新教材高中外研版英语选择性必修4课时作业Unit1SectionⅡUsinglanguage

课时作业(二)Unit1SectionⅡUsinglanguageⅠ.阅读理解AVincentvanGoghBornintheNetherlandsin1853,VanGoghledasimplelifeinasmalltownuntiltheageof16.Hethenleftschoolandjoinedapanyofartbusinessinthelargercity.Duringthenextsevenyears,VanGoghboughtandsoldpaintingsintheNetherlands,London,andParis.Heeventuallyrealizedthatdealingwithothers'artworkwasnothisdream.Hesoondiscoveredthathisdreamwastobeeanartisthimself.Hespentmuchofhistimeinlearningthebasicskillsofdrawing.Hebelievedthattobeeagreatpainter,onemustfirstmastertheabilitytodraw.Itwasonlyafterhewasfortableinthisareathathebegantouseoilpaints.ThatiswhenVanGoghdevelopedastyleofcolorthatmadehimoneofthemostrespectedartistsofalltime.VanGogh'spaintingsareamazingrepresentations(表现)ofhisviewoftheworld.Heusedhisbrushandoilstomakelayersthatbuiltthepaintinguntilitwasalmostthree­dimensional(三维的).Thisqualitymakespeoplewanttoreachoutandtouchthepainting.PerhapsoneofthemostmemorableexamplesofVanGogh'suseofcolorandbrushstyleishispaintingTheStarryNight.Theskyswirlsacrossthecanvas(画布),whilethestarsglowwithunearthlybrightness.Eachbrushstrokecreatesthemovementandlights.Undertheskyrestsavillagepaintedwithsmallerstrokesandfinerdetail,givingtheimpressionofpeace.Alargetreeintheforegroundsuggeststhattheviewisenjoyedfromthetopofahill,whichoffersaglimpseofthemajesty(庄严)ofthenightsky.TheStarryNightdisplaysthegiftofVanGogh'sabilitytocreateapowerfulimagewiththesimplebrushandoils.VanGoghspentonlythelasttenyearsofhislifepainting.YetVanGoghtodayisconsideredoneofthegreatestartistsofalltime.Hisinfluenceisstrong;manypaintersmimichisstyleanduseofcolor.Hisartworkcanbefoundinmuseumsallovertheworld.1．HowdidVanGoghlearnhowtopaint?A．Byreadingbooksaboutart.B．Byobservingtheworldaroundhim.C．Bystudyingtheworksofgreatartists.D．Byequippinghimselfwithbasicskills.2．WhydoestheauthorrefertoTheStarryNight?A．TopraiseVanGogh'sability.B．TopresentVanGogh'srespectfornature.C．ToshowVanGogh'sstyleofpainting.D．ToexpressVanGogh'sfeelingsabouthisartwork.3．WhatdoestheauthoradmiremostaboutVanGogh'spaintings?A．Theimage.B．Thelight.C．Thetheme.D．Thebrushwork.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mimic”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Copy.B．Teach.C．Change.D．Create.BAsadropoutmyself,Ioftenfeelitismydutytodefendmyfellows.monwisdomwouldhaveyoubelievewearethe“badkids”，thefuturecriminals,theworstsortofpeople.Butnotalldropoutsarelikelytodealdrugs,stealgoodsfromashop,orshootpoolallday.Myownfavouriteplacetogowhenskippingschoolwasalwaysthepubliclibrary.MyearlyretirementmeantthatatlastIhadtimetoreadeverythingIwantedto.IfoundreadingThomasPynchon'sGravity'sRainbowalotmoreinterestingthanreadingaboutSirIsaacNewtonandthefallingapple.ThebestofallwasthetimeIfinallyhadtomyself.Ifeltliberated.Ihadbeeninschoolnearlymywholelife.IwantedtofindoutformyselfwhoIwas,anduntilIdid,everythingelsefeltlikeawasteoftime.However,afterthreeyears,aseriesofstrangethoughtsbegantomakemeanxiousandunsure.Imagesofmyselfattheageof35begantohaunt(困扰)meinmysleep.Andavoiceinmyheadbeganaskingoverandover,“Whoispayingthehotwaterbills?Whobuysthemicrowavepizza？”Theanswer,ofcourse,wasmypooroldparents.Sure,Iwashavinganenjoyabletimedoingplentyofnothing,discoveringmyselfandall,butthat'sunfairtothem.Whatkindofparentslongtoseetheirchilddropoutofschool,withnoplansforthefuture?Couldtheybeexpectedtosupportmeforever?Certainlynot.Iimmediatelymovedoutofthehouseandoutoftown,insearchofafutureformyself.Anditishere,inmynewhomeofSanFrancisco,thatIhavedecidedtodowhatwasonceunthinkable:gobacktoschool.IplantotakeadulteducationclassesandthenapplytoCityCollege.Ontheonehand,IcanhardlybelieveI'mdoingit:areturntodesks,chalkboards,andclocksthattellyouwhentostopthinkingaboutonethingandstartthinkingaboutanother.ButatCityCollege,I'llbeabletotakefilmproduction,semiotics,andsociology—justbecauseIwanttoknowaboutthem.Sonexttimeyouseeadropout,besympathetic.Andpleasedon'tpushhimtodosomethinghedoesn'twanttodo.Itneverworks.He'lleroundwhenhe'sready.5．Itismonlybelievedthatdropoutsare________.A．badkidsfrombirthB．interestedinstudyingdrugsC．verylikelytomitcrimesD．responsiblefordefendingnon­scholars6．Whatdidtheauthorfindmostenjoyableafterdroppingoutofschool?A．Livinginfortwithhisparents.B．Readinginthepubliclibrary.C．Escapingthepressurefromschool.D．Havingtimeforself­discovery.7．WhydidtheauthormovetoSanFrancisco?A．Tofightforhisownfuture.B．ToapplytoCityCollege.C．Tobreakawayfromhisparents.D．Toliveuptohisparents'expectations.8．Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledotodealwithdropouts?A．Pushthemtothelimit.B．Listentothemcarefully.C．Trytobeunderstanding.D．Encouragethemtobefriendly.Ⅱ.七选五Theworldisfullofgreatbookswhicharejustwaitingtoberead.Howcanyoupickoneyou'llreallylike?Herearesometips.Dependonyourhobby.Ifyouhaveafavoritehobby,lookforbooksaboutthatactivity.__1__You'remorelikelytoenjoyreadingabookifyou'realreadyinterestedinitssubject.Choosefictionornonfiction.__2__Thosearecalledfictionbooks.Thesebookscantransportyoutoanotherworldorhelpyouimaginesomethingbeyondyourownexperience.Nonfictionbookstellstoriesusingfacts,butthatdoesn'tmeanthey'reboring.Nonfictionbookscanbringeverythingtolifefromthefirsttriptothemoontotheexplorationofthedeepestocean.__3__Yourlocallibraryisagreatplacetofindbooksthatyoulove.Tellalibrarianaboutyourinterests,andthelibrariancanhelpyoufindotherbooksthatyou'resuretolove.Yourteacherisanothergoodpersontoask.Findafamilyfavorite.Whatwasyourmother'sfavoritebookwhenshewasyourage?What'saboutyourfather's?Askthemandgiveitaread.Thenyoucantalkaboutwhattheylikeaboutitandshareyourthoughts.__4__Launchabookexchange.__5__It'salwaysfuntoseewhatyourfriendsarereading.Evenifthey'renotexactlybookworms,youcanallencourageeachothertoreadandsharebooksandauthorsyoulike.Youalsocanlookforbookexchangesinyourarea.It'sagreatwaytobuildyourpersonallibraryforfree!A．Asksomeoneforhelp.B．Learntobeaprofessional.C．Youshouldreadasmanybooksaspossible.D．Somebooksareentirelymadeupandimagined.E．Youcanfindbooksaboutalmostanythingyoulike.F．It'safunwaytogettoknowyourfamilyalittlebetter.G．Whynotgetsomefriendstogetherandexchangefavoritebooks?课时作业(二)Ⅰ.阅读理解A【语篇解读】本文是一篇人物传记，介绍了著名画家梵·高的人生经历、绘画特点以及代表作。1．答案与解析：D细节理解题。根据第二段中Hespentmuchofhistimeinlearningthebasicskillsofdrawing.Hebelievedthattobeeagreatpainter,onemustfirstmastertheabilitytodraw.可知，梵·高花费大量的时间学习绘画的基本功，因为他相信要成为一名伟大的画家，必须先要掌握绘画的技能。由此可知，梵·高是通过学习绘画的基本技能来学会画画的，故选D项。2．答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第四段中PerhapsoneofthemostmemorableexamplesofVanGogh'suseofcolorandbrushstyleishispaintingTheStarryNight.可知，作者以TheStarryNight为例，是为了说明梵·高的色彩使用和绘画风格。3．答案与解析：D推理判断题。结合第四段的描述可知，作者花了大量的篇幅描述梵·高绘画的两大风格：色彩的使用和绘画风格。因此可知四个选项中只有D项正确。4．答案与解析：A词义猜测题。根据最后一段中Hisinfluenceisstrong;manypaintersmimichisstyleanduseofcolor.可知，梵·高的影响力是巨大的，很多画家都在模仿他的风格和色彩使用。故画线词mimic意为“模仿”。B【语篇解读】本文讲述了作者三年前辍学，觉得自己获得了解放，有时间做自己想做的事。但三年后，作者决定还是重回学校，为了自己的未来去奋斗。5．答案与解析：C细节理解题。根据第一段中的monwisdomwouldhaveyoubelievewearethe“badkids”，thefuturecriminals,theworstsortofpeople.可知，人们普遍认为辍学者是“坏孩子”，是未来的罪犯。故选C项。6．答案与解析：D推理判断题。根据第三段中的ThebestofallwasthetimeIfinallyhadtomyself.Ifeltliberated.以及IwantedtofindoutformyselfwhoIwas可推断，作者觉得辍学后最令人愉快的事情是有属于自己的时间，做自己想做的事，去寻找自我。故选D项。7．答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第四段中的Iimmediatelymovedoutofthehouseandoutoftown,insearchofafutureformyself.和第五段中的Anditishere,inmynewhomeofSanFrancisco,thatIhavedecided