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选择性必修三 Unit 1
选拔卷
（考试时间：75分钟 试卷满分：100分）
第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
It is generally accepted that blind people are limited when it comes to enjoying beautiful things around
them. This month the Utrecht Central Museum in the Netherlands offered an unusual art exhibition called
The Blind Spot. This exhibition was accessible to the visually disabled. Sighted visitors are encouraged to
wear a blindfold on their eyes as they experience the artworks. This exhibition excited the other senses
other than the visual sense. Visitors could look at artworks as expected. Besides, they could also touch and
smell them. The show was designed to provide a better experience for museumgoers with poor eyesight.
The Blind Spot recreated existing famous paintings, but with extra dimensions, such as sound and
smell. Visitors could even get a “feel” for the art, which included touchable elements.
Visitor Farid el Manssouri seemed to enjoy his experience. He smiled as he moved his hands over
cheese, grapes and bread，part of the representation of a famous 1610 painting by Floris van Dvck. “The
first thing that struck me was the smell. I could really smell the fragrant cheese, and I touched it too.”
Manssouri said. Manssouri wondered how the food did not fall from its unbalanced position. “That was
really surprising to feel... I guess it was glued on pretty well,” Manssouri said.
Artist Jasper Udink ten Cate and designer Jeroen Prins created The Blind Spot. They said they were
inspired by an experience they shared with a blind visitor at an art show one year ago. “One day, somebody
who could not see was there. At the place we served food out of this work, and we helped her touch the
artwork. She was blind and she had a lot of feelings. She was touched. So we bad the realization, ‘Wow, we
have something.’ That moment was the starting point to actually create this exhibition.” ten Cate said.
The museum's head Steffie Maas said The Blind Spot was an impressive experiment on the way to
more such improvements.
1．What are visitors with normal vision encouraged to wear to experience the artworks?
A．Gloves. B．Signs. C．Eye covers. D．Face masks.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂2．What is unique about the exhibition?
A．Only blind visitors were allowed in. B．The exhibits could be heard or smelled.
C．Original famous paintings were on show. D．The artworks were copies of famous paintings.
3．Where did the idea of the exhibition come from?
A．A famous 1610 painting. B．A blind visitor's recommendation.
C．Realization of more sense dimensions. D．A previous experience with a blind visitor.
4．What is Steffie Maas's attitude towards the exhibition?
A．Favorable. B．Skeptical. C．Negative. D．Ambiguous.
B
After a three-year delay, M+，Hong Kong’s museum dedicated to Chinese visual culture, opened to
the public It contains an astonishing collection of art with works by some celebrities. The former Executive
Director, Lars Nittve, sees M+ as equally as New York’s MoMA or the Centre Pompidou in Paris, in terms
of depth and cultural importance.
M+ wouldn’t have been possible without Swiss businessman and art collector Uli Sigg, who in 2012
donated and sold 1,510 Chinese contemporary works of art to the museum. Michael Schindhelm’s 2016
documentary, The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg, looked back at Sigg’s life and how he accumulated his
collection to preserve contemporary Chinese art for three decades. In interviews of the film, Sigg prefers to
view himself as “a researcher of China and of Chinese contemporary art who just happened to buy some of
the results of his research.”
Chinese Lines follows Sigg’s life in time order, starting in 1979, the year that he first went to China as
a representative of the Swiss elevator manufacturer. In 1995 Sigg became the Swiss Ambassador to China,
which lasted until 1999. He was buying art with an objective eye, one towards preserving culture.
Moving into the 21st century, Chinese art reached international attention thanks to Sigg’s efforts. He
created the Chinese Contemporary Ant Award, an award that functioned to get artists noticed by important
Western artists and galley owner. AI the same time, pieces by Chine artists were gaining more and more
global reputations.
Following Sigg’s announcement that he will donate a sizable portion of his collection to the soon-to-
be-opened M+ museum, Chinese lives ends on a hopeful note for the still-growing art scene in China. The
documentary is a good starting point to familiarize oneself with contemporary Chinese art and the man who
helped expose it to the world.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂5．Why does the author mention “MoMA” in paragraph 1?
A．To enrich our knowledge.
B．To memorize art celebrities.
C．To deepen M+ museum’s popularity.
D．To indicate M+ museum’s significance.
6．Which identity would Uli Sigg most probably agree with?
A．A contemporary artist.
B．A researcher of Chinese art.
C．A collector of contemporary art.
D．An ambassador with artistic taste.
7．What can we infer from The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg?
A．Sigg offered money to Chinese artists.
B．Sigg was the director of the documentary.
C．Sigg made great efforts to promote Chinese art.
D．Sigg was the Swiss Ambassador to China in 2000.
8．What is Uli Sigg like?
A．He is strict and ambitious.
B．He is caring and creative.
C．He is devoted and generous.
D．He is hopeful and humorous.
C
In March 2020, as the snowstorm held steady, David Hockney released a painting of bright yellow
daffodils (黄水仙) titled “Do Remember They Can’t Cancel the Spring”. In the midst of such depression, it
offered a burst of optimism, reminding us that nature, with rebirth and renewal, could still offer hope.
Hockney has long appreciated the natural world. “We can only refresh ourselves by looking at nature,”
he has said. A mere 20 minutes in a natural environment has been proven to lower stress levels. Even
looking at paintings of nature can produce the same effect, so it is no surprise that visitors have been
crowding into Hockney-Van Gogh: The Joy of Nature at The Museum of Fine Arts. “The freeze brought
everything to a pause and people’s faces just light up when they walk into the museum,” says Ann Dumas,
planner of the Houston show.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂The exhibition explores the two artists’ response to nature as well as Van Gogh’s obvious influence on
Hockney. The response to nature for both artists was influenced by a switch of scene. When Van Gogh
moved to France, he made the colour breakthroughs that led to the vividly coloured landscapes. Similarly,
Hockney’s return to Yorkshire gave him a renewed appreciation for the local landscapes that he has
depicted (刻画) in his own unique colors.
Hockney has said: “I’ve always found the world quite beautiful. And there’s an important thing I share
with Vincent Van Gogh: we both really, really enjoy looking at the world.” Perhaps unsurprisingly their
themes frequently overlaps (交叠), “We have a beautiful painting by Van Gogh of some tree trunks: he
seems to be lying on the ground and in front of him is a great carpet of wildflowers,” says Dumas. Hockney
explored the same theme in his The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire, 2011, in which “all the
wildflowers are really lively”. says Dumas. The painting, with its thick greens and branches tipped with
leaves, is one of the highlights of the show. “People are spellbound.” says Dumas, “They see it very much
as about hope.”
9．What effect would “Do Remember They Can’t Cancel the Spring” have on viewers?
A．Thrilling. B．Disturbing. C．Shocking. D．Inspiring.
10．Why have visitors been pouring into Hockney-Van Gogh: The Joy of Nature?
A．Because paintings of nature help to reduce pressure.
B．Because Van Gogh’s masterpieces are on show.
C．Because the freeze outside is unbearable.
D．Because visitors tend to follow the crowd.
11．What similar experience do Hockey and Van Gogh have?
A．They were deeply influenced by others.
B．They were good at painting tree trunks.
C．They found the world quite beautiful.
D．They reacted actively to nature with the change of scene.
12．What is NOT mentioned in the last paragraph?
A．Dumas thinks highly of Hockey. B．Van Gogh is famous for the Starry Night.
C．Hockey’s work brings hope to people. D．Both of the artists enjoy observing the world.
D
One of America’s best-known artist colonies, the MacDowell Colony, will turn 110 next year. It is a
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂place where artists of all types can sweep away distractions(分神之事) and just create.
MacDowell’s operations are funded by foundations, corporations and individuals. Writers, composers,
photographers, filmmakers and sculptors—both famous and unknown—compete for the 32 free studios at
the place. Once accepted, an artist can stay for as little as a couple of weeks, or as long as a couple of
months.
When they arrive, artists find a kind of isolation(隔绝)hard to find in our world. There’s no phone. No
fax. No friends. No family. It’s just a cabin in the snowy woods.
Writer Emily Raboteau lives in New York City. She came to MacDowell to work on a novel. She
received a desk, chairs, pencils and paper—and ice grippers. The walk from one isolated, one-room studio
to another is icy, so colony residents fasten the ice grippers to the bottom of their shoes.
Another colony resident, Belfast composer Elaine Agnew, play a piece called “To a Wild Rose, ”
written by Edward MacDowell. She says it’s so famous that every pianist in the world has played the tune.
A hundred years ago, MacDowell owned the land where the colony now sits. He liked its isolation and his
ability to get work done there. After his death, his wife, Marion, encouraged other artists to come.
And for the last century, artists have accepted the invitation, coming to step outside of their daily lives
for a short time. Privacy is respected, but cooperation and discussion is common.
Screenwriter Kit Carson—who wrote Texas Chainsaw Massacre Ⅱ and the film adaption of Sam
Shepherd’s play Paris, Texas—has visited MacDowell twice. He says that the interdisciplinary(学科间的)
discussion there is valuable.
“You sit around at dinner, talking, and then somebody runs off and brings you back some stuff and
shows it to you. ”He says. “That, I didn’t realize, was part of the magic here, because people are really open
to showing their opinions here. ”
13．Who sponsored MacDowell’s operations?
A．Artists of all types.
B．The government and individuals.
C．Foundations, corporations and individuals.
D．Writers, composers, filmmakers and sculptors.
14．What can we learn about colony residents?
A．They find it hard to survive the loneliness.
B．They usually stay in the colony for months.
C．They are already famous in their own field.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂D．They are nearly cut off from the outside world.
15．Why is Elaine Agnew mentioned in the text?
A．To show respect for MacDowell.
B．To admire her great musical talent.
C．To introduce the origin of the colony.
D．To tell us the wide range of the residents.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为
多余选项。
Trinidad-born British author and Nobel Prize winner V. S. Naipaul died at the age of 85 in his London
home. ___17___ He moved to England at 18 after receiving a scholarship to Oxford University. Naipaul
received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II in 1989 and was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in
2001.
In 1961, Naipaul published the celebrated A House for Mr. Biswas. The novel was about how one
man’s life was restricted by the limits of colonial society. ___18___ “If he had been born in another
culture, not a colonial agricultural society, his talent would have given him a reasonable chance somewhere
and he would have flourished,” Naipaul said.
After writing A Blend in the River, he said that Africa has no future. He was defined by the famous
opening words of it: The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become
nothing, have no place in it. ___19___ Naipaul’s response is: People must earn respect on their own.
Everyone has the freedom to work hard and the responsibility to work hard. ___20___ One should not
think that he or she can enjoy respect by the natural existence.
In the second half of the 20th century, few writers were as praised or looked down upon as
Naipaul.___21___. “If a writer doesn’t generate hate,” Naipaul once said, “he is dead.” In a world that
desires to present life in black and white, the complications of Naipaul are a reminder that it is more wisely
seen in shades of gray.
A．It was in praise of Naipaul’s father.
B．The life of inaction was worthless.
C．Naipaul was born into an Indian family.
D．His views are debatable, but his writing must be celebrated.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂E．His talent for essay was as great as his tendency for controversy.
F．The hidden aggression in this sentence hurts the feelings of many readers.
G．His comments about women and Africa were often unjustified, unpleasant and untrue.
第二部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选
项。
The world's largest painting has been sold in Dubai for almost $62 million. British artist Sacha Jafri
created the painting and ____22____ a Guinness World Record.
During the spread of COVID-19 last year, Mr. Jafri was in Dubai. Rather than
feeling ____23____because he was unable to go out, the painter ____24____ to take on a big project that
could "make a really big ____25____" . He planned to create the world's largest painting.
He ____26____ children around the world to ____27____ their own pictures showing how they were
feeling during that ____28____ time. He got artwork from kids in 140 different countries.
Using the children's ____29____ as a starting point, Mr. Jafri began to paint in
a ____30____ ballroom at a fancy hotel. He____31____ included the children's drawings in the artwork.
He ____32____ long hours —— often up to 20 hours a day. He hurt his back by ____33____ so much
while he painted. It took over 1,000 ____34____ and 1,664 gallons of paint to create the painting. When
he ____35____ seven months later, the painting, called "The Journey of Humanity", was roughly
the ____36____ of four basketball courts.
Jafri had aimed to ____37____ $30 million for children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic when it
went ____38____. As a result, Andre Abdoune, the artwork's new owner, ____39____ more than double
that after he knew that the ____40____ would go to charity (慈善). He said that the energy and love
Jafri ____41____ into the painting was so amazing.
22．
A．held B．played C．set D．confirmed
23．
A．ashamed B．lost C．hidden D．stuck
24．
A．decided B．hesitated C．agreed D．happened
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂25．
A．wish B．difference C．comment D．mark
26．
A．called on B．arranged for C．appointed D．warmed
27．
A．return B．accept C．take D．contribute
28．
A．hard B．happy C．fantastic D．wrong
29．
A．notes B．ideas C．dialogues D．applications
30．
A．standard B．cheap C．huge D．round
31．
A．just B．even C．seldom D．still
32．
A．worked B．behaved C．calculated D．discussed
33．
A．handing over B．puzzling over C．bending over D．turning over
34．
A．decorations B．brushes C．collections D．patterns
35．
A．repeated B．delayed C．continued D．finished
36．
A．length B．width C．size D．shape
37．
A．save B．raise C．borrow D．offer
38．
A．on the bench B．through the floor C．under the hammer D．in the air
39．
A．earned B．charged C．deposited D．paid
40．
A．money B．prize C．credit D．share
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂41．
A．split B．buried C．absorbed D．put
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Toby Mott was just an ordinary person working as an artist. But then, at the age of 36, he had an idea
that made him famous. It started when he wanted ___42___ (earn) some money for the holidays one year.
His product was simple a short message of five words ___43___ a Tshirt.
He took the Tshirts to a clothing store and they sold 40 in a week. ___44___ (immediate), he
decided to start ___45___ (he) own business. The product was good. In the past 12 months, he has sold
60,000 Tshirts worldwide.
The ___46___ (phrase) for the Tshirts come from things he thinks of during the day and from
conversations with friends at dinner. His customers, ___47___ (include) the rich and the famous, enjoy his
imaginative phrases. They include things like I will spend your money, and I do things I shouldn’t.Mott
says, “I’m successful, ___48___ it hasn’t changed my ___49___ (person) life. I still work at home on
the same small desk. My friends, whom I ___50___ (know) for more than 20 years, are still my friends. In
fact, they’re as ___51___ (surprise) about my success as I am.”
第三部分 写作（满分20分）
46. 假定你是李华，在你校学习的英国交换生Tim发邮件说他下学期要选修一门艺术课, 学校共开
设两门课程：中国书法（Chinese Calligraphy）和中国绘画（Chinese Painting）,希望 你能向他推荐
其中一门课程。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1.推荐的课程；
2.推荐的理由；
3.你的祝愿。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Tim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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