1、二十六选修8 Unit 3The world of colours and light(限时35分钟). 阅读理解A(2021文山模拟)Chinese delivery driver Gao Zhixiao, was featured on the cover of Time magazine in March because of his remarkable sense of commitment. Alongside five others, he was picked by the magazine as one of the heroes amid COVID-19 outbreak
2、. Ever since COVID-19 broke out, many restaurants shut down or switched to takeout-only services. Millions of people have been staying at home to avoid getting infected. “People choose to order food online or buy fruit and vegetables to cook at home, ” Gao told Time. As a result, delivery orders dra
3、matically increased, placing a huge burden on delivery couriers. Born into a poor family in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, Gao started to make a living in Beijing at age 16. After COVID-19 broke out, Gao hesitated for a second to continue working, but then picked up orders because he thought cus
4、tomers might be in need. Due to the danger of person-to-person transmission, Gao must take precautions to avoid spreading viruses during his route around Beijing, including taking a regular health test and spending 20 minutes disinfecting his motorcycle and clothes each morning. Besides delivering g
5、oods, Gao once willingly cooked for an elderly customer who was living alone at her home. It is the commitment of ordinary people like Gao that has made the biggest contributions in the fight against COVID-19. 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了中国外卖员高治晓因在疫情期间不顾自身生命安全, 仍坚守在工作岗位为隔离在家的人们配送外卖因而登上了时代杂志。1. What can we know fro
6、m Paragraph 1?A. Gao manages a delivery company. B. Gao is the only one to deliver food during COVID-19 outbreak. C. Gao was chosen on the cover of Time magazine due to his selfless commitment. D. Gao comes from a poor family. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第一段“Chinese delivery driver, Gao Zhixiao, was featured on
7、the cover of Time magazine in March because of his remarkable sense of commitment. ”可知, 由于高治晓在疫情期间的无私奉献被选入时代杂志的封面人物。故选C。2. Why delivery orders dramatically increased according to the passage?A. People were too lazy to go out for meals. B. There was a discount if people chose delivery orders. C. Peop
8、le were afraid of being infected COVID-19 by going out. D. People were asked to order food online by the government. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段Millions of people have been staying at home to avoid getting infected. 可知, 人们是因为害怕被感染新冠肺炎, 不敢外出, 故而使得外卖订单骤增。故选C。3. Which of the following words can best describe Ga
9、o Zhixiao?A. Selfless and warm-hearted. B. Brave and humorous. C. Hardworking and honest. D. Caring and selfish. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。通读全文可知, 从高治晓冒着被新冠肺炎感染的风险配送外卖, 同时还帮助一个年迈的独居老人做饭这两件事, 可推测出他是一个无私且热心的人。故选A。4. Whats the best title of this passage?A. A Delivery HeroB. The Horrible PandemicC. A Brave Heart Bea
10、ts AnythingD. Never Say Never【解析】选A。主旨大意题。第一段Chinese delivery driver, Gao Zhixiao, was featured on the cover of Time magazine in March because of his remarkable sense of commitment. 是全文的主题句, 结合全文内容, 可知全文主要讲了一个外卖小哥疫情期间, 无私地坚守岗位, 为人们用心配送外卖, 实属英雄行为, 所以“A Delivery Hero”(一名外卖员英雄)作为文章标题最为合适。故选A。【知识拓展】长难句分
11、析1. After COVID-19 broke out, Gao hesitated for a second to continue working, but then picked up orders because he thought customers might be in need. 分析:本句是复合句。after引导时间状语从句;because引导的是原因状语从句, 其中, customers might be in need是宾语从句, 省略了that, 作thought的宾语。翻译:新型冠状病毒爆发后, 高治晓犹豫了一下是否继续工作, 但随后接单, 因为他认为客户可能需要
12、帮助。2. Due to the danger of person-to-person transmission, Gao must take precautions to avoid spreading viruses during his route around Beijing, including taking a regular health test and spending 20 minutes disinfecting his motorcycle and clothes each morning. 分析:本句是复杂的简单句。due to the danger of perso
13、n-to-person transmission是介词短语作原因状语, Gao是主语, must take 作谓语, precautions是宾语; to avoid spreading viruses during his route around Beijing, 是不定式短语作目的状语, including taking a regular health test and spending 20 minutes disinfecting his motorcycle and clothes each morning是现在分词短语作precautions的定语 ;其中and连接两个动名词短
14、语taking a regular health test 和 spending 20 minutes disinfecting his motorcycle and clothes each morning作including的宾语。翻译:由于存在人与人之间传播的危险, 高治晓必须采取预防措施, 避免病毒在北京周边地区传播, 包括定期进行健康检查, 每天早上花20分钟给摩托车和衣服消毒。B(2021哈尔滨模拟)Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Leonardo da Vinci. . . the art world has never lacked talent
15、. And now, a new painter is ready to join the list, although this one isnt even human. Next month, auction house(拍卖行) Christies Prints and Multiples will make history by offering the first piece of art created by artificial intelligence (AI) for sale. The painting is a portrait of a man called Edmon
16、d De Belam, and is expected to be sold for up to $10, 000 (69, 000 yuan). The work, which features a man with a mysterious look on his face, was created by software developed by the French art group Obvious. Laugero-Lasserre, an art collector, called the work “odd and amazing at the same time”. This
17、 isnt the first example of AI-produced artwork, as AI has already been used to write poems and compose songs. However, many people doubt whether it should be called art at all. According to Russian writer Leo Tolstoy (18281910), art is about creating emotion. Its “a means of. . . joining people toge
18、ther in the same feelings” he once said. So, if the emotion behind art is what makes it, the ability to create and use tools is what makes human beings different from other species. And as a tool itself, the AI technology used to create the portrait is the result of a lot of effort made by several d
19、esigners. Together, they “fed” the AI a huge collection of paintings from the 14th to the 18th centuries, until it was able to work out how to make similar paintings of its own. The introduction of AI art could be the beginning of a new artistic movement. However, not everyone is ready to welcome th
20、ese high-tech artists just yet. “The human mind is whats behind the AI technology. And the human mind is not a cold, hard fact, ” Oscar Schwartz, a professor of AI, said during a Ted X Sydney speech. “Rather, it is something thats created with our opinions and something that changes over time. ”【文章大
21、意】本文主要介绍了人工智能创作了自己的绘画作品以及人们对此的态度。5. Why are Monet, Picasso and da Vinci mentioned at the beginning of the passage?A. To list world famous talented artists. B. To highlight the inhuman painter by contrast. C. To show the prosperity of the art world. D. To introduce a new painter as great as them. 【解析
22、】选B。推理判断题。根据第一段And now, a new painter is ready to join the list, although this one isnt even human. 可知, 在文章的开头提到莫奈、毕加索和达芬奇是为了通过对比突出非人类的画家。6. Why does the painting mentioned in Paragraph 2 gain special concern?A. Itll be auctioned in a famous auction house. B. Its the first AI-produced artwork for sa
23、le. C. Its the portrait of a man with mysterious look. D. Its auction price is expected to be the highest. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段Next month, auction house Christies Prints and Multiples will make history by offering the first piece of art created by artificial intelligence (AI) for sale. 可知, 拍卖行将创造历史出售第
24、一件由人工智能(AI)创作的艺术品。由此可知, 第二段提到的那幅画受到特别关注, 是因为这是出售的第一个AI制作的艺术品。7. Which of the following statements may Leo Tolstoy agree with?A. AI technology is a tool for artistic creation. B. AI is taught to express human emotions in art. C. AI copied paintings of the 14th18th centuries. D. AI art joins people to
25、gether in the same feelings. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第五段And as a tool itself, the AI technology used to create the portrait is the result of a lot of effort made by several designers. 可知, 人工智能技术是艺术创作的工具。8. What might be the future of the new artistic movement?A. Predictable. B. Unacceptable. C. Popular. D. U
26、nclear. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段Rather, it is something thats created with our opinions and something that changes over time. 可知, 新艺术运动会随着实践的流逝而改变, 其未来不清晰。【知识拓展】长难句分析Next month, auction house Christies Prints and Multiples will make history by offering the first piece of art created by artificial intelli
27、gence (AI) for sale. 分析:该句是复杂的简单句。by offering the first piece of art是介词by+动名词短语作方式状语, created by artificial intelligence (AI) for sale. 是过去分词短语作art的定语。译文:下个月, 佳士得版画和拍品拍卖行(Christies Prints and Multiples)将创造历史, 推出第一件由人工智能(AI)创作的艺术品。. 完形填空阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(2021大连二模)The mo
28、ment when a mother sees her new born baby for the first time is a joyous, special occasion. 1, sometimes there are cases where that special moment is followed by 2 and pain. As a volunteer for Operation Smile, I have experienced the joy and the 3 that comes with this type of work. Whandas story is o
29、ne that 4 with this kind of doubt and fear. After almost 30 hours of labor, 28-year-old Whanda passed out while giving birth to her first and only daughter, Yuleyssy. When she 5 Whanda took one look at her husbands face and knew that something was 6. The couple left the hospital 7 and confused, but
30、certain that they would love and care for this baby no matter what happened. “I saw the people 8 at my baby. I knew then that I needed to love her enough 9 no one else would love her other than me and my 10. Many mothers of children born with cleft lip (兔唇) 11 the same fear and uncertainty as Whanda
31、 every day. Every three minutes, a child 12 in the world is born with a cleft. But thanks to the 13 of Operation Smile medical volunteers, there are thousands of children who receive the 14 of a smile every year. Operation Smile works in more than 60 countries to 15 free, safe reconstructive surgery
32、 for children and young adults born with cleft lip. It is able to 16 waiting children who have otherwise lost 17. Thanks in part to Operation Smile, Yuleyssys story has a happy 18. When little Yuleyssy was 19 into her mothers arms in the recovery room, Whanda recalls her tears of 20. “It was happy c
33、rying. She was beautiful. ”【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了28岁的Whanda生下了自己的女儿, 却发现孩子天生兔唇, 万幸得到一个名为“微笑行动”的志愿者组织援助, 提供免费手术将其治愈这样一个感人的故事。1. A. AnyhowB. HoweverC. ThereforeD. Besides【解析】选B。考查副词词义辨析。句意:然而, 有时候出现在那些特别的时刻之后的却是未知和痛苦。A. Anyhow无论如何;B. However然而;C. Therefore因此;D. Besides除此之外。前句指出母亲第一次见到新生儿是幸福的时刻, 而这句转而表述分娩
34、后的负面因素, 存在转折关系, 要用表转折的连词。故选B项。2. A. uncertaintyB. frictionC. cautionD. departure【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。句意:然而, 有时候出现在那些特别的时刻之后的却是未知和痛苦。A. uncertainty不确定;B. friction摩擦;C. caution谨慎;D. departure离开, 出发。这里与pain并列, 都表示分娩可能带来的不良结果, uncertainty一词在后文中也有出现。故选A项。3. A. angerB. shameC. heartbreakD. embarrassment【解析】选C。
35、考查名词词义辨析。句意:我就体验过伴随这种工作而来的喜悦和心碎。A. anger怒火;B. shame羞愧;C. heartbreak心碎;D. embarrassment尴尬。这里与上文的uncertainty和pain对应, 就指新生儿可能出现一些让父母很难过的情况。故选C项。4. A. sticksB. beginsC. agreesD. lives【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。句意:Whanda的故事就是从这种怀疑和恐惧中开始的。A. sticks粘住;B. begins开始;C. agrees同意;D. lives居住, 生活。这里作为故事叙述的开头, 要用begin with表示
36、“开始于”。故选B项。5. A. held onB. stood outC. pulled overD. came to【解析】选D。考查动词短语辨析。句意:当她醒来时, Whanda看了一眼丈夫的脸, 知道有事儿发生了。A. held on坚持住;B. stood out站出来;C. pulled over靠边停车;D. came to来到, 苏醒。前文提到Whanda在分娩时失去知觉了, 所以这里用come to表示“醒来, 苏醒”。故选D项。6. A. pitifulB. amusingC. wrongD. hopeful【解析】选C。考查形容词词义辨析。句意:当她醒来时, Whanda
37、看了一眼丈夫的脸, 知道有事儿发生了。A. pitiful可怜的;B. amusing好玩的;C. wrong错误的;D. hopeful有希望的。something is/was wrong意为“不对劲, 出问题”, 指Whanda从丈夫的神情中意识到出现了状况。故选C项。7. A. boredB. satisfiedC. delightfulD. scared【解析】选D。考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这对夫妻害怕而迷惑地离开了医院。A. bored无聊的;B. satisfied满足的;C. delightful愉悦的;D. scared害怕的。与下文的fear和uncertainty对应,
38、 Whanda的孩子天生兔唇, 这让他们感到担忧和害怕。故选D项。8. A. stareB. guessC. rushD. tear【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。句意:我看到人们盯着我的孩子看。A. stare盯着;B. guess猜测;C. rush冲进;D. tear撕掉, 扯下。 根据I knew then that I needed to love her enough _no one else would love her other than me and my _. 可知人们在盯着Whanda的孩子看, 使得Whanda更坚定了好好爱这个孩子的信念。故选A项。9. A. unl
39、essB. becauseC. untilD. as if【解析】选B。考查连词词义辨析。句意:我知道我必须足够爱她, 因为除了我和我丈夫, 没有人会爱她。A. unless除非;B. because因为;C. until直到;D. as if好像。分析句子可知, 这里需要用表因果关系的连词, 解释夫妻俩给予孩子足够爱的原因。故选B项。10. A. natureB. heartC. careD. husband【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。句意:我知道我必须足够爱她, 因为除了我和我丈夫, 没有人会爱她。A. nature自然;B. heart心脏;C. care关心;D. husband丈
40、夫。这里当然指孩子的父母爱这个孩子, 也就是Whanda和她的丈夫。故选D项。11. A. overcomeB. changeC. experienceD. confirm【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。句意:许多有兔唇孩子的母亲, 每天都经历着和Whanda一样的恐惧和不确定。A. overcome克服;B. change改变;C. experience经历;D. confirm确认。根据Whanda的感受来看, 为了孩子, 每天都在经受着对未知的担忧和恐惧。故选C项。12. A. somewhereB. alsoC. evenD. still【解析】选A。考查副词词义辨析。句意:每三分钟,
41、 世界上某个地方就有一个带有兔唇的新生儿出生。A. somewhere某地;B. also也;C. even甚至;D. still仍然。这里要用somewhere in the world表示“世界上某地”, 来说明兔唇在新生儿中的高发率。故选A项。13. A. studiesB. effortsC. profitsD. remarks【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。句意:但是, 多亏了来自“微笑行动”的医疗志愿者的努力, 每年有成千上万的儿童收到微笑作为礼物。A. studies研究;B. efforts努力;C. profits收益;D. remarks评论。这里就指“微笑行动”的志愿者们
42、为了广大兔唇患儿付出的努力, 让他们得到救治。故选B项。14. A. awardB. praiseC. invitationD. gift【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。句意:同上。A. award奖励;B. praise赞扬;C. invitation邀请;D. gift礼物, 天赋。下文指出“微笑行动”会为兔唇患儿提供免费手术, 无异于是馈赠的礼物。故选D项。15. A. collectB. distributeC. provideD. accumulate【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。句意:“微笑行动”在超过60个国家为罹患兔唇的孩子和年轻人提供免费安全的修复手术。A. collect
43、收集;B. distribute分配;C. provide提供;D. accumulate积累。分析句意可知, 这里指该公益组织向兔唇患儿们提供免费手术。故选C项。16. A. cureB. avoidC. comfortD. encourage【解析】选A。考查动词词义辨析。句意:这能够治愈那些等待治疗的孩子们, 否则他们就得失去希望。A. cure治愈;B. avoid避免;C. comfort安慰;D. encourage鼓励。这里it指代前文中的surgery手术, 也就是能通过手术来治愈患儿们。故选A项。17. A. faceB. respectC. weightD. hope【解析
44、】选D。考查名词词义辨析。句意:这能够治愈那些等待治疗的孩子们, 否则他们就得失去希望。A. face脸;B. respect尊重;C. weight重量;D. hope希望。这里在otherwise“否则”之后, 表示如果没有人来为患儿们做手术, 患儿们就会失去希望。故选D项。18. A. hourB. endingC. futureD. chance【解析】选B。考查名词词义辨析。句意:Yuleyssy的故事有了一个圆满结局。A. hour小时;B. ending结尾, 结局;C. future未来;D. chance机会。有了“微笑行动”的帮助, Whanda的孩子Yuleyssy的兔唇
45、就能得到治疗, 这当然是个圆满结局。故选B项。19. A. thrownB. turnedC. placedD. folded【解析】选C。考查动词词义辨析。句意:当小Yuleyssy被放到她妈妈的怀里时, Whanda流下了欣喜的泪水。A. thrown扔;B. turned转变;C. placed放置;D. folded折叠。这里指医院人员将Whanda的孩子放入她的怀中, 要用place表示“放置, 安放”。故选C项。20. A. joyB. loveC. kindnessD. peace【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。句意:当小Yuleyssy被放到她妈妈的怀里时, Whanda流下了
46、欣喜的泪水。A. joy欢乐, 快乐;B. love爱;C. kindness善良;D. peace和平。孩子最终得到救治, 重获健康, 作为母亲的Whanda一定是感到欣喜的。故选A项。. 语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。China is taking action to cut down on food waste. The government has started 1. _new campaign called the “Clean Plate Campaign” to encourage people 2. _(think) about th
47、e amount of food they waste. Wanting people to reduce the amount of food 3. _(waste), President Xi Jinping called the waste “4. _(distress)”. There are many reports in China that a food crisis is coming. Food production has decreased because of 5. _(flood) in southern China. Experts say this will no
48、t lead to a crisis, but the government wants people to pay more attention to how much food they leave 6. _their plate. Many restaurants 7. _(take) the campaign very seriously. A restaurant went a little too far as it started weighing customers. It had to apologize to diners who were offended at bein
49、g weighed. It said: “We 8. _(original) wanted customers to stop food waste and order food in a healthy way. ” A restaurant in Beijing said: “We remind our guests 9. _they order too much food. ” Restaurants in Wuhan have started the N-1 system. This is where groups of diners must order one 10. _(few)
50、dish than the number of people in the group. 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了中国开始的一个节约粮食的新活动, 目的是引起人们对于粮食浪费现象的重视等情况。1. 【解析】a 。考查冠词。此处表示政府已经开始了一项新的运动, 叫做“光盘运动”, 鼓励人们思考他们浪费的食物量。此处表示泛指, 应用a。2. 【解析】to think。考查非谓语动词。此处是encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励某人做某事, 固定结构。3. 【解析】 wasted。考查非谓语动词。此处food和waste之间构成动宾关系, 指的是食物被浪费, 应用过去分词作定语。4
51、. 【解析】distressing。考查词性转换。此处指习主席认为这个浪费是令人不安的, 应用-ing形容词。 5. 【解析】floods。考查名词。此处flood是可数名词, 结合语境应该是flood是很多次的洪水, 故填floods。6. 【解析】on。考查介词。指剩余在盘子上的食物, 应用on。7. 【解析】 are taking。考查时态。结合下面的例子可知, 很多地方正在采取措施, 应用现在进行时。8. 【解析】originally。考查词性转换。修饰后面的wanted动词, 使用副词作状语。 9. 【解析】when。考查连词。根据语境, 此处表示当的时候, 应用when。 10.
52、【解析】fewer。考查比较级。和than连用, 应用比较级。阅读理解(2021上海模拟)PAssionArts FestivalPAssionArts Festival this year will run from 6 July to 25 August, bringing community arts to 250, 000 residents across Singapore. The festival theme, “Our Home, Our HeARTs”, invites residents to use arts to express our love for our com
53、munity and for Singapore. Our aim is to bring residents together to experience and appreciate creativity. Look forward to over 500 arts activities and programmes, including visual art displays and performing arts co-created by residents and artists. The following are some of them. ARTS PARTY TELOK B
54、LANGAHTIME: 14 July (9:00 AM-12:00 AM)PLACE: Talok Blangah MallArt can happen in so many ways and for so many peopleand that is what Arts Party TelokBlangah will show you this July!For example, you can participate in the large oil painting activity to complete a huge oil painting art. Or carry art i
55、n your pocket anytime and anywhere by creating your own matchbox art. We re also bringing art therapy to the elderly as it became popular in our society. Come explore Nagomi art, a Japanese art healing method that introduces calm and relaxation to the painter. HUES IN TUNETIME: 20 July (2:00 PM8:00
56、PM)PLACE: Kampung AdmiraltyOne of the most expected parts is Hues in Tunes performance line-up. Sembawang Hues is the highlight with music performances. Fusion Tunes features cross-racial bands, and Our Own Tune presents heartfelt music by talented residents. Come to this festival village!L. O. U. D
57、 KAMPONG GLAMTIME: 27 July (7:30 PM9:30 PM)PLACE: Kampong Glam Community ClubAt Kampong Glam, the theatre performance Voices from the Belly of Carp will take us back centuries into Singapores history for new discoveries. MAD TEA PARTYTIME: 12 August (9:30 AM11:30 AM)PLACE: Pasir Ris Elias CCARTISTS:
58、 Stacy Huang, Jesse Chong and Lena LokMad Tea Party is inspired by Alice in Wonderland. This will be an installation of delightful treats, where residents can gather around the tea table to create “food” together. 【文章大意】本文是应用文, 主要介绍了PAssionArts艺术节的相关信息。1. What is the goal of PAssionArts Festival?A.
59、To make the country more appealing in art. B. To develop a sense of togetherness through art. C. To promote cooperation between communities. D. To cultivate a young generation full of creativity. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段Our aim is to bring residents together to experience and appreciate creativity. 可知, 该艺
60、术节的目的是通过艺术增进社区居民之间的团结友爱。2. Alice, who is interested in painting, should go to _to enjoy the festival. A. Kampung AdmiraltyB. Kampong Glam Community ClubC. Pasir Ris Elias CCD. Talok Blangah Mall【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据ARTS PARTY TELOK BLANGAH部分中的For example, you can participate in the large oil painting acti
61、vity to complete a huge oil painting art. 及“PLACE: Talok Blangah Mall”可知, 在Talok Blangah Mall, 你可以参加大型的油画活动, 由此可知, 对绘画感兴趣的爱丽丝应该去Talok Blangah Mall。3. What can be learned from the poster?A. Hues in Tunes performances are intended for music lovers. B. Mad Tea Party mainly involves learning to make and
62、 serve tea. C. The performance at Kampong Glam is about the history of man. D. Arts Party Telok Blangah is specially designed for the elderly. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据HUES IN TUNE部分中的“music performances. ” “cross-racial bands ”及“heartfelt music ”等关键词可知, HUES IN TUNE有各种音乐表演, 是为音乐爱好者而设计的。【知识拓展】词汇积累1. resident n. 居民2. participate in参加3. heal v. 治愈4. highlight n. 最精彩的部分5. installation n. 安装