三、阅读理解。
主题群:文学、艺术与体育 子主题:线条艺术 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★
When you, as a child, first picked up a crayon, a line might have been the first mark you made. You use lines to write numbers, symbols and the letters of the alphabet. The lines on a map help you find the best route from one place to another. You also use lines to draw pictures.
Lines are everywhere. You can see lines in the grain(纹理) of a piece of wood or in the cracks on a sidewalk. You can see lines outside a building or in a field. Lines are used to create words, numbers, and symbols. They are also used to create art. In the drawing, the line is an element of art.
Artists use lines to lead your eyes through a work of art. They create lines in many ways. A line can be drawn on paper with a pencil or scratched into wet clay with a stick. Depending on its direction, a line can express different ideas or feelings. This is why the line is an important element in the language of art.
Lines are used to express different images in Chinese calligraphic drawing. In China, lines are used to form Chinese characters. However, Chinese characters are more than just letters of the alphabet. They are like pictures. They can represent an idea, an object, or a verbal sound. Calligraphic lines are usually made with brushstrokes that change from thin to thick in one stroke. To make a very thin line, artists use the tip of the brush. As you press the brush, more of it touches the paper, and the line becomes wider.
Now practise making calligraphic lines with ink or watercolours. Use brushes, both thin and thick, to draw a leaf or a vegetable with lines.
1. The passage mainly talks about
A. lines B. calligraphy C. paintings D. brushstrokes
2. What does the underlined word "element" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Beautiful scene. B. Basic rule. C. Important part. D. Special feature.
3. The passage is most probably taken from a textbook of
A. History B. Maths C. Art D. Science
主题群:文学、艺术与体育 子主题:线条艺术 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★
When you, as a child, first picked up a crayon, a line might have been the first mark you made. You use lines to write numbers, symbols and the letters of the alphabet. The lines on a map help you find the best route from one place to another. You also use lines to draw pictures.
Lines are everywhere. You can see lines in the grain(纹理) of a piece of wood or in the cracks on a sidewalk. You can see lines outside a building or in a field. Lines are used to create words, numbers, and symbols. They are also used to create art. In the drawing, the line is an element of art.
Artists use lines to lead your eyes through a work of art. They create lines in many ways. A line can be drawn on paper with a pencil or scratched into wet clay with a stick. Depending on its direction, a line can express different ideas or feelings. This is why the line is an important element in the language of art.
Lines are used to express different images in Chinese calligraphic drawing. In China, lines are used to form Chinese characters. However, Chinese characters are more than just letters of the alphabet. They are like pictures. They can represent an idea, an object, or a verbal sound. Calligraphic lines are usually made with brushstrokes that change from thin to thick in one stroke. To make a very thin line, artists use the tip of the brush. As you press the brush, more of it touches the paper, and the line becomes wider.
Now practise making calligraphic lines with ink or watercolours. Use brushes, both thin and thick, to draw a leaf or a vegetable with lines.
1. The passage mainly talks about
A
.A. lines B. calligraphy C. paintings D. brushstrokes
2. What does the underlined word "element" in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Beautiful scene. B. Basic rule. C. Important part. D. Special feature.
3. The passage is most probably taken from a textbook of
C
.A. History B. Maths C. Art D. Science
答案：1. A 主旨大意题。全文围绕线条展开,主要介绍线条在绘画、书法等艺术创作中的运用,calligraphy、paintings、brushstrokes只是文章局部内容,不能概括全文。
2. C 词义猜测题。根据上文可知,线条是艺术的重要组成部分,故element意为“要素,重要部分”。
3. C 推理判断题。文章主要介绍线条在绘画、书法等艺术创作中的运用,最有可能出自美术课本。
2. C 词义猜测题。根据上文可知,线条是艺术的重要组成部分,故element意为“要素,重要部分”。
3. C 推理判断题。文章主要介绍线条在绘画、书法等艺术创作中的运用,最有可能出自美术课本。
解析：
【分析】
1. 第1题为主旨大意题，需通读全文把握核心话题：文章从生活中的线条引入，重点介绍线条在艺术（绘画、书法）中的运用，其他选项均为局部内容，无法概括全文。
2. 第2题是词义猜测题，需结合上下文语境推断：根据第二段及第三段对线条在艺术中重要性的描述，可推断“element”的含义。
3. 第3题是推理判断题，需根据文章主题判断出处：文章围绕线条在艺术创作中的运用展开，据此推断来源。
【解析】
1. 主旨大意题：全文围绕“线条（lines）”展开，介绍其在生活、艺术中的作用，B（书法）、C（绘画）、D（笔触）仅为文章提及的局部内容，不能概括主旨，故选A。
2. 词义猜测题：由第二段“Lines are used to create art. In the drawing, the line is an element of art.”及第三段“the line is an important element in the language of art”可知，element意为“重要部分、要素”，对应选项C。
3. 推理判断题：文章主题为线条在艺术创作中的运用，属于艺术范畴，因此最可能出自美术课本，故选C。
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. C
【知识点】主旨大意题、词义猜测题、推理判断题
【点评】本文是一篇关于线条艺术的英语说明文，考查学生的阅读理解核心能力，涵盖三类常见阅读题型，难度适中，有助于学生巩固阅读解题方法。
【难度系数】0.7
1. 第1题为主旨大意题，需通读全文把握核心话题：文章从生活中的线条引入，重点介绍线条在艺术（绘画、书法）中的运用，其他选项均为局部内容，无法概括全文。
2. 第2题是词义猜测题，需结合上下文语境推断：根据第二段及第三段对线条在艺术中重要性的描述，可推断“element”的含义。
3. 第3题是推理判断题，需根据文章主题判断出处：文章围绕线条在艺术创作中的运用展开，据此推断来源。
【解析】
1. 主旨大意题：全文围绕“线条（lines）”展开，介绍其在生活、艺术中的作用，B（书法）、C（绘画）、D（笔触）仅为文章提及的局部内容，不能概括主旨，故选A。
2. 词义猜测题：由第二段“Lines are used to create art. In the drawing, the line is an element of art.”及第三段“the line is an important element in the language of art”可知，element意为“重要部分、要素”，对应选项C。
3. 推理判断题：文章主题为线条在艺术创作中的运用，属于艺术范畴，因此最可能出自美术课本，故选C。
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. C
【知识点】主旨大意题、词义猜测题、推理判断题
【点评】本文是一篇关于线条艺术的英语说明文，考查学生的阅读理解核心能力，涵盖三类常见阅读题型，难度适中，有助于学生巩固阅读解题方法。
【难度系数】0.7