正在美国交流学习。你的美国朋友Amy邀请你下周五下午到她的班里为美国学生上一节课,介绍中国传统艺术国画。请给她回复一封电子邮件,要点如下:(1)接受邀请,表示感谢;(2)国画简介(如艺术地位、绘画内容、著名画家等);(3)学生需提前准备绘画用具。注意:(1)词数80左右;(2)可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。_答案:Dear Amy,Im very thankful to be invited to give a lesson to your class on traditi
57、onal Chinese painting next Friday afternoon.Its known to all that traditional Chinese painting,as one of Chinese unique art forms,enjoys wonderful fame in the world.It mainly includes landscape painting,figure painting,and birdand flower painting.Among so many famous traditional Chinese painters,Qi
58、Baishi and Xu Beihong are both extraordinary and respectable.Besides,its better for students to prepare some paper,brushes and ink for the class in advance.Thanks again for your invitation.Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事A long time ago,there lived a very,very wise king.He was
59、so wise that he knew the ways of almost everything.Then one day,a tiny bee lost her way and flew right into the kings beautiful palaceThe little bee begged the king,“Please,let me live,and I will serve you some other day.”The king was amused to think a tiny bee could one day serve such a powerful ki
60、ng.He released the bee and said,“Be on your way,for I need nothing from you today.” Many days later,the people of the kingdom filled the palace yard.A queen was coming to visit from a faraway land.She heard many people claim this king was very wise.She had to know for sure that they were not all jus
61、t lies.“I hear you are wise,”she said.“You are wiser than the rest.Would you be willing to put your wisdom to a test?” The king agreed,and she did her best with puzzles,tricks,and difficult tests,but all in vain(徒劳). Now the queen was quite angry at the kings show of wisdom,and was more determined t
62、o find a way to trick him.“We must have a test,” she challenged her advisors,“to prove this kings a fool,not to prove he is wiser!” So they came up with a plan that would surely not fail.It indeed was a test to make the others look pale.They ordered the queens craftsmen(工匠) to make ninetynine flower
63、s,fake (假的)through and through,but looking so real.When they are finished,even the queen could not tell they were fake.She was sure the king would make the very same mistakeAnd then from the kings garden,she took just one real flower,and cleverly hid it among all the others.注意:(1)所续写短文的词数应为150左右;(2)
64、至少使用5个短文中标有下画线的关键词语;(3)续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;(4)续写完成后,请用下画线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph 1:The king,not wanting to be fooled by this queen,accepted the challenge._Paragraph 2:The tiny bee quickly flew over the flowers and in no time at all found the real flower._答案:Paragraph 1:The king,not wanting to be fool
65、ed by this queen,accepted the challenge.This competition between the king and the queen attracted public concern.All the people of the kingdom expected the result with excitement.The wise king,of course,didnt want to let his people down,so he tried to figure out a way to overcome this difficulty.At
66、this time,the tiny bee came to offer his help.He said,“Its time that I serve you and I promise I would find the real flower for you.”The king had no choice but to trust him.So he carried the bee to face these flowers.Paragraph 2:The tiny bee quickly flew over the flowers and in no time at all found the real flower.When the king put this flower in front of the queen,she and her craftsmen were all shocked by what they saw.The queen was impressed by his wisdom completely and asked him his secrets of success.The king said nothing,looking at the tiny bee with a smile.