Unit 1 Art
高考题型分组训练
阅读理解板块训练——重细节，练速度
(限时：35分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Life can sometimes seem like an endless series of exhibitions. For those of us involved in the art world, there are times when we're constantly visiting gallery(画廊) after gallery, taking in as much as possible and getting to know the works of artists from far and wide. But there are some artists whose works consistently stand out. Some artists' works stay in the thought and heart of an audience long after the show is over. I've noticed over the years that these are often the artists who have understood fully the skill of telling the story behind their art. These artists aren't just selling paintings—they're selling an experience.
Roxanna Kibsey is one of these artists. Her paintings are often exact description of frozen tundra(冻原) or autumn trees—so bright that they could nearly burn a hole in the canvas. When I met her at an exhibition she couldn't wait to tell me about the place in her paintings. “Where I grew up we had nine months of winter every year. It's really quite a tough place，” she said. She relived a part of her childhood when we chatted in front of her painting. The image brought to my mind memories of driving through the snow－covered countryside during my own first winter in Canada. I could almost hear the crunching ice under my feet as she described to me the countryside she grew up in.
Businessmen may have their elevator_pitch,_but artists, too, need their 30－second story which rolls freely off the tongue. That's why it's so important that for each piece you might be exhibiting, you can conjure up(唤起) a story behind it, and tell that story to your audience in a way that helps them connect with your work, and makes them want to buy a piece.
语篇解读：作者通过自己跟一位画家的接触以及对她作品的描述来告诉我们什么样的画家才会打动我们，感染我们。
1．What kind of artists does the author like? A．Those who have great skills.
B. Those who have held many exhibitions.
C．Those who paint scenes of their own home towns.
D．Those who tell their experience through their paintings.
[解析] 细节理解题。由第一段的“These artists aren't just selling paintings—they're selling an experience.”可知，作者认为能够打动观众、给观众以深刻印象的是那些能够通过自己的画作描述自己的经历的画家。
[答案] D
2．Through Roxanna Kibsey's painting, the author ________. A．had a beautiful imagination B．thought of a serious question C．brought back his own memory D．thought of his own hometown
[解析] 细节理解题。由第二段最后两句可知，作者看着Roxanna Kibsey的画作，听着她的讲述，不禁联想到自己第一次在加拿大过冬时的情景。
[答案] C
3．What does the underlined part “elevator pitch” probably refer to? A．A sales introduction. C．A small mistake.
B．A wise choice. D．A modern tool.
[解析] 词义猜测题。分析最后一段，商人的“elevator pitch”就等同于画家的“30-second story”，是一种“产品推介”，用来吸引买家。
[答案] A
B
For more than a century it was thought that a beautiful face was appealing because it was a collection of average features. Using his computer system, Dr. David Perrett of the University of St Andrews has challenged the theory. In a key experiment, photographs of women were ranked for their attractiveness by a number of volunteers. Two composite (混合的) pictures were then created: one, the average of all the pictures, the other made from those rated most attractive. Although the faces looked very similar at first sight, most people said they preferred the composite of most attractive faces.
“The conclusion I reached，” said Dr. Perrett, “was that the most attractive face was not average. If you look at famous film stars and supermodels, most of them have ideal (理想的) features—larger than normal eyes, highter arched eyebrows, slightly smaller noses, and higher cheekbones (颧骨). Even popular cartoon characters such as Betty Boop, Yasmin from Aladdin and Bambi have big eyes, small turned－up noses, big mouths and small chins. And if these features are exaggerated,
the attractiveness rating goes up even more. Julia Robers is a good example of this.”
But what do scientists make of men's faces? Do men with large eyes, high cheekbones and a small chin have the same appeal? Researchers were a bit shocked at the topranking male face. They expected it to have the classic square jaw and strong cheekbones, but instead, women seem to prefer men with gentle faces.
Dr. Perrett puts forward a reason to explain why so many women now go for baby－faced stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Jude Law. Women like a man with a feminine (女性化的) face because he is more likely to make a kinder and more trustworthy husband and father.
But do these ideals of beauty manage to cross cultural boundaries? Are the same features considered to be attractive all over the world? A worldwide study carried out by Professor Cunningham of the University of Louisville, Kentucky concluded that there were only very subtle differences between different cultures. In other words, although there might be a little truth in the old saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, by and large, we all seem to be attracted to the same things.
语篇解读：本文是议论文。文章探讨了人们如何判断美。 4．Dr. Perrett reached his conclusion mainly by ________. A．telling true stories B．making comparisons C．setting down general rules D．following the order of importance
[解析] 写作手法题。由第一段Dr. Perrett所做的实验“one, the average of all the pictures, the other made from those rated most attractive... most people said they preferred the composite of most attractive faces”和第二段他的结论“the most attractive face was not average”可知，Dr. Perrett通过实验对比得出其结论。
[答案] B
5．According to Dr. Perrett's theory, Julia Roberts in considered very ________. A．appealing C．successful
B．intelligent D．trustworthy
[解析] 细节理解题。由第二段Dr. Perrett总结明星和超模的长相特点可知，朱莉娅·罗伯茨非常有魅力。
[答案] A
6．Which of the following features of men is most attractive to women? A．Large eyes.
B．Baby faces.
2020版高考英语总复习Unit1Art高考题型分组训练新人教版选修6
