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(2018·成都高三诊断性检测)Johannes Vermeer is such a quiet and introspective(内省的)artist that it took hundreds of years for anyone to notice he was a genius.

A major Vermeer exhibition opens this month at the Louvre in Paris， whose permanent collection includes his great painting of a woman absorbed in close， visually demanding work， The Lacemaker (about 1669－1670). Like other paintings by Vermeer， this image represents modern culture.

So attracted are today’s art lovers by Vermeer that it was thought shocking when a recent survey found that 82% of Americans can’t name who painted Girl with a Pearl Earring. Well， maybe they don’t go to the movies much.

It is not true to say he was forgotten—that would suggest he was famous in his lifetime. He was not. Vermeer was one more painter among the many who worked for money in the Dutch Republic in the 17th century. He was not a star like Rembrandt. He obviously took himself and his art seriously. His self­referential painting The Art of Painting proves that. Even though he worked all his life in Delft， he painted only 35 known works and left his family poor when he died in 1675 at the age of 43.

It is fitting that Paris is celebrating Vermeer， because it was the French avant­garde(先锋派) in the 19th century who saved him from being completely forgotten. Compare his painting Woman in Blue Reading a Letter or The Little Street with， say， Edouard Manet’s A Bar at the Folies­Bergère(1882)or Camille Pissarro’s The Boulevard Montmartre at Night (1897) and it is easy to see why the art of Vermeer found its natural audience in Parisian Bohemia.

All these artists are likely to have known about and admired Vermeer due to the efforts of the critic Thoré­Bürger， a veteran of the 1848 Revolution.

Vermeer’s rediscovery is part of the history of modern French art. Vermeer is not only a great artist. He is a great modern artist.

【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了著名画家Johannes Vermeer的生平和他的艺术特点.

1．How many paintings produced by Vermeer are mentioned in the text?

A．Four.　　　　　　　　　 B．Five.

C．Six. D．Seven.

B　解析:细节理解题.通读全文可知，本文共提及Vermeer的五幅画作，包括第二段提及的The Lacemaker、第三段提及的Girl with a Pearl Earring、第四段提及的The Art of Painting、第五段提及的Woman in Blue Reading a Letter和The Little Street，故B项正确.

2．What can we know about Vermeer from Paragraph 4?

A．He was well­known when he was alive.

B．He gained a good fortune for his family.

C．He didn’t witness the popularity of his works.

D．He considered painting as a way to have fun.

C　解析:推理判断题.根据第四段最后一句可知，尽管他终身在代尔夫特工作，但是直到他在43岁去世时仅留下了35件被人们所知的作品，他是在贫困中离世的；结合第一段可知，人们在数百年后才发现他的艺术价值；据此可以判断，他没能看到他的作品受欢迎，故C项正确.

3．Who made a great contribution to introducing Vermeer to other artists?

A．Rembrandt. B．His family.

C．American art lovers. D．Thoré­Bürger.

D　解析:细节理解题.根据第六段可知，由于评论家Thoré­Bürger的努力，Vermeer才被这些艺术家认可，故D项正确.

4．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．Rediscovery of Vermeer

B．Anecdotes About Vermeer

C．Great Modern French Art

D．The Tough Way to Success in Art

A　解析:标题归纳题.通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了画家Johannes Vermeer的生平和他的艺术特点.Johannes Vermeer 在世时，画作并不为人所知，在贫困中死去；数百年后人们才发现他是艺术天才.故A项最适合作本文的标题.

七选五

(2018·辽宁大连双基测试)Of all the things that can be stolen from you—your possessions， your youth， your health， your words， your rights—what no one can ever take from you is...

·How you feel about yourself.

It takes a long time to learn how to NOT judge yourself through someone else’s eyes. 1.________

·Your attitude towards life.

The last of your freedoms is to choose your attitude in any given circumstance. Choose to be happy and positive. It is not always easy to find happiness in ourselves， but it is always impossible to find it elsewhere. 2.________

·3.________

The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate， but in what you give away. And 99 percent of the time you get what you put in， so give freely. If you want to be happy， make those around you happy.

·Your knowledge and life experiences.

Character and wisdom are formed over time. 4.________ Your best stories will come from overcoming your greatest struggles. So keep standing， keep learning， and keep living.

·Your choice to move on enthusiastically.

5．________ Don’t let someone or something that didn’t make it in your life continue to hurt you. Learn the lesson， forget the pain， and move on.

A．Your attitude towards yourself.

B．Your ability to spread love and kindness.

C．They come with loss， lessons， and successes.

D．But once you do， the world is yours for the taking.

E．So smile all the way and walk away from negative people.

F．Don’t let past relationships and old mistakes ruin your future.

G．Holding your uniqueness in high regard is necessary to success.

【解题导语】　本文介绍了五种任何人从你身上都拿不走的东西.

1．D　解析:根据本段主题句“How you feel about yourself.”可知，本段主要阐述“人们对自我的一个测评(认知)”；空前说“学会不用他人的眼光来看自己需要很长时间”，紧接着空处应起承上作用，故选D，表示“但是一旦你这么做了，世界都属于你”.

2．E　解析:根据本段主题句“Your attitude towards life.”可知，本段主要阐述“你对生活的态度”，结合空前一句可知，选E项“一直微笑并远离那些消极的人”.

3．B　解析:此处为本段的主题句.根据下文内容“生活的长度不在于你拥有多少，而在于你给予他人多少”可推出，本段的中心句是“你传递爱与善良的能力”.故选B.

4．C　解析:此处选上下文衔接句.空前讲“你的品质和智慧都是随着时间而形成的”，空后说“克服最大的苦难你就会过得精彩”，由此可推断出，空处选C项“它们的形成伴随着失败、教训及成功”，起承上启下的作用.

5．F　解析:根据本段主题句和下文“Don’t let...Learn the lesson， forget the pain， and move on.”可推断，空处选F项“不要让过去的关系和错误毁掉你的未来”.

语法填空

(2018·甘肃重点中学联考)

China to Promote Traditional Opera in Schools

China’s central government has pledged(正式承诺) to promote traditional opera in schools.

Primary schools， secondary schools， colleges 1.____________ universities will give students the opportunity 2.____________(watch) traditional opera free of charge in 2017， according to a guideline jointly 3.____________(issue) by the publicity department of the Communist Party of China and the ministries of culture， education and finance. By 2018， students in all schools and colleges nationwide can watch 4.____________opera free of charge every year.

The campaign for traditional opera to reach students 5.____________(be) common in all schools in 2020， according to the guideline. The guideline also urges schools to strengthen the creation of opera interest groups. 6.____________ called on the joint effort of the government， education， society and individuals to support the campaign. The guideline also encourages 7.____________(invest) from enterprises， social organizations and individuals. There are hundreds of forms of local opera in China， 8.____________ Peking Opera the most famous. Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera 9.____________(list) by UNESCO as an intangible 10.____________(culture) heritage.

【解题导语】　本文告诉我们将来会有更多的学校推广京剧.

1．and　解析:考查连词.多个名词一起作主语时，应该在最后两个名词之间用and连接.文中Primary schools， secondary schools， colleges， universities这四个名词作并列的主语.

2．to watch　解析:考查非谓语动词.opportunity后常接不定式作定语，表示“做……的机会”.

3．issued　解析:考查非谓语动词.分析句子结构可知，空处为非谓语动词作定语；issue与a guideline是被动关系，所以用issue的过去分词形式作定语.

4．an 　解析:考查冠词.根据语境可知，此处表示泛指；又因为opera以元音音素开头，故填an.

5．will be　解析:考查时态.根据本句中的时间状语“in 2020”可知，空处应用一般将来时.

6．It　解析:考查代词.此处应用It指代the guideline.

7．investment　解析:考查名词.分析句子结构可知，此处用名词作encourages的宾语.

8．with　解析:考查with复合结构.根据语境并分析句子结构可知，此处为with复合结构，其中the most famous作宾语补足语.

9．are listed　解析:考查动词时态和语态.根据语境可知，京剧和昆剧被联合国教科文组织列为非物质文化遗产，所以空处用被动语态，又因为此处描述的是客观事实，故用一般现在时.

10．cultural　解析:考查形容词.此处应用形容词修饰名词，故填cultural.

短文改错

(2018·山西太原模拟)As is known to we all， America’s national pastime is baseball. It has played in this country since the first settlers arrive. It was a national ball what was liked by many Americans at that time. Although baseball possibly developed from an English game， it is now thought of like an American sport. From the Little League to the Major League， player of all skill levels enjoy testing their power on the “Field of Dreams”. Famous players， exciting music but the standard stadium food of hot dogs， popcorn and peanuts are popularly among Americans. In a fact， Americans make go to the baseball game a favorite summer outing for many Americans nowadays.

答案:

As is known to all， America’s national pastime is baseball. It has played in this country since the first settlers . It was a national ball was liked by many Americans at that time. Although baseball possibly developed from an English game， it is now thought of an American sport. From the Little League to the Major League， of all skill levels enjoy testing their power on the “Field of Dreams”. Famous players， exciting music the standard stadium food of hot dogs， popcorn and peanuts are among Americans. In fact， Americans make to the baseball game a favorite summer outing for many Americans nowadays.

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