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1、单元综合测评(二).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)A(2015全国卷)Salvador Dali (19041989)was one of the most popular of modern artists.The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings，sculptures，drawings
2、and more.Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces，most importantly The Persistence of Memory.There is also LEnigme sans Fin from 1938，works on paper，objects，and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artis
3、ts showman qualities.The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning，the world of birth.The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.The exhibition shows how Dali draws the viewer between two infinities(无限)“From th
4、e infinity small to the infinity large，contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus：amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museumtheatre in Figueras，”explains the Pompidou Centre.The fine selection of the major works was done in close collaboration
5、(合作)with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid，Spain，and with contributions from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St.Petersburg，Florida.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了巴黎蓬皮杜艺术中心展览了萨尔瓦多达利众多的艺术展品，以帮助人们了解萨尔瓦多达利的作品风格。1Which of the following best describes Dali according to Paragraph 1?AOptimis
6、tic.BProductive.CGenerous.DTraditional.【解析】推理判断题。由第一段中的 The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing together over 200 paintings，sculptures，drawings and more.可知，巴黎蓬皮杜艺术中心的展览汇集了达利200多件油画、雕塑、绘画等作品，由此可以推断出他是一个
7、多产的(productive)艺术家。对于他的“乐观”、“慷慨”和“传统”，文中没有信息句支持。故选项B正确。【答案】B2What is Dalis The Persistence of Memory considered to be?AOne of his masterworks.BA successful screen adaptation.CAn artistic creation for the stage.DOne of the best TV programmes.【解析】细节理解题。由第一段中的Among the works and masterworks on exhibiti
8、on the visitor will find the best pieces，most importantly The Persistence of Memory.可知，The Persistence of Memory是达利最优秀的作品之一，即杰作之一。故选项A正确。根据第一段最后一句.works on paper，objects，and projects for stage and screen and selected parts from television programmes reflecting the artists showman qualities.可知是其他作品与
9、stage，screen，television programmes有关，而不是 The Persistence of Memory这部作品，故排除B、C、D三项。【答案】A3How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?ABy popularity.BBy importance.CBy size and shape.DBy time and subject.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中的The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting
10、 through the brain.可知，达利的作品展览是按照时间和主题组织的。对于按照“流行度”“重要性”“尺寸和形状”等这样的形式，文中并无信息支持。故选项D正确。【答案】D4What does the word “contributions”in the last paragraph refer to?AArtworks.BProjects.CDonations.DDocuments.【解析】词义猜测题。最后一段强调了对主要作品进行了精选(the fine selection of the major works)，又点明contributions来自其他机构，所以可推断出 contr
11、ibutions 应该属于 works 的范畴。故选项A正确。【答案】AB(2016河北石家庄二中一模)Two of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and，having gained it，to learn how to use it properly.Recently I walked into the locker room of a rather wellknown golf club after finishing a round.It was
12、in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes.But a halfdozen men or so past middle age were still seated at tables talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them.These same men can be found there day after day，and，strangely enough，each one of these men had been
13、a man of affairs and wealth，successful in business and respected in the community.If material prosperity were the chief necessity for happiness，then each one should have been happy.Yet，it seemed to me，something very important was missing，or else there would not have been the constant effort to escap
14、e the realities of life through Scotch and soda.They knew，each one of them，that their productivity had ceased(停止)When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit，it is dying.And it is even so with man.What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this world of ours？I think I found it long ago in a p
15、assage from the book of Genesis which caught my eye while I was looking through my Bible.The words were few，but they became memorably impressed in my mind：“In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread.” To me，that has been a challenge from my earliest recollections (memories)In fact，the battle o
16、f life，of existence，is a challenge to everyone.The immortal words of St.Paul，too，have been and always will be a great inspiration to me.At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good fight，I have finished the course.I have kept the faith.【语篇解读】本文为议论文。文章开头首先提出世上最难实现的两件事是通过诚实劳动获得财富和获得财富后学会如何合理地使用财富。然后论述了人生的意义在于一息尚存，奋斗不已。5Which of the follow
