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1、2020学年人教版英语精品资料单元综合测评(一)(时间：100分钟；满分：120分).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。A(2016抚州高二模拟)Fading beautyShe is widely seen as proof that good looks can last for ever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.The health of the famous picture, pain
2、ted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum where it is housed.“The thin, wooden panel 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 t
3、he worlds most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when youre not looking at
4、 her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops，”said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “Its because direct vision is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows, Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”However, the actual history of
5、 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 eventually sold to Frances King Francis 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
6、coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy.The painting was sent back to France two years later.During World War ， 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.1What does the writer me
7、an by “time is catching up with the Mona Lisa”？AThe painting woman is not so beautiful any more.BAging is something that affects us all.CAt such an old age, she is no longer popular.DThe painting needs repairing.【解析】句意理解题。根据本文第二、第三段内容可知，答案选D。【答案】D2What makes the repair work difficult?AThe wooden pan
8、el is thin and old.BThe health of the painting is suffering.CNo one knows exactly what materials were used to create the painting and how it might respond to treatment.DExperts cant agree on how to carry out repairs.【解析】细节理解题。根据本文第三段的but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy.Experts
9、are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.可知，答案选C。【答案】C3What makes her so mysterious according to Professor Livingstone?AThe materials the Italian artist used.BThe way she smiles.CIt plays a trick upon the human eyes.DThe way Da Vinci painted the smile
10、.【解析】细节理解题。根据本文第四段最后一句，Its because direct vision is excellent at picking up detail，but less suited to looking at shadow，Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.【答案】DBHalloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31，before All Saints Day.The word Halloween is a shortening of All Hallows Eve
11、ning，also known as Halloween or All Hallows Eve.Traditional activities include trickortreating, bonfires，costume parties，visiting“ghost houses”and cutting jackolanterns.Halloween has its origins in the ancient festival known as Samhain ( pronounced“sahwin”)The festival of Samhain is a celebration of
12、 the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture.The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31，the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped(重叠)and the dead would come back to life and cause destruction such as sickness or damaged crops.The festival frequently include bonfi
13、re.It is believed that the fires attract the harmful insects to the area which attract bats to the area to eat them.These are additional features of the history of Halloween.Masks and costumes were worn in an attempt to imitate the evil spirits.Trickortreating，is an activity for children on or aroun
14、d Halloween in which they go on from house to house in costumes，asking for treats such as candies with the question，“Trick or treat？”Trickortreating is one of the main traditions of Halloween.It has become socially expected that if one lives in a neighborhood with children one should buy treat in pr
15、eparation for trickortreaters.The history of Halloween has evolved.The activity is popular in the United States，the United Kingdom，Ireland and Canada.Bad trickortreating has started to happen among children in many parts of Europe.In continental Europe，where the commercedriven importation of Hallowe
16、en is seen with more illegal“tricks”and police warnings have further raised doubt about this game and Halloween in general.4What does Halloween refer to?AAll Saints DayBAll Hallows EveCEasterDThanksgiving【解析】细节理解题。从第一段最后一句可以找到答案。【答案】B5Why did the dead come back to life in Gaelic culture？Because Athe dead missed their relatives a
