二十七　选择性必修 第三册　Unit 1　Art
(限时60分钟)
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
A
  As William Shakespeare is to literature in English,  so is the poet Du Fu to the Chinese literary tradition.  “We have Dante,  Shakespeare and Du Fu.  These poets create the very values by which poetry is judged, ” remarked Harvard Professor Stephen Owen in Du Fu, China’s Greatest Poet,  a new documentary that aired on April 7.
  Aimed at introducing the charm and beauty of traditional Chinese literature to viewers around the globe,  the documentary invited famous British actor Ian McKellen,  who played the wizard Gandalf in the film series The Lord of the Rings,  to read 15 of Du’s poems that have been translated into English.
  The one-hour film traces the poet’s life experiences in detail.  Born in 712,  Du lived under the reign of the Tang Emperor Xuanzong,  a time marked by extraordinary prosperity,  inclusiveness and cultural accomplishment.
  However,  as the An Lushan Rebellion floored the empire,  the 43-year-old Du,  the former civil servant at the Tang court,  had to take his family out of his hometown,  and faced starvation and sufferings.  Through ups and downs,  the poet never stopped writing and about 1, 500 poems have been kept over the ages.
  Even though he never held a high position in the government,  Du still cared about common people.  For example,  in the poem My Cottage Unroofed by Autumn Gales,  he wrote that “Could I get mansions covering ten thousand miles,  I’d house all scholars poor and make them beam with smiles”.
  “That is why he was honored as a Poet Sage by later generations.  A difficult life and his spirit of concern about the world helped him create so many masterpieces, ”Shi Wenxue,  a cultural critic based in Beijing,  told the Global Times.
  Without doubt,  Du is a cultural symbol of ancient China,  but his brilliant works and core spirits have also inspired people outside of China.  As the documentary noted,  his work represents a precious cultural heritage for the entire world,  not just China.
【文章大意】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一部新纪录片《中国最伟大的诗人——杜甫》, 向世界各地的观众介绍了中国传统文学的魅力和美丽。文章介绍了新纪录片的一些情况以及诗人杜甫的一些个人经历和成就。
1. What can we know about the documentary?
A. It introduces Shakespeare.
B. Du Fu is acted by Ian McKellen in it.
C. Its target audience is Chinese.
D. It shows 15 of Du Fu’s poems to the audience.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段可知, 这部纪录片向观众展示了杜甫的15首诗。故选
D。
2. What does the underlined word “That” in Paragraph 6 refer to?
A. Caring about common people.
B. My Cottagereddit Unroofed by Autumn Gales.
C. The low position in the government.
D. The sentence of the poem.
【解析】选A。词义猜测题。根据第五段以及画线词后文可知, 正是杜甫关心普通人的心怀使得他被后人尊为“诗圣”。即that指的是“关心普通人”。故选A。
3. What most inspired Du’s creation according to Shi Wenxue?
A. His work experience.
B. Hard life and his caring spirit.
C. The An Lushan rebellion.
D. The Tang Dynasty culture background.
【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“A difficult life and his spirit of concern about the world helped him create so many masterpieces (艰苦的生活和他对世界的关怀帮助他创作了这么多的杰作)”可知, 最能启发杜甫创作的是艰苦的生活和他的关怀精神。故选B。
4. In which section of a website may this text appear?
A. Entertainment.     B. Health.
C. Literature.         D. Science.
【解析】选C。推理判断题。文章主要介绍了一部新纪录片《中国最伟大的诗人——杜甫》, 向世界各地的观众介绍了中国传统文学的魅力和美丽。文章介绍了新纪录片的一些情况以及诗人杜甫的一些个人经历和成就。可推知, 文章可能出现在网站的“文学”版面。故选C。
B
  Cyndi Decker,  a schoolteacher in Florida,  had recently taken an art class and made a painting of a huge white bird called an egret(白鹭).  Her proud son posted a photograph of Decker on Reddit,  shyly holding her painting.  Below it he wrote,  “My mom painted this and said no one would like it. ”
Then Kristoffer Zetterstrand,  an artist in Sweden,  saw the photo,  deciding to pay respect to the teacher by painting Decker holding her painting.  He even captured the shy look on her face.  Zetterstrand photographed himself holding his painting of Decker holding her painting.  He posted the image on Reddit.  The caption for his photograph is “I painted somebody’s mom. ” Two days later,  Amer,  a student in Canada,  painted a picture of Zetterstrand holding his painting of Decker holding her painting.  Her caption read,  “I painted the guy who painted the other guy’s mom. ” The artist Vince Law was the next to join in.  The caption for his photo of his painting is “I painted the girl who painted the guy who painted the other guy’s mom who painted an egret. ” Artist Travis Simpson continued the fun.