1、1.3 新提升课时作业.用所给动词的适当形式填空1I would rather he _(stay) at home yesterday.2I wish he _(visit) us now.3If you _(work) hard then, you would be in the university now.4If you _(be) here, you would see the famous star.5_(be) it to rain, the crops would be saved.6He _(not come) yesterday, otherwise you would h
2、ave seen him.7The doctor advised that he _(go) to the seaside.8The smile on his face suggested that he _(satisfy) with our work.9The old man insisted that he _ never _(see) the young player.10If I _(be) you, I should tell him the truth.答案:1.had stayed2.visited3.had worked4.were5Were6.did not come7.(
3、should) go8.was satisfied9.had; seen10.were.用虚拟语气改写句子1She was given enough money. She bought the book.If she _ enough money, she wouldnt have bought the book.2He wants to come to the party,but he cant because he has to work.He _ to the party if he didnt have to work.3Li Ping is easygoing,so she has
4、a number of friends.If she were not easygoing, Li Ping _ a number of friends.4He was not familiar with software, so he was fired by his boss.If he had been familiar with software, he _ by his boss.5We know little about the disease, so we are not able to treat the patients effectively.If we _ more ab
5、out the disease, we would be able to treat the patients effectively.6Tom didnt work hard and he failed the exam._ Tom _ hard, he would have passed the exam.答案:1.had not been given2.would come3.wouldnt have4.wouldnt have been fired5.knew6.Had; worked.阅读理解AWatercolor(水彩画) is the oldest paints known. I
6、t dates back to the early cave men. They discovered that they could mix the natural colors found in the earth with water. In this way they could add lifelike qualities to drawings of animals and other figures on the wall of caves.Fresco(壁画), one of the greatest art forms, is done with watercolor, an
7、d it is created by mixing paints and water and applying these to wet plaster(灰泥). Of the thousands of people who stand under Michelangelos works in the Sistine Chapel, very few know they are looking at perhaps the greatest watercolor painting in the world.The invention of oil painting by the Flemish
8、 masters in the fifteenth century made fresco painting go downhill, and for the next several centuries watercolor was used mainly for doing sketches(素描) or as a tool for study. It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that English painters put back watercolor as a serious art form. T
9、he English have widelyknown love for the outdoors and also for small, private pictures. The softness of watercolor had a strong attraction for them. The popularity of watercolor continued to grow until the twentieth century. The United States took the place of England and became the center of waterc
10、olor. It produced such wellknown watercolor artists as Thomas Eakins and Andrew Wyeth.1The first watercolor users were _.Athe early cave menBItalian fresco artistsCFlemish mastersDthe English artists in the 18th century2In the 16th and 17th centuries the artists thought _. Awatercolor was more costl
11、y, but better Boil painting lasted less long, but clearer andbrighter Cwatercolor was not suitable for serious works Doil painting was difficult to use3According to the passage, watercolor painting was put back in England because _.Ait was easy to use outdoorsBit was a strong toolCit was extremely b
12、right in colorDit was well suited to popular tastes4What is the passage mainly about?AThe gradual weakness of fresco painting.BOils having more power of influence over watercolor.CThe rediscovery of watercolor in England.DThe start and development of watercolor.答案与解析:1解析:细节理解题。根据第一段可知答案。答案:A2解析:细节理解
13、题。根据第三段第二句It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that English painters put back watercolor as a serious art form.可知答案。答案:C3解析:细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句The softness of watercolor had a strong attraction for them.可知答案为D。答案:D4解析:主旨大意题。纵观全文,讲述了水彩画的起源和发展过程。答案:DBVincent Van Gogh, for whom color wa
14、s the most important form of expression, was born in Holland in 1853. Brought up in a religious and cultured atmosphere, Van Gogh was highly emotional and lacked selfconfidence. Between 1860 and 1880, when he finally decided to become an artist, Van Gogh had worked unsuccessfully as a clerk in a boo
15、kstore and an art salesman. He remained in Belgium to study art, determined to give happiness by creating beauty. One of his famous paintings is The Potato Eaters(1885) In 1886, he went to Paris to join his brother Tho. In Paris, Van Gogh studied with Cormon, later met Pissarro, Monet, and Gauguin,
16、and began to lighten his very dark palette(调色板). His nervous temperament made him a difficult companion and nightlong discussions combined with painting all day undermined his health. He decided to go south to Arles where he hoped his friends would join him and help found a school of art. Gauguin di
17、d join him but with bad results. Near the end of 1888, an incident led Gauguin to finally leave Arles. Van Gogh ran after him with an open razor, was stopped by Gauguin, but ended up cutting a part of his own ear off. Van Gogh then was sent to a mental (精神的) hospital for treatment. In May of 1890, h
18、e seemed much better and went to live in AuverssurOise under the watchful eye of Dr. Gachet. Two months later he was dead, having shot himself “for the good of all”. During his brief career he had sold one painting. Van Goghs finest works were produced in less than three years. His great fusion(融合)
19、of form and content is powerful, dramatic and emotional, for the artist was completely absorbed in the effort to explain either his struggle against madness or his comprehension of the spiritual essence(精华) of man and nature.5Which of the following best helped Van Gogh to express himself in his work
20、s?ALanguage. BColor.CLetters. DWords.6Before Van Gogh started to learn art, _.Ahe couldnt do his work wellBhe was confident about himselfChe did a good job in a bookstoreDhe was one of the successful artists7The underlined word “undermined” in Paragraph 2 means _. Aharmed Bimproved Cchallenged Dpuni
21、shed8Gauguin finally decided to leave Van Gogh probably because _. AVan Gogh didnt like Gauguin at allBsomething was wrong with Van GoghCGauguin cut off one of Van Goghs ears DGauguin hated to be a teacher at the school9What can we learn from Van Goghs works? AHis pride and kindness. BHis cruelty an
22、d failure. CHis honesty and strength. DHis struggle and viewpoints.答案与解析:5解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知,对Van Gogh来说,色彩是他表达自己的最重要途径,故选B项。答案:B6解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第三句可知,在Van Gogh决定成为画家之前,他的工作并不成功,也就是没能把自己的工作做好。答案:A7解析:词义猜测题。彻夜长谈及整日画画对健康不利,画线词意为“损害”,harm与其意思接近。答案:A8解析:推理判断题。根据第二段最后三句可推知,Van Gogh精神上出现了问题,他想伤害Gauguin,所以
23、Gauguin选择了离开。答案:B9解析:细节理解题。根据文章最后一句可知,Van Gogh在他的作品中展现了他与精神错乱的抗争及他对人与自然的精神实质的理解,故D项正确。答案:D.短文改错On a cold winter night, it was snowing heavily, a bus with 45 passenger had an accident because of the wet road. And all of them were trapping in the bus and what was worse,the bus ran out of gas and it is
24、 very cold in it. They could do nothing but to wait for help. A man who lived nearby saw what happened. He and some villagers managed to open the door and helped all of them out of bus. He took them to his home but offered food and water and even some warm clothes to the children. They spent two day
25、s in their home and finally helps came. All of them were thankful with their help.答案:On a cold winter night, it was snowing heavily, a bus with 45 had an accident because of the wet road. And all of them were in the bus and what was worse,the bus ran out of gas and it very cold in it. They could do
26、nothing but wait for help. A man who lived nearby saw what happened. He and some villagers managed to open the door and helped all of them out of bus. He took them to his home offered food and water and even some warm clothes to the children. They spent two days in home and finally came. All of them were thankful their help.