1、Topic 28文学与艺术文学 (Literature)literature, contemporary, culture, short story, folk, creative, be based on, description, _ krkt(r)49, _ dpt35, prose, original, be set in, work, rhyme, novelist, poem, admire, comedy, fiction, tale,_ dvent(r)56, copyright, essay, line, hero, Nobel Prize, picture, theme,
2、biography, chapter, draft, _ fntsi17, plot艺术(Art)artwork, drawing, painting, _ fIg(r)52, cast, gallery, authentic, sculpture, statue, carve, art collection, museum of art, on display, on exhibition评论 (Remark) comment, be known as, contribute, traditional, _ rIvju43, represent, favourite, symbolize,
3、_ ssieIt, ssit31, appreciate, productive, appreciate, classical, stand for, come alive, witness, vain, remark, inspiration, piece, touch, ancient, typical, straight, refresh, _ kntemprri8, conventional, abstract, realistic, visual, vivid, _ delIkt4,fantastic, _ memrbl5, masterpiece, outstanding, lay
4、 the foundation(s) for, distinguished, criticism, fascinatingadapt(2017江苏高考)So even if emissions were to begin to decrease today, we would still face the challenge of adapting to climate change.The materials can be adapted for use with older children.(1)根据首字母或汉语提示填空Two of her novels have been _ (改编)
5、 for television.Having settled in that remote area, the young man quickly a_ to the weather.答案:adaptedadapted(2)语法填空The film is adapted _ a novel. That is, it is an _ (adapt) of a novel. The hero of the film is _ (adapt) to the new environment. His exciting experience indicates the importance of ada
6、pting _ new manners and customs.答案:from; adaptation; adaptable; to(3)句式升级The director was fully convinced that this moving story, if it was adapted for television, would be a hit. (改为省略句)The director was fully convinced that this moving story, _, would be a hit.答案:if adapted for television(1)v. 使适应;
7、使适合(新用途、新情况) to change sth. in order to make it suitable for a new use or situation(2)vt. 改编;改写 to change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film/movie, television programme, etc.adapt (oneself)_to (使)适应于adapt . from . 根据改编be adapted for . 为而改写/改编adaptable adj. 有适应能力的;能适应的adaptation
8、n. 适应;改编本;改写本castShe was always cast as a mother.Burke cast a cursory glance at the menu, then flapped it shut.It is too late to cast anchor when the ship is on the rock.The cast are waiting on the stage.(1)根据句意写出加黑词的最佳释义Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease._Would you like
9、 to see the film in which a lot of film stars are cast?Yes! Whats the name of the film?_The play succeeded thanks to the wonderful performance of all of the cast._The athlete is practising casting the discus._答案:投射选派角色全体演员扔;掷;抛(2)单句语法填空The circumstances were all against Joe, but he was not cast _. T
10、he director cast a wellknown actress _ Marie Curie in the movie.答案:downas(3)单句写作这位老人提供的信息可能有助于弄清这件神秘的事情。The information offered by the old man may help _ the mystery.她很快地瞄了一下记事本,看是否有留给她的口信。 She _ the notepad to see if there were any messages for her. 答案:cast light on/uponcast a quick glance at(1)vt.
11、 分配角色;选派角色 to choose actors to play the different parts in a film/movie, play, etc.; to choose an actor to play a particular role(2)vt. 向投以(视线、笑容);投射(光、影子等) to look, smile, etc. in a particular direction; to make light, a shadow, etc. appear in a particular place(3)v. 扔;掷;抛 to throw sb./sth. somewhe
12、re, especially using force(4)n. (一出戏剧或一部电影的)全体演员 all the people who act in a play or film/moviereviewWe should review our lessons every day.The decision will be reviewed by the Supreme Court.(2018全国卷)According to a review of evidence in a medical journal, runners live three years longer than nonrunn
13、ers.He reviewed his failures and successes in his later years.I only go to see films that are reviewed favourably.(1)根据句意写出加黑词的最佳释义We will review your situation and decide how we can help you._She had been reviewing the previous week on her way home._As well as being an author, she reviews books for
14、 the Sunday papers._答案:复查;审查回顾;反思给(书、戏剧、电影等)写评论(2)单句写作She _ (正在为期末考试温习历史)His first novel _ (一直备受好评) since it came out last month.When he was dying, he tried to _ (回顾了自己的整个人生)答案:is reviewing history for the final examhas received good reviewsreview his whole life/all his life(1)vt. (& n) (尤指为准备考试而)复习
15、,温习 to look again at what you have studied, in order to prepare for an exam(2)vt. (& n) 复查;审查;重新考虑 to carefully examine or consider sth. again in order to see if changes are necessary(3)n. 报告;汇报;述评;回顾 a report on a subject or on a series of events (4)vt. 回顾;反思 to think about past events, for example
16、 to try to understand why they happened(5)vt. (& n) 写(关于书籍、戏剧、电影等的)评论 to write a report of a book, play, film/movie, etc. in which you give your opinion of ita general review 总复习a book/film review 书评/影评witnessCrime witnesses may be willing to assist the police,but most are unwilling to give their na
17、mes when reporting a crime.(2017浙江高考)Italy, which has a much weaker tradition of immigration, has witnessed a sharp increase in immigration in recent years.In the next three or four days, eleven witnesses will be called to testify.(1)根据句意写出加黑词的最佳释义Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident._
18、The defence is expected to call them as witnesses._Anyone who witnessed the attack should call the police._答案:目击者证人目击;见证(2)介词填空The material he wrote witnesses _ his abilities.Believe it or not, shes the only witness _ the murder.I gladly bear witness _ his good character.答案:tototo(3)单句写作Over the yea
19、r, she _ (目睹了不断地变化) in the class.His whole life was _ (对他的诚实的见证)答案:witnessed gradual changesa witness to his honesty(1)n. 目击者;见证人 a person who sees sth. happen and is able to describe it to other people (2)vt. 当场看到;目击(尤指罪行或事故);见证 to see sth. happen (typically a crime or an accident)(3)n. 证人 a person
20、 who gives evidence in courtvainMoney and education, however, change him, and before long he becomes vain and ashamed of his background.(2019全国卷)Jeff searched in vain for Rosie in the next four days.(1)根据句意写出加黑词的最佳释义She closed her eyes tightly in a vain attempt to hold back the tears._Shes one of th
21、ose vain people who cant pass a mirror without looking into it._答案:徒劳的自负的(2)单句语法填空We tried in vain _ (make) him change his mind.He shouted at them, _ (vain) trying to attract their attention.答案:to makevainly(3)单句写作他试图攀登那座山的顶峰,但未能成功。_很明显,她所有的抱怨都是白费口舌。_答案:He made a vain attempt/effort to reach the sum
22、mit of the mountain.It became obvious that all her complaints were in vain.(1)adj. 自负的;自视过高的 too proud of your own appearance, abilities or achievements(2)adj. 徒劳的;枉然的;无结果的that does not produce the result you wanta vain attempt/effort 徒劳的尝试/努力in vain 徒劳地;无意义地try in vain to do sth. 枉费心机地试图做某事vainly a
23、dv. 徒劳地;不成功地;白费力地.七选五(2019浙江高考)Rock music consists of many different styles. Even though there is a common spirit among all music groups, they make very different music. _1_ At that time the Beatles entered the world of music from Liverpool.After they were given an invitation to appear live on BBC,
24、the Beatles quickly became famous in Britain with nationwide tours. By mid1963, the Beatles had been extremely popular in England. _2_ They held large concerts and performed at clubs. They became the hottest thing on the pop music scene in England. They began as a modestly successful musician group
25、and ended the year as show business legends (传说). John Lennon and Paul McCartney were named composers of the year._3_ They were not sure how the Americans would react to the new type of music. Beatlemania hit New York on February 7, 1964. Hundreds of fans jammed the airport to greet them. _4_ The co
26、ncert was broadcast live and attracted the largest one night audience in the history of television up to that time. The Beatles were described as a British invasion (入侵) by local and nationwide newspapers at that time. Their victory in America was still remembered as a major turning point in the his
27、tory of rock and roll. Thanks to the Beatles, a lot of opportunities were opened up to new faces on the market. _5_AThey decided on a tour to the United States in 1964.BEven their hairstyles became major trends at that time.CRock music developed in the 1950s and the early 1960s.DHowever, their songs
28、 changed the lives of generations to come.EMany rock bands were able to follow in the footsteps of the Beatles.FThey appeared in the films A Hard Days Night (1964)and Help(1965)GThey performed their first concert in America at CBS televisions 53rd street studio.篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了甲壳虫乐队的发展与兴盛以及他们对英美摇
29、滚乐的影响。音乐是反映人类现实生活情感的一种艺术。它如同语言一般,以其特有的表现形式表情达意。音乐在生活中起着重要作用,很难想象如果没有音乐世界会变成什么样子(hard to imagine what the world would be like without music)。青少年可以选择适合自己的音乐,陶冶情操,净化心灵。1C空格后面的“At that time”决定了该空应该给出了具体的时间,再根据文章一开始出现的Rock music可知C项为正确答案。2B由空格前一句可知,甲壳虫乐队在当时的英国相当受欢迎。B项“就连他们的发型都成了当时的流行趋势”承接上文。故选B项。3A前面提到甲壳
30、虫乐队在英国特别受欢迎。由空格后一句可知,他们不确定美国人对这种新型的音乐会有什么反应。因此,A项“他们决定在1964年开始他们的美国之旅”符合语境。4G空格后一句与G项中的concert相呼应。5E空格前一句中的new faces与E项中的follow相呼应。spirit n. 精神invitation n. 邀请extremely adv. 非常;极其legend n. 传说(第一段第二句)Even though there is a common spirit among all music groups, they make very different music.译文:尽管所有的音
31、乐团体中都有一种共同的精神,但他们的音乐却迥然不同。分析:主句是they make very different music, even though引导让步状语从句。.完形填空(2020山西省祁县中学高三月考)From childhood, Moira loved to write. Throughout school she enjoyed writing, but pursuing (追求) it _1_ was never a possibility. Her father was a doctor, her mother was a nurse. “Medicine was a fa
32、irly _2_ option,” Moira says. “And writing was a career where it wasnt a _3_ that youd have high income.”She became a doctor but still wanted to do some writing. However, being a doctor was so _4_ that she didnt take up writing until her thirties. She _5_ a novela fictionalized version of her travel
33、s in China after university. She got excellent _6_. Moira sent it off to as many agents as she could find and found one who wanted to _7_ her. Suddenly it seemed she was on her way as an author.“I had one lengthy phone call with the agent where we went through all possible areas she thought needed _
34、8_. I worked on those and sent it back to her but didnt hear anything.” It was not long _9_ Moira found another agent who was _10_ if she was willing to rewrite it from the first person to the third person. She did the hard work and sent it off again. “I got back a really brief letter: Thank you. Im
35、 no longer interested. It was really _11_.”A decade went by, and Moira found herself itching to write again, this time purely for her own enjoyment. She _12_ herself the challenge of creating a thriller and chose Western Australia as her setting.As she was writing just for herself, something surpris
36、ing began to happen. “The characters _13_ a life of their own; they started doing things I hadnt thought about. It just _14_ out.” One day, an agent called from Australia. Three weeks later, Moira had a publication deal. Her novel, Cicada, was published in March.“_15_ it hadnt been published I still
37、 gained so much from the process,” says Moira.篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Moira虽然作为一名医生,但她爱好写作并坚持写作,在追求的过程中努力尝试的故事。1Aactively BprofessionallyCenergetically Dpermanently答案:Bactively “积极地”;professionally “作为职业地”;energetically “精力充沛地”;permanently “永久地”。根据but转折及该句中的关键词never a possibility可知,尽管Moira喜欢写作,但是把写作当作职业来
38、追求几乎是不可能的。故选B。2Ainfluential BexplicitCterrible Dsafe答案:Dinfluential “有影响的”;explicit “明确的”;terrible “可怕的”;safe “安全的”。根据空处前一句“Her father was a doctor, her mother was a nurse.”可知,她的父母会给予她医学方面很多的帮助,所以Moira认为医学是一个十分安全的(safe)选择。故选D。3Adream BpurposeCchoice Dcertainty答案:D根据上文提到不会把写作当作职业可知,Moira也认为写作不是一个确定的事
39、,也不一定能带来高收入的职业。故选D。4Apromising BdiscouragingCdemanding Dinteresting答案:Cpromising “有希望的,有前途的”;discouraging “使人泄气的”;demanding “苛刻的,要求高的”;interesting “有趣的”。根据空后的“she didnt take up writing until her thirties”可知,医生是一个要求很高的职业,因此她直到三十多岁才开始写作。故选C。5Aproduced BintroducedCbought Dreceived答案:Aproduce “创作,生产,产生”
40、。根据语境可知,她以大学毕业后在中国的旅游经历为背景创作了一本小说。故选A。6Arewards BreadersCreviews Dpraises答案:C根据下文提到她把她的小说寄给很多代理商,可以判断这部小说写出来后,她得到了极好的评价。故选C。7Aemploy BrepresentCtrust Dguide答案:B根据语境可知,Moira在众多的代理人中找到愿意代理出版这本小说的人。故选B。8Adeleting BadaptingCpolishing Dcovering答案:Cpolish “修改,润色”。Moira在电话中与代理人就小说中需要润色(polishing)的地方进行了仔细琢磨
41、。故选C。9Abefore BafterCsince Dwhen答案:A根据上文中的“sent it back to her but didnt hear anything”可知,Moira重新把小说发给代理人但是没有收到任何回复,不久之后Moira找到了另外一个代理人。句型It wasnt long before . 意思是“不久之后”。故选A。10Afascinated BinterestedCanxious Damused答案:B根据下文中的“Im no longer interested”可知,此处指这位代理人对她的书感兴趣。故选B。11Acommon BabsurdCterrifyi
42、ng Ddisappointing答案:Dcommon “共同的”;absurd “荒谬的”;terrifying “令人恐惧的”;disappointing “令人失望的”。根据两位代理人的态度可知,Moira这两次都以失败告终,所以这件事情肯定令她感到失望。故选D。12Aset BfoundCmade Dpermitted答案:A根据语境可知,Moira向自己提出(set)了一个挑战,写一部惊险小说。set “提出”。故选A。13Aput up Btook onCwent over Dgot down答案:Bput up “建造,张贴”;take on “开始具有(某种特征、面貌等)”;g
43、o over “仔细检查”;get down “下来,取下”。根据该句“The characters _13_ a life of their own; they started doing things I hadnt thought about.”可知,小说中的人物开始具有(took on)他们自己的生活。故选B。14Aflew BbroughtCbroke Dcarried答案:A根据下文可知,Moira的书得到了一位澳大利亚代理人的关注并顺利出版;据此可以推断,这部小说成功了。fly “成功”。故选A。15AEver since BAs ifCIf only DEven if答案:De
44、ver since “自从”;as if “好像,似乎”;if only “要是就好了”;even if “即使,尽管”。根据语境可推断出,即使(even if)这部小说没有出版,Moira仍然在这个过程中得到许多。故选D。.语法填空(2019贵州省遵义航天高级中学第一次模拟)Many of Van Goghs paintings were inspired by warm, yellow sunlight because he loved how it could light up the world in different _1_ (way). His painting Sunflowe
45、rs, for example, _2_ (fill) with vivid yellows and browns. These colors give _3_ painting a feeling of warmth and wellbeing. However, the sunflowers are actually dead and dying. The result is a painting that _4_ (combine) the warmth of life with the feelings of sadness. It is a painting that is warm
46、, beautiful and sad at the same time. Van Goghs _5_ (famous) painting, The Starry Night, takes this mixture of joy and sadness one step further. This is a picture known by the world. It is full _6_ deep blues and shadows, _7_ represents the sadness that Van Gogh felt as he painted. _8_, the stars an
47、d moon in The Starry Night are _9_ (unusual) bright and the light is swirling (旋动) above the darkening hills. It is a landscape that shows _10_ (warm) in the painting.1_2._3._4._5_6._7._8._9_10._篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了著名画家梵高的作品的艺术特点。1ways考查名词。根据different可知后面应用名词复数形式,故答案为ways。2is filled考查主谓一致和动词的时态。本句如
48、实地描述梵高作品的艺术特点,应用一般现在时;句子的主语为His painting Sunflowers,是单数,且此处构成sth. be filled with ., 故答案为is filled。3the考查冠词。此处特指梵高的名画向日葵,所以用定冠词,故答案为the。4combines考查主谓一致和动词的时态。这是对油画向日葵的描述,句子用一般现在时;此处a painting是先行词,故设空处用第三人称单数形式,故答案为combines。5most famous考查形容词的最高级。句意:梵高最著名的作品星月夜,使这种喜悦和悲伤的融合更深一步。结合句意可知,此处用形容词最高级,故答案为most
49、 famous。6of考查介词。be full of “充满”,固定用法,故答案为of。7which考查定语从句的引导词。句意:这幅画充满了深蓝色的阴影,代表梵高在绘画时所感受到的悲伤。此处是整个主句作先行词,后面用which引导的非限制性定语从句来补充说明主句的内容,故答案为which。8However考查副词。上一句中的“the sadness that Van Gogh felt”和本句中的“bright and light”在描述梵高星月夜的画作特点上形成对比和转折关系,故答案为However。9unusually考查词性转换。副词修饰形容词bright,结合句意可知,此处表示“异常地
50、明亮”,故答案为unusually。10warmth考查词性转换。show (展示)是及物动词,后面应接名词作宾语,故答案为warmth。【重点语法】.写作新题型概要写作(2019浙江五校5月联考)阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。If you take a look at the bestselling books in the UK these days, it is almost certain that there will be a lot of autobiographies (自传) in that list. Bill Clinton, Nelson Mand
51、ela and actor Michael J Fox have all written them. An autobiography is the story of a persons life, written by that person. It is usually a very famous person who might tell us all about their childhood, how they became famous and any other interesting things that have happened in their lives.Tradit
52、ionally, someone would write an autobiography when they were older because they had had a long, successful life. However, these days there are many magazines with stories and photos of the stars which sell very well. Reality TV shows are extremely popular and lots of people become famous very easily
53、 just from being on the TV rather than being able to sing or act well. As a result, people become famous very quickly and as soon as they are famous, a lot of money can be made from writing an autobiography, even if they are very young. So now you can find an autobiography from almost everyone who i
54、s in the public eye. Even though we can follow the lives of the stars very closely on TV or in magazines nowadays, we maybe dont know how they live their lives from day to day. Autobiographies often give the information we never knew about the stars. The British public are very curious to find out m
55、ore so they are very eager to read autobiographies. Not every star wants to write though. Sometimes stars employ writers to write their life stories for them. The writer will interview the stars, listen to everything they want to say, record interviews and then write books based on their words. Davi
56、d Beckham did this with his book My Side.Not everyone likes to read books regularly but they might like to read about the lives of stars. Autobiographies are helping to get more British people reading books. About 100 million autobiographies are sold in Britain every year. More stars depend on them
57、for extra income and as more of these books appear in the shops, more people are sure to keep buying them. 写前导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了自传这种文本。精彩范文Autobiographies, stories written by famous people about themselves, are popular in the UK. (要点1) But unlike traditional ones, many of todays autobiographies are ab
58、out young stars who rise to fame quickly. (要点2) As they often contain information unknown before, readers are keen on reading them. (要点3) Not fond of writing, however, some celebrities hire writers to write their autobiographies. (要点4) Besides, due to autobiographies, more British people are involved in reading now. (要点5)