高考英語閱讀原創(chuàng)題練習

周堯

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

An Introduction to Four famous paintings

Mona Lisa

Artist： Leonardo da Vinci

Estimated date： 1503 to 1519

Where to see it： Louvre Museum（Paris）

It should come as no surprise that a mysterious woman with a mysterious smile. Before the 20th century， Mona Lisa was little known outside art circles. But in 1911， an ex-Louvre employee stole the painting and hid it for two years. That helped strengthen the paintings place in popular culture ever since.

Las Meninas

Artist： Diego Velázquez

Date： 1656

Where to see it： Museo del Prado（Madrid， Spain）

The complexity of the work has attracted art critics and the public for centuries. The painting serves as a group portrait（畫像）of Spanish royalty， but its also a self-portrait of Velázquez himself at work.

Las Meninas was appointed by King Philip IV of Spain， who ruled from 1621 to 1665.

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Artist： Johannes Vermeer

Estimated date： 1665

Where to see it： Mauritshuis（The Hague， Netherlands）

The girl—wearing a blue and gold turban（頭巾）and an oversized pearl（珍珠）earring—is the entire focus with only a dark backdrop behind her.

It has gone on tour in the United States， Italy and Japan. It drew huge crowds， further supporting its status as one of the worlds most famous works of art.

The Starry Night

Artist： Vincent van Gogh

Date： 1889

Where to see it： Museum of Modern Art（New York City）

The paintings striking blues and yellows and the dreamy atmosphere have attracted art lovers for decades. Van Gogh was being treated for mental illness in a hospital in Saint-Rémy， France， when he painted The Starry Night. He was inspired by the view from the window of his room.

1. Which painting is the artists self-description？

A. Mona Lisa.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. Las Meninas.

C. Girl with a Pearl Earring.? ? ? ? D. The Starry Night.

2. Where can you see Johannes Vermeers work？

A. Louvre Museum. B. Museo del Prado.

C. Mauritshuis. D. Museum of Modern Art.

3. What was The Starry Night based on？

A. Sights from the sickroom.

B. A womanact of stealing.

C. The life of a royal family.

D. The experience of being ill.

B

Ludden suggests that this is because we understand sound， rhythm， and pace of speech because the same patterns are present in our own language and across all spoken languages. With these patterns present in spoken language， we can interpret emotions from music using the same clues.

While we may not be able to understand exactly what people are saying across different languages， humans have evolved to share and express the same basic emotions in similar ways. This allows us to understand each others facial expressions. In any situation， we can interpret emotions based on sound， rhythm， and pace. Because of these shared characteristics across all cultures， music is one thing we can all understand， making it the universal language of mankind. Try this out in your classroom by playing songs in other languages and inspire your students to tell you what emotion they feel when hearing those songs.

12. What is the purpose of Paul Ekmans study？

A. To stress facial expressions reflect oneemotions.

B. To prove certain emotions are shared in the world.

C. To tell the blind children are as clever as the sighted.

D. To show positive emotions are easier to recognize.

13. Why music is a universal language according to David Ludden？

A. Music widely exists in different languages.

B. Music is seen as informative as language.

C. Music and language have the same components.

D. Music patterns are fixed across languages.

14. What makes it possible for us to understand othersfacial expressions？

A. The principles of reading emotions.

B. The potential of making predictions.

C. The basic knowledge of psychology.

D. The same ways of showing emotions.

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

A. The importance of emotions to admire music.

B. The similarities between music and language.

C. How we can understand emotions from music.

D. Why music is regarded as a universal language.

答案與解析

（A篇）本文介紹了四幅名畫。

1. B 細節(jié)信息題。由Las Meninas中第一段“... but its also a self-portrait of Velázquez himself at work.”可知，B項正確。

2. C 細節(jié)信息題。由Girl with a Pearl Earring中“Where to see it： Mauritshuis（The Hague， Netherlands）”可知，C項正確。

3. A細節(jié)信息題。由The Starry Night中最后一句“He was inspired by the view from the window of his room.”可知，The Starry Night是以作者在住院期間透過病房窗戶看到的風景為創(chuàng)作靈感的。故選A項。

（B篇）本文是記敘文。Harvey從2歲的時候就開始接受遠足訓練，到5歲的時候，和父母一起完成了阿巴拉契亞山系的遠足。

4. D 細節(jié)信息題。由第二段第三句“The Suttons covered the hike from Georgia to Maine in 209 days.”可知，D項正確。

5. B 詞義猜測題。結(jié)合前后語境可知，mileage的意思應是“行程、距離”，故選B項。A. Limit意為“限制”，C. Ability意為“能力”，D. Knowledge意為“知識”。

6. A 細節(jié)信息題。由倒數(shù)第二段第二句“it did have its challenges — especially when it came to keeping Harvey entertained.”可知，A項正確。

7. C 細節(jié)信息題。由最后一段的“as Harvey begins his latest adventure： kindergarten.“Hopefully after going hiking for 10 hours a day to sitting in the classroom， hell do OK，”可知，Harvey最新的冒險是在幼兒園坐得住、學得進。故選C項。

（C篇）本文是說明文。新的研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，在過去的50000年，人類活動導致了至少469種鳥類滅絕。

8. C 細節(jié)信息題。由第二段第一句“The researchers examined the scientific literature referring to all species of birds that have become extinct in the last 50，000 years.”可知，研究人員是通過閱讀有關滅絕鳥類的科學作品，推斷出人類是主要的罪魁禍首，故選C項。

9. B 推理判斷題。由第二段最后一句“This seems pretty logical， as birds and their eggs would have been preyed on by people.”可知，鳥類和鳥蛋被人類捕食了，故選B項。

10. D 細節(jié)信息題。由第四段最后一句“in line with previous studies which have indicated larger animals tend to be the first to become extinct once people arrive”可知，這次研究和以前研究的共同之處是，都發(fā)現(xiàn)了體型大的動物最先滅絕，故選D項。

11. A 寫作目的題。最后一段主要是綜述這次研究的意義，故選A項。

（D篇）本文是議論文。通過講道理，論證了音樂是一種通用語言。

12. B 實驗目的題。由第一段尾句和第二段尾句可知研究是為了說明世界上一些基本的表情是相同的，故選B項。

13. C 細節(jié)信息題。由第三段第二句“David Ludden points out that one reason is that the same parts that make up music—sound， rhythm， and pace—are also present in everyday speech no matter what language youre speaking.”可知，David Ludden認為音樂是一種通用語言的一個原因就是，構(gòu)成音樂的音調(diào)、韻律和節(jié)奏也同樣存在于日常言語中，故選C項。

14. D 細節(jié)信息題。由最后一段第一句“... humans have evolved to share and express the same basic emotions in similar ways.”可知，人類有相同的表情，而且表達方式也相似，這就使得我們能夠理解他人的面部表情，故選D項。

15. D 主旨大意題。這是一篇議論文，論證了音樂是一種通用語言，故選D項。

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