1、Unit 1 Art Section Warmingup; Prereading, Reading and it became easier for artists to find people who could afford to buy their works or employ them. Leonardo worked for important people _13_ the Duke of Milan, and, towards the end of his life, the King of France.Renaissance artists found new ideas
2、for their work in classical Greece and Rome. But they looked forward, too, by opening new frontiers in the arts. Painters _14_ how to use _15_ and the effects of light; composers put different voices together and created polyphony (many voices); architects _16_ designing buildings with more light wh
3、ich contrasted with the heaviness of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages._17_， Leonardo was _18_ extraordinary genius, an example of what has been described _19_ “Renaissance man”： someone interested in everything and with many different talents. But even if his only contribution to history _20
4、_the Mona Lisa, it would have been genius enough for all time.1A.took the place Bprepared forCfocused on Dtook place答案：D 题意：对于很多人来说，文艺复兴指的是 1416 世纪时期的意大利及其在艺术、建筑、音乐以及文学领域方面的发展。took place“发生” 。2A.This BItCOne DThat答案：B It 在此处起到指代的作用，代指前面的 “the Mona Lisa”。3A.amazed BamazingCasked Dsupported答案：A 由下文可知蒙
5、娜 丽莎是一件迷人的作品，它的绘画风格使人 “惊叹” 。amazed 在此处是谓语。4A.Painting BPaintsCPainted DPaint答案：C Painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the years 15031506，是过去分词短语作定语修饰 the Mona Lisa，相当于一个非限制性定语从句。5A.Even if BAs ifCNow then DEver since答案：A even if 意为“即使” ，在此处引导一个让步状语从句。6A.heard BreceivedCwatched Dheard of答案：D heard of “听说”
6、 ；heard“听见” 。7A.no more than Bbetter thanCfewer than Dmore than答案：D 由上下文及常识均可判断，文艺复兴不仅仅只是蒙娜 丽莎 。more than“不只” 。8A.was BbeCis Dwere答案：C 此处是在陈述一个客观事实，因此用一般现在时，选择 is。9A.who BwhenCwhich Dwhy答案：C which 引导一个定语从句，修饰 a period。关系词在从句中作主语，不能用when。10A.the Middle Ages Bthe RenaissanceCthe late 19th century Dthe
7、 early 20th century答案：A 由“after a long sleep”可以推断出此处应选择文艺复兴之前的时间，从“. the Renaissance means 14th to 16th century Italy.”可以看出选项中只有中世纪在文艺复兴之前。11A.predicting BgettingCattempting Ddoing答案：B 由下文人们有钱购买艺术品，说明欧洲正变得更加富裕。getting 是现在分词，表示“正变得” 。12A.cost BpayCspend Dtake答案：C 此处考查的是 spend. on 固定搭配的用法。to spend on
8、the arts 是不定式短语作定语修饰 money。13A.without Bsuch asCbesides Dforward答案：B 上句说达芬奇为一些重要人物工作过，此处举例，用 such as.“例如” 。14A.discovered BheardCdisclosed Dlooked forward答案：A 画家们发现了怎样来利用透视以及光的作用。discover“发现” ；hear “听说”；disclose“揭露 ”；look forward “期待” 。15A.postimpressionist BperspectiveCimpressionist Dmodern答案：B 从“t
9、he effects of light”看出此处应填入 perspective(透视法) 。16A.preferred Bwould like toClove better Dhad better答案：A prefer doing“更喜欢干某事 ”。would like to 和 had better 后面直接跟动词原形。17A.After all BShort forCFor short DIn short答案：D after all“毕竟” ； short for“的简称” ；for short“简称，简略之” ；in short“简而言之，总而言之” 。18A.an B/Ca Dthe答
10、案：A 首先应明确这里说达 芬奇是位天才，是泛指，应该用不定冠词，extraordinary 的第一个音素是元音，要填入 an。19A.to BonCas Dfrom答案：C be described as.“ 被描述为” 。20A.had been BwereCis Dwas答案：A 此处是与过去情况有关的虚拟语气，因此在条件状语从句中用 had been。.阅读理解GODDESSLIKE girls, perfect makeup, fashionable clothesyou cant help but notice the covers of fashion magazines whe
11、n you walk past a newspaper booth. But behind the pretty faces of the models is one person who can turn a bad hair day into beauty with just one click(咔哒声). Meet the photographer.Wang Kun works as a professional photographer for Beijing Youth Weekly, and has snapped a lot of celebrity figuresEason C
12、han，Jacky Chan, Chun Wu, Xu Jinglei, Kevin Tsaiyou name it! Wangs motto is：“To take a good picture，the equipment and models account for only 30 percent while the inspiration of the photographer accounts for 70 percent.”Unlike many famous photographers, Wang didnt study the subject at school；in fact,
13、 he majored in petroleum exploration(石油勘探)at university. However, he fell in love with photography and started to learn the tricks of the trade by teaching himself and getting help from a local expert. Now，with more than 10 years of practice，Wang has himself become a professional.What Wang likes mos
14、t about being a photographer is that he can meet different people and experience various kinds of lives. Before he went to work for Beijing Youth Weekly, Wang used to be a freelancer(自由职业者). He took on jobs for different companies and magazines, doing everything from commercial advertisements to mus
15、ic album covers. He also got to travel a lot, going everywhere from the Basel World Watch and Jewelry Show in Switzerland to the Qomolangma Base Camp.Wangs life as a photographer may sound highly appealing, but it is not entirely troublefree. Pushing the shutter button(快门) takes a second; the photog
16、rapher actually spends most of his time waiting for models to change costumes and redo their makeup. This can take hours.Although photographing celebrities for magazine covers can be fun, you miss out on a lot of freedom. Once, when photographing Zhou Xun for Chanel, Wang had to give up his wish of
17、portraying(展现)Zhou as a lively fairy and highlight(突出) the costumes instead.Despite these small issues，Wang is still crazy about his job. “Many of my college mates are now working in large companies and consider themselves to be successful， ”Wang says. “But I am satisfied with my life because I alwa
18、ys think the experience itself is much more important than what you make.”1. The first paragraph is written to_.A. draw attention to fashion magazinesB. draw attention to the person who makes beautiful photosC. get us interested in the skills of perfecting photosD. tell us that models are actually n
19、ot as beautiful as magazines suggest 答案：B 推理判断题。根据第一段中最后两句可知第一段的写作目的是引出“摄影师” 。2. The underlined word “snapped” in Paragraph 2 means “_”A. come across B. written toC. taken a photo D. dealt with答案：C 词义猜测题。根据上文提到的职业以及下文的“To take a good picture.”可知snap 意为 “拍照” 。3. What does Wang enjoy most about his jo
20、b?A. The fact that he photographs models in wonderful ways.BThe fact that he is paid well without much effort.CThe fact that he can meet lots of celebrities.DThe flexibility and variety of the job.答案：D 细节理解题。根据第四段可知王坤对于摄影师这一职业最感兴趣的是能遇见各种各样的人以及体验不同的生活。4. From the article, we can conclude that Wang is a person who _.A. breaks all the rules B. doesnt love changeC. cares about fame and success D. doesnt care about material success答案：D 推理判断题。从文章最后一段可知王坤的许多大学同学在大型企业工作并认为自己是成功的，而王坤本人对自己的生活感到满意，由此可推断出他并不在乎物质方面的成功。
