2018-2019人教新目标高中英语选修六课后阅读训练： 一 Unit 1 Period 1 含详解
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课后阅读训练一Unit 1Period 1Ⅰ. 阅读理解AWatercolor is the oldest paints known. It dates back to theearly cave men who discovered they could add life like qualities to drawings of animals and other figures on the walls of caves bymixing the natural colors found in the earth with water.Fresco(壁画), one of the greatest of all art forms, is done with watercolor. It is created by mixing paints and water and applying these to wet plaster(灰泥). Of the thousands of people who stand under Michelangelo’s heroic ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, very few know that they are looking at perhaps the greatest watercolor painting in the world.The invention of oil painting by the Flemish masters in the fifteenth century made fresco painting go downhill, and for the next several centuries watercolor was used mainly for doing sketches(草图)or as a tool for study. It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that English painters put back watercolor as a serious art form. The English have a widely-known love for outdoor and also small private pictures. The softness of watercolor had a remarkably strong attraction for them.The popularity of watercolor continued to grow until the twentieth century. The United States passed England as the center for watercolor, producing such well-known watercolor artists as Thomas Eakins and Andrew Wyeth.【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了水彩画的发展历程。
1. The purpose of the passage is to introduce__________.A. the gradual weakness of fresco paintingB. oil’s power or influence over watercolorC. the discovery of watercolor in EnglandD. the start and development of watercolor【解析】选D。
主旨大意题。
由一、二、四段句首的“Watercolor is the oldest paints known”“. . . is done with watercolor”“The popularity of watercolor continued to grow. . . ”等可推知, 本文主要讲述了水彩画的起源和发展, 故选D。
2. In the 16th and 17th centuries the artists thought__________.A. watercolor was softer, and thus betterB. oil painting lasted longer, and was betterC. watercolor wasn’t fit for finished worksD. watercolor was too hard to use in any works【解析】选C。
推理判断题。
由第三段第一句“. . . for the next several centuries watercolor was used mainly for doing sketches or as a tool for study. ”可知, 16世纪和17世纪水彩画主要用于制作草图或者用作学习的工具, 并不适用于成品。
3. According to the passage, watercolor painting was put back in England because__________.A. it was easy to use outdoorsB. it was a strong medium(媒介)C. it was extremely bright in colorD. it was suited for popular tastes【解析】选D。
细节理解题。
由第三段最后两句“The English have a widely-known love. . . had a remarkably strong attraction for them. ”可知, 水彩画之所以再次在英国盛行, 是因为水彩画的柔和对他们有极强的吸引力。
4. What would the next paragraph most probably talk about?A. The works of famous US watercolor artists.B. Modern American oil painters.C. The weaknesses of oil as popular paints.D. Techniques of producing watercolor.【解析】选A。
推理判断题。
由最后一段可知, 美国赶超英国成为了水彩画中心, 并随之涌现出了很多著名的水彩画家, 故接下来很可能会讲到的是美国著名水彩画家的作品。
BYoung people can have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.Liu Wei, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacherand was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife. Another student, 14-year-old Yan Fang from Guangzhou, was afraid of exams. She got very worried in the test, and when she looked at the exam papers, she couldn’t think of anything to write.A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental(心理的)problems. Their troubles include(包括)being worried and very unhappy, and having problems in learning and getting on well with people. Many students who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they wil l look stupid if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secrets.Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers.1)Talk to your parents or teachers often.2)Take part in group activities and play sports.3)Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.【语篇概述】文章介绍了现在在一些中学生中存在的一些心理问题, 专家为此提出了一些建议。
5. The students who often become worried or have trouble getting on well with others may have__________.A. mental problemsB. a headacheC. knives with themD. no parents【解析】选A。
细节理解题。
从第三段第一、二句可知, 前两段所讲述的某些学生的状态是出现了心理问题。
6. Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because__________.A. he was afraid of his teacherB. he wanted to frighten his parentsC. he was so worried about his studyD. his finger was badly hurt【解析】选C。
2018-2019人教新目标高中英语选修六课时巩固提升： Unit 1 Period 1 Word版含答案
课时巩固提升Beijing Opera or Peking Opera is a form of Chinese opera which arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China. Major performance troupes(剧团)are based in Beijing and Tianjin in the north, and Shanghai in the south. The art form is also enjoyed in Taiwan, and has spread to other countries such as the United States and Japan.Beijing Opera features four main types of performers. Performing troupes often have several of each variety, as well as numerous secondary and tertiary(第三位的)performers. With their elaborate(精心制作的)and colorful costumes, performers are the only focus on Beijing Opera’s characteristically small stage. They make use of the skills of speech, song, dance, and combat in movements that are symbolic and suggestive, rather than realistic. Above all else, the skill of performers is evaluated according to the beauty of their movements. Performers also hold a variety of stylistic conventions that help audiences navigate the plot of the production. The layers of meaning within each movement must be expressed in time with music. The music of Beijing Opera can be divided into the Xipi and Erhuang styles. Melodies include arias(唱腔), fixed-tune melodies, andpercussion patterns. The repertoire(保留剧目)of Beijing Opera includes over 1, 400 works, which are based on Chinese history, folklore, and, increasingly, contemporary life.In recent years, Beijing Opera has attempted numerous reforms in response to sagging audience numbers. These reforms, which include improving performance quality, adapting new performance elements, and performing new and original plays, have met with mixed success. Some Western works have been adopted as new plays, but a lack of funding and an adverse political climate have left Beijing Opera’s fate uncertain as the form enters the 21st century.【语篇概述】本文就中国京剧的形式、唱腔、历史及发展作了简要阐述。
2018-2019人教新目标高中英语选修六课后阅读训练： 二 Unit 1 Period 2 含答案
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课后阅读训练二Unit 1Period 2Ⅰ. 阅读理解AIn painting, pointillism(点描画法)is a style that uses small dots to create an image. One of the most famous examples is Georges Seurat’s painting“A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte—1884”. The work describes a park populated by people relaxing under trees and taking part in other relaxing activities.In the 1880s, Seurat and Paul Signac developed pointillism. It was first called “divisionism”. The name“pointillism” was developed only later, and was intended to laugh at this style. Today “pointillism” is an accepted term with no derisive connotations(嘲弄之意). Some people still use the term “divisionism”to refer to paintings similar to pointillism, but this term is more exactly used to highlight the technical color theory that is employed in many such paintings.In a typical pointillist painting, you might see bright colors. In fact, these bright colors are combined by tiny dots of yellow, red and blue. By using the combination of dots of primary colors, painters can create the illusion(错觉)that they are using many more colors than they are. The viewer’s eyes and brain could be amazed by this kind of illusion.Pictures in magazines and newspapers are printed in a method similar to pointillism. Additionally, electronic screens like TVs use a similar technique. Screens display dots of red, blue and green, and our eyes and brains combine these collections of dots as detailed color images.Learning about pointillism is interesting not only from the view of art history. The masters of pointillism created outstanding masterpieces using this technique. Children can learn about and practice pointillism in order to get hands-on experience that can help them to understand color mixing and the principles of vision that make it possible. Because so many of our modern technologies rely on similar ideas to create the images we see around us.【语篇概述】本文主要介绍了绘画艺术中的点描画法这种艺术风格, 它主要是利用圆点做出令人惊奇的绘画效果。
2018-2019学年度高考英语(人教版)选修六Unit 1Art Period 1Art SectionⅠ—Warming Up, Reading课时作业
2018-2019学年度人教版选修六Unit 1ArtPeriod1ArtSectionⅠ—WarmingUp,Reading课时过关·即时巩固一、根据句意和首字母或汉语提示写出单词1Though it was only a small failure,it made Rose lose f in success.答案:faith2His theory is so (抽象的) that only a few students like it.答案:abstract3Living without an a is like sailing without a compass.答案:aim4It is a c that we arrived here at the same time.答案:coincidence5It is (明显的) that smoking is harmful to health.答案:evident6This picture is (有代表性的) of its kind.答案:typical7Although he is proud of his (财产),he is poor in feelings.答案:possessions8Simply to imagine a pig flying is r.答案:ridiculous9I cannot (预言) when to meet you again.答案:predict10All his (尝试) to get through the driving test without being trained hasfailed.答案:attempt二、单句改错1If he is my son, I wouldn’t let him learn to drive a car.答案:is→were2I attempted buy one of the paintings by Picasso,but it cost too much.答案:attempted后加to3A great number of money is going to be spent on preventing the river from being polluted.答案:number→deal4On the another hand,traditional Chinese painting will take a longer time to learn than oil painting.答案:another→other5Not all the couples are allowed to adapt the children whose parents died in the earthquake.答案:adapt→adopt三、用下列词组的正确形式完成句子1Li Hong is such a girl who can her attention her studyfor a whole class.答案:concentrate;on2I the tree but hit the car by mistake.答案:aimed at3He has been a doctor for ten years and we his ability.答案:have faith in4An old worker was found a painting of the TangDynasty.答案:in possession of5My grandfather work in the garden than drink tea in theroom.答案:would rather6On May Day, shoppers entered the supermarket.答案:scores of7She is a talented musician a photographer.答案:as well as8When the earthquake happened,,about 150 students werehaving PE lessons on the playground.答案:by coincidence9She looked through information for the report.答案:a great deal of10to reach the mountain summit,they madepreparations for everything.答案:In their attempt★四、阅读理解Hsieh,a never-say-die young man,has mastered the technique of painting by holding the paintbrush in his mouth.When he was sixteen,Hsieh had a terrible electrical accident.Both of his arms and the lower part of his right leg were cut off.He also lost sight in his right eye.But Hsieh didn’t lose heart.He decided to learn art,and took the first difficult step toward changing his life.“At first,I tried to hold a pen in my mouth.But I couldn’t control it,” Hsiehsaid.“Finally,after trying over and over again,I learned to write my own name.”Learning to paint was even more difficult.At first,every brushstroke he made caused deep cuts in his mouth.It was extremely painful.But Hsieh didn’t let the pain discourage him.“Instead,I held the paintbrush even tighter,” Hsieh explained in a firm voice.“I knew if I gave up,it would not only be the end of my painting,but also the end of my struggle for a better life.” No matter what the obstacle(障碍) is,Hsieh always manages to find the bright side of a situation.Hsieh works hard to inspire others.He is a tireless lecturer,giving about four hundred formal speeches a year!“If a person like me can lead a happy life,” Hsieh explained,“whywould regular people feel unhappy?It doesn’t always take two arms to achieve your dreams.All it takes is a warm heart.”1What happened to Hsieh when he was young?A.He was struck by electricity.B.His left leg was hurt.C.He lost heart because of failure.D.He was ill for two months.答案:A解析:从“Whenhewassixteen...”一句中得知,他16岁时遭受了电击事故。
2019秋人教版高中英语选修六练习：Unit1Art
Unit 1 Art话题诵读日积月累【导语】蒙娜丽莎的微笑是神秘的，每年吸引着数以百万计的游客。
然而，蒙娜丽莎是谁以及达芬奇是如何描绘她的仍是个未知的世界It's reported that the health of the famous painting，the Mona Lisa，painted by Leonardo Da Vinci between 1503 and 150，s getting worse by the year.“The thin，wooden panel （嵌板）on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said .Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the world's most famous painting is not eas y. Expertsare not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.Now the Mona Lisa is housedin the Louvre Museum・Nearly 6 million people go to see thMona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile・“It is very interesting that when you're not looking at her, she seems to be smilingand then you look at her and she stops, ” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard Universit y. “It's because direct vision is excellent at picking up detail but less suited to looking at shadows .DaVinci painted the smile inshadows”However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile ・Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was sold to France's King Francis I in 1519.In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat .He said he planned to return it to Ital y. The painting was sent back to France two years later.During World War II, the French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.【词海拾贝】1. current adj.现在的；当前的2. ............................ house v t. 把储藏在内3. pick up捡起；获得；收拾；(汽车、飞机)乘载4. employee n. 雇员；雇工【问题思考】True (T) or False (F):1 . The Mona Lisa is getting worse and it is difficult to repair.( )2. The painting is in a small town now.( )答案：1.T 2.F---------------------- 自主预习步步提高 -------------------- I词汇识记・I •重点单词分类记★拼写高频单词1. ______ .目标；目的v i・& v t・瞄准；（向某方向）努力2 _______ dj•典型的；有代表性的3. ________ dj・卓越的；杰出的；极好的4. ________ .努力；尝试；企图v t・尝试；企图5. _______ v i・有感染力；呼吁；求助v t・将. 上诉n.呼吁；恳求6. ________ .画像；身材；数字7 _______ d v •所以；因而8. _______ .名声；名誉答案：1・aim 2・typical 3・superb 4・attempt 5・appeal6. figure 7・consequently 8・reputation ★联想拓展单词1. ________ _____________________________ .信任；信心；信念T dj ・忠实的，忠诚的T ________ dv .忠实地2. _______ _____________________________________ dj•常规的；传统的；因循守旧的T___________________________________ n.惯例；习俗3. _______ dj.明显的；明白的T________ d v•显然地，明显地T_________ .证据，证明4. _______ v t・采用；采纳；收养T _______ .采用；收养5. _______ t・拥有；具有；支配T____ n.（尤作复数）所有;财产6． ___ V t・预言：预告：预测T n.预报：预言7．_____n.展览：陈列：展览会-V t・展览，展出T_______ n参展者n.喜爱：偏爱—v t•更喜欢；宁愿8．____9．_____n.文明：文化：文明社会—v t・使文明：教化；使开化10．___ ___ n .署名：签字—_____ n .迹象：符号：记号V•签署；签名T _______ n信号答案： 1.faith faithful faithfully 2.conventional convention 3．evident evidently evidence 4.adopt adoption 5．possess possession6.predict prediction7．exhibition exhibit exhibitor 8.preference prefer9．civilization civilize 10.signature sign signal ★识记阅读单词1．abstract adj. _______________________n. _______________2．techniquen. _______________3．coincidencen. _______________4．shadown . _______________5．ridiculousadj. _____________________6．controversialadj. ___________________7．specificadj. _______________________8．delicateadj. _______________________9．allergic adj. ________________________10．aggressiveadj.11．fragile adj.12．visual adj.13．permanent adj.答案： 1.抽象的；深奥的摘要 2.技术；方法；技能3．巧合（的事）；（事情、口味、故事等）相合4.阴影；影子5．荒谬的；可笑的6.争论的；争议的7.确切的；特定的8．脆弱的；容易生病的；精致的9.过敏性的；过敏的10．敢作敢为的；侵略的；好斗的11.精细的；易碎的；脆弱的12．视觉的；看得见的13.永久的；持久的n •重点短语快速记1． _______________ 巧合地2． _______________ 活着的；本人3． _______________ 大量4． _______________ 取决于，达到5． _______________ 因此；结果6． ______________ （对某人）有吸引力；（使某人）感兴趣7． _______________ 瞄准8． _______________ （可是）另一方面9． _______________ 使某人相信某事10．________________ 尝试做某事11．________________ 逃脱；摆脱；脱离12．________________ 集中；专心于13. ________________ 喜欢……；有……的偏好答案： 1 .by coincidence 2.in the flesh 3.a great deal4. up to5.as a consequence6.appeal to7.aim at8. on the other hand 9.convince sb of sth 10.attempt to do sth 11.break away from 12.concentrate on 13 have a preference forstyle paintings in your home （would rather +动词原形）2. _______ （这是因为）the Impressionists encouraged artists to look at their environment in new ways.（becaus 引导表语从句 ）3. __________________ 没有新的颜料和新的 （绘画）手法］,we _________________ 不能看至卩）the many great masterpieces for which this period is famous ・（withou 短语表示含蓄虚拟条件）4. _______________________ 在这些画家中）who broke awayfrom the traditional style of painting ________________________ 是 印象派艺术家们），who lived and worked in Paris.表语部分提前，引起倒装）答案：1.Would you rather have 2.This is because3. Without the new paints and the new technique would not beable to see 4.Among the painters were the Impressionistsl 语篇理解I .Fast-readingSkim the text and then choose the best answer.1. What does the text mainly tell us?A. How religious paintings developed.B. How oil paintings developed.C. How Impressionists' paintings developed.D. How Western art developed.答案：D皿•经典句式应用记）Chinese or Western1.2．Read the passage to find or conclude a topic sentence for each period of Western painting.(1) ________________________________________________ The Middle Ages：______________________________________________(2) ________________________________________________ The Renaissance：______________________________________________(3) ________________________________________________ Impressi onism：____________________________________________________(4) __________________________________________________ M odern Art ： _______________________________________________________ 答案：(1)During the Middle Ages，the main aim of painters was to represent religious themes. (2)During the Renaissance，new ideas and values gradually replaced those held in the Middle Ages. (3)During Impressionism，the Impressionistsbroke away from the traditional style of painting and they were the first painters to work outdoors. (4)At the time they were created，the Impressionist paintings were controversia，l but today they are accepted as the beginning of what we call “ mod．ernart ”II ・Careful-readingRead the text carefully and then choose the best answer according to the text・1．At first，most people hated the Impressionists' style of painting，because they thought ______________ ．_A．their paintings were very abstractB．their paintings were very realisticC. they didn't break away from the traditional style of paintingD. their paintings were very ridiculous2. During the Renaissance painters_______ .A. painted religious scenes in a more realistic styleB. focused more on religion than on humansC. began to paint outdoorsD. returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art discovered how to make paintings look more real byusing perspective.n ・Study-reading Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text ・1 . But it was evident that ideas were changing in the 13th century when painters like Giotto di Bondone began to paint religious scenes in a more realistic way.［句式分析］P ：l 作形式主语厂when 引磁语从句But ilL WEIH evidcrLl I hat ideas) vtere char )Ring-1+when painlem--r way. 主诺从旬［尝试翻译］ ________________________________________3. Giotto di BondoneB . Masaccio Claude MonetD . Pablo Picasso byAccording to thepassage , art is influenced less likely A . agricultureB . faith of a peopleC . social changesD . the customs 答案：1・D 2.D 3・B 4.A2．Among the painters who broke away from the traditional style of painting were the Impressionist，s who lived and worked in Paris.［句式分析］①本句是一个倒装句。
2018-2019人教新目标高中英语选修六课后阅读训练+十三+Unit+4+Period+1+Word版含答案
课后阅读训练十三Unit 4Period 1Ⅰ. 阅读理解AGlobal warming is the process of earth’s atmosphere heating up.Over the last 100 years, the average temperature of earth’s atmosphere has gone up 1 degree Fahrenheit. The weather has not changed exactly the same way in every area of the planet. But scientists think that the rise in average temperature is already affecting the earth’s climate.Many scientists now believe that global warming is caused by cutting down trees, producing more trash, and polluting the environment and so on. Many scientists believe that the biggest cause of global warming is new human technologies that release greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.The greenhouse effect is not new. Certain gases in the atmosphere, like carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and methane, make it hard for heat energy to go into space. In the past, the climate didn’t change much because nature produced just the right amount of greenhouse gases to deal with it. Today, most scientists are pretty sure that the rising tempera ture can’t be blamed on nature. Ever since the industrial revolution in the 1700s, humans have relied on machines for daily life. And many of those machines give off a lot of greenhouse gases. An increase in the release of greenhouse gases from human activities is throwing nature off balance.The climate is a very complicated thing, but many scientists agree that the rising atmospheric temperature has already damaged the environment. Sheets of ice, called glaciers, are melting in Antarctica and other parts of the globe. As glaciers break off and melt into the oceans, they are adding warm water to the oceans and causing the sea level to rise.Over the past 100 years, the sea level has risen 6~8 inches around the world. That means land along the coasts is beginning to disappear under water. Bigger and warmer oceans are also adding to other weather problems caused by pollution in the atmosphere. Some places have received more rain, others have had bigger storms and a few areas in the world have experienced unusual droughts.【语篇概述】本文主要讲述了全球变暖的原因及影响。
2018-2019学年度高中英语(人教版)选修六Unit 1 Art reading课时作业(3)
Unit 1 Art reading课时作业Ⅰ.语法填空1．(2017·天津卷)Influenced by her story, I __________ (create) the As We Heal, the World Heals project.[答案]created2．While I was exploring my __________ (curious), my disease got worse.[答案]curiosity3．My ten－year－old was growing and changing right before my eyes, into this __________ (determine) human being with a passion and a mission.[答案]determined4．Graphs can seem __________ (fright), but reading a graph is a lot like reading a story.[答案]frightening5．If a student has kept a cat in his room for a week since the __________ (warn), he will face the Student Court.[答案]warning6．With the __________ (except) of using a small microwave oven (微波炉) to heat food, students are not permitted to cook in their rooms.[答案]exception7．Do you think the __________ (murder) should get away with it?[答案]murderer8．We should think a way of __________ (solve) the problem that students don't like studying.[答案]solvingⅡ.选词填空1.make up，make out，make up for，make sense①The teacher required us to ____________ a story.②We should ____________ the lost time.③This story ____________ and we all like it.④I didn't ____________ what he said.[答案]①make up②make up for③makes sense④make out2.account for，take account of，on no account，on account of①At first he hesitated ____________ the expense.②The judge should ____________ the age of the accused.③You should ____________ tell him, for it's a secret.④We must ____________ every penny we spend on business trips.[答案]①on account of②take account of③on no account ④account forⅢ.单句改错1．His parents determined him to joining the army.____________ [答案]joining→join2．Determing to try his fortune abroad, he left for America._______ [答案]Determing→Determined3．The storyteller was telling us a story in a vivid way as if he has experienced it himself.____________[答案]has→had4．He resembles like his father in character, but not in appearance.__________ __[答案]去掉like5．The snow lasted a week, resulted in a serious traffic confusion in the whole area.____________[答案]resulted→resultingⅣ.单句写作1．He ________________ (下决心学习) hard to go to college.[答案]was/is determined to study2．He stood there calmly ________________ (好像什么都没发生)．[答案]as if nothing had happened3．Recent pressure at work may ________________ (解释) his strange behaviour.[答案]account for4．He ________________ (编一些借口) about his daughter being sick.[答案]made up some excuses5．Scientists have made many important discoveries simply ________________ (出于好奇)．[答案]out of curiosityV．阅读理解This month, Germany's transport minister, Alexander Dobrindt, proposed the first set of rules for autonomous vehicles (自主驾驶车辆). They would define the driver's role in such cars and govern how such cars perform in crashes where lives might be lost.The proposal attempts to deal with what some call the “death valley” of autonomous vehicles: the grey area between semi－autonomous and fully driverless cars that could delay the driverless future.Dobrindt wants three things: that a car always chooses property (财产) damage over personal injury；that it never distinguishes between humans based on age or race；and that if a human removes his or her hands from the driving wheel—to check e－mail, say—the car's maker is responsible if there is a crash.“The change to the road traffic law will permit fully automatic driving，”says Dobrindt. It will put fully driverless cars on an equal legal footing to human drivers, he says.Who is responsible for the operation of such vehicles is not clear among car makers, consumers and lawyers. “The liability (法律责任) issue is the biggest one of them all，”says Natasha Merat at the University of Leeds, UK.An assumption behind UK insurance for driverless cars, introduced earlier this year, insists that a human “be watchful and monitoring the road” at every moment.But that is not what many people have in mind when thinking of driverless cars. “When you say ' driverless cars', people expect driverless cars，” Merat says. “You know—no driver.”Because of the confusion, Merat thinks some car makers will wait until vehicles can be fully automated without human operation.Driverless cars may end up being a form of public transport rather than vehicles you own, says Ryan Calo at Stanford University, California. That is happening in the UK and Singapore, where government－provided driverless vehicles are being launched.That would go down poorly in the US, however. “The idea that the government would take over driverless cars and treat them as a public good would get absolutely nowhere here，” says Calo.语篇解读：本文介绍了现行的交通法律法规责任不明确，阻碍了完全无人驾驶车辆的发展，德国交通部长提议出台新法规，明确职责，以促进无人驾驶车辆的发展。
2018-2019学年高中英语(人教版)选修六Unit 1ArtPeriod1Reading课时作业(4页word版)
2018-2019学年度人教版选修六Unit 1ArtPeriod1Reading课时作业Street art街头艺术，顾名思义，即在街头巷尾展示的一种艺术形式。
你知道这种深受大众欢迎的艺术的历史起源吗？你了解其魅力所在吗？Street art is a very popular form of art that is spreadingquickly all over the world.You can find it on buildings，sidewalks，street signs and trash(垃圾) cans from Tokyo to Paris，from Moscow to Cape Town.Street art has become a globalculture and even art museums and galleries are collecting theworks of street artists.Street art started out very secretly because it was illegal to paint on public and private property without permission.1. Some think it is a crime and others think it is a very beautiful new form of culture.Street artists do their work for different reasons.2. Theychoose street art because it is closer to the people.Some artists try toexpress their political opinions in their work.Others like to do thingsthat are forbidden and hope they won't becaught.Advertising companies also use street art in their adsbecause it gives people the impressions of youth and energy.3．Artists can show their pictures to an audience all over the world.Many city residents，however，say that seeing a picture on the Internet is never as good as seeing it alive.The street art movement lives with the energy and life of a big city.There，it will continue to change and grow.根据短文内容，从下面所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
2018-2019学年度高中英语(人教版)选修六Unit 1 Art reading作业
Unit 1 Art reading作业第一节阅读理解AThe right to vote is one of the most fundamental rights of any democracy. Yet, for too long, too many of our fellow citizens were denied that right simply because of the color of their skin.Fifty years ago this week, President Lyndon Johnson signed a law to change that. The V oting Rights Act broke down legal barriers that stood between millions of African Americans and their constitutional right to cast ballot(投票). It was, and still is, one of the greatest victories in our country’s struggle for civil rights. But it didn’t happen overnight. Countless men and women marched and organized, sat in and stood up, for our most basic rights. For this, they were called agitators(挑拨者) and un-American; they were jailed and beaten. Some were even killed. But in the end, they reaffirmed the idea at the very heart of America: that people who love this country can change it.Our country is a better place because of all those heroes did for us. But as one of those heroes, Congressman John Lewis, reminded us in Selma this past March, “There’s still work to be done.” Fifty years after the V oting Rights Act, there are still too many barriers to vote, and too many people trying to erect（建立）new ones. We’ve seen laws that roll back early voting, force people to jump through hoops to cast a ballot or lead to legitimate (合法的) voters being improperly purged from the rolls. Over the years, we have seen provisions (规定) specifically designed to make it harder for some of our fellow citizens to vote. In a democracy like ours, with a history like ours, that’s a disgrace. That’s why, as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the V oting Rights Act, I’m calling on Congress to pass new legislation to make sure every American has equal access to the polls.It’s why I support the organizers getting folks registered in their communities. And it’s why, no matter what party you support, my message to every American is simple: get out there and vote—not just every four years, but every chance you get, because your elected officials will only heed(留心) your voice if you make your voice heard. The promise that all of us are created equal is written into our founding documents but it’s up to us to make that promise real. Together, let’s do what Americans have always done: Let’s keep marching forward, keep perfecting our union, and keep building a better country for our kids.[From Obama Weekly Address Aug 8th , 2015]1. Many Americans were denied the right to vote simply because _____.A. they were unwilling to go out and voteB. they were agitators and un-AmericanC. too many people tried to erect new barriersD. the color of their skin was different2. What message does President Barack Obama want to convey in this speech?A. The President underlined that all people are created equal.B. The President celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the V oting Rights Act.C. The President reaffirmed the commitment to protecting the right to vote.D. The President called on everyone to seize every chance to elect officials.BThere is one holiday in the year which is completely American, Thanksgiving Day. It is the day when everyone goes back home to spend the day with his family, to have the traditional Thanksgiving dinner of roast turkey, to talk about old times.This is a story of Thanksgiving Day and of one man's efforts, under rather special circumstances, to carry on these traditions.Old Pete took his seat this day on his usual bench in Union Square. Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, Pete had taken this same seat exactly at one o'clock, and each time the same pleasant thing had happened. But this time Pete had come here more from habit than from hunger.Certainly today Pete was not hungry. He had just had a dinner so enormous that he could hardly breathe. The buttons on his ragged shirt and coat were about to burst. He was so full of soup, oysters, roast turkey, apple pie, ice cream, and a dozen other rich foods that the November breeze and the first light fall of snow felt cool and pleasant to his face.The meal had been completely unexpected. He had been passing one of the large homes on Fifth Avenue, where there lived two rich old ladies. It seems that it was their custom each Thanksgiving to place a servant at the front entrance with orders to bring in the first hungry looking person that passed and then give him a Thanksgiving dinner of everything he could eat. On this particular Thanksgiving Day, Pete had passed, the servant had brought him in, and, before Pete knew it, he was being served like a king with more food than he could eat.Pete sat on the bench now, hardly able to move. He happened to look to the left and there in the distance he saw the Old Gentleman coming toward him. He wanted to get upand run, but he was so full of food that he stayed right there. Every Thanksgiving Day for nine years, the Old Gentleman had come here, and found Pete on this same bench, and then taken him to a restaurant and bought him a Thanksgiving dinner. It was a kind of tradition which the Old Gentleman, who had no family and lived alone, had tried to continue. The old man was tall and thin and sixty years old. He was aristocratic looking and he always dressed in black. His hair was whiter and thinner than it had been the year before, and he leaned more heavily on his cane than he used to."How do you do!" said the Old Gentleman. "I am glad to see that the changes of another year have permitted you to move in health through this beautiful world."Each time the Old Gentleman had said exactly this same thing. It was part of the tradition. Old Pete, too, began to feel as though he himself was now a part of the tradition, and he therefore did not have the courage to tell the old man that he had already eaten. This dinner seemed to mean so much to the Old Gentleman."Thank you, sir," said Old Pete at last. "I'll go with you gladly. I'm very hungry sir."Together the Old Gentleman and Pete walked south to the same restaurant where each year Pete had his Thanksgiving dinner. They sat at the same table. The Old Gentleman seemed pleased and happy. When the waiter brought dish after dish of food to Pete, the Old Gentleman sat quietly and smiled. Under the circumstance, Pete had to eat. It was part of the tradition, and so he ate like a hero. Soup, oysters, roast turkey, pie, he ate everything, although when he entered the restaurant even the smell of more food almost made him sick. At last Pete leaned back with the battle won."Thank you sir," he said, with some effort, " for a fine dinner."They parted as they did each year at the door, the Old Gentleman going south, Pete north.Around the corner, Pete stopped for a moment, felt a terrible pain in his stomach, then fell to the sidewalk unconscious. A little later an ambulance came. In the hospital they discovered that he had had an attack of indigestion.An hour later, another ambulance brought the Old Gentleman to the same hospital. At first they thought it was also indigestion but later one of the nurses said,"That nice old gentleman over there-- you wouldn't think that it was a case of starvation. Proud old family, I suppose. He tol d me that he hadn't eaten a thing for three days.”3. This year Old Pete came to the Union Square because ______.A. he was hungry and expected to find some foodB. he had nowhere to go on the Thanksgiving DayC. he wanted to meet the Old Gentleman and check his healthD. i t was a convention for him to accept the Old Gentleman’s dinner4. Why didn’t Old Pete refuse the invitation from the Old Gentleman?A. Because he felt he had more room for food.B. Because he realized he was involved in the tradition.C. Because he felt moved by the Old Gentlemen’s generosity.D. Because h e didn’t dare to tell the old man he had already eaten.5. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. Only the Old Gentlemen observed Thanksgiving Day traditions.B. The two gentlemen were both hospitalized because of hunger.C. The Thanksgiving dinner offered by the Old Gentleman is more than dinner itself.D. The food in the restaurant tastes better than that in large homes on Fifth Avenue.6. What can we learn from the two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen?A. One man’s meat is another man’s poison.B. They are really gentlemen true to their word.C. They are too vain to express their true feelings.D. The conduct of the two gentlemen is really absurd.CToday, many species of animals and plants are endangered. This means they are in danger of becoming extinct and living on only in the pages of history books. The famous dodo is a classic example of a creature that became extinct. A flightless bird that lived on the island of Mauritius, it was discovered by sailors in 1598 but was hunted to extinction by 1681.Hunting has caused the Bengal tiger and the African elephant to be endangered today but habitat destruction can also lead to extinction. This is equally true for plants. Animals and plants disappear for other reasons too, but the main cause is often a disruption（打乱，破坏）in the natural food chain, whether due to hunting, habitat destruction, or even the introduction of alien species.The natural food chain is the cycle that governs the existence of all life on this planet. It is a carefully balanced cycle and any imbalance that occurs can cause knock-on effects that have serious consequences. At the beginning of the natural food chain are plants which turn sunlight into energy and draw nutrients from the earth. Plants are called producers.After the producers come the consumers. There are three tiers of consumers. First are creatures such as plant-eating animals, fish and insects which feed off the producers. These animals that only eat plants are called herbivores. The second tier of consumers are carnivores - animals that live off other animals. The third tier of consumers eats both other animals and plants. These consumers, including most humans, are called omnivores.After animals and plants die, they become food for other smaller creatures, such as bacteria and some plants, such as fungi. As they feed, these creatures turn the dead bodies back into gases and minerals which are again food for the producers at the beginning of the food chain. And so the cycle continues.All of nature is connected and governed by hundreds of these delicate food chains and if a single plant in the chain cannot survive, then the insects that live off the plant start to die and the animals that eat the insects also start to die.When a food chain is disrupted, the consequences can be extremely serious. One estimate suggests that for each plant species that is lost, up to 30 animals and insects may also die out. One wonders how many species were affected by the extinction of the dodo?Humans can have disastrous effects on food chains. We've already mentioned hunting but now let's look at travel. When people first started to explore the world they took plant and animal species from their home countries and introduced them wherever they went. They didn't realize that by introducing alien species they were disrupting the natural food chains of the areas they discovered. Although there are strict rules in place today controlling the import and export of alien species, some places are still fighting the effects of aliens introduced hundreds of years ago.For example, Gough Island in the South Atlantic Ocean is a breeding ground for albatrosses that have been nesting there for centuries. But in the 19th century, mice from passing ships were brought to the island. Being a species alien to the island, they had no natural predators and have now grown to such a size that they are attacking and killing albatross chicks. If they are allowed to continue, they will wipe out the albatross population.With import laws and people's rising awareness of how humans affect the natural environment, hopefully we can learn to fit better into the natural food chains that govern our world. Otherwise we need to accept that the loss of any more plants and animals could eventually mean our own extinction.7. What do the first two paragraphs mainly tell us?A. Hunting and habitat destruction lead to extinction.B. Many species of animals and plants are endangered.C. Plants and animals become extinct for the same reasons.D. The main cause of extinction is often a disruption in the natural food chain.8. Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage?A. Strict rules alone can remove the bad effects of alien species.B. Plants, herbivores and carnivores are the three tiers of consumers.C. If a bird becomes extinct, the relevant food chain will be disrupted.D. Animals and plants become extinct because alien species are imported.9. By mentioning the mice in Gough Island, the author intends to highlight ______.A. mice worldwide are growing all the timeB. being aliens, they had no natural predatorsC. some places are still fighting the effects of aliensD. traveling can have disastrous effects on food chains10. What is the best title of the passage?A. Survival of the fittest.B. Endangered animals and plants.C. How to protect the natural environment.D. The link between food chains and extinction.DWhat will higher education look like in 2050? That was the question addressed Tuesday night by Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University.“We’re at the end of the fourth wave of change in higher education,” Crow began, arguing that research universities followed the initial establishment of higher education, public colleges, and land-grant schools in the timeline of America.In less than a half-century, he said, global market competition will be at its fastest rates of change ever, with several multitrillion-dollar economies worldwide. According to a recent projection, the nation’s population could reach 435 million, with a large percentage of those residents economically disadvantaged. In addition, climate change will be “meaningfully uncontrollab le” in many parts of the world.The everyday trends seen today, such as declining performance of students at all levels, particularly in math and science, and declining wages and employment among the less educated, will only continue, Crow maintained, and are, to say the least, not contributing to fulfilling the dream of climbing the social ladder mobility, quality of life, sustainableenvironment, and longer life spans that most Americans share.“How is it that we can have these great research universities and have negative-trending outcomes?” Crow said in a talk “I hold the universities accountable. … We are part of the problem.”Among the “things that we do that make the things that we teach less learnable,” Crow said, are the strict separation of disciplines, academic rigidity, and conservatism, the desire of universities to imitate schools at the top of the social ranks, and the lack of the computer system ability that would allow a large number of students to be educated for a small amount of money.Since 2002, when Crow started being in charge at Arizona State — which he calls the “new American university” — he has led more than three dozen initiatives that aim to make the school “inclusive, scalable, fast, adaptive, challenge-focused, and willing to ta ke risks.”Among those initiatives were a restructuring of the engineering and life sciences schools to create more linkages between disciplines; the launch of the School of Earth and Space Exploration and the School of Sustainability; the start of a Teachers College to address K-12 performance and increase the status of the Education Department at the university; and broadened access, increasing the freshman class size by 42 percent and the enrollment of students living below the poverty line by 500 percent.Universities must start, Crow noted, “by becoming self-reflective architects, figuring out what we have and what we actually need instead of what legend tells us we have to be.” Research universities today have “run their course,” he added. “Now is the time for variety.”During a discussion afterward, Crow clarified and expanded on some of his points. He discussed, for example, the school’s distance-learning program. “Nearly 40 percent of undergraduates are taking at least one course online,” he said, wh ich helps the school to keep costs down while advancing interactive learning technologies.He said that Arizona State is working to increase the transfer and completion rates of community-college students, of whom only about 15 percent, historically, complete their later degrees. “We’ve built a system that will allow them to track into universities,” particularly where “culturally complex barriers” beyond finances limit even the most gifted students.11. The fourth wave of change in America’s higher educati on refers to _______.A. public collegesB. land-grant schoolsC. research universitiesD. initial higher education12. Which is NOT part of the American dream most people share?A. People enjoy a quality life.B. People live longer and longer.C. The freedom to move around.D. An environment that is sustainable.13. Which is an initiative adopted by Crow at Arizona State University?A. Restructuring the teachers College.B. Launching the School of Life Sciences.C. Ignoring the linkages between disciplines.D. Enrolling more students from poor families.14. Which one is similar to the underlined word “architect” in meaning?A. The author of the guidebook is an architect by profession.B. If you want to refurnish the house, consult the architect.C. Deng Xiaoping is one of the architects of the PRC.D. Tom is considered one of the best landscape architect here.15. With the distance-learning program, Arizona State University is able to ______.A. enroll 40% of its students onlineB. keep costs down without a loss of qualityC. provide an even greater number of coursesD. attract the most gifted students all over the world第二节任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入恰当的单词。
人教版新课标高中英语选修六Unit1ArtReading配套练习含答案详解
Unit 1 ArtWarming Up & ReadingⅠ.单句填空1.After the big earthquake,the boy became homeless and an old couple (adopt) him.2. At first, fever is typical of the disease, but it(typical) takes several weeks to appear.3.It rained hard that day, and(consequent) the football game was put off.4. He caught a cold. That was he was caught in the rain.5.History is the best teacher. It(faith) records the development path of each country and foretells the future to us.6.It is very difficult(predict) what the long-term effects of the accident will be.7.My mother is called Anna, and coincidence my wife’s mother is also called Anna.8.We all think that he(possess) a great sense of humour.9.East of the city(lie) a beautiful garden, where many people are taking a walk.10.She came here the aim of finding a much better job.Ⅱ.短语填空have faith in; be aimed at; in one ’s possession; by coincidence; a great deal; make an attempt; on the other hand; that is; break away from; be typical of sb1.The programme improving the nation’s health.2.Dangerous drugs were found; therefore, she was arrested.3.Rose often forgets things.It not to have returned the book to you yesterday.4.I happened to meet my English teacher by whom I was taught in primary school.5.I have learned from you when we worked together here.6.The pickpocket the policeman who was holding him and ran away.7.I you—I know you will do well.8.On the one hand,I want to go to the theatre very much, but, I have to finish the project on time.9.We’re leaving on March 2nd,,Friday.10.Every time I to convince her, I failed completely.Ⅲ.句型训练1.It is really a tough task(给写纲要 ) such a thick and great book.(abstract)2.(对我们来说是不言而喻的) she is telling lies.(evident)3.Without electricity, human life(会有所不一样 ) today.(would)4.( 他们当中有一位战士 ) who was seriously wounded.(among)5.(一方面), I want to sell the house;(另一方面 ), I can’tbear the thought of moving.(hand)Ⅳ.阅读理解Benjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from camels’hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin needed more fur. Before long, the catbegan to look ragged(蓬乱 ). His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjaminwas forced to admit what he had been doing.The cat’s lot was about to improve. That year, one of Benjamin’s cousins, Mr Pennington, came to visit. He was impressed with Benjamin’s drawings. When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paints and some brushes. He also sent six engravings(版画 ) by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen.In 1747,when Benjamin was nine years old,Mr Pennington returned for another visit.He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift.He asked Benjamin’s parents if he might take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit.In the city, Mr Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings.The boy began a landscape(景色 ) painting. William Williams,a well-known painter,came to see him work. Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books人教版新课标高中英语选修六Unit1ArtReading配套练习含答案详解on painting to take home.The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only alittle,having been a poor student.But he later said, “Thosetwo books were my companions by day,and under my pillow at night.” While it is likely that he under very little of the books,they were his introduction to classical paintings.Thenine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.1.What is the text mainly about?A.Benjamin’s visit to Philadelphia.B.Williams ’influence on Benjamin.C.The beginning of Benjamin’s life as an artist.D.The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 suggest?A.The cat would be closely watched.B.The cat would get some medical care.C.Benjamin would leave his home shortly.D.Benjamin would have real brushes soon.3.What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?A.He took him to see painting exhibitions.B.He provided him with painting materials.C.He sent him to a school in Philadelphia.D.He taught him how to make engravings.4.Williams ’books helped Benjamin to.A.master the use of paintsB.appreciate landscape paintings人教版新课标高中英语选修六Unit1ArtReading配套练习含答案详解C.get to know other paintersD.make up his mind to be a painterⅤ.语法填空阅读下边资料 ,在空白处填入适合的内容(1 个单词 )或括号内单词的正确形式。
2018-2019学年度高中英语(人教版)选修六Unit 1 Art reading课时作业(5)
Unit 1 Art reading课时作业Ⅰ.语法填空1．The UK government is looking at introducing it on a __________ (volunteer) basis.[答案]voluntary2．__________ (freeze) fish isn't as tasty as the fresh one.[答案]Frozen3．Beyond the minimum __________ (require) as social beings, chimps (黑猩猩) have little instinct (本能) to help one another.[答案]requirements4．We offer an excellent education __________ our students. In return, we expect students to work hard.[答案]to5．John offered __________ (help) her with her English, but she refused.[答案]to help6．All the problems put forward at the meeting require __________ (solve) in one month.[答案]to be solved/solving7．The young girl doesn't know what to take __________ at the university.[答案]up8．Those __________ (apply) for the post should take an exam.[答案]applyingⅡ.选词填空1.offer，provide，supply①The government now __________ free textbooks for school students.②They not only __________ us joy and excitement, but also encourage us to think critically.③They __________ food to the surrounding villagers.[答案]①provides②offer③supplied2.take up，take over，take in，take on①Our school has ____________ a new look since last year.②They are very kind and you can't ____________ them.③After graduating from college, he ____________ the business.④Peter will ____________ his post as the head of the travel agency at the end of next month.[答案]①taken on②take in③took over④take upⅢ.单句改错1．The agent was about to sign his name to the document while, to our surprise, a stranger broke in to prevent him.____________ [答案]while→when2．With the boy lead the way, we will find the cave easily tomorrow.____________[答案]lead→leading3．I take for granted that I can pass the exam without difficulty._ ___________[答案]take后加it4．A good listener takes part in the conversation, offered ideas and raising questions to keep the talk flowing.____________[答案]offered→offering5．Regulations require that students attended at least 90% of the lectures.____________[答案]attended→attendⅣ.单句写作1．She ________________ (申请一份工作) to the manager as a clerk.[答案]applied for a job2．He ________________ (要求他的学生们到达) before 10 o'clock.[答案]required his students to arrive3．Let's ________________ (继续讲课文) where we left off yesterday.[答案]take up the text4．We ________________ (正在讨论计划) when the teacher came in.[答案]were discussing the plan5．Tom ________________ (主动给) us a hand when we were in trouble.[答案]offered to giveⅤ.短文改错Here is a funny story. One day three mouses said proudly to each other that they each could drink more wine, so they decided to have a drinking contest. At last they both felt dizzy. One suggested, “Will anybody go to the wine cellar to fetch another bottle of wine？”The first stood up and down then fell to the ground. The other two laughed and said, “He was drinking and couldn't walk.” The second stood up. He just made several steps and couldn't help thrown up. The third laughedhardly and then it was their turn. He stood up and made one step, two steps... Nothing is wrong. He went straight to the wine cellar but took a bottle of wine. He stood there for while, turned back and said excitedly, “Ha ha, where is the cat now？”[答案]Here is a funny story. One day three mousesmicesaid proudly to each other that they each could drink more wine, so they decided to have a drinking contest. At last they bothallfelt dizzy. One suggested, “Will anybody go to the wine cellar to fetch another bottle of wine？”The first stood up and down＼then fell to the ground. The other two laughed and said, “He was drinkingdrunkand couldn't walk.” The second stood up. He just made several steps and couldn't help thrownthrowingup. The thirdlaughed hardlyhard and then it was theirhisturn. He stood up and made onestep, two steps... Nothing iswaswrong. He went straight to the wine cellarbut and took a bottle of wine. He stood there for∧awhile, turned back andsaid excitedly, “Ha ha, where is the cat now？”VI.单词拼写/用所给词的正确形式填空1．We should __________ (平衡) study and play, which will make us make great progress in our study.[答案]balance2．To be admitted to a key university is my __________ (目标) in my school life.[答案]aim3．Don't touch the __________，which is harmful to your skin.[答案]liquid4．There was a __________ (阶段) when I didn't like studying.[答案]stage5．It's delicious. Someone is __________ (煮) meat.[答案]boiling6．Our chemistry teacher __________ some liquids into the water and the __________ tasted very terrible. (mix)[答案]mixed；mixture7．The school has been rebuilt and it is well __________. Much money has been spent on the office __________. (equip)[答案]equipped；equipment8．To our __________，the famous star died. That's to say, we were __________ at the news of her sudden death, and it was really __________. (astonish)[答案]astonishment；astonished；astonishing9．People can reach their __________ (conclude) from all the information.[答案]conclusions10．We were holding the party when the __________ (electrical) was cut off.[答案]electricityVII.完成句子1．问题越难，学生回答上来的可能性越小。