备考2024届高考英语一轮复习课时提能练Unit4Amazingart外研版必修第三册

Unit4Amazingart一、阅读理解A[2023重庆名校一测]In1665，JohannesVermeerputthelastdropofpaintontoacanvasandcompletedhismasterpieceGirlwithaPearlEarring.ButyearslateronanAprildayacyclistnamedJanineStrongstoppedherbike，pausedherfitnessapp，andwatchedasthesnakinglineofhercyclingroutedrewtheshapeofVermeer’smasterpieceoverthestreets.Ms.Strongcreateswhathascometobeknownas"GPSart".Itisanartcategory，whichmeansyougooutsidewithyourhandheldGlobalPositioningSystem（GPS）andstartmoving.TheGPSrecordsyourmovementbycreatingthedottypeoftrack.Thistrackisalinethatdetailsthepathyou’vetravelled.Whenyoulookatthislineonthemap，thenyoucanseevariousshapes.Ms.Strongplansherridesintheshapesofstars，birds，lions—andtheoccasionalVermeer.ThentocompletethedigitalvisionofVermeer’smasterpiece，shebikedalmost50milesaroundsouthernBrooklyntomakesureeachturnandcirclewasaccuratelyachievingthecoveringofVermeer’soriginal.Thiskindofartformhasgrownwiththewidespreadavailabilityofsatellitetrackingforusebyordinarypeopleinfitnessapps.Itisparticularlypopularintheapp，Strava，andexperiencedasurgeinuseduringthepandemic.Accordingtoareport，morethanthreebillionactivitieshavebeenuploadedtoStravasincethebeginningof2020.The"GPSart"canbeconsideredthe21st-centuryversionoflarge-scaledrawingsonthelandscape，aconceptgraduallyknowntotheworld.ItevenhasitsownGuinnessWorldRecordscategories.Therewasonceacouplewhocompleteda4，500-milebikerideacrossEuropethatresultedina600-mile-wideGPSdrawingofabicycle—thelargestsuchdrawingonrecord.本文介绍了GPS艺术的起源以及发展。GPS艺术通过创建圆点类型的轨迹详细记录骑行者所走的路线。这种艺术形式随着卫星跟踪的广泛普及而发展起来，并且逐渐为世人所知。1.Whatis"GPSart"basedonparagraph2？A.ItisasystemestablishedbyJanineStrong.B.Itisalinerecordingthepathyoutravelled.C.ItisanartformrealizedbyGPStracking.D.Itisanappcreatingpictures.解析C细节理解题。由第二段中的"Itisanartcategory...TheGPSrecordsyourmovementbycreatingthedottypeoftrack"可知，GPS艺术是一个艺术类别，通过创建圆点类型的轨迹来记录你的运动，这与选项C相符。2.HowdidJanineStrongfinishherdigitalvisionofVermeer’smasterpiece？A.Bypaintingcasuallyonhercanvas.B.Byaccidentallyusingherfitnessapp.C.ByoccasionallyrunningaroundBrooklyn.D.Bycarefullyplanningandcyclingaround.解析D细节理解题。由第二段中的"Ms.Strongplansherrides...circlewasaccuratelyachievingthecoveringofVermeer’soriginal"可知，Ms.Strong是通过认真设计并骑行完成的，故选D。3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"asurge"probablymeaninparagraph3？A.Asuddenrise. B.Agreatsuccess.C.Asharpreduction. D.Aseveredownturn.解析A词义猜测题。段中的"grown"和"popular"是解题的关键。由前面的内容可知，这种"GPS艺术"形式随着卫星跟踪的广泛普及而发展起来，普通人可以在健身应用程序中使用，它在应用程序Strava中特别受欢迎。由此可知，画线词应含有"增加"的意思，故选A。4.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage？A."GPSart"canbeonlycompletedonStrava.B.Stravaisinfactanappforpeopletodrawpictures.C.Theartformof"GPSart"isgettingknownworldwide.D.JanineStrongcreatedthelargestdrawingintheworld.解析C推理判断题。由最后一段的第一句话"The‘GPSart’canbeconsideredthe21st-centuryversionoflarge-scaledrawingsonthelandscape，aconceptgraduallyknowntotheworld"可知，"GPS艺术"逐渐为世人所知，故选C。B[2023广东广州调研]PieterBruegel’siconic1565paintingTheHarvestershangsattheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.Theworkshowedpeopleharvestingwheatnearlyastallastheywere."Nowadays，however，ifyouwalkthroughawheatfield，youbasicallyseethatwheatisaboutknee-height.Thereducedheightisessentiallyaconsequenceofbreedingfromthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury，"biologistIveDeSmetexplained.DeSmetsayswheatisjustoneexampleofhowhistoricalartworkcanallowustotrackthetransformationoffoodcropsovertime.HeteamedupwitharthistorianVergauwen，afriendsincechildhood，todocumentsuchartworkaroundtheworld.Theyhavebeenmainlylookingatthingswheretheycanspotchangesinshape，colorandsize.TheirinterestinplantsinartworkbeganwithavisittotheHermitageMuseum，wheretheynoticedanodd-lookingwatermeloninanearly-17th-centurypainting.Itappearedtobepaleandwhiteontheinside.DeSmetassumedthepainterhaddoneapoorjob.ButVergauwenhadadifferentidea."No，thisisoneofthebestpainterseverfromthatera.Soifhepainteditlikethat，that’sthewayitmusthavelookedlike，"heexplained.Otherpaintingsrevealedthatbothredandwhitewatermelonsweregrownduringthe17thcentury."Withallthegeneticknowledgewenowhave，wecanlookathowsomethingcomesaboutinmoredetail，"DeSmetsaid."Forexample，untilthe18thcentury，Europeanstrawberriesappearedtinyinpaintings—theythengrewinsizeastheywerecrossbredwithNorthAmericanvarieties."Ultimately，theteamhopestocreateanonlineresearchdatabaseofhistoricalplantartwork.Theyseekthecontributionsofartenthusiastsaroundtheworldviathesocialmedia."However，"Vergauwenreminds，"ifyou’regoingtouse，forexample，Picassototryandunderstandhowapearlookedintheearly20thcentury，youmightbemisled."通过观察不同时期的写实的艺术作品人们可以更好地了解粮食作物的变化。1.WhatcanwelearnaboutthepaintingTheHarvesters？A.Itshowshowpeoplesuccessfullygrewwheat.B.Itprovesthatwheatwasmuchshorterinthepast.C.Itexplainstheconsequenceofdifferentbreedingmethods.D.Itgivescluesabouthowwheatinthe16thcenturylookedlike.解析D细节理解题。由第一段内容可知，在该作品中小麦几乎和人一样高，即人们可以看到16世纪的小麦是什么样的，故D项正确。2.Whatinspiredtheresearchteamtostarttheirstudy？A.Theirpreferenceforfoodcrops.B.Theirfriendshipsincechildhood.C.Theirdividedviewsonanoldpainting.D.TheirsharedinterestintheHermitageMuseum.解析C细节理解题。由第三段中的"Theirinterest...hadadifferentidea"可知，该团队的两人对博物馆内一幅画有奇怪的西瓜的作品有不同的看法，所以对艺术作品中的植物开始感兴趣，故C项正确。3.WhatisthemessagefromVergauweninthelastparagraph？A.Artenthusiastsarenotcarefulenough.B.Abstractpaintingsoftenmisleadpeople.C.Thesourcepaintingsneedtoberealistic.D.Picasso’spaintingsarehardtounderstand.解析C推理判断题。由最后一段中的"ifyou’regoingtouse...youmightbemisled"可知，如果你要用毕加索的画来尝试理解20世纪早期的梨是什么样的，你可能被误导。由此可推知，Vergauwen是想说画作本身要写实，故C项正确。4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext？A.Tocommentonhistoricalplantpaintings.B.Totellinterestingstoriesbehindplantartwork.C.Toinformreadersofascientificbreakthrough.D.Tointroduceastudyonfoodcroptransformation.解析D意图推断题。文章第一段介绍一幅画作，引出小麦变化的问题，后续内容讲述一个团队通过研究不同时代的艺术画作来追踪粮食作物变化问题，故D项正确。二、七选五[2024江苏海安联考]WhyIsArtSoPowerful？Perhapsthesimplestanswertothisquestionisthatarttouchesusemotionally.Artispowerfulbecauseitcanpotentiallyinfluenceourculture，politics，andeventheeconomy.Whenweseeapowerfulworkofart，youfeelittouchingdeepwithinyourcore.Anditcangiveusthepowertomakereal-lifechanges.Ithasthepowertoeducatepeopleaboutalmostanything.1Duringthepandemic，someartistscreatedvividandimpressivepaintingstospreadthemessageofwearingamask，whichwaswellreceivedbythewholepublic.Itbreakscultural，social，andeconomicbarriers.Whilearthardlyreallysolvespovertyorpromotessocialjusticeonitsown，itcanbeusedasafairplayingfieldforconversationandexpression.2Therefore，anyonecanlearntoappreciateartregardlessoftheirsocialstatus，economicstanding，orpoliticalbackground.Itaccesseshigherordersofthinking.Artdoesn’tjustmakeyouabsorbinformation.3Thisiswhycreativityisaformofintelligence—itisaspecialabilitythatunlocksthepotentialofthehumanmind.45Manytimesinhistorywehaveheardofpeoplebeingcriticized，threatenedandevenkilledbecauseoftheirartwork.Thoseresponsibleforthesereactions，mayitbeanaggressivegovernment，takethesemeasuresagainstartistsknowinghowmuchtheirworkscanaffectthepoliticsinagivenarea.Inthehandsofgoodpeople，however，artcanbeusedtogivehopeoroffercourageinasocietythat’sundergoingalotofhardships.A.Art，atitssimplest，isaformofcommunicatingwitheachother.B.Thetruthisthatpeoplehaverecognizedhowpowerfulartcanbe.C.Itpresentsinformationinawaythatcouldbeabsorbedbymanyeasily.D.Rather，itmakesyouthinkaboutcurrentideasandinspireyoutomakeyourown.E.Everyonecanrelatetoartbecauseeveryonehasemotionsandpersonalexperiences.F.Artmayseektobringaboutsomeparticularemotiontorelaxandentertaintheviewers.G.Asamatteroffact，studieshaveshownthatexposuretoartcanmakeyoubetterinotherfields.本文是一篇说明文。本文主要解释了为什么艺术如此强大。1.C"Duringthepandemic...bythewholepublic"是针对C项举的例子。C项中的"couldbeabsorbedbymanyeasily"与空后句子中的"waswellreceivedbythewholepublic"相照应。2.E"Therefore，anyonecanlearntoappreciateartregardlessoftheirsocialstatus，economicstanding，orpoliticalbackground"与E项之间是因果关系。3.D"Artdoesn’tjustmakeyouabsorbinformation"与D项之间存在递进关系，且空后句子中的This指的便是D项。4.G空前句子中的"unlocksthepotentialofthehumanmind"与G项中的"makeyoubetterinotherfields"相对应。5.BB项放在此处能充当段落主题句。三、完形填空[2024广东高三10月联考]Ourcitiesarefullofstatues.Youmightevenhavefoundyourselfstaringatalifelikefigureand1，"Didtheyjustblinkorbreathe？"IzabelaRadcliffeisalivingproof！Izabelahasnowbeenaliving2forover20years，developingawholecastofcharacters.Shehasherowncompanynowandshehasperformedmany3includingQueenVictoria，MarilynMonroeandMarieCurie.Butit’sneverassimpleasjustshowingupand4inthestreet."BeforeIleaveforajob，Imust5everythingandthatcantakeuptotwohours，"Izabelaexplains.It’snotjustaboutthe6；shealsoneedstomakesurethatshehasallthemake-upsheneeds，too.Somecharacterstakealonger7timethanothers.Izabela’suniqueartisoftenindemand."Istay8forquitealongtimeduringmywork，butstandingstillisnotthegoal，"sheexplains."SometimesI’minasetpositionandothertimesI9withtheaudience.Standingstillissuperentertaining，"sheadmits.Peoplelovetoseethat，becausestayingstillisveryunnaturalforhumans.Beingalivingstatuealsorequiresbeingingood10condition."Exercising11issomethingthatisreallyimportantformyjob.Ipersonallyfindyoga12，becauseithelpsyoudevelopgoodbodyawareness.Withoutthat，youcan13yourbody，"shesays.Izabelafindsittobeavery14job."Bringingcharmandhappinesstoothersbringsthosethingsintoyourownlife，too.It’slikea（n）15ofenergy.Thereisaconstantinteractionbetweenyouandyouraudience—it’sbeautiful，"shesays.文章主要讲述了Izabela的职业和她的从业经历。她从事的职业是"活雕像"，她扮演形形色色的人物，站在街头，有时一动不动，有时也要和观众互动。这份工作不仅给观众带去了乐趣，也给她自己带来了乐趣。1.A.knowing B.explainingC.believing D.wondering解析D你甚至可能会发现自己盯着一个栩栩如生的人物，心里琢磨（wondering），"它刚才眨眼或呼吸了吗？"，故选D项。2.A.statue B.modelC.artist D.pictures解析A由第五段第一句可知，本题选A。3.A.actresses B.charactersC.players D.champions解析B她现在有了自己的公司，她扮演了许多角色（characters），包括维多利亚女王、玛丽莲·梦露和玛丽·居里。4.A.displaying B.undertakingC.performing D.gathering解析C但这绝不像在街上露