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