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1、Unit1Art(建议用时:30分钟)阅读理解A(2019·郑州第一次质量预测)WemaybeonlythreeweeksintoDecember,butartistJonnieHartmanhasbeenintheholidayspiritformonths,designingandbuildingtheGrandAmericaHolidayWindowStroll.Thegoalwitheachwindowstrollistocreateplayfulandupliftingdisplays(展示),accordingtoHartman.“I
2、reallytrytodosomethinglighthearted,somethingwhimsical,thatis,somethingeveryonecanimagineandmaybenotseeeverydayintherealworld,”Hartmansaid.Shedesignsallofthewindowdisplaysbyhand,startingwithpencilsketches,thenillustratingthedesignsonhercomputerandsendingpartsofthedrawingstobep
3、rinted.Fromthere,Hartmanworkswithateamoffivepeopletobuildthedisplays,creating,sewingandembellishing(润色)manyelementsbyhand.However,achallengeHartmanhasfacedovertheyearsasshedesignedthedisplaysismakingsureallofthemeasurementsarerightforelementstofitinsidethewindows.“WhenIwasinc
4、ollege,Iwasanartmajor,andIthought,‘Idon’tneedmath.Iwillneveruseit.I’manartist,’andguesswhat,it’sthemostimportantthingthatIuse,”Hartmansaid.“IfIdon’tgetthatright,thenthewindowsdon’tfit,thepiecesdon’tcometogetheranditjustdoesn’tworkout.”TheholidaywindowstrollgivesHartmanaunique
5、opportunitytohearthefeedbackfromthosewhoobservehercreations,whichissomethingshedoesn’talwaysgettoexperiencewithherotherartworks.Shesaidit’sfuntohearpeople’sreactionsastheygothroughtheholidaywindowstroll.“ItjustmakesmehappythatIcankindofsetthetoneforpeople’sholidayseasonandjus
6、tmaybebringasmiletotheirface,”Hartmansaid.【解题导语】 作者介绍了“美国盛大的假日橱窗漫步”的设计者和修建者——JonnieHartman,她带领自己的五人团队手工制作了各种展品,克服了种种挑战,并且通过这项工作她转变了对数学的态度。她喜欢听取人们对展品的反馈,享受自己为人们带来的影响和快乐。1.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“whimsical”inParagraph2?A.Serious.B.Exciting.C.Unusual.D.Ord
7、inary.C 解析:词义猜测题。根据画线单词后面的“thatis,somethingeveryonecanimagineandmaybenotseeeverydayintherealworld”可知,那是一种每个人都能想象到的,但在真实世界中可能不能每天都见到的东西,因此,画线单词的意思是“异想天开的”,C项与此含义相近,所以选C。2.WhatchallengesHartmanmostindesigningthedisplays?A.Thepattern.B.Thefit.C.Thecolour.D.Theteamwork.B 解析:细节理解题
8、。题干中的关键词是challenges,据此定位到第四段可知,Hartman在制作展品的过程中最大的挑战是确保尺寸“适合”橱窗内的要素,