2021版高考英语一轮复习Unit5Thepowerofnature课时跟踪新人教版选修6

Unit 5 The power of nature

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My wife, Jane, and I have been married for 36 years so we have heard each other's stories many times. Jane has told me her 1 many times of her parents' birthday present of an easel (画架) when she was still 2 . But it wasn't a(n) 3 easel, but the kind of “easel” used typically to 4 a poster. Therefore, it is 5 ， cheap and improper for artists' work. Jane never used it for her art work but

she got the 6 loud and clear that mom and dad did not 7 her efforts to realize a child's dream to be a painter. For an artist, the work you do is closely 8 with who you realize yourself to be, so the message of non­support 9 Jane deeply.

Jane and I each have our own 10 in an old farmhouse and she had bought herself a(n) 11 easel and set it up in her studio. 12 a better easel than a poster display board, it was still rather fragile and 13 for the larger paintings she wanted to do.

This year for Jane's 14 ， her 64th, I bought her the world's greatest easel.

To 15 it, Jane needed to 16 her studio. Now her studio looks better than ever and the easel makes it look 17 ！

This was a 18 for Jane in a sense and makes the light in my heart 19 every time I glance into Jane's new and rearranged workplace. My gift to her has been

as much as a gift to myself, which is, I guess, what we 20 loving kindness

to one another.

【语篇解读】作者和妻子Jane都是画家， Jane告诉作者小时候她的父母给她买了一

个简陋的画架，这让Jane意识到父母不支持她做画家的梦想，后来作者送给Jane一个大画

架以慰藉Jane曾经受伤的心灵。

1．A.instruction B．experience

C．schedule D．expectation

解析：选B A项意为“指导”；B项意为“经历”；C项意为“日程表”；D项意为“期待”。根据上文“each other's stories many times”可知，Jane告诉作者她的父母给她

买了画架作为生日礼物的经历。故选B。

2．A.stubborn B．nice

C．famous D．young

解析：选D A项意为“固执的”；B项意为“美好的”；C项意为“著名的”；D项意为“年幼的”。根据下文中的“realize a child's dream”可知，当时Jane的年纪还小。故选D。

3．A.automatic B．unique

C．professional D．available

解析：选C A项意为“自动的”；B项意为“独特的”；C项意为“专业的”；D项意为“可获得的”。根据下文中的“ 4 a poster”和“improper for artists' work”可知，那不是一个专业的画架。故选C。

4．A.make B．deliver

C．store D．show

解析：选D A项意为“制作”；B项意为“发表，递送”；C项意为“储存”；D项意为“展示”。根据下文“a poster display board”可知，这种画架被用来展示海报。故选D。

5．A.bound B．breakable

C．shabby D．steady

解析：选B A项意为“装有封面的”；B项意为“易碎的”；C项意为“破旧的”；D项意为“稳定的”。根据下文中的“it was still rather fragile”可知，这种画架是易碎的。故选B。

6．A.message B．challenge

C．opportunity D．pressure

解析：选A A项意为“信息”；B项意为“挑战”；C项意为“机会”；D项意为“压力”。根据下文中的“the message of non­support”可知，Jane清楚地知道父母不支持她的梦想。故选A。

7．A.support B．recognize

C．repay D．notice

解析：选A A项意为“支持”；B项意为“识别，认可”；C项意为“报答”； D项意为“注意”。根据下文中的“the message of non­support”可知，父母不支持Jane实现画家梦想。故选A。

8．A.faced B．marked

C．compared D．connected

解析：选D A项意为“面临”；B项意为“标记”；C项意为“比较”；D项意为“联系”。根据下文“with who you realize yourself to be”可知，对于一个画家来说，你所做的工作和你想要成为的人有着密切的联系。故选D。

9．A.disturbed B．dismissed

C．disappointed D．disagreed