1、Period Three Learning about Language & Using Language.写出下列单词的汉语意思(共 15 小题；每题 2 分，满分 30 分)1specific adj.确切的；特定的2marble n大理石3delicate adj.脆弱的；容易生病的；精致的4allergic adj. 过敏性的；过敏的5aggressive adj 敢作敢为的；侵略的；好斗的6geometry n几何学7bunch n束；串8avenue n林荫道；道路；大街9fragile adj.精细的；易碎的；脆弱的10circular adj 圆形的；环形的；循环的11civi
2、lization n文明；文化；文明社会12fragrant adj 香的；令人愉快的13contemporary adj.当代的；同时代的14district n区；区域；行政区15committee n委员会.写出下列汉语对应的英语单词(共 10 小题；每题 2 分，满分 20 分)16figure n画像；身材；数字17carve vt.雕刻；刻记18exhibition n展览；陈列；展览会 exhibit vt.陈列；展览19scholar n学者scholarship n奖学金；学术；学识20flesh n肉；肌肉；肉体21preference n喜爱；偏爱 prefer vt.更
3、喜欢22appeal vi.有感染力；呼吁；求助；vt .将上诉；n.呼吁；恳求23reputation n名声；名誉24visual adj.视觉的；看得见的vision n视力；视觉25signature n签字；署名sign vt.& vi.签名；签字.写出下列短语或短语对应的汉语意思(共 10 小题；每题 2 分，满分 20 分)26对过敏 be allergic to.27活着的；本人 in the flesh28一束 a bunch of29依次；轮流；替换 take turns30write down 写下；记下31at the same time 同时32对(某人) 有吸引力；
4、使( 某人) 感兴趣 appeal to33lie in 在于34more than 不只是；多于35all the time 一直；总是.完成句子(共 5 小题；每题 6 分，满分 30 分)36Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than any other in New York.在纽约，比起其他任何艺术馆，许多艺术爱好者更乐意参观这家小型艺术陈列馆。37.died in 1919, leaving his house，furniture and art collection to the American
5、people.于 1919 年去世，把他的房子、家具和艺术收藏品留给了美国人民。38When you walk into the gallery，you feel as if you were inside a fragile，white seashell.当你走进画廊的时候，你觉得好像在一个精细洁白的贝壳里面。39The museum displays more than just the visual delights of art.这家博物馆展出的不只是看得见的艺术之美。40There are no permanent displays in this museum and exhibi
6、tions change all the time.这家博物馆内没有永久性的展览，展品都是随时更换的。.True( T) or False(F)1Henry Clay Fricks home and garden are well worth a visit in New York.(T)2Guggenheim Museum possesses 5,000 pieces of art works，which are displayed at the same time.(F)3The reputation of Metropolitan Museum of Art lies in its co
7、llection，which covers over 5,000 years of civilization throughout the world.(T)4Museum of Modern Art displays more than just the visual delights of art.The admission price is not cheap.(F)5Whitney Museum of American Art is located on 53rd Street，between 5th and 6th Avenues.(F).Read the passage caref
8、ully and choose the best answer.1The Frick Collection is .Aa house left by a rich New YorkerBan attractive small art gallery in New YorkCa gallery where you can enjoy both paintings and Fricks beautiful houseDall of the above答案 D2The exhibition is always changing in .AMuseum of Modern ArtBThe Frick
9、CollectionCGuggenheim MuseumDMetropolitan Museum of Art答案 C3Why does the writer say the Metropolitan Museum of Art has the greatest collection of art in the United States?ABecause its art collection covers over five thousand years of civilization from many parts of the world.BThe museum displays onl
10、y art.CIt provides us information about ancient ways of living and many other special exhibitions.DBoth A and C.答案 D4The sentence “A few words of warning：the admission price is not cheap and the museum is often very crowded.” in Paragraph 4 suggests that .Ait is not dear to enter the museum and it i
11、s always very crowded in itBalthough the admission is expensive，there are always lots of visitors thereCpeople should pay special attention to the price before going inDthere are many famous paintings by artists such as Monet，Van Gogh，Picasso and Matisse答案 B5What can you see if you go to Whitney Mus
12、eum of American Art?AVideos and films by contemporary video artists.BPaintings by some famous artists such as Monet，Van Gogh.CAncient ways of living.DPretwentieth century Western paintings.答案 A重点词汇the art of making figures， objects，etc out of stone，wood，clay，etc用石头、木头、泥土等制成人物、物体等的艺术?figure n雕像；身材，体形
13、；数字；人物；几何图形；v.认为；估计keep ones figure 保持体形figure out 弄明白；计算出figure that.认为；认定图解助记(1)They figured that it was better to stay where they were.他们断定还是待在原地好。(2)It is hard for her to keep her figure in that situation.在那种情况下，她很难保持体形。(3)If you dont understand something，you may research，study and talk to other
14、 people until you figure it out.(2017北京)如果你不明白某件事情，你可以调查、研究并与别人讨论，直到弄明白为止。单句改错(4)I really cant figure out of why he left the company without saying one word.语境填词(5)After the public figures explanation，we thought we had figured it out，but when he asked us how to keep our figures，all of us didnt figur
15、e out its answer.经过这位公众人物的讲解，我们认为自己已经理解了他所说的，但是当他问我们如何保持体形的时候，没有一个人能想出答案。Frick had a preference for pretwentieth century Western paintings，and these are wellrepresented in this excellent collection.弗里克偏爱 20 世纪以前的西方绘画，而在这个陈列馆的珍藏品里这些绘画得以很好地展示。?preference n 喜爱；偏爱have a preference for 更喜欢 give preferenc
16、e to 给以优惠；优待in preference to 优先于；而不是prefer vt.更喜欢prefer (doing) sth.to (doing) sth.与相比，更喜欢prefer to do.rather than do.宁愿做也不愿做(1)As a matter of fact，I have a preference for black tea.事实上，我偏爱红茶。(2)The company often gives preference(prefer) to the old customers.这家公司经常给予那些老顾客优惠。(3)The old woman prefers
17、sitting(sit) in the sofa to walking(walk) in the sun.比起在太阳底下散步，这位老太太更喜欢坐在沙发上。一句多译(4)毕竟，所有的孩子都喜欢表扬(praise) 而不是批评(scold) 。After all，all kids prefer to be praised rather than be scolded.After all，all kids prefer being praised to being scolded.高级表达(5)Many people choose the train rather than the car to t
18、ravel.(用 preference 短语改写)Many people choose the train in preference to the car to travel.It will appeal to those who love Impressionist and PostImpressionist paintings.它将会吸引印象派和后印象派作品的爱好者。?appeal to (对某人 )有吸引力； (使某人)感兴趣appeal to sb.for sth./to do sth.向某人呼吁/ 恳求appeal for 恳求；呼吁make an appeal 发出呼吁appea
19、ling adj.有吸引力的，有感染力的(1)The police are appealing to the public for information about the crime.警方呼吁公众提供有关这宗罪案的信息。(2)The government is appealing to everyone to save water.政府呼吁每个人节约用水。(3)Realizing his mistakes，the thief appealed for mercy.意识到自己的错误，这个贼恳求宽恕。(4)While this sounds highly appealing(appeal)，i
20、t does not work.虽然这听起来很有吸引力，但是没有用。一句多译(5)它是吸引新闻媒体的一种有效方法。It is an effective way to attract the news media.(attract) It is an effective way to appeal to the news media.(appeal)The museum displays more than just the visual delights of art.这家博物馆展出的不只是可以看得见的艺术之美。more than 后接名词或从句，表示 “不仅仅是，不只是” ，相当于 not
21、only；用于形容词或副词前，作“非常，十分”解，与 very 同义；more than数字，表示“比多，多于” ，等于 over；more than 后接含有 can/could 的从句时，常表示否定意义，意为“超过了所能” 。(1)By last year， the Yellowstone wolf population had grown to more than 170 wolves.(2017全国)到去年为止，黄石公园狼的数量已经超过了 170 头。(2)She is more than our teacher；she s also our friend.她不仅仅是我们的老师，她还是
22、我们的朋友。(3)He is more than happy about it.他对此事极为高兴。(4)This problem is more than a child like Jack can settle.这一问题超出了像杰克这样的小孩的解决能力。经典句式Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than any other in New York.在纽约，比起其他艺术馆，许多艺术爱好者都更乐意参观这家小型艺术陈列馆。本句中使用了 would rather do.than do.结构，表示“宁可做而不愿做” ，t
23、han后省略了与前面相同的动词 visit，完整形式为：Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than visit any other in New York.在 would rather.than.结构中，若 than 前后的动词相同，则可省略 than 后面的动词，只保留与 than 前面不同的部分。would rather (not) do.宁愿 (不)做would rather do.than do.would do.rather than do.宁愿做 而不愿做would rather 从句 用过去时，表示
24、现在或将来( 虚拟)；用过去完成时，表示过去(虚拟)(1)I prefer to work rather than sit there doing nothing.I would work rather than sit there doing nothing.I would rather work than sit there doing nothing.我宁愿工作，也不愿坐在那里无所事事。(2)We would rather our daughter lived(live) in the same city with us.我们宁愿女儿能与我们生活在同一个城市里。(3)She is sad
25、 now.I would rather I hadnt told(not，tell) her the bad news.现在她很难过。我宁愿没有告诉过她那个坏消息。单句改错(4)The woman would rather go out for a walk than to stay with her husband.句型转换(5)Jane is a quiet girl，who prefers to stay in the library rather than go to see a movie.Jane is a quiet girl，who would rather stay in t
26、he library than go to see a movie.Jane is a quiet girl，who would stay in the library rather than go to see a movie.Henry Clay Frick，a rich New Yorker，died in 1919，leaving his house，furniture and art collection to the American people.亨利克莱 弗里克是纽约的一位富豪，于 1919 年去世，他把他的房子、家具和艺术收藏品留给了美国人民。句中的 leaving his
27、house，furniture and art collection to the American people 为现在分词短语作状语，表示自然而然的结果。only to do sth.也表示结果，但是表示出乎意料的结果。(1)The glass dropped onto the floor，breaking into pieces .玻璃杯掉到了地上，摔成了碎片。(2)Her parents died in the earthquake，leaving(leave) her an orphan.她的父母在地震中去世，使她成了孤儿。(3)He cut off the electricity
28、quickly，preventing (prevent) an accident.他迅速切断了电源，防止了一起意外事故。(4)He hurried to the station，only to find(find) the train had left.他匆忙赶到车站，却发现火车开走了。高级表达(5)It rained heavily and caused severe flood in many parts of the country.(用非谓语动词改写)It rained heavily，causing severe flood in many parts of the country.
29、单句语法填空1I became a teacher because I preferred books and people to politics.2It would be difficult to figure out the losses at this time.3Katie went by car and Id rather she hadnt(have，not)4Wanda Plaza in Wuxi is more than a shopping center.You can do almost anything there.5Many people expressed a st
30、rong preference(prefer) for the original plan.6The police made an appeal to the public to remain calm.完成句子7A terrible air crash happened，killing over 200 passengers(200 余名乘客遇难)8I do hope( 我真的希望) you will stay for dinner with us.9It was amazing that(令人惊讶的是) she came up and shook my hand.10Id rather y
31、ou had not given up the job(没放弃这个工作) then.11It seems as if he knew everything(他似乎知晓一切)，but in fact，he is stupid.课文短文改错Many art lovers consider the Frick Collection the better art gallery in New York.Henry Clay Frick， rich New Yorker，died in 1919，leaving his house，furnitures and art collection to the
32、 American people.At this gallery，you would see an excellent collection of pretwentieth century Western paintings.We will also be able to explore Fricks beautiful house.The house is well worth visit.Besides，Guggenheim Museum owned 5,000 modern paintings，sculptures or drawings.Not all art works is dis
33、played at the same time.The best way to see the paintings is to start from the top floor and walk down to the bottom of.答案 Many art lovers consider the Frick Collection the art gallery in New York.Henry Clay betterbestFrick， rich New Yorker，died in 1919，leaving his house， and art collection to a fur
34、nituresfurniturethe American people.At this gallery，you see an excellent collection of pretwentieth wouldwillcentury Western paintings. will also be able to explore Fricks beautiful house.The house is WeYouwell worth 或 .Besides，Guggenheim Museum 5,000 modern a visitvisiting ownedownspaintings，sculpt
35、ures drawings.Not all art works displayed at the same time.The best way orand isareto see the paintings is to start from the top floor and walk down to the bottom of.基础巩固.单词拼写1Your suggestion on how to improve English writing ability is too general.Could you make it more specific(具体的)?2How does she
36、manage to keep her figure(身材) when she eats so much?3Be careful with that vaseits very fragile (易碎的)4I will go to Paris to attend an exhibition(展览会) where many worldfamous companies will present their latest products.5He bought a bunch (束) of flowers for her on her birthday.6It still remains a myste
37、ry why some people are allergic(过敏的) to certain flower fragrance while others are not.单句语法填空7The strength of the book lies in the fact that the material is from classroom experience.8Figuring(figure) out the reason cost him quite a lot of time.9There will be an exhibition(exhibit) of the development
38、 of automobile industry in our city next week.10The life of a politician isnt appealing(appeal) for me.11You look much more beautiful in the flesh than in the picture.单句改错(每小题仅有 1 处错误 )12. coincidence，he met one of his friends when he was on business in Shanghai.InBy13The exhibition attracted those
39、who have a preference the beauty of nature.tofor14We appealed the villagers to build the bridge. to15The old couple have good reputation for their kindness. a16An ancient painting was exhibition last month in this museum.inon.完成句子17The idea Mr Zhang came up with in the meeting was well worth conside
40、ring.(be well worth)张先生在会上提出的那个想法很值得考虑。18Not all the students are able to be admitted to key universities.(部分否定)并非所有的学生都能够被重点大学录取。19A train would pass through the city every few minutes at that time every day.(every.minutes)每天那个时候每隔几分钟就会有火车经过这座城市。20I bought five books yesterday，including this one.我昨
41、天买了五本书，包括这本。21The best thing to do is to stop worrying.最好的办法就是不要再担心。能力提升.阅读理解AArt museums are places where people can learn about various cultures.The increasingly popular “design museums” that are opening today，however ，perform quite a different role.Unlike most art museums，the design museum shows
42、objects that are easily found by the general public.These museums sometimes even place things like fridges and washing machines in the centre of the hall.People have argued that design museums are often made use of as advertisements for new industrial technology.But their role is not simply a matter
43、 of salesit is the honour of excellently invented products.The difference between the window of a department store and the showcase in a design museum is that the first tries to sell you something，while the second tells you the success of a sale.One advantage of design museums is that they are place
44、s where people feel familiar with the exhibits.Unlike the average art museum visitors，design museum visitors seldom feel frightened or puzzled.This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why massproduced products work and look as they do，and how design has improved the quality of our
45、lives.Art museum exhibits，on the other hand，would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something beyond their understanding.In recent years，several new design museums have opened their doors.Each of these museums has tried to satisfy the publics growing interest in the field with
46、 new ideas.Londons Design Museum，for example，shows a collection of massproduced objects from Zippo lighters to electric typewriters to a group of Italian fishtins.The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than those to art museums，and visitors may also sense the humorous part of our so
47、ciety while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys collected in our everyday life.语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了设计博物馆的本质，以及它们和通常的艺术博物馆的区别。22Why are showcases in design museums different from store windows?AThey show more technologically advanced products.BThey help increase the
48、 sales of products.CThey show why the products have sold well.DThey attract more people than store windows do.答案 C解析 细节理解题。从第二段最后一句“The difference between the window of a department store and the showcase in a design museum is that the first tries to sell you something，while the second tells you the success of a sale.”可知，商店的橱窗和设计博物馆的陈列橱的不同之处在于前者是为了卖东西，而后者展示的是商品畅销的原因。故选 C 项。23The choices open to design museums .Aare not as strict as those to art museumsBare not ai