1 Section Warming Up & Reading Language Points 课时作业 . 单句语法填空 1. (2019北京西城区模考) This September，California，a state with plenty of celebrities，passed a law aimed _ taking action against paparazzi (狗仔 队) 答案： at 2For a long time they walked without saying a word.Jim was the first _ (break) the silence. 答案： to break 3(2019福建福州期末)_ is evident that they suffered a great economic loss _ a result of the war. 答案： It as 4(2019安徽合肥检测)The reason for this design is _ there were no scene changes ，or breaks during the play. 答案： that 5Even though he has won countless awards，he still tries hard to be a director truly committed to his work.Perhaps that is _ he is so famous globally. 答案： why 6It is typical _ Gump to turn up at the last minute, _ makes the rest of us rather annoyed. 答案： of which 7(2019广东广州期中)_average ， happy people have stronger immune systems ，and there is _(evident) that they live longer. 答案： On evidence 8Pele was always _(faith) to sportsmanship(体育精神 ) as a professional player.He always played a fair game and behaved _(modest) with a cheerful smile. 答案： faithful modestly 9.Advertisements persuade us that newer is _(good) and that we will be happier with the latest products.The result is that we throw away useful _(possess) to make room for new ones. 答案： better possessions 10His _ words finally _ me ，and I was _ that he was not 2 the one to blame.(convince) 答案： convincing convinced convinced . 单句改错 1(2019天津滨海新区七校联考)I suggest that we organize more group activities in class so that everybody gets a chance express himself in English.express前加 to 2(2019江苏常州期中)Beneath the books were a photo，which showed the city had gone through huge changes. werewas 3Life could not go on if there were no plants.This is why plants can make food from air，water and sunlight. whybecause 4Nowadays people are convinced the negative effect of secondhand smoking on people around.convinced后加 of 5On one hand，Id like to take a vacation in July ，but on other hand，I dont want to miss the conference in mid-July. other 前加 the . 阅读理解 A water lily painting，Water LilyPond，by Claude Monet，the French impressionist artist，was sold for more than $80 million on Tuesday，breaking the auction (拍 卖) record for himself.Water LilyPondwas part of a four-work collection of water lily paintings that Monet put up for sale during his lifetime. The four paintings of Monets water lily garden were signed and dated by the artist in 1919.One of the other paintings is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York，while another was sold at auction in 1992 for $12.1 million and is in a private collection now.The final painting in the series was cut into two before World War . “After a fierce bidding battle between a number of buyers in the room and on the telephone，the painting finally was sold to a collector for $80.4 million， setting a new world record price for the artist at auction，” said Olivier Camu ，a scholar of impressionist art. The last record for a Monet work was set in May when Le Pont du Cheminde fer Argenteuil was sold for $41.4 million. The painting sold on Tuesday was bought at a 1971 New York auction for 3 $320,000.It has not been exhibited since then. Monets later works had unique characteristics， especially LesGrandes D corations，another good example，which was bedded in Mus e de IOrangerie in Paris five months after Monets death in 1926. Monet created his water lily garden in Giverny，France.He selected different water lilies in an effort to get as many different colored flowers as possible， specially creating the garden as a base for his paintings. 【解题导语】本文是一篇报道。法国印象派画家莫奈创作于1919 年的作品 睡莲池 (Water LilyPond)被拍出了8 040 万美元的高价，创造了其作品拍卖价格的最高纪录。 1According to the passage ，Water LilyPondbroke the last record for Monets paintings by _. A$12 million B $39 million C$41.4 million D $0.32 million 解析： 选 B 数字计算题。根据第三段中的“the painting finally was sold to a collector for $80.4 million”和第四段第一句可知，二者差价为$39 million。 2What can we learn about Water LilyPond? AIt was once auctioned in America. BIt was cut into halves before World War . CIt had been kept in New York for over 40 years. DIt was once put in Muse de IOrangerie. 解析： 选 A 细节理解题。 根据第五段中的“ at a 1971 New York auction for $320,000” 可知，它曾经在美国被拍卖。 3What does Olivier Camu think of the auction? AExciting. B Inspiring. CDisappointing. D Frightening. 解 析 ： 选 A观 点 态 度 题 。 根 据 第 三 段 中 的 “After a fierce bidding battle between.record price for the artist at auction ”可知， 拍卖的场面是“令人激动的”。 4What would be the best title for the passage? AMonet and his water lily paintings BMoneta great impressionist artist CMonets garden and its characteristics DWater LilyPondMonets best-known painting 解析： 选 A 主旨大意题。本文讲述了法国印象派画家莫奈创作于1919 年的作品睡 莲池 (Water LilyPond) 被拍出了 8 040 万美元的高价