河北省大名县一中学年高二英语上学期周测试题三2含答案 师生通用.docx
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河北省大名县一中学年高二英语上学期周测试题三2含答案师生通用
河北省大名县一中2018-2019学年高二英语上学期周测试题三
1.阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A.B.C.D)中,选出最佳选项。
A篇
VincentVanGogh,forwhomcolorwasthemostimportantformofexpression,wasborninHollandin1853.Broughtupinareligiousandculturedatmosphere,VanGoghwashighlyemotionalandlackedself-confidence.Between1860and1880,whenhefinallydecidedtobecomeanartist,VanGoghhadworkedunsuccessfullyasaclerkinabookstoreandanartsalesman.HeremainedinBelgiumtostudyart,determinedtogivehappinessbycreatingbeauty.OneofhisfamouspaintingsisThePotatoEaters(1885).
In1886,hewenttoParistojoinhisbrotherThéo.InParis,VanGoghstudiedwithCormon,latermetPissarro,Monet,andGauguin,andbegantolightenhisverydarkpalette(调色板).Hisnervoustemperamentmadehimadifficultcompanionandnight-longdiscussionscombinedwithpaintingalldayunderminedhishealth.HedecidedtogosouthtoArleswherehehopedhisfriendswouldjoinhimandhelpfoundaschoolofart.Gauguindidjoinhimbutwithbadresults.Neartheendof1888,anincidentledGauguintofinallyleaveArles.VanGoghranafterhimwithanopenrazor,wasstoppedbyGauguin,butendedupcuttingapartofhis
ownearoff.VanGoghthenwassenttoamental(精神的)hospitalfortreatment.
InMayof1890,heseemedmuchbetterandwenttoliveinAuvers-sur-OiseunderthewatchfuleyeofDrCachet.Twomonthslaterhewasdead,havingshothimself“forthegoodofall”.Duringhisbriefcareerhehadsoldonepainting.VanGogh'sfinestworkswereproducedinlessthanthreeyears.Hisgreatfusion(融合)offormandcontentispowerful,dramaticandemotional,fortheartistwascompletelyabsorbedintheefforttoexplaineitherhisstruggleagainstmadnessorhiscomprehensionofthespiritualessence(精华)ofmanandnature.
1.BeforeVanGoghstartedtolearnart,________.
A.hecouldn'tdohisworkwellB.hewasconfidentabouthimself
C.hedidagoodjobinabookstoreD.hewasoneofthesuccessfulartists
2.Theunderlinedword“undermined”inParagraph2means“________”.
A.harmed B.improvedC.challengedD.punished
3.GauguinfinallydecidedtoleaveVanGoghprobablybecause________.
A.VanGoghdidn'tlikeGauguinatall
B.somethingwaswrongwithVanGogh
C.GauguincutoffoneofVanGogh'sears
D.Gauguinhatedtobeateacherattheschool
4.WhatcanwelearnfromVanGogh'sworks?
A.Hisprideandkindness.B.Hiscrueltyandfailure.
C.Hishonestyandstrength.D.Hisstruggleandviewpoints.
B篇
SalvadorDali(1904-1989)wasoneofthemostpopularofmodernartists.ThePompidouCentreinParisisshowingitsrespectandadmirationfortheartistandhispowerfulpersonalitywithanexhibitionbringingtogetherover200paintings,sculptures,drawingsandmore.Amongtheworksandmasterworksonexhibitionthevisitorwillfindthebestpieces,mostimportantlyThePersistenceofMemory.ThereisalsoL’EnigmesansFinfrom1938,worksonpaper,objects,andprojectsforstageandscreenandselectedpartsfromtelevisionprogrammesreflectingtheartist’sshowmanqualities.
ThevisitorwillentertheWorldofDalithroughaneggandismetwiththebeginning,theworldofbirth.Theexhibitionfollowsapathoftimeandsubjectwiththevisitorexitingthroughthebrain.
TheexhibitionshowshowDalidrawstheviewerbetweentwoinfinities(无限)."Fromtheinfinitysmalltotheinfinitylarge,contractionandexpansioncominginandoutoffocus:
amazingFlemishaccuracyandtheshowyBaroqueofoldpaintingthatheusedinhismuseum-theatreinFigueras,"explainsthePompidouCentre.
Thefineselectionofthemajorworkswasdoneinclosecollaboration(合作)withtheMuseoNacionalReinaSofiainMadrid,Spain,andwithcontributionsfromotherinstitutionsliketheSalvadorDaliMuseuminSt.Petersburg.
5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeDaliaccordingtoParagraph1?
A.Optimistic.B.Productive.C.Generous.D.Traditional.
6.HowaretheexhibitsarrangedattheWorldofDali?
A.Bypopularity.B.Byimportance.C.Bysizeandshape.D.Bytimeandsubject.
C篇
BenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage.Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededone.Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefromcamel’shair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead.Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush.
Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelong,thecatbegantolookragged(蓬乱).Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing.
Thecat’slotwasabouttoimprove.Thatyear,oneofBenjamin’scousins,Mr.Pennington,cametovisit.HewasimpressedwithBenjamin’sdrawings.Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixengravings(版画)byanartist.ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen.In1747,whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold,Mr.Penningtonreturnedforanothervisit.HewasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin’sparentsifhemighttaketheboytoPhiladelphiaforavisit.
Inthecity,Mr.PenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.Theboybeganalandscapepainting.WilliamWilliams,awell-knownpainter,cametoseehimwork.WilliamswasimpressedwithBenjaminandgavehimtwoclassicbooksonpaintingtotakehome.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldreadonlyalittle,havingbeenapoorstudent.Buthelatersaid,"Thosetwobooksweremycompanionsbyday,andundermypillowatnight."Whileitislikelythatheunderstoodverylittleofthebooks,theywerehisintroductiontoclassicalpaintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3suggest?
A.Thecatwouldbecloselywatched.
B.Thecatwouldgetsomemedicalcare.
C.Benjaminwouldleavehishomeshortly.
D.Benjaminwouldhaverealbrushessoon.
8.WhatdidPenningtondotohelpBenjamindevelophistalent?
A.Hetookhimtoseepaintingexhibitions.
B.Heprovidedhimwithpaintingmaterials.
C.HesenthimtoaschoolinPhiladelphia.
D.Hetaughthimhowtomakeengravings.
9.Williams’twobookshelpedBenjaminto________.
A.mastertheuseofpaintsB.appreciatelandscapepaintings
C.gettoknowotherpaintersD.makeuphismindtobeapainter
D篇
¡°Toanotherlittlegirl.”
That'swhat3-year-oldArianaofWinterport,Maine,saidwhenherfatherJoshSmithaskedwhereherdonatedhairwasgoingtogo.Itwasthenthatthedadoftworealizedhisyoungdaughterhadaheartthatwastoobigforwords.
“IrunacharitycalledExtraLifewhereIplayvideogamestohelpraisemoneyforkids,¡±hesaid.“Arianahappenedtobesittingnexttomewhenavideowasplaying,showingalittlegirlwhowasbald,lyinginahospitalbedwithtubesinher.”Whentheirdaughtergotcurious,SmithandhiswifeCrystalexplainedhowmedicinewaswhatmadethechildinthevideoloseherhair.
“Withoutasecondthought,Arianasaid,‘Shecanhavesomeofmyhair,¡±Smithsaid.“That'swhenmywifetoldmethattherearemanyorganizationsthatwecoulddonateitto.”TheSmithschose“LocksofLove”tosendAriana'sgenerousgifttoachildwithmedicalhairloss.
Aweeklater,Arianawastakentothefamilyhairdresserwhere10incheswascutfromherhair.
“Itwasherfirsthaircut,¡±SmithtoldABCNews.“Shecanbesoselflesslikethat.Herfirstreactionis‘HowaboutmegivingupsomethingthatIhave,soalittlegirlcanfeelpretty?
’”Smithpostedhisdaughter'smovinggestureonhispersonalwebpage,whereithasreceivedalmost645,000viewsinjusttwodays.
“She'lltakeanadult-likeapproachandit'sreallyamazing,¡±Smithsaid.“Sheisjustalittlekid,butifsheseessomebodyinneed,shecertainlycaresforthem.ThismadeArianafeelspecialandshe'ddefinitelyliketodoitagain.”
10.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeJoshSmith?
A.Far-sighted.B.Easy-going.
C.Kind-hearted.D.Strong-willed.
11.Arianadecidedtodonateherhairwhen________.
A.herfatheradvisedhertodosoB.shesawasickgirlinavideo
C.shehadherfirsthaircutD.shevisitedahospital
12.WhatdoweknowaboutAriana?
A.Shesufferedmedicalhairloss.
B.Herstorydrewwideattentiononline.
C.Shegotlittlesupportfromherparents.
D.Shehascalledonpeopletodonatehairlikeher.
E篇
Failureisprobablythemostexhaustingexperienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmoretiringthannotsucceeding.
Weexperiencethistirednessintwoways:
asstart-upfatigue(疲惫)andperformancefatigue.Intheformercase,wekeepputtingoffataskbecauseitiseithertooboringortoodifficult.Andthelongerwedelayit,themoretiredwefeel.
Suchstart-upfatigueisveryreal,evenifnotactuallyphysical,notsomethinginourmusclesandbones.Thesolutionisobviousthoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:
alwayshandlethemostdifficultjobfirst.
Yearsago,Iwasaskedtowrite102essaysonthegreatideasofsomefamousauthors.Applyingmyownrule,Ideterminedtowritetheminalphabeticalorder(按字母顺序),neverlettingmyselfleaveoutatoughidea.AndIalwaysstartedtheday'sworkwiththedifficulttaskofessay-writing.Experienceprovedthattheruleworks.
Performancefatigueismoredifficulttohandle.Thoughwillingtogetstarted,wecannotseemtodothejobright.Itsdifficultiesappearsogreatthat,howeverhardwework,wefailagainandagain.Insuchasituation,IworkashardasIcan—thenlettheunconscioustakeover.
WhenplanningEncyclopaediaBritannica(《大英百科全书》),Ihadtocr