备考2025届高考英语一轮复习课时提能第一部分过透教材Unit2Alifeswork外研版选择性必修第三册

Unit2Alife’swork一、阅读理解A[2024四川成都二诊]Chineseinkpaintingswereonceontheedgeofbeingforgotten—atleastaccordingtoapaperofLiXiaoshan，apostgraduateartstudent.Atthetime，manyChinesepaintingprofessionalspassedawaywithoutfindingyoungerartiststofilltheirshoes.Youngartistswereleftontheirowntofindbreakthroughsanddefinethemselvesasartists.Whileextremelyexaggerated（夸张），Li’scommentsentshockwavesthroughtheChinesepaintingcommunity.Sincethen，manyexperimentalpaintershavetakentotheirstudiosinChina，creatingmanyastonishingandinspirationalinkpaintingsusingnewmethodsandconcepts，markinganimportantstepforthedevelopmentofcontemporaryChinesepainting.ShaoGeisarepresentativeofthisnewform.BorntoanordinaryfamilyinBeijingin1962，ShaowaskeenontraditionalChinesepainting.Asachild，hespentmuchofhistimestaringattheinkmasterpiecesinthePalaceMuseum.Therewasanelderneighbor，whowasgoodatChinesepaintingandcalligraphy.Inhissparetime，thekindeldertalkedabouttraditionalChineseculturetoyoungShao.Someyearslater，Shaodecidedtostudypaintingaftergraduatingfromhighschool.AftergraduatingfromtheBeijingArtsandCraftsSchoolin1978，Shaowassenttoworkatasmallcraftfactory.Beforelong，thefactorywentbankrupt.ShaolaterpassedanexamandbecameapainterforRongBaoZhai，afamousChineseartgalleryestablishedin1672.ThiscareerjumpallowedShaotoenteralifetimeofinkpainting."Atfirst，Ijustdreweverything—landscapes，figures，flowers，birds，andfish，"Shaosaid."ButIsoonfoundstickingtotraditionalthoughtsandskillsofChinesepaintingwouldbeabrakeonmydevelopmentasaprofessionalpainter.Forthisreason，Idecidedtoinnovatemyownstyle."本文主要介绍的是中国当代新水墨画代表人物邵戈先生的绘画阅历。【词语积累】breakthroughn.突破，重大进展representativen.代表bekeenon宠爱，对……着迷/有爱好1.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"filltheirshoes"meaninParagraph2？A.Calmthemdown. B.Focusonthemselves.C.Askthemforhelp. D.Takeovertheirroles.解析D词义揣测题。结合其次段中的"Atthetime，manyChinesepaintingprofessionalspassedaway...Youngartistswereleftontheirowntofindbreakthroughsanddefinethemselvesasartists"及四个选项可推知，仅有选项D正确。2.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlyintroduceaboutShaoGe？A.Hisjourneytoart.B.Hisfamilybackground.C.Hisneighbor’sinfluence.D.Hispassionforlearning.解析A段落大意题。通读第三段可知，该段主要介绍了邵先生的艺术之路，故A项切题。3.Whatwillbeprobablytalkedaboutinthenextparagraph？A.People’sviewsonShao’spaintings.B.Shao’simpactonChinesepainting.C.Thedevelopmentoftraditionalpainting.D.Shao’ssuccessfulexperimentinpainting.解析D推理推断题。由第四段中的"ButIsoonfound...Idecidedtoinnovatemyownstyle"可知，D项切题，D项与波浪线标记的部分吻合。4.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanthistextprobablybefound？A.Fashion. B.Feature.C.Education. D.Literature.解析B推理推断题。整篇文章特地介绍中国当代新水墨画代表人物邵戈先生传奇的绘画阅历，本文极可能属于报纸中的专题文章，故选项B正确。B[2024江西婺源天佑中学期中]Recently，thetopic"Chinesepeoplecaneatsuchasweetmelonbutcan’tdowithoutthisgrandma"hastoppedthehotsearchlist.ThegrandmaisWuMingzhucalled"QueenofChineseMelon"，amelon-growingexpertandacademician.AmongWuMingzhu’sclassmateswasYuanLongping，wholaterbecamethe"fatherofhybridrice".WuMingzhuwasbornin1930intoascholarlyfamilyinWuhanCity.Afterhergraduationin1953，shewasassignedtoworkintheRuralWorkDepartmentoftheCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinainBeijing.Wuwasunsatisfied."WhatIstudiedwasthescienceoffruitandvegetables.Iwantedtoworkinthefield，notinanoffice，"saidWu.In1955，WuvoluntarilywenttoworkinShanshanCounty，TurpanBasin，whereworkingconditionswerequiteharsh.ShefoundthattheHamimelon，ararespecialtyfruitwhichwasoncecommoninthearea，wasindangerofbecomingextinctifnotproperlycultivated.Wuspentafullthreeyearsvisitingover300productionteams，pickingout44varieties.Sheovercamevarietiesofsetbackstoproduceparticularlydeliciousmelonsinascientificway，winningoverthelocalfarmersaccustomedtofolkcultivationmethods.Thenthepromotionareacovered80percentofXinjiang’smaincommodityareas，andagroupofmelon-richvillagesemerged.In1973，inordertospeedupthebreedingprocessandshortenthecultivationcycle，WudecidedtogotoHainanformelonbreeding.ShewantedtodevelopHainanasapilotareatoimprovethespeedandefficiencyofbreeding，sothatthesouthareaofChinacouldalsogrowmelons.Afternumerousdifficulties，finallyinthe80s，themelonvarietyselectedbyWusucceeded.Formorethan60years，WuMingzhuhascultivatedmorethan30varieties，dedicatedthesweetnessofmelonstothepeople，andpromotedthemelonserieswithChinesecharacteristicsandacompletebreedinginnovationsystemtotheworld.Whenfirsthearinghernickname"apearlintheTurpanBasin"，Wusaid，"InXinjiang，therearethousandsofscienceandtechnologyworkerslikeme.Theyhaveworkedhardfordecadesonthefrontlineofagriculture.I’mjustoneoftheordinaryones.""西瓜女王"吴明珠潜心探讨甜瓜六十几年，帮助我国实现吃瓜自由。1.WhydidtheauthormentionYuanLongpinginthefirstparagraph？A.ToletusgetafurtherglimpseofWu.B.ToinformusthatsheliveslongerthanYuan.C.ToprovehersuccessresultedfromYuan’shelp.D.Totellusshegraduatedfromaworld-rateuniversity.解析A推理推断题。第一段中的"ThegrandmaisWuMingzhucalled‘QueenofChineseMelon’，amelon-growingexpertandacademician"介绍了吴明珠的信息，紧接着下文便提及吴明珠的同学中有人们所熟知的‘杂交水稻之父’袁隆平，明显，作者此举是为了吸引我们进一步了解吴明珠，故选A。2.WhywasWuunsatisfiedwiththegoodjobinBeijing？A.Shehadstudiedscienceforyears.B.ThesceneryinXinjiangfascinatedher.C.MakingmoneyeasilyinXinjiangwaswhatsheloved.D.Shehadapreferenceforworkinginthefieldratherthaninanoffice.解析D微小环节理解题。由其次段中的"‘WhatIstudiedwasthescienceoffruitandvegetables.Iwantedtoworkinthefield，notinanoffice，’saidWu"可知，吴明珠对在北京的工作不满足是因为比起在办公室里工作，她更宠爱在田间工作，故选D。3.HowdidWupersuadethelocalsinXinjiangintogivingupoldcultivationmethods？A.Bypersuadingthemintotakingheradvice.B.Byprovidingenoughfinancialassistance.C.Bypresentinghigh-qualitymelonsscientifically.D.Byrecommendingthelocalgovernmenttoadoptfavorablepolicies.解析C微小环节理解题。由第三段中的"Sheovercamevarietiesofsetbackstoproduceparticularlydeliciousmelonsinascientificway，winningoverthelocalfarmersaccustomedtofolkcultivationmethods.Thenthepromotionareacovered80percentofXinjiang’smaincommodityareas，andagroupofmelon-richvillagesemerged"可知，吴明珠通过以科学的方式产出优质瓜来劝服新疆当地人放弃旧的种植方法，故选C。4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesWuMingzhu？A.Efficientandenergetic. B.Devotedandmodest.C.Flexibleandfrank. D.Positiveandtolerant.解析B推理推断题。由最终一段内容可知，60多年来吴明珠致力于培育优质瓜种，当被别人赞扬为"吐鲁番盆地的一颗明珠"时，她说自己只是一个一般人，由此可知，她一心一意奉献于自己的事业，且很虚心，故选B。C[2024福建厦门三模]Dressedinashinymetallicsuit，KatiaKrafft’ssmallframeisdwarfed（使显得矮小）bytheredcurtainofmoltenrockthatburstsfromthegroundbeforeher.Thedramaticmomentwascaptured（捕获）inaphototakenatopIceland’sKraflavolcanoin1984，duringthefinalbreathingofamulti-year-longeruption.Lookingattheimage，onecanalmostfeelthevolcano’sheat，hearitsroar，andsenseKrafft’sheartpoundingasthevolcanologistdoeswhatshelovesmost：bearingwitnesstoourplanet’sstronganger.KatiaKrafftwasafearlesspioneerinvolcanology，studyingtheexplosivepeaksatatimewhentherewerefewwomeninthefield.ShewasbornintheRhinevalleyofnortheastFrancein1942，duringtheheightofWorldWarⅡ.ThechaotichumanworlddrovebothKatiaandherhusband，MauriceKrafft，alsoavolcanologist，toseekcomfortinnature.Themomentavolcanoexploded，theydroppedeverythingtoanalyzeandcapturethebeautyandmysteryofeachevent.TheKrafftsusedtheirvideosofexplosiveeruptionstoexplainthecomplexrisksanduncertaintiesofthesedisasters.Itchangedourabilitytocommunicatevolcanoscience.TheirvideosarecreditedasoneoftheprimaryreasonsthatofficialsinthePhilippinestookthewarningsignsofMountPinatubo’seruptionin1991seriously.YettheKraffsdidn’tlivetoseethateruption.ThecouplediedlessthantwoweeksearlierinJapanduringamonstrouseruption，whichclaimed41otherlives.Katia’simpactonvolcanologyhasreachedfarbeyondherdeathandhasencouragedmanyyoungwomentostudyourrestlessplanet."KatiaKrafftisdefinitelythereasonwhyI’mdoingthisjob，"saysCarlaTiraboschi，apostdoctoralresearcherattheUniversityofMinster，Germany.TiraboschifirstsawKatiainadocumentarywhenshewasjustsixorsevenyearsoldandhasbeencrazyaboutvolcanoeseversince.Shenowstudiestheprocessesatworkdeepbelowthevolcanicpeaks.法国火山学家KatiaKrafft和丈夫一起一生追逐紧急的活火山，留下的图像与影像帮助传播火山科学，并激励更多的人从事火山探讨。1.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinparagraph1？A.Theimportanceofvolcanology.B.Thedamageofavolcaniceruption.C.Thedifficultyoffilmingvolcanoeruption.D.KatiaKrafft’spassionforherwork.解析D推理推断题。第一段通过一张照片描述火山学家KatiaKrafft在喷发的火山前的情景，探讨活火山是Katia最宠爱的事情。由此可知，第一段通过对一张照片的描述告知我们火山学家KatiaKrafft对探讨活火山这一工作特别酷爱，故选D。2.Whatcanweknowaboutthevideosofexplosiveeruptions？A.Theypreventedanaturaldisaster.B.TheyservedasawarninginJapan.C.Theyhelpedspreadvolcanoscience.D.TheycoveredMountPinatubo’seruption.解析C微小环节理解题。由第三段中的"TheKrafftsusedtheirvideosofexplosiveeruptionstoexplainthecomplexrisksanduncertaintiesofthesedisasters.Itchangedourabilitytocommunicatevolcanoscience.TheirvideosarecreditedasoneoftheprimaryreasonsthatofficialsinthePhilippinestookthewarningsignsofMountPinatubo’seruptionin1991seriously"可知，Krafft夫妇用拍摄的火山爆炸性喷发视频说明这些灾难的困难风险和不确定性，帮助传播火山的科学学问，故选C。3.HowdidKatiainfluenceCarlaTiraboschi？A.Katia’sdeathmadeherrestless.B.Katiahelpedherwithherresearch.C.Katia’sdeedsinspiredhercareerchoice.D.Katiataughthertomakeadocumentary.解析C微小环节理解题。由最终一段中的"‘KatiaKrafftisdefinitelythereasonwhyI’mdoingthisjob，’saysCarlaTiraboschi，apostdoctoralresearcherattheUniversityofMinster，Germany"可知，CarlaTiraboschi受KatiaKrafft的事迹的鼓舞，选择从事火山探讨，故选C。4.What’sthebesttitleforthistext？A.WhenartmeetswithdisastersB.WitnessingvolcanoeruptionC.Volcanoscience—agoodchoiceD.Nothingcanstopawillingheart解析B标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要围绕Katia和Maurice夫妇二人用图片和影像记录火山喷发绽开，故B项做文章标题最佳。二、语法填空FanJinshi，thehonorarypresidentoftheDunhuangAcademy，ismorewidelyknownasthe"DaughterofDunhuang".Shehasspentmorethanfourdecades1（study）thepreservationoftheMogaoCaves.TheMogaoCaves2（build）fromthe4thcenturytothe14thcentury，andtheyconsistofatleast490caves3arecarvedintothecliffs（悬崖）abovetheDachuanRiver.Formanyreasons，thecaves4（become）increasinglyvulnerable（脆弱的）inthepastyears.Fan，togetherwithotherscholars，hasmadeseveralbreakthroughsincavepreservationtechnologiessuchas5reductionofsandstorms’impactontheMogaoCaves.Fanalsoworkshard6（promote）cooperationbetweentheDunhuangAcademyandoverseasarchaeologicalinstitutions.Thankstoherefforts，thesurroundingenvironmenthasimproved7