人教版英语选修六Unit1SectionⅢ课时作业

1、Unit 1Section 川Learning aboutLan guage & Using Lan guage课时作业i 单句语法填空1. She has a preference (prefer) for country life, saying it's relaxing to live in the coun tryside.2. By coincidenee, my best friend and I ended up working at the same advertis ing firm.3. I like cats but unfortunately I am

2、 allergic to them.4. Figuring (figure)out the reason cost him quite a lot of time.5. There will be an exhibition (exhibit) of the development of automobile in dustry in our city n ext week.6. The life of a politician isn't appealing (appeal) for me.7. You look much more beautiful jn the flesh th

3、an in the picture.n .单句改错1. In coin cide nee, he met one of his frie nds when he was on bus in ess in Shan ghai.In By2. The exhibiti on appealed to those who have a prefere nee to the beauty of n ature. 第二个 tofor3. We appealed the villagers to build the bridge.appeale后力口 to4. The old couple have goo

4、d reputation for their kindness.goo前加 a5. An ancient painting was in exhibition last month in this museum.第一个inon川.阅读理解AFireworks are exciting , but also hard to control.The Chinese artist Cai GuoQiang, though, has developed a way toharness the visual and physical power of fireworks to make art.He r

5、ece ntly used them to create a bur ning sculpture that stretched （延伸）high in to the sky.GuoQa ng fitt in gly n amed the work Sky Ladder.Guo-Qiang built Sky Ladder by making a frame out of metal.He coated the frame with gun powder, the main chemical material in fireworks.The artist tied one end of th

6、e frame to the ground and attached a large weather balloon to the other end.The balloon was filled with helium a gas that's lighter than air.When released the balloon floated upward, pulling the top of the ladder 500 meters into the sky.That's higher than the top of the Empire State Building

7、!Guo-Qiang set fire to the bottom of the ladder, and the crackling（啪啪作响 的）flames raced skyward up the frame.The sculpture burned for two-and-a-half minutes before its flames began to die out from the bottom up.Dealing with explosives （炸药）is challenging, and conditions had to be perfect for Guo-Qiang

8、 to achieve his desired effect.He first attempted Sky Ladder in 1994, but bad weather preve nted him from successfully complet ing the work.GucQia ng put Sky Ladder aside so that he could work on other projects perhaps most famously the fireworks display that opened the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.Fi

9、n ally, after two more failed attempts, Guo-Qia ng successfully sent his flami ng ladder skyward last year.He presented Sky Ladder in his hometown, a quiet fishing village near Huiyu Island, Quanzhou.He offered the work as a gift to his 10Cyear-old grandmother, other family members, his friends, and

10、 his town.“ Behind Sky Ladder lies a clear childhood dream of mine，” Guo-Qiang explains. “ Despite all life's twists and turns, I have always been determined to realize it.The ladder rose toward the morning sun carrying hope.For me, this not only means a return, but also the start of a new journ

11、ey.【解题导语】 本文是说明文。文章报道了中国艺术大师蔡国强的 500米高 烟火作品天梯“登天”成功的消息。1. What does the underlined word “ harness ” in ParagraphmeanbablA. Control and use.B. Find and collect.CSave and develop.DCount and produce.解析：选A 词义猜测题。由第一段的 Fireworks.hard to control.”和下文介 绍艺术大师蔡国强利用烟火创作的震惊世人的 “烟花天梯 ”可知，他找到了一条 能“控制并利用 ”烟火的方法来进

12、行艺术创作。2The work Sky Ladder Cai Guo-Qiang built last year .Aproved to be a failureBcould fly free in the skyCkept burning for 2.5 minutesDwas sent skyward in the evening解析：选C 细节理解题。由第四段的“The sculpture burned for two-and_a-half minutes before its flames began to die out from the bottom up.” 可 知，蔡国强利用烟

13、火创作的艺术作品天梯在空中持续燃烧了 2分 30秒。3Cai Guo-Qiang first imagined a ladder of fire when .Ahe was a young boyBhe saw the Empire State BuildingCthe 2008 Olympic Games openedDhis grandmother had her 100th birthday解析： 选 A 推理判断题。由最后一段的“Behind Sky Ladder lies a clearchildhood dream of mine”可知，蔡国强在儿时就想象过一架喷着火焰的梯子。4W

14、hat would be the best title for the text?ALiving with hopeBA birthday giftCBurning manDArt on fire解析：选 D 标题归纳题。本文主要是对艺术大师蔡国强创作的烟火作品 天 梯成功绽放的报道。 D 项作标题既指天梯这幅烟火表演作品，也指蔡国强所从事的烟火表演艺术。Many pare nts won der why their childre n should study art.To some, art is nice but useless.They consider it unnecessary

15、to human existence.To others art is important and meets some human needs that can't be met any other way.So what is the purpose of art?The earliest art cave drawings and the likecertainly had some important purposes.This type of art was a record of eve ntsa mea ns of shari ng storiesa nd a way t

16、o pass on information.People created primitive （原始的）art to show the world around them pictures were usually of animals birds, plants, and humans in scenes of daily life , especially hunting.In recent centuries, art has become more complicated.The spoken and written words have become our major means

17、of com muni cation so art can be more tha n just a chronicle of historic events or a way to share stories, although it still can be those things as well.Through art, artists share their feelings in a way that brings on something from the viewers.The feelings one experiences when viewing art may be p

18、leasing or no t.The artist is trying to express someth ing; it's up to you to figure out what that is.Art is a conversation between you and the artist; they put themselves into their work, and you bring yourself to your explanation of it.Because of the feelings that art can bring on feelings tha

19、t usually cannot be brought on by other means art is necessary to human existence.Art meets our needs for self-expression , com muni cati on, and our desire for conn ecti on with other huma ns across cen turies and cultures.Now, we can conclude that art is very important.Since it is important, kidss

20、hould lear n it.【解题导语】作者认为艺术很重要，小孩应该学习艺术。5. What do we know about the primitive art?A. It did n't have any importa nt purposes.B. It was mainly about people's daily life.C. It was created mainly to entertain people.D. It was meant to help people understand the world.解析：选B 细节理解题。由第三段的“People

21、created primitive原始的）art to show the world around them pictures were usually of animals birds, plants, and humans in scenes of daily life, especially hunting” 可知，艺术一开始主要是关于 人们的日常生活的。6. What does the undefined word“chronicle inParagraph 4 mean?A. Tool.B. Mirror.C. Guide.D. Record.解析：选D 词义猜测题。第三段说艺术一开

22、始主要是用来记录生活的，第四段指出后来艺术变得更为复杂了，不再仅仅是对历史事件的“记录” 了。7. Paragraph 5 mainly shows art's use of.A. making a livingB. explaining problemsC. exchanging feelingsD. storing information解析：选C 段落大意题。第五段主要说明艺术的情感交流的作用。8. The text is meant to show that.A. kids love art for a reasonB. children should study artC.

23、art is very important to humansD. art is used for different purposes解析：选 B 主旨大意题。由第一段的 Many parents wonder why their children should study art”和最后一段可知，作者主要通过阐述艺术的重要性来表明小孩需 要学习艺术。IV .七选五The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day celebration held in eachJune in ManChester. _1_ Music and comedy

24、 acts are announced in February.The first thing you need to decide is what type of ticket you will purchase : a general admission or a VIP ticket.VIP tickets are much more expensive. _2 Buy a gen eral admissi on ticket as early as possible because the Ion ger you wait the more expe nsive the ticket

25、will become._3_ The festival's website lists recomme nded and banned items.Read these completely before pack in g.All vehicles are searched upon entry for prohibited items such as drugs glass bottles pets, weapons and fireworks.Gett ing through security to en ter the site can be a long process._

26、4_ Make sure you have ple nty of gas before you approach the entrance gate.Depe nding on the level of security you may be able to bring certa in foods.Some security will throw out food they don't want you to bring in , such as sandwiches.There are a wide variety of foods sold at a reas on able p

27、rice but lines can be long.Be prepared for all types of weather.It is often very hot during the festival , and sun scree n is esse ntial.Th un derstormsare also frequent.一5_Sn eakersare highly recomme nded because the site can become very muddy after rain.A. Bring a backpack to carry wate, extra clothes, a blanket and other essential items with you.B. Before the festival , try to find so