1、Unit 4 Meeting the muse课时素养检测 十三Unit 4Period 1. 阅读理解(2020芜湖高二检测)For hospitalized teens, wearing the same unattractive gown(长袍)day after day can be not only boring but seriously dehumanizing. Thats why Starlight Childrens Foundation Canada came up with the simple but brilliant idea to create hospital
2、 gowns that teens would actually want to wear. The recently started WARD+ ROBES program allows each teen to pick out a gown that suits them, allowing them to feel less like a patient and more like unique individuals they are. “When you cant wear what you want, you feel like youre not who you should
3、be, or you are just your illness or youre just. . . a hospital patient,” a teen says in a video produced by the foundation. In the video, the foundation presents the unique gowns to a group of teens at the hospitaland when each patient finds one that suits their personal style, their eyes light up.
4、“I was amazed to watch the teens walk in their traditional gowns and get super excited that they could go to this rack(衣架)of robes and pick something that felt more like them,”said Trevor Dicaire, senior vice president of development at Starlight Childrens Foundation, Canada. To create a wide range
5、of designs to fit each patients style, the Foundation sought the help of creations including fashion designer IZZY Camilleri and tattoo(文身)artist India Amara. And now that the program is up and running, the Foundation is inviting anyone to offer a design. The gowns shown in the video range from simp
6、le to complex, with patterns and materials such as camouflage, and animal print and lace. Each gown includes a tag(标签)with a very important message: Youre unique. Why should your gown be any different?【语篇概述】本文讲述了加拿大的一个基金会想出一个好主意: 创造一种长袍,来鼓励住院的青少年成为最好的自己。1. The underlined word “them” in Paragragh 5 r
7、efers to_. A the teensB. the designsC. the foundation staffD. the gowns【解析】选A。细节理解题。分析上文. . . watch the teens walk in their traditional gowns and get super excited that they. . . 可知them指代的是the teens,故选A。2. How do the teens feel about the gowns presented by the Foundation?A. Old-fashioned. B. Comfort
8、able. C. Personalized. D. Ordinary. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段中的a gown that suits them, allowing them to feel less like a patient and more like unique individuals they are和第五段中的the teens walk in their traditional gowns and get super excited that they could go to this rack of robes and pick something that fe
9、lt more like them可知青少年很激动地发现基金会提供的长袍感觉更像他们自己,很具有个人化,故选C。3. Why is a tag included with each gown?A. To arouse the teens interest in helping others. B. To encourage the teens to design gowns. C. To tell the teens to enjoy the moment. D. To inspire the teens to be their best. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的a tag
10、 with a very important message: Youre unique. Why should your gown be any different?可知每个长袍上带着一个标签,鼓励穿上它的青少年成为一个独特的人。由此可推断长袍上带着一个标签是为了激励青少年成为最好的自己,故选D。4. What would be the best title for the text?A. Do you dare to be different and unique?B. Brilliant hospital gowns help teen patients feel like themse
11、lves. C. Clothes design enlivens patients stay in hospital. D. What your clothes might be saying about you. 【解析】选B。主旨大意题。本文讲述了加拿大的一个基金会想出一个好主意: 创造一种长袍,来鼓励住院的青少年成为最好的自己。故B项正确。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有两项为多余选项。Art is for everyone and it exists everywhere. When it comes to appreciating a
12、n art painting, there is no right or wrong way. 1Know the artist. To know the artist is the first step towards appreciating any art painting. 2 Once you get familiar with the paintings from a particular artist, you will start relating to their unique style. 3 This is really tough. There are differen
13、t styles and types of art mediums, realism, surrealism, and impressionism, to name but a few. So for beginners, its advisable to keep things simple. Try to understand if the art you see is a watercolour, oil painting or acrylic(丙烯酸颜料) or sketch (速写) on paper. You also need to figure out the styles o
14、f the workfigurative (形象的) or abstract. Try and find a meaning. To read between lines and colors and understand what the artists mean can be very difficult. 4 So heres a simple guide. Figurative paintings are easy because they are an honest description of emotions on the canvas(油画布). Still, it doesn
15、t mean your understanding is the same as the artists. Abstracts attempt to create magic with shapes, lines and colors and their meaning is different for everyone who sees it. Search for Emotions. Not every work of art will catch your eyes or emotions at first sight. 5 Explore the art work with your
16、eyes. Once you are aware of these things, you will be able to break the ice with art. A. Know the type of art and medium used. B. Discover your taste and styles. C. Some of these art works will take time to reach you. D. You just might find that art changes the way you see the world. E. Learning som
17、ething about the artist adds to the appreciation of art. F. The following ideas may help you join in the conversation between you and the artist. G. A simple art painting might be understood otherwise for different people. 【语篇概述】本文就如何能够欣赏艺术提出一些建议。1. 【解析】选F。根据下文提出的建议以及文章最后一句Once you are aware of thes
18、e things, you will be able to break the ice with art. 可知本句是下文的总结句,且根据F项中的The following ideas may help. . . 可确定应选F。2. 【解析】选E。根据上文的Know the artist. To know the artist. . . 和E项中的Learning something about the artist对应,可确定应选E。3. 【解析】选A。根据下文的styles and types of art mediums和A项中的the type of art and medium相一致
19、,可确定选A。4. 【解析】选G。根据上文的Try and find a meaning. To read between lines and colors and understand what the artists mean和G项中的A simple art painting might be understood相对应,可确定选G。5. 【解析】选C。根据上文Not every work of art will catch your eyes or emotions at first sight和C项中的take time to reach you相对应,可确定选C。阅读理解AThe
20、18-meter-tall Rubber Duck arrived in Beijing on Friday. It was placed on waters in the International Garden Expo Park where the Yongding River passes through. The Rubber Duck exhibition was designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. It was part of the activities of Beijing Design Week which ran fro
21、m September 26 to October 3 in 2013. The Rubber Duck stayed in the park until September 23, then moved to the Summer Palace, a famous Beijing tourist spot where it was on display until October 26. The duck is made of over 200 pieces of rubber. It was guarded not only by staff but also by 10 voluntee
22、rs wearing yellow T-shirts and hats with a rubber duck logo. Sun Yidong,a volunteer who guided visitors to the duck,said the art brought energy to the traditional Chinese park. “Seeing the giant Rubber Duck makes me feel like Im a kid again. ” Sun said. Because of the rain on Friday there were not t
23、oo many people coming to see it. The Expo workers said they expected more people to come and visit the duck on weekends. Zhao Yan said she had been following news about the duck since 2007 when the duck began its journey. “I even considered going to Hong Kong to see it. Its great that the duck is in
24、 Beijing ” Zhao said. Before arriving in Beijing the Rubber Duck traveled to 13 cities in nine countries. “The aim of the Rubber Duck is simply to bring everyone back to their childhood again ” said Zeng Hui,a leader of the Beijing Design Week Organizing Committee Office. “It can be a toy for adults
25、. ”【语篇概述】这篇文章介绍了霍夫曼设计的橡皮鸭在北京展览的相关情况。1. The Rubber Duck went to _after it left the International Garden Expo Park. A. the Olympic ParkB. the Summer PalaceC. Beihai ParkD. Zhong Shan Park【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段中The Rubber Duck stayed in the park until September 23, then moved to the Summer Palace可知橡皮鸭在国际园艺
26、博览会后去了颐和园,故B项正确。2. Why werent there too many people going to see the Rubber Duck on Friday?A. They were not interested in it. B. They didnt have enough time to go there. C. The weather was not good. D. The tickets were expensive. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据Because of the rain on Friday there were not too many p
27、eople coming to see it. 可知星期五去看橡皮鸭的人不太多的原因是下雨了,故C项正确。3. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The Rubber Duck started its journey in 2007. B. Before arriving in Beijing the Rubber Duck was shown in 13 cities. C. The Rubber Duck is made of more than 200 pieces of rubber. D. A German artist designed t
28、he Rubber Duck. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段The Rubber Duck exhibition was designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman. 可知橡皮鸭是由荷兰艺术家霍夫曼设计的,故选D项。4. What can we learn from the passage?A. The Rubber Duck can remind people of their childhood. B. Beijing Design Week finished on October 2. C. Sun Yidong was a visito
29、r. D. Volunteers wore white T-shirts. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据最后一段The aim of the Rubber Duck is simply to bring everyone back to their childhood again可知A项正确。【素养培优】用自己的语言整合全文概要。词数: 60个左右。A huge Rubber Duck was designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman in order to bring everyone back to their childhood again.
30、 After the Rubber Duck had traveled to 13 cities in nine countries, it arrived in Beijing. It was on display in the International Garden Expo Park until September 23, then in the Summer Palace. BWe know the famous onesthe Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bellsbut what about the less famous in
31、ventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)? Shouldnt we know who they are?Joan Mclean thinks so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that shes developed a course on the topic. In
32、 addition to learning “who” invented “what”, however, Mclean also wants her students to learn the answers to the “why” and “how” questions. According to Mclean, “When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated t
33、o give inventing a try. ”Her students agree. One young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of Mcleans statement. “If I had not heard the story of the windshield wipers invention, ”said Tommy Lee, a senior physics major, “I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experie
34、nce during a rainstorm into something so constructive. ” Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer. So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but
35、Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldnt be a built-in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned
36、 home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever(操作杆)on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper. Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. Its hard to imagine driving without
37、 Garrett A. Morgans traffic light. Its equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgetts innovation that makes glass invisible. Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?【语篇概述】交通指挥灯和雨刮器的发明对我们很有益处,但我们却不知道它们的发明者。有感于此,Joan Mclean推出了一门课程。这门课程告诉学生一些不出名的发明家的有用的发明背后的故事,从而
38、启发学生进行发明创造。5. By mentioning “traffic light” and “windshield wiper”,the author indicates that countless inventions are_. A. beneficial,because their inventors are famousB. beneficial,though their inventors are less famousC. not useful,because their inventors are less famousD. not useful,though their
39、inventors are famous【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. 可知作者赞同Joan Mclean的想法: 因为交通指挥灯和雨刮器的发明对我们很有益处,所以我们应该知道这些不太出名的发明者。故选B。6. Professor Joan Mcleans course aims to_. A. add color and variety to students campus lifeB. inform students of the windshield wipe
40、rs inventionC. carry out the requirements by Mountain UniversityD. prepare students to try their own inventions【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段可知Joan Mclean教授开始的这门课程不仅让学生知道谁发明了什么,也让学生学到为什么以及怎样发明这些东西,从而使学生认识发明的机会并尝试发明东西。故这门课程的目的是让学生为自己的发明做好准备,故选D。7. Tommy Lees invention of the unbreakable umbrella was_. A. not eve
41、ntually accepted by the umbrella producerB. inspired by the story behind the windshield wiperC. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstormD. not related to Professor Joan Mcleans lectures【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第三段中Tommy Lee 所说的话“If I had not heard the story of the windshield wipers invention,. . . I ne
42、ver would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so constructive. ”可知雨刮器的发明的故事启发他发明了不会破的雨伞,故选B。8. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?A. How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to ProducersB. How to Design a Built-in Device fo
43、r Cleaning the WindowC. Shouldnt We Know Who Invented the Windshield WiperD. Shouldnt We Develop Invention Courses in Universities【解析】选C。主旨大意题。本文主要内容是: 交通指挥灯和雨刮器的发明对我们很有益处,但我们却不知道它们的发明者。有感于此,Joan Mclean推出了一门课程。再根据第一段中的What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper? Shouldnt we know who they are?以及最后一段可知最佳题目是C项。
