2/2UNIT7課時(shí)檢測(cè)(六)“AMusicalGenius”的課文習(xí)讀環(huán)節(jié)Ⅰ.閱讀理解APLAY:TheAgeofInnocencePRICE:$10DISCOUNTS：Saver:$3offforanyseatbookedanytimeinadvanceforperformancesfromMondaytoThursday.Saversareavailableforchildrenunder15,peopleover65andfull-timestudents.Supersaver:Half-priceareavailableforpeoplewithdisabilitiesandonecompanion.Itisadvisabletobookinadvance.Thereisamaximumofeightwheelchairspacesavailableandonewheelchairspacewillbehelduntilanhourbeforetheshow.StandbyTickets:Bestavailableseatsareonsalefor$6fromonehourbeforetheperformanceforpeoplesuitableforSaverandSupersaverdiscountsandthirtyminutesbeforeforallothercustomers.GroupBookings:Thereisatenpercentdiscountforpartiesoftwelveormore.School:Schoolpartiesoftenormorecanbook$6standbyticketsinadvanceandwillgeteverytenthticketfree.Pleasenote:Weareunabletoexchangeticketsorrefund(退還)moneyunlessaperformanceiscancelledduetounforeseencircumstances.BOOKING:Therearethreeeasywaystobookseatsfortheperformance：—Inperson:TheBoxOfficeisopenfromMondaytoSaturdaybetween10a．m.and8p．m.—Bytelephone:Dial01324976toreserveyourtickets.—Bypost:SimplycompletethebookingformandreturnittoGlobalTheatreBoxOffice.1．Accordingtothetext,whocanget$3off?A．Adisabledperson.B．A60-year-oldman.C．A20-year-oldcollegestudent.D．ThepeoplewhobooktheticketsonSundays.2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Thereareonly8wheelchairspacesinthetheater.B．Agroupof10personscangeta10percentdiscount.C．Themoneywillberefundedbeforetheperformanceison.D．Aschoolpartyof15studentsshouldpay$90forthestandbytickets.3．Whatisthetext?A．Aposterofaplay.B．Aplanforaperformance.C．Noticesofdiscounts.D．Guidelinesforticket-buying.BPabloPicassoisoneofthemostfamousartistsintheworld.Whenhispaintingsaresold,theyusuallycostmillionsofdollars.NowanartmuseuminCanadahasusedaspecialkindofX-raytohelpthemfindnewsecretsinoneofPicasso'sfamouspaintings,LaMisereuseAccroupie,orTheCrouchingBeggar(蜷坐的乞丐)．Itisnotunusualforartiststopaintpicturesontopofotherpictures.Atonepointinhislife,Picassodidthisoften,probablyasawaytosavemoney.PeopleoftencallthistimePicasso's“BluePeriod”becauseheusedalotofblueinhispaintings.PeopleattheArtGalleryofOntario(AGO)thoughtthatPicasso'spaintingTheCrouchingBeggarwaspaintedontopofanotherpicture,buttheydidnotknowexactlywhatitwas.UsingX-rays,theylearnedthatPicassohadpaintedhispictureontopofalandscapepainting.Picassoturnedthelandscapepaintingonitssideandusedsomeoftheoutlinesoftheoldpaintingwhenhemadehisnewpainting.ThepeoplefromtheAGOworkedwithscientistsatNorthwesternUniversity.ThesescientistsusedX-raysinaspecialwaytotestthepainting.TheX-raypicturesshowedmoredetailsofthelandscape.Buttheyalsohadanothersurprise.TheyshowedthatatfirstPicassohadpaintedhisbeggarwithherarmout,holdingapieceofbread,butinthefinalpicture,hepaintedoverherarm,sothatallyoucanseeishercoat.ScientistsandpeoplewhostudyartareexcitedaboutthisnewwaytouseX-rays.Itismuchcheaperthantheoldway.Themachineisalsomucheasiertomovearound.Somepeoplethinkthattherearemanyothersecretsthatcanbefoundbylookingatotherpaintingsinthisnewway.4．WhatisthereasonwhyatimeinPicasso'slifewascalledhis“BluePeriod”？A．Hispaintingsubjects.B．Hislivingenvironment.C．Hisuseofthecolorblue.D．Hisloveforbluepaintbrushes.5．WhydidthescientiststestPicasso'sTheCrouchingBeggar?A．Toseetheoldpaintingunderit.B．Tolearnabouthispersonallife.C．Toknowwhyhedrewabeggar.D．Toseethebeggar'slooksclearly.6．WhatdidthetestshowaboutthefirstTheCrouchingBeggar?A．Thebeggarlookedhungry.B．Thebeggar'scoatwasblue.C．Thebeggarwascuttingbread.D．Thebeggar'sarmcanbeseen.7．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellusaboutthenewtestmethod?A．Itspopularity.B．Therightwaysofusingit.C．Itsadvantages.D．ThefieldswhereitcanbeusedⅡ.閱讀七選五Ittakesalotofcouragetomakeapaintingordrawing.Allyourskills,orlackofthem,areplaintoseeandopentopraiseorcriticism.It'shardandtakespersistentcouragetokeepgoingwhenthingsarenotgoingyourway.Everyoneknowsthatitisagoodthingtopracticedrawingandpaintingeveryday.__8__Dailydrawingcaneasilybecomearepeatedandboringactivitythatneedsgreateffort;itsimplyoccupiesthebusylifewithoutanyreflectionorsenseofpurpose.Ifyoucanpracticefrequentlywithanairofrelaxationandsmallachievablegoal,youwillfinditmorerewardingandenjoyable.Ifyouproducefrequentsmall-scalepaintings,youwilllearnmuchfaster.__9__Ofcourse,whenyouareproducingsomuchwork,theoddfailuredoesn'tmatternearlyasmucheither.AlongsidedevelopingyourtechnicalskillsIwouldencourageyoutostudyasmuchartasyoucan.Learnasmuchasyoucanaboutthepaintingsandartiststhatinspireyou.__10__Itislikelythatthepaintingswhichinspireyouwillhavequalitiesthatyoufeelarelackingfromyourown.__11__Allthesemakeadifferencetoleadingyouforwards.Thisjourneyisnever-endingandalargepartofwhatmakesitallsorichlyinteresting.__12__Thishelpsinseveralways:firstlyyou'llknowbetterwhentheworkisfinished,secondlyithelpsyoukeepclarityofpurposeandthirdly,youcanjudgeitssuccessagainstyouroriginalaim.Ofcourse,wonderfulandunexpectedthingswilloccurasyoupaint,butthesecanthrowyouoffcoursetoo.Thusdokeepyourfocusasyougo.A．However,howmanyofusactuallydoit?B．Produceworksthatareinlinewithpeople'staste.C．It'sagoodideatostartbydefiningaclearachievablegoal.D．Inthisway,youclearlyknowwhatyoulikeandwhatyoudon't.E．Imaginehowmuchmoreyoucanlearnfromtenpaintingsthanone.F．Drawinghasmanybenefitsandcanimproveourlivesinavarietyofways.G．Besides,whilelearning,youwillnaturallyseekoutnewartistsandartworks.UNIT7課時(shí)檢測(cè)(六)Ⅰ.閱讀理解[A]語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了話劇《純真年代》的票價(jià)以及優(yōu)惠信息。1．選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Saver部分中“Saversareavailableforchildrenunder15,peopleover65andfull-timestudents.”可知，一個(gè)20歲的大學(xué)生能減3美元。2．選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Supersaver部分中“Thereisamaximumofeightwheelchairspacesavailableandonewheelchairspacewillbehelduntilanhourbeforetheshow.”可知，劇院里只有8個(gè)輪椅位。3．選C推理判斷題。根據(jù)PRICE、DISCOUNTS和BOOKING可判斷，本文是一則折扣通知。[B]語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章主要介紹了科學(xué)家使用X射線檢測(cè)畢加索的畫(huà)作《蜷坐的乞丐》，發(fā)現(xiàn)了這幅畫(huà)覆蓋的另一幅畫(huà)。4．選C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“PeopleoftencallthistimePicasso's‘BluePeriod’becauseheusedalotofblueinhispaintings.”可知，畢加索生命中的某個(gè)時(shí)期被稱為“藍(lán)色時(shí)期”，因?yàn)樗诶L畫(huà)中使用了大量的藍(lán)色。5．選A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段“PeopleattheArtGalleryofOntario...ontopofalandscapepainting.”可知，科學(xué)家要檢測(cè)畢加索的《蜷坐的乞丐》，因?yàn)樗麄兿肟闯銎湎旅娴呐f畫(huà)。6．選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“The