Unit1Art一、閱讀理解A[2024重慶名校一測]In1665，JohannesVermeerputthelastdropofpaintontoacanvasandcompletedhismasterpieceGirlwithaPearlEarring.ButyearslateronanAprildayacyclistnamedJanineStrongstoppedherbike，pausedherfitnessapp，andwatchedasthesnakinglineofhercyclingroutedrewtheshapeofVermeer’smasterpieceoverthestreets.Ms.Strongcreateswhathascometobeknownas"GPSart".Itisanartcategory，whichmeansyougooutsidewithyourhandheldGlobalPositioningSystem（GPS）andstartmoving.TheGPSrecordsyourmovementbycreatingthedottypeoftrack.Thistrackisalinethatdetailsthepathyou’vetravelled.Whenyoulookatthislineonthemap，thenyoucanseevariousshapes.Ms.Strongplansherridesintheshapesofstars，birds，lionsandtheoccasionalVermeer.ThentocompletethedigitalvisionofVermeer’smasterpiece，shebikedalmost50milesaroundsouthernBrooklyntomakesureeachturnandcirclewasaccuratelyachievingthecoveringofVermeer’soriginal.Thiskindofartformhasgrownwiththewidespreadavailabilityofsatellitetrackingforusebyordinarypeopleinfitnessapps.Itisparticularlypopularintheapp，Strava，andexperiencedasurgeinuseduringthepandemic.Accordingtoareport，morethanthreebillionactivitieshavebeenuploadedtoStravasincethebeginningof2024.The"GPSart"canbeconsideredthe21st-centuryversionoflarge-scaledrawingsonthelandscape，aconceptgraduallyknowntotheworld.ItevenhasitsownGuinnessWorldRecordscategories.Therewasonceacouplewhocompleteda4，500-milebikerideacrossEuropethatresultedina600-mile-wideGPSdrawingofabicycle—thelargestsuchdrawingonrecord.本文介紹了GPS藝術(shù)的起源以及發(fā)展。GPS藝術(shù)通過創(chuàng)建圓點類型的軌跡具體記錄騎行者所走的路途。這種藝術(shù)形式隨著衛(wèi)星跟蹤的廣泛普及而發(fā)展起來，并且漸漸為世人所知。1.Whatis"GPSart"basedonparagraph2？A.ItisasystemestablishedbyJanineStrong.B.Itisalinerecordingthepathyoutravelled.C.ItisanartformrealizedbyGPStracking.D.Itisanappcreatingpictures.解析C微小環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由其次段中的"Itisanartcategory...TheGPSrecordsyourmovementbycreatingthedottypeoftrack"可知，GPS藝術(shù)是一個藝術(shù)類別，通過創(chuàng)建圓點類型的軌跡來記錄你的運動，這與選項C相符。2.HowdidJanineStrongfinishherdigitalvisionofVermeer’smasterpiece？A.Bypaintingcasuallyonhercanvas.B.Byaccidentallyusingherfitnessapp.C.ByoccasionallyrunningaroundBrooklyn.D.Bycarefullyplanningandcyclingaround.解析D微小環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由其次段中的"Ms.Strongplansherrides...circlewasaccuratelyachievingthecoveringofVermeer’soriginal"可知，Ms.Strong是通過細(xì)致設(shè)計并騎行完成的，故選D。3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"asurge"probablymeaninparagraph3？A.Asuddenrise.B.Agreatsuccess.C.Asharpreduction.D.Aseveredownturn.解析A詞義揣測題。本段中的"grown"和"popular"是解題的關(guān)鍵。由前面的內(nèi)容可知，這種"GPS藝術(shù)"形式隨著衛(wèi)星跟蹤的廣泛普及而發(fā)展起來，一般人可以在健身應(yīng)用程序中運用，它在應(yīng)用程序Strava中特別受歡迎。由此可知，畫線詞應(yīng)含有"增加"的意思，故選A。4.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage？A."GPSart"canbeonlycompletedonStrava.B.Stravaisinfactanappforpeopletodrawpictures.C.Theartformof"GPSart"isgettingknownworldwide.D.JanineStrongcreatedthelargestdrawingintheworld.解析C推理推斷題。由最終一段的第一句話"The‘GPSart’canbeconsideredthe21st-centuryversionoflarge-scaledrawingsonthelandscape，aconceptgraduallyknowntotheworld"可知，"GPS藝術(shù)"漸漸為世人所知，故選C。B[2024廣東廣州調(diào)研]PieterBruegel’siconic1565paintingTheHarvestershangsattheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.Theworkshowedpeopleharvestingwheatnearlyastallastheywere."Nowadays，however，ifyouwalkthroughawheatfield，youbasicallyseethatwheatisaboutknee-height.Thereducedheightisessentiallyaconsequenceofbreedingfromthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury，"biologistIveDeSmetexplained.DeSmetsayswheatisjustoneexampleofhowhistoricalartworkcanallowustotrackthetransformationoffoodcropsovertime.HeteamedupwitharthistorianVergauwen，afriendsincechildhood，todocumentsuchartworkaroundtheworld.Theyhavebeenmainlylookingatthingswheretheycanspotchangesinshape，colorandsize.TheirinterestinplantsinartworkbeganwithavisittotheHermitageMuseum，wheretheynoticedanodd-lookingwatermeloninanearly-17th-centurypainting.Itappearedtobepaleandwhiteontheinside.DeSmetassumedthepainterhaddoneapoorjob.ButVergauwenhadadifferentidea."No，thisisoneofthebestpainterseverfromthatera.Soifhepainteditlikethat，that’sthewayitmusthavelookedlike，"heexplained.Otherpaintingsrevealedthatbothredandwhitewatermelonsweregrownduringthe17thcentury."Withallthegeneticknowledgewenowhave，wecanlookathowsomethingcomesaboutinmoredetail，"DeSmetsaid."Forexample，untilthe18thcentury，Europeanstrawberriesappearedtinyinpaintings—theythengrewinsizeastheywerecrossbredwithNorthAmericanvarieties."Ultimately，theteamhopestocreateanonlineresearchdatabaseofhistoricalplantartwork.Theyseekthecontributionsofartenthusiastsaroundtheworldviathesocialmedia."However，"Vergauwenreminds，"ifyou’regoingtouse，forexample，Picassototryandunderstandhowapearlookedintheearly20thcentury，youmightbemisled."通過視察不同時期的寫實藝術(shù)作品人們可以更好地了解糧食作物的變更。1.WhatcanwelearnaboutthepaintingTheHarvesters？A.Itshowshowpeoplesuccessfullygrewwheat.B.Itprovesthatwheatwasmuchshorterinthepast.C.Itexplainstheconsequenceofdifferentbreedingmethods.D.Itgivescluesabouthowwheatinthe16thcenturylookedlike.解析D微小環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由第一段內(nèi)容可知，在該作品中小麥幾乎和人一樣高，即人們可以看到16世紀(jì)的小麥?zhǔn)鞘裁礃拥?，故D項正確。2.Whatinspiredtheresearchteamtostarttheirstudy？A.Theirpreferenceforfoodcrops.B.Theirfriendshipsincechildhood.C.Theirdividedviewsonanoldpainting.D.TheirsharedinterestintheHermitageMuseum.解析C微小環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由第三段中的"Theirinterest...hadadifferentidea"可知，該團隊的兩人對博物館內(nèi)一幅畫有驚異的西瓜的作品有不同的看法，所以對藝術(shù)作品中的植物起先感愛好，故C項正確。3.WhatisthemessagefromVergauweninthelastparagraph？A.Artenthusiastsarenotcarefulenough.B.Abstractpaintingsoftenmisleadpeople.C.Thesourcepaintingsneedtoberealistic.D.Picasso’spaintingsarehardtounderstand.解析C推理推斷題。由最終一段中的"ifyou’regoingtouse...youmightbemisled"可知，假如你要用畢加索的畫來嘗試?yán)斫?0世紀(jì)早期的梨是什么樣的，你可能被誤導(dǎo)。由此可推知，Vergauwen是想說畫作本身要寫實，故C項正確。4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext？A.Tocommentonhistoricalplantpaintings.B.Totellinterestingstoriesbehindplantartwork.C.Toinformreadersofascientificbreakthrough.D.Tointroduceastudyonfoodcroptransformation.解析D意圖推斷題。文章第一段介紹一幅畫作，引出小麥變更的問題，后續(xù)內(nèi)容講解并描述一個團隊通過探討不同時代的藝術(shù)畫作來追蹤糧食作物變更問題，故D項正確。二、七選五[2024江蘇海安聯(lián)考]WhyIsArtSoPowerful？Perhapsthesimplestanswertothisquestionisthatarttouchesusemotionally.Artispowerfulbecauseitcanpotentiallyinfluenceourculture，politics，andeventheeconomy.Whenweseeapowerfulworkofart，youfeelittouchingdeepwithinyourcore.Anditcangiveusthepowertomakereal-lifechanges.Ithasthepowertoeducatepeopleaboutalmostanything.1Duringthepandemic，someartistscreatedvividandimpressivepaintingstospreadthemessageofwearingamask，whichwaswellreceivedbythewholepublic.Itbreakscultural，social，andeconomicbarriers.Whilearthardlyreallysolvespovertyorpromotessocialjusticeonitsown，itcanbeusedasafairplayingfieldforconversationandexpression.2Therefore，anyonecanlearntoappreciateartregardlessoftheirsocialstatus，economicstanding，orpoliticalbackground.Itaccesseshigherordersofthinking.Artdoesn’tjustmakeyouabsorbinformation.3Thisiswhycreativityisaformofintelligence—itisaspecialabilitythatunlocksthepotentialofthehumanmind.45Manytimesinhistorywehaveheardofpeoplebeingcriticized，threatenedandevenkilledbecauseoftheirartwork.Thoseresponsibleforthesereactions，mayitbeanaggressivegovernment，takethesemeasuresagainstartistsknowinghowmuchtheirworkscanaffectthepoliticsinagivenarea.Inthehandsofgoodpeople，however，artcanbeusedtogivebackhopeoroffercourageinasocietythat’sundergoingalotofhardships.A.Art，atitssimplest，isaformofcommunicatingwitheachother.B.Thetruthisthatpeoplehaverecognizedhowpowerfulartcanbe.C.Itpresentsinformationinawaythatcouldbeabsorbedbymanyeasily.D.Rather，itmakesyouthinkaboutcurrentideasandinspireyoutomakeyourown.E.Everyonecanrelatetoartbecauseeveryonehasemotionsandpersonalexperiences.F.Artmayseektobringaboutsomeparticularemotiontorelaxandentertaintheviewers.G.Asamatteroffact，studieshaveshownthatexposuretoartcanmakeyoubetterinotherfields.本文是一篇說明文。本文主要說明白為什么藝術(shù)如此強大。1.C"Duringthepandemic...bythewholepublic"是針對C項舉的例子。C項中的"couldbeabsorbedbymanyeasily"與空后句子中的"waswellreceivedbythewholepublic"相照應(yīng)。2.E"Therefore，anyonecanlearntoappreciateartregardlessoftheirsocialstatus，economicstanding，orpoliticalbackground"與E項之間是因果關(guān)系。3.D"Artdoesn’tjustmakeyouabsorbinformation"與D項之間存在遞進關(guān)系，且空后句子中的This指的便是D項。4.G空前句子中的"unlocksthepotentialofthehumanmind"與G項中的"makeyoubetterinotherfields"相對應(yīng)。5.BB項放在此處能充當(dāng)段落主題句。三、完形填空[2024廣東高三10月聯(lián)考]Ourcitiesarefullofstatues.Youmightevenhavefoundyourselfstaringatalifelikefigureand1，"Didtheyjustblinkorbreathe？"IzabelaRadcliffeisalivingproof！Izabelahasnowbeenaliving2forover20years，developingawholecastofcharacters.Shehasherowncompanynowandshehasperformedmany3includingQueenVictoria，MarilynMonroeandMarieCurie.Butit’sneverassimpleasjustshowingupand4inthestreet."BeforeIleaveforajob，Imust5everythingandthatcantakeuptotwohours，"Izabelaexplains.It’snotjustaboutthe6；shealsoneedstomakesurethatshehasallthemake-upsheneeds，too.Somecharacterstakealonger7timethanothers.Izabela’suniqueartisoftenindemand."Istay8forquitealongtimeduringmywork，butstandingstillisnotthegoal，"sheexplains."SometimesI’minasetpositionandothertimesI9withtheaudience.Standingstillissuperentertaining，"sheadmits.Peoplelovetoseethat，becausestayingstillisveryunnaturalforhumans.Beingalivingstatuealsorequiresbeingingood10condition."Exercising11issomethingthatisreallyimportantformyjob.Ipersonallyfindyoga12，becauseithelpsyoudevelopgoodbodyawareness.Withoutthat，youcan13yourbody，"shesays.Izabelafindsittobeavery14job."Bringingcharmandhappinesstoothersbringsthosethingsintoyourownlife，too.It’slikea（n）15ofenergy.Thereisaconstantinteractionbetweenyouandyouraudience—it’sbeautiful，"shesays.文章主要講解并描述了Izabela的職業(yè)和她的從業(yè)閱歷。她從事的職業(yè)是"活雕像"，她扮演形形色色的人物，站在街頭，有時文風(fēng)不動，有時也要和觀眾互動。這份工作不僅給觀眾帶去了樂趣，也給她自己帶來了樂趣。1.A.knowing B.explainingC.believing D.wondering解析D你甚至可能會發(fā)覺自己盯著一個活靈活現(xiàn)的人物，心里琢磨（wondering），"它剛才擠眼或呼吸了嗎？"，故選D項。2.A.statue B.modelC.artist D.pictures解析A由第五段第一句可知，本題選A。3.A.actresses B.charactersC.players D.champions解析B她現(xiàn)在有了自己的公司，她扮演了很多角色（characters），包括維多利亞女王、瑪麗蓮·夢露和瑪麗·居里。4.A.displaying B.undertakingC.performing D.gathering解析C但這絕不像在街