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必修第三册 UNIT 7 ART(一)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A(★)
Over the past few years，a new street art form in Sweden has been opening our eyes to a
world we had not given much thought to before.A collection of artists installed tiny buildings，
stores and cafes across the streets of Sweden and Europe designed to be inhabited by mice.
The scenes like the fairy tales that inspired them，are dreamy and adorable.A miniature record
store，complete with a bottle cap banjo(班卓琴)，a small restaurant，a travel agent，a jazz club
—all crafted to the tiniest detail.
“Well，it started with a few of us just wanting to construct something in a public setting，
and the discussion narrowed in on our love for the movies of Disney，” said Jim Hanks，one
artist of this group.“We like to think of it as something we ourselves would love to meet
unexpectedly in an otherwise dull concrete environment.” Now ， they’ve completed an
estimated 30 installations！Mostly in Malmo and Stockholm in Sweden.
After scouting a location，the group then research the local history of the area they are in to
inform their design.Once sketched out，the constructions take up to two months to build before
they are installed in the dead of night.
“We just want to bring a little bit of magic into people’s everyday lives，and maybe inspire
someone to create something on their own street，” Jim Hanks said.“We like to imagine a
world where small animals live parallel to us，and recycle objects we lose or throw away，so a
bottle cap becomes a chair，a box of matches becomes a table，a stamp becomes a painting and a
trash can becomes a restaurant.”
Michael Gehrisch，an American photographer based in Lund，Sweden，captured a few of
the dream-like miniature scenes on video，which show stunned onlookers bending impossibly low
to the ground to take pictures and admire the work.
1．What is the main feature of the works of these artists?
A．Animal-friendly. B．Multi-functional. C．Old-fashioned. D．Small-sized.
2．What can we infer from Jim Hanks’ words?
A．They want to inspire more people to learn art.
B．They have reused some old items in their works.
C．They want to give the city more musical elements.
D．They are inspired by their love for traditional architecture.
3．What does the author want to show by mentioning Michael’s video?
A．People’s love for this street art form.B．The best way to appreciate the work.
C．Proper behaviors of onlookers in public.
D．People’s awareness of environmental protection.
4．Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A．Street Art in All Its Forms B．A New Environmental Initiative
C．Miniature Stores for Mice D．The Revival of a Traditional Art
B(★)
In the months that followed，the Ruprechts decided to rebuild a less-leaky home equipped
against future wildfires and poor air quality.The family’s research led them to passive
building.Combined with carefully placed windows，such buildings can reduce a home’s energy
needs by 90 percent compared to typical homes.
But the Ruprechts soon discovered their ambitions faced a major obstacle ： cost.High
construction prices and low insurance payouts have discouraged Marshall fire victims trying to
rebuild their homes.The few local companies offering to build passive homes wouldn’t work
within the couple’s budget.
That all changed with a link posted in an online community group.It directed Peter Ruprecht to
a web page for the RESTORE Passive House，a three-bedroom，three-bathroom home designed
for the Marshall fire burn area.The designers promised a $550,000 price tag after government
incentives，which the couple could afford.
The couple is now the first to sign up to build the home.“It feels like a no-brainer，”
Ruprecht said.“We’re getting better at everything in terms of construction quality ， fire
resistance，comfort and doing a good job for the planet.”
Debates over construction costs and climate-minded building standards have supercharged
local politics in the aftermath of the Marshall fire.Earlier this year，Louisville and Superior—the
two communities hit hardest by the disaster—faced intense pressure from fire victims worried
compulsory green building codes would further boost construction prices.Both local governments
ended up allowing those families to rebuild to earlier，less-strict standards.
The RESTORE Passive House attempts to prove green homes can fit within middle-class
budgets.The task could prove critical as governments push to reduce the climate impact of
buildings，which account for 13 percent of U．S.greenhouse gas emissions and 20 percent of
Colorado emissions—largely due to natural gas appliances and an electricity grid dominated by
fossil fuels.Passive homes could also help protect families from climate threats like poor air quality
and future fires.
5．What’s the major feature of passive buildings?
A．Economic. B．Climate-friendly. C．Delicate. D．Costly.
6．What contributed to the Ruprechts’ rebuilding their new home?
A．Posting their needs online to raise money.B．Receiving assistance from insurance company.
C．Connecting with an online design and build team.
D．Negotiating with the local companies.
7．What does the underlined phrase “a no-brainer” in paragraph 4 mean?
A．A risky attempt. B．A tough task. C．A stupid idea. D．An easy decision.
8．What does the author intend to tell us in the text?
A．The green house for Marshall fire victims isn’t a luxury home.
B．The RESTORE Passive House aims to build green homes for free.
C．All the governments stuck to their strict green building codes.
D．The Ruprechts rebuilt their home despite high construction costs.
C
For much of human history，ethical behavior has been guided by the Golden Rule：do to
others as you would have them do to you.But the rule is imperfect.What you want in a given
situation may not be what another person desires at all.
In the medical field，as health care becomes more individualized，the time seems right for a
new ethical guideline—the “platinum( 白 金 ) rule” proposed by professor Harvey Max
Chochinov：do to others as they would want done to themselves.
Chochinov describes this principle in his essay published last year.He begins with a story
about a health crisis affecting his sister Ellen.The care doctor，after seeing her twisted(扭曲的)
body，was weighing whether to insert a breathing tube when he asked Chochinov a strange
question：Did Ellen read magazines？“The question was frightening，” Chochinov writes，
because “this was not an attempt to get to know Ellen...but rather a way to decide if hers was a
life worth saving.” Ellen read widely and enjoyed many simple pleasures of life，but the gap
between her life as a person who uses a wheelchair and the doctor’s sense of what he would want
in her situation was too vast to be bridged by the Golden Rule.“That’s when judging from where
you stand what another might need or want begins to break down，” Chochinov explained.
Time is a limited resource in the health-care system，and there’s no denying that getting to
know a patient as an individual means investing additional minutes or hours.Still，Chochinov
believes such investment is cost-effective.There are benefits for doctors as well.“When they
emotionally connect to their patients，they do a better job.”
In certain cases，doctors may find it hard to apply the platinum rule.But there is value in the
effort：at the very least，their trying to work through it will ensure that they have sufficient
modesty about the wisdom of their choices.
9．Why is the platinum rule introduced to the medical field?
A．To strengthen ethical behavior in treatment.
B．To help doctors acquire accurate information.
C．To increase chances of survival for patients.D．To make person-centered care accessible to patients.
10．What can we learn from Ellen’s story?
A．A health crisis caused her disability.
B．The doctor was curious about her hobby.
C．The doctor gave little thought to her needs.
D．Her brother sang high praises for the treatment.
11.Which statement might Chochinov agree with?
A．Health-care system needs investing.
B．Time put into knowing a patient is rewarding.
C．Trust between doctors and patients is important.
D．Emotional connection to patients brings job burnout.
12．What is the author’s attitude towards the platinum rule?
A．Objective. B．Favorable. C．Careful. D．Unclear.
Ⅱ.七选五
(2024·浙江东阳月考)
Everybody seems to have a unique way to learn a language.However，we all come to the
same result of speaking at most two languages fluently. 1 Unbelievable as it may sound，
those polyglots(通晓多种语言者) have a good command of more than two languages，some of
whom even can speak eight or more kinds of languages.
You may wonder how they do that and what their secrets are.But the fact is that they simply
love learning languages.The one thing they all have in common is that they just find ways to enjoy
the language-learning process. 2
You may have seen their faces when they are showing their colorful grammar charts and their
carefully handmade flash cards，and their statistics about learning vocabulary using apps or even
how they love to cook based on recipes in a foreign language. 3 But they always make sure
it’s something that they personally enjoy.
4 Polyglots simply found ways on how to enjoy the process and how to turn language
learning from a boring school subject into a pleasant activity which you don’t mind doing every
day.
So if you’ve also tried to learn a language and you gave up，thinking it’s too difficult or
you don’t have the language talent，give it another try. 5 Maybe you’re also just one
method away from becoming a polyglot.
A．All of them use different methods.
B．No wonder they can get the hang of so many languages.
C．They are talking about language learning as if it is great fun.
D．Don’t be afraid that you may fail in the end and just try again.
E．Everyone is no talents and no one has shortcut to learning languages.F．But actually there exists another kind of language learners called polyglot.
G．Maybe you’re just one enjoyable method away from learning that language fluently.
