BOOK4-Unit1Womenofachievement“百校联赛”一等奖

Unit1WomenofachievementPASSAGEAGrandmaMosesisamongthemostcelebratedtwentiethcenturypaintersoftheUnitedStates,yetshehadbarelystartedpaintingbeforeshewasinherlateseventies.Assheoncesaidofherself"Iwouldneversitbackinarockingchair,waitingforsomeonetohelpme."Noonecouldhavehadamoreproductiveoldage.ShewasbornAnnaMaryRobertsononafarminNewYorkState,oneoffiveboysandfivegirls,("Wecameinbunches,likeradishes.")Attwelveshelefthomeandwasindomesticserviceuntilattwenty-seven,shemarriedThomasMoses,thehiredhandofoneofheremployers.Theyfarmedmostoftheirlives,firstinVirginiaandtheninNewYorkState,atGrandmaMosespaintedalittleasachildandmadeembroiderypicturesasahobby,butonlyswitchedtooilsinoldagebecauseherhandshadbecometoostifftosewandshewantedtokeepbusyandpassthetime.Herpictureswerefirstsoldatthelocaldrugstoreandatafair,andweresoonspottedbyadealerwhoboughteverythingshepainted.ThreeofthepictureswereexhibitedintheMuseumofModernArt,andin1940shehadherfirstexhibitioninNewYork.Betweenthe1930'sandherdeathsheproducedsome2000pictures:detailedandlivelyportrayalsoftherurallifeshehadknownforsolong,withamarveloussenseofcolorandform."IthinkrealhardtillIthinkofsomethingrealpretty,andthenIpaintit.”shesaid.ExercisesChoosethebestanswer.1.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GrandmaMoses:ABiographicalSketch.B.TheChildrenofGrandmaMoses.C.GrandmaMoses:HerBestExhibition.D.GrandmaMosesandOtherOlderArtists.2.Accordingtothepassage,GrandmaMosesbegantopaintbecauseshewantedto____________________A.decorateherhomeB.keepactiveC.improvehersalaryD.gainaninternationalreputation3.FromGrandmaMoses'descriptionofherselfinthefirstparagraph,itcanbeinferredthatshewas_____________A.independentB.prettyC.wealthyD.timid4.GrandmaMosesspentmostofthelife____________A.nursingB.paintingC.embroideringD.farming5.Inthethirdparagraph,theword"spotted"couldbestbereplacedby__________________A.speckledB.featuredC.noticedD.damagedPASSAGEBThefamousAmericangorilla(大猩猩)expertDianeFosseyhadacompletelynewwaytostudygorillas--shepretendedtobeoneofthem.Shecopiedtheiractionsandwayoflife--eatingplantsandgettingdownonherhandsandkneestowalkthewayagorilladoes.Itwasanewrelationship.DianeFosseywasmurderedinRwandain1985andherstorywasmadeintothepopularfilmGorillasintheMist.ItwasalongwayfromKingKong,whichisaboutagorillaasamonster(afrighteninganimal),andhelpedtoshowanewidea:therealmonsterisman,whilethegorillaistobeadmired.Todaytherearethoughttobearound48,000lowlandgorillasandmaybe400-450mountaingorillasinthewild.FromtheCongoinWestAfrica,toRwandaandUgandafurthereast,theyareendangeredbyhuntingandbythecuttingdownoftheirforesthomes.Sometimeago,IfoundinmyletterboxalittlemagazinefromtheWorldWideFundforNature.Ithadtwophotossidebyside.Onewasofayounggorilla."Thisisaspeciesofmammal(哺乳类动物),"saidthewordsbelowit."Itisbeingdestroyedbyman.Wemustsaveitforourowngood.'Theotherphotoshowedahumanbaby.Thewordsalsoread:"Thisisaspeciesofmammal,"butthenwenton:"Itisthemostdestructive(破坏性的)onearth.Wemustretrainitforitsowngood."ExercisesI.Choosethebestanswer.1.Thetextmainlytalksabout____________A.DianeFosseyB.thegorillasinRwandaC.theprotectionofthegorillasD.thefilmGorillasintheMist2.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat____________A.GorillasintheMistwasbasedonFossey'sexperiencesB.lowlandgorillaslivelongerthanmountaingorillasC.KingKongshowedusthatagorillaisadmirableD.DianeFosseywasmurderedbyagorilla3.Whatmessagecallwegetfromthetwophotosinthemagazine?A.Gorillasareman'sclosefriends.B.Bothmanandthegorillaneedtobesaved.C.Younggorillasareaslovelyashumanbabies.D.Manshouldlivepeacefullywiththegorilla.II.Completethesentenceswithwordsfromthepassage.1.Sheisan/a____________inteachingsmallchildren.2.Her____________withherboyfriendhaslastedsixmonthsnow.3.Thejudgetoldthemurdererthathewasa____________4.Theycollectedmuch____________fortheschool.5.Therewasa____________stormlastnight.Keys:PassageA本文记述了著名的大器晚成的画家GrandmaMoses。讲了她怎样在晚年不愿意虚度光阴而用绘画表达她对人生的看法，并最终成名。作者也简要介绍了GrandmaMoses平常的大半生。1．A本题采用排除法。纵观全文，作者的笔墨主要集中在GrandmaMoses的生平，而并非如B项“thechildren”或C项“HerBestExhibition"。文中并未提到其它老年画家，因此D项也是错误的。2.B文中第一段第二句“AssheoncesaidOfherselfIwouldneversitbackinrockingchair。”表明是由于不愿无所事事，她选择了绘画。因此B项“keepactive"是正确的。老人最不希望的是晚年成为他人的负担。因此A项“independent"是最佳选择。而B“漂亮”D“固执”明显不符合文意。C“wealthy”也不是“独立”的必要条件，因此A是正确的。4．D文中第二段倒数第二句“Theyfarmedmostoftheirlives，…”说明她一生大部分时间是在田间耕作的。因此D项“farm"是准确的。B项“绘画”，是在她晚年后才开始，不是一生中花费最多时间的工作。5．CA“speckled"带斑点的；B“featured”以……为特征；D“damaged"破坏。根据文意，是一个经纪人注意到她的画并买下来。因此只有“noticed”才是可选项。PassageB作者通过引述DianeFossey的故事，指出：人是gorillas最大的敌人。并呼吁：为了人类自