高中 英语 Unit 4 Pygmalion.docx

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高中英语Unit4Pygmalion

高中英语Unit4Pygmalion

（考试总分：

100分考试时间：

120分钟）

一、阅读理解（本题共计10小题，每题10分，共计100分）

1、Whodoesn’twanttolivelifeinstyle?

Lifeislikearoadonwhichyounevergetachancetoreturn,andisnotaverylongroadeither.Soweshouldtrytolivelifetothefullestandenjoyeverybitofit.

Everyindividualhasuniquelikingsandpreferences,andallofustrytolivethelivesthatsuitusbest.Theworldislikeapaintingclothonwhichdifferentpeoplewithdifferentraces,differentlanguages,anddifferentculturalbackgroundsinteract.Butamongthese,theartsprovideaneasyandnaturalwayforpeopletoconnect.

Peoplewithaknackfortheartsusuallydiscoveritinchildhood.Butartisn’tonlyforthetalented;itcanhelpeveryonegrow.Thosewithastrongartisticbackgroundareoftenmoreenergetic,andmoresuccessfulinallfieldsoflife.Artwidenstherangeofaperson’slife.

Paintingisoneofthemostpopularartforms.Thosewhoareinterestedintakingitupasacareerneedtogothroughextensivetrainingtogetfamiliarwiththevariousstyles.Professionalpaintersoftenhostartexhibitions,withartloversfromallovertheworldcomingtoseeandbuytheircreations.Sometimesthepaintingsaresoldathighprices.

Performingartsareequallypopularandadmired.Dance,instrumentalmusic,dramaandsoonrequireunusualartistictalentaswellasalongperiodofeducationandtrainingbeforeaudiencesstarttoapplaudtheperformances.Butanyonewithsomeartisticsensecanmakeartpartofhis/herlife,andbenefitfromit.

1.Peopleshouldmakethemostoflifebecause______.

A.lifeisdifficultbutenjoyabletime

B.lifeisvaluableandordinary

C.lifeistooshorttobewasted

D.lifeislikearoadfulloftomorrows

2.What’sthemainideaofParagraph2?

A.Differentpeoplehavedifferentlifestyles.

B.Differentpeopleshavedifferentcultures.

C.Artcanmakepeoplehappier.

D.Artcanconnectpeopletogether

3.Theunderlinedword“knack”inParagraph3possiblymeans“______”.

A.characterB.abilityC.powerD.favour

4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Howgreatartistsmakealivingbysellingtheirworks.

B.Howtoliveauniqueandcolorfullife.

C.Howtheartscontributetopeople’slives.

D.Howmuchperformingartshavetodowithtalentandeducation.

2、Ifanyoneknowswhatmakesagreatchildren’sbook,itmustbeSussexauthorandillustrator（插图家）JaneHissey.Her"OldBear"bookshaveachievedclassicstatusinavarietyofformats.

IcaughtupwithJaneatherhomeintheEastSussexcountrysideandaskedherwhatshethinksisthesecretofaclassicchildren’sbook."That’sadifficultone.Isupposeit’sgottoberelevanttothechild’sstageofdevelopment-foryoungchildren,picturesonapagethatarefamiliar,forolderchildren,anexperience.Thebookshouldbefamiliar,butholdsomesurprisestootokeeptheinterest.Itmustinspireanddelight,buttherearethethingsthathappeneveryday."

Afterthebirthofherfirstchild,shegaveupteachingandworkedonherownartwork,drawingpicturesofteddybears.AneditorfromapublishingcompanysawherworkandinvitedJanetodoachildren’sbook.Overtheyears,fromthefirst“OldBear”bookin1988,herchildrenhavemadeahugecontribution—notleastintermsofplot.Shesaid,“Iusedtogivemychildrenthetoystoplaywith—andtheyhadteapartiesandsoon.Oneofmybearcharacters,“LittleBear”,isthesameageasRalph,myyoungest,who’ssevennow.Allthechildrenhavejoinedinmyworkand,inyearstocome,theywillrealizehowmuch.”

“IhopeI’llknowwhenpeoplearegettingtiredofthecharacters.Ifevertheydid,IthinkI’dgoondrawingthemforfun,”Janecontinued,“Myownchildrenhavebeenveryusefultomeinmywork,butastheyareoldernow,I’lljusthavetohopethatotherpeople’schildrencaninspireme.”

17.WhatisJane’sopinionaboutasuccessfulchildren’sbook?

A.Itcontainssomethingunexpected.

B.Itoffersanescapefromeverydaylife.

C.It’sattractiveaschildrengetolder.

D.It’ssetinaplaceknowntoitsreaders.

18.WhydidJanetakeupbookwriting?

A.Shegottoknowaneditor.

B.Herhusbandencouragedhertotry.

C.Herartworkattractedprofessional.

D.Shewrotestoriesforherownchildren.

19.HowdidJane’schildrenassistherinherwork?

A.Byhelpingherconcentrateonherwork.

B.Bytellingherhowtheyfoundherstories.

C.Bysuggestingcharactersforherstories.

D.Bygivingherideasforherstories.

20.WhatisJane’sattitudetowardsherfuturework?

A.Encouraged.B.Uncertain.C.Tired.D.Unfit.

3、AmazonChina,oneofthelargestonlinebooksellers,unveiledthebestsellingbooksinChinaforthefirsthallof2017onTuesday,disclosingChinesepeople’sreadinghabits.

JapaneseauthorKeigoHigashino’sMiraclesoftheNamiyaGeneralStoretoppedthelistofthemostpopularpaperbooks,followedbylateChinesewriterYangJiang’sWeThreeandIsraelihistorianYuvalNoah’sHomoDeus:

ABriefHistoryofTomorrow.InthelistofpaideBooksonKindle,thetopthreeplacesweretakenbyChinesewriterZhouMeisen’sIntheNameofthePeople,KeigoHigashino’sMiraclesoftheNamiyaGeneralStoreandFallofGiants—bookoneofBritishauthorKenFollett’shistoricalCenturyTrilogy.

AmazonhasalsoreleasedarankingofChinesecitieswherepeoplereadmost.HefeiandZhengzhouoccupythefirstandsecondspotrespectivelyforthesecondstraightyear.TherankingwasbasedontheratioofbookssalescomparedtothevolumeofallproductssoldonAmazonduringthefirstsixmonthsoftheyear.

PopularTVdramashaveincreasedthesalesoftheoriginalbooks.IntheNameofthePeople,ananti-corruptionnovel,hasbecomethemostfavoredchoiceonKindle’spaideBooksandtheeighthpopularprintedbookinAmazon.Thecompanyhasattributedthesalessuccesstothenovel’ssuperTVadaptation,anditwentonlineinMarch.Statisticsshowthepurchasesofthebook’se-versionincreased24timesthreemonthsafteritsscreening,andprintedcopiesrose12times.HongKongauthorIsabelNeeYeh-su’sTheFirstHalfofMyLifeisanotherexample.TherecentTVadaptionofthenovelcausedabookbuyingcrazeinChina.Purchasesofthebook’shardcopiesrose600timesaweekaftertheTVplaywasairedearlierthismonth.

29.WhichisthetopthreeintermsofbothpaperbooksandpaideBooks?

A.WeThree

B.IntheNameofthePeople

C.ABriefHistoryofTomorrow

D.MiraclesoftheNamiyaGeneralStore

30.Whatdoes“it”meaninParagraph4?

A.Thesalessuccess.

B.Themostfavoredchoice.

C.TheTVadaptationofthenovel.

D.Thepurchaseofthebook’se-version.

31.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Advantagesofreadingbooks,

B.Potentialmarketsforreadingbooks.

C.PopTVdramas’positiveeffectsonthesalesoforiginalbooks.

D.Closerrelationshipbetweenoriginalbooksandreadingbooks.

32.Whichcolumndoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Culture.B.News.

C.Sports.D.Entertainment.

4、LandArt,sometimesreferredtoasEarthArtorEarthworks,isaformofartwhichinvolvesusingphysicallandscapestocreateart,takingartoutofthemuseumandintotheoutsideworld.ModemLandArtmovementreallygotgoinginthe1960s,whenAmericanartistsbegancreatingLandArtonalargescale.Today,worksofmodemLandArtcanbeseenallovertheworld,sometimesrightalongsidemucholderpiecesofLandArtcreatedbypeoplewholivedthousandsofyearsago.

LandArt,whichisnotnecessarilyunchangeable,cantakeanumberofforms.Forexample,in1970RobertSmithsoncreatedtheSpiralJetty（螺旋状防波堤）,madeofacollectionofstonesandmud,intheGreatSaltLake.TheAmericanartistmadealargejettyinaspiralshapewhichsticksoutintothewatersofthelake.

ReshapingthelandscapeisacommoncharacteristicofLandArt,whichcanbecreatedbymovingpartsaround.PeoplecanalsoaddthingstotheenvironmenttocreateLandArt,likesalt,whichisaddedtotheSpiralJetty.Itispossibletouseplants.Inallcases,LandArtisimmovable.

LandArtisdesignedtograduallyform,change,andeventuallydecay（衰落）.That’soneofthebiggestdifferencesbetweenLandArtandmostoftheartoneseesinthemuseums.Someworksofartcanexistonlyforafewhoursordays.Othersareexposedtorainandwindsothattheydevelopanddecayovertime,whichispartoftheattractivenessintheeyesoftheartists.

44.Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?

A.LandArtwasthemostpopularartinthe1960s.

B.LandArtaimstogetpeopleinterestedinnature.

C.AmericanartistswerethefirsttocreateLandArt.

D.PeoplehavebeencreatingLandArtforthousandsofyears.

45.WhatdoweknowaboutRobertSmithson?

A.Heisagreatcreativeartist.

B.HelivesneartheGreatSaltLake.

C.HemadethemostfamousLandArt.

D.HewasapioneerincreatingLandArt.

46.OneoftheuniquecharacteristicsofLandArtliesin______.

A.itshowstheextremebeautyofnature

B.itdevelopsanddecaysgraduallyovertime

C.itcombinesthelandscapesaroundcompletely

D.itofferstheartistsachancetogetclosetonature

47.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.WorksofLandArt.

B.HistoryofLandArt.

C.ChangesofLandArt.

D.IntroductionofLandArt.

5、ThisisabigweekforMayaVanWagenen.HerveryfirstbookPopular,her8thgradediary,hitshelvesacrossthecountry.She’sinNewYorktoappearonTheTodayShow,anddoesamillioninterviewsthataccompanythebook’spublicationwhileshesayssheisworriedaboutkeepingupwiththelessonssheismissingback