1、课时素养检测 十四Unit 4Period 2. 阅读理解AThere are campus museums all over China that offer various collections and make for eye-opening visits. Beijing Air and Space Museum at Beihang UniversityAdmission: freeOpening hours: Tuesday and Saturday, 9: 00 am-12: 00 pmHighlights: Included among the more than 300 h
2、istoric aircraft and space artifacts are one of the two Northrop P - 61 Black Widows in the world and Chinas first light airliner, Beijing 1. Fudan University MuseumAdmission: freeOpening hours: Tuesday to Friday, 9: 00 am-11: 30 am and 1: 30 pm-4: 30 pmHighlights: A unique collection of native arti
3、facts from the Gaoshan aborigines in Taiwan. Some of them, such as pearl vests, are rarely seen even in Taiwan. China Ichthyic Culture Museum at Shanghai Ocean UniversityAdmission: 10 yuanOpening hours: Monday to Friday, 9: 00 am11: 30 am and 1: 30 pm4: 00 pmHighlights: In this collection of more th
4、an 40, 000 specimens of about 3, 000 ocean-dwelling species, the most eye-catching one is an 18. 4-meter-long sperm whale skeleton. Yifu Museum of China University of GeosciencesAdmission: 40 yuan; half price for studentsOpening hours: Monday to Friday, 8: 30 am12: 00 pm and 2: 30 pm5: 00 pm; weeken
5、ds and holidays, 9: 00 am4: 30 pmHighlights: It houses a collection of more than 30, 000 mineral and rock specimens, more than 2, 000 of which are rare ones like the museums well-known dinosaur fossils. China Academy Museum at Hunan UniversityAdmission: 50 yuanOpening hours: Monday to Sunday, 8: 00
6、am6: 30 pm in summer and 8: 30 am6: 00 pm in winterHighlights: Chinas only museum to feature the history of academies and cultural education in the country. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 中国各地都有校园博物馆, 提供各种各样的收藏品, 让人大开眼界。主要介绍了五个校园博物馆的门票、开放时间以及各自亮点等。1. Which museum will you choose if youre interested in sea species?
7、 A. China Academy Museum at Hunan University. B. Yifu Museum of China University of Geosciences. C. Beijing Air and Space Museum at Beihang University. D. China Ichthyic Culture Museum at Shanghai Ocean University. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由“China Ichthyic Culture Museum at Shanghai Ocean University”部分“In this
8、collection of more than 40, 000 specimens of about 3, 000 ocean-dwelling species, the most eye-catching one is an 18. 4-meter-long sperm whale skeleton. ”可知, 如果你对海洋生物感兴趣, 你可以去上海海洋大学的中国鱼文化博物馆, 故选D。2. What can you see in Yifu Museum of China University of Geosciences? A. Space artifacts. B. Dinosaur f
9、ossils. C. Native artifacts. D. Sperm whale skeletons. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。由“It houses a collection of more than 30, 000 mineral and rock specimens, more than 2, 000 of which are rare ones like the museums well-known dinosaur fossils. ”可知, 在中国地质大学逸夫博物馆可以看到恐龙化石。故选B。3. When can you go to China Academy Museum
10、 at Hunan University? A. On Tuesday 6: 00 pm in winter. B. On Saturday 8: 00 pm in winter. C. On Sunday 6: 30 pm in summer. D. On Wednesday 8: 00 am in summer. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由“China Academy Museum at Hunan University”部分“Opening hours: Monday to Sunday, 8: 00 am6: 30 pm in summer and 8: 30 am6: 00 pm
11、in winter”可知, 选项D符合题意。【点睛】细节理解题: 可以采用“寻读法”, 即“带着问题找答案”, 先从问题中找到关键词, 这种关键词可以被称为“定位词”, 然后以此为线索, 运用略读、查读等方法快速地找到问题的答案。例如第3题的关键词是When, 以此为线索, 把阅读的重点锁定在Opening hours上, 去寻找Monday to Sunday, 8: 00 am6: 30 pm in summer, 再对各选项进行比对, 从而选出正确答案D。BJim Denevan is an amazing artist whose work is admired by all, but
12、 owned by nonethats because all of Jims art is created on an unusual canvas(画布) the soft sand. He sometimes spends days working on a piece, only to see it washed away by the sea or a storm and that is just the way he likes it. Denevan discovered his artistic talents about ten years ago, when he was
13、wandering aimlessly on the beach with a stick. He ended up drawing a 12-foot-long fish. Since then, Jim has traveled over 1, 800 miles while creating over 600 pieces of sand art. Over the years, his drawings have become bigger, but the tools he uses havent changed All he needs is a stick, a garden r
14、ake(耙子)and most importantly, his lively imagination! Just like any good artist, Jim is quite particular about the “quality” of his canvas, sometimes walking for miles, looking for perfect sand. His latest piece of work, which is also the worlds largest freelance (自由职业的)drawing, was created in the de
15、sert sand of Nevada. It took Jim three trips, eight days and over 100 miles of walking to create this 3-mile work of art. It took the storm just one night to destroy it! However, Jim says he actually enjoys watching the waves or rain, wash his paintings away. Jims art has become very popular over th
16、e years and was even the topic of a documentary named “Sandman” in 2015. Jim Denevan is not just about art in the sand he is also an excellent chef and founder of an organization called “Outstanding in the Field”, whose motto is to celebrate food at its source. Accordingly, group dining events are h
17、eld outdoors on farms, with the diners being treated to a delicious meal. The events, which are held in different farms throughout America, are always sold out the minute the schedule is announced. 【语篇概述】这是一篇说明文。本文主要讲述了Jim Denevan这位令人惊叹的艺术家的成名过程。4. It can be learnt from the passage that _. A. Deneva
18、n walks a lot to complete his workB. it is not hard for Denevan to find suitable sand to draw onC. it usually takes a long time for the storm to destroy Denevans workD. Denevan is very particular about his drawing tools【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句Since then, Jim has traveled over 1, 800 miles while creati
19、ng over 600 pieces of sand art. 可知吉姆走了1800多英里, 创作了600多件沙子艺术品。故选A。5. Which of the following can best describe Denevan? A. Generous. B. Kind-hearted. C. Imaginative. D. Traditional. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句. . . All he needs is a stick, a garden rake and most importantly, his lively imagination! 可知Denev
20、an是个富于想象的人, 故选C。6. Whats the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Denevan loses his interest in art soon. B. Denevan is also popular as a chef. C. Being a happy chef is Denevans final goal in life. D. Denevans fame helps him with his chef job. 【解析】选B。段落大意题。根据最后一段第二句Jim Denevan is not just about art i
21、n the sand he is also an excellent chef. . . 以及下文内容可知Jim Denevan不仅仅是一个艺术家, 他还是一个出色的厨师, 故最后一段主要说明了他也是一个受欢迎的厨师。故选B。. 完形填空There were times when I wanted to be a fashion designer, a model or a rock star but I gave up on all of them halfway. The only thing I stuck with was1. Thats why this “100 Days of S
22、elf Love” project was both such a joy and a challenge. The2 I set for myself were simple: one self-portrait(肖像)a day for 100 days. 3my own advice, I wanted to achieve something 4of my day job. Not only did I get a sketchbook(素描本) to keep forever out of this project, but I also got a little better wi
23、th my work ethic(道德标准), 5 my skills and learned some valuable lessons. Besides, I 6 to myself that I could do it. I learned to look at myself. In our self-obsessed(沉迷于自我的)7, we take pictures of our face8 without a second thought. I wanted to find out the meaning of “self” and see what I could learn.
24、 I quickly9 that I never looked at my face so 10. By about day 20, I got a good sense of what I looked like. I could draw myself pretty well. My face was11to meinstead of just being the image in the mirror. Drawing my face every day for 100 days was difficult. But I12it! I now have a sketchbook that
25、 I could keep for years. Although things are not13, Im still proud that I finished this project. This project was a good reminder that if I set my 14 on somethingand if I m actually crazy about itI can do it. And15 I can do this, what else cant I achieve? 【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文, 讲述了作者通过百日自画像项目认识到下定决心做某件事时
26、, 如果真的为之疯狂, 就能成功。1. A. dancingB. playingC. singingD. drawing【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。 dancing跳舞; playing玩耍; singing唱歌; drawing绘画。根据下文情节可知, 我唯一坚持下来的事情就是画画, 故D项正确。2. A. limitsB. rulesC. pressuresD. schedules【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。 limits限制; rules规则; pressures压力; schedules日程安排。我给自己定的规则是每天画一张自画像, 坚持100天, 故B项正确。3. A. In
27、cludingB. ConsideringC. FollowingD. Directing【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。 including包括; considering考虑; following跟随, 服从; directing指挥。遵照我自己的建议, 我想在日常工作之外取得一些成就, 故C项正确。4. A. besidesB. partC. insteadD. outside【解析】选 D。考查词义辨析。 besides此外; part部分; instead相反; outside在外面。我想在日常工作之外取得一些成就, 故D项正确。5. A. reservedB. exploredC.
28、recognizedD. improved【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。 reserved保留; explored探索; recognized认出; improved改进。我的绘画技巧也有了改进, 故D项正确。6. A. persuadedB. promotedC. provedD. announced【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。 persuaded劝说; promoted提升; proved证明; announced宣布。我向自己证明了我能做到, 我学会了审视自己, 故C项正确。7. A. societyB. sceneC. cultureD. air【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。s
29、ociety社会; scene情景; culture文化; air空气。在这个沉迷于自我的社会里, 我们总是毫不犹豫地拍下自己的照片, 故A项正确。8. A. in no timeB. all the timeC. at no timeD. by the time【解析】选B。考查介词短语辨析。 in no time立即; all the time一直; at no time决不, 从不; by the time到时。我们总是毫不犹豫地拍下自己的照片, 故B项正确。9. A. thoughtB. imaginedC. agreedD. realized【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。thoug
30、ht认为; imagined想象; agreed同意; realized意识到。我很快意识到我从未如此认真地看过自己的脸, 故D项正确。10. A. carefullyB. curiouslyC. joyfullyD. obviously【解析】选A。考查副词词义辨析。 carefully认真地; curiously好奇地; joyfully快乐地; obviously明显地。我从来没有认真地看过自己的脸, 故A项正确。11. A. similarB. familiarC. attractiveD. obvious【解析】选B。考查形容词词义辨析。 similar相似的; familiar熟悉
31、的; attractive吸引人的; obvious明显的。我对自己的脸很熟悉, 而不仅仅是镜子里的自己, 故B项正确。12. A. reachedB. likedC. spreadD. made【解析】选D。考查固定搭配。连续100天画自己的脸是很困难的, 但我做到了, make it表示“成功”, 故D项正确。13. A. wonderfulB. successfulC. perfectD. official【解析】选C。考查形容词词义辨析。 wonderful美好的; successful成功的; perfect完美的; official官方的。虽然事情并不完美, 但我仍然为完成了这个项
32、目而自豪, 故C项正确。14. A. mindB. dreamC. brainD. determination【解析】选A。考查固定搭配。此处是说当我下定决心做某件事的时候, set ones mind on sth. 表示专心于某事, 决心做某事。故A项正确。15. A. unlessB. ifC. thoughD. as【解析】选B。考查连词词义辨析。unless除非; if如果; though尽管; as因为。如果我能做到这一点, 我还有什么做不到的呢? 故B项正确。【技法导练】阅读理解主旨大意题记叙文、议论文常考文章的主旨大意。一般主旨大意常出现在文章的开头, 有时也出现在结尾。当然更
33、重要的是从全文去把握。首先, 任何一篇文章都是围绕某个主题展开的, 因此, 许多文章最明显的特点之一是有一个反复出现的中心词, 即高频词, 也叫做主题词。抓住了它, 便容易抓住文章的中心; 第二, 要搞清是问某一段还是全文的大意。可利用段落信息来把握文脉, 进行综合归纳, 概括文章的主题。如有标题, 标题中蕴含的信息往往是关键信息; 第三, 要学会借助文章的结构来把握中心思想。段落中心思想常常由主题句(Topic sentence)来表达。主题句常常出现在段首或段尾处, 有时也在段落中间。同样, 一篇文章的中心思想也常常在开始段或结尾段点出。因此, 在阅读中, 我们要对文章的开始段和结尾段及段落的主题句给予特别的注意。比如阅读理解B篇小题6, 根据最后一段第二句Jim Denevan is not just about art in the sandhe is also an excellent chef以及下文内容可知Jim Denevan不仅仅是一个艺术家, 他还是一个出色的厨师, 故最后一段主要说明了他也是一个受欢迎的厨师。