1、Unit 18 单元主题语篇训练.阅读理解AChinese painting, also known as the traditional national painting, one of the traditional paintings with a long history, has its unique and independent system. Using brushes, ink, and Chinese pigments (天然颜料), a painting is drawn on a special kind of paper (Xuan paper) or silk.
2、The traditional subjects are figures, landscapes, flowers and birds.In comparison with Western painting, Chinese painting has its own artistic characteristics. After a careful study of the object, a painter can discover the rules of its structure, and then produce it by the minds eye. It is not mere
3、ly a simple copy, but it combines the object with the artistic concept of the producer, turning a natural image into an “artistic image”. The object can show the artists feelings and personality to achieve the effect of “being alike not only in spirit, but also in appearance”. Not all the objects ar
4、e to be drawn on the paper, and much space is left for the imagination. The use of lines is important in Chinese painting. Clear, swift, sharp and changeable lines are combined with the push, point and press of the brush and ink to show the quality of the object and variations of tone (色调). Ancient
5、Chinese artists listed 18 different ways of drawing lines with the brush in figure painting. Different ways of creating lines are used when painting a landscape, flowers and birds, clouds, and bamboos.Traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy are different branches of art stemming (起源) from the s
6、ame origin. They use the same kind of tools and all the lines used in painting are variations of the points and lines of calligraphy. Though they are different artistic forms, they are closely linked in terms of their expression of thoughts and feelings. They influence each other to create another a
7、rtistic feature.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国国画的相关常识。1Which of the following words can describe the common subjects of traditional Chinese painting?AValuable.BIndependent.CSpecial. DNatural.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段可知，中国国画的传统题材是人物、风景、花鸟。由此可知，“自然的”可以描述中国画的普遍主题。故选D。2The writer believes that a traditional Chinese pai
8、nters picture _.Areflects social problems of his timesBdescribes mainly a natural imageCexpresses his thoughtsDtells a true story解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段第四句可知，作者认为中国传统画家的画更侧重创造出“艺术形象”，表达作者的情感和个性，不仅“形似”，而且“神似”。故选C。3It can be inferred that a traditional Chinese painter spent much time _.AtravelingBlearning to
9、 draw linesCreadingDstudying calligraphy before drawing解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句可知，一位传统的中国画家会花费很多时间学习线条绘画。故选B。4What do painting and calligraphy have in common?AUsing the similar techniques.BStarting from the same period.CBelonging to the same artistic form.DCovering the same themes.解析：选A细节理解题。根据最后一段前两句可知
10、，中国传统绘画和书法是不同的艺术分支，它们有着相同的起源。它们使用同样的工具，绘画中使用的所有线条都是书法的点和线的变化。由此可知，书法和绘画使用类似的技巧。故选A。BXiolngbo or soup dumpling is a type of baozi from eastern China, including Shanghai and Wuxi. It is traditionally steamed in small bamboo baskets, hence the name.The nicelooking buns (圆形的小面包或点心) are small in size, wi
11、th a thin skin and lots of filling. The buns are also filled with soup, tasty and delicious. The skin made of flour is elastic (有弹性) but will not stick to your teeth. There are various types of fillings, with pure pork being the most popular choice. Whatever filling it may be, tasty soup must be add
12、ed to give a unique taste to the buns. Otherwise, the buns would not be qualified for being xiaolongbao.Shanghai is the home of the xiaolongbao. When you say Shanghai, one of the first things that people may think about is Shanghai xiaolongbao. No list of Shanghais favorite foods would ever be compl
13、ete without the mention of it. The dumpling, cleverly hiding its soup within its wonderful wrapper, is attractive to people. However, eating xiaolongbao is indeed an art and a technique. You have to puncture the dumpling wrapper to let out the steam, and then slurp (啜食) the soup slowly before eating
14、 xiaolongbao. When served onto the table, the buns are best to be eaten while they are hot, though it would burn the mouths and tongues!The Shanghaistyle xiaolongbao is native to Nanxiang, a suburb of Shanghai in the Jiading District. The inventor of xiaolongbao sold them in his first store in Nanxi
15、ang next to the towns park. From there, the xiaolongbao expanded into downtown Shanghai and outward.Two specialist xiaolongbao restaurants are often regarded as the most authentic (正宗的). One is the Nanxiang Bun Shop, which comes from the original store in Nanxiang but is now located in the City God
16、Temple district. It is famous for its crab meatfilled buns. The other is Gulong Restaurant, at the original site next to Guyi Garden in Nanxiang.语篇解读：小笼包是中国的美食之一，其中著名的南翔小笼包是上海的传统小吃，原产于郊区南翔镇，已有100多年的历史。5The underlined word “puncture” in the passage means _.Amake a holeBmake wrappersCreduce the size D
17、come apart解析：选A词义猜测题。根据该词后面的“to let out the steam”可知，是指在包子皮上穿孔，故选A项。6Which of the following is TRUE?AThe filling is only made of pure pork.BTasty soup plays an important part.CHot buns are selling better anywhere.DShanghai xiaolongbao are only made in Nanxiang.解析：选B细节判断题。根据第二段的“tasty soup must be ad
18、ded to give a unique taste to the buns”可知，美味的汤是小笼包好吃的关键。7If you want to eat authentic buns, _.Ayou must go to Nanxiang, in the Jiading DistrictByou can have a taste in the City God Temple districtCyou can buy such buns anywhere in ShanghaiDyou can only get it in any shops in Guyi Garden解析：选B细节理解题。根据
19、文章最后一段可知，有两个正宗的南翔包子店，一个位于上海城隍庙，另一个位于南翔古猗园，故选B项。8What is the main idea of the passage?ATo speak highly of the famous snack Shanghai xiaolongbao.BTo introduce how Shanghai xiaolongbao came about.CTo tell about the process of Shanghai xiaolongbao.DTo recommend two authentic xiaolongbao restaurants.解析：选
20、B主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者主要介绍了上海小笼包的一些情况，故选B项。.短文改错Our neighbor Butler owns a 80acre farm. Visitors from cities can pick melons, tomato and cabbages by themselves. After school I feel like go to the farm and playing with some other children there. These little children can learn much things about farm work d
21、uring their first trip to there. One visitor said Butlers farm bring back good memories of their childhood in the countryside. “It is like what I used to have as a kid, it is nice to bring my child here，” he said. I think the farm actual gives a happy time to those which are close to nature.答案：第一句：a
22、an第二句：tomatotomatoes第三句：gogoing第四句：muchmany/some; 去掉to第五句：bringbrought; theirhis第六句：第二个it前加and/so第七句：actualactually; whichwho.书面表达假定你是李华，你校交换生Peter很喜欢中国菜，于是向你请教烹饪技巧。请你给他写一封电子邮件，要点如下：1邀请来家品尝；2乐意传授技巧；3赠送烹饪书。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：烹饪书recipe book参考范文：Dear Peter，Learning that you not only enj
23、oy Chinese dishes but try cooking them, Im more than glad to invite you to my home and to have a taste of the dishes cooked on my own.Lets first decide on the date. What about next Saturday? Is it convenient for you to come at 10 am.? Then we will have almost two hours to prepare the meal and I will have enough time to show you how to cook it. By the way, there are many recipe books in my home because of my mums love for cooking. You can choose whichever youre interested in.Hope you can enjoy the time in my home. Look forward to your coming.Yours sincerely，Li Hua
