Unit6Design（B）(35分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解(2017·浙江卷)BenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage.Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededone.Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefromcamel’shair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead.Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush.Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelong,thecatbegantolookragged(蓬乱).Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing.Thecat’slotwasabouttoimprove.Thatyear,oneofBenjamin’scousins,Mr.Pennington,cametovisit.HewasimpressedwithBenjamin’sdrawings.Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixengravings(版画)byanartist.ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen.In1747,whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold,Mr.Penningtonreturnedforanothervisit.HewasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin’sparentsifhemighttaketheboybacktoPhiladelphiaforavisit.Inthecity,Mr.PenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.Theboybeganalandscape(风景)painting.WilliamWilliams,awell-knownpainter,cametoseehimwork.WilliamswasimpressedwithBenjaminandgavehimtwoclassicbooksonpaintingtotakehome.Thebookswerelonganddull.Benjamincouldreadonlyalittle,havingbeenapoorstudent.Buthelatersaid,“Thosetwobooksweremycompanionsbyday,andundermypillowatnight.”Whileitislikelythatheunderstoodverylittleofthebooks,theywerehisintroductiontoclassicalpaintings.Thenine-year-oldboydecidedthenthathewouldbeanartist.1.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Benjamin’svisittoPhiladelphia.B.Williams’influenceonBenjamin.C.ThebeginningofBenjamin’slifeasanartist.D.ThefriendshipbetweenBenjaminandPennington.2.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3suggest?A.Thecatwouldbecloselywatched.B.Thecatwouldgetsomemedicalcare.C.Benjaminwouldleavehishomeshortly.D.Benjaminwouldhaverealbrushessoon.3.WhatdidPenningtondotohelpBenjamindevelophistalent?A.Hetookhimtoseepaintingexhibitions.B.Heprovidedhimwithpaintingmaterials.C.HesenthimtoaschoolinPhiladelphia.D.Hetaughthimhowtomakeengravings.4.Williams’twobookshelpedBenjaminto.A.mastertheuseofpaintsB.appreciatelandscapepaintingsC.gettoknowotherpaintersD.makeuphismindtobeapainterⅡ.完形填空SearswasdiagnosedwithstageⅣpancreaticcancer(四期胰腺癌)fivemonthsago,andonly50percentofpeoplewiththistypeof1livemorethanfourmonths.Andthechanceofsurvivallessens2timegoeson.Aftertwoyears,31percentofpeoplediagnosedwiththiscancerlive.Heistakingchemotherapytreatment(化疗)tomakehislife4.Despiteeverythingheis5—thethoughtofknowinghisdaysarenumberedandthetreatmentmighttakeonhim—Searsstillchoosestodotheonethingheloves:6.Searsisawonderfulpersonforustomodelourlivesafter.Hisdesiretopursuehispassion(激情)andhisattempttocontinueguidingstudentsare7weshouldhave.He8hismottotolivelifetothefullestwithhisstudents.Theycan9extracreditsinhisclassforachievingadreamortrying10new.But11youdon’ttakeSears’sclass,youshouldconsiderthemottohelivesby.WeallshouldtakeSears’smottoandputitinto12.Manyofustalkaboutmakinga13ordoingsomethingwelove,butit’softenintermsof“someday”.Whynot14thatsomedayintosomethingyoucando15?Itcanbesomething16youwanttodo,suchasgoingskydivingortravelingtoaforeigncountry.Whateveritisyouwanttodo,don’t17anymore.Wedon’tknowhowmanydayswehavelefttolive.Itcouldbe80years18itcouldbeunti...
