1．____________ adj.抽象的；深?yuàn)W的 n．摘要
2．____________ n．信任；信心；信念→____________ adj.忠實(shí)的→____________ adv.忠實(shí)地
3．____________ n．目標(biāo)；目的 vi.& vt.瞄準(zhǔn)；(向某方向)努力
4．____________ adj.常規(guī)的；傳統(tǒng)的；因循守舊的
5．____________ adj.典型的；有代表性的
6．____________ adj.明顯的；明白的→____________ n.
7．____________ vt.采用；采納；收養(yǎng)
8．____________ vt.擁有；具有；支配→____________ n．(尤作復(fù)數(shù))所有；財(cái)產(chǎn)
9．____________ n．巧合(的事)；(事情、口味、故事等)相合
10．____________ adj.荒謬的；可笑的→____________ adv.
11．____________ n．努力；嘗試；企圖 vt.嘗試；企圖
12．____________ vt.預(yù)言；預(yù)告；預(yù)測(cè)→____________ n.
答案：1.abstract 2.faith；faithful；faithfully 3.aim
4．conventional 5.typical 6.evident；evidence
7．a(chǎn)dopt 8.possess；possession 9.coincidence 10.ridiculous；ridiculously 11.attempt 12.predict；prediction
Ⅱ.重點(diǎn)短語
1．______________________ 集中……于
2．______________________ 脫離；擺脫
3．______________________ 寧愿做某事
4．______________________ 結(jié)果
5．______________________ 擁有
6．______________________ 使某人信服
7．______________________ 巧合地
8．______________________ 大量
9．______________________ 企圖做某事
10．______________________ 另一方面
答案：1.concentrate...on 2.break away from 3.would rather do sth. 4.as a consequence 5.in possession of 6.convince sb.of 7.by coincidence 8.a great deal
9．a(chǎn)ttempt to do sth. 10.on the other hand
Ⅲ.必背句型
1．When people first saw his paintings，__________________________(他們確信是從墻上的一個(gè)洞里看)at a real scene.
答案：they were convinced that they were looking through a hole in a wall
2．Among the painters ________________________________(突破傳統(tǒng)畫法的)were the Impressionists，who lived and worked in Paris.
答案：who broke away from the traditional style of painting
3．Their paintings __________________________________(不像早期的畫家畫得那樣細(xì)致了)．
答案：were not as detailed as those of earlier painters
4．At the time they were created，the Impressionist paintings were controversial，but today they __________________________________(被人們接受而成為我們現(xiàn)在所說的“現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)”的始祖了)．
答案：are accepted as the beginning of what we call “modern art”
Ⅰ.品句填詞
1．Two big trees in my yard cast their s________on the wall.
答案：shadows
2．It rained heavily that day；c________，the basketball game was cancelled.
答案：consequently
3．The public have lost ________(信任) in what the government doing.
答案：faith
4．The museum has several life?sized ________(雕塑) of people and animals.
答案：sculptures
5．She spend her free time visiting ________(美術(shù)陳列室) and museums.
答案：galleries
Ⅱ.完成句子
1．I’d ________ (與其)you knew that now than afterwards.(rather)
答案：rather；knew
2．I ________(喜歡) the quiet countryside ________ the noisy cities.(prefer)
答案：prefer；to
3．At the moment，he preferred to work rather than ________(想) about the future.(think)
答案：think
4．My remarks were not ____________(針對(duì)) what you said.(aim)
答案：aimed at
5．____________(顯然) that he is not equal to the job.(evident)
答案：It is evident
Ⅲ.多項(xiàng)選擇
1．We can’t take ________ of that house if we fail to reach an agreement with them.
A．possession B．control
C．hold D．own
解析：選A�？疾樵~語辨析。句意：如果我們不能同他們達(dá)成協(xié)議，我們就不能擁有那套房子。take possession of擁有，其他幾項(xiàng)都無此搭配。
2．(2014年大連高二檢測(cè))What a(n) ________it is that they were born in the same year and on the same day!
A．coincidence B．a(chǎn)ccident
C．incident D．confidence
解析：選A。句意：真是太巧了，他們竟是同年同日出生的。同年同日出生是一種巧合，故用coincidence。accident“事故”。incident“事件”，confidence“自信”。
3．?You have visited that building.What is it like?
?It seems to be ________ repair.
A．in search of B．in want of
C．in case of D．in danger of
解析：選B。答句句意為：“那幢樓需要修建。”in want of需要。in search of尋找；in case of萬一；in danger of有……的危險(xiǎn)。
4．Would you please ________the paper for me and see if there are any obvious mistakes?
A．look around B．look into
C．look up D．look through
解析：選D�？疾閯�(dòng)詞短語。該句意思是“請(qǐng)你為我檢查一下文章，看是否有明顯錯(cuò)誤”。look through可表示“檢查，瀏覽”之意。look around“環(huán)顧”，look into“調(diào)查”，look up“抬頭看；查閱”。
5．We waited for the report of exam with ________anxiety.
A．a(chǎn) great deal of B．a(chǎn) great number of
C．a(chǎn) great many D．a(chǎn) plenty of
解析：選A�？疾槎陶Z辨析。因?yàn)閍nxiety為不可數(shù)名詞，排除B、C；D項(xiàng)的正確形式應(yīng)為plenty of。
6．All her attention is ________ on her children and she seems to have little time for anything else.
A．guided B．a(chǎn)imed
C．directed D．concentrated
解析：選D�？疾樵~語辨析。句意：她把自己所有的注意力都放在了孩子身上，她似乎沒有一點(diǎn)兒時(shí)間干別的�！皩Ｗ⒂凇庇胏oncentrate one’s attention on表示。guide“引導(dǎo)”，aim“旨在；目標(biāo)是”，direct“指引；指示”都不符合語境。
7．More and more heart patients are surviving thanks to improved surgical ________.
A．techniques B．skills
C．a(chǎn)bilities D．system
解析：選A。考查詞語辨析。句意：由于外科技術(shù)的改進(jìn)，越來越多的心臟病患者活了下來。technique“技術(shù)；技巧”符合語境。skill“技能”，ability“能力”，system“系統(tǒng)；體系”都不符合題意。
8．This is ________.You’ve only known him for three days，and you’re going on holiday with him!
A．ridiculous B．religious
C．obvious D．serious
解析：選A�？疾樵~語辨析。句意：這簡直太荒唐了。你才認(rèn)識(shí)他三天就和他一起去度假。ridiculous“荒謬的；可笑的”。religious“宗教的”。obvious“明顯的”，serious“嚴(yán)肅的；嚴(yán)重的”。
9．The rain was heavy yesterday.________，the roads were flooded.
A．As a result of B．As a consequence
C．Consequence D．In consequence of
解析：選B�？疾槎陶Z辨析。句意：昨天雨很大，結(jié)果路被沖毀了。A項(xiàng)和D項(xiàng)是介詞短語，后接賓語。C項(xiàng)是名詞，不能作狀語。as a consequence＝as a result。
10．That Jill was worried seemed ________to everyone present at the meeting.
A．constant B．evident
C．precious D．rough
解析：選B。句意：吉爾很擔(dān)心，出席會(huì)議的每個(gè)人似乎對(duì)這一點(diǎn)都很清楚。evident“清楚的”，constant“持續(xù)的”，precious“珍貴的”，rough“粗糙的；困難的”。
Ⅳ.閱讀理解
A
Since my retirement(退休) from teaching music in 2001，I have spent a good deal of time painting as an artist.I actually began drawing again in the summer of 1995 when my father died，so perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father，or maybe it was just that it brought back memories of him.In any case，I drew pen and ink animals and landscapes(風(fēng)景畫) much influenced(影響) by Krenkel and St.John for five years.
For some strange reason，I had been waiting until my retirement to start doing watercolors again，but as soon as I walked out of the school door for the last time I picked up my brushes and rediscovered Andrew Wyeth，who quickly became my favorite artist.I had looked through all the art books I had on my shelves and found his watercolors to be the closest to how I thought good watercolors should look.So I painted landscapes around Minnesota for three years and tried out many other types of painting.However，watercolors remained my first choice，and I think I did my best work there，showing my paintings at a number of art exhibitions.
Art is now together with my piano playing and reading.There is a time for everything in my world，and it is wonderful to have some time doing what I want to do.As Confucius once said，“At seventy I can follow my heart’s desire.”
1．What is the text mainly about?
A．Learning to paint in later life.
B．How to paint watercolors.
C．An artist－turned teacher.
D．Life after retirement.
解析：選D。這是一道主旨題。文章主要講述作者退休后開始學(xué)習(xí)繪畫的故事，表面看似乎在講如何學(xué)習(xí)繪畫。但是最后一段提到了piano playing and reading，并根據(jù)“it is wonderful to have some time doing what I want to do”可知作者的目的是講退休后豐富的生活。
2．The author started drawing again in 1995 because ________.
A．he hoped to draw a picture of his father
B．he couldn’t stop missing his father
C．he had more time after retirement
D．he liked animals and landscapes
解析：選B。這是一道推理題。從第一段“perhaps I was trying to recover from the loss of my father，”可知作者想從思念父親中轉(zhuǎn)移注意力，從而推理出作者十分想念父親。
3．We can infer from the text that the author ________.
A．had been taught by Krenkel and St.John
B．painted landscapes in Minnesota for 5 years
C．believed Wyeth to be the best in watercolors
D．started his retirement life at the age of seventy
解析：選C。這是一道推理題。從“...found his watercolors to be the closest to how I thought good watercolors should look”作者發(fā)現(xiàn)Andrew Wyeth的畫是最接近作者認(rèn)為最好水彩畫的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，也就是說作者認(rèn)為Andrew Wyeth的水彩畫最好。
4．How does the author probably feel about his life as an artist?
A．Very enjoyable.
B．A bit regretful.
C．Rather busy.
D．Fairly dull.
解析：選A。這是一道推理題。根據(jù)最后一段“There is a time for everything in my world and it is wonderful...”可知作者很享受這種藝術(shù)生活。
B
Land Art，sometimes referred to as Earth Art or Earthworks，is a form of art which involves using physical landscapes to create art，taking art out of the museum and into the outside world.Modern Land Art movement really got going in the 1960s，when American artists began creating Land Art on a large scale.Today，works of modern Land Art can be seen all over the world，sometimes right alongside much older pieces of Land Art created by people who lived thousands of years ago.
Land art，which is not necessarily unchangeable，can take a number of forms.For example，in 1970 Robert Smithson created the Spiral Jetty(螺旋碼頭)，made of a collection of stones and mud，in the Great Salt Lake.The American artist made a large jetty in a spiral shape which sticks out into the waters of the lake.
Reshaping the landscape is a common feature of Land Art.It can be created by moving components(組成部分) around.People can also add things to the environment to create Land Art，like salt，which is added to the Spiral Jetty.It is possible to use plants.In all cases，Land Art is immovable.
Land Art is designed to evolve(逐步形成)，change，and eventually decay (衰落)．That’s one of the biggest differences between Land Art and most of the art one sees in the museums.Some works of art can exist only for a few hours or days.Others are exposed to rain and wind so that they evolve and decay over time，which is part of the attractiveness in the eyes of the artist.
5．From Paragraph 1，we can learn that ________.
A．Land Art aims to get people interested in nature
B．American artists were the first to create Land Art
C．Land Art was the most popular art in the 1960s
D．people have been creating Land Art for thousands of years
解析：選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段的末句可知，地景藝術(shù)的存在有幾千年的歷史了。
6．All of the following are used to design the Spiral Jetty EXCEPT ________.
A．stones B．plants
C．salt D．mud
解析：選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第二句中“made of a collection of stones and mud”以及第三段第三句中“l(fā)ike salt，which is added to the Spiral Jetty”可知，在創(chuàng)造Spiral Jetty時(shí)，藝術(shù)家使用了石頭、泥土和鹽。
7．What do we know about Robert Smithson?
A．He is an American artist.
B．He is a pioneer in creating Land Art.
C．He created the most famous Land Art.
D．He lives near the Great Salt Lake.
解析：選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句中的the American artist可知Robert Smithson是美國的一名藝術(shù)家。
8．Land Art is attractive to the artists partly because ________.
A．it makes use of the landscape around
B．it offers the artists a chance to change nature
C．it will develop and be destroyed gradually by natural processes
D．it shows the extreme beauty of nature because artists use natural material
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