【创新方案】（湖南专用）-学年高中英语Unit2Growingpain课时达标训练（八）牛津译林版Ⅰ.单项填空1．________morepeopletravelabroad,it’snaturalthatvariousproblemswillarise.A．WithB．AsC．ThoughD．Where2．Look!Theteacheralongwithhisstudents________gamesonthegroundinthesettingsun.A．playB．playingC．isplayingD．areplaying3．Wecan’timaginewhatgreatdifficultytheyhave________theproblemsintheplan.A．tosettleB．settlingC．settledD．tobesettled4．Therewasa________lookonhisfacewhenhemetwiththe________problem.A．confusing;confusingB．confused;confusedC．confusing;confusedD．confused;confusing5．Shedoesnotspeakourlanguage,________sheseemstounderstandwhatwesay.A．yetB．andC．orD．for6．WhenI’mtired,Itend________mistakes.A．makingB．tomakeC．havingmadeD．tobemade7．WhenIcamein,Ifoundhimsittingwithplates________onhisknees.A．tobalanceB．balancingC．balancedD．havingbalanced8．Theperformance________nearlythreehours,butfewpeopleleftthetheatreearly.A．haslastedB．lastedC．hadlastedD．waslasting9．PeopleinTianjinareproudof________theyhaveachievedinthepastfewyears.A．thatB．whichC．whatD．how10．AfterlivinginParisforfiftyyearshereturnedtothesmalltown________hegrewupasachild.A．whichB．whereC．thatD．whenⅡ.阅读理解JohnConstablewasborninSuffolk,England,on11June1776.Hisfamilyhopedthathewouldjoinhisfather’sbusiness,butheshowedgreatinterestinartwhenhewasveryyoung.Finally,hisfamilyallowedhimtoentertheRoyalAcademyschool,averyfamousartcollegeinEngland,attheageoftwentytwo.AttheRoyalAcademy,hewasagoodstudent,spendingallhissparetimedrawingandreading.Heshowedhisfirstpaintingin1802.Constablebelievedthegreatestartcamefromusingtheinspiration(灵感)ofnature,ratherthanusingvarioustechniques(技巧)andimaginationonart.Inhislifetime,Constableneverhadmuchmoney.Hisfameonlygrewafterhisdeath.Hewasunabletoearnalivingfromthepaintings.Tosupporthisfamily,Constableoftendrewportraits(肖像)ofothers.Butitwassomethingheneverreallyenjoyed.HewasattractedbythebeautyoftheBritishcountryside.HesoldmorepaintingsinFrancethaninhishomecountry,England,atfirst.Butwhengiventhechancetotraveltosellhispaintingsabroad,hesaidhewouldrather“be_a_poor_man_in_England_than_a_rich_man_abroad.”Afterhiswife—Maria—died,hepaintedTheHayWain.Hesaidthispicturewaspaintedforaveryparticularperson—thepersonforwhomhehasallhislifepainted.Constablediedin1837andwasburied(埋葬)alongsidehiswife,Maria.Duringhislifetimehegotlittlepraiseinhishomecountryforpaintingcountrysidescenery.YetheisnowconsideredtobeoneofthegreatestBritishartists.1．JohnConstablestudiedpaintingbecause________.A．hehadgreatinterestinitB．hisparentshopedhewouldstudyitC．hewantedtomakemoremoneyD．helikedtheRoyalAcademyschool2．AttheRoyalAcademy,JohnConstable________.A．wasn’tagoodstudentB．studiedhardandwasanexcellentstudentC．didn’tgetonwellwithhisclassmatesD．becameveryfamous3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutJohnConstableisTRUE?A．Hethoughttechniquewasthemostimportantinartpainting.B．Hebecameveryrichbypainting.C．Hewasinterestedindrawingportraits.D．HispaintingssoldbetterinFrancethaninEnglandatfirst.4．Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?A．JohnConstablewaswillingtotraveltoFrance.B．JohnConstablelovedhiscountryverymuch.C．JohnConstabledidn’twanttosellhispaintings.D．JohnConstablewastiredofbeingpoor.5．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeJohnConstable?A．Hardworkingandtalented.B...
