高中英语译林版选修一：Unit 3 Period 5　Extended reading-Reading comprehension

Period5Extendedreading—ReadingcomprehensionⅠ.匹配单词(请把单词和其对应的英语解释连线)1．insight A．apersonwhoexpressesopinionsaboutthegoodandbadqualitiesofbooks， music，etc.2．critic B．acontinuousdecreaseinthenumber，value，quality，etc.ofsth3．overthrow C．toshowsththatisusuallyhidden4．expose D．anofficialvisittoaschool，factory，etc.inordertocheckthatrulesarebeing obeyedandthatstandardsareacceptable5．decline E．theabilitytoseeandunderstandthetruthaboutpeopleorsituations6．inspection F．toremovealeaderoragovernmentfromapositionofpowerbyforce答案1.E2.A3.F4.C5.B6.DⅡ.选词填空eq\x(bedownto；allwalksoflife；speakvolumesabout；inone’sownright)1．Hisextraordinaryachievementsaredowntohishardworkandgoodluck.2．Thenewmembersofthechoruscomefromallwalksoflife.3．Thechefearnedagoodreputationinhiscareerinhisownright.4．Yourbodylanguagewillspeakvolumesaboutyouevenbeforeyousayanything.Ⅰ.Fast-readingformainideas1．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．ThecommentsonQingmingScroll.B．Thecivilians’lifeinQingmingScroll.C．ThebriefintroductionofQingmingScroll.D．HowZhangZeduanpaintedQingmingScroll.答案C2．Skimthetextandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.答案Para.1EPara.2BPara.3APara.4FPara.5DPara.6CⅡ.Careful-readingfordetailsActivity1细节把握1．WhatcanweknowfromQingmingScroll?A．Theproductionofsilkscroll.B．TheinsightofthelifeinChinainthe12thcentury.C．ThepeacefulrurallifeinBeijinginSongDynasty.D．Theamazingartistictechniqueofimpressionism.答案B2．What’sthemostimpressiveaspectofthepaintingQingmingScroll?A．Itsambitioussize.B．Itsrealisticimage.C．Perspective.D．Zhang’sprecisebrushwork.答案D3．WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothewholepassage?A．TheQingmingScrollisnowdisplayedinthePalaceMuseuminBeijing.B．TheQingmingScrollisnowhousedinthePalaceMuseuminBeijing.C．EverytimetheQingmingScrollisonexhibition，therearecrowdsinlinetoappreciateit.D．SomecopiesoftheQingmingScrollarenowconsideredaspreciousworksofart.答案A4．Whatisprobablythepainter’spurposeofcreatingtheQingmingScroll?A．Tohelpthepublictofocusonenthusiasmaboutthepainting.B．Tohelpthefutureartiststolearnmorepaintingtechniques.C．Tohelpthelatertalentedartiststofollowhispaintingstocopy.D．TohelppeopletoknowmoredetailsaboutthelifeinNorthernSongDynasty.答案DActivity2深层理解1．Whatisthetexttypeofthepassage?A．Narration.B．ArgumentativeEssay(议论文)．C．ExpositoryWriting(说明文)．D．NewsReport.答案C2．HowdoestheauthorpresentthepoliticalandsocialproblemsfacedbytheNorthernSongDynasty?A．Bycomparison.B．Bygivingexamples.C．Bylistingnumbers.D．Bygivingadefinition.答案B3．Whatdoesthephrase“isdownto”inparagraph5mean?A．Contributesto. B．Liesin.C．Leadsto. D．Resultsin.答案B4．Fillinthefollowingblankswithsuitablewordstogetthestructure.Activity1课文语法填空ZhangZeduan’sQingmingScrollisarepresentativeworkofrealisminChineseart.1.Painted(paint)onafive-metre-longsilkscroll，thepaintingprovidesanimportantinsightintolifeinChinainthe12thcentury.Theancientscroll,2.whichiscurrentlykeptinthePalaceMuseuminBeijing，givesthevieweranideaofwhatlifewaslikeforthepeopleofBianjing.Itispossiblethatthemost3.impressive(impress)aspectofthepaintingisZhang’sprecisebrushwork.Thepaintingrevealsagreatdealaboutthe12th-centuryChinesecustoms，clothing，transportation4.methods(method)，businesspracticesandvariousbuildings.Atfirstsight，theoverallsceneoflifeinthecapitalcityseemspeacefulandcheerful.5.However，somecriticssuggestthatoncloserinspection，thepaintingactuallyexposesseriouspoliticalandsocialproblems.Someboats6.carrying(carry)fooddonotseemtobelongtothegovernment，which7.suggests(suggest)thatthegovernmenthaslostcontroloffoodsuppliesandtransportation.Thedetailsshowthatacrisisisdevelopinginthecity.Asamatteroffact，theNorthernSongDynastywas8.indeclinebythisstage.Abouttwentyyearsafterthepaintingwascompleted，it9.wasoverthrown(overthrow)．WiththeQingmingScroll，Zhangmade10.anoutstandingcontributiontoChineseartandgreatlyinfluencedgenerationsoffutureartists.Activity2长难句理解1．Usinginkonsilk，hecreatesrealisticimagesofscenery，buildingsandpeople，anddisplaysaremarkablemasteryofperspective.[句式分析]本句为简单句。Usinginkonsilk在句中作方式状语；and连接两个谓语动词creates和displays。[自主翻译]他施墨于绢，落笔之处，风景、建筑、人物，无不逼真传神，同时展现出对透视法的精通。2．Someboatscarryingfooddonotseemtobelongtothegovernment，whichsuggeststhatthegovernmenthaslostcontroloffoodsuppliesandtransportation.[句式分析]本句为主从复合句。其中主句是Someboatscarryingfooddonotseemtobelongtothegovernment，carryingfood作后置定语修饰someboats；而which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰主句，同时that又引导suggests后的宾语从句。[自主翻译]有些运粮船看上去不像官船，这意味着官府已失去了对粮食供应和运输的控制。3．Suchisitsworththatseverallateremperorsevenaskedthemosttalentedartistsoftheirdaytomakecopiesofthescroll.[句式分析]本句为主从复合句。其中含有“such...that...”结构，such位于句首，主句应部分倒装。[自主翻译]其价值之高，以至后世有多位皇帝令当时最有才华的画家加以临摹。Ⅰ.阅读理解AAnexhibitionofSongBuyun’sworksisnowrunningatthemuseumoftheCentralAcademyofFineArts.TheexhibitionwillrunthroughFeb.27.Thesedays，alongawaitedsnowfallinBeijingeasilycreatesafanfare(轰动)online.Oneneedn’tgooutsidetofeelpeople’sexcitementatablanketofsnow，asaglimpseofthephotosandvideosuploadedonsocialmediawillbeenough.Seventyyearsago，however，whilesnowwascommoninBeijing，cameraswereseldomtobeseen；fewwereabletorecordthesceneryofthishistoricalcity.OneofthefewwasSongBuyun，thelateoilpainterandwater-coloristwhowalkedthestreetsandrecordedthebeautyofBeijing’scenturies-oldarchitecture.CulturallandmarksfrozenintimearedisplayedinSong’sBeijinglandscapeseries，picturingthepeacefulatmosphereofthecity’shistoricalspotsoverthecourseofayear，suchasTiantan.HedocumentedpeoplevisitingthePalaceMuseum，swimminginlakesandclearingsnowoffthestreets.Dyingin1992，Songdidn’thaveachancetoshowthisbodyofworkduringhislifetime.Itwaseightyearslaterthatthesepaintingsweremadepublicforthefirsttimeatanexhibitionheldinhismemory.“Song’spaintingsshowtheharmonybetweenarchitectureanditssurroundings，”saysFanDi’an，deanoftheCentralAcademyofFineArts.“Thecolorsarevividandarrangedtastefullytogivearefreshinglooktotheseoldbuildings.CombiningskillsofChineseandWesternart，hisworkspreservethevariedlandscapeofacity，andunderhisbrushwork，Songinjectedrichemotions，allowinghisworktostandthetestoftime.”语篇解读这是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了已逝画家宋步云的作品正在中央美术学院博物馆里展出，并对他的记录老北京的历史景观的作品做了简单介绍，尤其是他的中西方结合的绘画技巧与他融入画中的情感，使他的作品能经受住时间的考验。1．WhatcanweknowaboutSong’sworksintheexhibition?A．Theyweremadewiththehelpofcameras.B．TheyfocusonBeijing’sculturallandmarks.C．Theyshowpeople’shardlifeinBeijingdecadesago.D．Theyhavedrawnwideattentionandgoodcommentsonline.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第四段中的“CulturallandmarksfrozenintimearedisplayedinSong’sBeijinglandscapeseries，picturingthepeacefulatmosphereofthecity’shistoricalspots...”可知，他的作品聚焦于北京的文化地标。故选B。2．WhendidthepublicfirstseethebodyofSong’sBeijinglandscapeseries?A．In1951. B．In1992.C．In2000. D．In2020.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第五段内容可知，在宋步云逝世8年后，即2000年公众才首次看到他的北京系列作品。故选C。3．WhatmakesSong’sworkslastlong?A．ThecolorsSongusedwereveryspecial.B．Somearchitectureandsurroundingsdon’texist.C．Theyaretheonlywaytorecordthehistoricscenery.D．Song’sskillsandemotionsmaketheworksvaluable.答案D解析细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“CombiningskillsofChineseandWesternart，hisworkspreservethevariedlandscapeofacity，andunderhisbrushwork，Songinjectedrichemotions，allowinghisworktostandthetestoftime.”可知，宋的作品能经受住时间的考验是因为他的艺术技巧和注入的情感。故选D。4．What’sthebesttitleofthistest?A．FrozeninTime：anOldBeijinginSongBuyun’sExhibitionB．SongBuyun：aGreatColorMasterWhoPaintedMountainsC．ASymphonyofColors：anExhibitionGivingYouaFeastofEyesD．LandmarksinBeijing：theHarmonyArchitectureandCulture答案A解析标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了已逝画家宋步云的作品正在中央美术学院博物馆里展出，并对他的记录老北京的历史景观的作品做了简单介绍，尤其是他的中西方结合的绘画技巧与他融入画中的情感，使他的作品能经受住时间的考验。故选A。BSheiswidelyseenasproofthatgoodlookscanlastforever.But，atover500yearsofage，timeiscatchingupwiththeMonaLisa.Thehealthofthefamouspicture，paintedbyLeonardoDaVinciin1505，isgettingworsebytheyear，accordingtotheLouvreMuseum(卢浮宫博物馆)whereitishoused.“Thethin，woodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisaispaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsago，”themuseumsaid.Visitorshavenoticedthechangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.ExpertsarenotsureaboutthematerialstheItalianartistusedandtheircurrent(现在的)chemicalstate.Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyear，andmanyareattractedbythemysteryofhersmile.“It’sveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingather，sheseemstobesmiling，andthenyoulookatherandshestops，”saidProfessorMargaretLivingstoneofHarvardUniversity.“It’sbecausedirectvision(视觉)isexcellentatpickingupdetails，butlesssuitedtolookatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.”However，theactualhistoryoftheMonaLisaisjustasmysteriousasthesmile.DaVincihimselfloveditsomuchthathealwayscarrieditwithhim，untilitwaseventuallysoldtoFrance’sKingFrancisⅠin1169.In1911，thepaintingwasstolenfromtheLouvrebyaformeremployee，whotookitoutofthemuseumhiddenunderhiscoat.HesaidheplannedtoreturnittoItaly.ThepaintingwassentbacktoFrancetwoyearslater.DuringWorldWarⅡ，FrenchhidthepaintinginsmalltownstokeepitoutofthehandsofGermanforces.Likemanyoldladies，theMonaLisahassomeinterestingstoriestotell.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了世界名画《蒙娜丽莎》，她的微笑一直是一团谜，画作也历经磨难。5．TheunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphmeanstheMonaLisa.A．islosingitsvalueB．isbeingdamagedaftersomanyyearsC．isgettingmorevaluablewithyearspassingD．willrotaway答案B解析句意猜测题。根据第二段内容可推出，这里指随着时间的推移，MonaLisa遭到一些损坏。6．ThesmileofMonaLisacanonlybeseen.A．byindirectvision B．atadistanceC．bydirectvision D．inshadows答案A解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句可知，MonaLisa的微笑只有在不直视她时才能看见。7．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheMonaLisa?A．ItwasoncetakenawayandhiddenupbyGermanforces.B．Itspainterhimselfloveditgreatlyandalwayskeptitinashade.C．MonaLisastopssmilingwhenyoulookatherwantingtoseehersmiles.D．KingFrancisⅠboughtitandthenreturnedittoItaly.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“It’sveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingather，sheseemstobesmiling，andthenyoulookatherandshestops”可知答案选C。8．Fromthelastparagraph，wecaninferthat.A．manyinterestingstorieshavebeenwrittenabouttheMonaLisaB．peopleareinterestedinthestoriesabouttheMonaLisaC．somemysteriesstillremaintobesolvedabouttheMonaLisaD．manymorestorieswillbetoldabouttheMonaLisa答案C解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“theMonaLisahassomeinterestingstoriestotell”可知，这幅名画还有很多谜团有待我们去探索和解决。CChinesepainterspaintedonvariousmaterialsinmanyformats.Themostpopularmaterialswiththeearliestartistswerewoodandbamboobutthenthefollowingwereadopted：plasteredwalls，silk，andpaper.Canvaswouldonlybeusedwidelyfromthe8thcenturyCE.Brushesweremadefromanimalhair，cuttoataperingendandtiedtoabambooorwoodhandle.Significantly，theywerepreciselythesameinstrumentsusedbythecalligrapher.Theinksusedweremadefromrubbingadriedcakeofanimalorvegetablemattermixedwithmineralsandglueagainstawetstone.Eachartisthadtolaboriously(辛苦地)maketheirowninksastherewasnocommercialproductionofthem.ThetwomostpopularthemesofChinesepaintingwereportraitsandlandscapes.PortraitsinChineseartbeganintheWarringStatesPeriodandweretraditionallyrenderedwithgreatrestraint，usuallybecausethesubjectwasagreatscholar，monkorcourtofficialandsoshould，bydefinition，haveagoodmoralcharacterwhichshouldbeportrayedwithrespectbytheartist.Forthisreason，facesareoftenseeminglyimpassive(面无表情的)withonlythemeresthintofemotionorcharactersubtlyexpressed.Oftenthecharacterofthesubjectismuchmoreclearlyexpressedintheirattitudeandrelationshiptootherpeopleinthepicture；thisisespeciallytrueofportraitsofemperorsandBuddhistfigures.Landscapepaintinghadbeenaroundaslongasartistshad，butthegenrereallytookoffduringtheTangdynastywhenartistsbecamemuchmoreconcernedwithhumanity’splaceinnature.Typically，smallhumanfiguresguidetheviewerthroughapanoramic(全景的)landscapeofmountainsandriversinTangpaintings.ItshouldbenosurprisethatmountainsandwaterdominatedlandscapepaintingastheverywordinChineseforlandscapetranslatesliterallyas“mountain-and-water”．Treesandrocksarealsofeaturedandthewholesceneisusuallymeanttocaptureaparticularseasonoftheyear.Colourswerelimitedinuse，eithereverythinginvariousshadesofasinglecolour(illustratingtherootsincalligraphy)ortwocolourscombined，usuallybluesandgreens.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国画所用的材料，中国画的内容以及中国画最受欢迎的主题。9．Whichofthefollowingisthelatestmaterialusedbyancientartists?A．Bamboo. B．Canvas.C．Paper. D．Silk.答案B解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段第二、三句可知，画布是古代艺术家最晚使用的材料。故选B。10．Whydidartistsmakeinksthemselves?A．Noonesentinkstocalligraphers.B．Theywantedtomakesuitableinksforthemselves.C．Noinksweresoldinthemarkets.D．Thematerialsusedwereeasytofind.答案C解析细节理解题。根据文章第一段末句可知，画家们自己制作墨水的原因是没有商业化生产，即市场上买不到。故选C。11．Whoismostlikelytobethefigureintheportraitaccordingtothepassage?A．Aneducator. B．Asinger.C．Acowboy. D．Abusinessman.答案A解析推理判断题。根据文章第二段第二句可知，中国的肖像画的描绘对象通常是具有良好12．WhatbegantoriseintheTangDynasty?A．Portraits. B．Landscapes.C．Wallpaintings. D．Calligraphy.答案B解析细节理解题。根据文章最后一段首句可知，山水画在唐朝兴盛并且腾飞。故选B。Ⅱ.七选五Whatcomestomindwhenyouthinkoftheword“museum”？Doyoupicturepaintingshangingonawall?Quiethallsfullofrelicsfromthepast?Ordoyouthinkofairplanessuspendedfromtheceiling?Perhapsscienceexperimentscometomind.1Therearemanydifferenttypesofmuseumsaroundtheworld.Eachonemightdisplaycertaintypesofexhibitsbasedonsubjectmatter.2OneofthemostfamousistheLouvreinParis,France.It’sthehomeoftheMonaLisa.Paintingsaren’ttheonlyformsofartthatmuseumsputondisplay.Theyusuallycontainsortsofart,fromsculpturestofabricart.Manycitiesnowhavechildren’smuseums.Whatdotheydisplaythere?3Thesegivekidsachancetoexploretheirimaginationsbyinteractingwithexh