1、湖北重点中学期中联考）1.Ancient people in France and Spain painted pictures on the walls of caves probably because.A.they loved animalsB.they enjoyed seeing picturesC.they preferred painting pictures to showing imaginationD.they thought pictures would be helpful in catching animals2.From this passage we know t
2、hat.A.the Egyptian signs made a particular alphabet come into beingB.the Roman alphabet was developed from Egyptian alphabetC.Egypt is well-known for their comic strip storiesD.people in other parts of the world copied their writing system from the Egyptians3.In the last paragraph,the author thinks
3、that pictures.A.should be made comprehensibleB.are of much use in our lifeC.should be made interestingD.are disappearing from our life4.The possible title of this article may be.A.Pictures and writingB.The best way of writingC.Home of the comic strip storiesD.The earliest language in the world【文章大意】
4、本文是说明文,介绍了人类绘画及绘画演变成文字的历史。1.D细节理解题。由第一段中的“Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals.”可知,在岩壁上绘画是因为他们认为在捕捉动物时这些画是有用的。2.A细节理解题。从第二段中的“They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas,and also to represent the sounds of their language.The sig
5、ns these people used became a kind of alphabet.”可知,埃及的符号后来变成了一种特殊的字母表。应选A项。3.B细节理解题。从该段最后一句“Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily,and they can make a story much more interesting.”可以得出结论:作者认为绘画在生活中还是很有用的。4.A标题归纳题。文章介绍人类绘画及绘画演变成文字的历史。A项作标题最合适。BSue Miller was raised in South Da
6、rtmouth Massachusetts and studied painting with her musician and artist father,Tony Pacheco.She graduated from Dartmouth High School and attended Southeastern Massachusetts University（currently known as The University of Massachusetts）,where she studied fine arts.Sue also had private art lessons wit
7、h legendary painters Milton Healey and Rachel Farrington.Sue enjoyed a career of 20 years as a professional graphic artist.She worked in advertising agencies,art departments,newspaper art departments,department stores,etc.During these years as a graphic artist,Sue was able to express her creativity
8、on the job.Today Sue runs her own business called The Magic Palette Art Studio where she has taught thousands of students to draw and paint for the past 19 years.A visit to Sues home or online gallery will have you immediately drawn to the diversity of her art.Her paintings include a variety of subj
9、ects from angels,fairies,elves,nature,wildlife,children and pets.You will also notice that Sue especially enjoys painting the seasons.There is a vast collection of art to cover every holiday of the year.Sues models of her paintings are often her art students and her nieces that help bring about the
10、humanistic qualities that adorn（装饰）her art.She resides in Northwestern New Jersey with her husband of 30 years,musician Vern Miller and their “baby” Autumn their golden retriever.Their home has been quoted by many people and popular newspapers as “The house of art and music”.1.Who first taught Sue M
11、iller painting?A.Her father.B.Her husband.C.Milton Healey.D.Rachel Farrington.2.Sue Millers rich working experiences contributed much to.A.the building of her reputationB.the accumulation of her wealthC.her ability of creativityD.her application for work3.What makes Sue Millers art attractive?A.The
12、models of her paintings.B.The diversity of her art.C.The simple style of her art.D.The commercial aspect of her art.4.Whats the passage mainly about?A.Sue Millers teaching work.B.An artists love for seasons.C.Sue Millers reputation.D.Sue Millers art.【文章大意】这是一篇人物传记,介绍了美国著名画家苏米勒的学习、工作经历及突出的艺术成就。1.A细节理
13、解题。由第一段中的“.and studied painting with her musician and artist father,Tony Pacheco.”可知A项正确。2.C推理判断题。由第二段最后一句“.Sue was able to express her creativity on the job.”可知,她丰富的工作经验对她的创新能力帮助甚多。由倒数第二段第一句“.will have you immediately drawn to the diversity of her art.”可知,米勒艺术作品的多样性是其魅力所在,故选择B项。4.D主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了著名画家
14、苏米勒在艺术方面的突出成就,D项正确。二、语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分）Linda:You look 1.（stress）.Whats the matter with you?Frank:Nothing serious.I want to have a job after graduation.Do you find 2. difficult to find a 3.（satisfy） job this year?Yes.Now college graduates are encouraged to start their own business,which sounds
15、 really good for us.At the same time,we can get some 4.（value） social experience and we may also know more about ourselves and society.Yes,but it is 5.（hard） than you imagine.For college students there are a lot of problems,6.（especial） the ones who dont have enough money.And our education doesnt pr
16、ovide enough knowledge on how to solve it.Maybe you are right.But our government allows college graduates to borrow money from banks 7. maybe some can get money from their parents.But you have to pay back the money sooner or later.So some college graduates prefer to live 8. peaceful life rather than
17、 start their own businesses through job-hunting which is competitive.Oh,they dont have 9.（dream）.But I have made up my mind to achieve my dream.How about you?Well,it always 10.（take） time to consider before making a decision.1.stressed。stressed“紧张的,感到有压力的”,常用来指人。2.it。本句为固定句型,it为形式宾语,代指后面的动词不定式。3.sat
18、isfying/satisfactory。a satisfying/satisfactory job“令人满意的工作”。4.valuable。此处所填的词修饰名词experience而不是形容词social,故用形容词valuable。5.harder。由than可知应用比较级harder。6.especially。the ones前面省略了for,应填写副词especially。7.and。前后分句之间为并列关系,应填入and。8.a。live a.life为固定搭配,意为“过的生活”。9.dreams。dream作“梦想”讲为可数名词,此处用复数形式表示泛指。10.takes。由alway
19、s可知,此处表示的是客观事实,应用一般现在时。Part B一、完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）A welcome giftDario and his mother loved their new apartment.The living room was large enough for their piano.That night,the two of them 1 side by side at the piano.They played jazz music to celebrate their new home.The loud 2 filled the room a
20、nd made them feel very happy.The next morning,3,their happiness disappeared.Someone had left a 4 under their door during the night.One of their neighbors had written to complain（抱怨）about the sound of the piano.Darios mother asked the building superintendent（管理员）if he knew anything about it.But he sa
21、id that they were all 5 people and he couldnt imagine any of them had done that.Later that morning,Dario suggested that they write a letter to their 6 and apologize for their playing.“Maybe we could go and 7 everyone in person,” his mother said.“What if we invited them to come here for a 8 instead?”
22、Dario asked.They both loved the 9.Over the next few days,they sent out invitations and prepared desserts 10 their guests.They decorated the apartment with streamers（彩带）and party lights.Finally,the day of the party 11.Some guests brought presents.Others brought flowers.Some even brought desserts to 1
23、2.One woman,Mrs Gilbert,13 Darios mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.“I heard you playing the other night,” she said.“The sounds woke me out of bed.I 14 that you might play like this every night.So I wrote a short note.I hope you dont think I disliked the playing.”Darios mother smiled at Mr
24、s Gilbert.“I think maybe we 15 you an apology,” she said.“I didnt 16 how late it was when we were playing.Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.”“You play,you play!” Mrs Gilbert said.“I like what you play!Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them.“These songs are not such 17 music.”“These songs are beautiful music,” Darios mother said.“We will be 18 to play them in the evening.”“And we wont play so loud
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