1、Unit 18Beauty.完形填空Last night I went to my first Rock concert in eight years.It was the first time that I had gone to a music show since the heart operation._1_ had said loud music would do harm to my weak heart so I _2_ went to a concert.We saw The Tina Turner show last evening and she was excellent
2、.I highly _3_ that you should see her show _4_ it comes to your town.How she can dance,sing and prance around(欢蹦乱跳)on high heels for two and a half hours is beyond _5_She looks and sounds great.There were a lot of special _6_ like loud noises and flareup(骤然)fires,stages rising up,which I was not _7_
3、 and that really made me jump.There were thousands of people at this concert,so it was _8_ and since we were not _9_ with the place,I thought there was just one entrance.We came in the entrance and _10_ through another entrance._11_,we were lost,walking all over the parking lot trying to find our ca
4、r.Three lovely ladies saw that something was wrong and _12_ to help.I was not wearing a coat and the _13_ had fallen since we first arrived and these nice ladies said,“Its cold.Come and _14_ in our car and we will help you look for your car.”I was a little leery(有戒心的),being _15_ not to take rides fr
5、om strangers,but the driver looked _16_ and kind.So I got in.Then we drove along looking for my car and found it was parked at the “West” entrance.I hadnt _17_ there was an east and west entrance before.I _18_ these angels sent from God to help me find my car.Without them I would still be wandering
6、about looking and looking.God really works in strange _19_He was looking after meI was _20_ by kind people.【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了作者得到了陌生人的帮助后,作者非常感激。1A.Teachers BDoctors CStudents DArtists答案B根据句中loud music would do harm to my weak heart可推断,这是医生告诉作者的。2A.often Balways Cseldom Dsometimes答案C根据前句中It was the firs
7、t time.和本句内容可知,作者很少去音乐会。3A.suggest Bimagine Cdream Ddoubt答案A根据she was excellent可知我建议大家看。4A.until Bbefore Cthough Dif答案D根据前后半句句意可知,此处表示条件,“如果”。5A.control Bbelief Cexample Dhope答案B根据常识,她穿着高跟鞋又跳又唱两个半小时,这是难以置信的。6A.methods Bsongs Ceffects Dguests答案C句中提到的loud noises,flareup fires和stages rising up都是特效。7A.e
8、xpecting Bliking Ccriticizing Dfeeling答案A根据句中that really made me jump可知,这是作者没有料到的。8A.attractive Bpleasant Ccrowded Dtypical答案C根据句中There were thousands of people可知,那里很拥挤。9A.friendly Bfamiliar Cconnected Dsatisfied答案B根据后文we were lost可知,作者对这个地方不熟悉。10A.passed Bescaped Cleft Ddrove答案C根据后文可知,作者是从另一个门离开的。1
9、1A.In other words BOn the wholeCOn the contrary DAs a result答案D根据句中we were lost可知,此处表示结果。12A.wanted Bhappened Crefused Dannounced答案A根据句中something was wrong可知,三位女士想帮助作者。13A.figure Bprice Ctemperature Dquality答案C根据句中Its cold可知,温度下降了。14A.sit Bplay Csee Dsing答案A根据句中we will find your car可知,三位女士让作者坐在车里。15
10、A.encouraged BeducatedCallowed Dforced答案B根据句中I was a little leery可知,作者被教育不要相信陌生人。16A.energetic Byoung Cnervous Dsincere答案D根据句中kind和语境可知,与之对应的是sincere。17A.wondered Brealized Cadmitted Dpredicted答案B作者找不到自己的车,是因为以前没有意识到有两个门。18A.thanked BpersuadedCinvited Dimpressed答案A作者得到了三位女士的帮助,因此要感谢她们。19A.attitudes
11、Bopinions Cways Dpositions答案C根据后句内容可推断,这里指奇特的方式。20A.approached BabsorbedCinterested Dsurrounded答案D作者觉得是上帝让他被善良的人包围着。.阅读理解体裁题材词数难度建议用时说明文文学艺术3486.5分钟Chinese traditional painting dates back to the late Stone Age about 6,000 years ago.The unearthed colored pottery(彩陶)with painted human faces,fish,deer
12、and frogs indicates that the Chinese began painting as far back as the late Stone Age.Over the centuries,the growth of Chinese painting reflected the change of time and social conditions.In its earliest stage,Chinese prehistoric paintings were closely related to other early skills,such as pottery,br
13、onze ware and so on.The line styles on unearthed pottery and bronze ware resemble waves,fishing nets,teeth or frogs.The animal and human figures are proofs of the sensitivity of the ancient artists and nature.Paintings found on steep cliffs(悬崖)in Sichuan,Yunnan and Guizhou in Southwest China,Fujian
14、in East China and Mount Yinshan in Inner Mongolia,Altai in Chinas extreme west and Heihe in the far north,are even more ancient.Strong visual effects characterize the bright red cliff paintings in southern China that show scenes of production activities and daily life.In comparison,hunting,animal gr
15、azing(放牧),wars and dancing are the main themes of cliff paintings in northern China.Before paper was invented,the art of silk painting had been developing.The earliest silk painting was dug from the Mawangdui Tomb in central China of the Warring States Period(476221 BC)Silk painting reached its arti
16、stic peak in the Western Han Dynasty(206 BCAD 25)Following the introduction of Buddhism to China during the first century from India,and then the carvings on caves and temple building,the art of painting religious murals(壁画)gradually became popular.China entered a situation of divided states from th
17、e third to the sixth century,where continuous wars sharpened the thinking of Chinese artists which,in turn,promoted the development of art.Cave murals,wall murals in tombs,stone carvings and brick carvings reached a period which was very important to the development of traditional Chinese painting.【
18、语篇解读】 本文主要讲解了中国画的早期发展情况。1What can we infer from Paragraph 1?AChinese traditional painting dates back to 5000 BC.BOn the colored pottery only human faces were painted.CThe colored pottery proves the people in the late Stone Age could paint.DThe growth of Chinese painting decided the change of the eco
19、nomy.答案C推断题。分析第1段尤其是“. indicates that the Chinese began painting as far back as the late Stone Age”可知,在石器时代晚期人们就会在陶器上绘画了。2According to Paragraph 2,the line styles on pottery and bronze ware are similar to the following EXCEPT _Awaves Bfishing netsCteeth Dplants答案D细节题。根据第2段“The line styles on unearth
20、ed pottery and bronze ware resemble.”可知,陶器和青铜器上的图案像波纹、渔网、牙齿或者青蛙,没有涉及植物。3According to Paragraph 3,cliff paintings in southern China are mainly about _AhuntingBproduction activities and daily lifeCanimal grazingDdancing答案B细节题。根据第3段最后两句可知,南方岩画的内容主要是人们生产劳动和日常生活,而北方岩画的内容主要是狩猎、放牧、战争和舞蹈。4What is the correc
21、t order of the following statements?Buddhism was introduced to China.Silk painting began popular among the people.Artists carved pictures on caves and temple building.Painting religious murals became popular.Silk painting reached its artistic peak.A BC D答案A细节题。分析第4段可知,丝绸画开始流行,然后达到顶峰时期,之后佛教进入中国,并带来了洞
22、穴和庙宇壁画,直到宗教壁画开始流行。A项正确。.书面表达假定你是李华。在最近的一次班会上,你班同学们就“高三学生是否需要吃补品来保持健康”展开了讨论。请根据下表提供的信息用英语写一篇短文,并谈一些你自己的看法。赞同1.高三学生学习紧张,易疲劳2.学生没时间锻炼身体反对1.增加体重,对健康有害2.家长过分关注高三学生,会带给孩子压力你的看法注意:1.词数100左右。开头已写好,不计入总词数;2内容可适当发挥,注意行文连贯。参考词汇:补品tonicIm writing to tell about the discussion weve had in the recent class meeting
23、 about whether Senior 3 students should take tonics to keep fit._【参考范文】Im_writing_to_tell_about_the_discussion_weve_had_in_the_recent_class_meeting_about_whether_Senior_3_students_should_take_tonics_to_keep_fit.Opinions are divided on the topic.Some students think it unnecessary for Senior 3 student
24、s to take any tonics,because tonics will cause them to put on more weight,which does harm to their health.Besides,parents will put pressure on Senior 3 students if they pay too much attention to their childrens health by buying tonics.Whats more,the price of tonics is rather high.However,other stude
25、nts hold the opinion that it is easy for Senior 3 students to feel tired by working hard with little exercise,so it is necessary to take tonics.More importantly,taking proper tonics can help to refresh themselves.As far as Im concerned,there is no need for Senior 3 students to take tonics,only if they develop a well balanced diet,have enough sleep and keep exercising every day.