高三英语一轮复习课时作业12：Unit 1 Art

Unit 1 Art一、阅读理解AGeorge Pickett, who had known Lincoln in Illinois years before, joined the Southern army, and because of his bravery and ability he had become one of the great generals of theConfederacy (南部邦联). Toward the close of the war, when a large part of Virginia was controlled by the Union army, the President called at General Pickett’s home.The general’s wife, with her baby in her arms, met him at the door. She herself has told the story to us.“Is this George Pickett’s home?” he asked.With all the courage I could muster(聚集), I replied, “Yes. I am his wife, and this is his baby.”“I am Abraham Lincoln,” he said.“The President!”I took a quick deep breath with my mouth open, surprised. I had never seen him, but I knew the great love and respect with which the soldier always spoke of him.The stranger shook his head and replied, “No, Abraham Lincoln, George’s old friend.”The baby pushed away from me and reached out his hands to Mr. Lincoln, who took him in his arms. As he did so, an expression of great attention and almost God-given gentleness and love lighted up the sad face. It was a look that I have never seen on any other face. The baby opened his mouth wide and insisted upon giving his father’s friend a kiss.As Mr. Lincoln gave the baby back to me, he said, “Tell your father, the enemy, that I forgive him because of your bright eyes.”1. The first paragraph of the text serves as a(n) .A. commentB. exampleC. backgroundD. explanation2. Lincoln decided to forgive George Pickett because .A. something in the baby’s eyes touched himB. what Pickett’s wife said touched himC. he thought it wrong to punish his friendD. he took pity on Pickett’s wife and child3. Seeing the stranger at her door, Pickett’s wife first felt .A. excitedB. fearfulC. discouragedD. angry4. What personal quality of Lincoln is mainly showed in the story?A. Wisdom.B. Courage.C. Humor.D. Kindness.BThe history of modern art begins with Impressionism, a movement started in Paris in the mid-1800’s. At that time many artists painted in a very traditional way that involved spending hours in a studio, painstakingly (辛苦地) creating paintings that were extremely detailed. These paintings were sometimes of people or landscapes or historical events. In 1863, EdouardManet exhibited his painting “Dejeuner surl’erbe” at the Salon des Refuses. The painting caused a commotion(骚动), thus starting the Impressionist movement. Although EdouardManet is the declared leader and founder of the group, he was not present at the first group exhibition or any of the other eight collective Impressionist shows. The movement gained more attention in the April of 1874 when Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and Jean-FrédéricBazille formed Society of Artists, Painters, Sculptors, Engravers and began exhibiting outside of the official salon. The same year, the term Impressionism was invented by criticizing(批评的) journalist Louis Leroy to describe their paintings, who worked for the magazine Le Charivari.The Impressionists often paint out of doors and want to show how light and shadow fall on objects at particular times of the day. Their works are sometimes des cribed as “captured moments” and are characterized by short quick brushstrokes(笔) of colour which, when viewed up close looks quite messy and unreal. If we step back from the Impressionist paintings, the colours are blended together by our eyes and we are able to see the painters’ subjects which often show colourful landscapes, sunlight on water as well as people busy with outdoor activities.5. Before Impressionism, the works of artists were .A. quite abstractB. very confusingC. very detailedD. quite controversial6. Who first started Impressionism?A. Claude Monet.B. Edouard Manet.C. Auguste Renoir.D. Alfred Sisley.7. The works of the Impressionists are best viewed .A. with imaginationB. at a distanceC. outdoorsD. in a studio8. The second paragraph is mainly about ______.A. the painting style of the ImpressionistsB. how to describe the Impressionist paintingsC. the influences of the Impressionist paintingsD. the subjects of the Impressionist paintings二、短文改错Before I started at university, I got my first job as a waiter 1. at a restaurant. At the night before my first working day, 2.I was excited to fall asleep and as a result, I got up late 3. the next morning. I rush to the restaurant. As I was in 4.a hurry, I didn’t hear clear the head waiter’s instruction 5. which we should go into the kitchen through one door 6. and out through the other. But when I took the plates 7. out of the kitchen, I went straightly towards the wrong 8. door and crashed into another one waiter coming in! 9.I felt so ashamed. I never forget the experiences. 10.——★ 参考答案★——一、阅读理解1-8CABDC BBA二、短文改错1. √2. At → On3. was后加too4. rush → rushed5. clear → clearly6. which → that7. But → So 8. straightly → straight9. 去掉one 10. experiences → experience。