中考英语备考话题阅读冲刺练习：文学与艺术（含答案）.pdf

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1、丛台区永安学校中考备考阅读话题练习：文学与艺术一、阅读理解（共2（）小题；共4 0分）AOnce Effendi had a joke with the Prime Minister（宰相），He said that the Minister would die thenext day.The next day,the Minister fell to the ground from the horse and really died,when the kinglearned this,he got angry and sent his men to catch Effendi at once

2、.When Effendi was brought to him,the king shouted angrily,Effendi,since（既然）you knewwhen my Minister would die,you must know the date of your own death（JE）,say it out,or youll dietoday.Effendi looked at the king for a while,Then he answered,But how can I know?Ill die two daysearlier than you.The king

3、 was afraid that if he killed Effendi,he himself would die after that.Hethought he must keep Effendi alive（活着）as long as possible,so he let Effendi go.1.This story tells us.A.how Effendi fool（愚弄）the kingB.when the king would dieC.why the Minister diedD.Effendi knew the dates of everyones death2.The

4、prime Minister died b e c a u s e.A.Effendi killed him B.Effendi said he would dieC.he was badly ill D.he fell of the horse3.Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendis own death?A.Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.B.Because the wanted to find an excuse to k

5、ill Effendi.C.Because he himself had known the date of Effendis death.D.Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.4.The king let Effendi go b e c a u s e.A.he hoped to live a long lifeB.he was afraid of EffendiC.he didnt believe（相信）Effendis wordsD.he knew he would die two days later5.Which of

6、 the following is not true?A.Effendi played a joke on the Minister.B.The king was afraid of death.C.Effendi didnt know when the king would die.D.If the king killed Effendi,he himself would die two days later.Like most teenagers in the world,Joso Montanaro,a teen artist in Brazil,likes reading anddra

7、wing cartoons.But he is specialhis drawings get published（出版）.Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha.Folha is BraziFs largest newspaper and is knownfor its cartoons.Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years.Each week he draws two,three or four cartoons and sends them to the pape

8、r.From those editors choose one for the next dayspage.Montanaro draws about the news of the day.Recently he worked on The Wave-a drawing ofthe tsunami（海啸）that hit Japan.Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the funny things thathappen in Brazilian politics（政治）.I like doing political drawings b

9、ecause you can joke about somebody bigger than you.*Montanaro says.Folhas art director,Mario Kanno,says editors saw something new and different in Montanaroswork.We brought him in with this idea to show that,yes,young people also read newspapers andcan show their ideas on politics,1 Kanno says.Monta

10、naros love for cartoons began when be was only 7 or 8 years old.His dad bought himcomics.Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing.MI think those greatworks have really helped me,he says.nThey remind me that I should draw something in my bookevery day.*6.What is Montanaro do

11、ing for Folha now?A.He is publishing story books.B.He is drawing cartoons.C.He is sending newspapers.D.He is writing articles.7.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.Folha is famous for its cartoons.B.Folha is the largest newspaper in Brazil.C.Montanaro draws one cartoon for

12、Folha every week.D.Montanaro began to work for Folha two years ago.8.Why does Montanaro like drawing political cartoons?A.Because he can show his ideas on politics.B.Because he is very interested in political jobs.C.Because he thinks its easier to draw political cartoons.D.Because he can make fun of

13、 some important people.9.What made Montanaro draw and helped him a lot in his drawings?A.The comics his dad bought him.B.His interest in cartoon films.C.The fun of drawing cartoons.D.His dad*s ideas about cartoons.10.Whats the best title for this passage?A.Folha*s Art Director B.BraziFs Largest News

14、paperC.Teen Artist in Brazil D.Montanaros Great FathercWhat do you see when you look at abstract（抽象）art?Does it make sense to you?Does it looklike anything?Is it supposed to?Abstract art became popular in the early 20th century.Artists did not want to paint,draw,orsculpt things exactly（确切地）like they

15、 looked.They didnt want their art to be realistic.They weremore interested in basic shapes and colours.Picasso is probably the most famous of these artists.He painted and drew in many,many styles.Sometimes he used a lot of blue colours（his blue period）,Later,he used more red and pink colours（his ros

16、e period）.Many of his other paintings are called cubist（立体画派）because they are madeof painted squares.After a long time,Picasso*s paintings became more and more abstract.He painted people andthings using strange shapes.His work was so original;many of his fellow artists didnt understand it.Kandinsky,

17、another famous artist,used lines,shapes,and patterns to paint his subjects.Hispaintings also used strong colours to express feelings.Other artists like the surrealists（超现实主义者），were interested in subconscious（潜意识）.Painters like Breton and Magritte used many symbol in their work.The meaning or subject

18、 of theirwork wasnt always clear.Dali,another surrealist artist,painted pictures that look like dreams.There are still many abstract artists around the world.Thats the way many artists prefer.Theywant each person to look at art and find their own meaning in it.11.Which would be most like abstract ar

19、t?A.A painting of a house.B.A sculpture of a car.C.A drawing of two people in a coffee house.D.A red and blue painting,with no clear subject.12.What happened to Picassos work after a long time?A.It became more abstract.B.It became less original.C.He went from using red colours to using blue colours.

20、D.He only painted with coloured squares.13.How did Kandinsky express feelings?A.By using colours and shapes.B.By painting realistic people.C.By painting with a lot of symbols.D.By painting in red and pink colours.14.Who is probably the most famous abstract artist?A.Breton.B.Dali.C.Picasso.D.Magritte

21、.15.Which of the following is NOT true?A.Picasso painted in many different styles.B.Dali was interested in dreams.C.Abstract artists feel each work of art only has one meaning.D.Magrittes art was full of symbols.DWhats this?If you*re looking at this tree in the shape of a butterfly,its a topiary.A t

22、opiary is a tree or bush that is trained into a shape.A topiary gardener should make a drawing first.The drawing shows the final shape that thegardener likes.The gardener then chooses a bush for the topiary.It may be one that just planted or onethat is already in place.In June of the plants first ye

23、ar,the gardener looks for new leaves.When the leaves grow,itstime to shape the bottom of the bush.It needs about five years.The top is not trimmed during this time.In the fifth year,the bush grows tall enough for shaping.Then the gardener begins to shape the wholebush.Once a topiary has been started

24、,it needs care all year.In summer it must be cut many times tokeep its shape.This cutting also helps the bush grow.In winter the bushes dont grow.The gardenershave to brush snow off the plants,or snow may hurt some parts of them.Topiary gardening is a very old art.The Romans did it in the first cent

25、ury.In the sixteenthcentury,people in Europe liked topiaries too.By the late 1600s,topiaries were also grown in America.Today its popular in many parts of the world.16.Put the following in the right order according to the passage.a.The gardener chooses a bush for the topiary.b.The whole bush grows t

26、all enough for shaping.c.The gardener begins to shape the bottom of the bush.d.The gardener draws the shape of a topiary.A.d-a-b-c.B.b-c-a-d.C.a-d-c-b.D.d-a-c-b.17.What does the underlined word trimmed in the third paragraph mean?A.shaken B.cut C.cleaned D.collected18.Why must we cut a topiary many

27、times in the summer?A.Because the bush can be in good shape.B.Because it will make the bush grow slowly.C.Because it can change the bush into another one.D.Because it helps the bush grow tall enough.19.Growing a topiary garden take both skills and.A.mood B.luck C.money D.time20.The last paragraph ma

28、inly tells us that.A.topiary gardening has a long historyB.topiary gardening is too difficult an art to learnC.topiary gardening plays a great role in our lifeD.topiary gardening will be more popular in the future二、阅读与表达（表格式）（共 5 小题；共 5 分）I have many storybooks,but my favourite is The Wonderfid Adve

29、ntures of Nils.I have had it forfive years.My parents gave it to me as a birthday gift.I have read it many times since then.Its reallyinteresting.Nils is a 14-year-old farm boy and he is very lazy and naughty.In his free time,he likes hurtingthe animals on his family farm.When his parents leave him

30、home alone,an elf（小精灵）punishes himby turning him into a midget（小矮人）.Nils must improve in order to change back to his normal size.My favourite scene in the book is when Nils and a white goose（鹅）on his family farm join agroup of wild geese（大雁）.The wild geese are not pleased at all to be joined by a bo

31、y and a farmgoose.The fann goose has to prove he can fly like the wild geese and Nils has to prove that he isuseful.During the trip,Nils learns that the elf might be glad to change him back if he proves he haschanged for the better.The themes of the book have to do with children growing up and peace

32、 among all living things.Although the story is very simple,the writer made it a wonderful book to read with amazing skills.Come on-read it,I know youll enjoy it,too.根据短文内容，完成表格。每空不多于3 个词。Information CardThe Wonderful Adventures of NilsWriterSelma LagerlofHero14-year-old Nils who is very 2L_Story22._

33、of NilsFavourite sceneWhen Nils and 23._on his family farm join a group of wildgeeseThemesChildren 24._and 252_ among all living things.三、阅读与表达（判断式）（共5小题；共5分）CHILDRENS BOOKSHELFBlack Baby,White Hands:A View From the Cribby Dr.Jaiya JohnSoul Water Rising.May 2005$17.ISBN 0-971-33081-6The author is a

34、young African American who was adopted（收养）from the crib（婴儿床）by a white family in New Mexico in the1970s.Dr.John tells about his feelings as he was trying tounderstand how best to deal with them.Hewitt Anderson rs Great Big Lifeby Jerdine Nolen,illustraled（插图）by Kadir NelsonSimon Schuster Books for Y

35、oung Readers.January 2005$16.95.ISBN 0-689-86866-9Ages 5-1（）Hewitt is everything his parents could want in a son.Buttheres just one problem:he*s very,very small while other membersof his family are all proud giants（巨人）.But it turns out thatHewitts great,big character is all he really needs.根据表格内容，判断

36、正误，正确的为T,错误的为F。26.Jaiya John is from Mexico.27.Dr.John is more than 30 years old now.28.Hewitt Andersons Great Big Life costs$17.29.Hewitt Andersons Great Big Life is written for children aged 5-10.30.Hewitt is a proud giant.四、阅读与表达（填空式）（共5小题；共5分）In America,where labor costs are so high,“do-it-yours

37、elf is a way of life.Many people repairtheir own cars,build their own garages（车库），even rebuild their own houses.Soon many of them willalso be writing their own books.In Holly wood（好莱坞）there is a company that publishes（出版）childrens books with the help ofcomputers.Although other book companies also pu

38、blish that way,this company is not like the others.This is a wonderful book that you and your child can make.In his book your child can write（or haveyou write）and draw all about his/her family,friends,and favorite things.It allows the reader to be,come the leading character in the stories with the h

39、elp of computers.Here is how they do it.Let ussuppose the child is named Jenny.She lives in New York,and has a dog named Hody.The computeruses this information to make up a story with pictures.The story is then printed up.A child whoreceives such a book might say,This book is about me.so the company

40、 calls itself the uPicture-Me-Books Publishing Company.Children like the picture-me-books because they like to see in print their own names and thenames of their friends and their pets.But more important,in this way,readers are much moreinterested in reading the stories.Picture-me-books are helping

41、a child to learn how to read.根据短文内容填空。31.In America,Mdo-it-yourself1 is a way of life b e c a u s e.32.The Picture-Me-Books Publishing Company allows the reader to.33.The Picture-Me-Books Publishing Company*was named by.34.Children like the picture-me-books because theyYe happy to see are printed in

42、 thesebooks.35.Picture-me-books an useful for helping children to.五、阅读与表达（混合式）（共 5 小题；共 5 分）Dear Mr.Hall,You are my favourite writer.Thats why I wanted to write you a thank-you letter.I really enjoyreading your books.They are full of fun and adventures（冒险）.When Im reading one of youbooks,Ifeel like

43、Im having an adventure myself.Reading your books makes my life more exciting.Your stories are very interesting to me.All ofyour characters（人物）are brave（勇敢的）and funny.This helps them get through their adventures.Thecharacters are not all the same,though.Each one has something special.I like the chara

44、cters in yourstories.I want them to be my friends in real life.Thank you for creating（仓U造）them so well for yourreaders.My best friend also loves your books.His name is Charlie Jones.We like to read the books atthe same time so we can talk about them.Charlies older sister told me about your books.Fm

45、so happyshe did!Yours truly,Billy任务一：判断正误，正确的为T,错误的为F。36.Billy wrote a letter to Mr.Hall for advice.任务二：完成句子。37.Mr.Halls books are full of.任务三：回答问题。38.What are the characters like in Mr.Halls books?39.Who does Billy talk about the books to?任务四：将文中划线句子译成汉语。40.六、补 全短文（共 10小题；共 10分）One day a 4L was loo

46、king for food.She found a hole and went into it.Hooray!It wasa house for mice.She said to herself happily.There,she saw some little babies of 42.“They are good dinner for me!”She came to them and asked,“Where are your parents?”The babies answered,4They went outfbr food.”“Food?Good!said the snake.Com

47、e on and listen to me.I came here to see your parentsand tell them not to steal the peoples grain any 43.,or I will kill you The little mice44.about their own safety.Dont be afraid,my body is 45.the hole.It is a safeplace.When I open my mouth,you can come into it one 46.one.Then we will47.for your p

48、arents coming back.Are you clear?”The little babies came into the snakefrom her mouth one by one.A moment later,the mices parents 48.back with some grain.Just then they found asnake in their room.Who are you?Why did you come into our house?Where are our babies?askedthe mices parents.The snake answer

49、ed coolly,“I am a judge of the people.I knew you did a lot ofbad deeds.You often 49.lots of foodstuff of the people.Today,I came to sentence you to50.Your babies have been in my body.Don*t you want to see them?”With these words,thesnake flew at the mice and ate them.答案一、阅读理解1.A 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.B11

50、.D 12.A 13.A 14.C 15.C 16.D二、阅读与表达（表格式）21.lazy and naughty 22.The adventures24.growing up25.peace7.C 8.D 9.A 10.C17.B 18.A 19.D 20.A23.a white goose三、阅读与表达（判断式）26.F 27.T 28.F 29.T 30.F四、阅读与表达（填空式）31.labor costs are high33.the company itself35.learn how to read五、阅读与表达（混合式）32.become the leading charac