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1、Unit 5 First aid .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
2、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 cat began to look ragged(蓬乱).His father said that the cat must be sick.Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.The cats lot was about
3、to improve.That year,one of Benjamins cousins,Mr.Pennington,came to visit.He was impressed with Benjamins drawings.When he went home,he sent Benjamin a box of paint 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 h
4、ad 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 Benjamins parents if he might take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit.In the city,Mr.Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil
5、 paintings.The boy began a landscape(风景) painting.William Williams,a well-known painter,came to see him work.Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home.The books were long and dull.Benjamin could read only a little,having been a poor student.But he l
6、ater said,“Those two books were my companions by day,and under my pillow at night.”While it is likely that he understood very little of the books,they were his introduction to classical paintings.The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.【语篇导读】本杰明韦斯特从六岁时就表现出了绘画的天分。没有画刷,他就从猫身上割下毛发
7、自制画刷。他的表兄被他的画作所吸引,给他寄来了画刷和颜料,这是他第一次使用画刷和颜料绘制作品。当本杰明九岁的时候,他的表兄带他去了费城,给了他绘制油画的材料。大艺术家威廉威廉姆斯被本杰明的画作所吸引,给了他两本古典绘画图书,这两本书成了他古典绘画的启蒙老师,促使他立志成为一名艺术家。1.What is the text mainly about?A.Benjamins visit to Philadelphia.B.Williams influence on Benjamin.C.The beginning of Benjamins life as an artist.D.The friend
8、ship between Benjamin and Pennington.答案C解析主旨大意题。本文介绍了本杰明韦斯特在六岁到九岁时对绘画的热爱,他所面临的问题以及大艺术家威廉威廉姆斯对他的影响及帮助,引导着他走上了艺术家的道路。因此C项正确。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.Benj
9、amin would have real brushes soon.答案D解析句意猜测题。画线句是第三段的段首,其作用应是引出本段的内容。由上文可知,本杰明没有画刷就从猫身上割毛制作画刷。画线句后面的意思是,本杰明的表兄给他带来了画刷和颜料。故画线句子的意思应该是与本杰明需要画刷有关,因此D项正确。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
10、sent him to a school in Philadelphia.D.He taught him how to make engravings.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“.he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes.”以及最后一段中的“In the city,Mr.Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings.”可知,表兄给本杰明提供了画刷等绘画材料来帮助他学习绘画,故B项正确。4.Williams two books helped Benja
11、min to .A.master the use of paintsB.appreciate landscape paintingsC.get to know other paintersD.make up his mind to be a painter答案D解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“.they were his introduction to classical paintings.The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.”可知,这两本书对他的影响更多的是在精神方面,而不是知识方面,这两本书坚定了他
12、的梦想,引导着这个九岁的男孩走上了绘画的道路。故D项正确。.完形填空(2018天津)No one is born a winner.People make themselves into winners by their own 1.I learned this lesson from a(n) 2 many years ago.I took the head 3 job at a school in Baxley,Georgia.It was a small school with a weak football program.It was a tradition for the scho
13、ols old team to play against the 4 team at the end of spring practice.The old team had no coach,and they didnt even practice to 5 the game.Being the coach of the new team,I was excited because I knew we were going to win,but to my disappointment we were defeated.I couldnt 6 I had got into such a sit
14、uation.Thinking hard about it,I came to 7 that my team might not be the number one team in Georgia,but they were 8 me.I had to change my 9 about their ability and potential.I started doing anything I could to help them build a little 10.Most important,I began to treat them like 11.That summer,when t
15、he other teams enjoyed their 12,we met every day and 13 passing and kicking the football.Six months after suffering our 14 on the spring practice field,we won our first game and our second,and continued to 15.Finally,we faced the number one team in the state.I felt that it would be a 16 for us even
16、if we lost the game.But that wasnt what happened.My boys beat the best team in Georgia,giving me one of the greatest 17 of my life!From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can 18 the members of a team.Instead of seeing my boys as losers,I pushed and 19 them.I helped them to see themselves 20,and they buil
