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新人教版高二英语上册单元同步练习1
Unit3Artandarchitecture
I.Speaking
Task1Whatismodernarchitecture?
Directions:
Havealookatthemodernbuildingsinyourcityandfindoutwhattheyhaveincommon.Thengiveatleast3characteristicsofmodernarchitecture.
Task2Disadvantagesofmodernbuildings
Directions:
Readthereportintheformanddiscussthefollowingquestionsingroups.
1.Ifyouwereadesigner,whatcouldbedonetopreventbirdsfrombeingkilledbycollisions?
2.Whatharmdomodernbuildingsdotopeopleinandoutsidethem?
Therearenoexactfiguresonthenumberofbirdskilledbycollisions(碰撞)withtallbuildingsandglasswindowsinhouses.AccordingtoSagrillo'sreport,theestimatesrangefrom100milliontoabillionyearlyacrossNorthAmericaalone.It’sthereflectiveandtransparentcharacteristicofglassthatmakewindowsinvisiblekillers.Birdsseethetreesreflectedinawindow,ortheplantbehindthewindow,nottheglassitself.
Task3ImaginefutureArchitecture!
Directions:
Ourlivesmaybeverydifferentinthefuture.Architecturemustchangeaswechange.Workingroupsandtrytoimaginewhatyourfuturehousecouldbe!
Completethetaskaccordingtothesuggestedsteps.
Step1Discussions
(1)Whatwillhousesofthefuturelooklike?
(2)Willpeopleliveonotherplanets?
Orundergroundorunderthesea?
(3)Whatnewbuildingmaterialswillweuse?
(4)Wherewillyourhousebebuilt?
(5)Whatwillyourbuildingsitebelike?
(6)Willyouuserecycledmaterialsorinventnewones?
(7)Willtherebenewwaystopoweryourhouse?
(8)Willtherebenewwaysyourhousefunctions?
(9)Willtherebenewroomsandspaceswedon'thavenow?
(10)Whowillliveinyourhouse?
Howmanypeople?
(11)Whatformwillyourfuturehousehave?
Howwillitlook?
Step2Drawing
Drawaroughsketchofyourfuturehouseandcolorit.
Step3Describing
Writeashortdescriptionaboutyourhouseandhowyouthinkthefuturewillbe.Youcanputyourdrawingandparagraphtogetheronapieceofcoloredpaperfordisplay.Apossibleversionisgiventohelpyou.
Apossibleversion:
Myfuturebuildingisapassivesolar,earthshelterhousewithlotsofroomtogrowfood.Thereareplentyofwindows,soitdoesn'tfeellikelivingunderground!
Ialsoconvertedtheyardtofoodgrowingspace.Iinventedawatercollectorthatalsofilterstherainwater.Forelectricity,thereareplentyof"windmills."Myhouseisbuiltwithmaterialsfoundonthesiteandtakeslittlewood.
II.Understandingthetext
1.Buildings,streets,squaresandparksareindifferentstylesbecause_________.
A.theywerealldesignedbydifferentarchitects
B.differentideasofbeautyareexpressedinthem
C.theyarepartoftheman-madelivingenvironment
D.theyarebuiltoutofmodernbuildingmaterials.
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutmodernism?
A.Ithasexistedfor70yearsorso
B.Steel,glassandconcreteareusedasmodernarchitecturematerials
C.Allthebuildingsindevelopingcountriesbelongtomodernism.
D.Sometimestraditionalmaterialsareusedinmodernarchitecture
3.Accordingtothetext,mostpeoplethinkmodernbuildingsare______________.
A.hugeB.beautifulC.friendlyD.welcoming
4.AntonioGaudi_________________.
A.wasatraditionalarchitect
B.inventedmodernisminordertochangesociety
C.preferredsteel,glassandconcretetonaturalmaterials
D.knewthattherearen’tanystraightlinesinnature.
5.WhichofthefollowingwillNOTprobablymakepeoplethinkaboutnature?
A.TheOperaHouseinSydney
B.AlltheartmuseumsinNewYork
C.The2008OlympicStadiuminBeijing
D.MostofGaudi’sworksinandaroundBarcelona
III.Post-readingactivities
design;never;return;regret;love;
recognized;symbol;creator;known;although;
Whiteshell-likeroofs,unlikeanythingelseintheworld,maketheSydneyOperaHouseanimageoftimelessbeauty.Itisfamousforbeinga
(1),notonlyofacity,butawholecountryandcontinenttoo.Its
(2),DanisharchitectJornUtzon,turned85lastWednesday.AndhewasawardedthePritzkerprize,(3)astheNobelPrizeofarchitecture,onApril6.
ButUtzonhasneverseenhisOperaHouse.Thestorybeganin1957whenUtzonwonaninternationalcompetitionto(4)anoperahouseinSydney.Butnoteveryonewasexcited.UtzonlefthisOperaprojectin1966afteranargumentwiththelocalgovernmentandastormofpubliccriticism(批评)overthebuilding'sdesign.ItwasnotcompleteduntilsevenyearslaterandUtzonhas(5)returnedtoAustraliatoseetheresultofhiswork.
"Utzonmadeabuildingwellaheadofitstime,andhepersevered(坚持)throughcriticismtobuildabuildingthatchangedtheimageofanentirecountry,"saidFrankGehry,aPritzkerArchitecturePrizejudge.(6)theSydneyOperaHousewasUtzon'smasterpiece,itdamagedhiscareer.Uponhis(7)toDenmark,hefoundworkhardtocomeby,sohebecameateacheratauniversityinHawaii.
UtzonsaidheoncesawpostersoftheOperaHouse.Theinteriors(内部构造)weredifferentfromhisdesigns.But,hesaid:
"Thereisno(8),foritgavemesuchawonderfulexperienceinAustralia,towardswhichIonlyhave(9)andappreciation."Britain'sQueenElizabethopenedtheOperaHousein1973,anditnowholdsaround3,000eventseveryyear.Itis(10)asoneofthegreatsymbolicbuildingsofthe20thcentury.
1symbol;2creator;3known;4design;5never;
6Although;7return;8regret;9love;10recognized
IV.Languagefocus
1.Usageofwords
(1)Wehavebothredandwhitewine.Doyouhaveap______foroneortheother?
(2)Thea___________showedseveraldesignsforthenewtheatre;butnonewassatisfying.
(3)Thecoupleonlymovedintothenewflatrecentlyandtheyhaven’tgotmuchf____________.
(4)CanIat__________pieceofthatcheesetoseewhatit’slike?
(5)Pollutionisoneofthemajorproblemsinthem_________world.
(6)Itisn’tc________totalkatthemoment;I’minthemiddleofameeting.
(7)Theseshoeshavegoneoutofs__________,butIlikethem.
(8)Earlyhouseswerec____________outofmudandsticks.
(9)Annisalwaystryingtoi____________peoplewithhernewclothes.
(10)Ourhotelroomhadab__________wherewecouldsitandlookatthelake.
3.Usageofphrases
farfrom;comparewith;closeto;actas;belongto;
inandaround;fillup;setaside;goagainst;pulldown;
(1)ThemanwemetontheplanetoTokyowaskindenoughto__________ourguide.
(2)Don’ttakeanythingthatdoesn’t__________you.
(3)Thereweren’tmanypeopleatfirstbutthentheroom__________.
(4)Haveyou__________somemoneyforyourchild’seducation?
(5)Martha__________herparents’wishesandmarriedapoorartist.
(6)Theoldcinemahasbeen__________andanewonewillbeconstructed.
(7)—Didyouenjoyyourholiday?
—No,__________it.Itwasterrible.
(8)__________thevillagewhereIgrewup,thecityisreallyexciting.
(9)Itwas__________midnightwhendadcamebackfromwork.
(10)Moretreeshavebeenplanted__________thevillage.
3.Multiplechoice
(1)Anetistoafishermanis_________agunistoahunter.
A.whatB.whoC.whichD.whom
(2)—Whichdoyou________,theredortheblueone?
—Iliketheblueonebetter.
A.expectB.preferC.wishD.hope
(3)Wehavelittleincommon;our________andinterestsaresodifferent.
A.stylesB.tasteC.qualityD.appearance
(4)Whereveryougo,youcanseetheproduct____________.
A.advertiseB.advertised
C.tobeadvertisedD.beingadvertised
(5)Asweallknow,modernismwasinvented________________.
A.inthe1920B.in1920’sC.inthe1920’sD.in1920s
(6)Jessica_________aflatnearthecollegewiththreeothergirls.
A.constructedB.hiredC.preferredD.rented
(7)_________thebadweatherweenjoyedourholiday.
A.AlthoughB.DespiteC.BecauseofD.Accordingto
(8)Theresultoftheentranceexamswasnotmade________tothepublicuntillastThursday.
A.knowingB.knownC.toknowD.tobeknown
(9)ThePLAsoldiers_____readytodowhat’snecessarytofightagainsttheflood.
A.stoodB.belongedC.createdD.acted
(10)AntonioGaudiisthefirstarchitect________thatnaturedoesn’tnothaveanystraightlines.
A.understandingB.understandsC.tounderstandD.understood
(11)Thegirlaskedhimnottoleavethedoor____________.
A.tocloseB.closedC.tobeclosedD.closing
(12)Ittookquitealongtimebeforewefeltwe________inthecity.
A.impressedB.constructedC.belongedD.created
(13)Allthebuildingsinthedistrictare_____________.
A.acolorB.ofcolorC.ofacolorD.ofcolor.
(14)________thegrandparentslovethechildren,theyarestrictwiththem
A.WhenB.DespiteC.WhileD.Unless
(15)Withmanyflowers_______aroundthehouse,itlookslikeabeautifulgarden.
A.plantedB.beplantedC.toplantD.tobeplanted
4.Cloze
Buildingahousecostsquitealotofmoneysupposeyouplantobuildahouse.Yourfirst
(1)willbetofinda
(2)pieceofland.Your(3)willdependonmanydifferentthings.Youwillprobablytrytofindasunnyplace,with(4)surroundingsnearshopsandbusstops,nottoofarfromyourfriendsandtheplacewhereyouwork.
(5)youwillfindanexcellent(6),andtogetherwiththebuilderyouwillworkouta(7).Thebuilderwilldrawtheplan.Itwill(8)thenumberofrooms,theirpositionand(9),andother(10)whichmustbenoticed,(11)windows,doors,andelectricoutlets.Thebuilderwillworkouthowmuchmoneyis(12)tobuildyourhouse.Hewillworkoutthe(13)ofthewood,brick