人教版高中英语选修六习题：第一单元检测Word版含答案

第一单元检测

(时间:90分钟 满分:120分)

第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分) 第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

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No artist has affected modern art more than Pablo Picasso.The thousands of masterpieces he had created changed the way people thought about art.Picasso was perhaps the most talented and successful artist who ever lived.

Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born in 1881 in a small town on the southern coast of Spain.His father was a painter who taught art.Picasso showed exceptional talent at an early age and,by the time he was in his teens,painted better than his father or any of the local art teachers.At sixteen,Picasso was sent to the Royal Academy of Madrid,where students drew from plaster casts and copied works of the old masters.Picasso felt these assignments were pointless and began to work on his own.Picasso’s father soon became angry with his son’s rebellious behaviour,long hair,and strange clothes.He believed that Picasso was wasting his talent and scolded him,“Why don’t you cut your hair and paint sensibly?”

In 1900,Picasso left for Paris—then the center of the art world.He lived in a cold,run-down building,painting constantly,sometimes surviving for days on only a piece of bread.During these years,his art reflected his dismal(凄凉的)surroundings.Homeless outcasts were the subject of many of his fairly realistic early paintings.After seeing African masks and sculptures,his works became more simplified and angular(有角的)leading up to the revolutionary new style known as Cubism(立体主义).

Picasso didn’t sell many of his works during these early years.On May 8,1995,Picasso’s AngelFernanadezdeSoto was sold at auction for $29 million.The next day BluePeriod,one of his later works,sold for $5 million.But he worked continuously,always experimenting with different styles of painting.Though Picasso lived to be ninety-two and became the most famous artist in the world,he spoke of

his youthful days in Paris as “the happiest time of my life”. 1This passage mainly discusses . A.Picasso’s Cubism as a revolutionary style in art B.Picasso as a rebel and his art C.Picasso’s life and painting in Paris

D.Picasso’s influences on the development of modern art 答案:B

解析:主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要讲述了有逆反心理的毕加索的生平事迹及其绘画艺术,故选B项。

2Pablo Picasso showed unusual talent for painting . A.in his early childhood B.in his early teens C.at the age of sixteen

D.when he painted better than local art teachers 答案:A

解析:细节理解题。由第二段第三句可知,毕加索早在很小的时候就展现出了他的绘画天赋。 3Pablo Picasso started to reveal his rebellious spirit . A.when he was a child B.in his early teens

C.when he was studying in the Royal Academy D.after he moved to Paris 答案:C

解析:细节理解题。由第二段第四、五、六句可知,毕加索是在皇家学院学习时开始表现出叛逆的一面的。

4What marks something of a turning point in his career as an artist? A.Those miserable but fruitful youthful days in Paris.

B.Those realistic paintings reflecting dismal social surroundings. C.The influence of masks and sculptures created by native African artists.

D.Experimenting with new different styles of painting. 答案:C

解析:细节理解题。由第三段末句可知,毕加索在事业上的转折点是受到了非洲土著人创作的面具和雕塑的影响。

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She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever.But,at nearly 500 years of age,time is catching up with the MonaLisa.

The health of the famous picture,painted 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 MonaLisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said.Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy.Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current (现在的) chemical state.

Nearly 6 million people go to see the MonaLisa 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 smiling,and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University.“It’s because direct vision (视觉) is excellent at picking up details,but less suited to looking at shadows.Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”

However,the actual history of the MonaLisa 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 the king of France,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 Italy.The painting was sent back to France two years later.During World War Ⅱ,French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.

Like many old ladies,the MonaLisa has some interesting stories to tell.

5The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the MonaLisa . A.is losing its value

B.is being damaged after so many years C.is getting more valuable with years passing D.will rot away 答案:B

解析:句意理解题。由第三段中的“Thethin,woodenpanel...haschangedshape...”可知这句话的意思是《蒙娜丽莎》这幅画经历这么多年后有所损伤。 6Which of the following is TRUE about the MonaLisa? A.It was once taken away and hidden up by German forces.

B.Its painter himself loved it greatly and always kept it in the shade. C.Mona Lisa stops smiling when you look at her wanting to see her smile. D.King Francis Ⅰ bought it and then returned it to Italy. 答案:C 解

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“Itisveryinterestingthat...,andthenyoulookatherandshestops...”可知。 7Choose the right order about the happenings onto the MonaLisa. a.It was stolen from the Louvre.

b.Its painter sold it to King Francis Ⅰ. c.Its state of health was checked.

d.It was returned to France and housed in the Louvre Museum. e.It was hidden and protected against German forces. A.b-a-d-e-c B.d-e-c-b-a C.d-a-e-c-b 答案:A

解析:细节理解题。由倒数第二段可知,a发生于1911年,d发生于1913年,e发生于二战期间;由倒数第三段末句可知,b发生于1519年;由第三段首句可知,c发生于近几年。 8What makes her smile so mysterious according to Professor Livingstone?

D.b-c-a-d-e