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Unit 3 Under the sea*阅读理解。German artist HA Schult is an unusual artist who uses trash (废物)to make sculptures.“We are living in the time of garbage，” says Schult.“I created a thousand sculptures of garbage.They are a mirror of ourselves.” Here，Schult was talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans.He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western German state of North RhineWestphalia.“They are social sculptures，” he explains.“They are not only sculptures for the eyes.They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.” So far，Schults social sculptures have been on show in Paris，in Moscows Red Square，on the Great Wall of China，and in the desert next to the Pyramids of Giza near Cairo.HA Schults work is unforgettable.Although his work has had a big influence on the art world，Schult remains modest about his creations：“Artists have to learn every time.We are not important.All that counts is the time in which we are living.”Trash art has been around for years.But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when working with trash.Why cant mon people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art？Maybe its because we all have our own preset ideas of what art is and isnt，or whom artists are or should be.You can be an artist like Schult if you try.Look at used metal cans.What might be done with them？Imagine them in any number of new uses，or imagine them simply as an art form.What about boxes or clothing? Boxes can usually serve as new storage containers and houses for pets.And clothing？Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging organizers.1What do we know about Schults sculptures?AThey served as garbage containers.BThey reflected environmental issues.CThey were first shown in Paris，France.DThey were to raise economic awareness.2HA Schults artistic works also get the message across that an artist must _.Abe socially responsibleBbe as modest as possibleCmake garbage recyclableDtake diverse artistic forms3According to the last 2 paragraphs，the author probably agrees that _.Ait takes talent to be a trash artistBpreset ideas are important to artistsCtrash art cant be seen as a real art formDaverage people can also make trash artists4Which of the following is the best title for the text?ACould You Be a Trash Artist?BWhat Are Social Sculptures?CDo You Know about Trash Art?DHow Can We Deal with Used Cans?【解题导语】本文主要讲述了一位德国艺术家利用垃圾创造艺术作品的故事，并以此鼓励读者行动起来，为环保出一份力。【难句分析】All that counts is the time in which we are living.分析：本句是一个复合句。that引导定语从句，在从句中作主语，修饰先行词All；in whichwhere，引导定语从句，在从句中作状语，修饰先行词the time。译文：重要的是我们所生活的时代。1B考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage”可知，Schult的作品反映了环境问题，故选B。A项错在Schult的作品是用来当垃圾桶的，这一信息文章并未提及；C项错在Schult的作品首次是在法国巴黎展出，这与第一段最后一句“He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western German state of North RhineWestphalia”不符；D项错在Schult的作品是为了提高人们的经济意识，这与其环保思想相悖，故排除。2A考查推理判断。根据第三段最后一句“All that counts is the time in which we are living”和第二段的整体内容可推知，Schult的作品同样传递了这样一个思想，即艺术家除了自己的艺术追求之外，也应该有社会责任感，故选A。3D考查推理判断。根据最后一段第一句“You can be an artist like Schult if you try”可推知，作者认为普通人也可以利用周围的废物或者垃圾而成为一位艺术家，故选D。4A考查标题判断。文章最后一段第一句“You can be an artist like Schult if you try”点题，再结合全文内容可推知，本文主要通过讲述一位艺术家利用垃圾创造艺术作品的故事，激励人们行动起来，为环保作贡献，人人都可以成为一位艺术家，故A项最适合做文章标题。*语法填空。The British have many traditions but there is nothing more typical than taking afternoon tea. We know the Brits have a love affair with drinking tea, _1_ more than 160 million cups drunk every day, but it was the invention of afternoon tea _2_ turned tea drinking into _3_ popular hobby.This sociable feast involves drinking good quality tea _4_ (fort) while eating nice sandwiches, a selection of small cakes and so on. And, of course, it can only happen in the afternoon! Afternoon tea, which originally _5_ (design) as a light snack to bridge the gap between lunch and dinner, dates back to the 1840s. It went on to bee a _6_ (fashion) social occasion for the upper classes.Now there is a resurgence (复苏) in its _7_ (popular) in the UK and it is available to anyone who can afford it. _8_ it can be enjoyed at home, the best way to experience it is at a smart hotel or caf. But if youre thinking of visiting such a place _9_ (enjoy) a plate of delicious treats with a steaming hot brew, remember the rules you must follow to avoid _10_ (ask) to leave.Writer Henry James once noted that “there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour devoted to the ceremony known as afternoon tea” . Im sure once you try it, you will agree.1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._ 篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。喝下午茶是最为典型的英式传统。浓郁的茶香配上精致、美味的各色茶点让品饮下午茶成为了一件很惬意的事情。本文介绍了下午茶的起源、历史、发展、现状及受欢迎程度。1with 考查介词。此处为“with名词过去分词”的复合结构用法，在句中作状语。2that 考查强调句型。分析句子结构可知，此处为强调句型，“the invention of afternoon tea”是被强调部分，故填that。3a 考查冠词。a popular hobby “一个受欢迎的业余爱好”，此处用不定冠词a表示泛指。4fortably 考查词性转换。空处在句中修饰“喝茶”这一动作，充当状语成分，应该用副词。5was designed 考查动词的时态和语态。该空在定语从句中充当谓语，design与作主语的关系词之间是被动关系，且由“originally”“dates back to the 1840s”可知应用一般过去时的被动语态。6fashionable 考查词性转换。修饰其后的名词短语social occasion，作定语，用形容词。7popularity 考查词性转换。该空充当介词in的宾语，所以用名词。8Although/While/Though 考查连词。分析句意可知，句子中存在让步的逻辑关系，所以应用连词Although，While或Though来引导让步状语从句。9to enjoy 考查非谓语动词。此处为动词不定式在句中充当目的状语。10being asked 考查非谓语动词。动词avoid后需接动名词作宾语，并且ask和you之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故用动名词的被动式being asked。*完形填空。A year ago, once my siblings(兄弟姐妹) and I had left home, my parents moved to the other side of the country. They have 1 a beautiful house and love their new, wild 2. My dad still works, but mum 3 early last year and is now struggling and being increasingly unhappy and 4. She has tried joining clubs, to 5 people and integrate into her new munity but without any luck. She still knows no one despite her best 6. The area they have moved to is closed and 7 to strangers. She is many miles from her old friends and family, 8 all day, every day with only pets for pany. She is very intelligent, artistic, loyal and funnya truly amazing person. She has always had lovely friends and been 9 and busy. It is breaking my heart to watch her 10 loneliness and so many knock-backs(挫折). Recently, when I chat to her, I have noticed her increasingly low 11she jokes that she feels she is 12 a bit crazy from the quiet and 13. After many years working and 14 a family, she should be finally free to enjoy herself. 15, my siblings and I do not live nearby so we cannot visit her frequentlywe all keep in contact with her by phone. My dad doesnt understand her 16 as he is out at work all day. He is kept busy with his job and cannot understand how she can be so unhappy when living in such a beautiful place and without the pressure of work. He is at a loss to know how he can 17 things and feels guilty and 18 for how she feels. It has got so bad that they are 19 moving again to a different area, however, I am increasingly in favor of that. Friendship and 20 are far more important than a fancy house. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。母亲退休后, 举家搬到了另外一座城市。尽管房子很大很漂亮, 但在新的地方, 习惯了忙碌的母亲仍感到不幸福和孤独, 由此作者得出: 在人生中, 友谊和娱乐远比昂贵精致的房子重要。1. A. builtB. describedC. selectedD. searched【解析】选A。考查动词辨析。build修建; describe描绘; select挑选; search寻找。根据前文“my parents moved to the other side of the country”的语境提示可知此处为我的父母在新的地方修建了自家漂亮的房子, 故选A。2. A. sceneryB. surroundingsC. atmosphereD. attraction【解析】选B。考查名词辨析。scenery景色, 风景; surroundings环境; atmosphere气氛; attraction吸引人的事物。父母很喜欢新家的环境, 故选B。3. A. dismissedB. displacedC. retiredD. removed【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。dismiss解雇; displace取代; retire退休; remove挪走。根据前文“My dad still works”父亲依然在工作及but可知此处前后形成转折对比关系, 母亲已经退休, 故选C。4. A. availableB. satisfiedC. painfulD. isolated【解析】选D。考查形容词辨析。available可供使用的; satisfied 满足的; painful痛苦的; isolated孤独的。根据后文“She has tried joining clubs, to meet people and integrate into her new munity but without any luck. ”的语境提示可知此处为她变得越来越不高兴和孤独了, 故选D。5. A. meet B. recognizeC. trackD. call【解析】选A。考查动词辨析。meet会见; recognize辨认, 承认; track跟踪; call打电话。根据前文“She has tried joining clubs”可知此处与前后文在语义上形成并列, 即她曾经尝试着加入俱乐部, 会见人和融入新的社区但都不是那么幸运, 故选A。6. A. mentsB. attemptsC. effortsD. pains【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。ment评论; attempt企图; effort努力, 付出; pain痛苦。根据前文“. . . but without any luck. ”的描述可知此处为尽管母亲付出了很大的努力但仍没有结识朋友, 故选C。7. A. illegalB. unfriendlyC. dishonestD. innocent 【解析】选B。考查形容词辨析。illegal不合法的; unfriendly不友好的; dishonest不诚实的; innocent单纯的, 无辜的。根据句意可知: 他们搬去的地方封闭, 对待陌生人也不友好, 故选B。8. A. stuckB. lostC. hitD. addicted【解析】选A。考查词义辨析。stuck困住的; lost迷失的; hit击打; addicted沉溺的。根据前文“She is many miles from her old friends and family”及后文“every day with only pets for pany”的描述可知此处为整天困在家中, 故选A。9. A. gracefulB. messyC. aggressiveD. happy【解析】选D。考查形容词辨析。graceful感激的; messy混乱的; aggressive好斗的, 有进取心的; happy高兴的, 幸福的。母亲曾经是很幸福快乐的, 这样搬家前后的生活形成对比, 故选D。10. A. escapeB. endureC. undertakeD. solve【解析】选B。考查动词辨析。escape逃跑; endure承受; undertake从事; solve解决。根据句意: 看到母亲承受那么多的孤独和打击, 我的心就要碎了, 故选B。11. A. attitudeB. conditionC. determinationD. mood【解析】选D。考查名词辨析。attitude态度; condition状况, 情势; determination决心; mood情绪。根据下文“she jokes that she feels she is going through a bit crazy from the quiet and loneliness”的描述可知此处为我注意到母亲的情绪有点低落, 故选D。12. A. making upB. going throughC. pursuingD. witnessing【解析】选B。考查动词及动词短语辨析。make up编造, 化妆; go through经历; pursue追求; witness目击, 见证。根据句意: 母亲开玩笑似地说她正在经历安静和孤独引起的疯狂, 故选B。13. A. pressureB. lossC. lonelinessD. ambition【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。pressure压力; loss丢失; loneliness孤独; ambition野心, 志向。根据前文“It is breaking my heart to watch her endure loneliness and so many knock-backs. ”的提示可知此处为原词复现, 故选C。14. A. raisingB. providingC. protectingD. educating【解析】选A。考查动词辨析。根据句意: 多年的工作和养育一家人后, 她本可以自由地享受生活, 此处raise a family意为“养育一家人”符合语境, 故选A。15. A. UnbelievablyB. RemarkablyC. UnfortunatelyD. Especially【解析】选C。考查副词辨析。unbelievably难以置信地; remarkably非常地, 引人注目地; unfortunately不幸地; especially尤其地。根据后文“my siblings and I do not live nearby so we cannot visit her frequentlywe all keep in contact with her by phone”的描述可知我和兄弟姐妹由于住的离母亲远, 只能通过电话与她联系, 所以此处为不幸的是, 故选C。16. A. intentionB. experienceC. characterD. situation【解析】选D。考查名词辨析。intention意图; experience经历; character性格; situation情况, 状况。父亲经常上班, 所以此处为父亲不能够理解母亲现在的状况, 故选D。17. A. changeB. observeC. appreciate D. increase【解析】选A。考查动词辨析。change改变; observe观察; appreciate欣赏, 感激; increase提高。后文“. . . and feels guilty and sad for how she feels. ”父亲对于母亲的感受感到内疚和忧伤, 所以此处应为他也不知道如何改变现状, 故选A。18. A. confused B. slimC. sadD. relaxed【解析】选C。考查形容词辨析。根据句意: 父亲不知道如何改变现状, 对母亲的感受感到内疚和忧伤, 故选C。19. A. admittingB. consideringC. enjoyingD. avoiding【解析】选B。考查动词辨析。他们正在考虑搬到另外一个地方。consider doing sth. 考虑做某事, 故选B。20. A. excitement B. embarrassmentC. disappointmentD. enjoyment 【解析】选D。考查名词辨析。excitement兴奋; embarrassment尴尬; disappointment失望; enjoyment 享受, 娱乐。根据句意: 我越来越赞同, 友谊和娱乐远比昂贵精致的房子重要。故选D。*短文改错。Nowadays more and more people would rather to look for a job on the Internet than in the newspapers or in the job market. There are many reasons for my preference, one of that is that a job hunter can find a job conveniently. He neednt bother to get remendations from relative or friends, or registration at an employment exchange. Besides, a job hunter can get a job by simple browsing among the advertisements online and sending resumes by email. Finally, the success rate is very high. But even if one fails to find a job, it can spare him the embarrassment of refused.As for me, I believe that as the increasing popularity of the Internet, this new way would win favor among more and more jobless people and laidoff workers. Its due to its convenience, efficient and high success rate. 答案：Nowadays more and more people would rather look for a job on the Internet than in the newspapers or in the job market. There are many reasons for preference, one of is that a job hunter can find a job conveniently. He neednt bother to get remendations from or friends, or registration at an employment exchange. Besides, a job hunter can get a job by browsing among the advertisements online and sending resumes by email. Finally, the success rate is very high. even if one fails to find a job, it can spare him the embarrassment of refused.As for me, I believe that the increasing popularity of the Internet, this new way win favor among more and more jobless people and laidoff workers. Its due to its convenience, and high success rate.难项分析：第一处：去掉rather后的to 考查固定用法。would rather do sth.为固定用法，意为“宁愿做某事”，故去掉to。第五处：simplesimply 考查副词。应用副词修饰browsing这一动词。第七处：refused前加being 考查非谓语动词。此处作介词of的宾语，应用动名词，又因为refuse与其逻辑主语one之间为被动关系，故用动名词的被动式。*
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