高中英語(yǔ)譯林版選修一：Unit 3 Period 1　Welcome to the unit Reading-Reading comprehension

Period1Welcometotheunit&Reading—ReadingcomprehensionⅠ.匹配單詞(請(qǐng)把單詞和其對(duì)應(yīng)的英語(yǔ)解釋連線)1．employ A．tohitsb/sthhardorwithforce2．strike B．disagreeingstronglywithsthandtryingtostopit3．vivid C．towalkslowlyaroundortoaplace，oftenwithoutanyparticularsenseof purposeordirection4．opposed D．producingveryclearpicturesinyourmind；verybright5．wander E．tocontrolorhavealotofinfluenceoversb/sth，especiallyinanunpleasant way6．dominate F．togivesbajobtodoforpayment答案1.F2.A3.D4.B5.C6.EⅡ.選詞填空eq\x(asopposedto；behousedin；lookforwardto)1．WheninGreeceitisworthrememberingthatGreeks“pass”thetimeasopposedto“use”it.2．Hegotthechancehehadbeenlookingforwardtoandgotpromotedasplanned.3．Itissaidthatabout2,000worksofmodernartarehousedinthisgallery.Activity1Fast-readingformainideas1．Skimthepassageandthenfillintheblanks.Thepassageisatraveljournalabouttheauthor’sfirstimpressionsoftheMuséed’Orsay，anartmuseum.2．Skimthetraveljournalandmatcheachpartwiththemainidea.Part1Para.1 A．Impressionistpainterssharedsomesimilaritiesintermsoftheirsubject Part2Paras.2～4 B．SeeingtheMuséed’OrsaywaswhatIwaslookingforwardtomostaboutmytriptoParis.Part3Paras.5～6 C．IwasimpressedbytwoofthegreatestImpressionistpaintersClaude MonetandPierre-AugusteRenoirthemost.答案Part1BPart2CPart3A3．(1)Howmanypaintingsarementionedinthetraveljournal?(2)Whichpaintingsleftadeepimpressionontheauthor?答案(1)Four.(2)BlueWaterLilies；DanceatLeMoulindelaGalette.Activity2Careful-readingfordetailsⅠ.Readparagraph1carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1．Whatisthefunctionofthisparagraph?答案Tointroducethepurposeoftheauthor’striptoParis.2．WhereistheMuséed’Orsay?答案Itislocated/housedinanoldrailwaybuilding.3．WhatdoestheMuséed’Orsayfeature?答案ItfeaturessomeImpressionistpaintingsofthe19thcentury.Ⅱ.Readparagraphs2－4carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1．Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)．(1)TheauthorhadnotpreparedtoadmireTheBalletClassandTheCardPlayersbecausetheydidn’tshowtherealthing.F(2)Monet’sBlueWaterLilieswasgreatlyinfluencedbythenaturalscenery.T(3)Monetfocusedonthechangeofnature，especiallythedifferentcoloursandstyles.T(4)DanceatLeMoulindelaGaletteisRenoir’smostfamouspainting.F(5)ThereistoomuchinformationhiddeninRenoir’spainting，butyoucan’tfigureoutallofthem.T2．What’stheconnectingsentencebetweenparagraph2andparagraph3?答案Whileitwashardtopickafavouritepaintingoutofsomanyamazingworks，theartistswhomadethedeepestimpressiononmeweretwoofthegreatestImpressionistpainters，ClaudeMonetandPierre-AugusteRenoir.3．Whatdoesthephrase“jumpoutat”inparagraph4mean?A．Easilyattract.B．Easilydisappoint.C．Easilymove.D．Easilypuzzle.答案A4．ReadParas.3－4againandcompletethefollowingtable.ClaudeMonetPierre-AugusteRenoirFamouspiece(1)BlueWaterLiliesDanceatLeMoulindelaGaletteSubjectsofpaintingHepaintedmostlyscenes(2)fromhisgardeninthelastthreedecadesofhislife.Hepreferredtopaintscenesof(5)everydaylife.OtherInformation·Hepaintedabout250paintingsofthesamewaterlilypond，allin(3)differentcoloursandstyles.·Hebroughtthepond’sbeautytothecanvas(4)inauniqueway.·Hismasterpieceshows(6)lifeinabusyneighbourhoodofPairsonaSundayafternoon.·Itischaracterizedbythesmallareasof(7)lightacrossthepaintingandthewaythe(8)softedgesofthefiguresseemedtomixtogether.Ⅲ.Readparagraphs5－6carefullyanddothefollowingexercises.1．Thetraveljournalusesseveralwordsandstructurestomakecomparisons.Findtheexamplesofcomparisoninthetraveljournal.Tips：Whendescribingeitherthesimilaritiesorthedifferencesbetweentwothings，payattentiontothefollowingexpressions.Describingsimilarities:share，besimilarto，like，as...asDescribingdifferences:asopposedto，incontrastto，bedifferentfrom，than，unlike答案①Althoughthepaintingshadverydifferentsettings，itwastheirsimilaritiesthatstayedwithmelongafterIlefttheMuséed’Orsay—similaritieswhichcanbeseenthroughouttheImpressionists’paintings.②Everydaysubjectmatterwasthemainfocusoftheirworks，asopposedtothehistorypaintingsthathadtraditionallydominatedEuropeanart.③Theyemployedfreebrushworkandusedcolourstoshowtheeffectoflightonthings，creatingpaintingsthatwerefarlessrealisticthantheworksthatcamebefore.2．MakeacomparisonbetweentheImpressionists’paintingsandtheworksthatcamebefore.TheworksthatcamebeforeTheImpressionists’paintingsSubjects(1)Historypaintings(2)EverydaysubjectmatterStylesRealistic(3)LessrealisticFocus(4)Everydetailinascene(5)Abrief“impression”theyhadatthatmomentTechnique(6)Employfreebrushworkandusecolourstoshowtheeffectoflightonthings3.WhatinfluencedidtheImpressionistshaveonotherpainters?答案TheImpressionistsinfluencedthePost-Impressionistpaintersaswellaspaintersinmodernartbyencouragingartiststolookattheworldfromanentirelynewpointofview.Activity1SummaryIvisitedtheMuséed’OrsayonJune3，whichisaworld-famousartmuseum1.housed(house)inanoldrailwaybuildinginParis.2.Wandering(wander)throughtheImpressionistgallery，Iappreciatedmasterpieces.TwoofthegreatestImpressionistpaintersthat3.made(make)thedeepestimpressiononmewereClaudeMonetandPierre-AugusteRenoir.Monetwas4.greatly(great)inspiredbynature.It’ssaidthatabout250paintingsbyMonetincludingthefamouspieceBlueWaterLiliesfeature5.thesamewaterlilypond，butallareindifferentcoloursandstyles.Renoirpreferredtopaint6.scenes(scene)ofeverydaylife.I7.wasstruck(strike)bythesmallareasoflightacrosshis1876masterpieceDanceatLeMoulindelaGalette.Itwasthesimilaritiesofthepaintingsthatimpressed8.me(I)deeply.TheImpressionists’visioninspiredPost-ImpressionistpainterssuchasVincentvanGoghandPaulGauguin,9.whoseworksaredisplayedattheMuséed’Orsay，too.Infact，theImpressionistmovementhashadalastinginfluence10.on/uponmodernart.Activity2Analyzethecomplexsentences1．Whileitwashardtopickafavouritepaintingoutofsomanyamazingworks，theartistswhomadethedeepestimpressiononmeweretwoofthegreatestImpressionistpainters，ClaudeMonetandPierre-AugusteRenoir.[句式分析]此句是主從復(fù)合句。while引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句；whomadethedeepestimpressiononme是定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞theartists；ClaudeMonet和Pierre-AugusteRenoir都是twoofthegreatestImpressionistpainters的同位語(yǔ)。[自主翻譯]雖然從這么多令人稱奇的作品中很難選出一幅最喜歡的，但兩位偉大的印象派畫(huà)家給我留下了最深的印象——克勞德·莫奈和皮埃爾-奧古斯特·雷諾阿。2．Althoughthepaintingshadverydifferentsettings，itwastheirsimilaritiesthatstayedwithmelongafterIlefttheMuséed’Orsay—similaritieswhichcanbeseenthroughouttheImpressionists’paintings.[句式分析]此句是主從復(fù)合句。其中although引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句；主句是itwas...that...的強(qiáng)調(diào)句結(jié)構(gòu)，被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分是theirsimilarities；after引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句；which引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞similarities。[自主翻譯]盡管這兩幅畫(huà)的背景截然不同，但在我離開(kāi)奧賽博物館后很長(zhǎng)一段時(shí)間里，一直縈繞著我的卻是它們的相似之處——這種相似之處在印象派的畫(huà)作中隨處可見(jiàn)。3．Theyemployedfreebrushworkandusedcolourstoshowtheeffectoflightonthings，creatingpaintingsthatwerefarlessrealisticthantheworksthatcamebefore.[句式分析]此句是主從復(fù)合句。其中employed和used是and連接的雙謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞，toshowtheeffectoflightonthings是目的狀語(yǔ)；creatingpaintings是現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ)；第一個(gè)that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞paintings；第二個(gè)that引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，修飾先行詞works。[自主翻譯]他們運(yùn)用了自由的筆觸，用色彩來(lái)表現(xiàn)光線投射在物體上的效果，創(chuàng)作出的繪畫(huà)作品遠(yuǎn)不如前人所作的那么寫(xiě)實(shí)。4．ItisalsoworthyofnotethatPost-ImpressionistpainterswerenottheonlyonestobeinfluencedbyImpressionism—themovementhashadalastinginfluenceonmodernart，encouragingartiststolookattheworldfromanentirelynewpointofview.[句式分析]此句是主從復(fù)合句。that引導(dǎo)同位語(yǔ)從句，對(duì)note的內(nèi)容作具體解釋；beworthyofnote意為“值得一提，值得注意”；ones前面有theonly修飾，用tobeinfluencedbyImpressionism作后置定語(yǔ)；encouragingartiststo...是現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)作狀語(yǔ)。[自主翻譯]值得注意的是，后印象派畫(huà)家并不是唯一受印象派影響的群體——這場(chǎng)運(yùn)動(dòng)還對(duì)現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)產(chǎn)生了持久的影響，鼓勵(lì)著藝術(shù)家們從全新的視角去看待世界。Ⅰ.閱讀理解ANoartisthasaffectedmodernartmorethanPabloPicasso.Thethousandsofmasterpieceshecreatedchangedthewaypeoplethoughtaboutart.Picassowasperhapsthemosttalentedandsuccessfulartistwhoeverlived.PabloRuizPicassowasbornin1881inasmalltownonthesoutherncoastofSpain.Hisfatherwasapainterwhotaughtart.Picassoshowedexceptionaltalentatanearlyageand，bythetimehewasinhisteens，paintedbetterthanhisfatheroranyofthelocalartteachers.Atsixteen，PicassowassenttotheRoyalAcademyofMadrid，wherestudentsdrewfromplastercastsandcopiedworksoftheoldmasters.Picassofelttheseassignmentswerepointlessandbegantoworkonhisown.Picasso’sfathersoonbecameangrywithhisson’srebelliousbehavior，longhair，andstrangeclothes.HebelievedthatPicassowaswastinghistalentandscoldedhim，“Whydon’tyoucutyourhairandpaintsensibly？”In1900，PicassoleftforParis—thenthecenteroftheartworld.Helivedinacold，run-downbuilding，paintingconstantly，sometimessurvivingfordaysononlyapieceofbread.Duringtheseyears，hisartreflectedhisdismal(凄涼的)surroundings.Homelessoutcastswerethesubjectofmanyofhisfairlyrealisticearlypaintings.AfterseeingAfricanmasksandsculptures，hisworksbecamemoresimplifiedandangularleadinguptotherevolutionarynewstyleknownasCubism.Picassodidn’tsellmuchofhisworksduringtheseearlyyears.On8May1995，Picasso’sAngelFernandezdeSotowassoldatauctionforD|S29million.ThenextdayBluePeriod，oneofhislaterworks，soldforD|S5million.Butheworkedcontinuously，alwaysexperimentingwithdifferentstylesofpainting.ThoughPicassolivedtobeninety-twoandbecamethemostfamousartistintheworld，hespokeofhisyouthfuldaysinParisas“thehappiesttimeinmylife”．Asamatteroffact，everyoneknowsthatinhislateyears，Picassowasinordinatelyfrustratedabouthisageanddeath—that’sinallhisworks.eq\x(語(yǔ)篇解讀本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了著名畫(huà)家畢加索的生平和畫(huà)作。)1．PabloPicassoshowedunusualtalentforpainting.A．inhisearlychildhoodB．inhisearlyteensC．a(chǎn)ttheageofsixteenD．whenhepaintedbetterthanthelocalartteachers答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三句可知，畢加索早在十幾歲時(shí)就展現(xiàn)出了不同尋常的繪畫(huà)天賦。故選B。2．PabloPicassostartedtorevealhisrebelliousspirit.A．whenhewasachildB．inhisearlyteensC．whenhewasstudyingintheRoyalAcademyD．a(chǎn)fterhemovedtoParis答案C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第四、五、六句可知，畢加索是在皇家學(xué)院學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)開(kāi)始表現(xiàn)出叛逆的一面的。故選C。3．Whatmarkssomethingofaturningpointinhiscareerasanartist?A．ThosemiserablebutfruitfulyouthfuldaysinParis.B．Thoserealisticpaintingsreflectingdismalsocialsurroundings.C．TheinfluencesofmasksandsculpturescreatedbynativeAfricanartists.D．Experimentingwithnewdifferentstylesofpainting.答案C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段末句可知，畢加索在事業(yè)上的轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)是受到了非洲土著人創(chuàng)作的面具和雕塑的影響。故選C。4．Thispassagemainlydiscusses.A．Picasso’sCubismasarevolutionarystyleinartB．PicassoasarebelandhisartC．Picasso’slifeandpaintinginParisD．Picasso’sinfluencesonthedevelopmentofmodernart答案B解析主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文主要講述了有反叛精神的畢加索的生平和畫(huà)作。故選B。B(2023·山東煙臺(tái)高二上期中)Honeybeesrelyheavilyonflowerpatternsnotjustcolourswhensearchingforfood，newresearchshows.AteamledbytheUniversityofExetertestedbeebehaviourandbuiltbee’s-eye-viewsimulations(模擬裝置)toworkouthowtheyseeflowers.Honeybeeshavelowresolutionvision，sotheycanonlyseeaflower’spatternclearlywhentheyarewithinfewcentimeters.However，thenewstudyshowsbeescanveryeffectivelydistinguishbetweendifferentflowersbyusingacombinationofcolourandpattern.Inaseriesoftests，beesrarelyignoredpattern，suggestingcolouralonedoesnotleadthemtoflowers.Thismayhelptoexplainwhysomecoloursthatarevisibletobeesarerarelyproducedbyflowersinnature.“Westudiedalargeamountofdataonplantsandbeebehaviour，”saidProfessorNatalieHempel，fromCentreforResearchinAnimalBehaviour.“Bytrainingandtestingbeesusingman-madepatternsofshapeandcolour，wefoundtheyreliedflexiblyontheirabilitytoseebothoftheseelements.Showinghowinsectsseecolourandlearncolourpatternsisimportanttounderstandhowpollinators(傳粉者)may，ormaynot，createevolutionary‘pressures’onthecoloursandpatternsthatflowershaveevolved(進(jìn)化)．Ourfindingssuggestthatflowersdon’tneedtoevolvetoomanydifferentflowercolours，becausetheycanusepatternstovarytheirdisplayssobeescantellthemapartfromotherflowers.”O(jiān)netypicalfeatureidentifiedinthestudyisthattheoutsideedgesofflowersusuallycontraststronglywiththeplant’sleaveswhilethecentreoftheflowerdoesnothavesuchastrongcontrastwiththeleafcolour.Thiscouldhelpbeesquicklyidentifycolourdifferencesandfindtheirwaytoflowers.Whileflowersmaybebeautifultohumans，ProfessorHempelstressedthatunderstandingmoreaboutbeesandthethreatstheyfacemeantweneedtoseetheworld“throughtheeyesofabeeandthemindofabee”．語(yǔ)篇解讀本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章介紹最新研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，蜜蜂在尋找食物時(shí)，不單是靠顏色，而且嚴(yán)重依賴花朵的圖案來(lái)尋找花朵。5．Whatdoesthenewresearchfocuson?A．Thesourceofbees’foodsupply.B．Thewayofbeesfindingflowers.C．Theeffectofbees’pooreyesight.D．Theevolutionofbees’behaviour.答案B解析6．WhatdoesHempelthinkofflowerstryingtoevolvemorecolours?A．It’snotamust.B．It’sapressingneed.C．It’sbeyondbelief.D．It’satemporarysolution.答案A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段中Hempel說(shuō)的話“Ourfindingssuggestthatflowersdon’tneedtoevolvetoomanydifferentcolours...cantellthemapartfromotherflowers.”可知，亨佩爾認(rèn)為花朵并不需要進(jìn)化出更多顏色。故選A項(xiàng)。7．What’sparagraph6mainlyabout?A．Anexplanationoftheresearchintention.B．Dramaticchangesintheresearchstrategy.C．Conflictbetweendifferentresearchoutcomes.D．Supportingevidencefortheresearchfindings.答案D解析段落大意題。根據(jù)第五段最后一句可知，研究發(fā)現(xiàn)蜜蜂通過(guò)圖案來(lái)找到花朵。第六段內(nèi)容主要說(shuō)明了花是如何利用圖案來(lái)改變它們的外觀，以便蜜蜂識(shí)別并找到它們的，所以第六段主要是關(guān)于支持研究結(jié)論的證據(jù)。故選D項(xiàng)。CCanyoudefinegreatart？Ontheonehand，wecanallseethatgreatartisoldartwhichiscalledgreat.Buthowdoweknowwhichartofourowntimesisgreat，andwhichwillbeforgotten？Andwhodecides?Theseareimportantquestions，forthegreatartofthepastoftenwasnotconsideredgreatduringitsowntime.WhenShakespeareandCharlesDickenswerewriting，forexample，mostcriticsconsideredthemashack(平庸的)writerswithlittleornoliteraryability.Similarly，VanGoghandmanyoftheotherimpressionistpaintersofthelatenineteenthcenturywerenotallowedtoparticipateineventsinvolvingwhatwerethoughttobethe“real”paintersofthetime，andoftentheywereverypoor.Yettodaytheirpaintingsoftensellformillionsofdollars，whilethoseso-called“real”paintersarenowbarelyremembered.Sowhatmakesgreatart？Can，forexample，rockmusicbegreatart？Musicvideos？Cartoonsandcomics？Thosewhocallthemselvescriticsofthefineartsoftenhavebeenthelasttorecognisegreatartinthepast，andwecanprobablyexpectthistobethesituationtoday.Criticsoftendon’trecognisegreatartbecausetheytendtobeprejudicedagainstwhatispopular.Popularworks，whethertheyarenovels，movies，orcomics，areusuallyconsideredtobeproducedforthesakeofmoneyonly，andnotforthesakeofart.Butpopularity，itseemstome，isoneofthethreesignsthatapresent-dayworkofartmaycometobethoughtofasgreat.Theothertwoarethatitisgroundbreaking，andthatitisinherently(內(nèi)在地)beautiful.Manyworkshaveoneoreventwoofthesequalitiesofbeingpopular，unusualandbeautiful.Buthavingallthethreewilloftenmeanthataworkofartwillsomedaybeseentobegreat，thoughitmaytakeagoodspoonfuloftime，suchasacenturyortwo，toknowforsure.語(yǔ)篇解讀本文是一篇議論文。作者在文中闡述了什么樣的藝術(shù)才是偉大的藝術(shù)，并指出它們的特點(diǎn)：流行性、突破性和內(nèi)在美。8．Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Toexplainwhatkindofartwillbecomepopular.B．Tointroducesomerealpainterstothereaders.C．Tointroducethewriter’sconfusionaboutart.D．Toleadintothefollowingpointsbyarousingthereaders’curiosity.答案D解析推理判斷題。作者在第一段中接連提出了幾個(gè)問(wèn)題，目的在于引起讀者的興趣，從而引出后文。故選D項(xiàng)。9．WhatdoestheauthorwanttoprovebyusingtheexamplesofShakespeare，CharlesDickensandVanGogh?A．Thesemasters’workshavesomeshortcomings.B．Thesemasterswouldn’thavebeensosuccessfulwithoutthecritics.C．Trulybeautifulworksofartareneverunderstoodwhenfirstcreated.D．Greatmasterswereoftennotacknowledgedwhiletheywerealive.答案D解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段首句可知，偉大的藝術(shù)在自己的時(shí)代往往并不被認(rèn)為是偉大的，而后列舉的莎士比亞、查爾斯·狄更斯以及梵·高的例子就是來(lái)證明這一點(diǎn)的。故選D項(xiàng)。10．Accordingtothepassage，whatdocriticsthinkofpopularworks?A．Theywillbeoutofdatequickly.B．Theyarecreatedforprofitratherthanforart.C．Theymightbepresentedinapopularform.D．Theyarethoughtvaluablebecauseoftheirlowsaleprice.答案B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第二句可知，批評(píng)家認(rèn)為當(dāng)代的流行藝術(shù)是為了追求利益而創(chuàng)作的，不是為了藝術(shù)。故選B項(xiàng)。11．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastthreeparagraphs?A．Criticshavechangedtheirattitudestogreatworks.B．Critics’commentsdeterminegreatartworks.C．Theworkofartitselfdeterminesitsgreatness.D．Popularworkstodaymustbecomegreatartworkssomeday.答案C解析推理判斷題。文章倒數(shù)第三段講的是批評(píng)家認(rèn)為流行的作品是為金錢(qián)利益而生，并不是偉大的藝術(shù)；倒數(shù)第二段講的是流行性與突破性、內(nèi)在美一樣，是當(dāng)今偉大的藝術(shù)作品的特征；最后一段講的是具有上述三個(gè)特征的作品總有一天會(huì)被認(rèn)為是偉大的藝術(shù)。由此可推斷能否成為偉大的藝術(shù)，關(guān)鍵在于作品本身的受歡迎程度、不同尋常的特點(diǎn)和內(nèi)在的美。故選C項(xiàng)。Ⅱ.七選五(2023·遼寧沈陽(yáng)高二上期中)Asiswellknown，makingartisgoodforyourhealth.Itcanreducestressandimproveyourspirit.Butyoudon’thavetobeafull-timeartisttogetthesebenefits.1Andthemoreyoudoit，thebetter.Herearesometipstohelpyoukick-startyourcreativearthabit.Don’trequireyourselftohavegreatskills.Infact，therearenodifferencesinhealthoutcomesbetweenthosewhoareidentifiedasexperiencedinartandthosewhoaren’t.2Figureoutyourmodeofcreativeexpression.Therearemanychoicesavailable：painting，cooking，baking，woodworking，sewing—theskyisthelimit.3Anythingthatsetsoffyourcreativemindisgoodforyou.Anddon’tfeellikeyouhavetosticktoonething.Mixitup—dowhateveryou’reinthemoodfor.4Onceyouhaveyourartmaterials，herecomesthefunpart.Letyourselfgetlostintheprocessandjustplay.It’sthephysicalactofmakin