单元检测(一)Ⅰ.语言知识及应用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。Thesubjectofwhatseparatesartanddesignhasbeendebatedforalongtime.Artistsanddesignersbothcreatevisualworksusinga(n)__1__knowledgebackground,buttheirreasonsfordoingsoare__2__different.Somedesignersconsiderthemselvesartists,butfewartistsconsiderthemselves__3__.Sowhatexactlyisthedifferencebetweenartanddesign?Perhapsthemostfundamentaldifferencethatwecanallagreeonistheir__4__.Typically,theprocessofcreatingaworkofartstartswithnothing,ablanksheetofpaper.A__5__ofartisbornfromavieworvaluethattheartistholdswithinhimselforherself.Theycreatethearttosharethatfeelingwithothers,to__6__theviewerstorelatetoit,learnfromitorbe__7__byit.Themostrenownedandsuccessfularttodayissomethingthatestablishesthestrongest__8__connectionbetweentheartistsandtheir__9__.Bycontrast,whenadesignersetsoutto__10__anewpiece,healmostalwayshasa__11__startingpoint,whetheramessage,animage,anideaoranaction.Thedesigner’sjobisn’ttoinventsomething__12__,buttocommunicatesomethingthatalreadyexists,forapurpose.Thatpurposeisalmostalwaystomotivatetheaudiencetodosomething:buyaproduct,usea__13__,visitalocation,orlearncertaininformation.Themost__14__designsarethosethatmosteffectively__15__theirmessagesandmotivatetheirconsumerstocarryoutatask.1.A.uniqueB.separateC.sharedD.accepted2.A.entirelyB.occasionallyC.hardlyD.unnecessarily3.A.inventorsB.designersC.writersD.viewers4.A.purposeB.productC.interestD.cost5.A.loveB.typeC.partD.work6.A.stopB.allowC.requireD.move7.A.understoodB.fooledC.inspiredD.discouraged8.A.politicalB.socialC.physicalD.emotional9.A.supportersB.audiencesC.buyersD.enemies10.A.sellB.imagineC.createD.draw11.A.fixedB.goodC.strangeD.positive12.A.surprisingB.specialC.creativeD.new13.A.phoneB.serviceC.languageD.name14.A.importantB.creativeC.successfulD.unusual15.A.learnB.receiveC.confuseD.communicate第二节语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Parksprovidepeople16.________aplacetoamuse17.________forawhile.Inrecentdecades,however,manyparkshavebeendesignedtoprovide18.________(entertain).Wecallthemthemeparks.Thenewparksareusuallyhugeplacesandhavea19.________(vary)ofthingstoseeanddo.Themeparkshaveacertainidea—acertaintheme—thatthewholeparksarebased20.________.The21.________(old)themeparkintheworldisDisneyland.Itseemslikeamagicalworldwhichcanmakeyourdreamcometrue.Butifyouareinterestedintraditionalcultureandhistory,gotoDollywood,22.________youcanhavefun23.________(learn)allaboutAmerica’shistoricalsoutheasternculture,24.________youcangotoCamelotPark,25.________worldoffantasyaboutancientEngland.Ⅱ.阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项。AAretheBritishpeopleEuropeans?ThismayseemastrangequestiontoAfricansandAsians,whotendtothinkofallwhitemenasEuropeans.ButtheBritish,whentheyareinBritain,donotregardthemselvesasEuropeans.TheEuropeans,tothem,arethoseratherexcitableforeignersfromtheothersideoftheEnglishChannel,whohaveneverlearnthowtospeakEnglish.Europeis“theContinent”:aplacefullofin...