Unit1ArtWarmingUp&ReadingⅠ.单句填空1.Afterthebigearthquake,theboybecamehomelessandanoldcouple(adopt)him.2.Atfirst,feveristypicalofthedisease,butit(typical)takesseveralweekstoappear.3.Itrainedhardthatday,and(consequent)thefootballgamewasputoff.4.Hecaughtacold.Thatwashewascaughtintherain.5.Historyisthebestteacher.It(faith)recordsthedevelopmentpathofeachcountryandforetellsthefuturetous.6.Itisverydifficult(predict)whatthelong-termeffectsoftheaccidentwillbe.7.MymotheriscalledAnna,andcoincidencemywife’smotherisalsocalledAnna.8.Weallthinkthathe(possess)agreatsenseofhumour.9.Eastofthecity(lie)abeautifulgarden,wheremanypeoplearetakingawalk.10.Shecameheretheaimoffindingamuchbetterjob.Ⅱ.短语填空havefaithin;beaimedat;inone’spossession;bycoincidence;agreatdeal;makeanattempt;ontheotherhand;thatis;breakawayfrom;betypicalofsb1.Theprogrammeimprovingthenation’shealth.2.Dangerousdrugswerefound;therefore,shewasarrested.3.Roseoftenforgetsthings.Itnottohavereturnedthebooktoyouyesterday.4.IhappenedtomeetmyEnglishteacherbywhomIwastaughtinprimaryschool.5.Ihavelearnedfromyouwhenweworkedtogetherhere.6.Thepickpocketthepolicemanwhowasholdinghimandranaway.7.Iyou—Iknowyouwilldowell.8.Ontheonehand,Iwanttogotothetheatreverymuch,but,Ihavetofinishtheprojectontime.9.We’releavingonMarch2nd,,Friday.10.EverytimeItoconvinceher,Ifailedcompletely.Ⅲ.句型训练1.Itisreallyatoughtask(给⋯⋯写摘要)suchathickandgreatbook.(abstract)2.(对我们来说⋯⋯是显而易见的)sheistellinglies.(evident)3.Withoutelectricity,humanlife(会有所不同)today.(would)4.(他们当中有一位战士)whowasseriouslywounded.(among)5.(一方面),Iwanttosellthehouse;(另一方面),Ican’tbearthethoughtofmoving.(hand)Ⅳ.阅读理解BenjaminWest,thefatherofAmericanpainting,showedhistalentforartwhenhewasonlysixyearsofage.Buthedidnotknowaboutbrushesbeforeavisitortoldhimheneededone.Inthosedays,abrushwasmadefromcamels’hair.Therewerenocamelsnearby.Benjamindecidedthatcathairwouldworkinstead.Hecutsomefurfromthefamilycattomakeabrush.Thebrushdidnotlastlong.SoonBenjaminneededmorefur.Beforelong,thecatbegantolookragged(蓬乱).Hisfathersaidthatthecatmustbesick.Benjaminwasforcedtoadmitwhathehadbeendoing.Thecat’slotwasabouttoimprove.Thatyear,oneofBenjamin’scousins,MrPennington,cametovisit.HewasimpressedwithBenjamin’sdrawings.Whenhewenthome,hesentBenjaminaboxofpaintsandsomebrushes.Healsosentsixengravings(版画)byanartist.ThesewerethefirstpicturesandfirstrealpaintandbrushesBenjaminhadeverseen.In1747,whenBenjaminwasnineyearsold,MrPenningtonreturnedforanothervisit.HewasamazedatwhatBenjaminhaddonewithhisgift.HeaskedBenjamin’sparentsifhemighttaketheboybacktoPhiladelphiaforavisit.Inthecity,MrPenningtongaveBenjaminmaterialsforcreatingoilpaintings.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.Wh...
